Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 733: See tomorrow (new book content)

Li Qing was taken aback, got up, and walked to the window, looking at Chen Chencheng waving at him.

"Wait for me."

"Hurry up! I've never waited like this for a guy before!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Qing quickly got dressed and went downstairs with a bit of astonishment and excitement as he approached Chen Chencheng.

"What brings you here, especially at this hour?"

At the same time, Li Qing noticed that Chen Chencheng's outfit was quite ordinary this time, without any watches or necklaces, just carrying a cute little backpack.

Chen Chencheng raised her phone, and there were several cracks on its screen.

"My phone is broken, and since it's not too far from you, I thought you could accompany me to buy a new one."

Seeing the hesitation on Li Qing's face, Chen Chencheng exclaimed in surprise, "Really? A girl comes to see you, and you're thinking about refusing?!"

"It's not that, it's just that it's already eight o'clock at night, and it's almost the New Year. I'm afraid not many phone stores will still be open."

Li Qing was a bit helpless. He did want to do some meditation. These days, he often chatted with Chen Chencheng on WeChat, and over time they had become quite familiar with each other.

Many times, he stayed up with panda eyes, always receiving messages from Chen Chencheng in the middle of the night and only recovering during short breaks.

Over the past few months, he had almost used meditation instead of sleep, and after four hours of meditation each time, he felt not only refreshed but also increasingly mentally agile.

"No way, Wanda Plaza next door is bustling!"

"Oh, really?"

"Want to go?"

Li Qing glanced at Chen Chencheng sideways: "I feel like you definitely have an ulterior motive, questioning your real reason for coming."

Chen Chencheng looked innocent: "What bad intentions could a little girl have?"

Li Qing said unceremoniously, "Friend, you're already twenty-six."

"Heartless!" Chen Chencheng muttered complainingly, "I just can't seem to connect with you straight guys."

After some thought, Chen Chencheng took out a notebook from her bag and said, "Actually, I'm mainly interested in understanding how a thirty-year-old man behaves when shopping with a woman during the holidays. It's very relevant to my research topic."

Li Qing replied expressionlessly, "Boring."

Finishing his words and wanting to leave, Chen Chencheng quickly shouted: "Don't you want to learn how to find a girlfriend?"

Li Qing hesitated, thinking he didn't have much to do tonight anyway, and it wouldn't hurt to relax temporarily. He could meditate when he got back.

As for the Magic Simulation System module, the motherboard had been almost entirely recognized, with only nine percent progress left for the memory card to be fully recognized. Once completed, the basic system program could run, theoretically speaking...

There was still a lot of preparation work to be done, so relaxing a bit would help ease the tension.

In the end, he finally walked over to her side under Chen Chencheng's slightly amused gaze.

"Let's go."

On the way, the casual chatting was light, and Chen Chencheng was quite perceptive, never mentioning her background or any products. Instead, she took the initiative to ask about Li Qing's specialties.

Overall, it made Li Qing feel very relaxed.

"I think I know why, despite your good conditions, many guys avoid you like the plague."

"Why?"

Li Qing explained, "Your curiosity is too strong, and you're very skilled in psychology. At the very least, you subconsciously bring your professional habits into your life. You constantly scrutinize your partner and continually use language traps to guide them into your snares, while observing their inner thoughts when they answer your questions." Chen Chencheng was surprised: "Really?"

"On this trip, you've already used three sets of language traps on me, like when you kept undermining my behavior while refuting my views on our relationship's inner meaning."

Chen Chencheng: "I think everyone has their own perspective, and that's not wrong, right?"

"You're right, but you always subtly place yourself in a higher position. Although many words spill out unconsciously, you're indeed placing me beneath you, looking for a slave who listens to you completely."

Li Qing rubbed his temples and said, "Chengcheng, I mean no harm, I just want to say that this isn't good for you."

Chen Chencheng fell into self-reflection, and after three seconds, she raised her head: "I think you're wrong."

"Yeah, yeah, you're always right."

Li Qing had nothing to say since it was not easy to change a worldview built over more than twenty years, nor did he want to change someone else's thinking.

"..."

Upon arriving at the plaza, both naturally paused their steps, looking up at the sky full of fireworks.

After a while, when the fireworks gradually died down, Li Qing said with emotion, "I haven't seen such excitement in years."

"It'll be more lively on New Year's Eve." Chen Chencheng said, her eyes curved like crescents, "I haven't been out like this for a long time, too."

"How long is 'a long time'?" Li Qing casually asked, his gaze fixed on the fading sparks of fireworks. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"About a year or so, just the psychology clinic, home, nothing else."

"Didn't go on any blind dates in between?"

"Went on them, but..." Chen Chencheng suddenly seemed to realize something and had an unusual expression: "It seems just like you said."

Li Qing shrugged: "Human nature is the most untested thing unless the person isn't familiar with you. Let's go, buy a phone."

The two walked in silence until they reached the phone section, where Li Qing asked, "What brand do you want to buy?"

Chen Chencheng glanced around and said, "I heard Huami's performance is pretty good."

Li Qing nodded slightly, "Indeed, it's not bad."

"But I heard their quality control isn't great."

"It's indeed not great."

"..." Chen Chencheng: "Can't you give any constructive advice?"

Li Qing picked up his phone and said, "See, I have a Huami phone. If you're buying from them, it's best to go to their official online store or an offline flagship store to have some assurance and the option to exchange if there are problems."

Chen Chencheng: "Okay, let's go in and take a look."

As they entered the store, a clerk came up enthusiastically when they noticed them looking at a phone, introducing, "You can check out our latest phone."

The clerk picked up a nearby phone and said, "This is our brand-new Huami 12, featuring the latest under-display camera, unique so far."

Chen Chencheng played with the phone, "Under-display camera?"

The clerk explained, "An under-display camera can be referred to as an in-display camera, which is simply called 'in-cam.'"

"Is there really such an abbreviation?" Li Qing asked with interest.