After Luo Qiu's encouragement, Lu Zhe's mindset did indeed change considerably.
His mind was in turmoil.
Lu Zhe realized that he might have indeed been too conservative. So, should he change his strategy? Should he take the initiative to seduce Miss Tang?
Looking around the 80-square-meter living room with two floor-to-ceiling windows, he had to admit that he was indeed somewhat tempted. However, it had been far too long since he had had any intimate contact with a girl, let alone actively flirted with one, and he was now truly at a loss as to what to do.
Moreover, if he were to seduce Tang Qi, it would mean giving up Xue Xiaodie... But recalling the details of their time together that morning, and the feeling that their interests were aligned, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Just as he was sitting on the sofa lost in thought, Tang Qi appeared.
The girl shouted, "Lunch! Where's my lunch?!"
Lu Zhe: "Didn't we just finish breakfast a short while ago?"
Tang Qi paused for a moment, then patted her tummy: "Oh right, then... let's have a Jump Massacre!"
Seeing the girl enthusiastically put the game console back and pick up the two controllers, Lu Zhe shook his head helplessly.
What else can be done? As an employee, what other choices do you have?
He could only take the handle and throw himself into a new round of work (and leisure).
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He spent the rest of the day in a daze. He played games, cooked, studied... all while spending time with Miss Tang.
Around 11 p.m., he went to bed, his mind still a jumbled mess. With his eyes half-closed, the pretty faces of two girls alternated before his eyes.
The bed beneath him was large and soft, and the space in the darkness was spacious, but his mind was in turmoil.
"Hobbies and interests should be considered after the pressures of reality are resolved..."
He silently made his decision. Although he felt a little empty inside, perhaps this was for the best?
As for the idea of flirting with Miss Tang while continuing to happily get along with Xue Xiaodie, that was completely out of his consideration. He didn't even dare to think about a love triangle.
"Then I'll keep my distance from Xue Xiaodie from now on," Lu Zhe thought to himself.
However, after a long silence in the darkness, a long sigh echoed in the bedroom: "Damn it, why can't I fall asleep?"
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Lu Zhe tossed and turned until three or four in the morning. At that time, Tang Qi had just come out of the bathroom.
Her laptop lay on the bed, but the screen was off. She casually closed the laptop, turned to the dressing table, and picked up the hairdryer.
Then the problem arose—she had just turned on the hairdryer, her hair was still dripping wet, but she was already a little tired.
I don't know why, but I always feel sleepy after taking a shower.
If it were 'the past,' Tang Qi would often stubbornly lie on the bed, waiting for that guy to come over. He would first urge himself to get up and dry his hair, and when he found that he couldn't get up, he would pick up the hairdryer and dry it for her.
Sitting at the vanity with a hairdryer on her own, the feeling was nothing compared to lying on that guy's lap and having him dry her hair. What's more, his hand would gently stroke her hair, like stroking a cat's fur. In Tang Qi's memory, ever since she and that guy started dating and living together, she always fell asleep while he was drying her hair…
Suddenly, the girl put down the hairdryer and stood up.
She put on loose-fitting shorts pajamas and walked out of her bedroom.
Then they arrived at the door of Lu Zhe's bedroom.
Tang Qi gripped the door with both hands, hesitating for a long while. Because this time, before acting impulsively, she realized a problem.
Sunday is over, it's four in the morning on Monday. In a few hours, Lu Zhe will be going to work.
If we go in and disturb him now, will he be able to get up tomorrow morning?
Of course, Tang Qi would actually prefer that his work at the company be canceled, so he could spend all day with her. But if it was because of her, he would definitely hate her...
The girl stood there quietly. The soft, cool light of the night lamp illuminated her small, delicate face, revealing a bewilderment she had never shown during the day.
"Never mind, goodnight."
Tang Qi muttered almost silently, then turned and went back to her bedroom.
The girl picked up the hair dryer again.
After idly working on her hair for a few minutes, feeling that it was almost dry, she put down the hairdryer and collapsed onto the bed.
Miss Tang's sleeping posture has never been very still. At this moment, she was not lying on the pillow, but curled up on her side like a shrimp, hugging the pillow to her chest.
The girl hugged it tightly, as if it weren't a pillow, but some hateful guy.
She talked to the pillow for a long time, but it was disjointed and incoherent.
"I don't know how to pursue guys, I've never done it before..."
"I'm clearly socially anxious, and... but you cured me."
"Will getting to know someone in different ways lead to different relationships?"
"Ugh, so annoying..."
"Why is this happening? It's so annoying!"
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Lu Zhe felt completely terrible.
He lay in bed, picked up his phone and glanced at it; it was 5:30 a.m.
Should we say it's early morning or late at night?
Work starts at 9 a.m., which means there are only three and a half hours left. Subtracting the time spent getting up, getting dressed, and commuting, the maximum amount of sleep left is about three hours.
How can I possibly sleep like this!
The remaining nights are getting shorter and shorter, and the realization of this only intensifies the anxiety. But the more anxious you are, the more desperate you are to sleep, which actually makes it harder to fall asleep.
What's even more terrifying is that whenever Lu Zhe closes his eyes, scenes of his time with the two girls uncontrollably flash through his mind. The time they spent together wasn't actually long, but he could replay them countless times in his mind. And the more he replayed them, the more he realized that these two girls might also like him.
“The problem is,” Lu Zhe couldn’t help but lament, “why are there two?”
"And what should I do next? What exactly is the process of picking up girls?"
Lu Zhe's mutterings rose and fell in the quiet bedroom, receiving no response.
He tried to recall his first love from his student days, hoping to learn from his only romantic experience. But upon closer reflection, he realized that he had seemingly fallen into a trap back then.
During my first love, I was also passive. The girl took the initiative to approach me, and after we established a relationship, she gradually became more and more aggressive... It seems like a PUA trap?
Lu Zhe suddenly felt a little worried. If he started another relationship now, would he make a mess of things and end up wasting his time?
He suddenly noticed something was wrong and turned to look out the window.
Then he couldn't help but curse, "Damn, it's almost dawn!"
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