Qin Cheng’s room, like the man himself, was very cold.

The black and white design and streamlined lines gave the room a strong postmodernist style. There was little furniture — aside from two steel-style floor lamps, there was only a large bed. At this moment, the man was sleeping on the bed, lightly covered by a dark gray blanket.

This was the first time Rong Xu had seen Qin Cheng sleeping. In the past, whenever they shared a bed — whether before they were together or after they confessed and officially started dating — whenever Rong Xu woke up, Qin Cheng was already awake, sometimes even bringing him breakfast.

Carefully and cautiously, the young man walked over to the bedside. With a mischievous curl on his lips, he stretched out his hand, ready to pinch the nose of a certain man.

However, just as he reached the head of the bed, he was surprised to find that the man had pulled the blanket up over his nose, revealing only a pair of narrow eyes. When those eyes were tightly shut, their corners looked even longer, and the usual cold and powerful aura was nowhere to be found.

The young man lightly leaned on the bedside, thought for a moment, and finally decided to quietly pull down the blanket first before pinching the nose.

Rong Xu’s movements were extremely gentle, so gentle that even the rustling sound of the blanket was inaudible. The whole room echoed only with his breathing.

His sharp, side-swept eyebrows, slender eyes, and fluttering eyelashes — which fell as the man closed his eyes and trembled slightly as the boy pulled the blanket — revealed how handsome this man truly was once the strong, almost overwhelming aura dissipated.

Rong Xu softly pulled the blanket down, revealing the high, beautiful bridge of the nose. He had only pulled halfway before he could no longer resist and quickly reached out his right hand to pinch the man’s nose.

What happens when you pinch the nose of someone who is sleeping?

Of course, it makes them breathe heavily and suddenly.

As if imagining the man’s panicked expression upon waking, the boy couldn’t help but smile, patiently waiting.

Just then! Rong Xu suddenly felt his left hand being grabbed fiercely. He opened his eyes wide in shock and looked at the man before him — still with eyes closed, but suddenly moving abruptly — pulling him onto the bed, pressing him down, and then, their lips met.

“Mm… Qin…” the man’s skillful tongue quickly pried open the boy’s teeth, capturing the sweet nectar inside. Although it was the man who had pulled him onto the bed and was on top, Rong Xu felt as if he was the one being dominated.

The man wildly sucked on his lips, sending waves of tingling pleasure rushing to his brain, causing him to emit sweet, charming sounds. The air in his mouth was forcefully taken away by the other, and the lack of oxygen only amplified the sensation. Rong Xu fervently kissed back the man beneath him, his mind filled with the intoxicating thrill of being breathless.

After they finally parted, Rong Xu panted heavily and took quite a while to recover.

He lowered his head, eyes shining with a hint of moisture, and gave the man a sideways glance: “When did you wake up? Hmm?”

Even Rong Xu himself didn’t realize that his voice carried a hint of seductive springtime, the tail end rising softly. With such a tempting voice paired with his moist eyes and swollen lips, Qin Cheng pressed his thin lips tighter and his gaze grew deeper.

Suppressing the urge to immediately pin this boy beneath him, Qin Cheng calmly said, “When you opened the door.”

Rong Xu looked surprised: “Opened your room door, or the front door?”

Qin Cheng smirked: “I heard Luo Zhentao’s voice.”

Rong Xu was speechless.

A moment later, he punched Qin Cheng’s chest — actually, just the blanket.

The boy pouted in dissatisfaction and sternly scolded, “You already knew I was back but still pretended to be asleep? I thought you were really jet-lagged this time, so I didn’t dare disturb you and moved very lightly. You were clearly awake!”

Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng raised an eyebrow and asked lightly, “So, your light movements were just so you could secretly pull down my blanket and pinch my nose… to stop me from breathing?”

A light hum came from his throat. The boy turned to leave, planning to climb down and put on his shoes, ignoring him. But halfway down, his right hand was grabbed again. This time, looking back, Rong Xu pressed Qin Cheng down and kissed him wildly.

Their hot breath mingled between their noses. The kiss was unrestrained and reckless, with only the smacking sounds of their mouths echoing in the room. The boy actively flicked his tongue, intertwining with the man’s, and the two embraced beneath the blanket. Later, Rong Xu quickly crawled fully under the covers, hugging the man seriously as they kissed.

They hadn’t seen each other for over a month. Since their last separation, they had only spoken on the phone.

A month might seem short, but for them, it was unbearably long.

Clothes soon fell from beneath the blanket. Neither knew who started undressing first. When their passion rose and they were about to do something intimate under the covers, suddenly—

“Gurgle—”

The moving blanket abruptly stopped.

Qin Cheng: “…”

Rong Xu: “…”

After a moment.

Qin Cheng: “… Your stomach is growling, Xiao Xu.”

Rong Xu: “… It’s your stomach.”

Qin Cheng said calmly, “I ate on the plane.”

Rong Xu indignantly: “I also ate on the plane.”

Qin Cheng: “…”

Rong Xu: “…”

While they were stuck in silence, another “gurgle gurgle—” sounded.

Rong Xu smirked: “Listen, it’s definitely your stomach!”

Experiencing such an awkward moment for the first time, Qin Cheng was speechless.

But soon, yet another growl sounded: “Gurgle—”

This time it was Rong Xu’s turn: “…”

Even the strongest desire must step aside when hunger strikes. They quickly put on pajamas and walked to the kitchen together.

Halfway there, Qin Cheng suddenly stopped, making Rong Xu look back at him in surprise.

Under the dim, hazy light, the man’s handsome, flawless face looked like a perfect sculpture. His deep eyes flickered with strange light. After a long silence, Qin Cheng grabbed the boy’s small hand and seriously said, “I just remembered, yesterday… Mom called and said she might come to B City on a business trip today.”

Rong Xu immediately: “!!!”

He swallowed lightly and nodded heavily: “Luckily, luckily we didn’t really do it…”

Otherwise, that would have been real caught-in-the-act!

Rong Xu nodded earnestly: “We definitely need to put the house-buying plan on the agenda.”

Qin Cheng also nodded solemnly.

If Aunt Qin really saw them doing “that,” no matter what stage they were at, whether they’d even pulled the trigger, or even if it hadn’t come to that point, Rong Xu felt he would definitely lose his manhood. And from his perspective, Qin Cheng might be even more embarrassed…

Quickly shaking off the nightmare of Aunt Qin’s sudden arrival, the two dressed neatly and cooked in the kitchen.

After the meal was prepared, Aunt Qin still hadn’t shown up. Rong Xu looked at Qin Cheng in surprise, who raised his brow in return.

After a while, Rong Xu called Aunt Qin. As soon as the call connected, a delighted voice came from the other end: “Rong Rong, my dear heart actually called Auntie! Auntie’s so happy! … Ah, you said you’re going to Qin Cheng’s house? No, Auntie is only in B City on a business trip and will leave this evening… Oh, so my dear heart has come home too? If I’d known, I would have stayed a little longer and come to see you…”

Rong Xu: “…”

Though Rong Xu felt a little regretful not seeing Aunt Qin, this also meant that tonight, this house belonged solely to the two of them.

The dinner was far from satisfying. Halfway through eating, the two hosts kissed each other again. The boy straddled Qin Cheng’s lap, lowering his head to kiss the man beneath him.

The passionate and romantic atmosphere spread through the dining room, all the way to the bedroom. Clothes were scattered everywhere.

Qin Cheng’s bedroom door was tightly closed, blocking the sounds of their intimate moans inside and keeping their newly-reunited, intense longing hidden.

Although they were relatively open about this matter, last night was only Rong Xu’s third time. His body was in good condition, but after just having endured a long journey and then suddenly going through such an intense sexual encounter, Rong Xu slept until noon the next day before sluggishly getting up.

After waking, he rubbed his slightly sore waist and walked over to his bedroom, then entered the bathroom to brush his teeth. While brushing, Rong Xu thought to himself: from now on, I should keep my toothbrush in Qin Cheng’s room; otherwise, going back and forth is so troublesome.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, the young man looked around and soon heard the sound of cooking from the kitchen.

Wearing simple, plain white pajamas, Rong Xu gently pinched the soft flesh at his waist to relieve the muscle soreness and stepped into the kitchen. When he saw the man inside, he was about to call out “Qin Cheng,” but the words caught in his throat.

Bright, radiant sunlight shone through the large, clean glass window, filling the spacious kitchen.

A tall, noble-looking man dressed in black silk pajamas lowered his eyes calmly, seriously… cooking. His right hand held a spatula, and his left hand scooped a spoonful of salt and poured it straight into the pan, then quickly stirred.

Probably none of Qin Cheng’s fans could have imagined this man’s appearance while cooking.

Even Qin Cheng, when cooking, was just an ordinary person. Sweat covered his forehead, clearly affected by the heat in the kitchen, and his left hand’s back had several red spots—perhaps from accidentally getting splattered by hot oil.

Wearing casual home pajamas, Qin Cheng rolled up his sleeves and cooked quite ordinarily.

A smile grew on the young man’s lips, and a warm feeling spread through his heart. Rong Xu couldn’t quite explain what he was feeling, but when he wore his pajamas and saw that man standing in the kitchen seriously cooking for him… suddenly he felt that just living such an ordinary life together was truly good enough.

At this moment, he was simply Rong Xu, and the other was simply Qin Cheng.

They were just an ordinary little married couple—cooking, watching movies, and wholeheartedly focused only on each other.

After a while, Qin Cheng plated the tomato scrambled eggs and turned to see Rong Xu leaning casually against the door frame, tilting his head with a gentle smile watching him.

Not sure how long the young man had been watching, but seeing those warm eyes, Qin Cheng tossed the hot spatula into the sink and said faintly, “I think, Xiao Xu… you seem to want to do something right now.”

Rong Xu elegantly raised an eyebrow: “Hmm?”

The man calmly said, “You want to kiss me.”

Rong Xu: “…”

The next moment, he turned and walked away, leaving behind a remark: “Shameless.”

However, this time, after only two steps, Qin Cheng grabbed him. A light, fluttering kiss gently landed on his lips, making Rong Xu widen his eyes in surprise, pupils trembling slightly. After a moment, he hummed softly: “Mr. Qin, what was that just now?”

The man’s cold face showed no expression, but in his deep, dark eyes, a faint smile lingered. He said calmly, “You don’t want to kiss me, so I came to kiss you instead.”

After a few sweet words, Rong Xu helped carry the dishes to the table.

After taking a bite of the tomato scrambled eggs, Rong Xu was surprised: “Your cooking tastes a bit better than before?”

Qin Cheng calmly picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in the young man’s bowl, saying nonchalantly, “If you cook often, you naturally improve.”

Rong Xu thought for a moment and nodded thoughtfully, “True, my cooking has gotten better too.”

Neither Rong Xu nor Qin Cheng was clueless in cooking, but before, they rarely cooked, so they were unfamiliar and their dishes were mediocre.

For Rong Xu, in his past life, he lived alone. Cooking was troublesome, so ordering takeout was simpler and saved time. For Qin Cheng, perhaps Rong Xu would never know that before he moved in, there was a housekeeper in this home.

Qin Cheng rarely came back to the apartment. When not filming, he liked traveling around the world, owning vacation villas in many major cities. When he returned, the housekeeper would help clean and cook. Only when Rong Xu moved in did Qin Cheng fire the housekeeper, so that no one would disturb his alone time with the young man.

Before, they rarely went into the kitchen because there was no one who needed them to cook.

But now, with this person here, they cooked for each other again and again, and naturally their cooking skills improved.

After lunch, the two went to the movie room to casually pick a film to watch.

Rong Xu stood in front of the DVD shelf for a long time, carefully looking at every movie there. By the time Qin Cheng had finished putting the dishes into the dishwasher, Rong Xu had just picked one.

“Qin Cheng, help me get the DVD of City of Moonlight from the top shelf. This film is directed by Clemence; let’s watch this to get a feel for his style.”

The shelf was more than two meters high. Although Rong Xu was 185 cm tall, his waist was still a bit sore. Last night he had been holding onto the man’s shoulders, and his arms were a little achy now. So he decided to “use resources wisely” and let the taller person do what needed doing.

Qin Cheng raised his hand and pulled out a thin DVD from the crowded shelf. He struggled a bit to get it out.

When he handed the DVD to the young man, he was surprised to see Rong Xu widen his eyes, looking dazedly at him… and his hand.

Qin Cheng frowned slightly: “Xiao Xu?”

Rong Xu immediately snapped out of it and took the DVD: “Nothing, I thought I saw something just now. Have you seen this film…?”

This little incident was quickly forgotten by both. Sitting on the soft sofa, they quietly enjoyed City of Moonlight. After the movie, they casually had dinner, washed up, and then prepared for the big dinner later that night.

The man ruthlessly devoured the young man, but if you were to compare the actual positions, it was unclear who was really “devouring” whom.

These past two days, Rong Xu had been lazily staying at home, spending rare rest time with this man.

Sunday’s weather was perfect—clear skies, no clouds, sunshine warmly bathing the earth, welcoming B City’s last clear and warm autumn day.

Standing in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window, Rong Xu’s gaze softened as he looked out at the city bathed in golden sunlight. After a while, he turned and said, “I said I don’t want to eat spinach. I really don’t want it at all…”

Such a beautiful day, such a wonderful Sunday, yet he and the man could only stay at home, watching over each other, unable to go out.

There was perhaps a bit of regret in their hearts, but that regret vanished the moment their lips met.

Three days later, Luo Zhentao drove downstairs to pick up Rong Xu and take him to the airport for rehearsal of an upcoming concert in S City.

At the front door, the two exchanged a soft parting kiss. The young man bent down to fix his shoes and was about to open the door when he heard the man’s deep, magnetic voice behind him: “The concert is at 7:30 p.m. the day after tomorrow, right?”

Rong Xu was surprised and turned around: “Yes, why?”

The man smiled faintly, lips curved: “Nothing. Xiao Xu… the concert will definitely be a success.”

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Author’s note:

Qin Chengcheng: Rongrong didn’t notice that baby specifically mentioned the concert—he definitely doesn’t know the surprise baby prepared for him~ (≧▽≦)/~ Lalala

Rongrong: … Why does it all feel so familiar? (⊙_⊙)

Lin Xuan: … Hey hey hey, that’s my concert, mine!!!