Picking the stars

This year’s New Year’s Eve is February, one week before the New Year, and people’s hearts are a little bit floating. They want to take a holiday, want to go home, and want to spend the whole holiday without doing business.

Song Yi finally negotiated that big cooperation. It will probably be very hard after the beginning of next year, but the hard work will pay off. After that, her studio will rise to the next level in the industry.

She thought about it, and gave an extra big red envelope to the employee who had been working hard for a whole year, and prepared to send it out on the last day of this year.

Shen Zhizhou had to go to other places to shoot with her artist's magazine. Before going, he came to the studio.

Time flies quickly. Last time I was drunk and asked Professor Pei to pick it up. It was already more than a week ago.

Shen Zhizhou only saw Song Er now, and couldn't help joking her: "Drunk like that, is Professor Pei angry?"

"No," Song Er said.

"Impossible." Shen Zhizhou didn't believe it. "Professor Pei looks like a serious person who refuses to be sensual. If you go home drunk, she must not give you a good look."

Song Er's next meal, maybe, if they are together well, the professor will be angry when she sees her drunk, but now, she doesn't care about her, how can she be angry.

"What's the matter?" Shen Zhizhou asked when she saw that her face was wrong.

Song Wei signed the name and pushed it back to Shen Zhizhou, saying, "It's nothing, you go now."

As soon as Shen Zhizhou left, Song Er was in a daze.

When I woke up that day, the professor had already left. There was a sober medicine and a glass of water on the bedside. The water was still warm, just enough to moisturize her throat.

She was too drunk, and her memory was fragmentary, only remember that she was crying a lot, the professor held her, patted her back, comforted her gently, and let her wipe the tears on the lap of her clothes. .

But she didn't dare to believe, and she didn't dare to believe such a cold person, because she cried, she would soften her attitude.

They haven't seen each other for a week, nor contacted them. Song Yijiu also felt more and more untrue, and he was less and less sure that what happened that night, Pei Ji's tender comfort with her was true, or was it just her drunk conjecture.

She was in a daze, Xia Qing dialed a video call.

Song Er picked it up.

Xia Qing was at home, but dressed very formally, probably going out to attend a dinner party.

"Baby, when will you go home this year?" Xia Qing asked.

Song Er apologized: "Maybe you won't go home on New Year's Eve this year?"

Xia Qing's smile faded, and Song Jueming appeared on the screen, frowning and asked: "How can I not go home during the Chinese New Year? What happened?"

But before Song Er answered, Xia Qing said: "It's okay if you don't come back, take care of yourself."

Song Wei knew that she said so, and her mother probably guessed the situation as close as possible, thinking she was going to stay with the professor.

Actually no, how could Song Wei still dare to think about being with Pei Ji now? She just felt that staying here would be able to get closer to Pei Ji.

As for what can be done recently?

Song Yi hadn't thought about it, nor dared to think about it.

She said a few words to Xia Qing, and the meeting was about to begin. New Year's Eve, all kinds of meetings and entertainment are more. Song Er was used to it.

It's just that she is pretending to be Pei Ji in her heart, and she doesn't mean anything.

Halfway through the meeting, there was a call from the research institute, saying that Mimi seemed to be sick.

Song Er was immediately anxious, handed the meeting to his deputy to chair the meeting, and rushed to the research institute.

Pei Ji was in the laboratory, just putting on his gloves, and the students were beside him. He didn't dare to say any extra words. He only said his difficulty again: "The steps are definitely correct, but I always feel that the experimental data is wrong."

He was originally a graduate student led by Pei Ji. Later, Pei Ji went to West Africa and assigned him to another professor. He was also upbeat. Four years later, he successfully stayed in the Institute and became a researcher. It can be said that he was a young man. promising.

But in front of Pei Ji, he still respected her and spoke to her as a student.

Pei Ji personally demonstrated it again. The student looked carefully, remembered, thanked her with a smile, and remembered something, and asked: "I haven't seen Mimi all day today. Did you see it?"

Pei Ji paused and said, "I didn't see it."

There were still many people waiting, and Pei Ji led them to the small meeting room next door to discuss.

This project is not Pei Ji's, but the professor who presided over it has helped Pei Ji a lot in the past four years. This time he encountered a problem that could not be overcome in the project, so he asked Pei Ji to come over and take a look.

A problem that a research group cannot overcome, Pei Ji cannot solve it at a glance, no matter how powerful it is. She listens to their discussion attentively, sketches out the book with a pen, and when the discussion is over, she has sorted out a new one. Train of thought, let me talk about this thought.

Everyone thought it was feasible, so they stopped working and decided to keep working overtime.

"It's almost the New Year. I hope that this level will be overcome before the New Year, and then the new year will have a new look." The student just said with a sigh.

The other also said: "Yes, if you keep it, you will have to face this kind of hardship when you come back after the holidays. The New Year will be a bad one."

They complained half-truths, greeted Pei Ji, and rushed out. Pei Ji watched as the figure of the last person disappeared, only to realize that the student said that he hadn't seen Mimi all day.

She walked out, first stood in the aisle for a while, usually Mimi would show up within five minutes, but not today.

Pei Ji walked to the top of the stairs. The entire research institute is Mimi's home, except for the laboratory and individual observation rooms, it can be found everywhere, and it is not easy to find it.

Pei Ji went looking for it, floor by floor.

Song Er squatted beside the cat's nest. The little guy was ill with heavy tears on the corners of his eyes. His eyes were muddy. He slumped in the nest listlessly. When he saw Song Er, he moved his tail and screamed softly. Screamed.

Song Er said to it: "Why are you sick? Are you disobedient and go outside to play when it snows?"

She often came to see Mimi. Mimi knew her very well. When she heard her talk, she looked at her pitifully and meowed in a low voice.

Song Er sighed softly.

Footsteps came from behind. Song Wei listened for two seconds and recognized the person. She turned her head hurriedly and saw Pei Ji.

She was also wearing a white lab coat for experiments. It was the first time that Song Wei saw a professor wearing a white lab coat. He only felt that this white suit was especially suitable for her, which made her extra clear.

Song Er curled his lips and called out, "Professor."

Pei Ji didn't hear it, she lowered her head and looked at the cat lying on her stomach in the cat litter next to her.

"Meow~" Mimi saw Pei Ji, raised its front paw, and looked at her blankly. It was really weak, otherwise, when Pei Ji appeared, it would get up and rush over.

The corners of Song Er's newly curled lips were put down. When she came, she thought that she might meet the professor, and also thought that if she did, the professor would probably be too lazy to take a look at her.

But she still came, and she still saw Pei Ji's indifference.

Song Wei couldn't help but think of the professor who comforted her that night, feeling more and more unreal.

Pei Ji glanced at the cat, and then at Song Er. She didn't understand why she knew she was allergic to cat fur, so she had to be so close to the source of allergies.

Seeing Pei Ji looking at her, Song Ye said, "Mimi is sick, I want to take it to the hospital."

Pei Ji frowned.

Seeing her upset, Song Yi thought she didn’t want her to be too close to her cat. He felt sad, but still said, “I’ve asked about it. I have asked for leave for the logistics of taking care of it for these two days. You’re all busy. I'll take it to the hospital and I will send it back."

After she finished speaking, she looked up at Pei Ji and waited for her permission.

Pei Ji and her looked at each other for a while, bending over to pick up the cat.

Song Wei was taken aback, Pei Ji looked at her quietly.

Song Er immediately understood what she meant, and she hurriedly said, "Then let's go now."

After she finished speaking, she was afraid that Pei Ji would go ahead as if repenting, and she couldn't help turning back to see if Pei Ji had followed.

The cat was hugged by Pei Ji very well, and softly hugged Pei Ji's arm with his paws, without struggling at all. Song Er thought of what the Dean said earlier that this cat wanted to be hugged by Professor Pei. He thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know why, but Professor Pei just didn't hug her.

Song Er knows why, because she is allergic to cat hair, the professor is afraid to hold it and go home with cat hair sticking to her body. But now there is no need to have this concern.

They rarely see each other, and the chance to meet in the future will become less and less, until they are like two strangers in the vast sea of ​​people, there is no contact, and there will be no meeting again.

At that time, the professor will still remember her, will he remember someone like her very much?

Pei Ji sat in the back seat. She thought about taking off her white coat and wrapped it around Mimi to prevent the soft cat hair from falling on Song Er's car.

Mimi was wrapped up, a little uncomfortable, Pei Ji relaxed, scratched his chin, the cat made a comfortable purr in his throat, and lay obediently on Pei Ji's hand.

Pei Ji smiled, resting her palm with its chin, and stroking Mimi's back with the other hand through the cloth.

Song Wei turned his head to look at them for a long time, until Pei Ji said, "Let's go."

Not long after the car drove out, Song Er's cell phone rang, she glanced at the screen and picked it up hurriedly.

"I'm sorry, I have brought the cat out." Song Er said, with a little smile, but the smile did not close his eyes, just to deal with it politely.

"With Professor Pei, well, thank you in any case. Okay, I will invite you to dinner next time." She said a few words and hung up. She looked up in the rearview mirror. Pei Ji was looking at her strangely, and then asked her. He explained: "It's Ji Yin, do you know? She notified me that Mimi was sick. I can't hold Mimi directly, so let her find a cat bag for me."

But when the professor suddenly appeared, she forgot about it.

Pei Ji said: "I don't know."

She answered indifferently, and Song Er didn't speak any more.

They went to a nearby pet hospital.

The hospital is full of cats and dogs. Mimi often sees strangers. She is much more courageous than ordinary kittens. She is not afraid of being in an unfamiliar environment. She is still held in peace by Pei Ji.

Song Er went to the front desk to register, Pei Ji held the cat and waited by the side.

The young lady at the front desk was obviously excited when she saw Song Er, and after she had finished the operation on the computer, she lowered her voice and shouted, "Xiao Er!"

Song Er smiled at her.

The front desk was even more excited, and his eyes swept between Song Er and Pei Ji, restraining them from disturbing them.

Pei Ji glanced at them, and the nurse called Mimi's number.

She hugged Mimi to the clinic, and Song Er hurriedly followed. The walls of the clinic's door were all transparent glass, and you could see the movement inside.

Pei Ji put Mimi on the table. I don't know why, but Mimi, who was very good all the way, might smell something she didn't like. She exploded her hair, arched her back, and looked at the doctor fiercely.

The doctor smiled, and familiarly instructed the parents to comfort the cat, saying: "The little guy is so vigilant."

After Pei Ji followed the hair for a while, Mimi relaxed slightly, but she still clung to Pei Ji tightly and stared at the doctor vigilantly.

The doctor took her temperature, looked at Mimi's mouth, and said, "Take some blood and have a look."

After hearing this, Pei Ji turned his head and said to Song Er, "You go out and wait."

Song Er was taken aback, and said, "Okay."

The doctor was going to get the equipment, and when he looked back, there was a missing person, and said in anguish: "Where is the lady just now? Your cat has a good physique. I'm afraid I can't hold it alone."

"Then ask a nurse to come in again." Pei Ji said.

That's the only way. The doctor went to the door and called a passing nurse to come in and press Mimi with Pei Ji.

Seeing the stranger approaching, Mimi struggled and screamed fiercely, but if one person pressed it reluctantly, two people were more than enough, and the needle quickly plunged into its flesh.

The little guy whimpered and screamed very pitifully. Pei Ji felt sad for a while. She turned her eyes and saw Song Er standing outside the glass wall.

Song Er was also looking at Mimi, she put one hand on the glass, her expression was distressed, and she wished that the needle was stuck on her body.

After the blood was drawn, Song Wei raised his eyes, and unexpectedly met Pei Ji's eyes. I don't know if it was because of holding Mimi and just coaxing Mimi, Pei Ji's eyes were exceptionally soft.

Song Wei shook his mind for a while, as if returning to the time when they were most affectionate four years ago.

They looked at each other for a long time, until the doctor called Pei Ji, Pei Ji looked away and went to talk to Mimi.

Song Yi lost Pei Ji's gaze, and his heart seemed to be missing.

Mimi has a cold and still has a fever. The doctor gave him an injection and prescribed medicine. Knowing that Mimi's range of activities is very large, he told Pei Ji not to let Mimi go out. Excessive temperature differences can also cause a cold.

Pei Ji took it down.

When they came out of the hospital, it was already dark.

Mimi leaned against Pei Ji, who was already listless, came to the hospital to toss his last strength, and Pei Ji touched it, looking a little helpless.

She took off her white lab coat, no coat on her body, only a loose beige sweater with cat hair all over her.

The weather was really cold, and as soon as he got into the car, Song Wei hurriedly raised the temperature of the air conditioner.

Back to the research institute, there are not many people in the research institute, and they are all off work.

Song Ye and Pei Ji went in together, because the logistics person who took care of Mimi was not there, Pei Ji thought about it, and decided not to go home for these two days.

They moved the cat litter to Pei Ji's office.

Song Yi entered the place where Pei Ji worked for the first time, and only felt that he was worthy of the professor. It was clean and tidy, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner. It was so clean that it was even uncomfortable and deserted.

Mimi settled down, fed her cat food, and also fed her medicine.

Pei Ji raised his eyes and looked at Song Er who was still here, as if saying why you are still not leaving.

Song Wei was afraid that she would really rush people, and said hurriedly: "It's too late, I just ordered takeaway."

Mimi took the medicine and continued to sleep in the corner. Pei Ji went to the next door to change his clothes, and changed out the sweater full of cat hair. Song Er sat quietly, waiting for the takeaway.

They don't interfere with each other.

Pei Ji sat down, took a pen, and wrote a few words on the paper. She looked up at Song Wei and asked, "Why are you not busy now?"

In a word, it made Song Er seem to have gone back a long time ago, when she was so busy that they might not have seen each other for half a month.

She was in a daze, and she didn't know how to answer.