After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 30

A few days passed like this, and Ye Qingyun realized he couldn’t just sit around and wait; he had to take the initiative.

He was determined to find out where all of Gu Shenyuan’s hair went.

That evening, Ye Qingyun deliberately put on a troubled expression, stirring the soup in his bowl with a spoon, looking worried.

Here, Gu Shenyuan did all the cooking, and in just a few days, Ye Qingyun had witnessed Gu Shenyuan’s cooking skills improve from mediocre to comparable to a master chef.

Ye Qingyun had previously praised how quickly Gu Shenyuan’s skill level had risen and asked him how he did it. Gu Shenyuan had replied, “Before, I was eating alone, so I didn’t need to put much effort into it.” Gu Shenyuan’s expression was calm. “Since you are eating, it is naturally different.”

Hearing this, Ye Qingyun felt complicated emotions. Since that day, Ye Qingyun tried his best to show he had a good appetite during every meal. Therefore, when Ye Qingyun now looked like he couldn’t eat, it quickly caught Gu Shenyuan’s attention.

“Unhappy?” Gu Shenyuan asked.

“Sigh.” Ye Qingyun sighed. “…It’s nothing.”

Gu Shenyuan didn’t believe him. He frowned and asked again.

After being pressed several times, Ye Qingyun finally pretended to reluctantly answer, “I’ve been researching the Stone of Love these past few days, and I’ve been thinking too much. My hair seems to be falling out more than before… I’m a little worried, will I go bald?”

Gu Shenyuan froze for a moment, shifting his gaze to Ye Qingyun’s hair. After observing, he said, “No, it’s the same as before.”

“You’re lying!” Ye Qingyun leaned on the table, feigning sadness. Of course, he knew he was the same as before; he was just using this as an excuse. He had anticipated Gu Shenyuan would say this, so he used it to continue probing Gu Shenyuan. “I’ve been observing for the past few days to see exactly how much hair falls out. The hair that falls out here is basically all mine. It’s easy for you to say since you don’t have the problem!”

Ye Qingyun wiped away fake tears, hearing Gu Shenyuan’s helpless reply, “…I don’t.”

Ye Qingyun raised his head, grabbed Gu Shenyuan’s sleeve, and said fiercely, “Hurry up, how do you manage not to shed hair? Tell me your secret!”

Gu Shenyuan had a look of indulgent helplessness on his face. He reached up, plucked two strands of hair from his head, and placed them in his palm. Then Ye Qingyun saw the two strands of hair, separated from Gu Shenyuan’s body, quickly melt and disappear, enveloped by a thin layer of Gu Shenyuan’s Ability.

“As you can see,” Gu Shenyuan replied, “that’s how.”

Ye Qingyun: “…?”

This was the reason Gu Shenyuan didn’t shed hair?

Why would he use his Ability to destroy fallen hair? That seemed too troublesome.

Gu Shenyuan said calmly, “When I was young, before I left the Gu family, I had more contact with people who had ulterior motives. Some of them believed in unorthodox methods and would secretly pick up my hair, hoping to cast spells on it to make me fall in love with them.”

“Ah!” Ye Qingyun’s heart skipped a beat. “And then? Were you affected?”

Gu Shenyuan looked at Ye Qingyun and smiled softly.

Ye Qingyun remembered that he was the first person Gu Shenyuan truly liked, so he relaxed and speculated, “You discovered this, so to prevent similar things from happening again, you control your Ability to make any fallen hair automatically disappear?”

Gu Shenyuan nodded.

“But that’s still not safe!” Ye Qingyun said anxiously. “Besides hair, there are so many other things they could use!”

Just like if he wanted to secretly do something bad, he wouldn’t just use hair; he could also use blood, saliva, and so on.

“You are right,” Gu Shenyuan replied. “So it’s not just hair. Blood, saliva, sweat, and even skin tissue that might fall off when injured—they are all like hair. As long as they leave my body, they are destroyed by my Ability.”

Hearing that Gu Shenyuan’s precautions were so comprehensive, Ye Qingyun subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Exactly. A treasure like Gu Shenyuan should protect himself well—

Wait a minute, if Gu Shenyuan was so thoroughly protected, how was he supposed to acquire those things?

Should he tell Gu Shenyuan that he needed to collect some samples and ask him to cooperate?

Given Gu Shenyuan’s cautious nature, if he actually said that, he might never see a single hair from him again.

Ye Qingyun frowned in annoyance when he saw Gu Shenyuan reach out, touch the hair near his ear, and say warmly, “It still looks good. And even if you really went bald, I would still like you.”

Ye Qingyun felt his ears heat up. He adjusted his seat so Gu Shenyuan couldn’t touch him anymore and buried his head in his soup.

So, what should he do to get what he wanted?

A flash of inspiration struck Ye Qingyun.

There was one thing Gu Shenyuan hadn’t mentioned.

The one thing he had considered absolutely impossible to obtain from the very beginning, so he hadn’t even factored it into his plans: Essence.

Ye Qingyun felt embarrassed, but thinking this might be his only hope, he gritted his teeth and decided to ask.

Ye Qingyun finished a bowl of soup, gave himself several mental pep talks, and put on an expression of uncontrollable curiosity. He asked Gu Shenyuan, “I don’t mean anything by it, I’m just curious. All detached objects are destroyed, so what about your… Essence? Is that also infused with your Ability?”

Gu Shenyuan’s eyes darkened as he looked at him, but he didn’t answer.

Ye Qingyun pressed on, forcing himself, “Is it? It should be, right? It wouldn’t take much effort to just add your Ability to destroy it when it leaves your body, haha.”

After Ye Qingyun finished speaking, he decided that if Gu Shenyuan continued not to answer, he would assume the Essence was also destroyed.

Gu Shenyuan still didn’t speak.

Ye Qingyun was already so embarrassed he wanted to disappear. He started clearing the dishes and was about to stand up and leave when he heard Gu Shenyuan speak.

“No,” Gu Shenyuan said.

“Huh?” Ye Qingyun was stunned, then immediately realized that Gu Shenyuan meant he wouldn’t add his Ability to that particular substance.

Ye Qingyun was genuinely curious this time. “Why not?”

Gu Shenyuan looked at him with dark, deep eyes, remaining silent for a moment.

Just when Ye Qingyun thought Gu Shenyuan didn’t want to answer such a private question, Gu Shenyuan finally spoke.

“Others won’t come into contact with it,” Gu Shenyuan said, staring steadily at Ye Qingyun, slowly and seriously. “That belongs to you. There’s no need to destroy it.”

Ye Qingyun stood under the showerhead in the bathroom, feeling the hot water pour over him, washing his body.

Thinking that after his shower, he would have to go back and sleep in the same room as Gu Shenyuan, Ye Qingyun felt a deep sense of awkwardness.

Gu Shenyuan was too smooth with his sweet talk! How was he supposed to fight against that?

[Perhaps it’s not sweet talk; maybe it’s just the honest truth coming from his heart.] The System spoke faintly.

Ye Qingyun’s face heated up along with the hot water. He buried his head, rinsing the soap from his body and hair. Once the foam was gone, he was about to turn off the water and get dressed, but his foot slipped, and he tumbled sideways.

Ye Qingyun’s waist hit the corner of the bathtub squarely. He groaned and slid to the floor.

He felt an intense pain in his waist. He tried to stand up, but he couldn’t move and could only lie on the floor like a dead fish.

He couldn’t see clearly now, the pain made his vision blacken, and he was quietly sucking in cold air through his teeth.

…It’s okay, I didn’t hit my head. I’ll be fine after a while. Technology is advanced now; a little medicine will fix this wound.

He didn’t need to call Gu Shenyuan for such a minor injury. If they met in this state, he would be embarrassed enough to want to smash his head against the wall.

Ye Qingyun closed his eyes, waiting for the pain to subside. Then he noticed the water flowing from the showerhead onto him had stopped, and a pair of hands gently touched the spot where he had hit himself.

Ye Qingyun cried out in pain and opened his eyes, seeing Gu Shenyuan squatting beside him with a grim expression.

Ye Qingyun immediately shivered in shock. “How—how did you come in without saying anything? I was still showering!”

Gu Shenyuan didn’t speak. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his face was very unpleasant. After examining Ye Qingyun’s injury, he got up and left the bathroom.

Gu Shenyuan quickly returned, holding a spray bottle. He used a bath towel to dry the water from Ye Qingyun’s body, sprayed the injured area, and then massaged it with his hand to help the medicine penetrate.

The medicine worked quickly. Ye Qingyun felt the pain lessen significantly, while the heat from Gu Shenyuan’s hand was amplified, occupying most of his senses.

Ye Qingyun struggled to stand up. “I’m fine now, you should go out first…”

However, the next second, he was lifted into the air, carried by Gu Shenyuan.

“Don’t move,” Gu Shenyuan suppressed Ye Qingyun’s struggle and carried him to the bed, setting him down gently.

There was a hidden danger in Gu Shenyuan’s eyes. Ye Qingyun pulled the blanket over himself and stammered, “I-I-I’m really fine now. Go do your work.”

That kind of injury could indeed be healed quickly. Gu Shenyuan looked at Ye Qingyun for a long time, then turned and left.

Gu Shenyuan leaned against the bathroom wall, recalling everything he had just seen.

The panic over Ye Qingyun’s injury faded, and the feeling brought by that image was now different.

…So that was what his complete Tattoo looked like.

Ye Qingyun’s skin was very fair, his waist slender, and his limbs long. The red Tattoo growing on his lower back gave him a unique kind of charm.

If the usual Ye Qingyun gave people a sense of distance, the Ye Qingyun just now was a captivating spirit who made people want to indulge in debauchery with him.

His Tattoo suited Ye Qingyun perfectly.

Gu Shenyuan closed his eyes, his breathing growing heavier.

He was also a man. Seeing his beloved in that state, it was false to say he had no thoughts at all.

After a long time, Gu Shenyuan finally released his unspeakable urges. Just as he was about to clean up, he heard the sound of something falling to the floor in the room.

Gu Shenyuan didn’t care about anything else. He quickly opened the bathroom door and strode toward the sound.

Ye Qingyun had rolled off the bed and fallen onto the floor while asleep.

He looked at Gu Shenyuan, who had rushed over, then looked at himself, and his face flushed again.

Ye Qingyun wrapped himself in the blanket and urged Gu Shenyuan to leave. “You go out first, I need to put on clothes.”

Only after Gu Shenyuan left did Ye Qingyun stand up.

His clothes were still in the bathroom. The situation had been urgent, and he hadn’t had time to dress.

Ye Qingyun went to the bathroom. As soon as he entered, he smelled a scent.

A scent every man was familiar with.

Ye Qingyun’s gaze swept around the bathroom, finally settling on a small puddle of something.

There were only two people here, him and Gu Shenyuan. He could be certain it wasn’t his, so it was obvious whose it was.

Gu Shenyuan actually masturbated!

Ye Qingyun was stunned. He moved closer and poked it with his fingertip.

It was real! Not his hallucination!

Ye Qingyun quickly returned to the bedroom, found an empty bottle, put the substance into the bottle, and hid it away.

He had actually managed to collect… the one thing that was originally the most impossible to obtain.