The two of them had not been intimate for a very long time. Even if Lu Bai was impatient, he seemed to be trying to refute what Zhan Yu said just now with all his might.
Lu Bai kissed Zhan Yu and rubbed against his body...tossing Zhan Yu up and down.
Again and again, Lu Bai asked in an enchanting voice, "Does it feel good? Am I gentle?"
Zhan Yu was starting to get a little impatient and called him "bastard" countless times in his heart. Finally, he took advantage of Lu Bai's lowered guard and rolled over, grabbing the upper position.
Zhan Yu straddled Lu Bai's waist and dropped his body...
Lu Bai muffled a grunt and grabbed Zhan Yu's slender waist.
Immediately, Lu Bai turned Zhan Yu's back around, pressing Zhan Yu beneath him again. Then, without any mercy, he began moving his hips ruthlessly.
"Nh..." Zhan Yu reached his arms around Lu Bai and tried his best to cooperate with Lu Bai's movements. Only, Zhan Yu had exhausted all his energy in just a short while.
Now, Zhan Yu was just panting in Lu Bai's arm while Lu Bai held the wheel.
When Zhan Yu woke up the next day, it was already the afternoon. The harsh, hot summer sun was blinding.
Zhan Yu changed his clothes and opened the curtains, looking outside at the blue sky and white clouds, and all those familiar buildings.
Suddenly, Zhan Yu raised the corners of his mouth.
Mm, the weather is good today.
When Zhan Yu went downstairs, Grandpa Lu and the rest were playing with the kid. Even though he had small hands, the baby liked to grab at things. Grandpa Lu was teasing him with a jade pendant, bringing it high and low, near and far, but he wouldn't let him catch it.
The little guy wanted to grab it but couldn't, and was so angry that he was spitting bubbles.
But both Weng Yinlin and Lu An were smiling. Lu Bai was standing at the side, saying mercilessly, "Son, you're so stupid!"
The little guy seemed to be very happy as it waved his small hands at his dad who was talking to him. Lu Bai scratched his head helplessly. "Yeah, you're really stupid! Just like your mommy!"
Zhan Yu coughed lightly and greeted everyone. "Grandpa, Mom, Dad."
Weng Yinlin turned around to see Zhan Yu walking down the stairs and quickly said, "You're awake? Aunt Song made you some soup in the kitchen. Remember to drink it later."
"Thanks, Mom," Zhan Yu said while walking up to the little guy. Seeing that Lu Bai was holding him, Zhan Yu reached out, wanting to take him.
But Lu Bai said, "You should get breakfast first."
"Okay..." Zhan Yu said and looked reluctantly at his child. Then, he leaned over to kiss his tender cheek.
What soft skin!
The more Zhan Yu looked at it.
The more Zhan Yu liked it!
After staying at home with the elders and the child for more than half a month, Zhan Yu had to go back to work.
After not returning for nearly half a year, Zhan Yu looked at his workplace that had changed quite a bit and couldn't help but be filled with feelings.
Life after returning to work was naturally busy.
Sometimes, Grandpa or Weng Yinlin would take care of the baby, but most of the time he was looked after by Bai Ning and his husband.
It didn't matter how busy was Zhan Yu during the day, he would still try to get off earlier so he could come home to see his child.
As time went by, the little one got used to this and would stick to Zhan Yu as soon as he saw him, just like in the beginning.
Just like when he was sleeping, he definitely needed Zhan Yu to hold him and to coax him to sleep.
Lu Bai had a lot of complaints about this. "He's a boy but he's so needy!"
Zhan Yu rolled his eyes at Lu Bai but he didn't plan to talk to him.
Gradually, the differences between the two on them on the education of the child grew more obvious.
Zhan Yu loved the child, and he would feel very sad if the child so much as fell down or bumped into something.
Lu Bai however on otherhand, was the reasoning type. "Things like these are inevitable as the child is growing up. The more you worry over him, the more spoiled he'll become."
On the other hand, Lu Chenan had good eyes. He had already figured out who cares for him more. Every time Lu Bai kept that straight face on, he would seek Grandpa Lu for help or get Zhan Yu to back him up.
Lu Bai felt very helpless about this too.
On this day, when Lu Bai returned to the room, he was surprised to find an extra small figure lying in the middle of his large bed.
Lu Bai hesitated for a second and asked, "Is the kid sleeping with us?"
Zhan Yu was humming a little tune to coax Lu Chenan to sleep. Seeing that he had finally fallen asleep peacefully, Zhan Yu quickly eyed Lu Bai, motioning him to keep quiet.
Lu Bai raised his brows.
Oh, has his own status already fallen to this level?
...
This weekend, Lu Chenan began wailing early in the morning. Zhan Yu seemed to have heard the noise as soon as he woke up and immediately sat up in bed.
When he heard the noise, Lu Bai also woke up and saw Zhan Yu holding the baby. So, he said, "He might have wet his diaper."
Zhan Yu had a look and saw that it was really so, so Zhan Yu quickly changed his diaper. After Zhan Yu finished changing him, Lu Bai handed over the milk powder.
As soon as the little guy saw that there was milk to drink, he sucked on it vigorously, taking mouthful after mouthful without stopping.
Zhan Yu reached out to nudge the bridge of his nose, laughing, "What are you in such a hurry for? Nobody's going to snatch your milk."
The little baby blinked his eyes at Zhan Yu.
Lu Bai laughed at the side. "He's just like you."
Hearing that, Zhan Yu turned to look at Lu Bai and cleared his throat. "Lu Bai, you're just like your son when you lie. Your eyes don't even twitch."
Lu Bai said, "I'm just stating facts."
"Hmph! Facts my head!" Zhan Yu didn't think he had that habit. The little one must have inherited Lu Bai's eager nature. Such as Lu Bai's eagerness to do certain things in certain places at certain times. He was so annoying and wouldn't allow him to say anything more.
Lu Bai really was a headache like the little one.
Zhan Yu couldn't be bothered to argue with him and just watched the child.
Little boy's eyes were big and round and his skin was fair and supple. The more Zhan Yu looked at him, the more delighted he felt.
The baby was so cute.
Zhan Yu held the baby and suddenly felt like saying, "I never dared to think that I would be able to hold him in my arms one day."
The nightmares of those days, finding himself in the darkness, crying helplessly alone without being able to find the direction while his child was crying so hard, and being unable to find him now seemed like such a far off thing.
Once a person obtained happiness, all the painful past of suffering seems to become blurred and faded into nothingness. The past that one had lived through was gone, it was no longer important.
When Zhan Yu heard himself speak with such sentiment, Lu Bai hugged Zhan Yu's shoulder and said, "We're always here."
"Yeah. I'll never let you go."
"Me neither."
Zhan Yu brought the baby into his embrace and felt that his life was finally complete.
Zhan Yu was very content with this.
Lu Chenan was very good in many ways. Only, he was picky with people and had a big temper.
Usually, after falling asleep at night, he wouldn't make much noise unless he was hungry.
But he needed Zhan Yu and Lu Bai to hold him and coax him to sleep every night, which was a real struggle for the elders.
One day, Zhan Yu had to record a TV show one night and would be back by around 11 pm. Lu Bai on the other hand had an important dinner party and couldn't stay at home.
With the couple out together, Lu An played lift off with Lu Chenan for a very long time and he was giggling the whole time. It wasn't until Lu An didn't even have the energy in his arms to lift him any more than old Grandpa Lu took the baby from him. He put him down on his laps and made faces at the baby.
But old Grandpa Lu's techniques may not be so great. After staring at him expressionlessly for a moment, they weren't sure whether Lu Chenan disliked it or was scared, but he began crying. And when he started, nobody could coax him better.
Weng Yinlin saw Lu Chenan cry so hard that his eyes were red and even his nose had turned red as well, and she quickly asked Lu An to call the two to hurry home.
Zhan Yu was busy recording the program so he didn't even realize his phone rang many times.
Lu Bai was currently talking about the most important points with his partners and when he saw the caller ID for the old home, the first thing he thought was that it must be related to Lu Chenan. Sure enough, he heard his son's earth-shattering cries as soon as the call connected.
After listening to Lu An's explanation, Lu Bai quickly hung up and told his partners that he had to go home first. Then, he quickly left, leaving Assistant Wang to clean up the mess.
On the way home, Lu Bai called Zhan Yu many times but he never picked up. So, frowning, he rushed back home. As soon as he arrived, he saw the three elders surrounding Lu Chenan, trying their best to coax the baby. Even Aunt Song was breaking up a sweat from trying to tease him. But Lu Chenan still wasn't having any of it and wailed as loud as he could.
Lu Bai frowned. He quickly took off his suit jacket that smelled of alcohol and tobacco and quickly went over to hold Lu Chenan. After picking him up, Lu Bai began coaxing him, and the baby's cries gradually went down. Seeing him sobbing with tears all over his face, Lu Bai quickly told Weng Yinlin to get a tissue to help wipe his face.
While going as light as possible, Weng Yinlin said, "This child, you really scared all of us!" Then, when she saw Lu Chenan blinking his pitiful eyes, she felt her heart ache and didn't dare to say anymore. Instead, she turned to talk about her son instead. "What's with you anyway? You have managers and executives all over your company! What sort of dinner was so important that you had to go yourself?! Next time just hurry home after work! If my grandson cries like this anymore, what am I going to do if he can't breathe!" Well, she's right.
Lu Chenan practically never took any breaks when he begins crying. And this was the reason why the elders had to summon them back in a hurry.
Hearing that, Lu Bai looked speechlessly at the one in his arms and said, "Got it, Mom."
After the show, Zhan Yu was just about to change when he heard someone call out to him. "Host Zhan, your phone rang a lot of times earlier. Was there an emergency?"
Zhan Yu thanked them and took his phone. As soon as he saw the name, he felt a sense of urgency and immediately called Lu Bai back. "Did something happen at home?"
"Yeah, but it's fine now. Are you off work?"
Zhan Yu quickly asked, "Did something happen to Anan?"
(Anan is the nick name of Lu Chenan)
Lu Bai turned around to look at the little guy who was sleeping happily in bed and responded, "Not anymore. He just cried really hard when we weren't around, but he's asleep now."
Zhan Yu's heart clenched when he heard Lu Bai's words, but Zhan Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Lu Chenan fell asleep. : "That's good."
Lu Bai asked. "Are you done with work?"
"Yeah, the recording's done. I'm just about to head home."
"Wait for me after you pack up. I'll come pick you up."
Zhan Yu said, "No need, I drove here this morning."
"It's already dark, I'm worried."
When Zhan Yu heard Lu Bai say this, Zhan Yu's heart felt warm. Smiling, he said, "Alright! I'll be troubling you then, President Lu!"
Lu Bai also had a smile on his face. "Anything for my wife".
After picking Zhan Yu up, Lu Bai brought Zhan Yu for supper. By the time they returned home, it was nearly midnight (12pm).
Zhan Yu went into the room and saw Lu Chenan sleeping deeply. He couldn't help but touch Lu Chenan's small little hand and whispered to Lu Bai behind him, "Why don't I quit my job"
Lu Bai who was distracted looked at Zhan Yu and said, "What".
"The baby only recognizes you and me. If he ever cries again like today when both of us are away at work, what's going to happen to him if we didn't pay attention to our phones or didn't come home in time?" Naturally, Zhan Yu knew how his child was like. If he started crying hard at night, then he definitely wouldn't stop easily without them around to calm him down.
"He's still young, it'll be bad if he cries like this," Zhan Yu added.
Lu Bai's face paled. Naturally, he knew this was bad, but he said, "Isn't this career your dream? Besides, you're currently on an upswing. Are you sure you won't regret it if you resign?"
Zhan Yu looked at the child and said, "Maybe I will, but compared to work, I want to take care of my child."
Lu Bai was quiet for a moment. He walked forward and reached out to hold Zhan Yu's slender waist and said, "Forget it. Let me make that sacrifice instead."
"What do you mean?" Zhan Yu was surprised.
"Since someone has to be there at night to take care of the kid, I'll do it. As for work, I'll try to settle everything during the day."
But how would Zhan Yu not be aware of the amount of stress Lu Bai had to take on when he was in charge of such a large company?
"No, let me do it. You have so many things to..." Zhan Yu said.
"If you're working overtime, I'll rush back as soon as I can. But if not, I'll just see how the situation's like." This was the best way to do it. The two of them will work out their schedules.
Zhan Yu thought about it and knew that this was the best idea.
"Let's do that, then," so Zhan Yu agreed.
"Yeah." Lu Bai said.
"Lu Bai, I just realized how difficult it is to be a parent to a growing child." Even if you have a lot of elders to help take care of the child, you'll still think about your child all the time during work, and be worried about whether something would happen to them.
"We're still young, we can slowly learn how to become a good mother and father for the baby." Zhan Yu nodded.
Zhan Yu turned slightly in Lu Bai's arms, smiling and looking at him for a long moment before reaching his arms behind Lu Bai's neck and kissing him with his eyes closed.
Lu Bai wrapped Zhan Yu's arms around his waist and lowered his head to match Zhan Yu, tangling their lips and tongues together.
Zhan Yu gasped at the eagerness of Lu Bai's kiss and reached out to give him a gentle punch on the shoulder.
Lu Bai chuckled and loosened his hold. Squeezing Zhan Yu's nose, he said, "Even though you seduced me first..."
Zhan Yu blushed and glared at Lu Bai. Proudly, he denied, "I just gave you a kiss, you call that seducing you?"
"Isn't it? Then what would you consider seduction?" Lu Bai said playfully...
Zhan Yu was speechless. "At least...At least..."
Lu Bai observed Zhan Yu's face which was growing hotter and hotter. When he lowered his head to kiss Zhan Yu, he whispered, "I'll be waiting for you to broaden my horizons." Then, he smiled and added, "So don't keep me waiting too long, Mrs. Lu."
"Ah...mm..."
After learning how to run, Lu Chenan liked to run all over the place.
Zhan Yu followed behind Lu Chenan to watch over him, and he felt his back aching after the day.
At night when Lu Bai held him and was intimate with him, Zhan Yu avoided it and said, "I'm tired, can you let me have a good sleep tonight?"
Lu Bai didn't understand. Zhan Yu was at home resting all day, so how could he be tired? But when he asked, he found out it was related to that little brat Lu Chenan.
The next day, Lu Bai said to Zhan Yu, "I'll watch the kid so you rest."
Zhan Yu thought about his own heavy workload from Monday and nodded, saying to Lu Bai reassuredly. "I'll leave the child to you, then."
"Yeah, go sleep." Lu Bai said.
Zhan Yu nodded and went back into the room. But he didn't have a very restful sleep either. He woke up in less than an hour. He got up and headed downstairs only to find Lu Chenan sitting in the middle of the living room with a big pile of toys around him. He took a look at Chen Chenan who was wearing a red short-sleeved shirt arranging toy car after toy car in a serious manner.
Smilingly, Zhan Yu called out to Lu Chenan, "Anan?"
"Mommy! Mommy!" When Lu Chenan saw Zhan Yu coming downstairs, he waved the toy car in his hands excitedly : "Car, mommy! Car!"
Zhan Yu smiled at Lu Chenan and said : "Mommy knows, Anan. Go ahead and play."
Chen Chenan looked at Zhan Yu, then at Lu Bai. After giving them a sweet smile, he continued arranging his toy cars.
When Zhan Yu saw Lu Bai sitting on the sofa looking at his laptop. When he sat down next to Lu Bai, Lu Bai put his laptop back on the table.
Zhan Yu laid quietly in Lu Bai's arms while Lu Bai reached his arms over Zhan Yu's shoulders and holding his other hand, playing with it in Zhan Yu's hands.
Zhan Yu quickly turned to look at Lu Chenan. Seeing him with his back towards him, focused on his toys, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Lu Bai joked, "It's not like you're doing something sneaky, what are you being so tense for?"
Zhan Yu looked up at him and whispered, "The kid is still around! Shh!"
Lu Bai chuckled. "It's not like we're doing anything. I'm just holding you."
"Hm? And what is your hand doing?" Zhan Yu grabbed Lu Bai's hand that was making its way up his clothes and constantly causing trouble.
Being seen through, Lu Bai lowered his head and gave Zhan Yu a deep kiss before chuckling, "Give me a kiss, then."
"Hey!"
Can't we have a proper talk anymore? After Lu Bai was done kissing Zhan Yu, Zhan Yu temporarily felt relieved since it didn't seem like Lu Bai was going to continue.
Curling up in Lu Bai's arms, Zhan Yu asked, "So how did you get him to sit there and play by himself obediently?"
Lu Bai didn't think much of it. "If I don't let him play by himself, did you want me to chase around him the whole day just like you?"
Lu Bai's words really were...piercing.
Zhan Yu was unhappy. "He likes to run around! What am I going to do if he hurts himself if I don't follow him?"
Lu Bai looked at Zhan Yu. "Heh, so anything is fine as long as you're pampering the child, hm?"
"Of course!"
Lu Bai was slightly dissatisfied. "Even if you love him, you can't pamper him too much. He'll be spoiled sooner or later!"
Zhan Yu said, "I know when to stop."
Lu Bai was not fully convinced. Then, he said, "We'll see how it goes."
Zhan Yu : "..."
Zhan Yu couldn't match Lu Bai in the speech game, so he hit Lu Bai with the pillow beside him instead.
Lu Bai was completely mystified at being hit, so he pressed Zhan Yu down on the sofa and tickled him.
And how could Zhan Yu bear it? He quickly admitted hiz wrong and called for mercy.
"You want me to let you go? Maybe in your next life!"
That sounds like a familiar TV line...
Zhan Yu paused for a moment, but he quickly said, "I was wrong! I was wrong!"
"See if you still dare to..." Lu Bai said.
"Play! Play!" When Lu Chenan saw the two of them, he quickly ran over while still holding a toy car, bouncing happily.
As soon as they heard the noise, they immediately stopped. Both of them looked at each other and they both had to restrain themselves a little.
The weather was beautiful in the afternoon so Zhan Yu proposed going to the mall together with Lu Bai as the driver, they arrived at the mall, and Lu Bai also carried the baby the whole way through, patiently accompanying Zhan Yu and doing his own browsing as well.
It must be because Lu Chenan inherited the strong genes of his parents, but he was really a beautiful , cute and handsome child, and the family of three attracted the gazes of many passers-by along the way.
After some people recognized Zhan Yu, they began following them from afar.
Lu Bai saw the few college girls following him from behind and he frowned. He said to Zhan Yu who was looking at men's shirts, "It's difficult having a famous wife after all. We're being followed by so many people."
Even though Zhan Yu wasn't paying attention to what was happening behind him, he could still tell from sound alone that he had been recognized.
Smiling, Zhan Yu measured the shirt with Lu Bai's body and said, "Hey, don't push it all on me. Even without me, I think your face alone will still turn a lot of heads, hm?"
Lu Bai smiled proudly. "If I'm not handsome enough to keep my wife, then that'll be a real problem!"
"Yeah, President Lu is right."
"So what you're saying, Mrs. Lu, is that you're only with me because of my looks?"
Zhan Yu : "..." Isn't this topic jumping a little fast?
Zhan Yu ignored Lu Bai. But at night, when a certain someone was tossing and turning him all over, he (Lu Bai) whispered by his (Zhan Yu's) ear, "Tell me, what do you love about me?"
"I love your..." Zhan Yu gripped the sheets tightly with one hand while he bit his lower lip. Even his speech was as soft as his body. He was completely exhausted.
"My what?" Lu Bai asked playfully...
"Mh..." Zhan Yu suppressed his moan ...
Lu Bai ground against Zhan Yu, refusing to give Zhan Yu a break.
Zhan Yu couldn't stand it anymore and bit Lu Bai's arm.
So, now Lu Bai had even more reasons to torment Zhan Yu. With that, he caused Zhan Yu to be two hours late to work the next day.
When Lu Bai was still half-asleep, he heard Zhan Yu in a hurry to pack up his things and he (Lu Bai) muttered, "It's so early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
When Zhan Yu heard what Lu Bai said, he was so pissed that he returned to the bed and reached out to pinch Lu Bai's nose. "Hmph! It's this late and you still say it's early! I'm already late because of you, LU BAI !"
Lu Bai reached out to hug Zhan Yu, trying to drag him back into the covers. "Take the day off then."
"I can't!" Zhan Yu said refusingly.
Seeing Zhan Yu's insistence on going to work, Lu Bai sat up and said in a muffled voice, "I'll send you."
"No need, you should continue sleeping. I'll go myself." Zhan Yu said.
"Be careful on the road, then." Lu Bai said.
"Okay. I'll call you when I arrive."Zhan Yu said.
Seeing that Zhan Yu had left, Lu Bai continued sleeping for a while before heading to work.
At four in the afternoon, Zhan Yu received a call from Assistant Wang. "Madam, President Lu has a fever. I advised him several times but he wouldn't go to the hospital."
"A fever?" Zhan Yu thought about it and decided that it must be due to what they did last night.
"Did he take any medicine?" Zhan Yu asked.
"President Lu said he was fine and wouldn't take any."
Zhan Yu thought about it for a bit and responded, "Alright, I understand."
Lu Bai who was currently in a meeting when the door was suddenly opened by someone. Just as he was about to ask who dared to interrupt the meeting, he saw his secretary bowing and apologizing before quickly saying, "President Lu, the Mr. Zhan Yu says he needs you urgently for something so I didn't dare delay."
When Lu Bai saw indeed that Zhan Yu was right behind Assistant Wang, he quickly turned around and asked, "Why are you here?"
Zhan Yu responded, "I needed you urgently for something. Do you mind availing yourself for a moment?"
Lu Bai nodded and ordered them to dis - continue the meeting. Then, he took Zhan Yu's hand and headed back into his office.
As soon as the door was closed, Lu Bai got rid of his expressionless mask and asked with a smile, "Baby, why are you here?"
"If I didn't come, I'm just worried I'd have to see you in the hospital tonight."
Lu Bai seemed to have understood something. Assistant Wang must have called Zhan Yu earlier. "I'm fine, honey. Don't listen to Assistant Wang, he's just getting worked up over nothing."
Zhan Yu got on his tiptoes and touched Lu Bai's forehead. "I'll judge for myself if you're fine or not. Now, be good and go sit down on the chair."
Lu Bai was speechless...
Isn't this the same tone Zhan Yu uses when he's coaxing his son?
When Zhan Yu came over, he had already prepared everything. First, he took Lu Bai's temperature.
It was 38.7°C.
As soon as Zhan Yu saw the number, his tone was serious. "You have such a serious fever and you still say you're fine? First, take the medicine." Then, he passed Lu Bai some medicine and water.
Lu Bai looked at it for a while and said, "I don't need it. It'll go down on its own after tomorrow."
"No. I'm worried."
Those simple words caused Lu Bai to surrender.
After taking the medicine, Lu Bai went home with Zhan Yu.
Immediately, Zhan Yu pushed Lu Bai into the room and told him to sleep for a while. He'll only get better after sweating it out for a bit. Even if Zhan Yu was convinced that nothing was wrong with Lu Bai, Lu Bai could only comply when he saw how anxious Zhan Yu looked.
After waking up from his nap, the sky had already turned dark. As soon as Lu Bai sat up, Zhan Yu brought Lu Bai some clear congee. "Awake? How do you feel? Here, have some congee."
Then, when Zhan Yu saw no reaction from Lu Bai, he looked up at him. But then, Lu Bai laughed and slowly said, "Sure enough, it's nice to be married."
Seeing that Lu Bai was starting to get funny again, Zhan Yu said, "Huh, you just realized that?"
"I know it well."
"Stop messing around and eat your food."
Lu Bai thought that sure enough, life is only complete when you have a caring person to live with you through the years.
At the end of the year, Zhan Yu and Lu Bai attended an award ceremony together. When they walked down the red carpet fully dressed up, cheers went up all around them.
During the red carpet interview, a reporter asked Lu Bai how he felt about the debut.
Lu Bai was not very compliant and said, "No comments."
Zhan Yu who was holding Lu Bai's arm nearly let out a laugh.
The reporter was speechless for half a minute before turning the mic to Zhan Yu instead. "Host Zhan, do you think you'll win anything this award ceremony?"
Zhan Yu responded very briefly. "If fate wills it."
It would be lucky if Zhan Yu did, but it would only be normal if he didn't get it.
It was all up to fate.
Fortunately, the results were satisfactory and Zhan Yu won the Golden Microphone Award. After heading on stage to get his award and to give his acceptance speech, Zhan Yu thanked everyone, especially those he loved.
The camera panned to Lu Bai's face that was smiling lightly, instantly triggering a scream from the audience.
Zhan Yu met Lu Bai's warm gaze and continued, "Thank you for coming into my life. I asked you what you would do if I wasn't by my side, and you told me that the only person you'll love in your life is me. Today, I would also like to take this opportunity to say, I love you!"
***
The more grown-up Lu Chenan was, the naughtier he got. Except for the times when he was taking afternoon naps or sleeping at night, he practically never sat still for a moment. He would play from upstairs to downstairs, then run from downstairs back upstairs again, throwing his toys and stuff everywhere.
As soon as Zhan Yu saw how messed up the house was, he put on a stern face and called out to him, "LU CHENAN!"
"Mommy Mommy!" After hearing Zhan Yu's voice, Lu Chenan quickly ran over and held up the toys Mao Shiyuan gave him.
Zhan Yu had a headache. "Didn't mommy tell you to pack up your toys after playing with them and put them back into their original places?"
"Mommy, I'm not done playing yet," the little one argued.
"You've been playing all day," Zhan Yu reminded.
"Mommy, I'll keep it later."
Zhan Yu told him sternly, "If you don't clean up now, daddy will clean you up once he gets back."
Zhan Yu use of the word "CLEAN" had two different meanings in that sentence.
Lu Chenan blinked his big round eyes as if struggling to make sense of his mommy's words. But he understood that he wouldn't be able to play around so wilfully as when he was alone at home with his mommy once his daddy comes back.
After Lu Chenan turned three, Zhan Yu and Lu Bai would take him back to their own home on the weekends.
Lu Bai had just started on a new project today so he had left the house early in the morning in his suit.
When Lu Chenan woke up and heard that his dad wasn't home, he played even more vigorously. But now, hearing his dad's name made his face turn sour. He asked Lu Bai, "Is Daddy getting off work?"
Zhan Yu leaned down and squeezed Lu Chenan's chubby cheeks. He nodded. "Yeah. Daddy sent Mommy a message saying he's on the way, so are you going to put your toys back where they belong?"
Lu Chenan blinked his eyes, feeling a little frustrated. But he could only lower his head and respond unhappily, "Okay, Mommy."
For Lu Chenan, the only person he was afraid of in this world was LU BAI. It might be the way Lu Bai criticized him with an emotionless face, but after getting scared once, the little guy didn't dare to disobey anything Lu Bai said ever again.
But he was also mad at his daddy.
Whenever Daddy wasn't home, he could sleep in with Mommy on that big comfy bed. But once Daddy comes back, he'll definitely carry him back to his own room.
So, Lu Chenan always thought: Daddy's really petty, he won't let me sleep with Mommy.
As soon as he thought of this, Lu Chenan who was putting his toys back into their box ran over to Zhan Yu's side and tugged on his sleeves. "Mommy! Mommy!"
"What's wrong? Do you need Mommy to help you clean up?"
Lu Chenan scratched his head and thought about it for a moment, then he said happily, "Yeah, yeah!"
"Alright, let's clean up together, then." Zhan Yu stroked Lu Chenan's head and smiled.
When Lu Bai entered the house, he just happened to see the two of them cleaning up the toys on the floor.
Lu Chenan was playing while he cleaned up, and he saw his tall Daddy come in as soon as he looked up, so he quickly tossed the things in his hands and ran over. "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!"
Lu Bai who was taking his suit jacket off stopped. He reached out to pet Lu Chenan who had latched onto his leg and asked, "Were you a good boy today? Did you listen to your mommy?"
"Yeah!" Lu Chenan nodded strongly.
"Then, I'll ask your mommy later. If Mommy says no, then I'll leave you home alone tonight."
Lu Chenan remembered that his daddy and mommy told him this morning they needed to go over to Grandma and Grandpa's house in the evening, so he hurriedly ran back and pulled Zhan Yu who had just bent over to pick up the toy he tossed away in front of Lu Bai and said proudly, "Mommy! I've been good, right? Mommy..."
"You sneaky little...Mhm, you've been very good. Mommy and Daddy will bring you with us tonight," Zhan Yu responded he wished.
"Hooray!" Lu Chenan said excitedly, "Grandpa's house has turtles! Turtles!"
After Zhan Jin found out that Lu Chenan liked small animals, he ended up raising many small animals, such as white rabbits and so on. A while ago, he also started raising some fish and turtles. But he had no idea that Lu Chenan didn't actually like animals at all. He just liked bullying them.
When Lu Chenan first saw the little kitten in the Zhan family's home, he began chasing after it enthusiastically for the whole day just like a dog chasing after a flock of chickens. Even the garden where Bai Ning spent so much effort planing all his expensive flowers were spoiled beyond recognition.
After finding that out, Zhan Yu brought Lu Chenan to one corner of the living room and lectured him, telling him to apologize to his grandparents and to make sure he wouldn't do it again.
But then, Lu Chenan cried and argued, "Mommy is biased! The kitty was wrong too! Why aren't you scolding it!"
Zhan Yu was absolutely speechless. In the end, he was so pissed that he really didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.
It was enough if Zhan Jin and Bai Ning just stood at the side and didn't help, but they were very accepting of his behavior. "It's fine, Anan. It's alright. The flowers are just gone. I can plant new ones. Everything's fine as long as Anan is happy!"
Lu Chenan immediately dried his tears and smiled, "Grandpa, Grandma, Anan is very happy! The little kitty ran so fast, Anan couldn't even catch up!"
Zhan Qiancheng who had just walked over was completely oblivious. "Anan, if you can't catch up then just try it a few more times. Try harder! You'll catch it someday!"
Even though Lu Chenan couldn't understand the deeper meanings of Zhan Qiancheng's words, what he did know was that his grandparents and uncle were on his side. So, every time they went back to the Zhan family home, Lu Chenan would play to his heart's content.
Zhan Jin raised a small turtle, a very cute one. Lu Chenan loved teasing it or putting the turtle into the fish tank, watching it swim with the goldfishes. Then, he would reach out to catch the turtle or the goldfish while they were unaware.
Seeing them scurrying around made Lu Chenan smiled heartily.
When the three members of the Lu Bai's family arrived at the Zhan family door, Lu Chenan said especially proudly to Lu Bai, "Daddy! Uncle said he'll buy me a car! I can drive a little car in the garden!"
Hearing that, Zhan Yu asked, "Don't you already have several at home?" "It's different! This one's from Uncle!"
Lu Bai looked at him and touched his head. "Then you sleep together with Uncle tonight okay?"
Without even thinking, Lu Chenan said, "Don't wanna."
"Why not?" Lu Bai asked.
Lu Chenan stared at Lu Bai, but he couldn't find a reason why.
Lu Bai went on, "You see, Uncle bought you so many gifts and even wants to give you a car today, but you don't have a gift for Uncle, do you? If Uncle likes you so much, I'm sure Uncle will be very happy if you slept with him."
Zhan Yu laughed. "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Nothing," Lu Bai responded in all seriousness.
Zhan Yu glanced at Lu Bai. Who wouldn't realize what he was trying to do tonight? He definitely has a bad reason for trying desperately to coax his son into sleeping together with Zhan Qiancheng.
"Hey, can you lay back a little? My brother's still unmarried, how would he know how to take care of a child? It's better for Anan to sleep with us at night."
Lu Bai looked sadly at Zhan Yu and said, "Then let him sleep with mom. Mom has some experience in taking care of children at least."
Zhan Yu eyed Lu Bai and shook his head helplessly. He didn't even feel like talking to Lu Bai anymore.
Zhan Yu saw Bai Ning was in the kitchen preparing dinner when he entered the room. Therefore, he offered to help while Lu Bai and Zhan Jin were playing in the garden with Lu Chenan.
After Lu Chenan had enough playing of the car Zhan Qiancheng gifted him, he eagerly ran back into the living room while announcing that he wanted to play with the goldfish and little turtle.
Zhan Yu poured a glass of water for Lu Chenan to drink and he gurgled a whole half glass of it in one shot. "Mommy, I'm done drinking. I'm going to play now." Before Zhan Yu could wipe Lu Chenan's sweat for him, he ran off to play.
"Slow down!" Seeing that Lu Chenan wasn't even paying attention to his feet, Zhan Yu hurriedly reminded.
Zhan Yu brought the glass back into the kitchen as Bai Ning smiled. "I really like Anan."
Not only was Lu Chenan really cute, but he was also very smart and a smooth-talker. Even more, he was healthy and carefree.
Zhan Yu wanted to reply when he heard Bai Ning ask, "Have you thought of getting Anan a brother or sister?"
Zhan Yu froze when he heard this. He hadn't heard Lu Bai or Lu Family's elders mention bearing an extra child. However, he did receive an invitation from Zhong Qin and Zhuang Zhao two days ago. Zhong Qin talked about how he was three months pregnant and casually mentioned, "Zhan Yu, why don't you and Lu Bai have a second child too? That way, our kids can have playmates. I like the idea of getting childhood sweethearts for my kids."
Zhan Yu clearly remembered Lu Bai talking about his fondness for daughters.
Bai Ning was lost in Zhan Yu thought. She then asked, "What's the matter? Did something happen between you and Lu Bai?"
Bai Ning couldn't even believe her own question.
Right. That's impossible.
The two visited Zhan Family whenever they had time, unless Lu Bai was extremely busy. They always traveled in pairs. When Bai Ning occasionally glanced at them, their gazes were full of gentleness and tenderness for each other. How could there be problems in their relationship?
But Bai Ning didn't understand. The two were still young. Anan was also very adorable and healthy. Why aren't the two thinking about getting a second child?
Seeing how worried Bai Ning was, Zhan Yu hurriedly comforted, "Mother, you're overthinking. We have a great relationship. Nothing happened."
"Then..."
"Mother, let's just go with the flow."
Bai Ning could only reply, "Lu Family is known for having only one child in each generation. After all, Anan would be very lonely by himself. It'd be quite lively with another brother or sister in the family however."
Zhan Yu tugged the corner of his lips up. "Mother, I understand."
In the evening, Lu Chenan pestered Zhan Yu to sleep with him.
Bai Ning originally wanted to coax Lu Chenan to sleep with herself but Lu Chenan refused. Therefore, Zhan Yy said, "Mother, let him sleep with us. He isn't well-behaved in his sleep. Don't make it so that you have trouble sleeping because of him."
"It's just one night. It's alright."
"Mother, it's okay. Just let him sleep with us."
Lu Chenan followed Zhan Yu to have his way.
Lu Chenan played quite a bit earlier, so he fell asleep quickly. Seeing that he was deep in sleep, Zhan Yu tucked a corner of his blanket in.
Lu Bai walked out of the bathroom to see the bedroom quiet and silent. He lowered his voice and asked, "Asleep?"
"Yeah." Zhan Yu got up and originally wanted to grab his clothes to go into the bathroom to shower. Seeing that Lu Bai was wiping his hair, Zhan Yu reached over to grab Lu Bai's dry towel to dry his hair.
Lu Bai smiled and said, "Wifey, you're great!"
Zhan Yu also smiled. "Right, as long as you know." After that, he tried to get everything out in one breath, "Mother just asked me a question."
"What?" Lu Bai asked...
"Mother asked me why we aren't planning for a second child for Anan." After Zhan Yu finished, he stopped and looked at Lu Bai's rear view. Zhan Yu quietly waited for Lu Bai to answer.
Lu Bai grabbed Zhan Yu's hands and asked, "Are you happy with the life we have right now?"
"Yes." Zhan Yu said truthfully.
"So let's maintain this state for now. I have Anan, so I'm satisfied."
Zhan Yu retorted, "But, didn't you say you want a cute daughter when we were planning to have Anan?"
"I don't want one anymore." Lu Bai almost said this without hesitation.
Zhan Yu was expressionless when he heard that. He looked at Lu Bai, wanting to find traces of him joking around, but unfortunately he didn't.
Lu Bai wore a serious expression, unprecedented seriousness.
Zhan Yu felt a bit awkward. "You really don't want another child?"
Lu Bai responded firmly, "No."
Zhan Yu's eyes teared up a bit. He lowered his head and didn't want to talk.
Lu Bai got up and hugged Zhan Yu. "It's enough that we have Anan. Wifey..." Lu Bai didn't continue the rest of his words.
Zhan Yu also tugged the corner of his lips, pretending to be calm. "I understand."
Lu Bai watched as Zhan Yu struggled free from his hug and entered the bathroom. He stood in the empty room, not knowing what to do. He looked back to see his precious son in bed. He reached over to pat his soft hair, but he said nothing in the end. When they ate breakfast the next day, Bai Ning could clearly feel the strange distant feeling between Lu Bai and Zhan Yu.
They didn't make any eye contact during the entire breakfast.
Up until they were about to go, Lu Bai asked Zhan Yu, "Can we go now?"
"Yeah." Zhan Yu said.
Bai Ning, Zhan Jin and Zhan Qiancheng looked at each other, having the instinct that something happened.
When Lu Bai drove the car over, Zhan Qiancheng specially followed behind. "You fought with my brother?"
"No." Lu Bai answered directly.
"Then what's going on between you two?"
"Nothing." Lu Bai said.
Zhan Qiancheng didn't believe Lu Bai, so he questioned again.
Seeing that Zhan Qiancheng persisted on getting an answer, he replied, "I won't let him get into any accidents again."
"What do you mean?" Zhan Qiancheng just asked this when he heard Lu Chenan call out loudly, "Daddy, daddy! Why aren't you ready yet? You're so slow! Uncle, uncle, are you leaving with us?"
Zhan Qiancheng replied, "No, uncle isn't coming. I'll visit you when I have time."
"Okay, Anan will be waiting for uncle."
"Okay."
Zhan Qiancheng sent them away and as expected, he heard his parents discuss, "What happened between lu Bai and Zhan Yu?"
Bai Ning stopped for a while before thinking and guessing, "Could it be about the child?"
"What about the child?" Zhan Jin asked.
"I just asked Xiao Yu why he didn't plan on having another child yesterday. Anan is very cute. It'd be perfect if he gains another sister or brother."
Zhan Jin thought about it before replying, "It's their business whether to have another child or not. They will make their own decision. Don't ask them in the future."
Zhan Qiancheng connected everything and seemed to understand why Lu Bai didn't want a child. He already went through a terrifying experience when Zhan Yu gave birth to Anan. He was scared, not sure whether they'd be as lucky the next time or if there would be a miracle still.
However, Zhan Yu didn't understand. Their relationship had cooled a bit and Lu Family's elders naturally detected it too.
When Weng Yinlin was shopping with Zhan Yu, she [Weng Yinlin] brought it up. "Did A-Nan do something bad to you recently?"
"What?" Zhan Yu thought about it and replied, "No."
"Then what happened between the two of you guys?"
"Mother, I have been wanting another child, but he refuses."
Ever since Zhan Yu returned from Zhan Family, he had shamelessly worn sexy outfits and gotten intimate with Lu Bai a few times. However, Lu Bai didn't forget to take the safety precautions before the last step.
Zhan Yu felt incredibly defeated. In the end, he didn't even bother to cooperate with Lu Bai.
Lu Bai was quite straightforward. He just purely hugged Zhan Yu to sleep.
Zhan Yu never questioned their relationship, but where did this invisible distancing come from?
Weng Yinlin thought about it before testing the waters. "A-Nan got acquainted with another woman outside?"
Zhan Yu smiled and said, "Mother, I'm not worried about this. I'm sure that he'll naturally talk to me about it if he finds another woman he likes. Plus, he's not a man like that."
Weng Yinlin didn't know whether to be glad or what. It was a good thing the two trusted in their relationship, but regarding the child...
"He actually mentioned this to us before." Weng Yinlin pondered over it before deciding to tell Zhan Yu.
"Mother..."
"As his mother, I saw clearly how he definitely would've gone crazy if you hadn't woken up after you gave birth to Anan, especially after you slept for such a long time. Thankfully, you woke up later on." Weng Yinlin said meaningfully, "When Anan turned two, I talked to him about having another child. He told me that he just wants Anan because he was scared of the same thing happening twice. The risk is too big. He is actually very afraid of that happening again."
The risk is too big and Lu Bai is actually very afraid of that happening again.
Zhan Yu felt sour and bitter in his heart when he heard this.
It wasn't that Lu Bai didn't love children, but that he was too scared to gamble. It was too risky to him.
Lu Bai was scared of the same thing happening. He lost Zhan Yu once already, so he was unwilling to lose him again. Even if he only has Anan, life has been good to him.
Zhan Yu thought that he was too selfish and forgot how badly he had hurt Lu Bai by leaving last time.
Lu Bai was afraid of a repeat of the same events. If he had to experience losing Zhan Yu again, he'd rather not have a second child.
Lu Bai received Zhan Yu's call in the afternoon at the company.
The two were both quiet when they picked up. After a few dozens of seconds, Lu Bai gave in and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhan Yu glanced at the closed fitting room. He lowered his voice and said, "I'm shopping with your mother."
"Mhm." Lu Bai became quiet.
Zhan Yu considered it for a while before asking, "Are you going home after work?"
"Yes."
"Lu Bai...come to our home after work. I'm waiting for you."
Lu Bai wanted to ask why but Zhan Yu hurriedly hung up. He was shocked, wondering if something happened. However, when he returned, he noticed that it was quiet everywhere except for the sound of the kitchen hood.
Lu Bai followed the noise to see Zhan Yu wearing a flowery apron cooking.
Zhan Yu smiled when he saw Lu Bai. "You're back?"
"Is today a special occasion?" Lu Bai asked.
"Every day is important when I'm with you."
Zhan Yu's words of love seemed to have broken the silence and indifference between the two of them.
Lu Bai looked behind him and noticed that Lu Chenan wasn't here. He lifted his brows and asked, "Just the two of us?"
Zhan Yu slightly lifted his head. "Isn't that good?"
"That's great." Lu Bai suddenly recalled that the two hadn't spent some time together ever since Anan was born. The two spent their time at work and with Anan.
Zhan Yu had spent quite a bit of thought on this candle-lit dinner.
The candle light swayed gently. Lu Bai unbuttoned the buttons on his collar and he tugged on it. Glancing at the table of delicious dishes, his instinct was that Zhan Yu was going to discuss something really important, and he knew very well what this had to do with.
However, Lu Bai didn't have the courage to have a second child.
No matter how much he wanted one.
Every day is important when I'm with you.
But compared to the child, Lu Bai rather Zhan Yu be safe and stay by his side forever.
Lu Bai was already satisfied that Zhan Yu gave him a healthy and cute and lively Anan.
"What are you thinking about?"
Lu Bai's gaze landed on Zhan Yu's slender fingers on his shoulder and up to see Zhan Yu wearing a revealing low-cut purple long dress.
Lu Bai held Zhan Yu's hands. "Are you trying to seduce me by wearing such beautiful clothes?"
"What? Are you unwilling?"
Lu Bai watched as Zhan Yu's smile slowly faded then he gradually replied, "Why would I be? I'm naturally happy that I get such a beautiful man."
Zhan Yu looked at him and smiled charmingly.
Lu Bai slightly tugged Zhan Yu firmly and Zhan Yu fell onto Lu Bai's thigh.
Lu Bai glanced down the collar of Zhan Yu's dress to see that the long shirt had a split showing his chest. Because of the way Zhan Yu was positioned, it revealed Zhan Yu's collarbone.
Lu Bai laughed and landed a kiss on Zhan Yu's collarbone right then. He asked in a low voice, "Mrs. Lu, what are you plotting by doing all of this?"
Zhan Yu wrinkled Lu Bai's shirt and unbuttoned a button. He thought that was still not enough so he secretly unbuttoned another one.
Lu Bai looked down to see Zhan Yu teasing him. He got up and carried him to the dining table.
This startled Zhan Yu.
Zhan Yu hurriedly covered Lu Bai's lips which was about to cover his owns.
Zhan Yu reminded Lu Bai, "We haven't eaten yet."
"Aren't you the most delicious dish?" Lu Bai retorted.
Zhan Yu's face flushed, not helping his situation. However, he clenched his teeth and still bravely looked up at him. In a gentle voice, "You can eat me later. I want to dance for you."
"Hm?"
"When we just got married, didn't you want me to dance for you alone when you saw a video of me dancing? However, we were too busy, so I never got to dance for you. Let me do it now, okay?"
Lu Bai looked at Zhan Yu with a fiery gaze. In the end, he said, "Okay."
Zhan Yu chose a soft and gentle song. When the music began, he started dancing to it. His movements were gentle and beautiful, charming.
Lu Bai's gaze was trained on Zhan Yu.
Zhan Yu's chest vaguely revealed itself through the outfit and made his look even more charming...
When the music ended, Zhan Yu slightly sighed. Needless to say, it was a bit difficult to dance in such sexy clothes.
Meanwhile, Lu Bai's thoughtful gaze made Zhan Yu extremely nervous.
Zhan Yu calmed his breathing and asked, "Do I look Handsome?"
"Yes." Lu Bai answered easily before saying, "Come here and eat."
Lu Bai's indifferent tone diminished Zhan Yu's passion by half.
Zhan Yu sat down and watched as Lu Bai poured red wine into his own glass. Then, Zhan Yu said emotionally, "I want to drink too."
"You can't." Lu Bai said.
"Why?!" Zhan Yu placed his chopsticks down and didn't even bother to look at Lu Bai. Hee stared at the candlelight across Lu Bai and suppressed his emotions. "You never care about my feelings. Even if I know you're doing this for my sake, you never ask whether I'm willing to follow your way of thinking. Lu Bai..." Zhan Yu trembled as he said the last few words.
Lately, Lu Bai had been in a very gloomy mood. Seeing that Zhan Yu finally cut to the chase, he gazed at Zhan Yu to see his shoulders slightly trembling and crying silently. In that moment, his heart softened. "Wifey..."
Zhan Yu ignored Lu Bai and continued to cry silently.
Lu Bai stood up and brought Zhan Yu into his arms. "If you want to drink, then go ahead."
Zhan Yu wrapped his arms around Lu Bai. "I want a child. Will you give me one?"
Lu Bai stayed silent before persisting. "It's enough that we have Anan."
"But I want another child. The child can look like you or me. I just..."
"Zhan Yu..."
"Lu Bai, I won't leave again, never. I already died in that world. I'm not going anywhere without you. I will be good this time."
"No!"
"Why?"
"I can't let anything happen to you."
"Lu Bai..."
"Let's not have another child. Anan is enough, okay? Xiao Yu wifey..."
"No." Zhan Yu responded decisively.
Lu Bai reached over to touch Zhan Yu's face. In a low voice, "If something happens to you, I'll crumble. By then, what should we do with Anan?"
"You still don't believe that I'll be safe and sound."
"No, I'm scared of gambling it."
"Lu Bai!"
"I will never let you win on this."
Zhan Yu spent so much effort and prepared that long, but ended up failing to make Lu Bai touched.
The two weren't as close as they were back then because of this matter. Today, Gu Tong arrived at Shengjin City.
Zhan Yu and Zhong Qin met up with him. During lunch, Gu Yong mentioned Zhong Qin's bulging stomach and then teased Zhan Yu to get another child as well.
Zhan Yu said helplessly, "I want one, but I don't have a choice."
"What do you mean? Didn't you already give birth to Anan?"
Zhan Yu knew that they misunderstood. Hee explained, "I'm not talking about my body. I ended up unconscious for a long time after I gave birth to Anan. Lu Bai doesn't want me to become pregnant again."
The two glanced at each other after they heard Zhan Yu's words.
Indeed, this helpless and desperate feeling would make one feel on the verge of crumbling down.
However, Gu Tong understood Lu Bai. "I think it makes sense why he feels this way. After all, even I felt pitiful towards him when you didn't wake up back then."
It wasn't like Zhong Qin could say anything.
To Lu Bai, it goes without saying whether the child or Zhan Yu, Zhan Yu was more important.
Therefore, Zhan Yu put in a few good words. "Lu Bai was worried about you. He wouldn't be able to accept it if something happened to you." Zhan Yu smiled.
Zhan Yu understood, but he was sure that he'd be fine this time. He was worried for many days. On a certain night when Lu Bai was looking through information, an idea popped in Zhan Yu's mind.
Therefore, Zhan Yu went online to google: if your partner doesn't want a child, what do I do to get pregnant?
Zhan Yu ended up getting all sorts of strange answers. He looked at the answers and finally found a practical and good working method.
Therefore, in the next three months, Lu Bai noticed that Zhan Yu was much more passionate in bed. Zhan Yu stopped mentioning having a second child with him either. It seemed as though the two never had a cold war.
During the lunar New Year's eve, Zhan Yu helped prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve family dinner. When everyone gathered around to eat, Lu Chenan who used to take off his red hat was happily opening up the red envelope Grandfather Lu prepared for him.
Seeing that Lu Chenan was still holding the red envelope and refusing to let go, Zhan Yu reminded, "Anan, look later. Eat first."
Lu Chenan hid the red envelope behind him obediently. He said happily, "Mommy! , Grandfather gave me a big envelope!"
"Then did you thank grandfather?" Zhan Yu asked while patting Lu Chenan's head.
"Yes!" Lu Chenan replied smilingly.
Everyone heard Lu Chenan's response loudly and clearly. They couldn't help but laugh. He's really a money grubber.
Lu Bai ladled fish soup for Zhan Yu. "You should eat as well. Don't mind him." "Okay." Zhan Yu smiled and picked up the soup and took a sip then scrunched his brows.
"It doesn't taste good?" Lu Bai hurriedly asked when he saw Zhan Yu's expression.
Zhan Yu shook his head and covered his mouth, hurriedly running to the bathroom. Before the elders could react, Lu Bai chased after him.
In the bathroom, Zhan Yu was trying hard to vomit all the food out.
Lu Bai delivered a glass of water for Zhan Yu to rinse while saying hurriedly, "Let me bring you to the hospital!"
Zhan Yu shook his head. "There's no need."
"No..."
Zhan Yu held Lu Bai's hands and looked up, Zhan Yu's eyes sparkling.
Lu Bai's expression gloomed. He also noticed this that something has been hidden from him. He parted his lips to ask Zhan Yu, " Are you pregnant? Do you want this child badly?"
Zhan Yu nodded. "I want a daughter and I also thought of the name. I'll name her Lu Chenning."
The elders were worried but then got the news that Zhan Yu might be pregnant. After a moment of happiness, they started to feel anxious.
Everyone was careful, afraid that Zhan Yu may not eat well or get hurt. After all, he'd be pregnant for ten months. However, Zhan Yu didn't mind it at all.
Zhan Yu ate and slept whenever. From time to time, he would ask Lu Chenan, "Anan, do you want a sister or brother?"
Without looking back, Lu Chenan replied, "Sister" while playing.
Yet, when Lu Bai was sleeping with Zhan Yu at night, he didn't dare to move, afraid of touching Zhan Yu's stomach.
Zhan Yu teased Lu Bai, "I'm the pregnant one and I'm not even that anxious. Can you not be so nervous?"
Lu Bai said nothing. He was really nervous about Zhan Yu, to the point where his hands were covered in sweat when he stood outside of the delivery room.
Up until the doctor walked out and announced that mother and daughter were safe. Even then, Lu Bai didn't feel any less nervous.
Zhan Yu watched the nurse carry his daughter over. He smiled and touched his child's little hands.
Mn.
The child looks extremely like Anan. When the nurse carried the child away, Zhan Yu saw Lu Bai rush him inside the room.
Zhan Yu curled his lips up and comforted Lu Bai, "I'm okay."
Lu Bai kissed Zhan Yu's forehead. In an unsteady voice, "I won't let you leave me again this time."
"I won't leave you. I'll forever be with you."
In this life, I have you, the children, and a family.
In this life, I hope we can live to old age happily.
..THE END..