302: Unreasonable thoughts

After learning the news about Lin You recommending National I, he immediately sent a message to Du Zhaoyu, who was not surprised about him participating in the National I defense.

But, going back to Ancheng?

Du Zhaoyu looked confused. "Why do you suddenly need to go back to Ancheng? Is something wrong at home? Did your aunt and uncle call you back?"

Since Lin You wasn't in a bad mood, Du Zhaoyu didn't suspect anything negative.

Lin You wasn't planning on hiding anything. "My high school English Teacher, named Yin Lihua, is 28 years old and very beautiful. Xiao Yu'er, do you remember her? She..."

Du Zhaoyu also remembered Sister Yin. She had seen her up close a few times during the basketball game, and occasionally ran into her on campus. Listening to Lin You's story, Du Zhaoyu felt a sense of shared outrage, grinding her teeth audibly.

Not until Lin You finished speaking did Du Zhaoyu say bitterly, "I've always said that good grades don't mean good character. That guy is truly the scum of the Experimental Class!"

Although Sister Yin was beautiful, she was 28 and still Lin You's teacher. Du Zhaoyu wasn't jealous in the slightest; her concern was purely due to her deep affection for Lin You.

“Yeah, my teacher Professor Zheng is an Academician. I also got his permission. I'm preparing to go back to Ancheng to help Teacher Yin. Isn't the opposing party from the education system? My teacher also happens to be in the education system. If we compete based on connections, I think we can win~”

Du Zhaoyu squinted her eyes, which looked like crescent moons. "Treasure You, you truly are the righteous person I know~"

Lin You grinned widely. "Just average, it's all thanks to Xiao Yu'er's good teaching~"

After eating, Lin You took Du Zhaoyu to the apartment in the complex. He packed his notebook, pad, and paper and pen, filling his backpack. He didn't need to bring a change of clothes, since Ancheng was his home base.

Upon entering Lin You's room, Du Zhaoyu was a little shy, thinking that since Lin You was leaving for a while, he was planning to take advantage of their last moments together to do something naughty.

However, Lin You was planning to grind out the final task for the [legendres conjecture] that night, so he naturally needed to conserve his energy.

Beautiful women would only affect Lin You's progress on grinding the task.

After Lin You finished packing his backpack, he glanced at the time.

The last high-speed train from Nandu City back to Ancheng was at four in the afternoon. There were no direct high-speed trains to Ancheng in the evening.

Although Li Qingbo had a car, Lin You wanted to grind the task that night. If Li Qingbo drove alone for the entire eight-plus hours on the highway at night, Lin You worried it wouldn't be safe.

So the final itinerary was: Tonight, Lin You and Li Qingbo would take the high-speed train from Nandu City to the Provincial City, stay there overnight, and then take the first high-speed train from the Provincial City back to Ancheng the next morning, arriving back in Ancheng shortly after seven a.m.

Since there was still over an hour until the train departed, Lin You called Li Qingbo and arranged for him to drive to the apartment complex entrance to pick him up in half an hour.

Lin You finished looking at his phone, raised his head to glance at Du Zhaoyu, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Xiao Yu'er, why is your face so red? I haven't turned on the heating here, either?"

Du Zhaoyu tightened her woolen coat and pouted, thinking, Go ahead and laugh at me! Go ahead and laugh at me! Just try not to take my clothes off later!

Half an hour later, hugging Lin You while lying on the bed, they chatted with their eyes closed for half an hour, and Du Zhaoyu's clothes weren't even ruffled.

Even when Lin You received a call from Li Qingbo saying he was downstairs, there was still no hanky-panky.

Lin You put on his backpack and took Du Zhaoyu's hand, preparing to go downstairs. He gave a gentle tug but found she didn't move.

Lin You turned back to look at Du Zhaoyu and noticed she was lightly biting her lip, her eyes filled with a hint of resentment.

"Did you... stop loving me?"

Du Zhaoyu wasn't some kind of melancholy woman. It was just that although they saw each other and spent time together every day, they both loved studying, so they usually kept busy with their own things. The few times Lin You had tricked Du Zhaoyu into coming here, he would teach her some 'handicrafts.'

Kissing and touching and all that.

Lin You being so pure today was extremely abnormal!

If something is abnormal, there must be a demon!

Lin You stared at Du Zhaoyu dumbfounded, his face full of question marks.

???

Love, love, love! How could I not love Xiao Yu'er?!

Even if I don't love myself, I have to love you!

Lin You was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood Du Zhaoyu's thought process. He held back a laugh, stepped forward, and rubbed her head.

“Ahem... Xiao Yu'er, do you remember me telling you I was researching the [legendres conjecture]? I feel like I've hit on a good idea recently, and I plan to stay up tonight to study it again. You know, researching a problem of this difficulty takes a lot of energy, so...”

Halfway through his explanation, Du Zhaoyu immediately covered her ears, shaking her head and acting like, "I'm not listening, I'm not listening to those grating sounds."

Lin You burst into laughter, rushed forward, hugged Du Zhaoyu, and kissed her passionately.

Until... "Lin You! Hurry up and get down here! Does it take you ten minutes just to walk downstairs?" Li Qingbo, having arrived downstairs and not seeing anyone, sounded quite annoyed.

Du Zhaoyu wiped her mouth and followed Lin You downstairs, feeling reassured.

When Li Qingbo saw Du Zhaoyu, he immediately swallowed his "curses," walked forward fawningly, and smiled, "Oh, so Du Zhaoyu, you're here..."

Du Zhaoyu also knew Li Qingbo, and the two exchanged smiles and greetings.

Du Zhaoyu was not reserved in front of Lin You's Buddy; she bid farewell to the two of them gracefully and generously.

Once they got in the car, Li Qingbo drove out of the complex and sped toward the high-speed rail station.

"You little brat..."

Lin You knew what Li Qingbo was about to say, so he quickly started pointing fingers like a husky, preempting him.

"Brother Bo, don't you have several girlfriends too?"

"Bullshit! At most, I only count as seamless transitions!"

"Sigh, you don't understand me..."

"I f*cking understand you perfectly. Du Zhaoyu, Xie Xingmeng, Wang Xiaoyi—all three girls are super great. If I were you, I wouldn't bear to give up any of them either... But have you considered this? Do you have the heart to let down three such wonderful girls?"

Actually... your sister Qian Manzhi is also rushing to join the party. If it weren't for Buddy's sense of loyalty, you'd really be my brother-in-law... Lin You looked resentfully at Li Qingbo, thought for a moment, and replied, 'Yes, I can't bear to. That's why I'm not planning on letting down a single one.'

Li Qingbo: '...'

A scumbag truly understands another scumbag.

Li Qingbo quickly understood Lin You's meaning and stopped wasting words. 'Sigh, just pray for yourself. Your Buddy will happily watch you get beaten up by three... no, two Lao Dengs later! No! You really aren't human, kid! Wang Xiaoyi... sigh!'

Lin You couldn't tell Li Qingbo about the system's memory fragments; even if he did, no one would likely believe the so-called 'alternate timeline.'

He could only silently bear the infamy and enjoy the fortune of having three good friends.

He who wants to wear the crown must bear its weight!

Ten minutes later, they arrived at the high-speed rail station. Li Qingbo parked the car in the station parking lot, and the two quickly got out and hurried inside to check their tickets.

It wasn't until they had boarded the train and found their seats that Li Qingbo realized something was wrong.

"Lin You, hiss... I suddenly thought of something. Sister Yin... you don't have improper thoughts about Sister Yin too, do you?!"