After the Beautiful Omega Was Targeted by His Straight Roommate - Chapter 37

After Tao Ran climbed into his bed, his figure was quickly hidden by the bed curtains.

Qi Yuxiao froze in surprise, unable to immediately figure out Tao Ran’s reason for doing so. However, drunks mostly act on a whim, without any logic. A trace of helplessness flickered in his eyes. He curled his lips in the dark, withdrew his gaze, and turned to go to the bathroom to shower.

After coming out from a hot shower, Qi Yuxiao stood before the ladder and looked up at the two beds. Almost without hesitation, he grabbed the ladder and climbed onto his own bed in a few steps.

With the curtains drawn, the space suddenly became cramped. In the dim light, Qi Yuxiao saw Tao Ran lying quietly on the side near the wall, his sleeping posture peaceful for now. The surroundings were silent, and he could clearly hear the boy’s even breathing.

Qi Yuxiao lay down beside him very gently.

A single bunk was not spacious, and it was truly a bit of a squeeze for two adult men to lie side by side. To avoid waking Tao Ran, he could only lie on his side. As soon as his body settled onto the soft mattress, the soothing scent of chamomile wafted to his nose.

Before he could even adjust his posture, he felt the person beside him move. Tao Ran, who had been lying flat, rolled over to face Qi Yuxiao.

With the two of them facing each other on their sides, Qi Yuxiao thought Tao Ran had been woken up. But as he looked closely, he saw that Tao Ran’s eyes were still tightly shut, his sleeping face quiet and obedient. Qi Yuxiao suddenly thought of Tao Ran’s “honest” sleeping habits and felt no surprise at all.

He waited for another half minute.

As expected, that slender, soft body leaned in, and limbs soon climbed onto his body. For a moment, it felt as if a soft, light feather had drifted onto the tip of his heart. Qi Yuxiao took only half a second to react before reaching his arm around Tao Ran’s waist, pulling him into his embrace.

This shared embrace made the narrow bed feel a bit more spacious. Immersed in that rich fragrance, Qi Yuxiao’s lips curled up slightly in the silent darkness, his smile carrying the satiated contentment of a predator after a full meal.

The two slept in each other’s arms. It was a night without dreams.

The next morning.

Tao Ran was woken by the sound of a door closing. Drowsily, he remembered that he did not have an 8:00 AM class today, but Zhuo Qiang and Su Jialiang did, so that must have been them leaving for class.

After that thought, a delayed throb of pain shot through his brain. Tao Ran gasped from the sting. As he slowly recovered, his sense of touch finally woke up. The feeling of his body was different from usual, and the doubt rising in his heart cleared his consciousness a bit more.

He opened his eyes, and what met his sight was not the ceiling. Tao Ran suddenly realized that today, he was not in his usual, immovable flat sleeping position. Moving his cheek, he found that he was not leaning against a soft pillow, but rather a warm, firm chest.

A sense of foreboding hit him, and Tao Ran’s brain stalled instantly. In the next second, a low, raspy male voice, heavy with the drowsiness of someone newly awake, came from above.

“Did you sleep well last night?”

Tao Ran snapped back to reality and looked up, meeting Qi Yuxiao’s deep, dark eyes in the dim space.

Wait. Tao Ran blinked. He had not forgotten last night’s events just because he was drunk. He quickly remembered that after showering last night, he seemed to have climbed into the wrong bed in a daze. So, he had slept with Qi Yuxiao again.

Tao Ran remained silent, and the other man’s patience seemed to wane as the arm around his waist tightened slightly. Their bodies were pressed close together. Tao Ran was practically embedded in the other’s embrace without a gap, surrounded by a warm, comfortable aura.

Actually, it really was quite comfortable.

Tao Ran nodded with great embarrassment. “Mm.”

Qi Yuxiao said, “I slept very comfortably last night too.”

Tao Ran: “…”

He could tell from the clearly pleased tone in Qi Yuxiao’s voice that he had indeed slept well. He was comfortable, and the other person was comfortable too. It seemed that climbing into the wrong bed was not such a terrible thing.

Just as he was about to zone out, he heard Qi Yuxiao add, “It is the best sleep I have had in a long while.”

Hearing this, Tao Ran suddenly became nervous and asked with concern, “You mean you have not been sleeping well lately?”

That should not be right. He clearly gave Qi Yuxiao a ten-minute hug every night, persisting even when he was so tired he fell asleep standing up.

Qi Yuxiao’s gaze was deep, falling heavily on Tao Ran’s concerned face. After a few seconds, he admitted in a low voice, “Not very well.”

“What?” Tao Ran’s expression was one of shock, his eyes showing hesitation and worry. He asked urgently, “Is my scent? Is it no longer working for you?” He suddenly recalled what Qi Yuxiao had once told him. “Is it like taking too many sleeping pills? Have you developed an immunity?”

“No.” Qi Yuxiao had considered this, but the answer remained the same. “It is not an immunity.”

Tao Ran was dazed. “Then what is it?”

But Qi Yuxiao did not give a definitive answer. The dark, unreadable emotions in his eyes were hard to decipher. “It is a psychological reason, not a physical one,” he told Tao Ran.

Tao Ran was completely confused, but he did not continue with that question. What he urgently wanted to know was not the why, but rather, “Then what should we do?”

Qi Yuxiao: “Can we sleep together from now on?”

Huh? Tao Ran’s eyes widened in shock. “…”

Qi Yuxiao caught Tao Ran’s stunned expression. After a moment, he explained, “Actually, besides last night being the best sleep, there was one other time.”

Tao Ran’s lashes fluttered as he blinked blankly. “When?”

“The day we came back from the mountain to the hotel and caught up on sleep together. I found that after sleeping with you, my sleep quality goes up a level and stays there for a while. But after we stop sleeping together, it slowly slides back to its original state.”

Qi Yuxiao looked down at the person in his arms and asked softly, “Do you know what that means?”

Tao Ran’s mind was blank, and he shook his head in a daze.

“It is like taking medication. The usual hugs are just a micro-dose; they only offer slight relief for my symptoms. The healing process would be very slow, maybe a year, two years, or even five to ten years. Sleeping together is an increased dose; the therapeutic effect doubles, and the healing time shortens. Maybe after a few months, my sleep disorder could be cured.”

Qi Yuxiao’s tone was serious, as if this were a conclusion he had reached after long deliberation.

Tao Ran: “…”

Tao Ran, whose head was still throbbing from the previous night’s drinking, did not react immediately. It took a while before he could barely grasp Qi Yuxiao’s words. This theory seemed very logical. At least, Tao Ran could not find a point to argue. He was completely convinced. “If that is the case, then indeed.” Sleeping together would help Qi Yuxiao more.

Tao Ran felt a stir in his heart. He suddenly thought that he and Qi Yuxiao only had the four years of university together. After graduation, he would likely go to Country A to live with Dr. Chi. Meanwhile, Qi Yuxiao came from a prominent family. Every step of his life had likely been perfectly arranged since before he was born. At that time, they would go their separate ways, their lives turning into parallel lines after a brief intersection. The time between seeing each other again would probably be measured in years.

Thinking of this, a pang of melancholy drifted through his heart. One or two years was fine, but where would he find five or ten years to provide treatment for Qi Yuxiao? If it were true that his sleep disorder could be cured after sleeping together for a period, Tao Ran was actually quite willing.

But Tao Ran’s lashes lowered, hiding the confusion in his eyes. If that were the case, they would have to sleep together every day.

Based on his experience lately, it was normal for straight guys to sleep together once or twice occasionally. But could someone tell him, can straight guys sleep together every day?

Tao Ran bit his lip in deep thought. Sleeping together every day felt like an intimacy reserved for partners. For a long time, Tao Ran remained silent and did not give an answer, his delicate brows furrowed in a knot of conflict.

Qi Yuxiao’s eyes dimmed, and his throat felt dry. “If you’re not willing, then.”

“Can I? Can I think about it for a bit?”

“…”

Evening.

Since the bar had hired a new batch of waiters, Tao Ran’s workload was not as heavy anymore. He could even sneak a look at his phone during breaks. When he had nothing to do, his thoughts inevitably drifted back to the request Qi Yuxiao made that morning.

Instinctively, he wanted to agree, but rationally, he thought of another layer of the problem. Thinking of the question that had been stuck in his heart, Tao Ran pursed his lips and then thought of something else.

Now, he and Qi Yuxiao hugged every day. Sometimes they were standing face to face, sometimes he was sitting on Qi Yuxiao’s lap being held. In short, the two of them hugged very naturally and skillfully, so skillfully that Tao Ran felt a bit dazed.

He remembered at the very beginning, he often subconsciously treated Qi Yuxiao as an Alpha, making him flustered during contact. How did he solve that problem back then? He had tried hard to treat Qi Yuxiao as a Beta or Omega and studied knowledge about straight male relationships in this world, discovering that physical intimacy between straight men was reasonable and normal.

Tao Ran continued his train of thought. How did he know that intimacy between straight men was reasonable? A flash of insight cleared the fog in his mind.

The AI assistant!

Tao Ran’s eyes lit up instantly, as if he had found a savior. If there was a small straight guy problem he did not understand, he just had to ask the AI assistant!

Tao Ran looked around excitedly and saw that it was not his turn to work yet. So, he turned and went to the bathroom. Sitting on the toilet, he pulled out his phone, flipped through the pages on his home screen, and found the AI app gathering dust in a corner. He finally found the familiar icon on the last page and tapped it with trembling fingers.

But this time, he did not enter the page smoothly. The app lagged significantly upon opening, and a box popped up on the white screen: Software bug found, currently fixed. Please update before use.

Tao Ran did not suspect anything. He clicked the update button and waited patiently for the app to download and update automatically.

One minute later.

[Your Pink Star AI Assistant is in place. Please enter your question here.]

Tao Ran’s fingers typed quickly.

[Hello Pink Star, I want to ask again: can straight guys sleep together every day?]

The page lagged again. But it soon returned to normal. The AI assistant gave the answer at this moment:

[Of course straight guys can sleep together every day.]

Tao Ran’s eyes fell on this key conclusion, and his heart immediately settled. Then the assistant gave him the definition of a straight man again. Then:

[Whether straight guys sleep together every day depends only on their personal choice, status, and current environment. If they are brothers, friends, or roommates, sleeping together is absolutely no problem.]

Personal choice, status as brothers, friends, or roommates, no problem. Tao Ran scanned these keywords and understood.

Night.

Returning to school from the bar. Tao Ran still did not come out from his shower until the dorm lights were out. Qi Yuxiao was still waiting on the balcony for him as usual.

After the two hugged for ten minutes as they always did, Qi Yuxiao rubbed Tao Ran’s hair. “Go to sleep.”

Tao Ran nodded. “Mm.”

The two let go of each other. Entering the dorm together, Tao Ran stood below the bed and did not move. He mouthed to Qi Yuxiao, telling him to climb up first and that he had a few things to tidy up.

Qi Yuxiao understood, but his eyes were lonely. It seemed he would not get an answer tonight. Saying nothing, he climbed onto the bed.

There was a small, quiet commotion below. A few minutes later, the bed frame sank. Tao Ran had climbed up. Qi Yuxiao was already lying down. Just as he was about to close his eyes, he saw a corner of the drawn curtains lifted, and a head peeked in.

Qi Yuxiao’s expression froze slightly. He sat up and looked through the dim light, seeing Tao Ran smiling at him, his eyes still bright even in the deep night.

“I’m coming over.”

He heard Tao Ran speak to him in a very light, tiny whisper. At the same time, the sound of a rapid, heavy heartbeat reached his ears.

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