After Transmigrating into a Scum Gong, the Rich Young Master Got Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

The two played a few more attractions before returning to the hotel together. Lu Zhaoyi planned to ride the Ferris wheel with Li Xiao in the evening before coming back.

They had a casual meal together at the hotel’s restaurant. Lu Zhaoyi watched Li Xiao scoop ice cream, his eyes fixed on him, as if worried he would eat too much.

Even though the hotel had a butler and service staff, Lu Zhaoyi didn’t feel as comfortable here as he did at Xizhou.

Although the suite was fully equipped, it was still a hotel. It was only because Li Xiao was here that it didn’t feel too empty.

Lu Zhaoyi and Li Xiao showered and changed clothes separately. Li Xiao wore a very cute white bear pajama set. Since it was summer, wearing slightly thicker pajamas indoors with the air conditioning on was fine, but it was a bit unsuitable for going out.

As they were going out to ride the Ferris wheel, they would have to change clothes again. Li Xiao was feeling lazy and wanted to wear short pants. Lu Zhaoyi said, “You’ll get bitten by mosquitoes.”

Thinking that was true, Li Xiao gave up the idea.

Lu Zhaoyi had secretly bought something at some point. After Li Xiao finished changing, Lu Zhaoyi slipped him a piece of chocolate. Li Xiao was immediately surprised: “Thank you, President Lu.”

“It’s sweet. I know you like it,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “But don’t be too greedy.”

“Mhm.”

Downstairs now, all the lights in the amusement park were on. The balloon Lu Zhaoyi had bought for Li Xiao earlier in the day was still tied to where they had left it. Li Xiao pointed it out to Lu Zhaoyi.

On a whim, Lu Zhaoyi took out his phone. He originally intended to take a picture, but when he opened the camera, he ended up taking a photo of Li Xiao instead.

Li Xiao looked handsome even through Lu Zhaoyi’s camera.

Lu Zhaoyi then self-deceptively took a picture of the balloon as well. He then offered to show this picture to Li Xiao, who praised, “President Lu, you take such beautiful photos.”

Lu Zhaoyi smiled and said, “That’s an exaggeration, Xiao.”

Li Xiao laughed: “President Lu needs to have confidence in himself.”

“I’ve always been confident,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “If I didn’t praise myself, it’s definitely because I thought the picture wasn’t good.”

Li Xiao looked up at him: “Did President Lu just say…”

“Cough.” Lu Zhaoyi said, “I didn’t say anything.”

“Okay.” Li Xiao pointed to the cluster of bubbles being created by a child’s bubble gun over there and said, “So beautiful.”

Lu Zhaoyi praised, “It is beautiful. I’ll buy one for you too.”

“Wait…” Li Xiao couldn’t stop him; Lu Zhaoyi was already gone.

When he returned, he was indeed holding a bubble gun.

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t even remove the packaging; he handed it, packaging and all, to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao opened the packaging and took out the bubble gun.

He unscrewed the cap of the bubble solution and attached it to the bubble gun. When he pressed the button, bubbles came out along with a children’s song.

Lu Zhaoyi frowned: “This children’s song is a bit embarrassing.”

Li Xiao laughed: “People who play with this probably still like these songs.”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t immediately catch on. After realizing, he looked at Li Xiao and asked with a smile, “Li Xiao, are you calling me childish?”

Li Xiao held back his laughter and shook his head, pressing the bubble gun again. The bubbles flew up with the wind. Lu Zhaoyi looked at him and didn’t criticize him, after all, he had bought the bubble gun for Li Xiao himself.

“Let’s go line up for the Ferris wheel,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I don’t want to stay outside anymore. We’ll leave once we’re done.”

“Okay.”

At least there was some wind on the ground, but once they got onto the Ferris wheel, they felt it was a bit stuffy inside. However, the windows on the Ferris wheel were decorative and couldn’t be opened.

Lu Zhaoyi himself was fine. He asked Li Xiao, “Are you hot?”

Li Xiao shook his head: “It’s fine. It’s a quick trip anyway. President Lu doesn’t need to worry about me.”

“Alright.”

Lu Zhaoyi didn’t say anything more, instead looking out with Li Xiao. As the Ferris wheel ascended, everything below seemed to shrink. Li Xiao opened his phone camera and took a photo with Lu Zhaoyi in advance.

Lu Zhaoyi asked him why he took the photo now. Li Xiao said, “Some people say that the wish you make when the Ferris wheel reaches its highest point can come true. I don’t want President Lu to miss out.”

“That’s thoughtful of you,” Lu Zhaoyi said.

The Ferris wheel quickly reached its highest point. Lu Zhaoyi hadn’t had any wish in mind, but since Li Xiao had mentioned it, he silently said in his heart: I hope everything goes well for Li Xiao and that he stays healthy.

The Ferris wheel only pauses briefly at the highest point before beginning its descent. Lu Zhaoyi stood next to him and said, “No matter what wish you made, I hope you get what you wished for.”

“I don’t need to ask the deities for my wish,” Li Xiao looked at him and said. “It’s probably enough to ask President Lu.”

Looking at his expression, Lu Zhaoyi could figure out what he wanted to ask for.

“Li Xiao,” Lu Zhaoyi said seriously, “In this relationship, you have always held the initiative. If you feel like you don’t want to follow me anymore, you can choose to leave anytime. I wish you a bright future and success in everything…”

Before Lu Zhaoyi could finish, Li Xiao blocked his next words with his lips.

Lu Zhaoyi was clearly taken by surprise, but with Li Xiao initiating the kiss, Lu Zhaoyi couldn’t bring himself to push him away. He silently deepened the kiss, but it was still a brief and superficial one. Lu Zhaoyi did not go any further.

Even so, after they separated, both of them were a little awkward. Li Xiao blamed himself for acting impulsively, and Lu Zhaoyi blamed himself for speaking carelessly.

Utter silence.

For a long time after getting off the Ferris wheel, neither of them spoke another word.

Lu Zhaoyi actually wanted to speak, but he opened his mouth and didn’t know what to say. People had always fawned over him, and only now did he realize that finding a topic of conversation was not an easy task.

Lu Zhaoyi, giving up entirely, simply picked up the bubble gun and pressed it twice.

The bubbles he produced flew off into the distance with the wind. Li Xiao looked at Lu Zhaoyi’s actions and smiled gently.

Lu Zhaoyi pressed it twice more, then handed the bubble gun back to Li Xiao. Li Xiao copied him, producing some bubbles.

The two watched the bubbles fly to other places, and the silence at this moment was more powerful than words.

Lu Zhaoyi waved his hand in front of his face twice, a little annoyed: “I told you there would be mosquitoes. Let’s go back.”

“Okay,” Li Xiao said. “It’s still so hot right now.”

“Summer is just annoying,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “I should have taken you on a vacation instead. We could have found a cooler place and saved ourselves this trouble.”

Hearing this, Li Xiao was stunned: “President Lu, were you like this before?”

Like this how? And before when? Lu Zhaoyi was a little confused by what Li Xiao meant, so he asked, “What?”

Li Xiao carefully considered his words and said, “So thoughtful.”

“There was no ‘before,’ and there’s no one else,” Lu Zhaoyi told him. “Don’t overthink things. Having you, my treasure, is enough for me.”

Lu Zhaoyi said this to stop him from overthinking, but Li Xiao clearly didn’t believe it, though he didn’t ask any more questions.

Lu Zhaoyi poured two glasses of juice, then took his laptop and a folding stand to sit by the floor-to-ceiling window. Li Xiao sat next to him.

His intention was to show affection to Li Xiao, but then someone called him.

Having his good mood interrupted by a phone call, Lu Zhaoyi was naturally displeased. He saw the name: Tang Yurong.

Remembering Li Xiao’s sudden fainting last time and that he had overheard him talking, Lu Zhaoyi was even angrier.

He was looking at his phone in front of Li Xiao. If he left now, wouldn’t it look like he had something to hide? Lu Zhaoyi simply answered the phone and put it on speaker.

“Where is Young President Lu enjoying himself?”

As soon as Tang Yurong finished asking, Lu Zhaoyi answered, “The City Amusement Park, accompanying Li Xiao to have fun.”

“This must be the first time we’ve seen Young President Lu take anyone so seriously. The sun must have risen in the west.”

“Then did you take a picture?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Take a good one. You’ll be number one on Weibo’s trending topics.”

“Haha, Young President Lu is joking,” Tang Yurong said. “I’m not a traffic star. What do I need that hot search for?”

“You’re not a celebrity, so why are you bothering me and Li Xiao?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “If you have nothing to do, don’t waste my time.”

Tang Yurong clicked his tongue: “Such a temper. I didn’t interrupt anything good, did I, President Lu?”

“What good thing are you talking about?” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Li Xiao accompanying me is the best thing. I’m hanging up.”

With that, he hung up the phone, giving Tang Yurong no chance to continue talking nonsense.

“That person talks wildly; don’t pay attention to him,” Lu Zhaoyi said.

Li Xiao nodded and called out, “President Lu.”

“What is it?”

Li Xiao asked him, “Can I take what President Lu just said seriously?”

Lu Zhaoyi thought for a moment, realizing Li Xiao was probably referring to the line, “Li Xiao accompanying me is the best thing.” He smiled: “Xiao, if you feel it’s true, then it is. Or rather, if you’re happy with it, you can take it seriously.”

Although Lu Zhaoyi didn’t think Tang Yurong was a good person, he was thoughtless, so there was no need to be careful when speaking to him. Most of what Lu Zhaoyi said to him was genuine, and Lu Zhaoyi wouldn’t deliberately censor what he said.

Lu Zhaoyi thought about it and felt that what he had just said to Li Xiao wasn’t wrong at all.

Li Xiao’s mood showed no change. He just lowered his head and took a sip of juice.

Lu Zhaoyi smiled: “Isn’t this much better than medicine?”

“President Lu, how can you compare things like that?” Li Xiao said. “That’s too much.”

Lu Zhaoyi smiled, pretending to focus on the computer screen, as if he hadn’t just joked with Li Xiao.

The view by the river was always unique. The river flowing through the city added a different kind of color to the entire place, making it mysterious and romantic.

Since Lu Zhaoyi was already out and had made arrangements with Chu Sixian, he actually didn’t have much work to deal with on his computer. He was just staring at the screen.

However, splitting his attention between the screen, Li Xiao, and the river view made him feel somewhat overwhelmed, so Lu Zhaoyi closed the laptop.

“Li Xiao, come here,” Lu Zhaoyi said. “Sit next to me, leaning on me, so I can look at you.”

“Okay,” Li Xiao said and sat down beside him.

Li Xiao truly deserved to be the rich young master who was pampered like a little prince. His features were picturesque, and because he hadn’t experienced the hardships of life, he carried a sense of serenity and gentleness. Being close to him, Lu Zhaoyi even felt like he wanted to put away all his sharpness and just stay by his side.

This thought was, of course, unrealistic. If a person wants something, or someone they want to protect, they should make themselves stronger.

The scum gong’s parents died early, and the only person who could truly run Yuehe was the scum gong alone.

Lu Zhaoyi completely looked down on the scum gong as a person, but he knew the original host certainly had some means, after all, the Lu family’s assets and power had not fallen into the hands of others.

In this regard, he and the scum gong were similar.

With Li Xiao by his side, Lu Zhaoyi felt for the first time that his arrival in this world had some meaning: at least he could allow Li Xiao to suffer a little less harm.

Even a little less would be good, let alone more than just a little.

The wind howled outside the window, seemingly too powerful for the tree branches to withstand, but the stronger it blew, the more Lu Zhaoyi felt that the distance between himself and Li Xiao didn’t seem so far anymore.