New home
Shen Zhou was always shy in matters of the heart, and he rarely took the initiative, so Zhou Jingxing rarely got to see such a beautiful scene before him.
Chen Zhou's face was flushed, and his eyes were wet. He bit his lip and kept groaning. Beads of sweat ran down his collarbone to his chest, reflecting the light under the lamp. He was soaked all over, like a sweet and juicy peach.
With his injured hand hanging limply at his side, Shen Zhou could only rely on his right hand for support. He braced himself against Zhou Jingxing's waist, his whole body swaying precariously. Zhou Jingxing reached out and supported his waist, and the moment his burning palm touched his skin, Shen Zhou involuntarily trembled.
Zhou Jingxing's eyes darkened as he straightened up and leaned in to kiss those soft lips.
"Hmm..."
As their lips met, Shen Zhou let out a soft whimper like a young animal. Zhou Jingxing released his lips, tightened his grip slightly, and coaxed Shen Zhou close to his ear, "Baby, you sound so sweet. Can you make it a little louder?"
"Ah! Jingxing, please don't..."
Zhou Jingxing's kisses landed on his brow and cheeks, the movements gentle, just like the kisses on his neck. Chen Zhou was so captivated by them that he even forgot his injuries. He tilted his head back slightly and cried out.
Zhou Jingxing was still concerned about his injury. He supported Chen Zhou's waist and gently pulled his injured arm back into place. Chen Zhou leaned against him, surrendering himself completely to him.
Afterwards, Shen Zhou leaned weakly against Zhou Jingxing's chest, letting him clean him up and put on his pajamas. He received a gentle bedtime kiss and a puppy's soft whisper, "Shen Zhou, I will always love you."
Shen Zhou smiled, then suddenly grabbed Zhou Jingxing's collar and pressed his lips to his face. "Me too."
They were so excited that they couldn't sleep. After discussing house hunting for a while, Chen Zhou suddenly asked, remembering his conversation with Zhou's father, "Jingxing, do you like children?"
The topic jumped too abruptly, and Zhou Jingxing didn't react immediately. "Huh? What child?" He looked down at Chen Zhou's belly, somewhat surprised. "Really?"
Shen Zhou followed his gaze and realized what he was thinking, blushing involuntarily. "Of course not! What are you thinking? I'm a man, how could I..."
He tentatively suggested to Zhou Jingxing, "If you like children, perhaps we can adopt one."
Zhou Jingxing refused without hesitation, "No, I don't want a child."
Chen Zhou asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to consider it at all?"
Zhou Jingxing answered decisively, "No, I don't want to raise children for utilitarian reasons, nor do I care about the so-called continuation of the family line. I'd rather use that time and energy to repair more plates and provide some evidence for future generations' research." He shrugged, "You can tell from my awareness that even if I had children, I wouldn't be a good father, so let's not."
Shen Zhou didn't expect him to refuse so decisively. "Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it."
Zhou Jingxing became nervous, "And what about you? Would you want your own child?"
Chen Zhou laughed, "I can't have children, so how could I have my own?" Seeing the smile on Zhou Jingxing's lips, he realized he had been completely swayed. He pushed Zhou Jingxing a little embarrassedly and said, "What are you laughing at!"
Zhou Jingxing patted his belly. "Don't be disappointed. It's almost perfect. We can't have all the good things. I'm already very satisfied to be with you. I don't ask for anything more."
Shen Zhou pressed down on his hand, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Nothing more?"
Zhou Jingxing smiled and said, "I only ask to grow old with you."
Shen Zhou kissed his lips and solemnly promised him, "I will."
Because of Shen Zhou's arm injury, the company gave him a few more days off. Zhou Jingxing was relieved and remarked, "Your company leaders are quite understanding; they don't act like capitalists at all."
Shen Zhou shook his head. "You just didn't see when they were exploiting me in the early years. In addition, I did a few projects in the past few years and made a lot of money for the company. I also got some original shares. That's why I got this little bit of preferential treatment in return."
Zhou Jingxing asked him, "What about that project you were busy with before? You haven't been paying much attention to it lately, is that alright?"
Shen Zhou said casually, "It's okay. That project has already reached the engineering stage, and the engineering department will be in charge from now on. I'll just keep an eye on it occasionally. Kyle was fired, so no one is going to trip me up, and naturally, there won't be any major problems."
Zhou Jingxing then gossiped, "After Kyle's affair was exposed, wasn't your CEO Zhang heartbroken?"
"After being down for two days, she took a fancy to a new guy who joined the company and is now showering him with attention."
"Tsk tsk tsk." Zhou Jingxing sighed, "The emperor's favor is like flowing water, fleeting and never looking back."
Shen Zhou was amused. "Why are you acting out a palace intrigue drama for them?"
Zhou Jingxing tried to cheer him up, saying, "Consort Shen, your good fortune is yet to come."
Shen Zhou laughed for a while and said to him, "The project hasn't been busy lately, and the company gave me a break, so I took on a new job."
It turns out that the previous exhibition of restored cultural relics attracted the attention of the cultural and tourism department. They are currently developing a key cultural and tourism industry in the city. Inspired by the exhibition of restored cultural relics, they want to create an immersive experience exhibition hall for restored cultural relics, attracting visitors' attention and participation through hands-on restoration and holographic projection effects.
The design and layout of this exhibition hall were entrusted to Shenzhou Company, and Shenzhou was specifically designated to complete the task.
In addition, the cultural and tourism departments also want to set up the exhibition hall as a study base to spread this traditional skill by allowing children to participate in it personally.
"This is great!" Zhou Jingxing was delighted. "It sounds like a project that teachers would like."
Shen Zhou told him, "This project was launched with the full support of Professor Li Weilin."
really.
A bad feeling rose in Zhou Jingxing's heart. Chen Zhou winked at him, "The exhibition hall needs professional staff to give lessons to the children regularly. Guess who Teacher Li recommended?"
Who else could it be? Zhou Jingxing thought indifferently, the production team's donkey. Filling in wherever needed. Pure ox and horse, Zhou Jingxing.
Two days later, Li Weilin indeed informed Zhou Jingxing that he would be attending classes at the exhibition hall. In addition, he brought good news: Dai Shu had returned from the archaeological site and would soon be in charge of the exhibition hall.
Shen Zhou was genuinely happy. "That's great! Now Senior Brother Dai and Senior Sister Wang can end their long-distance relationship and live together."
Zhou Jingxing nodded, "This campus romance has finally come to fruition."
In the days that followed, because of the exhibition hall project, Shen Zhou was extremely busy, which Zhou Jingxing complained about.
Fortunately, Shen Zhou's arm recovered well, the stitches were removed quickly, and the X-ray showed that everything was fine, so Zhou Jingxing stopped his nagging.
The immersive experience exhibition hall for restored cultural relics was officially completed and opened to the public the following spring.
Shen Zhou and Zhou Jingxing were also invited to attend the opening ceremony.
They wore suits of similar color and style, each with a goose brooch pinned to their chest—one in black and gold, the other in white and gold. Both men possessed outstanding character, exuding elegance and bearing, and immediately drew everyone's attention upon their arrival in the exhibition hall.
Shen Zhou was a specially invited designer from the cultural and tourism department, so he had to exchange a few pleasantries with the leaders. Zhou Jingxing waited for him while touring the exhibition hall.
Dai Shu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said, "Hey, junior brother, why are you here all alone?"
Zhou Jingxing glanced unhappily at the corner where Chen Zhou was, "Chen Zhou went to socialize with the leaders."
Dai Shu laughed at him, "Are you jealous again?"
Zhou Jingxing said slowly, "How could that be? I have no worries about Shen Zhou."
Dai Shu didn't expose him, and talked to him about giving lectures at the exhibition hall in the future. Just as they finished discussing the details of the lectures, Chen Zhou returned.
"Senior Brother Dai, congratulations on your job transfer and return."
Dai Shu smiled sheepishly, "It's all thanks to Teacher Li's kindness that I got this opportunity."
"Senior Brother Dai is too modest. You only passed the selection assessment because of your own outstanding abilities."
Dai Shu smiled and thanked them, then invited the two to dinner together that evening. "Wang Qian said she wanted to thank everyone for their help, and Zhang Jin and Sun Qian will also be there."
Shen Zhou smiled and agreed, "Then we need to find a healthier restaurant. Qianqian is pregnant, so we have to take good care of her."
Dai Shu nodded repeatedly, "Of course, Wang Qian has made all the preparations. Let's come together tonight."
The three chatted for a few minutes, then Dai Shu was called away to attend to other guests. Seeing that there was nothing for them to do, the two simply slipped away.
Standing outside the exhibition hall, Chen Zhou asked Zhou Jingxing, "Where do we go now?"
Zhou Jingxing smiled and said to him, "Let's go see what our new home is like?"
At the end of last year, they took a fancy to a property near the Provincial Museum, which was not too far from Chenzhou Company. Without much hesitation, the two bought a single-level apartment of more than 400 square meters. Zhou Jingxing even sold his small three-bedroom apartment for this.
After getting the new house, Shen Zhou and Zhou Jingxing worked together on the design and decoration. It was just finished last month, and they are currently ventilating it to air out the formaldehyde.
Zhou Jingxing opened the door and could see the artificial lake in the park through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room balcony. The spring water was emerald green and sparkling.
Chen Zhou touched the cabinet and exclaimed in surprise, "Have you cleaned it recently? It's so clean."
Zhou Jingxing took his hand and led him to the balcony. The spacious L-shaped balcony had several pots of flowers, including hydrangeas, which Chen Zhou liked. They had already formed many buds, clustered together, and looked very lush.
Shen Zhou ran over excitedly and looked at it carefully again and again. Zhou Jingxing also squatted down next to him and introduced, "This pot is Kaleidoscope. When it blooms, it is a mixture of pink, purple and blue colors. This pot is Endless Summer. This pot is Milky Way. You like blue, so I mixed blue in all of them. I just don't know if I succeeded in mixing them."
Chen Zhou and Zhou Jingxing looked at it together for a while before Chen Zhou pulled him to his feet. He held Zhou Jingxing's hand tightly and didn't let go. "Thank you, I like it very much."
Zhou Jingxing's hand trembled slightly as he held it, and his palms were a little sweaty, almost causing him to drop the things in his pocket.
Actually, there's something else I want to give you.
Zhou Jingxing stretched out his hand, and two plain rings lay in his palm.
Zhou Jingxing put one of the rings on Chen Zhou's finger, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "It fits perfectly. I was worried it would be too big."
Shen Zhou stared blankly at the light flashing on his ring finger, "When did you...?"
“Actually, I bought it a long time ago, but I just didn’t know when or when to give it to you. Should it be our anniversary or Valentine’s Day?” Zhou Jingxing laughed. “I struggled with this for a long time. Then I accidentally saw on the calendar at home that it said ‘every day is a good day,’ and I suddenly realized that there’s no need to pick a day. Every day I’m with you is a good day.”
Zhou Jingxing placed another ring in Chen Zhou's hand. "Now, would you like to help me put it on?"
With trembling hands, Shen Zhou helped him put it on. He looked up at Zhou Jingxing, whose smile was as warm as the spring sun, even more dazzling than the lake outside the window. Shen Zhou stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips, saying with utmost sincerity, "I do."
Clasped hands are like a lover's heart, their radiant light a testament to eternity.
They will stay together and never be apart.
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