Chapter 21, The Rival's Tale, is Deeply Engulfed.

Tsk.

After replying to the message, Gu Qingjia bent down and tossed his phone to the bedside. He picked up the medicine that had been prepared by the bedside, deftly put it in his mouth, and then drank it down with a sip of warm water.

His throat tightened, and after finishing the medicine, he threw off the covers and stood up. His silk pajamas folded gently with the movement. He walked into the bathroom, leaned close to the mirror, and unsurprisingly saw that he looked much thinner because of his illness. Suddenly, he felt a little uncomfortable looking at himself.

Gu Qingjia's pupils were deep. He stared at him for a while, then began to undress. His clothes fell quietly off, and he touched the small but shallow mark on his chest. He frowned and said with a hint of disgust, "...It was such a deep bite, and it hasn't faded after all this time."

"Like a dog."

He checked himself over again; most of the marks had disappeared, leaving only some unusual spots with obvious, ambiguous traces.

After reading it, Gu Qingjia put his clothes back on. He sat down on the bed and couldn't help but rub his forehead. He really had no memory of that night. He was too drunk that night and acted on instinct.

All he remembered was calling Xie Changyu to come pick him up at the very end of his memory, and then that happened...

His eyes narrowed strangely. He denied it to himself, muttering, "He must be drunk..."

The sound gradually faded into the air.

...

Fearing that Gu Qingjia would expose the matter, Xie Changyu added another instruction to keep it a secret. Only after receiving a positive reply did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He was relieved.

After sending the message, he belatedly realized that Qi Yan must have heard the loud noise from his phone. How should he explain this? Would he be misunderstood as having sold a kidney?

He thought to himself with concern.

However, Xie Changyu lay on the bed and waited for a long time without hearing Qi Yan's voice. He closed his eyes, smiled and decided that since the other party hadn't asked, he would just pretend that nothing had happened.

The last weight has been lifted from my heart.

Xie Changyu stared blankly at the screen, feeling quite pleased with himself. He had won a prize in the running competition, received 110,000 yuan in his phone account, and none of his annoying roommates were in the dorm.

This Sunday was so wonderful!

He felt like he was about to fly.

Then, the next second, his phone's notification sound pulled him back to reality. He opened his phone with a straight face to check the message, only to find that it was from Wen Shu, whom he had just met.

[Wen Shu: Have you arrived at the dorm yet?]

Xie Changyu thought to himself that he had been lying down for quite a while, and he was a little puzzled as to what this person wanted with him, so he replied, "I'm here, already in bed. What's up?"

[Wen Shu: Haha, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask if you're free to watch my match tomorrow afternoon? Please cheer me on! I'd be so sad if no one cheered me on.]

If he remembered correctly, this person was the student council president and had a lot of popularity on the forum. Wouldn't someone cheer him on?

With that thought in mind, he asked the same question.

[Wen Shu: I thought we were already friends, but I'm not very familiar with the others.]

The famous person on campus isn't familiar with anyone else? Xie Changyu looked utterly puzzled.

However, seeing that the other party had already said that, he felt embarrassed to ask any further. It was just a matter of adding fuel, and the other party had just added fuel for him. It was no big deal.

So Xie Changyu agreed with some skepticism, saying, "Okay, I'll come find you tomorrow."

[Wen Shu: Okay, see you tomorrow.]

【See you tomorrow. 】

After the chat ended, Xie Changyu suddenly realized something. Wait, he remembered that Qi Yan also had a match tomorrow afternoon. Wasn't this a clash?

He couldn't help but sit up, his eyebrows furrowed, staring at the message on his phone. He had just agreed to the other party's request, and it wouldn't be good to refuse immediately.

Moreover, he thought about it and realized that although they were all in the afternoon, they were probably not at the same time. Why didn't he just cheer for the person who was competing earlier?

Xie Changyu nodded, confirming his idea and thinking it was a very good one.

So he lay back down with a clear conscience and closed his eyes to sleep.

[Cannon Fodder Progress +1]

When he woke up, he smelled a delicious aroma filling the room. He took a deep breath, lifted the bed curtains, and shouted, "Is my food here?!"

He got out of bed and saw the food on his table. He looked very happy. "This smells so good! I'm so hungry."

Qi Yan leaned back, glanced at his watch, and said steadily, "Not bad, I slept quite a long time this time. My calculations were pretty accurate."

Xie Changyu asked in surprise, "You're so amazing? You even knew when I would wake up?"

Qi Yan raised an eyebrow, shrugged, and raised his hand, saying, "Good luck."

Xie Changyu didn't deny it, but smiled brightly, "Come on, let's eat together."

He had already opened the lid; it was quite exquisite. He was biting his chopsticks when he handed the other person a pair, his eyes crinkling with a smile, "Let's eat, let's eat."

Unexpectedly, Qi Yan looked behind him and asked politely, "We're eating. Jiang Yue, would you like some?"

"Need not."

The extremely cold voice made Xie Changyu shudder. He turned around and saw Jiang Yue dressed casually, with a cold expression and holding a book in his hand, clearly having just returned from the library.

This made him think to himself that this person was not only rich and good-looking, but also worked so hard. No wonder he was a top student.

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, he dared to ask, his tone tentative, "Aren't you going to order anything? We ordered a lot of food, enough for three people."

Then he saw Jiang Yue glance at him lightly, which made him suddenly feel a little guilty.

He remembered that this person was a germaphobe; it must have been his indulgence last time that emboldened him to ask such a question.

"I've already eaten."

Um?

Xie Changyu raised his head again and met Jiang Yue's gaze. Jiang Yue looked at him with a somewhat complicated expression, as if he was thinking about something.

He couldn't help but look at him with a questioning gaze. Why was he looking at him like that?

Jiang Yue's pupils were somewhat dark, his face was cold and sullen, and his gaze was icy. Xie Changyu felt goosebumps rising on his skin after being stared at for a while.

Qi Yan suddenly moved to block their gazes from meeting. He turned his back to Xie Changyu, who was sitting, and chatted with Jiang Yue, who was standing. His tone sounded somewhat relaxed.

"Since we've already eaten, let's eat now. I know you're a germaphobe and can't stand it, so someone will come and clean up after we finish eating. Now you can rest assured."

"Whatever you say."

"Okay, then you can bear with me for a bit, I'll finish eating right away."

Xie Changyu had already turned around when Qi Yan blocked him. He listened to the harmonious conversation between the two behind him and felt relieved. He took a bite of meat and couldn't help but squint his eyes.

A taste I haven't had in a long time.

tasty.

Seeing that the two were still chatting, he tugged at the hem of their clothes and said, "Stop chatting. You can chat after you finish eating. The food is getting cold."

Qi Yan turned to the side, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Okay."

Then he turned around and said, "I'm going to eat first. If you want to eat, just let me know."

After saying that, he pulled out his own chair and sat next to Xie Changyu. The two squeezed onto the same table to start eating. Xie Changyu even moved to the side a bit to make room for him.

The two finished their meal quickly. Because Jiang Yue was there, they didn't waste any time and started eating right away. In no time, they had finished most of the food.

Qi Yan finished eating first. After Xie Changyu finished the last bite of his food, the lunchbox in his hand was taken away. He looked at the large bag in Qi Yan's hand and said in surprise, "You packed up so quickly."

Qi Yan had long arms and lifted the bag. "I'll go throw out the trash first. You go back to bed."

Xie Changyu clasped his hands together, his eyes shining. "Great! Thank you so much, I'll throw it next time."

Without further ado, he stepped onto the stool, rolled over, and got into bed, sticking his messy head out. "Is the cleaning staff coming soon?"

"Yes, it'll be soon." Qi Yan nodded, then opened the dormitory door and went out.

There were only two people left in the dormitory. Xie Changyu, who was on the bed, let out a burp, rubbed his stomach, and looked relaxed.

"You really like their food?"

It was Jiang Yue who asked.

Xie Changyu assumed the other person was curious about the taste, so he leaned out to look at Jiang Yue and recommended, "It's really delicious, a hundred times better than the food in the cafeteria."

After saying that, he realized that the other person also had special meals and didn't eat in the cafeteria like him, so he whispered, "Anyway, it tastes pretty good to me."

A note from the author:

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I realized I wrote the "attack treasure" part too softly T^T

They should launch an attack later.

I've split the 5,000 words into two chapters; there will be another chapter later.