Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 274 Robot Girlfriend Driver's Manual

Shenzhou Residence, the night before the start of the school term.

In the warm bedroom, Zhai Da stared at his phone screen, falling into silence.

God the hell I can't?
His brain was racing, but he couldn't piece together a reasonable explanation. He could understand that a text message was accidentally sent because his phone was dropped, but what did the content of this message mean?
Even the worst-case scenario is that it was originally intended to be sent to someone else to announce one's status?
Oops! It's more like announcing an error message!
Turning to look at Lu Wei, the girl was completely frozen, clutching her small brick, hunched over and curled up in a ball, as if someone was performing a grand opera on the ground and she was unwilling to get up.

Zhai Da tilted his head: "What does this mean?"

"careless."

"Was sending it an accident, and was the content also an accident? It fell on the ground and typed out so many words?"

Zhai Da held out one hand: "Mind if I take a look?"

He wasn't worried about his own wife having any fundamental problems; he was just worried that this silly girl would be deceived.

The hand waited in mid-air for a long time, but Lu Wei ultimately couldn't refuse anything from Zhai Da, so she placed the phone in Zhai Da's palm.

After opening the app, Zhai Da didn't look for anything else; he simply went to the text message page.

The presence of 79 drafts in the drafts folder piqued my curiosity.

"1#: Practice more when you are alone so that your smile is not so stiff. Practice more than 100 times a day."

"#3: Initial results are promising. Zhai Da was pleasantly surprised to see me smile today. He was very happy."

"7#: If Zhai Da holds your hand, respond with a smile and remember to turn your head so that Zhai Da can see you."

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"18#: Zhai Da likes to eat meat, so when you cook, make sure there are at least one or two meat dishes. If you are praised for how delicious the food is, you should respond with a smile."

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"#31: Hailey suggested pretending to get something in her eye, and then secretly kissing Zhai Da when he comes to blow on it. Correction: It failed; the height wasn't high enough, and Zhai Da looked very shocked."

"#32: Hailey suggested that when cycling, one could use the excuse of being cold to ask to put one's hands in Zhai Da's pockets. Correction: Failed, Zhai Da doesn't like having hands in his pants pockets."

"38#: Hailey's suggestions don't seem to be working. Based on the analysis of movies and TV shows, those are things that only boyfriends and girlfriends can do. They might cause trouble for Zhai Da. So, we're suspending numbers 31-37."

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"40#: This is the first time I've been separated from Zhai Da for so long. If I don't contact him, it might seem like I don't care enough. I need to take the initiative to text him every ten days. Correction: Zhai Da is coming back in less than ten days after I wrote this. The time limit has been shortened to seven days. I'll try this next time."

"41#: If you haven't seen each other for a long time, you should run over and give them a big hug and say 'I missed you' (only for Zhai Da and Teacher Yu). Correction: Now Tang Xiao Kui can also do this."

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"#64: If outsiders say that Zhai Da is his girlfriend, he should take the initiative to clarify. Being said that might bother Zhai Da. The content is as follows:"

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"73#: Zhai Da likes mint-flavored toothpaste, remember not to buy the wrong one. Correction: He likes to use mint-flavored toothpaste himself, but he likes me to use fruit-flavored toothpaste."

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Zhai Da looked at the lines of "self-programming".

Especially number 64, which was the message they expressed their feelings to each other across the wall that night, and it was also the night when things naturally progressed between them.

Was it also pre-edited?

It's truly a mixed bag of emotions.

What does it take to express a gentle stream of love?

For most people, it's about expression, about integrating into every aspect of life.

But for Little Wood, it might be quite the opposite.

What's the difference between expressing love through self-programmed expression and a smile delivered with your fingertips?
Even if you sprinkle every detail with the seasoning called "emotion," isn't it still just a piece of wood that looks delicious and tempting?

Zhai Da put the Nokia 3310 aside, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

There was some disappointment, but more than anything, there was helplessness.

Lu Wei felt as if something inside her had been cut, and her heart clenched in pain.

Zhai Da cupped that pretty face in his hands and slowly lifted it up, looking into those large, panicked eyes that were no longer calm.

"Apologize."

Lu Wei's lips were squeezed into a pout, and she looked puzzled but immediately admitted, "I was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"I shouldn't pretend that I'm almost better."

Zhai Da shook his head: "You really are almost better, I told you!"

Lu Wei: ?
"Because I can sense it, and even if I see these things, I still believe that I have more say in whether you're better or not than you do. At most, it's just that the progress has been a little slower." "Compared to your words, I trust my own feelings more."

Lu Wei felt her eyes stinging.

Zhai Da rubbed Lu Wei's face, her pretty face as red as clay: "But your mistake was self-programming, not even asking me to come along. Did you even understand what you were programming? Are you bragging? A patient setting their own precautions? Where does that leave the doctor's face?"

Lu Wei's eyes lit up.

Zhai Da picked up a Nokia 3310 and, in front of Lu Wei, wrote:
First: Trust his judgment.

"Second: Laugh when you want to laugh, and don't laugh when you don't want to. Don't give everyone a nice look; they can sense whether you're happy or not."

"Third: If you can't figure something out, talk to him sincerely. You can have a flash of inspiration, but you can't just do things blindly. See point one for details."

"Four: It's good to hug him, but it's also okay not to hug him. There's no need to set a specific occasion. Just pounce on him and kiss him when he opens his arms."

"Five: You like him a lot, and he can sense it. Don't worry about not being able to express it, but he encourages you to keep expressing it."

"Six: When you are kissed, respond positively, make it deep and long, and practice more if you're good at it."

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After editing ten messages, Zhai Da placed his phone in front of Xiao Mutou and said to her, "That's all for today. I won't worry about the previous ones. You can search for them yourself later. If there are any conflicts, my version will prevail. I will continue to add content and update it from time to time."

It's just a user manual!

It's not unreasonable to make some edits to open source, is it?
It's my girlfriend, I'll style her myself.

Lu Wei felt like the driver was "dropping out".

Why is it not quite what I imagined?
But at least she knew that she should always trust Zhai Da, even if the first rule didn't apply.

Little Wood nodded quickly: "Yes, yes! I will!"

Zhai Da pinched Lu Wei's cheek: "Look at you, aren't you almost healed?"

"What kind?"

"I was almost in tears just now."

Lu Wei quickly wiped her eyes haphazardly a few times, but no tears came out.

"no!"

Zhai Da said gently, "I can sense what you can't express, so don't worry, and don't be afraid I'll blame you just because the progress is a little slow."

Lu Wei nodded emphatically: "Yes! Yes!"

Now, tears really flowed, filling my eyes.

But the tears were already caught in her mouth as they streamed down her lips.

"Woo~"

Lu Wei leaned back involuntarily, but then tried to respond.

Practice cooking more, express your love.

It's Zhai Da. Don't be afraid. Leave your body and soul to him.

Gradually, the two went from sitting to standing, and finally to embracing.

With tears streaming down her face, Lu Wei was defeated time and time again, but she fought back time and time again.

Zhai Da savored each moment with earnestness, embracing it tightly each time.

To hell with all the pulling and tugging, and who cares about being timid and hesitant.

When this flower is soft in your palm, when the heartbeats of two people are pressed together.

The answer is now clear.

Lu Wei caught her breath for a moment, buried her flushed face in Zhai Da's shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Zhai Da, thank you for tolerating me time and time again."

Zhai Da picked Lu Wei up and said, "That's backwards."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"The Robot Girlfriend Driver's Manual":
"Eleven: Follow instructions for adults, and don't worry about the children."

(End of this chapter)