Chapter 33  2/2

“Cen Lang helped him push and carry the suitcase to the dormitory. His roommate, Gu Yunkai, happened to be in the dormitory, so he didn’t disturb them and said, ‘After sorting out your luggage, take a good rest today.’

‘I’ll come find you for dinner tonight.’

Jiang Li just wanted to say that he would be in the lab at night, but Cen Lang said, ‘I have something important to ask you.’ Jiang Li swallowed his words. Okay, there could be a formal farewell.

‘Okay.’

After Cen Lang left, Jiang Li closed the door, opened the suitcase, and neatly folded the clothes and pants back into the wardrobe. It was the beginning of the spring semester, and Gu Yunkai had just returned to school and was also organizing his things. ‘We have a ten-day break, and you went on a business trip.’

Jiang Li emptied the clothes, revealing a pile of snacks that Cen Lang had forcibly stuffed into the bottom of the suitcase. ‘Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.’

Gu Yunkai stood up, rubbed his shoulders, and suddenly widened his eyes as if he had seen a ghost. ‘Am I not mistaken? Isn’t this the free prenatal nutrition supplement from the medical station? ‘

Jiang Li pointed with his finger, saying nothing.

Gu Yunkai squatted down, face-to-face with Jiang Li. ‘You can’t buy this brand of fish oil outside.’ He was in the reproductive assistance department and had interned at the medical station for a while, specifically distributing nutritional supplements.

Jiang Li: ‘It’s as you thought.’

Gu Yunkai grabbed his hair. ‘What did I think?! ‘ This was Jiang Xue Ba, the cold as frost, Jiang! The flower on the high peak! Who was it? Wasn’t it the Alpha from earlier?

Jiang Li: ‘Three months.’

Gu Yunkai stared at his belly. No wonder Jiang Li was so interested in his AO preconception story for a while!

Jiang Li: ‘Because of some complicated reasons, I might need you to help me with two prenatal check-ups before graduation.’

Gu Yunkai: ‘No problem… Is the kid’s father the Alpha from earlier? ‘

Jiang Li: ‘Single parent.’

‘Oh.’ Gu Yunkai calculated the time. It was exactly six months during the graduation defense. Could it be that only Jiang Li implemented the grading system when they discussed it in the dormitory? Was it because the professor’s questions were too boring, and the scholar wanted a high-end setup?

Gu Yunkai expressed his speculation.

Jiang Li: It can be understood that way.’

‘When was your last check-up? ‘

Jiang Li: ‘Four weeks.’

Gu Yunkai: ‘Since you have time today, why not have another check-up? ‘

Jiang Li: ‘Sure.’

Gu Yunkai: ‘Then lie down and take a nap, and we’ll go to the medical technology building.’

Two hours later, Gu Yunkai carefully disinfected the ultrasound probe. He suspected that if it wasn’t disinfected properly and placed on Jiang Li’s belly, it might cause irregular contractions.

‘Your reproductive cavity is relatively small.’ Gu Yunkai frowned, looking at the materials of Jiang Li’s first prenatal examination record, which clearly recorded the pregnancy time.

During that time, wasn’t Jiang Li always in the lab?

Jiang Li: ‘Push the time back half a month.’ Gu Yunkai immediately recalled the days when Jiang Li couldn’t wake up.

It was too abnormal, and the memory was vivid.

‘The fetal heart is there.’ ‘Everything seems normal; it looks like the intensity of the business trip is good.’

Gu Yunkai still found it unbelievable. In three years of living together, how many admirers did they fend off for Jiang Li, and he actually found someone to fall for?

Moreover, Jiang, a Beta with a low fertility rate, unexpectedly said he was pregnant!

If this happened to him, he would write a paper on high and low places.

Indeed, he was a top student. Could he have researched some undiscovered conception techniques in medicine? If his graduation project could be successful, the entire paper would shine like gold.

Gu Yunkai whispered, ‘Are there any techniques? ‘

Jiang Li: ‘Huh? ‘

Gu Yunkai: ‘Pregnancy techniques.’

Jiang Jun fell silent. ‘…

No techniques, just brute force.

‘Luck.’

Gu Yunkai believed it was luck; top students were not secretive people.

Jiang Li said, ‘I plan to move out.’

Gu Yunkai: ‘Who are you going to live with? If you’re doing it not to disturb us, it’s unnecessary. You’re often in the lab, and Rui Ge and Ah Hu don’t come back to live. The dormitory has only me and you. We’re both Beta, and I can take care of you.’

‘There are many places where money will be spent when the child is born. Although the government can cover most of it, as parents, we always want to give him the best.’

The prices of high-end infant products could rival those of luxury goods. Novice parents would bite the bullet and spend; after all, it was only once in their lifetime.

Jiang Li hesitated slightly.

‘Thank you.’

Gu Yunkai: ‘What are you thanking us for? If it weren’t for your serious study that motivated us, how many courses would we have failed? ‘

In the evening, Cen Lang came to find Jiang Li for dinner, as promised.

Jiang Li originally wanted to suggest eating at the cafeteria, but looking at Cen Lang in a high-quality Western suit, he chose to listen to the other party.

Cen Lang chose a romantic restaurant, shamelessly using the love story of Lu Jing as an entry point. ‘After we left, Lu Jing left the sanatorium. Maybe he was afraid of being found out when the day broke.’

Jiang Li: ‘It’s just for sightseeing.’

Cen Lang poured him a glass of red wine with deep meaning.

After listening to Jiang Li, his heart must have become very soft, contemplating life, love, cherishing, regrets, and other emotionally charged issues. With such examples, even if Jiang Li didn’t immediately respond to his confession, he wouldn’t reject it.

He took the opportunity to propose platonic love, reducing Jiang Li’s hesitation.

The evening would be a perfect date. No one knew that the strongest Alpha in the galaxy had to wear a black suit covering his wrist, with an electronic shackle.

Cen Lang didn’t choose a restaurant with a high level of privacy. They were on the terrace, separated by round rattan backrests, with a breeze, a violin, and distant conversations.

It meant that even if the Alpha was rejected, he wouldn’t lose his temper and do unreasonable things.

Jiang Li didn’t move the red wine and just ate a little well-done steak. ‘What important thing do you have? ‘ Cen Lang was about to speak when there was suddenly an uncivilized customer in the restaurant.

At the next table, a family of three was having a romantic dinner. Suddenly, the child was provoked by something, yelling and knocking the plate to the ground. The food residues flew out, slapping the faces of the parents.

The waiter hurried over to deal with it. The two embarrassed parents just wanted to find a hole to crawl into. They struggled to hold the kicking legs of the screaming child and apologized as they left the terrace.

Jiang Li glanced at it with a cold look, withdrew his gaze, and focused on eating the steak. Cen Lang took a deep breath. There was no big problem; it was a good starting point.

Jiang Li must dislike children who could spill soy sauce all over their parents while eating. Not everyone had a problem with human cubs rolling around. If he were a Platonic, he wouldn’t get pregnant, and there would be one more advantage. Cen Lang casually asked, ‘Do you like children? ‘

Jiang Li: ‘I like them.’

Cen Lang’s vision darkened.

Platonic love is over.