ASSHKHME Chapter 134

Chapter 134: Finale: To be continued…

Xie Yu was fine, so Cheng Tangyu and Xie Liangjun stayed for a while before heading home, buying breakfast for them both before leaving.

Chen Zhuo stayed at the hospital to keep Xie Yu company while he had his IV drip, drinking his preserved egg and lean pork congee with a heavy heart. He had been quite hungry just now, but he had lost his appetite.

Xie Yu picked up a crispy fried dumpling and put it in Chen Zhuo’s bowl, chuckling softly, “What’s wrong? Nervous? It’s not like you’ve never been to my house before.”

Chen Zhuo glanced up at him and sighed, “Can this be the same?”

Xie Yu used his hand that wasn’t hooked up to the IV to rub Chen Zhuo’s cheek, comforting him, “There’s nothing different, I’m here, don’t be afraid.”

Chen Zhuo took a deep breath, exhaling slowly, making a fist gesture, and said firmly, “I’m not afraid! We finally made it to today! It’s just a meal, right?! I absolutely can’t chicken out!”

Xie Yu looked at Chen Zhuo’s chicken-nest head cheering himself on, turning his head to silently snicker.

Xie Yu’s illness came and went quickly. After finishing the IV drip at the hospital, he went home and slept with Chen Zhuo in his arms, waking up completely fever-free.

The last time he visited Xie Yu’s parents’ house, it was only as Xie Yu’s classmate and the child of Cheng Tangyu’s friend, so he only brought beautifully packaged fruit gift boxes.

But now, as Xie Yu’s boyfriend, Chen Zhuo absolutely couldn’t just bring fruit as a gift.

Chen Zhuo hauled Xie Yu out of bed, urging him to quickly change his clothes and accompany him to the mall to buy things.

Xie Yu wanted to say, “It’s not necessary,” but looking at Chen Zhuo’s tense state, he swallowed those three words back. Browsing the mall was good too, it could divert his attention. Besides, with more gifts, Chen Zhuo would feel more at ease.

Three hours later, Xie Yu drove to the Xie family’s house with the gifts Chen Zhuo had chosen, completely filling the entire trunk.

He smiled and looked at Chen Zhuo sitting in the passenger seat, “Chen Xiaozhuo’er, with this getup, are you going to my house to propose?”

Chen Zhuo was dressed properly, looking at him sideways, raising an eyebrow, “What? You don’t want to marry me?”

Xie Yu held the steering wheel with one hand, taking the time to bring the hand he was holding to his mouth for a kiss, flirting, “Of course I want to, I can’t wait to marry you right now, husband~”

Chen Zhuo was amused by him, his tense nerves finally relaxing, pulling his hand away, “Drive your car properly, don’t flirt.”

The Benz slowly drove into the parking area within the Xie family’s Chinese-style villa courtyard.

As soon as he turned off the engine, he saw a little girl in a princess dress running towards them, jumping and skipping, very happy, “Xie Xiaoyu~ Is Xiaozhuo gege here?”

Xie Yu exchanged a glance with Chen Zhuo, smiling, “Little brat, no respect for elders. Xiaozhuo gege, get out of the car quickly.”

Chen Zhuo chuckled softly, unbuckling his seatbelt and opening the door to get out.

He saw Xie Youning, not knowing when she had circled around to his car door, looking up at him, big eyes meeting small eyes.

Chen Zhuo squatted down, meeting her eyes, taking out a tissue from his pocket to wipe the sweat from her forehead, gently saying, “Hello, I’m Chen Zhuo.”

Xie Youning blinked her eyes, a bright smile spreading across her flushed face.

Her chubby arms wrapped around Chen Zhuo’s neck, “smack” kissing him.

In a childish voice, she said, “Ni hao~ I’m Ningning, Xiaozhuo gege hug~”

Chen Zhuo smiled, picking her up, wiping the saliva off his face, and said to Xie Yu, “Your sister is just like you.”

Xie Yu reached out and flicked Xie Youning’s little braids, being a jerk, “Don’t kiss him, only I can kiss your Xiaozhuo gege.”

Chen Zhuo immediately covered Xie Youning’s ears, glaring at him, “Don’t talk nonsense to children.”

The servant who worked at the house came over to move the gifts from the trunk.

Cheng Tangyu and Xie Liangjun came along the corridor, Cheng Tangyu said with a smile, “Xiaozhuo is here, why did you buy so many things? This child, must have spent a lot of money, right? Xie Yu, you should have stopped him.”

Xie Yu raised his voice, “He wanted to come propose, how could I stop him?”

Chen Zhuo sometimes really wanted to sew Xie Yu’s mouth shut, awkwardly smiling at Cheng Tangyu and Xie Liangjun, “Auntie, Uncle, sorry for the intrusion.”

Cheng Tangyu smiled gently, “What kind of intrusion is it to come home for a meal?” She nudged Xie Liangjun next to her with her elbow, “The child is greeting you.”

Xie Liangjun coughed twice, “Xiaozhuo is here, it’s hot outside, come inside and cool off,” he stretched out his arm towards Xie Youning, “Ningning, come, Daddy will hold you.”

Xie Youning hugged Chen Zhuo’s neck tightly, not letting go, “I don’t want to, Xiaozhuo gege is good-looking, I want to play with Xiaozhuo gege.”

Xie Liangjun shook his head and smiled, “Little looks-obsessed.”

Xie Yu “hey yo”ed, “You even know the word ‘looks-obsessed’?”

Xie Liangjun snorted, “Is your dad some old antique from the Tang, Song, Ming, or Qing dynasties?”

Xie Youning repeated his words, “Old antique.”

Xie Liangjun laughed in anger, pinching her little cheeks, “Raising a debt collector, and now another little troublemaker.”

Cheng Tangyu’s eyebrows curved, “Alright, alright, let’s go back inside, it’s too hot.”

Xie Yu supported Chen Zhuo’s back, Chen Zhuo held Xie Youning and walked towards the main hall, hearing Xie Yu whisper in his ear, “I’m so happy.”

During dinner, Xie Liangjun opened a bottle of red wine. Xie Yu had an IV drip today and took medicine, so he couldn’t drink. Only Chen Zhuo accompanied him.

Xie Yu wanted to stop him, but Chen Zhuo shook his head at him, got up to pour wine for Xie Liangjun, and raised his glass, “Uncle, I’ll toast you, thank you for agreeing to Xie Yu and me being together.”

After speaking, Chen Zhuo directly raised his head and finished it.

Xie Yu blinked, “Baby you…”

At this time, Xie Liangjun was a little puzzled, was this a daughter-in-law or a son-in-law?

He didn’t dare to think too much about it, the more he thought about it, the more awkward he felt.

He took a sip of wine, stating, “I don’t have anything to agree or disagree with. Since you two are determined to be together, then as parents, of course we hope that our children can be happy. Xie Yu has grown a lot since being with you, having the responsibility that a man should have, it’s good. As long as things are getting better and better, then it’s right. From now on, this is your home too.”

Chen Zhuo was stunned for a moment, looking at Xie Yu with joy, but was stopped when he was about to pour more wine.

Xie Yu took his glass, “Alright, that’s enough, you have such a poor alcohol tolerance, drink less.”

Cheng Tangyu greeted, “Come, Xiaozhuo eat, I heard Xie Yu say you like Sichuan cuisine, try the boiled sliced meat our chef makes…”

The meal was eaten harmoniously, but it was a bit awkward after dinner.

Seeing that the sky was completely dark, Chen Zhuo was unsure whether to stay or return to his and Xie Yu’s home.

Fortunately, Cheng Tangyu said early on, “You two should stay at home tonight, and come to stay for a couple of days from time to time in the future.”

Chen Zhuo nodded, waiting and waiting, but didn’t wait for Cheng Tangyu to have someone clean up a guest room for him.

Xie Yu grabbed his wrist, “It’s not early, go back to the room, wash up and sleep, I’m sleepy.”

Chen Zhuo’s pupils shook, looking uncomfortably at Cheng Tangyu, Cheng Tangyu noticed his gaze, smiling and looking at him, “Go, the blankets were just aired today.”

Chen Zhuo blushed instantly, being pulled upstairs by Xie Yu, whispering, “Don’t talk nonsense in front of your parents.”

Xie Yu hooked his neck, pulling him into his arms, shamelessly saying, “What did I say? Why are you blushing?”

On the stairs, Chen Zhuo couldn’t push him away.

Blushing, he was led into the bedroom by Xie Yu, and then pressed against the door to be kissed for a while, grabbing Xie Yu’s malicious hand, panting, “Take it easy, you just broke your fever.”

Xie Yu remembered his miserable and embarrassing experience today, sheepishly withdrawing his hand, stubbornly saying, “I just wanted to kiss you, I didn’t want to do anything, you’re thinking too much.”

Chen Zhuo was happy today, too lazy to retort him, throwing off his slippers and plopping onto his bed, “I, Chen Zhuo, am back!”

Xie Yu smiled, lying down next to Chen Zhuo, holding his head in his palm, gazing at him affectionately, “Xiaozhuo’er, I will be especially, especially, especially good to you, I love you.”

Chen Zhuo lay on his arm, his eyes shining, “I love you too.”

The atmosphere was too good, Xie Yu thought it was worth risking his life, just as he was about to lean over and press down, he was pushed away by Chen Zhuo.

He looked at the ceiling, loveless, complaining, “Wife, this morning was really an accident, I’m very healthy!”

Chen Zhuo jumped out of bed, lifting the velvet piano cover next to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at Xie Yu expectantly, “Didn’t you say you would play the piano for the person you like? Play it for me.”

Xie Yu’s heart stirred slightly.

He walked to the piano bench and sat down, randomly tapping the keys twice, “But this piano hasn’t been tuned for a long time, and I haven’t practiced for a long time either, I’m rusty, it might not sound good.”

Chen Zhuo leaned against the side, looking at him with adoring eyes, “It’s okay, anyway, I don’t have a musical bone in my body, I can’t tell.”

Xie Yu’s eyes were burning, “Then kiss me.”

Chen Zhuo supported himself on the piano with one hand, bending over to give him a tender kiss.

Xie Yu chuckled softly, his bony fingers falling on the black and white keys, first testing the sound, then his wrists rising and falling, exerting slight force, a series of long, melodious notes dancing on his fingertips, also knocking down one heavy note after another in Chen Zhuo’s heart.

Chen Zhuo couldn’t tell if it was Chopin or Beethoven, he just thought it sounded good.

He had never seen this side of Xie Yu, and couldn’t help but be mesmerized.

Chen Zhuo’s gaze slowly slid down Xie Yu’s angular profile, finally landing on his flexible and powerful fingers, remembering something, he unconsciously rubbed his nose, his ears turning red.

Xie Yu didn’t know what Chen Zhuo was thinking, looking at his blushing cheeks in confusion, half-Squint your eyes, “Huh? You’re acting strange, Chen Xiaozhuo’er, what were you just thinking about?”

Chen Zhuo felt guilty, took a step back, his eyes darting around, “Ah? What? I didn’t think about anything.”

Xie Yu stood up, approaching him, “Still want to lie to me? I’ll tickle you!”

Chen Zhuo laughed and dodged him, “I really didn’t think about anything! Hey! Don’t touch my ticklish spots! Haha, Xie Yu, you’re annoying!”

The figures of the two men joking and playing were stretched onto the white wall by the floor lamp, entangled together.

Outside the window, the moon was bright and the stars were few, the branches and leaves of the plane trees rustling in the night breeze.

Tomorrow, the sky will be clear.

(End of main text)

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Random Thoughts:

Actually, I planned to write about their work after graduation, but it feels better to stop here, so the story of Chen the designer and Xie the CEO will continue in the extras~~

The story of Xu CEO and Dr. Ling will also be there, don’t worry everyone~

The main text is over, who hasn’t given Jiu a book review yet (stare——)

Image warning, I finally took the time to draw a picture of Xiaozhuo’er and Xiao Xie in a video call during a long-distance relationship~

The little couple is super cute, isn’t it~ Can you give Jiu a wave of free little gifts? Thank you babies…