Chapter 42
As December approaches, Y City is about to enter winter, with temperatures gradually dropping to around ten degrees Celsius.
Yan's Hospital.
In the B-ultrasound examination room reserved for the Yan family, Yu Li lay on the examination bed, watching the examination probe in Dr. Yan's hand slide across his abdomen.
During the previous two examinations, Yan Shiting did not accompany her into the examination room, but this time she stood quietly by the bedside to keep her company.
Dr. Xu stared intently at the image on the ultrasound machine.
The examination room was quiet. After a while, he glanced tentatively at Dr. Yan.
Dr. Yan nodded at him.
The two spoke in riddles, leaving Yu Li somewhat confused.
Judging from their expressions, it shouldn't be anything wrong with the child.
Dr. Yan turned around and saw that Yu Li looked puzzled. She smiled and said, "The baby is over four months old and is developing slowly. If we do a 4D ultrasound at the next prenatal checkup, we can see whether the baby will look like you or Shi Ting in the future."
Yu Li listened attentively and then looked at Yan Shiting beside her.
Yan Shiting also looked down at him.
Yu Li looked closely at Yan Shiting's face, and following Dr. Yan's words, he couldn't help but think about what the child would look like in the future.
If someone looks like Yan Shiting, will they always have a stern face?
Just thinking about the two cold-faced people, one big and one small, made Yu Li smile.
The examination was over quickly. Yan Shiting wiped the coupling gel off Yu Li's stomach, helped him sit up, and followed Dr. Xu back to the office.
Dr. Xu seemed lost in thought and didn't say a word.
Seeing his expression, Yu Li felt uneasy and couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Xu, you haven't been saying anything. Is the baby not doing well?"
Dr. Xu snapped out of her reverie and waved her hand, "No, I was just thinking about whether telling you the sex of the fetus would be against the rules."
Yu Li remained silent for a moment.
That's a good question.
Dr. Xu is the Yan family's private doctor and also a doctor at the Yan Family Hospital.
If his employer asked him about the sex of the fetus, he seemed unable to refuse to answer.
Seeing Dr. Xu's predicament, Yu Li said, "There's no need to tell us. We'll know after the baby is born, won't we?"
Dr. Xu smiled and said, "That's right."
He also prepared some vitamin tablets and a bottle of stretch mark oil for Yu Li.
That oil was developed by Dr. Xu and Dr. Yan together; it's very gentle, non-irritating, and has no side effects.
Back home, after taking a shower that evening, while Yan Shiting was showering, Yu Li went online to check where to apply stretch mark oil.
The chest, abdomen, thighs, and buttocks.
After carefully reading the doctor's instructions, Yu Li decided to try applying it herself.
Since it was difficult to operate with one hand, he lifted the hem of his pajamas, put it in his mouth, poured some oil into his palm, and rubbed it on his stomach.
The sound of a door opening came from the direction of the ensuite bathroom in the bedroom, but Yu Li was focused on applying lotion and didn't notice.
Yan Shiting walked out of the bathroom and paused slightly when he saw Yu Li on the bed.
The young man knelt on the dark gray bed, biting the hem of his pajamas, revealing his fair belly and a slender waist.
He probably didn't even realize how... alluring the pose was.
Memories of that night four months ago surfaced in his mind, and Yan Shiting's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Yu Li's lower back.
He still remembers that there were two dimples on the back of that narrow waist, and that night he couldn't resist touching them several times.
Yan Shiting's eyes darkened.
He gently closed the bathroom door and walked towards the bed.
Yu Li caught a glimpse of Yan Shiting by the bedside out of the corner of her eye. She was slightly surprised, her lips parted slightly, and the hem of her pajamas drooped down, covering her fair skin.
"You finished washing so quickly?" he asked, bewildered.
Yan Shiting's eyes were unreadable as he sat down on the edge of the bed and took Yu Li's hand.
"I forgot my pajamas."
His gaze was somewhat blunt, and the heat in his deep eyes seemed to scald Yu Li.
The grip on his hand was tighter than usual, as if she was restraining something.
Yu Li seemed to understand, and glanced downwards.
She glanced at it briefly before quickly looking away, her earlobes turning a deep red.
Then, Yu Li was puzzled again. Why did Yan Shiting suddenly react so strongly?
He didn't do anything.
While he was feeling somewhat lost, Yan Shiting gently released his hand and took the stretch mark oil from the bedside table.
"It's difficult for you to do, let me apply it for you before you take a shower."
Yu Li was taken aback, and subconsciously asked, "Do you know where to apply it?"
Yan Shiting paused, holding the stretch mark oil, and her breathing became heavy.
He raised his eyes, and the usually indifferent look behind his glasses seemed a little fierce.
His voice was low and hoarse: "I know."
Yu Li blushed and remained silent.
He had just checked, so of course he knew where to apply it.
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Do not apply too much pregnancy oil. Pour the oil into your palm, dab a little with your fingertips, and apply a thin layer to the area where you want to apply it.
Yu Li had already rubbed her stomach, so Yan Shiting rubbed the rest of her stomach.
He applied the ointment around the stomach with light pressure, and then massaged it in a clockwise circular motion to aid absorption.
When the fingers touched her skin, Yu Li flinched slightly, but had nowhere to hide, so she could only lie flat or prone, exposing the areas that needed to be rubbed to Yan Shiting's eyes.
To avoid putting pressure on her stomach, Yu Li slightly bent over.
Then he heard Yan Shiting's breathing gradually become heavier beside him.
The temperature in the bedroom seemed to have risen a bit, and the redness from her ears spread to her face.
A few minutes later, Yan Shiting put the bottle cap back on, straightened Yu Li's pajamas, and leaned down to kiss his reddened ears.
"I'm going to take a shower, you go to sleep first."
After saying that, she got up, went to the dressing room to get her pajamas, and hurried back to the bathroom.
Yu Li blushed and breathless as she looked toward the bathroom.
When Yan Shiting mentioned applying oil, he really meant applying oil.
Even though the reaction hadn't subsided, she still carefully finished applying the ointment and then restrained herself from leaving.
Yu Li took a deep breath, turned her head, and buried her face in the pine-scented pillow.
It was his own pillow. But after living with Yan Shiting, he started using the same toiletries as Yan Shiting, both of which had a pine scent.
Smelling the familiar scent, her breathing became more even, and Yu Li turned over, sprawling out like a pancake, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
In the bright bathroom, cold water was continuously poured down.
Yan Shiting kept his eyes closed for a long while before opening them.
He impatiently ran his fingers through his hair, slowly calming his burning breath.
Sure enough, once selfish desires are satisfied, one becomes increasingly greedy.
...
Half a month after Yan Shiting and Yan Sui had their heart-to-heart talk, Yan Sui invited Yu Li out to play again on the weekend.
The address he sent was in a high-end residential area. When Yu Li arrived, she saw Yan Sui waiting at the entrance of the residential area.
"Yu Li, over here!"
Yan Sui waved his hand and then excitedly ran towards Yu Li.
His brows and eyes relaxed, and he looked happy; he was completely different from the dejected man he had been that morning.
It seems he's finally figured it out.
Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and asked, "Is there anything interesting in this neighborhood?"
Given Yan Sui's personality, every time he was asked to come out to play, it was either because he had played a new game or seen something new and interesting.
Yan Sui smiled mysteriously and said, "It's quite novel to me. Come on, let me show you."
After Yan Sui finished speaking, he led Yu Li into the residential area.
This is a relatively new upscale residential area with good privacy; Yu Li even saw several celebrities she had seen on television.
He followed Yan Sui to the foot of a building, entered the elevator, and went to the twelfth floor.
The building has a layout of two apartments per floor. Yan Sui led Yu Li into one of the apartments.
Upon opening the door, one finds a spacious living room furnished with four sets of desks and chairs, and on the desks sits a brand-new, fully-equipped computer.
Apart from that, there was nothing else in the living room.
Yu Li was taken aback, her mind racing to recognize the scene before her, before hesitatingly asking, "This is... an internet cafe?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Sui tripped over the threshold.
“Although it’s not finished being renovated yet, but…” Yan Sui looked into the living room with feigned melancholy and asked, “How can this be an internet cafe?”
He said, "The chairs in the internet cafe are much more comfortable than the ones here."
Yu Li chuckled and said, "Sorry, I was just guessing."
He noticed what Yan Sui said and asked again, "Is this your house?"
Yan Sui scratched his head and nodded: "Yes, it's my future studio."
"A studio?" Yu Li was stunned.
“Yes, my game development studio.” Yan Sui finished speaking and looked at Yu Li with excited eyes:
"The last time my brother and I had a heart-to-heart talk, he said..."
Yan Sui coughed twice, his face stern, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Yan Sui, you can choose to take the postgraduate entrance exam or you can choose to join the company, but I hope that the path you choose in the future is a decision you make after careful consideration, rather than one that is interfered with by others or forced upon you."
Yan Sui already bore a resemblance to Yan Shiting, about six or seven points, but with a cold expression, the resemblance only intensified.
Yu Li looked at him and couldn't help but laugh.
After finishing his sentence, Yan Sui regained his original expression and said, "Then I remembered what you said before about wanting to find what you truly want to do. So I thought about it carefully and realized that I'm very interested in games. I've played games for so many years, why not try making one myself?"
"After I talked to Chang Ke, she said she would give me a part-time job to make music for my game."
As Yan Sui spoke, he walked to the center of the living room, pointed to the four desks, and said, "My desk will be here, and Chang Ke will sit here when she comes to work part-time."
"I'll handle the programming code, Changke will handle the music, and we'll outsource the copywriting and graphic design for now. Once the studio is more stable, we'll hire our own graphic designer and writer!"
His eyes shone brightly as he spoke.
It seems that in his eyes, it wasn't an ordinary living room, but a complete game development studio.
Yu Li could see that Yan Sui was passionate about making games.
He couldn't help but recall that during the National Day holiday, Yan Sui was still confused, irritable, and had given up on himself for a while.
Unexpectedly, Yan Sui has already found what he truly wants to do.
Yu Li was also happy for the banquet.
He clapped his hands and said, "Congratulations! I wish your game great success in advance."
Yan Sui smiled sheepishly, "I only have a rough idea right now, and I haven't started doing it yet."
He looked at Yu Li and casually asked, "And you, do you have an answer about what you really want to do?"
Yu Li paused.
Since finding out he was pregnant, he hadn't thought much about future plans.
Firstly, I had other things to do, and secondly, I only thought about having a child in the short term, without stopping to think about what the child would do after birth.
Yu Li lowered her eyes and said, "Actually, I haven't thought about it yet."
"I don't think I have any goals."
Although the mortgage has been paid off and there are no more debts, there is not much savings.
His mother will reach retirement age in three years, which will be the time when Yu Xin goes to university.
So before that, Yu Li's only goal was to make money, to reduce the pressure on her family, and to let her mother and sister live a better life.
Now……
Yu Li frowned, her mind racing with thoughts.
Yan Sui quickly said, "It's alright, it's alright, take your time, you'll find your target eventually."
"Or, you can come and make games with me, and I'll give you the same salary as a senior programmer."
Yu Li understood Yan Sui's good intentions.
He composed himself and smiled, "Thank you, but I'm not in a hurry. I'll think about it again when I have time."
"Please continue showing me around your studio."
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