Chapter 23: Want to Watch Me Bathe, Huh?

Chapter 23: Want to Watch Me Bathe, Huh?

Jiang Xingliu was afraid that Jiang Huizhou might ignore his message, so he had been a bit over-the-top in his phrasing.

But because he was walking outside with Zhi Zhi, he had forgotten about it for a while. Now that he remembered, his cheeks flushed pink as he hid behind Shen Zhixue, clutching his clothes.

Shen Zhixue grinned wickedly and picked Jiang Xingliu up, saying, "So, you're the one whose kidney is getting sold, huh?"

It was the first time Jiang Xingliu had been held close and carried like this by Shen Zhixue, as if he was some precious treasure. His ears turned red from shyness.

To make things worse, Shen Zhixue placed his hand on his waist, tugging playfully at his ticklish spot. "Let me see how much my little darling's kidney is worth, huh?"

"Mmm, Zhi Zhi... it's ticklish." Jiang Xingliu let out a muffled giggle, his small face trying hard not to laugh but unable to stop his lips from curling, looking extremely cute.

The two completely ignored Jiang Huizhou, who was sitting in the living room, and playfully made their way to the bathroom.

When Jiang Huizhou reached the bathroom door, he saw Shen Zhixue bending over, checking the water temperature. The steam had soaked their white shirts, clinging to their fair skin and barely showing the outline of their bodies. The hem of Shen Zhixue's shirt had risen, exposing his lean, white waist.

Jiang Huizhou felt his heartbeat quicken, which was unusual for him.

Shen Zhixue adjusted the water temperature and then found a blue shark-shaped bath ball from the nearby shelf, throwing it into the warm water. The bath ball quickly dissolved into blue foam. Jiang Xingliu stood in front of the bathtub, blinking curiously at Jiang Huizhou.

"Zhi Zhi, close the door." Jiang Xingliu frowned and whispered.

Jiang Huizhou raised an eyebrow and looked him over before letting out a dismissive snort.

Jiang Xingliu, filled with anger, walked over, grabbed the doorknob, and slammed the bathroom door shut!

Shen Zhixue found the interaction between father and son pretty funny.

After bathing Jiang Xingliu, Shen Zhixue saw that Jiang Huizhou was still sitting in the living room and asked, "Do you want to bathe?"

Jiang Huizhou looked at the drenched Shen Zhixue and said, "No need."

"Alright." Shen Zhixue scratched the back of his head and turned to head back to the bedroom to grab clothes for his own bath.

Jiang Huizhou narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "You went to the hospital today?"

Shen Zhixue paused in his steps and nodded. "Yes, I did."

"Don't worry about the videos online; I'll handle it for you," Jiang Huizhou said, his gaze sweeping over Shen Zhixue again. "You can make any requests; just tell me."

Shen Zhixue thought for a moment. Given his current situation, he still needed the Jiang family's name to help him advance, so it wasn't time to divorce Jiang Huizhou yet!

In an instant, he slipped into character, his eyes slightly red as he said, "Mr. Jiang, do you dislike me? Actually, everything I've done... it's all because I'm in love with you!"

Jiang Huizhou was slightly taken aback. Shen Zhixue's expression didn't seem fake, but the things he had said and done before didn't seem to stem from this so-called 'love' for him, right?

"Mr. Jiang, please believe me!" Shen Zhixue quickly stepped forward, crouching by Jiang Huizhou's side, his hands on his knees, looking up at him like a little dog begging its master for affection. "Everything I've done before was because I love you so much and wanted your attention! But now I've realized my mistakes!"

Jiang Huizhou could now tell that Shen Zhixue was acting. He gave a flat, single-syllable response, "Oh?"

"They say deep love doesn't lead to longevity, and how could I not understand that?" Shen Zhixue sighed. "It's said that one should not calculate their fate to the end for fear of heaven's unpredictability, and love should not be too deep for fear of it being a mere dream... I understand that love cannot be forced. If you don't like me, it's fine. But we can't divorce now! With you in this state, how could I possibly rest assured? I want to take care of you. And if one day, you meet someone who truly moves your heart, I will leave on my own."

Of course, before leaving, please give me half of the family assets.

Shen Zhixue silently repeated to himself and continued, "And Xingliu is still just a child, he needs someone to take care of him, so please let me stay, okay?"

Jiang Huizhou paused, "Wait, when did I say I wanted to divorce you?"

Shen Zhixue stammered, "You mentioned the hospital thing to me—weren't you angry and wanted to divorce me?"

Jiang Huizhou replied, "I just asked casually."

"Oh, okay, I'm going to shower then." Shen Zhixue nodded, grabbed his clothes, and turned to leave.

Why didn't you say earlier that you weren’t getting a divorce?

Why make a person who loves you improvise a performance?!

Annoying!

After Shen Zhixue finished his shower, he found Jiang Huizhou already sitting on the bed, waiting, with an empty wheelchair beside him.

Shen Zhixue lifted the blanket and slid in, feeling the warmth that had spread from Jiang Huizhou’s body heat. Shen Zhixue lay in bed scrolling through his phone, and the two of them sat in silence for more than half an hour.

There was a knock at the bedroom door.

Shen Zhixue sleepily rubbed the blanket and instinctively said, "Jiang Huizhou, can you get the door?"

Jiang Huizhou hesitated, "You’re asking me to get the door?"

"Yeah," Shen Zhixue said, "I don’t feel like moving, it’s cold outside."

Jiang Huizhou asked, "Don’t you love me?"

Shen Zhixue responsibly replied, "Yes, I do."

"Then go open the door."

"No way, it’s freezing out there! Your legs are numb, so you’ll only feel half the cold. If I go, I’ll freeze completely!"

"Is that how you love me?"

"I can love you, but I’m not giving up this cozy blanket."

Jiang Huizhou: "..."

In the end, it was Jiang Xingliu who padded over to open the door himself. His lips were tinged blue from the cold as he clutched a small pillow and wrapped a tiny blanket around his shoulders. He bravely said, "Zhi Zhi, I want to sleep with you!"

Since the guest room had been cleaned today, he was supposed to sleep in his own room.

But the thought of Shen Zhixue and Jiang Huizhou sleeping together made Jiang Xingliu uneasy.

He really didn’t like Jiang Huizhou now, finding him cold and annoying. Before, Jiang Huizhou never interfered in his and Shen Zhixue’s life, but now he was coming over every day to sleep with Zhi Zhi!

He must have realized that Zhi Zhi has gotten better!

And a better Zhi Zhi could only belong to him alone!

Jiang Huizhou couldn’t figure it out. How had Jiang Xingliu, who previously feared and disliked Shen Zhixue so much, changed his attitude in just a few days and become so clingy to Shen Zhixue?

Shen Zhixue barely opened his eyes and said, "Well, come in then, don’t stand there, you’ll catch a cold."

Jiang Xingliu’s eyes lit up, and he squeezed between Shen Zhixue and Jiang Huizhou, conveniently facing Shen Zhixue and letting out a small fart in Jiang Huizhou’s direction.

"Daddy farted." Jiang Xingliu pinched his nose and said, "Daddy is stinky."

Jiang Huizhou: "What?"

Shen Zhixue looked like he was still half-asleep, hugging Jiang Xingliu and muttering, "He's so dirty."

Jiang Huizhou narrowed his eyes.

This person who's always finding lovers actually has the nerve to say I'm dirty?!

"Does he ever bathe? I've never seen him take a shower..."

Jiang Huizhou's face went cold as he suddenly grabbed Jiang Xingliu's collar and threw him off the bed, along with the small pillow and blanket he'd brought along.

Jiang Xingliu glared at him angrily!

"Get out," Jiang Huizhou said coldly, without any emotion. "Or else, starting tomorrow, you'll be staying at the orphanage."

With no power to resist, Jiang Xingliu held back his tears, grabbed his small blanket, and ran out.

Shen Zhixue was sleeping soundly on the side when he was suddenly yanked up.

Shen Zhixue: "Huh?"

Before he could react, a rough thumb pressed firmly against his lips. He heard the man's hoarse, angry voice: "You want to watch me shower, don't you?"