972 To Avoid and Evade (1/2)

When the turbid air in the room was exhausted, the old man moved sideways and gave way, waving his hand. He let his cat enter the house first, then he let himself in. He slammed the door, locked it from the inside, and lifted the burglar alarm device.

Even though it was just a door away, his cat seemed to calm down a bit; it was no longer as scared as when it was waiting outside.

He had not yet decided whether he was going to leave Binhai City the next day, so he did not open his suitcase. Instead, he went inside and boiled water. He picked up a chicken feather duster and wiped the dust off the tables and chairs.

Not long after, the water was done boiling. He stood up to make tea, carrying his teacups to the desk and sitting down to rest his legs. He also carried his cat onto the table, using a wrinkled hand to stroke its long fur, then used his other hand to flip through the Zhu Xi Anthology that he had flipped through numerous times.

Knock, knock!

He frowned slightly. Who would come to visit him at this time? Was it the neighborhood committee that was coming to collect management fees?

”Who is it?” he asked, his voice raising slightly.

”Teacher, it's me.” Upon hearing the familiar voice, he knew who had come.

He walked over to open the door. ”Yuanfei, why are you here at this time?”

Li Yuanfei bowed and handed the gift box with both hands. ”Hello, teacher. The company has been busy, so I haven't visited for a long time. This is a small gift, just a little token to show my respect for you.”

”There's no need to bring a gift when you come…” The old man shook his head and looked outside. ”Where's your car?”

”I was scared to disturb my teacher's peace, so I stopped it at the intersection,” Li Yuanfei answered.

”Come in. I've just come back from the south like a migratory bird. If you had come an hour earlier, you would have met a closed door,” the old man said.

”Thank you for your hospitality.” Li Yuanfei bowed his head respectfully and entered the room.

”Sit. You must be quite busy with your company now. Why do you have the time to come here today?” The old man asked him to sit and poured a cup of tea for him.

Li Yuanfei's gaze stopped for a short while on the cat on the desk, then he quickly took a look around the place before he rested his eyes on the old person in front of him.

The neighbors around them probably did not think that the ordinary old man that lived next to them was the one that had been in charge of the Weiming Lake College of Literature for decades. He had been a world-class figure in Chinese literary circles all his life. However, he was very low-key in dealing with people. Since his retirement, he had been in a semi-hermit state and rarely contacted the outside world.

Li Yuanfei was lucky enough to be the old man's student. He was part of the last batch of students that the old man had taught, and he had received a lot of care and advice from the old man. Although he chose to leave the arts and go into business after graduation, he never dared to forget the help his teacher had provided him. He visited Teacher at least two or three times a year, sometimes in the capital, sometimes further south, and sometimes at his house. With the increase of his wealth, the level of the gifts he brought increased.

After finding out that the old man also played the game, the two of them got even closer.

Li Yuanfei did not hide anything and directly told the old man about the novel.

”Oh? That exists?” The old man felt that it was very strange. ”But I don't know much about quantum mechanics. That elfin must be extraordinary… So what did you decide to do?”

”Because I don't know the exact location of the other party, I wanted to ask Teacher to help out.” Li Yuanfei explained the reason he was there.

The old man was deep in thought and did not say anything.