This Mind-Reading Technique Is Useless. - Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Shut up! Those long white legs are perfect for wrapping around your waist.
Gu Shiying had no problem with pink and white; he liked white clothes, too, and even had a light pink T-shirt. He just thought girls who liked pink and white were cute.
Having agreed to go out with Fu Huan, he had no intention of going back on his word. He had his own little plan. Gritting his teeth, he got into the back seat.
The seat wasn’t big, and two tall boys sitting together felt quite crowded. Not only were their clothes pressed against each other, but Gu Shiying could also feel Fu Huan’s scorching heat through his clothes.
Gu Shiying fanned his face against the gusty wind; it was so hot.
He asked Fu Huan, “Who borrowed that electric scooter? It’s quite cute.”
Fu Huan: “Our class monitor.”
Gu Shiying: “Is your class monitor a girl?”
Fu Huan: “A boy.”
Gu Shiying: “…” He didn’t understand, but he respected.
The school grounds are large, and sometimes classrooms are far from the dormitories. Although the school has buses, they run at fixed times and stops, and missing them would make you late. Therefore, the school allows students to ride bicycles and electric scooters.
Gu Shiying: “I didn’t expect you’d ride an electric scooter at school.”
Fu Huan: “Why can’t I?”
Gu Shiying was stunned by the question. He wanted to say that aside from a face that showed no interest in anything, there was nothing to criticize about Fu Huan. He wanted to say that Fu Huan was good-looking and had good fashion sense, and standing there, he looked like a top model.
“Because you’re tall, you wouldn’t be able to stretch your legs on an electric scooter.”
“Not bad.”
Fu Huan, keeping his usual quietness, drove steadily all the way to the police station.
They were greeted by a young police officer, seemingly not much older than them. His last name was Cheng, and when he smiled, he had two shallow dimples at the corners of his mouth.
Officer Cheng, who looked young, asked Gu Shiying, “Gu Shiying, right? How’s your injury?”
Gu Shiying: “It’s fine. I didn’t need stitches. The doctor said it’ll be fine once it scabs over.”
Officer Cheng: “That’s good.”
He asked the two men if they knew the boy and took their statements as a matter of routine.
As Officer Cheng walked them to the door, he cheerfully told them, “By the way, our police station will be holding an awards ceremony for bravery. You two are on the list. We’ll notify you to come and receive your awards.”
Gu Shiying had always considered himself an ordinary student and had never imagined he would have his moment of glory.
His eyes widened. “Wow, so there’s a banner for bravery?”
Officer Cheng: “There’s also a 10,000 yuan bonus. Add me on WeChat so I can contact you later.”
Gu Shiying: “Okay, thank you, Officer Cheng.”
But after they both added each other on WeChat, Fu Huan said, “Officer Cheng, there’s no need to give me this award. I didn’t do anything.”
Officer Cheng: “This was decided by our director, your principal. Fu Huan saved someone, too. Don’t be so modest.”
Gu Shiying was surprised that Fu Huan would refuse. Thinking that Fu Huan had also saved his life, he advised, “You saved mine, too. If it weren’t for you, I would have been killed.”
Officer Cheng waved goodbye to them: “You two, wait for my notification.”
This meant that Fu Huan’s refusal was invalid.
Seeing the pink electric scooter parked next to the police car again, he felt a surge of joy and a liking for the little pink scooter.
“Award for bravery” sounds wonderful.
He asked Fu Huan, “Hey, Fu Huan, why are you turning down this award?”
Fu Huan: “I didn’t do anything heroic.”
Gu Shiying tutted his tongue at him. “You don’t even want ten thousand yuan?” He had a new appreciation for Fu Huan: he wasn’t particularly interested in money.
Fu Huan looked back at him, his eyelids raised, less languid than usual. “You want it?”
Gu Shiying answered truthfully, “Ten thousand yuan? No college student could turn it down. I’m a layman, and when it comes to money, the more the better.” Otherwise, he wouldn’t have found time to work part-time despite his busy schedule. His life goal was “Make money! Make money! Make money!”
Fu Huan: “Okay, I’ll go to the awards ceremony.”
Gu Shiying: “You’ve improved quite quickly.”
Fu Huan didn’t explain. He pushed the car out of the gap, put on his helmet, patted the back seat, and met Gu Shiying’s gaze.
“Get in the car. I’ll take you home.”
Gu Shiying, a tall man, lifted his leg and slid astride it. After driving for a while, Gu Shiying noticed that the electric scooter had slowed down, and the pedestrians beside them were walking faster than them.
Gu Shiying felt something was wrong: “Why are you driving so slowly?”
Fu Huan braced his long legs, and the electric scooter came to a complete stop: “It must be out of battery.”
Gu Shiying: “…”
Fu Huan used his phone to search for nearby electric scooter charging stations. However, the closest one was near their school.
Fu Huan: “We’ll have to push it back.”
The drive had only been less than two kilometers, but the walk back, pushing the electric scooter, would take at least ten minutes to reach the school gate.
Gu Shiying didn’t want to be alone with Fu Huan for so long. He wanted to leave, but his moral composure wouldn’t allow him to abandon him halfway.
“Then let’s walk back.”
Fu Huan: “Take a taxi. The sun will make your wound irritated.”
Gu Shiying, with his own thoughts, declined, “What’s the problem? The temperature isn’t as high as yesterday.”
Fu Huan nodded and pushed his electric scooter forward.
The two walked for several hundred meters without saying a word.
Fu Huan, just as he had in the dorm, was quiet, while Gu Shiying was trying to figure out how to convey to Fu Huan that he had a girlfriend, or that he had a crush on someone.
Gu Shiying prepared himself for a moment, then glanced at Fu Huan. He saw him staring straight ahead, his face expressionless.
“Fu Huan, um…”
Just then, a gentle, sweet voice called his name.
“Gu Shiying?”
Gu Shiying turned and saw Liu Wenqing walking quickly toward him on the sidewalk.
Alarm bells went off in his head.
Oh no!
The girl my brother likes is right up ahead, and next to him is the person Liu Wenqing wants to pursue!
What should I do? What should I do?
I can’t let them add me on WeChat. Liu Wenqing is so beautiful…
Huh? He’d just been putting himself in Zhang Zhi’s shoes. If Fu Huan liked Liu Wenqing, wouldn’t that mean he wouldn’t like him? No, Fu Huan was gay. It’s said that gay men are born gay and can never be straightened. Not only would that be unfair to the girls, but it would also be too unfair to his own brother.
While his mind was spinning, Liu Wenqing had already walked up to them.
Liu Wenqing asked with concern, “I heard you were injured. How are you? Is it serious?”
Over the course of a night and a morning, everyone who knew Gu Shiying knew about his injury.
Gu Shiying deliberately raised his arm and smiled, “It’s nothing serious. I’m still alive and kicking. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be seeing me right now.”
Liu Wenqing looked in Fu Huan’s direction. Fu Huan had also stopped and waited for Gu Shiying.
“He does look pretty good. When I heard about this last night, I thought it was fake.” Then she looked at Fu Huan openly and winked at Gu Shiying: “Who is this?”
Gu Shiying looked at Fu Huan nervously. If he hadn’t helped Zhang Zhi, he wouldn’t have heard Fu Huan’s inner thoughts. Zhang Zhi was truly guilty.
“He’s my roommate, Fu Huan.”
Fu Huan nodded. The inactive man suddenly spoke: “Hello.”
Liu Wenqing’s eyes lit up: “My name is Liu Wenqing, and I majored in a minor language.”
Fu Huan: “Pretty good.”
Liu Wenqing: “No, I think it’s just average. What’s your major?”
Fu Huan: “Finance.”
Gu Shiying was alarmed when he heard they were moving on. Could Fu Huan really be bisexual? His cool expression seemed to fade when he was talking to girls. He was worried. If the conversation continued, his brother would really have no chance.
Gu Shiying quickly interrupted, “Fu Huan, we still need to charge the car. Shall we go?”
Fu Huan: “Yes.”
Gu Shiying interrupted Liu Wenqing again, “We’re leaving first. I’ll treat you to milk tea later.”
Liu Wenqing smiled, but remained reserved in front of Fu Huan. She didn’t directly ask for his WeChat, but instead winked at Gu Shiying.
“Gu Shiying, remember to check WeChat later. I need you for something.”
Gu Shiying nodded, “Okay.”
The two of them parted ways.
Gu Shiying felt this was a perfect opportunity to tell Fu Huan that he had someone he liked!
He looked at Fu Huan’s profile, as if chatting among male classmates, and asked, “Fu Huan, do you know how to pursue girls?”
After waiting for a long time, Gu Shiying didn’t hear Fu Huan’s response.
Gu Shiying thought the noise on the road was too loud, so he asked a second time and moved closer to Fu Huan’s left.
Gu Shiying: “Fu Huan, don’t you have any experience pursuing girls?”
Fu Huan gave him a sullen look. “Yes.”
Gu Shiying was suddenly speechless. Wait, this wasn’t what he’d imagined. Fu Huan was gay, how could he have experience pursuing girls? Could he really be bisexual? He was such a jerk!
He cursed inwardly, but feigned a casual air and asked, “So how do you pursue the harder-to-get girls? Can you teach me?”
He’d go back to his original plan. He wouldn’t explicitly state that he had a girlfriend, but he’d make it clear to the other person that he had a crush on her. He’d probably stop thinking about him in a couple of days. Otherwise, they’d see each other every day and even share a dorm. How awkward would that be!
“Teach you how to pursue that Liu Wenqing?”
Gu Shiying was stunned for a second. “?”
Fu Huan misunderstood that he liked Liu Wenqing?
This was a path he hadn’t anticipated.
It seemed like there was a chance he’d change his mind!
Gu Shiying nodded immediately, repeating Zhang Zhi’s comments about Liu Wenqing: “Yes, she’s so beautiful, has good grades, is versatile, has a good temper, and is confident and generous. Many people like her, but she’s not easy to pursue.”
Fu Huan’s lips formed a line, his pronunciation becoming unclear: “You think highly of her.”
Gu Shiying smiled, scratching his head deliberately and pretending to be embarrassed: “It’s okay, mainly because I have a crush on her.” He apologized to his brother for the time being.
The two walked until they reached the school gate.
Fu Huan left to return the car, leaving Gu Shiying to go back to the dorm.
Gu Shiying turned back to school in a good mood, ecstatic. He had already said that he had a girl he liked, so Fu Huan would probably gradually lose interest in him.
Fu Huan’s interest in him must have been because he didn’t have a girlfriend and misunderstood that he might like boys. Now that he had made his position clear, Fu Huan would definitely divert his attention!
Sure enough, after returning the car, Fu Huan didn’t return to the dorm all afternoon.
That evening, in a buoyant mood, Gu Shiying crossed his legs, waiting for Zhang Zhi to return to change his bandage.
Unexpectedly, at seven o’clock, Zhang Zhi only sent a single message.
Zhang Zhi: Ying’er, I’m going on a night hike with my friends tonight and won’t be returning to school!
Gu Shiying: Damn it.
He didn’t tell me earlier or later, but waited until the doctor in the school clinic had already left work to tell him.
Zhang Zhi, that unreliable guy, he had to change the bandage himself!
Gu Shiying gritted his teeth, enduring the pain as he removed the gauze.
Gu Shiying: “Ouch, ouch, it hurts!”
Just then, Fu Huan pushed the door open and saw Gu Shiying nearly fainting from the pain.
He stepped forward and grabbed his left hand as he was about to apply the bandage: “Don’t move.”
Gu Shiying felt like Fu Huan was his pain reliever, because his inner voices always embarrassed him so much that he forgot about his wounds!
[These long, white legs are perfect for wrapping around your waist.] 】
Gu Shiying stared at him with wide eyes: Ahhhhhhh!
He had only changed into a pair of gym shorts in the dorm because it was hot. What boy wouldn’t wear that in the dorm?
Fu Huan, however, acted as if his feelings had nothing to do with him. With a calm expression, he asked Gu Shiying, “Does it hurt?”
Gu Shiying’s heart trembled with anger: “…”
If he hadn’t heard Fu Huan’s feelings, he would have truly believed he cared.
Please shut up, pervert.
Author’s Note:
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