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Li Qing was taken aback, got up, and walked to the window, watching Chen Chencheng waving at him.

"Wait for me a moment."

"Hurry up! I've never waited for a guy like this before!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Qing quickly got dressed and went downstairs, walking towards Chen Chencheng, feeling both surprised and a bit thrilled.

"Why are you here, at this late hour?"

Li Qing also noticed that Chen Chencheng's attire was quite ordinary this time, with no watch or necklace, and she was only carrying a cute little backpack.

Chen Chencheng held up her phone, the top of the screen had several cracks.

"My phone's broken, and I thought since you weren't too far away, you could come with me to buy a new one."

Seeing the hesitation on Li Qing's face, Chen Chencheng exclaimed in surprise, "Really? A girl coming to you, and you're thinking of saying no?!"

"Not really, but it's already eight in the evening, and with the New Year approaching, I doubt any phone store is still open."

Li Qing felt a bit helpless; he genuinely wanted to meditate for a bit. These days, he often chatted with Chen Chencheng on WeChat, and over time, they've become quite familiar.

Many times, Li Qing would get messages from Chen Chencheng late at night, enduring with panda eyes, before taking breaks to recover.

These past few months, he has almost replaced his sleep with meditation, and after each four-hour session, not only does he feel a full recovery, his mental agility has increased.

"It's bustling at the nearby Wanda Plaza!"

"Eh, really."

"Shall we go?"

Li Qing glanced sideways at Chen Chencheng, "I think with your personality, you'd never get up early unless there's some benefit, so I'm very suspicious of your motives right now."

Chen Chencheng looked innocent, "A little girl like me, how could I have any bad intentions?"

Li Qing replied bluntly, "Friend, you're already twenty-six."

"Heartless!" Chen Chencheng mumbled discontentedly, "I just can't hold a conversation with you straight guys."

After thinking for a while, Chen Chencheng took out a notebook from her bag and said, "Actually, I'm mainly curious about what a thirty-year-old man like you would do when shopping with a woman during holidays, it's important for my research project."

Li Qing said expressionlessly, "Boring."

Saying this, he turned around to leave, but Chen Chencheng quickly called out, "Don't you want to learn how to find a girlfriend?"

Li Qing hesitated for a moment, considering he didn't have much planned for tonight, relaxing a bit would be fine, he could meditate after coming back.

As for the Magic Simulation System module's recognition process, the motherboard identification is complete, and the memory card progress is only nine percent away from a full recognition, then it'll be able to operate the basic system program, that's the logic anyway...

There's still a ton of preparatory work to be done, relaxing a bit can release some of the tension.

Finally, under Chen Chencheng's slightly smiling gaze, he walked to her side.

"Let's go."

Their informal chat along the way, Chen Chencheng was quite perceptive, avoiding talk about her family or certain products, instead actively querying Li Qing's areas of expertise.

Overall, Li Qing felt very relaxed.

"Thinking about it, I understand why many men stay away from you despite your good qualities."

"Why?"

Li Qing summarized, "Your curiosity is too strong, and you're extremely skilled in psychology. You subconsciously bring your professional habits into your life, constantly scrutinizing your partner and using language to lead them into your trap, focusing on their thoughts when answering your questions." Chen Chencheng asked in surprise, "Do I?"

"Throughout this journey, you've set up three linguistic traps for me, just like when you were suppressing my actions while refuting my nuanced views on our relationship."

Chen Chencheng replied, "I think everyone has their own perspectives, that's not wrong, right."

"It's not wrong, but you consistently hint at placing yourself on a higher level, although many words are unconsciously expressed, you indeed subordinated me, you're looking for someone to completely obey you."

At this point, Li Qing pinched his brow and said, "Chen Cheng, I don't mean any harm, I'm just saying this isn't good."

Chen Chencheng fell into deep self-reflection, three seconds later she lifted her head and said, "I don't think you're right."

"Yes, yes, everything you say is correct."

Li Qing was at a loss for words, after all, it's not easy to change someone's worldview that they've built over more than twenty years, nor did he intend to change anyone's mind.

"..."

Arriving at the plaza, both spontaneously stopped to look up at the fireworks.

After a while, when the fireworks slowly subsided, Li Qing mused, "It's been many years since it was this lively."

"It'll be more lively on New Year's Eve." Chen Chencheng wore a crescent-shaped smile, "It's been a long time since I came out like this."

"How long is a long time?" Li Qing asked casually, still watching the fading firework lights.

"About a year or so, besides the psychology clinic and home, not much else."

"Haven't been on any dates in between?"

"I had some, but..." Chen Chencheng seemed to catch on and her expression changed, "seems like you were right."

Li Qing shrugged, "Human nature is the hardest to test, unless they're not familiar with you. Let's go, buy a phone."

The two walked in silence for a while, upon arriving at the phone section, Li Qing asked, "Which brand are you looking to buy?"

Chen Chencheng looked around for a moment, then said, "I've heard Huami's performance is pretty good."

Li Qing nodded slightly, "It is indeed good."

"But I've heard their quality control isn't great."

"Not great indeed."

"..." Chen Chencheng said, "Can't you give some constructive advice?"

Li Qing picked up his own phone and said, "Look, my phone is from Huami. If you're buying from them, best to buy directly from the official website or a physical store, it'll be more guaranteed, and easier to replace if there are issues."

Chen Chencheng, "Fine, let's go in and take a look."

Once inside, a clerk approached, seeing them looking at a phone, and began to introduce it, "You two can check out our latest phone."

The clerk picked up a nearby phone and said, "This is our latest Huami 12, featuring new under-screen cameras, unique in the current market."

Chen Chencheng fiddled with the phone, "Under-screen camera?"

The clerk explained, "An in-display camera is called an in-display camera, abbreviated as 'in-cam'."

"There's really such an abbreviation?" Li Qing asked, intrigued.