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This is the third time Jin Nan has asked.
There was no such thing as a third time. Jin Nan was determined that if Xu Zhiyuan gave him a half-hearted answer, he would never ask again. It didn't matter whether it existed or not, no matter how much he wanted it, he would not take it.
For the last time, he gave the power of choice to Xu Zhiyuan.
Ask, listen, and wait for a sincere response.
Xu Zhiyuan's embrace on him tightened little by little. Just when Jinnan thought everything would fall silent, Xu Zhiyuan leaned close to his ear and finally spoke.
"That year in Manchester, there was an ocean between us. You said you wanted to see snow, and just then, a blizzard warning was sent to my phone. Then, you came.
"Twelve thousand kilometers between us, and here you are."
Of course, there are more than 12,000 kilometers between them. There are also many years of huge differences, grudges, and debts.
It seemed as if Xu Zhiyuan was just distracted for a moment, and the lonely, taciturn, thin and small boy had grown up on his own and walked steadily in front of him.
Too many emotions made him reluctant to get involved. For the first time, he worried about the future. This was a road of no turning back.
But love is the purest and requires the least consideration.
"At that time, I thought it would be nice to live in that blizzard for the rest of my life." Xu Zhiyuan kissed him, "Did you love me then, Jinnan?"
Jin Nan didn't know why, but he suddenly understood what Xu Zhiyuan really wanted to say. Xu Zhiyuan was just as uncertain as he was, and wanted to get back to the source and know when it all started.
What has changed is whose heart shifted first and who reached out first.
But there is no end to this search, as they are clearly accomplices.
"Earlier," Imami said. "Much earlier."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"You didn't tell me either."
It seemed as if all the air in the car had been sucked out, and Jinnan could only smell the scent of Xu Zhiyuan. There was some jasmine in the bunch of flowers he gave her, which stained Xu Zhiyuan's collar.
"So what's my answer?" Jinnan asked.
Why is it so difficult for Xu Zhiyuan to say just three simple words or a sentence?
"Tell me." Xu Zhiyuan approached, "Did you feel it?"
"I love you so much, can you feel it?"
Jinnan had waited far too long for this answer, yet when the moment finally arrived, he was surprisingly calm. He had long anticipated it, long known it, but he simply persisted in pursuing this anchoring ritual composed of syllables.
He was calm, very calm, except for a moment when he forgot how to breathe.
It turns out that breathing too hard hurts the heart. The pulse in his chest was so clear that he could feel his ribs. Jinnan had never experienced ecstasy before. Whether it was escaping a difficult situation or finishing his hard study, those moments that affected his future and life could not make his heart beat faster.
His feeling for the "unexpected" was too faint, and it would take a long time for him to slowly savor it. However, Xu Zhiyuan had already helped him feel it, like an hourglass flowing backwards, filling Jinnan's uncertain heart bit by bit.
Countless moments resonate and echo with the present. Jin Nan in the past raised this question again and again, and Xu Zhiyuan gave a unified and lasting answer.
Mr. Xu is not a good person. Everything he does is just for the answer.
Xu Zhiyuan loves Jinnan.
"You're not lying to me?" Jin Nan could only ask such a stupid question.
Xu Zhiyuan also answered honestly: "I'm not lying to you."
Jinnan pondered for a long time, from the division of family property to the location of the cemetery, his thoughts drifted like clouds, finally landing on Xu Zhiyuan.
"We'll take wedding photos tomorrow, go on our honeymoon the day after tomorrow, get married abroad first, and then come back to arrange for voluntary guardianship. And then, and then..."
"Daddy shouldn't mind. As for your parents... can I offer a little bribe? I'll contact them when I get back. I'll book two villas and some other things... I should go with you on Qingming Festival. I'd better show my face in advance. They will definitely think I'm being rude..."
Xu Zhiyuan laughed: "Xiaonan, calm down."
Jinnan just shut up and wait for your punishment.
"There are still things left to do and people left to deal with. This road... is difficult, but your life will be very different from now on."
Xu Zhiyuan tried to reason with him, but Jinnan didn't listen at all and only cared about what he cared about: "So are we lovers now?"
There was hope in his eyes.
But Xu Zhiyuan still asked, "What do you think?"
Jinnan wanted to bite him twice to vent his anger. Xu Zhiyuan is such a stingy, bad guy, and a blockhead!
He bit down on it, probably biting his cheek or chin, and the bone hit his teeth so hard that it hurt, and Xu Zhiyuan also let out a slight hiss.
Today, in Nansongkou, I am observing my masterpiece and am very satisfied.
"Go figure it out on your own," Jinnan whispered. "I want to talk to someone who knows how to talk, Xu Zhiyuan."
"Oh, where is he?" Xu Zhiyuan asked.
Jinnan also said: "Yeah, where is he?"
The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time. Jinnan reached out and pressed the cut on the corner of Xu Zhiyuan's mouth that he had bitten, and the bleeding stopped.
That night seemed like a return to the past, except that the weather was hot. Jinnan disliked the heat and loved being clingy, so he turned on the air conditioner early and dragged Xu Zhiyuan to cover himself with a thick blanket.
The next morning, one of them woke up with a stuffy nose and the other sneezed.
Butler Guo came up to deliver something, and when he saw the dense red marks on the two people's bodies, he dared not make a sound.
It was a rare occasion for them to go to work together, so Jinnan grabbed the keys and got into the driver's seat. They ran four red lights along the way, and both of them were late for work by one minute.
The bouquet of flowers was placed on the table by the cleaning lady last night. After being sprayed with some water, it is still blooming beautifully.
*
Jinnan's series of ideas were not realized immediately. During the implementation of the preliminary plans, the huge salary tied up both of them in the company.
After over a month of overtime and socializing, Jin Nan, who rarely needed to drink, was starting to feel a bit nauseous. Young Master Lin had taken advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival to fly to an island for a vacation, taking Li Hongfang and a few other friends with him. By the time Jin Nan got the news, they had already gotten off the plane a while ago.
It's been almost two months since I've been able to make an appointment with anyone. My brothers all know that he's busy and haven't even asked him whether he can come.
In the photo, Lin Jiaze, wearing a sun hat and showing his belly, is fighting with a king crab leg. Li Hongfang shows one hand, which has been tanned a shade.
"We are having a big meal. What are you eating today?" Li Shao seemed to be concerned but was actually showing off.
Jinnan didn't say anything, but took a picture of the lunch box in front of him and sent it over.
A three-layer insulated lunch box, four or five dishes and a box of rice, and the carrots are all made into heart shapes using a mold.
"No, I'm not like you guys. I only have love bento to eat."
Li Hongfang: ...
Xu Zhiyuan wasn't a good cook and was busy with work, so he didn't have to do this. But after confessing his feelings that day, he seemed determined to win back the favor. Every day, he would have the housekeeper prepare the dishes and he would cook them.
After a period of time, I was able to practice it quite well.
Xu Zhiyuan is no different in love than before, still serious, with his shirt buttoned up, taking off his glasses before kissing, and his hands always turning Jinnan's ring as if out of loneliness.
A pinky ring is still a pinky ring and cannot be put on the ring finger.
"Young Master Jin, are you coming to the party this weekend?" Li Hongfang joked on the other end of the phone, "They said they couldn't invite a big Buddha like you, so they asked me to toss the Holy Grail instead."
Jinnan: "That's no joke."
Li Hongfang didn't care: "Come or not, I will definitely prepare some wine to entertain you."
"Well..." Jinnan deliberately kept it a secret, "I can come, but I'm afraid my family won't be happy."
"What the hell? Who else in your family can..." Li Hongfang stopped talking mid-sentence and sneered, "Why are you afraid of him?"
"Then I'll bring it?" The ending tone rose, half joking and half testing.
Li Hongfang was silent for a long time.
Last time at Chen Chen's house, the atmosphere between Li Hongfang and Xu Zhiyuan was a bit subtle. Jin Nan saw through it but didn't say anything, and the fool Lin Jiaze didn't understand.
I have the guts to say that I can't make the same analogy with a son-in-law who is not considered capable by his wife's family. I just... don't like him anyway.
Li Hongfang could sense that there were some subtle changes in the relationship between Jinnan and Xu Zhiyuan. He couldn't help himself due to their power, but as an outsider, he couldn't understand it.
Just because he didn't get involved didn't mean he was willing to drink at the same table with Xu Zhiyuan.
After a long while, Lin Jiaze finally cracked the crab legs open and came over to greet Jin Nan loudly: "Xiao Nanzi, you missed out so much by not coming. I have conquered a vast territory for you!"
"Get lost." Li Hongfang laughed and pushed him away, saying hastily, "I'm hanging up first. Lin Jiaze got me covered in soup. You bastard."
Jinnan whistled: "See you this weekend. Send me the location later."
"OK."
"I want to bring my family."
"……OK."
The family members are working overtime today.
Jinnan accompanied him, carrying a pile of documents. It was already nine in the evening when he realized it. Xu Zhiyuan was still buried in a sea of books and papers, but when Jinnan dug him out, he looked three parts haggard and three parts sleepy.
"What are you having for supper?" Jin Nan whispered to him and glanced at the window software data report on the computer screen.
A large part of Xu Zhiyuan's work focus has shifted to Jinnan, and the parts he left behind are the difficult and challenging ones, which are particularly troublesome.
His plain glasses had slid down to the middle of his nose. Originally worn to block blue light, they had become a habit over time. Or perhaps it was a clever trick, because Xu Zhiyuan noticed that when he wore glasses, Jinnan actually liked to get close to him and kiss him.
It doesn't feel rough at all.
"Wonton noodles?" Xu Zhiyuan glanced at Jinnan's phone on the table. "Didn't you say you wanted to eat shrimp dumplings a few days ago?"
"Are all the shops closed at this time?" Jinnan looked up and thought, eating at nine o'clock in the evening, why not go for some skewers?
Xu Zhiyuan said, "It's okay, I have some at home."
It was only when Jinnan returned home that he realized the power of the phrase "I have it at home".
Because Jinnan had mentioned wanting to eat, Xu Zhiyuan had the Cantonese restaurant chef order fresh food and have it delivered that day in triplicate. Any leftovers were given to Butler Guo and the housekeepers to digest. They even had a few ounces of bamboo shoot noodles, which were very fresh.
Xu Zhiyuan put on an apron and was dragged out of the kitchen by Jinnan to take a shower. When they came out clean, the noodles were already on the table, and Aunt Wang had fried two eggs for each of them.
In order to avoid being too full, I had two shrimp dumplings and wontons in soup, and not many noodles. The shrimp dumplings that Jin Nan had been craving for will have to wait until tomorrow.
There were only two people and two bowls in the huge restaurant. Jin Nan was attending a meeting today and had not taken off his suit yet, so he ate very carefully.
Xu Zhiyuan finished eating first, crossed his hands and stared intently, like a scholar observing experimental data.
"There's new news from the Xu family," Xu Zhiyuan said. "Do you want to hear it?"
Jinnan raised his eyes, noodles still in his mouth.
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