Cross-dressing to Seduce My Straight Roommate - Chapter 10

“Some people even used his desk as a confession wall, leaving their contact information on it.” Lin Shaojun couldn’t help but laugh when he remembered this. “During that time, the first thing Lu Gou did when he got back to school every day was to clean his desk. If it was just written on, it was fine—a few wipes with alcohol or something could still clean it off. But if it was carved in, there was really no way to deal with it.”

Zhai Jiarui couldn’t help but laugh along. “That’s too crazy. So that’s why Lu Li hates gay people so much?”

Pei Xi couldn’t help but perk up his ears when he heard this.

“That’s not the reason.” Lin Shaojun glanced at Lu Li and, seeing that he didn’t object, dared to continue. “What I just mentioned wasn’t a big deal—at most, it was just annoying. What made Lu Gou hate gay people was during a PE class in our second year of high school. When we went back to the storage room to change clothes that day, we found a guy trying to pry open Lu Gou’s locker.”

Zhai Jiarui: “Stealing stuff?”

At this point, Lin Shaojun awkwardly rubbed his nose and mumbled, “He was… stealing some of his personal clothes… and then…”

Lin Shaojun couldn’t go on.

But Zhai Jiarui and Pei Xi both understood. They exchanged glances and gasped in shock.

The topic ended there.

The air fell silent for a few seconds, with only the sound of Lin Shaojun slurping noodles loudly.

Zhai Jiarui cleared his throat lightly and looked at Lu Li with a bit more sympathy in his eyes. “I understand. I won’t give out your WeChat ID, don’t worry.”

Lu Li responded with a faint “Mm.”

Pei Xi felt inexplicably melancholic. Staring at the food in his bowl, he suddenly lost his appetite.

Stealing Lu Li’s personal clothes?

He repeated this sentence in his mind several times but still found it hard to understand. Like missing stationery, and personal clothes… When you like someone, you can’t help but want to collect everything about them, but this kind of behavior is not acceptable.

Lin Shaojun sighed. “Anyway, after that day, Lu Li became especially wary of guys who got close to him. Forget giving out his WeChat—he’d get annoyed if they talked to him for more than two sentences.”

Zhai Jiarui nodded. “I get it. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to stand it either.”

Pei Xi suddenly remembered that night when he almost bumped into Lu Li’s arms and stared at his abs for several seconds, blushing.

He bit his chopsticks and fell into thought.

After all, he and Lu Li lived in the same dormitory, seeing each other every day, whether they wanted to or not.

If Lu Li found out he was gay…

Pei Xi’s heart sank.

Fortunately, he had no plans to reveal his sexual orientation to anyone at the moment.

His three roommates’ orientations were clear. He didn’t want his own orientation to affect them.

During the time before he moved out of the dormitory, he hoped they could all get along more comfortably.

“Third Bro.”

Seeing that Pei Xi wasn’t responding, Lin Shaojun pushed the watermelon and mung bean soup toward him again.

“Huh?” Pei Xi finally snapped out of it, realizing Lin Shaojun was calling him. He smiled awkwardly—he still wasn’t quite used to this nickname.

Lin Shaojun: “Have some of this to cool off.”

“Thanks.” Pei Xi took a bite of the watermelon. It was icy, cool, and sweet. With just one bite, he felt refreshed all over.

Recently, military training had been exhausting. He fell asleep before midnight every night and could only check his notifications and manage his fan group during the day.

Taking advantage of the long lunch break, Pei Xi opened his unread messages and scrolled through them one by one.

【Wanwan Doesn’t Eat Ice: Baby, will you be streaming during National Day?】

【Watermelon Meets Milk: Miss you so much, baby Q_Q】

【Only Boba, No Milk Tea: [Forwarded Video] Ahhhhhh I’m dying from this ship!!】

Curious, Pei Xi tapped open the video. The next second, he froze in place.

Wait, hold on—the person in the video was definitely him, but what was up with User-ge?

Was this a fan edit of him and User-ge?

Him? User-ge?? A CP between them??

Pei Xi: “??”

After his triple question marks, a reply came through.

【Only Boba, No Milk Tea: Sob sob orz I sent it to the wrong person (dog head for protection.jpg)】

【Only Boba, No Milk Tea: I meant to send it to Strawberry-jiejie.】

【Only Boba, No Milk Tea: Didn’t expect my hand to slip and send it to Xiao Bao instead Q_Q】

【Xixi: ??】

Wait, did Milk Tea-jiejie mean that she and Strawberry-jiejie usually ship him with his top donor?!

Pei Xi took a deep breath, exited the chat with Milk Tea, and with trembling hands, typed his and User-ge’s names into the search bar.

The search results popped up with many videos about him and User-ge, most of which were edits from the few times User-ge had swooped in to save the day.

From the comment sections of these videos, he even spotted quite a few familiar fans.

Pei Xi frowned as he scrolled through several videos before realizing that the fans seemed to have misunderstood something.

But this was his first time encountering such a situation. He didn’t know how to properly guide his fans, yet he also felt that since they were just enjoying themselves within their own circle, there was no need for him to make a big deal out of clarifying his relationship with User-ge.

Lying on his bed, Pei Xi stared at the ceiling and let out a long sigh.

They were his fans, but they were also his bread and butter. Better to pretend he didn’t know.

“Ding dong—”

【You have a new message. Please check.】

Pei Xi glanced at his phone and saw the little red dot at the top of his chat list. For some reason, it felt awkward.

He had known 【User10557880】 for almost a month now. Aside from confirming the other person’s gender, he didn’t even know their age. The idea of being inexplicably shipped with his top donor left him feeling a bit unsettled.

【User10557880: How are you feeling today? Any better?】

Pei Xi scrolled through their chat history and realized he had been complaining to 【User10557880】 these past few days, venting about the intensity of military training and sending crying emojis every day.

After watching the fan edit of him and 【User10557880】, he still felt a little awkward facing the other person. Unsure how to reply, he simply sent a sticker to play dumb.

【Xixi: Just lying down.jpg】

【User10557880: Why are you unhappy?】

Pei Xi stared at the words, his fingers pausing.

He had expected the other person to reply with something like “rest early” or “you’ve worked hard.”

He hadn’t expected them to be so perceptive, picking up on his subtle shift in mood.

Pei Xi’s heart suddenly beat a little faster.

Before he could reply, another message popped up.

【User10557880: Did something happen that made you unhappy?】

Pei Xi’s fingers hovered over the input box, typing and deleting, unsure of how to reply.

Just as he was struggling, a new message popped up on the screen.

[User 10557880: [Douyin Red Packet]]

[User 10557880: Drink milk tea.]

Pei Xi was taken aback, and another red packet notification appeared.

[User 10557880: [Douyin Red Packet]]

[User 10557880: Eat a little cake.]

[User 10557880: [Douyin Red Packet]]

[User 10557880: Have a nice meal.]

Pei Xi quickly stopped him, interrupting the stream of red packets.

[Xixi: I’m not unhappy!!]

He even added three exclamation marks to emphasize that he wasn’t unhappy.

[Xixi: pitiful.jpg]

[Xixi: It’s just that military training was too exhausting, and I haven’t adjusted yet.]

[Xixi: You don’t have to send me red packets.]

[Xixi: biting handkerchief.jpg]

[Xixi: Really, you don’t have to.]

[Xixi: But thank you, gege.]

[Xixi: pinching cheeks.jpg]

A few seconds later, another message came from the other side.

[User 10557880: Hah, little liar.]

Pei Xi stared at those words on the screen, feeling as if something had gently bumped against his heart, softening it.

He hadn’t expected someone to notice his subtle mood and offer comfort so promptly, trying to cheer him up.

It made him feel a little touched.

[User 10557880: Doesn’t receiving red packets make you happier?]

[User 10557880: You said you crave sweets when you’re unhappy.]

[User 10557880: So today, have milk tea and a little cake too.]

Looking at these messages from [User 10557880], Pei Xi smiled. This seemed to be the first time he’d seen the other person send so many messages at once, all to comfort him.

Pei Xi pressed his phone against his chest, his heart suddenly beating fast.

In the end, he still opened one of the red packets.

[Xixi: Thank you, gege.]

[Xixi: Tomorrow, I’ll drink sweet milk tea.]

[User 10557880: Mm, sleep early.]

[Xixi: Goodnight, gege.]

Pei Xi placed his phone beside his pillow and turned over.

The heavy, stifling feeling seemed to have dissipated quite a bit.

The dormitory was quiet, with only the hum of the air conditioner coming from the vent.

Pei Xi closed his eyes.

Even in this unfamiliar city, he no longer felt so lonely.

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