Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Do Me a Favor
However, not long after laying down, with the restlessness in my heart not yet dissipated, the door resounded once again, the urgent knocking echoing in my ears.
Qin Min was wearing a tight cropped t-shirt, a pair of loose hot pants, her chest heaving from the intense exertion, and beads of sweat on her forehead, had she just finished an intense workout?
Overtaken by discomfort from his odd gaze, Qin Min was about to lose her temper, but remembering why she had come, she managed to suppress her temper.
She mustered up a forced smile, flashing all eight teeth in a standard fake smile at Chen Kai, "I was just practicing dance, but suddenly my sound system broke, can you fix it?"
"Of course!"
Chen kai nodded, immediately following her to the basement dance studio.
During the poorest times, he had worked every imaginable job. He never thought these skills would come in handy now, which made him chuckle.
"It's the speaker system, I just bought it from abroad not long ago, but somehow the sound quality is raspy, as if the connection is faulty. None of the technicians in the country know how to fix this latest model, I had no choice but to come to you."
Qin Min said helplessly, by the time help could come from abroad, she would have lost all interest in dancing.
If it wasn't for her liking of the speakers' 3D surround sound, she would have replaced it long ago.
"So, can you fix it or not?"
Qin Min looked at Chen Kai, who had been fiddling with the speaker system but saying nothing, and started to wonder.
"Do you have a screwdriver? I need to open it up, I think a part has become loose from the constant vibration."
Chen Kai looked at the gigantic speaker system and couldn't help but complain inwardly; indeed, a wildcat.
With such a massive system, if the apartment wasn't soundproofed, it would have been blown up by the sound long ago.
The part came loose?
Qin Min clearly didn't believe the issue was so simple, but since he was the only who could help, she reluctantly went to get her toolbox.
Once Chen kai got the screwdriver, he expertly found every screw, then swiftly disassembled it. His smooth actions completely amazed Qin Min.
"It indeed came loose, you see, this screw was supposed to be here but it moved over here."
Chen Kai pointed to a screw saying, half of the screw was touching the speaker source next to it.
Qin Min seemed to not understand the relation.
"Why would the sound change if the part is off? Where was it originally?"
"Ah…" Chen kai was dumbfounded.
Alright, it's true, one shouldn't discuss parts with women.
"It's a small issue, it just needs to be put back. It was just unfortunate that it moved next to the speaker and affected the sound."
While talking, he had already returned the part to its original position, then reassembled the speaker system in the same order.
"Don't turn the volume up too loud in the future, because the excessive vibrations can loosen the components. This machine is very complex, many parts are not designed to handle such stress. The sound may be good, but the quality is not."
In the end, it's only a facade, it's only suitable to play around with at home.
Qin Min looked at Chen kai with admiration; she hadn't expected him to know so much, and her initial aversion to him had lessened considerably.
Seeing him sweat, she kindly fetched a bottle of mineral water.
"I hope my water is okay for you."
Chen kai accepted it, took a sip, "Um...this may be expired."
"No way!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Min immediately snatched it back to check, but the date on the cap made her want to crawl into a hole.
But when she lifted her head, she found Chen Kai looking at her with a smirk, making her even more annoyed.
"What are you looking at, I don't usually drink water, I wouldn't know." Qin Min stubbornly replied, "And, if it's expired, just toss it, it's not a big deal."
"Hahaha...okay, if there's nothing else I'm going to leave."
Chen Kai was planning to leave, sweating and wanting to take a hot shower.
"Wait, I have a radio, it contains something very precious to me. Can you fix it?"
Seeing Chen Kai about to leave, Qin Min blurted out in haste.
"Miss Qin Min, you really are demanding. But no worries, who am I to refuse helping people?"
Chen Kai turned to look at Qin Min, a gallant expression on his face: "Hand it to me later, I'm going to take a shower now."
With that said, he left without looking back.
Back in his room, Chen Kai went straight to the bathroom for a hot shower, finally feeling comfortable all over.
The feeling of sweat sticking to his skin was truly horrible.
However...what should he wear later?
After showering, Chen Kai just wrapped a towel around his lower half, then dripping wet, went into the closet room.
Looking at the clothes occupying half of the closet, not only were there clothes he brought, but also what Qin Xiang bought for him, which filled up quite a bit of space.
Since new clothes had already been bought, there was no need to wear the old ones. He didn't throw them away; they served as a reminder of the past.
"Chen Kai, have you finished showering?"
Qin Min's voice came from outside the door.
"Damn, talk about perfect timing!"
Chen Kai complained while opening the door, and saw Qin Min standing in front of him holding a radio, waiting expectantly.
"You haven't been waiting outside the door the whole time, have you? As soon as you heard me come out of the bathroom, you immediately got me to help fix your radio?" Chen Kai asked, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
What the hell was in it? Was it so important that this young lady had to wait outside for so long?
Did she...did she take his words seriously at all?
"Miss Qin Min, I said 'later', didn't I? Are you not even going to let me rest?"
"Hey, you haven't done anything all day, you're not tired at all. Hurry up and check the radio for me, it's really important."
Qin Min unceremoniously pushed past Chen Kai, directly walking into the room and sitting on the bed, carefully placing the radio on the table.