Chapter 155: Even Jealous of the Cat’s Vinegar?

“What’s wrong? Still handsome, huh?”

Chen Lu joked with a serious expression. Okay, his hair had grown a bit, but it was nothing serious.

Liang Zhirou puffed her cheeks. “I wanted you to see my dark circles…”

This guy was treating her like a fool. How could he change the subject like that?

Although she also thought he was still handsome, she didn’t mention it.

“It’s alright, not serious.” Although Chen Lu always noticed Liang Zhirou’s dark circles at a glance, he wasn’t as concerned about himself.

He looked like he was about to become a panda, yet he still thought it wasn’t serious.

Speaking of which, their company was about to become a zoo. No one had any dark circles.

It was true that their income had skyrocketed recently, but they were really busy.

“Are you particularly tired lately?” Liang Zhirou asked softly, gently cupping his cheek. Her eyes, like shimmering water, were full of concern.

Including this afternoon, Chen Lu had fallen asleep countless times as soon as he lay down. Even though she didn’t know how to run a company, she could tell that Chen Lu’s ease was all on the surface.

Sometimes she found it strange. Everyone around her would say she was naive, but she could tell at a glance when Chen Lu was different.

“It’s alright, I’ve been a little busy lately.” Chen Lu held her hand that was on his cheek. “Where would the new house come from otherwise?”

“I don’t want you to work so hard…”

Chen Lu seemed to suddenly understand something and curiously asked, “So that’s why you said you wanted to support me on the way to your house before?”

“Yeah.”

Liang Zhirou hugged Chen Lu’s waist, holding him tightly. “If this isn’t your dream, don’t work so hard in the future, okay? I’ll graduate in two years, and we can make money together then.”

“Before, before my mom also said, we don’t need a dowry in our family. If you just want to give me a better life, don’t bother with this anymore. I’m afraid you’ll tire yourself out.

If I’m overthinking, just pretend I didn’t say anything…”

The girl’s words were clumsy, nervous, and lacking confidence.

Chen Lu looked at the two of them in the mirror and pondered for a moment before saying softly, “What do you think counts as a dream?”

Liang Zhirou looked up at him. “I don’t know… I’m not that ambitious. My dream is that your dream can come true.”

Hearing this, Chen Lu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and kissed the back of the girl’s hand.

This naive girl didn’t seem to realize that the more she said this, the more he wanted to work hard for her.

What man could bear to let a girl like this live a hard life? Let her graduate and join the 996 workforce like other college students?

Impossible.

“I definitely have to find a way to give you a better life. I can’t let you marry me and then suffer with me, can I?”

Liang Zhirou’s gaze was unusually serious, and her tone was firm. “If you’re willing to marry me, I’ll marry you even if we have no money!”

For someone who had lost a loved one, nothing was more important than physical health.

“You silly girl.”

Chen Lu gently poked her forehead, then walked slowly towards the living room.

He knew Liang Zhirou was serious. If it had been before, he might have hesitated. After all, if his family needed money, he could find a job, get a mortgage, buy a house himself, and life would be alright.

But now, the facts had proven that he had the ability to give her a better life, so there was no reason to retreat.

The once cramped bathroom felt spacious again, but it also became quiet.

Liang Zhirou quietly watched the door, then sighed deeply in her heart.

She suddenly didn’t know what to do.

She remembered that Chen Lu had told her a long time ago that they should communicate whenever they had disagreements.

Now, she had a thought that conflicted with Chen Lu’s, but she didn’t know whether she should make it clear.

Just as her thoughts were becoming complicated, Chen Lu walked back with a curious expression.

“What’s wrong?” he asked softly.

Liang Zhirou shook her head, “Are you hungry? I’ll go home after I finish eating.”

“I’ll go check what’s in the fridge.”

“No need to check, there’s only some spinach left…” the girl said helplessly, Chen Lu knew less about the inventory in his own fridge than she did.

Chen Lu looked back at her in shock, speechless.

A few minutes later, the two of them changed clothes and walked downstairs hand in hand.

Chen Lu’s expression was very smug. Although they were still a long way from being able to live together, there was a sense of “faking it till you make it.”

It was pretty nice.

As soon as they went downstairs, they heard cicadas chirping everywhere. He didn’t know if it was because they were too anxious to find a mate, but Chen Lu felt like the cicadas were louder than before.

“These cicadas are giving me a headache,” he said helplessly.

Liang Zhirou paused, stopped in her tracks and looked around, “There’s a cat meowing.”

“It’s normal for people to keep cats.” Chen Lu didn’t think much of it.

When he was in junior high, he had also pestered his mother to buy him a cat. In the end, Wang Xiaoxia refused, saying he couldn’t even take care of himself.

He was very disgruntled back then, but now he thought she was right. Who wasn’t a useless person who just shouted “Mom, I’m hungry”?

As he grew older, he hoped someone would treat him like a cat.

Liang Zhirou followed the sound and walked a few steps, and sure enough, she saw a small gray cat in a patch of grass. Chen Lu followed her and only then did he hear the faint meow.

It was weak.

“It doesn’t look like a stray cat.” Chen Lu leaned over to take a look, tore half of the piece of bread he was holding in his mouth and handed it to the cat.

Liang Zhirou didn’t know much about breeds either, but seeing that the cat didn’t resist, she gathered her courage and reached out to gently stroke it twice.

Then she stroked it twice more.

Seeing this, Chen Lu couldn’t help but curl his lips. Could it be that all girls couldn’t resist furry creatures?

“So you like cats.”

He said in surprise, not knowing why, but it sounded a little jealous.

Liang Zhirou stood up, clapped her hands together, and walked over to Chen Lu, kissing him on the cheek, she said playfully:

“I like you.”

Chen Lu turned his head away and cleared his throat forcefully, “I’m not jealous of a cat.”

He finished speaking and then grinned.

There was no jealousy!

No jealousy!

Liang Zhirou smiled and walked forward, putting her arm around his.

“Who did you learn that from?” Chen Lu couldn’t help but ask, this silly girl was progressing too fast, he was really starting to feel like he couldn’t compete.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t trying hard enough, but someone was using ultimate moves as basic attacks, how could he possibly win?

“Don’t you like it?”

“It’s because I like it too much that I’m curious.”

Liang Zhirou leaned against Chen Lu completely, her arm pressed tightly against his, “I didn’t learn it from anyone, it’s just a spontaneous feeling. I think it’s really funny when you’re stunned.

Because I can feel from your expression that you like me, and I can also feel that you’re happy.

So over time, I learned.”

“Why are you so warm?” Chen Lu was startled, and quickly pressed his palm against the girl’s forehead, “Are you running a fever?”