Chapter 58: Don’t Fight Back!

“It’s your birthday.”

Liang Zhirou mumbled these words before falling asleep, her hand still resting on Chen Lu’s.

My birthday…

A few seconds passed before Chen Lu withdrew his hand and turned to leave.

The strange smile on his face drew curious glances from the nurses at the station.

If he wasn’t so handsome, they would have thought a pervert had come to the hospital late at night.

Within minutes, he rented a power bank, because he had left Liang Zhirou alone in the ward, he rushed back, his figure flashing past the nurses’ station.

The two female nurses on the night shift were startled again.

“Why are there so many crazy people tonight!”

“It seems like it’s that handsome guy again…”

Chen Lu returned to the ward, gently closing the door without making a sound, afraid of waking Liang Zhirou.

After charging his phone, he went to her and tried to put her phone back beside her.

As he placed the phone down, his thumb accidentally brushed against the bottom navigation bar, and he inadvertently glanced at her memo.

It seemed to have a lot of writing, he wondered what this silly girl had written.

Chen Lu wasn’t interested in other people’s privacy—

Unless he saw his own name.

He opened it, and found that it was her expense book.

One part recorded the money she would need to spend and her current income, the other part recorded her previous expenses.

At the top, she recorded all the expenses for her mother’s checkup and future surgery.

[Mom’s surgery cost: 140,000]

After flipping through these medical expenses, he finally found his name, which he had seen earlier.

[Chen Lu’s DSLR camera: 12,888]

There was a diary-like entry after it:

Hope to cure Mom’s illness soon, then I can save money to buy Chen Lu a camera.

Chen Lu’s expression was sad when he mentioned this, he only smiled after he noticed I was watching him.

He probably thinks I’m stupid and can’t tell.

But I can tell.

I hope he can be happier.

He’s like a ray of sunshine shining into my dark life, so I hope he can also have a bright smile on his face.

Come on! Liang Zhirou, you can do it!!

…

She also recorded things she liked and disliked, she mentioned in casual conversation that she didn’t like to eat fish or bitter melon, and she wrote it all down.

I just mentioned that my phone’s camera wasn’t good, and this silly girl actually wrote down her wish to buy me a DSLR.

The light from the phone screen shone on his face, reflecting in his slightly moist eyes.

Chen Lu’s pupils also widened slightly.

Her own expenses were all at the end.

Unlike the previous ones, she didn’t record anything she wanted.

Just her personal expenses and grocery shopping.

The most recent one was a piece of clothing, which only cost… less than forty yuan.

Chen Lu instantly understood everything, he finally understood why Liang Zhirou had been so busy lately.

He also understood how she had suddenly become so tired.

Chen Lu’s lips curled up involuntarily, with a hint of bitterness.

He looked at the sleeping girl, Liang Zhirou slept soundly, her chest rising and falling, he could faintly hear her breathing.

This silly girl is like two different people, she’s willing to spend tens of thousands on her mother and Chen Lu.

But she only spends a few dozen yuan on herself to buy a piece of clothing.

She probably doesn’t know how long she’ll have to work hard for these two goals, she just wants to do it as soon as possible.

What surprised Chen Lu even more was that he was only ranked behind Xiao Xunfang, while she put herself last.

He stood there for a long time, then sniffed and quietly closed her phone.

But he didn’t leave, he still stood there, quietly watching the sleeping girl.

After an unknown amount of time.

Liang Zhirou, who had fallen asleep earlier, slowly opened her eyes, and saw Chen Lu standing in front of her.

The girl was startled at first, but when she saw it was Chen Lu, she felt relieved and slowly burrowed into the blanket.

“Why aren’t you sleeping?”

She asked timidly, reaching out from under the blanket to touch her cheek, it was burning hot.

It can’t be that he’s been watching me all this time…

Thinking about this, she quickly touched her mouth, afraid that she had drooled while sleeping.

Chen Lu’s lips curved slightly, “You were talking in your sleep, didn’t you know?”

“Ah?”

The girl unconsciously uttered her characteristic stupid question, looking at Chen Lu in surprise and embarrassment, “What did I say?”

Chen Lu didn’t say anything, he just continued to smile at her, letting her imagine.

Anyway, he hadn’t made up anything, so she could think whatever she wanted.

Now Liang Zhirou felt even more uncomfortable, why didn’t even let her die a dignified social death!

It was as uncomfortable as having ants crawling all over her body.

“Go back to sleep, it’s still early.” Chen Lu said softly, reaching out to help her pull up the blanket.

It was like taking care of a child, his movements were very gentle.

Liang Zhirou glanced at the hard, foldable companion bed, and asked softly, “Do you want to sleep on the bed?”

Chen Lu froze.

?

What did I just hear?

He turned his head to look at the girl who had half her face buried in the blanket, “What did you say?”

Liang Zhirou only realized that what she had just said was easy to misunderstand, she quickly sat up and explained:

“Don’t get me wrong! I mean I’m on the bottom!”

“…”

Chen Lu was silent for a moment, a little speechless, “You’re really better off not explaining.”

“You’re the patient, just rest.” He said as he peeled off the candy wrapper, “Have you noticed that you’re a little more cheerful than before? This candy is a reward for you.”

He had already decided to keep a few candies with him for this silly girl, so that she wouldn’t get hypoglycemia again.

At the time, he lied to the people in the drama club, saying that Liang Zhirou had hypoglycemia, so that she could work less, but he didn’t expect it to come true.

He handed the fruit candy to the girl’s mouth, “Ah~”

Liang Zhirou looked at him blankly, then suddenly remembered something and mumbled softly, “I’ll be good and let you feed me, then you can sleep on the bed, okay? I’ve been sleeping for a long time.”

Although the foldable bed looked good, it was obvious that it would be uncomfortable to sleep on.

Chen Lu found it funny, “Liang Zhirou, you need to understand the situation, you have no bargaining power right now.”

“I suggest you be good, or you’ll regret it.”

Liang Zhirou pouted, she could only reluctantly open her mouth and take the candy.

She also bit Chen Lu.

“Ah!”

Chen Lu was startled, he instinctively pulled his hand back, his heart racing.

He shook his hand while frowning inwardly.

He almost fell for her trick again, this silly girl is starting to fight back, something’s wrong, I have to be careful in the future.

Chen Lu was thinking about how to get back at her next time when he raised his head angrily.

He saw the girl smiling at him softly, trying to suppress her shyness, she seemed a little smug.

Her clear eyes held a smile.

Her thin, rosy lips were smiling, her watery eyes were smiling, and the two dimples on her cheeks were also smiling.

At that moment, he wished his eyes were a camera, so that he could engrave this scene in his mind forever.

Never to be forgotten.