"Ah!"

Seeing Chu Ge, Shu Lulu was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly screamed, turned around with a "swish," and slammed the bedroom door shut with a "bang".

"I-I-I didn't mean to."

Immediately, Chu Ge heard Shu Lulu's flustered voice explaining from behind the door.

Rubbing his forehead, Chu Ge, though a bit speechless, didn't really blame Shu Lulu. As soon as he came out of the bathroom, he saw the water cup in her hand. This little girl was obviously planning to get a drink of water and definitely didn't expect him to come out so quickly after showering.

Picking up his clothes, Chu Ge returned to the bathroom, dressing up while thinking about Shu Lulu's flustered look just now, unable to help finding it extremely amusing.

It seemed that this little girl was just full of bravado with her words. He was wrapped in a towel; there was nothing to freak out about, after all. What was she so panicked about? It was simply inexplicable.

This little brat, she always talked about wanting to be his little mistress or how she wouldn't mind him being handsy with her, but from her reaction just now, she was obviously quite conservative.

Seems there's no need to take her words too seriously after all.

After all, she's just a little kid. If I really did anything to her, she'd probably scream and run away.

A kid is just a kid, even if she grows to look like a little adult, she's still just a child in the end.

With these thoughts in mind, Chu Ge returned to the bedroom.

In his sight, Shu Lulu looked conflicted, sitting cross-legged across from the computer, staring intently at the screen, but it was clear her mind wasn't on the computer at all, pretending to be calm.

Seeing Shu Lulu like this, Chu Ge couldn't help laughing even more, thinking to himself, where did your usual reckless bravado disappear to? Acting so honest now, aren't you?

Haha, try bantering with me again? How about it, can't manage it now, can you? Silly kid, so you have your days too, hahaha.

While Chu Ge was laughing heartily in his heart, Shu Lulu felt utterly embarrassed, thinking she was so useless. It was just an accidental encounter seeing the uncle come out after a shower, with a towel wrapped around him, nothing inappropriate was actually seen, yet she got flustered and instinctively screamed.

"He must be laughing at me now, right? Sigh... I'm so useless... But, but I'm still a child, it's normal to react like this suddenly, isn't it? It's not my fault..."

Shu Lulu often prides herself on being an "adult," but whenever something happens, she categorizes herself back as a "child."

Through her peripheral vision, noticing Chu Ge's playful smile, Shu Lulu felt both wronged and annoyed, feeling so frustrated she wanted to stomp her feet.

Shu Lulu guessed right; Chu Ge was nearly laughing out loud now. To him, a child is a child, no matter how shocking she appears at times, Shu Lulu is ultimately just a little kid, nothing more.

"Sigh, having a full meal, a nice shower, it really is comfortable. If only I had a mistress or two to give me a massage, squeeze my legs, and rub my shoulders, life would be perfect."

Shu Lulu, still mired in frustration, heard Chu Ge's teasing voice, and felt even more frustrated.

Chu Ge wanted to tease her; she was always so reckless and brash, but now she was so awkward, it was just too amusing.

He thought that by teasing Shu Lulu now, she might be less likely to be so "presumptuous" in front of him in the future.

As Chu Ge's voice ended, Shu Lulu indeed became even more flustered, standing up from the bed all of a sudden, her mind in a whirl, not knowing what to say. After hesitating for a while, out came, "Well, Uncle, I'm going to take a shower too."

Chu Ge grinned, "Do you need help scrubbing your back?"

"Su… sure."

Listening to Chu Ge's increasingly teasing tone, Shu Lulu really wanted to act nonchalantly, but when she spoke up, her confidence was clearly lacking, and she hurriedly walked out of the bedroom.

Watching the door Shu Lulu closed behind her, Chu Ge couldn't help but burst into laughter, thinking he might have found the perfect way to deal with this little girl so he wouldn't have to fear her antics in the future.

After a couple of laughs, Chu Ge suddenly thought if Shu Lulu really was going to shower, she hadn't taken a towel either.

But on second thought, perhaps she just said that casually, not really intending to shower, so he didn't bother calling out to her, laying on the bed to drift into sleep.

Soon, the sound of water running in the bathroom echoed out, clearly reaching Chu Ge's ears even through two doors, and he scratched his head helplessly, surprised that Shu Lulu was indeed taking a shower.

The water had barely been running for a minute when Shu Lulu's voice called out from the bathroom, "Uncle, Uncle."

Chu Ge, lying on the bed, responded, "What now?"

"Um, I forgot to bring a towel, could you bring it to me? Just leave it on the chair by the door." Her voice carried obvious embarrassment.

Chu Ge rubbed his forehead silently. If he'd known this would happen, he might as well have just called out to her earlier.

Saying nothing, Chu Ge still got out of bed, shook his head silently, and placed the towel on the chair at the bathroom door.

"It's there. I'm going to sleep now. While I haven't fallen asleep yet, think quickly if there's anything else you need?"

"Nothing else."

"Sure?"

"Oh, I'm sure. Uncle, you can go back now!"

Hearing Shu Lulu say this, Chu Ge found it hilariously amusing and it further confirmed his earlier thought; this little kid talks a big game but doesn't deliver.

Chu Ge thought that since he hadn't slept all night yesterday, he would fall asleep as soon as he lay down. However, after lying in bed for a long time, despite being quite sleepy, his mind wouldn't calm down. He was thinking about Shi Tong's wedding this Sunday, and scenes from when they were all still at the orphanage flashed through his mind.

He wondered how many of those friends from back then would show up, and what the scene would be like then?

He also wondered, aside from Cao Xu and Liang Jinjiang, how many people still considered him a friend?

The more he thought about it, the more Chu Ge couldn't sleep. His heart was filled with memories, anticipation, wistfulness, and emotion.

In the midst of his somewhat chaotic thoughts, Chu Ge sat up against the headboard, lit a cigarette, and gazed out the window, lost in thought.

As Chu Ge finished his cigarette, the sound of water in the bathroom also stopped. Shu Lulu pushed open the bedroom door, wiping her now rose-red dyed hair with Chu Ge's towel as she walked in.

"Uncle, you're still awake? Your girl here is coming to give you a massage."

Shu Lulu seemed to have returned to her usual state, giggling as she placed the towel on a chair, shaking her slightly wet hair.

Bringing his thoughts back to reality, Chu Ge found it amusing in his heart. What was this girl up to again?

Looking at Shu Lulu, Chu Ge smiled helplessly, "Alright, stop with the nonsense. Are you going to watch TV or play on the computer? Just find something to do yourself. I barely managed to get sleepy, and one sentence from you ruined it."

"Uncle, you're not sleepy at all, are you? How could you possibly sleep with a stunning beauty like me at home? Didn't you just say you wanted me to give you a massage? I'm here now; why not take advantage?"

Shu Lulu grinned as she walked over to Chu Ge and said smugly.

Chu Ge deliberately showed an astonished expression, looking around, "A stunning beauty? Where?"

Shu Lulu jumped up, pointed at herself, "Here, here, right in front of you! Uncle, can't you see?"

Chu Ge pretended to be confused, "What? You're talking about yourself?"

Shu Lulu nodded confidently, "Of course, is there any woman other than me in this room?"

Chu Ge burst into laughter, "You? A stunning beauty? Come on, give me a break."

Hearing Chu Ge's words, Shu Lulu immediately pouted. In the past, people would say her little mouth could hang a drip.

Although Shu Lulu looked unhappy, Chu Ge ignored her, lazily lying on the bed. If only this little girl wouldn't disturb him, it would be even better. Ideally, she'd get annoyed and leave, giving him peace and quiet.

After all, Shu Lulu is old enough not to have nowhere to go if she doesn't stay at his place. She has so many female classmates; she could stay at anyone's house, right?

Moreover, even if she doesn't stay at a female classmate's house, she has money in her pocket; she can stay in a hotel, no problem.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Chu Ge really wasn't speaking to her, Shu Lulu finally gave in, huffing, "Uncle, if I'm not a stunning beauty, then what am I in your eyes?"

Chu Ge opened his eyes, glanced at Shu Lulu, and said, "When I first met you, I remember I told you, didn't I? Your memory is pretty bad. We haven't known each other that long, and you've already forgotten?"

Shu Lulu paused, and honestly, she had forgotten and didn't know what Chu Ge's initial impression of her was.

After thinking about it carefully for a long time, Shu Lulu still couldn't remember and finally couldn't help but ask Chu Ge, "Uncle, I can't remember. Just tell me, what was your impression of me?"

By this time, Chu Ge had already closed his eyes. Even though Shu Lulu asked, he still didn't open them, lazily saying, "You, you're just a snot-nosed kid. A stunning beauty... come on, don't joke."

Hearing Chu Ge say this, Shu Lulu finally remembered that Chu Ge indeed said something like that to her. Back then, she didn't know how capable Chu Ge was and just thought he was a braggart uncle.

Shu Lulu was even more frustrated, "Uncle! That's so mean!"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.