After The Beautiful Woman Moves Into The Jock's Dorm Room - Chapter 63

Chapter 63: “Being a homewrecker is fine… being a dog is fine, I…”

Shen Qingyu followed Chen Qiming and saw Lu Xiao sitting in the corner. He was slumped over the table, the ashtray was piled high with cigarette butts, and empty liquor bottles surrounded him, with many more strewn haphazardly on the floor.

Chen Qiming scratched his head: “How about you talk to him alone first? We won’t go over for now.”

Although Yang Yu was slightly curious, he felt Chen Qiming was right. “Yeah, Xiao Yu, you go first. I’ll stay here and watch. Don’t worry.”

Shen Qingyu nodded. “Okay.”

He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and walked towards Lu Xiao. He patted Lu Xiao’s shoulder, but before he could speak, Lu Xiao growled at him to leave.

“Don’t bother me!”

His voice was hoarse, with a thick nasal tone.

Shen Qingyu’s face turned pale, feeling awkward. “It’s me…”

Lu Xiao’s body stiffened for a moment, then he slowly lifted his head. His blurry vision focused on Shen Qingyu’s face, and he blinked before confirming that what he saw wasn’t an illusion.

He desperately wanted to lunge forward and hug him, to embrace the only pillar of faith that could support him right now, but the image of Shen Qingyu’s resolute look when he shielded Cheng Che that day involuntarily flashed through his mind. His limbs suddenly felt incredibly heavy.

“What are you doing here?” he asked harshly.

“You haven’t been back to the dorm for several days…”

“What’s that got to do with you?”

“I’m the dorm leader. I have a responsibility to ensure my roommates are safe,” Shen Qingyu said.

Lu Xiao’s eyes dimmed, looking exactly like a discarded puppy with its tail drooped low. He said mockingly, “You’ve seen me now, I’m perfectly safe. Go back.”

Shen Qingyu unclenched his fists, feeling powerless. He knew he couldn’t change the current situation, but seeing the despondent Lu Xiao still made him feel frustrated and sad.

How did things become like this?

Shen Qingyu felt he probably shouldn’t have come. His presence would only fuel Lu Xiao’s anger. Perhaps not appearing before him was the best choice.

Shen Qingyu remained silent. The deafening sound of the drum kit filled his ears, making his chest vibrate. He bit his lip until it was white, saying helplessly, “…I’ll go then. Take care of yourself.”

With that, he turned to leave as if fleeing for his life, wishing he could disappear instantly.

“Stop right there!”

Lu Xiao violently grabbed his wrist, pulling Shen Qingyu in front of him. Fierce flames seemed to jump in his bloodshot eyes. He condemned Shen Qingyu with sadness and anger: “Do you truly not care about my life or death? You leave when I tell you to leave, so why won’t you listen when I tell you to like me?!”

Though his voice wasn’t particularly loud, Shen Qingyu felt struck by the impact of his words.

His lips moved a few times, but no sound came out. Looking at his reflection in Lu Xiao’s pupils, Shen Qingyu felt momentarily lost. Lu Xiao told him to leave, yet Lu Xiao was the one who wouldn’t let him go. What was he supposed to do?

“I’m sorry.”

“I don’t need your apology. You just don’t get it.”

Lu Xiao released his hand and sat down exhaustedly.

Seeing a slight change in the situation, Shen Qingyu whispered, “Stop drinking. How about we go back to school?”

Lu Xiao lifted his eyelids. “Go back to watch you and Cheng Che flirting?”

“I’m going home tonight, not back to the dorm.” The time was a little tight, and to avoid having to ask the dorm supervisor to let him in late, he had planned to stay home before coming here.

“Oh.”

The atmosphere turned awkward. Shen Qingyu was torn between staying and leaving, utterly conflicted.

A moment later, Lu Xiao suddenly stood up and stumbled out, brushing past Shen Qingyu’s shoulder.

Seeing that Shen Qingyu hadn’t followed, he frowned tightly and said impatiently, “Are you coming or not?”

Shen Qingyu paused for a second, then quickly caught up: “Coming. Are you okay? Should I… ask Chen Qiming to help you?”

Lu Xiao sneered, “No need. I’m fine, I can walk straight.”

As he spoke, he purposely tried to “show off” his straight walking to Shen Qingyu. But Shen Qingyu watched his wobbling body and couldn’t help but smile slightly.

He was truly drunk, or he wouldn’t call that meandering path a straight line.

Seeing this, Chen Qiming sighed, recognizing that every monkey has its own way of being leashed, and Lu Xiao, that difficult monkey, could only be restrained by Shen Qingyu. He sincerely admired Shen Qingyu’s monkey-leashing technique.

“Brother Xiao, where are we going?” Chen Qiming asked.

“Take him home,” Lu Xiao said gruffly.

Shen Qingyu and Yang Yu exchanged glances, seeing the sparkle in Yang Yu’s eyes, feeling somewhat confused.

Behind Lu Xiao and Chen Qiming, Yang Yu quietly gave a thumbs-up. “Awesome, Xiao Yu, you’re absolutely brilliant. That tactic of feigning retreat to advance is incredible. No wonder you have Lu Xiao completely under your thumb.”

Shen Qingyu really wanted to explain that he didn’t understand what Yang Yu meant and didn’t know what he had done to be mistakenly labeled as using the “feigning retreat” tactic. But just as he was about to speak, he heard Lu Xiao say testily, “What’s with the slow pace?”

Shen Qingyu quickly took two steps to catch up. “You don’t need to see me off. I can go home myself. You should hurry back too.”

But Lu Xiao stopped walking, looking at him intently. He said with a reckless abandon, “So, are you going to keep this distance from me now? Before, when I kissed…”

Seeing that he was about to say something dangerous and provocative, Shen Qingyu quickly leaned in and covered his mouth. “Stop talking! Let’s go. You can take me home.”

Lu Xiao’s trick succeeded, and he hummed contentedly: “Then let’s go.”

Shen Qingyu was very clear about what he was about to say, and precisely because of that, he couldn’t let Lu Xiao say it. If Chen Qiming and Yang Yu found out he and Lu Xiao had been intimate… that would be disastrous.

The four of them fit perfectly into the taxi. Based on the distance, Yang Yu was dropped off at his door first. Yang Yu was still worried after getting out, messaging Shen Qingyu to ask if he was okay alone. Shen Qingyu replied confidently, “No problem.” Next was Chen Qiming. Shen Qingyu panicked a little when he got out.

Wait, if Chen Qiming left, wouldn’t it just be him and Lu Xiao alone?

Although he knew Lu Xiao wouldn’t do anything to him, Shen Qingyu still felt awkward being alone with him, worried that Lu Xiao might say something to make himself even angrier.

Shen Qingyu stammered, probing, “Who’s next?”

Lu Xiao, sitting in the front passenger seat, glanced at him through the rearview mirror, a playful smile on his lips. “You are.”

“Then what about you? Maybe Chen Qiming should wait a little longer. You drank so much, surely it’s inconvenient to be alone.”

Seeing that they were nearly at his own home, Chen Qiming was scratching his head, wondering, “Should I wait… or not?”

Lu Xiao said, “No need, I can manage myself.”

Chen Qiming said, “Right, my Brother Xiao can definitely manage. Then I’ll head off. Driver, you can stop here.”

As soon as the car stopped, Chen Qiming quickly got out and left. Shen Qingyu was left alone in the back seat, thinking awkwardly: Oh, you, Chen Qiming, you didn’t have this attitude when you called me saying Lu Xiao drank too much.

But Shen Qingyu could understand him. After all, Lu Xiao had already stated his position, and Chen Qiming didn’t know he was dating Cheng Che, so he probably still harbored the intention of trying to set him up with Lu Xiao.

“What, are you very reluctant for him to leave?” Lu Xiao felt a bit dizzy from sitting but was still very attentive to Shen Qingyu’s subtle movements.

“No, I’m not.”

Lu Xiao’s attitude was poor, and he laughed mockingly: “You better not be.”

…

The taxi stopped at the entrance of Shen Qingyu’s residential compound. Just as he was about to say Lu Xiao didn’t need to get out, he saw Lu Xiao was even more impatient than he was. He unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car, standing by the roadside and staring intently at Shen Qingyu inside, seemingly asking with his eyes why he wasn’t getting out yet.

Shen Qingyu could only obediently open the car door.

“You…”

“Don’t dither. Let’s go.” Lu Xiao walked ahead coldly, hands in his pockets. He was already very familiar with the location of Shen Qingyu’s home and didn’t need him to lead the way at all.

“Are you still feeling unwell?” Shen Qingyu asked, walking behind him.

Lu Xiao’s steps halted. Did he notice? Did this mean… Shen Qingyu still cared about him?

The extinguished spark of hope flared up again.

“It’s alright. The cold air helped a lot.”

“That’s good. You should drink less in the future. It’s not good for your health.”

Lu Xiao’s mouth twitched, but he forcibly suppressed it. “Tch, and whose fault is that?”

Hearing this, Shen Qingyu fell silent again, looking down at his own shadow and Lu Xiao’s shadow occasionally touching. He secretly stepped on Lu Xiao’s shadow.

I came all this way out of concern, and you still have this attitude! So annoying.

At his front door, before Shen Qingyu could open it, Lu Xiao suddenly lunged and pressed him against the door like he was convulsing. The sensor light turned on. Shen Qingyu saw that Lu Xiao’s eyes were red, and a vein was throbbing on his forehead, as if he was enduring and restraining something.

“Are you… are you going to throw up?”

Lu Xiao glared at him in exasperation. His back teeth nearly ground together before he said savagely, “I’m willing… I’m willing…”

“What?”

Shen Qingyu inexplicably had a bad feeling.

“Being a homewrecker is fine… being a dog is fine, I’m willing, can you please…” The words came out of his mouth, but his tone sounded as if someone had a knife to his throat.

Shen Qingyu’s vision went black and white. He felt like he was going blind and deaf: “?”

“Don’t give me the cold shoulder, and don’t keep your distance from me… I can’t bear it, seriously.” Lu Xiao supported himself on the wall, trapping Shen Qingyu in a ‘wall-slam’ position. He rested his head centimeter by centimeter on his own arm, saying resentfully and awkwardly, “Give me a role to stay by your side. I’m willing.”

“Lu Xiao… you’re really drunk.”

“I’m not. I’m very sober, and I know what I’m saying. This is the result of deep thought.” He would rather stay by Shen Qingyu’s side in a disrespectful way than leave him entirely.

How does that saying go? “To be near him is to be near pain, to be far from him is to be far from happiness.”*

Compared to pain, happiness is more important.