"Dog Egg." Zhou Rui called out urgently.

"Sister Xiao Rui." Dog Egg, upon hearing this, turned his head to look.

"Come here." Zhou Rui waved her hand urgently.

Dog Egg ran over quickly and asked, "Sister Xiao Rui, do you need something from me?"

"Right, do you know where Lin Chuan is now?" Zhou Rui asked curiously.

"Are you looking for my master?" Dog Egg was startled and said, "My master is at home. He hasn't left the house since he returned early this morning."

"How do you know?" Zhou Rui asked, puzzled.

"His shoes left at the door haven't moved." Dog Egg quickly explained, "Also, the Iron General outside isn't locked. Mrs. Lin went to work too, so my master must be at home and hasn't gone out."

Zhou Rui was slightly surprised; this child is so young yet he has such keen observational skills.

"Alright, I got it. Go play." Zhou Rui smiled and said, "Here's a reward of ten yuan for you, go buy some snacks."

"Thank you, Sister Xiao Rui." Dog Egg was immediately overjoyed.

Watching Dog Egg run off, Zhou Rui couldn't help but sigh lightly, indeed it's nice to be at an age without worries, happy over just ten yuan. Nowadays, even with ten thousand yuan, she might not be as excited as Dog Egg.

Thinking this, Zhou Rui immediately walked towards Changlin Factory.

At the factory entrance, the old bicycle repair stall was gone. Uncle Liu has moved to help repair transport vehicles; his skills were really good, and his reputation had grown so much that many trucks went to him for repairs. Uncle Liu and his colleagues were too busy to handle everything, they only managed to get a few young people to help, but there wasn't much they could do, the main jobs still required the old men themselves.

Opposite the bicycle repair stall, the tailor's shop was still there. Aunt Zhang was busy every day at the intersection, leading a simple life, but it was what she pursued. Zhou Rui looked at the factory area where she had lived for many years; the trees were lush, the saplings from before had now grown into towering trees, completely shading the road. In summer, walking on this road was very cool. Come winter, the leaves fell off, and sunlight sprinkled onto the ground.

Lin Chuan's house was next to the road; his family had lived there for a very long time already. Several single-story houses had the five-starred red flag hoisted on their roofs, a silent protest against demolition.

Zhou Rui arrived at Lin Chuan's house, the gate was not closed but ajar. Lin Chuan's shoes were at the door.

Zhou Rui did not knock but, curious, pushed open the door and walked in. The room was rather dim, the big tree at the door was too tall, blocking the sunlight. However, this place was warm in winter and cool in summer. After entering, she very familiarly pushed open Lin Chuan's door.

In the room, a pungent smell hit her; Zhou Rui walked inside.

"Lin Chuan." Zhou Rui called out while pinching her nose.

The room was pitch dark, the curtains tightly closed, and there wasn't a sliver of light. Zhou Rui hurried to the window and pulled open the curtains. Light quickly streamed in. On the bed head, a naked man lay with only his underwear on, at the crotch, his manhood stood proud as the Great Wall.

"Ah!" Zhou Rui shouted in surprise upon seeing this scene.

Lin Chuan flipped over, quickly covering the glaring light with his hand. He opened his eyes and, suddenly seeing Zhou Rui standing in his room, he looked astonished, "Xiao... Xiao Rui, how... how did you come?"

"I... I came to see you." Zhou Rui blushed and said, "Why aren't you wearing clothes to sleep?"

Lin Chuan looked down, quickly grabbed the blanket to cover his key parts, then embarrassingly chuckled, "I've been used to sleeping naked since I was little."

Zhou Rui scoffed lightly and said, "What's there to cover, as if I haven't seen it already."

"When have you seen it?" Lin Chuan exclaimed, puzzled. Had he been exposed just now? No, he was wearing underwear.

"When you and Zhou Kai were peeing by the pond as kids, who hasn't seen it?" Zhou Rui covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "You make it seem like I'm really interested. Let me tell you, I'm really not interested in that thing. So, no need to cover it."

"Then I might just uncover the blanket." Lin Chuan chuckled, and he immediately threw off the blanket.

"Ah, hooligan!" Zhou Rui hurriedly covered her eyes.

Little did she know Lin Chuan would really uncover the blanket, truly puzzling and surprising her. However, when she slightly opened a gap between her fingers, she saw that Lin Chuan had already put his clothes and pants on. Zhou Rui asked in surprise, "You... you've dressed so quickly? How did you do it?"

On regular days, it took Zhou Rui at least half an hour to dress and put on makeup, and just choosing clothes from the wardrobe before going out would take a good ten minutes, then grooming... A whole routine might take even more than half an hour. It was indeed surprising that Lin Chuan could dress in a matter of seconds.

After cleaning up, Lin Chuan grabbed the two steamed buns on the table and started munching.

"Lin Chuan, I heard you and Tang Yumeng broke up?" Zhou Rui asked.

"Who... who told you that?" Lin Chuan paused from munching his bun, looking puzzled.

"What does it matter where I heard it from? Tell me, is it true?" Zhou Rui asked.

Everything from last night momentarily flashed through Lin Chuan's mind. He took a deep breath and then said, "Yes, it's true. Tang Yumeng and I have broken up. What about it? Did you come to me so early just for this matter?"

"I..." Zhou Rui bit her red lips and said, "I just want to say, Tang Yumeng isn't suitable for you."

"Whether she's suitable for me or not, I know best," Lin Chuan said, glancing at Zhou Rui. "Xiao Rui, I know what you're thinking."

"Lin Chuan, what are you going to do moving forward?" Zhou Rui asked. "Continue to work at the City Committee? Keep interacting with her indifferently?"

"I don't know," Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "At least I won't quit my job for now. I need to talk to her in person, clarify everything, and if she still insists on breaking up after knowing the truth, then I have nothing more to say."

"Oh, why must you do this?" Zhou Rui spoke, "Why torture yourself over one woman."

"Maybe for others, Tang Yumeng is just a woman, but for me, she is my everything," Lin Chuan looked earnestly at Zhou Rui and said, "I can feel that she genuinely loves me and that she is a very kind-hearted woman."

Zhou Rui hung her head, the more Lin Chuan praised Tang Yumeng, making her seem one of a kind, the sadder Zhou Rui became.

"Then, don't you ever consider me?" Zhou Rui bit her red lips and said, "Consider my feelings."

"Silly girl." Lin Chuan held Zhou Rui's cheeks with both hands, gently pinching them, and said, "Isn't it great to keep our beautiful memories locked in childhood? Why force a naive affection to bear fruit?"

"You're a bad person," Zhou Rui suddenly burst into tears, throwing herself into Lin Chuan's arms, and said, "You're a bad person, just a bad person."

"Yes, yes, yes," Lin Chuan held Zhou Rui and said, "I'm a bad person, I shouldn't have let you endure all this."

"Why were you so nice to me when we were kids? Why did you call me silly girl? Why did you let me never forget you?" Zhou Rui bit her red lips and said, "I've liked you since we were kids, back then, you tied a grass ring and said you'd marry me. What about now?"

"I…" Lin Chuan could only give a wry smile and said, "Aren't we all grown up now?"

"Yes, you're a liar," Zhou Rui gritted her teeth and said, "You caught my heart with just a blade of grass."

"I'm sorry," Lin Chuan was somewhat speechless, more helpless, who still cares about childhood things? Who remembers them? Those plots in TV shows are just tear-jerkers, Lin Chuan never thought those televised scenarios would actually happen in his own life. All Lin Chuan could do was offer his helpless apologies.

"Forget it," Zhou Rui shook her head and said, "Your apologies are useless."

"So, what should we do?" Lin Chuan asked with a bitter smile.

"Kiss me," Zhou Rui said, closing her eyes and tilting up her face.

"This… isn't it inappropriate?" Lin Chuan said awkwardly.

"What's appropriate or inappropriate," Zhou Rui smiled and then said, "I agree, what's there for you not to agree? Really, are you afraid of me taking advantage of you?"

"Uh…" Lin Chuan was even more embarrassed.

"Hurry up!" Zhou Rui indeed was bold, taking the initiative in this aspect boldly and freely.

Helpless, Lin Chuan could only plant a kiss on her smooth cheek. Zhou Rui immediately burst into a radiant smile. Lin Chuan appeared rather awkward, as if their roles had been reversed; Zhou Rui seemed to become the assertive one, while Lin Chuan became shy. Zhou Rui laughed unrestrainedly, while Lin Chuan blushed deeply.

Zhou Rui teased, "Little girl, come, let me give you a kiss!"

"Stop it, enough!" Lin Chuan quickly pushed Zhou Rui's hand away, then said, "I need to go to work."

"You're still going to work? After breaking up." Zhou Rui glanced at Lin Chuan and said, "Aren't you worried about the awkwardness of encountering each other?"

"I need to explain things clearly," Lin Chuan said.

"What's there to explain anymore!" Zhou Rui glanced at Lin Chuan and said, "Rather than that, why not come back and properly manage your transport market. With the transport market and Haiqing Pool, you definitely won't starve to death, and maybe you could even lead a bunch of brothers on a path to wealth."

"That's a different matter," Lin Chuan glanced at Zhou Rui.

The two talked as they walked outside.

Zhou Rui said, "Lin Chuan, if Tang Yumeng insists on breaking up, what will you do?"

"Then let's break up," Lin Chuan smiled and said, "As a grown man, I can't just die over such a little setback, can I?"

"Hehe!" Zhou Rui laughed and said, "Then I'll wait for you!"

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