Chapter 230 We Are Really Innocent
If we say that Li Luo in the corridor was like an ant on hot pan, he was anxious and running around, trying hard to explain to Xu Rongsheng.

At this moment, after slamming the door shut, Xu Youyu covered his face with his hands, his face flushed red, even his ears were red. He was probably like a grasshopper in a fire pit, already cooked to the point of being overripe.

She never thought that she just subconsciously wanted to play a joke on Li Luo and tease him, but her own father was watching right next to her.

This kind of thing is too shameful!
Just thinking about it makes my toes dig into the ground like crazy and I wish I could just bang my head against it and die.

Among the three people at the scene, Xu Rongsheng was the calmest one.

Unlike many ordinary parents, Xu Rongsheng is very well-mannered and can completely control his emotions even when facing such an unexpected situation.

After listening to Li Luo's words, he just nodded slightly, glanced at the closed door, and raised his hand to knock.

"You Yu, open the door." Xu Rongsheng said, "When facing a problem, it is shameful to escape, especially leaving others out to face the problem while hiding yourself. Do you think this is right?"

After hearing this, Xu Youyu in the room finally calmed down a little.

After all, he is his own father, and Xu Youyu is very clear about Xu Rongsheng's temper.

As long as it doesn't involve any issues of principle, it won't be taken seriously.

For a misunderstanding like this, if it is explained properly, it should be possible to explain it clearly, right?

"Wait a moment first." Xu Youyu responded quietly from inside the door, "Let me change my clothes first."

"Okay." Xu Rongsheng nodded, "Then hurry up."

"Right away." Xu Youyu responded from inside, then immediately trotted to the bed, took off his bathrobe, and quickly put on his clothes.

In the corridor outside, the atmosphere fell into silence again.

Li Luo secretly glanced at Xu Rongsheng and saw that his face had returned to normal and he didn't seem to have any reaction. He felt a little uneasy.

It would be a big joke if this was misunderstood.

Fortunately, Xu Youyu in the room was quick and changed his clothes quickly, then ran to the door and opened it.

But after seeing his father again, Xu Youyu still felt a little guilty and avoided his sight, lowering his head and not daring to look at him.

When Li Luo saw this scene, he suddenly felt a toothache and thought to himself, senior sister, why are you feeling so guilty?

We don't have that kind of relationship at all, so you should be more confident!

Doesn't your reaction make it seem like there's something going on between us?
It would be fine if it was true, but he didn't do anything, so you can't put the blame on him, right?
While Li Luo was thinking this, Xu Rongsheng had already walked into the bedroom.

He didn't say anything, but walked straight into the bathroom, looked at the trash can inside, then walked out, looked at the trash can next to the bed, and then glanced around the table and bedside table.

Finally, he sat on the chair and waved to Xu Youyu. After a moment's hesitation, he took a deep breath and finally asked, "Didn't you two take any protective measures?"

Li Luo: “……?”

Xu Youyu: “……?!”

"Dad! What are you thinking about!" Xu Youyu was an experienced person. He understood immediately after hearing it. His cheeks immediately blushed. He couldn't help but punched Xu Rongsheng lightly on the shoulder, "Li Luo and I are not in that kind of relationship!"

"So what happened just now?" Xu Rongsheng narrowed his eyes and asked seriously, "I'm not some old antique. If you really found a partner and something happened, the facts are already like this. There's no point in regretting it."

"So instead of lying and hiding it from me, it's better to reveal your true colors sooner rather than later."

"I have no problem with Li Luo. He is a nice guy and has good grades."

"Although it's a little early to talk about this in high school, if it has already happened, you have to think about how to solve the problem."

"Especially things like safety measures. They're not taught in school, but I remember asking your mother to talk to you about this in private a long time ago. Did you take it to heart?"

"I won't ask you anything, but I only have one request, which is that you can't hide anything from me."

"Let's make things clear so we can solve it."

"Can you understand?"

From these words, it can be seen that Xu Rongsheng has already made preparations for the worst.

The psychological preparation had already been completed in just a few minutes in the corridor.

It can be imagined that although his face was calm when he was outside just now, a huge wave of turmoil had already been set off in his heart.

But his long-term rationality still prevailed, allowing him to sit here calmly and maintain normal communication with the two children.

If it were another girl’s parent, they would have probably smashed Li Luo’s head off if they had seen what happened just now.

But after listening to Xu Rongsheng's words, Li Luo and Xu Youyu suddenly felt a headache.

This is really a big deal.

"Uncle Xu, it's not what you think." Li Luo held his forehead and sighed, "At noon, the sheets in my senior sister's room were accidentally wet by her. The waiter who changed the sheets will not come for half an hour, so she is staying in my room."

Just in case, Li Luo first repeated what he had said in the corridor and reconciled his testimony with Xu Youyu in person to avoid revealing any flaws.

Xu Youyu, who was standing by, immediately understood what was going on after hearing this, and continued, "I slept at his place for a while in the afternoon, and the air conditioner was turned on a bit high, which woke me up from the heat, and I was a little sweaty."

"I just thought I should take a shower, otherwise I'd be sticky all over."

"It was just after two in the afternoon, and I thought Li Luo wouldn't be back that early, so I didn't bother going back to my room, so I just washed here."

"And the room card is in the room. He only has to knock on the door when he comes back. There's no need to worry about him coming in unexpectedly or anything."

"After taking a shower, I watched TV for a while. At about three o'clock, I felt a little sleepy and fell asleep on the bed."

"I slept until I was woken up by you knocking on the door. I thought Li Luo was the only one outside the door, so I wanted to play a trick on him."

"That's why I only wore a bathrobe, opened the door to tease him, and called him brother. It was all a joke. Dad, you took it seriously."

Xu Rongsheng narrowed his eyes and thought about it. Logically speaking, their explanation made sense.

but.

"How can you, a girl, do such a thing in a bathrobe?" Xu Rongsheng frowned and said, "Good friends of the opposite sex can joke around, but they should also be careful about the limits."

"Li Luo is different." Xu Youyu couldn't help stamping his feet and said to Xu Rongsheng, "We usually live together. He has seen me in pajamas before. We are very familiar with each other."

"If it were another boy, I would definitely not be like this."

"Friends are divided into close and distant relationships. Dad, you can understand this, right?"

After listening to his daughter's explanation, Xu Rongsheng was still a little skeptical.

He looked at Xu Youyu, then at Li Luo, and always felt that something was wrong.

The main reason was that he was very confident in his daughter's charm, so he really couldn't imagine that a boy could remain calm when being alone in a room with his daughter.

But now it seems that I may have really misunderstood others?
In fact, if possible, Xu Rongsheng would certainly hope that he had misunderstood. After all, no one wants their daughter to lose her virginity in high school.

After listening to the two's explanation, Xu Rongsheng couldn't help but confirm again: "Is it really nothing?"

"Uncle Xu, if there really is something, I will admit it." Li Luo said helplessly, "From another perspective, if I really have a relationship with my senior sister, there is actually no need to hide it."

"After all, for ordinary high school students, dating is not approved by their parents, mainly because they think that the students themselves have not settled down yet."

"Everything is based on academic study, and the goal is to get into a good university and have a good job after graduation."

"In the final analysis, it all comes down to having a stable life. To put it bluntly, it means having money."

“But I’ve essentially skipped those stages now.”

"If anything, I won't run away."

"But now my relationship with my senior sister is innocent, so I can't admit anything."

After listening to Li Luo's words, Xu Rongsheng fell into deep thought.

Anyway, there is some truth in this statement.

After all, Xu Rongsheng had heard before that the royalties for Li Luo's book "I'm Really Not a Star" alone last month amounted to 37 yuan.

This is almost as much as his total annual income.

If we consider it purely as salary, he wouldn't even get that much.

For a genre like online literature, a serialized article can contain several million words.

If Li Luo can keep up this momentum and write for a few more months, he would earn the equivalent of a year's income as a university professor every month.

If he took a year or two to write this, it would be equivalent to his hard work of more than ten years.

It's embarrassing to say, but when I think about it carefully, in terms of earning ability alone, Li Luo is much better than him as a university professor.

If a boy with such conditions really got together with his daughter, Xu Rongsheng would really have nothing to say.

First, my daughter likes it.

Second, Li Luo's material conditions are impeccable.

Third, Li Luo’s personality and character are good after several contacts.

Fourthly, I had met Li Luo's parents at a dinner before, and they were both very sensible parents, not the kind that have no rules.

This was probably part of the potential reason why Xu Rongsheng was able to communicate calmly with the two children just now.

To put it simply, he doesn't dislike Li Luo himself. On the contrary, he admires him quite a bit.

It’s just that due to the ages of my two children, I tend to take a conservative attitude.

If they had already gone to college, even if Xu Rongsheng felt a little uncomfortable that his cabbages were eaten by pigs, he would not have reacted too violently.

But now after hearing their explanation, could it be that I really had misunderstood?

Is this just a complete misunderstanding?
Just as the three of them fell into a brief silence, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Qianzhou's voice came from outside: "Rekindle! At five o'clock, the dinner party will be..."

Qianzhou, who had just come up from the 8th floor to find Li Luo, saw that his room door was open and walked in without thinking.

He just said halfway when he felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange. He stopped talking immediately and blinked: "Um... Professor Xu? What are you doing?"

"Oh, nothing." Xu Rongsheng waved his hand. "I just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with the two kids. Since your dinner is about to start, Li Luo, you should go first. Don't let your editor wait any longer."

"Yeah." Li Luo nodded. Before leaving, he couldn't help but ask Xu Rongsheng, "Uncle Xu...what about this?"

"You all said so, how could I not believe it?" Xu Rongsheng shook his head and said, "Go ahead, it's okay."

After hearing what Xu Rongsheng said, Li Luo felt relieved. He turned around and followed Qianzhou to the door. Then he stopped and said, "Then I'll take the room card first. You can just close the door when you go out later."

"I know." Xu Youyu responded and waved to Li Luo.

After Li Luo and Qianzhou left and closed the door, father and daughter were the only ones left in the room.

"Now that Li Luo has left, tell me again, is there really nothing going on between you two?" Xu Rongsheng asked, looking up.

"It's nothing!" Xu Youyu lay on the bed speechlessly, shaking his feet. "I was just teasing him. It's not as complicated as you think. If you really don't believe me, I can just ask my mom to take me to the hospital for a checkup after I get home."

"...That's not the case." Xu Rongsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her say that, but then he said, "Then do you want to reconsider your living in Bi Hai Lan Ting? After the winter vacation, move back home."

"Ah?" Xu Youyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately refused, "No."

"If I live alone with Li Luo, I can understand if you want me to go back."

"But I'm not the only one here. Ying Chanxi also lives with us, and Yan Zhusheng also comes over to stay overnight occasionally."

"Xixi and Li Luo were lying on the bed together watching a movie late at night. It was fine for them to sleep in the same bed."

"They are childhood sweethearts and have such a close relationship, and their parents haven't said anything."

"We are all classmates and friends, please don't think so complicated."

When Xu Rongsheng heard what his daughter said, he fell into a brief silence, wondering if it was really that he could not keep up with the times?
Is this how friendships between kids these days are?
But since Xu Youyu said so, Xu Rongsheng didn't force her anymore. He just reminded her, "In short, even if nothing happens now, if something happens in the future, you must first take protective measures and second, tell your parents."

"Your mother and I are not unreasonable people. You can communicate with us more on this matter."

"Other families may be reluctant to talk about this, but I don't think so. The more you keep things secret, the more likely it is to go wrong. Do you understand?"

"I understand~" Xu Youyu hugged his father's arm and shook it a few times, "If I really want to find a partner in the future, I will definitely not hide it from you."

"With your words, I feel a little relieved."

"Okay, okay, so what are we having for dinner?"

"Come on, what do you want to eat? Dad will take you there. Let's have something delicious tonight."

"Let me think about it. Li Luo has treated me to a lot of delicious food these days. He is now a big dog owner. I made a lot of money from him. Let him treat me to lunch tomorrow as well."

"What you said is wrong." Xu Rongsheng criticized, "Friends should give and take. I will treat you guys to dinner tomorrow. How can I let you kids treat me?"

"Dad, can you make 37 a month?"

"...If you don't know how to talk, just say less." Xu Rongsheng's face darkened and he said unhappily, "If I could make 37 yuan a month, I would be investigated by the school and sent to jail!"

(End of this chapter)