Ambiguous addiction

At seven o'clock in the evening on Christmas Eve, Lu Churan baked a three-layer cocoa chiffon naked cake at home, and planned to take it to Ji'er's house for dessert tonight.

There are thick whipped cream and blueberries sandwiched between the cake layers of the naked cake, and a layer of cream is also spread on the top surface. I also made a few strawberry snowmen with strawberries. Remove the bottom of the strawberries and cut the head with a knife. After wrapping the cream, cover the strawberry head, and finally put two black sesame seeds on the cream part as eyes.

Ye Xi watched him making a strawberry snowman, and he didn't dare to blink his eyes. He washed and drained the strawberries left in the box and handed them to him, "Dad, this is so cute, why are you so good? Make some more for me, okay?"

Lu Churan looked at his expectant expression and smiled, and quickly made some for him, let him eat outside and wait for her, then sift the finished cake with a thin layer of white sugar powder to find a beautiful place. After packing up the box, she took the cake and went out with Ye Xi to Ji'er's house.

In fact, this Christmas Ji Er did not buy a whole turkey for a big meal, because he was afraid that there would be too much meat and he would be tired if he ate it for several days. However, he contacted a person who usually supplies meat to his store. Supplier, bought a large turkey breast and a turkey leg at a very good price.

He marinated the turkey with spices one day in advance, and then took it to the store to be smoked the next day and then took it home to cut. When Lu Churan called him in the afternoon, he was smoking the turkey and heard that they had reconciled. I was happy to invite them over when I wanted to have dinner together.

Lu Churan and Ye Xi arrived at 07:30, made a cake and brought it over. Ji Er quietly looked at Ye Xi a few more times, feeling that he didn't look as decadent and gloomy as before. Now, when he felt his gaze, he looked back with a smile, and the gentleness of the setting sun rippled between his brows.

He Shen was cooking the sauce in the kitchen, the vegetables and steak were still in the oven, and the creamy mushroom soup exuded a faint milky aroma. He heard the conversation outside and came out to greet Lu Churan and the others, and also met Ye Xi shook hands, and then returned to the kitchen to continue working. Before leaving, he put his arm around Ji Er's waist, "Come here and try if the taste is good enough." Ji Er followed him into the kitchen.

Lu Churan thinks that Ji Er looks better since he regained the nourishment of love. He is the kind of sexy and beautiful that belongs to men. He cut short the hair that was slightly longer than the ears before, and now he looks a little hormonal with a youthful feel. , strong and fresh like a mint-lemon mojito.

After Ji Er finished trying the flavors, he went back to the living room and started to set the dining table. Today he was wearing a light beige sweater with a Nordic pattern and a light brown apron, looking very gentle.

Lu Churan helped him spread the tablecloth and arrange the dishes together, looked closely at his new hairstyle for a while, and asked him, "Why did you suddenly cut your hair? I thought you planned to grow your hair to waist length."

"I don't want the long hair to reach the waist and shit, and I don't want it, and it won't hurt you on the bed." Ji Er curled her lips in disgust, and stretched her eyebrows again, "We went to have dinner with our parents this morning. She looks more refreshed with her hair cut."

Lu Churan was quite surprised, but she was very happy for them, "Oh? Finally officially met the parents? When will you get married?"

"No rush, you can do it anytime, and I won't change people anyway." Ji Er bit her lip shyly and smiled, "He's busy with a project recently, so we don't have time to talk about it, but when the time comes I will definitely ask you to be a witness." He looked up at Ye Xi again as he spoke, and blinked mischievously, "Ye Xi, you must come too, I will book a couple suite for you."

Ye Xi's face suddenly burned, but he nodded cooperatively, and secretly glanced at Lu Churan out of the corner of his eye, "Well, the bathroom is transparent."

Lu Churan's face was paralyzed, pretending that he didn't hear it.

After all the food was ready, the two hosts took off their aprons and stood at the table, Ji Er was cutting the turkey, He Shen poured some pre-dinner wine into the glasses in front of everyone, Lu Churan put Ye Xi Removed his glass, "He can't drink, do you have any other drinks at home?"

"There's orange juice in the refrigerator, I'll get it for you." He Shen put down the bottle and fetched orange juice for him.

Lu Churan took the orange juice and felt that the temperature was too cold, so she said to them, "Let me borrow your kitchen, the orange juice is too cold, let me heat it up."

After Lu Churan warmed up the orange juice and poured Ye Xi a big glass, the four clinked glasses and started eating, "Merry Christmas."

The four of them kept a tacit understanding and never mentioned Tao Jiayue and the unpleasant things a while ago. While talking about his plan to travel with Ye Xi, Lu Churan took a piece of broccoli from Ye Xi's plate and replaced it with an eggplant , "This one is softer, you eat this."

Ye Xi took a bite of the eggplant, and there was another piece of turkey with sauce on the plate. Lu Churan picked a piece of bread and tore off the crispy side, leaving the soft part in the center next to his mushroom soup Sitting opposite, Ji Er couldn't help but feel amused, "Lu Churan, can you eat your own and don't bother others?"

Lu Churan replied with three words very flatly, "I want you to take care of it."

"By the way, I'm thinking about opening a branch. Recently, a friend who is a publisher wants to open that kind of independent bookstore by himself. He wants to set aside a space in it to sell coffee for me. Let's visit the store together after you come back from a trip. I think if the place is not big, it’s enough to focus on coffee and desserts, instead of staple food, and then it’s better to have a place next to the window, and put a few wooden shelves to make it a small flower house to sell some small potted plants, what do you think?”

"It's pretty good." Lu Churan thought about it seriously, "I'm wondering if we can make a large piece of glass on the wall of the bar, not only for natural lighting, but we can also invite a barista who can draw to come back and draw every day. There are murals with different themes, and our menu is also written on the glass."

Ji Er's eyes lit up immediately, and his eyes were full of longing, "I like this idea very much, so it's settled!"

"I have a way to give you a design drawing." He Shen glanced at Ji Er with an excited expression, his eyes full of appreciation for his precious romantic ideas, "Is there anything else I can do for you Is it?"

"Well... Let me think about it. In fact, I still have plenty of time. I have always wanted to make some ceramic plates and coffee cups by myself. Each one is unique. If customers like it, we can sell them to them." Ji Er suggested Said, "Do you want to do it with me? When you are free."

He Shen replied without hesitation, "Of course."

After dinner, Ye Xi helped Ji Er pack all the tableware into the kitchen. Ji Er reminded him, "You can put it in the sink. I have a dishwasher at home. I can just put it in. You go eat cake."

Ye Xi stood beside him awkwardly for a while, "Um, uh, when I was in the hotel, I spoke very aggressively to you, and then kicked you out, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, you don't need to apologize to me." Ji'er shook his head with a smile, and his tone was very gentle, "It's also a good thing you are willing to tell me so much, otherwise you have been wronged so much and you can't say it, and Lu Churan is so arrogant Even if I die, I will not take the initiative to ask clearly, even if I want to help you, there is no way to help you."

Ye Xi looked at him embarrassedly, "Anyway, thank you very much, and thank you very much for your hospitality tonight."

The two came out of the kitchen. Lu Churan had already cut the cake. There was a strawberry snowman on everyone's plate. Ji Er was a little surprised. He took out his mobile phone and took a photo of the strawberry snowman and uploaded it to Moments. At the same time, he praised: , "Mr. Lu, why are you so ingenious, you can make this, you should have said earlier, you can make more and sell them in the store."

Lu Churan held the corner of his lips, "Let's do it next Christmas."

He and Ye Xi didn't stay long after eating the cake, because he watched Ye Xi sleep and watch all night last night, and he only took more than two hours of sleep in the afternoon, and now he is so sleepy that he just wants to lie in bed and sleep till noon tomorrow .

After Ji Er and He Shen sent them to the door to say goodbye, they cleaned up the house. Ji Er flushed the tableware in the sink and put them in the dishwasher. As soon as he dried his hands, his hands were led over. There is a small platinum ring on the finger, with a small diamond inlaid on it.

Ji Er paused for a moment, his eyes fell on the low-key and solemn ring, his eyes moved, He Shen put his arms around his waist from behind, kissed his side face, and then kissed the side where he put the ring on. Ring finger, "I originally wanted to propose to you in front of them, but I always feel that you will be embarrassed if you are so thin-skinned, and I would rather only share this matter with the two of us." He turned Ji Er around and stood alone in front of him. Kneel down, "Marry me, Ji Er. You have been waiting for this sentence for five years, but I know that now is the most suitable time to say this sentence to you. I will entrust you with the rest of my life."

Ji Er's eyes were moist. From the beginning to the separation and then to the long reunion between them, scenes of the past began to emerge in his heart. He nodded, "Okay, I've been ready to marry you for a long time."

As soon as the words fell, he was hugged by He Shen. He gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, smiled and bowed his head to kiss his lover.

Lu Churan went to take a shower when she got home. While Ye Xi was washing, she found a beautifully packaged box from the room, and stood behind the bathroom door waiting for Ye Xi to come out.

Ye Xi opened the door and saw Lu Churan holding the box outside, immediately couldn't help laughing, "A Christmas gift?"

"Yes." Lu Churan handed him the box.

"I thought I wouldn't have Christmas presents if I had a Christmas tree." Ye Xi walked into the living room and sat cross-legged on the carpet to unwrap presents. "This is the first time I've received Christmas presents."

He took out a set of coral fleece one-piece pajamas from the box, which was in the shape of a fox, with a big furry fox tail on the back. His eyes were wide open, and he threw Lu Churan on the carpet, "You When did you buy it?"

Lu Churan held his face down and kissed him, "I bought it for a long time, and kept hiding it from you to find out. I didn't expect you to run away from home, which made me very worried that I haven't chased you after Christmas. When I came back, I bought a gift but couldn’t give it away. Do you like it?”

"I like it so much." Ye Xi got up from him, put the fox pajamas on top of the close-fitting pajamas, wrapped himself in the coral fleece and looked warm, put on the hat, and pinched the button on the hat. Ears, eyes narrowed with laughter.

Lu Churan was still sitting on the carpet, looked up at his flushed face with excitement, couldn't help laughing, touched his white and beautiful ankles exposed outside, pulled up the inner trousers for him, and squeezed them curiously Pinching the tail behind him, the two looked at each other with a high and a low smile.

"Lu Churan." Ye Xi knelt down in front of Lu Churan, holding his neck fascinatedly. His name swam between his lips and teeth, but it was better than the most lingering love words in the world.

Lu Churan raised her hand to touch his emotionally hot face, and kissed him in return.