Chapter 39 - See You This Weekend
The man let out a low laugh, like a feather tickling his ear.
Ji Linxue kept a straight face, deliberately appearing serious and cold, which made Gu Hengzhi feel ticklish again and couldn't help but want to tease him.
"Then can Xiao Xue help me in the future?" Gu Hengzhi pinched a section of his delicate fingertip, his tone coaxing, "If you want, I can help you too."
"No need!" Ji Linxue instantly pulled his hand back, saying righteously, "Doing this too much isn't good, it affects your health, you need to be a bit more restrained too."
Remembering the adjectives that appeared numerous times in the original novel—great prowess and stamina, ten times a night, nights filled with indulgence—Ji Linxue couldn't help but frown.
Was this a talent a normal human should possess? Doing it that often, wouldn’t it cause sparks from the friction? At the very least, the skin would wear off, right?
"I am very restrained," Gu Hengzhi's tone was pitiful, "But it doesn't feel like anything when I do it myself."
He stared straight at Ji Linxue, as if saying, only you can help me.
Ji Linxue: "..."
He really couldn't stand up to the rogue Gu Hengzhi in front of him. He hurriedly dropped a line about "having no time to bother with you" and left. When leaving this room, he almost fled in disarray.
As he passed through the living room, the silver bells on his wrist made crisp, fragmented sounds as he walked. The sound wasn't loud, but it was a bit annoying.
Shen Shaoyan and Lu Yu both looked over, their gaze falling on him, looking very curious.
Ji Linxue blocked their view with his arm. As soon as he entered his bedroom, he took off the chain and tried to calm his racing heart.
He couldn't help but wonder what Gu Hengzhi's words meant. Was it purely because of physiological instinct that it felt comfortable, or something else?
Ji Linxue didn't dare to think about that possibility, but a hint of expectation flickered in his heart.
He could confirm that he had a good impression of Gu Hengzhi, but Gu Hengzhi's attitude was very strange.
In the original novel, Gu Hengzhi was a straight man who liked the opposite sex. He had never heard of him liking men, and he and Bai Chutang still had a destined fate.
The two were getting along harmoniously now and looked very compatible when standing together.
Thinking of this, the surging emotions in Ji Linxue's heart gradually calmed down. He pondered for a long time, and finally, reason took the upper hand.
He would not interfere with the matters between Gu Hengzhi and Bai Chutang again, but if Gu Hengzhi took the first step towards him, then he would definitely not back down.
Thinking of this, Ji Linxue opened the computer in his bedroom and typed a few words into the browser's search bar.
【What are the signs of being homosexual?】
The search results quickly popped up, a dense block of text, making him a little stunned.
He had thought that such a situation should be rare, but it seemed that there was a lot of related information available online.
Ji Linxue read down from the first line very seriously.
Gay?
So that's what this word meant. No wonder he often heard the girls in his class mention it in his previous life, and they even let out strange laugh.
Some of the subsequent content was probably encouraging words, saying that homosexuality was not a disease, but just a normal sexual orientation.
There were also guides on how to judge whether someone was homosexual based on appearance, temperament, conversation, and dress.
He curiously clicked on this video, looked at the comments underneath, which were a pile of agreement and affirmation, and wondered if it was really that accurate.
A moment later, Ji Linxue looked down at the clean white socks he had just put on today, and expressionlessly liked the video below.
How did these people figure it out?
He frowned in confusion.
Gu Hengzhi seemed to only have black and other dark-colored socks. If judged by the method described in this video, then Gu Hengzhi was not gay.
He continued to scroll down the webpage, clicked on a website casually, and was almost blinded by the full-screen green interface.
This website called Green JJ was full of text, crowded together, making one's eyes dizzy. The website was designed in a style from more than ten years ago. Ji Linxue clicked on a book randomly and read the synopsis, feeling utterly confused.
It was clearly all Chinese, but he couldn't quite understand it, and there were some words he had almost never seen, such as gong and shou, danmei, intersex...
Even in a novel marked as "m-preg" (male pregnancy), he thought the protagonist was female, but it turned out to be a real boy.
Ji Linxue couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, the technology in online novels is really advanced, men can actually have children.
Just like this, he spent an afternoon on this website, looking at a little bit of each type. Everyone had a great imagination and could come up with anything.
When it was almost time for dinner, Ji Linxue still felt a bit unsatisfied, but thinking that there were still three hungry cubs at home, he had no choice but to get up and go to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
Shen Shaoyan slept all afternoon. When he woke up, a few strands of his hair were sticking up, standing straight on top of his head. With his messy bird's nest hair, he waddled over to Ji Linxue's side, his tone fawning.
"Xiao Xue, what are we eating tonight?"
"What do you want to eat?" Ji Linxue didn't even lift his head, handing him the vegetable washing basket, "If you want to eat, come help me out."
Shen Shaoyan unconsciously took it, his face conflicted.
"What kind of vegetable is this? How do you wash it?"
"Lettuce," Ji Linxue knew very well how pampered these young masters were, and instructed carefully, "Just wash it casually, pay attention to washing the root area of the leaves thoroughly, and don't break the leaves."
"Alright."
Shen Shaoyan didn't know why he listened to him so well, and as long as Ji Linxue cooked, unless there was something important, he would rush back to eat no matter how far away he was.
He mumbled while washing, "I want to eat shredded potatoes in sweet and sour sauce."
"And fried spring rolls, the ones you made last time were so crispy and fragrant, the filling inside was fresh and savory, I want to eat them again."
Shen Shaoyan seemed to have remembered something, and couldn't help but swallow while talking.
Ji Linxue thought about it. Shredded potatoes were okay, but spring rolls were more troublesome.
Just as he was thinking, a voice that was neither high nor low suddenly came from the kitchen doorway, "Why are you so demanding?"
Both of them were attracted by the voice and looked over. Seeing Gu Hengzhi standing at the doorway, Shen Shaoyan said righteously, "I'm exchanging labor for results. I'm not like some people who only know how to eat and don't know how to help."
Gu Hengzhi smiled faintly, "I'm not like some people who are picky eaters. As long as he makes it, I like to eat it."
The boulder in Ji Linxue's chest suddenly lifted. He subconsciously looked at Shen Shaoyan, and seeing his expression was normal and he didn't think this sentence was strange, he let out a sigh of relief.
Was he the only one who felt Gu Hengzhi's words were too ambiguous?
Such an intimate tone didn't sound like something a normal straight man would say.
What he didn't know was that while Shen Shaoyan's face was calm, his mind was frantically spewing bullet comments—
If Lu Yu wasn't still reading, he would have complained bitterly!
This person knew nothing but showing off like a peacock all day, and he claimed to like everything he made? He just wanted a spring roll, and Xiao Xue hadn't even said anything yet, but he was already starting to feel protective of his 'wife'.
On the surface, of course, he didn't dare to say this. After putting on a fake smile, Shen Shaoyan lowered his head and silently washed the vegetables, leaving the space to the other two.
Gu Hengzhi walked over and stopped beside Ji Linxue, "Is there anything else I can help with?"
Even though the kitchen space was very large, as soon as he stood there, Ji Linxue subconsciously tensed up his body.
"There's nothing to help with," he lowered his eyes, saying while chopping vegetables, "If you want to work, go wipe the dining table outside clean."
Gu Hengzhi readily agreed, "Okay."
"But do you still need to wear this?" Gu Hengzhi picked up the apron next to him, "I'm afraid your clothes will get dirty later when cooking."
Ji Linxue responded vaguely a few times. Just as he was about to take it, he saw Gu Hengzhi withdraw his hand, "The ties are in the back, I'll help you."
He spoke very calmly, as if this was the most normal thing, giving Ji Linxue no reason to refuse. He could only open his arms as instructed.
Gu Hengzhi stood behind him, putting the apron over his head and onto his body, then pulling the ties on both sides and slowly tying them in the back.
He did this motion very slowly. The thin ties outlined the lean waist, which was slender enough to be clasped in one hand.
His eyes slowly deepened, dark like a bottomless cold pool, dangerous and enticing.
Ji Linxue inexplicably felt a little itchy on his body. Gu Hengzhi's posture was like embracing him from behind, making him extremely uncomfortable. Moreover, at such a close distance, he could smell Gu Hengzhi's scent clearly. It was clearly a cold, refreshing fragrance, but it was somewhat intoxicating.
Fortunately, Gu Hengzhi didn't take long to tie it. After finishing, he actively stepped back and went out with a rag to wipe the table.
Although he hadn't done much housework, he was quick to understand it. Moreover, it wasn't a difficult task to begin with. After wiping the table clean, he also proactively set the bowls and chopsticks.
If it were in the past, Shen Shaoyan, seeing him act so abnormally, would definitely have wondered if something big had happened. But now—
Heh, just a peacock.
Due to time constraints, Ji Linxue only cooked four dishes. After being placed on the table, they were quickly eaten up, and the four people were just about 80% full.
After dinner, it was Lu Yu's turn to clear the dishes. Shen Shaoyan helped him. Ji Linxue simply returned to his room to continue researching that website.
After not looking for long, he felt his eyes getting dizzy, drowsiness surged over him, and he yawned several times. He quickly washed up and went to bed, but didn't sleep all night.
The next day, Ji Linxue got up as early as usual. He planned to go grocery shopping at the supermarket. Who knew that just as he entered the changing room, there was a knock on his bedroom door.
When he opened the door, it was indeed Gu Hengzhi.
Gu Hengzhi was wearing a very formal dark grey suit, wide shoulders and narrow waist. The well-tailored suit pants wrapped around his firm thighs, making his figure look long and slender, and he exuded a strong sense of energy.
Ji Linxue's heart couldn't help but get nervous again. Before, his relationship with Gu Hengzhi was very open and generous. Even bathing together and seeing the other's naked body, he wouldn't have any reaction.
But now he couldn't do that. He knew this was because he felt guilty in his heart, he was uneasy.
"Why are you here?"
Gu Hengzhi's eyebrow slightly raised. Paired with his cold and handsome features, it didn't appear offensive at all, only making one wonder if they hadn't done something well enough.
"From your tone, it seems you don't really welcome me."
"That's not what I meant," Ji Linxue said helplessly, "Are you looking for me for something?"
Gu Hengzhi's eyes were smiling, and his whole person exuded an aura of smugness from within, like a spring breeze. If Shen Shaoyan were present, he would definitely say he was showing off like a peacock again.
Ji Linxue, however, could tell that Gu Hengzhi was in a good mood today, but he didn't know why.
"Can't I come find you if there's nothing wrong?" Seeing Ji Linxue still looking like he was facing a great enemy, Gu Hengzhi found it amusing and said, "Actually, I wanted to ask if you're free next weekend."
"Next weekend?" Ji Linxue had a vague premonition in his heart and hesitated, "I should be."
"Then I'll book you in advance," Gu Hengzhi's tone was very frank, "Next weekend, I want to take you somewhere."
As he finished speaking, he couldn't help but curl up a smile.
Ji Linxue's heart pounded fast. He lightly squeezed his palms, his eyes lowered, concealing the emotions in his heart.
"I don't mind."
"Then I'll head to the company first," Gu Hengzhi suddenly reached out and, before Ji Linxue could react, gently squeezed his fingertips. The force was as light as touching a kitten, gentle and precious, "See you next week."
Ji Linxue looked up blankly at his retreating figure. Gu Hengzhi quickly opened the door and walked out, but the heat in the air didn't dissipate at all, but intensified.
He couldn't help but wonder, where was the place Gu Hengzhi said he wanted to take him?
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