TLCBITAR Chapter 228

Chapter 228: Unusually Cute

Nighttime, inside a high-end residential area on Main Star.

Chen Qihang finished his shower, opened the bathroom door, and walked out barefoot wearing a loose shirt, his body enveloped in a hazy mist of steam.

His dark, soft hair was only half-dried, slightly messy, and his face, cleansed by the hot water, glowed with a rosy hue. He walked to his computer desk and sat down, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Since meeting a netizen named Miss Y in the forum five days ago, he had been looking forward to discussing the latest robot model designs with her every night.

Miss Y was witty and humorous, and the suggestions she offered were eye-opening for Chen Qihang. He even used Miss Y’s suggestions to create several robots with unique designs that attracted a niche group of enthusiasts.

Chen Qihang opened the Xingnet forum, and Miss Y happened to be online and had sent several messages.

He casually clicked them open, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face as he read the content, and he paused for a moment.

He didn’t have any special feelings for Miss Y, simply treating her as a confidante with shared interests.

Now, Miss Y was suggesting to meet in person to discuss her own flying pet robot design.

Chen Qihang believed that she, like him, simply saw him as a friend, so he didn’t overthink it and readily agreed.

They arranged to meet on Saturday afternoon, with the location to be decided by Miss Y.

[Miss Y: There’s a newly opened bay B&B in West City on Main Star, not crowded and lots of fun, you can play in the water and catch fish, let’s meet there!]

West City was a bit far from the city center, but in the high-tech Starry Sky era, distance wasn’t an issue. A quick hovercar could get you there in under twenty minutes.

Chen Qihang frowned slightly, thinking the location was a bit inappropriate, resembling a date spot for couples.

But after pondering for a while, considering Miss Y’s attitude towards him these past few days, it seemed normal; she was just a bit talkative and hadn’t brought up any ambiguous topics.

From her words, he could guess that Miss Y was around twenty years old.

Being young, she was at an age where she liked to have fun, so going to such places was normal.

[Chen: Okay, let’s go to the bay restaurant.]

[Miss Y: Can I see what you look like first? It’ll be easier to recognize you then (cute)]

Chen Qihang coughed softly, searching through his photo album for a while. He only found graduation photos from his school days; the rest were all pictures of various robots.

“Sending a photo to a little sister seven or eight years younger than me is a bit creepy, isn’t it?” Chen Qihang muttered to himself, wondering how to refuse.

[Miss Y: Chen-ge, I don’t mean anything by it. I’ve learned so much from talking to you these past few days, I truly consider you a friend.]

[Miss Y: If my request makes you uncomfortable, then forget about it, we can just see each other on the day of the date (laughing)]

Chen Qihang pursed his rosy lips, pondering for a moment, his gaze fixed on the word “date,” and he thought to himself: This word isn’t very appropriate, it can easily cause misunderstandings.

Fortunately, he didn’t have any other intentions towards her.

Refusing further would make him seem fussy, so Chen Qihang opened the camera on his light brain, took a selfie of his upper body, and sent it over swiftly.

[Chen: Need a ride on Saturday afternoon?]

Miss Y hadn’t replied for a long time; he didn’t know what she was doing.

Chen Qihang raised his hand and scratched his half-wet hair, his clear, round eyes blinking lightly. He clicked on Miss Y’s personal page and found that she had posted several innovative robot designs in the past few days, mostly palm-sized pet robots.

“Not bad talent, I wonder where this little sister goes to school,” Chen Qihang said, carefully looking at the pictures of her designs, his eyes showing admiration.

In the class he was currently teaching, there were also several talented students, Qin Yang being one of them, but unfortunately, Qin Yang’s personality was too lazy and he always went against him.

The assignments he gave, Qin Yang would refuse to do with the excuse, “I already know how to do it.”

The handicrafts he assigned, Qin Yang would ignore them completely, even retorting nonchalantly, “So simple, a waste of time.”

Chen Qihang had no way to deal with this rebellious student; Qin Yang didn’t respond to either soft or hard tactics, looking like no one could do anything about him.

Just as he was thinking about him, Qin Yang sent an infuriating message.

[Qin Yang: Professor Chen, I’ve been having insomnia these past two days, I probably won’t be able to make it to tomorrow’s practical class.]

[Chen Qihang: No need to tell me, anyone who is absent without leave will have five credits deducted.]

[Qin Yang: This professional course only has twenty credits in total, and you’re deducting a quarter of them?]

[Chen Qihang: Friendly reminder, you only have five credits left this semester. If you’re absent tomorrow, you can wait to retake the course next semester. To be honest, I don’t want to see your face next semester either.]

[Qin Yang: Tsk, heartbroken. Since you don’t want to see me, then I definitely can’t let you have your way, I’ll be there on time tomorrow, haha. (smug)]

Chen Qihang shook his head, looking slightly helpless. His gaze suddenly shifted to Qin Yang’s profile picture, and when he realized it, he had already clicked on his page.

Qin Yang’s Xingnet page only contained some boring posts.

For example, five days ago: Thinner.

Four days ago: Pfft, a strand of cowlick.

Three days ago: Ugh, so picky.

Two days ago: Unusually cute.

Yesterday: Tsk, had a dream.

And five minutes ago: What to do, want to see.

Chen Qihang rolled his eyes, feeling like this person was lovesick. Could it be that he had a crush on some female classmate?

He recalled Qin Yang’s appearance in class. Most of the time, he was sleeping, and the people sitting next to him were mostly male classmates. He didn’t seem to be close to any female classmates…

“No, why am I thinking about this?” Chen Qihang suddenly woke up, a surge of heat rising to his face. Feeling guilty, he quickly closed Qin Yang’s page, raised his hand to cover his violently beating heart, “What the hell, why am I paying attention to him!”

Chen Qihang stood up and walked out of the room, his fair feet stepping lightly on the cold tiles. A chill spread from the soles of his feet to his whole body, and the inexplicable heat rising inside him dissipated slightly.

He opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of ice water, twisted off the cap, and took a big gulp. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, and his flushed skin had a hint of sexiness.

He breathed out, instantly feeling relief in his dry throat.

These past few days, the probability of Qin Yang appearing in front of him had been much higher than usual.

He ran into him in the cafeteria, ran into him in the bathroom, ran into him on the way back to the office, and even ran into him on the way home from school.

Even more exaggerated, he even ran into him at the robot exhibition last night.

This damn encounter rate was too outrageous, to the point that these days, whenever he had a moment of free time, Qin Yang’s smug and annoying face would appear.

Chen Qihang propped up his chin irritably, opened the courseware for tomorrow’s class, and gradually immersed himself in it until he forgot everything else.

The next morning, he wore his usual white shirt and black casual pants, put on his black-framed glasses that hadn’t changed in a hundred years, and walked out the door.

He lived on the twenty-sixth floor, and since graduating from university, he had lived alone, independent of his family, and had long formed a habit of being alone.

The elevator doors opened, and Chen Qihang didn’t pay attention to the person inside, stepping inside. It wasn’t until he looked at the elevator mirror that he saw the boy reflected in the mirror.

Chen Qihang tensed up, blinking hard, thinking he was seeing things.

Qin Yang’s eyelids were half-drooped, and the dark circles under his eyes were very obvious. He yawned lazily, his green eyes filled with a wet glint. He seemed to have just noticed Chen Qihang, and surprise flashed in his eyes, “Professor Chen, you actually live here?”

Chen Qihang clenched one hand into a fist, wanting to grab something to relieve his sudden tension, but his hands were empty, so he could only pinch a piece of his clothing, turning to look at Qin Yang behind him.

“You live here too?” Chen Qihang frowned, thinking that he had lived here for three years, and this was the first time he had encountered Qin Yang.

Qin Yang touched his straight nose, bending his eyes into a bright smile, revealing two rows of white teeth, “Yeah, I just moved here last week, I live upstairs from you.”

Chen Qihang pursed his lips, not knowing what to say, only vaguely “mhm”-ing.

Qin Yang’s eyes darkened slightly, and in a place where he couldn’t see, his secretive gaze swept over Chen Qihang’s vaguely visible back.

This shirt, it’s too see-through, isn’t it.

Ever since having that inexplicable reaction to Chen Qihang last time, he had been having erotic dreams for several days in a row.

He lowered his eyes, brazenly looking at Chen Qihang’s fair nape, licked his lips, and his gaze fell on the back of his head, his eyes sparkling as he murmured softly, “His hair is sticking up again, so cute.”

Chen Qihang: ?

He looked up at the mirror, just in time to catch Qin Yang’s averted gaze.

What was this person muttering just now? He must be saying bad things about me!