After Hooking Up With The Wrong Cold Professor Chapter 41

Chapter 41

When Qi Ge went out to work in the morning, there was no one outside. Unlike before, Xia Yize would jump out as soon as Qi Ge opened the door. He looked at the closed door for a few seconds, then raised his hand and pressed the elevator button.

Xia Yize inside the door was sticking his butt out, lying in the cat’s eye, looking at the door eagerly. He didn’t know if Qi Ge was still angry, what if he went out rashly and got into trouble.

He and Qi Ge looked at each other. Xia Yize’s heart was pounding. He didn’t dare to open the door and go out, and he was unwilling to watch Qi Ge leave. He held the door handle tightly, and his palms were sweating.

The numbers in the elevator changed rapidly. Qi Ge still raised his hand towards Xia Yize. Before he could knock on the door, Xia Yize held the door handle and pressed it lightly. The door clicked open, revealing Xia Yize’s big head with a bright smile.

He was already fully dressed and grabbed his bag with both hands, “Morning.”

Qi Ge didn’t speak, but frowned when he looked at him. Xia Yize lowered his head with a guilty conscience. Then Qi Ge’s hand gently pressed the bruise under his eye. Qi Ge’s fingers were warm. Xia Yize raised his eyes and said with a smile: “It doesn’t hurt.”

Qi Ge rubbed it gently with his fingers, and Xia Yize boldly touched the corner of Qi Ge’s mouth, “Are you okay?”

Unexpectedly, the two met early in the morning to greet each other about their injuries.

Xia Yize’s hand lingered on the corner of Qi Ge’s mouth. Qi Ge wanted to raise his hand to shake it back. Xia Yize retracted his hand like a frightened bird and pointed to the elevator, “We’re here.”

Qi Ge watched him turn his head to cover up his panic, and remembered the confession that was posted on it. He was a little coward, but he was so cute.

Qi Ge did not expose him and followed him into the elevator, watching him staring at the ceiling in a daze. The elevator door was closed and no one pressed the elevator button. The moment Qi Ge raised his hand, Xia Yize also reacted and folded his two fingers together.

Xia Yize withdrew his hand, stayed in the corner, quietly twirled his fingers, raised his head and pursed his lips in a snicker.

Qi Ge saw clearly in front of the elevator’s reflector.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Xia Yize’s feet popped out as if they were springs.

Qi Ge looked at him as if he was looking at a little fox with its tail exposed.

On the way, Qi Ge could see from the corner of his eye that Xia Yize was looking at him from time to time. Qi Ge turned his head slightly, and Xia Yize retracted. It worked every time.

When Qi Ge parked his car at school, Xia Yize finally returned to normal. He unbuckled his seat belt and stretched.

Qi Ge coughed slightly, and Xia Yize looked over cautiously. Qi Ge asked, “What are your plans in the future.”

Xia Yize didn’t understand what Qi Ge meant. “Future plans…” He didn’t think about it.

Seeing that Xia Yize didn’t speak, Qi Ge didn’t ask any further questions, as if he had left a homework for him.

Xia Yize thought about it all morning. Asking him to review his past affairs was still implying that he would be responsible for his future affairs, and Qi Ge would not care about him anymore.

Xia Yize’s floating heart slowly sank, or he knew something. As soon as this thought came out, Xia Yize broke into a cold sweat.

He didn’t notice that several students who were printing secretly looked at him and whispered to the people next to them, “The pharmacy teacher in our class also has a look on his face.”

“They were seen coming to school together in the morning.”

“Wow, it feels like the two of us are a good match.”

“Knocking on anything will only harm you.”

The more Xia Yize thought about it alone, the more negative he became, so he sent a message to Qi Ge: “Remember to eat at noon.”

Qi Ge was very busy. From the beginning, Xia Yize just wanted to have something to talk with Qi Ge. Gradually, he got used to reminding him every day. Sometimes, Qi Ge would come down to eat together.

Just like today, Qi Ge replied to him, “Let’s eat together and wait for you in the cafeteria.”

Xia Yize quickly organized the documents in his hands. As soon as the second hand passed twelve, Xia Yize slipped out.

Qi Ge was earlier than him today. When he saw Xia Yize coming, he said naturally: “Go and line up. There will be more people soon.”

Xia Yize put his coat opposite Qi Ge. There were two pairs of bowls and chopsticks on the table, just like when they had dinner at home.

Xia Yize was stunned for a moment, and Qi Ge looked up and smiled, “What, you want me to help you line up?” Qi Ge seemed to be about to get up.

Xia Yize quickly took the small ball and said, “I’ll go by myself.”

Qi Ge watched Xia Yize carrying the small meatballs to the nearest window and queuing up. He didn’t eat the small meatballs, as if he didn’t even know which window he was queuing at.

Qi Ge was sitting without moving his chopsticks. Xia Yize hid his confession under the sticker. He must have needed more confirmation before he dared to make the decision to go further. Qi Ge was willing to give him more signals.

Xia Yize came back soon. Seeing that Qi Ge hadn’t eaten, he said embarrassedly: “Don’t wait for me, the rice is cold.”

“Waiting for you to eat together.” Qi Ge wiped the chopsticks and handed them to Xia Yize, pushing a bowl of soup over, “Drink some water before eating.”

Xia Yize ate and drank obediently, but he was as absent-minded as a little puppet.

After the meal, before Xia Yize reached out, Qi Ge took the initiative to hand over a tissue.

Xia Yize was a little hesitant, “This morning, you asked me what my future plans were, and I thought about it.”

Qi Ge raised his eyes, stopped what he was doing, and waited for his next words.

Xia Yize felt a little nervous when Qi Ge looked so serious.

Xia Yize rubbed his hands, “I’m very grateful to you for always helping me, but I didn’t do so many things that made you angry and made you hurt.”

Qi Ge looked at him with interest, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and his eyes showing subtle indulgence.

“I plan to support myself from now on. I can’t always take advantage of your car. I shouldn’t interfere too much with your family’s affairs. I can’t be nosy. I also need to take care of myself so as not to hurt you.”

Qi Ge’s eyes became darker and darker, and the corners of his mouth became straighter and straighter. With a stab, the innocent table was moved under Qi Ge’s feet.

“This is what you came up with today.” Qi Ge’s tone seemed emotionless, but Xia Yize could sense that Qi Ge was unhappy.

But Xia Yize didn’t know what was wrong or what to say, “I mean I can’t cause you any more trouble.”

Qi Ge looked at him. He was obviously drawing a clear line. He posted the words of confession, not because he didn’t dare to say it, but because he regretted it.

Qi Ge’s chuckle interrupted Xia Yize’s hesitation. He moved his chair, got up and left.

“You haven’t finished eating yet.” Xia Yize looked at Qi Ge’s back and wondered whether he should catch up.

Qi Ge quickly left the canteen.

Xia Yize sat down and looked at the two bowls of soup in front of him. The kelp leaves sank. Xia Yize was a little confused. Didn’t Qi Ge hope that he would be more independent? In the past, Qi Ge was pleased to hear his promise not to cause trouble for him.

No wonder Qi Ge was angry. Xia Yize thought about how he had made people’s homes uneasy and had Qi Ge injured in a fight with an unscrupulous agent. No one would be able to calm down because of a poor comic book.

He looked down at a small cut on his right thumb, which was left when he sharpened a pencil. Although it was very poor, he really put some thought into it. He still remembered that he worked harder and harder that night, from dusk to early morning, until his eyes were red, but he was very energetic.

So much so that I couldn’t help but write a confession. Fortunately, I woke up in time. If I hadn’t posted it at the beginning, I would have been humiliating myself.

Xia Yize finished the bowl of soup in front of him. It was his first time chasing someone, and it was so hard.

Qi Ge didn’t eat much, and Xia Yize couldn’t eat either. Xia Yize arrived at the printing club ten minutes later than usual. The boss sat at the door like a dean catching late students.

Xia Yize took one look at him and knew that he was not holding back anything good. He figured that if his boss dared to stop him from making trouble, he should not blame him for being in a bad mood and use the boss as a punching bag.

Xia Yize walked over angrily and said to himself, isn’t it just ten minutes late? When he works overtime, there is no overtime pay. I can just leave a little later in the evening. What are you yelling at?

Xia Yize was arranging words and brewing emotions in his mind. Maybe his eyes were too sharp and his momentum was too strong. When he passed by the boss, the boss didn’t even stand up or say a word.

As soon as he entered the printing club, he saw a student sitting next to a pile of large documents.

The boss’s voice came from behind, “Tell him, he did it.”

Before Xia Yize understood what was going on, the student suddenly stood up, even more powerful than he had been just now.

Xia Yize subconsciously took half a step back. He seriously suspected that the boss had cheered the student up. Xia Yize turned around and glanced at the boss. He was crossing his legs and looking over at him as if he were watching a show. There was just a plate of melon seeds in front of him.

It turns out that we are trying to catch a turtle in a jar, but bah, the boss is the turtle.

Xia Yize raised his middle finger in his heart without showing any signs of weakness. He was just looking for trouble. Who is afraid of whom?

The student slapped a stack of paper and said, “Did you print this?”

The printing students next to me all cast curious glances at the show, and some of them put down their mouses without fear of embarrassment and crossed their arms to act as judges.

Xia Yize prints so many things every day. No one can remember what he printed. He looked at the cover and he really remembered this. It was the final paper of the pharmacy semester, from Qi Ge’s class.

“I printed it, what’s wrong?” Xia Yize was upright and not afraid of the shadow.

At this time, the boss stood up and walked over, “Just admit it. The page numbers were all wrong. I was anxious to hand in the homework, but the whole class turned in their homework late. Can you be responsible if I fail the class?”

“That’s right!” The student stood on the boss’s side.

Xia Yize bound each book in time every time he printed it. He had never had this kind of problem because Qi Ge was in class and he deliberately added an extra staple to each copy.

Xia Yize picked up a book and said, “Don’t worry, if it’s really my problem, I’ll be responsible to the end. I’m just here and I didn’t run away.”

Xia Yize flipped through a few pages and found that he couldn’t understand it at all. The footers in the first half were continuous.

The student saw that he was reading carefully and was not like the incoherent old man who the boss said. He picked up a book and pointed it out to Xia Yize, “Look, the pictures here have become garbled, the page numbers here are also wrong, and the molecular formula format here is also wrong.”

Xia Yize looked at the students’ mistakes. If they were handed in, it would undoubtedly be a serious problem.

However, Xia Yize clearly printed as before and was even extra careful when doing it. He really couldn’t figure it out and subconsciously asked, “Are you sure it’s not a problem with your file?”

The student closed the paper with a snap, “I brought the USB flash drive because I was afraid that you would default on your debt.”

The boss fanned the flames and said, “Yes, I have been printing for so many years, and it seems that there is a printing problem.”

Xia Yize couldn’t figure out what was going on. “It’s important for you to hand in your homework now. I’ll reprint it for you and the money will be mine.” He said the second half of the sentence to the boss of the printing agency.

“It’s too late. There are still two hours before the deadline. Fortunately, a classmate found out. Otherwise, if we handed it in like this, the teacher would have failed the whole class.”

With Qi Ge’s high demands and standards, Xia Yize felt that this was indeed something he could do.

When Xia Yize was struggling to think of a solution, the student stepped forward and said, “Brother, do you know Teacher Qi? Can you intercede for us and ask the teacher to extend the time for us? Our electronic version of the homework has been handed in. Can the time for the paper version be extended a little bit?”

The students looked at Xia Yize eagerly. Xia Yize and Qi Ge broke up on bad terms at noon. Now he is licking his face to plead for his mistakes, fearing that he does not have the face at all. “You can explain the situation to the teacher and blame it all on me. The teacher should be able to understand.”

The student took out the creases of the paper and twisted it in his hands. “Can you tell us something? Let us lay the groundwork first. We will go directly to the teacher. Aren’t we rushing to find criticism?”

Xia Yize silently complained about Qi Ge, making you lose your smile day by day, and the students didn’t care about you at all.

The boss sat aside and said, “If you know the teacher, just tell him. It’s not easy for the children. They are running around with their homework.”

Xia Yize rolled his eyes at him, and the boss pretended not to notice and turned his head.

He is indeed responsible for this matter. He said: “I will tell the teacher. If the teacher does not agree, there is nothing I can do.”

The student nodded repeatedly, and Xia Yize dialed Qi Ge’s phone with expectant eyes, “What’s wrong?”

Although the voice was cold, there seemed to be a bit of expectation and intimacy in the language.

“There is a class…” Xia Yize hesitated.

“Pharmacy Class 10.” The student added in a low voice.

“Oh, the homework for Pharmacy Class 10 was printed incorrectly, can you hand it in tomorrow.” Xia Yize finished speaking bravely.

There was silence for a long time. Xia Yize scratched the ground with his toes. Qi Ge said slowly, “Ask the class representative to come to me.” After saying that, there was a beeping sound on the phone.

Xia Yize sighed and showed the hung up phone to the students, “You should go find the teacher quickly. I will print it out as soon as possible.”

Xia Yize worked overtime to finish the work, and the machine was almost smoking. In the evening, the students called the printing club and said that the teacher agreed to extend the time for a week because they needed to check again and hoped to give it to them within two days.

Time became abundant, but Xia Yize still wanted to finish it as soon as possible. He didn’t want to delay the students’ homework because of himself, let alone cause trouble to Qi Ge.

After get off work, the boss came to see him and said, “I’m leaving first. Remember to lock the door and pack the warehouse.”

“I got it.” Xia Yize left a little early, as if he stepped on his eyeballs, and worked overtime, but it seemed like he deserved it.

There was only Xia Yize alone at night, and the only sound was the sound of the machine turning. The lamp was not very bright and was a warm yellow color. Xia Yize was not so serious when he was in school. He looked at the experimental building, which was brightly lit. Qi Ge must have had many nights like this, alone and with a bunch of equipment.

Qi Ge in the laboratory stood by the window and looked in the direction of the printing club. In the past, Xia Yize would send Qi Ge a message after get off work to ask when he would come home. If it was later, Xia Yize would find a class by himself or go for a walk on the playground.

Xia Yize’s dialog box was quiet today. Qi Ge remembered the conversation at noon, took a deep breath, and asked Xia Yize, “Are you going home?”】

Xia Yize replied quickly, [You go back first, I have to be later.】

Xia Yize was printing and proofreading, sitting among a pile of papers, looking at the printer’s unhurried manner, preparing to fight with him until dawn. Xia Yize made a cup of coffee before sitting down, and the door of the printing club was pushed open.

Seeing Qi Ge coming, Xia Yize stood up subconsciously. Qi Ge looked at the coffee in his hand and said, “So dedicated.”

Xia Yize asked unnaturally while holding the coffee: “Why are you here?”

Qi Ge picked up a paper and flipped through it, “Didn’t they extend the time and they didn’t tell you?”

Xia Yize quietly put the coffee on the ground, “I told you, I just don’t want to waste their time any more.”

“How long will it take?” The printing club has not been cleaned up for a day. As soon as Qi Ge came in, paper scraps were inevitably stuck on his shoes. He looked at the idle printer next to him and said, “Why don’t the two of them print together.”

“I still need to check it.” There is an open paper on Xia Yize’s desk. The electronic version is on the computer. He is checking page by page.

Qi Ge casually took out a piece of paper and put it on the chair, “You go and print it, and I’ll check it.”

“No, I…” Xia Yize didn’t finish his sentence, but he saw Qi Ge’s expression becoming more and more similar to that in the cafeteria, so he shut up in time, “Do you want coffee?”

“I won’t drink.” Qi Ge read quickly, finishing the book on the table in two minutes.

Xia Yize couldn’t help but remind him, “Be serious. If you want to check it with the electronic version, you don’t even look at the computer.”

Qi Ge slowly raised his head, “I understand.”

Xia Yize shut up.

After he finished printing, Qi Ge also finished reading it while it was still hot.

It was only around nine o’clock when Xia Yize stretched himself. If he did it by himself, it would probably take him until midnight.

His back was so tired that he sat directly on the box on the ground and leaned against Qi Ge’s legs. Then he heard Qi Ge click his tongue. Xia Yize turned to look at him resentfully: “I’m not heavy, so lean on me.”

As he said this, he lowered his head and saw that the cup of coffee on the ground had been poured, and half of it was spilled on Qi Ge’s shoes, with brown liquid flowing down from the uppers.

Xia Yize stood up and hurriedly looked for paper. Qi Ge held his hand and put his feet back, “Go back when you’re done.”

On the road, the street lights elongated the silhouettes of the two people, and their shadows seemed to be separated.

Xia Yize quietly walked half a step behind and leaned to the side. The two shadows overlapped. He tilted his head slightly and rested his head on Qi Ge’s shoulder.

Suddenly Qi Ge paused, and Xia Yize was caught off guard and bumped into him. Qi Ge looked at him in confusion, “What are you doing behind you quietly?”

Xia Yize touched his nose and walked forward with a guilty conscience. Qi Ge followed, “You called me today and asked me to extend the time, but you didn’t agree.”

Xia Yize quickly said: “It’s okay, it’s my problem in the first place.”

“You should be responsible for the printed papers, and students should be responsible for their own homework. What if a student fails to finish his homework in the future and uses this method to embarrass you?”

Qi Ge’s voice was right next to him, so close that it seemed to penetrate directly into Xia Yize’s heart. He looked at Qi Ge absentmindedly for a moment and said, “I understand.”

“If you don’t explain, you won’t understand. Are you stupid?” Qi Ge said, but there was no blame in his words.

“Then please explain it to me.” Xia Yize looked up at Qi Ge with a smile, “Don’t be angry anymore.”

Under the street lamp, Xia Yize’s big eyes were bright and confused. Qi Ge thought that he was disappointed by Xia Yize’s words and was really asking for trouble.