Lu Zhe still hadn't learned to swim by the time he left the pool.
But he's come to a slightly better understanding.
After getting out of the pool, you need to shower, dry your hair, and get dressed. This process naturally takes less time for the boys. So Lu Zhe walked out of the changing room and stood at the entrance of the swimming pool, waiting for the two girls.
He took out his phone, opened the QQ group, and saw a long list of messages in the small group that only contained himself, Shen Leyou, and Luo Qiu. He hadn't expected to see it, but after looking at it, Lu Zhe couldn't help but make the same face as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
The chat history between the two in the group looked like this...
Chen Leyou: [Vehicle inspection complete, bro, it's an unlicensed taxi.]
Luo Qiu: [Momono's new film, and it's even a black car? No, your taste is way too high!]
Shen Leyou: [Hehe, over 8GB of footage, and that's it? And didn't I already say, infantry first, cavalry a little later.]
Luo Qiu: [Fine, then I won't drive anymore. Damn it, I just had surgery, do you know how painful that was?]
Shen Leyou: [No, please open more, I was wrong, bro. I apologize for what I said earlier.]
Following this, Shen Leyou explained: "[The main reason is that I don't have a desktop computer right now, only an old laptop with limited storage space, so I naturally have hard drive anxiety.]"
Lu Zhe couldn't help but speak up: "Luo, you should have just had surgery and be lying in your hospital room right now, right? Driving like that, are you crazy?"
After sending the message, he didn't expect to see a reply immediately, but a few seconds later, Luo Qiu sent an emoji.
A bald man with a weathered face smoking a cigarette.
Then Luo Qiu spoke up again: "[I can play on my phone, otherwise what am I supposed to do lying in bed all day?]"
Lu Zhe: [Just how much shady stuff do you have saved on your phone?]
Luo Qiu: [Then there are too many to count. Just the cloud storage and the Xunlei app alone are enough for me to drive you guys around. And my phone has over 500GB of storage, so I don't care too much about the file size when downloading movies; the higher the resolution, the better.]
Lu Zhe: [No joke, you should really take care of your health...]
At this moment, Shen Leyou suddenly interjected, steer the conversation in another direction: "[Don't just talk about him, you need to take care of your health too. With three beautiful women taking turns, aren't your kidneys suffering?]"
Lu Zhe: [My kidneys aren't weak, I'm just a little guilty.]
Shen Leyou: [You can actually feel guilty? That's so rare.]
Lu Zhe: [Yes, I definitely feel guilty, but I can't let guilt hold me back.]
Chen Leyou: [...]
Luo Qiu: [Wait, what do you mean!]
Shen Leyou pressed further: "Don't tell me you really want to build a harem?"
Luo Qiu: [Do you remember what kind of ending scumbags get in Lao Shen's novels? Are you out of your mind?!]
Lu Zhe didn't reply this time either, but just sent a funny emoji.
Then, he stopped chatting with his old friends and put his phone in his pocket. He had noticed out of the corner of his eye the two girls walking side-by-side not far ahead.
Lu Zhe went up to them and asked, "How are you feeling? Are you tired?"
Tang Qi: "I'm a little tired..."
Xue Xiaodie: I'm fine. You guys are swimming behind me, and I'm just sitting on the shore.
Lu Zhe smiled and said, "Then let's go back and prepare dinner. What would you like to eat? You guys order, and I'll cook."
Tang Qi: "That's amazing!"
"Haven't we been like this for the past month?" As he said this, Lu Zhe reached out and patted her head. "Just tell me what you want to eat, Little Rainbow Candy."
Tang Qi: "Braised beef!"
Lu Zhe: "No problem, but that will take a little while."
Tang Qi: "I can wait, it's okay!"
Lu Zhe then looked at another girl and asked with a smile, "Xiao Die, what about you?"
Xue Xiaodie thought for a moment and said, "Blanched bok choy."
Lu Zhe was slightly taken aback: "So plain?"
Xue Xiaodie smiled and said, "Yes, I prefer lighter flavors, as you know."
Lu Zhe: "Then... I'll make you the kind with oyster sauce and soy sauce, is that okay?"
Xue Xiaodie nodded: "What you made must be fine."
At this moment, Tang Qi subconsciously reached out, wanting to grab Lu Zhe's hand. But halfway there, she realized that it still felt a bit awkward, so she changed her mind and patted him instead.
Tang Qi patted Lu Zhe's arm lightly and laughed, "Then let's just take a ride back! Hurry up, I'm already craving it!"
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Not long after, the three of them returned home.
As usual, Lu Zhe was preparing dinner in the kitchen, Xue Xiaodie was drawing with headphones on at the dining table, and Tang Qi was playing games on the sofa.
However, unlike usual, his phone rang halfway through preparing dinner. He washed his hands, took out his phone, and saw that the caller ID wasn't Xia Xiaobing, but his old friend Shen Leyou.
Lu Zhe answered the call and asked, "What do you want?"
Shen Leyou's tone was quite serious: "You didn't see the group messages, did you?"
Lu Zhe: "Group messages... what are you guys talking about behind my back again?"
Shen Leyou: "Get this straight, you bastard! We called you several times, but you didn't respond! Then Lao Luo and I discussed it and felt it would be better to call you and ask."
Lu Zhe: "What do you want to ask?"
Shen Leyou cleared his throat and asked seriously, "What exactly are you thinking?"
Lu Zhe glanced outside the kitchen.
The sounds of swords clashing echoed from the living room outside. Through the glass door, Xue Xiaodie could be seen intently drawing on her laptop screen. As for Tang Qi, she was undoubtedly focused on slaying monsters as well.
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