108: Chapter 108 Shall we take a day off and go see a movie together?

Shen Qingxue looked at Lu Li's expression of total despair, and was uncharacteristically silent for a few seconds.

The living room was so quiet that only the occasional vibration of a mobile phone could be heard.

Lu Li buried his face in the sofa cushion, playing dead very thoroughly.

Shen Qingxue leaned against the sofa, her gaze falling on the back of his head, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Was she being too harsh on him?

From yesterday to today, it was either recording songs or going out to buy equipment, carrying bags big and small, without even letting him catch a breath.

Although Lu Li didn't say anything and cooperated quite actively, she could feel that this guy's inner desire to slack off was always stirring.

But even so, he still cooperated with her and greatly respected her wishes.

Then conversely... if she kept strongly demanding that Lu Li not slack off, working around the clock every day without even a break, wouldn't that be very disrespectful to him?

Shen Qingxue lowered her eyes to think for a moment, then spoke.

"Um... Let's take a day off tomorrow."

Lu Li's body visibly stiffened for a moment, and then he slowly raised his head from the sofa cushion, with a head of messed-up hair from being pressed down, wearing an incredulous expression.

"What did you say?"

Shen Qingxue picked up her water cup, took a sip nonchalantly, and her tone remained calm.

"I said, let's take a day off tomorrow."

Lu Li stared at her for a full three seconds, then abruptly sat up from the sofa and reached out to touch Shen Qingxue's forehead.

"Are you not having a fever? Are you really Shen Qingxue? You aren't someone impersonating her, are you? This is impossible..."

Shen Qingxue turned her head to dodge his hand and looked at him expressionlessly.

"If you think tomorrow is too much, then forget it. We'll work as usual, and there are still a bunch of things waiting to be dealt with."

"No no no no no!"

Lu Li waved his hands repeatedly, and his expression instantly switched to one of utter sincerity.

"I think this decision is extremely wise, extremely correct, and extremely visionary! It is simply very good!"

The corners of Shen Qingxue's mouth twitched slightly. She was somewhat speechless at Lu Li's broken English and couldn't be bothered to respond.

Lu Li leaned back against the sofa, resting his hands behind his head, crossed his legs, and wore a silly grin, already starting to calculate how to slack off tomorrow.

"Then what time do we get up tomorrow? Can I wake up naturally?"

"No."

Shen Qingxue put down the water cup, and her tone returned to her usual firmness.

"Get up at nine, go out after breakfast, there are arrangements."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment and tilted his head to look at her.

"What arrangements?"

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, seemingly weighing her phrasing.

"We can use the daytime... to deal with copyright issues, and then..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Lu Li's expression instantly collapse.

"After all this fuss, it's no different from going to work."

Lu Li instantly felt like his life was meaningless again.

Sure enough, expecting Shen Qingxue to give a holiday was simply like Zhou Yichen pursuing Shen Qingxue—daydreaming.

Shen Qingxue was stunned for a moment, then realized that her expression might have been a bit problematic, and hurriedly organized her language again.

"No, I mean... during the day we can take care of the copyright matters along the way, and then... and then in the evening we can..."

Shen Qingxue's voice grew softer and softer, and a faint blush appeared on her face.

But looking at Lu Li's emotionless expression, she hardened her heart, turned her head away, and said word by word.

"It's just that in the evening we can go out for a walk, watch a movie or something, um... anyway, just wander around casually."

She said it very casually, as if this was just a small, impromptu decision.

Lu Li was stunned and subconsciously looked at her.

After all this, the so-called break was like this? But then again, if it was like this... it didn't seem impossible either?

However...

Lu Li squinted his eyes slightly, subconsciously leaned forward a bit, closing the distance between him and Shen Qingxue.

"Huh? No, is she blushing?"

No way, would Shen Qingxue blush? If her fans saw this, their jaws would probably drop to the ground.

"What are you doing?"

Shen Qingxue was startled by Lu Li's movement, and her body instinctively leaned backward a bit.

The distance between the two of them was dangerously close.

Shen Qingxue could even see the arc of Lu Li's eyelashes, as well as a hint of curiosity and amusement deep in his eyes.

Her mind went blank for a fraction of a second.

Then, that familiar wave of shame and annoyance surged up again.

Shen Qingxue raised her hand, pressed her palm against Lu Li's chest, and pushed him away a bit with force.

"What are you doing?"

Her voice was kept very low, carrying a trace of unperceived panic.

Lu Li was pushed back by her, leaned against the sofa armrest, rubbed his chest which had been patted in pain, and wore an innocent look.

"I'm not doing anything, I just wanted to see if you were blushing."

"I am not!"

Shen Qingxue answered very quickly.

So quickly that even she felt it was a bit like protesting too much.

She turned her head away, pretending to look at the scenery outside the window, while her fingers unconsciously clenched the edge of the sofa cushion.

Lu Li leaned against the armrest, looking at her feigned composure, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards slightly.

Such a stubborn mouth.

Her ears were obviously red, yet she was still putting on an act.

But he didn't expose her, sensibly refraining from continuing to court death.

The living room was quiet for a few seconds.

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath, pushed down that messy emotion, turned her head back again, and looked at Lu Li.

Her expression had returned to its usual aloofness, but a trace of moisture that hadn't completely faded still remained deep in her eyes.

"What do you think?"

Shen Qingxue asked again, her tone much steadier than before, but her voice was still a bit softer than usual.

Lu Li looked into her eyes and suddenly found it a bit funny.

Clearly she was asking for his opinion, but those eyes clearly spelled out "try refusing and see what happens".

"Alright."

Lu Li readily agreed; he also wanted to see how movies in this world were.

If there was a chance in the future, maybe he could even remake those high-scoring movies or even Hollywood blockbusters.

But he paused and put forward another request.

"However, I have one condition, and that is, I must sleep until I wake up naturally, because whenever I hear an alarm clock now, I get more triggered than Hajimi."

Shen Qingxue slightly pursed her lips, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, she just hummed an "Mn."

Forget it, let him be.

Otherwise, blindly refusing would always make her seem unfeeling.