Chapter 44 The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me

That evening, Pei Yumin took three showers and applied shower gel more than ten times, almost marinating himself in the flavor. Before leaving, he felt it wasn't enough and rinsed his hands several more times.

Lu Shangyan listened to the sound of water again and again, glancing up repeatedly until he could no longer hear any water. Then he suddenly lowered his head, no longer daring to look up.

Pei Yumin stood in front of him, staring at the crown of his head for a while before clearing his throat and announcing, "I'm ready!"

Lu Shangyan was startled by his loud voice and slowly stood up: "Please sit down."

The two acted as if they were performing some solemn and sacred handover ceremony. Pei Yumin sat down, and Lu Shangyan stood up stiffly, switching places with him.

Their toes touched. Pei Yumin originally thought he would have to urge him a bit and chat for a few more minutes to make him relax before he would willingly let him touch him.

But this time, before he could even speak, Lu Shangyan lifted the hem of his shirt, revealing a section of his fair waist.

Pei Yumin's breathing became heavier, his hands supporting him at his sides. For a moment, he almost forgot he had two hands and didn't dare to raise them to touch anything.

Lu Shangyan thought he couldn't touch him, so he stepped forward a little more. Pei Yumin licked his dry lips. Lu Shangyan had already taken such the initiative. If he didn't touch him, he would be too unmanly!

The moment the warm palm touched Lu Shangyan's soft belly, Lu Shangyan's waist went limp. With his whole body starting to go numb, he used a lot of effort to hold on and not pull away.

Pei Yumin boldly moved her fingers gently across his slightly protruding belly, applying pressure with each touch and occasionally kneading lightly: "So amazing."

Lu Shangyan couldn't bear this kind of "touching" and let out a soft groan. Fortunately, Pei Yumin was focused on his stomach at the time and didn't realize how erotic his groan was. He just thought that he was responding to her.

She then added, "It's amazing that they can have babies."

Lu Shangyan blushed completely. Fortunately, fearing embarrassment, he had already dimmed the lights in the room. However, another drawback was that the atmosphere was far too ambiguous. Pei Yumin, on the other hand, seemed unable to get enough of touching him, keeping his hands pressed against Lu Shangyan's lower abdomen. Moreover, his large hands and fingers would intentionally or unintentionally wander down there.

He took a deep breath, unable to hold on any longer: "How much longer are you going to touch me?"

Pei Yumin pretended not to hear and touched him even more vigorously: "He seems to have kicked me just now."

Lu Shangyan denied it: "It was me breathing."

Pei Yumin wouldn't listen and insisted, "The child must have felt me ​​touching him, so he's responding to me! It seems I need to touch him more often in the future."

Lu Shangyan: "...I think I understand what you mean."

He was trying to take advantage of him again, so he took a step back and put down his clothes: "We'll discuss this later."

After that, Pei Yumin diligently took three baths every day, just waiting for Lu Shangyan to give in and let him touch his belly. Unfortunately, Lu Shangyan never lifted his clothes again. He could only try his best to get close to Lu Shangyan or have a brief interaction with the child when Lu Shangyan wasn't paying attention.

After each time he finished touching her, he felt a pang of disappointment: "Son, Daddy's useless!"

It wasn't until half a month later that everything about those scumbags was settled.

Zhao Gui, however, had been carrying the blame for over a decade, even though he hadn't actually hit anyone.

Moreover, it was indeed Lu Lin who saw Lu Shangyan's parents leaving home. He insisted on going into the city with them, hoping to buy some good food. Halfway there, Lu Yue said that it was raining and they couldn't go to the big supermarket anymore, so they could only go to the nearby convenience store. Lu Lin then started to disagree and kept struggling to run forward.

Just then, Zhao Gui appeared on his bicycle. Lu Yue and Sun Liu were afraid that he was in danger, so they protected him behind them. However, he got angry and kept shoving the two of them.

He was chubby and strong when he was a child. Lu Yue and Sun Liu were looking at the passing vehicles and worried about Zhao Gui's situation when Lu Lin pushed them into the water.

When Lu Lin's mother arrived, Lu Yue's body had already turned cold, but Sun Liu was still alive, protected by her husband. However, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to protect Lu Lin if Sun Liu woke up.

She feared that Lu Lin, at such a young age, would be branded a murderer for the rest of his life. So she devised a way to shift the blame onto the drunken Zhao Gui. In addition, given her flamboyant personality in her youth and the many influential people she knew in the city, she helped to stir things up and make Zhao Gui take the fall.

Later, when Lu Shangyan's eldest and third uncles saw that he had no parents and so much family property waiting to be divided, they were tempted and sold their house, thus becoming completely inseparable from Lu Lin's family.

Now that the truth has come to light, all the money they stole and swindled from Lu Shangyan over the years must be returned, including the money from selling Lu Yue and Sun Liu's house, as well as compensation for the emotional distress caused to Lu Shangyan by beatings and abuse over the years... All in all, Lu Shangyan now has an extra 748,000 yuan in his wallet.

After all these years, he finally understands what it feels like for these people to sell their possessions and give him money back.

With the 200,000 yuan Lu He gave him, plus his own money, he had almost a million yuan. He could buy a decent house in Z City, although he might still need to take out a loan.

With the money in his hands, Lu Shangyan felt a heavy weight in his heart, as if he had discovered the truth too late.

The moment the verdict was handed down, Pei Yumin put her arms around his shoulders and whispered in his ear again and again, "It's alright, it's all over, it's alright, it's alright..."

Lu Shangyan stared intently at Lu Lin, who was being taken away. This might be the last time they would ever see each other, because he was not kind enough to go to jail to visit him.

The uncles and aunts who used to boss him around have now turned into cowards, not daring to look at him. Looking at their backs, Lu Shangyan felt his blood rushing to his head and his whole body trembling. He had to hold onto Pei Yumin's arm to keep from fainting.

After returning home that day, Lu Shangyan slept soundly, and when he woke up the next day, there was no trace of vulnerability on his face.

He went to his parents' graves. This time, he was no longer frowning and looking exhausted. He had a lot to say, and he silently stood in front of the tombstones, whispering everything in his heart.

Before leaving, he said, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, I'm getting better and better, and I'm about to have a family."

After saying that, he glanced at Pei Yumin beside him and added in his mind: They are two family members.

-

After renovating the old house, Lu Shangyan decided to go back to work when there was still a month left in summer vacation.

Pei Yumin said to him, "Does President Lu really have to work so hard? You're already so rich, why do you still need to take on side jobs?"

Lu Shangyan sighed: "You don't understand, but I do. Raising children is a huge waste of money."

Pei Yumin gestured for him to look at him: "The child is half mine too." Seeing that Lu Shangyan didn't speak, he started to panic. When he said that he would give Lu Shangyan absolute decision-making power over everything related to the child, he didn't really mean that he wouldn't let him do anything!

"Lu Shangyan, you can't be this heartless, can you? Are you really going to leave the father behind and keep the son?"

Lu Shangyan looked at him helplessly: "If you keep pretending like this, I'm really going to make sure he only has one father."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yumin felt relieved: "My mom asked me the other day if I wanted to set up a nursery for the baby or something. What do you think?"

“Our current place is indeed a bit small, and it won’t be convenient after the baby is born. Luckily, I own several properties. Would you like to choose one, or go stay with my mom? That would be convenient for her to help take care of the baby.”

Now that I've calculated it, the baby is already over three months old, and there are some things that really can't be put off: "I want to save money to buy a house." Then she quickly added, "You don't need to worry about the house."

Pei Yumin tentatively asked, "How about I exchange some money for you and buy a bigger one?" He roughly knew how much money Lu Shangyan had. This amount of money wouldn't buy a particularly good house in downtown Z City. Even the worst one would cost at least 1.5 million yuan, and the rooms would be small and few. He would also have to take out a loan for several more years.

Lu Shangyan had just gotten rid of those bloodsucking relatives, and now he had a mortgage to pay... Pei Yumin shook her head repeatedly: "Wouldn't that be too tiring?"

Lu Shangyan said, "What I mean is, I will rent a place to live until I buy a house outright. If necessary, I can just rent a bigger place when I go back."

Pei Yumin was unable to refute, and could only temporarily agree: "Then what can I do?"

“I have classes and part-time jobs to attend, so I’ll probably be very tired.” Lu Shangyan’s situation is different now than before, and he can’t keep pushing his body to its limits: “So you’ll have to take care of finding a new place.”

"Try to choose a place with good sunlight, a nice environment, and a quiet place. It should be a three-bedroom apartment. It doesn't matter if it's a bit far from the school. Keep the rent below 3,000 per month, understand?"

Pei Yumin smiled and agreed to the request. It was alright; he could just buy another one.

-

The rented room hadn't been entered for a month and was covered in dust. Pei Yumin went in and started cleaning frantically, while Lu Shangyan was pushed onto the balcony to water the flowers.

Halfway through the sweeping, Yuan Qingyu arrived. For the past month or so, she had been saying she wanted to go to Chong County, but Pei Yumin had stopped her time and time again. Now that the two of them were back, she couldn't be stopped anymore and came to their door right on time.

As soon as she entered, she pulled Lu Shangyan from head to toe, looking him over several times. Finally, she secretly touched his belly, saying with a double meaning, "It's good that everyone is safe and sound, it's good that everyone is safe and sound."

As she spoke, she threw everything on the sofa onto the floor and pulled Lu Shangyan to sit down: "You must be tired after such a long drive, take a good rest." Then she glared at Pei Yumin: "Do you even know how to do things? You make people do chores as soon as you get back!"

Lu Shangyan is a little different from before, but he shouldn't be this fragile. Seeing how worried Yuan Qingyu is about him, he looks at Pei Yumin with obvious discomfort and pleads for help.

Pei Yumin received his signal: "Mom, stop making trouble. These are all clean clothes that I was supposed to put away later, but you've thrown them all on the floor. I have to wash them all again."

After saying that, he shoved the clothes into her hands and said, "Since you're here, can you help me out?"

"Also, the doctor said he needs to exercise appropriately. Your overprotective approach might not be a good thing for him."

Yuan Qingyu was a little skeptical: "Really?"

Lu Shangyan nodded hurriedly, picked up the spray bottle and stood up, wanting to escape the scene as quickly as possible. It was at this moment that he noticed there was still someone standing in the entrance hall.

Yuan Qingyu finally realized this: "Yinyin, the room is so dirty, you don't need to change your shoes, come in quickly."

She introduced Lu Shangyan: "Shangyan, this is my best friend's daughter. She's the same age as Yumin. She just came back from abroad a couple of days ago. She doesn't have many friends in China and is bored at home, so I brought her to visit you and let her relax. She and Yumin haven't seen each other for a while, so this is a good opportunity for them to get together. You're about the same age, so you should be able to talk to each other."

After saying that, she gave Pei Yumin a meaningful look.

The next second, Yinyin quickly stepped forward and intimately took Pei Yumin's arm: "Why are you so unhappy to see me? We haven't seen each other for just a few months. What, have you already forgotten about your 'ex-girlfriend'?"

Yinyin smiled brightly, then looked at Lu Shangyan and asked, "You are... his roommate?"

Lu Shangyan nodded: "Would you like some water?"

“She doesn’t need it.” Pei Yumin’s expression was not good: “Shangshang, don’t listen to her nonsense. I don’t have an ex-girlfriend like her. No, I don’t even have a girlfriend.”

Lu Shangyan glanced at him, said nothing, and turned back to continue tending to the flowers that were about to wither due to prolonged lack of water.

Pei Yumin frowned at Miao Yinyin, so angry that he couldn't say a word. In the end, he could only turn around and continue to explain to Lu Shangyan.

Miao Yinyin hugged Yuan Qingyu's arm and said in a coquettish voice, "Can't even this kind of stimulation work? Their progress is too slow!"

Yuan Qingyu sighed: "Who knows how I gave birth to such a useless son. When I was pursuing his father, I won him over in just three days."

Ms. Yuan Qingyu made no mention of the fact that Lao Pei had fallen in love with her at first sight back in college and had been secretly in love with her for many years. Her three days were merely a belated attempt to open the door to her feelings.

When Lao Pei saw her kick her opponent flying in the taekwondo competition, it felt as if that kick had also pierced his heart.

Miao Yinyin said, "Let me think about it again, is there any other way to provoke him?"

Pei Yumin had no idea they were plotting against him. Seeing that Lu Shangyan was ignoring him, he broke out in a cold sweat. He almost thought that all his efforts during this period would be in vain, and in an instant, he and Lu Shangyan were back to the "extreme restraint of pretending to be friends" period where they could not kiss.

Seeing him looking around nervously, Lu Shangyan asked in a puzzled tone, "What's wrong with you?"

Fortunately, Lu Shangyan was still willing to talk to him, and he breathed a sigh of relief for the time being: "I'm not familiar with that Yin Yin, no, Miao Yin Yin!"

“You know I wasn’t a particularly good student. After graduating from university in China, I went abroad to pursue a master’s degree. We happened to be in the same place at the time, and her mother and my mother were friends, so she asked me to take care of her.”

"As you can see, she has a lively personality and loves making friends, so many people pursue her. But she doesn't want to be in a relationship. After being pursued so many times, she finds it troublesome and says that I am her boyfriend to help her fend off unwanted suitors!"

He leaned closer to Lu Shangyan and said, "I swear, I wasn't even there when she was spreading rumors about me, otherwise I wouldn't have let her say those things! I was already head over heels for you at first sight, my heart and eyes were only for you, and I would never have a change of heart!"

He moved closer and closer, forcing Lu Shangyan to bend over: "You knew me so long ago? How come I didn't know anything about you?"

Pei Yumin belatedly realized that he had said too much, and quickly straightened up: "Now is not the time to talk about these things. I will find a suitable time later to tell you everything."

After saying that, she looked at Lu Shangyan expectantly and said, "So please don't believe Miao Yinyin's words! She's the kind of person who's always causing trouble! Please don't get angry and ignore me over such a small thing."

Lu Shangyan sighed: "I'm not ignoring you." At most, he was just a little upset, and he believed it was due to pregnancy hormones, not because he was jealous of you.

Seeing that Pei Yumin was still not convinced and continued to ask, he put on a serious expression again: "I need to get some water, there's no water in there."

Pei Yumin quickly said, "I'll help you."

There was a sink on the balcony, making it very convenient to get water, but he just wanted to show off more in front of Lu Shangyan.

Only after confirming that Lu Shangyan was really not angry did he return to continue cleaning up the mess on the floor.

Miao Yinyin seized the opportunity to say, "No way, you've been chasing me for so long and still haven't succeeded, and so many people have helped you but it still didn't work out. Now that things are like this, you still haven't found a girlfriend. Are you no good, Pei Yumin?"

Pei Yumin glanced at her, and thinking about how Lu Shangyan had acted that way just now because he cared about him, he was overjoyed and wished he could explode on the spot and blow Miao Yinyin away!

Pei Yumin, with the air of someone who's been there all along, looked down on her childish approach: "We're not in a hurry. He has his own pace. What I need to do is adapt to his pace. That's what a mature man like me should do, not resort to such low-class and stupid methods like you."

Miao Yinyin wanted to say something more, but he suddenly turned to look at Lu Shangyan: "Besides, I think we're practically in a relationship right now."

Miao Yinyin waved her hand, then pointed at him and said to Yuan Qingyu, "It's over, Auntie, he's gone mad."

To emphasize his importance, he deliberately said to Lu Shangyan, "Mr. Lu, if we move, could you rent a bigger house? I'd like a study and a walk-in closet."

Otherwise, he would have nowhere to put all his clothes, so he would wear one batch and then take it home to exchange for a new batch, just like the boarding students who would take a bunch of clothes home every week.

Lu Shangyan pointed to his room door, showing him no mercy: "With limited funds, your room can only be this big at most."

Pei Yumin quickly nodded with a smile, afraid that if he was a little late, Lu Shangyan would kick him out.

After Lu Shangyan turned around, he whispered to Yuan Qingyu, "Sorry, I'm henpecked like my dad."

Miao Yinyin was genuinely shocked: "Are you doing so badly now? You can't even afford a house and have to rent!"

“Of course not.” Pei Yumin raised his chin smugly: “I don’t need to pay rent.”

Miao Yinyin rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky: "You're crazy! You actually expect a college student to support you!"

Pei Yumin shook his head: "No, no, I think it's because he wants to give me a home. He's really a responsible person."

Miao Yinyin was almost crying with fright. Her hands trembled as she grabbed Yuan Qingyu: "Auntie, please take him to see a doctor."

Yuan Qingyu was speechless, pretending not to know this son for the time being.

Pei Yumin continued to praise, "Shang Shang is exceptionally good. He knows I have money and a house, yet he still strives to buy a house and settle down in Z City through his own efforts. He's so ambitious and works so hard for me. If I didn't accept him, wouldn't I be ungrateful?"

Miao Yinyin looked incredulous, and Pei Yumin then called out to Lu Shangyan, "Shangshang, I'm a domineering CEO, and I own a property that meets all the conditions you mentioned. Do you want to take a look?"

...A domineering CEO? Even Lu Shangyan was embarrassed for him: "Stop watching those domineering CEOs falling in love with me stories." So many people are watching; Pei Yumin may be shameless, but he still has a face to save!

Pei Yumin looked at Miao Yinyin and shrugged: "See? President Lu insists on supporting me."

Miao Yinyin sensed something was amiss. She felt that Lu Shangyan didn't seem to know Pei Yumin's true identity, but seeing Pei Yumin's infatuated expression, completely immersed in his fantasies, she was too lazy to say anything more. Otherwise, Pei Yumin would use his stupid methods to refute her again, and she was already tired of it!

-

Pei Yumin's life revolves around work and home every day. By the time he has free time to go out and play, it's almost time for school to start.

Xia Li and Jian Guo have already returned to school. With nothing else to do, they invited Lu Shangyan to get together at a restaurant near their school.

Lu Shangyan was already more than four months pregnant at this time, and it was quite noticeable that he was wearing short sleeves.

Xia Li couldn't help but say as soon as she saw it, "You had a good summer vacation, didn't you? You've gained a lot of weight, you're almost getting a little belly."

Lu Shangyan glanced down, and Jian Guo looked for a long time as well: "No, it's probably because the clothes are too loose."

Halfway through the meal, the group started chatting casually. Jian Guo asked him, "The school sports meet is a week after the start of the semester. What event are you going to sign up for?"

The sports meet is not mandatory. Lu Shangyan originally did not want to participate, but there were few people in his class, and each person had to participate in at least two events. Even so, there were still many events that were left vacant and no one participated.

In this situation, it would be unreasonable for him not to participate.

He's a bit more outgoing now, and he doesn't want to be someone everyone avoids like before. He wants to be a little more sociable.

So he said, "Shot put." He had already seen the message in the class group, but he couldn't do strenuous exercise right now. After thinking it over, this was the only thing that suited him: "At most, another 200 meters."

Jian Guo didn't care what event he signed up for, she only asked, "Will Pei Yumin come to watch your competition during the school sports meet when the campus is open?"

Lu Shangyan nodded. Actually, he didn't want Pei Yumin to come, but Pei Yumin insisted that when he saw him faint while running last time, the extreme pain still seemed to be there, and he had to keep an eye on him at all times to prevent Lu Shangyan from overdoing it again.

Seeing him nod, Jian Guo immediately asked, "Then can you ask him to bring Tang Suichen along as well?"

To win Tang Suichen back, he gritted his teeth and signed up for the 5,000-meter race. With his small frame, he knew he wouldn't make it to the finish line, but the more heartbroken he felt, the better. He wanted Tang Suichen to feel sorry for him, and then he could use that opportunity to have a further conversation with Tang Suichen.

During the time Lu Shangyan was back, he learned a lot about Tang Suichen's past, and naturally, he also learned about the relationship between him and Jian Guo.

Although he didn't want to spoil the mood at this time, he couldn't bear to leave Jian Guo with unfulfilled hopes: "Tang Suichen... he's already married."

"You should also know your marriage partner, Song Yuxin."

Jian Guo was stunned. He turned around stiffly, his breathing disordered, his expression numb, and he became completely dazed. He couldn't answer any of the questions Lu Shangyan and Xia Li asked him.

Lu Shangyan couldn't think of any words to comfort him, so he could only turn to Pei Yumin, who was always ready to reply to his messages.

[s: What exactly is love?]

To everyone's surprise, Pei Yumin replied directly:

[m: What date do you want to get married? Any date is fine with me.]

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Author's Note: Pei Yumin: Do you like me? [Sunglasses]

Lu Shangyan: Just strangers! [Shrugs]