After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I don’t know, Xiaoxiao. Please don’t ask about this again, okay?”

Despite his displeasure, Li Xiao merely replied with an “Okay.”

Lu Zhaoyi felt a strange atmosphere spreading between them, but he couldn’t calm down enough to think.

He simply said to Li Xiao, “Let’s sleep, Xiaoxiao.”

“Good night, President Lu.”

Lu Zhaoyi lay down for a long time, still feeling that his inner unease had not dissipated, and Li Xiao’s behavior was clearly unusual.

In the past, he would never have reacted with such near-interrogation. The fact that he kept asking repeatedly today suggested something was wrong.

The worst-case scenario was that Li Xiao and he would part ways. Lu Zhaoyi was only momentarily sad, then told himself it was fine; Li Xiao’s love was originally for the scum gong anyway.

The next morning, when Lu Zhaoyi woke up, he found Li Xiao was no longer in the bedroom. He opened the door and saw Li Xiao sitting on the sofa playing with his phone.

“President Lu, you’re awake?”

Lu Zhaoyi nodded: “Xiaoxiao, why are you up so early?”

Li Xiao looked toward the dining room: “I made breakfast.”

Lu Zhaoyi was momentarily stunned: “Thank you for your trouble. I’ll go wash up first.”

Li Xiao watched his retreating back, a vague meaning in his eyes: What exactly does he mean?

When Lu Zhaoyi came out, he smiled at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao returned the smile: “President Lu, let’s have breakfast together.”

“Okay.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “It’s been a while since I had your breakfast.”

“Do you like it?” Li Xiao asked him, clearly with some apprehension.

“Of course, I like it,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao is so talented.”

After he spoke, he clearly felt Li Xiao breathe a sigh of relief. Lu Zhaoyi was puzzled, but since Li Xiao didn’t look particularly abnormal, he didn’t ask further.

“I’m leaving, Xiaoxiao,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Being a corporate slave is tough.”

“You enjoy it,” Li Xiao asked him. “Will you be back tonight?”

Lu Zhaoyi rubbed his hair: “What are you overthinking? Of course, I’ll be back.”

“That’s good.”

Even after getting into the car, Lu Zhaoyi felt Li Xiao was acting strangely, or rather, he had been acting strangely since returning to Xizhou yesterday. Did I miss something?

Lu Zhaoyi mentally reviewed everything that happened yesterday but still couldn’t find any clue. At that moment, Lu Zhaoyi received a call from Chu Siyu, and a touch of irritation immediately appeared on his brow.

Upon entering the company, Lu Zhaoyi saw Chu Siyu already waiting at the entrance: “President Lu, you’re finally here.”

“I don’t know what that young master Xie is thinking. He’s just a crown prince, he hasn’t even inherited the family business, so why is he running to Yuehe every day?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I’ll go meet with him. There’s no need to rush.”

“Understood, President Lu,” Chu Siyu replied.

Lu Zhaoyi nodded. Before entering the meeting room, Chu Siyu handed him a folder.

Lu Zhaoyi held the document, but knew in his heart that what Xie Yuanzhu wanted to discuss was definitely not the contract.

Sure enough, as he stood at the door, Xie Yuanzhu opened it from the inside.

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t sit in the center seat but chose a position some distance away from him. Lu Zhaoyi placed the folder on the table and casually asked him, “Does Young Master Xie want to work at Yuehe? That’s quite beneath you.”

Xie Yuanzhu asked him, “President Lu, are you lacking a secretary?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I don’t think you would do a better job than my current secretary.”

“But President Lu likes men, doesn’t he?” Xie Yuanzhu said. “On that point, I think I’m more suitable than her. What do you say?”

“What does that have to do with you?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “As long as the man I like isn’t Young Master Xie, it’s none of your business, is it?”

“President Lu is right,” Xie Yuanzhu said. “But I have a different kind of interest in you.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “That has nothing to do with me. I’m not interested in knowing.”

“President Lu, you treat me this way, yet you treat your kept person completely differently. Can you give me a reason?” Xie Yuanzhu said. “Aren’t you even curious about the true identity of your kept person?”

“No, I’m not curious,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It’s early, Young Master Xie. It’s fine to stay and eat a meal at my company, but I won’t waste any more time with you on other matters.”

“Li Xiao is also a young master from a wealthy family,” Xie Yuanzhu said. “He’s just frail, and his family has kept him hidden. Are you truly completely unaware, and not interested in knowing why he stays by your side?”

Xie Yuanzhu’s tone was smug when he said this, but Lu Zhaoyi’s expression remained unchanged. Xie Yuanzhu was clearly getting anxious.

“I don’t want to know.”

Xie Yuanzhu never expected that after a long silence, Lu Zhaoyi’s answer would be those three words.

“You…”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “If Young Master Xie has no other business, I’ll be leaving now. The company has a lot to do. I won’t see you out.”

Seeing him walk away with the file without looking back, Xie Yuanzhu took out a voice recorder. Lu Zhaoyi was indifferent, but would Li Xiao be the same?

After leaving the office, Lu Zhaoyi asked Chu Siyu to see Xie Yuanzhu out, while he went upstairs to the CEO’s office.

Xie Yuanzhu, the cannon fodder submissive in the original novel, had caused trouble multiple times, and the scum gong intended to sleep with him, but Lu Zhaoyi had no such thoughts. Will he continue to pester me?

Lu Zhaoyi regretted not finishing the original novel for the first time. He was now curious how the original host, that scumbag, forced Xie Yuanzhu to give up. Maybe he could learn from it.

After seeing Xie Yuanzhu off, Chu Siyu came to find Lu Zhaoyi.

“President Lu, was Young Master Xie here for the contract?”

Lu Zhaoyi frowned slightly: “Didn’t you already guess it wasn’t? Just ask whatever you want to ask now. If you’re asking about the contract, I can only tell you it won’t be affected at all.”

Chu Siyu said, “Then I have nothing else to ask. I apologize for disturbing you, President Lu.”

“It’s fine. This is not your fault.”

Lu Zhaoyi was annoyed all morning. Before he was about to take a lunch break, he heard someone wanted to see him. For someone to be directed to him, he initially thought it was Xie Yuanzhu returning, but the company staff told him it was the young man he brought yesterday.

Lu Zhaoyi then realized the person was Li Xiao.

“Let him come up.”

Lu Zhaoyi thought for a moment, then stood up and walked out himself.

He stood by the stairwell waiting for Li Xiao and noticed Li Xiao had specially brought a small box of cake to see him.

“Xiaoxiao, you’re here,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It’s only been a few hours. Why did you miss me so soon?”

Lu Zhaoyi took the cake from his hand and led him inside. Unexpectedly, he heard Li Xiao chuckle: “I did miss you.”

“Aha,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Is the little fox this honest today?”

Li Xiao said, “It’s not something I can’t say to you. But where did President Lu get the idea that I’m dishonest? I don’t recall ever lying to you.”

Lu Zhaoyi felt a great sense of impending doom, but Li Xiao also seemed to be joking. He couldn’t quite grasp Li Xiao’s intent for a moment.

“I was just saying that. Xiaoxiao, don’t take it to heart.”

“Okay.”

Once inside the office, Lu Zhaoyi placed the cake on the table.

Li Xiao asked him, “President Lu, have you had lunch yet?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, you must have calculated that I would be resting to come find me, right?”

“Yes,” Li Xiao said. “I also timed the making of the cake perfectly.”

Lu Zhaoyi was surprised: “That was thoughtful of you.”

Li Xiao shook his head: “It only matters if you like it.”

Lu Zhaoyi opened the cake box and saw that the cake Li Xiao made was not very big. Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Are the paper boxes next to it for cutlery?”

Li Xiao didn’t answer his question but instead said, “Leave this for now. There are utensils in the office. I’ll get them for you.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, you must remember to get some for yourself, or I won’t be able to finish it.”

Li Xiao shook his head: “I had my medicinal meal in advance, so I won’t have cake.”

“You’re being exceptionally well-behaved today,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Come here and let me kiss you, Xiaoxiao.”

Li Xiao said, “I’ll go get the utensils first.”

Lu Zhaoyi nodded. After Li Xiao put the utensils down, Lu Zhaoyi hugged him and kissed his cheek.

“President Lu, try the cake,” Li Xiao said. “I hope you like it.”

“Of course, I’ll like anything you make.” As Lu Zhaoyi spoke, he first fed Li Xiao a bite, then tasted it himself.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “As expected of Xiaoxiao, everything you make is delicious.”

“Thank you, President Lu,” Li Xiao said. “I’m glad you like it.”

“I certainly do.”

Lu Zhaoyi noticed Li Xiao was a bit quiet, but when he asked, Li Xiao wouldn’t say, so Lu Zhaoyi gave up.

He still felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn’t blame Li Xiao. After all, Li Xiao came all this way to bring him cake. Not many people would do something like that, especially since there was clearly a rift between Li Xiao and him yesterday.

After Lu Zhaoyi finished eating, he tidied up the garbage. Just as he looked at the paper box, Li Xiao stopped him and took the box into his own hands.

Lu Zhaoyi looked at him, puzzled. Li Xiao then put the paper box behind his back. Lu Zhaoyi immediately realized that it definitely didn’t contain disposable cutlery.

Before he could ask, Lu Zhaoyi heard him ask himself: “President Lu, what do you think is the reason I thought I lied to you?”

“I just said that casually. Why did you take it to heart?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, it’s nothing at all.”

“Is that so?” Li Xiao said. “I thought President Lu knew everything.”

He thought I knew what? Lu Zhaoyi’s eyes were full of confusion, which Li Xiao naturally noticed.

He said, “President Lu, I received an anonymous email this afternoon.”

At this point, Lu Zhaoyi had a rough guess. Xie Yuanzhu’s main purpose in seeing him today was likely not himself, but Li Xiao.

Seeing his expression change repeatedly, Li Xiao asked: “Does President Lu already know what it is?”

“What?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, how would I know if you don’t tell me?”