Ding Lan turned her head and stared at me with anger, but she didn't lose her grace and rushed towards me to hit me, because her senior brother Qin Chen was already standing by the door looking at this place. In front of others, she has always been gentle, elegant and well-rounded.
woman.
When I saw Ding Lan walking to the door, she glanced at Qin Chen with a smile before walking in. Qin Chen walked up to me and asked worriedly: "Are you okay?" But his eyes fell on my left cheek.
Yes, I think even if I say it's okay at this time, he won't believe it. Even if he didn't see the whole process, he can roughly guess the bloody plot just now, and I can't point to the scratch on my face and say it is
I probably scratched it accidentally.
She shook her head at him, lost her mind and went into the office again, "Brother, help me ask the boss for another leave, saying that I have something to do and leave." Qin Chen advised: "This is not good, this time
The project boss values it very much, so he called us all here. If you ask for leave again and again, the boss will have a bad impression of you and may not let you participate."
I was stunned for a moment, but I didn’t think about it so much, but what he said did make sense. But now that I walk in with a scratch on my face, I am bound to be asked what’s going on. How should I answer? I have a smart mind and keep it low.
The voice said: "Brother, do me a favor."
Then, I limped towards the office area with Qin Chen's support. Seeing me like this, my instructor quickly asked what happened. I smiled bitterly and explained that when I just came out of the bathroom, I didn't notice the water stains on the floor.
I fell down and sprained my leg. The exposed ankle was indeed red and swollen. The reason was that I had accidentally knocked hard on the steps. Qin Chen asked me in shock and anger why I wanted to really get hurt. Couldn't I just make it look like it?
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But the illusion is false after all. Only if it is true can I win the attention of my instructor, which will also divert everyone's attention to the scratches on my face. Even if someone notices it, they will think that I got it while wrestling, and they can't think of anything else.
Go up there.
Ding Lan looked at my red and swollen feet with a half-smile, his eyes full of ridicule, but he didn't say anything. This is another reason why I want to do it for real. There is no guarantee that pretending to have an injured leg will cause Ding Lan to deliberately stir up trouble, and currently
The situation is not good for me. I'm afraid everyone will believe what Ding Lan says. Then the plot may evolve into something like me being unwilling to let her be with Xu Ziyang and wanting revenge.
A small detail, but it contains many layers of meaning.
My tutor asked me to go to a nearby clinic immediately to apply medicine, but I insisted that it would not be a problem and that it would not be too late to go after the discussion. I could clearly see the relief and praise in those eyes. In the eyes of my tutor, I am serious and committed to academic research.
He worked hard, so this move won his heart.
During the subsequent discussion, the instructor proposed several proposals for our reference. Ding Lan uncharacteristically put forward his opinions one after another and vetoed those proposals. As a result, the time dragged on longer and longer, and by the end, my swollen right foot was numb and I lost all feeling.
The tutor is a person who is extremely rigorous in academic research. Once he gets into work, he will forget about food and sleep. However, the opinions put forward by Ding Lan are not without purpose, and indeed point out the shortcomings. Therefore, this discussion will be postponed indefinitely.
Seeing that it was getting dark, I couldn't help but feel slightly anxious. It wasn't that I was worried that Xu Ziyang would come over to my place, but that I had to go to the institution that Qin Chen introduced to me to teach in the evening, so it was impossible to ask for leave the next day because of personal matters.
But my feet are so numb that I can no longer feel anything. What should I do?
Finally, the instructor called me. Seeing that his face was calm, he announced that the meeting was adjourned after the phone call, and the later discussion would continue tomorrow. When we were almost gone, Qin Chen came over to help me and asked: "How are you? Can you still walk?"
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I gave it a try and said with a wry smile: "I'm numb..." In the end, Qin Chen supported me and let me lean half of my body on him before I stood up. Trying not to put any force on that foot, I walked out of the research institute.
Suddenly I heard the sound of a car horn nearby.
I turned around and saw Ding Lan and my tutor waiting on the side of the road, and it was Xu Ziyang who got out of the car. I had forgotten that Ding Lan had asked him to come and pick him up on the phone before. From this point of view, maybe the tutor just said
He was the one who made the phone call.
Our eyes met, and the narrowed eyes flicked over the place where Qin Chen was holding my hand, and then the corners of his mouth slightly curved slightly, seemingly inadvertently, but I understood the meaning of his eyes and mocking smile, and wanted to break away from Qin Chen's support.
But just because my hands were slightly loose, my feet were unsteady and I was about to fall forward. Qin Chen stopped my waist in time and stabilized me again. He leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm right next to you."
