Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 101: Girlhood Heroism

Jiang Qing and Chen Duling sat on either side of the coffee table in the office.

When the steamer was opened, a hazy white mist rose up.

Chen Duling gently poked a hole in the thin skin of the dumplings with the tip of her chopsticks, and the golden crab oil immediately spread throughout the takeaway box.

"The chef at Rong Shun Zhai still uses his old skills. Just looking at them makes me hungry."

She blew away the cool air, and her eyes swept across Jiang Qing's profile. She caught a glimpse of his inquiring eyes from time to time, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

"Dr. Jiang, it's not polite to look at a girl's face like that."

"Ahem... sorry."

Jiang Qing coughed lightly and looked away.

That charming and seductive smile was still flashing in his mind, which was completely different from the shallow smile in front of her at the moment.

"Dr. Jiang, is it possible that you don't know much about me?"

Chen Duling took a small bite of the bun and chewed it slowly before turning her gaze to him.

"In fact, including this time, this is only the third time we've met, right?"

She tilted her head, fluttered her long eyelashes, and her dark pupils seemed to be immersed in two pools of autumn water.

Jiang Qing was slightly stunned, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was right and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, that's true. We actually know each other better from other aspects, such as..."

He looked into Chen Duling's black and white eyes and arched his eyebrows at her.

"The first time I heard your name was in the lab when a senior from the same group mentioned it. He said there was a girl named Chen Duling at the Southern University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She won first place in the National University Beauty Contest with just a photo of her ID. She also acted in a movie and was incredibly beautiful."

Speaking of this, Jiang Qing couldn't help but think of a post that was very popular in the school forum at that time, and the downward curve of his eyes deepened a little.

"what are you laughing at?"

Chen Duling was a little intrigued by Jiang Qing's reaction and asked curiously.

There seemed to be some interesting things she didn't know.

"Want to know?"

"Yeah, I thought so."

"Okay, I'll tell you about it."

Jiang Qing swallowed a steamed dumpling in one gulp, then put down his chopsticks and looked at Chen Duling.

Chen Duling was nibbling a bun, looking at him with her clear deer eyes, like a little girl ready to listen to a story.

"Ah……"

Jiang Qing was so adorable at this scene that she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Is there something on my face? Why are you smiling?"

Chen Duling looked at him with a bewildered look on his face as he laughed for no apparent reason.

She even touched her face, thinking that she had accidentally splashed the soup from the dumplings on it.

Little did she know that she looked like a little rabbit in this naive state, so cute.

"No, it's just that you look cute right now."

Jiang Qing praised without reservation.

"Especially when you wear this outfit, Dudu, it's quite a contrast."

He added with a smile.

"Ok?"

Chen Duling looked down at her clothes, a puzzled look on her face.

Her outfit is clearly that of a sophisticated urban elite lady, but does it have anything to do with cuteness?
"Okay, let's get back to the topic we started with."

Jiang Qing didn't explain much and changed the subject with a smile.

"Oh~"

Chen Duling was not the kind of person who would ask questions, so she nodded slightly.

She was more interested in the previous topic.

Jiang Qing took a sip of water, looked at Chen Duling in front of him with a face full of curiosity, and smiled slightly, his thoughts slowly sinking into memories.

"At the time, I was working on a project in the cognitive lab at school. One day, a senior in my group held up his phone and said that there was a campus beauty at China Southern Airlines whose ID photo couldn't even be assembled by AI modeling, and she was his goddess. I didn't even bat an eyelid."

He couldn't help but smile when he thought of his own disdain at that time.

"After all, I was working with facial recognition data in the lab every day. Even the most beautiful facial features were just coordinate points to me."

"I've never felt that any face could be better looking than the AI-created model. I always feel that the hype is greater than the reality."

Chen Duling put down her chopsticks, supported her arms on her knees, leaned forward slightly, rested her chin on the back of her hand, and stared at him with interest.

"Then why did you decide to watch it again?"

"Because later I found out that even the doorman was checking your voting page in the reception room."

Jiang Qing was full of emotion, and he still found that scene very interesting when he thought about it now.

Chen Duling imagined the scene and found it inexplicably funny. She raised her hand and gently patted her face to stop herself from laughing.

"That night, I was in the server room waiting for data when I accidentally opened a very popular post on the school forum..."

Jiang Qing paused and stared at her opposite with a playful expression.

"What post?"

Seeing this, Chen Duling became more curious and asked with blinking eyes.

"That post was called 'Becoming Chen Duling was my heroism as a young girl!'"

Jiang Qing deliberately slowed down his speech, and then saw the girl opposite him blush suddenly.

He knew this would happen.

"I heard this post was quite popular at the time, and it was on many forums. You should have seen it yourself, right?"

"Don't ask me, just tell me yours."

Chen Duling urged, covering her face.

Of course she had seen it, but even if that was the truth, now that Jiang Qing mentioned it to her face, she still felt that the acting skills she had honed over the years were of no use at this moment, and she felt inexplicably embarrassed.

"Ah."

Seeing how embarrassed she was, Jiang Qing immediately stopped.

"That post is filled with your handwritten notes on solving partial differential equations, welding records from the model airplane club, and coffee-stained debate drafts..."

He clearly described the contents of the post one by one.

"Sounds like a Peeping Tom's observation diary."

Chen Duling couldn't help but interrupt.

"The most horrible thing is the Sunday schedule."

Jiang Qing pushed the cup of water in front of her.

"Monday to Friday is filled with aircraft design, Saturday morning piano lessons at 8 a.m., and Sunday afternoon is marked as a trip to Purple Mountain to watch the sunset and practice lung capacity? I subconsciously asked the screen, 'Is Chen Duling a real person or a robot developed by China Southern Airlines?'"

He spread his hands and made the same puzzled expression as he did then.

In the steam rising from the steamer, Chen Duling's eyelashes were stained with water droplets, and she covered her mouth with her hands and blinked gently. "So, you participated in the debate competition to verify this hypothesis yourself?"

"or……"

She drew out the last word, a hint of mischief flashing in her eyes.

"Do you want to test the product? To see if this robot of mine is worth researching?"

"Cough...cough..."

Jiang Qing, who was drinking water, suddenly choked.

"How could that be? It's just that the school just happened to let me take over, and I also wanted to take the opportunity to see you."

Quickly calming down, he defended himself with a smile.

"So later..."

Chen Duling supported her chin, with tiny starlight appearing in her eyes.

“So I was stunned when I saw it later.”

Jiang Qing interrupted her, not trying to hide his amazement at the time.

"So... that's why there's this saying Yan Zhi You Li."

He said, looking directly into her eyes.

This time, Chen Duling looked at him without any hesitation.

In the ambiguous atmosphere, she suddenly leaned forward, and Jiang Qing subconsciously leaned back.

"I'm just grabbing a napkin."

Chen Duling shook the tissue in her hand at him, and there was a hint of mischief in her voice that was rare in her usual tone.

Jiang Qing stared at her elegant posture as she sat back in her original seat, and finally understood why the poster used the word "heroism" to describe her.

This kind of effortless gentleness is itself a silent siege.

"I suddenly realized that it seemed like a confession was just happening?"

He thought about what he had just said and came to his senses.

"Well, that's a little interesting, so..."

Chen Duling's expression suddenly became serious.

"Can I take that as an assumption?"

Chen Duling slowly tightened her hands on her knees.

Jiang Qing took in her reaction and smiled.

"of course."

He was categorical.

The stars in Chen Duling's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth began to rise uncontrollably.

She suddenly looked serious.

"Then...where's Zhou Ye?"

Jiang Qing was stunned and fell silent.

He didn't want to lie to Dudu.

And he couldn't tell her directly what he was really thinking at the moment.

Chen Duling had already guessed the answer from Jiang Qing's reaction.

She stood up slowly, a distant smile on her face.

"Dr. Jiang, thank you for the food truck support today. However, I have a heavy filming schedule today, and the same will be true for the next few days, so I may not have time to thank you for the time being."

"Next time……"

"When... the right time comes, I'll treat you to a meal."

As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Jiang Qing to answer, she passed him and headed towards the door.

"Dudu."

Jiang Qing stood up and called her.

Chen Duling paused, but did not look back.

"Give me some time, I'll sort it out."

At this point, he could only calm the other party down first.

Jiang Qing didn't expect that Chen Duling would be so rational and could think of Zhou Ye immediately in this state.

Shouldn't you be moved first?
"it is good."

Chen Duling responded without turning back, then pushed the door and walked out of the office.

Looking at her back, Jiang Qing felt a little upset for a moment.

He suddenly realized that it was not so easy to be a scumbag.

Everyone is an independent individual, especially those who have received higher education like Dudu, who have their own values ​​and thinking logic.

Not to mention her, he even thought that if Xiao Ye knew about his relationship with Sister Meng, he would probably cry and block him.

Facts have proven that being a scumbag isn't that easy.

In other words, it is not difficult to be a scumbag, but it is difficult to be all of them.

Jiang Qing raised his hand and rubbed his brow. At this point, this was the only way to go. Pushing too hard might backfire.

After completing the self-examination, Jiang Qing sorted out his emotions and walked out of the office.

Since Dudu is temporarily blocked, let's do something else first.

the other side.

Chen Duling returned to the RV and was now on the way to the set.

Looking at the scenery receding outside the car window, Chen Duling was not as sad as Jiang Qing had imagined.

In fact, she was not surprised by Jiang Qing's answer. If he denied his feelings for Zhou Ye outright, she would look down on him instead.

There was disappointment, but the result was within her expectations.

She could understand Jiang Qing's dilemma. After all, during the five-year gap, his initial love for Zhou Ye must have been real, but his current love for Zhou Ye must also be true.

At this time, it is a question of trade-offs.

She knew the girl named Zhou Ye. She was very pretty and seemed to have a good personality on the show. She looked like the kind of girl who grew up in pampering.

Zhou Ye is a good person, but she believes that she must be the one who is more suitable for Jiang Qing.

Originally she was not so sure, but after chatting with Jiang Qing just now, she was very sure of this!
She just wanted Jiang Qing to realize her own heart as soon as possible and stop wavering between them.

Of course, today is just the first step.

Today, she will not make the same mistake again and wait passively.

Everything is according to her plan.

But she overlooked one variable. Jiang Qing was no longer the young man who said "Yan Zhi You Li" five years ago.

(End of this chapter)