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Chapter 78: The standard for choosing a partner is a girl whose wealth is counted in billions.

Chu Zining really did not want to come to the infirmary.

Because if Lu Li heard her “confession” and agreed to it, she had no idea what she would do.

Date Lu Li…?

Chu Zining shook her head; she had never considered falling in love in high school… no, she had never considered falling in love at all.

She always felt that romance was still far, far away, something she would not even think about until college at the earliest.

If Lu Li had not suddenly barged into her pitch-black world carrying a lamp, she still would not have entertained the idea.

Right now, all she wanted was to study, face the upcoming college entrance exam, and change her fate.

She also hoped Lu Li would study hard and that, once they both entered Yongning University, then…

After thinking for a long time, Chu Zining decided she should explain her thoughts to Lu Li first.

If Lu Li became angry at her rejection, she would simply stand still and let him ruffle her hair.

With that in mind, Chu Zining arrived at the infirmary and, before she even stepped inside, she heard Qin Lan’s teasing voice:

“Come on, tell me, what do you think of Chu Zining? If she really wanted to confess to you, would you accept?”

Chu Zining’s heart skipped a beat; she quietly hid outside the infirmary and craned her small head to eavesdrop.

She rather wanted to know how Lu Li viewed her.

Inside, Lu Li propped his chin, pondered for a moment, and drawled, “I probably wouldn’t accept.”

Her heart thudded; although she had prepared herself not to be with Lu Li for the time being, an inexplicable sense of loss still rose from deep inside when she heard him say that.

She bit her cherry-pink lip, angled her peach-blossom eyes toward the floor, and pressed her delicate ears to the crack in the door, wanting to know the reason.

“Eh?” Qin Lan exclaimed in surprise. “Chu Zining is very pretty, and she confessed in front of the whole school. I don’t think any boy would turn her down, right?”

Lu Li snorted lightly. “Sure, she is pretty, but I’m also a rare, handsome young man. Plenty of girls want to date someone as outstanding as me… do I have to agree just because anyone says she likes me?”

How shameless… Qin Lan muttered inwardly, yet when she saw the boy’s undeniably good-looking face, she could not find a retort.

She laughed and asked, “Then what kind of girl would you like as a girlfriend?”

Lu Li replied offhandedly, “Naturally she has to be gentle, rich, innocent, alluring, big-breasted, long-legged…”

Qin Lan placed her right palm atop her upright left index finger and snorted, “Stop, stop, stop, your standards are way too high… what girl could meet all of that!”

Lu Li shot her a sidelong glance, wearing a weird expression. “I never said it had to be one girl.”

Qin Lan froze for a second, then burst into peals of laughter. “Sure enough, you’re a little scumbag!”

“Just kidding, just kidding. In fact, I have only one criterion for a partner,” Lu Li said earnestly, “she must be fabulously wealthy, worth billions, and able to support me.”

“My dentist once told me my teeth aren’t good, so I’m suited only to eating soft rice. Life is too tiring; I don’t want to work hard anymore… I’m waiting for a rich sugar mommy to keep me.”

“So that’s it! You need money to pursue Lu Li…” Outside the door, Chu Zining felt her mind quake.

Yes, Lu Li was so outstanding, and she was penniless right now… how could she afford to keep him?

She had even presumed to think about so much; how shameless.

Mmm, if I want to catch up to Lu Li, I’m still far behind.

Lost in thought, Chu Zining loosened her grip on the door crack slightly.

Lu Li looked up and saw the infirmary door slightly ajar; he walked over to close it and, lifting his eyes, spotted Chu Zining hiding behind it.

“Why are you only just getting here?” Lu Li opened the door and stared curiously at the girl sticking her butt out.

“Uh! I… I…” Chu Zining straightened up in a panic, lowered her head, and scraped the floor lightly with her not-so-durable Little White shoes. “Ma-maybe I got lost.”

“Huh?” Lu Li frowned slightly. Getting lost… what kind of excuse is that?

Lu Li narrowed his eyes and asked warily, “You weren’t eavesdropping outside just now, were you?”

“N-no, I wasn’t,” Chu Zining stammered.

Lu Li cupped her soft cheeks with both hands and lifted her fair face. “Liar. Tell me… since when have you been listening?”

With her lips pursed and her peach-blossom eyes misting over, Chu Zining whispered, “S-since you said your partner must be worth billions…”

Lu Li grinned and asked, “So how do you feel after hearing that?”

Chu Zining averted her gaze. “I… I have no feelings about it.”

“No feelings?” Lu Li pinched her cheeks again to stop her from lowering her face.

Chu Zining scraped the floor with her Little White shoes once more, mustered her courage, and looked straight at Lu Li. “I… I will work hard! I’ll work hard and earn money!”

Lu Li smiled faintly and ruffled her hair. “Not bad, that’s the right attitude.”

“Since your attitude is good, come in and eat.” Lu Li released her and strode into the infirmary to sit down.

Chu Zining hung her head and shuffled in behind Lu Li like a little follower.

Qin Lan stared, dumbfounded; she nudged Lu Li with her elbow and exclaimed, “Did you save all of humanity in your previous life?”

“What do you mean?”

“Otherwise how could you be so lucky in this life to meet such a treasure of a girl?” Qin Lan was stunned.

She had originally thought Chu Zining would tear apart this scumbag after hearing Lu Li’s words and had already prepared to watch the show.

And yet… this is all that happened?

The treasure girl even said she would work hard herself… Come on, where did you dig up this treasure? Could you lend me the map?

If her orientation were not normal, Qin Lan might have tried to snatch Chu Zining away herself.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zining spoke with utter seriousness. “Meeting Lu Li is my good fortune.”

Lu Li agreed wholeheartedly; he spread his hands and shot Qin Lan a provocative glance. “See? That’s the truth.”

Qin Lan kept a straight face and returned a stiff, polite smile.

“Ding!” The microwave finished heating. Chu Zining rose automatically, walked to the table, and took out the food.

The food was indeed tasty, yet Chu Zining kept a serious expression, as if pondering something.

After the swift meal ended, Chu Zining dutifully washed the lunch boxes, dried them, and obediently handed them back to Lu Li.

They spent the rest of the lunch break in the infirmary and, as the first afternoon class was about to start, Lu Li and Chu Zining left one after the other for their classrooms.

“Um…” Suddenly, Chu Zining grabbed the hem of Lu Li’s school jacket.

“What is it?”

“G-give me your hand.”

“Hmm?” Though he did not understand, Lu Li still opened his hand.

Chu Zining looked solemnly at his palm, took out the bonus check she had just received, and set it gently on it.

“A-after we enter university, I… I will work hard to master my major, and… I will let you live off me!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Zining tried to run off.

Lu Li grabbed her arm in one swift motion.

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