Tang Qi lay on the floor under the bed, trembling with nervousness, her whole body shaking as if she were a leaf.
The apartment had an automatic robot vacuum and mop, and the meticulous robot had cleaned the area under the bed quite thoroughly. But at this moment, Tang Qi preferred to lie in the filthy place, just to keep those legs away from her.
Those are Little Butterfly's calves.
But such silent prayers were of course useless, and Xue Xiaodie still went to the bedside.
As those legs in slippers drew closer, Tang Qi instinctively held her breath and listened silently.
She heard Xue Xiaodie say, "Your hair looks completely dry, why are you still blow-drying it?"
Then came Lu Zhe's voice, somewhat stiff: "It was just dried. If I hadn't dried it, it wouldn't be dry now."
Xue Xiaodie: "It's so late, did you just finish taking a shower?"
Lu Zhe: "Actually, I've been out of the shower for a while now. Look, the floor is almost dry. But I sat here scrolling through my phone and almost forgot to blow-dry my hair."
Xue Xiaodie: "Oh, I see... By the way, have you seen Little Rainbow Candy?"
When the topic suddenly turned to her, Tang Qi was startled and trembled violently, almost hitting the bed frame.
Lu Zhe hesitated for a moment.
Xue Xiaodie: "What's wrong?"
Lu Zhe didn't answer, but instead asked, "Isn't she in her room?"
Xue Xiaodie's tone remained calm: "I had something I wanted to tell her, so I went to her room to look for her, but I couldn't find her. The room was empty, and the bathroom and living room were also empty. It's strange; could she have gone out so late?"
Lu Zhe: "No way, it's so late..."
Xue Xiaodie: "I also thought she probably wouldn't go out at this time, so I came here to check on her."
Lu Zhe: "Hahaha, what are you saying... Why would she come to my place in the middle of the night?"
At this moment, Tang Qi noticed that the pair of calves so close to her had moved slightly. Judging from the movement of the calves, Xue Xiaodie seemed to be turning her upper body.
Then I heard Xue Xiaodie say, "Hmm, you don't have Durex or Okamoto products by your bedside..."
Tang Qi was stunned.
Lu Zhe's voice was also filled with surprise: "How could I possibly have such a thing!"
Xue Xiaodie chuckled, "Yes, it's probably unlikely, I think so too. But it's not entirely impossible. After all, Xiao Caitang actually likes you, you know that, right?"
Lu Zhe: "Uh, is that so..."
Xue Xiaodie's next words shocked the two people present even more.
She bluntly said, "Actually, I also have a lot of feelings for you, you know that?"
Lu Zhe: "Uh..."
Xue Xiaodie's tone was light and airy, as if she were talking in her sleep: "You're not a blockhead, you just have some psychological trauma from dating in the past, so I guess you should be able to tell. Maybe you're just a little unsure? That's okay, you're sure now."
Lu Zhe: "You mean, are you sure you like me?"
Xue Xiaodie laughed and said, "Haha, that's right. So now there's a question in front of you. If you had to choose between me and Xiao Caitang, who would you choose?"
Lu Zhe: "I..."
After waiting a few seconds, Xue Xiaodie suddenly said again, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. I bet you're thinking that the moment to make a decision hasn't arrived yet, and you don't know who to choose, right?"
As she spoke, Xue Xiaodie's two little feet emerged from the slippers, then stepped back onto them, seemingly unintentionally kicking backward. As a result, the slippers were pushed under the bed.
Staring at the slippers so close to her face, Tang Qi was almost going crazy.
She was under the bed, listening to her rival flirting with her boyfriend. Not only that, but the rival even put a slipper right in front of her face, less than ten centimeters from her nose! Even though it didn't smell bad, it was still someone else's slipper!
The key issue is that Tang Qi doesn't dare to move around too much right now, for fear that any movement might make a sound and let her rival in bed hear it... Could this feeling get any worse?
Tang Qi bit her lower lip, her whole body tense.
At this moment, Lu Zhe said sullenly, "Uh, yeah."
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At the same time, on the bed board.
Lu Zhe sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Xue Xiaodie sitting beside him. He could see the genuine affection in the girl's gaze.
Those already captivating peach blossom eyes gazed intently at him, like pure and translucent gemstones. Her delicate brows were slightly furrowed, filled with deep affection. The transparent lenses of her glasses could not conceal the girl's exquisite beauty.
Clearly, although he said, "I also have a good impression of you," his gaze and expression went far beyond just "having a good impression."
That affection was so deep, it seemed to carry a lifetime of love.
Lu Zhe had never seen Xue Xiaodie like this before, and for a moment, he was also stunned.
Just then, Xue Xiaodie asked the question: "If you had to choose between me and Xiao Caitang, who would you choose?"
"I……"
Lu Zhe had no idea what to say.
Ten minutes ago, he would have definitely considered whether to say, "I'm already with Xiaocaitang." But now, facing those deep, affectionate eyes, he simply couldn't bring himself to say it.
He had never witnessed such a scene before. It was like putting a national football player on the Champions League final stage; the immense psychological pressure would make a rookie unable to even take a step, and every movement would become extremely stiff.
Xue Xiaodie then said, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. I bet you're thinking that the moment to make a decision hasn't arrived yet, and you don't know who to choose, right?"
They've already given us a way out, so what else is there to say?
Lu Zhe could only reply sullenly, "Uh, yeah."
But as soon as he said it, looking at the girl's slightly upturned lips, he suddenly realized—he had taken the bait!
Now that he had admitted to Xue Xiaodie that he couldn't choose between Tang Qi and her, it would be difficult for him to tell her that he was actually with Tang Qi.
The two short sentences, "You don't know who you'll choose either" and "Yeah," effectively blocked his path to revealing his relationship.
Lu Zhe took a deep breath and looked intently. He saw that Xue Xiaodie's gaze was still affectionate and full of love. But besides that, there was also a hint of a smile.
He realized that Xue Xiaodie had done it on purpose.
Moreover, Xue Xiaodie definitely knew—she knew that Tang Qi was hiding in this room, and the conversation she had just used to shut her up was meant for Tang Qi to hear, so that Miss Tang wouldn't suddenly declare victory.
Just then, Xue Xiaodie reached out and grasped his hand.
The two hands were initially just grasping each other, but soon, with the girl's nimble fingers, they became intertwined.
Xue Xiaodie said softly, "It's okay. Who knows what the future holds... You don't need to be afraid of love, nor do you need to confine yourself with so many restrictions, right?"
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