Gu Cha, who had been enjoying his meal too much, only then remembered what he was supposed to do. He felt a bit dazed and asked in his mind, “How do I absorb the fortune? Cha Cha doesn’t know.”
As everyone knew, a newbie plus another newbie was still a newbie. Tong Tong was also inexperienced, so he could only desperately try to recall the knowledge he had learned in the system school. The situation was urgent, and in the end, when he really couldn’t remember, he could only make a random guess.
[Cha Cha, let’s get closer to the male lead, closer!]
After saying this, Gu Cha hadn’t even reacted when Tong Tong, having run out of energy, went into a dormant state in his mind, leaving only Gu Cha, whose mind was spinning.
“Closer…” Gu Cha murmured. His small feet moved faster than his brain. By the time he realized it, he was already standing next to Lu Chenyu, no more than half an arm’s length away.
“Young Master Gu, what are you doing?” Lu Chenyu noticed that Gu Cha wasn’t wearing shoes and that his feet were on the icy floor.
“I… I…”
Gu Cha was at a loss. He didn’t know how to explain—Tong Tong had told him to get closer, so he had just moved closer.
He wanted to cry but had no tears. “Tong Tong, is this okay?”
There was silence in his mind; Tong Tong didn’t reply.
Lu Chenyu squinted at the small face, scrunched up in a frown. This spoiled young master seemed a bit different. Had he gone stupid after being locked in a room for two days?
Gu Cha didn’t know what to do either. Tong Tong hadn’t responded yet—did it mean he hadn’t absorbed the male lead’s fortune?
Without Tong Tong, Gu Cha’s sense of security instantly vanished.
He looked at Lu Chenyu, who was about to step back, and, throwing caution to the wind, grabbed his arm. Lu Chenyu’s face instantly darkened.
“Let go!”
“No! Cha Cha won’t let go!” Gu Cha even wrapped his legs around Lu Chenyu, no matter how Lu Chenyu tried to push him off.
Lu Chenyu hated being touched by others. In that instant, he wanted to grab Gu Cha and throw him to the ground. “Gu Cha!”
Gu Cha trembled from the sudden fierceness but still didn’t release Lu Chenyu.
[Fortune +1, current total fortune: 1]
A cold mechanical voice sounded.
[Cha Cha, that’s enough. He’s going to hit you! Let go quickly!]
As the two were at an impasse, Tong Tong finally made a move.
Gu Cha immediately let go of the arm and nervously asked, “Tong Tong, is everything really okay? Cha Cha is scared alone…”
[It’s fine, it’s fine. Tong Tong is always with you.]
Lu Chenyu saw Gu Cha’s still-pouty expression and laughed angrily. “Young Master Gu, are you unhappy even while eating my tofu?”
“No… not unhappy.” Gu Cha whispered, his hands nervously twisting together.
Lu Chenyu noticed that this person really seemed different. His whole demeanor was like a changed person. Although he had only interacted with Gu Cha for a few days, he knew how bad-tempered this young master was. With his personality, how could he have done something like hugging him? Even Gu Songqing would probably be shocked to see this.
The kitchen was quiet for a few minutes. Gu Cha kept his head lowered, afraid to speak, while Lu Chenyu crossed his arms and stared at Gu Cha’s face.
The face looked fine—surely this was Gu Cha, ruling out any chance of a swap. Could this be Gu Cha’s other side?
Gu Cha wasn’t wearing shoes and only had a thin set of pajamas on. The cold made him shiver. He couldn’t help but speak. “Lu… Lu Chenyu, I’m cold… I’m going to sleep now. You should sleep soon too; staying up late… you won’t grow taller.”
With that, he tried to turn and run, but someone grabbed him by the back of his collar.
“Wah—” Gu Cha was startled.
“Where are you running?” Lu Chenyu pulled Gu Cha back. “Even if you sleep earlier, you won’t grow taller—you’ll still be a shorty.”
Gu Cha, at 1.72 meters, looked tiny in front of the 1.90-meter Lu Chenyu. When he said this, his sincerity was unmatched in his life.
Gu Cha was a little angry. Maybe all boys had some obsession with height. Besides eating his fill, his lifelong dream had always been to reach 1.80 meters. But in his previous life, due to malnutrition, he was only 1.72 meters tall. And now, this picky young master “Gu Cha” was still only 1.72 meters. Was this dream doomed to never come true?
Gu Cha dared not speak his anger.
Lu Chenyu saw his defiant expression, smirked coldly, and looked at Gu Cha’s curled-up feet. Thinking of how frail his body was, he took off his own slippers. “Wear these.”
Gu Cha hadn’t even reacted when a pair of shoes, two sizes too big, appeared in front of him.
“I… wear these?” Gu Cha stared at Lu Chenyu in disbelief.
Lu Chenyu found his dazed look amusing. An idea flashed in his mind.
He squatted down, grabbed Gu Cha’s ankle, and lifted his foot.
Gu Cha parted his lips slightly in surprise, his cheeks flushing red. “Y-you… what are you doing… let go…”
Lu Chenyu didn’t release him. Instead, he lifted one of Gu Cha’s feet and personally put on a shoe.
Gu Cha let out a small exclamation.
As Lu Chenyu had anticipated, Gu Cha quickly put on the other shoe and then, without hesitation, ran out of the kitchen.
“Thump thump—”
Soon, the sound of him going upstairs could be heard.
Lu Chenyu poured himself a glass of water and, thinking of Gu Cha’s reaction, laughed. “Interesting.”
He couldn’t wait to see how the young master would react when everyone abandoned him.
Would he cry outright?
That would be even more entertaining.
…………
The next morning at the dining table, at eight o’clock, Gu Songqing frowned at the tardy Gu Cha. “What? Has the young master finally decided to eat?”
Gu Cha fiddled with his clothes, unsure of how to respond.
The “Gu Cha” in his body didn’t want to eat yet—he still wanted to enjoy his food.
Tong Tong had limited energy and was now in a semi-dormant state to conserve it. In this semi-dormant state, he could only hear the Host’s calls; everything else was imperceptible. So Gu Cha had to face all this alone.
Gu Songqing continued scolding him. “You want to eat but get up so late? You’re spoiled.”
Zong Lan interjected. “Stop scolding. It’s a good thing Cha Cha wants to eat. Come on, Cha Cha, sit down.”
Zong Lan smiled and gestured to Gu Cha.
However, when Gu Cha tried to sit next to Zong Lan, she suddenly blocked him, awkwardly pointing to another seat. “Uh… Cha Cha, this seat is for Chen Yu. Maybe you should sit there.”
Gu Cha was momentarily stunned. Tong Tong’s memory transfer had always had him sitting beside Zong Lan. But he could only comply. “Alright.”
A few minutes later, Lu Chenyu arrived at the dining hall. Although he had come later than Gu Cha, Gu Songqing didn’t scold him.
Zong Lan patted the seat Gu Cha had wanted. “Come on, Chen Yu, sit with mama.”
Lu Chenyu obediently went over.