Chen Nuo stood inside the restroom for a while, carefully listening to the sounds outside.
After about five or six minutes, Chen Nuo figured Sun Keke must have gone inside the mall, so he walked out of the restroom, only to see Lu Xixi standing there.
Chen Nuo was stunned, "Why aren't you waiting for me at the mall entrance?"
Lu Xixi frowned: "It's way too sunny outside~"
Then Lu Xixi quickly said to Chen Nuo: "Wait for me a second, hubby, I need to go in too."
With that, Lu Xixi rushed straight into the women's restroom.
"Huh?"
Chen Nuo froze, but didn't have time to say anything before Lu Xixi had already dashed inside the women's restroom.
Chen Nuo hesitated a bit, torn, unsure if he should wait outside the restroom or head back out to the mall entrance…
Neither option seemed very safe!
As he wavered, suddenly he heard Sun Keke's voice behind him.
"Chen Nuo!"
Damn! Yama almost shuddered in reflex.
He turned around to see School belle Sun briskly making her way toward the restroom.
It was quite a coincidence: Sun Keke went into the mall, wandered around the lobby looking for Chen Nuo but didn't see him… Then happened to want to use the bathroom too. So she walked in the direction of the restrooms, and from afar saw Chen Nuo just standing dazed at the doorway, lost in thought.
Sun Keke walked over, a sweet smile on her face, and threw herself right into Chen Nuo's arms, her pair of Cs pressing against his chest, as she wrapped her arms around his neck and murmured: "I haven't seen you in two or three days."
The girl had just become lovers with Chen Nuo, the feelings burning hottest. These past few days, Chen Nuo hadn't gone to school or texted much, making Sun Keke anxious. She finally couldn't resist sneaking out of school today to run to Brother Lei's shop to look for Chen Nuo.
The little girl was brimming with longing for him, and as soon as they met, she hugged him tight: "How come you haven't been to school these days?"
"Uh, busy at Brother Lei's shop." Chen Nuo sneaked a look at the women's restroom door—damn, if Lu Xixi walked out right now, he'd be screwed!
"Then why didn't you reply to my messages?"
"Nonsense, I did reply."
"I sent several, and you only reply once or twice a day!" Sun Keke pouted unhappily.
"Um…" Yama was already breaking out in a cold sweat!
No, can't just stand at the restroom door! Need to move somewhere else!
Then, Chen Nuo pulled Sun Keke toward the outside of the mall, but Sun Keke shook him off: "Wait here for me, I need to go to the bathroom… Afterwards, you have to take me somewhere good to eat!"
"..."
Chen Nuo didn't have time to respond before the girl darted straight into the restroom.
Wait here?
Is that possible?
Is this something I can wait for!!
Do you guess I dare to wait or not?
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A few minutes later.
Inside the restroom, Lu Xixi finished up and was washing her hands at the sink, when she saw a pretty young girl stepping out of a stall.
Sun Keke looked up and saw Lu Xixi, and was a bit surprised too.
She walked over to the sink, School belle Sun opened her bag, washed her hands, pulled out a napkin to dry them. Then she took out a tube of lipstick and dabbed it on her lips.
Lu Xixi glanced at Sun Keke several times from the side, and Sun Keke found it odd, so she turned to glance back.
"Um… your lipstick color is really pretty, it looks great on you~" Lu Xixi started the conversation.
Sun Keke blushed a bit… She normally didn't wear makeup at school. One, Old Sun at home wouldn't let her. Two, makeup at school is too attention-grabbing.
So usually, School belle Sun went barefaced.
Anyway, Sun Keke was naturally pretty, and at her age had unbeatable youthful looks—whether she wore makeup or not, she was still the belle of No. 8 Middle School—well, unless that annoying Li Malang showed up.
She'd sneaked out to find Chen Nuo today, so Sun Keke brought a tube of lipstick—girls always want to look pretty for their crush.
Hearing Lu Xixi's compliment, Sun Keke felt a little shy.
But Lu Xixi was ridiculously beautiful, so even Sun Keke couldn't help but feel good around such a pretty girl.
"Um… you're really pretty too."
Sun Keke replied bashfully, then glanced at the lipstick in her hand, then looked at Lu Xixi.
Lu Xixi was bare-faced—she really couldn't bring herself to use her "old taste" in makeup, so she didn't wear any today.
Sun Keke hesitated, then handed over the lipstick: "Want to use it?"
Lu Xixi's eyes crinkled in a happy grin: "Really? I can use it? You don't mind?"
"It's fine. Go ahead, you're so pretty, you'll look even better with it."
School belle Sun generously replied.
See, this world is all about looks.
It's just that Lu Xixi was so insanely good-looking.
If it had been Sister Pomegranate standing there, no way would Sun Keke lend out her lipstick for someone else to use.
Lu Xixi happily took it, applied it while looking in the mirror, and when she handed it back, the two girls started chatting.
"Sis, you're so gorgeous, I've never seen anyone as beautiful as you!"
"No way~! You're really pretty too~"
"Did you come here by yourself to buy furniture?"
"No, I came with my husband. He's waiting outside for me."
"Oh, I came to see my boyfriend, he's waiting outside too."
"Oh, I see."
"Sis, your hoodie looks great! My boyfriend actually has the same one."
"Really?"
"Yeah, now it's trendy for girls to wear guys' styles…"
...
The two girls were still chatting and laughing as they walked out of the restroom together.
Once they were outside, they both looked confused.
No one was at the door.
Sun Keke frowned: "Huh? Where'd he go?"
Next to her, Lu Xixi called out: "Hubby? Hubby~?"
More than ten meters away, Chen Nuo was hiding behind a column, peeking at the tall and short pair standing side by side at the restroom door…
At this moment, Yanluo felt like he was in hell!!
Sun Keke was scanning everywhere with her eyes, and School belle Sun was just about to call out…
At this crucial moment, if Sun Keke yelled "Chen Nuo" out loud…
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Sun Keke really was about to call out.
You could already see School belle Sun inhale, open her mouth, and an entire "Chen—" was about to burst out…
Suddenly, Sun Keke's phone rang in her pocket.
She looked down, caller ID: Chen Nuo.
School belle Sun turned and nodded politely to Lu Xixi, smiled, then picked up.
"Keke! Something urgent came up at Brother Lei's shop, he just called me back. I've already left! When you come out, hurry straight back to the shop to find me!"
Click!
Before Sun Keke could say a word, the call hung up!
No kidding, how could he not hang up!
Lu Xixi was just two meters away; if that call dragged out and Sun Keke yelled "Chen Nuo," the truth would explode right there!
Sun Keke felt a little dissatisfied and confused, but she was still a good kid… Since something urgent came up at the shop, nothing she could do about it. Anyway, it was only 200 meters, she could just run over to that guy herself.
"Um, sis, my boyfriend just left for something, so I'll be on my way."
"Oh, okay." Lu Xixi smiled with her lips closed and waved goodbye to Sun Keke.
Sun Keke, eager to see Chen Nuo, bounced off out of the mall.
Lu Xixi watched her leave, then finally turned around, calling as she walked: "Hubby? Hubby??"
"Over here, over here!"
Chen Nuo slipped out from behind a pillar, holding two ice creams—he had just bought them at the mall entrance.
"Where'd you run off to?" Lu Xixi wasn't actually mad, but still half-pouted, half-playfully strode over.
"Went to get you this." Chen Nuo handed her one of the ice creams.
Lu Xixi took it, tore open the wrapper and took a bite, smiling: "Yum~"
"Let's go home." Chen Nuo hurriedly pulled Lu Xixi out the mall entrance, then headed in the opposite direction from Brother Lei's shop.
After turning a corner at the intersection, Chen Nuo flagged down a taxi.
The two got in and left Tangzi Street, and only then did Chen Nuo finally breathe a sigh of relief.
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"Huh?"
Sun Keke stood inside Brother Lei's shop, looking very disappointed.
Brother Lei wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled: "Can't help it, it was really urgent. The supplier kept pushing us. Once Nuo came back, I had him hurry out. The quality inspection slip has to be picked up today, or we can't sell cars tomorrow."
"..." Sun Keke was frustrated, feeling down: "Well, alright then… Will Chen Nuo be back today?"
"Hard to say, the supplier's warehouse is in Jiangbei, so it'll be evening at the earliest."
"Why didn't he tell me before he left… I barely even got to talk to him." Sun Keke sounded a little upset.
Brother Lei kept smiling and coaxed Sun Keke as he walked her to the door.
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In the taxi, Chen Nuo grabbed his phone and sent Sun Keke a text.
He knew Sun Keke too well—if he didn't text, she'd definitely call.
But as long as he sent a message, Sun Keke wouldn't call again.
The girl had been taught to be frugal since she was young. She bought the cheapest phone she could find.
Normally, she texts instead of calling… to save on phone bills.
At this time, text messages cost 0.1 yuan each. A call was 1 yuan a minute.
In the car, Chen Nuo texted and soothed Sun Keke, and Lu Xixi surprisingly didn't interrupt.
Empress Lu also pulled out her phone.
Empress Lu's phone was one Chen Nuo had bought her yesterday, at a secondhand market on Tangzi Street, just a few hundred yuan.
After sending the message, Chen Nuo looked over and saw Lu Xixi happily tapping away at her phone too.
"Huh? Who are you texting?" Chen Nuo asked, curious.
Empress Lu's phone was brand new, the number was new… and she'd lost her memory, so she didn't remember anyone at all.
So who could she be texting?
Seeing her hubby ask, Lu Xixi looked up and smiled at him.
"I ran into a really pretty girl in the mall restroom just now! She was so nice, she even let me use her lipstick. We had such a nice chat, we exchanged phone numbers…"
Chen Nuo: " "
Lu Xixi: "Hubby? What's wrong?"
Chen Nuo: o_o ….
(What's wrong? You ask what's wrong? I want to die!!)
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[First update, another one coming later.
I had something to do outside today, so Chapter 2 will be out a bit late, definitely before midnight]
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