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"Fake."

"Real."

The two spoke in unison, but their answers were completely opposite.

"Pfft, hahaha..." Zhou Zhou burst out laughing. "Xuxu, how are you this cute?"

[I think he's cute too. I even want to kiss him a couple of times—better yet, give him a hug.]

Duan Xu: "..."

He was already immune to the word "cute." As for kissing and hugging, he was sick of hearing about it.

Not knowing what to say, Duan Xu simply ignored them. He went to the balcony to wash his feet, then climbed straight into bed.

Hmph! Once I pull my bed curtains shut, I won't love anyone!

Seeing this, Shen Yanlang's smile faded. Gripping the bed rail with both hands, he said, "Xuxu, you're getting up so early? We haven't done laps around the track yet."

"I'm not going!" Duan Xu was especially firm now.

Shen Yanlang did not force him this time. He only said, "Then get some rest."

At that moment, Zhou Zhou frowned and said, "Brother Yan, someone on the forum is talking trash about Xuxu."

As he spoke, he was already typing out a rebuttal.

After hearing that, Shen Yanlang asked for the location and opened the forum on his phone.

Duan Xu heard it too. He had originally climbed into bed because he wanted to browse the forum alone, so he looked at the post Zhou Zhou mentioned first.

The post had been made sometime after National Day. It was specifically for shipping him and Shen Yanlang as a couple.

#The Campus Hunk and His Beta Roommate#

The title was eye-catching, concise, and clear.

The content roughly explained how they had started shipping the pair.

At first, it was because Shen Yanlang was the campus hunk, while Duan Xu was the person closest to him. Then Shen Yanlang had carried the sleeping Duan Xu back to the dormitory in a princess carry twice, and that was how people had started shipping them.

More recently, Shen Yanlang was practically always by Duan Xu's side. He bought him breakfast, helped get his meals, ran laps around the track with him, and so on. Anyone with eyes could tell something was up.

[Sisters, this is a newly released photo. Look!]

[Aaaaah! They drank from the same cup of milk tea—you take a sip, I take a sip. This is too sweet!]

[I was there in person. I almost died from the sweetness on the spot!]

[Indirect kiss! If we round it up, they've already entered the hall of marriage!]

Duan Xu: "..."

Wasn't that rounding up a little too much?

Further down were the comments Zhou Zhou had mentioned. If people shipped their couple, naturally there were people who disliked it. No, it should be said that they disliked Duan Xu.

Shen Yanlang was the campus hunk and a high-quality S-rank alpha. Quite a few people liked him and wanted to become the person by his side.

When that person became someone else—and an ordinary beta at that—jealousy was everywhere.

[Wake up, okay? They just spend a little more time together. Is that worth making a fuss over?]

[Exactly. Shen Yanlang is an alpha. How could he possibly be with a beta?]

[I don't think that Duan Xu guy looks like much either. He's always making the campus hunk do this and that for him. He's probably one of those fake innocent types.]

[You think you're good-looking? So good-looking you could blind people!]

[Our campus hunk likes Duan Xu. What are you going to do about it?]

[People who call others fake innocent are usually the fakest innocent lot themselves! Blegh—]

Duan Xu recognized the last ID. It was Zhou Zhou's. He could not help smiling, feeling grateful that Zhou Zhou had spoken up for him.

Just then, Zhou Zhou suddenly exclaimed, "Holy shit, Brother Yan is awesome!"

Duan Xu jumped. What was going on?

He hurriedly refreshed the post and discovered that the newest comment had actually been posted by Shen Yanlang. He had even used his own name as his username.

Shen Yanlang: [I like Duan Xu. I'm pursuing him. I don't want to hear unpleasant things, especially anything about Duan Xu.]

After he posted that, the thread fell silent for a long time before new replies gradually began appearing.

[Holy crap! Am I blind? Is this really him?]

[Yes, it's really him. Everyone, scream together!]

[Aaaaah!]

[What does it feel like to ship a couple and have them turn out to be real?]

[Campus hunk, you've got to keep it up! We all support you!]

[Support +10086!]

However, more unpleasant comments appeared.

[The campus hunk is personally pursuing him, and Duan Xu still won't agree? He thinks way too highly of himself, doesn't he?]

[He takes himself way too seriously. Does he really think he's such a catch?]

Shen Yanlang: [I've noted down your IDs. Get ready to apologize.]

[The campus hunk is mighty!]

[The campus hunk is so domineering when protecting his husband!]

[I'm shipping this so hard I could die!]

Duan Xu put down his phone and touched his face. It was burning hot. He did not need to look to know it must be bright red too.

Shen Yanlang really... was too good!

He touched his chest. His heart was beating wildly as he finally began to face his feelings for Shen Yanlang.

It had been over a month. Shen Yanlang had pursued him every day without fail. It would be a lie to say he was not moved. Besides, whenever he heard Shen Yanlang's suggestive inner thoughts, he could not help blushing.

It was embarrassment, not disgust or rejection.

So, did he actually have feelings for Shen Yanlang?

At that thought, Duan Xu's heart beat faster and faster, and his face grew unbearably hot. He fell onto the bed and could not help kicking his feet, making quite a bit of noise.

Both Shen Yanlang and Zhou Zhou looked up at his bed curtains. Shen Yanlang even asked, "Xuxu, what's wrong?"

"Did he see it too?" Zhou Zhou whispered.

Hearing that, Shen Yanlang walked to his bedside and gripped the rail. "Stop looking. Let's go run laps around the track."

"I'm not going." Duan Xu's voice was muffled as he buried his head beneath the blanket.

Shen Yanlang thought he was upset after seeing those nasty comments and said again, "I'll make them apologize to you right away."

Without waiting for Duan Xu to respond, Shen Yanlang called Xue Jingshu and asked him to look the people up through the backend. Xue Jingshu readily agreed.

Within minutes, Xue Jingshu sent the information he found to Shen Yanlang. Shen Yanlang immediately contacted those people and told them to apologize, or he would visit them in person and expose their information.

They were all omegas and could not withstand such threats. One after another, they agreed to apologize in the thread.

Once the apology replies appeared, Shen Yanlang knocked on the bed rail. "Xuxu, they apologized. Take a look, then stop thinking about it."

Duan Xu froze. He was still immersed in his own thoughts. Dazedly, he opened the forum on his phone, and sure enough, every person who had spoken harshly had apologized.

When people saw their apology replies, many watched the drama unfold and said the campus hunk was awesome, that he did what he said he would!

Duan Xu closed his phone and rubbed against his blanket. It seemed like his affection for Shen Yanlang had grown by a tiny bit.

Duan Xu could not help curling his lips into a smile, but not long after, his expression fell again because he thought of Han Xi.

He believed Shen Yanlang's feelings for him, and he knew Han Xi did not currently have those feelings for Shen Yanlang, but he was still worried.

It was like a ticking time bomb. He had no idea when it might explode.

"Thank you," Duan Xu said softly.

With an alpha's keen hearing, Shen Yanlang heard him. The corner of his lips lifted as he thought, Looks like it wasn't entirely a bad thing.