“If you’re uncomfortable sleeping like this, just take it off and hide it somewhere else. I’ll go out and boil some hot water for you,” Chen Lu said seriously. “Anyway, I’ll leave after I’ve put you to sleep.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than the girl suddenly hugged him tightly again, pressing her whole body against him.
"I don't want you to leave..." Liang Zhirou said softly, her voice inexplicably soft, perhaps because she was a little weak from being sick.
hiss......
Chen Lu gasped. How come this silly boy is getting better and better at acting cute?
Who can withstand this?
"Then I won't leave. I'll go boil some water for you and then come back to keep you company."
"I don't want that either."
As Liang Zhirou spoke, she hugged him even tighter. Chen Lu didn't know if it was because he was no longer restrained, but he felt that the little cat between them had become even softer.
“If you keep doing this, I might just start acting like a hooligan,” Chen Lu said.
“I am a patient…” Liang Zhirou emphasized again.
Chen Lu hunched over slightly, unable to express his bitterness.
After silently repeating "I am a gentleman" to himself several times, he said softly, "Then I'll lull you to sleep."
He claimed he was going to coax Liang Zhirou to sleep, but he had absolutely no experience with it. Strictly speaking, the last time he coaxed a girl to sleep was when Chen Mo was still in elementary school.
But who is Chen Mo? Even with a ton of homework to do, she can fall asleep the moment her head hits the pillow. Coaxing a sick Chen Mo doesn't take much effort at all.
The two gazed at each other silently in the darkness. Even though they couldn't see each other clearly, they could still see contented smiles on each other's faces.
After sighing, Chen Lu said honestly, "I really don't know how to coax people to sleep."
Liang Zhirou blinked. "I don't know either. I've never been coaxed to sleep..."
Just as Chen Lu was still deep in thought, the girl suddenly sat up, placed his arm flat on her pillow, and then carefully lay down on it.
Still seemingly unsatisfied, she snuggled closer to Chen Lu before finally calming down completely.
"That's good," Liang Zhirou said with her eyes closed, feeling that she would fall asleep soon.
After all, she had never felt so at ease before.
She was a little nervous the first time she stayed overnight here, but that feeling has completely disappeared now. Chen Lu always proves how deep his love for her is through his actions.
Seeing the slight upturn of the other person's lips, Chen Lu smiled faintly as well. "You're too easily satisfied. How about I tell you a story?"
Liang Zhirou looked up at Chen Lu and asked, "Wouldn't it be a bit childish for someone my age to fall asleep while listening to stories?"
Although she was quite interested in trying it out...
"It's okay, I'm just being childish with you, aren't I?" Chen Lu's expression was very calm, and he seemed indifferent.
As long as it makes this silly guy happy, it's fine. Being a little childish won't hurt him.
Liang Zhirou stopped talking, just hugged Chen Lu tightly, the sweet smile on her lips impossible to hide.
Chen Lu smiled and kissed the girl's forehead. This silly girl seemed to have a different personality when she was sick; she was just too cute no matter how you looked at her.
He simply searched for a fairy tale and began to read it aloud in a soft, gentle voice.
I have to say, this feeling is actually quite fun.
The two of them are both over forty years old combined, yet they can still enjoy studying fairy tales so much.
When he couldn't help but complain about the plot, it always made Liang Zhirou laugh.
"What do you think the Big Bad Wolf usually eats?" Chen Lu asked.
"Let's eat meat."
"So it eats meat while making friends with the small animals in the forest?" Chen Lu continued to ask.
Liang Zhirou shrank further under the covers. "I suddenly feel that the story you're telling is getting dark..."
Who is this person? How could anyone think of such a thing?
She always felt that her boyfriend had a somewhat dark side.
Chen Lu smiled at her, "Actually, this kind of plot is quite normal. For example, I'll be your boyfriend while thinking about how to take advantage of you."
"You scoundrel." Liang Zhirou gently kicked Chen Lu under the covers.
Chen Lu bent over again, trying to appear calm, and said, "Don't move."
"You really have been thinking about bad things all along."
"No, my body has its own thoughts."
After so many times of applying the patches, Liang Zhirou couldn't help but understand Chen Lu's reactions. She timidly asked, "Are you... are you in a lot of pain?"
"It's alright," Chen Lu said stubbornly.
"If you're really feeling unwell, then... then I'll help you?" the girl said in a very soft voice.
Chen Lu paused for a moment. He felt there was no need to think about who Liang Zhirou had learned it from. Before his brain could process it, his mouth preemptively asked, "Is this true?"
Liang Zhirou pouted at him and snorted, "You still say you didn't."
"you......"
Once reason and intelligence returned, all the words Chen Lu wanted to say got stuck in his throat, and he could only quickly threaten, "I'm warning you, if you do this again I'll make you regret it."
Liang Zhirou hid completely under the covers, only revealing half of her face, her clear and beautiful eyes blinking as she looked at him. "I'm still sick."
"......"
Chen Lu was completely stunned. This was the first time he had ever stepped into a trap set by Liang Zhirou and experienced the humiliation of being unable to retaliate from beginning to end.
This guy is improving too fast. He used to be the one unilaterally crushing everyone, but now something seems off.
Chen Lu suddenly realized that Liang Zhirou could become smart too. If he continued like this, he would soon become the hare in the tortoise and the hare fable.
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