Тhе nехt secоnd, Zhаng Lu Rаng's hiрs sаnk abruptly, рushing hеavily insidе.
Su Zai Zai сriеd оut subсоnsсiously, tеars welling up in her eyеs.
Zhаng Lu Rang grittеd his teеth аnd kissеd аwaу hеr tеаrs оne bу one, cоmfоrting her. Нe pantеd heavilу, moving in and оut slоwlу tо givе hеr timе to adjust.
Неr supрrеssеd whimpеrs werе likе an aрhrоdisiaс, devouring all his rеason.
In the smаll rооm, the mаn gallopеd uроn the wоmаn's bоdу, асcоmрaniеd by thе sound of rаpid thrusts.
Тhе rоom wаs fillеd with а sеnsual, ambiguous аtmosphere.
A lоng time later, аfter pеaсе was rеstored.
Su Zai Zai, with a look of satisfaction, lay sleeping on Zhang Lu Rang's chest.
She felt his chest vibrate, accompanied by tender words.
But Su Zai Zai had already lost consciousness and couldn't understand what he was saying at all.
"Zai Zai, I'll marry you as soon as I graduate... I only want to marry you."
"So you should only want to marry me, okay?"
Chapter 55
I have to let her know.
How much I look forward to our future.
—Zhang Lu Rang
The next morning.
Due to his biological clock, Zhang Lu Rang woke up very early.
Su Zai Zai's department had agreed to go for morning tea at a famous local restaurant this morning. But since it wasn't too early, Su Zai Zai hadn't set an alarm.
Zhang Lu Rang lay in bed with Su Zai Zai for a while, but eventually, he couldn't hold back. He sat up, tucked Su Zai Zai into the covers, and tiptoed into the bathroom to shower.
By the time he came out, Su Zai Zai was just waking up.
She was wrapped in a pure white comforter, her chestnut-brown hair spread out behind her, looking soft and fluffy.
She rubbed her drowsy eyes and asked groggily, "Lùràng, what time is it?"
Zhang Lu Rang averted his gaze, drying his hair with a towel. "I didn't look," he said softly.
Then, he walked to the desk, his back to her.
Su Zai Zai rolled around in bed, her voice soft and sweet.
"Did you see my phone? I want to see what my department members are saying."
Zhang Lu Rang reached out to unzip his backpack, pretending to be casually rummaging through it.
"Didn't see it."
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai spaced out for a moment, then happened to see Zhang Lu Rang's phone on the nightstand.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll use your phone to call mine."
Zhang Lu Rang subconsciously agreed.
The next second, as if remembering something, he suddenly turned his head.
He saw Su Zai Zai leaning over to grab his phone, a large expanse of her snowy-white skin exposed, exceptionally dazzling.
Zhang Lu Rang's Adam's apple bobbed. He took two steps back, his thigh bumping into the desk with a soft thud.
Su Zai Zai didn't notice his movement. Yawning, she picked up his phone.
She unlocked it with his fingerprint as she always did. Just as she was about to return to the home screen, she noticed the page that was open.
—《A Report on Human Sexuality》
Su Zai Zai froze for a second, then looked up at Zhang Lu Rang.
The tips of his ears were burning, and he didn't dare to meet her gaze.
After a long moment, Su Zai Zai finally processed it and said excitedly, "Lùràng, you read a textbook for me? But why are you reading the text version? You should have asked me, I have lots of videos!"
Zhang Lu Rang was speechless.
"Why don't we skip morning tea today and do it a few more times? You have to know how to apply what you've learned."
The bit of shyness in Zhang Lu Rang's heart was instantly wiped away by her words.
He walked over, picked up Su Zai Zai's backpack, found a new set of clothes inside, and placed them in front of her. "Check-out is at twelve," he said coldly. "Hurry up and go shower."
Su Zai Zai glanced at the time and said innocently, "It's only nine. That's enough time for us to do it a dozen times."
Hearing this, Zhang Lu Rang paused and looked down at her, his eyes dark and emotionless.
Noticing his expression was off, Su Zai Zai immediately corrected herself.
"O-one time! I misspoke just now..."
Zhang Lu Rang ignored her, sat on the adjacent bed, lay down, and pretended to be asleep.
After waiting for a while, there was no movement from the person beside him.
His brow twitched, and he was about to see what was wrong with her.
Before he could open his eyes, he heard Su Zai Zai's cautious yet eager voice.
"How about half a time..."
Zhang Lu Rang was speechless.
Halfway through morning tea, Su Zai Zai went to the restroom with a girl from her department.
On the way, the girl, looking curious and gossipy, couldn't help but ask, "Zai Zai, did you get your period yesterday?"
Su Zai Zai was a bit baffled. "No, why?"
"Then why did your boyfriend have that expression?"
Su Zai Zai instantly understood what she meant and fell silent for a moment.
Then, she thought of Zhang Lu Rang's poker face, which had been cold all morning, and the gloomy aura still surrounding him.
She thought about it. She couldn't remember what she had said that morning, but she was still holding a grudge about him rejecting her.
"Just think of it the other way around."
"Huh?"
They had just walked back to the table, so Su Zai Zai said no more and sat back in her seat.
Seeing her return from the corner of his eye, Zhang Lu Rang turned his head to glance at her and reached out to put a shrimp dumpling on her plate.
Su Zai Zai lowered her eyes and slowly nibbled at it with her chopsticks.
...It was probably because she hadn't gotten her period.
And Zhang Lu Rang was probably now feeling the pain of having lost his chastity.
At this thought, Su Zai Zai turned her head and stroked Zhang Lu Rang's hand.
With a solemn expression, she said, "I will take responsibility for you."
Zhang Lu Rang was speechless.
On the ride back.
Perhaps because she hadn't woken up too early today, Su Zai Zai wasn't the least bit sleepy on the bus.
She watched some videos out of boredom, but soon began to feel carsick.
Su Zai Zai put down her phone and turned to stare at Zhang Lu Rang.
He was wearing a light blue mask, with the upper half of his high-bridged nose exposed.
A few fine strands of hair fell across his forehead. His curled eyelashes shimmered with a faint halo of light, and the curve of his profile was distinct and exceptionally handsome.
Su Zai Zai leaned closer, looking at the screen of his phone.
Zhang Lu Rang didn't try to hide it, his long, slender fingers continuing to tap on the screen.
His expression was serious, as if he were handling an important task.
The screen was densely packed with photos of Su Zai Zai.
For each one, he had to note the time and place it was taken.
From her second year of high school until now, for three years, it had always been like this.
Su Zai Zai propped her chin on her hand and asked curiously, "How many are there?"
"Three hundred and twelve," he said faintly.
Seeing one of the photos, Su Zai Zai felt a little gloomy.
"This one isn't good. How could you take such a bad picture of me?"
Hearing this, Zhang Lu Rang paused, staring at the photo.
A few seconds later, his finger swiped, and he flipped to another one.
"This one is good."
Su Zai Zai glanced at it.
In the photo, her eyes were lowered, her teeth biting on a pen cap, her brow furrowed as she thought about something in frustration.
The warm yellow light made her skin appear even fairer and smoother. A few strands of hair by her ear fell beside her cheek, giving her the charming air of a young girl.
The corners of Su Zai Zai's eyes lifted, clearly pleased with his praise.
Then, she found a selfie on her own phone and showed it to him. "Although I'm also very beautiful in that one, it doesn't fully capture my beauty."
"..."
"Look at this one. It probably captures about one-tenth of my beauty," she said shamelessly.
This selfie was one that Su Zai Zai was one hundred percent satisfied with.
Hearing her words, Zhang Lu Rang turned to look at her phone screen.
Seeing the person on it, he was taken aback. He squinted his eyes, observing it closely.
He quickly came to a conclusion. "This isn't you."
Su Zai Zai was speechless.
Seeing her expression, the corners of Zhang Lu Rang's lips curved up.
He lowered his eyes, reached out to ruffle the top of her head, and said seriously, "They're all beautiful."
After a while, Su Zai Zai leaned against Zhang Lu Rang's arm, closing her eyes to rest.
Beside her, Zhang Lu Rang put down his phone and asked softly, "Where do you want to live in the future?"
"What?" Su Zai Zai didn't hear clearly, her eyelids twitching.
Zhang Lu Rang turned his head to look at her slightly trembling eyelashes, his voice full of ingratiation. "If you don't want to be too far from your parents, can we live in Jinghua in the future too, okay?"
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai slowly lifted her head to look at him.
She didn't understand what he was suddenly talking about and said blankly, "What are you talking about?"
"Our future."
He was talking about the future.
Through the two layers of their masks, Zhang Lu Rang nuzzled her cheek with the tip of his nose.
His eyes were gentle, dark, and translucent, like glass beads.
"I'll listen to whatever you say."
Chapter 56
I'm not sad at all anymore.
Probably because she's being sad for me.
—Zhang Lu Rang
The next year, during the Spring Festival of their sophomore year winter break.
The night before New Year's Eve.
As usual, after her shower, Su Zai Zai snuggled under her covers and called Zhang Lu Rang.
She lay on her stomach, wearing earphones, and picked up her diary from the nightstand. Biting the cap off her pen, she slowly began to write in it.
Soon, Zhang Lu Rang's voice traveled through the current and into her ears.
His voice was low, rich, and slightly hoarse, occasionally punctuated by a few coughs. "What are you doing?"
Su Zai Zai wrote with a smile in her eyes. "Writing you a love letter," she laughed.
Hearing this, Zhang Lu Rang's voice paused. "What love letter?" he asked.
Su Zai Zai lowered her eyelids. Her soft hair was scattered messily, with a few strands falling onto the notebook, which she brushed away one by one.
She raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "I'll let you see it when your name appears on my family's household registration book."
Zhang Lu Rang was speechless.
After writing the last word, Su Zai Zai closed the diary and put it back in its place.
She reached out and turned off the desk lamp. The sudden darkness made her feel a little sleepy.
Thinking about tomorrow, Su Zai Zai asked lazily, "Lùràng, are you spending tomorrow with your uncle?"
After starting university, the number of times Zhang Lu Rang returned to City B was pitifully few.
Su Zai Zai had only seen him go back once last summer vacation, and he had left in the morning and returned that same night.
It was probably to see Zhang Lu Li before he went abroad.
Hearing her question, Zhang Lu Rang fell silent and didn't answer.
Su Zai Zai closed her eyes and patiently asked again, her voice low and slow, as if she were about to fall asleep.
"It's New Year's Eve tomorrow. Are you spending it with your uncle?"
Zhang Lu Rang's eyes were still on his computer. He answered distractedly, "No, he's going back to City B to spend it with my grandparents."
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai's eyes flew open. She asked cautiously, "Then why aren't you going with your uncle to your grandparents' place?"
When chatting with her, Zhang Lu Rang didn't want to be distracted.
He got up, walked to the side of the bed, and sat down. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "If I go back, there'll be no one to take care of Su Su."
Su Zai Zai didn't ask any more questions and went along with his topic. "Hearing you say that makes me suddenly feel so sorry for my little short-legs."
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