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Mr. Chang was invited to go abroad again within a few days. After the banquet that night, Jiang Xing didn't see Pei Lu again. One is that Pei Lu is busy. The summit event is coming soon. He was invited to attend as a representative of experts and scholars and needs to prepare a proposal .

Another reason is Jiang Xing's deliberate avoidance. He was drunk that night and couldn't remember what happened, but he could guess that Pei Lu opened a room for him to rest.

Otherwise, who else would take care of him so kindly, he knows his popularity in the research room.

I don't know if I was drunk or not.

Jiang Xing absent-mindedly stirred the reagents.

Avoiding Pei Lu is nothing more than not wanting to acknowledge the other party's favor.

Pei Lu was indeed very caring and considerate. He woke up in the middle of the night and found that his body was refreshed, his throat seemed to be on fire, and he could reach the water beside the bed with his hand.

Jiang Xing froze on the bedside, his body relaxed and his heart heavy.

Facts have proved that people like Pei Lu are scary, you can't see his purpose, you don't even know what this person wants to do, he can disturb people's mind easily, and make people upset.

Maybe Pei Lu was just doing it smoothly, out of self-cultivation, with little effort, but in the heart of Jiang Xing, who has a strong sense of boundaries, he already owes a huge favor.

Social fear is most afraid of debts of favor.

Because I don't want to pay it back.

There is a more important reason, it seems that once he admits this, he will no longer be able to give the other party a cold face like before, asking him why he wants to cover and indulge Ye Yi.

Short-handed, soft-mouthed.

He even wanted to rush up and tell Pei Lu, you don't have to be so nice to me, don't waste your time, I'm not someone who can be bought with a little favor! !

However, Jiang Xing thought that his thinking was very clear and analyzed, one size for one size.

No matter how many good people and good deeds the other party has done after learning from Lei Feng, it is a fact to cover up plagiarism, how can they write it off just because of these cares that they don't need?

He, Jiang Xing, didn't beg Pei Lu to take care of him.

And if Pei Lu did all these superficial efforts to protect Ye Yi's idiot, it would only make him feel more disgusted.

The recent atmosphere in the laboratory is obviously a little restless.

Underneath the step-by-step calm, there is a faint undercurrent.

The hot topic after dinner is naturally the upcoming Yafeng Technology Forum meeting.

This summit has a very high standard, and being able to participate will be a very beautiful touch on your personal resume.

In this highly competitive department, no one said anything on the surface, but everyone secretly worked hard.

Jiang Xing went to pick up the water, and when he passed the office, the door was not closed tightly. Fang Xu's comforting voice came through the crack of the door: "There is nothing to worry about. Who else can Ah Lu choose if he doesn't take you there?"

"Those in the third year of research are busy applying for Ph.D.s and graduate studies, and those in the second year of research have individual projects. They are so busy that they can't leave at all. They must not even have time to prepare the proposal."

"Besides, your recent reports have been completed well. If you send me your proposals, I'll find someone to polish them for you. When we have dinner together at night, I told Ah Li, don't worry."

Ye Yi smiled, thanked Brother Xu, and immediately felt a little embarrassed: "But... there is still that person, I'm afraid..."

It was impossible for Fang Xu to let Pei Lu take Jiang Xing out alone, he patted Ye Yi and said solemnly: "A nerd is worth your fear, don't think about it, Jiang Xing has a little background, but it's not enough. "

"Pei Lu, who is so arrogant and resolute, can't stand Jiang Xing's dull, rigid and unprofessional assistant. He has always been the most annoying person. What can you do if you are dead reading, and it won’t be a big joke if you take it out.”

Just in case, Ye Yi decided to give Fang Xu a sneak peek: "But Jiang Xing's academic grades are much higher than mine in the school year... It seems that he is still studying the experimental deduction of topics related to the summit. Brother Pei also said in the regular meeting that day that he The data is very neat, I'm afraid..."

Fang Xu said, "You don't understand this." He has been working as a deputy in the laboratory for several years: "Pei Lu is the manager, and there must always be a few people who do practical things under him, so it depends on his data. It’s okay and it’s useful to be willing to stay in the laboratory all day, but if he continues to make trouble like this, he will have to leave sooner or later, and it’s not like he can’t find someone who is better at data than him.”

Ye Yi was really worried, Fang Xu boasted: "As for the standard of selecting people based on grade points, the director will just say it casually, and he won't remember what he said when he gets drunk at the dinner."

"It's up to you, Brother Pei, who is more suitable to go and who to actually take. I'll talk to him later..."

Jiang Xing couldn't hear what the two of them said after that.

On the test bench on the left, someone should be using a radioactive device, making a dull sound, a bit like his slow heartbeat.

Jiang Xing used to think that although the academic atmosphere of Institute S is not particularly fair and transparent, it is still a good platform in all aspects. It has a high starting point, a broad vision, and good benefits. It is a good place to learn the most advanced and cutting-edge professional knowledge. place of shelter.

But now, seeing his opportunities being taken away again and again, he is helpless, numb with anger, and disheartened.

His creation is not respected, his dedication and value are not recognized, and his ambitions and ideals cannot be realized.

In the eyes of others, he is just a cheap labor force who works tirelessly to create profits, and he is not kicked out in embarrassment only because he still has some value.

Feeling very depressed, on the way back, he bumped into someone absent-mindedly, and when he looked up, he turned out to be the same as those two people just now.

Jiang Xing numbly said sorry, bowed his head and walked forward in a muffled voice. By now, he no longer wanted to argue with these people.

"What's wrong?" Pei Lu noticed something was wrong with him, and gently grabbed his arm. Jiang Xing flinched reflexively, glared at him, and left without saying anything.

There was something vicious in that look, like an angry cat after being snatched.

Pei Lu stood in the empty corridor with no expression on his face. He felt that the air conditioner was too high today, and his heart was so cold that he was kicked hard by the cat and scratched a few bloody marks.

He didn't expect them to meet again like this. He thought that after the night of the old man's birthday, even if Jiang Xing still didn't like him, at least one or two points of inherent prejudice and hostility could be erased.

It's just that he thought it unilaterally.

Enthusiasm in exchange for more intense boredom and disgust.

He seems to be doing the wrong thing, and he can't get any good.

Jiang Xing's mood is like the rain that is about to fall in summer, you don't know when it will fall, it is unpredictable, occasionally there will be a burst of thunder, but you have to carry an umbrella all day.

Pei Lu stood where he was, silently looking out the window at the setting sun and the vast expanse of sunset, feeling powerless and helpless that he had never felt before.

If not, he thought, he had already surpassed too much for the curiosity and envy at the beginning, and he could actually stop the loss.

In fact, he can, as long as he wants to.

During the dinner party at night, Fang Xu, who was originally full of words, felt Pei Lu's low-pressure aura, so he only dared to ask a little: "The agenda for the summit has been set, Ah Lu, who do you want to take with you?" Is it gone?"

Pei Lu was absent-minded: "I know it myself."

Still can't help but take out the phone to read the information.

Fang Xu was about to recommend Ye Yi, but before he opened his mouth, Pei Lu, who was flipping through the message, suddenly raised his hand in a gesture of restraint, and ordered quickly, "Don't talk to me yet."

Fang Xu was taken aback. Pei Lu didn't look very good looking at his phone, so he raised his breath and asked, "What's going on?"