Married Thrice to Salted Fish

Chapter 137

Xu Junyuan had sent Shen Huaishi basically to tell them to rest easy. In doing so, Shen Huaishi had now also become stranded in the modern world.

“It’s getting late, let’s go to bed earlier.” Lin Qingyu said calmly, “The Emperor still as to attend tomorrow.”

Hearing the word “Emperor”, Jiang Xing’s toes curled in mortification. By now, not only had he recalled the events of Gu Fuzhou’s life, but a good deal of his memories as Xiao Li had already returned. But while the word ‘Emperor’ in the Dayu evoked supreme respect, in modern times it evoked supreme cringe. So much so that he might as well change his name to ‘chuuni‘. Chuuni Mama opened the door for Chuuni. Oh, Chuuni, you’re back!

Jiang Xing covered his face with his hands. “Qingyu, are you doing this on purpose?”

Lin Qingyu smiled and said to Shen Huaishi, “Things here aren’t like in the Dayu. From now on, here, you can just call me and Jiang Xing by our names.”

Shen Huaishi quickly said, “This subordinate dares not.”

“Well, you better start daring.” Jiang Xing complained, “Because of your ‘Emperor, Empress’, I’m already considering transferring schools.”

Shen Huaishi was about the same height as Jiang Xing. Lin Qingyu brought him a set of Jiang Xing’s clothes and taught him how to take a bath. Jiang Xing also made a bed for him. Shen Huaishi was overwhelmed by the favor, but because he was unfamiliar with the place, even though he wanted to take care of things himself, he didn’t know where to start and could only accept the care of the two.

After Shen Huaishi settled down, Jiang Xing went to take a shower first. Lin Qingyu was sitting at the table checking over Jiang Xing’s Chinese homework when he was distracted by Jiang Xing’s continuously vibrating phone.

It was Jiang Xing’s friend group. There were six boys in the group, all of whom were close friends with Jiang Xing and they were currently all making a fuss. It started with one boy posting a short video. Lin Qingyu clicked on the video and saw himself, Jiang Xing, Shen Huaishi and the chuuni boy earlier.

This video must have been filmed by one of the members of the chuuni boy’s group. The original intention had been to secure evidence that Jiang Xing had been the one to hit first. Instead, they’d managed to capture a big surprise.

“Your Majesties, Emperor, Empr-…”

Without waiting for the word “Empress” to finish, Lin Qingyu decisively turned off the video. At this hour, male high schoolers would still be awake and the five boys were all fired up because of this video:

[Hahahahahaha, I laughed so hard I was practically crowing. Children within a ten kilometer radius all thought it was dawn and picked up their schoolbags to head to school. I was almost caught by the canteen owner and made into kung pao chicken!]

[The question is, who’s the empress? The milk tea girlfriend?]

[Do you see any girl in the video? That brother standing next to Jiang Xing seems to be that handsome boy who came to school to deliver his dinner last time——God, what have I done? I, a commoner, having been calling His Majesty by his name this entire time! This subject deserves death!]

[Your Majesty, are you considering taking in a concubine? I’m not gay, but with your face (and your money) I think I can do it. Name me your concubine and I will serve the Empress during her maternal confinement.]

Lin Qingyu’s eyes froze over. Somber expression on his face, he sent: [And you think you’re the one who gets to make this decision?]

“I’m done with my shower. You can take yours now.” Jiang Xing came out of the shower, felt the coldness radiating from Lin Qingyu’s body and paused in the middle of wiping his hair, “Baobei?”

“Ridiculous.” Lin Qingyu said coldly, “If this were the Dayu, I would definitely…” Lin Qingyu closed his eyes and silently muttered, “Criminal Law”. “Forget it, I’m going to take a bath.”

Jiang Xing watched Lin Qingyu walk into the bathroom, completely unaware of what had happened. He only realized when he picked up his phone and saw the chat history.

Jiang Xing sent three smiling expressions.

[The emperor is here! Brothers, hurry up!]

[The emperor is here – long live the emperor, long live, long live!]

Jiang Xing: [You should be thankful you live in a society ruled and protected by law. If we were in ancient times, your mouths would have already gotten you white silk ties within a day.]

[Xing Ge, when did you ascend to the throne? Why didn’t you tell us?]

Jiang Xing said nothing, sending only another smiley face.

[Based on two years of seatmate friendship with His Majesty, I insist that I be made regent!]

Jiang Xing: [Where did the video come from?]

[I saw on the school’s main group chat. It’s probably already been passed around a thousand times.]

Jiang Xing: […]

[Your Majesty, just what is going on?]

Jiang Xing: [A friend was playing a prank on me. If you can’t even tell that, you better get your eyes checked.]

[Well, your friend deserves an Oscar. That “Emperor” was so sincere, it almost made me want to kneel down and shout ‘long live the Emperor!’]

[That costume’s also pretty good. It looked so fucking real.]

Jiang Xing endured his friends’ teasing and Lin Qingyu finished his bath. Because he was upset, Lin Qingyu forgot to take his clothes into the bathroom with him. He came out with only a bath towel wrapped around his waist. Jiang Xing raised his head from his mobile phone, saw the drops of water on Lin Qingyu’s lower back. His breath suddenly stuck in his throat.

During his time as Gu Fuzhou and Xiao Li, he’d done many things with this body in front of him.

He’d really slept with Lin Qingyu and done so many times, in all sorts of places. He remembered how it felt to be inside Lin Qingyu.

He’d been fine while he was ignorant and knew nothing. He could simply regard himself as an ordinary student. But now that he has remembered…

Lin Qingyu felt Jiang Xing’s unusual gaze, turned around and asked, “What?”

Jiang Xing hesitated to speak, “Qingyu, I want…”

Lin Qingyu took his clothes and walked to the bathroom, calmly saying, “No, you don’t want to.”

Jiang Xing laughed. “Then why don’t you sleep with me and put me to the test?”

Lin Qingyu said, “I will.”

Probably because he was too tired from school, this temptation proved not that hard to resist. He was uncomfortable and hot, but it wasn’t enough to stop him from falling sleep. It just goes to prove that what those scumbags tell girls about feeling so uncomfortable and in pain, that they would die if they didn’t do it, was all just a bunch of bullshit.

Jiang Xing began memorizing “Chu Shi Biao” and in the process, his lids grew heavy and he naturally fell asleep. Lin Qingyu opened his eyes, looked at the boy lying next to him and sighed silently.

Jiang Xing wasn’t the only one being tested by sharing a bed. He found a comfortable position in Jiang Xing’s arms and whispered, “I want to too, but I can’t be caught by the police.”

The next day, Lin Qingyu took Shen Huaishi to find Teacher Tony. Teacher Tony saw Shen Huaishi’s temperament and knew exactly what hairstyle was suitable for him. After one session, Shen Huaishi had transformed from a plain-looking passerby in ancient attire to a modern handsome guy with properly proportioned features.

Lin Qingyu said, “It’s just a shorter hairstyle but it created such a big change.”

Teacher Tony said with a smile, “This sort of thing is very common. A lot of those ‘ugly’ guys in period dramas actually look quite good in modern dramas, right? Only true ‘male gods’ are able to make any look work.”

Lin Qingyu asked, “Huaishi, what do you think?”

Shen Huaishi touched his prickly short hair and said shyly, “I’m not used to it.”

Lin Qingyu smiled slightly. “You’ll quickly get used to it.”

As Teacher Tony was sending the two of them out, he said to Lin Qingyu, “Have you given any thought to what I told you last time? Many of my customers are people in the circle, and I can introduce you——With a face like that, not entering the entertainment industry is simply too wasteful.”

Before, Lin Qingyu didn’t know when they would return and so, making sure to be ready to return to the Dayu at any time, he hadn’t made any plans for his modern life. Now, it seemed that he should have some long-term goals.

Lin Qingyu once again thought of this modern age’s highest medical institution. He replied to Teacher Tony, “There’s no need for me to consider it. I’m not interested in this matter.”

With Shen Huashi’s arrival, Lin Qingyu became very busy. He began teaching Shen Huaishi to recognize simplified characters, to use electrical appliances and to become familiar with modern society. What surprised Jiang Xing was that Shen Huaishi learned quite quickly. Although he wasn’t as good as Lin Qingyu with his photographic memory, he could remember most things after seeing and hearing it a couple of times. He was performing much better than a lot of the native born academic slags.

Jiang Xing’s surprise drew Lin Qingyu’s attention. “Do you have the wrong idea about Heaven’s Prison Sect? In modern times, Heaven’s Prison Sect is comparable to the CIA. Every member of Heaven’s Prison Sect is a one in a million talent. Shen Huaishi, as its leader, naturally has good learning ability.”

Shen Huaishi was very embarrassed. “It’s thanks to the empr-… to Qingyu’s great teaching.”

After they secured Shen Huaishi’s ID card, there was now a lot more things the two of them could do.

On Monday, Jiang Xing went to school as though serving a sentence. Lin Qingyu and Shen Huaishi took a cruise down the Pearl River, watching the bustling city from on board a luxury sightseeing boat.

On Tuesday, Jiang Xing was worked harder than a dog and was more tired than one. Lin Qingyu and Shen Huaishi hiked up Baiyun Mountain, overlooking the city and watching the sunset.

On Wednesday, Jiang Xing was barely holding on to his life. Lin Qingyu and Shen Huaishi ate at a century-old Cantonese restaurant. When brought back home roast goose for Jiang Xing to eat when he was tired from doing homework.

On Thursday, Jiang Xing’s life was hanging by a thread. Lin Qingyu stayed at home and taught Shen Huaishi how to play games. Jiang Xing returned home after studying late into the night to see his empress playing an assassin and his assassin playing an empress.

On Friday, Jiang Xing barely survived by relying on his obsession with the weekend. During class break, Jiang Xing was looking at the photos Lin Qingyu had sent him, when the PE Rep came to gossip with him. “Your Majesty, I have something important to report.”

Jiang Xing pressed down on the space between his brows. What’s done was done and so, he decided to simply go along with it. “What is it?”

“A new girl has been transferred to the class next door. It is said that she is a mixed-race little beauty with curly hair and big round eyes…”

Jiang Xing’s heart skipped a beat and he asked, “Does our school also accept transfer students?”

The PE Rep scratched his head. “I think you’re missing the point?”

“Zhen asked you something.”

The PE Rep was stunned by Jiang Xing. “Replying to His Majesty. Of course, the school accepts transfers. As long as you have this…” The PE Rep made the gesture to indicate money, “And pass the transfer test. Of course, if you donate tens of millions or maybe a building to the school, you’d probably be able to get in without even taking the exam.”

Jiang Xing smiled and said, “So that’s it.”

That evening, when Jiang Xing came home from school, Lin Qingyu and Shen Huaishi were sitting on the sofa, looking at the tablet computer, researching who knows what.

“You’re back.” Lin Qingyu said, “Do you have a lot of homework this weekend?”

“A lot? Please call it what it is, which is ‘endless’.” Jiang Xing threw down his schoolbag dejectedly and walked to the two of them, “What are you looking at?”

Shen Huaishi said, “Qingyu is debating whether to go to Beijing or Xi’an.”

“Beijing? Xi’an?”

“Huaishi got his ID card. We’re planning to take the high-speed rail or plane to visit other cities.” Lin Qingyu explained, “Beijing is the country’s current capital and there are countless institutions of higher learning there. Xi’an is the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties so it’s worth a visit.”

Jiang Xing said, “Why choose? Of course we’ll go visit everywhere. But there’s still two months before winter vacation. It’s too early to make plans now.”

Lin Qingyu and Shen Huaishi looked at each other and Lin Qingyu said, “Why wait for winter vacation? Huaishi and I can go anytime.”

Jiang Xing had a heart attack. Pointing at himself, he asked, “You and Huaishi? What about me?”

Lin Qingyu said, matter of fact, “Don’t you have to go to school?”

Jiang Xing: “…”

Lin Qingyu comforted him, “We’ll go on Monday and return on Friday. That way, we can still be with you on the weekends.”

Jiang Xing took the tablet from Lin Qingyu’s hand and said, “Let’s explore that later. Take a look at this first.”

Jiang Xing put the two forms on the table and at the top of the forms were the words, “Transfer Application Form”.

Lin Qingyu and Shen Huaishi both raised their heads at the same time and cast questioning looks at Jiang Xing.

“Zhen will have you both attend school.”