I Ship My Rival x Me

CHAPTER 39

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Imagine this: A Gu Yiliang, a little tentative, shy, and anticipatory, inviting you to see a movie.

Question: What would you do?

Answer: I don't know about you guys, but anyway, once he smiles at me, don't even mention a movie. If he asks me about eloping with him, I would immediately pack up, gently pull him up, and elope. We'll sprint towards blissfulness, running straight forward with no turning back.

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Like a housefly, I rubbed my hands together, buzzing about in the lounge. I picked up a huge black face mask, put it on, then found a coat with a high collar. I put that on and dug out a big and broad scarf and put that on—

Why were there no gas masks or face kinis in the lounge?!

As I circled about the room while pondering whether I should just find a pair of stockings and pull it over my head, amused, Gu Yiliang brought me out of my thoughts with a light touch, tugging a baseball cap over my head. "We're going to watch a movie, not rob a bank. We can just make do with wearing a cap."

Me: "But..."

Him: "If you're dressed like this, you'll either be dragged into the police station by the police or be sent into the police station by earnest passersby."

Me: "......"

He moved to remove the scarf and jacket from me. I was silent for a moment, then my eyes swept past the makeup bag left behind by Little Chen.

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Gu Yiliang sat down obediently on the chair, allowing me to draw and paint on his face. He asked curiously, "You even know how to apply makeup?"

"I know some of the basics." I thickened his eyebrows, lowering them a little, then changed the shape of his eyes. "Things like concealing flaws, dark eye circles, and trimming eyebrows — they can make one look more energetic in appearance."

Him: "I can't even tell that you've put on makeup normally."

Words from a heterosexual x 1

Him: "It seems like there's completely no difference from when you have no makeup on."

Words from a heterosexual x 2

Him: "You're very good-looking without makeup too."

Words from a heterosexual x 3

Him: "You're very good-looking no matter what."

Me: "...Enough, enough, if you don't know how to give compliments, you should just stop—"

Just as my sentence ended, he leaned over, giving me a kiss, then smiled at the frozen version of myself, "Alright, I'll stop."

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I submit.

How could I forget that he's the sort who can seamlessly switch between a heterosexual and a homosexual?

Overwhelmed with feelings, I cupped my right hand with my left and gave him a bow.

Puzzled, he returned the bow, innocently asking me, "What's the next step? To bow to the heavens. (These are usually the steps in the marriage ritual.)

Me: "......"

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Little Chen pushed the door open and walked in. Upon seeing me, he froze. "Why is your face so red?"