Chapter 117: Move Back

When Zhou Mushi wasn’t busy with work, he was planning a trip to the Netherlands, enjoying the beautiful scenery and being happy like a little sun.

Since he finally got a chance to go out, he couldn’t waste it and had to make the most of it.

Come to think of it, he seems to have never traveled with Jin Yang before.

The tulip garden is definitely not an option, as tulips only bloom in the spring and it’s already past that season. There’s no point in going now.

However, Gouda is a place worth visiting. It’s known as the land of cheese, with serene canals, beautiful churches, lively markets, and a fairytale-like atmosphere. There, you’ll unconsciously slow down and quietly appreciate the circles of growth etched into the years.

He actually noticed that despite Jin Yang being efficient and hardworking at work, he is someone who likes a slow-paced life. It’s just that due to various reasons, he can only live in this fast-paced life for now.

Maybe they can go to Yunnan in the future, but they won’t consider Dali. Although Dali is particularly beautiful, the tourism atmosphere is too strong now. They should find a semi-developed city that is convenient for transportation and living, has good scenery, and fewer people. They can live each day as they please.

Zhou Mushi had everything planned out, and he packed up and went home when it was time to finish work.

Jin Yang was already waiting for him downstairs at the company. They talked and went home together. Sometimes, when they came across a street vendor selling delicious food, they would buy some.

Zhou Mushi was in a particularly good mood, seeing the hot dogs and boiled corn on the street makes him feel very hungry.

Jin Yang, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. However, he has always been able to control his emotions and is accustomed to controlling his facial expressions with ease.

He understood the information Wang Xijie gave him today, as well as the intended message.

But he also knew that none of this had anything to do with Zhou Mushi. At that time, Zhou Mushi was focused solely on himself and would never have reached out to destroy everything he had built. So what was the point?

All of this could only have been done by Zhou Mushi’s mother, who didn’t want her son to suffer with a poor boy and wanted to steer her own son onto the right path.

The small company at the time may not mean much to Jin Yang now in terms of money, but the five years of hard work he put in since his sophomore year cannot be measured by how much money was earned.

Jin Yang is not afraid of his company being taken down by others due to technical reasons or business competition. It is just that the idea of being destroyed because of love is too cruel.

Career and Mushi, one is his absolute sense of security, the other is his happiness, why do these two things conflict?

Jin Yang is afraid of feeling as helpless as an ant, easily crushed by others. He is afraid of those weak and powerless days.

He keeps working hard and getting stronger, just to stand taller and make the dirt pile on his body thicker and more solid, becoming his own barrier.

But the barrier he worked so hard to build can be easily destroyed by someone else’s actions, which is not an easy thing to accept.

His gaze fell on Zhou Mushi’s face, who had a satisfied expression due to eating a sweet and fragrant boiled corn.

Looking at his smile, Jin Yang couldn’t help but smile along. Everything in the past was now gone, and things were different now.

He finally had money, and finally had the qualifications to stand by Mushi’s side.

It’s good, now not just anyone can easily crush everything he has.

“Mushi.”

“Yeah?” Zhou Mushi heard Jin Yang call his name and turned around.

Jin Yang embraced him on the sidewalk, with a warm and solid hug that made Zhou Mushi feel a little dazed.

Although they have had more intimate actions before, there was basically no close behavior on the street.

Moreover, Jin Yang was thin-skinned. What’s going on today?

He enjoyed the warmth of the embrace and gently stroked Jin Yang’s back with his free hand, asking in a warm voice, “What’s wrong?”

Zhou Mushi Heard Jin Yang’s laughter in his ear, “Just wanted to confirm that you’re real.”

“Of course, I’m real,” Zhou Mushi replied.

“You’re real and you’re mine.”

He allowed Jin Yang to hold him, not caring even if passersby looked at them, as it wasn’t easy to hear Jin Yang speak romantic words to him.

. . . . .

Some people are strange, they don’t love you but also won’t let you go.

For example, Chen Sheng with Zhou Muxian. He applied to exit Zhou Muxian’s life, went out for a while, and now came back thinking he could continue.

Who knows what kind of twisted logic he’s using.

Many years of feelings cannot be broken just like that, especially since Zhou Muxian used to like him so much.

Chen Sheng feels a sense of superiority being indulged by Zhou Muxian, as he is confident in repairing their relationship.

But Chen Sheng doesn’t want to be Zhou Muxian’s boyfriend, their previous “friends with benefits” relationship made him feel comfortable without too much control, and allowed the other person to live comfortably as well.

If he never meets true love in this life, this kind of life is good enough.

Finding a sexual partner is not difficult, but finding someone with a compatible personality is very difficult.

But he didn’t have complete control over Zhou Muxian, so he didn’t think about establishing a boyfriend relationship, especially since Zhou Muxian was a “married” man. The relationship that only aimed to be happy together without worries was much better than finding someone who might cause trouble and want to get serious.

As people get older, sometimes things can’t be dealt with as straightforwardly as before. Even if he wanted to restore their relationship, he couldn’t just drag Zhou Muxian to bed.

So after he came back, he often showed seemingly inadvertent signs of goodwill. Helping to finalize a business deal, or some small collaborations, these were really good excuses.

Zhou Muxian didn’t reject him outright, although he wasn’t enthusiastic, his attitude wasn’t cold either, and there were no problems in their communication.

Chen Sheng felt that this was almost a sure thing, and finally, after he helped Zhou Muxian negotiate a deal and had a meal together, Zhou Muxian said, “Why don’t you move back in with me?”

They weren’t lovers, and both had their own pride, so this simple sentence was already a show of humility.

Zhou Muxian swallowed the last bite of food, took a sip of water, and looked at him quietly instead of answering directly. Chen Sheng had known him for so many years, but had never seen such a look in Zhou Muxian’s eyes.