Chapter 332 - 276: Lin Ruoxi 5 Minutes Later

However, she still hadn’t met Xue Rui’s sister...

Xue Rui understood what Lin Ruoxi was hinting at. But for birthdays, his family usually just had a big gathering with a bunch of relatives for a meal. The conversation was always just mundane small talk...

If he brought her along, the conversation would probably shift to him immediately, and they’d start grilling her with questions.

’And besides, she probably wouldn’t want to go anyway.’

"Um, should I get her a gift then?" Lin Ruoxi asked timidly.

Xue Rui waved his hand dismissively. "She doesn’t need anything."

His sister was a child who’d grown up pampered, so her threshold for gifts was already very high. Plus, she was the thoughtless type. Even if Lin Ruoxi made something by hand for her, Xue Yao probably wouldn’t even remember it. Why bother going to all that trouble?

"I remember... she likes to play video games." Lin Ruoxi sank into her memories. She just wanted to make everyone in Xue Rui’s family happy.

"Yep. She’s terrible at them but totally addicted," Xue Rui teased.

"Th-then what games does she play?" Lin Ruoxi asked.

"LOL," Xue Rui answered casually.

Lin Ruoxi tilted her head, blinking her big eyes at Xue Rui. "Mmm, I’ve thought of the perfect gift."

Xue Rui suddenly had a bad feeling. ’The girl isn’t thinking of making a game cheat, is she?’

It wasn’t that he doubted Lin Ruoxi’s abilities. But cheats, aside from ruining the game’s fairness, were illegal if they got out.

LOL’s operator? We’re talking about Tencent. Their legal department is infamous for never losing a case!

"Don’t do anything illegal. She just plays for fun," Xue Rui said, stroking her head.

Lin Ruoxi shook her head repeatedly. "I... I want to give her a keyboard. I’m going to make one myself."

Xue Rui let out a small sound of surprise. ’Now that’s a great idea,’ he thought. ’Xue Yao should like that.’

But on second thought, he felt it would be too time-consuming. He waved his hand. "Just buy a gaming keyboard online. That’ll be fine."

"But, I want to make one for you, too," Lin Ruoxi said in a small voice. She’d had this idea for a long time and had already bought the parts, but she just never had a chance to give it to him.

Xue Rui nodded emphatically. "I think your idea is excellent."

’If he was getting one too, well, that was a different story entirely.’

He watched the young woman bring out a large box and dump out a pile of components with a CLATTER. ’Is she really going to build one from scratch?’ he thought.

Suddenly, his phone chimed. It was a message from Gu Muxue.

’Good. Ruoxi is busy with her project right now; she won’t be paying attention to what I’m doing.’

Creditor: Xiaorui, Yaoyao’s birthday is in a few days. What do you think would be a good gift for her? [Confused]

After sending the message, Gu Muxue felt so pathetic. She had sworn to herself that she would ignore Xue Rui for a whole day and night, but she just couldn’t help it.

’But... I’m the only one who knows about this. If I’m embarrassing myself, it’s only in front of myself.’

Xue Rui replied almost instantly: Muxue, you and Yaoyao are so close. You probably know her better than I do, right?

Of course, he was the one who knew Xue Yao best. But girls’ tastes change all the time. Who knew what Xue Yao was into lately?

Creditor: Yaoyao likes to play games, and I noticed her keyboard seems old. Should I get her a new one?

’Doesn’t Muxue already have her answer?’ Xue Rui thought.

’She’s probably just looking for an excuse to chat with me.’

Xue Rui mused that keyboards were a bit like girlfriends—it was no big deal to have an extra one or two. He typed "OK" on his screen.

’A handmade keyboard is thoughtful, but a major brand’s keyboard has more mature craftsmanship. And Gu Muxue isn’t afraid to spend money. It’ll probably be a toss-up...’

Just as he was about to send the message to Gu Muxue, he saw Lin Ruoxi pull a metal keyboard case out of a box. It made a dull THUD when she placed it on the glass coffee table.

"What’s this?" ’This case looks expensive,’ Xue Rui thought. ’She’s really willing to spend money on this kind of stuff.’

"Rui, I had it custom-made in Shencheng. It was CNC-milled from a single block of aluminum..."

Lin Ruoxi calmly explained her idea while sanding the burrs off the aluminum block with sandpaper. Images began to form in Xue Rui’s mind—the exquisite and beautiful custom keyboards of the future...

Xue Rui’s expression didn’t change. He silently deleted the "OK" in the chat box and typed a new line:

[Muxue, don’t buy a keyboard.]