I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 573 Protection
"Thank you for walking together for so long~ and returning to the cool late autumn again~"

Chu Qingmian leaned on Su Chengyi's thigh, humming a song and drawing on the tablet.

Su Chengyi sat cross-legged on the sofa and continued typing on the keyboard.

For Miss Chu, making a Q-version APP icon is of course a piece of cake. She just refines every stroke with the mentality of pursuing perfection.

When Su Chengyi finished typing the code and looked up, she saw a cute orange cat avatar appeared on the tablet in her arms.

It looks like a typical Chinese rural orange cat, with slightly squinting eyes and a very cute smile.

In fact, there are at least millions of orange cats that look like this in the world, but the one drawn by Miss Chu is recognizable as a persimmon at first glance.

"Well, do you think there is anything else that needs to be changed? Su Chengyi."

Chu Qingmian modified and edited dozens of overlapping layers with very familiar movements. Su Chengyi supported his chin and watched for a long time, and understood what the young lady was thinking when she saw him typing code.

Interlaced like mountains.

"I can't see it. I think it's fine now."

Su Chengyi replied.

“But, is this suitable for an app icon? I’m not sure.”

Chu Qingmian spun the cat portrait in the picture back and forth, frowning and looking a little confused.

Unable to bear the sight of her sad face, Su Chengyi simply took the tablet from her and directly clicked the "Export" button.

"Just use this."

"Hey hey hey! Wait a minute, I haven't finished editing it yet!"

Chu Qingmian turned over and tried to grab the tablet back.

"Even if you change it, I will still use this. Don't waste your time."

Su Chengyi raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile:

"A cure for you perfectionists."

"Oh! All right, all right then."

Chu Qingmian knew that this man was a man of his word and would definitely not waver, so he had to give up and watched him upload the icon to the system. A prompt "Under Review" popped up on the screen.

"All right."

Su Chengyi closed the screen of his laptop and turned his head to look at her.

"Congratulations to Miss Chu for officially upgrading her 'Kyoto University Cat Encyclopedia' to 'Cat Encyclopedia'. This is truly standing at the center of the universe calling for love."

"hey-hey."

Chu Qingmian raised his eyes with curved eyebrows and asked curiously:

"Does that mean cats from many other schools can also be registered in the cat encyclopedia?"

"Yes, it is not limited to schools. As long as the range of activities and detailed characteristics can be recorded, and cats that have been confirmed to have lived in a certain area for a long time can get their own business card in the illustrated book."

Su Chengyi thought about it and explained:

"The daily operation of the software is mainly through the profit of advertising space, because generally speaking, it is actually for the love of everyone to generate electricity to enrich the content of the picture book, so the value and significance of the software itself is greater than the purpose of profit."

"The positioning of the software is probably about protecting both animals and the ecological environment. It also provides a platform for rational cat lovers to communicate and share. I think this aspect is still scarce in the market."

"The studio will have dedicated staff to take care of this, so you don't have to worry too much, but you have the highest backend editing rights. In other words, this is still your cat encyclopedia, and X1 Studio is only responsible for daily operations."

After he finished speaking, Chu Qingmian nodded vigorously to show that he understood everything.

"Su Chengyi, thank you. You always help me fulfill the dreams that I want to do but don't know how to start. If I tell others about this, they will just think I am childish, unrealistic, not doing my job, making trouble for no reason, and wasting my life."

She blinked, and her glass-clear pupils showed up in ripples.

"Su Chengyi, in this world, you are the only one who will stay with me."

"I don't think it's unreasonable."

Su Chengyi raised his hand and pinched her cheek, and said seriously:
"On the contrary, I think you are really amazing to have such a dream."

Su Chengyi has always felt that most people need to try their best just to live a good life. No matter how hard they try, they cannot escape the shackles of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, not to mention the meaning of life. It is too illusory. It is better to think about what to eat for dinner.

Scientific research reports announce every day that an endangered species in the world has become extinct, but there are actually very few people who really care, because whether it is global warming or resource crisis, it actually has nothing to do with ordinary people.

Only people like Chu Qingmian who truly love life would have these ideas and want to make the world a better place.

"Then you have to stay with me all the time, forever, okay?"

Chu Qingmian hooked her arms around his neck, closing the distance between them, her fluttering eyelashes almost brushing against his face.

Su Chengyi's eyes dodged for a moment. Being asked such a question, he must have felt guilty.

But in the end, he suppressed his fluctuating emotions and replied:
"it is good."

In fact, Su Chengyi has some other update plans for this APP, but it is too early to talk about it now.

To some extent, the cat encyclopedia can be regarded as another bridge he built between Chu Qingmian and himself.

No matter what happens, the cat is always right, Su Cheng thought.

"Hey, but, Su Chengyi."

Chu Qingmian looked at the icon he drew and suddenly thought of a question.

“Did I draw this cat icon too much like the style of Meow?! It seems like I can tell at first glance that it was drawn by one person! What should I do?!”

Miss Chu, whose reflexes were as long as the moon, raised her eyes to look at him nervously.

Su Chengyi replied as if nothing had happened:

“That’s the effect I wanted.”

"Huh? Why?"

Chu Qingmian asked in confusion.

"Because I was planning to use "Meow" to advertise the official launch of the Cat Encyclopedia APP from the beginning."

Su Chengyi explained slowly:

“First of all, the model of Meow Meow itself relies on advertising space for profit, so advertising for its own app is certainly not a big problem.

Second, they are all related to cats. The stray cats in the cat encyclopedia may be able to find meal replacements in "Meow". It would be reasonable to unite them in the future to release a joint skin, hold a lottery, etc.

Finally, the team responsible for the daily operation of the cat illustrations is actually the team that was originally responsible for "Meow Meow". Seeing that other groups are thriving, they actually want to find something new for themselves - of course, their salary will also increase. "

After listening to his long-term plan, Chu Qingmian blinked his bright eyes and asked a question after a while:
“Do you need investment?!”

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Su Chengyi was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and rubbed her head.

“Angel investor, huh?”

While the two were chatting, Persimmon, who had been sleeping for a whole day, finally woke up.

Prince Persimmon didn't seem to be very interested in the two people sitting next to him. He just walked straight to his cat bowl and turned over his belly suggestively.

"Persimmon is hungry!" The active cat owner Chu Xiaobanzhang immediately turned over, took a small bowl of cat food from the feeder next to him, squatted aside and watched it eat with a grunt.

"The starving ghost has been reincarnated."

Su Chengyi lay on the back of the sofa and said with disdain.

"Maybe he was already very hungry, or I fed him when I arrived before."

Chu Qingmian smoothed the fur on Persimmon's back and excused it.

"Yes, he is so thin, he must have not eaten for a minute, so pitiful."

Su Chengyi sneered and spoke slowly.

"No, no, the little kitty can't bear to hear this."

Chu Qingmian covered Persimmon's ears with his hands in a serious manner.

"By the way, Su Chengyi, do you have time on the weekend? Should we take some time to go out for a walk?"

She asked this question very cautiously. They were in the same city and even in the same school, but they had very few opportunities to meet.

Miss Chu subconsciously felt that this was all her fault, so she always felt a little guilty. So in the gaps between her busy work, she wanted to do something to make up for it.

Su Chengyi could roughly guess what she was thinking, what a pity.

"there is no time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest lady's bright eyebrows drooped instantly.

Su Chengyi thought about it and decided to talk about this matter with the eldest lady to prevent her from having too many wild thoughts.

After all, wild thoughts are harmless to an open-minded person. If you have not done anything wrong, why should you be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door?
But Su Chengyi was not frank, instead he had ulterior motives, so a timely explanation was very important.

In order to prevent the young lady from becoming suspicious and pulling the fishing line, she might end up catching another big fish.

That's it.

"Actually, I was planning to go back to Tang'an over the weekend. It was my birthday a few days ago, and Xia Yu gave me a painting. It's her birthday this weekend, so I need to prepare a return gift."

After Su Chengyi explained it as simply as possible, he took out his cell phone from his pocket and handed the photo of the painting in the phone to Chu Qingmian.

When Chu Qingmian heard the name "Xia Yu", he was stunned for a moment.

Compared with Su Chengyi, who has never given up on this case, Miss Chu is busy with all kinds of things. Naturally, she does not have such a deep impression of Xia Yu. She has been very busy recently and her memory has been seriously declining. It took her a while to barely remember who this name belonged to.

She looked at the picture on the phone screen and let out a soft "ah".

Su Chengyi continued:
"Her mental state has actually not been very good, but she actually remembered things that happened so long ago and even remembered to wish me a happy birthday.

It’s hard for people who have experienced those things to have goodwill towards the world, so I think I should protect her goodwill towards me.”

"You're right, Su Chengyi."

Chu Qingmian lowered his eyelashes, pondered for a while, and suddenly raised his eyes and said:
"Then I'll go back with you on the weekend."

"It will take quite a while to go back and forth, there's no need to force yourself."

Su Chengyi shook his head and refused:
"Besides, this is something I insisted on taking on. It has nothing to do with you. There is no benefit in getting involved.

Your attitude is the Chu family's attitude. Your father has already indicated that he wants to avoid suspicion and watch from the sidelines. It is inappropriate for you to intervene. "

After Su Chengyi finished speaking, he paused and emphasized it again:
"It's very inappropriate."

I had thought that with Miss Chu's obedient, sensible and well-behaved personality, she would take the initiative to express her understanding after listening to it, but I didn't expect her to frown slightly, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

After a while, Chu Qingmian sighed and said:

"That was then, and the current situation is completely different."

"How to say?"

Su Chengyi couldn't help but frown as well.

Different from the eldest lady's frowning brows, Su Chengyi's frown made people feel a little scary.

So Chu Qingmian leaned over and smoothed his frown.

Su Chengyi nodded in agreement, motioning her to continue.

"This world is really too small. You happened to meet Xia Yu, and her case happened to involve Wu Shaobo, who also happened to have a close connection with the Hou family."

When it comes to serious matters, Chu Qingmian has a bit of the cool and aloof demeanor of a young lady, and is no longer the spoiled and naughty little monitor.

"You know, the Hou family has been on the verge of a war with our family recently, and their methods have always been shameless.

The relationship between you and me is out in the open, and they must know the inside information, so even if you don't intervene in this case, you will definitely be watched closely by certain people. "

"What's more, Wu Shaobo is a man of many evil deeds, and only a few have escaped from his clutches. Xia Yu is an exception among exceptions.

If criminals would repeatedly return to the crime scene to appreciate their own "work of art", then Xia Yu, who has survived to this day, is the "work of art" that Wu Shaobo would focus on.

The boy before doesn’t count. He wasn’t targeted by Wu Shaobo directly, but he got into this criminal organization by mistake, and luckily survived until the day my dad sent someone to get him out.”

"For various reasons, if I want to be selfish, I don't want you to get involved again."

Chu Qingmian lowered his eyes, looking a little serious.

"The risk is huge. Even though I have made some arrangements, I am still worried that I cannot protect you."

"Any deployment?"

Hearing this, Su Chengyi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Oh no! I didn't send anyone to monitor you!"

Chu Qingmian quickly waved his hands to explain himself.

"Su Chengyi, you are not allowed to look at me like that! I am not that kind of pervert!"

"I know."

Su Chengyi nodded calmly.

Because if that were the case, then something ten thousand times more terrifying than what happened to Wu Shaobo would definitely happen.

"I can protect myself well, and Wu Shaobo doesn't seem to be very interested in me."

It's not that I'm not interested, but rather that I have no desire to do anything to him.

Instead, he himself was obsessed with sending the other person to jail.

"How do you know! He's so antisocial, so vicious and cruel! What if?!"

Chu Qingmian couldn't help but raise the decibel level, and at the same time nervously grasped Su Chengyi's wrist.

"intuition."

Su Chengyi slowly uttered two words.

Although it was not convincing, he did feel that way.

(End of this chapter)