Chapter 19: The Nineteenth Dimension 1/2

Seeing Shi Zhang come out alone with an empty cup, the doctor raised an eyebrow in surprise. “What’s wrong?”

“We still want separate samples,” Shi Zhang said. “Thank you, doctor.”

The doctor said, “No trouble,” and smiled, saying, “Sorry, usually, young people are a bit shy. I thought with your ages, I’d just arrange you together directly.”

“It’s okay.” Shi Zhang shook his head, his finger gently resting on the ring.

After the doctor cleaned up the room next door and ventilated it, Shi Zhang went directly in and closed the door.

In fact, Professor Shi was far from as ascetic as he appeared, but he had found ways to offset those desires, like academic research or cosplay.

He tried to keep himself away from primal impulses because he knew that was the most challenging part to control.

Shi Zhang had filled his life with various activities to avoid thinking about these things.

But now, just by lowering his head, he could see the golden ring on his ring finger.

In that instant, it felt like a huge wave covering the sky and sun.

Song Fuzhi was really going to marry him.

Like a dream.

No, even dreams didn’t dare to be like this.

Shi Zhang closed his eyes for a long time and walked to the sink, his back still straight, no different from usual.

He lowered his eyes, his movements gentle, as he slowly cleaned the ring.

When he came out, the room where Song Fuzhi was was still closed. The doctor took Shi Zhang’s cup, pretended to weigh it, and raised an eyebrow. “Very healthy.”

Shi Zhang smiled softly.

In the room next door, after Shi Zhang left, the air became very quiet, and Song Fuzhi also relaxed a lot.

After wasting quite a bit of time, the task still needed to be completed. Song Fuzhi sat on the bed, holding the cup, and looked at the dizzying icons on the computer screen.

Forget it; he didn’t want to open it at all.

Song Fuzhi simply leaned back on the bed and opened Teacher Zhang’s Weibo.

With the cup in his hand, he went outside to find the doctor.

I didn’t expect that Shi Zhang had already come out. He sat calmly in the chair next to him, waiting for him.

As he held the cup, Song Fuzhi suddenly felt embarrassed again. It was really awkward for his fiancé to see him like this.

Fortunately, Shi Zhang just glanced at him lightly and then turned his gaze away, leaving the space for Song Fuzhi and the doctor.

“He’s out.” The doctor smiled, taking Song Fuzhi’s cup and speaking casually, as if chatting. “How did you find the multimedia materials inside? Any suggestions for improvement? It’s been a while since the last update, and I’m planning to update it soon.”

Song Fuzhi never opened those videos, but he couldn’t tell the doctor, “I was looking at a photo of a cosplayer,” right?

So, Song Fuzhi vaguely said, “It’s okay.”

Shi Zhang glanced at him and also said, “It’s okay.”

Song Fuzhi suddenly became curious about what type of content Professor Shi would choose because he seemed to have no particular preferences.

He even doubted whether Shi Zhang had actually completed the task given by the doctor. After all, Professor Shi now looked too ordinary, still wearing that calm and gentle demeanor.

Before he could figure it out, the doctor thanked them and asked them to go home and wait for the results.

When Song Fuzhi returned home recently, the first thing he did was take off his shoes, and the second thing was to take off the ring and place it on the shelf at the door.

Song Fuzhi never got used to the feeling of having something extra on his finger, so he took it off as soon as he got home, just like changing clothes.

Wearing comfortable and loose home clothes, Song Fuzhi casually laid on the sofa, opened an app, and started watching videos.

The homepage recommended many animated creations, and Song Fuzhi watched with great interest, occasionally laughing.

However, after laughing, he put down his smile because he suddenly realized that such carefree days might not last long.

When the results of the pre-marital examination come out, if they are both healthy, they will get married.

Although Song Fuzhi chose this path and this person himself, he had to admit that there was some compromise involved.

Professor Shi was also a very polite and decent person. When he put the ring on him in the afternoon, there was no visible emotional change in Shi Zhang. Not only was there no change, but he also took the initiative to go to the next room.

Such a person should probably be equally indifferent after marriage.

Many people might think that such a personality is dull, but Song Fuzhi even faintly hoped that they could continue to maintain this state after marriage, not interfering in each other’s private lives. This way, he could continue to enjoy his hobbies.

One of his hobbies, Teacher Octopus, had just posted a Weibo at this moment, and a pop-up window suddenly occupied Song Fuzhi’s view, pulling his thoughts back.

Song Fuzhi felt a sense of joy in his heart, and thoughts of marriage were immediately pushed to the back of his mind.

He opened Weibo and saw that Teacher Octopus announced that he would participate in the comic exhibition held in Shenzhen this summer.

Teacher Octopus’s words were, as usual, concise: “Hello, see you in the summer.”

Below, the official promotional video for the exhibition was reposted.

Song Fuzhi watched the video quietly. The promotional video was grand, featuring many top cosplayers, dancers, and voice actors. It could be described as a gathering of stars.

There were many other cosplayers in the video, all of whom looked good. But objectively speaking, Song Fuzhi still found Teacher Octopus the most stunning.

Dressed as a general in golden armor with a raised eyebrow and fluttering banners, after a bitter battle, he finally triumphed.

The makeup of other cosplayers was exquisite, but Teacher Octopus’s appearance gave it a rough and bold feeling. His gaze was particularly deep, and when the camera pulled away, it added a touch of the heavy feeling of the lonely smoke in the vast desert.

The barrage of comments from fans was densely packed, all saying that he was truly a veteran in the circle. Such a domineering and rough man had to be seen through Teacher Octopus. He had the years and the aura.

Song Fuzhi was still silently savoring the promotional video when he received a message from Luo Luli on WeChat.

Hey, did you see?

Your teacher, Octopus, is going to the summer comic exhibition.

Feeling excited, right?

It wouldn’t make sense if you didn’t go this time!

Song Fuzhi knew Luo Luli would come looking for him. Every time Teacher Octopus attended any offline event, she would urge Song Fuzhi to go, but he had never attended.

Mostly because the comic exhibition was always in other cities, Song Fuzhi was too lazy to travel, or the timing didn’t match. But even if everything was perfect, he still didn’t want to see Teacher Octopus in person.

For Song Fuzhi, he preferred to let Teacher Octopus stay in his world of anime and manga.

Moreover, as he grew older, he hadn’t been to a comic exhibition for a long time, and he would feel out of place among the young people around him.

So, this time he replied to Luo Luli: “Not going, lazy.”

Luo Luli sent several huge question marks: “You’re about to step into the grave of marriage. Aren’t you in a hurry to have some fun? Can you still drag the old professor to watch muscle men together in the future?”

Song Fuzhi smiled and said, “I can watch it by myself.”

Luo Luli sent a rolling eyes emoji.

She had been informed of the news that Song Fuzhi was getting married a few days ago. Luo Luli went crazy for about half an hour and then accepted the facts with mixed emotions.

The other party was a proper university professor. Just thinking about Song Fuzhi not sharing his hobbies with him made it clear that he wouldn’t.

Luo Luli was really afraid that Song Fuzhi would be bored to death after getting married. So now she really wanted him to enjoy the last moments of his otaku life.

“After you get married, you might never have the chance to see Teacher Octopus in person,” Luo Luli earnestly advised.