Gu Shao's hand, which was still on the doorknob, trembled.
Gu Shao's face darkened as he pushed the door open and entered.
At this moment, Gu Xi and Sheng Xiuyan were sitting on the sofa in the living room. Sheng Xiuyan was helping Gu Xi with an ice pack.
There was nothing wrong with their actions, but they were leaning too close to each other. Their seemingly intimate posture made Gu Shao's temples throb violently.
Sheng Xiuyan and Gu Xi finally noticed Gu Shao walking into the house.
"Dad, you're back," Gu Xi called out to Gu Shao. Because she spoke too quickly, the side of her face hurt again.
Seeing that Gu Xi seemed to be frowning because of the pain, the sternness in Gu Shao's eyes eased a lot.
— — Yesterday, when he was helping Gu Xi with the ice pack, this girl kept complaining that it hurt. Now, it looked much better than it did in the morning.
Hearing that Gu Shao was back, Sheng Xiuyan put away the ice pack in his hand, got up, and turned to face Gu Shao.
Sheng Xiuyan quickly hid the awkwardness in his eyes and called out to Gu Shao casually, "Uncle Gu."
However, from the way he held the ice pack tightly, it was obvious that he was nervous at this moment.
Not only Sheng Xiuyan, but Gu Xi also became nervous.
— — That's strange. In the past, Sheng Xiuyan often came to the Gu residence. He had also come here with Gu Chenyi and the others. Originally, the few of them had grown up together. Previously, Gu Xi had never felt anything, but now, he felt inexplicably guilty.
This is probably what it means to be a 'thief' …
Gu Xi muttered silently in his heart. Then, he smiled awkwardly at Gu Shao, pointed at Sheng Xiuyan, and explained, "He came back from S City. He heard that I was having surgery, so he came over to take a look."
Gu Xi emphasized the word 'in passing'.
— Is that so?
Gu Shao narrowed his eyes. He heard that Professor Zhou's study tour was not over yet, so why did this kid ask for leave in advance and come back?
Gu Shao looked past Gu Xi to Sheng Xiuyan.
"How are your studies?" Gu Shao asked with concern, but there was no hint of concern in his cold voice.
"Not bad," Sheng Xiuyan said. He paused for a moment, then said without hiding anything, "The content of the tour later on didn't have much to do with my direction, so I came back early."
Gu Shao did not comment on Gu Xi's explanation. Instead, he looked at the porridge that Sheng Xiuyan had cooked for Gu Xi in the dining room.
— — Just take a look, and even a meal is' conveniently 'served?
"I'll clean up." Sheng Xiuyan said and prepared to wash the dishes.
After dinner, Gu Xi complained that she had a toothache, so he gave her an ice pack.
"Leave it." Gu Shao stopped Sheng Xiuyan in a deep voice.
Sheng Xiuyan was stunned.
Gu Shao then said, "How can you let a guest wash the dishes?"
It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but Gu Shao emphasized the word 'guest'. He even sounded like he was gnashing his teeth.
"Have a seat." Gu Shao gestured for Sheng Xiuyan to sit down.
Gu Shao frowned when he saw Sheng Xiuyan sitting next to Gu Xi.
— — In the past, when the two of them played and participated in competitions, they were often in the same frame, so Gu Shao did not pay too much attention to it. However, today, he felt that it was particularly irritating.
"Xixi."
"Yes?"
"Go put on more clothes, or you'll catch a cold," Gu Shao said.
Gu Xi's mouth twitched when she heard this. She originally wanted to say that it was not cold in the summer and that her home clothes were thick enough. However, when she met Gu Shao's rare strict gaze, Gu Xi gave Sheng Xiuyan a look that said, "Good luck." Then, she got up and put on more clothes.
On the other side, Gu Shao looked at Sheng Xiuyan and said expressionlessly, "Professor Zhou said that you're good."
Gu Shao's words sounded like he was praising Sheng Xiuyan, but his tone did not sound like he was praising Sheng Xiuyan at all.
Sheng Xiuyan nodded and did not say anything. When she met Gu Shao's gaze, she felt a chill down her spine.
"Observe more in the research team, ask more questions, and learn more. You're not afraid of trouble, and you don't have to slack off," Gu Shao said.
Sheng Xiuyan nodded. "I will."
"Accumulate more points and do more things."
"Okay," Sheng Xiuyan agreed again.
However, Gu Shao said again, "Aren't you going to go?"
Sheng Xiuyan was confused. Go where? Professor Zhou's research team? Now?
Gu Xi, who had just changed her clothes and came out, did not know whether to laugh or cry.
— — Dad, your excuse of chasing me away is too stiff. There's no turning point at all.
Gu Xi silently looked at the time. It was 7: 30 pm.
Professor Zhou's entire research team had gone to S City. Except for Sheng Xiuyan, the others had not returned yet. Usually, the research team would have already finished work at this time.
Sheng Xiuyan understood Gu Shao's meaning. Although she was a little reluctant, she still got up and said goodbye.
— —
After sending a certain eyesore away, Gu Shao looked at Gu Xi again.
"What's the matter?" Gu Xi felt guilty, but on the surface, she pretended to be calm and "aware" as she replied to Gu Shao.
After looking at Gu Xi for two seconds, Gu Shao finally sighed and said, "It's okay for you to work on projects and compete with that kid from the Shen family, but remember to keep a distance. Don't get too close."
"Well, why?" Gu Xi asked subconsciously. Then, she said, "Haven't we always been like this? There's also Gu Chenyi and Big Brother. "
That's the problem!
Gu Shao thought to himself. Then, he said to Gu Xi in a low voice, "Although you two grew up together, that kid from the Shen family is different from Gu Chenyi and the others."
Gu Yanlin, Gu Yanxiao, and Gu Chenyi were Gu Xi's cousins. Of course, it was okay for them to be close to each other. However, to put it bluntly, Sheng Xiuyan was not related at all.
After saying that, Gu Shao glanced at the porridge made by Sheng Xiuyan and the side dishes that were deliberately cut into pieces. Gu Shao's eyes flashed with danger.
If a boy was so good to a girl and was so considerate, he must have ulterior motives.
Gu Shao did not say this out loud, but he had such an intuition. It was a sense of crisis that stemmed from an old father.
"In short, keep a distance from each other."
"Okay," Gu Xi answered vaguely.
Seeing that Gu Shao's expression seemed to have softened, Gu Xi asked in a seemingly casual tone, "Dad, were you talking to Sheng Xiuyan about the project just now?"
"Sort of," Gu Shao answered simply. "My main purpose was to send that kid away."
"Sheng Xiuyan's performance in the project team is very good?" Gu Xi asked again.
"Zhou Chenwei thinks highly of him." This was the truth.
"Then …" Gu Xi paused and looked at Gu Shao. Then, she asked indirectly, "Dad, what about you? What do you think of Sheng Xiuyan? "
Gu Xi's words seemed casual, but in fact, there was anxiety and anticipation hidden in her heart.
In the end, she heard Gu Shao say indifferently, "Not very good."
Gu Xi, "?"
"No, don't you think that he's actually quite …" Good?
Gu Xi wanted to refute Gu Shao's words.
However, before she could finish her sentence, Gu Shao glanced at Gu Xi. Gu Xi was terrified and awkwardly stopped.
— —
After a while, Gu Shao finished cleaning up the dishes. While Gu Xi was not around, he called Zhou Chenwei, the person in charge of Sheng Xiuyan's biggest research project.
The call was quickly connected.
"Professor Gu, what can I do for you?" Professor Zhou asked with a smile on the phone. He seemed very happy to receive a call from Gu Shao.
"I don't dare to give you any instructions," Gu Shao said with a smile. He paused for a moment and then asked, "How is Sheng Xiuyan doing?"
"Little Sheng? Not bad, not bad. He's a fast learner and learned quickly. Most importantly, he's very humble. Young man, not bad!" Professor Zhou was very satisfied when he mentioned Sheng Xiuyan.
Gu Shao responded calmly and said, "That kid is not bad. You can give him more opportunities to train."
When Professor Zhou heard Gu Shao's words, he immediately realized that Gu Shao wanted him to take care of Sheng Xiuyan.
Of course, that's not a problem! Originally, Sheng Xiuyan had been nurtured as a key seed student by him.
"Haha, Professor Gu, don't worry. If there are good opportunities and projects, I will definitely prioritize Little Sheng," Professor Zhou said with a smile.
However, Gu Shao frowned slightly.
"Not just projects. You can arrange any work in your research lab for him."
"What kind of work can there be in my research lab? The rest is just some errands and odd jobs," Professor Zhou joked.
However, Gu Shao responded, "Okay."
"You …" The more Professor Zhou listened, the more confused he became. He gradually felt that something was wrong. Why did he feel like Gu Shao was not helping Sheng Xiuyan, but was simply finding something for Sheng Xiuyan to do?
"Of course, if there are any projects in other provinces or overseas, you can consider letting him go."
After that, Gu Shao added seriously, "Young people need experience."
Professor Zhou: "…" Fine, now he's not only finding something for him to do, but he's also throwing him far away.
"What kind of grudge does the Gu family have with Sheng Xiuyan?" Didn't they say that they were old family friends? Why would they cheat the younger generation of a family friend?
After ending the call with Gu Shao, Professor Zhou rubbed his chin and was puzzled.
"Professor, did you encounter a problem?" A visiting teacher saw Professor Zhou looking at the display board and could not help but ask.
"No." He was just wondering why Professor Gu was suddenly "taking care" of a younger generation.
Suddenly, Professor Zhou had an idea.
"Oh right, Professor Gu's daughter is very close to Sheng Xiuyan?"
Hearing this, the teacher nodded, "Yes, they often participate in competitions together."
"Haha, then I understand."
"What do you understand?"
Professor Zhou smiled but did not answer. He sighed to himself and said, "The hearts of parents in the world are pitiful.
"Oh right, when you go back, you can let Sheng Xiuyan participate in the projects you have on hand. However, he needs to go out, so try not to arrange it."
Facing the teacher's puzzled gaze, Professor Zhou did not explain. He only secretly thought to himself, "If I succeed in the future, I have to prepare a big red packet!"
— —
After returning to school, Sheng Xiuyan clearly felt that he had a lot more research to do.
However, as an "intern" boyfriend, Sheng Xiuyan did not miss any opportunity to make his presence known.
"What are you doing?" Gu Xi raised her eyebrows when she saw the person sitting next to her.
"Freeloading in class," Sheng Xiuyan said with a serious face.
If it were not for the smile on his face, Gu Xi would have almost believed this person's words.
Although electronic technology and information technology were two different fields, they were in the same school. Sheng Xiuyan could be considered half a student of the school and would occasionally freeload in class.
Therefore, when the people in the classroom saw Sheng Xiuyan, they were not surprised at all.
However, Gu Xi thoughtfully glanced at Sheng Xiuyan.
Under Gu Xi's gaze, Sheng Xiuyan calmly took out a microeconomics textbook to make up the numbers.
At this moment, the front door of the classroom was pushed open. The person who came in was not the subject teacher of this class, but Gu Shao.
When the students saw Gu Shao, they were surprised at first, then they burst into cheers.
"Professor Gu, are you here to substitute for Professor Wang?" someone asked in surprise.
How big was Gu Shao's reputation in the industry? It would not be an exaggeration to say that the students who applied for this major were all here for Gu Shao.
Unfortunately, Gu Shao's classes at University A were very limited and were not open to undergraduate students. The only elective class that he had was very competitive and would be snatched up in less than three seconds.
Therefore, to be able to attend Professor Gu's class, even if it was just a substitute, was a huge surprise for them!
"Professor Wang is out of town for research, so I'm temporarily substituting for this class," Gu Shao explained concisely.
After he finished speaking, Gu Shao's eyes scanned the classroom and very keenly saw the extra person next to his daughter in the back row.
Gu Shao's face turned cold, "Get ready for class. If you walked into the wrong classroom, you can go to your own classroom now."
When she met Gu Shao's slightly meaningful and pointed gaze, Sheng Xiuyan braced herself and did not move.
Under Gu Shao's gaze, Sheng Xiuyan sat up straighter, but at an angle that Gu Shao could not see, she secretly held Gu Xi's hand under the desk.
Sensing Sheng Xiuyan's nervousness under her fake calmness, Gu Xi tried very hard not to laugh out loud.
She was mainly afraid that Gu Shao would see through it and misunderstand.
Gu Xi glanced at Sheng Xiuyan, then secretly glanced at Gu Shao in front of her. Why did she feel that Gu Shao's gaze on Sheng Xiuyan was more … stricter than before?
…
The class finally ended in a "tense and serious" atmosphere.
After class, after they left the classroom, Gu Shao looked at Sheng Xiuyan and said, "You don't seem to have taken this class."
Sheng Xiuyan's expression froze for a moment before she explained, "My teacher said that the content of this class would be helpful for the research project, so she suggested that I listen to it."
In the distance, Professor Zhou, who was working seriously in his office, sneezed. He did not say that, so he would not take the blame!
"Really?" Gu Shao raised his eyebrows, obviously not believing Sheng Xiuyan's words at all.
"Then go and report to your teacher what you learned in class," Gu Shao said as he prepared to leave with Gu Xi. Before he left, he gave Sheng Xiuyan a warning look.
Sheng Xiuyan understood tacitly and consciously said to the father and daughter, "Goodbye."
At this moment, Gu Chenyi and Gu Yanxiao also walked over from not far away. They seemed to have just finished class and were preparing to go home.
The two of them walked over and greeted Gu Shao first, then looked at Gu Xi and Sheng Xiuyan.
"Did you go to Xixi's class again?" Gu Chenyi asked.
The word "again" successfully made Gu Shao's face darken.
Gu Chenyi acted as if he did not notice. He pulled Sheng Xiuyan and said, "You don't have any more classes, right? Come, let's go to our house for dinner."
Gu Yanxiao also chimed in, "What a coincidence. Grandpa Shen and Grandpa Shen went fishing today, so they should be at our house now."
Gu Shao glanced at his eldest nephew with a sullen face and left with Gu Xi, leaving the three of them with different expressions.
Gu Chenyi said, "Why do I feel a little cold? Did the weather change? "
Gu Yanxiao said, "Yes, a little …"
— —
In the evening, Sheng Xiuyan was warmly invited by Gu Yanxiao and Old Master Gu over the phone to the Gu family's house for dinner.
After dinner, the two old men argued again because there was no winner during the fishing session during the day. In the end, they decided to compete in chess.
"Go and bring me my chess. Today, I must make this old man accept his defeat!" Old Master Gu said with a look of dissatisfaction. He glanced at Old Master Shen contemptuously and said, "You think I can beat you in chess? You're wrong. I can still beat you in chess."
These two old men would not stop until there was a winner. Gu Xi had a very deep understanding of this over the years.
Therefore, when she heard Old Master Gu's words, Gu Xi stood up without hesitation and said, "I'll go and get it."
Sheng Xiuyan stood up behind Gu Xi and said, "I'll help her get it."
Hearing this, Old Master Gu nodded indifferently and said, "The chessboard is on the top shelf in the middle of the storage room. It's a little high. Be careful when you take it."
— —
The Gu family's storage room was not small. However, it had been unknowingly filled up over the years.
Fortunately, the position of the chess set was conspicuous enough.
Gu Xi quickly found the chess set on the shelf. Gu Xi walked over and was about to tiptoe to get it. Before Gu Xi could get it, Sheng Xiuyan had already taken it down.
"Is there anything else?" Sheng Xiuyan asked.
Gu Xi shook the things in the box in Sheng Xiuyan's hand and said, "It should all be in here." There should be chess pieces inside.
"Let's go." Gu Xi turned around and happened to meet Sheng Xiuyan's eyes.
Both of them caught the uneasiness in each other's eyes for a moment.
Sensing Sheng Xiuyan's approach, Gu Xi's breathing stopped slightly.
However, in the next second, Gu Xi could not help but break into laughter.
"Don't we look like junior high school students who are secretly in love?" Gu Xi asked, feeling a little amused.
"Then I regret it."
"Huh?"
"Yes. If I had reacted earlier back then, I would have been able to secretly do a lot of things."
At least I don't have to be so nervous now. Sheng Xiuyan silently added in his heart.
"Are you going to say that when you were in junior high school, you already …" fell in love with her?
"That's possible." Sheng Xiuyan's voice was a little low.
Then, Sheng Xiuyan lowered his head and gently kissed Gu Xi.
At this moment, both of them were stunned.
It was impossible to hide one's nervousness when facing the person one liked.
Even though Sheng Xiuyan tried his best to appear calm, Gu Xi could still feel the other party's nervousness.
Because they were so close, Gu Xi could even clearly hear the other party's irregular heartbeat. And her own.
Fortunately, when Gu Xi came in, she did not turn on the lights because she thought that she would be leaving soon.
Otherwise, her face would be so red right now. It would be so embarrassing.
Gu Xi thought to herself.
Coincidentally, Sheng Xiuyan thought the same.
God knew how nervous he was now. His tightly clenched palms were covered in sweat.
Originally, it was just a light kiss, but the two of them were reluctant to part.
At this moment, the half-closed door was pushed open.
"Did you get it? Grandpa doesn't play chess anymore. Play chess with Grandpa Shen …"
"F * ck, you —!"
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