A female character in a book, regaining her luck

Lu Huanchu's appearance made Tang Lan feel a little lost and flustered.

Her intuition gave her a guess that she was extremely reluctant to face and admit.

His eyes kept shifting between Mu Chaosheng in the distance and Lu Huanchu beside him.

Just as she was thinking about how to start the conversation, two people in the distance walked towards the exit of the hall hand in hand.

At this time, Lu Huanchu said, "Let's go."

His expression returned to its usual gentle state, the only difference was the tone of his voice.

His voice was light and vague, like a vague sound that had no destination and even the origin was not clear enough.

Tang Lan finally confirmed one thing: he cared about Mu Chaosheng.

This fact made her mood plummet, her throat tightened and her eyes sore.

When she was in college, she secretly expressed her affection to Lu Huanchu, but he seemed to feel nothing and only had his studies in his eyes.

At that time, she thought that she was too reserved, so it ended in vain.

During his postgraduate studies, Lu Huanchu's performance became increasingly outstanding.

At that time, her research topic encountered many problems and she encountered pitfalls at every step. The progress was very unsmooth.

At that time, the huge academic pressure put her in an unhealthy mental state. It was Lu Huanchu who supported her, accompanied her and encouraged her.

His help to her was not only emotional support, but also practical support for her studies.

Lu Huanchu played a vital role in her entire research project.

Apart from her mentor, he was the person who helped her the most in her studies.

Her love for him grew deeper and deeper, and her dependence on him reached an unprecedented level.

When the collaborative project between their mentors came to an end and Lu Huanchu left their research group, Tang Lan even felt an unprecedented emptiness for a time.

At that time, she realized that she couldn't live without him and she had fallen deeply in love with him.

Her love for him was no longer the ignorant admiration and vague affection she had during college, but a deep and unforgettable feeling.

At that time, she decided not to be reserved anymore.

On the first day he left the research group, she asked him out.

Tang Lan remembers what happened that day clearly.

She dressed up carefully, and they walked side by side around the campus botanical garden.

Walking along the dim path, under a bright street light, she mustered up the courage to hold his hand.

Lu Huanchu stopped and turned to look at her.

She clearly saw all the emotions in his eyes and expression: confusion.

There wasn't even a hint of surprise, all his reactions were so monotonous.

In an instant, her hot heart and emotions all cooled down and became extremely cold.

But the cooling of emotions did not calm her down, instead it froze all her rationality, leaving only the impulse to stab her all over.

"Lu Huanchu, I like you! Can I be your girlfriend?"

After she finished saying this, there was only calmness in Lu Huanchu's eyes, without even a trace of monotonous doubt.

"Tang Lan, I don't have any feelings for you other than friendship, so I can't."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Huanchu decisively pulled his hand out of her palm.

There was not a single hesitation, not a single sympathy, not even a hint of gentlemanly sympathy.

Tang Lan was unwilling to accept this.

"Is there a girl you like?"

"No."

"Since you don't have one, why can't you give it a try with me?"

"I don't know what love means to you, but to me, love is not like an experiment or scientific research where you try it first and then see the results."

"Why can't it be the same?" Tang Lan's question was filled with powerlessness and sadness.

Perhaps because he saw that she was too persistent, Lu Huanchu suddenly took a step back and said:

"Let me take a step back and treat it as the same thing. You and I both understand that experiments and scientific research are conducted in a direction that may be correct, may be feasible, or we guess is correct and feasible. Will you try to conduct research in a direction that you know is wrong and unfeasible?"

He did not give himself a chance to speak, and continued:

"Don't say something as naive as 'You won't know unless you try'. You should understand that any scientific research project has to take costs into consideration."

Perhaps Lu Huanchu's words of concession at the time were intended to comfort her, but in fact, it hurt her even more.

He rejected her not only emotionally, but also rationally and logically.

"Can we still be friends?" Tang Lan still held on to the last glimmer of hope.

"I think we are more suitable to be colleagues or partners. When you have a new relationship or no longer have expectations of me, we can be friends."

Lu Huanchu has always been known for his gentle and modest character.

Tang Lan thought that his decisiveness and excellent self-control would only be reflected in his academic performance.

Unexpectedly, his ability to make decisions quickly was even more evident when dealing with emotional issues.