In the empty corridor, Gu Beilu took another half step closer to him. Yu Xi raised his head and could clearly feel his breathing getting heavier and the emotion in his eyes getting stronger.

But when Gu Beilu lowered his head, he turned his face away.

“Don’t do it here, everyone is here.”

As soon as he said this, he realized that what he said was don’t do it here, not don’t kiss.

The meaning was very clear. It was not allowed here, but it was allowed in other places. Gu Beilu would certainly not miss this unexpected intention.

Yu Xi was stunned for a moment, but he didn’t seem to be very resistant. When he saw Gu Beilu’s text message just now, he was not afraid and even deliberately ate a lot of food in the hot pot.

“Not here? Okay.” Gu Beilu took his hand, turned around and walked towards the parking lot.

The moment he sat in the passenger seat, Yu Xi’s heart beat faster. Gu Beilu leaned over from the driver’s seat and asked him if it was okay now.

Yu Xi was still stubborn: “You didn’t ask me last time.”

It seemed as if a laugh escaped from Gu Beilu’s throat, but it also seemed as if not.

Before Yu Xi could figure out what was going on, Gu Beilu held his face and kissed him.

Unlike the last time, this kiss was unusually gentle, as if a feather fell on the water, stirring up tiny ripples.

Yu Xi suddenly stopped being nervous. Now that things had come to this, he stopped lying to himself. Gu Beilu really made his heart beat a little.

He closed his eyes, his defenses slowly melting away.

Feeling the response, Gu Beilu deepened the kiss.

I don’t know how long it was, but when they separated, Yu Xi’s eyes were full of tears again, as if he had been bullied.

Gu Beilu sighed, and before he could take the next step, he opened the skylight to let in fresh air and put out his anger.

Yu Xi knew that Gu Beilu would definitely catch fire at this moment, so he didn’t dare to move. He quietly picked up the water beside him, unscrewed the lid and drank two sips. After drinking it, he realized that the water belonged to Gu Beilu, and put it back as if nothing had happened.

Gu Beilu was amused by his cuteness: “Do you know the idiom ‘covering one’s ears and stealing a bell’?”

After saying that, he picked up the bottle of water, tilted his head back and took a big sip.

Moonlight shone in from the skylight, and Yu Xi saw Gu Beilu’s big Adam’s apple moving up and down, his knuckles holding the water bottle were rough and powerful, and the blue veins on his hands were almost bursting.

Yu Xi looked out the window awkwardly. He knew Gu Beilu was enduring it, but he didn’t know it was so hard.

After returning home, Gu Beilu immediately went into the bathroom, and the sound of water splashing was heard in the bathroom.

Yu Xi lay on the sofa, covering his head with a pillow. He couldn’t understand how things could progress so quickly.

But since we’ve already kissed, there’s nothing to be awkward about.

When Gu Beilu came out of his cold shower, he saw Yu Xi sitting obediently on the sofa, drinking yogurt and watching TV, and his heart felt warm.

He walked to the sofa and sat down next to his wife. He was so busy kissing him that he didn’t have time to say some things.

“Wife, I don’t usually run into someone like that today. Even if I do, I’ll handle it the same way.”

Yu Xi puffed up his cheeks, turned to look at him, and said, pretending not to care: “Mr. Gu, you don’t have to report to me. Our contract is clearly signed and we don’t interfere with each other’s personal lives.”

Gu Beilu’s expression changed instantly, and then he asked, “Do you really think so?”

Yu Xi nodded nonchalantly: “Of course, I can cooperate with Mr. Gu, but I still have a sense of contract.”

Gu Beilu wanted to say something but stopped himself. After thinking about it, he could not come up with a rebuttal. Finally, he stood up with a gloomy face.

Yu Xi held him back: “I lied to you.”

Gu Beilu paused and looked back at him.

Yu Xi smiled happily: “You deliberately sat next to me today and disturbed my lecture. Can’t I take revenge on you?”

He felt that Gu Beilu was like an angry big dog, who was defeated but had no choice but to leave in disgrace. It was a bit funny.

Realizing that his wife was already joking with him, Gu Beilu’s mood suddenly brightened up and he hooked Yu Xi’s nose.

The house seemed very lively these two days. Although they had only known each other for a few days, he naturally accepted and liked this kind of life.

*

For the next half month, Gu Beilu went out of town to discuss a project, and Yu Xi also traveled back and forth between school, M Fund, and the apartment, leading a very fulfilling life.

That night, Yu Xi got off work from M Fund, but before he got home, Gu Beilu called him.

After the meeting, Gu Beilu returned to the hotel and couldn’t wait to see his wife.

Seeing that Yu Xi had just gotten off work, he felt a little distressed: “Why did you just get off work?”

Yu Xi said: “There is a lot of information to process today.”

Gu Beilu: “What capitalist? How can you exploit your employees like this?”

Yu Xi said with a smile: “Isn’t it your company, Mr. Gu?”

Gu Beilu muttered, “We need to establish a rule for going to and from get off work on time.”

Yu Xi smiled and moved closer to the screen, and found that Gu Beilu looked a little tired: “You must be tired from the meeting today? How is the progress?”

Gu Beilu lowered his head and looked at something. After a few seconds, his eyes returned to the screen: “It’s been negotiated. The new project will start at the end of the year.”

“Really? That’s great.” Yu Xi knew that this project was difficult to negotiate, so Gu Beilu personally brought an elite sales team with him, and they would be gone for ten days or half a month.

Although Yu Xi knew that Gu’s company would definitely win the project, after all, that was what was written in the original book, he was still really happy for Gu Beilu at this moment. Gu Beilu had been staying up late every night to attend meetings in order to prepare the plan some time ago, and it was hard just thinking about it.

“Well,” Gu Beilu also smiled in front of the camera, “I can save more money for my wife.”

Yu Xi blushed and rolled his eyes at him: “Who is your wife?”

Gu Beilu sighed, “I’ve only been away for over a week, and you’ve already fallen in love with someone else? I guess I won’t be able to be away for so long in the future.”

Yu Xi returned to the apartment building, and the front desk immediately brought him dinner: “Good evening, Mr. Yu, this is your private chef dinner.”

“Dinner? I didn’t order anything.”

Yu Xi felt very strange until he heard Gu Beilu say in the headset: “I ordered it for you.”

“Did you order? When did you order it?” He was just about to go home and eat some instant noodles.

“I just ordered it. It’s still hot. Come upstairs and eat.” Gu Beilu knew that Yu Xi definitely didn’t have time to eat after getting off work so late, so he asked the hotel manager to rush dinner over.

Yu Xi thanked the front desk.

Then he said to the screen: “Got it, thank you Mr. Gu for the dinner.”

Gu Beilu: “Who are you thanking?”

Yu Xi didn’t answer. After they walked into the elevator and saw the elevator door close, he smiled and changed his words: “Thank you, husband.”

This time it was Gu Beilu’s turn to blush.

After entering the house, Yu Xi put his cell phone and lunch box on the coffee table and went into the bedroom to change clothes.

The video was not hung up and the bedroom door was not closed, so Gu Beilu saw the smooth lines of Yu Xi’s back and his dazzlingly white skin.

Yu Xi changed into his pajamas, came out, picked up his cell phone and lunch box, and sat down at the dining table again.

“What’s wrong?” He looked at his phone and found that Gu Beilu’s expression was a little strange.

Gu Beilu bit his back teeth and said helplessly, “You think I can’t go back now, so you seduce me, right?”

Yu Xi looked innocent: “What’s wrong with me?”

He looked down at his pajamas, then glanced toward the bedroom before realizing what was happening.

“Oh…” He stroked the corner of his pajamas, feeling a little embarrassed. But then he thought, Gu Beilu wouldn’t be back for a while anyway, so he suddenly became excited, “Mr. Gu, you need to have some self-control.”

Yu Xi was eating a hot chef’s dinner while chatting with Gu Beilu and replying to Shen Di’s messages.

[Shen Di: Xixi, what are you doing? ]

[Yu Xi: I just got back from get off work and am having dinner]

[Shen Di: Eat with your husband? ]

[Yu Xi: I ate by myself, he wasn’t here]

[Shen Di: Are these rich people too busy with business to go home every day?]

[Yu Xi: No, he is on a business trip these days. He usually goes home.]

[Shen Di: Xixi, you have changed! You have started to side with him! ]

【Yu Xi: I didn’t…】

[Shen Di: No! I want to see him! I want to keep the gate! My cabbages are almost gone, and I haven’t even seen the shadow of a pig! Is this reasonable?]

The phone kept vibrating, and Gu Beilu asked him, “You still have work information after get off work?”

Yu Xi shook his head: “It’s not work, it’s my good friend.”

Gu Beilu: “Good friend?”

Yu Xi nodded: “Yes, he also works part-time at your Ocean Hotel.”

Gu Beilu suddenly realized that to truly understand Yu Xi, he had to get to know the people in his circle: “Invite him to dinner someday.”

Yu Xi tilted his head: “You want to see him too?”

Gu Beilu said: “he’s my wife’s friend, what’s so strange about me inviting him to dinner?”

*

On the day Gu Beilu came back from a business trip, Yu Xi ordered takeout and went home to eat with him.

Gu Beilu looked at the plain fast food box on the table: “How are we going to eat this? Let Assistant Chen call a private chef.”

Yu Xi held down his hand that was holding the phone: “No, this is the meal I ordered specifically for you. It’s the Baozang Food Stall that I said I would treat you to the other day. It has the best crab porridge in the province. I know you wouldn’t go to that kind of place, but it’s really delicious, so I ordered takeout.”

Gu Beilu was a little worried: “A food stall? Is it hygienic?”

Yu Xi patted his chest proudly and assured: “Don’t worry, I’ve worked there before, and the hygiene is definitely up to standard.”

Gu Beilu grasped the key point: “Have you worked there before?”

Yu Xi started to show off: “Yes, it’s really delicious, believe me. Many people drove over ten hours from other cities just to eat a bowl of crab porridge. I couldn’t even afford it at the time, so I had to eat the staff meal.”

Gu Beilu paused for a few seconds, then stood up to get him his coat: “Let’s go to their restaurant to eat.”

Yu Xi was stunned: “Ah… why do we have to eat in the store?”

“Isn’t this kind of local delicacy best eaten in the restaurant?” Gu Beilu put on Yu Xi’s coat.

He actually wanted to visit where his wife used to work part-time and learn about his past.

Although Yu Xi was very happy that Gu Beilu took the initiative to suggest going to the store, he looked at the porridge on the table with some hesitation: “But I have already ordered it. Wouldn’t it be a waste if I don’t eat it?”

Gu Beilu said, “Let Assistant Chen take it back and eat it.” It was a good deal for him.

On the way to the crab porridge restaurant, Shen Di happened to call Yu Xi for a midnight snack, so Yu Xi invited him to the restaurant.

Shen Di was playing outside, so he went to the store first to get a number and order porridge. When they arrived, the hot crab porridge was just served on the table, along with a plate of fried pigeon.

Yu Xi took Gu Beilu to introduce him to Shen Di. Gu Beilu politely extended his hand: “Hello, I am Gu Beilu, Yu Xi’s legal husband.”

Shen Di refused to give in: “Hello, I’m Shen Di, Yu Xi’s brother who has been through thick and thin with him.”

Yu Xi: ???

Gu Beilu nodded: “I know, Yu Xi always mentioned you, thank you for taking care of him before.”

Shen Di warned him as he served the porridge: “Don’t worry, I can take good care of Yu Xi. Even without you, I can still take good care of Yu Xi.”

To be honest, Gu Beilu is not bad looking and decent, but Shen Di just doesn’t like him. Who made him take advantage of the situation to kidnap Yu Xi, and now Yu Xi likes him. Shen Di feels that Yu Xi has no real relatives. As Yu Xi’s best friend, he is also a family member. He must support Yu Xi, so that Yu Xi will not be wronged in the rich family and have nowhere to go.

Gu Beilu picked up a pigeon leg and gave it to Yu Xi, and also gave one to Shen Di: “I won’t bother you anymore. Yu Xi’s business is my business. I won’t let others bully him anymore.”

Yu Xi felt that the atmosphere was a bit tense when the two met for the first time, so he quickly poured water to put out the fire.

He poured three cups, one for Shen Di and one for Gu Beilu: “Eat quickly, we’ll talk later. Eat the crab porridge while it’s hot.”

After saying that, he picked up the pepper on the table and sprinkled some into several small bowls, saying that it would taste better this way.

“Our Xixi is still the most attentive.” Shen Di scooped a spoonful and blew on it. “I remember when I came here to eat, I could get a 10% discount just by mentioning your name… Mm, it’s delicious! It’s still that taste, the taste I’ve been dreaming about!”

Yu Xi was very happy and asked Gu Beilu: “Is it delicious?”

Gu Beilu also tasted it and was silent for a long time, as if he was savoring something: “It’s delicious. Can you make this?”

Yu Xi smiled and shook his head: “I don’t know how to make it. I was just helping in the kitchen and taking orders. The recipe for this porridge is the boss’s ancestral secret recipe, and we can’t get it.”

Shen Di nodded his head as he enjoyed the delicious food: “That’s right, if you could have gotten the recipe back then, we would have opened a restaurant too, and we would be rich now.”

Gu Beilu looked around. The store was very busy, and the waiters were obviously understaffed. It wasn’t even the weekend yet, but it would definitely be busier on the weekend.

He turned around and asked Yu Xi: “Have you been working here since high school?”

Shen Di answered quickly: “Yes, it was not easy for Xixi at that time. We were already busy with homework at a key middle school, and Xixi had to work part-time after class. When he was busy, he didn’t even have time to eat or get enough sleep! And he did dirty and tiring work. Look at Xixi’s hands, they are so beautiful, but he got burned and cut every day, and he had Band-Aids on his hands every day.”

Yu Xi took a mouthful of porridge and said, “But the salary is not bad. One month of part-time work can earn me two months’ living expenses. And there is free porridge every night. How happy.”

“Yes, yes, yes. I’ve also been here to eat some porridge.”

The two of them chatted and reminisced about the past for a long time.

Gu Beilu listened to this and felt very uncomfortable. He met Yu Xi too late. If he had met Yu Xi earlier, how could he have made Yu Xi’s life so difficult?

Shen Di finished one bowl and turned to get the first bowl, only to find Gu Beilu with his head down, his eyes still red.

“Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

Yu Xi looked over and saw Gu Beilu rubbing his eyes with his hand, then he stood up and said: “The smoke is too heavy, it’s uncomfortable. You guys eat first, I’ll go out for some fresh air.”