"Let's go eat."

The fog was very thick in Hangzhou today, with clouds and mist swirling everywhere.

It's already cold when you wake up in the morning, and the fog outside the window adds to the chilly atmosphere.

After breakfast, Chen Lu hung the clothes and underwear he had washed the night before to dry in his room. When he returned to the living room, Liang Zhirou was already painting again.

"You're working way too hard."

Chen Lu couldn't help but complain; he'd lost count of how many times he'd said that. This silly girl was like a giant, constantly rolling boulder chasing after her every day, never stopping for a moment.

Liang Zhirou had grown accustomed to his sighs, and leaning on the table, she exclaimed, "Miaomiao said I've changed. Have I really changed that much?"

She rested her chin on her arm and flipped through the first few photos of the two of them together. It seemed that there had been quite a change, which was obvious just by looking at them.

But when asked what had changed, she couldn't say.

Chen Lu went to the kitchen to boil water. "You say you've changed? You have. But to say you've changed, you've never really changed."

"I always feel like what you said is as good as nothing at all."

"You see, you would never have said that about others before," Chen Lu said with a light laugh.

Liang Zhirou's small mouth opened and closed slightly, as if it really was true.

As she pondered, she slowly lowered her eyelids again.

"Why do you look unhappy?" Chen Lu continued to ask.

Liang Zhirou pursed her lips and whispered, "I'm afraid that one day I'll become someone you don't like."

Chen Lu couldn't help but chuckle, and stepped forward to pinch the girl's cheek. "Don't worry, everyone changes, including me. But our nature doesn't change. You're still essentially that silly, socially awkward girl. Now that you don't have any burdens to carry, it's perfectly normal for you to become more cheerful."

"Who is born without the desire to play? If you didn't need to earn money, do you think anyone would still go to work?"

"Okay... I'm going to fight zombies now." Liang Zhirou rolled up her sleeves, looking ready to get down to business.

She wanted to save money to buy things from Dave, that guy who only knew how to talk nonsense.

This man is a greedy merchant who takes advantage of people's misfortune. His neighbor is on the verge of death, and he's still selling his goods at such high prices...

Chen Lu chuckled, “You call that protecting your empty mind.”

"You just keep calling me stupid." Liang Zhirou looked at Chen Lu with a wronged expression, suspecting that she was the one who made her look stupid.

......

"Chen Lu, I think you have the potential to be a scumbag..."

After a while, Liang Zhirou suddenly spoke up.

Chen Lu nearly choked on the water he had just drunk. He coughed violently a few times and quickly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

“Scumbags always like to say that girls are no good or bad, that no one will want them if they leave them, and you just like to say that I'm stupid every day.”

Liang Zhirou said in a serious tone.

Miao Miao seems to have mentioned it before, is it called a CPU or an ICU?

“I’m not like that,” Chen Lu retorted calmly. “That scumbag said those girls are unwanted, but they’re not really unwanted. I’m telling you, you’re stupid because you really are stupid.”

Liang Zhirou grew angrier as she listened, mistaking the fast-running rugby zombie for Chen Lu, and had the pumpkin sit on it and flatten it.

The game is so much fun.

She can now even chat with Chen Lu about games; she's no longer completely clueless.

Looking at Chen Lu sitting next to her, busy replying to messages, she added, "I will tell you I like you every day from now on."

"Why would you suddenly say you like me?" Chen Lu asked, leaning closer.

"To help you build confidence."

"What do you mean?"

“Those girls aren’t really stupid, but when scumbags keep telling them they can’t do this or that, they actually believe it.”

Liang Zhirou paused for a moment, then said, "From now on, I'll tell you I like you every day. After hearing it so many times, you'll start to believe that someone really, really likes you."

The girl's tone was both innocent and earnest. Clearly, she still cared about Chen Lu's lack of confidence in relationships.

This person pulled her out, but forgot that he was still stuck in the mud.

Chen Lu paused for a moment, then kissed the girl's cheek. "No need, I know now."