CH 42

Under Gu Zhongyi’s anxious urging, Lin Yuxing finally walked out of the bathroom.

His cheeks were flushed, as he stood in front of Gu Zhongyi in a shy manner, wrapped in a loose bathrobe, like a ripe orange, exuding an alluring sweetness.

Gu Zhongyi was momentarily stunned.

Lin Yuxing blinked his eyelashes nervously.

The warm light was blending, and pheromones filled the air, emitting an enticing sweetness. Lin Yuxing seemed intoxicated, slightly staggering as if he couldn’t maintain his balance.

Gu Zhongyi immediately reached out and held his arm, leaning closer.

In a low and gentle voice that resembled a breeze, Gu Zhongyi said, “Now it’s just the two of us…”

Lin Yuxing’s heart began to race rapidly, and his ears tingled. He felt Gu Zhongyi’s warm pheromones tightly embracing him. He closed his eyes and at that moment when Gu Zhongyi drew near, everything seemed to spin.

Silently in his heart, Lin Yuxing exclaimed, and his arms wrapped around Gu Zhongyi’s neck.

His heart felt like it was about to burst out of his chest, and his breathing became rapid.

He wasn’t ready yet, he was still hesitating. Timidly, like a startled rabbit, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse, but he was extremely anxious, and even his fingertips trembled.

He just loved Gu Zhongyi that much.

At that critical moment when he was caught in his inner turmoil, he heard Gu Zhongyi’s calm words, “You wouldn’t stop me from holding you, would you?”

“Ah?”

In Lin Yuxing’s dazed state, Gu Zhongyi put him on the bed in a careful manner.

Then, Gu Zhongyi skillfully took out cotton swabs and medicine from the bedside table drawer and said, “Don’t move, I’ll reapply the medicine for you.”

“…”

Gu Zhongyi was careful in his actions, and in Lin Yuxing’s eyes, he appeared completely normal, just like usual. There was no sign of the “being like wolves and consumed by desire” that Lin Yuxing had imagined.

Lin Yuxing’s shoulders relaxed slightly, unable to determine if he was relieved or feeling empty inside.

Gu Zhongyi noticed his change and asked, “Did the wound hurt from getting wet?”

Lin Yuxing quickly shook his head, trying to understand Gu Zhongyi’s thoughts, so he carefully observed Gu Zhongyi’s every move.

Apart from patiently applying medicine, Gu Zhongyi occasionally blew on his bruises, but there was no unnecessary action.

“Okay.” Gu Zhongyi put away the bottle of medicine and got up. There was no lingering at all, and he even left quickly. “I’ll take a shower, you should rest.”

“Senior…”

Gu Zhongyi heartlessly closed the bathroom door.

Lin Yuxing’s attempts to keep him were in vain. After hearing the sound of running water from the bathroom, he realized he had been confused. He slumped onto the bed, hugging the blanket tightly.

So embarrassing!

How could he misunderstand that Gu Zhongyi wanted to do whatever he pleased with him? Was he too self-centered?

Lin Yuxing covered his face and felt ashamed. When he raised his hand, he thought of Gu Zhongyi’s furrowed brows and quickly withdrew it.

He got the habit of hitting himself when he was embarrassed from Cheng Rong.

When Lin Yuxing was young, he was always beaten. The pain made him quickly recognize reality and made him not dare to act spoiled or willful.

Over time, Lin Yuxing considered hitting himself the best way to prevent himself from daydreaming.

But he would no longer do that in the future because Gu Zhongyi didn’t like it.

Lin Yuxing tightly held his own hand, pressing it against his heart, feeling a sense of being cherished. He pursed his lips, curled up in the blanket, and shyly revealed only a pair of beautiful eyes, filled with a smile.

He was so happy that he kicked his feet.

“Ow, it hurts…” He held onto his foot.

Surrounded by a feeling of happiness, Lin Yuxing would probably never know that the seemingly calm Gu Zhongyi was currently showering with cold water to cool down.

The continuously falling cold water chilled him. To avoid catching a cold, after a few minutes, Gu Zhongyi turned the faucet to warm water.

He wiped his face vigorously in the direction of the water flow, admitting defeat to his youthful body.

Although he was approaching thirty in terms of mental age, he thought he could calmly handle Lin Yuxing, but he found that after returning to youth, his blood was boiling, and in some aspects, his rational brain had no control.

Gu Zhongyi remembered how good Lin Yuxing looked when he had just come out of the shower. His heart raced uncontrollably. Even though Lin Yuxing had a wounded face, he felt that that look was extremely captivating.

Some “dirty” thoughts kept surging in his mind, and a certain part of him was already hard.

Gu Zhongyi took a deep breath, hoping that Lin Yuxing wouldn’t notice his embarrassing side.

He was lucky to have “captured a star,” and he couldn’t afford to mess it up no matter what.

Gu Zhongyi vowed that he must learn to be patient and restrain himself.

Because in Gu Zhongyi’s eyes, Lin Yuxing was still a newly grown-up teenager, and everything needed to be taken slowly.

He recalled Lin Yuxing’s shy appearance earlier and clenched his teeth in frustration. He didn’t want to scare Lin Yuxing or burden him in any way.

Half an hour later, Gu Zhongyi came out of the bathroom feeling refreshed.

However, Lin Yuxing, exhausted from recent days, had fallen asleep hugging the blanket even before Gu Zhongyi finished showering.

Approaching him, Gu Zhongyi leaned down and kissed Lin Yuxing’s forehead, tucking him in under the covers.

In the peaceful night, even the sound of a falling needle seemed particularly distinct. Gu Zhongyi quietly lay beside Lin Yuxing, observing him for a while before finally falling into a deep sleep.

In fact, since that night when he came over, Gu Zhongyi hadn’t slept at all. The fatigue of the day and night made him fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

The night that should have been full of desires and passionate encounters in the eyes of others did not belong to those two exhausted individuals.

The next day, the sun was already high.

Gu Zhongyi woke up before Lin Yuxing did.

He turned to the side and saw Lin Yuxing sleeping closely beside him. Feeling happy, Gu Zhongyi genuinely smiled. He reached out and touched Lin Yuxing’s messy hair, not wanting to wake him.

Gu Zhongyi really wanted to lie next to Lin Yuxing a little longer, but he had other things to attend to and had to get up first.

However, his cautious movements still woke Lin Yuxing.

“Mmm…” Lin Yuxing made a low hum, subconsciously grabbing onto Gu Zhongyi’s bathrobe. His voice was soft, “Where are you going?”

Rubbing his eyes, Lin Yuxing didn’t open them.

Gu Zhongyi kissed his forehead , “I’m not going anywhere. If you’re still tired, go back to sleep for a little longer.”

Lin Yuxing didn’t know if he understood or if he was still half-asleep, but he continued sleeping soundly. He relaxed his grip on Gu Zhongyi’s bathrobe, completely soothed by Gu Zhongyi’s morning kiss.

Gu Zhongyi observed Lin Yuxing for a while longer before finally deciding to freshen up.

The disposable toothbrush at the hotel was uncomfortable to use, so Gu Zhongyi frowned as he brushed his teeth, holding his phone in his free hand. The lit screen displayed a missed call from a number he didn’t recognize—. There were also two missed calls from Chen Hua and one from Yang Qing.

Gu Zhongyi didn’t pay much attention to it. After unlocking his phone, he scrolled through his message history.

There were three messages from Yang Qing.

[What happened to you? President Gu suddenly called me over for questioning.]

[By the way, President Gu didn’t seem to care about your relationship at school. I remember he didn’t pay much attention to it. But this time, it’s strange. He specifically asked me to find out how Lin Yuxing and you met and how your relationship is, if it’s just for fun. I played dumb throughout the whole conversation…]

[Zhongyi, if you need any help, just let me know. Waiting for your message.]

Gu Zhongyi replied, [I was busy yesterday and didn’t see the messages. Thanks, I can handle this on my own.]

In the world before his rebirth, he wasn’t very familiar with Yang Qing. Yang Qing was more like an “informant” planted by Gu Zhuang by his side than a “friend.”

Even when they entered university, Yang Qing followed him abroad. So this time, when Gu Zhongyi entered C University early to find Qu Xing, Yang Qing was also required to enroll in C University.

Little did he know that after coming to C University, Gu Zhongyi didn’t meet Qu Xing but met the real Lin Yuxing a year later.

And in this world, Qu Xing seemed to have vanished into thin air with no news at all.

…………..

Gu Zhongyi rinsed his mouth and washed his face.

When he picked up his phone again, he noticed that the unknown number was still silent.

The previous night, Gu Zhongyi was too preoccupied to pay attention to “it,” but now that he had calmed down, he made a call to the number again. The call was quickly ended from the other side, indicating that it wasn’t an unused number.

Gu Zhongyi couldn’t guess the identity of the person on the other end, and he didn’t like being watched. He forwarded the number to someone and transferred a sum of money, hoping that person could help him find out quickly.

Coincidentally, Li Yuan contacted him at that moment.

Gu Zhongyi answered the call outside the room.

Li Yuan said, “Lin Xiufeng is not worried about Cheng Rong at all, but she insists on meeting Lin Yuxing. So, what are the arrangements here, Young Master Gu?”

“Yuxing has injured his foot and can’t come over. Let her come to the hotel after 12 o’clock,” Gu Zhongyi planned to buy a flight ticket for the next morning and didn’t intend to stay in D City for too long.

After thinking for a moment, he added, “Make it after 1 o’clock.” He wanted to let Lin Yuxing sleep until he naturally woke up.

That day was a sunny day, and there was a feeling of clarity after the rain.

When Lin Yuxing opened his eyes, it was already 11 o’clock.

Gu Zhongyi was leaning against the bedside, leisurely reading a hardcover book. Lin Yuxing looked at him in a daze and suddenly sat up from the bed.

A solid, abrupt movement.

“Ah!”

Due to the excessive movement, Lin Yuxing pulled on his wound. After sleeping for a whole night, his body felt sore all over.

Two teardrops unconsciously rolled down Lin Yuxing’s face, but Gu Zhongyi held him firmly in his arms.

“What are you doing?”

“I… I…”

Lin Yuxing stuttered, realizing only then that they were in a relationship and had slept together. He widened his eyes and looked up at Gu Zhongyi, feeling helpless. He sniffled, embarrassedly said, “Senior… Good morning…”

“Morning.” Gu Zhongyi’s palm caressed his back.

Lin Yuxing averted his gaze and looked at the book that had fallen on the bedside. He focused and realized it was a classic literary work, the kind his teacher used to assign for book reports when he was young.

Lin Yuxing remembered that at that time, he didn’t have money to buy books, so he would go to the bookstore every day and browse through sample copies until he finished reading them.

“Why are you reading a book?” Lin Yuxing tried to break the awkward atmosphere and said sheepishly, “I wrote a book report on this book when I was young.”

Gu Zhongyi let go of his hand, picked up the book, closed it, and put it back on the shelf in the corner.

“Just grabbed it, to pass the time.”

“Oh…”

“Otherwise,” Gu Zhongyi turned around, his posture tall and straight like a pine tree, radiating an indescribable tenderness, “I’ll keep looking at you.”

Gu Zhongyi still remembered yesterday at the restaurant when Lin Yuxing objected to him constantly watching him.

Lin Yuxing didn’t know if Gu Zhongyi was intentionally teasing him, but his face turned red in an instant, and he didn’t know what to say.

He looked troubled, worried that on the second day of their relationship, Gu Zhongyi would find him uninteresting. He twisted the corner of the blanket with his fingertips and struggled to say, “Then… then, I don’t mind if you keep looking. I… I was just a bit embarrassed by being watched by you…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yuxing regretted it.

He didn’t even know what he was saying.

Feeling frustrated, he lowered his gaze. In that instant, Gu Zhongyi kissed his lips lightly, like a dragonfly touching the water, gentle and sweet.

Gu Zhongyi’s voice was pleasant, as captivating as a spring breeze.

“Got it.”

Gu Zhongyi glanced at the time, took a few clothes from the side, and handed them to Lin Yuxing. “Your old clothes can’t be worn anymore. I picked a few random pieces from a nearby clothing store for you. There are two turtlenecks. See which one suits you better.”

Lin Yuxing immediately checked the price, but strangely, the clothes didn’t have price tags.

Gu Zhongyi explained, “It’s a small store, so they don’t have price tags.” He didn’t give Lin Yuxing time to think and said, “Around 1 o’clock, your aunt will come. Before that, let’s have a meal.”

As soon as Lin Xiufeng was mentioned, Lin Yuxing lost his appetite.

Gu Zhongyi rubbed his head and comforted him, “Li Yuan called me and said your aunt doesn’t want to defend Cheng Rong’s actions. Looking at it optimistically, maybe she really doesn’t know or was forced into it.”

Gu Zhongyi wasn’t persuading Lin Yuxing to forgive anyone. He just didn’t want Lin Yuxing to feel down, burdened by unnecessary things.