Chapter 84: Am I Going to Turn Gay or Something?
This was Yu Fan’s first time living in a shared dorm, so he was extra excited.
He borrowed someone else’s toothbrush and toothpaste to wash up, used Li Mu’s shampoo and body wash in the shower, tossed his dirty clothes aside, and walked around the dorm shirtless, wearing a pair of oversized shorts that Li Mu used to use as sleepwear.
After taking care of all his hygiene stuff, Yu Fan sat at the end of Wang Chen’s bed and looked at Li Mu lying in front of him. “Do you guys do anything fun at night in the dorm?”
“Sleep and play on our phones,” Li Mu replied coldly, lying on his side.
“Don’t you ever play games together?”
“Sometimes.”
Yu Fan peeked down and saw Chen Zhihao smoking while memorizing English vocabulary, and the others were all doing their own things.
As for Wang Chen, he had stopped working out lately, so he always seemed tired and lazy. Right now, he was just lying there like a corpse.
“Hey, Li Mu, I’ll sleep with you tonight, alright?” Yu Fan grinned and tried to climb into Li Mu’s bed again.
Li Mu kicked at him, but Yu Fan either dodged or took the hit, shamelessly crawling to the foot of the bed.
Li Mu raised his head a little and said in a very annoyed tone, “I’m not used to people being on my bed.”
“No worries, you’ll get used to it if it happens more often,” Yu Fan said with a cheeky smile. He sat comfortably at the foot of the bed, grabbed Li Mu’s Stitch plushie, and joked, “Didn’t you say you don’t like this thing? Then why is it still on your bed?”
“Yeah, I don’t like it.”
Li Mu sighed, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
He really didn’t like people getting on his bed. Even though Yu Fan had showered, it still felt like he was bringing a bunch of germs onto it.
He let out a hopeless sigh.
My bed’s not clean anymore. My blanket’s not clean either.
And with Yu Fan’s big body frame on the bed, there was barely any room for Li Mu to stretch his legs.
“What’s wrong with two brothers sleeping together?” Yu Fan said confidently. “It’s just that Wang Chen is too big, there’s no room to sleep with him.”
“Then go sleep with Zhao Pan. He’s only 150 cm tall.”
From below the bed, Zhao Pan, who was watching Bilibili, protested, “I’m 165!”
Li Mu ignored him completely and continued, “He’s small and soft. Hugging him would be super comfy.”
“Brother Mu! What do you mean ‘soft’?!” Zhao Pan shouted.
Yu Fan looked at Zhao Pan, who had a pretty and slightly girly appearance, and made a face. “We’re not that close.”
He was the kind of guy who was friendly with everyone in class, but didn’t really have many best friends.
“Oh? And you think you and I are close?” Li Mu said with disgust, turning away.
“You already made space for me,” Yu Fan said as he quickly lay down beside him. He got comfortable and grinned. “Alright, we’ll sleep like this tonight.”
“……”
“Let me use part of your blanket.”
“I’ll use Stitch as a pillow, since you don’t like it anyway.”
“Hey, your hair smells really nice.”
“……”
Li Mu pulled his hair together behind his head and finally asked with frustration, “Are you some kind of pervert?”
“It’s totally normal for brothers to sleep together, right?”
Who said we were brothers?!
If you keep pushing it, I’m seriously starting to wonder if you like men!
If Lin Xi could still control his body right now, she probably would try to “eat” Yu Fan.
Yu Fan even turned to Wang Chen and asked, “Hey, it’s totally normal for guys to sleep together, right?”
Wang Chen hesitated. “Y-Yeah? I guess? I’ve never done it myself. But Zhao Pan has.”
The truth is, Li Mu didn’t really mind sleeping in the same bed with a friend. The problem was, he wasn’t the same person he used to be.
If it were before, sleeping next to Yu Fan maybe would be just a little cramped, nothing more. But now that he’d gotten more… feminine, he had started being more careful about keeping some distance from other guys.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have started wearing clothes in the dorm. He used to walk around in just big shorts or even just underwear.
As they goofed around, night slowly settled in.
Li Mu lay uncomfortably on the side of the bed closest to the wall, carefully making space between them, afraid of touching Yu Fan.
Meanwhile, Yu Fan was lying on his side, back turned to him, resting his head on his hand, chatting quietly with Chen Zhihao.
Zhao Pan and Zhao Yu had already fallen asleep. The dorm was completely dark, with only the soft glow of phone screens by each bed.
“Hey, Li Mu,” Yu Fan suddenly rolled over and asked, “What if I get hungry later? Is the cafeteria still open?”
“Order delivery.”
“They can deliver here?”
“The school doesn’t care about that,” Li Mu frowned slightly, reaching out to push Yu Fan’s shoulder, annoyed. “Move over a bit.”
Yu Fan simply lay down flat, shifting his body a few times towards the edge, muttering, “If I move any further, I'll fall off.”
“……”
Suddenly, the dorm went totally silent. Yu Fan lifted his head and looked around. It seemed like everyone was getting ready to sleep.
It was already past 1 AM.
Li Mu hadn’t spoken for a while, and now his breathing had evened out. There was even a faint sound of him grinding his teeth in his sleep.
Yu Fan started to feel bored and thought about going to sleep too. But as soon as he closed his eyes, a certain smell around his nose got stronger.
Back when the dorm was lively, he hadn’t noticed it. But now, with the lights off and eyes closed, the scent coming from Li Mu’s body became really obvious.
Other people usually smelled like body wash or their own scent. But Li Mu’s smell came from something supernatural.
Adding to the fact that he was well aware of Li Mu's changes, he couldn't bring himself to have any romantic thoughts at all, and even felt a little like laughing.
He usually stayed up late, so lying in bed now, he wasn’t sleepy at all. He stared at the ceiling, his mind full of thoughts about Li Mu.
He wasn’t sure how to deal with Li Mu becoming more girly… But honestly, if he turned into a girl, it might not be so bad?
While he was lost in thought, something soft suddenly pressed up against his body.
Yu Fan flinched and slowly turned his head, only to see Li Mu sleeping on his side, hugging the Stitch plushie.
Maybe it was just a habit from sleeping alone, but Li Mu had curled up a bit and lifted one leg, resting it right on top of Yu Fan’s thigh.
Pinned. Right. There.
The scent around his nose got even stronger.
And Yu Fan was only wearing a pair of loose shorts, without any underwear underneath.
“Dude, move over. Put your leg down. You’re crushing me,” he whispered as he gently pushed Li Mu’s shoulder.
Before, they had occasionally bumped into each other, but never this much full-body contact.
Carefully, Yu Fan reached out and lifted Li Mu’s thigh, quickly shifting his hips away too.
Even through the jeans, he could still feel how soft Li Mu’s leg was. It made his heart skip, and his face turned red without him realizing.
Is he really asleep? Or is he doing this on purpose to tease me?
His mind couldn’t help but picture Li Mu in girls’ clothes, and then he noticed something… happening in his pants.
Damn it. Am I actually turning gay?!
Yu Fan suddenly had a terrifying thought.