131: Chapter 131 Oh no, that deadpan mouth is causing trouble again.

The female clerk's gaze lingered on Lu Li's face for two seconds, then dropped to look at the iconic flip-flops on his feet.

There was no doubt about it, oh my god.

It really was Lu Li?!

She instinctively wanted to cry out, but her remaining sliver of reason forced her to swallow that scream back down.

"Can't scream, can't scream."

"She had to be professional, stay calm!"

Business aside, she still couldn't help letting her imagination run wild.

In the middle of the night like this, Lu Li came out to buy sanitary pads!!

He's a guy, surely he wasn't buying them for himself, right?

Ruling out the possibility of him being a pervert, that meant he was definitely buying them for a girl!

Besides, this area was full of residential housing, and in the middle of the night... that meant that girl was currently living at his place!

Living at his place... in the middle of the night... sanitary pads...

The female clerk's brain operated at top speed, and a name was on the tip of her tongue.

Shen Qingxue.

It was definitely Shen Qingxue!

Earlier online rumors said the two of them were together, and she had thought it was just shippers overinterpreting things.

But now...

Lu Li came out to buy sanitary pads in the middle of the night, and as soon as he walked in, he said he was buying them for his girlfriend...

What did this mean?!

It meant they were currently cohabitating!

This was definitely a massively explosive piece of gossip!

The female clerk was screaming inside, but her facial expression desperately maintained a smile.

"Um... Sir, have you figured it out yet? What brand?"

Her voice was relatively steady, but the slightly trembling end of her tone still betrayed a hint of excitement.

Lu Li was immersed in his own awkwardness and completely failed to notice the change in the female clerk's expression.

He scratched his head, still trying to remember, but after thinking for a long time without coming up with an answer, he finally decided to just open his phone and ask Shen Qingxue again.

Fortunately, Shen Qingxue replied almost instantly.

Lu Li instantly felt a sense of relief and reported it to the female clerk.

"And then? Night use or day use?"

The female clerk continued to press.

Lu Li was dazed again.

Shen Qingxue hadn't told him about this, should he... ask again?

"Uh... Just take them all, give me one of each kind."

He simply gave up and threw caution to the wind.

The female clerk's lips twitched, holding back a smile, as she turned around and grabbed a few packs from the shelf to put into a shopping bag.

"Do you need anything else?"

"No need, just these."

Lu Li took out his phone and paid.

Just as he was about to turn around and walk towards the door, the female clerk suddenly called out to him cautiously.

"Um... Sir, are you Lu Li?"

Lu Li was stunned, not expecting to actually be recognized.

However, he didn't have any thoughts of covering it up and generously admitted it.

"Mn, it's me."

To be honest, if carrying a bag of sanitary pads wasn't so awkward, he would have loved to demonstrate what it meant for a loud rumble to echo across the sky and Young Master to make a brilliant entrance.

After receiving confirmation, the female clerk was obviously a bit excited, hastily finding paper and a pen to ask Lu Li for an autograph.

Lu Li didn't want to waste too much time either, so he casually signed it and rushed to get ready to go home.

After all, the one at home was still waiting; if he wasn't anxious, she certainly would be.

Thinking of this, Lu Li accelerated his pace home.

At the convenience store entrance, the female clerk watched his retreating figure, then quietly took out her phone to capture the scene.

"Goodness..."

After Lu Li disappeared, she finally couldn't help covering her mouth, impatiently checking the photo.

Although Lu Li's face wasn't clear in the photo, his profile and those iconic flip-flops were simply too distinct.

The more the female clerk looked, the more excited she became.

Then she opened Douyin, edited a caption to post, and didn't forget to attach a picture of Lu Li's autograph along with that photo of his back.

"Family members! Quick, look who I ran into in the middle of the night?!"

...

At this moment, Lu Li had no idea he had already been posted online.

He carried the shopping bag and walked briskly back home, pushed open the door, changed his shoes, walked up to Shen Qingxue's bedroom door, and knocked gently.

"I'm back."

"Come in."

Shen Qingxue's voice came from inside, sounding a bit stronger than before.

Lu Li pushed the door open and went in; Shen Qingxue was still leaning against the headboard, her complexion a bit better than before, but still pale.

He placed the shopping bag on the bedside table, turned around, and stood with his back to her, terrified of seeing something inappropriate later.

Lu Li didn't even know what he was thinking.

Earlier he could be so open, yet now in such a serious situation, he was somewhat holding back and even thinking about avoiding suspicion.

"Um... take a look and see if these are it. I don't really understand this stuff, so I just grabbed the brand you mentioned along with some recommended by the clerk."

Looking at his posture of not daring to turn around, Shen Qingxue found it somewhat amusing; to think he could have such an honest moment?

Afterwards, she reached out to grab the shopping bag and lowered her head to take a look.

Mhm! There were all kinds of styles anyway.

Shen Qingxue froze for a moment, then couldn't help muttering softly.

"Did you move the entire shelf back? You bought too many."

With his back to her, Lu Li scratched his head.

"I didn't know which kind you wanted, so... I just took them all."

Shen Qingxue didn't speak anymore, took a pack out of the bag, put the rest away, and then looked at Lu Li.

"It's fine now."

Lu Li let out an "Oh," still without turning around.

Shen Qingxue looked at his back, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke up.

"Um, you... can turn around now."

Only then did Lu Li slowly turn around, his gaze first sweeping a circle across the ceiling, pausing on the window for two seconds, and finally landing on Shen Qingxue's face.

"Are you feeling better?"

"Mn, the medicine is kicking in. Although it still hurts a bit, it's not as painful as it was at first."

Shen Qingxue leaned against the headboard, her voice sounding a bit lighter than before.

Lu Li let out a sigh of relief, pulled over a chair, and sat down.

"That's good. I was worried you wouldn't be able to sleep all night."

Shen Qingxue didn't reply, lowering her head as her fingers absentmindedly drew circles on the quilt.

The room fell silent for a few seconds.

"Um... Thank you."

Lu Li waved his hand.

"What's there to thank, it was just a small effort."

Pausing for a moment, he added another sentence.

"But next time if you need anything, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush. I thought..."

Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly stopped, his expression becoming a bit unnatural.

Crap, this damn mouth...