Chapter 142: A Genuine Smile

Liang Zhirou unconsciously lifted the corners of her lips, her eyes reflecting Chen Lu’s face, like shimmering autumn water. Her gaze alone embodied the word “gentle.”

The girl suddenly realized that smiling had become effortless for her.

After all, the happiness that had always been out of reach, like the sun chasing after Kuafu, had suddenly become within grasp.

“Look, you wouldn’t let me unbuckle your seatbelt before, but now you’re letting me,” Chen Lu said with a roguish grin. “I suggest you just give up struggling with everything, you’re going to lose to me sooner or later anyway.”

“You’re being a rascal again…” Liang Zhirou lightly chided him. This guy was either physically or verbally a rascal, exactly like his mother said, a sly little devil.

Thankfully, he was only like this with her.

Was it strange to feel inexplicably happy?

Chen Lu looked at her with a bewildered expression, “I said I wanted to buy you another dress, don’t refuse, what are you thinking about?”

The words “innocent and naive” were practically etched on his face.

“You’ve been wearing this dress I bought you for so long, and you still won’t let me buy you another one, you’re so stubborn,” Chen Lu said, reaching out to pinch the girl’s collar, allowing him to fully see her beautiful collarbone.

“Ah!”

The next second, he was bitten by the embarrassed and annoyed girl, who kept shaking her hand.

Liang Zhirou snorted, she had a temper too, alright.

She thought that way, but she only dared to bite him lightly. If Chen Lu hadn’t cooperated with her, it wouldn’t have had any deterrent effect at all.

Chen Lu was about to get out of the car when he found his arm gently pulled by Liang Zhirou.

“What’s wrong?” Chen Lu asked curiously.

The girl was a little embarrassed to look at him, her face flushed as she whispered, “Kiss me…”

Chen Lu was stunned. This scene, to him, and probably to all guys, was indescribable.

Humph, you little rascal.

You get away with everything every day, but you won’t let me do anything else.

Chen Lu mumbled to himself, but his body still couldn’t help but lean in and kiss her.

A few minutes later, Liang Zhirou was holding Chen Lu’s arm, and the two of them walked into the oceanarium together.

“What should we do on Chinese Valentine’s Day?” The girl leaned closer to him and asked in a small voice.

“There’s no rule about what you should do on Chinese Valentine’s Day,” Chen Lu squeezed her hand tightly. “For me, it’s just an excuse to get you out. Just have fun.”

For many people, it’s a good day for couples to date or confess their feelings. For a small group of people, it’s also an opportunity to take their new target to a hotel.

Some people just stay in their dorms and play games, they don’t even know about Chinese Valentine’s Day.

It’s just a festival after all, it means different things to everyone. Naturally, there’s no standard answer to this silly question.

Liang Zhirou always seemed to want to give him a “correct” relationship, thinking about how to be a qualified, even excellent, girlfriend every day.

That’s why she, who has never been in a relationship, always wants to ask herself what she should do.

This silly thought is quite cute many times.

To say what it’s like to have a girlfriend with a unique way of thinking, it’s probably like this. You have to guess her thoughts from time to time, and after sorting them out, you can’t help but secretly smile.

She’s both silly and cute, and if you think about it too much, you’ll be influenced by her way of thinking.

“You’re so silly, who would ask that kind of question,” Chen Lu couldn’t help but laugh and tease her.

Liang Zhirou was unhappy, “Where am I silly…”

For the past ten years, she had no concept of this festival. She only knew that it was particularly easy to rain on this day. When she was a child, she always thought it was romantic that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl cried when they met, and when she grew up and went to school, she realized it was just because of the weather…

Many times, the disillusionment of fantasy happens in an instant.

But now, Chinese Valentine’s Day has given her and Chen Lu a reason to be together, making her love this day again. She’s always worried that Chen Lu will be busy, and she never takes the initiative to ask him to go out.

Today, I can be a little selfish.

Just as she was thinking this, a girl holding a bunch of flowers smiled and came up to her, “Little brother, buy a bouquet of flowers for your sister-in-law?”

Chen Lu was quite pleased and asked very simply, “How much?”

“Fifteen yuan per flower, ninety-nine for a bunch like this.”

Chen Lu raised his chin towards Liang Zhirou, “I don’t have any money, my wife manages all the money.”

Liang Zhirou was stunned for a moment, then she saw the little girl come in front of her, her eyes blinking as she looked at her, “Sister-in-law, boys need romance too, buy a flower for your brother?”

“Will you sell it for ten yuan? If not, I don’t want it…” Liang Zhirou instinctively wanted to buy one, but she still haggled out of habit.

“Sister is so beautiful, ten yuan is ten yuan.”

Liang Zhirou was about to scan the code when Chen Lu snatched it away.

Walking on the road, she looked at the little red rose in her hand, and her whole body was depressed. When she saw the other party coming, she had already decided not to buy it, how could she not resist after being called sister-in-law?

“Ten yuan for just one flower! She’s robbing money!” she reprimanded gently, ten yuan could buy so many vegetables…

Chen Lu looked quite smug, “Ten yuan for a wife, I’ve made a fortune.”

Liang Zhirou was completely speechless. She always felt that Chen Lu was sometimes very smart, and sometimes very silly. But she had already bought it, so she could only helplessly put the flower in her bag and carefully put it away.

What if it fell along the way? She would be heartbroken. It didn’t matter how much it cost, she cherished everything Chen Lu gave her.

This flower was also something Chen Lu gave her.

Chen Lu looked at the girl’s appearance, the more he looked, the cuter she became, “Spend when you should, the sentiment and memories of this event can’t be bought for ten yuan.”

“Is this part of the plan?” Liang Zhirou asked, turning her head.

“Yes, the main person cares.”

“Where did you learn all this…”

“Novels, I’ll take you to see them sometime.”

…

The oceanarium didn’t seem like much of a date spot, and there weren’t many people on Chinese Valentine’s Day. Although there were quite a few, it wasn’t crowded.

The lighting inside was dim, and as soon as they entered, they saw fish of all kinds. Perhaps because they were at the entrance, these species weren’t very rare.

For example, red parrot fish, the kind that could be bought in stores and kept at home.

As Chen Lu had expected, Liang Zhirou was indeed very interested in these things, no, she was extremely interested.

The moment she entered, she was like a child, pulling him to look here and there, always getting close to the glass, afraid she wouldn’t be able to see clearly.

Chen Lu felt that the question of what kind of creature Liang Zhirou was in her previous life had become a complete mystery. It was probably an ostrich or a cow, but now it had added the possibility that she lived in the sea in her previous life.

This question might take a lifetime to research.

“Look at the top!”

After walking for a while, Liang Zhirou suddenly shook Chen Lu’s arm and whispered.

Chen Lu looked up and saw that the original ceiling had somehow become a piece of transparent glass, allowing him to see many fish swimming above his head.

To be honest, the design was quite novel.

“That fish is smiling at us.”

“That’s a skate, that face actually…”

Chen Lu stopped mid-sentence, seeing the girl’s focused and cute face, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said softly, “It’s truly smiling.”