How could I possibly think that holding hands meant she was taking advantage of me?

Chen Lu was a little unsure what to say for a moment, even though he felt he had made a huge profit.

"Don't talk nonsense," Chen Lu said softly. "You're the most handsome person in the world."

He gently tidied the girl's bangs, completely unable to imagine how much courage this simpleton, who used her bangs as a protective shield, had just mustered and what kind of internal struggle she had gone through.

After all, he would never have believed Liang Zhirou would do such a thing until he saw it with his own eyes.

And it was all for his own sake?

Chen Lu was somewhat dazed, his gaze lingering on the girl's face. Her eyes seemed to flow with gentle, autumnal water, making her look graceful and charming.

The evening breeze that blew in from time to time lifted her hair, causing it and her skirt to sway slowly in the wind.

The girl seemed to be immersed in the gentle night, giving this midsummer a special meaning.

Chen Lu suddenly noticed that the cicada chirping around him, which had been annoying, had now become cheerful and melodious.

"Really?" Liang Zhirou stopped fiddling with her fingers and stared blankly at Chen Lu.

Chen Lu's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile as he answered with utmost seriousness, "As determined by the experts."

Upon hearing this, Liang Zhirou's joy instantly dispelled her tension and unease. Whether it was being praised for her beauty by Chen Lu or feeling that she had helped Chen Lu, she was so happy that she wanted to roll around on the bed right away.

A woman dresses up for the man she loves; she was only truly happy when Chen Lu complimented her on her looks.

Chen Lu didn't know the circumstances or reasons under which others made up their minds to protect a girl for life.

But for him, now is the time.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, this silly boy has already unknowingly occupied a large part of his future plans, and you could even say that he is inseparable from him.

"Who exactly is the frog in the pot...?"

Chen Lu muttered to himself, glanced at the time, and gave her a gentle smile. "Let's go, I'll take you home."

He really wanted to take the silly girl for another walk, but considering that her mother might worry, he ultimately decided to send her home directly.

After all, the two haven't officially started dating yet.

But it won't be long.

Chen Lu made up his mind.

He wants to spend his whole life with the world's cutest goofy guy.

He wanted to ensure that this girl, who gave him all her tenderness even when she was trapped in quicksand of suffering, would never have to endure any more hardship in her life.

Chen Lu smiled and slowly extended his hand towards the girl, saying with ill intent, "Still trying to take advantage of me? Actually, if you haven't had enough, you can take advantage a little longer. I'm easy to bully..."

Liang Zhirou gave a soft snort and turned away, "No!"

How can you be like this? How can you get addicted to being taken advantage of?

She was very puzzled.

"Then how about this, let's switch. Since you're not willing to take advantage of me, then I'll take advantage of you instead." Chen Lu was seriously trying to be unreasonable. "I've thought about it carefully. Although you were doing it for my own good, you can't just take advantage of me for nothing. You have to take responsibility."

"Give it back quickly."

As Chen Lu was speaking, he pretended to reach out to shake the girl's hand. Sure enough, just before he was about to grasp her hand, the girl ran away quickly.

"We won't take responsibility!"

"You're getting a freebie!" he shouted, deliberately running a little slower than the girl.

"Just get it for free!"

She chuckled, a rare occurrence for her; she couldn't even remember the last time she laughed like that was a few years ago.

There are always times when reason is overwhelmed by emotion in front of Chen Lu.

I just can't control myself, because I like it so much.

Maintaining rationality in front of someone you like is an extremely painful and difficult thing.

The two of them joked around for a while, then stood in front of the car, panting slightly.

Liang Zhirou's cheeks were flushed with a barely perceptible blush as she leaned against the car, watching the boy walking towards her.

"It runs really fast, like a little rabbit," Chen Lu remarked, slowly opening the car door. "Please come in, the world's cutest little rabbit."

Liang Zhirou curled the corners of her lips slightly as she slowly got into the car, not forgetting to retort, "Then you are the world's dumbest big bad wolf."

Chen Lu noticed that Liang Zhirou was becoming more and more cheerful, and he was overjoyed. He smiled and said, "You'll find out sooner or later that I'm the smartest big bad wolf in the world."

Only a clever big bad wolf would be so patient as to stay with you and let everything slowly get better.

After he sat down and started the engine, he glanced at Liang Zhirou, who had once again been forced back into a state of sanity by reason, and gave a helpless bitter smile.

This simpleton always seems to laugh and then suddenly remember those sad things, and think about the immense pressure he's under.

No one would not love to laugh unless they were forced to by pressure.

Although the first thing a person does after birth is cry, laughter is also an innate human gift.

"I advise you to smile quickly, or you won't be able to go home tonight."

"ah?"

......

late at night.

Liang Zhirou dried her hair with a towel and sat down at the table in the dark.

She was wearing summer shorts at home, revealing her fair and soft thighs.

I don’t know if body shape is something you can be born with, but Liang Zhirou inexplicably stood out from the crowd. Her legs and waist were both slender and just right.

The girl looked at the bill for her mother's follow-up treatment, then slumped onto the table, silently calculating the costs.

Sometimes, looking at astronomical figures that seem so large to her, she still gets a little emo feeling.

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