Chapter 64: Styles of Erotic Art
After a brief period of pain, Tun Tun quieted down again, and Lu Shangyan didn't think much of it, continuing to reply to their messages.
[Jian Fugui (My Godfather Must Be Me: Are You Really Sure You're Alright?)]
He was still resentful about what happened last time. He was almost home, but he was afraid that if Lu Shangyan was really locked up and asked him for help, he wouldn't be able to get to Lu Shangyan's side immediately.
Zhao Jian initially said he was overthinking things, but later, seeing that Lu Shangyan really didn't make any move, he started to feel uncertain as well.
After all, from the first time he met Pei Yumin, he felt that Pei Yumin was definitely not as harmless as he appeared on the surface.
[S: How could anything happen? It's really just a small misunderstanding.]
[S: But thank you for your concern anyway. I'll treat you to dinner when you come to the hospital tomorrow.]
[Jian Fugui (I must be your godfather: Eating at the hospital?)]
[S: Of course not, but I can't be too far from the hospital either. You can check if there's anything you'd like to eat nearby.]
[Jian Fugui (I must be your godfather: Are you treating?)]
Lu Shangyan thought for a moment, then quickly deleted the word "I" after typing it.
[S: Pei Yumin, you can eat whatever you want.]
[Jian Fugui (My godfather must be me: Then I'm going to make him pay dearly!)]
He had to find a way to vent his anger, otherwise he would remain uneasy.
Xia Li was supposed to come to the hospital with me last time.
But she was temporarily called back to school to do manual labor and knew nothing about what had happened recently. When she saw the message in the group today, she felt even more confused.
[Roasted chestnuts (Godmother's version: What's going on? What have you all been doing behind my back?]]
[S: It's nothing. Are you free tomorrow?]
He wanted to move on from this topic as quickly as possible.
[Jian Fugui (I must be your godfather: I'll tell you this in private!)]
Lu Shangyan sighed helplessly, hoping that this matter would not be brought up again when they came tomorrow.
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After Lu Shangyan finished dinner, Pei Yumin washed the dishes and warmed his hands on his body before giving him a massage. Lu Shangyan felt very comfortable being taken care of and couldn't help but squint his eyes while leaning back on the bed, stretching his legs out and placing them in Pei Yumin's hands.
He stared at Pei Yumin's profile for a while, then couldn't help but ask, "Who do you think they look like?"
Pei Yumin paused for a moment, then asked him, "Who do you hope he looks like?"
Lu Shangyan tilted his head and continued looking at him: "I hope his eyes will look like yours."
Pei Yumin was taken aback; this time, he truly didn't understand why he would say that.
Lu Shangyan lay down a little further: "Because I think your eyes are very clean."
If possible, he also hopes that Tun Tun can remain so innocent in the future, undisturbed by outside voices, and without so many setbacks in the process of growing up.
Pei Yumin thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that Yuan Qingyu had said when they were young that no matter how big a mistake he made, as long as he looked up at her and she stared into his eyes, she couldn't bear to hit him. But that was when he was very young.
Now that he's grown up and changed a lot, Yuan Qingyu has never said such a thing again. But unexpectedly, now that he's almost thirty, he can still hear those words from Lu Shangyan's mouth again.
Pei Yumin pinched his ankle: "It's better to be like you, your eyes are more beautiful."
It always evokes his protective instincts.
If she looked more like Lu Shangyan, perhaps he would like Tun Tun a little more.
However similar they are, he cannot give away his love for Lu Shangyan to him.
After hearing his explanation, Lu Shangyan did not reply and wanted to hear his reasons, but Pei Yumin refused to continue.
Lu Shangyan moved his legs a few more times, trying to remind him in this way, but Pei Yumin could only understand this time and remained silent.
After Pei Yumin finished rubbing his legs, she covered them under the blanket and patted them: "Anyway, Tun Tun will be born soon, and we'll know what he looks like very quickly."
When he returned with a hot towel and applied it to Lu Shangyan, he found Lu Shangyan looking rather uninterested.
He brushed a strand of hair from Lu Shangyan's forehead: "What's wrong?"
Lu Shangyan was unusually dependent on him today, without even realizing it himself. When he felt Lu Shangyan's hand on his forehead, he couldn't help but rub his palm against Lu Shangyan's before saying, "Actually, I'm a little nervous."
Pei Yumin responded, unbuttoned his shirt, draped a hot towel over his chest, and gestured for him to continue.
Lu Shangyan said, "I'm afraid of surgery."
He had endured so much suffering and injury since childhood, so Pei Yumin knew that what he was afraid of was not the surgery itself, but rather the possibility of an unsatisfactory outcome.
Pei Yumin didn't leave. She took his hand and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Uncle Wu said you will be safe and sound."
Lu Shangyan then asked, "What about Tuntun?"
Pei Yumin rubbed his palm: "He will be safe and sound."
Lu Shangyan closed his eyes and said nothing more.
That night, both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts. Lu Shangyan lay on his side with Pei Yumin in his arms, and he could hear Pei Yumin's heartbeat behind him. He counted Pei Yumin's heartbeats and slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Pei Yumin, on the other hand, couldn't sleep well, and Tun Tun also became restless.
He would kick every now and then, his hand always on Lu Shangyan's stomach. He would wake up immediately upon sensing the movement. If he saw Lu Shangyan frowning, he would immediately get up to comfort Tun Tun and also comfort Lu Shangyan.
Lu Shangyan didn't sleep well in the latter half of the night, and he was covered in sweat from all the tossing and turning. Pei Yumin could only run to get a towel to wipe him down. It wasn't until after four in the morning that he was finally able to lie down and get some sleep.
When Lu Shangyan opened his eyes, it was already past ten o'clock. He turned over and gritted his teeth in pain.
Pei Yumin immediately jumped out of bed, his face full of worry: "What's wrong?!"
Lu Shangyan rolled over uncomfortably again: "My leg cramped up!"
This was the first time he had experienced leg cramps during his pregnancy, and it was completely different from his usual situation. The pain was so intense that he almost fainted.
Pei Yumin breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing what he said, her head finally felt less dizzy, and she began to massage him again.
Lu Shangyan's face turned red from the pain, and it took him a long time to recover. He originally wanted to get up and wash up quickly, but now he really didn't dare to move, for fear that if he wasn't careful, his other leg would cramp up again.
He didn't want to experience that taste again.
He was lying on the bed sighing when Jian Guo and Xia Li were lying on the door. Jian Guo looked alert, and when he saw Pei Yumin, he couldn't help but shrink back. But when he saw Lu Shangyan lying on the bed with a pained expression on his face, he immediately stopped and rushed in, looking like he wanted to confront Pei Yumin.
Xia Li tried to stop him several times but couldn't.
When Lu Shangyan saw him like this, he immediately understood what he was going to do, but before he could speak, he said, "I just got a leg cramp. I'm sorry, I can't get up for the time being. Let me lie down for a while longer."
Jian Guo's anger immediately subsided, and a wisp of smoke seemed to rise from the top of her head, but she didn't hear the sound of firecrackers.
Xia Li stood behind him, pursing her lips and forcibly suppressing the corners of her mouth.
Pei Yumin originally planned to leave after they arrived, but after seeing how painful Lu Shangyan looked after his leg cramp, he began to hesitate. He was afraid that if he left, no one would take care of Lu Shangyan.
Lu Shangyan gave him a reassuring look: "Go quickly."
Pei Yumin still stood there and wouldn't leave, so Lu Shangyan had no choice but to say, "Go and call the caregiver over later before you leave, is that alright?"
Pei Yumin nodded reluctantly. After all, he had promised Lu Shangyan yesterday, and if he didn't go to the mall today, he would definitely spoil Lu Shangyan's mood. He didn't want to see Lu Shangyan's disappointed eyes.
So they waited until Lu Shangyan's leg felt better, helped him put on his thick coat, assisted him to the bathroom to wash up, and then set out the still-warm food before finally leaving.
Before leaving, he repeatedly told Xia Li that if she noticed anything wrong with Lu Shangyan, she should immediately notify the doctor: "Lu Shangyan likes to put on a brave face, don't listen to him."
Xia Li stood there stiffly, only able to nod.
Jian Guo watched his retreating figure with a disgruntled expression: "Why didn't you talk to me? Is it because you feel guilty talking to me?"
Xia Li smiled and said, "It's because I think you're unreliable and that you're always prone to getting emotional and losing your judgment."
Jane opened her mouth, but couldn't find any words to refute it.
After the caregiver arrived, she went to sit in the living room so as not to disturb their conversation.
Lu Shangyan saw that although Jian Guo looked unconvinced, thankfully she didn't bring up the matter he didn't want to be mentioned again.
He breathed a sigh of relief and asked Jian Guo, "Where's Zhao Jian? Didn't he say he was coming with you?"
Having given her a way out, Jian Guo then spoke up: "We agreed to meet at the hospital entrance last night, but when Xia Li and I arrived, we didn't see him. When we first called to ask, he said he would be there soon, but we waited for a full half hour and he still didn't come. When we called again, he wouldn't answer."
As he spoke, he took out his phone and found his chat with Zhao Jian: "He didn't answer the phone but sent a message telling us to come up first, and he'll be there soon."
Lu Shangyan felt that among them, Zhao Jian was the most reliable. Today's events were really too abnormal.
Lu Shangyan couldn't help but take out his phone and call Zhao Jian, but the other party still didn't answer.
Xia Li glanced at him and said, "Let's call later. Maybe he really is busy."
Lu Shangyan had doubts, but there was nothing he could do at the moment. He could only wait. If he still couldn't contact Zhao Jian later, he would have to think of another way.
Pei Yumin seemed to have timed his meal perfectly. He had just wiped his mouth clean when the video came over. Lu Shangyan propped up his tablet on the table, and Xia Li and Jian Guo each sat on one side.
Xia Li would say every little piece of clothing she saw was cute, and Lu Shangyan was influenced by her, unknowingly buying a lot of things until he realized that Pei Yumin's hands were almost full, and then he stopped.
Pei Yumin realized that his interest hadn't completely waned, so he called for help and found several assistants to help him carry his things.
Xia Li also said, "Lu Shangyan, your CEO Pei is so handsome."
Jian Guo snorted coldly: "He's the first person to accompany someone who massacred the president of a maternity and baby store."
Lu Shangyan pointed to his stomach: "Then what am I? The first male college student to give birth?"
Xia Li laughed out loud: "You are the first male CEO's wife who can have children."
Jian Guo laughed in exasperation, rolling her eyes at the two of them: "Are we even friends anymore? You two are ganging up on me."
Lu Shangyan knew that his anger would come and go quickly, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "There are several luxury boutiques downstairs from the maternity and baby store."
Since he met Jian Guo and Zhao Jian, he has learned about many brands that he would never have known before. The last time he went to a maternity and baby store, he only glanced at them while passing by, but he remembered them.
Jian Guo's eyes immediately lit up: "You mean?"
Lu Shangyan said, "I recently made some money investing with Pei Yumin. If you want anything, just ask."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yumin immediately stopped in his tracks, staring sadly at Lu Shangyan through the screen: "Wife, you haven't given me a gift in so long!"
Lu Shangyan leaned closer to the screen and said in a low voice, "I'll buy you the most expensive one later."
Jian Guo lowered her voice just like him: "Actually, we can hear what you're saying."
Lu Shangyan knew they could hear him, but so what? Pei Yumin was truly unique in his heart.
Pei Yumin was immediately delighted: "Okay, don't worry, wife, I won't let you go bankrupt."
Jian Guo clicked his tongue several times, rubbing his arms and trembling, "Wife~ Wife~~ Wife~~~"
"Oh my, this is so cheesy! Lu Shangyan, you've changed, you've really changed! Do you remember back in school, you were the 'elderly beauty' that no one dared to approach, the aloof god in the hearts of countless people? Even though we shared a dorm room for so long, I never dared to talk to you much."
"But look at you now, you always have that happy smile on your face when you look at him, it looks so cheesy! If it were half a year ago, I would never have imagined that you would be coaxing President Pei, who is almost thirty years old, like a child!"
"Look at how he called you 'wife' just now! My God, did you call him 'husband' even sweeter than he did when we didn't know about it?!"
Lu Shangyan's earlobes turned red. If it were before, he would have tried to refute or cover it up, but now that he and Pei Yumin had gone through so much, he no longer wanted to refute or cover it up.
So he tried his best to appear nonchalant: "We're already married, is there anything wrong with addressing each other like this?"
Jian Guo wore an expression of discomfort, as if she was being nauseated by his mushy gesture. She couldn't take it anymore and stood up, circling the table and sofa several times before finally calming down: "Lu Shangyan, I really misjudged you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yumin on the other side of the screen spoke again: "Wife~~~" He sang in a very exaggerated way, even more so than before, and you could tell he was doing it on purpose!
Lu Shangyan gave him a disdainful look and reminded him that that was enough.
But after he accepted it, he said, "Honey, I'm so embarrassed. I'm still outside, and you're giving me these flirty looks. It would be so embarrassing if someone saw us."
Lu Shangyan's expression vanished instantly, and he stared at him like a mannequin, afraid that if he showed any more expression, Pei Yumin would "misinterpret" it again.
Pei Yumin still wasn't satisfied, so he leaned on the railing, twisting his body and moving his legs and waist in a very coquettish and affected manner: "Wife, what else do you want to buy later?"
Xia Li covered her mouth, bent over, her fingers sinking into the sofa, and simply said, "You've found the perfect man, Lu Shangyan, you're so lucky."
Lu Shangyan completely lost his composure and burst out laughing: "I think so too."
Because when he saw Pei Yumin leaning on the railing and twisting his waist, several people passed by behind him, all looking at Pei Yumin with the same eyes they would use to look at a "patient".
Another woman dragged her daughter half a meter to the side, leaving the child on the ground, but she didn't dare stop until she had walked about five meters away before finally taking a step.
Pei Yumin was completely unaware of all this: "Wife, why aren't you answering my question?"
Jian Guo was disgusted too: "That's enough! I know you two are very much in love, okay?!"
Pei Yumin raised his chin smugly: "You should have known a long time ago."
Jian Guo curled her lips in disgust. Lu Shangyan watched him continue walking forward before saying, "Where is the toy section? I want to pick out a few small dolls for Tun Tun."
Pei Yumin looked around, then walked precisely into the toy store: "There are many, take your time looking."
He would pause for more than ten seconds in front of each small doll, trying his best to let Lu Shangyan see every detail.
Lu Shangyan didn't realize how quickly time had passed while he was sitting there. It wasn't until the door was pushed open that he discovered Pei Yumin had been on a video call with him for almost three hours.
Yuan Qingyu peeked over, but didn't disturb them. She then took the food and went out to talk to the caregiver.
Lu Shangyan asked Pei Yumin if he was tired, and Pei Yumin denied it: "Not tired, how big is this shopping mall?"
Jian Guo casually remarked from the side, "Then when your child grows up, you can give him an even bigger shopping mall."
Lu Shangyan frowned, sensing that this was not a simple matter: "Have you also been secretly reading Pei Yumin's domineering CEO novels?"
Pei Yumin said, "That's literature. I've learned a lot about love from it."
Lu Shangyan didn't want to hear him continue: "This little white dumpling is so cute."
Without even thinking, Pei Yumin took it off the shelf: "Do you have any new ones?"
The sales assistant quickly said yes and turned to get it for him. Pei Yumin continued walking forward, but Lu Shangyan, worried that he was too tired, said that was enough and told him to come back and eat first.
Anyway, Tun Tun is still two weeks away from being born, so if he wants to buy anything else, there's still time.
Pei Yumin didn't refuse him, but didn't want to hang up either. Lu Shangyan was about to hang up on his own, but Jian Guo was the first to react: "There are more important things we haven't bought yet."
Pei Yumin and Jian Guo were now on the same page. Pei Yumin seized the excuse of not hanging up the phone and staring at Lu Shangyan: "Wife, you said you would buy me the most expensive gift, but you haven't bought it yet."
Lu Shangyan had no choice but to tell him to hurry downstairs. After three or four hours of this, when Pei Yumin came out, he saw that Pei Yumin looked unwell, and he knew that Pei Yumin hadn't slept well all night.
He planned that after Pei Yumin returned, he would have Pei Yumin accompany him for a nap in the afternoon to catch up on his nutrition.
Jian Guo picked out a bracelet that cost over a thousand yuan, and Pei Yumin said smugly, "I'll buy one that's ten times more expensive than yours later!"
Xia Li was too embarrassed to choose, as she had already received a very expensive wallet. In the end, Lu Shangyan took the initiative to help her pick one out, which was also a bracelet, priced similarly to Jian Guo's.
Xia Li still didn't want it. Lu Shangyan had given her so many valuable things, and she didn't know how to repay him.
Lu Shangyan didn't seem to care: "You've helped me a lot before, this amount of money is really nothing to me now."
Pei Yumin also said, "Don't worry, he's got a lot of money lately. Besides, after Tuntun is born, he definitely won't be able to stay in school as much as before."
Jian Guo understood: "So you're trying to curry favor with us now, thinking that if something happens to you at school in the future, we'll cover for you."
Xia Li didn't refuse this time, thinking that Lu Shangyan would feel at ease after accepting the gift.
Jian Guo also said, "After Tun Tun is born, I will definitely give you a big red envelope."
Xia Li thought so too. They were friends, and it wouldn't be good to keep making excuses.
Pei Yumin browsed around for a while and picked out a watch: "I want this one."
When Lu Shangyan saw the price, his eyes rolled back and he almost fainted – more than 200,000!
“Pei Yumin, if you dare to buy it, the study in the new house will be gone.”
After hearing what he said, Pei Yumin stood in front of the counter without saying a word or moving. He just kept looking at his watch and then at Lu Shangyan.
In the end, Lu Shangyan resigned himself to his fate: "If you really like it, then buy it."
After all, his one million had become more than three million, and Pei Yumin deserved a lot of credit for that. It would be fine to give Pei Yumin more than two hundred thousand.
The sales assistant wanted to recommend the watch he had always worn, which cost at least two million, but seeing that he had no interest at all and was only smiling with his eyes crinkling at the two-hundred-thousand-yuan watch, she had to give up for the time being.
Pei Yumin took several photos of himself wearing the bracelet on his wrist, and before even returning to the hospital, he couldn't resist posting it on his WeChat Moments.
[m: My wife gave me a new gift, I love it!]
The comments section was full of congratulations and flattery.
[Jian Fugui: I despise you/I despise]
[Sweet Little Orange: Oh dear, how did you know my wife just gave me a custom-made outfit the day before yesterday? Did you see the gift I received and copy me on purpose?]
[m replied to Jian Fugui: Thank you for the blessing / smile]
[m has blocked Sweet Orange]
[Jian Fugui replied to m: I hope your skin gets thicker and thicker]
[S: Can you please stop doing this all the time?]
[m replied to s: Wife~ I love you, so touched/tearful]
Lu Shangyan gritted his teeth and deleted the comment.
After Pei Yumin returned, the ward was instantly filled with all kinds of packaging bags. Lu Shangyan didn't even realize that he had bought so many things without realizing it. When he stood up, he didn't know where to start walking.
Pei Yumin told him, "I also bought you a small gift. I'll secretly show it to you after they all leave."
After saying that, he mysteriously pinched Lu Shangyan's earlobe again, his tone very ambiguous: "I went back to buy it before I came back, I guarantee you will like it very much."
Lu Shangyan glanced down and saw the lace trim peeking out from the bag he was carrying.
A voice in his head told him that he had seen this thing before, and that Pei Yumin had tried to sell it to him before, but he had already refused once.
This time, he refused without hesitation: "I don't want to!"
Pei Yumin pretended not to hear and said to himself, "How do you know if it suits you if you haven't even tried it?"
"Try them on later and let me see how they look. If they fit, keep them, and I'll go buy you a few more new ones."
Lu Shangyan lowered his voice, wishing he could bite him: "But you can't buy such a sexy style!"
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Author's Note: Pei Yumin: I need to buy some new clothes for my wife to wear after giving birth to Tun Tun, preferably ones that will be easy for me to nurse [milk tea emoji].
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