Xu Anting is distressed.
"Joe Qiao?" A gentle voice entered her ears.
Qiao Qiao was stunned. She turned around in surprise and saw Xu Anting panting as he ran to her.
"Professor Xu?" Qiao Qiao opened her mouth to speak, only to find that her voice was hoarse and out of tune. A teardrop rolled down from her eye and brushed across her cheek, as if it was going to burn her skin.
It was only then that Qiaoqiao realized that she was crying. She hurriedly turned her face away and used her sleeve to fiercely wipe her eyes until they were red and she felt waves of stinging pain. Only then did she turn her head and ask in a low voice, "Is something the matter?"
"You cried."
When Xu Anting saw Qiao Qiao's red eyes and wet eyelashes, he felt a dull pain in his chest.
"It was windy just now. Maybe some sand fell into my eyes." Qiao Qiao sniffled and subconsciously wanted to wipe her eyes with her sleeve. Just as she raised her hand, Xu Anting stopped her.
Qiao Qiao's eyes were red as she looked at him in confusion.
Xu Anting took out a tissue. His tone was as gentle as ever. "There are germs on your clothes. Use this to wipe them off."
Qiao Qiao suddenly felt her heart being pricked by something. She took the tissue and said in a nasal voice, "Thank you, Professor Xu."
The two of them walked along the main road for a while before Xu Anting suddenly said, "You should have heard about the notice of the participants from your counselor, right?"
Qiao Qiao lowered her head and nodded sullenly.
She could have asked Xu Anting why he had said that he would save the spot for her, but in the end, he did not tell her the truth even though the name list had been confirmed.
But on second thought, she felt that Xu Anting had no obligation to help her.
Moreover, this decision was made by the school. What was the point of questioning him?
"Sorry, I …"
"No need to apologize." Qiao Qiao tried her best to squeeze out a smile. She smiled at Xu Anting and said, "It's not like I only have one chance. If I didn't go this time, it means that I'm still lacking. I'll work harder next time."
"Joe Qiao …"
Xu Anting clenched his fists tightly and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
He really wanted to hug the girl in front of him, but he helplessly found that he didn't have the right to do so. In public, he was her professor, and they were teacher and student. In private, she was another man's girlfriend. If he did that, it would only make things difficult for her.
When had he ever lost the right to hug the girl he liked?
"Professor Xu, I want to go to the library," Qiao Qiao pointed at one of the forked roads and said to Xu Anting.
Xu Anting was stunned. He didn't expect that it would be time to part so soon.
He gently smiled at Qiao Qiao and said, "I want to go to the laboratory. Then, I'll leave first."
Qiao Qiao nodded and politely said, "Goodbye, Professor Xu."
With that, she walked in the opposite direction of Xu Anting.
Xu Anting didn't immediately turn around. He stopped in place and quietly watched Qiao Qiao walk forward step by step. For the first time, he realized that this girl was very thin, as if she would be blown away by the wind.
So fragile.
As if she would disappear in the blink of an eye.
"Achoo."
A faint sneeze entered his ears. It jumped Xu Anting's most sensitive nerves. Without thinking, he directly rushed forward and grabbed Qiao Qiao's wrist.
Qiao Qiao turned around in surprise, "Professor Xu?"
Xu Anting stared blankly at Qiao Qiao. The beast that had been trapped in a cage was clamoring for him to hug her and never leave her again.
But after a long time, Xu Anting didn't move.
His grip was very tight. It was as if Qiao Qiao would disappear if he let go.
Qiaoqiao's hand hurt from Xu Anting's grip. She slightly furrowed her brows and carefully tried to break free from Xu Anting's grip. Looking around awkwardly, she saw quite a few students looking in their direction.
Qiao Qiao saw this and panicked even more. She whispered, "Professor Xu, is there anything else?"
Xu Anting suddenly came back to his senses and realized what he had done. He quietly let go of Qiao Qiao's hand.
At this moment, Qiao Qiao's hand was already red. She calmly put it behind her back and asked worriedly, "Professor Xu, did you leave something behind?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Xu Anting quickly took a step back and kept a normal distance from Qiao Qiao.
"Huh?" Qiao Qiao was even more puzzled.
If there was nothing, why did he suddenly rush up to hold her hand?
Under Qiao Qiao's probing gaze, Xu Anting's expression suddenly became unnatural. He smiled and said, "Your nasal voice is a little heavy. You might have caught a cold. Remember to take your medicine when you get back."
"Oh, I got it. Thank you, Professor Xu." Qiao Qiao nodded. Seeing that Xu Anting still had something to say, she asked, "Um, Professor Xu, is there anything else?"
"Huh?"
Xu Anting was stunned.
When Qiao Qiao saw this, she was a little embarrassed. Did she guess wrong?
She awkwardly tugged at her clothes and said, "Um, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Oh." Xu Anting nodded. "Go ahead."
"Okay." Qiao Qiao nodded. Although she felt that Xu Anting's behavior was a little strange, she was not in the mood to think too much about it.
She went to the library. She wanted to read a few books to relax, but she could not absorb a single word. Now that she had nothing to do at the Scientific Research Conference and did not want to go to the laboratory, she suddenly had nothing to do.
She dawdled until the evening. After the sun had set, she walked out of the library in a low mood and prepared to go back to the villa.
Unfortunately, enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road. When she walked along the small pond in the school, she bumped into Xiao Ning, who was the girl who came to provoke her when the rumors were spreading. Xiao Ning and her best friend were walking on the road happily when they bumped into each other.
"Yo, Qiao Qiao, did you just come back from reading?"
Qiao Qiao nodded and wanted to go around, but she was stopped by Xiao Ning. Xiao Ning smiled proudly and said, "Qiao Qiao, I heard that you compiled a lot of information for the Scientific Research Conference. Give it to me."
Qiao Qiao looked back at her in confusion.
Xiao Ning saw her puzzled face and laughed out loud. She said proudly, "So you didn't know? The school has already informed me that Professor Xu and I are to attend the Scientific Research Conference together. "
"You?" Qiao Qiao's eyes flashed.
Xiao Ning's ranking was definitely not at the top of the grade. She was always fooling around and her mind was not on her studies. What was the school thinking? Why did they choose her?
"That's me. What's wrong? You don't agree? "Xiao Ning raised her eyebrows proudly and was very arrogant.
Not agree?
What's the use of that?
Qiao Qiao smiled bitterly in her heart. She did not want to talk to Xiao Ning anymore. She said perfunctorily, "No, I'll give you the information you want tomorrow."
"Thank you." Xiao Ning wanted to pat Qiao Qiao on the shoulder, but the other party dodged.
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