Ghost Computer

Chapter 1 Apple iPad 2

"My birthday is the day after tomorrow, and I want an Apple iPad 2. Will you buy it for me?"

"Sure, we won't pay the rent next quarter. We'll sleep on the streets from now on."

"You can pay me with your credit card. Once you get your wages, you can pay me back the card amount, right?"

"What benefit do I get from taking such a big risk?"

"Hehe, the night after tomorrow... I can..."

"What? You want to officially start a 'new' life with me?" Lu Yang grinned, his face full of wickedness.

"Get lost! All you can think about is that kind of thing. Can't you think about something healthier?"

"What do you think I'm thinking? Hmph! Spend thousands of dollars on you? I'd rather find a roadside shop and get it done for fifty dollars!"

"You have no taste." Yi Yi shook her head, her eyes darting around as she looked in all directions.

What are you looking at?

"I'm watching to see if an apple will fall from the sky."

"I hope a gold brick falls from the sky and hits you on the head."

"Go to hell!"

The two were bickering as they walked when a man in black, who was talking loudly on the phone, suddenly stood up and rushed to the side of the street. Yi Yi seemed to have noticed something, so she quickly ran to the bench and sat down. Then, she solemnly took out a small mirror and a colorless lipstick, and began to apply it to her lips.

"What are you doing?" Lu Yang walked over and looked at Yi Yi with a puzzled expression.

"Can't you sit down for a while if you're tired?" Yi Yi rolled her eyes at Lü Yang, then glanced in the direction of the man in black who had been on his cell phone, watching him rush into a taxi and disappear at the end of the street.

"We're almost home! What are you doing sitting down? Go back and cook!" Lu Yang glared at Yi Yi and reached out to pull her up.

"Hahahaha..." Yi Yi laughed triumphantly.

"Why are you being so provocative?"

“My mom taught me since I was little that I should pay attention to the ground and my surroundings when I walk, and I’m sure I’ll find money.” Yi Yi excitedly reached her hand behind her back.

"Didn't your mother teach you anything good? Like helping an old lady up if she falls down?" Lu Yang shook his head.

"Look at this!" Yi Yi suddenly pulled something out from behind her back.

“iPad?” Lu Yang was stunned.

"It's an Apple iPad 2! That guy dropped it just now, luckily I have sharp eyes! It's fate! What I want, it falls from the sky." Yi Yi was extremely proud. She held the iPad in front of her, took a closer look at the half-eaten apple on the back of the iPad, and then turned on the power switch.

"Ah!" Yi Yi cried out softly, looking at her fingers.

"What do you mean 'huh'? Give the things back to the owner. How can you take advantage of someone like that?" Lu Yang glared at Yi Yi with dissatisfaction. When someone takes something, the first reaction should be to call them back and return it. How can you keep someone else's things without saying a word?

"Tch! What business is it of yours whether I get a good deal or not? If you don't buy it for me, and I find one myself, what's it to you?" Yi Yi turned around and began to examine the iPad seriously.

"That's illegal possession. Be careful someone calls the police and arrests you!" Lu Yang shook his head and leaned back in his chair. The man who had rushed off earlier was rather strange. The weather wasn't even that cold today, yet he was wearing a black overcoat. What was he in such a hurry about? He had even left his iPad behind.

"If I get arrested, you'll be the one cooking and bringing me food every day! Humph!" Yi Yi turned around and glared at Lü Yang.

"Dream on! You deserve to go in there, I don't care about you!"

"Let's go back, it wouldn't be good if that person came back." After studying the iPad for a while, Yi Yi suddenly realized something, quickly put it in her bag, looked around in a panic, and then got up to head back to her rented place.

"Wait a minute, once he finds it, we'll return it to him." Lü Yang pulled Yi Yi back.

"No! I absolutely won't return it!" Yi Yi struggled free from Lü Yang and quickly walked towards her rented place.

"You...sigh...who are you? Be careful you don't get your comeuppance!" Lu Yang sighed, wanting to say something more to Yi Yi, but she had already run far away. In the end, Lu Yang could only follow behind Yi Yi back to her rented place.

...

Throughout the journey, Yi Yi kept looking around nervously. Only after entering the house did she happily take the iPad 2 back from her bag and sit on the worn-out sofa to examine it carefully.

"Go buy the groceries, we'll figure it out later." Lu Yang walked to the sofa and nudged Yi Yi a few times.

"Stop messing with me, isn't there still a potato and a tomato? We'll go buy them tomorrow." Yi Yi pushed Lu Yang's hand away unhappily.

"Then hurry up and cook!" Lu Yang returned to his old computer, sat down, and started searching online for information he needed to look up during the day.

"Know!"

...

Lu Yang is a decorator who is skilled in plumbing, electrical work, masonry, and carpentry. Yi Yi's younger sister, Yi Ya, who is currently in college, works as an intern designer at Jia Hui Decoration Company, a subsidiary of Yida Group. Lu Yang first met Yi Ya through an unexpected incident, and then met Yi Yi, who came to visit her sister.

Iya's university was nearby. She didn't live on campus; instead, she rented an apartment in the same complex as Lü Yang. Iya shared a 70-square-meter two-bedroom apartment with two female classmates, while Lü Yang rented a 50-square-meter one-bedroom apartment. Sometimes, Iya would find it noisy at Lü Yang's place, so she would bring her Apple device to use the internet there.

Iya is very beautiful and proud, so naturally she wouldn't be interested in Lu Yang, the construction worker on the street. But her older sister, Iyi, doesn't have such high standards and doesn't have any ideals. She just wants to marry someone who isn't too bad, someone who will feed and drink her every day, even if it means washing clothes and cooking for others.

Although Lü Yang was just a street-side decorator, he was very hardworking, charged low prices, and had good skills. He had built a good reputation in the neighborhood. On good months, he could earn seven or eight thousand yuan, and on bad months, he could still earn three or four thousand yuan. Although many people would look down on him for earning so little money, Yi Yi thought it was already quite good.

So, after a while, one day when the three of them were having dinner together, perhaps at Yi Yi's urging, Yi Ya took the initiative to say that Lü Yang and Yi Yi were a good match. Although Lü Yang secretly liked Yi Ya, he knew that she was proud and arrogant and difficult to win over, so he settled for second best and secretly started dating Yi Yi.

One day after having dinner with the two sisters, Yi Yi ran out of vinegar when she was making shredded potatoes at Yi Ya's place. She thought the supermarket was too far away, so she came to Lü Yang's place to borrow some vinegar. When Yi Yi got the vinegar and was about to go back, a torrential rain started and kept pouring down.

There was no umbrella at Lü Yang's place. Although Lü Yang thought that the light rain wouldn't make Yi Yi wet or sick, Yi Yi insisted that she couldn't get wet in the rain, so she stayed at Lü Yang's place and even took the liberty of cooking a meal for him.

After dinner, the two were bored and sat on Lü Yang's shabby sofa, chatting idly. Lü Yang, the migrant worker, had probably eaten too much and felt a bit bloated. With his full stomach and warm clothes, he couldn't resist his urges and pounced on Yi Yi, forcibly kissing her.

Yi Yi was too weak and struggled a few times but couldn't break free. She could only watch helplessly as Lü Yang kissed her. Lü Yang, who was also burning with desire, touched her breasts. But after touching her breasts, Lü Yang still wouldn't stop. He pulled down Yi Yi's pants and forcibly pulled off her underwear as well.