Chapter 19
Yan Shiting turned his head to look at Yu Li at those words.
Yu Li lowered his eyes, unwilling to look at him, his wet eyelashes making them appear even thicker.
His shoulders and neck were tense, gently biting his lower lip, looking a little aggrieved.
Yan Shiting understood that Yu Li had not yet accepted the fact of the pregnancy.
If he stayed here now, it might affect Yu Li's thoughts.
Yan Shiting withdrew his gaze, standing up, "Okay, I'll go back to the company first."
"Butler He and the driver are waiting where he just dropped you off, he will send you back to school later."
"If..."
He had wanted to say, if Yu Li didn't want this child, he would arrange everything, and when the right surgery timing came, everything would be fine.
But after saying just one word, Yan Shiting paused.
He stood in front of the sofa, looking down at Yu Li's soft crown, his right hand clenching slightly.
In the end, he still didn't say the complete sentence, striding out of the office.
Hearing the sound of the office door closing, Yu Li's body trembled.
He lifted his head, staring blankly at the door for a while.
What was Yan Shiting just about to say?
He then retracted his gaze.
He didn't understand Yan Shiting at all, so he couldn't even guess.
After a while, Doctor Xu walked back in.
He held a bag of vitamin B6 tablets, "Take these back, if the morning sickness is severe and unbearable, just take two tablets. But don't rely on it too much, no more than three times a day."
Yu Li took it, his fingers awkwardly gripping the plastic bag, "Thank you, Doctor Xu."
After saying that, he looked up and observed Doctor Xu's reaction a few more times, fortunately not seeing any bad expressions on the other's face.
Yu Li felt a little relieved.
As soon as he got back to school by car, Yu Li received another call, asking him to go to the school gate to pick up some takeout.
He had just gotten off the car and gone to the takeout delivery person's location, finding two takeout orders.
One was plain rice and dishes, the other was some oranges and a box of peeled pomelos.
The pomelo flesh was crystal clear, just looking at it made one salivate at the thought of the sour-sweet taste.
This takeout order was undoubtedly whose.
He had just arrived at school, and the takeout arrived in sync, Yan Shiting's control of timing was truly amazing.
Yu Li pressed his lips, his gaze obscure and difficult to decipher.
After a moment, he picked up the takeout and returned to the dormitory.
This trip took the whole afternoon, and when he came back, his roommates were a bit surprised.
Seeing Yu Li's pale face and dazed, unfocused eyes, Yan Sui was the first to speak, "Yu Li, you're back. What took you so long, are you feeling better?"
Liu Jiafan also asked concernedly, "Did you get checked out, what kind of illness do you have?"
Yu Li lowered his head, his lips trembling a few times, "Just an ordinary gastrointestinal illness, I got the medicine."
Yan Sui nodded, "Alright, eat your meal then, take the medicine and rest well."
"Okay." Yu Li nodded, sitting down.
He was still a bit uncomfortable, so he only ate half the meal before he couldn't eat anymore.
But the pomelos were agreeable to his stomach, without realizing it, Yu Li ended up finishing the entire box of pomelos.
When he reached into the box again but found it empty, Yu Li was slightly taken aback.
He lowered his gaze to the empty box, his gaze flickering, pondering many things.
When he learned that he was pregnant, what were Yan Shiting's thoughts?
Yu Li remembered that when the doctor definitively said he was pregnant, the Yan Shiting he looked back at - still calm and majestic, as if nothing could affect him.
Undeniably, in that moment, Yan Shiting's calmness also gave Yu Li a sense of security, to the extent that the news of the pregnancy didn't completely overwhelm him.
After he left the hospital, Yan Shiting had also arranged the meals and fruits that were suitable for him to eat at this time.
It seems Yan Shiting has adapted quite well.
Yu Li put away the trash, climbing onto the bed to lie down.
Staring at the bed curtain for a while, Yu Li's hand naturally rested on his abdomen.
There was a small life in there.
He couldn't feel it at all.
Now, several hours after learning of the pregnancy, Yu Li's chaotic thoughts gradually calmed down.
He suddenly recalled the doctor's last words.
[If you don't want to give birth to this child, after the fetus is formed and the gestation pouch is a bit bigger, it can also be removed.]
Not want... this child?
Yu Li furrowed his brow, the hand on his abdomen gradually tightening, crumpling the T-shirt fabric into wrinkles.
...
At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Yan family estate.
Doctor Yan led a girl around 10 years old into the villa.
Butler He, who had just finished reporting the estate's expenditures to Yan Shiting, saw her and was momentarily stunned.
"Madam Yan, you..."
Butler He was a bit incoherent.
When he recovered, he laughed, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes all bunched up.
"It really is you."
Doctor Yan smiled at him, gently saying, "It's been ten years, Butler He, you're still well."
Butler He's joy was evident.
He looked back at Yan Shiting, then at Doctor Yan, cheerfully saying, "Oh, please sit, I'll go brew some tea for you."
After saying that, Butler He quickly left the living room.
After he left, Doctor Yan led the little girl to approach.
Seeing Yan Shiting sitting on the sofa, the little girl fearfully shrank her neck, hiding behind Doctor Yan.
"Yao Yao, don't be afraid, this is your uncle."
"Remember, when you were five, it was your uncle who brought you to find your grandmother."
Doctor Yan bent down, patiently coaxing her.
The little girl looked up at her, then shyly glanced at Yan Shiting.
Even sitting, Yan Shiting's towering figure was still extremely imposing. Not to mention the expressionless face and the cold gaze behind the glasses...
The little girl trembled.
Yan Shiting glanced at her, then looked at Doctor Yan, "Aunt, sit."
Doctor Yan nodded, sitting down with the little girl.
Butler He brought over the brewed tea, also giving the little girl several pieces of desserts.
Doctor Yan thanked him, taking a sip of the smooth and rich red tea, smiling, "It's been ten years since I last came back, the estate is still the same as before."
She put down the teacup, casually asking, "Where's Sui?"
Butler He replied, "The young master is at school, he said he wants to try taking the postgraduate entrance exam, he only comes back on weekends."
Doctor Yan was a bit surprised: "Postgraduate exam?"
But then she seemed to have thought of something, lightly chuckling.
"Poor thing."
Doctor Yan hadn't been back to the estate in ten years, Butler He couldn't help but introduce her to the changes in the Yan family over the years.
He talked about the changes in the Yan family, as well as the affairs of Yan Shiting and Yan Sui.
Doctor Yan listened quietly the whole time, occasionally revealing a smile.
The little girl also seemed to have gotten used to this unfamiliar environment, starting to actively eat the desserts.
After Butler He had finished blabbering on, Yan Shiting finally shifted his gaze from the tablet, looking at Butler He, "Take Ming Yao to play."
Butler He understood, Yan Shiting had something to discuss with Doctor Yan.
He nodded, leading the little girl away with a benevolent smile.
Yan Shiting also brought Doctor Yan to the small study.
As soon as Doctor Yan was seated, she said, "Shiting, the young man I saw at the hospital, the other father of the fetus in his belly - it's you, right?"
She could guess that Yan Shiting was not surprised.
He nodded calmly, sitting down across from her.
"It's me."
Doctor Yan asked curiously, "So what is your relationship with him now?"
Although she had not been in the country these past few years, she had heard about Yan Shiting's affairs, knowing that he had never had any close relationships.
When she received Yan Shiting's phone call today, asking her to come for a consultation, she was shocked but also curious.
However, hearing this question, Yan Shiting tightened his mouth, unable to answer.
His and Yu Li's relationship... perhaps it was even worse than having no relationship at all.
Seeing his expression, Doctor Yan's brow gradually furrowed.
"You..." Doctor Yan suddenly paused.
Perhaps knowing her nephew's temperament, she didn't want to say anything more.
Yan Shiting took note of her unfinished words.
He didn't continue that topic, instead asking, "Aunt, if you perform the gestation pouch removal surgery, how high would the success rate be?"
Doctor Yan smiled, reassuring, "Don't worry, this surgery isn't difficult. That professor who has experience in gestation pouch removal is my good friend, I can borrow his data to review."
"So don't worry, the success rate will be very high, and it won't cause any lasting effects for him afterwards."
The tightness in Yan Shiting's mouth finally relaxed a bit.
When Doctor Xu asked him to find a trusted obstetrician, the first and only one he could think of was his recently returned aunt.
His aunt had been shining in the field of obstetrics and gynecology for over thirty years, several of her risky surgeries had even been reported in the news.
Considering both medical skills and confidentiality, he only trusted her.
Yan Shiting refocused, asking, "If he doesn't want this child, at what month can the surgery be done?"
Doctor Yan said, "At least five months."
She paused, asking, "Has he already decided not to keep this child?"
Yan Shiting lowered his eyes, his hands clasped together on the desk.
"He hasn't made a decision yet."
But whether to keep it or not, he had to ensure that Yu Li's surgery would be without any accidents.
There were still at least three months, he needed to prepare the operating room and all the necessary equipment.
Doctor Yan thought for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you going to discuss it with him?"
Yan Shiting's brow slightly furrowed, his gaze falling outside the window, "Discussing it with him will only interfere with his own judgment."
Whether to keep the child or not, only Yu Li could decide.
Doctor Yan looked at Yan Shiting with a complex gaze.
Although she didn't understand what had happened between the two, she could see to some extent that Yan Shiting was also struggling.
She tugged at the corner of her mouth, asking, "So what's your own opinion?"
Yan Shiting pressed his lips, not speaking.
His own opinion didn't matter.
The door to the small study was suddenly knocked, Butler He saying the little girl Doctor Yan brought couldn't find the grandmother and was crying, unable to be comforted.
Doctor Yan hurriedly stood up, glancing at Yan Shiting, sighing as she left, "Shiting, you're just afraid to admit that you have your own selfish thoughts."
"But everyone has selfish thoughts, it's not a big deal."
With that, she left the small study in a hurry.
As the door closed again, Yan Shiting closed his eyes.
Everyone has selfish thoughts, but he dared not indulge in his own.
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