Rebirth Must Be Happy

On September 6th, the competition among Wang Feng's team members on "The Voice of China" will be held, with 8 contestants advancing to the top 4.

According to the competition rules, the two contestants had to sing the same song to compete against each other. Chen Xingruo faced another girl and chose the song "When I Think of You". Chen Xingruo won almost without any suspense.

Whether at the scene or online, no one was surprised or taken aback. In terms of popularity, image, and even singing ability, Chen Xingruo was superior to her opponent.

From the auditions onwards, she has been one of the most popular favorites to win this season of The Voice of China.

However, the next round of the competition is even more brutal. Only one person from the four trainees in the same group can enter the finals. Xu Jinhuan and the others are not sure whether Chen Xingruo can advance again this time.

"Brother, I want to get a new phone, can you buy it for me..."

On September 10th, the iPhone 5S was released, and its fingerprint recognition and 64-bit processor caused a stir in the industry. Song Zhiyu only heard people discussing it at school on the 13th, so she went online to search for it, and then called Xu Jinhuan at noon to ask for the phone, "Are you going to get a new one yourself?"

"Change it."

Xu Jinhuan mainly valued the fingerprint recognition function. The fingerprint recognition on the iPhone 5S wasn't very good, but it was still better than having to enter a password every time.

"I want the gold one, but Sister Xingzhu seems to prefer the silver one, and Sister Wanqing is still considering it..."

Song Zhiyu said excitedly, unaware of Xu Jinhuan's subtle change in expression, "Brother, what color do you want? I've seen someone use black, and it looks pretty good too."

"I'm a light-colored party member."

Xu Jinhuan didn't dwell on the matter and asked, "How did you know what colors they wanted?"

"I asked, it's been posted for several days now."

Song Zhiyu asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"Did you ask this privately, or did you say it in your own group chat?"

"I asked that separately!"

Song Zhiyu immediately realized what was happening, secretly relieved: 'Luckily I reacted quickly, otherwise Sister Xingzhu and Sister Wanqing's plan to pretend to be at odds and not contact each other would have been exposed... I'm so smart!'

Afraid that Xu Jinhuan would see through her, she turned the tables and asked, "Do you want to use the same color as Sister Xingzhu?"

"You can buy the silver one too."

"No, I want the gold one!"

She pouted and asked again, "By the way, in the list of heroes you sent me, what's that 'righteous' thing... how do you pronounce it?"

“Yishuo”.

"Who is this?"

"She is the first female doctor recorded in Chinese history, and most likely the first in the world as well."

"Wow! This is the first time I've heard of this..."

Today is Friday, marking the end of the second week of school. The initial design of the first batch of 34 heroes and their skills for the closed beta of "Honor of Kings" has finally been tentatively finalized.

Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing were both by her side, but Song Zhiyu had to find out the situation through the internet. Moreover, she had prepared character profiles and specifically asked for the list of heroes to review after confirming the information.

She saw several unfamiliar names, so she asked them one by one, "And who is Su Hui?"

“There was a talented woman in the Eastern Jin Dynasty who wrote palindrome poems very well.”

"Oh~"

Song Zhiyu nodded on her phone screen and then said with a grin, "I asked my aunt and uncle, and they don't want to get a new phone. They think their old phones are still working perfectly fine. Should we buy them one?"

"Let's wait until next year. By then, the iPhone will have a big screen, and we can teach Grandpa and Grandma to use it too."

How did you know there was a large screen?

"I say it exists, and it exists. When have I ever missed it?"

"Humph!"

Xu Jinhuan had no classes in the afternoon, so he chatted with the girl for a while, took a nap, washed his face after waking up, and drove to the company.

"Mr. Xu!"

"President Xu has finally arrived!"

As the company expanded further, the two-story office was almost full. Xu Jinhuan went upstairs and saw Xie Wanqing sleeping on the table, so he quietly sat down next to her without disturbing her.

"You're here?"

Xie Wanqing was woken up by her alarm clock not long after falling asleep. She sat up and saw Xu Jinhuan beside her. While tidying her slightly disheveled hair, she asked, "Were you asleep?"

"Slept at school."

Seeing that she didn't get up, Xu Jinhuan smiled and asked, "Are your legs numb? Do you need any help?"

"do not want!"

Xie Wanqing, who had just woken up from her afternoon nap, had a slight blush on her cheeks. She smoothed her hair in a very charming way, glanced at him, and seemed to want to stand up, but she stopped after only one movement, her brows furrowed and her expression was a little painful.

To be honest, Xu Jinhuan was very familiar with her slightly pained expression, so much so that even without that familiar look of pleasure and enjoyment, it still made him have some wild thoughts. After all, he had been living at the school these past few days and was feeling a bit "restless."

However, it wasn't appropriate to cause trouble at the company at this time. Xu Jinhuan obediently worked, while Xie Wanqing took a while to recover before getting up, going to the restroom, and making tea when she returned. Xu Jinhuan also had a cup, and then focused on coding. He worked overtime for a while in the evening, and then went home with Xie Wanqing.

After buying groceries at the entrance of the residential area, Xu Jinhuan helped her prepare dinner when they got home, and also checked with her about the phone.

"I think they all look pretty good..."

Xie Wanqing isn't a decisive person; even choosing a phone requires her to agonize over it. "What color do you want to get?"

"Silver, huh?"

"Then I'll go with gold."

"Ok?"

Xu Jinhuan was a little surprised, "Different from me, right?"

Xie Wanqing said, "No, you and Xingzhu are both silver, so I'm the same color as Zhizhi."

"You knew Xingzhu chose silver?"

"Yes, Zhizhi told me."

"……All right."

Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing have barely seen each other recently. Xu Jinhuan felt guilty and, seeing that neither of them seemed to want to see the other, didn't bring it up. He hoped that they could gradually adjust to this relationship and return to their original state.

This isn't about arranging or combining them in certain scenarios. I genuinely don't want them to develop a rift because of this. But the fact that they can avoid developing a rift with me is something I never dared to dream of before. How could I ask for more?

Overall, things are much better than expected. There's nothing to force. Take it slow, and things will eventually reconcile.

'Luckily there are some...'

Xu Jinhuan was secretly relieved that at least Song Zhiyu was there. The little girl had actually helped him to make arrangements for many things that he couldn't say or do.

While eating, Xu Jinhuan's phone alarm went off. She quickly went to the Apple website to pre-order four phones: one for herself, one for Xie Wanqing, one for Chen Xingzhu, and one for Song Zhiyu. Song Zhiyu's phone was ordered separately because her address was different.

Just after I finished, Chen Xingzhu sent me a message: "Did you order a phone? I can't log in."

Xu Jinhuan asked, "I've ordered it for you."

Chen Xingzhu: "Xingruo also wants to log in, but she can't either."

Xu Jinhuan: "That's probably a server issue. I'll try it out, and if it works, I'll order three more."

Chen Xingzhu: "No need, my dad and Aunt Shan don't like the new system. They think it's not as good-looking as the original one."

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay."

The flat design trend pioneered by iOS 7 is still controversial at this time. Many people like it, but there are also many people who love skeuomorphism.

Xu Jinhuan was probably lucky; he was almost unaffected and managed to access the official website. He then ordered an extra gold 64G phone for Chen Xingruo and posted a screenshot in the group chat.

Chen Xingruo: "Why were you allowed in?"

Chen Xingruo: "Great! I saved several thousand yuan!"

Song Zhiyu: "Transfer the money to me, and I'll transfer it to my brother later."

Chen Xingruo: "Do you think I'm stupid?"

Xu Jinhuan didn't participate in their bickering. After dinner, she called her parents, then took Xie Wanqing downstairs for a walk. When they came back, she turned on the TV and played on her phone while waiting for The Voice of China to start.

Without Chen Xingruo in this episode, it wasn't as exciting or engaging. So much so that halfway through, Xu Jinhuan's attention and actions were all focused on Xie Wanqing. Afterwards, they went back to their room to continue their in-depth discussion.

"You've gone too far, taking so long..."

"That's not what you just said!"

"Anyway, I hate it!"

After it was over, Xie Wanqing slumped onto the pillow and suddenly said, "I'm going to live at school next week, so don't call me anymore."

"Why go back to school when everything's fine?"

Xu Jinhuan was reluctant to let her go, and reached out to hold her hand tightly, saying, "Just stay here, and next time you won't stay so long..."

"Not because of this."

"Why is that?"

Xu Jinhuan asked, then suddenly a thought struck her. She turned to look at her flushed and alluring face: "What you mean, sister, is..."

"I did not say anything."

Xie Wanqing turned her head away, gave a soft hum, and finally couldn't help but say, "You're not allowed in my room..."

"Uh, so your sister knows?"

Xu Jinhuan finally confirmed his guess: Xie Wanqing took the initiative to live at the school because she felt that Chen Xingzhu hadn't "come" for a long time, and she was making room and time for Chen Xingzhu.

In more student-era terms, this is called taking turns on duty. (End of Chapter)