【Cha Cha, are you okay? Those people were really, really bad!】
Gu Cha nodded slightly: “Mhm.”
【From now on, let’s stay away from them. Anyway… anyway, we just need to stick close to the male lead. There are so many bad people here, Cha Cha, don’t pay them any attention.】
After what had just happened, Gu Cha thought Tong Tong’s words made perfect sense and agreed without hesitation: “Okay!”
Outside the door, Wen Xuqian stood still for a moment, and only then did the rational part of him return after his impulsive desire to run away.
Why should I care about Lu Chenyu kissing Gu Cha? What does it have to do with me? Why should I offend the Real Young Master for a Fake Young Master?
He stared at Gu Cha in the lounge for several minutes. Soaked and wrapped in a small blanket, blowing warm air, his skin looked as white and tender as lotus root.
Had Gu Cha always been this enticing?
He collected himself and walked into the lounge.
“Gu Cha, you… are you alright?”
Gu Cha looked up at Wen Xuqian. The Original Owner’s body had completely fused with Gu Cha’s soul, so facing Wen Xuqian again, Gu Cha felt nothing but unfamiliarity.
“I’m fine… just now… thank you.” Gu Cha remembered it was Wen Xuqian who had saved him.
Wen Xuqian, however, did not feel pleased. Gu Cha felt too distant.
When had Gu Cha ever said “thank you” to him before?
Wen Xuqian sat down beside Gu Cha, his eyes full of unhidden scrutiny, though Gu Cha and Tong Tong could not read it.
Wen Xuqian looked at Gu Cha’s hand and suddenly grabbed his wrist!
Gu Cha jerked his head to meet Wen Xuqian’s gaze. Wen Xuqian’s sharp eyes fixed on the surprised Gu Cha: “What is your relationship with Lu Chenyu?”
They were so close that Gu Cha wanted to step back, but Wen Xuqian lifted a leg, bending it and placing it behind Gu Cha’s butt, leaving him nowhere to retreat.
Even as he looked at Wen Xuqian, Gu Cha still felt too close. He stubbornly wriggled his hand, finally pulling it back, saying while quietly inching forward: “It’s, it’s nothing…” He then planted both feet on the floor and quickly left the chair.
Wen Xuqian, still standing on one leg to block Gu Cha’s path: “…”
He finally sat down heavily: “You two were kissing.”
Gu Cha thought about “kissing” and seemed to understand: “We’re dating…”
Wen Xuqian’s spine immediately straightened: “What?”
…………
Lu Chenyu tossed the white towel off his shoulder to the ground and strode toward Wu Ze.
“This is really interesting. No wonder Lu Chenyu likes teasing Gu Cha so much, hahaha.”
“Don’t understand Brother Xu’s thinking. Didn’t he always dislike Gu Cha? Before it was just for the family’s sake, so why is he in such a hurry to save someone today?”
“Shows that our Brother Xu values loyalty and feelings!”
“No one would dare tell the teacher, right?”
Wu Ze wanted to retort about who would dare, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Chenyu approaching. Remembering Lu Chenyu’s earlier gaze, he froze, hiding his smirk and speaking seriously: “Young Master Lu, Gu Cha is fine now, I really didn’t mean it.”
“Plop”—Lu Chenyu jumped into the water.
Seeing Lu Chenyu approach, Wu Ze tried to defend himself: “Hey, I just had a few words to—ah!”
His head was pressed underwater by a hand from behind!
“Ugh… huh…” Wu Ze tried to get up, but he was no match for Lu Chenyu. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. He could only feel the suffocating pressure.
Lu Chenyu’s expression was unreadable, lips tightly pressed, eyes calm, watching Wu Ze as if he were not a person but an inanimate float or a ball struggling to rise to the surface.
Only when Wu Ze’s struggles weakened did Lu Chenyu pull his head up, letting him take a few breaths, then pushed him down again!
“Help… ugh…”
Tilting his head, Lu Chenyu seemed amused, repeatedly pushing Wu Ze underwater and lifting him up, five or six times in total.
The students present were stunned. They hesitated to tell the teacher, but this was the Gu Family Real Young Master causing trouble—they dared not offend him.
Finally, Wu Ze had no strength left and made no attempt to resist even when Lu Chenyu pressed him underwater. If Lu Chenyu hadn’t held his hair, Wu Ze would have collapsed immediately.
He weakly opened his eyes, pleading: “S-sorry, Young Master Lu… I was wrong, I-I won’t do it again…”
Lu Chenyu half-squatted, deliberately locking eyes with Wu Ze, reaching out another hand to pat his face: “I can bully the little Young Master, but what are you?”
“Y-yes… I’m nothing, Young Master Lu… please, let me go…”
Wu Ze had lost all sense of pride; he just wanted relief. The suffocating feeling was unbearable, as if he were really dying.
Lu Chenyu released Wu Ze, who collapsed weakly into the water, only to climb back up seconds later, hands scraping the ground.
Lu Chenyu cast a warning glance at a few boys joking with Wu Ze. Upon meeting his gaze, they all pretended to be busy and walked away.
Only then did Lu Chenyu get out of the water, satisfied.
He hadn’t expected such a “surprise” on his return.
The little Young Master was being cornered against the wall.
Lu Chenyu crossed his arms, leaning against the door, making no sound, quietly observing Gu Cha’s reaction.
Wen Xuqian had truly blocked all of Gu Cha’s escape routes. He placed his arms on either side of Gu Cha, following him wherever he tried to move.
“Dating? Why are you dating him? Speak!”
Gu Cha shivered from the loud voice, feeling so wronged that he didn’t want to say a word.
Wen Xuqian had no idea why he felt this way. Damn it, he had never thought the little Young Master had much to do with him before—it was just someone he could use.
So why, seeing him so close to someone else, did it make him so upset?
“Speak! Did he trick you?!”
Seeing Wen Xuqian refuse to let go, aggressively questioning, Gu Cha’s tears fell uncontrollably.
“Dating is just dating… why are you so angry… I just want to date Lu Chenyu, it’s none of your business.”
Gu Cha even tried to “act fierce.” Tong Tong had said “fight fire with fire” worked best.
“Hey, you…” Crying, why are you crying? I haven’t even done anything to you yet…
Lu Chenyu, watching this scene at the door for a long time, was pleased with Gu Cha’s answer, but seeing the little crybaby still crying, he could not bear to watch any longer.
A hand appeared on Wen Xuqian’s shoulder. Following it, he saw Lu Chenyu smiling slightly. Before Wen Xuqian could react, that hand wrapped around his neck and threw him down!