Addicted 2: Chapter 8 – Visiting Someone’s Dorm

Translated by RosySpell

BaiLouYin’s black eyes are like ice blades cutting into GuHai’s heart.

“You called me here to say all this nonsense, it was really just to say the last sentence for me to hear, right?”

GuHai smiled coyly at BaiLouYin, “You still understand me so well.”

“Because you are an onion.”

GuHai furrowed his brows, “Why do you say that?”

“You wrapped yourself up so smoothly and tightly making people who couldn’t help but want to dig into your heart to know your secrets. But when they peel off layers after layers of the onion, it was only to find that the onion has no heart.”

GuHai sarcastically smiled, “No heart is stronger than a rotten heart.”

BaiLouYin deeply breathe, “President Gu, I’ll treat you for a meal!”

“Major Bai, it’s ok, you don’t have to.”

BaiLouYin was really polite, “But I insist. You came with so much sincerity to cooperate with us and I discredited you. This meal is to compensate for it. I hope that President Gu won’t take it to heart.”

Great! These words are like killing GuHai’s intention to cooperate with a stick!

GuHai did not turn hostile but smiled open-mindedly, put his hand on BaiLouYin’s shoulder.

“One day as a couple, a hundred days of grace¹. This little trivial thing, I will not take it to heart.”

¹ Note: 一日夫妻百日恩 a day together as husband and wife means endless devotion the rest of your life; one night of love is worth a hundred of friendship

GuHai’s hand felt like heavy lead on BaiLouYin’s shoulder, pressed down so hard by the weight that he can’t find his center of gravity.

At the restaurant, the waiter presented the menu and BaiLouYin gave it directly to GuHai.

“No need to be polite, just order whatever you want to eat.”

GuHai says insincerely, “Then let’s order some home-styled food!”

“No need!” BaiLouYin is quite generous, “You don’t need to come here to eat home-styled food. Your cooking skills are no worse than that of a grand chef so just order foods that you normally don’t get to eat.”

“Then, I won’t hesitate.”

After saying that, GuHai ordered more than a dozen dishes and each dish were in two portions.  Afterwards, he had a repentant expression, “Oh no, I ordered it like ordering breakfast. I thought our appetite was like from before where we double the portion of everything we eat. How about I ask the waiter to remove a few dishes?”

BaiLouYin smiled and said no need. In fact, his heart really wanted to curse. GuHai, you did this on purpose!

After all the dishes arrived, GuHai was just about to eat but he suddenly paused.

“Major Bai, what if after I finished this meal, you suddenly change your mind to cooperate with us, won’t you suffer a huge lost?”

“I definitely will not!” BaiLouYin’s shady eyes aimed at GuHai, “You can eat without worry!”

After the meal, BaiLouYin went to pay the bill.

“Mister, a total of 4,512 yuan, may I ask if you are charging credit or pay in cash?”

Next to him, GuHai dumbly asked, “You have enough money? How about I charge mine?”

BaiLouYin directly handed the card over. This meal is really painful.

Leaving the restaurant, BaiLouYin stopped and looked at GuHai, “I’m going back to the military base. You should go back early or sis-in-law will be worried.”

GuHai’s heart tighten, “You’re not going to invite me to your place?”

BaiLouYin turned, he can’t tell GuHai’s eye expressions in the dark.

“Mine is just an ordinary military dorm, nothing much to see.”

GuHai’s smile is even more unrealistic, “After searching for you for so many years, at least let me look at your hiding place!”

BaiLouYin didn’t say anything and directly got into his car.

GuHai followed behind BaiLouYin all the way back to the military base and then followed him to his single dorm. A very simple 3-bedroom dorm. For an average man, the room is considered fairly clean, but to GuHai who often goes in and out of the military dorm, this room is an eyesore.

“You’re somewhat a deputy battalion commander, the room is so filthy, why not find a few service soldiers to clean it for you?” GuHai looked around with disgust.

“I don’t like other people entering my room.”

GuHai opened the refrigerator to take a look. Inside is very empty except for a few bottle of beverages and a jar of fermented bean curd. GuHai took the jar of bean curd out, opened it, a foul smell hits his nostril.

“When did you have such a good mouth? You even eat fermented tofu!”

“It’s not fermented tofu, it’s tofu jam.”

As BaiLouYin was saying that, he grabbed the jar. As a result, that smell almost gave him a somersault. He looked inside and it had already developed mold.

“Left it in the fridge and forgot to eat it.”

BaiLouYin directly threw the jar in the garbage bin, angrily says, “You really shouldn’t have come.”

“Hey, Major Bai, why is your underwear thrown everywhere?”

BaiLouYin turned around and saw GuHai picking up his underwear swaying it at him, with a taunted look on his face. BaiLouYin’s face sank and grabbed the underwear. With a disgusted expression, “Don’t touch my stuff!”

“Why did you say that? Back then, which one of your underwear was not washed by me?”

After saying this, the house fell into a moment of deathly silence. Two peoples’ eyes deliberately avoid looking at each other, both didn’t continue the topic.

BaiLouYin took the underwear along with the socks, dirty shirts and clothes and threw them all into the washing machine. Not even a while, the washing machine’s turning noise came out from the bathroom.

GuHai’s eyes looked under BaiLouYin’s desk. There is a box of instant noodles, a small half of it was eaten. There are two bags of unopened biscuits on top of the desk and a can of Ba-Bao porridge……

GuHai’s heart really wanted to curse someone, BaiLouYin, what the fuck are you eating? Why the fuck do you use such a rotten blanket? You just can’t walk a few steps to go to the restaurant to eat? You just can’t take the blanket out to dry in the sun? You lived for eight years, yet you did not learn to take care of yourself. I’ve never seen a more wasteful person!

When BaiLouYin returned to the bedroom, he found GuHai fiddling with his pillow.

“Put that down!”

Without warning, there was a loud shout. GuHai did not even have enough time to remove the pillowcase before BaiLuoYin rushed over and pushed him down to the bed.

“What the hell?!” GuHai coldly hummed, “I saw that your pillowcase is dirty and wanted to take it out for you to put in the washing machine. Don’t you feel disgusted sleeping on it every day?”

BaiLouYin’s mouth squeeze out three words, “I like it!”

GuHai circled around the room, with a superficial expression in front of BaiLouYin, faintly says, “Truthfully, seeing you live this way, my heart’s hatred have dissipated!”

BaiLouYin’s cold expression, “You had your pleasure (of seeing how I live), hurry and leave.”

“Not enough, I want more.”

After saying this, he walked around the house again.

BaiLouYin was too lazy to pay attention to him so he went into the bathroom to polish his shoes.

Just as GuHai strolled to the door, he heard a knock. Looking at his watch, it’s 9:50pm. Someone still come to visit you at this time, BaiLouYin your personal life is indeed not simple!

“Major…”

Seeing GuHai, the “Major” word from LiuChong’s mouth was forced back down.

“Aren’t you the one who hit our Major?” LiuChong’s eyes suddenly turned ruthless.

GuHai raise a corner of his mouth, “Exactly myself!”

“You!…” LiuChong angrily shouted, “What did you do to our Major?”

“Listen to your own words. It would make your Major lose face. What did you mean, what I did to him? Why don’t you ask, what he did to me?”

BaiLouYin heard the voices. He came out and saw LiuChong standing at the door, stunned for a long while, asked, “Why are you here so late?”

LiuChong saw that BaiLouYin is safe and sound, so he felt relieved to walk in. His hands carried a bag of things. He put it on the table and cautiously said, “Major, I saw that you didn’t eat much these days, so I brought some dumplings from the outside for you. It’s still hot so eat it while it’s still hot.”

“Didn’t you have a mission today?” BaiLouYin asked.

LiuChong was ill at eased and explained, “Yes, I just got back but I was afraid that you didn’t eat, so…”

“He ate.” GuHai suddenly interrupted, “Give it to me!”

LiuChong is not stupid enough to give his own kindly feelings to the hands of the enemy. He clenched the food tighter and did not pay attention to GuHai. He continued looking at BaiLouYin and said, “Major, put down your shoes. I’ll polish it for you. You eat the dumplings first, it’s not good when it’s cold. Hurry and eat, its fennel stuffing.”

“Your Major does not like fennel stuffing. He likes eggplant stuffed zucchini,” Said GuHai with a strong overtone.

“Who said I don’t like to eat it?” BaiLouYin wiped his hands and walked over, “My taste changed long ago.”

After saying, he took the bag from LiuChong’s hand. He opened the box and used a pair of chopsticks to put one dumpling into his mouth. While eating, he said with a smile to LiuChong, “It’s really good.”

GuHai did not expect that after eight years, he still have the impulse to throw the lunch box on the floor after seeing this scene.

In fact, after these many years, nothing has changed. It’s simply acting only.

“Then eat slowly, I’ll leave first.”

Before leaving, he gave LiuChong a judging look.

A little while after GuHai left, LiuChong also left too.

BaiLouYin suddenly couldn’t swallow the dumpling in his mouth. In fact, his taste did not change at all. He does not like to eat fennel stuffing. He liked to eat eggplant stuffed zucchini, but no one made it for him.

The pillow that GuHai inadvertently touched, inside it lies GuHai’s school uniforms. Eight years ago, when BaiLouYin left home, he took nothing with him but only GuHai’s faded school uniforms. Every day with the pillow under his head, it is as if the pillow is GuHai’s chest, the intangible heartbeat will make him sleep more peacefully.

End of Chapter