Chapter 591
I Miss You
"You mean, Senior Wang Lengqiu might be hiding something from us, so you want to see her suitcase?"
In the supermarket, Zhong Ling held a small bok choy in both hands, her fingertips gently stroking the edge of the leaves. After listening quietly to Han Zhou's words, a look of confusion appeared on her fair, oval face. She asked blankly, "But is there any connection between these two things?"
Han Zhou sighed softly: "It's not very relevant, but I always feel that we might be able to find some clues in her suitcase."
This isn't exactly lying. Just as there might be a secret hidden in Zhong Ling's suitcase, there's a high probability that there's something fishy going on in Wang Lengqiu's suitcase as well. The status bar isn't that of a scumbag, so having him check the suitcases of three girls at the same time is clearly not just about treating them equally.
As he spoke, he subtly observed Zhong Ling's expression. If, as he suspected, Zhong Ling's suitcase also contained some kind of secret, she should have shown some reaction by now.
However, he noticed nothing.
Although she still didn't understand, Zhong Ling put down the small cabbage and asked softly, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
The junior student just said that this matter could only be done by her, but she really couldn't think of anything that only she could do.
"I hope you can help me find out the combination to Wang Lengqiu's suitcase."
Zhong Ling paused, lowered her head slightly, and looked embarrassed: "This..."
"Is it difficult?" Han Zhou asked.
"No."
The girl quickly shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke even softer, "I just don't understand why this has to be done by me..."
Han Zhou suddenly realized and explained, "This involves privacy, so it would be more appropriate for a girl to ask. But you know Gu Zheng's personality; if she asks, she'll definitely give herself away. So I have no choice but to ask you."
Zhong Ling tugged at the small cloth bag at her waist and said weakly, "But I'm also very easy to give myself away..."
In terms of concealing one's true intentions, she felt she was not as good as the guzheng.
Seeing her pitiful look, Han Zhou almost laughed: "Don't worry, I didn't ask you to ask directly. Maybe before you even ask, your senior will tell you on her own."
"Huh?"
"I'm counting on you."
Han Zhou smiled but did not explain. Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he lowered his voice and emphasized, "Remember, don't let anyone know that I asked you to ask this. I don't want to be seen as a pervert by Senior Wang Lengqiu."
Meeting the expectant gaze of her junior, Zhong Ling, though nervous, could only muster her courage and nod gently.
"I...I will try my best..."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."
Han Zhou smiled and handed him something.
"what is this?"
"This lip balm is something I picked out at the pharmacy next door before I came to see you. Consider it a thank you gift."
Zhong Ling was stunned.
Of course she knew that the so-called thank-you gift was just an excuse; the junior was only worried about her bitten lip, which was why he went to the pharmacy to buy lip balm.
The reason I needed to find a reason was simply because I was worried that she would recall our conversation from last night and thus reopen that painful memory.
My junior is so kind...
But the thought of returning to that nightmarish place with such a gentle junior, and confronting her own sins, filled her with extreme unease.
"Thanks……"
She was a little afraid to look at Han Zhou, and carefully took the lip balm, placing it in the innermost layer of her small cloth bag.
After chatting with Zhong Ling for a few more minutes, Han Zhou turned to leave.
"By the way, senior."
He had only taken two steps when he seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped, and looked back.
"If I become an even more greedy and scumbag in the future, will you hate me?"
Zhong Ling was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean by 'even more insatiable'?" "It means exactly what it says..."
Han Zhou was a little embarrassed, "For example, if I fall in love with another girl..."
After a brief silence, a gentle smile appeared on Zhong Ling's face.
"Didn't I say that I won't hate my junior unless he hurts my sister?"
"Never?" Han Zhou suddenly asked.
Zhong Ling paused, her face flushing slightly. She lowered her head shyly, unconsciously clutching the small cloth bag at her waist: "Never...never..."
So, that's why.
Han Zhou chuckled, "I will never hate you, senior. On the contrary, I like you so much that I don't have time to think about it. So you don't need to have so many unfounded worries."
In his opinion, no one could dislike a girl with Zhong Ling's personality, and he was no exception. Of course, this was different from his liking for Gu Zheng and the others.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhong Ling's face flushed red. She lowered her head in a panic, and when she looked up to say something, she found that someone had been standing behind her junior.
"what do you like?"
Han Zhou froze, then turned around and saw Wang Lengqiu tilting her head and looking at him, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
However, the awkward part wasn't the phrase "I don't even have time to like her," but rather that he had just been "scheming" against Zhong Ling, and now the person in question was standing right behind him. Even with his thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty—especially when he thought about having to use the same trick on Wang Lengqiu later.
In fact, as long as he asked, Wang Lengqiu would definitely tell him the password without hesitation. But the key issue was that he must not let the other party know his intentions before opening the safe.
"What I mean is, no one would dislike a girl like my senior."
He first offered an explanation, then said seriously, "Senior Sister Leng Qiu, you've come at the perfect time. I was just about to look for you."
“I’ve been looking for you too,” Wang Lengqiu said softly.
Han Zhou was slightly taken aback: "Then shall we go over there and talk privately?"
"it is good."
The two arrived at the household goods section, and Han Zhou got straight to the point: "Senior Leng Qiu, there's something I need your help with."
Wang Lengqiu did not respond, but simply tilted her head and gazed at him quietly.
"Uh... Little Leng Qiu?"
"it is good."
Wang Lengqiu nodded without asking any questions and immediately agreed.
So Han Zhou repeated his previous statement, only this time the object of his investigation was the guzheng. As for the reason... no reason was needed, because before he could finish speaking, Wang Lengqiu had already nodded again.
"I will get the combination codes for Guzheng and Xiaoling's suitcases," she said softly.
Han Zhou took a slight breath. He hadn't mentioned Zhong Ling at all, but she still sensed his true intentions.
No wonder even Yixia couldn't fully see through this senior's thoughts. She was actually quite perceptive, but most of the time she didn't care about those unimportant things. If she really wanted to engage in "palace intrigue," she might even be able to exchange a few blows with Yixia.
"It seems you're not as naive as I thought."
—The image of Yi Xia's evaluation of Wang Lengqiu on the phone last night unconsciously floated into Han Zhou's mind. He secretly rejoiced that Wang Lengqiu was the kind of person who didn't compete or fight for anything, otherwise he would be in trouble right now.
But I wonder if the senior student noticed that he also wanted to rummage through her suitcase. If he anticipated it beforehand, wouldn't that cause the mission to fail...?
Han Zhou was somewhat worried, but he quickly felt relieved.
So what if we fail? At worst, we just won't get any points. It's not a big deal.
Composing himself, he asked curiously, "You said you were looking for me too, is there something you need?"
Wang Lengqiu nodded, then shook his head.
"I miss you." (End of Chapter)