TLDP Chapter 4

It’s unclear whether Yuan Xi’s answer made the man speechless, or persuaded him completely.

After Yuan Xi finished speaking, the man let go and watched Yuan Xi trot to the kitchen. He started looking for different kitchen utensils and materials to cook the porridge. Under the light, the redness on Yuan Xi’s ears had not faded.

The man was leaning on the sofa, and his eyes fell on the figure in the kitchen. The man half-squinted.

It didn’t take much effort to cook porridge, but it tastes better the longer it gets cooked. So just when the man was about to fall asleep, he finally smelt the aroma of millet porridge.

The man opened his eyes and saw Yuan Xi carefully holding the bowl and placing it in front of him. After Yuan Xi put down the bowl, he looked up at the time to discover it was almost half past ten.

“The porridge is ready, quickly drink it.”

It was almost half past nine when Yuan Xi came back. After he finished work at the amusement park, it was about 8:40. If there were many people, he would have taken 10 minutes longer.

His commute back to the house was half an hour.

By the time the man showed up, it was past nine forty, almost ten, plus the time it took to cook the porridge. Before he realized, it was half past ten.

The man obediently took the millet porridge from Yuan Xi’s hand and slowly ate.

When the man drank porridge, he looked very gentle and it was easy to tell he was taught etiquette well.

Yuan Xi sat next to him, watching the man eat, and couldn’t help but sigh. He really was handsome!

“Well, what’s your name? Why are you living at the Fu family residence? I heard your coughing before, but Aunt Zhang said there was no one else here.” Yuan Xi looked at the man, and unconsciously began to question him.

The man didn’t speak, just quietly drank porridge.

“Do you know Aunt Zhang? Aunt Zhang is one of the housekeepers here. She’s very nice. If you get home late next time and don’t have dinner, you can talk to Aunt Zhang. Or… you can have some of my dinner. I don’t eat much.”

While he was speaking, the man had tipped back the bowl and drank the rest.

“Thank you.”

His thanks made Yuan Xi’s throat hoarse. Everything he wanted to say flew away like butterflies, and his mind went blank.

After drinking the porridge, the pain in the man’s stomach eased a lot. It was cold at night, and after eating, he felt his body was warm and his complexion became much better.

Putting the bowl neatly aside, the man got up and went upstairs.

The corner of his clothes was grabbed and he lowered his head to face Yuan Xi’s nervous little face.

“Before you go, sir, can you tell me your name?”

Looking up at the man from a close distance, Yuan Xi felt his heart being gently poked.

Regardless of height or appearance, he was exactly Yuan Xi’s type!

That’s right, Yuan Xi was gay. On his 18th birthday, he realized he was always looking at boys, and figured out that he liked men.

But because he had never had found anyone pleasing to the eye, nor had he found someone who poked his heart, Yuan Xi doubted that he felt romantic or sexual attraction at all.

But today!

From this angle, after seeing the man up close, Yuan Xi fell in love. The person in front of him was exactly his type!

The man frowned, looking at Yuan Xi’s hand grabbing the corner of his clothes. He glanced at the uneasy Yuan Xi and took a deep breath: “Yunzhou.”

After getting the answer he wanted, Yuan Xi let go and placed his hand on his knee, looking very well behaved.

There was a smirk on his face, as if it wasn’t him who pitifully tugged at someone else’s clothes just now.

The man glanced at Yuan Xi, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

Early the next morning, Yuan Xi got up and went downstairs.

Looking at Aunt Zhang who was busy, he was curious. He couldn’t help but lean over and ask in a low voice, “Aunt Zhang, do you know Yun Zhou?”

Aunt Zhang was scooping soup, and after she heard Yuan Xi’s words, her hand shook and her expression had a flash of unnaturalness. However, her expression quickly returned to normal. She put the rest of the soup on the table and lowered her head: “What Yunzhou? Does Xiao Xi have a new friend?”

Yuan Xi didn’t pay attention to Aunt Zhang’s lapse. After she spoke, he tilted his head and thought for a while. Then he nodded with a smile: “That’s right.”

Yuan Xi lowered his head to eat, so he didn’t see Aunt Zhang’s expression become a little strange. After Yuan Xi finished speaking, she looked to a room upstairs.

When he finished, Yuan Xi took his backpack and went to work.

After Yuan Xi left, Fu Yunzhou came down from the third floor.

Sitting at the dining table, a small smile flashed in his eyes as he looked at Yuan Xi’s empty plate.

After seeing Fu Yunzhou, Aunt Zhang immediately grabbed his meal from the kitchen and put it in front of him. Looking at Fu Yunzhou who had already started eating, Aunt Zhang couldn’t help but ask, “Da shao ye, Yuan Xi asked after you this morning. Are you still hiding your existence?”

Fu Yunzhou paused for a moment, before slightly smiling: “Next time, you can tell him I am the housekeeper’s child, and because my health is not good, I can no longer live alone. I couldn’t stay at home, so I came here.”

Aunt Zhang felt this was a little strange, but she didn't dare to ask more and answered affirmatively.

“By the way, why does Yuan Xi get up so early everyday and leave?” Fu Yunzhou asked suddenly after taking a few bites.

Aunt Zhang smiled, and after collecting Yuan Xi’s used utensils she said, “Xiao Xi said he found a job, so he goes to work everyday.”

It seemed she was happy because of this. When Fu Yunzhou had breakfast, she always had a smile on her face. Even while she was preoccupied with work, her expression was softer than usual.

Yuan Xi arrived at the amusement park and changed into his costume.

Maybe it was because he had now experienced attraction, Yuan Xi’s mood was quite high. His daily earnings had stabilized at around 500 yuan, and he worked more than ten hours a day.

Seeing the money in his bank account rising, Yuan Xi’s mood also began to rise.

No accommodation fees, only paying for one meal a day so he could save more money.

As for the other meals, he gets that from the Fu family for free…

If it weren’t for Fu Yushen inexplicably keeping him at the Fu residence, Yuan Xi could continue to live well! If he didn’t get a reason for Fu Yushen’s kindness, he might have become complacent. It was easy to win the heart of a little orphan who had never felt affection or love.

Thinking of what happened in the end because of Fu Yushen, Yuan Xi’s originally good mood turned sour.

“Hey, after knowing I got slaughtered by Fu Yushen, I had always felt aggrieved and panicked in my heart.” Yuan Xi looked at the balance of his bank card. Although it had begun to slowly rise, he still felt lost.

After returning home from work and warming up the food in the kitchen, Yuan Xi could not help but glance at the meal next to him.

He’d seen the man twice before tonight… Yunzhou should be back again, right?

He hesitated for a while before getting up to cook some millet porridge. He then divided two portions of the hot meal and put them away separately.

When Fu Yunzhou came, he saw Yuan Xi leaning on the sofa holding a pillow in his arms. His hand held an apple, and he munched on it as he watched TV.

After spotting Fu Yunzhou, the little guy got up from the sofa and walked to the kitchen while wearing his slippers. When he came out, he held a dish in his hand.

When Yuan Xi came back out, he could smell the aroma of the millet porridge.

The porridge this time had a very strong taste, and it had been boiled for a long time. It tasted better than last night’s.

Looking at Yuan Xi holding the dish, Fu Yunzhou’s heart inexplicably softened. At the same time, he was curious about the little guy in front of him.

What could happen to a person that made the look in their eyes change completely? The current Yuan Xi’s eyes were too clear, and Fu Yunzhou now felt completely sure that the person in front of him was not “Yuan Xi”.

Fu Yuzhou was sure that the Yuan Xi in front of him had definitely been replaced.

“Yuan Xi” had basically never left since he was brought to the Fu family. Even when he did leave, he had people follow him. Replacing “Yuan Xi” was absolutely impossible to hide from the Fu family.

While drinking his porridge, Fu Yunzhou carefully observed Yuan Xi beside him, as if his secrets would reveal themselves.

After Yuan Xi finished his millet porridge, he went back to the kitchen to warm up the food.

When Fu Yuzhou finished his porridge, he saw a warm meal in front of him.

“You came back so late, have you eaten yet? I saved some for you, it’s been warmed up so eat it quickly. You’ve already got a bad stomach. If you go to bed hungry, your stomach will hurt a lot.”

Yuan Xi arranged the dishes for Fu Yunzhou.

Fu Yunzhou looked at the food in front of him, and reached out to touch his stomach.

Should he say that he has, in fact, already eaten?

The author has something to say:

Fu Yunzhou: Actually…

Yuan Xi: I know you’re hungry, so I saved this for you, eat it quickly before it gets cold.

(Yuan Xi is ready to share, holding his face and looking at the male god)

Fu Yunzhou: ……. Yes (actually I’ve already eaten, QAQ)

Yun Zhou: Yuan Xi thinks that's his full name instead of just his given name

Da shao ye: first young master

500 yuan: $90-100

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