Chapter 695

"Then I'll go pick up Zhusheng first?"

Li Luo sat on the sofa, rebuttoning his shirt, then reached out and patted Xu Youyu's plump buttocks resting on the sofa.

"Go ahead, go ahead… you dog of a man," Xu Youyu replied weakly, "I feel like my legs don't belong to me anymore."

"You only stood for over twenty minutes—we military trainees stand for at least half an hour." Li Luo stood up, pulling on his pants, and teased, "Besides, I've been holding your waist the whole time—you're already saved a lot of effort."

"You dare to say that?" Xu Youyu gritted her teeth and shot him an irritated glare, "I'm not Zhusheng with those long legs—you lifted my waist, so I had to tiptoe, my toes were almost cramping!"

"Now you complain?" Li Luo chuckled, "Back on the balcony, you bit even tighter than usual."

"Aren't you the same?" Xu Youyu rolled her eyes, "The last few times were all at least half an hour—this time was surprisingly quick."

"I had to go pick someone up, or you'd have suffered more," Li Luo snorted.

"Hmph~ Stubborn mouth, can't is can't," Xu Youyu wiggled her toes on the sofa, knowing Li Luo was leaving, deliberately speaking this way.

Hearing her, Li Luo burst out laughing and reached for his pants to take them off: "You're one who forgets pain after eating."

"W-what are you doing?!" Xu Youyu noticed his motion and instantly flipped over, scrambling backward on the sofa.

"We can just make Zhusheng and Chanxi wait a little longer," Li Luo stepped toward her, "Let me fix that mouth of yours first."

"No, no… I-I'm sorry…," Xu Youyu immediately begged, whimpering pitifully, "I really can't anymore—I'm too tired, let me go, hurry and find Chanxi and the others."

"Then what should you say?"

"Y-you're the strongest~" Xu Youyu scrambled up, sitting in a duck-style posture on the sofa, facing Li Luo, extending her hands to neatly tie his belt strings with great devotion, "Don't keep Chanxi and the others waiting—I've got to get back to writing too."

"Fine, I'll spare your life for now," Li Luo reached out and ruffled Xu Youyu's hair, deeply satisfied, then bent down to kiss her forehead lightly before turning toward the door.

Xu Youyu watched him leave, rested on the sofa for a long while, and finally felt her legs stop feeling so weak; she carefully stepped down, trembling as she shuffled toward her bedroom.

As she walked, she muttered curses under her breath calling Li Luo inhuman—only when she sat down at her desk did she finally exhale deeply.

…

On the other side, Yan Zhusheng left her department dinner at 6:30 p. m. and returned to her dorm with Cheng Jinyan.

As soon as Cheng Jinyan entered the room, she grabbed her change of clothes and headed for the bathroom to shower, then asked Yan Zhusheng, "Zhusheng, are you showering?"

"No," Yan Zhusheng shook her head, "Li Luo's coming to pick me up—I won't be staying in the dorm this weekend."

"Oh, I see," Cheng Jinyan nodded. "Are you two going on a date this weekend? It's still early tonight—why not go see a movie?"

"A movie?" Yan Zhusheng tilted her head, suddenly reminded by Cheng Jinyan, and asked curiously, "What good movies are out lately?"

"Hmm… what genre do you like?" Cheng Jinyan asked back.

"I don't care," Yan Zhusheng shook her head. "Any that guys usually like?"

"Well… a Spider-Man movie just came out yesterday—I think guys would all love it."

"Oh, let me check," Yan Zhusheng nodded, pulled out her phone, searched briefly, then quickly completed the online purchase. "Done."

"So fast?" Cheng Jinyan was surprised. "Aren't you going to tell Li Luo first?"

"I'll tell him when he gets here."

"True," Cheng Jinyan agreed, nodding. "It'll be a nice little surprise for him."

With that, Cheng Jinyan walked into the bathroom to shower.

Yan Zhusheng, bored, put on the headphones Ying Chanxi gave her, listened quietly to music, and opened Li Luo's novel to read.

Near eight o'clock, she finally received Li Luo's call.

"I'm just outside your dorm building—get ready and come down," Li Luo said over the phone.

"Okay," Yan Zhusheng replied, immediately stood up, told Cheng Jinyan, then sprinted out of the dorm.

"You're too eager…" Cheng Jinyan, lying on her bed after showering, watched Yan Zhusheng dash out, sighed helplessly.

At that moment, she looked around the dorm, realizing she was alone again, and sighed deeply.

Su Wei has a boyfriend—she's not in the dorm tonight.

Shen Zhaoyin doesn't have one, but during military training, many have been chasing her—tonight, she's either just practicing music on campus or out on a date.

Only Cheng Jinyan is left to be fed another helping of dog food by Yan Zhusheng.

Truly, the moral fabric of society is decaying.

Sigh… when will she meet her destined one?

Cheng Jinyan lay on her bed, daydreaming.

Downstairs, Yan Zhusheng had already sprinted to the dorm entrance—but still hadn't seen Li Luo's car.

After all, Li Luo had timed his arrival based on Yan Zhusheng possibly needing to pack and slowly walk down.

So after Yan Zhusheng waited another two minutes, she finally spotted the headlights of Li Luo's Audi.

"Get in," Li Luo said, stopping beside her. "We still have to pick up Chanxi."

Yan Zhusheng opened the front passenger door, got in, and upon hearing they'd pick up Chanxi, froze: "Why are we picking up Chanxi?"

"She has a department dinner too—should be ending soon, so we'll pick her up on the way."

"Oh," Yan Zhusheng nodded, pursed her lips. "Do you and Chanxi have anything else planned tonight?"

"Nope—just head straight home," Li Luo said, turning to look at her curiously. "Do you have something?"

"Yes," Yan Zhusheng nodded firmly, pulled out her phone, and showed him the movie ticket she'd bought. "It starts at 8:30—will you come with me?"

"…What about Chanxi?"

"Drop her off at home."

"Are you sure she'll agree?"

"I'll handle her—you just have to accompany me."

"Then we'll decide after we pick her up."

As he talked with Yan Zhusheng, Li Luo drove the Audi toward Ningshan campus, and soon arrived again at the roadside near Zhenwei Xiaoguan.

Upon arriving, Li Luo checked his phone—Ying Chanxi hadn't sent a message—so he texted her.

【Li Luo】: I'm here. The car is parked right at the door.

【Ying Chanxi】: We've finished eating too. We'll be right down.

【Li Luo】: Then I'll wait for you at the door.

After saying this, Li Luo opened the car door, stepped out, and walked toward the entrance of Zhenwei Xiaoguan.

But Yan Zhusheng also got out of the car, startling Li Luo.

"Why did you get out too?"

"I'm switching seats." After leaving the front passenger seat, Yan Zhusheng didn't follow Li Luo forward. Instead, she walked to the rear door, opened it, and got back in.

Li Luo didn't understand what she was doing. After confirming she wouldn't follow him, he let out a small sigh and quickly arrived at the entrance of Zhenwei Xiaoguan.

"Let's call it a day then," said the head of the third division in the Secretariat, standing up. "Everyone, be careful on your way home—it's getting late."

Ying Chanxi stood up with the senior beside her and followed the crowd toward the exit, walking with Lin Zhixia.

At that moment, a second-year senior approached Ying Chanxi, greeted her, and asked if she'd add him on WeChat.

Lin Zhixia had just descended the stairs, glanced at the senior, then looked toward the door where Li Luo was waiting, and finally fixed her gaze on Ying Chanxi.

Since he was from the same department, Ying Chanxi didn't refuse. After politely adding him on WeChat, she waved goodbye to him.

The next second, the second-year senior watched in disbelief as Ying Chanxi hurried out the door and threw herself into the arms of a boy outside.

???

"Is that Ying Chanxi's boyfriend?" the second-year senior couldn't help asking Lin Zhixia.

"Yeah, don't you know?" Lin Zhixia nodded. "Her boyfriend came every day during military training to bring her drinks."

"Oh… really…" The senior laughed awkwardly. All his lingering hopes shattered instantly.

"Chanxi, is this the one you've been talking about?" The senior beside Ying Chanxi walked up with a smile and greeted Li Luo.

"Mm." Ying Chanxi blushed slightly. After stepping out of Li Luo's arms, she took his hand and introduced him. "This is my boyfriend, Li Luo. Li Luo, this is Senior Meng Yilin, whom I mentioned to you before."

"Senior Meng, nice to meet you," Li Luo politely greeted. "Thank you for taking care of Chanxi."

After some polite small talk, Li Luo, under the watchful eyes of the entire Secretariat, took Ying Chanxi's small hand and walked to the Audi parked by the street. He opened the front passenger door and helped her in.

The second-year senior watched Ying Chanxi settle into the front passenger seat. His heart turned sour—but when he saw the multi-hundred-thousand-yuan Audi, the last fragments of his hopes were crushed to dust.

At this point, Ying Chanxi was already beaming inside the car, turning to wave at the Secretariat members standing by the door, her heart full of joy.

But when she turned her head again, she saw Yan Zhusheng sitting in the back seat.

"Zhusheng? Why are you here too?"

"Li Luo came to pick me up," Yan Zhusheng blinked. "Why are you so surprised?"

Ying Chanxi: "... I thought you were staying in the dorm."

"Why don't you stay in the dorm?"

"I—I live close by."

"Then go home tonight."

"What do you mean?" Ying Chanxi paused. "Aren't you going home too?"

"We'll go home later," Yan Zhusheng shook her head. "I made plans with Li Luo to watch a movie."

"What?!" Ying Chanxi's previously perfect mood instantly wavered. "Then I'm coming too!"

"I bought couple seats," Yan Zhusheng said. "If you want to come, you can get a regular seat yourself."

"???!" Ying Chanxi froze, then clenched her teeth. "Fine—I'll buy couple seats next to yours."

"Why bother?" Yan Zhusheng began to coax. "Look, I didn't even take the front passenger seat. Can't you just let me have this?"

"It's just one front seat," Ying Chanxi pouted. "Fine—I'll swap with you right now. Give me the movie tickets."

"No," Yan Zhusheng shook her head. "But we can make another deal."

"What do you mean?"

"Tomorrow's Sunday, right? No classes," Yan Zhusheng suggested. "I'll keep Senior Meng occupied—you can go watch the movie alone with Li Luo."

"This…" Hearing this, Ying Chanxi hesitated.

It wasn't really necessary for all three of them to go together.

If she were going to watch a movie, she'd definitely prefer to go alone with Li Luo.

Since Yan Zhusheng had already bought tonight's tickets and promised tomorrow's arrangement, there was no need for her to insist.

With this thought, Ying Chanxi's mind settled.

"So it's your word," Ying Chanxi pouted. "Tomorrow, you hold back Senior Meng. I'll go watch the movie alone with Li Luo."

"Mm. Leave it to me," Yan Zhusheng patted her chest, solemnly promising.

"Deal."

"Deal."

After reaching this private agreement, Yan Zhusheng solemnly extended her hand and hooked pinkies with Ying Chanxi, swearing a hundred-year pact.

Thus,

while Xu Youyu was absent, the sisterly alliance was officially formed!

"Cough…" Seeing Yan Zhusheng have settled Ying Chanxi, Li Luo cleared his throat, drove toward Bihai Lanting, and cautiously asked, "Should I drop Chanxi off first?"

"Hmph!" Ying Chanxi was still a bit annoyed, but for tomorrow's happiness, she accepted the arrangement. "Fine. Drop me off first. You two go watch your movie."

Soon,

Li Luo drove Ying Chanxi to her building.

After Ying Chanxi walked into the stairwell, Yan Zhusheng got out of the back seat, moved to the front passenger seat, took Li Luo's hand, and had him fasten her seatbelt.

Li Luo continued driving toward Tianjie.

Meanwhile, Yan Zhusheng pulled out her phone and found Xu Youyu's WeChat.

【Yan Zhusheng】: Senior, I want to talk to you about something.

【Xu Youyu】: What's up?

【Yan Zhusheng】: I'm going to watch a movie tonight with Li Luo.

【Xu Youyu】: Oh, go ahead.

【Yan Zhusheng】: But Chanxi found out, and she insisted on coming too, so I told her she could go with Li Luo alone tomorrow—I'll keep you occupied.

【Xu Youyu】: You could've just told me directly—I'm not Chanxi.

【Yan Zhusheng】: Sister, you always judge others by your own standards where Chanxi is concerned.

【Xu Youyu】: So you're just asking me to go along with you tomorrow?

【Yan Zhusheng】: Mm-hmm.

【Xu Youyu】: Then next time I want to go out alone with Li Luo, you've got to help me too.

【Yan Zhusheng】: No problem.

【Xu Youyu】: Deal.

【Yan Zhusheng】: Deal.

(End of Chapter)