Liang Zhirou didn't yell at him for being a pervert; she didn't even dare to speak.
Only then did Chen Lu notice that Liang Zhirou was blushing, biting her lip, and staring at him with teary eyes.
Seeing the girl's pitiful look, Chen Lu didn't even need Liang Zhirou to condemn her anymore; he himself wanted to chop off his own hand.
I often wake up suddenly in the middle of the night, the kind of wake-up call that makes me want to slap myself.
"It really wasn't intentional..." Chen Lu scratched his cheek with his index finger. "I was just watching the kids arguing."
Liang Zhirou gave a barely audible "hmm," then quickly took a few deep breaths, feeling as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Even if she believed Chen Lu didn't do it on purpose, their intimate contact just now was undeniable...
Chen Lu breathed a sigh of relief, secretly cursing these two brats for being so immature. Why did they have to go and argue, ruining his image as a gentleman?
There's still not enough homework!
"It's interesting to think about."
As Chen Lu reversed the car, he chuckled and started a conversation, "Back in school, I used to complain every day that the teachers were crazy, assigning so much homework that I didn't have any time to go out and play."
"Now that we don't have to do homework, I feel like we should leave more for these naughty kids so they don't go out and disturb the neighbors."
"Maybe this is a double standard. When I was a minor, I was afraid of the anti-addiction system being implemented. Now that I'm an adult, I've become someone who enjoys watching the fun."
Liang Zhirou turned her head to look at him, her cheeks still slightly flushed, and asked curiously, "Were you a naughty child when you were little?"
She couldn't quite imagine what Chen Lu was like when he was a child. Chen Lu would lie to her in different ways every day, so he must have been a naughty kid who liked to cause trouble when he was young.
If I had met Chen Lu when I was a child, he would have bullied me terribly...
Thinking of these things, Liang Zhirou looked out the window and smiled secretly, then felt a little melancholy, as if she was sad for her past self.
At that time, Liang Zhirou didn't dare to cry in front of her mother who had lost everything. She could only hide in a corner and secretly wipe away her tears, and she couldn't even cry out loud.
"It's alright, Liang Zhirou."
The girl recalled her painful past and said to her past self in her heart.
"You'll have someone to keep you company. You'll meet a boy who's as warm as sunshine, and if you're feeling a little willful, you can even cry on his shoulder for a while."
"Although you are still a bit useless, as long as you work harder, you can definitely become amazing."
"I'll definitely be able to tell this boy how I like him when the time comes..."
If he's still by my side by then...
Liang Zhirou silently added in her heart that she never dared to have too high expectations for her own happiness.
Coming to her senses, she could hear Chen Lu speaking again.
"I got beaten a lot for being playful when I was a kid," Chen Lu said, fiddling with the navigation again. "My family used to live near the People's Hospital. You were hospitalized there last time, weren't you?"
“There’s a park nearby. When I was in elementary school, I went there to play every day. No matter what games the kids there were playing, I would beat them all.”
Chen Lu was too embarrassed to admit that he had to bribe others even to play hide-and-seek, but in games like King of Fighters, there was indeed no one in the vicinity who could beat him.
Liang Zhirou was taken aback. "The one with the really long bridge?"
Her memories of that park had become very vague, but the long, crooked bridge remained a vivid impression on her.
"You know that?! You've been there?" Chen Lu asked, somewhat surprised.
"I went there when I was a child."
The girl didn't continue; she didn't want to relive the past of losing her father.
I also don't want to recall that lonely self squatting in the corner of the park.
Her way of letting go of the past wasn't to come to terms with it, but to hide it away and never think about it again.
Chen Lu nodded slightly and joked shamelessly:
"If you saw a really, really handsome little boy back then, that must have been me."
Upon hearing this, Liang Zhirou silently gazed at Chen Lu's profile for a long, long time.
In the end, he lowered his head slowly, feeling somewhat dejected, and secretly mocked himself.
That memory is too distant; it's impossible to match it up.
Besides, there's no such thing as a coincidence.
But that's how girls are; she still couldn't give up on this fantasy.
Since God has treated her this way, why won't He turn her fantasies into reality?
If that really was Chen Lu, she might even be willing to give her life for him...
Within minutes, Liang Zhirou had put her unrealistic fantasies behind her and followed Chen Lu's lead to talk about other topics.
She never cared what they talked about; she was happy as long as she talked to Chen Lu.
The car drove through the night, with the sounds of the wind and other vehicles passing by. Inside, however, it was quiet and peaceful. Chen Lu had deliberately turned off the car stereo, leaving only the sound of the two of them chatting softly.
For Chen Lu, Liang Zhirou's gentle yet somewhat timid voice was much more pleasant to listen to than any other song.
After a short while, Liang Zhirou pursed her lips and tentatively asked in a low voice, "Are your parents urging you to find a girlfriend now?"
Chen Luren was dumbfounded. "What kind of question is that? Of course not."
Only Chen Mo kept urging him, like he was pressuring him to the death.
Liang Zhirou felt much relieved, and slowly loosened her grip on the hem of her clothes, unconsciously muttering softly, "That's good..."
What did you say?
"It's nothing! He didn't say anything!"
Liang Zhirou quickly waved her hand and said.
Just as Chen Lu was wondering what kind of trouble this silly girl was up to, and whether she had become stupid again, she asked again:
When do you think your parents will start urging you to get married?
Chen Lu was speechless. He held the steering wheel with his left hand and poked the girl's not-so-bright head with his right.
"I'm only twenty-one, I haven't even been legally married yet, it's a long way off."
He then smiled and said, "When they get annoyed with my calls later, I'll take you back with me."
"Huh?" Liang Zhirou blinked blankly, not understanding for a moment.
"What do you mean, if you don't want to, then forget it. But if you won't help me, I'll just have to obediently let them arrange blind dates for me."
This really worried the girl, and she raised her voice much louder than usual.
"I can help you!"
Then, looking guilty, she added, "After all, we're good friends! You always help me so much..."
The girl's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.
After saying that, she lowered her head in shame, feeling very sorry for Chen Lu.
In her view, only she had broken her promise to be good friends.
She wanted more than just to be friends...
She wanted to be with Chen Lu for the rest of her life.
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