Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 861 My sister is clumsy, but I'm not stupid.

The day after Li Luo returned from the Provincial Writers Association, Yan Zhusheng started pestering him.

Because he had previously agreed to have dinner at Tudou's house, he agreed to Yan Zhusheng's request to spend the whole day with her.

Later, they simply stayed overnight at Tudou's house, which made Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi unable to sleep alone at night.

Therefore, Li Luo naturally needs to make some compensation.

So after the morning run on January 31, Ying Chanxi went to the company first, Xu Youyu went back to catch up on sleep, and Yan Zhusheng dragged Li Luo to the piano room on the fourth floor to have him accompany her to practice her singing.

Li Luo had no objection; after all, he was quite free lately.

"The Great Qian Night Patrol Division" has been completed, but it is still being written at a steady pace of two chapters a day, gradually depleting the final draft. It is estimated that it will officially come to an end at the end of March or the beginning of April.

The beginning of the new book has already been written quite a bit. After the first few chapters were approved by the editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief, Li Luo has already started to stockpile manuscripts.

I've saved up about twenty chapters in the past few days, totaling tens of thousands of words.

Following this trend, by the time his new book is officially released in mid-February, he will have at least 100,000 to 200,000 words in his hand, so he can be completely unconcerned.

It's perfectly fine to occasionally spend time with my lovely wives.

As long as you don't try to squeeze him dry all the time, it's fine.

If he didn't consistently work out every day, he would feel that just dealing with Xu Youyu and Yan Zhusheng would be too much for him.

So, there's some truth to monogamy...

"Sit here."

Yan Zhusheng sat down at the piano, shifted her little bottom to the side to make room for Li Luo, and then looked up at him.

Li Luo nodded and stepped forward, sitting arm in arm with Yan Zhusheng, then reached out to the black and white keys of the piano: "What should I play?"

Yan Zhusheng did not answer, but instead stretched out her hands and played the prelude to a song on the piano.

Upon hearing it, Li Luo immediately reacted, her hands following Yan Zhusheng's rhythm as she played "The Sun."

"I just want to be your sun~ your sun~"

Yan Zhusheng hummed along with the rhythm of the music, then forgot the lyrics and just hummed along with the melody, doing some vocal warm-up exercises, and her voice became clear and bright.

Despite Yan Zhusheng's tendency to constantly pester Li Luo, she is never ambiguous when it comes to serious matters.

The entire piano practice and vocal warm-up session lasted for more than an hour, ending around nine o'clock.

At this moment, Butler Liu had already instructed the kitchen to bring in fresh cut fruit and warm water.

Yan Zhusheng couldn't wait to push Li Luo onto the sofa, and kissed him with a grape in her mouth.

The two cuddled on the sofa for a while before Yan Zhusheng returned to normal and sat down at the piano again.

This time, she wasn't simply playing the piano; she was creating freely, following her heart and inspiration, her fingers moving with feeling.

Simply put, it's improvisation.

Every movement of the music reflects the ebb and flow of her emotions.

Occasionally, when she finds a particularly good passage, she will suddenly pause, sit at the piano, play a few notes now and then, and then fall into deep thought.

She would only continue playing once the final piece was written down on a blank sheet of music.

This is also an extra pleasure for Yan Zhusheng when playing the piano.

Around 10 a.m., Yan Zhusheng stopped again, snuggled into Li Luo's arms, and asked for fruit and a kiss.

After resting for a while, I turned my attention to the other musical instruments hanging on the wall.

Yan Zhusheng walked to the wall, casually picked up a flute, and easily played a tune.

He then took down a pipa and sat down next to Li Luo to play it for a while.

During that time, she tried seven or eight different musical instruments and had a great time playing them. Occasionally, she would even drag Li Luo along to try them out.

For Li Luo, who possesses a memory palace, as long as someone has played the instrument in front of him, he can perfectly replicate it by activating the soul possession function of his memory palace.

So for him, trying it out occasionally is not difficult at all; on the contrary, it is quite fun.

This made things even more interesting for Yan Zhusheng.

She genuinely loves music; she didn't learn and play it out of necessity because Yuan Wanqing forced her.

Li Luo could sense the enthusiasm and joy in her demeanor, just like Yan Zhusheng, who was already in her thirties in her previous life.

"You're not bored, are you?" Yan Zhusheng asked Li Luo suddenly after finishing playing her accordion.

“Not boring at all.” Li Luo took the accordion from Yan Zhusheng, thought of a very famous person, and couldn’t help but start playing it. “It’s quite interesting.”

"But you, spending every morning in the piano room, don't you get bored?"

"Most people would find it very boring, right?"

"No way," Yan Zhusheng blinked. "If it were boring, why would I study music?"

"Ahem... You can say that to me, but don't say it too often during your live streams," Li Luo said with a laugh. "Otherwise, how many people will get defensive?"

"Why did your defenses break?" Yan Zhusheng asked, tilting her head.

"I guess she's envious of you." Li Luo patted her head. "It's almost time, let's go downstairs and get ready for lunch."

"Oh."

"What are your plans for this afternoon?" Li Luo asked as they came downstairs. "I promised to spend the whole day with you."

"If I'm free in the afternoon, I usually listen to music and watch a movie," Yan Zhusheng said. "You're going to work out, right?"

"Working out while listening to music won't be a problem," Li Luo said, holding Yan Zhusheng's hand. "After I finish my workout, shall we go watch a movie on the fourth floor?"

"Sure."

Yan Zhusheng felt that holding hands wasn't enough, so she took the initiative to hug Li Luo's arm and pressed her whole body against him.

When the two arrived at the restaurant on the first floor, they found that the other two were not there.

"Aren't Xixi and Youyu here?" Li Luo asked Steward Liu.

"Miss Ying said she's busy at the company and won't be coming home for dinner." Butler Liu bowed slightly. "Miss Xu doesn't seem to have come out of the third floor since this morning; she's probably still sleeping."

"Let's leave her alone for now and let her continue sleeping," Li Luo said with a chuckle. "When she wakes up, we'll see what she wants to eat and prepare it for her."

"Okay." Butler Liu nodded gently and then instructed the kitchen to serve the dishes.

After having lunch with Yan Zhusheng, Li Luo took her hand and went to the backyard. They walked through the back gate into the community's green area and strolled for more than half an hour.

After a quick digestion, we went to the gym on the basement floor of the villa.

While Li Luo was working out, Yan Zhusheng brought over a portable speaker and played some recently released songs.

Many of these singers were completely unknown to Li Luo. Most of them were independent musicians and small workshops with little to no promotional channels or connections, but the quality of their works was quite good.

Li Luo's aesthetic appreciation of music was gradually cultivated by Yan Zhusheng throughout his two lifetimes, and he was able to appreciate the effort put into these new musical works.

In contrast, Yan Zhusheng listened to very little pop music; the pop music she listened to most often was mostly composed by Li Luo. "How heavy is this?" Yan Zhusheng squatted down next to Li Luo, who was doing bench presses, and asked curiously while listening to music.

"This is alright, fifty kilograms." Li Luo was doing the standard bench press with ease, just a warm-up, and was planning to add more weight.

Yan Zhusheng blinked upon hearing this: "Isn't that about the same as me?"

"That's true," Li Luo said with a smile. "I could easily lift one of you now."

“Indeed.” Yan Zhusheng nodded, recalling how she was being bullied by Li Luo while clinging to him. Li Luo had indeed held on for a very long time, while she was the one who almost got exhausted.

Although Yan Zhusheng has been running every morning for a long time and her physical strength and endurance are much better than Xu Youyu's, she has not been as consistent with fitness as Li Luo. In a one-on-one fight, she would definitely not be Li Luo's match.

"Then why don't you try lifting me up?" Yan Zhusheng suddenly became interested and suggested.

"Huh?" Li Luo was taken aback for a moment, put down the horizontal bar in his hand, and smiled at her, "If you want to try, come up here."

"Here I come." Yan Zhusheng eagerly climbed onto Li Luo.

The next second, she felt herself being lifted up by Li Luo's hands, and her whole body was instantly lifted into the air.

For Li Luo, Yan Zhusheng was indeed very light; with his current fitness level, fifty kilograms was still too easy for him.

The two of them spent some time playing on the gym equipment, and inevitably ended up whispering sweet nothings to each other.

While I was working out, things suddenly just didn't feel right.

By the time Li Luo came to his senses, both of them were completely naked.

Yan Zhusheng sat nestled in his arms, breathing slightly heavily, her face flushed as she leaned against his chest, savoring the afterglow of the moment.

"You promised to work out, but you messed things up again."

Li Luo couldn't help but sigh.

"You were the one who initiated it."

"Really?" Li Luo retorted, speechless. "Didn't you just kiss me first because you couldn't resist?"

"But you lifted me into the air first."

"This counts? I was working out, okay?"

"There are gym equipment available, why are you lifting me up?"

Li Luo: "...You little vixen, I think you need to be taught a lesson."

After saying that, Li Luo raised one hand.

The next second, Yan Zhusheng felt herself being slapped, making a loud slapping sound, and the blush on her face deepened.

After cuddling together for a while, Li Luo finally picked her up and carried her into the gym's private bathroom.

After a quick shower, the two changed their clothes and went to the entertainment room on the fourth floor. They selected a movie on the big screen and enjoyed it while eating fruit and snacks.

Midway through, the door to the recreation room was opened.

Xu Youyu peeked over and saw the two of them snuggling together watching a movie. He was speechless and said, "You didn't even invite me to watch a movie. That's too much. Xixi isn't here, but I'm not not home."

As he spoke, Xu Youyu walked in from outside, intending to join their private time.

But Yan Zhusheng looked at Xu Youyu, raised her hands in front of her chest in a cross shape, and said righteously, "Senior, no way."

"What do you mean no?" Xu Youyu was taken aback.

"Today is my day, Li Luo, and you can't disturb us."

"Zhusheng, you've gone too far! You've already taken over this place?"

"Where's my senior? She spent the night alone with Li Luo the night before last. When Li Luo called, his voice was panting." Yan Zhusheng said, squinting her eyes. "My sister is so dense, she probably wouldn't have noticed. But I'm not stupid."

Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head sheepishly, "Haha... well... I still have to write, so I'll head down now! You guys, I'm not really interested in this movie! Bye!"

Xu Youyu slipped away without a second thought. Yan Zhusheng watched her senior's departing figure, her eyes crinkling with pleasure. She leaned against Li Luo, pulling his hand and wrapping her arms around his waist.

"You... noticed it the night before last?" Li Luo coughed and asked.

“Yes.” Yan Zhusheng glanced at Li Luo. “What else?”

"...I clearly held it in at the time."

“It’s that kind of breath-holding sound,” Yan Zhusheng explained to him in a serious tone. “When we were alone together before, it was the same sound you heard when you called your sister.”

Li Luo: "..."

Goodness, Yan Zhusheng's counter-surveillance awareness is really top-notch; she can even tell that?

……

In the evening, Ying Chanxi finally returned home and prepared to have dinner with Li Luo and the others.

When they arrived at the restaurant, they found that Xu Youyu was the only person at the table.

"Hmm? Where is Li Luo?" Ying Chanxi asked curiously. "And Zhu Sheng too."

"They went out shopping and had dinner," Xu Youyu replied calmly.

"Huh?" Ying Chanxi pouted angrily upon hearing this. "Why didn't you tell me?"

“If I had told you beforehand, my sister would definitely have shamelessly followed me,” Xu Youyu said, blinking. “These are Zhu Sheng’s exact words.”

Ying Chanxi: "...Where am I shameless? She's the shameless one!"

"You'll have to talk to her about that," Xu Youyu chuckled. "Let's eat first."

Ying Chanxi finished her dinner in a huff and waited at the entrance of the basement all night until 9:30 pm, when Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng finally returned home.

As soon as Li Luo entered the room, she saw Ying Chanxi with her arms crossed and a serious expression. Her heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself that she would have to coax him again.

But Yan Zhusheng had already stepped forward, grabbed Ying Chanxi's arm, and said to Ying Chanxi, "Sister, I have good news for you."

"What?" Ying Chanxi glanced at her. "Don't think you can wipe the slate clean by changing the subject."

"Don't worry," Yan Zhusheng said. "Senior said that because she accompanied Li Luo to a meeting and monopolized Li Luo's time for two days, Li Luo is mine today, and Li Luo is yours tomorrow."

"of course."

"If you don't think it's okay, then forget it, that way..."

"Stop!" Ying Chanxi immediately interrupted Yan Zhusheng, slapping Yan Zhusheng's hand. "Deal!"

Li Luo: "...No, what do you take me for?"

"Don't talk." Yan Zhusheng turned her head and winked at him.

"Shut up!" Ying Chanxi turned her head and glared at him.

Li Luo had no choice but to accept the arrangement.

(End of this chapter)