Chapter 134: Hello, Zhirou

“This old neighborhood is really amazing, you can still hear frogs croaking.”

Chen Lu said, then stood up and fumbled his way towards the bathroom in the darkness.

Liang Zhirou sat there for a while, then saw Chen Lu come back with a basin.

“Don’t spill it…” Although the girl didn’t know what he was doing, she still whispered, “Should I turn on the light?”

“If you want me to keep looking at your legs, then turn it on.”

Hearing Chen Lu’s words, the girl who had just stood up immediately sat back down, pulling her T-shirt down.

Then she realized a very serious problem –

Should she expose her neck or her thighs…

Just as she was hesitating, Chen Lu had already brought the basin to her, gently placing it on the coffee table.

“Put your hands in.” Chen Lu tested the water temperature with his hand and said softly.

“Ah?”

“What ah, it’s said that soaking like this for a while can help with calluses on your hands.”

Liang Zhirou looked at the somewhat blurry face in the darkness, feeling a little touched. She leaned forward and obediently put both hands in the water.

The water temperature wasn’t too hot, just right.

She didn’t know when it started, but she gradually felt a sense of ease she had never experienced before.

It was as if she didn’t need to worry about anything, which was very magical.

Is this what it feels like to be cared for by someone?

“Yours might be more serious, you need to soak for a while.” Chen Lu muttered to himself, “It should work, when I practiced guitar, I got rid of calluses on my hands like this.”

Before he finished speaking, Liang Zhirou reached out with both hands, like an octopus, and pulled his hand into the water.

The girl looked up at him and smiled, a rare mischievousness in her eyes.

“I don’t need to soak.” Chen Lu said with a smile.

Liang Zhirou held his hand tighter, “This way I can soak longer, otherwise my hands are too lonely in there.”

“What a silly goose.”

Chen Lu said this, but his body had already given up struggling. Their hands were in the water, scratching each other, sometimes interlocking fingers. The sound of water splashing in the basin never stopped.

“Let’s take a bath together sometime.”

Liang Zhirou snorted, “No way.”

Chen Lu cleared his throat and said calmly, “Just kidding, there’s no bathtub at home.”

Then he suddenly looked up, “But when I buy a house with a bathtub, will you be willing to take a bath with me?”

Liang Zhirou: ??

Do boys turn into hooligans after falling in love?

……

“Do you have anything to do tomorrow?” After a while, Chen Lu emptied the water, went back to the sofa, hugged the girl tightly, and asked softly.

“No.”

Liang Zhirou unconsciously sighed, she didn’t know why, but the thought of having nothing to do made her feel a little insecure.

She kept telling herself that her mother’s surgery was over and she would be fine.

Not only that, but she also felt a sense of confusion, as if she had suddenly lost her life goals.

Only now did she understand what Chen Lu meant when he said she had never lived for herself.

Chen Lu nodded slightly, placed his notebook on his lap, “Do you want to watch another movie?”

Liang Zhirou fought back her drowsiness, looked up at him, “What movie?”

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw a row of horror movies on the computer screen…

This guy was definitely up to no good!

“You just want to trick me into sleeping in your room.” The girl revealed her knowing look and said righteously.

“When I’m scared to sleep, you’ll pretend to be fine and go back to your room, then wait for me to come to you…”

“So you can bully me.”

Chen Lu deliberately made a very exaggerated expression, looking at her in shock, “You figured it out?”

But wasn’t this silly girl thinking about the plot a bit too meticulously?

Liang Zhirou proudly raised her chin, boasting, “Humph, I’m very smart. I sleep with the lights on.”

“What if I secretly pull the breaker at night, what will Your Highness do then?” Chen Lu continued.

“……I’ll call the police.” Liang Zhirou suddenly realized that Chen Lu had been behaving himself tonight, which made her feel a bit more at ease, but his words were more flirtatious than usual.

Could it be an inverse relationship?

“Then you won’t see me for a very long time.”

The girl’s previous confidence instantly vanished, “Then forget it…”

Chen Lu smirked, slowly closing his laptop, clearly joking with her from the start.

Heh, could he not even handle a silly little frog?

He was quite happy to find that Liang Zhirou spoke more than she did when they first met, not just a little bit more.

Now they could almost have a conversation back and forth.

Although he was letting her have her way.

Chen Lu pulled the girl in his arms closer, his gaze fixed on the ceiling, and said softly, “Find a hobby, Liang Zhirou.”

“Do I have to find a hobby?” The girl found it strange.

“Of course, I’m serious when I say I want you to learn to enjoy life.”

Liang Zhirou poked her chin, as if thinking seriously, “Does making money count as a hobby?”

“Definitely not.” Chen Lu was speechless, “Why would you consider that a hobby?”

The girl buried her face in Chen Lu’s chest, tightly hugging his waist, “Because I don’t want you to work so hard in the future, too~”

Liang Zhirou said softly, then reached out and touched Chen Lu’s cheek, “You have dark circles…”

“From playing games.” Chen Lu lied without changing his expression, unconsciously leaning to the side, afraid that the girl would hear his heartbeat again.

He almost got boiled again, thankfully he reacted quickly.

“I’ll buy you some pajamas.” Chen Lu changed the subject, “Do you want to get a couple’s set?”

“Do I need pajamas for naps too?”

How are you so sure it’s just a nap?

Chen Lu thought to himself, but said something else, “Of course, pajamas are comfortable. This is also part of the plan, learning to spend money wisely is also part of enjoying life. You’re much richer than before, you should spend a little when you can.”

“I want to save money.” The girl said softly.

Chen Lu patted the DSLR camera on the coffee table, “You’re willing to buy this camera, but not willing to spend a little on yourself?”

“It’s okay, I’m used to it.” Liang Zhirou continued to lean against Chen Lu, her small hand occasionally poking his stomach.

Chen Lu felt a bit complicated as he stroked the girl’s head, following her long hair down to her waist, “Habits can be changed. You’re so silly, you buy such good things for others, but you’re not willing to spend on yourself.”

“You’ve already worked hard enough, be happy with your boyfriend in the future.” Chen Lu’s voice was very gentle, “Although we have a long life ahead of us, we won’t be young forever. If we wait until we’re old to enjoy ourselves, we won’t have the energy.”

Under Chen Lu’s persuasion, the girl finally accepted his suggestion.

Summer sleepwear was a bit early for Liang Zhirou, she looked at the price and the style, carefully choosing a short-sleeved, long-pants set at a reasonable price.

It’s a pity the clothes are open-front, it’s too convenient for Chen Lu to be a little naughty…

“I’m going to sleep.” Liang Zhirou glanced at the time, it was already past twelve o’clock.

Chen Lu got up with her, but he went to another room.

Both of them stopped simultaneously at the door of their respective rooms.

“Lock the door if you want, but my door is always open for you.” Chen Lu said with a mischievous smile, “Liang Zhirou, if it’s thundering outside and you’re scared, you can come to my room.”

“Good night.”

Chen Lu was about to go inside when his arm was pulled by the girl.

“What’s wrong?” He asked curiously.

“I’m your girlfriend…”

Liang Zhirou’s voice grew softer, “Can you change the way you call me?”

“Change the way I call you?” Chen Lu was momentarily confused.

“Drop the last name, okay?” The girl bit her lip, it always felt a bit awkward to be called by her full name, she didn’t want Chen Lu to call her that way.