After being moved to tears by the sworn enemy's pheromones - Chapter 39

Shen Jin couldn’t help but feel like he was the other owner of Gu Yu’s place.

At first, he would come by on weekends to clean, then he started coming over daily for meals, and gradually left behind quite a few things.

The stickers on the glass door were put up by him, the barely used ashtray on the coffee table was his purchase, and he had changed the desktop wallpaper on the computer in the study—because he couldn’t stand that Gu Yu even bought gray couch cushions, so he brought two strawberry-shaped cushions to add some color.

Returning here from the hospital, the two pink strawberries still stood out awkwardly against the rest of the decor, but Gu Yu had gotten used to turning a blind eye and just said, “Clean up a bit. If you’re not tired, we can play some games tonight.”

“Okay, let’s play later.” Shen Jin wasn’t tired at all. Gu Yu had taken care of the entire discharge process, so he had been useless for half the day. The first thing he did when he got back was to place the little bear by the window back at the head of the bed, saying, “Daddy’s back. I can’t believe you two didn’t freeze to death on the windowsill.”

Gu Yu, standing at the bedroom door, asked, “How could they freeze to death?”

Shen Jin thought Gu Yu was going to say they were just stuffed toys, but to his surprise, Gu Yu played along, “Bears hibernate. You’re disturbing their sleep.”

Shen Jin was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t stop laughing.

He leaned against the headboard, glanced at Gu Yu, and pretended to whisper to the bear, “Did you see that? This guy is so childish; he actually thinks you two stuffed toys can hibernate.”

Gu Yu bit his lip, too annoyed to respond, “One of these days, I’ll put some mute powder in your food.”

Then he opened the wardrobe to put away clothes, saying, “If you’re that bored, you could go live stream and say hi to your viewers. It’s been a few days since you last showed up, right?”

“It’s no big deal. My streaming schedule has never been regular anyway.”

Although Shen Jin said that, he still got up and went to the study to turn on the computer. “Mind if I use your computer? I’ve got nothing else to do.”

Gu Yu nodded and followed him to the study, then sat down in the chair opposite the computer desk, putting on his headphones to do his own thing.

The small room, with the two of them breathing in it, made Shen Jin feel very at ease.

He quickly started his stream. Not many people joined, and he didn’t mention anything about his hospital stay.

—After all, he wasn’t a full-time streamer. There had been times before when he was online inconsistently, so no one probably cared where he’d been.

However, “Don’t Be Mean to Me” entered the stream just two or three minutes after he started and immediately sent a rocket gift, asking, “Where have you been?”

Seeing there weren’t many people in the chat, Shen Jin didn’t lie, “I had a cold and have been busy lately.”

He opened the game and switched to his account, planning to casually stream for an hour or two, but “Don’t Be Mean to Me” suddenly sent another rocket and asked, “Did you miss me?”

Shen Jin’s hand paused on the mouse, and he didn’t answer right away.

“Don’t Be Mean to Me” was usually well-behaved and almost never flirted so directly.

Shen Jin had never been able to figure out what they were really thinking, so he had responded less and less. He didn’t expect them to be so upfront today, adding, “I haven’t seen you play games in a while. I missed you.”

It seemed that after just a few days apart, the young person couldn’t hide their feelings any longer, not even for a moment.

Some viewers either teased or expressed concern:

【Holy crap, grandpa, you’re learning fast. Are you trying to sleep with the streamer?】

【? No way, I was here first. I’m willing to be the top; the streamer is my wife!】

【555 My baby’s voice is so hoarse. Was your cold really bad?】

Shen Jin was grateful to his viewers and responded kindly, “I missed you all too. Just a little cold, I’m almost better now.”

He wanted to brush it off, but “Don’t Be Mean to Me” kept sending gifts: “I’ve been good, waiting for your stream and thinking about you every day.”

This little one sure knew how to flirt.

Shen Jin mumbled, “Okay, we’re all good brothers here—It’s been a while since I played ADC; let’s see if I can get a pentakill today.”

He had a feeling today’s stream wouldn’t be peaceful, and sure enough, after two rushed games and ending the stream, a private message from “Don’t Be Mean to Me” came through: “Can I add you on another platform? WeChat, phone number, anything.”

Shen Jin sighed and casually replied, “We’ll see. You don’t even have abs. I’ll refund your money first.”

He didn’t want to get involved in any trouble and just wanted to resolve things quickly, but the other person took it seriously, sending several pictures of firm abs, as if in defiance: “Is this what you meant?”

Shen Jin’s face instantly turned red with disbelief: Are young people nowadays this bold? Am I not really a Gen-Z?

Faced with a screen full of testosterone-fueled photos, he inexplicably felt guilty and quickly glanced over at Gu Yu.

The other was fiddling with his phone and looked up at him, “What’s wrong? Why is your face so red?”

“I just drank some water…” Shen Jin was about to make an excuse, but Gu Yu had already stood up, easily catching sight of the key content on his screen, and his tone turned slightly jealous, “Is this why your face is red?”

“Who sent you that?”

Crap. Shen Jin quickly closed the window, “It was… just a small viewer… a fake picture, no way someone could look that good.”

“A fake picture?” Gu Yu licked his lips and asked, “You think it looks good?”

Shen Jin figured his brain must have been fried over the past few days, because he actually answered, “It looks pretty good. Can you do that?”

Gu Yu was silent for a long time, his ears turning red and his face darkening, his tone growing even more sour, “If you want to know whether I can do that, why don’t you take a look?”

“… How am I supposed to see? You think I’m Superman with X-ray vision?” Shen Jin was confused, but his hand was suddenly grabbed by Gu Yu.

Gu Yu’s breath quickened with anger, but his voice remained cool, “I’ll give you three seconds.”

He averted his gaze, fixing it firmly on the glass door of the bookcase beside him, his expression fiercely serious, as if he were selling himself for the first time, not even thinking about how to charge for it.

Beside him, Shen Jin held his breath, finally understanding what he meant.

Their breaths mingled, and Shen Jin quickly grabbed the hem of Gu Yu’s shirt, causing him to tremble all over, his palms secretly clenching, as if those three seconds were endlessly long.

After a long while, he calmed his racing heart and realized the truth—Shen Jin hadn’t stuck to the three-second rule at all.

Gu Yu’s face was already flushed, and now his breathing grew even more ragged, his abdomen heaving with each breath, almost convulsing.

After all, he realized Shen Jin’s warm fingertip was pressed against him.

To make matters worse, the other person pushed down twice with deliberate force.

Startled, Gu Yu stepped back, his expression cold and detached, but his skin betrayed him, flushing all the way from his ears down to his neck.

“What are you doing?” He clutched his shirt hem tightly, scolding, “I didn’t say you could touch.”

Shen Jin rubbed his fingertips, apologizing, “I just made the mistake that every omega in the world would make.”

Gu Yu was extremely aggrieved, his brows furrowed into a knot, glaring at Shen Jin without letting go.

Seeing him like this, Shen Jin finally toned down his playfulness a bit and comforted him, “Alright, alright, it was my fault. Next time, if you let me touch, I promise I won’t touch randomly. Okay?”

Gu Yu’s lips were pressed into a pale line, slowly relaxing as he replied, “I won’t let you touch.”

Shen Jin nodded, but couldn’t help sincerely commenting, “But yours is better-looking and nicer to touch.”

Gu Yu felt a surge of heat up his spine, grabbing his coat angrily and storming out of the study. A few seconds later, still feeling unsatisfied, he randomly bundled himself up and went out onto the balcony to cool off.

After standing in the wind for a while, he still felt the spot where Shen Jin had touched burning.

The mixture of anger and embarrassment churned in his chest, making him feel both wronged and a little proud.

He unlocked his phone and glanced at his user ID, “Don’t Be Mean to Me,” then quickly locked the screen again, his face turning as red as if he had been boiled.

He pressed his face against the railing, trying to cool down.

He had opened Shen Jin’s live stream today just to see if he would feel jealous watching Shen Jin interact with others, but clearly, the result far exceeded his expectations.

Not only did he get jealous, but he also started comparing himself, showing off, feeling proud, and feeling wronged. He wasn’t sure if he was more like a peacock flaunting its feathers or a peacock hanging its head in defeat after failing to impress.

He lowered his head, knowing he couldn’t resist his own feelings.

His liking for Shen Jin increased by 30%.

*

Later, if Shen Jin hadn’t come to the balcony to find him, and if Gu Yu didn’t want Shen Jin to catch a cold, he might have stayed in the corner of the balcony growing mushrooms all night before going back inside.

The next morning, Shen Jin suggested that he wanted to stretch his legs and treat Xu Tingyun and Qin Zhu to a meal.

“You guys come straight to the mall after class, I’ll be waiting there,” he said. “I’m planning to buy a couple of new earrings too.”

“…Fine, just make sure you wear a scarf and don’t stay out in the wind too long.” Gu Yu nodded, packing up his books. He seemed to remember something and added, “And about yesterday… you’re not allowed to tell anyone.”

“…” Shen Jin was full of questions, “You didn’t actually think about it all night, did you?”

He thought, *Just a light press and you’re like this. If one day I can’t keep my balance and need to hold on to you, will you lose sleep until the day the Eurasian Plate crushes the Pacific Plate?*

But Gu Yu coldly retorted, “Who said I thought about it all night? I only thought about it for 1 hour, 42 minutes, and 5 seconds.”

With that, he immediately walked out the door, leaving Shen Jin stunned, without giving him any chance to respond.