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"Because you seem to be busy too." Jiang Xing said while holding a spoon.

Pei Lu was silent for a moment, and said, "It's my fault." He didn't notice all the troubles and difficulties Jiang Xing encountered. During this time, he was only busy with his own affairs. Jiang Xing must have endured and endured many injustices alone. , was his negligence.

Busy to and fro, almost forgot what is the most important thing, Pei Lu blamed himself in his heart.

Jiang Xing immediately held his hand under the table: "Don't say that, Pei Lu, I'm not your responsibility."

When Pei Lu heard this, he paused, and his face became even more ugly.

Jiang Xing was in a hurry. He really didn't seem to be able to speak very much, so he could only yell: "No, I, I can't speak."

"I just want you not to be so stressed."

Although Jiang Xing doesn't understand the twists and turns of the ups and downs of the business world, Pei Lu is his barometer and his window to see the outside world.

He can see through Pei Lu's subtle eyes, the pitch of his voice, and the speed of his speech that things are not peaceful recently.

In fact, Pei Lu concealed it very well, but Jiang Xing liked to observe him too much, silently, quietly, and calmly.

Because Pei Lu didn't want him to know, then he just pretended not to know.

If the whole world is putting pressure on Pei Lu, then there should be no more Jiang Xing.

Pei Lu held his hand backhand: "You have never been my pressure."

Jiang Xing looked over and heard Pei Lu say in a tone he couldn't understand: "You are my... ally."

It's not that Jiang Xing is attached to Pei Lu, it's that Pei Lu needs Jiang Xing, Jiang Xing is Pei Lu's closest distance to the purity and truth that he has given up for a long time.

They are people who stand together and fight. If Jiang Xing hadn't been there, he might have compromised on many things.

"Good ally," Jiang Xing nodded, feeling that he was not so lonely anymore, he pursed his lips, and after a while, he leaned over again, looked around, and said in a low voice with a serious expression: "But, ally , I always feel like something bad is going to happen.”

Like a small animal with its tentacles sticking out, he keenly sensed something was wrong. During this period of time, many things went wrong. His thesis was not published as scheduled, his PDC application was not passed, and his DCR score had this kind of oolong again. There is an invisible force in the dark that is pushing.

"No bad things will happen again," said Pei Lu, who was still so calm and calm. When facing him, he had a gentleness that was hidden deep and hard to be detected by others. "You send me your paper." Take a look, and then you should do experiments, do experiments, eat and eat, don't worry about anything, don't think too much."

"Call me if you feel flustered, okay?"

Jiang Xing waved his hand: "You will be very tired." He has been flustered a lot recently.

"I'm not tired, Jiang Xing," Pei Lu asked, "Do you trust me?"

Jiang Xing looked up into his eyes and said firmly, "I believe in you."

"I believe you."

Pei Lu suddenly wanted to pull him into his arms and hold him tightly. He felt that there was a piece of emptiness somewhere in his heart, but he held back.

Jiang Xing's eyes were very dark: "You have to trust me." He is not that fragile.

He already regretted being so positive to the administration teacher in the morning. If he could bear it, Pei Lu might not have to rush halfway across the city to come here.

Jiang Xing wanted to be more mature and calm like Pei Lu in the future, but what he didn't know was that Pei Lu was able to solve this matter so easily not because of his maturity and calmness, or not entirely because of this, but because of his status and background.

It's very realistic, because whether it's people or the school, they are bullying and fearing hard. If Pei Lu doesn't come, Jiang Xing may suffer from being dumb.

Pei Lu sent Jiang Xing back to the dormitory, emphasizing again and again that he should call himself if something happened or he was unhappy.

When going upstairs, Jiang Xing procrastinated and refused to go up, and Pei Lu didn't rush him. In order to stay with someone for a while, Jiang Xing even said that he was hungry again. He had just come out of the cafeteria, so Pei Lu went to give He bought a milk pudding ice cream and waited until he finished eating one bite at a time before leaving.

Back in the car, the secretary had already responded to what he wanted to check.

It was no different from Pei Lu's guess.

Several influential editors in the circle and some medium-level publication scouts have more or less received winds of cautiously using data or articles signed by Jiang Xing.

No one wants to dip into this muddy water. The economic market and academic integrity will inevitably be impacted and disturbed by capital.

This means that for a long time to come, the name Jiang Xing will become an untouchable taboo in important journals and academic circles.

As for when this frozen period will end, it may be soon, or it may be a long time. It may be the moment when Pei Lu is willing to compromise, or it may be forever.

Anyway, Jiang Xing is just an unknown junior now, who would be willing to offend the capital backer because of his talent and ability.

Pei Lu's hand holding the steering wheel was tight, as if a heavy stone was weighing on his heart and he couldn't breathe. He thought of Jiang Xing's clear eyes, and his face that was sometimes aloof and sometimes cute.

His Jiang Xing is still working hard to restore the verification experiment with hope, and simply thinks that as long as the experimental data report is overturned, it is a victory. He believes in academic fairness and clarity, and he will never know that he is gnashing his teeth The little hope he insisted on will be extinguished, and his great future will be buried by a group of dark and despicable shameless people. Those greedy demons will step on the bones of his wronged soul to grab the glory and huge profits that do not belong to him .

Every time Pei Lu thought of the gloomy and disappointed and puzzled expression in Jiang Xing's eyes, he would feel that something was broken, whether it was a crack in the flawless jade, or the silence of the green grass and green trees after being caught on fire, with a desperate and lonely courage The unwillingness to be as high as the sky disappeared silently.

It is too difficult for ordinary people to pursue something, Jiang Xing shouldn't be like this, he was just unlucky to meet Ye Yiliang Fans.

Pei Lu absolutely does not want and cannot accept the fall of such a luminous star, silent in the darkness covered by the hand of power.

Jiang Xing's single-handed heroism and the solemnity of fighting alone had deeply impacted Pei Lu's soul. At that time, he felt that he had seen the persistent, pure, and unyielding beauty of human nature, and it was also the moment when he was closest to "pure truth". Now I don't want to see this kind of "beauty" and "toughness" that I have been forced to struggle with, it's so helpless.

There should be Pei Lu beside Jiang Xing.

Pei Lu wants to build a solid light track, so that this bright planet will not be disturbed by any objects and resistance, and swim freely in the deep sea of ​​science and the universe of truth.

He didn't know whether Pei Yiwen or the Liang family and the Ye family were behind the warnings one after another, or if they were colluding together. He only knew that there was not much time left for him, and Jiang Xing could not suffer any more harm.

Pei Lu closed his eyes, then opened them again.

Looking at the message sent by the secretary, I was silent for a long time.

[Mr. Pei, Mr. Fang called again to make an appointment for dinner tonight. Excuse me, do you want to accept the appointment this time? 】

Pei Lu sent a text message to Jiang Xing [Jiang Xing, you must always trust me like today. 】

Then reply to the secretary [OK]