Translator: Moonlit
Editor: Aiya-ge
Gu WenCheng’s eyes showed no love, no hint of any romantic connection between a man and a woman, only icy indifference.
But he could still lean in and get intimate with strangers because anyone else didn’t matter to him.
However, it did matter when it came to Li ZouXing.
As he wiped the back of his hand, he recalled how many times Gu WenCheng had been intimate with his female companions in front of him in the past week.
It made him feel incredibly disgusted.
However, the more he ignored it, the more Gu WenCheng became excessive.
Li ZouXing hadn’t told Ling Nian about it, but on a certain night, Gu WenCheng had spent the night in their dorm room with Nana.
He and Gu WenCheng were in the same room, and he believed Gu WenCheng knew he hadn’t slept.
However, Gu WenCheng’s actions became more and more pronounced as he became intimate with Nana on his bed, with heavy breathing, and confessions of love and sweet nothings, at just the right volume for Li ZouXing to hear everything clearly.
The sound of the sheets rustling, the sound of clothing, the sound of skin touching.
Li ZouXing pulled the blanket over his head, lying with his eyes open in the darkness.
Nana was still somewhat concerned. “Be careful… Ah… Don’t let ZouXing hear.”
“He can’t hear.”
Despite saying this, Li ZouXing felt like he was unintentionally amplifying the sound.
“Why are we doing this here?” Nana asked with confusion. “You’ve never been okay with us doing it here.”
Even Gu WenCheng rarely stayed overnight in the dorm room.
Gu WenCheng chuckled lightly and began to relieve himself.
Li ZouXing and Gu WenCheng had been in bed countless times, and he was familiar with every gasp and moment of passion. He knew every sensitive spot on Gu WenCheng’s body and knew what he would be like during such moments.
But he never expected to witness a scene of Gu WenCheng with someone else in bed.
He knew without a doubt that this wasn’t his Gu WenCheng, but he also knew that this Gu WenCheng and his Gu WenCheng shared the same soul.
Equally proud, heartless, manipulative, and cruelly selfish.
Loving only themselves, not others.
Gu WenCheng and Nana indulged in the bedsheets all night, while Li ZouXing lay in his blanket listening throughout the night.
Outside the blanket, the sounds of pleasure from the man and woman made him thoroughly disgusted.
Since that night, he had become the “ice sculpture” as described by Ling Nian.
…
Walter chuckled softly, but the pressure in the room shattered the window, setting off the school’s alarm system.
The broken glass allowed the wind to rush into the room. Li ZouXing wiped his hands dry, and his expression turned cold again. He glanced at Walter, then shifted his gaze to something behind him.
The blaring sirens fueled Walter’s anger. He approached Li ZouXing, and his clenched fist showed prominent veins.
Who was it that liked men, and who was it that was disgusting?
The shattering glass kept breaking, and every sound was like a warning from the Grim Reaper.
His well-intentioned charity had been called disgusting by Li ZouXing.
In this world, what would be the cost of provoking Walter?
It’s a matter of life and death.
There was no such thing as a “life-saving cheat” in this world. Li ZouXing realized this from the very first time he met Gu WenCheng because Gu WenCheng had wanted to kill him more than once.
Walter’s mask was pure and elegant, with flowers on it blooming like fresh blood.
The ice in his eyes had now turned into a fiery rage, and his mental power filled the entire room, closing in on Li ZouXing.
The security team arrived on flying vehicles, and even faster than the security team was Ling Nian, who pushed open the room.
Ling Nian watched the scene before him with a flash of surprise, and then, with a stern expression, he grabbed Li ZouXing and tried to leave the room.
Walter stopped in his tracks.
He lowered his head, watching Ling Nian and Li ZouXing holding hands, their skin touching. Li ZouXing didn’t call it disgusting when with Ling Nian.
He chuckled coldly.
Whether it was Gu WenCheng or Walter, they both treated him with the same cold indifference.
The next day, when Nana came to the Dream Team’s dormitory to find Gu WenCheng, she noticed something amiss. At the dining table, Ling Nian sat next to Gu WenCheng, and Li ZouXing sat diagonally across from Gu WenCheng.
Gu WenCheng had a warm smile on his face, and his interaction with Nana appeared sweeter, but his gaze remained as cold as frost.
“Darling, what’s wrong?” Nana looked at him with concern and placed a scoop of food on his plate.
Li ZouXing was sitting next to Ji Yu and Xi Nan. In just one short week, their relationship had developed rapidly, and they were now quietly chatting and laughing.
The smile on Gu WenCheng’s lips was observed closely by Li ZouXing, and the longer he watched, the colder his eyes became.
Everyday life, insights from training – Li ZouXing hadn’t realized there was so much they could talk about before.
Gu WenCheng smiled and accepted the dish handed to him by Nana. But just as he was about to eat it, Li ZouXing suddenly spoke, “If you can’t eat it, don’t.”
He was focused on his meal, and this sudden statement left everyone at the table uncertain about its intended recipient.
They asked Li ZouXing, “Who are you talking about?”
Li ZouXing remained silent, but he moved the dish Nana had given to Gu WenCheng to his own side and quietly finished it.
Ling Nian felt his eyes welling up and quickly lowered his head to hide his emotions.
Gu WenCheng put the dish down, looking at Li ZouXing in confusion and frustration welling up in his heart.
Nana finally realized that Li ZouXing was referring to Gu WenCheng. Anxiously, she asked, “Wait, Cheng, you can’t eat this dish?”
Li ZouXing picked out the ingredients from the dish and placed them in front of Nana, instructing her to remember. He lowered his gaze and explained, “He can’t eat this.”
Gu WenCheng had an aversion to the fishy smell of this particular vegetable. It was a vegetarian ingredient, but it became especially fishy when paired with meat. Every time Gu WenCheng had this, he would immediately rush to the restroom to vomit. Sometimes he looked quite pitiful when he did so, and he would return all dirty, seeking a kiss from Li ZouXing. Despite Li ZouXing’s disgust, Gu WenCheng was shameless and wouldn’t give up until he got that kiss.
The dining table fell silent, with only the sound of Li ZouXing calmly chewing his food.
Gu WenCheng’s hand repeatedly relaxed and clenched, his gaze drifting over Li ZouXing, scrutinizing every strand of his hair, and then back to the plate of food in front of him.
He felt a complex mix of emotions, from frustration to another feeling that made him even more restless. Suddenly, he stood up and dumped the plate of food into the trash, saying, “Don’t eat this.”
As those words left his mouth, he realized that his voice had sounded unusually harsh.
He couldn’t help but look at Li ZouXing again.
Li ZouXing set down his utensils and finished the last sip of water, and Ling Nian did the same. After bidding farewell, they left together. They didn’t need to say anything; they both knew each other’s secrets. It was as if they were the ones who lived together every day, the real teammates.
Gu WenCheng let out another cold and bitter laugh, his surging emotions not yet sorted out when they were forcefully suppressed.
His expression was not pleasant to look at, and after a quick glance, Ji Yu and Xi Nan left the dining table and headed to the training room.
Nana’s voice quivered as she apologized, “I’m sorry, Cheng. I didn’t know you didn’t like this… I thought you really liked it.”
Gu WenCheng had never been critical about anything when eating with them, nor had he ever expressed any preferences. Whenever they asked if something tasted good, he would raise an eyebrow, smile ambiguously, and say, “I love whatever you make.”
It turned out that even he had something he couldn’t eat.
Nana watched the carefully cooked dish she had prepared in the trash can, feeling dazed.
But Gu WenCheng didn’t respond to her words. He didn’t know what was on his mind but stood up and walked out.
He left Nana behind and passed through several tall buildings on his way to the training room.
Ling Nian and Li ZouXing had already begun training. Their mental powers were weakened. Although their bodies were still their own, their mental powers had returned to their initial state.
At such moments, Ling Nian couldn’t help but be grateful that they had come to this world as a pair. Otherwise, whether it was him or ZouXing, they might really believe that everything before was just a dream.
He continued to look up information about parallel worlds, while Li ZouXing was still practicing his mental powers.
Even though his mental powers weren’t as strong as before, he still had control over them. His silvery mental power transformed into an indistinct figure, moving intimately closer to Li ZouXing’s face.
Li ZouXing’s lips curled up, and he was unusually relaxed.
Ling Nian absentmindedly glanced at him and also smiled.
The atmosphere in the training room was harmonious, and when Ji Yu and Xi Nan found them, they couldn’t help but join in with smiles.
Xi Nan pounced on Li ZouXing’s back. They were still so familiar, and whether it was Li ZouXing or Ling Nian, they couldn’t help but feel happy because of their closeness, even though they knew they weren’t their real teammates.
When Gu WenCheng entered the training room, he saw this scene.
He squinted, appearing to be in a good mood.
But the surging mental power behind him wove into a dense web of claws and teeth, filled with anger and a desire for control.
In the midst of the surging energy, Gu WenCheng slowly retracted his smile. He had an expressionless face as he gazed at Li ZouXing in the center of the training room.
However, he suddenly saw a transparent hand caressing his face.
Gu WenCheng followed this hand upward.
A transparent arm, a transparent person standing next to Li ZouXing. Every movement he made seemed tender, yet Gu WenCheng found it strangely familiar.
This transparent figure noticed Gu WenCheng’s gaze and slowly turned his head.
The eyes were identical, shrouded in darkness and aggression, the face the same.
Gu WenCheng’s pupils contracted.
The transparent figure, identical to him in appearance, raised a cold smile, and the intensity of his gaze seemed to want to strip Gu WenCheng to the bone.
His fingers glided over every feature on Li ZouXing’s face and then he leaned down, pressing an ethereal kiss on Li ZouXing’s forehead, filled with utmost affection.
This kiss provoked a sudden surge of mental power from Gu WenCheng. But in the next moment, the ethereal figure had vanished into thin air.
When Gu WenCheng refocused his attention, there was nothing left to see.
As if everything was just an illusion.
