Jinde reached out for his husband's neck, his body wriggling closer bit by bit. Before he managed to climb onto his body, something was thrown at him though. Uh? He raised his head and blinked. This was … a towel? A wet towel? He blinked again and finally turned around to his stepson.
"What's the meaning of this?"
Qiu Ling pursed his lips. "You actually dare to ignore me!"
Jinde sighed and threw the towel back. "I'm just your stepfather. Go complain to your real father."
"But he's lying in bed with you!"
"So true …" Jinde's hands reached out again, completely with the intention to get naughty.
Leng Jin Yu hurriedly caught them before anything could happen. "I know you don't want to hear this but it's still better to hear what he has to say, isn't it?"
Jinde pursed his lips in response. "So you'd rather listen to your son now? You're making me feel dejected." He took his hands back and sat up, not caring at all that he still wasn't wearing anything.
Leng Jin Yu rubbed his forehead. The dragons might not think much of it but he had been born and raised human in this life! He couldn't get used to the idea of his husband displaying his naked skin in front of other men just like that. Even if the person in question right now called him father whenever he felt like it.
He turned on the bed and picked up his inner robe that had been thrown aside before, hurriedly putting it on. It wasn't enough to call himself decently dressed but it was much better than being naked. He heaved a sigh of relief and looked around for Jinde's clothes. Unfortunately … they couldn't be seen. Wherever they were, it wasn't on his side of the bed.
He sighed again and picked up his outer robe that was hanging over the edge of the bed. He loosely hung it over his shoulders and got up. "Longjun, you probably didn't come without reason. Is there something you'd like to discuss? Why don't we go to the study for that?"
"No." Qiu Ling raised his chin. "I know exactly what you're trying to do."
"Uh …" Trying to make this less embarrassing? By putting on his clothes and finding the ones Jinde had worn before?
His husband chuckled at his expression and stretched a fair leg toward him. "My dear, do you really want to go to the study? Could it be you've forgotten what's in the study?"
Leng Jin Yu turned back and raised his brows. In the study? Wasn't it just —
Leng Jin Yu's face flushed red. Shit. He had forgotten for the moment but … the study had been where all this had started. Well, that explained why he couldn't see Jinde's clothes anywhere. They should still be lying in the study.
He hurriedly cleared his throat and turned back to Qiu Ling. "Longjun … the weather is so nice today. Why don't you go and take a look at the courtyard? We'll be there in a minute."
Qiu Ling raised his brows. "A minute? Don't tell me that's the longest you can last."
Leng Jin Yu sighed. Ah … How come this was his family now? Were these two never thinking of anything else?
Qiu Ling harrumphed when he didn't get a response. To think his old man had degenerated to this degree after being reincarnated! No wonder the old geezer always tried to drag him into bed if each time only lasted for a short moment. He was probably very dissatisfied!
Mn, after he married Jing He, he would make sure that he was always thoroughly satisfied. He couldn't let his beloved hunger for more like this. What kind of husband would he be if he did?
Leng Jin Yu rubbed his forehead at the pitying look he got from his so-called son. "Longjun … will you wait in the courtyard now?"
"No. I'm just here to get the list so I can go and gather the ingredients."
Leng Jin Yu sighed again. Why hadn't he said so sooner? "Then let me go and get it."
"No, no, no need!" Qiu Ling waved his hands with a bright smile. "Just tell me where it is. I wouldn't want to keep the two of you from doing your important things." He pursed his lips. "Even though I think it's a little mean to get another child before you even put in some effort to catch up with me. It's as if I'm not important anymore now that you got your true love back. Well, it figures. I'm still the proof of you cheating on him."
Leng Jin Yu sat down at the edge of the bed and sighed more deeply. Screw this! Why was he even trying? One of them would try to pull him into bed with any means necessary and the other would play the family card whenever he felt like it while he forgot about him the rest of the time and only worked on starting his own family.
Jinde chuckled at his helpless look. "Ah, my dear husband, don't take your son's criticism too hard. You're doing what you can. It's only a pity you can't split yourself in two so you won't be able to do everything at once. And with your son gone most of the time …" He sat up and inched closer to Leng Jin Yu, finally putting his hands on his back and rubbing it through the fabric of his robes. Mn … his husband was very warm. He totally wouldn't mind if that bear child took the list and went on his way, giving him the opportunity to enjoy himself a while longer in that warm embrace.
Leng Jin Yu's lips twitched. Something told him that even if he could split himself into two, Jinde would still demand both his halves to pay attention only to him. Well, he had waited long enough and suffered way too much before they met. It was understandable that he wanted to make up for that. It was just that … Qiu Ling also had to have regrets. Shouldn't they be addressed too? Because at the end of the day, even though they weren't very familiar, this person had still been his son in his past life.