Yingqu Liuzi was pampered by her wealthy daddy.

Xize paused for a moment, then reached out and grabbed his lower back, pulling him towards him.

Shen Yu'an closed her eyes, tears still clinging to her eyelashes. Her hand slid from Xize's cheek to the back of his neck, her fingers gripping the hair at the back of his head.

He kissed her very hard, putting all his emotion and affection into that kiss.

Both of them were a little irritated when they parted.

Shen Yu'an's lips were red, and his eyes were red too, but he was smiling.

"I really like this gift too." His voice was a little hoarse and nasal. "I like everything. I like the photo, I like the necklace, I like everything."

Xize raised his hand and wiped away the tears on his face.

"You wore it all day before you came out."

"what?"

Xize's lips twitched slightly: "I've been wearing this chain around my neck since this morning, didn't you know?"

Shen Yu'an was stunned.

He recalled that he hadn't noticed whether Xize was wearing a necklace this morning.

Xize doesn't usually wear jewelry, except for that signet ring. He actually wore that chain all day, from morning until now.

"Now that you've given it to me, you have nothing left."

"Okay, here you go."

Shen Yu'an lowered his head and touched the small sign again. The edges were rounded and smooth, and it felt very comfortable against his skin.

He held the sign in his hand, his warm fingers touching the cold metal.

"I'll carve one for you next time. It will have both your name and my name, and you should wear it too."

"good."

Shen Yu'an tucked the chain into his collar and glanced at Xize. His eyes were still red, but they were full of smiles.

He turned around and glanced at the photos on the wall one last time. From infancy to twenty-one years old, all the images strung together, finally stopping at his current appearance.

In his twenty-one years of life, Xize only participated in the last little bit, but this person made up for all the years before him.

He reached into Caesar's palm and clasped it.

"Go home."

"Not watching anymore?"

"I've seen enough. Go back and look at them slowly, since you've already kept them."

Xize gripped his hand and led him outside.

As Shen Yu'an walked past the row of photos, he turned his head and looked at them a few more times. When he saw his own photo with a missing tooth, he smiled.

Xize saw it and said that was his favorite. Shen Yu'an said, "Your taste is really strange."

Xize said it wasn't strange; that smile was the most beautiful.

Shen Yu'an didn't refute it, because she did look very happy in the photo.

Back then, I didn't understand anything. When I lost a tooth, I would just grin and think the world was so new and exciting.

It is still the same now.

With Xize around, every day is fresh and new.

Shen Yu'an was very excited after returning from the museum.

He sat in the car, took off the necklace and looked at it several times, then put it back on, his fingers constantly touching the small tag.

Seeing him touching it, Xize reached out and grasped his hand, saying, "Stop touching it, or it'll get worn down."

Shen Yu'an smiled and withdrew his hand, but the corners of his mouth remained upturned.

It was already dark when we got back to the mansion.

The housekeeper had prepared dinner, including dishes that Shen Yu'an liked, and also a small cake.

When Shen Yu'an was cutting the cake, Xize took a picture of him and said it was his first photo at the age of twenty-one.

After dinner, Shen Yu'an drank some wine.

It wasn't Caesar who gave it to me; the butler poured it. It was champagne, just a small glass.

He doesn't usually drink, but his face turned red after a few sips. He walked upstairs with a slightly unsteady gait, holding onto the railing as he slowly made his way up.

Back in his bedroom, he went to wash up first.

When he came out, Xize was sitting on a chair by the bed, his coat off and his shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

Shen Yu'an walked over in her pajamas, the chain on her collarbone still there, the metal plate feeling even cooler against her skin after her shower.

He stopped in front of Xize and looked down at Xize sitting in the chair.

Xize looked up at him, his gray-blue eyes appearing lighter in color under the bedside lamp.

"I'm very happy today."

"Um."

Xize reached out and grabbed his wrist, pulling him towards him.

Shen Yu'an took a step forward following the force, his knee touching the edge of the chair.

Xize raised his other hand and touched the necklace on his collarbone with his fingertips. The metal plaque was flicked and flipped over, revealing the engraving on the back.

"I won't let you sleep alone tonight," Shen Yu'an said.

Xize's fingers moved from his collarbone to the back of his neck and pressed gently. Shen Yu'an lowered his head, and their foreheads touched.

"Then where will you sleep?"

"I'll sleep with you."

"My room or your room?"

Shen Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Your room. My bed is too small."

Xize stood up.

He was much taller than Shen Yu'an, so when he stood up, Shen Yu'an could only look up at him.

Xize looked down at the face in front of him, which was slightly flushed from drinking, and reached out to loosen the belt of his bathrobe.

Shen Yu'an paused for a moment. He didn't flinch.

Xize placed his hand on his side, his thumb gently brushing against him.

Shen Yu'an's breasts were very thin; Xize could wrap one arm around them halfway.

His fingertips moved from the side to his back.

"Are you cold?" Caesar asked.

Shen Yu'an shook his head. He wasn't cold at all; his whole body was warm.

Xize bent down and picked him up in his arms.

Shen Yu'an wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Xize carried him out of the bedroom, across the corridor, and opened the door to his own room.

This bedroom is a bit bigger than Shen Yu'an's, and the bed is also bigger.

When Xize placed Shen Yu'an on the bed, his movements were very gentle, as if he were placing something fragile. Shen Yu'an nestled into the mattress and looked up at Xize.

Xize stood by the bed, looked down at him for a few seconds, then bent down, placed one hand on the pillow next to Shen Yu'an's ear, and used the other hand to brush away the hair on his forehead.