Chapter 132 : Chapter 132
132. Nagging Woman
In the end, Lu Zheng didn’t order too much.
After all, he was here to treat Yi Ning to a meal as an apology, and even if he ordered a lot, Yi Ning wouldn’t be able to eat it all.
It wasn’t like he could just have Yi Ning sit across from him, watching him bury his head and eat non-stop, right?
“All right.”
After the server left, Yi Ning, who had been leaning back in her chair waiting for Lu Zheng to order, sat up, resting her hand on the table to support her head, looking at Lu Zheng with interest.
“Go ahead, start your performance.”
She extended her free hand toward Lu Zheng, her meaning clear without words.
Lu Zheng understood immediately.
He placed his hands on his knees, leaning his body slightly forward.
“I...”
But before Lu Zheng could even finish the first word, Yi Ning raised her right hand to interrupt him.
Yi Ning leaned her body slightly, her outstretched right index finger pointing straight at Lu Zheng, her expression serious as she spoke a sentence.
“I want you!”
Lu Zheng: “?”
This sentence was so inexplicable that he didn’t react immediately.
But when he tilted his head, trying to figure out what Yi Ning meant, Yi Ning directly opened her mouth to explain.
“All right, stop talking, I accept your apology.”
Lu Zheng: “?”
Hearing Yi Ning’s words, Lu Zheng was even more confused.
This morning when he came to apologize, Yi Ning hadn’t been this easy to talk to.
Forget about flipping the table, at the very least she should have cursed him a few times!
Now, accepting his apology so cleanly actually made Lu Zheng’s conscience even more uneasy.
If he couldn’t handle this matter properly, Lu Zheng felt he would wake up in the middle of the night and slap himself.
How could he have been such a scumbag back then?
Seeing that Lu Zheng was this slow-witted, Yi Ning could only shake her head helplessly, explaining again.
“What I mean is, I wasn’t actually angry at you.”
“You clearly lifted a folding chair and bashed my head with it?”
The moment Yi Ning finished her sentence, Lu Zheng instinctively blurted this out.
Hearing Lu Zheng’s almost reflexive response, Yi Ning nearly broke composure.
Why was this guy so good with his words?
She had already declared she was willing to let this matter go, yet he brought it up himself and even poured oil on the fire.
Fortunately, after blurting it out, Lu Zheng quickly realized and his face turned a bit pale, lowering his head as he prepared to apologize again.
Seeing this familiar scene, Yi Ning could only cover her face and shake her head helplessly.
Why did it feel like every time she encountered Lu Zheng recently, he was apologizing to her?
She waved her hand at Lu Zheng.
“That’s enough, what are you, Mr. I’m Sorry?”
“I said I’m not angry because I already beat you up once and let off steam. I’m not that petty, it’s not like I’d fuss over something this minor.”
Hearing these words, Lu Zheng finally let out a small sigh of relief.
However, as a hero with excellent morals, he still felt uneasy in his heart.
No matter what, Yi Ning was now a girl, and he had taken advantage of her. Was getting beaten up once really enough compensation?
Moreover, his skin was thick in a literal sense. Even though Yi Ning hadn’t held back at all while beating him, he hadn’t suffered any serious injuries, and as for the pain, that was nothing.
He had once fought evil organizations with real blades and live ammunition; such minor injuries were practically nothing.
“You’re a girl after all...”
Lu Zheng looked at Yi Ning, wanting to ask if she needed anything so he could compensate her later.
The moment he opened his mouth, Yi Ning rolled her eyes.
This guy really did have a strong sense of morality.
She didn’t choose to directly respond to Lu Zheng’s intention, instead asking another question with interest.
“You knew I was a girl and still acted like such a creep?”
Yi Ning was indeed a bit curious about Lu Zheng’s thoughts.
As sworn enemies, Yi Ning felt she knew Lu Zheng’s personality fairly well.
That guy, while a bit chuunibyou, had good qualities as a hero. If she hadn’t seen it herself today, Yi Ning would never have believed that Lu Zheng could act so creepily.
But it was because it was her.
Given how long they had known each other, and as a former male herself, she could understand part of his thoughts and wasn’t particularly bothered by being taken advantage of like this.
Otherwise, if it had been someone else, she would have already reported Lu Zheng to the Hero Association.
After all, the rain wouldn’t keep falling, but Lu Zheng’s head would.
When faced with this question, Lu Zheng’s expression became a bit awkward.
He himself didn’t quite understand how he could have let himself go that far back then.
But if he had to explain, it wasn’t completely inexplicable either.
“It’s probably because I always feel a certain ease when I’m with you? And... it always feels like it’s okay to just show my true self around you...”
“That’s what your true self is like, huh...”
Hearing Lu Zheng’s reply, Yi Ning merely curled her lips slightly, throwing out a couple of jabs before dropping the subject.
The two fell into a subtle silence.
In the end, it was still Lu Zheng who chose to speak first.
“Even though you said you forgave me, you’re still a girl after all...”
The compensation issue he had wanted to discuss still hadn’t been settled with Yi Ning.
Unfortunately, Yi Ning still didn’t give him the chance to finish speaking.
Just as he said a few words, Yi Ning raised her hand to interrupt him.
“You...”
“Although I have a girl’s body now, don’t forget I was once male, and it’s only been a week since the TS, there’s no need to actually treat me like a girl.”
“Tsk.”
She shook her head, also feeling confused as to why she was explaining things for Lu Zheng’s sake.
Clearly, if she just went along with Lu Zheng’s words, she would easily get compensation from him without any loss, a deal with guaranteed profit.
Lu Zheng would feel at ease, and she would get compensated. It was an unquestionable win-win.
And with Lu Zheng’s personality, she could easily find chances in the future to make him feel guilty for similar reasons and keep fleecing him repeatedly.
There was absolutely no need to do this kind of troublesome and thankless “loss-making deal.”
It brought no compensation and required wasting effort to soothe Lu Zheng’s conscience.
If it had been the old her, she would never have done such a troublesome thing with no “returns.”
But now...
Yi Ning quietly sighed.
She didn’t understand...
How could she truly not understand?
It was nothing more than the fact that she already regarded Lu Zheng as a friend, and now, as a girl, the bit of conscience she had left wouldn’t allow her to scam Lu Zheng for benefits.
Yi Ning felt a hint of melancholy.
After becoming a girl, not only had her body grown weaker, but even her personality had been affected, becoming a bit nagging.
If it had been the old her, why would she have cared about friendship or not, she would have simply kept fleecing as much as she could.