Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 805 Xixi: Sorry, I've used them all!

Tuesday, June 19nd.

In the afternoon, Yan Zhusheng drove his Mercedes from the music academy across the Yinjiang River to the Ningshan campus.

The other members of the "Sheng Sheng Bu Xi" band had been waiting in the club activity room for a long time.

Yan Zhusheng strode into the activity room, glanced around casually, and her gaze immediately fell on Li Luo. She then jogged over to him.

In front of the other members, Yan Zhusheng made no attempt to hide her desire to hug Li Luo, rubbing against his chest for a while.

"Can you two tone it down a bit? At least consider the feelings of this lonely old woman, right?" Niu Qingling covered her face helplessly. "If you're going to hug, don't hug for so long!"

"I went to the other side yesterday, Monday, and only just saw her now. It's been a day and a half." Yan Zhusheng poked her head out from Li Luo's arms and looked at Niu Qingling, saying with a serious expression, "It's normal to hold her for a while."

"And you can probably only hug each other in front of us, right?" Xie Shuchen chuckled from behind the keyboard. "Now that you two are public figures, we won't say anything carelessly, but we still have to be careful of other students at school."

“Indeed, you two should take it easy at school,” Shao Youpeng said, holding his bass guitar.

After all, they were all graduates of the affiliated high school, and as members of the rock club, they knew very well what that bastard Li Luo had been doing behind the scenes.

The three of them were well-versed in the Bible of the High School Affiliated to No. 1, so Shao Youpeng and Niu Qingling roughly knew the relationship between Li Luo and the three girls.

Especially Xie Shuchen, at his high school graduation ceremony, Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng didn't even act anymore, they were both sticking to Li Luo.

Yan Zhusheng even forcibly kissed Li Luo in front of everyone, leaving a rather shocking scene for the other students in the same year.

"Speaking of which, aren't you two really planning to make it official?" Niu Qingling asked curiously. "I see quite a few fans online shipping you two as a couple."

"There's no need for that." Li Luo coughed. "From now on, I'll mainly be doing behind-the-scenes work, and the fewer times I appear in public, the better."

Whether it's online novel writers or songwriters, these are professions that rarely see the public eye.

It's just that Li Luo's experiences are so extraordinary that he is now very popular online.

After all, it's rare to see someone so young yet so accomplished, a true all-rounder who excels in various fields.

"You really have a lot of patience," Shao Youpeng clicked his tongue, inwardly admiring Li Luo.

Put yourself in Li Luo's shoes; if he were in Li Luo's position, he'd probably be strutting around like a madman.

"Alright, alright, enough talk, let's get started." Niu Qingling clapped her hands as soon as Yan Zhusheng left Li Luo's arms and said, "There are only ten days left until the New Year's Eve party, let's practice quickly."

After their outstanding performance at the last music festival, the "Sheng Sheng Bu Xi" band was naturally invited by the student union to perform at the New Year's Eve party and was given a performance time for one song.

Li Luo simply chose the song "The Beginning" to perform at the New Year's Eve gala, and also recorded a Douyin video to earn some money from Douyin.

With a guaranteed copyright fee of several hundred thousand yuan plus subsequent revenue sharing, it's quite a splurge.

Now that filming for "The Beginning" has started, various insider information from the production team is gradually spreading under Ying Zhicheng's deliberate control.

Although it's still a long time before "The Beginning" is released, various promotional activities are already underway.

But since the premiere is still a long way off, it's impossible to sing the theme song right away.

Therefore, Li Luo sang the song this time, while Yan Zhusheng picked up the guitar and willingly became a supporting character.

"Don't you think the audience will be disappointed?" Li Luo picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Maybe everyone came for the bamboo flute, but it turns out to be a man singing."

"Are you nervous?" Yan Zhusheng turned her head and asked, "Are you afraid of being criticized?"

"It's not that serious..." Li Luo said with a laugh, "After all, I've sung at Aunt Yuan's concert, why would I worry about that?"

"But being the lead singer in our band is actually a first for me."

"Standing in the middle still feels a little strange."

"I feel great." Yan Zhusheng looked at Li Luo, who had picked up the microphone, took two steps back, and looked him up and down. "He's especially handsome."

"Stop praising me." Xie Shuchen sighed. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Let's get started quickly. Senior Shao has a date to go on this evening."

"What about you?" Niu Qingling asked. "Oh right, your girlfriend is still at the First Affiliated High School. She only comes out on weekends."

"Don't even mention it," Xie Shuchen said, pursing his lips. "We've already broken up."

"What happened?" Shao Youpeng asked, puzzled. "Everything was fine at the music festival before, wasn't it?"

“She always went out on dates with me on weekends, and her mind wasn’t on her studies. Her midterm grades dropped significantly.” Xie Shuchen sighed. “When the teachers and parents found out about our relationship, that was the end of it.”

"Then why don't you tutor her on the weekend?" Yan Zhusheng asked, tilting her head.

"How can I concentrate on teaching my girlfriend when I'm with her?" Xie Shuchen said speechlessly. "I'm not a saint, of course I can't help but touch her. We're all normal men, how can we resist?"

“Li Luo is great.” Yan Zhusheng pointed at Li Luo with an innocent look. “He often teaches me how to study, and he doesn’t really touch me.”

Upon hearing this, Li Luo immediately twitched the corner of her mouth: "...Stop chatting, let's get started."

……

Around 4 PM, Xu Youyu finished her class, said goodbye to her roommates, and walked alone towards the student club building.

Xu Youyu took out his phone, glanced at WeChat, and started typing.

[Xu Youyu]: I just finished class. Have you finished practicing yet?
[Li Luo]: Just practice one last time.

[Xu Youyu]: Then I'll come over? Let's take Zhusheng's car back together, and it'll be about the same time if we walk there.

[Li Luo]: Okay, just come in when you arrive.

[Xu Youyu]: Ahem... You're welcome to come in. Where did you park Zhusheng's car? I'll just wait for you in the parking lot.

[Li Luo]: Huh? Why don't you just come in?
[Xu Youyu]: Ugh, you're so annoying. That's it. Hurry up and send me the car's location.

[Li Luo]: It's next to the stairwell on the east side. Aren't you really going to come up?
[Xu Youyu]: No, no! That's fine.

Li Luo, who was taking a break in the club activity room, looked at the chat history and was completely confused. She couldn't understand why Xu Youyu was so reluctant to show up at the club.

However, he didn't think much of it. After finishing his WeChat conversation, he picked up the microphone again and called to the resting group, "Let's practice one last time, and then we'll call it a day."

Everyone stood up and returned to their instruments.

A few minutes later, the song ended.

Shao Youpeng received a phone call, then his expression changed slightly. He quickly said to the others, "My girlfriend hit someone while riding her electric scooter, I have to get there right away!"

"Huh?" Li Luo was taken aback for a moment, then immediately asked, "Where?"

"Over there at the south gate."

“Then come with us,” Li Luo said immediately. “Zhu Sheng drove here, so we’ll take you there directly. Otherwise, it would take several minutes to drive there from here.”

Their clubhouse is located on the north side of the school, directly opposite the south gate. It would be quite difficult for Shao Youpeng to get to the south gate as quickly as possible.

Upon hearing Li Luo's words, Shao Youpeng nodded hurriedly and followed Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng downstairs to head towards the underground parking lot.

Xu Youyu, who was waiting for someone next to the Mercedes, looked up in that direction when he heard footsteps coming from the stairwell.

When Xu Youyu saw Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng, a smile appeared on his face.

But when he saw Shao Youpeng following behind, his expression changed slightly, and he became somewhat embarrassed. Once Shao Youpeng got into the car, Xu Youyu took the passenger seat and then asked the two men in the back, "What brings Shao Youpeng here?"

"His girlfriend was in an accident while riding her electric scooter at the South Gate, so he gave her a ride to get there," Li Luo explained simply.

"Oh, oh..." Xu Youyu nodded in realization, then fell silent, brushed a stray hair behind her ear, and turned to look out the window.

Shao Youpeng didn't react much. Although Xu Youyu was indeed his high school goddess, that dream had long been shattered.

Now that his girlfriend is in trouble again, he doesn't have time to think about anything else; he just wants to get to the scene as quickly as possible.

But for Xu Youyu, the main reason she chose to wait in the parking lot was that she was too embarrassed to see Shao Youpeng.

After all, last time in the back seat of the BMW, when he and Li Luo were secretly doing something naughty, Shao Youpeng even led Shao Heqi past the car, with only a window separating them.

Although the car windows have a protective film to prevent people from peeping inside, people outside cannot see inside.

But thinking back to that scene, I felt great at the time, but now I feel a little embarrassed.

That's why she thought it best not to see Shao Youpeng's face if possible.

Otherwise, it just feels weird.

Fortunately, Yan Zhusheng was driving today, and her BMW was still parked at Bihai Lanting, otherwise it would have been even more awkward.

Yan Zhusheng started the car and quickly arrived at the South Gate.

Fortunately, Shao Youpeng's girlfriend was not seriously injured; it was only a minor scrape.

Upon arriving at the scene, Shao Youpeng confirmed that his girlfriend was alright and quickly thanked Li Luo and the others.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Li Luo waved goodbye and asked Yan Zhusheng to drive away. He went to the market to buy some groceries and then went home to cook dinner.

"Sister Yu, can you help me out? Zhusheng can go have fun."

"Okay." Yan Zhusheng nodded obediently and went to the piano room to practice.

Xu Youyu followed Li Luo into the kitchen.

As soon as she went inside, Li Luo pulled her into his arms and pressed her against the wall.

"What are you doing?" Xu Youyu asked with a laugh. "Trying to do something naughty? You even sent Zhusheng away on purpose. Are you planning to play in the kitchen? What will Xixi do when she comes back later?"

“Don’t worry about Xixi. She said she’s busy at the company tonight and won’t be home for dinner.” Li Luo chuckled and reached out to lift Xu Youyu’s chin. “I just suddenly remembered, was your refusal to go to the club earlier because of Shao Youpeng?”

"What...what are you saying..." Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu immediately looked away guiltily.

"I knew it." Li Luo laughed even more. "With Sister Yu around, are you thinking about what happened in the BMW last time? You seem to be reminiscing about it."

"You're so mean." Xu Youyu shoved him in annoyance. "It's all your fault. Luckily, we weren't caught back then."

"Back then, when Shao Youpeng and Shao Heqi were standing outside the car, you were..."

"Shut up!" Xu Youyu quickly reached out and covered Li Luo's mouth, her face unusually flushed, to stop him from talking nonsense. "Hurry up and cook! I'm starving!"

"Then let me feed you something first, to fill your stomach?" Li Luo chuckled and leaned down to kiss him.

"Well……"

It took Li Luo an hour and a half to prepare a meal for three people.

Three dishes and a soup, under normal circumstances, would probably be ready in less than an hour.

The reason why this took so long is self-evident.

"Honestly... I even wanted to take a second shower while I was showering." Xu Youyu muttered to herself as she got the dishes from the kitchen. "Luckily, they're all used up..."

"So you've really run out?" Li Luo asked Xu Youyu, turning her head to look at him while holding a bowl of soup.

"What else?" Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at him. "Xixi's box has fifty pieces, plus twelve free. It's been almost half a year since July, okay?"

"On average, it's about one every three days, which is pretty normal."

"It's quite amazing that Xixi didn't notice it all along."

"I actually have a slight suspicion that she already knew?"

"It doesn't look like it," Li Luo scratched his head. "But you never know."

Xixi is not Zhusheng after all; even if she knew, she might not say it.

If Yuan Wanqing hadn't disagreed, Zhu Sheng probably would have already lost her temper.

Ying Chanxi is no longer the little girl she once was; in the past three years, she has matured considerably.

She's no longer the little girl who threw a tantrum when she found out Li Luo was writing a book but told others instead.

Li Luo really couldn't quite figure out what Ying Chanxi was thinking.

"But you really can hold back," Xu Youyu said with a grin. "Xi Xi and Zhu Sheng, two great beauties, are always around you, and you can still hold back."

"Isn't it because you're here?" Li Luo said, but he wasn't actually in a hurry about Zhu Sheng and Xi Xi's situation.

After all, it's not like you can only feel good by doing *that* kind of thing...

Although Zhusheng was forbidden by Yuan Wanqing, he still had plenty of other tricks up his sleeve. When the three of them took a bath together, he almost corrupted Xixi.

“Speaking of which, even if Xixi didn’t find out before, she should know by now that we’re moving, right?” Li Luo suddenly thought of this and turned to Xu Youyu to say.

"Probably," Xu Youyu blinked. "We're moving tomorrow, and she'll probably be packing when she gets back tonight. Should I apologize to her then? I'm so sorry, Xixi~ I accidentally used it all up~"

"Ahem..." Li Luo sighed, covering her face, seeing her irritating expression when she apologized. "Don't be silly. I'll keep an eye on her reaction when she's packing."

"Don't worry too much." Xu Youyu chuckled and patted Li Luo on the shoulder. "I bought a new box; I'll make it up to her tonight."

"...Is this the problem?"

"That's none of my business." Xu Youyu smugly hummed twice. "Your first kiss was stolen by Xixi, so it's not too much for me to steal your first time, is it?"

Li Luo: "..."

My first kiss happened back in my second year of high school.

Li Luo thought Xu Youyu hadn't paid attention, but he didn't expect her to remember it for so long.

"I thought Sister Yu was really open-minded."

"Being magnanimous doesn't mean you won't get jealous, okay?" Xu Youyu said irritably, sticking out her finger and poking Li Luo's chest twice.

"So you didn't get any bamboo flute at all?" Li Luo said with a laugh.

"Well..." Xu Youyu tilted her head, actually starting to think, then smiled slyly, "So, you just let her have your first pregnancy?"

Li Luo: "..."

(End of this chapter)