The Crematorium’s Scum Gong Gets to Clock Off After Being Replaced 50

Chapter 50: Roommate 10

Gu Xiu didn’t have a fixed set of pajamas. To him, any clean, loose-fitting T-shirt and shorts could be worn to bed.

The weather in October was gradually getting cooler. Tonight, he didn’t go to bed shirtless. After finishing his game, he casually wore that black T-shirt to bed.

When he lay down, he pulled up the collar and sniffed it. Chen Beichuan, on the opposite bed, almost had a heart attack. Then he heard him ask, “Chen Beichuan, is this shirt yours?”

Chen Beichuan’s throat bobbed. He forced himself to be calm and said, “Why would it be mine?”

“Oh, I was just asking,” Gu Xiu said, not suspecting a thing. “This T-shirt is too plain. It doesn’t feel like mine.”

He had been in this world for less than a month. Sometimes he wore the original owner’s clothes, and sometimes he stole his roommate’s. Besides following the key plot points, he also had to complete the daily tasks of playing games and attending classes, and even learning math and writing code… He was so busy that he would forget one thing after another.

The purpose of clothes was just to cover his body and keep him warm. As a straight man, he didn’t put much thought into remembering them, nor did he think about whether he had any preferences in his clothing. Tonight, after taking this pure black T-shirt, he realized that it was a little different from the flashy style of his other clothes.

A shirt without even a small logo was as boring as Chen Beichuan’s icy face.

Chen Beichuan looked at him, his light gray eyes calm, his tone still that same annoying arrogance. “It doesn’t matter. Whether it’s mine or not, you can wear it since you’ve worn it.”

So he’s disgusted now, right? Gu Xiu “tch”ed. He thought that next time, he would steal more of this person’s clothes. Seeing this high and mighty, contemptuous attitude, what psychological burden would he have in stealing? He was a righteous messenger, robbing the rich to help the poor.

He pulled up the quilt and lay down. Gu Xiu glanced at the time and, quite naturally, called out, “Hey, go turn off the lights. It’s eleven. You’re the one who asked for it.”

Chen Beichuan was silent for a few seconds, then he got down from the upper bunk to turn off the lights, and then climbed back into bed with the light from his phone.

…

A few days later, in the evening, on the tree-lined path on campus, the leaves rustled above his head. Gu Xiu was in a gloomy mood. He couldn’t stand this computer science department for another day.

Gu Xiu sighed in his heart for the Nth time: 【Can I switch my major temporarily? This is too difficult. I really don’t understand. And Chen Beichuan… he’s simply not human!】

As he spoke, his tone gradually changed from resentment to indignation.

His phone had just received a message from Chen Beichuan, who had said the most terrifying words in the most straightforward tone: 【Have you started writing the data analysis assignment? Professor Wang’s class has at least a 1/3 failure rate. I think you have a lot of potential.】

He had just come from Professor Wang’s class. As the well-known and powerful mentor of the hardworking protagonist gong, he really lived up to his name. They were birds of a feather. He hadn’t even recovered his half-dead life, and the protagonist gong had come to claim the other half.

Gu Xiu’s footsteps quickened: 【No, I’m not going back! I’m a person with aspirations. I’m going to the east gate to try all the top 10 foods on the A University food list…】

【Host, get ready to start ‘Key Plot Point 4’.】 The small silver ball of light appeared disappointingly, blocking his way. 【You should go back to the dorm and wash up early. Around seven in the evening, the protagonist shou will come to give you the chocolates he made himself.】

The word “chocolate” barely soothed Gu Xiu’s restless heart, and he obediently went back to follow the plot.

007 continued: 【This is an important plot point for the emotional breakthrough between the protagonist gong and shou～ The protagonist shou gives you the chocolates he made himself. The protagonist gong is both envious and jealous, but you are disdainful of it, picking at it while you eat, and finally throwing most of the box into the trash can… The protagonist gong, who has drunk a vat of vinegar and feels deeply for the protagonist shou, finally recognizes the subtle feeling in his heart tonight. It turns out, he has fallen in love with the protagonist shou!】

Gu Xiu was too lazy to even complain.

He returned to the dorm, put down his bag, and to avoid being forced by his roommate to do his homework, he quickly prepared his toiletries and slipped out of the dorm as if he were escaping.

Chen Beichuan was holding a book in his hand, but his attention was not on it. He watched his roommate leave with a plastic basin.

He didn’t hesitate much. He stood up from his seat, took his own toiletries, and followed Gu Xiu closely, his steps light as he went to the public bathroom.

At six in the afternoon, the students were just finishing their classes and heading to the cafeteria for dinner. The bathroom was clean and empty.

Gu Xiu casually found a small cubicle and enjoyed his shower time alone.

The feeling of having the bathroom to himself was free and exhilarating. Gu Xiu hummed a little tune as he got himself wet. He bent down to reach for the plastic basin outside, and only then did he realize that in his haste to avoid his roommate, he had forgotten to bring all his toiletries except for a towel.

Gu Xiu had planned to wash his hair today, and his hair was also all wet. If he had been two hours later, he could have just borrowed some from a buddy in the lively bathroom, but now there was no one around.

Splash, splash—

The crisp sound of flowing water came from next door, exceptionally clear in the quiet bathroom.

Gu Xiu was overjoyed. He said to the direction the sound was coming from, through the tiled wall, “Bro, do you have any shampoo? Can I borrow some?”

He waited a few seconds, and suddenly a hand reached out from the side of the tiled wall, holding a bottle of the shampoo he desperately needed.

“Thanks.”

His wet hair was stuck to Gu Xiu’s forehead, and water droplets slid down the bridge of his nose to his cheekbones. His wet eye sockets were slightly sore. Gu Xiu squinted his eyes, confirmed the general direction, and reached out to grab it.

His palm was full of warm water, while the other’s hand had been in the air for a while, bony and cool. He was a little off, and he first held the back of that hand, then moved to the tiger’s mouth, and took the shampoo.

He washed his hair in a few strokes.

“Bro, here you go,” a wet hand reached out, gently knocking on the side of the partition, and then continued to make a request to his kind neighbor. “Hey, can I borrow some shower gel too? By the way, do you use shower gel or soap…”

The other’s hand came directly to take the shampoo, interrupting his words, and the next second, a bottle of shower gel was stuffed into his palm.

“Hehe, thanks.”

Gu Xiu happily withdrew his hand. He had borrowed his shampoo and then his shower gel, and had washed himself clean, hot, and fragrant.

He hadn’t looked closely at the brand of toiletries his neighbor had lent him just now. When he turned off the water and wiped his hair, a rich fragrance spread out. The more he wiped, the more familiar the scent became, sweet but not cloying, fresh and pleasant.

Now, Gu Xiu’s body was all his own scent.

Chen Beichuan silently turned down the water flow of the shower and turned his body slightly to observe the person who had just finished showering next door. He was holding a basin with both hands, a towel draped over his neck to catch the water, humming a little tune in a good mood, and swaggering out in a familiar black short-sleeved shirt.

Halfway out, Gu Xiu suddenly remembered something and turned his head abruptly. “Thanks, bro. I’m leaving now. Let’s take a shower together next time if we have the chance.”

Chen Beichuan: “…”

When Gu Xiu’s figure disappeared behind the partition at the bathroom entrance, and the noisy little tune and endless thanks were completely gone, the heart that Chen Beichuan had been holding in his throat finally returned to his stomach. His stiff face, on the other hand, had fallen to the ground and couldn’t be picked up.

He pushed his wet hair back and lowered his head, letting the hot water flow continuously down the back of his head and over his spine.

He didn’t know what he was doing, but he couldn’t help but savor it over and over, the hot and wet fingers that had hooked the back of his hand, the heart-stopping seduction and hint.

When he returned to the tightly closed dormitory, the room was filled with his own scent.

Gu Xiu had been inside all this time and had long since become accustomed to it. He didn’t even know that he was the source of the scent. The cold woody scent of Chen Beichuan’s clothes and the fresh scent of the shower gel were mixed together, like a dense net that wrapped him in it.

However, upon closer inspection, even though Gu Xiu had just taken a shower, there was still a hint of a small snack scent, a crispy milky and greasy aroma.

He had also smelled this scent on the bed when he was cleaning up Gu Xiu’s internal affairs. He had naturally assumed that this person was secretly eating snacks in bed at night, but it was far more tempting than a snack.

He glanced at Gu Xiu, who was happily starting a game, and asked, “Did you have a late-night snack?”

“No,” Gu Xiu was busy and replied casually. “I’m waiting for a late-night snack.”

He didn’t have to wait long for this late-night snack, and he didn’t even have to go downstairs to get it himself.

The dormitory door was knocked on from the outside. Gu Xiu was busy with his game, so Chen Beichuan went to open the door for him.

Outside the door was an unexpected person, Ji Ning.

Chen Beichuan’s silent gaze lingered on his glasses for a moment. He didn’t immediately call Gu Xiu, but first asked him, “You probably don’t live in this dormitory building, do you?”

Ji Ning was craning up on tiptoe to peer into the dorm room, but unfortunately, Chen Beichuan’s broad shoulders and long legs were like a high wall blocking the door. He had no choice but to ask, “Is Gu Xiu there? I’m looking for Gu Xiu.”

Gu Xiu was called over by this crisp voice. He communicated with his childhood friend through the obstructive roommate. “Huh? Ji Ning? Why are you here?”

Chen Beichuan, who was like a third wheel, could only step aside and return to his own seat indifferently, but his gaze would occasionally drift towards the main door.

“I was working at the bakery today, and there was a box of chocolates that weren’t made very well. The boss thought they couldn’t be sold, so he gave them to me,” Ji Ning didn’t say that he had made the chocolates himself and found a reasonable excuse. “Although they’re not very pretty, there’s nothing wrong with the taste. You’ll know once you try them…”

Gu Xiu was playing the role of a slow-witted straight man and couldn’t hear any of the unspoken meaning. “Huh? So this is for me?”

Ji Ning smiled and nodded. “Mm-hmm, they’re really delicious… By the way, it’s getting colder lately. Are there any new clothes you want to buy?”

The side mission of being vain and wearing brand-name clothes could be completed with his roommate’s closet. Hearing this, Gu Xiu naturally shook his head and refused. “No need, I don’t lack clothes. Didn’t you see my Moments? These chocolates look alright. I’ll try them later.”

“Hey, my game has matched me with a good teammate…”

Ji Ning saw that he was impatient and kept looking back, so he didn’t bother him any further. “Then I’ll be leaving now. Bye, see you next time.”

After Gu Xiu had dealt with the protagonist shou, the jealous protagonist gong came again.

The plot was always a chain reaction, especially after the characters in the novel had become real people. Chen Beichuan had overheard their conversation and had picked out a sentence from it, asking Gu Xiu, “What did you post on your Moments?”

Chen Beichuan had no interest in the trivial matters of life in his Moments. His use of WeChat was exactly the same as his email. At this moment, he thought of looking at Gu Xiu’s Moments, but he was blocked by a cold horizontal line. He searched in his browser and instantly understood. “You set me to ‘chat only’?”

Gu Xiu was quite righteous. “What else? Living in the same dormitory doesn’t mean we’re friends. Why should I let you see my Moments?”

He always felt that Chen Beichuan’s eyes were like knives, and his teeth were gritted. Finally, he squeezed out a terrifying cold laugh, accompanied by a short monosyllable. “Fine.”

“…”

Gu Xiu pursed his lips and did not continue this topic. He went to open the chocolates that Ji Ning had sent.

While he was happily enjoying the delicious food, his annoying roommate, who had changed his usual taciturn and cold image, was chattering by his ear. “Gu Xiu, how did you get into A University?”

Gu Xiu was silent and asked 007, 【Is he scolding me?】

007’s elbow was still turned outwards. 【You’re his rival in love, and your living habits are not good. He already hates you. Now his vinegar jar has been overturned. The fact that he hasn’t gone crazy is already a testament to the self-control of our Jinjiang protagonist gong!】

Gu Xiu was busy eating chocolates, his cheeks bulging on the left and then on the right. He had no time to respond to Chen Beichuan’s provocation, not even giving him a glance.

So Chen Beichuan would not give up. He walked up to him and said again, “Can’t you see? Ji Ning, he…”

“Ji Ning is gay,” afraid that Gu Xiu wouldn’t understand, the top student, who was a man of few words, rarely went to great lengths to explain over and over, “Gay, bent, likes men. Do you understand? The way he dresses, the way he talks, the way he looks at you… it’s all there. Do you understand?”

Gu Xiu was following his persona, and he was also a little confused. He let out a dazed “Huh?”

【Huh? These aren’t the protagonist gong’s lines, are they?】 007 was also confused, but after a few seconds, it followed the work principle of “good enough” and instructed Gu Xiu, 【Whatever… just pretend to be stupid. Be slow to the end. When the protagonist shou confesses to you, you’ll know that he likes men and gradually realize your different feelings for him…】

Gu Xiu mumbled, 【But this kid is really smart. He’s already started to pay attention to his future wife. He’s a teachable child. This protagonist gong deserves to be him.】

007 couldn’t help but snark, 【You’re still going to the crematorium. Don’t be too happy too soon!】

The more he looked at Gu Xiu’s stupid and heartless appearance, the angrier Chen Beichuan became. He was even still eating chocolates, as if he hadn’t noticed that a box of chocolates was all in various heart shapes, filled with the unspoken love of the gift-giver, and he was putting them into his mouth one by one…

Chen Beichuan ran his hand through his hair in frustration, his eyes unusually sharp. He stared at Gu Xiu and said, “Ji Ning might have feelings for you.”

Gu Xiu was well-prepared. Being a scum gong and a wingman were not mutually exclusive.

“Don’t worry,” Gu Xiu said with a mouthful of chocolate, his lips also stained with a circle of dark marks, and he said vaguely, “We’ve been best buddies for more than ten years. We’re just buddies, pure and innocent.”

Chen Beichuan: “…”

“Hiccup, I can’t eat anymore…”

Although Gu Xiu was playing a scum gong, he was reluctant to throw the remaining chocolates in the trash can. Besides, the chocolates were indeed delicious, with a rich texture, and the liquid filling had a mellow and fragrant taste of fermented fruit.

After a moment of thought, he faced his most annoying roommate. To prevent the other from getting sick from drinking vinegar, he considerately handed over the remaining chocolates. “Do you want some?”

Chen Beichuan was filled with jealousy and didn’t say a word.

Gu Xiu casually placed the exquisite packaging box on the table, his movements quite rough. “Then I’ll put it here for now. I’ll throw it away if I can’t finish it.”

Then he took his toothbrush and mouthwash cup and went to the public washstand outside to brush his teeth.

Chen Beichuan looked at the half-open dormitory door, then at the half-box of chocolates left on the table. His heart was filled with mixed feelings, as bitter and astringent as chocolate. He didn’t like chocolate. The sweetness that was savored after peeling off the bitter exterior, he only found it cloying.

He then thought of Gu Xiu’s previous praise. He had first asked him if he was nearsighted, then said that he would definitely be handsome with glasses too. The more he thought about it, the more uncertain he became, and the more he doubted himself.

So Gu Xiu’s slightly perverted and thieving behavior, was it because he was unconsciously treating him as a substitute?