Chapter 35 Tonight I will definitely make you very comfortable...
Lu Shangyan didn't dare look at his face: "I haven't thought it through yet, I need time."
He did figure some things out, but he didn't say he figured everything out!
Pei Yumin couldn't resist and gently touched his earlobe: "Okay, I understand."
If I haven't thought it through, then maybe I like it. If I might like it, then I still like it!
His smile widened, and Lu Shangyan, who was beaming, couldn't pretend he didn't see it.
Several times he couldn't help but want to ask him what he had figured out, and whether he was thinking about something shameful again.
However, he ultimately held back, thinking it was better to let Pei Yumin think about it in his mind than to say it in public.
He convinced himself to lean back and close his eyes to rest, but Pei Yumin, seeing that he was silent, grabbed his hand again with pleading eyes: "Then shall we wait until you graduate before going public? Don't worry, I will be a good man behind you and will not affect your studies or career."
After saying that, he scratched Lu Shangyan's palm again: "But don't keep me waiting too long, or I'll be very sad."
A tingling sensation spread through his palm, and Lu Shangyan abruptly withdrew his hand: "Don't talk nonsense! And don't think nonsense!" He poked Pei Yumin's side with his finger: "We're just friends, don't push your luck! Otherwise, I'll take back what I just said!"
Pei Yumin grabbed his finger and measured it in her palm: "Alright, alright, I won't say anything more, you can think about it slowly."
After a brief respite, Lu Shangyan was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and no longer wanted to remove his hand, which was still being held. But Pei Yumin, while still holding his hand, suddenly leaned close to his ear and asked, "Do you want a full diamond or a single diamond wedding ring?"
Lu Shangyan lifted his eyelids, remaining silent, only glancing at him with a cold gaze. He rarely got angry, and rarely showed any emotional fluctuations in front of outsiders. Only in front of Pei Yumin could he always provoke him with just a few words.
Pei Yumin met his gaze, shrank her neck, and made a zipping motion with her hand over her lips: "I promise, I really won't say it."
Lu Shangyan looked at him suspiciously, then closed his eyes half a minute later.
Then a voice drifted into my ear: "Actually, I think full diamonds are best, so that you can be seen at a glance every time you go out."
Lu Shangyan withdrew his hand, crossed it to his chest, slid it half a circle, and pressed his forehead against the cabinet with his back to Pei Yumin, continuing to pretend to be asleep. He didn't want to know Pei Yumin at all right now.
And he deeply regretted saying those words to him in a moment of emotion!
Pei Yumin was completely silent this time, standing behind Lu Shangyan, afraid that people coming and going would disturb him. However, the arrogant expression on his face showed that he was protecting someone very important!
An older woman passing by noticed his silly expression and couldn't help but glance at him a couple more times. He immediately mouthed silently, "My boyfriend is sleeping."
The aunt had lived most of her life and had never seen anything like this before. She thought he had something wrong with his brain, so she grabbed her instant noodles and ran away, afraid that this big idiot would snatch them away and eat them if she was a step too late.
Pei Yumin braced his foot against the suitcase, and when it swayed too much, he stretched out his arm to block Lu Shangyan, which actually made him fall asleep. So until they got off the train, Lu Shangyan knew nothing about what happened afterward, and he was even more unaware that Pei Yumin had almost spread what he thought was "good news" throughout the entire carriage.
Lu Shangyan felt uncomfortable as people around him stared at him when he got off the train. He quickened his pace and was about to squeeze to the exit with the crowd when someone suddenly grabbed his arm.
The man, hunched over, immediately shouted, "You poisoned me! You owe me money!"
Lu Shangyan was completely baffled. He knew that there were many pickpockets at train stations when they were crowded, but he didn't expect anyone to dare to slander him so brazenly.
Pei Yumin dragged his suitcase behind him, walking with great difficulty. He and Lu Shangyan were holding hands when they got off the car, but they were pushed apart by the crowd after only a few steps. He was even stepped on several times when he chased after Lu Shangyan, and now his expression was extremely ugly.
Having finally managed to get close to Lu Shangyan, she saw someone deliberately picking a fight, and her face darkened even more.
Pei Yumin stood there, two heads taller than the old man, exuding an imposing aura that made the old man tremble several times on the spot: "What are you doing! You want to hit me?! I'm sixty-seven years old this year. You'll be punished for bullying an old man!"
Pei Yumin looked down at the white sneakers Lu Shangyan was wearing. They were the result of his all-nighter, and now the three footprints on them were all different.
But he didn't have time to feel sorry for Lu Shangyan. He just asked, "Does your foot hurt? Why don't we wait over there for a while until there are fewer people, so we don't have to squeeze in here?"
The old man perked up at this suggestion: "That's right! Let's go over there and have a proper discussion about compensation."
Pei Yumin frowned at him: "Who knows you? Get out of the way!"
The old man, hunched over, moved forward in small steps and blocked his way again. He was now hoping that this hot-tempered man would push him so that he could fall to the ground and extort even more money.
“You gave me spoiled bread, and now I have a stomachache and a ache. I’m old, and even a minor illness or pain can kill me. You have to take responsibility and pay me for my medical expenses.”
Pei Yumin looked him up and down several times before finally recognizing him. This was the smelly-footed big man who had stuck his foot next to Lu Shangyan, making him feel nauseous!
Thinking of this, Pei Yumin became even angrier: "Did we give you that food? You ate it secretly while we were in the bathroom! I'd say you stole our food and demand compensation!"
He wasn't the type to hold grudges, but this person had bullied Lu Shangyan, and he couldn't let that go.
The old man glared at him: "Who said that? You gave me the food willingly; it was right there on the small table."
People walked forward watching the spectacle, and soon a circle formed around them.
Taking advantage of his old age and the sympathy he was perceived to be, the old man began to put on an even more enthusiastic performance: "It was you who gave me the food! I think you were just taking advantage of me because I'm an old man all alone, so you deliberately fed me spoiled food to make a fool of myself! I even thought you were being kind and was so touched I almost cried."
As he spoke, he actually began to wipe away tears. This action undoubtedly moved many people, and some people started pointing at Pei Yumin and cursing him with their expressions.
The old man wailed again: "Now that you see I'm in pain, you want to run away. Not only do you not want to pay compensation or take responsibility, but you also tried to beat me. I think you are all social scum, making fun of us defenseless old people for your own amusement!"
The conflict is growing.
Pei Yumin was hot and tired, and all he could hear was noise. He was so angry that he laughed: "You say I gave you food on my own initiative? Then show me the proof."
The old man was clearly a repeat offender, and immediately said, "I just thought you meant well at the time. Who would have thought that I would leave any evidence at that time?"
This old man often loiters around this area. When he has money, he takes the train to scam people. When he doesn't have money, he just wanders around, waiting for something to come so he can eat a couple of bites and then pretend to be feeling unwell to scam some money.
Lu Shangyan became his target as soon as he arrived, but he didn't expect that there was another one following behind him. At that moment, he even thought that he should just eat something and not cheat them out of their money this time, and find another target in the remaining time.
But when Pei Yumin came back to get his luggage, he saw Pei Yumin's watch, necklace and bracelet. He couldn't recognize the brand, but after lying for so many years, he could still tell what was good. He immediately thought that he could make a big fool of Pei Yumin this time!
So he spent the rest of his time keeping an eye on Lu Shangyan, afraid they would run away. After getting off the car, he saw Lu Shangyan walking alone ahead. The fair-skinned college student was all alone and looked easy to fool. But before he could even get the money, another man like a mad dog chased after him. The old man cursed his bad luck in his heart.
After all this back and forth, and still no sign of giving him money, he had no choice but to say, "I don't need much money from you, two thousand is enough. I'll go get a checkup and pick up some medicine, that'll be about the amount."
If this old man had asked him for money earlier, he would have given him 20,000, let alone 2,000. But since he was the one who approached Lu Shangyan first, he had seen too many times Lu Shangyan with furrowed brows, a face full of sorrow, and eyes filled with helplessness after being slandered.
He steeled himself and grabbed the man's arm: "Come with me. We'll just wait here and see if you'll actually get poisoned."
This was the first time Lu Shangyan had seen Pei Yumin so aggressive, and it gave him a very different feeling: "There should be surveillance cameras on the train, right?"
This old man is a regular at the police station. He always gives himself away as soon as he goes there, wasting everyone's time and getting a lecture. However, because he is old and doesn't swindle much money, he usually reaches a settlement and is released. At worst, he'll only be detained for a few days.
Previously, he would only ask for 800 at most, and mostly 300 or 500. Many people were willing to give him that amount. Today was the first time he asked for 2,000. He was originally confident that these two people would not waste time with him over such a small amount of money, but the longer it dragged on, the more uncertain he became.
"Fifteen thousand, fifteen hundred is alright, isn't it!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a little girl pointed at him from the corner and said, "Grandpa, you're lying! You clearly stole the food while your two older brothers were gone! Mommy said it's wrong to steal other people's things, you need to apologize!"
Upon hearing the sound, Pei Yumin looked over and immediately wanted to put his hands on his hips and laugh out loud: "There are still more good people in the world!"
The little girl's mouth had been covered by her mother, who was holding her. She was very dissatisfied, and even her two braids were full of dissatisfaction, swinging back and forth as she turned her head to try to get rid of the hand.
The old man looked over too: "What do you know, you little brat?"
People often called him out on it before, but he wasn't afraid at all. He'd just drag the other person down with him: "Are you all in cahoots? Are you deliberately speaking up for him?"
The little girl finally broke free: "My kindergarten teacher taught me that you have to be honest! Grandpa, you're not honest! This is the fourth time I've seen you lie!"
The old man immediately lowered his head: "Stop talking nonsense! Which eye of yours saw me lying? I'm just legitimately asking for medical expenses!"
The little girl struggled so hard that she broke free from the woman's arms. Wearing crystal princess sandals, she ran to Lu Shangyan's side and grabbed his hand: "Handsome brother, I'll take you to find the staff. I'll be your witness and help arrest this bad guy. He's always lying to people at the train station."
Pei Yumin almost burst into tears: "Little sister, you're such a kind person!"
His day was full of twists and turns. He was about to permanently blacklist the train station, but because of the little girl's appearance, he removed the train station from his blacklist.
"Take me there. This brother isn't feeling well. Let him rest here for a while."
The little girl was incredibly well-behaved. She nodded and said yes, then took Pei Yumin's hand and walked forward. Because there were many people, Pei Yumin picked her up in his arms after only a few steps. She then turned to him and smiled, indicating that he could wait without worry.
Lu Shangyan watched their departing figures, one big and one small, and gripped the straps of his backpack tightly.
When I go back this time, I must make everything clear to my uncle and aunt.
He'll need to save money to buy a house, and maybe even raise a child.
Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief. The old man in front of him was even more hunched over, looking very pitiful. He asked him with a sob in his voice, "Five hundred, five hundred should be enough, right? I haven't eaten for days and I can't walk at all. You have to give me some money to take a bus to the hospital, right?"
Lu Shangyan was soft-hearted; he had already reached for his backpack when he heard a strong voice beside him: "Don't be fooled by him!"
The man, carrying a laptop bag, stepped forward and said, "I was scammed by him like that last time. One second I handed him the money, and the next second he ran off like the wind. I chased him for two blocks but couldn't catch him! Young man, you probably can't catch him either!"
When the old man realized that his scheme had been exposed again, and that Pei Yumin was about to return with his men, he cursed his bad luck several times before turning around and running away.
Judging from the speed at which he moved through the crowd, Lu Shangyan realized that he really couldn't catch up with him.
But this time, before he could reach the door, he was grabbed and pinned to the ground by security guards and police officers who arrived at the scene.
Pei Yumin put the little girl down, then bent down and gave her a high five: "You're so brave."
He took out his phone, scanned the little girl's smartwatch, added her as a friend, and said he would chat with her often in the future. The little girl smiled and waved to him, then ran back to her mother, grabbed her clothes, and hid behind her to watch Pei Yumin.
After the commotion, most of the people had dispersed, making the road much easier to walk on. Pei Yumin, as usual, pulled his luggage and followed Lu Shangyan out. Despite all the trouble he had caused, he hadn't uttered a single complaint.
Lu Shangyan suddenly remembered that when he was reviewing for the exam, Xia Li told him that if she ever had a boyfriend, she would definitely take him to climb a lot of mountains. When people are extremely tired and emotionally broken, they will show many bad sides. If the other person is still willing to move forward with her under such circumstances, then she has decided that he is the one.
Lu Shangyan followed behind him, stealing glances at him every now and then, and suddenly felt that taking a train was almost like climbing a mountain...
"You've been peeking at me several times now." Pei Yumin leaned closer with a cheeky grin. "Are you secretly smitten with me again?"
Lu Shangyan moved half a step to the side to create distance between them.
Taking a train and climbing a mountain are worlds apart.
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Pei Yumin originally thought things would be fine once he got off the train.
Who knew that not long after they left the train station, Lu Shangyan led him into the nearby bus station.
After another three hours of bumpy travel, they arrived at a run-down little city. He was hungry and exhausted, and could barely stand up straight: "Have we arrived yet?"
Lu Shangyan remained expressionless, leading him across the road to find the bus stop. Only after confirming that there was a bus stop where they needed to take the bus did he reply, "We still need to take the bus eleven more times."
Pei Yumin's legs went weak, and looking at the blazing sun overhead, he asked, "Can we take a taxi?"
Lu Shangyan shook his head: "I can only get a taxi later."
That means you have to take a car after taking the bus.
Pei Yumin sat next to him, clutching her collar to cool herself down. Even though she was so tired, she didn't complain at all and could still smile and praise Lu Shangyan: "You were so farsighted to let me put down my luggage. It's definitely the right thing to listen to your boyfriend."
After saying that, she secretly glanced at Lu Shangyan, observing his expression to see if she could continue calling him "boyfriend" next time.
Lu Shangyan lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and met Lu Shangyan's gaze unexpectedly.
Pei Yumin felt inexplicably guilty and didn't dare to look at him for a moment, but Lu Shangyan was as usual: "Have you thought about a nickname for the child?"
"No." Only after answering did Pei Yumin realize what kind of question it was. His pupils dilated in surprise: "You asked me what my child's nickname means? What does it mean? What does it mean?!"
He became more and more excited as he asked questions, and kept pushing and shoving at him, almost knocking him off the platform.
Lu Shangyan could only press his palm against his forehead: "If you don't understand, then forget it."
Pei Yumin's breathing quickened with excitement: "Are you planning to keep this child?"
Lu Shangyan repeated his previous statement: "Never mind if you don't understand."
Pei Yumin's heart was burning with passion. He didn't even feel the sun anymore. He ran outside and circled the bus stop three times before stopping, panting, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely try my best to be a good father."
Lu Shangyan couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he turned his face away, but still couldn't help but sneer.
Pei Yumin wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Today must be my lucky day."
Once on the bus, Lu Shangyan paid the fare of twelve yuan and said that the two of them would ride to the last stop.
Pei Yumin added, "From now on, my lucky number will be twelve."
Lu Shangyan ignored him, so he sat down beside him and seriously considered what the child's nickname should be.
We need to take more, since we don't know the gender of the children yet.
After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but tell Yuan Qingyu the news.
Then he went to show off to Tang Suichen:
[m: Shangshang seems to have agreed to be my boyfriend. On this road to happiness, I've finally walked a little faster than you.]
Apart from Yuan Qingyu, Lao Pei, and the few doctors at the hospital who would definitely keep it a secret, no one else knew that Lu Shangyan was pregnant.
So even when he's showing off, he considers it to be very low-key.
Yuan Qingyu quickly replied to him:
[Son, tell me the truth, what did you do to him? Did you threaten him because he was unfamiliar with the place?]
[m: My darling is too busy to even think about it.]
[m: Anyway, a lot happened today. I'll tell you all about it when I get back.]
[m: Shangshang asked me to think of a nickname for the baby, but I don't have time to explain too much right now.]
Yuan Qingyu knew that rushing wouldn't help, so she could only say:
[You'll need to buy clothes and stuff for the baby, right? I'll go pick them out in a bit, the best of everything! And the nursery, we need to set that up in advance too! Which apartment do you live in? I'll go set it up now!]
Pei Yumin thought for a moment and replied:
[m: Don't prepare these things yet; let's see what he decides.]
[m: He was able to keep the child because he desperately needed a family member with whom he shared blood.]
[m: So I think if he's willing to let us participate, we'll do as he asks; if he's not, we shouldn't force it.]
[m: I want him to be 100% certain that this child belongs to him.]
Yuan Qingyu remained silent for a moment; she understood all of this:
[Okay, but you must remind him of any oversights he might have; raising children is not child's play.]
[I thought your boasting was because of you, but it turns out it has little to do with you.]
Pei Yumin didn't reply to her again. Lu Shangyan probably wanted to keep the child for a long time, but he hadn't told him because he didn't know if the things he was going to do when he went back this time would go smoothly.
The fact that he chose to tell him before things were even settled is probably because he has begun to occupy a place in Lu Shangyan's heart.
At least this time, with him by Lu Shangyan's side to go back together, Lu Shangyan wasn't so confused and panicked, and that was enough for him.
He gently grasped Lu Shangyan's hand, which was resting on his lap, but quickly let go, afraid of disturbing his rest.
He couldn't stop smiling, feeling that Lu Shangyan was the best person in the world, willing to give him the opportunity to stay by his side.
Lu Shangyan had no idea that he was thinking so much; he only knew that he was secretly taking advantage of him.
After finally getting off the bus, Lu Shangyan felt increasingly tired, but Pei Yumin was completely wide awake. The two took a taxi and arrived at their destination in less than twenty minutes.
Pei Yumin looked up and saw the Little Orange Hotel.
The shop didn't look very big, and it was dark inside. Pei Yumin wasn't sure if it was habitable.
But Lu Shangyan calmly went inside and handed over his ID card: "I made a reservation yesterday morning."
What could Pei Yumin say then? He obediently handed over his ID card.
When they got on the elevator, Lu Shangyan only had a room key in his hand. He was hesitating about how to ask when Lu Shangyan stepped out of the elevator, turned left, and opened a door.
There were two beds inside.
Lu Shangyan turned on the light and told him, "This is the best hotel in the county. The room rate is very expensive, so please make do."
Lu Shangyan gave him the best, which proved that he cared about him. He immediately pounced on him uncontrollably and rolled around on the bed.
Lu Shangyan reminded him, "Even the best hotels here can't compare to those in Z City. Be careful not to break it, we'll need it later, and we'll have to pay for it if it gets damaged."
Pei Yumin couldn't hear anything more; his mind was filled with only one thought: "Use?"
Lu Shangyan nodded and placed his schoolbag on the table.
Pei Yumin noticed a box next to his schoolbag, inside which were three boxes of condoms neatly arranged.
At that moment, he was almost petrified, stiffly turning his head to stare at the two beds, his eyes practically spitting fire.
One bed for sleeping, one bed for use, perfect!
And he just heard from the receptionist that Lu Shangyan booked a room for three days.
He could have just slept one night and gone home early the next morning, but he still wanted to book three days and two nights.
Isn't it because they're afraid they won't wake up the next day after a big fight with him that they want to stay an extra day?
A surge of passion welled up inside him again: "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!"
"I recently bought a lot of good stuff from Tang Suichen, and my skills have improved dramatically. I'll make sure you feel very comfortable tonight."
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Author's Note: Almost there, almost there!!! [Shrug]
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