Time flies by day by day. Not sure if it's a psychological effect, but Lin Yixuan feels that he has become sleepy in recent days, and his appetite seems to have improved a lot.
The joy in his heart took away the haze that Li Yaonan left him. He really had his own child, a child who belonged only to him and was connected to him by blood.
Lin Yixuan smiled brightly, and a soft light emanated from her body from the inside out. She was so beautiful that it was shocking, and so dazzling that people dared not look directly at her.
Lin Yixuan has always been very beautiful, but her beauty was previously obscured by her expressionless face. Now, she is shining again, and she seems to be alive, so vivid and beautiful.
The cold expression on her pretty face was no longer there, but was replaced by a faint smile and kindness.
It was seven days later when Li Yaonan saw him again. No matter how conflicted he was, he was the one who had let Lin Yixuan down first, and things had to be dealt with. He was not a person who liked to escape, and this time he had been hiding for seven consecutive days, which was already the extreme. Even though he still had no answer in his heart, he had to give Lin Yixuan an explanation anyway.
Li Yaonan had already made up his mind that no matter what conditions Lin Yixuan proposed, he would agree to them. However, he did not expect that when he arrived at Yixuan Pavilion, Lin Yixuan was actually very comfortable and did not take what happened that day to heart at all, as if nothing had happened. There was a faint smile on his lips, and he leaned against the couch, reading a book in his hand quietly.
Li Yaonan was depressed. It seemed that he was the only one who felt guilty these days. He didn't know whether he felt relieved or something else. He smiled and said, "I bought you some almond cakes. I heard that you like them very much."
Lin Yixuan, as usual, only glanced at him calmly and then looked away: "Just leave it there, sit down."
Li Yaonan didn't know what to say. Everything seemed to have changed, yet nothing had changed. Facing Lin Yixuan, he found that he couldn't remain calm. The feeling of every inch of skin, the smoothness when his hands touched it, and the pleasure when entering it always inexplicably came to his mind. It's not that he had never thought about finding a woman to relieve it, he even went there specially for this purpose. But when he saw those coquettish women, his favorite type in the past, he suddenly lost interest. He felt like he was sick.
"What are you here for?" Lin Yixuan asked with a faint smile, putting down the book in his hand. He read a little every day these days. Even though he knew that the child was still young and couldn't hear at all, he still wanted to do something within his ability.
"Why can't I come if nothing's wrong?" Li Yaonan was a little annoyed. Lin Yixuan was clearly right in front of him, but he felt that he was very far away from him, as if there was an invisible wall between them.
Lin Yixuan just curled the corners of his lips, looked at him with clear eyes, and didn't say anything.
Li Yaonan was speechless and lowered his head in embarrassment. He felt ashamed. Lin Yixuan's gaze made him exposed. He suddenly realized what a damn bastard he was. He knew that Lin Yixuan was seriously injured that day, but he ran away by himself.
Li Yaonan wanted to say something, wanted to explain to Lin Yixuan, but the words could not come out. At this moment, no matter what he said, all the words seemed so pale and powerless.
In the end, Lin Yixuan gave him a way out: "I've read your plan, it's very well done. Is the script ready?"
Li Yaonan then remembered that he left in a hurry that morning and left the plan on the small table. He nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, it's ready. It's not long. I'll show it to you later."
"What's written?" Lin Yixuan asked indifferently. It was not that he had forgiven Li Yaonan, but he knew very well that Li Yaonan would be his future support and the future father of his child. He just wanted to make himself more aware of the current situation.
"It's about ancient mythology. I guarantee you'll like it." Li Yaonan felt happy. Seeing that Lin Yixuan was willing to talk to him, the heavy stone pressing on his chest seemed to loosen a little.
"Ancient mythology?"
"Well, this has to start from Pangu creating the world..."
With this topic as a buffer, Li Yaonan seemed to have a floodgate opened. He spoke more and more, and vividly told Lin Yixuan the ancient epic.
Lin Yixuan listened perfunctorily at first, but later he became fascinated and had to admit in his heart that although Li Yaonan was not a very good person, he did tell good stories.
Li Yaonan was so thirsty from talking that he could only continue talking when Lin Yixuan didn't stop. After he finished, he took a sip of tea and said, "That's all I've written so far. I'll tell you more when I have the next part."
"Okay!" Lin Yixuan replied with a faint smile.
Li Yaonan went on to say, "I have taken over a shop these days. I will take you to see it someday."
"Um!"
The two chatted intermittently, as if they had returned to the past, or even better than before. At least Lin Yixuan would never smile at him before. Li Yaonan told Lin Yixuan that he had found a storyteller for the tea shop, and they could open the shop as soon as it was renovated.
Lin Yixuan listened quietly, but did not take the story seriously and even made a sarcastic remark or two from time to time.
When Li Yaonan heard his sarcasm, he smiled happily. If Lin Yixuan didn't sarcastically ridicule him, he always felt uneasy. He felt relaxed after being ridiculed by Lin Yixuan.
None of them mentioned what happened that night, as if they had all forgotten it.
After leaving Yixuan Pavilion, Li Yaonan breathed a sigh of relief. After returning, he asked someone to deliver the manuscript of the ancient romance he had written.
Lin Yixuan thought for a moment, asked someone to copy the manuscript, looked at Li Yaonan's plan, wrote a letter, and then turned around and instructed his servants to open a tea shop in the capital.
Ever since this chat with Lin Yixuan, Li Yaonan has come over every day, and on the surface, their relationship has returned to normal.
Only Li Yaonan himself knew how haggard he had been in the past few days. He had hardly slept all night, and every time he fell asleep, he would be awakened by the sweaty lovemaking. He thought he would feel better after meeting Lin Yixuan, but it became even worse. The sexual intercourse and the collision of bodies in the dream made him physically and mentally exhausted. Even when he woke up, the afterglow of the lovemaking in the dream seemed to still linger in his heart.
He felt that he was seriously ill. Could he have really become a homosexual? Li Yaonan was hesitant. It was not that he could not accept it, but he just couldn't believe it.
In order to avoid making a mistake, Li Yaonan took some time out that night and stared at the manager of the largest brothel in Yangzhou City.
He thought he could give it a try.
But as soon as he arrived at the waiter's room, he was shocked by the male waiters inside. He smelled the odor of powder and looked at the waiters dressed in various styles, and suddenly he felt disgusted.
The madam continued to flatter him: "Sir, this is your first time here, right? You look handsome. Do you have a crush on any young man? Our Nanfengguan is the biggest prostitute in Yangzhou City. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Li Yaonan was scared away this time. He stared with wide eyes in horror at those men with makeup on, gold hairpins on their heads, rings on their ears, and their hands with orchid fingers raised. Li Yaonan felt that if he didn't leave, he would definitely vomit.
He threw the silver and ran out. The madam was glaring at him, but her expression eased a little when she saw the silver. She then started to curse, saying that she had never seen such a man before and asked why he went to a brothel if he had no talent!
Li Yaonan walked out of the waiter's room and patted his chest with lingering fear. He was indeed disgusted just now.
Ignoring the disappointment in his heart, Li Yaonan cheered up quickly. It seemed that he did not become gay. The reason why he had such a dream at night must be that the impression he made that night was too deep, coupled with his guilt towards Lin Yixuan, and he dreamed about it at night, which made him abnormal.
Perhaps he was frightened, or perhaps Li Yaonan had figured it out. That night, he slept soundly and never woke up from his dream again.
Li Yaonan was delighted to find himself back to normal. He said, he was a straight man, how could he become gay just because he slept with a man once? He didn't want to think about the little regrets in his heart. Li Yaonan cheered himself up, as he still had a lot of things to do.
Now that he had found a shop and a storybook, he would start looking for a teacher to prepare for the imperial examination next year. He had already learned about the ancient imperial examination system. The nine-day and nine-night examination in the Imperial Academy was a punishment that he should endure only once in his life. He did not want to repeat it again, so if he did not want to take the exam, then it would be fine. But if he did take the exam, he would definitely pass it.
Lin Yixuan soon noticed the change in Li Yaonan. Although Li Yaonan came every day these days and looked no different from usual, he was always cautious in his words. No matter what request he made, he would patiently complete it even if he was reluctant in his heart.
Lin Yixuan felt at ease and naturally would not miss this opportunity, so he started to enslave her with all his strength.
For example, he asked Li Yaonan to serve him tea and tell him stories. It must be said that the stories written by Li Yaonan were really good, and now he has already talked about the part where Nuwa created human beings.
It turns out that Shuang'er was not abandoned. After Nuwa created men and women, the world became lively, but Nuwa always felt that something was missing. Women were weak and prone to illness, and children were not easy to raise. Nuwa finally found the reason, so she thought about it and created Shuang'er. Although their fertility was not as good as that of women, they could work like men and could be of greater help to men.
Lin Yixuan listened with great interest. Just when he was still not satisfied, Li Yaonan threw him a script and asked him to read it himself. His attitude towards him also became more casual. Lin Yixuan quickly noticed the difference between before and after, and it was hard for him not to notice Li Yaonan's transformation.
Lin Yixuan remained calm. Could he say that he had become proud because of Li Yaonan during this period of time
So, one afternoon a month later, Lin Yixuan suddenly fainted on the ground. The servants hurriedly called the doctor back. After a diagnosis, the old doctor congratulated Li Yaonan and said, "Your husband is pregnant."
Li Yaonan was struck by lightning. He had finally recovered to normal, and this news was like a bolt from the blue.
After staring at Lin Yixuan's belly for a long time, Li Yaonan couldn't believe that there was a child inside.
Oh my god! Li Yaonan felt a darkness before his eyes, and could foresee how miserable his future would be.