After being moved to tears by the sworn enemy's pheromones - Chapter 7

The night had already grown late. Gu Yu hesitated for a few seconds, then walked out of the bathroom without putting on a shirt, intending to find Shen Jin in the bedroom. However, to his surprise, he found that Shen Jin was not waiting for him in bed.

The entire room was only lit by the bathroom wall lamp, casting dim light. Gu Yu looked around and discovered that Shen Jin was sleeping in the corner of the sofa, still not in a deep slumber.

Frowning, Gu Yu walked over and bent down, saying, “The sofa is too soft, and sleeping on it will hurt your back. Go back to bed.”

After all, Shen Jin’s illness had not yet improved, and he was an omega who was particularly fragile during the heat period. During the truce, Gu Yu wouldn’t mistreat a prisoner.

Shen Jin questioned, “Am I the type of omega who can easily get into your bed? I’d rather sleep on the floor than on your bed.”

“Of course, Senior.” Gu Yu ignored his cunning defense. “Other people’s beds may not work, but mine won’t be harmed. Don’t waste the living room air conditioning electricity.”

“Damn it,” Shen Jin said, “Is my innocence worth less than a few degrees of electricity?”

Gu Yu forcefully lifted him up and replied, “Less than. If you have time, wash up. It’s still better to be a virgin.”

Although Shen Jin looked like he wanted to kill him, he was still thrown onto the inner side of the bed after a struggle. After a brief tug-of-war, Shen Jin was too lazy to resist further and said, “I’m going to sleep. In case my sleeping position disturbs you… you can wake me up.”

Gu Yu tucked Shen Jin in with the blanket and calmly replied, “That won’t happen. Senior’s sleeping position is quite good.”

He clenched his fists, recalling Shen Jin’s sleep-talking and how he would snuggle into someone’s arms. He looked away, affirming his own conscience: Yes, this statement is sarcasm, a common form of linguistic attack that anyone who has studied Chinese should understand.

However, Shen Jin just responded with an “Oh” and didn’t catch on at all. “That’s good. I’m going to sleep.”

Under the night sky, the bedroom was only illuminated by the streetlight shining through the curtains. Gu Yu held his breath, waiting for Shen Jin’s breathing to become steady before venting his anger, “How can’t you even understand such an obvious sarcasm? Huh?”

The other party had long curled up in the corner, fast asleep, and naturally gave no response. So, Gu Yu propped up his arm, gently pulled Shen Jin towards the center of the bed, and muttered, “Ha, sleep. I won’t show Senior my muscle strength in resisting again.”

He bowed his head, earnestly touched the chest and abdominal muscles he had trained, and with no other option, had to sit up obediently, put on his pajamas, and lie back down next to Shen Jin.

“Heh, sleep.” Closing his eyes, Gu Yu didn’t know if he was talking to himself or complaining, “I won’t show Senior again in the future.”

The next day, the sun was still shining brightly. Shen Jin and Gu Yu hurried to the playground from the west gate. Someone walked up and patted Gu Yu, asking, “Gu Yu, is this your senior, Shen Jin?”

Before Gu Yu could speak, the person smiled at Shen Jin, saying, “Hello, Senior. I’m He Senzhou, originally supposed to be Gu Yu’s roommate. You can call me Lord Sen.”

This guy was quite presumptuous, and his demeanor suggested he came from a well-off family. While Shen Jin was thinking about how to respond, Gu Yu seized the key point and said, “Senior’s identity is noble, but he’s not from my family.”

“You…” Shen Jin was annoyed. His mind immediately heated up, and he continued, “When you were washing the bed sheets last night, you didn’t say that.”

Since Gu Yu resisted others’ misunderstandings about their relationship, Shen Jin would deliberately provoke him whenever he didn’t like something.

The attention of the people around suddenly gathered. He Senzhou looked at the newly adult young master, who was still in shock, and was naturally confused, “Washing bed sheets?”

He was extremely shocked, and Gu Yu was momentarily stunned. He tried hard to explain, but Shen Jin, seeing that he rarely spoke, became even more angry. He pretended to be shy and walked alongside Gu Yu, intentionally letting others misunderstand.

In gatherings like military training, gossip spreads fast, and when it’s about the newly crowned school grass candidate, it spreads even faster. So, by noon, Shen Jin’s phone was constantly receiving new messages.

Friends who got wind of the news came to verify: Can’t be true, right? The prince of the game has started acting like an animal?

A friend from the esports club said: Why are you also doing the double A and dagger thing? Is Xu Tingyun doing MLM?

Even good buddies from the neighboring technical university asked: What’s going on?

Shen Jin neither admitted nor denied, just replied: I 0, you don’t dare 1 either?

Initially, he wanted to have less contact with Gu Yu, but now that he saw the increasingly negative image of the other person, he changed his mind. He couldn’t help but think: Forget it, being misunderstood is not a big deal. The one who suffers is Gu Yu, who should have continuous romantic encounters.

With this in mind, he suddenly felt more energetic while moving equipment. Gu Yu’s movements were also very easy to understand—he either pretended to be calm, slightly furrowed his brows, or looked at him. He would soon be angered to the point where his ears turned red and he had to turn away, clearly defeated.

Military training went on day by day like this. Shen Jin looked at the scorching sun through the trees, although he felt a bit guilty, he thought: Well, being misunderstood is not a big deal. The one who loses is Gu Yu, who should have continuous romantic encounters.

Thinking like this, he delivered water and applied cooling patches to Gu Yu in front of everyone, deliberately letting others misunderstand.

In the end, he convinced himself that being misunderstood didn’t matter. After all, it was Gu Yu who started it first, and occasionally retaliating was probably nothing significant.

Considering Gu Yu’s personality, he probably wouldn’t bother participating in online discussions, and most likely, in three or two weeks, everyone would naturally forget about it. From then on, whatever Gu Yu wanted to do with someone else would have nothing to do with him.

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“It’s too vivid. Rumors have been spreading that you and your junior have been hugging for nearly three years.” A few days later, Xu Tingyun said to Shen Jin, “But everyone knows it’s nonsense. Many people want to add your junior as a friend. Fortunately, your junior is cold and rarely adds people on WeChat or QQ. Only I can pass through with my face.”

In the dormitory, the three were heading to the bamboo-lined path where the clubs were recruiting. Shen Jin asked Xu Tingyun, “Have you two met?”

“No.” Qin Zhu snorted and answered on his behalf, “I suggested that he tell Gu Yu that he is Shen Jin’s roommate and has some leverage over Shen Jin, like nude photos. Gu Yu immediately agreed—by the way, I also joined.”

Shen Jin raised his fist, and the three of them continued to the bamboo-lined path. Many clubs were energetically promoting themselves, and passing freshmen either carried a fresh sense of excitement or reluctantly accepted flyers dragged by their friends. Among them, the most visibly resistant figure was undoubtedly the familiar silhouette, Gu Yu.

Under the shade of the trees, He Senzhou was pulling him aside, saying something.

“You can meet in such a situation?” Xu Tingyun laughed, “Destiny across three lifetimes. It’s really not in vain that you’ve washed bed sheets together.”

Shen Jin said, “I casually said that to tease him. Did you really believe it?”

Xu Tingyun shook his head, looking like a mischievous child. The senior club president noticed them and handed over some flyers, saying, “Quick, quick, recruit more people. Maybe we won’t have to disband.”

This was the second year of the esports club’s establishment. Last year, there was not much publicity, and with them, there were only around 10 people in the club. However, from the momentum this year, the club president seemed certain of their success.

He grabbed each freshman, vigorously trying to recruit more members. Xu Tingyun laughed, “Hurry up, pull a few more people. Maybe we won’t have to disband.”

Shen Jin heard this and knew that he and Xu Tingyun were about to become laborers. Only Qin Zhu was free from being ordered around. Before he could raise his eyes, a curious voice sounded, “Can you really climb the ranks?”

With such a clear and bright voice, it was obviously He Senzhou.

The club president quickly agreed, and as Shen Jin listened, he saw Gu Yu also standing nearby.

He lowered his gaze and flipped through the flyers, not looking very interested. “Let’s go, check out the math association over there.”

However, He Senzhou’s impression of math was still in high school. “Math, this kind of thing where you can get full marks, is so boring.”

He forcibly made Gu Yu fill out the esports club membership application form, saying, “Just join this one. There are people to play games with, and you won’t have to use a voice changer to chase after someone else’s husband in the future.”