After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 31

Chapter 31

was upset with himself, but didn’t make things difficult for others, even the driver finished work on time.

When he passed the security room downstairs at Yuehe Tower, he even handed drinks to the security guards.

“Mr. Lu, you’ve worked hard.”

“You too.”

Lu Zhaoyi walked a few steps, then thought to himself: It’s not that I’m working hard; my heart is just tired, so I want to find some good deeds to do.

But he could only say these words to himself, he couldn’t share a single word with others. After all, this was an issue between him and Li Xiao.

It didn’t require, nor could anyone, interfere.

Lu Zhaoyi had never taken a ride-sharing car before, but he wasn’t completely awkward. The moment he sat in, he felt as if many things didn’t necessarily have to be done the way he was familiar with.

Ultimately, he still couldn’t accept Li Xiao’s desire to “leave the husband and child” (夫留子 – fū liú zǐ, implying leaving the man/husband but taking the child, or more broadly, leaving the family/relationship).

Avarice is hard to satisfy. Right now, he felt a little love and wanted so much more. If true feelings were deeply rooted later, it would be difficult to pull himself out, so it was better to break it off now.

The driver was a talkative person. At first, seeing Lu Zhaoyi’s attire, he felt a bit intimidated, but after Lu Zhaoyi responded a few times, he started chatting volubly.

When looking down at the entire city from the top floor of Yuehe, Lu Zhaoyi always felt that all living beings were small, and he was just one of them. Now he realized more clearly that perhaps everyone in the city was carrying their own happiness and suffering forward.

Even if Li Xiao couldn’t be kept, the time they spent together would remain real in his memory.

Lu Zhaoyi suddenly felt a little sentimental. He clearly lacked the ability to make Li Xiao love him, yet he was trying to brainwash himself. He didn’t like to complain about life; wasn’t it just loss? He had never really gained anything emotionally.

Even after all this self-counseling, he still sighed when he got downstairs.

No one was around, so there was nothing to distract him.

Lu Zhaoyi’s thoughts darted here and there, but finally, he chose not to run away. He quickly entered the elevator, as if he were hiding from something.

He opened the door softly, making not a single sound.

He claimed to be back to pick up things, but when Lu Zhaoyi actually turned on the lights, he felt as if he lacked nothing.

He knew Li Xiao was probably accustomed to sleeping in the master bedroom. Fearing he would wake Li Xiao, he walked directly into the second bedroom and even closed the door.

Lu Zhaoyi thought that his clothes left here might be an eyesore for Li Xiao, so he casually tidied some up. After finishing, he realized he didn’t even have a suitcase.

Forget it, leave them here. If Li Xiao finds them unpleasant, he will probably throw them away. But maybe not…

Maybe he will never live in Xizhou again.

Lu Zhaoyi tiptoed to the door of the room, closed it, and then turned off the light. Lu Zhaoyi never had the key to this Xizhou apartment, so he couldn’t express his sincerity that he wouldn’t bother Li Xiao again by handing over the key.

He was about to turn off the light when he started questioning why he had come at all.

Forget it, Lu Zhaoyi told himself.

He turned off the light and prepared to leave. Lu Zhaoyi already knew where the doorknob was, so he naturally just had to press it.

He took a deep breath, and then, as if making a major decision, he solemnly pressed the doorknob.

Leaving this door would be the beginning of clearly distinguishing the boundaries between himself and Li Xiao.

But who knew, an accident occurred at that moment: Lu Zhaoyi couldn’t open it.

Lu Zhaoyi was a bit confused. I’m saying goodbye to Li Xiao, what does it have to do with you, big door? Li Xiao isn’t keeping me, but you are, huh?

Lu Zhaoyi pressed it a few more times, but it still didn’t open. What is going on?

Before he could wildly speculate, Lu Zhaoyi noticed light coming from the master bedroom door, followed by the sound of a switch being turned on and off.

“Xiao Xiao…” Lu Zhaoyi was momentarily uncomfortable seeing the sudden light, but more than that, he was shocked: Why is he still awake?

“If I had gone to sleep, I wouldn’t have been able to see such a wonderful performance from you, Mr. Lu,” Li Xiao said with a faint smile, asking him, “You said you liked me? Where are you going now?”

Lu Zhaoyi was about to find an excuse to cover it up, but then saw Li Xiao toss a string of keys onto the table: “I locked the door from the inside, and all the keys to the cars we usually drive are in my hands. Don’t even think about going anywhere now.”

Lu Zhaoyi’s mind raced, but he couldn’t think of any excuse. At this moment, Li Xiao’s phone rang. This time, this ringtone?

It’s over, it’s the scheduled email.

Li Xiao didn’t even look, and just asked, “I don’t know the quality of the email Mr. Lu wrote. How about we enjoy it together?”

Lu Zhaoyi immediately felt embarrassed. In internet parlance, “his toes curled so much they could dig out a villa.” He used to find that phrase inexplicable, but now he understood what kind of feeling it was.

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t even know whether it was more appropriate to ask him, “How did you know it was me who sent it?” or to say, “There’s no need for that.”

Li Xiao, with the demeanor of a host, invited him to sit in the living room and then brought him a cup of hot milk. Lu Zhaoyi immediately felt tears welling up in his eyes.

Even though Li Xiao had guessed he would leave, he still remembered to prepare hot milk for him.

Such cherish was something he had never received before.

Seeing him like this, a look of obvious surprise appeared in Li Xiao’s eyes. A person like Lu Zhaoyi… can he actually cry?

“Mr. Lu,” Li Xiao asked, “Are you alright?”

Lu Zhaoyi shook his head, picked up the cup of milk, and took a sip. But after this sip, he couldn’t continue drinking.

All the events that had happened during this period rushed back into his mind; they couldn’t be driven away. His tears flowed like a bursting dam, and Li Xiao immediately panicked.

He quickly grabbed some tissues, and seeming to think it wasn’t enough, he handed him a silk handkerchief. Lu Zhaoyi stubbornly didn’t take it. He just let the tears flow silently.

Li Xiao truly didn’t know what to do. He simply pressed Lu Zhaoyi onto the sofa and then tried to kiss him.

As long as Lu Zhaoyi was willing to respond, Li Xiao felt there was a chance to comfort him. He didn’t know how anxious he had been just now.

He felt that the kiss from Lu Zhaoyi contained many emotions, but he truly didn’t have time to separate his mind to figure out what those emotions were.

After they separated, Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Xiao Xiao, what is this, a goodbye kiss?”

“Did I do something that made you unhappy?” Li Xiao asked, “I can change. Can we not talk about this?”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t answer him, but instead picked up the tissues Li Xiao had just placed on the coffee table and wiped his tears.

He opened his mouth a few times but didn’t know what to say. He was afraid his tone would be full of resentment, which would upset Li Xiao.

But staying silent like this wasn’t an option. Li Xiao was still waiting for him to speak. Lu Zhaoyi already felt incredibly ashamed for crying alone; he couldn’t involve Li Xiao any further.

He closed his eyes: “Xiao Xiao, during this time, you were forcing yourself to be with me. You must have been quite unhappy, right?”

He opened his eyes only after asking, only to see Li Xiao’s face full of surprise: “I thought you were the one who felt that way.”

Now it was Lu Zhaoyi’s turn to be confused.

Ah? What is he saying?

“Could it be…”

“Could it be what?” Li Xiao urged, “Please say it quickly.”

“You weren’t forcing yourself to be with me because of the child?” Lu Zhaoyi voiced his speculation.

Li Xiao never expected that he made the decision to leave because of this thought. He didn’t get angry; instead, he laughed: “In your eyes, Mr. Lu, I really am good at sacrificing myself, aren’t I?”

Lu Zhaoyi rarely heard him speak in such a tone, which carried a hint of sarcasm (yīn yáng wè – a passive-aggressive or sarcastic tone).

But who was Lu Zhaoyi? He quickly realized that this implicitly meant Li Xiao was saying he liked him.

“It’s you I like, and I really want to be with you,” Li Xiao said. “When you said yesterday that you wanted to date me, it ranked high among the happiest moments of my life.”

Lu Zhaoyi was momentarily stunned: “Do you really think so?”

“Truly,” Li Xiao affirmed, “I am clearer about my own feelings than you are.”

Although he felt he was being teased again, Lu Zhaoyi was still extremely happy.

“Don’t just focus on being happy,” Li Xiao asked, “Shouldn’t you give me an explanation?”

“Well…” Lu Zhaoyi said, “I thought you were enduring the nausea of being with me because of the child.”

“Nausea?” Li Xiao asked, “Why would I give you that false impression?”

Lu Zhaoyi immediately felt wronged: “Your expression scared me; it was like you were looking at an enemy.”

Li Xiao thought for a moment and then remembered: “Xie Yuanzhu sent me a message. I originally wanted to tell you, but you left, so I didn’t get a chance to explain.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Why can’t this person be shaken off like a stubborn piece of plaster?”

“He even Photoshopped pictures to show me,” Li Xiao continued. “I was already insecure, and coupled with your not-so-great mood towards me, I thought you were just joking when you talked about dating.”

At this moment, Lu Zhaoyi didn’t know how to express his shocked feelings.

It was like this! What in the world did he and Li Xiao misunderstand about each other!

Li Xiao said, “If you had spoken, I would have believed you. Why wouldn’t you say a single word?”

Lu Zhaoyi: “I’m sorry.”

“It’s my fault,” Li Xiao said, “Even though I love you desperately, I still wanted you to actively say you like me. Even if you don’t like this kind of me…”

“You wouldn’t mind shattering your bones and molding yourself into the image I want?” Lu Zhaoyi smoothly finished the sentence for him.

“How did you know?” Li Xiao asked him, “Did I say that before?”

Lu Zhaoyi rubbed his forehead: “Xiao Xiao, that’s a classic line from that character in the original novel. I always thought it was completely insane.”

“Completely insane?” Li Xiao only paused for a moment before quickly saying, “I am not him!”

“The lines are exactly the same, so how are you not?” Lu Zhaoyi’s words were vague, “You are him.”

Li Xiao suddenly laughed: “Would that be a good thing for you?”

“Ah?” Lu Zhaoyi was full of surprise, “Why?”

“Because…” Li Xiao’s fox-like eyes curved, but he refused to continue.