Three Years and Three Years

Chapter 108: Pleasant Surprise

Zhou Mushi and Jin Yang both glanced at him and hesitated to speak, giving him a small gap to peep through.

Zhou Muxian is a person of status and quality. How could he do such a thing as peeking through his father’s door crack?

He held his breath and, guided by his younger brother, approached. Surprisingly, the door crack offered a clear view.

A beautiful policewoman was feeding soup to his father, scooping up a spoonful, blowing it cool, and gently saying, “Be careful, it’s hot.”

His father’s eyes were affectionate, but he kept it under control, only showing deep affection without appearing like a middle-aged pervert.

“I specially cooked this for you, and I added some nourishing herbs inside. Does it taste strange?”

Zhou Qingwen hurriedly said, “No, it doesn’t taste strange at all. It’s actually quite delicious.”

Zhou Muxian and Zhou Mushi, who were still peeping through the crack, rolled their eyes at the same time.

Zhou Qingwen had a severe fear of traditional Chinese medicine. He remembered one year when he was sick and the traditional Chinese doctor prescribed some medicine to strengthen his body. Every time he was asked to drink it, he felt like he was being killed for money. It was nothing like now, with everyone looking like a bunch of sycophants and saying that the medicine was delicious.

Under the clear blue sky and bright sun, thankfully the two people in the room did not do anything that the younger generation shouldn’t see, but what was in their eyes clearly explained everything.

Zhou Mushi thought to himself, “If they two weren’t together, I would change my last name to Jin with Jin Yang!”

Jin Yang, as an “outsider”, looked at them for a while, then patted the shoulders of the two brothers who were sneaking a peek with a creepy gesture.

“Since Uncle has someone delivering food for him, let’s go back.”

The two young masters of the Zhou family immediately stood up straight, straightened their clothes, cleared their throats, and regained their noble gentlemanly demeanor.

“Then let’s go.”

Zhou Muxian took the lead and Zhou Mushi followed naturally. When they were about to leave, Zhou Muxian handed the thermal box he was carrying to his younger brother and said, “Drink this.”

After speaking, he quickly got into his own car and drove away, leaving behind a trail of dust.

Zhou Mushi stood still, holding the lunch box with a frown on his face. “Jin Yang, don’t you think there’s something wrong with my brother?”

Jin Yang and Zhou Muxian were not familiar with each other, and they had only met briefly. He didn’t know what kind of person Zhou Muxian was.

Although he didn’t know much about Zhou Muxian, he could guess that this matter might have something to do with Chen Sheng.

“Don’t just stand there, let’s go back first.”

Zhou Mushi agreed and realized that it was already lunchtime, and he had to go back to work and couldn’t afford to delay too long.

. . . . .

The end of work was at five o’clock. Zhou Mushi had a meeting that lasted longer than expected, and the two companies were not far apart. Usually, they would go back together, but today Jin Yang said he had an out-of-town assignment and couldn’t go home with Zhou Mushi.

Zhou Mushi didn’t mind and left the office after the meeting. The sight of young men and women cuddled together reminded him of something.

Several years ago, it seemed like 521 was quite popular, but now 520 is more popular.

Zhou Mushi smiled lightly as he watched the couples who were especially concerned about this holiday. He didn’t know if he was getting old, but he seemed to be gradually less interested in these things.

For two people in love, as long as they love each other, why do they have to make a big deal out of celebrating on a specific day?

He couldn’t help but think of the winter when he had set up flowers and wine for Jin Yang, but he didn’t show up. The memory flashed through his mind for a moment, but it was quickly suppressed by force.

Is it because he has grown up and doesn’t care anymore, or because celebrating joyfully only to end up disappointed is a bit difficult to say.

Mother Zhou is a woman who loves beauty and has a lot of taste. She has instilled a romantic factor in her two sons since they were young.

They were two children who could easily be deceived by a rose and an “I love you”.

But time flies and the ups and downs of life have forced them to hide their softness and leave behind a shell of not caring about anything.

Zhou Mushi convinced himself not to worry about these things, but still couldn’t help buying a fragrant red wine cake from a dessert shop near his home.

Fruit-flavored, chocolate-flavored, yogurt-flavored, and fresh milk-flavored cakes were nothing special, but the red wine flavor was rare.

The cream was tinged with a light pink color, with two bright red cherries on top, looking particularly delicious.

The cake was not big, just the size of a cup of instant noodles, just enough as a dessert for two people after dinner.

If it was purchased as a dessert, it wouldn’t be considered as putting much thought into this holiday, right?

Zhou Mushi thought so, paid for it, and carried the cake home.

He skillfully opened the door to his home, but before he could enter, he was startled by something reaching out from the door.

It was a bunch of fresh, red roses wrapped in pure black packaging paper.

Zhou Mushi was stunned for a moment, then slowly moved the bouquet of flowers away to reveal Jin Yang’s face from behind the flowers.

Jin Yang didn’t speak, and neither did Zhou Mushi. He just held his hand and pulled him towards the door.

The sky hadn’t completely darkened yet, but all the curtains in the house were tightly closed, with no light seeping through.

The living room emitted a faint fragrance, the smell of scented candles.

The room was not lit, relying solely on the warm yellow light of numerous scented candles of various sizes.

Each pile of candles was lined with fresh red rose petals, and Jin Yang even laid a path of rose petals, leading all the way to the dining table.

The table was adorned with silver candlesticks, a bottle of red wine, and two steaming steaks already placed on the plates.

He led him forward, and somehow triggered something, causing the dimly glowing starry lights to light up all at once. They were hanging on the dark curtains, flickering with a faint glow.

Jin Yang had a smile on his face as he helped him pull out the chair and gently pressed him down, saying, “Let’s eat.”

Zhou Mushi’s expression was a bit out of control. He didn’t know if he couldn’t control his smile or his tears.

All of this seemed a bit familiar. When they were in that small house before, he had arranged it in the same way, but without the starry lights, it was slightly inferior.

Clearly, at that time, Jin Yang hadn’t come back yet. Before he returned, he had called a cleaning company to clean the house spotless…

Was it a coincidence? Or did he see the same arrangement plan online?

While he was standing there stunned and unsure, Jin Yang had already poured wine for both of them and cut his own steak, swapping his plate with Zhou Mushi’s.

“Try it,” he said with a gentle smile on his face.

Zhou Mushi picked up his fork and also cut a piece of steak for himself. As he ate, tears streamed down his face and he couldn’t control himself.