The lights at home were on, and Shen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it downstairs.

After feeling upset at the beginning, he kept feeling worried that Qin Xing would return to the Qin family manor on the way back.

Although he was the one who said “we both need to calm down”, if Qin Xing really left, he would likely feel even more upset.

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Shen Zhen went up in the elevator. The temperature had risen rapidly recently. Shen Zhen walked briefly outside and broke into a thin sweat and he felt a little sticky all over his body. After opening the door, Shen Zhen did not see Qin Xing in the living room and he tensed up instantly.

Did Qin Xing just forget to turn off the lights before he left?

Shen Zhen regretted it. He felt that he was too impulsive before. He pursed his lips tightly, his face pale and his eyes bloodshot. He unconsciously slowed down when he walked, as if in this way, he could put off learning that Qin Xing had left.

He suddenly found that the apartment was so empty.

An apartment of about 200 square meters was too deserted to live alone.

If two people lived together, it seemed there would not be this feeling.

Shen Zhen laughed at himself, hadn’t he lived like that enough?

In his last life, he also hoped to live in a bigger place, instead of staying in a small room that was too small to even turn around.

At that time, he could only live in a partition room on the construction site. Because Qin Yue had made sure of it, the room he lived in could not even be called a room.

It was just a temporary makeshift room in a narrow corner.

Barely enough room to put down a bed and nothing else.

He didn’t choose to go to the bedroom to see, Shen Zhen went directly to the bathroom. He turned on the tap, splashed cold water on his face, and looked at himself in the mirror.

Maybe he shouldn’t have asked.

Even if Qin Xing was unwilling to disclose their relationship for the rest of their life, he could bear it.

So long as Qin Xing could stay by his side for the rest of his life.

It was just a matter of formality.

Why did he care so much?

Shen Zhen smiled mockingly to himself.

He didn’t want Qin Xing to just stay by his side for a short time, it seemed that the more he thought about it, the less secure he felt.

If Qin Xing wasn’t the head of the Qin family and didn’t have so much wealth, it would have been nice if the two of them were just ordinary people.

This way there would be more caution when making any decision.

It would be even better if Qin Xing didn’t have a job and couldn’t earn money. He could always support Qin Xing, supporting him with his own hard work.

Shen Zhen was taken aback by himself.

He took a step back, and so did the him in the mirror.

So it turned out that he also had such an extreme possessiveness?

Shen Zhen wiped his face. Even if Qin Xing left now, he would go to the Qin family manor overnight and find Qin Xing no matter what.

His emotional world was so barren that he could be called destitute, and Qin Xing was the only person he couldn’t lose.

Standing in the living room, Shen Zhen poured a glass of water, but his hands trembled involuntarily, and he squatted down slowly.

“What are you doing?” Qin Xing’s voice came from the bedroom door.

Shen Zhen raised his head slowly, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he stared straight at Qin Xing. His eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze when looking at Qin Xing was even a little terrifying.

But Qin Xing smiled at Shen Zhen as if he didn’t see it and said, “What’s the matter? Still unhappy? Come here, Uncle will hug you.”

Shen Zhen finished standing up and running over in almost a second. He was still trembling when he threw himself into Qin Xing’s arms. He hugged Qin Xing’s waist tightly and said almost pleadingly: “There’s no need to make it public, if you don’t want to, we can just keep it secret.”

“It doesn’t matter even if you don’t make it public for the rest of our lives.”

His pride made him swallow the last words:

As long as you don’t leave me.

Qin Xing gently patted and stroked Shen Zhen’s back. With a soft and soothing tone, as if coaxing a child, he said softly: “You ran away before I finished speaking, and now you are back acting like a baby.”

Shen Zhen looked up at him.

Qin Xing’s heart softened into a puddle of water. He kissed the tip of Shen Zhen’s nose and said with a smile, “I thought you were going to cry.”

Shen Zhen turned his head away.

Qin Xing: “You’re not angry?”

Shen Zhen buried his face in Qin Xing’s shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, “I’m not angry.”

Qin Xing embraced Shen Zhen’s shoulders, and said softly, “I just said not to make it public during these few years.”

“Your foundation hasn’t become firm enough.” Qin Xing bit Shen Zhen’s ear lightly, “You can predict what the outside world will say about you, right?”

Shen Zhen: “What else can they say about me, the most they can say is that I’m a gold-digger who climbed into your bed for a higher status.”

Qin Xing sighed: “It will be even worse.”

Shen Zhen closed his eyes and said, “I don’t care.”

Qin Xing touched Shen Zhen’s hair, with doting and helplessness on his face: “Xiao Zhen, you won’t be able to endure it.”

His Xiao Zhen possessed a self-esteem that surpassed ordinary people since he was a child, but because of the environmental constraints, he could only seal himself in a small space, and maintain his precarious self-esteem in this space.

Maybe if they made it public, Shen Zhen could indeed bear the gossip and slander.

But whether he was hurt or not, and how upset he was, he would just swallow it down with his blood, pretending that everything was fine and nothing happened.

Qin Xing held Shen Zhen like holding fragile porcelain. The higher self-esteem a person had, the easier it was to be hurt and suffer a blow.

Shen Zhen had his own resilience, but as his lover, he hoped that Shen Zhen could live a smoother life.

When Shen Zhen stood on a high place, gossip and slander could not easily hurt him again.

Shen Zhen hugged Qin Xing, and neither of them spoke again.

Since Qin Xing showed up, Shen Zhen knew what it was like to be home.

Although there was Mama Zhang before, Shen Zhen always felt that Mama Zhang was an elder, and one that was slightly distant.

Because Mama Zhang positioned herself as a nanny, no matter how deep her affection for Shen Zhen was, it would not show on the surface.

But after Qin Xing came to live with him, they would watch TV together and talk about current affairs together. Qin Xing would cook and clean the house, Shen Zhen would help Qin Xing when he was busy, eat home-cooked food, and do intimate things at night, without any barriers, and without secrets.

“Let’s go to sleep.” Qin Xing suddenly squatted down in front of Shen Zhen, “I’ll carry you to the bedroom.”

Shen Zhen laughed out loud: “You won’t be able to carry me on your back.”

Qin Xing turned his head, and there was a young man’s unconvinced expression on his face. He said, “I’m not old yet.”

Shen Zhen couldn’t help it now, and finally burst out laughing, and then climbed onto Qin Xing’s back.

Qin Xing carried Shen Zhen to the bedroom, then let go and let Shen Zhen fall onto the bed.

The mattress was so soft that Shen Zhen even bounced twice when he fell on it.

Just when Shen Zhen was about to sit up, Qin Xing suddenly turned around and pressed him down. The two faced each other, nose to nose. Qin Xing’s face was very close and Shen Zhen, who hadn’t blushed for a long time, flushed from his face down to his neck and up his ears, looking like a big apple.

Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen intently, and said with a gentle and serious tone: “Xiao Zhen, you can’t always escape.”

Shen Zhen was stunned.

Qin Xing grabbed Shen Zhen’s hand and kissed the back of it.

“We are two independent individuals. There will always be conflicts. When two people live together, there will always be many trivial things. Some things may make you feel unhappy.”

“At times like this, we should speak out openly and honestly, instead of being sullen and unwilling to face it, escaping outside, and then coming back pretending that nothing happened, only to continue to repeat this all over.”

“Xiao Zhen, you are no longer alone.”

Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing in a daze. He lay there motionless, and a tear fell from the corner of his eye and down to the quilt, and quickly disappeared, leaving only a small wet spot behind.

Qin Xing lowered his head and kissed the corner of Shen Zhen’s eyes. His voice was full of tenderness: “Xiao Zhen, you are still young, I won’t be angry no matter what you do, I will lead you.”

Shen Zhen put his arms around Qin Xing’s neck, with a smile on his face, but his voice trembled: “How long will you lead me?”

Qin Xing put Shen Zhen’s hand on his chest, without speaking. Shen Zhen could feel the beating of Qin Xing’s heart.

Qin Xing said: “Until the second my life stops.”

Shen Zhen finally couldn’t help it, and covered his face with his hands, tears pouring down without warning.

When Qin Yue betrayed him, he didn’t cry.

When Su Shiqing snatched Qin Yue away, he didn’t cry either.

He didn’t cry when he was kicked out of the house by the Shen family and was treated unfairly on the construction site.

Even when he died, he didn’t cry.

But at this moment, he finally couldn’t bear it anymore.

He always thought that no one loved him, weak familial affection, disappearing friendship, romantic love that would never touch him.

“Why are you acting like a baby again?” Although Qin Xing said such words, he still hugged Shen Zhen tightly.

Shen Zhen’s heart was too bitter, and he never had a way to vent it, probably because he insisted on the belief that “a man doesn’t cry easily”. But in truth there was another phrase following that, “not unless he reaches a point of sadness”.

“Why is your mouth so sweet?” Shen Zhen said in a choked voice. He wiped his face, pushed Qin Xing away and stood up. He turned his head to prevent Qin Xing from seeing how embarrassed he was, and said in a hurry: “After walking around outside, I’m sweating, so I’ll take a shower first.”

Qin Xing lay on the bed with arms spread, and said, “Go, don’t forget to do the preparations beforehand.”

Shen Zhen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Xing said again: “Just kidding, we won’t do it today.”

Shen Zhen walked into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and the hot water poured down on him, making his whole body refreshed.

He lowered his head, thinking about something, and he smiled as he thought about it.

Maybe all his bad luck before was in return for being able to be with Qin Xing.

Thinking about it this way, the pain he suffered before seemed not to be that serious anymore.

After drying off the water on his body, Shen Zhen returned to the bedroom.

Qin Xing was already lying under the quilt. Shen Zhen took off his bathrobe, got in too, and hugged Qin Xing’s waist.

Compared with making love, he preferred the feeling of doing nothing and just being close, touching skin.

There seemed to be no sense of distance, intimacy and honesty between each other.

Before sleeping, Qin Xing said to Shen Zhen: “When you are twenty-five years old, we will have a wedding, is that okay?”

Shen Zhen now felt that formalities were not that important, so he said softly, “Okay.”

While closing his eyes, Shen Zhen’s hand and Qin Xing’s hand clasped tightly under the quilt.

Shen Zhen’s eyes closed slightly, and he suddenly understood what it meant by “time was beautiful and moving”.

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He used to feel like a bird on the way of migration, with no place to land. The scenery he saw belonged to others, and what he felt were their emotions while he was only full of pain, revenge and impulse. He clearly longed to go to a warm place, but the only thing that could be felt countless times was the biting cold wind.

Now he was finally welcomed into the house, the cold wind was shut out, the house was warm and bright, and his resentment and grief were finally silently wiped away.

He felt that he was more like a hedgehog now, spikes all over his body pointing out at outsiders, but hiding Qin Xing under his soft belly.

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Shen Zhen recalled that the last time he heard about Shen Mu was that he abandoned Shen Yun, cheated Shen Li of money and ran away. He probably realized that Shen Fu would not forgive them easily, so he chose a short-term plan that would let him live the best.

On the other hand, Shen Yun, who joined Qin Yue’s company, could be considered to be doing a good job. At least Shen Li was very happy. He felt that this brother’s head was finally back to normal. Although a month’s salary now could not compare to a single day’s pocket money in the past, he didn’t have to starve. He could also live in a better place, could rent a well-decorated bachelor apartment in the third and fourth ring roads.

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The improvement in the quality of life also left Shen Yun with little time and energy to pay attention to Shen Mu.

At this time, Shen Zhen was half lying on the sofa, and Little Handsome Boy was lying on Shen Zhen’s belly, the two making small talk occasionally. Little Handsome Guy didn’t know how to feed chicken soup for the soul, but when Shen Zhen talked to him, he would answer and could even ask back a question. But if Shen Zhen didn’t speak, it would be as quiet as a quail, pretending that it did not exist, and would not talk endlessly when Shen Zhen wanted to be quiet.

Shen Li was sitting opposite Shen Zhen. Qin Xing had gone to the company, and Shen Zhen gave himself a day off, to lay flat at home when Shen Li came to visit.

Probably because he had been in the company for a long time, Shen Li could actually pick up on people’s attitude better, and his way of speaking was much more pleasing than before.

Society made people grow up, changing things silently. Perhaps Shen Li himself had not even noticed the changes in himself.

“Shen Mu contacted me.” Shen Li peeled an orange for Shen Zhen, and was tearing off the white strips on the orange petals with a serious face. He was expressionless and calm as he said, “Told me he isn’t doing well recently, and only then did I find out that he went to T City, doing business with a friend.”

Shen Zhen asked strangely: “He has the capital?”

The friends Shen Mu knew were unlikely to do business with Shen Mu who only had 200,000 yuan.

Shen Li: “I didn’t ask in detail, and he wouldn’t say anything, just asked to borrow money from me.”

“He may have fallen out with his friend.” Shen Li looked at Shen Zhen, “On the phone, his voice sounded like he was about to cry. He must be in trouble.”

Shen Zhen took the orange that Shen Li handed over: “It has nothing to do with you or me.”

Although Shen Mu was also his younger brother, he really didn’t have any feelings for this younger brother.

Even if Shen Mu died, Shen Zhen wouldn’t even shed a tear, maybe his mood wouldn’t even be affected at all.

Shen Li: “Actually, I don’t hate him anymore.”

Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li, and felt that this child was a bit stupid, still the same fool as before.

Shen Li lowered his head, and said in a low voice: “Actually, what he said was right. I’m not smart at all. I always trust whatever other people say. Just like when you went back to the Shen’s before and they said you were here to take the family property, I easily believed it.”

“At that time, I felt that because you went to the Qin family since you were a child, your life is better than ours. But still, you came back to snatch our things. It was too much to swallow.” Shen Li secretly looked at Shen Zhen’s expression to see whether Shen Zhen was angry, and he said, “But I figured it out later, you really didn’t have that good of a life in the Qin family.”

Shen Zhen asked strangely, “How did you figure it out?”

Shen Li said with some embarrassment: “From my senior. When he invited me to dinner, we chatted. He said that when he was young, his parents were working far away from home but there were many children at home. His grandparents had no time to take care of him, so he stayed in his teacher’s house in the city. He said that the teacher was very kind to him, but after all, he was not his own child, and the kindness was limited. Moreover, living in someone else’s house is a very awkward thing, and he did not dare to have any mischievous behavior. And sometimes in the middle of the night, he would hide under the quilt and cry secretly.”

After finishing speaking, Shen Li asked Shen Zhen: “Elder Brother, have you ever cried in secret?”

Shen Zhen was in a daze.

In his first year in the Qin family, when he was only six years old, sometimes when Qin Li targeted him, he would hide under the quilt and cry secretly.

No one loved him, so crying in front of others was a sign of weakness, and he couldn’t show weakness, he could only show his true emotions when he was alone.

So much time had passed, he thought he had forgotten, but now that Shen Li mentioned it, he realized that he hadn’t forgotten at all.

But after Shen Li said this, the robot diverted his attention, and he curiously reached out to poke Little Handsome Boy’s face, and said in surprise: “Elder Brother, your robot is too life-like! This skin is just like real skin. It actually feels more delicate than real skin!”

Little Handsome Guy quickly said: “I have good looks! Good skin! Beautiful!”

Shen Li became even more enthusiastic: “Elder Brother, where did you buy it! I’ll go buy one too!”

Shen Zhen was still thinking about the past, and said perfunctorily, “I’ll let you know when it’s listed, it’ll probably cost more than two million yuan.”

If Qin Xing was a little more blackhearted, it might even be more than two million yuan.

Shen Li was instantly dejected, and stroked Little Handsome Boy’s hair: “It seems that I can’t afford you, brother.”

Little Handsome Boy yelled: “I have no brothers! I am unique!”

Shen Li laughed loudly: “Why are you so cute?”

Little Handsome Boy: “I’m the second cutest in the universe, super invincible!”

Shen Li was puzzled: “Then who is the cutest?”

Little Handsome Boy: “My dad!”

Shen Li was even more puzzled: “You still have a father?”

Little Handsome Boy grabbed one of Shen Zhen’s fingers: “This is my dad.”

Shen Li was speechless.

Shen Zhen also smiled and said, “My son is amazing, isn’t he?”

Shen Li surrendered: “Eldest Brother is the most amazing.”

So his eldest brother was actually so narcissistic? Why didn’t he find out before?

Sure enough, people have two sides to them.

Shen Zhen: “…..”

He also felt that Shen Li had misunderstood. Shen Li probably thought that he had taught the robot this.

But Shen Zhen didn’t explain it either. After all, being the cutest or whatever, it would be more embarrassing to explain it.

Shen Li whispered: “Eldest Brother, should I help Third Brother? After all, he…..”

Shen Mu also treated him well when he was a child, and took him out to buy ice cream. At that time, the family discipline was very strict, and the brothers only had a fixed number of bites a day. And not just ice cream, he would also take him to the movies together too.

The first pornographic movie Shen Li watched in his life was introduced to him by Shen Mu.

Shen Zhen: “This is your own business, it’s up to you whether you want to help or not.”

Shen Li was dejected: “I’m just afraid he still doesn’t know where he is wrong.”

Shen Zhen smiled: “Do you think you are Shen Fu? Shen Mu’s biological father?”

Shen Li looked up at Shen Zhen.

Shen Zhen: “They are adults, and they are responsible for their own lives. No one can help him for the rest of his life. Even Shen Fu, he will always die before us.”

Although the words were ugly, the truth was the truth.

Shen Li asked softly: “Eldest Brother, why did you help me before?”

Shen Zhen was stunned silent for a moment. He sat up to take a water glass, took a sip of water, then cleared his throat and said, “You were too pitiful.”

Shen Li had an expression of “you are lying to me”: “Impossible, there are so many pitiful people in this world, why do you help me but don’t help others?”

Shen Zhen really didn’t know what to say, it was not like he could say “you helped me in my previous life”, right? So he could only say: “Maybe it’s because I knew you would be grateful for my help.”

Shen Li looked at Shen Zhen.

Looked very sincerely.

So sincerely that Shen Zhen almost thought that Shen Li had fallen in love with him.

But, in the next second, Shen Li threw himself on Shen Zhen and smacked a kiss on Shen Zhen’s face, throwing Shen Zhen into a daze.

Shen Li also said very naturally: “Eldest Brother! You really love me! I love you too! Woohoo! Hey-ho! Yeah!”

At this moment, Shen Zhen was sure of one thing.

Shen Li was sick in the head. And he lacked affection.

Shen Zhen kept a straight face, eyes still dazed: “Go away, go away, I don’t love you.”

Shen Li hugged Shen Zhen’s arm, with a wide smile on his face: “I won’t go, Eldest Brother, give me some pocket money!”

Shen Zhen glanced at him: “Shen Li, I am warning you, don’t push your luck, don’t even think about pocket money, if you want pocket money, go ask your father.”

Shen Li sighed: “Dad called me some time ago, and he seemed very sad when he knew that Shen Mu deceived me.”

“He should be sad.” Shen Zhen’s words were very vicious, “I don’t recognize him and have no feelings for the Shen family, Shen Yun has no brains and has virgin mary symptoms, Shen Mu is selfish and capable of even cheating his own little brother’s money, and as for you, you are a little fool.”

Shen Li was not convinced: “I’m not a fool.”

Shen Zhen looked at him.

Shen Li felt guilty, and said after a few seconds: “Even if I’m a fool, I’m still a happy little fool.”

Shen Zhen was amused.

Shen Li was not bad by nature, he was not the kind of person who bullied the weak just because of his wealth and status.

On the contrary, compared to the strength of his family——compared to ordinary people, he himself was very weak.

This weakness was an inner trait.

When others scolded him, he would be unhappy at the time, only to forget it after hearing a few good words, and continue to be good brothers with the other. A typical example of being sold and helping to count the money.

Speaking of which, the Shen brothers were somewhat similar to each other.

Shen Zhen didn’t know how many stumbles he experienced with Su Shiqing before he finally developed a harder heart.

He sealed his heart, thinking that he would be invincible in this way. If Qin Xing hadn’t broken into his world with such a forceful attitude, maybe he would’ve still thought he was strong enough to stand up against everyone, no matter if it was a good person or a bad guy.

Wasn’t this a kind of weakness?

True strength should be like Qin Xing.

When Shen Zhen thought of Qin Xing, a smile appeared on his face.

He wished he could devour Qin Xing, greedily and cruelly crush every inch of his bones, suck up even the bone marrow, and leave nothing for others to covet.

“Brother, your smile is kinda creepy.” Shen Li muttered, “You aren’t in love, are you?”

Shen Zhen didn’t speak, his silence speaking for him.

Shen Li’s eyes widened: “Which lady can subdue you? That amazing?”

Shen Zhen was not in the mood to conceal it from Shen Li, and said, “Your eldest brother, I am gay.”

Shen Li was even more dumbfounded. After a while, he finally choked out a word: “Cool!”

Shen Zhen was amused by Shen Li.

“He must be very handsome.” Shen Li began to gossip, “Does he have eight-pack abs? Is ‘that’ big?”

Shen Zhen really didn’t want to talk about his bedroom affairs with Shen Li, so he didn’t answer.

Shen Li quickly said: “I think my senior may be interested in me!”

Shen Zhen: “…..”

Shen Li seemed a little shy: “Didn’t he go on a blind date last time? Then he came back and brought me local specialties, and said that he had been thinking of bringing local specialties back for me the whole time during the blind date. Say, do you think he is interested in me? “

Shen Zhen somehow became a relationship counselor.

Did he look like a man with a lot of dating experience?

Shen Zhen didn’t reply.

Shen Li continued chattering by himself, completely unaffected.

By the time Shen Li finished speaking, Shen Zhen had already lost his mind.

The sky gradually darkened, the moon hung in the sky, and Shen Li stayed at Shen Zhen’s house for dinner. But Shen Li, like Shen Zhen, could only eat but not cook, so Shen Li went to the refrigerator and asked : “Eldest Brother, you didn’t buy any instant food?”

Shen Zhen looked at his phone and replied, “Instant food is not healthy.”

Shen Li muttered: “You’re so particular.”

He looked at the refrigerator and found that there were still prepared dishes in the fresh-keeping layer, and they had not been touched, still tightly wrapped with plastic wrap.

The appearance was also very tasty looking.

Shen Li: “Eldest Brother! Didn’t Mama Zhang leave? Did you ask the helper auntie to cook these dishes?”

Only then did Shen Zhen remember that Qin Xing said when he left at noon that he had already prepared his food, and Shen Zhen could eat them after heating them in the microwave.

Shen Zhen stood up and walked to Shen Li’s side: “It’s not the helper auntie.”

Shen Li showed an expression of “I know everything”, and said with a smile: “Is it your boyfriend? Your boyfriend is really virtuous! I also want to have such a virtuous boyfriend.”

When Shen Zhen heard Shen Li say “virtuous”, he thought of something, and a smile appeared on his face.

“Wow, Eldest Brother, no way, you are smiling so happily?” Shen Li joked, pretending to be shocked.

Shen Zhen glared at him, feeling a little embarrassed, his face flushing, and he pretended to be tough and said, “Go heat up the rice first.”

At the dining table, Shen Li ate two mouthfuls of food, and said in surprise: “Not only does it look good, but it also tastes so good, Eldest Brother, you found a treasure!”

Shen Zhen was also a little proud, showing off subtly: “These dishes are not his specialty.”

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Shen Li didn’t realize that Shen Zhen was showing off, and said seriously: “Then when will your boyfriend come over, I still want to have a taste of his specialty.”

Shen Zhen: “Shut up.”

Only he could eat Qin Xing’s specialty dishes, and no one else was allowed to even think about it.

Even if it was his own little brother, he would still not agree.

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Originally, Shen Zhen thought that Qin Xing would not come back until around ten o’clock in the evening, but within a few minutes after they had eaten, the sound of keys turning the door lock sounded in their ears. Shen Zhen raised his head, and sure enough, he saw in the next second Qin Xing coming in from the door.

Qin Xing even held a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

The moment Shen Li saw Qin Xing, he was so frightened that he almost fell off the chair. He pointed at Qin Xing, shocked out of his wits and turned to ask Shen Zhen: “Eld-, Eld-, Eldest Brother! Mr. Qin is your, boy-, boyfriend? “

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Shen Zhen was still in the mood to joke with Shen Li: “Ye-, ye-, yes.”

Shen Li felt his vision going dark.

Was he dreaming? Or was there a problem with his brain? Eye problems?

Shen Zhen was dating Qin Xing?

That was to say, all the dishes in the refrigerator were made by Qin Xing?

Was it him who was not normal, or was this world too fantastical?

Shen Li was dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.

Qin Xing on the other hand took a look at Shen Li, though he didn’t care about Shen Li. After changing his shoes, he walked over and handed the flowers to Shen Zhen first, then leaned over and kissed Shen Zhen. This kiss looked more like a courtesy kiss, and less like the lingering kiss of a lover.

This time Shen Li’s jaw really dropped in shock.

“You finish eating first.” Qin Xing said to Shen Zhen, “After eating, I’ll take you to the movies.”

Shen Zhen smiled and said, “Okay, go and rest a bit.”

Qin Xing nodded and went to their bedroom. He really needed to lie down for a while.

Shen Li watched Qin Xing walk into the bedroom. At this moment, his heart finally dropped back down from his throat to his chest, and he asked in a low voice carefully: “Eldest Brother…..you are too amazing, that’s Mr. Qin! He even cooks for you.”

However, Shen Li also had his own worries. He said to Shen Zhen worriedly: “Eldest Brother…..If Mr. Qin later…..”

Shen Zhen understood what Shen Li meant.

Shen Li was worried that the relationship between Qin Xing and Shen Zhen was unequal.

Worried that Qin Xing was just playing with Shen Zhen.

Shen Zhen suddenly felt a little warm in his heart.

Apart from Qin Xing, it was the first time that he felt warmth from another person.

Although this person was the always unreliable Shen Li.

Shen Zhen: “Hurry up and eat your food, this is the food made by Mr. Qin himself.”

After Shen Li thought about it, his attention was diverted, and he said happily, “I’ll defi itely not leave behind a single bite.”

After Shen Li left Shen Zhen’s apartment, Qin Xing came out of the room.

Shen Zhen was clearing the dining table, while Qin Xing stood outside the kitchen. He asked Shen Zhen with a smile: “In a good mood?”

Shen Zhen nodded, and he said, “I don’t know why, but after Shen Li learned about our relationship, I felt relieved.”

Qin Xing suddenly said: “One day, everyone will know about our relationship, but not now.”

Shen Zhen raised his head suddenly, stared at Qin Xing without blinking, and said in a puzzled tone, “Why?”

Was their relationship an underground romance?

Was it that shameful?

Shen Zhen looked away, not wanting to look at Qin Xing’s face, and felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Qin Xing also noticed the change in Shen Zhen’s mood. He walked over to hug Shen Zhen and asked softly in Shen Zhen’s ear, “Are you angry?”

Shen Zhen took out the plate from the dishwasher and said in a cold tone, “What is there to be angry about?”

Qin Xing smiled and said, “Be honest?”

Only then did Shen Zhen put down the plate, and said with a serious expression: “Is our relationship very shameful?”

Qin Xing also became serious: “When you see others in the future, I don’t want others to speak behind your back…..”

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zhen interrupted him.

Shen Zhen sneered and said, “Do you think I care about this? If I cared, I wouldn’t be with you from the beginning,  that what you think?”

Qin Xing frowned slightly, and was about to explain, but Shen Zhen said, “I think we may need to calm down from each other, I’m going to go for a walk.”

After Shen Zhen finished speaking, he took the key and left the apartment without giving Qin Xing any time to speak.

After closing the door, Shen Zhen walked into the elevator almost like escaping.

He leaned against the elevator wall, looking a little dazed.

He had been with Qin Xing for so long, and no one around them knew their relationship.

At the beginning, Shen Zhen also felt that this was their own privacy.

But as time went by, Shen Zhen also felt a little uncomfortable.

He didn’t care about everyone knowing that he was gay, and he didn’t care how others saw him.

That he sold his body to Qin Xing.

He didn’t care about any of that, because since he decided to be with Qin Xing, he was ready to face all kinds of looks.

But he didn’t expect that it wasn’t other people’s opinion that defeated him.

It was Qin Xing’s attitude.

Qin Xing didn’t want others to know about their relationship.

Shen Zhen bit his lower lip, covered his face with his hands, took a few deep breaths before letting go, and regained his indifferent expression.

Shen Zhen had no other place to go. He walked on the street, only to realize that once he left Qin Xing, he didn’t even have a place to stay temporarily.

No friends, no one to trust.

Just as Shen Zhen was sitting on a street bench in a daze, a car suddenly stopped in front of him.

The person in the car rolled down the window, and Liu Huan’s face appeared in Shen Zhen’s field of vision. Liu Huan smiled and said, “Why are you sitting here alone? Would you like to go to the coffee shop with me? We can talk about business there.”

Shen Zhen said alertly, “How do you know I’m here?”

Liu Huan said casually, “I saw you at the previous intersection, and I am currently free.”

Shen Zhen was in a state of disarray at this moment, and thinking it would be good to talk about business, he got into Liu Huan’s car, and the two went to a nearby coffee shop.

“A cup of Americano.” Liu Huan said to the waiter, “And give this gentleman a cup of oolong tea.”

Liu Huan smiled and said to Shen Zhen: “I recall that you like tea, right?”

Shen Zhen didn’t want to embarrass Liu Huan, so he didn’t say that he didn’t like drinking oolong tea, and just nodded and said, “Yes.”

Liu Huan asked Shen Zhen, “I didn’t expect you to wander the streets alone.”

Shen Zhen took a sip of tea, smiled and said, “Is it so strange?”

Liu Huan smiled and said, “I thought Young Master Shen would not be short of companions.”

Shen Zhen didn’t want to talk about this topic: “Aren’t we here to discuss business? Let’s talk then.”

Liu Huan said, “No rush, we can chat about other things first.”

Shen Zhen looked up at him: “What things?”

Liu Huan took a sip of coffee and said with a smile: “Young Master Shen is always too busy. I have made appointments several times, but Young Master Shen didn’t pay me any attention.”

Shen Zhen looked at him strangely.

After examining the other for a few seconds, Shen Zhen suddenly asked, “Are you romantically pursuing me?”

Liu Huan did not show surprise, but said very calmly and gentlemanly: “Yes.”

Liu Huan added: “I know you’ve been very busy recently, and I also know the conflict between you and the Shen family. I have feelings for you, and I think we’re a good fit.”

Shen Zhen said very directly: “I don’t think we are.”

Liu Huan was stunned for a second, but quickly responded: “Don’t make a judgement so fast, what does Young Master Shen think is wrong with me? If you don’t like it, I can change it.”

Shen Zhen frowned, feeling annoyed, but the person sitting opposite was Liu Huan after all, and it was impossible for Shen Zhen to walk away and not give any face at all. He said, “I already have a lover.”

Liu Huan said strangely: “I haven’t heard of this before, Young Master Shen, can you think of a better reason for rejecting someone?”

Shen Zhen thought of something, and his expression became very cloudy. He stood up from his seat: “No need to bother Mr. Liu on this matter, please enjoy your drink at your leisure, I will pay the bill. Since it is not a business matter, I don’t think we have anything to talk about.”

After speaking, Shen Zhen left the seat without giving Liu Huan a chance to speak another word.

Liu Huan didn’t chase after him, but just watched Shen Zhen leave.

He upheld his own status, so of course he didn’t want to make a scene with others in public.

Liu Huan took a sip of his coffee, smiled and shook his head: “What a big temper.”

It was rare for him to meet someone who treated him with such an attitude. Not only was he not angry, but the interest in his eyes became even stronger.

After leaving the coffee shop, Shen Zhen thought for a long time, and finally headed home.

He couldn’t let go of Qin Xing, so he had to compromise on his own.

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There was a self-deprecating smile on the corner of Shen Zhen’s mouth.

It turned out that after a lifetime, he still didn’t make much progress.

Shen Zhen wiped the corners of his eyes with his index finger, and raised his hand to beckon a cab.

He was going home.

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When Shen Zhen and Qin Xing arrived home, the first thing he did was to take off his suit jacket and loosen his tie. He felt slightly suffocated during the banquet, and now he could finally relax.

Qin Xing did not rush to pour water to make tea.

Probably because Qin Xing was abroad since before the age of sixteen and did everything by himself, so he was not so dependent on the servants.

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Shen Zhen went to change into a set of home clothes, and when he came out, he found Qin Xing was cleaning the house with a vacuum cleaner and still in his formal clothes.

Shen Zhen leaned against the door frame: “Isn’t there a cleaning lady? She’ll be here tomorrow.”

Qin Xing said, “I can’t stand it any longer.”

Although his obsession with cleanliness was not serious, and after being with Shen Zhen, he had become less and less concerned about it, but some habits were still hard to die.

The reason why he didn’t clean at the Qin family manor himself was because the servants of the Qin family manor cleaned every day, and there was not even a speck of dust in the corners. Unlike at Shen Zhen’s place, who just had the cleaning lady come over every other day or so.

“Why don’t I ask Mama Zhang to come over?” Shen Zhen felt that Qin Xing usually had to deal with the company and the Qin family’s affairs, and if he had to clean up when he came back as well, it would be too hard on him.

Qin Xing said, “No need.”

Shen Zhen walked over and hugged Qin Xing’s waist from behind. Qin Xing’s waist was very comfortable to hug. He also touched Qin Xing’s abdominal muscles, and said shamelessly: “There is not much work at home, Mama Zhang also told me recently that she feels uncomfortable being paid for doing nothing.”

Mama Zhang had not been idle for so many years, and after suddenly having so much time on her hands she only felt discomfort all over. Recently, she rented a small two-bedroom house next to Han Lang’s school and took care of her son every day. The house was too small, and it did not take much time at all even if she cleaned it every day. Not long after, she called Shen Zhen, thinking that she could take care of Shen Zhen during the day and her son in the evening, believing that this way of loving was more fulfilling.

Shen Zhen originally wanted to agree, but felt that Qin Xing might not be too happy.

He could tell that although Qin Xing didn’t say anything, he actually didn’t want a third person in the space where the two lived.

Or commonly known as being too possessive.

It was just that his disguise was very good, and he could always give others the illusion that he was very magnanimous.

With his deepening understanding of the other, Shen Zhen also discovered many bad habits of Qin Xing.

Sure enough, Qin Xing rejected Shen Zhen’s proposal again. He looked at Shen Zhen, and said in an affectionate tone with a bit of sadness: “Does Xiao Zhen feel sick of being with me?”

Shen Zhen didn’t speak, he felt that he was hit by something just now, and quickly threw himself into Qin Xing’s arms. His tone was full of a doting indulgence that even he didn’t realize: “No, I wish I can be with you every day. “

Qin Xing pressed Shen Zhen’s head on his shoulder, with a triumphant smile on his lips.

Xiao Zhen was still too tender.

Qin Xing said: “I’ll clean up this spot first, go open the packages, I bought you a gift.”

Shen Zhen asked strangely, “Is today a special day?”

Qin Xing: “I bought it some time ago. I don’t know if you like it or not. But I can’t give you a gift if it’s not a special day?”

Shen Zhen didn’t ask any more questions. In the living room, he saw the packages behind the sofa. They were all packed in cardboard boxes and there were several boxes. He sat on the carpet and began unpacking them.

A drone, which was the latest model at a glance. It was an innovative machine released by a foreign company last year. It had not yet been listed and he didn’t know how Qin Xing got it.

There was also a latest folding mobile phone, which could be folded over as soon as it was bent, and it had not yet been launched on the market either.

Finally, there was a small robot, which Shen Zhen was most interested in.

The little robot looked like a real person, but it was very small, about the height of a basketball, with black hair, amber eyes, and wearing a small suit. It looked very cute, and his skin was very realistic too.

The robot was rechargeable, and it could last for a week on a single charge. This kind of robot was used to treat psychological problems, just like a golden retriever.

The voice of the robot was very cute and childish.

Shen Zhen said to it, “Call me Dad.”

Sure enough, the robot said obediently, “Dad, I’m hungry.”

Shen Zhen: “…..” What do robots eat?

“I need to recharge,” said the robot again.

Shen Zhen had no choice but to carry it to the charge.

He could even hear it making a buzzing sound when charging.

Shen Zhen: “?”

The robot said: “Dad’s electricity is delicious!”

Shen Zhen: “…..”

This robot was that cool?

Wasn’t this too powerful?

Shen Zhen charged the robot for five minutes, and when it was unplugged, the robot screamed: “This baby is not full yet!”

Shen Zhen directly carried the robot over to Qin Xing, and then said to the robot, “Come, call Mom.”

Qin Xing stopped the vacuum cleaner and looked at Shen Zhen with doting and helplessness in his eyes.

But the robot said: “This is obviously a man!”

Shen Zhen was really surprised now, wasn’t this robot too smart? If it wasn’t too small, he would have suspected that it was a real person in disguise.

Shen Zhen put the robot down and asked Qin Xing: “How much is this robot? Isn’t it too advanced?”

Qin Xing: “I don’t know either.”

Shen Zhen also guessed that Qin Xing would definitely not look at the bills when spending money, and these things couldn’t be bought with money either.

 “Son!” Shen Zhen shouted at the little robot.

The little robot was also very obedient: “Dad!”

Shen Zhen smiled at Qin Xing, and then said to the little robot: “This is your mother, the one who was pregnant with you for ten long months.”

Little robot: “Humans can’t give birth to me, they can only create me.”

Shen Zhen knelt down and threatened the little robot: “Call Mom, or I will dismantle you.”

The little robot surrendered instantly: “Mom!”

Was this robot really not being controlled from behind the scenes?

Shen Zhen was full of doubts.

Qin Xing said with a smile: “This is a companion robot. It is mainly used to treat autism and depression. It has not yet been put into mass production.”

Shen Zhen patted the head of the little robot, and saw that it rubbed its head against his palm in a very humane way: “Ordinary people can’t afford it, right?”

How much time and money would it take to develop such a robot? It was estimated that only rich people could enjoy it.

Qin Xing put away the vacuum cleaner and took off his coat and shirt. There was a central air conditioner at home, and the temperature was just right. He directly changed into his home clothes in the living room and said to Shen Zhen, “I’m in talks with them currently. A few college students invented this robot, and I am planning to acquire the company they registered.”

Shen Zhen was just short of kneeling down to those academic tyrants.

Qin Xing said: “A part can be for sale and the rest can be used for public welfare. How does Xiao Zhen feel?”

Shen Zhen: “How much will it cost?”

Qin Xing asked: “How much do you think is appropriate?”

Shen Zhen thought about the purchasing power of rich people. They definitely wouldn’t be buying this kind of robot for medical treatment, it was very likely to be bought for a novelty. Shen Zhen touched his chin and said, “Six hundred thousand? Several millions?”

Qin Xing glanced at the little robot: “The cost is more than that.”

Shen Zhen: “…..”

It seemed to be a high-end luxury.

The little robot walked to Shen Zhen’s feet. Its walking posture was still a bit stiff, but it was much smoother than ordinary robots. It hugged Shen Zhen’s ankle: “Dad, I’m hungry again.”

Shen Zhen could only bring it back to the charger.

Shen Zhen asked it while charging: “What’s your name?”

Little robot: “My surname is Little.”

He added, “Little Handsome Boy.”

Shen Zhen was amused by it.

Shen Zhen said: “This name is not easy to pronounce, I will give you a new one.”

The little robot felt aggrieved: “It must sound better than Little Handsome Boy.”

Shen Zhen: “Then forget it, you’re still called Little Handsome Boy.”

Little Handsome Boy cheered up again.

Qin Xing watched Shen Zhen talking to Little Handsome Boy, sitting on the sofa with a smile on his face. He felt that Shen Zhen was sometimes too thoughtful and exhausted, so he spent a lot of money on this investment. This product would not make much money, even having the income and expenditure being balanced was difficult.

But seeing Shen Zhen’s relaxed look now, he felt that what he had done before was worthwhile.

“Go take a shower, you’re covered in sweat.” Shen Zhen said to Qin Xing.

Qin Xing was prone to sweating, but he basically didn’t do much physical work before, so Shen Zhen didn’t know about this problem. He only found out after living together. When they make love, and Shen Zhen put his hand on Qin Xing’s back, he would feel the sweat beading on it.

Shen Zhen also went to ask the doctor specifically, and the doctor said that it was just a different physique and there was nothing wrong with it.

Later, Shen Zhen went to see Qin Xing’s physical examination report, and was relieved to confirm that there were no other problems except for slightly high blood sugar.

Ever since he got with Qin Xing, Shen Zhen felt that he had the potential to worry like an old mother.

Qin Xing went to take a shower, and Shen Zhen also went to the bathroom. After taking a shower, Shen Zhen climbed onto the bed and planned to do something inappropriate with Qin Xing. The atmosphere between the two was just right, and Qin Xing’s little fellow had already raised his head and greeted Shen Zhen like a little general.

Just as Shen Zhen was about to dive right in, there was a knock on the door.

Little Handsome Boy’s voice sounded: “Dad! I’m here to sleep with you!”

Although this robot was very smart, it was not smart enough to pick up on the atmosphere.

Shen Zhen: “Dad doesn’t need your company, go and rest.”

Little Handsome Boy: “I can tell jokes!”

Shen Zhen said patiently, “I don’t want to listen to jokes.”

Little Handsome Boy: “Then I will tell a story, I will tell you how the seven dwarfs fight the evil queen.”

Shen Zhen: “…..”

Shen Zhen: “If you don’t leave, I will dismantle you.”

Little Handsome Boy sighed, “Ai!”

Shen Zhen turned his head and glared at Qin Xing: “What are you laughing at?”

Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen, still laughing, then turned off the lights in the room, and said in the dark: “Xiao Zhen, I hope you are always happy.”

He offered all the good things he could think of to Shen Zhen. For him, everything in this world could not compare to Shen Zhen’s smiling face.

And the reason for all of this was his hope that Shen Zhen could live happily without so much pressure.

And then slowly sink into the warm trap he had knitted.

Shen Zhen sat on Qin Xing’s lower abdomen, with his forehead against Qin Xing’s.

Neither of them spoke, they just felt the moment quietly.

It was as if there was no barrier between them and they belonged entirely to each other.

Shen Zhen bit Qin Xing’s lower lip, and suddenly asked: “You were busy preparing this present that week, weren’t you?”

Qin Xing: “En?”

Shen Zhen: “Qin Xing, why are you so good to me?”

Shen Zhen’s heart softened into marshmallows, and they were marshmallows dipped in honey, which was shockingly sweet.

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He looked at Qin Xing, and suddenly had an urge to eat up Qin Xing and swallow him down to his stomach, including skin and bones.

He wanted to own him completely and not let others covet a single piece.

Qin Xing turned over with Shen Zhen in his arms, moved slowly, and said in a low voice, “As long as you want, I can be good to you forever.”

Until the moment of death, nothing would change.

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“I’m going to stop by the restroom.” Shen Zhen stood up from his seat. He liked to drink water when he eats. This was a habit he developed when he was a child. He didn’t like to eat rice at the time but as he was living under someone else’s roof he was embarrassed to leave leftovers so he drank water to help get the rice down. Later, when he grew up, this habit did not change. Fortunately, even after so many years, he did not develop stomach problems.

Qin Xing nodded, he also knew Shen Zhen’s habit, but when the two were at home, as long as they ate the food cooked by Qin Xing, Shen Zhen always resisted taking up the water glass.

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Shen Zhen liked to drink hot water, the kind that was almost scalding. Since Qin Xing found out, Qin Xing would watch him and he could only drink lukewarm water.

Qin Xing always worried that Shen Zhen would get esophageal cancer if he drank too much hot water.

Shen Zhen also knew that Qin Xing was doing it for his own good, so he could only force himself to get rid of these habits.

He still wanted to live longer, and he couldn’t pass away before Qin Xing.

On the way to the restroom, Shen Zhen of course had to greet many people. In this circle, connections mattered a lot.

This society was a society of favors. If you give others a good face today, you may have to cooperate with them tomorrow.

In addition, the second generation were all adults, and they would gradually take over their family business, so they were no longer as unrestrained and immature as they used to be.

The bride and groom were toasting at the tables, with smiles on their faces. They matched very well standing together, like a pair of lovers blessed by heaven.

Sometimes beauty was also a scarce resource. Their fathers might not be good-looking, but their mothers must be beautiful. In order to integrate genes, most of the wives married by the older generation may not be from a strong family background, but they must be good-looking.

Therefore, the second generation generally looked better than the previous generation.

There were also those who took after their fathers, and those were the relatively unlucky ones.

Shen Zhen thought of his own mother, who was also a beautiful woman when she was young, with an average family background. Although her family was also engaged in business, their status was quite different from the Shen family. Being able to marry Shen Fu, for her, could be regarded as a change in social class.

So when Shen Zhen was taken away, she was not tough in her refusal.

Between status and wealth or her son, she chose the former.

Shen Zhen didn’t blame her, he was just not that important in her eyes.

Just when Shen Zhen reached the door of the restroom, he suddenly heard arguing from around the corner. Originally, he didn’t have much desire to gossip. After all, it was not good to know too much about things that had nothing to do with him. But the voices were too familiar, and the owner of the voice could be heard after taking a few steps.

Su Shiqing’s voice was still very recognizable, anyone who had heard him speak could recognize it.

“Mr. Zheng, you don’t need to meddle in the matter between me and Ah Yue.” Su Shiqing’s tone seemed a little angry, “When I was with Ah Yue, who even knew what corner you were in!”

Zheng Xiao didn’t retreat, he said with a smile: “I am not trying to get involved, I just hope you don’t bully and take advantage of Brother Qin just because he likes you.”

Su Shiqing: “I bully him?”

Zheng Xiao: “I know why Brother Qin found me to be his lover, and I don’t care, I just hope that Brother Qin is happy. If you treat Brother Qin well, I can leave now, but Mr. Su, with all due respect, you could leave Brother Qin because of his bad condition, so why wouldn’t you do the same in the future?”

Shen Zhen understood that it was the ex and the present boyfriend in a catfight.

Qin Yue didn’t say a word.

In front of Su Shiqing, Qin Yue had no brains. It was estimated that this scene would end with Su Shiqing’s victory in the end.

Shen Zhen thought of Zheng Xiao’s face that was more pleasing to the eye than Su Shiqing, and felt a little pity.

It was a waste for him to be with the current Qin Yue.

Shen Zhen felt a little bit sorry for Zheng Xiao.

The matter between Qin Yue and Su Shiqing was a hot mess, and Zheng Xiao rushing over to take over would not bring any good results.

Shen Zhen was about to lift his feet and go back when he saw Su Shiqing appearing in front of him.

“Xiao Zhen?” Su Shiqing stood there with tears on his face, thinking that he was mistaken. He quickly said vigilantly, “You were eavesdropping on us?”

Shen Zhen sometimes felt that Su Shiqing might have been dropped on the head when he was born, so that at this age he still thought like a child. He pointed to the restroom behind: “I just came out to use the restroom. You should have found a more hidden place if you wanted to talk.”

There were quite a few people going to the restroom, but they were all clever people. Even if they heard someone arguing, they wouldn’t point it out.

To avoid embarrassment and any awkwardness later.

Su Shiqing also found this out now, and stood there speechless.

Just then Qin Yue chased over, with Zheng Xiao also following him.

The four of them stood there, and none of them spoke.

Shen Zhen had no expression on his face. He didn’t know what kind of bad luck he had today. Such a big venue and yet he could come across them. If this was fate, then whoever wanted it can have it.

He looked at Qin Yue and said, “I was in the restroom just now, you guys continue.”

Then he made to leave.

Zheng Xiao suddenly said, “Brother Shen! You are here too, long time no see.”

After all, he had no enmity with Shen Zhen, and Shen Zhen was still willing to give this young man a good face. He said to Zheng Xiao: “It’s been busy these days, let’s hang out when there’s time.”

Zheng Xiao was very happy, and the smile on his face became a bit more sincere.

As long as he could hug Shen Zhen’s thigh and have Shen Zhen stand by his side, Su Shiqing was not a threat at all.

And he felt that Shen Zhen should also hate Su Shiqing.

Maybe it would not be difficult to convince Shen Zhen.

Su Shiqing didn’t know why, but suddenly became angry, and said to Zheng Xiao, “Don’t act like you have a good relationship with Xiao Zhen, do you know how many years I have known Xiao Zhen?”

It was as if he seemed to have forgotten about Shen Zhen’s rejection of him when they met last time.

In his eyes, the whole world should revolve around him, and everyone should love him.

Zheng Xiao ignored Su Shiqing, and said, “I have been wearing the watch you gave me last time. To tell you the truth, I have never worn such an expensive watch, and I cherish it very much.”

Shen Zhen smiled and said, “I’m glad you like it, I’m going to go first.”

After Shen Zhen left, Zheng Xiao said to Qin Yue: “Brother Qin, Brother Shen has a really good temper.”

Qin Yue was in a daze: “He has always had a good temper.”

It seemed that before Su Shiqing appeared, Shen Zhen had never lost his temper, always stood by his side, and would never leave him no matter what happened.

Su Shiqing looked at Zheng Xiao: “He gave you a watch?”

Zheng Xiao smiled and said: “Yes, the last time I met Brother Shen, he gave me a new watch. Mr. Su is so rich, you probably look down on a watch worth only 200,000 yuan, but for me, this is already one of the most expensive gifts I have received.”

Su Shiqing bit his lower lip, and he retorted, “It’s just a two-hundred thousand yuan watch. I don’t know what you’re happy about. If you add up the things that Xiao Zhen gave me before, it won’t be less than several million.”

Zheng Xiao was not angry either: “Really? But I think Brother Shen doesn’t seem to want to talk to you much now.”

Su Shiqing glared at him: “What do you know?”

Qin Yue had a headache: “Stop arguing, let’s go back to the banquet, Shi Qing, I’ll contact you after the banquet.”

Zheng Xiao’s expression was instantly stunned, with unconcealable fear in his eyes.

Su Shiqing’s expression became gleeful. He glanced at Zheng Xiao with a smile on his lips.

At any time, Su Shiqing was confident that Qin Yue would never give up on him.

When passing by Zheng Xiao, Su Shiqing whispered: “A stand-in must have the consciousness of a stand-in, and when the original one appears, the fake should leave volunatrily, or you will be the one looking pathetic in the end.”

Zheng Xiao gritted his teeth and said, “No need for Mr. Su to bother with this.”

Shen Zhen came back to his table again. He was already full and didn’t pick up his chopsticks at the moment. He just drank a few sips of tea, and waited for the banquet to end.

Although there was an afterparty tonight, Shen Zhen was already tired, so he whispered to Qin Xing, “Let’s not go tonight.”

Naturally, Qin Xing would not contradict Shen Zhen, and held Shen Zhen’s hand under the tablecloth. Shen Zhen’s fingers were slightly cold, while Qin Xing’s palm was dry and warm. Shen Zhen pulled at his hand but couldn’t pull it away so he let Qin Xing be.

Qin Xing’s thumb rubbed against the back of Shen Zhen’s hand. Shen Zhen’s hand was not too big, but his fingers were long and slender, and Qin Xing could fully enfold it in his own hand.

The group of people chatted at the table for a while, and when they were leaving, Qin Xing said to Zhao Anrun’s grandfather, “We won’t be attending later.”

Zhao Anrun’s grandfather naturally wouldn’t contradict Qin Xing, and saw Qin Xing and Shen Zhen with a smile on his face. He watched them leave, and then said to the people around him, “This Shen Zhen is really lucky.”

The person next to him whispered: “I think there might be something going on between them. For so many years, Mr. Qin has never cared so much about another, not even Qin Yue.”

Zhao Anrun’s grandfather smiled and said, “Does it matter?”

The other: “Huh?”

Grandpa Zhao said: “Being able to be kept by Qin Xing’s side is a benefit that many people can’t even hope for. He is lucky, but even if there is really something between him and Qin Xing, do you think it will have any influence?”

The man sighed: “True.”

“But with Shen Zhen in luck, Qin Yue is in contrast down on his luck.” The man suddenly said, “From heaven falling down to hell, perfectly describes Qin Yue, right?”

Everyone could see how miserable Qin Yue was now. Of course, this misery couldn’t be compared with ordinary people. After all, Qin Yue still had his own company and money, and he bore the surname Qin. Put him outside among the common masses, and a bunch of people would only be envious of him.

Only people at their level would sigh pitifully when they looked at Qin Yue.

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Grandpa Zhao took two steps with a cane: “Let him be a warning.”

The man stopped talking, and a bit of fear really sprouted in his heart. He used to envy Qin Yue so much, but now he pitied him just as equally so.

Abandoned at the periphery of power, today’s status was not as special as it used to be.

He could just imagine that he was not feeling well at all.

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More often in marriage alliances, don’t mention a lack of love between the man and the woman, they might even have little contact before marriage.

At most, the two had spent some time with each other, had a few proper dates, and attended some dinners or parties together. If the parents of both parties were satisfied, marriage was the natural next step.

And in this kind of marriage alliance, divorce was a minority, almost no one would file for divorce. Even if they quarreled every day, hated each other’s guts, they still had to pretend to be affectionate on the outside.

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So most of them had their own lovers on the side.

The most famous couple that Shen Zhen had heard of was that both husband and wife were playing outside, the woman even gave birth to her lover’s child, while the man had so many illegitimate children that they could form a soccer team. When this scandal was exposed, their company’s stock price fell like having fallen off a cliff.

Sometimes private life could also affect the company, so long as there were scandals, there was no escape.

Anyway, Zhao Anrun and his wife at least had a relationship base, although they hadn’t dated for long, it was better than other people who didn’t even have a relationship foundation to speak of.

Zhao Anrun sighed and understood what Shen Zhen wanted to say, but he still said: “Don’t blame me for not reminding you, Qin Yue brought someone with him today, if you feel uncomfortable seeing him, then just sit with Uncle Qin later.”

Shen Zhen: “I originally planned to sit with him.”

Zhao Anrun was taken aback: “The relationship between you and Uncle Qin is that good? Brother Shen, you are really amazing, much better than me. Don’t even mention having my grandpa bring me to meet his old friends. If I even chatted with them a little too long, the look in my grandpa’s eyes will seem as if he would eat me up.”

Shen Zhen didn’t speak.

He could understand Zhao Anrun’s grandfather quite well.

If he had such an unreliable grandson, he would probably die of anger.

“An Run.” Someone came over to say hello, and when Shen Zhen turned around, he saw Qin Yue.

Qin Yue brought Zheng Xiao by his side.

Zheng Xiao was the first to say hello to Shen Zhen. He walked over with a smile, giving off a pure and out-going aura, and politeness in his gestures. After shaking hands with Shen Zhen, he said, “Brother Shen, I knew you would definitely come today too.”

Shen Zhen also smiled at Zheng Xiao: “It’s been a while since I saw you, you look good.”

Zheng Xiao smiled shyly: “How are you recently?”

Shen Zhen: “Not bad, I’m going in first, you guys continue chatting.”

Zheng Xiao didn’t try to keep him either, and watched Shen Zhen walk in.

Zheng Xiao looked at Shen Zhen with complicated eyes. He learned about the history between Shen Zhen and Qin Yue and Su Shiqing during this period of time, and his feelings were also a bit complicated. Logically speaking, Shen Zhen and Qin Yue grew up together.

They grew up together, received a similar education, and had the same three views, but their relationship was cut off by a Su Shiqing.

Even Shen Zhen couldn’t beat Su Shiqing, let alone him?

Zheng Xiao clenched his fists. He was different from Shen Zhen. Even without Qin Yue, Shen Zhen still had a career and a life of his own.

But he didn’t.

He was an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. He was already quite old when he arrived at the orphanage at eight years old. He was taken care of by his grandparents for the first eight years. When he was eight years old, his grandparents passed away and he had no close relatives so he could only go to a welfare home.

Those who wanted to adopt a child were unwilling to adopt a child of his age, because he already remembered things and were afraid that they would not be able to build a strong parent-child bond.

But his grades were very good, so there were welfare organizations to sponsor his studies.

The reason why he was willing to follow Qin Yue, at the beginning, was because his best friend owed a sum of money. That was his only friend. Since childhood, they have had a very good relationship. So for the sake of his friend, he sold his body.

Originally, it was just a monetary transaction, but now he really fell in love with Qin Yue.

Qin Yue was considerate, rich, and gentle with him. Even though he never asked for anything, Qin Yue would still buy things for him.

Zheng Xiao, who had never been loved before, thought this was love.

Although he also knew that it was nothing to Qin Yue, after all, he was rich, and the money spent on him might not even be as much as the car he bought for Su Shiqing.

But so what? The person who was with Qin Yue now was Zheng Xiao, not Su Shiqing.

Su Shiqing gave up on the relationship himself and left.

So he shouldn’t even think about going back to the way things were.

Zheng Xiao looked at Qin Yue who was talking to Zhao Anrun, and clenched his fists secretly.

When Shen Zhen walked into the room, Qin Xing was already seated. He first greeted the uncles in the room with a fake smile on his face that looked very sincere. This group of people knew how much Qin Xing valued Shen Zhen now and was even more doting towards him than he was to Qin Yue back then. They were all clever people, and they naturally spoke pleasant words, and wouldn’t talk down to Shen Zhen as if he was one of their own juniors.

“Xiao Shen’s complexion looks better than when we met before.”

“That’s right, when we met last time, Xiao Shen wasn’t as full of vitality as he is now.”

“Sure enough, staying by Mr. Qin’s side is a good way to improve one’s health.”

“Xiao Shen, come here and sit down, just in time to supervise your Uncle Qin and have him eat more later.”

“Every time he is outside, he always has a bird’s appetite.”

Qin Xing was amused: “I have a bird’s appetite?”

The people beside him also laughed: “CEO Qin is just preserving good health.”

The smile on the corner of Qin Xing’s mouth dropped when he heard the words health preservation, but the person next to him had no eyes, and said, “CEO Qin is very well-maintained, looking no different from someone in his twenties.”

Everyone: “…..”

Don’t open your mouth if you don’t know how to speak, no one would really treat you as a mute.

Qin Xing smiled and said, “Xiao Zhen, come and sit.”

Shen Zhen sat next to Qin Xing. He knew that Qin Xing must not be happy when he heard what was said just now, but he couldn’t reprimand the offender in this kind of situation as it would make him appear petty and small-minded.

In Qin Xing’s position, in fact, he actually couldn’t do whatever he wanted.

And on the other side, Qin Yue had already led Zheng Xiao to their seats. It was the first time Zheng Xiao came to such a formal occasion, and he was very nervous. He was afraid of embarrassing Qin Yue, so he kept smiling and didn’t talk much, but when he should say hello he still greeted others very seriously.

After drinking three rounds, Zheng Xiao’s face flushed slightly red.

Zheng Xiao looked at Qin Yue, and was about to say a few words to Qin Yue, when he saw Qin Yue’s eyes suddenly become fixated on one place, without moving away.

Zheng Xiao followed Qin Yue’s line of sight, and he saw a person who was very similar to himself, both in aura and facial features.

At this moment, Zheng Xiao knew who Qin Yue was looking at.

——Su Shiqing.

Zheng Xiao’s face twisted instantly.

He always knew that Su Shiqing would definitely show up, but he didn’t expect him to show up so early.

Could it be that he could only stop here?

Hand over Qin Yue to another?

To Su Shiqing, his predecessor?

Zheng Xiao took a deep breath and told himself that he must not give up now, once he gave up, he would really have nothing.

“Brother Qin, eat something.” Zheng Xiao said to Qin Yue with a smile, this smile was one he guessed Qin Yue liked the most. When smiling he must show his adorable eyeteeth, looking as innocent as a youth.

Qin Yue indeed came back to his senses, and said to him: “You eat first, I’m going to go to the restroom.”

Zheng Xiao watched Qin Yue leave his seat, his eyes filled with unspeakable haze and storm.

He also stood up and followed Qin Yue out.

Sure enough, when he walked through the corridor, he saw Qin Yue and Su Shiqing. He didn’t go over, and only dared to eavesdrop at a slight distance away.

“What are you doing here?” Qin Yue frowned, his expression a little impatient.

Su Shiqing said in a low voice, “I heard that you are coming today, so I came here.”

Qin Yue: “You received an invitation?”

Su Shiqing was taken aback.

He came with Li Zhao.

But he didn’t dare to say this, he could only say vaguely: “I asked a friend to bring me here.”

Qin Yue sneered and said, “What friend? A sex friend?”

Su Shiqing’s eyes widened, and he looked at Qin Yue in disbelief: “Ah Yue! How can you say that about me, don’t you know what kind of person I am?”

Qin Yue looked at him: “I thought I knew before.”

“I know about you and Li Zhao, I didn’t mention it to save you some face, but you just can’t help insisting I say it out loud, can you?”

Su Shiqing: “You don’t know anything! You don’t know what kind of life I am living now! If I hadn’t been desperate, would I have made such a choice?”

Qin Yue’s tone was cold: “You have already done it, so don’t say you are innocent.”

Su Shiqing took Qin Yue’s hand and put Qin Yue’s hand on his chest: “I still love you now, and I only have you in my heart. I have never betrayed you.”

“No matter what has happened, my feelings  towards you have never changed.”

“You think I’m wrong, but does that mean you are also right? What’s your relationship with the person sitting next to you?”

“Ah Yue, you can’t be like this.”

Qin Yue didn’t speak. When he saw Su Shiqing, his heart was still full of pity.

But he was a little tired, and he really didn’t want to continue being entangled with the other.

Su Shiqing picked up on Qin Yue’s softened attitude, and slowly leaned over, attempting to hug Qin Yue’s waist.

Qin Yue didn’t refuse either, and Su Shiqing was overjoyed, a smile finally appearing on the corner of his mouth.

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“Brother Qin!”

Su Shiqing heard the call and looked up.

A young man in a suit, with slightly curly hair, and a sunny aura stood not far away.

He seemed to be looking for someone.

And he also seemed to be making a demonstration.

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