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。
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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！
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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。 T- J% _2 k2 z6 W! ]" |1 K
不过眼下还有更实际的，想了想还是决定问问：8 l9 k: f! e) P' j; d
“You said that you'd take the lead on the upcoming round of report and homework right?"3 B2 R2 P0 R9 Q/ x3 j
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：
- [( I+ H' p s- U x- Q"We can split 2 ways this time. I call dibs on the homework and you'll have the report. We can rotate next time.", T4 u8 K' R9 O. t: c; O! Y
"Oh that's not bad. The first report shouldn't take too long."
& i8 p1 i% s8 q"Nor should the first homework. Did you think I'd have you take on both?"
( X% C& C# v6 Q! y7 k% c7 J) m; \2 `# q8 c我抓抓头，嘿嘿傻笑：$ \0 D1 z2 p; d8 y
“Can't blame me for that"看到Leo表情玩味，赶紧找补：; J8 Z ^# K K" p& T$ f7 u5 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."
1 C( A: j/ `, W9 ?' E9 x5 j) V. ALeo挑挑眉：
. K2 \ U7 O( c R4 ?9 P“Why?") ]0 V6 g6 B: O# s. d
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：! _% k L8 {* m3 f4 }
"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：
" e% m0 M* w! b/ @2 I. z( @6 g9 \" V"One more chance"
: h' F5 X1 j; _气流吹过，我打了个激灵，真的很痒：( {- j" Y( ^4 P: R- c6 ]
“I was gonna say you were particularly good at combing through those rental listings. It would have taken us way longer without you"
z$ R% \5 K) W1 e结果Leo还是没有把我放开，我脑子转了转，灵光乍现：
1 {/ m% A" s6 I# ["Than-thank you?"
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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。
' @+ ]7 c% c' j( C. O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？. Y% V/ c( h& s* l6 s
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。
Q. l# Q- p# [, C+ o) D. @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。
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“今天这么认真，are you high？还是因为有Raya？”
2 h# V1 N; I( X, ~9 ?9 U" T$ hLeo手臂压在我肩膀上，贴在我耳边说：
/ |( Y& W+ \# y6 S" `“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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. H/ f* w3 Z& r$ x$ |7 S0 F0 D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。
8 L( V3 @' \. W/ y5 H3 X; Z: z" w路上我实在忍不住了：
k# w9 z. {( W" m T; g( O3 c“What was that? I think you owe me a little bit of context here"
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"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"
7 T' b6 V/ F _6 t3 V2 s, u2 X4 K我连忙推脱：
8 o( }' |! X7 Z9 A, {3 Y) E"I think you should keep going. You did so great today that you had almost fooled me as well"
P* |' F, H- q; A"Then you'd just have to write all the reports for me this semester"
' W. u6 K4 o1 U6 q' KLeo不上套，我抓抓头：
* H5 z& N0 E& |: X“What if I told Raya about this?"
6 K# H6 q; x8 RLeo满不在乎地耸耸肩：0 m/ F1 U% i2 f0 [9 A9 F2 _% J
“What good would it do? Even if you did that, who you think she'd most likely side with though?"# E! S9 ]( c! X- ~' N( ^: l- r" ^
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：9 U' F# N' b: x5 a# d
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Leo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。
4 \* C5 q9 }! s$ D7 I- m# N: FLeo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：
. |1 c$ E0 D; o1 t/ l"Should I like, bring another chair?" |. q+ K6 W5 C: N: Q8 Y, {
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：
: B6 ~% U' h/ l# b& P- U“Why? You can use this one"
: Q3 D/ J( H C4 ~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：
3 G0 r$ B [5 I: x& s“Oh you can take off my shoes. I'm in a pinch now in this game. Could you do that for me? Please please"
$ X: n. d' ], L# x; i: b. o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。
$ A E+ l/ t7 I; D' G3 K$ P" h5 @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。
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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：
- H. G& |) V; L- O“I won! My team sucked but I saved their asses"
5 s9 }9 a1 k' ]% J8 ~) s' n我捏捏他脚上那个他最爱的点：
, \1 y4 y5 Y# T/ P1 F& Q“I can tell. Ready for homework?"
1 |- ?8 E' C+ u( E d: i* L7 T6 h, S9 g"There's no rush. What are you up to?"说完后凑过来，扫了一眼：“You're looking for internship?"& L3 ^+ \9 f& W' l: y
"Yea was kinda browsing. I heard it'd be difficult to land on a job without prior work experience?"0 ?- M! ~4 T- A+ g" w( i7 d3 f. J
"Yes and no. Have you worked before?"
. T, e# z/ X8 m$ b4 i% B+ n"Does food handler for dining hall in dorm count?"
- ]: _5 p3 F( Z7 z b q"No. You need something relevant to your major"
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x- `/ P r! F* v8 m5 J"Yea. I had two"
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我有点心动：
# G$ L9 f# V8 U+ g: G0 }' P"Did you just apply online?"3 {$ g6 L4 I3 \! X: h( d. ~. I" m
"No. My dad works for the company"
. B3 _9 |6 o5 \ Q% k/ a! D“..."靠，白瞎。
, n9 z, W$ [( L也许是看到了我的白眼，Leo又补了一枪：
% t$ u( Q6 q+ v"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"
1 g4 l1 \! y% k6 w! r) n 好吧，有些沮丧，我说：" r3 Y2 ?$ ^7 ]5 W! f' b. m2 E2 [
"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?"
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没想到拒绝地这么干脆，我愕然，问：
+ h& J7 p2 `& K( c2 p( @! ~( Y“But why?"+ ^6 s* ~" W! Q% h# R% F" w: d* I
Leo往后一靠：
1 r8 |, ?+ L0 }9 f( k( Q, g- e( G“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"+ u& T# j L" ?4 D9 F$ B
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：. [2 i7 v$ j! \/ L- _* l- z
"We should probably go study now, otherwise we won't even graduate, let alone getting jobs"
3 u4 S- C( t2 c- JLeo却好像突然想起来什么，看着我说：
- M/ L, {$ g7 l4 ]6 Y. h- w `"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"
7 Z/ t2 n$ G$ L7 x( g1 C5 y) g" `我看着吊儿郎当的Leo，忍不住出言提醒：8 s* _1 T( i7 u/ o0 a
"But you don't even seem like enjoying studying for the only major you have right now"
+ k' K; n& ^) F% [6 r6 p% O( F“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."
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