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Si Ling sighed and expertly put her arm around her: "Yes, it's all my fault. Let them be alone tonight, how about you come sleep at my place?"

What else can I do?

I can't possibly go back to face my parents alone...

Lu Zhao felt like a child who had done something wrong, and he didn't even dare to go home, afraid of seeing the disappointed faces on his parents' faces.

She thought for a moment, sent a text message to her parents before leaving, then quickly put her phone back in her bag, grabbed Si Ling's arm, and left the neighborhood.

Chapter Ninety-One: Two Young Couples

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to stay at Si Ling's house tonight and will come back tomorrow. You should get some rest."

"My dear daughter: Be careful and come home early tomorrow!"

When Si Ling came out of the shower, he saw his girlfriend lying on the bed with a melancholy look on her face, clutching her phone tightly and staring at it.

"What's wrong? Your parents didn't get angry with you, did they?" She slipped into bed, expertly wrapped her arms around her lover's waist, and rested her chin on Lu Zhao's shoulder, but all she saw on the screen were the two messages mentioned above.

Lu Zhao put down his phone, found a comfortable position to snuggle in her arms, his brows still furrowed: "It's precisely because she didn't get angry at me that I feel even more uncomfortable."

She would have liked her parents to scold her more, at least to ease her guilt a little, but now all she got was this usual, unchanging admonition…

"Alright, alright, I've already told you the truth, there's no use thinking about it now." Si Ling ruffled her hair soothingly and couldn't help but admire, "Your hair looks better at 23 than it did at 26."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhao's eyebrows shot up, and he grabbed Si Ling's collar, refusing to let go: "What? You think I'm too old?"

"How could you think that?" Si Ling couldn't help but laugh, so she quickly leaned in and kissed her again and again. After finally getting rid of her, she said, "If you say that, then I've been drifting in the universe for who knows how many years. Would you think I'm old?"

"...Actually, I've always disliked the fact that you're related to Sun Wukong," Lu Zhao replied in a serious tone.

Then I was pinned down on the bed and kissed all over.

The two wrestled in bed for quite a while before finally stopping, and at this point, neither of them was in the mood to continue.

"Ah Ling, will our parents believe us?" After going around in circles, Lu Zhao brought the topic back to itself.

Si Ling sighed helplessly, reached out and covered her eyes, and said gently, "Don't think about it anymore. You might as well get some sleep. I'll go back with you tomorrow and you'll know, won't you?"

Sighing is contagious, and Lu Zhao couldn't help but sigh as well.

In this world, she doesn't have to fight on the front lines, nor does she have to worry about some malicious person suddenly jumping out from some corner to harm her and her family and friends.

However, this does not mean that life in this world is easy.

Compared to the adventurous life she led almost every day in that other world, which was like a movie, this place was mostly filled with the mundane routines of daily life. But it was precisely these ordinary days that made her even more exhausted.

It's not that I'm tired of this kind of life, but rather the sense of urgency that I once had it and am now about to lose it.

"Never mind, let's go to sleep..."

She closed her eyes wearily, preparing to rest well in her lover's arms for the night. No matter which world she was in, Si Ling was always her safe haven.

However, just as I closed my eyes and before I could fall asleep, my phone on the pillow suddenly rang.

The interruption of her sleep made Lu Zhao even more annoyed, but she was worried that it was her parents calling, so she ignored Si Ling's objections and pressed the call button.

"Hello, senior," came Su Ling's voice on the phone, "I'm sorry to bother you, are you asleep now?"

Lu Zhao's face twitched. He exchanged a glance with Si Ling, then scratched his head with a slight headache: "It's 2:30 in the morning, what else can I do if I'm not sleeping?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I'm calling you so late because I have something urgent to tell you." Su Ling was also a little embarrassed, and she quickly explained the "urgent matter" in a few words.

Si Ling also sat up in bed, and as she listened, she felt something was off: "You mean, Zhao Zhao's parents called you just now?"

There was a visibly surprised moment on the other end, followed by another voice: "Dr. Si, I didn't expect to see you here too."

That voice... it's obviously Liu Qingluo's!

The two people on the bed looked at each other in bewilderment. At 2:30 in the morning, those two were still together. It was obvious what their relationship was.

Lu Zhao coughed lightly and greeted the person opposite him somewhat awkwardly: "Dr. Liu, what a coincidence, hahaha..."

"Unfortunately, we were woken up by your parents' series of phone calls, so I thought it would be good for you to experience what it's like to have your sleep disturbed." Liu Qingluo's voice was clearly grumpy from being woken up, leaving Lu Zhao speechless for a moment.

No matter which world she's in, Liu Qingluo seems to be able to leave her speechless.

Fortunately, the obedient Su Ling immediately took the phone. "Um... it's like this, senior, your parents called me and asked me some questions about you two, so I thought it would be better to call you and remind you."

So, the reason her parents stayed up late and called Su Ling was to verify whether what they said today was true or false.

Lu Zhao almost lost his composure. He could only thank her profusely into the phone before hanging up. He turned to Si Ling speechlessly and said, "Looks like they still haven't believed me."

"Actually... it would be abnormal if Uncle and Aunt believed it so readily," Si Ling replied weakly.

The idea of ​​another world is actually quite bizarre and supernatural. Having lived in a scientific worldview for so many years, the two of them couldn't get their parents to accept this fact so quickly.

Lu Zhao remained silent for a moment, then, feeling sullen, flopped back onto the bed: "I'll go back and check again tomorrow. Now, I'm going to sleep!"

The room fell silent again. Si Ling sighed softly and lay down as well. Before she could hug him, Lu Zhao offered himself up, burying his fluffy head in her arms, quite naturally.

Si Ling didn't say anything, gently wrapped her arms around her back, and quietly listened to the pounding of two hearts in the dark night.

Both of them were wearing only thin pajamas, and with them so close together, along with their previous playful antics, she could feel the temperature of the person in her arms gradually rising.

"Zhaozhao?" Si Ling's throat moved, thinking that the air conditioner temperature was probably set a bit too high. "Are you still worried?"

Lu Zhao didn't speak, but silently raised his head, his clear black and white eyes staring at her with a slightly dazed look, his pupils reflecting only her image.

A moment later, a single tear welled up in her eye.

Si Ling panicked a little, cupped her face and wiped away her tears, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll think of a way for you, okay? I... I'll make sure your aunt and uncle accept it, I'll arrange everything for them, they'll have a good old age, don't worry..."

Her words were completely swallowed up by Lu Zhao's sudden kiss.

The room seemed a bit warmer.

Chapter 92 Sadness and Joy

The next morning, Lu Zhao took Si Ling home with him.

She was a little nervous before entering the house, but when she did, she saw her two parents sitting at the dining table, both dressed neatly, with noticeably more white hair growing at their temples.

Lu Zhao's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that his parents' expressions were not good, he instinctively wanted to run away.

"Zhaozhao, Xiaosi, have you had breakfast yet?" As soon as Lu Ma saw the two of them return, she smiled brightly, walked over, grabbed one of them with each hand, and led them into the house.

Xiao Si… This was the first time she had ever heard someone call Si Ling that.

Judging from her mother's attitude, Lu Zhao guessed that there might be a chance, so he stopped struggling and obediently followed her to the restaurant, not forgetting to carefully sized up his own father.

"Dad... I'm back," she said nervously.

Mr. Lu put down the newspaper in his hand, glanced at her, and then looked at Si Ling, who was still standing awkwardly by the dining table. He said in a deep voice, "Si Ling, sit down and eat with us."

Lu Zhao's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled her to sit beside him, a smile finally appearing on his face: "Dad, what's going on with you two..."

"Eat first. Your mother has prepared so much food. You can't leave until you finish it."

"…oh."

Looking at the nearly overflowing side dishes on the table, Lu Zhao felt a pang of sorrow and could only look at his lover with pleading eyes.

Si Ling nodded. She was a meteorite, so eating as much as she wanted wouldn't be a problem.

Adhering to the principle of not speaking while eating or sleeping, breakfast ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

Having finally finished off all the side dishes, Lu Zhao slumped unceremoniously in her chair. Before she could even let out a burp, her father frowned and scolded, "You have no manners! Do you think Xiao Si will still want you in the future?"

"She wants me no matter what I'm like!" Lu Zhao retorted instinctively, then quickly realized something was wrong, sat up straight, and looked at him with a shocked expression, "Dad, you've accepted us?"

A smile finally appeared on Lu's father's face: "This Xiao Si is a good child. Su Ling told me about your situation last night."

"Dad, do you really believe what we said?" Lu Zhao was still a little incredulous, not expecting his parents to come to their senses so quickly.

"Oh, your dad was just worried about you!" After finishing the dishes, Lu's mother came out of the kitchen, chuckling as she reached out and ruffled Lu's hair. "Alright, you two stop staring at each other like that and go watch TV in the living room."

Lu Zhao chuckled, exchanged a glance with Si Ling, and happily pulled her parents to the living room.

"Xiao Si, how is Zhao Zhao doing over there? Su Ling said she has a lot of people to take care of, it must be very tiring, right?" As soon as he sat down, Lu's father started asking.

Si Ling glanced at Lu Zhao hesitantly, coughed lightly, and said evasively, "It takes time to get used to things at first, so it's a bit tough, but now everything is on track, and Zhao Zhao doesn't have much to do anymore."

"That's good, that's good," Aunt Lu said, relieved. She warmly took Zhao Zhao's hand and said, "Xiao Si, you don't know, my Zhao Zhao was also spoiled growing up. If she does anything wrong, please forgive her."

"That's right. We won't be able to see her for a while, so we'll have to trouble you to take care of her from now on."

"If you don't mind, you can stay at our house for a while. It's a newly bought house, and we even have an extra guest room."

Si Ling nodded in agreement, then looked at Lu Zhao with a smile in her eyes and winked at her.

After chatting all morning, the two finally took the opportunity of grocery shopping to go out together.

"My parents like you so much, they were able to chat for so long." Lu Zhao let out a breath and reached out to take his lover's arm.

Si Ling chuckled: "It's not that they like me, it's that after they accepted the reality and realized that once they got there, they could only ask me to take care of you. They still love you."

"I know, otherwise I wouldn't be thinking about coming back to see them day and night!" Lu Zhao chuckled, pulling her along as they walked quickly out of the residential area. "Hurry up, I still have to cook something for them to try today!"

With less than two weeks left, she had to take good care of her parents and minimize her regrets before leaving this world.

He ran excitedly to the supermarket near the community, but before he even went inside, Lu Zhao spotted a familiar pair of figures in the distance.

"Su Ling, Dr. Liu? What are you doing here?" She walked over and greeted them with some surprise.

Liu Qingluo pushed the wheelchair to a stop, glanced at Su Ling sitting in it, and said gently, "You two chat, I'm going to have a smoke."

"Smoke less." Su Ling habitually hooked her hand, then remembered that there were other people present, and blushed as she lowered her hand.

Lu Zhao smiled gossipy and leaned closer to whisper, "How did you get together so quickly? That's pretty fast."

"Senior..." Su Ling said helplessly, "I'm not with Dr. Liu, don't overthink it."

"Really? Weren't you two together last night?" Lu Zhao's eyes widened, and he secretly glanced at the figure who had walked away to smoke. "She seems to like you a lot."

Su Ling's slightly pale face broke into a smile: "Yes, she likes me a lot, but the person I like isn't her."

Eh?

Lu Zhao paused for a moment before realizing that Liu Qingluo in this world was merely an equivalent of that person from another world; strictly speaking, they weren't actually the same person.

"Do you remember that forget-me-not?" Su Ling raised her head and spoke calmly, "I've started to forget what that flower looks like these past few days, so I drew both of them."

As she spoke, she took out her phone, and the wallpaper was a sketch of Liu Qingluo and a forget-me-not.