Chapter 36 Good Night (Part 1/2)

After a round of conversation.

Based on the budget of seven to eight thousand provided by Miss Lu, several computers were quickly selected.

“This one has a high cost-performance ratio, but the after-sales service isn’t great…” Li Mu said while opening a video explanation of the relevant computer on a small site for her to watch.

Although he wasn’t a professional, his explanation was similar to that in the video, covering all aspects of the analysis.

Miss Lu watched the video sideways on her phone, occasionally nodding and making an ‘oh oh’ sound of sudden realization, though it was unclear if she truly understood.

He knew that Miss Lu had little experience with computers, so his explanation was probably in vain.

With Miss Lu holding the phone, he had nowhere to place his hands, so he began to scratch the Go board carved into the stone table, using a twig to clear the dust off it.

This Go board had existed since they were very young; at that time, they didn’t know how to play Go, so they used it to play Five in a Row, making segments of twigs and leaves as black and white pieces. Miss Lu always insisted on using leaves.

When playing, Li Mu mostly won, but it wasn’t because he was particularly skilled; rather, Miss Lu was adorably naive back then. Whenever Li Mu felt he was about to lose, he would point at a tree and say there was a dung beetle or a big beetle, which would always leave Miss Lu stunned, allowing him to secretly switch the pieces during that time, a trick that never failed.

There were punishments for losing back then; he would always smear a bit of dirt on Miss Lu’s tender face and then rub it around, teasing her that she was a little flower cat. Several times, he made her cry, and in the end, he would go home and get scolded by his parents, awkwardly visiting Miss Lu’s house to apologize, only to stick together again the next day.

Had he really been that bad before?

Li Mu let out a shallow smile for no reason.

It seemed that the girl in front of him looking at her phone was not the beautiful Miss Lu, but rather the adorable little Little Pig Lu from the past; and he was not the mischievous Li Mu, but rather the shrewd and slick older brother Li Mu from before.

Time has a repetitive nature; every dynasty in history repeats and iterates, from founding a nation, to development, to prosperity, and finally to destruction, until a new empire rises, cycling through this process.

Now, after more than a decade, he sat across from Miss Lu again in this weathered pavilion, once more facing the Go board, marking a repetitive point in time for him and Miss Lu.

He felt a bit moved.

His gaze towards Miss Lu was filled with an indescribable emotion.

“Did you understand?” Li Mu propped his head on his hand, watching her, and gently asked as the video was about to finish.

“I understood.”

“Which one do you want?”

“……” Miss Lu awkwardly shook her head.

Did she really understand? It seemed not!

For a girl who didn’t understand computers, terms like graphics card, memory, and CPU were like tales from the Arabian Nights; continuing to watch would only make her head spin.

Seeing Miss Lu’s eyes about to turn into whirlpools, Li Mu patiently explained it to her again, finally settling on three machines for her to choose from.

“Is this one the same as yours?” Miss Lu pointed at one of the computers, feeling it looked familiar, as if Li Mu was currently using this one.

Li Mu took a look,

“Good eye! The one you are looking at now is similar in appearance to mine, but its configuration is higher; after all, my computer is two years old.”

“Then I’ll take this one.”

“This one is a bit heavy; carrying it to class might be inconvenient. At this price point, you have more options. I can help you look at others.”

“Can’t you carry it for me?”

“Do you believe I would download 2345 Family Bucket and 361 Family Bucket on your computer, plus ten legendary games?”

“What is that?”

Miss Lu tilted her head.

It sounded impressive.

“Nothing much.”

He knew that Miss Lu didn’t understand these things, but he couldn’t help but want to tease her.

“Then I placed the order.”

“Mm.”

“…… Why do you sound so strange?” Miss Lu looked up at him and saw Li Mu gazing at her with a gentle smile.

The moonlight spilled onto his face. Her heart skipped a beat.

“I’m in a good mood today.”

“Did you get a skin?”

“No, just in a good mood.”

“……” Miss Lu turned her face away, feeling her cheeks heat up again. Suddenly realizing she was still holding someone’s phone, she sneered inwardly and boldly looked at it without caring whether he agreed or not.

She had just locked the screen, and when she tried entering Li Mu’s birthday, the password was incorrect. She then entered the first six digits of his QQ number, and the phone unlocked.

Li Mu was the type to use the same password for everything; it was either his birthday or the first six digits of his QQ number. Perhaps his payment password and bank card password were also these two, showing a lack of attention to detail. If someone found out, he would have something to cry about.

Infringing on someone else’s privacy was not a good behavior. When she unlocked the phone, Miss Lu turned it towards Li Mu, only to find he had no intention of stopping her, so she took it as his tacit approval for her to look at his phone.

Her thoughts became increasingly active, and she directly opened Li Mu’s QQ.

QQ was the main platform Li Mu used for chatting. She glanced at the chat interface, which was filled with many game group chats. Looking for the most recent chat records, she found they were all from online friends with bizarre names, like Invincible Tyrannosaurus God of War and Hu Yingjun from Flip Garden. There were also some using pretty girls’ pictures as avatars, but they only chatted a few sentences before losing contact.

She searched for her own QQ, but since she hadn’t chatted in a long time, there were no messages to show. However, the note for [Little Pig Lu] was still saved.

Li Mu’s WeChat small account had over four hundred unread messages. Miss Lu felt she had grasped Li Mu’s lifeline and clicked in to see that it was all public account messages. WeChat Sports had 99+ messages, and there were very few actual chats.

She saw some girls from her class sending him messages; some wanted to get to know him, while others had heard he was impressive and wanted to play games together, but Li Mu hadn’t replied to them. There was even a small red dot on the right side of the chat interface.

Was this guy really that honest?!

“Are you done watching?”

“Not yet!”

“I want to see your browser!” Miss Lu’s eyes widened, reflecting a hint of moonlight, making her look quite beautiful.

Upon hearing the word “browser,” Li Mu was startled and quickly recalled his recent search history. Once he remembered he had opened incognito mode, he relaxed.

“Feel free to look.”

Miss Lu kept her word and really checked Li Mu’s browser history.

She knew that boys often visited some unhealthy websites, and if she caught Li Mu, she would definitely make a big deal out of it, using this to threaten him to obey her!

Unfortunately, she found nothing and felt a bit disappointed.

Well, she couldn’t let Li Mu serve her tea and water anymore.

“Are you done?”

“Done.”

“Then give it back to me.”

“Oh.”

“How about we play Five in a Row next time?”

“…… Are you crazy? Playing games at this hour.”

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