After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 33
Chapter 33
After Lu Zhaoyi sat down, Li Xiao noticed him staring intently: “What is it?”
Lu Zhaoyi shook his head. Li Xiao smiled: “The betrothal gift.”
“Huh?” Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiao Xiao, are you going to propose to me?”
Li Xiao blinked: “If Mr. Lu consents, I’ll kneel down right now.”
“Do you have a ring?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiao Xiao, that wouldn’t show much sincerity, would it?”
Lu Zhaoyi was joking, but who knew Li Xiao would actually pull a small box from his pocket. Lu Zhaoyi’s eyes widened: “Xiao Xiao, this is only the second day of our relationship!”
“I know,” Li Xiao said. “The ring was given to me by my mother—a men’s ring.”
The information load in that sentence was quite heavy. Lu Zhaoyi took a moment to process it: “Xiao Xiao, when did you…”
“Yesterday,” Li Xiao said. “I told my family about us.”
Lu Zhaoyi was startled: “You mean, you told them we were dating?”
“Otherwise, should I have told them my boyfriend ran away?” Li Xiao said. “Lu Zhaoyi, you were the one who said you liked me. Even if I fell first, don’t think you can escape.”
Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “Okay, Xiao Xiao, I won’t run. I accept the betrothal gift too.”
“Many people are watching that North City land,” Li Xiao said. “The same goes for you.”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “If I sign the contract today, the North City land will be mine. Naturally, others won’t be watching it anymore, given Yuehe’s strength.”
Li Xiao asked him, “Why didn’t you answer the second part?”
“I have a boyfriend,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It’s useless for others to watch me.”
Li Xiao asked, “You’ll wear the ring just because I kneel down and propose to you?”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiao Xiao, that should be my job.”
“Since I was the one who fell first, it should naturally be me,” Li Xiao said. “No need to trouble you.”
Lu Zhaoyi paused: “Xiao Xiao, just put it on me, okay?”
Li Xiao nodded and helped him put the ring on his left middle finger. Lu Zhaoyi had long, slender fingers, and the ring looked exceptionally good on him.
“Beautiful,” Li Xiao said. “Mine.”
Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “Xiao Xiao, I’ll put yours on too.”
“Okay.” Li Xiao dropped his earlier playful demeanor and obediently allowed Lu Zhaoyi to put the ring on his hand.
Lu Zhaoyi placed his left hand together with Li Xiao’s. Li Xiao tightly grasped his hand, and then took a photo.
“Hey,” Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiao Xiao, are you going to post that on social media?”
Li Xiao didn’t give him an answer, just silently edited content on his phone.
“Let’s eat.”
Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi felt reprieved: “Okay.”
After eating for a while, Li Xiao asked, “Mr. Lu, what time are you planning to come back today?”
Lu Zhaoyi felt extremely awkward: “Xiao Xiao, why don’t you come to the company with me?”
“No,” Li Xiao said. “I’m afraid I’ll interrupt your meeting with your little lover if I go.”
Lu Zhaoyi shook the ring on his hand: “My wife gave it to me. Anyone with eyes shouldn’t fail to notice this, right?”
“True,” Li Xiao said. “But Mr. Lu can take it off so others don’t see, just like sending a breakup email in the middle of the night. If you want to hide it, someone will always be unaware.”
Lu Zhaoyi looked distressed: “Xiao Xiao, why do you think of me like that?”
“Just kidding,” Li Xiao chuckled. “I just wanted you to coax me.”
Lu Zhaoyi immediately relaxed. It was good that Li Xiao wasn’t trying to make things difficult or mock him.
He was the one who had been unfair first. Because of some inexplicable conjecture, he planned to leave Li Xiao. Claiming to set him free was actually just him unwilling to take the slightest risk of getting hurt.
“Lu Zhaoyi, I love you, and I won’t lie to you,” Li Xiao said. “I know it’s hard for you to forget the original novel, but Mr. Lu, you’ve spent much more time with me than reading that book. You need to distinguish between me and the Li Xiao in the original work.”
Lu Zhaoyi said seriously, “Xiao Xiao, I apologize. I kept thinking you were stubborn, but actually, I’m the stubborn one. I should have realized it long ago, but I kept trapping myself with unfounded worries. It was me who couldn’t be free. I was wrong.”
Li Xiao shook his head: “You’re my boyfriend, there’s nothing wrong with you.”
Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “Thank you, Xiao Xiao.”
Li Xiao ultimately did go to the company with him. It wasn’t unusual for him to bring Li Xiao to Yuehe, but today the rings on both their hands were particularly conspicuous, and naturally, all the employees noticed.
After entering the elevator, Lu Zhaoyi heard an employee quietly say: “The young master of Ji’an Group.”
Lu Zhaoyi suddenly remembered something. After getting out of the elevator, Lu Zhaoyi asked, “Xiao Xiao, did you hear that too?”
Li Xiao nodded: “I showed the photo to my mother. She probably had the company people make it public. Does Mr. Lu mind?”
“No,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I’m very touched.”
Li Xiao said, “Aren’t you scared? It’s the third day of our relationship, you’re wearing the engagement ring I gave you, and it’s been publicly announced. It might be difficult to break up with me in the future.”
Lu Zhaoyi countered, “Xiao Xiao, why would I break up with you?”
“That’s true,” Li Xiao said. “Mr. Lu had better keep your word. I remember everything.”
“Of course,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiao Xiao, let’s take our time dating.”
“Okay,” Li Xiao said. “I will certainly live up to Mr. Lu’s kind intentions.”
Lu Zhaoyi still couldn’t resist his curiosity and checked the trending topics. Upon clicking, he felt like his eyes were dominated by the Ji’an Group.
Looking at the photo, he asked Li Xiao, “Xiao Xiao, should I post something too?”
“Huh?”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Let’s post a joint photo. Ours.”
Li Xiao asked, “Mr. Lu, are you really sure you don’t want to reconsider?”
“I don’t,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “My thoughts are only reserved for you now.”
Li Xiao was surprised, but still walked over to his side, and they took a photo together.
Lu Zhaoyi said, “My wife is so beautiful.”
Li Xiao said, “Mine too.”
Lu Zhaoyi was momentarily stunned, and then burst out laughing. He leaned close to Li Xiao’s ear and whispered, “Husband.”
Li Xiao’s ears instantly turned red. Lu Zhaoyi felt triumphant: You can’t win against me at this game.
Lu Zhaoyi didn’t write any caption. He simply logged onto Yuehe’s official account, and holding Li Xiao’s hand, they selected the photo together.
Li Xiao tilted his head to look at him: “Posting?”
“Post it.”
Lu Zhaoyi held his hand and pressed the send button together.
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Let’s wait ten minutes, so Yuehe and Ji’an can be trending together.”
“Let Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao be trending together,” Li Xiao said. “It’s rare for me to think that being rich is great.”
“A young master shouldn’t talk like that, you’ll get smacked.”
“Doesn’t matter,” Li Xiao said. “As long as my husband doesn’t bully me. If he does want to bully me, the bed is fine too.”
Lu Zhaoyi pressed him down and kissed him. Li Xiao’s fox eyes blinked, accepting Lu Zhaoyi’s kiss.
After breaking apart, Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiao Xiao, thank you.”
As Lu Zhaoyi expected, Yuehe and Ji’an were indeed trending together.
Lu Zhaoyi complained: “What commercial marriage? This is a free love, alright?”
Li Xiao chuckled: “If it were a commercial marriage, I’d be rushing to get our marriage certificate with you today.”
Lu Zhaoyi mused: “That wouldn’t be impossible.”
Li Xiao said, “Mr. Lu, would you really agree to a flash marriage three days into dating?”
“Xiao Xiao, are you feeling insecure?”
Li Xiao shook his head: “If you stop liking me, and then want to get married again, others will say you’re getting a second marriage.”
Lu Zhaoyi looked thoughtful: “Xiao Xiao, is that the game you want to play?”
“Huh?” Li Xiao suddenly didn’t understand what he was saying.
“You want to marry me twice,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Is that what you mean?”
Li Xiao said, “Husband, you really misinterpret what I say.”
“Is this really misinterpretation?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “It doesn’t hurt for others to know more about it.”
Discussions about Ji’an and Yuehe were constant online, but there were always “shipping” girls who offered their respect, blessings, and understanding. Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao watched a few threads and then found it boring, so he closed the page.
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiao Xiao, I’ll buy candy for the company employees. Let’s consider it pre-wedding candy.”
Li Xiao asked, “Wouldn’t that mean handing it out for many days?”
Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Does Xiao Xiao only want to give me a ring and have sex, without actually considering marrying me?”
“Of course not!” Li Xiao said. “I was afraid you wouldn’t like me that much.”
“Naturally, I do,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I love you. So Xiao Xiao, let’s keep handing out this wedding candy until our wedding day, how does that sound?”
Although Lu Zhaoyi phrased it as a question, he had already given instructions to his secretary. A happy boss means many other things, such as raising employee salaries or reducing the frequency of meetings.
Li Xiao asked, “Mr. Lu, you’re doing this just to save face for me, aren’t you?”
Lu Zhaoyi chose to play dumb, but Li Xiao exposed him: “Mr. Lu is afraid that some employees might not know, thinking I’m a boy toy you’re keeping, and might be malicious towards me, aren’t you?”
Lu Zhaoyi’s silence was his admission, but he thought back to the contract he had signed with Li Xiao on his first day, arranged by the original owner and witnessed by Chu Siyu.
“Let’s just consider it a bit of spice,” Li Xiao said. “It doesn’t matter if Sister Chu thinks that. A sugar baby relationship is quite stable.”
“Of course not,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “How can I let my Xiao Xiao be wronged?”
Li Xiao said, “Sister Chu won’t overthink it, and even if a sugar baby relationship turns into true love, in Sister Chu’s eyes, I’ll just be a drama queen, and Mr. Lu will be very easily fooled.”
“But I can also make her think we’re playing a role-playing game,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiao Xiao, I don’t want any of those messy labels to be put on you.”
Li Xiao blinked, and then smiled: “Thank you.”
Lu Zhaoyi asked, “For the North City land, who do I sign the contract with?”
“My brother…”
Lu Zhaoyi leaned back: “Then I’m doomed.”
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