Chapter 78: Love That Redeems Each Other

It was already eleven o’clock at night when they came out of the cinema.

The two walked out of the cinema side by side. Chen Lu casually threw the paper tube that originally contained popcorn into the trash can and swore that he would never eat this stuff again.

It was really greasy, especially when paired with milk tea.

“The movie was really good.”

Liang Zhirou was still reminiscing about the ending. Her heart was simple, seeing others happy made her happy too.

“Yeah, though the male lead’s actions at the beginning were a bit abstract, I really liked the story of the two of them redeeming each other later.” Chen Lu wasn’t paying much attention, but he remembered the general plot.

“No wonder everyone loves to pursue love so much.” The girl nodded slightly, then lowered her eyelids, “Unfortunately, not everyone is that lucky.”

“That’s why they say love is a necessity for humanity as a whole, but a luxury for individuals.”

“You’re really good at summarizing things.” Liang Zhirou said blankly.

Chen Lu shrugged, “I’m just making it up.”

He had just walked out of the dark mall, and the hot air hit him, mixed with the sounds of various cars driving past on the road.

It was like going from the North Pole to the tropical rainforest, stuffy and unbearable.

Sometimes it would be cooler at night, sometimes it would feel like a sauna, it all depended on the mood of the heavens.

Just as he was about to complain with a speechless expression, Liang Zhirou gently poked his arm.

“I… I’m going to the bathroom.” The girl said somewhat embarrassed.

Chen Lu didn’t know if she was going back to the cinema or to the public bathroom, so he asked, “Should I walk you to the door?”

Liang Zhirou quickly waved her hand, “No need.”

“Then I’ll wait here.”

“Just walk around a bit, be careful of mosquitos.”

After the girl finished speaking, she left in a hurry, as if she was determined to go quickly and come back quickly.

Chen Lu stood under the white light, feeling the atmosphere of the night.

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since he had been out so late.

He looked at the girl’s back with a smile on his lips, until she reached the corner, he came back to his senses and saw a mosquito landing on his arm.

Snap!

Damn it, why haven’t these goddamn creatures gone extinct yet?

Chen Lu complained from the bottom of his heart, he couldn’t think of what contribution these disgusting creatures had made to the ecological environment.

The meaning of their existence was just to disgust people.

He thought about it in his heart, while extending his arm under the light.

Question: What would a guy do when he’s bored to death?

Chen Lu’s answer was that he would even use himself as bait to catch “fish”.

After a while, he had killed four more mosquitoes that had landed on his arm.

“Shot down five enemy planes, I can apply to be an ace pilot.”

He muttered to himself, bored.

At this moment, a figure came up, he thought it was the silly girl coming back, he looked up, his expression quickly became lonely again.

“Yo, senior, what are you doing here?”

A boy with curly hair greeted him, his tone was contemptuous.

Chen Lu didn’t bother to answer, he extended his thumb and pointed at the night show entrance behind him.

The boy didn’t seem to intend to stop there, he held the girl’s hand beside him, sighing: “520, you can only watch movies alone?”

Then he smiled again, “Why be a lickspittle, right?”

Chen Lu showed a similarly unfriendly smile, thinking to himself, it’s not like you didn’t chase after her back then.

Chen Lu still had a good impression of this guy. After he came to school, he chased after two girls in total, one girl liked him, and the other was Mo Yuqing.

So in the end, this guy didn’t chase after either of them, and he was caught by his ex-girlfriend while he was dating her to chase after other girls.

He didn’t chase after her and blamed it on his rival, how fresh, how self-deprecating.

“Go back to Gotham, Batman said he’s not hitting you anymore.”

Chen Lu complained in his heart, pretending to be indifferent, he asked, “How long have you two been together?”

“We’ve been together since the beginning of this semester, it’s been half a year now. Hey, I can’t believe it, the senior who ranks among the top in the entire law school, it’s 520, and you’re actually out here watching a movie alone.” The boy said, then gave a thumbs up, “You must be pretty cold-hearted, I understand.”

“Where did you get that from, it’s mainly that you woke up early.” Chen Lu replied with a smile, “If I was like you and stopped chasing her in time, how nice would that be.”

Originally, he didn’t plan to pay any attention to this guy, but someone kept charging at the tower and feeding him heads, he couldn’t just swallow his anger.

Giving in a little was the bottom line, if there was a second time, it would be because you didn’t want to live well.

The boy was stunned for a moment, he quickly looked at the girl beside him, realizing that she was unhappy, he hurried towards the cinema.

As he was about to enter, Chen Lu grabbed his arm.

“You wouldn’t be seamlessly transitioning, would you?”

Chen Lu looked at him with a serious expression, his tone full of curiosity and surprise, “How do I remember you were chasing after Mo Yuqing at the end of last semester? I heard you even stayed in Hangzhou to work during the summer vacation?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl forcefully let go of his hand.

“You’re wrong!” The boy quickly shook off Chen Lu.

“It’s possible that I’m wrong…”

Chen Lu frowned, then he looked at the girl, “Girl, don’t be angry, I have a bad memory, you wait for me to ask our mutual friends.”

“Don’t let you two have a conflict because of my mistake!”

He said righteously, since the guy jumped into the pit he dug, he didn’t intend to let this matter end so easily.

Chen Lu had never taken the initiative to provoke anyone, but most of those who provoked him repeatedly were dealt with by him miserably.

In a place where the few of them didn’t notice, a girl in a long dress was silently watching this scene.

Liang Zhirou took a few deep breaths, gathered her courage and tucked the long bangs on her forehead to the side, she ran to Chen Lu.

Her long black hair was blown by the wind, and the hem of her skirt kept swaying in the night.

She came to Chen Lu’s side and extended her right hand.

Finally, they held hands actively.

“Let’s go.”

She took Chen Lu’s arm and said softly.

Chen Lu, who was still acting, was suddenly stunned.

To be precise, all four people present were stunned, including Liang Zhirou herself.

When the silly girl reacted, she had already grabbed Chen Lu’s hand.

The boy was stunned when he saw Liang Zhirou for the first time, and his eyes never moved away.

Chen Lu reacted and smiled at her, “Okay.”

At this point, he was too lazy to say anything else, he followed Liang Zhirou and turned to leave.

The boy looked at the two of them tightly pressed together, speechless for a long time.

“You’re still looking!”

The girl beside him finished speaking and left directly.

“Don’t leave! Let me explain!”

…

“I’m sorry!”

When the two reached the corner, Liang Zhirou quickly let go of his hand, saying anxiously.

Chen Lu found it interesting, “What are you sorry for?”

Although he was going to give that guy a hard time, the girl’s actions still made his nose sour.

He joked, “I should thank you.”

Liang Zhirou stared at him blankly, “I took advantage of you just now. And… and I’m not pretty, I actually ran over and pretended to be your girlfriend.”

As she spoke, her head slowly drooped, her two hands kept squeezing each other, like a child who had done something wrong, “But he was mocking you, I just couldn’t stand it…”