MLROCSHR Chapter 50
by VolareChapter 50: I Want to Shrink You Down and Keep You in My Pocket
Li Yang pointed to Qi Luzhi, “Of course, it’s him.”
Lian Xun’s pupils widened as he looked at Qi Luzhi in surprise. “You’re going on a business trip? Why didn’t I hear you mention it before?”
“It was just decided temporarily. I didn’t have time to tell you.”
Qi Luzhi took Lian Xun’s hand. “It’s just for three days. I’ll be back soon.”
He knew Lian Xun didn’t want to be separated from him, and he couldn’t bear it either.
But right after the Spring Festival, Li Yang had a lot of social engagements and couldn’t get away, so he had to go.
“Why do you have to go on a business trip as soon as you come back to work?” Lian Xun muttered softly.
He was just complaining a little, not intending to stop Qi Luzhi.
He was clear-headed about work matters.
Li Yang saw them flirting again in front of him, all lovey-dovey, and couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Forget it, I’d better go first.”
Couples in love are really scary.
He should come to this Office less often in the future. He doesn’t have a habit of being a Third Wheel.
It was lunchtime, and most of the people in the company had left. A small number brought their own lunch, heated it in the company’s microwave, and ate it.
Li Yang bumped into Ling Yu, who was holding a lunchbox, at the corner of the hallway. With a crash, the lunchbox fell to the ground, and the food spilled all over.
“I’m sorry.”
The two apologized at the same time.
When he looked up and saw who it was, Li Yang was stunned. At the moment their eyes met, his heart seemed to skip a beat.
Ling Yu, completely different from before, exuded a bright and flamboyant youthful energy, like the eight o’clock sun, gentle yet with an eager intensity.
Li Yang’s heart stirred slightly, and he stared straight at Ling Yu.
“Sorry, President Li, I didn’t mean to bump into you.” Seeing that Li Yang had seen him in this state, Ling Yu felt a little embarrassed for some reason. He lowered his eyes and apologized again, then silently squatted down to pick up the lunchbox and was about to leave.
Li Yang grabbed his arm. “It was me who spilled your food. How about I treat you to a meal?”
“No need, thank you, President Li.”
Ling Yu politely and courteously nodded to Li Yang, pulled his arm back from Li Yang’s hand, and turned to leave again.
“Are you avoiding me?” Li Yang followed, walking beside Ling Yu, his tone slightly dissatisfied. “Last time at the hospital too, you were burning up like that, but you wouldn’t let me take you home. I don’t know what you’re insisting on?”
Ling Yu stopped, turned his head to look at Li Yang, his Adam’s apple bobbing twice, and said expressionlessly, “President Li, I’m just an ordinary on-site employee. You really don’t have to care about me so much.”
With that, Ling Yu quickened his pace and left.
Li Yang looked at Ling Yu’s receding figure, looking confused.
He just went home for the New Year, but why does Ling Yu seem even colder to him now?
In the company Restaurant, near the window, Ling Yu was slurping instant noodles, his mind filled with the way Li Yang had looked at him just now.
What’s up with him? He had to mess with his resolve to keep his distance just when he had made up his mind.
Realizing what he was thinking, Ling Yu sat up straight and shook his head vigorously.
Stop thinking about it, work is important, think about work, work makes me happy, work makes me improve…
Ling Yu tried hard to brainwash himself, trying to use work to drive away Li Yang, who was wandering in his mind.
*
After getting off work and returning home, Qi Luzhi began packing his luggage for tomorrow’s business trip. Lian Xun sat on the edge of the bed watching him, his expression visibly downcast.
“Are you leaving early tomorrow morning?” Lian Xun asked.
“Yeah.”
Qi Luzhi responded, took out a few identical white shirts from the closet, and threw them on the bed.
“You’re only taking these? Aren’t you taking a couple of jackets? It’s very cold there.” Lian Xun rummaged through the shirts on the bed, stood up, “Move aside, move aside, I’ll help you pack.”
Qi Luzhi then realized that he had only been absentmindedly taking a lot of shirts, and hadn’t taken any other clothes.
They were going to be separated for three days, and he couldn’t bear it.
But he was afraid of making the atmosphere too sad, so he kept holding back and didn’t say anything.
Lian Xun neatly folded the clothes and packed them into the suitcase, muttering softly, “Jacket, scarf, underwear, socks, Pajamas…”
“Okay, I’m only going for a few days, you don’t have to take so much. Look, the suitcase is already full.”
Qi Luzhi hugged Lian Xun’s waist from behind, rubbing his nose against his fair and slender neck.
It feels so good to have someone care.
“It’s not much, I haven’t finished packing yet.” Lian Xun picked up his Pajamas from the pillow and stuffed them into the suitcase as well, saying a little embarrassedly, “If you miss me, sleep with this clothes.”
Feeling the person behind him stiffen, Lian Xun turned his head to look, only to see a fluffy head buried in his shoulder.
“You’ll miss me, right?” He still wanted to hear Qi Luzhi say it himself.
“…No,” Qi Luzhi’s voice was muffled.
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Then don’t take it.” Lian Xun pretended to be angry and made to take the Pajamas out.
“Wait.” Qi Luzhi grabbed his wrist from behind. “…It’s okay to take it.”
Lian Xun: “Aren’t you not missing me?”
Qi Luzhi didn’t say anything, just pecked at Lian Xun’s neck, making him very itchy.
Lian Xun pushed Qi Luzhi’s head away and turned to face him.
Qi Luzhi pursed his lips tightly, and a suspicious blush stained his expressionless face.
Lian Xun suddenly seemed to understand and pinched Qi Luzhi’s face in embarrassment and anger. “What are you thinking? I’m telling you to sleep with the clothes, not do anything else.”
“What is the ‘anything else’ you’re talking about?” Qi Luzhi’s eyes were deep, and his right hand on Lian Xun’s waist pulled him forward, shortening the distance between them.
“I…” Lian Xun’s ear tips burned, and he released the hand pinching Qi Luzhi’s cheeks.
Why did it seem like he was the one overthinking?
Qi Luzhi’s lips curled into a slight smile, and he pressed Lian Xun’s head into his arms, kissing his forehead.
“I really want to shrink you down and put you in my pocket, so I can take you with me wherever I go.”
Lian Xun was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
This meant he couldn’t bear to leave him.
“I can’t shrink… so you have to come back early. I’ll miss you.” Lian Xun leaned against Qi Luzhi’s chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, feeling more and more reluctant in his heart.
“I know.”
“Then you remember to call me every day.”
“We’ll see.”
“No, you have to every day.”
“…Okay.”
The two hugged for a long time before Lian Xun reluctantly left Qi Luzhi’s embrace. “Let’s rest early. You have to get up early tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Qi Luzhi kissed Lian Xun again, took a new Pajamas from the closet, walked to the Bathroom door, paused, and turned back to Lian Xun and said, “Inviting you to take a bath together, are you coming?”
“Okay.” Lian Xun trotted over and threw himself on Qi Luzhi.