Chapter 209 : Chapter 209
Chapter 209. Is There Even a Second Option When Couples Shop Together?
Yi Ning held onto Lu Zheng’s arm tightly, her head leaning close against his shoulder. Her actions were so intimate, they could hardly get any more excessive.
Lu Zheng felt a bit uneasy.
Although Yi Ning had already had many close physical interactions with him for various reasons in the past, she had never gone this far—pressing her entire body against his, hugging him so tightly, and refusing to let go even for a second.
Lu Zheng was overwhelmed by the sheer intimacy.
At least, until they both stepped through the store’s entrance.
Rows upon rows of women’s lingerie filled Lu Zheng’s vision.
Out of courtesy, Lu Zheng immediately lowered his head.
But the moment he did, the faint warmth from his arm intensified, constantly reminding him:
His arm was being hugged tightly—just like a cute girlfriend would—by Yi Ning.
Thoughts kept swirling in Lu Zheng’s mind until he finally couldn’t hold it in anymore.
“You…”
“Don’t you feel uncomfortable being this... this close to me?”
Lu Zheng could more or less guess why Yi Ning was holding him so intimately, so when he saw a shop clerk approaching, he halted the words about to leave his mouth and switched to telepathic communication.
After receiving the signal, Yi Ning instinctively clicked her tongue.
But she, too, had noticed the clerk walking toward them, so she played her part, snuggling her face against Lu Zheng’s arm, and whispered just loud enough for only the two of them to hear.
“Tsk!”
The disdain was practically oozing from her voice.
“If it wasn’t to get you inside this store without raising eyebrows, I wouldn’t be clinging to your arm like this!”
“My chest keeps brushing against your arm in this damn position!”
Lu Zheng’s heartbeat immediately skipped a beat at Yi Ning’s explosive remark.
But when he tried to recall the sensation of Yi Ning’s chest, he realized—He couldn’t find any memory of such a blessed moment.
“Wait, did Yi Ning really brush against my arm?”
Without thinking, Lu Zheng sent the thought straight to her.
“Crap.”
By the time he realized what he’d done, that last word echoed clearly in Yi Ning’s mind.
“Heh heh~”
A mocking chuckle came from right next to his arm.
Lu Zheng instantly folded.
“I am truly sorry!”
“Heh~”
“You should be thankful that the beautiful lady beside you was once a man. Her residual manly heart keeps her from getting too angry about this sort of thing.”
Yi Ning lifted her head and flashed a cute smile at Lu Zheng, as if she were ready to let the matter drop.
But in Lu Zheng’s eyes, that smile was icy cold.
It radiated with the chill of a thousand-year-old glacier—Even more terrifying than the photo hanging beside the lingerie rack of the designer, Pope Wingate Jacob.
A second later, Yi Ning’s expression changed instantly.
That seemingly forgiving attitude vanished and turned into an accusation.
“But your words didn’t show me a shred of respect. I’m starting to wonder if you’re deliberately retaliating against me for forcing you into this shop earlier.”
Yi Ning shook her head and sighed silently.
“Lu Zheng, oh Lu Zheng, what did I ever do to make you disrespect me this way? To call me flat—right to my face?”
Did I even say that?!
And don’t act like you don’t know what you did!
Lu Zheng was silent for two seconds, then decided it was best not to argue.
He looked down at Yi Ning, hesitated, and then cautiously tried calling her—“Godfather?”
Yi Ning shook her head in disappointment.
“You won’t even call me ‘Father’...”
“…”
After a long moment of hesitation, Lu Zheng caved. He gave in to pressure and accepted her as his fake father.
Reluctantly, he called out—“Dad.”
“Aww, good boy!”
Yi Ning’s face lit up with joy.
She gave a satisfied nod and squeezed Lu Zheng’s arm even tighter.
Sadly, Lu Zheng still didn’t feel anything resembling the softness of a chest.
What a pity~
Perhaps Yi Ning was deliberately controlling the hugging position, keeping his arm at just the right distance from her chest.
Still—being able to avoid all contact just by positioning…That made it feel even more like a loss.
Lu Zheng smirked subtly, suppressing those thoughts with great effort.
“Welcome,”
There were no other customers in the store. The clerk who had been sitting behind the counter now approached the two of them.
Perhaps used to scenes like this, the clerk didn’t ask many questions and simply led the couple to a section of the store, then tactfully returned to the counter.
It was almost entirely filled with sexy styles—Most had even less fabric than the palm of Yi Ning’s hand, and some had holes in rather sensitive spots.
These barely qualified as real underwear.
Yi Ning fell silent.
In her excitement to drag Lu Zheng into the store to suffer with her, she had completely overlooked one crucial fact: When a couple enters a lingerie shop together—Would anyone still bother to ask what style they’re looking for?
There was no doubt about it. The final options boiled down to: sex, sex, and more sex.
Yi Ning glanced at Lu Zheng’s arm, still locked in her embrace, hoping to find an escape route from this section of seduction incarnate.
She was just a fledgling girl! Wasn’t it a bit too much to start off wearing lingerie that might as well be invisible!?
The difficulty level was way too high.
Meanwhile, Lu Zheng was standing stock-still, eyes downcast in a classic “see no evil, think no evil” pose.
Feeling Yi Ning’s gaze on him, the guy not only didn’t offer help—He even asked her to let go!
“Since I’m already inside, could you let go now and let me sit on that bench over there? You can take your time picking.”
The nerve!
Yi Ning immediately snapped back.
“You think I want to cling to your stiff-ass arm?”
“If it weren’t to fulfill your perverted dream of sneaking into a women’s lingerie shop, do you think I’d be pretending to be your girlfriend right now?!”
The words flew out before she could stop herself.
Lu Zheng sighed helplessly.
“History books aren’t written this way, you know? And if you didn’t want to do it, why even start!?”
“I’d rather go down with you than let you enjoy peace and quiet out there while I suffer in here alone!”
“…”
If we’re going by steps, then yes—Yi Ning should now let go and allow Lu Zheng to go sit down.
But she was thoroughly displeased.
Same reason as always.
It’s like saying—“You hate to see your bro suffer, but you also hate to see him roll up in a Land Rover.”
Why should she have to endure the shame of picking through lingerie that couldn’t even cover a butt cheek, all while feeling like the clerk was teasing her with every glance (self-perceived)—While Lu Zheng got to relax quietly?
Consumed by jealousy and frustration, Yi Ning made a decision—One born of pure emotional heat and zero rationality.
If I’m going down in this pile of glorified dental floss… we’re dying together.
Backup energy reserves, online! Let’s dive into destruction together!
Yi Ning clung even tighter to Lu Zheng’s arm and looked up at him with a charming smile.
“Hubby~”
“I’m gonna be wearing it for you anyway~ Come help me pick it out~”
Lu Zheng: ?