After finishing their math problems, Fei Bai and Luo Feifei realized it was time for dinner. Luo Yusen came over to call him, but Fei Bai felt conflicted. He wanted to go eat, yet he felt embarrassed to just follow along. His hesitant expression softened Luo Yusen’s heart.
“Why aren’t you speaking? Does that mean you don’t want to eat?” Luo Yusen leaned against the door frame and asked the child sitting on the ground.
Fei Bai immediately shook his head, then realized he was being indecisive. So he pretended to be resolute and nodded, but his eyes involuntarily drifted towards the scent of food coming from outside the door.
Luo Yusen chuckled softly, then took a step forward, casually squatting down in front of Fei Bai with one knee on the ground. “Shidi, I seem to have offended a little kid. Can you help me say a few words to that little kid?”
“What should I say?” Fei Bai asked awkwardly.
Luo Yusen looked at him. “Just tell them that it’s okay to be mad at me even during mealtime. It won’t delay anything.”
Fei Bai felt the smile in his eyes, and his heart seemed to be gently tapped by a small hammer, causing a resonance that made his blood resonate throughout his body. “But that’s what you said.”
Luo Yusen nodded indulgently, extending a hand to the child. “Indeed, I said that.”
As soon as Fei Bai’s fingers touched his palm, they were firmly gripped by an undeniable strength.
Luo Yusen stood up and effortlessly pulled Fei Bai up from the ground.
Someone once said a profound saying: There’s nothing in this world that a hotpot meal can’t solve. For Fei Bai, this saying should be modified to: There’s nothing that Luo Yusen’s family dinner can’t solve. Just after taking the first bite of black pepper beef tenderloin, any lingering awkwardness between Fei Bai and Luo Yusen vanished into thin air. After finishing the meal, Fei Bai’s mood was back to its full level. He wiped his mouth with a tissue and looked at Luo Yusen across the table, suddenly asking out of the blue, “Shixiong, can I buy an hour of your time tonight?”
Luo Yusen was taken aback. “What did you just say?”
Fei Bai didn’t notice the subtle change in Luo Yusen’s expression and continued to ask, “But Shixiong, wouldn’t your hour be expensive?”
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If only he had a computer expert by his side to teach him…
Wait a minute, a computer expert by his side?
Fei Bai’s swallowing motion paused, and he looked up at Luo Yusen sitting opposite him.
This was a PhD student from S University’s computer science department.
And he was also Professor Chen’s direct disciple.
How could he have not thought of this before?
Luo Yusen, being stared at eagerly by the child, set his chopsticks aside and said nonchalantly, “It depends on who’s buying.”
“What if it’s me?” Fei Bai asked nervously.
Luo Yusen didn’t directly answer the question. Instead, he asked meaningfully, “Do you think one hour would be enough?”
Fei Bai thought for a moment. “It should be enough, and I think with Shixiong’s abilities, you probably won’t even need the whole hour.”
After making this flattering remark, he flashed a sweet and pleasing smile at Luo Yusen. However, he didn’t see the gratifying expression he had imagined. On the contrary, Luo Yusen’s mouth seemed a bit stiff, and there was a glint of coldness reflected in his glasses.
“So, you think my abilities won’t even need a full hour?” Luo Yusen repeated slowly, his gaze becoming somewhat dangerous as he looked at Fei Bai. “Is that how little confidence you have in your Shixiong, Xiao Shidi?”
Fei Bai swallowed nervously. No, it’s not about that. Why did Luo Yusen have to call him “Xiao Shidi” again?
Every time he heard those two words, it felt like a small electric current passing through his ears, tingling all the way to his eardrums.
“Shixiong, I only said it wouldn’t take an hour because I have confidence in you,” Fei Bai whispered, trying to defend himself. Meanwhile, Luo Yusen’s expression became increasingly unpleasant, wishing he could just pick up the child right now and toss him into the bedroom to prove his capabilities.
Fei Bai finally realized something was wrong. He observed Luo Yusen’s expression carefully and cautiously asked, “Did I say something wrong, Shixiong? Do you think an hour is too long? Mainly, my ability to learn these software programs isn’t that great. Although you’re very skilled, tutoring is a two-way street, and you also need to consider my ability to keep up.”
Luo Yusen suddenly interrupted him. “Software? Tutoring?”
“Yes,” Fei Bai nodded, then described the difficulties he encountered in his project to Luo Yusen, feeling that Luo Yusen’s expression underwent several changes during the description, changes he couldn’t quite articulate.
Fortunately, in the end, Luo Yusen spoke up. “You mentioned wanting to extract keywords from the full text for visualization.”
Fei Bai nodded.
Luo Yusen said calmly, “CiteSpace can only extract keywords from titles and abstracts. At your current stage, the direction of conducting literature visualization analysis is correct, but you’ve chosen the wrong software.”
Fei Bai exclaimed, looking caught off guard. “Oh, then what should I do? I have to submit my midterm report next week.”
Luo Yusen glanced at him. “Do you have your laptop?”
“Yes, yes, I’ll go get it.” Fei Bai quickly stood up and went to the hallway cabinet to find his backpack, then unzipped it and took out his laptop to hand it to Luo Yusen.
Luo Yusen took it with one hand. “Follow me to the study.”
This was Fei Bai’s first time entering Luo Yusen’s study. It was decorated in a simple and elegant style, with clean lines on the rosewood desk and chairs. The entire back wall was made of the same material, forming a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf. In the spacious room hung a round pendant lamp, casting a frosty light and reflecting the embroidered green landscapes on the curtains.
Luo Yusen sat behind the desk, gestured towards a nearby chair, and signaled for Fei Bai to sit down and boot up the laptop.
As Fei Bai typed in his password, he heard Luo Yushen ask, “Do you have VB on your laptop?”
He shook his head.
Luo Yusen thought for a moment and then asked, “How about Python?”
“Yes, I installed it during my freshman year, but I haven’t used it since then,” Fei Bai replied.
Luo Yusen nodded and took the laptop from him. His eyes behind the lenses were focused and calm. His slender and elegant fingers tapped the keys lightly, producing a soft, rhythmic sound. For the first time, Fei Bai felt like his laptop looked particularly advanced.
About half an hour later, Luo Yusen stopped typing. After checking everything over and confirming there were no issues, he pushed the laptop back to Fei Bai, stood up from his chair, and walked behind him. He propped his left arm on Fei Bai’s side and pointed at the screen, silently enclosing Fei Bai in his embrace.
“Take a look at this.”
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Oh, so cute and funny~
Thank you for your translation 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Luo Yusen’s face when he realized they’re not talking about the same thing must have been quite memorable.. i wish i can see and record it 🤣🤣
Smooth operater luo coming through~~ 🤭
Hahaha! These two! 🤣
Thank you for the chapter! 💖
Oh my, those two 😂
Thank You for the new chapter (๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥
The flirting and wordplay between these two… I fear there is too much build up and they will only be disappointed
😆😂🤣 what a hilarious misunderstanding
The misunderstanding 🤣😅 I’m very glad though they clarified what was meant immediately. The main misunderstanding is starting to get in my nerves, really. I hoped they would be way past this stage within the first 10 chapters or so …🤷🏻♀️
thanks for the chapter!