Chapter 101 Extra: Si Yuechen

Chapter 101 Side Story: Si Yuechen

"Chief, this is my first time at your place." Standing at the door of Si Yuechen's apartment, the usually carefree Li Chengyou was unusually awkward.

"Do I need to change shoes?"

Si Yuechen: "I don’t have shoes for you."

"Huh? But there's a pair right here?" Pointing at the pink slippers nearby, Li Chengyou muttered, "I don’t mind wearing pink!"

"Those are Tang Qing's." The genius deadpanned.

Wait, Tang Qing’s?

It took Li Chengyou a moment to process, then, as if struck by a sudden realization, he leaned in with a shit-eating grin:

"Does our goddess drop by often?"

"Are you two together? Since when?"

"Heh heh heh, are you guys living together?"

——

Si Yuechen dodged every question and casually handed him a pair of shoe covers. "Wear these."

Unrelenting, Li Chengyou was dying to know! Just a while ago, the forum was buzzing about that dumbass biking over to flex—how did things progress so fast?

"Come on, Chief, say something! Are you two together or not?"

"Chief. Chief. Hello?"

"Acknowledge my existence!"

Buzzing around Si Yuechen like a hyperactive gnat, his sheer presence finally grated on the latter’s nerves.

"Shut it. You’re loud."

"Drop the stuff and scram." Their car nav system had officially launched, and Li Chengyou had entered the program into a university innovation competition.

He was here to deliver the trophy but had whined until he got his way upstairs. Si Yuechen was now seriously regretting that call.

Just as he was contemplating how to boot him out, Li Chengyou stumbled onto something else.

It was 01!

And there were two of them!

"No way, Chief! I freaking knew it—you built me a bot too?!"

"Ohhh, this is my Youyou, isn’t it?"

"Heh heh heh, Youyou, hello there!" Li Chengyou grinned like a total creep, reaching out to grab the other robot.

Before he could touch it, the robot automatically powered on.

"Hello, I’m Paipai."

(Silence.) Li Chengyou: "The fuck—?"

Here’s the refined translation incorporating the expert suggestions:

"I'm Zero-One's favorite Pi-Pi~"

What's this 'Pi-Pi'? What about my You-You? Li Chengyou was dumbfounded, staring blankly at the little robot he'd been longing for.

And what did it mean by "Zero-One's favorite Pi-Pi"?

This tiny thing even came with an ownership disclaimer?

Bewildered, he spun around just in time to catch Si Yuechen's ears turning pink.

The typically stoic guy suddenly seemed flustered, as if some secret had been exposed, his entire demeanor radiating obvious discomfort.

Si Yuechen coughed and, right in front of Li Chengyou, set both robots aside. "Neither of these is yours."

"Both belong to Tang Qing." He said awkwardly, a robot in each hand, making no move to hand either to Li Chengyou.

Four years later, Li Chengyou, now working as a counselor at B University, came across a trending forum post:

*"B.U.'s All-Time Campus Hunks: A Retrospective"*

Unsurprisingly, the top spot went to Si Yuechen’s old student ID photo. Years had passed, but seeing that face again, Li Chengyou couldn’t help but sigh, "Damn, the boss still looks damn fine!"

Even four years after graduation, scores of admirers still couldn’t get over that face.

"First comment! Number one is still Si Yuechen! That face… literally no competition online."

"Hehehe, underclassmen here to swoon over the legendary genius. Seriously, how can someone be this handsome *and* this smart?"

"Back in the day, he ruled supreme for three straight years—B University’s heartthrob? Genius? Had it all."

"Anyone know how the genius is doing now? As an alum, I still remember the love story between him and Tang Qing. Did it work out?"

…

Reading this, Li Chengyou paused his scrolling and quickly replied:

"They got married! Had a little girl with the cheesiest name—Pi-Pi."

"That π, like pi, the infinite number."

"Zero-One’s forever favorite Pi-Pi, Si Yuechen’s forever love for Tang Qing…"

"Who knew the brainiac was also smooth? Turns out he’s a natural at romance too."

Li Chengyou, now resembling a small-town busybody, gleefully spilled more details about Si Yuechen and Tang Qing’s relationship.

In the middle of typing, the webpage suddenly went blank.

Was he hacked?

Before he could react, words appeared on the screen: "KEEP! IT! SHUT!"