Chapter 75: Tacit Understanding

“Okay.” The girl responded softly, continuing to follow obediently beside Chen Lu.

Seeing a nearby milk tea shop, Chen Lu pulled her towards it.

Even though this silly girl might still think they were just ordinary friends, this kind of daily ritual was still necessary.

Chen Lu looked up and saw a sign that read “Couple Purchase, Get a Free Couple Keychain.”

A blue and a pink Stitch, very cute.

Chen Lu used to love watching this cartoon when he was a kid.

“Is this a new promotion?” He asked curiously.

“Yes, it’s only for couples who buy milk tea here for the next two days.” The clerk replied politely.

Liang Zhirou turned her head to look at Chen Lu, “You, do you want to drink?”

Chen Lu thought this silly girl was getting dumber and dumber, he was both angry and amused as he looked back at her, “Why would I bring you here if I didn’t want to drink?”

The girl gave a barely audible “Oh,” “Then let’s get two cups…”

Whether it was pretending to be a couple to buy milk tea or getting free stuff, she was quite happy.

It turned out that there were such wonderful things in the world.

Perhaps because Liang Zhirou’s expression was too awkward, the clerk asked a rather gossipy question, “Are you two a couple?”

Just as Liang Zhirou was nervously thinking about how to answer, her slender wrist was suddenly grasped.

The warm touch instantly surged through her body like electricity, flowing into her heart, making her heart beat fast.

Even though there was some noise around, she could clearly hear her own heartbeat. For a moment, she forgot to think about how she should react.

“Of course we are.” Chen Lu said with a light laugh, “Don’t we look like it?”

Liang Zhirou lowered her head and looked away, only daring to look at Chen Lu’s clothes.

“You do.” The young clerk also smiled, “You two are a perfect match, I’ve never seen such a good-looking couple before.”

Chen Lu responded politely, without saying anything else.

Because his acting was also reaching its limit.

Even though he was only holding her elbow, the feeling in his heart at this moment was indescribable. He could clearly feel the softness of Liang Zhirou’s skin, even when he uncontrollably squeezed her a little, the girl obediently followed.

He wanted to never let go.

Seeing the clerk turn around to prepare the milk tea, he had time to look at Liang Zhirou beside him.

The girl was looking down at something, but her cheeks were clearly already as red as a small tomato.

She took a few deep breaths and asked in a trembling voice, “……Are you done yet?”

“Almost, just hold on a little longer.”

Liang Zhirou’s heart finally calmed down a little, she secretly looked at their hands, a strange feeling rising in her heart.

Just for a little while, it’s okay, right?

Just for a little while…

She didn’t know which god she was begging, but after a few seconds, she finally made up her mind, mustered her courage, and quietly returned the grip.

Chen Lu, who had just been smug, suddenly froze there.

Now Liang Zhirou was completely flustered, like a child who realized she had done something wrong, she quickly shifted her gaze away, pretending nothing had happened.

She always felt that she was learning bad things from Chen Lu, she was about to become a bad girl…

Just as she was relieved, Chen Lu, as if he was sulking, also squeezed her hand hard.

Liang Zhirou knew she was the one who had caused trouble, so she didn’t dare to say anything to Chen Lu, she could only let him retaliate.

Fortunately, the clerk soon brought over the milk tea, and Liang Zhirou finally saw a glimmer of hope.

She admitted that she did enjoy the feeling of being held by Chen Lu, but……it was too exciting.

Her heart couldn’t take it.

Especially when she noticed someone looking over, she wished she could find a hole to hide in, she could only lower her head deeply and pretend to be an ostrich.

I can’t see you, and you can’t see me.

As a result, Chen Lu not only didn’t let go, but as if nothing had happened, he used one hand to unlock the screen and prepare to pay.

“I can do it.”

Liang Zhirou quickly shouted, she didn’t notice that she was also using only one hand to take out her phone.

And it was her left hand.

The clerk pointed to the photo wall behind her and smiled, “Do you want to take a photo together? It’s free.”

Liang Zhirou was stunned, what kind of milk tea shop is this…

Why are there couple purchases with free gifts and free photos?

The clerk seemed to see the confusion in her eyes and explained in a low voice, “Our boss lady loves to do this kind of activity, anyway, you two are so photogenic, why not take a photo?”

Chen Lu nodded, “Free or not is not important, the important thing is, can I get a copy of the photo?”

“Sure.”

“Deal.”

Liang Zhirou looked at Chen Lu blankly, her eyes blinking, she still hadn’t fully understood the situation.

Then she was pulled by Chen Lu to take a photo together.

Chen Lu looked at the photo taken by the clerk with a Polaroid, the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.

But he always felt that this silly girl must have eight out of ten photos with her face turned away, completely refusing to look at the camera.

This instead added a shy and cute feeling, making him like it more and more.

He held the milk tea with his pinky finger, his phone and the photo were also held between his fingers, one hand was holding three things with great effort.

He just couldn’t remember that he had another hand.

“You know, Polaroid cameras still have their own advantages compared to high-end cameras.” Chen Lu handed the photo to Liang Zhirou.

The girl saw the two people holding hands in the photo, and her face instantly turned red.

“That, hand…” She urged softly, holding hands for so long had already far exceeded the limit she had set for herself.

Chen Lu put his mouth close to her ear and whispered, “Shh, let go when we get out of this area, be careful she finds out we’re pretending, she’ll charge us.”

“Okay.”

Liang Zhirou believed him.

She just believed everything Chen Lu said, she didn’t even think about taking advantage of the situation to hold on for a little longer.

No.

Looking at the backs of Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou, the milk tea shop clerk showed a motherly smile.

At this time, a clerk walked over and gently patted her shoulder, panting, “Sorry, Lu Jie, something came up at home. Just deduct my salary as usual…”

The “clerk” just now waved her hand carelessly, “It’s okay, it’s okay. As the boss lady, it’s quite refreshing to be a clerk for a while. You know, I just saw a super handsome guy! Not only that, the girl beside him was super cute!”

“I’m so into them!”

She said, while sticking the photo she had just taken to the photo wall.

At the top of the photo wall, she wrote with a fluorescent pen – “May all lovers be united.”

“You’ll only hurt yourself if you ship everyone.” The real clerk was speechless.

……

On the other side, Chen Lu sat in the cinema seat, finally remembering that he had another hand.