Because of the simple words “Ah Li,” Zhou Li was so excited that he couldn’t sleep all night.
That night, Gu Changheng didn’t say whether he would stay or leave.
Zhou Li took the initiative to lay out two blankets and two pillows and asked, “Gu, no, Changheng, do you prefer to sleep on the inside or the outside?”
As he asked, Zhou Li felt particularly anxious, fearing that he might annoy Gu Changheng with his words. He quickly added, “If you’re not comfortable, I can take you back.”
Gu Changheng looked at the spacious bed. “I’ll take the inside.”
At that moment, Zhou Li’s smile stretched from ear to ear. He smiled happily and said, “Okay.”
In the following days, Gu Changheng returned home to stay, and Zhou Li shamelessly tagged along, leaving his rented house empty. Anyway, to Zhou Li, they were already in a relationship, so it felt perfectly normal for them to stick together during the passionate phase.
At the beginning, when they shared the same bed, Zhou Li was hesitant to get too close to Gu Changheng, fearing that he might overstep.
But one night, while sleeping close to the edge of the bed, Zhou Li rolled over in his sleep and fell to the floor with a loud “thump”.
Gu Changheng woke up startled. He opened his eyes and sat up to see Zhou Li sitting on the floor with a look of annoyance.
“Ah Li, did you fall on the floor?”
“Yes.” Zhou Li felt a bit embarrassed. “Did I wake you?”
Gu Changheng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You are such a big person, but you still can’t sleep well. You can still fall out of bed like this. You’re really something.”
Zhou Li stood up, dusted himself off, climbed back into bed, and pulled the blanket over himself.
Seeing that Zhou Li was sleeping too close to the edge, Gu Changheng felt a warm current in his heart, realizing it was because Zhou Li felt embarrassed or maybe afraid of squeezing him.
Gu Changheng turned on his side, stretched out an arm, and wrapped it around Zhou Li’s waist. He rested his head on his shoulder and said, “This room is too small for a big bed. I’ll hold you so you don’t fall off the bed again.”
Zhou Li could feel Gu Changheng’s warmth against him and faint desire began to rise. His body temperature rose higher and higher, and his cheeks flushed.
Gu Changheng quickly noticed Zhou Li’s reaction and opened his eyes to look at him. “Ah Li, you’re hard.”
Zhou Li felt embarrassed and pretended to be asleep, eyes tightly shut.
After that, to prevent Zhou Li from falling off the bed again, Gu Changheng would hold Zhou Li’s waist to sleep. Within about a week, it turned into Zhou Li holding Gu Changheng’s waist while they slept.
The two big men squeezed onto a single bed and slept soundly every night.
However, both of them avoided discussing the fact that Zhou Li’s lower body pressed against Gu Changheng’s thigh every night, as if it didn’t exist and as if the two didn’t need sex at all.
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Since sharing a bed with Gu Changheng, Zhou Li refused to return to his rented place. He gradually moved his belongings into Gu Changheng’s apartment, including his grilling equipment and other things.
They were officially living together.
Zhou Li was attentive and caring. Every morning when Gu Changheng got up, breakfast was ready and warm. Zhou Li even squeezed toothpaste for Gu Changheng. At night, Gu Changheng would also help out.
After dinner, Zhou Li would ride his cart to sell skewers, working hard to earn money and save.
Of course, no matter how much the girl selling cold noodles tried to talk to him, Zhou Li wouldn’t say a word in response. After facing a setback to her pride, the girl also stopped bothering him.
