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Chu Lingxiao leaned in Gu Qingze's arms as usual, and they were immersed in the world of movies together.

He raised his eyes slightly and caught Gu Qingze's serious expression as he watched the movie.

For some reason, Chu Lingxiao suddenly had an inexplicable thought in his heart, as if he had thought of something important. There was a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and he asked softly:

"Qingze, do you feel regretful?"

Gu Qingze was somewhat confused by Chu Lingxiao's sudden words. His eyes, which were originally focused on the movie screen, slowly turned to Chu Lingxiao, his eyes full of doubts:

"What's the regret?"

Chu Lingxiao pursed his lips slightly, considered his words, and said slowly:

"Qingze, you didn't continue acting...after all, you loved acting so much."

Gu Qingze was stunned for a moment, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he shook his head: "In the original world...didn't I not persist and become a professional actor?"

"Maybe..." His eyes gradually became a little lonely, and he sighed softly, "I'm not that passionate about it, otherwise... I wouldn't have given up so quickly."

Chu Lingxiao's heart was slightly moved when he heard this. He gently held Gu Qingze's hand:

"That's not the case, Qingze, don't underestimate yourself. Giving up doesn't mean you don't love it enough. Sometimes, the reality forces us to make some difficult choices."

"You can't make a living by doing what you love. Given the situation at that time...giving up was a rational choice."

After hearing what Chu Lingxiao said, Gu Qingze raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a bitter smile.

"...A realistic and rational choice? Maybe. But sometimes I wonder if I had persisted a little longer, would the result be different?"

Chu Lingxiao held Gu Qingze's hand tightly, as if to pass on his strength to him:

"Qingze, the past is the past, we cannot change it. But we can create the present and the future together."

"Besides, we will definitely have our own little world related to the entertainment industry in the future. By then, it won't be too late for you to confirm your true thoughts."

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Chu Lingxiao has never been picky about food. Although he can't say that he likes all foods, he doesn't particularly hate any food.

No matter what ingredients the dishes are made of, he can try and accept them with a calm mind.

In his opinion, food is more about satisfying the body's needs and bringing a pleasant dining experience, so he is not overly picky.

In sharp contrast to him is Gu Qingze.

Gu Qingze is quite picky when it comes to food, and there are many foods that he refuses to touch.

For example, he can't eat bitter foods, such as bitter melon.

Once, bitter melon scrambled eggs appeared on the table. Gu Qingze just smelled it and immediately pushed the plate away.

Gu Qingze also cannot tolerate food that is too spicy.

When they tried the spicy hotpot together before, Gu Qingze carefully picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth and took a bite, and was instantly stimulated by the strong spicy taste and stuck out his tongue.

He quickly put down his chopsticks and drank three glasses of water in succession before he could barely relieve the burning sensation in his mouth.

But Gu Qingze has an almost obsessive love for sweets. In his opinion, ordinary desserts are never sweet enough, so he often adds sugar himself.

For this purpose, he has a special compartment in the refrigerator for storing various white sugars and rock sugars, and he also specially buys a lot of candies and chocolates.

Besides, Gu Qingze didn't like drinking. In his opinion, the taste of alcohol was too stimulating. He only liked to drink some fruit juice with a little alcohol, which made him feel slightly drunk but not too strong.

Chu Lingxiao often felt that Gu Qingze's unique eating habits were both cute and helpless.

Once, they went to the supermarket to shop together.

Chu Lingxiao deliberately wanted to tease Gu Qingze, so he quietly put a bag of bitter melon into the shopping cart.

Gu Qingze didn't notice it at first, but when he accidentally saw the bitter melon in the shopping cart, he reached out and took it out without hesitation and put it back on the shelf, muttering:

"You can't buy this. It's too bitter."

Then, as if he had thought of something, he added, "But...if Ling Xiao wants to eat, you can buy a little bit."

Chu Lingxiao smiled and shook his head.

When he arrived at the dessert area, he was completely unable to move as he saw all kinds of exquisite cakes and snacks displayed on the shelves.

He picked up a box of chocolate cake and said to Chu Lingxiao with anticipation, "Lingxiao, this must be delicious."

Chu Lingxiao looked at him lovingly and said with a smile: "Okay, buy it back, but don't buy too much. Just buy it when you eat it now."

Gu Qingze nodded happily and hugged the box of cake tightly as if he had obtained a treasure. Then, he couldn't wait to run to pick out candies.

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However, there was one time when Grandma Li bought too much bitter melon because the market was having a special sale on bitter melons, which were selling very cheaply.

Looking at the mountain of bitter melons, Grandma Li thought that neighbors should take care of each other, so she decided to give some to Chu Lingxiao and Gu Qingze.

When Grandma Li came to their door with a smile on her face and a bag of bitter melons in her hands, the two of them were immediately plunged into distress.

Chu Lingxiao has always had a rather indifferent impression towards bitter melon. He can’t say that he hates it, but he definitely can’t say that he likes it either.

To him, bitter melon is just like those ordinary things in life. He will not pursue it deliberately, but he will not avoid it deliberately either.

However, Gu Qingze "hates" bitter melon and won't even touch it.

In fact, bitter melon has many benefits.

From a nutritional point of view, bitter melon is rich in vitamin C. Every 100 grams of bitter melon contains about 56 to 145 mg of vitamin C, which is a relatively high content among vegetables.

Vitamin C can effectively enhance human immunity and promote the synthesis of collagen.

At the same time, bitter melon is also rich in bitter melon. This unique ingredient can regulate the body's blood sugar. Eating bitter melon in moderation can help control blood sugar levels and maintain a healthy balance in the body.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter melon is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and has the magical effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

In the hot summer, it can help people remove the heat from the body and relieve the discomfort symptoms such as fever and thirst caused by heat stroke.

It’s just that...likes and dislikes are often inexplicable and unreasonable.

If you don’t like something, you don’t like it. You can’t force it.

Despite the many benefits of bitter melon, Gu Qingze still has no interest in it.

However, adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Gu Qingze decided to cook himself and make a plate of stir-fried bitter melon and meat.

As for why Gu Qingze was the chef, it was because he was a better cook.

What if you can use your superb cooking skills to turn something ordinary into something magical?

Maybe I can make bitter melon delicious so that Gu Qingze can accept it.

Unfortunately...reality is often cruel.

No matter how good a cook is, bitter melon will still be bitter melon and still have that unique bitter taste.

After Gu Qingze finished the careful cooking, he looked at the attractively colored but bitter-tasting stir-fried bitter melon with pork on the plate, and a sense of helplessness welled up in his heart.

He turned to look at Chu Lingxiao who was eating beside him, and saw Chu Lingxiao picked up a piece of bitter melon and put it into his mouth with an expressionless face, as if it was not bitter melon, but a delicious delicacy.

Gu Qingze looked at the plate of bitter melon again, and as if he had made up his mind, he resolutely went to the kitchen to get a pair of chopsticks.

He carefully picked up a small piece of bitter gourd and tried it with his eyes closed.

In less than a moment, the bitter taste spread throughout his mouth. Gu Qingze couldn't stand it anymore and quickly found a trash can to spit it out.

Gu Qingze stuck out half of his tongue and complained with a look of grievance: "It's so bitter... Ling Xiao, how can you eat it without any expression?"

Fortunately, Chu Lingxiao had foresight. He quickly took out a piece of candy from his pocket and handed it to Gu Qingze: "Here, have a piece of candy to relieve the bitterness."

Gu Qingze took the candy and put it in his mouth. The sweet taste gradually spread in his mouth, alleviating some of the bitterness.

But the remaining bitterness still spread in his mouth, making him uncomfortable.

Gu Qingze said with a sad face: "It's still so hard."

Chu Lingxiao sighed helplessly, his heart full of doting on Gu Qingze.

He slowly approached Gu Qingze and kissed him, hoping to give him some comfort.

However, this time, Gu Qingze pushed him away.

"Ling Xiao, you just ate bitter melon, and after kissing me, my mouth became even more bitter."

Chu Lingxiao spread his hands, with a hint of ridicule and emotion in his eyes: "It seems that there is always a gap between reality and reality. I thought that after the kiss, Qingze would be so sweet that he would forget the bitterness."

After he sighed, he conjured up a second piece of candy as if by magic: "It's more reliable to eat candy to relieve the bitterness."

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Ever since Chu Lingxiao learned how to shop online, it seemed like a whole new door had opened for him.

He happily browses various shopping platforms every day to buy various couple outfits.

Gu Qingze adapted well to Chu Lingxiao's hobby. He could feel Chu Lingxiao's love and care, so he gladly accepted the sweetness brought by these couple outfits.

However, Chu Lingxiao seemed particularly keen on having Gu Qingze wear cuter clothes.

Those clothes are often printed with cute cartoon patterns or have playful designs.

Whenever Gu Qingze asked Chu Lingxiao why he always chose this style, Chu Lingxiao always smiled and said it suited him better....

Every time they wore those cute couple outfits and walked on the street together, Gu Qingze always felt that they would attract a lot of strange looks.

Although Gu Qingze felt more or less uncomfortable, when he saw Ling Xiao's satisfied look, he couldn't help but feel reluctant.

He knew that Chu Lingxiao was so keen on letting him wear these cute clothes because he loved him, so how could he bear to refuse.

Once, they went shopping in the supermarket together.

Gu Qingze was wearing a couple's outfit with a cartoon bear pattern, but he felt a little embarrassed. He kept trying to pull the corners of his clothes down, as if that would reduce his presence.

Even without the clothes, his face would be eye-catching enough.

As people around him cast glances at him from time to time, Gu Qingze's ears gradually turned red.

"Ling Xiao, can you please not buy such cute clothes next time?" Gu Qingze protested in a low voice.

Chu Lingxiao blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "No, Qingze, you look so good in it, you should wear more."

Although they were wearing couple outfits and were quite conspicuous, if they were asked by other curious passers-by, they could say that they were wearing them as brothers.

In addition, they also have brother-style necklaces, brother-style shoes and so on....

Because not everyone can understand and accept love between same-sex people, if someone asks out of curiosity, they will explain it this way.

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Because the two potted plants they bought before were doing well, they decided to go to the flower market to pick out some new plants to decorate their home.

On a weekend morning, sunlight shone into the room through the window. After Chu Lingxiao and Gu Qingze had breakfast, they came to the flower market.

As soon as they entered the market, they were attracted by all kinds of green plants. The emerald green leaves and beautiful flowers made people feel as if they were in a green world.

They walked slowly in the market, carefully selecting each pot of green plants.

Chu Lingxiao took a fancy to a small and exquisite succulent plant with plump and round leaves and bright colors.

Gu Qingze was attracted by a pot of tall green ivy. The emerald green leaves drooped like a waterfall, giving people a vibrant feeling.

After some selection, they finally bought several pots of different kinds of green plants, including cacti, spider plants...

After returning home, they carefully arranged the green plants to make the whole home more warm and beautiful.

Since then, they have devoted more time and effort to caring for these green plants, taking care of them including watering, fertilizing, and pruning.

You should know that different plants have different habits and their cultivation methods are also different.

Some plants prefer full sun, like sunflowers, while others prefer cool, moist environments, like moss.

For plants that require a lot of water, watering becomes the key to daily maintenance.

However, for drought-tolerant plants, too much water may harm them, such as cacti.

Different plants have different needs when it comes to fertilization.

Some plants need fertilizers rich in nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to promote growth and flowering and fruiting; while some plants have special requirements for specific trace elements.

Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao also understood and learned a lot in this process.