Chapter 43

Chapter 43

It was an incredible feeling. Warm, soft, setting your mind on fire and pumping your blood, yet willingly restraining the impulse.

It was understanding and tolerance born of the utmost care.

Gu Shenhan gently sucked on Rong Yuan’s ear, his breathing a little heavy: “Stop teasing me. I’m not gonna be able to hold back in a minute.”

Rong Yuan slowly sat down without any trouble, whispering: “I’m not messing around.”

Everything went smoothly, and that itself was pretty amazing.

It suddenly hit him that the lubricant they had bought was never used. That meant every time, he could naturally be with his lover.

This did seem different from his usual understanding, but he hadn’t had much opportunity to compare, so he never thought much about it.

What kind of treasure did he find?

Rong Yuan playfully smacked him: “You’re still spacing out!”

Gu Shenhan chuckled softly: “I thought I’d have to go on a sex strike for a whole year starting today. How come there’s such a sweet bonus?”

Rong Yuan didn’t say he already knew about his in-laws’ situation, feeling bad for him. He just gently kissed his chin.

Nothing could be a clearer hint than this. Gu Shenhan protected his little husband’s neck, gently bit his earlobe, not too hard, and with delicate, tender kisses with gentle thrusts, slowly created ripples in the water.

…

The next day, Gu Anran actually did leave.

In the morning, Rong Yuan received a WeChat message from her, but he hadn’t woken up yet and couldn’t text back in time. Meanwhile, Gu Shenhan got up early and went back to the old family house himself.

The old folks had just woken up a short while ago. Their granddaughter had come by late last night to say goodbye, so she didn’t contact them again this morning. Unexpectedly, the second grandson suddenly appeared.

“What’s this? So early in the morning.” The old woman wrapped a shawl around herself and sat down in the study. “Don’t tell me you two fought.”

“As if I would!” Gu Shenhan said. “I have something very important to tell you in advance, so we won’t be thrown for a loop later.”

“Oh, is there anything these days that can make you thrown for a loop?”

“This might sound a bit strange, but I think I should tell you.” Gu Shenhan paused, then braced himself and said it anyway: “Xiao An is probably pregnant.”

“Are you still dreaming?” The old woman waited a good long while only to hear this, completely speechless. “Are you out of your mind so early in the morning?”

“Grandma, I’m serious.”

Gu Shenhan briefly explained Rong Yuan’s pregnancy, including that he had already tested it with a pregnancy test, and even showed the old woman a photo of the two test sticks.

The old woman still didn’t believe him: “You little rascal, don’t tell me you’ve found someone else outside and are using Xiao An as a cover.”

Gu Shenhan was exasperated: “Do you think I’m capable of doing something like that?!”

The old woman suddenly looked dazed, feeling a little guilty for what she had said. Thinking about what her second daughter-in-law and third son had done, she also regretted her impulsive words.

But this was just too crazy!

The old woman looked at her second grandson: “Are you really okay?”

Gu Shenhan: “…” So this is how Rong Yuan felt when people heard him but didn’t believe him? It was indeed a headache.

The old woman looked at the photo again: “Isn’t Xiao An a boy?”

Gu Shenhan: “He must have a unique condition.”

The old woman still seemed unconvinced, staring at Gu Shenhan with a totally confused look.

But Gu Shenhan wasn’t joking in the slightest. He said: “I know you’ll need time to process this, but even if I don’t tell you now, I’ll have to later. The reason I’m telling you now is because I want to ask for your help with your contacts. I’ve thought it over, and no one is reliable except for Grandma Zhou.”

The person he mentioned was the old woman’s former comrade-in-arms, who had come to give them local specialties before. Though she had retired, she had been a military doctor all her life and had a deep bond with the old woman. She was someone truly trustworthy.

The Gu family was wealthy and powerful, but they attracted too much public attention. No matter how good-looking Rong Yuan was, he was still a male. Him giving birth and not wanting strangers to know was no easy task.

Currently, he had two ideas: either take Rong Yuan abroad to give birth, find a place where nobody could find them, have the baby, and then come back. Or ask Grandma Zhou for help giving birth domestically, which would make it easier for them to take care of him.

The old woman finally realized her grandson probably wasn’t talking nonsense: “Can you be sure of this?”

Gu Shenhan said: “More than 98% sure.”

The old woman said: “Alright, I understand. Go back and take good care of Xiao An. If this is true, then the child he’s carrying is the Gu family’s first great-grandson. It must be handled carefully. I’ll arrange things on my end. You just make sure Xiao An takes good care of himself.”

Gu Shenhan said: “Thank you, Grandma. You can tell Grandpa whenever you think is best. Starting today, Xiao An won’t go to the Lianshan headquarters anymore.”

The old woman nodded and waved him off to go do his thing.

Gu Shenhan glanced at the old woman, made sure she had taken it in, then drove back to Cuixi Garden.

By then, Rong Yuan had just opened his eyes. Feeling the other side of the bed was cold, he sat up, rubbed his eyes, and called out, “Babe?”

When he didn’t hear a reply, he picked up his phone and called: “Babe, did you go out?”

Gu Shenhan said: “I’ll be home soon. Why are you up so early? Didn’t I say you don’t need to go to the company starting today?”

Rong Yuan lay back under the covers: “I still need to let Grandma and Grandpa know. It wouldn’t be good to just suddenly stop going.”

Although he didn’t hold any official position and his presence or absence didn’t affect the company’s operations, it’s only polite to wrap things up properly.

Gu Shenhan said: “Already done.”

Rong Yuan was frozen: “What did you say?”

Gu Shenhan smiled and kept it a mystery.

Rong Yuan felt that leaving everything to Gu Shenhan without saying anything himself wasn’t good, so he sent WeChat messages to Grandma and Grandpa, apologizing for wasting their efforts. But both elders told him to rest well and not overthink. Grandma even said she would come to see him when she had time.

Rong Yuan was puzzled: “Babe, what exactly did you say to Grandma and Grandpa?”

“I said I’ve been working hard lately to give them a chance to become great-grandparents, so I need to save your energy for dealing with me, and you can’t go to the company.”

“You?!”

“What’s the matter?”

“If you said that, won’t they think we’re too indulgent? Don’t you feel embarrassed? They’re Grandma and Grandpa.”

“But it’s the truth. Besides, they were young once, so they surely understand. Grandma even shot me a stern look and told me to be gentle with you since you’re so delicate.”

“I’m not delicate! And how can I ever face going back to the old mansion after this?”

Rong Yuan felt like he wanted to die of embarrassment. This was way too…

Gu Shenhan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You're too innocent. Did you really think I'd say that? I just said your physical condition is special and you might need more rest lately. As for how special, I told Grandma the truth."

"Did Grandma believe you?"

"Of course she didn't believe it at first, but after I explained, she listened a bit. When I left, she was already daydreaming about having a great-grandchild. So the most important thing for you now is to rest well and eat well. Just don't overdo it during this time."

Rong Yuan agreed readily. And thinking that he wouldn't have to go to the company anymore, he felt much lighter.

Sure, he could learn a lot at Lianshan, and no one dared to give him a hard time. Even those who had spoken ill of him behind his back had apologized to him.

But what he learned at the company wasn't what he was good at, nor what he liked. Studying that stuff for a long time actually felt pretty awful.

Home is so much more comfortable!

Rong Yuan wrapped himself in the quilt and rolled over, just as Gu Shenhan came back. So he told Gu Shenhan: "Honey, can you drop me off at Bishuiwan on your way to the office? You're passing by anyway, and you can pick me up on your way home."

Gu Shenhan saw that coming: "What about the holidays?"

"Holidays?"

"National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. Starting today, I have nine consecutive days off. You don't actually expect me to drive you to Bishuiwan every day, do you?"

"Nine days straight?!"

"Yeah."

"So I can't go to Bishuiwan?"

Not only had Rong Yuan agreed to do what Yan Yu asked him to, but he also had something more important to do.

Gu Shenhan could tell he'd been holding back for a while and couldn't bear to refuse. But at the same time, he thought of another question: "What about after four months, honey? Are you planning to tell them?"

Rong Yuan said: "I don't know either, that's why I want to spend more time with them."

Yan Yu and Lin Xiaotang are both great guys, there's no doubt about that. But sometimes being nice isn't enough. He also worried they might find him weird or judge him.

Currently, the only people he could trust without reservation were Gu Shenhan and Grandma. Although Lin Xiaotang and Yan Yu were also trustworthy, he didn't know if they could keep his secret.

Lin Xiaotang was fine, but the main issue was that Yan Yu was too young and his temperament was unstable. If he accidentally let it slip one day, it'd be a real problem.

Gu Shenhan couldn't think of anyone better for now to help take care of Rong Yuan. But later on, someone would definitely need to accompany Rong Yuan, otherwise he wouldn't be able to rest easy.

He also couldn't completely stop working.

Back at the family estate, Wang Shuyi heard from a servant that Gu Shenhan had come early in the morning and left. She asked: "Do you know why Gu Shenhan came by?"

The servant said: "I'm not sure. He saw Grandma and then rushed back. But I think it must be something good, 'cause Grandma was happy for a long time afterwards."

Wang Shuyi frowned upon hearing this: "The wedding can't be held anytime soon, what's there to be happy about? Speaking of which," she gestured for the servant to leave and whispered to Gu Mingchuan: "Why don't we have Chengzhi or Chengfeng hold an engagement banquet soon?"

Gu Mingchuan asked: "What good would that do?"

Wang Shuyi said: "With in-laws on board, Grandpa and Grandma wouldn't keep Chengzhi out on the road running sales, right? Otherwise, if we just wait, where's the end? By the time Gu Shenhan takes over, it'll be too late."

Gu Mingchuan thought it did make sense, but the eldest's relationship had fallen apart, and as for the second's girlfriend, to be honest, they had never really liked her.

The two were just considering whether to have someone introduce them, when Gu Chengzhi suddenly said he had his own plans. Gu Mingchuan asked him what he was thinking, but he didn't answer. All he knew was that Lin Xiaotang, whom he'd been watching, had disappeared. After much searching, he learned that Lin Xiaotang had come to Haicheng not long ago and was likely in contact with Rong Yuan.