Part 2
“Okay.” Gu Lin took the bowl, picked up the spoon, and took a sip.
Lin Zheng pressed a hand on the sofa next to Gu Lin, leaning toward him with an expectant look on his face. “How is it? Is it good?”
Gu Lin held the spoon, paused for half a second, then looked at Lin Zheng and smiled. “It’s delicious.”
A confident light shone in Lin Zheng’s eyes. “I told you, it wouldn’t taste bad eight or nine times out of ten. It’s so simple. If I can’t even make this right, how can I call myself a foodie? No way, absolutely not.”
Seeing Lin Zheng’s chin practically tilted to the sky, Gu Lin just found it adorable.
“Oh, right.” Lin Zheng reached out, wanting to take the spoon from Gu Lin. “I want to try some too. I haven’t had this in a long time.”
Lin Zheng’s hand reached out but came back empty.
He looked at Gu Lin, who had moved the bowl away, a confused look on his face. “What’s wrong? I can’t even have a sip?”
Gu Lin said, “No. This is what you made especially for me. I don’t want to share a single drop, not even with you.”
Hearing this, Lin Zheng didn’t know whether to be angry or happy.
He pulled his hand back, let out a small “tch,” and said, “Fine, fine, I won’t fight you for what’s in the bowl. I’ll just get some from the pot, okay?”
He had served Gu Lin a bowl, but there was still plenty left in the pot.
With that, Lin Zheng was about to get up and head to the kitchen.
But as he stood, his arm was grabbed by Gu Lin.
He turned back, looking at Gu Lin with confusion.
Gu Lin looked at him and said matter-of-factly, “No. What’s in the pot is mine too.”
Lin Zheng: “…?”
Lin Zheng finally understood what true dominance was.
So, what was in the bowl and what was in the pot was all Gu Lin’s. He, the hardworking laborer, didn’t get any?
Lin Zheng sat back down.
Fine, it’s all yours, right?
“Gu Lin, then you have to finish what’s in the bowl right now, immediately. Don’t let me see it.”
Otherwise, seeing it would just make him want to drink it.
Gu Lin smiled and said, “Okay.”
Lin Zheng crossed his arms and personally supervised Gu Lin.
Only after watching Gu Lin finish the entire bowl did he finally give up.
Seeing that Gu Lin seemed to have nothing else to do, Lin Zheng didn’t say anything, ran to the TV cabinet, pulled out a box, and then ran back to the sofa with it. He opened it facing Gu Lin and said, “Let’s watch a movie together?”
Lin Zheng knew Gu Lin had a habit of collecting things, and he also liked to collect classic movie discs.
The discs Lin Zheng had were all specially bought from an old shop. Although they were of different genres, they were all classic films.
He thought that if Gu Lin liked them, he could give them to him as a gift.
Gu Lin looked at the dazzling array of discs before him and smiled. “You certainly know how to cater to someone’s tastes.”
Lin Zheng smiled and said, “I learned from you.”
In the time he had been with Gu Lin, Lin Zheng had learned a lot from him. This was just one of those things.
Gu Lin’s finger slid across the movie discs, finally stopping on the last one.
It was a movie that, just from the cover, looked incredibly romantic.
On the cover, the two protagonists were embracing and kissing.
Combined with the surrounding scenery, it just felt utterly romantic.
Lin Zheng had seen very few romance films. Most of the movies he had come into contact with were more comedic. In reality, the reason was that he would get sleepy whenever he watched a romance film. He didn’t know if he wasn’t artistic enough or if the movie was too artistic, but he always felt like he didn’t fit in.
And sure enough, not even ten minutes into the movie, he started to doze off.
Gu Lin said, “You don’t like it? We can switch to another one.”
Lin Zheng’s original intention was to watch a movie with Gu Lin. Although that logically meant they should watch what Gu Lin liked, if he himself fell asleep, then it wouldn’t be accompanying Gu Lin anymore. So after thinking about it, he nodded.
You have to keep your eyes open to be considered accompanying someone.
Of course, the choice of movie was still left to Gu Lin.
This time, Gu Lin chose a movie with a completely different atmosphere.
—A horror film.
Lin Zheng crossed his arms and watched the eerie opening song of the movie. Now he wasn’t sleepy, but the stimulation was a bit much.
Lin Zheng looked at the person next to him. “Gu Lin, it’s evening. It’s probably going to get dark soon.”
Gu Lin had one arm resting on the back of the sofa behind him. “I know.”
Lin Zheng swallowed hard. “Are we still going to watch a ghost movie?”
Gu Lin said without even thinking, “Of course.”
Lin Zheng’s confidence faltered. “Let’s not.”
Gu Lin raised his index finger to his lips. “Shh, the main feature is about to start.”
Lin Zheng: “…”
He wanted to back out now.
Seeing Lin Zheng about to get up, Gu Lin pressed his shoulder. “Where are you going?”
Lin Zheng, with a strong desire to live, tried to slip away from Gu Lin’s grasp. “I want to get some water. I’m thirsty.”
“Isn’t there some right here?” Gu Lin pointed to the water glass on the table in front of Lin Zheng.
“…”
Not giving Lin Zheng another chance to find an excuse, Gu Lin reached out and pulled him onto his lap, his chest against Lin Zheng’s back, holding him in his arms. “Don’t be scared, I’m here.”
The gentle words whispered like a light breeze into his ears, and the fine hairs in Lin Zheng’s ears stood on end.
The intimate posture made him afraid to move, but if he really didn’t move…
He would have to face the terrifying images on the TV screen in front of him!!!
On the TV, the main feature began, and Lin Zheng’s nerves tensed along with it.
The beginning was fine, but after about twenty minutes, the images became not only stimulating but also bloody.
Lin Zheng had gone from initially sitting rigidly on Gu Lin’s lap to shrinking into a ball against his body.
He didn’t care about the intimate posture anymore. All he cared about was when that “ghost” in front of him would disappear.
“Why are you so timid?” Gu Lin chuckled.
“Who are you calling timid? You see for yourself, it’s so bloody. Who wouldn’t be scared?!!”
“The ghost is quite bloody. Oh, its eyeball just fell out.”
“Shut up!!!”
After the bloody scene passed, Lin Zheng dared to open his eyes a little.
As for his standard of judgment, it was when the intense, terrifying music in the movie faded.
“Is it scary now?” He didn’t dare to look directly at the TV and could only ask Gu Lin.
“Not scary.”
“Really not scary?”
“Really not scary.”
Lin Zheng slowly raised his eyes to the TV, but in the next second, a ghost even more terrifying than the previous one appeared on the screen, and the music became N times more terrifying.
Lin Zheng was so scared he turned around in Gu Lin’s arms. “Aaaah, damn you, Gu Lin!!!”
He was now facing Gu Lin, his back to the TV.
Gu Lin looked down at the person in his arms, a mischievous smile on his face. “I didn’t lie. It was gone just now. Who knew it would suddenly come out again?”
Lin Zheng raised his head, glaring at the person in front of him.
Gu Lin’s smile faded. He asked, “Are you really that scared?”
Lin Zheng’s puffy face was an answer in itself.
Gu Lin raised his hand and caressed his face. “I have a way to make you forget your fear. Want to try it?”
Gu Lin’s voice was extremely seductive.
Lin Zheng stared at the person in front of him without blinking.
Gu Lin’s hand moved from his face to his neck, his fingers stroking the skin there. The stroking made the area itch, and Lin Zheng couldn’t help but laugh.
But the laughter slowly faded as Gu Lin leaned in.
Behind him was a TV playing a horror movie; in front of him was a breath so hot it felt like it could burn him.
Gu Lin’s forehead touched his, then his nose.
Then, his lips were touched by another pair, as light as a feather.
This time, perhaps because of the atmosphere, or perhaps because he really wanted to try Gu Lin’s method, he didn’t push the person away.
Gu Lin’s palm moved to the back of his neck, gently squeezing.
Another light, fleeting kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water.
But even a kiss like this, repeated several times, made Lin Zheng’s breathing quicken.
He thought Gu Lin would continue like this, but in the next second, a heavy kiss fell.
His breath was stolen, and their lips pressed together without a gap.
Lin Zheng raised his hands and wrapped them around Gu Lin’s neck.
The music from the horror movie behind them became background noise. No matter how the ghost behind them shrieked, it couldn’t drown out the sound of their intertwined, hot breaths.
Their lips parted slightly, and Lin Zheng’s eyes were misty.
Gu Lin held his waist and looked down at him.
Lin Zheng said honestly, “Your mouth is very sweet.”
Gu Lin smiled. “Want another taste?”
Lin Zheng didn’t speak, just raised himself up and kissed him again.
Gu Lin opened his mouth slightly, cooperating with the person in his arms.
When they parted again, the movie was almost over.
Gu Lin used his thumb to wipe the moisture from Lin Zheng’s lips, also putting an end to the ambiguous atmosphere between them. He asked, “Have you had enough?”
Lin Zheng’s face was flushed, and he nodded.
Gu Lin chuckled and pulled him back into his arms.
Lin Zheng obediently nestled in Gu Lin’s arms, not daring to make a sound, and stayed there until the movie ended.
After the movie, they both went back to their rooms.
As soon as he entered his room, Lin Zheng buried his head in his quilt.
Then he rolled from the foot of the bed to the head, wrapped in the quilt, and rolled around on the bed.
As he was rolling, he rolled onto the floor, picked up the quilt, and continued rolling on the bed.
Suddenly remembering something, Lin Zheng walked out of his bedroom and looked down.
Gu Lin wasn’t in the living room.
So he secretly snuck into the kitchen.
Opening the refrigerator, he saw the rock sugar and pear soup that had been chilled. Lin Zheng excitedly took it out.
Sure enough, I knew he wouldn’t be able to finish it and would leave it in the fridge.
This is my masterpiece, after all. It’s not too much for me to have a taste, right?
I have to know how delicious it is so I can make it for him again next time.
He had just taken a sip when his mouth was filled with an overwhelmingly sweet taste.
Lin Zheng looked at the bowl in his hand with suspicion.
This is what Gu Lin called delicious?
The sweetness was so much that even he, a sweet-tooth, found it unbearable.
Let alone Gu Lin, who didn’t like sweet things.
Lin Zheng blinked his eyes.
Suddenly, he understood everything.
Why Gu Lin wouldn’t let him taste it, and why Gu Lin’s mouth was so sweet when he kissed him… well, wait, he wasn’t sure if that was related.
But one thing was certain: Gu Lin had lied to him.
But this lie didn’t make Lin Zheng angry at all. Instead, it made him feel a sense of happiness, as if he was being held in the palm of Gu Lin’s hand.
Gu Lin’s body gradually recovered, and he was completely healed in a few days.
Lin Zheng proudly felt that this was inseparable from his meticulous care.
The confession he had planned for after Gu Lin’s recovery was postponed for a few days due to a sudden work matter.
After that, in a blink of an eye, it was two days before Christmas.
Lin Zheng sat in a coffee shop on the street. Yan Yang confirmed with him again, “The time is Christmas Eve, right? What about fireworks? Do you need my help preparing them?”
Lin Zheng put down his hot coffee. “No fireworks. Just do as I told you when the time comes.”
Yan Yang said, “Okay.”
Yan Yang smiled and said, “Perform well, little chicken nest head.”
Lin Zheng had set the time for his confession for Christmas Eve.
Lin Zheng confidently patted his chest. “No problem!”
Just you wait. On Christmas Eve, I’ll give Gu Lin a huge surprise.
Author’s Note: Today, we have a sweet little chicken nest head.
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