In the golden cage

Li Chen is a workaholic. Sitting in his position, it can be very easy to relax. He listens to the report and signs the documents. He doesn't have to personally ask everything, but he has a strong desire to control his career.

He also has a strong desire to control his schedule, and has a schedule that is more punctual than news broadcasts: he gets up at 05:30 every day, runs for an hour, takes a shower, changes into formal clothes, and has breakfast.Unshakable.

Ji Shaoting recounted Li Chen's timetable to Ji Linzhang, and asked him to study hard, in exchange for Ji Linzhang's blank eyes: Have you turned your elbows out?

Ji Shaoting pretended to be earnest: No way, I just let you see how a successful entrepreneur who was in the top 33 of the rich list at the age of [-] was made.

Ji Linzhang is also in his thirties this year, and he immediately heard what Ji Shaoting said: You still said you didn't turn your elbows outward?Don't hurt your brother's success overtly or secretly?

Ji Shaoting sent a pat on the shoulder emoji: Brother, don't worry, if Mr. Li is willing to write Chicken Soup for Success, I'll get you a signed copy right away.

Ji Linzhang was still struggling, and Ji Shaoting replied first: Mr. Li is almost back, I'm going to dry the soup, you check the accounts carefully, and don't play with your phone during working hours!

Recently, Li Chen set off early in order to visit his doctor, and he would arrive home around five o'clock.When Ji Shaoting scooped the soup that had been boiled all afternoon into a bowl, Li Chen's car had already driven into the front door.Ji Shaoting dried his hands, walked to the entrance and opened the door for Li Chen.

"Sit for a while before leaving today, is that okay?" He took out Li Chen's slippers, then bent over to put his leather shoes back together, "I made you some soup."

Although there is only one person living there, the dining room in Li's house is very spacious and decorated in an exquisite and complicated European court style.

Li Chen sat alone at one end of the long table, watching Ji Shaoting's back busy in the kitchen.He usually prepares the ingredients for the evening first, so that he can cook immediately after visiting the sick.

Li Chen usually settles his three meals outside. In the early years, he was also able to make false claims at the wine table. Later, as his status got higher, he didn't need to put on airs anymore, and he promised less and less to socialize.After his mother got sick, he finally had a good enough excuse to push it all away.

He prefers staying at home to a grand banquet.

Ji Shaoting put his hands behind his back and skillfully untied the tie of his apron.Li Chen stared at his injured index finger, thinking, wait to see his injury.

In fact, Ji Shaoting's cooking skills may not be very proficient, at least it is much different from the restaurants outside. The boiled green vegetables in white water really taste like white water, and there is no fragrance left in the dish.But for some reason, Li Chen thought that the food he cooked was more palatable.Probably because of low oil and salt, Ji Shaoting chatted frequently with the nutritionist.

Thinking of the clinking of pots and pans in the kitchen whenever he came home from heavy work in the past few years, Li Chen's heart would suddenly feel inexplicable, full of emotion.

Ji Shaoting took off his apron and walked back to the dining room, seeing that Li Chen had finished a whole bowl of white fungus soup, he sighed in his heart that he really knew his son rather than his mother.

He wanted to ask Li Chen if the drink was good, but he felt that he would be duplicity. To avoid embarrassing himself, he just quietly put away the bowl. Unexpectedly, Li Chen suddenly threw out a three-word evaluation: "Not bad."

Ji Shaoting was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I will do it next time."

This should be regarded as a kind of awkwardness. If you don't ask him, he will tell you.

On the way to the hospital by car, Li Chen asked Ji Shaoting to pack up the documents tonight, and they will take photos of the marriage certificate first tomorrow morning.Chen Pei was very happy after knowing that they decided to get married.Seeing her smiling as if recovering from a serious illness, Ji Shaoting thought to himself that it was worth it just for this point.

When returning home, Ji Shaoting asked Li Chen what to wear the next day.Young Master Ji's usual attire is very inconspicuous, short-sleeved jeans and sneakers, although they are clean, it's too casual to just take a marriage certificate like this.

"I didn't seem to have a tie when I packed my luggage," Ji Shaoting said distressedly, "otherwise, please take me to the shopping mall, and I can take a taxi back by myself later."

"No need." Li Chen suddenly stopped the car on the side of the street.

Then he turned and took a paper bag of a designer suit from the back seat.Ji Shaoting took a look and found a clean white shirt inside.

"It should fit," Li Chen said blankly, "Go home and try."

Ji Shaoting guessed that Li Chen should have estimated his figure with his eyes when he was not paying attention, so he could tell whether it fits or not at a glance when picking clothes.It fits very well, and the high-quality fabric wraps Ji Shaoting tightly, and there is no excess in the neckline or cuffs.

He smiled at Li Chen in the fitting mirror, and said thank you, Mr. Li, it was just right.Neither surprised nor happy, Li Chen opened the tie drawer sideways and asked him to choose one.When Ji Shaoting approached, he asked, "Are you wearing a shirt tomorrow?"

"Well, the neckline design is the same as yours."

Ji Shaoting remembered the small blue stripe on the left side of the square collar, and the plain white shirt was indeed a little bland, but the one Li Chen liked was quite thoughtful.

"Wearing a tie seems too formal," Ji Shaoting took out one and gestured at the neckline, "What do you think, Mr. Li?"

"Try it first."

Ji Shaoting nodded, and paused for a while, as if he was preparing for courage: "Or Mr. Li, please change into your clothes too. After all, it's an ID photo, so you should dress it up properly."

Li Chen has a broad frame, a tall man, and well-proportioned muscles. He is a clothes hanger comparable to a model, and he looks attractive in everything he wears.Ji Shaoting has been living in a Western environment for the past few years, and has lost the subtlety of the East, and his praises are particularly exaggerated: "You are so beautiful, you are almost like a god."

However, he spoke very sincerely, so sincerely that Li Chen was a little at a loss, and didn't know how to answer.

Ji Shaoting bent his lips, brought the topic back to the main topic, took out a dark blue tie from the drawer, rolled it up, and said, "The curtain for the photo is red, and it looks good with a blue tie. You—"

He raised the tie in his hand hesitantly, "You do it yourself, or me?"

Li Chen buttoned his collar, saying that he can come by himself.

When standing side by side in front of the full-length mirror, both of them were dazed for a moment.They wore the same shirt, the same tie, as if they had once been the same person, but now they were just split in two.

Then Ji Shaoting pursed his lips and looked left and right, dissatisfied: "Why does it feel weird, it's not easy at all."

"Take it off." Li Chen stuck his index finger into the space on the bow tie and pulled it down.

The tense picture after losing the tie is indeed a little loose, but Ji Shaoting still feels serious.He unbuttoned the first button of his shirt, uncovered the collar, revealing the end of the collarbone and a small piece of fair skin.

Li Chen's heart skipped a beat, so he turned his eyes away.

On the one hand, he also undid the button according to Ji Shaoting's suggestion.The uninteresting chemical reaction between the two finally changed, no longer like two strangers doing nothing.Ji Shaoting looked at them standing side by side in the mirror, and further found the root cause of the problem: "Mr. Li, why don't you smile!"

It wasn't until he left his mouth that he realized that he was committing the following crime, so he hurriedly corrected him: "I mean, it's better to smile in the wedding photos, and don't let auntie feel that you are reluctant."

Unable to remedy it, Li Chen had already scratched his first sentence, thinking to himself that Ji Shaoting also had this kind of tone.

Ji Shaoting is always obedient and obedient in front of him, even respectful, he never points east and west, so there will be times when he complains.

Seeing that Li Chen's expression was as still as stagnant water, Ji Shaoting couldn't help feeling his scalp tingling, thinking about how this would end.Li Chen is a person with a very miserly smile, why did he make such a request to Li Chen without holding back his words.

But Li Chen suddenly asked, "Why are you laughing?"

Ji Shaoting didn't react: "That's right, laugh..."

Does this still need to be taught?He added: "Just like you would normally take a picture."

"That's fake." He never read his reports.

Ji Shaoting thought that even a smirk was better than a frozen face, but he changed his mind in the next second.It's actually very good that Li Chen is like this, he never pretends to be polite, and makes it clear whether he likes it or not.

It's just that people still love to see smiling faces after all.Ji Shaoting faced Li Chen, drew a curve from the middle of his lips with two index fingers, and at the same time showed a bright toothy smile: "Think of something happy, just smile like this."

Li Chen's eyes immediately darkened.

Ji Shaoting was worried about whether it was something difficult for others, so he heard Li Chen say: "I know, I will laugh tomorrow, so let's do it today."

Li Chen walked in a hurry, until the chaotic footsteps disappeared outside the door, Ji Shaoting didn't think about what went wrong, and in the end it could only be attributed to Li Chen's uncertain personality.Ji Shaoting sighed, and rolled the tie on the small sofa back into the drawer.

Li Chen walked very quickly, and his heart was beating very fast.

On the way back to his room, he turned to the kitchen to drink a glass of water, and saw Ji Shaoting's apron hanging quietly on the white porcelain wall, and his heart became even more chaotic.He didn't know what it felt like, but he didn't like it, and his emotions should be under his control.

Li Chen took a few deep breaths, ordering himself not to think of Ji Shaoting again, but his smiling face became more and more vivid instead.

He was standing so close to Ji Shaoting just now, so close that he could kiss him by lowering his head.Ji Shaoting's smile was so clearly imprinted in his eyes, it took a long time to spend a good time, and any suffering had nothing to do with him.

Then Li Chen thought, such a Ji Shaoting is now at his home.

This is a happy thing.

The next day, the two of them went to the studio reserved by Li Chen to put on makeup and take a photo.Ji Shaoting has a good foundation, so he doesn't need to do too much makeup.Li Chen needed to soften the lines of his face, shaved his eyebrows a little, and covered his chin with powder to cover the bruise after shaving.

The light was soft, and the photographer was a little intimidated towards Li Chen, and the main communication partner was Ji Shaoting, who seemed gentle at first glance.

"Mr. Ji, it's good for you to talk and laugh normally when taking pictures." He changed the focal length lens and glanced at Li Chen over Ji Shaoting's shoulder. "But Mr. Li's emotions may need to be guided, a little tense."

Ji Shaoting said there was no problem, but he had no idea. When he returned to the seat under the curtain, he smiled at Li Chen with his index finger like last night, and reminded: "Mr. Li agreed with me."

Li Chen only patted the high stool beside him and asked him to sit down.

Ji Shaoting thought to try it anyway, and his emotions could be guided slowly.Today Li Chen allocated a whole day to deal with the matter of marriage, they have a lot of time.

But contrary to everyone's expectations, their first one was a success.The photographer with beaming eyebrows stepped forward, showed them the photos, and said it was very good, please continue to follow this feeling.

Ji Shaoting could hardly recognize who the person next to him in the camera was, he subconsciously turned his head and faced Li Chen to identify the authenticity.

Sensing his gaze, Li Chen turned his face to meet his eyes, and slightly bent the corners of his lips.

Ji Shaoting immediately moved his pupils away in a panic, and looked at the camera again.

It turns out that Mr. Li is also very good at acting, he thought to himself, so Mr. Li also has such tender moments.

Then he was curious again, what happy things did Mr. Li think of?