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Chapter 55
With a more than 10-centimeter incision on his belly, how could it not hurt?
Yu Li's face was pale as he lay on the hospital bed, daring not to move, tears falling into his hair and pillow.
Yan Shiting's heart was gripped tight, but there was nothing he could do, so he just held Yu Li's hand and wiped away his tears, softly comforting him.
With the coaxing, Yu Li let himself cry for a while.
It wasn't until the door of the ward was opened that he stopped.
The one who came in was Lin Jiarong, holding the baby.
Seeing Yu Li's obviously tear-stained eyes, she paused, then walked up to the bedside, holding the baby, "Come, look at the baby. He's weighed, 6.8 pounds."
"He just drank milk and is sleeping so well now."
Yu Li's attention was diverted.
He looked at the sleeping infant, a little dazed.
This little thing really came out of his belly.
Lin Jiarong also said, "His mouth and nose look like yours, his eyes feel like Dayan's."
Yu Li, upon hearing this, carefully looked at the baby's appearance.
The baby's eyelashes were long and dense, just like Yan Shiting's, very straight. The shape of the lips and the little knobs on the upper lip were also like his.
Yu Li's heart softened, and he carefully raised his hand to gently poke the baby's face.
The touch of the soft skin under his fingertips felt like a freshly steamed bun.
Lin Jiarong, seeing his actions, smiled and asked, "Have you thought of a name yet?"
Yu Li smiled, "I had a nickname in mind earlier."
He looked at Yan Shiting and said, "Let's call him Yuanyuan."
If it wasn't for this child, he and Yan Shiting wouldn't have the chance to be together.
This child's arrival has broken many, many things.
"The formal name, let Brother decide."
Yan Shiting's eyes flickered, and he grasped Yu Li's hand, softly saying, "Okay."
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After staying in the hospital for more than a week, Yu Li was finally discharged.
The incision had healed very well, and by the time of discharge, Yu Li could already walk normally.
In late May, Yuanyuan turned one month old.
Yu Li also had to return to school for his graduation defense.
During his hospitalization, he hadn't had time to study, so after being discharged, apart from playing with Yuanyuan, Yu Li spent most of his time studying.
He needed to make up for the knowledge he had fallen behind on during that period.
Fortunately, his thesis had already been finalized, so he didn't have to desperately work on the graduation thesis.
On the eve of the defense, around 10 p.m., Yu Li was still in the study reading books.
Yuanyuan had already been lulled to sleep by Lin Jiarong.
Yan Shiting came to the study with a cup of milk, urging Yu Li to rest.
After drinking the milk, Yu Li's gaze returned to the book in front of him, "Just one more part."
Yan Shiting frowned slightly, then bent down and picked Yu Li up in a bridal carry.
"It's already late." He said in a deep voice, carrying Yu Li out of the study.
Yu Li tried to argue for a little more time, "It's fine, I feel the incision doesn't hurt anymore."
Yan Shiting didn't speak, his pace unchanged.
Yu Li resigned, wrapping his arms around Yan Shiting's neck and kissing his cheek in a coaxing manner.
"From tomorrow, I'll balance work and rest more."
Yan Shiting finally "Mm'd" in response.
Yuanyuan's one-month celebration and Yu Li's graduation defense happened to be on the same day.
After discussion, the people at the manor decided to hold the one-month celebration in the late afternoon, so that Yu Li could attend after his defense.
The defense went very smoothly, and when Yu Li returned to the manor, he saw some familiar faces.
In addition, there were two middle-aged men who seemed a bit unfamiliar.
One of the men was wearing gloves and playing with a piece of jade to entertain Yuanyuan.
Yu Li was a bit puzzled, and Yan Shiting stepped forward, introducing, "Little fish, this is my father's good friend, Uncle Lu. The one next to Yuanyuan is his partner, Uncle Xu."
"They were traveling around the world and rushed back when they heard about Yuanyuan's one-month celebration."
Yu Li suddenly remembered.
Yan Shiting's father's good friend should be the one who couldn't bear to see the Yan family fall apart, and so taught Yan Shiting how to do business.
Counting it, he was also Yan Shiting's mentor.
After Yan Shiting's introduction, Uncle Lu and Uncle Xu also noticed the two of them.
They walked over, and when they saw Yu Li, Uncle Xu took out a red envelope and handed it to Yu Li:
"This gift is a bit late, I hope you don't mind."
Yu Li wanted to decline, but Yan Shiting took it for him.
He could only thank them.
The two gentlemen smiled and went back to playing with Yuanyuan.
Not many people were invited to the one-month celebration, just Yan Shiting and Yu Li's relatives and friends.
They all gave Yuanyuan some gifts, mostly gold, jade, or precious stones. Uncle Xu even gave Yuanyuan a 10% stake in his company.
Xu Changke was also invited by Yan Sui, and the two of them gave Yuanyuan a longevity lock.
This longevity lock was specially designed by Yan Sui, with a ruby inlaid on the pure gold lock, particularly eye-catching.
Yuanyuan seemed to like this longevity lock a lot, grabbing it and not letting go.
At the party, Yan Shiting's mentor kept drinking with Yan Shiting, sometimes praising him for doing well, sometimes telling stories of catching fish with Yan Shiting's father when they were young.
By the time the party ended, Yan Shiting had a bit of a drunk haze.
Yu Li carried Yuanyuan upstairs, planning to find a box to put away all the gifts received today.
Yan Shiting followed closely behind him, saying, "There's a cabinet in the study that I use often, you can put them there."
Yu Li nodded, placing Yuanyuan in the small bed in his and Yan Shiting's room, then going to the study.
He found the cabinet where Yan Shiting kept his things, opened it, but first saw a stack of well-preserved photos.
What surprised Yu Li was that in each of those photos, there was one of him.
The group photo from the dorm's New Year's Eve gathering in his freshman year; the collective photo from the spring outing in his freshman year; the photo of him participating in the New Program Competition in his sophomore year...
On the back of each photo was a date and what he was doing.
Finally, there was a photo of him and Yan Shiting.
Yu Li still remembered, that was after the New Program Competition, when the photographer said the award winners should take a photo with the sponsor representative.
The sponsor for that competition was Yan Corp.
The others either took photos with Jiang Yao or other Yan Corp representatives.
Only he was pushed to stand next to the unapproachable Yan Shiting.
And that's how this photo was taken.
In the photo, he was looking straight ahead, smiling gently, while Yan Shiting was slightly turning his head, his gaze fixed on him.
Yu Li's hand holding the photo gradually tightened, and he turned it over, seeing the forceful three words written on the back:
I like you.
Yu Li's heartbeat quickened, completely dumbfounded in place.
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