Chapter 109: Strawberry Planting and Frog Cooking

Liang Zhirou blinked her eyes, her voice trembling with both emotion and fear as she asked, “What kind of compensation do you want?”

Chen Lu had been with her for so long, he naturally knew that saying things like “It’s okay, I’m not tired” would be useless at this moment.

He swore to himself that he wasn’t just trying to satisfy his own selfish desires.

After thinking it through, Chen Lu pointed to his own mouth.

Liang Zhirou pondered for a moment, then slowly shook her head, “No.”

“Why not?” This rare rebuttal from the simpleton surprised Chen Lu.

“Because that’s what girlfriends should do, it can’t be considered compensation.”

Liang Zhirou fidgeted with her fingers, nervously saying, “Even though I’m not brave enough to do those things now… I’ll eventually do them all with you.”

It took Chen Lu a long time to understand this simpleton’s thinking. It turned out that she meant these things were rightfully his, and if they were considered compensation, he would be at a loss.

This silly frog was about to be cooked, yet she was still thinking about the pot that was boiling her. She really… made me want to cry.

The thought that flashed through his mind almost made Chen Lu burst out laughing.

Seeing Chen Lu stifling his laughter to the point of coughing, Liang Zhirou felt like she was about to die.

“What are you laughing at?” she mumbled, a little sad.

She was so serious about it.

“Then give me something that counts as compensation.” Chen Lu suddenly said.

“What…?”

Liang Zhirou suddenly regretted it. She should have thought of this herself.

Giving Chen Lu the choice was no different from throwing herself into the lion’s den.

Chen Lu didn’t speak, he typed two words on his phone and showed them to the girl, “Call it out and listen?”

The girl immediately blushed, “Too… too early.”

“No problem, that doesn’t count as something a girlfriend should do, right? Since it doesn’t count, it can be considered compensation.” Chen Lu said, almost convincing himself.

“It’s not like we won’t call it out after we get married…” Liang Zhirou’s voice was almost inaudible, putting up a weak resistance.

Chen Lu deliberately yawned, “Anyway, you’ll call it out sooner or later, just consider it an advance call to compensate me.”

Liang Zhirou deeply regretted giving this scoundrel the choice, but thinking about how hard Chen Lu had worked all the way here, she could only nod helplessly, whispering, “Just this once…”

Then, she shyly leaned her mouth close to Chen Lu’s ear and whispered a single word.

Chen Lu froze in place, like a statue, motionless.

She felt terribly ashamed and continued to bury her head in the sand, whining, “It’s really just this once…”

“Just forget about it! I didn’t call out anything!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Lu suddenly grabbed her wrist tightly.

After a long time.

The two walked side by side down the alleyway. Liang Zhirou looked like a sulky little cow, fixing her messy hair. Even though it was a bit dim, you could still see the blush on her cheeks.

And the several prominent red marks on her neck.

She noticed and quickly pulled her T-shirt up a bit. If her mother saw it, she might as well kill her.

Liang Zhirou now understood how the legendary hickeys were made, only the price was her being the test subject…

It looked like she was marked as Chen Lu’s possession, making her feel incredibly ashamed.

She could only keep pulling her T-shirt up, pretending she couldn’t see anything.

Chen Lu looked at the girl like this, and besides a little guilt, he also felt a bit of smug satisfaction.

After all, these strawberries were all left by his own hands, no, his own mouth. Every time he saw them, he could clearly recall what had just happened.

“I told you it would be better to go deeper, but you wouldn’t let me.” Chen Lu said helplessly.

Liang Zhirou headbutted him like a little cow, “You’re still talking about it!”

How much deeper could it get! Any deeper and she’d have to take off her clothes!

“Okay, okay, I won’t talk anymore.”

Chen Lu shrugged with a smile, taking the girl’s hand.

When her cheeks were no longer so red, he sent her home.

…

After returning, Chen Lu continued to monitor the project’s progress, while Liang Zhirou worked overtime to review her studies.

Every university student has a genetic lock that can only be unlocked the night before the exam. Once unlocked, the brain gains an unprecedented speed of operation.

The theorems that previous generations spent a lifetime researching and summarizing into several books, they could review in one night.

Time flew by, and it was the last day of the school’s final exams.

Chen Lu and Jiang Chao continued back to the studio to work on their own things after finishing their exams.

Neither of them took the exams too seriously.

Chen Lu and failing were two words that simply didn’t go together, his grades consistently ranked among the top in his class. As for Jiang Chao, he was like a louse, too numerous to be bothered with, and he didn’t take it as seriously as Chen Lu.

For him, as long as he didn’t get a score that even the teacher couldn’t salvage, it was a success.

The rest was left to the great people’s teachers.

“What’s wrong? You don’t seem very enthusiastic.” Chen Lu noticed Jiang Chao’s gloomy expression and couldn’t help but ask.

Jiang Chao slumped in his chair, wanting to light a cigarette but then remembered that his lighter had been swiped, which made him even more downcast. “Ugh, I had a fight with my girlfriend.”

Chen Lu’s gaze was constantly scanning the computer screen, appearing incredibly focused. “Why?”

“Because I’ve been too busy lately and haven’t spent much time with her.” Jiang Chao patted his desk, somewhat helpless.

“It’s not my fault! I didn’t ask you to work overtime, you’re the one who’s giving yourself extra work.”

Chen Lu quickly distanced himself from the situation. He hadn’t actually assigned Jiang Chao any extra tasks, it was the other guy who was overzealous.

It was strange, the only one in the entire studio who seemed to be slacking off was him, the leader.

Because he had arranged everything so well, naturally everyone else didn’t have any objections.

“Have you ever had a fight with Liang Zhirou?” After a while, Jiang Chao suddenly asked.

“No.” Chen Lu responded quickly.

“Really? She’s never gotten angry with you?”

“Really not.” Chen Lu proudly spread his hands, not only had they never fought, he couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to see a girl angry.

Jiang Chao felt like he was asking for trouble, he threw a paper cup at the guy and stopped talking.

He was afraid his brother was suffering, but also afraid his brother was driving a Land Rover.

Chen Lu, you’re so damn lucky!

A few minutes later, Chen Lu looked at the art team’s work process, his expression somewhat complex.

They had finished their work quickly, but Lin Miaomiao had clearly put in a lot of effort.

No matter how you looked at it, this wasn’t a good thing.

He raised his head and said to Jiang Chao, “If the game goes live smoothly later, you help Lin Miaomiao recruit another artist, specifically to be her assistant.”

Jiang Chao immediately sat up straight. “Why?”

“One, so they can take over from her in the future.”

Seeing Jiang Chao startled, Chen Lu quickly finished his sentence.

“If she doesn’t want to stay here later, it won’t be a mess. As a friend, I have to make sure she can leave immediately.”

“Two, her physical condition isn’t good, the studio will be much busier when it’s officially running than it is now, we need someone to help her lighten the load.”

Jiang Chao finally relaxed. “This doesn’t fit your black-hearted personality, is it because she’s your girlfriend’s best friend?”

“Not entirely.”

Chen Lu smiled and took a sip of water, continuing to joke, “How can we squeeze them if they’re exhausted?”

……

Liang Zhirou was on her way to find Chen Lu, her mood somewhat complicated.

As everyone knows, love can make people stupid.

It not only affects the speed at which all men draw their swords, but it also turns Zhen Huan, who clearly has the talent to become a champion of palace intrigue, into a naive simpleton.

It’s enough to prove how terrifying this thing is.

She had been a little sad these past few days, because Chen Lu had suddenly become much more honest, no longer taking advantage of her verbally or physically.

He was as honest as if he had become a different person.

It even made her miss the days when she and Chen Lu would kiss and cuddle.

It’s not just the guys who get horny in a relationship, girls do too, it’s mutual.

Otherwise, what’s the point of dating if it’s all clean and pure, you might as well just swear to be brothers.

Inside the studio.

Chen Lu saw Liang Zhirou’s figure, just as he was about to hand the girl a glass of water, she pulled him into the office with her head bowed low.

Jiang Chao watched the closed door with a smug look on his face, recalling Liang Zhirou’s hurried steps just now, he muttered to himself, “Haha, you said you never fight, I’ll let you pretend!”

……

Liang Zhirou, under Chen Lu’s incredibly shocked gaze, locked the door without saying a word, her head bowed and her face flushed, slowly walked towards him.

Finally, she pressed her forehead against Chen Lu’s chest, and in a voice so small it was almost inaudible, she asked:

“Do you… want to kiss me?”