FSGOR Ch66

On a non-workday morning.

A white Bentley drove into the campus garage, and from the driver’s seat emerged a young man who gently closed the car door.

Dressed in a white shirt and jeans, with a long brown windbreaker over them, he had driven from a top neighborhood in the capital city. He was Zhuo Zhe, a counselor from the College of Chemical Engineering.

Taking the elevator.

Zhuo Zhe showed signs of fatigue. There wasn’t anything particularly important to do, but he had to come to the school specifically because he didn’t want to spend a long time with his adoptive mother.

Before entering the office, he noticed the door was open. He thought a colleague had come early to work overtime and habitually lowered his head to glance at the schedule.

Suddenly, he thought of something, paused, and felt a chill run down his spine as if sensing a murderous intent in the air.

Then.

As he lifted his head, he froze on the spot, his mind buzzing.

Sure enough, sitting at his desk was a familiar face, leisurely crossing his arms and staring directly at him—it was none other than Meng Tangyan’s biological son, Chu Xuyu.

Instantly, the office fell silent, the atmosphere tense as if it were a long-planned battlefield.

Chu Xuyu cast a cold glance, his gaze as dangerous as a blade, as if he wanted to skin and bone the stepson of his mother, yet he remained silent.

Under his gaze, Zhuo Zhe, standing before him, faltered only for a moment. This peer, who wore a scholarly guise, showed no fear in his eyes. After suppressing a surge of emotion, his gaze became calm to the point of indifference.

He had to admit that Zhuo Zhe handled things quite well, which was no surprise given that he had been by Meng Tangyan’s side for many years, reaping numerous benefits, even if it meant suppressing his own sexual orientation.

Chu Xuyu fiddled with his phone, cold as death, and questioned, “Why not keep up the act now? Is it because you think my mother hasn’t given you enough, or has she given you too much?”

Zhuo Zhe lowered his gaze, stepped forward slowly, and put down the briefcase in his hand, as if ignoring the uninvited guest.

However, his fingertips turned white from gripping too hard, unconsciously betraying the calm he pretended to have.

“President Chu already has enough; why must you come to take my place?”

Upon hearing this.

Chu Xuyu’s aura suddenly became oppressive, his eyes flashing with cold light. The trash before him disgusted him to the extreme, and a look of contempt could not be hidden, as if he were looking down from a high position.

His deep voice seemed about to stir up a storm, “So, the stupid things you did behind my back were just out of jealousy for me?”

Zhuo Zhe’s scalp tingled, but he still tried to control his surging emotions, calmly meeting his gaze, unafraid even in the face of death.

He knew better than anyone that no matter how hard he tried, he could never compare to Chu Xuyu in this lifetime.

Whether in family background, education, or career achievements, his birth had destined him to be no match for the man before him, no matter how hard he tried. His current actions were like striking a stone with an egg, unable to contend with Chu Xuyu for anything.

But the irony was, he knew Chu Xuyu’s weakness all too well, which was what drove him to make such a foolish struggle.

As the two stood in a stalemate, Chu Xuyu tapped his fingers lightly on the desk twice, then suddenly stood up, his tall and straight figure exuding a cold aura.

He didn’t even bother to give the other man a glance, frowning as he walked straight out.

“For my mother’s sake, I can make you disappear in a decent way, but don’t think that the matter of bullying Jiang Tian will be easily forgotten.”

Zhuo Zhe stood still, as if facing a mountain, his mind filled only with the sound of Chu Xuyu’s gradually fading footsteps.

Suddenly, just as Chu Xuyu was about to step out of the door, Zhuo Zhe took a deep breath and steadied his voice as much as possible, “It was you who drove your mother mad, wasn’t it? I guessed right.”

Chu Xuyu’s whole body stiffened.

“Your mother, after discovering she had been deceived by her husband, was on the verge of suicide. But then she found out that her son was also gay…”

Zhuo Zhe seemed to be swallowed by the darkness, his voice involuntarily lowering, “This was the real reason that drove her mad, wasn’t it?”

Zhuo Zhe’s tone was not tinged with the gloating of a petty person, but it was like an electric drill piercing his eardrums, causing Chu Xuyu’s mind to go blank and his internal organs to ache.

His hanging hand clenched into a fist, realizing that Zhuo Zhe was not normal either. He was calm to the point of madness, as if his long-suppressed emotions could collapse at any moment.

“You should have thought about it. I dared to do this because I am not afraid of any consequences. But if your mother knew that you were acting recklessly, it would be a different story.”

Zhuo Zhe turned his body, his gaze fixed on the back of Chu Xuyu’s hand with protruding veins, as if mocking, “Making your own mother completely despair of this world, President Chu, what qualifies you to stand on the moral high ground…”

His voice abruptly stopped.

Zhuo Zhe’s vision suddenly darkened as a shadow rushed towards him with the wind, slamming him hard onto the desk. Files scattered to the floor, creating a mess.

Zhuo Zhe, after all, was a man over 1.8 meters tall, but he couldn’t move an inch. The sound of his bones grinding reached his ears, and his heart felt like it was about to explode. However, his body didn’t seem to feel the pain; instead, he felt an indescribable sense of relief, as if he had been longing to reach this point!

“You care for your mother, even though she resents and hates you, and has even hurt you. But you still think she loves you like a good mother should!”

Zhuo Zhe seemed to have gone mad, laughing out loud, even daring to address him by his name, “Chu Xuyu, your biggest foolishness is having filial piety for someone like her. Don’t you know she’s a crazy, heartless lunatic!”

Chu Xuyu, relying solely on his rationality, refrained from killing this madman, suppressing his anger as he fiercely said, “Do you think a few words can drive me mad?”

“You’re overthinking.”

His pupils suddenly constricted, and a murderous aura like black mist overflowed from his body. He hoarsely said, “Apart from Jiang Tian, I don’t care about anyone else now.”

“You should regret not realizing this point the most.”

On the weekend.

Jiang Tian had another late night with his lover and didn’t wake up until noon. He glanced at the time on his phone and vaguely heard the sound of water from the bathroom. In a daze, he got out of bed and walked over in his slippers.

Then, he saw Chu Xuyu standing in front of the washbasin, repeatedly washing his hands.

“…Ge.”

Jiang Tian approached and suddenly noticed that he was wearing home clothes, which was the set he usually changed into after coming back from going out.

Jiang Tian was a bit puzzled and thought that Chu Xuyu had gone to the company. He hugged him from behind, rested his chin on his shoulder, and muttered with his face buried, “I didn’t know you still had to work today.”

Implicitly, the two of them had been up all night, and he had slept soundly. Chu Xuyu, however, had to go to the company early in the morning after working overtime, which seemed unfair no matter how he thought about it.

Chu Xuyu reached back and rubbed his head, looking at the disheveled little puppy in the mirror, and softly asked, “Did you sleep well?”

He was rarely this gentle, as if something good had happened. Jiang Tian, who hadn’t fully woken up, nodded, and his chin tickled Chu Xuyu’s shoulder.

“It’s almost time to eat.”

Chu Xuyu turned off the water, pulled a paper towel to dry his hands, and said, “Let’s go out tonight and accompany me to a friend’s wedding.”

Jiang Tian blinked and before he could ask whose wedding it was, he was urged to wash up. Chu Xuyu nagged that being in love shouldn’t disrupt his routine, and he must eat properly.

However, at the dining table, Chu Xuyu still didn’t reveal much, only saying that he wanted to dress him up nicely.

“… “

There was a sense of déjà vu, like a little puppy being taken to a beauty salon by its owner.

Jiang Tian was naturally happy to accompany him, but knowing Chu Xuyu’s character, he rarely made significant decisions on a whim. Taking him to a public event was almost equivalent to making their relationship official.

But Chu Xuyu’s mood was good, so he suppressed his doubts, thinking that he shouldn’t be overly suspicious and overthink things because of what happened at school.

In the dressing room.

This man insisted on finding a custom-made suit that he had never worn and wanted to put it on him. Leaning against the wall, he admired, “What sudden decision?”

“You’ve already announced me on your social media, and you’re not even allowing me to take you out to meet friends?”

Jiang Tian breathed a sigh of relief, “…That’s fine.”

Fortunately, he hadn’t exposed any problems. He was too tired last night, and his memory was fragmented.

His memory started from the bedroom. He thought he had been dreaming for a while in the living room, so he didn’t reveal anything, and Chu Xuyu didn’t know about what happened at school.

Thinking about it, it wasn’t a big deal. He believed he could handle it. While Chu Xuyu was changing clothes, he took the opportunity to send a message to Zhuo Zhe, asking if they could meet on Monday to talk.

But the counselor seemed busy and hadn’t replied to the message. He was about to continue waiting for a response when Chu Xuyu had already walked over, staring at his phone, “Who are you texting?”

“Chatting with classmates about group assignments.”

Jiang Tian put away his phone and, as if to cover up, curved his lips, “Let me tie your tie for you, Ge.”

He wasn’t good at lying, and his guilty appearance was too obvious. In Chu Xuyu’s eyes, he couldn’t help but smile, finding him adorably cute.

In the late autumn season, the sunlight was rarely this charming, spilling from the window onto the wooden floor, as if a starry river had fallen into the room.

Jiang Tian stood in the light and shadow, carefully tying a bow tie for his lover.

He couldn’t be gentle. With his fingertips holding the bow tie and his right hand pinching the long end, he smoothed out the wrinkles in the neat fabric. As the folds overlapped, his gaze unintentionally collided with Chu Xuyu’s at close range.

This gaze carried an unconscious seduction. Even though it wasn’t intentional, it indeed had this effect in Chu Xuyu’s eyes.

He pushed Jiang Tian against the wall, lowered his head, and the scorching breath continuously sprayed onto the fair skin of his side neck.

“…!”

Jiang Tian hadn’t fully changed into his suit yet, but he already looked handsome and upright. However, he was interrupted by Chu Xuyu’s sudden intimacy.

But he didn’t resist either. Instead, he habitually wrapped his arms around his lover’s back, feeling the tense muscles, as if indulging in all his actions.

Chu Xuyu scoffed and, unlike usual, didn’t leave a strawberry mark. Just like how his lover gently tied the bow tie, he left a fleeting kiss, “What are you looking forward to?”

“… “

Jiang Tian stiffened his neck, his mind as if it had crashed, and he slowly replied, “Nothing, not looking forward to anything.”

Chu Xuyu just smiled lightly, hugging him and kissing him, deliberately not leaving any marks, “If there were really any traces left, what would people think?”

As soon as these words came out.

Jiang Tian’s mind instantly understood, and his face inexplicably heated up. He couldn’t clearly explain that Chu Xuyu intended to introduce him to his friends as his official boyfriend.

“I know you’re good to me, Ge.”

Jiang Tian couldn’t help but think about what happened at school, but it didn’t affect his thoughts at all. Love was a matter between two people, “I don’t care what others think.”

Hearing such obedient words from his mouth, Chu Xuyu almost lost control. He pressed his lips against his, kissing him as if he didn’t know where the sky and earth were.

The two of them could spend more than half an hour in the dressing room just changing clothes. This was just a kiss. If they did anything else, Jiang Tian was afraid it would be dark by the time they set off.

Even though he didn’t know whose wedding his lover was taking him to, Jiang Tian just needed to follow him.

Jiang Tian did well in this regard. He was neither timid nor uncomfortable. Even though he was young, he was always poised and graceful in large social settings.

He was responsible for driving, while Chu Xuyu was on the phone with a friend in the passenger seat. From the sound of it, it was Doctor Fu and an actor friend who was an “Emperor of the Screen.”

After hanging up the phone.

Chu Xuyu, with his elbow resting on the car door, looked over and, thinking of something, asked, “Do you know who Curly’s star sister is talking to?”

“… “

Jiang Tian almost thought he was still talking to his friend and reacted, “Sister Lu Yang? She’s dating a male star in the entertainment industry, someone with a similar status to hers.”

Chu Xuyu deliberately didn’t continue the conversation.

Because of his abrupt words, Jiang Tian, who had been focused on driving, didn’t react in time and didn’t realize the deeper meaning behind them.

He and his sister knew that Sister Lu Yang’s male idol was a popular “Emperor of the Screen.” However, due to her status as an eighth-tier celebrity, she was currently dating a minor star in the industry, claiming it was a substitute for the “Emperor of the Screen” without revealing his true identity.

However, this caused Jiang Qing, who served as her secretary, to not dare to get too close to a certain “Emperor of the Screen.” She always felt like she was stealing her sister’s boyfriend.

Jiang Tian didn’t know how he ended up associating so much.

Until they arrived at the wedding venue, the sun was about to set. It was like arriving at a secret forest territory, with a warm and romantic atmosphere outdoors.

Jiang Tian and Chu Xuyu got out of the car and immediately became the focus of everyone’s attention.

Not only were they well-matched in appearance, with flawless proportions and tall, straight figures outlined by their suits, but they also seemed to be wearing couple-style outfits. As guests, they were enough to make others envious.

Before he could introduce his friends to Jiang Tian, the “Emperor of the Screen” and his star lover arrived. Face to face, Jiang Tian and Lu Yang exchanged shocked glances.

“… Sister Lu.”

Jiang Tian took a deep breath and greeted her. When he looked at the “Emperor of the Screen,” who was a good friend of Chu Xuyu’s, he didn’t know for a moment whether to call him Mr. Shen or brother-in-law.

Chu Xuyu was about to speak when Lu Yang, who was straightforward and bold, greeted him and directly pulled Jiang Tian to chat, feeling equally incredulous.

“Sister Lu used to say she was dating a substitute for the ‘Emperor of the Screen’…”

“Isn’t it amazing that President Chu is bringing you, Xiao Tian, to attend the wedding!”

Their conversation was eavesdropped on, and their respective partners exchanged glances, unable to hide their feelings.

Chu Xuyu bluntly said that the “Emperor of the Screen” was putting on a cheap act and told him not to be photographed by fans. Shen Yan laughed heartily and teased the young rich man, “President Chu might as well take a look in the mirror first.”

Chu Xuyu didn’t know if it was true or false, but he didn’t fall into his trap. Even if he had become affectionate because of love, what was there not to be happy about for Jiang Tian?

As an old friend, Shen Yan naturally felt that with Chu Xuyu’s status, if it weren’t for bringing Jiang Tian out to introduce him to his friends, he wouldn’t have appeared at this public wedding scene.

There were a bunch of troubles at home, and for many years, he had hidden his sexual orientation, all because of his mother’s health and illness.

But compared to these, Chu Xuyu had already realized that he didn’t want Jiang Tian to feel wronged. At this critical juncture, he shouldn’t be concerned about people who didn’t care about him.

In the deep autumn, the sky darkened too early.

At the wedding scene, the sky was rendered in a light orange hue, reflecting the backs of the newlywed couple. The guests present also felt a sense of sweetness and beauty.

After chatting with his childhood friend’s sister, Jiang Tian returned to Chu Xuyu’s side.

Suddenly, his lover’s palm touched his, and their fingers intertwined, with a magnetic voice sounding in his ear, “Baby.”

“After tonight, many people will know—”

“We are officially dating.”