1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 249 A Nightmare-like Figure
Being dominated by a woman made Gu Shuchen feel nauseous whenever he heard Lao Mo's name, but his professional ethics as a gigolo made him look at Du Yuelan with a mixture of delight and disapproval.

“Keep your money too, consider it as saving for our future little family. Just because you don’t need money doesn’t mean I can spend it without a conscience.”

What a novel experience! What a perfect answer!
At that moment, Du Yuelan realized that Gu Shuchen was her soulmate.

Although he was poor, he was self-respecting and never wanted to take advantage of her.

Du Yuelan never listened to her family's lectures, but their tender and affectionate "admonitions" made her feel as if she were floating at ten thousand meters in the air, as if she were in a fairyland.

The happy young lady had to express her joy.

“I know you mean well. Don’t worry, my mom has already saved enough for my dowry. I’ve already used up my allowance. I can always ask for more when I get married.”

In the end, Gu Shuchen still managed to eat the delicious but nauseating borscht and braised beef in a pot, and his wallet was now a little thinner.

In the following days, Gu Shuchen went on dates more frequently, just to confirm whether that day was his hallucination.

Coincidentally, Lu Youyou had a key material that needed to be tested in a second round, and she had been at Tsinghua University for the past few days. Gu Shuchen hadn't been able to find her, so he was relieved.

Perhaps he misread it?
He hadn't slept well for several nights in a row, and the brief time he spent with Lu Youyou back then kept appearing in his dreams.

He still couldn't forget that uniquely graceful figure and that stunningly beautiful face.

He never met a woman like that again in his life, not even close. Apart from having a good family background, Du Yuelan was worlds apart from Lu Youyou.

Even in his dreams, he couldn't get any closer to Lu Youyou!
Every time he gets close, the beautiful face instantly transforms into a demon, and he is forced to experience 108 ways to die.

He woke up every night in fits of sweat, and his health, which had just started to improve, deteriorated again.

I used to have some responsiveness every morning, but now, it seems like XX has died again!
Gu Shuchen immediately lost all interest in anything else, skipped class, and rushed to the hospital as fast as he could.

He desperately hoped the doctor would tell him it was all a hallucination, but...!

"Didn't I tell you to abstain from sex? You must ensure you get enough sleep; rest is the foundation of everything. Otherwise, taking more medication will be in vain!"

Gu Shuchen immediately protested, "I didn't! Doctor, I didn't, I didn't..."

Halfway through his sentence, it felt as if a large hand was gripping his throat.

He only had a tiny, wicked thought in his dream, and didn't even do anything before he was startled awake. Does that count as lust?!

Gu Shuchen didn't know what to say, but this hidden pain was his biggest source of inner turmoil, and he had to resolve it no matter what.

His face flushed as he recounted his nightly ordeals, his resentment towards Lu Youyou almost tangible.

That damned woman! She was unfaithful three years ago, and now she's trying to harm him again. He and Lu Youyou are sworn enemies!
“Not even in your dreams. Until you recover, no form of ‘sex’ is allowed.”

Gu Shuchen felt like he was standing on the edge of a cliff. How could he control what was in his dream?

"Could you prescribe some sleeping pills for me?"

The doctor eventually prescribed it, but repeatedly emphasized that he must follow the doctor's orders and not take too much.

That night, Gu Shuchen swallowed the sleeping pills as if they were a life-saving elixir, and fell into a deep sleep amidst his anxiety.

He woke up half an hour late the next day and was late for his first class, but the teacher's scolding did not ruin his good mood. The medicine was very effective and the nightmare did not bother him.

Gu Shuchen was so eager to forget everything about Lu Youyou that he didn't even want to go to the Agricultural University anymore. After dating for several days in a row, her boyfriend suddenly stopped coming, and Du Yuelan even threw a small tantrum.

To appease her, Gu Shuchen finally returned to the Agricultural University campus after half a month, but he absolutely refused to go to the laboratory building and only waited at the school gate.

Du Yuelan didn't care about that; as long as she could see people, that was enough.

She hummed a song as she went downstairs and ran into Lu Youyou, who was about to go home. She rolled her eyes to the heavens.

So what if you're pretty? You're still destined to be a female companion!
Lu Youyou will never have the chance to experience the beauty of love in her life; free love is a luxury she will never enjoy.

The pity in her eyes was accurately conveyed through the eye roll, and Lu Youyou had no idea what this 70s-era female playboy was imagining.

I didn't want to look at her even once more, and Lu Youyou drifted by.

Du Yuelan was unusually calm. What was there to be angry about with a pitiful creature? She was the moon in the sky, while Lu Youyou was nothing but mud on the ground.

As she approached the school gate, Du Yuelan spotted her boyfriend from afar and called out, "Shuchen!"

She had run towards her beloved countless times, but this time was the most joyful.

People like her have the right to choose their own destiny, while Lu Youyou can only struggle in the mortal world, thinking that she can touch the door to another world, but she can never cross the iron threshold.

Gu Shuchen turned around when he heard the sound, and in that instant, his blood froze. For him, that second felt like the end of the world.

He never ignored Du Yuelan's presence when she appeared; his professional ethics wouldn't allow it.

But now, that nightmarish figure has captured all his attention.

Lu Youyou!!!
It wasn't a fleeting illusion, nor a vague existence in a dream; at this very moment, a living, breathing woman was walking this way.

He should pretend he didn't see her, and calmly and composedly greet Du Yuelan with a smile, just like he had done every time before.

But he couldn't do it!
Gu Shuchen's mind went blank, followed by fear and humiliation.

Being ruthlessly abandoned was the most humiliating thing in his life. They knew each other first, but as soon as Gu Qingye came back, Lu Youyou fell in love with someone else.

And now, just when there was finally hope for a cure, this woman almost ruined all his efforts.

He had no time to think about why Lu Youyou was here. He desperately told himself to stay calm, that his future couldn't be ruined here!
But Du Yuelan wasn't blind; she certainly noticed Gu Shuchen's unusual behavior, and where his gaze was pointing...

"Gu Shuchen!" Du Yuelan shouted, her eyebrows furrowed.

She refused to believe that Gu Shuchen could also be bewitched by a vixen, and in a fit of rage, she rushed in front of him, completely blocking his view.

"What are you looking at?!"

Gu Shuchen felt like he was covered in thorns and swallowed hard.

He wasn't sure if Lu Youyou knew who had drugged her, but was he willing to take the gamble?
This was a ticking time bomb. He really wanted to ask Du Yuelan if she knew Lu Youyou, and if it was her who appeared in the laboratory building that day, but he couldn't say anything.

"It's nothing. I think I saw someone I knew, but then I realized it wasn't. Lanlan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you."

Regardless, I must apologize first; I need to get past this hurdle first.