When the car passed by the large supermarket downstairs of Zhou Cibai’s house, Gu Jiqing whispered, “Stop for a moment, I’m going to buy something.”
Zhou Cibai stopped the car and looked back at him, somewhat puzzled: “Aren’t there toiletries and spare clothes in the suitcase?”
“En, but aren’t there any extra sheets and blankets at your home?” Gu Jiqing made a shopping list on his mobile phone and looked up at Zhou Cibai.
He looked so innocent, as if he were talking about something that was perfectly natural and normal.
Zhou Cibai was stunned.
What does it mean?
Gu Jiqing didn’t plan to live in the same room and sleep in the same bed with him?
They are living under the same roof, but they have to live in two different places?!
This was completely different from what Zhou Cibai had imagined. He quickly asked, “Can’t you just stay in my room?”
“Isn’t it inconvenient for me to live in your room?” Gu Jiqing said, “We only do it once a week. Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable for you if we lived together at other times?”
After all, they all knew about Zhou Cibai’s vigorous energy.
What Gu Jiqing said made so much sense that Zhou Cibai was unable to refute it for a moment.
But why only once a week?
Didn’t they agree to add one more time a week?!
It’s fine if he doesn’t mention the reward, but why is he still playing tricks on the contract?!
Just as Zhou Cibai was about to speak anxiously, there was a knock on the car window.
As soon as he turned around, an old Beijing man shouted at him, “What are you doing? What are you doing? Don’t you know that you are not allowed to park here? Go east for 500 meters, and you will find the parking lot! And you are even talking while driving!”
As a good law-abiding citizen, Zhou Cibai could only stop talking reluctantly. He drove the car into the supermarket parking lot, and after accompanying Gu Jiqing to buy the four-piece bedding set and returning home, he reluctantly helped him put the four-piece set into the washing machine, wash, disinfect, dry, and lay it out.
His house is a large flat with a symmetrical layout. Gu Jiqing’s room is just opposite the master bedroom. There is an auntie who cleans it regularly. Extra things will not be moved in until the holidays, so everything was tidied up quickly.
“Can I use the desktop computer in the study?” After cleaning up, Gu Jiqing looked at Zhou Cibai and made a small request, adding, “Maybe I’ll have to use it for three days and three nights.”
Zhou Cibai originally wanted to say that Gu Jiqing could use whatever he wanted, but after hearing the words “three days and three nights,” he remembered what Gu Jiqing had said before about staying up all night, frowned, and asked, “Did something happen?”
“En.” Gu Jiqing did not intend to hide it from Zhou Cibai either. “Our department has a course this semester in which the final assignment is to do mathematical modeling. The requirements are the same as the competition. It must be completed within three days and three nights. Usually three people work together, but due to some special circumstances, I have to complete it by myself now.”
It goes without saying what this special circumstance is.
Zhou Cibai had some experience with digital modeling before, so he knew how difficult it was for one person to complete a model in three days. “What about the rest of the class?”
“He Changzhi is the class monitor after all and has a good relationship with the teacher. They also have their own difficulties.”
Gu Jiqing acted as if he didn’t care, but Zhou Cibai clenched his knuckles that were hanging at his sides. He simply couldn’t understand why He Changzhi said that he liked Gu Jiqing but still did something to hurt Gu Jiqing.
It was hard for him to imagine what Gu Jiqing would do if he really stayed up for three days and three nights. He felt angry and distressed and hurriedly said, “I know a little bit, I’ll help you.”
“No need.” Gu Jiqing smiled. “This is modeling, and it’s our class’s final assignment. If I ask someone who is not a member of my group or my department for help, that would be cheating.”
“But…”
Before Zhou Cibai could finish his words, both of their cell phones rang at the same time.
The conversation couldn’t continue at all. They could only take it out and see that it was the [Aranya Sweet Baby Group], and there was an uproar inside.
[Roar at the sight of injustice on the road]: F*ck! Have you read the forums? Which idiot is making up rumors about our Gu Gu?!
[Xiao Qiao is not Xiao Qiao]: F*ck! I just saw it too! Is this guy an idiot?! What rich old man! That’s Gu Gu’s brother, okay?
[Lao Wang next door]: Exactly!!! And that Land Rover is obviously Mr. Zhou’s car, right?! How can hanging out with friends be considered cheating on a rich man?!
[Roar at the sight of injustice on the road]: But Gu Gu, whose Hummer is that today? Is it your boyfriend’s? ! Why don’t you let your boyfriend come out and say something?
Before Gu Jiqing could say anything, Zhou Cibai replied the two words with a cold face: [Mine]
[Roar at the sight of injustice on the road]: ???
[Roar at the sight of injustice on the road]: Did you change the car?!
[Roar at the sight of injustice on the road]: Wait, that’s not right, that’s you?! The one Gu Gu kissed was you?!
[Roar at the sight of injustice on the road]: Then why are you guys still saying you two aren’t boyfriends?! You liar!
Zhou Cibai ignored Lu Ping’s crazy roar and just clicked on the forum. Sure enough, he saw the hot post floating on top [Report! A famous beauty in a certain college is cheating on multiple boyfriends with luxury cars at the same time! Including Land Rover, Hummer, and Maybach! There are pictures, and there are facts!]
Zhou Cibai still wants to say something.
The title is comparable to UC’s pop-up ads.
The picture accompanying the main building is a candid photo of Gu Jiqing standing outside the Hummer and leaning over to kiss him today. From this angle, the person who took the photo can only be He Changzhi.
The remaining pictures include a photo of him driving a Land Rover to pick up Gu Jiqing, a sneak shot of him and Gu Jiqing’s silhouettes in the locker room, a photo of Gu Jue driving a Maybach to pick up Gu Jiqing at the school gate, and a photo of Gu Jue appearing at the entrance of Free with his arm around Gu Jiqing’s shoulder.
Attachment: [Look at the pictures, and you will understand]
When a beauty is paired with a luxury car, it has always been the most inspiring to people’s imagination.
At first, many people spoke up for Gu Jiqing, spoke rationally, and pointed out the loopholes.
But later on, several duplicate IDs kept jumping up and down, and it was obvious that someone was giving instructions. Their remarks were simply disgusting to look at, and as a result, many boys who were usually jealous of Gu Jiqing or who were unable to pursue Gu Jiqing also started to take advantage of the situation as well.
Each word was more unpleasant and filthy than the last.
Human nature is so terrible.
As long as a beautiful and young appearance is linked to money, it will arouse countless dirty suspicions. Even if the person does not know the other person, one can secretly take pictures of other people’s privacy because of a momentary desire to pry into their privacy and then compile a story to attract attention.
Zhou Cibai’s knuckles gripping the phone became tighter and tighter, as if he were about to crush the screen.
But in order not to make Gu Jiqing worry, he tried to remain calm and whispered to comfort Gu Jiqing, “Don’t worry, I’ll find someone to delete it right away.”
Gu Jiqing was even calmer than him, “Don’t delete it yet.”
Zhou Cibai raised his eyes.
Gu Jiqing casually said, “The post has just been published, and the damage to me is not great enough yet.”
Zhou Cibai: “……”
He understood what Gu Jiqing meant. Although this way of handling the matter was not in line with his usual style, he was willing to respect Gu Jiqing’s choice.
“But these words may bring you a lot of unnecessary harm. If you are worried that no one will deal with it if you don’t make a big deal out of it, just leave it to me. I can definitely handle this matter.” Zhou Cibai looked into his eyes and spoke calmly and firmly.
At that moment, Gu Jiqing understood that Zhou Cibai was reliable.
But he just said, “Don’t worry, I never care about what those who don’t care about me say, they can’t hurt me.”
“But…”
“No buts, Zhou Cibai.” Gu Jiqing called his name softly, his voice gentle but firm. “You are right, rejection is a kind of filter, but also a kind of protection. The love gained by not rejecting cannot stand the test of interest, so I want to learn to reject, but before that, I also need enough ability to bear the cost of rejection, right?”
He asked rhetorically and gently.
Zhou Cibai was speechless for a moment.
He was used to protecting all the weak people around him, but he forgot that Gu Jiqing was not a weak person at all.
He is indeed gentle and beautiful, like a princess in a fairy tale who needs to be woken up by a kiss from the prince, but he is also calm, intelligent, strong, and rational.
That’s why he was fascinated by him again and again.
Gu Jiqing added, “But I still need your help, because time is very tight and I will be very physically exhausted in these three days, so I need a completely quiet workspace, a high-performance desktop computer, stable Internet speed, two monitors that can handle different data, membership accounts for all academic data websites, and genuine Matlab, SPSS, MathType, Visio, Latex, and many, many small pork ribs.”
Gu Jiqing spoke slowly and clearly, his whole being exuding a gentle, calm indifference.
Like a natural-born leader, not only do people want to obey all his orders, but they also feel honored by his little gentle tricks.
Zhou Cibai thought that what Gu Jiqing needed was his understanding and respect, not his blind chauvinistic desire to protect him, so he didn’t say anything more but just responded, “En, ok, I’ll listen to you.”
Then he went into the kitchen and asked Gu Jiqing to make good use of the last half day before six o’clock in the afternoon to eat a full meal and take a nap.
While he moved all the blankets, cushions, water dispenser, air purifier, snacks that wouldn’t get the hands dirty, and coffee to the study.
Then he organized all his things into the disk to make it easier for Gu Jiqing to find files. At the same time, he downloaded and installed all the software Gu Jiqing needed, registered and recharged the membership of all academic websites to ensure that he had enough download points, and woke Gu Jiqing up on time at 5:30 pm.
Finally, after Gu Jiqing closed the study door, he seriously grabbed Zhou Zhou and had a low talk with it in its room, telling it not to disturb its father.
After receiving several alternative topics from the professor, Gu Jiqing cleared his mind of everything that’s not related to modeling, quickly selected a topic, and began to look up information.
Select a model, build a model, and solve it programmatically.
These steps took him two days and one night. Apart from a two-hour light sleep to think about the dilemma, he hardly slept.
Zhou Cibai was wearing an apron and standing in the kitchen, looking up the recipe with one hand to see what would be the best for nourishing the brain and refreshing the mind, while with the other hand thinking about how to cook it so that Gu Jiqing would find it convenient to eat.
It often took several hours to make a bowl of soup. After it reached the right temperature, it was brought in. Gu Jiqing drank it up in a few seconds without even looking at it.
If he licks his lips after drinking, Zhou Cibai will do it again next time.
If he frowns after drinking it, it means he doesn’t like it.
Zhou Zhou was also very well behaved. It just lay outside Gu Jiqing’s door, not moving a muscle. Only when Gu Jiqing came out to go to the toilet would it happily give him a loving rub of encouragement.
Every time Gu Jiqing smiled, he felt less tired.
It was not until fifty-six hours after not sleeping that Gu Jiqing finally completed the preliminary verification of the programming.
He walked out of the room and said to Zhou Cibai, “Can you hold me while I sleep? I’ll just sleep for six hours. Remember to call me.”
Zhou Cibai quickly stood up from the sofa, and Gu Jiqing fell into his arms.
When Zhou Cibai picked him up, he found that he was as light as a feather. He slept so quietly and obediently, as if he would break if touched lightly.
Zhou Cibai hugged him lovingly, not daring to move, not even daring to close his eyes, for fear that once he closed his eyes, he would not be able to show as soon as Gu Jiqing needed him.
When the six hours were up, Zhou Cibai didn’t even have to shout. As soon as the alarm rang, Gu Jiqing got up, rubbing his eyes.
Then he walked back to the table barefoot and continued to analyze the results, preparing to present the paper.
But his feet didn’t feel cold at all. He looked down and found that a pair of floor socks with dog heads on them had been put on his feet.
Isn’t this something only girls like to wear?
Gu Jiqing muttered to himself, then sat cross-legged on the chair and continued his assignment.
When he finally finished, he put down the keyboard and stretched his body. Zhou Cibai was already holding his coat and car keys, standing at the door of the study, and asking, “Do you need me to take you to school?”
Gu Jiqing did not refuse. He seemed to be used to bothering Zhou Cibai. He smiled and said, “Okay.”
In order to prevent people from taking advantage of the group assignment or asking others to do it for them, the professor specially arranged a long evening class in the lecture hall for this final assignment, asking everyone to talk about their ideas for building the model.
This time, completing the assignment according to the requirements of the mathematical modeling competition within three days was originally beyond the syllabus, and Gu Jiqing chose to complete it independently, so when he walked into the classroom, everyone’s eyes were focused on him.
After a moment of silence, everyone started whispering to each other.
“Do you think Gu Jiqing can still keep first place in the class this time?”
“F*ck, you still dare to dream of being in first place in the class? This assignment is beyond the syllabus, and he is alone. It would be great if Lao Zhang could give him some points to let him pass for his hard work.”
“That’s right. The three of us in the dormitory almost couldn’t finish the paper together. It’s good enough that he can finish the programming by himself.”
“How can it be the same? You guys have never done it before, but Gu Jiqing has participated in several mathematical modeling competitions.”
“Then he still can’t fight three at once ah.”
“He Changzhi and Lao Lu also participated in the competition before. I heard that they almost didn’t finish it either.”
“If Gu Jiqing can make it into the top 5% this time, I’ll call him dad, okay?”
“Ai, speaking of this matter, it was He Changzhi who went too far. Gu Jiqing is actually quite nice to us. It really shouldn’t be that…”
Amid the discussions, Gu Jiqing chose a seat in the corner of the first row.
He Changzhi sat down next to him and asked, “Do you regret it?”
Gu Jiqing lowered his head and flipped through the paper. He said, “Still okay, I don’t have to communicate with people whose professional abilities are much different. This saves a lot of time.”
“You…” He Changzhi’s anger rose, but after seeing Gu Jiqing’s calm profile that he loves and hates at the same time, he just held it back. “You take care of yourself.”
“En.”
The professor walked in, and Gu Jiqing didn’t speak anymore.
The order of going on stage is based on student numbers.
Group after group of people came up and were either criticized for being too rigid in their thinking or for not having rigorous formulas. Some were even criticized by Professor Zhang, who slammed the table with a cold face and said, “Take a look for yourselves. Can your model be used?”
After all, they are just sophomores and have basically only learned the math language part. Even if they have participated in competitions, they have only specialized in the math language part. There are not many people who have truly received training in the complete competition model, including programming and papers, so naturally, there are not many who can get more than 80 points.
Those who have been on stage are covered in cold sweats, and those who have not been on stage are also covered in cold sweats.
Knowing Gu Jiqing’s situation this time, Lu Ping, Xia Qiao, and others were extremely worried and lay outside the window of the classroom early to eavesdrop.
Seeing this, everyone became more anxious than the others.
“No way, their math teacher is this fierce? And I can’t even understand what he says.”
“It’s over, it’s over. Even those three-person teams are not okay. What about our Gu Gu, who was alone? Wuwuwuwu.”
“That’s right, Lao Si, you should think of a solution quickly. What if Gu Gu is being scolded too badly ah?”
“F*ck! Gu Gu is the last one, and He Changzhi is just in front of him?! And he got 85 points? F*ck! If Gu Gu is outdone by him, I will be so angry!”
“That’s right! Lao Si, please say something! Should we get rid of He Changzhi?”
Everyone was anxiously urging Zhou Cibai, but Zhou Cibai just looked through the window, at the profile that looked particularly delicate and calm under the incandescent light, and said, “He won’t.”
Gu Jiqing will not let anyone down.
Sure enough, after the professor announced the results of He Changzhi’s group with some reluctance and satisfaction, he asked, “Does any student have any other opinions?”
Gu Jiqing replied in a gentle voice, “This model is not the optimal solution.”
The whole place was silent, and He Changzhi’s face turned ugly.
Professor Zhang nodded with satisfaction. “I see that the problem you chose is the same as his, so is yours the optimal solution?”
Gu Jiqing was honest: “No, because the time is tight, but it will be closer to the optimal solution.”
“Okay, then come up and tell us about it.”
Professor Zhang always thought that Gu Jiqing was the smartest student in his class, so when he knew that Gu Jiqing had chosen to form a group alone, he neither asked nor intervened. He just wanted to see whether Gu Jiqing was too conceited or persisted within his ability.
Gu Jiqing walked onto the stage calmly.
As they passed by each other, He Changzhi gritted his teeth and whispered, “Gu Jiqing, don’t be so self-righteous.
Gu Jiqing’s expression remained unchanged. When he opened the PPT, the rigorous, neat, and beautiful paper format caused a small “wow.”
Because the applied mathematical modeling in sophomore year is basically still at the stage of expressing mathematical language, people who have not participated in competitions are not very familiar with the specific programming and paper templates, or there is not enough time at the end, and they only have time to finish writing the content but not to adjust the layout one by one.
Gu Jiqing simply stated in his usual gentle and calm tone: “Regarding the design of solar cabins, the essence is to integrate solar energy, energy conservation, economic benefits, and architectural design into a design and deep application. Therefore, our model needs to consider the total amount of power generation, the consumption per unit of power generation, the product life cycle, and the return on investment.” [1]
“The model of the previous group obviously lacks consideration of the latter two, which fundamentally leads to a lack of economic benefits and makes it impossible to promote and apply solar huts in depth. Therefore, I initially chose a simplified model for this discrete problem, where ‘I’ is the light intensity of the specified surface…”
He used a lot of professional terms, which Lu Ping, Xia Qiao, and others couldn’t understand.
But they can see that, from the quiet listening of the audience and Professor Zhang’s satisfied expression, Gu Jiqing’s calm and frank discussion was a very wonderful speech.
Moreover, in such a speech, Gu Jiqing did not avoid the defects and errors in the solution he proposed.
At the end, he even gives a basic model of his imagined solar cabin.
The most simple yet sacred incandescent light on the university campus fell on the blackboard, reflected across the multimedia screen, and fell on him. He became a spotlight, making people unable to look away.
“Gu Gu seems to be glowing.”
As a math idiot, Xia Qiao expressed his heartfelt emotion.
Zhou Cibai looked at Gu Jiqing from afar, and he thought that there was indeed light on Gu Jiqing’s body.
It has nothing to do with his beautiful looks; it’s all due to his innate talent favored by God and his calm and peaceful hard work and dedication.
He had seen Gu Jiqing struggling alone in the dark, so he believed that Gu Jiqing would not disappoint him.
As expected, Gu Jiqing received applause from his classmates and teacher.
“That’s right. You should always remember that applied mathematics is not for you, high-ranking geniuses, to show off your intelligence. Instead, it should be used in every industry to make ordinary people who are far less fortunate than you live a better and more convenient life. People-orientedness is the true meaning of applied mathematics. You all need to learn from Gu Jiqing in this regard. He completed it independently, so I gave him 90 points, the highest score in the class. If you all have no objection, then the class is over.”
The moment Professor Zhang finished speaking, everyone in the classroom except He Changzhi, whose face looked as ugly as expired pig liver, burst into sincere and warm applause.
Xia Qiao and Lu Ping squatted outside the window and shouted at the same time, with their fists clenched, “F*ck! Gu Jiqing is awesome!!! You are my God!!!”
The bell rang, the class was over, and Zhou Cibai, who had clenched his fists throughout the entire class, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He can take Gu Jiqing home and have a good sleep.
However, as soon as he took a step, a commotion broke out in the classroom.
Xia Qiao and Lu Ping raised their heads when they heard the voice and were stunned.
Zhou Cibai also turned his head, then his face immediately darkened, and he quickened his pace.
In the classroom, just as Gu Jiqing lowered his head to unplug the USB drive, the large screen behind him was connected to someone’s mobile phone projection, and the post exposing Gu Jiqing’s cheating with rich men suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
When Gu Jiqing realized something was wrong and turned around, he was met with obscene words that were magnified countless times and impacted his vision.
[F*ck, f*ck! The total value of these three cars is eight figures! Yuanhua in the digital college is awesome! Catching three at once]
[Don’t talk nonsense! What if that was his boyfriend? I see that Gu Jiqing himself wears and uses famous brands]
[What serious talk? Are you dreaming? Look at the guy driving the Maybach. Doesn’t he look like Zhou Cibai? And you know that Zhou Cibai has homophobia. Gu Jiqing must be quite capable to be able to take him down]
[F*ck, this makes Laozi want to sell my ass too, it will take at least 30 years of hard work]
[You have to have that ass and that face too]
[To be honest, Gu Jiqing is so good-looking, and I have no objection to him dating a tall, rich, and handsome man, but he can’t cheat on people, right? This is the basic moral bottom line, right?]
[F*ck, now that I think about it, He Changzhi is really fucking miserable, so it’s not that he is irresponsible for turning straight men gay, it’s just that he is not responsible for straight men like you guys, who have no money and no power]
[But you say, he could even turn a man like Zhou Cibai gay. How much effort and scheme did he put in? How about you tell us so that we can learn from it too? I also want to be with such a powerful crown prince.]
[No need ba, you look glamorous, but who knows how humble you are behind the scenes? Who knows, he might be just a dog raised by a rich family.]
The person who projected the screen chose the page with the most unpleasant and obscene words. Moreover, those IDs were the ones that jumped around and stirred up trouble at the beginning, and it was obvious that the same person was behind them.
Even though many people didn’t believe that Gu Jiqing was such a person, they couldn’t help but whisper to each other. There were also a few people who couldn’t stand it and said, “He Changzhi, don’t go too far.”
Professor Zhang also frowned, as if waiting for a reasonable explanation.
He Changzhi acted as if he had not done it and said respectfully to Professor Zhang, “Professor, shouldn’t the school punish students with such bad behavior?”
Gu Jiqing didn’t care when he heard this. He lowered his eyelashes, unplugged the USB drive, and thought that He Changzhi’s behavior would probably make him stay in jail for a few more days.
However, he soon heard a “click,” and the multimedia screen was directly cut off from power.
He turned around and saw Zhou Cibai walking towards him quickly with his long legs. He hadn’t yet reacted to what Zhou Cibai was trying to do by suddenly appearing here.
Zhou Cibai took his hand and said to Professor Zhang, “Professor, I’m here to pick up my boyfriend after class. Can we go now? Someone is pestering my boyfriend and spreading rumors. We may even have to be calling the police.”
The voice was calm and respectful, and the meaning of claiming sovereignty and warning was evident in the words.
The whole place was silent.
Everyone in the classroom opened their eyes wide and looked towards the podium in unison, like dozens of stupid owls.
Professor Zhang probably understood and calmed down: “Okay, the best way to deal with this matter is to call the police. The school will definitely give you an explanation.”
Gu Jiqing blinked blankly.
Then Zhou Cibai turned to look at him and asked casually and gently, “Do you want to ride in a Land Rover, Hummer, or your brother’s Maybach today? If you don’t like either, or you really don’t want to calm down, I’ll kneel on the keyboard when we get home tonight, okay?”
Gu Jiqing, who suddenly had a boyfriend, and all the classmates who suddenly saw Gu Jiqing had a boyfriend: “.…..”
At that moment, everyone present seemed to see the Cambridge on the night Xu Zhimo left the Cambridge1Goodbye Cambridge is a poem by a modern Chinese poet, Xu Zhimo. This poem uses the ups and downs of emotions when bidding farewell to Cambridge as a clue to express the deep feelings of farewell to Cambridge..
Only silence is the sound of farewell.
They just want to be a waterweed in the River Cam.
