Chapter 27 [VIP]
Just a few days after the vacation ended, there was a quiz. Xie Nanyi personally escorted Pei Xingzhi to the teaching building and generously gave him a hug, claiming it was to ease Pei Xingzhi's tension.
Various gazes fell upon him from those around him. Pei Xingzhi stood frozen in his arms for a few seconds before belatedly pushing him away and turning to run four or five steps to keep his distance.
Xie Nanyi looked at him amusedly, shrugged, and mouthed "Good luck." Pei Xingzhi glared at him, ignored his encouragement, and started walking into the teaching building.
"Don't be afraid, baby. It's just a little test. I'll take you to eat something delicious after the test."
Xie Nanyi's words not only caused Pei Xingzhi to miss his step, but also made the students who were pretending to pass by but were actually eavesdropping stop.
Xie Nanyi usually presents himself as aloof and cold male god in front of others, although the rumors about him and Pei Xingzhi made him seem to have become more human and "approachable".
But these two people are too far removed from their lives. People only mention them when discussing school gossip, and most people's impression of them is still that of the "otherworldly" figures of the past.
So this is what the "cool and aloof male god" is really like behind the scenes?
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingzhi stumbled on the stairs and fell into Xie Nanyi's arms, who was already waiting behind him.
People around them secretly turned on their cameras to film. Pei Xingzhi gritted his teeth and buried his face in Xie Nanyi's arms, clenching his fists and gently punching Xie Nanyi's arms.
"Are you crazy?!" He even felt like he could hear the thoughts of the people around him. Without the two of them, who else would put on an idol drama for everyone to watch in real life?
"Xiao Zhi, why are you saying such things again? My illness..."
"Alright, stop talking." Pei Xingzhi raised his hand to cover Xie Nanyi's mouth, stopping his usual rambling. Perhaps he needed to get used to this kind of scene sooner rather than later.
"You should go back first; I don't know when I'll be finished here."
He was a little afraid to imagine what shocking scene he would see if he left Xie Nanyi here alone. Recently, because of his hospitalization, the rumors about them had finally subsided a bit, and he didn't want to take over the confession wall again.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore," Xie Nanyi took off the hair tie from her wrist and tied Pei Xingzhi's messy hair back up. She gently pinched his earlobe with her right hand and said in a doting tone, "Don't be nervous. This is just a small test. You can get first place no matter what."
"I already told you I wasn't nervous. I've got this kind of exam down pat, okay?" The touch on his ear sent a shiver down Pei Xingzhi's spine. He slapped Xie Nanyi's hand away and coughed lightly to cover it up.
"Okay, okay, I'll wash up in the dorm and wait for you." Xie Nanyi's mouth never stays quiet. With less than half an hour until the exam, Pei Xingzhi was too lazy to argue with him anymore and just gave him the middle finger with his back turned.
Just as Xie Nanyi had said, the exam wasn't difficult. Even without the teacher Xie Nanyi had contacted beforehand to guide him, he could have passed perfectly. Pei Xingzhi finished tidying up his things and looked up at the time. There were still forty-three minutes left until the end of the exam.
As his tense nerves gradually relaxed, Pei Xingzhi stretched and rested his head on his right hand, lost in thought.
He didn't know if Xie Nanyi had obediently gone back to the dormitory as he had asked; his words no longer carried any weight with him. Knowing Xie Nanyi as he did, he had no doubt that Xie Nanyi would be waiting at the door to confess her love to him loudly.
If he dares to do anything outrageous… Pei Xingzhi bit his pen and squinted.
It seems there's nothing he can do.
That being said, Xie Nanyi shouldn't be so tactless, especially since he said he was going back to his dorm to shower and wait for him before leaving. It's obvious he just has a habit of showering at noon, making it seem like he only showered for him.
However, according to Xie Nanyi herself, this habit was indeed formed after Pei Xingzhi moved in, so that Pei Xingzhi could enjoy him at any time.
Regardless of the credibility of this statement, only Xie Nanyi could say something so lewd without sounding vulgar.
The two shared a room, and Pei Xingzhi inevitably saw Xie Nanyi's bath photos a few times. Putting everything else aside, Xie Nanyi's figure was definitely an Alpha's ideal, with smooth and beautiful muscle lines. Any more muscle would make her look muscular, and any less would make her look a bit thin.
No, why would he think of that?
Pei Xingzhi patted his head to banish the jumbled thoughts from his mind.
What does Xie Nanyi's figure have to do with him? They are just ordinary roommates living in the same dormitory.
Exam time always seems to drag on endlessly. Pei Xingzhi looked around, seeing everyone around him sweating profusely as they stared at their screens. Completely bored, Pei Xingzhi raised his hand to signal to the teacher that he wanted to hand in his paper early. After receiving a negative reply from the teacher and resentful looks from his classmates, he finally quieted down.
Unable to hand in his paper early, Pei Xingzhi was forced to sit on the stool and continue to daydream.
The hour and minute hands slowly approached each other, and it was exactly eleven o'clock. Xie Nanyi should have just finished pointing out Qin's faults.
In every respect, Assistant Qin is a very qualified assistant, but unfortunately he has a boss as fastidious as Xie Nanyi.
Before getting to know Xie Nanyi up close, he never imagined she would be so delicate. She wouldn't eat this or refuse that; Assistant Qin could find over a dozen faults in a single meal, and her bizarre quirks could fill more than a dozen A4 pages. It was a wonder Assistant Qin could tolerate her; he suddenly felt a little forgiving of Xie Nanyi's previous assistant. After suffering so much at his hands, it was only natural that she was a little mentally unstable.
Assistant Qin really has it tough.
"Assistant Qin, sometimes I really wonder what's going on in your head. I've told you so many times that Pei Xingzhi doesn't like this kind of taste. Who told you to make the living room like this? Did you do it on purpose?!"
Pei Xingzhi's conjecture was actually quite similar to Xie Nanyi's original idea, except that Xie's father intervened halfway through and called Xie Nanyi back at the last minute.
Xie Nanyi had a heated argument with his father, finally venting all his recent resentment on him, which angered his father so much that he cursed and sent him back home. However, he hadn't had a chance to cool off for long when he opened the door to find the entire room filled with bright red artificial roses, seemingly without end.
"Boss, you don't understand." Assistant Qin was completely immersed in the role-playing, and his catchphrase had changed to a different format. "This style is a unique kind of romance that belongs to the East. You're still young, so you don't understand. Young Master Pei will definitely like it, you can trust me."
The style doesn't matter; what matters most is being able to anger Xie Nanyi.
Xie Nanyi felt a wave of dizziness upon hearing Assistant Qin's words. He didn't know if Pei Xingzhi would like him, but he knew that Assistant Qin could no longer be allowed to stay.
"Get this whole pile of stuff out of here right now, then pack your things and go to HR to pick up your resignation form before noon tomorrow, then get out of here!"
Assistant Qin achieved his goal and left swiftly with his big red flower. Xie Nanyi looked at the room, which had been decorated for so long but was now back to its original state, and sighed helplessly.
His return to the old house this time was not smooth. Xie Xu'an urged him to form the seal quickly. Although Xie Nanyi retorted, he was actually unsure of his own thoughts.
He didn't want to become an Alpha controlled by instinct and obsessed with possession like Xie Xu'an, but what he was doing now seemed to be going against his original purpose.
He wanted to push Pei Xingzhi away, but his actions kept drawing Pei Xingzhi into his own territory.
He denies his Alpha instincts, yet he is simultaneously controlled by them.
When he saw the marks on Pei Xingzhi's body, his first reaction was not disgust, but relief.
He was relieved that Pei Xingzhi belonged to him.
"What are you doing? Why is the living room such a mess?"
Pei Xingzhi wasn't lucky enough to see the room full of cheap fake flowers. Upon entering, he only saw Xie Nanyi sitting on the sofa deep in thought and the floor piled high with various firework debris.
Pei Xingzhi had to admit that Xie Nanyi's face was handsome in every aesthetic sense; one glance was enough to leave a lasting impression. To be honest, Pei Xingzhi had been attracted to his face before, but only for a fleeting moment.
If he pursued him properly instead of in this way.
Pei Xingzhi's voice brought Xie Nanyi back to his senses. The gloom on his face vanished, and he returned to his usual smug, half-smiling expression.
Pei Xingzhi hung his bag on the hook by the door, and as soon as he turned around, Xie Nanyi leaned over. He bent down and buried his head in Pei Xingzhi's neck, nuzzling against him.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you back so early? Did you miss me?"
"I handed in my paper early, what are you doing? Why is the dorm such a mess?"
The rules stipulated that early submission of exam papers was not allowed, but Pei Xingzhi's wandering around seriously offended the teacher's authority and affected the other students' exams. The teacher had no choice but to make an exception and take away his equipment early, thus removing this "big Buddha" from the exam room.
Of course, Pei Xingzhi could not tell Xie Nanyi these things.
"I wanted to surprise Xiaozhi, but it seems I failed." Xie Nanyi rubbed her head against Pei Xingzhi's shoulder again and again, as if she were glued to Pei Xingzhi and refused to get up.
"You really know how to cause trouble for others." Unable to move the person on top of him, Pei Xingzhi could only remain in that position and move with him to the sofa. "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so listless?"
"I feel so bad, can you stay with me?" Xie Nanyi couldn't help but blurt out his feelings as he was feeling down. His mind was a complete blank; he had no idea what he was saying or doing, and he was entirely driven by instinct.
He nestled in Pei Xingzhi's arms, greedily inhaling Pei Xingzhi's scent like a wild beast.
"Xie Nanyi, are you alright? You seem a bit off." Xie Nanyi's condition was so different from usual that Pei Xingzhi belatedly realized something was wrong. Although Xie Nanyi was usually clingy, he still had his pride and would never do something like this.
"Xiao Zhi, hug me." Xie Nanyi ignored his question and grabbed his hand, placing it on her face.
He rubbed his cheeks greedily against Pei Xingzhi's hands like a puppy, and when Pei Xingzhi did not refuse, he even bit his fingers lightly.
"You... Xie Nanyi, you're not in your fertile period, are you?! How come you're suddenly in your fertile period? Where's Assistant Qin? Why isn't Assistant Qin here?!" Pei Xingzhi withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted. He couldn't sense any pheromones. After going through the matter in his mind eight hundred times, he finally realized that Xie Nanyi must be in her fertile period.
"Assistant Qin...why bring him up?"
Hearing the other man's name, Xie Nanyi frowned in displeasure and used some force to pin Pei Xingzhi down beneath her. "I've already fired him. Don't mention him again."
"Xiao Zhi, will you stay with me during my vulnerable period?"
A note from the author:
Tickets for CP31 are finally on sale! I thought it was going to be postponed.
This has made not only tourists nervous, but also the stall owners.
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