Chapter 56 Video "Then take a bath with me."

At midnight, Huo Wenyuan gazed at Gu Ci's peaceful sleeping face, his heart indescribably soft and moved.

Thankfully, his dream had come true. After ten years of wandering, the one he loved was finally by his side.

Huo Wenyuan leaned over cautiously and placed a kiss on Gu Ci's forehead.

The taboo he had hidden in his heart as a teenager had finally become open and honest a decade later.

After a long pause, he withdrew his gaze, tucked Gu Ci in, and tiptoed out of the bedroom.

A cool breeze blew gently, and Huo Wenyuan nonchalantly draped his suit jacket over his arm before answering a call from his assistant.

"Mr. Huo," the assistant said, "You were right. They orchestrated the accident."

"Since we released the news of your return, they've been following you. They're probably taking such a risk this time to prevent you from returning."

Huo Wenyuan emerged from the elevator, his expression grim. "How are the injured?"

The assistant replied, "Our people impersonating you were able to evacuate the vehicle just in time. They only suffered minor injuries. The truck driver... probably won't survive."

"We've got the driver's information. He was recently released from prison and has terminal cancer. His wife works away from home, and we have three daughters and a son. Do you think we should pursue this further?"

Huo Wenyuan paused for a moment and whispered, "Forget it."

The assistant on the other end of the line was stunned, as if not expecting such an answer.

Huo Wenyuan ordered, "Don't retreat anyone here. Let them spread the word. Responses should be made accordingly. We'll go with the flow."

A black car emerged from the darkness. Huo Wenyuan nodded to Old Du in the driver's seat and sped off towards the airport.

Gu

Ci woke with a start. It was late autumn, yet a thin layer of sweat covered his entire body, as if he'd been soaked in water.

Recalling the dream, Gu Ci felt a sudden pang of shame. He pulled the quilt over himself, grateful that it was just a dream.

...How could he have dreamed of Huo Wenyuan doing that to him?

Gu Ci patted his face to regain consciousness, threw back the quilt, and stood up, leaving the bedroom. The door to the other room was ajar, empty, with no sign of anyone having stayed overnight.

Where was he?

Confused, Gu Ci returned to the bedroom and turned on his phone, only to see Huo Wenyuan had left him a message in the early hours of the morning.

"Ci Ci, something urgent has happened. I'm leaving now. I'll wait for you."

So he had already left.

A flicker of disappointment flickered through Gu Ci's heart, but he understood: "Okay, be careful on the road ^^"

Just as he put down his phone, Huo Wenyuan replied: "I miss you."

Gu Ci: "!"

His face began to heat up again. He held the phone, his lips curling up unconsciously.

"I miss you, too." He then

added, "Reply me when you get there. I'm going to shower first."

Gu Ci quickly tossed his phone onto the bed, grabbed his new pajamas, and headed for the bathroom. As he pondered this, his mind involuntarily recurred to that bizarre dream.

Could it be possible for men to...?

Realizing his brain was being invaded by color waste, Gu Ci quickly stopped his fantasies and quickly finished his shower and left.

He was starting to despise himself for overthinking things on the first day of his relationship.

After a day of preparation, his luggage for the trip abroad was almost packed. After contacting the school, he had completed all the necessary paperwork and everything was in place.

With nothing to do, Gu Ci slumped on the sofa, flipping through a newly published paper in a top journal on his tablet. On TV, a random local news broadcast played.

He picked up a glass from the coffee table and was about to drink when he heard the news report: "Yesterday afternoon, there was a car accident at the entrance of a residential complex in Guicheng. A large truck's brakes failed..."

Gu Ci paused, realizing it was referring to the previous day's accident.

According to the news report, the two injured people in the car that was hit were also hospitalized.

But wasn't that car Huo Wenyuan's? He wasn't in the accident, so who were the two people in the car?

Gu Ci was a little confused.

While staring at the news, Huo Wenyuan sent a video invitation. Gu Ci immediately clicked to accept and watched Huo Wenyuan's face appear on the screen.

"Brother Wenyuan!" Gu Ci's tone was a little excited. "Are you here yet?"

"Yeah." Huo Wenyuan was in the car, a smile in his eyes. "Have you packed your luggage?"

Gu Ci nodded. "Yes, I'll come over and see you when the time comes."

Huo Wenyuan deliberately teased him. "You didn't want to see me before, and now we just broke up, you can't wait to see me again?"

Gu Ci was speechless and said awkwardly, "Before, I was..."

Huo Wenyuan took over his words. "Because you only see me as a brother and a friend?"

Gu Ci lowered his head. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."

"You must have been very sad at the time, right?"

Huo Wenyuan shook his head. "You're not wrong, Cici, it's your right."

"But I'm still very happy. Thank you for choosing me."

For ten years, regardless of competitors or not, Gu Ci had consistently chosen him.

Gu Ci was a little confused by Huo Wenyuan's sudden solemnity. He watched him get out of the car in the video and get in the elevator again.

"Aren't you home yet?" He surveyed the surroundings curiously. "How about I hang up first?"

Huo Wenyuan replied, "No problem."

"Let me take a closer look at you."

Gu Ci: "...Okay."

He also wanted to see more of him.

"This is my apartment in the central district," Huo Wenyuan said as he entered, introducing it. "It's not far from the office, and close to ACIU, too."

Gu Ci followed Huo Wenyuan's panning camera, taking in the apartment's decor.

Simple and cool, his style at first glance.

But Gu Ci's sharp eyes quickly spotted a photo frame on the table. From the distance, the picture couldn't be clearly discerned; it was just two men leaning against each other in a car.

Realizing Gu Ci's gaze, Huo Wenyuan calmly placed the frame in a drawer.

Gu Ci: "?"

"Brother Wenyuan, what was that photo just now?"

...Could it be of his ex or something?

That would be too melodramatic.

"Nothing." Huo Wenyuan obviously didn't intend to continue this topic. "I'll pick you up when you get here to play."

"Will you stay with me then?"

Gu Ci put aside his previous doubts and shook his head, saying, "It depends on the situation."

He certainly wanted to stay with Huo Wenyuan, but after all, this time he came here mainly for studies, so naturally living in the dormitory would be more convenient.

Huo Wenyuan smiled and scratched his nose through the screen: "All up to you."

Gu Ci hummed softly, chatting with Huo Wenyuan for a while before finally asking what was troubling him. "Brother Wenyuan, you said yesterday you'd explain to me what happened with that car accident..."

Though he didn't know the full story, he had a feeling it wasn't that simple.

A car accident, another car accident. His father had died in a car accident, too.

Huo Wenyuan paused, his hand on his robe pajamas twitching as he glanced at the camera. Gu Ci, for some reason, sensed a hint of ill will.

Sure enough, Huo Wenyuan raised his lip and said, "Want to hear my confession?"

Gu Ci nodded repeatedly.

Huo Wenyuan, along with the man on his phone, walked into the bathroom with him. "Then take a shower with me."

Gu Ci: "?"

Suddenly, the camera shifted from the bedroom to the bathroom. Huo Wenyuan's apartment bathroom was large, forcing Gu Ci to take a closer look at its furnishings. His gaze shifted to see Huo Wenyuan unbuttoning his shirt, revealing his muscular chest.

"Ahhh!" Gu Ci looked away, "Brother Wenyuan, what are you doing!"

"I'm talking to you about serious matters!"

Huo Wenyuan approached the screen with a cheerful tone: "Ci Ci, I'm talking to you about serious matters too."

"Take a bath with me, and I'll tell you everything."

Gu Ci looked at the screen doubtfully, and happened to catch a glimpse of Huo Wenyuan's well-trained abdominal muscles. Looking down, he could even see the faint mermaid line.

"..." Gu Ci covered his face, his ears reddening to the point of bleeding. "Brother Wenyuan, don't do this to me..."

"Cici, be good, let go." Huo Wenyuan's voice was beckoning. "Don't you want to see me?"

Gu Ci was practically on the verge of tears. "I do want to see you, but not... taking a shower."

He grumbled, "You'll get styes."

Huo Wenyuan was amused by Gu Ci's cautiousness. "I'm yours. Looking at me won't give you styes."

"Besides... don't you miss your brother?" he asked ambiguously. "You just took a shower last night, why are you taking another shower this morning?"

"Did you... have a bad dream?"

Gu Ci's eyes widened. "!"

Could Huo Wenyuan be a mind reader?!

Gu Ci wasn't a good liar, and when Huo Wenyuan hit the nail on the head, the guilt on his face was palpable, confirming his theory.

"I see." Huo Wenyuan took the belt buckle. "Then please Cici, let me see you, okay?"

Without holding onto the evidence, Gu Ci said aggrievedly, "I didn't want to see it."

He had clearly forced her.

Huo Wenyuan doted on him, "Okay, okay, I insisted that you see it."

The sound of metal snaps colliding rang out, and Gu Ci looked at the terrifying size, his body tense.

...Even scarier than in his dreams.

The shower turned on, the sound of water emanated, and in the dense mist, Gu Ci watched Huo Wenyuan repeat his name over and over again, his hands constantly moving.

He sat still on the sofa, stunned.

Huo Wenyuan tilted his head back, revealing his sexy Adam's apple. Crystal clear water droplets passed over his lips, flowed down his chest, slid across his sculpted abdominal muscles, and finally dripped onto his slender, beautiful fingers.

Gu Ci bit his lips tightly to prevent himself from making a sound.

After an unknown amount of time, Huo Wenyuan finally uttered a low sigh. Gu Ci didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that he had glanced at him vaguely.

Huo Wenyuan quickly finished showering and wrapped himself in a towel, his voice tinged with unvarnished lust and obsession. "Cici, you see, this is how I always think of you."

Gu Ci was completely petrified. He cleared his throat to disguise his feelings, then took a tactical drink from his cup, choking on his haste.

Huo Wenyuan laughed heartily and led him back to the living room, gently admonishing him, "Slow down, don't get too excited."

"Ahem..." Gu Ci patted his chest, feeling at a loss for words. "How could I be excited?"

This was more like a shock than a shock!

He stammered, "Brother Wenyuan, if you do this again, I'll, I'll..."

After thinking for a long time, he managed to utter half a sentence: "I'll hang up!"

Huo Wenyuan was relentless: "So... you didn't think about hanging up just now?"

"..." Gu Ci completely admitted defeat. "Okay, let's not continue this topic."

Huo Wenyuan said readily: "Okay."

Gu Ci drank the water in the glass in one gulp and forced himself to calm down: "I also... accompanied you to take a bath. What exactly happened in the car accident, can you tell me?"

Huo Wenyuan suppressed his expression and said lightly: "It was nothing more than an accident."

Before the matter was completely resolved, in order to prevent Gu Ci from worrying, he had to hide some of the facts.

Gu Ci: "?"

I even "accompanied" you to take a bath, and the answer I got was so simple?

Gu Ci pressed on, "What about those two people in your car? Why is one dressed so similarly to you?"

"And... shouldn't you have already left? Why hadn't you left yet?"

Huo Wenyuan evaded the question, "The two people in the car were indeed my subordinates. They were waiting for me in the car together."

"As for why I didn't leave..." He paused, his eyes full of affection, "Because I wanted to spend more time with you."

"At that time, I thought there was no chance for us."

"I just wanted to see you one last time before leaving. Even just being able to stay in the same place and breathe the same air with you would be nice."

Gu Ci fell silent.

He studied Huo Wenyuan's expression; he didn't seem to be lying. But his intuition told him that things were far from simple.

Having lived in the Huo family for several years, he knew that with their prestige and status, things wouldn't be as peaceful as they appeared. Otherwise... Dad wouldn't have left to protect Uncle Huo.

Gu Ci could probably guess that Huo Wenyuan was worried about worrying him, but he felt the need to make his position clear.

"Brother Wenyuan." He called Huo Wenyuan's name softly, "Do you know why I didn't dare to promise you before?"

Huo Wenyuan waited for his answer.

Gu Ci lowered his eyes in self-mockery: "At that time, Uncle Huo asked me if I could always stay by your side. I thought it was very simple at the time. I felt that we were so close, why not?" "

The result is that we have been separated for seven years for various reasons."

"Actually, I can understand it." Gu Ci looked up and looked directly at Huo Wenyuan, "We are both immature and inexperienced. We don't know how to protect ourselves, how to protect the people we love, and even less what love is."

"I was afraid that being with you would disappoint Uncle Huo and others, and I was even more afraid that you would suffer public criticism, so I ignored the fact that rejection would actually hurt you more than all these."

"But now I've figured it out." Gu Ci's tone was more resolute than ever before. "You are so sure that you like me, so I must respond to you with even more certainty. Even if you can't tell me for some reason, I will still be by your side. No matter what we go through, we will face it together. Don't leave me alone, okay?"

Huo Wenyuan wanted to rush into the screen and hug Gu Ci.

He stared at Gu Ci's clear smile, deeply immersed in it, unable to pull away for a long time.

"...Okay."