Chapter 30 Part 1

What Lu Xixiao said was truly awful.

Give me a kiss and I'll forgive you.

As if Zhou Wan had really made some huge mistake.

If she were a little less clear-headed, she might have really been tricked by him. But Zhou Wan was a smart person; even though her face was burning and her head was a bit muddled, she wasn't swayed by his twisted logic.

Her face was flushed red, and she stared in disbelief at the culprit before her, her mouth opening, "You—"

Zhou Wan was rendered speechless by his shamelessness.

Lu Xixiao, however, didn't think he was being unreasonable at all. He raised an eyebrow, "Me what?"

"Shameless." Zhou Wan mustered her courage and couldn't help but curse at him.

The moment she finished, that courage deflated like a punctured balloon. She didn't even dare to look at Lu Xixiao's face and immediately lowered her head.

Who knew that Lu Xixiao, instead of getting angry, would laugh. He forcefully lifted Zhou Wan's head and pinched her cheek, "I've spoiled you, haven't I? You dare to scold me now?"

He really didn't know his own strength.

Zhou Wan's cheeks turned an even deeper shade of red, a color that looked as if it was about to drip blood.

She didn't dare to cry out in pain, just stood there obediently at attention to "take her punishment".

Lu Xixiao looked at her and figured the little girl was definitely cursing him out in her head. She was so good at using that face of hers to feign obedience and deceive people.

He scoffed, let go of her, and chided lightly, "Scram back."

Zhou Wan didn't move. She looked up at him again, "So, are you not angry anymore?"

Lu Xixiao let out a soft laugh, "You scolded me, and you still want me to stop being angry?"

"..."

That's true.

Zhou Wan was completely at a loss, not knowing what else she could do to coax him into a better mood.

Lu Xixiao seemed to be losing his patience. He lifted his chin slightly, "Go back. Don't blame me if you catch a cold."

...

Back home, Grandma was sitting in the living room watching TV.

"Wanwan's back." Grandma stood up. "Have you eaten? Shall Grandma go cook you some wontons?"

"I've eaten, Grandma."

Zhou Wan put down her schoolbag, not daring to get too close, afraid that the smell of smoke and alcohol from the KTV would be noticed. "How are you feeling today?"

"Very good, I've been very well recently. Nothing's wrong, don't worry."

After chatting with her Grandma for a bit, Zhou Wan returned to her room.

As soon as the bedroom door closed, she leaned against it and let out a long sigh of relief.

Lu Xixiao was really... too much for her to handle.

He was too spontaneous and too unrestrained.

Zhou Wan had originally thought that dating Lu Xixiao just meant being by his side and keeping him happy. It was only today that she realized being a couple wasn't that simple.

But she really couldn't bring herself to do the things he asked for.

Zhou Wan lowered her eyes, looking at the tips of her toes.

She didn't know how long Lu Xixiao's interest in her would last, with her being like this.

Lu Xixiao was in a rare good mood. After getting home and showering, he didn't see any messages from Zhou Wan. He wondered if what he'd said today had scared her.

Lu Xixiao tugged at the corner of his mouth and put down his phone.

After a while, Jiang Fan called.

Lu Xixiao answered, "What's up?"

Jiang Fan was laughing uncontrollably on the other end, "I didn't interrupt your romantic interlude, did I?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Alright, alright, my mistake, my mistake, I won't say it." Jiang Fan laughed, begging for mercy. "Is Sister-in-law next to you?"

"She went home."

"Wow, our Sister-in-law is something else. It's been less than an hour, and she's already coaxed you into a good mood?"

Lu Xixiao scoffed lightly, "The hell she can coax."

"Still fighting, huh."

Although he said that, Jiang Fan could tell Lu Xixiao wasn't in a bad mood. Even if he hadn't completely cooled down, he was most of the way there. "You should take it easy. Only someone with Zhou Wan's good temper can put up with you. Don't go too far and scare her away."

"Would she dare?" Lu Xixiao lit a cigarette and tossed the lighter on the table.

"Yo, listen to you, showing off your relationship to me." Jiang Fan's laughter became more and more unrestrained. "Don't you forget, I was the one who thought Zhou Wan was pretty first. You were the one who stole her away."

Lu Xixiao exhaled a puff of smoke and narrowed his eyes, "Jiang Fan, are you itching for a beating?"

"Alright, alright, I've got a big mouth." Jiang Fan said, "But seriously, you're really different in this relationship compared to your past ones. Don't tell me you actually like the obedient type?"

"Her? Obedient?"

"She's not obedient?"

Lu Xixiao sneered, "It's an act. She could eat you up without even leaving the bones."

The next day, Saturday.

Zhou Wan woke up early. First, she accompanied her Grandma to the hospital, and then she went to the library by herself.

Waking up early was difficult this season. There were few people in the library. Zhou Wan found a seat in a corner, took out her physics competition problems, and began to work on them.

Actually, many physics problems shared similar methods. Once you found the knack, they weren't very difficult to solve.

Zhou Wan could solve most of the problems with ease. Only occasionally would she get stuck on a few and have to look at the solutions.

At noon, she didn't want to go through the trouble of going home for lunch. She ordered takeout to be delivered to her Grandma, while she herself went to the supermarket inside the library and bought a bowl of instant noodles to fill her stomach.

After finishing her instant noodles, Zhou Wan thought for a moment and sent a message to Lu Xixiao.

[Zhou Wan: Have you eaten?]

Lu Xixiao didn't reply until three in the afternoon.

[6: Just woke up.]

"..."

'I wonder what time he went to bed last night.'

[6: At home?]

[Zhou Wan: Studying at the library.]

[6: Dinner?]

[Zhou Wan: Where?]

[6: Up to you]

[Zhou Wan: I know a clay pot restaurant that's pretty good.]

[6: What time are you done, I'll come pick you up.]

[Zhou Wan: No need for the trouble, I can get there by myself.]

[6: What time.]

"..."

Zhou Wan tapped her chin on her paper and replied: [Four thirty, I guess.]

After doing a few more problems, when the minute hand pointed to "20", Zhou Wan packed her bag and went downstairs.

Walking out of the library's main entrance, she saw Lu Xixiao sitting on the steps, smoking.

He was strikingly handsome, causing passing girls to turn their heads to look at him.

Zhou Wan quickly ran over, "Lu Xixiao."

He turned his head and stood up.

"Why didn't you text me when you got here?" Zhou Wan asked. "How long have you been waiting?"

Lu Xixiao glanced at her and said flatly, "Two hours."

"..."

'It hadn't even been two hours since he woke up.'

'Is he still angry...'

Zhou Wan hurriedly caught up to him, "That clay pot restaurant is very close, we can just walk there."

"Mn."

Silence again.

Zhou Wan was someone who could bear silence well and wouldn't find it unbearable or awkward, but this current silence stemmed from Lu Xixiao's anger.

But the way to make him stop being angry...

Zhou Wan pursed her lips, lowering her head to hide her chin and mouth in the collar of her jacket.