MMH Chapter 57

Gu Jingchen was a bit bewildered.

Being asked to take off his pants as soon as he entered the room was too stimulating…

However, he had always listened to Xu Zhou, so he obediently started unbuttoning.

Xu Zhou’s gaze changed. When Gu Jingchen was about to unfasten, he suddenly grabbed his wrist and said, “Forget it.”

Gu Jingchen: “?”

Xu Zhou remained silent.

Gu Jingchen: “!”

Images of the time Zhou Zhou took off his shirt flashed in his mind, and he surprisingly felt something.

Xu Zhou looked at him with a complex expression, somewhat shocked in his heart.

A year ago, Gu Jingchen had no feelings for him at all.

So, did he really fall for him now?

It wasn’t that he doubted Gu Jingchen was lying. Gu Jingchen had never lied, especially to him; he was exceptionally honest. It’s just that feeling the genuine change in Gu Jingchen at this moment was still quite unbelievable.

After a while, he rubbed his forehead and said, “Go outside.”

But Gu Jingchen turned around and held his hand, “Zhou Zhou, don’t you believe me yet?”

Xu Zhou said, “I believe you.”

“Then… would you be willing to forgive me?”

Xu Zhou lowered his eyelids and said, “You go back to Haicheng first. Let me think it over.”

Disappointment and sadness were evident in Gu Jingchen’s eyes.

Xu Zhou avoided eye contact and continued, “I won’t accompany you to the airport.”

He was determined to make him leave. Gu Jingchen felt heavy-hearted, but there was a long road ahead. The winter vacation was coming soon, and he could come to see him then.

He whispered, “Take care of yourself… and think of me more… um… I will come to see you again.”

Looking at Gu Jingchen’s reluctant expression, Xu Zhou felt a bit stifled, but he didn’t say much, just waved at him.

Gu Jingchen left the room with a heavy heart.

Xu Zhou stood on the balcony, once again watching Gu Jingchen’s car drive away.

It wasn’t until the trees in the yard blocked the view of the distant car that he turned back to his bedroom and called Zhou Nianyuan.

Zhou Nianyuan answered and got straight to the point, “Did you see A’Chen?”

Xu Zhou made a sound of acknowledgment.

Zhou Nianyuan said, “He told me he likes you. How are you feeling about it?”

Xu Zhou chuckled, “It’s fine.”

Zhou Nianyuan laughed from the other end, “I figured as much.”

Xu Zhou said, “Could you do me a favor and keep an eye on him? Also, remind him every day that if he doesn’t come first in this final exam, he doesn’t need to come see me again.”

There was a moment of silence from Zhou Nianyuan’s end, then he said, “Alright.”

Xu Zhou smiled.

Zhou Nianyuan said, “You can actually endure it.”

Xu Zhou lowered his gaze, looking at the photo in his hand. It was taken during the sixth grade outing with Gu Jingchen, the two of them side by side, smiling brightly.

Many pictures of Gu Jingchen were brought over by him, and he would take them out every day.

Although there were plenty of photos on his phone, holding tangible photo frames felt different, always evoking memories.

He sighed and said, “Originally, I had given up hope… but since he came to provoke me again…”

He didn’t finish the rest of his sentence.

Zhou Nianyuan didn’t press for more details and asked, “Aren’t you afraid he’ll find a woman to marry?”

Xu Zhou felt a bit annoyed, “Can you stop poking at me?”

This time, Zhou Nianyuan laughed, “You’re luckier than I am.”

Because of the current situation in the Zhou family, he couldn’t be with the person he liked, and he couldn’t even appear in front of them.

Xu Zhou also knew about his situation with the person from his family and consoled him, “One day you’ll have a happy ending.”

Zhou Nianyuan smiled, “Let’s leave it at that. I need to get busy.”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhou went downstairs. His foreign classmates teased him, asking if the handsome guy just now was his boyfriend.

Xu Zhou smiled with narrowed eyes, not denying it.

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On the same day, Gu Jingchen took a plane back to Haicheng, feeling a bit sad all the way.

But he was an optimistic person, and after a few hours of being down, he resurrected in full spirits.

It didn’t matter that Zhou Zhou temporarily didn’t accept him; he wouldn’t give up anyway.

He remembered when he was a child, he pestered Zhou Zhou to teach him martial arts. Even though Zhou Zhou didn’t know how, just because he wanted to learn, Zhou Zhou begged his parents to hire a master for lessons and then turned around to teach him…

Zhou Zhou had always been so good to him; he believed that Zhou Zhou would eventually forgive him!

In the next month, he set aside the affairs of the company and immersed himself in studying. Due to his intense efforts, he even lost ten pounds.

He asked his roommate to take a full-body photo of him and send it to Xu Zhou: 【Zhou Zhou, look, I’ve been working hard, and I’ve lost weight.】

Xu Zhou replied with a punctuation mark: 【.】

Gu Jingchen couldn’t understand and asked, 【Zhou Zhou, are you praising me?】

This time, Xu Zhou chose not to reply.

Gu Jingchen couldn’t help but sigh. He typed with his fingers, as usual, reminding Xu Zhou: 【Take care of yourself. I checked the weather today, and it’s getting colder over there. Remember to dress warmly when you go out.】

He sent messages to Xu Zhou every day, even though Xu Zhou often replied with just a few words. But he was still happy about it.

At this moment, Xu Zhou was in the library researching. He looked at the words on the screen, glanced out the window, and saw that the weather in California was gloomy today, with a temperature drop of nearly ten degrees, indeed quite cold.

Fortunately, he was wearing a padded jacket.

He smiled, put his phone back into his pocket, and continued with his work.

As soon as the final exams were over, before the results were released, Gu Jingchen directly flew to California.

Even if he didn’t achieve the top score in the finals, he wouldn’t really skip meeting Xu Zhou. Anyway, he had decided to persuade Xu Zhou, preferably to make him accept.

Before coming, he had exchanged ideas with his friends on how to win Xu Zhou over.

His friends had given him a lot of advice.

So this time, he didn’t go to see Xu Zhou empty-handed; he even bought 999 bright red roses and placed them in the trunk.

At this time, Xu Zhou was also on winter break, but the vacation in California was a bit earlier than in China.

With only a few days left before the start of the new semester, after completing the tasks assigned by his mentor, he planned to relax a bit and go alone to Iceland to see the Northern Lights.

So when Gu Jingchen arrived with the roses, Xu Zhou was no longer in California.

Gu Jingchen felt stunned, a bit like wanting to cry. He had finally come up with an idea to pursue someone, and the other person wasn’t even there.

He regretted not asking if Zhou Zhou was at home before setting out.

The butler saw Gu Jingchen’s entire face buried behind the red roses, suppressing a smile, and sent a video to Xu Zhou.

When Xu Zhou saw the entrance nearly filled with red roses, he fell silent for a while before saying, “Thank you.”

Gu Jingchen poked his head out from behind the roses, a bit embarrassed, “Is it too cliché? When you come back, I’ll give you other flowers… You, you should come back soon; I’ll be waiting for you here…”

Xu Zhou responded with a simple “Mm.”

Gu Jingchen immediately became happy, “Zhou Zhou, you’re really great!”

Xu Zhou suppressed a smile at the corner of his lips, shaking his head secretly.

He’s truly a fool. School is starting in a few days, and he’ll definitely come back. He didn’t know what Gu Jingchen was so happy about.

In the end, a significant portion of the red roses dried up, and Xu Zhou used them to make potpourri placed in the wardrobe. A small part was ground into powder by the chef and used to make rose-flavored cakes.

Gu Jingchen enjoyed the pastries while eagerly awaiting Xu Zhou’s return.

Three days later, Xu Zhou finally arrived home.

Gu Jingchen rushed to the entrance, joyfully taking over his luggage, “Zhou Zhou, I missed you so much.”

Xu Zhou looked at him intently for a while, suddenly grabbed his wrist, and walked toward the bedroom on the second floor.

As soon as they entered the room, Xu Zhou peeled off the teddy bear pajamas from Gu Jingchen.

Gu Jingchen: “…”

For the past two times, Zhou Zhou either asked him to take off his pants or stripped his clothes off.

Well… it’s not bad… at least it proves that Zhou Zhou is interested in him…

But he didn’t dare to strip back; he could only blink his eyes and look at Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou stopped and glanced at him with a faint expression, “Fool, do you want me to undress myself?”

 

Author’s note:

Thank you for your concern and blessings~~ It should be stressful; in the past few years, I also suffered from health issues due to work… Last month, my mood was really depressed to the point where even breathing felt bothersome… Fortunately, I adjusted my mood and started taking care of my body, and I feel much better now. Thank you again for your support~

I’m writing a bit slowly, but as long as I don’t explode mentally, I will update every day. If not, I will climb up and let you know~

Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated me with nutrient solution~

Thanks for the [Hand Grenade] from the little angel: Portuguese Egg Tart 1;

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Chen Yi 20 bottles; Love, he is Du Jingshow 12 bottles; Shit Pill is Just Fake? 10 bottles; To survive or destroy 5 bottles; A girl without braids 3 bottles; Huanhu Xiaobansheng, Nalan 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!

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