Chapter 102 : Are You Gay?
Chapter 102: Are You Gay?
"Ha..."
Propping his chin with his hand, Chen Zixuan looked at the girl sitting opposite him and suddenly let out a sigh.
Gu Yanxi was currently biting on her straw, gently sipping the iced orange juice in her cup.
Noticing Chen Zixuan's sigh, she immediately looked up, and without giving it much thought, she assumed she understood what he meant. She picked up her cup, shook it slightly, and asked, "Do you want a sip of this?"
Actually, I was just wondering how to turn you gay.
Of course, Chen Zixuan didn't voice that thought out loud.
He stared seriously at Gu Yanxi's face, as if his brain had short-circuited, and suddenly asked bluntly, "Gu Yanxi, what do you think about homosexuality? Do you find it disgusting?"
"Pfft!"
The moment she heard what Chen Zixuan said, Gu Yanxi couldn't hold it in. A mouthful of orange-yellow juice sprayed right out, landing all over Chen Zixuan's face across from her.
A drop of juice landed at the corner of Chen Zixuan's mouth, and he instinctively licked it. It was sweet, slightly warm—almost like Gu Yanxi's taste.
Before Chen Zixuan could even grab a tissue to clean himself up, Gu Yanxi's face flushed red and her whole body trembled. Stammering, in utter disbelief, she blurted out, "You... you, you! Are you gay?!"
The restaurant was fairly quiet, the hum of the air conditioner audible.
But in her moment of shock, Gu Yanxi forgot to lower her voice. As a result, nearly everyone in the restaurant heard her outburst.
"No wonder his face is so pale, turns out he's a homo, that's disgusting."
Not far away, a student with a face full of pimples shiftily whispered to his companion.
If someone's appearance is outstanding enough, it's only natural that they draw attention.
After all, in this restless era, it's also an era obsessed with looks—a face-first world.
Whether it was Gu Yanxi or Chen Zixuan right now, both could be described as rare types one almost never encounters in real life, as if they'd stepped right out of a shoujo manga.
Thus, from the moment they entered the restaurant, this seemingly couple-like pair drew the attention of a significant portion of the diners inside.
There were guys and girls, and the pimple-faced boy was naturally among them.
At first, the pimple-faced boy was jealous of Chen Zixuan. The latter's complexion was obviously much better than his own.
Unlike him, whose face was covered in pustules and whiteheads, only daring to use fake photos for online dating in games and never meeting up with his online girlfriend in real life.
It was one thing being handsome, but having such a Goddess-like girl accompanying him shopping and eating? That's the damned life of the popular kids!
However, when he heard the girl ask the boy if he was gay, joy bloomed in his heart.
So, curious to see what would happen next, many people in the restaurant all looked curiously at Chen Zixuan's table.
Pulling a tissue from the table, Chen Zixuan calmly wiped the juice off his face and said with a light sigh, "I never said I was, did I? Aren't you overreacting a little?"
"I-is that so..."
Only then did Gu Yanxi realize her reaction had been a bit much. She hurriedly pulled out another tissue and stood up to help Chen Zixuan wipe away the juice on his clothes.
From her straight black bangs, down her neck, to the refined collarbone peeking out from her black shirt...
"Gulp..."
In the quiet atmosphere, a chubby short-haired girl couldn't help but swallow.
Looking at the calm and snow-white, almost ethereal, boy, she suddenly felt that her idol Cai Xukun didn't seem that appealing after all.
As soon as the two started acting lovey-dovey, those who had been ready for some kind of ethical drama instantly lost all interest—as if they'd been force-fed dog food and could only turn away, pretending they hadn't seen anything.
In the end, Chen Zixuan still didn't find out what Gu Yanxi really thought about homosexuality.
After they finished their drinks, led by Gu Yanxi, Chen Zixuan went two blocks away to a specialty phone shop, paid over eight thousand yuan with WeChat, and bought a brand new black phone outright.
Originally, he'd wanted to buy Gu Yanxi a white one too, but then he worried it might come off as flaunting his wealth, so in the end, Chen Zixuan dropped the idea.
Before their relationship was officially established, it was better not to give Gu Yanxi any expensive gifts.
The trip took nearly two hours altogether.
The coolness after the downpour gradually faded, and as noon wore on, the weather grew hotter and more stifling.
If there wasn't any clothes-shopping involved, Gu Yanxi would soon look like she was about to collapse. Chen Zixuan could only hold an umbrella in one hand and carry a pile of shopping bags in the other as they headed home together.
Since the two lived on the same floor, walking home together seemed only natural.
After watching Gu Yanxi enter her door, Chen Zixuan finally returned to his own apartment and closed the door behind him.
Next came the inevitable chore of setting up his new phone.
He charged the new phone, put in his old SIM card, and connected to Gu Yanxi's home Wi-Fi. Then, Chen Zixuan began downloading all his usual apps.
It had to be said, using a new phone was truly smooth—a huge improvement over his old model.
To be honest, there weren't many "regular apps" that Chen Zixuan used.
For social purposes, there was QQ and WeChat. For food delivery, there was "Meikun Food Delivery" and "Starving Yet?"
For online shopping, he had SlashHand. And then there was the forum for Legend of Kaloran.
Of course, there was also a certain video site with a pink icon.
Whenever life's pressures got to be too much, Chen Zixuan would watch a few disturbing videos to decompress.
He hadn't slept all night, was tormented to death by monsters in the morning, and accompanied Gu Yanxi for a long round of shopping at noon...
The pressure today was too much. To keep his mind healthy, it was time for a little stress-relief.
With this in mind, Chen Zixuan opened the video site and clicked on a video titled [Classic Old Series].
"Yo, isn't this Swinging Yang? Haven't seen you for a few days, getting all gloomy?"
Watching a woman in black slap the protagonist's resolute face with unrestrained sarcasm, Chen Zixuan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
It was too much—the immersion was overwhelming!
But the protagonist merely gave a contemptuous smile. Unbothered by her ridicule, as if nothing in the world could shake his resolve, he simply pushed her aside and coolly grunted:
"Hmph, fool!"
"Doo doo doo doo doo doo..."
As the red-clothed man on screen started dancing along with thumping DJ music, Chen Zixuan couldn't help but break into a genuine smile.
The instant the woman was pushed away, Chen Zixuan knew that Swinging Yang had found his own salvation.
And Chen Zixuan, too, felt healed by this brief, inspirational story.
Putting down his phone, Chen Zixuan put on his VR helmet, immersing his consciousness once more into the world of Legend of Kaloran.
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