Author: hoenimochi (Page 60 of 95)

       Ning Junyan’s cousin was two years younger than him and his wife just gave birth to a son this year. During the meal, the little child was carried to the table, and the family was happy and amused, all teasing the child.

       Shu Rong picked up the child, played with him in her arms for a while, and then suddenly put him in Ning Junyan’s arms.

       Unprepared, Ning Junyan reached out for the child and looked up at Shu Rong.

       Shu Rong stood beside him and asked him, “Isn’t he lovely?”

       Ning Junyan looked down at the child in his arms, and replied indifferently, “He’s lovely.” Then he got up and returned the child to his mother.

       At this time, Ning Junyan’s second uncle said, “If you think he’s lovely, give birth to one yourself sooner.”

       Ning Junyan smiled when he heard the words, and didn’t intend to continue the topic, so he did not say anything.

       It was a long family reunion dinner, and when they were full, the men in the family still sat around the round table smoking and chatting.

       Only Ning Junyan stood up, walked out through the living room, put on his coat and walked outside into the cold and gloomy courtyard.

       When he went out, Shu Rong stopped him from behind, “Are you leaving now?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I’m going out to get some fresh air.”

       After a while, Shu Rong also put on a thick coat and followed him out.

       Shu Rong was in her fifties this year. She took good care of her health, she had fair and tight skin, and a figure she tried hard to maintain. She looked like she was still in her early forties.

       She had opened a beauty and plastic surgery hospital with a friend about ten years ago, with her as the director. Now more than ten years had passed, the hospital’s business was getting more and more prosperous, and she was getting prettier and prettier, like a living billboard for the hospital.

       Ning Junyan’s father, Ning Zhanghong, was the deputy director of another public tertiary hospital in the city. If Shu Rong’s personality was that of a typical businessman, Ning Zhanghong was a low-key and dedicated scholar. Part of Ning Junyan’s personality was inherited from his father; who was quiet and indifferent and didn’t talk much. The other part might come from his mother, who has a strong personality and was difficult to control.

       He was not close to either of his parents even without the experience of being abducted by human traffickers twenty years ago.

       The door light of the living room door could only illuminate a small area of the courtyard, the rest of the flowers and trees were hidden in the darkness.

       Shu Rong wrapped her long coat tightly and asked Ning Junyan, “Are you on duty during the Chinese New Year?”

       Ning Junyan said, “On duty¹typically some people will take 1-2 weeks holiday near Chinese New Year.”

       “How many days are you on duty?”

       Ning Junyan answered her, “The second and sixth days of the Chinese New Year.”

       Shu Rong nodded and said, “Then come back home on the 30th night and we’ll spend the New Year together, and come back on the 3rd day as well, we have guests at home that day.”

       “No,” Ning Junyan said, “I have my own arrangements.”

       Shu Rong frowned, “What are your plans for the Chinese New Year alone? What is more important than going home to celebrate the New Year with your parents?”

       Ning Junyan said calmly, “Isn’t it quite a lot? Studying, making money, isn’t it all more important than a family reunion?” After he said that, he heard movement in the living room, turned around and saw that it was grandpa coming out of the dining room, so he walked inside.

       He walked up to his grandfather, bent down and said a few words of New Year’s greetings to him, and then said, “I have things to do at home, so I’ll go back first.”

       Unlike his father, his grandfather had an amiable personality. He grabbed Ning Junyan’s hand and asked, “What’s going on at home?”

       Ning Junyan said softly, “I’ve hidden someone who is waiting for me at home.”

       When Grandpa heard this, he wrinkled his face with a smile, patted his hand and said, “Then go quickly.”

       Ning Junyan said again, “Don’t tell others.”

       Grandpa said, “I promise not to tell.”

       Ning Junyan returned to the dining room to say goodbye to the others. When Ning Zhanghong heard that he was leaving so soon, he just frowned slightly but nodded without asking anything.

       Only Shu Rong was still dissatisfied, and followed Ning Junyan to the place where he parked his car, “It’s fine if you don’t come back at thirty, you’d better make time to come back on the 3rd day of the first month.”

       Ning Junyan asked, “Is there something wrong?”

       Shu Rong said, “I told you that there were guests at home that day.”

       Ning Junyan opened the car door to get in the car, but he felt that Shu Rong looked very unhappy, probably about to lose her temper, so he said, “Okay, I’ll try to come back.”

       Shu Rong backed away from the car and stood on the side of the road watching Ning Junyan drive away.

       Before the car turned the corner of the driveway in the neighbourhood, Ning Junyan raised his head and took a look in the rearview mirror. He saw Shu Rong still standing on the side of the road, as the view in the rearview mirror changed with the turning of the car, Shu Rong’s figure disappeared from it.

       When Ning Junyan arrived home, Chen Yuncheng was setting up a ladder to hang curtains in the living room. He didn’t go out today, so he took down all the curtains at home, washed them, dried them and hung them on the windows.

       “Isn’t there an aunt to do the cleaning?” Ning Junyan walked to the side of the ladder and reached out to support Chen Yuncheng’s leg.

       There was an auntie at his house who came over regularly to do the cleaning, and a full cleaning should be done before the New Year.

       Chen Yuncheng had already hung up the curtains, and was holding onto the ladder to get down, “The auntie can’t finish it all day. I’m free today anyway, so I took down the curtains and washed them.”

       As soon as he had just come down two frames on the ladder, Ning Junyan stretched out his hand and hugged him down, put his forehead close to him, and rubbed his face affectionately.

       Chen Yuncheng was startled, reached out and hugged his shoulder, and asked, “Why did you come back so early?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I came back after dinner, what did you eat tonight and why didn’t you return my messages?”

       Chen Yuncheng subconsciously touched the pocket of his trousers, only to realize that he had left his mobile phone on the bed in his room. He hadn’t looked at the mobile phone all night, so he could only say, “I didn’t see it. I ate instant noodles at night.”

       Ning Junyan said, “No instant noodles.”

       Chen Yuncheng raised his hands to pinch his ears, and said with a smile, “You are really lenient.”

       Ning Junyan said in a serious tone, “No instant noodles.”

       Chen Yuncheng smiled and promised him, “Okay, next time I will order takeaway instead of instant noodles.”

       Ning Junyan went to take a shower, and then dragged Chen Yuncheng who had already returned to his own room, to his room, lying on the bed and hugging Chen Yuncheng tightly in his arms.

       Chen Yuncheng stretched out a hand to feel around Ning Junyan’s head.

       Ning Junyan asked, “What are you touching?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “I wonder if the injury on your head is still not healed.” During the time when they first met as adults, Chen Yuncheng felt that Ning Junyan had completely changed, yet after a long time, he felt that Ning Junyan had not changed at all.

       Ning Junyan said to him, “It’s not healed yet, the injury is inside, you can’t touch it like this.”

       Chen Yuncheng smiled. He pinched Ning Junyan’s nose, and then pinched his ears, as he often did when he was a child. Ning Junyan would just look at him stupidly, never knowing to be angry, now Ning Junyan was not angry either, but would kiss him hard.

       Only after he was a little out of breath, Chen Yuncheng pushed Ning Junyan away and asked, “Who was there for the reunion dinner tonight?” He had never heard Ning Junyan mention his family before.

       Ning Junyan answered his question seriously, “My grandfather, my second uncle’s family, my aunt’s family, and my parents.”

       Chen Yuncheng thought of Ning Junyan’s parents whom he met sixteen years ago. He no longer remembered their looks, but his impression of them was they were a tall and handsome middle-aged man and a beautiful and delicate woman, “Are you not in a good relationship with them?” He felt a little strange, he remembered that Ning Junyan’s parents were very emotional when they found him, and his mother even cried bitterly while holding him.

       Ning Junyan said, “It doesn’t matter if it’s good or not, maybe I haven’t lived up to their expectations.”

       “You are so good and you still can’t meet their expectations?” Chen Yuncheng thought it was unbelievable as he tried to sit up with his hands.

       But Ning Junyan didn’t let him move, he had to hold him in his arms and said fiercely, “Don’t move.”

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t move anymore.

       Only then Ning Junyan was satisfied, rubbed his hair with Chen Yuncheng’s hands, and said, “I don’t remember things clearly when I was a child, but I remember when they brought me home when I was fourteen, my mother went crazy and took me everywhere for extra lessons, and insisted that I participate in the high school entrance examination at the age of 15 just like others. “

       At that time, he almost abandoned his studies for four years, and there was a big gap between him and his peers.

       Shu Rong was a person who had plans for her life; Ning Junyan was her only son and she loved him very much, and because of that love, she had higher expectations. After experiencing the great sorrow and joy of losing and finding her son, she calmed down and began to put as much pressure on herself and her son. She believed her son was the best, so she went crazy and took Ning Junyan to make up for all the four years of missing in a year.

       Ning Zhanghong might not agree with her ideas, but he never intervened. Most of the time, he shut himself in the study, read documents, or burried himself in hospitals and laboratories. Occasionally when he saw Ning Junyan who was staying up late reading at home, he could only say indifferently, “Come on, don’t let your mother down.”

       Studying was not making Ning Junyan suffer too much, so most of the time he calmly watched the parents, enduring Shu Rong’s hysteria that lasted for a long time.

       Until one night, not knowing what was in his thoughts, he suddenly threw aside the books and exercises in front of him, opened the door and left alone.

       He didn’t get very far before being taken back by his parents.

       Shu Rong asked him where he was going in horror.

       Ning Junyan said indifferently to her mother, “I’m going to find Chen Yuncheng.”

       Ning Zhanghong frowned when he heard this, while Shu Rong grabbed his shoulder and asked him nervously, “What are you looking for him for?” They all knew that Chen Yuncheng was a child who lived with Ning Junyan in the trafficker’s house.

       Ning Junyan said, “I miss him.”

       The couple looked at each other, Shu Rong grabbed Ning Junyan’s hand and said to him, “What do you miss him for? He has gone home with his parents, you won’t be able to find him.”

       Ning Junyan said, “He has no parents.”

       Shu Rong said, “Then he’ll have other relatives, and he won’t miss you either, you’ll each have your own lives, you’ll have new friends later, and in time he’ll forget you, and you’ll forget him too.”

       Ning Junyan shook his head, “I will never forget Chen Yuncheng.”

       Shu Rong turned cold, “Mom will get angry if you say that again, be a good boy and come back with us. Stop thinking about it.”

       From that day onwards, apart from taking Ning Junyan to tutoring classes, Shu Rong also added one more thing to his life, which was to take Ning Junyan to see a psychologist.

       She did not want Ning Junyan to remember that experience, and even more so, she did not want Ning Junyan to bring up that experience, she felt that it was Ning Junyan’s psychological trauma, and also hers. As long as Ning Junyan mentioned Chen Yuncheng’s name, she would tell Ning Junyan repeatedly that Chen Yuncheng had forgotten about him, that they were both unimportant existences to each other, and that they would meet someone more important later.

       Ning Junyan didn’t like Shu Rong’s nervous chatter, and later never mentioned the word Chen Yuncheng again.

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       Chen Yuncheng stared at the small and exquisite ring box on the dining table in a daze.

       Ning Junyan opened the lid of the box with his slender fingers, used his own slender fingers to open the lid of the box, revealing the understated style of the men’s diamond ring inside, his fingers stroked the surface of the ring and looked at Chen Yuncheng, “Is it good?” The tone of his voice was soft, even with a touch of seduction.

       The sourness that had been spreading in his chest tonight came up to his nose. Chen Yuncheng laughed dryly, trying to make his voice sound more natural, “Stop joking.”

       Ning Junyan looked at him intently, “I’m serious.”

       Chen Yuncheng lowered his head and used his fork to eat the steak he hadn’t finished, “Why did you suddenly think of this?”

       Ning Junyan leaned on the back of the dining chair and said, “I feel that you are very insecure, and I want to give you a sense of security.”

       Chen Yuncheng was stunned, and he couldn’t react for a while. He was almost drowned in Ning Junyan’s seductive language, only after a while he grabbed his short hair and said, “There’s no legal protection for our so-called marriage, either.” He hadn’t read much, but he knew that the country didn’t recognise same-sex marriage.

       Ning Junyan seemed a little surprised, “Why do you need legal protection? My commitment is more reliable than anything else.”

       Chen Yuncheng put down the knife and fork, raised his hands and rubbed his face, “Stop joking.”

       Ning Junyan frowned, “I said I’m not joking.”

       Chen Yuncheng looked at him, “But now is not the right time, it’s too fast.”

       Ning Junyan asked him, “What’s too fast?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “You’re going too fast.”

       Ning Junyan was a little upset, “I’m not fast, that last time was the first time.”

       Chen Yuncheng reacted all of a sudden, and blood rushed to his cheek, “I don’t mean that!”

       Ning Junyan still showed a cold expression.

       Chen Yuncheng took a deep breath, and said slowly, “Marriage is a very prudent matter, even if there are no legal constraints, I can’t make this decision casually.”

       What he said was tactful, but Ning Junyan still understood, and asked him, “Don’t you want my ring?”

       Chen Yuncheng said with difficulty, “I can’t have it now.”

       “When will it be?” Ning Junyan asked patiently.

       Chen Yuncheng shook his head, “I can’t give you a deadline.”

       Ning Junyan pressed the lid of the ring box with his fingers, and said, “Alright.” After he said this word and made this gesture, he remained seated beside the dining table without moving, looking at Chen Yuncheng with a calm expression, his finger also pressing on the ring box without leaving it.

       But Chen Yuncheng could see a little disappointment from his drooping eyelashes.

       This atmosphere was too uncomfortable for Chen Yuncheng, so he stood up and put away the dishes on the table to wash them in the kitchen. When he came out after washing the dishes, he saw Ning Junyan was still sitting at the dining table, as if he hadn’t moved.

       The ring box was held in Ning Junyan’s hand, the lid was opened, and he stared at the ring inside in a daze.

       Chen Yuncheng reached out and pulled over a chair, and sat down very close to Ning Junyan with his knee touching Ning Junyan’s thigh.

       Ning Junyan looked up at him, “What are you doing?”

       Chen Yuncheng felt very uncomfortable as if it was his marriage proposal that was rejected, and called him, “Ning Junyan.”

       Ning Junyan acted very calmly, closed the lid of the ring box casually, and asked, “What’s the matter?”

       Chen Yuncheng called him again, “Yanyan.”

       Ning Junyan’s expression became slightly tangled, and after a while, he raised his hand to stroke Chen Yuncheng’s hair.

       Ever since Chen Yuncheng had his hair cut, he himself also liked to touch it. His hair was neither soft nor hard. It stood short on the top of his head and felt fluffy. He asked Ning Junyan, “Is it comfortable to touch?” He tried hard to cheer Ning Junyan up.

       Ning Junyan inserted his fingers into his short hair, pressed against his scalp, gently rubbed the soft skin near the back of his neck, and asked, “Can I kiss you?”

       Chen Yuncheng looked into his eyes, “Why are you asking that?”

       Ning Junyan said, “You rejected my proposal.”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “Rejecting a proposal is not rejecting you as a person.”

       Ning Junyan said, “En.”

       Chen Yuncheng smiled, and asked him, “En what?” But before Ning Junyan answered, Chen Yuncheng raised his hand to cup Ning Junyan’s face and took the initiative to kiss him once again.

       After a kiss that wasn’t too intense, Chen Yuncheng withdrew quickly, looking at Ning Junyan with a smile in his eyes.

       Ning Junyan said, “I have this urge.”

       Chen Yuncheng looked down.

       Ning Junyan continued, “After the operation in the afternoon, I have this urge when I think of you.”

       Chen Yuncheng felt very embarrassed, but still went along with his question, “Why was it after the operation?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I was highly stimulated.”

       Chen Yuncheng asked him, “Has it always been like this?”

       Ning Junyan replied, “Since I saw you.”

       Chen Yuncheng kissed him again, parting with some amusement, not expecting that one day he would also be this clingy with someone.

       Ning Junyan caressed Chen Yuncheng’s ear until his ears turned red, and said, “I thought you would agree to marry me.”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “I don’t think we need to be in too much of a hurry.”

       Ning Jun said slowly, “But I want to fvck you.”

       Chen Yuncheng lowered his head weakly, “Doctor Ning, can you not be so vulgar in your words?”

       Ning Junyan said, “Then put it another way, I want to have se—”

       “Okay,” Chen Yuncheng interrupted him, “I understand what you mean, don’t say any more.”

       Ning Junyan seemed regretful, “I thought you thought about it too.”

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t even want to look into his eyes, but only stared at the protruding Adam’s apple on the edge of Ning Junyan’s neckline, “It’s not necessary to be married to do those things.”

       After a brief silence, Ning Junyan suddenly reached out to put his arms around him and stood up.

       Chen Yuncheng’s entire body was lifted by him into mid-air, and he could only hastily put his arm around Ning Junyan’s shoulder, as he saw the ring box roll off Ning Junyan onto the ground.

       “The ring!” Chen Yuncheng shouted.

       Ning Junyan said, “Pick that up later.” He carried Chen Yuncheng who was 180 centimetres tall and walked towards his room without exerting any effort at all.

       Chen Yuncheng was very nervous, and grabbed Ning Junyan’s clothes, “I didn’t say I was going to do anything with you now.”

       Ning Jun Yan didn’t stop in his tracks, just thought for a moment and said, “Then I’m not going to put it in.”

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t expect to hear a man say this to him one day, and his face turned completely red. He hugged Ning Junyan’s shoulders tightly and said, “Let me go take a shower.”

       Ning Junyan said, “I’ll help you take a shower.” He carried Chen Yuncheng into the room, and then kicked the door shut.

       Chen Yuncheng spent the night on Ning Junyan’s bed for the second time. Unlike the last time when he was drunk, this time he was supposed to be sober, yet he still felt dizzy and everything seemed unreal.

       The next morning, he woke up when Ning Junyan got up.

       Ning Junyan was going to work, so he didn’t wake him up. Ning Junyan just kissed his cheek before getting out of bed, and then changed clothes and took a shower quietly.

       Chen Yuncheng kept his eyes closed and pretended to be asleep. He didn’t move until he heard the sound of the door closing from outside. He then opened his eyes and fumbled to look at his phone, Ning Junyan shouldn’t be coming back from his trip to the hospital.

       He sat up, and the quilt slid down to reveal mottled marks all over his body, all left by Ning Junyan. He couldn’t help but lift the quilt again and saw his reddened inner thighs. Ning Junyan was a man of his word, yet this act of rubbing his legs almost to the point of tearing his skin, except that he didn’t put it in, seemed to Chen Yuncheng no different from doing it in the end.

       Chen Yuncheng got out of bed. He hadn’t left since he was carried back to his room by Ning Junyan last night, and had to go back to his room to get dressed.

       When he got up, Chen Yuncheng saw the ring box on the bedside table, he couldn’t even remember when Ning Junyan had gone to pick up the small box that had fallen under the dining table.

       After staring at the box and hesitating for a long time, Chen Yuncheng reached out to pick it up and opened the box and took out the ring inside. Because it was a men’s ring, the surface of the platinum was inlaid with small diamonds, it was not exaggerated but beautiful. He hesitantly put the ring on his left ring finger, the ring was just the right size, and he didn’t know what size Ning Junyan had made it to.

       He remembered Ning Junyan’s words. Ning Junyan said that he wanted to give him a sense of security. Chen Yuncheng stared at the ring and couldn’t help but smile. Finally, he took off the ring and carefully put it back into the box.

       Ning Junyan had to go back home for the Chinese New Year’s Eve reunion in the afternoon. He didn’t schedule an operation and drove away as soon as the hospital’s closing time came.

       The so-called home was actually his grandfather’s home, and today was the year-end gathering for the entire Ning family.

       Although the Chinese New Year was approaching, the streets in the city were still congested during the rush hour. Ning Junyan drove for more than forty minutes, and the sky had already darkened before he turned the car into an old villa complex.

       His grandfather had lived here for many years and did not want to move to the outskirts of the city.

       He parked the car in a street parking space in the neighbourhood, and Ning Junyan walked towards the Ning family’s detached villa.

       He was probably the last one to arrive home. From a distance, he could see that the whole villa was brightly lit, and lively voices coming from inside could be heard. The door of the living room on the first floor was open, and as he walked in, his cousin, who was sitting facing the door, saw it first and said, “Junyan ge is back.”

       Only then did all the others turn their heads and greet him.

       He nodded, walked to his grandpa sitting on the recliner, and said, “Happy New Year, Grandpa.” At the same time, he handed over the New Year’s gift he bought.

       The gift was a box of tea leaves and a purple clay pot. The old man Ning liked it very much, and he took out the purple clay pot and rubbed it for a long time.

       Ning Junyan’s mother, Shu Rong, stood up and said, “Now that you’re back, let’s prepare dinner.”

       The whole family sat down around the dining table.

       Ning Junyan’s father, Ning Zhanghong, was the eldest son in the family, and he had a pair of younger siblings, who each had children.

       Ning Zhanghong and Shu Rong didn’t usually live here, but Shu Rong greeted everyone as they sat down and ordered the nanny to serve the food, acting like a host.

       When Ning Junyan sat down, he sent Chen Yuncheng a message, asking if he had dinner.

       Shu Rong saw it and said, “If it’s not a work emergency, don’t take your phone out on such occasions.”

       Ning Junyan glanced at her calmly and waited until the message had been sent before putting the phone back into his bag.

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       Chen Yuncheng didn’t know what to say to Ning Junyan, he went back to his room, opened the door and saw several paper bags on the bed.

       He walked over and saw that one of the bags contained a new pack of men’s underwear, and the other bags contained all new clothes.

       There was a woollen sweater, two shirts, a pair of trousers, and a down jacket. The style of the down jacket was similar to the thick down jacket that Ning Junyan wore before, and it seemed to be of the same brand.

       Chen Yuncheng took out all the clothes and saw that there were no tags on them.

       He hurried out of the room, found Ning Junyan in the study, and said, “Did you buy those clothes for me?”

       Ning Junyan was facing his laptop looking at something, but now he looked up at him and said, “Yeah, you disappeared early in the morning, so I had to go shopping alone.”

       “Why do you buy so many?” Chen Yuncheng asked.

       Ning Junyan said, “I bought it because I thought it looked good.”

       Chen Yuncheng said to him, “I don’t need it, I have clothes to wear.”

       The chair beneath Ning Junyan shifted slightly, “Your underwear is torn.”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “Then just buy the underwear, what’s the point of buying anything else? Take it and return it.”

       Ning Junyan said, “The tags are all cut.”

       The tags were all cut, so they could not be returned, and the size of the clothes would not fit Ning Junyan.

       Chen Yuncheng was a little annoyed. He turned around and left the study and went back to his room. He searched for the brand of the down jacket that Ning Junyan bought for him on the shopping app with his mobile phone, and found that the purchase price was two to three thousand. He suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his temple, he picked up the down jacket, and for a moment felt that it was inappropriate to dispose of it.

       Ning Junyan walked in at this moment and asked him, “You don’t like it?”

       Chen Yuncheng asked him, “Did you receive the money I transferred to you?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I received the text message.”

       Chen Yuncheng was a little annoyed, “You took all the money to buy me clothes when you received them?”

       Ning Junyan shook his head, “The sum here is less than ten thousand.”

       Chen Yuncheng threw the down jacket back on the bed, “I don’t need such expensive clothes.” There was no difference between a three thousand and three hundred down jacket on his body.

       “Are you angry?” Ning Junyan asked him.

       Chen Yuncheng was indeed a little angry, but he felt that he couldn’t simply vent it on Ning Junyan, who had only used his own money to buy him a gift.

       Ning Jun extended his arms and hugged him from behind, wrapped his arms around his waist, and said close to his ear, “Then next time you go shopping with me, choose the style you like.”

       “It’s not a matter of style,” Chen Yuncheng said.

       Ning Junyan kissed his ear, and suddenly felt his short hair prickling his cheek, and couldn’t help kissing him on the head again, “You can talk about any problems you have, don’t get angry.”

       Chen Yuncheng felt that he couldn’t get angry anymore.

       He stood in the room for a while, pulled away Ning Junyan’s hand that was wrapped around his waist, and bent down to pick up the new underwear on the bed.

       Ning Junyan said to him, “Wash them before you put them on.”

       Chen Yuncheng said “En”, and went to the bathroom in his underwear. When he washed it and went to the balcony to dry it, he saw Ning Junyan’s bed sheet and quilt cover were still hanging on the balcony.

       When he thought of the reason why Ning Junyan had changed his bed sheets, Chen Yuncheng was so ashamed that he couldn’t even lift his head up.

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t want to wear those new clothes, so he hung them up and put them in the closet.

       The Chinese New Year was less than two weeks away. Since that weekend, Ning Junyan had been busy with work and didn’t spend much time at home.

       But Chen Yuncheng, on the other hand, had nothing to do, except for helping Sun Shiliang with a renovation job halfway through the year. He simply went to a construction site outside to work part-time for a week. Taking advantage of the low wages and high wages of the workers before the holiday, he saved 2,000 yuan.

       After getting the money, Chen Yuncheng bought a cigarette and sent it to Long Zhanyu.

       Long Zhanyu worked the night shift last night, and today he was so busy that he didn’t have time to go home to sleep until noon. He opened the door and saw Chen Yuncheng standing outside with a paper bag containing cigarettes, and said, “What’s the matter? Wish me an early New Year?”

       Chen Yuncheng handed him the cigarette and said, “Yes, I’m wishing you a happy new year.”

       Long Zhanyu said, “Happy, my ass.”

       He invited Chen Yuncheng to sit down. The room in the second-storey house was fairly neatly tidied up, except that there were empty beer bottles and full ashtrays on the coffee table in the living room, and coats were thrown casually on the sofa. It was a single man’s residence.

       Chen Yuncheng sat down, Long Zhanyu went to the kitchen to boil water with his messy hair, made him a cup of tea after a while and brought it out.

       The tea was too hot to drink for a while.

       Long Zhanyu lit a cigarette, crossed his legs and leaned on the single sofa, saying, “Zhou Yan has been transferred to the jurisdiction¹simply put a jurisdiction is the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. So Zhou Yan’s punishment is going to be decided pretty soon.”

       One side was theft with multiple co-defendants, and the other side was an intentional homicide. After communicating with the higher authorities, he would be transferred to the jurisdiction of the public security bureau in Zhou Yan’s hometown county. When the time comes, he would be prosecuted together with the theft case and tried by the local intermediate court.

       Chen Yuncheng nodded and asked, “When will the trial take place?”

       Long Zhanyu said, “I guess it’s still early, we have to wait at least a few months.”

       Chen Yuncheng sat on the sofa, and leaned forward slightly, with his arms on his knees, as he stared at the full ashtray on the coffee table in a daze.

       Long Zhanyu didn’t care whether the ashtray was overflowing or not, and was still flicking soot into it. He said, “I asked my acquaintances at the prosecutor’s office and the court, and they all said that Zhou Yan’s case would be a reprieved case²Reprieve is the suspension or postponement of the punishment of a convicted person. When a reprieve is granted, a criminal is temporarily relieved from the execution of his/her sentence even if he was sentenced to death, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

       Chen Yuncheng looked at him, “Thank you, Officer Long.”

       Long Zhanyu raised his hand holding the cigarette and waved it in the air, and he said, “It was my poor consideration that got you into trouble with Zhang Wenyong’s case.”

       Chen Yuncheng shook his head and said nothing.

       Long Zhanyu asked him: “What are you doing now? Do you need me to introduce you to a job?”

       Chen Yuncheng was a little curious when he heard the words, “What kind of job can you introduce me to?”

       Long Zhanyu yawned, “I heard earlier that they were hiring in the community or something, if you are interested, I can go and ask around.”

       “No thanks,” Chen Yuncheng saw that Long Zhanyu was very sleepy and didn’t want to disturb him any longer, so he got up and said, “Take some rest, I’m leaving first, and I’ll come out for dinner another day when I’m free.”

       Long Zhanyu sent him to the door of his house.

       Chen Yuncheng stood outside the door, looked at him and said, “Smoke less. It’s really bad for your health.”

       Long Zhanyu said, “But you are still buying me cigarettes?” Then he waved his hand, “Just go.”

       Chen Yuncheng walked towards the elevator, walked two steps and then came back, saying, “If Zhou Yan is in court, can you let me know?”

       Long Zhanyu leaned against the doorway and looked at him, “I’ll ask around for you, and I’ll tell you when the court date is confirmed.”

       Chen Yuncheng said again, “Thank you.”

       Long Zhanyu said, “Call me if you need help.”

       Chen Yuncheng smiled, “Okay.”

       The next day, Chen Yuncheng received a call from Gu Yaojia that the child was ready to be discharged from the hospital.

       Gu Yaojia wanted to take her child back to her hometown before the year’s end, but Chen Yuncheng felt that it would be too dangerous for her to carry her luggage and hold the child by herself, whether by bus or train, so she finally borrowed Ning Junyan’s car and drove them back.

       The car travels on the highway for the whole journey, and it only took more than three hours for one trip.

       But when they arrived, Gu Yaojia insisted that Chen Yuncheng stays for lunch. Her parents and elder brother had specially prepared a meal, so Chen Yuncheng could not refuse and had to stay for a meal.

       After dinner, when Chen Yuncheng and Gu Yaojia were alone, he asked her, “Would you like to go and see Zhou Yan when the court is in session?”

       Gu Yaojia looked tired and asked, “When will the court start?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “I don’t know, but I asked a friend to help me find out.”

       Gu Yaojia asked again, “Can we go and listen?”

       Chen Yuncheng nodded, “Yes.” After speaking, he quickly said, “If you want to go, I will pick you up then.”

       Gu Yaojia looked at Chen Yuncheng and asked him, “Do you want me to take the child?”

       Chen Yuncheng nodded.

       Gu Yaojia smiled suddenly, and she said, “I’ll go then, I will take the child to meet him, and tell the child that it is his father. Although he’s not much of a man and has broken the law, he did all those things for him.”

       Chen Yuncheng sat beside him and listened quietly without speaking.

       Gu Yaojia suddenly called him, “Cheng ge.”

       Chen Yuncheng lifted his head.

       Gu Yaojia’s eyes were red, “I can’t afford to pay back the money for the time being, but as soon as I have money, I will definitely pay it back.”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “It’s okay, let’s talk about it later.”

       On the way back, there was a traffic jam on the highway.

       Chen Yuncheng drove forward slowly behind the long queue. He turned on the radio in the car and heard the radio host talking about the upcoming Chinese New Year. As he sat alone in the car, listening to the lively topics, Chen Yuncheng suddenly felt a little lonely.

       He thought that if he really went to drive a long-distance truck as he had originally intended, would he have to endure the loneliness of the journey all the time?

       Actually, he was not a person who enjoyed loneliness. He wished more than ever that he could have family members who could accompany him growing up and spend the holidays together.

       Many people asked him why he cared so much about Zhou Yan and told him not to care about Zhou Yan anymore, but he couldn’t let it go. Because for so many years, Zhou Yan was like his only family, only the two of them were homeless during the Chinese New Year, and they accompanied each other in a strange big city together.

       It was a pity that he wouldn’t even have Zhou Yan in the future.

       Chen Yuncheng leaned on the back of the seat, watching the faintly visible sunset in the distance, and the gradually darkening sky outside the car window. He thought of Gu Yaojia, Zhou Yan’s young son, and the more than ten years that Zhou Yan would spend in prison.

       He was very sad.

       When he returned to the city, Chen Yuncheng received a call from Ning Junyan, asking him why he hadn’t come back yet. This was the second call from Ning Junyan today. The first one came at noon, asking when he would be back.

       Chen Yuncheng put the phone on speaker and said, “I’ve already gotten off the highway, so if there’s not too much traffic, I can probably get home in half an hour or so.”

       Ning Junyan asked him, “Have you eaten?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “Not yet.”

       Ning Junyan said “En”, “I’ll wait for you to have dinner.”

       After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuncheng concentrated on driving and returned to the neighbourhood where Ning Junyan lived at about the expected time.

       At this time, it was completely dark, and before the car reached the gate of the neighbourhood, he saw a slender and tall figure standing under the street lamp from a distance.

       Ning Junyan was wearing a coat and a scarf and was waiting for him at the neighbourhood’s entrance. Through the foggy window glass, Chen Yuncheng saw his whole body being haloed by the light, creating a warm and soft circle of light.

       Chen Yuncheng heard his heartbeat gradually speeding up, and the discomfort along the way turned sour the moment she saw Ning Junyan. He stepped on the brakes, slowed down and parked the car on the side of the road, very close to Ning Junyan.

       Ning Junyan approached with quick steps and walked around the front of the car to the driver’s side. Chen Yuncheng opened the car door, leaned out and grabbed his lapel, and at the same time lowered his head and kissed his lips.

       It was not too late, and there were pedestrians passing by the neighbourhood’s entrance, but at that time, Chen Yuncheng could no longer care about other people’s eyes.

       Ning Junyan was only briefly in a daze before he quickly raised his arms and wrapped them around Chen Yuncheng, kissing him back hard.

       He didn’t even know how long the kiss lasted before Chen Yuncheng pushed Ning Junyan away, his ears turning red as he sat back in his seat and gripped the steering wheel with both hands.

       Ning Junyan was still standing by the car door looking at him, and said, “Do you miss me that much?”

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t look at him, but said, “Where are we going to eat?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I’ll make it for you at home.”

       Chen Yuncheng nodded, “Okay.”

       When he returned home, Chen Yuncheng took off his jacket and went to the bathroom to wash his hands. As soon as he went in, Ning Junyan followed him in from behind, hugged him from behind, stared at him in the mirror and said, “You’ve lost weight.”

       Both of them were busy during this period of time, and Ning Junyan hardly had time to take a closer look at Chen Yuncheng under the bright light.

       Chen Yuncheng had indeed lost weight. The short-term jobs he did on the construction site was the hardest and most tiring job so that he could make more money. He pressed the hand sanitiser on the palm of his hand, lowered his head and rubbed his hands carefully, and asked Ning Junyan, “No overtime today?”

       Ning Junyan said, “No overtime today.”

       Chen Yuncheng took the initiative to kiss Ning Junyan just now, but now he felt embarrassed again, instead of looking at the person in the mirror, he just said, “Is dinner ready?”

       “Yeah,” Ning Junyan kissed the top of his head, turned around and left the bathroom first, “Come and eat.”

       Chen Yuncheng couldn’t help but raised his hand to touch his head and felt that after he cut his hair, Ning Junyan especially liked to kiss his head.

       The dinner was a steak fried by Ning Junyan, accompanied by red wine. If a candle was lit in the middle of the table, it would really have that kind of vibe.

       However, Chen Yuncheng was very unskilled in using the knife and fork. He kept knocking on the plate and making sounds.

       Ning Junyan said, “I had an emergency surgery this afternoon, it was quite troublesome, and I’ve been thinking about you since I finished.”

       Chen Yuncheng heard it but didn’t look up at him, trying to fight with the steak on the plate.

       After a while, Chen Yuncheng realized that Ning Junyan had stopped talking, so he took the initiative to find a topic and asked, “Which day do you have a holiday for Chinese New Year?”

       Ning Junyan said, “The holiday starts on the 30th, but I have to be on duty for two days in between.”

       Chen Yuncheng asked again, “Where did you plan to go?”

       Ning Junyan looked at him, “I’m not going anywhere, I’ll just keep an eye on you.”

       Chen Yuncheng couldn’t help raising his eyes, and quickly lowered his eyes, “You’re not going to gather with your family?”

       “Tomorrow night,” Ning Junyan said, “the family reunion is tomorrow night.”

       Chen Yuncheng nodded, “Oh.”

       Ning Junyan said, “You can go back with me.”

       “Are you kidding me?” Chen Yuncheng laughed as he said, “In what capacity would I go back with you?”

       Ning Junyan said, “We can get married, and you come back with me as my partner.” His tone was too calm, and he didn’t seem to be joking at all, and then he took out a square ring box from his pocket, “My custom-made proposal ring has arrived.”

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I received a lot of starfish today. In order to thank everyone for the starfish, I tried my best to write more characters in this chapter. Although there is no love scenes, at least there is a proposal, which also fits the Qixi Festival atmosphere.

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       When Chen Yuncheng woke up the next morning, he saw that Ning Junyan hadn’t woken up yet. He rarely saw Ning Junyan sleeping in. Ning Junyan had probably drunk too much last night.

       He went out to buy breakfast for Ning Junyan and came back. He sat alone at the dining table for a while, thinking that he didn’t know how to face Ning Junyan later, so he packed up early and went out.

       It also happened to be a coincidence that when Chen Yuncheng went out, the couple who looked after the shop called him that day, expressing their agreement to his rent conditions and willingness to rent the shop.

       It took Chen Yuncheng a whole morning to handle the subleasing of the shop, as he only had to contact the landlord of the shop and sign the sublease contract since he only sublease it.

       After working until noon, Chen Yuncheng finally recovered the one year rent he had paid in advance.

       After he received the money, he planned to transfer it to Ning Junyan to pay off his debt first, together with the money for the returned goods. He sent a message to Ning Junyan asking for his account information, but Ning Junyan didn’t say anything and quickly sent it to him.

       Chen Yuncheng stood by the roadside, taking one last look at the small kiosk he had lived in and run for two years and was about to turn around to leave when he saw the little girl who had stolen something at the intersection looking at him not far away.

       “Come here,” Chen Yuncheng bent down and waved to the little girl.

       The little girl looked at him warily but walked over obediently.

       “Is your kiosk closed?” Before Chen Yuncheng could speak, the little girl asked him first.

       Chen Yuncheng said, “Yes, there will be no more bread for you in the future.”

       The expression on the little girl’s face was a bit indifferent, and when she heard Chen Yuncheng’s words, she just let out a faint “oh”.

       Chen Yuncheng asked her, “What’s your name?”

       The little girl didn’t answer.

       Chen Yuncheng asked patiently again, “Do you have a family? Who told you to come out and steal things?”

       Hearing this, the little girl immediately took two steps back.

       Chen Yuncheng said, “Don’t be nervous, I just want to ask, is the person who let you out to steal something, your family?”

       The little girl still didn’t answer him.

       Chen Yuncheng had no choice but took out a hundred dollars from his pocket and handed it to her.

       The little girl looked at it for a long time and did not take it.

       Chen Yuncheng put the money in her hand, and whispered to her, “You take it secretly and use it secretly, buy something for yourself when you are hungry, don’t tell others, you understand?”

       The little girl looked down at the money in her hand.

       Chen Yuncheng added, “I know you are afraid to tell me because you are scared, but if those people force you out to steal things, you can go and tell the police.” After he finished speaking, he raised his finger to the intersection, “Look at the man in the hat and yellow vest, he’s a policeman.”

       The little girl followed him and turned to look over.

       Chen Yuncheng was referring to a traffic policeman who was directing traffic at the intersection.

       “Don’t be afraid, when the police catch the bad guys, no one can hurt you,” Chen Yuncheng patted her head like he was stroking himself when he was a child.

       The little girl turned and left with the money.

       Chen Yuncheng looked at her thin back, sighed after a long time, took out his mobile phone and called Guan Anlin.

       Guan Anlin had recently found a job in a car repair shop. When Chen Yuncheng called him, he was busy and asked Chen Yuncheng to have lunch together.

       Chen Yuncheng went to the car repair shop where Guan Anlin worked, and asked a young worker at the door who was polishing the car where Guan Anlin was. The young worker reached out and pointed to a black car inside.

       A man was working underneath the car, with only one pair of legs sticking out from underneath.

       Chen Yuncheng walked over and kicked the leg protruding from under the car, and soon saw Guan Anlin slipping out from the bottom of the car, holding a wrench soaked in engine oil in his hand.

       Guan Anlin was wearing an orange work uniform of a car repair shop, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He glanced at Chen Yuncheng and said, “Two minutes.” Then he got in again.

       Chen Yuncheng ended up waiting for nearly fifteen minutes before Guan Anlin took off his uniform jacket and put on his own black cotton-padded jacket with orange work pants, and went to have lunch nearby with Chen Yuncheng.

       Guan Anlin’s hair had grown a bit compared to when he was just released from prison, but it was still short, and his cyan scalp could be seen.

       Chen Yuncheng looked at his hair and suddenly remembered that he had been thinking about cutting his hair for a long time. He thought that if he had a short haircut like Guan Anlin’s, Ning Junyan wouldn’t be able to grab his hair and forcefully kiss him like he did last night.

       Guan Anlin handed him the bowl and chopsticks, and asked him, “Why are you in a daze?”

       Chen Yuncheng shook his head, “How’s your work?”

       “Just like that,” Guan Anlin said, “Otherwise, I will deliver the takeout. I won’t starve to death. “

       Chen Yuncheng asked, “How about Chinese New Year? What are your plans?”

       Guan Anlin stared at the table in a daze. He had ordered three dishes, but since it was the best time for business at noon, none of the dishes had been served, and he said, “I have ten days off, I want to go home.”

       Unlike Chen Yuncheng, Guan Anlin has a family. He had parents in his hometown in the countryside and a younger sister in high school.

       “I have a friend who has opened a shop in the new trade market in the north of the city, wholesaling cigarettes, alcohol and drinks, he asked me to help him manage the shop. Are you interested in doing it with me when you come back after the New Year?” Chen Yuncheng asked.

       Guan Anlin looked at him, “Look after the shop?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “There might be deliveries to customers as well, the specific work arrangement can be discussed.”

       Guan Anlin didn’t answer.

       Chen Yuncheng said, “There’s no rush, the shop over there is not yet renovated anyway, you can go back and think about it slowly during the Chinese New Year.”

       The dishes they ordered finally came, and the two of them sat on the roadside, at a small square table, with two dishes and a bowl of soup on it.

       Guan Anlin asked the boss to serve the rice directly.

       He held the bowl of rice and asked Chen Yuncheng, “I told you to come and live with me earlier, but you didn’t intend to come?”

       Chen Yuncheng gave a vague “En”, “I’m fine with my friend’s place now.”

       “What does your friend do?” Guan Anlin asked.

       Chen Yuncheng answered him, “A doctor.”

       Guan Anlin said, “Are doctors that rich now? Received a lot of red envelopes, eh?”

       Chen Yuncheng looked up at him, “His family already has money, so don’t be hostile to him.”

       Guan Anlin snorted disdainfully, “How do you know that kind of doctor whose family is already rich? I haven’t heard you mention it before.”

       Chen Yuncheng hesitated and said, “He’s just like Zhou Yan.”

       Guan Anlin didn’t understand, and asked strangely, “What just like Zhou Yan mean?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “How I know Zhou Yan is how I know him.”

       Guan Anlin froze. He heard Chen Yuncheng briefly talk about his childhood experience, but he didn’t expect that besides Zhou Yan, there would be other people who had experienced the same thing as Chen Yuncheng. He subconsciously asked, “Trafficked?”

       Chen Yuncheng nodded.

       Guan Anlin didn’t say anything more and scooped a spoonful of chicken rice and sprouts into a bowl, mixed it with chopsticks and lowered his head to take a big bite of rice, before saying again after a while, not quite willingly, “So it’s still not the same as us people.”

       “What’s the difference?” Chen Yuncheng asked him.

       Guan Anlin said, “He’s different in your heart, just like Zhou Yan. He’s always more important to you.”

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t answer his words.

       After they finished eating and drinking half a bowl of soup, Chen Yuncheng felt a little hot, so he unbuttoned a few buttons on his neckline.

       Guan Anlin put down the bowl and stared at his neck in a daze.

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t notice it at first until Guan Anlin first asked him, “You got a girlfriend?”

       “What?” Chen Yuncheng was puzzled.

       Guan Anlin pointed to his neck.

       Chen Yuncheng raised his hand and touched his neck, but he still didn’t understand what Guan Anlin meant.

       Guan Anlin said impatiently, “If you didn’t have a woman biting on your neck, did a mosquito bite on it? There can still be mosquitoes these days?¹just a reminder that they are in the middle of winter“

       Chen Yuncheng suddenly remembered Ning Junyan’s deep kiss on his neck last night and blushed. He was at a loss and wanted to pull up his collar to cover it, but felt that it was too unnatural.

       Guan Anlin said, “Why are you blushing? If you have a girlfriend, you have a girlfriend. You are about that age too.”

       “It’s not like that,” Chen Yuncheng denied without thinking.

       Guan Anlin asked him, “Then what is it? You’re going to go to a prostitute?”

       Chen Yuncheng had no way to explain to him, so he could only say, “No.”

       Guan Anlin didn’t press on. He picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup, disliking that it was a bit bland, put the bowl down and said, “I was going to introduce my sister to you.”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “Are you crazy? How old is your sister!”

       Guan Anlin seemed a little depressed, to be in a somewhat depressed mood, “Yes, it would be nice if my sister was older.”

       After lunch, Guan Anlin rushed to pay the bill.

       When they parted, Guan Anlin asked Chen Yuncheng, “What are your plans for the New Year?” He knew that Chen Yuncheng had no family.

       Chen Yuncheng said, “We’ll see.”

       Guan Anlin asked him, “Do you want to go back to my hometown with me?”

       “What for?”

       “Meet my sister.”

       “Get the fvck out of here,” Chen Yuncheng cursed, “No, go back by yourself.”

       Guan Anlin was not angry, and waved his hand at him, “I’ll contact you before I leave.”

       Chen Yuncheng replied, “Okay, work hard.”

       The two separated at the intersection, and Guan Anlin, dressed in a strange outfit, slowly walked towards the car repair shop.

       Chen Yuncheng stood by the side of the road for a while and decided to get a haircut.

       He found a small barber shop on the side of the road, where a wash, cut and blow-dry only cost fifteen yuan, and said to the barber, “Cut it short.”

       The barber asked him, “How short?”

       Chen Yuncheng recalled Guan Anlin’s short inches where he could see his scalp and said, “Just a little shorter, a length that fingers can’t hold.”

       The barber glanced at him in the mirror and asked curiously, “Are you afraid that someone will pull your hair out in a fight?”

       Chen Yuncheng said silently in his heart: I’m afraid of being pulled by the hair and forcibly kissed. But he looked in the mirror, smiled and nodded to the barber, “Yes.”

       It was only after three o’clock in the afternoon when he finished the haircut. Chen Yuncheng wandered outside for almost a day and had nowhere else to go, so he took the subway back.

       When he entered, he saw that the living room was empty, so he took a lighter step and walked to the door of Ning Junyan’s room. When he saw that the door was ajar, he stretched out his hand and opened a crack to peek inside, and saw that the bed was still neatly made, but the sheets seemed to have been changed.

       “Looking for me?”

       Chen Yuncheng was about to turn around when a voice suddenly came from behind him, and he was so frightened that he pressed his whole body against the wall, his heart beating violently, and then he saw Ning Junyan behind him.

       Ning Junyan was wearing a white sweater and light brown casual trousers, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, looking quiet and relaxed. He put the coffee to his lips, took a sip, and kept staring at Chen Yuncheng.

       Chen Yuncheng said, “What are you doing?”

       Ning Junyan’s eyes fell on the top of his head, “Did you cut your hair?”

       When Chen Yuncheng heard this, he raised his hand and touched it. Under the prickly short hair was a soft scalp. He said “En”, “Didn’t you say it should be cut?”

       Ning Junyan said indifferently, “Well, that’s sexy.”

       Chen Yuncheng’s hand that was touching his hair froze.

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Ning Junyan: My wife is sexy all the time

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       This awkward atmosphere continued under the stalemate between the two.

       Chen Yuncheng wanted to leave, but Ning Junyan refused to let go. Chen Yuncheng’s clothes were all soaked through, and even though the room was well-heated, he still felt cold after a while as they clung to his body wetly. He said to Ning Junyan, “It’s too cold.”

       Ning Junyan asked, “Is it cold even when I’m holding you?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “You should let me go back and change my clothes.”

       Ning Junyan seemed to be hesitating, but after a while, he finally let go of his hand, “Go.”

       Chen Yuncheng hurriedly climbed out of the bathtub and found his other slipper on the floor. He walked outside despite the water dripping all over his body, went back to his room to find a change of clothes and went into the guest bathroom to take a shower with hot water.

       After he took a shower and changed clothes, almost half an hour passed before Chen Yuncheng felt that his whole body had warmed up. He looked in the mirror and saw that his cheeks were still red, not knowing whether it was because of the steam from the heat of the shower or the little bit of alcohol that hadn’t dissipated.

       When he wanted to go back to his room, he was suddenly worried about Ning Junyan. He didn’t know if Ning Junyan was asleep now, or if Ning Junyan had just put on hot water to take a shower again, after all, when Chen Yuncheng was sitting there all drenched and cold, Ning Junyan was also wet and without clothes.

       He walked gently to the door of Ning Junyan’s room, this time he didn’t knock on the door, but just opened the door a crack. He saw that it was already dark inside, Ning Junyan must have turned off the light and gone to sleep.

       Chen Yuncheng closed the door and wanted to leave, but just as he turned around he turned back and opened it again. He walked in at a lighter pace and after his eyes had adjusted to the darkness in the room, he saw Ning Junyan lying on the bed, wrapping himself in a quilt.

       He went to the bed and squatted down, approached Ning Junyan’s face, and asked softly, “Are you asleep?”

       Ning Junyan simply responded, “En.”

       Chen Yuncheng reached out to touch his forehead, and asked at the same time, “Did you take a hot shower by yourself afterwards?”

       Ning Junyan did not answer.

       Chen Yuncheng worriedly reached into the quilt again to find Ning Junyan’s hand, “Are you cold?” He touched Ning Junyan who wasn’t even wearing pyjamas.

       Ning Junyan suddenly grabbed Chen Yuncheng’s hand. Chen Yuncheng was startled, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but Ning Junyan held it too firmly, so he failed. Ning Junyan’s palm was hot, but not too hot. Ning Junyan took Chen Yuncheng’s hand and placed it on his chest, and his skin was also warm.

       Chen Yuncheng was a little relieved, “You are not cold, right?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I’m cold, come up and give me a hug.”

       His tone was still flat, but to Chen Yuncheng’s ears, it sounded like he was being coquettish. Chen Yuncheng pinched his nose with his hands and said, “You’re thirty years old and you’re like this in the hospital?”

       Ning Junyan said, “No, only to you.”

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t say anything, he could already see Ning Junyan’s facial features clearly in the dark, and he knew that the other party was looking at him with his eyes open. They weren’t full of affection, but they were just full of attention as if he was the only one in the world worthy of looking at so intently.

       For a moment, Chen Yuncheng felt guilty for the rejection he had been giving Ning Junyan, and he said, “Do you really think this relationship of ours can last?”

       Ning Junyan asked him back: “Why not?”

       Chen Yuncheng touched Ning Junyan’s eyebrows with his fingers, “We are both men.”

       Ning Junyan asked him, “Are you disgusted with me?”

       Chen Yuncheng shook his head, “How could I be disgusted with you?”

       Ning Junyan said to him, “Come up, I’m going to say something to you.”

       Chen Yuncheng did not move.

       Ning Junyan said again, “I won’t do anything, after all this time, have I ever forced you to do anything?”

       Chen Yuncheng finally got up and sat by the bed.

       Ning Junyan moved to the middle of the bed, let Chen Yuncheng lie down beside him, and covered them both with the quilt.

       Chen Yuncheng moved a bit, his body was a little stiff, “Why aren’t you even wearing any underwear?”

       Ning Junyan said, “I don’t want to wear it, this is my bed.”

       Chen Yuncheng also felt that his accusation was a little unreasonable, he moved to the side of the bed uncomfortably, thinking that he had just laid down on the bed, and he couldn’t go back and leave immediately, so he could only say, “What do you want to say?”

       Ning Junyan was lying on his side facing him, still holding his hand, “Do you like me?”

       Chen Yuncheng was taken aback by his question as this question was a bit difficult to answer. Naturally, he liked him, but it was difficult for Chen Yuncheng to say what kind of like and to what extent. Up to now, he could only say that he didn’t love Ning Junyan to the point of death, otherwise, he would not have wanted to distance himself from Ning Junyan before it was too late, but if he was asked if his heart ever skipped a beat, he did not want to lie to himself. He must have felt it once, and more than once.

       But a heartbeat might not necessarily turn into love, nor because of one or two heartbeats that two people must be together. After all, people were not just animals manipulated by their feelings, they also have a reason.

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t answer his question. Ning Junyan was not in a hurry and asked another question instead, “Have you ever liked anyone else? Whether it was a man or a woman?”

       “No,” Chen Yuncheng answered dryly this time.

       Ning Junyan moved closer to kiss his temples, and asked him, “If it weren’t for me, what kind of person would you be with?”

       Chen Yuncheng said, “I don’t know.” After he said that, he added, “Maybe an ordinary woman.”

       “What kind of woman?” Ning Junyan asked him.

       Chen Yuncheng still said, “I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it carefully, just someone ordinary. She didn’t need to be too outstanding, or too excellent.”

       “Why?” Ning Junyan’s voice was very soft, with a rare soft tone. Although the breath smelled of alcohol, the articulation of each sentence was clear.

       Chen Yuncheng felt that Ning Junyan inserted his fingers one by one into his own and clasped them tightly, and said, “No reason, just thought it suited me.”

       “Have you ever met such a woman?” Ning Junyan asked.

       Chen Yuncheng was silent, he was seriously thinking about it, in fact, he had met one, and there was more than one. Someone had expressed interest in him, giving a vague hint that he had picked up on, but had not acted further. It was clear that it was a girl he thought was right for him, but his heart never skipped a bit.

       It was as if Ning Junyan knew the answer, “Why didn’t you stay together, wasn’t it your choice?”

       Chen Yuncheng was no longer able to answer with the word unsuitable. He felt a little embarrassed and wanted to get up and leave, but Ning Junyan put his arms around him and said to him, “Yuncheng, I am the most suitable person in the world.” Your people, you can’t leave me, and you can’t live without me either. You are afraid to answer my question, you know you are attracted to me. “

       “I didn’t,” Chen Yuncheng subconsciously denied.

       Ning Junyan put one palm in front of Chen Yuncheng’s beating heart, and said firmly, “I asked it, and it said you did.”

       Chen Yuncheng couldn’t help laughing, “Ning Junyan, you’re drunk.”

       Ning Junyan said, “It’s okay, you will love me more and more, just like I love you, and we will be together for the rest of our lives.”

       Chen Yuncheng suddenly felt curious, and asked Ning Junyan, “If you hadn’t met me, what would you do now?”

       Ning Junyan said, “Just fall asleep on this bed alone, work, eat, and sleep every day, and die alone without emotion.”

       Chen Yuncheng was a little startled as he asked, “Must it be me?”

       Ning Junyan nodded, “Only you.”

       They hadn’t seen each other for sixteen years, how did these sixteen years pass by, and where did Ning Junyan’s so strong feelings come from, Chen Yuncheng didn’t ask, nor did he quite dare to ask. He was always soft-hearted, and once the other party expressed too much affection, he would feel unable to bear it. At the same time, he could not help but want to run away when he felt he could not return the same affection.

       There were feelings of affection, indebtedness, and many other things, such as the dependence on each other when they were young, and the reluctance to leave when they were apart. His feelings for Ning Junyan were too complicated to be summed up by the simple word “like”, and Ning Junyan was different from the girls who had shown him affection in the past. For the first time, he felt that he could not escape.

       Ning Junyan hugged him, his forehead brushing against the side of his face. Chen Yuncheng’s heart beat violently as he reached inside the quilt and groped down, holding Ning Junyan. Ning Junyan’s movements jerked to a halt and his eyes widened in the darkness to look at him.

       Chen Yuncheng was too nervous, his throat was so dry, he said, “Didn’t you say you wanted me to touch it?”

       Ning Junyan lowered his head and kissed him fiercely on the neck, his breath unsteady as he said, “Well, it likes it very much, do you feel it?”

       Chen Yuncheng was really not used to talking to him like this, so he closed his mouth and eyes. When Ning Junyan’s hand touched his lower abdomen, he immediately bent his legs together and said, “Don’t.” He wouldn’t let Ning Junyan touch him.

       Ning Junyan didn’t force it, and replied softly, “Okay.”

       Chen Yuncheng felt that Ning Junyan’s kisses kept falling on his side face and neck, and his breathing became more and more unsteady. Even in the dark, he still felt unspeakably shy, so he raised his other arm and put it over his own eyes.

       He couldn’t see anything but he could only hear with his ears. Ning Junyan’s breathing sound was too noticeable to ignore in any way,  spreading in all directions in the wide bedroom, hitting the walls and coming back to his ears.

       The kisses also became intense and unruly.

       It was the passionate voice of an adult man, and Chen Yuncheng suddenly heard his own breathing in it, which was also full of emotion, hot and intense.

       He held his breath in fright for a moment, not wanting Ning Junyan to hear himself breathing like that.

       Ning Junyan’s voice was hoarse, and he called his name in his ear, “Yuncheng.”

       A thin layer of sweat broke out from Chen Yuncheng’s body, and his heartbeat became more and more violent, almost to the point where he couldn’t even stand it anymore. The moment he felt the wetness in his palm, he lifted the blanket off the bed and left Ning Junyan’s room with quick steps as if he was running away.

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       Sun Shiliang was true to his word and hired a chauffeur for them when the banquet was over.

       Ning Junyan drank a lot tonight compared to Chen Yuncheng, who didn’t drink much and was still sober.

       When they left the private room, Chen Yuncheng took Ning Junyan’s coat from the waiter and asked Ning Junyan if he would like to put it on. Ning Junyan stretched his hand and pressed the back of his hand without saying anything and bid farewell to the two guests invited by Sun Shiliang with a clear articulation.

       When they came out of the restaurant, Ning Junyan handed over the car keys to the driver who was already waiting outside.

       Chen Yuncheng felt a gust of cool wind blowing in front of him, and said to Ning Junyan, “Put on your coat.”

       Ning Junyan glanced at him, and stretched out a hand towards him, Chen Yuncheng had no choice but to help him put on the coat, and carefully adjusted the collar for him.

       After they got in the car, Chen Yuncheng and Ning Junyan sat side by side in the back.

       Chen Yuncheng still didn’t know if Ning Junyan was drunk, or to what extent he was drunk. Ning Junyan’s face barely changed and his expression did not look any different, but he had not said anything since he got into the car.

       The driver followed the navigation and drove quietly.

       After a few minutes, Ning Junyan, who had straightened his back and leaned on the seat, leaned towards Chen Yuncheng and rested his head on his shoulder.

       The car was dimly lit, with only the lights from the street lamps constantly shining on the two people’s faces. Chen Yuncheng felt Ning Junyan’s short hair poking his cheek, he turned his head slightly, and asked, “Do you feel sick?”

       Ning Junyan let out an “En”.

       Chen Yuncheng raised his hand and patted his head, “I wanted to help you block the drinks.”

       Ning Junyan said, “Isn’t that your boss?”

       “Sun ge is very close to me, he just likes to have a good time and make friends, he won’t force people to drink,” Chen Yuncheng said.

       Ning Junyan whispered in his ear, “I have to show respect to my wife’s friends.”

       Chen Yuncheng moved aside instantly and looked at Ning Junyan.

       There was a little expression on Ning Jun Yan’s face, except that his head suddenly lost its leverage and he said, “I’m drunk, come here quickly.” After he said that, he stretched out his hand to grab Chen Yuncheng’s arm to pull him back, and leaned his head on it again.

       Chen Yuncheng felt suspicious, “Are you really drunk?”

       Ning Junyan didn’t answer him and closed his eyes.

       When they arrived home, it was Chen Yuncheng who took out the key from Ning Junyan’s pocket and opened the door. Ning Junyan seemed to be really drunk, or at least a little slow to respond, and rarely answered when he spoke to him.

       After he closed the door, Chen Yuncheng knelt down and put on slippers. Then he saw Ning Junyan leaning against the door and didn’t move, so he couldn’t help but ask, “Are you okay?”

       Ning Junyan looked down at him.

       Chen Yuncheng had no choice but to take his slippers off the shoe rack, untie the laces for him, and said, “Lift your feet,” then took off Ning Junyan’s leather shoes and put on slippers for him.

       After changing the shoes, Chen Yuncheng asked Ning Junyan, “Can you find where your room is?”

       Ning Junyan let out a “huh” and took Chen Yuncheng’s hand to walk inside. When he returned to his room, he said to Chen Yuncheng, “Help me take a bath.”

       Chen Yuncheng’s eyes widened instantly, “Are you crazy?”

       As if he didn’t understand what he was getting agitated about, Ning Junyan said, “I’m drunk.”

       “You’re drunk my ass!” Chen Yuncheng felt that Ning Junyan was playing with him, and turned to go outside, “Stop making trouble, wash yourself.”

       Ning Junyan stretched his hand to hold him, and at the same time pressed the other hand on the door, slamming it shut firmly, then said, “Don’t leave.”

       Chen Yuncheng looked up at him.

       Ning Junyan said, “You can’t do this to me.”

       Chen Yuncheng stared at him for a while, then gave in first and said somewhat helplessly, “You’ve grown up, you need to learn to bathe yourself.”

       Ning Junyan kept one hand pressing the closed door, not giving Chen Yuncheng a chance to leave as he said, “You don’t want to care about me now that I grow up?”

       For a moment, Chen Yuncheng wanted to seriously argue that he should not be in charge of his bath, but after opening his mouth, he felt that anything he said would be nonsense, and finally just said, “You have to take a bath by yourself, anyway.”

       Ning Junyan looked at him for a long time, then let go of his hand and walked towards the bed, and said, “Then I’m going to take a shower.”

       Chen Yuncheng reached out to open the door and took two steps outside, but he was unsure and turned back around to lean against the door and look at Ning Junyan.

       Ning Junyan stood beside the bed and undressed. He took off the soft cashmere sweater and the shirt inside and threw them on the bed. Then he took off his trousers, and when only a pair of underwear was left, he went directly to the bathroom in the room. go.

       Chen Yuncheng turned his eyes away when Ning Junyan was taking off his trousers, waited until he went to the bathroom, then walked into the room to help him close the curtains, and packed up the clothes he had thrown on the bed and put them aside.

       There was a sound of water coming from the bathroom soon, but the door remained open.

       Chen Yuncheng didn’t look in that direction, but went back to the door, and said loudly to Ning Junyan, “I’m outside, call out to me if you need anything.” He didn’t know what could happen to a grown man taking a bath alone, maybe if he was too drunk he might slip in the bathtub.

       After a while, Ning Junyan called him and said to him, “Come in and get me a pair of clean underwear.”

       Chen Yuncheng glanced over there, and could only see the white light shining from the door, and asked, “Where do you put your underwear?”

       Ning Junyan said, “The drawer of the middle wardrobe.”

       Chen Yuncheng opened the wardrobe in the middle, pulled open the drawer and saw the neatly stacked underwear inside, this kind of thing was too private, he took out one with some awkwardness in his heart and walked towards the bathroom.

       Inside, the sound of the water was still running, and the white water mist filled the air. Ning Junyan stood in the bathtub, his tall and strong body shining brightly.

       Chen Yuncheng tried his best not to look at it, and there was only a blurry silhouette in his sight, and he asked, “Where do you put it?”

       Ning Junyan extended a wet hand towards him, “Give it to me.”

       Chen Yuncheng should have actually wondered what Ning Junyan was doing with a pair of clean pants while the water was still running, but at that moment his brain stopped thinking, and he used all of it to control his stiff body, as he just focused on the beautiful male hand trying to hand him the panties.

       As their fingers touched each other, Ning Junyan instead abandoned his own underwear and grabbed Chen Yuncheng’s hand to pull him forward with force.

       The floor tiles were non-slip, so Chen Yuncheng was pulled by him and his upper body leaned forward. In panic, Ning Junyan put his hand under his armpit and easily carried him into the bathtub.

       Chen Yuncheng dropped one of his slippers, so one foot was still wearing the slipper, and the other foot was only left with a sock. As he felt the fine water mist from the shower hitting his face, he could only close his eyes and hold his breath for a moment.

       And the next moment, Ning Junyan kissed his lips.

       The kiss didn’t last too long as Chen Yuncheng pushed him away with force, turned his head to avoid the hot water rushing down from the top of his head, gasping for breath and shouted angrily, “Ning Junyan!”

       Ning Junyan responded gently, “I’m here.” The slender fingers stuck in the middle of his hair, and pulled his head back with a little force, forcing him to raise his head and kiss his lips again.

       Soon Chen Yuncheng’s whole body was drenched, his mouth was blocked by Ning Junyan, and the breath at the end of his nose was drowned by the hot water. Ning Junyan pulled his hair with great force, as long as he used a little force, his scalp would ache in pain and the feeling of suffocation completely surrounded him.

       He began to feel fear and struggled hard, pushing Ning Junyan hard with one hand, while the other hand still grasped Ning Junyan’s underwear reflexively.

       At this moment, Ning Junyan’s lips left his lips, and at the same time reached out to turn off the shower.

       Without Ning Junyan’s support, Chen Yuncheng suddenly couldn’t stop his body from sliding down. He supported himself on the edge of the bathtub with one hand to himself from falling to his knees, and hot water continued to drip down from his hair and clothes.

       Ning Junyan wrapped his arms around his waist and helped him up.

       Chen Yuncheng got a little angry, slapped Ning Jun’s hand extending towards his face away, and scolded, “Get lost!”

       Ning Junyan hugged him and sat down on the edge of the bathtub, forced him to sit on his lap, and said, “Are you angry?”

       Chen Yuncheng was still gasping for air.

       Ning Junyan extended his hand to take a clean towel that was placed next to the bathtub and gently wiped Chen Yuncheng’s face.

       When Chen Yuncheng wanted to grab his hand, he noticed that there was still a piece of wet cloth pinched in his hand. After taking a closer look, it was Ning Junyan’s underwear, so he raised his hand and threw it into the bathtub.

       Ning Junyan took advantage of this time to wipe off the water on his face.

       Chen Yuncheng’s chest heaved violently and said, “Are you trying to suffocate me?”

       Ning Junyan said in an indifferent tone, “I won’t suffocate you, I just want to fvck you to death.”

       Chen Yuncheng was ashamed and angry, and wanted to grab Ning Junyan’s clothes, but all he could feel was wet, slippery skin, and he said angrily, “Ning Junyan!”

       Ning Junyan lowered his head, gently rested his forehead against Chen Yuncheng’s collarbone, and said, “It was just on my mind.”

       Chen Yuncheng suddenly realized that Ning Junyan was not wearing anything, and the state of his body couldn’t be more obvious and calm at this moment.

       So his anger suddenly faded a lot, only shame and anger remained, and he struggled to get up.

       Ning Junyan refused to let go and said, “Don’t go.”

       Chen Yuncheng’s wet hair stuck to both cheeks, hiding the slight redness of the blood, he said, “With you like this, what are you doing to do if I don’t leave?”

       Ning Junyan said calmly, “Then touch it.”

       Chen Yuncheng refused without thinking, “No.”

       Ning Junyan whispered in his ear in an indifferent tone, “Then just ignore it.”

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Chen Yuncheng may be a little awkward. If he wasn’t awkward and conservative in this area, he wouldn’t be 28 years old and still haven’t had a relationship. Please be understanding to this older single lad

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