Listening to Yan Mingyue’s rhythmic breathing, Gu Yuebai slowly closed his eyes. It was a night of good dreams.
Yan Mingyue was woken up by a desperate urge to use the bathroom. Squinting his eyes and moving like a sleepwalker, he stumbled into the toilet, clumsily tugged down his pants, and prepared to sit.
Unexpectedly, a pair of warm hands caught his backside. The owner of those hands spoke with a voice that was clearly strained through gritted teeth. “Occupied!”
That voice was so familiar. It sounded like Gu Yuebai.
Yan Mingyue had blacked out from drinking the night before and had not even realized where he was. Hearing that someone was there, Yan Mingyue obediently pulled his pants back up, turned around, and saw Gu Yuebai sitting on the toilet.
Even though it was just an ordinary toilet, Gu Yuebai had an expression as if he were sitting on a dragon throne. It felt as if at any second, he might wave his hand and order a Chief Eunuch to drag Yan Mingyue out and execute him.
Gu Yuebai had always considered himself an emotionally stable person, but he forgot that a person is at their most vulnerable when using the bathroom. Right now, he truly felt exactly as Yan Mingyue imagined; he wanted to drag the boy out and have him beheaded.
His voice was icy as he gripped his phone tightly. “Do you not look before you take your pants down?”
Yan Mingyue rubbed his nose awkwardly and let out a light cough to apologize. “Sorry, sorry!”
Even though Yan Mingyue had apologized, Gu Yuebai still wanted to pry open his head to see what was inside. He massaged his forehead helplessly. “Since you know how to be embarrassed, why are you still standing in front of me? Get out!”
Hearing the faint trace of fury in Gu Yuebai’s voice, Yan Mingyue did not stop to wonder why Gu Yuebai was in his home. He turned and bolted as if his feet were covered in oil.
When he reached the bathroom doorway, Yan Mingyue stopped. With a cheeky, mischievous grin, he said, “Gu Yuebai, your butt is pretty white!”
Gu Yuebai’s breath hitched. He nearly died of anger right there on the toilet. He roared furiously, “Scram!”
The sound was thunderous. It echoed through the halls, a testament to the sheer scale of Gu Yuebai’s rage.
Having successfully committed an act of mischief, Yan Mingyue was in a great mood. He could not help but lean against the bathroom doorframe and laugh hysterically.
“Hahahaha!”
After he finished laughing, Yan Mingyue finally became fully sober. He wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes and looked around as he walked.
It did not matter if he looked, but once he did, he received a shock. Good lord, this was not his bedroom at all! He had no recollection of what happened after getting drunk last night and had no idea how he had teleported from a roadside food stall to Gu Yuebai’s home.
Yan Mingyue looked down. Great, even his clothes had been changed. Could it be? No. He was probably overthinking it.
The National Day weather was still very hot. Yan Mingyue, wearing a thin pair of pajamas, squatted in Gu Yuebai’s garden. He poked his finger at a Mimosa plant in the corner. Seeing that the leaves did not fold up, he slapped the plant and cursed, “This grass has no shame!”
Gu Yuebai’s voice sounded lazily from behind him. “That is not a Mimosa plant at all.”
Yan Mingyue knew it was not a Mimosa; he was just bored. His phone had been low on battery when he went out yesterday, and it had likely shut down long ago. Hearing Gu Yuebai’s voice, Yan Mingyue looked up, and their eyes met.
Gu Yuebai looked at him and asked, “What? Are you not going to the bathroom anymore?”
Yan Mingyue felt their current positions were a bit strange. He shrunk his neck and declined politely. “Haha, no need, thanks.”
He had already held it in so long the urge had passed. Why bother now?
Gu Yuebai raised an eyebrow and teased, “What? Did you do it in your pants?”
Yan Mingyue was defeated. Completely defeated! He really wanted to grab Gu Yuebai’s collar and ask him: Brother! Do you still remember the character setting you threw into the lake? You are the moon hanging in the sky! You are the elegant, refined White Moonlight! How can you speak of such filthy things?
Yan Mingyue was shocked. Yan Mingyue was helpless. Yan Mingyue was furious but did not dare to speak up.
Gu Yuebai was leaning too close. Yan Mingyue could even smell the fresh scent of mint on his breath. The atmosphere between them seemed a bit too ambiguous. Yan Mingyue took two steps back, the disdain in his eyes impossible to hide.
“Alright, go use the bathroom and wash up. Then we can have breakfast.” Gu Yuebai felt that if he did not speak up, the two of them would waste the entire morning standing there until Yan Mingyue’s legs gave out or he fainted from hunger.
Since a graceful exit had been provided, Yan Mingyue naturally scrambled to take it. Just as he tried to stand up, he realized his legs had gone numb. He inhaled sharply and looked piteously at Gu Yuebai, reaching out a hand to lightly rest it on Gu Yuebai’s own.
“Gu Yuebai, my legs are numb. Give me a pull!”
Gu Yuebai was almost moved to laughter. A low chuckle escaped his throat, but he finally reached out and pulled Yan Mingyue up before the boy could get truly angry.
Yan Mingyue was very angry, and the consequences were severe. The severe consequence was that he ate every single one of Gu Yuebai’s favorite custard buns, leaving not one behind. Well, what else could he do? He was a coward.
After the meal, Yan Mingyue pushed open the heavy armored door and happened to run right into Jin Xi, who was coming over for breakfast.
Jin Xi looked at Yan Mingyue coming out of the house, then looked at the pajamas that were clearly too big for his frame, and his eyes widened. He checked the time on his phone, then looked at Yan Mingyue and the smiling Gu Yuebai leaning against the wall behind him. His finger trembled as he pointed at them, his face full of disbelief.
“You, you two?”
He let out a sharp, high-pitched shriek, sounding exactly like a possessed tea kettle. Although the scene looked suspicious, Yan Mingyue could guarantee that Jin Xi was acting. If it were before, he might have had the patience to watch the performance, but not now. He was in a hurry!
“You keep performing here. I am leaving.” With that, he hurried away.
Gu Yuebai watched Jin Xi’s expression, straightened up, and turned to walk back inside. As he walked, he asked, “Do you still want breakfast? If you do, come in. If not, I am locking you out.”
“I want it, I want it!” Jin Xi immediately stopped his act and hurried to follow Gu Yuebai.
As he walked, he asked, “Brother, did you two sleep together last night?”
Jin Xi rubbed his hands excitedly, his face practically screaming that he wanted to know if they had “done that.”
Gu Yuebai shot him a glance and replied, “What kind of filth is in your head? No. He slept on the bed and I slept on the sofa. Also, I do not like him. Understood?”
“Oh, alright.” Jin Xi’s expression seemed a bit disappointed. He muttered silently in his heart: Keep pretending. Go ahead. Just wait until you get proven wrong; I will laugh myself to death.
Meanwhile, back in his own apartment, Yan Mingyue hurriedly charged his phone and opened a short video platform. The video he posted yesterday already had many comments and likes. The comments section could be described as scandalous.