If you are still together when you wake up

Chapter 2 Dreamland
When Xia Huixi opened her eyes, she found that she was panting heavily.His whole body was dry and hot, and he was almost covered in thin sweat.My fingers were still grabbing the bed sheet unconsciously, and they didn't let go until I regained my sanity.She casually grabbed the glass of cold water beside the bed, quickly poured it down, looked at the time again, and sat up.

That dream emerged from the subconscious mind little by little.So realistic that she could recall all the details.

At this age, this kind of dream is nothing new.

But as a psychologist, for Xia Huixi, she knows the meaning of such a dream better than anyone else.

"September [-]st, I dreamed of having an intimate relationship with a man." Xia Huixi held the pen, thought for a while, and wrote again: "Pei Yueze, the president of CRIX, had several psychological consultations two years ago. CRIX is about to and research institutes to jointly develop drugs for psychotherapy."

Because psychoanalysis requires a lot of dream analysis, she has insisted on recording her dreams since a long time ago, which is the only authentic experimental material she can believe.Now it is a thick book.She stared blankly at the black leather book, and unconsciously looked at the professional book at hand.There is a sentence in it that can perfectly and appropriately explain this dream for myself.

"If the counselor and doctor can't agree in their communication, one of them will fill the gap with a 'passionate fantasy'."

Just confused.

In fact, she only met him a few times and didn't say a few words.I don't know where to start with the so-called "crack" between the two.Perhaps the only explanation is because I have been busy with that cooperation recently, so that I will inevitably come into contact with Pei Yueze's information, which will inevitably bring back those memories that are not impressive.

In any case, the dream still seemed a bit paradoxical.

Xia Huixi stood up, washed her face with water, put on the black headband on the dressing table, and tied it into a ponytail.Denim shorts, black canvas shoes, and a plain white T-shirt seem a bit too simple.She turned back again, took a small dark blue vest and put it on, and looked at it in the mirror a few more times, this plain outfit immediately looked a bit chic.

This young female teacher is very popular in Nantah.She always has a convincing intelligence to the students, and the legend about her eye-popping excellent grades during school, as well as the legend of her master-doctoral studies and staying directly as a lecturer in school is enough to impress the juniors and sisters.As for the appearance, it has always been a large proportion of the students' ratings for the teachers.She is tall yet slender, and no matter how simple the clothes are, as long as she wears them, there is a natural sense of comfort.

Occasionally, young boys will come to send flowers, or receive text messages anonymously. Xia Huixi has always been single, living a fulfilling and comfortable life alone.

There was still class in the morning, so Xia Huixi turned off the air conditioner, and when she walked out of the corridor, the heat was overwhelming.It's like fireworks, with a bit of choking, exploding around me with a bang.In southern cities, it is always after October that late summer is considered to be over.After all, it's still far away.Xia Huixi stepped on the small spot of light leaking from the dense green leaves, and found that the light dragged her shadow in front of her body, which was as slender as a flowing cloud, with a sense of transparency that was not commensurate with the heat.

After crossing half of the campus, she began to feel hot, and her forehead was profusely sweating. Fortunately, her hair was all fixed back by the headband, so she didn't feel sticky.In fact, few girls are willing to show their foreheads like her.As her students analyzed in private, because her face is beautiful, it seems to be a perfect model for plastic surgery, and her complexion is as fair as crystal pudding, so she has such a bright but delicate beauty.

First go to the department to get the materials.As soon as he swiped his card to enter the door, Xia Huixi felt cooler because of the air conditioner.The originally sticky and hot back seemed to be sprinkled with dry prickly heat powder, and it felt much more comfortable all of a sudden.

The doctoral supervisor's office is on the third floor.Xia Huixi knocked on the door.

After hearing someone agree, he opened the door and went in, only to find that Mr. Peng was not alone in the office.

Her mentor, Peng Ze, is a leading psychologist in the country and the director of the institute. At this moment, the old man is sitting on the sofa, chatting with a young man.

Peng Ze's temper is quite good. Although he is an academic authority, he never shows any airs in his dealings with others.He held up his usual Yixing purple sand pot, and greeted Xia Huixi: "Come, come, let me introduce you to each other."

The young man took the initiative to stand up from the sofa. He was tall and straight, and stretched out his hand to Xia Huixi: "Hello, I'm Su Ruhao."

The name sounds familiar.Xia Huixi froze for a moment, then held his hand: "Xia Huixi."

"Xiao Xia, Su Ruhao, I mentioned it to you. A master's student who graduated from xx University abroad majoring in Applied Psychology, this year's new recruit is also my doctoral student." Peng Ze put the teapot on the table and turned to Su Ruhao: "This is Xia Huixi, you are new here, if there is anything you are not familiar with, you can ask your senior sister."

Su Ruhao was obviously looking at Xia Huixi seriously but politely, and finally said with a smile, "Okay."

Xia Huixi was a little out of shape at the moment, and after a while, he asked repeatedly: "Where did you graduate from?"

Su Ruhao said it again very seriously.Obviously, she didn't hear wrong before.

Xia Huixi stared in disbelief, as if someone had dusted this young man's handsome face, or saw an alien.

He graduated from the psychology department of that world-renowned university, but he came back to China to study for a doctor?
Is this world crazy?

She didn't sit down, Su Ruhao stood with her.The curve of the smile on the corner of his lips is just right, it seems to be the smiley bracket in the chat symbol, it is simple and clean, and it will make people like it involuntarily.Xia Huixi gave him a smile without any resistance, turned to the instructor and said, "I'm here to get the materials."

Peng Ze gave her a stack of folders, and took care of her a few more words, then she simply nodded at Su Ruhao, turned around and left.

Xia Huixi checked the time in the hall on the first floor. There were still about 10 minutes before the class started. She didn't want to go into the scorching sun so early, so she sat down and read the materials bored.Until someone called her: "Miss Xia?"

She looked up and saw that it was Su Ruhao.He put one hand in his pocket and stood not far away to greet himself.This young man has cool sideburns and a handsome outline, and his eyes are black and bright like gemstones.Xia Huixi couldn't help but think, if those rowdy students knew about it, there would probably be another hot topic on the forum.

They walked out side by side.Xia Huixi finally couldn't help asking him: "Why do you want to study in China?"

Su Ruhao's footsteps were very steady, walking on the side of the road, his shoulders were covered with golden sunlight: "I just want to go back to China. You know, the best psychology department in China is at Nantah University."

Xia Huixi still felt a little puzzled.But she also understands that he's honey, my poison, can't be forced to come, so she doesn't ask any more questions.Just at the fork in the road, Xia Huixi was going to the teaching building, so he politely asked him: "Where are you going?"

He was obviously not familiar with the school, so after thinking for a while, he said, "Come here on the first day, just take a stroll." He simply followed her to the teaching building.Finally, Su Ruhao remembered: "Professor Peng said just now that there will be a press conference on the development of psychotropic drugs in the afternoon. It is a project in the institute. He said that he would let me go and have a look with you."

Xia Huixi nodded: "Okay. Give me your mobile phone number. I'll contact you again in the afternoon."

It was the time when the students were in class, and while they were talking at the door of the teaching building, several Xia Huixi students walked past her, and when they were far away, they turned their heads and winked, as if they were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.She just pretended she didn't see it, and pressed the save button: "Okay. See you this afternoon."

"Goodbye, Miss Xia."

Xia Huixi had already walked out, but when she heard this, she finally turned around: "We are still called Senior Sister here. Or, you can call me Xiaoxia."

The entrance is actually a bit dark and the light is not bright.Su Ruhao stood quietly, seeing the young "Senior Sister" standing less than three steps away from him, and advised him in a relaxed tone.She was wearing shorts, although they were only knee-length, but her calves were exposed and she looked slender and beautiful, and her face, which was so clean and flawless, seemed to be carved out of fine jade, with a pair of radiant eyes embedded in it, giving it a charming cleanliness.

He smiled: "Senior Sister, let me call you Xiao Xia."

When the class bell rang, Xia Huixi waved at him and walked away.

Su Ruhao stood there for a long time, and there were fewer and fewer people walking around, only occasionally a few late students rushed in.As if the tide was ebbing, the white waves gradually thinned out and finally disappeared on the coastline.He calmly looked at this strange campus, the place where he was about to work and study, which gave him a strange sense of belonging.

During the 10-minute recess, Xia Huixi was surrounded by several female students.One of the girls smiled and asked: "Teacher, is it your boyfriend who sent you to class?" She responded calmly: "No. It's one of your seniors. My junior." The girls seemed a little excited and chattered Discussed for a while, and did not disperse until class was over.

Xia Huixi continued to give lectures, the central air conditioner was cooling the classroom, and the students were taking notes, everything was normal.She glanced at a girl from the corner of her eye, sitting in a corner, her eyes seemed to be a little lost, she didn't take notes, she was looking straight at the blackboard.

She remembered this girl, Yu Ke.Excellent grades, and because of poor family conditions, I always get those few special scholarships.

Yu Ke has always been very serious in class, and it is rare for him to desert like this, which makes Xia Huixi a little surprised.But the teachers at the university didn't care much about these things. After thinking about it, she didn't stop lecturing, but just paid attention to that girl.

When get out of class was over, she went straight to Yu Ke and asked kindly, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Wearing a plain gray short-sleeved shirt and washed white jeans, Yu Ke shook his head in a panic: "No."

Xia Huixi smiled: "It's okay, I think you don't look well, so I just asked casually." When she turned around to go out, Yu Ke suddenly stopped her again, with a somewhat uncertain voice: "Xia Huixi Teacher, these days... I often have the same dream."

In fact, Xia Huixi's current class is an introduction to the school of psychology, but occasionally, because it is related to the research direction, she will more or less introduce dream analysis methods to students.She mentioned more than once that Dr. Zac can accurately analyze a person's consciousness and unconsciousness through dream analysis, and make correct guidance and suggestions for the life status of the consultant.

After she was slightly stunned, she turned around and smiled at Ke Yi: "Come on, let's talk as we walk."

This is a very popular milk tea shop in Nantah.The price is affordable, the environment is good, and the service is considerate. Even if the students only order a cup of the cheapest original milk tea, the clerk will not rush you after sitting for an afternoon and drinking it to the bottom.Because the place is small, it is always full.Students who came late and couldn't find a seat could only go to the window to buy takeaways unhappily.

It happened to be lunch time, so there was no one there.

Xia Huixi ordered two cups of pudding milk tea, and then quietly looked at the students opposite.In fact, she is a very handsome girl, with short hair and an oval face, with a kind of simplicity that is rarely seen in urban girls.

Yu Ke has been silent, maybe because he doesn't know how to speak.But Xia Huixi was not in a hurry, took a sip of the drink, the slippery pudding gently collided between her lips and teeth, and there was a sweet smell of eggs spreading out.

"Teacher, I dreamed of my hometown. My grandma passed away for a long time, but I was talking with her. Let's bask in the sun together." Yu Ke's hand was placed on the table, his slender fingers clenched into a fist, and then let go, extremely nervous, "I also dreamed that I was running..."

Xia Huixi listened intently, and answered her words just right: "Then you can't run anymore? Or the runway will extend infinitely, until you are exhausted and you can't see the end?"

With a bang, the cup of milk tea was knocked over by Yu Ke.The thick liquid covered the table, the ice cubes slid away on the table with a tinkling sound, and the large pieces of pudding had an attractive color.The clerk hurried over to wipe it, blocking Xia Huixi's sight, she had to lean back slightly, and said softly, "Is that so?"

Because she accurately predicted the second half of the dream, Yu Ke looked at the young teacher's eyes full of conviction, she nodded vigorously, her teeth bit her lips white: "Yes."

In fact, it was a very common dream, not even the usual nightmare, but Yu Ke's face was pale and his voice was trembling, as if it was difficult to repeat such a scene.

Xia Huixi already understood in her heart.She supported her forehead with one hand, closed her eyes slightly, and adjusted her tone again: "Don't be afraid. If you believe me, I can try to analyze it for you."

When they came out of the milk tea shop, they were as close as sisters.Xia Huixi put her arms around Yu Ke's shoulder casually, and patted again: "Are you in a better mood now?" She sighed regretfully, "I should treat you to dinner. But I still have something to do..."

Yu Ke was still a little cautious, maybe because he didn't sleep well these days, his eyes were dark blue.She stood there, looked at the smiling teacher, relaxed a little bit, and finally said sincerely and seriously: "Thank you."

In fact, Xia Huixi has also received lucrative consulting fees.But there is nothing more pleasant than a sincere thank you.

She smiled very relaxedly: "It's not really a help...we share with each other, don't we?"

The gray road stretches straight ahead, and Yu Ke's slender figure walks on the tree-lined road. The green leaves and sunlight, like light gold and dark green paint, are splashed on this fresh oil painting.Xia Huixi looked at the back of her leaving, and hoped that this kind-hearted child could continue walking fearlessly like this.

Looking back at the time, I realized it was a bit late.Xia Huixi hurried back to her residence, and called Su Ruhao again.

"The press conference is at three o'clock, shall we meet at the gate at 02:30? Let's take a taxi together."

After a while on the phone, there was a voice, and Su Ruhao agreed straight away: "Okay."

She went home and quickly changed into a pair of light brown linen trousers, trimmed her hair, and hurried to the school gate.Not too late, not too early, exactly 02:30.She saw Su Ruhao standing there at a glance, very conspicuous, tall and straight like a poplar.

But she couldn't get a taxi, and she was so anxious that she was sweating profusely on a hot day.Looking back at Su Ruhao, he stood there unhurriedly, and finally said: "Why don't you take my car there?"

Xia Huixi couldn't react a bit, and finally opened her mouth slightly. Seeing that the stopped taxi was stopped by another person, she turned around, with a face full of tears and laughter: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Su Ruhao went to the school parking lot with her to pick up the car, and explained with a smile: "You suggested to take a taxi together."

The black car has smooth lines and is somewhat stable.Xia Huixi was not surprised. Since this person is a returnee from a famous school, it is not surprising that his family background is good.She sat on it and teased slightly: "Isn't this brand famous as a sports car?"

Su Ruhao patiently waited for the school bus ahead to turn, his fingers beating regularly on the steering wheel, his face was calm: "Sports cars are not suitable for everyone."

This is clearly a young man, and because he is his younger brother, Xia Huixi subconsciously feels that he should be younger than himself.But Su Ruhao has an involuntary trustworthy temperament. Xia Huixi feels that it is really inappropriate to force him to call her senior sister.

The press conference was held at CRIX's new factory site.It is on the outskirts of the city, and it needs to go around from the easternmost Nanda to the westernmost suburb.The road was blocked and long, Xia Huixi looked out the window boredly, and suddenly heard Su Ruhao asking himself: "The research institute and CRIX are in frequent contact?"

"The cooperation unit is close. But I don't know about clinical medicine, and it has nothing to do with my direction. This press conference was requested by Mr. Peng, and it was nothing to do with me."

He nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

When we arrived, the press conference was almost about to start.

After Xia Huixi sat down, she quickly lowered her head to find a pen and paper, but was sensitive to the commotion in front of her.

She raised her head, just in time to see a group of people surrounded by a young man sitting on the VIP seat, facing the audience.That person has a slender figure, a little thin, slightly long hair, almost perfect facial features, and those eyes are like a cold pool of water, too deep to reach the bottom.

Xia Huixi coughed lowly, trying to hide the unnatural feeling in her heart that no one noticed.Regarding that vivid dream, she has used the knowledge of psychology to sort out it for herself several times.But now when she saw the real person, she found that some subtle emotions were still difficult to overcome.Perhaps it is associated with human nature and impulses, such as survival and reproduction, which are always lurking deep in the heart.It is no wonder that Freud finally attributed all psychological investigations to sexual desire.

If possible, she would also like to give herself a convincing analysis—why the object of the dream was him and not someone else?But still confused.Xia Huixi sighed softly in her heart, her cheeks flushed slightly.Or maybe, she knew in her heart that this kind of unknown ambiguity is where psychology makes her intoxicated.

After the host's brief introduction, Pei Yueze stood up and walked to the beautifully furnished podium.His appearance inexplicably reminded Xia Huixi of Tom Cruise in "Interview with the Vampire".The bones are strange, the lips are bright red, the face is pale, the blond hair is slightly curly, and there is a handsome face that makes people jealous, as if it is natural, with a faint melancholy floating between the brows, which seems to contain infinite knots and loneliness.

In such a trance, I didn't hear what was said on the stage.Until I heard the staff asking: "Do you have any questions?"

Most of the problems were related to the recent financial crisis. Xia Huixi listened absent-mindedly, and the wooden pencil was spinning in his hand. This was a little trick developed in school days.

Su Ruhao had been silent for a long time, so she turned her head and couldn't help but glance at him.

He sat upright and cast his eyes on the man on the stage. His slightly curly and slender eyelashes did not move, and he could see that he was very concentrated.In fact, there was nothing nice about it, but it was just a way to respond to the tutor, Xia Huixi felt that he was a little too serious.

But when Su Ruhao was serious, his eyes were extraordinarily bright, as if the light from a spotlight hit the diamonds on the black velvet, shining brightly.

When Xia Huixi was admiring from the bottom of her heart, suddenly, the door was pushed open with a bang.

A middle-aged woman stumbled in and yelled something vaguely.Everyone turned to look at her.She was very emotional, and while avoiding the staff, she repeated words that no one could understand.

Xia Huixi frowned, and finally managed to catch a few intermittent words: depression, take medicine, die.

After a momentary accident, Pei Yueze stopped speaking very gracefully.His brows were cold, but he seemed to be completely unaffected. He stood aside with his hands behind his back, and the smile on the corner of his mouth grew stronger from scratch.

The security guard finally invited the woman out of the scene.Still unwilling to obey, she waved her arms and struggled to get out of sight.Xia Huixi recognized the woman at first sight.A while ago, there was an accident in the city psychiatric hospital. A 20-year-old male patient with depression died accidentally because he took some kind of sedative.Belongs to extremely serious medical malpractice.His mother was also exposed in the major media for a time, sued the hospital in tears, and finally received an astronomical amount of compensation.

The staff member's face was pale, and he glanced at Pei Yueze uncontrollably: "Sorry. We still have time to answer the last question. Who is it?"

When the scene was still a little chaotic, Su Ruhao's voice was cold and clear, and he said in Xia Huixi's ear: "What do you think about the drug-assisted treatment of mental illness?" Pencils uniformly issued by the meeting venue, white clothes and black trousers, clear eyes, looking at Xia Huixi intently, with a sharp arc on the lips.

Xia Huixi also lowered her voice: "I am a follower of Dr. Zac."

Su Ruhao nodded with a smile, but the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed a little careless: "Dr. Zac does not advocate the use of drugs to treat mental illness. But—this time Professor Peng asked me to participate in the joint research and development with CRIX..."

Xia Huixi was slightly surprised, and was about to say: "So you and I are not in the same professional direction..."

Someone turned his head, as if dissatisfied with their whispering, Xia Huixi smiled apologetically at the people in the front row, and when he was about to keep silent, his palm slipped, and the pen seemed to be a cunning and cunning little beast. Suddenly fell between two rows of tables.She had no choice but to stand up slightly and poked her head to see where it landed.

When Pei Yueze was looking around the venue, he suddenly saw a girl.His eyesight is excellent, even after these distances, he can still be sure that she has no makeup, as light as water, but she is neatly bundled up with a headband, exposing the smooth snow-like skin on her forehead.

For a moment, he felt very dazzling, as if he had known each other.

"Last question." He waited calmly for a while, glanced at the reporters who were about to ask questions, and finally pointed, "That lady."

When the microphone was handed over to Xia Huixi, her mind was still blank. She looked at the man on the stage in a daze, and felt her cheeks heat up.She stood up subconsciously, and pushed the switch uncontrollably with her fingers.Finally, he said the first sentence that popped into his head, and handed the microphone back to the staff in a daze.

The sound effect of the venue was excellent, and the female voice was clear, and everyone could hear clearly: "Excuse me, do you think drugs are really beneficial for the treatment of mental illness?"

There was a kind chuckle in his ear, like a light thunder, exploding in Xia Huixi's ear.She turned her head to look at Su Ruhao, and found that he was looking at her with a half-smile, and slightly lip-synced: "Why do you ask this?"

The man on the stage seemed to have a tacit understanding, and he was also smiling slightly. Because he was very handsome, Pei Yueze felt strangely heartbroken when he smiled.He lightly changed the topic: "About this question, there are many experts here, and they are more suitable for answering than me." After speaking, his eyes stayed on Xia Huixi's face for a few seconds, and his tone was soft: "Thank you for asking .”

Maybe the time has really come.He nodded slightly to the audience and returned to his seat.

Then there were some rather lengthy speeches.Su Ruhao looked at Xia Huixi calmly, with a slight strangeness in his eyes.Her face is small, looking from the side, her chin is sharp.A white T-shirt and dark brown trousers, plus an accessory vest, look neat and clean.When he closed his eyes, he happened to hear the host say, "This is the end of the press conference."

They sat in the corner and waited for the person in front to leave first.Su Ruhao leaned on the chair and asked Xia Huixi with a smile: "Are you hot?"

Xia Huixi shook her head, and caressed her hot cheeks involuntarily: "What? Is my face very red?"

Su Ruhao only smiled lightly, but did not answer, but his eyes slipped to the exit of the venue inadvertently.Pei Yueze stopped there for a while, and cast his eyes from afar, falling on their corner, as if looking for something.

(End of this chapter)