Chapter 6: Battle with the Strongest Opponent 3
I made a decision and prepared to go to the bookstore to ask Yu Li directly, but I forgot that there was a nervous Yao Duotao next to me.
She was so anxious that she sat down on the ground and grabbed my arm tightly: "Hey! Dingding, what are you doing? What if he sees us? I'm scared!"
I looked at her helplessly: "Duoduo, there is something very important that I must ask Yu Li! He is the person I met at the Hanamachi Research Institute. Oh...how should I put it? If you want to know, come with me! If you don't dare, I will come back later and will definitely explain it to you clearly!"
Duoduo looked at me carefully and finally let go of my hand, but she still didn't dare to go over and continued to hide behind the pillar.
I walked into the Giant Elephant Bookstore with a huge doubt in my mind.
This bookstore gives people a very comfortable feeling. The bookshelves and sofas are made of birch wood, which looks simple and elegant. The white aromatherapy machine emits a faint orange scent. The carpet is soft and it seems that your steps have become lighter. The elegant floor lamp emits warm yellow light. Several guests are quietly leaning on the sofa to read books.
Yu Li lowered his head and browsed through books on the bookshelf.
I suddenly felt a little embarrassed to disturb him. This boy looked so quiet and innocent...
However, he inadvertently raised his head and saw me. The expression on his face was very surprised, and a hint of sadness slowly rose in his clear eyes.
I guess it must be because I didn't believe him last time...
"My dear customer, are you looking for books?" He walked towards me in a businesslike manner. "What kind of books are you interested in?"
I hesitated: "Actually, I'm not here to buy books, I have a question..."
Yu Li interrupted me politely: "It's my working time now."
I quickly picked up a book, a "A Brief History of Time" that I had no interest in before, and said, "Then I'll take a look at this first. Please, please answer my questions! Otherwise, I will feel very uncomfortable today and won't be able to sleep !"
Yu Li said helplessly: "Okay then."
"What on earth was that Ji Feibai said last time?"
As soon as I asked the question, Yu Li pursed his lips, obviously he hated this topic.
I quickly waved my hands and said, "No, I don't mean to blame you. Maybe there is a misunderstanding! Because my friends and I think you are not that kind of person."
Yu Li blinked sadly and said, "Of course what he said is not true. I don't know why there are such rumors! A year ago, Hanamachi Research Institute publicly recruited researchers. They held a science and technology competition. I sent my work to the institute, but later..."
He seemed to think of some sad memories, paused, and said no more.
"What happened next?" I asked curiously.
Yu Li smiled sarcastically: "You should go ask Xia Senshi if he still remembers what happened a year ago."
"Ah? Xia Senshi?"
This time, I was really shocked!
Is this matter related to Xia Senshi? How could it be?
"He is a totally arrogant and conceited guy. He relies on his own talent to look down on other people's inventions."
I admit that Xia Senshi is indeed very narcissistic, but he is not at all domineering, because... he has no interest in dealing with others at all!
When I mentioned him, I couldn't help but get nervous: "Please explain what's going on."
Yu Li shrugged and said, "After I submitted my work, I didn't receive a response for a long time, so I couldn't help but go to Hanamachi Research Institute to inquire. However, Xia Senshi sent someone to tell me that the institute had no record of my submission at all! Such a poor excuse, Xia Senshi might as well just say that he despised my invention and didn't want to accept me! But why would someone come to ask me about something that no one wanted to take care of a year ago?"
I was confused and struggled to digest what Yu Li said. I really didn't think that was what Xia Senshi would do, because in my opinion, he is really not that kind of person!
"Yu Li, are you sure? Why must it be Xia Senshi? I think there must be a misunderstanding. Although he is sometimes really cold, if someone needs his help, he will definitely help."
Yu Li looked unconvinced: "Maybe it's just because those people have his approval!"
I hurriedly defended Xia Senshi: "No! Every time he sees new results in a scientific journal, he will make a list and ask the people from Hanamachi Research Institute to recruit them! How could such a person suppress others!"
A hint of doubt flashed across Yu Li's eyes, but it was quickly dispelled by resentment .
"Maybe he has a change of heart?" He shook his head in disappointment. "It seems that my fate is really a tragedy!"
I saw him becoming more and more frustrated, and I felt really anxious.
What is going on?
"Why? Why must it be Xia Senshi?"
Yu Li seemed to be more relaxed. He even smiled. When he turned around, he said softly, "Why? Because the only judge for recruiting new people that year was Xia Senshi!"
I reached out to hold him back, but failed.
"Yu Li!"
"Sorry, I have to continue working, you can go now!" Yu Li turned his back to me and began to organize the bookshelf carefully, with no intention of looking back.
I felt that he would not pay attention to me today, so I had to buy the book "A Brief History of Time" and left quietly with Yao Duotao who kept asking questions.
I didn't expect that after I came to see Yu Li, my doubts deepened. Because everyone had a different story about this matter.
Yu Li said that he failed to enter the Hanamachi Research Institute because Xia Senshi looked down on him; Xia Senshi said that he didn't know Yu Li at all; after Yao Duotao learned about this, she patted her chest and guaranteed that Yu Li was a poor but noble boy; Ji Feibai said that Yu Li was a thief who stole the research results of the institute...
Oh my god, everyone tells a different story. How can I ever get to the truth?
When I returned, it was already very late and the whole castle was quiet. I climbed up one more floor and found that Xia Senshi's door was locked and there was no light in the room. It seemed that he and Rouwan were asleep.
Alas... Yan Dingding, what's the point of you coming here? Didn't Xia Senshi say that he didn't know Yu Li at all?
I walked towards my room in disappointment . Because I was preoccupied with something, I didn't look at the road carefully. But in a trance, I seemed to see a dark shadow flash by and enter the laboratory next door.
Hmm...it looks like Ji Feibai! He is so hardworking, still doing experiments so late.
I sighed, fell on the bed for three seconds, and suddenly remembered that I hadn't updated "The Adventures of Mr. Rabbit" today. Oh, my debut work is almost coming to an end, I can't be lazy!
I opened the laptop on the table and found that the cover was a little hot. Huh? Why is it so hot? Has anyone opened it before?
I touched it again to make sure it wasn't my illusion. The computer had obviously been opened. It occurred to me that I usually locked the door, but it seemed that someone had entered without unlocking it just now.
Strange... Who would touch my computer? And also my house key? There is nothing else in my computer except comics!
Forget it, maybe I was just careless and didn’t turn off the computer and forgot to lock the door.
I was looking for my drawing board when I heard a rustling sound from under the table. I looked down and saw -
Oh my god! Meatball, this greedy guy, is actually chewing my drawing board!
"Meatball, let go of my drawing board! No more eating!"
However, Meatball seized the last chance and swallowed my drawing board in one gulp before I could grab its tail!
"No! Don't do that!"
What peeping Tom, what Yu Li’s unjust case, all of them are put aside. The top priority now is to rescue my drawing board!
