Tong Xiaosong looked at Gu Xuan in front of him, who was polite and gentle with a measured demeanor. He lightly sniffed, and indeed, there was a faint scent of sandalwood in the air.
He exchanged a glance with Wen Dong, who was standing at the dormitory door.
Wen Dong spoke up, “Gu Xuan, why do you seem like a different person now? You weren’t like this before.”
Gu Xuan, with a smiling tone, replied, “People change after experiencing life and death. The calming tea contains sleep-inducing ingredients. After drinking it, you’ll probably sleep for a long time. I’ll help you all with taking a day off today.”
Concerned, Ke Lin asked, “What about Tang Yuxin?”
Gu Xuan responded, “I’ve already arranged for someone to send her back and requested leave for her. Don’t worry.”
During the conversation, Wen Dong quietly approached behind Gu Xuan, sniffing lightly.
Gu Xuan sensed it and moved two steps to the side, looking back at Wen Dong with a complex gaze. “I like men. Don’t get too close and smell me. It’s too…”
If this were directed at Wu Mabo, he would definitely immediately protest. However, Wen Dong was a rational person. He wasn’t distracted by Gu Xuan’s words but instead looked at him calmly, saying, “There’s a scent on you.”
Gu Xuan replied, “Yes, it’s my body odor.”
Wen Dong:…
“Puff…” The tea in Wu Mabo’s mouth instantly sprayed out.
Tong Xiaosong also choked a bit, covering his mouth and coughing.
Ke Lin looked at Gu Xuan incredulously, “Are you always this shameless?”
“What do you mean?” Gu Xuan looked puzzled. “I’m stating facts.”
Tong Xiaosong, watching Gu Xuan’s expression, inexplicably felt like laughing. Even he could tell that Gu Xuan was pretending to be clueless.
The next second, he was startled. Cold sweat broke out. Why would he feel like laughing when looking at Gu Xuan?
Too terrifying!
He took a sip of tea to calm himself and, taking a deep breath, said, “Gu Xuan, this occasional scent on you changes your personality drastically. The personality you have now is not the Gu Xuan I know.”
“Is that so?” Gu Xuan’s face instantly brightened. He leaned towards Tong Xiaosong, “Then tell me, what’s the Gu Xuan you usually know like?”
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The scent of sandalwood invaded, exceeding the boundaries. Tong Xiaosong uncomfortably shifted away, glaring at Gu Xuan with vigilance and wanting to scold him for being shameless.
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Tong Xiaosong finished the last sip of tea, placed the cup in Gu Xuan’s lap, and spoke with difficulty, “Thank you, you can leave now.”
Gu Xuan said with a smirk, “No hurry, if you have any more questions, I can answer them all.”
Wu Mabo: “Fuck…”
Wen Dong was speechless. He silently opened the door of the dorm and said, “There’s nothing more to ask. Gu Xuan, please…”
Gu Xuan sighed with some regret, unwillingly staring at Tong Xiaosong, and advised, “Rest well, take your supplements on time, and you can share them with your roommates. I’ll send more over later. I’ll also go to deliver them to Tang Yuxin, so you can’t refuse. Take good care of your health; only then can you endure the next ghost game. Understand? I’ll leave now. Goodbye…”
Tong Xiaosong opened his mouth, almost blurting out ‘Just go away…’. After some thought, he closed his mouth. Regardless of his relationship with Gu Xuan, he couldn’t say those words. Even though it was a phrase to drive someone away, it felt affectionate no matter how you thought about it.
Wu Mabo had no such concerns and directly spoke, “Alright, go away. Tong Xiaosong is annoyed by you, can’t you see!”
Gu Xuan gave Tong Xiaosong a playful glance, not quite believing, “Is that so? Annoyed by me?”
Tong Xiaosong:…
Wen Dong took a deep breath, unable to endure any longer, “If you tease him again, the four of us will beat you, and we can beat you even if you resist.”
“Fine…” Gu Xuan tossed the cup in his hand into the trash bin, “Then goodbye.”
After seeing off Gu Xuan, Wen Dong closed the door and sighed deeply.
Wu Mabo, suppressing a smile, said, “It’s not easy to make our Dong zi worry so much.”
Ke Lin said, “Gu Xuan seems to have really changed; he wasn’t this smooth-talking before.”
Tong Xiaosong added, “He was like this when he worked on the farm at my house. That’s why I suspect if Gu Xuan might have a twin brother or something.”
Wen Dong shook his head, “Whether there are two Gu Xuans or not, don’t expect to get a single truthful answer from the Gu Xuan just now. It’s too difficult to handle. It’s not ruled out that the usual Gu Xuan is just a facade he puts on. With his personality, it’s too easy for him to disguise himself as someone else. It depends on whether he wants to or not.”
Wu Mabo: “Thinking this way, everything makes sense. He has always been himself. The usual irritable and arrogant demeanor was just a facade. In reality, he’s a smart person who enjoys playing with others. So, in that case… Damn! Could he be a pervert? Enjoys watching others being played around, and even enjoys killing! Like hunting! Ghost games and the like are just a cover!”
Tong Xiaosong weakly spoke up, “I feel… it doesn’t seem like him.”
Ke Lin, however, said, “I think it’s very much like him.”
Wen Dong nodded, “I also think it’s very much like him.”
With three against one, Tong Xiaosong had no say in the matter. However, he still felt that it wasn’t as they described, as they hadn’t truly interacted with the usual irritable and arrogant Gu Xuan.
The malicious emotions he sensed, the uncontrollable irritability—those couldn’t be feigned.
***
In the quiet dorm room, only Tong Xiaosong and Wu Mabo were sound asleep.
Tong Xiaosong turned over, half-dreaming and half-awake, and saw Gu Xuan walking in from the door.
Why was Gu Xuan here?
In a daze, he saw Gu Xuan squatting in front of him, wearing a somewhat tired smile, “I’m tired after all the commotion. Let’s sleep together.”
His mind was a bit sluggish, and before he could grasp what Gu Xuan meant, he felt the other person naturally moving past him and getting onto the bed, then embracing him from behind.
“Zhi Xian…” Tong Xiaosong murmured, involuntarily closed his eyes, and drifted back to sleep.
***
When he woke up, it was already evening, and Tong Xiaosong immediately looked behind him, finding an empty space with no one there.
He stared at the bed, realizing he was the only person in it, feeling a bit confused. How did he remember Gu Xuan getting into bed when he was half-dreaming and half-awake?
Was it a dream?
Why would he dream like that? And why did he confuse Gu Xuan with Zhixian?
Unable to resist, he raised his hand and gave himself a couple of crisp slaps on the face, producing a clear smacking sound, trying to wake himself up a bit.
It was Gu Xuan, the one who had once hurt him.
Just because Gu Xuan was treating him well now didn’t erase what had happened in the past.
He wasn’t a dog; he wouldn’t fall for someone just because they threw a bone.
What on earth was going on…
***
“Tong Xiaosong, Tong Xiaosong?”
In the bustling cafeteria, Wu Mabo, Tong Xiaosong, Wen Dong, and Ke Lin, along with Tang Yuxin, sat at a table.
Tong Xiaosong came back to his senses and asked, puzzled, “What’s wrong?”
“Why are you still daydreaming?” Wu Mabo couldn’t help but laugh and said, “After a nap, I’m almost rested. Why have you been in a daze?”
Wen Dong pushed a bowl of soup toward him and said, “This is specially bought chicken soup for you. It’s getting cold, and you haven’t drunk it.”
Taking a deep breath, Tong Xiaosong said, “I’m thinking about Gu Xuan…”
Wu Mabo exclaimed, “What do you want from him? Come on, Tong Xiaosong, you’re not serious, are you? Did he defeat you with these things, and you’re already so infatuated?”
Tong Xiaosong replied, “…Not really.”
He hadn’t figured out what he was entangled with, so he couldn’t explain it to them.
Tang Yuxin, still looking haggard, slowly sipped the chicken soup. Upon hearing Tong Xiaosong’s words, she looked at him seriously and said, “No matter what, don’t be moved, Tong Xiaosong. He is a guest of my grandmother. Whether he undergoes a drastic change in temperament or suddenly fits your liking, don’t believe it. The reason behind it must be very sinister.”
Tong Xiaosong said, “I also feel that way, but I can’t help thinking about it…”
“Thinking about what?” A voice interrupted abruptly.
Everyone was startled and looked up.
Gu Xuan took a step and sat down next to Tong Xiaosong.
With a smile, Gu Xuan said, “I had the cafeteria make something special. It’ll be here soon. Take this opportunity to replenish yourselves.”
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I hope zhi xian would actually look different than gu xuan, but if the real gu xuan suddenly went missing and his body isn’t found, it’ll spell trouble for our tongtong and his friends 😔
So they saw ghosts and literally went to a world where yin and yang teeters, but him possibly being a different soul is too ridiculous??? Make it make sense.