Why it never ends

Chapter 897 Farewell

Kseniya fell into a drowsy sleep until eleven o'clock the next day. When she woke up, she vaguely remembered that she had had some very intense dreams last night. However, except for the feeling of fatigue, nothing remained in her mind at this moment. Down.

She glanced at her phone - she missed the 9:30 a.m. team meeting again.

There was a message from her tutor in her inbox, asking why she was absent this morning and whether she was sick. Kseniya quickly replied that she was not sick, but that something happened at home and she didn't sleep well last night. The instructor quickly replied that no matter what happened, if you are not in the right state, take a rest first, don't force it, and don't overschedule your schedule. All the discussions agreed between the two were postponed for half a week. If Ksenia needed someone to talk to, she would be there.

Kseniya continued to read a few more text messages, most of which were greetings from the senior sisters in the laboratory. Kseniya, who was never late or left early, was suddenly absent from work. Something must have happened. They asked her if she needed help with anything. Ksenia thanked, comforted, and declined in turn.

Then, Ksenia skipped several messages from Hesta. Her fingertips slid all the way down and suddenly stopped on an unfamiliar number. The beginning of the text message read, "Hello, I am Gao Fei, I... …”

Ksenia clicked to take a closer look.

"Hello, I'm Gao Fei. I decided to leave the laboratory and go to the industry. I'm on a plane this afternoon. I remember you once said you wanted to have a cup of coffee with me. Are you free now? If you are free, please reply with your time."

The time is 7:40 this morning.

……

At a quarter past twelve, Ksenia came to a creative cafe in the family area of ​​the school.

Gao Fei was sitting by the window, and her luggage—two 27-inch suitcases and a stuffed mountaineering bag—were piled at her feet.

"Do you usually get up so late, or did you stay up late yesterday?"

"Stay up late." Kseniya replied. She hesitated for a few seconds on how to call the person in front of her, and finally chose the second person among "Little Flying Sister" and "Dr. Gao". "Why are you leaving? Someone is giving you a name." Pressure?"

"No, I just think this place sucks and I want to try somewhere else."

"where to?"

"Pingjing."

"I don't know if it would be presumptuous to ask this. What are you going to do next-"

"I can't really reveal the specific direction."

"Oh," Ksenia nodded, "I understand."

"Are you okay?" Gao Fei looked at her.

"……OK."

"The progress with that Hesta man is going well?"

Ksenia was a little surprised.

Gao Fei laughed, "One night, you two went back to the dormitory together... I was still saying hello to you at that time, but you might not have seen it."

Ksenia opened her mouth slightly.

After a while, her eyes fell on the table, "How should I say..."

"She is quite famous in the school now. I heard many people talking about her. It seems that she saved someone in Wenhui Building some time ago?"

"...She might be saving people every day."

Kseniya's tone made Gao Fei a little confused, "Don't you guys get along well?"

"No," Ksenia whispered, "It's just that there are a lot of things that need to be adjusted. Apart from these, she... is actually a very cute person."

"I understand that feeling," Gao Fei said with a smile, "I like the other person, but also like myself who likes the other person..."

"……what?"

Gao Fei raised his head, "Even though there are a lot of things to get along with, you still find the other person cute. Isn't it because you like your own state in the process?"

Ksenia couldn't figure out the logic immediately and smiled awkwardly.

"What about you," Ksenia asked, "are you and your partner okay?"

"separated."

Ksenia was startled again. "She doesn't want to go to the south, and I don't want to stay in Songxueyuan. Neither of us can accept a different place, so this is the only way."

"You have been together..."

"It's been almost seven years," Gao Fei whispered, "it's indeed a pity."

The two of them were silent for a while.

"That must have been a heavy blow..."

"Maybe we have been together for too long, and the feeling of separation is faint." Gao Fei looked out the window, "I was chatting with her just now. She was packing up the remaining things at home and said she would send them to her after I settled down. I...ha, maybe neither of us can react now."

"There was no quarrel?"

Goofy shook his head.

Kseniya frowned slightly, not understanding why Gao Fei's reaction was so dull.

"It's really rare," she thought for a while and said, "How did you do it?"

"What's the use of sharing this Love Sutra? Can one person's thoughts really be reproduced in another person?" Gao Fei said with a smile, "You are just being polite to me, right?"

Ksenia finally laughed.

The two chatted about the laboratory. Gao Fei became concerned about the progress of Ksenia's project, and then pushed his business card over, "If you plan to give up the scientific research path temporarily in the future, you are welcome to come to me."

Kseniya received the business card, "If I go to Pingjing on business in the future, I can meet him, but it is unlikely that I will go to the industry."

"how do you know?"

"I could never give up on my research."

……

As it neared one o'clock, Gao Fei stood up and Kseniya helped her drag a box to the school gate.

The car they ordered hadn't arrived yet, so the two of them stood at the door chatting.

"You still have to be careful, especially before your project has been officially approved," Gao Fei said softly, "Don't take it lightly."

"I have nothing to be afraid of," Ksenia said. "I'm just trying to live the life I want. Do I still have to be punished for this?"

Gao Fei was noncommittal and said after a long time, "I felt the same way before, why can't I want them all?"

Before he finished speaking, the car that came to pick up Gao Fei stopped across the road. A middle-aged man got out of the car and crossed the road to help Gao Fei drag his luggage.

Kseniya was holding a small bag from Gao Fei and followed the two to help. After the driver finished placing all the large items, she was the last to put the small bag into the empty space in the trunk.

Gao Fei closed the trunk lid by himself, and she turned her head, "Thank you, goodbye."

Saying this, she waved goodbye to Ksenia.

"Dr. Gao, wait a moment." Kseniya suddenly said.

"Ok?"

She stepped forward and whispered: "Why didn't you continue? I heard my supervisor talk about some of your topics, and you clearly--"

"I'm just tired," Gao Fei replied, "Our field is too small, and some people can't get out of their positions after occupying positions for decades. Why do you have to keep working in front of these faces?"

"……who?"

"some people."

"After leaving school, won't you have to face those faces?"

Gao Fei smiled, "The people outside at least know how to hide that face."