husband
Pan Yue did not respond.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Zhu Shiyi asked anxiously. "You kept this from me."
"It's not that I'm hiding it from you, it's that I'm afraid it won't work and I'll leave you disappointed."
"What does it matter?" Zhu Shiyi said, a little annoyed. "I'd be really unhappy if you lost money."
Pan Yue chuckled softly: "Don't worry."
He explained that the investment in this project was not entirely because of her, but because the tourism industry is developing unprecedentedly after the current period of stagnation. Yuecheng is not a tourist city, but it also has the tendency to develop the tourism industry.
Because Yuecheng is small in size but has a large population with relatively strong general spending power, the city itself has a strong economic development momentum; the airport has a large capacity and is close to the special administrative region. In recent years, a new high-speed rail station will be built, which will increase the flow of people again. These domestic and international transit tourists may have a good time in Yuecheng.
Yuecheng is a city filled with reinforced concrete, and because of its short history, it has never been known for its cultural and entertainment activities. People have naturally overlooked its natural landscape. In fact, Yuecheng has mountains and sea, and the seawater is clean, being one of the few Class I seas in China.
The government introduced a policy and provided some subsidies to the peninsula area in order to develop natural resource tourism. Naturally, the area needed to build scenic spots, cultural and creative streets and other tourism industries. Pan Yue learned of this news, and after understanding it, he discussed it with the board of directors and they unanimously decided to invest.
As a unique campsite brand, MEETING naturally had a greater advantage and won this project.
"The high-speed rail station is expected to be completed the year after next, and the construction of the scenic area also needs time. It's just that we haven't broken even yet, but there are many possibilities in the future." When it came to work, Pan Yue finally spoke more, and his words were all clear and logical, without a single superfluous word.
Zhu Shiyi finally felt relieved: "It's good that you didn't make this decision on a whim."
"Is that how you see me?"
Zhu Shiyi smiled.
That's true. Pan Yue has never been the kind of person to make decisions on a whim. Besides, this investment involves the entire company, not just him. He wouldn't do something that harms others for his own benefit.
"Will you always be this busy?" Zhu Shiyi pouted. "I miss you so much. Can we see each other more often?"
Pan Yue's heart tightened, and he felt a pang of guilt, but he couldn't make a promise. He could only pat her head and say, "I'll try my best to see you once a month, okay?"
Pan Yue doesn't make empty promises; he plans concretely, rather than giving perfunctory answers.
"You should take care of yourself first," Zhu Shiyi said with a touch of sympathy. "If you're really too busy, then forget it. If you can only come for one day each time and can't do anything, it's better not to come at all and just waste your money on tickets."
Seeing you is a waste.
Zhu Shiyi chuckled: "That won't work either. I'm still waiting for you to take me to the amusement park to ride the carousel. We have to stay for at least two days."
She said it casually, but Pan Yue actually replied seriously.
"Two days a month... The project is tight right now, I don't even take weekends off anymore, so I might not be able to find the time."
Zhu Shiyi said helplessly, "If you're really busy, don't force yourself. Take some time to get a good night's sleep."
"I sleep better when I see you."
Hearing this warmed Zhu Shiyi's heart; it was rare for the usually taciturn Zhu to say such a thing.
“You don’t need to work so hard,” Zhu Shiyi hugged the big boy in front of her and touched his eyebrows. “I will spoil you too. It doesn’t matter which city we are in, as long as I’m with you.”
Pan Yue's eyes flickered slightly. He took her hand, rubbed it gently, and then kissed it lightly and devoutly.
Don't compromise for me.
“You’re just making do for me,” she said, scratching his mouth. She was telling the truth. “Life in Yuecheng is so stressful. Who can afford a house now? It costs 100,000 yuan per square meter, not to mention in more expensive areas. My parents bought a house because they needed it, and no one expected it to appreciate so much. If you look at it now, you might not be able to afford it.”
She didn't want to be burdened with debt for the rest of her life for an ordinary house.
“You already have a house, so you don’t need to worry about anything.”
"That won't work either. Am I supposed to bring my husband home after I get married, or move into his house? I can't even get along with my own parents for long, let alone other people's parents."
Pan Yue hummed in agreement, only concerned with two words: "Who are you bringing home to live with?"
Without hesitation, Zhu Shiyi answered, "Husband..."
Suddenly realizing she'd been tricked, her face flushed. She could call him "brother," "baby," "boyfriend," even "wife," but she just couldn't bring herself to use that term. It was so strange, so embarrassing...
She coughed, not one to tolerate Pan Yue's words: "Old rooster!"
Pan Yue: ......
That's possible.
Seeing him get the short end of the stick, Zhu Shiyi secretly chuckled.
“Actually, the reason I’m making music and doing social media now is to become a freelancer and an independent musician. That way, I can stay in Jinrong, and if I miss home, I can fly back to Yuecheng without being restricted by work,” Zhu Shiyi said seriously after having enough fun. “I’ve also thought about our future.”
Pan Yue never imagined this would be the outcome.
In this test of living apart, he kept pushing himself, working hard to get to her city. As the older man, he wanted to shoulder all of this so that she wouldn't have to worry about the future.
But his girl was far more mature and stronger than he had imagined.
His heart kept contracting and expanding, his breathing became increasingly deep, and he couldn't help but pull her tightly into his arms.
"......Thanks."
"...What are you thanking me for?" Zhu Shiyi felt awkward. "You're allowed to go to Yuecheng, but I'm not allowed to go to Jinrong?"
"I just don't want you to be so tired."
“I don’t want you to be so tired either,” she said sincerely, cupping his face in her hands and looking into his eyes. “I don’t have to sacrifice anything to go to Jinrong. On the contrary, it’s you who are making yourself so busy. You are the one who is sacrificing for me.”
This is not an excuse. From childhood to adulthood, Zhu Shiyi has never been a homebody. Although it is human nature to miss home, it does not mean that she has to stay at home.
Sometimes, she even wished to be far from home. Her university years were the most comfortable she had with her family. Only when they were far apart could the love between family members, which was often fraught with constraints, become closer.
Pan Yue smiled and kissed her forehead.
“I haven’t sacrificed anything. You can do what you want, and I will support you as long as you’re willing.”
......
Throughout the night, Zhu Shiyi and Pan Yue shared many small stories.
When she was a child, Zhu Shiyi couldn't figure out what the old city, snowy days, wildflowers, and grasslands in the Chinese textbooks meant, no matter how hard she tried. The world she grew up in consisted only of skyscrapers, bustling traffic, and money that adults often talked about not being able to spend too much of.
This city has no seasons and lacks warmth. Even if it brings a thousand benefits, Zhu Shiyi will not accept them. She would rather see the everyday life of the people, the maple leaves, the old town in the mountains, and the snowy days.
Pan Yue also spoke at length. He recounted the bright moonlight in his memory, the stream on his way home from school, the small fish and shrimp he used to catch and the bird eggs he collected as a child, and the snow-capped mountains he saw for the first time on a clear early summer day...
Memories of the past are vivid in my mind, deeply filling the more than twenty years that we had not seen each other before.
Love can overcome distance, whether in space or time.
......
The clear, deep voice tells the story in a way that is pleasant, comforting, and reassuring.
His thoughts drifted between wakefulness and stillness. As the night deepened, Zhu Shiyi found himself in a warm bed with a cozy fire burning in the quilt, and he closed his eyes without realizing it.
When Pan Yue found her, she had already calmed her breathing and appeared to be asleep.
Pan Yue was not good with words and was shy about expressing his thoughts. Only in the dead of night, when she was asleep, would he let his longing flow freely, his eyes filled with happiness and joy, shining like moonlight on the serene face beside him, full of love.
He couldn't resist and leaned in to peck at her fair, tender face. The girl's face was soft and smooth like jelly. Taking advantage of her deep sleep, he didn't hold back and let himself poke and pinch her. Not satisfied, he simply stretched out his palm and rubbed her slightly chubby little face.
The sleeping person shook their head, whimpered a few times, turned their face to the side, and continued sleeping.
Pan Yue's heart itched even more, so he let her sleep a little longer, then stole a kiss on that rosy cheek and secretly turned her face towards him.
The girl closed her eyes, abandoning her capricious and domineering demeanor from when she was awake. Her breathing was steady, her cherry lips slightly parted, and she lay obediently in front of him. Pan Yue couldn't get enough of looking at her, and couldn't resist pulling her into his arms.
She gave a soft hum, turned to the side, and found a comfortable position to lean against him.
There was another soft spot on his chest, somewhat similar to his own body but very different. He instinctively took a deep breath, and the sweet scent entered his body without reservation, like intercourse with him, like snowflakes jumping into a fireplace.
Pan Yue swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. He held the girl tightly in his arms, inhaling the fragrance of her neck. The girl was oblivious, lying peacefully in his arms, even smacking her lips. Strands of hair clung to her face. She was very well-behaved and not at all wary.
Night is the devil's room, a breeding ground for desire.
Pan Yue lowered his head and deeply kissed her red lips. In the dark night, her bright red lips were strikingly hot. He gently brushed aside the strands of hair hanging down, revealing her fair and pink face. The sleeping girl was incredibly soft. He supported her back and pressed her against his body, exploring deeper into the abyss.
In the dim light, the girl in his arms opened her eyes slightly, her pupils blurred like clouds, full of a hazy, dreamlike quality that could captivate anyone at first glance.
Pan Yue dared not look any longer, covering her eyes, his lips involuntarily moving down to kiss her nose, cheeks, cherry lips, chin, and then landing on the mole on her neck.
The mole, like cinnabar, was already deeply etched into his heart.
"We need to sleep in the same bed." He sank deeper and deeper into the bed, his eyes burning with an even more intense passion as he gazed at the gentle sleeping face before him.
“Still innocent, still sleeping in each other’s arms,” Pan Yue pinched her earlobe lightly, “How come these words all appear in one sentence?”
It's amazing that she could come up with such a thing.
......
The undulating collarbones seemed like an invitation, the soft breaths like moans, and the blood seemed to surge out of the body, making it unbearably swollen.
Accepting her silent invitation, Pan Yue instinctively covered the protruding bone under her neck and kissed it. He unconsciously used force, his lips and teeth moving slightly, and the veins on his arm holding her were already bulging.
Someone gave him a light tap on the head.
"Stop biting me..." Zhu Shiyi whimpered.
The affection hadn't faded. Pan Yuesong lifted his lips and looked up. The girl, with her eyes closed, was muttering something to herself, as if she were talking in her sleep.
He didn't hear clearly, nor did he have time to listen, and kissed her again.
“…le…”
Pan Yue paused for a moment, straightened up and looked at the girl in his arms. She still had her eyes closed, and was twisting her body slightly. Her small hands kept tugging at the thin straps of the black dress on her shoulders, sometimes lightly and sometimes heavily, brushing against her shoulders, leaving red marks on her snow-white skin.
"Don't move." Pan Yue grabbed her hand and patted her reddened shoulder.
The girl was restrained, but she was still moving around. Her once peaceful sleeping face was now tightly furrowed.
She still needed to pull at that thin strap.
Pan Yue simply let her go, allowing her to do as she pleased. But after fiddling around for a long time, she still couldn't make herself comfortable. Instead, she got angry and kicked off the blankets, revealing more of her mysterious white skin.
Pan Yue closed his eyes, tucked the blanket in to hide his wandering thoughts, and reached behind her to touch the slightly stiff buttons amidst the soft cotton. He moved very gently, fumbled around for a moment, found the trick, and pinched them with two fingers to pull them out, releasing the constraint on her breathing.
The girl immediately stopped moving, her brows relaxing. She licked her lips and snuggled into his arms again.
Her soft, unprotected body pressed against him. Pan Yue held the girl tightly, not daring to look down, and even forgot to scatter the soft clothes in his hands.
He could clearly feel her heart beating up and down.
The roots of desire are watered by the night, and they blossom into the flower of evil.
......
Just one glance.
...
My heart suddenly stopped beating.
Pan Yue looked away, hugged Wenxiang tightly, tried to clear his mind of all distractions, and restrained himself by sucking on the girl's shoulder, seeking solace in the moment.
a long time.
He pushed her away, threw off the cotton coat, got up, and went to the bathroom.
*
In my sleep, in a daze.
It looks like a kitten is nibbling at her.
But the kitten doesn't seem to be that big, so I don't know what it is.
......
It might just be a ghost, the kind that keeps pressing down on your bed.
Exhausted, Zhu Shiyi couldn't wake up. Her subconscious mind only felt that the dream was a nightmare, so she simply gave up and let the dream intensify.
Dreams truly are a magical world.
Here you'll find the air of freedom, a warm fireplace, adorable kittens, and, in the darkness, the gurgling, ever-flowing water.
This little cat is really naughty.
He scratched her back and nibbled on her all night.
--
As the sun rises, the morning light shines on the earth, filtering through the curtains and illuminating my face.
Half-asleep, Zhu Shiyi couldn't sleep well, so she covered her eyes, turned over, and went back to sleep.
......
It seems there's a beam of light here too.
He opened his eyes, still annoyed, and a strikingly handsome face came into view. Pan Yue had put his frameless glasses back on, was wearing a shirt with the collar neatly pressed, and was looking down at his phone.
Zhu Shiyi suddenly opened his eyes and became fully awake.
As if noticing her gaze, Pan Yue gave her a meaningful look: "Awake?"
"Mmm." Zhu Shiyi beamed. Good heavens, if I could see such a beautiful face every morning when I opened my eyes, even the most aloof woman would be all smiles!
She instinctively moved forward, wanting to rub against him, before realizing something was wrong.
She lowered her head following her instincts.
......
She suddenly raised her face, a wave of embarrassment washing over her.
"Were you being a pervert last night?!"
Compared to her disheveled state, Pan Yue was much more presentable.
"...What do you remember?" He tilted his head, a dark glint in his eyes.
"What do I remember?" Zhu Shiyi was stumped by the question and looked confused.
Pan Yue sighed silently, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.
“You complained about it last night and talked about it for ages,” Pan Yue looked away and back at his phone, “so I helped you out.”
Zhu Shiyi: "You're definitely lying..."
Fragmented memories flashed through my mind: fragmented words, scattered kisses.
......
With a devastating howl, Zhu Shiyi quickly covered her head, afraid to open her eyes.
split.
"It's 8:30. I'm going to get some breakfast. Are you still sleeping?" I heard his voice beside me, though it was a bit stuffy under the covers.
"I'm not sleeping anymore," Zhu Shiyi said, lifting the blanket to reveal half of her head and ears. "I want to eat too."
Pan Yue smiled and reached out to pat her head: "Then get up and get ready."
The sound was indeed much fresher. Zhu Shiyi responded with a "good," and sat up halfway, but then remembered that he wasn't wearing any clothes, so he quickly lay back down.
Fortunately, Pan Yue was sensible.
"I'll wait for you outside."
He put on his coat, fastened his shoes, dressed neatly, and went out the door.
Looking at his meticulous back, Zhu Shiyi felt a sense of shame.
no.
He really seems like a scumbag who sleeps around and then just walks away!
Fortunately, Pan Yue outside the door was unaware of her clamor. If he had known, he would definitely have demanded an explanation.
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