" Song Yanqing, that's enough. Stop crying, or I'll get angry."
Shang Shujue wiped away Song Yanqing's tears, but found that the more she wiped, the more tears he shed. She felt heartbroken and helpless, not knowing what to say to comfort him.
He hesitated for a long time, then awkwardly cupped his cheeks and gently bit his chin, a weak but ineffective threat to stop him from crying.
Song Yanqing sniffed, wiped away his tears, and then hugged Shang Shujue into his arms. He had finally found his voice, and his excitement was still there.
" A-Jue, I'm so happy, so happy that you're willing to be with me. Thank you."
Shang Shujue was embraced tightly by Song Yanqing. Hearing his words, she felt a little embarrassed and gently patted his back, "There's no need to thank me."
"Alright, alright, calm down. Let's grab something to eat together. I'm really hungry. Aren't you hungry?"
"Hungry..."
Song Yanqing ordered a nutritious meal, which was delivered by a young woman. After putting the meal down, she thoughtfully included a string of blessings for the two of them, which was both warm and gentle.
"This world really can't function without girls."
Shang Shujue took the sticky note off the takeout order and was deeply moved when she saw the heartwarming message on it.
"I remember when I was little I vowed that I would raise a daughter when I grew up, but now I'm afraid I won't be able to."
Song Yanqing arranged the nutritious meal, glanced at the contents of the sticky note, and then clingily lifted him off the hospital bed.
"Want to raise a daughter? That's easy. Just adopt one from an orphanage. If you really like them, I can afford to raise ten if you want."
"Let's put this aside for now. We've only just started dating, and I haven't had enough time for just the two of us. Let's not bring up the kids for now. What do you think?"
Song Yanqing placed Shang Shujue on the wooden coffee table and sat him down, giving him several affectionate kisses on the cheek. If Shang Shujue hadn't insisted on eating by himself and refused to be fed, he would have liked to hold him and feed him himself.
"Yes, yes, just the two of us, just the two of us. How come I never realized you could be so clingy when you're in a relationship? Judging from you, you're a total love-obsessed genius."
Shang Shujue agreed with Song Yanqing's statement, given how long they had been separated.
We finally got together, but before we even had a proper date, suddenly having a child seems a bit inappropriate, so we changed the subject.
"I've never been in a relationship before, how did you find out? But we're dating now, aren't we?"
While serving Shang Shujue porridge, Song Yanqing tried to prove his innocence, saying that he had never liked anyone except Shang Shujue, and that people shouldn't slander him.
"... Yeah, hey, stop being so lovey-dovey and just eat properly. Stop kissing me all the time, or I'll get annoyed."
Shang Shujue nodded thoughtfully, reached out to stop Song Yanqing from leaning in to kiss her cheek again, frowned and threatened him, but her tone was incredibly soft.
"No." Song Yanqing naturally disagreed with him, stubbornly pulling his hands away and hugging him tightly.
"What can't I do?" Shang Shujue couldn't break free from him, so she simply raised an eyebrow and asked him.
"You can't find me annoying."
"Alright, alright, I'll let you off the hook since you're such a crybaby. Eat, eat... Hurry up and sit down to eat, stop tugging at me..."
When Shang Shujue heard his childish remark, he originally wanted to tease him, but when he looked down, he found that the corners of his eyes were red again. If he dared to say anything that would upset him, he would start crying again in the next second, making Shang Shujue's head ache.
"Oh, I see." Shang Shujue thought to himself, "This crybaby is too much."
After their childish remarks, the two sat on the sofa and ate their nutritious meal together. Not long after they finished eating, Shang Shuyu and Jian Yichen arrived.
Shang Shuyu arranged some tests for Shang Shujue and found that there were no problems with his physical functions. She was relieved and shared the good news with everyone after leaving.
"... You've lost a lot of weight while you were unconscious. Zhang Zhichen and the others' debut night has already passed. Their group name is quite interesting, it's called Silent Stars."
On the hospital bed, Song Yanqing held Shang Shujue in his arms, tenderly covering the bruises on the back of his hand, and told him about the events of the past few days, mentioning the night of the training camp's group formation.
"There are 12 people in total: Zhang Zhichen, Bai Zhiyi, Xu Jiaqiao, Qiao Ze, Jian Yichen, Qin Shuzhou, Zhao Zhiyu Gu Yichen, Xu Zhichen, Ke Qi, Lu Zhiyan, and Song Siyuan."
"Huh? Was the final group 11 or 12 members? I've forgotten the exact number. I didn't expect it to be 12 in the end?"
After listening to Song Yanqing recite a string of familiar and unfamiliar names, Shang Shujue unconsciously took out his phone to search what the owners of the unfamiliar names looked like.
"It should be 12 people, I can't remember exactly. But now the group has been formed with 12 members, Jian Yichen was one of them just now."
Song Yanqing kissed Shang Shujue's forehead. While kissing him, he remembered that idols can't date, so he snuggled up to his boyfriend, planting a huge bombshell for Jian Yichen.
"He's not supposed to be dating right now, but he actually came to see your sister so late tonight. He's got ulterior motives; he deserves to be punished. Wait until he changes jobs before you get your sister to agree to date him..."
Jian Yichen: "..."Thank you so much, brother-in-law!
Upon hearing his words, Shang Shujue burst out laughing. It took her a while to recover from laughing so hard her stomach hurt, and she couldn't help but pinch his cheek.
"What's wrong? You've been chasing me for so long that you feel uncomfortable, so you want someone else to chase you for a few more years? How mean of you!"
"I didn't. It's true, how can an idol date? If he dared to date now, his career would be ruined immediately. Forget about chasing after a wife, he wouldn't even be able to support himself."
Song Yanqing let Shang Shujue pinch his cheeks, then turned his head and gave him a kiss on the palm. When he refuted him, he spoke very frankly, without a trace of falsehood or slander.
"That's true, but he's not the kind of person who lacks discretion, so let's not worry about other people's relationship problems."
" Song Yanqing, are you sleepy right now? I don't think I'm very sleepy. I slept for too long and can't fall asleep at all. How about we play games together?"
Shang Shujue wasn't sleepy at all. After lying back in Song Yanqing's arms, he chatted with him about trivial things out of boredom. Song Yanqing hugged him, rubbing against him, kissing and sucking him affectionately.
"Okay, let's bind our couple badges after registering for the game."
Song Yanqing happily buried his head in his wife's shoulder, watching her open a mobile game with a gleam in his eyes.
"Huh? Do I really have to tie myself up?"
Shang Shujue felt a little embarrassed. He had never been in a close relationship with anyone before, and the way the loading page so blatantly told everyone what their relationship was made him feel ashamed.