After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Lu Zhaoyi considered himself someone who disliked causing trouble for himself, but this was a mess left by the original host. The fictional world had become his real world, and those fragments passed over by the text would become fact.

Li Xiao must be feeling his own helplessness and sadness deeply.

What should I do about this?

“Do I still have a chance to speak?”

“Xiaoxiao,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Those are things that happened to you in the past.”

Li Xiao had expected Lu Zhaoyi to deflect or tell him not to believe it, but Lu Zhaoyi was now telling him that those things were real events. What did that mean?

Li Xiao simply asked, “Doesn’t President Lu have an explanation?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, I will not let those things happen.”

“Is that a promise?” Li Xiao asked him.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “That is an explanation.”

Li Xiao had various complex emotions written on his face, but upon hearing Lu Zhaoyi’s statement, he calmed down. He realized he might have missed something.

Seeing Li Xiao’s expression freeze, Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, if you have anything you want to ask me, just ask directly. There’s no need for us to be so estranged.”

After a long pause, Li Xiao finally asked, “So, you like… like me.”

Lu Zhaoyi coughed. Li Xiao immediately tensed up again: “Did I say something wrong again?”

His eyes were full of grievance. No matter what, Lu Zhaoyi couldn’t tell him he was wrong. He said, “Xiaoxiao, is there another possibility?”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t know why, but even now, he was still guiding Li Xiao instead of directly telling him. Perhaps it was because he himself found the idea of transmigration too absurd and difficult for Li Xiao to believe if he spoke plainly.

“Is President Lu trying to tell me that you also knew the plot development beforehand?” Li Xiao said. “And you wanted to avoid many detours?”

Just as he finished, he added, “But that doesn’t explain things either. Didn’t you tell Xie Yuanzhu that I couldn’t possibly like you? Is it because you feel guilty towards me?”

“No,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I have not wronged you. Never.”

Li Xiao said, “Then why?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, I am not him.”

He looked into Li Xiao’s eyes and said, “I’m saying this because I am not him. I know you were meant to like him, but I am completely different from him.”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t say the rest, but Li Xiao understood. Lu Zhaoyi was completely different from the original host. If he was meant to like the original host, he naturally couldn’t fall in love with someone who was his complete opposite.

Lu Zhaoyi’s words were very logical, but Li Xiao didn’t have time to process them. His first thought was “I like you,” so he simply said it aloud.

“What?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Really?”

“It’s true,” Li Xiao said. “But I have a question for you.”

“Ask away,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I know you have many questions, but I don’t know where to start telling you. It’s better if you ask me directly.”

Li Xiao asked: “Why do you know the original story’s trajectory and firmly believe that I would like the person I dreamed about?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, you know I like to read novels, right?”

“Living together day and night, sharing a bed, I naturally know,” Li Xiao said. “Is President Lu trying to tell me that these events were originally written in a novel?”

“Exactly,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Although it sounds a bit unbelievable, it is indeed true.”

Li Xiao nodded.

Lu Zhaoyi was somewhat surprised: “Xiaoxiao, aren’t you going to question anything?”

“I believe everything you say,” Li Xiao said. “I firmly trust you.”

Even though he had much more to say, Lu Zhaoyi just hugged him at that moment. He felt both heartache and profound gratitude.

If you thought about it, he and Li Xiao hadn’t known each other for long. For someone not particularly familiar to tell him, “I believe everything you say,” carried an intense conviction, a hint of obsession and partiality. But Lu Zhaoyi admitted he was very happy to hear it.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I was so angry reading that novel that I didn’t finish it. I stopped reading when that scumbag in the original novel started chasing you and felt frustrated after one failure and wanted to give up. I really looked down on him.”

“What was the ending?” Li Xiao asked. “Did that Li Xiao end up with him?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “With a tag like ‘Wife-Chasing Crematorium,’ they definitely ended up together.”

Li Xiao was instantly displeased: “That’s so spineless.”

“Aren’t all those novels like that?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I actually quite enjoy reading them…”

“If you like them, you like them. There’s no need to explain to me,” Li Xiao said. “No one can dictate your hobbies.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, you’re too understanding. Give me a kiss.”

With that kiss, Lu Zhaoyi almost lost control. He could even recall the warmth of Li Xiao’s palm just now, remembering his earnest concentration and the almost tearful look. Lu Zhaoyi felt his sanity was about to snap.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, go put your clothes on properly.”

Li Xiao ignored him and instead leaned into his ear to ask, “Do I have to dress like this for you to react?”

“No…” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, I really can’t bear to…”

Li Xiao said, “You really aren’t him.”

“Mhm, mhm.”

Li Xiao continued: “But I’m not that Li Xiao either.”

“Really?”

Li Xiao said, “Since you appeared in my life and caused all the trajectories to change, those non-existent things are non-existent.”

Just as Lu Zhaoyi was about to compliment him on his clear thinking, he heard him say firmly, “Lu Zhaoyi, I like you.”

“Damn,” Lu Zhaoyi couldn’t hold back. “What did you say, Xiaoxiao?”

“I like you. It’s not a joke, and it’s not a lie. It’s the result I most wanted to achieve by hiding my identity to stay by your side,” Li Xiao said. “Since the beginning of this situation was because the scum gong of the original novel arranged the contract, and you traveled from another world to be by my side, doesn’t that also prove that you were meant to appear by my side for me to love?”

Lu Zhaoyi found his logic slightly strange, yet reasonable. He heard Li Xiao continue, “President Lu, I’m sorry, I lied to you.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I didn’t tell you either. I should be the one apologizing. I originally thought you were a…”

Lu Zhaoyi thought the rest of the sentence sounded bad, so he didn’t say it. Li Xiao smiled: “If I truly lived up to that, you wouldn’t be wrong to think that about me.”

Lu Zhaoyi truly couldn’t describe his current mood. He had prepared himself for a complete breakup with Li Xiao, and now Li Xiao was telling him he liked him?

Lu Zhaoyi joked, “I originally felt justified accepting your kindness because you liked the scum gong. Can we change that narrative now?”

“I like you,” Li Xiao said. “Since you know everything, I want to ask you for a chance to pursue you.”

Li Xiao said, “I know my request is a bit greedy.” Li Xiao said, “But I still want to gamble.”

“Gamble what?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “No gambling, and I’m not agreeing to your request.”

Seeing Li Xiao’s expression change, Lu Zhaoyi guessed he was about to cry. He pulled Li Xiao into his arms: “Xiaoxiao, how about a change? I’ll give you a chance to date me. How about that?”

Li Xiao seemed a little slow to react. He pulled himself out of Lu Zhaoyi’s embrace: “President Lu, you… what did you say?”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “I want to grant your wish and date you.”

Li Xiao quickly asked: “President Lu, can I date you?”

“I accept your invitation,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Please guide me, Xiaoxiao.”

Li Xiao looked a little embarrassed: “I… I’ve never dated before.”

“I know,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “That’s great. Me neither.”

Li Xiao’s eyes were filled with disbelief. Lu Zhaoyi said, “It’s true.”

Li Xiao still didn’t believe him. Lu Zhaoyi explained: “Although I occasionally go to bars for drinks and like watching young men try to please me, it never went beyond that.”

Li Xiao said, “That is somewhat possible.”

“Huh?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “What do you mean ‘somewhat’? It’s really true.”

“The way you reacted when I sat next to you last time, that clearly wasn’t faked,” Li Xiao said. “I can be sure you really didn’t lie to me.”

“It’s good that you believe me,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I was afraid you’d say I was lying to make you happy.”

“President Lu is willing to make me happy?”

Li Xiao looked at him with his foxy eyes. Since he had just cried, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and the small tear mole was still clearly visible. Lu Zhaoyi genuinely sighed: He’s truly beautiful.

“Of course, I am willing,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Why wouldn’t I comfort my little crybaby? You look even better when you smile than when you cry.”

“I understand,” Li Xiao said. “I’ll try my best to change.”

“Change what?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Isn’t the way you are now perfectly fine?”

“You really won’t think I’m troublesome, clingy, annoying, prone to jealousy, or overly calculating…”

“Are those flaws?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Aren’t those proof that you love me?”

“That’s true,” Li Xiao said. “The scenes in the dream were too vivid. I always felt like they were going to happen. I apologize, I was overthinking.”

“It’s not overthinking. It’s that he never gave you… that Li Xiao any sense of security,” Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Xiaoxiao, have you ever heard a saying?”

“Which one?”

“Always look for reasons in others first; you might feel happier. For instance, this situation should be blamed on the scum gong, not yourself,” Lu Zhaoyi said.

“President Lu, are we officially dating now?” Li Xiao smiled, his eyes sparkling with excitement. “A more intimate relationship than before.”

“Naturally.”

After Lu Zhaoyi answered, he heard Li Xiao ask him: “President Lu, should we continue what we didn’t finish just now?”