Chapter 146 You Take the Master Bedroom

Does this color suit her?

Although...

Pink.

She liked it very much as a child.

If not for that incident, she might still be the little princess of the Shen family now, living those seven years cherished by her grandfather and parents, held tenderly in the palms of her brothers.

Unfortunately, many things are unpredictable, and unexpected events can happen without warning.

While Shen Chaoxi was lost in thought, Lu Yunzhou had already crouched down. His expression was cold and composed as his knobby fingers helped her slip into the slippers.

Furry rabbit ears, pink in color.

On her feet.

Lu Yunzhou had been frowning, but upon seeing her wearing the slippers, a faint, almost cute smile surfaced on his thin lips, his dark eyes gleaming softly.

“What are you smiling at?”

Shen Chaoxi was puzzled.

Did this man like rabbits?

She furrowed her brows.

Little did she know, through those rabbit slippers, Lu Yunzhou saw another “rabbit” — yes, a rabbit that could bite.

“Shen Chaoxi.”

Lu Yunzhou stood up, his tall and upright figure cast in the light of the living room. He looked at the young girl and said,

“If you want to go out and play, I’ll accompany you.”

At least, she wouldn’t have to sneak off to nightclubs like that day.

Though he knew little of her past or her personality, he was willing to try to make her believe he could take good care of her.

If his little girl liked to go out, why shouldn’t she?

Hearing Lu Yunzhou’s words, Shen Chaoxi’s eyes flickered.

Was he referring to the joke she made with her grandfather that morning at the Shen residence?

Because she had been frail since childhood and they worried about her safety outside, she rarely went out.

But those words were said in jest with her grandfather.

They weren’t true.

Shen Chaoxi looked at him and said, “Even if I love drinking and going to nightclubs, would you still allow it?”

Lu Yunzhou’s gaze darkened. He quietly looked at her and then whispered,

“As long as you like it.”

His voice was low and cool, as if seriously studying her features, his thin lips twitching slightly.

“But the outside world isn’t safe. If you want to go out, you can call me.”

“All right.” Shen Chaoxi chuckled.

Her gaze at Lu Yunzhou was far from clear.

There was even a hint of playful testing in her tone.

She stared at the cabinet storing alcohol nearby.

“Young Master Lu, do you like to drink too?”

Lu Yunzhou frowned, glanced in the direction of her gaze, and quietly replied, “Not often.”

“Oh.”

Meaning he could drink but didn’t particularly enjoy it?

That made things easier.

Lu Yunzhou’s eyes darkened for a moment before he said to her, “You can call me by my name.”

Shen Chaoxi laughed.

“All right, Young Master Lu.”

“Shen Chaoxi.” Lu Yunzhou frowned again.

Hearing her address him that way reminded him of that night at the Imperial View Club.

He knew it wasn’t her habit.

“I know, when I hear you call me that, it sounds uncomfortable.”

“But what can I do?”

“I’m living here as a guest, so I have to please the owner of this house, right?”

Lu Yunzhou’s dark eyes studied her seriously for a moment before softly saying,

“Fine.”

As long as she was happy, she could call him whatever she liked.

“By the way, Young Master Lu, does anyone cook in your house?”

Shen Chaoxi’s slender fingers rested on the stair railing as she glanced toward the second floor.

Below the second floor was the kitchen.

“I can’t cook.”

Shen Chaoxi looked around the living room’s right side, where there was a half-open kitchen with good lighting, and a gray long table outside.

Just look at this little darling—living as a guest, still respectfully calling someone Young Master Lu while arrogantly asking if there’s a cook in the house.

Hearing this, Lu Yunzhou paused while carrying the suitcase. His eyes deepened as he quietly said, “I’ll cook.”

His voice was cool, as if he had given the matter some thought before answering her question.

Shen Chaoxi raised her eyebrows in surprise.

She hadn’t expected the crown prince of the Lu family to cook for himself.

She had assumed someone of his status would have a cook.

In reality, the Lu family did employ a housekeeper to clean and cook regularly.

But since he was home on a month-long leave, he preferred to handle it himself.

Thus, Shen Chaoxi watched as he carried her white suitcase upstairs.

The man’s tall and upright figure was wrapped in the shifting light on the villa’s staircase.

She actually thought having someone to lend a hand wasn’t so bad.

In Lu Yunzhou’s eyes, she was probably a pampered little girl.

But what couldn’t she do?

Well, except cooking.

She hadn’t inherited any culinary skills from her mother; only her second brother, Shen Mo, was a master in the kitchen.

On the second floor, near the master bedroom balcony, one could see the lush trees and garden outside.

Though the garden was bare, the lighting was excellent.

Shen Chaoxi teased,

“I think this room is quite nice.”

With a large balcony and the soft dusk light.

“The lighting is good.”

“Mm, you sleep in the master bedroom.”

Lu Yunzhou softly agreed.

“?” Shen Chaoxi looked up, surprised.

Shouldn’t the master bedroom belong to him?

She had said that on purpose.

Since they were going to live together, well, she had to make things a little difficult for him.

Yet, without a word, he simply gave up his room to her?

“Then where will you sleep?”

Shen Chaoxi asked.

“The adjacent secondary bedroom.”

Lu Yunzhou answered seriously.

Shen Chaoxi: The secondary bedroom?

He, the owner, would sleep in the secondary bedroom?

Wasn’t that a bit ungrateful on her part?

But actually, even if she hadn’t asked, he had already prepared the master bedroom for her.

Thinking this, Lu Yunzhou glanced at the apricot-colored sheets and the bed neatly made for her in advance. His voice was cool as he said,

“These sheets and bedding are new, washed and dried. If you feel uncomfortable...”

He placed her suitcase inside the master bedroom, then stood tall beside her and said,

“Lu Yunzhou.”

Shen Chaoxi’s attention was elsewhere, her eyes falling on the gray curtains hanging on the balcony.

“Are all your curtains gray?”

“Don’t like them?”

Lu Yunzhou frowned.

His words were interrupted by Shen Chaoxi, but he wasn’t angry.

Instead, he paid more attention to what she was saying.

It was his oversight, not knowing the young girl disliked gray curtains.

Lu Yunzhou said, “I’ll have someone change them tomorrow.”

“Do you know what color I like?”

Shen Chaoxi suddenly asked, her beautiful eyes hiding a trace of curiosity.

Her gaze slowly drifted to him, then down to his dress pants.

What she wanted to say was actually “ink black.”

But when it reached Lu Yunzhou’s ears, he frowned, his eyes darkening slightly.

He recalled what she had said earlier — that she loved going to nightclubs and liked to find men.

Could it be that the young girl had a strong desire in that regard?

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Author’s note:

I’ve been on my period these past couple of days, as those who follow me on Weibo know. I’ve been receiving injections and haven’t been feeling well.

Some parts weren’t elaborated on in detail and were skipped.

So there will be some revisions.

Dear readers, yes, every month there are a few days when I almost faint.