ASSHKHME Chapter 86
by VolareChapter 86: Generous Older Brother
Chen Zhuo was diligently drawing in the study when he suddenly heard the sound of the door unlocking. He poked his head out to look, surprised, and said, “Xie Yu? Didn’t you say you had something to do at home? Why are you back so soon? I thought you wouldn’t be home for lunch.”
Xie Yu was carrying fresh fruit he’d just bought from the supermarket. He changed his shoes as he said, “I came back when I didn’t have anything to do, okay?”
He put the fruit on the table, opened his arms, and pretended to be serious. “Chen Xiaozhuo, do you have any sense? When your husband comes home, shouldn’t you give him a warm hug and a French kiss?”
Chen Zhuo chuckled softly and ran to throw himself into Xie Yu’s arms.
Xie Yu’s wool coat was icy from the winter chill. He was only wearing thin pajamas and shivered from the cold.
He wanted to let go of Xie Yu, but Xie Yu held him tightly.
Chen Zhuo struggled. “Ouch, so cold, you’re so cold. Let go of me, do you want to freeze me to death?”
Xie Yu opened his coat and wrapped Chen Zhuo inside, lowering his head to ask, “Spoiled brat, can’t handle a little cold? Are you cold now?”
Chen Zhuo smiled faintly, the corners of his eyes curving into a gentle arc. His restless claws reached into Xie Yu’s cashmere sweater, grabbing a handful of abs. “Not cold anymore, warm.”
Xie Yu touched his lips and suddenly said, “I love you, Chen Zhuo.”
Chen Zhuo was stunned. Although they weren’t stingy with expressing their affection for each other, they rarely confessed so directly.
He blinked. “Oh.”
Xie Yu patted Chen Zhuo’s butt in dissatisfaction. “What kind of reaction is that? Just ‘Oh’? You think you can get rid of me with just an ‘Oh’?”
Chen Zhuo moved his lips, but his earlobes turned red before he could speak. “I, I love you too.”
Xie Yu curled his lips triumphantly. “I know you love me too. I also know you love me very, very much. I also know you love me especially, especially much. I’m the same, I love you super, unbelievably, explosively. I love you, Chen Zhuo, even if we can’t get married domestically, we’ll go abroad to register, the kind of love that wants to sign a guardianship agreement with you.”
Chen Zhuo had never heard so many “I love you’s” before. After the initial excitement, he was suspicious. “Are you okay? Why are you suddenly saying all this? You didn’t… do something you’re sorry for, did you?”
Xie Yu was also very embarrassed to say these things, and pinched Chen Zhuo’s waist in annoyance. “You, do you even understand romance?”
As he spoke, he pulled out a bouquet of roses from behind his back, like a magic trick, and presented it to Chen Zhuo.
Chen Zhuo took it in surprise. “Where did you hide that just now? How didn’t I see it? No, why did you suddenly think of buying flowers?”
Xie Yu rubbed his nose shyly.
Although he had gotten a little bit wiser after falling in love, he hadn’t gotten all the way there. He had never given Chen Zhuo any couple’s gifts before.
Looking at Chen Zhuo’s bright eyes, he regretted not giving them sooner.
He used to be too stupid, always thinking that flowers were for girls and never thought of buying a bouquet for Chen Zhuo.
Xie Yu said, “Wasn’t I going to buy fruit? There was a flower shop in the mall, and I thought they looked pretty good, so, do you like them?”
Chen Zhuo put the roses on the table, looking at them from left to right. “Of course, I like them. They’re so fresh and vibrant, but we don’t have a vase at home.”
“Buy one!” Xie Yu responded, “We’ll go buy one this afternoon, buy a bunch of vases, and buy a bunch of flowers you like, and fill the place up.”
Chen Zhuo looked at him amusedly. “What’s gotten into you today? You’re acting strange.”
Xie Yu took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, hugging him from behind. He said in a clingy voice near his ear, “It’s nothing, I just want to love you properly. Sometimes I might not express myself well, but anyway, I love you very much.”
The little curls on Chen Zhuo’s head bobbed. He said softly, “Okay, I know.”
Chen Zhuo made lunch, and Xie Yu helped him, being directed to wash vegetables, peel garlic, and slice ginger, doing things he had never done before. Although he was busy, he felt a solid sense of living life.
After lunch, the two of them cuddled together for a nap.
In the afternoon, after Chen Zhuo finished the draft the client urgently needed, he was pushed out the door by Xie Yu before he could even catch his breath.
To buy vases and flowers.
It was almost the New Year, and he also wanted to buy Chen Zhuo new clothes.
There were many in the mall, playing cheerful music, everywhere was red, it was very lively.
Chen Zhuo felt very fresh.
In the past, the New Year didn’t hold much anticipation for Chen Zhuo. Even the most luxurious New Year’s Eve dinner was someone else’s family reunion.
He always felt out of place among a group of people with blood relations. He usually made an excuse to go upstairs and sulk in his room after dinner.
But today, with Xie Yu by his side, with an extremely intimate relationship, Chen Zhuo suddenly felt it was interesting.
Xie Yu turned around and found Chen Zhuo had mingled into the middle-aged crowd, picking out red envelopes. He walked over and asked with a smile, “What’s up? Are you going to give me a red envelope?”
Chen Zhuo smiled and showed him a red envelope with a picture of a puppy barking “Woof Woof Woof”. “That’s right, your brother is making money now. How’s this one? Suitable for you.”
Xie Yu chuckled. “Are you secretly calling me a puppy again? As long as you like it. How much are you going to give me? Older brother.”
The ending was very light, not obvious in the noisy crowd, but Chen Zhuo heard it very clearly, very happily.
“I originally only wanted to give you 520, but seeing how sweet your mouth is, I’ll give you a thousand.”
Xie Yu was about to say something when Chen Zhuo pointed at him threateningly. “Don’t complain it’s too little, I’m giving you all the money I earned.”
Xie Yu grabbed his index finger and secretly held his hand while there were many people. “How could I complain it’s too little? My brother is too generous.”
Chen Zhuo pulled his hand out, smiled, and put the red envelope in the shopping cart.
There were a lot of people in the mall and it was very crowded. Xie Yu had hardly ever been here before. His family’s necessities were supplied by specialists, so he didn’t need to squeeze into the crowd to grab discounted Spring Festival couplets.
Chen Zhuo directed, “That one looks good, that one is magnetic and doesn’t leave any glue marks, yes, yes, that’s the one!”
The two also got together to pick out very nice vases and flowers, bought new tableware, and finally carried a full load.
Chen Zhuo hugged a handful of flowers. “Let’s put things in the car first, okay? Are you heavy? Let me carry some of it for you?”
Xie Yu refused. “Not heavy, how much does this weigh? Let’s go, let’s go back to the parking lot first.”
The trunk was packed full.
Xie Yu found two masks in the car, put one on himself, and put the other on Chen Zhuo.
Chen Zhuo thought he was preventing the flu. “You should have taken it out earlier.”
Xie Yu raised his hand and put the hood of his down jacket on for him, nodding in satisfaction. “Now no one can recognize who we are.”
Chen Zhuo was puzzled. “Hmm?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Yu took his hand and put it in his pocket,Quite proud:”This?”
Chen Zhuo Earn,”Don’t mess around,two,Much more?”
Xie Yu Take oneself,Hold,Nothing to do:”Not afraid,You see,Just reveal,Who can?Fire Eye?”
Just talking,Left front,familiar:”Drink?”
Xie Yu put on his own hat, took his hand to take the elevator, and indifferently said: “If you are not afraid of twisting your neck, just look back, look at your big fur collar, just showing your eyes, who can recognize who you are? Eagle eyes?”
Just talking, a person came from the front left, a familiar voice sounded: “Xiao Zhuo?”