Chapter 119: Response

As Chen Lu opened the door to his office, he saw Liang Zhirou slumped on the desk, her expression forlorn.

“Who made my girlfriend upset?”

Hearing this, Liang Zhirou immediately raised her head. Upon seeing Chen Lu, her eyes welled up.

She stood up, walked to Chen Lu, and hugged him around the waist.

“I… I’m so scared you won’t come back…”

“How is that possible?” Chen Lu laughed, stroking the girl’s long hair. “You were pretending to be so carefree before, aren’t you silly?”

“But I just don’t want you to be sad.” Liang Zhirou became more and more distressed.

Chen Lu also held the girl in his arms, gently patting her back. “My girlfriend is so good.”

He finished speaking and felt a damp patch on his clothes. Looking down, he saw Liang Zhirou silently sobbing.

“Don’t regret meeting me, please…”

It took Chen Lu a while to understand the girl’s thought process. This silly girl was probably afraid that he wouldn’t come back because of her. He smiled at her and said, “How could I regret it? Meeting you makes me smile in my dreams every day.”

He pulled out a tissue and gently wiped her tears. “Come out with me?”

“Go where?” Liang Zhirou looked at him with slightly red eyes, melting his heart.

Chen Lu felt that Liang Zhirou had gone through several stages. This silly girl barely cried in front of him at first, then she could cry for a long time, and now she’s like a thunderstorm, coming and going quickly.

It was amazing how she could change with the progression of their relationship.

“I need to tidy up the new apartment and move all the things from the dorm.”

He shrugged. “Your boyfriend won’t be a college student anymore.”

“Oh, okay.”

She was about to put on her backpack when Chen Lu pulled her back. “But I have to say this beforehand, you can only accompany me, you can’t do any work.”

“I won’t clean.” Liang Zhirou said timidly.

Can I at least sweep the floor?

She felt like she was learning bad habits from Chen Lu.

It must be Chen Lu’s fault.

…

Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of a small neighborhood near Yu Hang University.

Chen Lu’s rented apartment was on the fourth floor, not too high or too low. It was an old neighborhood, but it was livable.

Unfortunately, his family had several apartments, but none of them were close to the school.

He didn’t know what his father was thinking.

Liang Zhirou followed obediently behind Chen Lu. As soon as they entered the door, they saw the extremely eye-catching wooden sofa and coffee table.

It looked very classic.

Chen Lu went in and sat down on the sofa, took out his phone, and tilted his head, thinking about what to buy.

Liang Zhirou first looked at the refrigerator and kitchen, and then looked around.

“Why do you need two rooms for yourself?” The girl asked, not very intelligently.

“It’s mainly spacious, and I can switch rooms to sleep when I’m in a bad mood.”

“Okay.”

Liang Zhirou didn’t think much about it and replied dully.

Chen Lu watched her with a mischievous smile. I will definitely switch to another room to sleep, that’s for sure, but you might end up sleeping there.

“Do you want to come here to sleep at noon?”

“No… you’ll bully me.”

“I wouldn’t!” Chen Lu felt that his image in this silly girl’s eyes must have been messed up. “I’m not that kind of person!”

“Then can you come and cook for me when you have time?” He decided to continue cooking slowly.

Liang Zhirou immediately agreed, “Okay.”

Chen Lu was speechless and had nothing to say.

This silly girl was so pure that he felt a little guilty.

After their initial excitement subsided, they went out to buy things. Chen Lu picked out two sets of bed sheets and quilts, and Liang Zhirou bought a bunch of vegetables and rice.

Most of the daily necessities were chosen by Liang Zhirou, Chen Lu couldn’t even remember.

Chen Lu was speechless at the sight of all the bags. What was this sudden feeling of living life like?

It seemed quite happy.

…

“Are you hungry? I’ll cook for you.” Liang Zhirou held a hair tie in her mouth, tying her hair while speaking. “Let’s try if these things work well.”

Chen Lu, who was lying lazily on the bed, couldn’t help but swallow when he saw this scene. He clapped his hands and said to the girl:

“Let me hug you first.”

Liang Zhirou, who had just tied up her ponytail, leaned timidly against the door, not daring to go in.

“Don’t we hug often?” Chen Lu asked curiously.

Liang Zhirou was a little embarrassed. “It always feels a little…” when hugging while lying down.

Moreover, it was a man and a woman alone in a room…

Although they had already been alone in a room before.

“Don’t you trust your boyfriend? I can be a gentleman.” Chen Lu said righteously.

“If you bully me, I’ll bite you.”

Liang Zhirou issued a warning that held no intimidation, and not only did it lack intimidation, but it made Chen Lu even more excited.

The girl finished speaking and moved step by step to the edge of the bed, nervously sitting down.

Her long ponytail hung down to her slender waist, making Chen Lu a little dazed.

“Nervous?” Chen Lu asked softly, afraid that he would make Liang Zhirou afraid again like before, causing her to breathe deeply non-stop.

Liang Zhirou took a deep breath, “It’s, it’s okay.”

“Ah—”

As soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it. Chen Lu immediately wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her whole body towards him.

How could this guy be so sneaky?!

Liang Zhirou lay on her side on the bed, not daring to open her eyes to look at him, letting Chen Lu’s breath brush against her cheek.

She also felt that she must have been an ostrich in her previous life.

As a result, she didn’t know how long it had been, but Chen Lu didn’t do anything. Now, she, who had been closing her eyes all along, felt even more insecure.

Did he fall asleep? Or is he still looking at me?

It’s so embarrassing, what are you doing…

After a while, Liang Zhirou finally couldn’t help but open her eyes. Turning around, she saw that Chen Lu really had been watching her, not knowing what he was thinking.

It would have been better if she hadn’t turned around. Once she did, the two of them were face to face.

Liang Zhirou only then realized that they had been so close just now…

Chen Lu smiled lightly at her, his breath occasionally brushing against her face, making the girl’s heart tingle.

Looking at Chen Lu’s face and slightly raised corners of his mouth, the girl, in a daze, leaned in and gently pecked him.

Because they were so close, she didn’t have time to regret it in the middle. Her rationality chased after her, desperately trying to stop her, but it was too late.

Then Chen Lu’s smile froze.

Liang Zhirou, who had realized what she had done, also froze there.

Liang Zhirou! You’re a hooligan!

What have you done!!

A few seconds later, just as she was about to get off the bed, Chen Lu pulled her back.

“That… I didn’t mean to…”

Liang Zhirou looked up at Chen Lu, stammering an explanation. Her wrists were held by Chen Lu, and she couldn’t move at all.

The girl turned her face away, gently struggling, causing Chen Lu’s rationality to completely collapse.

The next moment, the voice of her explanation turned into a muffled sound.

Liang Zhirou’s resistance became smaller and smaller, and her legs, which had been struggling, became completely limp. The hands that had been held by Chen Lu, at some point, became intertwined with his.

Their movements were a little clumsy, but clumsiness had its advantages. The changes they constantly explored during the process were felt by both of them.

Finally, Chen Lu finally broke through the girl’s defenses, capturing the soft, jelly-like thing.

The girl clumsily responded to his desire, gradually becoming lost in the moment.

……

“Now I’m lychee flavored.”

“…”

“Now I’m cola flavored.”

“…”

She didn’t know how long it had been, but Liang Zhirou slowly pushed Chen Lu away, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him, asking weakly:

“You haven’t said yet, what flavor do you like?”

The girl’s hair had become messy, her small mouth slightly open, and she was breathing rapidly.

Chen Lu was also panting heavily, looking at her with affection, “I like you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Zhirou wrapped her arms around his neck, pressed her lips against his, and closed her eyes again.

As they kissed, they gradually forgot about time again…

……

Evening.

Chen Lu quietly looked at the student dormitory that he had just cleaned, his nose feeling sore.

The sunlight shone through the window onto the clean, slightly damp floor tiles, making the few water droplets sparkle.

He had seen this scene before – three years ago when he first walked through the door.

Everything was so similar, except that three years ago, he came here with full of expectations, and now he was leaving with reluctance.

From the empty dormitory, he suddenly seemed to see Jiang Chao drinking while complaining to Li Sinian, telling him about how his father forced him to change his major.

Back then, Jiang Chao was still very wild, numbing himself every day.

He also seemed to see Zheng Haoyu sitting behind him, watching him play games, occasionally looking down at his book.

Back then, this guy would always mention how he regretted not going to the same school as the girl he had a crush on.

He didn’t know why, but those forgotten routines all appeared clearly in his mind at this moment, like illusions happening before his eyes.

Chen Lu suddenly curled his lips, “I’m really a good father to you guys.”

After a long time, he slowly closed the door.

The dormitory was clean and tidy, as if no one had ever been there.