Lu Baihai’s single sentence woke both of them up, leaving both Zilan and Wen Yuluo stunned.
That is right? What about the prince?
The highlight of the prince’s role was breaking through thorns and brambles to save the princess, which required performing a sword routine on stage. But with a broken leg like that, even walking was a problem, let alone wielding a sword?
Wen Yuluo thought for a moment and said, “Senior Lu, do not worry. If worse comes to worst, let our monitor do it. He has a sharp brain and can memorize his lines in no time. Just focus on recovering.”
Qi You looked a bit stiff. Remembering that the monitor Wen Yuluo referred to was the alpha who constantly tried to curry favor with Wen Yuluo, his dark eyes darkened, and he said grimly, “No need.”
“Huh?”
“I will do it.”
Wen Yuluo and Zilan exchanged a look, communicating through their eyes.
Zilan quickly reacted and said, “What do you mean, Senior Qi?”
Qi You said, “I will play the prince. It was my role to begin with. Since Lu Baihai’s leg is like that, he should play the king instead. The king sits most of the time and does not really need his legs.”
Life truly has its ups and downs!
Wen Yuluo tried his absolute best to control the corners of his mouth from curling upward.
Zilan gave a light cough and said in an exaggerated tone, “Senior Qi, are you sure? The prince has a kissing scene, you know!”
Wen Yuluo also chimed in, “That is right, Senior Qi. You do not have to force yourself. Our monitor is very easy to talk to. Is he not acting as both the director and the prince? He can handle it.”
“I am not forcing myself,” Qi You said firmly. “I am volunteering.”
Wen Yuluo’s heart blossomed with joy, and the gloom of the entire afternoon vanished completely.
Watching the three of them swap his role in just a few sentences, Lu Baihai felt like crying without tears. “My princess! I have not even rehearsed with you yet! Yubao, can you just kiss me once? If you kiss me, I will get better faster.”
Wen Yuluo was extremely disgusted by this kind of player and overly familiar attitude. He put on a serious expression and said, “Senior Lu, although I am not an omega, your words are indeed offensive to me. I hope you will not say things that cause misunderstandings like this in the future.”
“Yubao, why are you being so gentle!” Zilan widened her eyes, grabbing Lu Baihai by the hair. “Lu Baihai, you are two years older than the two of us, but just because we call you senior respectfully, you have forgotten who you are? If you show any more disrespect to our Yubao…”
“I will handle him.” Qi You suddenly spoke up.
Lu Baihai immediately shut his mouth.
“All right, it is getting late,” Zilan yawned. “I will stay here to take care of him. You two head back to the dorm and get some sleep.”
Zilan was sacrificing too much for him, and Wen Yuluo could not bear it. Just as he wanted to say something, Qi You cut in ahead of him, “Thanks, but no need. I will walk Wen Yuluo back to his dorm and then come right back.”
What?
Walk me back to the dorm?
Wen Yuluo’s words urging Zilan to go back and rest got stuck in his throat.
“Then thank you, Senior Qi,” Zilan said. “Take your time walking, there is no rush. I will watch over Senior Lu here.”
Lu Baihai could not fathom it in a hundred years. Why did he need to be walked back?
Is a male beta going to be abducted or raped on campus?
Before he could voice his questions, his good buddy had already vanished, leaving behind only Zilan with her sinister expression.
Lu Baihai shuddered.
Wen Yuluo himself could not understand why a grown man needed another grown man to walk him back. Was this not the kind of thing deeply in love young couples did?
The two walked in silence for a while before Wen Yuluo said, “Senior, how about I just walk back by myself? There is really no need to walk me, and besides, right outside our dorm building, it is quite an eyesore.”
“An eyesore?” Qi You asked in confusion. “What do you mean?”
“Well…” Wen Yuluo felt very awkward. “Quite a few couples, you know, kissing.”
Seeing Wen Yuluo’s ears turning red again, Qi You smiled affectionately. “Why are you so easily embarrassed? You are an adult. Seeing people kiss is no big deal, right?”
Of course, he would not be embarrassed by himself! But with you!
Wen Yuluo put on a nonchalant front. “Who is embarrassed? Ha, I am just worried senior will not be able to sleep tonight after seeing it. After all, you alphas, your desires are extremely…”
His mouth ran ahead, and his brain chased after it.
Damn it, damn it, Wen Yuluo, what are you saying?
When did your relationship with Qi You ever get close enough to talk about things like this? He is Qi You, not Zilan!
Words stuck in his throat, and Wen Yuluo’s face turned beet red.
Qi You leisurely appreciated Wen Yuluo’s expression. Seeing him fall silent, he purposely asked, “Extremely what? Why did you stop talking?”
“Nothing.”
Wen Yuluo shut his mouth and walked forward in sullen silence.
A pale pink crawled up his neck, truly a magnificent sight under the moonlight.
Qi You watched the entire way, silently following behind him. When they reached the bottom of the dormitory building, he suddenly said, “Wen Yuluo.”
Wen Yuluo came to an abrupt halt.
“Add me on WeChat.”
What, what? What did Qi You say? Add WeChat?
Wen Yuluo froze in place, blinking his big eyes.
Qi You offered an explanation, “We will be collaborating on a play later on. Adding WeChat will help us get familiar with each other. Do you not think that is appropriate?”
“No, no,” Wen Yuluo hurriedly rummaged through his pockets for his phone, then froze blankly. “Senior, I did not bring my phone…”
Qi You was momentarily left speechless, his grip on his phone turning somewhat pale.
In all his life, he had never asked anyone for their WeChat. For it to be his first time, and it actually failed?
With a smile that did not reach his eyes, he said, “Wen Yuluo. Are you getting back at me?”
“How could that be?” He really had forgotten his phone. Terrified of being misunderstood, Wen Yuluo anxiously snatched Qi You’s phone, tapped into the friend search interface to enter his own WeChat ID, and unilaterally clicked to add him as a friend. “My phone is in the dorm! The moment I get back, I will accept it! Immediately! Without a single second of delay!”
Wen Yuluo handed the phone back to Qi You and vanished in a flash of wind, as if he were running a hundred-meter dash.
Qi You stood stupidly in place. Soon, his phone chimed with a notification sound.
‘I have accepted your friend request, and we can now start chatting.’
[Tan: Senior, look up.]
Qi You looked up and saw Wen Yuluo leaning over the balcony, waving at him with a smile brighter than yesterday’s sunshine.
He smiled softly and typed on his phone.
[Mm: Get some rest early. I am heading back.]
Watching Qi You’s figure disappear into the dark night, Wen Yuluo’s heart was still pounding wildly.
“Yuluo, what are you looking at? You have been acting like a madman ever since you came back to the dorm,” Guo Yun asked from his bed.
“Nothing,” Wen Yuluo replied, retreating from the balcony into the room. He looked at Qi You’s chat box, casually pinned it to the top, and edited the nickname.
[My Qi You]
After changing the nickname, he felt a bit embarrassed, but then he thought to himself, this is his own phone and his own WeChat, so he could change it however he wanted.