After the Straight Male Incubus Became a Heartthrob - Chapter 5

The house was full of rooms, but Ye Lin chose one with a large window, keeping the two of them relatively close to each other. He arranged his toiletries in the bathroom and hung his clothes in the closet, working for quite a while before finally stopping.

Gu Jiazhi watched as several pairs of shoes, a size smaller than his own, appeared in the entryway shoe rack. The apartment now held splashes of bright color. He had purchased this place for convenience while attending university, and it had always been just him. Now that there were two people, he felt as though something fundamental had shifted.

Ye Lin ran around the apartment in milky-yellow pajamas, peering into every corner. “Wow, look at this huge window!” he chirped. “A giant bathtub! There is even a place for playing cards and watching movies! So many rooms!”

The fellow was bursting with vitality, seemingly tireless, like a star that never stopped spinning. Gu Jiazhi did not see what there was to be so impressed by in this old place, yet seeing Ye Lin like this, he found himself instinctively following Ye Lin’s gaze.

After a while, Ye Lin finally grew tired. He lay on the sofa with an iced drink, scrolling through videos on his phone. Gu Jiazhi walked over, sat beside him, and put on a romance movie. Though Ye Lin was occupied with his phone, he looked up when he heard the movie start.

The screen was massive with a high frame rate. The picture was so clear that one could practically see the pores on the actors’ skin. On screen, a blonde, blue-eyed woman with a curvaceous figure was sharing a passionate kiss with the male lead.

Ye Lin’s eyes widened. He sat up abruptly, failing to notice that Gu Jiazhi had leaned in very close.

“Tsk,” Gu Jiazhi muttered, his gaze shifting as he let out a soft, mocking laugh. “Do you have a reaction already?”

Ye Lin realized how he was responding, and his cheeks began to burn. However, he could not stand being ridiculed. He immediately reached out to grab Gu Jiazhi, launching a counterattack.

“Gu Jiazhi, you are a man too! Stop pretending!”

Gu Jiazhi let out a muffled groan. He had not expected Ye Lin to be so proactive and was caught completely off guard.

Ye Lin felt as though he had discovered something fun. He applied a bit of pressure and teased, “You wanted to play tricks on me? Let me show you how it is done.”

Ye Lin was twenty years old, making him older than Gu Jiazhi, and he wanted to assert his authority as the elder. However, his words stung Gu Jiazhi’s pride. Gu Jiazhi struck back suddenly, pinning Ye Lin’s hands down. Like a leopard pouncing on a cocky sheep, he instantly seized the advantage, leaving Ye Lin no room to retaliate.

Ye Lin was not strong enough to fight back. He felt a tickling sensation like ants crawling over him and cried out, “Move away! Do not do this!”

Gu Jiazhi leaned into his ear and whispered deliberately, “I thought you were going to teach me?”

Teaching implied that Ye Lin held the upper hand, but he was clearly at a disadvantage now. Ye Lin tried to kick him. “Then get off me, and I… I will teach you again.”

His speech became stumbled, and his voice soon took on a different tone. Gu Jiazhi leaned down to kiss him, his movements becoming restless. His breath was hot against Ye Lin’s face, feeling like willow catkins brushing against skin. Ye Lin’s cheeks and earlobes grew itchy, and a look of desire appeared on his face.

“No! Stop, stop!”

Ye Lin shouted nervously, but he was like a fish on a cutting board, unable to escape. Gu Jiazhi had been pampered since childhood and had no calluses on his hands, so he relied entirely on technique. When Ye Lin could not break free, he fought back in kind. Though his fingers were slender, they bore calluses from manual labor. Even without a formal plan, he easily stirred up emotions.

“Gu Jiazhi, we can help each other, but stop kissing people randomly! This is very strange!” Ye Lin could not accept kissing a man; it felt far too bizarre.

His tone was fierce, but to Gu Jiazhi, it sounded adorable.

“You…” Gu Jiazhi’s voice turned low and raspy, the smile on his face deepening. He had never met an idiot as charmingly stupid as Ye Lin.

Even though the air conditioner was not set high, the temperature in the room was rising. After a long while, beads of sweat formed on both of their foreheads. Ye Lin’s breath was scorching as if he had a high fever. He had shifted from resistance to active demand. “You… let me…”

Gu Jiazhi deliberately did not let go. “No, we do it together.”

Ye Lin could not help but curse, “You bastard, Jiazhi! You cannot do this!”

However, his lips were soon blocked again, and he could no longer finish his sentences. Outside the window, the sky gradually darkened. The distant sunset was brilliant and vivid, while on the floor nearby, several crumpled tissues appeared.

Ye Lin exhaled a long breath of hot air and leaned against the sofa, reflecting sincerely, “That was actually quite good. No wonder the boys in my class used to like helping each other out!”

Gu Jiazhi started laughing at his words, his gaze drifting elsewhere. “Next, let us do something even more interesting.”

Ye Lin did not understand. He looked over with wide, watery eyes. “What is that?”

Gu Jiazhi felt a sudden surge of irritation. How was he supposed to know the specific steps? This was his first time too. Meanwhile, Ye Lin clearly had experience yet was still pretending to be innocent. Did Ye Lin not know how to take the lead to please him?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He absolutely could not show his lack of experience in front of Ye Lin.

“I am going to take a shower first,” Gu Jiazhi said, quickly getting up and heading for the bathroom. Countless scenes flashed through his mind, but none of them had detailed the full process for two men.

Ye Lin sipped his drink with satisfaction, feeling refreshed and cheerful.

[The Host’s hunger level has been alleviated. Currently at 40%.]

“What was hunger level again?” Ye Lin thought.

[Hunger level represents the health status of the Succubus body. The Host must prevent the hunger level from reaching 100% to maintain a human form and stay conscious.]

“Oh, that seems unimportant,” he mused.

[The condition for decreasing hunger level is the acquisition of human bodily fluids.]

Ye Lin did not understand and chose to ignore it. He only wanted to know about the thing he valued most. “Right, what is the status of my assets?”

[The Host’s current assets are 6,000.]

“Why does the growth feel faster? I am only staying with one rich guy, Gu Jiazhi. Is his quality that high?”

[The key to the Host acquiring money is first the quality of the male, and second the method of contact. Contact methods are categorized by distance: the closer the distance, the higher the monetary amount.]

“Can you speak like a normal person? Just tell me why the money is growing faster!”

[The Host’s contact distance with Gu Jiazhi just reached zero, so the money growth rate is 1,000 yuan per hour.]

“Ah, the rate jumped that much? 1,000 yuan per hour? That is amazing!”

It had been 100 yuan per hour before. Did reaching a distance of zero trigger such a massive boost? Ye Lin began to think back to the details of his interaction with Gu Jiazhi. They had been very close, and they had kissed.

“Was the kissing distance zero?”

He suddenly realized that by kissing a man, he could earn 1,000 yuan per hour.

[To be precise, whenever the physical distance reaches zero, the money growth rate is 1,000 yuan per hour.]

“Physical distance reaches zero.”

Ye Lin fell into deep thought. His worldview began to collapse and slowly rebuild itself. It seemed that if he wanted to earn more money, he had to stay close to Gu Jiazhi—ideally, pinned against him. But that was not right. They were both men; it felt strange. Besides, he was straight. Could he not choose a woman?

[No. The Succubus System only works on males.]

Ye Lin finally realized that this Succubus System was a total trap. How could a novel for male readers have such a brain-dead system? If he were writing it, it would only work on women! When he first arrived, he thought the system was simple and easy to operate, but it turned out to be much more complicated.

[This system has never stated that this world is a novel for male readers. The Host should not make malicious assumptions.]

The trap of a system spoke with a cold, robotic voice. It was an artificial idiot! Ye Lin hated the so-called Succubus System and cursed it out. Initially, the system replied to him, but eventually, it went offline as if it had disappeared entirely.

When Gu Jiazhi finished his shower and walked out of the bathroom, he saw Ye Lin, who had been glowing just moments ago, now slumped on the sofa looking utterly despondent. Gu Jiazhi walked over and tossed a towel onto Ye Lin’s face.

“Go shower. You are filthy.”

Ye Lin thought he and Gu Jiazhi had already become good friends and could now act like close buddies. He grabbed Gu Jiazhi’s hand and placed it over his own heart, complaining, “You do not understand my suffering. Life is too hard!”

Gu Jiazhi noticed the attractive sight before him and nearly lost his composure. He quickly looked away and scolded, “Are you sick? What difficulty have you run into now?”

Ye Lin looked up at him, and his mood improved. “Good brother, I have sorrows I cannot put into words.”

Gu Jiazhi noticed the discarded tissues on the floor. The tips of his ears turned slightly red. He quickly withdrew his hand, cursing Ye Lin in his mind for being a temptress.

Ye Lin, having found comfort in his “good brother,” got up to shower. He had made up his mind. Even for the sake of money, a person must have dignity. 100 yuan per hour was fine. It was better than the 18 yuan per hour he used to make at his old job. He would be content.

Having made peace with himself, Ye Lin slept soundly that night. By living at Gu Jiazhi’s house, he did not have to spend a single cent, allowing him to save everything. His mood was excellent. Of course, aside from his daily earnings, he was still thinking about the five million yuan Liang Wenle had mentioned.

Three days later, Ye Lin arrived on time at the Newji Racetrack. The track was built in a remote suburb, winding around mountains, through valleys, past lakes, and across meadows. The geography was complex and the span was huge. Not only was the vertical drop significant, but there were also many curves that tested a driver’s skill. Many wealthy young men brought their favorite modified cars to play, gathering in the open space at the starting line.

Liang Wenle had changed into a red and black racing suit. The large areas of black emphasized the vivid red, making him look handsome and dashing. With his height and long legs, he looked like an international model standing next to his matching car. There were many people present, all brought along by the wealthy car enthusiasts in their circle.

Ye Lin, wearing matching colors, stood beside Liang Wenle and scanned the crowd. He did not see any high-quality men until Shen Shao made his appearance. Compared to Liang Wenle’s bright colors, Shen Shao wore a silver and black racing suit, and his car was a low-key, restrained silver.

Liang Wenle looked at Shen Shao, then lowered his head to speak to Ye Lin. “There are fifteen minutes until the race starts. Go and provoke him now. Let us see how he reacts.”

Ye Lin knew exactly how to provoke someone. He immediately adopted the aura of a rightful partner and walked toward Shen Shao.