Chapter 32: Welcome Gala
Gu Huaiye hadn’t expected to run into Xie Miaohan here.
In his previous life, he had to rack his brains just to “accidentally meet” Xie Miaohan, but now, he had actually seen Xie Miaohan twice in one day.
Was it true that whatever you fear comes to you?
Gu Huaiye pursed his lips, looking away first, and then draped his arm around Chen Zirui’s shoulder.
“Where’s your suitcase?” Gu Huaiye acted like nothing was wrong and continued chatting with Chen Zirui. “We should move into the dorm.”
Chen Zirui didn’t notice anything wrong with Gu Huaiye. “You have the nerve to ask? I didn’t even have time to pack.”
“It’s fine, your house is close to the school anyway.” Gu Huaiye dragged his suitcase with one hand while pulling Chen Zirui toward Building 21 with the other. “You can go back and get it later. Let’s go see the dorm first.”
Chen Zirui: It doesn’t seem that close.
However, for the sake of Gu Huaiye often treating him to drinks, Chen Zirui didn’t complain much and soon forgot about it.
The dorm conditions here were fairly decent, equipped with a refrigerator, washing machine, and air conditioner.
It was just that for him and Chen Zirui, who had grown up in wealthy environments, the school dorm was indeed underwhelming, appearing a bit shabby.
Gu Huaiye couldn’t help but wonder if that richest man’s son’s single dorm room would be high-end, just like the apartments they rented outside.
Inside the dorm, Chen Zirui wandered around, a look of disdain on his face.
Touching the bed one moment and the fridge the next, his mouth was full of complaints.
Gu Huaiye had been here once before, so he wasn’t that curious. He opened his suitcase and started unpacking.
“By the way, do you know Xiang Wanxing?”
Chen Zirui found a place to sit down. “Who? Don’t know him.”
“He’s the richest man’s kid. Their family used to be on TV a lot before, but they’ve been much more low-key these past two years.” Chen Zirui immediately sat up straight, surprised. “We have the richest man’s kid here?”
Gu Huaiye: “…” His news is even slower than mine.
“No way, is this true?” Chen Zirui got interested and walked over directly, squatting next to the suitcase. “Why would that Xiang-something exist here? With their family background, they should be in District B.”
“Because he is…”
Gu Huaiye suddenly realized something and immediately shut his mouth.
The news about Xiang Wanxing differentiating into an Omega and being kicked out of District B seemed to have been revealed in the news a year later.
Gu Huaiye didn’t follow the news; he had heard people chatting about it when he and Chen Zirui went to a nightclub to drink.
So according to the current timeline, apart from the Xiang family, few people knew about this matter.
Presumably, everyone only knew that Xiang Wanxing was sent by the Xiang family to study, and didn’t know he had been stripped of his inheritance rights.
He couldn’t reveal it in advance either. The Xiang family wasn’t someone he and Chen Zirui could afford to offend; it was better to be cautious.
“Nothing.” Gu Huaiye changed the subject. “Why are you squatting here? If you have nothing to do, go wipe the table or the bed. Are you sleeping tonight or not?”
Chen Zirui was immediately distracted.
“Brother Gu, be honest. You suddenly wanted to live in the same dorm as me just to use me as a servant, right?”
Gu Huaiye looked at Chen Zirui with an indescribable expression.
“I’m asking you to wipe your own bed and table. How long has it been since this place was cleaned? If you don’t do anything, then don’t sleep.”
Chen Zirui gave a dry laugh. “Aiya, you make me embarrassed saying that. Fine, fine, fine, I’ll go do it now, and I’ll wipe yours too.”
Gu Huaiye was just about to say no need, but Chen Zirui had already run off to get a rag.
He emptied his suitcase and stood up, pounding his lower back.
At this moment, Lu Zishi called him.
“Young Master, are you done?”
“I’m not going back tonight. I want to stay in the dorm.”
Lu Zishi was a bit surprised. He had thought Gu Huaiye wouldn’t be able to stand the environment and would come back the same day.
“The Master…”
“I’ll call and tell him.”
“Then I won’t come to pick you up. If you change your mind, call me anytime.”
“En.”
Just as Gu Huaiye was about to put down his phone, a message popped up on the screen.
It was from the freshman group chat, regarding the time and location of the Welcome Gala.
When Gu Huaiye saw it, he felt a bit resistant.
He didn’t really want to attend; he reckoned he would meet Xie Miaohan if he went there.
Xie Miaohan was indeed not a freshman, but as a member of the Student Union, he naturally had to come over to help ensure the gala went smoothly.
“Did you get the notification?” Chen Zirui held a rag in one hand and his phone in the other, looking at Gu Huaiye with excitement.
Gu Huaiye knew he was talking about the Welcome Gala and said with a bland expression, “En, got it.”
“It’s the day after tomorrow. Do you think there will be pretty Omegas? I’m in a rush to get a partner.”
Gu Huaiye looked at Chen Zirui with pity in his eyes.
He didn’t have the heart to tell the person in front of him.
Chen Zirui and Chen Xialin, this pair of struggling brothers, would still be single even at thirty.
Chen Xialin, he wouldn’t comment on.
But Chen Zirui, it was purely his own doing. Drinking, fighting, and never being serious about blind dates—almost no Omega was willing to look at him.
Father Chen had high standards and didn’t allow his daughter-in-law to be from an ordinary family, which made Chen Zirui’s path to finding a partner even harder.
However, later on, Chen Zirui seemed to get used to it and started declaring to the public that he was an advocate of non-marriage, nearly angering Father Chen into the hospital.
Speaking of which, Gu Huaiye felt that he and Chen Zirui were indeed birds of a feather.
He wasn’t any better; he and Chen Zirui were the same kind of people.
If it weren’t for Xie Miaohan’s poor family background and lack of anyone backing him, with his nasty personality, he simply wouldn’t have been able to marry a wife like Xie Miaohan.
Gu Huaiye found himself thinking of Xie Miaohan again.
His face sank, wishing he could slap himself awake twice.
“Brother Gu, why are you spacing out so much today?” Chen Zirui said dissatisfiedly. “I’m talking to you.”
“As long as you start today by not fighting, not drinking, and not causing trouble, I guarantee you’ll find a partner very soon.”
Chen Zirui was amused by his words.
“Hahaha, Brother Gu, stop joking.” Chen Zirui clutched his belly laughing. “You drink even more recklessly than I do, and you fight even crazier than I do. According to what you say, you might as well just die alone in this life.”
Gu Huaiye glanced at Chen Zirui nonchalantly.
“I have your brother.”
Chen Zirui: “…”
Cao! Can’t laugh anymore!
“Why do you think my dad is so biased? He only arranged an engagement for my brother, why didn’t he arrange one for me?”
Gu Huaiye picked up the disposable bed sheet prepared by the school and spread it on his bed. “If he really arranged one for you, you probably wouldn’t be happy.”
“How could I not be happy?” Chen Zirui went to wash his hands and came back to help Gu Huaiye. “I’d be very happy.”
“What if you didn’t like the Omega arranged for you?”
Chen Zirui couldn’t answer immediately.
He really hadn’t thought about this question.
“Then what about you and my brother?” Chen Zirui suddenly asked curiously, “You still haven’t officially dated him. Don’t tell me you don’t like him?”
Gu Huaiye didn’t answer.
Chen Zirui got a bit anxious, his voice rising involuntarily.
“Hey, you have to explain it to me clearly. He is my brother; I have an obligation to know your thoughts.”
Seeing Chen Zirui pursuing the matter relentlessly, Gu Huaiye had no choice but to answer truthfully.
“I don’t plan to date. It’s just a family alliance. We’ll just get married directly; feelings can be nurtured later.”
This sentence was very real, but very piercing.
Chen Zirui was a bit unhappy. He left Gu Huaiye alone in the dorm and left the place.
Gu Huaiye didn’t chase after him to explain.
He indeed couldn’t develop feelings for Chen Xialin, at least not right now.
But as for what would happen after marriage, he really couldn’t say.
He had witnessed Xie Miaohan’s dependence on him after being permanently marked.
So, since he and Chen Xialin had such compatible pheromones, as long as they marked after marriage, affection should develop.
After all, Chen Xialin wasn’t an artificial Omega.
It should work on him.
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