Lu Zhe knew very well that Xue Xiaodie, apart from being scheming, didn't really meet the standard of a "green tea" (a manipulative woman). But his own current behavior had already crossed the threshold of being a "scumbag" and entered the realm that was unacceptable to worldly morality.
Even so, after kissing Xue Xiaodie goodbye, Lu Zhe returned to his bedroom and slept quite soundly—if he didn't even have this much mental fortitude, what was the point of playing the three-pronged approach?
The next morning, when Lu Zhe woke up, he went to the kitchen and saw Xue Xiaodie making breakfast.
Tang Qi was sitting at the dining table not far from the kitchen, so Lu Zhe naturally didn't dare to be presumptuous. He simply came up behind Xue Xiaodie and whispered, "Getting up so early to make breakfast, and doing it every single day without fail..."
The girl stopped what she was doing, turned around, and asked, "Is there a problem?"
Lu Zhe exclaimed, "I just want to say, where in the world can you find such a green tea?"
Xue Xiaodie chuckled and said, "Oh, you still remember what I said last night."
Lu Zhe: "I remember every word you said."
Xue Xiaodie smiled and shook her head, lowering her voice to say, "We still have plenty of time to spend together. Let's spend some time with Xiao Caitang now. She's starting military training tomorrow."
Lu Zhe nodded, turned and walked out of the kitchen, and sat down at the dining table.
Right across from Miss Tang.
He asked, "Your military training starts tomorrow, so what about today? Can you relax for one last day?"
Tang Qi shook her head vigorously with a pained expression: "I can't rest! The school notified us that there's another meeting, another meeting that all new students have to attend! It's clearly not my business, I don't know why they insist on having me go too."
Lu Zhe: "Let's announce the important notes to the new students. They'll definitely call you over for something like this."
Tang Qi: "The precautions could have been just sent to everyone in a message!"
Lu Zhe laughed and said, "Announcement in person at a meeting is more ceremonial. Everyone values a sense of ceremony, especially leaders. Besides, the other students are different from you; they all live on campus, so it's very convenient for them to go."
Tang Qi pouted and remained silent.
Seeing the young lady's aggrieved expression, Lu Zhe suddenly realized that his response had been somewhat flawed. While explaining things to a girl when she's unhappy is important, making her understand that he's on her side is even more crucial.
So Lu Zhe stood up and reached out to pat the young lady's head.
He smiled and comforted her, "It's okay, think of something positive. Like, I'll come home after get off work and play games with you."
Tang Qi's aggrieved expression faded considerably, but she still muttered, "I was thinking of having lunch with you before military training, but we won't be able to have lunch together this time..."
Lu Zhe said in a low voice, "We'll have lunch with Xiao Die anyway, which makes it inconvenient to show affection. How boring is that? Why don't we take our time to play together when we have some alone time?"
The girl's already large and bright eyes widened even further, filled with excited anticipation.
She nodded vigorously: "Okay!"
Just then, Xue Xiaodie came out of the kitchen carrying the freshly made breakfast. As soon as she came out, she saw Tang Qi looking expectant, while Lu Zhe smiled and gave her a gentle head pat.
Tang Qi noticed the problem out of the corner of her eye, and when she turned her head, she immediately felt a little embarrassed.
But Lu Zhe withdrew his hand very naturally and said, "Is it done? Thanks for your hard work."
Xue Xiaodie was only stunned for a moment before she quickly recovered and smiled, "Yes, let's eat quickly."
Lu Zhe: "There are still some in the kitchen, right? Come on, sit down first, I'll go get them."
Xue Xiaodie sat down.
Tang Qi secretly observed her quiet 'best friend' and felt, it seemed, that... she really didn't hold it against her?
The young lady was immediately relieved, but a sense of guilt still lingered.
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After breakfast, Lu Zhe and Xue Xiaodie said goodbye to Tang Qi and headed towards the company.
Once you leave that upscale apartment building, go around the intersection, cross the street, and you can see the office building where the company is located in the distance.
The sidewalk where the two were standing was bustling with people, all hurrying along. But Lu Zhe and Xue Xiaodie walked among the crowd with an unusual sense of leisure and comfort. On the one hand, it was because of their flexible work schedule, so being a little late didn't matter; on the other hand, and more importantly, walking side by side with someone they liked was undoubtedly a heart-fluttering experience.
While enjoying himself, Lu Zhe quietly took the hand of the girl next to him.
However, the moment their hands touched, before he could even take her hand, the girl shook him off without hesitation.
Xue Xiaodie turned to stare at him and said seriously, "With so many people around, what are you thinking? What if you run into someone from the company, or even worse, you run into President Xia? How are you going to explain that to her?"
Lu Zhe: "..."
Xue Xiaodie: "You can't explain it at all, can you? So, when there are other people around, don't do this kind of thing. Let's just pretend we're ordinary friends."
Lu Zhe remained silent for a long while, then sighed, "Your awareness is truly remarkable..."
Xue Xiaodie rolled her eyes at him: "Of course, I've thought everything through! I've already figured out how to tell my relatives when I go home, how to fool my parents and all that."
Lu Zhe: "Then how are you going to fool your parents? Do you want me to step in?"
Xue Xiaodie shook her head: "No need, I'll just take Xiao Caitang over there."
Lu Zhe: "What do you mean?"
Xue Xiaodie: "It's very simple. Just tell my parents that I am a lesbian, tell them that I am with Xiaocaitang and that we are very happy, and ask them not to separate us because of societal prejudices. That's all."
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