The Perfect Relationship

Chapter 98

Chapter 98 Deformed Egg

The next afternoon, Shao Junling asked Fang Shu to drive him and Yin Chang to a certain mall.

Both of them were dressed in casual clothes, and Yin Chang even wore sunglasses and a mask when he left the house. He was a celebrity, and if it weren't for work requirements, he rarely came to such a bustling area.

"Will anyone recognize us?" In the elevator from the underground parking garage, Yin Chang was still a little nervous.

"This is the employee elevator, which goes directly to the restaurant kitchen. Customers usually don't come in from this side..." Shao Junling reassured him and then looked at him sideways, "But, in case we run into someone on the street, it's normal for them to recognize you, right?"

Yin Chang: "..."

The elevator went straight to the seventh floor. When the door opened, several men in chef uniforms saw them, smiled, and one of them turned and shouted, "Manager." Soon, a woman in professional attire came over, and when Shao Junling saw her, he nodded and said, "I'm a friend of Fu Yanyue."

"Hello, I've heard from Master Fu that everything has been arranged," the woman glanced at Yin Chang next to him as she spoke.

Yin Chang had already taken off his sunglasses, and his amber eyes, captivated people. He seemed to have been recognized.

"Please follow me." Although the manager's eyes kept darting towards Yin Chang, her professionalism prevented her from saying more.

They went from the kitchen to the restaurant, and Yin Chang saw the decorations outside, noticing some sculptures in the shape of planets and rockets, which he found particularly unique.

The hall was crowded, with many children and young people. The manager quickly led them from behind to the door of the largest capsule-shaped "space capsule" in the far corner of the room. The capsule was lit up with a row of "time machine No. 8."

Yin Chang went in first. The private room was small, with only enough space for two people to sit face to face, with a small table in between. Once the door was closed, they felt quite secure.

Yin Chang maintained a calm and composed facade until he took his seat, then finally looked around. He didn't need to hide anything from Shao Junling, and had a look of novelty on his face. "Where is this?"

"Space-time restaurant," Shao Junling said as he handed Yin Chang the menu. "I heard that it was invested in by Fu Yanyue's family according to his preferences. He invited me here for a meal once, and I thought it was fun, so I wanted to bring you here."

"You order," Yin Chang said, pushing back the menu. He asked Shao Junling, "Are you good friends with him?"

Many students at De International had some background, and Yin Chang didn't give it much thought. But in recent years, besides Xue Ziwen and Hong Jun, who had visited their home before, he hadn't heard Shao Junling talk about any other friends. So he couldn't help but be curious about Shao Junling's social circle.

"We're alright," Shao Junling said.

"Just alright?" Yin Chang was suspicious. With Shao Junling's indifferent and aloof personality, being the one to proactively call Fu Yanyue his classmate and ask him to make arrangements meant that their relationship was not ordinary.

"He was my desk mate in junior high," Shao Junling said.

"Is he still at De International?" Yin Chang asked.

"He is now in a Study Abroad Program in England. We occasionally played soccer together in high school."

Yin Chang nodded, "Who is your best friend now? Hong Jun?"

"For now, I guess."

"What does Hong Jun's family do?"

"His dad is in research and his mom works at a university."

Yin Chang understood. They came from an intellectual family.

"There is also a boy named Mao Zi'ang who I am close to..." Shao Junling picked out the dishes, and directly entered the dish numbers into the tablet computer embedded in the table. Looking at Yin Chang, he went on to explain, "Mao Zi'ang, Hong Jun, and I met in the AI interest group. We spend a lot of time together and often study together. Mao Zi'ang's dad and mom work in a special department, so he can't go abroad with us. Among my elementary school classmates, besides playing games with Xue Ziwen, I haven't had much contact with the others. After jumping grades too quickly, I wasn't particularly close to anyone. Oh, and there's a friend outside of school named Yu Jian that I met in the taekwondo gym." Shao Junling looked at Yin Chang, "We are all boys, and we don't have a crush on any girls. Do you have any other questions?"

Yin Chang: "..."

Shao Junling answered all the questions Yin Chang had in mind and then some, but so nonchalantly that he felt like he was walking into his own trap.

Wait a second...!

Shao Junling mentioned "a crush" earlier, and Yin Chang suddenly felt a little curious. "There aren't any girls in school pursuing you?"

Shao Junling hesitated for a moment, "There are"

Seeing Shao Junling's troubled expression, Yin Chang wanted to gossip, but then he saw Shao Junling meeting his eyes as he said, "But more so, girls are constantly bothering me to find out about you. It's a daily nuisance."

Yin Chang: "..." Forget it, he didn't want to ask anymore.

As they spoke, the food arrived. On Shao Junling's side of the space capsule there was a window which the server used to pass the plates through without opening the chamber door and disturbing them.

It was just the two of them eating. Shao Junling didn't order much, a few small dishes and a small cake shaped like a flying saucer with the number "25" printed on it.

Shao Junling put a candle in it, and symbolically let Yin Chang blow out the candle.

It was the first time Yin Chang celebrated his birthday in this kind of environment, with only Shao Junling by his side. He felt relaxed and carefree, and his whole person was immersed in an indescribable sense of happiness.

After they had been eating for a while, someone knocked on the outer wall of the space capsule. Yin Chang turned his head and saw it was the female manager from earlier.

Shao Junling opened the window and took the box from her, handing it to Yin Chang. "It's your birthday present."

"A present too?" Yin Chang thought this meal was already a great gift. He put down his chopsticks and eagerly opened the box, taking out an egg that was the size of his palm.

"What's this?" Yin Chang roughly examined it. The bottom of the "Egg" was flat, and there seemed to be a gap on the outer wall.

Shao Junling: "There's a switch at the bottom. Hold it down for three seconds to turn it on."

Yin Chang followed his brother's instructions and pressed the button. After three seconds, the egg in his hand suddenly unfolded like a transformer. The upper third extended into a head, which lighted up revealing an emoticon: "A_A"

The wings opened into arms and flapped twice like little chicken wings, making a sound: "Hello, I am your exclusive AI. Nice to meet you!"

Yin Chang: "......"

Shao Junling told the egg, "Enter the initial setup."

The Egg: "OK, master —— entering the initial setup."

Shao Junling turned on the hotspot on his phone and connected the egg to the internet.

The Egg: "The network is successfully connected. Please name me, master."

Shao Junling pointed to the egg, indicating Yin Chang to talk to it.

Yin Chang was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't think of a name. But since it was a gift from Shao Junling, he decided to call it "Xiaoling."

Shao Junling: "......"

Xiaoling: "Understood, Xiaoling here! May I call you, brother?"

Yin Chang smiled, "Sure."

Shao Junling: "............"

Xiaoling: "Okay, brother! Nice to meet you. Xiaoling will work hard to provide you with the best service!"

Yin Chang smiled and continued to talk to it, "What services can you provide me?"

Xiaoling: "I will wake you up, say goodnight to you, remind you to rest, tell you the time and weather, and most importantly, chat with you..."

With every "brother" that came out of the egg, Yin Chang's heart was filled with joy. Just when he wanted to ask something else, Shao Junling couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed the egg and forced it to shut down, saying, "Let's eat first."

Before being shut down, the egg displayed a "Y_Y" emoticon and said, "Brother, I don't want to be shut down."

Yin Chang was completely won over. He asked in excitement: "Where did you get this? It feels like Siri?"

Shao Junling ate a mouthful of vegetables and said, "It's not quite the same. This is specially made for you."

Yin Chang was shocked, "For me? You made it?"

Shao Junling nodded.

In Yin Chang's eyes, it was incredible that a high school student could make something like this. Yin Chang didn't believe it until he got the egg back. He was at a loss for words, and his eyes kept drifting between the egg and Shao Junling on the table. His mind was full of "this thing was actually made by Shao Junling!" "How is he so amazing?"... which made Shao Junling uncomfortable.

But Yin Chang was a grown-up. He quickly regained his composure on the surface. When he got home, he eagerly opened the egg, and the egg's performance revealed his excitement.

Xiaoling: "A_A Brother!"

Yin Chang placed the egg on the bed and excitedly tested its functionality "What time is it?"

Xiaoling: "It's 2:34 in the afternoon."

Yin Chang: "What's the temperature?"

Shao Junling spent the whole afternoon listening to the dumb back and forth between the AI and his laughing brother. It was depressing.

In the evening, Yin Chang even teased the robot, "Do you like me?"

Xiaoling: "I like you!"

Yin Chang: "Who likes who?"

Xiaoling: "Xiaoling likes brother!"

Yin Chang: "How much do you like me?"

Xiaoling: "You can imagine how much I like you! A_A"

Yin Chang: "Hehe, you're really sweet..."