Chapter 2465: Another Me 34

Hearing Li Chi's words, Duoduo happily said, "Great!" "Indeed my radar wasn't wrong—you're a pretty little bottom!"

Li Chi's expression was somewhat complex; facing the enthusiastic roommate, he could only nod.

Duoduo pointed to the gap in the door, where Jin Chen was intently making the bed on Bed 3, and said excitedly in a low voice, "I'm telling you, the new roommate on Bed 3 is insanely handsome!"

"He's the kind of handsome that makes your legs weak—his face, his physique, it's off the charts, really off the charts, his nose bridge is so high you could slide down it!"

Li Chi looked in the direction he pointed and happened to see Jin Chen finish spreading the sheets, sit up, and clap his hands.

Sunlight streamed through the window onto him, perfect to the point of being flawless.

Li Chi nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too."

Then he walked into the dorm, went to Jin Chen's side, grabbed the wrist revealed where Jin Chen had rolled up his sleeve, gently shook it, and said, "Brother, I've brought the water back."

Then Li Chi turned sideways, facing the completely stunned Duoduo, pressed his lips and gave a faint smile.

"This is my boyfriend."

Duoduo: "……"

When one is embarrassed, whatever they do feels utterly bewildering.

Duoduo didn't even dare to recall what he had just said to the person's actual boyfriend, all those lovesick remarks.

Jin Chen seemed to understand something, then lowered his head to look at Li Chi's calmly smug expression, and couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

He turned his hand to grasp Li Chi's, his fingertips lightly scratching his palm—counting as a reward, a very straightforward declaration of ownership.

"Hello." Jin Chen said to Duoduo again.

"You two really are a couple, wow..." Duoduo finally snapped out of his embarrassment and astonishment, then couldn't help exclaiming, "That means I'll have to watch you flaunt your love every day in the dorm!"

Nobody cares about the psychological trauma of a single bottom!

Li Chi chuckled, "Jin Chen and we aren't in the same major; he's from the Finance Department and doesn't live here."

"Oh, I see, that's good, that's good!" Duoduo put on a smile, even shifted his position to find a better viewing angle, and closely admired the interaction of this couple whose looks were the ceiling.

Seeing them about to leave, he still waved his hand.

"Goodbye, handsome—come play often!"

Li Chi pulled Jin Chen out of the dormitory door.

The hallway was bustling with people coming and going, somewhat noisy.

Just as they reached the stairwell corner where there weren't many people, Li Chi's steps slowed.

He turned his body, leaned on Jin Chen's shoulder, and clung to him.

"Brother."

Li Chi called softly, with a hint of a coquettish nasal tone; his warm, soft lips brushed Jin Chen's ear, then the corner of his mouth, rubbing against his cheek and neck.

"Brother, the reward for you making my bed…"

Jin Chen obviously enjoyed it; he tilted his head and kissed his lips, leaving Li Chi breathless, his panting trapped between lips and teeth.

Between kisses, Li Chi murmured softly, "So many people like you… Brother."

"Even though we've only met once."

Jin Chen sensed the inexplicable sourness in his words, raised an eyebrow, and lightly scratched Li Chi's chin with the back of his finger, teasingly asking.

"Hmm, then who do I like?"

Li Chi felt a tickle from the scratching, couldn't help but shrink his neck, lifted his head, and met Jin Chen's smiling gaze.

His eyes crinkled, easily appeased, "Like me."

"Mm, I like you." Jin Chen readily repeated.

He glanced at the time, then asked, "Are you tired? Why not go back to your dorm to rest a bit? I'll call you for dinner when mealtime comes."

Li Chi immediately shook his head, tightening his arms around him, as if afraid he'd run away.

"No. I want to go to your dorm."

Jin Chen chuckled, ruffled his hair, and said, "Okay."

——

The first day of school is always busy—registration, familiarizing oneself with the environment, getting the campus card…

In the blink of an eye, it was evening.

Li Chi lay on the dorm bed; the dorm was quiet, only the faint white noise of the air conditioner running, plus the occasional light sound of the other two roommates turning over or tapping their keyboards.

Beneath him were fresh sheets and duvet cover with a faint detergent scent, handmade by Jin Chen.

In the darkness, Li Chi stared at the ceiling's blurry outline, still feeling a bit unreal.

He had already started college, as if he had finally cut ties with his past entirely, ushering in a brand-new life for himself and his brother.

This ought to have been a night full of hope and joy.

But…

Li Chi turned over, facing the cold wall.

The dorm bed is a standard single size, yet he habitually occupied only a small patch, leaving a large empty space on the outside.

Instinctively, he reached out and brushed the familiar spot beside him.

Empty.

Cold sheets, no familiar warmth, no steady breathing, and no arms embracing him.

Since Jin Chen returned with a real body, they had never slept apart.

Now, Jin Chen is not by his side.

But… how could Jin Chen not be by his side?

As soon as that thought arose, the sense of grievance in his heart grew wildly, intensely sour.

Li Chi pressed his lips tightly together, his eyes involuntarily welling up.

He didn't want to cry, but that empty feeling of loss was too strong.

Now it's already very late; Lai Chi doesn't want to send a message and disturb his brother's sleep, so he closes his eyes, pretends his brother is still by his side, wanting to fall asleep quickly, lightly placing his hand over his own heart.

In the darkness, Lai Chi silently called out a few times.

Brother……

——

At the same moment, not far away, the Finance Department dormitory building.

Jin Chen suddenly sat up.

【Host, what's wrong?】 Ling Gun Gun sensed his consciousness fluctuation and asked doubtfully.

Jin Chen didn't answer right away, quietly feeling that strange throbbing in his chest.

【It's Xiao Chi, he's thinking of me.】

It's amazing.

Although they were no longer in a soul-symbiotic state, in that very moment he seemed to feel again that long-missing wonderful connection that reached deep into the soul.

He clearly sensed that his lover was thinking of him.

Thus, Jin Chen also began to think of Lai Chi, very much so.

Jin Chen lifted the thin blanket, sat up lightly without waking his sleeping roommate, and left the dormitory.

Lai Chi still couldn't sleep; his body was very tired, but his heart hung empty, unable to find a place to rest.

He turned over, buried his face in the pillow; suddenly, the phone screen beside the pillow lit up, especially conspicuous in the darkness.

Lai Chi narrowed his eyes to look, and a message from his brother popped up on the screen.

Xiao Chi, I'm downstairs the dormitory building.

Lai Chi's heart jumped.