Chapter Index
    Gu Nian wasn’t entirely sure when Lin Sui had returned. The figure in the camera had already left, appearing beside him as if by magic, craning his neck over.

    “Gu Nian, how’s your filming going… Oops, it’s still recording.” Lin Sui reached out and pressed the stop button, took the phone, and watched the video from beginning to end, a small dimple appearing at the corner of his mouth.

    But soon, his expression turned somewhat disappointed, and he muttered softly, “Nope, looks like I still have to edit it in.”

    Gu Nian didn’t hear clearly, “What?”

    Lin Sui shook his head, took off his gloves and hat, patted the snow off his body, snuggled up to Gu Nian, and held up the phone: “Cheese!”

    Gu Nian subconsciously gave a smile.

    With a “click,” a photo was recorded.

    On the phone screen, Gu Nian had a subtle smile at the corner of his mouth, his eyes looking at Lin Sui at his side with a hint of confusion, while Lin Sui showed a row of white teeth, smiling brightly, even more dazzling than the rising sun behind him.

    Lin Sui looked at it with satisfaction for a long time, pushing Gu Nian in the direction of the hotel: “I saw on their promotional website that there’s a hot spring here, and I heard it’s good for the body, let’s try it too.”

    Gu Nian hummed in agreement. After a while, he suddenly said, “That photo.”

    Lin Sui: “Hmm?”

    “Send me a copy.” The ears beneath Gu Nian’s hair flushed red.

    Lin Sui neither agreed nor disagreed, and after thinking for a moment, said, “I’m planning to get it developed and hang it in our bedroom, just like a wedding photo.”

    Gu Nian was slightly stunned, his ears not only red but also burning hot, and he mumbled an okay. He lowered his eyes and fell into thought.

    Now that it was mentioned, he remembered that his wedding with Lin Sui back then was so perfunctory that it was beyond description. Not only were the people attending the ceremony a mess, but there wasn’t even a single photo. Even the rings were bought by his grandfather in advance to leave him a backup plan.

    Gu Nian looked back at Lin Sui, who was muttering about what size photo to develop, and became even more determined to retake wedding photos.

    But not now, at least until he could stand up.

    Gu Nian breathed out, and white mist rose before his eyes, blurring his vision, and together with the hesitation in his heart, condensed into water droplets, merging into the air.

    When Lin Sui arrived at the hotel, he wasn’t in a hurry to go to the hot spring pool. He first had something to eat with Gu Nian to replenish his energy, and then pushed Gu Nian to the changing room, handing him a black bathrobe.

    He also took an identical one for himself, and before changing, he asked with concern, “Do you need my help?”

    Gu Nian shook his head and took the lead in turning his wheelchair into a cubicle. Lin Sui sighed in disappointment, secretly taking his phone with him before going in.

    After locking the door, Lin Sui didn’t rush to take off his clothes, but immediately took out his phone and fiddled with it.

    In a few minutes, Lin Sui posted a video and a photo on his video account, with a simple caption: a red heart.

    As soon as it was posted, more than a dozen comments poured in, all saying how sweet it was. Lin Sui savored them with delight before starting to change his clothes.

    It was just that this delay took him an exceptionally long time. Gu Nian was waiting outside and felt a little uneasy, and asked softly, “Are you not ready yet?”

    “Almost, almost!”

    Lin Sui frantically tied the belt around his waist, not having time to check, and pushed open the door with his clothes in his arms. The bathrobe on his body was a mess, and his hair was sticking up because he had taken off his clothes too violently, looking pitiful.

    Gu Nian couldn’t help but chuckle and went forward to help him tidy up his bathrobe.

    Lin Sui touched his nose a little embarrassedly and whispered to redeem himself, “I was just a little anxious, I didn’t have time to take care of it.”

    Gu Nian neatly tied the belt into a pretty bow, curved the corners of his mouth, and said, “It’s okay to be anxious.”

    “?”

    “I’ll tidy it up for you later, I can tie it quickly, no need to rush.” Gu Nian withdrew his hand, looked up at Lin Sui, his black eyes seemed to speak, making Lin Sui’s face flush red again.

    Lin Sui pursed his lips, said nothing, and silently pushed Gu Nian toward the hot spring pool.

    Gu Nian was just teasing him on purpose and didn’t take it to heart that he didn’t get an answer. But just as he was about to reach the hot spring pool, Gu Nian suddenly heard a very light “hmm.”

    It was so light that if there wasn’t no one else in the corridor except them, he would have suspected that he had misheard.

    Gu Nian was slightly stunned, then tried hard to restrain the urge to laugh.

    So cute, I want to bite.

    Gu Nian licked his teeth, enduring the heat in his heart.

    The package that Gu Nian bought included a hot spring, and it was a luxurious two-person pool, in a separate small cubicle. It was quiet except for the sound of the hot spring water. One entire wall was made of floor-to-ceiling windows, and a glance could reveal the snow scene outside.

    Lin Sui touched the window, the cold touch making his eyes light up. He looked back at Gu Nian, who was looking down, his fair fingers reaching out to the window handle, ready to move.

    “No.” Gu Nian suddenly looked up, knowing at a glance what Lin Sui wanted to do, “It’s too cold, you’ll get sick.”

    “Oh.” Lin Sui sheepishly retracted his hand, but he didn’t really want to open it. Besides, he couldn’t bear to let Gu Nian soak in the bath while being exposed to the cold wind.

    Just then, the waiter brought the menu, and Lin Sui glanced at it, seeing only various sashimi, and flipped through it twice without much interest before throwing it aside.

    Gu Nian ordered a few instead.

    Lin Sui sat by the edge of the hot spring, his fair calves immersed in the slightly yellowish water, swaying back and forth, his eyes narrowed comfortably, like a dozing kitten, lazy.

    “Gu Nian, come and try it, it’s super comfortable!” Lin Sui excitedly climbed up and, before Gu Nian could react, quickly stripped him clean, leaving only his underwear, picked him up, and carefully placed him in the water, helping him adjust to a stable sitting position.

    Gu Nian: …

    He was sometimes really curious about what Lin Sui’s shyness mechanism was.

    Lin Sui didn’t know what Gu Nian was thinking. He quickly took off his own bathrobe and plunged into the water several meters away from Gu Nian with a splash.

    Gu Nian waited for Lin Sui to come over, but after waiting for nearly half a minute, the water surface remained calm, without even a single strand of hair.

    Gu Nian: ?

    If the water wasn’t only waist-deep and clear enough to see people, he would have thought Lin Sui had drowned.

    Just as Gu Nian was wondering, a string of bubbles suddenly appeared on the water surface, accompanied by a gurgling sound. After a few seconds, with a splash, Lin Sui suddenly popped his head out of the water, having somehow run to a position in Gu Nian’s arms. His amber eyes looked like they had been washed, sparkling as he looked at Gu Nian.

    Lin Sui turned over and naturally changed to sitting in Gu Nian’s arms, squinting his eyes with a contented expression.

    This sudden move caught Gu Nian off guard. He didn’t know if it was because of the heat, but a blush appeared on his stern face.

    The two quietly soaked in the water, the years quiet and beautiful. The warm feeling filled their bodies. Lin Sui comfortably sat in his lover’s arms, nodding his head and dozing off.

    At this moment, the sound of the door opening came. Lin Sui mumbled drowsily but didn’t move. Gu Nian looked back and gave a look, and the waiter immediately placed the tray beside the hot spring and turned to leave.

    Gu Nian firmly held the youth’s waist with one hand, freed a hand to pick up a piece of sashimi, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth.

    Lin Sui was still closing his eyes, but his nose smelled the scent first. Relying entirely on instinct, he leaned over, muttering, “What a pungent smell.”

    Gu Nian thought Lin Sui looked very cute, deliberately dipped a little wasabi with his chopsticks and brought it to Lin Sui’s mouth.

    Lin Sui subconsciously opened his mouth and swallowed it, chewing a few times before realizing something was wrong. He suddenly opened his eyes, and the taste of wasabi made his eyes teary, his mouth full of wasabi.

    He pouted, his accusing gaze staring straight at Gu Nian, stare——

    Gu Nian coughed and felt a little guilty.

    Lin Sui didn’t have time to say anything, searching around for something to relieve the pain. He suddenly saw a glass of transparent liquid not far away and drank it all down without thinking.

    Gu Nian’s pupils shrank, “Don’t!”

    But it was too late. Lin Sui gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, leaving only an empty cup and a Lin Sui who was blushing and smiling foolishly.

    Gu Nian was silent for a moment.

    That was the sake he had ordered, and it wasn’t low in alcohol content.

    With Lin Sui’s alcohol tolerance that could get drunk even on fruit wine, drinking a cup like this… one could imagine.

    Sure enough, Lin Sui hugged the wine glass and spaced out for a while, seemingly thinking about who he was, where he was, and why he was here. Then he suddenly threw the wine glass to the side and fluttered into Gu Nian’s arms.

    This time, he directly straddled Gu Nian face to face, holding Gu Nian’s face, his expression very serious, and after looking at it for several seconds, Lin Sui nodded solemnly, “Gu Nian, you’re really good-looking.”

    Gu Nian was quite happy that Lin Sui came to him first after getting drunk. Hearing this, he curved his lips, an unspeakable smugness.

    Lin Sui’s mind was a little unclear after getting drunk, only feeling that Gu Nian’s smile was even better now, so good-looking that his heart was itchy.

    If it were normal, Lin Sui might have endured it, but a drunk person didn’t know how to restrain himself, and did whatever he thought of. He kissed Gu Nian’s lips with a smack, not just a light touch, but a real kiss.

    Lin Sui licked randomly, like a young leopard clumsily marking its prey, and then launched the next wave of attack when he felt it was about right – trying to pry open Gu Nian’s lips and continue exploring inside.

    Gu Nian didn’t expect Lin Sui to be so enthusiastic after getting drunk, and didn’t react for a moment. His lips were easily pried open by Lin Sui, and a small red snake nimbly seized the opportunity to break in, happily running wild in the new territory.

    Lin Sui worked hard to nibble and lick, like a big cat eating meat for the first time, with no skill at all, all emotion.

    Gu Nian raised his eyebrows, raised his hand to hold the youth’s nape, turning the tables,

    He didn’t know how long had passed, Gu Nian was immersed in this exceptionally passionate kiss. Lin Sui frowned and hummed a few times, struggling to salvage his mouth, his little mouth pouted so much that it could hang an oil bottle.

    “It hurts.” Lin Sui complained with a thick tongue, his voice a little hoarse, not knowing if it was because of drinking or kissing for too long, sounding very seductive.

    Gu Nian was even more exaggerated, his voice almost unrecognizable, full of lust, coaxing softly, “It hurts? I’ll be gentler, be good, come here, don’t be afraid.”

    Saying that, he wanted to press Lin Sui to continue, but Lin Sui was unwilling, using his arms to separate Gu Nian, biting his lips aggrievedly, a layer of mist covering his watery amber pupils.

    “You, are you just horny for my body that you’re so nice to me?”

    Note