Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

Fortunately, the crisis of being late was not too serious.

When Lu Xing arrived at the classroom, a little over half of the first class had already passed.

When he entered through the back door, the teacher on the podium only glanced up at him.

He didn't pretend nothing was wrong, and honestly went over during break to apologize.

The reason is very simple...

My stomach hurt terribly when I woke up this morning.

Lu Xing usually performs well and answers questions reliably, so the teacher has a good impression of him.

In the end, I only reminded him a couple of times to be mindful of the time, and then gently let bygones be bygones regarding his lateness.

As Lu Xing sat back down, Zhang Yang gave him a look of admiration.

"Brother, you're so calm even when you're late?"

Lu Xing opened the book, his tone calm.

"People who are late shouldn't panic too much."

Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment.

Why?

Lu Xing thought for a moment and said:

"You'll just look like you're late, and then no excuse will work."

Zhang Yang: "..."

What kind of twisted logic is this?

But upon closer reflection, it does seem to make some sense.

After the morning classes ended, the classroom quickly became lively as soon as the bell rang.

Lu Xing packed his books, slung his bag over his shoulder, and headed outside.

College students have an almost instinctive enthusiasm for eating after class.

Especially at the end of the last class in the morning, everyone's goals were very clear.

canteen.

Lu Xing followed the flow of people out of the teaching building, the sunlight falling on him, bringing a touch of warmth.

He walked all the way to the cafeteria entrance and waited for a while.

Just as he was about to take out his phone to ask the girl where she was, a commotion suddenly broke out nearby.

"Hey, look over there, what a beautiful girl!"

"That one should be from the outer department...who was it again?"

"It seems to be Shen Qingyi?"

"The girl next to her is pretty too..."

The boys kept their voices low, with a restrained air of wanting to look but being too embarrassed to.

Lu Xing looked up directly.

Not far away, Shen Qingyi was walking side by side with another girl.

The girl looked a little more mature than Shen Qingyi, with delicate features and a clean and tidy demeanor.

She would definitely be considered beautiful if placed alone in a crowd.

However, when she walked next to Shen Qingyi, she was inevitably overshadowed.

Perhaps in Lu Xing's eyes, Shen Qingyi always seemed to be viewed through a lover's lens...

Shen Qingyi was wearing a white shirt with the cuffs rolled up slightly, and she looked aloof and cold.

She was listening to what the girl next to her was saying.

But when his gaze swept across the entrance of the cafeteria, he suddenly paused.

The next second, her eyes lit up slightly.

That feeling of coldness dissipated immediately.

She turned her head and said something to the girl next to her, then waved lightly before jogging towards Lu Xing.

The boys who had been peeking just moments before fell silent.

The girl ran up to Lu Xing and stopped, looking up at him.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Lu Xing put his phone back in his pocket.

"No, I just arrived too."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the girl not far away.

The girl also glanced in this direction.

She smiled, nodded, and turned to walk into the cafeteria.

Lu Xing asked with some curiosity:

"Who was that woman just now?"

Shen Qingyi naturally took Lu Xing's arm and led him into the cafeteria.

"A senior student in her second year of university."

"She contacted me about a project and wants my help."

Lu Xing raised an eyebrow slightly.

"project?"

"Hmm, it seems to be related to foreign language dubbing, text editing, and a bit of translation."

Shen Qingyi thought for a moment and then added:

"I haven't looked at the details carefully yet. My senior said she would send me the materials later."

Lu Xing chuckled.

"Wow, you're so amazing! Even the senior students have to ask you for help."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyi slightly raised her chin.

Who do you think I am?

After saying that, she turned her head to look at Lu Xing.

"And aren't you developing your own things too?"

"If we're really talking about who's better, you're clearly the better one."

Lu Xing felt a little uncomfortable from her praise and scratched his cheek.

"Mine... wasn't that exaggerated."

Shen Qingyi gave a soft hum.

"You've become modest with me."

Lu Xing smiled but did not continue to explain.

In his view, what he is doing now is simply taking advantage of experience and information asymmetry.

At this point in time, many existing toolchains are not yet fully developed.

Not to mention the artificial intelligence that gradually developed in the following years.

To write a truly functional tool, many parts still need to be manually written.

But in principle, it's not actually that complicated.

The real trouble lies in the subsequent maintenance.

The game version will be updated, the interface will be adjusted, and the recognition logic will also need to be changed accordingly.

In a few years, once artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, the barrier to entry for many basic code types will be significantly lowered.

By then, it can be said that everyone will be able to write their own mini-program.

Seeing that he looked thoughtful, Shen Qingyi reached out and poked his arm.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lu Xing came to his senses.

"Oh, it's nothing."

"I feel a lot of pressure because my girlfriend is so outstanding."

Shen Qingyi blinked.

"Then you'll have to work hard!"

Lu Xing nodded.

"Working on it~"

Shen Qingyi smiled with satisfaction.

The two queued up to buy food, and as usual, chose a corner seat.

After Shen Qingyi sat down, she moved the plate closer to herself.

She ordered a tomato and beef brisket dish and seasonal vegetables today.

Lu Xing glanced at the tomato beef brisket, then at the chicken leg on his plate, and pondered for a moment.

Shen Qingyi noticed his gaze and immediately became alert.

"Do you want to see my dried meat?"

Lu Xing remained silent for two seconds.

"I didn't say anything."

Shen Qingyi moved the plate further inward to protect it.

Your eyes have said it all.

Lu Xing found it somewhat amusing.

"Wait, what exactly is my image in your mind?"

Shen Qingyi picked up a piece of beef brisket and said slowly:

"Hmph, what an image of someone who's good at tricking his girlfriend into eating meat~"

Lu Xing's eyes widened.

"I'm innocent!"

"You're the one who usually gives these to me..."

Haven't we all gotten used to eating this?

Shen Qingyi glanced at him, and finally put the piece of beef brisket into his plate.

"Only one yuan today."

Lu Xing looked at the beef brisket on his plate and immediately smiled.

"Thank you, Teacher Shen!"

Shen Qingyi was stunned.

As if remembering something, the girl's face gradually turned red.

"Who are you referring to as the teacher?"

Lu Xing said quite naturally:

"Maybe it will be in the future?"

Shen Qingyi paused for a moment as she picked up some food.

She then lowered her head, ate her food in small bites, and mumbled a soft hum.

"...Don't shout."

Lu Xing didn't notice her unusual behavior and just happily lowered his head to eat.

The cafeteria was noisy.

Shen Qingyi ate her meal while looking down at her phone.

Her mouth was still stuffed with rice, and her cheeks were slightly puffed out.

She looked completely different from her usual aloof demeanor.

Lu Xing looked at her, a slight smile returning to his face.

Like a little hamster...

Of course, couples won't always have things to talk about.

It's not necessary to talk a lot every time you're together to show that you have a good relationship.

Sometimes it's like this: she looks at her phone, and he eats his meal.

Occasionally, they would share a bite of food with each other, or look up and meet each other's eyes, and exchange a natural smile.

This kind of atmosphere, where there's no awkwardness even when you're not talking, is the most comfortable part of an intimate relationship.

As Lu Xing picked up some food, his thoughts drifted back to those dreams.

Shen Qingyi in the dream was the same.

She just looks more mature and has a certain indescribable charm.

Lu Xing looked at Shen Qingyi in front of him.

For a moment, he couldn't distinguish between dream and reality, or which one was real.

Lu Xing was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:

"Qingyi..."

Shen Qingyi raised her head.

"Um?"

Lu Xing slowed down his chopsticks a bit, trying to sound casual:

Do you believe in fate?

"Or something like reincarnation?"

Shen Qingyi did not answer immediately.

She looked at Lu Xing, a certain emotion flashing across her eyes.

The girl almost immediately adopted a puzzled expression:

"Were you reading a novel?"

Lu Xing scratched his cheek.

I guess so.

"It just suddenly occurred to me, so I was asking what you would think."

Shen Qingyi didn't joke around as usual, nor did she brush it off casually.

The girl simply looked at Lu Xing quietly, as if trying to see something in his eyes.

But being stared at like that without blinking made Lu Xing feel inexplicably uneasy.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Qingyi asked softly:

Why did you suddenly ask that?

Lu Xing's heart skipped a beat.

"I just think it's quite interesting."

"If people truly have past and present lives, could it be that the people we meet now were actually people we met long ago?"

Shen Qingyi's fingers gently gripped the chopsticks.

She lowered her eyelashes, and after a long while, she slowly spoke:

"I'm more inclined to believe in reincarnation..."

Shen Qingyi's voice was not loud, but very earnest.

"But I'm not really willing to believe in fate."

"Or rather, I'm unwilling to admit that fate was predetermined from the beginning."

She paused for a moment, as if considering her words.

"If everything is predetermined, then all the efforts and choices a person makes seem meaningless."

"I don't like that."

Lu Xing listened, slightly lost in thought.

Shen Qingyi raised her eyes and gave him a deep look.

"I don't believe that fate is static."

Even if there are certain fixed factors, there will always be variables.

"People... can always change something."

Hearing this, Lu Xing felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

But he couldn't quite grasp what that feeling was.

"Then we've come to roughly the same conclusion."

Lu Xing smiled and began to change the subject:

"Perhaps this is what they call telepathy?"

Shen Qingyi was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

"Student Lu..."

"Um?"

"You've somehow connected this to love?"

Lu Xing lowered his head and ate a bite of food, his tone completely natural.

"That just proves how much I like you."

Shen Qingyi's smile paused for a moment, and she lowered her head to pick up a piece of green vegetable with her chopsticks.

"You're getting better and better at talking now."

Lu Xing felt much better when he saw her slightly red ears.

See, I can make her blush too!

Shen Qingyi glanced at him.

"You wouldn't be secretly chatting with other people online behind their backs, would you?"

Lu Xing put down his chopsticks and pretended to think.

Shen Qingyi was initially quite calm.

It was clear that this pig-headed man was actually thinking, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"You're actually thinking about it?"

Lu Xing's expression was serious.

"Now that you mention it..."

Shen Qingyi tightened her grip on the chopsticks.

Lu Xing said slowly:

"I think I actually know a girl online."

Shen Qingyi's heart skipped a beat, and she almost dropped her chopsticks.

She looked up and stared at Lu Xing.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Xing stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth, suppressing a smile.

"I chat with her every day."

Shen Qingyi narrowed her eyes.

"Land travel..."

Lu Xing continued slowly and deliberately:

"That girl's surname is Shen."

Shen Qingyi was taken aback.

Lu Xing then deliberately feigned a confused expression.

"Sigh, as for who exactly it is..."

"It's so hard to guess."

Shen Qingyi knew perfectly well that this guy was flirting with her.

Her face flushed red instantly, and the tension and vigilance she had felt earlier turned into embarrassment and anger.

"Why are you acting so slutty today?"

Lu Xing finally couldn't help but laugh.

Shen Qingyi bit her lip, her ears turning even redder.

I'm ignoring you!

Lu Xing immediately suppressed his smile.

"Wrong, wrong."

Shen Qingyi turned her face away.

"Too late!"

Lu Xing tentatively reached out, wanting to touch her hand that was resting on the table.

Shen Qingyi immediately withdrew her hand and hid it on her lap.

"I won't let you touch my hand today!"

Lu Xing's expression froze instantly; this punishment was severe.

He paused for two seconds, then decisively bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"I deeply regret my actions."

Shen Qingyi suppressed a laugh, but deliberately kept a straight face:

"Reflect on what?"

Lu Xing said sincerely:

"I should have reflected on my actions; I shouldn't have teased the most adorable lady in the world, Shen Qingyi."

Shen Qingyi's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Her lips were clearly about to burst into tears, but she still tried her best to keep a cold expression.

"Anything else?"

Lu Xing was momentarily confused.

"And...and..."

"Ugh..."

What else could it be?

Shen Qingyi finally couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Lu Da Sha" (a derogatory term for a fool).

She put her hand back on the table.

Lu Xing's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately reached out and grabbed it.

Shen Qingyi did not dodge.

Her ears were still red, and she whispered:

"I'll allow you to touch it for a little while, since you sincerely apologized."

Lu Xing nodded.

After a few seconds, Shen Qingyi looked at him.

"Why aren't you letting go?"

Lu Xing said seriously:

"Hmm... well, my understanding of 'a while' might be a bit long."

Shen Qingyi was so angry that she kicked him lightly under the table.

However, the force was so light it was more like she was being coquettish.

Lu Xing immediately let go, lowered his head and continued eating, but couldn't help but smile.

Men...

Being able to bend and stretch is the right approach.

(You can figure out how to bend or stretch as you see fit.)