After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 10

The moment the enemy launched their attack, Gu Shenyuan immediately thought of Ye Qingyun.

Whether judged by looks or talent, Ye Qingyun was top-tier, and coupled with his inability to fight, he was practically a tempting piece of meat.

He didn’t care whether the other people on this ship lived or died, but Ye Qingyun absolutely had to be safe.

Gu Shenyuan left his room. He didn’t know where Ye Qingyun lived, but given Ye Qingyun’s looks and talent, he should be housed on the same floor as him.

Gu Shenyuan’s calculations were sound, but after searching every room on the entire floor, he didn’t find Ye Qingyun.

Where could Ye Qingyun have gone?

Gu Shenyuan’s face was grim. As he walked out of the last room, he heard footsteps coming from the stairwell around the corner.

Gu Shenyuan retreated back into the room and half-closed the door, leaving a sliver open to observe the situation outside.

Soon, he saw one person being chased by another, rushing up the stairs.

One was Ye Qingyun, the person he was looking for, and the other was visibly agitated and desperate.

Gu Shenyuan watched as Ye Qingyun led the person in the opposite direction, toward the area where his room was located. In an instant, a thought flashed through his mind.

Gu Shenyuan always assumed the worst when guessing people’s intentions, and he had never been wrong.

There seemed to be only one possible reason why Ye Qingyun would lead a hostile person toward his room.

He wanted to push him out to be the scapegoat.

Gu Shenyuan had certainly encountered such situations before, but those people had underestimated his strength and were all effortlessly eliminated by him.

This current scene almost perfectly overlapped with past events.

A cold smirk appeared on Gu Shenyuan’s lips. He was even looking forward to the expression on Ye Qingyun’s face when he pushed open the door and found that he wasn’t inside.

But Ye Qingyun was still useful. He couldn’t kill them or watch them kill each other like before; he had to save Ye Qingyun.

Gu Shenyuan opened the door, just about to step out, when he saw Ye Qingyun run past his door without looking back. He gave no hint to the person chasing him, leading the enemy straight away.

The scene before him and the past scenes in his mind intersected. Gu Shenyuan gripped the doorknob, frozen in place.

By the time Gu Shenyuan snapped back to reality, he saw Ye Qingyun pinned to the ground, about to face humiliation.

Yet, even in this situation, Ye Qingyun didn’t beg the person for mercy, nor did he expose Gu Shenyuan to avoid being shamed himself.

Why? Didn’t he hate him so much?

Why didn’t he lead the enemy to him?

Gu Shenyuan couldn’t find an answer. He killed the enemy, watched Ye Qingyun’s retreating figure, and followed him immediately without a second thought.

But this time, Gu Shenyuan realized that his reason for following Ye Qingyun wasn’t purely because Ye Qingyun was useful; it was mixed with other factors.

Ye Qingyun noticed Gu Shenyuan following him. He didn’t want to talk to Gu Shenyuan right now, instead cautiously observing his surroundings to find a relatively safe spot.

But strangely, any place he intended to go, which was originally filled with the sounds of fighting and killing, would fall silent as soon as he got close.

Ye Qingyun tentatively peered around a corner and saw bodies lying haphazardly on the ground, lifeless.

Ye Qingyun continued forward, then realized that in every area he wanted to pass through, the people there would be dead before he arrived.

Ye Qingyun wasn’t stupid. After a moment of thought, he understood who the person taking action was.

“Did you do that?” Ye Qingyun looked at Gu Shenyuan.

Gu Shenyuan didn’t speak, but his demeanor was an admission.

Ye Qingyun outwardly scoffed with disdain, but inwardly, cold sweat was breaking out.

Was the Gu Shenyuan in the original novel this powerful at this stage, able to instantly kill so many people remotely using his Ability?

Fortunately, he was still somewhat useful to Gu Shenyuan, otherwise, if Gu Shenyuan ever got annoyed with him, no one would know if he killed him in the middle of the night.

Ye Qingyun walked forward while pondering this, when Gu Shenyuan suddenly spoke: “Do you like me?”

Ye Qingyun: “…???”

Ye Qingyun looked at Gu Shenyuan with a face full of question marks, unable to believe it, suspecting he had just hallucinated.

Gu Shenyuan’s face remained expressionless, making it impossible to discern his thoughts. Ye Qingyun confirmed, “You said I like you?”

Gu Shenyuan did not deny it.

This was the only reason he could think of for Ye Qingyun choosing not to expose him.

The strange thing was that he didn’t feel the usual sense of disgust he experienced when he knew someone was interested in him.

Ye Qingyun: “…”

Ye Qingyun was speechless. He knew this was a Heartthrob dog-blood novel and Gu Shenyuan was the Protagonist, but Gu Shenyuan shouldn’t be this narcissistic, thinking everyone liked him, right?

Although most of the named characters in this book liked Gu Shenyuan, the character he was playing genuinely did not.

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Ye Qingyun said incredulously. “Where did you get the idea that I like you? In your dreams?”

Ye Qingyun solemnly emphasized his position: “I hate you. If it weren’t for Pu Tian, I wouldn’t have come to teach you.”

Gu Shenyuan was silent. He knew Ye Qingyun liked Pu Tian. He opened his mouth and asked, “Earlier, why didn’t you run into my room?”

The conversation circled back to this point. Ye Qingyun hadn’t expected Gu Shenyuan to care so much about this question, and there was no way he could reveal his true thoughts, or his Breaking Character would be complete.

“In a situation like that, who would remember you?” Ye Qingyun pouted. “Do you think you hold so much weight in my heart that I’d think of you while running for my life? You’re flattering yourself.”

After saying this, Ye Qingyun continued walking forward on his own, looking completely annoyed at having to walk alongside Gu Shenyuan.

Gu Shenyuan looked at Ye Qingyun’s back and pursed his lips.

That wasn’t true.

He knew that in a crisis, people’s first thought was how to survive, and they wouldn’t let go of any method, especially one so easy to think of, practically delivered to their doorstep.

Combined with Ye Qingyun’s awkward attempts to care for him before, the answer was obvious.

Ye Qingyun was too kind. Although he hated him, his underlying kindness prevented him from dragging Gu Shenyuan into danger during a crisis.

Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes. He remembered something his grandmother had taught him long ago.

If you cannot tolerate loneliness and must find someone to spend your life with, find a kind person. Even if you lose control and fall for them one day, a kind person won’t use that affection to do anything malicious.

Gu Shenyuan had never taken that advice to heart before.

He could endure loneliness, never thought about finding someone to partner with, and never trusted people, nor believed that such so-called good people existed in the world.

No, perhaps they did, but his luck was always terrible; even if they existed, they weren’t people he would encounter.

Yet, he had actually encountered one now.

Gu Shenyuan didn’t know what feeling was stirring inside him, only one thought crossed his mind.

A person like this… shouldn’t like the useless Pu Tian.

There were clearly many more, better choices.