Chapter 79
When Gu Yuan returned to the base, Su Zheye was already asleep, with a night light left on at the head of the bed.
The boy's long hair spread out on the pillow. He closed his eyes and breathed quietly. He curled up like a cocoon.
On the first day when he slept with Su Zheye, Gu Yuan discovered that he liked to sleep curled up. Gu Yuan also knew that this was a manifestation of insecurity.
After washing up quietly, Gu Yuan went to bed, intending to tell his parents that he had arrived at the base.
As soon as he opened WeChat, he saw a small red dot appear under the contacts list.
When I clicked on it, it turned out to be the girl that my grandfather had introduced.
Gu Yuan pressed his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment and decided to add it tomorrow, then opened the chat history with Huo Yuwan.
【Mom, I’m here. 】
[I will go over to accompany grandpa for you tomorrow morning. Are you free tomorrow afternoon? I have something else I want to talk to you about.]
Huo Yuwan should have been asleep at this time. Gu Yuan did not wait for her reply, but turned off the night light and hugged Su Zheye in his arms.
But the little fox didn't seem to sleep well.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and when Gu Yuan hugged him, he subconsciously shrank into Gu Yuan's arms.
His heart suddenly trembled, Gu Yuan raised his hand and gently smoothed the boy's frown.
Tomorrow afternoon, when Gu Anqing is accompanying his grandfather, he will talk to Huo Yuwan.
Do more ideological work on her. If that doesn't work, then just take it slow and steady. But no matter what, you must make your position clear first and stop them from arranging blind dates for her.
Gu Yuan sighed slightly, lowered his eyes, and quietly stared at Su Zheye's beautiful sleeping face.
I really want to take you home as soon as possible.
He lowered his head and kissed Su Zheye between his eyebrows.
Then let the whole world know how much I love you.
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Su Zheye indeed slept very uneasily and had a lot of messy dreams.
I dreamed that I and Gu Yuan were in a wedding hall, and when they were about to take the oath, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and demons and ghosts came and swept Gu Yuan away; I also dreamed that I entered the Summoner's Rift, and when Gu Yuan and I were pushing the line, the opposite Nightingale archer shot Gu Yuan to death with a big move.
These are all fantastic and outrageous settings, and Su Zheye subconsciously knows that he is dreaming.
But in the early morning, he dreamed that he was in love with Gu Yuan. Suddenly, a gentle and lovely girl came over and took Gu Yuan's arm, and smiled and talked to him about childhood stories, about which he had no say at all. It was obviously just an ordinary conversation, but it was full of a declaration of sovereignty.
The scene was too realistic and too vivid. After Su Zheye suddenly woke up, his brain was confused for a long time before he realized that it was just a dream.
A thin ray of sunlight came in through the window screen, and the sound of water came from the bathroom. Su Zheye reached for his cell phone and took a look. It was 7:20 in the morning.
It must be because Gu Yuan came back too late last night and I fell asleep without realizing it. He was afraid of disturbing me so he took a shower this morning.
Su Zheye opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling for a while, and the memory of what he overheard in the hospital yesterday suddenly came to his mind.
The good mood in the morning was gone. Su Zheye put his arms in front of his eyes and took a long breath in the darkness.
He turned over and prepared to continue sleeping, but he couldn't get sleepy anymore.
When Su Zheye opened his eyes again, his gaze suddenly fell on Gu Yuan's cell phone beside the pillow.
Su Zheye knew that Gu Yuan’s cell phone password was 240101. He said that was the first time he had his own day.
The sound of water continued in his ears. Even if Gu Yuan turned off the water, he still needed some time to wipe his body and blow dry his hair.
Su Zheye stared at Gu Yuan's phone for a moment, but finally couldn't help it, so he quietly took it and unlocked it.
The first thing you see is the WeChat interface, and at the top is still yourself, with a new note: [Wangwang Keeper].
Gu Yuan has always been obedient to his own requests.
But below, there are two unread messages.
[Mom: Are you going to see Ye Yixin this afternoon? ]
[Ye Yixin: Hello, Brother Gu Yuan.]
Su Zheye’s expression suddenly froze.
His fingertips were a little stiff, and he really wanted to click on the next one to see what Gu Yuan and her had talked about, but he didn't dare to. He was afraid of seeing words like "blind date" or "give it a try".
Maybe it was because he didn’t sleep well last night, Su Zheye felt like his soul had left his body. From his movements to his thoughts, everything seemed to be wandering in the clouds, light and unreal.
The sound of water in the bathroom suddenly stopped. Su Zheye quickly turned off the screen like a thief, put the phone back in its place, and turned around.
His mind was still confused and empty. Su Zheye hugged himself, curled up into a small ball, and looked blankly.
A few minutes later, the bathroom door was opened and Su Zheye immediately closed his eyes.
He was always good at pretending to be asleep, so Gu Yuan didn't notice at all. He changed his clothes very quietly, took a piece of A4 paper from the table and started writing something.
The room was very quiet, and Su Zheye could hear the slight sound of the pen tip touching the paper.
In the past, if Su Zheye did not see Gu Yuan when he woke up, he would definitely see the note left by Gu Yuan.
Su Zheye asked Gu Yuan why he didn't send him a message, and Gu Yuan said that leaving a note would show that he cared more.
Pay attention to.
But now Gu Yuan has someone he needs to pay more attention to.
Not long after, Gu Yuan finished writing the note and placed it next to Su Zheye's pillow, tucked in the boy's quilt, and then walked out of the room.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Su Zheye's tense body finally relaxed.
He fell asleep again while daydreaming, and when he woke up it was almost noon.
This time he was not sleepy. Su Zheye slowly sat up and saw the note from Gu Yuan beside him.
[Zhe Ye, I'm going to the hospital. I shouldn't be back until tonight. -Gu]
Go to the hospital.
I was obviously going to see my sister.
Su Zheye took a deep breath.
Gu Yuan doesn't even tell me the truth now.
Su Zheye supported himself with his arms and sat quietly on the bed for a long time before he slowly went to wash up in his slippers.
After brushing his teeth, he poured a handful of cold water on his face.
The biting temperature made Su Zheye's brain clear up instantly. He tied up his long hair and stared at himself in the mirror quietly. Suddenly he realized that how was he different from those suspicious and complaining women?
It is not like being yourself to become anxious and worried about gains and losses because of something as fragile and worthless as love.
There are plenty of men, and many of them want to sleep with me. I am not a good woman who abides by the rules. In the eyes of outsiders, I am no different from a whore. Why do I have to claim to be pure love?
Besides, it wasn't me who violated the sex buddy agreement with Gu Yuan. It was Gu Yuan who violated it first, and I just acquiesced to him.
It just so happens that Gu Yuan wants to quit now, so it would be better to end it here, which would be good for both parties.
Everything seemed to become clear. Su Zheye smiled, washed his face, walked out of the bathroom, took the cigarettes he bought yesterday and went downstairs.
While smoking at the gate of the base, he ran into Lu Yang who was coming back from shopping.
"Huh?"
Lu Yang looked at Su Zheye curiously: "Brother Su, didn't you quit smoking? Why did you start smoking again?"
Su Zheye raised his eyebrows: "Who said I quit?"
Lu Yang touched his nose: "When the captain was here, didn't you have to report to him every time you smoked? I saw that you have been smoking sticks... no, eating lollipops recently, so I thought you had quit."
Su Zheye smiled: "Just pretending."
Lu Yang said he didn't quite believe it, so he changed the subject: "Okay. Aren't you going out today?"
"go out."
Su Zheye said: "Let's go drink tonight."
"ah."
Lu Yang's eyes lit up instantly: "Take me, take me!"
Su Zheye glanced at him and said, "I'm going to have sex with someone, are you coming?"
Lu Yang choked.
Although Lu Yang knew that he was just dating and not talking about it when Su Zheye said last time that he was not in a relationship but there were marks of sex on his neck, but Su Zheye said it so bluntly that Lu Yang still felt that it was a bit beyond his acceptance.
"Then go ahead."
Lu Yang said dryly: "I dare not."
"how?"
Su Zheye smiled: "Want to go but don't dare?"
"No, no."
Lu Yang said honestly: "I don't want to either."
Su Zheye smiled and tapped his forehead.
After dinner, Lu Yang and Jiang Yiwen ran out of the base to play again. Sui Ran probably went to find Shen Shixing, so the training room was empty.
Su Zheye didn't have any other hobbies. He suddenly remembered that TRG would play in the World Championship qualifiers in two days, so he sent a message to 555: [Double row? ]
Not long after, 555 replied: [Fuck, what a gift from heaven. ]
[But we have a training match with VG, and Command keeps talking about wanting to play duo with you, so I'll ask him.]
As soon as Su Zheye replied [OK], he received a message from Command: [Queue!! I’m online, Brother Su, come on!!]
Su Zheye put down his phone and logged into the DTW client.
As soon as I entered the team formation interface, a command message appeared in the lower left corner: [Long time no see, Brother Su! ]
[How come you have time to line up with me today? Where is Chief Gu? ]
Accompanying my sister.
Su Zheye typed: [Gone out. ]
【Command: Aren’t you guys on holiday? Why don’t you go out? 】
【Night: I don’t want to.】
【Command: Damn. That's perfect. Brother Su, come practice with me. We're going to play XY in two days.】
【Night: OK.】
GG is also a jungle core team, so Su Zheye, who is used to following Gu Yuan's rhythm, makes Command feel very comfortable when he and Command are gaining points together.
Command would not miss this good opportunity to gain points, and pulled Su Zheye to play for the whole afternoon.
Halfway through, Su Zheye called Jiang Shuyu and asked him if he had time to drink in the evening. Jiang Shuyu said he would follow Su Zheye's arrangements.
Originally, Su Zheye wanted to call Cheng Yansheng, but Cheng Yansheng is now Gu Yuan's brother-in-law. If Gu Yuan asked him where he had been, Cheng Yansheng would definitely tell the truth.
Su Zheye didn't want Gu Yuan to find him.
They are all your ex-sex partners, why do you still want to interfere with your next relationship?
After dinner, Su Zheye played two more games in duo with Command. When Jiang Shuyu sent a message saying that he was outside the base, Su Zheye found an excuse to quit the game.
"It's forecast to have some heavy showers soon."
Jiang Shuyu was waiting for Su Zheye by the car. When she saw him approaching, she asked, "Do you want to go back and put on a coat?"
Su Zheye has no habit of checking the weather forecast, and it is always Gu Yuan who reminds him.
Why did I think of him again without realizing it?
Su Zheye let out a breath and said, "No need."
"That's fine. I have a coat in the car."
Jiang Shuyu opened the car door for Su Zheye: "Why do you suddenly want to drink? Does your partner not care about you anymore?"
Su Zheye laughed: "What do you mean by my one? She is not that person anymore."
"Um?"
Jiang Shuyu was curious: "Tell me in detail."
After he got in the car, Su Zheye said, "We were just friends with benefits at first, then he started chasing me, and that was it."
Jiang Shuyu was startled. After the car drove for a while, he asked, "When did he start pursuing you?"
Su Zheye: “I don’t know.”
Jiang Shuyu: "Don't know?"
Su Zheye shrugged: "Some time ago."
"I started pursuing you a while ago, but you're just breaking up now?"
Jiang Shuyu was surprised: "And judging from your interactions after the finals yesterday, it doesn't seem like your relationship is over. Zhe Ye, did something happen between you?"
Su Zheye put a cigarette in his mouth and sighed with a smile: "It's inconvenient to chat with smart people. I originally wanted to find Cheng Yansheng to drink with me, but he is so stupid that he can't find out anything. But now he is Gu Yuan's brother-in-law, and he is on his side instead of me."
"I've heard that."
Jiang Shuyu said, "I haven't seen you guys for a while and you guys are developing faster than each other. So what happened between you and Gu Yuan?"
Su Zheye yawned lazily: "Let's chat later. By the way, help me keep an eye out for any handsome guys. It's time to change my taste."
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After receiving Ye Yixin's message in the morning, Gu Yuan told her clearly that he liked the same sex.
Then he chatted with Huo Yuwan for another afternoon. Although Huo Yuwan was conservative in her thinking, her love for her son outweighed her prejudice against homosexuality. Although she did not approve of it, she did not insist on opposing it.
Gu Yuan also knew that his mother was easier to talk to than his father, so he did not plan to do ideological work on Huo Anqing right now. He just asked Huo Yuwan and Huo Ming not to arrange blind dates for him anymore.
Coming out to his family, especially his dearest mother, and trying hard to convince himself to come out was very exhausting both physically and mentally. Gu Yuan returned to the base somewhat exhausted, and now all he wanted was to hug his little fox.
The other three brothers in the team were playing mahjong with Huang Heran. After greeting each other, Gu Yuan went upstairs.
The lights in the bedroom were off. Gu Yuan went downstairs again and found that the lights in the training room were also off.
He stood there for a while, then walked to the living room: "Have you seen Zhe Ye?"
Lu Yang said as he sorted out the cards: "Brother Su said he went out to drink."
Gu Yuan was startled: "When?"
"What when?"
Lu Yang raised his head: "That's what he said when I met him at noon, but I don't know when he left. When Jiang Yiwen and I came back around nine o'clock, he was gone."
Why didn’t you tell me you were going out for a drink?
Gu Yuan took out his phone and sent a message to Zhiding: [Drink less. I'll pick you up later.]
The screen suddenly lit up, and Su Zheye and Jiang Shuyu subconsciously looked at it together.
"Your keeper."
Jiang Shuyu smiled: "The note you gave him is so cute."
Su Zheye's expression did not change. He took the phone and changed the note back to [Gu Yuan].
Jiang Shuyu: “…”
Jiang Shuyu: "Aren't you going to reply to him?"
Su Zheye: "No."
"Do you know what you look like now?"
Jiang Shuyu looked at Su Zheye with a smile: "A girlfriend with a bad temper."
“…”
Su Zheye propped up his head and fought back: "Have you talked about it?"
Jiang Shuyu: “.”
Jiang Shuyu: "Su Zheye, personal attacks are not friendly."
Su Zheye laughed.
They came to a gay bar opened by Jiang Shuyu's friend. The privacy here is very good and only real-name members can enter.
No matter in the past life or this life, Su Zheye's appearance and figure are the favorite of the gays, but he seldom goes to gay bars, because although Su Zheye likes sex, he is not promiscuous.
Firstly, it is unhealthy and secondly, he has too high standards. If he can't find someone that suits his taste, he would rather stay single than make do with what he has.
But today was here, and half the eyes in the bar were on him.
Especially this smile now dazzled many people's eyes.
Su Zheye had just taken a few sips when someone came up to him and started talking to him.
"handsome guy."
He smiled and raised his glass: "Or should I call you... a more appropriate beauty, do you mind?"
Su Zheye raised his eyebrows and clinked glasses with him: "Of course I don't mind."
"The person next to him is..."
"Good brother."
Su Zheye said.
He knew he was asking if he was taken.
The man's expression became even happier: "Then shall I toast you a glass?"
The phone in his hand suddenly rang. Su Zheye lowered his eyes and saw that it was indeed [Commander Gu].
He cut it off and replied with a smile: "Okay."
I had just taken two sips when my cell phone rang again.
Su Zheye cut it off without thinking.
When it rang for the fourth time, the man asked curiously, "Who is this?"
"Former sex partner."
Su Zheye casually put his phone upside down on the table: "Do you mind?"
The man smiled and imitated Su Zheye's words: "Of course I don't mind."
Su Zheye added: "I don't plan to find my next sex partner right away."
really.
Jiang Shuyu thought to herself that at this moment, Su Zheye was clearly a grumpy girlfriend. She came to the bar saying she wanted to have sex, but it was just to piss off Gu Yuan.
This time, his good friend was completely in trouble.
But to Su Zheye's surprise, the man did not look surprised at all: "I guessed it."
He continued, "When you first arrived, you started drinking at the bar without even giving any glances to the others present, which means you actually had no intention of making a date. Also, the guy next to you is obviously more familiar with the bartender, so he must be a member of the bar. So, you didn't even consider having such a handsome and same-sex partner, so you must have come here to drown your sorrows in alcohol."
Su Zheye was stunned for a second. He didn't expect to meet a smart person in the bar.
"My name is Wen Zhuling."
He said, "It's pretty much the same reason you came here, so... do you want to make friends?"
Su Zheye smiled: "Okay."
He then picked up the phone again. In addition to Gu Yuan's unread messages and missed calls, there were also several missed calls from Lu Yang and Cheng Yansheng.
"Are you having a conflict?"
Wen Zhuling scanned Su Zheye's QR code and said calmly, "With this former 'fuck buddy'?"
Is it so obvious?
Su Zheye didn't respond, but changed the subject: "What would you like to drink? It's my treat."
With this smart man by his side, Su Zheye's nights were much quieter.
Although Jiang Shuyu would definitely call for a designated driver, he still had to take care of Su Zheye. After all, considering Su Zheye's current condition, he was bound to get drunk, so he drank very little.
Su Zheye discovered that Wen Zhuling could drink quite a bit, and since they met a close friend at the table and each of them had their own concerns, they both drank one cup after another.
Jiang Shuyu was a little helpless. She had just finished talking when Wen Zhuling came. Now the two of them seemed to have a new topic to talk about. She couldn't figure out the crux of the problem between Su Zheye and Gu Yuan.
However, listening to the conversation between Su Zheye and Wen Zhuling, Jiang Shuyu could vaguely infer something.
It should be Cheng Yansheng who gave his phone number to Gu Yuan. Unfortunately, when Gu Yuan called, the number displayed on the screen happened to be seen by Su Zheye, so Su Zheye directly blocked Gu Yuan using Jiang Shuyu's phone.
...Even after getting drunk, I couldn't forget his phone number, and you still say that I'm in trouble.
Jiang Shuyu sighed and looked at Su Zheye who was leaning on her shoulder. For the first time, she felt an emotion called loneliness between the brows of this carefree boy.
He knew very well that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, so while Su Zheye was not paying attention, he sent the bar address to Cheng Yansheng.
It takes 40 minutes to drive from the base, but Gu Yuan is probably already searching nearby. After more than ten minutes, there was a slight commotion outside.
The bar counter was close to the door, and they were sitting even closer to the door. Su Zheye and Wen Zhuling were relatively slow to react, but Jiang Shuyu had already heard the doorman's voice: "Sorry, we are not allowed to enter without a member."
"I'm here to find someone."
The voice was not very clear, but Jiang Shuyu felt that it did not match the dazzling man under the spotlight on the stage because it was tinged with anxiety and hoarseness.
The doorman repeated, "I'm really sorry. To protect the privacy and safety of our customers, we won't allow anyone without a real-name membership to enter."
"Is Su... Jiang Shuyu here? I'm his friend, could you please tell him?"
Su Zheye finally realized something and suddenly raised his head to look at Jiang Shuyu: "Who told him?"
Wen Zhuling also noticed something and raised his eyes.
Jiang Shuyu shrugged: "Your ex-sex partner's brother-in-law."
Without waiting for Su Zheye to react, he stood up and walked out the door.
The alcohol made his brain work slower than usual, but Su Zheye still subconsciously put his hand on Wen Zhuling's wrist.
Wen Zhuling made a "tsk" sound. Although he was almost drunk, he still remembered Su Zheye's origins, so he let him lean towards him.
However, after a few seconds, a hand inserted between the two of them, grabbed Su Zheye's wrist and pulled him away from Wen Zhuling.
"Su Zheye."
The voice behind him trembled a little.
Su Zheye was stunned for a moment.
Feeling wetness at his wrist, he lowered his eyes and saw that Gu Yuan's slender, cold white hand with distinct joints had been completely soaked by the rain, with water still seeping out from the cuffs.
Su Zheye suddenly remembered that Jiang Shuyu said there would be heavy showers in the evening.
His heart seemed to skip a beat and Su Zheye slowly turned his head.
Gu Yuan didn't even have time to change his clothes, because he was wearing the same clothes that were hung on the back of the chair in the morning.
He was wet from head to toe, with strands of hair hanging on his forehead. Raindrops slid down the sides of his face, gathered at his chin, and then dripped into his collar.
Those dark eyes that were as calm as water no matter what happened now had a crack, revealing panic, anxiety, confusion... and fear of losing the person in front of him.
——He no longer had his usual coolness and composure, and his entire appearance was filled with embarrassment.
The clothes were still dripping, and a small puddle of water soon gathered under Gu Yuan's feet. He tightly grasped Su Zheye's wrist like a life-saving straw, feeling extremely out of place in this decadent and romantic world.
Su Zheye actually knew that Gu Yuan would definitely come to find him.
Deep down in his heart, he also hoped that Gu Yuan would come to find him, so he made ambiguous gestures with Wen Zhuling as soon as possible.
Su Zheye thought he would feel relieved and happy when he saw Gu Yuan like this, but for some reason, his heart was aching at this moment.
"Zhe Ye."
Gu Yuan's lips trembled: "Did I do something wrong?"
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