A little sweet

  Xu Liu sat on the large sofa with her legs crossed, resting her chin on the soft cushion and watching the entertainment program on TV. Today, her mood was really messy, so for her who was feeling annoyed and uncomfortable at this moment, only such a ridiculous entertainment program could make her feel a little better.

  She had already caught a glimpse of him coming over, from the moment he stood there Qin sister deliberately shouted to greet him so loudly that she saw him, and she was neither deaf nor blind, how could she not see such a big person? Did he have to deliberately show off in front of her? It's too childish. She just didn't feel like dealing with him, so she had been avoiding going upstairs and facing him, but unexpectedly he came down again to disturb her peace.

  Lu Zhou saw that she was still ignoring him, staring blankly at the TV. He picked up an apple and sat down beside her with a big bite, his arm brushing against hers. His breath suddenly filled her nostrils, and Xu Liuwen frowned slightly in annoyance. Just then, the host pulled out a large package, and she couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter.

  Lu Zhou's face suddenly turned gloomy, he couldn't stand her ignoring him anymore. He snatched the remote control and grumbled as he changed the channel.

  "What kind of low-taste and nutrition-less programs are these?!"

  He changed to that channel, the host was wearing an extremely formal suit and reporting economic news in a very serious tone and posture. She didn't say a word and put down the pillow and went upstairs. He looked anxious and hurriedly shouted behind her.

  "Hey, where are you going? Let me show it to you!"

  "I've had enough!"

  She didn't even turn her head and threw him a cold sentence, he regretfully threw away the remote control. He just wanted to get her attention, not drive her away. If she liked watching that kind of entertainment program, he could also reluctantly accompany her to watch it, as long as she gave him some response. He thought this dead girl had no other skills, but her ability to annoy people was unmatched.

  After Xu Liu went upstairs, he slipped into the bathroom to take a bath. As for his intentional behavior of attracting her attention, she just felt childish. A man of his age actually made such a move, and it would be ridiculous if it got out. She stood under the faucet and irritably wiped her face several times. Now she really didn't want to face him. Except for what he said to her earlier, when she saw him, she thought of what Chen Qingchu said during the day, and felt powerless all over.

  What should she do now? Should she just listen to her fate? Or should she strive for her own happiness and Chen Qingchu's? If it were in the past, like in high school, she would have fought back against him with all her might, the more he opposed her, the more she wanted to be with Chen Qingchu. But now, after three years, she felt exhausted and didn't have the strength to fight anymore.

  It's unclear whether her feelings had faded or she was just tired, but three years later when she ran into Chen Qingchu again, she found herself still drawn to him. Everyone has had a first love, and everyone understands the beauty and heart-wrenching feeling of that first love, as dazzling as fireworks, although fleeting, that beauty remains forever in one's heart.

  When she came out after washing, he was not in the room. She nervously blew her hair and anxiously looked at the lock on the door. Several times she had an urge to go to the lock, but then thought that this is his home, isn't it easy for him to open the lock? So she gave up. However, when she went to bed, he still hadn't come in. Her hanging heart finally relaxed a little. If he came in now, she really didn't know how to face him.

  It seemed like he didn't get into bed until midnight, and as soon as he did, he tightly hugged her from behind. Before long, she felt a hardness coming from somewhere on his body. Although she was half asleep, she strongly protested.

  "I don't want to!"

  He chuckled softly behind her back, she pushed him with some annoyance, and he suddenly held her down and pulled her into his arms.

  "Don't move anymore, otherwise you won't be able to help yourself later!"

  She suddenly didn't dare to move, her whole body tense with fear that he would suddenly change his mind. He did say what he meant, and indeed there was no movement. However, one of his large hands was unceremoniously placed on the buttocks she had turned away from him, the scorching temperature and ambiguous position making her very uncomfortable. She didn't dare to speak out, so she reached out and pinched him hard. Before long, he couldn't take it anymore and opened his mouth with a light laugh.

  "Alright, alright, stop using force! I'll open it myself!"

  She finally let go, and he also put his hand down and stopped teasing her. She gradually relaxed herself and fell asleep in his arms. In fact, Lu Zhou was thinking that there's a long way to go, although he really wanted to do it now, but he didn't want to overdo it and leave a bad impression on her. Otherwise, she might not even let him touch her in the future, given her personality, if she got angry, she would really not let him touch her.

  In the morning, Xu Liu was still asleep when he heard someone repeatedly shouting in his ear.

  "Flowing! Flowing——"

  "Get up quickly, otherwise you'll be late!"

  As soon as she heard the two words "late", she suddenly woke up. She had always been a person with a strong sense of time and never allowed herself to be late.

  After sitting up dazed and confused, she thought carefully again. Wait a minute, she didn't have class this morning, why did she get up so early? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glare at the culprit who woke her up, only to see him standing by the bed, already dressed in his suit and tie, looking refreshed and amused by her dazed expression. Seeing her dissatisfied gaze, he kindly reminded her...

  "I remember that today's second class in the School of Architecture seems to have an elective course..."

  She furrowed her brow and thought for a moment, indeed it was true. She couldn't help but let out a sharp cry of "Ah——". Her mood had been chaotic yesterday and she had forgotten to check the class schedule all at once. However, she asked in puzzlement:

  "How did you know I also took courses in the School of Architecture?"

  "Is there anything about your situation that I don't know?"

  He lightly threw her a sentence and turned around to leave.

  "Oh, right! And there's one more thing..."

  He suddenly turned around, his gaze lingering on her chest, with a somewhat wicked look in his eyes.

  "You look thin with little meat on you, but there are some places I'm still quite satisfied with!"

  Xu Liu's eyes followed her line of sight and looked down at her own chest, only to discover that the pajamas on her body had been stripped off by someone at some point, and after she hastily got up without noticing, the quilt only covered half of her...

  Her face suddenly turned red, it turned out that she had been talking to him in this half-naked posture since she sat up just now, she angrily grasped the quilt and pointed at him accusingly.

  "Lu Zhouyue, you're too shameless!"

  He looked in a good mood, ignoring her scolding and walking out with a smile on his face. Xu Liu's hatred was evident as he gritted his teeth behind him. Qin sister stood at the door, just about to knock and call them for dinner when she heard such a miserable cry, and stopped in her tracks, thinking that something had happened again inside. But before long, he walked out with a smile on his face, looking refreshed and carefree. She secretly let out a sigh of relief, thinking that everything was fine as long as nothing was wrong.

  During the day at school, she received another call from Chen Qingchu, his tone was full of pleading.

  "Xiao Li, I just returned to the country and there are still a lot of things to deal with in Wen City. I won't be able to stay here any longer. If you're willing, I'll take you away from here and we can go back to Wen City together to start anew. How about it?"

  "Qingchu, I..."

  She recalled the phone call from Lu Zhouyue yesterday, and the pain in his eyes when he hastily left. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond to him. Two emotions were fiercely battling within her: should she give up on this marriage or give up on Chen Qingchu?

  Either choice is a dilemma for her, marriage she wants to give up but can't give up, Chen Qingchu, she doesn't want to give up but has no choice but to give up. Sometimes she even thinks, maybe if I die, this painful decision will disappear.

  Chen Qingchu said however

  "Don't rush to answer me now, I have a flight back to Wen City tomorrow afternoon, just give me a reply before that!"

  As she spoke of this, Chen Qingchu's tone suddenly became melancholy.

  "But Xiaoxiao, no matter what your final answer is, shouldn't you at least take me on a tour of your school?"

  Xu Liu's eyes stung as she held the phone, yes, how could she not take him to visit this century-old school, it was where they had promised to take the entrance exam together back then. They had agreed that he would major in economics and management to prepare for taking over the family business, while she would study architecture, becoming the architect she had always dreamed of being.

  She remembered that he actually didn't like to join the family business, he wanted to start his own career so that he could fully utilize his abilities. It was she who persuaded him to give up the idea of starting his own career, and he said as long as she would be by his side in the future, no matter how much intrigue and scheming there was in the family business, he would accept it.

  He also said that after he finished his studies and took over the family business, he spent money every day to buy land for her to design buildings she liked. Now, however, only she has come alone to this place, reading a major in public administration management that she is not interested in at all. Looking at the two people who are now completely different from each other, she doesn't even know what she was insisting on when she came here.

  "When do you have time?"

  She finally opened her mouth to ask Chen Qingchu, no matter what their current identities were, this youthful dream that had supported them through those high school years should still be looked at together.

  Sweet sweet, it's all sweet!