049. The Best Roommate!
“Finally got him back…”
Back in the dormitory, Ning Chu’s heart was finally at ease.
Surely, a temptress wouldn’t come to the dorm to seduce Wen Yang, right?
“Wang Jie, can you return the little cart to that Sichuan restaurant where we ate earlier?”
“Sure.”
Ning Chu plopped down in his chair, hands resting on the backrest, and stared blankly at Wen Yang sprawled on the floor.
A bamboo mat was spread out on the ground, and he even covered Wen Yang with a thin blanket to keep him warm.
“By the way, here are your ice cream and drinks.” He placed the drinks he brought for his roommates on the table. “Just grab them yourself later.”
“Okay.” Zhang Shaoqing yawned. “What a mess! Just happened to run into you!”
Ning Chu pursed his lips and muttered, “That j*rk has always attracted trouble. What can I do?”
And this is just the beginning…
He rested his chin on his arm, feeling a headache coming on.
Honestly, if he only considered his own safety, he should have just taken a kn*fe to Wen Yang’s little buddy.
“I’ll play some games first.”
Your roommate was drugged and passed out, and you’re off to play games?
Ning Chu sighed heavily, continuing to gaze at Wen Yang’s face. He had to admit, the male protagonist was indeed handsome—delicate but manly, with a body that was well-defined and strong. The emphasis was on “well-endowed” too…
Plus, with that protagonist aura, Wen Yang’s admirers were endless, which just added to Ning Chu’s headache.
The girls in the plot could be cautious, but he worried about those nameless background characters suddenly making a move.
“What now?”
Before he knew it, Ning Chu lost interest in Wen Yang’s romantic escapades.
A gradual tightness was developing in his chest, making him unconsciously furrow his brows.
Clearly, his pecs had become more prominent.
From the side, he could see a slight bulge, but later…
He pulled one hand out helplessly and glanced at Zhang Shaoqing, who had his back to him, gently pressing his hand against his chest.
What used to be a thin layer of soft flesh was now noticeably thicker.
Ning Chu’s mouth twitched, and he suddenly regretted his decision.
If he had let the plot develop naturally and let Wen Yang become that playboy prince, maybe he wouldn’t have transformed from a short and cute kid into a gender-bending monster in just two weeks.
At least he could have prolonged his girly phase, right?
Not only that, but by repeatedly interrupting Wen Yang’s passionate encounters with female characters in the story, he’d already unintentionally offended quite a few girls.
He was out of cash too; eating was becoming a problem.
The future didn’t look bright.
All Wen Yang’s fault!
Seeing Wen Yang still lying on the bamboo mat without moving, Ning Chu decided to take a shower and systematically check what changes had occurred in his body. But just as he stood up and opened the wardrobe, his phone on the table started vibrating.
He glanced at the caller ID: just one word—“Mom.”
“…”
Ning Chu frowned in dismay. After a moment of hesitation, he pursed his lips and took the phone outside onto the balcony.
Leaning against the balcony railing, he answered the call but remained silent.
He honestly didn’t know how to address the person on the other end.
“Hello? Little Ning?”
“…”
“It’s almost the holidays. When are you coming home?”
On the other end, a lively and gentle voice emerged, sounding like a youthful girl yet filled with a mother’s affection.
Ning Chu felt a bit shaky holding the phone, the tip of his nose stinging with a strange sorrow.
Suddenly, he realized how much the voice resembled that of his late mother.
“I… might not come back…”
“Not coming back?”
“Yeah.”
Without asking for reasons, the voice on the other end burst into a cheerful laugh. “Then Mommy will go on a trip by herself~”
Even the personality was similar.
“Running low on cash by the end of the month, huh? I sent you two thousand; that should be enough, right?”
“Enough! Way too much.”
“Make sure to eat more meat, buy some fruit every day. Look at your height.”
“…”
Just like any typical parents, lecturing about meals, clothes, and whether he had a girlfriend, and checking on his grades.
Ning Chu remained silent, responding only occasionally.
He recalled the image of his mother from years ago, but found that while he seemed to remember deeply, upon closer inspection, he couldn’t clearly recall her face.
Nor could he remember the things they talked about. By the time the call ended, half an hour had passed.
He stood there in a daze, leaning against the balcony railing, unconsciously gazing at the sky, where a few stars twinkled in the vast darkness.
Suddenly, he realized that traveling through time might not be all bad for him after all.
“Ning Chu?”
A raspy male voice broke him from his thoughts. He instinctively turned, and saw Wen Yang, holding his head and leaning against the door frame. “How did I end up in the dorm?”
“Why are your eyes red?”
Ning Chu quickly suppressed his emotions, avoiding Wen Yang’s gaze. “What? I just passed by a roadside stall while grocery shopping and saw you drunk, so I brought you back.”
“What? Ning Chu’s eyes are red?” Zhang Shaoqing, who was sitting at the desk next to the balcony door, leaned back and exclaimed in astonishment, “No way! You didn’t witness Wen Yang fainting and hide outside crying, did you?”
“Fainting?” Wen Yang paused.
Ning Chu’s face darkened, all his earlier emotions swept away by irritation. “Don’t spread rumors! When did I cry?!”
“Where are you running to? Stop! I’m not going to tear your mouth off!”
Zhang Shaoqing dashed out of the dorm room with remarkable speed. Ning Chu angrily stood by the door and finally turned back to explain to Wen Yang, “That seductress drugged your drink. I just happened to run into it.”
“Drugged?” Wen Yang shivered, “That’s horrifying!”
In the plot, you were quite happy about it, practically unwilling to leave the bed!
But having something like that happen in real life was genuinely scary. Besides, now Wen Yang was feeling the terror of being drugged without having experienced the comfort of a warm embrace.
“I told you not to drink!” Ning Chu crossed his arms, his tone deepening as he shook his head, trying to frighten him. “In this day and age, people are treacherous… What if she takes you away and you end up being sold to a black market labor camp? With your physique, you could replace two men!”
“Or what if they take your kidneys? Send you somewhere to become a gigolo for rich women? Who knows…”
Wen Yang turned pale, feeling an odd ache in his kidneys.
“From now on, be more careful!” Ning Chu observed his expression, seeing his words resonated, the mood lifting significantly. “All those outside are bad women!”
Wen Yang nodded seriously, and then looked at Ning Chu with an even gentler gaze than usual. He sighed and said, “From now on, I won’t drink a single drop of alcohol outside.”
“Exactly! Not even a drop or a cigarette!”
He didn’t know how to express his gratitude to Ning Chu, who was secretly crying on the balcony out of concern for him.
What a great roommate! If he weren’t a guy, he’d be worth marrying!
