Chapter 8

The next morning, Jiang Xiu opened his eyes and instinctively opened his phone, tapping into his most frequently used app. A casual glance at the screen jolted him awake. He scrambled to his feet, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

How much? One zero, two zeros, three zeros...

Before going to bed last night, he put up a link to the skirt from his first live broadcast with the mentality of giving it a try, and set the starting price at one thousand yuan.

I guess no one will buy it at this price, but I can’t set the price too low for my hard work.

The result was beyond his expectation. The link was removed from the shelves after it was photographed.

Jiang Xiu clicked on the customer information of the link he had taken, and the address was actually in Beijing.

My first reaction was to send a message to Deep Shark.

Xiuxiu: [Brother, someone really took a picture of that skirt!]

Xiuxiu: [50,000 yuan, who is it? Are you crazy?]

The person who was thought to be crazy was now standing at the head of the bed replying to the message.

SS: [Maybe I’m a huge fan of yours, or maybe I just admire your designs.]

Of the two, Jiang Xiu still believes in fanatical fans more. Does he have fanatical fans now?

However, Jiang Xiu calmed down and thought that Shensha usually received many times more rewards for a live broadcast. Probably in front of a god-level anchor, this was nothing.

Whatever the reason, it was like a shot of stimulant for Jiang Xiu. He spent the next few days in the library and the garment room, starting to make the first draft of his graduation project for next year.

Wednesday morning was a class at the Academy of Arts. Jiang Xiu sat next to Mo Ye and Su Shuangshuang as usual, but as soon as he sat down today, he felt something was wrong. The classmates around him glanced at him vaguely.

"What's wrong?" Alarm bells rang in Jiang Xiu's mind, and he quickly turned around and asked the other two.

Looking at the handsome boy in front of her with an alert expression like a kitten, Su Shuangshuang thought it was very cute, but she also shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what was going on.

"Could it be...could it be that my online live broadcast has been exposed?" Jiang Xiu leaned close to the two of them and whispered. This was his first reaction.

But how could that be? He didn't show his face, and his voice changed during the live broadcast, which was very different from his normal speaking style.

Just as Jiang Xiu was racking his brains to figure out where he had given himself away, a girl in the front row turned around, a little embarrassed, but still took the initiative to ask him: "Mr. Jiang, that..."

Jiang Xiu raised his eyes and looked at the girl who was talking to him with a bit of shyness: "What's the matter?"

“你跟季凛川关系很好吧？听说你知道校草的性取向，那...女孩向他表白，他也会揍人吗？”前排女孩终于结结巴巴说完。

"Ah?" Jiang Xiu was stunned, and the class bell rang just in time.

Ahhhh why did so many people know that Ji Linchuan was homophobic and could beat people up!

The next second, Jiang Xiu calmed down again and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not exposed, but only Ji Linchuan's reputation was damaged.

Su Shuangshuang: [Ahhh Xiuxiu, I didn't expect my junior to be such a scumbag! ! Why is he telling everyone about the school hunk beating people up? This...this...]

Su Shuangshuang: [I'm sorry!]

During class, as long as it is too quiet around them, they will definitely communicate on WeChat.

Jiang Xiu: [It's okay, you didn't know he would be so revealing!]

Jiang Xiu: [Don't worry! I'll save his reputation after class.]

Although the image of Ji Xiaocao as a homophobic and a fighter has spread, it can still be salvaged as long as it is said that he is gentle and kind to girls.

But after the whole class, Jiang Xiu really couldn't remember which girl Ji Linchuan had a gentle smile towards. He always had a cold expression when facing other people.

After class, he even solemnly knocked on the girl in the front row and said seriously, "The school hunk really doesn't hit girls."

Perhaps his expression was too serious, which scared the girls in the front row.

As the day went by, even Jiang Xiu, who was busy drawing, heard new rumors, which made his head hurt even more. He woke up earlier in the morning and came home later at night, just to avoid someone.

On Thursday night, Jiang Xiu drew in the study room until 10 p.m. and returned to the dormitory before lights-out.

When he opened the door, there was no one in the dormitory. The dark room was so quiet that he could only hear his own breathing.

Ji Linchuan is not here either? Fang Qishan and Jiang Xu must be in the Internet cafe, but where is Ji Linchuan so late?

It didn't matter that he wasn't here. After all, he felt guilty right now, so he took this opportunity to quickly wash up and go to bed.

As I was groping against the wall to turn on the light, my wrist was suddenly grabbed.

!

Before she could even exclaim, she heard a familiar voice coming from the front.

"Have you been avoiding me lately?"

Then, a hand that was a size larger than his completely wrapped around the back of his hand, pressed down, and the light came on.

Jiang Xiu squinted his eyes because of the bright light: "No, I've been very busy lately. Didn't you see me leaving early and coming back late?"

"Are you busy hiding from me?" Ji Linchuan didn't let go of his hand.

Under the bright light, Jiang Xiu's eyes dodged guiltily: "No... Really not... Let me go first, my wrist hurts."

If this were usual, the other party would definitely scold him a few times in a timid manner, but now he said nothing, which was quite gentle.

Something is wrong.

Ji Linchuan loosened his hand, but with only a little force, a red circle appeared on Jiang Xiu's wrist.

"It's my fault. Let me rub it for you." Ji Linchuan relaxed.

"No... no need, I don't feel that much pain now." Jiang Xiu said as he tried to pull his hand back, but encountered an irresistible force.

"Are you really that busy? Or are you hiding something from me?" Ji Linchuan stopped rubbing his hands, as if resting on his pulse.

Jiang Xiu's heartbeat suddenly quickened and his throat became dry. Just when he was about to give up, the sound of a key turning in the dormitory door was heard.

He let out a breath, quickly pulled his hand back, threw down a few words and ran away.

"I'm going to take a shower first."

Only Ji Linchuan was left standing there, rubbing his fingertips, as if feeling the temperature.

Fang Qishan and Jiang Xu, who had just returned from their check-out, saw Ji Linchuan's smile curled up as soon as they entered the room.

Fang Qishan was puzzled: "Brother Ji, someone at school has been spreading rumors about you recently. How can you still laugh?"

"Rumors?" Ji Linchuan was stunned and glanced towards the bathroom. The person who hadn't even entered the bathroom door seemed to slip when he heard this and turned back to ask Fang Qishan, "What rumors?"

Fang Qishan: "They say you have a bad temper and you like to beat people up when there's no one around."

Jiang Xu added, "That wasn't what they said at first. They just said you were homophobic, but within a few days, the rumors became more and more outrageous."

Fang Qishan: "That's right. Anyway, we both don't think you are that kind of person, and we don't know who spread the rumors. Brother Ji, you can go to the forum and take a look."

"Okay." Ji Linchuan nodded and stared at the direction of the bathroom in a daze.

Jiang Xiu took this bath with great trepidation. He took a long time, his skin turned pink from the smoke, and then he reluctantly opened the bathroom door.

When he opened the door, he met Ji Linchuan's eyes as he leaned on the balcony to enjoy the breeze. He wanted to run back to his bed as soon as possible. But then he thought of his guilty look before and felt that he couldn't continue to feel guilty.

What did it have to do with him if the rumor spread like that? Well, he was the one who started it, and what he said was misunderstood by others, but it was all a huge misunderstanding!

"I'm done, you go ahead." Jiang Xiu pointed to the bathroom, "But it's better to let the heat out, it's too foggy inside."

"Yeah." Ji Linchuan's Adam's apple rolled.

Xiuxiu had just come out of the shower, washing away the usual coolness. Her porcelain-white skin was steamed with an attractive pink, especially the joints where the color was darker. Her whole body was filled with a damp scent, mixed with the usual sweet fragrance that hit her face.

Climbing onto the bed, Jiang Xiu took out his cell phone and sent a message to Shensha immediately.

Xiuxiu: [cat is scared.jpg]

Deep Shark, who usually replied immediately in the past, did not reply to his message for a long time this time.

Not knowing what the other party was busy with, Jiang Xiu switched to his main account and sent a message directly to their three-person group chat.

Jiang Xiu: [Help! Ji Linchuan knows about the recent rumors! Our roommate told him!]

Mo Ye: [Don't be afraid, baby. He doesn't know you're the one who started the rumor.]

Jiang Xiu: [But he noticed that I've been avoiding him recently.]

Su Shuangshuang: [That doesn't make the connection, and the post isn't that popular, so many people still don't believe it. Don't worry, no one will talk about it in a few days.]

Mo Ye: [Yes, yes, there shouldn't be too many rumor-mongering posts on the forum. College students these days have their heads in the clouds.]

After being comforted by everyone, Jiang Xiu felt relieved. That's right, this matter will soon be over as long as we don't pay attention to it!

In the dormitory, Jiang Xiu was still messaging his friends when he heard a noise outside the bed curtains.

Every time Ji Linchuan got on his bunk bed, it would shake violently, especially the beads on the bed curtains would collide with each other, making quite a noise.

After a while, Deep Shark's message came back.

SS: [What's wrong? What are you afraid of?]

After talking to his friends, Jiang Xiu's panic had dissipated.

Xiuxiu: [It’s nothing, actually.]

But after thinking about it, he told Deep Shark roughly what had happened.

Xiuxiu: [This is so embarrassing. I didn't expect it to cause such a misunderstanding. But I was telling the truth and I didn't say anything bad about him.]

SS: [Are you sure he beat someone up because of a homosexual confession?]

Jiang Xiu recalled the scene at that time. There was no way he had mistaken the light pink envelope.

Xiuxiu: [Sure! There's no way a challenge letter is written in the pink envelope, right?]

Ji Linchuan was silent. Is this the reason why Xiuxiu ignored him later?

SS: [Maybe there's some misunderstanding.]

Xiu Xiu: [No matter what misunderstanding he has, there is no misunderstanding about the fact that he is a straight man. I am gay and he is straight. I think I should avoid him even if there is no such thing.]

SS: [Xiu Xiu doesn't want to be friends with straight men?]

Xiuxiu: [Not really...not really..]

But Deep Shark's next words left Jiang Xiu stunned.

SS: [Luckily, I'm gay.]