Gu Yuanting silently felt a pang of jealousy for a while, but there was nothing he could do. So, with a hint of grievance, he continued to process documents without a word.

Time flowed quietly. For a moment, the only sounds in the office were the rustling of papers and the scratching of pens. While working, Gu Yuanting would occasionally glance at Ranran. As long as he saw Ranran’s presence, the work that usually left him numb and uninteresting became enjoyable.

Su Yiran, when not reading, would also occasionally glance at Ting-ge. Sometimes their eyes would meet, and they would share a smile, creating a unique sense of warmth.

Gu Yuanting finished the work at hand, and it was time for a meeting. He went over and took the book from Su Yiran’s hand: “Rest your eyes, don’t read for now. Do you want some fruit?”

Su Yiran actually did feel like some. He nodded: “I want apples and cantaloupe.”

Gu Yuanting made another call, asking his assistant to send up a plate of sliced apples and cantaloupe. He told Su Yiran: “I’m going to the meeting room for a meeting. Eat your fruit here. If you get sleepy, go into the lounge and rest for a while.”

Su Yiran nodded and added: “I’m feeling quite energetic today, not sleepy. I’ll continue reading later.”

Gu Yuanting didn’t insist. Once the assistant delivered the fruit, he reminded Su Yiran to tell the assistant if he needed anything, and then went to his meeting.

The half-hour meeting ended quickly. Gu Yuanting returned from the meeting room and saw that Ranran was indeed reading, with most of the fruit in front of him eaten. He went over and poured him a glass of warm water: “Drink some water.”

Su Yiran smiled at him when he saw him return, holding the cup and sipping slowly.

Gu Yuanting looked at Ranran’s smile, feeling his heart soften, and gently stroked his little face.

“…” The department heads who had followed President Gu were stunned at the doorway, looking at the situation between President Gu and his husband, unsure whether to enter or not.

Su Yiran heard movement at the door behind him and couldn’t help but turn to look. He immediately spotted them. His face flushed, and he quickly said, “Hello.”

The department heads quickly greeted him back. Su Yiran nudged Gu Yuanting beside him: “You should get back to work.”

Gu Yuanting gently stroked Ranran’s head again, then turned and glanced at them: “Come in.”

The department heads: “…” We feel like President Gu’s gaze was cold just now, such a huge contrast from a moment ago.

The meeting’s main topic was several important company projects. They were now there to give their routine work reports. During the reports, everyone felt that President Gu, who was usually cold, serious, demanding, and terrifying, seemed like a completely different person today. He was much gentler, and the entire atmosphere relaxed. It was no longer like before, where they always felt inexplicably terrified.

Without prior agreement, while sternly reporting on their work, they secretly glanced towards the sofa where Mr. Su was reading.

They had long heard that President Gu was married and deeply in love with his partner, Mr. Su. This was their first time seeing Mr. Su in person, and they were dying of curiosity, especially after witnessing President Gu’s gentle and doting attitude towards Mr. Su just now. It was as if the President Gu they had known before was a fake.

While secretly complaining, they calmly finished their work reports, received several instructions from President Gu, and then, filled with “dog food” (a Chinese slang for public displays of affection), they left the office one after another.

Gu Yuanting finished the last stack of documents in his hand. Seeing that it was getting late, he ordered lunch to be brought up. After eating with Su Yiran, he coaxed him to take a nap in the inner lounge.

Su Yiran’s appetite had been consistently good lately. Sometimes he would even be surprised by his own appetite. Today, he ate his fill again. If Gu Yuanting hadn’t been watching him and appropriately controlling his intake, he would definitely have overeaten again.

When one is full, it’s easy to feel sleepy. Su Yiran lay on the bed in the lounge and was soon coaxed to sleep by Ting-ge. When he groggily woke up, he was again fed fruit after his nap.

Su Yiran felt that constantly eating and sleeping, then sleeping and eating, was turning him into a little pig.

In the afternoon, the two went to the hospital for their routine prenatal check-up. Over the past month, Su Yiran had distinctly felt the baby becoming more active. Fetal movements had increased significantly, and he could feel them much more clearly.

At the hospital, after Dr. Chen finished his examination, he also let Su Yiran listen to the baby’s heartbeat. Through the instrument, Su Yiran could hear a strong baby heartbeat. This was different from the fetal sound the doctor let him hear when he first found out he was pregnant. He could clearly feel a tiny life actively growing.

Su Yiran listened to the baby’s heartbeat, and his own heart also beat very fast. He quickly called Ting-ge: “Ting-ge, you come listen too.”

Gu Yuanting semi-squatted beside the examination bed where he was lying, took the instrument he handed over, and placed it to his ear. Indeed, he also heard the baby’s strong heartbeat. It was a very wonderful feeling that touched him.

Although Ranran always divided his attention with the baby, making him feel a bit jealous, he still considered this to be his and Ranran’s baby.

Every day, he would read storybooks, play music, and talk to the baby with Ranran. These things that only a family of three could do, he and Ranran did every day. He gradually poured more and more affection into the baby.

Gu Yuanting listened to the baby’s heartbeat, looking at Ranran whose eyes were sparkling in front of him, feeling a warmth in his heart.

He couldn’t help but smile at Ranran: “He’s very active.”

Su Yiran nodded, and after listening to the baby’s heartbeat with Ting-ge for a while longer, they reluctantly finished.

The two left the hospital, preparing to drive home. Gu Yuanting opened the car door, helped Su Yiran into the car, fastened his seatbelt, and then closed the door and got into the car from the other side.

He was just about to start the car when he suddenly heard Ranran beside him say, “Ting-ge, my seatbelt seems loose. Can you check it for me?”

The seatbelt is loose? Gu Yuanting quickly went to check. As he leaned closer to Ranran, meticulously checking his seatbelt, he saw Ranran suddenly lean in and steal a kiss on his lips.

Gu Yuanting was stunned, looking at Ranran, unable to react, appearing completely dazed.

Su Yiran couldn’t help but purse his lips and smile, then leaned in again, kissing him on the lips: “I was just teasing you. I suddenly wanted to kiss you.”

Gu Yuanting was stunned for a moment, then his heart suddenly started beating extremely fast.

He almost fumbled back to his original position. Even though he had done extremely intimate things with Ranran, he now seemed so innocent, like they hadn’t even held hands yet. His mind was blank, his heart pounding like a startled deer, completely smitten.

Gu Yuanting didn’t know what was wrong with him. He tried his best to appear composed, not like someone who hadn’t seen the world, but his words still came out stammering awkwardly: “L-let’s go home.”

On the way back, he slowly calmed down a bit, but his heart was still racing. In between driving, he couldn’t help but glance at Ranran beside him repeatedly.

Su Yiran soon noticed, and found Ting-ge’s reaction adorable. He pursed his lips in a smile and pinched Ting-ge’s cheek, instructing him: “Focus on driving.”

Gu Yuanting immediately focused on driving, only stealing glances at Ranran when he could. He saw Ranran’s shallow dimple on his right cheek, which was utterly captivating.

Gu Yuanting felt so, so happy.

The car stopped at the doorstep. As soon as he unbuckled his seatbelt, Gu Yuanting couldn’t help but lean over and kiss Ranran very gently, especially his little dimple.

After getting out of the car, he refused to leave Ranran’s side for even half a step. If he could, he truly wanted to hug and kiss him all the time.

Su Yiran felt a bit helpless, unsure what was wrong with Ting-ge. All he did was tease him in the car and steal a kiss when he wasn’t looking. Why was he acting as if something major had happened?

Just as he was thinking this, Ting-ge, who was holding him in his arms, gently kissed him again.

Su Yiran: “…”

Although Su Yiran was puzzled, seeing Ting-ge’s expression, his heart couldn’t help but feel sweet.

He thought, It seems Ting-ge likes it, so I’ll have to steal more kisses in the future.

Gu Yuanting held Ranran tenderly for a while. When it was time to make dinner, he went to the kitchen to cook for Ranran. While cooking, even though he couldn’t see Ranran in the kitchen, his heart felt inexplicably joyful.

After dinner, the two chatted casually, watched some TV, and then, before bed, they sat side by side at the headboard, reading a small story to the baby in unison. Then they turned off the lights, lay in the same bed, and fell asleep in each other’s arms.

Su Yiran, being very sleepy, quickly nestled into Ting-ge’s arms and fell into a deep sleep, as usual.

Gu Yuanting looked at Ranran’s sleeping face and couldn’t help but gently kiss him. He lovingly kissed his forehead, the tip of his nose, his cheeks, and his lips, his heart swelling.

With his beloved Ranran in his arms, and his and Ranran’s baby, he didn’t know why he felt so incredibly happy.

He had long since become inseparable from Ranran.

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This day, Su Yiran rarely visited the shop. Gu Yuanting, not feeling at ease, accompanied him as usual.

Yiting Desserts had already completed its expansion, and the shop was now much larger. The second floor was almost entirely booth seating, and the booth area, functional areas, and display counters on the first floor had all been expanded.

The shop’s staff had also increased significantly. The recruitment of these employees was handled by the shop manager, Zhang Xiaohong. Su Yiran had entrusted everything to her and didn’t interfere. Based on the work situation during this period, the employees’ performance was good.

It was almost June, and as Yiting Desserts’ reputation grew and its word-of-mouth improved, more and more people learned about this dessert shop.

City A was originally a tourist city with many scenic spots and beautiful scenery throughout all four seasons, so there were a large number of tourists every day. Many out-of-town tourists coming to City A would visit “Yiting” to check in and taste the food.

It could be said that Yiting Desserts was now almost developing into a special tourist attraction.

When Su Yiran arrived at the shop, the staff members were slightly stunned to see him. They felt that after not seeing him for a while, their boss’s complexion seemed to have improved even more, especially his skin, which was incredibly good. It’s just… he seemed a little more “rounded.”

The staff didn’t dare to say that their boss had become rounder and instead praised Su Yiran: “Boss, you look so good!”

Su Yiran smiled and greeted them. Perhaps because he was so well taken care of, he knew his complexion had indeed improved, but recently, he could also clearly tell he had become rounder.

Now, his pregnancy was over seven months along. Even with clothes on, one could see the slight curve of his abdomen, and his face had also become plumper.

Su Yiran was a bit frustrated because of this. When he smiled, his little dimple deepened, which made Ting-ge always want to kiss and lick his dimple, and then inexplicably get excited while licking.

Su Yiran had more than once suspected that his Ting-ge had a certain perverse tendency.