Cao Feng received a short message, packed his things and went to Shao Yuanguang's house.

The holidays are over, the students are evacuated, and the surrounding area of the school gradually has the atmosphere of New Year's life, which is peaceful. Cao Feng entered Shao Yuanguang's house, but he felt that he was cold and lonely here, and even the heating was not particularly hot.

Shao Yuanguang poured a glass of water for Cao Feng and asked him, "What are you looking for me?" ”

Cao Feng took the water, looked at Shao Yuanguang's walking posture, thought about it and asked him, "Teacher Shao, is your leg injury healed?" ”

He had the heart to ask, Shao Yuanguang smiled softly: "It's lame." ”

Cao Feng's face froze for a moment. Meniscus tear is not a big injury, but it is not small. Some people recover quickly, while others continue to struggle. Even if Shao Yuanguang can recover in the future, I am afraid that he will no longer be able to engage in intense sports.

Cao Feng nodded and said, "I was impulsive, I'm sorry." ”

Shao Yuanguang didn't say anything, leaned back on the sofa and looked at Cao Feng: "You didn't come to apologize to me today, did you?" ”

Cao Feng looked up at him, his expression was slightly embarrassed, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he said, "I want to go to the United States for exchanges, and I want to ask Mr. Shao to recommend it for me." ”

Cao Feng suddenly mentioned going abroad, obviously the drunkard didn't mean to drink. Shao Yuanguang was clear, and couldn't help frowning when he heard it: "Go to the United States?" ”

Cao Feng nodded: "Your Ph.D. is studying in Pennsylvania, and I also want to go to Pennsylvania University, and that school also ranks very high in psychology......

Cao Feng had many reasons, and in the end, he hesitated for a moment and confessed, "Tongtong also went there, I don't worry about her alone, I want to go with me." ”

Shao Yuanguang's eyes dimmed, and he asked Cao Feng: "Is this what you mean, or is it her?" ”

Cao Feng groaned for a moment and decided to be mean. He looked up at Shao Yuanguang and said with a deep breath: "This is what we mean." ”

The word "we" is an ordinary pronoun, but it has a special meaning in Cao Feng's context.

Shao Yuanguang was stunned for a moment, followed by a twitch in his heart, and fell into the abyss.

He has been afraid of this and worried about it, but he has always felt that it will not happen. But in the end, he was still negligent, and his Xiaobai eventually became "us" in other people's mouths.

"Teacher Shao......" Cao Feng saw him hesitating and pondering, so he called him, "I know you like Tongtong, if you find it inconvenient to make this recommendation, I am not reluctant, I can apply by myself." I just hope you can approve it, even if I postpone my graduation, I'm going to go. ”

Shao Yuanguang looked at Cao Feng in a daze, came back to his senses, and then responded slowly.

He nodded, and after a long pause, he said, "It's a good thing to want to go abroad, you can go." ”

Shao Yuanguang's face was silent, his eyes were dim, he paused for a moment, and then said, "You write a plan, and I see a suitable teacher to recommend it for you." ”

When sending Cao Feng away, Shao Yuanguang wanted to ask about Bai Shutong's recent situation, but when he thought of the word "we" just now, he finally gave up.

With Cao Feng by her side urging her and protecting her, Bai Shutong may no longer have room for Shao Yuanguang to care about-

A week later, Shao Yuanguang received a research plan from Cao Feng. Cao Feng's English level is good, and what he writes doesn't need to be changed drastically, and he can meet people with a little adjustment.

Shao Yuanguang thought for a moment, and instead of looking for David again, he sent an email to one of his former colleagues, Steven.

Steven replied quickly and gave an agreeable reply within two days.

Shao Yuanguang forwarded the email to Cao Feng and let them contact it by themselves, and they didn't want to care about this mess anymore-

After New Year's Day, the Spring Festival is slowly approaching. Shao Yuanguang became more and more silent at home, the school was already on holiday, the teaching buildings had been blocked, he didn't go to school, and gradually he didn't even want to go to the hospital, and stayed at home all day staring at the door of Jiang University's family area in a daze.

These days, he can occasionally see Bai Shutong's figure, that figure is small, no more than the size of a finger in his eyes, but Shao Yuanguang can still recognize it at a glance. However, every time I see Bai Shutong, without exception, Cao Feng is accompanied by him.

Shao Yuanguang sometimes felt that he was really looking for abuse, knowing that the picture he saw would make him uncomfortable, but he still couldn't help but want to see her, even if she had Cao Feng by her side.

Approaching the Spring Festival, Shao Yuanguang was ordered by Gao Qi to go to the hospital for follow-up. When he arrived at the hospital, Gao Qi was still busy, so he sent him to Shao Zhiqing.

Shao Zhiqing was going to the border area for free clinic during the Spring Festival, and he was not in Jiangcheng for the holiday, so Shao Yuanguang stayed in the office and chatted with him.

He chatted, absentmindedly answering the last sentence, and the words he said were a little garbled. Shao Zhiqing saw something and asked him, "What's wrong with you?" Got something on your mind? ”

Shao Yuanguang pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a wry smile: "No." ”

"Are you alone during the Spring Festival?" Shao Zhiqing paused for a moment, and then said, "Or someone to accompany you?" ”

Shao Yuanguang thought for a moment, he was alone, and he really couldn't think of anyone who could accompany him for the holiday. It's strange to say, in the past, he spent the Spring Festival in a mess, reading and writing articles as usual, just as a rare academic vacation, and never considered being lonely. However, during this year's Spring Festival, Shao Yuanguang felt a little sad inexplicably.

Shao Yuanguang thought about it and smiled: "Many people accompany me." As he spoke, he thought of the people in the paper, Paplov, Skinner, Sternberg...... If you really can't do it, you can see Freud to relieve your boredom......

Shao Yuanguang's smile was quite helpless, Shao Zhiqing seemed to see something, but he couldn't say it directly, so he only patted him on the shoulder: "Your own business, take care of it yourself." ”-

Coming out of Shao Zhiqing's house, Shao Yuanguang turned back to Gao Qi.

Gao Qi helped him do the examination absentmindedly, and refused to let him go after the inspection, pulling Shao Yuanguang to talk. One moment he said that he wanted medication, and the other time he said that it was better for him to have surgery, and he kept repeating himself, not knowing where to focus on.

Shao Yuanguang listened impatiently and asked him, "What do you want to say?" Or do you just want to stall for time? ”

Gao Qi's mind couldn't hide from Shao Yuanguang, he smiled: "You can see it, I won't talk nonsense with you." Xiaobai came over to help her grandfather get the medicine later. Gao Qi nodded and pointed to a packet of Western medicine on the side of the desk, "She asked about your situation when she called me, and I knew that you were grinding and grinding, and this has not been solved until now." ”

Gao Qi patted his chest as he spoke: "Brother decided to push you, you have to appreciate it." ”

Contrary to Gao Qi's expectations, Shao Yuanguang did not refuse or escape this time, only nodded and asked him, "When will she come?" After saying that, he thought of how decadent he had been recently, reached out and touched his chin, and asked Gao Qi, "Do you have a razor?" ”

Gao Qi opened his eyes, a little stunned, and just wanted to tease a few words, there was a knock at the door, followed by Bai Shutong's voice: "Doctor Gao, can I come in?" ”

Gao Qi glanced at Shao Yuanguang, and before he could speak, Shao Yuanguang walked over and opened the door.

The door opened, and Bai Shutong was stunned when he saw Shao Yuanguang. I haven't seen him for a long time, Shao Yuanguang is a lot haggard, his cheeks are thinner, and he is lined with sharp edges and corners, but he is quite lonely.

Bai Shutong swallowed his saliva and whispered: "Teacher Shao, you are also here......"

Shao Yuanguang pursed his lips and smiled, and nodded: "It's just time to review." As he spoke, he turned sideways and let Bai Shutong into the house.

Shao Yuanguang's knees still hurt when he walked, and his movements were not so smooth. Bai Shutong looked at it, frowned, and his eyes stopped on Shao Yuanguang's left leg.

Gao Qi saw it in his eyes, smiled, and reached out to pat Shao Yuanguang on the shoulder: "You can recover quickly if you relax." After Gao Qi finished speaking, he glanced at Bai Shutong again, and blinked meaningfully, "You also advise you Teacher Shao, don't be bossy, if you are in a good mood, your body can be good." ”

The two fell silent, not knowing how to respond.

Gao Qi smiled, raised his hand and pretended to glance at his watch, "First of all, I still have surgery." He said and handed over Bai Shutong's grandfather's medicine to Shao Yuanguang, "There is a lot of medicine, you can send Tongtong away." ”

Gao Qi said and glanced at Shao Yuanguang.

Shao Yuanguang said "um", glanced at Bai Shutong, and said, "Let's go, I'll send you back." ”-

Shao Yuanguang's leg injury had just healed, and he couldn't walk too fast, but he still walked at Bai Shutong's pace.

Bai Shutong sensed something, and deliberately slowed down to meet his rhythm.

The two slowly paced to the gate of the hospital, and Bai Shutong looked up and asked him, "Teacher Shao, are you driving?" ”

Since Shao Yuanguang was injured, he can basically only rely on driving to get around.

It takes less than 10 minutes to drive from the hospital to the family area, but it takes 30 minutes to walk. Shao Yuanguang weighed it in his heart, shook his head and said, "I walked here." ”

Bai Shutong thought for a while, afraid that he would hurt his leg when he walked, so he asked him: "Why don't we take a taxi back?" ”

Shao Yuanguang frowned and moved Gao Qi out: "Gao Qi asked me to move more," he paused and asked Bai Shutong, "Come with me." ”

Bai Shutong nodded, lowered his head and followed Shao Yuanguang's side-

As the Spring Festival approaches, there are fewer pedestrians on the road, but there are more vendors. The children took a holiday and bought firecrackers to play on the side of the road, and from time to time they could hear the sound of "crackling".

In the sound of shouting and selling and the occasional sound of firecrackers, Shao Yuanguang and Bai Shutong were unusually silent.

I haven't seen her for a long time, and Shao Yuanguang gradually didn't know what to say to her. He thought for a moment and asked her, "What have you been up to lately?" ”

"Review your English and take the exam after the year." Bai Shutong replied with a sullen head.

Shao Yuanguang nodded, "If you need my help, remember to come to me." ”

"Cao Feng and I took the exam together, so ......" Bai Shutong was halfway through speaking, and realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he kept silent.

Shao Yuanguang sighed when he heard this, nodded, and said, "I know...... It's good to have a companion for you. ”

Bai Shutong didn't think about the deep meaning of Shao Yuanguang's words, so he acquiesced.

Seeing that she acquiesced, Shao Yuanguang stopped talking, let alone took the initiative to provoke any more topics.

Bai Shutong chose to go abroad, she will jump out of the small circle of Jiangcheng, and the future road will become broader. It was Cao Feng or someone else, she might soon be able to meet someone of the same age, like-minded people, and who could work together to meet difficulties, instead of someone like him who was dull and melancholy, and could only bring her pressure and public opinion.

The two walked silently in the direction of the family area, and when they were halfway there, Cao Feng came over on a motorcycle, and when he saw Shao Yuanguang, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and nodded unfamiliarly and shouted: "Teacher Shao." ”

Shao Yuanguang knew that Cao Feng had come to pick up Bai Shutong, so he handed the medicine in his hand to Cao Feng, looked at Bai Shutong again, and said, "You guys go first." ”

Bai Shutong was a little unbearable, and seemed to have something to say in her heart, but because of Cao Feng's presence, Shao Yuanguang issued an expulsion order again, so she had no choice but to nod obediently and said, "Goodbye, Teacher Shao." ”

After speaking, Bai Shutong put on his hard hat, straddled the back of Cao Feng's car, and reached out to grab his clothes.

Cao Feng nodded at Shao Yuanguang, started the motorcycle, and ran away with a smoke.

Shao Yuanguang looked at the backs of the two leaving, his chest was dull, he breathed a long sigh of relief, turned around and walked back to the hospital to pick up the car parked there.