The Crematorium’s Scum Gong Gets to Clock Off After Being Replaced 10

Chapter 10: Dog-Blood High Society

“Rinse your mouth and take a moment. Do you still feel sick? The rash on your body can be treated with some ointment when we get out. We have it at home.”

Gu Xiu felt as if he had woken up from a vivid dream, his body covered in a cold, clammy sweat.

“Ninth Uncle…” Gu Xiu’s Adam’s apple bobbed. The unfamiliarity of being taken care of far surpassed the feeling of wearing a peony shirt on the street. He was at a loss for words, speechless.

It wasn’t until he looked down and saw Lu Shichen’s hand reaching for the washstand that he managed to find something to say. “Uh… you should wash your hands first.”

“Mm.”

Lu Shichen had just turned on the faucet. He interlaced his long fingers, washing them thoroughly inside and out, then took a clean towel to dry them. Finally, he looked up at his cousin-nephew.

The pale face was flushed with an unusual color, so embarrassed he looked like he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Lu Shichen suddenly remembered that he had just graduated from college. He was at an age where he hadn’t yet been exposed to society and was easily deceived.

Even for a so-called “foolishly innocent” college student, his lack of common sense was truly incredible. No matter how much his parents doted on him, it shouldn’t have been to this extent.

Rather than being overprotected by his parents to the point of being unable to take care of himself, he was more like a seedling that had grown up alone in a vacuum greenhouse, which was why he severely lacked social experience and basic common sense.

But he had also raised himself well. Handsome and stylish, flamboyant and beautiful.

Just a short while ago, he was arrogant and domineering. Now, he was subdued. The state of a young man was as volatile as a roller coaster, pure and simple.

Lu Shichen’s hand suddenly itched. His clean hand gently brushed through the soft black hair.

Then he said one word.

“Good boy.”

The low voice, carrying a warm current of air, brushed past Gu Xiu’s ear, buzzing like a small insect drilling into his eardrum.

Gu Xiu froze, his pupils suddenly constricting.

This time, the uncomfortable one was immediately replaced by Lu Shichen. He cleared his throat, still maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor, but his tone carried an unquestionable authority. “From today on, you will live here with me…”

Outside the bathroom was the grand and magnificent hall of an unfamiliar villa.

007 popped out to introduce it to Gu Xiu: 【This is the villa where the protagonist gong keeps his lover in a golden house in the later stages of the novel. The protagonist shou is live-streaming at home, and the protagonist gong accidentally appears on camera. Their relationship is accidentally exposed, which is the climax of the entire novel～】

Gu Xiu: 【…】

The five-meter-high ceiling created an open field of vision, with cascading crystal chandeliers hanging down. It was clearly a private residence, yet it had an atmosphere of decadent luxury reminiscent of the old Shanghai concessions. The TV wall that connected the first and second floors was a single piece of fine white jade with natural, delicate, and elegant patterns.

The furniture was mainly in simple shades of white and gray, just like the owner’s bland private life, which neutralized the sense of nouveau riche luxury.

“This is Butler Tong,” Lu Shichen introduced an elegant old man in white gloves to Gu Xiu, then pointed with his hand. “Your room is over there. Tomorrow is the weekend. He will go with you to the Gu family to move your luggage over.”

Lu Shichen’s personality was one of saying things once and meaning them. This arrangement, which deviated from the novel’s plot, was really not easy to refuse. Gu Xiu’s eyes darted around. He figured it shouldn’t be a big problem. There were still a few months until the “golden house” plot.

He nodded in agreement, and Lu Shichen’s serious expression immediately relaxed a lot.

007 was quite the optimist, excitedly circling around Gu Xiu and shouting: 【This house is so luxurious! As expected of the protagonist gong!】

【But there’s a problem…】 Gu Xiu entered the large suite Lu Shichen had arranged for him, took off his wrinkled shirt, and said in his mind, 【Don’t I have to live-stream and show off my wealth? After I’m kicked out of the Gu family, I’m going to be ruthlessly slapped in the face and mocked by the entire internet.】

That’s right. The role he played was not only the scum ex-husband in the crematorium but also the cannon fodder in the comparison group who gets his face slapped. He was the arrogant and domineering fake rich second-generation who eventually crashed and burned, while the protagonist shou was a self-reliant and rising new star. The contrast between the two was stark.

The original owner had flamboyantly shown off all kinds of high-end luxury brand clothes and jewelry, and his vulgar taste had earned him a mixed reputation. Later, when he was kicked out of the Gu family and had nothing, as the saying goes, the more you lack something, the more you want to show it off. He simply went all out and brought out his chairman Ninth Uncle, trying to use his power to intimidate others.

Just as the netizens were half-believing, his Ninth Uncle turned around and appeared in the protagonist shou’s live stream. Their relationship looked so intimate, so what was that cheap nephew of dubious origin even worth?!

After all, it was an entertainment circle novel, so it was inevitable to create satisfying moments through public opinion on the internet.

007 offered a plan: 【No problem, Jiujiu. If you show off your wealth using his things in the protagonist gong’s house, won’t the effect be even better? The grade of his mansion is much higher than the villa left by the Gu family’s parents. I heard there’s a private wine cellar in the basement that could buy the entire CBD, and there are more than a dozen limited-edition luxury sports cars in the garage…】

As expected of the ridiculously wealthy Jinjiang domineering CEO. The system light ball, which had no hands or feet, was so excited it was jumping up and down and screaming.

Gu Xiu clicked his tongue in disdain: 【Don’t mention it. My throat still hurts.】

The feeling of being forced to vomit was truly unforgettable.

And the person who had helped him vomit was now lying on a king-sized bed, savoring the strange palpitation he had experienced for the first time.

Lu Shichen held three fingers, rubbing his index and middle fingers back and forth with his thumb.

An hour ago, he had inserted these two longest fingers into the young man’s throat to induce vomiting.

The inside of the mouth was scorching hot, the walls of the throat were slippery, tightly sucking and enveloping his fingers…

It wasn’t until the latter half of the night that he finally entered a light sleep.

For the first time, his regular routine was disrupted. Lu Shichen still got up at 6:30 sharp, showing no signs of fatigue. He made the bed, washed up, changed clothes, and tied his tie, all in one go.

Or rather, at this moment, he needed a regular life and busy work more than ever to cover up the inappropriate and out-of-character sensual thoughts that came in the dead of night.

…towards his cousin-nephew.

When the sun was high in the sky, Gu Xiu opened his dazed and blank black eyes and learned a piece of earth-shattering good news from Butler Tong.

Lu Shichen was on a business trip! He had gone to another city for a meeting! He wouldn’t be back until tomorrow night!

Gu Xiu unleashed his true nature, unceremoniously occupying the protagonist gong’s mansion. He wandered around like the master of the house, inspecting his territory, touching this and looking at that. Finally, he sat cross-legged on the sofa eating potato chips, every pore of his body relaxing in enjoyment.

The potato chips he was trying for the first time tasted pretty good too! He liked crispy and fragrant things like nuts. Most importantly, the main ingredient, potatoes, wouldn’t cause him to have an allergic reaction…

In the evening, after being pestered by 007 to live-stream until his ears were calloused, Gu Xiu clicked his tongue and rolled up his sleeves, looking very impatient. But his hands obediently picked up his phone. The work that needed to be done still had to be done.

007 had more or less figured out how to get along with its new host. It cheered him on, providing maximum emotional support: 【Jiujiu! Register as a new streamer! Let the whole country’s netizens see your frivolous handsome face!!】

【I’m not planning to show my face. After all, this is my own face, and it can’t completely match the novel’s description.】 Gu Xiu said as he operated his phone. 【It’s too much trouble to keep doing that panda makeup, and it’s even more trouble if Ninth Uncle finds out and makes me take it off.】

Without these complicated steps, this job was very simple. Just use the local materials to show off the life of a wealthy family.

In this novel world, the largest live-streaming platform, Huanya TV, also belonged to the Huanya Group managed by Lu Shichen. Lu Shichen was a powerful figure who could control the entertainment industry and also had influence in other industries.

Gu Xiu sighed with emotion, completed the final step, and became a new streamer on the platform.

He officially started broadcasting at the peak traffic time of 9 p.m., but judging from the number of online viewers, which hardly exceeded single digits, the live stream was not very successful.

There was no other reason. This live stream was simply boring to the extreme. There were no cheerful songs and dances, no lively co-hosting chats. The streamer was so stingy he didn’t even show his face, completely lacking in appeal.

Gu Xiu fiddled with it for a while and placed his phone on the table.

He had deliberately changed into the white shirt Lu Shichen had bought for him and wore a new-season striped tie. There would always be sharp-eyed viewers who could recognize the brand. He also deliberately sat back a little to let the camera capture his waist, deliberately revealing the obvious brand logo on his belt.

Heh.

A vulgar, wealth-flaunting live stream was beginning to take shape.

In the live stream, even just his upper body could show the young man’s excellent figure. The frame stopped at his belt, leaving much to the imagination. Above, it was cut off at his neck. No matter how he lowered his head or moved, at most, a hint of his exquisitely defined chin would be revealed, leaving infinite room for imagination.

【New streamer? Looks like a handsome guy】

【White shirt and tie, so ascetic and handsome, hiss ha hiss ha】

【The streamer’s hands are so beautiful ahhhhhh】

【A male streamer who doesn’t show his face can only be ugly】

【Doesn’t show face: shirt model, shows face: counter staff】

【Hahahahaha xswl】

To make it easier to read the live comments, Gu Xiu took out another phone.

In the live stream, he leaned lazily in an armchair. The shirt was creased at the junction of his chest and waist. The hand holding the black phone was fair and bony, as smooth and slender as piano keys.

The certain someone who was dedicated to sending himself to the crematorium was not at all polite when it came to watching his own show.

“Hahaha, counter staff.”

He even couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Unconsciously, the number of viewers in the live stream had exceeded fifty. There weren’t many viewers, but it wasn’t deserted. Almost every new viewer couldn’t help but send a few comments.

【!!!】

【The streamer’s voice is so sultry and nice to listen to】

【His figure is also very good, looks very tall】

【I bet five cents he’s definitely a handsome guy】

【Streamer, you’re being too much of a stranger. Quick, lower your head and let the family see!】

【It doesn’t matter if you show your face or not, I just think it might be too hot with the buttons done up so tightly】

【It’s everyone’s responsibility to prevent the streamer from getting heatstroke. Quick, take off your shirt and let me keep it for you】

【I’m not saying this to be mean, but the mole next to the streamer’s Adam’s apple is inexplicably sexy…】

【Want to lick】

“Ahem.”

Gu Xiu, who was in high spirits, suddenly choked.

Getting to the point.

He got up from the chair, still pointing his clothes at the camera, and introduced, “It’s my first time live-streaming today, so I’ll show you my room.”

Just as the viewers in the live stream were beginning to get interested in his appearance, he very disappointingly switched the camera to the rear-facing one and filmed his luxurious suite.

He walked around the room and introduced the top-of-the-line furniture and home goods. Just the carpet he was stepping on was worth a house for an ordinary person…

This nouveau riche attitude, as expected, aroused strong resentment from the netizens.

However, the number of viewers in the live stream was also soaring, reaching five hundred. The comments were refreshing so fast it was impossible to keep up.

【How many wealth-flaunting internet celebrities have been banned, and here comes another one?】

【He’ll probably crash and burn before he gets banned. Is it yours to show off?】

【I get it. A mansion is rented and used by a bunch of internet celebrities from an MCN company in rotation, right?】

【Curious to ask, which hotel is this?】

【15 people group buying a top hotel in the capital, waiting online】

【Hahahahaha】

The netizens’ ridicule was quite sharp.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t sting Gu Xiu’s heart. It wasn’t even as spicy as the potato chips in his mouth.

He introduced things casually, saying whatever came to mind. The number of viewers in the live stream actually stabilized at around a thousand. For a new streamer who hadn’t signed with an MCN company, this was a very good start.

The rich second-generation who was showing off his life naturally didn’t care about this small profit. Finally, he left a “see you tomorrow” and decisively ended the stream.

Gu Xiu was relieved. He stretched, and the mental energy in his mind was like a dancing butterfly: 【Done! Time for bed!】

Gu Xiu’s hobbies were actually quite simple and unpretentious.

One was sleeping, the other was eating (but with a delicate stomach).

As for those debauched nightlife activities, the more Lu Shichen thought about it, the more out of place it seemed. His intuition told him that wasn’t the real Gu Xiu, at least not the Gu Xiu in front of him.

After two days of busy meetings, Lu Shichen rushed to the airport without stopping.

At this moment, his secretary Amanda in the front seat turned around and brought a piece of new information, which happened to be about this cousin-nephew whose image had already changed in his mind, the one with “simple hobbies.”

“Chairman Lu, Young Master Gu seems to be live-streaming in your house…”

Amanda’s eyes flickered, and her voice was a little cautious.

Although Chairman Lu’s attitude towards Young Master Gu had improved recently, and he had even forced him to come to the company to work, this didn’t mean that Chairman Lu would allow him to do as he pleased on his own territory, even to the point of leaking his privacy.

Lu Shichen knew something was wrong just by looking at Amanda’s expression. He frowned and held out his hand. “Let me see.”

Amanda tremblingly handed over her phone.

Amanda had never been to Lu Shichen’s private residence. She had judged that it might be her boss’s house entirely because of the familiar row of black and white custom-made suits in the background.

High-end, high-quality, and in a size for a 185cm tall man. A style that was completely different from Gu Xiu’s.

But, the person in the center of the frame, no matter how you looked at it, looked like Gu Xiu?

The camera was placed low, so only his two legs were visible. But Lu Shichen recognized the belt he had personally unbuckled at a glance, and he also recognized his own walk-in closet in the background.

“Chairman Lu, we’ve arrived at the airport,” Amanda reminded him. “I’ll go check you in first…”

“Okay.” Lu Shichen returned the phone to his secretary.

In the VIP lounge, Lu Shichen flipped through a newspaper, but he couldn’t calm down. He felt inexplicably anxious, like a phone addict poisoned by short videos.

It wasn’t until he couldn’t bear it anymore and took out his phone. Following the information he had just memorized from his secretary, he opened Huanya TV and searched for the live stream room called “Gugujiu’s Rich Life.”

Gu Xiu was still swaying around, trying on his suits, like a cuckoo, occupying the magpie’s nest, loudly and righteously chirping to declare his sovereignty.

The comments were passionately accusing the streamer of putting on a show, all saying that the mansion and clothes were definitely rented.

The magpie whose nest had been occupied was quite calm, enjoying the little cuckoo’s fashion show with great interest.

The suits were all more or less the same. And after staying in Lu Shichen’s walk-in closet for a long time, Gu Xiu felt that his vision was gradually having problems, becoming colorblind to everything but black, white, and gray.

He thought for a moment and set his sights on the only bright color in the ascetic walk-in closet—the magnificent golden central island accessory cabinet.

He picked up his phone and generously took the three thousand viewers in the live stream to admire it with him.

【!!!!】

【Holy shit, this is a real tycoon!】

【I don’t know what to say, but these watches look like they’re of very good quality】

【Rolex doesn’t even deserve a separate compartment here. Is it appropriate to just throw them around like cabbages??】

【The one in the middle is a 60 million Patek Philippe】

【One is 60 million?? He even has a whole cabinet…】

【A whole cabinet of famous watches? You can’t even rent that, can you??】

The troubled Gu Xiu watched the comments for a while, and it took a long time before he saw a useful one.

A7993344: 【The one on the far right suits you】

Gu Xiu did as he was told.

He was quite doting on his fans, or rather, he was getting a headache from all these famous watches, and his indecisiveness was acting up. This suggestion that fell from the sky was like a guiding light in the dark.

He took the nine-figure famous watch out of the display cabinet. The simple silver and black color scheme, but the exquisite details and workmanship revealed its high price.

The live stream room became even more excited, and the number of online viewers soared.

【Damn, he picked the most expensive one】

【How expensive is the most expensive one?】

【Richard Mille global limited edition… must be nine figures, right?】

Gu Xiu was busy studying how to wear the metal watch and had no time to pay attention to the frantically refreshing live comments.

“Hey, it seems to suit me quite well?”

After putting it on, he didn’t forget to hold it up to the camera, turning his wrist back and forth to show it off from all angles.

Innocent and pure.

Like a peacock showing off its beautiful feathers.

The colorful lights of the comments flowed across the lenses, softening the man’s cold and distant features.

Lu Shichen smiled, his fingertips moving slightly as he sent a comment.

A7993344: 【Not bad.】