Chapter 46

He'd already been away from Shuangyun for more than three months.
She was still so beautiful, her smile radiant and glowing. She was doing very well. Cheng Lang felt good in his heart, and also very sour.
His fingers hovered over the screen for a long time, then finally opened Shuangyun's chat.
Cheng Lang: "Congratulations on graduating."
After sending it, he realized it was early morning in Sydney.
But unexpectedly, Shuangyun's message came back quickly.
Shuangyun: "Thanks!"
Cheng Lang: "Thought you'd be asleep."
Shuangyun: "No, playing with friends outside."
Cheng Lang: "If you're drinking, be careful and go home early."
Shuangyun: "Okay, thanks."
Her replies were polite and formal.
And Cheng Lang had no right to ask any of the questions he wanted to ask.
Cheng Lang was about to close his phone when Shuangyun sent another message: "Oh, by the way."
Cheng Lang's heart raced.
Shuangyun: "That model you helped me with last time, I wrote an article planning to publish it. The draft is already written. I'll send it to you tomorrow to look at."
Cheng Lang quickly replied okay.
Cheng Lang was grateful for the first time that besides having a good body, he also liked being a teacher.
Shuangyun's chat went quiet for a long time. Cheng Lang confirmed the conversation had ended.
But this lingering connection made him very excited. Cheng Lang stood up and walked around his office several times.
He also thought of when Shuangyun often came to his office, closed his door, and secretly kissed him.
His heart fell into the sea, shattering into ripples.
That night Cheng Lang didn't sleep well, waking up from time to time to check if Shuangyun had sent him an email.
At five in the morning, Cheng Lang received the article draft Shuangyun sent.
He immediately got out of bed and opened his computer.
The article's authors were Shuangyun Liang, Cheng Lang, and Shuangyun's advisor.
Cheng Lang's name was next to Shuangyun's.
Cheng Lang looked at that for a long time. He really wanted to go back to Sydney, but didn't dare. He was very afraid that if he went back for Shuangyun, it would only make her more disappointed in him.
Revising this article, Cheng Lang was full of motivation. That evening he immediately sent Shuangyun the revised version.
Shuangyun received Cheng Lang's email the next morning. She knew Cheng Lang was always very strict. She'd experienced his high standards during her defense. But the moment she opened the document Cheng Lang sent, Shuangyun still cursed.
Dense annotations and revisions. Looking at it, the entire article was like floating in a bloody red sea.
Shuangyun picked up her phone and immediately sent Cheng Lang a message.
Shuangyun: "Are you crazy? Or targeting me? Just rewrite it for me?"
Cheng Lang seemed to be waiting. The message came back instantly: "No, no, I can do that too."
Shuangyun: "?"
Cheng Lang: "If you don't understand, I can help explain."
Shuangyun: "?"
Cheng Lang: "If you need, I can also have a video meeting with you."
Shuangyun: "This is your real purpose, right?"
Cheng Lang: "?"