The Silly Shou Transmigrated Into a Book - Chapter 23

Gu Qiuyi thought of something else and said to Kou Huai, “Brother Kou Huai, could you help me explain things to Brother Yueguang? I’m really not that kind of person. Why won’t he believe me?”

Kou Huai couldn’t figure out what Chu Yueguang was thinking either, but Gu Qiuyi’s proactive attitude toward Chu Yueguang gave him a subtle feeling of annoyance. However, he didn’t show it and promised readily, “Sure, I’ll scout it out for you.”

Then he asked intentionally, “You don’t actually like him, do you?”

Gu Qiuyi flatly denied it. “How could that be?”

Kou Huai asked, “Really don’t like him?”

Gu Qiuyi said, “I really don’t. I just want to be friends with him!”

Kou Huai said half-joking and half-seriously, “I’ll take your word for it. If you liked Chu Yueguang, your brother here would be very unhappy.”

Gu Qiuyi froze for a moment, then tapped away on his phone: “Why? If I like him, why would you be unhappy?”

Kou Huai replied: “Why else? Obviously because your brother has set his heart on you and likes you.”

Gu Qiuyi asked: “How many people have you said ‘I like you’ to?”

Kou Huai: “What’s this? Are you starting to look down on your brother?”

Gu Qiuyi took the tissue Jiang Hansa handed him and wiped his face while typing one-handed. Even so, his typing speed was lightning-fast, leaving Jiang Hansa beside him in awe. “No, how could I look down on you, Brother Kou Huai? I was just asking casually.”

Kou Huai replied: “Actually, I’ve rarely said that phrase to anyone.”

Gu Qiuyi said: “Then Brother Kou Huai must help me ask Chu Yueguang. Help me explain. Sigh, I really didn’t mean to lie to him.”

Kou Huai: “…” This topic change is so abrupt.

Kou Huai: “So, about the hot spring trip I mentioned—you’re coming, right?”

Gu Qiuyi asked: “Can I bring someone?”

Kou Huai: “Why bring anyone? Just the two of us.”

Gu Qiuyi said: “That’s not good. You have a boyfriend, Brother. If your boyfriend found out, he’d definitely be angry, right?”

Kou Huai said: “Why would he be angry? We just won’t let him know.”

Gu Qiuyi said: “That won’t do. You should bring him along, and I’ll bring Brother Hansa too.”

Kou Huai: “Damn, you really know how to enjoy yourself. Tell your brother the truth—you don’t actually like Jiang Hansa, do you?”

Gu Qiuyi: “?”

Kou Huai: “Your brother still cares about that ‘bed-climbing’ thing you mentioned. Tell me, is your first kiss still there? Have you slept with anyone? Have you ever had a partner?”

Gu Qiuyi: “…”

Gu Qiuyi: “Brother Kou Huai, I’m so disappointed! You’re actually questioning my purity! Since you don’t believe me, I’m ignoring you!”

Having said that, he exited the chat and stopped looking at his phone.

Jiang Hansa asked, “Finished chatting with Kou Huai?”

Gu Qiuyi gave a dejected “Mm.”

Jiang Hansa asked tentatively, “What exactly… happened between you and Chu Yueguang?”

Gu Qiuyi sniffed, sighed, and said, “It’s exactly what it looks like. Actually, I didn’t lie to you—I really don’t have that kind of relationship with Chu Yueguang. I lied to him about something, and now that he’s found out, he probably wants to kill me, waaaaah.”

Jiang Hansa: “…”

Jiang Hansa said somewhat numbly, “So from the very beginning, you had no real connection with him?”

Gu Qiuyi said, “Yeah. It was just me one-sidedly clinging to him wanting to be friends, and I lied to him too.”

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Jiang Hansa. Because he had read the book and knew what kind of person Jiang Hansa was, he had been vague about his relationship with Chu Yueguang to get free food and drinks out of Jiang Hansa.

He truly hadn’t done a good job in this regard. Now that Jiang Hansa knew, would he stop being nice to him?

Jiang Hansa was indeed surprised that there was such an underlying story. Had he known before, he might have been furious at the deception or relieved to stop serving Gu Qiuyi. But that was then. Now, things were different.

Gu Qiuyi was willing to stand up against Wang Meng and the others for his sake. If he betrayed that pure heart, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life.

Jiang Hansa patted Gu Qiuyi’s shoulder and said, “Forget it. Don’t think about it. Chu Yueguang has a cold personality anyway; he’s not easy to get close to.”

Gu Qiuyi felt aggrieved whenever he thought about it. “Even though I lied to him, we’ve been chatting for so long. Shouldn’t that affection be enough to offset it?”

And the person who climbed the bed wasn’t even me.

Jiang Hansa gave an “Uh” and comforted him clumsily, “Some people just can’t tolerate being deceived. Ultimately, the feelings weren’t deep enough. You don’t need to be sad over him.”

Just then, Jiang Hansa’s phone rang. It was a message from Kou Huai: “Hansa, let me ask you a question. Does Qiuqiu have a boyfriend at school?”

Jiang Hansa: “…”

He replied: “I haven’t heard of him having a boyfriend.”

Kou Huai: “Then help me check if he had one before.”

Jiang Hansa: “…”

Kou Huai: “By the way, you’re straight, right? Or do you like guys too?”

Jiang Hansa: “…I’m straight.”

Kou Huai breathed a sigh of relief. “Good. Help me look into it properly. Also, help me test his alcohol tolerance. Tell me once you’re done.”

After saying that, he transferred 50,000 yuan to Jiang Hansa.

Jiang Hansa: “…”

If he were asked to do this before, he wouldn’t have any mental burden. But now, it was a real test of his conscience.

Jiang Hansa struggled for a long time before handing the phone to Gu Qiuyi and whispering, “Kou Huai asked me to investigate you.”

Gu Qiuyi, who was still wiping away tears, perked up. He took Jiang Hansa’s phone, scanned the chat history from top to bottom, and couldn’t help but get angry. “How hateful! He actually suspects me!”

Jiang Hansa asked, “What should we do?”

Gu Qiuyi said crossly, “Do as he says. Give me half the money!!”

Jiang Hansa: “…”

Jiang Hansa accepted the money and replied: “Okay.”

Receiving the transfer from Jiang Hansa, Gu Qiuyi’s face changed from cloudy to sunny, looking delighted. “Money is so easy to earn.”

Unfortunately, a moment later, he thought of Chu Yueguang again and felt miserable. He picked up his phone to send a message to Chu Yueguang, only to see another red exclamation mark.

He turned to Jiang Hansa. “Brother Hansa, lend me your phone. I need to explain things to Chu Yueguang clearly.”

Jiang Hansa gave him the phone and asked curiously, “What exactly did you lie to him about?”

Gu Qiuyi said vaguely, “I can’t tell you.”

He had confessed to Kou Huai, and that guy started doubting him in every possible way. It seemed “bed-climbing” was truly bad for one’s reputation and made people look down on you.

He took Jiang Hansa’s phone. Jiang Hansa instructed, “I have his WeChat. Just search for his name.”

Gu Qiuyi typed in Chu Yueguang’s name and sure enough, found him. He clicked into the chat—the screen still showed the default: “You have added Quasimodo. Now you can start chatting.”

This time, Gu Qiuyi typed slowly, clearly hesitating. “Brother Yueguang, I want to explain the events of that night. Actually, it was a total misunderstanding. It was because I admired you too much and mistook that admiration for love. That’s why I was so impulsive.”

Although it was the original “Gu Qiuyi” who did it, now that he had taken over the body, he accepted all the past—the good and the bad.

He sent the message and felt an unusual sense of anxiety, practically holding his breath as he stared at the screen, waiting for a reply.

Chu Yueguang, following his usual habit, wouldn’t reply for several minutes.

Gu Qiuyi couldn’t wait and sent a second message: “I can swear that everything I said to you after that was the truth. I never lied to you. I was planning to confess later, but you found out first. I really didn’t do it on purpose.”

The second message went through successfully.

Gu Qiuyi felt encouraged. “Brother, can you unblock me? I really didn’t mean it that way. I just admired you too much and wanted to be close to you, which led to that irreparable mistake. But I know I was wrong now. I’ve figured it out—I only have admiration for you, nothing else. Brother, please forgive me, okay? I won’t do it again, and I won’t lie to you anymore.”

The third message went through too!

The corners of Gu Qiuyi’s mouth began to curl up. He felt Chu Yueguang was actually quite easy to coax. The anxiety in his heart slowly faded, and his typing speed picked up. “Brother, are you watching? I know you’re watching. Can you unblock me? I was wrong.”

He clicked send, only to see a bright red exclamation mark.

He had been blocked again!

The smile on Gu Qiuyi’s face vanished instantly. The sense of grievance in his heart doubled. I apologized so sincerely, and he still blocked me!

Gu Qiuyi had never suffered such a grievance in his life. He couldn’t help it; tears started falling again. Jiang Hansa watched him and reached out to pat his shoulder. “Don’t cry. It’s not worth crying over. There are plenty of good men in the world; we don’t need him.”

Gu Qiuyi let out a sob and said, “Brother Hansa, hurry and send me a red packet to comfort me.”

Jiang Hansa: “…” Well, the ‘stingy money-lover’ persona is still going strong.

Jiang Hansa simply transferred the remaining 25,000 yuan from Kou Huai to Gu Qiuyi. Gu Qiuyi accepted the payment and immediately beamed through his tears.

Jiang Hansa: “…” Also quite easy to coax.

On the other side, Chu Yueguang stared coldly at his phone, lost in thought.

The driver couldn’t help but peek at him through the rearview mirror several times. Chu Yueguang noticed and gave him a cold look. The driver immediately looked away, screaming internally, Oh my god, what happened? His eyes are red—is he crying???

Shouldn’t he tell Mr. and Mrs. Chu about this so everyone could have a good laugh?

While waiting at a red light, the driver pulled out his phone and quickly sent several messages to Chu’s father.

Chu Yueguang was unaware of the driver’s small movements; he still hadn’t recovered from the shock. In his entire life, he had never felt this aggrieved.

Chu Yueguang opened his private photo album, typed in a twenty-digit password, and deleted all those photos. Looking at my foolish self this past month, Gu Qiuyi must have been very proud, right?

A liar—what credibility could his words have? If he could casually send these photos to someone, it was hard to say there wasn’t an intentional attempt to seduce. He said he only sent them to him, but maybe he had already sent them to countless people.

Being able to climb into a bed at such a young age and being so skilled at it… it probably wasn’t his first time.

Chu Yueguang’s nose felt sore, but he forced himself to hold back. He felt a surge of hatred; he would never make this mistake again.

Just then, Kou Huai contacted him again, sending him a photo—the one he had bought from Gu Qiuyi for 104,000 yuan. “Brother, was it really this guy who tricked you?”

When Chu Yueguang saw the photo, his face turned unsightly. This liar—he really didn’t just send photos to me!

Looking closer at the photo, the vibe of seduction was heavy. Chu Yueguang was utterly disappointed in him and incredibly angry at his own stupidity. He had never been embarrassed like this!

Chu Yueguang replied: “I don’t know him. Also, don’t send me these kinds of photos. It’s disgusting.”

Kou Huai had sent the photo on purpose. Seeing Chu Yueguang say this, he was delighted. Chu Yueguang probably won’t fight me for him. Brothers fighting over someone was something to be avoided if possible.

Kou Huai then said intentionally: “Don’t know him? How is that possible? You don’t know how heart-brokenly he was crying just now. He kept telling me he didn’t lie to you and asked me to explain things properly. Is there some misunderstanding between you two?”

Kou Huai’s behavior was actually a bit too obvious, but Chu Yueguang was in such a rage that he didn’t see the malicious intent. He poked the screen hard and replied: “I said, I don’t know this kind of person. I also advise you—if you don’t want to be stuck with ‘sticky candy’ (a clinger), you’d better keep your distance from him.”

Kou Huai said: “Ah, isn’t that a bit too much? He didn’t do anything, why call him ‘sticky candy’?”

Chu Yueguang didn’t want to tell him about the disgusting thing Gu Qiuyi did to him, so he simply said: “I don’t want to talk about it. Don’t explain for him; there’s nothing to explain. Tell him to stop disgusting me.”

Kou Huai said helplessly: “Fine. Since you’ve said so, I won’t say more.”

Having said that, he took a screenshot of the chat and immediately sent it to Gu Qiuyi, saying with a very “troubled” tone: “Qiu, I really tried my best to speak up for you, but he simply won’t listen.”

Gu Qiuyi looked at the screenshot. It was better if he hadn’t seen it—once he did, he couldn’t take it. Chu Yueguang’s tone was too heavy, really too heavy. The only thing he lied about was not confessing his identity, but was the interaction of this past month fake?

Gu Qiuyi had put a lot of thought into Chu Yueguang. Although his motive wasn’t pure at first, after chatting so much, he truly considered him a reliable friend. Although Chu Yueguang rarely replied instantly, the gentleness and steadiness revealed in his words made it easy to rely on him wholeheartedly.

Gu Qiuyi felt truly wronged and sad. Tears fell again.

Jiang Hansa had intended to leave after dropping him at school, but seeing him like this, he couldn’t help it. “How about you stay at my place for the night?”

Gu Qiuyi sobbed and agreed.

Sitting in the car, Gu Qiuyi wiped his tears and said aggrievedly and indignantly, “He actually said I’m disgusting! Hateful! I’m so cute, and he actually said I’m disgusting!”

Disgusting? Jiang Hansa looked closely at his face. Stripping away past prejudices, Gu Qiuyi undoubtedly had an exquisite and soft face. His looks were beyond reproach and highly recognizable—not a common type of beauty.

Here, he had to apologize to Gu Qiuyi. Actually, in terms of looks, Gu Qiuyi wasn’t “girly.” He was the kind of beautiful youth with an androgynous charm. He was very beautiful, and within that beauty was a very pure aura that reminded one of a warm, bright spring morning, a gentle breeze, and all things beautiful. His gaze was exceptionally clear. Many traits were mixed together to form the unique style that belonged only to Gu Qiuyi.

Oddly enough, in the beginning, Gu Qiuyi didn’t make people feel he had these beautiful qualities. The old Gu Qiuyi only left Jiang Hansa with the impression of being pretty. Although good-looking, he lacked vitality—like a beautiful yet cold jade carving that needed countless amounts of enthusiasm just to give him a hint of warmth. But the current Gu Qiuyi was undoubtedly several times better than before; even the air around him felt lively, making people want to draw closer.

The difference between the two was huge, but neither had anything to do with “disgusting.”

To be honest, even though Gu Qiuyi used to make him speechless and frustrated, he only complained internally; he never felt loathed. He wasn’t gay and didn’t loathe him—so those people who liked men would never find Gu Qiuyi disgusting.

Jiang Hansa thought of many things, but only seconds had passed in reality. He said firmly, “Not disgusting. How could you be disgusting?”

Gu Qiuyi said, “I think so too! I’m not disgusting! I’m so good-looking, so charming, so cute! He doesn’t know how to appreciate it!!”

Even if he lied to him, Chu Yueguang said such heartless words—doesn’t his conscience hurt?!

Not long after, Kou Huai contacted him again. “Qiu, in a bad mood? Want to come out for a hot spring tomorrow?”

Gu Qiuyi was indeed a bit tempted now. He replied: “I’m bringing someone.”

Kou Huai: “Sure, bring whoever.”

Gu Qiuyi said: “Then you bring your boyfriend too.”

Kou Huai coughed a few times. “I broke up with him. Your brother is single again!”

Gu Qiuyi: “? You only just got out of being single, didn’t you?”

Kou Huai: “At a critical moment like this, of course Qiuqiu is more important. Let your brother comfort you.”

Gu Qiuyi said: “No.”

Kou Huai: “No matter how cold a man is, his ‘rectum’ is warm.jpg” (a vulgar internet meme)

Gu Qiuyi: “This is sexual harassment.”

Kou Huai: “As expected of you. As soon as the trouble is over, you’re cold to your brother. It seems I really am just a tool.”

Gu Qiuyi: “…”

Gu Qiuyi said: “Brother, I was joking. I know Brother Kou Huai is the best to me.”

Kou Huai laughed, but the laughter soon died. Wan Hong had contacted him. “Brother Kou, what’s the situation with Chu Yueguang?”

Kou Huai and Wan Hong were also close friends. A lot of gossip about Zou Shu’s circle came from Wan Hong. Kou Huai painfully exited his chat with Gu Qiuyi and replied to Wan Hong: “What’s wrong?”

Wan Hong said: “Wang Meng and the others were dragged to the police station! Even Zou Shu was caught! Once Uncle Wang asked around, he found out the Chu family reported the case. Those women they found—Chu Yueguang actually found people to protect them. I’m speechless. Is Chu Yueguang insane? With this stunt, who would dare play with him in the future?”

Seeing what he said, Kou Huai was also speechless. “Are you sick? Does Chu Yueguang need people to play with him? His family could take down twenty of yours, OK?”

Although Kou Huai also didn’t quite understand Chu Yueguang’s move, he wouldn’t speak ill of him, nor would he allow others to do so. “If you want me to put in a good word for them, forget it. Wang Meng himself isn’t clean. You think I don’t know the things he’s done? It’s not just one or two people. He played so big—don’t blame others for catching his tail and coming after him. Don’t think you can be lawless just because you have some stinking money.”

Wan Hong replied quickly: “Kou Huai, are you going crazy with him?? Do you even understand the situation? By doing this, he’s ‘wounding the enemy 100 but losing 50 himself.’ What benefit can he possibly get? It’s simply absurd.”

Kou Huai: “Why are you losing your temper with me? Do you f*cking dare to say these things to Chu Yueguang? Don’t come to me to complain. Chu Yueguang and I grew up together; we are more like brothers than actual brothers. Who do you think you are, coming to me with all this chatter?”

Wan Hong: “? You f*cker. Who do you think you are? Does Chu Yueguang treat you as a brother? He treats you as a follower, a lackey, and you’re actually proud of it, thinking you’re his brother. I’ll put it this way—Chu Yueguang is a madman. If you’re his brother and you offend him one day, he might not care about brotherly ties!”

“Don’t make me laugh. There was no grievance or enmity, yet he did this stunt. He’s like a psycho. If you’re not afraid, I am! If you won’t listen to my advice, then watch yourself. I truly considered you a brother, but you treat me like a piece of grass. Hilarious.”

Kou Huai: “Hilarious? Then why aren’t you dead from laughter yet?”

After sending this, an exclamation mark appeared. Kou Huai was speechless. What kind of person is this, fcking cursing me.*

He looked at Wan Hong’s words, and the lack of understanding in his heart reached a peak. He went to find Chu Yueguang again and asked: “Why on earth did you go after Wang Meng’s family?”

Chu Yueguang replied after a long time: “I’m unhappy.”

Kou Huai: “???”

Kou Huai: “You’re unhappy so you go after them?? Do you even believe that reason yourself?”

Chu Yueguang didn’t reply. He didn’t know why he went after Wang Meng and the others either; he just had a particularly strong urge to do so, so he did it.

Kou Huai said: “To be honest, I feel like you didn’t do this very fairly. The Wang family only has one son…”

Chu Yueguang replied: “He has an older sister.”

Kou Huai said: “What use is an older sister? She’ll marry out sooner or later and become someone else’s person. Would the Wang family be happy? You’ve indirectly taken down their heir. As for the others, they have brothers to take over, but you really shouldn’t have gone after Wang Meng.”

Chu Yueguang: “.”

Kou Huai was dying of frustration at that period. “I’m talking to you properly, and this is your attitude?”

Suddenly, Kou Huai thought of what Wan Hong said. He treated Chu Yueguang as a brother, but what about Chu Yueguang? What did he treat him as? A brother?

Kou Huai slapped himself. How did I let that idiot lead me astray? A few words and he almost sowed discord between us.

Chu Yueguang replied: “Then I wanted to be a ‘Justice Envoy’ for once. Are you satisfied with that reason?”

Kou Huai: “?”

Kou Huai: “Do you believe that yourself?”

Chu Yueguang: “I do. I’ve always been the type of person who can’t stand a grain of sand in my eyes.”

Kou Huai: “…”

Thinking of something, Chu Yueguang gave a cold laugh and typed: “My childhood dream was to be a People’s Police Officer who punishes evil and promotes good.”

Kou Huai: “.”