The pure white snow fluttered in the air all night long until dawn before it ceased.
The courtyard was blanketed in greenery.
A sea of white.
Outside, the cold pierced the sky.
Inside the house, warmth lingered.
When Qiao Shu woke up, the path in the courtyard had already been cleared.
He finished his meal and played with the increasingly chubby and fluffy baby for a while, then his gaze frequently fell on the yard.
“Ah.”
Qiao Shu came to his senses.
He turned to see the baby curiously tugging at his shirt collar, playing.
“Ah ah,” still babbling.
Qiao Shu was instantly charmed again.
The baby played with Qiao Shu’s collar for a while, then curiously approached, opening his mouth as if to bite the collar.
Qiao Shu saw this and quickly used his hand to block it.
The baby’s soft gums bumped into Qiao Shu’s palm.
Qiao Shu: “Hahaha.”
Qiao Shu joked with the carefree baby, “Want to eat Daddy’s clothes? It’s not that easy.”
Qiao Shu: “Silly Zai Zai.”
He poked the baby’s cheek, “Clothes aren’t for eating. They’re full of bacteria.”
Qiao Shu: “Dirty.”
Qiao Shu: “Eating them will make your tummy ache.”
As he spoke, Qiao Shu also acted it out with one hand covering his stomach, making an exaggeratedly uncomfortable expression.
The baby looked puzzled, blinked those eyes similar to Qiao Shu’s, then foolishly giggled.
Qiao Shu: “Hmph.”
Qiao Shu: “Being cute again.”
Qiao Shu ground his teeth, resisting the urge to bite the baby’s chubby cheeks.
Too soft.
The baby was cheating!
After laughing for a while, the cheating baby went to play with Qiao Shu’s clothes again.
Qiao Shu covered them, “I’ve already said you can’t eat Daddy’s clothes. They’re dirty.”
Baby: “Ah.”
Qiao Shu: “And you can’t eat Daddy’s hand either.”
Baby: “!!!”
The baby’s mouth enveloped Qiao Shu’s hand. The wet sensation made Qiao Shu feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
Qiao Shu: “Greedy Zai Zai!”
Gu Chenyan: “What’s wrong?”
Gu Chenyan came out of the kitchen with a plate and heard Qiao Shu’s voice.
Qiao Shu took his hand from the baby’s mouth, turning to Gu Chenyan with an accusing look, “Zai Zai didn’t listen and tried to eat my hand.”
Gu Chenyan: “Let me see the evidence.”
Qiao Shu raised his hand, still wet with the baby’s saliva.
Gu Chenyan saw it and smiled. He placed the plate on the small table aside, took a tissue, and carefully wiped Qiao Shu’s hand clean.
Gu Chenyan: “There you go.”
Qiao Shu nodded in satisfaction.
Then he looked at the plate on the table. His eyes lit up and he eagerly licked his lips.
Gu Chenyan bent down. He took the lively baby from Qiao Shu’s arms and reached out to ruffle Qiao Shu’s hair, “Go ahead and eat.”
Qiao Shu: “Mm!”
Qiao Shu: “Thank you, husband!”
He happily jumped up and planted a kiss on Gu Chenyan’s cheek, then another on the baby’s forehead, before contentedly taking the plate of ice-candied strawberries.
With the sweet syrupy coating and the tangy sweetness of the strawberries, taking a bite made Qiao Shu, who had been resting at home for two months, blissfully squint his eyes.
Wu~
So delicious!
Finally, I get to eat it again.
“Ah ah.”
The baby saw Qiao Shu eating and waved his chubby little hands, indicating that he wanted some too.
Qiao Shu proudly lifted his chin, “I won’t give you any. This was made for me by your father.”
Qiao Shu: “Even if Zai Zai wants some, he can’t have any.”
Zai Zai: “Ah ah.”
His chubby hands still waved.
Qiao Shu: “…”
Gu Chenyan chuckled, holding the baby, “I’ll take Zai Zai for a walk around the house.”
Qiao Shu pouted, “Fine.”
Gu Chenyan leaned down to peck Qiao Shu’s pouting lips, then carried the baby, who was also clamoring for the ice-candied strawberries, out of the living room.
Qiao Shu took a bite of the strawberry.
He lay on the sofa chair, watching Gu Chenyan walk away with the baby in his arms, and chuckled foolishly.
Today, Qiao Shu had just been liberated.
Gu Chenyan was worried about Qiao Shu’s recovery, so he had him rest for a full two months.
For two months, besides the nutritional meals, Qiao Shu had nothing else to eat, not even during the baby’s full moon celebration; he still stuck to his nutritional meals.
Although the chef’s cooking was excellent, and he could whip up a feast with just vegetables, people are never satisfied, especially with junk food, and those with strong flavors, like boiled dishes, salted dishes, sour soups, and all kinds of sweets; these were all Qiao Shu’s favorites.
It was tough not being able to eat for two months.
When he was declared liberated today, Qiao Shu happened to see the female lead in the TV drama buying candied haws to eat, so he also pulled on Gu Chenyan’s sleeve and coquettishly said he wanted to eat candied haws.
But where could one buy candied haws in heavy snow?
So Gu Chenyan checked a guide and used the fresh strawberries that had just been delivered this morning to make two skewers of ice-candied strawberries for Qiao Shu.
Sweet and delightful.
Qiao Shu ate them with great joy.
But there were only two skewers.
Qiao Shu quickly finished them.
At that moment, Gu Chenyan also carefully timed it and returned to the living room with the baby in his arms.
Qiao Shu: “Huh?”
Qiao Shu put down the skewers and looked at the baby in Gu Chenyan’s arms, who had already closed his eyes. “Zai Zai fell asleep?”
Gu Chenyan: “Mm.”
Qiao Shu: “Zai Zai can really sleep. It hasn’t been long since he finished his milk.”
Qiao Shu: “Do you want to give him to Aunt Sun?”
Gu Chenyan: “Let Zai Zai sleep a bit more.”
Qiao Shu: “Mm.”
Warm fingers touched the corner of Qiao Shu’s mouth. “You’re still like a child.”
Qiao Shu: “???”
Gu Chenyan: “There’s syrup on the corner of your mouth.”
Qiao Shu giggled foolishly.
Then he lifted his head towards Gu Chenyan, “Mr. Gu, could you wipe it for Little Mr. Qiao?”
Gu Chenyan indulgently touched the corner of his lips. Qiao Shu attentively bent down, pulled out a wet wipe, and handed it to Gu Chenyan.
Qiao Shu: “Mm.”
Qiao Shu: “Wipe it.”
Then he looked at the baby in Gu Chenyan’s arms, “Do you want me to hold him?”
Gu Chenyan shook his head.
With one hand holding the sleeping baby steadily, he lowered his head and carefully wiped the syrup from the corner of Qiao Shu’s mouth with the wet wipe.
Gu Chenyan: “All clean.”
He was about to throw away the wet wipe when Qiao Shu swiftly took it, “I’ll do it.”
Then he happily tossed the wet wipe into the trash can.
The two of them sat together on the sofa, watching the baby sleep for a while. Then they called Aunt Sun to come and take the baby back to the room for sleep.
The baby was gone.
Qiao Shu’s playful heart suddenly rose, and he coquettishly tugged on Gu Chenyan’s sleeve, “Mr. Gu~”
Gu Chenyan: “Yes?”
Gu Chenyan: “What do you want to do?”
Qiao Shu: “Hmm.”
“I want, I want…” He blinked at Gu Chenyan, “Can I go out to play in the snow?”
His eyes were super expectant.
Gu Chenyan shook his head slowly, “No, you can’t.”
Qiao Shu pouted, shaking Gu Chenyan’s arm, “Mr. Gu~”
Qiao Shu: “You’re the best.”
Qiao Shu: “Let’s play in the snow, let’s play in the snow.”
Gu Chenyan still mercilessly refused. He pulled Qiao Shu onto his lap, coaxing softly, “Be good. Can we not play?”
Qiao Shu looked aggrieved, “But I want to play.”
Qiao Shu: “I really love the snow.”
Gu Chenyan: “How about we play next year?”
Gu Chenyan: “We’ve only been resting for two months, and your body hasn’t fully recovered yet. Going out to play in the snow might make you catch a cold.”
Qiao Shu flexed his biceps, showing off his muscles, “I think after two months of rest, I’m completely fine now. My body is super strong!”
Qiao Shu: “I won’t catch a cold.”
Gu Chenyan still worried, “Be good. Let’s rest for another month. This month we’ll gradually reintroduce our old habits and slowly recover.”
Qiao Shu looked a bit downcast.
He lay in Gu Chenyan’s arms, listlessly saying, “I want to play in the snow. I want to build a snowman.”
A while later.
Qiao Shu sat on the lazy sofa next to the French window, watching the once cold-faced Gu Chenyan, now clumsily building a snowman in the yard. He gleefully filmed Gu Chenyan with his phone.
He tapped on the window, “Mr. Gu, roll it bigger, even bigger.”
Gu Chenyan heard him and tirelessly rolled the snowman’s body a bit bigger.
Finally, a big snowman was completed and neatly stacked. Qiao Shu eagerly went to fetch scarves, buttons, and carrots. He handed them to Gu Chenyan. He sat inside, directing Gu Chenyan to dress up the snowman.
“It’s crooked.”
“The carrot should go up a bit, no, too high. Bring it down a bit.”
“The eyes are too wide!”
“Hahaha, this tree branch is perfect.”
…
After finishing one, Gu Chenyan, under Qiao Shu’s command, built another small snowman.
This one was designated as the baby.
Just as the small snowman was finished, Chen Wenyuan, who had been coming over frequently during this period, happened to appear in the yard.
He handed a large, seemingly heavy box to Gu Chenyan, exchanged some words with him, then quickly left.
Qiao Shu blinked.
Then he saw Gu Chenyan open the box and take out a large glass container from inside.
Qiao Shu: “What’s this?”
Gu Chenyan glanced at Qiao Shu, smiled, and opened the glass container. He crouched down, placed the newly built little snowman inside the glass container, and sprinkled some more snow on top.
He carried the large glass container back into the house.
Qiao Shu: “!!!”
The container was placed in front of Qiao Shu.
Qiao Shu looked at the snowman inside the glass, which showed no signs of melting in this warm room, and looked at Gu Chenyan in astonishment.
Gu Chenyan: “This is a freezer.”
This glass freezer can regulate the temperature inside the glass to preserve its contents.
Qiao Shu: “!!!”
Qiao Shu: “When did you prepare this?”
Gu Chenyan: “I had Assisstant Chen prepare it when I went out to build the snowman just now.”
“It’s not okay to go out to build snowmen.” He indulgently looked at Qiao Shu. “Stay at home instead.”
Qiao Shu: “Ah!”
Qiao Shu exclaimed in excitement, then happily pounced on Gu Chenyan, “Mr. Gu, you’re the best!”
Qiao Shu: “I love Mr. Gu the most!”
Smack!
Qiao Shu excitedly took a kiss of Gu Chenyan, leaving a patch of saliva on Gu Chenyan’s mouth.
Gu Chenyan indulgently ruffled his head.
Touching the snowman and being allowed by Gu Chenyan to wear gloves to make a snowball, Qiao Shu felt ecstatic.
After he had enough fun, he happily took some photos and posted them on Weibo along with the photos of Gu Chenyan he had taken earlier while building the snowman.
Qiao Shu V: Another super happy day today! (scissor hands)
In the evening.
Qiao Shu’s heart was beating very fast, his cheeks flushed as he wrapped himself in the blanket, waiting for Gu Chenyan to come to bed.
Gu Chenyan: “Why is your face so red?”
Concerned.
Qiao Shu’s eyes darted around, his hands tightly gripping the blanket under the covers, “Is it?”
Qiao Shu: “It’s nothing, it’s nothing.”
Qiao Shu: “The heating is too high.”
Qiao Shu: “Mr. Gu, come up quickly. It’s very late, let’s sleep.”
Shy tone.
Gu Chenyan furrowed his brows in worry, not noticing Qiao Shu’s shyness. He bent down, feeling concerned, and gently touched Qiao Shu’s forehead, afraid that playing in the snow today might have caused him to catch a cold. He then took a thermometer and carefully measured Qiao Shu’s temperature twice.
Qiao Shu: “…”
With the thermometer showing a normal temperature, Gu Chenyan finally relaxed and got into bed under Qiao Shu’s urging.
As soon as they got into bed,
Qiao Shu quickly rolled into Gu Chenyan’s arms.
He lifted one leg, hooking it around Gu Chenyan’s sturdy waist, gently rubbing his toes against it, and also pulled Gu Chenyan’s hand onto his body.
The smooth, slightly cool skin was instantly enveloped in warmth.
Qiao Shu shivered slightly.
He tilted his head back, his eyes watery, biting his lip coquettishly and sweetly saying, “Mr. Gu, Little Mr. Qiao misses you~”
