sovbooks Chapter 16 Why is your message so slow?
Chapter 16 Why is your message so slow?
In the evening, I finished work and returned to the hotel.
Lin Hao took out the keypad phone from his bag. It was a Nokia phone about the size of a palm, and the green backlight on the screen looked particularly retro in the dim room.
He opened QQ on his phone.
When Mobile QQ was first launched in 2003, it was compatible with feature phones and the Symbian system.
The interface is incredibly basic, consisting of just a friend list and a chat window, with very few emoticons.
Sending a message used to require typing each character one by one on a 9-key keyboard; the time it took to type one sentence was enough to later write an essay on a computer keyboard.
But in 04, this was already the most fashionable way to socialize.
People who own QQ on their mobile phones are definitely considered "trendy" among their peers.
Lin Hao remembers that QQ at that time had many features that seem bizarre now.
For example, the QQ level system, with its sun, moon, and star ratings, has countless people staying online all night to level up.
For example, QQ Show allows users to spend a few yuan to buy a cool outfit for their virtual avatar and then show it off to their friends.
There's also QQ Space, although it won't really become popular until next year, but some people are already using it.
Write some incredibly sentimental diary entries, add a sad background music, and then wait for your friends to visit your blog.
Although the internet social networking of that era was rudimentary, it possessed a sincerity and enthusiasm that could never be found again.
Unlike later, when everyone lived in a carefully crafted world of social media, where every picture had to be edited and every word had to be carefully considered.
In 04, people spoke very directly on QQ, saying whatever they wanted and throwing tantrums whenever they felt like it.
Take Yang Mi for example.
Her speaking style on QQ is almost exactly the same as in person, even more unrestrained.
Lin Hao first added the QQ number that Liu Yifei had given him as a friend.
After the request was sent, the other party's profile picture was still grayed out, indicating that they were not online.
That's right. It's only a little past nine o'clock at night. Given Liu Xiaoli's control over Liu Yifei, this girl will probably only dare to go online after her mother falls asleep.
After adding him as a friend, Lin Hao was about to wash up and go to bed.
As a result, the "tears of burying flowers" have returned.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪：耗子，在吗！
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: Ugh, so annoying! I went to school today, and the math problems were so hard. I spent ages trying to figure out one problem but couldn't.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: And my English teacher said I had an accent and mispronounced words. So embarrassing!
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: I wish you were here too.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: It's still better to be in a movie! When will it be Guo Xiang's turn to act? I want to go to the set as soon as possible.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: But by the time I get there, you'll probably have finished filming, right? Could you wait for me, and when I arrive, we can go out and have some fun together before you leave?
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: I asked the director, and it might be filmed in Jiuzhaigou later, or it might be in Xinchang.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪： Rat! Don't go first! Wait until I get there, let's go out and have some fun together before you leave, okay?
Lin Hao stared at the long string of messages on the screen, feeling as if he were being riddled with bullets from a machine gun.
This girl's text output is incredible.
However, beneath all that chattering and grumbling, there is something very simple.
She was thinking of him.
Although the method was swearing and cursing, the core was warm.
The phrase "If only you were here" is hidden among a bunch of complaints and is easy to overlook if you don't look closely.
But Lin Hao saw it.
A slight thought crossed my mind.
However, he would never admit it.
He replied selectively: So what if I am here? I'm not good at math or English either.
The message was sent and received a reply instantly.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: I know you're not good! But you're even worse than me! Just thinking that you're worse than me and can't even write makes me feel much better.
Lin Hao: "..."
So his purpose in existing is just to be a scapegoat?
So that when Ms. Yang Mi experiences setbacks in her studies, she can think, "At least there's someone even worse than me," and thus gain psychological comfort?
That fleeting feeling of being touched shattered instantly.
Grass!
You shouldn't be soft-hearted.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: So are you going to wait for me or not?! Please?! Is it okay?! Brother Hao!
Upon seeing the words "Brother Hao," Lin Hao nearly threw his phone away.
This girl usually shouts at him louder than anyone else when she calls him "dead rat" or "dead Lin Hao".
Whenever we need something from someone, "Brother Hao" comes along.
He can change his expression even faster than when he played Zhen Zhibing.
Just as Lin Hao was about to reply, a new message notification suddenly popped up on his phone.
"Feifei, your friend request has been accepted!"
Liu Yifei has appeared online.
Feifei: Brother Lin! My mom's asleep! I sneaked online!
Feifei: In a few days it will be your scene with me. I haven't figured out how to act yet. Can you teach me?
Lin Hao watched as two chat windows flashed simultaneously: one was Yang Mi's "ぷ葬誮ヤ泪" and the other was Liu Yifei's "菲菲".
One on the left and one on the right, like two cannons positioned on either side of him.
He replied to Liu Yifei first: Okay, tell me your thoughts first, what are you unsure about?
Then I switched to Yang Mi's window and prepared to type.
But before he could finish typing the first word, Yang Mi's side exploded again.
ぷ葬誮ヤ泪: You damn rat! Why are you replying to messages so slowly! You wouldn't be secretly chatting with Liu Yifei behind my back, would you?
Lin Hao's fingers froze on the keyboard.
It's open?!
How could you know that?!
He slowly raised his head and looked at the ceiling.
Then he looked down at the two chat windows flashing simultaneously on his phone screen.
At that moment, he deeply understood a truth.
The system can give him top-notch acting skills, unparalleled swordsmanship, and even allow him to profit from the price difference as a middleman.
But there is one thing that no system can solve.
That means dealing with chat messages from two girls at the same time.
He is now facing a situation where: on his left, his childhood friend is questioning him about whether he is chatting with other girls, and on his right, a girl whose mother forbids her from talking to him is secretly asking him for tutoring.
The answer to the question Yang Mi asked was exactly "yes".
Lin Hao was sweating profusely.
His current situation is like being caught by the teacher looking at a cheat sheet during an exam, and to make matters worse, the answers written on the cheat sheet are wrong.
No, it's worse than that.
Because cheating on exams only results in a deduction of points, if this isn't handled properly, it could potentially trigger a world war.
He had experienced Yang Mi's jealousy firsthand.
Although the two are nominally "just ordinary friends," Yang Mi has always been very...sensitive to his interactions with other girls.
Last time, he only replied to a female classmate's question on QQ, and Yang Mi was jealous for an entire afternoon.
If he were to admit now that he was chatting with Liu Yifei...
Not only is Yang Mi furious, but Liu Xiaoli will be furious too if she finds out.
One bomb is being bombed, two bombs together is being sandwiched.
Lin Hao quickly considered possible solutions in his mind.
Option 1: Tell Yang Mi, "No, I'm taking a shower."
Question: Taking a shower at this time is reasonable, but the reply speed is too fast. How can someone reply to messages while showering? That's unreasonable.
Option 2: Tell Yang Mi, "No, I'm reading the script."
Question: Why is it so slow to reply to messages when reading scripts? Scripts don't require typing. This doesn't make sense.
Option 3: Directly acknowledge it.
Question: He wants to live a few more years.
Option 4: Play dead.
Problem: The consequence of playing dead is that Yang Mi will call me twenty times tomorrow.
None of the solutions are good.
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Lin Hao screamed wildly in his heart.
Could you develop a feature to allow this system to reply to multiple messages from girls simultaneously without causing an issue?
He's willing to pay more!
Any amount is fine!
As long as he can switch smoothly between the two chat windows without leaving any flaws and without triggering World War III.
Unfortunately, the system did not respond to this request.
It seems that in the field of "handling relationships with girls," even a past life reincarnation plus a cheat system can't save him.