Chapter 21 Part 1
Yu Li remembered that every time Yan Shiting called his name, it was always like this - a deep voice and a solemn tone.
It was not intimate, but not distant either. It just made him feel that this person was talking to him with extra seriousness.
The familiar voice sounded again, and Yu Li couldn't hold back as the tears welled up in his shallow eye sockets and rolled down.
"What's wrong?" Yan Shiting's voice sounded again.
Yu Li swallowed hard, his fingers unconsciously twisting together, "I... I'm a little scared."
On the other side, Yan Shiting gestured to Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue received the instruction and quickly stepped forward with a cup of wine to socialize with the few executives who had just arrived.
Yan Shiting held the phone and went to the balcony outside the banquet hall. "What happened?"
Yu Li lowered his eyes and told Yan Shiting about what had happened when he was doing laundry earlier.
He calmed down for a while, secretly wiping his tears and pursing his lips, "I'm very worried, will they be able to tell I'm pregnant. These few days I can make excuses, but later on..."
They say the first three months of pregnancy have the most severe reactions, and even if he can use gastroenteritis as an excuse, how can gastroenteritis last for a month and not get better.
Yan Shiting listened quietly the whole time.
At the beginning of the complaint, Yu Li was a little incoherent, obviously panicked and not yet recovered.
Yan Shiting's hand rested on the balcony railing, tapping his index finger lightly.
After Yu Li finished, he paused for a moment and asked, "Then how about coming to stay with me? I have other properties. If you agree, I'll come pick you up."
Yu Li was taken aback, "Where to stay?"
"I have other properties. If you agree, I'll come pick you up."
Yu Li bit his lower lip and stroked his abdomen.
Yan Shiting knew he was pregnant, and was also the other father of the child. In his heart, Yan Shiting was now actually an ally to him.
Worried that others won't accept him, or look at him with prejudiced eyes, so Yu Li didn't dare tell even his mother and sister - his only two relatives - about his pregnancy.
Therefore, Yan Shiting is now the only person he can trust.
Yan Shiting didn't hurry him to make a decision, just waited quietly.
As the call time ticked by, Yu Li finally whispered a soft "Mm" in response.
Yan Shiting immediately turned and left the balcony, saying "I'll be there in half an hour."
The call ended.
Yu Li saw a new message appear on his chat page with Yan Shiting.
Call duration 6:05.
He could hardly believe he had actually called Yan Shiting.
He pursed his lips and placed the phone on the table, beginning to casually tidy up his belongings.
Half an hour later, the phone rang on time.
Yu Li, carrying his daily necessities and with a backpack on, came downstairs.
By this time it was past dinner, and there were only a few people passing by the dormitory building.
Yu Li walked out of the dormitory building and saw a low-key Maybach parked across the street, with Yan Shiting standing by the car door, looking quietly at him.
Yu Li's nose stung and his heart started to beat a little faster without him realizing it.
He gripped the strap of his backpack and walked a few steps towards Yan Shiting.
When he had called earlier, he was still able to express his thoughts normally, but now facing Yan Shiting, he didn't know what to say.
As Yu Li hesitated about what to say, Yan Shiting opened the passenger door and said, "Get in the car."
Yu Li nodded and got into the passenger seat, fastening the seatbelt.
After getting in the car, he realized that Yan Shiting had driven here himself.
The car had no smell of leather upholstery and fragrance mixed together, it was clean and tidy, without any unnecessary decorations.
Somehow, he felt this must be the car Yan Shiting used the most.
Yu Li withdrew his gaze and leaned lightly against the car window before the car started.
Yan Shiting glanced at him and reached into the backseat to get a soft pillow.
"The trip is a bit long, if you want to sleep you can lean on this."
Yu Li was a bit surprised, taking the pillow with a slightly dazed expression.
The car started, and Yu Li lowered his eyes to look at the pillow in his lap.
It was beige, with a small fish embroidered in the corner of one side, and the fabric had short fuzz, feeling very smooth to the touch.
This kind of pillow seemed a bit out of place in the black-themed car interior.
But...
Yu Li looked at his casual T-shirt and jeans, then at Yan Shiting's suit and vest.
He seemed a bit out of place here, yet there was an inexplicable sense of harmony.
Yu Li was startled by his own thoughts.
He self-consciously withdrew his gaze, placing the soft pillow between his head and the window, and closed his eyes, soon falling asleep in the steady driving.
An hour later, the Maybach stopped in the garage, and Yu Li gradually woke up.
Still a little dazed, he followed Yan Shiting onto the elevator.
In the bright environment, Yu Li realized he had accidentally brought the pillow down with him.
He quickly hid the pillow behind his back, the movement a bit large, and immediately saw Yan Shiting glancing at him.
Yu Li's scalp tingled, and he explained, "I forgot to leave the pillow in the car."
Yan Shiting retracted his gaze. "It's fine."
The elevator slowly rose and finally stopped on the 21st floor.
Yan Shiting unlocked the fingerprint door in front, stepped aside to let Yu Li go in first.
This property was a large flat, with the living room alone having three bedrooms, sparsely furnished with just a few simple dark-colored pieces of furniture.
When Yu Li walked in with the pillow, the gloomy house suddenly had a bit of extra color.
Yan Shiting watched quietly for a while, then bent down to take out two gray slippers from the shoe cabinet, removing the new one's tag and placing it in front of Yu Li.
"It's late, go to bed early, your room is on the right."
Yu Li was taken aback, looking at Yan Shiting, "What about you?"
Yan Shiting said, "My room is on the left."
"I'll be staying here tonight. I have a charity art exhibition to attend tomorrow, and it's more convenient to go from here."
He took off his coat and draped it over his arm, loosened his cuffs, and looked at Yu Li, "Call me if there's anything."
Yu Li clenched the corner of the pillow and nodded, "Okay."
"Thank you..." He paused, not knowing how to address Yan Shiting.
Mr. Yan, Big Brother Yan, neither seemed quite right.
Fortunately, Yan Shiting seemed not to have noticed his hesitation, and after changing his shoes, he went towards the room on the left.
Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief and followed Yan Shiting's instructions to the room on the right.
This bedroom also had an en-suite bathroom, and in the small shoe cabinet by the door there were new non-slip slippers, and two sets of new pajamas in the wardrobe.
The slippers and pajamas were all his size.
After showering, Yu Li lay on the big bed, feeling the soft fabric of the pajamas, and his instinct told him that these were all specially prepared by Yan Shiting.
Since the day he found out he was pregnant, Yan Shiting had considered him very carefully in every way.
Yu Li pursed his lips tightly.
He placed his hand on his still flat abdomen and stroked it a few times.
Whether to keep this child or not... Maybe he should ask Yan Shiting's opinion? After all, he is also the other father of the child.
But what if Yan Shiting doesn't want it?
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