Chapter 49

After the Lunar New Year, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Dr. Yan traveled to Country A.

She went to her professor friend to ask for the surgical information on male fertility surgery, and also to catch up.

This trip abroad wouldn't take long, so Yan Mingyao was left at the manor.

Fortunately, during the Spring Festival, Yan Mingyao gradually became familiar with the people in the manor.

Except for when she cried for a long time when the doctor saw her off, she didn't make a fuss much afterwards.

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Yu Li and Yan Shiting stayed at the manor until the Lantern Festival before returning to Wanting.

There were too many people in the manor, and the two of them felt uncomfortable being intimate. They could only spend some time together in their room at night.

Back in Wanting, Yu Li sighed contentedly, lay down on the sofa, and slept like a cookie for a while.

Yan Shiting went to the dressing room and took out some loungewear, then helped him change.

Even though they had been intimate several times, Yu Li was still a little shy when he helped her change her clothes.

She could only rest her head on Yan Shiting's shoulder, trying not to show her flushed face.

After putting on her pants, Yu Li glanced at her protruding belly, frowned, and said, "It feels a bit tight."

Yan Shiting paused slightly, then looked down at his stomach and said, "It's growing a little fast."

“And,” Yan Shiting looked up at Yu Li’s face, “you’ve grown a bit taller too.”

Yu Li was taken aback, then asked with delight, "Really?"

Yan Shiting nodded.

Yu Li was a little excited. He found a measuring tape and asked Yan Shiting to measure his height.

Yan Shiting held up the measuring tape, looked at the number on it, and said, "178."

"Wow!" Yu Li exclaimed excitedly, "I've grown three centimeters in the past six months, does that mean I can grow to 1.8 meters tall?"

Seeing the smile on his face, Yan Shiting's lips seemed to lift slightly as well.

He put away the measuring tape and said, "Okay."

That arc appeared for only a moment, but Yu Li caught it.

He hugged Yan Shiting and shook him gently, saying in a good mood, "Brother, you look so handsome when you smile."

Yan Shiting looked somewhat uneasy.

He lowered his head and kissed Yu Li, saying, "Spring is coming soon, I'll have someone make some clothes and pants that will suit you."

After saying that, Yan Shiting touched Yu Li's face, his eyes deep and focused: "Don't worry, I'll take your measurements, and I won't let any outsiders come."

Yu Li, however, was not worried.

He knew that Yan Shiting always paid attention to these details.

He smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, brother."

That very evening, Yan Shiting measured Yu Li's dimensions.

Making clothes takes time, and during this period the fetus is still developing, so Yan Shiting bought some overalls, which Yu Li didn't feel tight around her stomach when she wore them.

Over the course of a month, the custom-made clothes were delivered to Wan Ting one after another.

Yu Li's clothes gradually took up half of the dressing room.

In the walk-in closet, half of the clothes are dark-colored, and the other half are light-colored.

This originally dull walk-in closet has been transformed with warm colors.

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The last batch of spring clothes arrived, and Yu Li started to sort them out. When she turned around, she saw Butler He staring out the window, lost in thought.

"Uncle He? Uncle He?"

After being called several times, Butler He finally came to his senses.

Yu Li asked, "What's wrong?"

Butler He looked worried and pursed his lips, saying, "Mingyao has been crying a lot these past few days, saying she misses her grandmother. I don't know when Ms. Yan will be back."

Yan Mingyao's situation was different from other children. Even though Butler He had taken care of Yan Sui and had some experience in taking care of children, he could only try his best to comfort her.

He would have Yan Mingyao make a video call with Dr. Yan every day, but in the last two days, Dr. Yan's phone suddenly became unreachable. Yan Mingyao couldn't see her grandmother and cried more and more.

Butler He was so worried that his hair turned even whiter.

Yu Li was stunned.

Only after being reminded did he realize that something was wrong.

Before Dr. Yan left, he said he would be back in about half a month, but now more than a month has passed and there has been no news of him.

He frowned and comforted him, "I'll ask my brother tonight, Uncle He, don't worry too much."

Butler He nodded.

However, when Yan Shiting returned that evening, before he could even ask, Yu Li saw news about Dr. Yan online.

It was a news article that someone forwarded in the class group chat, and the first photo in the article showed Dr. Yan.

Because it involved Dr. Yan, Yu Li was a little confused, so she scrolled down and read the news carefully.

The news reported that a wealthy man in country A was getting a divorce from his partner, but neither of them could bear to part with their child. So they spent a lot of money to have a professor research an artificial womb so that the wealthy man could also have a child, and the two could each have one child in the divorce.

That professor happened to be Dr. Yan's friend.

He stated that an artificial womb is unlikely, and even if it were successfully developed, the wealthy individual would already be deceased.

Upon hearing this, the tycoon was furious and ordered his men to follow the professor, reminding him every hour about his research on artificial wombs. Even while he slept, he received a reminder call every two hours.

Unable to withstand the harassment from the wealthy man, the professor had no choice but to call the police and seek help from the media, which led to this news story.

The key point of the news is that the wealthy man and his partner are both men, and the partner had previously become pregnant and given birth, with the professor performing the delivery.

The fact that a man gets pregnant and gives birth is still quite shocking, especially given the baffling actions of the wealthy couple. As a result, this news has spread to China and is being discussed by many people online.

In the class group chat, messages discussing this news were constantly being posted:

Can men really give birth? Are stories about men having children becoming reality?

This couple is really funny. They want a divorce, but they also want a child with each other's bloodline. If they love each other so much, why are they even considering divorce?

Can a man who gets pregnant and gives birth still be called a man? More like a transvestite!

[I can't really accept it; seeing a man give birth is too horrifying.]

I actually think this tycoon's idea is quite good. If artificial wombs are successfully developed, wouldn't it be great to have more men give birth?

The group chat was flooded with messages, and Yu Li frowned as she watched.

Even within a single class group chat, opinions can be both positive and negative; the situation is even more pronounced online.

Yu Li silently turned off her phone.

After a while, he opened his phone again. This time, instead of checking the group chat, he downloaded a short video app and Weibo to read the online discussions.

After clearing away the dishes, Yan Shiting walked over to Yu Li and immediately noticed the content on the screen.

The online discussions were much more hostile than those in the group chat, with older people hurling insults and some young people using vulgar, sexually suggestive jokes.

Yu Li pursed her lips, her fingers refreshing the page at a steady pace.

Yan Shiting frowned and stepped forward to block the phone screen.

"Stop looking."

He slowly grasped Yu Li's wrist and realized that Yu Li's hand was actually a little cold.

Yan Shiting tightened his lips, took his phone away, and turned off the screen.

“Little Fish,” Yan Shiting looked into Yu Li’s eyes and said in a deep voice, “Don’t look.”

Yu Li took a deep breath and reached out to hug Yan Shiting.

"It's okay, I'm not sad. I just want to get used to it in advance."

In the future, many people may know that he and Yan Shiting have a child.

As the child grows up, those people will find that the child looks like both him and Yan Shiting.

Given the precedent of the wealthy couple from Country A, people will start to think that the child is their biological child, and there will definitely be a lot of discussion at that time.

Yu Li wanted to get used to it in advance.

"Moreover, after getting used to these things, I'm not so scared anymore when I think about telling my mom and sister."