Chapter 61: I Won’t Go to His House to Sleep
Walking on the road, the sky had turned completely dark. Zhou Yuejun’s flashlight shone on Yu Deng’s hand. He, on the other hand, hooked his arm through Yu Deng’s, leading him along.
This was because Yu Deng was counting the money.
Yu Deng flipped through the bills one by one, counting them three times. He looked like a little money-grubber. “He gave this much?”
Zhou Yuejun: “The big boss gave it.”
“Those few people had it planned. They’ve already used this trick several times before to deceive people.”
“If they really had blown up the building, not only would we have been extorted for medical expenses, but there would also have been an investigation and liability. The building would have to be rebuilt too. It would be a huge mess.”
Medical expenses would cost several thousand, and smoothing over the various relationships would surely cost a lot of money too.
Anyone who got stuck with this would be unlucky.
Turning danger into safety was truly a great piece of luck.
“Together with my wages, it’s one thousand.”
One thousand yuan, a full one thousand yuan. Yu Deng held it tightly in his hand, so tightly that he still felt like he couldn’t hold onto it.
In the protagonist’s life, danger and opportunity coexisted.
The two of them didn’t go to eat. After returning home, Yu Deng was still lying on the bed counting money.
This time he wasn’t counting that one thousand and twenty yuan, but all the money in the house, including what was in the bankbook.
“Wow~ Zhou Yuejun, you’re really amazing! You’re so good at making money. I knew I wouldn’t be wrong to follow you.”
As expected of the male lead!
107: [He’s almost being coaxed into becoming an embryo.]
Zhou Yuejun was rubbing medicine on the mosquito bites on Yu Deng’s legs. The boy was always restless, moving around and always kicking places he shouldn’t kick.
Zhou Yuejun’s anger was all fire; he was extremely annoyed. With a smack, which was quite loud, he hit Yu Deng’s flesh, making it jiggle.
“Behave yourself. Later on, it won’t just be a beating!”
Zhou Yuejun and Yu Deng took some time to go see the house. Yu Deng chose the one with a bathtub.
He wouldn’t have to keep pouring water to wash; he could just sit inside and soak. It looked very comfortable, just enough for him to stretch his legs inside.
Yu Deng only had eyes for the bathtub. “I want this one!”
Zhou Yuejun fanned him with a cattail fan, indulging him without a second thought. “Alright, whatever you say. You can decorate it however you want when the time comes.”
This apartment was not far from Yu Deng’s school, separated by only five bus stops.
Its size was about the same as where they were currently living, but it was one floor higher—it was on the fifth floor.
The rent was a bit more expensive; the price Zhou Yuejun negotiated was one hundred and twenty.
In the past two years, house prices had risen sharply, but wages hadn’t increased much. If you had a few houses, you basically wouldn’t have to worry about food or drink.
He had to buy a house.
Yu Deng watched Zhou Yuejun go pay the money and then walked around the room again.
The little beauty was wearing overalls, revealing a slender, jade-like neck, like a proud swan patrolling his territory.
But there was only a small patch of land here; it didn’t suit him at all.
Yu Deng was more like a little deity who had fallen here. A magnificent and spacious palace should be built for him; he should be fed with gold and jade, enshrined like a little deity.
Once the contract was signed and the keys were handed over, the landlord left.
Zhou Yuejun: “We’ll move over the day after tomorrow—”
Halfway through his sentence, Zhou Yuejun paused again, as if he had some difficulty speaking. His dark, obsidian-like eyes were fixed on the boy.
His hesitance made Yu Deng’s heart feel uneasy. He swallowed his saliva nervously.
“What’s wrong?”
Zhou Yuejun brooded for a moment, his voice deep. “I have to deliver the machinery from the site to the coast. I’ll be gone for four or five days.”
“Huh?!”
Because it was too sudden, Yu Deng was shocked.
He didn’t tighten his face too much or lose his temper in unhappiness; he only muttered under his breath, “You’re going for that long?”
In fact, Yu Deng was reluctant to let him go.
He and Zhou Yuejun spent day and night together. From the very beginning when he complained about Zhou Yuejun’s body being too hot to their current intimacy, he certainly wouldn’t be used to a sudden separation.
His clear brows furrowed slightly, and his sticky gaze looked eager—he was entirely like an abandoned cat with no home to go to.
Zhou Yuejun helped Yu Deng lift the back of his shirt and fanned him twice, not letting sweat soak his back.
“It shouldn’t have taken that long, but I need to go to the factories to bring back a batch of clothing to sell, so it will take an extra day or two.”
Hearing that Zhou Yuejun was going to get clothing, Yu Deng was instantly pleasantly surprised. “You’re going to do business~”
Because he was too excited, the boy suddenly lunged at Zhou Yuejun. Lifting his chin, his dark and watery apricot eyes were pure and translucent; his joy was visible to the naked eye.
Like a butterfly flapping its wings, he was innocent and lively.
Great! Zhou Yuejun had started doing business. The progress of his task was going far too smoothly.
Yu Deng was secretly pleased. When his mouth curled up, his dimples and small canine teeth were both revealed. His dark, crow-like eyelashes were still trembling, tugging at the heartstrings.
Zhou Yuejun actually didn’t think that was doing business; it was considered reselling.
But he had learned that many people in the market were like this—getting goods from the source factories and then moving around to sell them in crowded places.
Although it was a bit risky, they didn’t have to pay stall fees.
Moreover, the inspections weren’t as strict as they had been a few years ago.
Zhou Yuejun wanted to put Yu Deng’s mind at ease, so he followed his lead. “Yeah. Doing business, making money.”
“After I leave, you’ll have to be at home alone.”
“I saw a telephone booth downstairs, and further ahead, there are shops and restaurants.”
“It’s convenient to take a bus here. Libraries, KFC, large shops—you can go anywhere you want to eat.”
“But it’s hot, and I’m afraid you’ll get heatstroke. I’ll stir-fry some dishes for a few days and put them in the freezer for you. You can just take them out to defrost and steam them when you want to eat.”
Zhou Yuejun seemed to have endless things to say and worries to deal with. Seeing Yu Deng lick his lips, he realized he must be thirsty, so he shut his mouth and opened the thermos.
The wall of the thermos was moist and cool. Yu Deng held it in his hands. He didn’t take a sip but nodded first, his soft voice waxy.
“Okay! Then you go. I can definitely take care of myself.”
But Zhou Yuejun was uneasy.
What if there was a power outage at home?
What if he forgot to turn off the stove when heating up dishes?
What if he went out without his keys?
Even before he had left the house, Zhou Yuejun had created all sorts of panic for himself, feeling anxious for no reason.
Inexplicably, another sentence popped out of the man’s mouth: “Do you want to go to Qiao Fangyu’s house?”
“Go to Qiao Fangyu’s house? Why?”
Yu Deng’s face showed confusion. He tilted his head to look at the man innocently, which made the man’s heart itch for no reason.
Zhou Yuejun felt a tightness in his chest, as if something were blocking his airway, but he still spoke: “Doesn’t he often invite you to his house to play?”
“His house has game consoles, Monopoly, and air conditioning. Don’t you want to go play?”
Yu Deng was simple-minded and didn’t understand the deeper meaning in Zhou Yuejun’s words.
But he felt that Zhou Yuejun was definitely warning him, telling him not to mess around with male-male relationships while he was away.
107: [Of course you should go! We’ll go secretly and lie to him!]
Suddenly, Yu Deng’s gaze flickered and darted around. He didn’t dare to look at Zhou Yuejun at all.
In the end, he just stiffened his neck, his fingers twisting the hem of his clothes as he raised his voice to bolster his confidence.
“It… it’s not my house. How could I possibly move in?”
“I won’t go to his house to sleep. Don’t worry.”
Zhou Yuejun was far from worried. “…”
The tricycle stopped by the roadside. As soon as it came to a steady stop, Yu Deng moved quickly and jumped right off.
Zhou Yuejun also had endless worries, fearing that Yu Deng would fall. “Slow down.”
“Brother Jun!”
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