Chapter 51 It became red and swollen.
Pei Yumin immediately jumped up, his face full of hostility. If Lu Shangyan hadn't been sitting opposite him, he would have thrown the freshly grilled, still-greasy meat in his hand right in his face!
After Lu Shangyan saw his face clearly, his ears instantly turned red: "Senior, please stop talking."
Liu Ronghan stood up again, smiled and patted his shoulder: "It's been a while. You seem to be doing quite well."
Then, meeting Pei Yumin's fiery gaze, she pulled her foot back and turned around. Instead of sitting opposite him, she ran to Lu Shangyan's side and sat down next to him on the shoulder.
Pei Yumin couldn't stand it anymore and went over to pull him up.
Looking at his expression, as if he had just realized something, Liu Ronghan gestured to Lu Shangyan with her eyes and said again meaningfully, "First love?"
Pei Yumin slammed the clip down in front of him, waved the ring in front of him, and said, "We're getting married soon, so could you please stay away from my boyfriend?"
Liu Ronghan shrugged, then stood up and sat down opposite the two of them.
Pei Yumin, as if protecting a treasure, signed Lu Shangyan's hand under the table, afraid that he would be deceived by the man in front of him!
But then, Liu Ronghan immediately changed the subject, as if he had deliberately stirred things up by saying that his first love wasn't him. Pei Yumin's anger was now burning up again, making his lungs ache.
Liu Ronghan said, "The place where I interned before is hiring now. Are you interested? I mentioned you to my teacher when I was interning before. He admires you and asked me about you a couple of days ago."
“If you’re interested, I can give you his phone number. Here’s the internship salary.” He said, holding up two fingers: “Two thousand is a bit low, but it’s a big hospital. It’s enough as a stepping stone for your internship experience.”
Pei Yumin snorted coldly. Is that all the money you have? Lu Shangyan now has millions in assets and doesn't care about this at all.
He looked at Lu Shangyan, only to find that Lu Shangyan was actually thinking with his head down. He frowned, grabbed Lu Shangyan's wrist, and shook it a few times.
Lu Shangyan then said, "If it's possible next year, I need to think about it this year."
Liu Ronghan was a little surprised by his answer. He remembered that Lu Shangyan was short of money and worked odd jobs everywhere. Whenever a job came his way, Lu Shangyan rarely refused, especially a job that matched his major, like the one he introduced.
But he obviously shouldn't ask too much about Lu Shangyan's private affairs, and only said, "Then think it over carefully. If you've thought it through, you can contact me anytime."
He had already finished eating, and his friend was still waiting for him outside, so he didn't stay long before leaving.
Pei Yumin gestured with meat-cutting scissors a few times at his back, then came to her senses and found Lu Shangyan looking down, deep in thought.
He felt aggrieved, and after holding back for a few moments, he couldn't help but lean in and breathe into his ear: "When did you have your first love?"
"When you first moved in with me, you weren't even sure about your sexual orientation. Now it seems like you were lying to me back then?"
Lu Shangyan shrank his neck. His ears were very sensitive, and every time Pei Yumin spoke close to his ear, he would feel half of his body go numb.
He looked at Pei Yumin's exaggerated "injured" expression, his mouth opening and closing several times before finally giving in: "No, he's a senior two years ahead of me. He was our class's teaching assistant last year, and that's how I met him."
“Then one time he overheard Xia Li and me talking.” He lowered his head, gritting his teeth as if it was difficult to speak. His eyelids twitched several times before his shoulders slumped down again. He said resignedly, “He said you were my first love. He overheard it by accident, and ever since then he’s always brought up the ‘first love’ thing. He just wanted to tease me. There were no other feelings between us.”
Pei Yumin's heart settled back down, but less than two seconds later, it started pounding wildly again!
"You told others that I was your first love?!"
His voice was incredibly loud, drawing the attention of several tables around him. Lu Shangyan almost wanted to hide under a table on the spot, but in the end, he only covered his face with his hand.
Pei Yumin continued talking, and Lu Shangyan knew that if he didn't answer, Pei Yumin would probably keep talking until the whole barbecue restaurant knew about it, and even the auntie washing vegetables in the kitchen would know.
He had no choice but to cover his mouth with his other hand: "Yes, stop talking."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yumin let out a muffled, excited sigh: "Whoosh! I knew it! You only have me in your heart!"
He was satisfied, leaving only Lu Shangyan with a flushed face.
His phone lit up; a message had been sent to him by someone whose contact name was "Senior Liu".
[I forgot to wish you a happy marriage. When is the wedding banquet? Remember to send me an invitation.]
Lu Shangyan pressed his forehead against the edge of the table. He was doomed. Senior Liu was a big mouth who liked to gossip. If he knew about this, it would spread everywhere in less than half a day!
Lu Shangyan gritted his teeth and slowly tapped on his phone under the table.
[S: Senior, don't listen to his nonsense, we're not getting married.]
A piece of flesh, glistening and moist, slid off the screen. Then, a trembling hand reached out from above the screen, tapping repeatedly with its finger: "What do you mean by that?"
"Take it back! Take it back now! What do you mean 'we don't want to get married'? Say it again, say 'we definitely want to get married!' Now!"
News from the other side came quickly:
[I never expected this, junior. I always thought you were a pure and innocent guy. Turns out you were just playing around?]
Lu Shangyan knew that he was being tested by the man, who was trying to extract some useful information from his answer by speaking harshly.
Lu Shangyan sighed, wondering how to answer him, when Pei Yumin whispered softly beside him, "Are you really just playing around with me? You should love me, right?"
Lu Shangyan looked troubled and resignedly searched through the chat, retracting the message Pei Yumin had asked him to retract earlier, and then replying to Liu Ronghan's message asking him about the wedding invitation.
[P.S.: The date isn't confirmed yet. I'll let you know as soon as it is, thank you!]
The other party withdrew their question as if nothing had happened, and replied with an "ok".
Just half a minute later, they started adding fuel to the fire again.
[We're both men, I understand why you withdrew your message.]
Lu Shangyan hid his phone behind his back this time, so Pei Yumin didn't have time to see it.
Because Pei Yumin has achieved his goal, he is now desperately grilling meat to impress everyone.
Lu Shangyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't make so much, I'm almost full."
Pei Yumin turned his head and very skillfully touched his stomach: "Really? It still feels empty to me."
Lu Shangyan glanced down. The doctor had said that his body structure was special and his belly wouldn't be particularly noticeable. Right now, it looked like he had eaten too much and hadn't digested properly, but he didn't know how it would be later. Lu Shangyan calculated that he hoped the weather would get cold earlier this year so he could cover it up with thick clothes.
"I'm already very full. Eating too much will make it uncomfortable to sleep at night."
It's probably because the fetus is growing and putting pressure on his organs that he's been getting hungry quickly lately. But each time he eats, he can't eat as much as before, which has made him very frustrated when he goes to buffets these past two months. With his current appetite, he can't get his money's worth at all.
Pei Yumin became a little nervous: "Are you feeling very unwell? Why didn't you tell me?"
Lu Shangyan shook his head: "It's not that uncomfortable, as long as I don't eat too much."
Pei Yumin took out her phone and asked the doctor. She breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the pregnancy was normal. "After we finish eating, let's go to the supermarket. The refrigerator is almost empty. Let's buy some things and go back. I'll cook for you when you're hungry tonight."
Lu Shangyan originally wanted to say that it was not necessary to go to so much trouble, but Pei Yumin seemed to have seen through his thoughts and said first, "You pay for it. I want to buy a lot of things. Now that you have money, you should spend more on me."
This was the first time Pei Yumin had ever offered to spend his money, proving that he desperately needed him...
Lu Shangyan blinked: "Okay, but we can't buy too much. The refrigerator isn't a magic solution; it'll be a waste if we can't finish it."
Pei Yumin succeeded once again. Last time, he turned misfortune into blessing. Now he has found a precise way to soften Lu Shangyan's heart. In particular, he can use this trick to make it more natural for him to be on good terms with Lu Shangyan.
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When he arrived at the supermarket, he put two boxes of chopped pork ribs into his shopping cart.
He was planning to have Lu Shangyan buy some pork ribs to make soup, but he could secretly add some ginseng to the soup. Knowing that it was Lu Shangyan who paid for it, Lu Shangyan would drink a little more.
Just then, a thought suddenly struck him: "You used to really enjoy doing part-time jobs to make money, so why didn't you go when he asked you to? Did you realize I didn't like him, which is why you refused?"
Lu Shangyan stared intently at a bunch of grapes, and upon hearing this, shook his head without hesitation: "No, it's because my physical condition isn't right right now."
He talked as he walked, and finally took two strings and put them in the bag. Pei Yumin took them naturally, planning to weigh them together later.
He wasn't upset by Lu Shangyan's denial; instead, he happily said, "Stop making excuses. I knew you were doing this for me; you were just too embarrassed to say it!"
He pointed to his stomach with his finger: "Half of this is mine. You did this for him, so fifty percent of it was for me. To round it up, it was all for me."
Lu Shangyan remained silent. He moved aside slightly, and Pei Yumin moved closer, staring at him intently, making him extremely uncomfortable. Lu Shangyan now understood that even if he continued to deny it, Pei Yumin would always find new arguments to prove his mistaken idea.
He was in a hurry to get home and eat grapes, so he said, "Fine, think what you want."
Pei Yumin had a knowing look on his face: "You really do like me."
Lu Shangyan replied perfunctorily, "Mmm, I like it."
He didn't want Pei Yumin to keep babbling on, but things didn't go as planned. Pei Yumin became even more agitated when he heard this: "Say it again."
Seeing that he had taken out his phone, as if he was about to record it, Lu Shangyan said, "I'll use it as my ringtone."
Lu Shangyan now knows that he is the boss of a branch company with hundreds of employees under him. And given his personality, if he were really put in charge, he would probably deliberately tour the entire company and have Dai Qin follow behind him to secretly call him, making sure the whole company could hear his phone ringing.
Lu Shangyan wanted to disappear into the ground as soon as he thought about it: "No, no, you can't!"
Pei Yumin still recorded it and then pestered him to repeat it, but Lu Shangyan walked away quickly and pointed to a row of pomelos: "Help me pick one, I don't know how to choose."
"Okay, wife." Pei Yumin immediately turned around with a smile.
Lu Shangyan breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that Pei Yumin would settle for second best and use his refusal as his alarm clock.
He was startled when he heard his voice while he was half asleep!
His refusal was originally exceptionally crisp, but because he was outside, he lowered his voice slightly. However, in the morning, it sounded completely different.
Especially now that the two of them were embracing each other in an extremely intimate posture, and the phone kept ringing, Lu Shangyan's breathing changed again and again. Finally, he couldn't bear to listen to it anymore, so he leaned over Pei Yumin, took his phone, and turned off the ringer.
When he crawled over, Pei Yumin couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
His voice sounded more like the kind of words he uttered through gritted teeth when he was doing something bad in bed and couldn't stand the culprit who was being "fierce" to him.
Lu Shangyan's ears turned red. He sat up, unlocked the screen, and was about to change that awful ringtone!
He only saw after he opened his phone that Pei Yumin's lock screen was a picture of him holding a goldfish, and the wallpaper had changed from a picture of him kissing his eyelids to a picture of him sleeping in profile.
In the photo, he is still resting his head on Pei Yumin's arm. Pei Yumin is obviously awake, tilting his head and showing a smiling eye in the camera, pinching his cheek with his bent arm.
Lu Shangyan must have been annoyed by him in his sleep, his brows furrowed slightly and his mouth pursed involuntarily, looking very aggrieved.
Lu Shangyan had absolutely no recollection of this photo; seeing it made him feel hot all over: "When did you take this secretly?"
Pei Yumin said, "I take a lot of photos every day, they're all in the album, but I've password-protected it. It's your birthday, you can open it and take a look."
Lu Shangyan was very curious, his fingers paused a few times, but he didn't look.
He felt that if the two of them were to lie in bed together looking at these photos at this time, something bad would definitely happen!
No, something terrible is going to happen!
Lu Shangyan took a deep breath. This time, he only changed the ringtone, not his wallpaper or lock screen.
Pei Yumin raised an eyebrow, taking in his little movements, then turned over and hugged his waist again: "Can you record a new alarm for me? I also think this one is not good. If we keep using it, I'm afraid I'll become a beast in front of you first thing in the morning."
As he spoke, he pressed his face against his side, rubbing his lips against him intermittently through the thin pajamas.
Lu Shangyan felt itchy, but couldn't escape it: "We'll talk about it when we have time."
"I need to get up now. I have a class this morning with an old professor. He takes attendance ten minutes early every day."
Pei Yumin then sat up and, before getting out of bed, quickly kissed his lips.
After sleeping together for a long time, Pei Yumin became bolder. He knew that Lu Shangyan wouldn't mind, and besides, they were an old married couple, so what couldn't they do?
Pei Yumin slipped into the bathroom, squeezed toothpaste onto both toothbrushes, and returned after washing up. Lu Shangyan had already changed his clothes.
To cover his belly, he now wears very loose casual clothes or sportswear, but even so, Pei Yumin still can't take his eyes off him every time.
The clothes were loose on him everywhere except his buttocks. He looked a little fleshy, but it was well hidden under his pants and didn't stick to the fabric. Every time Lu Shangyan walked in front of him, he had to make a lot of effort not to touch it.
Pei Yumin turned around to make the bed, inwardly despising himself.
You beast! Isn't kissing enough?!
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When the baby was a little over five months old, the temperature started to drop, so it wasn't surprising that Lu Shangyan wore a large coat. He wore loose-fitting clothes every day without fail.
Xia Li couldn't help but say, "If it weren't for your face and your outfit, it would be unbearable to look at."
Lu Shangyan chuckled lightly: "So you still need my help?"
Xia Li replied in a serious tone, "I already said, it's because you still have this face."
Xia Li's club recently held a flea market event. Many graduates will soon be starting their internships and won't have much time left on campus. They can sell things they can't take with them at low prices, or other people can bring out their unwanted items to sell.
With her delicate face, Jian Guo sarcastically remarked, "What kind of club activities are these? They're just treating you like cheap labor. You only put in the effort and get no benefits. Even if there's any honor, it's all taken by your so-called club president."
Xia Li sighed: "I was just young and naive. If you asked me to join a club now, I would never agree!"
"It's too late to back out now. If you want to quit, you have to write a 10,000-word application and read it aloud in front of all the club presidents. Do you know what that's like?"
Xia Li had met him once, and afterwards she completely gave up the idea of quitting the club. She still shudders when she thinks about it now: "Anyway, I'm graduating soon, and I'm too lazy to bother with it."
Despite her complaints, Jian Guo still obediently helped her move and set up the tables: "But I can't let you manage twenty stalls by yourself. How long would it take you to move them all by yourself?"
Xia Li looked around and said, "The previous president graduated, and now there's a new president. New broom sweeps clean, he's probably trying to establish his authority."
"It's my fault for being late to the meeting last time because I forgot the time. When I got there, she had a stern face, and I knew I was doomed."
Lu Shangyan wiped his sweat with a tissue, rolled up his sleeves, and still didn't intend to take off his clothes: "Actually, I think it should be fine if you don't participate in club activities at all."
Xia Li was speechless: "That's what I thought too. I went to an event, and the senior student went directly to my advisor about my outstanding scholarship application... You know, I can't give up my money."
When the topic of money came up, Lu Shangyan felt a strong connection to it, nodded, and remained silent.
However, setting up these twenty-odd stalls was a slow process even with help from Xia Li, so he eventually had to call Zhao Jian over as well.
Lu Shangyan didn't dare to use too much force and was slowly moving the table when he turned around and saw Zhao Jian wearing a white dress with a small strawberry embroidered on the collar, lifting a chair in one hand and rushing forward quickly.
His actions attracted the attention of many people on campus, and some even started taking pictures with their phones.
Lu Shangyan could only try to stay as far away from him as possible, but he still couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao Jian, what a real man!
When Pei Yumin came off work, they were still setting up the shed. He saw that Lu Shangyan's back was completely wet, so he told him to sit down and rest.
Jane said sourly, "It's because he refused to take off his clothes, not because we deliberately made him do more work and get tired."
Zhao Jian, his face covered in sweat, walked over and said, "Mr. Pei, why didn't you bring your bodyguard team with you?"
Pei Yumin clicked his tongue and walked away with a grin.
Now Pei Yumin finally had a chance to speak to Lu Shangyan: "You've changed."
Lu Shangyan took a sip of water: "Where?"
He glanced down at his chest and said, "Have I gained weight again? I don't think so. I'm currently controlling my weight."
Pei Yumin pinched his cheek: "You wouldn't have participated in this kind of activity before."
Lu Shangyan paused for a moment, then belatedly nodded: "I've never participated in group activities, let alone club activities."
He looked at the group of people standing on chairs, arguing heatedly about how to tie the ribbons to make them look better: "It's a very novel feeling."
“I never expected to have so many friends this year.” He shifted his leg, his knee touching Pei Yumin’s knee. “And I have family too.”
Pei Yumin knew what he meant, and the smile on his face could no longer be contained.
Just as he was finishing up, Pei Yumin received a message from Tang Suichen. Tang told him that everything regarding Chen Hao had been taken care of, ensuring that there would be no leaks and that no "scandal" would affect him and Lu Shangyan.
Then he continued.
[Bitter Orange: But I'm really upset right now and need to vent. Where are you? I'll come pick you up and have a drink with you.]
Pei Yumin took a picture of his and Lu Shangyan's legs pressed together and sent it to him.
[m: I can't go, I'm helping my boyfriend with a campus event.]
[Bitter Orange: Stop showing off your love, I can't stand seeing that anymore.]
[Bitter Orange: That guy surnamed Song absolutely refuses to have a wedding with me, I'm going crazy!]
[m: Then you can come to our wedding.]
[Bitter Orange: Get lost!]
[Bitter Orange: I'm coming to see you now. Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll allow you to bring your boyfriend, is that alright?]
[m: Jian Guo is here too, are you coming?]
Tang Suichen was almost rushing out the door with her keys in hand when she saw this message, so she turned back, jumped up, and lay down on the sofa.
[Bitter Orange: Damn it! Forget it!]
[Bitter Orange: You guys are no good friends!]
[m: Do you want me to try and persuade Song Yuxin?]
[Bitter Orange: May good fortune be with you always, I love you, Mr. Pei.]
Pei Yumin couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said to Lu Shangyan beside him, "That's all he's good for."
After tying the ribbons, Jian Guo turned around and saw the two of them still sitting together talking: "You came here to help, so don't slack off. Finish quickly and go back."
"Lu Shangyan has gained weight compared to before, he should get up and exercise."
Xia Li already felt bad asking them for help, so it would be unreasonable to not even let her rest.
Once again, he also knew that Jian Guo harbored hostility towards Pei Yumin because of Tang Suichen.
Hearing this, he quickly tried to smooth things over: "This is just happy weight gain. He was indeed a bit too thin before, so gaining some weight is just right."
After saying that, he pulled Jian Guo away. Pei Yumin also stood up and, imitating Jian Guo, grabbed Lu Shangyan's hand, trying to pull him up from the chair.
But as soon as Lu Shangyan stood up, he couldn't help but shrink back, and his waist bent down.
Pei Yumin broke out in a cold sweat and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Shangyan found it difficult to speak, and only dared to whisper when he got closer: "My chest hurts a little."
The light, airy voice reached his ears, and Pei Yumin looked down at it.
Lu Shangyan was wearing loose clothes, and when he bent down, people could see what was underneath.
Pei Yumin's breath hitched when he saw the two red and swollen bumps inside: "Are they rubbed raw? Do you want me to massage them for you?"
Lu Shangyan gritted his teeth, initially wanting to say no, but ultimately couldn't bear the stinging pain: "Shouldn't I rub it...?"
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Author's Note: Pei Yumin: The moment my wife said she wanted to massage me, I wished I had eight hundred hands! [Shrug][Shrug][Shrug][Shrug]
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