FIMA Ch142: Professor

Gu Siyuan casually replied, “Whatever.”

Tao Xiangwen sighed helplessly: “Siyuan, you really are something. You used to be a scumbag playboy, but now you live like an ascetic monk.”

Just then, a message notification popped up in Tao Xiangwen’s background.

Chasing Wind Lightly (Zhu Feng Qing): “Old Tao, I saw you running a dungeon with ‘Smurf’ again. Do you know him?”

Tao Xiangwen looked at the sender’s ID and blanked for a second before frowning and replying:

Only for Combat: “Great God Xie, what… what do you need?”

Chasing Wind Lightly: “The Ice Snow Heart he has…”

Only for Combat: “Ah, it’s been so long, has he still not given it to you?”

Hearing this, Xie Fengqing frowned at his computer screen, his slender fingers tapping the keyboard:

Chasing Wind Lightly: “Give it to me? What do you mean? Why would he give it to me?”

Afraid of saying too much and blowing his cover, Tao Xiangwen’s fingers flew as he immediately messaged Gu Siyuan:

Only for Combat: “Siyuan, didn’t you give the Ice Snow Heart you got last time to Great God Xie? Didn’t you say you were going to give it to him?”

Gu Siyuan typed back a few words:

Smurf: “He wasn’t obedient and blocked me, so I haven’t given it to him yet.”

Tao Xiangwen rolled his eyes.

Only for Combat: “Siyuan, your ability to offend people is truly something else. You even managed to get your smurf account blocked! And you still want to get back together with him like this?”

Smurf: “I don’t want to get back together. Don’t speak nonsense.”

Tao Xiangwen twitched his mouth. Still acting tough?

If you didn’t want to, why did you reject Qi Yue and go out of your way to help Xie Fengqing vent his anger at the dinner? Forget it, let your bro give you a hand.

Tao Xiangwen clicked open the chat with ‘Chasing Wind Lightly’ and replied:

Only for Combat: “Great God Xie, here’s the thing. My bro has admired you for a long time. I thought he had already given you the item. I didn’t expect that something he said last time caused a misunderstanding, and you actually blocked him. How about you unblock him first…”

Xie Fengqing narrowed his eyes.

Admired him…

Could it be that the baffling things that guy said last time—telling him to stay away from Ying Ning—wasn’t because he liked Ying Ning, but because he liked him?

Just then, another message from Tao Xiangwen arrived:

Only for Combat: “How about I introduce you two online so you can run dungeons together in the future? He’s super handsome in real life, definitely the number one handsome guy in Great Wilderness.”

Xie Fengqing’s gaze froze. For some reason, Gu Siyuan’s face suddenly popped into his mind.

Hmph… The number one handsome guy in Great Wilderness?

Gu Siyuan was also very handsome, and perfectly matched his aesthetics. Especially at the banquet hall, when he pinned that blond to the table with one hand… that deep, stern side profile, those icy, sharp eyes…

Thinking of this, Xie Fengqing’s cheeks flushed red, and he pressed his palms to his face.

Immediately, realizing what he was doing, he couldn’t help but get angry.

Hmph, what’s the use of being handsome? He’s just a scumbag! He might have looked cool at the restaurant, but as soon as he walked out, didn’t he immediately go find someone to get a room and fool around with…

He put on a cold, glamorous expression and replied to Tao Xiangwen with a few crisp words:

Chasing Wind Lightly: “No need. Not interested. Goodbye.”

Tao Xiangwen stared at the reply, stunned. He felt he hadn’t said anything wrong, which meant Siyuan must have offended him terribly last time.

Tsk… the road to chasing your wife is long!

Gu Siyuan wandered around the game for a bit. Finding no enemy activity, he quickly logged off.

He picked up his phone and scrolled through his WeChat Moments (Friend Circle). Aside from a few newly added business partners, the rest were all classmates, which naturally included Xie Fengqing. Moreover, Xie Fengqing’s posting frequency was quite high.

In his latest post, Xie Fengqing shared a few photos of a rainy alleyway. Judging by the architectural style, it was probably some obscure ancient water town in Jiangnan. Bright red lanterns hung under the eaves, and faint traces of green peeked out from the cracks in the walls.

In his original life, Gu Siyuan had been from Jiangnan. Looking at this scene, he felt a rare surge of nostalgia for his hometown. He casually hit “like” and exited the interface.

Almost in the next instant, a chat window lit up. It was from Xie Fengqing.

Just a single “?”

Soon, another message arrived: “You liked my post.”

Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes, vaguely wondering if he had done something earth-shattering. He replied: “Is there a problem? Do I need to un-like it?”

He had just seen that quite a few classmates had liked Xie Fengqing’s post, so he didn’t think his action was out of line.

On the other side, Xie Fengqing’s eyes widened. He immediately sent a speechless emoji, adding: “Don’t.”

Gu Siyuan couldn’t understand the thought processes of these young people nowadays, so he could only state flatly: “The scenery is very beautiful, well-shot.”

Xie Fengqing bared his little white teeth, smiling sweetly: “I think so too.”

However, after sending this, he waited for a long time, but there was no further response from the other side. Xie Fengqing, unwilling to let it go, pouted, swiped his finger across the screen a few times, and actively initiated a topic:

“Gu Siyuan, those final exam notes you organized last time were really helpful. I checked my scores on the academic system a few days ago, and my GPA is much higher than the previous semesters. It’s a 3.45 on average!”

“…” Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes, quite baffled by the number the other party had sent over.

If a GPA doesn’t reach a 4.0, what value is there in bringing it up? And Xie Fengqing actually had the nerve to say it was ‘not bad’. What a degenerate underachiever…

Xie Fengqing was completely oblivious to the thoughts of the person on the other end of the phone. He licked his lips, feigned reserve and arrogance, and continued: “Classmate Gu Siyuan, I sincerely express my gratitude to you.”

Gu Siyuan immediately typed out the titles of several books and sent them over.

Xie Fengqing frowned. Is he asking me to buy these books for him?

The corners of his lips curled up. This guy Gu Siyuan really is something… he even puts on such an act when asking for a thank-you gift.

Just then, Gu Siyuan sent over the names of several open courses and lecturing professors, accompanied by a cold instruction: “These books and courses align with the progress of our major classes. Since you have plenty of free time during the break, go watch and read all of them.”

“…” Xie Fengqing.

What is the meaning of this?

“When school starts, write an essay and hand it in as your show of gratitude.” Soon, another message from Gu Siyuan arrived.

The words were as terrifying and ruthless as the man himself.

“…” Xie Fengqing.

Ever since the two of them resumed chatting, this was the first time Gu Siyuan had replied with so many words, yet…

Hehe! Was I eagerly sending messages to Gu Siyuan just to deliberately make myself suffer? It’s a perfectly good winter break, right during the Spring Festival. Shouldn’t I be sleeping until I naturally wake up every day, and then playing games until the sky turns dark?!

Just as Xie Fengqing was cursing this scumbag Gu Siyuan a hundred times in his head and deciding to ignore his idiotic ideas, his phone screen suddenly lit up again.

It was a voice message from Gu Siyuan.

Xie Fengqing’s eyes instantly widened. With a heart full of careful reverence, he clicked on it.

The background on the other end was very quiet. Although it was just two short words, it sounded exceptionally clear, as if spoken directly into his ear. The voice was deep and crisp, to the point where he could even imagine the clean, steamy scent radiating from the man after a shower.

“Good night.”

Xie Fengqing hugged his phone and rolled around on his bed. Finally, he lay flat on his back, spread-eagled.

Gu Siyuan has learned some manners, he’s grown up. Hmph, making me write an essay just now was probably for my own good too. Character is character, feelings are feelings, and academics are academics; I should evaluate them separately. Then… I’ll just write it, it doesn’t matter anyway. I have to write a graduation thesis in a year anyway, I’ll just treat it as advance practice…

Yeah, that’s exactly it! I, Xie Fengqing, am absolutely not being blinded by lust.

Meanwhile, Gu Siyuan locked his phone screen and curled his lips, feeling that his method made a lot of sense. Not only could it help the mission target improve himself, but once he was addicted to studying, he naturally wouldn’t have time to soak in the game, nor would he be able to have any emotional entanglements with the protagonist shou, Ying Ning, right?

Two birds with one stone. Studying saves the world.

For the entirety of the following winter break, Gu Siyuan was busy. Even on New Year’s Eve, he was completely focused on work.

Of course, during this time, whenever Gu Siyuan had occasional free time, he would still click into his Moments to take a look. Xie Fengqing seemed to share posts much more frequently than before, sometimes several times a day. However, to avoid that guy coming to pick a fight again, he never liked any of them.

Time flew by in a flash. The winter break, which lasted over a month, came to an end.

Because he had moved out to live off-campus, Gu Siyuan didn’t see his long-separated classmates—or Xie Fengqing—again until the day their major courses officially began.

Classes started in the afternoon. Gu Siyuan had gone out in the morning to attend a meeting with the partnered tech company and arrived at the classroom without even having time to change his clothes.

At that moment, Xie Fengqing was lying on his desk, listlessly chatting with Qiu Yu about returning to their hometowns for the winter break. When he casually looked up, he froze.

The lighting was excellent today. Gu Siyuan walked in from outside the door wearing a long black trench coat. Beneath the coat was an impeccably tailored, expensive suit that further accentuated his three-dimensional, handsome facial features. His aura was cold and capable, like ice and snow. He looked nothing like a college student of their age, but instead exuded the sexy, captivating charm of a mature man.

His steps were steady, his posture outstanding, and his indifferent gaze seemed to hold no one in regard—yet precisely because of this, it made people’s hearts skip a beat.

Xie Fengqing couldn’t help but suck in a breath.

Qiu Yu followed his line of sight and instantly opened his mouth wide. It took him a long while to find his voice: “Holy fck, this scumbag’s looks and aura are truly insane. Who knows how many giant suckers like you he’ll be able to scam in the future… even I’m fcking wavering a little right now…”

Xie Fengqing raised his eyes and glared at him.

Qiu Yu blinked smugly: “Hehe, just joking.”

Greeted by Tao Xiangwen, Gu Siyuan walked over and sat down next to him. Whether intentional or not, Tao Xiangwen had specifically chosen the seat right in front of Xie Fengqing, recreating the exact same seating arrangement as when Gu Siyuan first transmigrated into this world.

The moment he sat down, Xie Fengqing caught the scent of men’s cologne coming from mere inches away—as crisp as ice and snow, as fragrant as fresh tea. He puffed his cheeks. I wonder what brand that is.

Tao Xiangwen looked at Gu Siyuan, asking with immense curiosity and admiration: “Siyuan, what did you go off and do? Dressed so formally… did you go be a groomsman at someone’s wedding? Wouldn’t the groom be pitiful standing next to you?”

Xie Fengqing blinked and pricked up his ears to listen.

Gu Siyuan put down his textbook: “Work meeting.”

After uttering those few simple words, he ignored him, turned around, curled his knuckles, and lightly tapped on Xie Fengqing’s desk: “Essay.”

“Ah…” Xie Fengqing violently snapped out of his sneaky eavesdropping.

“What are you doing?” Gu Siyuan’s sword-like eyebrows arched slightly: “Or… did you not finish the essay?”

Xie Fengqing felt that this guy’s demeanor was even more professor-like than the actual professor. He hurriedly shook his head: “No, I finished it.” He pulled a stack of printed A4 paper from his desk and handed it over.

Gu Siyuan nodded, turned back around, and directly began flipping through it.

Qiu Yu watched the interaction between these two and leaned in close to Xie Fengqing, whispering: “You two sure know how to play. You’ve upgraded from ‘scumbag top and clumsy bottom’ to ‘professor top and student bottom’. So romantic. Are you planning to go straight home and cosplay later?”

“…” Xie Fengqing.

This friend is too dirty-minded; it is inadvisable to associate with him too closely.

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