Chapter 1263: His Three Years
Liu Xiaoyu didn’t continue speaking, the meaning was already very clear, and there was no need to say more.
Zhou Chengchen’s mind was in complete disarray: what had been keeping Xi Siyan busy those few days, something important? Was it to resolve things with Guo Yue?
Zhou Chengchen’s hands involuntarily clenched into fists: "He... what was the matter?"
Liu Xiaoyu shook his head: "I don’t know, I just know that when I saw him later, he didn’t look well."
Zhou Chengchen’s heart skipped a beat, but she had grown, she was no longer the impulsive girl she once was.
After calming down with a drink of water, Zhou Chengchen spoke: "Can you tell me about your university life?"
Zhou Chengchen didn’t directly ask about Guo Yue’s matters. As for why, she couldn’t quite say, it was just an instinctive reluctance to bring it up.
Liu Xiaoyu was an honest kid, he immediately started talking, without any conversational skill, just a straightforward account, much of which he had already spoken of that evening.
The more Zhou Chengchen listened, the more she felt the world was truly fascinating.
If Xi Siyan was considered a top student in high school, then at university, he became a legend.
Since they were all in the mathematics department, he and Liu Xiaoyu reunited as soon as they entered school. Before half a semester had passed, Xi Siyan had already become a figure of great renown at Q University.
Coupled with his handsome appearance, he was unrivaled in popularity for a time.
Additionally, he was noticed by the most respected senior professor in Q University’s mathematics department, who personally mentored him. The old professor usually only supervised postgraduates. Xi Siyan was the only undergraduate and was recognized by him right from the start.
"In the first year, the ’genius’ didn’t live a life quite like that of an ordinary person, even I felt heartbroken watching it."
This was Liu Xiaoyu’s first statement containing a subjective opinion.
Then he continued with the straightforward account: later he changed majors, while Xi Siyan double majored in finance and computer science.
Q University isn’t a place where one can just skate by, achieving a double degree was already rare, pursuing three degrees was virtually unheard of.
Even though Zhou Chengchen wasn’t familiar with the university system in the country, she could somewhat guess at the immense pressure that must entail.
But what was more astonishing was yet to come: at the start of his junior year, Xi Siyan registered a company outside, which sounded impressive but was basically just a small workshop, afterward, he was busy with both academics and the company.
No matter how much more effort he had to put in compared to others, in the eyes of most people, they could only see Xi Siyan’s brilliance and achievements.
He pursued three degrees, started his own company, moreover, he was the most favored student of a renowned national treasure-tier professor. Any of these achievements alone would make others feel incredibly envious.
However, just at the beginning of this year, the esteemed professor who had been like a mountain of grace to Xi Siyan passed away suddenly due to illness.
"Those few days, I really felt he was on the verge of collapse. The old professor was very kind to the ’genius’, and the ’genius’ also said that he was more important to him than his own father."
When Liu Xiaoyu mentioned this, he seemed to recall something, and his whole demeanor became exceptionally emotional.
Zhou Chengchen’s heart also received a sharp stab. She could imagine it, after all, even though Liu Xiaoyu didn’t know about Xi Siyan’s situation, she did.
The young man who had been without a father’s love since childhood, his feelings towards this old professor, she understood.
Three years, it was really only three years, but after listening to Liu Xiaoyu’s account, Zhou Chengchen felt as if Xi Siyan had lived through thirty years that weren’t his own.
"The ’genius’ said, he would be worthy of you someday, he just hoped that day would come sooner."
These final words from Liu Xiaoyu pierced Zhou Chengchen’s heart like a sharp needle.