Chapter 24 Chapter 24 But life is full of coincidences
If Zhou Xubai had confessed his love for him for the second time before tonight, Su Ting might have kicked him out without saying a word, but life is all about fate, and the outcome could be very different if it happened earlier or later.
Su Ting looked at him noncommittally and asked, "What do you like about me? Those nude photos?"
Zhou Xubai narrowed his eyes and said, "I discovered it after I graduated from high school. I went to college in another city at the time, and I didn't see you every day. I felt life was extremely boring. The nude photos... I never looked at them carefully. They were what made you most sad. I should have burned them every time I saw them."
Su Ting's eyes softened immediately.
"Sometimes I hate myself for not being able to stay in Jincheng. That way, that bastard Gu Jianqing wouldn't have taken advantage of the situation, and there wouldn't have been any subsequent stories. Su Ting, I said I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"
Su Ting tilted his mouth but still smiled noncommittally.
Zhou Xubai looked like he had drunk two ounces of wine. "Can I hug you?"
Su Ting neither refused nor instigated. The next moment, he was embraced by Zhou Xubai's broad chest and felt his warm temperature.
"I only agree that you come back to work. As for the rest, let's take it one step at a time, okay?"
Su Ting lowered his chin on Zhou Xubai's shoulder in bewilderment, and tightened his hands around his waist.
Zhou Xubai rubbed Su Ting's nose with his nose tip, his fingers hovered halfway on Su Ting's button and then curled back. The suddenly withdrawn hand cast an afterimage of a retreating giant beast on the wall.
Ye Xiuming's fever had basically subsided by now. He opened his eyes dazed, but saw the silhouettes of Zhou Xubai and Su Ting hugging each other. He felt like he was standing on a hinge, and if he took a step forward he would be crushed into a pulp.
It was strange, even terrifying, to see Su Ting and Zhou Xubai hugging each other.
It turns out that what he usually calls "Big Dad" and "Little Dad" are just lip service. When the facts really happen, it is still hard to accept.
So why do people say one thing and mean another?
"After you left, someone threw paint on my office." Su Ting said.
Zhou Xubai put on a forced smile and said, "Your secretary told me."
Su Ting felt that his tone was a little strange and asked, "Then what? What else did he say to you?"
Zhou Xubai: "The following wasn't told to me by my secretary. Why did you look for Xie Fengsheng a few days later? Was it because you suspected it was related to the original loan?"
"You even know that I met Xie Fengsheng?"
"Well, I also know that you prepared a big meal for him."
Su Ting's cheeks were burning hot: "You actually followed me."
"I'm afraid something might happen to you."
Su Ting: "You are too arrogant."
"You too." Zhou Xubai swallowed a trace of bitterness and said, "You didn't call me for such a long time. You only remembered me when Ye Xiuming got into trouble. Su Ting... Do you know how sad I am?"
Su Ting slowly lowered his eyes and said obediently, "I don't know."
"That's right, you don't know. Just keep being cruel to others." Zhou Xubai's voice was like a whisper. Their noses were very close together. Su Ting could only hear him whispering faintly, "Zhou Xubai, this is my last time."
Zhou Xubai knew what he meant. After Gu Jianqing, he was the only one who was accepted, and he would be the last. He said in a trembling voice, "Please believe me."
Zhou Xubai did not stay overnight. He left after seeing Ye Xiuming's temperature returned to normal.
Ye Xiuming broke out in a cold sweat, his entire body sticky. He deliberately waited until Su Ting got into bed before tremblingly getting out of bed. Su Ting stood up and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Take a shower, little dad. I feel so uncomfortable."
Seeing that he was really weak, Su Ting immediately poured him a glass of water and said, "Drink some water first and take a shower tomorrow, okay?"
Ye Xiuming shook his head and walked towards the bathroom in the master bedroom alone.
Su Ting walked behind him helplessly and filled the bathtub with water before him. Ye Xiuming was probably confused by the fever, and as soon as he entered the room, he began to take off his clothes without any hesitation, one piece after another, until he was completely naked.
Su Ting quickly turned his head away.
Ye Xiuming scoffed: "They are all men, what are you afraid of?"
Su Ting: "But I am gay, so I should avoid suspicion."
"You're still my adoptive father, so why should you be afraid of taking a bath?"
"Then go in first. I'll only wash your back," Su Ting covered his eyes. "You're too disrespectful."
Ye Xiuming stretched out his arms, "Little Dad, I don't have the strength to lift my feet in."
Su Ting sighed softly, looked away, and carried the naked Ye Xiuming into the bathtub. Su Ting squatted behind Ye Xiuming, wet a towel, and wiped Ye Xiuming's back.
The child's back had only a thin layer of skin, and his shoulder blades were like unopened butterfly wings. The spine under the skin was clearly segmented, and the tense depressions gave off a cold porcelain white glow.
The boy's bones are like the poplar trees in the desert, with toughness hidden in the ruggedness.
Su Ting was aroused by some indescribable pity, and the worry in his eyes seemed to take him to the deep sea. He said to Ye Xiuming with a hint of complaint: "You have to double your appetite from now on."
Ye Xiuming was still recovering, so the thought of food inevitably made him feel nauseous, so he firmly said, "No."
"Then I'll make delicious food for you every day."
Ye Xiuming shook his head as if he was angry.
Su Ting: "Are you questioning my cooking skills or my determination?"
Ye Xiuming: "After you start dating Dad, you won't have time to cook for me."
Su Ting paused while wiping his back, his throat moving up and down, and said, "What did you hear just now?"
"I heard everything," Ye Xiuming suddenly turned around and glanced at Su Ting: "You actually agreed to Dad in front of your sick son."
Su Ting felt that it was too late to say anything. A promise made was like water spilled on the ground. He said, "You are so outspoken and call him Daddy every day. I thought you had no grudges. I thought that even if I had to look for someone, I would find someone you like."
A few scattered strands of hair covered Ye Xiuming's pale cheeks. He sighed deeply and said, "I really don't hate Dad."
Su Ting lowered his head silently, "I just don't hate your dad."
"Then wait a little longer? What if you meet someone you really like in the future? Then Daddy won't be able to get rid of you even if he wants to."
"Xiu Ming, I didn't expect you to be so mature in relationships," Su Ting said. "You're better than me in this respect. I'd agree to someone's advances out of loneliness, and end up losing everything."
Ye Xiuming turned around and said, "That's because they are all wrong people."
“But who is the right person?”
"You don't need to pretend in front of him, just be your true self, and... you will never worry about losing him, because he has nothing but you."
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