Even though I've learned magic, it doesn't an I've detached myself from this society.
He unconsciously swiped his phone, found the contact Chen Ke had given him for Chen Chencheng, and forced himself to dial the number.
Having not been in a relationship for years, Li Qing felt so resistance towards truly interacting with the opposite sex. Although he often talked about wanting a girlfriend, when it ca to actually eting won, he hesitated and worried, already thinking about what might happen in the future before anything had begun...
"Hello, who is this?" Chen Chencheng's lodious voice ca through the phone.
Li Qing adjusted his mindset and said, "It's , Li Qing."
The other party was silent for a mont, seemingly surprised, and their tone beca a bit casual.
"Wow, it's surprising to hear from soone as busy as you."
Listening to Chen Chencheng's laughter, Li Qing felt a bit helpless, yet maintained a calm deanor, saying, "Are you free tonight? Would you like to go out for dinner?"
"Sure, what ti and where?"
After Li Qing reported the address and set the ti, he didn't linger in the conversation, quickly hanging up the phone and focusing again on researching his golden finger.
After observing for three hours, he found the recognition progress jumped 1% every hour, which was an acceptable rate for him. It would only take a little over four days to fully recognize everything.
Such speed was quite pleasing.
Now, it was ti to study how to simulate editing.
With his current brainpower, though he hadn't worked on developnt before, it wasn't that he couldn't understand code.
Adult learning is painful, but for a brain already developed by the "Basic ditation Technique," it seed quite easy. Everything that once looked complex in code modules beca exceptionally simple, and he could even often apply what he learned flexibly.
And most importantly, his mory had beco quite good. Though not eidetic, as long as he seriously morized sothing a few tis, he could completely rember it.
Learning is really fun!
After dealing with a few system issues mid-way, it wasn't until after work that Li Qing reluctantly pulled his gaze away from the computer screen.
Adult learning is painful, especially in his line of work in operations, which demanded constant learning.
But Li Qing never felt learning could be as easy as it had been recently. Wise Man's Ti endowed him with strong self-discipline, alongside more efficient learning capabilities and a powerful agility in thinking processes.
Quite impressive—it turns out the talent skill developed recently from conjuring fireballs wasn't a weakness after all, but surprisingly strong.
It felt a bit like the Taoist Family's concept of Supre Mindfulness, but not in a way that extinguished emotions or humanity—instead, a transition into a rationalist state.
Tut...
After work, Li Qing leisurely walked to a café near the company at the agreed ti, ordered so desserts and coffee, and waited for Chen Chencheng to arrive.
He swiped his phone for a while and then saw a pair of Martin boots standing next to him. Looking up, he found Chen Chencheng standing charmingly before him.
Jogging jeans, a black cotton jacket, and a scarf, plus a cap, giving her a fresh and appealing look.
Li Qing stood up and smiled, "Sit down."
"Sorry, have you been waiting long?"
"No, I just arrived not too long ago."
After engaging in so brief pleasantries, they sank into silence, and Li Qing awkwardly realized he couldn't find any topics to chat about with Chen Chencheng, his mind blank.
Watching Li Qing closely, Chen Chencheng imdiately noticed his embarrassnt and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Are you feeling awkward about not finding a topic to talk about with ?"
Having his awkwardness pointed out made it truly awkward, and he nodded sheepishly, "I'm a bit unsure what to say."
"Then why did you ask out... Oh, I see, Aunt Chen pushed you today, and you reluctantly agreed, so you had to ask out again?"
Li Qing was surprised, "You guessed it so accurately?"
From her bag, Chen Chencheng pulled out a notebook, flipping it open while saying, "As you know, I'm a psychologist currently pursuing a doctorate degree, mainly researching a societal topic called 'Studying the Ability of n Who've Been Single Over Five Years to Engage with the Opposite Sex.'"
Li Qing felt a bit embarrassed.
"I think your topic is highly insulting to n!"
"This isn't about being insulting or not; it's an objective fact. Nowadays, there are thirty million more n than won in Huaxia, so when it cos to pursuing the opposite sex, it's quite competitive among n."
Li Qing raised his eyebrow, "I don't agree with what you said—perhaps in rural areas there are many single n, but in first-tier and second-tier cities like Shu Capital, there are comparatively fewer n than won. In fact, many won aspire to urban life, so the flow is more towards cities. Thus, in cities, won outnumber n.
Another objective fact is that before the age of forty, n have the opportunity to marry and not necessarily soone of the sa age—it could be soone who's eighteen or twenty-eight. So, I think the severe gender imbalance issue is far too one-sided."
Chen Chencheng nodded slightly, "I have considered such issues as well. Yet, in cities, there remains a large number of single individuals. As of current statistics, Huaxia has about four hundred million singles."
Li Qing shrugged, "It might be because various marketing accounts have overly brainwashed won into believing that with beauty filters, they appear perfect, and unless soone provides a car, a house, and tens of thousands of a dowry, they won't bother with others, thus leading to them being left as singles."
Chen Chencheng subtly furrowed her brows, keenly noticed by Li Qing, who then smiled slightly, "Seems you're not in agreent with what I said."
Chen Chencheng remained indifferent as she opened the notebook, continuing to question, "Let's change the topic—do you desire interactions with won in your daily life?"
Li Qing frowned, "I don't think I need to answer your question."
Chen Chencheng wasn't upset, she calmly replied, "As a psychologist, I charge over three thousand per hour—isn't it worthwhile to understand your ntal state?"
This is utterly a extortionate profession!
After ntally scoffing, Li Qing hesitantly twisted the coffee cup with his gloved left hand.
"Yes."
To be frank, if Chen Ke hadn't insisted he co over, he should already be ho and deeply imrsed in studying 'Magic Theory', specifically the Level 0 Magic Light Technique. After all, accumulating knowledge in this area is quite engaging, understanding how magic power flows and triggers magic, analyzing how magic nodes are arranged in relation to the world, and the correlation between the frequency of magic power flow.
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