108 Ways to Heal a Loyal Dog

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Su Shan was sitting there, with a rare look of embarrassment on his face, which always looked very smart. He maintained a motionless posture, staring straight at him with wide-eyed eyes, as if he was like a sculpture frozen in a moment .

Seeing him like this, Lian Qing, who had repeated the news several times in the morning, had some unspeakable emotions in his heart for the first time.

"……when are you leaving?"

After a while, Su Shan seemed to have finally recovered his voice. He lowered his head, with his hands hanging on his knees, and stared at the ground, as if there was a big hole made by a meteorite there.

"This Saturday." Lian Qing glanced at his watch, it was almost lunch time, and he began to tidy up the documents on the table.

Lian Qing believes that once a decision is made, other people's opinions are just opinions and will not affect him in any way. What's more, the relationship with Su Shan was originally an accident, and he had already made a plan before taking him home. , now that everything is moving forward according to the plan, and there is no resistance in sight, he should feel relieved, but...

Lian Qing turned his head and looked sideways. The young man lowered his head and bit his lip. His long forehead hair covered his expression. He looked very pitiful, like an abandoned puppy. Silk moved.

"Have a meal with me, Su Shan?" He locked the last stack of documents in the cabinet, picked up the coat on the hanger, and decided to change his lunch plan midway.

It is impossible for Su Shan to refuse Lian Qing's invitation, no matter what the other party's name is or what the purpose of the meal is.Sitting in the luxuriously decorated western restaurant, Su Shan stared at the dishes, knives and forks in front of him and laughed at himself in pain—if it wasn’t for the conversation in the morning, having lunch with Lian Qing would have been the gratifying development he expected—but Now, looking up at the man who was ordering, Su Shan would rather be at home in the morning.

After the meal was over, the waiter left, and there was no voice at the table between the two of them. Su Shan shook the water in the glass, not interested in thinking about what Lian Qing wanted to talk to him about.

"Su Shan." Sitting quietly for a while, as the elder of the two and the one who suggested this lunch, Lian Qing sighed softly, "Do you have anything to say?"

Su Shan didn't look at him, and moved her fingers from the glass to the napkin under the plate, folding the corners into various patterns.

Lian Qing had a headache.Su Shan put on such an appearance, but kept silent, it was not his pre-conceived development.In fact, he considered a more appropriate time.But when the other party wore a suit and pushed the door into the office to call him Ah Qing, the sense of crisis and fear forced him to say those words without thinking carefully. Of course he knew what this meant to Su Shan, but sometimes, Some words have to be said, some things have to be done.

"I'm sorry, Su Shan." In the end, he still did something wrong.Lian Qing lowered his voice, and there was care and comfort in his tone that he didn't even realize, "For everything I did to you."

Not knowing which word hit the nerves of the young man opposite, Su Shan suddenly raised her head and stared at him straightly: "If an apology is useful, why do you need the police?"

The classic internet joke made Lian Qing choke.

Seeing him like this, Su Shan smiled, threw the napkin on the table, then leaned back on the back of the chair, raised his chin and gave him a sideways glance: "You don't need to apologize, I just ask you a question. "As if she was finally separated from her own contemplation, Su Shan returned to her usual careless appearance: "The person sitting opposite me now is my mentor, Professor Lian Da, or take me home and talk to him?" Lian Qing that I slept with?"

The words were straightforward and the intention was obvious. Lian Qing never expected that he would throw such a straight ball that didn't even miss an arc. He was stunned for two seconds before he found his voice: "Su Shan, from the beginning to the end, I'm just you Lian Qing, my mentor."

"..." Su Shan lowered her eyes, the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened, but her expression suddenly became ashen, "...It's exactly what I thought."

"Su Shan..." Lian Qing spoke subconsciously, but she didn't know what to say.

"In this case, today's meal will be my farewell banquet for you." Su Shan rubbed her face and said vaguely, "I'll go to the bathroom first, and even the teacher will wait a moment." After saying this, he Then he got up and left his seat, leaving Lian Qing alone.

Su Shan came back a few minutes later, and everything seemed normal.He took the initiative to find the topic enthusiastically, and he dispelled all the embarrassment that would have existed by himself.Lian Qing felt guilty, the dinner table was not as indifferent as before, and she deliberately catered to Su Shan, and the two of them only cared about academics and social news, and actually passed the time for a meal.

Before the end, Su Shan asked the waiter to open the red wine, poured two glasses himself, and handed it to Lian Qing: "I wish you all the best in the United States, teacher."

"Thank you." Lian Qing replied sincerely. The other party's cooperation made him feel a lot easier. Thinking that the messy thing had finally come to an end, he couldn't help showing a little smile.

Su Shan stared at him silently, and drank the liquid in the glass in one gulp before Lian Qing felt strange.

A few days later, when Lian Qing went to the airport, the students of the research group and the teachers he had acquainted with all came to see him off. An Xiuxiu cried on the spot, causing confusion among the juniors and juniors.Li Hua seized all the time to communicate with Lian Qing on the progress of the thesis, and the other teachers couldn't help but sigh that Professor Lian taught well.Senior Sister Liu took presents from those who could not be present, but the recipients only took a few small pieces to express their wishes, and returned the rest to their original owners.

During the period, someone asked: "Why is that boy Su Shan missing?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. As Lian Qing's most devoted student for more than half a semester, Su Shan's inexplicable absence seemed strange and embarrassing due to emotion and reason.

"He has something to do, he told me." Lian Qing explained for Su Shan, avoiding the seriousness and letting it go.He is not a person who is good at interpersonal communication, so he was very surprised that so many people came to see him off this time.After patiently chatting with everyone for a few more words, after saying goodbye politely, they entered the security checkpoint with their luggage.

"Do you feel that Teacher Lian has become... gentler?"

An Xiuxiu looked at Lian Qing's back, feeling a little emotional.Reminiscent of the scene when she first met her mentor a few months ago, this introverted and sensitive girl expressed what everyone felt.

"Actually, I didn't want to come." A little junior secretly whispered, seeing everyone looking at him, made a sad face, "You know, our tutor is too scary, he will ask you academic questions at any time , it’s not grounded at all.”

"Then why did you change your mind?" Everyone walked out one after another, gathering together in twos and threes, but generally maintaining a large formation.

"That kid Su Shan...has been rambling all night in the WeChat group, and what happened! Hmph, he slipped away by himself..."

"But having said that, Teacher Lian doesn't feel so 'frozen' anymore...It's a good sign...I hope our life will be easier after he goes to the United States...Haha..."

"I think you're dreaming."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed at the same time.

And Su Shan, who announced to everyone that she has something to do, is lying on her bed with a dejected look and checking WeChat at the moment.In the WeChat group established by him, the PhDs and masters of the research group are very active at the moment.After completing the task of sending them off to the plane and sending away the troublesome god, the group went to eat hot pot and sing karaoke, leaving all the promoters to watch the ugly appearance of their dinner.

——Junior brother, are you done with the matter there?When it's over, come to xxx, c305, building x, South Gate, and we'll be waiting for you.

——Maybe I can’t make it today, you guys have fun, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry

Declining the senior brother's invitation, the reply Su Shan wanted to send was actually:

——I’m broken in love!You guys are eating hot pot!Sing K!unfair……

However, his emotional experience, which cannot withstand questioning, is like an online novel, he should digest it alone at home alone.

Su Shan was weeping in front of her phone in the room, feeling depressed and depressed to death, almost comparable to the state she had during the meal with Lian Qing two days ago.He has always claimed to be a prodigal son, and he has talked with several boyfriends back and forth, but none of them made him feel so uncomfortable after the end.

Maybe it's because this time it ended without a problem even before it even started.

Su's mother asked him to eat outside, Su Shan responded casually, turned over on the bed, touched the thick paper collection on the bed with her fingers, and couldn't help but pull out a self-deprecating smile.

Lian Qing's departure has no effect on the School of Management of x University. The leaders and students have become accustomed to this academic expert who goes abroad every three years for project meetings and research. Coupled with the convenient network communication, Lian Qing The research group as the leader continued the fund project in an orderly manner when he left.

Su Shan got his wish and joined in the promotion of the project. Without the person who gave him a small stove, the lucky s that hadn't appeared for a long time was doubled. In addition, part of his real talents and learning, easily convinced a group of juniors and sisters, and got others Appreciation from the teacher.

"No wonder Teacher Lian likes you so much." The female professor who interviewed him at the beginning couldn't help admiring after listening to his progress report, "It's true that you have made rapid progress, have great potential, and are a good seed for scientific research."

Su Shan feigned a shy smile, and ran back to her place amidst the booing that everyone knew. On the high-definition screen connected to the meeting room, Lian Qing was writing something on a piece of paper with her brows furrowed.

Everyone discussed the content of Su Shan's report in a low voice, looked up at the face of the highest boss from time to time, and returned in failure as usual - Lian Qing's expressionless face, they could only interpret one meaning from the beginning to the end.

Su Shan sat in the back row, slanted her body to play with her pen, and waited boredly for Lian Da Mentor to speak.

"Your data..." Lian Qing finished thinking, his brows were still frowning, and he looked up, "How do you deal with random factors?"

"I use a fixed effect model." Su Shan replied with a smile.

"Two-way fixed?" Lian Qing looked directly at him, his black eyes were sharp and calm, "Why not random?"

Su Shan sighed, put down the pen, walked to the front of the open space, pulled the whiteboard, and explained to the instructor while writing and drawing.

This explanation lasted for almost an hour. The teacher and the student argued about the details for four to 10 minutes because of differences of opinion. The rest of the research team dropped their jaws at the beginning, but now they are accustomed to taking advantage of the opportunity and no one goes. Explore why this junior brother who is just getting started is not afraid of even the boss, as long as there is that person who suffers from a headache but has no choice but to watch, everyone is very satisfied.

Once again, because of Su Shan, the original report was only half completed.The younger brothers and sisters who were spared in the back packed their backpacks one by one, and with unconcealable joy bid farewell to their senior brother Su who sacrificed himself one by one on Friday afternoon.

At the end, there was only Su Shan left in the meeting room, and the man who asked him to wait there hadn't finished dealing with temporary affairs.

Su Shan leaned on the chair, the evening sun came in through the glass window, making his eyes hurt.He went to the bathroom to wash his face, but when he walked to the door of the meeting room, he paused and turned to the balcony at the other end.

The balcony is facing the tennis court of X University, the court is full of cheers, the sound of hitting the ball and the sweat of youth mixed with running.Su Shan took out a cigarette from the back pocket of his trousers, held it between his fingers, and stood in front of the railing, listening to the host of the campus program on the radio reciting poems with emotion, looking at the tall and straight sycamore tree not far away Glowing with new green leaves, a wave of exhaustion climbed up the back of his spine and invaded his consciousness.

In 24 hours a day, he spends ten hours doing scientific research, seven hours sleeping, and seven hours chatting, spanking, eating and drinking, and thinking about being alone.

Thinking of their first meeting, thinking of Lian Qing's powerful stare, thinking of his harsh and unreasonable demands, thinking of his tolerant and gentle smile, thinking of his angry and aggrieved bowing of the head, thinking of his hoarse and passionate panting ...

He knew it was immoral to think of his mentor like this, but there was nothing he could do.

He couldn't simply and decisively strip away all the things that happened between the two, leaving only the pure and reverent teacher-student relationship, but he was working hard.effort.

Su Shan smiled wryly, no one could tell the pain and boredom in his heart, he was content with the pressure of his studies, it would allow him to stop thinking about it and concentrate on it, but such frequent contact made his plan to let it go as soon as he said it was blown away like the wind .

He recalled Lian Qing's slightly pale face and slightly hoarse voice in the video just now, and wanted to ask "Are you sick?", but he could only swallow it.

What right does he have to ask?

Su Shan tore the cigarette in his hand into two pieces, crushed it with his feet, patted the debris on his hand, pushed open the glass door and walked back.

That night, when Su Shan was suffering from data processing at home alone, his buddy who was used to playing on the phone reluctantly asked him to go out:

"Arbor Day, brother, how long have you been out of love, should you come out again?"

"Walk around, my brother will introduce you to a new friend. He is handsome and has a good figure, and he is also from your school."

"Aren't you coming? Hey, you really won't come? Haozi is treating you, don't say I didn't call you! How many handsome guys don't pretend? I know you haven't opened for a long time, aren't you lonely?"

Su Shan stared at the data on the screen, with a gloomy face, turned on the hands-free, and her patience was gradually exhausted: "If something can't be done, my mentor will kill someone. I'll hang up first, see you later."

After all, regardless of the human voice over there, he poked the stop call button heavily, pressed the keyboard irritably, and entered line after line of operation codes.

The phone rang again, Su Shan's veins popped out, she connected without looking at it, and pressed the speakerphone: "I won't sleep even if he is so handsome!!!"

There was a moment of silence on the screen, and Su Shan felt very refreshed. When she took off the phone and was about to hang up, a gentle and pleasant male voice came from over there:

"Is it Su Shan? I'm Lian Jiang."