Chapter 283, Good News and Boys Party
Since he decided to try a little harder or work hard to cultivate himself, Zhuo started to exercise frequently.

Before going to bed, after getting up, free time after returning home, and rest days are all used for fitness, running, and controlling his ability. Perhaps because he always pays attention to controlling his body shape, he is indeed much stronger than before, at least his body has more muscles and more physical strength than before.

However, Zhuo feels that this is still far from his ideal body shape, and he still needs to work hard every day.

There are so many benefits of exercise. Everyone can understand that it can help you shape your body and increase your strength without Zhuo having to explain it. Moreover, during and after exercise, the sense of accomplishment that you feel even if you are very tired is really relaxing, which can help Zhuo empty his mind and make him feel more open-minded.

Even now, when he thinks of Zero's departure in a year, he still feels pain in his chest... I don't think he will be devastated. This is the power of exercise, or the confidence that comes from finding yourself getting better after exercise.

After school today, Zhuo also spent about an hour running.

As soon as he returned home and opened the door with the key, he saw the light golden hair scattered like flowing water next to the shoe rack in the entrance as expected.

Zero bent down to take the slippers from the shoe rack and placed them at his feet before standing up again and looking up at him.

"Welcome home, you've worked hard today."

"I'm back... Stop, stop, stop here, don't come any closer."

Seeing that Ling was about to walk to him, Zhuo called her. Although Ling stopped a few steps away as he said, she looked at Zhuo with doubtful eyes.

Zhuo was unwilling to let Ling get close to him now because he had just finished exercising, and it was easy for him to sweat even if he moved a little after just starting to exercise, not to mention that he had been exercising for an hour.

And Ling's cleanliness is even more "demanding". So if the woman he likes smells the sweat on his body and then shows a certain expression, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Zhuo will probably lose the courage to live.

"...I hope you can stay away from me and keep your distance."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ling's eyes widened as if someone had stabbed her from the back... No, this girl wouldn't have any reaction even if she was stabbed... Zhuo realized that his insufficient explanation had caused misunderstanding, so he hurriedly continued to add.

"It's not that I hate you, but I'm all sweaty now, and I smell like sweat... I'll be embarrassed if you get too close. If you think I stink of sweat, then..."

"No." Ling interrupted him, "And I don't care. I know you just came back from working out, so I'm waiting for you here. Besides, you don't smell bad after working out. On the contrary, you smell good."

He originally planned to explain it to him so that she would not come over, but Ling's sudden force forced him to stop his measures, and the tolerance that Ling showed in another direction made Zhuo feel a little headache.

How could sweat smell good? Zero had no idea what he was thinking.

"…Zero, is your nose okay?"

"We can go to the hospital to get proof that my bloodline is excellent and my sense of smell is about three times that of an average person... On the other hand, I think you wouldn't mind if you were in my shoes."

"Huh? I really want to nod, but I still have to say 'huh'? The situation is different, because you smell good anyway..."

If their positions were really reversed, Zhuo felt that she would definitely not let him get close to her.

Besides, Zhuo had never smelled sweat on Ling's body. Even when she was dragging one leg in the rain during the last rainstorm, Zhuo did not smell sweat or blood when he carried her on his back.

But even if we ignore all that, Zero does smell good. This fact doesn't seem to change.

"So to me, you smell good too, please understand." Zero stated expressionlessly.

Zhuo always felt that the two people were not talking about the same thing, but since Ling refused to give in, he had no choice but to sigh and nod in acknowledgment.

"…Although I can understand that, I think the nature of these two things may be different. I'm going to take a shower first."

"Well, I've prepared the bath water, you can go now."

Zhuo said "thank you" to Ling for his thoughtful preparation, then took off his shoes and went into the house, ready to quickly wash off the sweat on his body.

At this moment, Zero suddenly took a step forward, threw himself on him, and buried his face in his chest.

thump.

Then came a gentle shock in the chest.

Zhuo didn't react, or rather he was stunned. He could only look down and see the whorl of hair on Ling's head.

And he could also clearly feel Zero rubbing his cheek against his chest, then raising his head to look him in the eye.

"See? The kind of thing you're worried about won't happen again. I still like the smell of you."

She said this expressionlessly, as if putting her stamp on a series of debates, and then quickly turned away and went back to the living room.

"Oh, I see..." What the hell! @! !
Zhuo stood there stiffly for a long time, and finally could only utter a groan.

...

...

"Okay, the first 'You, Me, Everyone' mutual care and love conference is now officially underway. Can you two tell us a little bit about your recent developments?"

When the last maple leaf fell from the branch, October finally came to an end.

Autumn passes and winter comes.

Be caught off guard.

Today is Halloween Eve, October 10st, which is also the day of trick or treat.

On that day, Zhuo, Ren and Kanda did not choose to go door to door with watermelon rinds on their heads to snatch candies, but instead made an appointment to go to a karaoke bar.

Once the three of them had gathered and entered the reserved room, Kanda immediately smiled at him and Jin.

Even though Zhuo Ben was aware of Kanda's gossipy nature and was mentally prepared for Kanda's questioning, he still felt embarrassed to hear such a serious question.

By the way, Jin seems to have had something happen with Yurina recently. He looks like he is saying "Ah, I'm about to be exposed", but he doesn't hide the happy expression on his face. Something good must have happened.

Zhuo was relieved about this. He sincerely hoped that the two people could be together in the end.

Zhuo used the self-service menu to get a melon soda, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then spoke helplessly.

"...Actually, you don't need to be so concerned about me. The relationship between me and Zero is more complicated than you think. It can't be explained in just a few words, and it's not easy to explain."

Kanda and Ren were his few friends, so he could cover it up if he wanted to. Rather than making people feel that he was being perfunctory, Zhuo thought it would be better to explain things to them clearly... although he didn't explain it clearly.

"It's complicated, hard to say..."

"Ah."

Objectively speaking, Zhuo and Ling are definitely more than just friends. At best, they are like family members, and at worst, they are like lovers.

Zhuo felt that even for Zero's reputation, he should firmly deny this.

"We are not the kind of relationship you think."

"But I don't think it's the kind of relationship you're talking about."

"I said so."

"Zhuo and his friends don't just have a good relationship. Romanov even helps him cook every day."

"Eh?"

After Ren dropped a bomb, Zhuo glared at him unhappily.

"Benevolence."

"We already eat the same bento every day, so it's no big deal if we eat dinner together."

At school, anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that Zhuo's lunch box was exactly the same as Ling's. Given this, it was certain that the two had met in the morning. Although many people were unwilling to believe it, the breakfast matter was self-evident. In this case, there was indeed only the last night left.

Although what Ren said was correct, if he told him now that "Zero is living in his house now", he would definitely misunderstand.

"Not a lover?"

"No." "Do you believe it?"

"Inconclusive……"

"Look."

Zhuo and Ling are definitely not in a relationship, but being stared at dumbfounded by Kanda, Zhuo began to lose confidence subtly. But Zhuo didn't have much confidence to begin with.

"Stop, stop, stop - this should be..." Zhuo looked up at the scrolling banner on Kanda's phone and continued, "...the "You, Me, and Everyone" mutual care and love meeting, right? Why are you always interrogating me? What about you two? Especially you, Joker."

"It's none of my business! I have my own rhythm!"

"Yes, yes, then Rhythm Master... lend me some money. I'm short of money recently."

"Lack of money? How much?"

"Two hundred thousand yen?"

"Brother, just pretend you never had a friend like me."

Two hundred thousand yen is equivalent to 07 RMB. For a high school student, this amount is indeed a bit exaggerated. Moreover, it is , and money is still valuable these days.

When Zhuo opened his mouth, Ren stuck out his tongue and made an expression that said, "You might as well kill me."

"You're crazy. I'm not going to ask you for it." Zhuo rolled his eyes at him and continued to drink the melon soda. "Consider it a loan. I'll return it to you in ten years."

"..." Ren looked at him speechlessly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Even if you ask me for it, I can't give it to you. I only have 3000 yen in pocket money a month. Even Yamamoto can't give you that much!"

Ren said as he turned his pockets over: "Do you think I'm a rich second-generation with a black card hidden, but I only have a bus card, and it's a student version."

"Can you please stop being so annoying? I'm already annoyed enough... I didn't ask you to take it out now, you can go borrow it from Yurina, and then you can just return it to her when the time comes."

"..." Ren was even more dumbfounded, "Why don't you just go and borrow it from her? And why should I go and pay it back!"

Speaking of this, Zhuo gave him a resentful look and told him to figure it out on his own. Whether he could figure it out or not was not Zhuo's business.

"Hey, that's not right, Zhuo. You should be richer than me. Your monthly living expenses are enough for me to spend in a year. You are the richest one."

"Don't mention it. I didn't have much money after buying the phone. The rest was all used for buying groceries. Now it's not enough for my expenses."

"... No, Zhuo, are you stupid? You are just dating, not getting married. Why do you have to hand it over so completely? Even if you get married and she becomes your wife, you still have to keep some private money or something."

Zhuo was completely speechless about Kanda's train of thought. He seemed to have determined that Zhuo and Ling were already a couple. If I had known earlier, I would not have told him and made things more complicated.

Last weekend, Ling had already gone out to work... As for what kind of work, Zhuo just casually asked if she could do it together. Ling said yes, but it was not necessary, and she didn't want Zhuo to work so early just to pay for living expenses. After that, Zhuo didn't insist.

Zhuo is able to understand Ling's thoughts.

The rent of the house was originally paid by the Utsunomiya family, and the daily living expenses were also paid by Zhuo, who gave the money to Ling at the beginning of the month. As for the lack of money later, Ling also thought that he did not pay enough, so it happened. If Zhuo insisted on going out to work, then Ling might feel that he was a complete burden.

Of course, the situation was not like that at all. But in order to prevent Ling from having those thoughts, Zhuo could only go with the flow.

"Okay, okay. But Zhuo, I think our focus now should be on studying. If the living expenses are not enough, you can tell your family. Aunt Sa Chizi is not such a rigid person. As long as you give the reason, she will definitely agree."

"Uh."

"Or is it because the money was spent on unclear things, so you can't say it out loud?"

"Okay, don't mention it. I'll figure it out myself."

With so many people talking about Zhuo, he felt as if he had really done something bad.

But it's definitely not a good idea to tell Sa Chiko. If I tell her, Zhuo can already imagine how she'll make a fuss. Although this won't be good for my mother, I'd better keep it a secret from her for now.

"If you think this is fine, I won't force you. But we are still students, and next year we will be entering the entrance examination season, so we must focus on studying."

"...Do you think it will be OK if I just focus on studying?"

"How will you know if you don't try."

"I'm bored"

After finishing the watermelon in his hand, Kiritani Jin cleaned up the garbage and poked Utsunomiya Shuo's arm: "By the way, Shuo."

"What."

"Have you ever thought about going to the University of Tokyo?" Ren asked.

“Why do you want to go to the University of Tokyo?”

"Todai is already considered a top-tier university in our country," Ren shrugged. "The mock test for the center exam was a bit simple. Aunt Yamamoto suggested that Yamamoto and I go directly to Todai to take the second test, and asked me to ask if you want to go."

Neon's examination system is a combination of Chinese and Western methods. Generally, students have to pass the "central examination" organized nationwide, meet the standards of the schools of their choice, and then take part in the on-campus written examinations and interviews of various schools. Admission will be considered after measuring the results of the two tests.

From what Ren said, it was obvious that Aunt Yamamoto or Uncle Yamamoto had started to exert their strength and only needed to take the last two steps.

"Then why do you want to go to university?" Zhuo asked again, and omitted the "Tokyo" in "Tokyo University", which changed the meaning.

"..." Ren was silent for a moment, and looked at him seriously, "So what kind of job do you plan to do in the future?"

Ren was sitting in the middle of the sofa, with Zhuo sitting on one side and Kanda sitting on the other.

Kanda didn't interrupt the whole time.

After careful consideration, Utsunomiya Shuo finally gave an answer: "Househusband."

Benevolence:"……"

Kanda:"……"

After another silence, Ren shrugged, "I'm very happy for you. It seems that even after the double destruction of time and Mr. Hejian, you still hold on to the sun in your heart. I'm proud of you, my friend."

Zhuo said expressionlessly: "It's the 'master' husband, not the 'cook' husband."

"...What's the difference?"

"It has been upgraded to mean: a head of the household who doesn't do housework."

"..." Ren tried his best to make his expression look kind and friendly.

"This is a truly admirable decision," Ren nodded in appreciation, "I hope you can continue to work hard and move forward with this goal in mind. I believe your sweat and hard work will not let you down."

Zhuo suspected that this guy thought he was crazy and that was why he said these things.

But Zhuo really thought so.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhuo always felt that he might become very bad after Ling left: he found that being an idle waste could no longer satisfy him. He not only wanted to be a waste, but also wanted to be a waste who was in charge.

Even though he knew it was almost impossible, Zhuo had no choice.

"Okay, okay, let's sing. After all, this is karaoke, right?"

"Row."

Then the three of them put these things aside and concentrated on singing.

But for some reason, even though they were singing a sweet love song, the three of them became more and more silent as they sang, and in the end they all fell into the sorrow of "Why don't I have a girlfriend yet?"

Especially when Zhuo uttered the words:
"...I remember when I was in junior high school, a girl called me to the back of the gymnasium...That was the first time in my life...I was blackmailed..."

(End of this chapter)