The Crematorium’s Scum Gong Gets to Clock Off After Being Replaced 47

Chapter 47: Roommate 07

The next day, Chen Beichuan, uncharacteristically, did not go to the study room. He returned to the dormitory after class in the evening, completely disrupting Gu Xiu’s wonderful life of having the dormitory to himself!

Gu Xiu was sitting in front of the computer, having just lit a cigarette.

Chen Beichuan glanced at him. “Go smoke on the balcony.”

After all, he had been caught red-handed trying on his shoes. For once, he was obedient to his roommate. His expression was reluctant, but his body cooperatively moved to the balcony.

Gu Xiu noticed the potted plant in the corner again. He quickly extinguished the cigarette he had only taken two puffs of, shook off the lingering smell of smoke from his body, and returned to the dormitory to get his own mug. He tilted the mug and carefully watered the potted plant with half a cup of water.

The oily green leaves stretched out in the wind, full of life.

It made him feel very happy.

Chen Beichuan watched him busy himself, and every time he turned around, he would immediately avert his gaze.

After watering, Gu Xiu remembered a question. He poked his head in from the glass door and asked his roommate, who was sitting at his desk reading a book, “Hey, are you the one who’s raising this potted plant?”

Chen Beichuan always spoke with a bit of aggression. “How could I raise that kind of thing?”

Gu Xiu “tch”ed, not taking it to heart. He pulled his head back and squatted down to carefully examine the ugly green plant.

If it wasn’t Chen Beichuan’s, then it must be the original owner’s? The novel didn’t mention such an insignificant plant, but the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became. Looking at the few leaves, he actually felt a sense of closeness.

He even couldn’t help but reach out and gently touch the leaves.

Chen Beichuan’s gaze was always uncontrollably drawn to him.

He didn’t know what this person was still dawdling on the balcony for. He saw him squatting down with his knees hugged, the bones and muscles on his back outlining a faint line on his thin short-sleeved shirt. The lines were full of youthful dynamism and vitality, smooth and beautiful.

The peaceful days lasted for no more than half a day.

The next morning, Chen Beichuan was woken up by the smell of smoke.

This day was Saturday. There were no classes, but there was a key plot point to follow.

【’Key Plot Point 3′ is here～】 007’s voice became very lively. The small silver and white ball of light circled around Gu Xiu and introduced, 【The protagonist shou stayed up all night in the art studio to finish his work for an art exhibition. Who knew that it was sunny this morning, but near noon, a storm came unexpectedly…】

【The protagonist shou is trapped in the teaching building and can’t leave. He’s so hungry his chest is sticking to his back. He calls you for help, but you can’t get out of bed because you stayed up all night playing games. You agreed but then forgot. The protagonist shou waits for a long time but you don’t come. He leaves in the rain, disappointed… Just then, the protagonist gong, who accidentally heard your phone call, “coincidentally” passes by and holds a romantic transparent umbrella for the miserable protagonist shou. The protagonist gong’s consideration makes the protagonist shou’s heart flutter, and the rain also outlines the protagonist shou’s alluring figure…】

Gu Xiu got goosebumps and quickly interrupted, 【Enough, speak human.】

007 summarized: 【At this time, the protagonist gong has already developed a good impression of the protagonist shou. Your help further heats up their ambiguity. This is a very key plot point. You don’t need to go, but you must ensure that the plot is successfully completed.】

First, Gu Xiu had to let Chen Beichuan hear Ji Ning’s call for help.

At nine in the morning, the self-disciplined and hardworking top student was uncharacteristically in bed, his bed curtain hanging low, looking as if he had no intention of getting up.

Gu Xiu went to the balcony to smoke and wait for the call. He deliberately left a crack in the glass door. With the wind, most of the smoke drifted into the room.

With a whoosh, Chen Beichuan’s bed curtain was pulled open. The just-woken-up campus prince’s face was not swollen, and his hair was not messy. He was still a proper male god, but his face was so gloomy it could drip ink.

Gu Xiu unhurriedly lifted his eyelids, his monolids pulling out a narrow fold. He lazily glanced at the person on the upper bunk and said with a half-smile, “Good student, I listened to you this time. I’m smoking on the balcony.”

Regardless of why the smoke had drifted into the room, Chen Beichuan’s ears heard nothing. All his attention was captured by the scene imprinted on his retina.

Gu Xiu was leaning lazily against the railing, a slender cigarette between his well-defined fingers. The white smoke curled around his narrow waist. He was not wearing a shirt again.

His fair skin and thin muscles were all exposed to the air, exposed to his roommate’s eyes.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Beichuan found that the waistline of his casual pants was very low, hanging loosely on his hip bones, just barely not falling off. The drawstring swayed gently in the wind, making one’s heart sway along with it.

There was a luxury brand logo on the waistband, which was somewhat familiar. A sudden thought struck Chen Beichuan, and his already restless heart was like a pendulum hit by a heavy hammer, violently oscillating a few times.

Those were his pants.

Gu Xiu’s bare feet on the ground were also long and fair, with bony ankles. The low waistband did not reveal the edge of his underwear. Chen Beichuan couldn’t help but wonder if he was only wearing his own pants, from the inside out.

His mind was filled with wild thoughts, his eyes were as if they were glued and couldn’t be moved away. A stronger color appeared in his cold gray eyes, and his prominent Adam’s apple also bobbed.

【Hey?】 007’s confused voice suddenly sounded. 【What’s going on? The plot is already 50% complete!】

“…?”

Gu Xiu was naturally even more confused. Chen Beichuan hadn’t even gotten out of bed! Which part of the plot, giving the protagonist shou an umbrella and being attracted to him, could be completed now?

Boom!

Just then, a muffled thunder scattered the deep morning mist.

Gu Xiu was startled and quickly returned to the room.

The rain outside suddenly poured down, without any warning, and in a short while, it had soaked the entire row of street trees and the spacious playground, like a brush dipped in paint, deepening the green of the trees and the red of the rubber track.

The wind blew the rain curtain, and a few raindrops splashed onto the closed glass door.

“Why is it suddenly raining?” Gu Xiu mumbled as he put on his clothes.

The soft short-sleeved shirt slowly fell from his chest to his waist, until the last bit of scenery was covered. Only then did Chen Beichuan withdraw his gaze, pulled up the quilt with a straight face, and lay down again.

As a healthy adult male, a morning reaction was perfectly normal. He was not a lustful person and would usually let the reaction subside on its own. But this time, it just wouldn’t calm down. He could even clearly hear the pounding of his heart in his chest, the sound of his agitated blood rushing past his eardrums.

He closed his eyes, pulled out a high-level math problem from his memory, and gradually broke it down in his mind, looking for a new solution…

Gu Xiu, who had changed his clothes, was in shock.

He had been up and about for a while. How could the hardworking roommate be lazing in bed? He had gotten up and then lay down again to sleep in? Was this reasonable??

Just then, his phone rang. Gu Xiu quickly answered the long-awaited call.

“Hello, Ji Ning, what’s wrong?” He deliberately turned the volume to the maximum, the purpose of which was to let someone eavesdrop.

Chen Beichuan’s upper bunk had a bed curtain, so the two couldn’t see each other. Gu Xiu took a few more steps forward and stood directly in front of Chen Beichuan’s desk to talk on the phone. “Mm… it’s raining, so suddenly. You’re in the art school building? Alright, you wait for me. I’ll bring you an umbrella.”

Then he raised his head and shouted at a higher volume, “Chen Beichuan!”

Chen Beichuan was definitely awake, but he looked as if he had been woken up again, his face gloomy with morning anger, several times stronger than before.

Gu Xiu was afraid that he hadn’t heard and waved his phone, saying, “You’re going to the library, right? Just right. You can help me bring an umbrella to the art school on your way. I played games all night and didn’t sleep. I’m too tired…”

After saying that, he yawned. Regardless of whether Chen Beichuan agreed or not, he climbed into bed.

Gu Xiu pretended to be asleep, lying on his stomach with his ears pricked up, silently catching the movement on the opposite bed. After about ten minutes, the closed bed curtain swayed. He was probably changing his clothes. Then Chen Beichuan got up, his movements quick and neat, and he packed his things and went out in a few minutes.

Gu Xiu relaxed and fell asleep peacefully.

At the end of September, A University was submerged in a continuous drizzle. Dark clouds pressed down on the gray and white teaching buildings. The emerald green leaves of the camphor trees were rustling in the rain, and the mist was hazy, the branches hanging low.

On a rainy day, on a weekend, there were few people on the vast campus. The students who occasionally passed by were in a hurry, or they were riding their bikes in the rain to reduce the time they were drenched, the tires splashing water.

Chen Beichuan had ignored his roommate’s instructions and had gone to the study room as usual. But here he met a familiar face, Chen Nanyuan, whom he had never seen in the library more than a few times in his life.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, Chen Nanyuan was also surrounded by a halo, in her brother’s eyes, she was a hopeless underachiever.

Chen Beichuan sat down in a single seat by the window, acting low-key and hidden. But his appearance was really eye-catching. Chen Nanyuan’s eyes lit up, and she immediately changed her seat and sat in the seat outside the aisle closest to him.

“Hey, brother,” Chen Nanyuan lowered her voice, her eyes sparkling as she struck up a conversation. “Why don’t you reply to my messages?”

If she was referring to the messages that were prying into his dormitory gossip, of course Chen Beichuan would not reply.

Today, Chen Nanyuan had finally caught him in person, so she naturally would not give up this opportunity and continued, “Brother, brother, what’s your relationship with your roommate?”

Chen Beichuan closed the book he had just opened, picked up his shoulder bag, and stood up. As he passed by his sister, he said coldly, “A relationship of mutual dislike.”

“Oh～” Chen Nanyuan quickly packed her things and jogged after him. “I think he’s quite handsome, and he’s also very manly… If you don’t like him, then what type do you like? The delicate and beautiful type?”

“Hey, brother, you brought an umbrella, right?” Chen Nanyuan was relentless and followed him all the way to the library entrance.

Chen Beichuan had brought a large long-handled umbrella and had been holding it in his hand. Only his sister was blind and only saw it now.

“Then I won’t use an umbrella, hehe,” Chen Nanyuan decisively zipped up her backpack to protect her beautiful all-weather umbrella.

Chen Beichuan was also indifferent to his own sister, but at least he wasn’t as repulsed as ten thousand miles away. Chen Nanyuan was used to this kind of interaction. She walked quickly to match his height, and was well-behaved, with no overly intimate actions like holding his arm.

Until the two passed by the entrance of the art academy.

“Brother,” Chen Nanyuan suddenly said. “You can walk me over. I’m just going to the art studio to do my homework.”

It was just a few steps. Chen Beichuan was noncommittal.

But as the misty teaching building in his field of vision gradually became clear, a matter he had ignored also emerged in his mind.

Before he left in the morning, Gu Xiu had asked him to help bring an umbrella to Ji Ning?

Noticing the people chatting not far away, the siblings slowed down at the same time.

A familiar face, Ji Ning. He was standing under the eaves, looking at the rain curtain, his hands empty, as if he were waiting for something. A kind-hearted male classmate walked up to him and offered his umbrella. He shook his head and refused. Even his black-framed glasses couldn’t hide the charm of his face.

“Isn’t that Senior Ji Ning!” Chen Nanyuan recognized the quite famous direct senior. Seeing that the person who had made a move had been rejected and had left sadly, she quickly nudged her brother and said with a cunning smile, “Brother, you should go and show your gentlemanly demeanor!”

Ji Ning’s appearance was outstanding and beautiful, and there was a constant stream of suitors. But he insisted on refusing, looking around, as if he were looking for someone.

Chen Nanyuan was anxious and repeatedly urged her uncomprehending brother.

“Brother, brother! Don’t you think Senior Ji Ning is very beautiful? Some people even say he’s our department’s flower, hahaha. You should go and try! You’re so much more handsome than those two short guys…”

Chen Beichuan sneered coldly and withdrew his gaze. “We’re both men. Why should I be a gentleman?”

Chen Nanyuan was speechless. “You deserve to be single!”

The two stood in the rain, about to move forward, when suddenly Chen Beichuan’s phone received a message. He stopped without a greeting, causing Chen Nanyuan to almost walk into the rain.

“…Brother!”

Ignoring his angry sister, Chen Beichuan lowered his head and checked the message he had just received.

【AngryWiddleBird has requested to add you as a friend】

【Note: I’m Gu Xiu】

…Huh?

By the time he reacted, his fingers were faster than his consciousness and had already clicked “accept.”

While he was wondering how to roast that ridiculous ID, Gu Xiu had already taken the initiative to send a message.

AngryWiddleBird: 【Senior, remember to give Ji Ning an umbrella! ^ – ^】

Chen Beichuan: “…”

“Brother, what’s wrong?” Chen Nanyuan keenly observed the change in his expression and sighed deeply. “You’re angry again. Wow, you’re really good at getting angry!”

Chen Beichuan: “Get lost.”

Chen Nanyuan stuck out her tongue and still didn’t take out her own umbrella. Fortunately, it was just a few steps away. She jumped out lightly and came under the eaves of the art academy that blocked the rain.

Chen Beichuan did not leave immediately. When his sister’s incredulous gaze swept over, he took a few steps forward, causing the rain-sheltering Ji Ning to also look over, a hint of surprise in his eyes. Almost subconsciously, Ji Ning quickly looked behind him.

There was no one. Gu Xiu hadn’t come.

As Gu Xiu’s roommate, Chen Beichuan walked towards him and handed him the still-dripping black umbrella. His expression was cold, and he was a man of few words. “Here.”

Chen Nanyuan covered her mouth and fell silent. She looked left and right, feeling that this scene was very much like an idol drama. But the atmosphere between the two was not only not filled with pink bubbles, but was also crackling with electric sparks.

Even if it was the campus prince’s move, Ji Ning politely refused. “No need, thank you.”

Chen Beichuan glanced at his phone. The second message Gu Xiu had sent him was also about Ji Ning. He was persistent about this matter and asked him if he had sent it.

Chen Beichuan “tch”ed and said in annoyance, “Gu Xiu asked me to give you an umbrella. Take it or leave it.”

“Huh?” Ji Ning was stunned for a moment, and his attitude immediately did a 180-degree turn. “He didn’t come?”

Chen Beichuan held the umbrella and didn’t answer.

Only after Ji Ning had taken the umbrella did Chen Beichuan say, “He couldn’t get up.”

Ji Ning frowned suspiciously. “Wasn’t he already up when he answered my call?”

It was a matter that could have been explained with “catching up on sleep after staying up late,” but Chen Beichuan had to say it ambiguously, the corners of his lips half-curled. “Mm, he was awake, but he couldn’t get up.”