Chapter 118: I Like You So Much
He didn’t know how Xie Miaohan communicated with Jiang Zhuoqing, but when he came out of his room again, Xie Miaohan was the only one left in the living room.
“Brother, why not sleep a little longer?” Wearing an apron, Xie Miaohan brought a plate of shrimp meat out of the kitchen and smiled at Gu Huaiye. “I’m not done yet; it’ll probably take another half hour.”
“You don’t need to make so much. We can’t finish it.”
“For New Year’s Eve dinner, don’t worry about whether we can finish it.” Xie Miaohan pouted, pretending to be aggrieved. “You abandoned me for four years. I’ve finally reunited with you; being a little extravagant this one time isn’t too much to ask, is it?”
Gu Huaiye couldn’t argue with him. He rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen doorway.
“Is there anything I can help with?”
“No need to help. Brother, go watch TV. Let me serve you properly today.”
Xie Miaohan lowered his head to chop vegetables, humming a song now and then, looking like he was in a very good mood.
“What happened with your classmate?”
After sleeping on it, Gu Huaiye felt he had been too impulsive. He was going to leave, but Xie Miaohan still had to live his life here. How could he recklessly offend someone with such a background?
“Sorry, I caused trouble for Brother. If he needs an apology, I’ll go to his house personally to beg for his forgiveness.”
Xie Miaohan suddenly put down the kitchen knife and turned to look at Gu Huaiye.
“Brother, you don’t need to apologize to me. No matter what you do, I’m on your side.” Xie Miaohan’s expression was very serious, and his tone held an indescribable tenderness. “Even if you killed him, I would only help you bury the body or take the blame for you.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Gu Huaiye glared at him. “You’re getting more and more ridiculous.”
Xie Miaohan looked at Gu Huaiye with smiling eyes. He really wanted to step forward and hug him, but since his hands were a bit oily, he had to suppress the urge.
“Brother, actually, I was very happy that you threw water on him. I thought that to get rid of me, you would just push me away blindly—that anyone would do.” Xie Miaohan’s breathing lightened a bit as he said expectantly, “Actually, you care about me too, don’t you?”
The emotion in Xie Miaohan’s eyes was too scorching. As if burned, Gu Huaiye couldn’t help but look away.
“When did I say I wanted to get rid of you? I just hope you can be with someone who treats you well.”
“If that’s the requirement, then it’s simple.” Xie Miaohan’s voice was raspy. “If you agree, I can be with him right now.”
Gu Huaiye really wanted to ask who.
But after hearing Jiang Zhuoqing’s words today, he felt a trace of cowardice.
It felt like opening Pandora’s box; once he asked, there would be no turning back.
“Hurry up and cook. I’m hungry.”
Xie Miaohan’s eyes dimmed for a moment, but he quickly cheered up and smiled. “Brother, just bear with it a little longer. It’ll be ready soon.”
“Mn.”
After dinner, Xie Miaohan suggested setting off fireworks.
Gu Huaiye didn’t have much energy, but thinking about it, he had very little time left with Xie Miaohan. He really should satisfy this small request.
They went to an open park, the ground at their feet piled high with fireworks Xie Miaohan had bought.
After Xie Miaohan set off a skyrocket, he immediately hugged Gu Huaiye and covered the other’s ears with both hands.
Feeling the warmth pressed against his ears, Gu Huaiye’s breathing slowed involuntarily.
Xie Miaohan kept his eyes fixed on Gu Huaiye’s face. His mouth opened, and under the cover of the deafening fireworks, he spoke the words hidden deep in his heart.
“Huaiye, I like you so much.”
He didn’t know when he had fallen for Gu Huaiye.
Maybe those days of depending on each other for survival were too profound, burrowing into his heart so deeply they could never be removed.
Or maybe Gu Huaiye was like a beam of light that crashed into his dim world, showing him that warmth could be so wonderful.
Xie Miaohan wanted to be with Gu Huaiye forever and wanted to take good care of him so that Gu Huaiye wouldn’t always be so tired.
He didn’t think the Rut period was that hard to face; loving someone didn’t necessarily mean just desire.
It didn’t matter if he couldn’t mark him; he couldn’t bear to hurt Gu Huaiye anyway.
After they had set off nearly half the fireworks, fatigue appeared on Gu Huaiye’s face. He said to Xie Miaohan, “I’m a bit tired. I want to go back and rest.”
“Okay, let’s go back.” Xie Miaohan held Gu Huaiye’s hand.
He looked down at the gold bracelet on Gu Huaiye’s wrist and couldn’t help but smile.
Xie Miaohan hadn’t dreamed of his parents in a long time. Ever since he left with Gu Huaiye, he hadn’t really dreamed of them.
Perhaps his parents knew he was living happily and couldn’t bear to disturb him anymore, sparing him from crying endlessly in his sleep.
The only person he dreamed of now was Gu Huaiye.
But for some reason, he was always left with a view of his back, unable to catch up no matter how hard he chased.
Xie Miaohan subconsciously tightened his grip on Gu Huaiye’s hand, thinking that sooner or later, he would catch up to Gu Huaiye and walk side by side with him.
After New Year’s Eve, Gu Huaiye cleaned the house thoroughly. He even made a trip to the supermarket, stuffing the refrigerator full.
Then he went to Xie Miaohan’s room, cleared out the clothes in the closet, and refolded them.
Seeing some that were old, he threw them into the trash can without hesitation.
Xie Miaohan had gone out to tutor. When he came back and saw this scene, he anxiously explained to Gu Huaiye.
“Brother, I didn’t take that kind of medicine. If you want to check, I’ll open all the drawers for you to see right now.”
Gu Huaiye rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless. “You’ve already finished presenting as an Alpha; taking medicine is useless now.”
“I really didn’t take it.”
“Okay, okay, you didn’t.” Gu Huaiye sighed. “Why are your clothes still these old ones? I send you so much money because I want you to treat yourself better. Buy what you need to buy.”
“As long as I can wear them, I don’t want to waste money. Besides, Brother bought these. I can’t bear to…”
Xie Miaohan suddenly noticed clothes in the trash can and picked them up with a heartbroken expression. “Brother, what are you doing? Why did you throw away my clothes?”
This shirt was a birthday gift from Gu Huaiye. He usually couldn’t bear to wear it and only hugged it to sleep.
“If you can’t wear it, it should be thrown away. It takes up space in the closet.”
“How does it take up space? There’s room everywhere.”
Gu Huaiye couldn’t stand his shabby look and said grumpily, “I’m buying you new ones now. Throw this one away.”
“It’s not like they conflict.”
“Then I’m not buying them.”
Xie Miaohan immediately threw the clothes into the trash can, leaned in with a fawning look, and wrapped his arms around Gu Huaiye’s waist.
“Brother, buy them for me.”
Gu Huaiye flicked Xie Miaohan’s forehead with his finger. “You’re really hopeless.”
Xie Miaohan laughed and rubbed his cheek against Gu Huaiye’s neck.
A moment later, he let go of Gu Huaiye and frowned. “Brother, you really are a bit too thin. Let’s go to the hospital and see what the reason is. How could you lose so much weight all of a sudden?”
Gu Huaiye’s eyes dodged his gaze, and he said guiltily, “If you went abroad to work, you’d lose weight too.”
“So don’t leave, Brother. Let me support you now.”
Gu Huaiye fell silent. After a long while, he changed the subject.
“Let’s go. We’re going to the mall to buy you clothes.”
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