Have you ever watched Approaching Science?
This novel is kind of like that: the beginning is bizarre, the process is fantastical, and the ending... I did my best to make it scientific.
Science: I haven't done anything to any of you!
---- Serious Blurb ----
University professor Jiang Ran lived a quiet life, dividing his time between home and campus.
Then the neighbor across the hall moved out, and a new young neighbor moved in. Suddenly, Jiang Ran's life turned strange.
One moment, he and his neighbor were riding the elevator together. The next, he was alone inside.
One moment, he watched his neighbor walk out of the residential complex. The next, while replying to a message, he heard a knock at his door.
Xiao Ziyang: "I bought some pecans. Want some?"
Jiang Ran: "..."
I'm afraid to eat them, man...
He secretly called the police once. After giving his statement, he didn't see anyone coming or going from the apartment across the hall for a long time.
Then one day, while interviewing applicants for his doctoral program, Jiang Ran was surprised to discover that his long-missing neighbor had applied.
Even more absurdly, the neighbor had clearly grown five or six years older, and was a good half-head taller than him.
Jiang Ran: "There's one condition for becoming my student."
Xiao Ziyang: "What is it?"
Jiang Ran: "First, you have to be human..."
Xiao Ziyang: "...Who are you calling inhuman?"
[Reading Guide]
1. This is not a supernatural story. The author is a committed materialist and believes in science.
2. One-on-one romance, devoted gong, happy ending.
3. Sly doctoral student gong x honest professor shou.
Premise: Someone loves you very much.