After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Lu Zhaoyi leaned close to his ear: “So we won’t be accused of having a child before marriage.” (T/N: The joke implies a “child” in the form of the marriage certificate/wedding, which is now done legally).

He laughed, his eyes full of mischief. Li Xiao felt a tingling sensation all over. His face turned red, and he simply lay down on Lu Zhaoyi’s lap.

Lu Zhaoyi chuckled: “Too adorable.”

Li Xiao lay on Lu Zhaoyi’s lap the entire way. Lu Zhaoyi kept a smile on his face. When they were about to arrive, Li Xiao straightened up.

“Does your leg hurt?” Li Xiao asked him.

“You weren’t worried when you were resting on it, so why are you caring now?” Lu Zhaoyi found it amusing. “It’s too late.”

Li Xiao rolled the car window down a little further. Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Are you cold?”

“Not as cold as your heart.”

Lu Zhaoyi burst into laughter: “You are so cute, babe.”

Li Xiao asked him, “What’s cute about it?”

“We’re here,” Lu Zhaoyi deliberately leaned closer to him. “Let’s go get our little red book.”

Even though Lu Zhaoyi had seemed very relaxed on the way, the moment he got out of the car, he felt that things were different. He was about to make a lifelong commitment.

Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Xiaoxiao, do you really not regret it?”

Li Xiao smiled: “CEO Lu, acting like this makes me feel like you regret it.”

“Of course not,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I will love you for life.”

Li Xiao was stunned by the unexpected declaration of love: “I love you too, for life and forever, absolutely no regrets.”

“I will remember all these words,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “The wedding vows are for others to hear, but these words are for me.”

Li Xiao nodded: “Mm, I won’t go back on my word. I will always love you.”

Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “Xiaoxiao, does this count as a flash marriage for us?”

“Yes,” Li Xiao said. “But if you measure it by the degree of love, then no.”

“I’ve learned something,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “That’s the most perfect phrasing. Truly worthy of being said by my beloved.”

…

The set of procedures was supposedly simple, but both of them were somewhat nervous. Lu Zhaoyi was usually so casual when signing contracts, but he was completely serious now.

Lu Zhaoyi answered every question the staff member asked, the entire process flowing quickly.

This was the promise he was making to Li Xiao. Compared to him, Li Xiao was no less serious.

Noticing Li Xiao looking at him, Lu Zhaoyi whispered in his ear, “First time getting married. I can tell my darling is also very nervous.”

Li Xiao glared at him, and Lu Zhaoyi laughed.

Finally, they held the certificate in their hands. After Li Xiao took it from him, he looked even more nervous than Lu Zhaoyi.

Not long after they left the building, the two found a quiet corner to kiss. This kiss was the boundary between now and the past. Before, it was a relationship. With this little red book, it was a commitment of a lifetime of love.

When they separated, their eyes were filled with love for each other.

Li Xiao smiled and said to him, “Now I can legally demand a kiss from you.”

Lu Zhaoyi laughed: “You could before, too.”

Li Xiao’s cheeks were slightly flushed. Having just kissed, his lowered eyes made him look incredibly easy to bully. Lu Zhaoyi mischievously ruffled his hair.

“Xiaoxiao, to be honest, I was a little impulsive today, but I…” Lu Zhaoyi smiled, “Don’t regret it.”

“Me too,” Li Xiao said. “I’ve always been looking forward to this.”

Lu Zhaoyi was not one to hide things. He immediately posted a picture of the marriage certificate on Yuehe’s official Weibo account. Li Xiao hadn’t known he had set the timing in advance, thinking he was just taking a photo to let friends know on WeChat.

“Why did you post it without discussing it with me?”

Lu Zhaoyi blinked: “My mistake, Wife.”

The tone was cheerful, with a rising inflection at the end, not sounding like an apology at all.

Li Xiao was stunned by the word “Wife.” His heart was in chaos. He pushed Lu Zhaoyi toward the wall and kissed him.

Lu Zhaoyi hadn’t expected those two words to make Li Xiao so proactive. He enjoyed the kiss initiated by Li Xiao, whose eyes were filled with pure affection.

“I have a gift for you,” Li Xiao said. “Wait for me to get it.”

Lu Zhaoyi nodded: “Okay.”

Not long after he sat down, Li Xiao came out. Lu Zhaoyi looked at the size of the box and asked, “Is it a ring?”

“Yes,” Li Xiao said. “I designed it myself.”

Lu Zhaoyi looked up at him: “Xiaoxiao, when did you start preparing this?”

“The first time you came to Xizhou to see me,” Li Xiao said calmly. “Open it and take a look.”

Lu Zhaoyi put his arm around his waist, helped him sit down, and then opened the ring box with him.

The moment it was opened, Lu Zhaoyi was stunned. He praised, “Truly worthy of a grand designer whose one drawing is worth an apartment.”

“Do you like it?” Li Xiao asked him.

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

Hearing this, Li Xiao stood up and then straddled his lap.

Lu Zhaoyi asked him, “You’re that happy?”

“Happy,” Li Xiao said. “Lu Zhaoyi, I love you.”

“Say it again, let me hear it,” Lu Zhaoyi teased.

“Saying it a hundred times would be the same,” Li Xiao whispered close to his ear, “I love you.”

Li Xiao’s hand moved downward. He asked Lu Zhaoyi, “Can I open it?”

Lu Zhaoyi naturally couldn’t say no looking at his face. He tacitly allowed Li Xiao’s actions.

Li Xiao said, “Hubby, your abs look so good.”

“You can praise me directly,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “No need to be so shy.”

Li Xiao nodded: “You look great.”

Before Lu Zhaoyi could agree, he heard Li Xiao ask him, “Do you want to do it?”

Even with desire in his eyes, he was still beautiful. Lu Zhaoyi said, “No…”

He said the word ‘no,’ but Li Xiao ignored it. He kissed Lu Zhaoyi. After breaking apart, Lu Zhaoyi said, “Even if it’s like this, the answer is still no.”

Li Xiao complained: “Why?”

“Xiaoxiao, I really have no plans for a child yet,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Having you is more than enough.”

Hearing him sound so serious, Li Xiao couldn’t help but feel a little worried: “Lu Zhaoyi, I want you to have family.”

“Aren’t you?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “In terms of attachment, having you is enough. I hadn’t considered this before.”

Perhaps because they had gotten their marriage license today, coupled with Lu Zhaoyi’s public announcement on Weibo, Li Xiao was overwhelmed by emotion. He desperately wanted Lu Zhaoyi.

Li Xiao said, “I’m sorry, I’m going to the bathroom.”

“Let’s go together,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I’ll carry you.”

Li Xiao immediately blushed. He said, “No need.”

Lu Zhaoyi was insistent this time: “Let me carry you.”

Since he insisted, Li Xiao didn’t argue further, but he was incredibly embarrassed. Li Xiao’s face was still red even after they entered the bathroom.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “You’re always especially eager when it comes to seducing me.”

Li Xiao said, “I am not…”

“Not?”

“No,” Li Xiao replied quickly.

“A dishonest little fox has to pay the price,” Lu Zhaoyi told him.

…

Lu Zhaoyi carried him in and carried him out. The weather was getting cold, but fortunately, the room was warm enough.

Lu Zhaoyi smiled and said to him, “You’re this shy without actually doing it. If we really did it, you’d never dare to see me again.”

Li Xiao turned his back to him: “You only bully me.”

“You’re adorable,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I can’t help but tease you a little more.”

“You just want to see me embarrassed,” Li Xiao said. “I saw through you a long time ago.”

“You saw through me and still dared to like me?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Xiaoxiao is very trusting of me.”

“We just got married. We can’t just get divorced,” Li Xiao said. “There’s still a few months of cooling-off period.” (T/N: Referring to a mandatory cooling-off period before a divorce can be finalized in some regions).

Lu Zhaoyi obviously knew what he was hinting at. He laughed in spite of himself: “It was my fault back then, acting on subjective assumptions.”

“I’m bringing up old history. Aren’t you angry?” Li Xiao asked him.

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Xiaoxiao, that happened just over ten days ago. It doesn’t count as old history yet.”

Li Xiao said, “Even so, it’s in the past. If I bring up old events, it counts as digging up old history.”

“Xiaoxiao, do you want me to hold it against you?” Lu Zhaoyi asked him.

“Yes,” Li Xiao asked him. “Can we do it in bed?”

“You didn’t prepare things again, did you?” Lu Zhaoyi asked him.

After a long silence, Li Xiao finally told him: “The things I bought before are still here, and I added a little more now.”

“You don’t have toys, do you?” Lu Zhaoyi turned to look at him, asking in a low voice.

“Mm.”

Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “Xiaoxiao, you are truly something.”

Li Xiao shook his head: “I just want you.”

They were in the middle of talking, but suddenly, a voice came from Li Xiao’s phone.

“It’s my mom,” Li Xiao said. “Custom ringtone.”

Lu Zhaoyi said, “Then answer quickly.”

Li Xiao put it on speaker directly: “Mom.”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t dare breathe, afraid that making a sound would upset Li Xiao’s mother.

Contrary to Lu Zhaoyi’s speculation, Li Xiao and his mother only chatted about some daily matters, and Lu Zhaoyi’s heart finally eased.

However, the next question she asked stunned both Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao.

“Xiaoxiao, as your mother, do I have to learn about your marriage from the trending searches?” It was impossible to tell her exact emotion from her tone, but Lu Zhaoyi, putting himself in her shoes, figured no one would be happy about this.

Li Xiao looked at him, unable to come up with a reasonable explanation.

Li Xiao said, “Mom, I was impulsive. I’m sorry.”

“There’s no need for an apology. Bring Young Lu home tomorrow.”

“Uh…” Li Xiao said. “Mom, wait a moment. I’ll ask what he thinks.”

“Go ahead and ask. I believe he’ll be willing to meet us, or you can let him say a few words to me.”

Li Xiao muted the phone, then spoke to Lu Zhaoyi.

“Do you want to meet them?” Li Xiao said. “This is entirely up to you. If you’re not ready, I’ll turn down my mom.”