Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 662 - 660: That’s Not Okay Either_1

Chapter 662: Chapter 660: That’s Not Okay Either_1

"Actually, Coach Lu is my husband," Xia Ningxing said, tugging at the corner of her lips.

"Ningxing, you just met Coach Lu and you’re already calling him your husband?" Jiang Miaomiao’s expression became indescribable in an instant, as she looked at her hesitantly.

Truth be told, if she hadn’t hit it off so well with Xia Ningxing, she would have definitely been unable to resist giving her a piece of her mind.

How can she say something like this while still having a family!

Is ’husband’ a term to be thrown around carelessly?

Xia Ningxing felt embarrassed: "..."

Was what she had just said so obscure? This person didn’t even understand!

"I’m saying, Coach Lu is Lu Tingli, my husband!" Xia Ningxing repeated herself.

That should be clear and concise enough, right?

"What?" Jiang Miaomiao was stunned.

It took her a good while to finally catch on.

"You mean, your husband pretended to be Coach Lu, no no no, Coach Lu pretended to be your husband?" Jiang Miaomiao’s eyes widened.

"..." Xia Ningxing suddenly felt like slapping someone.

"Stop looking like you want to slap me, I’ve got it all figured out now," Jiang Miaomiao noticed her intention and quickly changed her tune, smiling obsequiously with a strong desire to survive.

Then she leaned in mysteriously and said, "Ningxing, you and your hubby sure know how to have fun, I’m so envious of you!"

Xia Ningxing curved her lips and said while eating, "If you’re envious, find someone for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Miaomiao abruptly stopped her hand, tremblingly placed her chopsticks on the table, and her feather-like long lashes drooped down, casting shadows around her eyes.

Her entire demeanor became gloomy and sorrowful.

Seeing the tears swirling in her eyes, Xia Ningxing paused, knowing she might have touched a raw nerve.

Just as Xia Ningxing was about to say something to make amends, she heard Jiang Miaomiao’s low, thin crying voice: "I once had someone I liked, it’s just that he’s temporarily dead."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ningxing first felt sympathy and then shock!

Can someone temporarily die?

What is this about?

But after seeing the chip necklace tightly clenched in the girl’s hand, a bold guess suddenly sprung up in Xia Ningxing’s mind: "Miaomiao, is the person you like not human?"

She had long felt that the chip looked like something taken off a machine.

That’s why she had such a bizarre guess.

"Yes, he’s indeed not a human, but a robot," Jiang Miaomiao had always known Xia Ningxing was smart, so it wasn’t a surprise to her that Xia Ningxing had guessed it.

So that was it.

Xia Ningxing nodded in understanding and passed her a tissue: "Wipe your tears."

"Thank you," Jiang Miaomiao took it, and after wiping away her tears, she looked up and started sharing her story with the robot, her almond eyes filled with memories—sweet yet laden with deep pain:

"Ningxing, do you know, my dad was a scientist, and this robot was his life’s work. He gave it to me before he passed away. It was his warm company that helped me survive the blow of my father’s death."

"He’s a very intelligent robot, so intelligent that he seems like a real person. He would experience his own happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy, and even had his own thoughts!"

Hearing this, Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but be amazed.

No way, is it actually that intelligent!?

You see, even in her highly advanced era, they couldn’t create robots with such intelligence.

Let alone now in the early 2000s, when computers still haven’t become widespread.

However, UA and Star Shine are different—they develop more quickly, so it’s not entirely impossible.

After all, there are so many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in this world.

"I was at the age of a girl in the springtime of her youth, fully aware that I shouldn’t fall for a robot, but I couldn’t control myself and crazily fell in love with him," Jiang Miaomiao said, her eyes flickering with both reason and love, but in the end, love triumphed over reason.

And she decided to be with him!

Jiang Miaomiao continued, "Originally, I went to the mall that day to buy him a present and confess to him, but unexpectedly, that day turned out to be his death anniversary. Ridiculous, right?"

"I feel like fate played a cruel joke on me! I finally mustered up the courage, and yet it turned out like this!"

Jiang Miaomiao took a deep breath, trying hard to hold back her tears.

Even after a long time had passed, she still vividly remembered that day at the mall when a fire broke out, and waves of flames engulfed the place like a ferocious roaring monster, with thick smoke blanketing the sky.

He died in that fire protecting her, crushed into pieces by falling rocks.

Bits and pieces, his parts were scattered all around.

She screamed and wailed, shivering with cold all over, as if she had fallen into a bottomless pit or was at the epicenter of the end of the world.

Despair, agony, collapse—no words could describe her feelings at that moment.

It was sheer pain.

Even after so much time, the mere thought of it made her heart sting with needles, a feeling worse than death.

Following such an incident, the mall was supposed to take responsibility, but the number of injured was just too high, and the compensation too great, leading the company to declare bankruptcy overnight.

She didn’t receive a penny in compensation, and in the end, she could only keep his main processor temporarily.

Then, she worked hard to earn money, to fix him, to bring him back to her side.

After hearing the whole story, Xia Ningxing’s heart couldn’t help but ache as well.

The girl before her was only twenty years old but had experienced the death of both her father and her robot boyfriend in a short span of time—it was too much of a blow.

Xia Ningxing sighed and then patted her shoulder, "Silly girl, don’t cry. If your partner is a robot, as long as he’s fixed, he can still come back to you in the end."

A robot, as long as it has its processor, can be brought back by creating a new body and shell.

Unlike a person, who once dead, can never be seen again.

"Yes, as long as I earn enough money, I can remake him and bring him back to life," Jiang Miaomiao said, wiping her tears and regaining her spirits.

Xia Ningxing then said, "If you need, I can help you."

Although she spoke subtly, Jiang Miaomiao understood her meaning.

She could give her money to help her rebuild the robot.

Without hesitation, Jiang Miaomiao refused, "Thank you, Ningxing, but I want our friendship to remain pure."

If she took her money, their friendship might change, and she didn’t want to see that happen.

"You really don’t need to worry about that," Xia Ningxing noticed her concern and couldn’t help but say.

"Still no," Jiang Miaomiao insisted, then added, "Don’t worry, Ningxing, I’m confident I’ll land the role of the third female lead in this drama, and the payment should be more than enough to restore him."