Yunqi's gaze returned to the tablet, looking at the message X had sent in the chat interface:
X: [Q, are you still there?]
Yunqi replied:
Q: [Yes, I was just chatting with my dad.]
X is a friend Yunqi met online. Both of them are hackers. Yunqi accidentally hacked into X's site, while X successfully hacked into hers. The two were not convinced by each other and always wanted to win. Over time, they became friends.
(As for how Yunqi learned these hacking skills, Yunqi can only say it's innate; it's as if it's engraved in her mind, and she just knows them naturally.)
Yunqi had known X for several years and had gradually revealed more about herself. She had assumed X was an adult (after all, her father had said that smart children like her were rare), but to her surprise, X was the same age as her, except that he had skipped grades and had already completed his university studies...
Yunqi told him that she was still in high school, and her father said that she didn't need the spotlight, as long as she was safe and happy. So she went to school as usual.
Sometimes, Yunqi would share her little troubles with X, and X would always patiently reply to her.
X: [I'm transferring to an international school in M city for high school soon. Would you welcome me?]
Q: [Are you coming to my school?]
X: [Well, I just finished my university studies, so I'm here to experience high school life.]
Yunqi looked at her father, who was processing love letters, and said, "Dad."
"My dear daughter, what's wrong?"
"I have an online friend, he..."
"Online friend?! Male or female? How old? Where do they live?..."
"dad!"
"Ahem... Okay, okay... Kiki, please continue..."
Yunqi: "...It's my online friend who said he wants to transfer to our school."
Yunfei: "Did you tell your online friend about the school you attend?"
Yunqi: "Mm."
Yunfei said earnestly, "Daughter! You can never be too careful! Have you two video chatted?"
"No."
"Is he male or female? How old is he?"
“He’s a guy, the same age as me. He said he’s already finished university and is here to experience high school life.”
"...You believe everything he says?!"
"But he had no reason to lie to me. Wouldn't it be easy to be exposed if he were lying?"
"..." Yunfei practically wore his disbelief on his face, as if he thought his daughter was too gullible...
He sighed and said, "Then when he really transfers here, Dad will help you check his background. If it's true, Dad won't object to you being friends with him."
"Okay, thank you, Dad."
Yunqi looked back at the tablet and replied with an "X".
Q: [Welcome to our school.]
X: [Thank you. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Xiao Mo, and I look forward to meeting you.]
Q: [Yes. My name is Yunqi.]
Yunfei gently leaned closer, his eyes fixed on the tablet: "Qiqi, are you chatting with that online friend of yours?"
"Um."
Yunqi didn't try to hide anything, letting Yunfei see her chat content.
Thankfully, the chat was quite harmonious, with nothing strange going on. He was genuinely worried his daughter might fall for the wrong person and become love-struck… Seeing that Yunqi didn't seem to be in love, Yunfei breathed a slight sigh of relief… but he was still worried… sigh…
That day, Yunqi was flipping through her Chinese textbook out of boredom.
The homeroom teacher led a boy who looked like a student into the classroom. The students looked at the boy with a jeer. It's no wonder they were making a fuss; the boy was just too good-looking.
The boy's handsome face exuded a scholarly air, and his gaze swept across the crowd with a somewhat distant look until it landed on Yun Qi...
"Quiet! This is our new transfer student, Xiao Mo," the homeroom teacher said, looking at Xiao Mo. "Xiao Mo, please introduce yourself."
"Hello everyone, my name is Xiao Mo."
...
Student A: "That's it? Height, weight, and preferences?"
Student B: "Does Xiao Mo have a girlfriend?"
"Does Xiao Mo like playing basketball?"
"..."
"Quiet! These things can be discussed privately!" The homeroom teacher looked around. "Um... Xiao Mo, find an empty seat."
"Okay, teacher."
Student F patted the empty seat next to him: "Xiao Mo, sit here! Sit here!"
Xiao Mo walked straight to Yun Qi and smiled, "Excuse me, may I sit here?"
The students all looked at Yunqi, waiting for her to refuse, since she had politely declined all those who wanted to sit next to her before.
Yunqi nodded in agreement: "Okay, please sit down."
Xiao Mo happily sat down. The classmates looked at Yun Qi in shock, then at Xiao Mo. Was good looks all that mattered?! Why did she sit next to Xiao Mo? Just because he was good-looking?! And to be honest, the two of them really did look like a perfect match.
Yunqi didn't think much of it. It was just that the "friends" she got along with online suddenly became real, with a fixed appearance, and were no longer just ethereal "online friends".
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