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After meeting Lin Yunqing, Chen Zhuo found another opportunity to go to an auction, and Lu Xingze's father, Lu Dongfeng, also attended.

But this time Chen Zhuo didn't come forward to talk to him, because Lu Dongfeng was accompanied by a boy of about 20 years old, judging from the boy's appearance and how they got along, it was obviously his son.

Lu Xingze is an only son and has no brothers, which means that around the time of Lu Xingze's birth, his father and another lover's child were also born.

Chen Zhuo had never heard Lu Xingze talk about these things, and Lu Xingze never liked to talk about his own family affairs.

Lu Xingze also has a delicate attitude towards the concept of home.

When the two had just dated for less than a year, Chen Zhuo thought that he and Lu Xingze had a good relationship. When the two were dating, Chen Zhuo was attracted by a pet shop.

There is a white Maltese dog that is very cute, with its front paws resting on the glass window, its dark eyes are looking at Chen Zhuo, and Chen Zhuo also puts his fingers on it.

The shadows of two young men were reflected in the window glass of the pet shop.

"Like dogs?" Lu Xingze looked sideways at Chen Zhuo.

"like."

"If you want to raise it by yourself, I'll buy one for you." Lu Xingze put his hands in his pockets, with a fickle face: "If you want to raise it with me, then give up the idea as soon as possible."

"I..." Chen Zhuo didn't think too much.

"I didn't expect you to be quite scheming," Lu Xingze teased, "But this trick has been played by others a long time ago. Raising a pet together is like raising a child. It is very troublesome. Once you start, it will be very difficult." In the end, it's like having a pet together is really family, so ridiculous."

"...Sorry, I just think it's cute, there's no other meaning, let's go." Chen Zhuo was a little at a loss.

After Lu Xingze made fun of Chen Zhuo, he was not in a good mood.

From then on, Chen Zhuo never brought up the topic of pets again. At that time, he thought that Lu Xingze must really hate pets.

Looking back now, Lu Xingze seems to have no problem with the pet itself, because he doesn't like the concept of "family" attached to it.

Even when Lu Xingze took Chen Zhuo to see Wu Chen later, he introduced Wu Chen as his partner and did not let Chen Zhuo participate in the daily feeding.

Later, the two went to Maldives to decorate their own small yard... Chen Zhuo no longer asked Lu Xingze the meaning of doing this, but Chen Zhuo selfishly regarded the flowers and plants in the yard as his own children.

Watching them grow up day by day, Chen Zhuo couldn't help but regard Lu Xingze as his family, a family he couldn't tell.

……

Chen Zhuo bought a Zippo lighter at the auction, and it looked like a style that Lu Xingze would like.

Xia Zhifeng leaned against the car door, put the lighter in the palm of his hand and looked down for a while, held it in the palm of his hand, and said with a smile: "Boss, do you know that the meaning of giving someone a lighter is to ignite love with the other party?"

"I know." Chen Zhuo said.

Xia Zhifeng's heart was pounding, and he said after a while: "Why don't we quit smoking together."

"Ok?"

Chen Zhuo didn't keep up with Xia Zhifeng's train of thought, and the two sentences didn't seem to follow each other.

"Smoking is harmful to your health," Xia Zhifeng shrugged, "If you smoke less, you can live longer." In this way, you can spend more time with you.

Xia Zhifeng knew that Chen Zhuo's smoking habit started after Lu Xingze's death.

Chen Zhuo couldn't help laughing, Xia Zhifeng said the words "smoking is harmful to health", it was really unspeakable violation.

However, Xia Zhifeng's desire to survive is much stronger than Lu Xingze's.

"Okay, let's quit smoking together, and buy nicotine patches later."

"No patch," Xia Zhifeng leaned in front of Chen Zhuo, touched his trouser pocket, and took out the box of soft Marlboro: "If you want to smoke, just kiss my face."