Chapter 271, First Stayover

Since Ling still had some things in the high-end apartment he rented in Tokyo, he had to make several trips back and forth to get his things. However, although he did not take a detour and went straight back home, he still spent the whole afternoon outside.

Zhuo knew that Ling basically kept to herself and lived a very ordinary life in her private life. Now that she had tried to break away from Su Enxi and the others, Zhuo was the only person she knew who could help her.

Because it was autumn and winter was approaching, the weather was getting dark quickly, so Zhuo waited outside to greet her.

Zhuo didn't complain about this. Even if Ling was very capable, it would still make people feel uncomfortable to let a young woman walk alone at night. Put yourself in her shoes. Even if Zhuo was walking alone at night, knowing that Ling was sitting at home leisurely, he would still complain.

To sum up, Zhuo finally went out when it was dark to pick up Ling, the last person to go home, and then the two returned home together.

"What's wrong."

After entering the door, Ling frowned as if he suddenly remembered something.

Because Ling rarely showed such an expression, Zhuo was a little worried and subconsciously looked at her face. He found that he seemed to be very troubled. He lowered his eyes and looked conflicted.

"…No underwear."

"What!? Isn't this bad?"

zero:"……"

When Ling saw Zhuo say this in a super exaggerated tone, he really wanted to kick him.

"Isn't there a lot in that super big suitcase?"

"…I don't need those anymore. I want normal underwear."

Zero shook his head slowly, looked at him with a look that he couldn't understand but that said "I've already made up my mind".

"OK, I'll be back soon." Zhuo said, leaving Ling in the living room and taking out the backpack containing his cell phone and wallet from his room.

Zhuo was changing his shoes at the entrance, while Ling was standing beside him, confused.

"Where are you going?"

"Convenience store. Is there anything else you need at home?"

"...Just let me handle that kind of thing on my own."

"Forget it. It's cold outside. You've been busy all day. Just stay home. I'll be back soon. Also, please help me run the bath water. Please."

Even though the apartment is very close to the convenience store, Ling has been busy all day, so it’s better for him to buy this thing as soon as possible.

Ling looked down and saw that he had tied his shoelaces. He did not stop him and just said calmly, "I saw a women's sweater in the bedside table in the bedroom. You can use that first, although the size may not be suitable."

"Eh?"

"Ah."

"Let me make it clear first, I'm not a pervert."

"Why do you say this suddenly?"

"Because you said I had some underwear hidden at the head of my bed."

“I didn’t hide the word.”

"Okay, okay, let me think... Oh, it should be Uesugi Eri's. You lent her the room for a few days when you were away."

"Uesugi..." Ling blinked and asked again: "Is that so? Since it's someone else's stuff, let's just forget it."

"Well, although you may not use it again, you should still pack it up and return it when you have the chance."

“Would that be too bad?” In fact, the bedside table contained not only underwear, but also a toothbrush, small-packaged basic cosmetics, and several watercolor pens.

"..." Zhuo was about to leave when he stopped, "Huh? You don't really think I'm a pervert, do you? I didn't hide it. His brother was there and can testify for me."

"Yeah."

"Yes!"

Ling nodded, his eyes twinkling: "I understand, be careful on the road."

"Why does it seem like Zero's mood has suddenly improved?"

Zhuo went out with a frown on his face.

……

Because Ling would be staying overnight, Zhuo originally thought that the guest should take a bath first, but Ling said firmly, "Of course the host of the house should take a bath first," so Zhuo took a bath first.

With a subtle sense of nervousness, Zhuo quickly went in to take a shower. However, the way Ling looked when he came out of the bath made Zhuo realize that taking a shower was an extremely wrong choice.

"...At this point, people will realize that she is truly a super beautiful girl."

I always feel that Zero is emitting destructive power from every part of his body.

Because the suitcase had not been unpacked yet, Ling only wore the shirt that Zhuo gave him today... Anyway, it was not the first time, and Zhuo even wore Ling's clothes that were too small for him, so the two of them didn't think there was anything wrong with exchanging clothes... The slender neck exposed from the edge of the collar and the red skin just after taking a bath were very tempting. Zhuo wanted to cover her female characteristics as much as possible, so he chose a big sword shirt and trousers, but this actually highlighted Ling's slender figure.

The hems of her shirt and pants were rolled up several times, and Ling's hands and feet could barely be stretched out. She was like a delicate Barbie doll at the mercy of others, wearing his clothes and walking out with a blank expression. This look made people want to protect her.

Ling seemed to have dried her hair properly, but when she saw Zhuo just wiped his hair casually, her expression of "not caring" suddenly changed, and she frowned angrily. Then she sighed, approached Zhuo, picked up the towel hanging on Zhuo's shoulder, and gently wiped the moisture from Zhuo's hair with the towel.

"If you keep being so careless every time, you'll catch a cold sooner or later."

“…You don’t have to tell me.”

Because Ling was standing in front of Zhuo, raising her arm high to wipe his hair, Ling's appearance naturally fell into Zhuo's field of vision, but the words really made people feel uneasy. Zhuo regretted that he should have found her an Arab robe.

Zhuo gave her this shirt just thinking that it would be more comfortable for her to wear and she wouldn't feel uncomfortable when the clothes touched her skin, but now it looks very bad.

In short, Zhuoxian gently pulled Ling's hand away, left the confused Ling, went into his room, and searched for something in the closet.

A moment later, Ling followed in and looked up at Zhuo with a puzzled look, while Zhuo was still buried in the closet with his back to her.

"Looking for something?"

"Find you something to change into."

Then Zhuo didn't hear Ling continue talking.

After a while, Ling's faint voice without any change of tone came from behind.

"Even Zhuo can't force me to wear tights," Ling said expressionlessly, "It's too obscene. It's too early for you."

"?"

Zhuo looked back with a puzzled look on his face, and then complained speechlessly: "Why did you think of that!"

"According to your age, you're still a child." Zero said expressionlessly.

"I am already 18 years old."

"..." Ling was suddenly stunned, then lowered his head, "I'm sorry, I didn't prepare a gift for you last time."

"..."The turn of events was so sudden that Zhuo was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "Eh?... No, it's okay. Boys don't need to celebrate their birthdays." Then, regardless of what the people behind him thought, he continued to search for clothes.

"So she knew it was my birthday that day, so she specially prepared a sumptuous meal... This is enough, Zhuo, don't be too greedy." Zhuo recalled that on his birthday almost a year ago, the only gift he received was from Pompey Gattuso. He remembered that Ling stayed very late that day, and it seemed to be past twelve o'clock, so was that intentional?

very nice.

Zhuo thought about these things in his heart, and then he felt happy.

"for you."

"It's almost time for bed."

Ling did not immediately take the double-breasted sweater handed to him by Zhuo and put it on, but instead said that it was almost time to go to bed.

"Ahhh, I know!" Zhuo said, "Although it's my fault, you can't get close to boys dressed like this! It's too dangerous!"

Zhuo didn't look at Ling the whole time. Ling seemed to have noticed something. He suddenly looked up at Zhuo's face, staring at it as if he had noticed something, but still didn't reach out to take it.

"There are no other boys... and although it's beyond my capabilities, if it can be used as compensation for my birthday, you can decide what to wear every day from now on."

"!!!"

After a series of discussions, Zero finally put on the sweater.

Zhuo felt that he could finally look Ling in the face, but deep down he was still shocked by her previous "compensation".

"…Even if I know it was a joke and I prepared the clothes for you, Zero, you are too careless. We are friends, but I am also a man. I hope you can be careful."

"Is that right?"

"Also, you can sleep on the bed today and I can sleep in the living room. I'm really powerful now, so remember to lock the door so you can feel more at ease."

"If it makes you feel better, I'll lock it."

"Generally speaking, you are the one who feels at ease!!!"

"But you can't do anything."

"I'm talking to you——"

Hearing Ling say this with certainty, Zhuo complained, but he had to admit that Ling was right. He would never do anything that might make her sad, so he had to remain silent.

However, being looked down upon by her still made Zhuo feel complicated, so he pinched Ling's face to feel the softness.

Zero naturally stood there looking up into his eyes, making no move to resist.

only……

"Will you treat other girls like this in the future?" Ling suddenly asked.

Still no intonation.

Zhuo suddenly heard this question from Ling, who had a serious face (expression paralysis). His first reaction was that he had heard it wrong, so he did not answer it for the time being.

"Uesugi Eri..." Zero added.

“……” Zhuo opened his mouth.

Of course he would not doubt that Zero had been spying on him for those few days... Besides, he did not pinch Uesugi Eriya's face. He rubbed it!!! But Zhuo was not a fool, so he could naturally hear a lot from this question.

Very strange, this is a question!
But in his heart he felt as happy as if he had eaten bee poop.

"Although her situation is somewhat different from what you think... I will pay attention to it." Zhuo did not choose to explain, but made a promise.

I don't know why I have to make such a promise though.

Ling didn't ask any more questions and nodded naturally. From the way she raised her little face again and moved closer to let Zhuo knead it, it was obvious that she believed Zhuo.

"I brought a spring bed," she added lightly.

……

Even though Ling had no source of income for the time being, he still prepared a sumptuous dinner, including pork and corn soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, beef brisket stewed with tomatoes, and stir-fried eggplant.

The pork and corn soup is juicy and the pork is soft, tender and smooth; the beef brisket stewed with tomatoes melts in your mouth and leaves a lingering fragrance; the scrambled eggs with tomatoes also have a unique flavor.

night.

The moonlight was as gentle as water, slipping into the tatami room through the window.

Utsunomiya Shuo and Zero were each covered with a thin quilt, with their heads pressed together, facing the ceiling.

The chandelier above my head swayed slightly.

Zero turned sideways and faced the wall.

Utsunomiya Shuo held the back of his head with both hands and lay there obediently.

"Will the temporary bed be uncomfortable?" Ling suddenly asked.

"Please don't say things like that that will make me think too much." Zhuo said with his eyes closed.

So Zero didn't continue talking.

In the small room, Utsunomiya Shuo's original bed is now against the wall close to the door, that is, placed on the west side; a temporary bed is temporarily placed in the vacant space on the east side, and Shuo is now sleeping there.

after awhile.

"I say," Utsunomiya Shuo turned over and lay on the makeshift bed, the spring bed making an unpleasant creaking sound. His knees were propped up on the bed, and the girl's hair was less than ten centimeters in front of him, but she was curled up against the wall, so his face could not be seen. "Half of the people can only eat green peppers for the rest of their lives."

"Don't be picky about food." Ling didn't move. Her voice was a little hazy, as if she was about to fall asleep.

"Then let's change to mutton." Zhuo likes to eat mutton.

"If you keep eating, your cholesterol will exceed the limit."

Utsunomiya Zhuo thought for a moment and asked, "Are you hinting at something?"

"..." Zero was silent for a moment this time, then turned over again, "It's over, it's all unimportant."

"Is this so?"

Lie back down and lie flat.

There was silence for a while.

"What exactly did you want to say just now?" Zhuo couldn't help but ask again.

"If I don't tell you, you'll be mad to death." Ling said without any tone.

"Oh."

……

　Still can’t do it? Erha!!! 8100 words already, work harder!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)