The two went to the bathroom to wash their faces, then went back and lay down side by side.
After revealing all the secrets buried in his heart for two lifetimes, Ruan Bei felt a wave of relaxation wash over him. Having just cried so much, he was inevitably tired and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Qin Gu was still quite energetic. Actually, there were still some things he wanted to ask Ruan Bei in more detail, but it was too late today, so he could leave it for later.
Ruan Bei turned over and noticed that Qin Gu was wide awake with his eyes open. She moved closer to him and mumbled, "Why aren't you asleep yet? Aren't you sleepy?"
"Go to sleep now." Qin Gu reached out and tucked the blanket around him. It was already warm during the day, but the temperature would drop by more than ten degrees at night.
Ruan Bei knew immediately that he was just giving a perfunctory answer, guessing that the things he had heard today had been too much of a shock to him, and he couldn't sleep at the moment.
So he yawned and said, "Let's talk."
Qin Gu refused, saying, "You go to sleep, I'll fall asleep soon."
Ruan Bei ignored him and continued talking to herself: "Let's talk about something lighthearted, maybe we'll both fall asleep while we're talking. Kun Kun, you know what? I was originally planning to study medicine in the future, but now I think there might be too many ghosts in hospitals, so I'll pass. I can't think of anything else to do in the future. What about you, Kun Kun?"
Although he was very willing to experience that strange world with Kunkun, he also believed that in the world of ordinary people, one should have a decent job. He had never thought about dropping out of school, so he really needed to think carefully about what to study in college.
Qin Gu was stunned for a moment. He really hadn't thought of this. He didn't have much savings, but he wasn't short of money either. He didn't plan to make being a Taoist priest his main profession, and he wasn't very interested in other professions either.
But that doesn't matter. It would be great if I could go to the same university as Xiao Bei. It's a pity they're not in the same grade. If Xiao Bei hadn't been too young for the school to accept him, they would have gone to school together.
"Did you not even think about it?" Ruan Bei muttered. "You're not taking the college entrance exam seriously, but it's okay. How about we discuss it properly after you finish the exam?"
If Qin Gu hadn't known that Ruan Bei wouldn't agree, he would have said that he would stay a year behind to take the exam with him.
Ruan Bei then went on and on about his plans for the future, including his simple plan to upgrade his snack shop. He would often veer off into other topics while talking.
One minute they say that in about six months, mobile payment will gradually become widespread, and the next minute they say they need to work hard to earn money and take their parents for a full-body checkup every year.
He said a lot, but Qin Gu realized that his future plans made no mention of the Lu family or Lu Sibai, who had been switched at birth.
Qin Gu could understand excluding those he disliked, but didn't Xiao Bei want revenge?
He understood Ruan Bei. He was gentle, but he was not one to suffer a loss. When he was bullied as a child, he would go to Ruan Xi to complain. When he was bullied by the female ghost, he wished he could hang his arm up so that she would know he was injured.
This kid is clever; he only thinks about revenge when he knows he can win. For example, this time, before they knew his identity as a Taoist priest, he kept quiet about the female ghost, afraid of implicating them.
But someone like Lu Sibai wouldn't be able to swallow his anger without taking revenge on Qin Gu. Even though he hasn't done anything yet, given Lu Sibai's personality, it's inevitable that he will become an adversary of Ruan Bei once Ruan Bei's identity is exposed.
Qin Gu thought for a moment and then tentatively asked, "Xiao Bei doesn't want to take revenge on Lu Sibai? Don't worry about the forces behind him. We can take revenge on them in other ways. They definitely won't come after us."
"Yes! How could I not want to!" Ruan Bei was so excited that he couldn't even doze off anymore. He clenched his fists and said angrily, "I've wanted to beat him up so many times. Those people are like they're out of their minds. They're completely unreasonable. Lu Sibai is just pretending, pretending, pretending! Ugh! It makes me so angry!"
Qin Gu was both amused and annoyed, and gave him a suggestion: "If you're really that angry, I'll put a sack over his head, and you can beat him up however you want, just to vent your anger first."
Ruan Bei was tempted, but then sighed helplessly, "Forget it, I want to have a couple of days of peace and quiet."
"Don't worry, I won't let him know it was you who did it," Qin Gu said.
That's not what I meant, you don't know.
Ruan Bei rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on: "Lu Sibai and I are probably just naturally incompatible. After I went to the Lu family, I found that I couldn't get along with him, so I tried to avoid him, but it's super weird, I just can't avoid him at all!"
“I didn’t want to be in the same class as him, but a week after the start of the semester, we moved to a new teaching building, and his class happened to be right next to ours. He would pass by my classroom every day and would have to call out to me.”
"He likes to eat at the first canteen, so I go to the third canteen, which is the furthest away. But I still manage to bump into him. I ignore him, and that lunatic Lu Siyuan even said I'm rude and unfriendly. With his IQ, he deserves to be a backup forever!"
"I guess I should be free from university by now! My college entrance exam scores are way lower than Lu Sibai's. He got into a first-tier university, while I only got into a second-tier university because Lu Minghai paid his way in. But the university he applied to is right across from mine!"
"I had a bad feeling when I found out, and sure enough, I saw him at school every few days. Before the first semester was even over, people on the school forum were spreading rumors that we had been switched at birth, talking about real princes and fake princes. I just don't understand. Is it an honor to bring up something like this for everyone to discuss?"
Ruan Bei, bursting with rage, puffed up her cheeks in anger: "I'm unlucky whenever I meet him. Even if I'm not unlucky then, I'm sure I'll be unlucky later. And so many people say I'm not worthy of being the young master of the Lu family, and that Lu Sibai is more like the real young master. To hell with them! It's like I want to be one. My surname is Ruan, not Lu!"
"This is too much of a coincidence..." Qin Gu felt a sense of unease.
Ruan Bei said, "That's right. I don't think it's a coincidence at all. Lu Sibai deliberately picked a fight with me. I really don't know what he's after. The Lu family doesn't like me anyway, so why bother?!"
Even with the ability to see ghosts, Ruan Bei had been an ordinary person for over twenty years before this, and his mindset hadn't yet shifted.
Saying it's weird is just a casual remark; I don't really take it seriously.
But Qin Gu was different. His first thought was whether there was something fishy about it. With so many coincidences coming together, it could no longer be regarded as just a coincidence.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you noticed any strange signs around Lu Sibai?"
"There are too many. I feel like he's surrounded by a bunch of lunatics."
Ruan Bei said with a serious face: "I'm telling the truth, but I think it's quite normal for him to look like this. Feng Zhihui, my own mother, is the first woman I've ever seen in real life who cries in the wind. Lu Minghai only raised Lu Siyuan, so Lu Sibai was raised by Feng Zhihui, and they have a very good relationship."
He concluded, "Luckily, I was switched at birth. My parents and sister are so kind to me."
"And Kunkun! I think you're a billion times better than Lu Sibai, that childhood sweetheart! They're both surnamed Qin, but the difference is so huge."
Qin Gu couldn't help but chuckle: "It seems you think I have a pretty high opinion of you."
Ruan Bei proudly raised his chin: "That's right, Kun Kun is the best in my heart, no one can compare! That Qin Shen with the Hulunbuir in his head even told me not to have any illusions about him. I really wanted to bring you to show him. I'm not blind. With you here, how could I have any thoughts about him?"
Even knowing that he said these things unintentionally, Qin Gu still felt his heart racing and was almost unable to control himself.
He turned his head and asked casually, "What do you think of the relationship between Lu Sibai and Qin Shen?"
Ruan Bei immediately revealed a disgusted, disdainful, and repulsive expression, which made Qin Gu, who had been secretly observing him, feel a chill in his heart and cast a shadow over his mind.
"I have no opinion. I don't think this is love at all," Ruan Bei said with annoyance. "They're just using the guise of love to hurt other people."
Qin Gu's voice was hoarse: "But both sets of parents agreed, didn't they?"
Ruan Bei immediately retorted, "That's because Lu Minghai coveted the Qin family's power, and Feng Zhihui is just a love-struck fool!"
Qin Gu remained silent for a long time. Ruan Bei frowned and asked with difficulty, "Do you agree with Lu Sibai's view on love? That's terrifying!"
He pounced on Qin Gu, wrapping the blanket around him and pressing down on him, his face serious: "Kun Kun, you can't be like Lu Sibai, he's practically chopped into an octopus!"
"What?" Qin Gu's mood plummeted to rock bottom, then lifted again: "How could I possibly imitate him?"
"Then why are you refuting me?"
"...Are you referring to his cheating?"
"Otherwise what?"
Qin Gu: "..."
He propped his forehead up with his hand and couldn't help but laugh: "I'm such an idiot."
Ruan Bei maliciously reached out and pinched his nose, mocking, "Yeah, if you were to imitate Lu Sibai, you'd be a fool!"
"You just said I was the best, but now you're complaining about me. Xiao Bei, your mind changes too quickly."
"It depends on your performance..."
"Okay, I'll do my best to win back Xiao Bei's heart."
Hahaha, good luck!
...
The next morning, when Ruan Bei woke up, Qin Gu was already up. Ruan Bei, with his messy hair sticking up, went to run the water and found Qin Gu washing clothes.
Ruan Bei, still half-asleep, yawned widely: "Doing laundry so early?"
Qin Gu subconsciously pressed the small item in his hand onto the bottom of the basin, then grabbed a piece of clothing he had changed out of yesterday and stuffed it into the basin, mumbling, "Yeah, I got up early, so I washed your clothes..."
"I'll wash them myself!" Ruan Bei was startled. He had thrown all his dirty clothes from yesterday together. His outer clothes were fine, but how could he let Kun Kun wash his underwear?
"Okay, okay, go wash up by yourself. Hurry up and wash up. Let's go downstairs for dinner. Aunt Ruan just came upstairs and knocked on the door."
Ruan Bei responded. His toiletries were here, and Qin Gu squeezed toothpaste for him while he was washing up.
Ruan Bei went to bed too late last night and was very sleepy. He washed up in a daze and went to change his clothes.
Opening the wardrobe revealed that Qin Gu hadn't been back for two months and hadn't stayed here much, leaving behind only thick winter clothes. The large T-shirt he was wearing as pajamas was, of course, Qin Gu's.
Too lazy to go downstairs to find more clothes, he simply grabbed another white crew-neck T-shirt from Qin Gu and put it on. His school uniform jacket was also Qin Gu's, since their school uniforms weren't grade-specific anyway.
Qin Gu was half a head taller than him, and his clothes were a size too big. However, school uniforms, which are sporty jackets, don't really have a defined shape. Ruan Bei had long legs, so even though he wore a size too big, the pants were the perfect length.
Qin Gu also went to school today. After lunch, the two of them carried their schoolbags and went to school together. They met Dong Yangyang at the bus stop. Ruan Bei gave him the tea egg she had brought for him and leaned against Qin Gu to catch up on sleep while waiting for the bus.
Dong Yangyang wisely kept quiet, silently eating his tea egg. He was easy to please; a little food was all it took to shut him up.
As soon as the bus arrived, Dong Yangyang scrambled onto it like a monkey, not only grabbing a seat for herself but also placing her backpack next to Ruan Bei to reserve one.
However, with Qin Gu present today, Dong Yangyang hesitated before standing up: "Why don't you sit down, Brother Qin?"
"Thank you, no need." Qin Gu pushed Ruan Bei to sit down next to Dong Yangyang, then stood next to him and grabbed the armrest.
Ruan Bei was extremely sleepy and couldn't understand why Qin Gu was so energetic. They were sleeping together, so did calling him "Sleepy" so often make him less sleepy?
The semi-enclosed environment on the bus was strangely hypnotic, and Ruan Bei fell asleep before they had even gone one stop, resting his head on Qin Gu's body.
The middle seat was low; when Ruan Bei sat down, it only reached halfway up Qin Gu's waist.
He slept leaning against him, his face pressed against Qin Gu's waist and abdomen. Afraid that the zipper would hurt him, Qin Gu unzipped his jacket, and his breath sprayed onto his skin through the thin T-shirt. Qin Gu turned his head uncomfortably, and then remembered the dream he had last night, and his ears turned red quietly.
After sleeping the whole way, Ruan Bei bounced around a couple of times after getting off the bus, which made Dong Yangyang laugh out loud in her magical voice, successfully dispelling her drowsiness.
The senior and junior students use different teaching buildings, and Qin Gu still has to go to the academic affairs office to cancel his leave. Before they part ways, Ruan Bei asked worriedly, "Do you still remember where your classroom is?"
Qin Gu froze for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I remember where the homeroom teacher's office is, I'll just go with him."
Dong Yangyang winked and gave Qin Gu a thumbs up: "Brother Qin is awesome!"
Ruan Bei rolled her eyes and pushed him, saying, "Why are you praising him for something like this!"
When Ruan Bei arrived at the classroom, she discovered that her deskmate was sick. His nose was bright red, and he was coughing and blowing his nose incessantly.
In his previous life, Ruan Bei had almost forgotten his high school deskmate. After being reborn, he gradually became familiar with him again. His current deskmate, Lin Dengke, is someone who values academic performance very much. It is said that his parents are both teachers and he has always been very strict with his studies.
Lin Dengke's grades were indeed good. He consistently ranked among the top three in his class, with average grades across all subjects. He didn't excel in any particular subject, but he also didn't drag anyone down.
Ruan Bei didn't remember how they got along before, but after he was reborn and his English grades caught up, Lin Dengke seemed to pay more attention to him.
For example, if Ruan Bei doesn't go out to play after class but instead reads books and does exercises, then Lin Dengke won't go out either. If Ruan Bei buys any materials, Lin Dengke will buy the same ones.
It's not that I dislike him, it's just a little awkward. But apart from that, my deskmate is fine. When he goes to get hot water, he will ask if I want him to get it for me. When I ask him questions, he doesn't say he doesn't want to answer.
However, Ruan Beizhen didn't dare to bother him too often because of his serious attitude towards grades, feeling that constantly asking him questions would waste his time.
The two usually got along quite well, so when Ruan Bei saw that he was sick, she naturally had to ask him about it.
"It's nothing, I just caught a cold." Lin Dengke's cold seemed quite serious; his voice had become hoarse after only one night.
Ruan Bei asked him a couple of questions, suggesting that he take Lin Dengke to the infirmary, but Lin Dengke refused and wouldn't take any cold medicine, saying that it would make him sleepy and affect his studies. Ruan Bei didn't dare to persuade him any further.
Lin Dengke endured the cold all morning, but it worsened. He coughed so badly that the teacher had to stop the class halfway through and asked the class monitor to call the homeroom teacher. The teacher then forced him to go to the infirmary to get medicine and then go to the dormitory to rest.
On the way home at noon, gossip king Dong Yangyang reappeared, sharing news with Ruan Bei: "Do you know why Lin Dengke got sick?"
"Didn't you catch a cold?"
"Of course I know it's from catching a cold. I mean, do you know why he caught a cold?"
Ruan Bei shook his head. Even he, as the person in question, didn't know, yet Dong Yangyang did. With such a lack of gossip, it was a waste of her talent to study nursing.
“I heard that his desk lamp ran out of power last night, so he went to the laundry room to read. He fell asleep while reading and slept against the washing machine for most of the night, and then caught a cold.”
The dormitory building cuts off the power after 10 p.m., so many students bring their own rechargeable desk lamps so they can have some light while reading or having a late-night snack.
Ruan Bei was skeptical: "Really?"
If the desk lamp is out of power, you can borrow your roommate's; there's no need to go to the laundry room, right? Besides, given Lin Dengke's dedication to studying, how could he possibly fall asleep while attending classes despite being sick?
“Really, why would I lie to you? His roommate told me that someone saw it with their own eyes when they passed by the laundry room this morning.”
Ruan Bei remained silent for a long time before shaking his head: "This is a bit too much."
This isn't how you study diligently; if your body can't handle it, it will further hinder your studies.
Dong Yangyang looked around but didn't see any familiar classmates. She lowered her voice and said to Ruan Bei, "I also heard that Lin Dengke's desk lamp ran out of power because of his roommate. He plugged the desk lamp in to charge before going to class, and his roommate unplugged it for him."
Ruan Bei: "? How do you know everything?"
Is this the important point?
"That's not it, so Lin Dengke was ostracized? Why?"
"Sigh, it's all about studying. Lin Dengke has the best grades in their dorm, and he's also the most hardworking..."
Ruan Bei interjected, "We can't find many people in our class who are more diligent than him."
Dong Yangyang: "That's right. His roommate said he studied until one or two in the morning every day. Once, his roommate got up to go to the bathroom at night and suddenly saw someone sitting down. He was so scared that he almost fell down."
Ruan Bei: "Such a small matter doesn't warrant ostracizing him."
Dong Yangyang said, "Also, his roommates' grades were just average. Maybe they were influenced by the top student, and with the midterm exams coming up soon, they started studying together. As a result, they all fell asleep. Then Lin Dengke said something like that, and the two sides had a fight and fell out."
Ruan Bei: "..." He was a little unsure what to say.
Dong Yangyang winked and said, "I have some inside information, do you want to hear it?"
Ruan Bei was speechless: "How come you still have some?"
Dong Yangyang: "Are you listening or not?!"
"Go on, I'm listening." Ruan Bei found the grudges and feuds among middle school students quite interesting.
Dong Yangyang lowered her voice, deliberately making a strange sound: "Are you afraid of ghosts?"
Ruan Bei: "..."
He unconsciously moved closer to Qin Gu, grabbed his sleeve, chuckled awkwardly, and lied through his teeth: "There are no ghosts in this world, how could I be afraid of ghosts?"
"Then I'll just say it directly."
Dong Yangyang didn't know if she was fooled by Ruan Bei's clumsy acting or if he was deliberately trying to scare her: "Lin Dengke's roommate said that their male dormitory is haunted. Someone left a completed test paper on the table, and then it was graded and scored. When they were studying, they said that they felt sleepy as soon as they studied, and that reading was very soporific. As a result, they fell asleep not long after they finished talking."
Ruan Bei glanced at Qin Gu, realizing it wasn't appropriate to discuss this in front of Dong Yangyang. Drawing on his previous experience, he hesitated and said, "It's probably a coincidence..."
Dong Yangyang, always eager for a good show, said with great interest, "That's not necessarily true. They said the three of them fell asleep together, but what a coincidence!"
Ruan Bei shut up and moved even closer to Qin Gu.
Qin Gu chuckled and took his hand. Xiao Bei's courage definitely needs some work, but as it is now, it seems not bad.
After getting off the bus and Dong Yangyang left, Ruan Bei couldn't wait to ask Qin Gu, "Is what he said true? Is there really something ghostly about our school?"
With a hint of something unspeakable in his voice, Qin Gu drawled, "Don't you know? Many schools are built on mass graves."
Ruan Bei: "...You, you're scaring me!" He held onto Qin Gu's hand tightly, not daring to let go.
Qin Gu turned his head and chuckled twice. Seeing that Ruan Bei was about to hit him in a panic, he coughed lightly to stop laughing and said seriously, "Of course, our school is not."
Ruan Bei breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that accepting the ability to see ghosts and suddenly facing a large group of ghosts were two different things.
"However, there really is a ghost at our school."
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