Chapter 121: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (121)
Shen Tangqing’s brows furrowed imperceptibly as he flatly rejected Xiao Yu.
“I’m not eating.”
Xiao Yu’s fingertips curled slightly. He remained silent for two seconds before speaking in a low, slow voice, his tone carrying a hint of deliberate softness as if testing the waters.
“Young Master Shen, I made your favorite Cherry Pork Ribs, as well as Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish…”
Shen Tangqing hadn’t really been that hungry.
But after Xiao Yu finished speaking, he felt a sudden pang of hunger.
However, he wasn’t a fool.
Xiao Yu had designs on him. If he drugged the food and knocked him out to do something untoward, Shen Tangqing would have nowhere to go to cry about it.
Even though Xiao Yu was the one on the “bottom,” Shen Tangqing still felt like he would be the one losing out…
With past lessons learned, Shen Tangqing now had eight hundred different defensive thoughts running through his head.
“Young Master Shen, you don’t need to be so guarded against me. I just want to take care of your daily life. How can food from outside be as hygienic as what I cook?”
As if sensing what Shen Tangqing was thinking, Xiao Yu spoke very sincerely, enunciating every word. “Moreover, I used to help out in the kitchen of a five-star restaurant. My cooking skills are quite good.”
Shen Tangqing let out a low sneer, his voice dripping with mockery.
“Xiao Yu, I’m not lacking a housekeeper. You don’t need to try this hard to please me; I don’t buy into this act.”
After saying that, he didn’t give Xiao Yu another chance to speak and slammed the door shut.
It wasn’t until he had completely shut Xiao Yu out that Shen Tangqing let out a click of his tongue.
This Xiao Yu really did have the potential to be a “virtuous husband.”
He plopped down on the sofa, took out his phone, opened a delivery app, and ordered a Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish and some Cherry Pork Ribs. He even added an order of Seven-Scented Fruit Rice for good measure.
Once the order was successfully placed, Shen Tangqing couldn’t help but sigh in appreciation.
Being rich is great! You can eat whatever you want whenever you want~
…
Outside the door, Xiao Yu remained standing in the same position.
His face was still expressionless, but the darkness in the depths of his eyes was thicker than the night itself.
A moment later, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled upward into an arc.
It seemed that the method of “capturing a man’s heart by capturing his stomach” wasn’t going to work…
Young Master Shen was too sensitive; he wouldn’t give him even a sliver of a chance.
In that case—
He would have to use other methods.
After all, isn’t it normal for a dog to want to get close to its master?
The moment this thought surfaced, the aura surrounding Xiao Yu suddenly became filled with excitement.
His gaze fixed intently on the keypad lock of that door.
After a long while, he slowly withdrew his gaze.
———
The next afternoon, Shen Tangqing received a call from Zhou Geng, who invited him out for dinner.
Shen Tangqing agreed without a second thought. Without work or school to attend to, the one thing he didn’t lack right now was time.
His car was restricted due to his license plate number today, so he took a taxi directly to the agreed-upon restaurant.
After the two finished dinner, they went to Hello to sit for a while and had a few drinks.
It was nearly ten o’clock when Zhou Geng finally dropped Shen Tangqing off at home.
…
The study was pitch black.
Only the computer screen in front of Xiao Yu emitted a faint glow.
His long legs were crossed, his expression was cold, and his aura was inexplicably terrifying.
He casually reached for a cigarette pack sitting nearby, skillfully pulled one out, and lit it.
His gaze, however, remained tightly glued to the computer screen.
He watched as Shen Tangqing entered the room.
The lights turned on—
And then he stood before the bed, unhurriedly… taking off his clothes.
———
The light from the screen reflected in the depths of Xiao Yu’s eyes. His gaze grew increasingly burning, and his breathing quickened slightly.
It wasn’t until Shen Tangqing took his bathrobe and entered the bathroom that Xiao Yu slowly took a puff of his cigarette.
But his eyes never strayed from the surveillance feed.
After about twenty minutes, Shen Tangqing emerged from the bathroom.
He went out to pour a glass of hot water, drank it, and returned to the room.
He leaned against the headboard, intending to browse some videos before sleeping.
But within a few minutes, he suddenly felt dizzy and drowsy.
This feeling came very abruptly.
A trace of doubt flashed through Shen Tangqing’s mind—did the alcohol from tonight have such a strong aftereffect?
Before he could figure it out, his eyes closed, and he fainted.
His phone landed with a “thud” on the bedding over his chest.
The entire room fell into complete silence.
———
Xiao Yu’s gaze fell upon Shen Tangqing’s sleeping face.
His expression was dark and illegible.
After casting a downward glance, he stood up without any expression.
…
“Click—”
The sound of the door latch turning was amplified in the silent night.
The light from the living room spilled inside.
Xiao Yu leaned against the doorframe, standing at the boundary between light and shadow.
His gaze was fixed straight on Shen Tangqing, who was lying on the bed.
After waiting for a moment, he finally stepped inside.
He turned on the warm bedside lamp with practiced ease, as if he were in his own home.
Then, step by step, he walked to the bedside.
His intimate gaze lingered on Shen Tangqing’s face.
From those beautiful eyes, inch by inch, it traveled downward.
Finally, it settled on those collarbones he had coveted for so long.
The possessiveness in his eyes almost overflowed.
- [Omitted] (T/n: again, it’s omitted again… even in the app. We can’t do anything~)
———
When Shen Tangqing woke up the next day, his brain didn’t immediately start up.
He rolled over and dozed for a few more minutes before sluggishly sitting up in bed.
His phone was lying on the quilt.
He picked it up and checked it—it was already 10:20 AM.
The battery was down to 25%.
Only then did he realize with hindsight that he had somehow fallen asleep while watching videos last night.
He couldn’t help but smack his lips.
Inexplicably, his tongue felt a bit numb.
He pushed his tongue against his teeth.
Confirming it again, it was indeed a bit numb.
Shen Tangqing was confused.
He didn’t remember eating any Sichuan peppercorns last night…
Wait, even peppercorns wouldn’t leave his tongue numb all night, right?
He sat on the bed thinking for a while but couldn’t come up with a satisfactory conclusion.
Shen Tangqing decided to stop thinking about it.
After putting his phone on charge, he got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
When his gaze fell upon his own face in the mirror, Shen Tangqing couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.
The person in the mirror had slightly flushed cheeks, and even the corners of his eyes were stained with a brilliant shade of crimson.
His lips were a soft, saturated red, as if they had been [Censored] to the extreme.
Like a ripe peach, he exuded an inviting sweetness from the inside out.
Inexplicably seductive.
Did I have a wet dream last night? But why don’t I have any memory of it?
Shen Tangqing couldn’t help but ask himself a soul-searching question.
This look of being “filled with spring-time longing”…
It looked very indecent!
Even after brushing his teeth and washing his face, his mind was still occupied by this question.
Could it be that being single for too long really makes a person turn into a pervert?
Shen Tangqing looked down at his own well-defined fingers.
He couldn’t help but sigh.
———
Qin Yizhou returned to the capital a week later in the evening.
When Shen Tangqing received the message that he was back in the country, he sat bolt upright in bed.
Both male leads were back.
The final plot line was finally about to come to an end.
…
The next day.
After Shen Tangqing confirmed that Qin Yizhou was free in the evening, he made an appointment to have dinner with him at 6:30 PM at Yunwei Xiaozhu.
After hanging up, he made another call to Xiao Yu.
It only rang once before the other party picked up.
“Young Master Shen.”
“Xiao Yu, do you have time tonight? Let’s go out for dinner together.”
Though Shen Tangqing asked, he was certain that Xiao Yu would come even if he didn’t have time.
To be honest, he had never seen a “licking dog” like Xiao Yu before.
He simped so hard that Shen Tangqing almost didn’t have the heart to say “harsh words” to him anymore.
“I do. Where are we eating?” Xiao Yu agreed to Shen Tangqing’s invitation without the slightest hesitation.
“Yunwei Xiaozhu. We leave at five. I’ll drive you there.”
Yunwei Xiaozhu wasn’t far from Liuli Shuian; it was only about a ten-minute drive.
There was a hotel upstairs, which made things very convenient.
Shen Tangqing planned to drug Xiao Yu first, take him to the hotel, then eat with Qin Yizhou. After dinner, he would lead Qin Yizhou to the room where Xiao Yu was.
Then his mission would be completely finished.
“Alright, Young Master Shen.”
Xiao Yu agreed immediately.
Just as Shen Tangqing was about to hang up, Xiao Yu silently added another sentence.
“Young Master Shen, can I come over to your house now and wait?”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
He was truly speechless.
Hanging up the phone, Shen Tangqing stood by the window, his gaze falling on the buildings outside.
Right now, there was only one lyric that could describe his mood:
“I’ve incurred a debt of conscience…”
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