The Crematorium’s Scum Gong Gets to Clock Off After Being Replaced 37

Chapter 37: Dog-Blood High Society

Gu Xiu was so nervous he could feel every breath, the sound of his heartbeat as loud as thunder, even drowning out the sound of the cars passing by on the street.

This awkward walk on the street was all his fault.

He had first instructed Lu Shichen to park the car. After finally finding a parking spot, he took out his phone and saw that the location was wrong. The restaurant he had chosen was a street away.

The two of them had already come out of the garage. It would be troublesome to drive and park again. Since it wasn’t far, Gu Xiu suggested they walk over together.

The wide and open street was even more uncomfortable than the narrow and enclosed car. In the car, he could sleep openly, or laze around, playing on his phone and looking up strategies. Walking on the street, he had to control his stiff limbs.

The livelier the surroundings, the more awkward the silence between the two became.

Gu Xiu had his hands in his pockets, his head slightly lowered, and he walked forward absentmindedly.

Suddenly, a strong force pulled on his arm, pulling his hand out of his pocket, and his body also tilted towards Lu Shichen.

An electric scooter sped past, brushing against the sidewalk. Lu Shichen reminded him with a serious face, “Be careful.”

“…Oh.”

Gu Xiu raised his head and looked at the road seriously. It didn’t seem appropriate to put his hands back in his pockets, so he kept them hanging outside in a stiff posture.

He was a little nervous and also a little curious.

He secretly glanced at Lu Shichen a few times and finally asked, “Ninth Uncle, how are you so good at taking care of people?”

Lu Shichen thought for a moment. “Because I’m an elder?”

But his tone was clearly not very certain.

Gu Xiu couldn’t help but laugh. He wanted to tease this guy who had been serious for 28 years. He said with a feigned seriousness, “Hey, besides me, how many other good nephews and nieces do you have? You’re so skilled at taking care of people.”

Sensing the trap in this joke, Lu Shichen’s whole body tensed up, and he quickly denied, “None.”

After walking two steps, he added, “Only you. I’m not very familiar with my other relatives. At most, we see each other during the holidays.”

The two of them turned a corner. Unexpectedly, this topic was not over. Gu Xiu turned his head and saw Lu Shichen’s brow slightly furrowed, as if he were as serious as when he was at work. After deep thought, he spoke again, “I didn’t take much care of you before either.”

Gu Xiu was stunned.

The two of them stopped at the same time and looked at each other.

Lu Shichen looked at those distinct black and white monolid eyes. Suddenly, an idea came to him. He raised his hand and gently pulled out a narrow fold on his eyelid with his fingertip.

“From the day of the regular meeting, you’ve been different,” he said such an incredible thing, but his tone was extremely certain. “But I feel… more familiar. The things that happened later, whether you say it was uncontrollable or natural… in short, it’s like an instinct.”

His fingertips came to Gu Xiu’s temple, traveled down his zygomatic arch, extremely slowly, stroking every inch of his skin, and finally circled around the small mole on his Adam’s apple a few times, as if to strengthen this inconspicuous little mark.

Suddenly, Gu Xiu’s arm was pulled again.

“Be careful.”

Gu Xiu came back to his senses and looked up, only to see a hint of blame in the man’s slightly furrowed brow, and a fatherly admonition in his tone.

“Why are you always not looking at the road?”

Gu Xiu no longer rejected this kind of care, but he deliberately “tch”ed, his eyes flying, and he lifted his chin nonchalantly. “It doesn’t matter. I can fly.”

Lu Shichen did not let go of his arm and went all the way down, carefully stroking him through his clothes.

Gu Xiu’s scalp tingled from the stroking, and he was full of confusion. He asked a little stiffly, “…What’s wrong?”

Lu Shichen was serious. “To see where you’ve hidden your wings.”

Gu Xiu: “…”

After the banter, the unnatural awkwardness dissipated.

But as they walked, their hands accidentally brushed against each other, and it was still a little uncomfortable.

Every time Gu Xiu was touched, he would shiver in fright, but he didn’t want to pull away from this person, so he tried to hint, coughing, “Ahem, ahem, ahem!”

You touched me again!

“…?” Lu Shichen was confused and glanced at him.

He hesitated for a moment.

Gu Xiu’s hand suddenly felt hot. He turned his head in astonishment.

Lu Shichen was not looking at him. He was looking straight ahead, seriously leading the way.

But the hand below was wrapped around his like a vine around a tree. Unlike the composure on his face, the man’s palm was hot and damp, full of nervous sweat.

…

Online, the rumor that the chairman of the Huanya Group was an “old man” continued to ferment, spreading everywhere. Even Gu Xiu, one of the parties involved, was almost convinced.

The netizens were righteous, claiming that he had sold his looks and had found himself a golden long-term meal ticket while he was still at the Gu family. Therefore, he had no scruples after being kicked out of the Gu family and continued to show off his wealth as usual.

Those people felt a deep contempt for him, and perhaps there was also a bit of jealousy and pity in their feelings. He had climbed up to a top tycoon and was insulated from hard work for the rest of his life. But he had also paid a huge price for it, compromising himself in an old man’s bed.

He had the ability to earn money easily, but the towering tree he was leaning on was also the biggest obstacle. If one day he really angered Chairman Lu, or wanted to break free from his control and start his own business, the live stream platform under the Huanya Group would naturally not agree, and all the fans and popularity he had accumulated during this period would be reduced to nothing.

【Teacher Gu, why don’t we switch to another platform to live stream? Some small platforms have good traffic now, and the commission for donations is not as high as Huanya TV】

【Doesn’t switching platforms mean going against Chairman Lu… you all know the influence of Huanya in the entertainment and internet celebrity circles. Chairman Lu can have Teacher Gu banned on all platforms with just one word】

【Wuwuwu, my Jiujiu is still so handsome and young… no…】

【I still can’t accept the image of Teacher Gu being pressed down on the bed by a powerful old man and being squeezed and used like that】

【Ahhhhhhh, stop talking!!】

Gu Xiu read these comments, not knowing how he had become a pitiful canary that people pitied. He held his chin in thought.

His phone vibrated, and a WeChat message came in.

From Gu Chun: 【How did you get caught again?? Are you okay??? [/terrified]】

Inexplicable.

Gu Xiu: 【? Why are you like those people online?】

Gu Xiu: 【Don’t you know? Ninth Uncle is super awesome ^ – ^】

Gu Chun: 【????】

Gu Chun: 【Is your phone also being controlled? Are you Gu Xiu? Send me a voice message】

Gu Xiu: “?”

Lu Shichen’s temporarily registered Weibo had only been logged in on the day he had spoken up for him. There were only two posts on his homepage, both related to him. The profile picture was still the default gray.

Both the Lu Shichen in the novel and in reality were low-key. His coming forward to defend him was completely out of the script. Lu Shichen was busy with work and didn’t care about the rumors outside. He didn’t go on Weibo to clarify for himself and was so mysterious that not a single photo of him could be found online.

To prevent the rumors from escalating to an uncontrollable point, Gu Xiu thought for a moment. Thinking that their relationship was now different from before, he planned to find a time to start a live stream and briefly explain.

Yesterday, Gu Xiu had gone to the company to pick up Lu Shichen from work. The two of them had then gone out for an awkward and tense meal, which could be considered their first “date”? They had clearly done the most intimate things, but they were still as awkward as shy students. Without the help of alcohol, they still went back to their own bedrooms after returning.

Gu Xiu turned over on the empty king-size bed. He turned his head and saw the increasingly urgent suspended window.

【Mission Countdown: 23 days.】

007 sensed the host’s long-lingering gaze. The small silver ball of light floated out and reminded him without any tact, 【As long as you finish the last official announcement plot point, the mission will be completely completed～】

Those trivial plot points were completed, but the direction was completely wrong. The wild horse had broken free, and the spilled water could not be recovered. When he completed the mission and left this small world, it would also be when this small world collapsed.

007 spun around optimistically and naively requested, 【When you get the points, can you buy me a human skin? I also want to try those pastries and small snacks…】

Gu Xiu was still staring at the floating window in a daze and ignored him. He suddenly turned back, put his hands behind his head, and lay on his back, facing the ceiling, letting out a long and heavy sigh.

Should I start a live stream now? Gu Xiu turned his phone, thinking.

Click.

A sound came from the main door. Lu Shichen pushed the door open and walked in. Gu Xiu, who had been lying on his back a second ago, immediately sat up, his body involuntarily tensing, and he called out stiffly, “Ninth Uncle?”

Lu Shichen’s steps also seemed stiff. He had pushed the door open without greeting him first, and then stood there a little at a loss. He thought for a moment before saying, “I have a meeting tomorrow, all day.”

Their eyes met.

In the awkward few seconds of staring, they roughly understood each other’s meaning, and then they both coughed lightly with great tacit understanding.

This small interlude broke the strange atmosphere. Gu Xiu couldn’t help but laugh. He ignored the annoying suspended window and looked at Lu Shichen with a smile in his eyes, asking, “Ninth Uncle, then don’t you need to rest well tonight?”

Lu Shichen walked towards the large bed. He didn’t say much more and showed with his actions that he didn’t need to rest.

A day of separation was already so reluctant.

Gu Xiu had been drunk that day and had revealed everything about his impending departure. Fortunately, Lu Shichen did not pursue the matter, did not ask him where he was leaving from and where he was going, nor did he ask if his departure was permanent or temporary.

The destruction of the small world was inevitable. Gu Xiu would continue to live in the main god space and other small worlds. Rather than him leaving here, it was more like here was leaving him forever.

He knew it. He shouldn’t have formed too deep a bond with the paper characters in the small world. When the small world was destroyed and disappeared, the living human bodies would turn back into cold words on paper. In the end, he would be the only one who was sad.

“…Gu Xiu,” the man’s lean and powerful body lay beside him. The mist in his gray eyes had dispersed, dotted with a hint of orange highlight. He watched him and said, “You have a nutty smell on you.”

Gu Xiu was stunned when he heard this. He quickly raised his arm and sniffed.

He sniffed and sniffed, but all he could smell was the faint, cold woody scent that had drifted over from Lu Shichen’s side and had been exchanged to his own body afterwards.

“Sugar-roasted chestnuts, amber walnuts, salt-crisped peanuts… even for potato chips, you love the nutty flavor the most,” Lu Shichen listed them one by one. In the places Gu Xiu hadn’t noticed, he had always been carefully observing his lover and keeping it in his heart. “I guess that scent is from your gluttony? Over the years, you’ve gotten used to it, so you can’t smell it.”

Gu Xiu was stunned.

He himself had not realized it. He asked 007 in his mind, 【007, is that so? I didn’t even realize I loved to eat these. I thought I liked to eat everything and was not picky at all.】

Unfortunately, the question he sent out was like a stone sinking into the sea. 007 had triggered the host privacy protection mode and had automatically shut down three hours ago. Now, the two of them were scantily clad, covered in mottled red marks. 007 could forget about coming out tonight.

“I also know a lot of delicious food,” Lu Shichen’s eyes were like water as he continued, “I’ll take you to eat them one by one in the future… Do you still want to go abroad to play? I can free up a week next month to take you.”

Gu Xiu’s eyes were evasive and landed on the bright blue “23” of the countdown.

This time, he really couldn’t ignore it.

After a lot of tossing and turning and a night of talking, the two of them were already exhausted. Gu Xiu couldn’t relax because of his heavy heart, while Lu Shichen was swept away by sleepiness. He held his hand, which was hidden under the quilt, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

After a while, when all was quiet, Gu Xiu gently pulled his hand out.

He picked up the phone on the bedside table and looked at the chat history with the top contributor. The other party’s motto, “Live in the moment,” was clearly visible. He took the other party out of the blacklist and sent a message.

Gugujiu: 【Boss, how do I live in the moment?】

A slight sound came from the bedside table on the other side.

Gu Xiu turned his head and saw that Lu Shichen’s phone screen was lit up, a green pop-up window. Who would dare to send him a message so late?

Gu Xiu frowned. Although the protagonist gong from Jinjiang couldn’t possibly not be a man of virtue, he still reached out his hand as if possessed—

Rustle.

The sleeping Lu Shichen suddenly lifted the covers and sat up, blocking him halfway. Then he took his phone and quickly glanced at it, locking the screen without replying.

Then he asked the stunned Gu Xiu as if nothing had happened, “…Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Something’s not right. Gu Xiu raised an eyebrow slightly, temporarily ignoring this small interlude that seemed to have something to hide, and pulled up the quilt as if nothing had happened, saying, “Mm, let’s sleep.”

Lu Shichen’s face, even with strong panic, was hard to show. Gu Xiu did not suspect him and closed his eyes peacefully.

However, Lu Shichen’s mood was not calm. He was used to the great storms in the business world. The little panic that had been aroused by the side account had flashed by, but now he couldn’t help but clench the innocent quilt with his fingers.

…In the middle of the night, after the fact, with a person sleeping by his side, Gu Xiu was actually secretly sending messages to another man?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

Several impulses came to him, such as deleting Gu Xiu’s side account and then deactivating his own side account. But on second thought, what if Gu Xiu didn’t send him messages, but really sent messages to some wild man outside? He would have no way of knowing.

At this moment, his rationality was overwhelmed by a tidal wave of jealousy. He didn’t care at all that Gu Xiu’s question did not carry a hint of ambiguity.

The next day, Lu Shichen went out for a meeting. Gu Xiu ate and slept his fill, then dawdled for a while to tidy up. By the time it was almost evening, the streamer “Gugujiu” came online without any warning.

His current number of fans was close to a million. In just a few seconds, hundreds and thousands of fans flocked in, and the number of online viewers soared at an astonishing speed.

There were still many people asking about his relationship with Jiang Yuan Yao. Gu Xiu glanced at them casually, too lazy to bother, and did the final grooming in front of the camera.

He was wearing a well-tailored and casual suede shirt. The picky coffee color actually made him look better. The treatment of the collar was the exact opposite of Lu Shichen’s. He always had to leave one or two buttons open, refusing to follow the rules.

Unlike the soft cotton that clung to his skin and collarbone, the suede fabric was stiff. A slight movement would open up a large gap, allowing the viewers in the live stream to peek in.

Gu Xiu was not a very patient or meticulous person who paid attention to details. There were some things he hadn’t even discovered himself, but the viewers had sharp eyes.

【Is Teacher Gu’s mouth a little swollen?】

【I told you he started streaming in the afternoon today. I reasonably suspect that Teacher Gu was originally going to stream last night, but was interrupted by some accident [/side eye smile]】

【This accident looks very intense】

【The thing on Teacher Gu’s Adam’s apple, is it a hickey?】

【Ahhhhhhh】

【My god, the battle from last night is still so fierce after a day??】

Gu Xiu looked at the dazzling comments, had just touched his lips, and then touched his Adam’s apple.

Before he could react, the comments had a new discovery.

【Holy shit, there’s a huge hickey on his collarbone. Teacher Gu, you really don’t treat us as outsiders】

【Ahhhhhhh, Teacher Gu, if you’ve been forced by Chairman Lu, just blink】

【Is today’s live stream also Chairman Lu’s order? Does he want the whole country’s viewers to know that Teacher Gu is taken?】

“No. There was no force, no coercion, and no golden house… alright, there was a house. But I’m a living person, it’s impossible for me not to blink, thank you.”

He thought carefully about the next explanation, his eyes rolled up, then down, and finally he looked straight at the screen and said seriously, “Mm… Chairman Lu and I, we should be in a cohabiting relationship now.”

A few months ago, he was a 18K straight man who would rather break than bend. Now, to say a not-so-certain relationship was already not easy.

Some extreme fans took his hesitation as ironclad evidence of being coerced.

【Huanya TV is under the Huanya Group. I don’t think Teacher Gu can ask for help in a live stream】

【What should we do? The Huanya Group is all-powerful. Teacher Gu feels so miserable and helpless…】

【Teacher Gu said before that he was a straight man. Now he has to compromise in front of an old man…】

【Ahhhhhh, can we jz rescue Teacher Gu? TT】

【Teacher Gu, can you say how much you owe Chairman Lu?】

【It’s fine, Teacher Gu. It doesn’t matter if you’re banned. At worst, we won’t be in the entertainment industry anymore! You can go abroad and be an internet celebrity blogger. Theseus will always support you!!】

“…”

What the hell? As expected of a dog-blood entertainment circle novel. Even he had a fan name.

Gu Xiu held his forehead, unable to argue. “No, you guys, stop imagining things.”

【Is today’s clarification live stream also Chairman Lu’s request, right?】

Gu Xiu caught this comment and replied seriously, “Ninth Uncle didn’t ask me to live stream. On the contrary, he’s out for a meeting today and not at home, so I came up to chat with you guys.”

“Ninth Uncle is the best person to me in this world,” Gu Xiu said with a serious expression, using this weighty evaluation as an opening.

He looked at himself on the screen, but he was in a daze, thinking that whether it was this small world or other small worlds, or the cold and inorganic main god space.

Lu Shichen was undoubtedly the best person to him.

Although they had only known each other for a few short months.

But Lu Shichen had said that it was like an instinct.

He couldn’t talk about the Quick Transmigration Bureau, so Gu Xiu imagined and kneaded the Lu Shichen who now unconditionally favored him into the first few decades of the character he was playing.

“My parents passed away when I was in middle school. After that, it was mainly Ninth Uncle who took care of me…” Gu Xiu said slowly. “He was very strict with me and would force me to go to work with him. But he was also very meticulous, in every detail, remembering my tastes and considering all aspects of life. Sometimes he might be a little fatherly.”

It was just an imagination, but it was as if he had personally experienced it. In the lonely first few decades, besides the main god, the AI, and the system, there seemed to be such a person by his side.

A smile appeared on Gu Xiu’s lips, and the sharp and flying corners of his eyes softened. “But, I quite like it. It would be great if I could be with him forever. I haven’t told him that yet.”

The sweet and happy expression on his face was fully displayed in the live stream camera. The most real emotions were naturally revealed, and every micro-expression could not be faked.

【? So this is actually a little uncle nurturing literature】

【Ahhhhhhh, daddy-type boyfriends are really good】

【Chairman Lu’s statement on Weibo before looked like he’s very doting, ahhhhhh】

【What ‘I just like him when he’s not good,’ so sultry, so sultry】

【Although he’s an old man, he’s actually quite good】

【True love has nothing to do with looks and age】

【Wuwuwuwu, Jiujiu, as long as you like it (clutches chest)】

“Hey! He’s here,” during the heated discussion in the comments, Gu Xiu suddenly turned his head to the main door and replied, then he said to the audience, “I’m going to have dinner first. I’ll be back in half an hour.”

【???】

【You’re leaving just when we’re getting excited??】

【Ahhhhhhh, Teacher Gu, come back and finish your sentence, ahhhhhh】

【Are you going to talk about the great battle from last night??】

【Streamer, your soul has returned… (spits blood)】

In the short few dozen minutes that Gu Xiu was away, the number of online viewers not only did not decrease, but the gifts he received were also constantly increasing.

Lu Shichen had planned to have dinner with his business partners outside. Gu Xiu had dinner alone in the villa, quickly filled his stomach, and rushed upstairs, preparing to continue his live stream.

He had just sat down in his chair when he heard footsteps outside the ajar door.

Gu Xiu got up and walked over, calling out in confusion, “Butler Tong?”

But what he saw was an unexpected face.

Lu Shichen, who had always been meticulous and strictly followed his plans, had actually changed his schedule without notice and had come home two hours early.

He’s still live-streaming!

Thinking that Lu Shichen had long known about his live-streaming of his wealth, Gu Xiu opened his mouth, about to inform Lu Shichen of the live stream camera inside, so as not to cause another live stream accident.

But Lu Shichen spoke first, “Why are you so surprised? Did you miss me?”

Gu Xiu froze, and even got goosebumps. Lu Shichen took advantage of his daze and strode into his room.

He was about to walk into the camera’s range.

Gu Xiu quickly went over and called out, “Ninth Uncle…”

Lu Shichen turned around, and his next move was again unexpected. He actually put his arm around his waist, his gray eyes smiling. “Mm, you miss me that much?”

“Ninth…” He had just spat out one word when his lips were blocked, tightly sealed.

Gu Xiu took a deep breath. “…Ninth Uncle! I’m live—”

Lu Shichen, who was good at reading people’s minds, turned a deaf ear to his reminder and kissed him again without a word, forcing him to step back step by step, his thigh hitting the armrest of the swivel chair.

Lu Shichen reached out and turned the chair half a circle. The back of his knee hit the edge of the chair, and he sat down with a plop, right in front of the live stream phone.

Before he could operate his phone, Lu Shichen bent down, held his face, and lowered his head,depriving him of the oxygen in his lungs.

Gu Xiu let out a muffled sound of lack of oxygen, and his fingers also lost their strength, curling slightly.

While the two were lost in the moment, the live stream had already exploded.

Gu Xiu was forced to sit down, just right in the camera’s range. His tilted neck, his infatuated look from being kissed, were all clearly captured.

And the man who was kissing him so passionately was wearing his work suit, a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, and was well-mannered. Although his dress was a little mature, he looked very young, with a sharp and superior jawline.

In the intense kiss, the chair turned another half circle, and the man’s side profile was completely displayed in the live stream, with deep three-dimensional brow bones and a high nose bridge.

He temporarily moved his wet red thin lips, giving Gu Xiu a moment to catch his breath, and at the same time, he took off his glasses that were in the way and placed them on the table nearby.

His exceptionally handsome and deep features were also presented to the thousands of viewers at that moment.

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