“Mahjong isn’t that interesting; it’s not as good as Mahjong Soul.”
“What year is it? Playing mahjong without hints…”
Qiu Ye played two rounds of mahjong.
He was completely bewildered and couldn’t even figure out how to arrange the tiles.
He returned to the dorm with a face full of displeasure.
Upon entering the room, he found it completely empty.
Looking back at the corridor, he saw it was drizzling outside.
“Where’s Bai Yao?”
‘Would that shut-in actually go out on his own?’
Without a doubt, he either went to the Small Shop or the vending machine for a drink.
‘He couldn’t have gone on a date with an upperclassman like Lin Mingxin, could he?’
‘With that delicate, submissive look of his, a male senior would be more likely.’
Qiu Ye grumbled about Bai Yao internally as he sat at his computer.
He took out his phone to message him: “Bring me a bag of sunflower seeds /cat bowing”
In most cases, Bai Yao replied instantly.
After all, he always had his phone in hand even when out, checking it from time to time as if the device were his true self.
He only ignored his phone when he was sleeping or gaming.
However, there was no reply this time.
This struck Qiu Ye as strange.
He stood up, walked out of the dorm, and looked down from the corridor.
It had been raining for more than ten minutes.
Students were no longer visible below the dorm building.
He figured Bai Yao might be trapped somewhere by the rain, or perhaps he really had gone on a date behind his back.
The latter possibility was far too unlikely.
Qiu Ye looked at his phone again — still no reply.
He took an umbrella and headed to the Small Shop.
He might as well buy some sunflower seeds and drinks himself.
***
On the other side.
Bai Yao watched the rain grow heavier, feeling increasingly anxious.
The task of being noticed by ten people was complete.
After all, a beautiful girl in a short skirt standing at the entrance of the Small Shop would catch anyone’s eye.
With 100 yuan credited to his account, he felt more regretful than ever.
For a bit of money, he had sold his soul and risked social death at school…
Fortunately, the heavy rain had dispersed the passersby.
If he rushed out now and found a Public Restroom to change, no one would see him even if he got soaked through and exposed himself, right?
Besides, he was a man; what was he afraid of showing?
When he wore men’s clothes, he went without an undershirt every day, his nipples clearly visible, and he never felt shy about it!
Bai Yao mentally prepared himself and dashed into the rain, sprinting toward the Public Restroom.
Wait!
After running about ten meters, a familiar figure appeared in his line of sight, holding an umbrella.
As the figure got closer, it was clearly Qiu Ye!
Their eyes met.
Their hearts skipped a beat.
Bai Yao instinctively panicked, his pace slowing down as a strong sense of guilt and shame rushed to his head.
He quickly lowered his gaze and ran past even faster, putting distance between himself and Qiu Ye.
He was more afraid of Qiu Ye than Wang Zuhao!
Qiu Ye turned back, watching the girl sprinting through the rain without any grace.
He frowned.
***
“Not playing mahjong anymore?”
Upon entering, Qiu Ye saw Bai Yao with his usual cold expression, asking in a calm tone.
Bai Yao was sitting at the computer, chin resting on his hand as he watched a stream, looking as if he had never left the dorm.
But his hair and clothes were wet, and he was panting heavily.
He had clearly been in the rain and engaged in some intense exercise.
“Playing by hand isn’t fun.”
Qiu Ye closed his umbrella and put it on the balcony to dry.
Bai Yao teased, “Can’t play without buttons, can you?”
“I can’t even arrange the tiles properly. I’ll just stick to playing online from now on.”
Qiu Ye stood behind Bai Yao, watching the game stream on the screen.
He pulled a bag of crab roe flavored sunflower seeds from his pocket.
“Want some?”
“Oh, thanks.”
“Did you just go out?”
“Huh? No.”
Bai Yao denied it immediately.
His expression was cold, but his eyes were panicked.
He realized the flaw in his lie a moment later and tried to fix it.
“Oh, I just went downstairs to buy water. That doesn’t count as going out.”
“I just got back from the Small Shop too. How come I didn’t see you?”
“I went to the Supermarket.”
Bai Yao felt that Qiu Ye suspected him…
After all, they were close; they had even slept in the same bed.
Even with a mask, Qiu Ye might recognize him in women’s clothes.
Besides, Qiu Ye was smart.
If he weren’t, he wouldn’t have been able to self-study during his senior year of high school and get into the same university.
Bai Yao was deathly afraid.
He nibbled his fingernails nervously and stole a glance at Qiu Ye behind him.
‘It should be fine, right?’
‘If he finds out… Qiu Ye would probably be overjoyed?’
‘Damn it, this guy has been trying to trick me into cross-dressing since the day we met! He’s a total pervert!’
‘If he finds out, he might drag me to buy all sorts of women’s clothes, forcing me to wear stockings, leg rings, and all sorts of other nonsense!’
Bai Yao’s imagination ran wild.
‘He might even take photos as blackmail to make me do something shameful and turn me into his “slave” for life!’
It was all because he’d read too much Paradise earlier…
“This person’s stream is boring too.”
Qiu Ye leaned down, reaching out to control Bai Yao’s mouse.
“I recommend this streamer. The entertainment value is great!”
His arm brushed Bai Yao’s shoulder, as if he were holding him in his arms.
Bai Yao, paralyzed by his guilty conscience, froze and didn’t dare to move.
“Oh, they haven’t started yet.”
“I follow this streamer too. They’re just a bit loud.”
“Loud is lively.”
Qiu Ye stood up, bit open the snack bag, and poured half of it into his mouth.
He chewed loudly, his speech muffled.
“This streamer even cross-dressed when they reached 1,000,000 followers.”
“Cross-dressed?”
‘What does he mean! Is he hinting at me?’
Bai Yao gripped his pant legs tightly, his head bowed.
He was on the verge of losing his composure.
“Ugly as hell. No professional spirit at all. They called it cross-dressing, but they were just acting like a clown,” Qiu Ye teased.
“Nowhere near as good as you.”
‘What do you mean, “nowhere near as good as me”? Does that mean you saw me? Did you recognize me just now?!’
Bai Yao hung his head like a child who had done something wrong.
His face was miserable, and he almost wanted to just confess.
But he wasn’t stupid.
He had to be stubborn about this! What if he could actually bluff his way through?
“What’s wrong with you?” Qiu Ye noticed Bai Yao’s strange expression.
“I’d rather die than cross-dress…”
Qiu Ye didn’t mind the weak, unconvincing tone and changed the subject.
“By the way, I saw a beauty when I went downstairs!”
“!!!”
“Those long, pale legs — I could lick them until they snapped! Too bad you missed it.”
Qiu Ye shook his head with regret.
“Her chest was a bit flat, though. Probably even smaller than yours.”
“…”
Qiu Ye looked at Bai Yao, confused again.
At a time like this, shouldn’t Bai Yao be lashing out at him? After all, he had just compared a man’s chest to a girl’s.
“Uh… I’m going to bed to play on my phone.”
Bai Yao hurriedly took his phone, climbed up his bed, and ducked behind the curtains.
A moment later, a series of violent shaking and rolling sounds came from the bed frame.
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