Chapter 337, That Night

That night, Zhuo lay on the bed with his eyes closed, waiting for sleep to set in. However, sleep did not come, and Zhuo just lay there quietly.

Normally, Zhuo is the type who can fall asleep as soon as he touches the pillow. He is very confident in this aspect. He thinks that the only one who can compete with him in this aspect is Nobi Nobita... But today, he wanted to sleep but couldn't. He felt strangely excited and didn't feel sleepy.

Zhuo thought about why and felt that the reason might be that he confessed what he had been holding in his heart for a long time and also wrote down what happened in the past.

Although Lu Mingze was Ling's friend and one of the reasons for Zhuo's pain, now that he had made everything clear and expressed his willingness to bear the price, although there might be some physical troubles in the future, the knots and grudges related to these people had disappeared. In other words, from today on, Ling would only belong to him.

After making the promise, Zhuo felt happy and even a little emotional.

On the one hand, he realized how much help and support he had received from Ling in his life since he met her, how much he had grown, and how he could face Lu Mingze calmly today, which gave him an indescribable sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, he admired Lu Mingze's wisdom, because no matter what, he did achieve his goal, and Zhuo agreed to his request.

... Zhuo got what he wanted, and Lu Mingze also achieved his goal. Perhaps this is the wisdom of smart people, they will not let the other party feel cheated after achieving their goals.

No matter what, Zhuo felt that this was a win-win outcome.

To be honest, Ling's efforts and help accounted for most of this. Fortunately, her initiative gave Zhuo the courage.

If I follow my past thoughts, I will probably not be able to truly overcome this matter, nor will I be able to grow. I will only turn a blind eye to the pain and regrets, and spend my life in self-deception.

All this was thanks to Ling and Ren. Zhuo was filled with gratitude and the relief of overcoming this matter.

However, if I continue like this, I will probably never be able to sleep.

Zhuo was a little distressed.

So, just as Zhuo was about to breathe some air outside to change his mood and was about to put on his slippers and go to the balcony, there was a knock on the wooden door of the room.

Zhuo stopped and looked at the door. After a moment's pause, he guessed that the person behind the door should be Ling - because his parents would ask questions when they knocked on the door, and relatively speaking, Sa Chizi's knocking was very frequent. There were only his parents, Zhuo, and Ling in the room, so it could only be Ling who would knock on the door quietly twice without making any sound.

Zhuo was still standing there, wondering why Ling came to knock on the door so late. Then, the door frame made a friction sound.

This sound did not come from the room, but from the door outside the room. Zhuo blinked and found Ling, who was wearing a dress-style pajamas, half of her body was exposed behind the door and looking at him.

"…Zero, are you still awake?"

Zhuo didn't expect Ling to be still awake so late.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Besides, Ling's life was as regular as a robot. She had said that she would go to bed before midnight and she would definitely do so. Therefore, Zhuo had not expected that she was still awake and would come to see him.

"Well, I couldn't sleep... I heard you weren't asleep either, so I came over."

"Oh, like this."

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

Because the door was still open, a damp and cold wind blew in my face, which made me feel uncomfortable in the air-conditioned room. Even inside the house, the wind in the corridor was cold because it was winter.

Even so, perhaps because the wind passed by the person he liked, Zhuo felt that the air was very fresh; there were no residential lights nearby, and he could see beautiful stars. He could see them because the room he was sleeping in was on the fourth floor. Before going to sleep, Zhuo had originally planned to use these to kill time, just to relieve his boredom. "Would you feel uncomfortable sleeping here? I occupied Zhuo's room, and you slept here."

"It's okay. Actually, I would sneak up here to sleep when I was a kid."

"Will that feel cold?"

"There's air conditioning, so don't worry, thank you."

"Hmm..." Ling was still standing by the door asking questions. After hearing Zhuo's answer, he looked up at the hanging air conditioner box that was still in operation, then turned to look at Zhuo and said lightly: "...Then I'm cold."

"..."

"I'm a little cold."

"Oh, oh... then, then come in quickly."

"Hmm...Zhuo, why haven't you gone to bed yet so late?"

"Ah...something happened. I got a little excited thinking about it. But it's nothing special. It's mainly because I recalled the past two years since I met you. I feel that I have changed a lot. After all, so many things have happened."

"……so."

As Ling walked into the house, he lowered his eyes slightly because of the words "so many things", so Zhuo smiled bitterly and said, "Ah, that's not what I meant."

"I don't think meeting Zero is a bad thing. To be more precise, you are the one who is really implicated. I was the center of the incident. So I should be more impressed by my own growth."

Zero's worry for a moment was unnecessary.

From a certain perspective, Zhuo did come into contact with the world of dragons from scratch, and as a result, more and more complicated things happened. However, this is only a perspective in terms of time. Zhuo no longer has any complaints about this. He is content just to feel the changes in himself and imagine his future life. He no longer has the emotion of "avoiding".

Zhuo no longer planned to escape.

Hearing Zhuo tell her this with a smile, Ling seemed to be relieved. After closing the door, she looked up in Zhuo's direction again.

"Thank you... But I think you are strong and mature enough, and you must have grown a lot taller than when we first met."

"Well, after all, it's still a growing period... Hehe, Zero, you won't be able to experience this."

"Indeed it is."

"Right--"

Zhuo has changed. This is not only in terms of height, but more importantly, his state of mind and perspective on things have changed in the past two years.

Looking back, Zhuo felt that he was an unlovable, careless, arrogant boy. So even if he was not liked by others, Zhuo could not deny his unlovable and difficult to communicate side. Under such circumstances, it was really amazing that Ling could get close to him. Of course, he was also grateful for her approach.

At this point, Zhuo no longer says "If it's a blessing, it won't cause trouble. Pigs can't avoid it."

(End of this chapter)