[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob":3,"chapter-reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn 2008: The Gear System God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2223725,4100,"Chapter 18: Were you raised on suona music?","reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>For the next two days, Zhai Da went to school as usual, listening to lectures as much as possible. If he couldn't take it in, he didn't force it; he would open his Chinese textbook and memorize the texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit of a struggle, after all, both \"time\" and \"space\" were being strongly constrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once he integrated into his past classmate relationships, he found that school time was indeed the most comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although high school students were a bit abstract, they were also much more interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sunflower Acupoint Hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by a boy named Liu Kai, he suddenly attacked like a madman, poking Zhai Da twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da, looking at his book, rolled his dead-fish eyes: \"Are you f***ing sick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Kai was a bit flustered by Zhai Da's overreaction, and then he heard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm trying to read! Hurry up and unblock me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy's panic turned into a cheap laugh, and he hopped away: \"Beg me~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da sneered: \"So childish! Beg you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he poked himself twice and unblocked his acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading for a while longer, preparing to memorize some vocabulary for a change of pace, Wu Yue sat down beside him without him noticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhai Da, I've discovered a major secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da didn't even lift his head: \"Spit it out if you have something to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shedding the shackles and locks of morality, only then do I know that today I am me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a foul-mouthed high school student is really refreshing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue secretly looked ahead, at the seat where Lin Shuyao sat; she seemed to have gone to the restroom, so he boldly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I discovered that Lin Shuyao likes you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da: \"Yes, yes, yes, I know... I already said the love letter wasn't for...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, how did the content seem to be reversed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue touched his chest, which was only one bowl of rice away from feminization, and said with certainty: \"I heard it with my own ears that day, she confessed to you, but unfortunately you weren't there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da stuttered: \"She confessed to me? I wasn't there, and you heard it? Have you consumed too much spinal fluid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue held up three fat fingers: \"I swear on my future restaurant, not a single word is false. She thought the person behind her was you... she said it so seriously! Like an idol drama! If I wasn't called Zhai Da, I would have wanted to say yes to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said you were very special and wanted to be your girlfriend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da frowned, curled his lips, and clicked his tongue—a smooth combo that fully expressed the author's nostalgia and disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't care what Lin Shuyao thought of him, but he was very sure it wouldn't be anything good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any time spent participating in such bullshit was a waste of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue was anxious: \"I told you such a big secret, aren't you going to praise me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da perfunctorily said: \"Oh~ you're great, I'm very satisfied, what date was it? I'll come to you next time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue tilted his head, and a question mark grew in his missing brain stem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da rummaged through his English book: \"Let's end this here. Just keep it to yourself, don't spread it any further.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Wu Yue didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't already tell anyone, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue's expression was a bit stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, anyway, this bullshit isn't fresh anymore, it's fine if one or two people know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drop of cold sweat ran down Wu Yue's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da's voice went up an octave: \"How many did you tell? You didn't spread it to other classes, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue was sweating profusely...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were you raised on suona music?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it happened two days ago, why am I the last one to know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just didn't find the opportunity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You were too busy spreading rumors to tell the person involved, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wu Yue was a blabbermouth, his talent was lacking, and he hadn't broken into the upper circle of gossip at Mao Fang Middle School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those girls who talked about everything except studying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, it seemed, probably, it hadn't fermented to the level of last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, by comparison, fainting in the exam room was more legendary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhai Da still repeatedly demanded that Wu Yue stop spreading the matter, and made him swear on his own \"cow power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue was a bit puzzled by Zhai Da's reaction. Wasn't this something that made him look good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lin Shuyao, after all, famous throughout Mao Fang Middle School. If everyone knew Lin Shuyao liked Zhai Da, it wouldn't just clear up the previous rumors, it could also...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even say what else it could do, but he just felt it was awesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind that was mind-blowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da patted Wu Yue on the shoulder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just sew your little mouth shut, your brain cells can't handle it if you ask too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how long this seal could last, after all, boys of this age were never stingy with their \"cow power,\" always feeling that losing a little didn't matter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, the thing I told you yesterday, did you get it done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue nodded and took a Nokia 3310 out of his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most primitive kind of brick phone, the screen wasn't much bigger than a stamp, and it could only make calls and send texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, it also had black-and-white pixel Snake. It had been eight years since it was released; rounding it off, it came out when Zhai Da was ten...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Wu Yue's old phone, and before that, it was his dad's. Of course, now knock-off phones were cheap and easy to use, so no one liked these little bricks anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want this broken phone? Is your phone broken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little mouth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yue: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da didn't explain too much. He pressed a few buttons, the screen could light up, but there was only one battery, so it had to be plugged in to charge, which wasn't very convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait... weren't phones in the future all like this? So, had phones progressed or regressed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An inexplicable thought popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was for Lu Wei. What was the difference between a girl without a phone and a kite with a broken string?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a SIM card, but Wu Yue's was a zero-monthly-fee plan, which was why he had kept it. Now, SIM cards didn't need real-name registration, you just had to pay for your own calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At lunch, Zhai Da sat at a table with Fan Junwei again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still a heaping pile of rice with one meat and one vegetable, still with that strange smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da asked suspiciously: \"It seems like you were looking for me when you were eating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were about four or five empty seats nearby, but Fan Junwei still sat next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Junwei picked up his tray and shoveled food into his mouth: \"They all dislike that I have a smell, you don't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da thought to himself, are you polite? It's not that I don't dislike it, I just have patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt Fan Junwei wasn't a bad person... he kindly reminded him: \"Actually, just taking more showers is enough. Sweat odor isn't body odor, it's easy to solve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Junwei only replied: \"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da pursed his lips and didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never liked preaching, and as a high school boy who didn't do human things and didn't speak human words, preaching too much didn't fit his persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way home from school, he didn't walk with Lin Shuyao today. He was on duty and left twenty minutes late, so there weren't many students on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da silently recited a few words, pondering when he could get his hands on the TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Wei's dad was a bit slack; was the addiction not strong enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking, he saw a tall, thin girl standing under the street lamp at the intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Wei was holding a copy of \"Olympic Mathematics Small Series,\" reading very intently, as if she were waiting for the person who would wake her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Snickers bar appeared in her field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Wei looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da smiled: \"Tonight is probably going to be a bit long, eat something to replenish your energy first.\" ===== CHAPTER 19 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1432,"2026-06-17T20:36:24.634Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","62db13b4ee27c8057acbd0e80de7e743d06fa9d73b9f36c8d517ce0d2e9d9887","reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-19","reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-17",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-2008-the-gear-system-god-cover.jpg"]