Chapter 270, Self-awareness

Returned home that afternoon.

Her Royal Highness was wearing simple home clothes, with a serious expressionless face, cleaning the room with disinfectant and mop. A blanket was folded and placed on the bedside table, and the bed sheet was changed to clean white. Zhuo's small bedroom became spotless again, looking particularly tidy.

Zhuo lay lazily on the sofa, put the TV remote control beside him, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the quiet environment.

The sunlight from the window shines through the screen window and shines on my body, which makes me feel particularly warm. The blue cushions on the sofa are soft and very comfortable.

The TV was playing the chatty voice of a female anchor, and the air was filled with the gentle smell of disinfectant, as if a melody of the moon had been sprinkled on the quiet afternoon. In such an environment, the irritability of more than a month finally disappeared, and he felt that life had returned to the familiar state, his mood became cheerful, and everything around him made him feel extremely peaceful.

Zero frequently bent down to tidy up the room. The doors and windows had already been opened, and the air in the room was already filled with a faint autumn scent. A beam of sunlight hit her forehead from the windowsill, reflecting a layer of fluorescence on her smooth and white skin. Even if Zero had to tidy up so much and so carefully, he would still sweat, even if it was just a light layer.

She began to sort out the clothes that had piled up like a disaster in the closet and at the foot of the bed, then made her bed and put the dirty clothes into the bamboo basket at her feet so that they could be thrown into the washing machine later.

But when Zero was taking off the pillowcase, she paused, then reached into the pillow's interlayer and pinched out a red hair.

Afterwards, some were found in the gaps at the head of the bed and on the inner layer of the quilt. Some were even stuck to the pen holder. It looked like someone had lived here before.

This made her stare at the hair in her hands in silence for a long time, but Ling did not make a fuss about it. She silently put her hair together, put it in a garbage bag, and then tiptoed out of the room.

Zhuo lazily slumped on the sofa, watching the news on TV and yawned.

Actually, the reason why he was able to skip school was thanks to the help of the Sheqi Eight Clan. They did a good job in the aftermath. According to Kanda, his request for leave seemed to be approved by the higher-ups in the Education Department. It would not matter if he continued to skip classes until he graduated from high school... After all, they had planned to detain him for a long time, so they had to make arrangements for relevant measures. The Sheqi Eight Clan was just the uncrowned king of the Japanese underworld. It was a behemoth, but it was far from being the master of this country.

As a result, even though other students were in school today, Zhuo still looked lazy. Of course, he thought that the reason for his laziness was also related to the sleepy temperature in the cool autumn season.

With blurry vision after yawning, Zhuo looked at the TV. The announcer on TV was introducing the "Reasons for Marital Discord" with a stern face. At this time, Ling happened to come out with a garbage bag, which made Zhuo subconsciously look at her secretly.

Several VTR clips were playing on TV. Some couples felt that the other party was too perfunctory in serving ready-made lunch boxes from outside, which resulted in the deterioration of family relationships; some couples got divorced because the other half did not help with housework at all; and some families were divided, with the full-time wife complaining that her husband was too cold, while the husband complained that his wife did not care about him enough.

Zhuo was worried whether it would be inappropriate for Zero to watch such a program. These scenes seemed familiar. Should I stand up? However, it was not right to change the channel deliberately... But he did not seem to care much.

Zhuo calmly let go of his worries, while Ling stood by the sofa holding a garbage bag and muttered softly, "Every family has its own difficulties."

"Uh, yeah, haha..." Zhuo laughed dryly and changed the topic to a new one. "But both my parents have jobs and do housework. Sometimes they even quarrel over it. Although most of the cooking is done by Sa Chiko, it's just because she insists on it... Emmm, to be honest, I once thought it would be better if it was my dad who cooked. They both understand the hard work of work, so they won't complain even if they bring out ready-made convenience store meals."

There were almost no quarrels in Zhuo's family, or rather, his family basically revolved around the only woman in the family, Sa Qianzi, and Zhuo and his father both gave in to her.

However, Zhuo had the experience in his previous life, so he would not find it surprising that they quarreled over such trivial matters.

"What an ideal couple...Sachiko." Zero said calmly while looking at the TV.

"Right. Although I won't say it in front of them, I really admire couples like them. However, I don't know if I will find someone like them in the future."

"How can I not find it?"

"You overestimate me, I'm not that good. You should know me better... I'm actually worried that even if I find someone, they won't like me." Zhuo shrugged and frankly explained his situation. "No, you're a very good person."

"Hey, stop talking. I think being greedy and lazy is bad enough. Don't put me in the category of a good person. Thank you."

The phrase "good person" is really enough. Even though it may be a compliment, "being a good person" should be a matter of course, and I don't feel anything when being praised in this way.

But for some reason, Ling sighed to Zhuo, and his bright eyes seemed speechless, but at the same time there was a look of joy.

"...I really can't do anything about you. Even if I'm excluded, there are other people around you who have discovered you."

"... Wait a minute."

"Although you don't realize it, you usually care about what the other person thinks when you talk. It's rare to find someone who cares about the other person so much. People are selfish animals. You don't think that Kanda owes you because you have done so much for him, do you?"

"This is different, isn't it? He was implicated by me, so it's only natural for me to help solve the problem."

"That's it... Just like you said, although I'm greedy, lazy, and arrogant..."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's too much..."

"Even so, you still help me cook every day, rush to wash the dishes, and do these things that you hate, right? You will notice even the smallest things, and you will not be controlled by your emotions and act impulsively. When I am not feeling well, you will immediately notice and help me. These simple things are not so easy to do... The so-called person you really want to spend your life with should be someone who can respect each other. Someone who supports each other and can live with each other. It is true that in other aspects, you may not be as conspicuous as others, but as a person to spend your life with, you are the best choice... Hmm."

Zhuo knew that he was being praised, but it was too embarrassing, so he couldn't help but cover Ling's mouth with his hand.

"I know, I know, that's enough."

Zhuo didn't expect that he would be praised to this extent. It turned out that he had such a glorious and positive image in Ling's heart (hands on hips). However, he still felt ashamed when someone said this to his face. This made him panic and feel uncomfortable.

Ling was still staring at him with his deep blue eyes, moving his covered mouth, as if he hadn't said enough.

Zhuo gently let go of his hand, and Ling stood and looked at his face for a few seconds, and continued without any expression:

"I know you don't care about these things, but you are too unconscious. This will cause a lot of misunderstandings."

Zhuo scratched his hair: "It's not as exaggerated as you say..." Zhuo suddenly thought of Yurina, and his original self-righteous confidence also dissipated a little. He muttered with a little grievance: "I really paid attention~"

"It seems that you also understand...Also, even if I know what you are thinking and I believe you, some things will still make me uncomfortable. You should know this better."

"What."

"I don't know." Ling said in a calm voice, indicating her refusal to answer, and went out with the garbage bag.

(End of this chapter)