Chapter 34 - 34 33 If Life Had a Switch

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Chapter 34: Chapter 33: If Life Had a Switch Chapter 34: Chapter 33: If Life Had a Switch “BGM: It’s you, it’s you All the youth behind me is you Painted into my mountains, rivers, and streams Preparing the torrential rain for me ...” The music danced through the ears while the sunlight streaked spottily through the car windows. Zhao Yaqian was sitting in the passenger seat, munching on crispy potato chips, swaying gradually with the music, occasionally humming along casually. This car’s audio system had been carefully modified by Gao Mengting and had an amazing performance. The front sound stage had Rainbow’s three-way speakers; the rear sound stage was Audi-style with a JL Audio 10TW3 subwoofer plus door panel acoustic modifications—it was a genuine pleasure to listen to music. According to Li Mingjun, the three frequency stages were seamlessly balanced, authentically reproducing the original sound of the music. Yaqian seemed to notice Tang Song’s occasional glances. She absentmindedly stroked her bangs and took a sip of lime juice, whispering, “Brother Song, am I singing badly? My best friends say I’m tone-deaf and never take me to karaoke.” Tang Song’s mouth curved into a smile, “Your voice is very pleasant to the ears, it can’t go wrong however you sing— you’re much better than me.” Zhao Yaqian shifted a bit, modestly saying, “It’s just alright, I guess.” Since they had met, Tang Song had been nothing but complimentary about her, from her makeup to her outfits, from her manner of eating to the timbre of her voice. That had caused Zhao Yaqian to blush a bit. Speaking solely of her appearance, she was quite confident; she had many admirers in school and had garnered quite a few more since she started working. But beyond that, she had no talent. Painting, singing, dancing, public speaking... All terribly bad. Even trying to be a social media influencer was a stretch. Her friends had persuaded her to try it before, but Zhao Yaqian had just graduated from high school and couldn’t face the embarrassment. She had thought about learning a skill to make big money afterward. Since she liked skincare and cosmetics, she then embarked on the career path of becoming a beautician. “Brother Song, you work in IT, what’s your daily job like? Is it very busy? Like, 996?” Zhao Yaqian crossed her legs and turned to look at him. Tang Song glanced at her legs subconsciously and quickly looked away. “It’s not that exaggerated; there are times when it’s not busy. But when rushing to meet project deadlines, even 997 is possible. When I first started working, to earn my boss’s approval and fix bugs, I frequently pulled all-nighters...” “No wonder your skin isn’t great, such a schedule plus not taking care of it really affects your oily skin type adversely.” “Hmm, so now I’m trying to adjust, I need Teacher Zhao’s help.” “Actually, I’m not very skilled, and I don’t have a lot of experience. When I started, Sister Li who trained me often scolded me for being dumb, and the boss would scale down my salary performance.” “That’s because they are jealous of your beauty.” Zhao Yaqian nodded with a smile, her eyes twinkling, “Actually, I am the prettiest in our store, so the boss always has me do reception at the front desk part-time.” ... “BGM: Relax and slowly ascend into the sky A dream in the cocoon of the bed The noise outside is too much Saying don’t wanna know ...” The song on the music player changed again. In the golden sunlight, the Wuling Hongguang took a turn, heading from east to west towards the distant rural destination. The car, devoid of fragrance, was filled with Zhao Yaqian’s fresh scent. Following the guidelines of the cyber advisors, Tang Song slowed down the car as much as possible, chatting with Zhao Yaqian about their work and their pasts, enjoying the private moments together. The scenery rushed by outside the windows, and the noise of the city gradually faded into the background. Yaqian’s smile grew larger and larger. She pointed at some uniquely shaped buildings from time to time, asking what they were. Having been in Yan City for over half a year, this was her first time going out for fun. Whenever she wasn’t busy in the past, she would go shopping, watch movies, and eat gourmet food with Liting and others. Letting go of everything like this and enjoying the pleasure of travelling was a first for her. It seemed that every turn and acceleration of the car made her mood more joyful. The music and scenery intertwined, and the cozy Wuling Hongguang seemed to be travelling through a painting. She turned her face to look at the programmer friend’s mountain-like profile and said with a smile, “Brother Song, this is the happiest day I’ve had since I started working.” “I’m glad you’re happy,” Tang Song pointed to a cluster of buildings in the distance, “our destination is coming up soon. It’s beautiful here this time of year, you’ll definitely like it.” “Mm-hmm!” Yaqian’s eyes shone brightly. After parking in the west side parking lot, they got out of the car one after the other. Bathed in sunlight, Yaqian jumped on the spot and stretched a big lazy stretch, her slender waist exceptionally pale and alluring. Tang Song picked up a travel backpack from the back seat, pulled out a small bottle of sunscreen spray from inside, and handed it over, “The UV rays are pretty severe today, I don’t know if you’ve applied any.” Yaqian took it with surprise and delight, cheerfully saying, “Thanks a lot, you’ve really helped me out; I actually wasn’t prepared.” After finishing her sentence, she quickly sprayed it on her arms, long legs, and neck. Having rushed in the morning, she had only applied sunscreen on her face and had been worried about her legs getting sunburned. Brother Song is really thoughtful! “No need to be so polite, let’s go!” Tang Song said with a smile, waving her over. It was already past 9:30 AM, and visitors gradually began arriving outside the park. The two of them walked along the clean asphalt road towards the south gate. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the group of ancient and elegant buildings was close at hand. White walls, green tiles, and horse-head walls, surrounded by green mountains and rivers. After scanning a code to enter the park, they didn’t follow any particular strategy or route, simply walking wherever looked appealing, completely going with the mood. Layered buildings, high ridges and flying eaves, winding paths and corridor bridges, pavilions, and lush greenery. The Huizhou park area, rich with the flavor of Jiangnan, unfolded before them bit by bit. The sun gradually rose higher. “Wow! This sun hat is really pretty; I like it a lot. Thanks for the gift, Brother Song!” “You even brought strawberries, and they’re huge! Mmm, so sweet!” ... They walked and stopped, passing through various courtyards and exhibition halls. Tang Song held his phone in his hand, occasionally taking photos of Yaqian, capturing the unique beauty of the Jiangnan ink-splash style. Great body proportion, beautiful face, bright smiles, accompanied by decorative carvings, flying eaves with black tiles, Hui Faction’s Carving, moon beams, column foundations, and spandrels... His phone’s photo album quickly became colorful. “Thanks for the treat, Brother Song. This is the tastiest pork floss roll I’ve ever had.” “I can’t eat any more, I’ve eaten too much already; I’ll gain weight if I keep eating!” “A zero sugar, zero fat, zero calorie sparkling water? Brother Song, are you Doraemon?” ... Remote spells cast by several hundred cyber advisors gave the novice Yaqian a bit of a shock. From childhood till now, this was the first time she felt such a warm feeling deep inside her heart. Unconsciously, the way she looked at Tang Song grew increasingly bright, and her smile got larger and larger. All the gloom and annoyance from this period had completely disappeared. She opened WeChat, picked out several of her favorite photos including some on the road, of Tang Song, of herself, of scenery, and shared them directly to her Moments. Caption: “If life has an on/off switch, then the appearance of friends is a button for happiness!”

Chapter 34 - 34 33 If Life Had a Switch

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