Chapter 080 (1/2)

The Complete Guide to the Use and Care of a Personal Assistant

Translator: Jury

Editor: NomNom

First Published on Chaleuria

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Chapter Eighty

“Linxi’s calling,” Ling Miao quickly explained, then went to a corner to take the call.

Yan Li’s head shot up when she heard Ji Linxi’s name. She continued watching Ling Miao’s back.

Ling Miao and Ji Linxi’s conversation didn’t last long before Ling Miao turned around and walked to Yan Li. He handed her the phone and said, “Linxi’s looking for you, but your line was busy so he called me instead.”

Yan Li took the phone with trepidation. Ling Miao looked at her and started walking away, though he was still worried.

After Ling Miao left Yan Li’s room he didn’t know what to do. He looked at the tablet on the ottoman and had the sudden impulse to draw. He hadn’t picked up a stylus in very long—not because he was refraining from drawing, but because he thought it was too troublesome. His parents had forced him to take classes in the first place.

Su Yuyang walked out of his room and saw Ling Miao drawing furiously. Su Yuyang walked stealthily behind him and saw him intent on his drawing. It was a chibi-style drawing, and there were two people in it: two men kissing. In that instant, Su Yuyang felt that Ling Miao was drawing the two of them.

“What are you drawing?” Su Yuyang suddenly bent close to Ling Miao’s ear and said gently. Ling Miao’s hand jerked and his pen shot across the board. His heart hurt for his drawing.

“Drawing avatars,” Ling Miao said aggrievedly. “When I’m done, I’ll send one to you to use.” Ling Miao looked at Su Yuyang with a grin and Su Yuyang felt a sense of foreboding, but looking at the drawing on the screen, he concluded he hadn’t anything to worry about. He decided that even if Ling Miao drew a pile of poop, he’d use it.

Su Yuyang went back to his room and continued refreshing Yan Li’s forum topic. He ignored all the new replies, mentions, and private messages in his inbox. Before Ling Miao replied to the message, he wasn’t going to bother with these messages whether they were well-wishes or antagonistic.

About an hour later, Su Yuyang’s QQ lit up. He didn’t recognize the icon.

He moused over the flashing icon and a familiar ID reached his eyes—the message was from Ling Miao.

Xiao Miao: Matching icons. Change yours.

3000WPH: …why does my icon have ‘submissive’ written over it?

Xiao Miao: Because I’m the dominant one! [Smirk]

3000WPH: [Black lines] You have a lot of free time.

Xiao Miao: Are you changing yours or not?

3000WPH: I’ll change it! Of course I’ll change it. Even if you drew a pile of poop I’d change it. Since it’s a chibi of me, of course I will!

Su Yuyang changed his avatar and reminded Ling Miao to change the icons for his microblog and IM.

Ling Miao said, ‘Alright,’ and rushed off, but Su Yuyang smiled to himself from the side. I hope you’re not too shocked when you see the number of mentions you have.

Su Yuyang hadn’t finished the thought when Ling Miao’s surprised shout came: “Damn, so many mentions?!” Ling Miao had gone onto his own account, not his assistant-to-Su-Yuyang account, so the hundred-odd notifications gave him a huge shock.