Chapter 48: The Vicious Rich Family’s Fake Young Master · 48 Part 1

Xia Yehang stared at the several naked backs in the shower area, frantically signaling at Shen Yi and Zhou Xu with his eyes. In a hushed, rapid whisper, he asked, “What do we do? What do we do?!”

They had never imagined the shower area would have absolutely no cover—not even a curtain. One turn of the head and it was a 360-degree, unobstructed view for anyone watching.

Now, it wasn’t just about not wanting Su Wenyu to shower here. They didn’t want to shower here themselves either.

Especially Xia Yehang and Shen Yi. Ever since they understood their own sexual orientation, they never set foot in these open, communal bathhouses. One reason they’d chosen S University was hearing it had private bathrooms and showers.

Zhou Xu used to frequent these kinds of communal baths, since the facilities in his high school and early college were all like this.

But ever since Su Wenyu had bent him, Zhou Xu found himself inexplicably uncomfortable in such places.

If he had to put it into words, it was probably like gaining a sudden sense of male modesty after his sexual orientation changed.

Shen Yi scanned the locker room and shower area. It was indeed too open, without a single spot for cover.

“Let’s get two hourly rooms next door,” Shen Yi suggested.

There were a few guesthouses not far away, because besides the rafting, this area also had go-karts, fishing, picnicking, and other activities.

Su Wenyu and the others had originally planned to find a restaurant nearby for lunch after rafting, then try the go-karts, and finally head to the river to ride a yacht.

Now, thinking about it, if they booked hourly rooms, they might as well stay here until evening and then have dinner on the yacht.

And so, without having seen a single thing inside, Su Wenyu was led out with his eyes covered.

Once outside, Su Wenyu could finally see daylight.

He looked at the three men behind him, rather bewildered. “What’s wrong? We’re not showering?”

“Changing locations.” Zhou Xu casually took the backpack from his hands and led him down the stairs.

His bag taken by Zhou Xu, Su Wenyu had no choice but to follow them down.

Going down the steps, Su Wenyu still felt it was a bit of a pity. “Wasted the ticket money.”

Trudging back and forth, their soaked clothes had been half-dried by the sun.

When they reached the guesthouse, Zhou Xu paid and booked two hourly rooms, two hours each.

The landlady handed them the key cards, and they went straight up.

The guesthouse rooms weren’t very big, but they were quite clean, and the bathroom even had a dry-wet separation.

Zhou Xu handed Su Wenyu’s backpack to him and told him to go wash up first.

After Su Wenyu entered the bathroom, Shen Yi took the other key card and went to shower next door.

The conditions in the guesthouse bathroom were indeed much better than the public bathhouse. Su Wenyu took off his half-dry clothes and pants, put them in a plastic bag, then placed his damp shoes and socks into another bag.

Turning on the shower head, he tested the temperature. Once it was right, he stepped under the spray to rinse off.

The sound of running water drifted outside. Zhou Xu reminded him, “Turn the temperature up a bit, shower for a while.”

Even though the weather was hot, staying in wet clothes for so long made it easy to catch a cold.

Su Wenyu obediently turned the heat up slightly. He used the bathroom’s shampoo, closed his eyes to wash his hair, and then scrubbed the sand and mud off his calves.

After his shower, feeling fresh and clean all over, he dried off his body and put on dry clothes. With a towel draped over his head, he opened the door. “I’m done showering! You guys go ahead.”

Xia Yehang grabbed the hairdryer stored under the sink outside and handed it to him. “Dry your hair first.”

“Okay.” Su Wenyu took the hairdryer and obediently dried his hair.

Shen Yi had finished his shower next door too. After drying his hair, he came in carrying his change of clothes and reminded the remaining two, “The other room’s free.”

Xia Yehang grabbed his bag and went to the other room. He was painfully self-aware. After seeing Su Wenyu’s wet, semi-transparent state today, if he went into the bathroom right after him and smelled that body wash lingering inside, he was afraid he’d actually get a nosebleed.

Once the remaining two had also showered, Su Wenyu could finally eat. He was practically starving.

The restaurants nearby were mostly local country-style eateries. They didn’t have any high-end dishes, but the flavor was excellent. The braised pork had a gravy that went perfectly with rice. Su Wenyu ate two bowls back-to-back.

After the meal, they strolled along the mountain path. Unconsciously, they wandered near a live CS shooting club.

Su Wenyu leaned in to look at the sign outside. “Live-action shooting game? There’s a game like that?”

“You want to play?” Xia Yehang went right in and asked the shop assistant if four people could play.

Unfortunately, this shooting club required advance booking, and all the slots for the National Day holiday period had been reserved half a month ago.

When Xia Yehang came back out, worried Su Wenyu would be disappointed, he said, “This place needs reservations. It’s fully booked all week. If you want to play, we can go next weekend to the shooting range my friend runs. That club is bigger, has a lot of fun stuff. Besides guns, they even have archery.”

Su Wenyu’s interest was immediately piqued. “Sounds good! Let’s go after the holiday.”

Xia Yehang glanced at his other two love rivals and nodded. “Alright.”

He was used to it anyway. He figured there was no chance of going out with Su Wenyu alone with those two human lightbulbs around.

The live CS shooting club here was a no-go, but further down, there was a go-kart track they could play at.

Su Wenyu remembered that the others had been the ones paying for everything so far. So as soon as they reached the go-kart ticket booth, he squeezed ahead to the front and hurriedly pulled out his phone’s QR code to pay.

The other three gentlemen thus had the rare privilege of being treated to a go-kart ride by Su Wenyu.

However, this go-kart attraction was popular, which meant standing in line.

Su Wenyu and the others waited about half an hour before their turn finally came.

Zhou Xu had initially been a little worried about Su Wenyu doing this, but Su Wenyu was already seated in the kart, helmet on, following the staff’s instructions.

The staff member explained the positions of the gas and brake, and gave him a few precautions. Once everything was fine, they pushed Su Wenyu to the starting line.

Alongside Su Wenyu and the others at the start this round were two other guys.

One of them was rubbing his hands together, declaring he absolutely had to take first place.

Su Wenyu looked left, then right. “I want first place too.”

He secretly psyched himself up. As long as you have a dream, anyone can succeed!

Zhou Xu, seeing his rallying motion, immediately called out from beside him, “Safety first!”

“I know.” Su Wenyu promised. And then, when the staff’s countdown ended and the whistle blew, he floored the gas and shot forward.

Su Wenyu found these go-karts much easier to ride than a bicycle. There was no fear of falling over. When the unfamiliar guy behind him caught up and bumped into his kart, he wasn’t even scared—he just stomped the gas and chased after him.

Zhou Xu and the others followed closely behind Su Wenyu. Although none of them wanted to fight Su Wenyu for first place, the three were secretly competing against each other, vying to be the fastest among themselves.

Dead last was the other stranger. Watching the three karts ahead of him drifting, crashing, and overtaking each other in a frenzy, he wisely chose to stay out of the fray, cruising leisurely along behind them.

After the first lap, Su Wenyu quickly found the technique and feel for the turns. At the next curve, while the guy ahead hit the brakes, Su Wenyu accelerated and overtook him. Then, at the sharp turn, he slammed the brakes and yanked the steering wheel.

The three rivals closely tailing him watched in stunned amazement as Su Wenyu suddenly executed a godlike drift, and a shocked “Whoa!” burst from their lips.

Relying on a mix of boldness and carefulness, Su Wenyu successfully claimed first place in this go-kart race.

When he got out of the kart, Su Wenyu’s hair was a squashed mess from the helmet, but he was visibly excited, cheering at them, “I’m first!”

Xia Yehang was even more pumped than he was, hyping him up with full emotional value. “You’re first!”

They threw their hands up together and cheered, “Yeah!!”

By the time dusk fell and the four were ready to head back to the city for dinner, Su Wenyu was still reminiscing about his first-place win. He took out his phone and recorded all of today’s joys in his memo app.

If anyone could see Su Wenyu’s memos, they’d find them full of words like “happy” and “joyful.”

This was his first time traveling so far for fun in twenty years of living. This happiness could sustain him for a long time.

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Dinner was a yacht meal Shen Yi had booked earlier by phone. Once they boarded the yacht, they could savor local specialties while cruising the river and enjoying the nighttime light show along the banks.

It was Su Wenyu’s first time on a boat. Excited, he leaned against the deck railing, letting the wind blow against him.

Xia Yehang seized the chance to whip out his phone and snap a bunch of photos. One of them captured Su Wenyu noticing his candid shot and turning toward the camera with a smile. Xia Yehang set this one as his personal chat background with Su Wenyu.

“Su Wenyu, come up and eat,” Zhou Xu called out from the upper deck railing.

“Coming!” Su Wenyu called for Xia Yehang and went upstairs.

The lighting on the upper deck was a warm hue, making the food on the table look even more tempting.

After a whole afternoon of fun, Su Wenyu had long since digested lunch. Once everyone was seated, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Shen Yi didn’t eat much in the evening; he stopped around seventy or eighty percent full. A faint, gentle smile lingered in his eyes as he watched Su Wenyu eat.

At some point, fireworks started going off on the riverbank. Su Wenyu, holding a flatbread in his hand, immediately whipped his head around to look. “Oh! This, fireworks.”

He’d seen these on TV.

Brilliant fireworks streaked through the night sky, exploding in the air and raining down colorful ‘shooting stars’. Seeing them with his own eyes was far clearer and more stunning than on television.

Su Wenyu even forgot to chew the food in his mouth, tilting his head back and staring blankly as the fireworks burst overhead and fell, one after another, in a continuous stream.

When the display was over, Su Wenyu still felt a sense of longing.

“Fireworks are really beautiful,” Su Wenyu said.

Zhou Xu peeled a shrimp and placed it in his bowl. “The shrimp is really good too. Eat your shrimp.”

So Su Wenyu popped the shrimp into his mouth.

After dinner, Su Wenyu lay on a deck lounger, enjoying the breeze. But because the city lights were so bright, it was hard to make out the stars above.