Chapter 413: Guilty Things
"What are you thinking about?"

"what?"

"I'm asking you why you're daydreaming. I've asked you several times."

Zhuo tried not to ask, but the anxiety and depression in his heart kept growing, so he couldn't help but be absent-minded while working. Then Miyamoto might have seen him and asked him, but he didn't notice because he was absent-minded.

By the way, looking at Ling's appearance today, one can also feel that she seems to be planning to continue keeping that secret, which makes Zhuo's depression even more turbulent.

Zhuo had a possible guess.

But Zhuo felt that speculation was just speculation after all, and it would still make people feel uncertain before it was confirmed.

On days when their shifts overlapped, Zhuo would sit in the lounge and chat with Miyamoto in their free time. In the lounge, Zhuo didn't notice Miyamoto's conversation, so when he heard his voice, he didn't react for a moment and blinked.

He probably understood Zhuo's expression and felt that this was not a light-hearted topic, so he sat up straight and asked:

"Did you have a fight with your girlfriend?"

"Uh, no."

"Why is there this expression..."

"Mm...I was wondering if I had done something wrong because I felt like she was doing something sneaky."

Zhuo Gu also wondered if he had done something wrong unintentionally, so he sniffed it inconspicuously, but Ling just tilted his head in confusion, which showed that this was not the case.

"Well - if you want to hide something from your boyfriend, it's usually cheating on you. But I heard that your girlfriend is a famous beauty in school, and from what I heard about her personality, she doesn't seem like someone who would do something like this. Although I haven't met her, I can imagine that you two have a good relationship from the look on your face when you mention her. It seems impossible to think about it."

"Expression?...I don't think so. Zero wouldn't do something as treacherous as that..." After all, that might be the thing she hated the most.

The hypothesis that Miyamoto casually mentioned could never happen to Zero.

Because she grew up in a complicated environment, she would never allow such a thing to happen. Her parents threw her out twice for profit, and she was almost raped that night in Black Swan Harbor, which made her feel disgusted with everything outside. Zero is very shy about treating others, even things used by others. I'm afraid it's difficult for others to talk to her. It can be asserted that such a thing will never happen to Zero. He will not do that.

After all, it was impossible for Ling to betray him, as they had experienced things beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Zhuo still had the ability to make correct judgments.

Ling basically never hides things from Zhuo, and he never would have done that. It seems that for her, it is natural to have no secrets from Zhuo and be open and honest.

A while ago, Zhuo had a play when she was at home: Zhuo was lazy and wanted to avoid taking a shower, so she lied to her and said she had already taken a shower. Ling then asked her directly what color the spare underwear she had left for Zhuo was... Zhuo, who couldn't answer, used the excuse of "how can I say such a thing to her face", and the result was that Ling told Zhuo "her underwear is usually white".

By the way, considering her expressionless and toneless look, Zhuo had no choice but to admit defeat.

This time she clearly wanted to hide it and didn't want to be discovered by Zhuo, so Zhuo didn't ask any more questions. However, it was precisely because she was a person who didn't like to hide anything and didn't know how to hide anything that Zhuo felt surprised.

"That is to say, what Zero is hiding from me is probably not something she feels guilty about. I don't think what she doesn't want me to see or know is something bad... It should be something about me. If it's something else, she would tell it frankly, and she might not take the matter itself to heart."

Zhuo and Ling have known each other for more than two years, and about three months have passed since they started dating. This period of time is enough for Zhuo to fully understand a person.

I guess Ling must have his own considerations, so he is so serious. Zhuo can only guess that although it is not harmful, it is probably not a trivial matter.

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Nothing much." "Huh?"

Hearing Zhuo's straightforward answer, Miyamoto couldn't help but ask back.

Listening to the tinkling sound of wind chimes at the door, Zhuo sighed softly, as if wanting to let the sound blend into the breeze.

"Since Zero doesn't want to tell me, I won't ask. I have one or two secrets of my own, and if she doesn't want me to interfere, I won't ask."

Zhuo also concealed the reason for his part-time job from Ling, and he had no right to criticize her behavior.

Even if two people hide things from each other, there will be no problem as long as they can consider each other.

"You think it through very clearly."

"Yeah, maybe I think she will never hurt me. Instead of trying to get involved in everything, it's better to give each other some breathing space. Because you trust each other, you should respect and not invade each other's privacy. It is said that this is the secret to maintaining a stable relationship."

These words came from my mother, who is not very reliable in anything except love, so they are very convincing.

Even from the perspective of a son, my mother's hands-on ability is not very strong. However, my mother's mentality and the way she treats life have always been a learning object for Zhuo. She is always so positive, happy and optimistic.

It seems that everyone who is familiar with his mother can get along well with her. This is probably the power of Sa Chiko.

"By the way, what if she really did something wrong?"

"Well, that means it's not worth discussing this matter with me. For her to make this choice, I must have made a fatal mistake and didn't realize it, which made her very sad. It's my fault."

"So awesome~"

"No way~"

"That's really amazing~ This is not a compliment, I really think so."

"That's an exaggeration. I feel depressed too, otherwise I wouldn't be telling you this."

Zhuo didn't think he was that great. Knowing this, he decided not to get to the bottom of her secret.

But one thing is for sure, Zhuo also thinks that there is nothing he can do about the frustration of being kept in the dark.

"Ah, this is really difficult. If it were someone else, I would probably just throw it aside. Since it's Zero, I don't think it will be a problem, but I am very concerned about it. This is the first time I've been kept in the dark like this, and I can't calm down."

"…How should I put it? Utsunomiya-san is very decisive once he makes up his mind."

"is it?"

Zhuo's attitude of waiting was entirely out of his absolute trust in Ling.

Besides, even if you are anxious, you won't get the answer, so it's better to wait leisurely for the day when the secret is revealed. By the way, this is also taught by Sa Chiko.

Since it was done by Zero, it couldn't be a bad thing. Because he was so sure, Zhuo didn't ask her. But he still added in a useless way, "You are so useless, Utsunomiya Zhuo~"

(End of this chapter)