Chapter 14: 014

Chapter 14

Lu Zhe remained silent.

The small alley was quiet, with the setting sun casting shadows on the ground, showing their overlapping silhouettes.

Su Ci looked at their shadows on the ground and asked Lu Zhe, "Lu Zhe, am I light?"

When she was a rabbit before, she often watched Lu Zhe exercise, so she knew that although he looked lean, he had quite a bit of muscle. Given her slender frame, she surely couldn't be heavy for him.

Lu Zhe, who had been quiet until now, finally spoke with an indiscernible tone, "Not light."

Those two simple words made Su Ci bristle immediately. If she were still in her rabbit form, her snow-white fur would have stood up, puffing up like a snowball.

Lu Zhe said she wasn't light, which meant he thought she was heavy!

By extension, that meant he thought she was fat!

Weight and appearance were absolute taboos for girls.

She pressed against Lu Zhe's back, leaning close to his ear, and said huffily, "How am I heavy? I'm slim where I should be slim, and curvy where I should be curvy. My figure is perfect!"

By his ear came the girl's gritted words, her warm breath brushing against the back of his ear, making Lu Zhe feel a bit ticklish.

He looked ahead, a hint of amusement floating in his dark eyes. "Mm."

Su Ci let out a small huff. Her gaze fell on Lu Zhe's ear, and she was surprised to discover a tiny mole on his earlobe, which was somehow quite adorable.

She reached out and gently touched his ear with her fingertip.

Lu Zhe, who was carrying her, suddenly stiffened.

"Su Ci." The young man's voice was cool.

"Yes?"

Su Ci, as if discovering something fascinating, said with a laugh, "Lu Zhe, you have a small mole on your left ear, and I have one below the corner of my left eye. Though yours isn't as cute as mine."

The girl on his back was soft and gentle, her laughter like tinkling bells, and she reached out to touch his ear again.

Lu Zhe's cool voice carried a hint of resignation, "Mm."

Along the way, Lu Zhe walked at a steady pace, neither too fast nor too slow.

As they were about to exit the small alley, Su Ci jumped down from his back.

She walked beside Lu Zhe and said, "Boss Fang will be surprised when he sees me."

Lu Zhe glanced at her and pushed open the door to the computer shop.

Inside the shop, Little Kuaile sat in his small wheelchair playing with his toys, while Boss Fang was repairing a computer.

"Big brother Lu is here."

Little Kuaile's dark round eyes lit up instantly when he saw Lu Zhe. When he noticed Su Ci beside Lu Zhe, his little mouth fell open in surprise, and he was so excited that he dropped his toys, "It's the pretty sister, Dad, it's the pretty sister!"

Little Kuaile had only met Su Ci once, but he remembered her.

"You little rascal, what pretty..." Boss Fang looked up from behind the computer, and when he saw Su Ci, his expression mirrored Little Kuaile's.

His... his lifesaver.

He dropped his tools and hurriedly stood up, excited, "Xiao Zhe, you found my lifesaver? That's wonderful."

Su Ci nudged Lu Zhe beside her and looked at him with a bright smile, "Didn't I tell you so?"

Lu Zhe was clever and immediately understood that Su Ci was the lifesaver Boss Fang had been mentioning, the one who had saved Little Kuaile.

Fair skin, long hair, wearing First High's uniform, with red strings tied around her ankles like a rabbit.

All these descriptions matched Su Ci perfectly.

Boss Fang quickly came to stand before Su Ci. He was so excited that he wanted to shake hands with her, but seeing his hands covered in dust, he immediately wiped them repeatedly on his clothes.

The young girl's hands were pristinely white, and Boss Fang ultimately couldn't bring himself to extend his hand, afraid of dirtying the young lady's hands.

"Finally found you. Last time you saved my son, I didn't get to properly thank you," Boss Fang said, looking at Su Ci gratefully after composing himself.

Su Ci replied, "You already thanked me last time." She had also eaten Little Kuaile's candy.

"Such a great debt of gratitude can't be repaid with just a word of thanks. If you ever need any help in the future, young lady, please don't hesitate to ask me," Boss Fang promised.

Su Ci casually acknowledged his words, feeling that she didn't really need Boss Fang's help - the person she needed was Lu Zhe.

Little Kuaile wheeled himself over to Su Ci's feet and looked up at her, "Pretty sister."

Su Ci looked down, "You remember me?"

Little Kuaile nodded vigorously, "Sister is pretty, Kuaile remembers."

Su Ci was quite pleased with the little one's flattery, and rewarded him with a big smile, "I'll treat you to candy next time."

Beside them, Boss Fang patted Lu Zhe's shoulder, "Xiao Zhe, thank you so much this time for helping me find my lifesaver." Finding the lifesaver finally put him at ease.

Lu Zhe replied, "I just found out that the lifesaver you mentioned was her, Uncle Fang."

Boss Fang looked at Lu Zhe in surprise, "You already knew the young lady?"

"Mm."

Su Ci estimated that it could barely fit a single bed and a small wardrobe, nothing more.

She felt a pang in her heart.

She only had 20,000 yuan left, nothing else. Even if she were to rent a new place, it wouldn't last many months.

Plus, she had already spent quite a bit of Lu Zhe's money, which she would need to repay.

Su Ci felt she needed to find a way to earn money.

Feeling dejected, she stepped out of the storage room, preparing to clean it as she would have to sleep there tonight.

"I've put on new bedsheets and changed the pillow. You'll sleep in my room," Lu Zhe came out of his room and told Su Ci.

Su Ci peered past him and saw that the grayish bedsheets on his single bed had been replaced with light pink ones, and the pillowcase matched the color.

These were the ones he had helped her pick at the supermarket earlier.

"What about you?" Su Ci asked the young man before her.

"I'll clean up the storage room later."

The implication was clear - he would sleep in the storage room.

Su Ci felt something gently prick her heart, and she asked Lu Zhe directly, "Why are you so nice to me? Taking me in, buying me clothes and shoes, daily necessities, and now giving up your room. Lu Zhe, do you like me?"

Lu Zhe gave her a bland look, "No. You asked me to take you in."

"Don't overthink it. When you were a rabbit, I bought you rabbit food and a cage too." After saying this, Lu Zhe went to clean the storage room.

Su Ci pursed her lips and asked Fu Gui, "What does Lu Zhe mean? So in his eyes, am I still just a rabbit?"

Fu Gui: [Even as a rabbit, Master is the cutest rabbit in the world!]

Su Ci: "Get lost!"

Fu Gui: [Okay!]

After showering, Su Ci knocked on the storage room door.

Lu Zhe opened it quickly.

The storage room had been cleaned, and the windows were open, but the air still smelled unpleasant.

Su Ci looked inside and saw a folding bed in the middle, presumably where Lu Zhe would sleep tonight.

At that moment, Su Ci felt even more sorry for Lu Zhe.

"Why don't I stay here instead?" Although Su Ci was delicate, she didn't think she was completely unable to endure hardship.

"No need."

For Lu Zhe, it didn't matter where he slept; he had no particular requirements.

In his childhood at the orphanage, twenty-some children would squeeze onto large beds, each trying to take up as little space as possible. Sleeping on a folding bed wasn't particularly difficult for him.

Su Ci looked up, her dark eyes glistening with moisture as she carefully studied Lu Zhe. The next moment, she stepped forward, her fingers tugging at the hem of his clothes.

"Lu Zhe, you should kiss me now."

Lu Zhe: "Already kissed twice this afternoon."

Once for nine hours, once for ten hours, totaling nineteen hours - enough to last her until tomorrow.

Su Ci had just showered and was wearing her new nightgown, a white cotton dress with soft, skin-friendly fabric. The hem was embroidered with several cute little flowers, exuding a strong girlish charm.

Perhaps because the shower water had been too hot, the skin exposed by her dress had a slight pink tinge.

Her soft hair tips were slightly damp, falling across her chest.

The Su Ci before him was like an alluring little spirit. If any other man had heard Su Ci's invitation for a kiss, they would have agreed immediately, not refused like Lu Zhe.

Su Ci wasn't willing to listen to him. In her view, the more kisses, the better.

This was beneficial for both her and him.

The more, the merrier!

Aliali: 674546a8c4f3f33ac44c92acSu Ci stood on her tiptoes and actively kissed Lu Zhe.

Her soft red lips landed directly on the young man's cold ones.

Surprise flashed in Lu Zhe's dark eyes.

Su Ci greedily kissed him twice, and when she saw that Lu Zhe had come to his senses and was about to push her away, she quickly wrapped her arms around his shoulders and kissed him once more.

Before retreating, her teeth gently nipped at the young man's thin lips.

Su Ci happily stepped back.

She looked at Lu Zhe and asked mischievously, "It's a bit salty. Lu Zhe, did I taste your sweat?"

The summer weather was hot, and the storage room was particularly stuffy with poor ventilation. Lu Zhe had indeed worked up quite a sweat while cleaning.

The girl before him had a hint of mischief in her eyes.

Lu Zhe's dark eyes gave her a bland look, and he closed the door right in front of Su Ci's face.