Incurable Pain IP Chapter 81

IP Chapter 81

Incurable Pain | Chapter 81

During the period from December to Spring Festival, it’s the least busy time for research inst.i.tutes in the whole year.

Without endless experiments to do, Bai Xunyin was simply called back to the school by Li Chengfeng to serve as a teaching a.s.sistant for a while—this was also one of the ‘courses’ that doctoral students needed to do.

However, Li Chengfeng didn’t have many public cla.s.ses per month, and he didn’t allow Bai Xunyin to a.s.sist other professors as a teaching a.s.sistant. Instead, the girl was happy to be free, shuttling between the research inst.i.tute and school.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost January.

Before New Year’s Day, Li Chengfeng had a lecture in the grand hall at Lan University.

Lan University has a strict academic atmosphere, and the students who can choose to take his physics cla.s.s are basically all master’s or above, so naturally, there were no empty seats.

Bai Xunyin helped with fetching things and writing on the board. Most of the time, she quietly and obediently debugged experimental instruments and checked experiment reports.

—However, after the cla.s.s, when she was collecting papers, she unexpectedly encountered an ‘unexpected guest’.

The young man in front of her had a handsome and refined face. After handing in his paper at the desk, he didn’t leave but instead leaned on the table with his two long arms.

He looked at Bai Xunyin with a very contented smile, and the words that came out of his mouth were sweet, “Senior Sister.”

This face… seemed somewhat familiar inexplicably. 

Bai Xunyin was stunned for a while before she gradually realized who the boy in front of her was.

He was Sheng Jianian, the boy she had met briefly at the university.

But Bai Xunyin was accustomed to being calm on her face, and even though she knew the person, she didn’t react much, just nodded calmly.

She casually and politely asked, “Are you studying at Lan University now?”

“Yes, I’m now a graduate student at Lan University.” 

After Sheng Jianian said this, a hint of grievance suddenly flashed between his eyebrows and eyes. 

He fixedly looked at Bai Xunyin and said, “Senior Sister, why didn’t you add me on WeChat?”

Bai Xunyin was puzzled, “You added me on WeChat?”

“Of course!” 

Sheng Jianian said accusingly, “I’ve added you more than ten times.”

…

“I’m sorry.” Bai Xunyin apologized somewhat apologetically. 

“I usually don’t add people I don’t know.”

Perhaps he did apply more than ten times, but she didn’t notice.

But Sheng Jianian became even more angry after hearing this. 

He said indignantly, “Senior Sister, I wrote my name in the application form!”

“…”

Bai Xunyin fell silent. 

Could she say that she even forgot his name?

“Hey, are you done?” 

A student behind who was also waiting to submit the paper became impatient, urging Sheng Jianian in front, “There are people waiting behind.”

As soon as Bai Xunyin heard this, she took the opportunity to persuade him, “Sorry, I’m working now, you go ahead…”

“Senior Sister, then I’ll wait for you outside!” 

Sheng Jianian interrupted her, smiling innocently, “Shall we have lunch together?”

After issuing this invitation, he hurried away without waiting for Bai Xunyin’s answer, as if afraid she would refuse.

Bai Xunyin watched his energetic figure leave with some helplessness, shaking her head slightly.

She thought he was just a restless young man and didn’t take it to heart.

Not until she finished her work slowly and left the cla.s.sroom did Bai Xunyin, still standing in the school corridor waiting, feel a slight surprise.

She subconsciously asked, “Why are you still here?”

The young man, dressed in casual clothes with a punk style, had earphones hanging around his neck and was leaning against the wall leisurely.

He brightened up when he saw Bai Xunyin coming out, but his expression quickly dimmed after hearing her question—changing unpredictably like a flash of light.

“Senior Sister, you really hurt me.” 

Sheng Jianian complained, but then he walked over to take the pile of teaching materials from Bai Xunyin’s arms, muttering, “Didn’t we agree to have lunch together?”

???

When did they agree to that??

The appearance of the young man made Bai Xunyin’s internal alarm bells ring loudly. She didn’t feel old enough to need someone else to help her carry things. She took back the teaching materials.

Bai Xunyin adjusted the strands of hair by her ears and asked faintly, “Why do you want to have lunch together?”

Sheng Jianian looked down at his empty hands, feeling a hint of disappointment.

“Just to have a meal together, isn’t that right, Senior Sister?” 

Sheng Jianian shrugged, pretending to be relaxed and joking, “Because of our ‘blind date’?”

…

What does that have to do with their ‘blind date’?

And besides, was that considered a blind date?

“Be more careful with your words.” 

Bai Xunyin said seriously, “We only met briefly that time.”

They hadn’t eaten a meal or exchanged more than a few words. 

Could that be considered a blind date standard?

“For Senior Sister, it might just be a brief encounter, quickly forgetting my name, not even caring that I applied to be your friend more than ten times.”

Sheng Jianian sighed, looking very desolate, his voice low, “But for me, it’s not like that. I often think of you, but you never want to talk to me.”

After deliberately arranging for them to meet, Sheng Jianian thought that from then on, he wouldn’t need to secretly search for Bai Xunyin’s traces or continue his obscure crush.

He thought he could approach her openly, but a few days later, when he couldn’t get in touch with Bai Xunyin and asked Zhao Na about it, he learned that Bai Xunyin had already returned to Linlan.

This senior sister never paid any attention to him from start to finish.

And his unrequited love also came to an end.

At that moment, Sheng Jianian felt like he was going crazy.

Because of his superior intellect and even more superior looks, he had always had an easy time in life, almost never experiencing the feeling of being rejected—yet now he understood what complete disregard truly meant.

Bai Xunyin.

From then on, Sheng Jianian remembered this name thoroughly.

But the clearer he remembered, the harder it was to forget.

So, after much thought, Sheng Jianian still applied to be a master’s student at Lan University and chose to major in physics, only because he knew Bai Xunyin was studying for her doctorate at Lan University.

Although he had been prepared for it long ago, and even deliberately laid the groundwork to meet her.

But when facing Bai Xunyin in reality, just pretending nothing happened already took almost all of Sheng Jianian’s strength.

Even though he tried hard to restrain himself, his voice and emotions still couldn’t help but reveal a hint of complaint.

But Bai Xunyin, who had no idea about Sheng Jianian’s inner journey, just felt his sudden pitifulness and complaints were somewhat inexplicable.

“Sorry, I really don’t remember your name, so I didn’t add you on WeChat, it wasn’t deliberate disregard.” 

Bai Xunyin thought for a moment and made a very ‘fair’ suggestion—

“How about you ignore me too, then we’ll be even.”

…

“No.” 

After a moment of silence, Sheng Jianian stood firm in front of Bai Xunyin and said persistently, “I just want Senior Sister to treat me to a meal.”

What kind of kid is this after all?

Bai Xunyin felt somewhat helpless, looking at the boy three years younger than her. She didn’t want to argue with him, so she just nodded and said, “Okay, let’s go to the cafeteria.”

Bai Xunyin didn’t plan to go out alone with boys except for the cafeteria.

And Sheng Jianian didn’t mind—no matter where, being able to have a meal with Bai Xunyin was a victory for him.

In the afternoon, there weren’t many people in the Lan University cafeteria, and almost all the tables around them were empty.

Maybe because of this, they were served quite a lot of dishes.

Naturally, under the pretext of treating someone to a meal, Bai Xunyin couldn’t be too stingy, so even in the cafeteria, she ordered four dishes to entertain Sheng Jianian, who seemed to be hungry.

Before eating, Bai Xunyin took a picture of the dishes on the table with her phone.

“Senior Sister.” 

Sheng Jianian couldn’t help but smile when he saw this, “Do you girls all like taking pictures before eating?”

He had seen about half of the ten girls he knew do this, and eighty percent of them posted it on Moments—by the way, he was really curious about what Bai Xunyin’s Moments looked like.

After taking the picture, Bai Xunyin fiddled with her phone for a while before bowing her head to eat. 

“I don’t know, maybe.”

“Why do you take pictures?” 

Sheng Jianian blinked his eyes twice. 

“To post on Moments?”

“Um, no.” 

After swallowing what was in her mouth, Bai Xunyin replied, “To send to my boyfriend.”

…

After a strange silence, Sheng Jianian stiffly swallowed the food in his throat, then asked with difficulty, “…Boyfriend?”

“Yes.” Bai Xunyin nodded. 

“He asked me to take pictures of what I eat if I’m eating outside and send them to him.”

It was actually a bit troublesome, but that guy Yu Luoyin had a beautiful reason for it, saying that since he was responsible for her diet, he had to ensure it was balanced. So, he compulsorily demanded that Bai Xunyin take pictures of what she ate and show it to him as long as she wasn’t eating with him.

At first, it was a bit uncomfortable, but gradually Bai Xunyin got used to it.

It’s just that when talking about it, there was a bit of sweet trouble between her delicate eyebrows.

“Senior Sister, you have a boyfriend?” 

Sheng Jianian seemed to have lost his soul for a moment, his handsome face pale, and he murmured, “When did this happen?”

Bai Xunyin glanced at him and squinted her eyes.

“A few months ago.” 

Bai Xunyin already had a clear understanding of Sheng Jianian’s little thoughts, so she said calmly, “But I’ve known my boyfriend for a long time.”

Sheng Jianian’s hand holding the chopsticks tightened, and he unconsciously asked, “Do you like him?”

His tone couldn’t help but become a bit aggressive.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Yu Luoyin’s reply popped up on the phone screen.

“Four dishes? Who are you eating with to have such a sumptuous meal?”

Sometimes, men’s insight are simply terrifying.

Bai Xunyin couldn’t help but smile, her brows and eyes were open, without any concealment, purely joyful.

“Of course.” 

She replied to Yu Luoyin’s message, saying naturally, “If I didn’t like him, why would I be with him?”

As she finished typing the last sentence, Bai Xunyin put her phone face down on the table and continued to eat.

Although she felt a little awkward eating with Sheng Jianian after understanding his motives, playing with her phone while eating was still a manifestation of rudeness, so Bai Xunyin chose to respect him.

“Senior Sister.” 

But the boy came prepared. Feeling like he had ‘failed before he even started,’ Sheng Jianian couldn’t help feeling extremely depressed, his voice m.u.f.fled, “Is he very good-looking? Is he better than me? Or is he more outstanding than me?”

This was being straightforward.

Bai Xunyin was taken aback, looking at Sheng Jianian’s face, which bore a slight resemblance to Yu Luoyin, with a somewhat aggrieved expression. 

Suddenly, she felt a bit sorry.

Of course, she felt sorry for the ‘boy who looked like Yu Luoyin,’ and she just lightly uttered a sound of agreement.