Chapter 68: Luckily, I’m One Step Ahead

“Really?” Chen Lu asked with a smug grin.

The girl nodded subtly, continuing to focus on her work.

Chen Lu stretched, sat down at the coffee table, and continued his research.

After all, everyone participating was a college student, so it was still possible to win a prize if he put in some serious effort.

He wasn’t under much pressure. If he succeeded, great. If not, it would be a learning experience.

Liang Zhirou was cooking in the kitchen, while Chen Lu sat in the living room, diligently taking notes while sipping hot water.

This scene continued for about ten minutes until Liang Zhirou brought a bowl to Chen Lu.

“Go to sleep for a bit,” Chen Lu urged softly.

Liang Zhirou nodded slightly, but she still leaned over to Chen Lu, looking at the pile of things on the computer screen that she couldn’t understand at all.

Chen Lu might be a bit of a goofball, but the serious look on his face when he was working made it hard for the girl to look away.

“Why did you decide to do this?” Liang Zhirou asked softly. She didn’t know much about games. As for the games she had played…

Maybe the “Jump Jump” mini-game on WeChat could count, she could get a lot of points on that.

“Of course, it’s for you.”

“You’re just trying to trick me.”

Liang Zhirou was too lazy to ask further. She got up and walked towards Chen Lu’s room. She had promised to sleep, so she had to. Otherwise, she didn’t know how he would bully her.

She took off her hair tie, and her waterfall-like black and shiny hair cascaded down, accentuating her slender waist and making her even more graceful and alluring.

Chen Lu watched the girl’s back and shrugged helplessly.

These days, nobody believes the truth.

Sigh, the world is changing, and people’s hearts are no longer pure.

Although he had always been improving himself for his own sake, the sudden desire to start a business was indeed for Liang Zhirou.

On a smaller scale, if he got lucky and actually succeeded, he could find a way to help her solve her immediate problems.

After all, it would be his own money then, and he could spend it however he wanted.

On a larger scale, if they were together in the future, he could give her a better life.

It was just a pity that this little frog still had to be cooked slowly in warm water. It was unrealistic to expect a silly girl who had only recently learned to smile to open up completely.

“Anyway, as long as I accompany her and help her slowly get better.

Just like she pulled me out of the mud.”

Chen Lu muttered to himself.

Then he looked at the closed bedroom door of his room, thinking about the girl lying on his bed, and then thinking about her cute and honest sleeping posture, he couldn’t help but swallow.

There was actually a girl sleeping in his room.

This feeling was quite novel.

After regaining his senses, he focused on his work. Two hours passed quickly.

It was already past six in the afternoon, and the light spots coming through the gaps in the curtains on the balcony had changed position.

The days were already long, and if he didn’t look at the time, he wouldn’t realize it was so late.

Chen Lu rubbed his sore eyes, yawned, and walked to the door of his bedroom, knocking twice.

“Wake up, I’m taking you out to eat.”

“You’ll sleep yourself silly if you sleep any longer.”

He continued to knock lightly on the door, he didn’t know if she would sleep herself silly if she slept any longer, but he was sure that if she continued to sleep, he would die when his parents came back.

He knocked several times, but there was no response from inside.

Sleeping so soundly? This silly girl really isn’t afraid of being tired.

Chen Lu sighed to himself, and helplessly pressed the doorknob to see if she had locked it.

She hadn’t.

The door opened as soon as he pushed it. As soon as he walked in, he saw Liang Zhirou lying on her side at the edge of the bed, looking innocent and well-behaved.

This silly girl wasn’t even embarrassed to sleep in the middle.

Her T-shirt had been lifted up a bit, revealing a flash of snowy white skin, perfectly showcasing her slender waist.

Smooth and white.

Even the waist of a beautiful girl is seductive.

Chen Lu silently repeated “I’m a gentleman” many times before slowly walking forward and gently shaking the girl awake.

“Get up! My mom is back!”

Liang Zhirou, who had already been woken up by the shaking, sat up immediately when she heard this.

Chen Lu quickly smiled and poked her head. “I’m kidding, who told you to keep calling me?”

The girl pouted in annoyance, she really wanted to bite him.

This guy was so bad.

Only then did she notice her messy clothes and the bit of her belly that was exposed. Her eyes blinked, and she looked up at Chen Lu.

Chen Lu was struggling to control himself from looking away.

She hurriedly burrowed into the covers, never wanting to see anyone again in this lifetime.

Then she remembered that this was Chen Lu’s blanket…

She was tired, let it all end.

Seeing the girl’s cute appearance, Chen Lu couldn’t help but laugh. “Okay, okay, get up quickly. I’m taking you out to eat.”

“Why do we have to eat out?” Liang Zhirou poked her head out of the covers and looked up at him.

Chen Lu looked at her with a matter-of-fact expression. “Isn’t today 520?”

As for what Chen Mo would eat when he got home later, Chen Lu didn’t consider it.

She was already a big girl, she could just eat something herself.

Liang Zhirou didn’t understand for a moment. “What kind of friends eat out on 520…”

“There are, good friends who are really close.” Chen Lu said seriously. “I ate out with Jiang Chao last year.”

The girl believed him. “Oh,” she said, finally getting dressed properly in the covers, then slowly crawled out.

“If I go, I have a condition…” Liang Zhirou said timidly.

Chen Lu found it amusing. “What condition?”

“Let me pay, I said I would treat you to dinner.” She lowered her head, her fingers intertwined.

“You’ve learned to negotiate? Okay, I agree, go wash up.”

“Okay.”

Chen Lu went back to the living room to think about what to eat with Liang Zhirou, quietly waiting for her to finish washing up.

Just as he started thinking about the pros and cons of pixel art, the door at the entrance made a heart-stopping sound again.

Damn… No way?

…

Chen Lu stood up and looked towards the entrance, ready to see who was coming in first.

If it was Chen Mo, that would be fine. If it was his parents, he should start thinking about where to reincarnate in his next life.

Soon, a girl with a ponytail bounced in, throwing her backpack several steps away.

Chen Lu breathed a sigh of relief, sat back down on the sofa, and complained, “You’re like a little kid.”

Chen Mo smiled at him, dashed over to sit beside him, hugged his arm, and acted cute. “Brother, I want to go to a concert this summer.”

“Go ahead.”

“But I don’t have any money.”

“Coincidentally, I don’t have any either.”

“No, you have to. Otherwise, I’ll tell Mom and Dad about Sister Zhirou sleeping at our house.” Chen Mo still had a gentle smile on her lips. “And I’ll also tell Sister Zhirou that you accidentally ate my compressed washcloths as milk tablets!”

“Shut up!”

Chen Lu was speechless. “If I can get tickets, I’ll go with you, okay?”

Both siblings were old squirrels.

“Speaking of which, where are Mom and Dad?” Chen Mo asked curiously.

“They went out to celebrate 520.”

Chen Mo just sighed lightly, she was used to it. “Then what are we going to eat?”

Chen Lu shook his head. “You should think about what you want to eat, I’m going out to eat with your Liang Teacher later.”

“…”

After a few seconds of silence, Chen Mo ran around the house, looking for Liang Zhirou. When she saw her, she immediately hugged her.

“Sister Zhirou! I want to go too!”

She knew it was useless to beg her brother. Even if he agreed, he might still settle the score later.

She could only beg her world’s most understanding Sister Zhirou.

…

After the three of them went out.

Wang Xiaoxia and Chen Guanglin returned to their doorstep.

“You’re such a grown man, still making a fuss. How could Xiao Lu bring a girl home?” Chen Guanglin felt that his wife was unpredictable, she was more trouble than a little girl.

“He can hide anything from everyone, but he can’t hide anything from his old mom.” Wang Xiaoxia said proudly. “Just so you know, we’re just coming back to eat some melon, you remember to act natural, don’t scare the kids.”

She became more and more anxious. “It’s all your fault! We spent so long looking for the car in the parking lot! Xiao Mo probably finished eating the melon!”

Then Wang Xiaoxia slapped Chen Guanglin again. “You don’t know anything, and I haven’t told you anything, you hear me!”

“I heard, I heard.” Chen Guanglin nodded repeatedly, opening the door.

When they entered, they found that no one was home, and the evidence next to the shoe rack was gone.

Where are they?

Where is my son? Where is my daughter?

And where is my big daughter-in-law?!