Chapter 58 I like Pei Jianian...
Chapter 58
"Him?" Chu Xingli's answer was incoherent, "and me too."
No matter how meticulous Luo Xiaoran's logic was, he couldn't string together these few cringeworthy and bizarre words into a coherent story.
After muttering to himself, Chu Xingli closed his eyes again and went back to sleep.
After all, he was just talking to himself in his sleep, and it was just a coincidence that Luo Xiaoran started talking to him.
When Luo Xiaoran pressed him for an answer, he was clearly not in a clear mind to continue.
"hug?"
Normally, Luo Xiaoran would never want to disturb Chu Xingli's sleep.
But today's situation is really too special.
If we can really find a breakthrough, and have them hug and reminisce about their past, then it will be just around the corner.
"Hug me," Luo Xiaoran thought that Chu Xingli's earlobe was quite sensitive, so he raised his hand and gently rubbed Chu Xingli's earlobe, trying to wake him up, "Hug me, wake up."
He had thought that Chu Xingli would wake up the moment his earlobe was touched.
However, even after being pinched several times, she remained lying motionless in his arms with her eyes closed.
My chest rose and fell rhythmically with my breathing.
He was clearly exhausted.
Luo Xiaoran sighed helplessly.
She switched to the other side and pinched his earlobe: "Sweetie, wake up, I have a few questions for you."
Luo Xiaoran was determined to get to the bottom of things.
He leaned slightly closer to Chu Xingli's ear, his voice warm and deep:
"Hug me, do you like Pei Jianian?"
Chu Xingli is more vulnerable in her sleep than in her daily life.
Luo Xiaoran's questioning voice was especially clear, which made him feel sad.
Unconsciously, she nestled into Luo Xiaoran's arms.
After holding back her grievances for a while, Chu Xingli finally couldn't control her emotions, and tears slid down her cheeks.
Luo Xiaoran kissed away his tears and encouraged him to continue.
"You like Pei Jianian." Chu Xingli said defiantly, stating the fact she had already decided.
Pei Jianian and Luo Xiaoran have tormented him in his dreams for so long, it's time for him to take charge of his own dreams.
Luo Xiaoran: "???"
What is it?
Did he mishear?
For the first time, Luo Xiaoran doubted whether there was something wrong with his ears.
For a moment, she didn't even know if the hug was a joke or a real gesture.
Luo Xiaoran chose to ask again.
Otherwise, he had a feeling he would probably be sleepless all night.
The simple phrase "hug" was incredibly aggressive and insulting, and Luo Xiaoran felt she had to figure it out.
We absolutely cannot suffer this humiliation for nothing.
"Hug me, who do you think I like?"
Luo Xiaoran suppressed his shock and asked again.
Chu Xingli was a little angry and pushed Luo Xiaoran away forcefully, no longer wanting to be a doormat in his arms.
"If you like him, just like him secretly... Don't, don't let me know."
Luo Xiaoran was about to grab his wrist to tell Chu Xingli not to move so much, lest he hurt his neck and back.
Then they heard Chu Xingli let out a soft groan of discomfort, then curled up back into the blankets and became a ball.
His muffled voice came from under the covers: "Don't try to lie to me. I've written everything down and kept it as evidence."
...I wrote it down as evidence.
Luo Xiaoran once again captured the key words.
He was worried that Chu Xingli wouldn't be able to breathe properly, so he pulled a not-so-small gap in the blanket.
After making sure he could see Chu Xingli's facial features, Luo Xiaoran asked casually:
"Hug me, sweetie, tell me, where did you remember it?"
This time, Chu Xingli did not answer, her brows remaining furrowed.
After a long while, he raised his hand and touched his temple, his voice hoarse: "I have a headache."
As she spoke, she moved her hand to her thigh and rubbed it around haphazardly: "It hurts here too, it's swollen and painful."
Luo Xiaoran sighed.
He wrapped the person tightly in the blankets, closed the bedroom door, and left home with his car keys.
*
Chu's Group.
It was past 8 p.m., and the lights in the secretary's office were still on.
Anna was huddled in her office chair, looking distressed, while she was fighting with a homeless person.
The executive elevator at the corner of the corridor started operating.
Hearing the sound, Anna, who had been slapped twice across the face by the wandering creature and lost the battle, turned her head to look over.
Upon recognizing who had walked in, she immediately disregarded the need to reload and jumped up from her chair.
"Teacher Luo?!"
Anna could hardly believe her eyes.
Why did Luo Xiaoran, the mascot of the newsstand, appear at his office in the middle of the night?
...It was probably his last fantasy before he was killed by the wandering creature.
Luo Xiaoran nodded: "Hello."
Anna took a tissue to wipe her nose, quickly put on a mask, and replied, "Hello, Ms. Luo. Are you here to see President Chu?"
Ever since she learned that CEO Chu was secretly married and had a partner, and that the partner was the devastatingly handsome young movie star Luo Xiaoran, she immediately became able to calmly deal with any setbacks she encountered.
After all, what could be more shocking to her than this?
Luo Xiaoran glanced in the direction of his older brother's office: "No, I'm going to Xing Li's office."
Anna asked curiously, "Young Master Chu should be at home. Teacher Luo wouldn't be able to find him when she comes to the company."
As a staunch supporter of the young CEO, Anna naturally wanted to find out the purpose of everyone who wanted to enter the young CEO's office.
"Didn't you already leave work?" Luo Xiaoran glanced at his watch. "Why are you still at the company?"
Luo Xiaoran wasn't in the mood to care whether others were working overtime.
Rather, it was because there had been so many strange things happening lately that he couldn't help but be on high alert.
He reasonably suspected that everyone around Bao Bao might have ulterior motives.
“I’ve had a cold for the past few days,” Anna said, unaware of how absurd her words were, “I really want to work overtime.”
Not only does she receive a subsidy for leaving get off work around 9 PM, but there's also a shuttle bus to take her home. All she has to do is hide in the office and play games. What a great deal!
Luo Xiaoran: "..."
Because she was responsible for protecting Chu Xingli's office privacy, Anna followed Luo Xiaoran towards Chu Xingli's office.
Actually, she really wanted to ask Teacher Luo whether he and President Chu would really get a divorce after the show ended.
But seeing Luo Xiaoran's gloomy, "keep away" aura, Anna managed to suppress her gossipy nature and managed not to ask the question.
“This is it, Professor Luo.” Anna didn’t know that Luo Xiaoran had been to Chu Xingli’s office before, and she wondered how he could have such a good sense of direction.
Luo Xiaoran nodded and hummed in agreement.
Luo Xiaoran's fingerprint has always been stored in the unlocking permissions for Chu Xingli's office.
Anna led him to the office door and was about to use her card to swipe the access card when she saw Luo Xiaoran reach out towards the fingerprint lock.
"Sizzle—"
Chu Xingli's office door opened in response.
Anna was surprised, and a sly smile appeared on her face, as if she had stumbled upon something real.
Luo Xiaoran stood at the door, but did not step inside directly.
I'm mainly feeling a bit heavy-hearted.
He didn't know if the place he had come to on instinct would hold the answer he was looking for.
If not, then where should he go to seek the truth?
"Teacher Luo?" Anna called out to remind him.
She had barely finished speaking when the door to the CEO's office was opened.
Chu Lianqing came out from inside.
Luo Xiaoran turned his head to look.
With just one glance, he keenly noticed that his elder brother seemed to show a rare hint of panic the moment he saw him.
"Big brother." Luo Xiaoran really wasn't in the mood to say anything else.
Chu Lianqing had just asked, "Why are you at the company?" when a lazy, relaxed male voice came from the office.
"What's the matter?"
The person in the office was probably impatient; he left before getting an answer.
Anna looked at the man behind President Chu in horror.
So tall, so handsome, so stylish.
...Wait a minute, when did this guy go in?!
He's handsome, but why did he just walk straight into CEO Chu's office?!
Anna was just about to apologize to President Chu for her oversight when she overheard the handsome guy teasing Luo Xiaoran:
"What kind of mischief are you planning to do, sneaking into Xing Li's office in the middle of the night?"
Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Luo Xiaoran directly pulled out his phone: "With Dr. Gu helping to share the burden, the head of the emergency department should be very happy."
Gu Zezhou was shocked and rushed forward to cover his friend's phone: "No, no, no, boss, please calm down."
Luo Xiaoran was just about to mentally prepare himself when his older brother and Gu Zezhou appeared, which greatly relieved his current pressure.
"What are you doing in my brother's office?" Luo Xiaoran glanced at Chu Lianqing, then looked at Gu Zezhou. "When did you and my brother become so close?"
"I'm sick." "Let's chat!"
The two answered in unison.
The answers, however, were quite different.
There's some understanding, but not much.
Luo Xiaoran didn't bother to delve into the details and nodded noncommittally: "Speech therapy, Dr. Gu's treatment method is quite unique."
Gu Zezhou: "..."
Chu Lianqing: "..."
As Chu Xingli's older brother and Luo Xiaoran's half-brother who had known him since childhood, Chu Lianqing knew that Luo Xiaoran would not come to the company at this time unless absolutely necessary.
I'm sure Xingli's office must contain what he wants.
Chu Lianqing was about to tell Anna to go about her own business.
Then he remembered that Anna often tidied up Chu Xingli's desk, so Luo Xiaoran might not be able to find the exact location.
Gu Zezhou also noticed something amiss and said with a grin, "Then let's go in and take a look together."
He is aware of Chu Xingli's current situation.
Therefore, it is clear that even if we want to solve the problem, we cannot start with Chu Xingli.
If Xing Li is truly provoked, the situation will only get worse.
It would be better if they got together and used their brains; they might as well figure something out.
The four of them entered Chu Xingli's office.
The lights inside were on.
"Xing Li's office is quite romantic," Gu Zezhou praised without any hesitation.
He immediately noticed a huge waterbed placed in the center of the open lounge.
There is a huge mirror next to the bed.
How big is it...?
It's about enough for an adult tiger to look at itself in the mirror while wagging its tail.
Luo Xiaoran followed his gaze and looked over.
A moment of silence.
Luo Xiaoran had never come here in a legitimate capacity before.
Most of the time, it was during Chu Xingli's overtime work that he missed Chu Xingli terribly, and after repeatedly asking her on WeChat, he finally got Chu Xingli's permission to bring him food.
Back then, after they finished their work, they would sleep in each other's arms on this waterbed.
Sometimes, if Chu Xingli overslept, she would wake up with a start and hurriedly grab her clothes and scramble out of bed to meet a deadline.
He's like a heartless scumbag who runs away at dawn.
Anna had already found all the documents that Chu Xingli had recently written and drawn, as instructed by Chu Lianqing, and the laptop and work tablet were neatly placed on the table.
Luo Xiaoran sat down in Chu Xingli's chair and touched the nail mark on the armrest that wasn't very obvious but that he remembered very clearly.
It was left behind by Hug.
That time, it was in this chair.
He cried very hard.
Luo Xiaoran turned on his computer.
Even close partners should not casually look at or infringe on each other's privacy.
But now there are reasons for this, and Luo Xiaoran really has no other choice.
We have to try this once to see if there's any chance of finding a breakthrough.
"Teacher Luo, what do you think of Mr. Chu's computer...?" Anna hesitated, but for Mr. Chu's sake, she decided to finish her sentence. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
She had accidentally seen Young Master Chu's computer screen when she came in to deliver coffee earlier.
The level of explicitness in those novels... well, it's hard to describe.
They're all things she, a kindred spirit, loves to watch!
So, Teacher Luo is willing to come to the company in the middle of the night to raid President Chu's office. Has something about President Chu been discovered?
As the unwavering protector of the young master, Anna hesitated for a long time.
I finally made up my mind.
Anna reached out and, in a rather obsequious manner, pointed to a folder on the screen that was hypocritically labeled "Important Work Content," a statement that clearly concealed her true intentions.
"Teacher Luo, these are all Mr. Chu's treasures."
Luo Xiaoran: "..."
collection.
Just hearing about it makes it sound complicated.
Gu Zezhou lay sprawled on the sofa in Chu Xingli's office: "Read me a couple of lines, I want to see what treasures he has."
Luo Xiaoran, of course, wouldn't read it to him.
He only wanted to see it himself.
Chu Lianqing was not originally a very curious person.
But when he saw the unpredictable expression on Luo Xiaoran's face after he opened the folder, his curiosity was instantly piqued.
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Chu Lianqing quietly walked behind Luo Xiaoran and followed him to watch.
“67 GB,” Chu Lianqing said calmly, “Operation Sweep the Phoenix left him behind.”
Luo Xiaoran: "..."
Gu Zezhou nestled comfortably on the sofa, already feeling a bit sleepy.
Upon hearing this, he immediately woke up from his sleepiness, jumped up from the sofa, and strode over to Luo Xiaoran's side.
Together with Chu Lianqing, they stood on either side of Luo Xiaoran like his two protectors.
"I'll have some research to do tonight," Gu Zezhou said excitedly, staring at the computer screen.
He had never been quite clear about the content of the online novels that Chu Xingli loved, or the novels about the Phoenix Rebellion.
Today is a good opportunity to learn more about the details.
That way, I won't be unable to help Chu Xingli with her recovery.
Anna couldn't hold back her laughter. She thought of all the sad things in her mind, but she couldn't suppress the wildly upturned corners of her mouth.
It's highly likely that Young Master Chu is going to die.
I don't know what he broke, but he managed to get three handsome guys to stay up all night, not working or on duty, and intently watch his computer, staring at those indecent comics and videos on it.
Seeing Luo Xiaoran calmly flipping through Chu Xingli's heart-pounding, suggestive BL comics without even blinking, Anna felt a genuine respect for him.
What defines a man.
What is male?
Teacher Luo is the epitome of manhood, the epitome of masculinity.
The magnanimity and composure that only the empress possesses.
He remained unfazed when he saw his lover secretly enjoying melodramatic novels and online comics.
Having failed to manage her facial expressions, Anna had no choice but to resort to the worst possible tactic: fleeing the scene.
"I'll go make some coffee for you."
Luo Xiaoran had something to say to the two of them that couldn't be heard by outsiders.
Watching Anna close the office door, Luo Xiaoran relayed the information he had heard from Chu Xingli—
"Big brother, Ze Zhou, do you guys think I look like the protagonist's top?"
These words were spoken.
The already quiet office fell completely silent in an instant.
You could hear a pin drop.
Chu Lianqing and Gu Zezhou turned their heads at the same time, looking at each other blankly.
"Why are you starting to talk nonsense?" Chu Lianqing chose her words carefully and spoke softly. She turned to look at Gu Zezhou and mouthed, "What should we do?"
"Are you out of your mind?" Gu Zezhou was genuinely worried about his friend's mental state.
That's so cringeworthy!
“No, I’m not crazy,” Luo Xiaoran shook his head seriously and denied it. “From what I’ve learned these past few days, it seems that Xing Li’s current situation is that she has a problem with her perception of the world.”
Gu Zezhou looked at him with concern: "Xiao Ran, are you hungry? Do you have low blood sugar? I have two pieces of chocolate here, have some first?"
“No, he thinks…” Luo Xiaoran said while considering, “that he lives inside a book?”
Gu Zezhou was completely dumbfounded.
“Because when he was talking in his sleep just now, he mentioned things like ‘protagonist top’ and ‘protagonist bottom’,” Luo Xiaoran frowned, “and also words like ‘cannon fodder’.”
Aren't these words usually only found in the settings of novels and comics on screen?
Chu Lianqing chose to listen to the whole thing and then offered an analysis for Luo Xiaoran: "What else did Xing Li say?"
“Xing Li said,” Luo Xiaoran repeated himself, feeling a chill run down his spine, “that he likes Pei Jianian?”
He hesitated for a long time before finally managing to say the sentence in its entirety.
The problem still needs to be solved, so let's persevere.
Chu Lianqing: "???"
Gu Zezhou: "???"
That's it, one person lost their memory, and now another one has been dragged down with them.
"Xiao Ran, don't you want to go back and rest early?" Gu Zezhou was in no mood to tease him anymore; he was genuinely worried about Luo Xiao Ran's mental state. "You seem to be a little sleep-deprived."
Otherwise, how could it be shaking like this?
Was it Xing Li who provoked him to this point?
Even if he really is the protagonist of a fantasy novel, he doesn't need to come to the company in the middle of the night just to say this to him and Chu Lianqing, right?
"I have to record a show tomorrow morning," Luo Xiaoran replied, rubbing his temples.
Today is Friday, and he and Baobao were supposed to be heading to the recording site for the new episode of the show.
However, due to the current situation of Bao Bao, Luo Xiaoran asked the director for leave.
It was rare for Luo Xiaoran to want to take leave, so the director readily agreed and suggested that Luo Xiaoran replace the on-site recording with a live stream from home.
After Luo Xiaoran agreed, the director finally got the surprising surge in traffic that evening.
...Just kidding, Luo Xiaoran actually admitted during the live stream that he and Chu Xingli had done *that* last night.
This is more explosive than any other gossip!
"Knock knock knock—"
Anna brought in three cups of coffee and gently placed them on the table.
"Enjoy your meal, gentlemen. I'll head out now. Just call me if you need anything."
Seeing that Luo Xiaoran was engrossed in reading, Chu Lianqing didn't disturb him. She quietly instructed Anna to help him find other documents related to Chu Xingli and see if they could find anything new.
Luo Xiaoran was indeed watching very carefully.
Because he discovered that his own image was actually in the hugging log document—
Pei Jianian tugged at Luo Xiaoran's sleeve sadly, shook it slightly, and said coquettishly, "Xiaoran, when are you two going to get a divorce?"
Luo Xiaoran couldn't bear to see him looking so aggrieved, so she gently comforted him, "Jianian, don't worry, he's already made a mistake."
Pei Jianian asked curiously, "Make a mistake? What mistake?"
His world was full of innocence and naivety; he never knew how ugly human nature could be.
Naturally, he didn't understand what Luo Xiaoran meant by Chu Xingli's words.
“Jianian, you’re still young,” Luo Xiaoran raised his hand and patted his head. “With me here, you’ll never need to understand these things.”
Pei Jianian smiled happily.
"Crunch, crunch—"
The small mouse made a sound as if it were about to shatter under Luo Xiaoran's grip.
Anna gasped in shock, wanting to rescue the poor little Chu CEO's mouse.
However, Teacher Luo's expression was simply too terrifying.
What exactly did he see?
Why did he suddenly become so irritable?
Could it be one of those top-quality, uncensored comics from Little Chu's personal comic folder?
Anna was eager to try for a long time, but still didn't dare to rescue the mouse.
She could only observe Luo Xiaoran's expression and tremblingly advised, "Teacher Luo, how about we look at something else?"
Luo Xiaoran listened to the advice.
The next document was opened.
Dates always seem to fly by.
Pei Jianian is deeply in love with Luo Xiaoran.
He couldn't bear to see Luo Xiaoran leave.
"Xiao Ran, give me one more kiss."
Luo Xiaoran smiled gently: "Of course."
Luo Xiaoran: "..."
Gu Zezhou and Chu Lianqing, standing behind him, inevitably read the entire disgusting piece of writing without missing a single word.
They exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked at Luo Xiaoran, casting sympathetic and affectionate glances at him.
Luo Xiaoran closed his eyes.
Open your eyes again.
Seeing those offensive words on the screen.
Then it closed again.
After a long pause, Luo Xiaoran still couldn't swallow his anger.
He raised his hand and slammed the laptop shut.
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