Chapter 272, Morning Scene

"Zhuo, wake up——"

A gentle voice came, calling me.

Hearing this soft whisper-like voice in his comfortable sleep, Zhuo gently replied "hmm", then lifted his heavy eyelids and slowly opened his eyes.

Perhaps due to being still sleepy, Zhuo's vision was a little blurry and his eyelashes were a little wet. In his vision was a pitiful upside-down girl, illuminated by the faint light coming in from the window.

She leaned on one knee on the headboard of the other bed, leaning forward and leaning her face towards the bed on Zhuo's side, which was directly above him, probably because she was shaking Zhuo. Her light golden hair was dyed silver in the sun, hanging down and swaying like wisteria.

A curtain of dreams.

Zhuo couldn't help but think of this word.

"……zero?"

"It's me. Good morning."

Zhuo called out the other person's name to confirm, and then he heard a familiar voice and saw her nod.

Zhuo's mind was a little confused: it seemed that he was not confused because of sleep, Ling was indeed in his room. Ling in the room acted too naturally, and his confusion gradually dissipated.

"… Good morning. Is it already dawn so soon?"

"Yeah, breakfast is ready."

"Ah - so it's true."

Perhaps it was because his brain, which had just woken up, was finally starting to clear up, Zhuo once again realized that what happened before and now were all real, and Ling really lived with him, and he groaned softly.

It's not because I hate it, but I simply feel that it's a bit too stimulating to see Zero's face at such a close distance as soon as I opened my eyes.

Can you imagine being gently pushed awake when you are in a deep sleep, and then you open your eyes vaguely, but less than a foot away from you, the girl is looking down at your face.

…It seems that I should reconsider asking her to wake me up.

Ling frowned slightly when he saw Zhuo's appearance.

She wasn't really angry, but felt helpless and wanted to laugh.

Zhuo felt embarrassed and ashamed, and couldn't help but purse his lips tighter.

"You can tell me the rest of your thoughts later...Okay, change your clothes and wash your face."

"Ok."

Even if it feels sudden, I have to adapt to it. Besides, Zhuo is very happy to adapt to this new lifestyle.

Zhuo held back a yawn, got up from the bed, took off his pajamas, and was about to lift the quilt and stand up when he suddenly remembered what every boy would experience in the morning... Zhuo sat back down slowly again and looked at Ling in a low and expectant voice, hoping that she would understand what he meant and consciously move aside.

"Zero, I think..."

Unexpectedly, Ling suddenly pulled the clothes and threw them directly on him to cover his face, "What are you thinking about...get up quickly."

"I haven't finished yet..." Zhuo pulled the school uniform off his face.

Even if I want to change clothes, I have to wait until Ling leaves, but she doesn't seem to understand what I mean, as if she thinks I just want to stay in bed. That's why she threw the clothes at me so resolutely.

"No matter what you say, it's not possible now. Stop tempting me here. Get up quickly, or I'll move out again..." Ling glanced at him vigilantly. He had no intention of leaving and was determined to make him get up now.

"I tempted you?"

This really made Zhuo feel confused. He looked down at himself, his clothes were messy, his hair was a mess, and there was no temptation in this miserable appearance.

"Isn't it...I'm going out first."

Then Ling walked to the door. Before closing the door, Zhuo still looked at her back with nostalgia and confusion. He saw her suddenly turn around and glared at him through the crack of the door that had not been closed yet. Although the purpose of letting Ling go out was achieved... Zhuo still didn't understand the situation. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

To be honest, Zhuo's body has not been trained to be attractive.

In order to exercise his body, Zhuo has already started exercising, but the effect will not be seen immediately... and he had wasted a lot of time on other things before, so the effect is even worse.

However, compared to when he just entered the first year of high school, his body is naturally stronger and the bulges of muscles are beginning to be faintly visible.

But this obviously wasn't enough to make Zero a 'temptation'.

Although his relationship with Ling is not deep enough for them to see each other, Zhuo feels that he will freeze if he sees Ling's body. In a sense, maybe they are the same.

Because he imagined something not so good, the morning exercise that the boy who was just about to resume seemed to be in the second half again.

Zhuo banged his forehead against the nearby wall5 and muttered quietly, "What are you thinking about so early in the morning?"

……

"How about it?"

"Yeah, no problem."

"really?"

"Why would I lie to you... How should I put it? Although the variety is not as gorgeous as before, it feels better. What should I do? It feels like eating Utsunomiya home-cooked food."

This happened at the dining table. Breakfast was naturally prepared by Zero while he was still asleep, but due to the limited ingredients, it was just a simple fried egg sandwich, bacon and some side dishes.

After receiving Zhuo's approval mixed with naughty words, the uneasiness in Ling's eyes disappeared, and turned into relief and joy.

Her expression returned to its usual calmness. She lowered her head to eat bread and whispered softly, "That's good," which made Zhuo's heart skip a beat. However, she didn't seem to notice this and her expression didn't change at all.

"Then let's make breakfast this way from now on, okay?"

"Eh——I can eat fresh breakfast made by Zero every day. I'm so lucky."

Ling lowered his eyes a little: "It's just a simple meal... Our lunchbox is also ready, do you want to take it?"

"It's a dream come true."

It was already a blessing to have Ling do housework and get up early to cook every day, not to mention that she even prepared lunch boxes. Zhuo was of course overjoyed.

Zero's expression also became relieved, after all, the thing he was worried about did not happen.

Zhuo also felt happy when he saw this. He also felt itchy in his heart and a little embarrassed.

Perhaps those high-quality ingredients and rich dishes may be gorgeous, but the most important thing is the cook himself.

and.

We are really going to live together from today on.

Up to now, although Ling basically stays at Zhuo's house, he still runs back and forth every day.

From now on, there will be no more such process.

"Oh, right... this." Zhuo put the backpack containing his wallet and various consumption and membership cards on the table.

Zero stared at the things on the table, lost in thought.

"Please give me more advice in the future."

Looking at Zhuo's smile, which was like a child who had just received a toy, Ling wordlessly put away all of Zhuo's belongings and whispered, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)