Heartburn

It's okay.

Professor Fu always has a habit of saying that he is fine, and it is always like this. Everyone is unhappy when the project is rejected, but Fu Nan'an is obviously the most anxious one. After a few days, he has lost weight visible to the naked eye. It was black and blue, and the corners of his mouth were blistered. Caretaker Chi looked anxious in his eyes, but he couldn't do anything.

Chi Zhao was not the only one who was anxious. The entire project team was very anxious. Everyone felt uncomfortable seeing Professor Fu like this, and some even thought of giving up.

"Otherwise...forget it?" Who knows who made the start, and soon a group of people echoed.

"Yeah, otherwise forget it, this time is an accident, we have another time."

"That's necessary. The ability of our team is obvious to all. Are you afraid of this opportunity to stumble?"

"It's better for An Ansheng to do the experiment first. Anyway, the next defense will start soon. Let's make sure next time."

People are always good at self-regulation, and no one is willing to let it go down like this. Everyone chattered about the future experimental arrangement, and when it was reported to Fu Nan'an, Fu Nan'an was silent for a long time.

Fu Nan'an twirled his blind stick with his fingertips and said, "Give me a little more time."

Professor Fu's tone was exhausted, the exhaustion that Chi Zhao had never seen before. Chi Zhao didn't know what he was going to do or what he could do, so he could only run to Fu Nan'an when he was free, and help Fu Nan'an do it. Some small things within one's ability, to help his eyes.

With a warm towel over his eyes, Fu Nan'an asked Chi Zhao, "What do you think?"

Chi Zhao was stunned for a moment: "What do you think?"

"On this matter," Fu Nan'an said, "They all said it's better to give up. What do you think? I want to hear your opinion."

So far, Chi Zhao has never expressed his thoughts. He was afraid of disturbing Fu Nan'an's thinking and adding pressure to him. But since Professor Fu wanted to ask Chi Zhao, he didn't hide it. Chi Zhao paused and said: " I don’t think it can be done like that.”

Fu Nan'an asked, "Why?"

"I don't think so," Chi Zhao said, "Didn't you say before that you have to fight for your rights? Ours should be ours and shouldn't be taken away by others, or at least there must be a reason."

Chi Zhao spoke very earnestly, and after he finished speaking, he raised his eyes to Fu Nan'an, and asked back, "Professor, what do you think?"

Fu Nan'an was silent for a while, then said, "Understood."

For a moment, he murmured in a low voice: "Give me a little more time."

Afterwards, Fu Nan'an didn't speak any more, neither did Chi Zhao. After applying the eye mask, Chi Zhao left silently. Before leaving, Fu Nan'an was still sitting at the table, with a tired face that Chi Zhao had never seen before. Chi Zhao took a deep look at him, and strode out of the office door as if he had made a decision.

In the next few days, Fu Nan'an was very busy, so busy that he ran around every day and didn't even have time to eat. He was so busy that he hadn't contacted Chi Zhao for several days.

Two days passed in a flash, and the project team slowly began to conduct experiments. When Fu Nan'an came to see it, he neither supported nor objected, but suddenly found that there seemed to be a missing person.

Fu Nan'an asked, "Why didn't Chi Zhao come?"

A student replied: "He seems to have something to do these two days."

Fu Nan'an asked back, "Is there something wrong?"

"I don't know exactly what it is," the man said, "Anyway, he said he has something to do and he wants to ask for two days off."

Fu Nan'an thought that he was really too busy, and he didn't even find out that Chi Zhao had asked for leave. He sent a message on WeChat asking what happened to Chi Zhao, and after a while, Chi Zhao replied.

-[It's okay, Professor Fu, I have some business of my own these two days, and I will go there in two days. ]

Chi Zhao didn't say that Fu Nan'an naturally didn't ask too much. Everyone has their own private affairs. Fu Nan'an is not someone who likes to ask questions to the end. He believes that Chi Zhao can handle it well.

Professor Fu has always believed in Chi Zhao, but believing and worrying are two different things. For the next few days, Chi Zhao didn't come to the laboratory, nor did he come to help him put his eyes on. Fu Nan'an was afraid that something might happen to Chi Zhao, so he deliberately Went to him there.

That night Chi Zhao was on duty, Fu Nan'an specially transferred the shift, and pushed open the door on duty: "Is Chi Zhao here?"

Chi Zhao was lying on the table writing something, and when he saw Fu Nan'an, he was stunned for a second, obviously a little surprised: "Professor? Why are you here?"

"Can't I come?" Fu Nan'an raised his eyebrows, deliberately teasing him, Chi Zhao quickly helped him find a chair to sit down, Fu Nan'an said thank you, and asked: "What have you been up to these days? Why haven't you come over?" ?”

Professor Fu has always cared about people, this is true for others, especially for Chi Zhao, he sat next to Chi Zhao and rested his hands on the table naturally, Chi Zhao hesitated: "No, I'm not busy."

Having said that, Fu Nan'an realized that something was wrong. Chi Zhao said that he was busy before and now he said he was not busy. This was obviously contradictory. Fu Nan'an asked, "Are you really all right?"

He thought carefully, thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Don't be angry with me, are you?"

Chi Zhao opened his mouth to say something, Fu Nan'an apologized softly: "I've been busy for the past two days, and I haven't taken care of you. If I get angry because of this, I will apologize to you."

While talking, Fu Nan'an reflected for a moment. He had been busy with other things these two days, and he really didn't care much about Chi Zhao. He was afraid that Chi Zhao would be really angry, so he quietly waited for Chi Zhao's reply after speaking. , Chi Zhao quickly shook his head: "No, I'm not angry."

"I'm not angry, why didn't you come here suddenly?" Fu Nan'an asked, "You haven't been here for several days, have you?"

"Four days," Chi Zhao said, "I'll be fine with one more day, and I'll be done soon."

Hearing this, Fu Nan'an smiled and relaxed a little: "Is something really wrong?"

Chi Zhao said, "Really."

"Can you tell me anything?"

Chi Zhao's lips opened and closed, and the words came to his lips: "Professor, I am..."

Fu Nan'an raised his eyes to signal him to continue, Chi Zhao pursed his lips, and finally said, "I'll tell you after I finish writing."

Fu Nan'an said, "Okay."

Chi Zhao didn't talk about Fu Nan'an, so he didn't ask any more questions. After confirming that Chi Zhao was really not angry, Fu Nan'an was relieved, and chatted with him.

While chatting, Chi Zhao couldn't help staring at Fu Nan'an's eyes all the time. They were a pair of beautiful eyes, but it was a pity that they were dull as if covered by a layer of fog. Chi Zhao's heart skipped a beat.Unable to hold back, he called "Professor", Fu Nan'an looked up at him, Chi Zhao shook his head again: "It's nothing."

Then they talked about other things,

It was a very pleasant night. There was no major incident on duty. The two chatted a lot without knowing it. They kept silent about the failure of the project and only talked about happy topics, so there was a rare long-lost smile on their faces.

At this time, six days had passed since their project was defeated, and it was uncomfortable no matter what happened when the matter was on their minds. This was a long-lost smile for the two of them.

Fu Nan'an stayed until late at night before going back. Early the next morning, Chi Zhao reappeared in the laboratory.

Fu Nan'an was a little surprised to see Chi Zhao coming over, he didn't expect it to be so soon: "Are you done with your work?"

Chi Zhao nodded: "It's almost there, there is still a finishing touch."

"What ending?" Hearing the conversation between the two, a senior brother rushed over to join in the fun. He smiled and bumped Chi Zhao's shoulder, "Is there any secret work that Xiaochi didn't tell us?"

The people in the experimental group have a good relationship. They get along day and night. They are comrades-in-arms and friends. Everyone is worried that Chi Zhao hasn’t come these days. This is the third person who came to ask about Chi Zhao’s situation. Chi Zhao He smiled and explained: "You will know in two days."

The senior brother was overjoyed: "You are not mean enough, are you really hiding a secret from us?"

Chi Zhao nodded and shook his head again, and said, "You will know."

After that, the senior brother knocked on the sidelines a few times, Chi Zhao still didn't say anything, his mouth was as tight as glue, the senior brother really couldn't do anything, he tried everything, and finally he could only shake his head and say: "Forget it Forget it, I won't ask."

He sighed: "Your mouth is really strict, could it be that you have prepared some surprises for us?"

Chi Zhao acquiesced to his praise, and after a moment, he whispered, "I hope it's a surprise."

Chi Zhao was going to prepare a surprise for everyone. By noon, the word had spread throughout the experimental group. Several groups of people came to ask what was going on with Chi Zhao. Chi Zhao pressed the center of his eyebrows and sighed helplessly. : "This is also passed too fast."

"Since it has been passed on, then you should say it," a senior sister advised him, "Anyway, you will know sooner or later, so you might as well say it earlier."

Chi Zhao opened his mouth to say something, and another senior brother also opened his mouth: "It's such a good time at noon, if something really happens, we can catch up and have a meal outside!"

"That's it!"

"Eat and eat!"

Everyone was rushing to cater, and it was true that they had been suffocated for the past few days.The matter of losing the election has been in their hearts for a long time and has been uncomfortable for a long time. Now they finally have something to adjust the atmosphere. A group of people caught Chi Zhao to tease him. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Chi Zhao said it or not, everyone just wanted to Happy happy.

Losing the election is a pity, everyone thinks so in their hearts, but the reality is here, and it can't be over forever. One week is enough for them to revive and work hard again. Seeing that the publicity period is coming After that, the matter will be a foregone conclusion, and everyone is preparing for the next application.

"It's all over, it's over."

This is what everyone said. They calmed down and put all their energy into the next application. Until the afternoon, when Chi Zhao was alone holding the computer and typing for a long time, Chi Zhao finally pressed the button. Press the Enter key, and said in a very calm tone: "This matter is not over yet."

He said: "Our result is problematic. I reported to the review team of the project with my real name."