"......"
"Whу hаvе уou beеn sо quiеt lаtеly?"
Su Zai Zai rерlied pеrfunctorilу, "I nееd tо sаvе my enеrgy for studying."
After a whilе.
Wаng Nan сouldn't hеlр but аsk аgain, "Аrе уоu сoming tо my birthday раrty? Wе're going to sing kаraokе at Hаоting."
Неаring this, Su Zаi Zаi hesitatеd, wоndering hоw tо dеclinе.
Thе grеat beаutу didn't allоw her to hang оut with other boуs.
"Соme оn, I only invited реоplе frоm оur оld Сlаss Nine. Веsides, wе're оnly in our sеcоnd уеar оf high sсhооl—why be so tеnse?"
Su Zai Zai thought for а moment and аsked, "When is it?"
"Оctоbеr 3rd."
Thаt date instantly solidified Su Zai Zai's wavering heart. She immediately said, "I can't. I have something else to do."
Wang Nan fell silent for a moment before saying, "How about the 4th?"
Su Zai Zai lowered her head, tossed the empty jelly container into a nearby trash bag, and spoke earnestly, "I'm busy all seven days of the National Day holiday."
Unsure if he had any ulterior motives, she deliberately added, "I have to spend time with my boyfriend."
While scrolling through Weibo, Su Zai Zai suddenly came across a post:
—Public funds for dining and entertainment amount to 300 billion. Our country only has a population of 1.3 billion. If we divided one billion per person, there would still be 298.7 billion left. Is there really a need for this?
She suddenly felt it made perfect sense.
She long-pressed to copy the text and pasted it to Zhang Lu Rang.
Su Zai Zai: These people are just too greedy.
Su Zai Zai: I think the country owes me a billion.
After sending the messages, Su Zai Zai continued scrolling through Weibo.
She happened to see a repost by Jiang Jia, who had also tagged her.
@Jiang Jia Doesn't Eat Ginger: Look at the third photo—doesn't it look like your guy? @Very Su Little Fairy //@Little Bamboo Already: The top students from each department at B University TAT Mom, I want to retake the college entrance exam[/crying][/image][/image][/image][/image][/image][/image]
Su Zai Zai clicked directly on the third photo to take a look.
It did seem quite similar—the facial features and contours were almost the same.
But Zhang Lu Rang was still better-looking.
Su Zai Zai saved the image and was about to send it to Zhang Lu Rang when he replied just then.
Zhang Lu Rang: ...
Zhang Lu Rang: 300 billion / 1.3 billion = 230.8
Su Zai Zai was momentarily confused. She glanced up to see what she had just sent.
After figuring it out, she didn't feel embarrassed at all and replied with a grin: Then make it 230 yuan.
She waited for a while but didn't receive a reply.
Su Zai Zai sent him the picture.
The small circle in front of the message bubble kept spinning, quickly turning into a red circle with a white exclamation mark inside.
She swiped open the notification bar to check.
The Wi-Fi had disconnected.
Su Zai Zai reconnected.
As soon as she was back online, she received his message.
—[WeChat Red Envelope] I'll return the remaining thirty yuan to you later.
Su Zai Zai didn't open it, finding it rather amusing.
With a smile on her lips, she typed on the screen.
Su Zai Zai: Are you the country?
A minute later, he replied: No.
Zhang Lu Rang: But I want to give it to you.
Su Zai Zai's breath hitched.
She could imagine that if he were standing in front of her right now, he would probably turn his head away, too shy to meet her gaze.
But he just wanted to be good to her.
The first day of the National Day holiday.
Even though Zhang Lu Rang had said he wouldn't arrive until noon, Su Zai Zai still woke up early.
She was too excited to sleep.
She checked the time—Zhang Lu Rang was probably still on the plane.
But Su Zai Zai couldn't resist sending him a WeChat message: Have you arrived yet?After rolling around on the bed a few times, she finally got up to wash up.
After grabbing something to eat from the refrigerator, Su Zai Zai returned to her room to work on math problems.
After finishing the multiple-choice questions, she thought for a moment and sent him another message.
—Do you want me to ride my bike to pick you up?
Once the message was sent, she dove back into the sea of problems.
Su Zai Zai got stuck on one problem and kept scribbling on her scratch paper.
Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep with her head on the desk.
A while later, she was awakened by the vibration of her phone nearby.
Su Zai Zai immediately lifted her head and picked up her phone to take a look.
Zhang Lu Rang had called her.
Su Zai Zai quickly answered, excitedly calling out, "Lùràng."
Zhang Lu Rang seemed to be in a good mood, his voice carrying a hint of laughter.
"I'm here."
She jumped up from her chair. "Where are you?"
Upon hearing his reply, Su Zai Zai immediately ran out and went downstairs.
When she saw Zhang Lu Rang's figure, her eyes inexplicably stung.
Su Zai Zai lost the urgency she had felt earlier and slowly walked up to him.
After a moment of silence.
She lowered her head and asked softly, "Do you want to hug me?"
Su Zai Zai thought that if he refused, she would just pounce on him.
Before she could pounce.
Zhang Lu Rang suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her toward him.
A clear, crisp scent instantly enveloped her.
He only held her for a moment before letting go.
Zhang Lu Rang raised his hand to ruffle her hair, softening his voice as he asked, "Have you finished the jelly?"
Not expecting Zhang Lu Rang to actually hug her.
Su Zai Zai's heart instantly filled with pink bubbles, and she obediently replied, "There's still one row left."
Thinking of this, she grew curious.
"Why did you give me an extra row?"
Hearing this question, Zhang Lu Rang hesitated for a moment.
In the end, he chose to tell the truth.
"I didn't believe you would really only eat one a day."
"..."
Chapter 36
Sigh, it's my fault.
It's my fault for not being pretty enough, for not having the ability to make him fall in love at first sight.
But of course, success depends on hard work later on.
I'm an example of that.
—From "Su Zai Zai the Little Fairy's Diary"
Noticing Su Zai Zai's gaze on him.
Zhang Lu Rang licked his lips, unusually wanting to take back his words.
But he really didn't know what to say to make it seem like he wasn't being deliberate at all.
Before he could speak.
Su Zai Zai spoke slowly, her tone heavy.
"Lùràng, let me tell you. Normally, in a situation like this, I should be angry with you."
"..."
"But since it's only been seven days, I won't waste time on that."
Her voice suddenly dropped a few notches, as if she were muttering to herself.
Her head also hung low, as if inviting someone to stroke it.
Zhang Lu Rang's heart instantly melted into a puddle.
He opened his mouth and whispered, "I..."
Before he could finish.
Su Zai Zai immediately lifted her head and hummed, "Then let's just owe it for now."
"..."
"When I have time later, I'll teach you a lesson."
"..."
She spoke earnestly, "Lùràng, you can't take advantage of someone's favor and act spoiled."
"..."
"Sigh, you've really been spoiled by me." Mentioning this, Su Zai Zai felt a bit proud.
Zhang Lu Rang looked away, not wanting to deal with her.
In the height of summer, it was stiflingly hot with no wind.
The asphalt road was scorched by the sun, shimmering with specks of silver light.Pedestrians on the street hurried along, holding parasols against the sun.
Su Zai Zai had rushed out in a hurry and hadn’t brought an umbrella.
She touched her forehead and suggested, “Lùràng, let’s go eat at that café near here we went to last time.”
Zhang Lu Rang nodded. “Okay.”
Then, he took a pure black sun umbrella out of his backpack and handed it to Su Zai Zai.
Su Zai Zai instinctively accepted it.
She held the umbrella but didn’t move at all.
Zhang Lu Rang waited for half a minute before he couldn’t help asking, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Su Zai Zai sighed. “It’s just that I suddenly feel like if we get married in the future, things like changing light bulbs and fixing pipes will probably all be done by me.”
Zhang Lu Rang: “…”
While speaking, Su Zai Zai opened the umbrella and lifted it high.
“Come here, your delicate skin can’t be exposed to the sun.”
“…You hold it yourself.”
“Just now, I said I’d ride my bike to pick you up, and you refused.”
“…”
“Now I want to hold the umbrella for you, and you’re refusing me again.”
“…”
Su Zai Zai glanced at him and took the chance to touch his hand.
Then she said nonchalantly, “You really are like a little princess.”
Zhang Lu Rang’s temple twitched, and he took the umbrella from her hand.
He tilted the umbrella, covering most of it over her.
Su Zai Zai turned her head to look at his hand holding the umbrella handle.
Fair and slender, smooth as jade.
She lowered her head to look at her own hand and asked somewhat seriously, “Lùràng, do you think our first hand-holding will be initiated by me or by you?”
Is this kind of question asked so directly…
Zhang Lu Rang felt a bit flustered.
He hadn’t figured out how to answer yet.
Then he heard Su Zai Zai speak gloomily.
“Sigh, I can’t count on you.”
Zhang Lu Rang inexplicably felt displeased and lowered his voice. “Su Zai Zai.”
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai pressed on.
“When will my status change from Su Zai Zai to Zai Zai?”
“…”
“See, you’re not speaking again.” Su Zai Zai began to lecture him. “Besides the first kiss and hug, which I forced and took the initiative, probably everything in the future will have to be initiated by me.”
He turned his face away and didn’t speak.
Su Zai Zai counted on her fingers, listing them one by one.
“We haven’t tried holding hands yet, and what else… oh, taking off clothes… in bed…” At this point, she paused and murmured, “Thinking about it this way doesn’t seem so bad.”
Zhang Lu Rang really couldn’t take it anymore.
“Stop talking nonsense.”
“Fine, I’ll take the initiative for everything.” Su Zai Zai was in a great mood and didn’t bother arguing with him anymore. “It’s enough that you’re good-looking.”
“…” Forget it, he wouldn’t speak.
A few minutes later, Su Zai Zai spoke again. “But I’d still really like to see you wild and unrestrained.”
The scene fell silent for a moment.
“Su Zai Zai,” he said flatly.
“Huh?”
Zhang Lu Rang threatened her for the first time.
“If you don’t act normal, I’m going home.”
“…”
The two walked into a café.
A few people were scattered around the shop, and it was very quiet.
The lighting was somewhat dim, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
They found a seat and sat down.
Zhang Lu Rang ordered a coffee.
He thought for a moment and ordered a yuanyang milk tea and a molten chocolate cake for Su Zai Zai.
Su Zai Zai rested her chin on her hand, still thinking about what had just happened.
“Lùràng, the way you threaten people, I used that back in elementary school.”
“…”
She imitated playfully, “Hmph! If you keep acting like this, I’m going home!”
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