Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 265 - 264: Shaken

Lu Zheng watched as the previously dingy bedroom became clean and refreshing. He looked at Lin Xia with a layer of sweat reddening her face and felt very distressed, "Lin Xia, wash your face! That’s enough cleaning!"

He didn’t mind these things at all.

"Okay!" Lin Xia put on her shoes and got down. She was indeed sweating a lot.

The enamel basin from Jiang Mingyuan was left with a wiping cloth inside it, and Lin Xia noticed that the other basin didn’t look clean.

"I forgot to ask Dongzi to bring you a basin!" Her family had several new basins that had never been used.

"No worries!" Lu Zheng casually scooped some water and said, "Lin Xia, you wash! I’ll pour the water for you!"

Lin Xia saw that this was the only way.

She slightly bent down, washed her hands first, then started washing her face.

Lu Zheng gazed at her affectionately. Her messy black hair, her fair profile, and adorable ears looked unusually captivating to him in that moment.

Even with her eyes closed while washing her face, Lin Xia could feel his intense gaze on her.

She endured the heat on her face and pretended to wash naturally, but she had no towel to dry her face. freēwēbnovel.com

Lu Zheng wanted to offer his towel from the bag for her to use, but Lin Xia refused, "Lu Zheng, there’s no need for trouble! I can just air dry!"

She felt embarrassed to use his towel.

Lu Zheng, amused by her child-like behavior, watched her under the dim yellow light. Her already fair skin, adorned with water droplets, mesmerized him and he found himself nearly entranced.

Luckily, at that moment, Lin Dong returned with a mosquito net, holding two new basins and slippers in his hands.

Lin Xia smiled and asked, "Dongzi, did you want to bring these, or was it your second sister? I just said I forgot to bring basins for you!"

"My second sister!" Lin Dong chuckled, he couldn’t think of all that.

Lin Xia helped them clean up the kitchen too. Although they didn’t use the big pot for cooking, occasionally they needed to boil water for drinking.

Late, Lin Dong said he would lay out the bedding, and asked Lu Zheng to walk his older sister home.

Lu Zheng was more than happy as he had also just washed his face.

The two walked silently towards Lin Xia’s house, which was just across from one another, not a long distance at all.

But in that moment, even the night seemed beautiful to Lu Zheng.

Lin Xia was also in a good mood. She had never imagined that one day she would walk this way with him, being escorted home by him.

When Lin Xia stood at the front door, Lu Zheng looked deeply at her, "Lin Xia, go to sleep early!"

"Lu Zheng, you too! Don’t chat with Dongzi too late!" Lin Xia advised him.

Her brother would surely ask him some questions, and if they really got into it, who knows how late they would talk into the night.

Lu Zheng waved at her, "I will! Goodnight!"

"Goodnight!" Lin Xia shyly lowered her head slightly, then turned and pushed the door open to enter.

Lu Zheng stood still, listening to the sound of her locking the main door, and only after she had entered the house did he turn to leave.

He looked up at the sky, the twinkling stars seeming as if they were talking to him, and he smiled with a curved lip.

When Lin Xia got home, Lin Qiu had already laid out the blankets.

"Sister, did you finish cleaning up?"

"Yes, cleaned up everything!"

Seeing her sister’s blushing face, Lin Qiu blinked curiously, "Did Big Brother Lu walk you home?"

"How did you know? It’s really just a few steps away, I could walk by myself! But he insisted on walking me!"

Lin Qiu couldn’t help but laugh, "Big Brother Lu is really interesting!"

She had felt that there was something between those two ever since the movie theater.

"I’m going to wash up and then go to sleep!"

Lin Xia went to the kitchen to get some water and wiped herself down before heading into the room to change into her pajamas.

Lin Qiu lay in her bed, unable to sleep. She really wanted to talk to her sister about Brother Lu.

"Got something to say?"

Lin Qiu suppressed a smile, "Yes! Sis! Now that Brother Lu is staying for good, since you like him, you should try accepting him! Whether his family agrees can be dealt with later! I always feel that you two are quite compatible... And you always tell me to be confident; don’t you think you should have some confidence too?"

Her sister was always encouraging her to be confident and brave, but in her opinion, her sister and Brother Lu should also be braver.

If you don’t try, how will you know what the result will be?

And from her perspective, Brother Lu was very upright and resolute, definitely not someone who would compromise easily.

Lin Xia applied some cream to her face, then she fell silent for a while before saying, "Actually, Xiaoqiu, I’m starting to waver now!

He’s come back again and again. I can’t possibly remain indifferent..."

She really liked Lu Zheng, and the only reason she hadn’t accepted him was because of those concerns.

But his persistent attempts had given her different feelings each time.

Especially last night when they came back from the movie and he caught her hand, she had to admit, her heart almost leapt out of her mouth.

She knew that if this continued, she would really be unable to control her feelings.

"Really?..." Lin Qiu was somewhat excited, as she had thought her sister would continue to be stubborn and keep refusing.

She had even prepared herself for a night-long talk, but she hadn’t expected such an answer from her sister.

"Well, since that’s the case, why not try spending more time with Brother Lu during this time... He lives far away, and such opportunities are undoubtedly rare..."

"Let me think about it properly!" Lin Xia crawled into her quilt.

This step was not easy for her to take.

There was really too much to consider.

Her elder brother Lin Chun was still there; if she agreed to be with Lu Zheng, his family might not know yet, but once they found out, there would surely be some reaction, and then...

"Great! Sis! I’m so happy!" Lin Qiu hugged Lin Xia, "Sis! Dongzi and I both support you!"

She and Lin Dong had talked privately about her sister’s concerns and burdens. They didn’t want to be a burden; they wanted their sister to be happy.

"I know! You and Lu Zheng are of one mind!" How could Lin Xia not see how these two were playing along to push her towards Lu Zheng?

"What! Sis! You wrong us, Dongzi and I just want to have an elder brother-in-law!"

Lin Xia playfully flicked her nose. "You two!"

Next door at the Wu Family, Mother Wu chased Wu Zhengyang into his room to continue their conversation.

"Son, are you really going to take a day off tomorrow to go out with them?"

Wu Zhengyang muttered irritably, "Yes, Mom! Didn’t I just tell you? Go to sleep!"

He had been interrogated by his mother as soon as he got home. He had barely managed to escape to his room under the excuse of being sleepy, but she followed him inside to keep questioning him.

"Son! You don’t usually go to bed this early! Mom just wants to talk to you more! What exactly is the relationship between Lin Qiu’s sister and that man? Are they dating? This isn’t the first time he’s come..."

"Mom! Whether they are dating or not, what’s it to us?" Wu Zhengyang saw the uniqueness between Lu Zheng and Lin Xia, but he didn’t want to discuss it too much in front of an elder.

If she disapproved and said something out of turn, Lin Qiu would surely blame him.