“The cleaning was done well.”
the counselor followed the school leaders into the dormitory.
Seeing the floor as clean as new, no trash in the bin, no one on the beds, the quilts folded neatly, and the tabletops tidied up, he nodded in satisfaction.
Bai Cheng stood up with a slight look of panic; he had always been afraid of teachers, leaders, elders, and similar figures.
Qiu Ye leaned against the ladder with a nonchalant expression, playing on his phone.
Chen Zhilong, who had a good relationship with the counselor, stood nearby chatting with him.
“You have no idea. We just caught a few people keeping pets. Cats and dogs are one thing, but someone downstairs was actually raising a crocodile. It was already as thick as an arm,” the counselor grumbled to Chen Zhilong, sounding helpless.
“Some people even opened a small shop in their dorm. They don’t put that business mind of theirs toward the right path.”
“Someone opened a shop?” Qiu Ye looked up in shock.
‘What a bunch of black sheep!’
‘If I had known there was a shop in the dorm building, I wouldn’t have had to go downstairs every day to buy things.’
Now that he finally knew, it had already been shut down…
The group moved like a whirlwind, staying in Bai Cheng’s dorm for only a few minutes.
They performed a cursory inspection before heading to the dorm next door.
Soon, the sound of the counselor’s shouting drifted back.
“Who raised this snake!”
Bai Cheng turned to look at Qiu Ye.
The room next door was Qiu Ye’s original dormitory.
“Why do you think I ran away?”
“That makes sense…”
Unless someone was a fan of exotic pets, most people would find lizards and snakes creepy or frightening.
Having dealt with the inspection, Chen Zhilong sat lazily in his chair.
He moved his mouse to wake the screen and continued watching his drama.
Before he could finish even half an episode, he heard movement beside him.
He turned and saw the two of them heading for the door.
Bai Cheng was carrying a clothing bag, his gaze flickering as he avoided eye contact.
“It’s almost evening. You’re going out again?”
“Going out for a meal.”
Qiu Ye acted naturally, casually throwing an arm around Bai Cheng’s shoulder to use his body to block the other’s guilty expression.
With a grin, he added, “My allowance arrived. We’re going out for something good.”
“You’re only taking Bai Cheng? Is it a date?” Chen Zhilong joked.
“I treated you both to hot pot last night for nothing.”
“I’ll treat you in two days! We’ll eat whatever you want!”
It had been raining a bit lately.
As evening approached, the sky had already grown dark.
A fine drizzle blew in from outside into the hallway, feeling icy against their cheeks.
After leaving the room with Qiu Ye, Bai Cheng followed half a step behind as usual.
From time to time, the distance between them would grow, and he would have to take quick, small steps to catch up.
“Where are we going?”
“To get a room.”
Bai Cheng’s expression turned solemn, and his mind immediately drifted toward the gutter.
‘Damn! It’s all the system’s fault! It polluted my pure thoughts!’
“We’ll just get an hourly room; it’s not expensive.”
Qiu Ye slowed his pace so Bai Cheng’s short legs could keep up.
“We’ll grab a bite to eat while we’re at it. My treat.”
“We should just go Dutch, right?”
Now that Qiu Ye no longer owed him money, Bai Cheng felt a bit awkward accepting a free meal.
Between men, it was usually a split bill, or they would take turns treating each other.
“I said it’s my treat.”
Qiu Ye felt a bit guilty about coaxing Bai Cheng into cross-dressing, and his conscience was prickling him.
He advised, “Just wear it once and be done with it. Are you going to sell the clothes on Xianyu? If they’re ‘original flavor,’ they might even be more expensive than when you bought them.”
Bai Cheng gave him a disgusted look.
“I’m just joking.”
To be honest, Bai Cheng also regretted it a little.
To cover up the existence of the Level 8 armor, he could only use cross-dressing to distract Qiu Ye…
The former was just too perverted! If Qiu Ye saw something that big, his image would never be recovered in this lifetime!
But there was really no need to go out of their way to get a room just to wear women’s clothes for Qiu Ye!
**[As expected of you! To think you’d come up with such an excuse just to get a room!]**
The system had, as expected, arrived to join the fun.
**[Dressing up for the one you like, showing him your best self… He will definitely be moved by you, fall for your skirt, and be completely conquered! The system will provide assistance when necessary!]**
**[Reward: 100 cash]**
Bai Cheng silently rolled his eyes.
The system made it sound like he was some boy-crazy girl who was thirsty for Qiu Ye’s body.
Besides, it was only 100 every time.
Wasn’t that a bit low?
After leaving the dormitory building and exiting the school through the back gate, they arrived at the bustling student street.
“What do you want to eat?” Qiu Ye was starving.
Every time he came to the student street, he had to buy some snacks.
“How about a hand-grabbed pancake? The fried tofu smells pretty good too.”
A faint blush crept onto Bai Cheng’s face.
They had just left the school, but the shame of imagining himself putting on women’s clothes specifically for Qiu Ye was already brewing in his heart.
It left him with no appetite at all.
“Anything is fine.”
It might have been Qiu Ye’s twisted sense of humor, but he really liked seeing Bai Cheng’s cold, stiff face as he tried his best to act calm.
The blush on those cheeks betrayed Bai Cheng’s inner shyness, and his eyes darted around timidly.
No matter how he looked at him, he was cute—
“Then how about teppanyaki?”
Qiu Ye remembered that Bai Cheng had bought teppanyaki back to the dorm last time, so he figured he must like it.
The owner of the teppanyaki stall still remembered Bai Cheng.
“Little bro—”
Having not seen him for a while, Bai Cheng looked even prettier than he did during the National Day holiday.
The owner looked at the tall, handsome man beside him.
Standing together, one tall and one short, they looked like a couple.
For a moment, the owner didn’t know how to address Bai Cheng.
Was he a guy or a girl?
“My teppanyaki is pretty good, right?”
The owner greeted the two of them warmly, completely ignoring any titles.
“Come, come, see what you want to eat.”
Bai Cheng looked at the various items on the stall with a conflicted expression.
These things were a bit too expensive.
A single large squid cost enough for him to have a full meal at the cafeteria.
Qiu Ye, however, was quite generous.
“Two skewers of giant squid? Two skewers of tenderloin too. I’ll scan the code to pay first. Bai Cheng, you wait here while I go buy two cups of milk tea.”
‘He really doesn’t care about money at all, does he?’
Seeing that he was about to scan the code, Bai Cheng hurried to tug on his arm.
He stood on his tiptoes and leaned in to whisper in Qiu Ye’s ear, “It adds up to over 30. Should we buy a bit less?”
Qiu Ye rubbed his itchy earlobe.
His ears were quite sensitive, and they were already turning a bit red.
“Guess what my mom gave me this money for?”
‘Isn’t this distance a bit too close? There’s a bit of an ambiguous, sweet scent in the air.’
“…….”
‘It’s for your dating expenses with your girlfriend.’
Bai Cheng was at a loss for words.
He suspected that Qiu Ye wasn’t joking and actually wanted to send him to the proctology department.
But he was also worried he might be overthinking it.
After hesitating for a long time, he emphasized, “I’m a man.”
“What of it?”
Qiu Ye saw his concern and snapped back irritably, “I’m this handsome; why would I look for you instead of a beautiful girl? What are you thinking?”
‘That’s true.’
Even though Bai Cheng was quite good-looking now, he was still a guy after all.
His figure and appearance definitely couldn’t compare to a beautiful woman.
How could Qiu Ye possibly take an interest in him?
He breathed a sigh of relief.
As he watched Qiu Ye head toward the milk tea shop, he turned to the owner and asked, “How much longer?”
“5 minutes.”
He felt like the owner was looking at him with a strange gaze, making him feel awkward and unsure of where to put his hands.
Fortunately, another customer arrived, drawing the owner’s attention away.
Who is Bai Cheng?