Chapter 45
He didn't realize how damaging those words could be.
Yan Shiting's breathing quickened, as if the blood in his body had been completely ignited.
He lowered his head and, no longer restrained, kissed the beauty mark under Yu Li's right eye.
His eyes were deep and dark, and his hot breath brushed against her face, causing Yu Li to shudder involuntarily.
The memory of that night five months ago resurfaced in my mind.
The details he couldn't forget reappeared in his life once again.
This time, I was completely awake.
Yan Shiting still helped him prepare with restraint and gentleness. Yu Li's fair feet kicked restlessly, and he turned his head away, clutching the pillow.
He stared unfocused at a warm nightlight on the bedside table.
In his daze, he suddenly remembered: "It seems we... don't have anything..."
Yan Shiting paused.
He leaned down and kissed Yu Li's lips, then reached out with his other hand and took out a half-used tube of anti-inflammatory ointment from the bedside table drawer.
"Yes, we have this."
It looks familiar.
Upon recognizing the familiar packaging, Yu Li's cheeks flushed red. She raised her hand, half-covering her tearful eyes with her arm: "You actually still kept this medicine."
Yan Shiting didn't say anything, but kissed him again.
After that argument, he carefully put away the box of the throat lozenges and the tube of ointment.
I can't explain why I did it back then, but later, whenever I think of those two things, I think of Yu Li's tearful eyes filled with such pain. So, the words that were once so hard to say became easier to say.
Yu Li remembered that when they found this medicine before, Dr. Xu had said that Yan Shiting would tell him about its effects.
Now he understood that the medicine had two effects.
The dim light swayed gently in front of my eyes.
Yan Shiting restrained himself, and after listening to Yu Li's words, he didn't finish.
But Yu Li still felt uneasy, as if she had been caught in a whirlpool, with feelings that were hard to describe.
He tilted his head back, the back of his head against the pillow, and his forehead gradually became damp with sweat.
In a daze, it seemed like a long time had passed when, besides the sounds of water and breathing, he heard his cell phone ringing.
Yu Li's mind cleared up a bit, and she propped herself up to reach for her phone.
Yan Shiting grabbed his hand, his voice slightly hoarse: "It's so late, it's probably a harassing call."
"It's not a phone call." Yu Li said with a nasal tone, pulling her hand away, taking the phone, and turning off the timer alarm that had been ringing for a while.
He put down his phone, looked at Yan Shiting, and said softly, "Brother, happy birthday."
He had set that alarm clock specifically before coming to the manor, just in case he fell asleep and couldn't be the first person to wish Yan Shiting a happy birthday.
At that time, he could not have imagined that he would voluntarily disrupt his sleep schedule and not sleep.
Yan Shiting paused slightly in his movements.
He looked at Yu Li, whose beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with tears, her eye sockets were red, her thin eyelids were pink, and her cheeks were also red.
During the banquet, Yan Shiting's Adam's apple bobbed, and a drop of sweat slid from his forehead to his chin.
He touched Yu Li's face and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, Xiao Yu."
Yu Li looked aggrieved, took a step back, and asked again, "Waaah... Brother, when will it get better?"
In the dim yet warm light, Yu Li seemed to see Yan Shiting's lips slightly upturned.
He was somewhat stunned, and in a daze, he realized that he had never seen Yan Shiting smile before.
Yan Shiting leaned down to make up the distance he had left, and said in a deep voice in his ear, "Little Fish, be good. Twenty minutes."
Yu Li nodded and hugged him gently with trust.
He knew that Yan Shiting had an amazing ability to control time; if he said twenty minutes, it would definitely be twenty minutes.
Of course, Yan Shiting did not disappoint him this time.
...
Yu Li has consistently had excellent sleep quality since becoming pregnant.
In the latter half of the night, he seemed to be sleeping restlessly, groaning a few times as he half-awake, murmuring, "I want to drink water."
Yan Shiting took out the thermometer from under his armpit and breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that he did not have a fever.
He helped Yu Li sit up against him and fed him half a cup of warm water little by little.
Yu Li's dry throat finally felt a little better. She turned her head and rubbed against Yan Shiting's shoulder before falling into a deep sleep.
When I woke up again, it was bright outside the window.
Yu Li picked up her phone and checked the time, finding it was already 1 p.m.
His eyes widened slightly, unable to believe that he had slept until this hour.
The last time I slept until the afternoon was because something happened at my place, and I had to stay up all night.
What happened this time... oh.
Yu Li blushed, put down her phone and sat up, only to realize that she was wearing soft pajamas and a pair of slippers were placed next to the bed.
Moreover, he was no longer at the Yan family's manor, but at Wan Ting, his home with Yan Shiting.
It seems that Yan Shiting brought him back while he was asleep.
Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, we won't run into Yan Sui.
He put on his slippers and dawdled toward the bathroom.
I had only taken a few steps when the bedroom door was opened.
Yan Shiting was wearing black pajamas, and his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses were gentle.
Seeing that Yu Li had already gotten up, Yan Shiting walked over, bent down and picked him up in his arms.
Are you still feeling unwell?
Yu Li put one arm around his shoulder and shook her head upon hearing this.
Yan Shiting nodded without saying anything more. After carrying him to wash up, he carried him to the dining table.
A light meal was laid out on the table, all steaming hot.
As Yu Li ate her meal, her gaze fell on Yan Shiting, who was standing to the side.
He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen Yan Shiting smile last night.
But he wasn't in the right state of mind then, and before he could see things clearly, he was pulled into an inexplicable vortex.
Yu Li pursed her lips and gently poked at the rice with her chopsticks.
It felt a little regrettable. After they got together, he could feel that Yan Shiting had become much gentler and his facial expression was no longer so cold, but he had never seen him smile.
After eating, Yu Li felt sleepy again.
Yan Shiting didn't go to the company today; he took a nap with him.
Perhaps because she was too tired, Yu Li had a very chaotic dream.
He dreamed that he was holding a soft little child, who was about three years old and looked a lot like him. The child sweetly called him "Dad".
Immediately afterwards, Yan Shiting walked over from the other side, his face cold and unsmiling.
Yu Li pointed at him and said to the child, "Sweetie, this is also your dad."
However, as Yan Shiting approached, the child in his arms suddenly burst into tears.
The sound of the child crying was so clear, as if it were really happening, that Yu Li was suddenly awakened.
He was panting heavily, his mind still fogged up.
Yan Shiting quickly grabbed his hand and patted his back: "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Yu Li looked at Yan Shiting in front of her with a blank and dazed expression.
He suddenly felt a little wronged, worried that their child might really be frightened to tears by Yan Shiting in the future.
He raised his hand and poked Yan Shiting's lips with his finger: "Brother, smile."
Yan Shiting was taken aback.
Yu Li still complained, "Smile, don't always have such a long face. What will you do if the baby is afraid of you after it's born?"
Yan Shiting didn't speak, but gently patted Yu Li's back in a rhythmic manner.
A short while later, Yu Li fell asleep again.
When Yu Li woke up again, she had forgotten the little incident during her afternoon nap and thought she had just had a series of dreams.
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I'm already more than five months pregnant.
Yu Li felt that she seemed to be having some unpleasant reactions again.
My emotions have become unstable, and I always have some unusual thoughts in my mind. I also feel very wronged from time to time.
It seems that knowing there will always be someone to comfort and hug you, no matter what, leads to more and more strange ideas.
For example, on a cold winter night, he woke up in the middle of the night, nudged Yan Shiting awake, and said, "Brother, I want to eat ice cream."
The house is very warm and cozy, so it's no big deal to give him a bite of ice cream to satisfy his craving.
Yan Shiting nodded, got up, and took out ice cream from the refrigerator.
As soon as she reached the bedside, Yu Li hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
Yan Shiting patted his hair and said, "Eat up, I'll eat the rest."
Yu Li pursed her lips and said shyly, "Brother, are you too sleepy? I meant I want to eat barbecue."
He thought Yan Shiting had misheard "barbecue" as "ice cream".
Yan Shiting paused for a second, then said, "Hmm, you must have misheard. Shall I order takeout for you? Or should I cook it at home?"
"Since the ice cream is here, I'll just take a lick."
Actually, he really wanted to eat ice cream too.
After saying that, Yu Li gave him a comforting hug, then suddenly asked, "Brother, do you think barbecue ice cream is delicious?"
Yan Shiting said in a low voice, "It will cause diarrhea."
"Okay," Yu Li said with some regret.
One day, while eating, Yu Li noticed the thick soup in her plate and suddenly said to Yan Shiting, "Brother, how about I make you eggplant stir-fried with chocolate tomorrow?"
He's actually a pretty good cook; he used to take care of all the cooking at home, so he didn't intentionally suggest this terrible dish.
I was just thinking that adding chocolate would make the stir-fried eggplant look even better.
Yan Shiting placed a piece of beef on his plate, seemingly unconcerned about the combination: "Okay, I'll finish it."
That afternoon, Yu Li went to cut a fruit platter.
As he cut the watermelon, he couldn't help but recall a video he had seen online during the day, in which someone used a mold to frame the watermelon and make it grow into a different shape.
Yu Li frowned, carried the platter back to the rocking chair, looked at Yan Shiting, and asked, "Brother, if a watermelon is molded into a heart shape, won't it feel pain?"
Yan Shiting remained silent for a few seconds, pondering whether he wanted a philosophical answer or a biological one.
After thinking for a moment, Yan Shiting still said, "It has no pain receptors, so it won't feel pain."
Yu Li nodded: "Oh, okay."
In short, no matter what outlandish things Yu Li said, Yan Shiting would patiently answer him.
He understands that pregnant women tend to overthink things, and some may even experience anxiety and depression as a result.
Yu Li's strange ideas actually put Yan Shiting at ease.
Yu Li's pregnancy was already very difficult, and Yan Shiting felt he couldn't share the burden, so he could only try to take care of her in other ways.
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Life went on peacefully and warmly, and before we knew it, it was the end of January.
After learning that Yu Li hadn't gone back to her hometown for the winter break, Yan Sui sent a message inviting Yu Li to the manor for the New Year.
Seeing his enthusiastic messages, Yu Li thought for a moment and agreed.
If he doesn't go, Yan Shiting will definitely stay in Wanting with him during the New Year, and it will be difficult to explain when Yan Sui asks.
That evening, Yu Li nestled in Yan Shiting's arms, adjusted to a comfortable position, and told him about returning to the manor for the New Year.
After he finished speaking, he paused and then said, "After the New Year, you can tell Yan Sui about our relationship."
Yan Shiting looked down at Yu Li and found that the young man in his arms was calm and no longer as uneasy as before after talking about the matter being made public.
He said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Li frowned and let out an uncomfortable groan.
Immediately, he bent over and pressed his hand uncomfortably on his right calf.
"pain……"
Upon seeing this, Yan Shiting sat up and massaged him.
He knew that Yu Li was having a leg cramp, but fortunately he had done his research beforehand and had already learned massage techniques, so he could relieve some of the pain for him at this time.
With his massage, the cramping pain subsided temporarily.
Yu Li's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
He grabbed Yan Shiting's sleeve, about to say something, when he suddenly felt a wriggling sensation in his stomach.
It's like the baby in your belly gently stretching.
His eyes widened, and he said, "Brother, the baby seemed to really move just now."
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