Chapter 82
Lu Weize took me back to his on-campus apartment at B University.
The school assigned Lu Weize an old apartment that used to be occupied by veteran teachers.
Young teachers are not yet eligible for housing.
Lu Weize was able to get this apartment because of his outstanding research achievements.
The former dean of the Physics Department at B University personally invited him to teach there.
At a particle astrophysics seminar at Stanford, the former dean was impressed by Lu Weize's results and believed he was the future star of physics.
The former dean and Lu Weize formed a close friendship despite their age difference.
Lu Weize had also mentioned to the former dean that he wanted to return to his home country for development.
So, as soon as he returned, the former dean immediately invited him to teach at B University.
Lu Weize agreed without hesitation.
...
There were two other teachers living in the apartment, who appeared polite to Lu Weize on the surface but were actually quite dissatisfied behind his back.
They both felt that Lu Weize was too young and did not seem like someone who could focus on academic work.
Lu Weize didn't care about his colleagues' criticisms. He pulled me back to the apartment and closed the door, then kissed me.
But his phone kept ringing incessantly.
Lu Weize impatiently took out his phone, about to hang up, but when he saw the caller ID, he resignedly answered the call.
"Lu Weize, when are you sending me that data? I'm in a hurry to build the model."
"Got it, I'll send it to you shortly." Lu Weize rubbed his temples.
After hanging up, he was just about to continue being affectionate with me when the phone rang again.
"Lu Weize, did you check the literature I sent to your email? Do you have any relevant data? I need it urgently."
"Right away."
Lu Weize hung up and sighed helplessly.
He held me close and kissed me on the lips. "Sorry, babe, I need to handle some work first."
"It's fine." I shook my head and sat quietly beside him, watching him work.
I couldn't help Lu Weize with his workload, so I could only keep him company in silence.
Lu Weize immersed himself in his work and soon forgot about my presence.
When he finally finished his work and looked up, he saw me sitting on the sofa, resting my chin on my hands and watching him.
"Are you hungry?" Lu Weize said apologetically as he hugged me. "I'll take you out to eat."
"No need," I smiled and pointed to the dishes on the table. "I've already prepared dinner."
"You can cook?" Lu Weize looked at me in surprise.
"Yeah," I nodded. "I learned how."
Lu Weize felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
He walked over and hugged me from behind. "I'm sorry, I can't be with you."
"It's okay," I smiled and shook my head. "Your work is very important."
"Thank you," Lu Weize said, touched, as he kissed my cheek.
The two of us sat at the dining table to eat.
I kept serving Lu Weize food.
"You should eat too," Lu Weize said as he served me a piece of beef.
I looked at him with a smile. "Lu Weize, I think this is really nice."
"Huh?" Lu Weize looked at me in confusion.
"I mean, eating together like this feels like..." I tilted my head and thought for a moment.
"It feels like we're a couple."
Lu Weize laughed. "Silly, aren't we already a couple?"
"Not yet," I lowered my eyelids, "I haven't gotten married yet."
"Then let's hurry and get married." Lu Weize held my hand, "Once your work here is stable, we'll get married."
"Okay." I nodded happily.
Chapter 83
A night of romance.
Lu Weize held me; both of us were exhausted.
I lay limp on the bed, not wanting to move even a finger.
Lu Weize stood by the bed, looking at me.
The marks on my body were all left by him.
Lu Weize smiled.
He squatted by the bed and gently patted the top of my head, "Be good, go take a shower, or you won't feel comfortable."
I opened my hazy eyes and pouted playfully, "I don't want to; I'm so tired."
"I'll help you wash." Lu Weize directly picked me up and carried me all the way to the bathroom.
He prepared the water and carefully washed my body.
Once I was clean, he carried me back to bed and tucked me in.
"If you're tired, just sleep first." Lu Weize kissed me, "I still have some work to do."
"Aren't you going to sleep?" I held his hand, "It's so late, aren't you going to rest?"
"I need to review the data again." Lu Weize patted my hand, "A colleague needs it, and I have to make sure everything is perfect."
"Then I'll keep you company." I sat up.
"No need." Lu Weize pressed down on my shoulder, "You should sleep obediently."
"Alright." I could only nod.
Lu Weize smiled and turned to leave.
I couldn't sleep at all. Lying in bed, I tossed and turned until one in the morning when Lu Weize finally came back.
"Why are you still awake?" Lu Weize frowned as soon as he saw me sitting up.
"I can't sleep," I shook my head.
Lu Weize hugged me gently and crawled into bed with me.
"Alright, let's sleep. I'll stay with you."
"Okay." With Lu Weize's company, I finally closed my eyes and fell asleep peacefully.
...
The next noon, Lu Weize woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw me still sitting on him.
Sleeping soundly.
Lu Weize smiled helplessly yet affectionately.
He gently laid me down, then got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After finishing his shower, Lu Weize made breakfast for me, left a note, and then went out to work.
Recently, the experiment has been progressing smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, results should be available in about a month.
Lu Weize was busy in the lab all day long, only coming out late at night.
As soon as he sat in the car, his phone rang.
The call was from Li Mingjiao.
"Brother Lu, you're trending."
Lu Weize was taken aback.
He had been in the lab for days and hadn’t had time to go online.
"What trending?"
"Someone is spreading rumors about you, saying you harassed a female student," Li Mingjiao said angrily. "Now everyone online is criticizing you."
Lu Weize immediately opened Weibo.
Sure enough, his name was on the trending list, followed by a red "explosive" label.
He clicked in and saw that a group of self-media accounts were stirring up trouble, claiming he had taken advantage of his position to harass female students.
A bunch of internet trolls continued to leave comments.
"As a teacher, how could you engage in such despicable acts? It's truly disgusting."
"People like this should be suspended for investigation, claiming to be the pure ones in academia."
"Today's young girls have no self-respect, actually throwing themselves at their teachers. The world is going downhill."
Lu Weize did not respond and instead shut down his Weibo account.
He looked down on the need to respond.
The next day, Lu Weize went to class, and as soon as he entered the classroom, he sensed something was off.
The way the students looked at him had changed from before.
Previously, there was admiration in their eyes, but today...
Lu Weize ignored it and began the lesson.
"Alright, next we will discuss..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a male student interrupted him.
"Professor Lu, did you really harass female students?"
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