UCTOOT CH137: Extra

◎ The Wealthy Elite ◎

Early in the morning, Shi Shu woke up in bed. He hadn’t heard an alarm, and when he checked his phone, it was surprisingly only six-thirty.

Xie Wuchi had just come in from outside, wearing a bathrobe. His hair was damp, and water droplets rolled down his Adam’s apple. Shi Shu propped himself up to get dressed, putting on a black hoodie that instantly gave him the look of a handsome male college student. Shi Shu yawned and asked, “Went for a shower?”

Xie Wuchi: “Came back from a morning run.”

Shi Shu: “?”

Shi Shu: “You want to attend sports school too?”

“Time to eat,” Xie Wuchi said. “I’ll drive you to school in a bit.”

Shi Shu leaped out of bed in one stride, went out the door, and headed downstairs. A meal prepared by servants was already on the table, and a man in a suit stood to the side. Seeing this scene, Shi Shu stopped in his tracks. Xie Wuchi whispered in his ear, “Sit. He’s the butler.”

Shi Shu: “Butler?”

“Yes, just call me Fei Lin. Mr. Xie, today’s breakfast was selected based on body fat percentage and dietary restrictions: whole wheat toast with avocado paste, low-fat milk, boiled egg, and baby corn.”

“Mr. Shi, please,” the butler pulled out a chair. “I heard from Mr. Xie that you have a ‘Chinese stomach,’ so I prepared soup dumplings, vegetable porridge, and blueberry yogurt for you. If there is anything else you would like to eat, you can tell me at any time.”

Shi Shu: “…”

No. Wait a minute.

Shi Shu sat down. Xie Wuchi was seated to his left, eating bread and cut eggs; the plating was exquisite. Shi Shu’s brain was still stalling: No.

Seriously?

Shi Shu: “Xie Wuchi, are you acting?”

Xie Wuchi: “Not acting. You need to get used to my lifestyle again, the lifestyle here. I’m staying here recently, but it will be better in a few days when I live alone.”

Shi Shu: “Live alone where?”

Xie Wuchi picked up his glass of milk and took a sip: “I’ve already found someone to look for a house near your school.”

No?????

The amount of information was too much. Shi Shu had been a bit crashed since waking up in this luxuriously decorated floor, and now with the butler, buying a house in the capital, and various other pieces of information jumbled together… Shi Shu wanted to throw question marks: Xie Wuchi, are you speaking human language? Is this something a human hears?

Shi Shu scratched his soft hair: “Huh? You—”

Ah, no, back in ancient times, was Xie Wuchi this pretentious? Show-off.

Shi Shu looked at him with confused brows for a good while: “You—”

Xie Wuchi: “Need time to accept my identity?”

Shi Shu: “…”

No, who are you? I don’t recognize you anymore. Shi Shu looked at him for a long time, then lowered his head awkwardly to drink half a bowl of porridge, scratching and scratching his hair.

Xie Wuchi sneered: “encountering a shock and can’t recover, pretending not to know people again.”

Shi Shu instantly came alive: “Oi! Watch your mouth!”

But Shi Shu’s mood remained complicated. He made do with finishing breakfast and waited for Xie Wuchi to drive him to school, following him to the garage. Xie Wuchi said, “If you aren’t used to a driver, I’ll drive you.”

Shi Shu dawdled behind him entering the garage. With one glance, he stopped in his tracks and closed his eyes: I give up.

No fewer than ten supercars were parked in the garage. Shi Shu didn’t know much about cars, but he had seen videos his roommates watched, the top-tier luxury cars that made every man howl “What a handsome car!”, “Such silky lines!”, “Headlights like Superman.”

Shi Shu stopped in his tracks again.

Xie Wuchi walked forward with the car keys, stopped, and turned back to meet his gaze.

Shi Shu caught up: “Hey, I didn’t say anything! What are you looking at me for?”

Shi Shu didn’t look closely at his cars. Although he didn’t want to recognize them, he still recognized the Phantom. Shi Shu sat in the passenger seat. Xie Wuchi leaned over to fasten his seatbelt.

Tip of the nose facing the hair, he smelled a faint fragrance on him. He couldn’t distinguish what it was; if this were a romance novel, he probably could, but Shi Shu really couldn’t tell.

After sitting down, Shi Shu turned his head to see the other luxury cars, so he had to retract his gaze and look at Xie Wuchi: “How much is all this?”

Xie Wuchi: “You probably wouldn’t want to know.”

“Unbelievable,” Shi Shu pinched the tip of his nose, unable to hold back a laugh. “Xie Wuchi, why don’t you pretend to be a normal person? Do you know what I’ll do if you stop dating me with these conditions in the future? I will spend my entire life reminiscing about this relationship.”

Xie Wuchi: “The most important thing for you right now is to adapt well to my life, not to think about these impossible things.”

Shi Shu: “………………”

Shi Shu wrinkled his nose. There was a faint scent of incense in the car, the ceiling pattern was beautiful, and the interior was comfortable and steady. Shi Shu scratched his hair, lazily leaning back against the chair, watching Xie Wuchi reverse out of the garage and drive onto the quiet, empty asphalt road. Tree shadows swayed. Hands with visible veins rested on the leather steering wheel, his profile straight and cold.

Xie Wuchi drove, cuffs pulled up. Shi Shu also saw his watch on his thin, bony wrist, glowing with a noble metallic texture.

“…” Shi Shu turned his face away again.

Scenery along the way. Security guards in suits bowed and opened the gate, faces full of smiles, a pitch-black car escorting them from behind. Shi Shu was still observing left and right when Xie Wuchi put on an earpiece. It was a male voice speaking very precise English, conducting a professional one-on-one report on stocks and capital operations.

Xie Wuchi also replied in English.

Shi Shu listened to a few sentences and felt that dreamlike sensation again.

“………”

I give up.

Shi Shu kept his distance from him and said, “Xie Wuchi, you suffered during those years of time travel. As soon as you arrived, you lived in that small hut at Xiangnan Temple, eating mantou, porridge, and vegetables every day.”

Xie Wuchi: “How long will it take for you to adapt?”

Shi Shu: “Hmph, anyway, a day or two won’t cut it. I feel like I’m dreaming right now.”

Xie Wuchi didn’t speak but lowered his eyes to indicate the gift box in the compartment: “Take it out, it’s for you.”

Shi Shu: “What is it?” He took it out casually and opened it. It was a watch with complex patterns, the hands revealing a sharp edge. “How much?”

Xie Wuchi: “Eight figures.”

“…………”

Shi Shu held it in the air: “What if I break it?”

Xie Wuchi: “If it breaks, throw it away.”

Shi Shu put the watch back in the box without wearing it, his handsome brows knitted together the whole time: “Can’t stand it.” Shi Shu turned to look out the window again. Heavy traffic, pedestrians, and vehicles passed by. From the perspective of this car, it seemed as if he wasn’t in the same world as everyone else.

Shi Shu gradually saw familiar roads: “Almost at school. It’s hard to believe life has returned to calm.”

Xie Wuchi: “This sense of detachment will last for a while. Once you’re at school, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, message me anytime.”

The car stopped. Early in the morning, there were many students buying breakfast at the school gate. Shi Shu reached out to open the car door, then suddenly thought of something. Looking back, Xie Wuchi had one hand on the steering wheel, and sure enough, was looking at him.

Shi Shu: “…” He couldn’t help laughing, leaned in, and kissed him on the jaw. “I’m going back to class.”

Just as Shi Shu was about to pull back, Xie Wuchi cupped the back of his head, leaned in close, and pressed his lips against his for a kiss. It was extremely erotic. Just as Shi Shu was blushing, he took a card out of his wallet: “Pocket money.”

Shi Shu: “?”

Shi Shu felt like he had been throwing question marks all morning: “What do you mean? Giving me money.”

Xie Wuchi: “Is the living expense Mom and Dad give you every month enough?”

Shi Shu: “Enough. A meal in the cafeteria is a dozen yuan, don’t spend much every day.”

Xie Wuchi: “Take it. Use it however you want.”

Shi Shu: “Xie Wuchi… don’t act.” These words sounded very TV drama, but Xie Wuchi obviously didn’t have any element of performance.

Xie Wuchi said indifferently: “Don’t want to let me provide for you?”

Shi Shu looked down at the black-gold card again, didn’t ask how much, and stuffed it into his pocket: “Alright, I’m going to the classroom first.”

“I’ll send you pocket money every day from now on. Message me after class, at least once an hour, include three photos. I’ll come over at noon to eat with you.”

“…”

Shi Shu was close at hand with him: “Alright.”

The atmosphere in the car was slightly oppressive. Shi Shu said, “I don’t want to go to class anymore.”

“Hm?”

“Want to stay with you.” Shi Shu expressed somewhat uncomfortably.

Xie Wuchi sat in the seat, black suit well-tailored, leaned close, and kissed him on the face: “Be good. If you miss me, send a message, Gege will reply immediately when he sees it.”

Shi Shu’s ears heated up. He scratched his hair into a dandelion again, preparing to get out of the car: “I’m going to class.”

After speaking, he sprinted to the classroom. Strange, the class was also very strange. Shi Shu lay on the table listening to the English lesson, feeling he couldn’t take it in. He wasn’t interested in the roommates chattering in his ears either. Thinking about it, he had to use his phone to find Xie Wuchi.

Shi Shu sent a sticker: [Puppy standing guard.jpg]

Xie Wuchi replied with text: [Are you used to being in the classroom?]

Shi Shu: [Of course, I am bravely attending class! Mere schooling can’t defeat me]

Shi Shu put away his phone to listen to the class again, but his mind wandered after a while. He couldn’t help checking Xie Wuchi’s messages until his palm vibrated with a new notification: “You received a picture.” Shi Shu buried his head on the desk. Liang Yucai said, “Are you in an online relationship? Chatting so frequently.”

Shi Shu unlocked the phone and clicked into the chat page. Unexpectedly, it was a mirror selfie Xie Wuchi took after arriving at the company. In a dark, private restroom, a very spacious space, Xie Wuchi’s suit collar was unbuttoned a bit, broad shoulders and long legs, the looming muscle flow under the suit visible.

Shi Shu stared at this picture, looked at it repeatedly for several seconds, then received the next one.

Liang Yucai leaned in next to him: “What are you looking at?”

Shi Shu’s fingertip slid. He swiped for a second. When he saw skin, and then the black sharpness of a tattoo… Just as Liang Yucai leaned to his ear, Shi Shu abruptly turned off the screen, leaning back against the chair with a light Clang! sound.

Several classmates around them turned their faces. The handsome, fair boy was flush red from his ears to his neck. Hiding the phone under the table, his whole person was terribly red, and his brows were knitted together.

Liang Yucai: “What did you just see?”

Shi Shu didn’t speak, shook his head, just lowered his head blocking the phone with his hand, and typed a few words heavily—

“Xie Wuchi, you! You! Bastard!”

Click send!

Shi Shu also sent at least ten stickers of a puppy biting a clothes corner, baring teeth woof woof woof! Then he lowered his head to secretly finish looking at the photos, turned off the screen.

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