Chapter 101: My One and Only (Part 6)
Yu Lin couldn’t remember how he had gotten home that night. It was probably Chen Shizhou who had sent him. His face was very hot, and it should have been very red. In his last memory, the lights in the corridor were very dim, and they had kissed in the dim entrance.
Chen Shizhou had not stayed. He had helped him to tidy up and had left. The air seemed to still have a little of the other’s scent, a very faint and cold woody scent.
The continuous events of the day had made Yu Lin feel tired. He had closed his eyes and had fallen asleep. For the next few days, Chen Shizhou had to work a lot of overtime, and the two of them had not met, and they had only chatted intermittently on their phones.
After he had returned from the game world, Yu Lin’s life had not changed much.
He had originally had a job in finance, and his salary was considerable, mainly to pay off the debts he had incurred for his father’s treatment that year.
In these years, he had paid off the debts, and he had also settled his mother’s life. Before he had participated in the internal test of the world, he had actually already submitted his resignation.
He had lived a rare and lazy life for a period of time.
So when he had watched Chen Shizhou work overtime for several days in a row, but at the regular time of eight o’clock in the morning on a certain day, he had brought him breakfast, Yu Lin had been a little dazed.
During this period of time, Yu Lin’s days and nights had been reversed. He had not eaten breakfast for a long time, and his body was faintly protesting, but he had not paid much attention to it.
His inspiration was abundant at night, and it was a comfortable quiet. He would forget the time when he was drawing, and in the morning, he would be immersed in the warm quilt and would not be able to get up.
At first, Chen Shizhou had sent him messages during his overtime, and he had found that his reply time was concentrated in the afternoon and evening. Only then did he feel that something was wrong, and when he had asked, he had only then known that he had messed up his schedule.
Thinking of his always uncomfortable glass stomach, Chen Shizhou was silent for a moment, and he had still decided to do it himself.
The city where they had grown up was used to eating a kind of fish soup in the morning. The soup was fresh and sweet, and it was delicious with either a pancake or noodles. At that time, high school was tense, and they were always in a hurry, and they had not been able to eat it many times. Later, when they had changed cities, they had had other living habits.
“How did you buy this?” When he had opened the door, a tall and slender young man was standing outside. His features were handsome and imposing in the light and shadow. When Yu Lin had seen the breakfast in Chen Shizhou’s hand, his sleepy state had woken up a little.
He had blinked, and he had gone to the kitchen to get a bowl and chopsticks. “I haven’t eaten it in a long time. Do they also sell it here?”
By a strange coincidence, the two of them had ended up in the same city again. The pace was very fast, and it was very different from the city where they had grown up. But perhaps this was also the reason why they had been able to meet again.
“They do.” Chen Shizhou had come in, and his long and slender fingers had casually closed the door. He had casually said a place, and Yu Lin had not recognized it. When he was eating, he had opened the map to check, and only then did he know that it was not a short distance from here.
When they were eating, the two of them had sat together for a while. Chen Shizhou had tidied up the bowls and chopsticks, and he had looked at the dark circles under Yu Lin’s eyes, and he had frowned slightly, and he had said, “You can sleep a little more. I’m going back… what do you want to eat tomorrow?”
“Hmm?” Yu Lin was stunned for a moment, and only then did he realize that he was coming again tomorrow. He had subconsciously said, “I’m fine with anything.”
It had been raining a little these past two days, and the temperature had become cool. The jacket on Chen Shizhou was also stained with a little cold.
He had walked to the door, and he had turned to look at Yu Lin, and his dark and calm eyes had become gentle. He had nodded. “Okay. I’ll choose. You… go to bed early tonight. I’ll come tomorrow.”
Yu Lin had looked at him in the room, and his beautiful eyes had curved into an arc. “Okay.”
Seeing that he had agreed, the corners of Chen Shizhou’s lips had curled up slightly.
The game was about to be released, and Chen Shizhou had to work overtime every day, to test bugs, and to finalize the plan. He had almost no free time.
Only in the very early morning, Yu Lin would find him at his door, and the two of them would eat a carefully prepared breakfast together. Unconsciously, Yu Lin, who had been lazy for a long time, had re-developed a healthy schedule.
Unconsciously, the two of them had gotten to know each other in a slow and tacit way, and they had gradually integrated each other into their own worlds, and they had laid the foundation for their future life together.
Chen Shizhou was working overtime, and Yu Lin’s other job had also gradually gotten on track. After he had given up his fast-paced work, he had picked up his manga, and he had updated it regularly. Because the plot was rich, and the brushstrokes were delicate, the number of views had been constantly increasing.
And under the comic strips that were released every once in a while, there would definitely be someone who would reply at the first moment. The tone was short, and it was out of place with the other styles that were full of witty remarks.
Although they had gone through many stories together, in their real world, the two of them were still like every ordinary couple, and they were slowly getting to know each other.
They had not been in a hurry to express their feelings to each other, and they had not made any promises. They had just found it interesting to find that they liked the same dish, and they had also felt a resonance when they had the same view on the same matter.
They would be surprised that feelings could be born in such an ordinary relationship, and they would not be able to help but cherish it.
In life, it was not an easy thing to meet someone you liked.
If this liking could take root and sprout, and grow up healthily, the sense of satisfaction it brought could perhaps explain why there were so many people in the world who would risk their lives for their feelings.
Yu Lin and Chen Shizhou both knew what they wanted, and they were also people who would not easily change after they had made a decision.
After the two of them’s lives had gotten on track, they had started to travel together more and more. On a certain day, in a beautiful orange dusk that was like a cotton candy, Chen Shizhou had taken out a ring and had made a promise with Yu Lin in the fiery red maple leaves of the mountain forest.
Autumn was a season that both of them found comfortable.
They had agreed to go on a trip, and they had held hands and had walked forward in the refreshing mountain forest, and they had passed by one vivid and strange face after another, and they had walked past all kinds of different shapes of trees. In the moment the wind had blown, it was as if their lives had been frozen in this moment.
The feelings that were surging in their chests could not be controlled.
Chen Shizhou had originally wanted to proceed a little slower. Yu Lin had been rushing to finish his manuscript recently, and he had been cooped up all day, and even his mood had seemed to be a little more anxious, even though he had a stable personality.
Chen Shizhou had seen it and had wanted to take the opportunity to let Yu Lin relax.
He had dealt with his work, had made some free time, and had planned an itinerary, and then he had invited his lover.
The red leaves on the mountain in autumn were in patches, and there was a little damp coolness on the leaves. The two of them had walked all the way forward, and he didn’t know how long they had been walking.
“It seems that we have also walked like this before.” They had gone up the mountain, and they were going against the flow of people. Yu Lin’s fingers were intertwined with Chen Shizhou’s, and he was looking at the red leaves all over the mountain, and he had suddenly said softly.
Autumn was cool, and Chen Shizhou was wearing a thin jacket, and the hem of his clothes was moving with the wind. He had turned his head and had glanced at Yu Lin, and his gaze had paused slightly, and he had thought of the different worlds, and the two of them had also walked hand in hand like this many times.
The feeling of having his fingers in his lover’s palm was different, as if all the sharpness in the world had become soft.
“En.” Chen Shizhou had nodded, and in Yu Lin’s smiling gaze, he had said in a low voice, “There’s still a long way to go in the future.”
Their future was still very long, and they would still be walking together like this for a long time.
Fate had favored them, and it had allowed them to meet again after many years. So in the days to come, every day was enough to make one’s heart beat.
So under the flying red leaves in the mountain, Chen Shizhou had couldn’t help but take out a ring that he had prepared for a long time from his pocket. It was a very well-designed ring, and the simple shape had been cut just right, and the end was dotted with a little blue flash.
Inside the ring, Chen Shizhou’s heartbeat was engraved.
“Are you willing to… accept it? In every day of the future.” Chen Shizhou was not the type to say sweet words, and even his promise was simple, like a simple and just-right-cut ring, without many embellishments.
But he had hoped for eternity… a greedy thought.
Yu Lin’s cheeks were slightly cool from the autumn wind. He had looked up and had seen Chen Shizhou’s dark eyes.
Chen Shizhou’s eyelashes were actually very long. Usually, such long eyelashes would make a person’s facial features look gentle, or a little brighter, but he was not. His thin lips were pressed lightly together, and he was handsome, calm, and cold.
But when he had looked over, his gaze was always gentle, as if an ice cube had first warmed itself up, so that it would not freeze the person he wanted to hug.
Yu Lin had felt this temperature, and his heart seemed to have also collapsed, and it had become warm.
“I am.” He had smiled with his eyes curved, and he had stood in the mountain forest, and his figure was tall and slender, and the hem of his camel-colored windbreaker was swaying with the wind, and his whole person was quiet and gentle.
He had let Chen Shizhou put the ring on for him, and then the two of them had held hands.
“I will always wear it. The deadline is forever.” Yu Lin had said, and he had felt the force in his palm gradually tighten, as if he had touched the surging feelings in his lover’s heart.
After they had seen all the red leaves on the mountain, the two of them had returned to the bustling city at dusk.
Recently, the two of them had been planning to move in together, and the new home was almost ready, with only a little finishing work left. So they had not gone back to their respective houses, but had first gone back to the home they had together.
The sky was getting late. Yu Lin was sitting on the sofa and was reading the comments. Chen Shizhou was with him, and the two of them were holding hands, and the feelings were overflowing in their chests, and they were not at all willing to be separated.
So no one had spoken, and after they had finished eating, they had even taken the time to watch a movie. The color tone of the movie was dim, and the protagonist was running forward for his ideals. Yu Lin’s gaze was on the screen, and Chen Shizhou was with him, and his long legs were slightly bent on the side.
The new home had been decorated by the two of them together, and it had a little warm tone in its simplicity.
They were also holding hands when they were watching the movie, and it was as if it were a difficult thing to be separated.
Chen Shizhou had a special cold, woody scent on him. It was not obvious, but it was very pleasant.
He didn’t know if it was because they were too close, but Yu Lin had felt that he was being soaked in this scent, and gradually, his eyelashes had gently drooped, and he had become drowsy.
“Are you sleepy?” Chen Shizhou had felt his change, and he had turned his head to look over, and his fingers had gently passed through his hair, and he had swept it.
“En…” Yu Lin had looked up at him, and his voice had a nasal tone. He had looked up, and his eyelids were wet, and he had nodded obediently. “I think I’m sleepy.”
His fingers were obediently held in Chen Shizhou’s palm, and they were thin and soft, and his head was down, as if he were about to fall asleep.
Chen Shizhou had looked at him, and he had grunted, “En,” and his fingers had gently supported his head, and he had said in a low voice, “Then go to sleep. I’ll make the bed.”
After they had come back, they had been busy, and they had rarely had such an intimate moment.
But for them, this was a natural thing.
Yu Lin’s drowsy head had cleared up a little. Seeing that Chen Shizhou had left, he had subconsciously grabbed Chen Shizhou’s fingers. “Are you coming with me…?” After he had said it, he had also been stunned for a moment, and for a moment, he had been a little unable to distinguish between illusion and reality.
But this was a very real world.
Chen Shizhou had turned his head to look at him, and his straightened body could no longer move. He had bent down, and his fingers had lifted slightly, and he had swept through Yu Lin’s hair, and after a moment of silence, he had asked in a low voice, “Do you want me to come with you?”
Yu Lin had looked at him, and his eyelashes had moved slightly in the light, and his gaze was very clear. “I do.”
Chen Shizhou looked at him, and his eyes were dark, and as soon as he had spoken, his voice was so hoarse that it was out of shape. “Okay.”