The Silly Shou Transmigrated Into a Book - Chapter 6

Gu Qiuyi struck while the iron was hot, continuing his stream of praise: “From the very first moment I saw you, Brother, I knew you were a person who cherished himself, remained restrained, and stood by his principles! A man who isn’t tempted by external vanities is the most charming man of all!”

Chu Yueguang: “…”

He tried his best to suppress the upward curve of his lips. He was not the kind of man who would be sent into a state of ecstasy by a few sentences of flattery.

Gu Qiuyi added: “Brother Kou Huai doesn’t observe Men’s Virtue. We shouldn’t let him influence us. We must take good care of our bodies so that we can be cherished by our future partners!”

Chu Yueguang: “Men’s Virtue?”

Gu Qiuyi immediately gave him a “science lesson” on what Men’s Virtue was, along with the Code of Men’s Virtue.

After listening, Chu Yueguang found Gu Qiuyi quite interesting.

For a man, this kind of rhetoric was actually beyond absurd. In this day and age, men who could maintain their “purity” until the age of 20 were very few. At least in his circle, everyone except for him and Kou Huai was basically no longer a virgin.

Though the logic was ridiculous, it didn’t stop Chu Yueguang from thinking he was innocent and pure. With a fair amount of reserve, Chu Yueguang typed a question: “What is your name?”

Gu Qiuyi grew nervous instantly: “What? My name?”

Chu Yueguang: “Mm.”

This was already a very proactive move on his part.

Gu Qiuyi said shyly: “Brother can call me ‘Jiu-Jiu.’ My real name doesn’t sound very good.”

Chu Yueguang: “…Jiu-Jiu?”

His finger traced the phone screen. The corner of his mouth curled up unconsciously; he found the name quite cute.

Gu Qiuyi said: “Brother called me by my name! I’m so happy.”

After saying this, Chu Yueguang didn’t reply. Gu Qiuyi consciously jumped to the next topic: “Brother, are we considered friends now?”

Chu Yueguang didn’t answer that either.

Gu Qiuyi sent an emoji of a cat head crying: “Fine, I understand. I’ll work hard to become Brother’s friend!”

This time, Chu Yueguang replied: “Mm.”

Gu Qiuyi was speechless. A meme popped into his head: I won’t allow you to be this handsome.jpg

He stalled for a while before continuing as if nothing was wrong: “It’s late. Brother should go to sleep early. Goodnight.”

Chu Yueguang originally didn’t want to reply, but after a long pause, he slowly typed: “Goodnight.”

Looking at that “Goodnight,” Gu Qiuyi felt he could finally get a good night’s sleep.

Becoming Chu Yueguang’s friend didn’t seem like an easy task. The reason he spouted so many “Men’s Virtue” quotes was a calculated move to butter up this big bro. After all, in the novel, Chu Yueguang actually observed Men’s Virtue quite well; surely they could find a lot of ideological resonance.

But the guy was just too stuck-up. Would saying a few extra words make him pregnant or something?

Regardless, it was a good start. Overall, Gu Qiuyi was quite satisfied.

Time flew by, and soon it was the day school started.

The school Gu Qiuyi attended was actually quite ordinary. It wasn’t one of those elite private schools that appeared in every other novel, but a very common public middle school in real life. Its city ranking was quite low. This couldn’t be helped; “Gu Qiuyi’s” own abilities were only slightly above average, and his parents wouldn’t pull any strings for him. Searching his memories, when “Gu Qiuyi” took the high school entrance exam, he was only ten points short of getting into the best high school in the city. Logically, he could have bought his way in for 11,000 RMB per point, but his parents were unwilling to invest any more in him. Thus, “Gu Qiuyi” ended up at Qinglin Middle School, which had mediocre faculty.

Gu Qiuyi wasn’t picky. In his real life, he had attended a township middle school; this was much better—a high school in the city!

He packed his schoolbag with great excitement. He didn’t look like he was going to school; he looked like he was going on a spring outing.

The Gu family’s nanny, Auntie Jiang, chased after him and said, “There are no cars at home to drop you off. You have to go to school by yourself this year.”

Gu Qiuyi was stunned. It took a moment to remember that Gu’s mother had returned from the subsidiary company and entered the main head office with Gu Qingbai. Since their schedules were the same, one driver had been let go. Naturally, he could no longer hitch a ride.

Tsk. “Gu Qiuyi” really was like someone they had just picked up from the street.

Although Gu Qiuyi was past the age of needing parental affection, in his memory, the relationship between parents and children shouldn’t be like this.

However, having read so many novels, Gu Qiuyi could somewhat understand the mindset of the Gu parents. This was probably “exquisite egoism.” Besides themselves, nothing else was important. A son was just a medal of personal honor; as long as he gave them “face” and was someone they could brag about, that was enough.

Gu Qiuyi was very thick-skinned and didn’t show a sad expression. He said with a smile, “Fine, I’ll just take a taxi to school.”

He took a few steps, then turned back, sneakily poking half his body out. “Auntie Jiang, can you help me ask Dad if the taxi fare can be reimbursed?”

Auntie Jiang: “…”

Seeing her silence, Gu Qiuyi’s tone wavered: “Then… if I take the bus, can that be reimbursed?”

Auntie Jiang: “…Just take a taxi. I’ll ask your father for you.”

Gu Qiuyi cheered: “Yay! Auntie Jiang, I love you so much! Mua!”

With that, he turned and ran off.

Auntie Jiang was startled by the sudden expression of love, her heart full of confusion. When did this child become so lively?

She shook her head, but her mouth instinctively curled into a smile.

Gu Qiuyi took a taxi to school. Using WeChat Pay, he paid 156 yuan. His eyes were full of heartache—as expected of a big city! Even a taxi was this expensive!

Fortunately, Kou Huai had given him 10,000 yuan; otherwise, he would be truly strapped for cash right now.

Where did “Gu Qiuyi’s” 3,000 yuan a month go? Gu Qiuyi thought hard and remembered: the kid spent all the money topping up in games.

Gu Qiuyi also loved games, but he wasn’t very quick-witted in most areas. In many games, he only had eyes for Candy Crush.

However, he should keep an eye on the games “Gu Qiuyi” played. If a new skin came out, he’d help the kid buy it.

With his mind full of messy thoughts, Gu Qiuyi unknowingly walked into the classroom.

He had arrived a bit late, and almost everyone was already there. For a moment, everyone stared as he strolled leisurely into the room, looking around for quite a while before finding his seat.

After he sat down, his fingers affectionately stroked the clean desk surface that the student on duty had already wiped. In a deep, solemn tone, he said: “Back row by the window—the homeland of Kings.”

Once seated, Gu Qiuyi looked around, wanting to see what the protagonist “Shou,” Xu Muqing, looked like.

In “Gu Qiuyi’s” memory, Xu Muqing’s face was always blurry and unclear. This was partly because “Gu Qiuyi” was immersed in his own world; the indifference of his parents and brother had trapped him in a strange emotional state, making him somewhat numb. In his seventeen years of life, crawling into Chu Yueguang’s bed was clearly the most daring and out-of-line thing he had done. However, Chu Yueguang’s attitude of anger and disdain seemed to push him to another extreme, leading to his later tragic end.

Gu Qiuyi looked left and right and finally discovered Xu Muqing behind him.

It turned out Xu Muqing sat directly behind him. Since it was still early, he was eating breakfast.

Gu Qiuyi carefully scrutinized the male protagonist who, in the novel, caused several high-quality handsome men to smash their heads against walls for him. First of all, he truly fit Chu Yueguang’s preference. He was very refined, his skin was very white, his features were delicate, and he had a high bridge to his nose. He had a very special “first love” aura—commonly known as a “first love face.”

Secondly, even while eating breakfast, he had a natural elegance that was very eye-catching.

Gazing at Xu Muqing’s face, Gu Qiuyi felt a tiny bit of shame. Compared to Xu Muqing, he felt like a “local dog” (a mutt)!

Gu Qiuyi resiliently pulled out a mirror and checked himself. He breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he was a local dog, he was definitely the best-looking one!

Xu Muqing was minding his own business eating his bread, but being stared at by Gu Qiuyi made him lose his appetite. He saw Gu Qiuyi looking in a mirror like a little girl with a resentful expression, his presence being far too strong to ignore. He couldn’t help but ask, “What are you doing?”

Gu Qiuyi said honestly, “I feel like a local dog.”

Xu Muqing: “?”

Gu Qiuyi: “Our breeds are just different.”

Xu Muqing: “What do you mean?”

Gu Qiuyi: “If you are a Poodle, I am a local dog.”

Xu Muqing: “…”

Xu Muqing: “Can we just… not be dogs?”

Gu Qiuyi: “You are a Prince, and I am a local dog.”

Xu Muqing: “…”

Xu Muqing said politely, “You are quite interesting.”

Gu Qiuyi reached out and grabbed his hand, shaking it vigorously with a wide grin. “Xu Muqing, from today on, let’s get along well, okay?”

Xu Muqing: “…”

If he had said this in their freshman year, it would be normal. But they were seniors now; wasn’t it a bit late for this?

The relationship between Xu Muqing and the original “Gu Qiuyi” was actually very average. Xu Muqing was focused on studying hard to get into a good university. He was very gentle and helpful—the class study rep. “Gu Qiuyi,” on the other hand, was quiet and immersed in his own world, looking at people as if he were slightly superior. He was hard to get close to; they were from two completely different worlds.

Like now—Xu Muqing never expected Gu Qiuyi to speak to him in such a friendly tone.

Gu Qiuyi said sincerely, “I don’t mean anything else. I just want to be friends with you.”

Xu Muqing: “…Mm.”

His gaze fell on Gu Qiuyi’s hand, which was tightly holding his own. His mind wavered slightly—the hand was so soft. One look and you could tell this was a child who had grown up in a jar of honey, never having touched a drop of “spring water” (hard labor).

Gu Qiuyi didn’t notice his distraction. He smiled until those beautiful eyes narrowed. “Then from today on, we are friends! You have to cover for me in the future. If someone bullies me, you have to help me.”

Feeling that he sounded a bit too goal-oriented, Gu Qiuyi quickly added: “If someone bullies you, I’ll help you too, don’t worry! Friendship is mutual! Am I right?”

Xu Muqing wanted to ask, Who would bully you? but at the last second, he felt it was unnecessary. So, he nodded.

Gu Qiuyi said jubilantly, “Come on, come on, let’s add each other as friends.”

Xu Muqing: “…I don’t have a phone.”

Gu Qiuyi was stunned. He said, “It turns out the local dog is you!”

Xu Muqing: “?”