Chapter 82 New Home
What about the mess between Qin Zheng and Lin Heng? What did Lin Yan find out? What about the grudges and secret dealings between wealthy families?
Who cares? Anyway, Lin Yan brought me back to our little nest safely.
A nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse.
Especially in this "doghouse", there are only Lin Yan and me.
Those mansions of several hundred square meters, the servants shuttling back and forth, the human calculations that one must always be on guard against...all became a tiring backdrop.
It is this kind of life where Lin Yan takes care of everything and everything is the most comforting.
After a few days of peace and stability, I had to face the big issue of moving.
We are about to leave this city that carries our first memories of living together and go to a new place to take root.
The process of packing luggage unexpectedly became a difficult separation from the "past".
"Wow, wow, Lin Yan," I held a milk tea cup with a two-dimensional joint pattern printed on it and a small piece of paint chipped off the wall, as if it were a rare treasure. "This... I really can't throw it away! It's a limited edition, out of print!"
Lin Yan was struggling to stuff a stack of books into a cardboard box. Hearing this, he came over and kissed the cup in my arms. "Then keep it. Put it over there, and I'll pack it for you later."
"And these bubble wraps!" I pulled out another pile of crumpled transparent bubble wrap from the corner. "They'll definitely come in handy when I pack! Look how thick they are..."
"...Okay, take it then." He sighed helplessly, but still took it and folded it neatly.
"Hmm... and this!" I pulled out a gray, irregularly shaped stone from the depths of the drawer like I was presenting a treasure. "I found it on that trip to the beach! What a memorable thing!"
Lin Yan looked at the unassuming stone and raised his eyebrows. "Baby, although I called Huolala, I also remember... you used to put this stone in flower pots as a pad, right?"
He pinched my face and said, "Besides, when we get to a new place, we can pick up new stones from the seashore?"
Under his "coercion and inducement" and rational analysis, I finally made up my mind and got rid of a lot of "useless things".
As we watched our things in the room being packed and sealed bit by bit, the originally crowded little nest became empty and unfamiliar, and the feeling of reluctance in my heart entangled itself like a vine.
"Lin Yan," I said, my voice a little muffled, looking around the house that would soon no longer belong to us. "We've left so many memories here..."
"Well," he came over, hugged me from behind, rested his chin on my shoulder, and said in a low and gentle voice, "A lot... like the first time we cooked together and..."
He paused, his breath brushing my ear, "Our first time was also here."
Heat instantly rushed to my cheeks, and I nudged him with my elbow: "Who talked to you about that?"
I leaned against his warm chest, looking at the familiar street scene outside the window. "I mean... when we first moved in. We hadn't been dating for too long at that time, and I was actually... quite unsure."
"Hmm?" Lin Yan tightened his arms, a little curious, "What are you unsure about?"
"Just...will you get tired of me? Will we have a fight? What if...what if you can't stand my sloppy habits and kick me out?"
I muttered quietly, "After all, my living habits...are really not that good."
Lin Yan laughed softly, and the vibration of his chest was clearly transmitted.
He tilted his head and gave me a loud kiss on the cheek: "I love that! I love taking care of you, and I love seeing you grow plump and comfortable under my care."
He tightened his embrace, his tone filled with unquestionable possessiveness, "Living together? Of course I have selfish motives! I just want my wife to live with me, watch over you every day, take good care of you, and never let you suffer any grievances."
My heart was filled with warmth. I turned around, buried myself in his arms, and said in a muffled voice, "Hubby... I really like being with you."
"Baby," he held my face in his hands, his eyes deep and filled with a familiar, burning signal, "This is our last day here... Let's have sex? To commemorate the occasion."
He looked around the empty room, his eyes sweeping over the remaining table and chairs, a sly smile on his lips, "The bed is gone, but... the table, the chairs, the floor... what's not okay?"
Afterwards, in this space that is about to become the past, only the hot breathing, the rubbing of skin and the fusion of souls remain, putting a hot end to this old time.
Lin Yan had already arranged everything for the new home, including the decoration style, taking my preferences into consideration.
As the truck loaded our luggage onto the new city, I leaned against the passenger seat, feeling sore and drowsy, my consciousness drifting between exhaustion and satisfaction.
In a trance, I felt Lin Yan stuffing a hard little notebook into my arms.
"Um...what?" I opened my eyes blearily and mumbled.
With the help of the street light passing by the window, I could see clearly - it was a brand new, dark red real estate certificate.
He subconsciously opened it and glanced at the column with the owner's name.
First: Chen Rui.
Second place: Lin Yan.
My sleepiness was instantly shattered, and my eyes widened like bells: "Ah?! Lin Yan... Damn! Isn't the house... rented?!" The huge impact made my voice change.
"How can renting be as secure as buying your own?" Lin Yan stopped at a red light, turned sideways, and gave me a big kiss on my lips which were slightly open due to shock, his tone was as if it was a matter of course.
"No! Where did you get the money?!" I held the heavy certificate, feeling like I was holding a red-hot iron. "Is it your dad's startup fund? That's for you to do real work!"
"Oh, that," Lin Yan started the car, his tone relaxed, "Later, my dad gave us a sum of money, so I used the money from before to buy a house. Adding some of my own savings, it's enough."
He glanced at me with a hint of resentment. "When I had this idea, you were working on your graduation thesis, forgetting to eat and sleep... Discussing it with you? Someone even replied to WeChat messages so slowly, I thought you weren't interested."
"What?!" I was so amused, "I thought you were just looking for a suitable rental! Who, who would have thought you'd just buy it?!"
"So," he raised his chin proudly, "I wanted to give you a surprise. But now it seems... there's more of a shock factor?"
"Fuck! Of course!" I stroked the smooth cover of the property certificate, my heart churning, like a pot of mixed emotions. "Who would have thought that at my age, I could... could own a house in that kind of location? Although... it has little to do with me..."
I paused, pointed to my name at the top of the list, and lowered my voice, "But... after all, my name is written on it."
Lin Yan smiled happily, like a child who had succeeded in a prank: "That's good now. Both of our names are written on the property deed. You are my wife for life. You can't run away even if you want to."
"Hey, hey!" My face flushed. "You're making it look like a marriage certificate..."
"No matter what certificate it is, I will get it in the future." He said with a firm tone, with an unquestionable promise.
The warmth of the property certificate in my palm seemed to grow ever warmer. A huge, unreal feeling of happiness enveloped me, the solidity and joy of building a future together with my beloved.
But beneath this joy, a heavy, indescribable complex emotion quietly grew, like a vine entwining the heart.
"Lin Yan," I said softly, a little bewilderedly, looking at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window. "You know what? I'm feeling... very complicated right now."
"Huh? What's wrong, baby?"
"It just... feels unreal."
I organized my words, trying to express the delicate feeling, "It seems... I haven't put in the kind of effort that ordinary people would, but I've already achieved something that many people might struggle for years and take on a heavy mortgage to obtain."
I remembered the look of longing yet pressure in the eyes of the fourth brother and his friends when they talked about the future. "Just like the fourth brother and his friends, buying a house would require years of frugality and careful budgeting, right? And I..." I looked down at the red book in my arms and smiled bitterly. "I just... found a boyfriend who is better than everyone else."
There was silence in the car for a few seconds.
"So," Lin Yan's voice was calm, without blame, only understanding, "Do you feel guilty? Do you think this gift is too great, and you... haven't made the effort you should have to match it?"
"Hmm..." I replied muffledly, my fingers unconsciously scratching the edge of the property deed. "I know this idea may be a bit pretentious... but it's just..."
"Ruirui," Lin Yan extended a hand, placed his warm palm on the back of my hand, and patted it gently. "First of all, your choice to be with me is itself a responsibility. My family background brings not only wealth, but also troubles, just like what you saw when you went back this time... You faced it all with me, didn't you?"
His voice was steady and powerful. "Secondly, you and I were never together because of these things. You may be a little lazy, but your heart is purer than anyone else's."
He paused, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "Finally, if you really feel bad about getting the house for free...that's easy to deal with."
"Hmm?" I looked up at him.
He turned his head and gave me an extremely gentle yet slightly cunning smile, his eyes bright and surprising in the night: "Then use your whole life to repay this debt. From now on, you will be with me forever, be my wife, and let me take care of you. That's enough."
My heart suddenly trembled, as if being gently brushed by a feather.
I looked at his chiseled profile, the way he was concentrating on driving, the smile on the corner of his mouth, and a warm current dispelled the gloom just now.
I couldn't help but laugh, my face flushing slightly. "Oh, you can't say that... I'll be with you forever, just because I want to be with you..."
I felt a little embarrassed to say the rest of the words, and my voice became smaller and smaller.
Seeing the curve of Lin Yan's mouth getting bigger and bigger, and his eyes starting to become dangerous again, I quickly changed the subject, but my tone was extremely serious: "But! Um... let's put it this way! I also want to contribute to our future! Especially since I have already received such a big... 'benefit', I want to contribute even more! I can't let you carry it all alone!"
Lin Yan was obviously stunned.
He turned his head and looked at me deeply, his eyes full of surprise, admiration, and deep love and tenderness.
He used his free hand to ruffle my hair gently.
"Okay, Ruirui." His voice was low and pleasant, full of complete trust and encouragement. "Then try your best to show me. Just like my dad said, our future has just begun."
The twinkling light in his eyes, like the brightest star in the night sky, instantly ignited the fighting spirit in my heart and my infinite longing for the future.
I looked at him, nodded heavily, and a firm and bright smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.
Lin Yan also smiled, and that smile was particularly warm and down-to-earth in the night.
Outside the car window is the road to our new home and the starting point of our common future.
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