84: Chapter 84 The Light in the Old, Dilapidated House

Tang Luochuan brought the girl upstairs; there was no elevator.

Su Wantang watched as he took the house key out from the fire hydrant nearby and then opened the door.

"Why is your house key kept here?"

"My parents put it there!"

"Aren't you afraid of losing it?"

"Is that even a question?"

Su Wantang couldn't understand it at all, because she had never seen such a situation before.

She didn't even understand why he didn't just install a digital lock, given how rich he was.

However, the moment she entered the room, she still felt a touch of warmth.

The furniture looked quite old, but it was kept spotlessly clean.

"It feels just like one of those period dramas from over a decade ago."

Tang Luochuan gave a thumbs up: "You've truly mastered the art of stating the obvious; this really is the decor from over a decade ago."

"You really live here?"

"What else?!"

"I want to see your room." Su Wantang was extremely curious about what the boy's room in front of her would look like.

"Hmm~ the bedroom on the left, go ahead."

Tang Luochuan didn't try to hide anything; if she wanted to see it, she could. It was just a simple, small bedroom.

There wasn't much in it.

He should call his mother first.

He took out his phone and dialed his mother: "Mom? Where are you and Dad?"

"We're at your grandmother's house; we'll be back later! Isn't Cousin Jianhua getting married? We came over to help with the preparations."

Tang Luochuan could tell that his mother was in a pretty good mood.

Originally, this matter had made Zhu Xiumei feel very embarrassed, but her son had given her over 5 million in total.

Any trivial problem seemed insignificant in the face of money.

If Meng Fanyi didn't fancy her son, that was their loss.

Back in their hometown, those dilapidated houses wouldn't be worth much even if they were demolished.

"I got it. You guys stay busy, no need to come back to pick me up. I'll go catch a taxi..." As he said this, he suddenly had a change of thought. Catch a taxi? Might as well buy a car.

His dad could drive it usually, and he could drive it for fun when he came back.

"You don't need to worry about me, I'll head back myself! I brought a friend over, she might stay here tonight, is that okay?"

"Sure... coming! Coming!" Someone was calling his mother on the other end, so they didn't talk much longer, and the call ended.

Tang Luochuan walked towards the bedroom: "Su Wantang, why don't you come back to the village with me! Trying to cling to me, are you? Then... why are you touching my underwear??"

Just as he walked into the bedroom, he saw Su Wantang blushing, crouching on the floor picking up underwear.

She looked full of grievances: "No, it's you... your closet is stuffed to the brim, and I... I saw it wasn't closed properly! I gave it a push, and it... it just popped open."

"Don't touch my Ultraman underwear, that is my light!" Tang Luochuan walked over quickly, snatched up the underwear from the floor, and prepared to shove it back in.

But once he opened the closet, it was indeed just as the girl said; a mess of things was stuffed inside.

Summer clothes, winter down jackets, thin blankets, quilts...

Tang Luochuan felt a headache coming on. He had been living in a luxury mansion for a while, where Shen Muyan and Jiang Jinyue kept everything in perfect order.

The walk-in closet there was spacious enough. Returning to his old, dilapidated apartment, he really felt like he couldn't bear to look at it.

"You're so old, and you still wear Ultraman!" Su Wantang continued to be stubborn, wanting to defend herself that she hadn't done it on purpose.

Tang Luochuan looked displeased and pulled out another pair, waving it in front of her: "What about it? I even wear SpongeBob! Is there a problem?"

Su Wantang: "..."

After stuffing the clothes back in, Su Wantang felt a bit sleepy. She wasn't picky about the place and sat directly on the edge of his bed.

Her fingers rubbed against the bed sheet, and her heart fluttered: "This is where he slept, and it's been a long time, right? I'm actually in a boy's room, and I'm sitting on his bed."

By all accounts, she wasn't that kind of casual person, but in her mind...

There were many ways to foster a relationship: physical contact, verbal teasing, and integrating oneself into the other person's private space.

Clearly, the bedroom was the most private place.

"Your bed is so hard."

"It's been many years; I paid someone 600 to make it!" Tang Luochuan finished tidying up and thought about what else he needed to take back to the village.

The girl yawned and stretched; she wanted to lie down but didn't dare.

However, when she placed her hand on the bed sheet again, she found that where her hand landed, it felt unusually hard.

"Is there something underneath?" Su Wantang touched it and felt like it was a book.

A boy's secret??

A strange thought arose in her heart.

"Tang Luochuan, you have something under your bed."

"Shoes! And some miscellaneous items, probably." Tang Luochuan thought she meant under the bed frame, so he didn't pay attention and walked out: "I'll check the gas; if everything is fine, we'll leave."

"Oh~" Su Wantang replied, but her hand had already lifted the bed sheet and mattress.

The item was lying right on the bed board.

"..."

It was the sexy cover of a famous Japanese woman, which had accompanied Tang Luochuan throughout his entire high school years.

It had taught him the most basic knowledge of human reproduction.

She had a high level of popularity among boys, but very few girls knew about her.

Her movies could always be completed with just a few people; low cost, high efficiency, few scenes.

And not many lines!

"Is this?? A model magazine?" Su Wantang was very curious; at least on the cover, the person was still wearing lingerie.

When she flipped to the first page.

"Holy crap!!"

She quickly closed it again: "How could there be..."

Su Wantang was on the verge of tears; she felt humiliated and visually defiled.

"So disgusting... but... why... so strange..."

Su Wantang, this little virgin, although she could understand what was inside, this was the first time she had truly seen it.

But any normal person couldn't help but be curious.

Especially since she was 20, a time when curiosity was at its peak.

"Just one more look, to see if there's anything special."

Su Wantang pinched the corner of knowledge and gently flipped it open.

"Hiss~~~ so that's how it is~~"

The first page had already plunged her into an ocean of knowledge.

At the doorway...

Tang Luochuan had finished checking the gas long ago. As soon as he returned, he saw her studying his "academic magazine."

At this moment, he didn't have the courage to stop her.

'It's been awkward the whole way, and it's even more awkward now that we're back!' He quietly retreated, not daring to step inside another inch, just waiting for her to come out.

Tang Luochuan raised his hand and slapped his own face, secretly annoyed: How could he have forgotten to put away that "academic magazine"? That was a treasure he had hidden securely back in high school! It had great commemorative value, and it would definitely be hard to find on the market now.

A few minutes later.

Su Wantang hadn't come out yet; Tang Luochuan knew she was lost in it.

"Ahem, Su Wantang! Let's go." The boy's voice trembled; he would definitely have to hide it well next time.

Another dozen seconds passed, and there was still no movement.

"Su Wantang!!"

He raised his volume.

Only then did he hear a hurried, flustered sound from the room: "Oh, oh, coming right away..."

Then came a flurry of chaotic friction sounds between paper and wood.

Placing the item back in its original spot, Su Wantang finally walked out.

Tang Luochuan had already walked to the living room doorway, his back turned to her.

Su Wantang kept her head lowered, her face flushed red.

Neither of them dared to look at the other.