MFIMM Chapter 77

Clingy

Clingy

Lin Xi never expected Pei Jiashu to cry and frantically used his fingers to wipe away Pei Jiashu’s tears.

Pei Jiashu held Lin Xi’s hand, wanting to say something sentimental, but tears poured out like a flood, impossible to stop, and he choked up as soon as he spoke.

He swallowed the lump in his throat. Lin Xi looked at Pei Jiashu, both amused and helpless, gently wiping away all his tears. He smiled and said, “Why are you crying? It’s not like I’m rejecting you.”

As soon as Pei Jiashu heard that, he couldn’t stop crying even more. He gave up and hugged Lin Xi, burying his face in Lin Xi’s shoulder, so Lin Xi couldn’t see him crying.

Lin Xi trembled with laughter, but after such a long day, he soon fell asleep against Pei Jiashu, feeling drowsy.

The person in his arms gradually breathed more deeply. Pei Jiashu gently pulled the pillow closer, just looking at Lin Xi as if he could never get tired of it.

After a while, he secretly leaned closer to Lin Xi and lightly kissed him on the head.

Just touching his forehead made Pei Jiashu feel content as he held Lin Xi and fell into a deep sleep.

Neither of them slept well that night, and they woke up a little later than usual. Ke Yun and Wei Qian were already busy downstairs. Ke Yun was clumsy but particularly liked to join in the fun.

They were together making syrup, ending up with a pot of sugar water, blaming each other.

Lin Xi and Pei Jiashu exchanged a look, and they smiled at each other in unison. Ke Yun heard the sound and looked over, only to see Lin Xi and Pei Jiashu walking down the stairs holding hands.

He shivered, covered in goosebumps. “You two are spreading dog food early in the morning.”

Lin Xi pursed his lips, feeling a little uncomfortable being watched and wanting to pull his hand away, but Pei Jiashu held his hand tightly.

They had held hands quite a bit before for the sake of filming the show, but Lin Xi knew that was just to complete the task. Now it was different; the person beside him had become his real partner, and he felt a little shy.

Wei Qian saw all this and gave Pei Jiashu a look of relief.

“Hurry up and get to work.” Lin Xi said to the teasing pair. Then he raised his hand, which was holding Pei Jiashu’s, and said, “Since you’re back, come and work.”

“Okay.” Pei Jiashu agreed without any objection.

After Pei Jiashu came back, their efficiency increased a lot. Pei Jiashu alone could be worth Wei Qian and Ke Yun combined.

This year it was Lin Xi’s turn to wear the mascot costume. Pei Jiashu looked at the bulky mascot outfit. “Why don’t I wear it for you?”

Ke Yun leaned against the door frame, eating a candied hawthorn. “Pei-ge, you’re being too careful with Lin Xi. Wei Qian and I have both worn this mascot costume. It’s just a little stuffy, and the weather isn’t too hot now.”

Pei Jiashu still looked worried about Lin Xi. Lin Xi patted Pei Jiashu’s head with a bear paw. “Did you think you could escape? It’s your turn to wear it tomorrow. Quickly put on the bear head for me.”

Pei Jiashu helped Lin Xi put on the bear head, and all the way, he held Lin Xi’s hand tightly, afraid that Lin Xi would not see the road and accidentally fall.

After arriving at the school gate, Lin Xi went to the gate to dance and attract people, and Pei Jiashu helped him count the money next to him, and asked from time to time, “Are you hot? Are you tired?”

Lin Xi was annoyed by his questions and squeezed Pei Jiashu’s face with his big bear paw. “Mr. Pei, I’m an adult who is only three years younger than you, not a three-year-old!”

Pei Jiashu chuckled. “Okay.”

After a few days of their efforts, this episode was coming to an end. The production team gathered everyone together again, carefully calculating the profits of the past few days.

Jiang Xubai and his partner had set up a small cake stall, which seemed to be doing well.

Sheng Yan and Li Zhijian had set up a barbecue stall. It was said that Sheng Yan had done many part-time jobs before entering the entertainment industry, and barbecuing was easy for him, but Lin Xi found it hard to imagine Li Zhijian barbecuing.

They sat together nervously because Lin Xi’s group had more people, so the profits of each group were calculated per capita.

Although Jiang Xubai and Chi Qi’s small cakes did well, the cost was high, and the unsold ones were either sold at a discount or thrown away every day, which wasted a lot, ranking last.

Sheng Yan and Li Zhijian’s group was second because only Sheng Yan was grilling, and the supply couldn’t meet the demand, resulting in a loss of customers.

The first place was Lin Xi’s group.

Lin Xi first gave Pei Jiashu a high-five, looking at Pei Jiashu smugly. “We’re awesome, right! Look at the three of us carrying you.”

The corners of Pei Jiashu’s mouth never went down. He affectionately touched Lin Xi’s head. “You’re the best.”

Li Zhijian looked at the two of them thoughtfully, then leaned close to Sheng Yan’s ear and whispered.

[Ahhh, what is Li Zhijian saying, I want to hear it too]

[Does no one feel that the atmosphere between Lin Xi and President Pei has suddenly changed? It’s so clingy!]

[Same here, before there was always a kind of greasy affectation, but now they are both very natural]

[Never mind, love after marriage!]

“Congratulations to our Lin Xi and his husband and Ke Yun and his husband for winning this competition. Tomorrow we will set off to the last destination of the program team. The winning couple will have a free experience activity in the next episode, please look forward to the next episode!”

“Wow, it’s actually the last episode.” Jiang Xubai said with emotion.

Lin Xi was also a little sentimental. He was very grateful to come to this show, which made him see the relationship between him and Pei Jiashu more clearly, and he was also grateful to meet so many friends.

Chi Qi suddenly slapped Jiang Xubai on the back, almost knocking Jiang Xubai out of the screen.

Chi Qi: “What are you sad about? It’s not like we won’t see each other again in the future. How about we all have hot pot together tonight?”

“The winners treat.” Jiang Xubai interjected.

Lin Xi turned his gaze to Pei Jiashu. “President Pei treats.”

“Okay.” Pei Jiashu looked at Lin Xi with tender affection, his danfeng eyes slightly curved, containing a spring that made Lin Xi feel itchy all over.

Everyone was happy in the evening and even opened a little wine to liven up the atmosphere.

Li Zhijian sat next to Lin Xi and gently poked Lin Xi with his shoulder. “Are you and Pei Jiashu really together?”

Lin Xi’s eyes rolled around, and he picked up the wine and took a big gulp.

“Zhijian-ge, don’t make fun of me.” Lin Xi said, blushing.

Li Zhijian looked at Lin Xi’s shy face and knew what was going on, and patted Lin Xi’s shoulder ambiguously. “I hope you are happy.”

“Thank you, Zhijian-ge, I wish you happiness too.” Lin Xi picked up his wine glass and toasted Li Zhijian. Li Zhijian looked at the glass of wine, feeling a little complicated.

He took the wine and drank it all in one gulp, and the next second, he fell straight on the table.

Lin Xi almost thought someone was dead, but Sheng Yan walked over nonchalantly and carried Li Zhijian on his shoulders. “It’s okay, he just has a low alcohol tolerance, commonly known as ‘one cup and he’s down’.”

Lin Xi laughed dryly. He fell too fast. Before he could complain, Pei Jiashu snatched the wine glass from his hand. “You think your alcohol tolerance is any better? You’re not allowed to drink either.”

“I’m not as bad as one cup and I’m down.”

“That’s right, that’s right, sister-in-law, we haven’t drunk together yet, drink with me.” Ke Yun took a bottle of wine and poured a glass for Lin Xi, and Jiang Xubai also came over to join in the fun, leaving the remaining three to look at each other.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xi was actually one of the better drinkers and had better drinking manners. Ke Yun was almost crying and pouring out his troubles to Lin Xi about being forced to marry.

Wei Qian carried Ke Yun back to the room before Ke Yun could say anything more that he shouldn’t, Jiang Xubai grabbed Wei Qian’s pants. “Wait, he hasn’t finished speaking yet.”

Chi Qi also walked over and carried Jiang Xubai away.

The lively living room suddenly became deserted. Pei Jiashu asked Lin Xi, “Are you still awake?”

Lin Xi nodded. Pei Jiashu stood up to clean up the messy living room, putting the pots and bowls in the sink. Lin Xi stood next to him familiarly, helping him wash the dishes.

“I suspect they’re all pretending to be drunk because they don’t want to wash the dishes.” Lin Xi complained.

The hot pot soup base was a large oily red patch. His hands were greasy in the water. Pei Jiashu chuckled and put the dishes and chopsticks that had already been washed with dish soap into the clean water pool on Lin Xi’s side.

“This pot will be even harder to wash tomorrow.”

Lin Xi secretly observed Pei Jiashu with the corner of his eye. How did he find a husband who was so fit and had a knack for housework?

“What are you looking at me for?”

Lin Xi focused on washing the dishes. The alcohol still had a bit of an effect on him. He spoke his mind so straightforwardly, and then added, “You’re such a good husband ~ I want to see you wearing an apron and cooking.”

“Hmm?” Pei Jiashu blushed a little from the praise. Hearing the last sentence, he was a little questioning. “Don’t you usually see it often?”

“That’s different, I want to see you cooking wearing only an apron.”

“Lin Xi…” Pei Jiashu didn’t hold the bowl in his hand and dropped it directly on the ground.

Lin Xi subconsciously squatted down to pick it up, but Pei Jiashu grabbed his hand. “Don’t pick it up with your hands, I’ll get a broom.”

After cleaning up the messy kitchen, the two returned to the room. Lin Xi’s alcohol was finally catching up.

“Pei Jiashu—” Lin Xi’s legs were a little unsteady. Half of his body was leaning on Pei Jiashu to prevent him from falling to the ground. He grabbed Pei Jiashu’s collar, and his fingers slid down the collar.

“What I said just now, why didn’t you answer me?” His voice was a little aggrieved, as if Pei Jiashu was wrong if he didn’t agree to him, not knowing how excessive his request was.

Pei Jiashu closed his eyes, thinking that only Lin Xi would see it, and nodded.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xi directly came up to take off his clothes. Pei Jiashu was stunned and grabbed his collar. “Xiaoxi, you’re drunk. We’ll talk about this when you’re sober.”

Lin Xi’s brain could no longer process human language, leaving only a simple judgment.

In his eyes, Pei Jiashu’s current meaning was to refuse to do it with him.

“Are you impotent? We didn’t have a pre-marital health check before we got married. After the show is over, we have to go to the hospital for a check-up.”

Lin Xi’s hand stopped moving.

Pei Jiashu’s head was buzzing. “I’m not, I’m not impotent.”

“Never mind, we’ll know after a check.” After teasing, Lin Xi lay on the bed irresponsibly and fell asleep.