“Why do you want to be good to me?” Mu Zhengqing asked.
If he couldn’t play it straight, he’d play it indirectly. Holding back wasn’t his style.
“You are my legally recognized partner. Isn’t it right for me to be good to you?” Lu Yiwei looked at Mu Zhengqing and replied.
“But we are going to get divorced soon,” Mu Zhengqing reminded.
“You said it yourself, it’s soon. As long as we are not divorced for a day, we are still legally protected partners. Your well-being is my well-being,” Lu Yiwei affirmed.
“But we…”
“No buts. Let me massage your arm, or it will hurt tomorrow,” Lu Yiwei interrupted Mu Zhengqing.
Mu Zhengqing obediently stretched out his arm, enjoying the massage from Lu Yiwei.
To be honest, Lu Yiwei’s massage technique was skilled and the pressure was just right. If it weren’t for the awkward position, he would have fallen asleep comfortably.
Being with Lu Yiwei made him feel like a useless person.
No, he had to do something to show his value.
“I’m done. Let me massage you too,” Mu Zhengqing said as he withdrew his arm.
“Okay.”
Lu Yiwei hesitated for a moment before extending his arm to Mu Zhengqing.
Mu Zhengqing placed his hand on Lu Yiwei’s arm and had just started massaging when Lu Yiwei suddenly stood up.
“What’s wrong? Did I hurt you?” Mu Zhengqing was startled by Lu Yiwei’s strong reaction and asked in confusion.
He hadn’t even started applying pressure yet, just feeling around his arm. Why was he so jumpy?
“No, I just suddenly remembered something. I have to go.” Lu Yiwei explained briefly and hurriedly left Mu Zhengqing’s bedroom.
Watching Lu Yiwei leave, Mu Zhengqing felt a strange sense of familiarity.
However, Mu Zhengqing didn’t think much of it. After Lu Yiwei’s massage, his legs weren’t sore and his arms didn’t hurt. He felt sleepy.
Mu Zhengqing had a good night’s sleep and woke up before the alarm clock.
He moved his arm and then his leg, and after confirming there was no discomfort, he felt great.
To thank Lu Yiwei for his help last night, he decided to make him breakfast.
After washing up and leaving the bedroom, he found that Lu Yiwei was already up.
When he saw what Lu Yiwei was holding, he immediately walked to the bathroom.
Seeing the laundry basket empty, he lowered his head and asked Lu Yiwei, “Did you wash my clothes?”
“Yes, I had nothing to do when I got up, so I washed them,” Lu Yiwei replied while hanging the clothes.
“Thank you,” Mu Zhengqing said with his head down.
If his neck weren’t so short, he could have bowed his head to the ground.
The early-rising Lu Yiwei not only finished washing the clothes but also prepared breakfast.
However, until finishing breakfast, Mu Zhengqing never lifted his head.
Seeing Mu Zhengqing's head getting lower and lower, Lu Yiwei leaned close to his ear and whispered, “I only washed your outer clothes, so I’m not sure if you mind. I put the intimate clothing aside.”
Upon hearing Lu Yiwei's words, Mu Zhengqing suddenly lifted his head, looking at Lu Yiwei with his reddened eyes, then hurriedly ran to the washroom.
Watching Mu Zhengqing leave, Lu Yiwei couldn’t help but touch his arm. How could someone feel like a massage and scratching at the same time?
Mu Zhengqing roared, “I was looking for a sense of touch. Your massage feels more like scratching!”
While washing clothes, Mu Zhengqing vowed that no matter how tired he was, he would always wash his clothes.
After Mu Zhengqing finished washing the clothes, Lu Yiwei had also cleaned up the dining table.
This meant that their day of relaxation was about to begin again.
However, just ten minutes into their relaxation, the show’s crew came to assign them today’s task.
Today’s task was for Lu Yiwei to do nothing, and for Mu Zhengqing to do all the work.
Mu Zhengqing would earn one point for each task he did for Lu Yiwei, and Lu Yiwei would lose one point for each task he did himself. By 8 PM, the team with the most points would be the champion of the day.
Mu Zhengqing felt okay about this task. After all, serving Lu Yiwei for a day wasn’t difficult.
Moreover, after feeling useless last night, the show’s crew had given him a chance to shine today. He was full of energy.
He had already thought about what to do during the two hours of live broadcast.
However, Lu Yiwei was not very happy after hearing the task content.
After repeatedly confirming with the staff that personnel could not be exchanged, he picked up his phone and started typing furiously.
Upon receiving the message, Liang Qi quickly threw his phone aside, pretending not to see it.
He did this to follow public opinion, as the task was voted on by netizens overnight. Even though Lu Yiwei is the sponsor, he cannot go against public opinion.
After the program team left, Mu Zhengqing arranged for Lu Yiwei to sit on the sofa and then asked if he needed anything.
Lu Yiwei said he didn’t need anything and asked Mu Zhengqing to sit with him.
Seeing him like this, Mu Zhengqing went to pour a glass of water for him.
After Lu Yiwei took the glass (水杯, shuǐ bēi), he noticed that Mu Zhengqing was staring at him without blinking.
He thought for a moment and drank the water in the glass.
After finishing the water, Mu Zhengqing patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction and then walked away with the glass.
When Mu Zhengqing returned, he was holding a plate of strawberries and placed it in front of him.
Lu Yiwei looked at Mu Zhengqing and then at the strawberries, picked one up, and started eating.
While Lu Yiwei was eating the strawberries, Mu Zhengqing went to the bedroom and brought back a blanket to cover his legs.
After finishing the plate of strawberries, Lu Yiwei thought it should be enough.
But to his surprise, it was just the beginning.
Mu Zhengqing asked with a smile, “Do you feel a bit hot?”
Lu Yiwei moved the blanket off his legs and replied, “Yes.”
Mu Zhengqing brought him a box of ice cream.
Mu Zhengqing asked with a smile, “Do you want to eat some walnuts?”
Lu Yiwei threw the ice cream box into the trash can and replied, “Yes.”
Mu Zhengqing started shelling the walnuts for him.
Mu Zhengqing asked with a smile, “Do you feel like there’s no taste in your mouth?”
Lu Yiwei swallowed the walnut in his mouth and replied, “Yes.”
Mu Zhengqing went to make him a glass of fruit juice.
………
Two hours later, before Mu Zhengqing could speak, Lu Yiwei quickly said, “Can we take a break?”
He had eaten everything in the house and drank everything he could. Although he wanted to cooperate with Mu Zhengqing, he really couldn’t eat anymore.
“Alright,” Mu Zhengqing said with a look of regret.
Yesterday, Lu Yiwei had eaten so many egg noodles that he thought he had a big appetite.
“I want to read a book . Can you go to my bedroom and get it for me?”
Seeing Mu Zhengqing’s disappointed look, Lu Yiwei thought for a moment and said.
“Sure,” Mu Zhengqing happily went to get the book for Lu Yiwei.
He realised he had been too narrow-minded, only thinking about food, when there were so many other things they could do.
This was his first time entering Lu Yiwei’s bedroom.
What surprised him was that Lu Yiwei’s bedroom was neat and clear , with no extra clutter besides the essential items like the bed and wardrobe.
The only thing that seemed out of place in the bedroom was the panda plushie he had given to Lu Yiwei earlier.
This was completely different from what he had imagined. He thought Lu Yiwei would have decorated his bedroom like a gaming room.
After handing the book to Lu Yiwei, Mu Zhengqing sat down beside him and asked quietly, “Your bedroom is different from what I imagined.”
“How is it different?” Lu Yiwei asked calmly.
“I thought your bedroom would be like a gaming room,” Mu Zhengqing said.
“The bedroom was tidied up after confirming participation in the show,” Lu Yiwei explained.
Of course, he didn’t say what exactly he had tidied up that couldn’t be seen by others or specifically by Mu Zhengqing.
After hearing Lu Yiwei’s explanation, Mu Zhengqing didn’t ask further.
He thought too much. He originally wanted to visit Lu Yiwei’s bedroom after they got more familiar, to see if there was anything he could learn from.
Lu Yiwei read for a while and then asked Mu Zhengqing to help him get the script, scissors, and other things.
In the live broadcast room, some netizens calculated that they scored more than 50 points in the morning.
They visited other live broadcast rooms, and when they returned, for the first time, the netizens in their live broadcast room had a unified opinion.
The bullet comments were densely packed with the word “cheating”.
Considering the principles of fairness, justice, and transparency of the program, the production team decided that their morning score would be zero.
As for why Liang Qi didn’t call Lu Yiwei, it was because he didn’t dare to.
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