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Chapter 71
Ji Yunqing was really scared.
Zhou Ming glanced at him from the rearview mirror and sighed faintly.
He refused to go back with Zhou Ming, insisted on living with Gu Muchen in the outskirts of the city, refused to even sit in the co-pilot, insisted that he wanted to take care of his younger brother, and now nestled in the back like a puppy, with his eyes downcast and his cheeks pale.
Arrived at the place, Zhou Ming stopped in front of the townhouse, and was about to open the car door to get out when Ji Yunqing called him.
"I want to eat potato chips," Ji Yunqing whispered, "buy me a pack."
The place is sparsely populated, and you have to turn two more intersections to get to the 24-hour convenience store. Just as Zhou Ming replied "OK", he saw Ji Yunqing open the car door and drag Gu Muchen to get out of the car., while the lights in the courtyard were on, a middle-aged woman had already stepped forward to help support Gu Muchen.
"Aunt Wang and I will send Xiaochen back," Ji Yunqing stopped Zhou Ming, "Go and buy it first."
Zhou Ming got out of the car, and habitually reached out to rub Ji Yunqing's hair, but stopped in mid-air.
Ji Yunqing unconsciously hid back.
Zhou Ming paused, and regardless of the presence of outsiders, he pulled Ji Yunqing over and pressed him into his arms, and whispered into his ear, "Wait for me to come back."
Now, Ji Yunqing didn't struggle anymore.
The car restarted, and Zhou Ming stepped on the accelerator with no expression on his face. After a while, he came out of the convenience store, put a bag full of snacks in the co-pilot, and hurried back again.
The headlights illuminate the street trees on the side of the road, pulling out long shadows. The winter night is extraordinarily lonely, and a figure can be seen standing at the door from a distance, motionless.
Zhou Ming's heart skipped a beat.
He opened the car door and got out of the car, pressed his knees in front of Ji Yunqing and bent down slightly, looking up at the man's lowered face from the bottom up, the small face was white under the black down jacket, with his hands behind his back, looking like he had done something wrongappearance.
"Little Treasure," Zhou Ming stared at him, "Why are you afraid?"
Ji Yunqing stared at her shoes and whispered, "I don't know."
"You have a general understanding of the situation at my house." Zhou Ming said with a bit of white mist in the cold weather, "I also made preparations early in the morning. No matter what happens, I know it well and don't think there is anything wrong, will you leave it all to me?"
He stood up straight and sighed softly at Ji Yunqing.
"You really have changed."
Ji Yunqing frowned, and retorted instinctively: "It's not that I've become timid...it's just that I didn't realize it all at once."
Zhou Ming stared at him: "If you still don't care about anything and don't think about the future as before, you won't be so panic-stricken, right?"
Ji Yunqing was stunned, and looked up at him.
"Because you want to go on with me forever and want to have each other's future life, that's why you are afraid of accidents, and your love creates fear." Zhou Ming spread his arms towards him, "Thank you, thank you for choosing me and liking me."
The lights in the community were dim, and the winter plum bloomed at some time. In the faint and distant fragrance, Ji Yunqing closed his eyes and was hugged by Zhou Ming. His hands behind his back were loosened, and he tightly grasped the fabric on his chest.
"I've bought snacks," Zhou Ming kissed his ear, "Don't eat too much, go to bed early, and eat together when I come back, okay?"
Ji Yunqing smiled and said softly, "Okay."
Seeing the lights in the bedroom on the second floor turn on, Zhou Ming pulled the handbrake. His eyelashes were black and his brows were slightly frowned. The car was driving fast on the spacious road.
Half an hour later, he held his breath and pressed the elevator button, and walked out without looking back.
The door opened, and the lights were on in the huge living room. Zhou Yaozong was lying on his back on the sofa in a silk pajamas, and when he heard the movement, he cursed: "I finally fell asleep, so you wake me up!"
This is Zhou Ming's second visit to this place, and he was still a little disgusted by the smell of the perfume. He strode forward and asked, "Can you sleep?"
Zhou Yaozong's eyes were black and blue: "You still have the nerve to say it!"
He jumped up from the sofa and was about to continue cursing when he suddenly froze.
I have never seen my son like this.
Zhou Ming looks like him, but his temper is really good. He didn't even say a word of swearing since he was a child.I thought about when he threw people away at relatives, and even once he brought his lover home to make out. Zhou Ming, who was wearing a school uniform, just entered the door. He just took a look at him calmly, then closed the door with his schoolbag on his back and walked away, calmly.He didn't say anything, and came back on time at night, and there was no response.
Zhou Yaozong was still a little guilty at first, but then he was so angry that he felt that this child was not bloody at all.
When his father cheated on him back then, Zhou Yaozong just picked up a stool and threw it on the old man's head.
Of course, it doesn't affect that when he grows up, he also walks the old path.
So seeing Zhou Ming's red eyes, Zhou Yaozong was really stunned for a moment.
It looked like a raging lion about to jump up, and the dark clouds that were pressed down before the heavy rain poured down. Zhou Ming held down his vigorous anger and sat down opposite.But the moment he saw Zhou Yaozong, he instinctively guessed whether he had been discovered, so he deliberately called Ji Yunqing out, deliberately poured him wineββ
"Fuck," Zhou Yaozong came to his senses, "Did you fucking come to Xingshi to ask the crime?"
He continued to be aggrieved: "Your eyes look like you want to eat people, don't look at me like that! It's not because of my team's persuasion, and I don't even know that she is my daughter-in-law..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yaozong slapped himself in his heart.
No matter what, why did the word daughter-in-law come out.
But Zhou Ming understood after he was stunned for a moment, and his tense shoulders relaxed accordingly.
"Dad," he said calmly, "I thought I'd tell you after a while, but it's okay if we've already met. We've known each other for almost a year, and we've been together for more than four months. I like him, and he's the only one in my life.Yes, let me tell you."
Zhou Yaozong couldn't hold back a word for a long time, there was some movement from the bedroom, the woman driving the Ferrari poked her head out quietly, and whispered: "I..."
"Go back!" Zhou Yaozong patted the sofa, "It's none of your business!"
Zhou Ming smiled, "Dad, be nice to him, I won't talk to Ji Yunqing like this."
Zhou Yaozong stared at him dumbfounded: "You...what the hell are you talking about!"
"It's hard to catch up." Zhou Ming rolled his eyes, "Besides, a man has to be nicer to his other half."
His tone was relaxed and easy, just like the conversation between ordinary father and son, discussing what to eat later, and where to go for vacation this year.
After a long while, Zhou Yaozong lit a cigar in silence, his hands still trembling a little: "I thought you would never deviate from the norm in this life, but I didn't expect you to be here waiting for me."
"I don't care about anything else, just ask," he continued, "Why do you two men have children?"
"You have a child," Zhou Ming said with a smile, "Do you think it's useful?"
Zhou Yaozong raised his eyelids to look at him, feeling a little uncomfortable for a moment.
His son was sitting on the opposite sofa, his posture was upright, his expression was relaxed, his eyebrows were handsome and sharp, his jacket was off, revealing his broad shoulders. He was suddenly in a daze, thinking that Zhou Ming seemed to be a middle school student carrying a schoolbag, when did he grow up so big.
How long has he not taken a good look at his son?
"Dad, you once said that life is not in vain if you have to struggle," he said lightly, "Maybe some people think that life is in vain without children, and life is in vain without a career. For me, being able to live happily and stablyAfter living this life, I am already contented.β
Zhou Yaozong smoked hard, but did not speak.
"I don't think it's a pity either," Zhou Ming looked at him, "I'm sorry for disappointing you."
His tone was calm.
"I didn't look what you wanted."
A child who didn't live up to his expectations.
The smoke burned my hands.
Zhou Yaozong recalled the day Zhou Ming was born, he was yawning boredly outside the delivery room, there was a rush of footsteps, and a doctor in a white coat came out with a calico wrapped in his arms, and said with a beaming smile: "I gave birth, I gave birth.Fat boy!"
The baby's cry was "Whoa-" and it was a bit annoying.
As soon as Zhou Yaozong raised his leg to take a look, he was pushed aside by his mother and a bunch of relatives, all struggling to look at the baby in swaddling clothes.
Standing outside the crowd with his hands in his pockets, he suddenly felt so boring.
It doesn't seem like it has anything to do with me, it's just to complete the task.
Zhou Yaozong is not the kind of person who follows the crowd, he is just annoyed by the nagging, since the child was born safely, he feels that he has nothing to do with himself, why not go to the company to see, the market economy is in full swing, gold is everywhere, he is excitedTo fight big.
Think about it, he has forgotten what Zhou Ming looked like when he was a baby.
He seemed wrinkled, and his face was a little red. remember someone praised him, saying that the child was very good.
He remembered again that at that time, he and his wife often quarreled, and once they even got into a big fight, the disappointment must have accumulated little by little, so they were able to leave without looking back.
When he came home on the day of the divorce, he saw Zhou Ming doing his homework. At that time, the family conditions were quite good, but the boy was still wearing a pair of very common and cheap shoes, and his white short sleeves were washed very thinly.At the beginning, I glanced at him, then lowered my head and asked, "Is mother gone?"
"Well," Zhou Yaozong was a little guilty, looking at the very short pencil in the child's hand, he had nothing to say, "Stop writing, let's go, Dad will buy you shoes and stationery, this pen is all bald."
He didn't quite remember what happened next, and he forgot whether he took Zhou Ming to buy shoes that day.
He took the kid pretty rough.
But Zhou Ming looks good, takes care of himself very cleanly, never complains, never asks.
Zhou Yaozong pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and closed his eyes.
Is he himself the child his parents expect, has he grown into what they want?
"I'm too lazy to care about you." Zhou Yaozong may have smoked a cigarette, his voice was a little hoarse, "It's up to you to make a fuss, a person of this age should be able to figure it out by himself."
"I think that kid is much more promising than you." He opened his eyes suddenly, "He is cheerful and generous, and he doesn't have stage fright at all. Look at you, and you're just bored at home cooking and raising cats. What else can you do?? Huh? He is so beautiful, one day he kicked you off..."
Zhou Ming was stunned, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth: "Dad..."
"A man still needs to have a career," Zhou Yaozong babbled, and suddenly he slapped the table as if thinking of something, "Damn, he can't be the one who supports you!"
Zhou Ming couldn't laugh or cry, and sighed silently.
"There will be my art exhibition after the Chinese New Year," he paused, "I will leave a ticket for you then."
"Also, thank you."
Zhou Yaozong glanced at him: "Practice your drinking capacity, I will get angry when I think of this, look at Xiao Ji..."
He suddenly had a heart attack because Zhou Ming was laughing.
Damn, what's so funny, don't exaggerate!
"Go away," Zhou Yaozong raised his hand, "I'm going to sleep, so I don't bother to talk to you. By the way, I won't go out for Chinese New Year this year, so I'll stay at home."
"Thank you, Dad," Zhou Ming said, "I don't understand the rules of my hometown, so you can watch."
Zhou Yaozong looked at him in confusion: "What?"
"Anyway, you must have a red envelope," Zhou Ming thought, "It stands to reason that you have to give it when you meet for the first time, but it's not formal after all..."
Zhou Yaozong couldn't bear it anymore, he picked up a pillow and threw it at it: "Get lost, my teeth are sore!"
Zhou Ming dodged it with a smile, stood up and walked out: "Then I'll go back, and I'll bring someone back during the Chinese New Year."
"Who wants to see you two!" Zhou Yaozong yelled, "Damn it, I won't be here anymore, I'll book a plane ticket now!"
The door was gently closed, Zhou Yaozong on the sofa let out a long breath, and said to himself: "Stinky boy..."
And Zhou Ming in the corridor stood quietly for a while, bowed towards the door, and then strode away.
He had to go home first, then hurry over to purr his frightened kitten.
...
Ji Yunqing didn't sleep well all night.
There was a big bag of snacks stuffed in his arms, he didn't eat them, he carried them all into the bedroom and put them in the cabinet, and he started to be dazed after taking a shower.
There was a glass of honey water on the bedside table, but he didn't drink it when it was already cold. The aftertaste of the wine came up, and his stomach was burning uncomfortably. Ji Yunqing lay on the bed and curled up, feeling uncomfortable in any position.
I forgot when I fell asleep in a daze.
He woke up in pain.
After a hangover, his head was so painful that it was about to explode. Ji Yunqing wailed and buried his face on the pillow, vowing that he would never stop drinking for that kid Gu Muchen, who started to sleep soundly after getting in the car yesterday, like a pigI didn't wake up from beginning to end.
Before dawn, he reached for his phone to check the time, but his eyes froze when he saw the message page.
Zhou Ming: Xiaobao, I'm back, waiting outside.
Zhou Ming: When you wake up, contact me.
Ji Yunqing jumped off the bed, opened the curtains and looked out, and sure enough a black car was parked quietly outside.
He flew downstairs like flying, and rushed out of the door in a few steps, while Zhou Ming also opened the car door and got down at the same time, smiling and stretching out his arms towards him.
You don't need to think about it, you know that you will be hugged and kissed first, and then hugged into your arms.
Ji Yunqing buried his face in the other person's chest, and said in a muffled voice: "Did you sleep in the car all night, why didn't you call me and open the door for you."
"I came back at four or five o'clock," Zhou Ming kissed his hair. "Besides, from this angle, you can see whether your room is lit. Fortunately, the security guard still remembered that I let you in...do you still have a headache?"
In the winter morning, it was as cold as frost. Ji Yunqing took the man's hand and walked back, took him upstairs and entered his room: "How are you, are you sleepy?"
Zhou Ming took off his coat and hung it up cautiously. This bedroom is a bit small. There is a desk next to the bed and a wardrobe opposite. He backed away in a hurry: "I haven't changed into my pajamas, so I can't sit on the bed."
"Sit down for me," Ji Yunqing pressed down fiercely, and then lay down himself, "Hold me, I have a headache."
Zhou Ming immediately put him in his arms and gently rubbed the other's temples: "Have you taken the hangover medicine yet?"
"No need for that," Ji Yunqing smelled Zhou Ming's body. He never used perfume, and there was always a faint fragrance on his body. It was lemon, grapefruit, or laundry detergent. He closed his eyes and rubbed, "YouJust hug me."
"I always feel a little embarrassed in your house." Zhou Ming put his chin on the man's head, "Where's your brother?"
"Don't worry about him," Ji Yunqing replied without hesitation, then hesitated, "Why did you come here suddenly?"
The other party opened his mouth casually: "I'm going to see my dad."
The person in his arms immediately tensed up.
"Didn't you say that he often runs outside? I didn't know it was him." Ji Yunqing's voice became smaller and smaller, "I even choked his cigarette..."
Zhou Ming thought it was funny, and the movements of his hands involuntarily slowed down: "I was actually a little angry, thinking that he deliberately made things difficult for you, but my dad said that he didn't know you were his daughter-in-law."
"...What," Ji Yunqing's eyes widened suddenly, "Wait, what do you mean by daughter-in-law?"
Zhou Ming couldn't hold back, bowed his head and kissed the man's face: "If you don't want to, I can be your daughter-in-law."
"No, I mean Mr. Zhou," Ji Yunqing's eyes dodged, "he joked during the meal, saying that he had never seen such a big storm, but when he saw you coming to pick me up, his face turned black..."
"We reconciled," Zhou Ming stroked his cheek, "The old man is just being stubborn, but he has actually accepted it, and he likes you very much."
"I didn't expect that either. I was already prepared to elope," Zhou Ming said with a smile, "I've made a plan. No matter what happens, there are countermeasures. The most fearful thing is that you will change your mind, or you won't be able to insist on not wanting me."That's all, I really can't do anything about it."
This time the kiss was from both sides at the same time.
Zhou Ming cooperated patiently with the other party, and slowly took the initiative calmly, with soft and hot lips, Ji Yunqing finally pushed the other party away panting: "I'm not that kind of person..."
"That's why I say thank you," Zhou Ming said with bright eyes, "My little treasure is the cutest in the world."
"That's good." Ji Yunqing was a little shy after being praised, "I reacted too strongly last night."
He has never been so cowardly.
"Xiaobao," Zhou Ming grabbed his hand and put it on his chest, "For the sake of the big red envelope, come accompany me to pay New Year's greetings to the old man this year, and then... I have to be cheeky and want to ask you for one thing.β
Ji Yunqing's heart was pounding and he raised his voice: "What?"
"Can I celebrate the New Year with you?" Zhou Ming looked at him, "I am very good at playing mahjong. I can play cards with your aunt on New Year's Eve. I can also cook and make a big New Year's Eve dinnerIt's delicious, so take me in."
Ji Yunqing lowered her head and smiled: "Okay, but you should save face for my aunt, she is very addicted to food, so she hasn't won a few times."
"Little Treasure," Zhou Ming called him, "What were you nervous about just now?"
Ji Yunqing blinked unconsciously, and said inappropriately: "The heating in the room is too hot."
After all, the room is small and quiet in the morning, only the occasional bird chirping can disturb them, so naturally they can feel their own heartbeat very sensitively.
"Just now when I said I wanted to ask you for something," Zhou Ming looked at him softly, "Did you think that I wanted to propose to you?"
Ji Yunqing's face turned red.
Zhou Ming smiled and kissed his hot ears, sat up and turned out of bed, the morning sun came in from the window, and shone warmly on his trembling thick eyelashes, Ji Yunqing felt that he couldn't even move, he screenedHe held his breath and stared at each other without blinking.
It was like playing in slow motion in a movie. In a small and cozy room, the golden light sprinkled all over the floor, and the curtains were blown up by the wind. Zhou Ming slowly knelt down on one knee, resting his palm on his palm.Wearing a silver ring.
With his heart beating like a drum, Ji Yunqing suddenly covered his face, only daring to look out from between his fingers.
"You guessed it right," Zhou Ming's voice was also trembling.
"Our little treasure is the smartest in the world."