Chapter 133: Or Do You Just Want to Hear Me Say I Like You.

Chapter 133 Or Do You Just Want to Hear Me Say I Like You?

"You, you!"

The Little Phoenix burst into tears—his herbal feast!

Long Rui hurried to soothe him: "Good Yunyun, don't cry. I'll eat it, I'll eat every bite."

Bai Yeye stared at his big brother in horror—no! Don't eat that!

Thankfully, Shen Yu was a skilled cook, or else the one eating that mess out of love would have been him.

"What are you all playing at? Yuanzhou is almost here. Get back to cooking." Bai Ningxin thought they were just fooling around and poured the entire pot of black sludge down the drain.

The Little Phoenix's heart shattered—he had spent so long preparing it.

Long Rui comforted him: "They don't know what's good. I thought it was great. Don't be upset."

There was no relying on them, and Bai Ningxin couldn't cook either. Fortunately, Long Shen, Shen Cun, and Shen Yu were culinary wizards and whipped up a lavish feast in just an hour.

Bai Yuanzhou still couldn't bear to leave Bai Ruoshui in someone else's care, so he helped him into a wheelchair and brought him along.

"Thank you all for preparing so much for me. That's really thoughtful of you."

"Sit down, sit down." They set out a spot for Bai Ruoshui as well.

"Happy birthday. Just a little something from us—hope you like it."

Bai Yuanzhou accepted their gifts: "Thank you. I heard Big Brother and Yong Yun are also getting married soon. Ruoshui and I will send a grand gift as well."

*Crack.* General Shen snapped his chopsticks in half.

He had a wedding phobia now—couldn't even stand the word!

Bai Yeye had someone fetch him new chopsticks and let out a dry laugh: "Ignore him. Brother Yuanzhou, I wasn't sure what to get you, so I painted you and Brother Ruoshui a picture."

It depicted the grand scene of their wedding day. *Crack.* The chopsticks snapped again.

Bai Yeye quickly tucked the painting away—any more snapping and they'd be breaking the dishes next, and they hadn't even eaten yet.

"Let's all dig in." After the gifts, Long Shen urged everyone to eat.

Bai Yuanzhou spoke up: "Wait, Master is coming too."

Bai Ruoshui regarded Wu Shao as a father, so Bai Yuanzhou would follow suit.

Long Shen set down his chopsticks: "My bad, I almost forgot. I'll go fetch him personally."

The moment he finished speaking, Wu Shao walked in. Seeing Bai Ruoshui in the wheelchair, a flicker of pain appeared in Wu Shao's eyes.

He had tried every medicine he could think of over the past days, yet Bai Ruoshui remained unresponsive. Though he knew awakening would require a lucky break, Wu Shao couldn't help but doubt his own renowned medical skills.

Why could he save everyone else, but not his own disciple?

Bai Yuanzhou rose and pulled out a chair for him: "Master, please have a seat."

Everyone waited until Wu Shao sat down before digging in.

The atmosphere started off heavy, but Xie Yongyun and Bai Yeye, those two goofballs, soon found topics to lighten the mood.

Whenever Long Rui served Xie Yongyun food, he'd first check whether pregnant women could eat it.

"I want some crab!" Xie Yongyun had been eyeing the golden steamed crabs the whole time.

"Yunyun, crab is too cold for you right now. You can't have it."

"Aww." Xie Yongyun pouted, biting his chopsticks—he wanted it so badly.

Wu Shao raised an eyebrow: "What's up with him? Why can't he eat it?"

"He's expecting!"

"Huh? No, he isn't." Wu Shao didn't even need to take a pulse—he could tell at a glance.

The whole table went quiet. Not pregnant?

Xie Yongyun was stunned too: "What did you say?"

"He's not pregnant. Let me feel his pulse." Wu Shao reached out and felt his pulse, then confirmed: "No."

"But you told me I was pregnant!"

"When did I ever say that?"

"A few days ago when I came for a pulse check—you told me to eat something light."

"Because you had internal heat."

The silence returned, everyone staring at Xie Yongyun with weird looks.

What an airhead! Can't tell pregnancy from a rash!

Only Shen Yu was laughing his head off inside: Hahahahahaha! This is perfect! They can't get married now!

Long Shen was terrified of losing his future daughter-in-law and pressed on: "So have you two... actually... done it?"

Long Rui said: "Yes, we've marked each other. Yongyun was probably too nervous and got confused. ...Yongyun!"

Xie Yongyun's face turned bright red, and he turned and ran out.

Long Rui rose to follow: "I'll go check on him. You all keep eating. Yuanzhou, happy birthday."

"It's fine, go ahead." Bai Yuanzhou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry—what a colossal misunderstanding.

Not that it mattered whether there was a child; the rice was already cooked between them.

Shen Yu: Ours is cooked too!

Long Rui caught up to Xie Yongyun just before he could fly out of the palace, soothing him: "Why are you suddenly upset? Not being pregnant is a good thing—we get to enjoy a break."

What a smooth talker—"not being pregnant is a good thing."

Xie Yongyun bit his lower lip: "Do you think I'm trying to force you to marry me by getting pregnant?"

"No, not at all."

Xie Yongyun pulled his hand away, his nose burning: "Well, you said it's a good thing, so let's just call things off. You don't have to feel obligated. We'll just be friends from now on."

Ever since he'd "confirmed" he was pregnant, Long Rui had been so attentive, taking such good care of him that Xie Yongyun had started to believe Long Rui truly loved him.

Today, the way he spoke made Xie Yongyun feel that Long Rui's kindness toward him was only because of the child, and without the child, he wouldn't need to be kind to him anymore.

Long Rui pulled him into his arms and gently coaxed him, "Did I do something wrong? Tell me, and I'll change, okay?"

"You didn't do anything wrong; I'm the only one who's been wrong from start to finish. If I hadn't picked up the wrong medicine that day, none of this would have happened. Don't worry, I'll explain things clearly to my family and won't hurt the relationship between our families. Okay, let me go."

Long Rui was getting more and more confused: "Yong Yun, are you misunderstanding something?"

"I'm not misunderstanding anything; I just don't want to drag you down for the rest of your life."

"I don't see it as holding me back."

"You're only with me out of a sense of duty, aren't you?"

Long Rui blinked: "So you're saying I shouldn't be responsible?"

How did that come off like being responsible was a bad thing?

Xie Yongyun was about to lose it with him: "You're just obligated to me, not in love with me! If you meet someone you truly like in the future, you won't have the patience to be responsible for me anymore!"

"Oh, you're afraid I won't take responsibility for you. Don't worry, I'll always be responsible for you." Long Rui, the big brain, totally missed the point.

Xie Yongyun trusted his character, but that wasn't what he wanted to hear!

If he wouldn't say it, then it just proved he didn't like him.

"Anyway, let go of me now; I don't want to talk to you anymore!"

Long Rui sighed helplessly: "Or do you just want to hear me say I like you?"

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