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Chapter 52: Cohabitation, I Love You to Death!

Entering the apartment and putting down his luggage, Li Ge immediately saw two bowls of clumpy noodles on the dining table and asked Chen Shuo in surprise, “Why haven’t you eaten? Were you waiting for me?”

“I’m not hungry.” Chen Shuo lied, he had actually passed the point of being hungry.

Li Ge had plenty of opportunities to go back and pack his luggage. He had been so eager at that moment just to show his attitude to Chen Shuo. How could he have known that his trip back would make Chen Shuo lose his appetite and sit alone at the dining table for two hours?

He sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and was about to eat when Chen Shuo stopped him.

“It’s clumpy.” Chen Shuo wanted to take the noodles away.

“So what? It’s not like I can’t eat it, I like clumpy noodles.” Li Ge picked up a strand of noodle and was about to eat it when Chen Shuo stopped him again.

“It’s not good cold.” Chen Shuo insisted on taking the noodles away, wanting to make Li Ge a new bowl of hot, non-clumpy noodles, and also fry the egg he hadn’t had a chance to fry.

“My wife made it, how can it not be good? I even find it too hot when it’s hot.” Li Ge took a big slurp and found that it was actually better than the ordinary fried rice from last time, savory with a hint of white pepper.

“…” Chen Shuo didn’t stop him anymore.

Li Ge had been tormented by Chen Shuo all morning, and they had messed around in bed for two hours. Then he had to run back to pack his luggage and come back, which took a lot of effort. He had only eaten a little all day and was starving, so he started slurping down the noodles.

“It tastes good, really delicious.” He praised as he ate, “Look at my good fortune, I’m afraid people will be envious and steal my wife away.”

“…” Chen Shuo watched Li Ge bury his head in the noodles, quickly finishing them, and then took the bowl he hadn’t eaten and continued to slurp, obviously starving. No wonder he was calling out for food in bed, constantly wanting to suck, making him break his abstinence again and again. He might as well have cooked a pot of noodles earlier to shut this hooligan’s mouth.

After eating and drinking his fill, Li Ge leaned back in his chair with satisfaction, watching Chen Shuo take the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen and start washing them with a cloth, not idle at all.

He smiled and called out again, “Wife!”

Chen Shuo turned his head to look at Li Ge again.

“Just calling you.” Li Ge beamed with joy, “My wife is so capable, a good homemaker. Leave the bowls in the sink, I’ll wash them later. You’ve worked hard moving, go to bed and rest for a while, don’t get tired.”

“…” Chen Shuo found that Li Ge’s chattering mouth was really good at coaxing people, he didn’t know how many people he had coaxed.

He ignored Li Ge and continued to wash the dishes, the soup pot still unwashed.

It was the first time he had cohabited with someone as a “couple,” and it was also the first time he had a serious relationship. Li Ge found it novel, his gaze almost never leaving Chen Shuo, scrutinizing him from head to toe, liking everything he saw, and becoming more and more convinced that his decision was correct. It was a good thing he had successfully won him over, otherwise, it would have been a long and sleepless night.

The soup pot wasn’t oily, so he just had to pour out the noodle water and rinse it a little. Just as Chen Shuo was about to pick it up, a pair of hands snatched it away.

“I’ll wash it, you go to sleep.” Li Ge poured out the water, turned on the faucet, and started washing the pot with his bare hands, saying, “I’ve helped my mom with chores at home. Besides not being very good at cooking, I can do everything else. From now on, you can order your husband around as you please, you hear me?”

Chen Shuo didn’t hear him, only remembering that Li Ge had bad living habits and was also wasteful. He reached over and turned the water flow down a little, reminding Li Ge, “Don’t waste water.”

Li Ge: “…”

Chen Shuo thought of the shirt, trousers, and underwear he had washed for Li Ge the evening before yesterday. They had dried overnight, and he had brought them back when he moved this morning, but he hadn’t had time to iron them.

So he went to the balcony and took out the ironing board, then took out the iron from the storage cabinet next to the fish tank, placed Li Ge’s somewhat wrinkled shirt and trousers on the ironing board, and instructed Li Ge, “Iron them yourself.”

Li Ge was stunned. At his own place, a housekeeper came to clean regularly, including washing his dirty clothes. As for the formal wear in his wardrobe, it was regularly sent to a professional dry cleaner, he didn’t have to worry about it at all.

Seeing Chen Shuo holding the iron, looking like a little wife, Li Ge’s heart instantly ached, “Wife, you’ve had such a hard life. From now on, your husband will dote on you, you won’t have to worry about anything.”

“…” Chen Shuo was living a good life, he didn’t know what was so hard about it. If he had to say what was hard, it was only the hardship Li Ge gave him, a lot of pain.

He asked Li Ge, “Do you know how to iron?”

“Uh,” Li Ge inexplicably felt that he was being looked down upon. It was just ironing clothes. He put down the soup pot and said, “Of course I do, just leave it there and don’t worry about it.”

Remembering that Li Ge had a strong sense of self-esteem and didn’t like to be overshadowed, Chen Shuo repeated his question, “Do you know how to iron? If not, it’s okay, I’ll help you iron it.”

Li Ge then noticed that it was his own shirt and trousers and was instantly moved, honestly admitting, “No, wife, you’re so good, I fucking love you to death!”

“…” Chen Shuo didn’t say anything, put down the iron, and planned to iron it later when he came back.

There was suddenly a big living person in the apartment who wouldn’t leave. He simply ignored Li Ge and did what he had to do, opening the wardrobe to change his clothes.

Seeing this, Li Ge thought Chen Shuo was making room for the luggage he had brought and sneakily hugged him from behind, tilting his head and giving him a sweet kiss on the cheek, “My good wife, so considerate.”

“…” Chen Shuo was still a bit unaccustomed and let Li Ge hug him, trying to adapt to the change in their relationship.

Who knew that Li Ge would cling to him like an octopus, his mouth also like a suction cup, kissing him endlessly from his face to his ears and neck.

Li Ge was originally just teasing him, but Chen Shuo was so obedient that it aroused his interest. He wouldn’t have dared to think of this last year, his face would have been beaten into a pig’s head by Chen Shuo.

It had been so fucking hard to get here.

“Oh, my darling, so good to kiss, everything is so fragrant.” Li Ge kissed and took advantage of Chen Shuo, his hands randomly caressing his firm chest and abs, then took the opportunity to tease Chen Erdi, “Let me see if my little darling missed me.”

“…Don’t be a hooligan.” Chen Shuo promptly blocked the unruly salty pig’s hand and broke free from Li Ge’s embrace, taking a set of sportswear from the wardrobe and then closing the wardrobe door.

“…” Li Ge watched as Chen Shuo put on a quick-drying vest in front of him, then took off his casual pants and changed into sweatpants, looking like he was about to go out.

“So I was just being sentimental just now?” He went up and hugged him by the waist, using his strength to bring Chen Shuo to the bed, pressing him down and questioning, “Where are you going?”

He hadn’t been to the gym for a while since he moved out. Chen Shuo valued his health, pushed Li Ge away, and sat up, saying, “To the gym.” Feeling that his tone was a bit stiff, he added, “I haven’t worked out for a long time.”

Hearing that Chen Shuo was going out, Li Ge was like a young boy who had just fallen in love, reluctant to let his wife go, and also reluctant to let Chen Erdi go.

He clung to Chen Shuo and said, “Didn’t we work out today? You fucked me for so long, let’s have another go, I’ll work out with you.”

Chen Shuo didn’t know that Li Ge could be so clingy, but thinking that Li Ge might not be clinging to him, he decisively pulled away and stood up, refusing to give Li Ge and Chen Erdi a chance to be intimate.

“You didn’t even think of taking me to the gym with you?” Li Ge feigned dissatisfaction.

Chen Shuo asked back, “Aren’t you sore and your legs cramping? Next time.”

Actually, Li Ge wasn’t that sore. He was just pretending to be miserable afterwards to have Chen Shuo serve him, to give him a massage. The main thing was that his flower was uncomfortable, the more satisfying it was, the more it bloomed, and when it bloomed red and beautiful, it needed a while to recover. It was all because Chen Erdi was too good at drilling, but he himself liked it so much, he could only be a waiting wife at home.

“Alright, you go.”

Seeing Li Ge readily agree, Chen Shuo was actually a bit reluctant to go out. But after the gym, he had to go to the supermarket to buy groceries. There was another mouth to feed at home now, he couldn’t just ignore it, he had already thought about what to cook for dinner.

Putting on his windbreaker, Chen Shuo didn’t look back at Li Ge, who was lying on the bed, and walked straight to the entrance hall. He suddenly remembered the miniature camera he had kept in the dust-proof display cabinet, it was Li Ge’s.

As long as Li Ge opened the cabinet door, he would find it, and he might even take it.

The memory card in the miniature camera had been taken out by Chen Shuo. He had secretly and repeatedly watched what had happened at the hotel that night many times. Every time he saw Li Ge in pain, cursing and begging for mercy, whimpering in grievance, he felt both sorry for him and excited, unable to control himself from becoming perverted while watching the video…

Li Ge lay on Chen Shuo’s small single bed, thinking about finding an opportunity to coax him into his large apartment. It was so uncomfortable to be cooped up here.

Before that, he had to change the single bed for the stubborn one. He almost rolled off the bed when they were doing it before, he couldn’t stand it for a single night.

Fuck, a double bed wouldn’t fit either.

Li Ge sat up, wanting to plan the layout of the room, but saw Chen Shuo suddenly turn around and say he wasn’t going to the gym. He was so excited that he jumped out of bed and pounced on him, hugging Chen Shuo and kissing him wildly.

“I knew my wife couldn’t bear to part with me, let me kiss you!”

“…”

His mouth and face were almost numb from the kissing. Chen Shuo’s breathing was disordered, and his heart was pounding in his chest, happily bouncing. When he watched palace dramas before, he didn’t understand the love and affection in them, didn’t understand the emotional demands of those women. Now he understood, he also had a wish like Zhen Huan.

“May I have a person who loves me with all his heart, and we will never be separated.”

If Li Ge hadn’t been so annoying as to sneak attack Chen Erdi, Chen Shuo would have wanted to kiss him for a while longer.

The rain outside seemed to have stopped, and the sky was getting dark. He avoided Li Ge’s dense kisses and his unruly salty pig’s hand, panting slightly as he said, “Let’s go buy groceries together.”

“Alright, I’ll listen to my wife!” Li Ge’s spirits were high.

Chen Shuo hesitated slightly, but finally agreed to this address, saying “hmm.”

There was a large supermarket near the apartment. Chen Shuo was used to being alone, and it was the first time someone accompanied him, so he was a bit unaccustomed.

Fortunately, Li Ge wasn’t so talkative outside, and he spoke relatively normally, at most asking about his taste, what dishes he liked, and whether he was really allergic to alcohol.

Unexpectedly, Li Ge still remembered this. Chen Shuo truthfully said, “I’m not a good drinker, I don’t like drinking.”

“I knew you were fooling me.” Li Ge smiled and accompanied Chen Shuo to the vegetable section. He saw that Chen Shuo was very focused when picking vegetables, carefully looking at each potato and green pepper, which was quite strange.

Halfway through picking, Chen Shuo asked Li Ge, “Do you eat asparagus? Stir-fried with shrimp.”

“I do.” He couldn’t call him that outside, so Li Ge secretly winked at Chen Shuo, “I’m not a picky eater, I’ll eat whatever you make. How about we stir-fry Chen Erdi too?”

“…” Chen Shuo immediately pushed the shopping cart and dodged Li Ge like the plague, keeping a three-meter distance.

Seeing Chen Shuo flee in disarray, no longer with that robotic, dead-eyed look, Li Ge couldn’t help but laugh out loud and quickly chased after him, “What are you running for, other people can’t understand.”

“Stay away from me.” Chen Shuo frowned slightly and said with disgust.

“You’re pretending with me again.” Li Ge directly fought with Chen Shuo for the shopping cart and took the opportunity to whisper, “Let’s see how I’ll deal with you when we get back, and Chen Erdi.”

“…” Chen Shuo regretted bringing Li Ge out.

To prevent Li Ge from acting perverted again, he simply abandoned the shopping cart and went straight to the household goods section to buy slippers and a towel for Li Ge. After buying the necessities and making sure he hadn’t missed anything, he went back to find Li Ge and took him to the self-checkout counter.

Seeing Chen Shuo pick up the items one by one, find the barcode, and seriously scan them, Li Ge turned to get a shopping bag, but was stopped by Chen Shuo.

He saw Chen Shuo take out a white object from his black windbreaker pocket, which turned out to be a non-woven shopping bag, and handed it to him. He was shocked.

“Fuck, how are you so good at living?”

Stares came from the surroundings. Chen Shuo regretted bringing Li Ge out again, so he quickened the checkout process, just wanting to leave quickly.

But when it was time to pay, Li Ge took out his phone and fought with him to pay the bill. He really didn’t want to attract attention and said helplessly, “Thank you, Mr. Li.”

“Assistant Chen,” Li Ge helped Chen Shuo put the items into the shopping bag. Seeing that the couple at the next checkout counter had left, he lowered his voice and said, “A verbal thank you has no sincerity, Mr. Li is very dissatisfied, you know.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

As soon as they got home, he was inevitably kissed. Chen Shuo cooperated for a while, then busied himself with cooking, and managed to send Li Ge to iron his clothes.

Li Ge: “I don’t know how.”

Chen Shuo: “Learn.”

Li Ge: “I can’t learn, my wife has to teach me hand in hand.”

Finding Li Ge clingy, Chen Shuo put down the vegetables and took out the instruction manual for the iron from the storage cabinet drawer. Li Ge saw that the drawer was full of instruction manuals for various electrical appliances and remote controls for who knows what, and he admired Chen Shuo from the bottom of his heart. In the end, following the instruction manual, he clumsily burned the shirt and earned a “clumsy” from Chen Shuo.

“Who are you calling clumsy!” Li Ge was unconvinced, “Do you know how awesome your husband is outside, how many projects he’s invested in? You’re the one who’s so stingy, taking out a shabby bag at the supermarket, people who don’t know would think I’m abusing you.”

Chen Shuo ignored Li Ge’s chatter.

Li Ge: “No more of this next time, it hurts me to see you being so tight-fisted. I’ll transfer you five million for pocket money first, don’t save it, spend it all.”

“…” Chen Shuo refused, “I don’t accept being kept.”

Li Ge: “Fuck, I’m giving my wife pocket money, how is that being kept?”

Chen Shuo: “I don’t accept it. Our relationship, I’m still considering it.”

Li Ge: “…”

Under Li Ge’s shameless interference, Chen Shuo spent nearly half an hour more than he had estimated, and in that half an hour, he was taken advantage of by the pervert. He finally made two dishes and a soup, asparagus stir-fried with shrimp, stir-fried shredded potatoes with green peppers, and mushroom and tofu soup.

Li Ge was also used to living alone. It was the first time he had eaten a hot meal made by his partner at his partner’s home, and he felt extremely happy, a different kind of happiness from the one in bed.

He couldn’t describe it, so he asked Chen Shuo, “Wife, are you happy? I’m so fucking happy right now, I’ve never been with anyone like this before.”

Seeing Li Ge smile, Chen Shuo also felt happy.

At this moment, he believed that what Li Ge said was 100% true.

Two dishes and a soup were quickly finished by the two big men.

After dinner, Chen Shuo told Li Ge to take a shower first, but Li Ge insisted on showering with him. He thought about it and instead asked Li Ge to wash the dishes, while he carefully ironed Li Ge’s un-ironed trousers and hung them up to air out.

The two of them had a clear division of labor, each doing their own work.

When they showered together, it was inevitable that sparks would fly. Chen Shuo watched Li Ge squat down and couldn’t control himself in the end, so he had to give in, even though he was jealous of that part of himself.

He thought he must have liked Li Ge too much. A little bit of Li Ge’s despicableness, a little bit of his moaning, and he was completely led by the nose, accidentally ignoring his own emotional needs, willing to immerse himself in the illusory sea of desire.

Until he was snuggled up with Li Ge in the single bed, Chen Shuo still felt it was a bit unreal. It was the first time he had been so inseparable from Li Ge for so long, so this was what it was like to be a partner.

Li Ge had been expending energy all day. He hugged Chen Shuo and became drowsy, calling out to him, “Wife, I said I’d watch palace dramas with you, but I’m sleepy…”

“Go to sleep.” Chen Shuo said in a low voice.

Soon, he heard even breathing and began to think about what life really was.

It was daily necessities, eating and drinking, ordinary and simple, the trivialities of daily life. Like today, a couple would stay in the same space, eating and sleeping together, without reservation, without privacy, and over time, they would expose each other’s shortcomings and have various conflicts.

A lifetime was still too long.

So long that Chen Shuo didn’t know how long Li Ge would be happy.

Actually, he already had a problem with Li Ge now. He hoped Li Ge would quit smoking, change his habit of swearing, and pay attention to moderation for the sake of his health. Most importantly, he hoped he would like him a little more, and not like Chen Erdi so much.