Chapter 21
Lin Zheng angrily threw the item into the trash can, stuffing a bunch of boxes on top of it. Still not feeling satisfied, he decided to take the item and the boxes downstairs to throw them away himself.
Gu Lin watched Lin Zheng angrily packing up the things, finding it cute, and inexplicably felt like teasing him. He said, “Actually, you don’t have to throw it away. We can explore new horizons together in the future.”
Lin Zheng blushed, turned to look at him, and said threateningly, “Shut up, or I’ll throw you in a trash bag too!”
Gu Lin shut his mouth, but the smile in his eyes didn’t diminish.
Lin Zheng glared at him fiercely and went out muttering angrily.
Gu Lin looked at the instruction manual that Lin Zheng had accidentally left on the table, a hint of regret on his face.
When Lin Zheng returned after throwing away the trash, his anger hadn’t subsided. Gu Lin resisted the urge to pinch his cheeks and poured him a cup of hot milk.
Lin Zheng leaned against the counter, took the milk, and gulped it down, angrily saying, “That useless Yan Yang, playing with my feelings. I’ll never trust him again.”
Who would normally send something like that with a watch? Yan Yang definitely snuck it in when he wasn’t paying attention.
Damn Yan Yang.
Gu Lin walked up to him, took the empty cup from his hand, “So now, do you still dare to casually accept gifts from other men?”
“I can accept gifts from others, but never from Yan Yang again!”
Gu Lin put the empty cup aside, reached out to wipe the milk from the corner of Lin Zheng’s mouth, and said, “No one else either.”
Lin Zheng looked up at the person standing in front of him.
Ah, he almost forgot.
Gu Lin was a very possessive person. As long as it was his, even if he didn’t like it, he would never let others touch it.
Conversely, even if he liked something very much, if it was touched by someone else, especially someone he disliked, he would throw it away without hesitation.
Lin Zheng remembered a scene. Gu Lin had something he liked very much; it was a tenth birthday gift from his mother. He clearly liked the gift very much, even cherishing it, but later, because it was touched by a classmate he disliked, he, at a young age, threw it into the trash without hesitation.
Gu Lin was that kind of person.
But…
Lin Zheng shook his finger at Gu Lin, lecturing him, “No, I decide what I do with my gifts. Even as a couple, you need to give each other space.”
Gu Lin said with malice, “What if you receive this kind of gift again next time?”
Lin Zheng was speechless.
Gu Lin watched his speechless expression and chuckled softly.
Lin Zheng felt that Gu Lin was just as bad as Yan Yang, not much better. He snorted at him, shaking his shoulders, and went back to his room alone.
The next day at noon, Gu Lin glanced at the time and asked Assistant Shen to make a reservation at a nearby restaurant.
When it was time, Gu Lin went to find Lin Zheng, but he was stunned when he saw Lin Zheng’s workstation.
Lin Zheng’s seat was empty.
He asked Assistant Shen, “Where is he?”
Assistant Shen recalled, “I think…I saw him…oh no, chasing after Manager Yan to the cafeteria.”
At the same time, in another place, a fierce chase was underway in the company’s third-floor cafeteria.
Yan Yang weaved through the crowded people. Because of his height and frame, it was difficult for him to run in crowded places. Seeing that the little guy behind him was about to catch him, he said in a conciliatory tone as he passed a food counter, “Darling, darling, calm down. I’ll apologize by buying you crucian carp soup, okay?”
“I don’t want your crucian carp soup! And I don’t eat fish, Yan Yang, you bastard who played with my feelings! I’ll get you when I catch you!”
As soon as Lin Zheng spoke, the people around them looked at Yan Yang with strange expressions.
Yan Yang was about to cry.
The chase ended after ten minutes. Yan Yang adjusted his crooked tie, put the food he had brought personally in front of Lin Zheng, whose eyes were about to shoot lasers, and softly said, “Don’t be angry, okay?”
During this chase, Yan Yang’s biggest relief was that he had preserved the hairstyle he had carefully done that morning.
His tie was just a little crooked; he had almost been strangled by Lin Zheng pulling his tie, but that was all.
Yan Yang looked at the strange gazes of those around them and whispered to Lin Zheng, “It’s a bit embarrassing with everyone watching. People who don’t know would think I wronged you. Give me some face.”
“Hilarious. Does a scumbag need face?” Lin Zheng listed his crimes, “I trusted you so much, but you tricked me. Later, I thought you sincerely regretted it, and I considered you a brother. I even told Gu Lin that our friendship would last forever. Then you used that thing, that thing…”
Lin Zheng became angrier and angrier, unable to say the name of the item in the end. He raised his hand, shook it, and then put it down, “Tell me, when did you put that thing in?”
It was together when they bought the watch, and he watched the clerk pack it. How did it get an extra item when he got back?
Yan Yang coughed, covering his mouth with his fist, honestly saying, “When you went to the restroom, there was an adult store nearby, so I went in and took a look. Then I bought…”
Lin Zheng widened his eyes, “You, Yan Yang! You bought it and put it in there on the spot!”
Yan Yang simply gave up, “I originally wanted to give you a realistic one, a 20-centimeter one.” Yan Yang gestured as he spoke, “But I thought Gu Lin might kill me, so I gave up.”
“Put your gesturing hand down! And what do you mean ‘temporarily’? Temporarily means what? Explain it to me.”
Yan Yang realized he had accidentally let the cat out of the bag and quickly put on a smiling face, “No, no, I won’t do it again. Here, have some soup.”
Yan Yang pushed the soup towards Lin Zheng.
Lin Zheng and Yan Yang had just had a scene in the cafeteria, and many people were looking at them. Logically, after they sat down to eat quietly, the stares should have lessened, but halfway through the meal, for some reason, Lin Zheng found that the stares were even more intense.
Until a figure appeared in the seat next to him, “Is this seat taken?”
Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Zheng looked to the side.
He saw Gu Lin in a suit.
Then he looked around.
The mystery was solved; those gazes followed Gu Lin.
He shook his head; Gu Lin sat down in the empty seat next to him.
Yan Yang was also surprised to see Gu Lin, “Oh, what are you doing here? Don’t you dislike eating in the company cafeteria?”
Gu Lin opened his chopsticks, “Yes, I don’t know who to blame for bringing my dining companion here.”
Yan Yang heard the blame in Gu Lin’s words, “You’re wrong. I didn’t bring him; he chased after me.”
He was chased all the way here.
Gu Lin saw Lin Zheng staring at him silently, and said, “What are you looking at? Eat.”
Lin Zheng wanted to eat, but…
He scanned the surrounding gazes; most of the people in the cafeteria were looking at them.
Yan Yang whispered to him with chopsticks in hand, “This is why Gu Lin doesn’t like to eat in the company cafeteria; he’s too popular. Should you two consider going public? That might reduce the number of people eyeing him.”
Lin Zheng had been rumored to be with Gu Lin at a banquet, but it was just a rumor, and Gu Lin suppressed it later. No one in the company discussed it anymore, but that was just on the surface. Lin Zheng still received unfriendly stares occasionally.
That was already enough to bear; if they went public, he felt it was entirely possible that he would be killed by the gazes of those who admired Gu Lin.
And Gu Lin’s sexual orientation had never been made public. Rumors linked him with men and women, and he himself never admitted anything.
Lin Zheng waved his hand in refusal, “Forget it.”
Gu Lin suddenly looked at him and asked, “Does going public with me make you uncomfortable?”
Lin Zheng didn’t expect Gu Lin to ask this. He always thought Gu Lin would be the one who didn’t want to go public, after all, although they were a couple, from Gu Lin’s point of view, his amnesia hadn’t been cured; he didn’t know how far they could go.
Gu Lin wasn’t someone who would casually announce his partner.
Even in the book, according to the original plot, after Gu Lin and the main protagonist got together, only after completely confirming that the protagonist was the one who would spend his life with him did he announce him to the public and accept everyone’s blessings.
Thinking of this, Lin Zheng absentmindedly played with his chopsticks, “It’s not that I’m uncomfortable, it’s more that you’re uncomfortable, right?”
Because he hadn’t met the right person yet.
Gu Lin put down his chopsticks, “When did I say I was uncomfortable?”
Seeing the atmosphere between the two becoming tense, Yan Yang quickly played the role of peacemaker, “Okay, okay, it’s not necessary to go public; it’s fine without going public, right? Okay, okay, let’s eat.”
Lin Zheng continued to eat.
Gu Lin looked at the small person beside him; for some reason, even though the person was right beside him, he always had a feeling that the person might sneak away from him without him noticing.
This feeling was terrible.
That evening, Lin Zheng recalled what happened in the cafeteria that afternoon and felt that he had been a little childish, and his words to Gu Lin had been a little barbed. He felt a little guilty.
The more he thought about it, the less he could sleep, so Lin Zheng got up and decided to heat up some milk.
Just as he was about to leave the bedroom, he heard Gu Lin talking on the phone in the living room.
“I don’t know, it’s just a very strange feeling.”
“I can’t explain it.”
“Tie him up?”
Lin Zheng thought it was strange; who was Gu Lin going to tie up? He leaned his ear a little closer to the door.
Outside, Gu Lin’s voice was low, “That seems like a good idea too. That way, even if Lin Zheng wants to run away, he won’t be able to.”
Hearing Gu Lin’s words, Lin Zheng quickly and fearfully closed the bedroom door.
He was going to tie him up.
Thinking of his guilt a moment ago…
To hell with guilt!