Chapter 84: Ensnaring 15
You must be happy now.
Gu Rong used a tone of statement and summary, without any sarcasm at all, and even had a hint of soothing.
Ling Xiao didn't need to answer this question at all.
So Ling Xiao had nothing to say.
Gu Rong didn't wait for Ling Xiao to answer. After she finished speaking, she turned back to her homework, but then she remembered something and said to Ling Xiao, "Although I'm very grateful to you for everything, I won't let you down on this final exam. I'm going to do my best and surpass you. I want to take first place."
Ling Xiao was speechless.
He spoke as if he cared that much about being first.
Aren’t the people who have always cared about Gu Rong the same?
After all, Gu Rong would compare everything he learned with him.
She would ask him every day if he had memorized this and that, and would compare who knew more questions and who had made more mistakes. She would even compare their scores in class quizzes. Then, when she found out that she was not as good as him in some areas, she would "not be ashamed to ask questions" the next second and stick with him until she achieved her goal.
Obviously, the gap between the two of them is not that big, but many times, Ling Xiao always feels that Gu Rong can still squeeze out a lot of value from him.
And now Gu Rong's behavior is becoming more and more obvious. He probably feels that he needs Ling Xiao less and less, and he is almost certain of his ranking in this exam, so he dares to "talk big" like this. In addition, he has already seen the inhibitor of hope, as if Ling Xiao's existence is dispensable, and therefore he no longer "keeps a low profile" and becomes more and more confident.
I guess if I pass him in the final exam this time, I can kick him aside.
Ling Xiao tilted his head and stared at Gu Rong for a long while without saying a word. After Gu Rong turned her head to look at him again, he suddenly curved his lips and smiled: "Really? Then keep going."
He gave Gu Rong encouragement.
But in the remaining weeks before the final exams, Ling Xiao had no free time at night.
Study like crazy.
And it's done secretly.
There was a time when he despised such behavior.
But now, Ling Xiao wanted to make full use of every minute and every second, and he would never let Gu Rong succeed. This hateful guy.
Understand Gu Rong and become Gu Rong.
Sure enough, Ling Xiao's crazy study in secret was effective.
When the final exam results came out, he proudly scored 5 points higher than Gu Rong.
Very good, very nice.
Because when the results came out, Gu Rong stared at him for five minutes, then moved closer to him.
"Winter vacation starts when the results come out."
Ling Xiao said, "So."
“The inhibitors haven’t been developed yet.”
"Um."
"We haven't been able to see each other for more than a month during the winter vacation."
Ling Xiao really wanted to say, what’s the relationship between them? If they can’t meet, then they can’t meet. Why make such a fuss about it?
But he didn't say anything.
Gu Rong paused, then continued, "Can I invite you to live in my house?"
Ling Xiao: “”
Even though he knew what Gu Rong might say, it was still a little beyond his expectations at this moment.
Although Gu Rong had said something similar before, bringing it up again now still gave Ling Xiao a different feeling, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Fortunately, Gu Rong continued:
“We can learn together.”
Gu Rong began to calculate carefully again: "Besides, we can't separate before the inhibitor is developed. I want to stay with you."
Ling Xiao looked at Gu Rong: "These are all 'you think'."
Gu Rong paused, then turned around and asked seriously, "Then how can it become 'you want'? You tell me, and I will definitely do it."
At this point, Ling Xiao suddenly remembered the sentence that Gu Rong always emphasized, and subconsciously asked: "Is it okay to mark you permanently?"
After that, both of them fell silent.
Ling Xiao noticed that Gu Rong was shrinking back.
This is the first time.
He was stabbed.
"Just kidding."
Ling Xiao immediately said, "How could I possibly want to mark you permanently? Just think about it and you'll know it's impossible."
"I know."
Gu Rong lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, I won't misunderstand. I still remember our three rules."
Ling Xiao nodded: "Just remember it."
In the end, no consensus was reached, and the atmosphere even began to become weird.
Until winter vacation comes.
Maybe it was due to the many temporary marks Ling Xiao had given him before, so even after the winter vacation, when Gu Rong hadn't contacted Ling Xiao for a long time, there was no problem with pheromones. He ate and drank as usual, and took care of cats while working. It seemed that he had completely forgotten about Ling Xiao and lived comfortably alone.
——At least that’s what Ling Xiao saw.
He even dreamed several times that Gu Rong fainted in his house, which was not even as big as their toilet, because he could not get the comfort of pheromones.
After waking up, Ling Xiao regretted it very much. When Gu Rong invited him to live together, he failed to ridicule Gu Rong in time that there was no place for him to live in her home.
Is he going to squeeze into the same bed with Gu Rong?
Or should he sleep on the bed and Gu Rong sleep on the floor?
Also, the living room is so small that it’s hard to even fit a double sofa, let alone room for someone to lie down.
So to sum up, Gu Rong's request to invite him to live together was made without considering any realistic factors. He just said it without thinking and his attitude was very casual.
The current situation between the two of them was purely Gu Rong's fault.
As a result, Gu Rong still had to give him a cold look.
Therefore, when Ye Jiqing and Jiang Kangcheng dragged Ling Xiao to Yunshui River again, he was very reluctant.
It was as if he had lowered his head first, giving Gu Rong a way out.
He didn't want Gu Rong to have this illusion.
Things like bowing your head to Gu Rong shouldn't happen in front of him.
Why? He has already been very kind to Gu Rong.
Even the three rules had already crossed the line a long time ago. His reminder was necessary, but why did Gu Rong seem to feel wronged?
Ling Xiao walked into Yunshui River with an expressionless face.
He thought that he must have a good talk with Gu Rong this time.
But the next second, Ling Xiao stopped.
In a booth in the corner, Gu Rong had a small cartoon badge with the words "Open for Business" hanging on his chest. Ling Xiao was very familiar with this badge because -
"Ah, Gu Rong has become someone else's exclusive..."
Jiang Kangcheng blurted out in a lower and lower voice, and couldn't help but glance at Ling Xiao.
In the past, Gu Rong would bring this small badge for their brother Xiao. Now, since Brother Xiao has not come for a few days, Gu Rong brought this small badge for someone else.
And the person next to Gu Rong also looked like an alpha, and seemed to be about the same age as them.
But it's just work, so I shouldn't mind it too much, right?
Jiang Kangcheng and Ye Jiqing looked at each other, one curled his lips and the other winked.
As for the entanglement, or rather the struggle, between Ling Xiao and Gu Rong, they had always adhered to the attitude of only watching, not participating, only gossiping, not being nosy, so they didn't actually know the true nature of their relationship, or their brother Xiao's true psychological state, but -
At least it is true that Ling Xiao has been out of shape recently.
So as a good brother, how can I not provide some help?
But in the current situation...well, it seems better not to come.
The three of them sat down in the booth next to Gu Rong and found that Gu Rong was chatting with the alpha.
The three of them walked past Gu Rong. Gu Rong just glanced at them and then turned around to talk to the alpha. It sounded like they knew him.
Oh no, this is even more incredible.
Ye Jiqing and Jiang Kangcheng tried their best to keep quiet so that Ling Xiao could hear clearly what the two people in the booth next to them were talking about.
——In fact, Gu Rong didn’t expect to meet Qu Shaoxian here.
The "friends" he met at his old school.
Qu Shaoxian looks like an alpha who doesn't look like an alpha. His pheromone is the bland smell of mineral water, to put it bluntly, it is the smell of water, sometimes it is even undetectable, so he seems a bit out of place among the alphas, and has been ostracized a lot because of this.
This situation is similar to Gu Rong's.
But Gu Rongduo is more because of his personality.
But this did not prevent Qu Shaoxian from wanting to get close to Gu Rong.
He felt that the two of them could warm each other up.
No one isolates everyone from the beginning, and "Gu Rong" is no exception, so he gradually accepted Qu Shaoxian's "goodwill". After all, humans are social animals, and Qu Shaoxian was the first person to send friendly signals to him. While enjoying solitude, it is inevitable that they would want to experience the warmth of each other.
Just an omega and an alpha, who would believe that there is real friendship.
Rumors gradually spread, and since both of them were "marginal figures", the rumors were not very nice.
There were a lot of malicious speculations, and the secret stares they gave each other were not actually concealed at all, as if every time they spoke, they were doing something shameful. Even though the two had distanced themselves in the later period, they could not withstand the rumors that were deliberately spread against them, and the impact was huge.
After this, Qu Shaoxian's parents came to find him, and as a result, Gu Rong was forced to transfer schools.
He and Qu Shaoxian had not been in touch for a long time, but he did not expect to meet in Yunshui River.
However, Qu Shaoxian didn't seem very surprised.
Besides, it has been a long time since they last saw each other. Qu Shaoxian felt that he had changed a lot, at least in terms of appearance, there was a big gap between him and before.
I guess no one would say that he is not like an alpha now.
"Actually, I've been wanting to come see you for a long time."
Qu Shaoxian's facial features also became more profound than before. In just a few months, he seemed like a different person.
"But after you transferred to another school, I stayed in the hospital for over half a month. My glands began to develop again, and I had a constant high fever. After being discharged from the hospital, I've been recuperating..."
Only then did Gu Rong discover that the smell of Qu Shaoxian's pheromones seemed to have changed slightly, from the smell of mineral water to the smell of sulfur water, which was much more pungent than before.
"I didn't dare to contact you rashly, for fear that you were still angry."
At this point, Qu Shaoxian looked at Gu Rong and asked in a low voice: "Are you still angry with me, Rong?"
A Rong......
In the next booth, Ling Xiao crushed a glass with an expressionless face.
With a crash, the broken pieces of glass were spread out on the coffee table.
At this moment, Ling Xiao was extremely aware of a problem.
It seemed like he had too many emotions towards Gu Rong that he shouldn't have.
Too many to be normal.
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