Chapter 230 Sweet talk is useless!
But Li Chen knew she wasn't doing it on a whim.
Yan Xi doesn't do things casually.
If she was going to investigate, she must have already looked at the application requirements, deadlines, team composition, and even the preferences of the supervising teachers.
Li Chen felt a warmth in his chest.
He suddenly remembered that Li Mohan had asked Yan Xi what he was suited for that day.
Yan Xi said that he is suited for scientific research, not for being pushed into management.
Those weren't just polite words at the dinner table.
She really did it.
"Yan Xi".
"Um?"
"Did you create another table?"
Yan Xi didn't stop walking.
"no."
Li Chen didn't believe it.
Yan Xi added a sentence.
"I just created the document."
Li Chen: "..."
She spoke with great confidence and conviction.
The second floor of the library was very quiet.
Yan Xi chose a seat by the window, and Li Chen sat opposite her.
She turned on her computer, and on the screen was a neatly organized folder.
Li Chen fell silent after seeing the title.
[Li Chen - Possible Research/Competition Paths]
The following is divided into four subfolders.
[Short-term trial possible]
[Long-term accumulation]
Not recommended
[To be observed]
Li Chen stared at the words "to be observed".
"Am I also a participant?"
Yan Xi looked up.
"You always have been."
Li Chen was actually a little happy.
He sat down and took out his notebook from his backpack.
Yan Xi casually pushed a technical pen over to her.
It was the same one she bought last time.
The pen cap was facing his usual right side.
Li Chen picked up his pen.
"You asked me to come see the new one this afternoon, is this it?"
Yan Xi did not answer directly.
She turned the computer around a little.
"Registration for this program starts in March. It's not too late for you to start preparing now."
Li Chen read a few lines.
The project's focus on algorithm applications is indeed a good fit for him.
He looked at it more and more intently.
Yan Xi didn't urge him, but just flipped through her own documents.
Li Chen looked up after reading the first set of application requirements.
Aren't you afraid I'll be too busy to spend time with you?
Yan Xi paused for a moment while typing.
"You can?"
Li Chen didn't even think about it.
"Won't."
Yan Xi continued typing.
"Then what am I afraid of?"
Li Chen looked at her and suddenly felt that her words were very much like Yan Xi's.
She never tries to keep someone by her side just because she likes them.
She will push him onto a more suitable path.
But while pushing him, her hand was still holding his.
My phone vibrated.
It's Wang Qiang.
[Brother Chen, can I go back now?]
Li Chen checked the time.
2:20 PM.
【cannot. 】
Wang Qiang replied instantly.
I'm afraid she'll think I don't want to talk to her.
Li Chen handed the phone to Yan Xi.
Yan Xi glanced at it.
"Have him memorize the vocabulary for the afternoon."
Li Chen is typing.
[Memorize vocabulary.]
Wang Qiang sent a pained emoji.
Then another one was sent.
How am I going to get home tonight?
Yan Xi said, "Let him write it himself first."
Li Chen did as instructed.
Ten minutes later, Wang Qiang sent over the draft.
No, no, it's not that I don't want to go, I'm just afraid you'll think it's weird that I keep showing up. Actually, I really want to go, but I'm afraid you'll feel awkward.
Li Chen's eyelids twitched slightly.
Yan Xi only gave a two-word evaluation.
"Too full."
Li Chen replied directly.
[Delete half.]
Wang Qiang posted again.
It's not that I don't want to talk to you, it's just that I'm afraid of embarrassing you by constantly showing up.
Yan Xi nodded.
"Can."
Li Chen replied that he could.
It went quiet on Wang Qiang's end.
Li Chen put down his phone and continued looking at the documents.
He was engrossed in watching.
Yan Xi suddenly reached out and tapped the upper right corner of his notebook.
"Don't just write about the technical points here."
"Write what?"
Write down why you want to do it.
Li Chen paused.
He used to write plans, but rarely this kind of thing.
Can it be done? How can it be done? What should be used to do it?
These three things are enough.
Why did I want to do it, but he ignored it?
Yan Xi looked at him.
"The teacher will see it."
Li Chen lowered his head, his pen pausing for a few seconds.
Then write down a line.
The goal is to make complex judgment processes more explainable.
Yan Xi paused for a moment after seeing it.
"Like how you usually analyze me?"
Li Chen's ears burned.
"It's like how you analyze me."
Yan Xi didn't say anything.
After a while, she pushed her water glass over.
Li Chen picked it up naturally and tested the temperature of the cup.
It's a bit chilly.
He unscrewed his thermos and added some hot water to her cup.
Yan Xi watched his actions but didn't stop him.
The two were separated by a table, but their movements were so practiced that it seemed they had done it many times before.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Qiang finally waited until the time Yan Xi approved.
He first sent the draft to Li Chen for confirmation.
After reading it, Li Chen sent it to Yan Xi.
Yan Xi returned.
【hair.】
Wang Qiang sent it.
It's not that I don't want to talk to you, it's just that I'm afraid of embarrassing you by constantly showing up.
Lin Duo replied two minutes later.
It won't be awkward.
Wang Qiang sent three exclamation marks directly in the group chat.
Li Chen saw this and immediately reminded him.
Don't post too many more.
Wang Qiang was very restrained.
"Then I'll go to the second floor tomorrow at noon."
Lin Duo replied.
【Um. 】
Wang Qiang froze again.
Zhao Zixuan burst out laughing in the group chat.
[Zhao Zixuan: Qiangzi, you've been taken down by a single "hmm."]
Chen Mo: [With anticipated resumption of contact, the balance of power is shifting.]
Wang Qiang: [Quiet down, I need to memorize vocabulary.]
Li Chen put down his phone.
Yan Xi looked at him.
"result?"
"Second floor tomorrow."
Yan Xi nodded.
"Let him go as usual tomorrow."
Li Chen asked, "Don't we need to disappear again?"
"No need," Yan Xi said. "Disappearing is to let her know she cares, not to make her anxious."
Li Chen noted it down.
He suddenly realized that every step Yan Xi taught Wang Qiang was not a technique.
It's about moderation.
She forbade Wang Qiang from pressuring Lin Duo, nor did she allow him to deliberately dangle her in the air.
She was simply trying to prevent two people moving at different speeds from colliding.
At 5:30, it was getting dark outside the library.
Li Chen packed his things.
Yan Xi closed the laptop and put the booklet into his bag.
"Take it back and look at it."
"And you?"
"I've made a backup."
Li Chen slung his bag over his shoulder and reached for her laptop bag.
Yan Xi did not refuse.
As the two went downstairs, Li Chen's phone vibrated again.
This time, it was a message from Leng Qingge that appeared on Yan Xi's phone screen.
Yan Xi glanced at it but didn't look away.
Li Chen didn't even look at the content.
Yan Xi suddenly said, "She asked me if I had turned you into a project application machine."
Li Chen thought about it seriously.
"no."
Yan Xi turned her head to look at him.
Li Chen said, "I voluntarily agreed to be trained by you."
Yan Xi stopped in her tracks.
There weren't many people at the corner of the stairs.
She reached out and hooked the end of his scarf.
Li Chen lowered his head with practiced ease.
Yan Xi did not kiss him this time.
She simply pressed the scarf back down for him.
"Being sweet-talking is useless."
Li Chen looked at her.
"Then what's useful?"
Yan Xi released her grip.
Send me the first draft of the project before 8 p.m. tomorrow night.
Li Chen smiled.
"receive."
Yan Xi's eyes curved for less than a second.
The two walked out of the library, and a cold wind hit them in the face.
Li Chen put her hand into his pocket.
He had only taken two steps when another message from Wang Qiang popped up.
[Brother Chen, Lin Duo asked me what kind of food stall I should eat at tomorrow.]
Before Li Chen could reply, Yan Xi had already seen it.
She paused for a second.
"Tell him not to choose the pork rib hot pot."