Chapter 52
Lin Jiarong's phone call caught Yu Li completely off guard.
He stood there holding the phone, hesitating to respond.
On the other end, Lin Jiarong asked puzzledly, "Eh, why no sound?"
"Litzi, can you hear me? Xinxin and I have already arrived in Y City, just got off the train. Where are you now, we'll take a taxi over."
Yu Li slowly regained his senses amid her voice.
He had originally planned to tell them after giving birth, but now it seemed he had to bring it up earlier.
Yu Li took a deep breath and calmly said, "Mom, you and sister wait for me at the train station, I'll come pick you up."
"No need, no need, we'll just take a taxi over, it's inconvenient for you to come and go."
Yu Li: "It's okay, the place I'm staying is a bit hard to find, not easy to take a taxi, let me pick you up."
"It'll take me about two hours to get there, you and Xinxin find a place to rest and wait for me."
Without waiting for Lin Jiarong's reply, Yu Li quickly hung up the phone.
He was really nervous, afraid that if he talked any longer, he would spill the beans.
Beside him, Yan Sui, who had been silent since Yu Li answered the call, spoke up, "Yu Li, let me go with you? If anything happens, I can help."
Butler He also slightly furrowed his brows and said, "I'll go too."
Yu Li calmed down for a moment and nodded, "Okay, thank you Uncle He, thank you Yan Sui."
Yan Sui said it was nothing, and under Butler He's reminder, went to the garage to bring out a low-key car.
On the way from the Yan family manor to the South Train Station, Yu Li did not sleep.
He didn't show any emotion on his face, only silently preparing in his heart.
This day would come sooner or later, and now it's just a little earlier.
It's just a pity that in his original plan, he was going to introduce Yan Shiting to his mother and sister, and then tell them that he had a baby.
Now that Yan Shiting was not here, he could only confess on his own.
Two hours later, they arrived at the Y City South Train Station.
Yu Li redialed Lin Jiarong's number and asked where they were.
Lin Jiarong sent a location, it was in the south square of the train station.
By now it was already dark.
The car stopped at the edge of the south square, Yu Li asked Yan Sui and Butler He to wait in the car first, and he got out alone, carefully looking for Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin's figures.
Soon, he spotted the two in the corner where Yu Xin had waited last time.
He rubbed his aching waist from sitting in the car, walked up and said, "Mom, Xin."
Hearing the familiar voice, Yu Xin excitedly ran over, "Big brother!"
Seeing them again, Yu Li was still very happy.
He smiled and said, "Why not find a shop to sit and wait, waiting here, what if it rains?"
Lin Jiarong picked up a large bag on the ground and also walked over, "I checked the weather forecast, no rain today. Waiting here is more convenient for you to find us."
Coming closer, Lin Jiarong looked Yu Li up and down, happily saying, "Litzi, you've grown taller, and your face is also a bit plump."
Her gaze finally fell on Yu Li's belly.
It was darker around, and Lin Jiarong hadn't noticed Yu Li's baby bump earlier when standing farther away.
As she walked closer, under the nearby streetlight, Lin Jiarong saw the protruding pregnancy bump under Yu Li's sweater.
The large bag in her hand fell to the ground with a "plop" sound.
Lin Jiarong's expression was anxious, looking alternately at Yu Li's face and belly, "Litzi, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
Her voice was trembling, and her eyes also turned red, "Are you sick? How come..."
Lin Jiarong once had a colleague whose belly was also very large, and at first everyone thought it was just a "beer belly", but later when the person went to the hospital for a check-up, it turned out to be late-stage cancer, and the big belly was because a huge tumor had grown inside.
Seeing Yu Li's belly now, Lin Jiarong subconsciously thought that Yu Li might also have some tumor.
Yu Li hurriedly explained, "Mom, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm not sick."
Lin Jiarong was still a bit worried, "Really?"
She looked closely and saw that Yu Li's complexion was good and he didn't seem sick.
"Really." Yu Li nodded, looking around and seeing a few people passing by.
He then said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's get in the car first."
He stepped forward and picked up the large bag, leading the two to the car at Yan's.
The bag seemed to be filled with some vegetables, very heavy, so Yu Li had to slow down his pace, supporting his waist with one hand.
Seeing Yu Li's difficult gait, Butler He hurriedly got out of the car and took the bag from Yu Li's hand.
Yan Sui also got out of the car to open the door for them.
Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his waist again.
Now in the late stage of pregnancy, just carrying a bit of weight would make his waist ache.
Yu Xin watched Yu Li's movements with a puzzled gaze.
Then her gaze shifted down, silently looking at Yu Li's belly.
Yu Li didn't notice, and after getting in the car, he turned and introduced them, "Mom, Xin, this is my college roommate, Yan Sui. This is Uncle He, the butler of Yan Sui's family."
"Uncle He, Yan Sui, this is my mom and my sister."
The few of them exchanged simple greetings, and then Yan Sui started the car.
On the way, the car drove steadily.
Considering that there were outsiders present, and knowing that Yu Li usually falls asleep on the way, Lin Jiarong did not immediately ask about the belly issue.
Yu Li thought she was a bit tired from the long train ride, and he also didn't initiate the conversation.
He gently placed his hand on his belly, leaning against the window, and unknowingly fell asleep.
Two hours later, the car stopped outside the manor.
Even though she already knew Yu Li's roommate's family was very wealthy, seeing the huge manor, Lin Jiarong still paused for a moment.
She was a bit puzzled, and when Yu Li woke up drowsily, she softly asked, "Litzi, why did you bring us to your roommate's house?"
Yu Li became more awake at her question.
He bit his lip and said, "Mom, let's go in first, I have something to tell you."
Most of the staff had already left work, and the manor was very quiet.
Butler He led Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin to a small reception hall, and then stood at the door with Yan Sui, not going in to disturb the family talk.
Yu Li went upstairs to get his and Yan Shiting's marriage certificate, as well as the latest ultrasound report.
He walked into the reception hall nervously, placing the marriage certificate and ultrasound report on the table, "Mom, Xin... I, I actually lied to you, these past few days I wasn't at work, but rather..."
He didn't finish the sentence.
The nervousness he faced with Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin was not only because he was worried they wouldn't accept his pregnancy, but also because of his previous deception and lies.
He was like those rebellious children who secretly did bad things behind their family's back, and then lied to their family, creating an image of always being obedient.
Thinking about this, Yu Li felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart, making it hard to breathe.
Across from him, Lin Jiarong's face turned deathly pale when she saw those two items.
She trembled as she reached out to pick up the ultrasound report, her fingers slipping a few times before she finally grabbed it.
She could read, and knew what was written on it.
"That's not right," Lin Jiarong muttered, "You're a boy, how can you be pregnant?"
This was her child, she had watched him grow up, and knew he was a pure boy.
Lin Jiarong's gaze was dazed, as if her soul had wandered off.
Yu Xin leaned over to look at the ultrasound report, then comfortingly held Lin Jiarong's hand, saying, "Mom, men can get pregnant too. I saw a news report recently, there are cases of men in Country A getting pregnant and giving birth."
"The news said it's because men have an extra pregnancy organ similar to the uterus, so they can bear children."
Her tone was very casual, not showing any surprise or shock at all.
Yu Li was taken aback, looking up at her.
Noticing his gaze, Yu Xin smiled at him.
Then Yu Xin picked up the marriage certificate and looked at it, feigning exaggeration, "Wow, Mom, look, the other brother is so handsome."
Lin Jiarong's soul seemed to return, her attention diverted from Yu Li's pregnancy to Yu Li's marriage.
She looked at the marriage certificate, tightening her lips, and after a moment said, "Where is he?"
Yu Li clasped his hands together and said, "He went abroad, he'll be back the day after tomorrow."
Lin Jiarong fell silent again, her brows tightly furrowed.
The reception hall became quiet.
Seeing that her method didn't work, Yu Xin gave an apologetic look to Yu Li, putting the marriage certificate down.
After a long while, Lin Jiarong finally spoke, "Xinxin, go out first, I want to talk to your brother again."
"Mom..." Yu Xin was about to speak, but was met with Lin Jiarong's pained gaze.
Yu Li also said, "Xin, you go out first, have Uncle He help you arrange a room. You've been on the train all day, you should rest early."
Yu Xin clutched the hem of her clothes, seeing how distressed her mother and brother were, but was helpless.
She could only obediently walk out of the reception hall.
The door clicked shut, and Lin Jiarong covered her eyes with her hand, seeming to wipe away tears.
She lowered her hand and murmured, "How could this be? How could you get pregnant?"
"This pregnancy, this pregnancy organ, is it because..."
She paused, her voice choked with sobs.
Yu Li felt distressed, lowering his gaze, "Mom, do you think I'm a monster?"
Lin Jiarong couldn't control it, and the tears in her eyes flowed out.
She shook her head, "No, I don't think that way."
"It's not your fault, it's all my fault, all my fault for not giving birth to you properly."
"Last time you came home, were you already pregnant then? Why didn't you say so?"
Yu Li bit his lip.
The reason he didn't say it was because he was afraid of hurting them.
Lin Jiarong had not received a proper education, and when faced with this situation, she would definitely be unable to accept it, then start blaming herself.
In the old village, if the children born had any defects or illnesses, didn't they always put the blame on the mother?
His mother grew up in such an environment, and hearing that her son had an extra pregnancy organ and could get pregnant, she would only think it was all her fault.
He didn't want to say it, just because he didn't want to see his family members suffering and terrified.
Yu Li tightly interlocked his hands, saying, "Mom, it's not your fault, really..."
He also started to choke up a bit.
The reception hall fell silent again.
Outside the door, the worried Butler He gently knocked on the door and, with a kind smile, went in and told Lin Jiarong that the room had been arranged, and invited her to go rest.
Lin Jiarong couldn't refuse his polite persuasion, and nodded and left.
Only Yu Li was left in the reception hall.
He sat there for a while longer, then in a daze returned to the room, not even bothering to video chat with Yan Shiting, hugging another pillow on the bed and falling asleep.
The next day, Butler He made the arrangements and took Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin out to play.
He knew last night's heart-to-heart was not a pleasant one, and he also wanted to give each other some space to calm down.
Yu Li sent a WeChat message to thank Butler He.
He had slept lightly last night and had some unpleasant dreams, and when Yu Li woke up in the morning, he felt a bit uncomfortable.
After breakfast, he was about to go upstairs to rest a bit more, but he saw a familiar tall figure walking in through the main door.
Yu Li stared at him for a while, his eyes becoming teary.
"Little fish." The Yan Shiting who was supposed to arrive tomorrow, was now standing at the door, calling out in a deep voice.
With the person he could rely on to cuddle up to finally here, the tears he had held back last night completely broke free.
Yu Li cried as he walked up and threw himself into Yan Shiting's arms:
"Brother, you're finally back."
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