Chapter 38: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (38)
The crowd left the venue in an orderly manner.
Xiao Yu stood up, walked to Shen Tangqing, and handed him a tissue.
“Young Master Shen, do you need me to help you throw the flower away?”
Shen Tangqing didn’t expect Xiao Yu to be quite observant.
He raised his chin arrogantly, gave the flower in his hand to Xiao Yu, and took the tissue to wipe the flower juice stained on his fingertips.
Halfway through wiping, he suddenly raised his head, looking at Xiao Yu with a flash of curiosity in his eyes.
“Xiao Yu, what do you think of Professor Mo as a person?”
Xiao Yu’s eyes sank.
Why is Young Master Shen asking me this question?
Did he take a fancy to this person?
The moment this thought surfaced in Xiao Yu’s mind, he couldn’t suppress the violence in his heart.
Young Master Shen is mine!
Seeing Xiao Yu spacing out, Shen Tangqing frowned and couldn’t help kicking his calf. “Hey, talking to you!”
Shen Tangqing didn’t use force, but it was enough to bring Xiao Yu back to his senses.
Xiao Yu’s Adam’s apple rolled for a moment. The left leg that was kicked trembled imperceptibly, but his face remained cold.
“I didn’t pay attention to this person.”
After speaking, he looked at Shen Tangqing, his expression obscured for a moment. “What does Young Master Shen think of him?”
Shen Tangqing raised an eyebrow. Seems Xiao Yu doesn’t have a spark with Mo Zeyan yet!
Tsk, Mo Zeyan’s road to chasing his wife is still a bit long!
But it was none of his business.
“What status do you have to question me back?” He cast a sidelong glance at Xiao Yu, stood up from his seat, and followed the crowd out of the auditorium.
Xiao Yu stood in place, watching Shen Tangqing’s retreating figure with a calm expression.
For a long time, he lowered his head and clenched the rose in his hand tightly in his palm.
He knew that in Shen Tangqing’s eyes, he didn’t even count as a person.
Actually, he was willing to be Shen Tangqing’s dog!
Sooner or later, he would carry Shen Tangqing back to his dog kennel in his mouth.
During the day—
He would accompany Shen Tangqing to play.
At night—
Shen Tangqing would accompany him to play.
How wonderful!
[T/n: OMG, these characters are crazier, one after the other]
Shen Tangqing had just come out of the auditorium when his phone rang.
He took a look; it was an unfamiliar number.
After connecting, just as he was about to speak, Mo Zeyan’s voice came from the other end.
“Is this Student Shen? I am Mo Zeyan.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
Regarding Mo Zeyan knowing his phone number, Shen Tangqing was only surprised for a moment. He quickly realized that since he was at the school, it was too simple to find out his contact information.
“Professor Mo, is there something?”
“Wanted to invite you for a meal.”
Shen Tangqing was stunned again. Why invite me for a meal?
But his mouth moved faster than his brain. “No time.”
Feeling his words were a bit stiff, Shen Tangqing added another sentence. “Sorry, Professor Mo, I have a dinner appointment with a friend.”
“Is that so…” Mo Zeyan paused, speaking with continued good temper.
“Then it’s my timing that’s unfortunate.”
Shen Tangqing laughed dryly. “If there’s a chance, I’ll treat you to a meal. You helped me last time, and I haven’t thanked you yet.”
Shen Tangqing was just being polite verbally. After all, how could a busy person like Mo Zeyan have time?
But Mo Zeyan didn’t play by the rules.
The next second, he agreed.
“When?”
Shen Tangqing: ?
Why is this different from what I thought?
But the words were already spoken. Shen Tangqing could only bite the bullet and continue.
A light bulb flashed in his brain.
He answered with a smile.
“Professor Mo, how about tonight? Do you mind if I bring a friend along?”
Mo Zeyan was silent for a moment, his voice still gentle.
“I don’t mind.”
“There’s a Western restaurant near the school. The taste is not bad. Is Western food okay?”
“Okay.”
Shen Tangqing looked at the time. It was 5:15 PM now, almost dinner time.
“Professor Mo, I’ll send the address to your phone. Is around six o’clock okay?”
“Okay.”
Shen Tangqing hung up the phone, then dug out Xiao Yu’s number and called him.
Xiao Yu only picked up when the call was about to automatically hang up.
Shen Tangqing opened with a questioning tone, feigning impatience. “Xiao Yu, I called you for ages, why didn’t you pick up?”
“Didn’t hear it, it was a bit noisy inside.”
“Where are you?”
“Behind you.”
Shen Tangqing turned his head and saw Xiao Yu standing a few steps away from him, holding his phone looking at him.
…
Hanging up the phone, Shen Tangqing crooked his finger at him.
Xiao Yu stepped forward.
“Is there something, Young Master Shen?”
“You’re going out to eat with me tonight.”
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, completely unexpected that there was such a good thing.
A ripple appeared in his originally calm eyes. “Just the two of us?”
Shen Tangqing looked at him, the corner of his mouth hooking into a meaningful smile. “There’s one other person.”
Xiao Yu: …
“I still have a part-time job tonight…”
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Shen Tangqing, his tone arrogant and allowing no doubt.
“Take leave. Don’t go. However much money it is, I’ll compensate you triple.”
Xiao Yu was silent and didn’t speak.
Shen Tangqing cast him an impatient sidelong glance. “It’s settled then. Let’s go to the restaurant first.”
…
Shen Tangqing ignored Xiao Yu after speaking and walked straight out of the school.
Xiao Yu looked at his back, his Adam’s apple rolling slightly—
He never cared about the money…
After a few seconds, he followed.
Falling a step behind Shen Tangqing, following silently behind him like a shadow.
Shen Tangqing walked fast. The hem of his white shirt was lifted by the wind.
Xiao Yu’s gaze fell on that exposed waistline, then moved away quickly, but his fingertips curled quietly.
“Walk faster, dawdling around, what does it look like?”
Shen Tangqing glanced back at him, his tone carrying his habitual impatience, of course not truly angry.
Xiao Yu pursed his lips and walked to Shen Tangqing’s side.
There was a person’s distance between the two.
He couldn’t help asking, “Young Master Shen, who else did you invite?”
Shen Tangqing turned his head to look at him. Sunlight fell on Xiao Yu’s high nose bridge, giving his originally cold face an illusion of docility.
Shen Tangqing didn’t answer him directly. He inexplicably felt the illusion of being a pimp.
His tone was slightly unnatural.
“You’ll know when we get there.”
When the two arrived at the “Blue Shore” Western restaurant, it was only 5:45 PM.
Shen Tangqing chose a booth by the window. After hesitating for a moment, he called Mo Zeyan again.
The phone rang twice before it was picked up.
“Student Shen.”
“Professor Mo, I’ve arrived at the restaurant. Have you set off?”
The other party chuckled lightly. “I’ve arrived too. I was just about to call you.”
Mo Zeyan finished speaking and added, “I see you.”
…
Shen Tangqing looked up and saw that Mo Zeyan had taken off his suit jacket and tie, wearing only a black shirt.
The shirt was buttoned properly to the top button, and even the cuffs were fastened tightly.
His whole body exuded a cool, indifferent sense of asceticism.
Shen Tangqing stood up and waved at Mo Zeyan with a smile.
“Professor Mo, over here!”
Xiao Yu’s body froze instantly. The hands resting on his knees clenched abruptly.
He simply hadn’t expected that the “one other person” Shen Tangqing mentioned would be Mo Zeyan.
Are the two of them very close?
Looking at the smile on Shen Tangqing’s face, Xiao Yu only felt an astringent sourness rise from the bottom of his heart, crawling through his limbs along his blood vessels.
…
Mo Zeyan sat very casually on the chair next to Shen Tangqing.
His gaze swept lightly over Xiao Yu opposite him, then turned to look at Shen Tangqing, returning to the gentle appearance of their first meeting.
“Didn’t expect the friend you mentioned to be him…”
“Professor Mo still remembers him!”
Mo Zeyan rubbed the glasses on the bridge of his nose lightly with his finger pad, his tone carrying a bit of teasing.
“My memory is quite good.”
Shen Tangqing knew it. With the protagonist shou’s heartthrob appeal, Mo Zeyan couldn’t possibly forget him.
Curving his eyes, he introduced him to Mo Zeyan. “He is my roommate, Xiao Yu.”
After speaking, he raised an eyebrow at Xiao Yu. “Xiao Yu, last time you were drugged, thanks to Professor Mo’s help. You have to thank him properly.”
Xiao Yu didn’t expect this twist. A trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
When he returned to the dormitory from the hospital the day after being drugged, Shen Tangqing had mocked him and didn’t mention Mo Zeyan helping at all.
However—
Even so.
He couldn’t tolerate this person coveting Shen Tangqing.
Suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, Xiao Yu’s face remained very cold, and his voice held no temperature.
“Thank you, Professor Mo.”
Mo Zeyan lifted his eyelids to look at him.
He replied airily, “You’re welcome.”
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