Chapter 63: Six Times My Heart Fluttered
When Yuan Qingyu came in, she saw that both of their faces were red. Lu Shangyan was sitting on the bed staring at his toes, and his expression became somewhat unnatural. He kept licking his lips, even though they looked very red.
Pei Yumin was peeling fruit for him, saying she wanted to make him a fruit platter. His lips were also very red, but Lu Shangyan's looked more swollen.
Yuan Qingyu initially thought Lu Shangyan was having an allergic reaction and was so frightened that she wanted to rush back to find a doctor. However, after turning around and seeing Pei Yumin, she stopped in her tracks.
She withdrew her meaningful gaze, went over and picked up a kiwi, peeled it, and cut it into pieces.
As he was putting it on the plate, Pei Yumin suddenly spoke up again: "Mom, you eat it yourself, he can eat what I peeled for him."
Yuan Qingyu glanced at him sideways: "If you really want to do it yourself, you can cook dinner tonight."
"Sure," Pei Yumin readily agreed, a smile playing on his lips.
Seeing him like this, Yuan Qingyu felt much more at ease. Pei Yumin's condition had improved, Lu Shangyan's health was also getting better, and Tuntun was about to be born.
She ate half a kiwi, picked up her bag, and said, "I'll go back and clean the vegetables first. Remember to come back early to cook."
Pei Yumin immediately nodded in agreement. Now he wanted to do everything related to Lu Shangyan personally. After his heart was filled with Lu Shangyan, he had no time to think about anything else, let alone have any wild thoughts.
Yuan Qingyu knew what he was thinking, so on her way home she was also planning to choose a few difficult dishes to make today so that Pei Yumin could be properly "needed".
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Pei Yumin cut a portion of all the fruit on the table and placed it in front of Lu Shangyan. Lu Shangyan was still in shock from what had just happened. His mind was filled with the words he had just spoken and the kiss that had almost been discovered.
Six months ago, he would never have imagined that he would say such a thing, and even now, thinking about it still gives him goosebumps.
He sighed and looked at the toothpick being offered to him, with a round, green, unidentified object stuck in it.
Pei Yumin said, "Have a kiwi. I cut it for you and specially shaped it into a little rabbit. It wasn't the one Mom cut for you just now."
Lu Shangyan's mouth was already open, but he stopped abruptly when he heard what he said, staring at the unidentified object again and again: "Are you sure this is a little rabbit?"
Pei Yumin nodded firmly: "Can't you see? There's a little point on it, that's an ear."
Lu Shangyan put the "little rabbit" in his mouth before saying, "It doesn't quite look like one."
Pei Yumin wasn't sad at all. She picked up another piece and held it to his lips: "Try this. This is a little butterfly."
Lu Shangyan laughed out loud: "This looks more like the number eight."
Pei Yumin frowned, but smiled: "Then you might as well say it's an infinity symbol, at least it represents that the love between the two of us is infinite."
Lu Shangyan shuddered: "Could you please stop saying such mushy things?"
Pei Yumin shook his head firmly: "You just confessed your love to me so passionately, I didn't even find it cheesy."
Lu Shangyan wished he could travel back in time right now and never say what he just said again: "If you say it again, I'll take it back!"
Pei Yumin quickly said, "Okay, okay, I won't mention it anymore. I'll just quietly recall this sweet moment by myself from now on."
Lu Shangyan's expression was helpless, but he couldn't say anything harsh to him now, so he could only let him be. As long as he was alright, he was fine with anything.
Lu Shangyan let Pei Yumin eat half a plate of fruit. After he couldn't eat anymore, Pei Yumin put down the fruit plate, squatted down, and started touching his stomach again.
Lu Shangyan didn't know why he liked touching his stomach so much today. Perhaps he had always liked touching it, but had never found the opportunity.
Pei Yumin's mouth opened and closed, making soft sounds, but Lu Shangyan couldn't hear what he was saying. After muttering like this for five minutes, Lu Shangyan couldn't help but ask what he had just said.
But Pei Yumin said mysteriously, "Didn't you feel it? Tun Tun kicked my hand just now. He must have heard what we were saying. When he's born in two weeks, he'll tell you himself."
Lu Shangyan narrowed his eyes, his hand involuntarily pressing against his forehead: "Did the tears you were crying just now get into your brain?"
Otherwise, why would someone say something like that?
Pei Yumin shook his head, his face calm: "He really heard everything, otherwise he wouldn't have touched my palm every time after I finished speaking."
Lu Shangyan pinpointed one crucial point: "Every time?"
Pei Yumin stood up: "Actually, many times when you were asleep, I would secretly talk to him in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep. He must be able to hear my thoughts, or even if I spoke very softly, he could still hear me. That's why he always responds to me so accurately."
Lu Shangyan was now even more curious about what he had said. His brows were full of doubt. He grabbed Pei Yumin's wrist with his hand, and there was even a hint of pleading in his eyes. He just wanted him to tell him.
However, Pei Yumin refused very decisively this time, without saying a word, only helping him to lie down and rest quickly: "You must be exhausted after running around for so long today."
Lu Shangyan stiffened his body, refusing to lie down: "I haven't walked much; you've been pushing me in a wheelchair the whole time."
He blinked again, his eyes clearly conveying his determination to get an answer.
Pei Yumin placed his hand on his shoulder and tried a few times. When he realized that the man really didn't want to lie down, he didn't force him. Instead, he pulled over a chair, sat down next to him, and began to massage his legs and feet: "Let me massage them for you first, otherwise your legs will definitely swell up after your lunch break."
Lu Shangyan often found that Pei Yumin knew how to take care of and understand his body better than he did.
Lu Shangyan noticed that the color of his legs had changed. When Pei Yumin placed her hand on his legs, the color difference became very obvious, and her legs looked a little bluish-purple.
He looked away after only a few glances, unwilling to look any longer, but Pei Yumin continued to meticulously examine every inch of her legs, finally wrapping his feet in her arms: "To warm you up."
The room was warm enough that Lu Shangyan didn't feel cold at all: "You're making a mountain out of a molehill."
Pei Yumin moved his feet up and pressed them against his chest. Lu Shangyan felt his heart beating and began to feel his own heart beating very fast.
He took a deep breath, but couldn't completely calm himself down. In the end, he had no choice but to try to pull his legs back, but Pei Yumin held on tightly, making it impossible for him to escape.
Lu Shangyan met his gaze again, and the two remained in a silent stalemate for a long time before Pei Yumin slowly released him, stood up, and began kissing him uncontrollably again.
Just as their lips were about to touch, Lu Shangyan suddenly turned his head to the side. He was still shaken by what had just happened. He was afraid of being discovered and also worried that something might be wrong with his body.
Pei Yumin wasn't in a hurry. He simply placed his arms on either side of the man's body, completely trapping him. In this way, even if the man wanted to escape, he wouldn't be able to get very far.
Lu Shangyan pursed his lips, then said, "I'm tired, I want to rest first."
Pei Yumin narrowed his eyes, seemingly seeing right through him. He slowly moved to the side and casually grabbed Lu Shangyan's hand: "Really? You really want to sleep now?"
Lu Shangyan nodded slowly. Sensing that he had moved closer, Lu Shangyan instinctively leaned back to distance himself from him.
But as expected, he could only move within a very small area. He had long been trapped in a tiny space by Pei Yumin without his knowledge.
Pei Yumin said again, "How about one more kiss? One more kiss and I'll let you go to sleep."
Lu Shangyan wanted to refuse but didn't want to refuse. His eyes were fixed straight ahead, seemingly looking at Pei Yumin, but his gaze was always unfocused.
Pei Yumin slid his face several times before finally pressing his cheek against his, his lips brushing against his earlobe intentionally or unintentionally: "Really don't want to?"
Lu Shangyan felt like he was being electrocuted again, half of his body was numb, and the word "no" was stuck in his throat, neither coming out nor coming back out, he just couldn't spit it out.
Pei Yumin's voice rang out again: "But I really want to now, what should I do?"
After he finished speaking, this time he didn't wait for Lu Shangyan's reply. Instead, he directly placed a kiss on Lu Shangyan's cheek, rubbing it gently from earlobe to the corner of his mouth.
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When Lu Shangyan came to his senses again, Pei Yumin had somehow gotten onto the bed, and several buttons on his shirt were undone. Pei Yumin's hand had somehow slipped inside and was resting on his waist.
Lu Shangyan glanced down and saw only the violent heaving of his chest and a red mark.
Lu Shangyan instantly snapped to his senses and grabbed the hand that had been causing the trouble: "This is a hospital!"
Pei Yumin, however, disagreed: "No matter where he is, as long as you're willing, I have ways to keep others from bothering us."
Lu Shangyan became agitated: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Sure enough, Pei Yumin has a particular fondness for talking nonsense whenever he's even slightly normal!
Pei Yumin didn't continue to use every means possible, just like he had tried to kiss him earlier. He knew that now was not the best time, not because this was a hospital, but because of Lu Shangyan's health and their baby, Tuntun, who wouldn't be born for another two weeks.
Pei Yumin took a deep breath and then refrained from touching Lu Shangyan again. He walked to the bedside and placed his hand on the cold glass, but the coolness did not make him feel much better.
After Lu Shangyan buttoned up his shirt, he finally realized his current situation. He dared not look at Pei Yumin again, let alone... there.
He lay on his side on the bed, his back to Pei Yumin, and stammered, "If all else fails, go to the bathroom and get some fresh air. There's a window there that you can open."
Pei Yumin sighed, and before entering the health profession, he turned back and said meaningfully, "If it weren't for the fact that I felt it was unfair to you if only I solved it, I would really like you to help me."
At first, Lu Shangyan thought what he said was inexplicable, but when the sound of water running in the bathroom came on, he suddenly understood.
Just now, Pei Yumin wanted him to use his hands... or maybe his mouth...
It was only because he remembered that he was currently unable to relieve himself due to his emotional state that he couldn't take care of his physiological needs. Pei Yumin felt it was unfair to him because they couldn't take turns to relieve themselves, which is why he said such things and was willing to go to the bathroom alone to take care of himself.
Lu Shangyan pulled the blanket over his head, trying to block out the sound of water, but unfortunately, it had little effect.
Pei Yumin used to finish her shower quickly, and immediately afterward she would crawl into bed and hug Lu Shangyan. But this time it took an unusually long time. It wasn't until the burning sensation on Lu Shangyan's face had subsided that Pei Yumin came out, drying her hair.
Upon hearing the noise, Lu Shangyan poked his feet under the covers, but didn't even glance at him.
Pei Yumin could tell from his breathing that he wasn't asleep, so he went over and slowly pulled down his blanket: "Show your face, or you'll suffocate."
Lu Shangyan squinted at Pei Yumin, and only after realizing that Pei Yumin wasn't staring at him did he dare to open his eyes wide.
Pei Yumin dried his hair until it was half dry and then sat down again. He was about to go home to cook and didn't want to waste time alone with Lu Shangyan by drying his hair.
Lu Shangyan tried to persuade him twice, but to no avail, so he gave up: "Then you should wait until your hair dries inside before you leave, otherwise you'll get a headache if you go outside in the wind."
Pei Yumin was pleased with his concern: "After a while, I'll go buy Tun Tun a few more clothes. I'll video call you and let you choose, okay?"
The last time they went shopping together, Pei Yumin noticed that Lu Shangyan was uncomfortable. The way people looked at them made Lu Shangyan feel uncomfortable, so even though he really wanted to help Tun Tun pick out more things, he couldn't stay any longer and had to leave early.
Lu Shangyan said he was bored in the hospital, so he tried to find more things for Lu Shangyan to do.
Sure enough, as soon as he said that, Lu Shangyan's eyes lit up instantly: "Really? Won't that be too much trouble?"
Pei Yumin nodded: "No."
If it's really going to be troublesome, he might as well just book the whole place, rent out the entire building, and then hire some actors to pretend to be customers so that Lu Shangyan won't find out.
Perhaps Tun Tun knew he was about to come into this world, because he suddenly became very active lately, or perhaps he really understood what the two of them were saying, and started kicking non-stop.
Lu Shangyan bent over slightly, and Pei Yumin immediately stood up nervously: "What's wrong? Doctor!"
Lu Shangyan quickly said, "It's nothing, Tuntun was just too excited when she heard that she was going to buy him something."
Pei Yumin's face turned deathly pale within seconds. Lu Shangyan soothingly touched him, moving from his arm to his face, and his face slowly regained its color.
Lu Shangyan then spoke again: "So when do you plan to go?"
Seeing his anticipation, Pei Yumin said, "Tomorrow morning, if you feel bored by yourself, you can call Jian Guo and the others to come and keep you company."
Lu Shangyan was taken aback, and after a long while, he nodded slightly.
He knew that Pei Yumin was saying this because he was still thinking about what happened last time.
After he lost control of his emotions and mentioned "surveillance" to Jian Guo and Zhao Jian last time, they haven't been in contact since, and the once lively group chat has become completely quiet.
Now that Pei Yumin has taken the initiative to ask him to call Jian Guo and Zhao Jian over, it can be considered as giving them a chance to break the ice.
Lu Shangyan looked at him and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Pei Yumin, how can you be so kind?"
Pei Yumin could hardly hide his smugness. He cleared his throat and said, "You've known me for a long time. I've always been this good to you."
Lu Shangyan said, "Then I really need to praise you more in the future."
He said this as if he were a kindergarten teacher talking to his students.
Pei Yumin wished she could climb onto his face and bite him a few times: "Lu Shangyan."
Upon hearing his rarely used full name, Lu Shangyan's smile vanished immediately, and he asked him seriously, "What's wrong?"
Pei Yumin tried to resist, but couldn't help but lean over and bite his face lightly: "Why do I find you getting cuter and cuter lately? Like a glutinous rice ball, you always make me want to take a bite and see if you're really as sweet as you look."
Lu Shangyan wiped his face, only to find his hand covered in drool. He gave Pei Yumin a disgusted look and said, "Go home quickly."
They were just laughing and talking a moment ago, and now they're starting to urge us.
Pei Yumin clutched his chest: "My heart hurts so much. I never expected you to be the kind of person who uses someone and then discards them."
Lu Shangyan was puzzled: "How did I take advantage of you?"
Pei Yumin sniffed and pretended to wipe away tears: "Just now, when you kissed me, you insisted on rubbing your breasts against my hands, wanting me to touch you and massage them for you. I've been massaging them for you for months!"
"Also, I massaged your legs for so long just now, and you didn't even say thank you. I just kissed your cheek a little, and you're already so disgusted with me."
"We've only been married a short time, and your attitude towards me has already changed. If your attention is diverted to him after Tun Tun gives birth, then I'll mean even less to you!"
Hearing his counter-accusation, Lu Shangyan opened his mouth, but didn't bother to say the last word and simply closed his eyes.
Because he knew that he could never win against Pei Yumin in this kind of situation.
Pei Yumin pretended to cry for a long time, but when she realized that Lu Shangyan hadn't said a single word of comfort, she couldn't help but steal a glance at him and found that Lu Shangyan was lying stiffly, as if he was about to fall asleep.
He couldn't help but shake Lu Shangyan's arm: "Don't sleep, you haven't answered my question yet. Answer it before you sleep."
Lu Shangyan only knew that he was putting on an act again, and had no idea what effective question he had asked.
Pei Yumin squatted down beside his bed, looking directly at him: "After Tuntun is born, you won't completely abandon me to take care of him, will you?"
Lu Shangyan wasn't surprised that he and Tun Tun were vying for attention. Although Tun Tun was his child, that was Pei Yumin! After all, Pei Yumin's thought process was a little different from ordinary people.
Lu Shangyan countered, "Why would you ask that? What are you afraid of?"
Since Pei Yumin learned that Lu Shangyan was pregnant, she has shared a lot of knowledge about pregnancy, read many books on maintaining family relationships, and even watched some family education videos every day at work.
He collected a lot of information, read a lot of random things, and his learning became quite diverse.
He had forgotten which movie he watched on which day, but the gist of it was that a wife devoted herself entirely to her child, while the husband was busy working every day. After get off work, the two barely spoke a few words to each other. A once happy family gradually became like strangers after the birth of their child, and eventually they divorced.
He remembered this scene very clearly. He was afraid that Lu Shangyan would also ignore him in the future, because Lu Shangyan had said a long time ago that the reason he kept Tun Tun was because he wanted to have a real family member in this world who was related to him by blood.
Looking at Pei Yumin's expression, Lu Shangyan could tell that he had a lot of lingering issues, but he hadn't shown them. This time, Lu Shangyan told him firmly, "No."
No matter how many knots there are, they will eventually be completely untied. Because the other party is Pei Yumin, Lu Shangyan is willing to spend time untying them little by little, and then grab the rope and tie the two of them together.
Pei Yumin got the answer he wanted and immediately turned around and walked out of the dead end: "Really?"
Lu Shangyan nodded: "Of course it's true. Did you forget what I just said? Although I'm graduating soon, I have a lot to do in my final year."
"I'll most likely have less time to take care of Tun Tun. Logically speaking, I should be the one who's worried that you'll lose all your attention because of taking care of Tun Tun."
Pei Yumin retorted quickly this time: "Of course not! No matter what, you will always be number one in my heart!"
"Even if Tun Tun is super cute, that will never change!"
Lu Shangyan said calmly, "That's the answer I wanted to give you too."
Pei Yumin was truly relieved this time, and kissed his forehead: "Alright, I'll reward you with six extra grapes today, because you made my heart flutter six times today."
Lu Shangyan didn't know where his six actions came from, but six grapes were clearly not enough to satisfy him, so he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Does he have to be so stingy?"
Pei Yumin glanced back at him, and he immediately fell silent.
After Pei Yumin left, Lu Shangyan couldn't help but pick up his phone. He found the group chat that had been quiet for a long time, thought for a while, and then sent an emoji.
[s: Little pufferfish shy.jpg]
[Xiao Fu is not Xiao Jian (My godparents are both me: Oh my god, you finally showed up! Jian Guo and I were scared to death these past few days! We didn't dare to speak in the group chat, afraid that someone would find out again!]
[Jian Fugui (My Godfather Must Be Me: I thought you were locked up by that madman Pei Yumin!)]
[Jian Fugui (I must be your godfather: How are you? Are you alright?)]
[S: Can you come to the hospital tomorrow? To help Tun Tun choose clothes.]
He didn't explain much; some things are better left in the past. After all, even if you explain things clearly, others may not fully understand.
Seeing the group chat become lively again, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt his abdomen tighten, followed by a sharp, needle-like pain.
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