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Chapter 84: A Perfect Match, a Lifetime

The restaurant was built by the lake, the environment was quiet and secluded.

Li Ge had specifically booked a private room and instructed the waiter to decorate it according to a Valentine’s Day theme in advance.

When they reached the door of the private room, he finally released Chen Shuo’s hand, smiled, and tilted his chin towards the door, signaling Chen Shuo to open it himself, with a look that said there was a surprise inside.

Chen Shuo opened the door and the first thing he saw was a large bouquet of red roses, so many that it was bigger than the dining table next to it. The petals were layered, nestled against each other, glowing a deep and intoxicating red in the warm light.

Seeing Chen Shuo staring at the flowers without saying a word, Li Ge pushed him in and then closed the door, hugging him from behind and teasing, “You threw away the flowers I sent you last time, you can’t throw these away this time, can you? You’ll have to lift them with me.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

“Wife,” Li Ge nuzzled Chen Shuo’s cheek affectionately, “guess how many there are.”

Without guessing, Chen Shuo knew it was nine hundred and ninety-nine, there could be no other number.

Chen Shuo had never had any particular feelings for flowers. He had bought them for his boss’s little lovers before, and in his opinion, these were just things to fool people, neither practical nor easy to deal with.

However, his thoughts had changed at this moment. It turned out that roses were so beautiful and practical, how could he have not thought of sending a bouquet of red roses to Li Ge?

“Nine hundred and ninety-nine.” Chen Shuo answered.

“Alright, you get a prize for answering correctly.” Li Ge raised his hand, turned Chen Shuo’s face, and rewarded him with a big kiss on the lips, saying, “I’ve never sent such a thing to anyone before, wife, you’re the first. This number represents a long and lasting love, if you accept it, we can be together for a long time.”

The sky was getting dark, and the stars were twinkling outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The lights from a distance were reflected on the lake, the scenery was beautiful.

There was no better time than now. Chen Shuo was glad that he had brought the birthday gift with him. This was the first time he had a proper date with Li Ge.

He slowly reached into the pocket of his casual trousers and called out to Li Ge, “Xiao Bao’er.”

“Yes, actually, the flowers aren’t the main thing. I didn’t have time to decorate.” Li Ge released Chen Shuo and said mysteriously, “I’ve prepared another surprise, it’s a secret for now, I’ll give it to you after dinner.”

Chen Shuo had just touched the velvet bag when a waiter knocked on the door and came in to confirm the serving time with Li Ge.

“Serve it now.” Li Ge looked around the romantic private room and the red roses, then called the waiter back, asking him to help take a photo of him and Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo didn’t react and was pulled by Li Ge to squat down in front of the roses. Li Ge asked him to look at the camera, but he rarely took photos and was a bit unaccustomed.

“Say ‘cheese’ with me.” Li Ge put his arm around Chen Shuo’s shoulder and smiled at the camera, shouting “cheese,” not noticing Chen Shuo’s slightly stiff lips.

With the help of the waiter, Li Ge and Chen Shuo took their first photo together.

After getting his phone back and seeing the photo, Li Ge’s vision went black. He zoomed in on Chen Shuo’s face and poked the stiff corner of his mouth on the screen, complaining, “Look at yourself, I told you to smile, and you gave me a serious face. People who don’t know would think you’re here to collect a debt.”

Chen Shuo: “…I’m not very good at smiling.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, you were smiling so happily with my mom, do you think I’m blind?” Li Ge opened the camera and switched to the front camera, “Let’s take another one.”

Chen Shuo really couldn’t smile. Being with Li Ge, he couldn’t fake a smile, he was completely himself. No matter how he cooperated, the corners of his mouth remained stiff, making his facial expression strange, and even he couldn’t bear to look at it.

“Are you collecting a debt from me again?” Li Ge complained.

“…” Chen Shuo tried his best to curve his lips, and to make it more natural, he even put his hand on his chin and made a peace sign, which made the picture even more strange.

Li Ge: “Take your hand down!”

Chen Shuo: “Oh…”

The two big men’s heads were close together, constantly trying and failing to take a photo with a synchronized smile in front of the selfie camera. In the middle, waiters came in one after another to serve the appetizers, and they gradually turned into one with a sullen face and one with a cold face.

Li Ge: “Fuck, my arm is so sore.”

Chen Shuo: “I’ll take it.”

Li Ge: “You can’t take a good picture, you can’t even find the right angle, don’t make my handsome face look ugly, I’m going to post it on my Moments after I come out.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

“I fucking don’t believe it!” Li Ge just wanted an intimate and natural photo. Unconvinced, he decided to try one last time. Just as he was about to press the shutter, he turned his head and suddenly kissed Chen Shuo’s cheek. Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment, and the picture was captured.

Li Ge looked at the photo and smiled in surprise, “This one is good, look at you, so foolish. If you had cooperated like this from the beginning, it would have been fine. You’re quite cute.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

Li Ge zoomed in on Chen Shuo’s dazed expression and admired it for a while. It was both natural and interesting, and he was quite satisfied, so he decisively set it as his wallpaper and screen saver.

Chen Shuo, who wanted to stop him but had second thoughts: “…”

Putting away his phone, Li Ge tried to hug the nine hundred and ninety-nine red roses before starting to eat, “Fuck, I can’t even lift them with all my strength. Wife, do you see? So heavy, it’s all your husband’s love for you.”

Chen Shuo looked at Li Ge’s foolishness without a word, sat back down at the dining table, and said, “Come here, eat something and try again, carry them home for me.”

Li Ge: “…”

The waiter knocked on the door again and started serving the main course.

After the waiter left again, Li Ge sat down and said, “It’s fine to carry them home, but I have a very serious question to ask you.”

Chen Shuo: “Yes.”

“You see, I love you so much,” Li Ge thoughtfully served Chen Shuo some food, “I’ve done so much for you, when are you going to open your backdoor for me? You don’t even let me touch it, isn’t that too much?”

Knowing that Li Ge wouldn’t give up easily, Chen Shuo’s thoughts remained unchanged. He had to completely cut off Li Ge’s promiscuity from the root. From now on, the only place Li Ge’s two ounces of meat could enter was his mouth, other places were just a dream.

“Xiao Bao’er,” Chen Shuo said, “a couple shouldn’t be so petty with each other. It doesn’t matter who’s on top or who’s on the bottom. The most important thing is that we have a good relationship and a harmonious sex life.”

“…” Li Ge had just started eating when he was almost choked by Chen Shuo’s words. After swallowing, he immediately retorted, “Who’s being petty? If it’s not important, then let me fuck you.”

“No,” Chen Shuo said with a straight face, “I’m allergic to pain, I’m very afraid of pain.”

Li Ge: “…?”

“Alright, be good,” Chen Shuo half-coaxed, half-persuaded, “Don’t you like to get close to nature? When the weather cools down, I’ll take you to the top of the mountain and do it as much as you want.”

Li Ge: “You—”

“And,” Chen Shuo interrupted Li Ge, “there’s an open-air hot spring near the homestay I stayed at last year. We’ve never done it in the water, does Xiao Bao’er want to try?”

Li Ge’s eyes lit up, he wanted to try it right away.

But he was still a bit unhappy and said sarcastically to Chen Shuo, “You’re quite open now, I don’t know who was so serious with me before, saying I was casual, and even ran away from home.”

“It was my fault before. From now on, wherever you want to do it, I’ll listen to you.” To cut off Li Ge’s eager thoughts, Chen Shuo finally added, “When I can’t do it anymore, it will be your turn.”

Li Ge had originally believed him, because when he was sucking his milk, Chen Shuo did say it hurt, and had even set a time limit for him. He said suspiciously, “You’re not afraid of pain anymore?”

“I am,” Chen Shuo still said with a straight face, “I hope you’ll be gentle then.”

Actually, Li Ge didn’t have such strong thoughts anymore. The whole point of that thing was to have fun, and Chen Shuo could make him feel happy every time. He was very willing to be on the bottom, the only thing he was worried about was how to maintain himself.

“You’re so demanding.” Li Ge gave Chen Shuo a cold look and ordered him, “Go and see a Chinese doctor with me when we get back. I heard you can use jade to maintain it, and it won’t get loose. I don’t know if it’s true or not, I’ve always wanted to ask but haven’t.”

“Okay.” Chen Shuo felt a pang of sympathy, blaming himself for his negligence, and also blaming himself for being too big, it would be better if he were a little smaller. He touched the velvet bag in his pocket, impatient to give it to his little treasure.

The two of them ate and chatted, and unknowingly, the topic went back to what they had talked about when Chen Shuo was driving at noon.

Chen Shuo didn’t mention his deceased grandmother, or the grocery store that Chen Meifang had worked so hard for half her life. He didn’t talk about those heavy things, but specifically chose things that Li Ge hadn’t experienced, such as picking wild fruits on the mountain behind the village in his childhood, and helping his grandmother pick water hyacinths in the paddy fields to feed the ducks she raised.

Until all the dishes were served and they wouldn’t be disturbed by the waiter anymore, Chen Shuo couldn’t wait any longer.

Li Ge had just served Chen Shuo a bowl of soup when Chen Shuo suddenly stood up and went behind him. He subconsciously looked back, but his head was turned back by Chen Shuo.

“Don’t look back.”

Hearing a faint sound, Li Ge didn’t know what Chen Shuo was secretly doing. He asked him what he was doing but was ignored. He waited for a while, puzzled, and a blessing suddenly came from behind him.

“Xiao Bao’er, happy birthday in advance.”

Li Ge was a bit stunned. A light flashed before his eyes, and a cool sensation followed on the back of his neck. After realizing what Chen Shuo was doing, he quickly lowered his head. Sure enough, there was a platinum necklace on his neck, and the pendant hanging from the necklace was a platinum ring. The inside of the ring was engraved with letters he couldn’t see clearly.

He raised his hand and brought the plain ring to his eyes. Only then did he see that the inside of the ring was engraved with his and Chen Shuo’s full names in pinyin, with a diamond embedded at the end of the last letter, sparkling in the light, just like the secretly horny Chen Shuo, so good at hiding things.

After fastening the necklace, Chen Shuo took out his own ring from the velvet bag and wanted Li Ge to put it on for him. Before he could open his mouth, a loud “fuck” erupted in the quiet private room.

“Is this my birthday gift?”

Hearing Li Ge’s strange tone, Chen Shuo thought Li Ge disliked the ring’s simple style. Who knew that Li Ge would stand up, take out an exquisite velvet box from his trouser pocket, and open it in front of him, revealing a pair of men’s platinum wedding rings.

“What a coincidence, it’s the same as the surprise I prepared. I specifically went to pick them out after you went home. I was afraid you wouldn’t like something too flashy, so I chose a simpler one, without diamonds.” Li Ge said, “I also wanted to engrave our names in the rings, but there wasn’t enough time.”

Chen Shuo didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence.

Li Ge was in high spirits. He put his arm around Chen Shuo and kissed him, still excited after several kisses, “Wife, I told you last year that we have a connection, right? Do you know what this is called? We’re a perfect match!”

It wasn’t just the birthday gift. Chen Shuo also had some things he wanted to say to Li Ge, but he had just brewed them when he was interrupted, his emotions in a mess, not knowing how to start, because it was really cheesy, and he even got goosebumps when he was brewing them.

He first handed over his own ring, “Put it on for me.”

“…” Li Ge was speechless, “Such a romantic moment of exchanging rings, and you’re making it like a work handover. Why don’t you just be my assistant?”

Chen Shuo: “…”

“You’re not allowed to take it off after you put it on.” Li Ge slowly put the ring on Chen Shuo’s left ring finger. The ring he had prepared couldn’t be wasted, so he put it on Chen Shuo’s right ring finger, completely not expecting it to be a bit tight.

“The size is wrong.” This was very much in line with Li Ge’s despicable behavior, Chen Shuo wasn’t surprised.

“What’s wrong? It fits me just right.” Li Ge quickly put it on himself, the size was just right, “It shouldn’t be, I’m so big, our fingers must be about the same thickness, the rings are the same.”

“You’re shorter than me.” Chen Shuo mercilessly pointed out the reason.

“Fuck,” Li Ge immediately became angry, “it’s only a four-centimeter difference, it’s basically nothing. How much shorter can I be than you? Don’t show off your height to me.”

“…” Still rounding up, Chen Shuo had nothing to say.

“Let’s compare our hands.” Li Ge extended his palm.

Chen Shuo pressed his palm against Li Ge’s to compare their sizes. Li Ge didn’t believe it, took off the ring he had just put on for Chen Shuo, and tried it on himself, finding that it was indeed a bit loose, his fingers seemed to be thinner than Chen Shuo’s. He put it back on Chen Shuo, then tried on the ring hanging from the necklace, the size was just right.

Li Ge asked Chen Shuo in surprise, “How did you buy such a precise size?”

Sure enough, he was a bit foolish. Chen Shuo explained, “On the night you were drunk, I measured it with a tape measure.”

Li Ge: “…”

Chen Shuo: “Give me the receipt, I’ll go and exchange it tomorrow.”

Li Ge: “I threw it away. It’s okay, we can just keep it as a collection.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

Having a birthday gift from his wife, Li Ge was in a good mood, and didn’t feel bad about casually throwing away tens of thousands of yuan.

He sat down, pulled Chen Shuo onto his lap, and hugged him stickily, sniffing Chen Shuo’s fragrant scent, then opened his mouth and bit Chen Shuo’s fair neck twice, “My wife is so considerate, you even got me a necklace.”

It wasn’t safe to wear it around his neck. Chen Shuo reminded Li Ge, “I’m afraid you’ll forget to take it off if you wear it on your hand. Keep the ring safe yourself, and wear it when your parents go back.”

If it weren’t for hiding it from Chen Shuo, Li Ge would have wanted to wear it on his hand directly. He didn’t bring up the topic of coming out, just hugged Chen Shuo and teased, “You’ve spent so much money, how much water bill did you save?”

“It’s okay,” Chen Shuo said, “I have savings.”

“I still feel sorry for you,” Li Ge took the opportunity to coax his wife, “How about we put our money together? Others have joint property as a couple, we can have joint property as a husband and husband. From now on, you’ll manage the household accounts, and when we’re old, we’ll leave whatever is left to Yuanbao.”

Chen Shuo was capable of making money and didn’t covet anything from Li Ge, there was no need to put their money together.

But hearing Li Ge talk about joint property and the future, his heart suddenly warmed, and an image of the distant future floated into his mind. He and Li Ge were both old, having been together for sixty years, they were almost ninety, and Li Ge would still call him “wife,” and he would still be his little treasure.

“Okay.”

“You’re quite obedient today.” Li Ge chuckled, “Were you moved by my heavy love? If I had known, I would have sent you nine hundred and ninety-nine roses last time, let’s see where you can throw them.”

Having gotten used to Li Ge’s mood-killing habits, Chen Shuo stood up from Li Ge’s lap and said, “Have you finished eating? I’ll go and pack up.”

Li Ge: “…”

Chen Shuo: “You haven’t finished?”

“Why are you so good at killing the mood?” Li Ge looked at the dishes on the table, admired, and stood up, “Alright, I’ll listen to my wife, I’ll pack up.”

Chen Shuo said truthfully, “It’s a waste to not finish such expensive dishes.”

“Yes, yes, saving food is a virtue, it should be done.” Li Ge asked Chen Shuo to sit down and personally went out to find a waiter for a takeaway box.

In the middle, he took out his muted phone and saw a bunch of WeChat bombs from his cousin. He clicked on them and almost had a heart attack, especially the last one from half an hour ago.

Zhuangzhuang: [Brother, congratulations on coming out. I was just trying to be considerate, you really can’t blame me, I’m leaving now.]

Proactively coming out and being passively discovered were two different things. Having suddenly lost the initiative, Li Ge quickly found a quiet corner and called his cousin, but was prompted that his phone was off.

Fucking hell, that mischievous little brat.

Time was becoming tight. Li Ge returned to the private room and advised Chen Shuo not to pack up anymore.

Worried that Chen Shuo would notice, he kept a smile on his face, “Weren’t you going to sing? It’ll spoil if you pack it up and put it in the car.”

Chen Shuo wanted to hear Li Ge sing, but he wasn’t in a hurry. He glanced at the necklace around Li Ge’s neck, the words hidden in his heart still unspoken, and at this moment, he really wanted to have sex.

“We can sing next time, let’s go home.”

“We’ve already agreed, we’ll just go sing. You’re lucky to be able to hear my singing now, you know? So many of my fans want to hear it but can’t.”

Li Ge knew his parents. According to their temperaments, they would definitely come and find him as soon as they found out he was gay, not go home quietly as if they didn’t know anything. This was definitely the calm before the storm.

“I’ve changed my mind,” Chen Shuo hugged Li Ge, “Xiao Bao’er, come home with me.”

“…” Li Ge immediately cursed, “Fuck, can you finish your sentences, you dog? I thought you were telling me to go home by myself!”

Chen Shuo hugged him tighter, “You said you would be home by 9:30, I remember the time, it’s enough for one round.”

“…” Li Ge raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was almost eight o’clock. It would take about forty-five minutes to get back to Chen Shuo’s apartment from the restaurant, so it would be 8:30 when they got home, which was only an hour. He hadn’t even factored in the time for parking, going upstairs, and showering.

He suddenly thought, so what if he was discovered?

He just wanted to be with Chen Shuo, what was wrong with that?

However, after returning to the cozy little apartment, Li Ge slapped his own face. He didn’t want to be with Chen Shuo, he just wanted to hurry home and admit his mistake. How could there be such a crazy pervert? Where did he learn such perverted methods? Wasn’t this trying to kill him?

“Ah, fuck—” Li Ge’s arms were sore, he could barely hold the flexible punching bag. His body was being swayed left and right by the bag, completely losing balance. His leg muscles, which had been tensed for a long time, also became sore. He almost fell several times, and his waist was grabbed tightly by Chen Shuo and dragged back. It turned out that the real storm was right above his own head.

The iron chain holding the punching bag creaked violently. Li Ge gradually became dazed, his head spinning. His hoarse voice called out “wife” weakly, trying to beg for mercy. Before he could call out twice, his breath was cut off, leaving only unconscious moans. Just as he was about to fall again, the storm finally stopped.

“Where’s your strength? Didn’t you eat?” Chen Shuo steadied Li Ge and held his wrists, helping him to hug the punching bag again, “Stand up straight, hold on tight.”

“You fucking…” Li Ge roared hoarsely, “I want to go home.”

Chen Shuo refused, “It’s not time yet.”

“Fuck, you—” Li Ge was about to curse, but his entire body was suddenly lifted into the air in a position that shocked him. Chen Shuo held him in his arms and turned to face the floor-to-ceiling window, his back completely pressed against Chen Shuo’s sweaty chest. He had never been held like this in his life and wanted to get down, “Who taught you all this? Are you a pervert? I’m not a child, what are you doing—” The last word was blocked by Chen Erdi, stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

“You’re Xiao Bao’er.” Chen Shuo held Li Ge steady, “Don’t you like romance? You can see the moon this way.”

Romance my ass. Since he could remember, he had never been held to pee by anyone. How could he have thought that his secretly horny wife would be so crazy? He resisted a few times, but soon became drowsy again, the moonlight in his eyes becoming more and more hazy. He felt as if his body wasn’t his own, he couldn’t control it, he was really going to be held out, so fucking embarrassing, that dog would definitely use this to laugh at him.

“Xiao Bao’er,” Chen Shuo panted, finally having a chance to say what he wanted to say, “accepting my ring means you’re marrying me, we’re a fateful community now, we can’t be separated, you know? You can’t say such angry words either. In the future, no matter what problems arise, we’ll solve them together.”

“Fuck…” Li Ge gave up struggling and felt wronged, “You deliberately saw me making a fool of myself.”

Chen Shuo’s lips curved into a slight arc, “What have I not seen of you? You’re not ugly. When you were drunk that day, I held you like this too, you peed for a long time, it smelled of alcohol.”

Li Ge: “…”

Avoiding the water stains on the floor, Chen Shuo carried Li Ge into the room and put him down, then face to face, he lifted Li Ge up again, and as he walked towards the bathroom, he asked, “Did you hear what I just said?”

“You stole all my lines, what else can I say?” Li Ge rested his head on Chen Shuo’s shoulder and recovered for a while, “What time is it? I have to go back after taking a shower.”

“It’s exactly 9:30.” Chen Shuo put Li Ge down, turned on the shower, and waited for the water to warm up before starting to help Li Ge shower.

The shower was comfortable, and he didn’t have to move himself. Li Ge recovered and started acting up again, his salty pig’s hand naughtily flicking Chen Erdi, “You’re a little fast today.”

“Don’t mess around.” Chen Shuo dodged Li Ge, “Weren’t you the one who begged me to be quick?”

Li Ge: “…”

While showering, Chen Shuo also helped Li Ge brush his teeth and wash his face, washing his little treasure from inside out, wiping his body dry and carrying him out, then serving him to get dressed.

Li Ge lay lazily on the sofa, watching Chen Shuo carefully massage his leg muscles, and suddenly said, “Wife, don’t bring me lunch tomorrow.”

Chen Shuo asked, “Do you have an appointment?”

“Yes,” Li Ge told a white lie, “Remember that palace drama I invested in? I have a lunch meeting with Liu Dasen at Jinling Xuan tomorrow to discuss the script.”

“Okay.” Chen Shuo nodded.

After getting dressed, when it was time to part, Li Ge was really reluctant to leave his wife.

Chen Shuo wanted to see him off, but he stubbornly stopped him, hugging Chen Shuo tightly and kissing him again and again, coaxing, “Wife, you wait for me a little longer, I’ll hold you to sleep every night from now on, I won’t leave you alone.”

“I’ll walk you to the elevator.” Chen Shuo said.

“No need, you go to sleep quickly.” Li Ge quickly opened the door, and after going out, he quickly closed it and strode away.

Chen Shuo opened the door again, but there was no sign of Li Ge.

On the countertop was a single red rose, which Chen Shuo couldn’t bear to leave for the restaurant to dispose of. He had picked it out from the large bouquet that he couldn’t lift, a symbol of “the only love.”

There was no vase at home, so he found a mineral water bottle. Although he knew it wouldn’t last many days, he still hoped to preserve the most beautiful period of the red rose.

Rushing home, Li Ge took off the necklace around his neck before entering the door, then took off the ring and put it on his left ring finger. Finally, he took a deep breath, decisively opened the door, and saw his parents sitting on the sofa in the living room, obviously waiting for him for a long time.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Li Ge didn’t dare to delay. He quickly walked over and knelt directly in front of his parents, kowtowing heavily on the floor, admitting his mistake, “Dad, Mom, I’m sorry!”

With a heavy “thud,” his son’s voice was hoarse. Min Lanshu and Li Yunshan’s hearts ached. They quickly stood up and, one on each side, pulled their son up from the floor.

“You child, what are you kowtowing for!” Seeing a red mark instantly appear on her son’s forehead, Min Lanshu’s emotions immediately went out of control. She hugged her son and sobbed, “Xiao Bao’er…”

Hearing his mother cry, Li Ge’s nose suddenly stung. He hugged his mom tightly and repeatedly admitted his mistake, his own voice also choked with sobs, “I’m sorry, Mom, I took the wrong path. I’ve been holding it in for more than ten years and never dared to say it, I was just afraid you would be sad and break off relations with me. Sometimes I even hate myself for liking men…”

“Don’t say it, Xiao Bao’er,” Min Lanshu patted her son’s back and quickly coaxed him, “Mom doesn’t blame you, I was just afraid you would have suicidal thoughts. I can only be at ease if you’re well.”

“You should blame me, Mom. I can’t marry a woman in this life, I can’t let you have a grandchild, I’m sorry.” Li Ge cried his eyes out, not forgetting to fight for his own happiness, “I have someone I like now, and I’m going to spend the rest of my life with him.”

The mother and son’s emotions were both unstable. Li Yunshan hugged his wife and son, first stabilizing his son’s emotions, “Xiao Bao’er, your mother guessed it a few days ago, she accepted it faster than I did. She was afraid you would be depressed and do something foolish.”

“…” Li Ge sniffled in a daze, then turned and hugged his dad, continuing to wail, “I’m sorry, Dad, you can hit me or scold me, just don’t disown me…”

In a flash, his child was all grown up. Li Yunshan couldn’t lift him anymore. He helplessly raised his hand and, like he used to pat his son’s back to burp him when he was a baby, he gently patted his back and comforted him, “You’re our only child, we can’t force you if you don’t like it, just don’t harm other people’s daughters.”

Li Ge never expected that coming out would be met with his parents’ tolerance and understanding. They didn’t hit him, didn’t scold him, let alone break off relations with him, they were only worried about him.

His emotions completely went out of control, and he cried out loud.

“Alright, don’t cry,” Li Yunshan scolded his son, “When you cry, your mother cries with you.”

“This child…” Min Lanshu wiped her tears, “You’re a grown-up now, and you’re still acting coquettishly with your family.” She then noticed the ring on her son’s hand and inquired.

Mentioning this, Li Ge had so much he wanted to say.

But meeting his parents’ slightly red eyes, he didn’t say much, only, “Dad, Mom, don’t worry, Chen Shuo is very good, he dotes on me very much. When I’m with him, I don’t have to worry about anything. I’ve decided to make him my wife, this is the ring he gave me today, he’s willing to settle down with me.”

Li Yunshan and Jing Hai hadn’t had much contact, so they naturally didn’t know much about Chen Shuo. So he asked his son, “The wound on your wrist, how did you get it?”

“I smashed his fish tank with one punch.” Li Ge quickly explained, “I was too promiscuous before and hurt him. He even went to Dongcheng to become a monk for me. I got angry when I saw him chanting scriptures and lost my temper for a moment.”

Li Yunshan & Min Lanshu, worried that their precious son had been bullied by Chen Shuo: “…”

Whether their future daughter-in-law was a man or a woman, settling down with their son was a major event for the Li family. After all, Chen Shuo couldn’t have children like Yuan Feng. Min Lanshu couldn’t help but ask a few more questions, but who knew that her son would start talking non-stop.

An hour later, Min Lanshu was sleepy, but Li Yunshan became more and more energetic as he listened, occasionally scolding his son, “Don’t embarrass the family, this is not how you date, you’re a grown-up, you can’t even wear your own socks, aren’t you ashamed?”

“I’m not ashamed,” Li Ge asked, “Dad, haven’t you ever put on socks for Mom?”

Li Yunshan: “…”

Min Lanshu: “You talk too much.”

“Isn’t this what couples are like?” Li Ge was not only not ashamed, but also quite proud, “He also regularly cuts my fingernails and toenails, and he also brushes my teeth and washes my face for me, I don’t even have to wring the towel.”

Li Yunshan & Min Lanshu: “…”

Li Ge finally had no more burdens. He couldn’t help but kneel down in front of his parents again, “Dad, Mom, thank you both for accepting my sexual orientation. Being your son is the greatest blessing in my life.”

Even if the couple didn’t accept it, there was nothing they could do. At least they would have another son. Min Lanshu helped her son up and said, “Bring him back when you have time these two days.”

Li Yunshan said, “Xiao Bao’er’s birthday is coming up, just bring him back then.”

Thinking of his birthday, Li Ge suddenly had an idea.

The next day, all the employees of Gewu Media found that Mr. Li was wearing a platinum necklace around his neck and a platinum ring on his left ring finger.

Everyone whispered among themselves. Mr. Li and his girlfriend had been on and off since last year, and now good things were finally about to happen. Maybe they could have a wedding banquet on National Day.

Yu Rui’s job of making coffee had been quite stable recently. He would deliver a cup of coffee at ten o’clock sharp and respectfully say, “Mr. Li, your coffee.”

“Just leave it there.” Li Ge asked, “Have you made an appointment with Liu Dasen? If not, do it today, ask him to come over quickly, and ask him if the theme song style has been decided.”

Yu Rui reminded, “Mr. Li, it’s still early for this step.”

“How is it early? We start planning after the script is confirmed. Why is he so slow, how long has it been? You keep a close eye on the progress.” Li Ge took a sip of his coffee, “It’s a good thing I’m in a good mood today. You tell him that I’m in charge of the theme song, I’ll personally plan it.”

“Ah?” Yu Rui wanted to ask if it was too hasty.

Li Ge: “What ‘ah’? Hurry up and arrange it.”

Yu Rui: “Oh, oh.”

When a person is happy, good things happen. Li Ge took out his phone and unlocked it, smiling when he saw the photo on his desktop.

He opened WeChat and sent a video call. It connected in a few seconds, and he saw Chen Shuo shirtless, and quickly asked, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you wearing a vest?”

“What’s wrong with your forehead?” Chen Shuo noticed a small bruise on Li Ge’s forehead, like a bruise.

“I bumped it at home.” Li Ge said casually.

Chen Shuo: “Where did you bump it? How did you bump it?”

“…I just bumped it,” Li Ge continued to lie, “I was just passing by when my mom was opening the refrigerator, she was on the phone and didn’t notice me.”

Chen Shuo was relieved and instructed Li Ge, “Be careful.”

Li Ge: “Yes, I was asking what you were doing.”

“Working out.” Chen Shuo switched the camera to show Li Ge the fitness mat on the floor, then switched back to the front camera, “Plank.”

“Oh, can you hold it for a minute?” Li Ge smiled.

“It’s five minutes now.” Chen Shuo said.

“Really?” Li Ge didn’t believe it, “Are you showing off with me again? Do it for me, I’ll time you.”

Chen Shuo found an angle, set up his phone, and started doing a plank.

Five minutes later, Li Ge was completely convinced. He gave a thumbs-up to the camera and praised, “Wife, you’re so awesome, I admit you’re a little better than me in this aspect.”

Working out at home was a promise to Li Ge, the room was small and indeed not very convenient. Chen Shuo recovered for a while and said, “It’s good that you know, I’ll let you enjoy the moon more in the future.”

“Fuck.” Li Ge didn’t want to recall the shameful scene of being held out to pee last night, “You pervert, you have the nerve to say that, where did you learn that trick?”

Chen Shuo: “I learned it without a teacher.”

Li Ge: “…You’re getting more and more shameless.”

Chen Shuo: “I learned from you.”

Li Ge: “…”

On the night at the bar, when he was being held by Li Ge, Chen Shuo had thought of trying this, and the facts proved that his little treasure was very satisfied, groaning from beginning to end.

He changed the subject and asked Li Ge, “What time are you eating at noon? I’ll take you to Jinling Xuan.”

Having successfully come out, Li Ge was now free, but he couldn’t see Chen Shuo frequently, afraid that he would let it slip in his excitement. So he refused, “It’s okay, Yu Rui is responsible for picking me up. By the way, wife, my brother ran away, his phone is off and I can’t reach him, I have to go home and watch ‘Empresses in the Palace’ with my parents tonight, I can only accompany you at noon.”

Although he was a bit disappointed, Chen Shuo didn’t show it, “Spend more time with your parents.”

“It’s my birthday, you have to come,” Li Ge couldn’t hold back his smile and quickly took a sip of coffee to suppress it, “Don’t worry about being a third wheel, I’m afraid you won’t be able to let go, so I specifically invited Fei Fan and Qiao An, my brother will also be there.”

The disappointment was instantly washed away by joy. Chen Shuo was silent for a while before nodding and saying “okay.” Looking at Li Ge on the screen, he really wanted to go to Gewu Media and hug and kiss him.

Li Ge: “I have to work now, don’t forget to bring me lunch tomorrow.”

Chen Shuo: “Yes.”

The days before his birthday remained the same. Only Li Ge was restless. No one knew about the great joy of him coming out, and he was silently enduring great pain and torment.

He was about to explode. When he was being affectionate with Chen Shuo in his office at noon, he could still grit his teeth and endure it, but when he was alone in his empty bed at night, he really couldn’t bear it for a second longer, desperately wanting to tell Chen Shuo this great news.

“Mom, I can’t take it anymore!” Li Ge complained to his mother coquettishly, “I feel so uncomfortable, like ants are crawling on me, I’ve never kept a secret in my life.”

Min Lanshu rolled her eyes at her son, “It’s your birthday tomorrow, what’s the rush?”

Li Ge: “I want to celebrate my birthday now.”

Li Yunshan: “Let your mother watch TV, go back to your room and sleep, you’ll celebrate your birthday when you open your eyes.”

Li Ge: “I can’t sleep.”

Li Yunshan: “If you can’t sleep, go for a run.”

Li Ge: “…”

The sun was scorching, and the wind was also hot and humid.

Chen Shuo, timing it, first went to pick up the cake he had ordered in advance, afraid that it would melt, and immediately rushed to Li Ge’s place.

On the way, he was actually a bit nervous. He had only briefly greeted Li Ge’s parents before, and today they were going to have a meal together, it felt like meeting the parents.

Entering the elevator, Chen Shuo composed himself. To be on the safe side, he had taken off the ring on his ring finger in advance.

When he reached the door, he took a deep breath, and after confirming that his emotions had calmed down, he raised his hand to ring the doorbell. Soon, a “coming” came from inside, it was Li Ge’s mother’s voice.

As soon as the door opened, Chen Shuo greeted politely, “Hello, Aunt.”

“Hey, hey, come in quickly, why did you buy a cake?” Min Lanshu took a pair of slippers from the shoe rack and bent down to place them at Chen Shuo’s feet.

“…” Chen Shuo couldn’t accept it and quickly said, “Aunt, I’ll do it myself, thank you.”

Suddenly, a loud and resonant voice sounded in the air.

“Wife!”

Chen Shuo was instantly petrified, and the cake he was holding fell to the ground with a thud.

“You child,” Min Lanshu picked up the cake on the floor and turned back to scold her son, “You said yourself you would announce it when you made a wish, why are you scaring people now? Look at how you’ve scared Xiao Shuo.”

Chen Shuo, still petrified: “…”

“I can’t wait anymore!” Li Ge rushed straight towards Chen Shuo, hugged him and kissed him, his passionate kisses falling on Chen Shuo’s face and lips. He said excitedly as he kissed, “Wife, I’ve come out! This is my surprise for you, are you happy?”

Coming out… Chen Shuo was dazed by the kiss, completely stunned.

Li Yunshan couldn’t bear to look at his son and greeted Chen Shuo, “Xiao Shuo, right? Come in and have a seat.”

“Come on, wife,” Li Ge held Chen Shuo’s hand and led him inside, introducing, “Let me introduce you, this is our dad, this is our mom.”

“…”

Chen Shuo had never dared to hope that he could have such a happy day.

His past life was a stagnant pool of water, until Li Ge’s barbaric invasion, like being formatted, stirred it into a clear spring, full of life and hope.

It’s so good to be alive.

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