Feed Me, Husband - Chapter 74

Chapter 74

When Gu Xiaonuan woke up, it was already late at night. She was leaning back on the sofa, and the television had already been turned off.

She gently shook her head. Even drinking the blood of an 800-year-old elder Vampire couldn’t change the fact that a tiny bit of alcohol was enough to make her drunk.

Lu Yichen must have helped her back. She vaguely remembered him saying, “Can Teacher Gu not drink? I’ll be sure to pay attention next time.”

Gu Xiaonuan sat there. Next time?

A box of hangover medicine sat on the table, and there was an unread message from him on her phone.

“Teacher Gu, I’m truly sorry; I didn’t realize you couldn’t handle alcohol. If you have a headache when you wake up, taking the hangover medicine should make you feel better.”

Gu Xiaonuan checked the time. It was past 1:00 AM; he must have gone to bed long ago.

She stood up. Inside the darkened room, Gu Xiaonuan’s eyes were filled with a deep, saturated red. She cracked her neck slightly; she didn’t require much sleep.

She opened the Forum. She followed the school’s board and would check it whenever she had time to see what kind of news the humans were posting.

They loved to post everything, big or small, on the Forum, and the replies were often quite interesting.

Gu Xiaonuan had learned about many things through the Forum, including Ruan Beibei, the girl who was pursuing Lu Yichen so aggressively.

Since entering the university, Ruan Beibei had been dubbed the Economics Department’s Department Belle due to her striking appearance, and she had many suitors.

This young girl was quite interesting; she maintained a delicate, perfect distance from all her suitors. Gu Xiaonuan raised an eyebrow slightly. This was what humans called “fish-farming,” wasn’t it?

A certain thread suddenly caught Gu Xiaonuan’s eye.

“Does anyone know the first-year grad student from the History Department, Lu Yichen?”

The post included several photos that were clearly candid shots. Though they were a bit blurry, Lu Yichen’s features and temperament were indeed extraordinary.

Many people were commenting in the thread, most of them praising Lu Yichen’s looks and aura, with some even asking for his contact information.

Gu Xiaonuan originally thought it was just a thread for admiring a handsome guy, but she didn’t expect the poster to leak that photo of her and Lu Yichen hugging.

In the dim light, a dark-haired woman whose face wasn’t visible was nestled in Lu Yichen’s arms. One of his hands was wrapped around her body, his handsome face tilted down, a faint smile on his lips as he seemed to plant a soft kiss in her hair.

Gu Xiaonuan was stunned. She stared at the image of herself and him.

Did it really feel like that at the time?

It was clearly a staged photo, so why did it look so real?

The comments below the post shifted because of this photo. Many people were shocked that Lu Yichen actually had a girlfriend, and that they looked so intimate.

Some even went as far as to say they had definitely slept together.

Gu Xiaonuan scrolled through the content below. Someone had already identified the location as the library’s storage room. Someone else, with eyes like a microscope, had even spotted the logo on her shirt collar.

“That’s our school crest!”

The pattern had been magnified countless times until it was a complete blur, but someone had traced the lines over it, making it clear at a glance.

Gu Xiaonuan narrowed her eyes. Did these people have nothing better to do?

“Since she’s wearing clothes with our school crest, is she a member of the school staff?”

“Could be a student… If she’s staff, is she a teaching assistant or a young teacher?”

Numerous speculations emerged, but everyone seemed to have locked onto a single target: the person nestled in Lu Yichen’s arms in the photo was someone affiliated with the university.

Gu Xiaonuan’s finger flicked across the phone screen at a speed like infinite fast-forward. In a few seconds, she had finished reading hundreds of replies.

Gu Xiaonuan frowned. It seemed this matter wouldn’t end just by faking a single photo.

Sure enough, three days later, when Lu Yichen came to the Ancient Texts Room to return some books, he looked somewhat displeased.

Gu Xiaonuan looked up and saw Ruan Beibei in the hallway outside the Ancient Texts Room. The young girl’s persistent and passionate pursuit was clearly causing him a great deal of trouble.
Lu Yichen left without saying another word, and Ruan Beibei immediately followed him.

Over the next few days, Lu Yichen found himself cornered by Ruan Beibei in all sorts of places. She even went as far as taking the same subway as him and following him all the way to the entrance of his apartment complex.

“Senior Lu, since you live here alone, I could come over every now and then to help you clean your room?” Ruan Beibei said with a flirtatious smile. “Or maybe I could drop by once in a while to bring you some food?”

Lu Yichen stood outside the complex with a cold expression. “Do you have any idea what you’re acting like right now?”

“I just want to talk a bit more with the person I like. It’s not like I’m bothering you,” Ruan Beibei giggled, her pretty face taking on a slightly aggrieved look. “Don’t be so mean to me, Senior Lu.”

“Are you planning on following me into my home as well?”

Lu Yichen’s hands tightened slightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Gu Xiaonuan walking toward them. A second later, she vanished from sight.

The corners of Lu Yichen’s mouth quirked up ever so slightly. “I’ve already told you, I have a girlfriend. Why won’t you just leave me alone?”

“Is your girlfriend a member of the school staff?” Ruan Beibei blinked. “In that photo, she was wearing clothes with the school crest on them. I’m so curious.”

Lu Yichen’s eyes widened slightly. “I don’t like you. How many times do I have to say it before you understand?”

“I understand. I just want to see just how amazing Senior Lu’s girlfriend is that you can’t see anyone else.”

“That has nothing to do with you,” Lu Yichen said coldly. “Do not interfere with my private life. No matter what my girlfriend is like, you have no business knowing.”

Lu Yichen turned and swiped his card to enter the complex, but Ruan Beibei was quick enough to slip in after him. She giggled and reached out to grab his sleeve, only to be stopped by a voice.

“Let go.”

Ruan Beibei looked up to see a petite, beautiful girl with long black hair walking toward them. Her skin was fair, her features were sharp and well-defined, and she carried an air of cool detachment.

Ruan Beibei instinctively pulled her hand back. “Are you… the person from the photo?”

Gu Xiaonuan stepped forward and leaned directly into Lu Yichen’s embrace, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind. Lu Yichen’s warm body gave a slight shiver, and he looked down at her.

Gu Xiaonuan gave him a look, signaling for him to put his arm around her.

Lu Yichen’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He raised his arm and draped it over Gu Xiaonuan’s shoulder, pulling her close into his chest.

“She’s wearing a ring…!”

Ruan Beibei’s sharp eyes caught the ring on Gu Xiaonuan’s finger, and she let out a startled cry. Lu Yichen held the girl in his arms tighter.

“I gave it to her. Is there a problem?”

Ruan Beibei bit her lip, her eyes fixed on Gu Xiaonuan as she tried to find any flaw that would suggest they were faking their relationship.

Gu Xiaonuan arched an eyebrow. “What are you looking at? Do I need your permission to spend time with my own boyfriend?”

Ruan Beibei’s face flushed red at the remark. Gu Xiaonuan stared directly into her eyes.

“Chasing after someone else’s boyfriend-haven’t you had enough?”

Ruan Beibei had always assumed Lu Yichen was just pretending, but seeing the two of them together, it didn’t look like an act at all. Stung by Gu Xiaonuan’s words, she stood there in awkward silence.

“Alright, let’s go back. Don’t be angry.”

Lu Yichen coaxed her gently, his tone incredibly soft. Gu Xiaonuan was momentarily stunned by his voice. She gave a small hum of agreement and let him lead her away.

After walking a short distance, Lu Yichen glanced back and saw that Ruan Beibei still hadn’t left.

“Teacher Gu, I’m sorry.”

He spoke in a low voice. Before Gu Xiaonuan could react, his warm hand reached around her face from behind, tilting her chin up as his thin lips pressed down.

His warm breath was inches away. Gu Xiaonuan couldn’t help but tighten her grip on his clothes.

His fingers rested against her lips, and his kiss fell upon his own fingers.