Chapter 9 Unaccustomed
Yu Chucheng bought a new mobile phone and invited Ji Zhou to have dinner outside.
While waiting for the dishes to be served, Ji Zhou opened the bag on the table and took a look. "Wow, there are quite a lot. No wonder it's so heavy. It's peach flavored, so it should smell good."
Yu Chucheng was fiddling with his new cell phone. Upon hearing this, he picked up a box and took a look at it as if to confirm.
Ji Zhou saw Yu Chucheng standing there, "What's wrong?"
Yu Chucheng stuffed the box back and tied the bag tightly. "Nothing."
His pheromones smell like peach, and he only knew that after the doctor told him.
Was it a coincidence that Duan Huaijin bought inhibitors and blockers for this smell, or did he smell it when he first bit him?
Yu Chucheng fell into deep thought, the scene in the toilet cubicle that day flashed through his mind, and he inexplicably felt a little dry in his ears.
After dinner, Yu Chucheng received a message from another high school friend, Xie Hang.
Ji Zhou also had a good relationship with Xie Hang. Seeing Xie Hang inviting Yu Chucheng to dinner, he couldn't help but feel jealous, "Why didn't he invite me? Obviously, I knew him first."
Yu Chucheng thought that Xie Hang's university was not in Kyoto, and they would not have many opportunities to meet in the future, so he agreed.
Seeing Ji Zhou's sour look, he couldn't help but frowned in confusion, feeling a little strange.
Logically speaking, Ji Zhou has a better temper than him and is closer to Xie Hang than him, so why did Xie Hang only invite him and not Ji Zhou?
But Yu Chucheng didn't think much about it and took the opportunity to stab Ji Zhou, "It seems that my personality charm is greater."
Ji Zhou was depressed. "Come on, what kind of personality charm do you have? The unremitting spirit of a licker?"
Yu Chucheng retorted unconvincedly, "Don't blame the road for your incompetence. You should think about whether you have done something wrong."
The two of them were arguing with each other.
But soon, two days later, Yu Chucheng found out why Xie Hang only asked him out and not Ji Zhou.
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"I will love you till I die——If I don't love you thoroughly, I won't feel satisfied——"
Inside the KTV, even the specially soundproofed doors couldn't block out the singing inside.
It was raining outside today, the weather was hot and muggy, and there were thunderous roars. When Yu Chucheng arrived, his trouser legs were soaked by the rain, and his hair was wet and sticky, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
After not seeing Xie Hang for more than a month, this kid has changed completely, from a student wearing 500-degree myopia glasses to a rather gentle young man. When they first met, Yu Chucheng almost didn't recognize him.
Xie Hang noticed Yu Chucheng's curious gaze and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses shyly. "After the college entrance examination, I went to my uncle's company to train for a while, so I may have changed a lot."
"Your uncle's company? This is the first time I know someone in your family is in business."
"To be honest, I didn't know that before. My parents wanted me to focus on my studies, so I didn't know that my relatives were quite rich until after I finished the college entrance examination."
"Your parents are really tight-lipped."
Yu Chucheng pushed open the door of the private room and was stunned when he saw the person inside.
Hao Jia was sitting on the sofa with a few of his friends. When he saw Yu Chucheng, Hao Jia immediately stood up. Some of his friends turned their heads away, while others stared at Yu Chucheng at the door with unkindness.
The atmosphere was a little solemn for a moment.
Xie Hang smiled awkwardly and pushed Yu Chucheng inside, "Come in, we are old friends."
He also heard about Yu Chucheng's confession to Hao Jia in the bar and his rejection, and also heard that Yu Chucheng ignored Hao Jia after that incident.
As Yu Chucheng's friend, he originally stood on Yu Chucheng's side, but he could not resist Hao Jia's repeated requests, so he accepted Hao Jia's request and set up a plan without Yu Chucheng's knowledge, hoping that the two of them could talk it out.
Yu Chucheng understood the moment he saw Hao Jia.
He glanced at the people in the private room and found it a little weird and funny.
He has already moved out of Xingfu Community and made it clear to Hao Jia on WeChat. In order to take into account the fragile and soft heart of the protagonist, he even used a tactful way to tell Hao Jia that from now on he, Yu Chucheng, would no longer be his bootlicker and would no longer pester him.
It was Hao Jia who had something to do today and had to find him, but Hao Jia brought a lot of people with him. Those who didn't know would think that the person who set up the Hongmen Banquet was Yu Chucheng.
But Yu Chucheng was not afraid of the large number of people on the other side, and he simply chose a corner farthest away from Hao Jia to sit.
"What's going on?" Shen Rong, who was sitting next to Hao Jia, sneered contemptuously.
Normally, he is inseparable from Hao Jia and is considered Hao Jia's best friend. He has always disliked Yu Chucheng's dog-licking behavior and has caused considerable obstacles to Yu Chucheng's completion of tasks.
Now seeing Yu Chucheng deliberately distancing himself from Hao Jia, he just felt that Yu Chucheng was just trying to play tricks to attract Hao Jia's attention.
Yu Chucheng ignored him and picked up the drink menu to take a look.
Hao Jia touched Shen Rong's arm, signaling him to stop talking.
"Chu Cheng, I asked Xie Hang to help me organize the party today because I wanted to return the ring to you in person. This thing is too valuable and I can't keep it."
After saying that, Hao Jia took out a small and exquisite gift box from his pocket, inside of which was the ring that Yu Chucheng bought when he confessed his love to her that day.
Yu Chucheng didn't want it before because he was afraid of trouble and because seeing the protagonist being the victim would remind him of his humiliating life of licking his boots. But now Hao Jia specially arranged a meeting and put the ring in front of him, so it wouldn't be a big deal for him to take it.
Yu Chucheng put down the drink order and put the ring in his pocket in front of everyone, "Since you don't want it, I'll take it."
Hao Jia pursed her lips, feeling a little dazed as she looked at Yu Chucheng's nonchalant expression.
Ever since that night, he felt that Yu Chucheng had become so strange, as if she had never liked him. It only took her one night to completely draw a line between them.
Chen Rong said sarcastically: "Hao Jia, I have told you that he will definitely not refuse this expensive ring, but you still don't believe it. Humph, it turns out that all men in the world are the same. Their sincerity is just a lie."
Yu Chucheng: “…”
It would be wrong to accept it and it would be wrong not to accept it. He really wanted to split this man's brain open to see what was inside.
In the past, when Yu Chucheng was trying to please Hao Jia, he was too lazy to argue with Shen Rong, but now that he doesn't have to do the mission, he is not the kind of person who allows himself to be humiliated.
"This was originally something I gave away. Since Hao Jia doesn't want it, then I have the right to dispose of it. If I don't take it back, am I going to give it to you?"
"you--"
Shen Rong didn't expect Yu Chucheng to refute, and the other friends were also a little confused about the current situation. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
They were afraid that Yu Chucheng would make trouble again and Hao Jia couldn't handle it alone, so they came to support Hao Jia. But now... Yu Chucheng really doesn't like Hao Jia anymore.
Xie Hang quickly jumped out to ease the tense atmosphere, "Hey, we are all friends, we should not quarrel over such a small matter. Today, Hao Jia's return of the things is secondary, the main thing is that we get together to sing and chat. Come on, order some songs, I'll get you anything you want to drink."
Hao Jia's hands were empty, and his pockets were no longer filled with the weight of the gift box, so he felt light. He sat down with a sense of loss, his peach-shaped eyes misty.
During the days that Yu Chucheng was away, there suddenly seemed to be a large gap beside him, just like a big hole in the window. Only when the wind from outside blew in did he realize how warm it was when the window was intact.
Yu Chucheng doesn't like singing and is tone-deaf. In addition, the weather was bad today, so he came here relying on his friendship with Xie Hang.
Now that he knew that all this was just a trap set up by Xie Hang to help Hao Jia, he didn't even want to stay.
The people in the private room had just sung three songs when Yu Chucheng got up and left without saying a word.
Seeing that Yu Chucheng looked unhappy, Xie Hang did not dare to stop him.
Chen Rong rolled his eyes and gently patted Hao Jia's shoulder to comfort him, "In fact, I have long seen that Yu is not sincere to you. He is not worth your sadness."
"I'm not sad." Hao Jia defended in a low voice, "I'm just not used to it..."
He didn't like Yu Chucheng, but he was not used to not having Yu Chucheng around.
Yu Chucheng had just walked out of the private room when he ran into two girls at the corner of the corridor.
"Oh, sorry." One of the girls said immediately, then grabbed her friend's hand and hurried away.
The two were talking about something as they walked.
Yu Chucheng did not intend to eavesdrop, but he had excellent hearing, and even though the two girls had walked several meters away, he still heard one or two words.
"I should have known I wouldn't have come to this class reunion. I was really scared just now. Let's go back quickly and don't get involved in this mess."
"Yes, Qi Rui didn't like Duan Huaijin in school before, and now that he has graduated, he is even more unscrupulous. He is simply going too far..."
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