Su Chen waited until no one was around, then used Teleportation to take Gu Yue straight back to his villa.
Gu Yue was still clinging to Su Chen, her arms around his neck.
Su Chen's hands were supporting her butt.
The scent of wine mingled with Gu Yue's natural fragrance at the tip of his nose. It smelled pretty good.
"Mmm... let go of me. I can still drink..."
Gu Yue mumbled, bleary-eyed.
"All right, everyone's gone. You're still drinking?"
Su Chen was speechless. His hands instinctively gave her a squeeze.
"Mmm... taking advantage of me while I'm drunk! Are you trying to die?"
Gu Yue immediately went on the defensive, sobering up halfway in an instant. She opened her mouth and took a bite out of Su Chen's neck.
She wasn't being affectionate. She really bit down hard, showing no mercy.
Luckily, Su Chen had thick skin and tough flesh. Otherwise, she might have bitten off a chunk.
"I was just trying to help you sober up a little~"
Su Chen shrugged, then set Gu Yue down on the sofa and poured her a glass of water to help her sober up.
"Mmm, where is this...? Why is it so luxurious...?"
After drinking some water, Gu Yue had sobered up a little. She quickly realized something was off about the place.
Compared with an ordinary dormitory, this place was ridiculously luxurious.
But it didn't seem to be a hotel, either...
"This is my dorm at the academy. Is there a problem?" Su Chen replied with a smile.
"Your dorm!! The academy's gone way too far! Isn't this blatant preferential treatment? Why don't I get a place like this? They're playing favorites! The academy is so biased!!"
Gu Yue was completely dumbfounded.
Who had a villa for a student dormitory???
Even the top academies in the various empires didn't give their students such luxurious accommodations, did they?
Wait, even the headmaster didn't live somewhere this nice, did they?
Su Chen's place was simply outrageous!
"Can't be helped. I'm just too outstanding. This is only the academy's way of currying favor with me," Su Chen said, putting on a solemn air.
"Hmph, conceited."
Gu Yue pouted, then unsteadily got to her feet and wandered around. Suddenly, she said, "Your villa is so big, and it looks like no one else lives here. Give me an empty room."
"Ahem, wouldn't that be inappropriate? Men and women shouldn't live together. People might gossip if they saw..." Su Chen cleared his throat. He hadn't expected Gu Yue to suddenly say something like that.
Gu Yue absolutely couldn't stay here.
After all, Su Chen often brought Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin back to spend the night.
If they saw another girl living in the house, wouldn't he be totally screwed?
"What's the problem? I don't mind. You're a grown man, so why do you care? Leaving all these rooms empty would be a waste. Unless..." Gu Yue seemed to have thought of something. She gave him a strange look. "Unless Senior Brother is keeping a beauty hidden away?"
She had inherited Na'er's memories, so of course she knew Su Chen was involved with other girls.
And those two girls also attended Eastsea Academy.
Was this guy bringing them back here to spend the night all the time?
"What do you mean, keeping a beauty hidden away? Gu Yue, you can't slander me! It's just the two of us here. Who am I hiding?"
Su Chen panicked.
"Oh, so it's true, Stupid Senior Brother! You're keeping a beauty hidden away, forgetting your little junior sister as soon as you see a pretty face! Other people can live here, but I'm your junior sister. Why can't I? Believe me, I'll report you to the teacher!"
Gu Yue grabbed Su Chen by the collar, suddenly feeling a little angry.
By rights, she had known for a long time that Su Chen had been involved with Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin. She shouldn't have minded.
But for some reason...
The thought of Su Chen letting them stay here while refusing to let her do the same made her inexplicably angry.
"Fine, fine. I'll set aside a room for you. Happy now?"
Su Chen was helpless.
If she really reported this to Leng Yaozhu, he'd definitely get an earful.
Leng Yaozhu had gone out of her way to place Gu Yue in his care. Of course, she expected him to look after Gu Yue.
If he couldn't even arrange a decent place for her to stay, then he really wouldn't be doing his job as her senior brother.
No matter how high Leng Yaozhu's opinion of him was, she'd still take Gu Yue's side and stand up for her.
Besides, Gu Yue living here wouldn't actually stop Su Chen from bringing Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi home.
He'd just have to keep it down a little.
With the door closed, no one could hear anything from outside.
Unless Gu Yue was pressed up against the door, listening...
That would be going too far!
"Hmph, that's more like it..."
Gu Yue gave Su Chen a light glare. The alcohol hit her again, and she slumped softly back onto the sofa, mumbling under her breath, "Stupid Senior Brother... Such a flirt. How could any girl be so silly as to stay with you..."
"Ahem, Gu Yue, you can't just say things like that. Of course outstanding men are more popular. Isn't that only natural?"
Su Chen defended himself. "Besides, in this world, the strong rule. Naturally, the strong have more choices when it comes to partners. Passing on superior genes is our duty. It's an ancestral precept, and I have to follow it."
"Pfft... If you're lecherous, just admit it. You dress it up in all that high-sounding nonsense. Stupid Senior Brother, shameless..." Gu Yue rolled her eyes at Su Chen, then turned over to face away from him.
Su Chen: ...
Su Chen checked the time. It was getting late, and they still had to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform tomorrow.
He went over, slipped one arm around Gu Yue's shoulders and the other beneath her knees, and gently lifted her up.
"Mmm... What are you doing...?"
Because she was drunk, Gu Yue was all woozy and limp, looking very easy to bully.
"Taking you to your room to sleep. Didn't you want a room? It's yours. You can sleep here every day if you want. But food isn't included, so don't expect me to make you breakfast."
Su Chen shrugged.
"Who wants you to make breakfast? It'd definitely taste awful. I don't want it."
Gu Yue turned her head away, the flush on her cheeks seemingly deepening.
Carrying Gu Yue, Su Chen entered a new room. He made the bed for her, then turned and left.
Su Chen checked Gu Yue's affection score. It had already reached 46.
Though Gu Yue often bickered with him, her affection score had genuinely been rising. It was just going up a little slowly.
After all, Gu Yue was more rational than Na'er, and she had always stood firmly on the side of the Soul Beasts.
Their opposing positions—and the fact that they might even become mortal enemies in the future—stood in the way, making her affection grow slowly.
But Su Chen wasn't in a hurry.
He wouldn't try to change Gu Yue's position. Instead, he would subtly guide her and let her see the hope of other choices...
The next morning.
Gu Yue got up and washed up.
She had to admit, the big soft bed in Su Chen's villa was incredibly comfortable.
After going back to pack her things, she'd move in that evening and sleep at Su Chen's place.
Of course, she also wanted to get back at Su Chen.
He definitely brought other girls home all the time, and maybe they even slept together...
Now that she was living here,
there was no way Su Chen would have the nerve to bring anyone else home!
"Sniff, sniff..."
"What's that smell??"
Before long, Gu Yue caught a delicious aroma.
In the dining room downstairs, Su Chen was happily eating breakfast. It was obvious he'd made it himself.
"How did this guy's cooking get so much better..."
Gu Yue muttered under her breath. Her stomach rumbled, clearly hungry.
Gu Yue went downstairs and started searching the kitchen.
"What are you looking for?" Su Chen asked as he ate.
"Where's my breakfast??"
Gu Yue stared at the empty kitchen, completely baffled.
"You don't like it, do you? So I didn't make you any."
Su Chen bit into a steak, then took a long, noisy sip of soda, looking thoroughly pleased.
As a Soul Master, his body was strong.
That was why Su Chen ate junk food with every meal. He had to load up on sugar, salt, and cholesterol, and wash it down with all kinds of additive-filled drinks. Otherwise, it just didn't feel right.
"Stupid Senior Brother, I'll ram you to death!!!"
"Wham—"
Gu Yue headbutted Su Chen, launching him straight into the air.
Then she started enjoying Su Chen's breakfast and drinks.
"Come on... I already ate some of that..."
Su Chen lay in the corner, looking completely baffled.
It was just one missed breakfast—and she'd eaten half of it already...
"Mmm..."
At his words, Gu Yue paused mid-bite, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.
"I don't care, Stupid Senior Brother!"
Gu Yue glared at Su Chen, then kept devouring the food.
Su Chen had just gotten to his feet and dusted off his backside when Gu Yue finished every last bite of breakfast. She even licked the plate clean, clearly determined not to leave Su Chen a thing.
"Glug, glug..."
Gu Yue downed the soda in one go, then glanced at Su Chen. "If you don't make me breakfast next time, I'll report you to the teacher for abusing me!"
Su Chen: ...
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