Jiang Shuyi, who was kicked out by Wen Yao, turned around and entered Wen Yao's room.

She hadn't slept alone for many days, so since Wen Yao had taken over her room, it shouldn't be a problem for her to use Wen Yao's room, right?

Feeling dissatisfied, Jiang Shuyi pushed open the door to Wen Yao's room and walked to the bed. She pulled at the blanket, which was empty inside.

As expected, someone as meticulous as Wen Yao wouldn't leave her clothes behind.

Jiang Shuyi tugged at Wen Yao's pillow and lay down.

The pillow smelled of roses...

Jiang Shuyi shifted her neck slightly, glanced at the door, buried her face in it, and took a few breaths.

With this reluctantly acceptable arrangement, she could manage for one night.

Jiang Shuyi hugged the pillow and wiggled her feet.

After a few breaths, she turned over, intending to turn off the light and sleep, but then remembered that she had to walk to the desk to turn off the light in this room.

So, Jiang Shuyi stood up slowly again, remembering that the layout of Wen Yao's guest room had been changed. The bed used to be placed where the desk was, but someone said it was bad Feng Shui to have the bed there, so they changed its position.

Jiang Shuyi reached for the light switch and, for some reason, her gaze fell on the book that Xiao Jiayu had given to Wen Yao.

". . ."

Wen Yao had clearly finished reading this book, yet it was still placed alongside the reference books and dictionaries on the desk.

Jiang Shuyi didn't understand why Wen Yao had put this book, given to her by Xiao Jiayu, within such easy reach.

Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, Jiang Shuyi pulled the book out and placed it on the top shelf of the bookshelf, then turned off the light.

After a while, Jiang Shuyi reluctantly sat up again, turned on the light, slowly took out the book and put it back.

". . ."

Turning off the light again, Jiang Shuyi hugged the pillow and stared at the ceiling in the dark, feeling a bit lonely.

—It felt so uncomfortable.

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Jiang Shuyi looked at the fountain pens in the display case in silence for a long time.

Standing inside this luxurious boutique fountain pen display case, Jiang Shuyi, dressed in a military green bomber jacket and fitted jeans, walked around casually, looking out of place.

"Are you looking to buy a gift for someone?"

The woman next to the display case looked at Jiang Shuyi, a college student, smiling warmly and asked.

She turned around, somewhat puzzled as to how the salesperson could tell she was buying for someone else, but after a moment of thought, she replied, "I want to give it to my professor."

In a few days, it would be Professor Wen's birthday, and people in the research lab had mentioned celebrating it. She had just passed by this store and remembered that the professor's fountain pen had gotten damaged.

Since then, the professor hadn't used a fountain pen, but Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but stop her steps when she saw this display case and entered the store.

"Are you buying this for an elder? How about this one, this pen has a steady design, the clip is convenient, and the tip is fine, suitable for daily use..." The salesperson nodded earnestly and began to offer detailed suggestions.

Jiang Shuyi glanced at the pen, it was indeed steady, but it seemed a bit old-fashioned for Professor Wen.

She shook her head.

The salesperson began recommending another model. After several introductions, Jiang Shuyi couldn't muster any interest. She didn't usually use fountain pens and wasn't particularly interested in them, but for some reason, whenever she thought of Professor, she would think of fountain pens and that's why she came in.

As the salesperson continued to introduce, Jiang Shuyi turned her head and saw a steel blue fountain pen.

The salesperson glanced at Jiang Shuyi's eyes, and for some reason, Jiang Shuyi didn't know, the salesperson smiled and started introducing, "This fountain pen is from our famous series, inspired by the works of writers..."

This fountain pen had yellow little stars embedded on the clip.

However, combined with the pen's patterns and the blue exterior, it looked quite elegant.

The salesperson mentioned that it was a very popular pen, and nine out of ten people would be happy to receive it.

Of course, it was also possible that the salesperson was exaggerating, but Jiang Shuyi quite liked the design and patterns on the pen.

For some reason, Jiang Shuyi felt that it would be very suitable for Professor Wen to use this pen, so she eagerly bought it.

The next day, classmates in the lab gave Professor Wen flowers, and some gave her snacks. Jiang Shuyi also brought her gift to Professor Wen.

Professor Wen opened the box, seeming to notice the fountain pen inside, and paused for a moment.

Jiang Shuyi watched her reaction, her fingers tightening, feeling her nerves tense.

"Thank you."

The professor, as usual, quietly said as she closed the box quickly and put it in the drawer without any reaction on her face.

Jiang Shuyi inexplicably felt a bit disappointed.

"What did you give, Senior Jiang?" Lin Siyun asked with a smile as she handed her own gift to the professor.

Jiang Shuyi knew that Lin Siyun was not someone to be trifled with. Her junior sister was someone who ran around everywhere riding the waves of gossip.

"Just some snacks."

Professor Wen slowly removed her gold-rimmed glasses and pinched the corners of her eyes as she spoke.

There was always an inexplicable beauty when the professor took off her glasses, like a snowy mountain, serene yet majestic.

"Snacks? Senior, the snacks you bring are always so delicious." Lin Siyun smiled and shook Jiang Shuyi's arm "Next time, bring me some too! I loved that crepe you brought last time."

Jiang Shuyi was stunned for a moment.

She knew better than anyone that the professor was lying.

Other juniors and seniors seemed to be interested as well, asking Jiang Shuyi to bring them some too.

"Am I just the snack carrier for you guys?" Jiang Shuyi complained, and Lin Siyun burst into laughter.

Jiang Shuyi didn't pay attention to her, she couldn't understand why Professor Wen would lie.

While Lin Siyun was chatting with Jiang Shuyi incessantly, Professor Wen stood up, meticulously picked up her coat from the coat rack, and addressed the people in the room, "Let's have dinner together today, I'll treat you all."

The professor stated this with an expressionless face.

The senior students in the lab were delighted and quickly grabbed their coats to follow the professor outside. Jiang Shuyi glanced at the professor's drawer, feeling a bit uneasy.

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The next day, Professor Wen called Jiang Shuyi alone into her office.

According to the theorem that being called alone into the office never led to anything good.

As Jiang Shuyi made her way, she felt her heart hanging in suspense.

Sure enough, Professor Wen placed the box in front of Jiang Shuyi, and the fountain pen lay there coldly like a piece of incriminating evidence.

It was clearly a beautiful pen, but lying there like that, it looked pitiful, Jiang Shuyi thought.

"Take this back, Jiang Shuyi." the professor said coldly, pushing the pen towards her.

Jiang Shuyi was somewhat confused. "Professor..."

"I don't need it."

The professor stated bluntly.

Jiang Shuyi felt uncomfortable, she had seen the professor's fountain pen breaking...

Seeing the look on Jiang Shuyi's face, Professor Wen crossed her arms.

"The reason I didn't give it back to you yesterday is that a teacher cannot casually accept gifts from students. Food is one thing, but if someone finds out that I accepted this from you, they would say I'm taking bribes, giving you some sort of advantage."

Professor Wen explained in a cold tone, sounding like a judge reading a verdict.

"But I didn't ask you for anything..." Jiang Shuyi quietly retorted.

—How is this considered a bribe?

"That's just your side of the story, I don't know what the reality is." Professor Wen's tone was icy.

"You also don't know how others might perceive it. Your actions and others' words and thoughts are unrelated."

". . ." Here it comes again, Professor Wen's unique sermon.

Jiang Shuyi felt a lump in her throat.

So, it turned out that giving this pen not only displeased the professor but also forced her to lie.

For her, this gift might be a sin, explaining why she wasn't in a good mood yesterday.

All she wanted to do was give the professor a gift.

After all, she had caused the professor so much trouble...

She simply thought this pen would suit the professor perfectly.

"......I understand. I'm sorry."

Jiang Shuyi gradually walked out of the office with the pen. As she left the office, she passed by a trash can. Initially, she wanted to throw the pen away, but in the end, she took it back home.

Because she didn't want to see the pen, but also didn't want anyone else to use it.

Jiang Shuyi placed it in the drawer of her study at home, and after that, she never opened that drawer again.

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