Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Tan Ron was playing chess with Li Li and the others when she suddenly heard Aunt Zhou say that someone was looking for her downstairs. Who would look for her in the middle of the night?
Li Li and Tian Tian followed him to the stairs. Then, the three of them saw Lu Qing sitting on the sofa in the living room.
âLu Qing, why are you here? Didnât 1 ask you to send Liang Lu back just now?â Tan Rou was a little confused. âDid something happen to you?â
Lu Qing frowned. He crossed his arms and pleaded, âI wanted to ask you for something.â
Li Li was the first to run down. âHandsome Lu actually has something to ask of us. How rare!â
âLi Li, let him finish.â Tan Rou said. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âLu Qing, are you talking about Liang Lu?â asked Tian Tian.
Lu Qing nodded.
Li Liâs smile disappeared. âWeâre also very sad about Liang Luâs matter, but the dead canât be brought back to life. We canât save her parents, nor can I make her leave her adoptive parents.â
Lu Qing shook his head and said, âIâm not talking about her family. Her biological parents have passed away. Her adoptive parents probably wonât be able to control her in the future. Thereâs no need to worry too much about it. What I want to say is, can you take care of her?â
âLiang Lu is our friend,â Tan Rou replied. âIâve put in a lot of effort for her to come to the Capital to attend university. I wonât give up on this friend so easily.â
âI know that you two are very close, but Liang Lu doesnât like to show weakness. No matter how painful it is, she wonât say anything. I hope you can ask her out more often when you have the chance,â Lu Qing said. âIâll reimburse all the expenses.â
Tan Rou found Lu Qingâs behavior strange. âLu Qing, why are you doing this? Itâs not likely that you like her, right?â
Lu Qing didnât like Liang Lu. This was something that the entire school knew. Back then, in high school, all the students from Grade 10 to Grade 12 knew that the school bully Liang Lu liked Lu Qing, but he has never liked Liang Lu in return.
She did not expect Lu Qing to ask someone else to take care of Liang Lu in just a few months. It was really strange.
âI donât mean anything else. 1 just think that Liang Lu needs more care. If you donât think itâs good, just pretend that I didnât come today.â Lu Qingâs expression was also very strange.
âLu Qing, if you like her, then go and care for her yourself. 1 believe that your concern will be much more useful than ours.â Tan Rou said.
Lu Qing didnât agree. âIf 1 care about her now, she will definitely think that Iâm doing this out of pity. I donât know how 1 feel about her now. 1 feel that most of my feelings are sympathy.â
âFine.â Tan Rou could understand what Lu Qing meant. âYou should still treat her like you did before. Liang Lu is a very sensitive girl. If she finds out that youâre sympathizing with her, she probably wonât appear in front of you anymore.â
âYou can take care of her more,â Li Li said. âBut donât let her find out what youâre doing. Otherwise, she might stay further and further away from you.â
âYes, I know.â Lu Qing said a few words and was about to leave. There was a curfew in the boys âdormitory. He had to return to the dormitory before 11 oâclock.
Xu Yan was waiting for him at the entrance of the dormitory. âHave you sent her back to school?â
Lu Qing knew who Xu Yan was referring to. âI sent her to the dormitory and then came back.â
âI really donât understand what youâre thinking.â Xu Yan leaned against the wall. âWhen you said you were going to send her back today, you really gave me a shock. I thought you liked Tan Rou.â
Lu Qing replied, âTan Rou already has a boyfriend. If 1 harass her again, Iâll be shameless.â
âThen how do you feel about Liang Lu? Do you actually like her or is it out of sympathy?â Xu Yan asked.
Lu Qing couldnât say it. He felt that it was impossible for him to say that he liked Liang Lu. However, he felt that it was even more impossible for him to say that he sympathized with Liang Lu.
Lu Qing was not a saint. He would sympathize with the unfortunate, but he would never send someone back to the dormitory, nor would he ask others to take care of that person.
Therefore, he had a very different feeling towards Liang Lu.
âI really like what Liang Lu said. A wise man doesnât fall in love, but a single man will make a fortune.â Xu Yan smiled.
Lu Qing listened to Xu Yanâs words and smiled bitterly. âYouâre still more relaxed. You only love to study.â
âI hope it will always be like this,â Xu Yan replied..