However, Xia Rui’s smile froze when she saw Liang Rou’s lock screen.
She glanced at Liang Rou, then at the phone, and realized it wasn’t facial recognition, but fingerprint unlock.
In other words, if she wanted to unlock Liang Rou’s phone, besides entering the password, she would have to grab Liang Rou’s hand and try all ten of her fingers one by one.
“……”
Forget it, then. That would be way too likely to wake Liang Rou up.
In the end, Xia Rui managed to restrain her curiosity and put Liang Rou’s phone back on the bed.
“It’s fine. One day, I’ll make Senior willingly let me check her phone~”
Xia Rui cheered herself up in her heart.
After successfully coaxing herself, she walked away with a spring in her step to cook for Liang Rou.
For the entire day, Xia Rui stayed with Liang Rou, keeping her company at Home, running around and taking care of everything for her.
Liang Rou felt so cared for that she became a little embarrassed.
“Ahem.”
She thought to herself, she must treat Xia Rui to a good meal next time, a real Big Meal! And she couldn’t be stingy when giving a Gift, either. After all, Xia Rui had given her an expensive Gift and took such good care of her; she must truly see her as a good friend from the bottom of her heart.
Liang Rou was deeply moved by this.
Originally, Xia Rui had planned to dawdle until the evening and find an excuse to stay at Liang Rou’s Home, but then she realized that would make her seem too obvious. Besides, she couldn’t give Liang Rou Sleeping Drug tonight—after all, the girl was sick, and doing that would be way too much. So, she could only leave Liang Rou’s Home reluctantly.
Before she left, Liang Rou reminded her, “Xia Rui, you should be free this Weekend, right? If you are… I’ll book a restaurant! I promised to treat you to something delicious last time, hehe~”
She even gave a silly laugh.
Xia Rui paused in her steps, her heart leaping for joy, though she kept a calm facade.
“Mm! I’m free all Weekend, I’ll definitely come, Senior!”
But the joy in her off-key voice still betrayed her real feelings.
After Xia Rui left, Liang Rou sent a message to An Luxi:
[Liang Rou: Xiaolu, I finally made a really good friend here. She’s so righteous and super enthusiastic. I was sick today, and she said she has relatives in Company Upper Management, so even though I took leave, I still got the Full Attendance Award. Then she sent me Home, and I felt kind of embarrassed. Ah, I’m going to treat her to a meal this Weekend.]
Liang Rou didn’t mention that Xia Rui had spent the whole day at her Home taking care of her. She was afraid An Luxi would get jealous. After all, her girl was very sensitive and sometimes just sulked to herself without saying anything.
As always, some lies are well-intentioned, so a lie is a lie. Liang Rou really didn’t want to quarrel with her girlfriend—those were shadows and aftereffects left by her ex.
On the other side, An Luxi, who had just finished her experiment, was quite happy to hear such caring words. But when she opened her phone and saw Liang Rou’s message mentioning another girl, her smile froze on her face.
“What the heck…” She frowned, but then relaxed her expression.
“No, that’s not right. Rou Rou is sick, so it’s a good thing someone helped her. Why am I getting jealous? What, should I have let Rou Rou go Home alone? Seriously…”
She felt a bit ashamed of her jealous reaction just now, but she still couldn’t help feeling a little worried about this “enthusiastic friend” her girlfriend mentioned.
So, she decided to probe a little.
[An Luxi: Wow~ There’s such a warm-hearted colleague? That’s really great! Otherwise, if you were sick and had to go Home alone… I would have been so worried. It’s my fault for not being able to be by your side to take care of you.]
After typing that, she thought for a moment and sent another message:
[An Luxi: A good girl who cares about others like your enthusiastic friend must be really popular with the ladies, right? She’s so good at taking care of people, she probably has a girlfriend, right?]
After seeing the message, Liang Rou felt An Luxi’s questions were a little odd, but she didn’t pick up on the jealous undertone.
After all, her ex-wife never asked questions in such a roundabout way. She was always direct—climbing on top of her, waving a phone full of photos, demanding to know who each person was and making her promise never to see them again. An Luxi’s cautious, tentative questions were something she’d never experienced before.
[Liang Rou: Ah, it’s okay, I can’t be by your side to take care of you either~ You don’t have to blame yourself for not being able to take care of me. As long as you take good care of yourself, I’ll be happy.]
[Liang Rou: I don’t really know, but she probably is popular with girls? But she doesn’t seem like the type who likes girls. She probably likes men. As for whether she has a boyfriend… I’m not sure, I never asked. Probably not?]
Reading her reply, An Luxi finally let out a sigh of relief.
“So she likes boys?” she muttered to herself, finally letting a smile appear on her face.
“Then it’s fine to be good friends. As long as the orientation is different, it’s all good~”
Saying that, she quickly typed on her phone.
[An Luxi: Then, Rou Rou, I’m free this Friday—no classes at all until Sunday. I’ll just buy a plane ticket and come over. Since you’re sick, I can take care of you for a few days. And when you treat that friend to a meal, I can come along and thank her properly. That’s more sincere, isn’t it?]
Actually, the first half of An Luxi’s words were true. She genuinely wanted to take care of her girlfriend, but she also had other motives.
She still wasn’t completely at ease about that colleague, so after thinking it over, she decided to come in person. She could make her identity clear—that she was Liang Rou’s girlfriend. Even if that so-called “enthusiastic colleague” really had any feelings for Liang Rou, after seeing such a loving couple, she should back off.
An Luxi felt quite pleased with her little scheme.
Liang Rou, on the other hand, didn’t think that much. She just assumed her girlfriend was genuinely concerned, so she tried to persuade her not to make a fuss. But An Luxi was determined—no matter how Liang Rou tried to talk her out of it, she insisted on coming.
In the end, Liang Rou had no choice but to compromise.
[Liang Rou: Then come on over. If it’s after I get off work, I’ll pick you up. If not, you can go Home first, or wait for me downstairs at the Company, depending on when your plane lands.]
An Luxi showed a triumphant smile.
[An Luxi: Okay~ Rou Rou, see you on Friday~]
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