Chapter 31: A Met with the Shen Sister

Cheng Yiyi’s collar was a creamy white, with a few silver buttons lining the center seam, making her neck look slender and graceful.

She wore a short black cape over her shoulders, its sharp cut covering her back and shoulders, adding a sense of layered style while giving off the aloof, refined air of a young lady.

Her lower half was a high-waisted bouquet skirt, trimmed with lace at the hem.

A simple metal button at the waist gave the outfit a touch of youthful sweetness.

Her slender, fair legs were left bare without disguise.

Cheng Yiyi’s figure was already tall and willowy, and dressed like this, she was at the level where you’d cling to her legs and cry, ‘Mommy!’

Tang Xingluo was completely stunned. Only when Shen Anyue brought Cheng Yiyi to her side and fondly took her hand did he snap back to himself.

“This is my big sister!”

“I just told you her name; she’s Cheng Yiyi!”

“Miss Cheng, hello.” Tang Xingluo was extremely polite, even bowing his head slightly toward someone of his own generation.

But inside, he was anything but calm.

Cheng Yiyi gave him too strong an impression.

It was the first time Tang Xingluo had ever met a girl with such an aura.

How to put it?

Unlike other heiresses born with golden spoons in their mouths, Cheng Yiyi seemed more like a night pearl that had been brushed clean of dust.

There was no arrogance in her eyes.

Nor was she like the other young ladies, who seemed jaded, as if every desire had already been satisfied.

Cheng Yiyi appeared sunny and gentle.

Like… the big sister next door.

“Your friend?” Cheng Yiyi asked. She deliberately kept her voice low and deep, with just the right resonance.

She pronounced every word clearly and neatly, letting the final tone drop slightly without dragging into mushiness, like a piece of jade dipped in cool boiled water.

Clear and cool, it made everyone fall silent without thinking whenever she spoke.

“Mm.” Shen Anyue answered her sister. “He’s Tang Xingluo, a young master of the Tang family, and my high school classmate.”

“Big sis, I mentioned the five great families of the capital to you when we were in bed, remember?”

“Of course I do!” Cheng Yiyi’s lips curved into a playful smile. “Tang, Shen, Xiao, Ye, Ji.”

“Right! This is the young man from the Tang family, right?” Cheng Yiyi continued. “I hope you’ll take good care of me!”

“To be honest, I’m really unsophisticated, so please don’t look down on this friend of mine.”

With that, she extended her hand.

Tang Xingluo paused for a moment, then reached out to shake it and said, “Unrefined is not a bad word. With Shen Anyue by your side, you’ll get used to everything soon.”

“Your name sounds familiar. I think I’ve seen it online… Tang Xingluo…”

Cheng Yiyi withdrew her hand, tapped her chin, and said, “Hmm.”

“Is it in the gaming circle?”

“I remember a lot of people say you have the Turing Curse on you.”

“That should be something unlucky. Don’t pay attention to it.” Cheng Yiyi tried to comfort him. “There’s definitely no such thing as ghosts or curses in this world. If there were, the people who were harassed to death by ghosts would have even bigger grievances!”

“You look so pretty like this, so your luck must be good!”

“I… I’m pretty?” Tang Xingluo seemed to hold some unspoken grievance, but he ultimately decided to swallow it down.

He had been told this every time since he was a kid, so one more time didn’t matter.

“Big sis…” Shen Anyue tugged at her sister’s hand. “That curse is not the kind you’re thinking of.”

“Oh, did I misunderstand?” Cheng Yiyi’s cheeks flushed slightly, a trace of apology flashing across her face.

“I’m sorry if I said something offensive.”

“Our internet back home was really slow; a short video would take forever to load, so I’m not very familiar with such terms…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Tang Xingluo smiled faintly, his expression extremely gentle. (It was hard to imagine a boy making such a face.)

At the same time, Tang Xingluo was secretly startled.

Cheng Yiyi’s tone was cool, yet her personality was very down-to-earth; cheerful, but also a bit adorably dazed.

So different on the outside than the inside…

What if he liked her even more now?

“The so-called Turing Curse is just a stereotype, and I happen to hit every point.”

“I don’t mind if people attach that label to me. After all, it’s not meant as a dig.”

“Let’s get down to business first.” Shen Anyue reminded them. “The person in front of you, sister, is a computer expert. If he helps, it’ll be much faster than the two of us picking blindly here.”

Tang Xingluo didn’t speak, only narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded in agreement.

“Big sis, you’re doing the pose wrong again. Raise your chest a little more…” Shen Anyue said while adjusting her with her hands.

Even though no screen-saver-worthy moment happened, Tang Xingluo still politely turned around.

When they settled, he turned back and said, “I can’t help much, either.”

“I can only pick out parts that have the strongest real-world performance on the market.”

Tang Xingluo knew the Shen family would never concern themselves with a budget for a computer. His role was just to steer the two girls away from components that were falsely advertised.

But that was enough for Shen Anyue and Cheng Yiyi.

“For the CPU, let’s go with the Threadripper 9995WX. This shop happens to have two new ones in stock, so we’ll take it.”

“County Ripper?” Cheng Yiyi suddenly asked. “Is this CPU like, super powerful?”

“Mm, you could say it’s a performance beast. The strongest desktop processor in the world.”

“Then if a Provincial Capital Ripper comes out in the future, would its computing power be even more insane? If I buy one, could I just swap it out with better hardware later to keep up?”

Shen Anyue: “?”

Tang Xingluo paused, then couldn’t help but laugh. “Shen Anyue, when you get back, remember to help your sister install the OS, and teach her how to create folders. Tell her not to install games on drive C.”

“Also, don’t name the folders casually just for convenience. It’s better to label them clearly with software names…”

“…”

He gave a few more reminders, then moved on to the rest of the setup.

The staff also realized they had a big customer and offered free on-site assembly without hesitation!

Their technique was professional, and the cable management was nearly perfect, like assembling a work of art.

While waiting, Cheng Yiyi sidled up to Tang Xingluo and asked, “Hey, do you have a boyfriend?”

After all, Cheng Yiyi was a girl, and she was endlessly curious about such things.

Plus, around her, she only had Shen Anyue as a reference, and even she was a shut-in, so Cheng Yiyi had no idea how girls from big families picked their partners.

Now that Tang Xingluo was here, she finally had someone to ask!

There were so many things she wanted to know!

Were girls from powerful families only allowed to marry other powerful families?

Would the elders actually interfere if you fell for an ‘ordinary’ person?

When Tang Xingluo realized exactly what she had asked, his brain short-circuited for a moment. He lowered his head, his ears turning red.

“No… I don’t…”

“I… I… I don’t actually like boys.”

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