When it was time for work in the afternoon, Liang Xiangcong called.

"Where are you? Are you not coming to the company?" Liang Xiangcong's voice was more than an octave higher than usual, "Believe it or not, I really deducted money from you? All bonuses and dividends at the end of the year will be cancelled."

"Come on." Chen Xun said sincerely, fortunately he didn't miss Chu Ci's lecture, otherwise he wouldn't know so many things.

Liang Xiangcong paused: "What's the matter with your voice?"

"It's okay, just a little stomachache." Chen Xun adjusted his voice back to normal. Just now he deliberately lowered his voice, pretending to be weak and talking to Chu Ci, which really caused Chu Ci to be nervous again.

Liang Xiangcong snorted, "Since you're sick, I don't care about it with you. You should take a good rest."

Chen Xun said "En", looking at the busy figure in the kitchen, he couldn't control his desire to show off: "Chu Ci is cooking for me."

"Damn." Liang Xiangcong couldn't help cursing in a low voice, "Do you want to tell him that you still have insomnia? This way Chuci can hug you and sing to you to lull you to sleep."

Chen Xun raised his eyebrows and began to think about the feasibility of this proposal.

Liang Xiangcong laughed after scolding, he saw Chen Xun's changes during this time, and he was really happy for Chen Xun.

He also didn't want to be a light bulb, so he thought of something before hanging up the phone: "An Sinan has an appointment to play this weekend, can you be okay in this situation?"

"Of course, you can accompany me anytime."

"Okay, then I'll book the venue, and you bring Chu Ci with you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xun focused on Chu Ci's back. The thin belt of the apron outlined his slender waist, and two butterfly bones were looming under the sweater.

Looking at it, Chen Xun's eyes darkened, and the corners of his raised mouth became straighter a little bit, falling into contradictory emotions again.

Chu Ci's concern for him made him happy, but he couldn't help but wonder if Chu Ci also put on an apron and appeared in other people's kitchens.

This kind of thinking is dangerous, Chen Xun stopped the car in time.

Soon, Chen Xun smelled something unusual.

He stood up and walked to the kitchen door, the burnt smell was even stronger.

Chu Ci didn't expect to fry a ham, but he could still burn it. When he frantically flipped over with a shovel, he heard footsteps behind him. He panicked and almost overturned the frying pan. Fortunately, a hand stretched out from behind to hold it. handle.

Chen Xun passed him to turn off the fire, Chu Ci's face was a little red, and he said with a stiff neck, "Go out and wait, I will finish it soon."

Chen Xun noticed another thing, frowned, and pulled Chu Ci's right hand, and saw the tiger's mouth was red.

"Is it hot?"

Chu Ci withdrew his hand.

Chen Xun didn't let go, led Chu Ci to the sink, turned on the faucet to let the hot water wash away his red skin, and when it was almost over, he led him back to the living room, found scald ointment from the medicine box and applied it carefully.

With a focused expression and gentle movements, it is like treating a treasure.

Chu Ci was a little distracted.Caught off guard, Chen Xun suddenly stuck up, wrapping his hands around his waist, and his heartbeat suddenly became chaotic.

After recovering, he realized that Chen Xun reached behind him to untie the apron and put it on himself.

"Okay, I'll make it for you." Chu Ci protested dissatisfied.

Chen Xun's tone was firm: "Your hand is hurt, don't get wet."

He walked towards the kitchen, seeing Chu Ci still standing there, depressed, he reluctantly compromised: "I'll cook eggs and ham, you help me heat the milk and toast a few slices of bread."

Chu Ci was happy again, like a happy child, and even hummed a song while heating the milk.

He likes to do things for Chen Xun, instead of just enjoying taking care of him like before. He wants to prove that he is useful, not a drag.

Infected by Chu Ci, Chen Xun's mood became better, of course, there was a deeper reason behind this.

Chen Xun pretended to ask casually, "Didn't you say you can cook?"

Chu Ci's behavior just now doesn't look like he often cooks.

"Hmm..." Chu Ci was vague, "I do it occasionally, and I've said it's not good."

After realizing that he really couldn't replicate Chen Xun's taste, he gave up and lived on takeaways and the school cafeteria.

"Who is it all for?" Chen Xun asked.

Chu Ci was stunned for a moment: "Give it to yourself."

He was a little puzzled as to why Chen Xun asked this question, but the microwave made a "ding" at this moment, which attracted his attention.

After the milk was brought to the table, Chu Ci continued to bake bread, thinking of something interesting, he couldn't help laughing.

The laughter was heard by Chen Xun: "What's wrong? What's so happy about it?"

Chu Ci stuffed two slices of bread into the toaster, pursed his lips, and finally couldn't control the desire to share: "When I first cooked, I didn't know how to control the amount. I cooked a bit too much, so I invited a Chinese A friend came to eat and he vomited. He said it was the worst Chinese food he had ever eaten."

Chen Xun really wanted to hear Chu Ci talk about life abroad, this was the proof that Chu Ci opened his heart to him step by step.He turned down the fire, stopped what he was doing, looked at Chu Ci intently, and asked persuasively, "And then?"

Chu Ci showed a look of reminiscence: "Then I invited him to eat pizza outside, which cost a lot of money. Later, I learned my lesson and never dared to cook casually for others to eat."

Chen Xun frowned: "Is pizza expensive?"

"About 7 or 8 dollars a piece? It's been a long time and I can't remember clearly, but my friend has a big appetite and can eat very well." Chu Ci said.

At that time, he didn't have a lot of money. Chu Rong's accident was so sudden that he left him almost nothing. The family car was mortgaged to cover the company's debts.He didn't want to accept Gu Qi'an's help anymore, and his life was so tight that he wanted to break a dollar into two halves.

After listening to Chu Ci's words, Chen Xun suddenly hugged him, lowered his head and planted a light kiss on his hair, then took a step back and pinched his earlobe.

Chu Ci did not resist this kind of intimacy at all, and took out the baked bread with a blushing face.

Chen Xun also restrained his mind and concentrated on frying eggs and ham.Although Chu Ci didn't ask for it, he still made two servings, and after Chu Ci finished one of them, he asked jokingly, "Did you have enough for lunch?"

Chu Ci was said to be the central issue.He was indeed not full at noon. Seeing Chen Xun downstairs, he was still in the mood to eat, but he still replied angrily, "I'm full, but I'm hungry again."

Chen Xun smiled and didn't expose him.

-

Zhou Ran was very efficient and brought Chen Xun an answer that night.

"I contacted the Art Institute of Chicago through an intermediary, and the intermediary reported that at the recent photography exhibition, many collectors took a fancy to Mr. Chu's "Sunrise on Mont Blanc", and many of them wanted to buy it at a high price. , but were rejected without exception."

Chen Xun asked, "What's the reason?"

"It is said that that work has special meaning to Mr. Chu, so no matter how high the price is, he will not sell it."

After listening, Chen Xun fell silent.

Zhou Ran was a little uncertain why Chen Xun suddenly wanted to buy Chu Ci's photographs.If you want to collect it, you can just ask Chu Ci directly, why bother to buy it anonymously, and you have to pay an extra agency fee.

Is this the fun between husband and wife?

Seeing that Chen Xun did not answer, Zhou Ran paused, and continued: "The intermediary also found out that Mr. Chu also shot a lot of works when he was in school. Although he is not as famous as "Sunrise on Mont Blanc", but because of his The unique composition and the use of light and shadow give the work a delicate and romantic touch, so it is also very popular."

After Zhou Ran finished speaking, he hadn't seen Chen Xun for a long time, so he asked tentatively, "Mr. Chen, do you think there is any other information that needs to be investigated?"

After a while, Chen Xun said: "Can you help me find the contact information of Chu Ci's professor at the college at that time, I have a question to ask."

Zhou Ran complied.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xun checked the time. It was already one o'clock in the morning, but he was not sleepy. He was about to put on his glasses to read the documents for a while, when he heard a slight movement outside the door.

He walked over quickly and opened the door, and through the light from the study, he saw the figure hugging his knees and sitting curled up by the door.

"Chu Ci?"

Chen Xun was a little surprised, and pulled Chu Ci up from the ground. Not surprisingly, he found that he was barefoot and not wearing slippers, so he simply picked him up.

Probably just waking up, Chu Ci's eyes showed some confusion, subconsciously put his arm on Chen Xun's shoulder, and took the initiative to lean over.

Chen Xun's body froze, his arms were tense under his pajamas, he carried Chu Ci back to the bedroom, but Chu Ci still kept this movement, entangled his hands and feet and refused to get off.

This reliance moved Chen Xun's heart, but he also sensitively sensed that Chu Ci's mood was wrong.He maintained the hugging posture, one hand stroked Chu Ci's back through the pajamas, and the other hand held his cold toes in the palm of his hand: "What's wrong, did you have a nightmare?"

He visited the bedroom half an hour ago, and Chu Ci was clearly asleep.

Chu Ci was actually quite awake, but he didn't want to leave Chen Xun's body temperature. Instead, he buried his head in Chen Xun's neck through sleepiness, and gave a vague "hmm".

Probably because he mentioned too much about the past during the day, he dreamed about the past at night, but it was not a good dream.

At the end of the dream was the white ward, and the winding bloodstains flowing from his wrist.

He was wondering if he had been indulging in Chen Xun's tenderness recently, and he was a little blissful, that's why he had such a dream, reminding him not to forget what kind of person he used to be.

Feeling Chu Ci trembling, Chen Xun tightened his arms to hold him tighter, and asked softly, "What nightmare?"

Chu Ci didn't want to answer, but repeated in a childish whisper: "It's just a nightmare."

Chen Xun had nothing to do with him, but Chu Ci didn't want to say that he never forced him, and comforted him: "Dreams are always the opposite, so don't be afraid."

After hugging quietly for a while, the fear brought by the nightmare faded away like a tide. Chu Ci was a little embarrassed, and let go of Chen Xun's neck.

Chen Xun also relaxed his arms, but not completely. He still held Chu Ci in his arms and looked down at him.

Under Chen Xun's gaze, Chu Ci's face became more and more red, and he turned his head to one side, but Chen Xun suddenly turned his head back with his chin in his hands, and was forced to look at him.

There was only one bedside lamp turned on in the bedroom, and Chu Ci was used to leaving the lamp on for Chen Xun at night.The warm yellow light fell on his eyes, and his eyes became soft and moist as they looked at each other. His lips parted slightly, sending out a silent invitation.

Chen Xun leaned over, their breaths blended together, and they could kiss each other if they got closer.Chu Ci subconsciously closed his eyes, and grasped the sheet under his body tightly. Amidst the violent heartbeat, he felt the warm breath lingering on his lips for a moment, and finally landed on his forehead.

Chen Xun lightly kissed Chu Ci's forehead: "It's getting late, go on to sleep."

Chu Ci was a little thankful, but also a little disappointed, looking up at Chen Xun: "What about you?"

"I'll sleep too, but I have to turn off the light in the study first." Chen Xun said.

Only then was Chu Ci satisfied. Watching Chen Xun leave the bedroom, he was about to get under the quilt when he suddenly found that the watch on his right hand was missing.

That ugly scar was exposed naked in front of his eyes.

Heart sank suddenly, Chu Ci lifted the quilt and searched all over the bed.

Not under the quilt, not under the pillow.

The watch is still there before going to bed, why is it gone?

Chu Ci wondered if he remembered it wrong, maybe he took it off and forgot to put it on in the shower.Just when he was about to jump out of bed and go to the bathroom, Chen Xun came back.

Chen Xun walked to the bed, holding his watch in his hand.

The author says:

The second update, see you tomorrow morning;

Let's talk about it soon, we need an opportunity, and Chu Ci still lacks an emotional explosive point.

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