Chapter 331 I've Been Thinking About It
At this moment, Zhuo found it difficult to look directly at Ling.

If the school uniform skirt had revealed more that day, Zhuo might still be feeling upset about it. Or maybe he should be glad that Su Enxi didn't change it too much.

Having said that, as a man, Zhuo is still a little jealous.

Zhuo may have expressed some regret. Su Enxi smiled evilly after seeing it, and Ling seemed to be stealing glances at him.

"Are you really not staying for dinner?"

"……Not negotiable."

Ling walked over, took the bathrobe from her hand and put it on again, then put on the hat on the back of the bathrobe and lowered his head to avoid Zhuo's sight.

However, even if I can't see it, I can imagine that Zero's eyes are definitely wandering.

"...Su Enxi, please stop teasing us. Ling too, you don't need to care too much about me."

"But Sanwu's reaction is very cute, the contrast is perfect. Can you imagine the scene that day?"

"Isn't this a matter of course?"

"Oh, you speak quite naturally..."

Because in Zhuo's eyes, Ling has always been very cute. No matter how others view her, she always has a cold face and doesn't like to talk, but Ling's little actions in front of Zhuo have revealed her feelings to Zhuo. So Zhuo blurted out what was in his heart, and then Su Enxi cast a dumbfounded look at Zhuo.

Long before being with Zero, Zhuo had admitted to Kiritani Jin that Zero was very cute and beautiful, as delicate as a doll, so this should not be surprising.

But Su Enxi and Jiude Maiyi seemed surprised by Zhuo's decisive agreement and their eyes widened.

"...Aren't you Japanese people supposed to be more reserved? You even said something like 'The moonlight is so beautiful tonight'... What's going on?"

"Why are you asking me? You were the one who said this guy 'openly' did something else. Shouldn't you have expected this?"

"Yeah, when we first met, this guy acted like, 'Women, stay away from me, I don't know how to date and I don't have a lover'..."

"I said--"

"Oh~ This is what they call love can change people~"

"Are you looking down on me?! It's a recognized fact that Zero is cute and beautiful, and it's natural to think that your girlfriend is cute. Besides, I don't need to think of any contrast, as long as it's Zero, I will think it's cute. Isn't this a normal lover! Jude Mai, tell me, don't your boyfriends think so?"

In terms of love, even if Zhuo spent two lifetimes together, she could still be considered his senior. In this regard, Zhuo naturally hoped that Jiude Mai could stand up and speak for justice.

Zhuo thought, "This isn't a weird thing, is it?" and gave them an expression that said, "I think they're the weird ones."

Then they sighed and shrugged their shoulders.

Zhuo was a little annoyed by this kind of reaction that was often seen in school, and glared at them, while the two of them just chatted about their own things.

"This guy is totally hopeless."

"Yes, we asked for it."

Jiude Mai looked at Zhuo, raised her mouth and pointed to the side.

"But you'd better stop here."

"what."

"You'll see for yourself if you look over there."

"zero?"

"..."

"zero?"

"..." "..."

"..."

Zhuo wondered why the three of them were discussing Ling's natural cuteness while looking at her. After looking in the direction, he found that Ling had been soaking in the hot water of the hot spring pool while they were talking. However, Ling did not take off her bathrobe. Instead, she was holding the hood on her bathrobe to cover herself to prevent others from seeing her expression. The surface of the hot water around her was also slightly rippled. She was probably in a state of trembling.

In this situation, she was naturally indifferent to Zhuo's repeated calls. To be more precise, she buried her head a little deeper. Zhuo seemed a little worried that she would bury her face in the water.

If Zhuo hadn't thought about it, Ling would have been embarrassed.

By the time Zhuo panicked, it was too late. He realized belatedly what he had said. Ling raised his head slightly and stared at him, his eyes red as if he was about to cry because of the mist.

"...Zhuo, don't say such things in front of others in the future."

Zero said this as a warning and covered himself with the hat again.

"Don't say this kind of thing in front of others in the future~"

"..."

"Don't say this kind of thing in front of others in the future~~"

"..."

Jiude Mai and Su Enxi, who had been watching the whole thing, deliberately repeated this sentence in a pinched voice and then passed by him.

Zhuo could only wait helplessly until Ling returned to his normal state.

…After Zero’s shame faded away, the four of them took a hot spring bath together.

The good thing about a private onsen is that you don't have to worry about being disturbed, and there will always be someone ready to serve you side dishes, sake, and drinks at the right time.

In the end, after the still wavering Zhuo calmed himself down, he was taken over by Ling, who had calmed down first, into the hot spring pool. This was a bit strange, but it was indeed the smaller Ling who supported him and stepped into the natural green hot water.

For Zhuo, who was physically an adult, the water in the pool was only waist-deep, but the height had already reached Ling's heart, so it couldn't be said to be shallow.

But it was Zero who gave him a slightly uneasy look, worried about him.

"…Relax, you won't actually drown."

"If you choke on water, 30cm of water can drown you."

"It's okay... I won't sink in the water. Even if I drown, you will give me artificial respiration."

In order to make Ling feel at ease, Zhuo said it as if jokingly. But Ling held her arm and looked up at him.

There was something in Zero's eyes that seemed like he was upset, but also like he was blaming him.

"…If you don't drown, then it won't work, right?"

Hearing this slightly dissatisfied whisper, Zhuo couldn't help but turn his head and stare at Ling.

She still had the same indifferent expression as always, but her eyelids were slightly drooped, just like the dead fish eyes expression that Zhuo had when he was usually speechless, but not as exaggerated as his. She looked a little complaining... and like she was making a request in a coquettish manner.

Zhuo looked at her face and found that there was still no change in her expression. He wondered if he was overthinking it.

Even without lipstick, the light cherry-colored lips still had a glossy luster, which made Zhuo swallow his saliva. But even so, he couldn't lose his mind and bite them, so he looked away.

"...I, I want to wait a little longer...and they are watching...anyway, this place is not a good place."

"...I didn't say I wanted to come now...I was afraid Zhuo didn't want to."

"How, how could I not think about it? I've been thinking about it the whole time!"

(End of this chapter)