Waiting for the Stars to Fall

Chapter 52: Reach the stars

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The elevator was very quiet. The two high school classmates had no intention of reminiscing or chatting. They both looked ahead coldly. Even a thick-skinned person like Lao Yuan could sense that the relationship between the two was not good, very bad.

Arriving at the fifth floor, everyone walked out of the elevator and went to different boxes.

Old Yuan and the person in charge looked at each other in bewilderment. The person in charge was lower in rank than Jiang Tu, so he didn't dare to ask. On the way back to the hotel at night, Old Yuan couldn't help but ask Jiang Tu: "What's going on between you and that Lu Ji?"

Jiang Tu leaned back in his chair, looking out the window calmly, and said in a dull tone: "Nothing."

Old Yuan snorted, "I don't believe it. I think something is wrong when you two meet. It's like... how should I put it? If I didn't know you were single, I would have thought you stole his girl."

Jiang Tu was silent for a moment, and then said coldly: "No."

Later, Lao Yuan stayed up all night to read Lin Jiayu's book "Waiting for the Stars" and learned all the stories. He was so moved that he kept wiping tears. He also thought: This is... more frustrating than poaching someone directly! No wonder the two wanted to fight when they met.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhu Xingyao and Ding Yu returned home after having dinner and shopping. Aunt Zhang pointed to a courier box and said, "The deliveryman brought it this afternoon. It seems to be an insured valuable item for Miss."

The box is not big, but feels quite heavy in the hand.

Zhu Xingyao opened the box and took out a white robot that looked a bit strange. The robot was smooth and glowed white. It was holding an LCD screen that was about the size of an iPad mini.

Ding Yu took out a card from the box.

—Handwritten instructions.

Ding Yu laughed: "This is a robot. It said the password is your birthday, but there is no signature. Who sent it?"

Zhu Xingyao looked at the card and was stunned for a moment. The handwriting on the card was strong and a little sloppy. She recognized it immediately. It was written by Jiang Tu. The instructions for use were briefly written on it. She held the robot and glanced at Ding Yu.

"Hmm... I don't know who gave it to me." Zhu Xingyao stuffed the robot into the box, lowered his head and hugged it tightly, "I'll go back to my room to study it."

She carried the robot upstairs, put it on the table, took out the card, and read while operating it: "Turn on the switch... Password 910829..." The robot has powerful functions, including intelligent recording, intelligent face recognition, key event recording and notification, etc.

Is this also a birthday present

She tried everything according to the instructions and played until ten o'clock. Ding Yu put the clothes collected from the balcony on her bed. Zhu Xingyao turned around and said, "Mom, I'll clean up later. You go to bed first."

Ding Yu advised: "Don't stay up too late, go to bed early."

Zhu Xingyao said: "Okay."

"What is this?"

Zhu Xingyao looked at the small icon called "On Call" on the screen and reached out to click it.

The screen went black at first, and she waited in confusion. After a few seconds, the screen suddenly lit up, and the picture that came into her eyes shook, from the chandelier on the ceiling to the snow-white bed in the hotel, and the picture suddenly froze on the handsome profile of the man.

Zhu Xingyao’s eyes widened instantly. Her surprised look was a little funny. When Jiang Tu turned around and saw it, he couldn’t help but laugh.

He was still the same as before, but he looked very different when he smiled. Zhu Xingyao liked to see him smile when she was in high school. Now, when he smiled, her cheeks suddenly felt hot. She asked in a low voice, "Is this a video?"

"Yeah, almost." Jiang Tu turned from the work at hand to her.

Zhu Xingyao saw that Jiang Tu was still wearing his shirt and looked like he was still working. She blinked and said, "So what does this mean by being on call? You show up at 1 a.m.?"

"Not necessarily. If I'm in a meeting or busy with something else and don't notice it, there will be an automatic reply." Jiang Tu explained to her, "You can try chatting with it next time."

Zhu Xingyao had searched for Waytronic Technology in the search box before, and it seemed that the intelligent robots developed by their company did not have this kind of product. She asked, "Is this a new product of your company?"

Jiang Tu nodded: "Well, it has not been officially launched yet. It will be officially released after the press conference in late November."

Zhu Xingyao asked: "Then... does every robot have this on-call service?"

"No, yours is the only one like this. You got a test machine." Jiang Tu paused, looked at her and said, "You called me because you had a nightmare that night, so I added it temporarily. This one is not stable yet. I will consider adding it after it is stable."

Zhu Xingyao was stunned, she didn't expect there was this reason. She slid her finger across the screen, wanting to see if there were any hidden functions she hadn't discovered... She didn't know where she clicked, but the screen suddenly started to rotate.

Zhu Xingyao: “…”

The screen captured a warm girl's room, from the cello bag on the balcony, to the white bookshelf, to the beige fabric sofa... and then to the pink princess bed. Zhu Xingyao watched the screen spinning around, and saw Jiang Tu's expression seemed to pause. She turned her head and saw her clothes scattered on the bed, including a black lace underwear... shining brightly in the camera.

Zhu Xingyao stood up quickly, ran over to pick up the clothes, turned around and stuffed them into the closet. She stood by the bed with a red face, watching the camera scan every corner of her room like a president's inspection...

She ran over and frantically poked at the screen: "How do I turn this off..."

It was the first time Jiang Tu saw her like this, and he chuckled: "Click the upper right corner of the screen, there is an option."

Zhu Xingyao held the robot and did as she was told, and got the damn shaking camera back. The camera was facing her chest, and she put it back on the table as if it was too hot, and even her ears turned red.

Zhu Xingyao pursed his lips, frowned and said, "You robot is a bit of a hooligan."

Jiang Tu was stunned and laughed.

He said: "It is a test machine after all."

This test machine is indeed a bit unstable and occasionally "goes crazy". Sometimes when Zhu Xingyao turns it on, it will automatically harass Jiang Tu. Sometimes when Jiang Tu is busy and doesn't pay attention, an automatic reply will appear on the screen.

When Zhu Xingyao speaks, it will reply.

Jiang Tu told her that she could give the robot a name. What name should she give it? Zhu Xingyao thought about it for a few days but still couldn't come up with a name. She asked Li Xixi for help. Li Xixi said, "Ask Lin Jiayu for help. Isn't she a novelist? She's good at naming."

Zhu Xingyao took a photo and sent it to Lin Jiayu on WeChat.

Lin Jiayu: "Wow! I want this too!!!"

Zhu Xingyao: “…”

The key point is to let you come up with a name, Lin Jiayu.

Lin Jiayu replied maliciously: "Jiang Jiang, Tu Tu, Tu Tu, Tu Tu, Tu Tu... How about it?"

Zhu Xingyao: “…”

Zhu Xingyao thought, it would be better to call him Xiao Jiang.

Xiao Jiang...

Classmate Xiao Jiang.

It seems quite friendly and suitable as the name of a robot. Don’t other robots have names like Xiao Ai and Xiao Dan

In the evening, Zhu Xingyao sent a WeChat message to Jiang Tu, telling him that the name had been chosen, Xiao Jiang.

Jiang Tu: “…”

After a few seconds, he replied: "As long as you like it."

Zhu Xingyao felt that this answer was a bit forced, so she asked him, "Do you think it sounds bad?"

Jiang Tu has been very busy recently. A robot in the branch had a problem during testing, and the R&D department couldn't fix it, so they asked him to help. He is still in Beijing and doesn't return to the hotel until after nine o'clock every night. Now, he just returned to the hotel, raised his hand to unbutton two buttons of his shirt, and lowered his head to reply: "You can call your robot whatever you like, but does it matter to me if it's called Xiao Jiang?"

Zhu Xingyao sat at the table, applying skin care products. She put down the eye cream and replied, "You gave it to me. You also developed it."

Since Xiao Jiang came into the family, Zhu Xingyao would often call Xiao Jiang, and Xiao Jiang would ask her, "Master, what do you need?" Sometimes Ding Yu would come over to take a look, and Zhu Xingyao would say, "Mom, I'll give you one when I can buy one."

Ding Yu asked: "Is this expensive?"

Zhu Xingyao asked Jiang Tu, and she said, "A few thousand yuan, not expensive."

It is expensive among ordinary robots, but she thinks it is worth it.

The WeChat class group has been very lively these days. Someone asked Ding Xiang to add Jiang Tu to the group. When Ding Xiang added Jiang Tu to the group, Jiang Tu was busy and didn't see it. The group was very lively, and everyone was discussing the October 5th anniversary of the No. 1 Middle School.

The study committee member asked: "Who among you received the invitation letter?"

Someone said, "Student Councillor, did you receive it?"

The study committee member said, "Received. Jiang Tu, Zhu Xingyao, and Xia Jin also have them. I know that. There should be others, right?"

Then, a row of "I don't have..." appeared.

Ding Xiang said, "You can go and join in the fun even if you don't have any. The school celebration should be quite lively. It happens to be National Day, so everyone should be back, right?"

The 70th anniversary of Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School is a big event. Not only their class is discussing it, but other classes are also talking about it. Those who received the invitation letters are nothing more than the celebrities of each class or the outstanding graduates who are now outstanding in various industries.

Jiang Tu, Lu Ji, Zhu Xingyao, Xu Xiangyang, Li Xixi, and even Lin Jiayu received it. Lin Jiayu was a little surprised. She didn't work seriously. She just published a few books and joined the provincial writers' association. Li Xixi said, "That's enough. After all, there is no other novelist in the school who has published a few books, and the university you attended was also a famous one."

Each class group is proposing to have a class reunion smoothly.

In mid-September, when Zhu Xingyao was packing her luggage, she received another call from the principal of No. 1 Middle School. It was still about the performance at the school anniversary party. He wanted to invite her to go on stage with Li Xixi and perform another solo.

This is the fourth call this month.

Zhu Xingyao sat on the carpet, feeling helpless. She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but can you put the show first?"

The principal smiled happily: "Sure, sure, no problem."

Hang up the phone.

Zhu Xingyao was cleaning up while chatting with Xiao Jiang.

No one knew what wrong instructions she had given, or whether Xiao Jiang had gone "crazy" again. The robot suddenly emitted Jiang Tu's low voice: "Where are you packing your luggage and planning to go?"

Zhu Xingyao was startled. She turned around and looked at the table with the jewelry box in her hand. Jiang Tu appeared on the screen without glasses. He had probably just finished a shower, so his hair was still wet. His eyes were dark and he looked at the camera calmly.

Zhu Xingyao still thought he looked better without glasses. She stared at him on the screen for a while before saying, "I don't think I called you. Why is Xiao Jiang so unstable..."

Jiang Tu turned on the computer and said helplessly: "I'll fix it for you when I get back."

He asked, "Where are you going?"

"Let's go to Las Vegas." Zhu Xingyao continued to pack his luggage and took the initiative to say, "The x band has a performance. You should remember my cello teacher Chen Lan, right? He promised to be in charge of the string music. He had an accident yesterday and injured his hand. He can't do anything for now, so let me go to help him out."

Her suitcase was very big, and it was filled with a lot of things, almost full, but it still seemed not enough. She pushed a small silver suitcase from the balcony. Jiang Tu watched silently. He didn't know if girls had to bring so many things when they went out. He just asked with concern: "Are you alone?"

Zhu Xingyao put a few pairs of high heels in and said, "No, take my assistant with you." Zhu Xingyao has two assistants, one male and one female. They are usually called when he goes abroad or leaves Jiangcheng for a performance.

"Xingxing, are you done packing? Do you need mom's help?"

Ding Yu suddenly pushed the door and walked in.

Zhu Xingyao was stunned for a moment, then he stood up and turned Xiao Jiang around to face the wall.

She looked at Ding Yu and whispered, "Mom, why didn't you knock on the door..."

Ding Yu sighed. When Zhu Xingyao had trouble sleeping, she often came to check on her in the middle of the night. She was used to it and sometimes just pushed the door open. She took a look at the robot and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, okay, then you can clean up slowly."

She shook her head and walked out.

After a while.

Zhu Xingyao turned Xiao Jiang around, and she suddenly thought of a very serious problem.

She looked at Jiang Tu on the screen and asked in a low voice: "Jiang Tu, Xiao Jiang is so unstable. If he suddenly gets connected like tonight, what if I'm changing clothes or something?"

Jiang Tu: “…”

The author has something to say: The class reunion should be coming soon...