Winner Takes All

Title: 谁把谁当真 (Winner Takes All)

Author：水千丞 (ShuiQianCheng)

Translator: 月野 見事 (TsukinoMigoto)

Protagonists ：黎朔 (LiShuo), 赵锦辛 (ZhaoJinXin)

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This year’s Spring Festival came earlier than previous year, and the difference between the festival and Christmas is only half a month. Li Shuo and Zhao Jinxin discussed that they should have a big holiday so that they could go back to reunite with their families.

Li Shuo’s new office has just started operating, the business volume is not large and it is not very busy at the end of the year. However, it’s different for Ennan. At the end of the year, when the work is piled up, Zhao Jinxin is so busy that he might not to be able to finish before Christmas.

Li Shuo looked distressed and helped share his burdeen for a lot of financial affairs of Ennan. At first, Li Shuo thought it was good for the two of them to have their own careers, but they didn’t know what was going on. After coming and going, he became the invisible financial director of the Ennan branch. At least the large number of financial decisions were handed over to Zhao Jinxin so that he can also secretly handle them.

Li Shuo understood that Zhao Jinxin was showing him unreserved trust, so he only occasionally ridiculed Zhao Jinxin for hiring him without paying, and that he was more serious about his own career when he started his work.

On this day, Li Shuo had a meeting with the Finance Department and went to Zhao Jinxin with the information in hand.

He knocked on the door twice, but there was no response inside, so he opened the door and went in.

Zhao Jinxin lay on the sofa with his eyes closed, breathing lightly, and seemed to be asleep. He was still wearing an upright suit, his pair of long legs had nowhere to put down on the sofa, his brows were slightly frowned, and he seemed to be quite uncomfortable.

Li Shuo put down his ile, walked over quietly, and gently pushed the bangs away from his forehead, and then tugged his ears a little.

Zhao Jinxin’s eyelids moved and slowly opened. When he saw Li Shuo, he showed a defenseless smile.

“Why sleep here? Isn’t it uncomfortable? Why don’t you rest at the lounge?” Li Shuo stroked his forehead and looked at his eyes, wishing to help him share some burden.

Zhao Jinxin raised his arm around his neck and said with a smile: “I just lay down and about to call someone, but fell asleep.”

“Why don’t we just not go back for Christmas? You don’t have to be so much in a hurry then. You won’t be so tired.”

“No, we have to go back before Christmas.” Zhao Jinxin stood up and kissed Li Shuo, “It’s okay. I wish I could finish my work soon so I could only be with you every day.”

Li Shuo also kissed him back: “I also want to be with you every day. But I really don’t want you to push yourself too much. We can also spend Christmas here. Why do we have to go back before then? And it won’t be a few days away anyway.”

Zhao Jinxin pulled him onto the sofa and sat down, and coughed slightly: “Uncle Li, I proposed to you before, and you agreed.”

Li Shuo was stunned: “Yes.”

“Since you agreed, shouldn’t we get married?”

Li Shuo was stunned again, and then he smiled: “Married? I thought we are already married now.”

“That is not formal.” Zhao Jinxin’s eyes flashed with excitement, “I want to get married officially. I want it to be a legally recognized marriage. We’ll have a wedding and received some blessings. Don’t you want that?”

Li Shuo’s chest was filled with sorrow and sweetness, and he was so moved that he couldn’t speak. He has always hoped to spend his life with someone he loves, but he does not expect to have the perfect form. After all, not all parents are as open-minded as their own parents, and not everyone likes high-profile romance, but he is looking forward to it. There are some things that he always want to experience once in his life, not to mention the most important celebration of feelings.

However, marriage is solemn to him. He does not want it to be a mean for Zhao Jinxin to show his loyalty to him. He hesitated for a moment: “Marriage, of course, wedding, of course…”

Zhao Jinxin’s eyes were burning, he held his face and kissed him hard: “So we have to go back before Christmas. My mother has forgotten  about it. We best get married this year. They will have a holiday after Christmas.”

Li Shuo looked at him excitedly and couldn’t bear to refuse, but he still expressed his concerns: “Jin Xin, are you really serious about it? You are only 24 years old.”

Zhao Jinxin was slightly startled, his eyes drooped, and he obviously felt hurt: “You still ask me this kind of question until now?”

“I am 35 years old this year. I can say with certainty that I want marriage and family. But you are still too young. I just hope that every decision you make is when you are really sober.”

“Why am I not sober?” It’s probably because he’s too tired these days. Zhao Jinxin’s mood is a little impetuous. He plucked his hair. “I know you are still guarded against me. It doesn’t matter. We can take it slowly.”

Li Shuo shook his hand and said softly, “Baby, it’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just that getting married is a major decision.”

“Didn’t you agree to my marriage proposal!” Zhao Jinxin was a little anxious.

“I promised you already but we don’t have to rush to do it.”

Zhao Jinxin took a deep breath and calmed down: “You are half right. Marriage and family are not what I think about now, but before I met you, I didn’t even think about falling in love. There is only one thing I am sure of. It’s you, I want to be with you forever, and I want to do everything to bring us closer, so I want us to get married, and I want the law to recognize that we will never be separated.”

Li Shuo’s eyes flickered, and he was shocked by the certainty in Zhao Jinxin’s eyes.

Zhao Jinxin stretched his arms and hugged him: “You are wearing the engagement ring I gave you in your hand. My clothes take up half of your closet. I say ‘I love you’ every day. Why are you hesitating? Uncle Li, Let’s get married.”

Li Shuo’s eye circles were slightly red, he hugged Zhao Jinxin with a strong force, and smiled and said: “Okay, let’s get married, let’s have the most romantic wedding.” His little lion strengthened their feelings time and time again, how can he be willing to back down?

Zhao Jinxin kissed him twice: “This is right!”

Li Shuo patted him on the back: “It has been a little busy these few days. When we finished our work well, then we will return to the United States.”

Zhao Jinxin rubbed his face: “What do you want to do with the wedding? Do you have any special fantasies about the wedding?”

Li Shuo smiled mysteriously: “Of course there is, but I will tell you when we go back, so as not to distract you working.”

“You talk about it first, let me have some hope.” Zhao Jinxin licked his ear, “Tell me something related to the the bridal chamber candle night.”

Li Shuo scolded with a smile: “I knew you wanted to ask this.”

“Tell me about it.” Zhao Jinxin threw Li Shuo on the sofa and said with a smirk: “You say how you want it and we will do it. A bridal chamber can only happen once in a lifetime, how can there be no plan at all?”

Li Shuo shook his nose, “Really? However I said it, you would do it?”

“Yes.”

Li Shuo smiled: “I have fantasized about lifting up a red hijab.”

Zhao Jinxin narrowed his eyes: “Uncle Li is lustful.”

“What are you thinking about in your head? Only someone who thinks of lewd things all the time would think it’s lustful!” Li Shuo patted his head, and said with a smile, “I am longing to wear the traditional Chinese customs for marriage, how come your mouth spoke of a different taste?”

Zhao Jinxin didn’t blush at all, and said with a smile: “I like red hijab. It is decided then..”

“Are you really willing to put it on?” Li Shuo hesitated, but thought that Zhao Jinxin had never been ashamed, so he let it go.

“If it’s for you.” Zhao Jinxin put his head on Li Shuo’s neck and said with a smile.

Li Shuo gently pressed his temple: “Let’s go back and prepare for the wedding together. It doesn’t need to be grand, but we have to invite all our close relatives and friends.”

“Well, of course, since you don’t like it grand, we’ll keep a low profile. But I still want to buy a column in the New York Times.”

“No, it’s embarrassing.”

“Just kidding.”

“You are so heavy. Get up.” Li Shuo felt a little tight in his chest under Zhao Jinxin’s pressure.

“You think I’m heavy now?” Zhao Jinxin said with a smile, “You kept holding on to me a few days ago.”

Li Shuo ruffled up Zhao Jinxin’s hair: “You must have gained weight.”

“I’m not fat… Fuck! I suddenly remembered that we haven’t done it for five days!” Zhao Jinxin looked upset.

Li Shuo held back a smile: “Why don’t you concentrate on your work first? Are you not tired enough?”

“No matter how tired I am at work, you can’t make my dick feel lonely.” Zhao Jinxin narrowed his eyes, “Why not now…”

Li Shuo pushed him away: “If you are tired, go to rest. If you are not tired, go to work. Do you still want to go home before Christmas?”

Zhao Jinxin pouted and looked disappointed.

Li Shuo kissed his cheek and then smiled softly: “When you are done, we will fly back to New York immediately and have sex in your Brooklyn apartment pool while enjoying the beautiful view of Riverside Park.”

Zhao Jinxin was so excited that he picked Li Shuo up from around his waist. He then howled as he  turned him around in his arms a few times.

Li Shuo laughed loudly: “Be careful not to be heard by people on the outside. Really shameless!”

Zhao Jinxin put him down on the desk. He then blocked his lips roughly, sucking wildly while also tenderly at the same time. Li Shuo wrapped his arms around his neck and responded enthusiastically.

The love extended from a kiss is enough to warm them for the whole winter.

Zhao Jinxin finally took care of all the work before Christmas and left the rest of the finishing work to his subordinates.

The two of them rarely had time to see each other in the past month. When Li Shuo booked a ticket, he bought the entire first class cabin. Although there was nothing to do, at least they could be alone without being disturbed by outsiders.

Before leaving, Li Shuo sent out wedding invitations to all his important friends. The specific date has not been set yet. He will arrange flight tickets for his relatives and friends in China.

Wen Xiaohui was particularly excited. He volunteered to prepare for his wedding. At the same time, Zhou Jinxing was quite dismissive regarding booking flights for him. He promised that he would attend while at the same time, taking his family to go and have fun. Li Chengxiu’s reaction on the phone  was the funniest. He was so excited that Li Shuo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

After hanging up the phone, Li Shuo teased Zhao Jinxin: “Hey, when you said we are getting married, how did Shao Qun react?”

Zhao Jinxin rolled his eyes and smiled: “How do you think he will react?”

“Not happy and was forced to smile…” Li Shuo laughed as he thought about it, “interesting.”

 

“You are so bad, Uncle Li. Are you a devil in disguise?” Zhao Jinxin hugged Li Shuo from behind and slipped his hand into his clothes. “I want to strip you and check it out. “

Li Shuo smiled and said, “How are you able to tell? Devils can transform themselves.”

“No matter how devils transform themselves, they won’t be exactly the same as you.” Zhao Jinxin bit his ear. “How do devils know where Uncle Li likes to be touched and licked the most?”

Li Shuo turned around and teased him: “Oh, where exactly is it?”

“I will show you one by one.” Zhao Jinxin sipped on Li Shuo’s lips.

Li Shuo smiled and patted his ass: “Do you think there’s time for that now? Let’s go. Go to the airport.”

“Should we change the flight time…”

“Don’t make trouble.” Li Shuo blinked at him, smiling suavely, “Let’s go home.”

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Next update: 2022/04/20 (on knoxt), 2022/04/22 (on wattpad)

*Translator’s Note: Actually, ZJX keeps referring to his dick as his ‘baby’. So, yeah. Hmm. Anyway, ‘the bridal chamber candle night’ is a Chinese custom when it comes to marriage. It originated from a legend of some minister marrying a fairy. If you watch any Chinese movies or series that depict marriage, you will see the bride wearing a red hijab waiting to be lifted by the husband in a room decorated with red colors all over. That room is called ‘the bridal chamber’. The room is used for the married couple ‘first night’ together. Anyway, in the legend, the ‘first night’ between the minister and the fairy, there was a burst of light on the mountain or something like that so that’s where the ‘candle night’ term came, I think? In simpler expanation, it’s just a room specific to a couple who had just got married and they’ll have sex for the first time there. Lol. -K