âItâs not intuition.â Murong Cheng tittered. âYouâre just jealous. You know that he and the girl grew up together, so once the accident happened, you thought of her in the worst way. You donât even know if she likes Jiang Yuning or not.â
âI donât think pure friendship can exist between a boy and a girl,â Nian Xi mumbled. âItâs easy for a boy and a girl who grew up together to fall for each other. You see, my brother and Shuangwei, Ji Chuan and me. Besides, Jiang Yuning is so good-looking and so smart. Itâs normal for girls to like him.â
âI doubt that,â said Murong Cheng. âAll in all, you need to think about it rationally. Donât be unreasonable. Thatâs not what a policewoman should do.â
Nian Xi didnât know how to respond to that.
But she knew her mother was right.
She shouldnât accuse Jiang Yuning of trusting Xinxin unconditionally. He said that Xinxin had no reason to hurt her. Maybe he didnât think that He Xin was fond of him.
Nian Xi wanted to meet her.
...
Jiang Yuning brought the robot back to his lab and spent the whole night studying it without eating or drinking.
In the morning, he took out his phone and called He Xin.
âYuning, why did you suddenly call me today?â He Xin sounded surprised. âThis is so unusual.â
âThere is a problem with the robot you gave me.â Jiang Yuning stayed up the whole night. His voice was a little dry. âIt trashed my girlfriendâs kitchen and hurt her brother.â
âHow is that possible?â He Xin gasped with surprise. âIâll fly to you right now. I need to examine it. Iâm truly sorry. Iâll pay for the damage.â
âI dissembled the robot last night,â Jiang Yuning said after a short silence. âI found the program coding disordered. It canât be fixed.â
He Xin spent a few seconds thinking, then responded to him with, âMaybe itâs because I added two new functions. The new codes might have conflicted with the old ones. Thatâs only a guess. I need to examine it myself to find out the exact cause. I never thought itâd become like this. I guess your girlfriend was scared. Iâm sorry.â
âAre the new functions making tea and coffee?âJiang Yuning asked.
âYes,â said He Xin. âThe one I showed you last year couldnât do those things. I added those functions this year. You said itâs for your girlfriend, so I figured you wanted to make her happy. Thatâs why I tried my best to expand the robotâs functions. Iâve tested it in my lab. It worked well back then. Maybe the program has broken down.â
Jiang Yuning couldnât think of any words to argue with her.
Both Nian Xi and Uncle Han said that she liked him. Perhaps, they were both over-thinking.
He always believed he was unattractive to girls. If he had been attractive, Nian Xi would have fallen for him long ago.
âI hope youâll be more cautious about your future projects,â said Jiang Yuning seriously. âWhat if the products you developed put peopleâs lives in danger? We can create things, but with slight carelessness, we can also destroy things. We are scientists. We have to be responsible.â
âYou are right. Iâll keep that in mind.â
...
After ending the call, Jiang Yuning felt a little troubled. How should he explain it to Nian Xi to make her believe him?
Uncle Han brought food into his room at lunchtime. He ignored Uncle Han, but gazed at the robot silently.
The store called Uncle Han, saying that the kitchen appliances for Nian Xiâs apartment had all been delivered.
Uncle Han hurriedly drove to Nian Xiâs place. She was on noon break. When she answered the door, she saw Uncle Han.
âWhere is Mr. Jiang?â She was a little disappointed not to see Jiang Yuning.