Chapter 6: The Rival's Bath

Xie Changyu randomly selected a few dishes that he liked to eat.

For the main dish, I chose potato noodles, followed by chicken feet, meatballs...

Because the money was quite generous, he selected a lot of things to put in the container, twice his usual amount, enough to keep Gu Qingjia from overeating.

After paying, he transferred the extra money back, but the other party said it was for his "running money," so he figured it wasn't a loss. Xie Changyu accepted the money without any hesitation.

He ate very quickly, while Qi Yan had already finished eating and sat opposite him, looking at him. "Are you full?"

Xie Changyu touched her slightly round belly and said, "I'm full."

"Eat more as you grow." Qi Yan smiled at him.

Although Xie Changyu already knew he was trying to lose weight, he couldn't help but sigh, "Are all fitness enthusiasts this disciplined?"

He looked at the plate he had completely disappeared from, thinking that he might never be able to do that. He was the kind of person who couldn't live without food; he would get hungry if he missed a meal, but he never gained weight and always maintained a slender physique.

He looked at the other person's arm muscles with envy, "No wonder those muscles look so good."

Qi Yan raised an eyebrow, his eyes smiling. "If you really like my muscles that much, you can touch them whenever you want." He stood up, his muscular physique evident. "Let you feel it for yourself."

Xie Changyu's eyes almost lit up. He was really curious about what those big muscles would feel like to touch, but he also felt a little embarrassed, so he pretended to say, "This isn't a good idea."

Qi Yan pressed down slightly at the corners of his mouth. "Really? Isn't this normal?"

Xie Changyu pursed her lips and said happily, "You're right! Let's have a match this weekend!"

Although they had only spent a day together, Xie Changyu felt that Qi Yan had instantly become number one in his heart, within the dormitory alone. He was just too easy to talk to; compared to the other two, it was practically the heart of a bodhisattva.

But the body of an Arhat.

After finishing their meal, the spicy hot pot was ready. Xie Changyu picked it up from the window, took it, and walked to Qi Yan's side, urging, "Let's go, let's go."

When he got back to his dorm, he put the hot pot down and clapped his hands, saying, "Here you go, the hot pot you wanted, I brought it back for you."

After saying that, he tried to take off his shoes and get into bed; he wanted to play video games.

Gu Qingjia wasn't very hungry, and besides, she had just taken a bath. Eating this would be a waste of her bath time, as she would have just washed off the smell of alcohol and then be covered in the smell of spicy food.

So he put his legs up, sent a message to his underling asking him to come pick up the spicy hot pot, and then urgently pulled Xie Changyu, who wanted to go to bed with him, saying, "Call me to come with you next time you eat."

Qi Yan, who was already seated, looked up but did not speak.

Xie Changyu looked at her hand that was being held, then at Gu Qingjia, who looked refreshed after taking a shower, and asked in confusion, "Didn't you always eat out?"

These young masters, finding the school cafeteria food too meager and worried about hygiene, would have special seats at restaurants outside, where meals were provided.

Xie Changyu had secretly envied everyone countless times. But today, why was everyone eating in the cafeteria? Had the cafeteria food secretly become better without his knowledge?

"Eating at the cafeteria occasionally is fine, but lately I've been craving something lighter."

Gu Qingjia casually said something that made Xie Changyu extremely envious.

"I made plans to have dinner with Qi Yan." Xie Changyu didn't really want to have dinner with this young master. Every few words he exchanged would only hurt him. His resentment towards the rich was stirring within him.

"Right, Qi Yan?" Xie Changyu even responded to Qi Yan.

Qi Yan clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, Young Master Gu, Changyu has already made an appointment with me. You should find someone else."

Gu Qingjia was starting to dislike her roommate Qi Yan. "Why are you responding when I'm talking to him?"

He turned his head, still holding Xie Changyu's hand, somewhat dissatisfied with his explanation, and raised an eyebrow to question, "You've been with this guy for only a day?"

Xie Changyu choked up. He had indeed been closer to Gu Qingjia in this dormitory before, mainly because Gu Qingjia was rich and loved to have fun. He had gone to high-end places with her many times and seen a lot of the world.

To be honest, Gu Qingjia was indeed good to him, or rather, good to everyone who hung out with him. He had a large following around him. Xie Changyu was often taken along as a roommate, but he was practically invisible there. After a few times, he stopped going. He didn't like noisy environments and preferred his own dorm room.

He gave him another excuse, vaguely saying, "I have more classes with Qi Yan, which are different from yours, so the schedules don't match."

Gu Qingjia narrowed his eyes, looking at Xie Changyu's fake smile, his grip tightening even more. Finally, he clicked his tongue and said, "Fine."

Anyway, it was just a passing fancy for him.

"Shall we go to Twilight tomorrow night?"

Twilight is the name of a high-end club, offering various entertainment activities and serving as a playground for the wealthy. Gu Qingjia is a high-level VIP client there, and Xie Changyu has accompanied her there many times.

It's pretty boring.

Feeling that this guy was really going against him, he hesitated for a moment, then decided that he couldn't get too close to Gu Qingjia right now, so he refused, "I'm not going."

His tone was quite resolute.

This time, Gu Qingjia didn't ask why. He simply withdrew his hand, crossed his arms, and his expression turned noticeably cold. "Whatever you want."

Xie Changyu shrugged, thinking that this guy's temper was a bit unpredictable. Anyway, they didn't need him, and he got angry after being rejected once.

Is it really necessary?

He steeled himself for a moment, climbed into bed without a word, and drew the curtains to block out the light. He was the only one in the dorm with a curtain; once the zipper was pulled down, no one outside could see what was happening in his bed.

Gu Qingjia lowered his eyelids, his breathing was a little unsteady, and his hands hung limply. After a moment, he picked up the spicy hot pot and went out, just as he bumped into the younger brother who came to pick up the hot pot.

"Hey, hey, Brother Gu, what brings you out here!" The underling was panting, clearly having run over.

Gu Qingjia gave him a disdainful look. "Why are you so slow?"

The young man quickly took the hot pot and explained, "Brother Gu, I ran here! I'm not slow at all! It only took five minutes."

The two lived in different buildings, but since the school dormitory building didn't have an elevator, he still climbed the stairs.

Gu Qingjia waved her hand, her face cold, "Take your things."

My brother hadn't eaten dinner yet. Looking at the large pot of spicy hot pot, he grinned and said, "Alright!"

After everyone left, Gu Qingjia lingered in the stairwell for a minute before going downstairs. He was in a bad mood and needed to vent.

He didn't understand why he was so easily provoked to anger. It was just that there was one less person to play with; did he really need to be so angry?

The more Gu Qingjia thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt that his good intentions had been taken for granted. He just couldn't stand Jiang Yue's perverted cruelty to innocent young men, and of course, he also wanted to prevent Jiang Yue from getting his way. So he would interrupt whenever Jiang Yue and Xie Changyu were together, and naturally, he and Xie Changyu became closer.

And that's how he ended up treating him.

Gu Qingjia pressed her tongue against her palate, then clenched her teeth, unable to control her anger.

He originally wanted to get together for drinks to relieve his boredom, but then he thought it would be troublesome to smell of alcohol again after just taking a shower, so he took a walk outside and went back to his dorm.

After walking around and figuring things out, Gu Qingjia calmed down. He took a sip of water, and his hair was now completely dry.

Qi Yan had just finished showering and came out, wearing a white tank top and showing off his muscular physique.

He walked over to Jiang Yue and said, "Go take a shower, I'm done."

"Okay." Jiang Yue stopped what he was doing, his expression calm, and took clothes out of the closet before going into the bathroom.

The bathroom is large with two shower heads, but in this dormitory, people usually shower individually, and it's rare for two people to shower together.

Xie Changyu, who was still chatting in bed, suddenly felt a little sticky. He looked down and smelled himself. Ugh, he was about to stink.

[Bored heartthrob: I'm going to take a shower first, I'll play games later.]

[Qiqi: Okay, baby, I'll be waiting for you o>_]

A note from the author:

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In my haste, I didn't realize the other person was gay.