Chu Cheng was speechless, “How can you be so devious?”
“It’s not enough for you to deceive mom, but you still want to deceive me. Tell me, are you running out at night to see the one at your home?”
“What else do I have to say if you’ve guessed it.”
“As I told you before, I hope you’re doing things properly.”
“I’m very decent.”
“Your sense of propriety is to leave your family and go to someone else on New Year’s Eve?”
Chu Cheng sighed, “Do you think I want to? I don’t want to, do I? Who wants to go out on New Year’s Eve, but well, if I don’t go out to keep him company, I’ll feel uncomfortable.”
“Brother you don’t know,” Chu Cheng looked at his brother, “he really is too miserable, he has to stay in the hospital on New Year’s Eve, that’s just fine, but it’s just that his mother’s health is not good, she can’t even accompany him to watch the Spring Festival Gala two more times, watching the Gala itself is quite boring, and he has to be alone while visiting the hospital, wanting to talk to me to relieve his loneliness, and being stimulated by our family’s happy family atmosphere, it’s just miserable.”
Chu Xin didn’t think it was miserable at all, “Do you know how many people in our country are unable to go home for the Chinese New Year every year? Do you know how many people in the country are sick and can’t even afford medicine? What’s so tragic about the fact that he’s in the hospital, watching the Spring Festival, with his family by his side?”
Chu Cheng: ？？？？
Chu Cheng felt that his brother was simply cold-blooded and cruel!
“Did I say the wrong thing?” Chu Xin asked, “When you meet beggars on the street, do you think they are miserable? Are you going to be there for them on New Year’s Eve? You wouldn’t. Then why do you think he’s miserable, lying for him? It’s not that he’s really miserable, it’s that you think he’s miserable, and you’re using your feelings to figure him out, to think so much for him, and then you want to be warm to him. Xiao Cheng, what you are doing now is the kind of behavior that I disapprove of, I don’t want you to go, I feel that you are being very disrespectful.”
Chu Cheng was stunned for a moment, unable to say what he felt. But he quickly found a reason for himself, “I don’t know those beggars on the street, I would feel miserable if I saw them, I would still give money, but I don’t know them well, I naturally won’t go to accompany them. I don’t think my approach is not proportionate, people are not plants and trees, getting along for a long time, who won’t have feelings? For me, he can be considered another kind of friend, so I will naturally care more about him. Just like if Shao Yong really fell out of love today, I would also go to accompany him, it’s not a lack of proportion, it’s just that my perception of boundaries is different from yours.” `
Chu Xin laughed, “Shao Yong isn’t your bed companion.”
“So he’s just my bed companion.” Chu Cheng said squarely, “That’s all, you don’t have to worry.”
“Are your words trustworthy?”
“Of course,” Chu Cheng said, “I never do anything that I regret.”
“That’s best.”
“Don’t worry.” Chu Cheng said, taking the lunch box and walking out of the kitchen.
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Chu Cheng looked at him and said nothing.
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Chu Cheng also deliberately spoke to his mother before going out, “This matter cannot be mentioned to Shao Yong’s mother, or Shao Yong will feel bad and it will affect our brotherhood.”
Mother Chu very understandingly said, “Don’t worry, I won’t say anything, you and your brother are already really good, but I’ll say this, you two are not as good as Shao Yong, you can’t even get a broken heart.”
Chu Cheng: …… What does he need a broken heart for, he was so good, how would he be troubled by a broken heart! Nobody was that blind!
Chu Cheng thought so, grabbed his things, and prepared to go out.
“Are you still coming back for dinner tomorrow morning?” Mother Chu asked.
“Yes.” Chu Cheng said, “I’ll be back in time for the morning before dinner.”
“That’s okay, be safe.”
“Mm.” Chu Cheng went out the door, went to the garage to get his car, and drove directly to the hospital where Wang Fang was.
Ji Qingzhou was a little bored watching the Spring Festival Gala, he was more interested in watching language programs, but none of the language programs this year were very interesting, as of now, the best one was even the women’s group dance that had just ended. Ji Qingzhou looked at his watch, it was 10 o’clock, he sat on the sofa, somehow reminiscent of the old New Year’s Eve, when his mother would cook a lot of his favorite dishes, and watch the Spring Festival Gala with him, and even make some comments from time to time.
The fact was, Ji Qingzhou had already restrained himself from thinking about the past, what was done was done, everything had become a foregone conclusion, and reminiscing about the past at this time would only add to the sadness. For example, he didn’t really feel the year was a bit lonely, but because he remembered his mother, he became lonely.
People were always like this. When they didn’t miss, they could pretend to forget. Once the gate of missing someone was opened, the past poured out like a flood, and those unspeakable regrets and pains surged like a rising tide, flapping his heart, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Ji Qingzhou quickly adjusted his emotions again and sealed those thoughts, trying to find something else to distract and cheer him up. He opened Weibo and looked at his fans’ comments on this year’s Spring Festival Gala, clicking in one by one, and finally slowly smiled, no longer feeling so heavy.
As Ji Qingzhou was watching, he heard a WeChat notification, and it was Lian Jingxing replying to him: Happy new year to you too, and good luck next year!
Ji Qingzhou chatted with him for a while, while he waited for Lian Jingxing to reply, he looked at Chu Cheng who hadn’t appeared since he said he was going to roll out dumpling dough.
In fact, he still wanted to chat with Chu Cheng, but he was too embarrassed to disturb him as he thought Chu Cheng was busy at the moment. He could only silently hope that Chu Cheng would finish his work quickly, and when he was done, he’d be able to talk to him for a while before going to bed.
Ji Qingzhou actually did not want to go to bed too early, he wanted to wait until 12 o’clock – wait until 12 o’clock to say Happy New Year to Chu Cheng. But now it was a bit boring, and there was still more than an hour before 12 o’clock.
Ji Qingzhou had to continue chatting with Lian Jingxing, and as he was chatting, his phone suddenly rang, and when he saw that it was Chu Cheng, he picked it up, delighted, “You’re done?”
“Well, what about you, still in the hospital watching the Spring Festival?”
“Yeah, but the show is a bit more boring now.”
“Is Auntie still asleep?”
“Well, my mom’s been asleep for a while now, and I think I’m probably going to be asleep later, too.” Ji Qingzhou was helpless.
Chu Cheng smiled lowly at the words, “Yeah? Then it looks like I’m on time.”
Ji Qingzhou thought he was talking about this phone call and smiled, “It was quite timely, I was just wondering when you would be done, I didn’t expect your call to come.”
Chu Cheng heartily thought, it was true that he had been eyeing the phone and waiting for him.
“Then open the door,” Chu Cheng said, “I have a surprise for you.”
Ji Qingzhou was confused, “Open the door?”
The next thing he heard was two faint knocks on the door, and Ji Qingzhou couldn’t believe it as he looked towards the door of the hospital room, he had a bold guess in his heart but felt that it was too exaggerated to actually come true. He took the phone and walked all the way over expectantly yet apprehensively. He placed his hand on the doorknob, as his heartbeat fast.
Ji Qingzhou calmed his overly excited heart, pressed the doorknob, opened the door, and saw Chu Cheng appear like a dream under a silvery-white light, wearing a Bluetooth headset on his ear and laughing softly, “Surprise.”
Ji Qingzhou heard his magnetic voice, he looked at Chu Cheng, only to feel that his whole body was still, as if frozen in the moment, as if the whole world was still for the moment.
His heart was still agitated, but unusually calm, he couldn’t restrain it, his eyes unblinkingly stared at the person in front of him, and he finally took a step forward, reaching out to embrace him, the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably.
Ji Qingzhou felt that nothing was more surprising than now, the person he missed, without a word, without warning, suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He stood in the hospital full of life and joy, he shook off the loneliness and approached him, the joy of reunion and New Year’s excitement blended together.
Time quietly stood still at this moment, the location where he was standing drew an invisible dividing line, inside the line was bright, outside the line was cold and cheerless. His New Year, finally in this moment, became lively.
Chu Cheng quietly allowed him to hug him for a while, before he couldn’t help but speak, “Baby, although this floor is also empty, but can we go in and hug again?”
Only then did Ji Qingzhou apologetically let go, a pair of eyes brightly looked at him, eyes full of unstoppable happiness and laughter.
He brought Chu Cheng into the ward, Wang Fang has already slept, so Ji Qingzhou directly let Chu Cheng into the companion room, he turned off the TV, by the way and texted Lian Jingxing that he had something to do, they’d talk tomorrow.
Even Jingxing seemed to be busy and didn’t reply to him immediately.
When Ji Qingzhou entered the companion room, he saw that Chu Cheng had already taken off his Bluetooth headset, taken off his coat, and was sitting on the bed. He closed the door, walked over, sat down next to Chu Cheng, and asked, “What are you doing here?”
“I guessed that someone probably wanted me to spend New Year’s Eve with him, so I came over to take a look, but I didn’t expect to be right.” Chu Cheng leaned closer to him and deliberately said, “Am I comfortable to hold? Held me for so long and didn’t even want to let go.”
Ji Qingzhou was a little embarrassed by what he said, but couldn’t stop the joy in his heart, and looked up at him, simply hugging him again.
Chu Cheng was simply amused by him, thinking that he was really clingy and cute, he hugged Ji Qingzhou back and lowered his head, and kissed the top of his hair.
Ji Qingzhou hugged him for a while before he lovingly let go and recovered his senses, then asked, “How long can you stay?”
“Need to go back tomorrow morning.”
Ji Qingzhou was pleasantly surprised, “Then you can accompany me for New Year’s Eve.”
“Yeah,” Chu Cheng looked at him, “Happy?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded honestly, “I was going to call you at 12 to say Happy New Year, but now I can talk to you directly.”
“You still pay attention to this set.” Chu Cheng felt that he was quite ritualistic, “I always say it to everyone on WeChat every year, and then I don’t say it anymore.”
“It’s normal, everyone’s habits are different.” Ji Qingzhou understood, “But it’s not necessary now.”
“Don’t you need to say it to others? Like Lian Jingxing.” Chu Cheng deliberately said.
Ji Qingzhou was stunned, he subconsciously put Chu Cheng in the most important position, so the first person he thought of was him, and he didn’t think of anyone else.
“I didn’t think of senior brother.” Ji Qingzhou said frankly.
Chu Cheng laughed, thinking that he could be really honest and adorable, “So are you going to call and talk to him later?”
How could Ji Qingzhou not understand him ah, Chu Cheng’s questions were always just a single-choice question, there was no possibility of any other answer. Moreover, the 12 o’clock moment to call and cross the New Year with the other party, symbolized that the other was very important to him, although he did like Jingxing, his senior brother, but it was obvious that the pure relationship between them was not suitable for this, especially when he liked men.
So Ji Qingzhou shook his head and said, “No.” Very obedient to Chu Cheng’s heart and mind as well as his own, “No.” He said, “I want to say Happy New Year with you at 12 o’clock, I want to cross the New Year with you.”
Chu Cheng was very satisfied and said in his heart that it was not in vain for him to come out for a special trip.
He looked at Ji Qingzhou and said in a warm voice, “Since you want to cross the New Year with me so much, I can’t do nothing right?”
After he said that, he stood up and walked towards the hanger where the clothes were hanging, Ji Qingzhou tilted his head to look, but because Chu Cheng’s back was turned, he didn’t see anything.
Chu Cheng pulled out his box with the jade pendant from his coat pocket, walked up to Ji Qingzhou, and, under Ji Qingzhou’s curious gaze, reached out and handed out the gift, “Here you go, your New Year’s gift.”
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Yes, this is tooooooooootally a friendship, i solemnly believe, not sus at all…
what kind of friendship ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
they should stop acting and just confess~~~~
thank you for the chapter!!
they’re such good bros. no relationship development here. only pure friendship lmfao
two bros, chilling in a hot tub, 5 inch apart….* looking at CC and JQ* what part of this is two bros?
More like exes on good terms 😅 it’s like oh this is my ex we are still friends but he is so deep in the friend zone there is no clawing out 🤣
Chu Cheng mah boy, you may be smart but you don’t know love even if its already hugging you. But then again both MC and ML seems to be both dense in that department
It was at this moment……..that the sprouts of love bloomed large in Ji Qingzhou’s heart 🎉♥️
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
Thanks for the chapter! ^ ^)♡
Awww so cuteeee!!!
Thanks for the chapter!
Just bros been bros…
Of friendship is like this… Me and my male bestfriends are stranger. 😤
I know this will scandalize all males everywhere and they will lash out with waves of denial, but men, straight or bent, do hug their friends. (Some are even secure enough in their masculinity to admit it.) 🤯 I totally buy this as a pure friendship moment.
his brother dragged him for filth LMAO 😭 but thank goodness chu cheng’s assumptions ended up (yet again) working in his favour, otherwise… that’s just embarrassin luv. thanks for the chapter!
Waiting for chu cheng to run out of lies
Chu Cheng’s brother can see through him… Only Chu Cheng fools himself. Aish.
What a sweet surprise. Ji Qingzhou was really delighted!
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the update
Thanks for your hard work!
TYPOs – I feel like CC’s name was used 2 times when it should have been Chu Xin instead – 1) Chu Cheng was speechless, “How can you be so devious?”. 2) Chu Cheng looked at him and said nothing.
Nah, it was actually Chu Cheng, he’s speechless,Chu Xin says “how can you be so devious”, then he makes an excuse.
Ok, I see. The way it’s laid out looks like CC is saying that.
What a beautiful friendship 😏😏😏….
Thanks for the chapter!!!
CC is totally not caring about JQ nope. Just a little fake lover. Sure thing we believe you.
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
FOR GOD’S SAKE JUST CONFESS ALREADY!!!!!!!!
Thank you for translating! <3
I just can’t wait for these two dummies to realize they are in love ahhhh!!!!
CX is most clearheaded right now.
Thanks for the chapter
Oh my God!!! How can you two dense people just throwing dog food around?? I’m full with it but still craving for you to realize your feeling. Hnggggg
Thank you for the chapter!
He is so weird! Chu doesn’t realize he is projecting his own feelings on Ji.
I’m waiting for the day where people will tell them “YOU TWO IDIOTS ARE INLOVE WITH EACH OTHER!” Z🤣
Thank you for the great translation ♥️♥️♥️
Do you guys know what type of being Chu Cheng is? A clown🤡 Mf really says he doesn’t want to cross the line… Boy’s about to eat his own words
If this is friendship, then my relationship with my best friend right now is enemies!!
Hahahhahhahahaha
¿Cuándo se darán cuenta de que están enamorados uno del otro?… mientras tanto disfruto el proceso jeje
I am crying. They are both so dense.
I don’t understand Chu Xin. Is he opposed to Chu Cheng having a relationship, or just opposed to this relationship? And why? Our MC is so cute and likeable!
I feel as if CC will fall first since he is constantly thinking abt it and JQ will fall second since he is always very aware that the relationship will end and doesn’t want to let his heart open.
Lmao!!!
When will you figure it out brother Chu aaaaaaaaaaaa
There’s a side of me wanting to ship Senior brother Lian and lil Ji (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃