Chapter 75 – Death Of Me
Translator: Xena
Editor: Sammy
Proofreader: Bubbles
Chu Yu was lost in trance, as if he’d returned to the school’s glass greenhouse.
It had rained heavily that day, and the raindrops had continuously flowed down the glass walls like a curtain that cut off everything.
He held onto Lu Shi’s shoulders, hesitating and not daring to exert force.
Lu Shi had whispered into his ear, “Be good, bite down.”
The great joy and satisfaction brought by consuming blood for the first time in his memory was reawakened at this moment and exploded with a rumble in the depths of his body.
Chu Yu felt a rush of heat running up his back as he began to tremble and weaken, unable to even stand up.
Only his teeth biting onto Lu Shi’s thin lips clung and were reluctant to let go.
Noticing the tingling on his lips becoming more and more distinct, and the person in his embrace seemingly devoid of his bones, Lu Shi relaxed and leaned against the wall. He supported the person in his arms and sighed contentedly.
Chu Yu’s eyes weren’t sober. He was clutching Lu Shi’s jacket loosely as he vaguely called Lu Shi’s name. His demeanor, movements, and voice all displayed a deep dependence that couldn’t be concealed.
Lu Shi enjoyed it very much.
He needed this kind of hidden and unique dependency. This was his resting place; the light he tightly held within his hand and mustn’t lose.
A rustling sound came from the nearby bushes. Chu Yu’s mind hurled back into circulation, and with the corners of his eyes slightly reddened, he asked, “What’s that?”
The nasal sound in his voice was quite heavy. After speaking, he couldn’t help but use the tip of his tongue to lick the blood which spilled from Lu Shi’s lips.
“A cat that’s been watching for a long time.”
Chu Yu moved and carefully lifted his head. Sure enough he saw a black cat squatting on the wall, looking down at them condescendingly.
“H-how long has it been watching?”
“From when you pressed me against the wall and kissed me.”
Chu Yu met the bright yellow vertical pupils, then he was blown away by the night wind, making him a bit more sober.
Seeing Chu Yu stand up straight, Lu Shi traced his finger across the end of Chu Yu’s eyes before asking in a low, husky voice, “Are these tears of comfort seeping out? Was Gege’s blood that tasty?”
The final syllable was very light, the tone was slightly raised, and even the surrounding air rolled up into ripples.
Chu Yu didn’t know how many times he’d thought— this man will really be the fucking death of me!
He stretched out his hand, directly covered Lu Shi’s mouth, and muttered, “Y-you stop talking right now.”
He wanted to speak more aggressively, but his tone was soft, as if he was acting coquettishly.
After saying those words, Chu Yu added another sentence, “I was a little weak in the legs and unsteady earlier, after hearing you say that, it’s even weaker… and- and even more unsteady.”
Of course, it wasn’t just his legs being weak and unsteady, there were other reactions as well, but he was embarrassed to say it. However, the two of them were so close that Lu Shi had probably already noticed it.
Chu Yu’s gaze fluttered in confusion, and when it met Lu Shi’s eyes, it suddenly fixated.
Lu Shi’s eyes were very beautiful.
Deep black eyes, long eyelashes, double eyelids streaking along the shape of his eyes, and long and pretty ends.
Usually, within it was cold, hostile, and indifferent, but today, they were like a thawed, clear pool, even adorned with a few smiles.
Chu Yu stared at these eyes without restraint. He leaned over and gently dropped a kiss on Lu Shi’s thin eyelids.
His boyfriend, at this moment, was finally a little more relaxed and happy.
The next morning, Lu Shi’s cell phone on the bedside rang. He got out of bed and went outside the room to answer the phone.
Chu Yu, who was sleeping in a stupor, turned over and noticed the empty space around him. With closed eyes, he stretched out his arms and after patting the bed for a long time, only then did he realize that no one was in bed.
Unable to find where he threw his slippers before going to bed, Chu Yu stepped on the carpet barefoot and walked out. He then saw Lu Shi standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out towards the tall high-rise buildings outside.
Chu Yu looked over but found nothing in particular. He yawned. “Who called?”
“Lu Shaochu.”
“Him? What’d he call for?”
“To ask if I can return during the Spring Festival.”
Chu Yu’s days were spent disorderly. There was also no tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year in his family.
A few years ago, because of his father’s unexpected death, the family couldn’t reunite. Shi Yaling basically worked overtime and attended meetings on the thirtieth until the first day of the new year, deliberately ignoring the festival so as not to be faced with circumstances that evoked mixed feelings.
Thinking of this, Chu Yu thought that although his mother had become colder in recent years, she really loved his father. When he was a child, he’d seen his mother get drunk several times and cry while holding his father’s photo in the middle of the night. She’d cry as she called his father’s name until finally falling asleep with tears in her eyes.
It was just that she wanted to support her huge family business and vowed to gradually throw away some things.
Shi Yaling didn’t celebrate the Spring Festival, and Chu Xuan and Chu Xi were abroad studying in boarding schools and couldn’t return. This festival was even more boring in the Chu family.
Only Aunt Lan still insisted that, every year on the first day of the new year, she’d cook delicious food for Chu Yu.
Putting his chin on Lu Shi’s shoulder, Chu Yu, like a koala, hugged Lu Shi from behind and lazily asked, “Then what? What did you say?”
“I said I’m not going back.”
“Oh,” Chu Yu pondered, “he wouldn’t force you to go back, would he? Fang Weiyun’s issue just came out.”
Lu Shi nodded. “Yeah.”
Lu Shaochu wouldn’t only not force it, he was practically eager for Lu Shi to not return. He felt guilty, worried that Lu Shi would question what happened to the statement “your mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to you”.
His pacing back and forth in the study made Elder Lu, who was sitting behind the desk, dizzy with unclear vision. “Can’t you just sit down?”
Lu Shaochu then stopped and sat down on a chair.
Elder Lu closed his eyes. “This time’s disclosure of Fang Weiyun’s incident could never be a coincidence. Someone must be eyeing our Lu family. You must be prudent during such times.”
He then inquired, “How’s Lu Shi?”
When asking this sentence, Elder Lu’s tone was consistently dull, but his eyes weren’t at all mild.
“Dad, speaking of Lu Shi, I have a new find!”
There were only the two of them in the study, so Lu Shaochu spoke without much scruples and said directly, “Fang Weiyun’s phone had been wiretapped for a long time, but the person who did this can’t be traced. I was suspicious, so I looked for someone to check the entire house.”
Elder Lu’s brows twitched and his eyes sharpened. “What did you find?”
Lu Shaochu cautiously answered, “Fang Weiyun’s diamond necklace had an eavesdropping device hidden in it.”
Elder Lu tapped his fingers on the seat’s armrest and asked in a profound voice, “Who gave the necklace?”
The question was asked, but it seemed like the answer was already known.
“The strange thing is that the necklace was given by Lu Shi.” Lu Shaochu immediately added, “This necklace had been bought by Lu Shi as a gift for Fang Weiyun. You know this, Lu Shi has always loved asking for Fang Weiyun’s favor since he was a child. I still remember clearly that after Lu Shi bought this necklace, he specially asked me if Fang Weiyun would like it.”
After striking a match and lighting a cigar, Lu Shaochu continued, “Then, I remembered that when Lu Shi bought this necklace, he also bought himself a watch of the same brand. He didn’t carry the watch with him and it was just placed in the room in a drawer. When I had the watch disassembled, I found that there was wiretapping in it too.”
Hearing this, Elder Lu’s fingers squeezed the seat’s armrest before slowly releasing them.
The smoke from the cigar dissipated, and Lu Shaochu, who didn’t notice, threw away the matchbox. “Dad, our family was being targeted since a long time ago! Lu Shi was young, he didn’t pay attention when shopping and was manipulated. Fang Weiyun often wore that necklace and it’s probably because of this that someone caught a whiff of the murder. Things eventually ended up in this situation step by step afterwards!”
“Well, tall trees attract wind. Our Lu family looks bright right now, and we really don’t know how many people are staring from the darkness.” Elder Lu uttered a long sigh and asked, “Fang Weishan, what are you going to do with him?”
Lu Shaochu smiled softly. “His sister was sentenced to death for her wrongdoings, and the settling of this matter can’t be placed on our heads. I’m planning to fish people out. The Fang family has broken down a lot in recent years, and although it doesn’t help much, Fang Weishan can still be used. Like sending charcoal in snowy weather, I’ll lend a hand at the right moment, and Fang Weishan will remember this favor. For outsiders, our Lu family will be benevolent and righteous towards their family.”
“Good, do it like that.”
Elder Lu pondered for a long time before asking, “Shaochu, do you still blame me for what happened to Jiang Yueman back then?”
“Dad, you said I was young and impetuous, I wasn’t sensible and did such absurd things. How can I blame you? Without you, I wouldn’t be who I am today!”
After Lu Shaochu finished speaking, he recalled, “Dad, look at Iris—”
Elder Lu lifted his eyelids. “If you really like that woman, it would be good to marry her after this matter is over. If you can give birth to a son, it will be even better.”
Lu Shaochu was overjoyed, but then he thought, “Dad, what do you mean—”
At that time, because of the Lu family’s reputation and other reasons, he couldn’t divorce Fang Weiyun. But he also didn’t want Fang Weiyun to give birth to a child, so he had a ligation operation. Without the risk of having an illegitimate child, he had had countless lovers outside the past years, and Elder Lu didn’t bother asking even half a sentence.
In addition, Lu Shi, his successor, was also very satisfying and reassuring.
However, now—
Elder Lu got up and walked out of the study. “Lu Shi is outstanding, but just by the fact that he hasn’t come home for a year and a half, it’s clear that this child’s ideas are too firm, his temperament is stubborn, and he isn’t bound by familial relationships. I can’t even control him, not to mention you. On top of that, do you think he has no doubts in his heart? Shaochu, take advantage of it while you’re still young and have another one.”
When Chu Yu and Lu Shi returned to Qingchuan Road, it was already near the end of the year. Many shops have closed their doors, and the lampposts and trees on both sides of the road were strung full of ugly colored lanterns and bright red lanterns.
After hearing that they were back from A City, Wei Guanglei volunteered to come pick them up.
When they arrived, Chu Yu saw a bright red three-wheeled motorcycle and was stunned. “Shitou, is this your new car?”
Wei Guanglei had shaved his head bald this winter. With a scar lining the corner of his eye, he appeared very much like a gangster. He just needed to pretend to be a little more vicious and he could scare children to tears.
“Yeah, it’s second-hand, the original owner didn’t want it anymore. I picked it up and repaired it so it can be driven.” He reached out and patted the steel rods and tarpaulin welded on the top of the three-wheeled motorcycle. “I welded it myself, fucking awesome, isn’t it?”
Chu Yu saw how meticulous the welding was and applauded. “Fucking awesome! It can block the rain and wind during rainy days and the sun on sunny days, not bad not bad!”
Wei Guanglei proudly stroked his chin. “Sit in, hurry up, I’ll let you experience Master Wei’s driving skills!”
At that moment, a whistle was heard not far away and a traffic policeman on duty shouted, “The tricycle or auto rickshaw over there, you’re not allowed to solicit passengers here. Hurry up and drive away!”
“Oh shit,” Wei Guanglei hurriedly got into the driver’s seat, “Lu-Ge, Young Master, get in get in, we’re leaving!”
After driving back to Qingchuan Road, Chu Yu’s bones were almost shaken loose. He was helped by Lu Shi as he spoke from the heart, “Shitou, I think I won’t be inconveniencing you any more to drive your vehicle out in the future!”
Wei Guanglei himself was so upset that he wanted to vomit but couldn’t. He waved his hands and said with difficulty, “I also think that this thing needs to take a seat, its bones are about to fall apart!”
Chu Yu was very happy. He and Wei Guanglei had reached a consensus, and he didn’t need to ride this broken car again!
However, Wei Guanglei’s car could still play a big role. For example, when buying New Year’s goods during the Chinese New Year, all the things could be piled up together and brought home in one transport.
On New Year’s Eve, adults gathered to play mahjong while watching the Spring Festival Gala. The local tyrant Wei Guanglei bought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, piled them in his tricycle, and pulled over to the banks of Qingchuan River.
Chu Yu held a warm baby as he shivered against the blowing river wind, but not too much as he’d also adjusted to it.
He asked Wei Guanglei, “Shitou, are you sure that if we set off fireworks and firecrackers by the river, the police really won’t come to penalize us?”
“I swear on my dignity, no one will arrest us here on Qingchuan River. Young master, are you or are you not going to set off some fireworks?”
“Of course I am!”
Chu Yu had long wanted to set off a carload of fireworks to the sky and satisfy his craving, but hadn’t had the chance to do so.
Now, there was finally a rare opportunity. He helped Wei Guanglei arrange the fireworks and set them in place. “To tell you the truth, I even have cash with me. If we encounter a police uncle who comes to impose a fine on us, I’ll let him wait for me. Then after I’ve set off all the firecrackers, I’ll pay ten times the fine in one go!”
Wei Guanglei laughed. “That’s the fucking rich second generation attitude right there! Keep it up, keep it up!”
“Naturally! I don’t have much of anything else, just beauty and money!”
Thinking of something, Chu Yu turned back and asked Lu Shi, “What time is it?”
“Two minutes to ten.”
“My gosh!” Chu Yu put down the things in his hand, ran to Lu Shi’s side, took out his phone from Lu Shi’s jacket pocket, and opened the class group chat. “Ten o’clock is the schedule for grabbing red envelopes, fortunately I didn’t miss it!”
Almost all members were online in the group chat and Zhang Yueshan was presiding over the order.
Class Representative – Zhang Yueshan: [Everyone, grab red envelopes in a civilized manner and have a happy New Year!]
This message kept flooding the screen, and it didn’t stop until ten o’clock.
The first red envelope was sent out and Chu Yu flashed the fastest hand speed in his life. But seeing the “0.01” displayed on the screen, Chu Yu felt that he’d received injuries!
He urged Lu Shi, “Quick quick quick, grab red envelopes! I only got a cent!”
Lu Shi had never participated in such activities, and this time was no exception.
Seeing that Chu Yu was anxious, he raised his eyebrows slightly. “What’s the benefit?”
Chu Yu raised his eyes and gazed at Lu Shi, “Gege, help me grab some?”
Worried he couldn’t move Lu Shi, he added two words, “Gege, please!”
Lu Shi didn’t speak, but rather took out his phone and opened the class group chat.
Chu Yu was certain that he’d scratched Lu Shi’s itch— calling him Gege.
Although it was a bit nonsensical, it was useful!
After three rounds of red envelopes were snatched, Chu Yu had to recognize the fact that his luck in gambling was almost nonexistent.
Sports Committee Member – Dream-Ge: [Fuck hahaha, what’s going on with School Flower, those were dozens of red envelopes, right? Adding up the money you grabbed, is it ten yuan?]
School Flower – Chu Yu: [Scram!]
Study Committee Member – Fang Ziqi: [I counted, School Flower grabbed six yuan and seventy-five cents! Hahahaha!]
Class Representative – Zhang Yueshan: [I thought I was the worst in the group when I grabbed 39 yuan, I didn’t expect that there would still be School Flower at the bottom! I’m okay now, I’m resurrected.]
School Flower – Chu Yu: [This fragile friendship can’t stand such gloom. Before this year is over, I’m breaking off relations with you guys!]
Someone in the group was asking who grabbed the most amount.
Study Committee Member – Fang Ziqi: [I computed it and Lu-Shen grabbed the most, with a total of 2,762! With this luck, I suggest Lu-Shen to not wash his hands and go buy a lottery ticket!]
More than 2,700? There was disparity, there was hurt, Chu Yu was so angry!
At that moment, Wei Guanglei’s voice sounded. “Look up!”
Chu Yu subconsciously raised his head and looked up at the sky. Several consecutive ‘shiuuu—’ were heard as fireworks rushed into the air and exploded one after another.
The fragments of light spots were especially clear in the dark night, like a splash of a starry river, scattering a group of stars.
Light and shadow fell on the surface of Qingchuan River which was then muddled by the water’s ripples. The beauty was incredible.
Underneath the fireworks exploding in the sky, Lu Shi lowered his head and kissed the tip of Chu Yu’s eyes. “Don’t be angry, I’ll give you all of mine.”
Before Chu Yu could react, he heard a ‘ding’, which was a red envelope reminder.
In the class group chat, Lu Shi had sent out an exclusive red envelope with Chu Yu as the designated receiver.
On the red envelope was Chu Yu’s portrait together with the following words, “I’ll give you all of mine.”
Chapter 76 – Fatally Attractive
Translator: Xena
Editor: Sammy
Proofreader: Bubbles
When Li Hua saw the exclusive red envelope sent by Lu Shi, he felt what it meant to be speechless. The group also fell silent; everyone seemed to be stunned as no one sent a message.
He cursed, “Oh crap, it’s so exciting!” Li Hua typed quickly.
Civilian – Li Hua: [Class Representative – Zhang Yueshan, I’m not as generous as Lu-Shen, but since you only got 39 yuan pitifully, I’ll give you half of mine.]
After two seconds, Li Hua sent out an exclusive red envelope designating Zhang Yueshan as receiver.
Zhang Yueshan responded very quickly and clicked to receive the red envelope.
Class Representative – Zhang Yueshan: [I suddenly felt a spring-like warmth from my deskmate! But are you yourself? If you’ve been kidnapped, just blink!]
Civilian – Li Hua: [Blink? You want a kick?]
Sports Committee Member – Luo Jiaxuan: [Raising hand! I only got around 90 yuan! What about my deskmate, where are you! I also need rescue! I also need comfort! I also want to feel the fiery heat from a deskmate! Roommate is okay too!]
Study Committee Member – Fang Ziqi: [OK!]
Soon after, Fang Ziqi sent out an exclusive red envelope.
Class Representative – Zhang Yueshan: [Hahahaha, I laughed my head off! Study Com, why did you send out a cent?!]
Sports Committee Member – Luo Jiaxuan: [My heart has been pierced by my roommate’s coldness!]
Study Committee Member – Fang Ziqi: [Thunder, rain and dew are all graces, my dear roommate, take them and spend them!]
Recreational Officer – Yang Yuchan: [You all seem to act as if we’re blind…]
Civilian – Kong Yishan: [We also want to feign blindness, but it’s a bit difficult for these ministers and concubines, really can’t do it…]
Sports Committee Member – Luo Jiaxuan: [What blind? Who’s blind? No, aren’t we giving out red envelopes, what are you talking about, why can’t I understand?]
Recreational Officer – Yang Yuchan: […]
The two students who air-dropped dog food in the class chat had already put their phones in their pockets and were holding matches, preparing to light the fireworks.
Chu Yu was a little cowardly and confirmed again and again, “Is this thing really not going to hit me in the face? Really?”
Zhu Zhifei laughed. “School Flower, don’t be afraid! Just don’t set off the fireworks towards your face, okay? Go go go and light it light it!”
Chu Yu closed one eye, twirled the ignited match, and cautiously reached out to light the fuse.
The moment it lit, he jumped back a few steps like a rabbit, and ultimately leaned back into Lu Shi’s arms.
Lu Shi stretched out his hand to support Chu Yu’s waist and asked in a low voice, “Throwing yourself into my arms?”
Chu Yu’s ears failed to live up to expectations and completely burned in less than two seconds.
After Chu Yu set off fireworks, skyrockets, and so on for half an hour, he was so addicted that he only remembered to check the class group chat now.
The next round of grabbing red envelopes in the group chat was set at 00:00. Everyone was bored and were chatting with expression packs in the group. After a while, the messages were at 99+.
When Chu Yu entered, the group was discussing copying winter vacation homework.
“Damn, their guts are quite big, I recall Old Ye was also in the group? Isn’t this setting a fire in front of state officials?”
Lu Shi helped Chu Yu put away the matchbox. “Old Ye was kicked out of the group eight minutes ago.”
Chu Yu laughed. “Kicked out? It’s a full setup! Class Rep will definitely go to Old Ye to apologize, saying ‘I’m sorry I just made a mistake, I’ll add you back!’”
Sure enough, after discussing the topic of copying homework, Zhang Yueshan sent a message to the group, [Brothers and sisters, I will now visit Old Ye to offer a humble apology!]
After a while, Old Ye was added back again. It wasn’t known what Zhang Yueshan had said, but Old Ye also generously sent six red envelopes in a row.
Chu Yu grabbed them all, but got less than a yuan in total.
‘Pa pa’, he patted the back cover of his phone. Chu Yu deeply suspected that something was wrong with his cell!
The four of them stayed at the riverside until three o’clock in the morning. When midnight of New Year’s Eve fell, Wei Guanglei suggested that everyone make a wish facing the river together.
Wei Guanglei made a trumpet shape with his hands around his mouth and shouted, “I want to be first in the whole server! I want to draw a limited edition mount! I want to win first place in the claw doll contest! I wish business in the store will get better and better!”
Zhu Zhifei yelled after, “I want to surpass Lu-Ge and take first place in the test!”
Chu Yu originally wanted to yell along, but after hearing Zhu Zhifei’s wish, he couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter. The wind blew in, causing him to choke up and cough. When it finally died down, it was past midnight.
He said loudly to Zhu Zhifei, “Hahaha, your wish is too difficult, the passerby deity expressed that he doesn’t have enough magic power to fulfill it!”
Wei Guanglei asked Chu Yu, “Little Young Master, what wish did you want to shout just now?”
“I wish that in the new year, I’ll make a lot of money and slowly become a very powerful person!”
Chu Yu’s eyes carried a smile. “But making a wish probably isn’t very useful, so I’ll put in effort myself!”
Wei Guanglei then asked Lu Shi, “How about Lu-Ge, did you make a wish?”
He initially thought that Lu Shi didn’t make one, but Lu Shi unexpectedly nodded.
“Lu-Ge, can you reveal what you wished for?”
Chu Yu was also interested, so he leaned beside Lu Shi and tugged at his jacket sleeve. “What wish did you wish?”
Lu Shi answered, “I wished for Chu Yu’s safety in the new year.”
Chu Yu’s safety.
Hearing these three words, Chu Yu’s fingers pinching the fabric of Lu Shi’s sleeve quietly tightened.
Calming down his suddenly stirred up mood, Chu Yu raised a smiling face toward Lu Shi. “En! It’ll definitely come true!”
In the second half of the night, the fireworks and firecrackers were all finished. The four of them went back on Wei Guanglei’s three-wheeled motorcycle.
The vehicle was still bumpy and there was an undispersed smell of gunpowder, but everyone was happy.
Zhu Zhifei was too excited, so he extended his head out from the side and yelled at the roadside against the cold wind, “Young men onwards ah—”
Choking on his saliva midway, Ling Yun’s momentum folded halfway.
Chu Yu fell into Lu Shi’s arms with a smile. “I, damn, did you all come down from heaven to get people to laugh?”
The tattered three-wheeled motorcycle couldn’t bear the tossing as its center of gravity was unstable. Wei Guanglei yelled from the driver’s seat, “Shit, you guys in the back sit the fuck down quickly, don’t sway around! It’s gonna flip over, fuck!”
After the Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival was fast approaching and students began returning to school.
Chu Yu went home to pack his luggage, and Aunt Lan, who hadn’t seen him for a long time, couldn’t stop talking about how “young master has lost weight”. Chu Yu deliberately looked in the mirror and thought it wasn’t obvious that he’d lost weight, and that he still looked good anyway.
The Rolls-Royce drove to the street in front of Jianing Private School. Because many dormitory students were returning to school early, a long line of private cars were blocking the road again.
Chu Yu was patient, neither anxious nor hot-tempered. He first sent a message to Lu Shi saying he was stuck outside the school gate, then chatted with Yang Yuchan about a few things regarding the project.
When they finally reached the gate of the school, Chu Yu exited the car, carried his suitcase, bowed to Aunt Lan, and said, “Aunt Lan, you and Uncle Chen can go back first, it’s cold outside, so you don’t have to send me in.”
Aunt Lan had helped Chu Yu clean up his dorm room the day before, so she didn’t stubbornly want to get out of the car. Seeing Chu Yu wearing a school uniform with a clear, bright smile, she couldn’t help but babble, “Time flies, the young master has suddenly grown up and is sensible, doesn’t want us to worry…”
When Chu Yu dragged his suitcase upstairs, he heard howls and shouts here and there along the way.
“Aren’t there only 20 papers for the English homework? Why the hell do you want to copy?”
“Mathematics, English and Physics, I finished these three subjects and I’m at my limit!”
“Who the hell finished their math papers? You borrowed mine and copied it, this great favor will definitely be repaid in the next life!”
As soon as he reached the top of the stairs, Chu Yu met Dream-Ge and Zhang Yueshan.
Dream-Ge stretched out his arms to say hello. “School Flower! I haven’t seen you since winter vacation, I missed your face very much!” After speaking, he raised the stack of papers in his hand. “Wanna copy?”
Zhang Yueshan recalled, “School Flower is probably going to copy from Lu-Shen, right?”
Chu Yu put his suitcase aside and lifted his chin. “I won’t copy, I’ve finished my winter vacation homework.”
“You’re all done? School Flower, the speed at which you copy homework—” Finding something wrong, Dream-Ge stopped. “Wait, you finished your homework by yourself?”
Chu Yu proudly snapped his fingers. “Of course!”
Speaking of which, he was extremely awesome, but Chu Yu was clear that there was a fuck ton of bitterness behind it.
Especially in mathematics and physics, when he’d looked at the questions on the paper, his eyes would black out. If it wasn’t for Lu Shi’s counseling, Chu Yu believed that he would’ve died in that pile of papers.
Lu Shi arrived with Zhu Zhifei.
Zhu Zhifei attended a cram school for the entirety of winter vacation, so he didn’t have time to do his winter vacation homework. He slept little, making the color of the dark circles under his eyes frighteningly richer.
Chu Yu was startled when he saw him. “Why do I feel like Zhu Zhifei looks more like a vampire than me?”
Zhu Zhifei’s mind was dazed as most of the papers were stuffed in it. He didn’t hear him clearly, so he adjusted his glasses and asked weakly, “What did you say, School Flower?”
Chu Yu shook his head quickly. “It’s nothing, I was just lamenting how scary your dark circles are.”
Glimpsing Lu Shi’s exposed neck, Chu Yu took off his scarf and directly wrapped it around Lu Shi’s neck.
Since the last time Lu Shi had a fever, he’d developed a little psychological shadow, resulting in him being eager to wrap Lu Shi in three to four down jackets before going out.
Lu Shi cooperatively lowered his head and let him work.
On the first day of school, many students were sporting dark circles under their eyes.
Li Hua spun the pen in his hand and murmured, “I actually don’t understand. Even if I copy the words five times, those I can write, I still can write, and those I can’t write, I still can’t write. What’s the point of this homework?”
Chu Yu assumed, “Probably… the English teacher thought that you’d try to memorize the words you couldn’t memorize while copying words?”
Li Hua commented with an idiom, “She’s delusional!”
Two weeks into the start of the school, everyone was very out of shape. They slept in and arrived late in the morning, dozed off in class, and were absent-minded during the entire lecture. The school principal was on the campus broadcast every day, sorrowfully telling everyone to say goodbye to winter vacation syndrome and embrace campus life as soon as possible.
Chu Yu’s winter vacation syndrome wasn’t good either. His hands itched and he always wanted to find an opportunity to set off fireworks by the Qingchuan River. After carefully reflecting on it, he spurned himself for being almost 18 yet still so enthusiastic about children’s activities.
Taking a deep breath, he opened his book again, and held the pen in his hand to solve the difficult questions.
The phone on the desk vibrated. Chu Yu didn’t lift his head, but rather shouted, “Lu Shi, your phone has a message!”
Lu Shi replied, “Read it for me.”
Putting down his pen, Chu Yu entered the password and opened the phone. After reading the message, he couldn’t sit still and got up to run to the bathroom door. He told Lu Shi, who was taking a shower inside, “It seems like a message from the detective you hired. He said Fang Weishan was released, Lu Shaochu mediated with connections and stuffed a large sum of money.”
After a while, the door to the bathroom opened. Lu Shi was carrying a white bath towel, his hair was still wet, and only black pants fitted the lower part of his body.
He was covered in water vapor. The water droplets from his hair dripped from the ends, fell to his collarbone, and down across his chest, winding to his abdominal muscles.
Chu Yu’s attention was completely attracted.
He used rationality to force his attention away from the charm, ran to the edge of the closet in two steps, found a black jacket, and covered Lu Shi.
Having just finished taking a shower, Lu Shi disliked being hot, so he wore it loosely without pulling the zipper up, frankly revealing his strong chest, waist, and stomach.
After taking the phone, Lu Shi read the message. “Lu Shaochu is quite fast.”
Chu Yu took his eyes off of Lu Shi’s abdominal muscles with difficulty and supplemented, “Lu Shaochu’s thoughts are really easy to figure out. In the first place, they currently don’t even know that you’re the one behind it, therefore, when Lu Shaochu faces Fang Weishan, he’d probably say that the fundamental reason why his sister was sentenced was because someone was eyeing the Lu family. First, show off a wave of misery, then make Fang Weishan join the opposition of the same enemy, and deal with this enemy who they didn’t have any inkling of.”
Lu Shi held the phone, full of interest, “Then?”
“The Fang family’s reputation will sour due to this matter, and they won’t have an easy time for a few years to say the least. Lu Shaochu extended an olive branch and Fang Weishan, who was in trouble, could only gratefully take it. After all, he and the Fang family both temporarily rely on Lu Shaochu’s help and assistance.”
Seeing Lu Shi nod, Chu Yu continued, “Lu Shaochu is probably rejoicing. If he casually throws a bone or two pieces of meat, he’d have a loyal and dedicated dog, so why wouldn’t he do it?”
After Chu Yu’s analysis, he touched his chin and suddenly sighed, “Yi, I suddenly feel like I’m pretty smart!”
Lu Shi’s lips hooked up and he raised a hand to stroke Chu Yu’s soft hair.
Chu Yu was never stupid, on the contrary, he’d always been smart. It was just that his previous mentality and environment didn’t require him to think about a lot of issues.
Moreover, his family was destined to influence him with all kinds of invisible rules and interpersonal relationships since childhood.
These were things engraved in the bones. When needed, they played a huge role just like instinct.
Lu Shi’s eyelashes were still a bit wet and his voice was soft and slow. “Unfortunately, if this dog turns around and bites Lu Shaochu, blood to bone, say, will Lu Shaochu still rejoice?”
Chu Yu only needed a hint to understand.
He’d been curious about it before, when and how Lu Shi was going to deal with Lu Shaochu.
Apparently, he was intending to use Fang Weishan as a knife and insert him deeply into Lu Shaochu’s ribs?
Lu Shi had obviously been waiting, waiting for Lu Shaochu to bring Fang Weishan out.
Thinking of this, Chu Yu raised his eyes to see Lu Shi’s countenance.
When Lu Shi schemed against people, he never showed too many expressions. His eyes were calm, not impatient or anxious, and he possessed this strong self-confidence that everything was under control.
His heart suddenly throbbed.
Chu Yu had always known that Lu Shi really wasn’t the kind type, he didn’t have that much leniency and generosity.
Instead, he was possessive, paranoid, gloomy, and extremely good at being manipulative.
But he didn’t take human life lightly, and he had bottom lines and principles.
These traits were somewhat contradictory when placed on a single person.
But this kind of Lu Shi was fatally attractive to Chu Yu.
Chu Yu’s Adam’s apple moved up and down.
He wanted to say something, but he hummed and hawed, hesitating to voice it.
Lu Shi’s wet hair dripped with drops of water for a long time, sliding from his collarbone to his chest, down to the lines of his pectoral muscles, past his abdominal muscles, and ultimately seeping into his black pants’ waistband.
Chu Yu’s line of sight followed down inch by inch, and finally stopped at the wetted point of the waistband, not daring to go down any further.
He didn’t do it on purpose, but his gaze was akin to essence, teasing Lu Shi’s mouth and tongue dry, even bursting into flames.
Lu Shi’s eyebrows were pushed down with a bit of impatience.
Seeing Chu Yu’s drooping eyelashes, his gaze pure and focused, the fire couldn’t be suppressed.
Lu Shi bent his fingers, pinched Chu Yu’s chin, and held it up until their eyes met.
“What are you looking at, hmm?”
Chu Yu didn’t dare say he’d run through a whole little yellow book in his mind just now. As he was in the midst of restless adolescence, Chu Yu’s little colored thoughts continued to flourish, and it became increasingly difficult for him to calm down.
“I… I…”
At that moment, the fingers holding Chu Yu’s chin tightened a tad bit, and Lu Shi approached inch by inch until the tips of their noses touched.
His voice was husky as he said seductively, “What do you want to see, Gege will show you.”