Chapter 41
Although she had met Dr. Yan several times, Yu Li still couldn't help feeling a little nervous at the thought of meeting her as Yan Shiting's partner.
His heart was pounding. He looked at Yan Shiting and asked, "When should we tell her?"
Yan Shiting looked at him.
Yu Li frowned slightly, her lips pursed, her nervousness almost written all over her face.
Yan Shiting said in a deep voice, "You decide."
"Tell me when you're ready."
Yu Li lowered her eyes, her curled eyelashes trembling slightly.
He grabbed the hem of his clothes and said, "Actually, there's no need to prepare."
Since it's something he'll have to face sooner or later, spending time preparing only gives him the opportunity to hesitate and back down.
Yu Li thought for a moment, then murmured, "That's not right either. We need to prepare a gift for Dr. Yan and a gift for Ming Yao."
Yan Shiting listened attentively, then raised his hand and touched his face again: "Okay."
"Three days later, we had dinner with my aunt."
Yu Li smiled and nodded.
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After setting the date for "meeting the parents," Yan Shiting accompanied Yu Li to prepare gifts for Dr. Yan and Yan Mingyao.
Dr. Yan likes to drink health-preserving tea, and Yan Mingyao... Yan Shiting doesn't know much about this niece, so Yu Li can only figure it out on her own.
The last time he saw Yan Mingyao at the cemetery, he gave her a bag of soda crackers. Later, he saw her eating them very seriously, with a happy look in her eyes.
Yu Li guessed that she would probably like desserts that weren't too sweet.
Finally, he prepared a health-preserving tea and a tea set for Dr. Yan, and bought Yan Mingyao a doll and some snacks made by his private chef.
After buying all these things, Yu Li's bank account balance was down to single digits.
Looking at the remaining balance, Yu Li didn't feel any regret.
He suddenly realized that the gap between him and Yan Shiting was still too big, and he currently had no source of income.
Lying in bed at night, Yu Li was covered with a blanket and remained silent.
When Yan Shiting came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he saw Yu Li staring blankly at the ceiling.
He walked to the bedside and sat down, asking in a low voice, "Nervous?"
Tomorrow is the day I'll have dinner with Dr. Yan.
Yu Li came to her senses.
They've been sleeping together every night since their last kiss and getting together.
He looked at Yan Shiting, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly: "A little."
Yu Li decided not to voice her thoughts.
Although he had come to understand that he couldn't see Yan Shiting as someone from a different world, he still felt somewhat inferior in the face of the huge difference in their family backgrounds.
Yan Shiting watched him silently.
Because of his lying position, the young man's soft black hair hung down, making him appear even more obedient. There was a hint of melancholy in his peach blossom eyes, yet he still looked at him with a gentle smile.
Yan Shiting leaned down and kissed Yu Li on her forehead, face, and finally on her lips.
Yu Li subconsciously raised her hand to wrap around his neck, trying her best to respond to him.
Several days had passed since their first kiss. Apart from the occasional kisses, Yan Shiting would kiss him deeply every night before bed.
Within a few days, Yu Li got used to it, and when Yan Shiting's kiss landed, she would raise her hand to wrap her arms around his neck.
Yan Shiting's kisses were no longer awkward; they were quite skillful. However, Yu Li still hadn't learned to breathe properly, so Yan Shiting had to stop kissing him after a while, gently kissing his face, and then kissing his lips again once he was breathing smoothly.
This was repeated several times.
When the kiss ended, Yu Li's chest heaved, and she looked at Yan Shiting with hazy eyes, noticing the hint of desire hidden in his deep eyes.
Yu Li blinked, her earlobes turning bright red, and looked away, unable to look directly at him.
Yan Shiting lowered his head and kissed his cheek again, "You go to sleep first."
They're all adults; they're not unaware of this.
Yu Li pulled the blanket over half her face and replied in a muffled voice, "Okay."
Thanks to him, my feelings of inferiority and depression just now vanished into the corner.
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The following afternoon, Yu Li was taken to that private chef restaurant.
Before entering, he saw the three characters carved above the gate: Shishangyuan.
It's the same private room as last time.
Yu Li and Yan Shiting had been sitting for a short while when Dr. Yan brought Yan Mingyao in.
Perhaps remembering the cookies Yu Li had given her last time, Yan Mingyao wasn't as scared as before when she entered the private room; she was just a little nervous.
Dr. Yan pulled Yan Mingyao to sit opposite the two of them.
She glanced at Yan Shiting, then at Yu Li, as if she understood something.
Dr. Yan smiled gently and asked, "Why did you suddenly want to invite me to dinner?"
Yu Li nervously clasped her hands together and said, "Hello, Dr. Yan, what's up with you today..."
Under the table, Yan Shiting reached out and gently covered the back of his hand.
Yu Li paused, then turned to see Yan Shiting's calm expression.
My tense mood was immediately calmed down.
Yu Li paused for a moment, then continued, "I invited you to dinner today because I wanted to tell you something."
"Yan Shiting and I are actually already married."
This was something he and Yan Shiting had agreed upon, and he was the one to say it.
Across the round table, Dr. Yan paused slightly, taken aback.
She initially thought the two younger people wanted to tell her that they were together.
I was surprised to find out that they were already married.
Dr. Yan pulled herself together and asked with a smile, "Have you already registered your marriage?"
"Yes." Yu Li nodded.
"Is the wedding planned to be held after the baby is born?"
wedding?
Yu Li was taken aback, then turned to look at Yan Shiting.
When they got their marriage certificate, he and Yan Shiting didn't have any feelings for each other, so they naturally didn't think about having a wedding. Getting the certificate was considered their "alliance".
They hadn't been together for more than a few days, and were busy preparing to meet her aunt, so they hadn't discussed having a wedding.
Yan Shiting gripped Yu Li's hand tightly and nodded, saying, "Mm."
Dr. Yan said, "It is indeed inconvenient to be pregnant. It would be best to hold the wedding after the baby is born."
She smiled and said, "I can finally attend the wedding of the younger generation."
She had no further opinion on Yan Shiting and Yu Li's marriage.
Yu Li felt a little relieved.
The waiters at Shishangyuan started serving the dishes, and the atmosphere in the private room became much more lively.
Before the meal, Dr. Yan took out a car key and handed it to Yu Li.
"I don't know what you young people like, so I can only give you a car."
“I actually prepared this car when you said you wanted to raise the child together, but I never had the chance to give it to you. Today is the perfect day.”
"I'll have someone deliver the car to Wanting tomorrow."
When Yan Shiting said he was going to have dinner with her today, she had a vague suspicion, which is why she brought the car keys with her.
Yu Li looked at the car keys in her hand.
The car key had a gold-plated bull emblem on it, but Yu Li didn't recognize it.
But he had a gut feeling that the car Dr. Yan gave him couldn't have been cheap.
Yu Li pursed her lips and placed the keys on the table in front of Dr. Yan. "Thank you, Dr. Yan... thank you, Auntie. It's just that I don't have a driver's license, so I can't drive."
After the college entrance examination, he was busy with part-time jobs to earn money and has not yet obtained a driver's license.
Dr. Yan was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "I didn't think it through, but if I don't have it now, I can learn it later."
"This is a gift from your aunt to mark our meeting. Please accept it."
She pushed the car keys back.
Yu Li couldn't refuse, so she accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Auntie."
The waiter has already served all the dishes.
After dinner, the four of them left the private room.
While Yan Shiting was heading to the parking lot, Dr. Yan turned to look at Yu Li and asked, "Yu Li, was your marriage to Shiting voluntary?"
On the day Yu Li found out she was pregnant, she realized Yan Shiting's feelings for Yu Li.
From Yan Shiting's aunt's perspective, she naturally hoped that her nephew could get what he wanted.
But she also worried that if Yu Li was unwilling, the relationship between the two would likely end badly.
Yu Li was taken aback when she heard Dr. Yan's question.
"Auntie, of course I did it voluntarily."
Dr. Yan then asked, "Weren't you forced to agree because of the child?"
"You are still young and have a long life ahead of you. Even if you get pregnant and have a child, these things cannot hold you back."
Yu Li understood what she meant.
How could he not understand? He understood perfectly that a child cannot hold a person back, which is why he hoped his mother could have her own new life.
However, Yu Li does not feel that she is trapped by her child.
“Aunt, I understand. I don’t know how to explain it to you, but from beginning to end, I made my own decisions, and no one interfered.”
"It was my own decision to keep this child. I wanted to show it the world and hope it could feel beauty and love."
"I love it. My love has always been proactive, never passive."
Without being passive, one naturally won't feel trapped.
Dr. Yan fell silent.
It was already dark, and two large lanterns were hung at the entrance of Shishangyuan. The warm yellow light shone on the people at the entrance, making them feel warm and cozy.
Dr. Yan muttered, "I think I know..."
Now I know why Shi Ting likes you.
This ability to love is incredibly attractive to someone like her nephew.
Yu Li didn't hear clearly, tilted her head, and asked, "Auntie, what did you say?"
Dr. Yan came to her senses.
She smiled and said, "It's nothing. Xiao Yu, now that you and Shi Ting are married, there are some things I'd like to tell you."
"Shi Ting always had a stern face since he was a child, and he seemed cold and indifferent, but he actually had a very kind heart."
She looked at Yan Mingyao with gentle eyes and said, "Mingyao's mother fell ill and passed away after Yan Hui's accident. Mingyao was raised by her uncle's family, but because she fell and injured her brain when she was very young, she has intellectual disabilities and still cannot feed herself when she is four years old. Her uncle's family had no choice but to turn to Shi Ting because they did not want to continue taking care of her."
“They said that since this was the Yan family’s child, the Yan family should take responsibility. Shi Ting did not refuse. After completing the adoption procedures, he brought Mingyao to the Yan family. During the few months at the Yan family, Mingyao learned to dress herself and eat by herself, and her personality improved a lot. Shi Ting also helped her find a school for special needs children.”
"Later, it was because I genuinely liked Mingyao that I took over the adoption rights."
Yan Shiting's Maybach was already parked on the side of the road.
Dr. Yan looked up at Yu Li and said, "So, Yu Li, Shi Ting is actually a very good person. I hope you won't be afraid of him always having a cold face. He's not very good at expressing himself either, so please be more tolerant."
"This is my aunt's personal reason."
Yu Li listened quietly the whole time.
After Dr. Yan finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Auntie, I understand."
He looked towards the roadside, where Yan Shiting had gotten out of the car and was walking towards him.
Yu Li then said, "Auntie, shall we take you there?"
Dr. Yan smiled and shook his head: "My driver will be here soon."
Yu Li nodded, waved to her, and walked towards Yan Shiting.
Once in the car, Yu Li glanced at Yan Shiting a few times under the streetlights.
"What's wrong?" Yan Shiting looked ahead and slowly started the car.
Yu Li: "It's nothing."
He used to find that cold face truly terrifying, and he would involuntarily tremble when he met Yan Shiting's icy gaze.
I wonder if my child will be scared in the future?
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