After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

When Li Xiao returned with two cups of coffee, he noticed a very obvious smile on Lu Zhaoyi’s face, the kind that couldn’t be hidden.

Lu Zhaoyi accepted the coffee and said, “What beautiful latte art.”

“Thank you, President Lu.” Li Xiao’s thanks were perfunctory. He knew Lu Zhaoyi must be hiding something, so he asked, “What is making you so happy?”

Lu Zhaoyi was startled and immediately felt a little embarrassed about what he had just done, but he said, “Nothing, Xiaoxiao, you really shouldn’t overthink it.”

Li Xiao sized him up and down, then looked around the room. He quickly noticed that Lu Zhaoyi had put his pen away and turned off the screen.

Under Lu Zhaoyi’s watchful eye, he turned on the digital tablet and looked at the most recent image, immediately spotting the drawing Lu Zhaoyi had made. Lu Zhaoyi saw what he was doing and then saw his own doodle, and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Hahahaha.”

Li Xiao guessed that the trick hadn’t ended yet.

Something unusual must mean trouble. Lu Zhaoyi had specifically closed his laptop, so there must be something wrong with it.

It turned out he was right. As soon as he opened the laptop, Li Xiao discovered that Lu Zhaoyi had set that drawing as his wallpaper.

“Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao?” Lu Zhaoyi quickly said. “Don’t be mad, I was just playing a joke.”

Li Xiao gave him a half-smile and asked, “How old is President Lu?”

“Twenty-three,” Lu Zhaoyi quickly replied.

“I wasn’t asking your age.”

Lu Zhaoyi naturally knew he wasn’t asking his age. He pleaded: “I was wrong. Only five or six-year-old kids would draw a pig’s head and write someone else’s name next to it.”

Li Xiao said, “Five or six-year-old kids don’t write as nicely as President Lu.”

“Hey, you’re still complimenting me. Xiaoxiao, you’re so good.”

Li Xiao ignored his flattering words: “I really like this wallpaper. President Lu, use this laptop for your meeting later.”

“Xiaoxiao, save me some face,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It was just a joke. How did you manage to turn the tables on me?”

Li Xiao said, “I thought of a solution for you. You can say that Li Xiao drew this himself.”

“The handwriting is obviously mine. Who would believe that?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “My treasure Xiaoxiao, just save me some face.”

“President Lu didn’t save any for me either,” Li Xiao said. “In the end, we’re the same species, so I’m ignoring you.”

“Oink oink,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Is that how a little pig sounds?”

Li Xiao actually wanted to laugh, but maintained his expression.

“Xiaoxiao, I was wrong. Look, I’m sacrificing my CEO dignity to make pig noises for you. Please don’t be mad, okay?”

“I’m not mad,” Li Xiao said.

Lu Zhaoyi thought: It’s over! The less a person says they’re mad, the more it proves they really are! It looks like there’s only one last resort!

“Xiaoxiao,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “You lied to me. Now, I’m the one who’s unhappy.”

Li Xiao was instantly stunned, his beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

“President Lu,” Li Xiao said. “As a CEO of a listed company, isn’t that inappropriate?”

“Using my drawing as a wallpaper is also inappropriate,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “If others saw it, my CEO dignity would be ruined.”

Li Xiao chuckled lightly: “You really are interesting.”

Lu Zhaoyi thought: Little Young Master, you’re being a little dishonest, aren’t you? You want to despise me but you’re still sugarcoating it for me.

In the end, Lu Zhaoyi didn’t use Li Xiao’s laptop for the internal company meeting, but he promised Li Xiao that he would have dinner with him after work tomorrow.

Chu Siyu knocked, and Lu Zhaoyi told her to enter. The smile he had while facing Li Xiao was completely gone.

“President Lu,” Chu Siyu said. “The people from Shengjin have arrived.”

Lu Zhaoyi frowned: “Didn’t they request 8 o’clock? They’re here at 4?”

“Yes,” Chu Siyu said. “It’s the young master of Shengjin, Xie Yuanzhu.”

Lu Zhaoyi’s expression visibly darkened. He told Chu Siyu, “I understand. Xiaoxiao and I are going to eat now.”

Damn it, why did the cannon fodder shou show up so quickly?

Your humble servant wants to withdraw.

No wonder I was restless last night.

“President Lu?”

“Mhm,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Sorry, I was zoning out.”

He didn’t explain further. Li Xiao, seeing he was in low spirits, didn’t try to cheer him up, assuming he was unhappy because he had a meeting.

He ultimately had no standing to comment on Yuehe’s business.

Both with their own thoughts, Lu Zhaoyi didn’t talk much during dinner, but he only relaxed once he saw Li Xiao eat properly.

My transmigration didn’t follow the original plot exactly, so Xie Yuanzhu showing up early isn’t entirely impossible. The brain-dead author could write that kind of plot, so what can I do now that the world is collapsing and out of control?

I have to suffer the bad luck too!

How annoying!

Lu Zhaoyi brought Li Xiao with him to meet Chu Siyu, who reported some final information to Lu Zhaoyi.

They were already clear on what needed to be discussed today—clear enough that even Li Xiao knew the details.

Yuehe was a large company, and there was always a place to arrange people. The time Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao spent eating wasn’t too long. Chu Siyu had arranged everything for the Shengjin people, ensuring there would be no hiccups.

“Since their people are here, arrange the meeting immediately,” Lu Zhaoyi said.

Noticing Li Xiao and Chu Siyu’s gaze, Lu Zhaoyi asked, “What’s wrong?”

“The people from Shengjin want to meet you before the meeting,” Chu Siyu said. “Young Master Xie is waiting for you.”

“I won’t meet him,” Lu Zhaoyi said coldly. “Business is business. I don’t have time to waste on him.”

Chu Siyu was taken aback: “I will go communicate with the Shengjin people now.”

“Mhm.”

Chu Siyu left quickly. Lu Zhaoyi put his arm around Li Xiao on the sofa, but only spoke some irrelevant words, clearly in low spirits.

Li Xiao opened his mouth but ended up saying nothing. He didn’t know what was appropriate to say at the moment.

“Xiaoxiao,” Lu Zhaoyi sighed slightly. “You don’t need to worry. It’s my problem, and it has nothing to do with you.”

“President Lu…” Li Xiao asked, “Can I still wait for you outside the conference room?”

Lu Zhaoyi lamented his cautiousness and pulled him closer into his embrace: “Whatever makes you happy.”

“Okay,” Li Xiao said. “Then I’ll wait for you.”

“Mhm.”

Lu Zhaoyi gave him firm confirmation this time, for no other reason than Li Xiao asking repeatedly, just for his definite answer.

After Chu Siyu communicated with the Shengjin people, the final time was set for half an hour later.

Lu Zhaoyi frowned: “Their young master is truly…”

Adhering to the principle of not overly criticizing a partner when discussing cooperation, Lu Zhaoyi didn’t continue, but instead started a game with Li Xiao.

Lu Zhaoyi usually read novels in his leisure time and didn’t play games much. The game on his phone was there because of an upcoming cooperation with another company. Li Xiao usually drew, and in his spare time, he liked watching performances and operas; he wasn’t a gamer either.

As soon as Lu Zhaoyi started the game, the two looked at each other, both reading “I don’t know how to play” in the other’s eyes.

“Should we just forget it?” Lu Zhaoyi said.

Li Xiao shook his head: “President Lu already started it. Let me try.”

Lu Zhaoyi naturally handed the phone to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao was surprised: “President Lu, you just gave it to me?”

“There’s nothing you can’t see,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Just take it and play.”

Li Xiao really didn’t know how to play. Lu Zhaoyi was originally maintaining his CEO poise, but seeing Li Xiao’s novice operation, he couldn’t help but laugh.

“President Lu, why don’t you play?” Li Xiao said.

“No,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I’m getting ready for the meeting.”

I don’t know how to play either. I’m not going to embarrass myself.

Lu Zhaoyi said he was getting ready for the meeting, but he was actually still watching Li Xiao play. Li Xiao didn’t know how to play games, but he was serious. Although his operations were clumsy, he was only playing in entertainment mode, so winning or losing didn’t matter.

Li Xiao finally finished the game. He took a deep breath: “It’s finally over.”

Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “That must have been tough.”

Li Xiao was about to exit the game when a pop-up window appeared. Li Xiao looked at Lu Zhaoyi, who said, “Click on it and see. It’s fine.”

Clicking the pop-up revealed a friend request. Lu Zhaoyi saw the message on the screen and frowned: “Xie Yuanzhu.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Just reject or exit. I can’t be bothered with him.”

He’s just cannon fodder. Spending time dealing with him is a waste of my life.

Li Xiao shook his head and said, “President Lu, you should do it yourself.”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t say anything, but simply took his hand and pressed exit. After exiting, Lu Zhaoyi realized that there was something he couldn’t let Li Xiao see.

He wanted to take his phone back, but he knew without trying that Li Xiao had already seen it.

It was his pinned reminder note, and it was hard for Li Xiao not to see it.

— Don’t get mad at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao didn’t pretend not to see it. He asked cautiously, “President Lu, do I make you mad often?”

“How could you?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I have a terrible temper. I wrote that for myself. It has nothing to do with you.”

Tears were already welling up in Li Xiao’s eyes. Lu Zhaoyi was afraid of seeing him cry and immediately pulled him into his arms: “Xiaoxiao, it’s my fault. Don’t blame yourself.”

Li Xiao was sobbing but still trying to say something. Lu Zhaoyi reached out to wipe his tears, but once Li Xiao started crying, he couldn’t stop quickly. Lu Zhaoyi didn’t try any other method and simply leaned in to kiss him.

“President Lu…” Li Xiao said after the kiss. “You still have to go to your meeting. Company matters are important. You don’t need to worry about me.”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t like the sound of that at all. What kind of thing was Li Xiao saying? Although he had no other intentions, it was normal for Li Xiao to overthink it.

“It’s my fault,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Since it’s my fault, I should naturally bear the consequences.”

“You…”

“I’m sorry. I was inconsiderate. I thought it was a way to show you how good I am to you, but I forgot your feelings as the person involved,” Lu Zhaoyi met his eyes. “Xiaoxiao, you will never make me mad.”

Hearing this, Li Xiao immediately stopped crying. Lu Zhaoyi’s words were so certain that he was momentarily overwhelmed.

Under Li Xiao’s gaze, Lu Zhaoyi nodded and told him seriously: “Never.”