At An Siyao’s words, Xia Yu momentarily found himself unsure how to respond.
It was a good thing that the girl remained vigilant around boys who approached her, but the situation became complicated when he himself was the boy in question.
Instinctively, Xia Yu wanted to say something positive about himself, but given the impression he had left on An Siyao, she would never support a strange boy. If he did, An Siyao would definitely notice.
Forget it. Originally, he had only come to observe An Siyao’s condition; advancing their relationship wasn’t particularly important.
“Then just keep some distance from him,” Xia Yu replied.
“Mm,” An Siyao agreed.
“If you’re this wary of boys, you’ll never get married in the future,” Xia Yu remarked casually.
“Then I won’t get married,” An Siyao replied. “By the way, can I meet you in real life?”
The girl’s voice sounded somewhat anxious.
“Why would you want to meet me?”
“I just want to see you,” An Siyao answered without hesitation.
Yet you just saw me.
“We’ll see,” Xia Yu suddenly felt a bit disinterested.
Arriving at Dongzhi Township, he comforted everyone as usual. Now, he had successfully recruited all the students as members. An Siyao’s popularity had basically peaked, but the mission still hadn’t been completed.
The next morning, Xia Yu and Liu Manman went to An Siyao’s house to practice together. True to his suggestion from the previous night, Xia Yu indeed noticed An Siyao keeping an even greater distance from him.
An Siyao’s attitude didn’t stir much emotion in Xia Yu’s heart.
The “him” An Siyao wanted to meet was right in front of her, yet the girl remained indifferent.
Feelings weren’t like the “soulmates” depicted in movies and TV shows; they were merely memories stored in one’s mind.
Once memories fade, the two become strangers. Just like Xia Yu now, standing before an An Siyao with no recollection, he received only indifference.
Nothing special meant no charm either.
The heat generated from youthful impulsiveness cooled down, and Xia Yu’s emotions gradually returned to their former state.
Making money was the priority.
Liu Manman, being perceptive, noticed his attitude shift.
“What? Already bored after just two days?” she said, leaning on Xia Yu’s shoulder after practice ended for the day.
Xia Yu tapped her head lightly but didn’t respond.
After properly storing the guzheng and dressing, the two exited the room.
In the courtyard, Xia Yu encountered Xu Youxiang again.
The girl was still under yesterday’s tree, but now a maid stood beside her and An Feixiong was gone.
She had the maid wait aside while she wheeled herself over to Xia Yu: “Thanks for yesterday.”
“Just a small favor,” Xia Yu replied, glancing at the blanket covering Xu Youxiang’s legs.
Yesterday, there hadn’t been a blanket on her legs. The blanket was for concealment.
“My name is Xu Youxiang.”
“I’m Xia Yu.”
After a moment of silence and finding nothing more to say, they bid each other farewell and departed.
Staring at Xia Yu’s retreating figure, Xu Youxiang lightly patted her cheeks.
Indeed, the feeling he gave was really similar to that person.
But that person was female, and if Xia Yu were that person, An Siyao wouldn’t act so coldly.
I’ll observe further next time, Xu Youxiang decided.
Meanwhile, Liu Manman murmured to Xia Yu: “That woman might have taken a liking to you.”
“You’re overthinking,” Xia Yu replied.
“Then why did she specifically come to talk to you?”
“Because I helped her yesterday.”
“Believe in my intuition!” Liu Manman protested.
“Intuition is just reflex and empiricism. Rationality is the true treasure of humanity,” Xia Yu countered.
This sent Liu Manman into another chatter mode, recounting to Xia Yu how many times her intuition had proven correct since childhood.
Unwilling to listen, Xia Yu logged into Xu Youxiang’s body.
Xu Youxiang was still spinning around the courtyard.
Seeing Xia Yu approach, she gave a brief greeting and said nothing more.
After the maid wheeled her back to her room, Xia Yu summoned the female programmer and used up all twenty-one experience cards he had accumulated over these days.
Seven hours later, the female programmer stood up, her expression complex as she told Xia Yu, “I really have nothing more to teach you.”
Her professional level was senior Lv.4, nearly Lv.5, and now Xia Yu had also reached Lv.4.
“Thank you these past days,” Xia Yu knew that the female programmer was about to leave.
“You’ve also broadened my horizons,” the female programmer hesitated slightly before adding, “you’d better move towards more specialized areas. Developing games is just a waste for someone like you.”
However, Xia Yu had no intention of becoming an innovative scholar of a new era; he just wanted to make money.
After playing games with Xu Youxiang for a while, as had been rare lately, Xia Yu returned to his own body.
He opened his laptop and began coding.
In the middle of this, You Xue and Liu Manman came in once, but upon seeing Xia Yu working, they quietly left again.
After writing code for an afternoon, Xia Yu stretched.
In the evening, he switched tasks and began drawing with a graphics tablet.
A decent software wasn’t just about the code; it also needed art.
Those functional icons were all artistic achievements.
Among them, game skins were the most famous.
What Xia Yu was drawing now could also be considered skins, albeit somewhat simpler ones.
After finishing two drawings, he estimated the time required.
This was a small software, and in about a week, he could complete both the programming and the artwork to create a complete product.
However, bugs still needed to be checked, and the software’s performance on different mobile phones needed testing.
Right now, he was still flying solo, able to do everything by himself. But once he had a company, he could delegate tasks to others.
He would use this practice project to set up the company’s foundation.
Xia Yu didn’t plan to hold onto this software. After creating it, he would sell it to a company for a quick profit.
Putting down his pen, Xia Yu went out to take a shower and then lay in bed.
Just then, his phone rang. It was An Tianfeng calling.
An Tianfeng invited Xia Yu to visit his company tomorrow to check if there were any moles inside.
“Okay,” Xia Yu agreed.
“Then tomorrow afternoon. You can stay for lunch too,” An Tianfeng set the specific time.
Xia Yu indicated no problem.
Establishing a company was a complicated process, involving many procedures and waiting in lines. Uploading the software was even more troublesome. In these areas, Xia Yu needed An Tianfeng’s help.
He would focus better tomorrow, he thought.
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