Chapter 86: Change of attitude is faster than change of weather

Chu Ran's hand trembled and he pulled it back suddenly.

"I...I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Chu Ran turned around and left quickly.

Looking at Chu Ran's departing back, Li Fu subconsciously pursed his inexplicably dry lips.

Chu Ran was walking very fast and accidentally tripped over a stone on the ground. Chu Ran staggered forward a few steps and found that his heart, which was already beating very fast, was beating even faster.

Oh my god, what happened just now? What was Li Fu's expression? Was he flirting with me?

After returning to the house, Chu Ran quickly locked the door, sat down on the stool, and took a big gulp of cold water.

Actually, Li Fu is nineteen years old this year, full of vigor and vitality. At his age... oh, at his age he would have already entered the palace and become a eunuch.

However, from a scientific point of view, it is very normal to have physical needs at this age. Not only Li Fu has these needs, but what Li Fu did was too outrageous. Even if he couldn't find a place to vent, he couldn't do it in front of his best friend...right?

Chu Ran guessed that Li Fu must be feeling very frustrated.

Think about it, after being in the military camp for so many years, every time I opened my eyes, I saw men, and every time I closed my eyes, I saw men again. After finally getting out of the military camp, I was sent to the capital by my uncle. Moreover, Chu Ran had been here for so long, and Li Fu didn't even have a maid to serve him personally, so Chu Ran guessed that Li Fu must have never seen a woman before.

In other words, Li Fu was crazy about women.

This would explain why Li Fu behaved like that towards him just now.

He was scared to death.

Chu Ran stroked his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

He almost thought that Li Fu fell in love with him.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Chu Ran looked at the black shadow cast on the door, drank a glass of cold water, and then got up and opened the door.

Li Fu stared at Chu Ran, his Adam's apple moving up and down, as if he wanted to say something.

But before Li Fuxian could speak, Chu Ran took the initiative to bring up the matter. He acted as if nothing had happened, "Why are you here? It's so late, aren't you going to rest?"

Li Fu was silent for a while, then said, "Come and see you."

Look at him, what are you looking at? See if he has made any misunderstandings.

"Don't worry." Chu Ran said with a smile: "What's the relationship between us? I will definitely not misunderstand you. Besides, I have already figured it out."

Li Fu looked at him calmly, "What have you figured out?"

His question was too straightforward. If Chu Ran told the truth, would it hurt his self-esteem?

"You should find a matchmaker to introduce you to a pretty girl."

Chu Ran said this in a serious, solemn, and self-proclaimed tactful tone, as if he was being considerate of the other party.

"You think so."

"Um."

Now that we have reached the courtship period, the natural solution is to seek a mate, otherwise what else can we do?

He was also sincerely giving Li Fu advice, hoping to solve his problems and help him out of his predicament.

"Heh." Li Fu sneered, turned around and left without looking back.

Chu Ran: ...

After Li Fu walked away, Chu Ran closed the door in confusion.

He turned around and thought about it, but still couldn't figure it out. When he knocked on the door just now, Li Fu looked quite kind, but in the blink of an eye, Li Fu's expression suddenly changed.

He is a person whose expression changes faster than the weather.

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The next morning, Chu Ran went into the palace and took Zhao Zhongyi out of the palace.

Zhao Zhongyi has obviously aged over the years. The exposed skin on his face and hands is as dry as old tree bark. His eyesight is not very good now and his hearing is much worse than before, but fortunately he looks in good spirits.

"Prince, do you agree to hold a birthday celebration for me?" Zhao Zhongyi asked loudly.

In recent years, he has been speaking louder and louder. Because he can't hear clearly, he thinks that others can't hear clearly either, so he speaks louder unconsciously.

But Chu Ran was used to it. Every time he spoke loudly, Chu Ran would stay away from him, fearing that he would make himself deaf.

"I agree! Of course I agree!" Chu Ran said as a matter of course. After thinking for a while, he added: "Don't worry, he is the same as before, he hasn't changed at all! He is very nice! So he will be very nice to you too!"

Zhao Zhongyi's cloudy eyes turned slowly towards Chu Ran, as if he didn't quite believe it.

Chu Ran was too lazy to explain so much. After all, he would know that he was not lying when they met, so Chu Ran said, "You will know when you meet him."

The carriage arrived at the door, Chu Ran opened the curtain, thinking that Li Fu and Xing Ji would be waiting at the door, but it was only Xing Ji who was waiting.

Chu Ran found it strange, but he still helped Zhao Zhongyi down from the carriage.

"Where is the prince?" Chu Ran supported Zhao Zhongyi on one side and approached Xing Ji on the other side, and asked in a low voice.

When he got up early, he asked someone to notify Li Fu, saying that he hoped he could greet them at the door, which would be a surprise for the old lady supervisor.

Xing Ji shook his head.

Chu Ran was puzzled.

"He just happened to have something to do." Xing Ji thought about it and explained for Li Fu.

"Oh, okay then." Chu Ran said.

After walking through the courtyard and entering the lobby, Zhao Zhongyi looked at the big red character for "longevity" posted on the wall in front of him, and his wrinkled old face immediately brightened with joy.

"Please sit down for a while." Chu Ran said, "We'll have lunch together at noon."

It was almost noon, but Chu Ran still hadn't seen Li Fu. He even asked people to urge Li Fu several times, but Li Fu never came.

I waited until the food was served, but Li Fu never showed up.

Xing Ji thought about the expression on Li Fu's face when he saw him this morning, and guessed that he probably wouldn't come.

So Xing Ji said, "Let's eat first. He should be busy and can't come."

Although business is important, Chu Ran is still very skeptical. Is he really that busy?

How come he has never been so busy before? Today he can't even spare time for a meal.

Chu Ran lowered his head and thought silently. Looking at such a large table full of delicious food, he suddenly lost his appetite.