Chapter 45: You’ve Never Smiled at Me

She took out the T-shirt Chen Lu had just gone to buy, smiling as she said, “Our store is having a promotion lately, if you spend over six hundred yuan, you’ll get a free summer T-shirt.”

Chen Lu took it and deliberately measured it against Liang Zhirou, “Why don’t you try this one on to see if it fits?”

“This one fits.” The saleswoman still had a smile on her lips, “I’ve been doing this for a long time, I can tell what size to get at a glance.”

Chen Lu nodded, “Okay, pack it up.”

The saleswoman specially took out a bag with their store’s logo on it and packed the T-shirt Chen Lu bought.

Liang Zhirou looked at Chen Lu, then at the saleswoman packing up the clothes, blinking, she didn’t feel anything unusual.

She only knew the quality of the fabric, she couldn’t tell the price from it.

Because, she hadn’t worn any good clothes, and she couldn’t recognize all the brands.

After everything was packed, Chen Lu took the shopping bag containing the new T-shirt and Liang Zhirou’s original clothes, and turned to leave with Liang Zhirou.

He didn’t give Liang Zhirou time to change back into her clothes.

After all, he didn’t know when she would be willing to wear it next time, he had to take advantage of the opportunity to feast his eyes.

He bought the extra T-shirt just in case she was reluctant to wear the skirt.

Liang Zhirou walked silently beside Chen Lu, her head lowered, she felt very embarrassed. The last time she wore a skirt was when she was a child.

Although it was a long skirt, it was still a little awkward to have her legs not covered by clothes.

The girl quietly looked up at Chen Lu, but quickly looked away.

Chen Lu buying clothes for her really made her very happy, this was the first time a boy had bought clothes for her and accompanied her shopping.

Something she never dared to think about before, Chen Lu had unknowingly done so much for her.

As for the T-shirt, she didn’t doubt it at all.

She would believe anything Chen Lu said, in fact, even if Chen Lu hadn’t made so many preparations, she would have believed him.

Although she seemed to have been deceived many times.

Looking at the girl walking with her head down in her new skirt, and the boy beside her.

A hint of envy flashed in the saleswoman’s eyes.

……

The two of them kept looking at each other along the way.

Chen Lu would look at the girl beside him from time to time, this skirt really brought out Liang Zhirou’s buried temperament to a whole new level.

She usually wore T-shirts that were too loose, Chen Lu never imagined that Liang Zhirou’s waist was so thin and her figure so good.

And it was thin just right.

He really wanted to hug her and try it out……

Chen Lu swallowed, it took a lot of effort to turn his head away.

Liang Zhirou was looking at Chen Lu, thinking about what kind of clothes she could buy for him when she got paid.

It was only then that she suddenly realized that if she bought Chen Lu clothes for a few hundred yuan, she only needed to teach for two or three hours.

This was something she never dared to think about before, after all, she could only earn two hundred yuan by handing out flyers all day.

She finally understood why Chen Lu had told her all that, as long as she worked hard as Chen Lu said, she would definitely be able to earn enough money to get her mother surgery.

It wouldn’t be possible just by handing out flyers and working as a waitress at a hotpot restaurant……

Seeing that Chen Lu was still browsing, Liang Zhirou quickly mumbled, “I, let’s go back? Don’t buy me anything else, okay?”

She was afraid that Chen Lu would buy her another outfit, and although she was right next to Chen Lu, many people were looking at her, which made her a little uncomfortable.

She could only hold her head up, as agreed with Chen Lu.

Many boys passing by would look at her, but when they saw Chen Lu, their eyes would be a little dejected.

Girls would look at her, then at Chen Lu, their eyes full of envy.

There were some subtle differences.

“Okay, I won’t buy you anything anymore.” Chen Lu pretended to compromise.

Hearing this, Liang Zhirou was immediately reassured.

But then Chen Lu suddenly added, “Let’s go buy some supplements for your aunt.”

“Ah? No, no need. I’ll earn money and buy it for her myself.” Liang Zhirou grabbed Chen Lu’s arm in a hurry, wanting him to stop.

“Did you ask your aunt?” Chen Lu turned his head and asked, his face full of innocence.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, “No.”

“Then how do you know she doesn’t need me to buy it?”

“……” Liang Zhirou was still stiffly holding Chen Lu’s arm, her mouth slightly open, thinking about what to say.

“It’s really not necessary.” After a while, she persuaded again.

“You don’t get to decide, this isn’t for you.” Chen Lu pretended to think for a while, “Then I’ll go ask your aunt.”

“Okay.” Liang Zhirou was relieved, after all, Xiao Xunfang would definitely refuse.

What she didn’t expect was…… Chen Lu meant to buy it and then take it to ask her.

……

After a lot of fuss, Liang Zhirou finally dragged Chen Lu out of the mall with bags full of things.

She was flustered and hurriedly let go of Chen Lu’s arm as soon as they got outside.

“You’re bullying me again.” The girl complained.

Chen Lu smiled and poked her cheek with his finger, feeling the soft touch, “Is buying you clothes considered bullying you?”

“That’s not what I meant……” Liang Zhirou pursed her lips.

“Is it buying you clothes to make you happier, or bullying you to make you sadder?” He asked again.

“Happier.” Liang Zhirou told the truth.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t exactly the truth, because she was much, much happier.

Chen Lu nodded slightly, “So shouldn’t you thank me? Why are you complaining that I’m bullying you?”

Liang Zhirou blinked, somehow she felt like Chen Lu was right, “Th, thank you?”

Chen Lu was very satisfied, “You’re welcome, it’s only right.”

Then he noticed the plastic flowers all over the ground outside the mall’s entrance, each flower’s stamen had a small white light.

It felt a little dreamy.

“Let’s take a picture of you, I don’t know when you’ll wear this skirt next time.” Chen Lu looked at her sideways.

Time can’t be kept, not even yesterday, not even the last second.

And people’s memories are not enough to clearly record every scene, every person who has entered their lives, every scenery that makes them linger.

This is why Chen Lu likes photography.

The girl nodded silently, not refusing.

She didn’t know if it was out of habit or if she had given up resisting.

Liang Zhirou stood in the middle of the sea of flowers, holding her head up with difficulty, looking at Chen Lu, whose expression was very serious.

The breeze kept gently sweeping her long hair to one side, the girl reached out a hand to quietly press it against her neck.

Surrounded by a group of soft lights, the scene seemed so beautiful.

“I hope you can learn to smile.” Chen Lu adjusted the image, looking at the girl in the frame, he sighed.

Liang Zhirou felt strange, “I don’t smile?”

Chen Lu nodded, “I’ve never seen you smile.”

“Not once.”