Mo Xuchen: “……”

He was afraid that if he said he wanted to feel it, this guy would just lift his shirt again.

So he simply wrapped one arm around Ji Yunzhi’s waist while placing his other hand on his stomach over his clothes, gently rubbing it a couple of times.

Mo Xuchen lowered his gaze, staring at Ji Yunzhi’s slightly bulging stomach. It was clear he was already full.

“Ji Yunzhi.”

Ji Yunzhi had eaten a lot of delicious food today and was in an especially good mood. Sitting up straight, he replied with a grin:

“Husband! What do you need?”

Mo Xuchen: “…Are you full?”

Ji Yunzhi thought for a moment, then nodded: “Yes, I am.”

Just as Mo Xuchen was about to ask why he kept eating if he was already full and whether he was uncomfortably stuffed, he heard him continue:

“But I can still eat more!”

“Husband, can I finish those chicken wings?”

Mo Xuchen withdrew his hand from Ji Yunzhi’s stomach, glanced coolly at Ji Yunzhi’s expectant face, and coldly refused:

“No.”

His stomach was already bulging from eating. Was he really not afraid of bursting it?

Ji Yunzhi’s shoulders instantly slumped. He lowered his head and fiddled with the hem of his clothes, his cheeks slightly puffed out, clearly unhappy.

Mo Xuchen couldn’t care less whether Ji Yunzhi was upset about this. Leaning on the table with one hand and propping his head up, he turned to look at Ji Yunzhi and began laying down the rules:

“Remember, from now on, once you’re full, you can’t eat anymore. Understood?”

Ji Yunzhi pretended not to hear, continuing to play with the hem of his clothes and not responding to Mo Xuchen.

Why couldn’t he eat if he was full?

The food was so delicious. He liked eating it…

Seeing that Ji Yunzhi was ignoring him, Mo Xuchen was both annoyed and amused by his evasive behavior.

He always got clever at times like this!

“If you keep eating after you’re full…”

“You won’t get any food next meal!”

Ji Yunzhi: “!!!”

Hearing Mo Xuchen’s threat, he instantly looked up in panic and hurriedly promised:

“Husband, I understand!”

“I won’t eat anymore once I’m full…”

He would agree for now. Next time his husband asked if he was full, he could just say he wasn’t—problem solved!

Thinking of this, the corners of Ji Yunzhi’s mouth unconsciously curled into a faint, sweet smile.

Who said he was a little fool?

Hmph! He was clearly very clever.

Mo Xuchen had no idea what mischief Ji Yunzhi was plotting. Seeing that he had agreed, he seized the opportunity to set another rule:

“Also, you’re not allowed to call me ‘husband’ anymore.”

Ji Yunzhi shook his head like a rattle drum, threw himself into Mo Xuchen’s arms, clung tightly to his waist, and refused without a second thought:

“No! I want to call you husband.”

“Husband, husband, husband…”

Calling him “husband” meant he could eat his fill, and all the food was delicious too.

He couldn’t stop calling him husband.

Mo Xuchen: “…”

He now knew exactly how to threaten Ji Yunzhi most effectively. Pinching his cheek, he said sternly:

“If you call me ‘husband’ again, you won’t get any food.”

“Remember that?”

Tears welled up instantly in Ji Yunzhi’s eyes. Why did his husband always threaten to withhold food?

If he kept eating after he was full, he wouldn’t get food.

If he called him “husband,” he wouldn’t get food either…

Pulling away from Mo Xuchen’s embrace, Ji Yunzhi lowered his head and replied gloomily:

“I remember…”

“Mo Xuchen.”

Ji Yunzhi fiddled with his fingers and thought it over. To avoid going hungry, he could manage not calling him “husband”!

He reminded himself to remember not to eat so much next time.

Otherwise, his husband… no, no, he couldn’t call him husband—he had to call him Mo Xuchen.

What if Mo Xuchen thought he ate too much and decided to abandon him?

When Mo Xuchen heard Ji Yunzhi call him by his name so directly, a look of disbelief flashed across his stern face.

So, he had always remembered his name…

Mo Xuchen didn’t understand why—even though he was the one who had insisted Ji Yunzhi stop calling him “husband”—hearing Ji Yunzhi say his name now…

Left him feeling oddly empty inside.

Pushing aside these messy thoughts, Mo Xuchen ruffled Ji Yunzhi’s hair and said, “Let’s go.”

Afraid that Mo Xuchen might abandon him at any moment for eating too much, Ji Yunzhi quickly followed as Mo Xuchen stood up.

Walking behind him, he secretly reached out and grabbed the hem of Mo Xuchen’s shirt.

Mo Xuchen naturally noticed this. Glancing sideways, he didn’t say anything and allowed Ji Yunzhi to hold onto his clothes as they walked toward the mall elevator.

As they passed by a store entrance, Mo Xuchen suddenly felt a tug on his clothes.

Turning around, he saw Ji Yunzhi staring longingly into the store, rooted to the spot.

Following Ji Yunzhi’s gaze, he noticed a large teddy bear displayed in the window…

Sigh. He didn’t understand these childish things kids liked.

“How immature.”

Mo Xuchen muttered under his breath, then took Ji Yunzhi’s wrist and led him into the store, buying him the bear.

Ji Yunzhi happily hugged the bear, rubbing his face against it, all his worries forgotten.

Seeing Ji Yunzhi so delighted, the corners of Mo Xuchen’s lips curled into a faint smile as he gently stroked the bear.

“Do you like it that much?”

Ji Yunzhi nodded vigorously. “Hmm! I like it!”

As long as he liked it.

Just as Mo Xuchen stepped out of the store with Ji Yunzhi, he heard someone call his name from behind.

“Brother Xuchen”

Both Ji Yunzhi and Mo Xuchen turned around to see someone smiling and jogging toward them.

After He Ziyu reached Mo Xuchen’s side, he boldly and intimately looped his arm through Mo Xuchen’s, saying with a smile:

“Brother Xuchen, what a coincidence! Are you here to eat too?”

Ji Yunzhi stared with wide, unblinking eyes at Mo Xuchen’s arm, which was now linked with He Ziyu’s.

This person called Mo Xuchen “Brother Xuchen”…

So, was it not allowed to call him “husband,” but “Brother Xuchen” was okay?

But he still thought “husband” sounded better!

Mo Xuchen frowned impatiently, pulled his arm out of He Ziyu’s grasp, brushed his sleeve, and replied indifferently, “Hmm.”

He Ziyu didn’t seem bothered by Mo Xuchen’s coldness at all, as if he were used to it.

He glanced at Ji Yunzhi standing nearby—someone he didn’t recognize—and asked curiously:

“Brother Xuchen, who is this…?”

Noticing the teddy bear in Ji Yunzhi’s arms and recalling seeing Mo Xuchen leave the store with this person, He Ziyu’s hand clenched slightly at his side.

Ji Yunzhi felt uncomfortable under He Ziyu’s scrutinizing gaze and cautiously shifted closer to hide behind Mo Xuchen.

Hugging the bear tightly, he pressed his forehead against Mo Xuchen’s back, trying to hide himself from He Ziyu’s view.