CH 50

After walking the dog son for a while, Gu Xizhou held onto the leash to prevent the dog from running off as he took out his phone and dialled Si Yu’s number.

Si Yu’s voice was slightly hoarse when he answered, “Yes?” 

“Are you free tomorrow morning? To accompany Fang Zhi into the mission world.” Gu Xizhou cut straight to the point.

On the other end, Si Yu was silent for a moment and then spoke in a tired and somewhat hoarse voice, “Yes…… Just come over.”

“Are you sick?” Gu Xizhou frowned slightly and asked upon hearing Si Yu’s voice.

“Slight fever,” Si Yu said, declining another call that came through his phone, “I’m not feeling very well. You guys can come over directly tomorrow…… Oh, right, bring the handcuffs.” 

Gu Xizhou was stunned for a moment. He had brought handcuffs the last time he went to see Si Yu, but that had been unintentional. Hearing Si Yu’s special instructions, Gu Xizhou asked, surprised, “Handcuffs? What for?”

The person on the other end was silent for a moment before saying, “In case your curiosity piques in the middle of the night and get me killed.”

Gu Xizhou understood. Si Yu was still resentful about Gu Xizhou having been egged on by that drag queen Fu Yiran the last time. If Si Yu had not woken up and stopped him, he might have torn the newspaper up.

“Okay, okay, you are the boss after all. You have the experience, so you have the final say. I’ll listen to you……”

As Gu Xizhou said this, he carelessly glanced at the dog son straining the leash on the ground. The dog son jumped forward with the strength of sucking. However, there was a big mountain behind it, just like the Wukong could not escape from the five finger mountain of the Tathagata Buddha.

Having received acquiescence, Si Yu continued, completely unconcerned about Gu Xizhou’s tone, “That’s good. Just follow me closely, or I won’t care if you die.”

Gu Xizhou: …… 

If he had not beaten up that ghost the last time, who knew where this guy’s corpse would even be lying?! 

“I’m going to sleep, I’m dizzy.” Si Yu hung up the phone, felt his feverish forehead and laid back on the bed. Even in his sleep, his brows furrowed together.

…… 

“Ding ding ding——”

After the alarm had rung for a while, Gu Xizhou struggled out of bed and freshened up before getting in the car and driving to Si Yu’s house, picking up Fang Zhi on the way. 

As the car drove into the villa area, Gu Xizhou pointed at Si Yu, who was trying and failing to pull away from a girl in front of the door, “En…… Rich men are all big pig trotters. Look at how pitifully that girl is crying. What a gigolo……”

“Si Ge doesn’t look like…… the type to be in a relationship.” Fang Zhi argued weakly.

“Hahaha, that’s true, I don’t think many women can stand him and his cold face.” As he spoke, Gu Xizhou parked the car and checked that his phone was in his pocket. 

The moment he got out of the car, he was met with the sight of the girl grabbing onto Si Yu’s collar, causing a good part of his shoulders to show, his skin so white that it was shining. 

Si Yu was really so white as to be worthy of the title “gigolo”.

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Gu Xizhou was a little flummoxed to hear this. He looked at Si Yu and asked hesitantly, “Did we come at a bad time?”

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The beautiful girl with beach waves could not stop her tears from falling upon hearing this. She continued to plead with Si Yu and refused to leave. At that point, Si Yu walked over and grabbed Gu Xizhou’s hand, saying to the girl, “In that case, I’ll tell you the truth.”

“I’ve slept with him.” Si Yu enunciated each word slowly and added, “one single bed.”

Hearing this, the girl immediately turned to look at Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi, as if seeing something inconceivable. Gritting her teeth, she shook her head and said, “You must be lying!” 

Shaking off Si Yu’s hand, Gu Xizhou put an arm around Si Yu and turned to the girl, “I really have shared a bed with him.”

“I’m here today to sleep with him. We’ll probably sleep for a few days and nights.” Gu Xizhou said with a teasing smile.

The girl’s face turned white. Seeing Fang Zhi at the side, her eyes lit up, “What about him?! You two just have some business with President Si, don’t lie to me!”

Gu Xizhou looked back at Fang Zhi and blinked at the girl, speaking as if greatly wronged, “Have you never seen three people in one room?” 

“One, one room to, to do what?” The girl asked, her voice trembling and tearful.

Si Yu: “Exactly what you’re thinking.”

Hearing this, the girl ran away crying. As soon as she was gone, Fang Zhi’s face turned red like a boiled lobster. He asked the other two men in a trembling voice, “What… what was she thinking?”

Si Yu looked towards the girl who had already run far away and said, “I don’t know.” 

Gu Xizhou shook his head and looked at a complete loss, “I have no idea. We really do sleep in the same room in the mission worlds.”

Fang Zhi: “……” The two of you…… seem to be making a fool of me!

As he said this, Gu Xizhou leaned over to Si Yu and said in a low voice, “Xiao Si, your play on words deserves full marks! Every sentence is true and yet leaves unlimited room for imagination.”

Si “Shameless” Yu: “Thank you for the compliment.” 

Long story short, the girl had been Si Yu’s personal assistant. She had come today to bring over the company documents that needed Si Yu’s personal signature. After getting his signature, she had summoned up the courage to confess to him. One could imagine the result.

And so it was as Gu Xizhou had just seen. 

Just as Gu Xizhou was about to enter the password to Si Yu’s villa, Si Yu reached out and pressed his index finger on the electronic lock, and the door opened with a click.

Gu Xizhou: “……” 

Despite it not being the first time he had come to Si Yu’s villa, he still found the place much too luxurious upon entering. Fang Zhi followed behind the two men and sat down on one side after entering, seeming somewhat self-conscious.

As there was still more than half an hour left, the three of them naturally started chatting. Fang Zhi spoke of the Phoenix Mountain case and began to sigh.

After hearing the whole story, Si Yu’s reaction was rather mild. He simply nodded and did not comment.

“Xiao Si, I’m so thirsty, I want coffee!” Gu Xizhou added, “the expensive kind!” 

Si Yu: “……”

Seeing no response, Gu Xizhou continued, “the kind I can’t afford!”

Si Yu: “There are many kinds of coffee in my home. You can’t afford any of them.”

Gu Xizhou: Okay, okay, it’s great to be a tycoon! I’m so lemony……  

Seeing Gu Xizhou rendered speechless, Si Yu could not help but smile.

About ten minutes later, Gu Xizhou was drinking his coffee contentedly while waiting for time to pass. Entering the world on the dot, Gu Xizhou reopened his eyes after the familiar dizziness had passed and found himself on a bus. He was standing in the middle of the bus, with a man standing on either side of him.

Letting go of the two hands he was holding, Gu Xizhou raised an eyebrow at the internship recommendation in his hands. The words “Little Apple Kindergarten” were in large print. 

“Kindergarten teachers?” Gu Xizhou grinned, a little speechless. The other two men looked perplexed at the materials in their hands. 

Together, the three surveyed the people in the bus. There were not many people on the bus, but every seat was occupied. Apart from the three of them, there were seven to eight other people standing.

Gu Xizhou noticed a man who kept leaning very strangely towards a lady and had just raised his eyebrows when he saw Fang Zhi about to rush forward——

“Wait.” Gu Xizhou stopped Fang Zhi and stepped forward himself. He did not immediately stop the man’s behaviour, but instead reached out and touched the man’s buttocks.

Shocked, the man turned his head and saw Gu Xizhou. He was stunned for a moment before raging, “What do you think you’re doing? Fucking pervert!” 

Gu Xizhou rolled his eyes and ignored him. The man glared at Gu Xizhou and took another step towards the beautiful young woman; Gu Xizhou followed and touched his buttocks again.

Finally, the man could not bear it anymore and gnashed his teeth at Gu Xizhou. He got off the bus, but not before swearing again, “Damn pervert!”

“Hmph, who’s the real pervert here!” Gu Xizhou rolled his eyes and shook his hand in disgust. The lady whispered her thanks to him.

Gu Xizhou waved a hand and walked back. Fang Zhi looked at him as if about to speak but no words came out. 

In contrast, Si Yu gave him a look, “You’d interfere with even this? You don’t even know if they’re humans or ghosts.”

Gu Xizhou: “……” Even if he were a ghost I would beat him up!

Gu Xizhou changed the subject, pointing to the Little Apple Kindergarten behind Si Yu and Fang Zhi, “We’re here!”

When getting off, Si Yu stumbled and almost fell off the bus. Fortunately, Gu Xizhou was quick to lend him a hand, “You have quite the serious fever!” 

Si Yu gave Gu Xizhou’s hand a disgusted look and blocked the hand that Gu Xizhou stretched out to touch his forehead, “You, didn’t wash your hands!”

Gu Xizhou: “……”

“……” Gu Xizhou released his grip on Si Yu and said to Fang Zhi at the side, “Xiao Fang, come and support our thick thigh so he doesn’t fall.” 

Fang Zhi, flummoxed, “Okay!”

Gu Xizhou noticed that the lady who had just been sexually harassed got off the bus together with them. She had probably come to pick up her child as she stood at the entrance and looked around. The moment school was over, a swarm of children who came up to less than Gu Xizhou’s knee followed their teachers out of the school gate.

A middle-aged female teacher at the door saw Gu Xizhou and the others and waved to them, “We’re just waiting for the three of you; the others are all here. Come with me.”

Skit of the Day (as promised) 

Si Yu: You touched another man’s ass! (You unfaithful man! Men are really all big pig trotters!)

Gu Xizhou: You know I only did that to stop him from sexually harassing that lady!

Si Yu: (No, I won’t listen!) You still touched him! 

Si Yu (under his breath): You’ve never even touched my ass before……  

Si Yu: And then you tried to touch my forehead with the same hand!

Gu Xizhou (with a resigned sigh): …… so what do you want me to do? Touch your ass too?

Si Yu (tsundere): S-sure, I-I’ll let you touch then. I-it’s not like I want you to, though! It’s just because you asked so nicely! And only after you scrub your hands clean!

Gu Xizhou: …… (I was just kidding!) 

Glacestorm: Hello, I’m finally back! So sorry for having been MIA. As mentioned in my Discord announcement, I wasn’t feeling well last week and had to rush some assignments and study for midterms after recovering. I hope you guys enjoyed the skit though! 

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Back to the novel, please look forward to creepy kids and more in the kindergarten world!