Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 549: See the results in 2 hours (Content of the leisure new book)

Even though I've learned magic, it doesn't mean I've detached myself from this society.

He unconsciously swiped his phone, found the contact Chen Ke had given him for Chen Chencheng, and forced himself to dial the number.

Having not been in a relationship for years, Li Qing felt some resistance towards truly interacting with the opposite sex. Although he often talked about wanting a girlfriend, when it came to actually meeting women, he hesitated and worried, already thinking about what might happen in the future before anything had begun...

"Hello, who is this?" Chen Chencheng's melodious voice came through the phone.

Li Qing adjusted his mindset and said, "It's me, Li Qing."

The other party was silent for a moment, seemingly surprised, and their tone became a bit casual.

"Wow, it's surprising to hear from someone as busy as you."

Listening to Chen Chencheng's laughter, Li Qing felt a bit helpless, yet maintained a calm demeanor, saying, "Are you free tonight? Would you like to go out for dinner?"

"Sure, what time and where?"

After Li Qing reported the address and set the time, he didn't linger in the conversation, quickly hanging up the phone and focusing again on researching his golden finger.

After observing for three hours, he found the recognition progress jumped 1% every hour, which was an acceptable rate for him. It would only take a little over four days to fully recognize everything.

Such speed was quite pleasing.

Now, it was time to study how to simulate editing.

With his current brainpower, though he hadn't worked on development before, it wasn't that he couldn't understand code.

Adult learning is painful, but for a brain already developed by the "Basic Meditation Technique," it seemed quite easy. Everything that once looked complex in code modules became exceptionally simple, and he could even often apply what he learned flexibly.

And most importantly, his memory had become quite good. Though not eidetic, as long as he seriously memorized something a few times, he could completely remember it.

Learning is really fun!

After dealing with a few system issues mid-way, it wasn't until after work that Li Qing reluctantly pulled his gaze away from the computer screen.

Adult learning is painful, especially in his line of work in operations, which demanded constant learning.

But Li Qing never felt learning could be as easy as it had been recently. Wise Man's Time endowed him with strong self-discipline, alongside more efficient learning capabilities and a powerful agility in thinking processes.

Quite impressive—it turns out the talent skill developed recently from conjuring fireballs wasn't a weakness after all, but surprisingly strong.

It felt a bit like the Taoist Family's concept of Supreme Mindfulness, but not in a way that extinguished emotions or humanity—instead, a transition into a rationalist state.

Tut...

After work, Li Qing leisurely walked to a café near the company at the agreed time, ordered some desserts and coffee, and waited for Chen Chencheng to arrive.

He swiped his phone for a while and then saw a pair of Martin boots standing next to him. Looking up, he found Chen Chencheng standing charmingly before him.

Jogging jeans, a black cotton jacket, and a scarf, plus a cap, giving her a fresh and appealing look.

Li Qing stood up and smiled, "Sit down."

"Sorry, have you been waiting long?"

"No, I just arrived not too long ago."

After engaging in some brief pleasantries, they sank into silence, and Li Qing awkwardly realized he couldn't find any topics to chat about with Chen Chencheng, his mind blank.

Watching Li Qing closely, Chen Chencheng immediately noticed his embarrassment and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Are you feeling awkward about not finding a topic to talk about with me?"

Having his awkwardness pointed out made it truly awkward, and he nodded sheepishly, "I'm a bit unsure what to say."

"Then why did you ask me out... Oh, I see, Aunt Chen pushed you today, and you reluctantly agreed, so you had to ask me out again?"

Li Qing was surprised, "You guessed it so accurately?"

From her bag, Chen Chencheng pulled out a notebook, flipping it open while saying, "As you know, I'm a psychologist currently pursuing a doctorate degree, mainly researching a societal topic called 'Studying the Ability of Men Who've Been Single Over Five Years to Engage with the Opposite Sex.'"

Li Qing felt a bit embarrassed.

"I think your topic is highly insulting to men!"

"This isn't about being insulting or not; it's an objective fact. Nowadays, there are thirty million more men than women in Huaxia, so when it comes to pursuing the opposite sex, it's quite competitive among men."

Li Qing raised his eyebrow, "I don't agree with what you said—perhaps in rural areas there are many single men, but in first-tier and second-tier cities like Shu Capital, there are comparatively fewer men than women. In fact, many women aspire to urban life, so the flow is more towards cities. Thus, in cities, women outnumber men.

Another objective fact is that before the age of forty, men have the opportunity to marry and not necessarily someone of the same age—it could be someone who's eighteen or twenty-eight. So, I think the severe gender imbalance issue is far too one-sided."

Chen Chencheng nodded slightly, "I have considered such issues as well. Yet, in cities, there remains a large number of single individuals. As of current statistics, Huaxia has about four hundred million singles."

Li Qing shrugged, "It might be because various marketing accounts have overly brainwashed women into believing that with beauty filters, they appear perfect, and unless someone provides a car, a house, and tens of thousands of a dowry, they won't bother with others, thus leading to them being left as singles."

Chen Chencheng subtly furrowed her brows, keenly noticed by Li Qing, who then smiled slightly, "Seems you're not in agreement with what I said."

Chen Chencheng remained indifferent as she opened the notebook, continuing to question, "Let's change the topic—do you desire interactions with women in your daily life?"

Li Qing frowned, "I don't think I need to answer your question."

Chen Chencheng wasn't upset, she calmly replied, "As a psychologist, I charge over three thousand per hour—isn't it worthwhile to understand your mental state?"

This is utterly a extortionate profession!

After mentally scoffing, Li Qing hesitantly twisted the coffee cup with his gloved left hand. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Yes."

To be frank, if Chen Ke hadn't insisted he come over, he should already be home and deeply immersed in studying 'Magic Theory', specifically the Level 0 Magic Light Technique. After all, accumulating knowledge in this area is quite engaging, understanding how magic power flows and triggers magic, analyzing how magic nodes are arranged in relation to the world, and the correlation between the frequency of magic power flow.