Chapter 21:
When Gu Chaocheng brought Gu Chenbai his change of clothes, Tu Yan had just agreed to get out of bed and was sitting on the edge, waiting for Gu Chenbai to help him with his cotton slippers.
After the divorce, Tu Yan lived in a mess, and the house hadn't been tidied up.
The shoe cabinet was still filled with sandals from the summer.
Gu Chenbai couldn't stand it and told him to sit still while he went to the storage room to find a pair of cotton slippers for him.
He placed them next to Tu Yan's feet and also handed him a pair of mid-length cotton socks.
In the past, Tu Yan would confidently lie down, resting his feet on Gu Chenbai's abdomen, allowing Gu Chenbai to dress him.
But now, he dare not do so.
He silently took the socks and put them on without saying a word.
After putting them on, he lifted his eyelids and glanced at Gu Chenbai with resentment.
Gu Chenbai pretended not to notice and only said, "Come down and wash your face.
We'll have dinner later."
Gu Chaocheng followed the address sent by Gu Chenbai and found Tu Yan's home.
He rang the doorbell twice, but nobody answered.
Just as he was about to make a phone call, the door suddenly opened and Tu Yan stood inside.
His eyes and nose were all red, looking like a rabbit.
When he saw that it was Gu Chaocheng, he lowered his eyelids, didn't greet him, and even the tension between them was nowhere to be seen.
He turned around with a sickly look and sat at the dining table in a daze.
Gu Chenbai came out from the kitchen and said, "We're here.
Let's have dinner together." Gu Chaocheng waved his hand, "No need, I have an appointment tonight." He put the bag on the entrance and changed into slippers before entering the house.
He looked around Tu Yan's home and then spoke with a displeased tone to Tu Yan, "If it weren't for your pregnancy, I would never agree to let Chenbai come over and be your free babysitter.
You're already an adult, yet you still want someone with impaired mobility to run around and take care of you.
How shameless of you." Tu Yan felt annoyed as soon as he heard Gu Chaocheng's voice.
He rolled his eyes and turned in another direction to continue lying down.
Gu Chenbai found his appearance incredibly cute and couldn't help but smile.
Gu Chaocheng said impatiently, "Chenbai, can you stop being stupid? If he had the slightest liking for you, he wouldn't have hurt you so much.
The divorce was quite smooth, wasn't it? Why are you pretending to be pitiful now? And pregnant as well, who knows whose child it is." Gu Chenbai saw that Tu Yan was about to cry again and quickly told Gu Chaocheng to shut up, "Alright, since you have an appointment, you should leave soon." Gu Chaocheng couldn't suppress his anger and had nowhere to vent it.
He coldly stared at Tu Yan from behind, unable to understand what Gu Chenbai liked about him.
This omega had almost no good qualities except for having a decent face.
"Chenbai, what do you think of the guy I introduced to you last time, Xiao Chu?" Gu Chenbai was putting vegetables into the hot pot and didn't have the mental capacity to focus on Gu Chaocheng's words.
However, Tu Yan could hear clearly.
He froze for a moment, and the small porcelain spoon fell into the bowl with a clatter.
Gu Chenbai thought he had been scalded and quickly put down his chopsticks, asking, "What's wrong?" Tu Yan shook his head.
"I'm asking you, Chenbai.
How did you get along with that Xiao Chu?" Gu Chenbai frowned, "Who is Xiao Chu?" "The one from Chenghe International.
Didn't we have a meal together? He had a good impression of you at that time, and I thought you had common topics." Tu Yan suddenly tightened his grip on the porcelain spoon.
He lowered his head, but Gu Chenbai could still see his trembling eyelashes.
Gu Chenbai was swayed by his softness and replied, "I haven't been in contact with him." "Then what about Nan Qing? When I went to HT the day before yesterday, I ran into her father-" "Alright, bro," Gu Chenbai gestured to Gu Chaocheng, asking him not to speak recklessly, "Don't you still have an appointment?"
"Gu Chaocheng wanted to speak, but Gu Chenbai's face had already turned cold.
Gu Chaocheng could only hold back his words, clear his throat, and walk out of the door alone.
"Don't mind him," Gu Chenbai added a spoonful of hot soup to Tu Yan, "drink the soup, be good." Tu Yan said sullenly, "I can't drink it." "Why?" Gu Chenbai asked knowingly.
Tu Yan looked at him with red eyes and said, "You know why." "I don't know." Tu Yan stood up angrily and pushed Gu Chenbai.
Gu Chenbai was originally standing next to the dining table without crutches, but suddenly, when Tu Yan pushed him, his balance was unstable.
He stumbled two steps backward before he fell, instinctively grabbing onto the wine cabinet behind him.
Tu Yan immediately panicked, forgetting to breathe for a moment.
He rushed over to support Gu Chenbai, propped his arm on his shoulder, and helped him to sit on a chair.
He looked like a scared child, fear in his eyes, and a sob in his throat.
Gu Chenbai was about to comfort him, but before he could, Tu Yan knelt down, holding Gu Chenbai's ankle in both hands, and looked up at him, asking, "Did it hurt here? Does it hurt?" Gu Chenbai shook his head, but Tu Yan didn't believe him.
He held Gu Chenbai's weak and thin right ankle, unsure of what to do.
Gu Chenbai pulled him up, chuckling, "There's no feeling there, my little treasure." Tu Yan didn't notice Gu Chenbai's words.
He reached out to touch Gu Chenbai's back, nervously asking, "Did you hit your back?" Gu Chenbai still shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Gu Chenbai held Tu Yan's hand, pulled him into his embrace, and said, "I know, I'm fine." Tu Yan belatedly asked, "What did you just call me?" "Call you what?" Gu Chenbai asked.
"You, you just...
you called me..." Tu Yan hesitated to speak, afraid that Gu Chenbai would deny it.
Gu Chenbai's eyes sparkled mischievously, deliberately causing trouble, "I called you Tu Yan, what's wrong? Did you hear something else?" Tu Yan deflated instantaneously.
The hotpot began to boil, and Gu Chenbai stood up to adjust the heat to low.
"Let's eat first, okay?" "...Yeah." Tu Yan obediently held his bowl, and Gu Chenbai served him vegetables, and he ate his vegetables, served him meat, and he ate his meat, like a child trying to make up for doing something wrong.
After finishing, he even complimented, "It's very delicious." Gu Chenbai smiled and reached out to touch Tu Yan's belly, saying, "Let me check if you're full." Gu Chenbai's hand touched Tu Yan's skin through his clothes.
He didn't know if it was because of the pregnancy, but his body became unusually sensitive.
He felt the warmth of Gu Chenbai's fingertips and the calluses on his palms, and even the slightest movement caused Tu Yan's whole body to tingle.
Gu Chenbai gently tapped Tu Yan's belly with his curved fingers and asked softly, "Are you full too?" Tu Yan was stunned for a moment before finally realizing that he was greeting the little life inside his belly.
He was about to touch Gu Chenbai's hand, but Gu Chenbai pulled away.
Gu Chenbai sat up straight and looked at Tu Yan, saying, "I've thought before, how wonderful it would be if you could give birth to a little bunny for me."