Shi Qingtong was surprised to know that the son whom she didnât spend too much time and energy on, suddenly cared about a girl so much.
She couldnât tell if it was a good thing or a bad thing for her autistic boy.
The good thing was that he was finally willing to open himself up, and the bad thing was that he might rely on the girl too much and eventually get hurt.
âBuying a car is nothing. I wanted you to have a car. I know you want your girlfriend to be happy, but remember, donât be too free-handed. After all, weâre not business people. You should keep a low profile.â Shi Qingtong reminded him saying, âAlso, do not tell her about the project that youâre working on. Itâs for her own good. The less she knows about the project, the safer she will be.â
âI know,â Jiang Yuning responded.
âAlso, say thank you to Xinxin.â Shi Qingtong sighed. âSheâs working day and night to make that robot chef for you.â
âEm, Xinxin is very nice,â said Jiang Yuning. âIâll make her a watch as soon as I can.â
âYou... never mind.â Shi Qingtong felt helpless. Her sonâs low EQ was inherited. She had no way to change it.
After ending the call, Jiang Yuning thought for a moment, then texted He XinââThank you.â
He Xin replied, âYou donât need to thank me. We are good friends who grew up in the same lab. When will you come back to Beijing?â
Jiang YuningââI donât have the time right now.â
He XinââI understand. I heard that youâre researching the new thermal-magnetizing material in Xia City University with Professor Han.â
Jiang YuningââThatâs not the only reason. I also need to keep my girlfriend company.â
After he sent that message, his phone stayed quiet for a while. He dropped the phone and continued his experiment until his phone started ringing.
âYou have a girlfriend?â He Xinâs deep voice was heard.
âHmm.â Jiang Yuning nodded.
He Xin stayed silent for quite a while. Gradually, her voice grew bitter. âWhy didnât you ever mention it to me?â
âWhy would I talk to you about that?â Jiang Yuning didnât understand. âAnd you know I donât like talking.â
He Xin gave a bitter smile. Yeah, they only talked about science. He had no interest in starting a relationship at all, so she could only talk to him about science. She thought nothing but science could ever exist in his world, but to her surprise, he changed after he went to Xia City.
âWhat kind of a girl she is?â
âA policewoman,â said Jiang Yuning sweetly.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIs the robot chef for her?â He Xin figured it out.
âYes.â
He Xin didnât say a word for a long while.
As she stayed silent, Jiang Yuning thought she was done talking, so he said, âI gotta go if thereâs nothing else you want to say. I still need to experiment.â
âAll right.â
He Xin dropped her phone, buried her head in her arms and burst in tears.
She liked him since they were little. How come he suddenly fell for another girl? Why didnât anyone tell her about it?
Jiang Yuning liked the girl, but his family might not accept her.
She hurriedly called Shi Qingtong. âAunty Shi, I heard that Yuning has a girlfriend now. Is that true?â
Shi Qingtong felt guilty. Earlier, she was worried that her autistic son may never marry a girl on his own, so she talked to He Xinâs family about arranging him and He Xin to marry each other. She knew that He Xin liked her son and she believed that He Xin would tolerate her son, but...â
âXinxin, I didnât know about it until his father told me recently.â
He Xin was stunned for a short while, then said, âAunty, havenât you talked to my father about letting Yuning and I marry each other?â
âI talked to Yuning about it.â Shi Qingtong smiled bitterly. âBut you know how autistic he was before. He barely listened to me when I was talking to him. When I said ten words to him, it would be amazing if he could hear two.â