Who knows? This person's fragments of consciousness have been following me

After Lin Chao received the dream support fund, he did not give up.

On the contrary, he studied harder, and after his foot injury healed, he began to use his spare time to do part-time jobs to earn money.

His life gradually became fuller and busier.

He Xi has also become busy, and now the two of them can only talk on the phone at night.

Lin Chao felt that he and He Xi called each other too often, so he mentioned it to He Xi tactfully.

Even if we are good friends, isn't chatting every day a bit too much?

When He Xi knew what Lin Chao meant, the sky fell.

He tried every day to improve his relationship with Lin Chao and worked hard for an entire semester, but in the end, Lin Chao still only treated him as a friend and didn't have any other thoughts about him at all.

I even feel that his daily calls are a bit annoying...

This is really not like men...

"It's not that I think you're annoying Senior He Xi." When Lin Chao heard He Xi misunderstood what he meant, he quickly explained, "I just think it's not a good idea to call you every day."

He Xi appeared cool and calm on the surface, but she was about to cry on the inside, "Well, I know, you want me to stop calling every day."

He Xi lowered his head, and Lin Chao could not see the emotion in his eyes.

After a while, Lin Chao hesitated and said, "I... that's about what I meant."

He just felt that it was not a good idea to make phone calls every day.

Something didn't feel right.

This something wrong frightened him.

He didn't want this wrong feeling to continue.

He had to stop, or something would get out of control!

He Xi sighed softly: "I know."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Lin Chao looked at the hung up phone and felt a little sad.

After a while, Lin Chao patted his face, took a deep breath and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

Although he achieved his goal, he couldn't be happy.

Lin Chao felt irritated.

He couldn't understand his strange emotions and couldn't figure out his own thoughts.

He only knew that he couldn't stick his feet out any further and had to quickly retract into his protective shell.

What is beyond the protective shell?

Is good?

Or bad?

He didn't dare to go out and see...

At a loss, Lin Chao took out the book and forced himself to read it from beginning to end.

He thought this would be much better, but when he went to bed at night, he thought of He Xi again.

“Why do I always think about…” Lin Chao hit his head.

......

He Xi really didn't call every day.

At first he did it every two or three days, and later he did it once a week.

He followed Lin Chao's instructions and maintained the frequency while also keeping the distance.

Lin Chao noticed the change in He Xi. His attitude and words were no longer as friendly as before, but became gentle and polite.

If there is a problem, he will help Lin Chao solve it, and if there is something happy, he will share it with Lin Chao.

Just like...the friend Lin Chao hoped for.

Lin Chao was a little uncomfortable at first, but after a while, he adjusted himself.

That's it, it's good.

The friendship between the two lasted for a long time, until the second semester of Lin Chao's sophomore year, when the frequency of contact between He Xi and Lin Chao suddenly decreased a lot.

Sometimes they contact each other once every half a month, sometimes once a month, and most recently, they didn’t get in touch until a month and a half apart.

He Xi no longer ordered takeout. Lin Chao was worried that something might have happened to He Xi, so he sent her messages every day to ask about it.

He Xi didn't reply to his message until today.

[He Xi: Sorry, I was busy before.]

[Lin Chao: You haven’t replied to my message for over a month, and I was worried that something had happened to you.]

[He Xi: In solving the technical security issues, we have recently reached a critical stage, and the security of holographic technology has been improved to 90%.]

[Lin Chao:!!! So awesome!]

[He Xi: How are you doing recently?]

[Lin Chao: That’s great. I got the scholarship, senior!]

[He Xi: Congratulations.]

[Lin Chao: Thank you, Senior!]

[He Xi: I will continue my research. We will talk next time.]

[Lin Chao: Okay, come on, senior!]

After putting down the phone, the expression on Lin Chao's face was not as happy as the reply on the phone.

He sighed.

That's it again.

After chatting for a few more words, he disappeared.

This time, I don’t know how long I have to wait.

Lin Chao regretted it.

If I had known that the chat frequency is so low now, I should have chatted more before...

Lin Chao reached out and rubbed his brows.

What on earth does he want to do...

Today is Friday and he has one last class in the afternoon. He can take a rest after the last class!

Lin Chao tried hard to make himself think about happy things.

He walked on the road, looking at the people coming and going. He was no longer afraid of the gazes of passers-by as before, but gradually he was able to ignore them.

His mentality is improving, and he is slowly becoming more lively and cheerful.

It seems like I was in my childhood.

Lin Chao walked forward while thinking about things that could make him happy.

As he was thinking about this, suddenly a person broke into his sight.

Although only half of his face was visible, Lin Chao, who used to video chat with him almost every day, immediately recognized that it was He Xi.

He Xi wore a white mask, carried a square blue cloth bag, and walked forward with a cold look.

Inadvertently, he and Lin Chao, who had stopped on the opposite side, made eye contact.

He Xi stopped instantly.

The senior who said he was going to do research showed up on campus.

Lin Chao suddenly understood something.

Why did He Xi always take a long time to reply to him this semester?

Senior He Xi...

Maybe he doesn't want to bother with himself anymore.

Lin Chao lowered his head and took a deep breath.

Looking up again, he smiled and walked over to greet him generously, "Senior, what a coincidence, I can meet you here."

"Why are you back to school?" Lin Chao asked with a smile.

He Xi clenched the bag in her hand, lowered her eyes and said, "I'm about to graduate, and I'm going back to school to deal with some materials."

The senior clearly returned to school but didn’t tell me.

Lin Chao nodded, "I just happened to be going to class."

"I'm going to be late, so I'll leave first. Goodbye, senior." Lin Chao said goodbye politely.

"Lin Chao." He Xi called him.

Lin Chao looked at He Xi.

Lin Chao had a smile on his face, but tears gradually gathered in his eyes.

He Xi couldn't help but reach out to Lin Chao.

Lin Chao stepped aside, lowered his head and said, "Sorry, senior, I'm going to be late."

Having said that, he hurried forward.

He Xi's hand stopped in mid-air.

After a while, he withdrew his hand.

He took a few steps forward, but then stopped.

He seemed to be struggling with something.

After a while, he continued forward.

But after taking a few steps, he stopped again.

He Xi's hands clenched tighter and tighter. Finally, he took a deep breath, turned around and chased in the direction Lin Chao left.

On the other side, Lin Chao kept thinking about whether he had said something wrong during the conversation.

why?

Why doesn't the senior want to pay attention to him?

Wasn’t last semester pretty good?

Why this semester started...

Yes, He Xi is going to graduate this semester.

Logically speaking, he should go back to school several times.

But He Xi never told him this once.

If we hadn't met on the road this time.

Lin Chao would not even know that he came to school.

Why on earth...

Am I hated...

"Lin Chao."

Lin Chao's hand was held by someone.

He Xi had taken off his mask, and he appeared in front of Lin Chao, breathing slightly.

The moment Lin Chao looked up at He Xi, a tear rolled down from the corner of his eye.