The pinnacle of magic

Another surprised look.

Shi Rui rolled his eyes in his heart.This is already the No. 17 surprised expressions he received this afternoon.When he first entered the teaching building, a classmate who was familiar with him walked up to him and exclaimed loudly in an exaggerated tone, "Is the end of the world here? How could you be injured?" Then he successfully attracted a small circle of people to stop by him Onlookers.Shi Rui couldn't help but start to reflect on what kind of terrible impression he left on the people in this school.

"No, no, your image can no longer be described with the word 'terrible'."

When Shi Rui explained this reflection to his thesis advisor, the little Irish old man burst into laughter as expected.

"Rui, whether you like it or not, you have already become a legend in this school. From the first day you came here, you beat five students into the hospital and lay in the hospital for three months without finding the reason From that day on, titles like 'Chinese kung fu master', 'ninjutsu killer' or 'descendant of the ancient royal family' have been firmly attached to you. More recently, you are from the ancient kingdom of the east Human beings transformed from some kind of animal. You see, this school is not big. The consequence of overpopulation is that rumors are always so easy to develop into surprising new versions. In fact, by insinuating from your mouth I've won quite a few bets on the answers to some of my fantastic questions."

It was not until today that Shi Rui finally understood, what are the questions mixed in the thesis guidance, such as "do you need to sleep at night", "can you walk on the ceiling", "what brand of toothpaste do you use" and so on? Where did it come from.

"It's not a good habit to bet on a student's privacy," he said, frowning.

Out of his understanding of his students, the little Irish old man almost immediately ignored Shi Rui's complaint. "So, how did you hurt your hand?"

Shi Rui: "..."

"Ah! I'm just asking this out of concern for the students." The red-haired old man quickly raised his hands, making Shi Rui feel that he has no silver 300 taels here.

"Tell me what you bet."

"Uh... they say you just cleaned up a gangster organization last night, and some say you work for the FBI, and only a few people think that your identity was inadvertently exposed, so you just experienced an assassination. I bet... ..." The old man lowered his voice and said, "None of the above."

"Then you win. Remember to share half of the bet with me." Shi Rui couldn't help but smiled and blinked, "About this kind of thing, we can actually cheat together."

"So, the injury on your hand is...?" The old man's face was full of curiosity.

"I saved my boss, it's that simple."

"Aha! Your real identity is a specially trained Bao..."

"Hush——" Shi Rui made a silent gesture, "We can use this to make a lot of money, I say in the future."

"Oh! Of course, I will make it your last bet before graduation!" The old man nodded vigorously.

"Actually, I wanted to ask about the time of the defense today." Feeling that the joke was almost done, Shi Rui started to talk about the topic.

"About a month later." When it came to serious matters, the expression of the red-haired old man suddenly became serious. "Your writing is not bad, I like your design very much. But..." He frowned, "In the part of the data and conclusion, I suggest you make a little revision. The citations are not extensive enough. As I said, Everyone should start writing after repeated reading. Also, at the end of the paper, I hope you can give some more constructive and unique points.”

"Well... I understand." Shi Rui nodded.

"Specifically..."

The old man spoke eloquently for a long time, Shi Rui pursed his lips and asked one or two questions from time to time.The half-hour conversation quickly came to an end.

"I said, can you really remember everything? Usually, I expect my students to take some notes." The old man said when saying goodbye to Shi Rui.

"Yeah. I remember it very clearly. Just remember me. I met you in the corridor on the second floor three years ago today. The brooch you are wearing is as clear as today. Wedding anniversary?" Shi Rui raised his eyebrows .He had noticed long ago the platinum ring on his mentor's left ring finger that he never left.

"No." The little red-haired old man shook his head after being stunned for a few seconds, "It's just an agreement with an old friend. It can be said... It's the anniversary of parting."

Shi Rui nodded imperceptibly. "Well, see you next time, Professor Green. Have a good day!"

"See you next time." The little Irish old man waved happily towards the door.

After Shi Rui left, he slowly shifted his gaze to a photo frame on the desk.

"Yes, today must be a good day." He whispered, and pressed the photo frame face down on the table.

"Ok?"

Since 20 minutes ago, Shi Rui's phone has been flashing, which made him very grateful to have turned the phone to a silent state early.Usually, when someone calls his phone with such persistence, what he is most likely to do is to blacklist the other party.Therefore, even he was surprised by his behavior the moment he pressed the answer button.

"Honey, come to the TV station?" The magician's voice was full of excitement.

"If there were a hundred options, that would be the last place I would want to be."

"Uh... Honey, where are you? We have another hour, which should be more than enough time. I'm on the 24th floor of the TV station, can you..."

"Clifford, I hate showing off." Shi Rui interrupted coldly.

The magician paused for a few seconds, and just when Shi Rui thought he had given up, he suddenly said in an aggrieved voice: "It's work. Darling, can you come?"

"...It's two o'clock in the afternoon." Shi Rui reminded the magician that his working hours hadn't arrived yet.

"Okay. Sorry. I'll call you later!"

After hanging up the phone, Shi Rui stared at the phone screen for half a minute.

That damn playboy!

He hit the call back button.

"Clifford, what is the job?"

"Ah! Shirley? It's just a contract. Uh... Kate is on leave today, maybe I can get someone to read it for me? Actually, I just... really want to see you." The magician added honestly.

"Starting in an hour?"

"Yeah. I'm going to do a short interview right away, and then I'm going to talk about that contract."

"I'll call you when we arrive." Shi Rui frowned, "The interview went well."

hang up the phone.

It only takes 20 minutes from school to TV station.Shi Rui hesitated to go back, but in the end he called a taxi directly.

When Shi Rui arrived at the TV station, the magician had obviously explained to the TV station staff.After the lady at the reception made a phone call upstairs, he was arranged to sit in the auditorium of the studio.

This is not a live broadcast.The audience in the audience cheered and applauded dutifully according to the assistant director's gestures.Shi Rui sat in the last row, watching the interview on stage.

The magician wore a white casual suit today, and the exaggerated design at the neckline made him look more tense.The long and short golden hair was fixed by the gel water into a messy shape that half covered the eyes, and Shi Rui could even see the glittering sequins stuck on it.The magician kept making gestures while speaking.Shi Rui suddenly felt that the magician's hands were so dazzlingly white that he couldn't concentrate on the content of the conversation at all, and his eyes danced with his fingertips as if they were stuck.A burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the auditorium, and the corners of Shi Rui's mouth involuntarily curled up, silently watching the magician laughing forward and backward on the stage.

"Please wait here a moment, Mr. White will be here soon."

After the show ended, Shi Rui was led to a small reception room.He sat down on the sofa and casually flipped through a magazine on the table, but the corner of his eye was always locked in the direction of the door.

Really looking forward to it...

The first time we met in daylight.

As if to confirm the expression on his face, Shi Rui raised his left hand and pressed the corner of his mouth with his thumb and index finger.It was indeed an excited smile.

"Shirley! Uh..." The magician took a step back and checked the number on the door again.

"Clifford." Shi Rui stood up from the sofa, walked towards the door with a smile. "Did I tell you my Chinese name?"

The magician blinked.This is the first time Shi Rui saw such an inconceivable expression on his face.More often than not, it's always the magician who brings the incredible feeling to others.

"Shi Rui. Shi is my surname." Shi Rui stretched out his right hand to the magician, "As I said, the name Shirley is very similar to my real name."

The magician blinked vigorously, then took Shi Rui's bandaged hand with a slightly mechanical movement. "My dear, you really scared me."

"Are you afraid of me?" Shi Rui exerted force on his hand, pulling the magician one step closer to him.

The magician shook his head, as if wondering how oppressive the same face could be to him. "So." He licked his lips, "You must not be Shirley's twin brother, right?"

"What do you say?"

Shi Rui's voice was deep and pleasant, with a male-specific aggressiveness.This made the magician doubt his ability to recognize people again.At least, this voice is exactly the same as "Shirley".

How could it have not been discovered before? !

"It's really nothing. You live in a free country." The magician said in a stiff voice.

"I heard that employers can't fire employees because of this?" Shi Rui went a step further, and finally filled those ice-blue eyes with his own reflection.

"Well, it's really not possible." The magician shook his head blankly.

"Very good. I like my current job very much, at least for now I don't want to lose it." Shi Rui raised his chin at the magician, let go of his hand and walked out the door, "Now...to see your contract? "

"Okay." The magician nodded.

Shi Rui heard the sound of swallowing saliva behind him.