After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Lu Zhaoyi said, “You must be mistaken. Why don’t I know about this?”
He Shuo took a sip of his drink, pretending he hadn’t said anything, but Li Xiao showed no sign of displeasure.
“Plenty of people like my boyfriend anyway.” Li Xiao emphasized the word “my,” clearly intending to boast.
Lu Zhaoyi laughed, “I didn’t know. He probably just made that up.”
Li Xiao said nonchalantly, “No matter how many people like you, you are only my boyfriend.”
He Shuo said, “Getting fed dog food again. Boring.”
“Didn’t you bring it up first?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Why are you blaming Xiaoxiao and me now?”
He Shuo said, “I was worried I’d upset him, but I never expected…”
“Xiaoxiao is always gentle,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “You’re just jealous of us.”
“Yes, yes, yes, everything Young CEO Lu says is right,” He Shuo said. “Traveling all this way just to get ‘dog fooded,’ I must be bored.”
“Mm.” Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao replied simultaneously.
…
After they returned, Li Xiao didn’t ask Lu Zhaoyi about Zhou Jiarun, which puzzled Lu Zhaoyi. Was Li Xiao simply trusting him too much?
“What’s wrong?” Li Xiao said. “I ate the medicated meal. You saw me, right? I didn’t secretly pour it out.”
“I know,” Lu Zhaoyi said.
“Then hug me?” Li Xiao asked him. “You can’t just stare at me without doing anything.”
Lu Zhaoyi laughed. He lifted Li Xiao onto his lap and then hugged him.
“Just a hug, really?”
“Yes,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Whatever Xiaoxiao says, I’ll do.”
Li Xiao said, “Then kiss me again?”
“Okay.”
Lu Zhaoyi didn’t hold back this time, exchanging a deep kiss with him.
After they broke apart, Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Is that satisfactory, Young Master Li?”
Li Xiao laughed and asked, “Why are you calling me that too?”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “I find it amusing, and it reminds you of our beautiful beginning.”
Li Xiao turned his head away and said, “I’m ignoring you now.”
“Then get off me first.” Lu Zhaoyi laughed, looking at him meaningfully.
“I’m not considering that either,” Li Xiao said, then kissed him again on the cheek. “CEO Lu, try another request.”
“Change what?” Lu Zhaoyi joked. “Boyfriends?”
Li Xiao said, “Oh? Is CEO Lu going to throw himself into Zhou Jiarun’s arms?”
“A long-haired little beauty sounds good,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “But would Xiaoxiao be willing to hand me over to someone else?”
“No,” Li Xiao said. “He sent the invitation. You just didn’t see it, so I didn’t remind you.”
Lu Zhaoyi genuinely hadn’t expected this: “Babe, did you also think I wouldn’t go?”
Li Xiao said, “Naturally, I don’t know CEO Lu’s thoughts.”
Lu Zhaoyi asked, “Is our little fox jealous?”
“No,” Li Xiao said. “CEO Lu wasn’t planning on seeing him, right?”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Didn’t I say I wouldn’t go if he didn’t invite me? Since he did invite me, I should still give him that courtesy.”
“Fine,” Li Xiao said. “We’ll go together.”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Hey… Xiaoxiao, wasn’t I just joking?”
“I’m not,” Li Xiao said. “I need to make sure others put away any inappropriate thoughts about you.”
Lu Zhaoyi laughed: “Xiaoxiao is clever. Our relationship is so solid, no one would rush to cause trouble, right?”
“I don’t know,” Li Xiao said. “Maybe there will be.”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Young Master Li, the weather’s getting cold. Which corporation are you going to bankrupt?”
Lu Zhaoyi was joking, but Li Xiao answered very seriously: “Every single one.”
“So handsome,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I like Xiaoxiao even more.”
Li Xiao said, “Just for that, you’ll like me a little more?”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “I already liked you very much.”
“It’s not full yet, there’s still room to add more,” Li Xiao said. “I need you to love me very, very much, and never be willing to leave me.”
“I’m not willing to leave you now either,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “If you weren’t by my side, where else could I find a little sweetheart who loves me so much?”
“There are too many, actually,” Li Xiao said. “Like the young master of Shengjin Group, or…”
Lu Zhaoyi kissed him, preventing him from saying any more jealous words.
Li Xiao asked him, “Should I prepare the outfits?”
“Will Xiaoxiao design them personally?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “May I have that honor?”
“Why not?” Li Xiao said. “At most, it will only take some time.”
Lu Zhaoyi looked at him. Li Xiao’s eyes were clear, genuinely seeing this as a completely normal thing to do.
Lu Zhaoyi smiled and asked him, “Xiaoxiao, what’s your current quoted price? One drawing could probably buy this place, right?”
Li Xiao said, “Good thing you didn’t say the tax on one drawing could buy it.”
“Could it?” Lu Zhaoyi continued to ask.
Li Xiao: “…”
After a long time, Li Xiao finally told him, “Close enough.”
Lu Zhaoyi laughed, “So, you’re only willing to be by my side because you like me, right?”
Li Xiao didn’t shy away: “I do.”
He hugged Lu Zhaoyi again, then got off him: “I’m going to draw.”
“Okay.” Lu Zhaoyi smiled.
When Li Xiao said he was going to draw, he genuinely went to draw. He wouldn’t find any reason or excuse to evade what needed to be done, which was different from Lu Zhaoyi.
Li Xiao went to the study, and Lu Zhaoyi followed a little while later. After sitting down, he saw that Li Xiao had opened a spreadsheet for him. The files and information he had processed were detailed, so Lu Zhaoyi knew exactly where to start just by looking at the table.
“Thank you, Xiaoxiao,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “You are truly thoughtful.”
“You have charm, so I always have to show some skill to be worthy of you,” Li Xiao said. “There are so many people coveting you; I can’t let them outshine me.”
“Of course, you won’t be outshone, in any aspect,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, you should be confident in yourself.”
“I’m not,” Li Xiao said. “In front of you, I naturally lack it.”
Lu Zhaoyi laughed, “You only think that because you’re looking at me through super thick filters.”
Li Xiao didn’t answer him, instead turning the screen towards Lu Zhaoyi: “Take a look at the draft. What do you think? Do I need to make any changes for you?”
“That’s so fast,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, how can you talk to me without slowing down your work at all?”
Li Xiao said, “I’ve conceived it many times in my mind, and I’ve drawn it before, but I just didn’t have a good reason to show it to you.”
…
Lu Zhaoyi exclaimed, “Do what? I don’t have as many ideas as you!”
“My mistake,” Li Xiao said. “I’m just always afraid you don’t want me because you don’t like me.”
“That’s not it,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, we both know your health condition. Let’s take it slow. There’s no rush for now.”
“Okay,” Li Xiao said. “I was just saying that. Lu Zhaoyi, I’m always worried. My heart feels faintly unsettled, like something is about to happen.”
He put down his brush and walked over to Lu Zhaoyi: “Hug me, Lu Zhaoyi.”
Lu Zhaoyi stood up and hugged him: “The last time I felt uneasy, the next day I ran into the one from Shengjin’s family. It felt like a premonition.”
“You mean this might be one for me too?” Li Xiao asked. “The sudden anxiety is because something is about to happen?”
Lu Zhaoyi honestly shook his head: “I’m not sure, but Xiaoxiao, if you don’t feel well, go rest first. Don’t worry about the drawing; I’m not in a hurry.”
Li Xiao shook his head: “I’ll keep you company while you work.”
Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi simply closed his laptop and said, “Xiaoxiao, let’s rest together.”
Li Xiao lowered his gaze, closed his computer, and turned off the other devices: “Go wash up. We’ll go to bed together.”
“Okay.”
If they were to calculate carefully, their time living in Xizhou wouldn’t be too long. Both of them knew this and naturally cherished this period. Although other residences would always be more convenient, Xizhou was, after all, the place where they first met.
The word “first” sounds beautiful just by itself, even though at the beginning of the story, both people harbored different intentions.
As for the people and events they would encounter later, Lu Zhaoyi was confident he could face them. After all, those people were just supporting characters, and as supporting characters, they wouldn’t affect Li Xiao.
Lu Zhaoyi always remembered that the original novel was from the main shou (receiver’s) perspective, and no matter what, Li Xiao would always have a happy ending.
Since Li Xiao’s affection was focused on him, he would be the protagonist of this story involving Li Xiao.
After thinking this, a heavy weight suddenly lifted from Lu Zhaoyi’s heart. No matter how much he worried, things wouldn’t change based on his thoughts alone.
When Lu Zhaoyi came out, he hadn’t dried his hair. Li Xiao asked him, “Shall I help you?”
“Yes,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao, why don’t you find drying hair bothersome?”
“I don’t know about anyone else, but drying your hair is never a bother for me,” Li Xiao said. “Time spent on you is never wasted.”
Lu Zhaoyi said, “Thank you, Xiaoxiao.”
“Will you still like me? After you see Zhou Jiarun.”
Li Xiao looked at him with a half-smile in his fox eyes. His hand traced down Lu Zhaoyi’s collar and stopped at a button. He leaned close to Lu Zhaoyi’s ear and whispered, “He is very beautiful.”
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