The Silly Shou Transmigrated Into a Book - Chapter 12

Once they were in the car, Gu Qiuyi patted Jiang Hansa. “Brother Hansa, we truly have a telepathic connection!”

Jiang Hansa gave a fake smile. “…Yeah, haha, we really have great chemistry. Truly best friends.”

Gu Qiuyi said regretfully, “Auntie Jiang probably won’t tell that old man what I said. Ah, what a pity.”

Jiang Hansa: “…” He looked at Gu Qiuyi’s face and truly couldn’t see a single trace of sadness. He asked curiously, “Your parents kicked you out—aren’t you sad?”

Gu Qiuyi froze for a second, then said with a profound look, “I am. I’m exceptionally sad. But I’m not the type of person who casually wears my sorrow on my face.”

Jiang Hansa: “…Is that so?”

Gu Qiuyi nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes. I’m truly too pitiful. Father doesn’t love me, Mother doesn’t care, and I have a brother who might as well not exist. Sigh!” He then put on a face of grief and indignation: “Besides a beautiful face, I have nothing!”

Another chill of disgust ran through Jiang Hansa. It was one thing for others to call him pretty—because Gu Qiuyi did indeed have an exquisite, androgynous face that wouldn’t look out of place in a dress—but for a boy to not pursue being masculine and handsome, and instead brand himself as “pretty” and “beautiful”? That was just too sissified.

Endure, endure. Jiang Hansa changed the subject. “Speaking of which, how have things been between you and Chu Yueguang lately?”

Gu Qiuyi: “Quite good. He gave me some allowance recently—ten thousand yuan! I made him some cookies as a thank-you gift. Oh, right—”

He reached into his bag, pulled out a bag of cookies, and handed them to Jiang Hansa. “Brother Hansa, these are the cookies I made. Have a taste.”

Jiang Hansa was stunned. A wave of emotion, nearly touching, surged in his heart. He thought the boy was heartless, but he actually saved some cookies for him? Just as he took them and a smile began to form on his face, Gu Qiuyi added: “I made too many. I was going to just give them away to anyone, but luckily you showed up.”

Jiang Hansa: “…” The smile vanished. He said dryly, “Then I really must thank you.” The sweet aroma of the cookies suddenly didn’t smell so good anymore.

Jiang Hansa pulled himself together and asked, “Are you currently dating Chu Yueguang?”

Gu Qiuyi looked at him in shock. “How could you think that?”

Jiang Hansa: “? Is that not the case?”

The shock on Gu Qiuyi’s face turned into shyness. He lowered his eyes, his thick, long lashes trembling. He brewed his emotions and said coyly, “Not at all. Brother Yueguang and I are just ordinary friends. It’s definitely not what you think.”

Looking at this vivid display of “bottom” shyness, Jiang Hansa couldn’t help but curse in his heart: Damn homosexual.

On the surface, he maintained a reliable, caring smile. “Qiuyi, given our relationship, you can tell me the truth. I’ll definitely keep your secret.”

Gu Qiuyi balled up his fists and started pounding on Jiang Hansa’s chest. “Aya, Brother Hansa, you’re so annoying! I already said no, and you still ask! Brother Yueguang and I really aren’t in that kind of relationship!”

Jiang Hansa, the self-proclaimed iron-straight masculine man, was scorched inside and out by this affectation. His chest actually hurt; he nearly coughed up blood.

“Fine, fine, fine, my fault. I won’t ask. Stop hitting, stop hitting.” Jiang Hansa begged for mercy. He had a premonition that if he kept dealing with this guy, he was going to go insane.

Only then did Gu Qiuyi stop. He cleared his throat and said with extreme “obviousness,” “Brother Hansa, don’t misunderstand. Brother Yueguang and I truly have no male-male private feelings! He wouldn’t like someone like me anyway.”

Jiang Hansa gave a hypocritical smile. “I believe you. I believe you.”

Gu Qiuyi quickly shifted the topic. “Brother Hansa, what are we eating for lunch today? Can we have something light? My stomach still feels a bit uncomfortable.”

Jiang Hansa: “…” I’ve truly invited an ancestor into my life. He tried his best to look sincere: “Fine, whatever you say.”

Though it was a bit unscrupulous, Gu Qiuyi used his slight connection with Chu Yueguang to successfully scam free meals and drinks at Jiang Hansa’s house. The food in a wealthy household was truly different; two days later, when he went to school, his face was glowing with health, and he had even put on a bit of weight.

However, Gu Qiuyi understood the concept of “long-term sustainability.” He had no intention of staying at Jiang Hansa’s house permanently. On Monday, he went with his homeroom teacher to complete the boarding procedures and successfully became a resident student.

Fortunately, he had lived in dorms in his real life, so there was no adjustment period. He integrated into the dormitory very quickly.

Qinglin Middle School might have average faculty, but it was wealthy. The dorms were excellent: air conditioning, water heaters, private bathrooms, and balconies. It was spacious and only for four people—a world of difference from the township middle school he used to attend. Gu Qiuyi was very satisfied; as expected of a big city.

That evening, his roommates held a welcome party for him. The dorm leader, Li Qingfeng, even bought a cake. Seeing Gu Qiuyi laughing and chatting with everyone, he couldn’t help but say, “Gu Qiuyi, you’ve really changed a lot.”

Gu Qiuyi turned back. “Have I?”

Li Qingfeng: “Yeah! Before, you didn’t like talking to people. Hahaha, it’s much better now.”

They were all classmates; there were no deep grudges. Once Gu Qiuyi changed his attitude, he integrated into the boys’ group very fast. After the fun, they moved on to the classic “night chat” of a male dormitory.

Li Qingfeng brought up Jiang Hansa. “Gu Qiuyi, are you and Jiang Hansa really close lately?”

Gu Qiuyi nodded. Li Qingfeng said, “Our class monitor is a great guy. His family is rich, he’s handsome, and he’s very popular.”

A boy named Lin Fei chimed in, “I saw his family car drop him off before. The logo was a Maybach; that costs several million.”

They let out sighs of envy. “Being rich is so good.”

The last boy, Huang Wenjun, was the quiet type. After listening to them chat for a while, he suddenly said, “The monitor transferred here in the 11th grade. He used to study in the East District. I have a friend from there who told me he only came to our South District because he offended someone over there and had to flee with his tail between his legs.”

Sensing gossip, Lin Fei and Li Qingfeng immediately grew interested. “What do you mean? Is there any tea?”

Huang Wenjun said, “We’re commoners; at most, the difference is being ‘broke’ vs ‘middle class.’ We go to school together, so the gap isn’t huge. But in the West and East Districts? If a brick falls from the sky, it’ll hit the son of a CEO or the daughter of a Chairman. Jiang Hansa looks incredibly powerful here, but in the East District, he was at the bottom of the food chain.”

Lin Fei sighed, “Driving a car worth millions and still at the bottom? I don’t really believe that.”

Huang Wenjun: “Believe it or not, it’s the truth. My friend said Jiang Hansa was pinned down in a men’s restroom and ruthlessly humiliated by several young masters. I heard they even shoved his head into the toilet; many people saw it.”

The room fell silent. Gu Qiuyi whispered, “No way? How could he be bullied like that?”

Huang Wenjun: “It’s real. Why would my friend lie? His house is in the East District, and he was in the class next to Jiang Hansa’s in 10th grade. This incident was quite a scandal back then.”

He continued as if remembering something, “Actually, it’s quite pitiful. Jiang Hansa’s family has money, but those other families have more money and more power. When they bullied and humiliated him, he couldn’t fight back. If he did, wouldn’t he have to call his parents? If the parents were involved, the matter would blow up, and his family business would probably be affected. So my friend said he didn’t dare fight back. Also… I heard those young masters gang-raped a ‘special-talent’ student. That student was close to Jiang Hansa, and he only got targeted because he stood up for her. But that’s just a rumor; there were posts about it on his old school forum, but they were deleted before they got popular. So my friend isn’t sure if that part is true.”

Li Qingfeng whispered, “Our monitor is so social and nice to everyone; it’s hard to imagine him making enemies like that, right?”

Lin Fei added, “He’s also very responsible and helpful. A real stand-up guy.”

So the possibility of Jiang Hansa being targeted for standing up for a friend was actually quite high. Given his personality, it was unlikely he’d be that hated for no reason.

Everyone fell silent again. After a long while, Li Qingfeng said, “Forget it, let’s stop talking about this. Sleep, sleep. We have class tomorrow.”

After lying down, Gu Qiuyi pulled out his phone and tapped Jiang Hansa. “Brother Hansa!”

Jiang Hansa: “?”

Gu Qiuyi sent him a “Red Envelope” (cash gift).

Jiang Hansa was shocked. The iron rooster has changed his nature? Sending ME money?? However, he was already prepared and didn’t expect much. He tapped it—18.88 yuan. A cold sneer appeared on his face—as expected, you can’t pluck a single feather from an iron rooster.

Gu Qiuyi: “Brother Hansa, shouldn’t you return a Red Envelope to me?”

Jiang Hansa: “…” He sent Gu Qiuyi a Red Envelope.

Gu Qiuyi opened it. “Brother Hansa, you’re so stingy. Why is it only 50 yuan? Brother Yueguang transfers ten thousand to me.” With that, Gu Qiuyi sent the screenshots of Chu Yueguang’s 200,000 and 10,000 yuan transfers to Jiang Hansa.

Jiang Hansa: “…” You shameless iron rooster. Jiang Hansa transferred him 1,000 yuan.

Gu Qiuyi: “Waaaaah, Brother Hansa, you’re so good! I love you so much!”

Jiang Hansa sneered. He just likes my money.

Gu Qiuyi: “Brother Hansa, if anyone bullies you, tell me! I’ll have Brother Yueguang stand up for you!”

Seeing this, Jiang Hansa suddenly sat bolt upright. But very quickly, his spine relaxed again. He slowly typed: “Sure. Remember those words. Maybe I really will need you to put in a good word for me in front of Chu Yueguang in the future.”

The kid isn’t a total waste after all. A subtle sense of relief rose in Jiang Hansa’s heart. Despite being heartless, a stingy sissy, and a free-loader, the boy at least remembered a favor.

Just as he sent the message, Gu Qiuyi replied: “I will! I’ll praise you to death. Brother Yueguang will like you.”

Terrified that Gu Qiuyi would do more harm than good, Jiang Hansa quickly said: “No, absolutely not. Let things happen naturally. Do NOT mention me to Chu Yueguang.” To keep Gu Qiuyi steady, Jiang Hansa transferred him another 10,000 yuan and said insincerely: “Don’t mention me. Just get along well with Chu Yueguang. Let me be the ‘man behind you.'”

Gu Qiuyi accepted it instantly and sent back another Red Envelope. “Okay, okay! I understand. Thank you, Brother Hansa!”

Jiang Hansa opened the envelope—this time it was actually 200 yuan! Just as he was feeling relieved that a feather finally fell off the rooster, he realized—the wool comes from the sheep’s own back. What the hell was he relieved about?

Only after finishing with Jiang Hansa did Gu Qiuyi go find Chu Yueguang. “Brother, are you asleep?”

Chu Yueguang had been waiting for him for a long time. Normally, around the time school let out, Gu Qiuyi would find him. But tonight, Gu Qiuyi hadn’t come for hours. Chu Yueguang felt a subtle, lingering annoyance. However, he would never take the initiative to find Gu Qiuyi; he wasn’t that kind of person.

Now, looking at the message, he waited for a full ten minutes before replying reservedly: “No. Is something wrong?” The last three words sounded utterly cold.

Sure enough, Gu Qiuyi grew aggrieved: “Can’t I find you if nothing is wrong? Is Brother very busy? Then I won’t disturb you. Sorry, Brother, I was being inconsiderate.”

Chu Yueguang: “…” Chu Yueguang typed back almost frantically: “I’m not busy.” “I am not busy,” he emphasized.

Gu Qiuyi: “Really? I’m not disturbing Brother?”

Chu Yueguang: “No.”

Gu Qiuyi laughed, his fingers flying: “That’s good. I was afraid of disturbing you. Actually, Brother can set me to Do Not Disturb. It’s okay if you reply late, and it’s fine if you don’t reply at all.”

Chu Yueguang couldn’t help but cough. He had actually set Gu Qiuyi to Do Not Disturb before. Feeling inexplicably guilty, he transferred 20,000 yuan to the boy.

Gu Qiuyi: “??” Gu Qiuyi: “Why is Brother transferring money again?”

Chu Yueguang replied reservedly: “The cookies today were very delicious.”

Gu Qiuyi replied in “grief and indignation”: “Brother, don’t do this! If you want to eat cookies, I’ll make them when I have time. If you keep transferring money for no reason, our pure friendship will go bad sooner or later! Do you want to see that happen?”

Chu Yueguang: “.”

Gu Qiuyi accepted the transfer. “But since Brother insists, I can only reluctantly accept. Don’t worry, Brother, I will stay true to my heart and won’t be corrupted by your money. After all, I am attracted to Brother’s diamond-like character and charm. Your wealth, in the face of those two, is merely a negligible, trivial little virtue!”

Beneath the glow of the phone screen, the corners of Chu Yueguang’s mouth curled up. He was clearly elated by the praise. His slender finger tapped the screen, and he couldn’t help but transfer another 20,000 yuan.