Chapter 55 The Rival's Story: You Ask Him Who I Am
That familiar yet unfamiliar face... Xie Changyu thought he was seeing things. He blinked unconsciously, muttering, "Am I drunk?"
Otherwise, how could he have seen Gu Qingjia standing in front of him?
The old classmates next to him were still playing drinking games, their cheers rising and falling. The alcohol had already tainted their voices and eyes, and their movements were becoming increasingly exaggerated. Xie Changyu, the only one who hadn't been drinking, sat among them, looking completely out of place.
He watched as the figure drew closer and closer, the handsome face gradually approaching until he could clearly see the other person's expression.
Eerie and indifferent.
hiss.
He clearly didn't drink!
Xie Changyu instantly sobered up. A peculiar fragrance wafted from the air that had just been filled with the smell of alcohol. His eyes widened slightly in surprise, and the unique colored light of the bar lights shone in his dark pupils. His thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was full of doubt.
"Gu Qingjia? What are you doing here?"
The sound wasn't very loud; his mouth opened and closed, but it was unclear who could hear him.
A tall, slender man approached step by step, his dark eyes and tousled hair framed by a cold expression. He slowly walked to the table and calmly observed the noisy scene unfolding among the crowd.
Because of his overwhelming presence, the noisy boys gradually quieted down as if sensing something. One of them, a red-haired boy who was already a bit tipsy, suddenly put his arm around Xie Changyu's shoulder and asked him in a light, slurred voice, "Changyu, is this...is this guy here to see you?"
Before Xie Changyu could even speak, Gu Qingjia made his move. He stepped forward and yanked the red-haired boy away, then naturally grabbed Xie Changyu's hand and pulled him towards him.
He sat down next to the people, a smile curving his lips, his eyes gleaming with a wicked glint. "Who are these people? Changyu, aren't you going to introduce them to me?"
The red-haired boy, suddenly pushed away, almost fell to the ground. Luckily, his friend caught him in time. Despite being treated this way, he wasn't angry. His brain, sluggish from the alcohol, reacted slowly. He propped his head up for a while before he finally came to his senses, slurring, "Who...who are you from Changyu? Why did you push me?"
Xie Changyu seemed to realize something was wrong. He instinctively felt that something was wrong with the guy in front of him. Gu Qingjia's hands were tightly gripping his shoulders, which restricted his movement, and he was unable to move while sitting there.
"They are my high school classmates, let go of me!"
He twisted his body a few times as he spoke, but it was completely useless. Gu Qingjia's grip was now terrifyingly strong. He didn't reply to him but looked at the red-haired boy, a slight smile playing on his lips, but his eyes held no mirth. He said in a flat tone, "I am—"
He paused suddenly, his lips seemingly about to utter an intimate word, but then he was suddenly pinched hard on the waist, and he immediately changed his words, saying, "Heh, Changyu and I are close, you'll have to ask him to know."
He naturally turned the conversation to Xie Changyu, who was standing silently beside him.
Hearing his words, the red-haired boy obediently looked at Xie Changyu with a questioning look in his eyes, "Changyu, who is this guy?"
Several people looked at the two people standing close together. Although the gesture of putting their arms around each other seemed normal to the boys, what was abnormal was the strange yet intimate atmosphere between the two, as if no one could get in.
Xie Changyu released his grip before everyone's eyes turned to him, appearing completely harmless. He took a deep breath and answered their questions, "My brother. He came to take me home. My mom always keeps a close eye on me."
Xie Changyu felt a tightness on her shoulder again, and continued with a fake smile, "It's not too late now. I'm afraid my parents will worry. Since my brother has come to find me, I'll go back first. Have fun, and we'll get together again next time."
Seeing that he had said that, the others were naturally afraid that he would be scolded by his parents, so they didn't mind his behavior of leaving halfway through.
"Okay, then you can go back."
"Changyu, let's go downstairs and play together some more!"
"I'll find some health-related activities to do in a few days."
...
The group chattered away, their cheeks flushed, looking quite drunk. The energetic DJ music played intermittently. Xie Changyu was getting a little tired of it and decided to find an excuse to slip away.
After leaving the bar, Xie Changyu dared to openly shake off the hand on his body. He even moved aside to make sure the distance between them was safe before looking at the person in front of him.
The light outside was still quite bright, not nearly as late as he had just said. Only a few guys inside who were already drunk and couldn't tell the time really thought it was late when they heard him say that.
The faces that were hard to see clearly inside the bar were clearly visible from the outside; Xie Changyu could even see those bloodshot eyes.
He frowned, looking impatient. "Why did you come looking for me?"
The words were utterly harsh, like a knife piercing Gu Qingjia's heart, each breath feeling like a thousand cuts.
He feigned composure, his eyes lowered, "Why can't I come to you? Shouldn't it be Qi Yan who comes?"
"What do you mean?"
Xie Changyu's heart skipped a beat. He had unexpectedly heard the name he had been avoiding for the past few days from this person's mouth. In an instant, guilt and irritation surged into his heart again. He looked at the person in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze.
Gu Qingjia met his almost harsh gaze, and her heart ached again. She turned her head slightly and said softly, "It doesn't mean anything. It's no secret that Qi Yan likes you. The way he looked at you—"
"You're the only one who can't see it, you're still naively thinking he considers you a friend."
Xie Changyu was furious at being mocked so closely. Of course, he wouldn't blame himself for not realizing Qi Yan's feelings sooner; he would only blame it all on these people.
It's all Qi Yan's fault. He deceived him from the beginning, making him treat the person as a friend. Who knew that this friend only wanted to seduce him?
Jiang Yue is strange.
Gu Qingjia is strange.
Strangely, he studied hard.
He mentally went through all the strange characters associated with those guys.
His gaze grew increasingly unfriendly. He looked at the guy in front of him who kept turning his head away from him and snorted, "What's the difference between you and him?"
They're all just putting on an act.
nausea.
"I."
Gu Qingjia blinked quickly, her eyes turning strange. Her black pupils moved slightly, and her gaze fell directly on Xie Changyu's face.
"There's not much difference."
His voice was very soft; if Xie Changyu hadn't been standing not too far away, he wouldn't have been able to hear it clearly. He slightly raised his chin. "Good that you know. Now, tell me, who told you I was here?"
You should know that he didn't tell anyone he was coming to the bar this time. He even kept it a secret from his parents when he went out, afraid that if they found out, he wouldn't be able to leave.
He looked puzzled. How did this guy know the city he lived in and where he was now?
For some reason, Gu Qingjia actually laughed when she heard the question. Xie Changyu immediately felt something was off and was a little dissatisfied. He questioned, "What are you laughing at?"
Gu Qingjia's smile didn't disappear; instead, it deepened, and her eyes were gloomy and unsettling.
Xie Changyu was also wondering if this guy had gone crazy from being locked up. After all, if you think about it carefully, it's been almost half a month since Gu Qingjia suddenly disappeared from the hotel that day.
I heard that he can't even use his cell phone. As a modern person, it's really unbearable to be treated like this. For Xie Changyu, being treated like this would be unbearable, as he can't live without his cell phone.
Gu Qingjia stared at the figure in front of him, a figure he hadn't seen in a long time. His eyes were fixed on that face, the handsome eyebrows and eyes, the soft white cheeks, the look of doubt mixed with fear, and the entire body in a defensive posture. He could see it all clearly.
But he didn't care; he missed him too much...
Actually, he was able to come out the day before yesterday. After he came out, he got his phone. The time he was in solitary confinement was very difficult. Because of the boredom, he would frantically recall Xie Changyu's eyebrows and every move, going through all kinds of memories. Until one day when Wen Shu came, he saw that scarf again. He finally remembered why that scarf looked so familiar. In an instant, all of the other party's actions and intentions were connected.
That day, Gu Qingjia suddenly went berserk and beat up Wen Shu, instantly attracting the attention of Madam Gu, who had been keeping a low profile. Madam Gu originally wanted to reconcile the two, but he extracted important information from Madam Gu's few words.
Gu Qingjia sneered and said: So it was this guy who reported me that I was suddenly arrested and brought back, right?
Madam Gu was speechless for a moment.
Wen Shu, caught off guard and punched, laughed heartily, adding fuel to the fire by saying: "As a friend, I'm just concerned about you."
The scene immediately became chaotic again.
Gu Qingjia's thoughts returned to the present. He stared blankly at the face he had been longing for day and night, his chest surging with emotion as if he had many unspeakable feelings.
His voice was a little hoarse, "I found it myself, it's very simple."
Xie Changyu believed it. After all, in his opinion, Gu Qingjia was very capable, so it was normal for her to know where he lived. He ignored the strange feeling in his heart.
Gu Qingjia looked at the person who suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes deep and thoughtful, but what she was thinking about was the information she had learned from Wen Shu that Jiang Yue had been monitoring Xie Changyu.
He couldn't say.
This has become their consensus.
Completely unaware that he was being monitored by both sides, Xie Changyu was no longer as nervous as before after realizing that this guy had simply come to see him.
After the heating inside the door stopped working, Xie Changyu's hands began to cool down, and his legs started to tremble.
It's freezing!
He shrank back slightly and asked directly, "What do you want from me?"
"miss you."
Alas.
Upon hearing this answer, Xie Changyu immediately regretted asking the question. He sniffed, his eyes filled with worry, and said, "I'm going home now. You should go home too!"
When Gu Qingjia heard that he was told to go back, his pupils contracted, and he looked up abruptly, his handsome face full of resistance. "I'm not going back! I finally managed to see you!"
"I want to go with you!"
"Come with me?" Xie Changyu almost burst out laughing. He pointed to his face, and after receiving an affirmative answer, his expression changed instantly. "No way!"
This person was also very stubborn, saying, "Then I won't leave."
Xie Changyu narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Whatever you say."
She was indifferent and completely unmoved by his attempts to win her over.
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Author's note: I originally planned to finish this world with over 10,000 words, but something came up and I ended up writing 3,000 words in the middle of the night. Plans can't keep up with changes. I will finish the last word count before 5 pm tomorrow, which will not affect the update of the new world tomorrow night.
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