When they arrived at the building, the snow in the vicinity had been mostly cleared. As the two walked to the entrance of the building, they happened to see an old man from the same building sweeping snow.
The old man held a broom taller than a person in both hands, and swept away a whole area with one sweep.
Chen Lu knew this old man; he was a veteran who had fought in the war. He often saw him cleaning the stairwells door-to-door when he went out. He had children and was not short of money. He was not a property management employee. He cleaned the buildings purely to exercise and benefit the community.
The spiritual cultivation of the older generation.
"Grandpa, aren't you taking a break at midday?" Chen Lu greeted him with a smile.
The elderly man with gray hair stopped what he was doing, turned his head to look at him, and said, "I'm getting old, and I need more sleep."
Seeing Chen Lu covered in snow and mud, his eyes widened slightly. "What have you been doing, kid?"
"I tripped and fell on the road."
Chen Lu scratched his head awkwardly, he couldn't very well say that his girlfriend had tackled him to the ground in the snow.
He had no choice but to continue, "I'll head back now."
"You two should come over for dinner sometime."
Aside from a lot of unruly kids, most people in the old neighborhood are quite easygoing, which is something Liang Zhirou finds both endearing and troublesome.
Because every time someone greets her, she has to stammer for a while.
"Okay."
After Chen Lu finished speaking, he casually patted the snow and mud off his back, but found that he couldn't get them off, so he simply turned around and started climbing the stairs one step at a time.
The "culprit," Liang Zhirou, followed him timidly, wondering if going back now would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den.
Chen Lu was too embarrassed to do anything to her outside, but things might be different back home.
The two remained silent the whole way and soon arrived home.
Chen Lu took out his key to open the door, then stepped aside to make room for Liang Zhirou, looking at her calmly.
This made Liang Zhirou extremely nervous. She quickly moved closer to Chen Lu, blinking her eyes rapidly, "I was wrong, I'll help you wash later~"
Chen Lu refused to give up. He went inside, sat on the sofa, and made a gesture with his hand towards the air.
Liang Zhirou took off her down jacket and hung it on the coat rack in the entryway. Underneath, she wore a very fitted black turtleneck sweater, which accentuated her already exquisite figure even more alluringly.
The girl was wearing winter jeans, and she looked very slim.
She pursed her lips and walked up to Chen Lu. "It's cold... If you want to touch my leg, can you do it over your clothes?"
"Let me examine your conscience."
"I...I'm going to paint!" Liang Zhirou quickly hid to the side, away from this hypocrite.
Chen Lu curled the corners of his mouth, picked up his dirty clothes, and went into the bathroom.
If he doesn't wash, then this silly girl really has to. It's freezing cold, the water's chilling; how can he let a girl touch cold water?
A person worth seven figures has to do their own laundry; who can they complain to?
Half an hour later.
"You called me here to sleep with you, and then left me alone in an empty room?" Chen Lu said, leaning against the door with a speechless expression.
He couldn't believe it. A group of people in the company were waiting for him to go to a meeting, but he, the boss of a company with more than 100 employees, was actually sleeping with someone.
Passerby A: "Where's our boss?"
Passerby B: "He went to sleep with someone."
Passerby A: "?"
Chen Lu fantasized for a moment and found it amusing; this dialogue would probably be quite explosive no matter how many centuries it were set in.
"What do you mean by 'sleeping with someone'? That sounds awful..."
Liang Zhirou muttered something under her breath, her gaze still fixed on the computer screen, "Hello, Mr. Mu Zhimu, we sincerely invite you to attend our company's ACG exhibition on December 16th..."
She finished reading it in a daze, then turned to look at Chen Lu, "Is this a scammer?"
Chen Lu walked over to her out of curiosity, peered at her, and at the same time, didn't forget to put his hand on the girl's waist and grope her. Before Liang Zhirou could pinch him, he froze.
"It's an official account, this seems to be true. Check where it's being held."
"Hangzhou National Convention and Exhibition Center..." Liang Zhirou looked at it and felt increasingly puzzled. "Why did they invite me?"
"First of all, 30,000 followers is not a small number for an artist. Secondly, we don't need to pay a guest fee to invite someone of your caliber."
Chen Lu patiently explained, "The fact that it can be held at the convention center shows that this comic convention is quite large-scale. If you participate, it will be a great boost to your reputation. You can also meet other artists and promote each other's works. It can be considered a win-win situation."
"Will there be a lot of people...?" Liang Zhirou was a bit overwhelmed. Asking someone who was too afraid to talk to strangers to attend a comic convention was worse than just killing her.
"Can I not go?" the girl continued to ask.
"Of course you can." Chen Lu nodded slightly, but still encouraged, "However, I personally suggest that you try everything."
Liang Zhirou adjusted her posture, leaned against him, and closed her eyes peacefully. "Is this also part of the plan?"
“This is certainly part of the plan.” Chen Lu held the girl’s hand. “It’s the kind of thing that can add a point to the assessment criteria.”
"Are you free to come with me?"
"I'm free," Chen Lu said seriously, while mentally calculating ways to free up his time.
After all, this is a big step for this silly boy out of his self-protective little world; nothing else is as important as this.
Her social anxiety has always been a bit too extreme. Although this trait is even cute in her, it is ultimately not a good thing.
This silly girl isn't incapable of communicating; she's just scared.
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