Xiao Shengyu only realized after his half-joking remark that the young man beside him blushed instantly, his face turning completely red. He nervously stammered, “I… I… I’m not for sale, I… I can… earn money on my own.”
Xiao Shengyu found himself greatly amused by the pure and genuine reaction of the person in front of him and chuckled lightly, “Oh?”
The sudden mention of being able to earn money piqued Xiao Shengyu’s interest. From the moment they met until now, everything about the young man seemed like a delicate flower that had been overly protected, incapable of surviving on its own.
Fragile flowers like these could only rely on others to live, so instead of letting others ruin this purity and beauty, Xiao Shengyu thought it would be better to keep him by his side. After all, he couldn’t deny that he had developed some fondness and irresistible attraction towards this adorable person, which was why he made that half-joking remark earlier.
Seeing the young man’s curious yet nervous gaze, Gu Weizhou immediately got up and fetched three notebooks from nearby, hugging them close as if he was a hamster. He walked over to the man and said, “It’s these.”
Observing the expectant and apprehensive gaze of the young man in front of him, Xiao Shengyu reached out and picked up the top notebook, flipping it open. As he did, elegant black handwriting jumped off the pages.
Carrying a sense of curiosity mingled with confusion, Xiao Shengyu began reading the contents of the notebook at a rapid pace. However…
Two hours later, when Xiao Shengyu finished reading the last page, he raised his head, and his gaze fell upon Gu Weizhou, who was staring at him intently.
The young boy in front of him looked like a soft and squishy steamed bun, someone who could easily be bullied by anyone and take a bite out of. But it was precisely this warm and soft steamed bun who had created another completely different, fantastical world on paper.
Xiao Shengyu couldn’t be considered a good student by any means, and he had always had a headache when it came to books. Yet, he had spent two hours reading through the intricately constructed world the other had written, and from beginning to end, the logic was meticulous. After finishing it, he even felt somewhat unsatisfied, wanting more.
“You wrote this?”
Gu Weizhou immediately nodded and added cautiously, “It’s the best one I’ve written.”
The best one…?
“So… you’ve written many of them?”
After some thought, Gu Weizhou replied, “Not really, just around forty or fifty.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shengyu’s mouth twitched. Forty or fifty? Considering that each story filled about three notebooks, didn’t that mean he had written over a hundred notebooks?
So, the way he had quickly and comprehensively analyzed the situation with his missing wallet earlier was simply a result of his professional habit, right?
Placing the notebook on the coffee table, Xiao Shengyu asked, “What do you want to do with them?”
“Auntie said I could submit them to a newspaper company for publication, and she told me to find my cousin. My cousin will take me to the newspaper company.”
“So, you came here for the purpose of submitting them to the newspaper?”
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“Ah?” Gu Weizhou looked completely puzzled, not understanding the meaning behind Xiao Shengyu’s words, and raised his eyes.
The young man’s eyes were moist and filled with innocence, and his slightly open and moist pink lips still held that irresistibly pure and innocent allure. But in Xiao Shengyu’s eyes, he looked, stupid and cute, making him want to ruffle his head.
Having that thought, he did just that.
After having his head ruffled, Gu Weizhou heard the man in front of him say, “When I have some time off, I’ll take you.”
His eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, “Really?”
“Really.”
With a curved gaze, Gu Weizhou immediately said, “Thank you… Brother Xiao.”
Suddenly hearing such a social term from this innocent person’s mouth, Xiao Shengyu couldn’t help but feel both amused and exasperated. He said, “Did Lu Zhiyu tell you to call me that?”
“Um…”
Seeing the man looking embarrassed, Xiao Shengyu didn’t press further and simply said, “Don’t learn from that kid to call me ‘Brother Xiao.’ Just use my name.”
“Shengyu.” Gu Weizhou smiled.
It was still those words, still the same pronunciation, but in the face of the young man’s smiling and gentle tone, for some reason, Xiao Shengyu felt that his own name could sound so pleasing.
Looking at the youth in front of him, who had quickly erased any distance and wariness between them, with a sweet smile on his face, Xiao Shengyu thought that maybe it wasn’t his name that sounded nice, but rather the voice of the person calling out that name. The person who called him by that name was special to him.
…
On the second night after Gu Weizhou moved in, the usually quiet two-bedroom apartment underwent a major reform for a specific reason.
“How can we let Xiao Miao sleep in the living room alone? No, let him come and sleep in the room.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhiyu’s eyes first lit up with joy, but then he showed a troubled expression and said, “But we only have two rooms, who should Xiao Miao sleep with you or me?”
Of course, he should sleep with me.
The words wanted to slip out reflexively, but Xiao Shengyu restrained himself from saying them out loud. As he heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom nearby, he said, “Who said he has to sleep with either of us?”
“Ah?” Now it was Lu Zhiyu’s turn to be confused. If he doesn’t sleep with us, who will he sleep with?
Xiao Shengyu raised an eyebrow and said, “Xiao Miao can sleep in your room.”
“What about me?”
Xiao Shengyu didn’t say anything. Instead, he looked directly at the nearby sofa. Faced with this situation, Lu Zhiyu’s smile almost cracked.
But soon, he seemed to understand the concerns of the person in front of him and said with a smile, “How about this, Xiao Miao can sleep in your room, Brother Xiao.”
At this point, Lu Zhiyu said, “I also want Xiao Miao to sleep with me, but Brother Xiao, you also know my room is smaller than yours. I’m afraid it would be too cramped for Xiao Miao to sleep with me. Your room is bigger, and the bed is bigger too. I think Xiao Miao would be more comfortable sleeping there.”
When he said the word “comfortable” at the end, whether it was intentional or unintentional, he emphasized it heavily.
Xiao Shengyu already had improper thoughts about people, and the other suggested that Gu Weizhou goes to his room to sleep. In fact, he was actually waiting for this sentence. So when Lu Zhiyu voluntarily said it, he almost instantly responded.
Okay.
“Um… I… I’m done showering.” Suddenly, an interruption came, accidentally cutting off the words Xiao Shengyu was about to blurt out.
Upon hearing this soft voice, Xiao Shengyu instinctively turned his head.
Due to just having taken a shower, Gu Weizhou’s cheeks were rosy and tender, looking particularly enticing. He was also wearing an oversized T-shirt that reached down to his thighs. His eyes were misty as if they could squeeze out water with a little force.
Seeing such a beautiful image of a person after bathing, the restless factor within Xiao Shengyu began to stir again.
Lu Zhiyu, who noticed the emotions in Xiao Shengyu’s eyes, smiled with a hint of joy. He turned his head and smiled at Gu Weizhou, who was not far away, and said, “Xiao Miao, you should sleep in Brother Xiao’s room tonight.”
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Shengyu saw the young man’s face pale for a moment. His gaze, which reflexively shifted to Xiao Shengyu’s face, also showed a hint of instinctive fear.
Although Gu Weizhou had spent the whole afternoon with Xiao Shengyu today, and they had a pleasant day together, it was obvious that he instinctively rejected and feared talking about this private sleeping arrangement.
Feeling uneasy, Gu Weizhou lowered his head and stammered, “I… I… I can sleep in the living room… it’s fine.”
Seeing Gu Weizhou trying to refute him, Lu Zhiyu became unhappy. His face darkened, and he said again, “I already said, you should go to sleep in Brother Xiao’s room.”
“But…” Gu Weizhou immediately tried to argue in a low voice, but when he saw the hint of hidden malice in Lu Zhiyu’s eyes, all the unspoken words were swallowed back down with pursed lips.
Although he didn’t voice his opposition, he stood in place, and every cell in his body silently resisted the other’s decision.
However, Gu Weizhou’s current thought was: If you come over and pull me, I might just agree.
Xiao Shengyu, who was not far away, didn’t say a word throughout the whole exchange. He watched the scene unfold as if he were an observer.
Looking at Gu Weizhou’s lips, which he bit until they turned white, his stubbornly lowered eyelashes, and thinking about the implications of Lu Zhiyu’s words earlier, Xiao Shengyu inexplicably felt sorry for the person in front of him.
It seems really unlucky to encounter someone as scumbag as myself, but also to come across Lu Zhiyu, who is even worse than a scumbag.
Lu Zhiyu, who was about to say something, suddenly saw Xiao Shengyu stride forward, grabbing the person in front of the bathroom door by the wrist and pulling them into his own room before they could react.
Facing Gu Weizhou, who had a pleading expression on his face and seemed on the verge of tears, Lu Zhiyu stood silently in place, calmly observing.
Xiao Miao, once I secure the position as the main player, I will definitely make it up to you.
Thinking about getting the position of the main player, Lu Zhiyu’s face immediately revealed a neurotic and eerie smile. He would replace Xiao Shengyu and become the new SG of Hengqian.
After dragging the person into the room, Xiao Shengyu let go of their wrist and went to the cabinet to get a blanket. When he turned around, he saw the person shrinking into a corner, almost on the verge of crying from being frightened by him.
Being forcefully dragged into the room, Gu Weizhou, who was still flushed with excitement, asked, [Should I just resist or resist fiercely?]
To resist is futile, and to resist vigorously is just (ω)hiahiahia. [1]
[…] I think your whole body is covered with the words “delivery to your door, satisfaction guaranteed.”
Having understood the unspoken thoughts of 001, Gu Weizhou immediately suppressed the excited expression on his face and coughed, [Ahem, we agreed to stick to the plan. I must resist fiercely!] He emphasized his words with a righteous tone.
To this, 001 only responded with two words, [Hehe] I don’t believe you.
Seeing the person’s current appearance, Xiao Shengyu didn’t explain much. After all, he had a record, and no matter what, the other person wouldn’t fully trust him.
Turning around, he directly spread the blanket on the floor, took out a thin blanket and a pillow from the cabinet, and placed them on top of the blanket on the floor. Then he said, “You can sleep here for tonight. The living room doesn’t have air conditioning, and it’ll be hot to sleep there at night.”
After saying that, he took his clothes and left the room, obviously going to the bathroom outside to take a shower.
Gu Weizhou, who had planned to resist fiercely and even imagined a tortured love affair after being defeated, watched Xiao Shengyu’s back as he left without any hint of reluctance, and muttered a word with his head lowered.
[…Damn it!]
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Gu Weizhou: wants to act out a dog-blood love affair to make the guy suffer
The guy: somehow for some reason decided to be a good boi
And me? I’m happy that Gu Weizhou’s plans are sorta kinda unsuccessful, because I actually don’t like dog blood stories and misunderstandings…
Thanks for the chapter.
Agreed, honestly the last one wasnt that annoying of an ending, but this one I can’t see working the same. The guy has standards, isnt being forceful or anything, and is responsible for his earlier actions. Mc just have a romance for once 😂
I’m going to be a bit disappointed if things go the way he wants. I like the direction the plot is flowing naturally. The only dog blood parts I want are those that involve that evil cousin’s demise.
The cousin deserves three chi high grass on his nondescript grave in the wilderness.
It’s already kinda goin the way he wants. Bc hes resisted, xiao has become more interested in him than he would normally be plus he feels bad. Idk how itll proceed from here but the foundation is still based on mc rejecting romance.
The ML is being a gentleman this time, I wonder how long it will last?