It had been hot all day, but when it started raining, even the air became chilly. The raindrops splashed on his face, making Chen Lu shiver involuntarily.

But Liang Zhirou's arms were very warm. Could it be that girls' body temperature is higher than boys'?

"Don't wait for me next time, understand?" Chen Lu took the umbrella from the girl and said in a deep voice.

"good......"

"Your rent is almost due, isn't it?"

Liang Zhirou nodded gently, "Soon, I'll be looking for a place to live soon. The pressure isn't so great now, so I can find a better one."

Suddenly no longer having to live in this dark little house, she felt a little disoriented. Although she had long been used to it, she could never get used to her mother living in such a place.

Now that thorn in my heart has finally been removed, and Mom isn't that old. We can take things slowly from now on.

There is plenty of time to work hard and give my mother a better life.

As she pondered, she turned her gaze to their clasped hands and unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

There's still plenty of time to spend with Chen Lu.

I suddenly feel very happy.

"How about we go look at some apartments this weekend? We could buy one that we can move into right away," Chen Lu continued.

"Huh?" Liang Zhirou was clearly taken aback. "You really want to buy it?"

"What kind of talk is that? Do you think I was lying to you back then?"

"No, I just didn't expect it to be so fast."

She agreed at the time, but she never expected that Chen Lu would have already saved up the money to buy a house.

Chen Lu stretched out a hand to catch a few raindrops, then lowered his hand to let them slide down his fingers. "When the time comes, we'll just buy the house outright with full payment. It'll come with basic furnishings, so Auntie can move in right away without having to wait long."

Liang Zhirou blinked at him, "How much would that cost...?"

That's right! That's exactly what I was waiting for you to say!

Chen Lu's lips curled into a smug smile. "Two or three million, I guess. It's okay, I've already earned it. Isn't your boyfriend amazing?"

The girl opened her mouth slightly, then nodded vigorously, "Amazing."

"...That's it? That's all? Your reaction is way too calm."

Liang Zhirou was stunned. "What kind of reaction do you want?"

This person is so strange. If she had millions, she would have been hiding at home counting her money long ago. She wouldn't have had time to pay attention to other people's reactions.

"Your tone isn't quite right. You should be more surprised, and you're missing a bit of admiration. You should be thinking, 'Wow, this is actually my boyfriend!'" Chen Lu corrected him in a very professional manner.

Liang Zhirou pursed her lips, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Do you know what it means to have millions?

"You can buy a lot of vegetables."

"Anything else?"

"You could never spend it all in a lifetime?"

"...I guess so. As long as you don't lose your mind, you definitely won't be able to spend all that money in a lifetime. What else?" Chen Lu always felt that this simpleton really had no concept of money.

No, it's not that; it's that I have no concept of amounts over 100,000.

"I no longer have to fear my family members getting sick..."

"..." Chen Lu paused for a moment, then changed the subject, saying, "Never mind, let's not talk about this. You'd better act even more excited, or I'm going to ruin you."

Liang Zhirou suddenly became anxious. It was one thing to live in a rented room, but now that the house was so close, it was like disturbing the emperor's doorstep!

"Then let me kiss you?" the girl suggested softly.

Chen Lu nodded slightly, "That's fine, but it just feels like something's missing."

Liang Zhirou pouted, "Because I've always known you're amazing, and I don't care how much money you make, so... I'm not that excited."

She felt it really did have something to do with psychological expectations. If Lin Miaomiao came up to her one day and told her she had earned millions, she might be very surprised.

But Chen Lu felt that this was normal.

Moreover, whether Chen Lu makes money or not doesn't affect her liking for him; it's really hard for her to have any special feelings for him right now.

As she was thinking, she saw Chen Lu sigh deeply, looking quite disappointed.

The girl, of course, couldn't guess that this person was upset because he hadn't succeeded in showing off today; she thought he was just dissatisfied with her reaction.

After finally mustering up her courage, Liang Zhirou tiptoed and whispered in Chen Lu's ear, "Darling, you're so amazing."

After she finished speaking, she stood up again, and her foot accidentally stepped into a puddle, splashing a small spray of water with a soft "plop".

Chen Lu froze, feeling as if his head exploded along with the sound of the splashing water.

No boy can resist such words.

A few seconds later, he stopped, turned around, and stared intently at the girl in front of him.

Liang Zhirou seemed to realize something and took a small step back.

“It’s still raining…” she said.

As she spoke, she quietly took another step back.

"There's an umbrella," Chen Lu said, and followed.

"We're almost home..."

"We're not there yet, are we?"

Liang Zhirou wanted to say something more, but she had already retreated to the wall.

Chen Lu held the umbrella while his arm was around the girl's waist, and slowly lowered his head.

Seeing that her protests were ineffective, the girl habitually closed her eyes, even though it was pitch black around her.

I will never praise you again!

Why does it seem like Chen Lu is more energetic?

The old lights broke down as soon as it rained.

In the alleyway on a rainy night, it was so dark that you couldn't see the end of it.

Two dark figures embraced each other tightly, also embracing the night.

The girl's occasional soft moans, as feeble as her resistance, faded away amidst the sound of rain...

......

After a long while.

As the two walked to the end of the alley, Liang Zhirou turned to Chen Lu and asked, "If I can earn millions in the future, will you no longer need to go to work?"

Chen Lu couldn't help but chuckle mischievously, "With your expertise, if you want to earn millions... you should switch careers as soon as possible. The best accountants are all in prison."

Liang Zhirou sighed inwardly, feeling increasingly that making money was becoming more and more difficult.

It was only at this moment that she fully understood the issue of perspective that Chen Lu had mentioned to her when he asked her to tutor Chen Mo.

After witnessing the earnings of several hundred yuan per hour from tutoring, she no longer considered jobs that required working herself to the bone all day to earn only a hundred or two yuan.

Chen Lu has a broader perspective, so he doesn't even need to consider tutoring jobs that pay a few hundred yuan an hour.

She felt that she had gradually learned a lot from Chen Lu...

If she hadn't met Chen Lu, she would probably still be working part-time at a hot pot restaurant every day, and handing out flyers in her spare time.

They only know how to make more money, but they don't realize that they should invest in themselves first.

“I feel like I might not be able to support you anymore…” Liang Zhirou suddenly said, sounding aggrieved and pitiful. “I don’t think I’m as smart as you.”