Lou Baichuan looked with disgust at his subordinate, who reeked of alcohol and was yelling at Yu Xinyu to get him slippers. Seeing the man in an apron actually about to take slippers from the shoe cabinet to change into, he immediately stopped him, saying, "No need."

"Are you Cen Yu's roommate?" Lou Baichuan asked.

Yu Xinyu felt a bitter taste in her mouth. She wanted to say something, but considering Cen Yu's presence and that this person was Cen Yu's superior, she could only nod.

"Is this the original plot?" Cen Yu squinted and leaned back on the sofa, quietly talking to the system.

The orange cat rubbed against Cen Yu's hand. "That's how it is, host." It reminded Cen Yu, "Don't forget your lines."

Cen Yu squinted, wanting to see what Lou Baichuan and Yu Xinyu were doing after he came in.

But she found that neither of them spoke, and because she had been holding onto Lou Baichuan's arm to prevent him from leaving, the other man stood beside her with an unpleasant expression.

Cen Yu coughed, following the plot written in the original novel—

"Where are my slippers? Why didn't you get me my slippers?" he yelled at Yu Xinyu.

Yu Xinyu glanced down at Cen Yu's shoes. Since formal attire wasn't required today, Cen Yu wasn't wearing dress shoes but had chosen a pair of sneakers. As the sneakers stepped on the floor, some footprints inevitably appeared.

The moment Lou Baichuan entered, he took off his shoes at the doorway.

He heard Cen Yu shouting and also saw the sneakers on the other person's feet.

Yu Xinyu didn't say anything, but silently went to the shoe cabinet and got some slippers. Cen Yu watched Yu Xinyu bring the slippers to him, and with the system urging him on, he simply gritted his teeth and once again became a rude scumbag!

"Squat down," Cen Yu said to Yu Xinyu, leaning back on the sofa.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xinyu looked at Cen Yu, whose cheeks were flushed and whose eyes were somewhat blurry due to being drunk.

He stared at the beauty mark under the other person's eye for a while, then his gaze followed the other person's cheek to the neck, which was also red from alcohol, and slowly squatted down beside Cen Yu.

Like a well-trained, loyal dog, he slowly moved to Cen Yu's side, seemingly waiting for the other to give him orders.

He paid no attention to Lou Baichuan standing to the side, or perhaps, to him, no one else in the world was worth his attention.

Yu Xinyu's gaze lingered on Cen Yu with fascination before she whispered, "I'm squatting down."

A sense of guilt arose.

Upon hearing Yu Xinyu's soft, loving voice, Cen Yu suddenly felt like a heinous villain.

But the story had already progressed this far, so he had no choice but to continue acting.

He placed his foot directly on Yu Xinyu's knees, who was half-squatting, and said, "Didn't you see I haven't changed my shoes yet?"

"Aren't you going to help me change my shoes?"

— Vicious, scumbag, and rude.

Cen Yu despised himself in his heart.

He felt Lou Baichuan, whom he was holding, move his body slightly, seemingly trying to stop Yu Xinyu from squatting down to take off Cen Yu's shoes, just like in the original story. So Cen Yu quietly let go of the other's hand, letting him do as he pleased.

Before he could figure out what Lou Baichuan would do, Yu Xinyu had already grabbed his ankle with one hand.

He seemed completely unconcerned that Cen Yu had placed her shoes on his lap. He gently held Cen Yu's ankle with one hand, and then used his other hand to untie Cen Yu's shoelaces and take off her shoes.

He could feel Lou Baichuan's gaze beside him.

So he quickly put the slippers on Cen Yu's feet, and then, without waiting for the other person to speak, he started to change his other shoe.

After both shoes were changed into slippers, Yu Xinyu carried Cen Yu's shoes and put them in the entryway... When he turned around, he looked at Lou Baichuan, who was still standing next to the sofa, and naturally saw that the other's arm was not being held by Cen Yu.

Lou Baichuan's expression was hard to describe.

He glanced at Cen Yu, then at Yu Xinyu.

Just like in the original story, he asked that question—

"Are you roommates?"

Yu Xinyu's gaze was deep as he looked at Lou Baichuan, who was 2 centimeters taller than him. "Yes."

Lou Baichuan frowned. He wanted to say something, but he felt that he shouldn't pay too much attention to his subordinate's private life... His gaze lingered on Cen Yu, who was lying on the sofa.

When he first saw Cen Yu ordering Yu Xinyu around, there was a moment when he wanted to speak up and stop him.

But he noticed the willing expression on Yu Xinyu's face, and even when she squatted down to change Cen Yu's shoes, there was an indescribable fervor in her eyes, especially when she bent down to take off Cen Yu's shoes... If he hadn't been there, Lou Baichuan would have even suspected that Yu Xinyu wouldn't have changed Cen Yu's shoes so quickly.

The almost devout worship of the young man in front of him gave him a strange chill.

"Now that the mission is complete, I'm going back." Lou Baichuan didn't want to stay in the room any longer.

He didn't even look at Cen Yu before preparing to leave.

Yu Xinyu's smile became slightly more genuine.

"I'll see you off," he said, and then escorted Lou Baichuan to the door.

It was only a few steps away, so what was there to give him? This thought popped into Lou Baichuan's head, but he felt no need to refuse someone's kindness.

So he nodded.

Lou Baichuan quickly put on his shoes and prepared to leave.

Yu Xinyu simply stood at the doorway, a vulnerable and easily bullied expression returning to his face. He whispered to Lou Baichuan—

“Xiao Yu was just drunk; he wouldn’t normally treat me like this,” he explained to Lou Baichuan.

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