Chapter 39: Dog-Blood High Society
The happiness of a year-older boyfriend… steady, reliable, considerate, in every detail. Except for the slightly excessive possessiveness, sigh, who understands!
Gu Xiu let out a long sigh.
The clever tricks he had played online, Lu Shichen had gotten back at him in person with a vengeance.
Regardless of whether the nude photo was a beautiful photo of an apple, he hadn’t been able to put on his clothes all night. He was as bare and red as that apple, his juices squeezed dry.
This small world was in its final countdown. Gu Xiu stared at the bright red pop-up in a daze, then looked at Lu Shichen, who had been riding him for several hours and was already exhausted.
His jade-like, translucent black eyes were unblinking, clearly reflecting the man’s sleeping face, as if he were trying to engrave the other person in his heart in a short period of time.
Just like how Lu Shichen had been wanton while he was asleep before, he stretched out a finger and, quite annoyingly, traced that three-dimensional handsome face.
Lu Shichen’s sleep quality was not as good as his. He woke up with a light touch. His eyelids trembled a few times, then he quieted down, pretending to be asleep, enjoying the intimate touch.
Gu Xiu was not polite at all. His fingertips poked the cheek of the man who was pretending to be asleep. “Lu Shichen, give me a gift. The birdcage necklace from last time doesn’t count.”
Lu Shichen opened his eyes. He was not angry at being disturbed from his sleep. His gentle and tolerant eyes looked at him and asked patiently, “What do you want?”
Gu Xiu thought for a moment and shook his head. “I don’t know… just give me a gift.”
Although he couldn’t take anything from this world with him, what if? What if he could leave behind a memento of this person? Even if he couldn’t take it with him, it would still become a precious part of his memory.
Keenly aware of the young man’s inexplicable low mood, Lu Shichen did not ask much. He took his hand and brought it to his lips for a kiss, saying, “Your birthday is next month. Shall we go on vacation abroad?”
Next month, he couldn’t wait that long.
That wasn’t Gu Xiu’s real birthday either. He didn’t know when his birthday was. The main god’s subsystem had picked him up from the turbulent flow of time and space. At that time, he was on the verge of death and didn’t remember anything. His appearance was probably that of a three or four-year-old.
Gu Xiu opened his mouth, full of words he wanted to say but couldn’t. In the end, he could only say to Lu Shichen, “A one-week anniversary gift for our relationship. Anything will do, as long as it’s from you.”
“Relationship… one week?” Lu Shichen was stunned for a moment, then he smiled. “So, the day you came to the company to pick me up, that counts as our official confirmation of our relationship?”
Gu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said pretentiously, “Mm-hmm, what else?”
Lu Shichen asked with a smile, “Then our first date after officially confirming our relationship, does that also need to be arranged?”
Every blink of an eye was a second less of their time together. Gu Xiu sighed silently in his stomach, pulled up the quilt, and mischievously covered Lu Shichen’s face, blocking their direct gazes. “You should get some sleep first. We’ll talk when you wake up.”
Lu Shichen did not suspect him.
The next morning, a schedule was sent to Gu Xiu’s phone.
He squinted his eyes, suspecting that he had taken Chairman Lu’s work phone by mistake. But upon closer inspection, the person who had sent him the message was Lu Shichen?
Date Schedule:
9:00 Wake up, have breakfast at home
10:00 Go out
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Outdoor activity
…
Gu Xiu rubbed his eyes. “…?”
Is this a date or a two-person sweet and romantic business trip? At least Lu Shichen hadn’t told him the specific restaurant or activity, preserving a certain degree of surprise.
Just as Lu Shichen’s daily schedule was rigorous and tight, at ten in the morning, the two of them went out on time.
He had never seen anyone start a date so early in the morning. Gu Xiu yawned endlessly in the warm car. Lu Shichen was well-prepared and handed him a car sleeping pillow.
Gu Xiu: “…”
Until noon, the schedule went smoothly. Lu Shichen knew his tastes better than he did himself. He was very satisfied with this carefully arranged lunch.
The outdoor activity in the afternoon turned out to be sailing.
But when they came out of the restaurant, dark clouds had spread across the sky, stretching grimly to the distance, pressing down on the tops of the towering buildings.
A gust of wind rose, blowing sand into their faces.
Lu Shichen’s expression changed slightly. The usually at-ease superior rarely showed such a flustered awkwardness. He looked at his watch, took out his phone to check the weather, looked again and again, and rarely encountered such a helpless situation.
Gu Xiu looked at his suddenly unfamiliar lover and found it funny.
Lu Shichen caught that smile in his peripheral vision, and his furrowed brow immediately relaxed. “…What are you laughing at?”
“Then where are we going next?” The smile on Gu Xiu’s lips deepened, and his flowing eyes hooked onto the other person. “Chairman Lu?”
Lu Shichen’s eyelids trembled. He looked to the side, pretending to be calm and checking his phone, and said nonchalantly, “Let me see…”
“Are we still going to watch the stars at night?” Gu Xiu was also checking the schedule that had made the dignified Chairman Lu so flustered. He looked up at the stormy sky. “It looks like we can’t do any of them. Did you make a reservation in advance? Why don’t we just cancel everything?”
Lu Shichen’s composure finally couldn’t be maintained anymore.
He said to Gu Xiu with some guilt, “I didn’t consider it carefully. I didn’t expect it to suddenly rain. Let’s get in the car first…”
Boom!
A muffled thunder rumbled in the sky.
Lu Shichen subconsciously raised his hand to protect Gu Xiu and took him back to the shop.
After a short rest, Lu Shichen quickly adjusted his schedule. “It’s arranged. We’ll go to the movies next. There’s a mall nearby. I’ll go get the car… Are there any movies you want to watch?”
The domineering CEO boyfriend was very reliable, but Gu Xiu was very uncooperative and shook his head.
Lu Shichen was at a loss again.
Gu Xiu admired his awkward look for a while, until the corners of his lips finally couldn’t be suppressed, and he smiled. “Let’s just wander around outside.”
Lu Shichen let out a sigh of relief and nodded. “Mm, I’ll get the umbrella.”
The two of them shared a large business umbrella and walked slowly in the rain.
The dense and cold rain easily aroused sad emotions. Lu Shichen seemed a little downcast, his eyes lowered, hidden behind the cold lenses.
“I had a surprise for you,” his tone was slightly regretful. “I heard that the sunset is very beautiful from a sailboat.”
Gu Xiu added fuel to the fire. “Not just the sunset. The plan to watch the stars is also ruined.”
Lu Shichen looked at him helplessly.
He really had no temper at all. He did what he said and just liked it when Gu Xiu went against him.
Gu Xiu was a little uncomfortable being stared at by those affectionate gray eyes. He turned his head away, his gaze passing through the sparse rain curtain at the edge of the black umbrella, through the splashing and misty asphalt road, to the street opposite.
This rain had cunningly escaped the weather forecast. Most of the pedestrians on the street had not brought umbrellas. Lu Shichen’s preparation was already one in a hundred.
Gu Xiu looked at the pedestrians who were holding their hands up to block the rain, those who were running in the rain to reduce the time they were drenched, and even those who were smiling and enjoying the cold rain, lost in thought.
Suddenly, he asked Lu Shichen beside him, “Is your suit today expensive?”
Lu Shichen was confused. “What’s wrong?”
“Mm… then let me ask in another way,” Gu Xiu did not say it directly. “Are you going to wear it out in the future?”
“No, I’ll put it away for collection.”
That’s fine.
The corner of Gu Xiu’s eye hooked up, flashing with a nimble and agile light.
Lu Shichen was inevitably attracted. So he didn’t react in time. The other person held his hand that was holding the umbrella, and it was actually to cause trouble.
Clatter.
Gu Xiu easily pushed away the man’s fingers and let the umbrella flip over and fall into a puddle, shattering the graceful reflection of the lights inside.
Without the protection of the umbrella, the drizzling rain immediately drenched the two of them.
Lu Shichen was stunned for a moment. In his way of thinking, he subconsciously thought it was an accident. He wasn’t angry. He was about to go and pick up the umbrella to shelter his lover from the wind and rain.
But Gu Xiu held his wrist and made him face him.
With a gentle pull, the distance was reduced to a breath away, warm, with a faint fishy smell of rain.
The rain was still falling on the tips of their hair, their shoulders, and soaking the formal attire they had carefully prepared for today. The two of them didn’t care. Their wet eyes were like mirrors, clearly reflecting each other’s reflection.
“How’s this for a surprise?”
Gu Xiu moved a little closer, tilted his head to avoid his nose, and gently held the man’s rain-drenched cheeks, kissing his rain-drenched lips.
The eyelashes with small water droplets touched each other’s skin, causing a slight shiver.
Gu Xiu closed his eyes. The hot breath he exhaled in the cold rain was wrapped in white mist, carrying his joy, and was transmitted to the other person through their lips.
“Surprise.”
The current Gu Xiu was indeed famous, comparable to a first or second-tier celebrity in the entertainment industry.
On a rainy evening, he and Lu Shichen were kissing on the street, immersed in each other’s world, oblivious to others. The pedestrians around them were in a hurry, but they had nothing to do with them, like flowing shadows in the background of a romantic still frame.
Many pedestrians noticed them and glanced at them more or less. Coincidentally, among them was a passerby who had been following this dog-blood high society gossip online recently. He immediately covered his mouth in excitement and took out his phone, taking several photos and posting them online.
【Ahhhhhhh, this scene is so cinematic…】
【My ship is so full of tension, wuwuwuwu】
【Chairman Lu really is super in love, hahaha. That suit of his looks so expensive. Is it okay to just let it get soaked in the rain?】
【Teacher Gu must have dropped the umbrella. Chairman Lu, you really, you just like him when he’s not good, right?】
【Hahaha, so when Teacher Gu was messing with his luxury cars and wine collection before, was Chairman Lu secretly thrilled?】
【A kiss in the rain is so sweet and romantic, but why do I feel a hint of sadness?】
In his peripheral vision, the traffic lights changed several times. The splashing sound of the speeding cars came and then went quiet.
He didn’t know how long had passed. Gu Xiu’s non-waterproof trench coat was already soaked. Lu Shichen raised his hand to push back his wet hair, wiped the rain from his face, and then was about to bend down to pick up the umbrella on the ground.
But Gu Xiu pressed his forehead against his again, holding his face with both hands, and called out very willfully, “Lu Shichen, Lu Shichen…”
Lu Shichen’s glasses were covered in fine water droplets. The prism formed by the water droplets refracted a strange light in his gray eyes. As if he had suddenly realized something, he frowned and let out a low, muffled, “Huh?”
Gu Xiu suddenly let go of his hands and smiled, shaking off the small water droplets that couldn’t hold on to his eyelashes, rustling, as if star fragments were scattered.
“Lu Shichen, remember to give me a gift.”
Then he turned to the side, and the expression on his face also turned to the side. He bent down to pick up the umbrella, poured out the accumulated water, and carefully shook it a few times before covering their heads again.
Hidden in the sound of the pouring rain, Gu Xiu looked at Lu Shichen’s ruined custom-made suit and murmured very lightly, as if sighing, “It’s fine… this suit won’t last for a few more days anyway.”
