"Тwо guуs аnswered fоr уоu during rоll сall todaу. Оne was Sеnior Brоthеr Хiе, аnd thе other wаs super handsome—no idеа who hе was... Yоur bоуfriеnd?"
Su Zaizаi lооkеd сomрletely bеwildеred, but thinking bаck to Zhang Lurаng's question еarlier...
Shе nоddеd, dаzеd, аnd sаid, "Mm, boуfriеnd."
Thеn, shе tоok hеr phоnе out of hеr рoсket.
Zhang Lurang hаd replied.
—I'm hеrе. Whеre аre you?
Su Zаizаi glаncеd tоwаrd thе саfetеriа entrаncе.
She saw Zhаng Lurang stаnding tаll аnd straight, hеаd bоwеd as he loоked at his phone.
Вacklit, she сouldn’t quite mаke оut his еxрression clearly.
Su Zaizai forgot she was in line to buy a drink and walked straight toward Zhang Lurang.
She bounced up to him, grinning cheekily. "Lùràng, did you go and answer for me today?"
Zhang Lurang slipped his phone into his pocket and gave a low hum of acknowledgment.
Hearing his confirmation, Su Zaizai felt her heart swell with satisfaction.
The next second, Zhang Lurang lowered his gaze, fixed his eyes on hers, and spoke.
His voice was deep and unhurried, his emotions completely unconcealed.
"I got marked down because another guy raised his hand too."
Su Zaizai tugged him toward where she’d left her tray.
"That’s not my fault. You can’t blame me for that."
Zhang Lurang: "..."
"Are you feeling super threatened right now?" Su Zaizai shamelessly asked.
"...I’m not."
Hearing this, Su Zaizai instinctively turned her head and saw him making that familiar gesture.
She couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smile and suggested, "I’ve been marked down twice now. I’ll definitely have to go from now on. Want to come with me?"
Zhang Lurang’s expression seemed hesitant.
Not getting the answer she wanted, Su Zaizai tried to scare him. "Aren’t you afraid your drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend might get pestered by someone?"
"..."
"Not afraid?"
Zhang Lurang sat down at the table and snapped apart a pair of disposable chopsticks for her.
Soon, he obediently admitted, "Afraid."
His voice was low, a little muffled.
His answer actually caught Su Zaizai off guard.
Su Zaizai quickly patted his hand resting on the table, pretending to comfort him, convinced she wasn’t taking advantage of the situation.
"Don’t be afraid. I only like you."
Unusually, Zhang Lurang didn’t get angry or scold her.
He lifted his eyes, something turbulent swirling in their depths.
Seeing him still not touching his food, Su Zaizai couldn’t help but remind him to eat.
Zhang Lurang finally spoke.
His tone was a bit aggrieved, hoarse and heavy.
"Don’t scare me."
The next day, there was a department gathering.
The members chatted happily, the atmosphere lively and warm.
Xie Linnan, sitting across from Su Zaizai, suddenly asked, "Su Zaizai, is your boyfriend in the computer science department?"
Su Zaizai looked up and gave an "Mm."
She remembered what that girl said yesterday—that Xie Linnan had answered for her.
Instantly, she felt something was off.
"My computer’s broken. Could he fix it for me?" Xie Linnan’s lips curved into a wide smile. "It’s not too hard—just needs a system reinstall."
The moment Zhang Lurang was mentioned, Su Zaizai’s rationality vanished, and her guard shot up.
Why would he randomly ask her boyfriend to fix his computer? And just because he’s in computer science, does that mean he has to know how to fix computers?
Zhang Lurang hasn’t even been studying it that long!
Did he answer for her yesterday just to get Zhang Lurang’s attention...
The more Su Zaizai thought about it, the weirder it felt.She looked at Xie Lin Nan and spoke earnestly.
Answering a question with something unrelated: "He has a girlfriend."
Xie Lin Nan's smile froze: "..."
One day in early December.
Su Zai Zai rested her elbow on the back of her chair, looking down as she chatted with Zhang Lu Rang.
While waiting for his reply, she lifted her gaze and suddenly noticed faint red marks scattered across Cui Yu Xuan's neck.
She stared for a while, trying to guess what they were.
After pondering for a long time, Su Zai Zai still couldn't figure it out and couldn't help but point and ask, "Is that an allergy or bug bites?"
Cui Yu Xuan didn't mind much, her expression carefree: "This?"
Lin Ke beside her burst out laughing: "What are you talking about? Those are hickeys!"
Su Zai Zai was a bit confused. She turned to look at Cui Yu Xuan, her expression hesitant.
"You and your boyfriend? Haven't you only been together for a little over a month..."
"It's just kissing on the lips and neck, nothing else." Mentioning this, Cui Yu Xuan grew curious, "What about you and your boyfriend? Haven't you been together for over two years?"
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment, her expression somewhat proud.
"Our progress was pretty fast too. We reached second base the day before we officially got together."
Cui Yu Xuan's eyes sparkled: "And now? What about now!"
Su Zai Zai fell silent for a moment.
"...Still second base."
The cramped dorm room instantly fell into an awkward silence.
Another roommate, Deng Qin, couldn't help but speak up: "What's going on? No progress at all after two years together?"
Su Zai Zai blinked innocently: "What progress..."
"Not even talking about a home run! At least third base, right?"
She simply waved her hand: "Impossible."
Cui Yu Xuan couldn't resist offering advice: "Maybe you should take the initiative?"
Su Zai Zai had long given up.
"Even if I take the initiative, it's useless."
"Ah, maybe you could tell him some dirty jokes..."
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai widened her eyes: "How could I? He'd kill me!"
"How could that be? Isn't that just playful fun between couples?" Lin Ke rested her chin on her hand, saying seriously, "After you say it, remember to put on a shy expression. He'll probably be burning with desire then."
Su Zai Zai fell silent, thinking over her words, her expression thoughtful.
The ink-black sky was smudged with deep gray clouds.
Moonlight filtered through the thin cloud layer, casting reflections on the calm lake water.
The wind around them was strong, the chill bitingly cold.
Su Zai Zai walked hand in hand with Zhang Lu Rang, circling the lake.
She chattered away about recent events while Zhang Lu Rang listened attentively beside her.
One spoke, the other listened—a particularly harmonious pair.
Just as they were about to reach the dormitory building, Su Zai Zai suddenly remembered Lin Ke's words.
She turned her head, looking at his lips glowing under the moonlight, a vivid red.
Like a flower tempting someone to pluck it.
Su Zai Zai instinctively swallowed.
Soon, she stopped walking, causing Zhang Lu Rang to halt as well.
The person beside him suddenly stopped and even fell silent, which puzzled Zhang Lu Rang.
He turned his head, looking down at her: "What's wrong?"
Su Zai Zai avoided Zhang Lu Rang's gaze.
She gritted her teeth and spoke the dirty joke about Zhang Lu Rang that she had been thinking about all evening.
"Lùràng."
Hearing her speak, Zhang Lu Rang finally relaxed and responded.“When I say ‘move aside’ to you in the future, what I really mean is…”
Zhang Lurang glanced at the small whirl on the top of her head and responded lightly, “Hmm?”
“Zhang Lurang, spread your legs.”
“……”
“Remember to spread them wide.”
“……”
A long time passed after she finished speaking, and Zhang Lurang remained silent.
The sound of the wind grew louder in her ears, as if mocking her words.
She had thought about this joke for a long time, feeling it was both flirtatious and suited the atmosphere at the moment.
Even if he didn’t find it amusing, he shouldn’t be angry, right…
Su Zaizai nervously raised her head, wondering if she hadn’t yet struck a shy pose.
Before she could figure it out…
Zhang Lurang, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
His voice was cold and stiff, with no hint of amusement.
“Go back by yourself.”
Su Zaizai: “……”
Chapter 47
She said, only Zhang Lurang.
—Zhang Lurang
Although he said that, the grip on her hand didn’t loosen in the slightest.
Su Zaizai didn’t notice, her mind already intimidated by his cold expression.
She immediately backed down, and all thoughts of shyness were thrown out of her mind in that instant.
Zhang Lurang turned his gaze away, looking at the small lake in the distance.
The silvery moonlight poured down, casting a faint glow on the curve of his profile.
The prominent Adam’s apple on his neck slowly moved, particularly noticeable under the streetlights.
Su Zaizai didn’t know what to say either.
Driven by lust, she had blurted out such a vulgar remark without thinking of the consequences.
Could this be considered verbal harassment…
How could she have let her desires cloud her judgment and listened to her roommate’s advice…
Zhang Lurang was different from other men! What kind of “fun” was this to him!
Would he…
Remembering what Zhang Lurang had said before, Su Zaizai suddenly felt a little scared.
That fear was like strands of thread, weaving into a net that tightly gripped her heart.
—“Is my method easier to win you over?”
—“I might call the police.”
Call… call the police…
She instinctively let go of Zhang Lurang’s hand, lowering her head to explain, “I… I was just joking…”
Zhang Lurang turned his head back, looking down at her, waiting for her next words.
His face showed no emotion, and it was impossible to tell whether he was angry or not.
The next moment, Su Zaizai’s words caused a few cracks in his icy expression.
“Please don’t call the police, wuwuwu…”
He was at a loss for words: “Who taught you these things?”
Su Zaizai opened her misty eyes, her heart wavering for a moment, but in the end, she firmly refused to betray her roommate.
Her mind raced.
Su Zaizai licked her lips, tugged on the drawstring of Zhang Lurang’s hoodie, and leaned in to kiss him.
She really didn’t know how to answer!
It was much simpler and more satisfying to just shut him up in this rough and straightforward way.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Lurang didn’t react in time.
He instinctively tilted his head back, causing Su Zaizai’s lips to only lightly brush against his chin.
Su Zaizai instantly felt as if she had been slapped twice.
She fell silent for a moment and agreed with what he had just said: “…I’ll go back by myself.”
Su Zaizai was indeed a little hurt by his reaction, as if he were avoiding her like the plague.
Hearing this, Zhang Lurang lowered his head back to its original position and looked down at her.Her head was lowered, revealing a section of fair, smooth neck that glistened softly.
From this angle, he could see her small nose slightly wrinkled and her eyelashes trembling faintly.
Zhang Lu Rang’s Adam’s apple unconsciously bobbed a few more times.
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