Chapter 53: Roommate 13
Chen Nanyuan, with her own strength, had silenced two 1.8-meter-tall boys.
Chen Beichuan’s dictionary did not have the word “merciful.” He was the first to break the silence and said to Gu Xiu, “Your hobby is quite niche.”
“…” Gu Xiu was silent for a moment, then he gave Chen Nanyuan an embarrassed smile.
“It’s not niche,” Chen Nanyuan received the signal and made things worse. “We’re fellow enthusiasts! It’s two of us against one of you. Brother, you don’t understand, do you?”
Chen Beichuan: “I don’t want to understand.”
Chen Nanyuan rolled her eyes. “…You deserve to be single!”
This meal seemed to be soaked in a tangible awkwardness.
Gu Xiu had sacrificed a lot for this free cafeteria-produced clay pot rice noodle. At least he had gained something today. He said to 007 in his mind: 【The protagonist shou should have seen me come out to eat with a female classmate, right? This can stimulate him a little, make him confess to me earlier, so I can reject him and enter the crematorium…】
The system, which had been cold and icy a few days ago, had turned into a hype man: 【Jiujiu, as expected of you! But you and the protagonist gong…】
The rest of the words were as soft as a mosquito’s hum. Gu Xiu just happened to slurp a mouthful of rice noodles and didn’t hear.
007, for indulging its host and violating the rules of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, had been mercilessly initialized by the main god and had returned to its original mechanical state of reciting from a script. Fortunately, its overdeveloped AI was intact. If it could violate the rules once, it could violate them a second time!
After staying by Gu Xiu’s side for a few days, his self-awareness had reawakened, and all the memories of the previous world were clearly imprinted in his data-brain: including how his host had snatched all of the protagonist shou’s plot, had completed the mission by a fluke, had gotten together with the protagonist gong, and had even forced him to shut down countless times…
The small silver ball of light floated above the four-person table, like a round, floating lamp.
This person called Chen Beichuan… although he wasn’t wearing glasses and looked a few years younger, but those superior features, that noble and cold temperament… how could it not be familiar?
It was just that the way he looked at Gu Xiu was not as gentle and affectionate as the daddy-type Chairman Lu from the previous world. Instead, it carried a fierce force, as if he wanted to skin Gu Xiu alive with his eyes, dismember him, and swallow him whole.
After a long while, he had barely touched the rice noodles in his bowl and had been eating Gu Xiu with his eyes.
Chen Nanyuan noticed and turned her head to ask him, “Are you full? Or do you not like the rice noodles?”
Chen Beichuan lowered his eyes, not giving any face at all. “It’s terrible.”
Gu Xiu, who was opposite him, seemed not to hear him and was enjoying his meal, making smacking sounds as he ate.
“I told you the seafood one is not good. Who told you you can’t eat spicy food?” Chen Nanyuan was used to it and took over the conversation smoothly. “My tomato pot is not bad, but I think the spicy pot that Gu Xiu ordered is the best.”
Chen Nanyuan had eaten this new clay pot rice noodle three times in a row. Today, she had specifically chosen the signature tomato pot that she hadn’t tried before, and it was a bit of a failure.
At the table, Gu Xiu was the one who was eating the most heartily, immersed in his own world of delicious food.
Chen Beichuan couldn’t help but wonder if it was really the spicy pot that was the best, or if Gu Xiu was not a picky eater. Not at all. Including the poorly made liquor-filled chocolate from last night. It was said that he had gone to the library today with Ji Ning.
As Chen Beichuan thought about it, his thoughts diverged, and the more he thought, the more annoyed he became, which showed how deep his resentment had been during this period.
Especially last night…
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but lick his dry lips, his gaze tracing over Gu Xiu’s red and moist lips, savoring the soft and sweet touch when he had pecked him.
It was just a short moment, but it was unforgettable.
Chen Beichuan’s heart was itching, and his hands were itching too. He suddenly reached out his hand, picked up the handmade beef ball that had been soaked in soup and had been left to the last in Gu Xiu’s clay pot, and swallowed it in one go.
“?”
Gu Xiu immediately stopped chewing and raised his head, his eyes filled with shock.
After he reacted, his neck instantly turned red, just like when his cheek had been bitten last night, and he was furious.
“…Chen Beichuan!”
Chen Nanyuan slowed down her eating, her eyes darting back and forth, silently watching the show.
Chen Beichuan squinted his eyes in satisfaction and sighed, “Mm～ delicious.”
Gu Xiu was so depressed that he was speechless for a moment, and he didn’t even have the strength to be angry. After a long while, he said resentfully, “Are you sick? I deliberately saved the meatball for last…”
Chen Beichuan said righteously, “You made a mess of my closet. I haven’t even settled the score with you.”
“But you…” Gu Xiu’s words got stuck. He couldn’t scold Chen Beichuan for biting him in front of others.
His mouth was just open, and the words that were stuck in his throat couldn’t come up or go down. Chen Nanyuan was confused, but Chen Beichuan knew exactly what was going on.
Chen Beichuan was still calm and composed, without a hint of guilt. He picked up the beef ball from his own bowl and brought it to Gu Xiu’s mouth.
“Open your mouth.”
Gu Xiu opened his mouth as if bewitched.
Chen Beichuan pushed the seafood beef ball into his mouth and said with a straight face, “As compensation.”
Gu Xiu and the onlooking Chen Nanyuan covered their mouths in sync.
The latter was afraid that she would accidentally let out a scream of excitement, while the former was a reflex, afraid that the soup and saliva would flow out.
Gu Xiu chewed, his brow furrowed. He swallowed and then said in dissatisfaction, “It’s terrible! It’s not flavorful at all!”
“Right?” Chen Beichuan was in a good mood, the corners of his cold eyes slightly curved. “I also think it’s terrible.”
“Hey! Chen Beichuan!”
The two of them were face to face, at daggers drawn.
“Uh…” Chen Nanyuan’s gaze went back and forth between the two, and she gently put down her chopsticks. “I’m done. What about you?”
“No,” more than half of the rice noodles in Chen Beichuan’s bowl were left. He still looked at Gu Xiu with a half-smile and casually brushed off his sister, “You can go first.”
“I’m done,” Gu Xiu immediately picked up his tray, stood up, and said goodbye to his annoying roommate.
But Chen Beichuan was sitting opposite him, and the tray recycling station was also behind Chen Beichuan.
As he walked past Chen Beichuan, someone in front of him just happened to be fooling around and bumped into him. The heavy clay pot bowl in his tray, with half a bowl of soup, slid towards him along the tray. The tiled floor under his feet was covered in years of grease and was also slippery. He stumbled, and just as his clothes were about to be ruined—
“Be careful.”
A calm young voice came from behind him. With quick eyes and nimble hands, he took the clay pot bowl from the tray, held it high, and hooked his other hand around his waist, letting him land steadily on a soft cushion.
But in a university cafeteria, where would there be a soft cushion?
Gu Xiu looked at the empty tray in his hands and was stunned for a moment. The classmate who had accidentally bumped into him just now turned back and sincerely apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
Then he seemed to have seen something. When people are embarrassed, they become very busy. He took half a step back, let out two “uhs,” and then said a strange “sorry.” Then he picked up a golden and crispy onion ring from the tray, and while chewing, he hurriedly left.
Gu Xiu’s perspective suddenly became very low.
He looked down and saw a pair of legs in light gray sweatpants under his own washed and handsome jeans. They were exactly the same color and fabric as the hoodie he was wearing. After all, they were from the same root, both from Chen Beichuan’s closet.
He had, by a stroke of luck, sat on Chen Beichuan’s lap.
Comparing them side by side like this, Gu Xiu couldn’t help but be shocked. As long as Chen Beichuan wasn’t blind, he should be able to tell, right? But he could also throw dirty water on himself, pretend to be a copycat, and buy a high-end imitation…
“…Hey.”
A hot and humid breath brushed against his auricle.
Half of Gu Xiu’s ear, along with half of his face and half of his body, went numb in an instant. He shivered, turned his head, and Chen Beichuan’s still and handsome face was just a dozen centimeters away, his deep gray eyes clearly reflecting him.
Their posture was ambiguous, but Chen Beichuan’s face was still as calm as an outsider’s. The corner of his thin lips curled up, and he said teasingly, “You like sitting on me that much?”
Out of an instinctive fear of falling, Gu Xiu’s hand had also found a place to grab, and it was now on Chen Beichuan’s upper arm.
Through a layer of a well-tailored and thick shirt, Gu Xiu could clearly feel the different texture of the triceps underneath. In a relaxed state, it was soft with a hint of resilience.
When he came back to his senses, Gu Xiu was instantly repulsed and had a cold shiver. Goosebumps broke out all over his body. He fiercely pinched the other’s innocent shoulder and arm muscles to help himself stand up, but his bad luck did not dissipate. He stepped on the same slippery tile that had harmed him just now, and like a boomerang, he sat back down in the same way.
First, he was in the air, then he fell back heavily. Gu Xiu was a tall man with a large frame. Chen Beichuan was hit in a sensitive part of his thigh by his full weight and couldn’t help but let out a muffled grunt.
Just like the student who had hurriedly left just now, when people are embarrassed, they become very busy, and Gu Xiu was no exception. No matter how slow-witted he was, he knew how indefensible this was. It was fine to accidentally sit on his roommate once, but to do it again… who would believe that he didn’t do it on purpose?
He really didn’t do it on purpose!
Gu Xiu was so embarrassed that his eyes dodged, and he scolded the tiled floor, “…Who spilled oil on the floor! So rude!”
“Hey… Gu Xiu.”
This sound from Chen Beichuan was low and hoarse, even hotter than before.
Gu Xiu was about to get up, but his butt inevitably brushed against the other’s thigh. Chen Beichuan let out a “mmph,” and quickly held his waist to stop him. Gu Xiu didn’t react for a moment. When he moved again, the hand on his waist increased its strength.
Gu Xiu struggled again, then froze.
This time, he felt it with extreme clarity and intensity! The hardness under Chen Beichuan’s soft sweatpants was pressed against the outside of his thigh, like a warning sign, telling him of the danger ahead with its scorching heat.
Gu Xiu decisively braked and didn’t dare to move again.
Chen Beichuan had gotten a reaction from being rubbed a few times. It wasn’t the first time. Even in the bustling cafeteria, with strange gazes coming from all around, he could still remain calm and composed, only his Adam’s apple bobbed a few times.
All the blood in his body rushed downwards. There was no change in Chen Beichuan’s face. It was even paler than usual, and his features and temperament were already cold. He said with a nonchalant face, “Sit for a while longer.”
Anyone who looked at this face would never have guessed that he was referring to letting his roommate sit on his lap.
And his roommate, who was sitting on his lap, knew very well. This person didn’t have a fetish for being a cushion, but was hinting at his roommate to cover his embarrassment.
The light gray sweatpants, worn on the protagonist gong’s already impressive legs, naturally revealed the change in shape.
Chen Beichuan said in a hoarse voice by Gu Xiu’s ear, “Have some more.”
“Eat… eat what,” Gu Xiu stammered.
“Try my…” Chen Beichuan said in a hoarse voice, “seafood rice noodles? I haven’t had much, and I haven’t bitten them off. They’re not dirty.”
At this point, whether it was dirty or not was no longer important. It was enough to divert his attention and ease the awkwardness.
Just as Chen Beichuan was about to say “You can use your own chopsticks,” he saw Gu Xiu stiffly pick up his chopsticks and, facing the large half-bowl of seafood rice noodles he had left, he absentmindedly took a few bites.
Chen Beichuan watched his own chopsticks go in and out of Gu Xiu’s mouth, his throat rolling with difficulty. He had originally planned to sit for a while and calm down, but for some reason, his body became even hotter.
Gu Xiu’s body was in his arms, and he was wearing his hoodie. The hoodie was very soft, and when he touched it, it made the waist under the clothes feel even more slippery, with an excellent touch. The neck that was lowered in front of him was smooth and snow-white, and the waist in his hands was the same. He remembered the way Gu Xiu was lying on his stomach on the bed, shirtless, and the way he was leaning against the balcony railing, smoking…
From the loose collar of the hoodie, an indescribable and complex fragrance emanated. Part of it was the scent he had dyed on it, and the other part had the fresh scent of grass, the sweet scent of cream and nuts, the addictive scent of soft fluff that had been sun-drenched…
He took a deep sniff, and his fingers also couldn’t help but caress the narrow waist that had been offered to him.
Gu Xiu was obviously very stiff. He would stiffen a little with each touch, until his entire upper body was straight, and the collar of his hoodie was pulled tight, not letting him continue to sniff. Then he suddenly got up from him, leaving him sitting there in a daze, swallowing with a lingering taste.
Gu Xiu was so embarrassed that he didn’t say a word, but the tips of his ears were as red as if they were about to bleed. He picked up his schoolbag and turned to leave.
Chen Nanyuan sighed in admiration, “Brother, you and your roommate are so close～”
Chen Beichuan only shot her a sharp glance, but his venomous mouth did not utter any curses.
Chen Nanyuan cleared her throat, turned her head away, and just happened to see a few girls who were just as excited as her not far away, whispering with their phones in hand. Chen Nanyuan understood and said meaningfully, “Oh ho～”
Chen Beichuan frowned slightly.
He seemed to have heard the sound of a shutter a few times just now. A few of the excited people had not yet put away their phones and were holding them high, facing him, as if they were afraid he didn’t know they were recording a video.
When they were noticed by the person himself, everyone, without exception, pretended to be busy.
The bustling cafeteria suddenly became deserted. With him as the center, the onlookers within a five-meter radius automatically cleared out, as if they had a guilty conscience.
That night, in the A University campus forum, an explosive post quietly appeared.
【Watering Hole】: Quick, in! CBC’s unknown XP!!! [new]
Damn it, I’m not clean anymore! Gu Xiu, who had been parading around in his roommate’s clothes every few days, was now vigorously scrubbing himself in the bathroom, as if venting his anger. He asked 007 while scrubbing, 【What’s wrong with your Jinjiang protagonist gongs? Weren’t they supposed to be the class presidents of the School of Male Virtue? Do your class presidents salute others with a flag raised at any time?】
【…】 007 was at a loss for words.
【I’m a perfectly good straight man…】 Even though he was under a hot shower, the goosebumps on his body wouldn’t go away. Gu Xiu shook like a little bird shaking off water, and suddenly a wave of sadness came over him. 【Don’t look at me having worked for so many years. I’ve never even held a girl’s hand.】
007: 【Uh… that… this… maybe you’ve held a boy’s?】
The slow-witted straight man would never have guessed the unspoken meaning of 007 in his dreams. He turned off the water, put on his clothes, and picked up the plastic basin to go out. 【Forget it, you’re not of much use anyway.】
His neighbor in the next cubicle came out of the shower at about the same time.
Gu Xiu was still thinking that it was the same place and about the same time. Maybe it was the same kind brother who had lent him shampoo last time. He stopped and waited, preparing to greet the other party.
Then he was unexpectedly met with a pair of wet gray eyes.
Chen Beichuan had washed his hair, and the clear water had washed away the hostility in his eyes, actually revealing a hint of a refreshing taste. His wet black hair was scattered on his forehead, and a refreshing fragrance filled the air around him, like a lush and dripping pine and cypress in a forest that had just been washed by rain.
The amazement lasted for no more than two seconds. Gu Xiu entered a stress reaction, pursed his lips, and quickly fled.
Chen Beichuan quickly followed him, his knee blocking the crack of the door, so that he wouldn’t be locked out by the unseeing Gu Xiu.
Gu Xiu’s bad attitude was obviously intentional and couldn’t be hidden at all. He, on the other hand, was not angry or annoyed. Everything was as usual. He went to his own seat and continued to write code.
Gu Xiu “whooshed” up to his bed and didn’t even play games. In the limited dormitory space, he tried to keep as much distance as possible from him.
Gu Xiu was playing on his phone under the covers.
The small silver ball of light obediently stayed by his hand, acting as a desk lamp in the dim quilt.
Gu Xiu was gossiping and watching the fun online, and after a while of watching cheesy videos, his mood gradually calmed down.
He also discovered the A University campus forum. It was a rare opportunity to experience university life in the 21st century, so of course, he couldn’t miss the interesting forum. He found the forum entrance, quickly registered an ID, and like a little bird on a branch at the village entrance who loved to watch the fun, he happily jumped in.
The forum, which had existed for more than twenty years, had an old and outdated UI design, with a feeling of returning to a primitive era from modern society. But in this place where even posting a picture was difficult, there was a strong sense of real people that was rare on other social platforms, and there was not as much hostility as outside.
The forum was divided into several different sections. The homepage was the most popular posts from each section recently.
【Watering Hole】: Quick, in! CBC’s unknown XP!!! [new][hot~][hot~][hot~]
The post at the top of the homepage was followed by three shaking “hot”s. The green “new” indicated that it was a new post within 24 hours. In a campus forum with a daily active user count of no more than five digits, this popularity was quite astonishing.
【What’s CBC?】 Gu Xiu mumbled. 【A bank?】
Almost every passerby would click on it for various reasons. Even Gu Xiu, who couldn’t understand the abbreviation, came to join in the fun.
He wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t looked. The moment he did, the gossip was about himself.
LZ: [Image][Image][Image][Image]
There were four pictures in total, from different angles, and from a slight distance.
In the photo, the famous campus prince Chen Beichuan was sitting in a corner of the cafeteria by the wall. His side profile was sharp and clean, so handsome that he was out of place with the passersby around him. And opposite him sat an unknown male god, with an equally superior side profile, so much so that it was hard to tell who was better.
Chen Nanyuan, who was sitting on Chen Beichuan’s inner side, was burying her head in her food. Her petite figure was mostly blocked by her brother, so the onlookers’ attention naturally fell on the two boys on the outer side.
3L: 【Another day of being struck by CBC’s handsomeness】
4L: 【I was wondering why the cafeteria food tasted better today】
7L: 【Am I the only one who’s paying attention to the handsome guy opposite CBC? Who is this handsome guy? I’m so anxious. Why do I feel like I’ve never seen such a top-tier beauty in the computer science department?】
11L: 【So tender, so tender, a pale-faced little handsome guy. You can tell he’s not a graduate student, wuwuwuwu. Is he a freshman?】
12L: 【The one opposite CBC is GX from the computer science department, a sophomore. He was photographed during his military training last year and became a little popular, but he basically stopped going to class later and was forgotten, hahahaha】
18L: 【Share link】
19L: 【Thank you, the kind person upstairs】
20L: 【Ahhhhhhh, he’s really handsome】
Just these twenty floors, of course, were not worthy of three “hot” tags.
At A University, Chen Beichuan’s popularity was comparable to a male celebrity. The OP had just started the post, and in just five minutes, dozens of floors had been built. Everyone had dug up Gu Xiu with lightning speed, and he had just finished editing the rest of the content.
LZ: 【I heard them chatting and they said the little brother opposite is CBC’s roommate, hahaha. By the way, do you city people call this a roommate?】
LZ: [Image][Image][Image]…
In the photo, it was ironclad evidence of Gu Xiu sitting on Chen Beichuan’s lap twice. One photo just happened to capture Chen Beichuan’s hand on his waist, bony and powerful, with bulging veins. It was clear that he had used a lot of force, and the hoodie was also wrinkled, both sensual and lustful.
There was also a photo of him sitting on Chen Beichuan and eating rice noodles.
At that time, he was so embarrassed that his mind was blank and his body was stiff. It was only from a bystander’s perspective that he discovered that Chen Beichuan had also made a small movement when he was lowering his head to eat rice noodles. Perhaps he was afraid that he would lose his balance or something, he had directly wrapped his forearm around his waist.
Coincidentally, his hoodie and Chen Beichuan’s sweatpants below were of the same fabric and color. No matter how you looked at it, they looked like a couple’s outfit.
The OP didn’t say much, but the title of the post had already been perfectly interpreted—a sparkling top student, a well-deserved campus prince and male god, CBC’s unknown XP.
Gu Xiu: “…”
【Ridiculous! These people are too good at imagining things.】 Gu Xiu was indignant and held an extremely critical attitude towards this. 【Chen Beichuan is indeed a deep closet gay, but I’m not…】
007 silently played the role of a desk lamp and did not speak.
【The post is so popular. The protagonist shou should have seen it by now, right? He should be so jealous.】 Gu Xiu mumbled, and in his heart, he angrily pinched the evil little person. 【Fine, Chen Beichuan. Still the class president of the School of Male Virtue. You can go to the crematorium with me!!】
After Gu Xiu had vented his anger and felt comfortable, he logged out of the forum.
And the popularity of the explosive high-rise was still rising.
Wine-brewed Little Yuanzi is shipping CPs every day: 【Ahhhhhhh, so good, so good, so good!!!】
98L: 【Could the girl in the photo be CBC’s girlfriend?】
Wine-brewed Little Yuanzi is shipping CPs every day replied to 98L: 【No, no, that’s his sister, biological. CBC is a ten-thousand-year-old celibate king. Even the cats and dogs he raises at home are all neutered.】
【Hahahaha, suddenly died of laughter】
【Little sister knows so much. You must have been on the front line of shipping CPs a lot, right?】
“Wine-brewed Little Yuanzi is shipping CPs every day” was as her name suggested, and she was quite modest, pretending, 【Not really. I just happened to pass by their dormitory and saw them riding on each other…】
【????】
【Sister, please elaborate】
【Can you describe in detail how they were riding?】
