Chapter 410: Chapter 330 Shen Qingning: I’ve Become the Masochistic Female Protagonist

In the living room, Shen Qingning was slightly stunned by Lin Lu’s words.

Strictly speaking, she was indeed waiting for her to return.

Otherwise, at this late hour, she would have definitely been in bed already.

She nodded slightly and closed the romance novel with a tragic twist that she was holding.

The book wasn’t long; she had started reading it just this evening and was almost finished.

It was about a love triangle where the twist was that the two female leads were biological sisters.

However, their parents had divorced, with the older sister following her father, and the younger one staying with her mother.

The story had many outrageously melodramatic twists that defied logic, heading straight for heartache.

But as it turned out, it really succeeded in torturing many readers with its emotional rollercoaster.

Furthermore, the sibling relation really added another layer of intrigue to the story.

Ever since their parents split up, the two sisters grew up in different cities and saw each other less and less.

The male lead was initially the older sister’s boyfriend, but they broke up for some special reasons and neither completely moved on.

Later, he met the younger sister in another city, and the resemblance led to a kind of “substitute literature” scenario.

In this brief book of only a hundred thousand words, it was all about constant entanglement from start to finish.

At this moment, Shen Qingning placed the book on the table and looked towards Lin Lu, who was sitting beside her.

“Did you spend the entire day with Cheng Zhu?” she asked.

“Yeah, that’s right,” Lin Lu looked at her, somehow feeling a bit panicky.

She was the kind of person who spoke her mind, feeling there was nothing she couldn’t say in front of Ningning.

If it had been any other day, she would have immediately told Ningning upon coming home that she confessed to Cheng Zhu, that they ate together, went ice skating, watched a movie in the evening, and then took a walk in the snow afterwards.

Oh, right, we even held hands!

But the problem lay in that kiss, the issue with her first kiss.

She hadn’t expected Cheng Zhu to kiss her.

It all happened too fast, really too fast.

In her mind, it was something that came after two people started dating, followed by a few dates, and then naturally progressed to that state.

They skipped some steps!

How could she kiss someone who wasn’t even her boyfriend yet!

Giving away her first kiss before even confirming their relationship was something even Lin Lu couldn’t bring herself to talk about.

Not to mention she almost peed herself from the surprise…

Her relationship progress with Cheng Zhu today was like skipping chapters.

Today’s intimate interaction would become a secret tucked away in Lin Lu’s heart.

If Shen Qingning knew her inner thoughts, she would have weakly “+1” in her heart.

But with her personality, it wasn’t possible not to share anything.

Lin Lu sat beside Shen Qingning, took a deep breath, and said, “Ningning, I actually confessed to Cheng Zhu today.”

Shen Qingning’s heart plummeted in an instant.

All day she had been indulging in wild thoughts, even considering this possibility.

“Lu Lu and I are different. If she likes someone, it shows on her face, just as it does when she dislikes someone,”

“As a straightforward person, since she fell for Cheng Zhu, she would surely find the opportunity to tell him.”

How could Shen Qingning not have an accurate understanding of Lin Lu?

But although she expected this, having braced herself for it, the reality still caught her off guard, making her heart lurch.

Shen Qingningg: Here it comes again, that sour and bitter feeling in my heart.

She looked into Lin Lu’s eyes and asked, “So, he agreed, and you two are…together now?”

“Uh, no,” Lin Lu responded truthfully.

She suddenly realized she’d been completely stunned by the kiss tonight.

She was immersed in the magical experience of kissing!

Even that farewell kiss through the car window earlier had left her expectantly hoping that Cheng Zhu would pull her back for another kiss.

In the midst of all the kissing, she forgot about the most important matter!

We agreed to talk after her birthday, but I forgot to ask him!

“I must find the opportunity to clarify,” Lin Lu thought.

“Can’t even give a straightforward answer on his own, such a bad guy,” she scolded in her heart.

The two with their “guilty consciences” didn’t chat for too long before each returning to their rooms.

Lin Lu went to her room to wash up, while Shen Qingning, having already done so, decided to finish the tragic romance novel.

For some reason, she found herself getting more and more engrossed, and after finishing, she picked up another highly-recommended tragic book said to be five-star worthy.

There she lay in bed, reading endlessly.

Strangely enough, this person who claimed during university that she wouldn’t date and who famously said “only fools fall in love” has always enjoyed the feelings that tragic romance novels evoke.

She continued to read until she fell into a heavy sleep.

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Meanwhile, Cheng Zhu headed to the bathroom for a shower after returning to his rented place.

In the shower, he really brainstormed.

Lin Lu truly got under his skin. This little Lu was far too bold, crashing around without rhyme or reason.

She forcefully broke the delicate balance Cheng Zhu had always been in control of.

This threw off his pace entirely.

As Cheng Zhu took a hot shower, he speculated, “Little Lu will probably tell Ningning she confessed to me.”

“But what happened in the park… she probably won’t mention that.”

After stepping out of the bathroom, Cheng Zhu, dressed in pajamas, stood by the window, staring at the continuing snowfall outside.

There’s a classic internet saying: You can’t hide liking someone.

To which this jerk had once said, “But if you like several, you had better keep it hidden.”

Given the current situation, it didn’t seem like he was hiding it very well.

“Forget it, time for bed.”

The next day, Hang City really had a thin layer of snow, making the city buzz even on December 26th.

Especially around University City, where it was incredibly lively.

If you opened your circle of friends today, you’d see everyone posting about the snow.

For many in the south, snowfall seemed as special as the New Year celebration.

Dong Dong howled in the WeChat group, asking when Brother Zhu would return since they were one short for a snowball fight and couldn’t quite handle the other dorms with just three people.

You see, with Cheng Zhu’s long legs and toned body, he was top-tier in male college student combat prowess.

Cheng Zhu simply replied in the group, “Even if I joined, their snowballs would still be hitting you three, believe it or not?”

Dong Dong: “…”

He was speechless, but he believed it.

In Class 2 of the Computer Science major, no one dared to challenge Cheng Zhu now.

He always had a strong presence, which had grown even more since the beginning of the school year due to a change in status.

In the end, Dong Dong just asked in the group, “Brother Zhu, you’re not coming to class today either?”

“Yep, skipping class today too,” Cheng Zhu typed back.

This left the three troublemakers of Dorm 309 deep in speculation.

What’s going on, isn’t two days of partying on Christmas Eve and Christmas enough? You want to keep it up today?

With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, isn’t Brother Zhu planning to party straight through?

Is this how a top idol celebrates the end of 2014?

Brother Zhu, we can’t be wrecking our eighteen-year-old bodies like this!

Cheng Zhu couldn’t be bothered with them and just picked up his phone, pondering before sending Boss Shen a message.

“Cousin, didn’t you say we should have a meal together when I’m free? How about tonight?” he texted.

For Boss Shen, who loved being lively, to repeatedly ask Cheng Zhu to dine alone must be for some seriously formal matters.

Cheng Zhu thought today was a good time to take him up on that offer.

He decided last night that he’d take the initiative to ask Shen Qingning out.

But before doing that, he felt it might be good to meet with Boss Shen first.

“Sure, I’m free anytime, dinner or supper?” Boss Shen responded.

“Dinner, you pick the place,” Cheng Zhu replied.

“Alright! Cousin will treat you to a feast and bring a fine bottle of wine!” Boss Shen boasted generously.

That also indicated there must indeed be something serious.

In the morning, Cheng Zhu didn’t leave the house.

After lunch, he made his way to the Persistent Visit studio.

Around two o’clock, Lin Lu proactively sent him a photo.

She actually built a tiny, very ugly snowman, with “Cheng Zhu” written on it.

She also took the initiative to invite him, “Cheng Zhu, shall we take a walk by the artificial lake at the school tonight?”

A walk? Say, are you wanting to kiss again!

There are a lot of people on campus, especially with the snowfall, more will be out and about.

If any intimate contact happens, it’s likely to be seen by others, which would spell trouble.

“Might not work out today, I have dinner with Shen Minglang; he probably has something serious to discuss with me,” Cheng Zhu replied.

“He only asked you out?”

“Yeah, he loves the buzz, but since it’s just me, there must be something,” he typed.

“Well, that is pretty weird for him to ask someone out alone,” Lin Lu texted back.

In such a case, she certainly couldn’t go.

After putting down the phone, she turned to Shen Qingningg in the kitchen, peeling a pear, and said, “Ningning, Cheng Zhu told me your brother asked him out to dinner alone tonight.”

Little Lu just turned around and shared the news with Shen Qingning.

This caused Shen Qingning to pause for a moment in her task.

“He didn’t tell me,” she continued peeling the pear and replied to Lin Lu.

“Okay, guess I’ll head home then,” Lin Lu got up from the sofa.

“Sure,” the icy girl in the kitchen nodded slightly.

She peeled two pears and handed one to Lin Lu.

“Thanks, my lovely Ningning!”

“I’ll go to my room and pack up,” Lin Lu said.

“Okay.” Shen Qingning headed back to her room as well.

Once in her room, she checked her phone and shot a message to Shen Minglang: “Aren’t you coming home for dinner tonight? You made plans with Cheng Zhu?”

As his sister, it was entirely natural for her to ask if her brother was skipping the home dinner.

However, the reply she received was:

“Yes, I’m wanting to learn something from him. Do you want to come?”

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