Chapter 43: Will You Drive Me Away?

Lin Miaomiao took a few more bites, and after swallowing, gently patted her stomach.

She wondered why she could eat so much without gaining any weight.

Not only was her entire body not fat, but the places where she should be fat weren’t fat either. Chen Mo looked more like an adult than she did.

Liang Zhirou was different. Although she wasn’t fat either, the places where she should be fat were quite eye-catching.

At this moment, Lin Miaomiao suddenly raised the juice in her hand and said, “Come on, let’s celebrate our drama club’s first performance being a complete success!”

“Shouldn’t you say that tomorrow?” Chen Lu asked curiously.

Lin Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, “Oh, right…”

What did I mean by tomorrow? If I say it again tomorrow, it won’t feel the same.

Chen Lu watched her stunned expression and couldn’t help but laugh at her. He raised his Coke and gave Liang Zhirou a look.

Seeing this, Liang Zhirou also raised her glass.

Chen Lu cleared his throat, “Then let’s toast to our encounter.”

Lin Miaomiao curled her lips, revealing her cute canine teeth, “Okay!”

……

It was already eight o’clock in the evening when they came out.

As soon as they stepped out, a wave of heat hit their faces.

The streets were still brightly lit and bustling, with nearby barbecue stalls and tables placed outside adding a lot of smoke and fire.

Many drunk people were making noise there, with a lot of meat skewers left on the tables, only the peanuts and green beans were constantly being consumed.

Along with the stuffy air, it announced the arrival of summer.

Chen Lu took a breath and said to Lin Miaomiao, “Are you going back by yourself or coming with me to drop off Liang Zhirou first?”

Lin Miaomiao smiled, then shook her head, “I’ll just take a ride back, it’s not far.”

She knew that Chen Lu wasn’t particularly insistent on sending her back.

Moreover, as Liang Zhirou’s best friend, although she didn’t know what this girl’s feelings for Chen Lu were exactly, she still had to maintain a little distance.

Some people feel very comfortable being close friends and arguing with each other, but going further would taint their friendship.

Chen Lu was like that to her.

Just as Chen Lu was taking Liang Zhirou towards the parking lot, Lin Miaomiao waved at Chen Lu again.

“Come here, I need to tell you something.”

Chen Lu found it strange, but still walked over with a puzzled expression.

Liang Zhirou continued walking towards the car.

Chen Lu looked at Lin Miaomiao, who had a serious expression, and joked, “We’re not suitable, you should give up early.”

Lin Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, almost forgetting what she was going to say.

She was furious and shouted, “Chen Lu, you’re so shameless!”

Chen Lu suddenly took two steps to the side, looking like he didn’t know her at all.

She turned her head curiously and saw that many people at the barbecue stall next door were looking at her curiously.

……Forget it, Chen Lu isn’t even suitable to be a friend.

Seeing that everyone who was curious had shifted their gaze, Chen Lu walked back and asked, “What do you want to say?”

Chen Lu felt that he could probably guess a little, it was probably because of Mo Yuqing, after all, Lin Miaomiao had witnessed it firsthand.

If he was fickle, she, as Liang Zhirou’s only female friend, would naturally have to deal with this scumbag.

Lin Miaomiao put on a rare serious expression and said, “Think carefully.”

“So you’re going to say that if I don’t leave her side, she won’t be able to leave me?” Chen Lu looked at Liang Zhirou in the distance and asked softly.

Lin Miaomiao was taken aback. She didn’t expect Chen Lu to understand without needing to explain. She thought to herself, no wonder so many people like to talk to smart people.

“Yes, and no,” she pinched the back of her neck and looked directly at Chen Lu, “I’m saying… She can’t leave you.”

This silly girl’s heart is too small, so small that it can only fit one man in her lifetime.

When she secretly looks at you, there’s light in her eyes…

Chen Lu looked at her with a bit of helplessness, as if she was saying something extremely redundant. Then he suddenly curled his lips.

“Don’t worry, I’ll never leave her.”

After saying this, Lin Miaomiao’s ride-hailing car arrived. Chen Lu waved and walked towards Liang Zhirou.

As he walked, he thought to himself that Lin Miaomiao was quite thoughtful, her level might be only slightly lower than Liu Yan’s.

She was really good to Liang Zhirou.

He wondered how the two of them met.

Chen Lu walked up to Liang Zhirou and saw that she was pressing her fingernails against the bump on her arm.

She pressed it horizontally and vertically, creating a cross.

“Did a mosquito bite you?” Chen Lu asked.

Liang Zhirou nodded.

“My bad, I should have given you the car keys.” He smiled as he opened the car door and asked, “Do you want me to blow on it for you?”

“No, I don’t need to…”

Chen Lu didn’t say anything more, secretly cursing the mosquito for being inconsiderate. If it had bitten me, I could have asked this silly girl to blow on it for me?

He continued to carefully pull out the seat belt and help the girl fasten it.

“What did Miaomiao want to tell you?” Liang Zhirou suddenly asked.

Liang Zhirou was different from other girls. The questions she asked were the questions themselves, without any probing.

She was genuinely worried about whether Lin Miaomiao had something to tell him, not trying to find out what they had talked about.

But Chen Lu didn’t care whether she was probing or not. He smiled and told the truth, “She asked me not to leave you.”

Liang Zhirou’s mind couldn’t process this information at once. She just lowered her head in shame, her long hair falling over her ears.

Chen Lu could only see her flushed ears and snow-white neck.

“Will you leave me?”

After a while, the girl asked in a trembling voice.

It was a good thing that Chen Lu had been listening to her attentively, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to hear her.

“Will you drive me away?” Chen Lu looked at the reversing image and turned the steering wheel.

“No, I won’t.” Liang Zhirou said blankly.

How could I possibly drive you away?

“Then I won’t leave you.”

Chen Lu said with a smile.

A few minutes later, Liang Zhirou looked at the streets outside the window and seemed to realize something was wrong.

“This road is different from the one to my house.”

She felt quite proud of herself for being able to recognize the road.

Chen Lu burst out laughing, “Of course it’s different, this isn’t the road to your house!”

She’s so silly, if I really sold you, you wouldn’t even realize it, would you?

“Where are you taking me?”

Liang Zhirou wasn’t worried at all. She trusted Chen Lu and didn’t doubt him for a second.

“To the mall, to buy you some clothes.” Chen Lu said seriously.

The girl, who wasn’t worried before, was now panicked, “Why would you buy me clothes?”

“You only wear those few white T-shirts every day, shouldn’t you buy some new clothes?” Chen Lu reached out and pinched the hem of her clothes. They were already washed so much that they felt rough to the touch.

Seeing that the girl was still refusing, he said again, “Didn’t you give me a camera bag before? I’m returning the favor, you’re going to refuse?

Can we still be friends if we don’t return favors?”

Liang Zhirou nodded, seemingly unable to refute.

Only when the car stopped in front of the mall did she remember that the bag was originally a gift she had given to Chen Lu as a thank you.

I gave him a thank-you gift, and then he gave me one?

Is something wrong somewhere?