Chapter 122 Exclusive (122) Second update. …

When we got nearby, we found that the atmosphere of the New Year was already very strong.

There were lights and decorations everywhere, and all kinds of stalls were set up on the streets of the shopping malls, with bright red couplets, colorful lights, the word "Fu" (good fortune), and paper-cuts made into all kinds of beautiful shapes.

On the other side, hot roasted sweet potatoes, fried chestnuts, and old-fashioned freshly fried popcorn that have been baked to a sugary color and exude a sweet aroma make the entire street look festive.

Although it is a weekday, there are still many people preparing for the New Year. There are many people gathered in front of each stall, and there are also little kids who are brought by their parents and dressed up like little Fuwa.

"It's so lively here." Shen Qingyue looked around as soon as he got off the car. The New Year atmosphere here was much stronger than when he celebrated the New Year in his original world. Of course, it might also be because he seldom went out during the holidays before.

Gu Xianzhi held his hand and said, "Would you like to take a walk in the street first?"

"Let's go shopping again when we get back, otherwise it will be hard to carry the things we bought." Shen Qingyue looked around and said to himself, "I'll bring Doudou along to shop when I get a chance."

"Yeah, okay." Gu Xizhi agreed.

The atmosphere inside the mall was also quite lively. The two had no plans to go shopping today. They first went upstairs to pick out some gifts and supplements for Gu Xizhi's parents, and then went straight to the supermarket on the first floor.

Vegetables, milk, fruits, some frozen foods, fresh and frozen fish, shrimp and meat were bought in large quantities. Of course, Doudou was not forgotten. Shen Qingyue picked out a few new picture books for the baby and bought a lot of snacks for the children.

Passing by the seasoning area, I picked up a few packets of hot pot soup bases of various flavors, mostly mushroom and tomato flavors, as well as a slightly spicy spicy hot pot base.

"We've almost bought everything. Let's go and check out." Shen Qingyue patted Gu Xianzhi's hand as he pushed the cart. "Is there anything else you want to buy?"

"No…"

Passing by the cashier, Gu Yinzhi paused for two seconds before saying half a sentence. Shen Qingyue gave him a puzzled look: "What did you say?"

"Nothing. The gifts I just bought for my parents are still at the counter. Go get them with the receipt and wait for me there. I'll settle the bill." Gu Xianzhi took out the receipt from his coat pocket and said, "We can leave directly later."

The counter was near the main entrance of the mall. Although Shen Qingyue didn't know why he was in such a hurry to leave, he didn't suspect anything. He just took the receipt and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll go first. Don't worry about paying. It will take me a while to get my things."

"Well, go ahead. I'll be fine soon." Gu Xizhi stroked his back gently.

Watching Shen Qingyue's back as he stepped onto the escalator, Gu Yinzhi lowered his eyes to glance at the full stack of items in the shopping cart and pushed the cart towards the checkout counter.

This time, he bought three big bags of things. Gu Yinzhi put them in the trunk and took the small box from Shen Qingyue's arms.

Inside were the gifts chosen for his parents, a jade bracelet for his mother, and a tea set for his father. Shen Qingyue chose them all, and Gu Xunzhi was responsible for providing inspiration.

"It's ready. Do you want to eat something? Do you want to continue shopping?" Gu Xizhi asked him.

Shen Qingyue was a little depressed at this time, but he still cheered up and nodded: "Then buy everything you want quickly. I want to go home and eat hot pot."

"Okay." Gu Xizhi agreed.

I bought a set of couplets, three sets of blessing characters and window decorations, and planned to put them in every bedroom in the house. I also bought a round-headed orange fat snake lantern, which I picked for Doudou.

After buying these, the two returned to the car and said they would do a quick shopping. Sure enough, they finished it in less than ten minutes.

"Go home!" Sitting back in the car, Shen Qingyue shrank back into the seat, found a comfortable position, curled up and closed his eyes to rest.

He was very tired after this morning and afternoon. Not long after the car started driving, he was talking to Gu Xunzhi in a daze. He didn't remember what he was saying and lost consciousness.

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When I woke up, I was still in the car. The lights inside the car were dim, and soft and comfortable pure music was flowing in the stereo. With the circulating warm air, it was quiet and comfortable.

"Awake?" He noticed the movements of the person next to him and rubbed his face with the back of his hand: "Did you sleep well?"

"It feels quite comfortable." Shen Qingyue drank a few sips of the water he handed over, looked around the familiar parking lot layout outside the car, and the confusion in his eyes gradually turned into clarity: "How long have you been home? Why didn't you call me?"

Gu Xianzhi put a scarf and a hat on him and said, "I didn't wake you up because you were sleeping so soundly. You can only eat well after you have rested well."

"That's right, thank you, Mr. Gu."

Shen Qingyue curved the corners of his mouth and winked at him.

Gu Xizhi: "..."

Shen Qingyue slept in the car for nearly two hours. He got out of the car wrapped tightly and felt refreshed by the cold breeze. All the fatigue accumulated in the morning was swept away.

After returning home, he cooked the bone soup hot pot base first, then Gu Tanzhi sorted the purchased things and put them in the refrigerator. Shen Qingyue sorted out the snacks, picture books and toys bought for Dou Dou.

Everything was almost cleaned up, and the delicious aroma of bone soup hot pot began to fill the pot, spreading throughout the living room. The two of them adjusted the seasoning and sat down to start eating.

The beef rolls and mutton rolls rolled in the rich, milky soup, giving off an alluring meaty aroma. Shen Qingyue picked up a few slices of lettuce and spinach. The fresh vegetables were boiled in the seemingly bland soup to give them a sweet and fresh taste, accompanied by a lingering meaty aroma. It was so delicious.

"Here, Master Shen's exclusive secret sesame sauce dipping sauce." Shen Qingyue handed over a small bowl with the prepared dipping sauce.

In fact, he just added all kinds of delicious-looking seasonings. He used to do this when eating hot pot, and he never had any bad seasonings.

Gu Xizhi wrapped a piece of beef roll and put it into his mouth: "It's delicious."

Shen Qingyue smiled with satisfaction, picked up his phone, took a photo of the person and the hot pot in front of him, and posted it on his Moments: "My first hot pot in winter. [Picture]"

The two of them ate and chatted, and they refilled their drinks with water twice. By the time they finished their meal, it was already evening.

After opening the window in the living room for ventilation and clearing the table and dishes, Shen Qingyue took the lead in taking a shower.

He likes to eat hot pot, but he hates the smell left on his clothes and hair after eating, which makes him restless.

The scars on his body were old enough to touch water, so Shen Qingyue took a warm bath in the bathtub. After washing himself thoroughly, he stood in front of the mirror to change his clothes.

The thumb-long, slightly sharp cuts also showed the light pink color of new flesh under the hot water, and it was a little itchy. I actually don't care much about these scars on my body, so I never paid much attention to them.

But today, when prescribing scar removal medicine, the doctor said that due to some people's physical conditions, if the scar is not repaired well, it may grow and proliferate, and then it will be more than just a shallow scar, so he kept it in mind.

After getting dressed and returning to the bedroom, Gu Xizhi was looking for clothes to change in the closet.

"I'm done, you can go." Shen Qingyue had just finished taking a shower and was slightly short of oxygen, so his voice was gentle and slow.

Gu Xianzhi took the clothes and agreed: "I'll go now."

"Wait a minute," Shen Qingyue called out to him, "Where did you put the scar cream that the doctor prescribed for me today? He told me to apply it once after taking a shower."

Gu Xianzhi paused as he turned around and said, "I'll help you apply it after I wash it. There are some places on your lower back that you can't reach by yourself."

"Oh, that's fine." Shen Qingyue responded.

He crawled under the covers and checked his circle of friends. The post he made when he and Gu Xianzhi were having hot pot in the afternoon had a lot more likes and comments than his usual updates.

Xu Can: "Huh?! Who is that over there? I smell something unusual (touching his chin)"

Gu Yuyin: "Okay, I decided to make oden for Xiaoxun and Doudou tonight."

Sister Mai Mai: "It smells so good...TuT"

Miki's father: "Hot pot? No spicy hot pot?"

Nuonuo's mother: "Is that Xiao Gu across the street? Did you two secretly meet up for dinner without your brothers and sisters?"

Shen Runfeng: "Is Doudou not here?"

Shen Qingyue was in a good mood and replied one by one:

"Can't you see? You are not the real Director Xu"

"The two babies are in for a treat~"

“It’s delicious./smirk”

“Hot Pot (mild version)”

"I will definitely call my brothers and sisters next time. / Try your best"

When he replied to the last message in order, he exited the Moments and turned off his phone and put it aside.

Gu Xianzhi had been in the bathroom for a while and thought he would be coming out soon, so Shen Qingyue rummaged through the cupboard to find the ointment, intending to apply it to the areas that could be applied first, thus saving Gu Xianzhi some trouble.

There is none in the closet, nor in the two-layer drawer next to the bed. I looked at the two-layer drawer over there...

Shen Qingyue was stunned for a moment when he opened the upper layer.

There were several boxes of condoms and lubricants neatly stacked in the cabinet, and next to them was a small, unopened can of scar cream.

Shen Qingyue stared at the things in the cabinet for a while.

I have been living with Gu Xunzhi for more than a month, but we have never had any real relationship. The most we do is kiss and hug before going to bed.

He was curious about this kind of thing, and one could say that he had a faint expectation in his heart, but Gu Xizhi had never mentioned it and he didn't have the courage to mention it. He didn't expect that he was quite well prepared.

…

Turning his head to make sure the sound of water in the bathroom was still rumbling, Shen Qingyue carefully took out everything in the cabinet and looked at it carefully.

There were all kinds of hot and cold ultra-thin bumps, and Shen Qingyue's face was getting hotter and hotter just looking at them. He put them back to their original positions one by one, and picked up the bottle of lubricant that was packaged like hand cream.

It said on it that it smelled like honey, so he was a little curious, so he opened the lid and took a sniff, but didn't smell anything.

Just at this moment, the bathroom door was opened with a click. Shen Qingyue hurriedly put down the things in his hands. With a "clang" sound, as if giving Gu Xizhi a hint, Shen Qingyue sneaked a look to the side like a thief, and his eyes met Gu Xizhi's surprised gaze.

"Um……"

Being discovered and being socially dead made Shen Qingyue close his eyes helplessly: "If I say I'm here to find scar removal cream, would you believe me?"

Gu Xianzhi was only wearing a bathrobe loosely. Hearing this, he just walked over and helped Shen Qingyue up, with a little moisture on his body: "I believe it."

Shen Qingyue's ears turned red, and even his neck and chest turned pink: "When did you buy it?"

"Today." Gu Yinyi answered, fiddling with his fingers, opening the scar cream box, and unscrewing the cap: "I'll apply it for you."

"Oh, oh." Thinking that it was when Gu Yinzhi asked him to go first, Shen Qingyue suddenly realized something and looked at him with his sparkling eyes.

The cool cream touched his skin, causing a slight shiver. Shen Qingyue was thinking about what happened at noon when he suddenly groaned.

After applying the ointment to the lower back, chest, and inner thighs, Gu Xianzhi put the ointment back on the bedside: "Okay, lie on the bed for a while, don't move around and rub it off."

Shen Qingyue lay obediently beside him for a few minutes. The medicine on his body had dried up. He held his phone and absentmindedly played two games.

When the Game Over message popped up in the middle of the third game, he turned off his phone, stuffed it under his pillow, patted it and asked, "Are you asleep?"

"Not yet." Gu Xizhi turned over and naturally held the person in his arms, "Can't sleep?"

It would be strange if I could sleep.

The more Shen Qing thought about it.

Burying her face in Gu Xunzhi's neck, their two bodies pressed tightly together, and Shen Qingyue hugged him even tighter.

"Don't you want to try it?" He finally mustered up the courage and spoke out, his warm breath falling on Gu Xunzhi's earlobe as he spoke: "The ones you bought."

Gu Xizhi's eyes darkened slightly.

…

He held Shen Qingyue's face and kissed her. They were both wearing loose pajamas, their breaths intertwined, and they didn't know where their bodies had fallen off.

Gu Xianzhi's hand touched the scar on his waist, gently, as if he was treating something fragile. Shen Qingyue held his wrist and wanted to say it was a little itchy, but his hand was taken to another place.

Shen Qingyue leaned against Gu Xianzhi's chest and arched her back slightly, with a flushed look at the corners of her eyes. In a trance, she whispered his name, but the name changed several tones when it came out of her mouth, and her voice was trembling slightly, and finally disappeared in a heavier sob.

Gu Yinzhi lowered his head and kissed his face, then held him in his arms and comforted him for a while. Then he stood up, wiped his hands, opened the drawer, and tore off the wrapping paper. These small movements seemed extremely loud in the quiet room.

Shen Qingyue's breathing was still not very stable. He slowly raised half of his body from the bed. The quilt slipped off his shoulders, and he saw that a piece of hot plastic packaging had become an empty bag. Gu Yuzhi was squeezing the bottle of honey with the aroma that he was curious about between the fingertips of his middle finger and ring finger.

"That..."

Shen Qingyue took a deep breath and hesitated to speak.

"Hmm?" Gu Xianzhi pressed his neck with one hand from behind and kissed him. Half of Shen Qingyue's body was lying in his arms. Before he could react, his consciousness was stunned for a moment, and his body had already felt the cool touch of honey.

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