Lin Jin woke up at about seven in the morning. When he woke up, he found that Lin Chen was already sitting on the bed and reading novels on his phone. He could also clearly see that Lin Chen's eyes were surrounded by thick dark circles.
"Why are your dark circles so severe?" Lin Jin yawned, rubbed his eyes and asked Lin Chen, "You didn’t sleep well?"
"I'm not used to the bed" Lin Chen answered impassively.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it in a few days." Lin Jin had slept so comfortably last night that he was bursting with energy this morning. After washing up in the bathroom, he strolled back to the room and cheerfully approached Lin Chen, "Do you want to go out today, or are you going to visit relatives with mom?"
"Either is fine." Lin Chen sighed. At this point, he just wanted a good night's sleep.
Though he had managed a few hours of sleep the previous night, he woke up again around 5 am and had been on his phone ever since.
Although it wasn’t entirely Lin Jin’s fault, Lin Chen still had some complaints against his brother but dared not voice it.
Who knows how Lin Jin would react if he knew?
"Then if you’re not visiting relatives, how about we go hiking?" Although Lin Jin didn't particularly enjoy hiking, he heard that it was excellent for weight loss. Despite already having a simple diet, Lin Jin still felt that his thighs and belly were gaining more fat. "Hiking can help you lose weight, you know? Look at how fat you are now."
Lin Chen was confused. He often worked out at home and this was the first time he was called fat.
"You're the older brother, whatever you say is right" Lin Chen nodded, not contesting Lin Jin's words.
"Then I'll go make breakfast."
As for their parents, they seemed to have gone to bed quite late last night. When Lin Jin went out to wash up, he didn't hear any noise from their room. But that was understandable. After years of being divorced and meeting again, it made sense for them to be restless and unable to sleep.
Breakfast consisted of congee, fried eggs, and French toast. Nothing extravagant, but enough to fill them up.
There was nothing to do in the early morning. After breakfast, the two of them went on their phones, one sitting on the bed and the other on the floor.
Lin Chen, however, drifted back to sleep almost immediately while sitting on the bed. Having played the role of the magnanimous one the previous night, he had barely slept. Now that Lin Jin wasn't cuddling up to him, he felt relieved and promptly fell asleep sitting against the head of the bed.
Lin Jin was puzzled by Lin Chen's state. Even if he wasn’t used to the bed, that shouldn't have caused him to lose an entire night's sleep. Lin Chen looked as though he had stayed up all night for several days.
What had Lin Chen done the previous night that left him so sleep deprived?
Could it be that he couldn't sleep because I was next to him?
Hmm, given how he looks now, making another man lose sleep by sleeping next to him doesn't seem that far fetched, does it?
For some reason, the thought felt a bit thrilling.
Lin Jin didn’t take advantage of Lin Chen sleeping by drawing on his face or anything. He just sat and continued playing on his phone like a lazy person.
About half an hour later, the gentle voice of their mother, accompanied by a soft knock, came from outside the door: "Lin Jin, wake up?"
"Coming!"
Lin Jin rose from the floor and hurriedly opened the door, only to find their mother dressed in an office lady outfit. She had put on makeup today, although not as stunning as yesterday, she hardly looked like a woman in her forties.
"Mom, where are you going looking so fabulous?" Lin Jin cheerfully asked, standing inside the doorway.
"We're going to Grandpa's house for the Chinese New Year celebration" Mom replied, delighted by the compliment. She reached out to ruffle Lin Jin's hair, messing it up a bit, before casting her gaze into Lin Jin's bedroom. "Why hasn't your brother gotten up yet?"
"We chatted until late last night, and he seems to be picky about where he sleeps" Lin Jin stepped aside to let mom into the bedroom and continued, "He doesn't seem used to sleeping on the floor, so he ended up falling asleep on the bed after breakfast."
Mom frowned, uncertain whether or not to wake up the soundly sleeping Lin Chen.
"Should I wake him up?" Lin Jin sat down next to Lin Chen and gently poked his cheek with a finger, before looking up at his mother, "How about we all go together in the afternoon?"
"That works too" Mom shook her head, having no choice but to accept Lin Chen's sudden decision to sleep. She instructed Lin Jin, "Don't wake your brother up, I'll go grocery shopping. Don't bully him."
"Mom! How could I possibly bully Lin Chen? Look at his size, then look at mine!" Lin Jin pouted, clearly displeased. Although he did occasionally bully Lin Chen, more often than not, he was taking care of him.
Mom nodded as she smiled and left the bedroom to go buy groceries.
Watching his mother leave the house with a shopping basket, Lin Jin glanced at the still-closed door of his dad's room. Checking the time, it was already past eight. He initially wanted to wake his dad up for breakfast, but on second thought, if he stumbles upon his dad doing something again...
Damn it! If that happened again, he would definitely avoid his father for seven or eight dayst!
"Brother" Lin Chen groggily opened his eyes, awakened by the conversation between their mother and Lin Jin. "I just heard mom's voice."
"She went out grocery shopping" Lin Jin sat beside Lin Chen and said, "If you're still sleepy, go back to sleep. Mom said we're all going to Grandpa's house to celebrate Chinese New Year this afternoon."
"Oh" Lin Chen laid back down, staring drowsily at the ceiling. He yawned before closing his eyes and drifting back to sleep.
Lin Jin leaned against the bed, observing Lin Chen's face. As mentioned before, Lin Chen had a square face with well-proportioned features, quite handsome actually. However, it looked different in the daylight than it did shrouded in darkness at night.
Though his face was quite good looking when combined, his nose was slightly flat and broad, perfectly inheriting their dad's nose. His eyes were also a bit too small. Although they were usually bright and lively, which slightly mitigated this drawback, but it becomes more obvious when he closed his eyes.
But what did it matter how handsome my younger brother is?
"Why are you staring at me?" Naturally Lin Chen wouldn’t fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes. He suddenly opened his eyes and asked Lin Jin, "You don’t have something for younger brothers, right?"
"No" Lin Jin awkwardly touched his own nose and explained, "I was just thinking that since my younger brother is so handsome, he will need to find an exceptionally beautiful girlfriend in the future."
"Yeah, she has to be at least prettier than you."
"Ah?"
Lin Jin was taken aback by Lin Chen's words, looking at him with a slightly horrified look. Had he inadvertently turned his younger brother gay?
"It’s a joke" Lin Chen rolled his eyes, got up from the bed, and sat down on the floor. He wrapped himself in the blanket and laid down with a yawn.
"You scared me for a moment."
Lin Jin woke up at about seven in the morning. When he woke up, he found that Lin Chen was already sitting on the bed and reading novels on his phone. He could also clearly see that Lin Chen's eyes were surrounded by thick dark circles.
"Why are your dark circles so severe?" Lin Jin yawned, rubbed his eyes and asked Lin Chen, "You didn’t sleep well?"
"I'm not used to the bed" Lin Chen answered impassively.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it in a few days." Lin Jin had slept so comfortably last night that he was bursting with energy this morning. After washing up in the bathroom, he strolled back to the room and cheerfully approached Lin Chen, "Do you want to go out today, or are you going to visit relatives with mom?"
"Either is fine." Lin Chen sighed. At this point, he just wanted a good night's sleep.
Though he had managed a few hours of sleep the previous night, he woke up again around 5 am and had been on his phone ever since.
Although it wasn’t entirely Lin Jin’s fault, Lin Chen still had some complaints against his brother but dared not voice it.
Who knows how Lin Jin would react if he knew?
"Then if you’re not visiting relatives, how about we go hiking?" Although Lin Jin didn't particularly enjoy hiking, he heard that it was excellent for weight loss. Despite already having a simple diet, Lin Jin still felt that his thighs and belly were gaining more fat. "Hiking can help you lose weight, you know? Look at how fat you are now."
Lin Chen was confused. He often worked out at home and this was the first time he was called fat.
"You're the older brother, whatever you say is right" Lin Chen nodded, not contesting Lin Jin's words.
"Then I'll go make breakfast."
As for their parents, they seemed to have gone to bed quite late last night. When Lin Jin went out to wash up, he didn't hear any noise from their room. But that was understandable. After years of being divorced and meeting again, it made sense for them to be restless and unable to sleep.
Breakfast consisted of congee, fried eggs, and French toast. Nothing extravagant, but enough to fill them up.
There was nothing to do in the early morning. After breakfast, the two of them went on their phones, one sitting on the bed and the other on the floor.
Lin Chen, however, drifted back to sleep almost immediately while sitting on the bed. Having played the role of the magnanimous one the previous night, he had barely slept. Now that Lin Jin wasn't cuddling up to him, he felt relieved and promptly fell asleep sitting against the head of the bed.
Lin Jin was puzzled by Lin Chen's state. Even if he wasn’t used to the bed, that shouldn't have caused him to lose an entire night's sleep. Lin Chen looked as though he had stayed up all night for several days.
What had Lin Chen done the previous night that left him so sleep deprived?
Could it be that he couldn't sleep because I was next to him?
Hmm, given how he looks now, making another man lose sleep by sleeping next to him doesn't seem that far fetched, does it?
For some reason, the thought felt a bit thrilling.
Lin Jin didn’t take advantage of Lin Chen sleeping by drawing on his face or anything. He just sat and continued playing on his phone like a lazy person.
About half an hour later, the gentle voice of their mother, accompanied by a soft knock, came from outside the door: "Lin Jin, wake up?"
"Coming!"
Lin Jin rose from the floor and hurriedly opened the door, only to find their mother dressed in an office lady outfit. She had put on makeup today, although not as stunning as yesterday, she hardly looked like a woman in her forties.
"Mom, where are you going looking so fabulous?" Lin Jin cheerfully asked, standing inside the doorway.
"We're going to Grandpa's house for the Chinese New Year celebration" Mom replied, delighted by the compliment. She reached out to ruffle Lin Jin's hair, messing it up a bit, before casting her gaze into Lin Jin's bedroom. "Why hasn't your brother gotten up yet?"
"We chatted until late last night, and he seems to be picky about where he sleeps" Lin Jin stepped aside to let mom into the bedroom and continued, "He doesn't seem used to sleeping on the floor, so he ended up falling asleep on the bed after breakfast."
Mom frowned, uncertain whether or not to wake up the soundly sleeping Lin Chen.
"Should I wake him up?" Lin Jin sat down next to Lin Chen and gently poked his cheek with a finger, before looking up at his mother, "How about we all go together in the afternoon?"
"That works too" Mom shook her head, having no choice but to accept Lin Chen's sudden decision to sleep. She instructed Lin Jin, "Don't wake your brother up, I'll go grocery shopping. Don't bully him."
"Mom! How could I possibly bully Lin Chen? Look at his size, then look at mine!" Lin Jin pouted, clearly displeased. Although he did occasionally bully Lin Chen, more often than not, he was taking care of him.
Mom nodded as she smiled and left the bedroom to go buy groceries.
Watching his mother leave the house with a shopping basket, Lin Jin glanced at the still-closed door of his dad's room. Checking the time, it was already past eight. He initially wanted to wake his dad up for breakfast, but on second thought, if he stumbles upon his dad doing something again...
Damn it! If that happened again, he would definitely avoid his father for seven or eight dayst!
"Brother" Lin Chen groggily opened his eyes, awakened by the conversation between their mother and Lin Jin. "I just heard mom's voice."
"She went out grocery shopping" Lin Jin sat beside Lin Chen and said, "If you're still sleepy, go back to sleep. Mom said we're all going to Grandpa's house to celebrate Chinese New Year this afternoon."
"Oh" Lin Chen laid back down, staring drowsily at the ceiling. He yawned before closing his eyes and drifting back to sleep.
Lin Jin leaned against the bed, observing Lin Chen's face. As mentioned before, Lin Chen had a square face with well-proportioned features, quite handsome actually. However, it looked different in the daylight than it did shrouded in darkness at night.
Though his face was quite good looking when combined, his nose was slightly flat and broad, perfectly inheriting their dad's nose. His eyes were also a bit too small. Although they were usually bright and lively, which slightly mitigated this drawback, but it becomes more obvious when he closed his eyes.
But what did it matter how handsome my younger brother is?
"Why are you staring at me?" Naturally Lin Chen wouldn’t fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes. He suddenly opened his eyes and asked Lin Jin, "You don’t have something for younger brothers, right?"
"No" Lin Jin awkwardly touched his own nose and explained, "I was just thinking that since my younger brother is so handsome, he will need to find an exceptionally beautiful girlfriend in the future."
"Yeah, she has to be at least prettier than you."
"Ah?"
Lin Jin was taken aback by Lin Chen's words, looking at him with a slightly horrified look. Had he inadvertently turned his younger brother gay?
"It’s a joke" Lin Chen rolled his eyes, got up from the bed, and sat down on the floor. He wrapped himself in the blanket and laid down with a yawn.
"You scared me for a moment."
