Re-engraving the Spring - Chapter 6
RES Chapter 6
When Lu Ming came out of the study, he saw a bemused Chi Qiu.
Chi Qiu heard the sound and turned to Lu Ming, holding a half-drunk cup of milk tea in his hand, and said aggrievedly, “I bought milk tea for you, but I took the wrong one.” He held up the cup in his hand, “I drank the one-third sugar one, the rest is full sugar.”
“…”
“You finally went home. I was going to drink it with you.” He said dejectedly, “Do you not want to drink it now?”
Under normal circumstances, a person would give up the full sugar milk tea that they could not accept, however Lu Ming would not.
He promised Chi Qiu from the first day of marriage: as long as Chi Qiu was willing to ask, he, Lu Ming, would do what Chi Qiu wanted.
For example, today. When Chi Qiu expressed loneliness to him, Lu Ming left work early. Lu Ming even intended to adjust his workaholic life for Chi Qiu.
But if Chi Qiu didn’t mention it, Lu Ming was afraid that he was still in the company at the moment.
Furthermore, Lu Ming, who was ‘preached’ by Chi Lanyan just today, could only pick it up and deliver it to his mouth calmly even if the cup contained three times the sugar.
Lu Ming confirmed the label on the remaining cup of milk tea, it was indeed full sugar. He saw that Chi Qiu had already drunk half of the milk tea in his hand, and asked in confusion: “You drank the wrong one, why continue to drink?”
“I… I’m thirsty.”
This reason was nothing less than adequate for Lu Ming.
He said, “If you want to drink full sugar, you can drink this cup.”
He inserted the straw into the full sugar milk tea and handed it to Chi Qiu, gently holding Chi Qiu’s hand to touch the milk tea cup.
Chi Qiu retracted his hand, acting more concerned than usual at any given moment: “Then you don’t have any? And I drank all the one-third sugar. It is a waste to throw away.”
He did not think Lu Ming would drink this cup of milk tea that he had drunk. They rarely had this kind of sweet interaction belonging to the couple.
Since getting married, Lu Ming had almost lived in the company and rarely went home. The two of them had very few bed matters. In these six months, they had not gotten together more than ten times. And in this pathetic number of times, Chi Qiu took the initiative almost every time.
Usually, Lu Ming would not take the initiative to kiss him if it hadn’t been for Chi Qiu to speak.
But Chi Qiu knew that Lu Ming had something unspeakable, and his apathy prevented him from expressing his feelings normally. The injuries he had suffered would always wake Lu Ming up in the middle of the night, alone to steady his breathing
Chi Qiu understood that in this case, pushing too hard would only be counterproductive. So he would not force it, he would follow the doctor’s advice; take your time, everything couldn’t be rushed.
In any case, they were married, there was a lifetime of time to heal together.
Right now, Chi Qiu blamed himself: “Xiao Yan clearly told me the location, I still took the wrong one.”
Upon seeing this, Lu Ming thought it was useless to talk more. He sat directly next to Chi Qiu, took the full sugar milk tea in his hand and took a refreshing sip. The sound of sucking and swallowing milk tea was extraordinarily obvious to Chi Qiu’s ears,.and there seemed to be a hint of sweetness floating in the air.
Chi Qiu asked worriedly, “Is it very sweet?”
“It is indeed very sweet.”
“Then don’t drink it…”
“It’s okay.” Lu Ming drank one sip after another, without the slightest intention to stop. He said, “You bought it especially for me, right?”
Chi Qiu nodded his head vigorously.
Lu Ming nodded his head, his deep voice seemed magnetic: “I will finish drinking.”
Chi Qiu’s ears tingled, he wanted to hear Lu Ming’s words more, to talk more. He deliberately apologized many times, but was pressed by Lu Ming’s hand.
“It’s okay, it’s not bad to drink it.” Lu Ming said again.
He seriously drank the cup of milk tea, during which the tone of his speech unconsciously lightened down, and the pressure given by his work disappeared.
He took a deep breath, and the coldness in his eyes relaxed for a moment.
Few people can see Lu Ming like this.
Only Chi Qiu knew this side of Lu Ming. The full sugar milk tea was specially ordered by him for the inexpressive Lu Ming.
Because Lu Ming, in fact, was very fond of eating sweets. He liked it so much that once the work pressure was too high, and he spoke less, he would relax himself by eating sweets.
However, as he grew older, Lu Ming, who had always been serious, didn’t seem to want others to know this. The lovely and beautiful sweets, and the calm and indifferent Lu Ming, seemed to be parallel worlds that couldn’t be linked together. Lu Ming didn’t mind this, but he always felt that it would be better to conceal a little.
But Chi Qiu was particularly sensitive to sound because he couldn’t see.
Lu Ming’s tone of voice was always flat and bland, and only when he was eating sweets would there be a slight upward tone. It was so slight that if it was someone who could see with both eyes, they would probably be fooled by Lu Ming’s expressionless face.
Listening to Lu Ming’s slightly softened voice, accompanied by the sound of the milk tea pudding being sucked into the straw.
Chi Qiu couldn’t help but say, “You drink a little slower.”
“En.”
“Lu Ming, is this milk tea delicious?” He said in his heart: If it tastes good, there will be more in the future!
“Average.” Lu Ming mentally replied: good.
Chi Qiu would not tear him down. Listening to the sound of Lu Ming drinking milk tea, he continued to ask: “There is pudding inside, is it delicious?” After saying that, Chi Qiu quietly leaned over some, his hand was still lightly pressed by Lu Ming.
He turned his hand back and clasped Lu Ming’s hand, the kind of fingers interlocking.
“…”
Lu Ming stopped moving, he saw Chi Qiu nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, two mouthfuls of saliva.
The sound of milk tea did not appear again and Chi Qiu was most afraid of the silence between the two. He thought that Lu Ming was disgusted, so he took his hand back first. It was a pity that the residual heat of the palm still lingered in the heart, making Chi Qiu infinitely yearning. He lowered his eyes, slightly opened his lips, and sighed silently with regret.
Lu Ming misunderstood: “Do you want to drink?”
“?” Chi Qiu suddenly looked up, not understanding what Lu Ming was saying.
“You’re gulping.”
“What?” Chi Qiu’s face reddened and it took him a moment to realize that Lu Ming was mistakenly thinking that he was craving that cup of full sugar milk tea. Embarrassed, Chi Qiu decisively denied it, “I didn’t.”
Lu Ming took a look at the milk tea he had drunk, and after realizing that it was very inappropriate to give Chi Qiu what he had drunk, he said bluntly, “I’m sorry, I’ve already drunk this cup. If you mind, I’ll ask Xiao Yan to get another cup of milk tea.” He added, “Full sugar with pudding.”
“I don’t mind!”
Chi Qiu hurriedly shook his head, fearing that Lu Ming would really give him a cup of full sugar pudding milk tea, staring at him to drink it all in one gulp.
He grew up not loving sweet things, he just knew that Lu Ming loved sweets but refused to say it straight. He used his favorite food as an excuse to satisfy Lu Ming’s sweet tooth and let Lu Ming relieve stress.
Thanks to Chi Qiu’s performance, Lu Ming never noticed it.
…
“I’ve asked Xiao Yan to leave work first, don’t bother him.”
“His salary is not low, it’s not considered trouble.”
Lu Ming looked at the time. By definition, it was still Xiao Yan’s working hours. He insisted on ordering another cup of milk tea for Chi Qiu, he couldn’t let Chi Qiu gulp dryly.
Lu Ming, who only loved sweets, knew in his heart how delicious milk tea with all sugar and pudding was.
Before he could dial Xiao Yan’s phone, Chi Qiu had already fumbled and leaned over, pulling Lu Ming’s left hand holding the milk tea and gently pulling it to his side. Because of the inaccurate position of ‘grabbing’, Chi Qiu’s tip of the nose was also poked by the paper straw, so embarrassing.
Suddenly, Chi Qiu blushed and wanted to bury himself into the sofa.
Lu Ming said, “I’ll help you.”
He held Chi Qiu’s hand, and as usual, led him to touch the milk tea cup, so that he held it securely in his hand before releasing his hand.
“Thanks..”
Chi Qiu slowly touched the exposed part of the straw, skillfully touched the opening of the tube and sent it towards his mouth. The straw that Lu Ming drank from had a special meaning to Chi Qiu, and the moment it touched Chi Qiu’s lips, Chi Qiu’s face reddened again.
He thought, maybe the two really met too little. They were obviously married, so why did he always blush?
Got to change…
Lu Ming saw this: “What’s wrong?” His eyes fell on another cup of milk tea on the coffee table, “You can also change your own straw.”
“No need!” Chi Qiu lowered his head abruptly and took a breath, afraid of losing this opportunity.
Lu Ming didn’t expect Chi Qiu to be so eager to drink, his voice couldn’t help but soften a little: “Drink slowly, I’ll buy it for you next time.”
“Hmm.” Chi Qiu’s cheeks were bulging. With a big mouthful of pudding in his mouth, he couldn’t speak. The 100% sweet and greasy taste filled his mouth, and it almost ‘sent Chi Qiu away’.
The sweetness of an indirect kiss, the sweetness of milk tea and pudding.
For Chi Qiu, who was intolerant of sugar, today’s sugar content was probably on the verge of exploding.
