Chapter 159: The One I'm Raising
"No, it's nothing!" Xiao Yanyan waved her hands and shook her head repeatedly, then seemed to remember something and said, "President Yin, I've almost finished the proposal. If you have time now, could you take a look?"
Yin Chengjue glanced at the time. If he left for home now to cook, Rong Yu would arrive back just as the food was ready and still hot. So he shook his head.: "No, I have something to do. You can leave it on my desk when it's finished, and I'll look at it tomorrow."
Xiao Yanyan blinked: "President Yin, I just need a little more time to finish it. Could you wait for me for a moment? I'll be very quick!"
While speaking, Yin Chengjue had already retrieved the necessary documents from his office. Hearing this, he said, "It's already past the end of the workday. You should head home now and just give it to me tomorrow."
"Oh, alright then." Xiao Yanyan lowered her head, pursed her lips, cleared her throat slightly, and continued, "President Yin, are you in a hurry to get home? I heard you have someone you like now. Are you two living together? The girl you've fallen for must be very outstanding, right?"
After saying all this, she received no response. Puzzled, Xiao Yanyan looked up and saw the corridor in front of her was empty. The bright office was completely devoid of any shadow of him.
Because it was so quiet, she could even hear the "ding" of the elevator not far away.
Xiao Yanyan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized Yin Chengjue hadn't gone far. She quickly pressed her computer's shutdown button, grabbed her bag, and chased after him, calling out, "President Yin, wait for me!"
However, by the time she ran over, clacking in her high heels, the elevator had already started descending...
Xiao Yanyan: "..." I'm the only one left in the company now. Since you told me to hurry up and leave, why couldn't you wait two seconds so we could leave together? Would being two seconds late delay your journey to be reborn?
Waiting two seconds wouldn't delay Yin Chengjue's journey to be reborn, but it would affect Yin Chengjue going home to cook.
Yin Chengjue really enjoyed this feeling: cooking dishes that both of them liked in the kitchen and then waiting for the other person to come home.
Furthermore, Rong Yu was really easy to feed. He would clean his plate no matter what was cooked, which gave Yin Chengjue a great sense of accomplishment.
There was no night shoot today, so Rong Yu came back quite early. As soon as he returned, he was drawn by the smells from the kitchen. He ran in quickly, only to be carried out by Yin Chengjue and placed on the sofa.
Yin Chengjue's reason today was: Although we have a new pot now, we must remember that being diligent and thrifty is a traditional virtue. We should practice it ourselves, start immediately, and begin with the small things in our daily lives.
Rong Yu protested: "Brother, you just dislike me!"
Yin Chengjue was about to say something to soothe him when Rong Yu's phone made a "ding" sound, and a message notification popped up on the screen.
Yin Chengjue, with his sharp eyes, saw it was a WeChat message from Sally.
Rong Yu clicked to open it and saw it said——
Oh Sally: Xiao Yu, go weigh yourself, take a picture, and send it to me.
"Brother, Sally wants to see my weight," Rong Yu said as he pulled the scale out from under the sofa, put in the batteries, and stood on it.
Yin Chengjue also looked over curiously.
80 kg, exactly.
Rong Yu's barefoot height is 183 cm, and he has quite a bit of muscle. This weight is actually normal, but compared to his previous weight of 76 kg... he has gained 4 kilograms.
Yin Chengjue held his forehead: "8 jin... Sally is going to nag about this all day long."
Rong Yu lifted his shirt, poked at his abdominal muscles, and stared thoughtfully at his abdominal muscles, which now had a less defined shape: "Brother, I think I really have gotten fatter..."
Yin Chengjue raised an eyebrow: "Are you blaming me?"
Rong Yu then lifted Yin Chengjue's shirt, looked at the clearly defined eight-pack abs, and immediately felt unbalanced: "Brother, are you doing this on purpose?"
Yin Chengjue was innocent: "I'm wronged! Didn't a certain someone say they couldn't gain weight no matter how much they ate, which put me at ease to feed you all sorts of things? Also, you send me so many food links every day, aren't you just giving me the daily recipe list?"
Rong Yu's eyes instantly widened: "Yin Chengjue, are you saying I'm fat now?"
Yin Chengjue: "..." So my second sentence was wasted, huh?
Rong Yu turned and walked towards the bedroom: "I'm angry! Don't talk to me until dinner is ready!"
Yin Chengjue immediately calculated the time left for the soup simmering on the stove, then decisively followed into the bedroom, embracing Rong Yu, who was rummaging through the closet for clothes.
"Who said you're fat? What's in your belly is clearly the flesh and blood I've worked so hard to raise! Our own flesh and blood!"
Rong Yu: "Cough, cough, cough!"
Yin Chengjue's shocking declaration startled Rong Yu so much that he choked on his own saliva.
But Yin Chengjue, as if that wasn't enough, lifted Rong Yu's shirt with one hand and placed his other hand on Rong Yu's stomach, soothing him in a magnetic, deep voice: "Be good, little one. Daddy and Papa are waiting for you to come out."
Rong Yu's face flushed red, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed as he swatted Yin Chengjue's hand away: "What nonsense are you talking! I... I'm a man! Where would I get a baby for you!"
Yin Chengjue looked hurt: "Papa of my child, how can you say that? Let me ask you, do I work hard every day? Do I feed you until you're full every day?"
Rong Yu: "We don't work in the same place, how would I know if you're working hard or not?"
Yin Chengjue licked his lips: "Who said that? I clearly only toil and labor diligently in front of you. How can you pretend not to see it?"
Yin Chengjue rubbed Rong Yu's stomach again: "I clearly feed you until you're full every night. You're not thinking of eating and then denying responsibility, are you?"
Yin Chengjue: "Let me ask you, how much does a newborn baby weigh?"
Yin Chengjue placed Rong Yu sitting on the bed, knelt on one knee beside Rong Yu's legs, pressed his face against Rong Yu's stomach, and said seriously, "This is a big baby, eight jin..."
Rong Yu: "...Have you been possessed by something strange?"
Yin Chengjue: "That strange thing is called love, right?"
Rong Yu finally couldn't hold back and laughed.
"Yin Chengjue, your mouth is really smeared with honey!" Rong Yu poked Yin Chengjue's lips.
Yin Chengjue knew this meant his anger had subsided, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot: "I usually don't smear it. I only smear it in front of you."
Rong Yu: "Oh? Why?"
Yin Chengjue: "Because I want to eat Sweet and Sour Fish!"
Rong Yu took a few seconds to process the meaning behind Yin Chengjue's words. His face, which was already flushed, now turned red all the way to the tips of his ears: "What nonsense are you spouting!"
"I'm saying," Yin Chengjue checked the clock, "the Black Chicken and Chinese Yam Soup should be ready now. We can eat."
At the mention of food, Rong Yu's eyes instantly lit up: "It's Black Chicken soup today!"
Yin Chengjue added casually: "Yes, Black Chicken and Chinese Yam Soup is good for calming the fetus and nourishing the pregnancy."
Rong Yu: "..." Are you not done yet?
However, despite his embarrassment and annoyance, later that night, when Rong Yu truly couldn't take it anymore, he still hooked his arms around Yin Chengjue's neck and scolded: "If you keep being this unrestrained, you're going to make us lose the baby!"
Yin Chengjue was already at the peak of excitement, and Rong Yu's words nearly made him finish right then and there.
After everything was over, the two held each other and whispered. Rong Yu nestled in Yin Chengjue's embrace sulking for a while, until Yin Chengjue's massage made him feel so comfortable that his sulkiness dissipated.
"Brother, I feel like I've forgotten something. What was it?" Rong Yu rubbed his temples, trying hard to remember.
"Hmm? Forgot what?" Yin Chengjue twirled a strand of Rong Yu's soft hair around his finger, looking thoroughly satisfied.
"Ah, I can't remember. I feel like I've been a bit forgetful lately," Rong Yu sighed.
Yin Chengjue spoke to him in a soothing tone: "It's nothing to worry about. Having a poor memory is very common during pregnancy... Ow! Don't bite! Don't bite! Ouch! It's bleeding! It hurts, it hurts! I was wrong, I won't say it anymore! I'll help you think! I'll help you think! Did you forget to reply to Sally's WeChat?"
Only then did Rong Yu let go of Yin Chengjue's shoulder and reach for his phone: "Oh no, oh no! I still haven't sent my weight to Sister Sally!"
Yin Chengjue: "Are you going to report it truthfully?"
Rong Yu was taken aback: "Can I fake it?"
Yin Chengjue: "Why not? Adjust the scale to read four kilograms lighter."
Rong Yu: "But what if she asks me to weigh somewhere else..."
Yin Chengjue: "Then adjust all the scales at the company too. Let Sally step on one herself to try it. If you're somewhere else, just say that scale isn't accurate, only the company's scales are. She won't argue with you."
Rong Yu: "I've noticed you always use your intelligence in such strange ways."
Yin Chengjue: "I'll take that as a compliment. Alright, let's sleep. Don't you have to go to the set early tomorrow? And you need to take a car to shoot on location, right?"
Rong Yu: "Yes, it's the scene where Jing Sheng and Jiang Qing get drunk at the graduation party, walk onto the road, and get hit by a car. Director Mo thought using special effects for this wouldn't look realistic, so he found an outdoor location for us to shoot."
"Mm, if I have time tomorrow afternoon, I'll come see you again," Yin Chengjue kissed Rong Yu's forehead.
The two whispered a few more words to each other, and gradually their breathing evened out.
After learning that Rong Yu had symptoms of sleepwalking, Yin Chengjue had tried tying Rong Yu up with ropes for a period of time, only to find it completely useless. So, those ropes gradually became props for... other purposes.
Moreover, Rong Yu's sleepwalking was limited to the area of the bed, so as long as Yin Chengjue got used to it, it wasn't really a big problem.
Well, except it was a bit physically taxing.
For example, when Rong Yu sleepwalked, he liked to press his whole body on top of Yin Chengjue. When Yin Chengjue, struggling to breathe, would half-consciously open his eyes, he would shift Rong Yu from on top to the side, holding him while continuing to sleep.
Rong Yu would inevitably roll over again, and Yin Chengjue would just as instinctively shift him back.
Over time, this nightly routine became second nature. Even in the deepest stages of sleep, Yin Chengjue's body had learned the motion, automatically adjusting Rong Yu's position throughout the night.
If someone had installed a camera in their room, they would have seen the two of them, eyes closed, rolling around together on the bed...
So, it wasn't without reason that Yin Chengjue could maintain a good figure while eating the same portions of food as Rong Yu.
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