After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 24

After the kiss was over, the Stone of Love was placed in Gu Shenyuan’s hand.

The prize was made into a pendant, with the sparkling Stone of Love hanging below, looking very dazzling.

Gu Shenyuan could have handed the prize directly to Ye Qingyun, but he didn’t. Instead, he tucked it into his own pocket.

After receiving the Stone of Love, the event organizers also gave Ye Qingyun and Gu Shenyuan a room key.

“This is one of the most popular couple suites here,” the host said with a meaningful smile. “You two will love it.”

Ye Qingyun only felt endless embarrassment. As soon as the event ended, he quickly took Gu Shenyuan and left the area.

Ye Qingyun originally had no intention of sharing a room with Gu Shenyuan, but Gu Shenyuan strongly disagreed.

Gu Shenyuan calmly reasoned with Ye Qingyun: “You and I are currently the center of attention. It’s highly possible that someone might try to target you to force me to agree to help them. It’s not safe for you to stay alone.”

Recalling the strength Gu Shenyuan had displayed, Ye Qingyun had to admit that Gu Shenyuan made sense. But still…

“Don’t you feel awkward sharing a room?” Ye Qingyun asked.

Gu Shenyuan’s tone remained calm and unruffled: “We are both men. What is there to be awkward about?”

They were both men, yes, and that was exactly why it was inconvenient! As someone who had been pursued by countless men, didn’t Gu Shenyuan realize that men posed a significant problem too?

Ye Qingyun was still too shy to look directly at Gu Shenyuan. He was afraid that one look would remind him of that fleeting, light kiss they had just shared.

Given Gu Shenyuan’s stunning looks, when he leaned in close, it was quite impactful.

Ye Qingyun always believed he wasn’t a looks-obsessed person, but when he looked directly at Gu Shenyuan’s face at close range, he was momentarily tempted by the beauty.

He stared at the air beside Gu Shenyuan and gritted his teeth, saying, “I like men, so it’s inconvenient. Do you understand?”

Gu Shenyuan: “That’s fine. There’s no inconvenience.”

Hearing this reply, Ye Qingyun suddenly understood Gu Shenyuan’s thinking.

Because Gu Shenyuan didn’t like men and was incredibly powerful, he wasn’t worried about what Ye Qingyun could do to him, so he felt safe sharing a room. If it were a woman, Gu Shenyuan might hesitate due to the difference in gender.

A typical straight man’s thought process.

Heh, and this was supposed to be the Protagonist of a BL novel!

Damn it, he actually thought this logic made some sense!

When Ye Qingyun followed Gu Shenyuan to the couple suite, he realized he had been too naive.

Ye Qingyun had never paid attention to couple suites before. In his imagination, they were just rooms decorated romantically. Therefore, even if two people who weren’t a couple stayed together, as long as they didn’t use the special features, there would be no problem.

But when Ye Qingyun sat quietly on a chair and was suddenly sprung into the approaching Gu Shenyuan’s arms by the chair, he was completely bewildered.

If it were just that, Ye Qingyun would have tolerated it. But when he went to wash his hands, he discovered that the mirror didn’t show his clothes.

Ye Qingyun was startled and instinctively looked at Gu Shenyuan, who was drinking water in the mirror.

Gu Shenyuan stood further away, and his entire body was reflected in the mirror. His situation was the same as Ye Qingyun’s.

“Change rooms,” Ye Qingyun immediately grabbed a bathrobe to cover the mirror and said through gritted teeth.

Gu Shenyuan seemed completely oblivious to the fact that he had been taken advantage of and silently went to switch rooms.

For some reason, Ye Qingyun felt that Gu Shenyuan seemed a little down, as if he found the running around troublesome.

Hmph, it was lucky he ran into Ye Qingyun. If he had encountered someone with malicious intent who secretly took photos of Gu Shenyuan in the mirror and posted them on the Star Net Forum, Gu Shenyuan would have been finished, and the entire story might have shifted from all-ages to R-rated.

However…

In this day and age, was the original Protagonist Shou in a BL novel this well-endowed?

The newly changed room was a standard double suite without any of those strange features, which made Ye Qingyun breathe a sigh of relief.

It was getting late; they could wash up and sleep. Gu Shenyuan told Ye Qingyun to go first, and Ye Qingyun didn’t refuse, heading into the bathroom.

Listening to the sound of water in the bathroom, Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes gloomily.

He had, of course, noticed that the mirror in the previous room was not ordinary. But when he saw Ye Qingyun go to wash his hands, even though he knew what Ye Qingyun might see, he didn’t move to leave.

Gu Shenyuan felt a slight sense of shame when he did this, but that shame transformed into a dull annoyance when he realized Ye Qingyun showed no emotion other than surprise toward him.

Ye Qingyun was pure and noble. He had always known that and had always liked this trait in Ye Qingyun.

But now his state of mind was different. He hoped to defile that nobility, hoping that Ye Qingyun would develop other feelings when facing him.

…When would he finally see that day?

Ye Qingyun finished his shower, hesitated, turned his back to the mirror, and twisted his head to look at the Tattoo.

He hadn’t noticed, but the Tattoo had changed in just a few days. Now, the Tattoo stretched outwards, surrounding his two dimples of Venus, forming an intimate and ambiguous pattern.

Could this thing grow on its own? That was too magical!

Ye Qingyun got dressed and left the bathroom. He opened his terminal, wanting to search for the plant that had given him the Tattoo, but there was no information about that plant on the entire Star Net.

Perhaps the plant was unique to that specific planet and therefore unknown to the general public?

Ye Qingyun posted a query on a plant enthusiast forum, deciding that if the people there didn’t know either, he wouldn’t waste any more time searching.

Someone quickly replied to him:

[Where would you find a plant like that? Don’t joke around. You were probably asleep when someone secretly gave you a Tattoo.]

[Keep it simple, keep the bragging simple. My fiery golden eyes have seen through this! You want to say you conquered that legendary man and earned his love, and your exclusive Tattoo grew across your back?]

[Brother, if you had eaten two more peanuts, you wouldn’t be this drunk.]

[Are you going to say he’s sleeping right next to you? Stop daydreaming, brother, go to sleep.]

Ye Qingyun: “…”

He wasn’t dreaming, it was real! There really was such a plant!

It couldn’t have been tattooed on him while he was asleep, because Gu Shenyuan had been with him all these days, making it impossible for anyone else to get close. And it was even more impossible for Gu Shenyuan to secretly do such a thing.

As for that legendary figure, he was already the Third Prince’s boyfriend. Ye Qingyun had never met him before, so the idea that the man had fallen for him was preposterous.

Ye Qingyun dismissed the various theories and became more certain that the plant was unique to that previous planet. He then casually closed his terminal.

He would remove the Tattoo when he had time.

…Wait, he was going to change bodies anyway. The Tattoo wouldn’t follow him, so there was no need to bother.

Gu Shenyuan also came out after showering and stopped beside Ye Qingyun’s bed.

Ye Qingyun could feel the moisture from Gu Shenyuan’s shower, which made his head feel a little dizzy.

“Is something wrong?” Ye Qingyun asked.

Gu Shenyuan reached into his pocket and pulled out a pendant.

It was the Stone of Love.

Ye Qingyun said thank you and reached out to take it, but Gu Shenyuan avoided his hand.

“Sit up straight,” Gu Shenyuan said.

Ye Qingyun was confused but obediently sat up straight.

Then he watched Gu Shenyuan lean down, his hands reaching around the back of Ye Qingyun’s neck.

At this close distance, Ye Qingyun could clearly see Gu Shenyuan’s eyelashes. They were long and not curled, but slightly lowered, which made his eyes look even colder.

Gu Shenyuan was putting the necklace on him, Ye Qingyun realized belatedly.

Gu Shenyuan finished, used one hand to adjust the Stone of Love to the center, and then straightened up.

“It’s for you,” Gu Shenyuan said in a low voice.

Ye Qingyun: “Th-thank you. I will use it to research something useful as soon as possible.”

Gu Shenyuan didn’t say anything. He got into his own bed and lay down with his back to Ye Qingyun.

Ye Qingyun sighed in relief, turned off the light, and touched the cool Stone of Love in the darkness.

For a moment just now, he even felt that Gu Shenyuan hoped he would wear the stone permanently instead of taking it apart for research.

It must have been his imagination.

The next day, Ye Qingyun began his research on the stone. That evening, he went outside with Gu Shenyuan to observe if the Stone of Love reacted under the moonlight.

The place they came to was very remote and deserted. After observing and recording for a long time, Ye Qingyun stood up, about to leave, when he heard noisy footsteps.

Ye Qingyun’s shoulder was wrapped in Gu Shenyuan’s arm, and a thin layer of black mist enveloped them, preventing the newcomers from noticing them.

An angry voice rang out: “Well, I didn’t expect you to be so bold as to impersonate that person and try to deceive me?”

Ye Qingyun recognized the voice; it was the Third Prince.

What did he mean by fake? Was the Third Prince’s lover not the legendary person?

The Third Prince slapped his lover loudly and demanded, “How did you manage to give me the Tattoo? Confess honestly, or I’ll have them bury you right now!”

His lover was silent for a moment before replying, “…I secretly pricked it onto you while you were asleep.”

“No wonder it hurt!” the Third Prince roared. “I was wondering why the rumors said the Tattoo growth process didn’t hurt at all, but it was different with you! You even said that all Tattoo changes hurt and that not hurting would be strange. I actually believed your nonsense!”

Listening to these words, Ye Qingyun subconsciously touched his lower back.

What a coincidence. His Tattoo… didn’t hurt at all when it grew.