After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Lu Zhaoyi knew that Li Xiao must have never experienced queuing for a meal, but he didn’t want to experience it with Li Xiao either.

He sent a message, then led Li Xiao toward a popular Western restaurant.

The manager of the restaurant, Zhu Rong, came out to greet them.

Zhu Rong bumped fists with Lu Zhaoyi: “President Lu, long time no see.”

“Brother Zhu, long time no see.” Actually, I’ve never met him, but the original host and he were just nodding acquaintances with no other connections, so Lu Zhaoyi didn’t mind.

Seeing Li Xiao beside him, he asked, “Is this… your wife?”

Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao exchanged glances, and neither denied it.

Lu Zhaoyi knew Li Xiao wouldn’t answer, but he also didn’t want to deny it and make Li Xiao lose face.

Let it be. It’s not inappropriate. At worst, I’ll explain later if Li Xiao and I split up. There’s no rush.

“It’s a surprise to see you here today, President Lu,” Zhu Rong said. “Yuehe is one of the top companies in the country. You actually have time to come here to eat?”

“Just a corporate slave,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I made some money, so of course, I have to enjoy life.”

Zhu Rong smiled: “I hope President Lu and your wife enjoy the food at my small establishment.”

“We hope so,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, you have to be honest later. Don’t be afraid to criticize if you don’t like it, even if Mr. Zhu is here.”

Li Xiao smiled: “We trust Mr. Zhu.”

Zhu Rong smiled, chatted with them about the restaurant’s situation, and then said, “President Lu and your wife, please enjoy your meal. Let’s get together next time.”

“See you next time, Brother Zhu,” Lu Zhaoyi smiled.

Lu Zhaoyi led Li Xiao to a spot away from the air conditioning. He said, “The food cools down quickly if it’s right under the air conditioning.”

“President Lu is clearly afraid I’ll catch a cold, why are you too shy to say it directly?” Li Xiao’s fox eyes curved beautifully.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I am shy, and you still point it out to bully me.”

After ordering, Lu Zhaoyi rested his head on his hand and watched Li Xiao. Li Xiao stretched his neck from side to side. Lu Zhaoyi looked at him and smiled.

“Xiaoxiao, so cute,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Let me kiss you.”

Lu Zhaoyi was only joking, but Li Xiao stood up. Lu Zhaoyi simply moved further into the booth, making room for him.

Li Xiao sat down beside him, then quickly turned his head and kissed Lu Zhaoyi’s cheek.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I asked to kiss you. How did it become you kissing me?”

“Then President Lu owes me, pay me back tonight,” Li Xiao said, then sat back in his original seat.

“Understood,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I’ll pay back Xiaoxiao with interest.”

Seeing him happy, Lu Zhaoyi also felt good. Many emotions only arose when he was with Li Xiao. Lu Zhaoyi cherished these moments.

Many things cannot be calculated by humans, such as arriving in this world, and also, the fact that he seemed completely unable to treat Li Xiao as a stranger.

When the soup was served, Lu Zhaoyi immediately urged Li Xiao to take a sip and try it. Li Xiao chuckled, saying, “There are two servings. Why isn’t President Lu drinking his own, only worrying about me?”

“Little fox is always disobedient,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I won’t feel at ease if I don’t watch him eat properly.”

“President Lu, do you remember?” Li Xiao blinked at him.

“Remember what?” Lu Zhaoyi genuinely hadn’t reacted, so he asked Li Xiao.

“We already had dinner,” Li Xiao said. “Don’t you remember, President Lu?”

Lu Zhaoyi suddenly realized: “I remember now.”

Li Xiao smiled: “Were you so focused on supervising me that you barely touched your own food?”

Lu Zhaoyi coughed and scooped a mouthful of soup. Li Xiao’s lips curved upward, clearly in a good mood.

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t want to look back on the day’s events. Sometimes, you have to believe in certain things, like the restlessness he felt yesterday.

When Lu Zhaoyi said it out loud, he felt resentful, but now that feeling was completely gone.

In any case, Li Xiao is not in good health. If I were to say I felt nothing, it would be a lie, but if I did that with Li Xiao, he might not be able to handle it.

Lu Zhaoyi had read The Tycoon’s Pregnant Wife Runs Away. The author’s clumsy descriptions showed that Li Xiao could not withstand intense intimacy. Even if he did feel desire for Li Xiao, he didn’t want Li Xiao to suffer.

In these matters, Lu Zhaoyi had his own convictions and principles.

The two steak plates were served together. Before Lu Zhaoyi could act, Li Xiao said, “President Lu, let me cut yours.”

“That’s so nice of you?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It makes me look so delicate.”

Li Xiao smiled and didn’t follow up on the delicate topic.

Lu Zhaoyi knew Li Xiao was a rich young master, but he couldn’t expose it. Seeing Li Xiao quickly cut the steak along the grain, he mentally sighed, If it weren’t for saving Li Xiao’s face, he’d be exposed.

Li Xiao naturally didn’t know he was thinking this. Lu Zhaoyi said, “Beibei, you didn’t specially learn this for me, did you?”

Li Xiao was startled: “If it would move President Lu, then yes.”

“It would,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Your very existence already moves me.”

“Mhm?”

Lu Zhaoyi looked at him and said, “Xiaoxiao, you are the bright moon on the sea, the gentle breeze for ten miles, enough to surpass all the romance in the world, and you belong to me to be treasured.”

Li Xiao slowly looked up at him, his eyes full of surprise.

Lu Zhaoyi knew he had something to say, so he told him, “Xiaoxiao, let’s eat first. We can talk about whatever you want when we get back.”

Li Xiao handed him the cut steak: “President Lu, you taste it first.”

“Okay,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao cuts the steak so beautifully.”

This restaurant was indeed a popular spot for a reason. Lu Zhaoyi took his first bite and commented, “It’s delicious, Xiaoxiao, you try some quickly.”

“Okay.”

After Li Xiao replied, Lu Zhaoyi used his fork to feed him a piece.

Li Xiao accepted it and tasted it carefully: “It is delicious. It looks like Mr. Zhu didn’t lie to us.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “He certainly didn’t lie to us. You must eat more. If good food makes you happy, we’ll come out and eat more often.”

Li Xiao nodded.

The two chatted casually while eating. The feeling between them was like they had known each other for many years, enveloped in a subtle, indescribable atmosphere.

After dinner, Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao went to pick a currently screening movie.

As the summer vacation neared its end, the movies playing in theaters were mostly the same ones from the beginning of the holiday. There weren’t many showings for each film, but there weren’t many viewers either.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Want to watch an animated movie?”

“Sure,” Li Xiao said. “Pick what you like.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao is capable of everything; you can learn something from anything. Everything I watch just puts me to sleep. I can only say my taste is lacking.”

“President Lu, why do you evaluate yourself like that?” Li Xiao said. “Not being interested simply means it’s not a good fit, that’s all. It has nothing to do with taste.”

“Tsk,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “You truly know how to talk.”

Li Xiao said, “It’s not about being witty, just stating facts. President Lu, it’s just watching a movie. There’s no need to burden yourself psychologically. If a movie makes you feel like it’s not good, then it’s a failure. It has nothing to do with reviews or reputation; personal experience is more important.”

“Hey,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It’s rare to hear someone say that.”

“Mhm?” Li Xiao asked him. “What kind of things does President Lu usually hear?”

“Things like, ‘My idol acted so well, if you don’t get it, you’re the one who doesn’t understand,'” Lu Zhaoyi said. “And things like, ‘People who don’t think it’s good have brain issues.'”

Li Xiao said, “Both mean and boring. These people are truly unreasonable.”

Lu Zhaoyi smiled and went with Li Xiao to buy coke and popcorn.

As soon as he took the coke, Li Xiao asked him with some difficulty: “President Lu, do you really like drinking coke?”

“I love it,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It’s the ultimate happy water. Who doesn’t love it?”

Li Xiao’s eyes held a complex emotion again. It was then that Lu Zhaoyi realized: “Xiaoxiao, that matter has nothing to do with this. Don’t blame the coke.”

“President Lu knows his own body best. Since you say so, I won’t ask any further.”

Though he said he wouldn’t ask, Li Xiao was clearly dissatisfied. Lu Zhaoyi knew this, but he currently lacked a reasonable excuse for that matter, so he chose to gloss over it for now.

He had too much he wanted to say to Li Xiao, but the movie theater was definitely not the right place for conversation.

Both of them knew this, but they tacitly chose not to speak, at least until they got back.

Despite thinking this, after they got their 3D glasses, Lu Zhaoyi still asked Li Xiao, “Xiaoxiao, should we kiss?”

The hallway was empty. They didn’t worry about surveillance and kissed right there in the hallway.

After they separated, Li Xiao asked Lu Zhaoyi, “President Lu, will there still be the kiss tonight?”

Lu Zhaoyi was both curious and amused: “Do you like me kissing you that much?”

“Yes,” Li Xiao said. “I want to have more intimate contact with you.”

“I’ll… try my best,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I’ll eat medicinal meals with you in the future.”

“Mhm?” Li Xiao’s eyes instantly lit up. “Really?”

“Really,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, I don’t want you to be the only one worrying and trying. Also, I know you don’t like medicinal meals. My accompanying you will give you some motivation to eat.”

Lu Zhaoyi knew he wasn’t actually sick, but he also knew Li Xiao didn’t understand traditional medicine. He had disliked taking medicine since childhood and wouldn’t spend time researching it, so he could easily trick him.

The more Lu Zhaoyi thought about it, the smarter he felt he was.

Although it was bad to make Li Xiao worry for nothing and bad to deceive him, since he wasn’t even the original scum gong, these were minor matters, right?

However, thinking of this, he remembered that he initially thought Li Xiao would only like a man like the scum gong. In that case, shouldn’t Li Xiao be uninterested in him?

Lu Zhaoyi seemed somewhat distracted until they found their seats.

“President Lu,” Li Xiao asked quietly. “What’s wrong?”

“I’m fine,” Lu Zhaoyi also lowered his voice, realizing they were in a movie theater. “Xiaoxiao, are you cold?”

“The air conditioning is fine,” Li Xiao said. “You bought me room-temperature coke. If anyone’s cold, it should be you.”

Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “That’s true, but my treasure Xiaoxiao, are you complaining that I didn’t let you drink cold drinks?”

“No,” Li Xiao said. “How could I complain about that?”

The movie theater was completely dark, making it hard to see Li Xiao’s face clearly, but Lu Zhaoyi still turned his head and asked, “Really?”

“Really,” Li Xiao said. “I have nothing to lie to you about.”

“I see,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Is Xiaoxiao implying that I’ve lied to you quite a bit?”

“I didn’t say that,” Li Xiao said, a little annoyed.

“Shh, Xiaoxiao,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “The movie is about to start.”

After saying this, both of them stopped talking and focused on watching the movie.

The giant screen theater didn’t have many viewers, and there were no people kicking chairs or noisy children. Lu Zhaoyi had previously claimed he didn’t understand movies, but he watched this one very attentively.

He ate his popcorn and occasionally fed Li Xiao. Whenever he offered some, Li Xiao would open his mouth and eat it.

During this movie, apart from eating popcorn and occasionally turning his head to secretly look at Li Xiao, Lu Zhaoyi was remarkably focused.

Li Xiao naturally knew Lu Zhaoyi kept watching him, but he didn’t feel bothered. If Lu Zhaoyi wanted to look, he could look. There was nothing to hide.

As the movie ended, some people prepared to leave, but they waited until all three post-credit scenes had finished.

“Xiaoxiao, did you think it was good?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I thought it was pretty good.”

“I certainly learned some things,” Li Xiao said. “President Lu is very good at picking movies.”

“You’re being too polite,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I just got lucky and picked an alright one. Normally, I only pick bad ones.”

Li Xiao met his gaze and asked, “President Lu, if you pick a bad one next time, how about you just look at me the whole time?”

Lu Zhaoyi knew from this that Li Xiao was aware he had been watching him during the movie. He wasn’t embarrassed: “Xiaoxiao, you’re beautiful. People yearn for beautiful things, so I naturally can’t help but look at you.”

“What kind of yearning does President Lu mean?” Li Xiao’s words were very direct. “Just looking probably doesn’t count as yearning, does it?”

“Wanting to kiss you, wanting to hold you,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Thinking about you even while working, does that count as yearning?”

“Is that President Lu’s definition of yearning?” Li Xiao said. “Don’t you think it’s a bit monotonous?”

“I…” Lu Zhaoyi asked him. “For example, what?”

“President Lu, don’t you truly not want…” Li Xiao pointed to himself. “Me?”

Lu Zhaoyi’s heart immediately raced. How should I answer that!

How could I not want him? Physical desire is not transferred by human will. Not wanting him means I’m truly incapable!