Mr. Melancholy Wants To Live A Peaceful Life

CHAPTER 29

It was already dark when You Zhengping woke up. He blinked, not quite understanding how things had happened. He had bought everything according to Yu Hua's shopping list, come home and seen Yu Hua burning the pants. Yu Hua had said he had thought they were inauspicious. He didn't want to use the clothes they had worn to the amusement park again.

This part You Zhengping could understand. Many of his elders had this habit, and some even wanted you to step over a brazier afterwards; they said this removed the bad luck. Though Yu Hua was a graduate of an institution of higher learning who had grown up receiving an education in scientistic socialism, there were still certain things he clung to. You Zhengping was very receptive of this.

Furthermore, after burning the pants, Yu Hua had realized that doing this was too dangerous; it was easy to start a fire. So he had put out the flames and cleaned up the ashes, and he had checked the house for sparks, thoroughly checking to make sure that every place was safe.

After clearing away the smell of smoke inside, Yu Hua had put the clothes the two of them had worn that day in the washing machine, planning to wash and disinfect them, then put them in a vacuum-sealed bag and donate them. You Zhengping also understood this.

Everything was very reasonable and very normal. The unusual thing had happened after the washing machine had started running. You Zhengping had given the shopping list and the goods to Yu Hua, but for once, Yu Hua hadn't checked whether everything on the list had been bought. He had fixed his gaze firmly and unwaveringly on You Zhengping.

"What-what is it?" Faced with Yu Hua's gaze, You Zhengping retreated towards the back of the couch, feeling unexpectedly panicked.

Yu Hua, always tidy to the point of obsessive-compulsiveness, casually tossed aside the things You Zhengping had bought. He put one hand on the couch, leaned down, and gently sniffed You Zhengping's lips. "You've been sneaking food," Yu Hua said confidently.

"Your...sense of smell is very good. I even had gum," You Zhengping said guiltily.

He struggled to shift backwards. The couch Yu Hua had bought when they had been decorating was large and sturdy. There room for You Zhengping to wriggle for a long time.

Seeing You Zhengping dodge, Yu Hua bent his knee and moved forward. He took You Zhengping's wrist and pressed his lips to it, sniffing gently. "We decided we were going to take care of our health, eat light foods. We decided on a diet as dull as water. But you went out to sneak food."

"Just, just a bit of barbecue, I didn't even get full." You Zhengping felt his hair standing on end.

Gooseflesh trembled on the arm Yu Hua had kissed.

"Aside from the barbecue, is there anything else?" Yu Hua asked.

"I also had a bottle of coke." Under Yu Hua's gaze, You Zhengping threw down all his defenses and confessed everything. "I often drink coke when I'm on duty. It's all because Cen Xiao makes me. He says everyone's happily staying up late and getting bald together, and there I am sneakily taking care of myself ahead of time. They made me get into the habit of drinking Coca-cola, it's all their fault, I was forced!"

Yu Hua sighed faintly. With one hand on the couch, he released You Zhengping's wrist with the other hand and brushed aside the hair in front of his forehead. With his fingers tangled in the luxurious black hair, Yu Hua sighed. "Such thick hair."

"Right, right, it's Cen Xiao's fault, all of those underlings are good for nothing!" You Zhengping nodded his head like a chick pecking grain.

The hand left his hair and pinched You Zhengping's chin. Yu Hua closely examined You Zhengping's face. After gazing at it for a moment, he suddenly said, "You're really handsome."