On the rewards for successfully defeating a boss

His mind was full of the densely written handwritten letters that had fluttered onto the bed when he had just opened the brown paper packages.

"What's the result? Even after reading it, you still have to return everything to me and end all ties with me?"

Chi Mu's face didn't show anything, but his voice was trembling slightly. The nervousness made him unconsciously grind the tender flesh inside his lower lip with his teeth, which soon broke the mucous membrane and caused blood to seep out, filling his mouth with a metal smell for a while.

"I never said I wanted to end it all." Chen Qian argued weakly, avoiding looking at the other person. "Anyway... not today."

"Even if you say that..." Chi Mu did not invite Chen Qian to sit down together, but stood up and led Chen Qian to a place that was not affected by the smell of smoke.

His eyebrows were pale, his eyelids were slightly drooped, and he looked weak. "Remember what we said before we separated? You can freely decide our relationship and ending."

"Ah."

"It's the same now. I won't break my promise."

The words fell, and then there was a long silence.

The wind tonight was inexplicably strong, and the whistling sound kept coming. Whenever it blew past an unknown window, the window would make a clanging sound as if the iron frame was shaking and colliding.

Chi Mu's gaze fell directly on Chen Qian, without any emotion, but with unnecessary seriousness and complicated love.

"I have the power to decide between us, so..." Chen Qian spoke slowly, weighing each word carefully, "What if I say I want to lend my power to you?"

His face was backlit, and his already dark eyes appeared even darker, like a pool of water in the forest.

"You..." Chi Mu was stunned for a moment, his lips trembling for a long time, unable to utter a word.

"What will you choose? Do you want me? Chi Mu, now I hope you can tell me in person, not those letters hidden in April Fool's Day gifts, wrapped in layers. I want you to say it."

"I...you said..." Chen Qian's words caught Chi Mu off guard, leaving him in a trance for a while. When he finally came to his senses, he nodded firmly and said loudly, "Of course I will only choose you. You don't have to doubt this."

The answer was so resounding that it echoed in the empty and simple hall, even drowning out the strong wind in the middle of the night.

The close bodies are infected with each other's warmth, and a deep hug is an aid to confirm the sense of reality and security.

Chen Qian raised his head in Chi Mu's arms and caught Chi Mu's slightly red eyes. He was a little surprised and asked, "Are your eyes red?"

"No." Chi Mu's voice was muffled, and he denied it with great certainty.

"I've seen it, don't lie to me." Chen Qian stood on tiptoe slightly, raised his hand and turned Chi Mu's face back. His eye sockets were indeed stained red and moist with moisture.

Chen Qian was a little amused and rubbed the corners of Chi Mu's eyes, "We are not arguing, why are you crying?"

"There are also situations where you cry tears of joy." Chi Mu took his hand away, closed his eyes tightly, and blinked away the tears.

Just when they were being affectionate and tender, along with the tenderness came Chi Yuxing's roar that was loud enough to resound throughout the entire villa.

"What the hell are you doing in someone else's house so late at night? Especially Chi Mu! If you make any more noise, I'll call the police!"

Hearing this explosive sound, the group that didn't sleep fell silent at the same time, looking around, looking up at the sky and the ground, tacitly pretending not to hear it.

"Chi Yuxing has been preparing his thesis recently and becomes irritable as soon as night falls." Chi Mu took Chen Qian's hand as if nothing had happened, explained, and pulled him back to the room first.

"Preparing the thesis, that's quite tiring..." Chen Qian stared at the tightly held hands and murmured in reply.

Several pieces of kraft paper and coarse hemp ropes of varying sizes were scattered around the room, and on the bed were the contents of the package that Chen Qian had just unpacked.

"However, the other things are fine, why did you send me your solo photo?" Chen Qian picked up the largest photo frame and looked at it carefully.

Inside was a photo of Chi Mu wearing a straight and slim-fitting ivory suit, which gave people a very formal feeling.

"Didn't you read the letter carefully?" Chi Mu took the photo frame with a faint smile, fiddled with the stand behind it, and placed it on the bed.

"I only read what I wanted to read, and didn't care about the rest." Chen Qian picked up the letter indifferently, glanced at it twice, and put it down again. He turned his head and said to Chi Mu, "I want to hear you say it more."

"What part do you want to see?" Chi Mu did not respond to him, but asked back.

"Are you curious?" Chen Qian kept it a secret.

He pushed the clutter that occupied half of the bed to the side, freeing up a large space, and found a comfortable position to lie down on the bed. His body was wrapped in the soft quilt, which made him sigh involuntarily.

Chi Mu then lay down beside him, put his hands behind his head, and said, "Of course I'm curious. I have to know what touched you."

"It's not an affection, it's a fake engagement." Chen Qian said.

After saying this, he felt a little foolish and laughed out loud. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that he was the only one who secretly cared about it, and the answer was so clearly placed under his desk.

"Fake engagement..." Chi Mu looked at him suspiciously and smiled. A vague line suddenly connected what had happened before, linking everything together.

Instantly, he suddenly realized what was going on and questioned, "Chen Qian, when you heard I was getting engaged, you didn't get jealous or confront me, but instead quietly chose to let me go? What kind of Jesus are you?"

"But you even have a child, and you and Miss Shi are also very close." Chen Qian pouted and refuted unwillingly, "I have been in Denmark for so long, and you didn't contact me later, how would I know?"

"In my letter..." Chi Mu flipped through it and was about to take out the written document as evidence, but Chen Qian's words that he wanted to hear him say it flashed through his mind, so his voice stopped abruptly.

He closed his eyes angrily, trying to calm down, then said dejectedly, "I really lost to you!"

Chen Qian was also unconvinced and snorted, "What era is this? Who knows how to write a letter?"

Chi Mu didn't get annoyed by his angry words, but instead felt vaguely cute. He lay down on his side, stretched out his hand to turn Chen Qian towards him, and said, "Well, I already have a wife and children, why did you take the risk of coming back? Wouldn't it be better to live a good life in Denmark?"

Chen Qian deliberately turned his eyes away and said in a muffled voice, "Even if I die, I have to know my death clearly. I just want to come back and see if it's true or not."