C1 Wedge

There was a pot of flowers on the windowsill. The color of the flowers was gorgeous. The flowers fluttered in the wind, and they looked like the sun that hung high in the sky. If one were to look at it for a long time, they would feel their eyes hurt. Jeannette slowly retracted her gaze and looked at the photo on the table in front of her.

It was a young and beautiful woman wearing a red and black doctor's uniform. She had her hands folded in front of her chest as she stood in front of a building. She tilted her head slightly and looked at the camera confidently and magnanimously. After looking at the photo for a long time, Jeannette gradually matched the woman in front of her with the woman in the photo. It had been nearly ten years since she graduated from the doctoral degree. Phyllis was still as beautiful as ever, but her thin eyebrows were slightly knitted. She was not hiding her concern for the girl in front of her.

"Jeannette, are you listening to me?"

The slightly helpless female voice echoed in the dull air of the summer afternoon. Jeannette completely recovered and looked at Phyllis and nodded.

Phyllis did not know what the girl was talking about, but she was lost in her thoughts. She sighed and said, "Then, where did we go?"

"You just said that you will be taking care of me in the future." The girl's fair face did not seem to be nervous at all. However, her big eyes seemed to be a little absent-minded. "Ms. Wilkins, I will have to trouble you in the future."

"It's not a big deal. Noah and the academy will hand you over to me. I will do my best to not let you waste these three years. It's just that Noah's sudden departure... Is there something going on?"

It was no wonder that Phyllis was puzzled. The institute had just held a meeting last week and started a research project. Noah was the main person in charge of it. It had only been a short while since then, so why did he have to go to Bruaprora? Fortunately, he had a student named Jeannette with him. The institute had transferred this girl to her. Although Phyllis felt that this arrangement was sudden, she still accepted it. Jeannette was a student transferred from the University of Bruaprora. Who would reject such a good seedling?

"Ms. Wilkins, I don't know."

The girl answered calmly. It seemed that she really did not know what was going on. Phyllis stopped gossiping and smiled, saying, “It’s like this, Jean. When Noah transferred you to me, he did not explain your research plan. As for me, the research project is almost complete. There is a national project, but it will probably only be officially launched at the end of the year. During this period of time, you should attend classes and read more documents during your spare time. Just summarize the contents of these few areas. The requirements are that the domestic documents are from the past three years, and the foreign documents are from the past five years. Is there a problem?”

As Phyllis spoke, she handed her a piece of paper. Jeannette took it and glanced at it, then said that it was fine.

As expected, she was a student trained by the University of Bruaprora!

"Alright, that's it!" Phyllis smiled.

It was already twenty minutes after they walked out of the administration building. The sun was still blazing. Jeannette stood in the shade and looked at the thin piece of paper in her hand. The corner of her mouth curled into a bitter smile. Was this the end of their relationship?

Jeannette was stunned for a long time before she stuffed the piece of paper back into her schoolbag. Just as she was about to return to the teaching room, a car drove over from afar and stopped in front of her with a wave of heat.

When she saw the sign in front of the car, Jeannette was stunned. It was a Porsche Cayenne, and it seemed that only one person drove this car in the courtyard.

"Come up." The door opened, and it was indeed her mentor, Noah. The man only tilted his head slightly, and after saying that, he no longer looked at her. Jeannette stood there in a daze for a long time until her lower lip was bitten by her. Only then did she get on the car.

Noah drove the car under a tree and parked it behind the administration building. There was no one around.

"Have you seen Ms. Wilkins?"

After they stopped the car, the man asked. Jeannette did not answer, but she just looked at him. The man was dressed in a white shirt and black trousers. He looked very refreshed, just like usual. His hands were folded on his lap, and his joints were clear. His veins were bulging, and he looked like an adult male. Looking at his hands, Jeannette remembered the first time she met him. At that time, he had come to the hospital from the Bruaprora by high-speed rail. He had rushed over and smiled at her. He stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Noah."

"Yes, I've seen you," Jeannette replied softly as she hugged her schoolbag.

Noah nodded. He wanted to say something, but when he noticed the girl's pale face, he adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner and said, "From now on, you will follow her. Ms. Wilkins has taught a few students before, and she has a lot of research projects. No matter what, it will benefit you."

But what if she didn't want it? Jeannette asked in her heart, but she couldn't say a word. Her lips trembled slightly as she said, "I know."

The girl was obviously downcast. In the end, she had aroused a trace of unwillingness in the man's heart. Noah was silent for a moment. He looked at the female student who had been with him for two months and asked, "Do you have anything else to say to me?"

Finally, Noah raised his head and looked at the man who had not dared to look him in the eye for a second since he got in the car. Noah did not hide either. The two of them looked at each other for a long time. After a long time, Jeannette smiled lightly, and two small swirls appeared on her cheeks. She was very beautiful.

"Teacher Noah, what I said to you that night was true."

Again! Noah's eyebrows twitched as he looked at her. He did not know how to react. He forced himself to turn his head and said, "Since that's the case, I might as well tell you that I am still the same as before."

"I know." The girl's voice was indifferent. "I know you won't agree."

He knew, but he still said it? Noah realized that after being together for almost two months, he did not seem to understand this girl at all!

"Alright, I'll go back to the Bruaprora tomorrow."

Noah swallowed the words he wanted to say. He said it plainly. It was both a statement of the fact and a declaration of the end of the topic.

Jeannette suggested that they should get out of the car.

"Goodbye, Teacher Noah."

The girl stood outside the door and said goodbye to him. Noah did not look at her again. He stepped on the accelerator and left quickly. It seemed that he did not want to stay at all.

Yes, how could she be reluctant to leave him? She had no time to hide from him.

Jeannette suddenly remembered the question she had asked her in Phyllis' office just now - Why did Noah leave?

There was no other reason than that she had fallen in love with him, and he could not accept it, so he had to leave!

Thinking about the past two months, it was like a dream. Jeannette only wished that she was in a dream and never woke up again...