After the Beautiful Omega Was Targeted by His Straight Roommate - Chapter 24
Tao Ran could have avoided worrying about this.
However, he had been a bit greedy. In order to continue being friends with Qi Yuxiao, he had admitted to being a straight man as well.
As a newcomer, Tao Ran did not understand this group very well. At first, he simply thought that being a straight man just meant having a sexual orientation toward the opposite sex. Who would have known there was so much more to it?
Is it actually okay for straight men to have such intimate contact?
If they are too intimate, will his true sexual orientation be suspected?
If they remain distant, it seems Qi Yuxiao cannot be too far from Tao Ran. After all, he needs Tao Ran’s pheromones to fall asleep. Is the way to obtain those pheromones not to stay close?
Tao Ran wanted to help Qi Yuxiao, but he was afraid he wouldn’t handle the boundaries well and would expose himself.
Qi Yuxiao was homophobic; if that happened, they definitely wouldn’t be able to be friends anymore.
Just thinking about it felt like a sting to Tao Ran’s heart. He was very resistant to seeing that kind of scene again.
Tao Ran felt he should seek help and find someone to answer his questions, perhaps by asking netizens online.
But Tao Ran was a socially anxious person through and through. Even on the internet, he didn’t quite dare to speak up. Moreover, he had experienced some unpleasant encounters before.
During the summer break, he had accidentally fallen and sprained his foot. Tao Ran had to postpone starting school, but even as military training was ending, his injury had not fully healed.
In a moment of urgency, he took a photo of his calf with a bandaged ankle and posted it on a certain app to ask the general public for advice.
His title was very serious and honest: #How many days does it take to recover from a sprained foot? Anxious to start school.#
But who would have known that the post did not attract any professional advice. Instead, it drew in a crowd of internet perverts.
“What a pair of peerless legs. Let me lick them.”
“Just looking at these legs, I know you were born to be a wife!”
“Pink knees, perfect for kneeling on a bed (drooling).”
“Dammit, I was still seduced into clicking. Get to the next step. What are you selling? Body lotion or scrub?”
“Hello, please marry me.”
“Did it not send? Please marry me.”
“Am I blocked? I said please marry me.”
“Hello, can you receive this? I said be my wife (rose).”
Tao Ran, who opened his phone half an hour later, was startled by the 99+ notifications. He happily thought someone had answered him, only to click in and find they were all perverted comments that deviated from the topic.
Tao Ran: Why is it like this? QAQ
Blushing, Tao Ran sorted through the pile of perverted comments to find useful information.
The result was zero.
In the end, he was so bothered by the frequent notifications that he had to delete the post. He concluded that netizens are actually not very reliable.
So this time, Tao Ran decided to change his target for help: an AI Assistant!
It should be a bit more reliable than those improper netizens.
Tao Ran didn’t know which software was the best. After searching the app store and getting dizzy from the options, he simply downloaded one at random.
“Your Pink Star AI Assistant is ready. Please input your question here…”
Tao Ran quickly typed out a question:
“Hello, Assistant. I would like to ask, is it normal for straight men to cuddle and hug?”
Fearing the AI wouldn’t understand what “cuddle and hug” meant, Tao Ran thought for a few seconds and changed the phrasing: “Is intimate contact allowed between straight men?”
Artificial intelligence is truly fast; it gave an answer in just a few seconds:
“Of course, straight men can have intimate contact.
A straight man is a male whose sexual orientation is toward females; this is just a term for sexual orientation. A person’s sexual orientation is relatively fixed, and there is no sexual attraction between straight men.
Furthermore, besides romantic love, straight men also have needs for friendship. Intimate contact can promote the establishment of friendship.
Intimate contact between straight men is open and aboveboard; it is an emotional exchange without malicious intent.”
Tao Ran studied every single word carefully. He only half-understood it but felt somewhat enlightened.
As he scrolled to the bottom of the page, a prompt popped up: “You might also want to ask: What are some common types of intimate contact between straight men?”
Tao Ran’s heart skipped a beat. He thought this AI was too powerful; it could even predict what he wanted to ask next.
Driven by a strong desire for knowledge, he clicked on that question.
“Common types of intimate contact between straight men include the following:
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- Putting arms around each other’s shoulders or waists.
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- Holding hands or interlocking fingers.
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- Face-to-face hugs, bridal carries, etc. Hugging can effectively convey concern and care, enhancing friendship.
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- Kissing each other on the cheek or the back of the hand. In culturally open societies, men kissing each other on the cheek or hand is a common way of greeting.”
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Tao Ran concentrated intently on reading every word. He was like a sponge now, absorbing knowledge he had never explored before.
After finishing, he reached a sudden realization. The door to a new world had opened for him.
It turned out these types of intimate contact were all normal. The boundaries were even larger than he had imagined.
He and Qi Yuxiao weren’t like that every day. They just occasionally stayed close and at most shared a hug; it hadn’t reached the point of kissing each other.
It seemed his thoughts were too traditional, always worrying and fretting about nothing.
The heavy stone in his heart finally fell.
The sound of water in the bathroom gradually stopped.
Half a minute later, Qi Yuxiao opened the door and walked out.
Tao Ran stood up to meet him. His gaze traveled from the other man’s smooth forehead into his misty eyes. He paused for a moment. “Qi Yuxiao, have you sobered up?”
“Yes.”
Tao Ran looked at him and blinked, feeling a bit uncertain again. Based on his experience, drunkards always love to claim they are not drunk.
Tao Ran noticed his wet black hair and was about to remind him to blow-dry it before sleeping.
However, Qi Yuxiao had already plugged in the hair dryer and turned on the whirring hot air.
Tao Ran maintained a moderate distance from him, keeping an eye on him at all times.
As the hair dryer was turned off, silence returned to the dormitory, though it felt more heavily eerie than usual.
Qi Yuxiao put the hair dryer back in its place and then sat back in his chair.
A few strands of hair hung over the young man’s forehead, slightly covering his narrow, deep dark eyes. His expression was lazy and his posture was relaxed, but his gaze was fixed straight on Tao Ran. The hint was very obvious.
He clearly wanted Tao Ran to fulfill the promise they had just made.
He still doesn’t seem very sober, Tao Ran thought.
He stood in place and squeezed his palms. They were somewhat moist; he had started sweating at some point.
Tao Ran took a trembling step forward. He suddenly felt like a piece of food proactively walking into a predator’s mouth, and he instinctively stopped his pace.
In his indecision, he recalled a sentence from the AI Assistant’s answer:
“Intimate contact between straight men is open and aboveboard.”
That is right.
He was currently just helping Qi Yuxiao, using his pheromones to help him avoid the trouble of insomnia.
He should also be open and aboveboard.
Tao Ran closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and set his jaw.
Before the quietly waiting beast in front of him could lose his patience, Tao Ran stepped forward and walked toward him.
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