Chapter 44 Homeless
"Whether you have eaten West Lake vinegar fish or not has anything to do with whether you are in West Lake or not—"
Yue Qianling had almost finished editing this sentence when she suddenly realized what Gu Xun meant.
West Lake Fish With Vinegar Sauce.
If you are not in West Lake, you will not eat fish.
Oh, jealous.
Realizing this, Yue Qianling suddenly reached out and rubbed his chest.
The breathing rate is a bit irregular.
I didn't know why my heart was beating so wildly, even the muscles at the corners of my mouth seemed out of control.
She stared at the screen for a long time, deleting the words she had typed one by one, but her fingers remained on the screen, still not knowing what to say.
After a while, probably seeing that she didn't respond, Gu Xun sent another message.
【School Prince】:?
Yue Qianling's eyelids suddenly twitched, and she turned over and sat up, crossing her legs and leaning against the pillow.
No, I can't let my heart flutter again just because of one sentence.
She pursed her lips and typed "Oh".
Noble and calm, she seemed to exude an air of "read it already". Except for herself, no one could tell that she actually didn't know what to say.
After sending the order, Yue Qianling felt inexplicably in a good mood, and everything she saw on the food delivery app tasted delicious.
She ordered a clay pot rice and then lay on the bed playing with her mobile phone.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed. Yue Qianling saw that the takeaway was still a few dozen meters away from her, so she sat up, ready to go downstairs to get the takeaway at any time.
While waiting, she found that her phone was out of battery, so she plugged in the charging cable and casually checked her Moments.
A few minutes ago, Yin Xue updated a set of photos, locating West Lake.
A nerve in Yue Qianling's mind was suddenly touched, and he sent a message to Yin Xue.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Have you been to Hangzhou? ?
[Yin Xue]: Yes, didn’t I tell you before that my sister is getting married this month and I will attend the wedding.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: Oh, I forgot.
[Yin Xue]: By the way, I am coming to Hangzhou by plane with my cousin tonight.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: Hmm?
[Yin Xue]: Would you like me to introduce me to you? Hehehe, my cousin is very handsome! He is definitely not worse than Gu Xun. When I saw him today, I felt that it’s a good thing that should be kept within the family.
【Glutinous rice fried dough twist】：……
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: No thanks.
[Yin Xue]: What’s wrong? Didn’t you say that you should get in touch with more new boys?
Yue Qianling raised his head and glanced over the wall as if possessed by a ghost.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Some people will be jealous.
[Yin Xue]:? ? ?
[Yin Xue]: Who is it? The boy who brought you medicine last time?
Yue Qianling paused for a moment before typing.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】：Hmm.
[Yin Xue]: What’s going on between you two now?
[Yin Xue]: Show me the photos first!
There are actually photos.
There are many candid photos of Gu Xun on the school confession wall Weibo.
but--
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Yin Xue, I think friends should be honest with each other.
[Yin Xue]:?
[Yin Xue]: Okay, I’ll be honest.
[Yin Xue]: Actually, my cousin doesn’t look good.
[Yin Xue]: But he is also very good!
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: That boy is Gu Xun.
[Yin Xue]:?
After several seconds, Yin Xue seemed to come to her senses and sent dozens of question marks.
Just at this moment, the rider called and told Yue Qianling that he had arrived at the unit door.
The neighborhood does not allow takeout to be delivered to the building, so Yue Qianling had to go downstairs to get it herself.
She got out of bed and put on her slippers, her cell phone still vibrating.
Yue Qianling took a quick look, and the screen full of question marks made her not know how to start.
[Yin Xue]: Call me and explain it clearly!
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Wait a minute, I'll get the takeaway first, and then call you after I charge the battery.
After saying that, Yue Qianling hurried towards the door.
She bent down to put on her shoes while opening the door handle.
The moment she pushed open the door, she suddenly heard a "ding ding". Before she could react, the sound of a door closing, neither light nor heavy, came from the other end of the corridor.
Yue Qianling's attention was immediately drawn to it.
The voice-controlled lights in the corridor lit up, and Gu Xun's scent seemed to still linger in the air.
Yue Qianling looked at the door opposite, muttering that he came back early today, and walked towards the elevator.
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After getting the takeaway, when Yue Qianling stretched out his hand to press his fingerprint, he was still thinking about how to tell Yin Xue about this matter.
I don’t know how she will react, whether she will scold her…
A few seconds later.
Yue Qianling suddenly looked down at the lock.
——Why isn’t the door open?
She pressed her fingerprint again, still no response, so she pressed the password.
After pressing it three times, the door still didn't open, and there was no prompt tone indicating that the password was incorrect.
Yue Qianling was stunned. She pulled the door handle hard, but there was no movement.
She suddenly had a very bad feeling.
Could it be that... the combination lock is out of battery? !
With the last glimmer of hope, Yue Qianling pressed the password three more times, but the door still did not open.
It's over.
She was now wearing only pajamas, without her cell phone or ID card, and had nothing except a bowl of clay pot rice.
Yue Qianling stared at the door blankly for a long time, finally accepted the fact, then turned around and pressed the doorbell opposite.
Two minutes passed and Gu Xun didn't come to open the door.
It's over. It's all fucking over.
Yue Qianling held her clay pot rice, standing there in a daze.
Could I have heard it wrong just now?
Gu Xun never came back.
Maybe he won’t be back until two or three in the morning.
So what should she do?
Besides, even if he came back in the middle of the night, could he open her door?
Change the locks!
Change the locks tomorrow!
No more password locks!
Yue Qianling was thinking sadly when the door suddenly opened. She hurriedly hugged the clay pot rice and took two steps back.
When he looked up again, his eyes were instantly fixed on her.
Gu Xun appeared in front of Yue Qianling with wet hair.
The moment their eyes met, a drop of water from the end of his hair fell in front of his dark eyes, and also shook Yue Qianling's eyes.
He supported the door handle with one hand, half tilted his head, and looked a little helpless.
"Why are you..." He glanced down, and when his eyes touched the lace edge of her collar, he suddenly retracted them, but a hint of smile appeared in his eyes, "Why do you always knock on my door when I'm not wearing anything?"
“…”
Yue Qianling saw that his hair was wet and guessed that he had just taken a shower.
But there is no need to make it sound so sexual.
After a moment of silence, Yue Qianling hugged the clay pot rice tightly and looked at him eagerly.
"My combination lock is dead."
"Um?"
Gu Xun raised his eyebrows in surprise, looked past her, glanced at the door, and then walked over.
I touched it twice, but there was no response.
He turned around and looked at Yue Qianling, who was wearing pajamas and looked pitiful, and did not hide his smile.
Yue Qianling was helpless now, and had no way to argue with him, so she asked awkwardly: "Can you help me ask the landlord if there is any solution?"
Gu Xun walked slowly towards home. When he passed Yue Qianling, he grabbed her wrist and brought her into the house.
"Come in first."
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After entering the house, Yue Qianling sat obediently on the sofa, staring at the clay pot rice with a look of despair.
Fortunately, tomorrow is the weekend, otherwise she really doesn’t know how to go to work.
Gu Xun took a towel and sat next to her, wiping his hair casually. With his other hand, he picked up his cell phone and called the landlord.
"Ah? Dead? Didn't you remember to change the battery?"
“…I forgot.”
Yue Qianling felt very embarrassed, her voice lacked any momentum, and she lowered her head as she spoke, "Can I find someone to open the lock?"
"Of course not!"
The landlord's voice suddenly rose, almost sending Yue Qianling away, "If this combination lock is opened, it will be useless. We need to replace it with a new one."
Yue Qianling frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "How long will it take for me to get a new one?"
"It's not slow to change it, but who is going to come and change it for you at night? And I just bought this new lock, which cost more than 3,000 yuan. If you want to change it, you have to get one of the same price."
“…”
Yue Qianling hung his head and uttered "Oh" in a muffled voice.
The landlord asked again: "Where is your spare key?"
Yue Qianling: "Of course I put it at home."
When she said this, her eyes suddenly lit up.
But the next second, it dimmed again.
Just in case, she did leave a key with Yin Xue.
But as luck would have it, she went to Hangzhou tonight.
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After returning the phone to Gu Xun, Yue Qianling lowered his head and sighed heavily.
"Why are you sighing? Just change the lock."
Gu Xun wiped his hair slowly and leisurely, and his tone was so relaxed that Yue Qianling wanted to hit him.
"More than three thousand isn't money?"
Yue Qianling glared at him and said, "I'll make another call."
Seeing her dialing the number, Gu Xun sat up a little straighter, leaned close to her ear and asked, "Who are you calling?"
Yue Qianling: "My college roommate."
Hearing this, Gu Xun said "Oh" calmly, "You're going to live at your roommate's house?"
"She's in Hangzhou, where should I live?"
Yue Qianling’s explanation was too detailed, so she simply put the phone back in front of him and said, “Unlock it.”
Gu Xun didn't answer, nor did he look at her. He picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, saying nonchalantly, "08:14."
"oh."
Just "Oh"?
Gu Xun turned his head and wanted to say something, but saw that Yue Qianling had already swiped the screen and started dialing, and seemed not to care at all what the password was.
When they first entered college as freshmen, the entire dormitory changed their phone numbers together, with only the last four digits being different, so Yue Qianling remembered Yin Xue's phone number.
After a few seconds, the call was connected.
"Who?"
"It's me."
As soon as the voice came out, Yin Xue knew who it was.
"Why did it take you so long to get a takeaway?! Quick! Tell me what happened to Gu Xun?! Oh no, why did you change your number?!"
Yue Qianling covered the receiver and said anxiously, "Don't ask these questions for now. My combination lock ran out of battery, and I got stuck outside when I got a takeaway. When will you be home? I can only rely on the key that I left at your house."
"ah?"
Yin Xue was put off from gossiping by this sudden change and began to think seriously, "My sister's wedding is tomorrow, and I have booked a flight for Sunday night. I really have no other choice."
Yue Qianling: “…”
It's all over.
After hanging up the phone, Yue Qianling looked at Gu Xun with despair.
The words "What to do now" were written all over his face.
However, Gu Xun leaned lazily on the sofa, tilted his head, stared at Yue Qianling, and said nothing.
The two just stared at each other quietly.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
In the quiet atmosphere, the meaning conveyed in Gu Xun's eyes became more and more obvious, making Yue Qianling feel that even the air was getting warmer.
Suddenly, he raised one hand, propped up his head, curled the corners of his lips, and smiled a little devilishly.
"Would you like to sleep on the bed or on the sofa?"
The voice was low, but loud enough for her to hear clearly.
Yue Qianling: “…”
really.
In fact, she didn't think about this point at all at the beginning.
After hearing what Gu Xun said, she thought about it carefully and it seemed that there was really no other solution.
But the smile on his face and his deep voice made it impossible for Yue Qianling to regard this as an ordinary sheltering incident.
She felt her cheeks getting hot, so she turned her face away and said seriously, "I like sleeping on the sofa."
“What a coincidence.”
Gu Xun dragged out the last syllable and said word by word, "I like it too."
“…”
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Once she accepted this reality, Yue Qianling had nothing to worry about.
Is it possible that she has to live on the streets alone just to avoid suspicion of sex?
Besides.
In her heart, there is currently no place safer than Gu Xun's home.
So she nodded resignedly, opened the takeout box, and prepared to eat.
Gu Xun, who had just picked up the chopsticks and blow-dried his hair, sat quietly next to Yue Qianling.
Although he didn't speak, his presence was very noticeable in this quiet living room.
Yue Qianling clearly realized what it meant to stay at Gu Xun's house for one night, or even two nights.
What's more, it seems that the two of them are no longer just ordinary friends.
Therefore, all the sensory cells in Yue Qianling's body suddenly became extremely sensitive.
Even though they were separated by a pillow, Yue Qianling could still smell the scent of shower gel on him.
While taking two bites of food, she glanced at Gu Xun several times.
"Want to watch a movie?"
Gu Xun asked suddenly.
"Um?"
Yue Qianling came back to her senses, her eyes darting around, and she subconsciously said "Oh", "Now? I'm in my pajamas."
"I didn't ask you to go out."
Gu Xun took the remote control and selected the dial mode, switching directly to the thriller category.
"Pick one?"
Yue Qianling: “…”
Where are there horror movies laid out for girls to choose from?
She pointed to a random cover that didn't look too scary.
"The one in the middle of the first row."
Gu Xun said "hmm" and clicked it directly.
The scene at the beginning of the movie is quite harmonious. A family of three drives to a woods to camp. The scenery is beautiful and the background music is soothing.
Yue Qianling, however, just watched the plot with peace of mind.
Although Gu Xun hadn't said anything and seemed to be watching the movie peacefully, his breathing was very close, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, reminding Yue Qianling and the others all the time that they were a single man and a single woman in a room.
The more he thought about this, the more distracted Yue Qianling became.
Even though the air conditioner was on, she felt very hot, and even her palms were sweating.
Suddenly, she felt Gu Xun raising his arm and moving towards her.
Yue Qianling's back stiffened subconsciously, and she felt as if he was about to hug her.
The next second, Gu Xun bent his elbows and leaned on the back of the sofa next to Yue Qianling, supporting his solar plexus with his wrist joints.
Yue Qianling: “…”
He breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Gu Xun suddenly put down his arms and leaned towards Yue Qianling.
“…”
Her breathing suddenly became tight, and her fingers suddenly clenched the hem of her skirt.
But Gu Xun just leaned over and turned off the light on the wall next to her.
Oh shit.
Although he breathed a sigh of relief, Yue Qianling felt that he could no longer bear such stimulation.
But the moment the light dimmed, Gu Xun did not withdraw his hand.
In this posture, when he lowered his head, he could clearly see Yue Qianling's trembling eyelashes.
And the faint fragrance on her body.
The two were less than a fist's distance apart, their breathing was tightly intertwined, and the frequency was getting faster and faster.
Yue Qianling's heart was in her throat again.
After a moment, Gu Xun rolled his Adam's apple and asked in a low voice: "Are you afraid?"
They were clearly just three normal words, but at such a distance, they sounded like they had other meanings to Yue Qianling's ears.
She subconsciously raised her chin, but it only brought the two of them closer.
It was as if the skin on her lips could sense the temperature of his chin.
Yue Qianling quickly lowered her head again.
“…I’m not afraid.”
"oh……"
Gu Xun sat back lazily, and the two of them moved some distance apart. Yue Qianling felt that her breathing became much smoother.
"Then why were you so nervous?"
Yue Qianling pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
I am afraid that once I open my mouth, I will reveal my thoughts.
The atmosphere relaxed again.
Gu Xun leaned against the sofa and looked at Yue Qianling several times.
However, she seemed not to feel his gaze and stared at the TV intently, without even blinking.
So, Gu Xun patted the seat next to him.
"Come sit closer."
Yue Qianling stared at the TV.
"I'm not afraid."
"oh."
After a moment, Gu Xun sat next to her, his pants touching her skirt tightly.
"I'm afraid."
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