Chapter 11: The Argument

Evening, Dormitory.

"Really? You saw it with your own eyes?"

Jiang Bufan and the others were currently gathered under Zhou Xiaoru's bunk.

Their eyes were all widened larger than ox eyes, and within them flashed an incredible light, more dazzling than the stars.

Zhou Xiaoru frowned, rubbing her slightly aching heel; she had chafed it raw wearing high heels a few days ago, and it still hadn't healed.

The scene she had accidentally stumbled upon at noon today in the Vice President's office had not only stunned her, but also stunned her little friends.

"He came out of the room at the time, just in the middle of getting dressed. I definitely didn't see it wrong; the skin he had exposed was all red."

It wasn't that her imagination was running wild; in that situation, anyone would have jumped to the wrong conclusion.

Upon hearing this, the group gasped; his skin was all red—this scene was so explosive, and the amount of information was quite large, inviting endless reverie...

Xiao Lan, in particular, wiped under her nose as she listened, truly afraid she might have a nosebleed, and sighed.

"Sigh... I never thought that scum Gu would be into this kind of thing."

She had really misjudged him before; as a veteran fujoshi, she was already rapidly imagining the salacious scene of two handsome men together in her brain...

Jiang Bufan looked at that somewhat lewd expression with disdain and poked the head that was busy daydreaming with her finger.

"What are you thinking about, with that look of spring fever? The one being slept with is Gu Liyan, not you."

She swatted away the hand poking her head. "Go on, go on, what do you know? A man sleeping with a woman is only natural, but a man sleeping with a man is just..."

The group immediately cast their gazes over, waiting for the second half of her sentence...

Xiao Lan looked excited. "Don't you guys think that men with men sounds really stimulating?"

Silence fell; all three looked at her with the eyes one would use to look at a monster.

Zhou Xiaoru was even more speechless. "Sleeping is just sleeping, what's so stimulating about it?" Her manner was as if she had personally witnessed the process of those two sleeping together.

Yao Xiang, however, still didn't quite believe it and analyzed it rationally. "Could there be some misunderstanding in this?"

Gu Liyan is gay? He doesn't look like it...

Jiang Bufan, off to the side, glanced at the person who spoke. "What misunderstanding? Does it have to be that we see two grown men lying naked on a bed for it not to be a misunderstanding?"

Regarding what Zhou Xiaoru had seen, she believed it one hundred percent; Gu Liyan's sexual orientation definitely had a problem.

Yao Xiang still wouldn't give up. "Doesn't Gu Liyan have a girl he likes?"

Not long after he broke up with Zhou Xiaoru, Zhou Xiaoru had inadvertently learned from Zhou Ding that Gu Liyan had always had a girl he liked.

That girl was a broadcasting and hosting major at the Media Academy, a great beauty one year older than Gu Liyan, and it was said that Gu Liyan had secretly pursued this girl for a long time...

How could he be sleeping with a man now?! This isn't scientific!

At this moment, a flash of inspiration struck Xiao Lan, and she slapped her thigh. "Could it be... Gu Liyan is bisexual?!"

As soon as these words were out, they immediately received Jiang Bufan's agreement.

Jiang Bufan even took on the expression of Sherlock Holmes possessed, crossing her arms and touching her chin with one hand, saying quite seriously:

"I guess Gu Liyan must have completely degenerated because he could never get the one he loved in his heart." What a pity for such a handsome guy...

Zhou Xiaoru had to admire the imagination of these two. "Alright, whether he's gay or bisexual, let's just treat this matter like a fart; whether it's stinky or fragrant, it's only a matter of a few seconds. Let's all disperse."

As she finished speaking, she bent down to untie the laces of her other shoe, but after bending over, she couldn't help but frown.

Because the surroundings... were truly too quiet...

After she slowly straightened up, she indeed saw pairs of eyes flashing with eerie light staring at her...

"What kind of looks are these again?" How could there be a trace of sympathy mixed in with the concern?

Jiang Bufan patted her shoulder and said, "Sigh... baby, I know you must be feeling very sad right now; if you want to cry, just cry."

Zhou Xiaoru looked baffled. "Why would I cry!" The one being slept with is Gu Liyan, not her!

At this time, Xiao Lan came up and patted her other shoulder. "Big sister here truly understands your feelings; don't hold it in. Now that you know the true face of that scum, it's a good thing. We should thank him for not being a 'cruel hand destroying the flower' and letting you off back then."

Zhou Xiaoru's face went black instantly upon hearing this, and she said irritably, "The one being 'cruel-hand-destroyed' right now isn't me; if you want to sympathize, go sympathize with Gu Liyan."

"You're not even sad? Gu Liyan would rather sleep with a man than sleep with you," Xiao Lan said with a sharp tongue.

The veins on Zhou Xiaoru's forehead jumped a few times; look at the kind of friends she had made.

Jiang Bufan took over the conversation. "You've got that wrong; what do you mean Gu Liyan sleeps with a man? Maybe he's the one being slept with by someone else."

Zhou Xiaoru's currently somewhat twisted face twitched again.

Seeing her dark face, Yao Xiang hurriedly tried to dissuade them. "You two, stop fixating on this 'sleeping or not' topic; besides, Xiaoru is going to get angry."

Hearing this, the two looked carefully at the person sitting there with a drooping face, and Jiang Bufan hurriedly comforted her.

"Oh, baby, we're just joking around; don't take it to heart."

"Yeah, yeah, aren't we just trying to lighten the mood? We were afraid you were feeling bad inside," Xiao Lan echoed.

Zhou Xiaoru was speechless again; this is lightening the mood? They're just afraid the world won't be in chaos!

Only to see that after a moment of silence, when she raised her head again, she was already wearing a smile, and the luster flashing in her eyes was even more blinding than diamonds.

She said something that made the jaws of the others drop: "You guys say, is scum Gu the top, or the bottom?"

Jiang Bufan thought she was heartbroken and had started talking nonsense, worrying, "Baby, are you okay? Did you get a fever?" As she spoke, she touched her forehead; it wasn't hot...

Zhou Xiaoru impatiently swatted away the hand reaching over. "Are you guys the ones who are not okay? I'm the one who told you this gossip; if I were really sad and upset, would I tell you about this?"

The group felt this wasn't false upon hearing it; according to Zhou Xiaoru's personality, if she really encountered something sad, she would always swallow it by herself.

Could it be that she really had let go of scum Gu?

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoru's voice came again: "I've already decided; this time, once I successfully enter Tengyuan for my internship, I must find a boyfriend within Tengyuan."

To save them from always saying she was hanging on Gu Liyan's tree.

Xiao Lan looked gratified. "Oh, baby, you've finally seen the light."

Jiang Bufan and Yao Xiang, however, looked suspicious...

The person being stared at like this sighed helplessly, "Can you two please stop looking at me with that look you give a discarded wife?"

Jiang Bufan immediately chuckled, "Not at all, I'm happy for you. Since that's the case, how about we go out and have some fun tomorrow to celebrate you successfully getting an internship at Tengyuan Company?"

In truth, she was thinking that while everyone was still together, they should gather as much as they could; once they graduated and went their separate ways, it would be hard to meet up again.

This suggestion was instantly met with approval from Xiao Lan and Yao Xiang, while Zhou Xiaoru shrugged indifferently, saying whatever they decided was fine.

She sighed inwardly, thinking that this matter could finally be considered over; if she had known these idiots would be so relentless, she wouldn't have told them about it.

But she had thought too simply; this matter was not over at all...

After the few of them finished showering and got into their respective beds, a fierce discussion was instantly ignited this night over the topic of whether Gu Liyan was a top or a bottom.

Zhou Xiaoru could only stare blankly at the canopy of her bed, wailing in her heart...

Heavens! What a stupid thing she had done today! These few idiots were truly terrifying!

After a period of intense discussion, the four people in the bedroom temporarily split into two camps led by Xiao Lan and Jiang Bufan, and they all wanted to place bets based on the final result!

Xiao Lan believed it was a pity for Gu Liyan not to be a top given his temperament; if he wasn't a top, she would "bang her head to death" on a piece of tofu. (This was just her wishful thinking as a fujoshi.)

Jiang Bufan, however, felt that Scumbag Gu was a typical case of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside; it could be seen from when he was dating Zhou Xiaoru, as he was very passive about everything.

She heard that even their first kiss was initiated by Zhou Xiaoru! If this wasn't a bottom, what was!

Yet Yao Xiang always felt that Gu Liyan still liked women, and as for what Zhou Xiaoru bumped into, it must have been a misunderstanding.

But the issue at hand wasn't discussing Gu Liyan's sexual orientation, but rather... the top/bottom question.

Yao Xiang did ponder it seriously for a while, and in the end, she also felt that whether it was his looks or his temperament, Gu Liyan was undoubtedly a total top!

After voicing her thoughts, she sighed inwardly, lamenting how she had been corrupted by Xiao Lan over the past few years, being dragged along to read BL novels and watch BL anime, and now she even had to join in the discussion, sigh...

Now, only Zhou Xiaoru's stance was missing...

Zhou Xiaoru was so helpless she couldn't be any more helpless; she wondered if she could opt out, but in the end, she could only say.

"Since A Xiang supports him being a top, then I'll support him being a bottom," just pretending to play along with them; who would actually go and verify what Gu Liyan was like in bed with a man.

But she had once again underestimated her idiot friends, who handed this seemingly impossible task over to her.

She almost jumped out of bed upon hearing this, "Please, ladies, I'm going to Tengyuan for an internship, not to be a paparazzi, okay!"

Jiang Bufan, however, didn't care, saying, "Things like this, paper can't wrap up fire; just because you bumped into it doesn't mean others won't. Didn't you say there's a small room in the Vice President's Office? How could he only sleep there once? There must be a second or third time." In the dark, Jiang Bufan's eyes were like X-ray scanners, and she spoke with excitement.

Xiao Lan, in the opposite bed, immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, this matter will sooner or later be known by others in your company; there will definitely be a day when the truth comes to light."

Zhou Xiaoru was already speechless toward the heavens; "the truth comes to light," as if they were investigating a case. It was a real pity these two idiots weren't paparazzi.

At this moment, they started discussing the betting again...

"How much are we betting this time?"

"I'm betting twenty."

"Twenty? That's too little. Just for Scumbag Gu's peerless good looks, I'm betting twenty-five..."

Zhou Xiaoru, "......."

Listening to the unending argument in her ears, Zhou Xiaoru was thinking about what had happened during the day...

Later, she had truly fled in a panic from Su Poyang's office.

Thinking that Gu Liyan might be gay, she couldn't help but feel a bit dejected, sigh...

Then, thinking about how Gu Liyan's sexual orientation was now being used as a bet by Xiao Lan and these idiots, she couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy for that man.

Zhou Xiaoru silently recited in her heart, Little Bottom Gu, I'm really sorry; next time we meet, I will definitely greet you properly and give you a big smile...

I wonder what will happen tomorrow...