Chapter 1344: Chapter 1342: The initial feeling of 1341

Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu had temporarily come to an agreement. Zhuang Liu promised Tan Rou that this time when she went on a business trip, he wouldn’t follow her, nor would he constantly monitor her whereabouts; if Tan Rou didn’t voluntarily tell him where she was, he wouldn’t ask.

After their conversation, they sat together and shared a meal, as if they had returned to their dating days.

Zhuang Liu peeled shrimp for Tan Rou, and she habitually bit off a mouthful of shrimp. Only after swallowing did she realize that she was still at odds with Zhuang Liu, which seemed to dawn on him as well.

He smiled briefly and picked up another cooked shrimp, saying, “It seems we are just like before.”

Tan Rou put down her chopsticks and said very seriously, “That’s how it should be between us.”

“Mm,” Zhuang Liu nodded before continuing to peel shrimp for Tan Rou.

Tan Rou also occasionally picked out dishes for Zhuang Liu, and both of them seemed to enjoy the meal greatly.

After dinner, both had to return to work, but they had agreed to meet again in the evening to have dinner at the Tao family’s old house, with Tan Rou driving to pick up Zhuang Liu.

Zhuang Liu agreed to the proposal.

At 5:30 in the evening, Tan Rou finished her day’s work and drove to Zhuang Liu’s company to pick him up. She waited for him downstairs, not going upstairs to get him.

Zhuang Liu came out with Xiao Mo. Ever since Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou decided to live together, Xiao Mo stopped following Zhuang Liu to the head of the Zhuang family’s house and most of the time, Zhuang Liu would drive himself home. But today was different, Zhuang Liu didn’t have to drive himself back.

Xiao Mo spotted Tan Rou’s car at a glance and looked at Zhuang Liu in surprise, “Head of the family…”

Zhuang Liu signaled him to be silent, “Yes, today Tan Rou came to pick me up.”

Xiao Mo couldn’t help but feel happy for him, “Have you and Miss Rou made up?”

“Sort of,” Zhuang Liu smiled, “See, Tan Rou came to take me home for dinner.”

Xiao Mo replied with a smile, “As long as you two have made up. You go ahead then; I’ll wait here for Assistant Bai.”

Assistant Bai was Bai Yin. Today it was Bai Yin’s turn to drive, as the Capital had a vehicle restriction system, and Xiao Mo and Bai Yin’s cars were on alternate days, allowing them to drive out every day.

Zhuang Liu opened the car door, and Tan Rou suddenly handed him a cup of juice, “The weather is a bit hot, have a drink first.”

Looking at the cup of icy beverage, Zhuang Liu felt a surge of emotion. Before they started dating, Tan Rou often brought him juice made from fresh fruit.

After they got together, their busy work and studies meant they had less time to see each other, resulting in hurried meals when they did meet, or a quick stroll somewhere, almost forgetting the habit of drinking juice.

“I saw someone selling freshly squeezed orange juice by the roadside, so I bought a cup on impulse, see if it suits your taste?” Tan Rou handed over the drink and stopped looking Zhuang Liu’s way, as if she was a bit embarrassed.

Zhuang Liu felt like they had gone back to the beginning of their relationship and unconsciously nodded, “Yes, this drink is very much to my liking.”

Tan Rou looked at him, then said with a smile, “Do you want to consider what you’re saying? You haven’t even opened the drink yet. How can you taste it?”

Zhuang Liu answered with slight embarrassment, “A drink from you is bound to be delicious, I don’t need to taste it to know.”

Tan Rou laughed, her eyes curving, “You used to say that too, but back then, it wasn’t always about drinks. Sometimes it was a pastry, sometimes a bag of candy. We were both so happy then, always finding each other’s gestures delightful.”

Back then, Zhuang Liu also loved to follow Tan Rou wherever she went, always finding a way to be there, even when buying a house, he’d pay a premium to buy the one next to Tan Rou’s house.

“Let’s try to give each other some space right from the start,” Tan Rou suggested, “Once we’ve formed the habit, we won’t have arguments over it.”

Zhuang Liu agreed, “Alright, I’ll follow your plan.”

He took a sip and suddenly found today’s orange juice to be very sweet. It must have been Tan Rou adding an extra bit of sugar. Yet this orange juice was not cloying at all, but rather delicious.