Chapter 21 Maintenance
He cast a puzzled look at Yu Zhi: "What's the matter?"
The boy's voice was clear, like jade beads falling on a porcelain plate, and it seemed out of tune with everything around him.
Yu Zhi knew his name - Chen Wang, the wandering descendant of the Shen family, the first family of the Federation, and his father was the current President of the Federation, Shen Lin.
In the novel, Yu Yu only tried her best to get close to and warm Shen Wang after he was found by the Shen family. Unfortunately, Shen Wang at that time had suffered from the fickleness of human nature and had seen through the aristocratic families' flattery. He treated Yu Yu very coldly, forcing her to give up contact.
However, Chen Wang is now just an ordinary teenager who was raised by homeless people since childhood. Although he suffered a lot, he lives a relatively peaceful life in the Paar District with his genius mind.
"Ah..." Yu Zhi naturally revealed a hint of surprise and the carelessness of seeing that it was someone of the same age, "I want to repair my optical computer."
She walked over and took out the old laptop that belonged to the original owner and handed it over: "Many of its functions are no longer usable."
Chen Wang took it with some doubt, his eyes glancing at her wrist: "Didn't you get a new computer? Why are you still repairing this old one?"
"It's a precious memory." Yu Zhi explained, "so I want to preserve it well."
Chen Wang took the old computer in his hand and checked it: "It's not a big problem, it can be repaired tomorrow."
"Can it be fixed today? I might not have time to come over later." Yu Zhi was a little embarrassed. She seemed to be worried that the boy would not agree, and then added, "I can pay more!"
"Okay." Chen Wang agreed without thinking too much. As for why Yu Zhi insisted on coming here to repair the optical computer, that was the customer's own business. People who lived in the Paar District learned to mind their own business since childhood.
When they got closer, Yu Zhi discovered that Chen Wang's pupils were also silver-gray, similar to his hair color, with a unique and enchanting beauty.
He had already picked up the tools and was ready to disassemble the computer, but after hesitating for two seconds, he turned around and went to the inner room to get a stool.
Yu Zhi was obviously not from the Pal District. She looked delicate and spoiled, with the look of a naive young lady who had never suffered any hardship. Although this was due to the recuperation in the past few days, Chen Wang thought of trying to make her more comfortable.
He looked around, but was embarrassed to find that the shop was too small, and there were all kinds of machinery and parts piled everywhere. There was only a small space next to him behind the maintenance table where people could sit down.
He had always been able to remain calm and composed no matter who he faced, but at this moment he felt a little secretly embarrassed.
The girl's delicate skin and expensive clothes made him clearly aware of the unbridgeable gap between him and her.
"Please sit down for a while. It will take some time to fix it." He stopped looking at Yu Zhi and tried to focus all his attention on the old computer.
However, he felt a little restless in his heart, and his attention was drawn to Yu Zhi's actions.
Would she think the stool was too small, too cramped, or too dirty? A flurry of thoughts flashed through Chen Wang's mind.
But he found that there was no sign of disgust on the girl's face. She walked over briskly, sat down on a low stool, and watched himself unpacking the computer with her chin in her hand with great interest.
"Huh..." Chen Wang breathed a sigh of relief calmly, but the gaze at the side seemed to have shifted from the light brain to his face, with a burning temperature that made his ears burn red.
He could only pretend not to notice and keep moving his hands.
"Do you own this store?" The girl suddenly spoke in the silence, causing Shen Wang's heart to tremble.
He shook his head: "I'm just working here."
The girl said "oh" as if she understood, then asked, "Do you live here?"
"Yeah." Chen Wang responded in a low voice. He inexplicably didn't want the other party to continue asking questions about him.
Yu Zhi seemed to be able to read what he was thinking. She did not ask any more questions, but became curious about the steps to repair the optical computer.
How could the naive young lady, who was ignorant of the ways of the world, let others work quietly? Of course, she asked whatever she thought of. Every time Chen Wang started a new step, she wanted to know.
At first, Chen Wang just patiently answered all her questions, but later he learned to take the initiative to explain before she asked.
He is usually a man of few words, but tonight he consumed what he normally consumes in a month.
The girl seemed very pleased with his knowledge and interest, and introduced herself cheerfully, "My name is Yu Zhi, like the tiger-headed Yu and the gardenia Zhi. What's yours?"
"Chenwang." He imitated the other person's words, "...the delusion of delusion."
But what good would it do to exchange names? Could he really expect the other person to remember?
But what if, maybe, what if… the other party considers him a friend?
Yu Zhi smiled, and her two small dimples were filled with joy.
Their eyes met, and Yu Zhi repeated slowly, word by word: "Chen, Wang."
The air was silent for two seconds. Chen Wang could only hear the pounding of his heartbeat in his chest. A blush appeared on his transparent white face, like a spot of gouache smudged on the pistil of a white peach blossom.
The rules he had known since childhood were completely forgotten at this moment. He hesitated and asked, "Why did you come to Paer District to repair the optical computer?"
"Hmm..." Yu Zhi seemed to be thinking about how to answer, "Actually, I just happened to be passing by. I heard there is gilded obsidian here, and I want to give it to my brother as a birthday present."
This is not a lie. Although gilded obsidian is not very practical, it is very popular in the market because it is relatively rare and has a very high appearance.
Because Yu Yao's name also contains the word "Yao", he has been longing for one, but due to the very small production, he has never been able to buy one.
Yu Zhi also learned from the original owner's memory that there was a piece of gilded obsidian in the underground black market in the Paar District. The week after next was Yu Yao's birthday, and Chen Wang happened to be in the Paar District, so she "killed two birds with one stone".
Asking this question seemed to have exhausted all of Shen Wang's courage, and then he began to finish the repair work without saying a word.
Yu Zhi muttered to herself in distress, "Alas, I don't know where the obsidian is. I've walked around several streets and still can't find it."
Chen Wang's lips moved, but he chose to remain silent.
After a few minutes, he carefully wiped the laptop with a clean soft cloth, then wrapped it up and handed it to Yu Zhi: "It's done."
"Thank you," Yu Zhi took it with a relaxed expression, "How much?"
"300 star coins." Chen Wang said.
This price was not expensive considering his skills. He even lowered it because he didn't want Yu Zhi to feel ripped off.
"Okay." Yu Zhi had no objection and paid directly.
The payment information popped up, and Chen Wang looked surprised: "You paid by mistake, you transferred one thousand star coins."
"You didn't pay the wrong amount." The girl smiled, her eyes curved into crescents, "Thank you for chatting with me."
Her eyes casually passed over Chen Wang's somewhat thin figure and slender wrists, hiding the sympathy she didn't want to show under a perfect excuse.
But Chen Wang accurately captured her compassion, feeling the touch of kindness and the embarrassment of having his self-esteem torn apart. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, but he couldn't utter a word.
It was not until Yu Zhi had stepped out of the door of St. Qi's Electrical Appliance Repair Shop that she heard the words she had been waiting for.
"Wait a moment."
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