The Passion of an Academic Rising Star

Zhou Moqun immediately called back and asked, "Did something happen?"

Holding the phone, Han Shixiu heard Zhou Moqun's voice, thinking that he really understood him, his nose sore, and all the bitterness poured out.

Han Shixiu did not say that his achievements were plagiarized by others.

In his heart, this is not very important.

What makes Han Shixiu even more sad is Professor Qiu's indifference and even disgust towards him.

"He..." Han Shixiu said: "He said, whether I can produce results is like buying a lottery ticket. He can't spend too much time and energy on buying a lottery ticket."

Zhou Moqun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Shixiu...don't be influenced by him. You have to think about why you want to be a computer scientist."

"Uh-huh……?"

"Why do you want to study CS, why do you want to study for a Ph.D., why do you want to go to T University."

After a pause, he said, "You should be very clear about this, right? You are the one who likes to do research the most among all the people I have met."

"……what?"

"You..." Zhou Moqun said, "You remind me of my confusion and joy in the process of finding and realizing my dreams."

"Hey……?"

Zhou Moqun smiled: "My first major was medicine, not computer, and I discovered what I was really interested in later. When I applied for the transfer, my family actually opposed it, because my parents both work in the hospital. When I first transferred to the department, I had a hard time studying because I had no foundation. But I am still very happy, because every semester, I feel that I have improved a little bit compared to the last semester.”

"So...you used to study medicine..."

Han Shixiu didn't know that Zhou Moqun still had this experience.

He is so good in computer science, but he also has such a long period of time when he is not good.

"So," Zhou Moqun said, "the thirst for knowledge in a field is the most important thing—I think I am qualified to say that. And I can see this desire in you."

"Zhou... Zhou Moqun..." Han Shixiu said, "Thank you."

The confusion and sadness when he came out of the laboratory just now had dissipated, and Han Shixiu felt that he was more determined and brave than before.

Zhou Moqun smiled: "You're welcome. If you need to discuss your research with someone, you can call me at any time. Although my level is limited, I can still do my best."

"Okay... okay." Han Shixiu said: "Then, I will trouble you later."

"Professor Qiu..." Zhou Moqun hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I know him too. Although I'm not familiar with him, it's still worth talking about. Do you need me to say hello to him?"

Only then did Han Shixiu remember that Hong Li said that Lao Qiu used to be from P University.

"No need." Han Shixiu said: "I, I know you want him to take care of me. However, he and I have different attitudes towards academics, and I don't want to follow the path he gave. No matter how high his level is, I don't want to. "

Zhou Moqun smiled and said, "Understood."

"I hope to study with people who share the same ideas..." Han Shixiu lowered his head and lowered his voice: "For example... For example, you..."

"Of course I would."

……

After this time, Han Shixiu had more contacts with Zhou Moqun.Shixiu Han would often call Zhou Moqun to ask questions. During lunch breaks, he would go to University P to discuss with Zhou Moqun for a while, and then rush back to the laboratory in order to prevent Boss Qiu from having anything to say. explain.

——There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and I don’t know who revealed it. Anyway, the news that Han Shixiu and P Da Zhou Moqun next door had a great friendship spread like wildfire, and soon spread throughout the entire department.

At the beginning, Han Shixiu was very unconfident and a little guilty. He was worried that he would be accused of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country. After all, he and Zhou Moqun were deadly enemies. Now it was rumored that they had a good relationship, so how could they still have the face to continue in the academic world... ...However, Han Shixiu hopes that everyone can understand that even if the relationship is very good, his academic position will never change!

——On this day, Han Shixiu, who had just finished class, was blocked by several female students at the door.

Girl A excitedly shook Shixiu Han's arm and said, "Brother, brother, you have a good relationship with Teacher Zhou Moqun from P University, right?"

B also said: "That's right, that's what everyone said. I was on Weibo last night and saw that there is Teacher Zhou among the fans of the brother. The relationship between the brother and Teacher Zhou must be good."

Han Shixiu knew that if Zhou Moqun was his fan, it would definitely be a troublesome thing.

He blushed and explained: "No, I and him, I and him are just ordinary academic interactions."

"That's right." Girl A explained again: "Both of us have been admitted to graduate students in University of P. Then, we want to enter Teacher Zhou's laboratory. But you may have heard that Teacher Zhou is so popular... ...So, we want to get to know Mr. Zhou first, so that when we fill in the report, we will go to Mr. Zhou again, and the possibility of being recruited will be much greater!"

"That's right..." Girl B said again: "If you don't know each other at all, how can you win over those students from P University's main school? There is no drama at all, and you have to start preparing now. Brother, you just have to bear to watch." For those of us in T university, after entering P university, we are randomly assigned a mentor, 'Life and death are fate, so you can ask for more blessings'."

"Uh..." Han Shixiu felt that he could understand them very well.

Zhou Moqun is a true scholar.Follow Zhou Moqun, there will be no mistakes.But... It is really difficult for students who go to other schools to choose their favorite teachers.It would be poor if they were assigned a boss like "Boss Qiu"...

"Then," Han Shixiu said, "what do you want me to do?"

Girl A's eyes flashed with excitement: "Brother, we invite you to dinner on Sunday, can you also invite Teacher Zhou, okay? It's just an introduction, and nothing will happen, right? Brother, if you introduce it, the effect must be better than ours. It’s much better to rush to Teacher Zhou’s office rashly.”

Girl B clasped her hands together and said in a soft voice: "We still want to know more about the situation in Mr. Zhou's laboratory, but we haven't had the chance. Senior brother, please help us."

Several other girls said: "Brother, please don't tell Mr. Zhou that the students who have already been recommended to P University want to treat him to dinner, otherwise he will probably refuse. Let's cut it first and then play, and then tell him before entering the restaurant, you And brought friends, okay?"

Han Shixiu was at a loss for his coquettish voice, since he was a child, he was not good at dealing with girls.

Generally, when girls come to ask him for something, he has no way to refuse.

"Okay, brother?"

"But……"

But he never took the initiative to ask anyone out for dinner, and he didn't know how to speak. What if Zhou Moqun refused?Wouldn't that be a shame...

Are he and Zhou Moqun familiar to this extent?

But...he also wanted to help the juniors of T University, and he didn't want these juniors with a strong thirst for knowledge to be assigned to P college students to choose the remaining tutors.

Huh... If you refuse even this, it seems very unkind, and you will be looked down upon by the god of learning.

Because, that's just watching people fall into the fire pit.

And...introducing Zhou Moqun a few juniors who love to read, it shouldn't be...it's not a big deal, right?

"Then..." Han Shixiu scratched his head: "I'll try...I'll try..."

……

——It took two full days before Han Shixiu had the courage to dial Zhou Moqun's number.

Zhou Moqun answered the phone quickly, the phone was very noisy, but Zhou Moqun seemed to be in a good mood, and his voice seemed very happy: "What's the matter? Have a new question to discuss with me?"

Han Shixiu was a little awkward, after all, it was the first time he asked someone out for dinner, and his tone became very stiff: "You, where are you now?"

"Having a meeting out of town, just got off the plane, waiting for a taxi to go to a hotel near the venue. It's a bit noisy here."

"Oh!" Han Shixiu remembered that there seemed to be a famous academic conference in S City recently, and he became more nervous, stammered a few times, and suddenly said loudly: "Zhou Moqun!"

A deep laugh came from the other end of the phone: "Yes."

"That - on weekends, on weekends, do you have time, yes, do you want to have a meal together..." The heat of the phone seemed to make the ears turn red. Although I knew that Zhou Moqun might not agree to him, but once Thinking that he might be rejected by this voice, Han Shixiu was at a loss: "It won't take a long time to eat..."

"Are you asking me out for dinner?"

"Uh-huh."

"It's a great honor, Dr. Han."

Great - Mission Accomplished -

……

The eating place chosen by the school girls is in a restaurant beside a lake in the west of the school. Although Han Shixiu has been studying here, it is the first time to eat in such a flashy place. Dressed brightly and beautifully, but Han Shixiu's disheveled face turned into a spot of green among thousands of reds, which was particularly eye-catching.

The appointed time was almost here, but there was still no sign of Zhou Moqun. Zhou Moqun was always punctual and usually arrived earlier than Han Shixiu, and he was never late.

The autumn rain fell, causing ripples on the lake.

"Teacher Zhou didn't bring an umbrella, brother, go out and have a look."

The sky was covered with a layer of gloom, and the drizzle came suddenly.Han Shixiu came to the gate of the restaurant with an umbrella, and when he was about to open the umbrella, he saw a familiar tall figure in the rain.

Zhou Moqun dragged a small suitcase and wore a gray trench coat, looking dusty.

Zhou Moqun also saw Han Shixiu standing on the steps, and smiled: "I seem to be late, am I?"

"Not yet..."

"Sorry, the plane is delayed." Zhou Moqun looked at Han Shixiu and said with a smile, "I asked you to wait for me."

"what……?"

"Every flight is boring, but this time I didn't feel tired." Zhou Moqun said: "When I think of someone waiting, I will be more energetic."

Han Shixiu suddenly felt a little hot in his heart.

Every time I go out and come back from other places, I occasionally think that it would be great if someone was waiting for him.But every time, I dragged my luggage back by myself, ate alone, and then read and studied alone.

But Zhou Moqun was different from him, Zhou Moqun was so popular, so many people were willing to wait for Zhou Moqun.

Han Shixiu regretted agreeing to those younger sisters more and more.

He even wanted to stop Zhou Moqun from going in here.

Don't let him know that there are so many people who are willing to wait for him.

Zhou Moqun's windbreaker was already half wet, he took it off and hung it on his arm, still with the same demeanor, he asked Han Shixiu: "Then let's go in, is there any space?"

"Yes, yes...but, but..."

Zhou Moqun's arm hooked Han Shixiu's shoulder: "Let's go."

Just listening to the voice, Han Shixiu could feel Zhou Moqun's joy and joy different from usual, because happiness can always be contagious.

Han Shixiu tried his best to get rid of the strangeness in his heart, and pointed with his fingers: "The seat is there."

Seeing Zhou Moqun coming, the junior sisters stood up excitedly and waved at them.

"Teacher Zhou—! Here—!"

"Teacher Zhou——!!! Here, here——!!!"

Zhou Moqun let go of Han Shixiu's shoulder.

Han Shixiu turned his head and saw that the smile on Zhou Moqun's lips fell instantly, and his handsome side face was so cold that it was frightening.

Han Shixiu couldn't get off the tiger, and murmured, "Here, these are some of my school girls who want to enter your laboratory..."

Zhou Moqun glanced at Han Shixiu out of the corner of his eye: "That's why you asked me to come out."

The anger gathered in Zhou Moqun's eyes made Han Shixiu speechless.

Han Shixiu looked at Zhou Moqun at a loss, and was about to say something, but Zhou Moqun had already left him and walked towards those school girls.

"Teacher Zhou!" A said, "I'm XX, and I've been recommended to P University."

"Yeah." Zhou Moqun nodded: "I remember, I saw it during the retest."

"Wow……"

"Ms. Zhou." B said again: "I'm particularly interested in your laboratory..."

"That's it." Zhou Moqun said: "Because it is a national first-level laboratory, there are many people who want to enter, so you'd better have this background. If you don't, you can publish some papers or participate in internships before enrolling. Of course. , we welcome every interested student."

"Zhou...Zhou Moqun." Han Shixiu held the menu, tugged at Zhou Moqun's sleeve, and said, "What do you want to eat?"

Zhou Moqun only turned his head slightly: "Whatever."

This made Han Shixiu stunned.

Throughout the meal, Zhou Moqun was neither enthusiastic nor rude, gentlemanly yet polite.

— Just like he usually treats his students.

The school girls chattered non-stop, and kept pushing Zhou Moqun to ask this and that, and the questions they asked were increasingly irrelevant to study.All of them had flushed faces, they kept laughing, and their voices became high-pitched with excitement.

And no matter what they asked, Zhou Moqun would answer seriously, but never say a single extra word.

What makes Han Shixiu feel uncomfortable is that he treats himself the same way.

Han Shixiu felt that Zhou Moqun was different today.

In the past, Zhou Moqun would not always answer his own questions with such short words.

This made Han Shixiu feel a little bit overwhelmed.

The chopsticks were there for a long time, and there were not a few grains of rice missing.

——After sitting for about 45 minutes, Zhou Moqun looked at his watch and said, "Sorry...I have something to do later, so I have to go first."

"Teacher Zhou...let's sit down for a while..." Junior A said.

"Yeah...don't leave in such a hurry..." Junior B also showed obvious reluctance.

Zhou Moqun didn't say anything, and raised his hand to call the waiter.

"Then, Mr. Zhou..." The girls said, "We are treating you to this meal..."

"Let me come." Zhou Moqun said, "You are students, what money do you have?"

After speaking, he took out the money and settled the bill, stood up, and said in a tone that refused to be thousands of miles away: "I'm leaving, you continue to chat."

——Zhou Moqun's sudden departure made Han Shixiu even more convinced that something was wrong with Zhou Moqun today.

In fact, Han Shixiu also faintly felt that what he did was wrong.

He sat for a while longer, because he was really afraid that Zhou Moqun would get angry, so Han Shixiu also said goodbye, and hurriedly chased him out.

Walking to the side of the road, I saw the straight back as I wished, and felt a little lonely.

Thanks to the light rain, it was not easy to get a taxi.

When I got closer, I saw a little red fire.

Han Shixiu looked at Zhou Moqun in astonishment.

He never knew that Zhou Moqun could smoke.

Even those girls who knew Zhou Moqun well said that Zhou Moqun didn't have any bad habits.

The diffuse smoke made the person in front of him look particularly unreal.

"Zhou... Zhou Moqun." Han Shixiu didn't know how to deal with this awkward atmosphere, so he had to follow behind Zhou Moqun like a little follower, holding the umbrella in his hand, and said: "It's raining, I, I will wait with you car."

Zhou Moqun didn't speak, he pursed his lips tightly, his nose was as sharp as a knife, and he still looked at the road.

"That..." Han Shixiu really didn't know what to say: "When you get home, call me or send me a text message..."

"Is something wrong?"

"No...no..." Han Shixiu also felt that there was no reason for someone to call him or send him a text message. In broad daylight, what can a big man lose.

"I..." Han Shixiu really couldn't make up anything, so he could only say, "Yes, I have a question to discuss with you..."

"It really is this." Zhou Moqun said: "Let's talk about it next time. I'm a little tired just after getting off the plane. You can also send me the question by email. If I have time tomorrow, I will take a look."

"Oh...oh." Han Shixiu lowered his head, looked at Zhou Moqun, finally mustered up the courage, and asked, "Zhou Moqun, are you angry?"

Zhou Moqun smiled mockingly: "No. You introduced a few people to me, there is nothing to be angry about."

"That……"

At this time, an empty car cut through the water on both sides of the road and drove to the front.

Zhou Moqun stretched out his hand to stop it: "I'm just too disappointed."