Chapter 175: No title (2/2)
Once Cheng Xi decided that Lu Chenzhou was going to be her highest priority for the coming days, she started working much more rapidly. She first arranged a tennis date with Tian Rou this weekend. Tian Rou responded, “Alright, Baldy should also be back by then. I’m planning to give all of you a surprise, so don’t be too shocked when you see me!”
Tian Rou’s surprises weren’t something a normal person could handle. As such, Cheng Xi wearily responded, “As long as it’s not as bad as last time. I’m getting old now. My heart can’t take it!”
Tian Rou replied with a loud “Peh!”
When the time for their tennis date came, Cheng Xi, Lu Chenzhou, and Baldy all arrived early, but Tian Rou was nowhere to be seen. As Baldy looked at Cheng Xi and Lu Chenzhou, he felt frustrated that he still seemed to be a third wheel even though he had a girlfriend himself. In the end, he called Tian Rou. “If you don’t show up, then I’m going to call another woman over! Don’t cry when that happens.”
Who knew what Tian Rou said in response, but when Cheng Xi came back after getting a drink of water, she heard Baldy coaxing her. “Don’t worry and just come. No matter how ugly you are, I’ll still love you.”
And then, not long after, Cheng Xi and the others saw Tian Rou’s surprise—it really was quite shocking, as evidenced by Baldy’s noisy shouts.
“My god, who’re you?”
Tian Rou had cut her hair short—no, cut was the wrong word. Her hair had been butchered, as if a dog had mangled it. When she appeared, she demurely asked, “Don’t you recognize me? I’m your girlfriend.”
Baldy seriously replied, still in shock, “That’s impossible! My girlfriend surely isn’t as ugly as you!”
Tian Rou’s face fell flat. “……”
Cheng Xi…… Cheng Xi waved Lu Chenzhou over to gawk at the two of them. Honestly, when Tian Rou first arrived, she also hadn’t recognized her, mostly because of her…… “unusual” hairstyle. While the old Tian Rou was somewhat of a tomboy, she had still maintained a very feminine appearance with a head of straight black hair, much better maintained than Cheng Xi’s.
But now, her long black hair had vanished. For some reason, she had chosen to get it cut so short that it looked like a dog had chewed it off. Not only that, but she even dyed her hair gray—honestly, Tian Rou couldn’t look uglier even if she tried!
By now, Tian Rou was already chasing Baldy around and beating him mercilessly. Baldy seemed like a masochist in disguise; as soon as he started getting hit by Tian Rou, he changed his tone and said, “Alright, I believe you’re my girlfriend now! You’re my genuine girlfriend.”
His genuine girlfriend smacked him one last time, and when he was done yelping, Tian Rou walked over with him in tow. Then, she asked Cheng Xi, “Is it really that bad?”
Cheng Xi shot back with an evasive rejoinder. “What made you decide to change your hairstyle?”
“I went to see Shen Wei and thought that it looked good on her, so I also wanted to try it out.” As Tian Rou said this, she patted her hair, not giving up on passing it off as pretty. “Is it that ugly?”
“Oh.” Cheng Xi hesitated for a moment when Tian Rou mentioned Shen Wei, and then tactfully responded, “It doesn't seem suited for your style.”
Having gathered Cheng Xi’s response, Tian Rou naturally turned towards Lu Chenzhou next. He was currently drinking water, standing there straight and still. As long as he didn’t open his mouth, he was the very definition of a dreamy idol. Tian Rou had already received two negative comments about her hair, but she was angling for a third here by asking this “idol.” “Cheng Xi’s Mr. Lu, what do you think?”
Lu Chenzhou lifted his head and examined her.
Tian Rou awaited his comment with bated breath.
Lu Chenzhou responded with two terse words. “Old, ugly.”
“...”
Cheng Xi and Baldy couldn’t stop themselves from chuckling.
Tian Rou wasn’t able to do anything about Lu Chenzhou, so she ended up chasing Baldy around again. When Baldy became tired of covering his head and fleeing, he turned around and hugged her tightly. “Alright, are you done yet?” When he saw Tian Rou’s face soften, he continued, saying, “Alright, no matter how ugly you are, I’ll accept you. What’re you so afraid of?”
Tian Rou’s angry expression immediately transformed into a happy one, and she hugged him back and kissed him.
The two of them had started to get intimate without any thought for the people around them.
With this unexpected turn of events, Cheng Xi found herself blinded by their affection. However, an uneasy feeling made her turn around, only to see Lu Chenzhou focusing his attention on her.
Cheng Xi smiled. “What’s the matter?”
“You’re admiring them.”
“……”