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Chapter 354 A Screen

In truth, Lin Xiyue knew very well that she was completely incapable of truly translating the diary. But since things had come to this, she could only grit her teeth and continue acting.

After all, if he directly admitted that he only knew a few words before, but now he can suddenly translate large sections of text, wouldn't that be too outrageous?

Isn't this blatantly treating Lingye like a complete idiot?

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So, in order to avoid Ling Ye being treated like a complete fool, Lin Xiyue decided to put on an act, pretending that she possessed a magical translation card and had just used it to translate this diary entry.

Although this was just a temporary excuse, it was the only option under the circumstances.

It can be said that life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills.

Lin Xiyue sighed inwardly.

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Lin Xiyue secretly applauded her acting skills while staring resentfully at the "diary" firmly embedded in the table.

I need to read this out quickly, otherwise I might forget it or misremember a few words, which would be embarrassing. Then I'd have to ask the system for help, and it would definitely laugh at me.

After a moment's thought, Lin Xiyue decided to first explain the system's translation to Ling Ye.

There wasn't any particular reason for doing this; she was mainly worried that over time she might forget the information or misremember some key words. It would be incredibly embarrassing to have to ask the system for help later.

"Okay, I'm ready."

Lingye readily agreed and pressed the record button.

He knew very well that this thing would definitely be handed over for research purposes, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble for himself later, it would be safer to record it by means of audio recording, photography, and video recording.

Otherwise, since I'm not a researcher, if I misremember a word or something, it could cause a big problem.

"Hmm, there are some words written on it, it feels like a paragraph from a diary..."

Lin Xiyue took a deep breath, briefly explained the situation, and then repeated the text that the system had given her, word by word and sentence by sentence, to Ling Ye.

"Okay, thank you, you've worked hard."

A few minutes later, Lin Xiyue finally finished her narration. Ling Ye smiled and nodded to her, indicating that he had recorded everything.

Then, Lingye skillfully put away the recording equipment and once again expressed her sincere gratitude to Lin Xiyue.

However, at that moment, a strange thought suddenly came to Lin Xiyue's mind.

"Speaking of which, why is this thing on the table? It's really strange. Do I have to sit on this particular table to write in my diary? Besides, the tabletop is only so big; you can't write much on it at all!"

She couldn't help but ask in confusion.

The more Lin Xiyue thought about it, the more absurd the matter seemed, but she still had no clue what to do. She couldn't help but reach out and gently tap the table, as if she wanted to vent her dissatisfaction and doubts.

"Snapped--"

The moment Lin Xiyue slammed her hand on the table, something unexpected happened.

With a crisp sound, the flat surface of the table suddenly jerked as if by magic. The previously perfectly sealed tabletop lifted up with a tiny crack from the impact.

"Huh? This thing isn't embedded in the table, is it?"

Lin Xiyue stared at the object in front of her with suspicion, her curiosity driving her to slowly move closer to see what was going on.

Upon closer inspection, she realized that the object wasn't actually embedded in the table as she had initially thought. It was cleverly wedged into a gap in the table, creating the illusion that it was an integral part of it.

"I knew it! No matter how crazy Fei Bo is, he wouldn't just write in his diary on the table, would he? After all, this table is only big enough for one day of writing!"

Lin Xiyue couldn't help but mutter to herself.

As she thought about it, she carefully picked up the protruding part and examined it closely.

Upon closer inspection, she suddenly realized that it was a rather old-fashioned handheld screen.

Lin Xiyue felt a surge of excitement. She quickly took the screen in her hand and examined it over and over.

However, apart from finding a button with a switch icon in the far corner, she couldn't find any other way to operate the screen.

She was somewhat unwilling to give up, and even tapped on the screen for a long time, but the diary seemed to be under a spell and did not react at all.

There's really no better way; it seems we can only use her usual method!

As the saying goes, when in doubt, try restarting!

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Lin Xiyue took a deep breath, then without hesitation stretched out her finger and pressed the switch hard.

With a "click," the power switch was pressed, and then the screen suddenly went dark.

After a while, Lin Xiyue felt that the time was about right, so she stretched out her finger again and pressed and held the button.

The moment she pressed the button, a bright light suddenly flashed on the screen, followed by a startup animation that slowly appeared on the screen.

The boot animation is very simple; it's just a circle that slowly splits open, eventually turning into a bunch of grapes that look a bit odd and cracked.

Then, as if a mysterious veil had been lifted, the entire screen was fully revealed to Lin Xiyue.

"Wow, what is this?"

Ling Ye was also drawn to the startup animation. He curiously leaned forward to examine the screen closely, letting out a gasp of surprise.

"Oh, so this is what it is. This kind of thing is quite old! Nowadays, people still use this kind of screen to record things, either they are particularly nostalgic old people, or they are recording some special things that cannot be connected to the internet."

His words carried a hint of wistfulness.

"So, this is Fei Bo's secret, clandestine diary?"

Lin Xiyue looked at the notebook in front of her with surprise, seemingly in disbelief. However, there was a hint of teasing in her tone, which was probably a sign of her resentment towards Fei Bo, even though she was joking.

However, Ling Ye, standing to the side, did not take it as easily as Lin Xiyue.

"Hmm... very likely."

He frowned slightly, staring thoughtfully at the diary. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

Upon hearing Ling Ye's words, Lin Xiyue's eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief.

She originally thought Ling Ye would think it was just a joke, just like her, but she didn't expect him to think about it so seriously.

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