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In the morning, Lin Zhiyi asked me after I woke up, “What did you dream about last night?” I thought for a moment and said, “I think I went to a restaurant to eat, and the food smelled so good.” “Are you sure?” he asked suspiciously. “Yes,” I nodded. “You talked in your sleep last night, rubbing my arm back and forth. I asked you, ‘What are you doing?’ and you said, ‘Hugging a thigh!’” “Ah? Did I mistake your arm for a thigh?” “Thank goodness you didn’t gnaw it like a chicken leg.” “...”
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After using my phone for several years, it became increasingly slow, driving me crazy several times due to my impatience. A few days later, Lin Zhiyi gave me a new phone. Seeing the “new love” on the table dressed only in a transparent cover, I asked him, “Why didn’t you get a nice phone case?” He said, “You take care of looking good; I only take care of safety... covers.” “...” Why do I feel there’s a deeper meaning here?
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It was rare to have nothing to do on a weekend. Last night, I didn’t set an alarm and planned to sleep until I woke naturally. However, in my dream, I heard Lin Zhiyi scream, “Ah... Ah! Wife, save me!” Reflexively, I turned around and hugged him. Then I opened my eyes and saw that it was just getting light. I muttered, “What’s with all the yelling at this hour, disturbing my peaceful sleep!” “Look what you’ve done! You almost pushed me off the bed!” Lin Zhiyi looked extremely aggrieved. I propped myself up and had a good laugh when I saw half of his body hanging off the bed. If I hadn’t been holding him, he would indeed have fallen off. Haha... “You must have been chasing me in your dream, chasing, chasing...” Lin Zhiyi said smugly.
“Did I?”
“How can you deny it? Look behind you. The bed is 1.8 meters wide, and you’ve occupied at least 1.5 meters!” I: “...”
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One night, when Lin Zhiyi was taking off his ring, he asked me, “Did you wear your ring today?” I glanced at my left ring finger and said, “Apparently not! No wonder I felt something was missing all day.” He said, “Oh no! I might be wearing your ring.” I looked doubtfully at his finger and said, “How could that be? Didn’t you feel anything when you put it on? My fingers are thinner than yours!” He replied, “It felt slightly tight when I put it on, and I thought it might be due to thermal expansion and contraction because of the heat.” He struggled to take the ring off for a long time and said, “What should I do if I can’t take it off? Maybe I’ll try with some soap later.” I burst out laughing and said, “Haha, it means you’re stuck with me for life!” He gave me an ambiguous look and said, “Your words have a double meaning!” “...” Do they really?
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In With You, It’s the Whole World 2 , I wrote that no one has ever praised me as beautiful from childhood to adulthood, so I always thought I was ugly. (No wonder I love reading books; ugly people need to read more!) One day, while scrolling through Douyin, I came across a stunning beauty. After closing the video, I suddenly had an epiphany, as if I’d discovered a new continent. I said to Lin Zhiyi, “Do you know what the fairest system in the world is?”
“What is it?” he asked. “Monogamy! Even the most beautiful woman can only have one husband, haha!” “What do you mean? Are you dissatisfied with me and want multiple husbands?” “...” Suddenly, I felt like I had fallen into a trap.
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One night, I was leaning against the headboard reading a book when Lin Zhiyi quietly whispered in my ear, “Dà Níng, shall we schedule a ‘collision’ sometime?” “...” Hearing this, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. There’s a history behind the term “collision.” Back in my sophomore year, I didn’t have a computer, so Lin Zhiyi helped type my manuscripts from notebooks into Word documents. Naturally, he transitioned from being my dedicated typist to my first reader. Every time I finished an article, he would review it and give me revision suggestions. Once, I wrote a short story where the initially antagonistic male and female protagonists gradually fell in love and eventually got together. At the end, Lin Zhiyi couldn’t help but frown. I nervously asked, “What’s wrong? Is it that bad?”
He said, “It’s not too bad. The beginning was fine, but the ending was too abrupt.”
“Should it be expanded? I think leaving room for imagination is better.” I said. “I just don’t understand what ‘collided’ means?” he asked. Instantly, my face turned red. At that time, I hadn’t experienced romantic relationships and wanted to subtly describe young lovers giving in to their feelings. Recalling the lyric “I got hit by youth,” I wondered if such indescribable moments could be described as a “collision.” Lin Zhiyi calmly watched me, his face ambiguously smiling. “I have no experience, so I don’t know how to describe it accurately,” I said awkwardly, wishing I could sink into the ground. I should have just written about them confessing their feelings instead of adding unnecessary subsequent events. “It’s okay; let me enrich your experience in the future,” he said seriously. “...”
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Due to prolonged desk work recently, I’ve been suffering from back and waist pain. So, I decided to resume my fitness classes. During core training, we had to do planks, usually lasting a minute each time. Once, the coach placed a yoga mat on the floor mat, intending to be helpful. However, the yoga mat had anti-slip bumps, making my elbows hurt during the plank.
When I got home, I found that my elbows were rubbed raw by the bumps. Therefore, I applied a band-aid to the affected area in the following days. That night before bed, I asked Lin Zhiyi to change the band-aid for me.
After finishing washing up, I lay down on the bed and asked him, “Should I apply the band-aid now, or wait until you get into bed?”
“Apply it now to clarify responsibilities. If you accuse me of causing a workplace injury later, I’ll be greatly wronged.”
“...”
Workplace injury? What exactly are you planning to do later?
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After waking up in the morning, I stood groggily in front of the sink brushing my teeth.
Suddenly, Lin Zhiyi came in and hugged me from behind.
“Do you know why I’ve been so clingy lately?” he whispered in my ear.
“Why?” He’s been hugging and kissing me a lot recently, and I’m not used to him being so proactive.
“Because you’ve been writing novels lately and spending less time with me. I naturally have to seize every opportunity to be intimate with you. This way, the sweetness level increases! Enough sugar makes life sweet!”
Alright, it seems he’s bombarding me with sugar-coated tactics.
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My high school classmate Xiao Ji came to Beijing on a business trip and spontaneously organized a dinner, inviting two other classmates.
Old friends meeting old friends naturally feel especially close. Having not seen each other for many years, everyone caught up, talked about their jobs, and drank to enliven the atmosphere. Unknowingly, I drank several glasses of red wine.
When the gathering ended, I felt dizzy and my steps were unsteady, evoking past memories of drunkenness.
The aftereffect of red wine is strong. Worried that I might pass out in a taxi, I sent a message to Lin Zhiyi asking him to pick me up.
He drove over to take me home. I slept for a while in the car. When we got home, aside from feeling dizzy, I was still relatively clear-headed.
When it was time to sleep, Lin Zhiyi, who had already warmed the bed, asked me, “Do you want to drive under the influence?”
“Drive under the influence?” I was stunned for a few seconds, then realized.
“No!” I won’t fall for the old driver’s tricks!
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While writing my new book You Are My Ideal , I included a story about soaking in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. I told Lin Zhiyi, “Tonight, I’m going to take a bath to find inspiration, imagining I’m still in the Blue Lagoon, trying to recapture that feeling.”
“I’ll help you find it,” he said.
“No need.”
“I was there when you soaked in the hot spring.”
“...” I was powerless to refute him.
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That day after work, Lin Zhiyi picked me up to go home.
After driving for a while, he suddenly pulled over and said to me, “Get out for a moment.”
I looked out the window, puzzled, “Why? We’re not home yet!”
He said, “Get out and look back.”
I thought, oh no, did we get rear-ended?
However, when I got out and turned around, following the direction of his finger, I saw a bright, full moon hanging in the night sky, echoing the city streetlights.
Instantly, my heart, weary from a whole day’s work, seemed to suddenly brighten.
I originally thought Lin Zhiyi, a Taurus, wasn’t romantic enough. Now I realize he’s truly the romantic one. After all these years, he still maintains a childlike heart that discovers beauty.
Looking at the big, round moon, I couldn’t help but smile.
For me, the greatest blessing from the heavens is—my forever beloved is always by my side.
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