Chapter 244: Chapter 157: How About I Sleep at Your Place (2)
"Just die! You perv!"
She buried her flushed cheeks in a throw pillow, mumbling as she held up three fingers. "At least this many..."
Seeing her like this, Shen Yuan smiled and nodded. "No problem."
Seeing how quickly Shen Yuan agreed, Li Zhi quickly lifted her head from the pillow and added, "And don’t buy any lewd designs!"
"Got it. It’s not like I have a foot fetish."
"Tch!"
Li Zhi said indignantly, "Yeah, right! As if I’d believe you!"
Shen Yuan chuckled slyly, leaning slightly toward Li Zhi. "I’m not into feet—I’m into Li Bao. As long as it’s yours, I like it."
"Get away from me, you perv!"
Li Zhi lightly slapped Shen Yuan’s arm.
Shen Yuan chuckled and then took out his phone to check the time.
It was almost 9:00.
Time really flew by.
’School got out at 4:30, and we finished dinner around 6:00.’
By that math, the two of them had been in Li Zhi’s room for at least an hour.
The length of their quiet time alone was staggering.
"Are you hungry?" Shen Yuan asked softly, his gaze landing on Li Zhi.
Li Zhi nodded slightly and replied in a low voice, "A little."
Seeing this, the corners of Shen Yuan’s mouth lifted into a slight smile. He suggested, "Then let’s have a late-night snack. BBQ? Delivery? Or should we go out to eat?"
Li Zhi hesitated for a moment before ultimately choosing the easiest option.
"Let’s get delivery. I don’t really feel like moving." After speaking, she curled up a little more.
Shen Yuan naturally understood what she meant. He quickly picked up his phone and expertly ordered some BBQ.
He had a good handle on both of their appetites and preferences.
"The delivery will take about 40 minutes. Want some snacks to tide you over?" Shen Yuan asked, looking at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi nodded in agreement.
Shen Yuan immediately stood up. With swift, neat movements, he brought over a small table and placed it in front of the sofa. Then, he took a large bottle of cola from the fridge. Not only that, but he also navigated with practiced ease to where the disposable cups were kept.
Once everything was ready, Shen Yuan went to the doorway of the study and dimmed the lights.
Next, he turned on the projector, and a bright image immediately appeared on the screen.
"What do you want to watch?" Shen Yuan turned to Li Zhi and asked with a smile.
Li Zhi mumbled her reply, "I want to watch a cartoon."
Shen Yuan nodded and started searching for various cartoons on a video streaming site. "How about *Peppa Pig*? Or *Doraemon*?"
Li Zhi didn’t seem particularly interested in any of them, just saying casually, "Just pick something. I’m fine with whatever."
Shen Yuan thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up. He said excitedly, "How about I put on *Family Guy*? It’s hilarious. Wanna watch?"
However, before he could even finish, Li Zhi cut him off mercilessly. "Go to hell!"
Shen Yuan just chuckled and clicked on *Tom and Jerry*.
*Tom and Jerry*. It was probably a staple cartoon from everyone’s childhood.
Shen Yuan and Li Zhi were, of course, no exception.
When they were young, whether he went to the market in town or the one in the village, Shen Yuan would always buy a bunch of discs.
Before his old family home was torn down, he had a huge collection of discs stored there.
Just for the cartoons.
From *Tom and Jerry* to *Ultraman* and *Pokémon*, Shen Yuan had discs for a whole slew of cartoons.
But as the DVD era came to a close, Shen Yuan’s discs gradually became useless.
Of course, that was also partly due to Shen Yuan not storing them properly.
Most of the discs ended up so scratched they would just skip and stutter, making them completely unwatchable.
When Li Zhi was little, she often came over to Shen Yuan’s house to watch cartoons.
The two of them would bring over a pair of small stools, sit side-by-side in front of the TV, and watch cartoons. In the blink of an eye, it all became a memory.
The soft glow of the projector bloomed in the dimly lit study. Just as the sound of Tom chasing Jerry and knocking over porcelain plates went CLANG, Shen Yuan took a potato chip from the bag and popped it into his mouth.
With a crisp CRUNCH, Shen Yuan, a smile on his face, took another chip from the bag and gently placed it by Li Zhi’s slightly parted lips.
"You had to eat one yourself before giving me any, huh!"
Li Zhi huffed in mock protest but still opened her mouth quite naturally and bit down on the chip.
The scene was irresistibly reminiscent of their childhood days.
Watching Li Zhi’s satisfied expression after she ate the chip, Shen Yuan suddenly laughed, as if he’d remembered something funny.
"Hey, do you remember that bootleg disc I bought over by Yang Family Tower?" he asked with great interest.
Hearing this, Li Zhi rolled her eyes and replied irritably, "You still remember that?"
"Of course I remember!" Shen Yuan said, still indignant. "That guy told me it was a *Power Rangers* disc, but guess what? It turned out to be the fucking *Calabash Brothers*!"
He got more and more worked up as he spoke, his voice rising unconsciously. "That fucking idiot! I swear there was something wrong with his eyes!"
"And you know what? I thought the fucking *Calabash Brothers* was just a freebie bonus! I even finished the whole thing! But then after it ended, it just started playing all over again!"
Listening to Shen Yuan’s rant, Li Zhi couldn’t help but burst out laughing. "Well, that’s what you get for being cheap and buying bootlegs."
Shen Yuan was momentarily speechless, looking at Li Zhi with a helpless expression. "I... How was I supposed to know it was a bootleg?!"
Li Zhi rolled her eyes at him.
The time spent waiting for delivery passed quickly as they watched the cartoon.
When Shen Yuan’s phone rang, he remotely gave the delivery guy access to the elevator.
After getting the food, Shen Yuan opened the insulated containers one by one.
Smelling the aroma of the takeout wafting through the air, Li Zhi broke into a satisfied smile.
"So hungry, so hungry."
The cool light from the projector danced on Li Zhi’s cheeks. As she bit into a crispy, fragrant chicken wing, a stray cumin seed that had landed on the corner of her lip trembled slightly in time with the on-screen image of Tom getting flattened by an iron.
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