Chapter 44 Not Stealing
That night, Xie Ting and Chu Chenghuan went out to eat steak together.
As Xie Ting ate, he secretly marveled at Tong Hao's apparent wisdom. She usually looked rather clueless, and her grades weren't as good as his, but when it came to dealing with gay issues, she was incredibly insightful.
According to Tong Hao, as long as Chu Chenghuan didn't take advantage of him, what did it matter if outsiders thought Chu Chenghuan was a gentleman? At most, it would just be a good image for him. Even if Chu Chenghuan really took advantage of him, he would not have the heart to care whether others believed him or not!
It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not.
snort!
Stupid Chu Chenghuan, you can’t play with public opinion this time!
"Master, you miscalculated this time!" After Xie Ting finished eating, he still couldn't help but want to show off his IQ.
Chu Chenghuan ignored Xie Ting's words.
Xie Ting was dissatisfied: "Aren't you going to say something?"
"Buy 20 duck necks from next door and get 20 free."
Xie Ting suddenly stood up, leaving Chu Chenghuan behind and went to the shop next door. Xie Ting returned with a full bag, and he didn't even give Chu Chenghuan a piece of duck neck. Of course, he put the leftovers in the refrigerator.
Xie Ting said seriously, "Don't steal my duck neck."
Chu Chenghuan smiled, and Xie Ting felt strange, but he didn't think much of it. Before taking a shower that night, Xie Ting found that his underwear was missing when he was collecting clothes. Xie Ting still didn't take it seriously. Although it was hot in the summer, it was sometimes windy, and the underwear must have been blown away.
Xie Ting has a lot of underwear, so if one is gone, he can just replace it with a new one.
The next night, Xie Ting's underwear was lost again. Xie Ting looked up at the abruptly bare clothes drying rack, then glanced back at Chu Chenghuan who was listening to music with headphones on.
Not really, it was probably blown away by the damn strong wind again.
On the third night, Xie Ting's underwear, which he had hung out to dry indoors, was lost again. Holding the bare hanger, Xie Ting turned back to Chu Chenghuan, who was leisurely grinding coffee, and finally asked, "Did you steal my underwear?"
After asking, Xie Ting regretted it.
Chu Chenghuan likes him, but Chu Chenghuan is not that perverted!
"Forget it, our dormitory should..."
Before he could even utter the word "thief", Chu Chenghuan had already calmly denied it: "No."
Xie Ting put his hands on his hips, determined and angry: "There must be a thief! I have to ask Auntie to check the surveillance! Did you lose anything?"
Chu Chenghuan tilted his head and said seriously, "Yes, take it."
Xie Ting: “…”
Xie Ting took a deep breath and took a step back: "What are you doing with my underwear?"
Chu Chenghuan's voice was obscure: "What do you think?"
"Fuck! You you you you! You're a pervert!" Xie Ting cursed incoherently!
Chu Chenghuan continued to grind the coffee slowly, his voice calm as if he had just done something very insignificant. "Xie Ting, you are safe. Don't get excited."
Xie Ting couldn't remain calm. Even in the dormitory, he didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear of being heard by people in the next dormitory.
"But my underwear is not safe." Xie Ting said in a low voice.
Chu Chenghuan said seriously: "If you feel sorry for them, you can use your underwear instead."
It’s actually them!
Whether in the past life or this life, Xie Ting could not imagine that Chu Chenghuan would do such a thing!
"Master, you are the master! Why did you steal my underwear?"
Chu Chenghuan corrected again, "It's not stealing, it's taking."
A cup of coffee was ground. Chu Chenghuan took a sip, then glanced at Xie Ting and said, "You don't like bitter coffee."
You're actually changing the subject?
Xie Ting, filled with grief, anger, and shame, searched everywhere for his underwear. He searched Chu Chenghuan's drawers, but couldn't find them. He searched Chu Chenghuan's wardrobe, but couldn't find them either. He even went to Chu Chenghuan's bed and tremblingly lifted up his pillow, but still couldn't find them.
Xie Ting leaned down and asked, "Where did you put it?"
Chu Chenghuan smiled again, "Guess."
A very evil smile.
At this moment, Xie Ting finally understood why Chu Chenghuan smiled so strangely when he deliberately asked him not to eat his duck neck two days ago. It was really bad!
Xie Ting was filled with grief and indignation. "Those are my underwear, you pervert!"
Chu Chenghuan lowered his head, took a sip of coffee, and hummed.
Xie Ting punched his fist into the cotton.
Chu Chenghuan didn't bully him, but Chu Chenghuan stole his underwear! Over the weekend, Xie Ting stayed in the dormitory for two days, staring at his underwear, intending to catch him in the act. The underwear was still there, but he always got careless. Xie Ting only needed to go to the bathroom, and his underwear was gone.
Xie Ting walked up to Chu Chenghuan with an expressionless face, "You stole it, give it back to me."
Chu Chenghuan corrected: "It's take."
"If you were going to take it, why did you do it behind my back?" Xie Ting had a reason.
Chu Chenghuan had a good reason: "I don't want you to see my ugly side."
Xie Ting: "...Then give it back to me! I'm almost out of underwear!"
Chu Chenghuan's eyes moved, and he turned a deaf ear to it.
Xie Ting couldn't stand this grievance, so when he left Chu Chenghuan to go to the cafeteria for dinner, he met Jiang Li who was also there. The two of them had a meal together, and Xie Ting couldn't help but complain: "If I say Chu Chenghuan stole my underwear, would you believe me?"
Jiang Li finished his soup in one gulp and wondered, "How did Chu Chenghuan offend you again? Did he actually make up a rumor about him this time?"
Xie Ting asked back, "Is this Huang Yao?"
Jiang Li: "Isn't it? Chu Chenghuan is rich, handsome, and treats you well. Why would he steal your underwear? You might as well steal his."
Xie Ting: “…”
Xie Ting suddenly realized what was going on. Was this Chu Chenghuan's plan? Because of his good image, no one would think Chu Chenghuan would steal his underwear. He could only grit his teeth and accept the grievance.
An open conspiracy! A complete and utter open conspiracy!
If they don't bully him physically, they torture him mentally!
"Also, Chu Chenghuan is participating in the school idol selection." Jiang Li opened the school forum on his phone and handed it to Xie Ting. "Here, this is the voting. As his good brother, would you like to know more about it?"
Xie Ting knew about the school hunk contest, but since Chu Chenghuan was already gay, whether he was the school hunk or not was no longer a concern for Xie Ting. At this moment, Xie Ting only took a casual glance and saw the comments praising Chu Chenghuan on the forum.
What about "he is handsome and has a good personality" and "he comes from a wealthy family and has a good temperament".
They're all fake!
Chu Chenghuan is a pervert! He's the pervert who stole his underwear!
Xie Ting gave a perfunctory nod, and after Jiang Li finished eating, he didn't follow Jiang Li back to the dormitory building. Instead, he secretly registered an account on the school forum. Forum accounts are all real-name verified, so there are almost no quarrels on the forum.
Xie Ting was so angry that he replied to everyone praising Chu Chenghuan one by one, "Chu Chenghuan is not that good, he is a pervert! You are all deceived by his appearance. I don't support Chu Chenghuan being the school idol!"
Xie Ting's public criticism naturally attracted some attention. In just a few minutes, Xie Ting had received over a dozen comments. Comments ranged from "Yo, yo, so jealous! But Chu Chenghuan is so outstanding," to "How could our S University have such a disgusting man?" Of course, there were also those who agreed with Xie Ting's remarks, calling Chu Chenghuan ugly and pretentious.
It was a bit pretentious, but Chu Chenghuan was handsome! These people actually said Chu Chenghuan was ugly! Xie Ting didn't speak up for Chu Chenghuan, he was still angry. His good brother had become a pervert, and no one was sadder than him.
Soon, Xie Ting received a private message in the background, which said, "I found out, this year's freshman, Xie Ting, majoring in horticulture, is it you?"
Because of this private message, Xie Ting was so scared that he quickly cancelled his account. But it was too late to cancel the account. Jiang Li sent a message: "Why did you go to the forum to say bad things about Chu Chenghuan? The netizens are very competitive now. The forum is now full of discussions about you!"
Xie Ting's face drained of color because of this. Not only Jiang Li, but several classmates also followed suit and sent him messages asking him about this.
[Xie Ting, is that you on the forum? What's going on? Was your account hacked?]
[Tingbao, are you okay? The people digging up your information are really going too far. You didn't say anything, and it's okay not to support Chu Chenghuan as the school idol. Between you guys, calling someone a pervert is a pretty light insult to me.]
[Ting, do you have any conflicts with your roommate?]
Xie Ting didn't reply to any of them. His eyes were sore and he felt wronged. He was clearly telling the truth, so why was he always the one who got into trouble?
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