Chapter 97: Invitation to Live Together
Huo Chen didn’t know what he had thought of, but he glanced at the trees in the darkness before finally putting his arm around Lin Huaizhi’s shoulder and entering the complex.
“It’s nothing.”
“It’s probably paparazzi.”
Huo Chen’s house fit his persona as a villainous Overbearing President. The decor was very low-key and luxurious, mostly in shades of black, white, and gray, focusing on a cold-toned atmosphere.
However, neither of them cared about that tonight.
Clothes began to drop from the moment they entered the door. The two kissed all the way in, and what followed were naturally various scenes unsuitable for minors.
3:00 AM.
Lin Huaizhi lay draped over the edge of the bathtub, his stomach screaming in hunger.
A burning hot body pressed against him from behind. The water level rose due to the weight, splashing over the edge of the tub.
“Hungry?”
The man’s voice fell along with a kiss.
Lin Huaizhi wanted to push Huo Chen away, but he was unfortunately a bit drained of strength. His better-than-nothing resistance looked like “playing hard to get” in Huo Chen’s eyes. He chuckled and kissed Lin Huaizhi; that clinginess showed none of his previous coldness and ruthlessness.
Lin Huaizhi couldn’t hide even if he tried. He didn’t even know how many bite marks had been left on his collarbones.
Finally, he reached out and patted Huo Chen’s face.
“Get off.”
Huo Chen made no move to get off. He gnawed at Lin Huaizhi’s shoulder, as if he wanted to bite through and shred that piece of skin.
Lin Huaizhi gave a cold laugh.
“Fine, you’re playing that ‘only care about today, don’t care about tomorrow’ routine with me again, right? Then play on. You might as well just play me to death. If you play me to death tonight, you can continue playing ‘separation by death’ tomorrow. What a great deal.”
Huo Chen heard the annoyance in the youth’s voice and finally knew when to stop.
“What do you want to eat?”
Lin Huaizhi said weakly, “I want to eat everything. I’m so hungry right now I want to gnaw on the bed frame.”
Huo Chen chuckled.
“So pitiful. Then I definitely won’t let you gnaw on the bed frame.”
The man stood up, casually grabbed a bath towel to wrap around his body, and leaned down to turn on the bathtub faucet. After adjusting the water temperature higher, he kissed Lin Huaizhi’s forehead.
“Don’t soak for too long.”
“I’ll come and call you in a bit.”
Lin Huaizhi grumbled, “Aiya, you’re so clingy!”
These words were flirtatious to others, but not to Huo Chen. The man’s body visibly stiffened for a moment. He hesitated for a long while before asking, “Do you hate it when I’m like this?”
Lin Huaizhi was stunned.
Looking at the trepidation and unease hidden in Huo Chen’s eyes, his heart was suddenly pricked.
For someone who had never been loved, suddenly being loved, it was certain they would lack a sense of security. Huo Chen looked powerful, but in the face of emotions, he was equally in a weak position.
“I don’t.”
Lin Huaizhi endured the soreness, lifting his body to hug Huo Chen and kiss the man’s lips.
“I love you no matter how you are.”
As he spoke, Lin Huaizhi looked away. “I’m just… a bit embarrassed too…”
Huo Chen’s heart settled back into his chest. The youth’s cheeks had also flushed red as he spoke. He subconsciously swallowed, then slowed his breathing and also looked away.
“Mm.”
“Then you soak. I’ll go make you something to eat.”
Despite being two people who had already “rolled the sheets,” they chose this moment to act pure. The atmosphere was filled with pink bubbles; it was a sight neither dared to look at for too long.
Simply because if they looked once more, the bath wouldn’t be finished, and the food wouldn’t be eaten.
Huo Chen still had a bit of a conscience; he didn’t call Zheng Xiu’ang at three or four in the morning to have ingredients delivered.
Speaking of which, Huo Chen did have some culinary skills.
Mainly because he had never been able to eat his fill, and he had a large appetite. In high school, he would find ways to make food for himself. In university, he even rented a room outside to cook for himself.
But his time was very tight.
Making a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast was impossible; he could only cook noodles.
The simplest was instant noodles—light the stove, boil water, put in the noodle block and all the seasoning packets, and it was ready to eat once cooked. It was convenient and fast.
Occasionally, he would also cook plain noodles.
He’d buy them ready-made from the supermarket, cook them a bit longer, add some seasoning, and with a fried egg, it was a meal.
However, counting from the time he took over the Huo Group until now, Huo Chen hadn’t entered a kitchen for over ten years. After all, he no longer had to eat in secret, and there was no longer a situation where he couldn’t get enough to eat.
Last time on the romance variety show, when Lin Huaizhi said he wanted to cook, he hadn’t volunteered either, only helping with washing the vegetables.
But since Lin Huaizhi said he was hungry, he still wanted to try.
He also wanted Lin Huaizhi to taste it.
Huo Chen drove out in the middle of the night to a twenty-four-hour supermarket to buy noodles, some green vegetables, a bag of eggs, and all the necessary seasonings.
Because he saw the milk tea in the car when he got in, he remembered that it was something he had brought for Lin Huaizhi.
The milk tea had long since gone cold.
The man thought for a long time, and finally, he actually opened a search app to look for a milk tea recipe.
So in the end, he bought white sugar.
The method taught online was very simple; it only required tea leaves and white sugar. First, wash the tea, then steep the tea liquid. Next, boil the white sugar until it turns the color of red dates. When it smells of caramel, add water and milk, then mix in the tea liquid, and it’s done.
When Huo Chen got home, he first went to the bathroom to check on Lin Huaizhi. Sure enough, the youth was still in the tub.
The man fished the youth out, dried him off, and carried him back to the bedroom bed before coming out to put on an apron and start cooking the noodles.
Huo Chen used a tomato soup base and even fried an egg, finally starting to make the milk tea according to the tutorial.
He didn’t feel the slightest bit of heartache over using a black tea cake worth over a million yuan. Feeling that he hadn’t done it right, he made it several more times. By the time he was satisfied, that priceless tea cake had only a small piece left.
Lin Huaizhi, of course, also ate with great satisfaction.
He sat at the table, and while eating, he didn’t forget to praise him. “Did you really make this? It’s too delicious! The noodles aren’t too soft, the soup is tasty, and the fried egg is super delicious!”
“And the milk tea!”
“This milk tea is simply the best milk tea I’ve ever had in my life!!”
Whether it was delicious or not, only Lin Huaizhi knew, but whether it was expensive or not—it certainly was. Looking across the world of milk tea, a million-yuan cup of milk tea could be considered rare since ancient times.
But Huo Chen didn’t feel the least bit of heartache.
Looking at Lin Huaizhi’s smiling face, he even began to declare, “If it’s good, I’ll make it for you again next time.”
Lin Huaizhi nodded.
“By the way, how is the milk tea made? I’ve been drinking this stuff for so many years, but I never knew it could be made at home.”
Huo Chen explained, “Just use some tea leaves and white sugar. There are many tea leaves at home, and I bought a lot of sugar. You can have it whenever you want.”
Lin Huaizhi grinned and gave another round of “rainbow farts” (excessive praise), making Huo Chen’s expression visibly tender.
“By the way.”
Huo Chen unconsciously fiddled with his hand. “Lately, there have been many paparazzi. The security in your residential complex isn’t good. If you don’t mind, you can move in here with me.”
Lin Huaizhi raised an eyebrow.
“Can I understand this as—you’re inviting me to live together?”
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