When Lu Ping and Chen Ji returned, their minds were only filled with seven words.
What should they do about it?
On the morning of December 6, 2021, as they rushed back to Beijing from the snowy Aranya, they pushed open the door to Building 314 of the Zijing Apartment 1 and saw their lifelong straight, good friend who has homophobia, Zhou Cibai, sleeping next to a hill of blankets.
Under the blanket, a pair of snow-white ankles were exposed, which clearly did not belong to him.
On the bed next to his, the blanket was lifted and it was empty, with only a few pieces of clothing that had been taken off before going to bed hanging on the railing, but the owner was nowhere to be found.
There was a long silence.
The north wind howled1It is used to describe the cold wind howling since many Chinese people thought the northerly wind was always the coldest. Cr: ChinaClife..
Lu Ping asked, “Chen Ji, did we come back too late?”
Chen Ji replied, “Perhaps we came back too early.”
“……”
Once again, there was a long silence.
The north wind is still howling.
Lu Ping said, “You’re right.”
Chen Ji said, “So the cold leaves spread gracefully on my face2“Cold Leaves Fall All Over My Face” is a sad love song that expresses the singer’s confusion about love and life. The lyrics go: “The cold wind is howling, the fallen leaves are falling, and a bright moon shines on the ground.” This scene seems to be her current situation. It can be seen from the title of the song that this is a lonely, helpless, and depressed woman..”
Lu Ping: “My son’s rebellion breaks my heart.”
The two of them, who started singing inexplicably, finally woke up Zhou Cibai.
Zhou Cibai rolled over, frowned, and was about to ask Lu Ping and Chen Ji what they were crazy about so early in the morning.
Then he realized something, he paused and opened his eyes.
He saw Lu Ping and Chen Ji standing under the bed.
Lu Ping and Chen Ji looked up at him and Gu Jiqing, who was sleeping next to him with only a small head and thin ankles exposed with sorrowful expressions.
“……”
F*ck！
Zhou Cibai immediately realized it and sat up. Just as he was about to say that things were not as they thought, the blanket next to him moved.
Gu Jiqing rubbed his eyes and sat up, the blanket sliding down, revealing his messy pajama collar and snow-white neck due to his very dishonest sleeping appearance. He himself seemed to be too tired to open his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, “Did I sleep in your bed again last night?”
“……”
It was deathly silence.
Again! Again!! Again!!!
Lu Ping accurately grasped the key words and looked at Zhou Cibai with such sorrowful eyes that “Just how many dirty things have you two dirty dog men done in our pure dormitory?” was almost written on his face.
Zhou Cibai was afraid that he would say something that Gu Jiqing would misunderstand in the next second. He quickly put on his jacket, got out of bed, then hobbled and quickly pushed them out of the door.
“Pour all that filth out of your heads.” Zhou Cibai said as soon as he closed the door, he immediately lowered his voice to stop the pile of yellow waste that Lu Ping was about to release.
Lu Ping, forced by his inability to defeat Zhou Cibai, reluctantly closed his mouth, but his eyes were full of “let’s see how you’re going to explain it to me” after catching the traitor.
When Zhou Cibai woke up, his feet didn’t hurt much, but he had a severe headache.
He pressed his thumb and middle finger hard against his temples on both sides before looking at Lu Ping. He tried his best to calmly explain the reason behind yesterday’s incident and finally asked, “Otherwise, what can I do? If I had to wake him up and drive him away, would you be able to do it?”
Indeed, a great beauty who had just been misunderstood by him, took care of him regardless of his past grievances, and who seemed to have just suffered injustice, if he talks so coquettishly in his sleep, normal people won’t be able to bear it.
“But why don’t you sleep in my bed?” Lu Ping sent out a soulful question.
Zhou Cibai: “……”
There was a brief silence.
“I have an elective course first class in the morning.”
After speaking, Zhou Cibai turned around expressionlessly and quickly washed, got dressed, packed his back, and then called on Wang Quan to leave at a speed that was not like a patient who had just recovered a little bit from an ankle injury.
The whole process was so fast that he didn’t say a word to anyone.
Gu Jiqing, who was inside the door, and Lu Ping, as well as Chen Ji, who were outside the door, “……?”
.
Zhou Cibai has a really good temper.
Gu Jiqing didn’t think too much, and just came to this conclusion.
After all, he had climbed onto the wrong bed again yesterday, but Zhou Cibai didn’t get angry.
Then he slowly stood up to help Zhou Cibai make the bed. He returned to his own bed and put on his clothes.
However, Lu Ping outside the door reacted only after Zhou Zhibai had already gone away: “Chen Ji! Did you see? He can’t answer! He’s just feeling guilty!”
After he finished, his cell phone vibrated.
He lowered his head and saw a message coming from the dormitory group.
[White]: The past incidents were all misunderstandings, and I have explained them to you guys already. Don’t say anything that is nothing in front of others, making them feel awkward and uncomfortable
[White]: @Roar at the sight of injustice on the road Especially you. Think before you speak. Don’t startle people all the time
“Zhou Cibai said I talk without thinking?!” Lu Ping was about to cry in an instant, feeling aggrieved. “He said I speak without thinking because of a man he just met for three days. Good, I want to see what kind of evil spirit this is that can captivate a homophobic straight man!’”
After speaking, Lu Ping angrily pushed open the door and stood still.
The messy clutter on the balcony has been neatly stacked, the scattered trash cans on the ground have been replaced with new bags, the floor splashed with instant noodle soup has become shiny, the dirt in the sink has been cleaned, and there is still a comfortable and light fragrance in the air.
It’s like two different rooms compared to the crowded and messy straight-man dormitory before.
But the private parts remained unchanged.
Diligent and with a sense of propriety.
The perfect Tianlou Maiden3田螺姑娘 or Tianlou Maiden is a character from a local folk legend in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China. It metaphorically refers to a hardworking and kind woman who knows how to be grateful and repay kindness, as well as a person who silently and selflessly dedicates herself..
And the Tianlou Maiden had just wrapped himself up in a loose and appropriate home outfit. Looking towards them, he noticed their gaze and explained in a warm voice, “I tidied up the dormitory before. I might’ve moved some stuff a little. I hope you don’t mind.”
“I don’t mind! I don’t mind!” Lu Ping, who was supposed to be on duty today, shook his head frantically, fearing that there might be some misunderstanding with Tianluo Maiden and in the future, he won’t be a Tianluo anymore. “Even if you touch our things, it’s also fine. As big men, we don’t pay attention to these things.”
“That’s good.” Gu Jiqing thought that this round-headed boy was quite cute and laughed lightly. “I even prepared a meeting gift before, but you weren’t here, so I didn’t bring it out. Do you want to try it now?”
“Meeting gift?” Lu Ping was surprised. Are there any male college students who are so particular these days?
When Gu Jiqing took out two boxes of exquisitely packaged homemade cookies, Lu Ping’s eyes lit up. He swallowed them and opened his eyes wide. “F*ck, it’s amazing! Xiao Gu, if you open a store to sell these cookies, you can definitely become the richest person in the country!”
The evil spirit directly turns into Xiao Gu.
Lu Ping is quite easy to bribe.
However, he was a person who was originally heartless. Although he loved surprises, his non-concepts and love-hate-likes are simple.
Since Gu Jiqing helped him with today’s duty and gave him a giant box of delicious little cookies, he was a good person and would be a friend from now on.
Chen Ji is not as shallow as he is, but he has to admit that this little biscuit is indeed good.
Or rather, Gu Jiqing is a very good person.
Even if they only met once, it makes people feel very comfortable, loose and casual, without any sense of oppression, gentle and appropriate, and thoughtful in handling things. Coupled with a beautiful yet non-aggressive face, it is difficult not to feel close to and like him.
It doesn’t match the rumored image of an evil spirit scumbag at all.
It’s definitely not easy to make He Changzhi go crazy, and Zhou Cibai accepts him so quickly.
Chen Ji was careful and accepted the biscuit, politely saying, “Thank you.”
Then he turned around and put down his things, turned on the computer, and continued to catch up with the homework to be handed in this afternoon.
The structure of this building case is complex and abnormal, and the specific calculation of the actual masonry wall engineering quantity is always incorrect. Yesterday, he finally thought it was correct and submitted it, and today he got it back.
“Lu Ping, are you sure all the data is correct?” Chen Ji calculated again, feeling a bit impatient.
Lu Ping answered in a daze, “Ah? It should be corrected? Anyway, I can’t figure it out. How about we wait for Lao Si to come back and ask him?”
“I have to submit it before afternoon classes, it will be too late when he comes back.” Chen Ji frowned and pressed his fingers on the keyboard.
His bed is right across from Gu Jiqing.
Gu Jiqing just looked up and saw that Chen Ji seemed a bit anxious. He whispered, “Is it a calculation problem? Why don’t you let me try?”
After he finished speaking, Chen Ji turned his head slightly surprised and then remembered that Gu Jiqing seemed to be from the Mathematics Department: “But this is different from ordinary calculations. Do you know how to read the drawings?”
Gu Jiqing nodded slightly and said, “En, my family does this at home, so I know a little bit. I just looked at it, maybe there was a problem with the mathematical modeling, so it shouldn’t take up too much time.”
He spoke sincerely and gently, without the slightest hint of condescending superiority, and was surprisingly reliable.
Chen Ji thought for a moment, but ultimately made a way for him.
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Zhou Cibai felt a bit restless during the morning elective class.
He was thinking, Was his brain kicked by a donkey last night?
I couldn’t bear to wake Gu Jiqing up, but he didn’t even think of sleeping on Lu Ping’s bed.
As a result, he was inexplicably caught by Lu Ping and Chen Ji in the morning.
Chen Ji is okay, although sometimes his mouth is a bit poisonous, he still has a sense of propriety in his speech and actions.
But Lu Ping is an iron fool with a one-track mind. If he talks about something that is not true, what if Gu Jiqing listens to it and gets upset?
Thinking of Gu Jiqing’s unhappy yet silent demeanor, Zhou Cibai felt annoyed and couldn’t help but take out his phone during class to send a private message to Lu Ping: [Don’t say anything in the dormitory, don’t bully others, wait for me to come back and let me know if there’s anything]
However, there has not been a response yet.
Zhou Cibai sent another message to Chen Ji, but there’s still no response.
Lu Ping has always been a person who never leaves his phone, and if he doesn’t reply to messages, it’s mostly because there’s something going on, but he and Chen Ji don’t have classes on Monday mornings. So what can they do at the same time?
Zhou Cibai kept on thinking, and the more he thought, the more annoyed he became. Finally, he managed to make it through until the end of class. Wang Quan was about to ask him to go to the cafeteria to eat, but Zhou Cibai quickly packed up his things and whispered, “I’ll order you takeout. You take me back first.”
Wang Quan didn’t understand: “Why are you in a hurry?”
Zhou Cibai slammed the book into his bag and zippered it up, saying, “Lu Ping may have a misunderstanding with Gu Jiqing. The two of them are in the dormitory, I’m afraid there might be a problem.”
“????” Wang Quan also knows Lu Ping’s personality. He is quite kind, but straightforward, and has clear love and hate. He is very loyal. If he really believes those rumors, it will be troublesome. He quickly said, “Okay, then I’ll take you back first.”
The two of them almost rushed back to the dormitory at the fastest speed. Before they could open the door, they heard Lu Ping’s pig killing howl coming from 314 miles away: “Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!!! Gu Jiqing!!!”
Zhou Cibai’s heart sank and he immediately pushed open the door.
Then he froze in place.
Gu Jiqing is sitting cross-legged on a chair in the dormitory, playing with his phone.
Lu Ping and Chen Ji squatted on either side of him, one on each side, fighting and shouting “Gu ge!!! Help me!!! Hurry up!!! Kill him!!!”
They were excited, like two barking dogs.
Gu Jiqing appeared particularly calm among them, even the curves of his fingertips were exceptionally elegant.
The pajama pants, on the other hand, had shrunk upward a notch from his crossed-legged posture, revealing his snow-white ankles with austere bones, slender Achilles tendons, pronounced indentations on the sides, and a vaguely transparent complexion that looked delicate and fragile.
Just one glance, and it will instantly inspire one’s urge to squeeze them tightly in the palm of one’s hands to play with them.
And it’s because there was now a man crouched on one side near his ankles that it turned into an urge to forcefully yank his pants legs down for him.
Zhou Cibai stood still, his face unconsciously sinking slightly.
Wang Quan also realized it was a false alarm and breathed a sigh of relief: “I’ve said, who wouldn’t like Yuanhua? Alright, don’t think too much. I want to eat Japanese cuisine with an average of 788 yuan per person for lunch.”
“En.”
Zhou Cibai entered.
The three people who heard the commotion raised their heads.
“Lao Si, why did you come back so quickly? Didn’t you go to the cafeteria to eat?” Lu Ping asked in confusion.
Zhou Cibai took off his jacket and said, “I sent you a message, but no one replied.”
“Oh, I was playing game and forgot, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!!! Gu ge!!! Help me!!! Damn it! Gu ge is amazing! You are the first wild king of the Qing Dynasty! From now on, you will be my dad!!”
Zhou Cibai, who has been worrying for the whole morning: “……”
He’s thinking too much.
Obviously, Gu Jiqing’s gaming skills were outstanding, and he also achieved the ultimate victory with Lu Ping as a vegetable chicken.
When Victory’s sound came, Lu Ping quickly smiled at Gu Jiqing and said, “Hehehe, Gu Gu, let’s bond as best friends. I promise to give you flowers and gifts every day to increase intimacy. Just take me to glory this season.”
Gu Jiqing actually doesn’t really enjoy playing games because playing them for a long time would make him feel tired.
But from childhood to adulthood, the friends around him have always loved playing games, they’re always lacking people and calling him, so he just played some games.
Plus, maybe because he’s smart, so although he just plays with his friends casually, he plays well, has a good temper, and is patient. He never complains or gets angry when they don’t play well. Over time, his friends have like to play games with him.
He is also accustomed to not refusing such requests.
“En, okay.” After adding friends and bonding, Gu Jiqing looked up at Zhou Cibai and asked, “Does your foot still hurt?”
Compared to the two straight men next to him, who were only focused on playing games, Gu Jiqing’s warm inquiry suddenly warmed Zhou Cibai’s heart. He quickly avoided his gaze and pretended to be calm and said. “It’s okay.”
“En. So do you want to be friends with me as well?”
Gu Jiqing just casually asked out of courtesy.
Zhou Cibai raised his eyes.
Is Gu Jiqing trying to proactively add his contact information?
It’s also true.
If it is the previous relationship of “maintaining distance and not interfering with each other,” it is indeed inconvenient to add WeChat.
But since they have decided to get along well as an ordinary roommate now, it seems that adding WeChat to each other out of politeness is not a problem.
Zhou Cibai reluctantly made a decision in his heart. As soon as he took out his phone, opened WeChat, and prepared to hand it over, Lu Ping next to him buried his head and rushed to answer, “No, Lao Si only plays PC and console games, not mobile games, so there’s no need to add.”
Zhou Cibai’s hand that was handing over the cell phone reached halfway.
Gu Jiqing looked up at him and asked, “You don’t play?”
Zhou Cibai, who really doesn’t play, “……”
After a brief silence, under the innocent gaze of Chen Ji and Lu Ping, he calmly withdrew his phone and said, “En, I don’t play.”
“Oh, okay.” After Gu Jiqing finished answering, he lowered his head to receive various gifts from Lu Ping and Chen Ji in the game.
Zhou Cibai, who was the only person in the dormitory that doesn’t play King of Glory: “……”
Forget it, it’s okay not to add WeChat. Anyway, he doesn’t have much interaction with Gu Jiqing, so there’s no need to contact him.
Zhou Cibai thought, pursed his lips, and his face stiffened.
However, Lu Ping, who had been worried about potential conflicts with Gu Jiqing all morning, readily said to Gu Jiqing, “Then remember my phone number as well. I am two days older than you. In case of any urgent matters or anyone bullying you in the future, you can just call your brother Lu. Definitely the most reliable person in the entire dormitory.”
You’re only two days older, and you have the nerve to ask others to call you big brother?
Zhou Cibai was about to speak.
Gu Jiqing nodded and said, “En, okay, Brother Lu.”
Zhou Cibai’s lips tightened even tighter.
Chen Ji, who was next to him, also handed over his phone and said, “Then you can add me too. It’s convenient to contact me if you have anything in the future.”
What would he need you for?
Zhou Cibai hasn’t even finished thinking about it yet.
Gu Jiqing carefully memorized the number and typed it in a note.
The corners of Zhou Cibai’s lips have been completely pursed into a straight line.
Coincidentally, his phone just vibrates.
He lowered his head to take a look.
Old Wang next door sent a message: [Hey, Mr. Zhou, please quickly give Gu Jiqing’s WeChat to me. A friend of mine was shocked to see Gu Jiqing’s photo and asked me for contact information. Don’t miss out on a good marriage!]
Just seeing a picture and already wanting to add his contact is called lust. What kind of good marriage can it be?
Without even thinking about it, Zhou Cibai quickly replied with a stern face: [Whoever wants to add people to WeChat all day long can’t be a decent person]
After sending it, he sat back in his seat.
He took out his phone and opened the dormitory group.
Members: 3
So why doesn’t Lu Ping invite Gu Jiqing to join the group?
