Chapter 36 part1

Qi Le was completely shocked at being hugged tightly into Gu Bai’s embrace. He carefully opened his eyes and looked at the dim outline in the dark. After a few minutes, he finally confirmed that Gu Bai was really going to sleep here.

Being able to hold Qi Le again, Gu Bai was in a good mood but he didn’t dare do too much. He slowly stuck closer to Qi Le. This was enough.

Qi Le was so frightened that he held his breath as he silently observed the situation. Seeing that Gu Bai didn’t make any further movements, he slowly breathed out a sigh of relief.

Their bodies were very close so Gu Bai could clearly sense his state. Naturally, he also detected that the interval between his breaths was too long. His heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself that maybe Qi Le hadn’t fallen asleep yet. He moved even closer, kissed his ear, then keenly felt his stiffness. He suddenly felt relieved, as if he didn’t have to carry around this secret anymore. He waited quietly to know what Qi Le’s reaction would be.

Qi Le felt the warmth on his ear and was very confused. He didn’t know what to do so he closed his eyes and quickly adjusted his breathing and muscles to prevent his body from stiffening and revealing himself. Then, he continued to comfort and hypnotize himself by repeating in his head that this was Gu Bai. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t been hugged by Gu Bai before. With that, he gradually relaxed, quietly nestling in Gu Bai’s arms as he began to think about the current situation. He didn’t understand how things had progressed in this direction in the blink of an eye. It was too sudden.

After pondering about it, he came up with three possibilities. The first was that Gu Bai had long discovered the date on the painting and his identity had also also revealed. So, these past few days, Gu Bai was pretending. The second was that although he had switched bodies, he was still him, and his character and habits hadn’t changed at all. Therefore, Gu Bai had suddenly fallen in love with him but didn’t know how to express it so he only came here in the middle of the night. The third was that he was sleepwalking. Even though he never sleepwalked before, it wasn’t completely impossible that this was a side effect of losing the one he loved.

His mind wandered again. He thought about everything that passed between them after he had watched the video with two birdies in one hole but didn’t feel that Gu Bai was pretending. But if he had really played him, he decided he would kill the bastard! He thought for a moment and felt that no matter which situation it was, he didn’t want to make things clear. After all, he still hadn’t decided whether or not to accept this relationship. If he called Gu Bai out, he would be in a passive position. What if Gu Bai said that he wanted to be together? What was he to do then?

Therefore, he could only bide his time. As he thought about this, he closed his eyes and went to sleep, deciding to deal with it tomorrow.

After waiting for a long time without hearing Qi Le say anything, Gu Bai understood that he didn’t want to pierce the veil for the time being. But it didn’t matter. According to Xiao Le’s intelligence, he should be able to guess that he had already seen through his identity. This was much more interesting. At the very least, things could become more ambiguous between them, which was beneficial to him. His lips curved in a smile and he soon fell asleep.

Qi Le originally planned to wake up before Gu Bai to see how he would explain the situation but he somehow slept really well. When he opened his eyes, the other side of the bed was already empty. He sat quietly in bed for a while. Why did he feel as if last night was just an illusion?

He got out of bed, dressed and went out to the living room.

Gu Bai had already prepared breakfast. Seeing that he was up, he looked at him and said, “Go wash up and have breakfast.”

Qi Le stood still, staring at him. “Were you in my bed last night?”

Gu Bai paused, arching an eyebrow. “Huh?”

Damn it! You’re still pretending huh... Qi Le looked confused, “I woke up last night and saw that you were asleep so I didn’t wake you. Why were you in my bed?”

“Oh, that,” Gu Bai was particularly calm. “That’s my bedroom. I went to the toilet in the middle of the night. After coming out, I went back to my bed out of habit. I’m sorry, did I scare you?”

Qi Le was silent for a moment before shaking his head. “No.”

“Mmm, I’ll pay attention to that next time.”

“I’ll wash up now.”

“Go then.” Gu Bai stared at his back and smiled slightly.

Qi Le walked into the bathroom and closed the door. He really wanted to slam his head into the wall. After their conversation, he could remove his hypothesis of sleepwalking. There were only two scenarios left. Those two meant that Gu Bai liked him now. Digging deeper, if it were the second case, Gu Bai would definitely struggle in the early stage and wonder if he had confused empathy with love, but he didn’t have such signs. What did this mean? The biggest possibility was the first scenario!

Fuck you Erquan! You fucking bastard! How dare you play with Laozi like this and eat Laozi’s tofu so many times! Qi Le paced back and forth in the bathroom. He almost wanted to rush out several times, but he refrained from doing so. Finally, he washed his face, brushed his teeth and prepared to have breakfast. But as soon as he saw a certain someone’s face, his expression grew stiff at once. He couldn’t wait to jump up and ruthlessly bite him.

Gu Bai sat opposite him, secretly observing Qi Le. He was sure that he had been seen through because Xiao Le was obviously upset. He really felt like laughing. Qi Le had a huge temper so he was surprised to see him hold back.

Qi Le held back his anger, finished breakfast and then continued with his revision. He looked at a certain someone and asked knowingly, “Isn’t it boring to stay at home all the time?”

Gu Bai held a book, his voice sounding low, “For me, everywhere is the same without Xiao Le."

Damn it! How dare you act all sad and pitiful in front of Laozi... Qi Le ground his jaw and pretended to advise him, “You can’t live like this all your life. You should go out, have fun and make some friends. Maybe you can start a new relationship, forget the past and get rid of the pain. After all, you’re so popular. You don’t have to worry that no one wants you. Listen to me and go. I want to study so I won’t go with you.” The implication was, stop acting in front of me.

Was he mad? Gu Bai stared at him and pondered for a moment. He felt that he could test him so he said, “There is some truth in what you said. Being alone is really lonely, but I don’t know a lot of people. How about you introduce a few to me?”

Really? Or was he trying to get rid of his suspicion? Qi Le felt resentful at once, thinking to himself, keep on acting then! He agreed right away, “Okay, I’ll do that!”

Gu Bai smiled and asked, “When will you do it then?”

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P.S. I forgot to mention that I’m on a business trip this week so I don’t have time to edit. I’ll get back to it later!