Chapter 13
Su Zheye was stunned for a second.
My mother never coaxed me like this.
Facing Gu Yuan's calm but persistent expression, Su Zheye compromised and stood up: "Okay."
The other members of SEA should have gone out to play. The lights in the training room were off. When Su Zheye followed Gu Yuan up to the second floor, he did not meet anyone.
He suddenly discovered that Gu Yuan's room was located exactly the same as his own in XY.
What a coincidence.
"Your room is the one next door."
Gu Yuan raised his hand and signaled to Su Zheye: "Do you want to change in your room or my room?"
Su Zheye: "It's mine."
Then he took off his suit jacket without any concern and handed it to Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan's eyes swept across the boy's slender swan neck and white collarbone. He took it without changing his expression and walked into the room.
After a while, he came out with a set of clothes: "Suit pants may not be comfortable to wear, this is a casual outfit. Change half or the whole body, it's up to you."
"good."
Su Zheye responded: "Thank you."
Pushing open the door next to him, Su Zheye turned on the light.
As both are top teams, the dormitories of SEA and XY are not small, and are fully equipped with desks, chairs, wardrobes, and even a small sofa.
The sheets and quilts have been made out, and daily necessities such as paper towels and trash cans are also available.
Su Zheye was changing clothes beside the sofa while observing what he needed to buy later.
Suddenly, the wind blew open a small corner of the curtain, and a gust of cold wind came in.
Only then did Su Zheye notice that, probably for the sake of ventilation, the windows of the room were not closed tightly.
After folding his formal suit, he stood up and prepared to close the window.
The moment he opened the curtains, Su Zheye was stunned.
Under the pitch-black night, a few stars twinkle. Not far away, the Huangpu River is bustling with colorful skyscrapers and cruise ships passing by on the river, creating ripples.
It looks very similar to the exterior of his dormitory at XY Base.
The conversation with Qin Yu'an just now suddenly flashed through his mind. Although he didn't care about the latter's insults, Su Zheye couldn't help but think of the idea in his previous life.
——The people around him are nice to him just to gain benefits from him.
Or maybe Qin Yu'an did this just to sleep with him.
In the past, Su Zheye truly regarded Qin Yu'an as a friend.
Through the half-open glass, Su Zheye looked at the lights of thousands of homes in the sky for a long time. It was not until another gust of cold wind blew in that he came back to his senses and slowly exhaled.
Indeed, he shouldn't have expected these facts to change since his rebirth.
But it doesn't matter, he can live well on his own.
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Going down to the first floor and following the light, Su Zheye saw Gu Yuan in the kitchen.
"There's a restaurant in front. The food is already on the table. Eat first."
Gu Yuan's voice came.
Su Zheye responded.
When he was in XY before, he had heard that the food in SEA was very good, with fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and cold chain logistics supplied every day.
However, after entering the restaurant, Su Zheye paused.
Why is it so... bland?
Baby cabbage in soup, lettuce with garlic, braised beef, steamed sea bass and shrimp...no oil, sour or spicy taste at all.
Even the staple foods are steamed buns and porridge.
Su Zheye pressed his solar plexus and suddenly felt like he was in high school military training.
He was not in a good mood to begin with, and after he sat down, he took a few bites and didn't want to eat anymore.
Not long after, Gu Yuan came out.
What caught my eye was the scene of Su Zheye with his arms resting on the table, his head supported by his hands, playing with his hair out of boredom.
The boy seemed to be in a daze, staring in one direction. His eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his eyelids, and his light-colored eyes lacked brilliance.
If it was really a fox, its tail and pointed ears would probably be drooping down by now.
Gu Yuan suddenly felt that the adjective "high spirits" was more suitable for Su Zheye.
So he walked up to the latter and asked, "No appetite?"
Su Zheye didn't look back and just said "hmm".
"No one else is coming back for dinner today, so I asked Auntie to make something lighter. Sorry."
Gu Yuan said: "I don't know if this suits your taste, maybe it will be more appetizing."
Su Zheye was stunned.
A bony hand placed a bowl of sour soup noodles in front of him.
The thin noodles in clear soup are topped with a plump and beautiful poached egg, a few slices of marinated beef, and are garnished with green onions and chives.
"Time is tight, so I just did this."
Gu Yuan sat opposite Su Zheye.
Su Zheye was still a little dazed, and instinctively took the chopsticks and took a bite.
Although light, it is fragrant, with moderate acidity, just enough to awaken every taste bud.
He bit the tip of his chopsticks and raised his eyes: "Thank you, Chief Gu."
Gu Yuan: “No need.”
Looking at Gu Yuan eating the vegetables he disliked with a calm expression, Su Zheye lowered his eyes and put the braised beef into his mouth.
The taste is very fresh and a little bit heavier.
He pursed his lips and smiled softly.
——Not necessarily. There are still kind-hearted people like Gu Yuan who take it as their mission to help the world.
Su Zheye suddenly felt that his future life in SEA would definitely be very interesting.
...or, you can make it more interesting yourself.
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After dinner, they put the dishes into the dishwasher.
Gu Yuan went upstairs to change his clothes and got a thick coat for Su Zheye.
When I was changing shoes at the shoe cabinet, the door was suddenly opened from the outside and two figures walked in.
"The captain should be playing ranked games, or practicing his calligraphy, but I see the lights in the training room are off."
Lu Yang turned his face to the side and talked to Jiang Yiwen.
The next second, his voice stopped abruptly: "——Hello, Captain."
Gu Yuan put on his coat: "I'm back."
"Um."
Lu Yang said seriously while taking off his shoes, "They are going to drink, I can't drink much so I won't go and embarrass SEA."
As soon as the last word fell, he heard a chuckle coming from the front.
Lu Yang looked up and noticed Su Zheye who was blocked by Gu Yuan.
His eyes widened.
"W-why are you...——Oh shit!"
Lu Yang was not paying attention and his left foot stepped on his right heel, and he tripped over himself and fell forward.
Su Zheye took a step forward, raised his hand to support the boy who was about to fall, and raised the corner of his lips: "It's not the New Year yet, there's no need to do such a big gift."
Lu Yang steadied himself, his face suddenly turning red again: "I...I didn't! I just didn't stand firmly."
“I see.”
Su Zheye's tone was tinged with regret: "I thought being shorter would give me a more stable center of gravity."
Jiang Yiwen behind him couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.
Lu Yang's face turned even redder, and he became angry and said, "You... Night, can you please say less!"
Then he went to find his savior: "Captain, you, look at him!"
Gu Yuan indeed glanced at Su Zheye.
But what I was thinking in my heart was that this person had returned to his previous flamboyant and bad-tempered state.
Good.
He said calmly: "Zhe Ye has already moved into the SEA base. I will go with him to buy some things."
"ah?"
Lu Yang was stunned: "The transfer period hasn't started yet, why are you moving so quickly?"
Su Zheye said lazily: "I'll save some rent to give you New Year's money."
Lu Yang choked and repeated through gritted teeth: "I just didn't stand firmly."
Su Zheye: "I know you have a low center of gravity and can't stand steadily, so there's no need to repeat it."
Lu Yang: “I didn’t!”
Su Zheye glanced lightly at the top of his head.
Lu Yang: “!”
Seeing that this red apple was about to get angry again, Jiang Yiwen quickly said, "Then we will go back first. Captain, please drive safely."
Gu Yuan: "Okay."
Jiang Yiwen immediately grabbed Lu Yang's neck and walked inside, while the latter did not forget to glare at Su Zheye fiercely.
Although Su Zheye ignored him at all.
The temperature was very low in the late winter night. A cold wind blew by, making the collars of both men rustle.
Gu Yuan asked, "Is this coat enough?"
Su Zheye: "Not cold."
Gu Yuan: "Okay."
Su Zheye added: "Your AD's mentality is not good. Why does he explode at the slightest touch?"
Gu Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "He is like this only when he meets you."
Su Zheye raised the corners of his eyes.
Gu Yuan continued, "He has won arguments with others before."
Su Zheye burst out laughing.
Although Gu Yuan's tone was calm, Su Zheye just wanted to laugh.
Or rather, this sentence is even funnier with his calm tone.
"OK."
Su Zheye smiled and said, "Just think of it as a compliment to me."
Gu Yuan: “Yeah.”
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The two went to a shopping district not far away.
There are quite a few people here, and Gu Yuan and Su Zheye are already very famous in the DPL e-sports circle. Now that SEA has not made an official announcement, they all put on masks at the same time.
Su Zheye discovered that Gu Yuan was a very competent shopping companion.
He will not interfere with your shopping choices, will give a serious answer when asked which clothes look good, and will take the initiative to pick up the shopping bags after you pay.
Su Zheye didn't spend money lavishly, after all, he had just filled a big hole in his home.
But after buying daily necessities and a few sets of clothes and shoes, Gu Yuan's hands were already full.
Noticing Su Zheye's gaze, Gu Yuan said, "Can I go put something in the car?"
"actually……"
Su Zheye thought for a moment and said, "I just need to go to one more store."
Gu Yuan: "Okay."
He accompanied Su Zheye and walked into the Diptyque flagship store.
The mixed smell of perfume instantly hit his nose. Gu Yuan knew that Diptyque was a well-known fragrance brand originating from France.
So the perfume that Su Zheye always uses is of this brand?
It looks like so.
Because as soon as Su Zheye entered the store, he said to the shopping guide, "I want a bottle of Dusan's 100ml perfume and hand cream."
The shopping guide responded: "Okay, please wait."
Toussaint?
It sounded like the name of a flower, but Gu Yuan had never heard of it.
Both of Gu Yuan's parents are professors. When he was a child, he attended various classes at their university and claimed to know most of the flowers and their aliases.
Moreover, there are only dozens of common flower species used to make perfume, and Gu Yuan couldn't help but feel curious.
There was no stock in the drawer under the counter, so the salesperson asked them to wait while she went to the warehouse to get it.
Then Gu Yuan saw Su Zheye put the shopping bag in his left hand on the ground, took the sample on the counter, and sprayed it on his wrist.
"Does it smell good?"
Su Zheye raised his arm, and his slender wrist, as white as jade, fell in front of Gu Yuan.
The familiar cool floral scent instantly broke through the countless perfumes mixed together in the air and invaded Gu Yuan's entire sense of smell.
“Smells good.”
Gu Yuan asked subconsciously: "What kind of flower is this?"
Su Zheye narrowed his eyes: "Tuberose."
He said: "It is also called night-blooming jasmine."
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