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[The Science of Falling in Love]

[Episode 12]

Take the lab rat,

no, the roast chicken.

Take the roast chicken and locate

the midpoint of the front line of the upper spine as the center line.

Five millimeters to the left of the center line,

we bluntly separate the subcutaneous tissue...

And paravertebral muscles.

And paravertebral muscles.

How about that?

A whole morning of experiments on lab rats

is not a waste of time, is it?

Yes, it is.

Can you say something I like to hear instead?

Say, Gu Chen was doing great in his previous lab,

why did he suddenly transfer to your lab?

He said that he's more interested in Du Zhuanjia's research fields.

It's but an excuse.

Gu Chen's GPA is 4.9.

He'll be accepted by any lab if he applies, right?

Right.

Moreover, if he's so interested in Prof. Du's experiments,

why didn't he apply at the beginning? Am I right?

Yes. Yes, you are.

What do you mean?

Say, is there any possibility that Gu Chen is into you?

He knew that you are not happy working at Xiao Yuhe's place,

so he discreetly and deliberately transferred here to lend you a hand.

Be realistic.

When I bought allergy medications and a jacket for Xiao Yuhe,

it was Gu Chen who kept me company. He knows that I have a crush on Xiao Yuhe.

Then that's even more telling.

Previously, he knew that you have a crush on someone,

so he cannot do much other than supporting you silently from behind.

But now it's different.

The situation has changed.

Instead of supporting in silence, he decides to step in.

In. In.

Li Meizi, look at me.

I'm all hurt and broken.

Any teeny-weeny trivial stuff can be my last straw.

Just let me be, please.

Hurry up and eat. Then I'll head to the lab.

They are a... a... a match made in heaven.

OK, we've done messing around.

Let's dig in.

Look.

The clubs are full of handsome boys.

They are recruiting new members recently.

We should drop by and have a look later.

Hurry and eat.

Hello, can I interest you in the Ping Pong Club?

A hit on the ball, and you'll be the best of all.

Hello, can I interest you in the Street Dance Club?

I... I'll take a look at the Ping Pong Club.

Then I'll take a look over there.

Later.

Chengcheng, you are interested in calligraphy?

I... I'm just browsing around.

You are also trying to join a club?

Yes, I'm still choosing.

Is there any possibility that Gu Chen's into you?

He knew that you are not happy working at Xiao Yuhe's place,

so he discreetly and deliberately transferred here to lend you a hand.

Then I suppose you have already finished the physics assignment that's due tomorrow.

Have you picked a topic?

Not yet.

It's due tomorrow.

How about this. You hurry up and pick one today,

and I'll ask the professor tomorrow to give our class one more day.

Thank you, monitor.

I'll go and find Meizi, then.

OK.

Are you alright?

Thank you.

Xixi.

Xixi.

Could you take a look at my design and see

if there's something wrong with it?

Your design is an experiment for long-term monitoring of lab rats' brain neuronal activity.

Electrodes are implanted for up to one year.

Now, you are using a Utah Electrode Array.

It will cause immune responses when implanted for too long, which will lead to failure.

In the end, the functioning time will only be a few months.

You should change it into nano-mesh electrodes.

OK.

Thank you, Xixi.

Wait, Xixi, do you have any time available in the next two days?

I want to treat you to dinner.

You have time for dinner, but you don't have time for your thesis?

If you don't submit it tomorrow, you'll be doomed.

I will. I will.

Thank you, Xixi.

Xixi,

why are today's chips all coriander flavored? [Cilantro flavor]

Who bought these?

They were all purchased by Gu Chen.

By Gu Chen?

Xixi, Dongmao.

Both of you are here.

Gu Chen.

Do you also like coriander flavored chips?

Didn't you give me a bag of coriander flavored chips last time?

I found it tasty.

So I bought some more.

Right, Xixi.

How's your study on how to use steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP)

to locate retinopathy cells coming along?

It's still processing.

I'm going to study more about it tonight.

This flavor tastes awful.

Fortunately, I didn't pay for it myself.

What tastes so awful?

Coriander flavored chips.

Coriander flavored?

Why are you eating Zhang Xixi's stuff?

It's not her purchase. Gu Chen bought it.

There are plenty of these in the lounge. I can fetch one for you.

No, I'm good.

Here, try one.

No.

Who bought it?

Gu Chen.

This dog cafe is trending on social media.

It's very difficult to book a table.

But of course, all our consumption will be paid for by Ms. Li.

Cheers.

I want a snap too.

I'm gonna post it on Moments.

This is delicious.

Too sweet.

It's fine.

Good grief. Did you check your Moments?

Who did Gu Chen make the romantic gestures for?

It's not something he normally would do.

Take a look.

Let me see.

Here.

"Dragons should hide in clouds."

I know this one.

It's from The Scenery under Moon by Shen Congwen.

The next sentence is "You should hide in my heart."

-Gee. -Gu Chen has a crush on someone. I should gossip about this.

How come I can't see this?

How come you can't... Gimme. Lemme see. Hurry.

Why can't you see this post?

Can you all see it?

Yes, of course.

We all can see it.

Let me think.

No way.

You can't be the heroine Gu Chen's talking about.

You are his crush.

He's too shy about it, so he blocked you on this post.

It's impossible.

Maybe Gu Chen blocks me entirely.

Lemme see.

See for yourself.

It's just this one post that's hidden from you.

Right?

What do you think?

Does Gu Chen like Su Chengcheng?

Good for you, Chengcheng.

I heard that Gu Chen grew up in a wealthy family.

He bought his own house when he was in high school.

I also think Gu Chen is a decent choice.

He's more suitable for you than Xiao Yuhe.

See?

Even Bro Ying, who's always silent in discussions, spoke up.

What do you think?

But,

the person I have a crush on is not Gu Chen.

What did you say?

What did I say?

I mean we are just good friends.

I'm pretty sure he only sees me as a friend.

Don't overthink this.

Let's give this post a like.

Don't you enjoy coriander flavored beverages?

What are you trying to say?

Since you are Su Chengcheng's friend,

you should stay in the friend zone.

Chengcheng, did you finish retrieving the equipment?

When are you heading back to the dorm?

Moreover, did Gu Chen contact you?

I reckon he's going to confess his feelings to you in two days.

You'd better prepare for that.

Chengcheng.

Let me help you.

This is too heavy.

Chengcheng, do you have a moment? I have something to tell you.

I'm busy at the moment. I need to return the stuff to the laboratory.

I'm all tied up.

Well, then, what about tonight?

The night's already taken, too.

OK, it's alright.

I'll tell you another day.

Then it would be better if you tell me tonight.

OK.

Let's meet at the garden at nine.

The garden?

Why are you here?

As soon as I saw you borrow the card from Zhang Li,

I knew something was off.

Now you even left the door unlocked.

You are so confident about not being caught, aren't you?

What's the matter?

Du asked me to talk some sense into you.

If that's the case, you can go back now.

I figured that you wouldn't listen.

If you did, then you wouldn't be Xiao Yuhe.

Don't beat around the bush, get to the point.

The development of Musk needs the knowledge of

algorithm, psychology, mechanics, all those subjects.

Even if you are a prodigy,

don't you realize it would be too difficult to complete

without any help?

I already acknowledge all these problems you mentioned, and I can solve them.

I've already fed Musk plenty of data.

It's in the reinforcement learning stage.

There's no need to worry. Everything's fine.

You know for yourself that

Musk needs a large amount of data on human emotional representations

in order to accurately correspond to the mapping relationship of

external appearances and internal emotional characteristics.

Who's its current learning sample?

Who does it interact with every day?

It's only you, right?

You set Musk as an

emotional companion robot.

But you yourself

are a person with avoidant attachment style.

Do you think you can train it well?

I know I am a person with avoidant attachment style.

It's hard for me to be aware of my true feelings,

and it's even harder to directly express my feelings,

which results in contrasting behaviors and thoughts.

If someone makes me feel stressful,

I'll instinctively choose to avoid them.

This will indeed become the greatest obstacle of Musk's training.

But I'll overcome it.

Xiao Yuhe,

you've changed.

Did Du tell you about the lab?

What's the matter?

Our school hosts an assessment every three years.

This year is when it takes place.

Our lab has been doing basic research these recent years,

and we haven't reached much of an achievement.

So if we cannot pass the assessment this year,

our lab might exist no more.

What do you mean our lab might exist no more?

It might get relegated, then split and merged with other labs.

Du's been distressed lately,

but he doesn't want us to feel pressured, so he said nothing about it.

I know Musk means a lot to you.

I'm not Du,

I think it's perfectly fine for you to do what you want to do.

But I also want you to know that

you are a member of our lab.

You must carry the responsibility

assigned to you.

I understand.

You can head back now.

Thank you.

I'll lock the door for you.

- [Phase: Interaction module prototype completed] - [Type:Emotional companion robot] [Musk Developed by: Xiao Yuhe]

How about it? Am I right?

Gu Chen and Xiao Yuhe both like you.

What do you think?

I don't know.

Do you like Gu Chen?

No.

How about Xiao Yuhe?

You still like him?

At the beginning, I just thought he's handsome.

Hotheadedly, I confessed my feelings to him.

After the love experiment I felt exasperated.

I made up my mind never to make a fool of myself again,

and never to have anything to do with this person again.

But then a lot of things happened,

and I got to know

a different aspect of him.

Then I truly fell in love with him.

He even treated me very well,

which made me feel that

maybe he,

more or less,

also has a little bit of a crush on me.

It turned out that it's my own wishful thinking again.

I was wrong again.

He always makes me think that I'm a fool.

He always makes me think

that I'm not a person who's worth being loved.

I hate to feel this way.

You're wrong.

Why do you always think for him?

You cannot deny yourself just because of someone else. Right?

No matter what Xiao Yuhe thinks, we all like you,

and you are not a fool at all.

There, there.

Well, what about Gu Chen?

You're gonna make it clear to him?

I'll make it clear to him.

OK.

Chengcheng.

Gu Chen.

I bought you bubble tea. It's your favorite flavor.

Thank you.

Why don't you look at the screen?

What's worth looking at?

The drone. Where's the drone?

Take a look, are these two Su Chengcheng and Gu Chen?

I finally understand.

I said a lot last time

and nothing registered with you.

Xiao Yuhe.

It's not that I'm against you

participating in the competition,

I'm not a...

ruthless person either.

I also grew up...

from your age.

I understand the passion young people at your age possess

when they want to do something.

But it really is not the right time.

What happened to you years ago was just barely suppressed,

and you want to do it again.

Aren't you deliberately putting yourself in danger?

Right?

Moreover,

our laboratory is under great pressure as well.

A lot of pairs of eyes are on us.

Our research paper was rejected, again.

If it continues this way,

our laboratory's funding will be withdrawn entirely.

Your phone just won't stop, right?

It's been buzzing the entire time. Take a look at it.

See. Are these two Chengcheng and Gu Chen?

They are at the garden, talking and laughing all by themselves.

Are you sure you are not going to take a look?

You can leave. Just go.

Please take good care of your own business.

I see that our laboratory really can't count on you.

Prof. Du, please do not worry, I'll put my heart in this project.

But I have my own insistence.

I asked you to come here today is mainly because of one thing I wanted to tell you.

- I like Senior Xixi... - I have a crush on someone else.

What did you say?

You like Senior Xixi?

You know about how Senior Xixi is.

She's not a person who likes to socialize,

so it's even harder to chase after her.

I've never told her,

but you are in the same group as her,

so, I want to...

I got it.

I got it.

Thanks.

Are you heading back to the dorm?

I'm going to the library, I can give you a lift.

I'm good.

I'll wait here for... I mean, I have an appointment with someone.

I have something else to do later.

Well, I'll wait here a bit, you go ahead.

OK, then bye.

Gu Chen,

why did you block me on Moments?

Why did I block you?

I didn't.

You did.

Tell me which post?

The one with a quotation from Shen Congwen.

Here's the thing.

When I posted something on my Moments, my relatives always

asked questions and it's annoying,

so I moved them into a group and blocked them.

M-My aunt's also named Su Chengcheng, and I might have made a mistake.

Take a look. Take a look. It's true, see?

My aunt really is named Su Chengcheng.

My aunt's name is Su Chengcheng.

Fine, you win.

Hurry up and unblock me.

I know. I know.

OK. I'm removing you from the group right now.

- Later, aunt. - Off you go.

- Go. Bye. - I'm leaving.

Bye. Bye.

See you.

I almost made a fool of myself again.

That's a close call.

Look.

What a tragedy.

Can you stop following me?

I'll send you back.

You're here to watch me make a fool of myself, right?

Then you can watch it all you want.

Are you happy?

Dry yourself with this.

Your hair's all wet.

Who asked you to pity me?

Who asked you to mind my business?

Who asked you to be a hypocrite?

Who asked you to transfer me to Senior Xixi's group?

Who asked you to let me stay in the lab?

Why are you being so unreasonable and annoying?

I'm not wearing your clothes.

It's... the one I bought for him.

So he didn't throw it away.

Put this on and hurry back.

Don't catch a cold.

Drink something warm.

It's none of your business.

Drink it.

What are you gonna do this time?

Drink my sorrows away.

Cheers, my friend.

Cheers, my friend.

Bring up your glasses.

Friends.

Youth is brief.

Let's have another bottle again.

Su Chengcheng.

The gate is over there.

We should head back now.

Where did I go?

I'm at home.

I'm at home and I'm gonna sleep.

You're drunk.

Let me take you back.

Nope.

If you don't head back now, the dorm's gonna close.

Xiao Yuhe,

do you know how much I've devoted to you?

Because of you,

I spent the money I had saved up for an electric bicycle.

Do you know how hard it is for me to save up that amount of money?

I saved for over six months.

Do you know how many surveys I completed,

and how many times I became the practice partner with someone

to save up that small amount of money?

Don't cry.

Don't cry.

Really, I worked so hard.

I worked hard to buy you a piece of clothing, and you threw it away.

What are you laughing about?

Am I ridiculous?

No.

OK, you're drunk.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Don't say tomorrow to me.

I don't want to hear it.

Tomorrow I need to ride my bicycle.

The chain of my bicycle always falls off.

I have to place it back in place everyday.

My hands are permeated with the smell of engine oil.

Really. They still stink with engine oil.

Have a sniff.

-Really. -Don't cry.

My hands smell like engine oil.

OK, OK. Let's walk normally. Watch your step.

I'm not gonna fall over.

I'm good at walking.

Watch me.

Am I good at walking?

Yes, not only walking, you are good at everything, OK?

What am I good at?

Why so sudden?

What am I good at?

Let me think.

You

have good skills in execution and action.

I've learned how to catch lab rats.

That's not what I mean.

You are happy every day.

You are always in a good mood, right?

What else? Crying all day?

How about this?

Well,

Jianming likes you, which means you are a good person.

What's the point of Jianming liking me?

You don't like me.

Who says I don't like you?

Let's go.

We're here.

You should hurry up and get upstairs.

It's almost time for the curfew.

What for?

Why do I have to do whatever you said?

Why do I have to listen to you?

You are drunk. Get upstairs already.

Lemme tell you something, Xiao Yuhe.

Don't you think you can do whatever you like to me just because I have a crush on you.

Listen, I was over you a long time ago, to tell you the truth.

To me,

you are like this.

The air.

Do you understand, the air?

Like a bottle of air.

That's enough.

Are your roommates upstairs?

How about asking them to pick you up?

You don't believe me, do you?

I'll prove it to you!

See?

Even if I'm this close to you, I'm...

Am I blushing?

There are many reasons to cause a blushing face.

Blushing...

Blushing...

The causes of blushing are plenty.

A person with high blood pressure will have an enlarged heart

and increased myocardial contraction rate,

causing...

Blood vessels in the head to expand and become congested.

Yes.

Yes.

Blood vessel dilation in the brain can also cause blushing.

In addition,

menopausal women also blush because of the decrease in estrogen.

So it cannot prove that I have a crush on you.

Let me try again.

See? Even if I hug you like this, I also...

My heart is racing.

There are various causes of the acceleration of heart rate.

Intense exercise,

excessive mental stress,

and hyperthyroidism

can all result in heart racing.

So it's not because I have a crush on you.

Don't overthink it.

You don't believe me?

No, I can't do this.

♫ The wind passing by is listening ♫

♫ The weather in summer is always changing ♫

[End of Episode 12]

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