After the Straight Man Cannon Fodder Was Targeted by the Perverted Crazies Chapter 172 (vol. 2)

Chapter 42: The Incompetent and Malicious Ex-Boyfriend

Wu Mu sat on the sofa.

Shen Ci sat opposite him.

His clothes from the night before had turned into wrinkled, salty rags.

Fortunately, his own clothes were in the employee locker, and Wu Mu had someone bring them up. Otherwise, he’d have to wear Wu Mu’s clothes right now.

Wu Mu’s gaze moved from Shen Ci’s reddened ear tips down to the faint red marks on his neck.

His eyes darkened.

“Mr. Wu, last night was an accident.” Shen Ci was the first to break the stagnant atmosphere.

Wu Mu’s expression was calm. His fingertips on his knees moved slightly.

He fixed his gaze on Shen Ci’s face. “So… exactly what do you mean by that?”

His gaze was too heavy; Shen Ci didn’t dare meet his eyes.

Even though he was technically the one who had “suffered a loss,” he felt incredibly guilty!

After all, he hadn’t lost his memory.

The previous night, he had indeed—

“Mr. Wu, thank you for… help… helping me last night. But I have a boyfriend, as you know…”

Shen Ci found the words difficult to say. He felt like a scumbag who had slept with someone and was now trying to run away.

Wu Mu was silent for a second before he spoke slowly. “Baby, break up with your boyfriend. I will compensate him.”

The word “Baby” made Shen Ci’s entire face catch fire.

Calling him that in bed was one thing, but why was he still doing it now that they had “pulled up their pants”? It was mortifying…

Shen Ci carefully considered his words before speaking. “Mr. Wu, you know that last night was because I was drugged…”

He was interrupted by Wu Mu before he could finish.

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“Shen Ci, first of all, I apologize. I shouldn’t have let you come to Hello to… work part-time…”

“Secondly, I know you were drugged last night, but I only proceeded after getting your consent.”

“Last night in bed, you promised me you would break up with your boyfriend and be with me. It’s only been one night; surely you aren’t going to go back on your word now?”

“The person who drugged you last night—I will make him pay the price. You don’t need to worry about that.”

Wu Mu paused for a second after finishing.

“Shen Ci, I am serious about you. Everything your boyfriend can give you, I can give you as well. And I can give you things he cannot.”

“As long as you are with me, I will fulfill whatever desires you have.”

Wu Mu spoke a long string of promises.

Shen Ci felt like he wanted to die.

After a moment’s silence, Shen Ci spoke weakly. “A man’s words in bed can’t be trusted… so can we just treat what I said last night as nonsense? Furthermore… furthermore…”

Shen Ci’s brain worked frantically until he finally thought of the perfect reason for rejection. “Furthermore, I’m not the one ‘below.’ We clash in positions.”

Wu Mu: “…”

He silently glanced at Shen Ci’s waist and…

Not the one below?

After a minute or two, he finally spoke. “Weren’t you very comfortable last night?”

Shen Ci: “…”

“I already said I was drugged. Anyway, you didn’t lose out either. Let’s just act like this never happened.” Shen Ci stood up. “I’m leaving.”

He hadn’t taken two steps before he was grabbed by the wrist and pulled into Wu Mu’s arms.

“No. This was my first time. Since you aren’t willing to have me take responsibility for you, then you take responsibility for me.”

Having said that, Wu Mu looked down at Shen Ci, his expression somewhat stubborn. “Shen Ci, sleeping with someone and then dumping them is scumbag behavior.”

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Shen Ci: “…”

Wasn’t I the one who was eaten?

Seeing that Shen Ci didn’t speak, Wu Mu pulled him into a full embrace, resting his chin on Shen Ci’s shoulder.

“Shen Ci, if you’re worried about your boyfriend, I can go talk to him. I will give him sufficient compensation. Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you.”

Caged in Wu Mu’s arms, Shen Ci’s nose brushed against the man’s perfectly pressed shirt.

He could smell the faint scent of “cold pine after snow” on Wu Mu. That scent had been wrapped around him all night, and now that it was filling his nostrils again, his ears turned red.

He struggled to free his arms, but Wu Mu only held him tighter.

“Wu Mu, let me go.” Shen Ci stopped calling him Mr. Wu and used his name directly.

“I won’t. Not unless you promise to give me a formal status.”

“Can you be reasonable? I was out of my mind because of the drug last night when I said those things. I have a boyfriend; you can’t just be a third party, can you?”

Wu Mu’s hand stiffened for an instant. In the next second, he lowered his head, his lips brushing against the top of Shen Ci’s hair. His voice was low and magnetic.

“Being your lover is also fine. In any case, don’t think about dumping me.”

Shen Ci snapped his head up, colliding with Wu Mu’s deep, dark eyes.

“Are you crazy?”

” I’m not crazy. I’m serious. He gets Monday, Wednesday, Friday; I get Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. I’ve agreed to be your lover, but you have to treat us equally.” Wu Mu paused again.

“You said we clash in positions. I can also be the one below. That is not a reason for you to reject me.”

Though he said this, what Wu Mu was actually thinking was that even if he was “below,” he could still * [Censored] Shen Ci.

At these words, Shen Ci’s face turned so red it looked like it might drip blood.

“No, my boyfriend would never agree to that.”

“I’ll go talk to him. He will agree.”

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Wu Mu’s face was very close, their breaths entangling. He spoke word by word. “Shen Ci, try it with me, okay?”

Shen Ci really wanted to tell Wu Mu that he was straight!

But he couldn’t.

Being held in Wu Mu’s arms, he truly had a grievance he couldn’t voice.

In the end, Shen Ci had no other choice but to try and stabilize Wu Mu first.

“Wu Mu, this happened too suddenly. Can I think about it? Let me go first, let’s talk this out properly.”

Wu Mu let go of him after hearing that.

” I’ve been talking to you properly this whole time.”

Shen Ci: “…”

You’ve been talking “properly,” but you only say things you want to hear.

The two sat back down on the sofa.

Shen Ci looked at Wu Mu. “Wu Mu, don’t go to my boyfriend. I’ll find the right opportunity to talk to him about this.”

Wu Mu was silent for a moment, understanding that this was likely Shen Ci’s greatest concession.

“Fine. Baby, you won’t lie to me, will you?”

Shen Ci: “…”

What a mortifying title!

“Um… you can just call me by my name.”

“You promised me you’d let me call you that in bed last night. You even called me Hus—”

“Wu Mu, let’s end our chat here for today. We’ll talk again when we’re free. I’m going home now.”

Shen Ci’s toes were nearly curling into a three-bedroom apartment.

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Last night, when they were about to—

Wu Mu had made him call him “Husband”…

In his muddled state, Shen Ci had actually said it once.

Now that he remembered it, he felt like he couldn’t face anyone anymore.

His dignity was completely gone.

A trace of a smile flashed in Wu Mu’s eyes.

“Alright, I’ll drive you home.” He stood up as he spoke. “And we should go buy some medicine. I’m afraid you might be uncomfortable.”

Shen Ci: “…”

Fuck!

How can he just say something that makes me want to die so casually?

Although he did feel a bit of discomfort right now, Shen Ci had never even considered buying medicine.

He couldn’t afford to lose that kind of face.

“No need. I’ll just take a taxi back myself.” Shen Ci rejected the offer without a second thought. He made no mention of the medicine; he’d just tough it out.

“I won’t go to your house. Don’t worry, I’ll just drop you off at the entrance of your complex.”

Wu Mu didn’t give Shen Ci a chance to refuse. He took his hand and led him out.

Shen Ci had never held hands with anyone in his two lifetimes combined.

This was… far too clingy.

“Wu Mu, let go of me. I can walk by myself.”

Wu Mu saw the flush on Shen Ci’s ears and, after a moment’s hesitation, released him.

Fine. Shen Ci was too shy. He’d take it slow; there would be plenty of time in the future.

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Translator’s Note: The “1-3-5 vs 2-4-6” scheduling offer is a classic trope in certain types of web novels where the protagonist has multiple suitors! And “clashing in positions” (撞號) is specific slang used to describe when two people have the same preference (e.g., both are tops). Shen Ci is trying everything to get out of this, but Wu Mu is persistent! Thanks for joining me on this wild ride!

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