Last night, perhaps because he was too tired or because of how satisfying it was, Chu Tingyun slept very soundly and deeply all night.
However, around six in the morning, he suddenly woke up. Chu Tingyun instinctively reached out to check and confirmed that Yan Xun was still sleeping beside him.
The other person’s breathing was calm and long, still deeply asleep.
Once he confirmed this, Chu Tingyun slowly let out a breath, turned over, and hugged Yan Xun, even wanting to lie on Yan Xun’s chest to continue sleeping.
Actually, he was still very sleepy at this time, so he fell asleep again as soon as he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was already noon.
Yan Xun had apparently gotten up at some point because Chu Tingyun could hear the sound of cooking in the kitchen outside.
It wasn’t noisy; one could tell that the other was deliberately being quiet.
However, Chu Tingyun actually wished the sounds were louder. For some reason, such sounds were particularly comforting to him.
Chu Tingyun lay in bed, slowly feeling his body. The places that had friction last night were no longer very painful, just a bit sore in the waist, but it was still okay. At least it was much better than the first time when he had a low fever and was in so much pain he couldn’t even sit on the sofa. Then he slowly recalled the process of last night…
Tsk!
Tsk tsk tsk!
It was very satisfying, extremely satisfying!
Indeed, such things are best when both sides are willing. It was much better than the previous forced experience.
It’s just that for some reason, the amnesiac little husband seemed a bit too vigorous, and Chu Tingyun himself felt a bit overwhelmed.
It seems one can’t have meat every day; alternating between meat and vegetables is healthier and tastier.
While thinking about this in his mind, Chu Tingyun got up to wash up, and after coming out, he felt entirely refreshed. However, when changing clothes, he suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable on his chest. When he took off his shirt, he saw that something was amiss.
“Hiss… He really is like a dog.”
Chu Tingyun wasn’t angry but instead smiled and muttered this to himself. He took out two adhesive bandages from the cabinet, planning to deal with it simply.
Tap tap tap…
Just then, Yan Xun happened to push the door open, and when he looked up, he saw Chu Tingyun standing in front of the mirror, his shirt bunched up from his shoulders to his back, with his chest exposed, and holding adhesive bandages.
Due to the angle and the mirror, Yan Xun could clearly see both Chu Tingyun’s chest and back. His Adam’s apple moved silently, and he walked over to ask:
“How do you apply this?”
Chu Tingyun glanced at him through the mirror and smiled:
“Huh? Don’t you know?”
“……”
Yan Xun didn’t respond.
Then, Chu Tingyun handed him an adhesive bandage. Chu Tingyun turned around to face him, reaching his hands around Yan Xun’s neck and said:
“Help me apply this, the instigator?”
Yan Xun didn’t deny it, but his ears turned red as he lowered his head to carefully apply the bandage.
Although Chu Tingyun was the one with disheveled clothing at this moment, it was actually Yan Xun, who was fully dressed, who looked like he was being teased.
At this moment, Chu Tingyun seemed to suddenly notice something interesting.
“Oh, you’re wearing a high collar today?”
He leaned over and pulled down Yan Xun’s collar, revealing several obvious marks on his neck. In contrast, Chu Tingyun’s neck was clean, but what was under the clothes was another matter.
Yan Xun pulled his hand down and spoke in a lower voice.
“Just the neck, but don’t leave marks on the face in the future.”
As soon as these words were said, Chu Tingyun looked at Yan Xun’s face. Although not obvious, it was still noticeable up close that there was a slight redness around his small dimples.
“Hmm, alright.”
At this moment, Chu Tingyun was in a very good mood and easily agreed.
Yan Xun helped Chu Tingyun apply the adhesive bandages, then pulled up the shirt that had slipped to his lower back and buttoned it up one by one.
“Are you still uncomfortable today?”
Chu Tingyun was enjoying his little husband’s service and, feeling proud, forgot his manners for a moment.
“Of course not. This is just the beginning; there’s still a long way to go.”
“Is that so?”
Yan Xun glanced at him.
He felt that, indeed, applying medicine last night had made things much better, and he thought that maybe they could do it a few more times next time.
“Absolutely!”
Chu Tingyun had completely forgotten the painful experience of last night; he only remembered the pleasure.
“Mm.”
Yan Xun nodded thoughtfully, indicating he remembered.
“By the way, what time did you arrange with your friend? When are we going to pick up the cat?”
Chu Tingyun suddenly remembered that they still needed to pick up the cat.
“After lunch, I’ll send him a message now.”
“Okay.”
Yan Xun responded with a smile.
Chu Tingyun had already planned to thoroughly enjoy his little husband last night, so he had finished most of his important work for today in advance. Thus, his work phone had been quiet all morning.
Of course, the main reason was that he had turned off notifications for Gu Shanqing’s WeChat.
Opening his phone, there were indeed thirty to forty messages.
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Mr. Chu, I’m ready. When will you come?]
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Your little ancestor scared my dog again this morning. It’s afraid to eat.]
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Come quickly! I’m waiting for you at home.]
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Dog wagging its tail.jpg]
…
Chu Tingyun quickly skimmed through the series of unimportant messages and only looked at the most recent one.
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Damn, you’re not changing your mind and not coming to pick up the cat to keep Yan Xun, are you?!]
“……”
Chu Tingyun directly deleted that message and then continued to reply.
Chu Tingyun: [We’ll come over at two in the afternoon.]
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [!!!]
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Alright, ancestor’s father~]
Shanqing Shui Xiu: [Dog saluting.jpg]
That emoji was so silly that Chu Tingyun couldn’t bear to look at it and turned off his phone.
After lunch, they went to pick up the cat.
Yan Xun was very happy all the way and asked a lot about the cat.
“Chu Tingyun, how did I carry the cat back then?”
“……”
How did he carry it back?
Chu Tingyun didn’t answer immediately. He turned to look at Yan Xun, his gaze landing on the high-neck sweatshirt Yan Xun was wearing today.
This was a niche foreign brand, aimed at young men, especially those in their teens to early twenties. The black and gray color-blocking was simple and sleek, and the design was a bit cool. The price wasn’t very pleasant.
Of course, for Chu Tingyun, it was nothing.
It was clear that this piece of clothing was bought by him for Yan Xun. But the other had never worn it before.
Yan Xun was always very frugal. He only had a few pieces of clothing, but they were well washed. Even a cheap white T-shirt looked good on him because of his figure.
But Chu Tingyun couldn’t stand it and bought him a pile of clothes, from high-end brands to niche designs. Even a casual T-shirt cost several thousand, let alone the others.
But Yan Xun never wore them.
It was as if those things were infected with a virus named “Chu Tingyun,” making him avoid them.
At first, Chu Tingyun was calm and tried to persuade him to wear them, but the other remained stubborn.
Eventually, Chu Tingyun was so enraged that he threw away all of Yan Xun’s old clothes while Yan Xun was in the shower.
“You have the ability to be naked from now on!”
Yan Xun stayed in the bathroom for a long time. When he came out, he still chose a set of clothes to wear. Before Chu Tingyun could be pleased, Yan Xun immediately transferred the money.
As if he was treating him like a middleman selling clothes.
Thus, Chu Tingyun’s already limited patience quickly ran out, and he couldn’t help but lose his temper with Yan Xun.
“You don’t use my card, don’t accept my gifts, don’t wear the clothes I bought…”
The man’s tone was harsh and mocking.
“Then why are you still living in the house I bought and sleeping in my bed?!”
“……”
At that time, Yan Xun remained very calm, his dark eyes like a stagnant pool. After hearing this, he just looked up at Chu Tingyun and asked:
“Can I move out now?”
“—Don’t even think about it!!!”
Chu Tingyun felt that he must have looked extremely awful at that moment, like an unreasonable, hysterical madman.
He held tightly onto the young man’s collar, pulling hard enough to redden his entire neck. Then, Chu Tingyun bit out each word, grinding his teeth as he declared:
“I’m telling you, Yan Xun, in this lifetime, you will never escape from me!”
“Did you hear clearly? Never!”
“……”
Yan Xun remained silent, looking at him expressionlessly for a long time, as if deeply engraving Chu Tingyun’s ugliest and most twisted expression into his heart.
A few seconds later, he grabbed the man’s hand and flung it away, then turned and walked out with large strides, his tall and upright figure appearing especially resolute and cold.
“……”
Chu Tingyun stood frozen in place for three minutes before he gritted his teeth and hurried to catch up.
—He was afraid that Yan Xun might really not come back.
On the other side, the young man who had run out after the argument wandered aimlessly along the road. Without leaving Chu Tingyun’s house, he felt like a drifting reed, completely unsure of where to go.
Baobao showed up at that time.
But at that moment, it wasn’t Yan Xun’s Baobao yet. It was just a stray cat with a broken leg from being hit by a car, dragging its bloodied little body in the middle of the road, waiting to die.
So, Yan Xun ran the red light for the first time and brought the little guy back.
Chu Tingyun, who witnessed this, was terrified out of his mind because Yan Xun almost got hit by the oncoming car.
The driver of the car was also very angry and immediately started cursing after slamming to a stop.
Running a red light was of course wrong, and Yan Xun apologized to the driver while holding the cat. However, before he could finish saying “I’m sorry,” Chu Tingyun, who had rushed over, jumped in and hit the driver.
“Can’t you drive properly?!”
That punch directly made the driver bleed from his nose. Chu Tingyun’s eyes were red, looking like a furious beast ready to devour someone.
“Do you even know how to drive? Didn’t you see someone in front?!!!”
“You almost hit him!!!”
Yan Xun could only hurry over to pull the man away.
But this matter was quickly resolved and didn’t escalate to the police station. After Chu Tingyun hit the driver, he paid him a hundred thousand yuan.
The driver, holding his nose, ended up leaving with a smile.
Yan Xun watched the car disappear into the distance, suddenly feeling a bit dazed. He knew Chu Tingyun acted impulsively for his sake.
But at that moment, Yan Xun couldn’t help but wonder if one day he might become that driver.
As long as the money is sufficient, right and wrong don’t matter. All the harm can be forgotten, and one can even smile happily, thinking that Chu Tingyun is truly a good person.
“Yan Xun! What on earth are you doing?!”
Chu Tingyun didn’t care what Yan Xun was thinking. All he knew was that Yan Xun had almost died just now.
“Do you know you almost died just for a cat?!”
“……”
Yan Xun looked at him and apologized.
“I’m sorry, it won’t happen again.”
He was referring to running the red light.
But Chu Tingyun took it as an apology for the argument they had earlier.
So, the relationship that had just reached freezing point finally warmed up a bit. Yan Xun quickly took the cat to the hospital.
The doctor said the situation was a bit serious, the cost of surgery wasn’t low, and there was no guarantee it could be saved.
“It’s okay, please do your best.”
Yan Xun immediately paid the fee.
Chu Tingyun noticed that Yan Xun was very frugal with money for himself, but when it came to others, even a cat, he didn’t blink an eye.
Because of this incident, their argument came to an end without further issues. Life went on as usual.
Yan Xun went back home but visited the animal hospital every day after work to check on the cat. Until the doctor said the cat had recovered and could be taken home.
But Chu Tingyun firmly disagreed.
He could save the cat, help Yan Xun with the medical expenses, or even help find a good family to adopt it.
But bringing it home was absolutely not allowed.
Because it was too dirty, and Chu Tingyun, who had a cleanliness obsession, couldn’t stand it. Not to mention, the cat had nearly caused Yan Xun to be hit by a car.
Chu Tingyun disliked it even more.
But Yan Xun was very insistent.
People can’t choose their parents when they are born, nor can they choose their children when they have them.
So, the only family members they can choose are their closest friends, their loved ones, and pets.
Yan Xun chose Zhou Ze as his closest friend, but unfortunately, Chu Tingyun forcibly ended their friendship.
Marriage partners were not up for choice.
So, with pets left, he should have some freedom of choice.
The two sides were at an impasse.
Yan Xun said he would move out with the cat.
“You’re moving out just for a cat?!!”
Chu Tingyun was furious to the extreme.
He felt he had been more than tolerant of Yan Xun, practically willing to do anything for him.
Why did Yan Xun always use “leaving” as a threat?
And not even for a person, but for a cat.
In Yan Xun’s heart, even a cat was more important than him.
Chu Tingyun was enraged, but he couldn’t do anything. Because when he saw Yan Xun really packing a suitcase and preparing to leave, he had no choice.
“Fine.”
In the end, Chu Tingyun compromised.
“But you need to get it cleaned up.”
“Okay!”
Yan Xun immediately went to pick up the cat from the hospital.
Even though the house had the best new air system, he still bought two purifiers specifically for cat hair.
One in the living room, one in the cat’s room.
Yan Xun pampered the kitten, treating it almost like his own child and named it Baobao.
At the same time, he trained the kitten well, making it affectionate and well-behaved, not destructive, and it didn’t enter the bedroom or Chu Tingyun’s study.
Moreover, the cat’s room had a cat climbing frame, a cat bed, and a small dining area, all of which Yan Xun made himself, using the best solid wood boards and drawing up the plans himself.
Chu Tingyun wanted to ease the tension with Yan Xun and offered to help, but as soon as he entered the cat’s room, he had an allergy.
Dust allergy.
His skin, already pale, turned alarming with even a small rash.
So, although he didn’t help at all, Yan Xun’s attitude softened considerably. He bought medicine for Chu Tingyun and gently applied it for him.
Later, Yan Xun spent a long time teaching the kitten to use the toilet, to flush on its own, completely eliminating the dust problem that a litter box could cause.
After this, Chu Tingyun was not so opposed to having a cat at home.
However, he obviously couldn’t tell Yan Xun about the argument they had before. He only mentioned that he and Yan Xun had found the injured kitten by the roadside and then took it to the hospital.
When the kitten had recovered, Yan Xun brought it home.
“Really.”
Yan Xun was very happy to hear that and said:
“Then Baobao must be fated to be with our family.”
“Hmm.”
Chu Tingyun agreed, but in his heart, he wondered how much good karma the little guy had accumulated in its previous life to meet Yan Xun.
Not long after, the car stopped.
Chu Tingyun took Yan Xun to Gu Shanqing’s home.
Before they knocked on the door, they heard the dog inside whimpering pitifully and the cat growling and hissing aggressively.
Ding-dong—
Chu Tingyun pressed the doorbell.
Almost immediately, Gu Shanqing opened the door.
He looked at Chu Tingyun with tears of joy: “Father of the little ancestor, you finally came!”
Chu Tingyun felt embarrassed to have such a foolish friend. He bypassed Gu Shanqing and directly pulled Yan Xun inside.
Yan Xun didn’t know the other person but knew this was Chu Tingyun’s friend, so he politely nodded.
“Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Gu.”
“……”
Gu Shanqing didn’t speak, his eyes wide as saucers, staring at the hands the two were holding.
Once inside, Yan Xun saw the situation.
A fat and strong Doberman was cowering in the corner behind the curtains, while next to it was a small tabby cat hissing aggressively at it.
At this moment, the little kitten suddenly heard someone and immediately turned its head. It didn’t see Yan Xun first but saw Chu Tingyun.
In the next second, it fluffed up its fur, looking even fiercer than before.
This scene was unexpected for Yan Xun. He instinctively stepped forward to comfort the little guy.
But before he could act, the fluffing-up kitten softened as soon as it saw Yan Xun. It wagged its tail and ran over, rubbing against his legs, purring cutely.
The previously loud and fierce hissing was now replaced by a soft and tender meowing.
Yan Xun looked at Chu Tingyun in confusion and asked:
“What’s going on? It seems like it’s not very friendly to you…”
“……”
Chu Tingyun remained silent.
At that moment, only the two people and the cat in the room knew the reason.
Unfortunately, one of them had lost their memory, and the other was hiding it tightly.
The kitten, spinning around Yan Xun, was so anxious it seemed like it wanted to speak human language right then and there, wishing it could immediately tell Yan Xun what happened that night…
At that time, Yan Xun was drinking while on the phone with Lin Ran. After hanging up, he held Baby in his arms and gave it kisses.
Yan Xun kissed its little face, petted its little head, rubbed its little belly, and even pinched its little bell.
Just as they were having a sweet moment, Chu Tingyun opened the door.
He had finally found Yan Xun’s hiding place after a month of searching. But instead of confronting him immediately, he first bought the rental property from the landlord and successfully got the key.
This detestable man not only took advantage of Yan Xun’s drunken state to force himself on him but also stole the cat.
—That night, the cat was taken for neutering, and its little bell was removed.
Wait what? Do people actually touch their pets’ balls. That sounds really disgusting to me