Everyone Loves the Villainous Scumbag [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 11
Luo Jianghe found a clean blanket in the wardrobe and tossed it onto his bed while answering Yu Wuyang’s question. “His parents are old classmates of my mother. A few days ago, it was snowing in the capital and flights were grounded, so my mother let him stay at our house temporarily.”
After putting his luggage away, Yu Wuyang came over to help Luo Jianghe spread the blanket. He realized then that the reason Luo Jianghe had casually thought up for him to stay at the Luo house was actually the same one Fu Chen had used.
“Will he be staying here for the Spring Festival too?” Yu Wuyang asked. He had seen on the trending searches that the snow in the capital was terrifying this year. Even if it stopped snowing, the accumulation on the roads would be difficult to clear. Combined with the Spring Festival rush, any transportation passing through the capital, whether entering or leaving, would be difficult.
“No, he is leaving tomorrow,” Luo Jianghe said. “When he goes, you will not have to squeeze into one room with me; you can sleep in the guest room.”
Hearing this, Yu Wuyang did not know whether to feel relieved or disappointed. Amidst his mixed emotions, Luo Jianghe’s phone rang.
Luo Jianghe stepped out to take the call and returned to ask Yu Wuyang, “Do you want to go to a KTV together?”
“Now? With whom?” Since his parents passed away, Yu Wuyang’s personality had changed. By the time he reached high school, he effectively had no friends. Naturally, no one ever invited him to sing at a KTV. He was even less willing to attend his uncle’s family gatherings, so it had been a long time since he had visited such an entertainment venue.
“Lin Chuan, Chen Mo, and a few other classmates,” Luo Jianghe explained.
Lin Chuan and Chen Mo were their roommates, and their relationship with Luo Jianghe was usually quite good. Since it was winter break, everyone wanted to relax. They wanted to go to the KTV, but a group of men singing together without any girls felt wrong to them.
The most important point was that Lin Chuan wanted to confess to someone. However, his crush was a rather refined girl who would not meet him alone. Therefore, Lin Chuan had to gather a group of girls so he would have the courage to invite her out. Tomorrow was New Year’s Eve, which was not a good time to go out, and the first day of the Lunar New Year was a day when no work was done. After that, everyone would be catching up on homework before senior year classes resumed early, leaving no time to hang out.
In the high stakes of senior year, unless one were truly in love, no one would choose this time to confess or start a relationship. Lin Chuan was serious about pursuing this girl, so his close friends had to help him out. Furthermore, as young men full of energy, they genuinely wanted girls to be there; it was nothing to be ashamed of.
They used their connections to call girls from their class and other classes. But on such a cold day, who wanted to go out? Additionally, Lin Chuan and the others were not exactly the most popular types in terms of looks. Naturally, the four of them could not manage to invite a single girl.
Finally, they had to use their trump card: the school hunk, Luo Jianghe.
With Luo Jianghe involved, it was a guaranteed win. The girls they invited all agreed to come. After securing four or five girls and setting a time, they realized they had not yet invited the main attraction, Luo Jianghe. So, they called him.
The moment Luo Jianghe answered, they all shouted “Dad” in unison over the phone, making it impossible for him to refuse. Since it was the New Year period and he truly needed to unwind, he agreed.
Yu Wuyang naturally guessed that since they were going to a KTV, Lin Chuan and Chen Mo would definitely invite girls. Thinking about how popular Luo Jianghe was at school, Yu Wuyang felt uneasy. Even though he knew the probability of Luo Jianghe falling for him was low, he did not want Luo Jianghe to be seduced by someone else right now.
“Can I go too?” he asked hesitantly.
“Sure, the more the merrier,” Luo Jianghe said without a second thought. Yu Wuyang was roommates with Lin Chuan and the others, so even if their relationship was average, going to sing together would be fine.
“Then I will go too,” Yu Wuyang agreed.
Once the bed was made, Luo Jianghe and Yu Wuyang went back downstairs. At the bottom of the stairs, Luo’s mother saw them preparing to leave and asked where they were going.
“To a KTV to sing with classmates,” Luo Jianghe replied truthfully.
Luo’s mother never meddled in such things. She felt it was good for her son to manage his social relationships and spend time with friends. However, thinking that Luo Jianghe was taking Yu Wuyang out while another boy would be left home alone bored, she asked Luo Jianghe to take Fu Chen along.
Luo Jianghe was reluctant. “He is not in our class. Is that really okay?”
Luo’s mother whispered to her son, “I heard from Fu Chen’s mother that he rarely hangs out with friends. Such a handsome young man with so few friends; he might become abnormal if this continues. He should not just stay home and study all day; he needs a social life. Since he is at our house, take him with you. Even if he does not want to go, it does not hurt to ask. Go on, go upstairs and ask him.”
With his mother putting it that way, Luo Jianghe could not refuse. He went upstairs to ask Fu Chen. Based on Fu Chen’s personality, he expected a refusal. To his surprise, Fu Chen agreed immediately.
Before Luo Jianghe could react, Fu Chen found another turtleneck undershirt and began taking off his clothes. His well-defined abdominal muscles were revealed to Luo Jianghe as he moved. Luo Jianghe felt awkward, said a quick word, and stepped out of the guest room to wait for him at the door.
After closing the door, Luo Jianghe rubbed his nose. He felt that the frequency of seeing Fu Chen’s abs lately was getting a bit high.
The Luo family had an extra car, but Luo Jianghe and the others did not have driver’s licenses. Since his mother had time, she took on the task of driving them. Luo Xi saw them all going out and initially thought they were leaving her behind. When she heard they were going to sing with classmates, she lost interest and went upstairs. For Luo Xi, singing awkwardly with a bunch of strangers was worse than playing a few more rounds of video games in her room.
Once they reached the car, Luo Jianghe climbed in first. Out of habit from his working days, he instinctively went for the front passenger seat. But since this was his family car and Fu Chen and Yu Wuyang were not people he needed to defer to, he naturally sat in the back first.
Yu Wuyang was constantly sticking to Luo Jianghe’s side, so as soon as Luo Jianghe sat down, he followed him into the back. The Luo family car was not small, but the back was still a two-seater. Although the two boys were not bulky, they were both over 1.7 meters tall, and there was clearly no room for another person.
Fu Chen had also intended to sit in the back, but he was not as clingy or as quick as Yu Wuyang. After the two were settled, he stood by the open rear door in silence.
Luo Jianghe, showing no tact, said to Fu Chen, “Why are you just standing there? Close the door.”
Fu Chen was not a child. If there was no room in the back, he could just sit in the front. Was he going to make a scene about switching seats? Seeing Fu Chen standing there without moving, Luo Jianghe felt a bit annoyed. They were peers; was he standing there expecting Luo Jianghe to give up his seat? This guy was interesting; one could not tell at all that he was supposed to be smart.
When Luo Jianghe finished speaking, Yu Wuyang did not look at Fu Chen, but the corners of his mouth twitched as if he were suppressing a smile. Meanwhile, Fu Chen looked somewhat aggrieved and refused to close the door.
In the front seat, Luo’s mother heard Luo Jianghe’s tone and said angrily, “Jianghe! How can you talk like that? You have no manners at all. Fine, do not sit in the back. Come sit in the front passenger seat.”
Luo Jianghe turned to his mother in disbelief. “I”
“Do not I me! Hurry up! Give the seat to Fu Chen. He is a guest, do you not know?” Luo’s mother added. Regardless of him being a guest, she simply favored a child like Fu Chen.
Luo Jianghe was speechless and had no choice but to obey. He got out of the car from the other side and silently sat in the front passenger seat.
“Fu Chen, come on in,” Luo’s mother said to Fu Chen as soon as Luo Jianghe moved.
“Thank you, Auntie. Actually, sitting in the front would have been fine,” Fu Chen replied to her, his tone not showing any coldness at all.
Meanwhile, the smile on Yu Wuyang’s face gradually faded. With everyone harboring their own thoughts, Luo’s mother started the drive.
On the way, the three of them barely spoke. Luo Jianghe felt there was no point in talking, and since he was in the front, it was inconvenient to chat with those in the back, so he decided to nap. Fu Chen and Yu Wuyang had even less to say to each other, resulting in near-total silence throughout the trip. Even Luo’s mother found it strange. She was beginning to misunderstand boys of this age. Why was every one of them more cold-tempered than the last?
When they arrived at the KTV, Luo’s mother dropped them off. As Luo Jianghe was about to open the door, his mother pulled him back and asked, “Do you have enough money? If not, I can give you some more.”
Luo Jianghe was stunned. Since he started working in his past life, he was always the one giving money to his family. The idea of his mother taking the initiative to give him money was a rare occurrence to him.
“I have enough, no need,” he said. He was not just acting tough; the original host had at least a hundred thousand saved up from childhood, simply because he had not spent it all.
Luo’s mother was relieved. “If you cannot find a taxi later, call me and I will pick you up. It is almost the New Year, so do not eat out; come home for dinner tonight. Be proactive when it is time to pay the bill later. Do not be stingy with your friends, okay?”
Even though Luo Jianghe had been invited, the Luo family had always taught their children to be proactive in paying when out with friends. Compared to ordinary people, they were wealthy, so there was no need to look stingy over a few hundred or thousand yuan. Most importantly, one should not be reluctant to spend money in front of girls.
“I know,” Luo Jianghe replied.