The Crematorium’s Scum Gong Gets to Clock Off After Being Replaced 13

Chapter 13: Dog-Blood High Society

Lu Shichen’s expression remained unchanged as he rolled the entire cookie into his mouth and chewed slowly.

Even as the industrial saccharin exploded on his taste buds, his eyebrows didn’t twitch.

“Ahem…”

Instead, it was Gu Xiu who cleared his throat pretentiously and suddenly became busy. He gathered the documents spread out on the desk, then gave up his chair, polite and obedient. “Ninth Uncle, you sit. I’ll go over there.”

Lu Shichen savored the long aftertaste, a milky fragrance mixed with the crispy aroma of nuts… Seeing Gu Xiu’s actions, he also restrained himself and lowered his eyes, letting out a soft “Mm.”

The two of them tacitly returned to their respective places.

Gu Xiu pretended to work for a while. The phone on his desk lit up several times before he finally picked it up.

Recently, Jiang Yuan Yao had stopped calling him directly, but the frequency of his messages had increased dramatically. Good morning and good night greetings were a daily necessity, and his lack of replies didn’t diminish the other’s enthusiasm. Now, he was asking about his well-being again, asking what he had for lunch.

Gu Xiu gave a perfunctory reply.

Jiang Yuan Yao was able to continue the conversation: 【Christmas is in less than a month. Let’s go out and play together then?】

This time, he sent the invitation early to prevent Gu Xiu from refusing him again on the grounds of work.

【Ding～ Congratulations to the host for triggering ‘Key Plot Point 3’!】 007 also popped up. 【Jiujiu, you can’t resist the protagonist shou’s coquettish requests and pestering, so you agree to spend Christmas with him. This is the first holiday you’ve spent together, and it’s also his final test for you…】

007’s voice was full of cadence and emotion: 【The streets are filled with Christmas carols, and there are loving couples everywhere. The protagonist shou is clearly walking with you, but he feels as if he’s the only one in the world, desolate and lonely.】

Gu Xiu’s scalp tingled, and goosebumps broke out all over his body. That poignant love story was still haunting him.

007 concluded: 【You prepared a tie for the protagonist shou as a gift in advance. Unexpectedly, he made a fool of himself because the style of the tie was inappropriate and was mocked by a cannon fodder villain during his first audition. This audition also ended in failure.】

Gu Xiu propped his chin on one hand and sighed in his mind: 【Sigh… they all have mouths, but why is no one willing to use them?】

Never mind bringing it upon himself. He, the scum gong in the crematorium, was truly the biggest of all fools, loving without knowing it and doing good deeds with bad results.

The end of the year was approaching, and work was busy. It also coincided with the national actor selection event. Gu Xiu lost his weekend and accompanied Lu Shichen to H City for the East China region’s auditions.

Lu Shichen was personally involved even in the national auditions, which showed how much importance he attached to this major project. The actors and amateurs who passed the auditions would undergo a period of professional training, including the six arts of archery and horsemanship, as well as Hanfu etiquette. There would also be strict physical fitness tests and various physical indicator tests.

After that, they would have to pass three major and minor auditions. Only those who successfully persevered would be considered to have touched the edge of the role. If their performance was not good, there was still the risk of being replaced at the last minute.

He was so busy every day that Gu Xiu couldn’t find the time to go out and buy a Christmas gift for Jiang Yuan Yao. More importantly, he lacked the motivation to be a scum man.

It wasn’t until 007 urged him: 【Jiujiu, Friday is Christmas! Remember to buy a gift for the protagonist shou!】

Gu Xiu put down his work and sighed softly with some reluctance. When Lu Shichen finished his work, he walked over and called out respectfully, “Chairman Lu…”

Gu Xiu still had that usual fake smile on his face. He couldn’t even pretend to be respectful. Paired with the insincere title “Chairman Lu,” the words “ulterior motives” were practically written on his face.

Lu Shichen: “Speak.”

“Ahem.” Gu Xiu cleared his throat and said with a smile, “I’ve finished that report. Take a look. I’m just going out for a walk.”

Including buying gifts, any work that could be done during work hours should of course be done during work hours. After work was his own time. Who cared about Christmas gifts?

Hearing this, Lu Shichen lifted his eyes, his gaze scrutinizing.

Gu Xiu’s eyes curved into two crescents. Faced with such a smiling face, even if his intention to skip work was obvious, it was really hard to say no.

However, the screen of the phone Gu Xiu was holding at his side was not locked, and it was full of chat bubbles. He didn’t know who he was chatting with so fervently.

More nonsense than he had spoken in front of him.

Lu Shichen frowned. Looking at Gu Xiu’s face again, he felt that everything was suspicious. He couldn’t help but wonder who he had a date with and if he was going out to mess around.

“It’s already 4:30,” Lu Shichen’s eyes narrowed, his voice naturally authoritative. “You’re going for a walk now?”

“That’s right,” Gu Xiu said frankly. “I’ll go home directly after my walk. I’ll take a taxi myself, you don’t have to wait for me.”

Lu Shichen was silent.

Gu Xiu waved his phone and pointed to the door, his face full of eagerness. “Then I’ll be leaving now?”

He racked his brains but couldn’t find a logical excuse to stop him. Lu Shichen was momentarily at a loss for words and could only grunt, “Mm.”

Gu Xiu, who had successfully left early, wandered into a luxury brand store.

Passing by a wall of jaw-dropping genuine leather bags, Gu Xiu went straight to the tie counter under the guidance of the saleslady.

He still had that nonchalant air, but he was wearing a custom-made suit that Lu Shichen had bought for him. The saleslady had a discerning eye and treated him with great enthusiasm. She asked with a smile, “Sir, are you buying for yourself or as a gift?”

“A gift.”

But the description “a style that doesn’t suit the protagonist shou” was too broad. Gu Xiu thought for a moment and found the person who was the most different from the protagonist shou. There was no one else but the protagonist gong. Then he described his situation, “He’s not yet thirty, but he usually dresses quite maturely.”

“Okay, does he have a favorite color or style?”

“He likes to work.”

“Is it for evening wear or daily administrative wear?”

“He won’t wear what I give him.”

“Then may I ask, what is your relationship with him?”

“He’s my boss, a very strict one.”

Buying a gift for a boss was easy. The saleslady had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the strange customer say, “I’m still a little close to his future wife. It’s hard to say the specifics. Sister, you understand, right?”

Saleslady: “…”

Faced with such a difficult customer, the saleslady still had an elegant and dignified smile on her face. She asked persistently, “What is his personality like?”

Gu Xiu finally gave a somewhat useful answer, “If my dad were still alive, he’d probably be like him.”

The person in question didn’t know how Gu Xiu described him to outsiders. 007 was the first to jump out and play devil’s advocate: 【Jiujiu! The protagonist gong is only six years older than you. If he knew you said he was like your dad…】

Gu Xiu didn’t care. 【With his personality, wouldn’t he be even more thrilled if I called him daddy?】

【…】 007 was silent for a moment. 【That seems to make sense.】

At this moment, the saleslady thoughtfully brought over three ties. Three different styles, two solid colors, and one with a low-key stripe, black with a few dark gray thin stripes.

“This one,” Gu Xiu pointed to the most old-fashioned striped tie and said, “I want two of the same, packaged separately.”

The small silver ball of light drew a question mark in the air, gently expressing its confusion.

【I’ll give one to Ninth Uncle too. This style seems to suit him quite well. This way, it will make the protagonist shou feel that I don’t value him, and it can also be considered a couple’s tie for them.】 Gu Xiu said. 【Two birds with one stone.】

This host from Qidian was particularly fond of working smart, not hard. Every bit of laziness he could get away with was a win.

007: 【Jiujiu, sometimes I’m really curious, are you lazy or really smart?】

Gu Xiu sneered and retorted, 【Hehe. If you can’t figure it out, it at least shows that you’re really stupid.】

007: 【…QwQ】

Gu Xiu, returning with a full load, left the store. He planned to go to a new internet-famous restaurant in a nearby mall for dinner to reward himself for his hard work.

Having just completed the task of buying a gift, both of them relaxed, not noticing the woman who was quietly following behind them.

The woman would never have dreamed that she, the secretary to the chairman of a listed group, would one day be tracking someone…

This all started because of her slip of the tongue half an hour ago.

At that time, Amanda was buying coffee on the first floor of the Huanya Building. It wasn’t yet time to get off work, but she saw Gu Xiu coming downstairs and leaving, looking travel-worn.

So she sent a message to inform Lu Shichen.

Who knew that Lu Shichen replied to her: 【No need to buy coffee. If you’ve already bought it, you can drink it yourself. Follow Gu Xiu and see where he goes.】

Amanda put on her sunglasses, and the tracking work began.

Fortunately, Gu Xiu was strolling around, not in a hurry. She could easily follow him in her high heels. Finally, she saw Gu Xiu enter a luxury store by the roadside and come out with a paper bag.

Lu Shichen checked the messages that popped up on his phone every few minutes. His mood was like a roller coaster.

【Gu Xiu bought something from G’s. The bag is very small, probably perfume or a tie.】

【Now Gu Xiu has gone to XX restaurant.】

【There’s no one else. He probably got hungry from shopping and came here for a quick bite?】

【He ate a set meal for two by himself…………】

Only then did Lu Shichen reply.

【Okay. That’s enough. You can get off work now.】

He saw the “thing Gu Xiu bought” that Amanda mentioned with his own eyes in “Gugujiu’s” live stream on Christmas Eve.

The number of online viewers in the live stream was growing daily, and it had now reached a five-digit number that most individual streamers could not achieve. The comments were refreshing so fast it was dazzling.

【Teacher Gu, aren’t you going out to play on Christmas Eve?】

Gu Xiu said, “I was at work today. I just got home and finished dinner.”

The comments were indignant: 【Damn! It’s already eight o’clock!! What kind of black-hearted boss is exploiting our Teacher Gu on a holiday!?】

A very light chuckle was heard in the live stream. Even though he didn’t show his face, that ear-catching voice, the veins on the back of his fair hand, and the light brown mole on his Adam’s apple… every single detail made people’s imaginations run wild, picturing a handsome and exquisite face with a faint smile.

And that was indeed the case, in no way inferior to the audience’s imagination, Lu Shichen thought.

【How are you spending Christmas tomorrow?】

Gu Xiu didn’t hide anything and said frankly, “I’m going out to eat tomorrow night.”

【Is the G’s bag behind Jiujiu new clothes?】

“No, it’s a tie,” Gu Xiu said. “It’s a gift, so I won’t open it.”

【Holy shit? I think I’ve discovered a misunderstanding… Teacher Gu is going on a date on Christmas night, but the gift is a tie??】

【So it’s a boyfriend?? I knew it was my destiny to fall in love with a gay man…】

【Ahhhhhhh nooooo】

【Top contributor, say something!】

Only at this moment did Lu Shichen wake up as if from a dream.

In his fantasy, the young man who was having dinner with him face to face was wearing a beautiful tie. Before he could take a closer look, it suddenly shattered like glass. The small fragments turned into countless fluttering butterflies and disappeared along with the cheerful Christmas songs and dazzling lights.

That young man was wearing lazy home clothes, live-streaming in the next room, chatting with viewers from all over the country.

He, with the ID “A7993344,” hovered his fingers over the input box for a long time before typing out a line: 【Happy holidays.】

Anyway, they would see each other tomorrow. There was no need to say too much online. He really didn’t expect Gu Xiu to be so thoughtful. He would have to hurry up and prepare a gift as a return gift for his cousin-nephew.

But the onlookers wouldn’t let it go, clinging to that simple blessing.

【Is this the magnanimity of the legal wife? As expected of the top contributor】

【Boss, your wife is about to run away with someone else!!!】

【I’m speechless. The emperor is not worried, but the eunuchs are.】

What nonsense.

Lu Shichen raised an eyebrow, thinking with full confidence.

Tomorrow night, of course Gu Xiu was going to have dinner with him to celebrate the holiday.