Chapter 37 The Rival's Story: My lips were all kissed raw.

Wen Shu had a sparse face and wore a long coat. He had a faint smile on his face, but his words hit the nail on the head, which angered Gu Qingjia. Gu Qingjia's expression became even more distorted.

He raised an eyebrow. "Tsk, I was right. You really caught them cheating."

Wen Shu's tone was wistful, but his face betrayed his schadenfreude. With a slight smile, he said, "So it seems you were talking about dating when you called last time. Sigh, we're friends, after all. You didn't even tell me you had a girlfriend, and you never even introduced her to me."

Gu Qingjia's eyes remained fixed on the door. Although her expression changed upon hearing his words, she still ignored him. Wen Shu suddenly felt a little bored.

He stood there with a gentle demeanor and a smile on his lips, but Gu Qingjia knew that this guy was actually very cunning and a master of disguise.

Wen Shu moved closer, his gaze also falling on the door. He looked at the room number and asked in confusion, "Isn't this the room you usually stay in? Your girlfriend dares to bring someone here to cheat on you? She seems pretty bold."

Wen Shu truly admired the girl in the room for her audacity in openly provoking Gu Qingjia. He didn't know about others, but Gu Qingjia's temper was always unpredictable, and she was incredibly reckless when she fought, with no one able to stop her.

He thought, "There's going to be some fun to watch. Gu Qingjia probably won't hit a woman, but that adulterer inside is in for a beating, tsk tsk tsk."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingjia's expression finally changed. His face darkened, his eyes filled with hostility, and his tone was fierce: "Shut up!"

Wen Shu paused for a moment, his gentle eyes flickered, and he said softly, "Alright, alright, I'll shut up and won't bring up your sore spots."

As he said this, he couldn't suppress the smirk on his face.

Just then, the manager arrived with a locksmith. Gu Qingjia's expression finally relaxed for a moment, and he made way for the locksmith.

This kind of lock picking takes time, after all, it's not an ordinary door. Gu Qingjia stood to the side, with Wen Shu on one side and the other on the other. He glanced at them and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Wen Shu smiled when he heard this, and spread his hands. "We're friends. If you can't beat that adulterer inside later, I can help you."

Gu Qingjia did not deny the term "adulterer" he used, but instead gave a slight twitch of her lips, "That's for the best."

In less than ten minutes, the lock on the door was finally removed. The locksmith stepped aside and said, "It's done. Now you can just push it open."

The manager reacted quickly, "Then young master, you can go in. We'll wait outside." After all, it was the boss's family's shameful affair, and the employees dared not watch. If word got out, they would be in trouble. So, the two of them tactfully stepped aside.

Upon hearing that he could go in, Gu Qingjia quickly pushed the door open and kicked it as he went in to vent his anger. He appeared much calmer now, with no expression on his face.

Wen Shu watched the retreating figure with a smirk, preparing to follow and join the fun. After all, he had been bored lately, and Chang Yu had been refusing his invitations, saying he needed to study for the final exams. He understood. He was here today because he had something to deal with yesterday and stayed too late to go back to school, so he stayed at Gu Qingjia's hotel for the night.

But he didn't expect to see such a lively scene as soon as he woke up, especially one involving Gu Qingjia. It was a rare sight, and he couldn't miss it.

With this in mind, ten seconds after Gu Qingjia went in, Wen Shu calmly walked in under the watchful eyes of the manager and the locksmith.

It was quite lively inside. As soon as he entered, he saw two men fighting each other. Gu Qingjia and a man of similar build were exchanging punches, neither of them gaining the upper hand. Gu Qingjia was also spouting threats.

"You were the one who locked the door just now, weren't you? You perverted man dressed as a woman, you dare to deceive people's feelings, I'll teach you a lesson."

Wen Shu was puzzled. A man dressed as a woman? What did that mean? Was Gu Qingjia's girlfriend a lesbian?

No way, Gu Qingjia is really too pitiful, he was cheated on by a girl, hahaha.

Gu Qingjia was fighting Shen Du. He had a calm look in his eyes and seemed to be a man of few words, but he was very agile. He blocked the falling fists one after another and then returned them. He didn't say anything, but he hit harder.

The two fought for quite a while, and in the end, neither of them came out on top. Both of their faces were covered in bruises, from the blows to their faces.

At first, Wen Shu found it quite interesting, but after watching for a while, it became the same. He wanted to see what the female lead looked like, but the two of them, although fighting, completely blocked his view. Although he knew the girl was in bed, he just couldn't see her; he could only see a little bit of her body.

Xie Changyu, standing nearby, was also stunned. He had just been pinned down on the bed and kissed relentlessly. Now, his lips were almost raw from the kisses, his clothes were torn open, and there were some dark marks on his neck. He looked pitiful, as if he had been ravaged. No wonder Gu Qingjia was furious when she saw him like this as soon as she entered the room. She immediately pulled Chen Du away and punched him.

In his panic, he didn't notice that someone else had come in. His eyes were fixed intently on the two fighting men, afraid that one of them would cripple the other, given the force of their blows.

But he secretly prayed that both of them would get hurt, so he could run away at any time. After all, he was worried that Gu Qingjia would punish him later. But wait, he wasn't dating this guy, so why was he angry?

Fortunately, neither of them managed to hit the other; instead, both were injured. Gu Qingjia pressed his tongue against his wound, his eyes filled with malice. He knew that continuing to fight like this was pointless and would only make Wen Shu, who was standing nearby, laugh at them. So he simply let go, and Chen Du followed suit, and the two quickly separated.

He looked at the slightly swollen face, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Don't make a move on him, or else—"

As he spoke, he clenched his fist.

Despite being punched many times, Shen Du remained calm, seemingly not taking him seriously, but his words carried a hint of provocation: "He doesn't even like you."

As he spoke, he straightened his slightly disheveled collar, stood up, and his gaze shifted to the figure on the bed, his expression meaningful.

Hearing this man's reply, Wen Shu raised an eyebrow. "Huh? I didn't expect this adulterer to be so self-righteous. His courage is commendable."

Keep fighting.

Sure enough, Gu Qingjia couldn't hold back when he heard this. His handsome face was covered in injuries, but he didn't care anymore. He just wanted to shut this guy up.

However, Xie Changyu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Stop fighting."

The two stopped moving successfully, and Wen Shu, who was standing nearby, also sharpened his eyes when he heard the sound. He looked at the bed, but the two figures were still blocking his view, and he could not see them clearly.

That voice sounds so familiar.

Xie Changyu sat on the bed, tilting his head slightly. His pale, jade-like face was cold and impatient. When he shouted, the two of them stopped moving. Xie Changyu breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped his mouth, frowned at his hands, and said, "I don't have time to mess around with you. You—and you—, get out of here now. I don't want to see anyone right now, understand? I'm tired. If you want to fight, go outside."

After saying that, he lay down and pretended to be dead, not wanting to deal with these people anymore.

Now Wen Shu heard it clearly. His smiling eyes turned scrutinizing, and he couldn't bear to look away for even a moment, staring intently at the exposed corner of the garment.

Gu Qingjia reacted to these words and said with dissatisfaction, "Why should I go out too? This guy kissed you. I'm helping you get revenge."

Shen Du also said calmly, "I'm not going out."

Xie Changyu sneered, then shouted, "Then I'm ignoring you all! You can stay here forever!!!"

This was a very naive statement, made in a fit of anger, but it was unexpectedly very effective.

"You can't ignore me," Gu Qingjia said, feeling wronged.

"I'm going out," Chen Du said.

Gradually, all movement ceased around him, and the footsteps slowly faded away. In less than a minute, there was no sound at all. Xie Changyu's ears twitched, and his eyes darted around. After confirming that everyone was gone, he sat up, glanced around, and said in surprise, "...They're all gone."

He hadn't expected the two to be so obedient and leave so readily.

"Xie Changyu".

Startled by the sudden shout, Xie Changyu, who thought no one was around, looked up in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar face. He looked surprised and asked, "Wen Shu? What are you doing here?"

Wen Shu did not answer. His eyes were dark and his face was expressionless as he looked at the figure on the bed. The face was innocent, and the eyes that looked over were red and filled with obvious astonishment, as if he should not be there.

His gaze moved downwards; the outer garment had been removed, leaving only the inner garment with obvious rip marks and ambiguous bluish marks on the neck.

His suspicions were completely confirmed; that familiar voice was indeed Xie Changyu's, and he hadn't misheard.

But what he didn't expect was that Gu Qingjia's "girlfriend" would be Xie Changyu, and he didn't expect that Xie Changyu would cheat on him with another man. He was too shocked to think straight.

He had initially wanted to laugh at Gu Qingjia for obediently going out, as she was listening to her cheating girlfriend. After they both left, he wanted to follow, but he stopped because the voice sounded so familiar. He wanted to see what this so-called girlfriend actually looked like.

But to my surprise, it was such a familiar face.

Xie Changyu only realized how terrible he looked after asking the question. He pulled the blanket up to try to cover the marks on his body and then forced a smile.

He belatedly realized that their current state was not suitable for conversation, and Wen Shu's expression clearly indicated that he had witnessed everything that had just happened. He had neither the energy nor the desire to explain.

Most importantly, Wen Shu's expression right now is terrifying.

Xie Changyu couldn't help but shrink back a few times. Wen Shu was brought back to his senses by his movement. He slowly approached Xie Changyu, then knelt on the bed, placed his hand on Xie Changyu's face, and asked softly, "Are you dating Gu Qingjia?"

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The author's note: Weren't you just laughing happily a moment ago?

Okay, I only updated 3,000 words, and my flag has fallen again. It's okay, I'll keep going. I need to speed things up and finish this world. The plot development in the beginning was a bit rambling, and the word count was a bit too high. I want to see a crazy, chaotic love triangle in ancient BL novels. The madness in this world is a bit childish. I'm already thinking about stabbing each other with swords when I write ancient BL novels, using all sorts of despicable methods, then fighting for favor and getting pregnant, ugh, and all sorts of heartbreaking scenes of chasing after one's husband.