Silent Confession – Ch.44.2 – Proposal and the sun

At night, Zhou MuHui told him once again before he fell asleep, telling him that he is not allowed to laze in bed tomorrow, Xin Yi nodded semi-consciously under him, and pushed him to take a shower.

“I know already, you’ve already said it many times…”

He let out a yawn and struggled to turn over.

Tomorrow, Zhou MuHui is going to take him to take a look at his new workplace, he probably felt what Xin Yi asked him today had some deep meaning, without Xin Yi asking him, after dinner, he took the initiative to say that he would take him there to have a look.

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The side of the bed next to him was soft and sprang back, and heavy footsteps stacked up to reach the bathroom, soon after, there was the sound of water, Xin Yi rubbed against the pillow and sat up again.

Just now he was disturbed by Zhou MuHui until he wasn’t that sleepy anymore.

He let out another yawn, dragging his slippers wanting to knock on Zhou MuHui’s door, recently he has become somewhat used to being pampered by Zhou MuHui, and some of his petty tempers from the past are slowly popping out, always loving to cause trouble for Zhou MuHui.

Especially today.

Today, when he learned that Zhou MuHui even fought with people behind his back.

Xin Yi sat in front of the door and thought in a daze.

No wonder he never wanted Xin Yi to go to his company and did not let Xin Yi be acquainted with those colleagues.

Xin Yi scratched his face in embarrassment, he felt that he was really stupid and willful before, and that’s why he would let his imagination run wild, and make them both so sad.

But his Zhou MuHui really didn’t love to speak at all, he didn’t like to speak, no matter what he did or what he thought, Xin Yi held his face and sighed deeply, feeling a little worried.

“Zhou MuHui.”

Xin Yi knocked on the door, it was quiet inside for a while, and then the sound of water stopped.

“… What’s wrong?”

“We have to treat each other with sincerity, right.”

“… Yes.”

“We should speak directly if we have anything to say, right?

“… Yes.”

“Oh.”

Xin Yi took his hand back, and said, “It’s fine, you continue to wash up, I just wanted to remind you.”

The inside was quiet for a while again, Xin Yi got up, and heard the sound of water again, burying his head and letting out a mutter, “It should be alright like this.”

They will exchange and communicate well in the future, when Xin Yi is sad he will tell Zhou MuHui as soon as possible, and when Zhou MuHui has a matter, he will also tell Xin Yi as soon as possible.

Xin Yi will grow up well, and learn to become someone mature, Zhou MuHui can also relax from time to time, just like Xin Yi, learning to be an immature fool.

As long as they support each other, as long as they are getting better, they just need to hold hands and move forward together.

There are all kinds of states in life, and one should never stick to a certain shape.

He dusted off his pants, then opened the closet and took out a new pair, something fell down the moment he took over the clothes, Xin Yi lowered his head and picked it up.

The sound of water behind him stopped, and the door was pushed open, Zhou MuHui wiped himself casually and walked out, calling him with some hesitation.

“Xiao Yi…”

His voice was tight and nervous, “Are you unhappy?”

But Xin Yi was squatting down, and was quiet for a long moment, Zhou MuHui pursed his lips, took a step forward hastily, and then stopped breathing in the next second.

“……”

“Can I pretend I didn’t see anything…”

Xin Yi was turned around by him, shrinking his neck, and asked in a whisper.

He was holding a square box, royal blue velvet half-opened, embellished with a single delicate ring, Xin Yi didn’t dare to speak, only using both of his hands to hold that box, out of the corner of his eye, he secretly glanced at Zhou MuHui.

The two of them looked at each other, and Zhou MuHui also lost his voice at the moment, staring blankly at Xin Yi who was squatting on the ground.

“…I, I.”

He was frozen, but Xin Yi spoke first.

“…Is it for me?”

He carefully asked under the dim yellow light of the wall lamp.

“……”

Zhou MuHui’s heart was beating around agitatedly, he didn’t think that by just taking a shower, this little kid would dig out the ring, but Xin Yi’s eyes were too bright, a pair of extremely shy and anxious eyes, Zhou MuHui sighed in his heart, also dragged his stiff body and squatted down.

“… Yes.”

He nodded, gently holding the little kid’s hand which was a bit shaky.

“It is for Xiao Yi.”

Xin Yi suddenly smiled like a fool, and the hand that was being held was about to close around it tightly.

“Not, not taking it back right!”

Zhou MuHui’s eyebrows trembled slightly, feeling a bit helpless.

“Not taking it.”

Both of them were squatting on the ground, no one had the strength to get up, Xin Yi was directly scared silly, and Zhou MuHui was about the same, his heart was mashed into pieces, although it had been something important on his mind for a long time, it entirely disappeared along with his smile.

Nevermind.

What prepared venue and grand proposal ceremony, it was all useless now.

Reminding this kid over and over again not to sleep in tomorrow is also of no use now.

Who let the timing be so coincidental, so great, letting Xin Yi pick up this ring.

So…

It should be now.

It should be at this moment when Xin Yi is smiling.

“Then, then should I pretend I didn’t see it ah-!”

Xin Yi asked anxiously.

Zhou MuHui tousled his messy hair, and shook his head gently.

“No need.”

He took out the ring, and in front of him, the little kid’s breathing halted, his eyes following his hand, Zhou MuHui lowered his head, chuckled lightly, and carried him up in the next second.

“Mine— —”

Xin Yi was anxious, quickly looking at the ring in his other hand

“Yours.”

Zhou MuHui carried and sat him on the edge of the bed, and held his sweaty hand.

“Don’t be afraid, it’s yours.”

They were both wearing pajamas, Xin Yi didn’t even wear his pants properly, Zhou MuHui saw his anxious face, and couldn’t help but chuckle.

“I bought a shop in Wen Miao, the night before you turned nineteen, you drank alcohol, cried, and threw a tantrum while pulling my hand, saying that once you’re grown up, make money, we are going to be bosses ourselves so no one could bully me.

“At that time, I didn’t dare to think about it…”

“I was always afraid that once you’ve grown up, then you won’t like Zhou MuHui anymore, you are the brightest and most dazzling sun, you deserve… better, a life that is more worthy.”

“I was afraid to dirty you.”

“… You didn’t.”

Xin Yi cried, grabbing his wrist tightly, “You didn’t, I like you!”

Zhou MuHui smiled, put his hands together to hold him, and gently comforted him

“I didn’t feel this way afterward, you’re too great, and I was reluctant to let go.”

I couldn’t bear that the one beside you wasn’t me, couldn’t bear that the person you were looking at wasn’t me.

So I wanted to struggle for it once again, wanted to fight for it once again, and wanted to stand by your side, wanted to…be worthy of you.

“I still don’t know what to do on Wen Miao’s side, but it doesn’t matter, there’s a lot of time, we can think about it slowly.”

Zhou MuHui kissed his fingers, and said in a low voice, “Is that okay?”

Xin Yi replied to him with a sobbing tone, “Okay, let’s become bosses, and let’s be together every day.”

His tears fell more and more fiercely, and couldn’t control them no matter what, he perceived a cool touch on his fingertip, hurriedly rubbed his tears, and lowered his head to look at Zhou MuHui in a daze.

The ring stopped next to his hand, Zhou MuHui raised his head and looked at him gently and seriously.

“Xiao Yi, Zhou MuHui is very stupid, and also doesn’t know how to speak, the Zhou MuHui from three years ago didn’t have the qualifications, but this time I want us to do well.”

The fragment of silver light on the fingertips was slowly pushed deep, and the warm skin kissed the tears quickly, until that light suddenly stopped at the endpoint.

“I will chase you instead.”

“I will love you instead.”

“I will propose to you instead.”

“Instead…”

“I will stay with you forever.”

Zhou MuHui asked, “Is that okay?”

Xin Yi was dazed for a long time, then pounced down and hugged Zhou MuHui strongly, he was crying hard and urgently, but he nodded and said yes, answering with choked sobs and tears.

Zhou MuHui always said that he wasn’t good, always saying that Xin Yi was very good.

But Xin Yi felt that both of them were very good.

No presence is better and more gentle than Zhou MuHui in this world, he is magnanimous and upright, he is calm and restrained, and he is the muddy hand that pried open the dark paint hole.

He loved Xin Yi’s immaturity, even though it may be considered ridiculously naivety in the eyes of others, he respected Xin Yi’s silliness and talked to Xin Yi seriously every time, he felt that whether Xin Yi liked to laugh, or liked to cry, it was a Xin Yi who was one-of-a-kind.

He said that Xin Yi was the sincere and bright sun, the burning pure light.

“Is my only and one home.”

They were obviously so compatible, they could be considered as a match made in heaven.

Nobody could say it was wrong.

Zhou MuHui smiled, hugging him tightly in his embrace, the little kid encircled him, curled up in his arms, and cried, saying that he liked him very much, Zhou MuHui nodded and replied gently.

“I also love Xiao Yi.”

A long time ago, before you ignorantly stretched out your hand to me, before you got closer to me again and again, even though I knew that you were the light that I couldn’t ask for and couldn’t have, I still couldn’t help but look at you, and walk toward you.

Breaking free from all the mud and darkness around, crawling out of the decaying and rotting hole, holding out my heart with a pair of hands with dirt all over, and asking you anxiously and nervously.

“Do you want it?”

“Can I?”

You nodded.

You smiled at me.

You brought the light and walked toward me.

Thus, I caught the sun.

And henceforth, never let go.

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End.

Notes: The end! Happy New Year 2024! Two more extras to go and I’m officially done with this project! I’ve completely put on hiatus my other short project which I actually wanted to translate super quickly but Silent Confession has been taking my whole time so…