CH 125

Chapter 125: Ice Cream

Venice is a city on water, where seafood is a common ingredient, and seafood pasta is definitely worth trying.

Delicious squid ink is very popular in Venice, and is considered a natural and tasty sauce. It looks black and unremarkable, but is full of mysterious and delicious flavors from the deep sea.

The signature squid ink pasta in Venice is different from regular Italian pasta. The homemade wide noodles are tender and smooth, and turn a shiny black color after soaking in the squid ink. The addition of shrimp and mushrooms creates a unique flavor.

Jin Yuan is not a picky eater, and he has always had a habit of not being picky about his food and living conditions. He only distinguishes between food that can be eaten and food that is exceptionally delicious.

The flavor of squid ink pasta is quite special. Although it may not be a dish that makes Chinese diners want to devour it, they still find the taste quite good. After taking the first bite, they have a strong desire to continue eating.

Zhou Muxian sat across from him. At first glance, he appeared to be an elegant gentleman, but this evaluation only lasted until he started eating.

Some people are naturally gifted in certain areas, some have more agile limbs than others, and some have exceptionally sharp minds.

Jin Yuan didn’t know about Zhou Muxian’s other strengths, but just by sitting with him at the dinner table for ten minutes, he could tell that Zhou had two advantages.

Looking good is one thing, but what’s important is that when he eats, it makes people feel especially appetized.

Zhou Muxian’s movements were not exaggerated at all, he was eating very properly. He was only eating a plate of spaghetti, but why did it seem so delicious when he ate it?

Jin Yuan was drawn to the feeling of supreme deliciousness in front of him.

He didn’t even know anything about the other person’s background, what job they did, or which city they lived in, but just because of a meal, he developed an infinite fondness for this person. He suddenly felt that just by eating so deliciously, this person must be a very good person.

Judging a person like this is really one-sided, but sometimes people’s subjective consciousness is really hard to make sense of.

Even their relationship, they didn’t know how to start talking about anything at the dinner table.

Zhou Muxian was immersed in the aroma of the food, partly because the squid ink spaghetti was really delicious, but also because every time he looked up, Jin Yuan would smile at him.

Although it was just a polite smile, and there was no other meaning behind it, but after experiencing last night’s “nightmare”, Zhou Muxian felt a bit uneasy every time he saw him smile.

While thinking why this person is so polite and cold, can’t he just smile for a bit? At the same time, feeling like a creepy uncle, he really wanted to take two pieces of candy to tease Jin Yuan, “Come on, little kid. You’re so cute, just smile more.”

Thinking that an adult man is cute, isn’t that a terrible thing!

Although he has always liked men, the adjectives he used to describe himself or his partner before were tall and mighty, handsome, or at least elegant, humble, and gentle. These are all good words.

In a man’s eyes, mature, handsome, and gentlemanly are considered beautiful words for the same gender.

Even when looking at his beautiful younger brother, Zhou Muxian feels that Mushi has been off the “cute” track for many years.

Now he is eating with a man he thinks is cute, and thinking about last night’s dream. He feels like he’s going crazy and starts to suspect if there’s something wrong with him.

Jin Yuan had no idea what he was thinking. He just finished the meal well and took the initiative to pay for both of them.

In his heart, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Ah! It feels so good to have money~”

“I’ll treat you to dinner tonight,” Zhou Muxian blurted out, not knowing why he said it instead of offering to pay for their lunch.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt like it might not have been appropriate. But to his surprise, the other person smiled and said, “Okay.”

It’s over!

Zhou Muxian and Jin Yuan walked out of the restaurant together. The taste of the spaghetti they just had still lingered in his mouth, but his mind was already racing with thoughts of what to eat for dinner.

How about fillet steak with red wine? Or a special pizza? The assorted seafood salad seemed like a good choice too…but the handmade gelato from Italy was also quite famous.

But how could he eat ice cream for dinner?

Wouldn’t steak and red wine seem too formal and make it seem like he had ulterior motives?

Did he have ulterior motives? Zhou Muxian touched his conscience and covered his mouth, not saying a word…

Look, if someone’s heart wants to go against the owner’s will and seek death, you won’t have any way to stop them.

The two of them strolled back towards the hotel, as they had plenty of time to spare since they were on vacation, and they weren’t in a hurry to go anywhere.

It was June now, and there were handmade ice cream stands on every street in Venice.

It was as simple as pie to buy a couple of ice creams on a whim.

“Wait a minute.”

Zhou Muxian greeted him and went to the ice cream food truck on the side, bought two ice creams, and handed one to Jin Yuan.

It was just regular ice cream, with two cream balls on a cone. When Jin Yuan saw the one handed to him, he seemed to be looking at something extraordinary and didn’t take it for a while, making Zhou Muxian a little embarrassed.

Uh… Does this guy not like ice cream or have sensitive teeth or something? He bought it on his own accord, and after holding it up for so long, the other party didn’t even want it.

Just as Zhou Muxian felt his arm becoming a bit sore and awkwardly thought about pulling his arm back, Jin Yuan suddenly reached out and caught the ice cream.

He still had a smile on his face, but it was not the same as before. It seemed a bit unnatural, but not disapproving.

“Thank you.”

Jin Yuan thanked him and scooped up a spoonful of ice cream, sending the sweet taste melting in his mouth.

This creamy flavor had been missing from his life for too long. If he were still a child, he would surely have tears in his eyes at this moment. But as an adult, he had learned to control his emotions.

Zhou Muxian couldn’t figure out what Jin Yuan’s reaction to eating ice cream meant. It wasn’t a normal expression after taking a bite.

He had handed it to him himself, maybe he didn’t like it and just ate it out of politeness.

“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to force yourself.”

Jin Yuan scooped up another spoonful and put it in his mouth, “I like it, it’s just been a very long time since I’ve had any.”

How long had it been?

Since birth until now…

Jin Yuan didn’t know if he had eaten it before he and his brother got lost, but at least he hadn’t had any creamy ice cream since he could remember.

During hot summers, cheap popsicles were already good enough. It was the first time someone had bought him ice cream.