Chapter 36 (1/2)
Did time go in reverse?
Shi Qing was in a panicked state. He seriously examined the actions he had just performed in his memory. Although it was only about five or six minutes, he could confirm that Su Rui rushed in and found him with Qin Mo…his face showed how shocked he was before he slammed the door. After that, Shi Qing jumped out of bed and put on his clothes…He had not finished putting on his jacket, and yet he ended up back in bed!
Was it possible that it was a hallucination? Was he merely dreaming?
How could it feel so real? In addition, how could he even come up with such a senseless dream?
Shi Qing did not understand, so he turned around to look at Qin Mo. Qin Mo was not in the same playful mood he had just been in, and his eyes also displayed some misgivings, “Didn’t you put on clothes just a moment ago?” He spoke as if he was merely stating some general facts, while at the same time he reached forward to stroke the other’s waist and held on.
Shi Qing felt very ticklish, and exerted all of his strength to shrink away, then hurried to say, “Yes yes! I definitely left the bed and put on some clothes, got completely ready to go out, but now I’ve come back!”
Qin Mo had just started to talk, but at that time there came a sudden knock at the door.
They both looked at each other with surprise showing in each of their eyes. Just before, Su Rui had definitely rushed directly into their room.
Su Rui’s voice came from outside the door, “Shi Qing! Come quickly and eat breakfast or you’ll be late for your plane!”
Su Rui was talking about being late for the flight that would return them to their home country. Ever since their graduation, except for Shi Qing,they had become very busy people. It was Shi Qing’s birthday, so they had taken that hard to come by time off and spent several days simply relaxing by flying to a beautiful Island destination for a vacation.
After playing for two days, they had spent the last night drinking and got extremely intoxicated. At present, it was the morning they should make their return journey. Although Shi Qing was not very busy, Su Rui had an important meeting and Qin Mo had to go back and preside over a major project.
That was also the reason why Su Rui came and pounded on the door so early in the morning. Shi Qing was the least self-disciplined. He would sleep until he woke up naturally, and today it was estimated that would be when the sky was darkening.
Shi Qing instinctually answered, “Okay, okay.”
At the same time he complained in his heart, how could you think so wrong of me like that?
He jumped out of bed and got dressed. That time, he also specifically looked at the time, seven fifty-five. That point was not bad.
As he put on his clothes, he looked over at Qin Mo and scolded, “Get up! We only have so much time.”
Qin Mo no longer tarried and actually got up.
Shockingly, he directly exited the bed in the nude. Even the blanket just covering his most embarrassing parts had vanished!
He stood there so naturally, displaying his broad chest, strong abs, perfectly long and straight legs. Fuck me, that body, that’s the golden ratio!
Shi Qing told his eyes not to sweep around indiscriminately, but even so he could not help looking at a certain region he should not see.
His face went ‘囧’ with embarrassment…that thing, why is it standing up! Furthermore…it’s so big! What’s up with that completely unscientific size!
His pride as a man had taken a critical hit. Constantly comparing oneself to others would only make one angry. There are others who were much worse! Why is there such a difference? So annoying!
Oh! A thought suddenly dropped down on Shi Qing from heaven, and it was a very vulgar thought. Would the system store have something to improve that thing…………cough… too shameless!
Shi Qing stood up nearby and meticulously dressed himself, buttoning each button carefully, until everything was perfect and then looked up. Qin Mo was still standing there smoothly, with his big comrade standing with him!
Big brother! What are you doing! Is it possible you want to try out streaking?
Qin Mo saw Shi Qing looked at him, so he raised his chin and stated, “I have not learned how to wear these clothes.”
Shi Qing was shocked, but after his first reaction, he saw the sense in those words. Qin Mo was from authentic ancient times, so it was clear that he would not understand how modern-day clothes were worn.
“Come and help me.”
Hearing Qin Mo’s super-natural tone of voice, Shi Qing adopted a calm and collected manner, then walked over to complete his appointed job. He pick up the purple shirt and black pants that had been scattered on the floor began to dress that arrogant idler.
After Qin Mo was all dressed, Shi Qing stepped back to size him up. Ai, the purple shirt and black pants truly make for a showy and enticing look, very handsome!
Once he was done, Shi Qing finally had a certain thought surface in the back of his mind.
Although Qin Mo was a man from ancient times, while they were here he had become a different Qin Mo. In that case, he would have received the memories of the original owner. Even though it was a trifling matter, how was it possible that the original owner had no memories of how to get dressed?
…I was played!
However, there was no sense in looking into it any further. Furthermore, if he was to pursue the matter, he would be the one to lose face in the end. At that time, Shi Qing finally walked out the door.
After he went out, he looked around and found that Su Rui was actually not in the house?
He was somewhat bewildered, but did not think about it any further. He then walked into the bathroom, washed his face with cool water, then rinsed out his mouth.
When he came out, Shi Qing saw that Su Rui was sitting at the table, and the table had been laid out with an excellent breakfast. Shi Qing looked at it with anticipation, he truly was hungry.
After he had sat down, he turned towards Su Rui and bid him good morning. Su Rui merely grunted ‘en’ in acknowledgement but did not raise his head to look at him.
By that time, Qin Mo had also tidied up and joined them. Su Rui just nodded in greeting, not even making any noise that time.
The atmosphere was somewhat awkward, but Shi Qing did not have much to say.
Although the two originally in that world had been friends with Su Rui since they were small children, they were, after all, not the original people. They were able to accept the bodies’ memories, but that was not the same as gaining the feelings—that type of familiarity took time to establish. They needed more time to properly adapt.
At once, Shi Qing started to eat earnestly. It was a typical Western breakfast, very delicate and beautiful, with a pretty good taste. The servings were on the smaller side, so when Shi Qing had finished his last few mouthfuls, he found that his stomach was not fully satisfied. For him, that was the one shortcoming of the meal.
He glanced around and saw a big bottle of milk. After pondering, he decided that he would fill his belly with the drink, since trying to get more food would be troublesome.
He got up with the intention of pouring himself some milk, but accidentally pulled the table-cloth at the same time. In a stroke of bad luck, this knocked over the ketchup and it just so happened to fall towards where Su Rui was seated. The ketchup crashed down and spilled all over him…
Su Rui’s entire face went black. Shi Qing could not help staring blankly, because in his memory……Su Rui could genuinely be considered a very eccentric person. He had many outlandish quirks, and mysophobia was one of them. (t/n: mysophobia is a pathological fear of contamination/germs)
His spotless white shirt was instantly painted red. Even though it mostly landed on his clothes, the unfortunate part was that because it was ketchup, it was sure to soak through to his skin. If one considered that, due to his illness, Su Rui would already bathe ten times on a regular day, then it was simple to imagine that he would likely have to spend the entire day in the bathroom.
Shi Qing hastily apologized, “Ah…Su Rui, I am sorry, I was really too careless.”
At that time, Su Rui did not turn hostile towards Shi Qing, but his complexion had almost turned the same colour of grey as a kitchen pot.
Just as Shi Qing was thinking about how to console that guy so that he would not be too angry, and would not squander all his time in the bathroom……