One day, night.

library.

Tangtang raised her wrist and looked at her watch, and found that it was already very late. There were few people in the entire library. She packed up her books and planned to go back to the dormitory.

When I passed by the surveying and mapping room on the first floor, I heard a sound inside. When I turned around, I was surprised to find that the light inside was still on.

I was curious for a moment and stood at the door and looked inside.

In the empty room, there was only a familiar figure standing alone under the light, concentrating on designing architectural sketches, without any intention of stopping.

That person is Lu Yu.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence recently, but I often see this senior. In the study room, in the library, in the activity center, etc., two people always meet unexpectedly. When they meet, they say hello to each other and don’t say much. However, every time Lu Yu appears in these places, he will do something very admirable, demonstrating his hard work and talent. Tangtang’s impression of Lu Yu is becoming more and more profound.

Tangtang looked at the watch again, hesitated for a moment, pushed open the door of the surveying and mapping room and walked in.

Hearing the door ringing, Lu Yu raised his head, and after seeing Tangtang, he held his glasses and raised his lips and smiled.

"Hello, are you here to practice designing architectural sketches, too?"

"What are you practicing? Senior, it's too late now. Are you not resting?"

Tangtang held the book and couldn't help asking.

"Is it already very late?" Lu Yu looked at the time in surprise. "Hey, I'm busy designing sketches, not paying attention to the time, but I didn't expect it to be so late. I didn't have time to work as an off-campus worker two days ago, so I finally took a day off today. I thought about learning for a while."

Working so hard, but still working so hard.

Tangtang felt admiration for her predecessors arose in her heart, and she leaned forward and looked at the sketch he was designing, and couldn't help but be surprised.

This is not a sketch, the details are perfect, there is no negligence, the overall creativity is excellent, and it can be treated as a finished product.

"Senior, you are so awesome!"

Tangtang praised him from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Yu smiled embarrassedly: "Where is this thing that I can't show off, I just integrated the four-dimensional characters from the concepts of several modern architectural design masters."

"Which architects are there?" Tangtang couldn't help asking.

Lu Yu smiled gently and introduced the masters one by one. Not only did he speak out his representative works, but he even expressed his self-understanding and cognition of the master's style.

Tangtang listened and felt Lu Yu's erudition and talent, and was very impressed.

"I didn't expect you to know so much, senior!"

"It was all taught in class, but I am a senior, I studied it two years earlier than you."

Lu Yu demonstrated his humble character.

Tangtang wanted to say something, but the phone Lu Yu placed on the desktop suddenly vibrated.

Tangtang subconsciously glanced at the screen and found that the name of the caller ID was "Mother".

Lu Yu showed apologies on his face, he signaled Tangtang, took the phone to the corridor and picked it up.

Through the glass, Tangtang couldn't stand what Lu Yu was saying, but when he could see his expression, his smile disappeared, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

After a while, Lu Yu came back, and his expression on his face became much dimmer than before.

"Sorry, it was a call from home."

Tangtang looked at Lu Yu's frowning brows and a sad look and couldn't help asking: "Senior, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with you at home?"

Lu Yu shook his head tiredly.

"No, it was my mother who asked me for money and said that the family's living expenses were not enough. My father was sick recently and spent a lot of money. All the relatives at home had borrowed it. No one was willing to lend us any more money."

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Lu Yu's lips. After saying it lightly, his eyes behind his glasses lowered.

Tangtang couldn't bear it.

"Is the senior's father's condition very serious? What should you do now?"

"It's a bit serious..." Lu Yu said, a little dazzled, "But it should be okay to wait. I will continue to work hard to make money. Didn't the school have a design competition at the end of this month? The winner of the competition can get a reward, and it's good that I'll get that money."

As he said that, he continued to pick up the pen and further perfected his sketch.

Tangtang stood there, frowned slightly, not knowing what to say.

The environment she grew up in has always been very wealthy and could not understand Lu Yu's predicament and mood. Money is obviously something that can be obtained by herself, but unexpectedly, for some people, it is so difficult to get and so important.

The competition will not be held at the end of the month. I don’t know how long it will take to evaluate and issue prizes. Will it be too late?

Tangtang thought about it, hesitated for a moment, then gently opened her red lips and said, "Senior, how much money does your family need? I might be able to help you."

If that bonus can help, it means that there shouldn't be much money, and the money my brother gave him should be enough.

Tangtang thought to herself, but she didn't expect that Lu Yu shook his head very seriously.

"No need. Classmate Yan Yuening, thank you for your help. But I have to do this by myself. I will work hard to win the competition. Before that, I will work to make money first. I am a man, and I want to be the one who protects others, rather than blindly seeking help and protection from others. If I can't even protect my own family, how can I be strong?"

Lu Yu said, his eyes behind his glasses shining with a firm light, and then he smiled gently.

"I can do it myself, don't worry."

Lu Yu's words surprised Tangtang, but his favorability increased a little.

Poverty did not make Lu Yu feel inferior, but instead made him confident and strong, and he was very responsible and brave to take responsibility.

Tangtang didn't force it.

"Then... Senior, if you have any places you need help, please come to me."

"Okay, thank you. It's very late and it's too dark outside. I'll take you back to the dormitory first! Then I'll continue."

Tangtang was about to refuse, but Lu Yu insisted.

"Girls are not safe, so I will listen to this, otherwise I will also be concerned about your safety when designing sketches."

As he said that, he walked gentlemanly beside Tangtang and led her out.

——

For a whole week after that, Tangtang did not see Lu Yu.

Just when she was a little curious about Lu Yu's movements, news came that Lu Yu was found fainting in the study room and had been sent to the hospital.

Tangtang was immediately startled and asked further questions to find out that it was because Lu Yu worked too hard and forgot to eat and sleep. He continued to prepare for the competition without rest after returning from work. In the end, he was deprived of sleep, overwork, and needed to rest for a while.
Chapter completed!