Chapter 72: Don’t Fool Yourself

Chen Lu had fallen asleep at some point, exhausted from researching various things for days.

He was jolted awake by a message notification on his phone.

He quickly checked the time, relieved to find that it wasn’t time to take Liang Zhirou home yet.

The message was from Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao: Actually, the bigger the fish, the smaller it is. Do you know why?

Chen Lu: ?

Jiang Chao: The bigger the fish, the more bones it has. The more bones it has, the less meat it has. So the bigger the fish, the smaller it is.

Chen Lu: XX.

He was too lazy to deal with this weirdo anymore. He looked at the hazy night sky outside and continued to think about what he had been thinking about before bed.

When did this silly girl make me fall for her?

He still couldn’t figure it out. There were too many things he could remember.

Perhaps, the seed was planted the day Liang Zhirou, drenched from head to toe, waited for him for almost two hours, timidly.

She made him more confident, pulling him out of the quagmire of self-denial.

That day, this silly girl showed him with her actions that someone was willing to wait for him, even in a downpour.

Later, she showed him with her actions that there might be a girl who only has eyes for you.

You just have to turn around to see her.

…

On the other side.

After being scolded by Chen Lu, Jiang Chao put down his phone in boredom and glanced at Li Sinian, who was nervous, and Qin Wenxi, who was sitting next to him.

They were currently having hotpot at a restaurant.

After hearing Chen Lu’s instructions, Jiang Chao immediately asked Li Sinian to go with him to the next door to “dig for talent.”

With Li Sinian’s greetings, the news of their recruitment spread quickly in the computer science major’s groups, something that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to do.

As for the price… it was to be Li Sinian’s wingman.

Jiang Chao was speechless.

When Li Sinian was in the student union, he liked to call him or Chen Lu to support him.

It seemed to him that knowing someone like him or Chen Lu was something he could brag about.

But what Jiang Chao didn’t expect was that this habit continued to when he was eating with girls.

It was obvious that Li Sinian was extremely insecure in front of this girl. This was the beginning of him constantly lowering himself to become a puppy dog.

The more he looked, the more he felt uncomfortable. Based on his experience as a sea king, Qin Wenxi’s liking for Li Sinian wasn’t even as high as her liking for Chen Lu.

It was very likely that she got to know Li Sinian in the first place as a way to get close to Chen Lu.

After all, there were few girls chasing Chen Lu in the past few years, all because he had been openly pursuing Mo Yu Qing and kept a certain distance from other girls.

Otherwise, with Chen Lu’s looks and personality… he didn’t dare to imagine.

“Wow, you and Chen Lu are going to start a business together? That’s so amazing!” Qin Wenxi praised loudly.

Jiang Chao nodded lightly, not saying anything.

He knew that even if he spoke, there would be no awkward silence. Someone was eager to fill it.

Seeing this, Li Sinian quickly replied, “He’s always coming up with new ideas, it’s normal.”

Jiang Chao sighed inwardly. Li Sinian seemed to have never realized that he was never the center of attention.

Since this girl saw his car, her attitude towards him had become much more enthusiastic.

This was happening to a girl who was having dinner with him on the 520th day, which was too abnormal.

Or rather, he didn’t want to find out.

People often say that girls are actually very simple. As long as they like you, they will believe whatever you say. They will fool themselves.

Now it seems that men and women are the same.

As they chatted, Qin Wenxi heard that someone like Jiang Chao, who drove such a good car, had to listen to Chen Lu for everything. She suddenly said, “Chen Lu is really something. He’s not willing to give up any power at all. You two are fighting side by side after all.”

Jiang Chao was unhappy. “My brother is helping me achieve my dream. What else could I be dissatisfied with?”

He emphasized the word “my.”

He knew that Chen Lu wanted to make more money than his gaming dream.

Li Sinian used the public chopsticks to clip food for Qin Wenxi. “Wenxi is right. Although Lu Ge is capable, it’s still better to discuss some things.”

Jiang Chao was stunned for a moment, then he didn’t say anything else. He smiled at him and raised his glass.

…

Chen Lu’s home.

Chen Lu was sitting on the sofa chatting with his parents, waiting to take Liang Zhirou home.

Since Liang Zhirou came to be Chen Mo’s tutor, this had been his daily routine.

“How much money will you need for your business?”

Chen Guang Lin asked seriously. He was curious why Chen Lu only mentioned starting a business but never asked for money from his family.

Chen Lu, who had been looking at his phone, looked up when he heard this. “I don’t need your money for now. I’m going to apply for the school’s support process. The risk will be much lower then.”

Chen Guang Lin nodded slightly. This was in line with Chen Lu’s meticulous style.

These two sentences were overheard by Chen Mo, who had just walked out.

“Brother, are you going to start your own company?” She asked in surprise.

Chen Lu was too lazy to explain it to her in detail, so he just perfunctorily replied, “Yeah, you just wait to become a little rich girl.”

Chen Mo looked disdainful. She pointed at the laptop on the coffee table. “If you succeed, I’ll eat this computer on the spot!!”

She didn’t believe that her cheap brother could have such great ambitions. Her family was clearly a generation of salted fish. Their dreams as children were already to eat and sleep.

“The heroine is very straightforward. Deal.”

“Deal. If I win, you’ll give me all your lucky money this year.”

Liang Zhirou actually wanted to poke Chen Mo’s shoulder to remind her, so that Chen Mo wouldn’t be forced to eat the computer by Chen Lu later.

If there was only one person in the world who was willing to believe in Chen Lu, it would be her.

“Zhirou, if Xiao Lu bullies you, you must tell Auntie.” Wang Xiaoxia held Liang Zhirou’s hand and said. Then she glared at Chen Lu. “This kid has been mischievous since he was a child. Auntie is really afraid that you’ll be bullied by him.”

Chen Lu completely ignored Chen Mo’s mocking gaze. His jaw almost dropped to the floor.

?????

How do I prove that my mom is my mom?

…

The two of them got into the car. Chen Lu was on the phone with Jiang Chao, reaching out his right hand to help Liang Zhirou fasten her seatbelt.

There were two children arguing outside the window, attracting all his attention.

“Really? Someone is already signing up?”

He didn’t know whether to praise Jiang Chao for his efficiency or lament the misery of today’s college students. They were scrambling for a job that paid 2,000 yuan a month. They were going to cry themselves to death.

“Of course it can’t be first come first served, are you stupid? You have to look at their ability. Just because they sign up quickly doesn’t mean they can code quickly.” He thought for a moment and added, “If they’re too capable, we don’t want them either. Forget it, I’ll explain it to you later.”

“Silly girl, I’ve been pulling your seatbelt for a long time, but you’re not fastening it yourself.”

He hung up the phone and turned his head. Only then did he see that the back of his hand, which was holding the seatbelt, was pressed tightly against the soft mountain.

“That… I’m saying I didn’t mean to, do you believe me…”