The two of them moved from the living room to the bedroom.
The lights went off, and the curtains were drawn.
Their clothes were unbuttoned too.
They bared themselves to each other and faced their conflict head-on.
Afterward, Wei Zijin nestled in Wang Xiaoliang's arms, playing with his fingers.
"It's been so long since we did this."
Wang Xiaoliang said nothing.
"Honey, do you think we haven't been doing it enough lately?"
"I thought you hadn't noticed."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought you didn't want to."
Wei Zijin pinched his arm. "Of course I want to. Every time I'm on my way home, I plan to get intimate with you when I get back. But once I get home and sit on the couch, I don't want to move. I don't even want to wash my face or brush my teeth."
She paused.
"If your cooking weren't getting better and better, I wouldn't even want to eat."
Wang Xiaoliang stroked her smooth face without saying anything.
"Honey."
"Mm."
"Thank you."
"What for?"
"What I said earlier was really shitty." Wei Zijin turned to look at Wang Xiaoliang. "'I earn all the money'-I wanted to slap myself when I said that. You review my contracts, check the products, coordinate with the brands-which of those things aren't you doing? Without you keeping things in check, I couldn't do this well."
She lifted her head and looked at him earnestly.
"The money I earn is money we earn together."
Wang Xiaoliang murmured his assent.
"Also, don't even think about going out and doing something else."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't open a supermarket or any kind of brick-and-mortar store. I can't do this without your help. I really couldn't take it." Wei Zijin held him tighter. "Having you keep an eye on