真正看房子做决定的时候却比想象中的简单许多，我们在看了Leo表A里面的第一家就决定是它了。大小价钱都合适，靠近一条相对安静的街道，离我们最常去的机械专业楼区走路也就五到十分钟，不远处就是公交站，线路还算丰富，三个房间两个是挨着的，还有一间在另一头，地毯去年刚换过，看起来还挺新。美中不足的是客厅的沙发看起来有些年纪了，厨房整体更是陈旧，炉灶还是那种开放蚊香式的，油烟机风口对内，自产自销。。。不过这些都是当地常规配置了，学生党预计也没什么机会用厨房，无伤大雅。2 Q; E1 l+ O4 k6 d
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/ j6 G8 P( Z- P; g" Z0 [叫上我现在的室友，一起签了合同，给好押金。哇，下学期开始就跟Leo住一起拉！1 K8 \" |% [; a- Y/ }+ D5 U
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室友签好合同后有课先走了，我跟Leo去吃午饭。心情有点好，路上我一直偷瞄他，想看看他有没有什么特别的反应，结果当然是啥也没看出来。
' `) ~) j" o3 T6 H' }' d$ X不过眼下还有更实际的，想了想还是决定问问：
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Leo斜眼看了我好一会儿，看得我心里一阵发毛，就在我准备投降说算了当我没问的时候他突然说道：% ^* Z4 { l; m
"We can split 2 ways this time. I call dibs on the homework and you'll have the report. We can rotate next time."
7 N f1 k9 B5 Q8 P: ?( {"Oh that's not bad. The first report shouldn't take too long."6 P# c% j! A9 L* R
"Nor should the first homework. Did you think I'd have you take on both?"
' _+ ~7 ]- c3 a! ~我抓抓头，嘿嘿傻笑：
( ]7 c# l- B. S7 [: O% p4 `7 `“Can't blame me for that"看到Leo表情玩味，赶紧找补：
) g3 A- T' p! N& L& \- _1 n“But hey that apartment looked great. It only took us 3 days from starting searching to signing a lease. To be honest I was expecting at least a week or two."
. N& ^0 ~3 h5 C, |4 OLeo挑挑眉：5 g2 o( b6 I: M" o, \
“Why?"# Y* |- n: ^6 g
我知道他想听什么，但不能每次都顺着他，我凑到他跟前，夸张地拖着长音：
8 Z* P4 R8 E9 W7 J# u! n) ["Because it seemed like you were very particular-"故意停在这个字上嘲讽他，结果Leo伸出手，像之前一样卡着我的脖子就往前拖行。发现他在外面好像很喜欢这样欺负我，其实他没用多大力，我也不难受，就是看起来有点狼狈。蛮显眼的，但他好像也不以为意。拖了几步他凑过来：
: E5 ?: y+ K0 _8 Z% w"One more chance"
: a; w( n6 V8 y$ ?" o- W5 u8 @0 A气流吹过，我打了个激灵，真的很痒：
% y+ z; D6 U7 F% `" y2 s“I was gonna say you were particularly good at combing through those rental listings. It would have taken us way longer without you"
; F0 R* H! Z& r5 Q+ o- G5 G1 i结果Leo还是没有把我放开，我脑子转了转，灵光乍现：
6 d c( k$ D; L9 c8 N"Than-thank you?"
# x0 N/ U; S; w7 D m" R' C" xLeo满意地把手收回去了。
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很快来到了Raya做助教的实验课。Raya真的是那种很传统的工科女生，对待学术认真严谨，一丝不苟。演示实验步骤的时候很细致，讲解评分标准的时候更是详尽透彻，对报告的结构，内容，甚至段落间距，错别字，图标标识等等都有可以一一参照的给分扣分标准。之前的报告虽然也有类似的要求，但详尽程度跟Raya的比简直云泥之别。
" F" J" C: h' R0 U& m$ G课程开始三分钟之内我已经开始替Leo和同一组的我的未来担心，不知道换过来的决定是对是错。只是当初Raya听了我们那么荒诞的对话还主动要跟我们组队，可能私下里不是那么严苛的人？能主动搭话肯定不是因为性格孤僻了，研究生应该也不怵写报告才是，难道她画图很菜？还是被Leo颜值吸引？如果是后面这种兴许还有得救？
6 k9 z. i; k4 A( _$ C! N# Y9 e感觉思绪发散到了外太空，回过神来的时候实验已经开始了。Leo捅捅我，说别发呆。传热的实验延续之前流体分组的传统，也是分成四组，每组四人。我们组里除了我跟Leo，还有来自韩国的小哥Yim和白人女生Jamie。
. L. F& w; @1 y, f- w/ M第一节实验课的内容相当简单，只需要观察几种灵敏度不同的温度监控仪器的表现状况，还有传热系数不同的材料在同样环境下的导热表现，很直观。令人大跌眼镜的是Leo居然一反常态变成了个一开始就认真做事的人。依然是组里最活跃的那个，一顿输出把大家都忽悠地跟他走的操作也很熟悉，只是这次没有freestyle，认真跟着讲义走，反而让我原本的担心显得很多余，还让我稍稍偷懒了一下。0 L! P/ }# h0 `; W( K- v& x
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期间Raya来巡查了几次，Leo都积极沟通，Raya连连点头，像极了三好生在和班主任亲切友好地交谈。我啧啧称奇，戳戳Leo，用只有我们听得到的音量问他：
0 y1 m2 a* H3 Q0 _# F5 B“今天这么认真，are you high？还是因为有Raya？”: b+ R1 `5 w5 ?. x9 J& O3 j/ B/ n$ @
Leo手臂压在我肩膀上，贴在我耳边说：6 h0 s* a( |+ v% g1 R% J% s8 M
“你认真点，不然这个semester的report都是你的了”说完Leo下巴一点，又是熟悉的包工头表情。我撇撇嘴，难得认真一次，了不起咯。
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结果我们居然是所有组别里第一个完成任务的。Raya看了一眼我们的数据，表示我们可以提早离开了，脸上全是老师对好学生的那种肯定。我们向她道谢，离开，慢悠悠地向下一堂课的位置走去。
) q/ R B% V _: j路上我实在忍不住了：$ c L+ }& e5 q3 s
“What was that? I think you owe me a little bit of context here"5 {8 Y8 D, c8 t" Z1 c
离开教室后Leo迅速恢复了那个吊儿郎当的样子，脸上痞痞的：
" E9 V) |3 ~5 G"Well we'll need her help later down the line for sure. Gotta play this teacher's pet game in the beginning at least"说完不怀好意地盯着我：“It'll be your turn next session"8 i2 K( b. _( h, G5 C/ o8 F
我连忙推脱：
, Y; {0 r: Y) L"I think you should keep going. You did so great today that you had almost fooled me as well"
4 R+ c' z. h4 P. q"Then you'd just have to write all the reports for me this semester"
* Q7 Y: a& ?8 y; Z9 HLeo不上套，我抓抓头：
U, @1 h3 W, l0 J* p+ i5 e“What if I told Raya about this?") C4 V# i: N0 o
Leo满不在乎地耸耸肩：5 G5 n8 E7 S6 g0 G' q
“What good would it do? Even if you did that, who you think she'd most likely side with though?"
3 J# u' r! T9 P% Q! C, o- o4 [今天第二次咋舌。Leo原来还有这么心机深沉的一面，还好倒也不是什么真正的坏心思。我抬起手，用手腕揉揉Leo胳膊的位置：8 [, h/ a! {4 H- h. Z
“Just kidding... I won't"
! q( |& W1 d: Q, uLeo笑笑，没有回话。
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晚上回到了久违的实验室。一个寒假过去，以前跟Leo一起在这里鬼混的画面都还历历在目。故地重游，说明这学期的课业也要正式开始了。- k( x( L L7 ?5 g: _9 u0 f. o3 _
Leo大剌剌坐在他的电脑椅上，拿出iPad，脚翘在我座位上，开始玩起来。我在实验室转了一圈，摸摸那些大大小小的机器，仔细观察了一圈，才走回到座位上，放下书包。Leo没有脱鞋，AF1骄傲地待在我的座位上，没有要动的意思。我拿不准他的意思，只好问道：
i5 r! |! p p: x! {"Should I like, bring another chair?": b# `+ I9 A/ s' x Y; c
Leo好像游戏进行得如火如荼，匆匆看我一眼，又匆匆回到游戏里：6 Z" |. n P5 x
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我震惊，正打算说你这把我坐的位置都占了呀，又听Leo火急火燎地说道：
7 A; y$ B4 t7 i X+ C: `" `" [“Oh you can take off my shoes. I'm in a pinch now in this game. Could you do that for me? Please please"# A) w& N1 E0 G3 V* I
我无语，要求越来越多了呀。但还是弯下腰，照做了。低帮很好脱，袜子白白的，脚趾若隐若现，在微微颤动，可能是因为刚接触到冷风的关系。我把鞋子放在地上，鼻子离白袜很近，有熟悉的味道飘过来，挺浓郁的。下半身有要抬头的趋势，只好不再多做停留，放好鞋子后抄起Leo的小腿，坐下，再把Leo的袜脚放在我的大腿上。3 X4 f% N0 q+ z2 t0 V B2 e& ~0 Y S8 X" O
转过头看看Leo，游戏打得火热，整个人完全沉浸在里面，根本没有要写作业的意思。叹口气，想想好像暂时也没那么紧张，算了，我也先放松一下。想到之前学校发邮件说鼓励大家多找实习，那干脆看看有没有什么机会好了。Leo游戏有点激烈，脚常常绷得笔直，动来动去。我腾出一只手，帮他按按脚，慢慢好像放松了一些。, \1 b% _3 G8 h+ a, G( i# j
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刷着刷着听到那边长舒一口气，我看过去，Leo一局打完，放下iPad，伸伸懒腰。看我在看他，笑得无比灿烂，骄傲地说：
# Z6 k: X& W6 d& |1 h“I won! My team sucked but I saved their asses"# N( }% \7 g6 e5 o
我捏捏他脚上那个他最爱的点：
2 S+ p, R t; I' j( R7 n0 N“I can tell. Ready for homework?", x4 ?6 h [4 v [1 x' N3 _
"There's no rush. What are you up to?"说完后凑过来，扫了一眼：“You're looking for internship?"
7 p# f2 a' ~3 A6 g; q& Y"Yea was kinda browsing. I heard it'd be difficult to land on a job without prior work experience?"% ?6 x0 M' D( j G, R
"Yes and no. Have you worked before?"& G% f3 h9 A" r9 ?! Q' r: p& ~3 t
"Does food handler for dining hall in dorm count?"* F+ ?1 R. D z8 |# f
"No. You need something relevant to your major"
; m5 y; {3 T% d, X"Have you had any internship?"+ s D, D; ?; i% \9 d5 Z7 v$ v1 N S
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我来了兴趣：
" I- \* m. ^5 k7 U3 M"Wow. Didn't know that. Was it easy to get offer?", L6 ?5 v2 ?! P9 e& m5 a, j
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我有点心动：
+ z1 ]$ r1 O. G" A"Did you just apply online?"/ ]2 O: m; R1 v) Z& o; w
"No. My dad works for the company"6 V/ k" u8 B( Q0 l! s* Z' L
“..."靠，白瞎。
4 t% t9 J7 M; R8 I B4 H也许是看到了我的白眼，Leo又补了一枪：! U! w% q" n) f, F Y. p3 n$ \
"That's typically how people get their first internship though. Then after you have something to put on your resume, you would have a much higher chance for other opportunities" c; V: r, l( q# q7 M# f! K. N. T& t
好吧，有些沮丧，我说：9 M+ N; z5 A! ]! h9 t7 b7 c
"What if I don't have that kind of connection..."突然灵光一闪：“Wait can I ask your dad for help so that I can intern in his company too?"8 f& H, z" Q: D2 \7 u1 y
"No"
" o" u' I) W9 o# a没想到拒绝地这么干脆，我愕然，问：# u5 ^9 x" ]- c6 H, @2 {
“But why?"
8 [( Y$ }# w/ h, w0 i7 O$ ILeo往后一靠：
1 m% A/ e0 A, M7 X* A* F“We should look for internship together. I can help you and we can work for the same company. I don't want to work for my dad's company because he's kinda high up there. And if I ended up working there full time I'd be under his shadow for a long long time"
6 L8 u& j t% h- @4 ?8 w一顿输出搞得我不知道是该开心还是难过。算了，情绪收一收，把课业完成最重要。拍拍Leo：
; x" n! b& q& ~7 ?, S" F"We should probably go study now, otherwise we won't even graduate, let alone getting jobs"& ]+ D) u7 ^! B( ]) W
Leo却好像突然想起来什么，看着我说：7 J' {& [: {5 z0 F6 x0 O
"By the way I'm considering doing double major, both ME and EE. That way I get to be an electromechanical engineer, which gets much higher pay than mechanical alone"3 _+ m( K- ^* ?8 b3 i# s
我看着吊儿郎当的Leo，忍不住出言提醒：' j' C1 L. Z. i& f. z, }4 J
"But you don't even seem like enjoying studying for the only major you have right now"
9 C; n" H- _2 ^# ~: e“I don't need to. If I do decide to go down that route though,"停顿了一下，Leo用脚轻轻踢我一下，换了个更舒服的姿势，闭上眼，嘴角邪气地上扬，一副吃定我的样子："you're gonna do that with me Dustin."/ h9 F- u4 [+ o2 v! C0 ^- `$ h- ?
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