The longed-for village system

Chapter 46 Zhao Xiaogu's Touch
"Brother Chen, are you sure you don't need me to wait for you to go back together?"

After washing up, Peng Peng confirmed with Chen Qing that he could actually wait here for a few minutes.

"It's alright, you go back first! I need to wash up and I have some personal matters to attend to later."

Chen Qing told Peng Peng to go back to the Mushroom House first, as he had some things to take care of that evening.

The recliner I promised to give Zhao Xiaogu was delayed today because of concert preparations. Zhao Xiaogu will be leaving tomorrow, so I have to work overtime tonight to finish it.

"Okay, then Brother Chen, come back soon after you're done."

Since it was a private matter and Brother Chen hadn't asked for his help, Peng Peng wisely went back to the Mushroom House first. He was quite perceptive enough to know what was going on.

After watching Peng Peng leave the yard, Chen Qing did not go inside to wash up immediately. Instead, he went to the pond next to him and took out the bamboo that had been soaking for a day and a night before going back inside to give it a quick rinse.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaogu, having finished washing up, came out to pour water from her cup and happened to run into Peng Peng, who had also come out to pour water after finishing a game, ready to continue his battle.

"You're back already! Are you playing with pesticides?"

Although Zhao Xiaogu was talking to Peng Peng, her gaze was fixed on the boys' room behind him, as if she was expecting something to appear.

"Hmm! Sister Xiaogu, do you play this game too? I saw that Brother Chen has downloaded it on his phone as well. When Brother Chen comes back, shall we play a game as a trio? I'm about to advance to Diamond rank."

Zhao Xiaogu seemed not to hear Peng Peng's invitation, but she did catch a small part of it: the landlord hadn't gone back to the Mushroom House to sleep yet.

"Hasn't Xiao Chen come back yet? Didn't you all go to the yard next door to wash up together? He shouldn't need that long to take a shower!"

Zhao Xiaogu was curious about this. Generally speaking, a man takes a shower for a maximum of five minutes, and at most ten minutes. It's been more than half an hour, so there's no reason why he hasn't returned yet.

"No, Brother Chen usually only takes six or seven minutes to shower. He said he had some personal matters to attend to and asked me to come back first. He should be back soon!"

Seeing that Zhao Xiaogu's attention was entirely focused on the door, Peng Peng felt his chances of advancing that night were slim. He'd just played a game and gotten completely crushed; he'd lost a star if it weren't for his advancement protection card. His teammates were too incompetent and terrible, and the opponents were too strong—it was impossible to play!

As expected, Zhao Xiaogu's answer completely disheartened him. He only heard, "It's getting late, get some rest!", followed by a fragrant breeze and a beautiful figure leaving.

"Why does it feel like Sister Xiaogu is acting strangely towards Brother Chen?"

Seeing Zhao Xiaogu enter the house, Peng Peng scratched his head with a puzzled look on his face. However, being a straight man, he didn't delve into it further. Rather than wasting time on this, he might as well go back to the house and play a few more games. Maybe he'd get lucky and get matched with a pro player to carry him!

Meanwhile, after Zhao Xiaogu returned to her room, she chatted with her sister and Liu Shishi, but she kept listening to the sounds outside. However, even after they had all gone to bed, they did not hear anyone return.

She usually suffers from insomnia due to work pressure, but this is the first time she can't sleep because she's worried about someone. Listening to the steady breathing beside her, Zhao Xiaogu hesitated for a moment, but still gently climbed out of bed and left the room.

She glanced at the shoe cabinet by the door and realized that the shoes were not there. She knew that the person had not returned yet. She put on the shoes and prepared to go to the neighboring yard to check the situation so that she could help if needed.

Before she even reached the courtyard, she heard a slight noise coming from inside. As she checked the situation inside from the outside, a certain string in her heart was plucked sharply.

This man actually made her a recliner overnight. This was the first time she had ever seen another man besides her father care about her so much.

Just because he wanted to leave the next day, he worked overtime overnight to finish this, even though he had recorded shows and performed at concerts during the day.

With slightly reddened eyes, Zhao Xiaogu pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in. She said to Ouyang Chenqing, who was busy at work, "I'm not in a hurry. You don't need to work so hard all night. Go back and rest!"

Hearing the courtyard gate being pushed open, Chen Qing turned around and was slightly surprised to see Zhao Xiaogu wearing a cute set of pajamas. However, upon hearing Zhao Xiaogu's words, he did not ask her why she came here, but replied, "I couldn't sleep a little and thought your recliner hadn't been made yet, so I came over to sit down."

He got really high at the end of today's concert and is still so excited that he can't sleep. Instead of wasting time, he might as well do some crafts to calm himself down and go to sleep later.

However, Zhao Xiaogu interpreted his words differently, thinking that Chen Qing was comforting her, and her heart was filled with emotion once again.

(End of this chapter)