Gugu, you look so nice. Come and be sticky with Guo-er!
An eerie and silent atmosphere permeated the private room.
Everyone exchanged a look with each other in confusion. This was all very unexpected that they didn’t know what to say.
During a critical moment, it was still the fool, who couldn’t read the room, stood up and broke the ice.
Ding Shi frowned and asked, “Why did you guys suddenly go silent?”
“…”
Without saying any words, Ren Xingliu gave him a side glare, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
The air was circulating once more, and everyone finally came to their senses, but there was still a trace of dismay in their eyes.
As if awakening from a dream, Hu Yuji’s heart was beating like drum, but he pulled a relaxed smile on his face, even chuckled a hollow laugh, “Young Master Ren has really gotten better at cracking jokes after not seeing each other for a while…”
“No way.” Ren Xingliu sneered, “You’re the one who is better at cracking jokes…”
He paused for a moment before slowly continuing, “I almost thought you invited me to come just to have me foot the bill.”
“…!” Hu Yuji’s smile finally froze on his face.
Trash words! Of course, the whole purpose of inviting Ren Xingliu was to get him to spend money, otherwise, why would they spend so much energy pleasing him.
Moreover, this young master was usually very generous. No matter who he was supporting, he would always throw money at people without a second word. Where did this prank come from?
Hu Yuji couldn’t figure it out for a moment, feeling anxiety in his heart, to the point where he couldn’t use his silver tongue. He shattered, “Th-this…”
Fortunately, there were others who got his back.
The guy, who took the lead in persuading, quickly helped in smoothing the situation. With a pleasing smile on his face, he said, “Originally, Yuji really wanted to act as host, but with Young Master Ren here, who dares to cross the line in front of you?”
He was quite good with words. He cleared Hu Yuji’s suspicion in eating large household, all the while speaking highly of Ren Xingliu once again.
Everyone else quickly echoed.
“That’s right, Yuji is also afraid that you won’t be happy.”
“Never mind Yuji, I also wanted to play the host, but isn’t that disrespectful to you?”
“Besides, just who can compete with you in terms of financial strength?”
Everyone was taking turns with words, showing great double punches.
Ren Xingliu’s expression looked much better as he suddenly said, “Oh, so that’s how it is. Everyone has a heart.”
Seeing Young Master Ren was coaxed, everyone’s face softened slightly, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief.
“Then you guys don’t have to worry about that anymore.” Ren Xingliu suddenly clapped and sighed, “Everyone must have heard the trouble that I had caused not too long ago. To be honest, my family has frozen my account. Now I’m without a single cent on me.”
He turned his gaze back to the few that had spoken out and urged with a sincere expression, “Don’t you guys want to act as host? Well, now is your chance!”
Those people: “!!!”
No way, absolutely not, they were just blowing a cow!
They had anticipated Ren Xingliu’s flamboyant nature, and thought that with persuasion, he wouldn’t have the heart to refuse.
They have of course heard a little bit about Ren Xingliu being punished by his family, but they didn’t take it to heart at all. Based on experience, Young Master Ren would at most ask someone else to sign the check on his behalf.
In any case, given his status, whoever he sought assistance from would be way wealthier than they were.
Who would have thought that the ever-so-dignified Young Master Ren would be so frank as to say that he had no money?!
And also smacked them with a boomerang without hesitation!
These people’s faces were stifled to green, and thankfully, the lighting in the private room wasn’t that bright for them to be noticed.
They actually wanted to go back on their words, but during the heat of the moment, they talked big and very straightforwardly. Now, they couldn’t find a way to mend their words no matter the angle, because it would sound too fake.
“This actually happened? We had no idea, really.” Hu Yuji laughed awkwardly.
He could finally see that Ren Xingliu had made up his mind and wouldn’t accept this plate. Any further arguments with Young Master Ren would only make the scene even worse.
Fortunately, there was more than one big head today.
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Hu Yuji regained his composure and turned to Ding Shi. “Young Master Ding, why didn’t you give us a heads up? Making it weirdly awkward for everyone.”
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At first, he didn’t take it seriously, thinking that Ren Xingliu was just joking. He was actually in the mood to watch the fun.
But the situation didn’t proceed on the path he had thought… Didn’t these people have too much of a small family air?
It really killed Ding Shi’s mood, but he was rich enough, and he didn’t want to affect the atmosphere tonight, so he didn’t bother arguing anymore.
Since Hu Yuji asked, Ding Shi also replied how he usually would, “Isn’t this just the matter of footing a bill? Does it need to be…”
Before he could finish, someone suddenly jabbed him in the back of his neck. For some reason, his upper body suddenly went numb, and he also lost the ability to speak.
Startled, he instinctively looked to his side to see Ren Xingliu unhurriedly retracted his hand.
Ding Shi: “!!”
Where did Ren Xingliu learn this terrifying technique from? This was very scary!
He almost thought someone was trying to assassinate him!
Getting back at unspoken criticism with more unspoken criticism. They should have the basic understanding at least as childhood friends, right?
With Ren Xingliu jabbing him so hard, how could things not go over his head? So, he obediently shut his mouth.
Hu Yuji watched as Ding Shi cracked his mouth open, then…that was it, there was nothing afterward.
Hu Yuji: “??”
Young Master Ding, please say something!!
Unfortunately, Young Master Ding didn’t respond to his inner cries.
Young Master Ren was the one who continued with a deeply moved face, “The saying goes, adversity allows one to see the true feelings of others. Only during tough times could one really know who your true friends are.”
Having said that, how else could they object?
Those people secretly whined about the suffering that they couldn’t get themselves out of, all of the while with a smile on their faces.
“Of co-course…”
“If that’s the case, then it will be on us this time…”
“I knew you guys wouldn’t disappoint me.” Ren Xingliu said with smiling eyes. “Then don’t mind if I do.”
Ding Shi was the best at cooperating with him. He instantly picked up a bottle of wine and opened it, saying, “Let me pour you a glass.”
At the sight of this, those people felt a stabbing pain inside.
These two weren’t fuel-efficient lamps, because the bottle they opened ‘randomly’, was the most expensive one out of all the bottles.
One of them could no longer hold back and murmured, “Er, aren’t we getting too much alcohol? It will be a waste if we can’t finish it. Why don’t we have the staff return some first…”
“How is this too much?” Ding Shi snorted, “Weren’t you worried about not having enough just now?”
Retrospectively, he realized that apart from having his mood killed, there was a kind of indescribable annoyance in his heart.
Driven by this emotion, he simply picked up a few more bottles. Out of retaliation, he opened them all in one go. Then, he smacked the table and exclaimed, “What are you guys spacing out for? Drink.”
This guy may seem foolish most of the time, but when it came down to it, they couldn’t afford to offend him.
What could the rest dare to say? So, they quickly sat down.
Ding Shi ignored them and turned around, looking at the person beside him with anticipation. “Xing-bao, drink with me.”
“Fool.” Ren Xingliu shook his head and finally picked up his cup.
–
Bai Juanqiu caught up on sleep for the afternoon and by the time he woke up, the sky was dark.
In the pitch-black room, he searched for his phone by the bedside, wanting to check the time. However, as soon as he unlocked his phone, he instinctively checked WeChat.
His conversation with Ren Xingliu was still at a standstill.
[Now that Guo-er’s arm is back, this Gugu is deeply moved. Does that mean this Gugu will be able to eat crabs cracked by Guo-er’s own two hands in the future ^—^]
The other party still hadn’t replied.
Naturally, Bai Juanqiu deliberately teased him. At first, he thought that based on the young master’s temperament, they would go through as many as three hundred rounds of battle until victory was ensured for the young master.
He didn’t expect the conversation to come to an abrupt end.
Bai Juanqiu let out a soft scoff and suddenly found his behavior hilarious. He put down his phone, got off of the bed and went to wash his face.
He didn’t realize just how empty his fridge was, so he ordered a takeout from a random place and sat in front of the computer, preparing to do some work.
The room was silent, broken by the occasional sound of the mouse moving and keyboards clicking.
At normal times like this, usually, his work efficiency was very high.
But tonight, for some unknown reason, a faint, indefinable irritation lingered at the bottom of his heart.
Half an hour had passed, and he was still stuck on the first few pages. Since it wasn’t an urgent matter, he might as well stop. He stood up, walked through the floor-to-ceiling window and lit a cigarette.
He didn’t have the habit of smoking, only doing it occasionally, and it was something that helped him calm down and allowed him to figure out the source of his troubled mood.
But this time, he didn’t know where the problem lay.
After one cigarette, his heart was still muffled by the frustration. Thus, he went to take a quick shower.
The water was turned to the coldest setting as it poured directly down from above.
Regaining some clarity to his sanity, he put on a bathrobe, wiped his hair and walked out of the bathroom.
On his way, he picked up the phone that he had left on top of the cabinet and entered WeChat’s interface once more.
Then, his fingers froze.
This was the umpteenth time he had opened this chat.
The answer was ready to appear at the call.
Bai Juanqiu was really laughing now. He had always exercised self-restraint, so he didn’t realize not getting the expected reply would affect him to this degree.
He didn’t know whether he had a misunderstanding of Ren Xingliu or misunderstood himself.
But that didn’t matter anymore. Since he had found the root of the problem, now, the best thing was to figure a way to solve it.
Instead of guessing the other person’s brain process, it was better to take direct action.
The best direct action to find Ren Xingliu was…
With an image of bamboo growing, Bai Juanqiu typed on his phone.
Bai Juanqiu: [^—^ Let’s go eat out tomorrow, as a celebration for your new limb.]
Once he sent the message out, sure enough, his mood eased a bit.
Bai Juanqiu smiled and wasn’t in a hurry to look for a reply. Since it was late, the other party was probably sleeping.
He didn’t mind the long wait.
With that in mind, as he was about to put down his phone, his phone suddenly vibrated, a request for a video call popped up.
[Ren Xingliu
invites you to video call]
Bai Juanqiu: “…?”
He thought that when it came to Young Master Ren, bringing up food would be the most effective, but was it really that effective?
Was the youth in that much of a hurry for food?
Although he was somewhat speechless, the corner of his lips unknowingly curled up. Without a bit of hesitation, he instantly accepted the request.
…
Ren Xingliu was at a loss for words. He found he had misjudged one thing.
So it was like this. In the last few years in the Sheng Dynasty, as a powerful minister, he participated in some social gatherings, between pushing cups and exchanging saucers, he developed a decent tolerance for alcohol.
Just moments ago, Ding Shi had wrapped him into drinking. Without a second thought, he drank a few glasses with confidence.
But the problem was, he had transmigrated back.
His current self was only in his early twenties, still young in body. In the eyes of outsiders, he scattered petals in the air and spilled alcohol on the ground every day, but in reality, he was just boasting because of his love for face, not knowing how to take any amount of alcohol at all.
So, his current alcohol tolerance could be described a brief exchange—
Brain: I got this.
Body: No, you ain’t got shit.
By the time he came to his senses, his head was already foggy.
Ren Xingliu: “…”
This was nothing serious. Don’t panic.
It was just that as time went on, the air in the private room became still, making his fuzzy mind even worse.
He stood up and announced, “I’m going to get some fresh air.”
Ding Shi’s alcohol tolerance was much better than Ren Xingliu. Why would he ask after his friends when things were about to get good. Upon hearing that, he waved his hand and said, “Go on, you don’t have to worry about me.”
“…”
There was one benefit for being a fool. The troubled thought wouldn’t last too long.
Ren Xingliu shook his head, pushed open the door, walked through the hallway and came out from the back door.
The back door led into a small alley, with few people passing.
It was late at night, and the evening breeze was chilling. Ren Xingliu took a deep breath, feeling his brain had calmed down slightly.
He smiled, suddenly feeling bored.
If it wasn’t for his fear of Ding Shi being screwed over, he would have left long ago. Even if the drink was free, drinking with these people proved to be dull.
He didn’t plan to go back to the private room, so he leaned against the wall and off-handedly pulled out his phone, intending to surf the web.
This was also the moment when he received Bai Juanqiu’s message.
Ren Xingliu: “!!”
He had forgotten about the on-going battle he had with Xiao Bai from this afternoon.
It was all Ding Shi’s fault for delaying his fun of teasing Xiao Bai!
Fortunately, Xiao Bai had a fifth sense and took the initiative to continue the battle!
As Ren Xingliu was about to reply, his fingers were not listening to his brain due to the influence of alcohol. For some reason, his fingers rebelled and clicked to initiate a video call.
[Awaiting response…]
No need to panic, just cancel the call.
But before he could, the video call was connected.
Ren Xingliu “…”
What was with this reaction? Comrade Xiao Bai, aren’t you a little too fast?
The moment they appeared on camera, the two of them were facing each other.
Bai Juanqiu was originally smiling, but when he saw the other party’s background, he frowned and asked, “You’re outside?”
Ren Xingliu wasn’t even listening to what was being said. He was already enchanted by the image on his phone scene.
Comrade Xiao Bai must have just finished taking a shower, with wet hair and a slightly open bathrobe, revealing his smooth and fine collarbones.
What a scene of recently bathed beauty!
Needless to say, alcohol could be quite scary when it kicked in.
For example, at this moment, Ren Xingliu’s brain clearly knew that he shouldn’t do it, but his mouth didn’t listen. Deep in his bones, that small ounce of silk pants nature erupted again. He puckered his lips and placed a loud kiss on the phone screen, loudly released his words…
“Gugu, you look really nice. Come and be sticky with Guo-er!”
Bai Juanqiu: “……?”
The author has something to say:
Xingliu: bobo =3=
Xiao Bai: Good things like this exist!! (Frog Dancing Ecstasy.gif
ai, this guy
thanks for the update! can’t wait to see bai juanqiu pick him up in the middle of the night!
Thanks for the update
Hii, sorry to bother with my questions but I was wondering something :
Could anyone help me define the couple’s chemistry, so far? As in, I haven’t started reading it yet but it’s been on my TBR and I’m curious ahah!
Thank you so much in advance ♡
Even tho it’s a fake relationship, they’re getting closer by the day
ML thinks MC is cute and misunderstood, while MC is pretty attached to him
I suggest you read it yourself regardless
Ah~ I see!
Thanks dear, that was helpful. Sounds exciting, I love doting MLs ♡
Will do chief!
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Silly power couple, I would say ?
Ehehe time to pick up your wandering little guo-er, gugu~ 🤭
Oh my 😂 I agree for them to have ‘bobo’ – the kiss and the child as bobo means newborn in the slang XD (and also is a kind of the demon in folk mythology, but nevermind)
Thank You for the new chapter ｡✰✧(♡´❍`♡)✧✰｡
🤣🤣🤣 thanks for the update 🥰