Although Chen Zhenzhen really wanted to have fun, and even borrowed Zhang Zhaomu's phone to play a game of King of Glory, seeing how seriously Zhang Zhaomu and Xiang Qing were learning, she ultimately felt a bit bored.
What I hate most is when I want to play, but the people around me keep interrupting!
Zhang Zaowan used to be on my side, but now even that guy has betrayed me.
"You fickle bastard!"
She muttered something, then squeezed herself between Xiang Qing and Zhang Zhaomu: "Move over a bit, I need to start studying too!"
"Couldn't you have brought a stool yourself?" Zhang Zhaomu complained. "This sofa is a two-seater; it can't seat three people!"
"No way!" Chen Zhenzhen snorted. "The stool is too hard; my butt will hurt if I sit on it for too long."
"Squeeze in if you want," Zhang Zhaomu said, glancing back at the textbooks on the table.
But I couldn't get into a focused state right away.
The skin on the outside of my thighs kept feeling soft to the touch, and the warmth could be clearly felt even through my skirt and school trousers.
Moreover, Chen Zhenzhen was still wriggling around restlessly, and Zhang Zhaomu could even feel the rounded curve of her buttocks at times.
"Never mind, I'll just move a stool."
Zhang Zhaomu quickly stood up. "It's so crowded and hot!"
"Where's it hot? Isn't the air conditioning on?" Chen Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, and only after seeing Zhang Zhaomu's expression did she belatedly realize what was going on. She immediately blushed with embarrassment. " Zhang Zaowan, you pervert! What are you thinking!"
It's not like it's the first time someone's sat this close to me!
Back in the day, when two people played those two-player games at internet cafes that could only run on one computer, they would squeeze onto the same chair!
Sure enough, people become more and more despicable as they grow older!
"Huh?" Xiang Qing finally looked up, looking confused. "What happened? How did Zhang Zhaomu become a pervert?"
"Don't worry about it, I was just being a gentleman by offering my seat."
Zhang Zhaomu dragged over a chair, his expression already back to normal. " Chen Zhen is having intermittent seizures, you'll get used to it."
"A gentleman?" Chen Zhenzhen sneered. "What kind of gentleman? The kind you see in your phone's browser?"
Zhang Zhaomu's expression changed drastically. "You just went through my browsing history? No, I've been using incognito browsing!"
"I'm not that bored!" Chen Zhenzhen scoffed. "But I can guess what kind of browsing history guys have."
"What is it?!" Xiang Qing's eyes lit up as she leaned closer.
"Little one, you don't need to know," Chen Zhenzhen coaxed. "Be good, keep studying."
"I'm not a child!" Xiang Qing immediately became serious. "I'm the same age as you!"
"Besides, I know what kind of topic you're talking about! I..."
She paused, then mustered her courage. "I'm just curious what kind of movies Zhang Zhaomu watches!"
Zhang Zhaomu: "..."
no?
Is it appropriate to ask this kind of question so bluntly in this kind of setting?
Is this girl getting braver and braver?
He looked at Chen Zhenzhen, hoping that as a girl, she could stop Xiang Qing from taking the conversation to an awkward place. However, Chen Zhenzhen was looking at him with a gloating expression, clearly eager to see how he would respond.
"Speaking of which," Zhang Zhaomu coughed lightly, " Xiang Qing, you said you're the same age as us, so what month is your birthday?"
"What an awkward change of topic," Chen Zhenzhen complained from the side.
Xiang Qing answered honestly, "December."
"Oh, so you're a Sagittarius?" Chen Zhenzhen asked.
"No... I was born in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar," Xiang Qing explained. "My mom always celebrates my lunar birthday, so I should be an Aquarius."
"Hmm, then your birthday will be close to the New Year, won't it?" Zhang Zhaomu said with a smile.
"Nine days before the Lunar New Year." Xiang Qing nodded, then asked curiously, "And you?"
Zhang Zhaomu said, "My birthday is in March, and Chen Zhen's... it's next month."
"Wow!" Xiang Qing exclaimed expectantly, " Zhenzhen, can I celebrate your birthday then?"
Chen Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Of course, but my birthday might have been a bit boring, don't mind."
In previous years, aside from the usual birthday dinner at home, I spent the rest of my birthday with Zhang Zhaomu. And when the two of us were together, even if we initially planned to do something, we would almost always end up in an internet cafe without realizing it.
"It definitely won't be boring!" Xiang Qing said excitedly. "Besides my mom, I've never celebrated anyone else's birthday before. I have so many fun ideas!"
"Then I'll look forward to it."
Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound rang out.
All three were startled and looked out the window.
Suddenly, the sky darkened.
"That was a really loud clap of thunder!" Zhang Zhaomu exclaimed. "It's probably going to rain heavily soon."
Chen Zhenzhen checked the weather forecast on her phone and then suddenly exclaimed "Holy crap!"
"What's wrong?" Zhang Zhaomu looked over.
Chen Zhenzhen showed her phone screen. "Yellow rain warning! It says it's going to rain all day."
"It's only yellow, just a drop in the ocean."
Zhang Zhaomu didn't take it seriously.
Xinxi County is located in Southern Hunan. Almost every summer, it experiences numerous heavy rainstorms. In spring and autumn, the rain is even more persistent. To be honest, for the people of Southern Hunan, the weather that outsiders would consider a flood is something they have become accustomed to since childhood.
"This rain is good."
Chen Zhenzhen suddenly narrowed her eyes and smiled slyly, "I have a bold idea."
"Tell me how daring you are?" Zhang Zhaomu raised an eyebrow. "You're planning to go swimming in the river right now?"
"I'm not that eager to die!" Chen Zhenzhen glared at him before saying, "What I mean is, with such heavy rain coming up, it's perfectly normal for me to tell my mom I'm staying at Zhang Zaowan's house tonight, right?"
"Xiang Qing is right next to me, so I don't even need to use a voice changer. I can just video call my mom."
Xiang Qing's eyes lit up immediately.
"Then can I do it too?"
She couldn't help but grab Chen Zhenzhen's hand. "I told my mom that the rain was too heavy and it might not be safe to go back by car, so I'll stay at Zhenzhen's house for the night!"
"Reasonable!"
Chen Zhenzhen patted her chest. "Leave it to me! I'll try my best to persuade Auntie!"
" Zhenzhen, you're so kind!" Xiang Qing was immediately moved.
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Zhaomu interrupted their conversation, " Chen Zhen, I won't say anything since you're a repeat offender, but if Xiang Qing isn't going back, does she mean she'll be spending the night at the internet cafe with us?"
"Okay!" Xiang Qing raised her hand. "I can do it!"
"We can talk about that later. Even if we don't go to internet cafes, we can find other activities to do together."
Chen Zhenzhen waved her hand. "Let's settle things with our families first, then we can do whatever we want all day long, hahaha!"