New Year's Day is approaching. Generally, New Year's Day is not long before the Spring Festival, so people who have been busy all year tend to be a bit lazy at this time.

Just like a train that is about to arrive at its destination, it slowly slows down.

Although it is said that the festive atmosphere of the New Year is fading, most Chinese people have not given up on celebrating the two holidays of New Year's Day and Spring Festival.

It seems to be the last stand of traditional festivals.

We definitely value it. If we don't value our own country's festivals, are we going to wait for the eight Western countries to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status?

The game is just waiting to be launched, so the company isn't too busy. Chen Lu himself is about to be summoned back home for two days by imperial decree, so he simply took a day off early.

But that feeling of impending doom lingered in the company, and everyone could sense it.

As Liang Zhirou gained fame, she earned more and more money, and began to spend it more lavishly—only towards him.

Not long ago, this silly guy even bought a juicer and put it in his rented room.

To be honest, watermelons are really expensive in December. Liang Zhirou bought some to juice for him so that he would drink less sugary drinks.

Chen Lu looked down at the book "Foundation" in his hand. He used to think it was a landmark work in the history of science fiction, but now he felt it was just average.

He thought to himself, "Isn't my girlfriend much more sci-fi than this book?"

Just then, the sound of the door lock turning came from outside.

Liang Zhirou pushed the door open with her fingers, then, carrying a bunch of bags and packages, she shuffled in like a crab.

Chen Lu closed the book in his hand and went over to help carry the large and small bags.

Goodness, this is quite a sight! Anyone who didn't know better would think they were visiting relatives.

Although Liang Zhirou still doesn't sleep here at night, she's been spending more and more time here lately.

Chen Lu thought that this simpleton probably sensed that he was a little uncomfortable living alone.

Many recent college graduates still choose to share apartments, partly because they lack sufficient financial resources, and partly because some are not yet comfortable living alone.

After all, I've spent three years in the dorm with a bunch of older guys, so I'm sure I won't be used to living alone all of a sudden.

Chen Lu was one of them. He had initially thought about sharing an apartment with Jiang Chao, but after getting a girlfriend, he realized that brothers were too much of a hindrance, so the idea naturally fell through.

"What did you buy?" he asked curiously. "Why did you buy so much stuff? You didn't even ask me to come downstairs and help you carry it."

“It’s not like I can’t lift it…” Liang Zhirou took a deep breath and answered the question first. After pausing for a couple of seconds, she continued, “There was a sale at the mall, so I bought a little more of the things I would need. Anyway, they won’t expire.”

"......"

Chen Lu glanced at the pile of firewood, rice, oil, and salt, and could only give a silent thumbs up, speechless.

He felt like Liang Zhirou was turning him into a useless person. Ever since this silly girl started sleeping here every noon, he hadn't bought any daily necessities for himself.

He lives here every day, but he doesn't even know how many toiletries are left in the house.

Chen Lu stepped aside, about to close the door, when he saw a cat circling around Liang Zhirou's feet.

He recognized the cat; it was the same one he had seen in the bushes a while ago.

“It’s been following me ever since it saw me,” Liang Zhirou explained softly. “It’s been like this for the past few days. Usually, it follows me to the entrance of the building and then leaves, but I don’t know why it didn’t today…”

Chen Lu squatted down and flicked it on the head. After taking a quick look, he realized that animals recover faster than humans, and the cat's wounds were almost healed.

He then vaguely remembered that the cat seemed to have been following him.

This cat is quite well-behaved. Even after being flicked on the head, it still clung to Chen Lu's hand, rubbing its head against him every now and then.

"No wonder you get bullied by other cats." Chen Lu said, flicking the cat again, wondering if it had fleas.

"Can I take it home and raise it...?" Liang Zhirou pursed her lips and asked somewhat shyly.

Chen Lu clapped his hands and stood up. "Why are you asking for my opinion? If you want to raise it, then raise it."

He went to the restroom to wash his hands first, then slowly walked back and said softly, "But if you want to keep it, keep it here, so it won't bother Auntie over there."

Why aren't you saying anything?

Liang Zhirou then fidgeted with her fingers, lowered her head, and muttered softly, "You can't spoil your girlfriend like that..."

Chen Lu's accommodating attitude towards her made her feel a little overwhelmed. It was really too much. When she thought that she wasn't a rich woman and there was nothing that Chen Lu could take advantage of, she felt even more that she was not worthy of Chen Lu being so good to her.

Oh, this guy does seem to be lusting after her body.

Chen Lu couldn't help but chuckle. "If you didn't know better, you'd be my girlfriend. If you didn't, you'd probably think you were some rational person trying to persuade me to break up with my girlfriend."

After a while, Liang Zhirou went to give the cat a bath, and Chen Lu sat down at the computer to check how Liang Zhirou's account was doing.

It's unclear how much of this has to do with the promotion from the comic convention, but her account now has over 50,000 followers.

With 50,000 followers, one should theoretically start managing accounts on other platforms, such as Weibo and Douyin.

However, this task shouldn't be done by Liang Zhirou; she just needs to focus on painting.

He'll have time when he has time; he won't be able to free up anytime soon.

Chen Lu put the matter aside for the time being and continued to focus on appreciating his girlfriend's masterpiece.

Liang Zhirou quietly returned to Chen Lu's side at some point, hugged him from behind, and rested her chin on his shoulder.

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