Gu Changheng actually found the next words quite awkward, but he couldn’t continue living in this unfamiliar classmate’s home without knowing what he was talking about. He asked, “What’s your name again?”
As expected, Zhou Li paused for a moment after hearing that.
Gu Changheng vaguely remembered that he seemed to have asked Zhou Li’s name before, but at that time, he wasn’t focused on the man in front of him. He hadn’t heard a word of what Zhou Li said.
Thinking about it, they were classmates in junior high school. The man remembered him very well, but he stayed at someone else’s house for over a month, eating his food and sleeping in his home, without even remembering his name. It was really outrageous.
“Sorry.”
“No, it’s fine.”
Zhou Li replied, “My name is Zhou Li, and ‘Li’ is the same as in ‘leave’.”
Gu Changheng repeated the name in his mind twice and assured him, “I’ll really remember it this time.”
Zhou Li showed an honest smile. “Okay.”
…
How he and Zhou Li became closer was also a bit muddled in Gu Changheng’s memory.
Probably around that time, he still had no place to stay and continued to hang around Zhou Li’s house. Zhou Li never kicked him out but treated him like an ancestor, taking care of his emotions and providing him three meals a day.
One had to admit that Gu Changheng had found a refuge after a breakup, and Zhou Li provided him with a shelter from the storm.
Zhou Li liked to sneak peeks at him.
Whenever Gu Changheng turned his face, he found that Zhou Li would quickly turn away and pretend to be nonchalant, but his flushed ears and cheeks always betrayed his true feelings.
…Ah, he likes me!
One night.
Gu Changheng suddenly developed a fever without warning.
Zhou Li tried to feed him medicine several times, but the fever wouldn’t go down. He picked up the increasingly thin Gu Changheng from the bed to take him to the hospital.
Gu Changheng stopped him, perhaps because he felt too uncomfortable, or perhaps because he felt guilty about using Zhou Li’s affection for him during this period.
He knew how it felt to be used.
He didn’t like Zhou Li.
To be honest, Gu Changheng graduated from a prestigious university, and Zhou Li’s occasional lack of common knowledge when talking showed that he might not have even finished junior high school.
Not smart and without any resources.
Someone like Zhou Li would likely struggle just to survive.
Gu Changheng looked down on such people and wouldn’t even spare them a glance.
But he was addicted to the warmth Zhou Li gave him.
Gu Changheng understood the principle of “not doing to others what you don’t want others to do to you.” Perhaps it was because he was sick, in a moment of weakness, that he chose to be honest with Zhou Li.
Gu Changheng mischievously laughed, “Hey, Zhou Li, let me tell you a secret. I have AIDS.”
“The doctor said I should maintain a positive mood to live longer. Unfortunately, I haven’t followed the doctor’s advice and haven’t taken my medication on time. I should be dying soon.”
Zhou Li looked at Gu Changheng in shock. He couldn’t connect Gu Changheng with “AIDS,” let alone with the word “death.”
“I can tell that you like me, which is why I shamelessly stayed here. But I don’t like you at all. I’m using your feelings for me to seek warmth from you! Zhou Li, do you think earning that little money is easy? It’s all physical labor, and you’re spending it all on me. Are you stupid?”
TL: Guys, I really like this novel, that’s why I want to share it with you. Happy reading! <3
Also, it is HIV at first but if not properly cared, it will become AIDS. Our lovely mc didn’t follow the doctor’s advice, so he probably felt that the HIV has become AIDS. But to spread correct information, it takes a long time for HIV to develop to AIDS, typically years, and that is under the pretext of not seeking treatment. But oh well, this is novel hehe. The raw also says AIDS.
