Chapter 8 She's Still Here 04
The early morning sunshine was a little chilly. March was the month when buds grew. He Qingkong could see the sprouting catkins outside through the glass of Z University Library. He stretched gently, feeling the morning sunshine. At that moment, the mobile phone in his pocket vibrated slightly.
He Qingkong took out his cell phone and saw a text message from Lin Mobai: I'm out of the dormitory, are you still in the library?
He Qingkong simply packed up his books and replied to the text message: Wait for me in the dormitory, I will pick you up.
Ever since returning from the ruins, He Qingkong has stayed at F University for a long time, firstly to take care of Lin Mobai, and secondly because he had some information to look up.
As we all know, the library of F University is the largest in the entire province and has won provincial awards. This makes students from the neighboring school Z very unhappy. They all say that although the library of F University is large and has many books, it is also messy.
Although He Qingkong agreed with this statement, he had to admit that what he was looking for was here. After sorting out the books, He Qingkong picked out a few books that he needed at the moment, and then used Lin Mobai's library card to register for temporary borrowing.
The F University library was not far from the girls' dormitory. When He Qingkong arrived, Lin Mobai was almost starving.
"Let's go. I'll treat you to breakfast outside the school." He Qingkong said apologetically.
Lin Mobai shook his head and insisted on staying in school to eat. Although they were all breakfast, the same food would taste better outside the school and would also be more expensive.
Seeing that Lin Mobai refused, He Qingkong agreed with her and said, "Then let's eat on campus! What do you want to eat?"
"Can we order anything?" Lin Mobai quietly raised his eyes and glanced at He Qingkong, his voice as small as a mosquito.
He Qingkong pulled her into the campus cafeteria and said with a smile, "Well, order whatever you want."
Maybe Lin Mobai was starving, and with He Qingkong's words "order whatever you want", she was no longer as reserved as usual. When He Qingkong sat on the chair and watched Lin Mobai coming over with a bunch of food, she couldn't help but sighed: "Xiaobai, can you finish it?"
"Don't we still have you?" Lin Mobai hid his little face behind the food and smiled at him with curved eyebrows and eyes, like a white rabbit.
He Qingkong stared at Lin Mobai's smiling face in a daze, and was inexplicably panicked. This was the most natural smile she had ever had since she met Lin Mobai.
"Will you go back to F University after dinner?" Lin Mobai asked while rolling up the pancake.
He Qingkong calmed down and said, "I haven't decided yet. Do you have a class later?"
"Yes, Professor Lin's class." Lin Mo nodded and replied.
"Is it Professor Lin Qi?" He Qingkong asked with interest.
Lin Mobai answered vaguely while eating a burrito: "It's Professor Lin Qi."
He Qingkong had heard of Professor Lin Qi's name a long time ago. Professor Lin was very famous in the art circle and was a standard talent. He had reached the pinnacle in both sketching and oil painting, and among all the paintings he was best at was landscape painting.
"Then I'll go with you and sit in on the class." He Qingkong thought about it and made a decision.
Lin Mobai knew Professor Lin's reputation, so he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he looked at the book he borrowed from the library and asked, "Is this psychology?"
"Well, I've been a little interested in it recently." He Qingkong answered perfunctorily. Lin Mobai didn't think that he would go to study psychology for no reason. These days, He Qingkong was either staying in the library or attending psychology classes.
Lin Mobai knew that He Qingkong would not study psychology for no reason.
"Qingkong, are you doing this because of me?" Lin Mobai once thought that after He Qingkong came back from the ruins to study psychology, no one else would go to the ruins with her to recall the incident.
Thinking of himself, Lin Mobai could quickly guess most of it. He Qingkong paused for a moment while holding the spoon, then whispered, "Xiaobai, don't think too much."
Did she overthink it? Lin Mobai looked at He Qingkong and asked herself secretly. He Qingkong's answer to her was ambiguous, which made Lin Mobai more certain of the answer in her heart - He Qingkong studied psychology because of her.
"Okay, Xiaobai, I really just like psychology, so don't put pressure on yourself or make yourself uncomfortable. Have you finished eating?" He Qingkong drank the last mouthful of porridge and asked in a relaxed manner.
"We're done eating. Professor Lin's class starts at 8 o'clock." Lin Mobai wiped his mouth, checked the time and said, "It's 7:40 now. It's time to go."
"Well, let's go!" He Qingkong stood up and grinned at Lin Mobai.
From the cafeteria to the classroom, one has to walk along a small path. It was still early and there was no one on the path. It was too quiet. Lin Mobai looked at He Qingkong beside him. It had been less than a week since he came back from the ruins, but he looked like he had lost weight and looked very haggard. However, he forced himself to stay energetic because of her.
"Qingkong, you've looked haggard lately." Lin Mobai held his hand, his tone filled with heartache.
He Qingkong was stunned for a moment, then looked down at Lin Mobai who was leaning on his shoulder and shook his head gently. As long as Lin Mobai could get better, He Qingkong felt that all the hard work would be worth it.
"I'm fine, okay... We're already in the classroom, don't worry." He Qingkong patted Lin Mobai and sat in the back row as an audience member.
At eight o'clock, Professor Lin Qi arrived, and the classroom, which had been quite noisy, suddenly became silent. He Qingkong's seat was in the corner, and he leaned back in his chair. In front of him was a large easel, which blocked his sight. He didn't know if it was because he was too tired recently, but his eyelids were very heavy, and the fatigue made him unable to concentrate on the class.
"Landscape painting, especially watercolor and gouache landscape painting, requires very complex colors..." Professor Lin's voice was very slow, surrounding his ears like a lullaby. He Qingkong lowered his head, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
"Everyone can take a look at the structure of this picture. The author used the most basic perspective principle in the composition, but also used some special techniques. Who would like to come up and share their views?" As soon as Professor Lin finished speaking, many students raised their hands. Professor Lin looked down at the list of students and suddenly paused. "Today, a student from Z University is here to audit the class. Let this student come up and share his views!"
After Professor Lin selected the person, the whole class turned their heads, and many people recognized He Qingkong. As a student of the famous university Z University, many people knew about him and Lin Mobai.
He Qingkong, who was still asleep, had no idea what was going on until someone pushed him awake. He rubbed his eyes in confusion. The person who pushed him awake was a boy, who kindly said, "The professor asked you to go up and explain the composition."
"Oh..." He Qingkong, who had just woken up, was still confused. He stood up and walked onto the podium without hearing clearly what the other party said, and then he was blinded .
What is he coming up for?
He Qingkong stood blankly on the podium for a long time. He asked Professor Lin sleepily, "Professor, what am I here for?"
"Haha!" The whole audience burst into laughter. Even Professor Lin laughed out loud with a serious face. He waved his hand and motioned He Qingkong to go down. "It seems that this talented person from Z University has not figured out the situation yet. Is there anyone else willing to come up and share their opinions?"
Despite the little episode involving He Qingkong, the students in the audience were still very enthusiastic. He Qingkong, who had stepped down from the stage, did not notice that Lin Mobai, who was sitting by the window, not only did not smile, but also showed heartache in his eyes.
Because, Lin Mobai was the only one in the audience who knew that He Qingkong never fell asleep in class. The reason he fell asleep this time showed how tired he was.
