How much contact, what kind of contact, where to touch, for how long, and to what degree?
Wu Hui’s eyes were innocent. “For example?”
He had deliberately baited someone’s addiction last time, then left without looking back. Whether this current display of innocence was just another facade was something no one could tell.
“The basics: start with holding hands and hugging.”
Pei Huaiye stared straight at him, slowing his speech as if testing the waters. “May I hold you?”
Wu Hui said slowly, “What if I say no?”
“You can.” Pei Huaiye took half a step closer. His shadow completely engulfed Wu Hui, coaxing him. “Just a hug.”
His appearance and temperament were both incredibly aggressive, and his masculine scent surrounded Wu Hui, making him feel dizzy under the induction. A faint pink flush appeared on the side of his neck.
Wu Hui looked away. “…Let us go back to the dorm first.”
The path back to the dormitory felt infinitely long. Walking in front, Wu Hui could not ignore the gaze fixed on his neck from behind. It was incredibly hot, deepening the color on his skin.
At this time of day, his roommate was usually not in the dorm. Wu Hui opened the door. “Come in.”
This was the first time Pei Huaiye had stepped inside Wu Hui’s dorm; he had usually only dropped him off at the door. Wu Hui’s living space was clearly much cleaner and simpler. He leaned against his desk, looking back with bright, clear eyes.
Pei Huaiye’s gaze deepened, and he set the water bottle on the table. “Ready?”
Wu Hui asked, “Are we taking off our clothes?”
“If we take off our clothes, I will not be able to stop at just a hug.”
In the next second, Pei Huaiye removed Wu Hui’s glasses and circled his waist, pulling him into his arms. The searing, masculine scent completely enveloped him. He held him very tightly, as if he wanted to knead Wu Hui into his own body. Wu Hui appeared a size smaller in his embrace, his slender wrists resting on Pei Huaiye’s shoulders, the red beaded bracelet vibrant like fire.
As soon as Wu Hui moved slightly, the arm around his waist tightened further. He had the sensation of being pinned under the claw of a large beast.
Yan Huaimin was exactly the same: under his gentle, teasing exterior lay the tyranny of a despot. He was the one who gave Wu Hui a feeling of nearing death, and he was the one who saved him from the fire and water.
Jianqiu: 【Host, does this count as being two-faced?】
Wu Hui: 【The moral degradation of this kind of betrayal fascinates me.】
Jianqiu: 【The recording has been uploaded to the Space-Time Alliance.】
Wu Hui: 【Do you see how much my fist wants to say hello to you?】
Wu Hui moved slightly. “Senior…”
“Yes.”
Pei Huaiye did not let go of him, sniffing at his neck.
Wu Hui stood on his tiptoes to bite his ear. “Did you not say it was just a hug?”
Pei Huaiye’s breathing faltered.
Wu Hui met his wolf-like gaze, his red lips parted slightly, and he called out softly: “Big brother?”
Pei Huaiye looked as if he wanted to devour him.
The bed was right next to the desk. Whether by accident or design, someone stumbled, and they both fell onto the bed. At that exact moment, Jiang Liexing opened the door.
“Chu Yu, have you eaten yet! The fish fillets on the second floor of the cafeteria today are super delicious, if you have not eaten, hurry and go—”
“Holy shit!!!”
Seeing the heated scene on the bed, Jiang Liexing’s eyes widened. He was met with a cold, indifferent glare from Pei Huaiye and scrambled out immediately.
“Sorry to bother you! You, you, you two continue!”
“…”
The door slammed shut.
After a few seconds, Wu Hui patted the person on top of him. Pei Huaiye stood up, pulling Wu Hui up with him. Both of them sat up.
Wu Hui smoothed his slightly disheveled hair, and his clothes were messy too. “Senior, do you need to head to the restroom first?”
Pei Huaiye ignored the question. “What did you just call me?”
“Big brother.” Wu Hui sounded playful yet regretful. “I thought…”
Pei Huaiye released his hand and helped him fix his messy clothes. “You underestimate me.”
They say if your purity reaches a certain level, you can achieve anything, but clearly, the Crown Prince had nothing to do with purity. Wu Hui found it a pity; he had originally wanted to record it to mock someone else.
Who said campus life was all about innocence? There was someone here cheating.
“How is the result of the treatment?”
Pei Huaiye felt the warmth in his palms. “It is effective.”
It was not just effective; there were side effects. Pei Huaiye ended up spending some time in the restroom, and once he calmed down, he left.
That evening.
When Jiang Liexing returned, he was on the verge of tears: “Chu Yu, this is our last day as roommates.”
Wu Hui: “Hmm?”
Jiang Liexing: “You should be moving to the Crown Prince’s dorm very soon, right?”
Wu Hui sat with his legs crossed. “Why would I move to his dorm?”
Jiang Liexing was very self-aware: “I am too much of a bother here. This is not a game for three people…”
“What are you thinking?” Wu Hui laughed. “You do not even count as the third person.”
Jiang Liexing: “…”
Okay, I get it. I am just a part of your play.
Senior, you would not want your roommate to come back and see this, would you?
The scene played out in his head. Jiang Liexing shook his head.
Regardless of what had happened while Jiang Liexing was locked out of the room, late that night, Wu Hui received a voice message from Nian Zhi.
Zhi-zhi-zhi: “I heard you and the Crown Prince did it in the hallway downstairs?!!!”
She even cracked her voice when saying the word “did.”
Wu Hui: [?]
Wu Hui: [Who said that?]
Zhi-zhi-zhi: [Everyone in the group is spreading it! Ahhh, damn it, I was not at the scene! [Dragon Roar.jpg]]
The chat history in the campus group had already reached tens of thousands of messages. The origin of the incident was Jiang Liexing squatting alone downstairs, looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. A passerby who knew him wanted to know what he was looking at and squatted next to him in curiosity. Then, more and more passersby were attracted, squatting in a line on the spot.
Finally, someone in the group asked: [What are they doing?]
[Asked them, the Crown Prince came to find someone, and the Crown Princess’s roommate is squatting downstairs to make space.]
[The Crown Prince is in the Crown Princess’s dorm?]
[Ah? Did the Crown Prince and Crown Princess do it in the dorm?]
[You are all wrong, it is downstairs!]
[What? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess did it downstairs?!]
Wu Hui, who had finally figured out the sequence of events, said: “…”
The fact that Pei Huaiye had gained a “Crown Princess” became a trend at Aliston overnight, and everyone started calling him that. Those who wanted to invite Wu Hui to be their dance partner gave up entirely, but it had little impact on Wu Hui. Nothing could stop him from attending morning class.
As soon as he entered the classroom, someone greeted him: “The Crown Princess is here for morning class again?”
“The Crown Prince’s rival has appeared! Mandatory love at 8 AM, is the Crown Prince not going to do anything about this?”
Pei Huaiye was doing something about it.
His heart had been set on the bright moon, but the moon was busy with 8 AM classes. Pei Huaiye could only manage to accompany Wu Hui for breakfast and sit in on his 8 AM classes when he did not have his own. Everyone believed that their love was genuine, and it was certainly not an arranged marriage or a fling. After all, one might play around with someone, but accompanying them to 8 AM classes was on another level.
Wu Hui: [We did not do it downstairs. Spread that again, and you will be shark-bait.]
Zhi-zhi-zhi: [Does that mean you did it in the dorm?]
Zhi-zhi-zhi: [Uwu, dorm, Senior, no, the passion is overflowing!]
Since he could not turn it around, he had to use high technology.
Wu Hui: [Jianqiu, delete all the resources on her phone.]
Jianqiu: [Received.]
Half an hour later.
Wu Hui: [Has it not been deleted yet?]
Jianqiu: [No, there were a few I had not seen before. I will save them before deleting.]
Wu Hui was going to format Jianqiu as soon as he got back.
“Who are you chatting with?” Pei Huaiye, sitting beside him, inadvertently caught a glimpse of the manga boy avatar on the phone opposite him.