Chapter 48
"Don't worry, she's just asleep."
Dr. Xu packed up his medical kit and looked at the three people standing by the bed: "Look at the dark circles under Young Master Yan Sui's eyes, he probably didn't sleep all night, and with his emotions fluctuating so much, he suddenly fell into a deep sleep."
The anxious housekeeper, He, finally relaxed and tucked the blanket around Yan Sui, saying, "That's good, that's good."
Yu Li pursed her lips and said, "Thank you, Dr. Xu."
He was terrified when he saw Yan Sui faint after he had just mentioned his pregnancy.
He knew that the people who heard the news would be shocked, but he didn't expect it to be so shocking that it would make people faint.
Before Dr. Xu arrived, Butler He asked Yan Sui why she had fainted. Yu Li didn't dare to tell the truth, worried that another person would faint.
"You're welcome." Dr. Xu waved his hand and took out a box of calming oral liquid from the medicine box. "After Young Master Yan Sui wakes up, have him drink some of this before bed every night. It can relieve insomnia."
"Okay." Butler He took it and placed it on the bedside table. "Dr. Xu, let me see you out."
Dr. Xu nodded.
After the two left the room, Yu Li looked at Yan Shiting with a hint of self-reproach in her eyes: "If I had known... I should have waited a while before talking about the pregnancy."
Yan Shiting stroked his hair and said in a deep voice, "It's none of your business. Even if you only tell him about our marriage, he will still have emotional ups and downs."
After all, before this, Yan Sui had always worried that he would become a mistress who broke up other people's relationships.
Hearing Yan Shiting's words of comfort, Yu Li's mood improved somewhat.
Since Yan Sui was just asleep, the two of them decided not to disturb him any longer and quietly left the room.
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Yan Sui slept until 3 p.m. before waking up.
The afternoon sun in winter is relatively weak, not much different from the morning sun.
Yan Sui looked out the window and stretched.
So, it was just a dream?
Just kidding, he was just scared, not scared out of his mind. How could he not distinguish between reality and a dream?
Yan Sui sat up, sighed, and casually ruffled his hair a couple of times.
He went downstairs and saw his brother and Yu Li sitting on the sofa in the living room at the corner of the stairs.
Yu Li also seemed to have just woken up, looking listless.
His brother held a bowl of fruit salad and gently fed Yu Li a spoonful.
Yan Sui paused in his steps.
He had forgotten to pay attention to Yu Li's reaction before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, Yu Li didn't seem to mind when his brother changed her shoes.
I was careless.
Yan Sui took a deep breath and sat down on the sofa opposite Yu Li.
"I woke up with my nose all red," he said quietly.
Upon hearing this, Yu Li looked at his nose with a puzzled expression.
Not popular.
Yan Shiting put down his spoon and glanced at Yan Sui indifferently.
Yan Sui coughed lightly, sat up straight, and said, "You've been married for over three months, and you're only telling me now."
Then, he looked at Yan Shiting with a mournful expression and said, "Brother, you too. When I asked you the day before yesterday, you didn't tell me. You didn't even explain last night, making me worry all night."
Yu Li was taken aback, then touched her earlobe and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Yan Sui. Actually, it's because I wanted to tell you myself that your brother kept it a secret."
Yan Sui's eyes still held a sorrowful look.
Last night he misunderstood his brother so much, and his brother didn't explain. Therefore, Yan Sui couldn't help but suspect that his brother's silence was probably intentional.
Under his gaze, Yan Shiting placed the bowl in his hand on the coffee table and said calmly, "If I tell you I'm getting married, I can't hide the pregnancy. But men getting pregnant isn't a common thing. The reason I told you so late is because we need to consider whether you can accept it."
After Yan Shiting finished explaining, Yan Sui couldn't hold back his complaints anymore and instead became somewhat silent.
That's right. Yu Li must be under a lot of psychological pressure during her pregnancy. Telling her now is actually a bit early.
Thinking of this, Yan Sui quickly looked at Yu Li and comforted her, "Yu Li, although I was indeed shocked, I didn't mind or discriminate against you."
He patted his chest and exclaimed dramatically, "We're best friends!"
After Yan Sui's lively remark, the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed.
Yu Li felt a huge weight lifted from her heart and smiled, "Thank you, Yan Sui."
Yan Sui chuckled, looked at Yu Li's stomach, and asked, "How far along are you in your pregnancy?"
"I'm over six months pregnant, and my due date is at the end of April."
Yan Sui rubbed his hands together. "So I'll be an uncle in three months? That's alright, I still have time to prepare a gift."
After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something else, "More than six months, so you and my brother were together before I got out of being single?"
After he finished speaking, Yu Li and Yan Shiting both fell silent for a moment.
I know Yan Sui asked casually, but this question is actually a bit difficult to explain.
Finally, Yu Li took a deep breath and quietly touched Yan Shiting's hand, as if trying to gain some courage.
Yan Shiting noticed this and gently took his hand, their fingers intertwined.
Yu Li turned her head and looked at Yan Shiting, gradually calming down.
He said, "We had this child first, and then we decided to get married."
"But, whatever the reason before, what is certain now is that your brother and I are a loving couple."
As Yu Li spoke, Yan Shiting's gaze remained fixed on him.
Yan Sui could tell how gentle his brother's eyes were now.
He suddenly felt as if he had been unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
Even though he's not single, why does he feel like he's being tortured?
Yan Sui hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.
After thinking for a moment, he finally said, "That's good."
In any case, his brother, that big iceberg, has finally melted.
...
Before dinner, Dr. Yan took Yan Mingyao back to the manor.
Most of the staff at the manor had gone home for the holidays, leaving only Butler He and a few security guards on shift.
Dinner was prepared by the brothers Yan Shiting and Yan Sui.
During dinner, Butler He originally wanted to leave again, but Dr. Yan invited him to stay.
The dinner table suddenly became much livelier.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, Yan Sui was still wondering what his brother would be like after he started dating.
He witnessed it today.
The food in Yu Li's bowl was almost all put there by his brother.
His brother would remove the fat or bones before putting the meat into Yu Li's bowl, skim off the oil from the top of the soup before serving, and clean the shrimp thoroughly...
These little things were done with remarkable naturalness and skill.
After dinner, they made rolling lanterns in the manor, and his brother stood by Yu Li's side the whole time, handing her the materials in a timely manner.
Although the two weren't particularly close, no matter where Yu Li was, her brother would instantly walk up and cuddle with her.
Yan Sui seemed to realize something was wrong, and his hand paused in the act of shaving bamboo strips.
For the past two days, he had been wary of his brother getting close to Yu Li, which hindered the couple's intimacy. So, it's possible that his brother's silence last night was intentional!
Tsk.
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After the rolling lanterns were finished, it was completely dark.
Now that he had publicly announced his marriage to Yan Sui, Yan Shiting openly took Yu Li up to the third floor tonight and back to his room.
After washing up and lying in bed, having applied stretch mark oil, Yu Li suddenly asked:
"Brother, what happened last night?"
He had kept this question in his heart for most of the day.
When Yan Sui woke up and saw them in the morning, his first reaction was that something had happened. In the afternoon, he complained that his brother hadn't explained things last night, causing him to be worried sick...
I don't know what happened last night that made Yan Sui so worried.
Yan Shiting paused in his hand as he twisted the bottle cap.
He looked at Yu Li, a rare hint of unease in his phoenix eyes: "Last night, he saw me leave your room."
Yu Li was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.
He couldn't help but chuckle a few times while leaning against the headboard.
"Hahaha, no wonder."
Given Yan Sui's personality, seeing Yan Shiting leave his room without knowing their relationship would probably have shattered his heart.
After laughing for a while, Yu Li rubbed her slightly sore cheeks and said, "Then why don't you explain?"
Yan Shiting remained silent.
The young man before me had tears welling up in his beautiful peach blossom eyes from laughing, his eyes full of curiosity, his pupils sparkling as if they held stars.
Yan Shiting raised his hand and covered Yu Li's eyes.
He lowered his head in defeat, kissed Yu Li a few times, and said resignedly, "It was on purpose, because he was preventing me from getting close to you."
"Moreover," Yan Shiting paused, but still spoke his mind, "he was once liked by you."
He knew that Yu Li had completely let go of Yan Sui.
But the thought of Yan Sui being liked by Yu Li still made her feel envious and jealous.
Therefore, they hoped that Yu Li would personally explain their relationship.
Such thoughts are simply... indescribable.
Yu Li blinked, her eyelashes brushing lightly against Yan Shiting's palm.
Unexpectedly, Yan Shiting would also be jealous.
He raised his hand, grabbed Yan Shiting's wrist, and moved the other hand away.
"Brother." Yu Li looked at Yan Shiting and smiled gently:
"Now and in the future, I will only love you."
They had been together for some time, but this was the first time Yu Li had explicitly said "I like you".
Yan Shiting's eyes were deep and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
He held Yu Li's hand for a long while before slowly saying, "Me too."
The expression in his eyes was unreadable, but Yu Li knew it must be a response to him.
Yu Li smiled, leaned in and hugged Yan Shiting, teasingly saying:
"Brother, I also like the way you look when you're jealous."
Yan Shiting pursed her lips, then lowered her head and covered his mouth with hers.
Between the lips and tongue, he whispered, "It won't happen again."
He knew Yu Li's feelings and would no longer feel uneasy.
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The next day was New Year's Eve. After breakfast, the people in the manor started to work together to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Each of them prepared one of their signature dishes, and then they cooked several more elaborate dishes together.
After getting to know the others, Yan Mingyao also joined in making the pastries.
The New Year's Eve dinner wasn't finished until 3 p.m.
An extra table was set up in the restaurant, and the security guards on duty were invited in to eat with them.
Yu Li drank her milk, looking at the group of people around her, and felt a little dazed for a moment.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, it started to snow lightly.
Yu Li played with rolling lanterns with a few others in the courtyard, while Yan Shiting stood by his side to protect him from slipping and falling.
After dark, Butler He led the security guards to the lakeside and lit fireworks.
Yu Li was afraid of the loud noise of the fireworks, so Yan Shiting took her to hide in the room beforehand.
Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window in the third-floor room, the sounds outside were blocked by the well-insulated glass.
Yu Li looked up and watched the colorful fireworks of all shapes and sizes bloom in the silent night sky.
Yan Shiting hugged him from behind and quietly watched the fireworks with him.
As she looked around, Yu Li's gaze fell on the floor-to-ceiling window in front of her.
The image reflected his and Yan Shiting's figures. He could see the tender and affectionate look in Yan Shiting's eyes as he looked down at him.
Yu Li couldn't help but smile, then turned around and hugged Yan Shiting.
The fireworks were also reflected on the window.
Those who embrace will welcome the new year together.
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