Chapter 34 You like me, I know...

Before Pei Yumin could even process what was happening, the phone was already handed over.

Lu Shangyan swiped the screen, but couldn't unlock it: "What's the password?"

Pei Yumin leaned closer and said a "0," then swallowed it back. He suddenly remembered that his wallpaper was still a picture of him kissing Lu Shangyan: "What are you doing with my phone?"

"Buy tickets." Lu Shangyan tapped his phone a few times in front of him: "My phone freezes as soon as it gets to the payment screen. Tickets are very scarce in our small town, and they're not available every day. They sell out quickly. I'm in a hurry. I didn't mean to spend your money."

Pei Yumin clicked his tongue, looking displeased: "I'd love for you to spend more of my money. I have so much money that you can squander it all."

here we go again.

Lu Shangyan sighed. In fact, he had been thinking about this matter for the past few days and felt that Pei Yumin's family must be quite wealthy, otherwise they wouldn't be able to afford so many high-end counterfeit goods that looked genuine.

But if he were to actually believe that Pei Yumin was a billionaire, he could only chuckle to himself for the time being.

After all, everything requires evidence, and Pei Yumin hasn't given him a single valid piece of evidence yet.

Seeing that he was not speaking and was getting impatient, Lu Shangyan quickly changed the subject: "No, I have to give you the money."

He had already received a lot of care from Pei Yumin during this period, and even Yuan Qingyu had been running around bringing him meals. If he didn't reciprocate in kind, he would feel guilty.

Furthermore, he now clearly understands Pei Yumin's feelings for him. If he continues to accept the benefits Pei Yumin offers without any limits, it would be tantamount to exploiting Pei Yumin's emotions.

He didn't want it to be like this.

"You can only come back with me if you accept this."

The offer was so tempting that Pei Yumin immediately took the bait.

Little did he know that Lu Shangyan was considering this matter based on their relationship. He only thought that Lu Shangyan's statement that he didn't want to owe him anything meant that he wanted to draw a clear line between them.

His face immediately fell, and he unlocked his phone and placed it in front of Lu Shangyan. This time, he wanted to make sure that Lu Shangyan could see the wallpaper immediately.

They've hugged, kissed, slept together, and even two grown men can be so passionate that they create a miracle and have a child—the closest and most intimate relationship imaginable!

Lu Shangyan saw it and couldn't help but turn around to look at him: "When did you take this screenshot?"

Pei Yumin gave a meaningful reminder: "I also have videos, which are even more ambiguous than the photos."

Lu Shangyan felt uneasy thinking that the photo might be seen by many other people: "Change it."

Pei Yumin pouted: "No."

Lu Shangyan pursed his lips unhappily and didn't say anything more. He lowered his head and struggled to change the lock screen. This phone was the latest model, and he wasn't used to it. After a long time, he finally changed it back to the original wallpaper.

Then, in front of him, she bought herself a train ticket and returned the phone.

Pei Yumin panicked. At this moment, she no longer cared about pretending to be wronged to attract attention. She rushed over and bought herself another ticket: "You forgot about me! Did you never want to take me back in the first place, so you kept making excuses?"

Like a child, how come Lu Shangyan never realized he could be so childish before? He used to think Pei Yumin was reliable, but now it seems it was all just a facade, a hollow illusion!

Pei Yumin was still whimpering in his ear. He sighed and said, "I don't know your ID number, how can I buy it?"

"It's clearly recorded here!" Pei Yumin seized the opportunity: "You made a mistake, so you owe me one."

Lu Shangyan looked at him with a face full of suppressed anger: "What do I owe you?"

Pei Yumin raised his chin: "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll owe you for now and tell you when I've made up my mind."

Unable to argue with him, Lu Shangyan continued to look down at his phone and reply to messages.

Pei Yumin, on the other hand, took it as a yes and immediately became very happy, continuing to bustle around attentively: "There's no direct high-speed rail, and it takes more than three hours by train, but it's not too far. How about I drive you?"

Lu Shangyan thought about his car, which he always kept gleaming: "Forget it, the road back is difficult to travel, and we'll have to transfer and walk a long way after we get there. It's more convenient to take the train."

When Pei Yumin saw that he was speaking to him nicely, he knew that he was not really angry, and he was immediately relieved.

The next second, he secretly changed the wallpaper back, and this time he changed the lock screen as well.

The lock screen didn't use the photo of him kissing Lu Shangyan's eyelids, but instead featured a photo of the two of them gazing at each other briefly. However, this was enough to show that their relationship was extraordinary.

Lu Shangyan quickly transferred the money to him, but he refused to accept it: "You gave me double the amount. Are you buying the return tickets together? Which date do you want?"

Lu Shangyan said, "You're coming back with me this time, and I'll reimburse all your expenses as a way of thanking you for taking care of me these past few days."

“I just searched online, VIP wards are very expensive, and with so many doctors treating me, the expenses must be huge. I probably can’t repay you right now…” He paused, somewhat afraid to look Pei Yumin in the eye, “You have to let me pay something first.”

Pei Yumin felt a pang of pain in his heart upon hearing this, and his smile immediately vanished: "There's no need to be so calculating between you and me. My decision to be good to you is my own, and I don't need you to give anything in return."

Lu Shangyan only said, "I want our relationship to be purer, otherwise there are too many things involved, and I'm afraid I'll lose my judgment."

Loss of judgment about his feelings.

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The next day, after Lu Shangyan was discharged from the hospital, he went back to his rented apartment to rest for a few more days and bought a lot of things to take back with him.

But Pei Yumin was even more extravagant, bringing a full five extra-large suitcases. Lu Shangyan asked him to take some out, but he said, "Didn't you say you were going to stay for at least a month? A month is a long time. I've already brought less."

Lu Shangyan said, "There are so many people on the train, it will be a lot of trouble to carry so much stuff. It's a minor issue if you bump or knock something, but it's not worth it if you lose the things in your suitcase."

Pei Yumin had never ridden a train before and had no idea what the request was. He had initially thought someone would help him with his luggage, but upon hearing Lu Shangyan's words, he immediately pushed his suitcase back into the room. He really needed to be careful; protecting Lu Shangyan was the most important thing.

But he still took two suitcases with him when he went out, so that he could carry the luggage in one hand and protect Lu Shangyan with the other.

He had planned it perfectly, but as soon as Yuan Qingyu dropped them off at the train station, he immediately regretted it. He then asked Yuan Qingyu to take all the luggage back and send it to him later, or he could buy it when he got there.

The train station was packed with people. Standing at the security checkpoint, you could see a sea of ​​people inside. The queue for ticket inspection stretched all the way to the center of the hall, and even then, many people couldn't find a seat and opted to spread out plastic bags on the floor or sit on their luggage.

Lu Shangyan rested his shoulder against his, a smile playing on his lips: "I warned you before, don't take so much."

Looking at it this way, Lu Shangyan's backpack and small suitcase are indeed much lighter.

Pei Yumin was almost petrified. In the end, he only took one suitcase and left. He followed Lu Shangyan and imitated him by taking his ID card to check his ticket. After passing through security, he found that the hall was incredibly stuffy and crowded with people.

The close-up view made him dizzy. In the moment he was stunned, several children rushed towards them. Fortunately, Pei Yumin was quick-witted and pulled Lu Shangyan back. Otherwise, those children would have lined up and bumped into Lu Shangyan's stomach.

After the children ran off, a woman who looked to be in her fifties, carrying a red tote bag full of drinks, chased after them, calling out, "Xiao Bao, come and have some water and rest for a bit."

Pei Yumin was still shaken by what had just happened. When the woman passed by him, he called out to her with a serious expression, "This is a public place. Please keep an eye on your child so he doesn't bump into other people. Letting them run wild like this is very rude."

The woman immediately glared at him, her eyebrows shot up, and she looked like a fierce demon: "You have manners? You have manners to pick on a little kid?! What are you pretending for! Isn't this how it is here? Besides, what does a little kid know? It's his nature to love playing and running around! If you can't stand it, go ride in an airplane or a cannon, no one will stop you! Then you'll be all alone, flying wherever you want, running wherever you want!"

Her sharp voice pierced through him, and she pointed her finger at him, poking his face little by little. Pei Yumin looked displeased, but he really couldn't do anything about her in front of everyone.

Lu Shangyan grabbed his wrist, signaling him to stop.

After finally finding a seat in the waiting room, Pei Yumin grew increasingly angry. While Lu Shangyan was checking which bus to take after the train arrived, he found the administrator and recounted what had just happened, demanding that they strengthen management.

The group of people agreed readily at the time, but after he left, no one came out to take care of him. Those unruly kids ran around several times, and in the end, they actually came back to him and sat right across from him.

She took small sips of her drink, looking at him with a smug smile, then deliberately spat out the drink mixed with saliva as if she were laughing out loud, splashing it all over them.

The woman watched from the side, occasionally offering them tissues to wipe their mouths. Pei Yumin was so angry he laughed. After being sprayed with water again, he suddenly stood up and looked at the woman: "Fine, if you don't care about them, don't blame me for being impolite!"

He bent down, opened the suitcase, revealing it filled with bread and snacks, while the other half contained the supplements that Lu Shangyan usually ate.

These kids would sip their drinks little by little, but when they saw so many snacks, their eyes lit up immediately. They threw down their drinks, jumped off their chairs, and stared at him for a long time.

"Is that little plastic box filled with gummy candies? It looks like orange flavor. Can I have one?"

"And sandwiches, I've only ever seen them on my phone, bring them out for us to eat too."

"......"

They all made demands without ever saying "please," and their tone was completely matter-of-fact.

Pei Yumin sneered, looked at Lu Shangyan, and called out to him, mimicking the woman's words from earlier, "Xiao Bao, what do you want to eat?"

Lu Shangyan looked down and rummaged through his things: "Where are your things?"

“I just took them all back to my mom. Actually, there was a massager and stuff I brought for you in that box. You always say your back hurts, right?” Pei Yumin picked up an orange, peeled it, and handed it to him. “There are also towels. We can only buy them there. I just don’t know if we can still find that brand. You’re used to that towel, so you don’t find it uncomfortable.”

He continued talking to himself, then took out several more items and placed them on the chair. After all that fuss, he planned to let Lu Shangyan eat first once they got in the car.

One of the children protested, "Where's mine! Where's my stuff?!"

As she spoke, she was on the verge of tears. Pei Yumin's mood improved, and he laughed out loud. Seeing this, the woman stood up again, pointed at him, and cursed, "Are you doing this on purpose? A grown man bullying a few children, have you no shame!"

Pei Yumin pretended not to hear him, sat back down and pointed to the stain on his clothes: "This dress of mine cost more than 30,000 yuan, and I just bought it a few days ago. You have to pay me back."

The woman was even more furious, wishing she could jump up and yell at him: "What nonsense are you spouting! If you were really that rich, why would you be sitting in a hard seat here!"

Pei Yumin glared at her: "Mind your own business, I'm happy to."

The children were crying loudly, and one of them was already lying on the ground throwing a tantrum. They were all grabbing her clothes and legs, demanding that she buy them snacks and take Pei Yumin's things.

At this moment, Pei Yumin was extremely possessive of his food: "If you dare to move it, I'll sue you for robbery!"

The woman was annoyed by the noise, and there were quite a few onlookers around. Even she, who was shameless, felt her cheeks burning. All she could do was yell at the children to stop crying: "Get up, all of you, I'll take you to buy it!"

Things inside the train station were much more expensive than outside. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She ran up to Pei Yumin and spat at him several times before leading the children away, muttering curses under her breath.

Lu Shangyan finally had some peace and quiet. He smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't imagine how devastated I would be if my child were like this."

Pei Yumin shook his head, disagreeing with his idea: "This child wouldn't inherit genes from either of us, and besides, I believe you will raise the child very well."

Lu Shangyan reached out and touched it, then suddenly looked at Pei Yumin with a serious expression and said in a low voice, "I haven't said I want to keep the child yet."

Pei Yumin chuckled a few times, neither confirming nor denying, but in his heart he felt that Lu Shangyan wanted to keep the child a little longer.

After finally dodging a few unruly children, squeezing through the crowd, and getting on the bus with great difficulty, Pei Yumin discovered that even more troublesome things awaited him.

The carriage reeked of stinky feet and sweat, along with coughing and phone calls. Most importantly, the carriage was packed with people, and the aisle was full of people.

Lu Shangyan added, "Luckily we bought our tickets early, otherwise we would have only been able to get standing tickets."

Pei Yumin was stunned for a few seconds when he first heard the term "standing ticket" before following along. After finally squeezing in, he realized that his and Lu Shangyan's seats were not next to each other, and they weren't even in the same carriage.

Looking at the seemingly endless crowd, Lu Shangyan said, "Didn't you even check which carriage you were in before you got on the train?"

Pei Yumin replied matter-of-factly, "Why would I look at it? I never intended to separate from you. At worst, I'll just stand here with you."

Lu Shangyan had no choice but to put his luggage away with difficulty and place the plastic bag full of snacks on the small table.

Fortunately, his seat was close to the aisle, so he moved over to make room for Pei Yumin, leaving her a space about the width of a palm: "You'll have to make do with this."

Pei Yumin saw that he had hunched his shoulders to make room for her, and looked like he was in a lot of pain, so her heart softened instantly: "I'm tired, so I'll sit on the suitcase. Just let me help you a little."

So he found the perfect excuse to grab his arm and shoulder at any time.

The train swayed and rattled along, and after a while, Pei Yumin felt like he was suffocating from lack of oxygen.

He could only close his eyes, try to calm himself down, and breathe deeply to find any oxygen. But as he smelled, a sour, foul odor suddenly entered his nostrils. The smell was both strange and familiar. He opened his eyes and saw that someone opposite him had taken off their shoes and was wearing a pair of shiny black socks that looked slightly damp.

Because the train seats are arranged in two rows facing each other with a small table, the person opposite stretched their legs directly between Lu Shangyan and the passenger next to them.

Lu Shangyan felt uncomfortable all over. He took back the small space he had vacated, wanting you to stay as far away from that foot as possible. Meanwhile, the owner of the foot was fast asleep, snoring loudly.

Pei Yumin blinked, her eyes stinging with tears: "How many more stops before I get off?"

Lu Shangyan didn't dare to look down at his phone, and could only say from memory, "It should be four or five stops, and it will take a little over three hours to get there. Let's wait a bit longer."

Pei Yumin tilted her head back, stubbornly refusing to let her tears fall: "How about we get off at the next stop and take a taxi back?"

Lu Shangyan didn't agree. The money had already been spent, and it would be a waste to do it this way. Besides, after getting off the train, he would have to take a long bus ride, almost a whole day and night by taxi.

Besides, he wasn't that fussy. He used to squeeze onto trains like this all the time when he went home. During the Spring Festival travel rush in winter vacation, he couldn't buy a ticket, so he would stand and squeeze his way home. Back then, there were many sick people, and the smell was much worse than it is now.

He had originally intended to comfort himself, but the more he thought about that scene, the more uncomfortable he felt, and the discomfort was uncontrollable.

Before Pei Yumin could get a reply, Lu Shangyan grabbed his clothes. Pei Yumin looked down and saw that Lu Shangyan was pale, covered in cold sweat, and had his other hand on his stomach, breathing heavily. He looked like he might faint at any moment.

He didn't care about the smell anymore and quickly squatted down in front of him, asking, "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

Before speaking, Lu Shangyan swallowed several times: "I feel a little nauseous."

Pei Yumin breathed a sigh of relief: "The restroom is up ahead, I'll take you there."

With so many people around, he didn't feel comfortable letting Lu Shangyan squeeze in alone. Lu Shangyan looked like he was about to faint after just a few steps.

Lu Shangyan had originally intended for him to stay here and watch his bag, but now he just had to carry it on his back and squeeze forward with him.

The carriage was crowded, and there were many people waiting to use the restroom. Lu Shangyan couldn't wait and was too lazy to go back, so he stood at the connection between the carriages. There was some breeze coming in here, and the smell wasn't as strong, which was much more comfortable than sitting in the carriage.

Pei Yumin stood with him, took the bag from his hand and carried it for him, and put his arm across the cabinet next to him for support: "It's shaky here, hold on to me."

Lu Shangyan glanced at him, didn't move, leaned there and closed his eyes to rest, thinking that when the train stopped at the station, he would take the opportunity to get off and get some fresh air.

Unexpectedly, he felt comfortable for less than five minutes before he became dizzy again. This time, he couldn't stand it at all and started to gag over.

Pei Yumin followed his movement and reached out to catch the trash bag under his face, not even having time to grab a garbage bag.

But Lu Shangyan had drunk a bowl of red date soy milk in the morning and ate some fruit on the way, so it had long been digested. He vomited for a long time but nothing came out, and his eyes were filled with tears from the discomfort.

However, he felt better after vomiting, and his head wasn't so dizzy anymore. Only then did Lu Shangyan realize that there was a hand in front of him and another hand behind his back.

"Aren't you disgusted?"

Lu Shangyan didn't think anything of it and focused all his attention on him: "Are you still feeling unwell? Do you want some water? I'll go buy some for you and also get a few trash bags while I'm at it."

Lu Shangyan nodded, watching him run away, turning back every few steps. Even he himself couldn't help but feel disgusted when he felt nauseous, but Pei Yumin could do it very calmly.

He sat there, propping his forehead up with his hand, feeling that if things continued like this, he really wanted to stay with Pei Yumin for the rest of his life.

When Pei Yumin ran back with the water, he had already stood up. In the middle of summer heat, the air conditioning was not very effective when there were many people. Pei Yumin was covered in sweat, but he was still thinking about giving him the water first.

“I just passed by your spot on my way to buy water and found that it was occupied. The person across from me had both feet on it, and all the things you put on the small table were eaten. It’s a huge mess. Don’t go back, or you’ll feel nauseous from the smell and throw up.” He pushed the suitcase in front of Lu Shangyan: “I brought all the things over. If you’re tired, sit here and rest. The air is a bit better here.”

Lu Shangyan drank some water and felt much better: "I'm sorry, I should have known better than to let you squeeze in with me."

Pei Yu strongly disagreed with his words: "I insisted on coming with you, and besides, it's not like you wanted to be uncomfortable." As she spoke, her gaze lightly fell on his lower abdomen: "You have a special situation."

Lu Shangyan took another sip of water, slowly screwed the cap back on, his mind a jumble of thoughts, yet he couldn't help but keep thinking.

Finally, she sat down with a firm decision and grasped Pei Yumin's forearm with her warm palm: "I understand."

Pei Yumin moved closer to him so he could grip him more comfortably: "Good to know."

Lu Shangyan lowered his head and whispered, "I know you like me."

These words stunned Pei Yumin. It took him a long time to realize what Lu Shangyan had said. When he looked over again, he found that Lu Shangyan's ears were bright red. He barely managed to resist touching them.

He leaned closer, his voice trembling, and asked, "So what do you think?"

Lu Shangyan turned his head away again, not wanting to meet his gaze, and spoke intermittently: "I know, that's all. What else can I think?"

"That's right, that's right, now you know I like you." Pei Yumin moved closer to him, afraid that outsiders would overhear their little secret: "So, do you like me?"

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Author's Note: [Cat paw][Cat paw] Activating 6,000-word mode! [Cat paw][Cat paw]

Pei Yumin: Do you like me? [Question mark][Shrug][Peeking while covering face][Kiss][Evil smile][Let me see][Sprinkling flowers][Go for it][Poor thing]