Chapter 54 The Rival's Story: Gu Qingjia Arrives

Xie Changyu ignored him. His mind was in complete turmoil, and he didn't care what the guy next to him was thinking.

Xie Chi followed beside him carrying two large bags of things. His eyes darkened slightly, but he ultimately said nothing.

The two of them quietly made their way home.

Upon entering the house, Xie Changyu went straight to his room, entered without saying a word, and locked the door.

Xie Chi, who entered a step later, put his things on the table first, and then took off his mask and sunglasses, revealing a handsome and aloof face.

"Auntie, I'll put the things here first."

Xie Chi called out to the kitchen, and only after receiving a response from the people inside did he begin to walk upstairs.

He walked step by step to that familiar room, grasped the doorknob and turned it, but it wouldn't budge.

It was locked from the inside.

He knocked on the door, his eyes gleaming with arrogance. "Xie Changyu, what are you doing in your room! Open the door! Open the door!"

There was no response inside.

Xie Chi clicked his tongue, a hint of understanding in his eyes. He continued, "I'm leaving tonight, are you just going to lock me out like this?"

A moment later, Xie Changyu's voice came from inside, muffled, "They're gone, so they're gone. I couldn't be happier."

Seeing that the person inside had finally reacted, Xie Chi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "With your attitude... I might stay for several more days before leaving?"

"That's up to you."

"Open the door and let me in!"

"No, I want to be alone for a while."

"You little rascal—" Xie Chi drawled, "you're not crying in there, are you?"

The door suddenly opened, revealing Xie Changyu with a stern face. His eyes were filled with resentment as he complained, "You're so noisy! Can't you let me have some alone time? Do you understand the shock of being suddenly kissed by your best friend? I'm still not quite processed!"

Xie Chi coughed lightly, shook his head, and said softly, "I don't understand."

Xie Changyu curled the corner of his mouth slightly and said threateningly, "Then shut up."

He was about to close the door when the person slipped in without him stopping them.

Helpless, he could only let the person in. Xie Changyu continued to sit on the bed, holding his phone and seemingly pondering something.

He ignored the person who had already sat down next to him, still wondering what had gotten into Qi Yan. He seemed perfectly normal when he left that day; couldn't he just lose control? What the hell…

However, he didn't click on Qi Yan's chat box. After hesitating for a while, he finally sent a message to Jiang Yue. After all, in his opinion, there weren't many people he and Qi Yan knew in the same way, and Jiang Yue was the only one Qi Yan was close to.

For some reason, he was 90% certain that Jiang Yue was behind it.

He simply typed a sentence and sent it.

[Bored God: What did you talk to Qi Yan about?]

The person on the other end seemed to have been watching the phone the whole time, and immediately replied.

Jiang Yue: What?

[Bored Male God: Playing Dumb?]

Jiang Yue: Gu Qingjia will be out soon.

Xie Changyu was puzzled by this statement, which was clearly a change of topic.

[Bored God: What does his appearance have to do with me? I'm asking about Qi Yan right now.]

Jiang Yue: He'll come looking for you when he gets out.

Jiang Yue: Qi Yan came to see you?

Xie Changyu was startled by the two sentences that came out in quick succession. The former was out of fear, since he also felt that there was a high probability that Gu Qingjia would come out to find him. The latter was out of doubt, because if he had asked such a question, then Jiang Yue's answer must not be a lie.

It really wasn't Jiang Yue who said anything to Qi Yan.

Who is that?

wrong.

Is Gu Qingjia about to come out?

Xie Changyu instantly perked up and immediately shifted his attention to this person.

[Bored God: How did you know Gu Qingjia was coming out? Did he tell you himself?]

That's not right either.

If Gu Qingjia could send a message, he would definitely send it to Jiang Yue, whom he dislikes the most. Moreover, his chat history with Gu Qingjia is still at the point where he asked the other person the last time, but he hasn't replied yet.

[Jiang Yue: Wen Shu said so.]

Studying...

[Bored God: Okay, I got it.]

[Bored God: Pretend I didn't ask anything.]

Xie Changyu ignored the message "What does Qi Yan want with you?" and contacted Wen Shu directly.

It seems he guessed wrong; the remaining 10% is indeed from studying.

At first, Wen Shu kept circling back to the topic and refused to admit that he had contacted Qi Yan. Later, after Xie Changyu expressed that he was really angry, he admitted that he had indeed said a little bit about something.

[Bored God: What did you say???]

He actually got Qi Yan to confess his love and kiss him in public.

Nightmare.

Wen Shu is really something, pushing people to this point.

Wen Shu did not answer the question, but instead asked him if Qi Yan had come to see him.

Xie Changyu said yes.

Wen Shu replied, and he knew.

[Bored God: ...So what did you say?]

[Wen Shu: He didn't do anything to you, did he?]

[Bored God: No, just tell me.]

[Wen Shu: This is a secret.]

secret.

Oh.

Xie Changyu kept urging the other person to tell him, but he just wouldn't. He told him to ask Qi Yan instead, saying he was afraid that if Qi Yan found out, he would hate him.

...

Xie Changyu blocked the guy because he wouldn't talk.

Wasting time.

"What? Did you manage to get the answer?"

Xie Chi, who had been sitting still, saw the situation and asked him a question, but successfully received a slap from Xie Changyu, who was already in a bad mood.

"Get out of my way, don't bother me."

Caught off guard by the slap, Xie Chi licked his teeth, clicked his tongue, and said impatiently, "You've been busy all day, but who's paying attention to you? They're all useless."

"How about I go beat that guy up for you again? He's probably not even at the airport yet."

Xie Changyu glanced at him. "You? I don't want to be in the headlines."

He glanced at the side of his face where he had just been slapped, and said dismissively, "Take care of your face first. Aren't you leaving tonight? Don't ruin your appearance."

While it wouldn't disfigure him, the force just now was quite considerable, and Xie Chi, who relies on his looks for a living, certainly needs to take it seriously.

"Don't you know who hit you?"

"Oh, sorry, I'm very busy right now. You can go take a look first."

Xie Changyu's attitude has completely given up. He feels that he didn't do it on purpose. It's just that this guy came up to bother him, and he subconsciously slapped him. It's not his fault.

"...You're being so perfunctory."

Xie Chi snorted, but he didn't really care. Instead, he got up, picked up the mirror on the desk, glanced at himself to make sure there were no wounds, and then put it down before sitting back down.

Xie Changyu scrolled through his phone and then realized that apart from the few people he had just chatted with, the two brothers, Shen Zisui and Shen Du, had also disappeared. They didn't respond to his messages.

What's going on?

Fortunately, Xie Changyu didn't care where they went and hoped they would never appear in front of him again.

After failing to find the reason why Qi Yan was acting this way, Xie Changyu decided to give up and let it go, figuring that the cause would eventually be related to him anyway.

I don't want to think about it anymore.

I recalled that kiss and those eyes that seemed to say, "I'm going to burn my bridges."

Xie Changyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his emotions gradually calmed down. He took the pillow he was holding away and said to Xie Chi as if nothing had happened, "Let's go get something to eat. Where did you put the things I just bought?"

"……downstairs."

Xie Chi stood up, tall and straight, one hand in his pocket, a smile in his eyes. "You're not looking for it anymore?"

Xie Changyu rolled her eyes. "What's the point of looking? Never mind."

"Aren't you going to tell me about those guys? If something happens to them one day, I won't be able to help you."

"...You're making it sound like those people are terrorists."

Xie Chi chuckled, "Pretty much. That guy didn't look like a good person at all."

"..."

Xie Changyu ignored his words, got up, grabbed her phone, and walked out, saying, "Let's go, I'm craving it."

"Hey, did you hear that?! That guy is no good. You're roommates, so why don't you switch dorms next semester and stay away from these gay guys?"

"...You're being long-winded."

"I'm just concerned about you; a cousin cares about his younger cousin."

"you?"

"..."

The two went downstairs one after the other.

Xie Changyu lay on the sofa, eating while watching TV. The two of them were close together, each taking a bite of potato chips.

Xie Changyu looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face on TV with surprise, "I didn't expect you to be such a good actor."

As he spoke, he stuffed another handful of potato chips into his mouth.

Xie Chi didn't seem to care much about his own face on TV, replying nonchalantly, "Special talent, okay? So, am I handsome?"

Xie Changyu, who usually goes against Xie Chi, was quite honest this time, though his tone was somewhat forced, "It's alright, a little worse than me."

"you're right."

Xie Chi also grabbed a handful of potato chips and ate them in one bite, which made Xie Changyu next to him glance at him and ask in surprise, "Aren't you an idol? How can you eat such high-calorie food?"

"It's okay to eat a little bit occasionally, I'm not prone to gaining weight."

The afternoon was spent watching TV in boredom. Evening came quickly, which was quite normal for Xie Changyu, but Xie Chi looked reluctant to leave.

"I want to rest more..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Changyu threw the scarf in his face and said, "Just get out of here!"

"Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me? You don't know when we'll see each other again."

Xie Chi was very dissatisfied with his attitude. He stood still, holding a scarf in his hand. He was tall and strong.

Xie Changyu didn't indulge him. "Let's not be so lovey-dovey. It's disgusting. We have cell phones. If you want to meet, just video chat."

Xie Chi chuckled and said, "You're really smart."

Before Xie Changyu could react, he tied the scarf around his neck and dressed himself up as he had looked when he left at noon, making sure that no one would recognize him.

The voice behind the mask was muffled, "Then I'm leaving."

Xie Changyu ate some snacks and casually raised his chin. "Goodbye."

Xie Chi glanced at him, then greeted his uncle and aunt before turning and leaving.

His assistant was already waiting for him outside the door.

Xie Changyu was relieved to see Xie Chi leave. He sat back down on the sofa and slowly finished his snacks, thinking to himself that this guy had actually started to become clingy. He had only been a bit of a jerk when they first met.

The next few days were quiet again. Xie Changyu ate and drank well and lived a carefree life at home. He even met up with some of his good friends from high school. Before, after the college entrance examination, he was not yet an adult and could not go to many places. This time, the group decided to go to a bar for a while.

Xie Changyu hesitated for a moment before agreeing. He would pass out as soon as he touched alcohol. He had been to clubs with Gu Qingjia many times before, but he had never touched this stuff. After being ripped off last time, he was even more afraid to touch this stuff.

However, Xie Changyu was getting really bored staying at home all the time, so he thought it would be nice to go to a bar to relax.

The five people quickly gathered at the bar.

Inside, the lights were bright and the atmosphere was lively, with all sorts of handsome men and beautiful women dancing intimately, and the music was so loud it hurt your ears.

Xie Changyu and the others sat down and initially reminisced about the past. Later, influenced by the atmosphere, they started playing a drinking game, with the loser drinking.

Xie Changyu can't drink alcohol, so he uses juice instead. But he's very lucky and almost never loses, hehe.

Suddenly, the phone next to him lit up. Xie Changyu, who was engrossed in playing, looked down and saw the three big characters "Gu Qingjia" appear on the phone screen.

Xie Changyu, who was still somewhat dazed from the lively atmosphere, suddenly sobered up.

His eyes were fixed in that direction with surprise.

[Cannon Fodder Progress +1, currently 95% complete. Please keep up the good work, Host!]

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Author's Note: My cousin has logged off.