He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

A few hours later, the moon was dark and the wind was high. Shu You hummed a song as he returned home. He stood at the door and took out his keys to open it. With a creak, the door opened, revealing a pitch-black interior that was eerily quiet. At first glance, it really had some atmosphere.

Shu You switched on the light and found that there was no one in the living room. He took off his down jacket, changed into his slippers, and went into the master bedroom. Hey, no one was there either.

Where was Lin Mingxu? It was so late, where could he have gone? He couldn’t have run away from home like him, could he? At the thought of this impossible possibility, Shu You couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Then, without realizing it, he belched.

“Burp~”

Oh no, he had eaten too much. Since that was the case, he had to quickly drink some orange juice to soothe his stomach.

Shu You walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge, took out some juice, and poured himself a large glass. Just as he had taken a sip, the side door opened, and a tall figure walked out silently.

“Ah-ah-ah-ah!!!” Shu You was so scared that he spilled the orange juice all over the floor.

Lin Mingxu paid no attention to it and just stood there with his arms crossed, coldly looking at him. “You’re back?”

Shu You was still catching his breath, his face still pale as a sheet. He looked like a frightened little squirrel. Lin Mingxu paused for a moment, and his tone softened a bit. “Why are you back so late?”

“Uh…” Shu You remembered the exciting night he had just had and said with excitement, “I went out to play with Chu Qing. The area near Qianhai is so much fun. There were bars and street performances, and there was even a handsome Thai guy…his figure was amazing!”

Chu Qing had made up his mind to vent his frustration over his failed love life, so he played very wild. However, he didn’t realize that as he talked, Lin Mingxu’s face became darker and darker…

The man asked with a black face, “Is that what you call something important?”

At this point, he didn’t even bother to conceal his anger anymore.

“Yes, something…private,” Shu You said, with thick skin, trying to explain himself. “If we don’t play and have fun, how can we work hard? If we don’t work hard, how can we make money to support our family?”

“You don’t need to make money to support the family,” Lin Mingxu interrupted him coldly.

“Hiss…” Shu You stared at him in disbelief. He covered his chest again and said tearfully, “Lin Mingxu, I never thought you would say something like that…”

The young man looked fragile and embarrassed, with tears that had glimmered in his eyes. His thin body swayed, as if he was about to fall to the ground. Lin Mingxu furrowed his brows slightly, showing a hint of hesitation.

However, the next second, he forcefully suppressed his emotions and said expressionlessly, “Don’t pinch your thigh, speak properly.”

“Oh,” Shu You secretly withdrew his hand, chuckling nervously, “I just suddenly felt itchy here on my thigh, hehe.”

Lin Mingxu’s temple started to throb as usual.

…After all, it only takes a few days to form a habit.

Sensing the conversation taking an unfavorable turn, Shu You immediately shifted the conversation, “Although I told a little lie and made a small mistake that all men in the world make, my determination to support the family is firm, and my actions are practical!”

Lin Mingxu’s mouth twitched, “…how have you been practical?”

“I contributed a new mattress to the family,” Shu You said. “I also do the cleaning, cooking, dishwashing, and laundry, as well as grocery shopping.”

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but fall silent. This was true, and he couldn’t deny it.

Shu You blinked and said the third thing, “And I love you so much~~~”

“Where else can you find a boyfriend like me? Tell me, where?”

Lin Mingxu: “…”

“It’s actually you,” Shu You began to fight back, blinking innocently. “I just went out to play with my friends… And besides, Chu Qing is your fan, you know her.”

“She’s not,” Lin Mingxu quickly clarified. “We have no relationship.”

“There must have been something before,” Shu You reacted quickly. “Anyway, I just went out to play with my friends. I told you in advance that I would be coming back late tonight. Why are you like this?”

“I swear, if I did something to hurt you, I would…”

Lin Mingxu asked, “…what would you do?”

Shu You smiled very naturally. “I would apologize to you.”

Lin Mingxu: ???

The atmosphere became awkward.

Lin Mingxu wanted to say something, but damn it, he couldn’t find the words.

The two stared at each other for… five seconds.

Suddenly, Lin Mingxu realized that from Shu You’s perspective, he hadn’t done anything wrong.

…So he was the only one feeling angry.

“Ahem!”

“Okay, okay,” Shu You quickly backed down and bowed his head. “I just went out to play, that’s all!”

“And there was a reason for it!”

Lin Mingxu raised an eyebrow. “What reason?”

“Didn’t we have a fight?” Shu You confidently said, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have left home.”

He began to fiddle with his fingers.

“If you hadn’t been angry with me, I wouldn’t have left home. If I hadn’t left home, I wouldn’t have stayed out all night. And if I hadn’t stayed out all night, you wouldn’t be standing here looking like a pufferfish…”

Lin Mingxu ignored the pufferfish part and squeezed out a response from between his teeth, “So you knew I was angry?”

“Because I love you too much,” Shu You said calmly, “So I notice every little thing you do.”

“I remember every detail of your movements in my heart.”

“When you are sad, I am even sadder than you. When you are angry, I am even angrier than you!”

As Shu You spoke, he became more and more excited, waving his hands and feet, and he went too far in his performance for a moment. “Tell me, Lin Mingxu! Who made you angry? I’ll go take care of them right now!”

Lin Mingxu remained expressionless and pointed directly at the truth. “You did.”

Shu You quickly restrained himself and smiled after a second. “Haha, how could that be possible?”

He blushed and covered his face. “I love you so much, and I would never do anything to upset you. It must be a misunderstanding.”

…So it became a misunderstanding again.

The young man quickly wiped away his tears. “I’ve put so much effort into this family, and I only played around a little outside. I still came home. How can you treat me like this?”

Lin Mingxu’s forehead began to ache. “I didn’t.” And why did that statement sound so strange?

“Yes, you did.”

Shu You stared at him accusingly. “You didn’t sleep all night, and you made me spill my juice. And now you’re questioning me so much.”

“You tell me, aren’t you being too much?”

Lin Mingxu could only remain silent.

“Quickly, say something nice to me, and I’ll forgive you.”

Lin Mingxu gritted his teeth and spoke with difficulty. “I won’t do it again next time.”

“Of course.”

Shu You grinned. “Next time, I’ll come up with an even better excuse.”

Lin Mingxu’s forehead throbbed. “That’s your true intention, isn’t it?”

“No, it’s not.” Shu You blushed and glanced at him shyly. “Since it’s all just a misunderstanding, let’s just forget about it.”

Lin Mingxu said, “I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding.”

He looked deeply at Shu You and didn’t expect Shu You to wiggle his toes inside his slippers, and nod in agreement. “Yeah, you’re right. It’s just your unilateral suspicion of me.”

Lin Mingxu remained silent.

He took a deep breath, and his proud self-control kicked in, deciding to pause this round for now.

“This is definitely not surrender!”

Shu You began to pick up the spilled orange juice from the floor. Just as he picked up the mop, he suddenly remembered something and thrust the mop into Lin Mingxu’s hand, saying confidently, “You scared me and made me spill the orange juice, so you should clean it up.”

Lin Mingxu instinctively grabbed the mop handle, but with a “click” sound, Shu You quickly took out his phone and took a picture of him.

Then quickly posted it on his Moments.

Shu You: [Hey, in the middle of the night, my boyfriend insists on cleaning up, I can’t stop him.]

Lin Mingxu clenched the mop handle in his hand and suddenly had the urge to practice his stick skills on Shu You.

Literal stick skills.

Nothing else.

After mopping the floor, Shu You had already gone to take a shower. Since the heating had been turned on in the house, he could finally shower without any worry.

However, because their building was quite old and the heating had not been cleaned properly for many years, the temperature was still not very warm.

In other words, if they wanted to sleep warmer and more comfortably at night, they still had to use an electric blanket.

After Shu You finished showering and blow-drying his hair, he put on his new pajamas and got into bed. Suddenly, his phone made a “ding” sound, indicating that he had received a transfer. Shu You opened it and took a deep breath.

“Why did you suddenly send me money, Lin Mingxu?”

It was a full 50,000 yuan!

The man cleaned his hands and walked in, meaningfully answering, “For household expenses.”

And for next time.

The next time Shu You was caught by him, he wouldn’t be able to come up with so many excuses.

As for how to “educate” Shu You next time, he hasn’t thought of it yet.

“Thank you, boyfriend. I’ll spend it carefully.”

Shu You didn’t plan to think about what the next time meant. The young man blinked his right eye alone and said with a lilt in his voice, “I love you~~”

I love you.

For some reason, these two words that he had heard countless times now sounded like morning bells and evening drums, ringing in Lin Mingxu’s heart.

The man looked complicated and said lightly, “Do you really love me?”

“Yes, yes.”

Shu You nodded hurriedly, “I love you like spring, summer, autumn…through all four seasons!”

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but ask, “What about winter?”

Shu You replied reasonably, “Winter is too cold to go out.”

Lin Mingxu: …He should have resisted the urge to ask.

After jumping around for a few hours, Shu You finally lay on the warm and soft bed and sighed happily.

Lin Mingxu also lay down – mainly because it was already midnight and it was time to sleep.

The lights had been turned off, the electric blanket had been turned on, and Shu You had changed into his new pajamas. Everything seemed to be perfect.

Lin Mingxu closed his eyes and decided to fall asleep.

However, as he was falling asleep, Shu You suddenly started moving around and turned over to whisper, “What did you eat tonight, boyfriend?”

He remembered that he had left the onion-fried lamb from yesterday out for a day. Although it was not a problem because the weather was cold, he knew he had to heat it up before eating it.

Lin Mingxu gradually fell asleep, and when he heard what was said, his body stiffened. He hesitated for a second before saying, “…takeout.”

…He would never admit that he hadn’t eaten anything.

Shu You was immediately shocked. “What? You actually ordered takeout!”

Did he eat good food without him?

Oh, he went out with Chu Qing to eat something better, so it’s fine.

Lin Mingxu opened his eyes and glanced at him before closing them again. He heard Shu You muttering softly, “This won’t work.”

“I’ll make you a good meal next time before I go out.”

Lin Mingxu’s drowsiness vanished instantly, and he gritted his teeth, saying, “Thank you for thinking of me.”

“That’s right.”

Shu You was very satisfied with his attitude and lay back down. But not long after, he began tossing and turning in bed, over and over again.

And his voice was weak as he said, “It hurts so much…”

Lin Mingxu wasn’t sound asleep and immediately opened his eyes. When he turned on the light, he saw Shu You, who was arching like a shrimp, holding onto his calf and gritting his teeth.

Seeing Lin Mingxu looking over, he pitifully said, “Lin Mingxu, my leg is cramping…”

Lin Mingxu frowned. “How did your leg cramp?”

Shu You was embarrassed to say, “I was dancing to the rhythm all night today.”

Lin Mingxu: …

Shu You was in so much pain that his whole leg felt like it was being tortured on a serrated edge. Sweat was also seeping out from his forehead.

His whole body was trembling as he moaned softly, “Lin Mingxu, I’m really in so much pain…”

…like a soft, plump little dog that paws at you to play, but is now suffering from eating too many snacks.

Just as Lin Mingxu was about to get angry at him for not knowing any better, Shu You suddenly rolled over and exposed his belly, acting cute and begging for someone to touch it.

Lin Mingxu hesitated for a moment.

“Wuwuwu…”

Shu You still looked up at him nervously and said, “Boyfriend, is my muscle going to snap?”

“…Let me take a look.”

Lin Mingxu had to suppress his complex emotions and lifted the covers with a straight face. “Which leg?”

“The left…left side…”

Shu You’s leg kept twitching, and he was in such pain that he felt like he was dying. He extended his leg for Lin Mingxu to see. His thin sleeping shorts were loose, slipping down his long, straight legs, revealing a large area of…

Snowy white.

Shu You was really pale.

He had always been pale because he was a homebody, and the previous owner, who had worn his body, had taken great care of his skin, so it had always been good.

Moreover, this kind of paleness wasn’t a cold white, but a warm, slightly warm jade-colored white.

Under the warm light of the lamp, it was like fine porcelain, firmly capturing all of one’s attention.

Ling Mingxu was afraid that Shu You might move around due to the pain, so he pressed down on his ankle with one hand. The moment he touched it, he realized that Shu You’s ankle was warm, had a beautiful curve, and was very slender. It was as if he could control everything with just one hand. There was an indescribable feeling.

Shu You still turned his head to look at him, tears in his eyes, full of pleading, and seeming to rely on him wholeheartedly. “Boyfriend?”

Just as Lin Mingxu placed his other hand on Shu You’s calf, he suddenly raised his head and made eye contact with him. By some strange coincidence, whether it was the lamb meat, the electric blanket, or some other factor…

The next second, Shu You was suddenly stunned. “Lin Mingxu?”

“What’s wrong with you, Lin Mingxu?”

Lin Mingxu’s blood was boiling, and he suddenly pinched his own nose and strode into the bathroom!