Chapter 81 Lifting Up the Light // Slippery Piglet Petals.

Pei Xi was completely unaware that Tong Jinnian was not there.

Actually, he and Tong Jinnian weren't close. They only started contacting each other more often because Su Shige and Tong Jinnian were on good terms.

“Hmm, right.” Pei Xi’s eyes also darted around a few times. “It seems that Senior Brother Tong is not here.”

Su Mo, holding a bottle of champagne, stepped forward and said, "Looking for Jin Nian? He didn't come."

Pei Xi: "Didn't you notify him?"

Guan Yue: "I did notify him. I called him and told him."

Pei Xi: "?"

Su Mo coughed a few times: "He...he's been busy packing things lately, he hasn't had time."

"Hmm, packing? Are you going on a business trip?" Pei Qi blinked and asked.

Guan Yue then turned his gaze to Pei Qi.

Her eyes became slightly moist.

Su Mo: "I guess you could call it a long business trip. I volunteered to go to the Northwest."

Pei Xi: "So sudden."

Su Mo: "Yes, a little. But he was hesitant before, but he recently made up his mind. There's a shortage of people in the Northwest, so..."

Pei Qi nodded thoughtfully.

"What are you thinking about?" Guan Yue frowned. "You can't bear to part with him?"

"Cough cough cough... Um, wow, my stomach is so bloated, I need to go to the toilet..." Su Mo quickly grabbed the champagne and made a quick getaway.

The little capybara's eyes involuntarily fell on its senior brother's fleeing figure.

Only one question was on my mind: Why would someone carry a bottle of alcohol to the toilet?

"Qiqi." Until Guan Yue's cold nickname reached his ears.

"Ah... what did you say?" Pei Qi was stunned for a moment.

Guan Yue: "..."

The capybara came over and snuggled up to him: "I was so busy looking at my senior brother."

Guan Yue: " "

A vortex appeared in the man's eyes: "It's nothing, let's talk about it when we get home."

Pei Xi didn't press the matter further, because Pei Xi happened to come over as well.

“Brother! I also brought you a gift. Oh, by the way, Mom and Dad asked me to bring this to you.” Pei Xi handed Pei Xi a beautifully wrapped gift box.

"Mom and Dad...do they know too?" Pei Xi hadn't expected Dr. Guan to inform everyone so thoroughly.

Even more unexpectedly.

Jiang Shulin and Pei Shuming would also prepare gifts for him.

Pei Xi: "Yes, they are currently abroad and cannot come, so they asked me to bring them gifts."

"Please thank them for me." Pei Qi pursed her lips, looking at the gift in her hand.

But actually, he didn't really want to open the gift bags.

So after he got home, he opened all the gifts and well wishes from his relatives and friends. The only one he didn't open was the one for Jiang Shulin and Pei Shuming.

Then he stayed among the pile of gifts for a long time, until Guan Yue finished taking a shower and saw the capybara sitting barefoot on the carpet, its eyes filled with melancholy.

Holding a beautifully packaged gift box in her hand.

"What's wrong?" The man also stepped onto the carpet, bent down, and sat down next to the capybara.

"This is a gift my parents prepared for me." Pei Qi handed the gift to Guan Yue. "I'm a little... hesitant to open it."

Guan Yue: "Why?"

“Look, the outline of this packaging is quite thin. Could it be some kind of agreement…” the capybara said hesitantly.

"An agreement?" The man frowned slightly. "What agreement?"

“It’s like a parent-child agreement that severs ties.” The capybara licked its lips, its eyelids drooping. “Actually, what I told my mom before was pretty much the same thing. I know it’s hurtful, and she definitely won’t be able to handle it. She’ll definitely want to… pay it back.”

"No, it won't happen." The man reached out and pulled him into his arms.

The subtle scent of cedar is infused with the fresh fragrance of a bath.

The capybara buried its face in his chest: "Did you use my shower gel?"

"Hmm," the man responded. "What's wrong? You won't let me use it?"

"Here you go." Pei Qi lifted her face again, then buried it back down, and rubbed her lips against the man's collarbone. "It smells nice."

It's a little itchy.

The man's Adam's apple pressed against his forehead as he swallowed, his hand involuntarily pressing against the capybara's soft clitoris and squeezing it slightly.

Pei Qi then raised his head again, the melancholy that had been temporarily hidden in his eyes reappearing: "Help me dismantle it. If it's really one of those agreements, don't show it to me."

“Okay,” the man replied, pressing his chin lightly and kissing the young man’s forehead.

Pei Qi tilted her head back to accept the light kiss: "I want a kiss on the lips too."

"Okay." The man readily agreed and gave him a light peck on the lips.

Then, the capybara clung to his neck, turning its gaze and face completely toward his back.

Guan Yue held him like that and began to unpack the gift box.

Pei Qi rested his chin on the man's broad shoulder. He could hear the soft rustling of the man unpacking the gift box and the sound of things being pulled out of the packaging.

He clung even tighter to the man's neck, and after a few seconds he timidly asked, "What...is it?"

Guan Yue: "It's the property certificate, Qiqi."

The capybara released the man's neck and turned to face him.

"It's a property certificate with your name on it." Guan Yue handed him the unfolded property certificate. "A small villa on Keling Road."

Pei Xi was still stunned and hadn't recovered yet.

"There's another congratulatory card, I haven't opened it yet, do you want to see it yourself?" Guan Yue took out another festive congratulatory card from somewhere.

The capybara was slow to reach out and take it, looking timid.

But whatever it is.

What is it?

He can handle it.

With that thought in mind, Pei Qi finally mustered up the courage to open the congratulatory letter.

He could recognize that it was Jiang Shulin's handwriting.

In my memory, when Jiang Shulin wrote his parents' signature, it was like this, with the three dots of the character "Jiang" connected as one.

The signature was also very short.

Only a few sentences.

—

New house, new life.

Happy wedding.

Wishing you happiness.

—

Guan Yue didn't read the contents of the congratulatory invitation; he only focused his intense gaze on the young man's face.

Then she wrapped the young man's limbs even tighter, as if to tell the capybara.

Regardless of the content.

He was always there.

"It's nothing." Pei Qi held the invitation, her eyes suddenly welling up with tears, and then she snuggled back into the man's arms. "My mother doesn't hold a grudge."

He wished us a happy marriage.

That night, the capybara shed tears in his arms.

A considerable amount fell.

He cried so much that his vest was soaked.

After crying, she hid in his arms like a fool and said she wasn't sad.

Then, squinting, he said he was going to sleep.

He could only carry the capybara back to his bedroom and fall asleep holding it.

The capybara cried itself out and fell into a deep sleep.

No matter how he played with the capybara's fingers, or haphazardly twirled the ring on its ring finger, the capybara didn't react.

He affectionately kissed the capybara again.

Yes, his little capybara.

I finally learned it.

Cry when you want to cry, laugh when you want to laugh.

There's nothing to hide.

There's no need to worry that your tears will become a burden to anyone.

The last night of December.

It is warm.

The end of January is the Lunar New Year.

The city streets began to be decorated with colorful lights and lucky balls, and supermarkets started playing "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (a popular Chinese song for good fortune).

Pei Qi felt like she was about to rot away at her workstation every day.

The work before the New Year was really tedious and heavy.

Not only do I have to catch up on the ancient books at hand, but I also have to finish all the paperwork for the year.

Moreover, not only is he busy, but Guan Yue has also been very busy lately.

The weather has been so cold lately that the roads are icy and slippery, making the hospital's surgical department exceptionally busy.

So, the two newlyweds didn't even get to spend a few days together before heading off to their respective "battlefields."

Their recent chat history is all like this.

My little capybara: [I'm eating breakfast, I'll start recording data in the system later.]

G: [Okay, I'm ready to go on stage.]

My little capybara: [I've had lunch.]

Then around 3 PM.

G: [I just ate.]

My little capybara: [I haven't finished writing yet, I have to work overtime.]

G: [I can't come back tonight again.]

Then it became even simpler.

My little capybara: [Back to work.]

G: [I'm going on stage.]

My little capybara: [I'm off work.]

G: [I have one more.]

...

It wasn't because of any relationship issues.

It's true, I'm too busy to send messages.

Guan Yue has been staying in the hospital for almost a week, sleeping only three or four hours a day on average.

I worked non-stop until Friday before I was finally allowed to go home.

Pei Qi finally left work on time today.

He just sent a message to Guan Yue.

Seven: [Are you able to come home today?]

Seven: [Is there...still another surgery?]

There was no reply.

He figured the man probably hadn't stepped down yet.

So he went back to his apartment first.

Once he got back, he didn't want to cook anything; he just wanted to lie down.

But once he lies down, he absolutely cannot get up.

He won't eat dinner if he can't get up.

Dr. Guan might come after him later.

So, clinging to a sliver of immortality, he made himself a bowl of egg noodles.

He had just finished dinner and immediately took a shower, still only wrapped in a bath towel, when he suddenly heard the sound of the front door unlocking.

The capybara pricked up its sensitive ears, stood in front of the bathroom door, clutching its bathrobe, and warily stared at the entrance.

He saw his doctor boyfriend, who was supposed to be in the same city but was in a long-distance relationship with him—oh, no, wait.

It should be her husband.

I'm finally home!

"You're back!" The little capybara's eyes were full of surprise, and it didn't hold back its excitement. It ran over with its bare feet still wet.

"I'm back, baby. Did you miss me?" The man opened his arms first, without even taking off his shoes.

"Yes, of course I want to." Pei Qi rushed into the familiar embrace, pressing her ear tightly against the man's left chest. "You're finally on vacation?"

"Mmm." The man hugged him tightly and nodded. "Have you eaten?"

Pei Xi raised her head: "I ate, I ate egg noodles."

He anticipated that Dr. Guan would ask him what he wanted to eat next.

So I might as well give a complete answer all at once.

The man lowered his eyelashes, and as he responded, he pressed his lips down.

"Mmm..." It was a long, lingering, and wet kiss.

The bath towel on her body was loosening and soon fell to the ground.

Pei Xi's face flushed red instantly, and she dodged Guan Yue's forceful kiss: "Wait...wait a minute, my towel fell down, I'll go get dressed..."

The man's voice was hoarse: "What are you wearing? You'll have to take it off soon anyway."

Pei Xi: "!!"

The next instant, his smooth, bare buttocks were pressed tightly against and lifted up by the man's powerful arms.