Chen Yuanming woke up in the darkness, with a fast heartbeat and difficulty breathing. He lay on the bed and took a breath, letting the tense nerves relax. The eyes began to adapt to the light in the room, and the rich darkness revealed layers and turned into a familiar bedroom scene.
Hearing is also gradually recovering, the slight ticking of the stopwatch, the rustling white noise of the ventilation fan, and the familiar breath. One arm was tightly wrapped around his chest, just like Xiao Chenchen's obsession with his baby teddy bear, he held on tightly, suffocating with force.
A faint smile crossed his lips, Chen Yuanming gently pushed away the culprit that caused the nightmare, sat up from the bed, and prepared to drink some water to moisten his lips. However, before he could open the lid of the cup, a sleepy voice sounded.
"Yuan Ming?"
The arm slid on the bed, bringing out the slight rubbing sound of the sheets, but no one was caught, and the other party's breath suddenly became rapid, as if he was about to wake up from sleep.
Chen Yuanming turned around and held the hand, "I'm thirsty, get up and drink some water."
What answered him was a long snort, and the hand clenched back, holding Chen Yuanming's fingertips. After a while, the sound came out.
"what time is it?"
Looking at the luminous clock on the bedside table, Chen Yuanming replied, "It's still early at 2:10, go to sleep."
The hand didn't mean to let go, and held it tightly for a while before repeating it in a low voice.
“It’s still early…”
The drinker disappeared immediately, Chen Yuanming lay back on the bed again, narrowed the distance between the two, and hugged his lover in his arms.
"Well, let's sleep."
He closed his eyes, but the breath in his ears was still turbulent for a while, before slowly regaining his calm and falling asleep again.
When he woke up again, the clock had already pointed to 9 o'clock, which surprised Chen Yuanming who always got up at 7 o'clock. Rubbing his face, he got up from the bed. The person beside the pillow was obviously already up, and the half of the sheets were cold, with the chill of late spring.
However, unlike the tranquility in the bedroom, through the doors and corridors, faint laughter floated from the outside. What a funny little animal.
Chen Yuanming couldn't help raising the corners of his lips and walked out the door.
Since his parents moved to Beijing for a long time, Chen Yuanming moved out of the Xishan villa and bought a small house nearby as his and Xiao Junyi's new home. The building area is not as spacious as that of Xishan, but although the sparrow is small and complete, the lower floor is home and the upper floor is office, and there is a special children's room, which is enough for a family of four.
It's just that there are not many opportunities for them to come back to this small villa. They often travel on business, and the children live with their grandparents. This place has become their love nest for small gatherings. There are only a handful of lively mornings like this. Turning around the corridor with a smile, he stood at the door of the kitchen and saw two children and one big busy doing a group in the spacious open dining room.
The two little guys were running around with bits and pieces of tableware and ingredients. The name of helping was really confusing, and they looked overjoyed. The older one was slowly teasing the two little guys, while leisurely waving the spatula, preparing breakfast. The aroma has already begun to overflow, with the sweet milky aroma, the fat burnt aroma of fried eggs and bacon, and the wheat aroma of pastries such as shaomai buns... His stomach made a rumbling sound, and before the rice was cooked, he had already moved his index finger.
At this time, the little boy who was trying his best to put a few small plastic bowls on the table suddenly found Chen Yuanming's figure, and jumped up with a shout.
"Dad, Dad, you're finally awake! Look at the breakfast I made with my sister!"
The little girl also ran behind, stretched out her hand and made a "to hug" action. Chen Yuanming laughed, stretched out his arms to hug his daughter, and rubbed his daughter's delicate face with his face. The little girl giggled, hiding while laughing, "Dad's face is pierced! Don't touch others~"
Reaching out his hand to hold his son, he walked towards the dining table, "What have you all done?"
The little boy jumped up excitedly, pointed to the table that was taller than himself and said, "We got cereal, milk! And sweet oranges and a big plate of cherry meat! Daddy is in charge of the hot meal!"
"Really capable!" Putting the two little guys on the child seat, Chen Yuanming touched the tops of their hair, "Leave the rest of the chores to Dad!"
Xiao Junyi had already put several hot dishes on the plate at this time, like a restaurant waiter with two plates in one hand, and walked steadily towards them.
"Your cooking skills are pretty good." Reaching out to take the plate, Chen Yuanming put the dishes suitable for children in front of them, and stole a kiss on his lover's ear by the way.
Xiao Junyi raised his eyebrows and showed a complacent smile, "Don't look at who the chef is."
Soon a large table was filled with dishes. Chen Yuanming and Xiao Junyi sat on both sides, taking care of the children while eating. Since they grew up with Liu Lanxin, these two little guys have pretty good table manners. They are very attentive to eating. Seeing her daughter struggling with the soft-boiled eggs in the egg cup with a small spoon, Chen Yuanming couldn't help laughing. Reaching for the handkerchief, she wiped the light yellow egg liquid on the corner of her lips.
Xiaoxiao eats faster, and after a while he settles his ration. He blinked his big round eyes. He looked at the two adults who were still eating slowly, and couldn't help saying, "Today we're going to the amusement park. Okay? I really want to go to the amusement park!"
Before Xiao Chen finished eating, he couldn't help raising his head anxiously, "Zoo! Go to the zoo to see penguins..."
"Baby, you can't talk during dinner, let's eat first." Chen Yuanming stopped his daughter's protest.
Xiao Junyi added, "We go to the zoo in the morning and the amusement park in the afternoon. Anyway, we can play all day!"
Xiao Xiao widened his eyes in surprise, "Is that okay?!"
"Of course, we have plenty of time today."
Xiao Junyi said with a smile, but his eyes fell on Chen Yuanming on the opposite side. What was in his sight made Chen Yuanming's heart twitch slightly, and he couldn't help showing a soothing smile.
"Today... and tomorrow, until the May Day holiday, we will stay at home." Said, Chen Yuanming lowered his head and stroked his daughter's soft hair, "So Chenchen can eat slowly, we are not in a hurry."
They... have time.
After breakfast, the two little guys changed into their clothes for going out, and the two walked out the door holding the other. The car is an extended version of the SUV, which is suitable for traveling with children. Born in a wealthy family, the two little guys have long been accustomed to the protection and escort of the "uncle driver", chatting with the parents as if nothing happened, and pouring out their joyful mood.
The weather is very sunny today, and it has started to get warmer at the end of April. The bright sunshine brought the temperature and swayed in through the car window. Chen Yuanming looked at the three people in front of him, and there was a reassuring warmth in his heart.
The penguin pavilion in Beijing Zoo was only built in 2004. It was the first time for the two little guys to see real penguins. Xiao Chenchen couldn’t take his eyes off of him. It is the sea otter house next door, giant pandas, golden monkeys, giraffes... The zoo is like a wonderland for children of this age.
After all, he was not yet 6 years old, and the two little guys were tired of walking after a while. Chen Yuanming and Xiao Junyi held one each, and dutifully used them as a scooter. Xiao Junyi also put the boy on his shoulders and ran like a big horse. Running around, Xiao Xiao screamed and laughed, almost out of breath. Although the maintenance is quite good, this person is almost 40 years old this year. If he doesn't keep exercising all the year round, it is estimated that this pass will fall to the ground.
Chen Yuanming smiled and hugged his little princess, walking slowly through one animal house after another. Due to the combination of the same maternal blood, the appearance of the two children is actually a bit similar, but they have the characteristics of each other's father between their eyebrows and eyes. Xiao Chenchen's eyes are also slender and long, with a bit of peach pattern. Usually, they are always squinting charmingly, with a sweet arc, and they seem to be the most innocent and harmless. But this little girl has a strange personality like him, she acts very calmly, she has to go over her head carefully before doing anything, she is smart and well-behaved, and she simply spoils the grandmothers who have few girls in the family.
Looking at Daddy and brother who were running wildly in front, Xiao Chen turned his head and suddenly hugged Chen Yuanming's neck.
"Dad is always at home lately..."
The little girl's small voice came from her ears, and Chen Yuanming couldn't help laughing, "I haven't been so busy with work recently, of course I have to go home to accompany our little princess~"
"Well..." The little girl's bracelet tightened a little, "but why is Daddy always so worried? Are you going to go out, Dad? Will it take a long time?"
Chen Yuanming's hand tightened a bit, then slowly relaxed, and patted his daughter's back gently, "Of course Dad won't go far, Chenchen has grown so fast recently, if he grows up accidentally, Dad will miss a lot. Is there a chance to hold Chenchen?"
The little girl raised her head, with a little water vapor in her thin eyes, "Really? Don't lie to Chenchen?"
A string in his heart tugged slightly, and Chen Yuanming stretched out his little finger deliberately, "Don't lie to Chenchen, why don't we pull the hook?"
Chenchen felt that she was already a big girl, and should not believe in the game of hooks anymore, but she still bit her tender lower lip, and resolutely stretched out her fingers and put them on Chen Yuanming's little finger, "Hanging with hooks for a hundred years, Liars are puppies!"
"Well, it's a puppy! Wang!" Chen Yuanming smiled and kissed his daughter, in exchange for a silver bell-like laughter and a sweet kiss.
The little girl who had dispelled her doubts became excited again and insisted on seeing "Teddy Bears". After stressing several times that brown bears and teddy bears are really different, Chen Yuanming still carried her to visit the bears. Xiao Junyi was also sweating on his forehead from exhaustion at this time, and walked back with his son obediently.
Seeing the other party's happy smile, Chen Yuanming stretched out his hand and grabbed his free left hand. The family of four just stood in front of Bear Mountain and watched. After more than ten years of rehabilitation, Xiao Junyi's left hand has basically recovered, but there is still a gap in his grip strength, but today he is holding it so tightly, as if he wants to melt Chen Yuanming into his own blood and bones.
The grip was almost painful, but it was real and persistent. Chen Yuanming didn't dodge it, but just held it back with the same strength.
Today is too special for them.
On April 23, 2008, that rainy night 17 years ago, Chen Yuanming died in a car accident. And today, there are only a few hours left until that night.
Panic? Fear? Reluctant? In fact, after more than ten years of experience, Chen Yuanming no longer cares so much. He has lived a very good life, without disappointment, guilt, or regret. He treated this life kindly and gained the most lucrative compensate. The shadow of death had long since been wiped from his mind.
But Xiao Junyi is different. He sticks tighter than ever before, close to the point where he can defend himself. Underneath the smile is urgency and worry, and fear for the future. And this fear even infected their sensitive little daughter, making her fear it.
But what can Chen Yuanming do? Fate may be in his hands, but life and death are not determined by him.
He gently took Xiao Junyi's hand, and he dropped a kiss on it, "Let's go, let's go shopping elsewhere."
That morning, they played wildly in the zoo all morning. After lunch, they went to the amusement park to play for a long time. As a result, it was not even four o'clock. People had to withdraw troops hastily and take the children home to sleep.
Covering the two children with a thin quilt, Chen Yuanming just turned around and was hugged into a firm embrace. The kiss was so eager that it seemed like he was going to devour his life. Chen Yuanming returned the kiss, slowly adjusting the rhythm, and comforting the man in his arms.
After the long kiss, Chen Yuanming said with a smile, "Xiao Dong is so hungry recently, I should..."
"Yuanming!" Xiao Junyi interrupted his words, hugged him tighter, resting his head on his shoulder, and repeated his name in a low voice, "Yuanming..."
"I'm here. I'm still here." Chen Yuanming wrapped his arms around his waist and gently stroked his back with his hands, "This is not the Chengdu-Chongqing Highway, and we haven't touched Audi for many years. Jun Yi, I'm still by your side. …”
The slight tremor subsided, Xiao Junyi took a deep breath, and dragged him to the study on the second floor. On the balcony of the study, there were two reclining chairs placed side by side. He pushed Chen Yuanming onto one of the reclining chairs, and he sat beside him, clasping the other's palm tightly with his hands.
Chen Yuanming knew what he meant, and he did not resist. The two just sat on the open-air reclining chairs, watching the sunset of the setting sun be engulfed by the night. In Beijing in 2008, the stars were no longer visible in the night sky, and the blurred moon slowly climbed up the sky, sliding towards the center of the sky step by step.
The two held their fingers too tightly and for too long, and at the end, they seemed to be able to feel the beat of each other's heart from their fingertips, like a perfect concerto. At some point, a pleasant alarm sound suddenly entered the ears of the two of them, Xiao Junyi turned his head, and there was indisputable joy in his eyes.
"time has passed."
The moment of his death, the moment that may take his life again.
Chen Yuanming responded with the same smile, "I'm still by your side, in our home. It's just that from now on, it may not be so powerful, and I can predict the future..."
"Foreknowledge? We don't need it anymore, don't need it anymore..."
A kiss fell on his lips, a little salty and a little sweet. Chen Yuanming inserted his hand into each other's black hair, deepening the kiss, making it more passionate, like a new life between them.
After the kiss was over, Chen Yuanming opened a little distance, "I really want to push you onto the bed now, but the child is afraid that it is time to wake up, so I can only drag it back for a few hours."
Xiao Junyi slowly straightened up, "It doesn't matter, you still have time anyway."
The smiles of the two are so similar, so tacit. Chen Yuanming touched the corner of the other's rosy lips and stood up from the reclining chair, "Let me have dinner today and see how I feed you and your baby."
Turning around with a smile, he was about to walk into the house, but a hand grabbed him from behind and turned him back stubbornly. Chen Yuanming turned around with a smile, but was stunned on the spot, dumbly looking at the scene in front of him. He saw his lover, the father of his child, his long-time partner kneeling on one knee in the open space of the balcony, holding a brocade box aloft with one hand.
The brocade box was open, and in the center lay two identical rings. Made of platinum, without any patterns and ornaments, a pure white and flawless ring. The moonlight exudes a hazy and bright brilliance, and it seems to cast a glow on both rings.
"Chen Yuanming, are you willing to give me every day in the future? In the future I don't know, I will accompany me every day and night."
The moonlight sprinkled on the face that was no longer young, but still handsome, solemn and majestic, with a solemnity like an oath before a god. Chen Yuanming's throat choked for a moment, and he slowly took two steps back. He knelt down on one knee on the same knee as the other's, and pressed his forehead against the other's forehead.
"I would."
He took out the two rings in the box and gently rubbed them with the pulp of his fingers. Unsurprisingly, he found the words "Yuan Ming" and "Jun Yi" engraved on the inner ring with handwriting the size of a grain of rice. He handed the one engraved with Jun Yi to the other party. The cold metal brought the temperature of the human body. They carefully held the ring and put it on the lover's finger closest to the heart.
The ring is the perfect size, as if it had grown directly on the hand. The palms of the two were tightly interlocked, their fingers interlaced, and the silver brilliance was reflected in one place.
"In the unknowable future, every day before the end of my life, I belong to you, and you will always belong to me."
Their companies have long merged with each other's shares, their blood has long been fused in the blood of their children, and the rings were no longer important to them, but they were given a new meaning.
Following the vow, a kiss fell, deep and sweet, like a seal on a marriage certificate.
Downstairs, there was a shout, Xiao Xiao had already woken up and was looking for his two fathers. Tiny smiles crossed their lips, and they stood up, stepped forward, and walked downstairs side by side.
For a moment, the moonlight seemed to be polished, reflecting the backs of the two of them snuggling closely.
THE END
The author has something to say: finally finished writing, give yourself a like!
Many people have asked me if I am engaged in a career in the text, engaged in finance or IT, but it is not. Almost all the information in the text is obtained by rummaging through Baidu, books and libraries. I wanted to make the story more real and logical.
For this article, I wrote down an entire loose-leaf notepad and found a lot of information. Outline, setting, plot line, rough outline, chapter outline... I scrutinized it bit by bit, although due to my limited ability, I may not find some information correctly, or misread it, mistakes are always inevitable, but I am very satisfied to be recognized by so many people.
Of course, writing the plot according to the pure point style will still bring some criticism, and after all, it is the second article, and the length is far beyond my expectations, which brings some unknown problems, and even made me fall into a writing trough. , the article is probably a little unsatisfactory to read. Therefore, I am very grateful to everyone who has followed to the end, thank you for your encouragement and support, and thank you for tolerant of the shortcomings and problems of this article, big or small.
Of course, there are also those new readers who came to the full text to supplement the V. Every time I see such a supplement, I can't help but feel a little moved and a little satisfied. At least these eight months of hard work have not been in vain.
Now that the extra page is finished, I can finally draw a period in the most correct place. In the book, they must have many stories in another time and space, but we only need to know that "the prince and the prince live happily together" is enough XD
In short, this article ends here. In May, I will dedicate two light-pulling games to everyone. Remember to go to "you know" to find it (if you don't understand, see the ending of the text for something to say, click by the way. The author's collection, add a collection to the nest =3=)
As for customization, because we still need to modify and add some meat, it will be at the end of May at the earliest, right? Wait for the nest to release the sword repair book first, and accumulate some experience before doing it! Don't forget to bookmark the article, there will be a prompt when opening customization.
Phew~~ It's finally over. Writing a long essay is too painful, but the harvest is richer than I imagined, and I have accumulated a lot of experience. I will try other topics after the next one. If possible, I hope to bring you the same pleasure of reading.
So, see you in the new article in June XD
PS, woo... Whisper, I seem to have lost a QAQ in the nest. I really don't know how to get in touch. After hesitating for a long time, let's just say something here. Wo, 嘤嘤嘤, people still want to send you a book to Nirvana QAQ cover your face and run away
PPS, continue to thank other feeding partners, force >3