Chapter 09 Chapter 9

Xibai brushed his teeth and washed his face with cold water.

When he returned to the room, Gu Chi had already sat up on the bed.

He seemed to be still a little sleepy, with a confused and drowsy look, and his soft hair was a little messier than usual.

Xibai's hands were itchy.

After packing up his toiletries, Xibai heard a movement behind him.

When he turned around, Gu Chi was already standing behind him.

"Morning." Gu Chi said.

Xibai also said morning. He sat on his gaming chair and looked at the school-standard wooden back chair placed in front of Gu Chi's desk opposite.

"Are you free today?"

Gu Chi paused as he was about to go to the balcony with his toothbrush and toothpaste.

"I asked the teacher in the administration office." Xibai flickered the screen of his mobile phone. "The teacher said that if you feel that the bed is too small, you can exchange the school bed for your own, but you have to restore it after graduation and moving out... If you need it, I can go with you."

The balcony door was half opened by Gu Chi, and the sunlight fell on the tall and straight figure of the young man through the gap. Gu Chi held the handle without saying a word.

Xibai sat there quietly waiting for the other party's reply.

The pair of eyes, which were slightly lighter in color due to the sunlight, glanced at the bed frame on the side.

"What about the mattress?"

Xibai: "What?"

Gu Chi pointed to his own bed, "If I change to a bigger bed, will the mattress not fit?"

"Of course." Xibai answered subconsciously.

The standard beds in the school are 1 meter wide and 2 meters long, and the mattress he lent to Gu Chi is the same.

"When you buy the bed, just buy a bigger mattress, don't worry."

Another silence.

Gu Chi: "Then do you want to take the mattress back?"

Xi Bai raised his head.

"Huh? Anyway, I've changed the bed, the size is not suitable, and it's useless."

"Do you have to change it?"

Xi Bai: "Won't you be uncomfortable sleeping? I feel like you're very crowded sleeping on this bed."

The long silence was like a shot of sedative, injected into the air of the dormitory.

Xi Bai looked at Gu Chi and tentatively said: "Gu Chi, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing."

Gu Chi turned around and pulled the hanging towel off the hanger.

"I'll leave after brushing my teeth."

Gu Chi had already walked out of the balcony door.

The clothes hanger hanging on the bedside was still shaking.

Xibai, who had already tidied himself up, sat on a chair and waited for Gu Chi to finish washing up and go out together.

His eyes kept moving around the house, on Gu Chi's bookshelf, in the storage cabinet under the table... he scanned them one by one.

No, he didn't see what he was looking for.

The sound of footsteps came from the balcony, Xibai hurriedly picked up the phone, his fingers aimlessly drawing on the screen.

There was a rustling sound of fabric, and Xibai subconsciously followed it.

He was dazzled by a beautiful piece of muscle.

The eight abdominal muscles were neatly arranged, and the chest muscles were beautifully shaped and full. No wonder Xibai felt so much pressure when he looked up when he was drying clothes last night. Then to the shark line on the side, the mermaid line... all the necessary lines.

Xibai couldn't help but think: Is this the strength gained from practicing sports?

But this beautiful view only lasted for a moment, and was soon completely blocked by the fallen hem of the sweatshirt.

The two put on their shoes and went downstairs, Gu Chi walked in front, and Xibai followed behind. It was not

until the silence lasted too long that Xibai realized it half a beat late.

Why does Gu Chi seem a little unhappy?

Is it because he didn't sleep well last night? Is he in a bad mood after

waking up?

Yes, the bed is so small, and Gu Chi is so big...

Thinking of the "flags waving" that he accidentally saw this morning, Xibai's face turned red again. He rubbed his cheeks and warned himself in his heart not to let his imagination run wild.

Actually, something happened two days ago, but no one else knew about it.

Xibai told Zhuang Suan that he was going to apply for a joint training camp with Gu Chi, and Zhuang Suan accidentally told Xu Xiao during the conversation.

Two days ago, Xu Xiao found Xibai and talked to him.

"Brother Chi just transferred here, and his personality may be more quiet. He has no friends since the beginning of the school. But everyone in our Sports College wants to be brothers with him, because he is good at playing basketball, hahaha...but he never seems to appreciate it...Anyway, if there is a chance, please take care of him more in his life." Xibai was quite surprised

that Xu Xiao could say this.

But no matter how unexpected it was, the words still touched Xibai's heart.

Looking at the tall figure in front of him with a slightly lower air pressure, Xibai felt that since they were already roommates, if Gu Chi was unhappy, he would definitely take the initiative to show concern.

Let's start with a conversation and solve his roommate's strange mood when waking up... Xibai remembered the question he had always wanted to ask, and felt that now should be a good opportunity.

"Gu Chi."

When Gu Chi looked sideways, he saw a delicate little face peeking out from behind his shoulder.

"Well, what's the matter?" He softened his tone unconsciously.

"After buying a bed and a mattress, I also need to buy sheets." Xibai put his hands behind his back and did not notice the gloomy gaze from above his head.

Walking on the colorful checkered bricks on the school road, Xibai continued according to the logic in his mind: "I need to wash the new sheets after buying them, but the laundry detergent in the dormitory is almost gone."

"So..." Xibai raised his head and said, "Should we buy laundry detergent together?"

Xibai's eyes were shining in the sunlight, and he stared at Gu Chi with his eyes wide open.

"It's all right." Gu Chi thought about it and nodded.

"Okay." Xibai responded with a *, and immediately continued, "Then send me the link of the pine-scented laundry detergent!"

"Pine?" Gu Chi's eyebrows moved slightly, "What pine?"

He wiped his face before going out, and his hair was stained with some moisture. At this moment, a few strands of hair were sticking to his full forehead, adding a bit of the youthful aura of an unruly boy.

It was really pleasing to the eye.

"Hmm..." Xibai's small Adam's apple rolled slightly, "That's right, the pine smell of your clothes."

The moment the voice fell, Gu Chi stopped.

He looked at Xibai and tilted his head.

"The smell on me?"

Xibai: "Hmm..."

Why did you stop?

Why are you still staring at me!

"Or you can tell me the brand and I'll search for it myself." Xibai added. Suddenly, he wanted to finish the topic quickly.

Unexpectedly, this topic seemed to arouse Gu Chi's interest. He stood there without moving, thinking seriously for a while, and looked at Xibai with his clean and clear eyes that seemed to reflect the bottom of people's hearts.

"Do you want to buy laundry detergent with my smell to use together?"

Xibai stammered: "Well, the smell of pine wood is better."

Gu Chi: "Then from now on, we will have the same smell."

Xibai:...

!

"It's all my smell."

Xibai: !!!

Xibai's heartbeat at this moment couldn't be controlled and accelerated crazily.

He had just been thinking about how to open the conversation and let it go more naturally.

So he went from buying a bed to a mattress, and then to washing new sheets. After going through so much trouble, I thought that when I asked, I would try not to be so... ambiguous. Who

would have thought that Xibai, with all his strength, could not defeat Gu Chi's sincere words.

At this moment, Xibai suddenly had the illusion that he had cautiously opened the door, but was directly pounced on by the big dog that had been squatting in the house for a long time, and licked him wildly.

Xibai: "What..."

Gu Chi: "I'll go back and look for it, and then I'll answer you."

Hearing a voice that was completely different from the one when he went out, Xibai raised his head and saw that the beautiful lips had curled up into a light arc.

It was not until the person walked forward a few steps, stopped, turned around and called him that Xibai came back to his senses.

He trotted after him and tried to speak.

"Gu Chi?"

"Yes!"

"Shall we go buy a bed?"

"Okay!"

"And buy you a mattress and sheets?"

"Yes! You decide."

Looking at his roommate who had suddenly changed from being silent to being able to do whatever he said, Xi Bai touched his head.

Did Gu Chi seem to be coaxed by him?

No, he didn't coax him!

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Xi Bai took Gu Chi to a furniture store two subway stations away from North City University.

The university town is relatively remote, and the furniture store's business is not very good. But for college students who need to control their living expenses, the furniture store's discount promotion and clearance sale is a great opportunity to shop.

"I bought my chair here. I got it at a 20% discount, so it was a good deal."

Xi Bai led people out of the subway station and walked towards the furniture store according to the navigation on the phone.

"But I read in the guide that the store owners there will choose according to your needs. My chair is too big, so if no one wants to buy it

, they can only clear out the stock." But if it was Gu Chi, the store owner might stick to the original price.

Gu Chi followed him, not quite understanding, but nodding to give face.

"I'll always follow you and just listen to you."

Xi Bai hummed softly, feeling a little warm and itchy at the sound of Gu Chi's full trust.

"Then I'm not that great." Xi Bai said modestly.

When the two of them entered the door of the furniture store, they happened to meet two store employees who were leaving after their shift.

"Hey, what time does your store usually close in the evening?"

"It used to be 9 o'clock, but recently it's been 7:30..."

"You guys heard about it too? That one!"

"Uh-huh! Shuh, don't tell anyone..."

When passing by, Xibai heard them whispering something, but before he could hear clearly, his head was pressed by a big palm.

Xibai blinked and turned his head.

Gu Chi withdrew his hand and looked straight ahead.

"Your hair is frizzy."

"Oh!" Xibai didn't think about it, and reached out to press the whorls on his head, "Maybe it was pressed when I was sleeping last night."

He forgot to look in the mirror before going out in the morning.

Because his mind was occupied by other things.

Xibai calmed down and took Gu Chi into the door of the furniture store.

It was late autumn, and the weather outside was a little chilly, but the air conditioner seemed to be on in the furniture store, freezing people's bones.

"Why is it so cold?" Xibai rubbed his arms.

He raised his head and just glanced at the direction of the central air conditioner, and a familiar thin coat was draped over Xibai's shoulders.

When he turned around, Xibai saw a muscular and beautiful arm pressing his collar. The

pleasant smell of cold pine invaded his nose at this moment.

Xibai moved his nose subconsciously.

Gu Chi, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, looked at him.

"Do you smell that nice smell you mentioned again?"

Xibai: ...

He touched his face and suddenly felt that the air conditioner in the furniture store was not very cold.

It was still very hot!