Su Yiran also felt it. He looked at his lower abdomen in surprise and involuntarily placed his hand over Ting-ge’s hand on his abdomen, asking uncertainly, “Was that just now?”

Dr. Chen, who was nearby, guessed what it was and said with a smile, “Did you feel fetal movement? That’s very normal.”

Gu Yuanting’s hand paused on Ranran’s lower abdomen. A strange, soft feeling suddenly permeated his heart, as if a peculiar, intimate connection had been established with the unborn baby.

Su Yiran heard the doctor’s words, confirming his guess. He was somewhat at a loss, looking down at the unborn baby, not daring to move. He asked Gu Yuanting uncertainly, “Is he saying hello to us?” He felt it was magical, and also expectant.

Gu Yuanting saw Ranran’s eyes twinkling like little stars and was suddenly filled with a heartwarming tenderness. He nodded at Ranran and gently said, “Yes.”

He then gently stroked Ranran’s lower abdomen, hesitated for a moment, and stumbled a little as he greeted the baby, “H-hello.” From now on, I am your father.

Su Yiran couldn’t help but laugh at Gu Yuanting’s demeanor: “He’s still so small; he won’t understand even if you say hello.”

Dr. Chen heard his words and quickly explained, “That’s not entirely true. Fetuses prefer to listen to low to mid-frequency sounds, and both of your fathers’ voices are just right. You can talk to the baby every day, which can also help with the baby’s intellectual development.”

Su Yiran and Gu Yuanting began listening attentively when they heard Dr. Chen was about to give them some scientific information.

Next, Dr. Chen discussed prenatal education precautions and other important matters during pregnancy. Both of them had read relevant books before and had some understanding of these topics, but not in detail. Dr. Chen’s explanation filled in many specifics for them.

Su Yiran heard the other things and just nodded and made notes carefully, until Gu Yuanting asked the doctor about his diet. After Dr. Chen answered, he casually mentioned that in two weeks, he wouldn’t need to strictly control his dietary preferences as before. He could occasionally relax a bit and have some of his favorite snacks, as long as he maintained moderation.

Su Yiran’s eyes lit up when he heard Dr. Chen say this.

He wanted to eat ice cream, preferably sweet ice cream cake!

His shop’s new seasonal specialty dessert series—ice cream cakes—had been launched for some time, but because he couldn’t eat cold or raw foods during pregnancy, he hadn’t even tasted a single bite. He had endured it terribly.

Even after leaving the hospital and returning home, Su Yiran kept thinking about it, telling himself, Two more weeks, just two more weeks, and I can eat it.

Gu Yuanting saw Ranran’s distracted look and thought he was tired. When they got home, he asked him, “Do you want to sleep first? I’ll make dinner and call you when it’s ready.”

Su Yiran snapped back to reality and quickly shook his head: “I’m not sleepy. I’ll read stories to the baby.” With that, he eagerly prepared to go to the study to find books. Children’s storybooks had been bought months ago, and now they could finally be put to use.

Gu Yuanting saw that he was enthusiastic and indeed not sleepy, so he didn’t insist. He told Ranran to sit down, went to the study to get the books, and reminded Ranran, “Don’t read for too long. Look out the window every once in a while. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”

Su Yiran agreed, waved his hand for Ting-ge to go about his business, and began concentrating on reading small stories to the baby.

Gu Yuanting: “…”

Even after dinner and before going to bed, Su Yiran showed no signs of sleepiness and was still enthusiastic about telling stories to the baby. He pulled Ting-ge to sit side by side against the headboard, reading Little Bear Cub Climbs a Big Tree to the baby.

Gu Yuanting watched as Ranran’s attention was entirely focused on the baby, with no time to spare for him. His heart suddenly felt a bit sour, always feeling ignored.

Su Yiran finished one story and handed the storybook to Gu Yuanting: “Ting-ge, please read this story to the baby again.”

Dr. Chen had said that it was best to repeatedly tell stories to the baby to make the baby familiar with them. This would make the baby react positively to these stories after birth, leading to good appetite and mood.

Gu Yuanting felt a little better when Ranran spoke to him. He took the book and read Little Bear Cub Climbs a Big Tree to the baby.

Then Su Yiran and Ting-ge held the book together, and both of them read the short story aloud. As they read, Gu Yuanting listened to his and Ranran’s voices blending together, with him in Ranran and Ranran in him. His heart couldn’t help but become tender again.

After finishing the story, Gu Yuanting couldn’t help but pull Ranran closer and kiss his lips. Su Yiran also felt a warmth in his heart and unconsciously closed his eyes, kissing Ting-ge back.

Whenever Gu Yuanting received Ranran’s response, his heart would get excited, and his body would too. He couldn’t help but deepen his kiss with Ranran. Just as they were in the midst of passion, he suddenly heard Ranran let out an “Hm?” and then push him away.

Gu Yuanting, mindful of his body, hadn’t used much force to hold him, so he was easily pushed away by Ranran. He panted, his voice hoarse with confusion: “Ranran?”

Su Yiran looked down at his lower abdomen, his body stiff, somewhat afraid to move: “The baby seems to have moved again.”

Gu Yuanting: “…”

Su Yiran no longer had any spare attention for Ting-ge. All his attention was focused on the baby. He cautiously touched his lower abdomen, then quickly pulled his hand back, holding his breath and waiting for a moment. Nothing. The baby wasn’t moving again.

Gu Yuanting looked at Ranran’s focused expression and couldn’t help but start to doubt if his decision to accept the baby was correct. The baby hadn’t even been born yet, and Ranran was already neglecting him. What would happen after the baby was born?

Su Yiran didn’t have time to worry about Ting-ge. He gently touched the baby again. As soon as he touched it, he felt the baby move again and immediately dared not move anymore. He looked to Ting-ge for help: “The baby moved again.”

For some reason, at the hospital, when he saw the baby on the instrument screen and felt the fetal movement, he only felt it was magical and heartwarming, accepting it well.

When he returned home and read storybooks, he was quite excited. But now, truly feeling the baby move again, truly feeling the baby’s presence, away from the special environment of the hospital, he couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of being at a loss.

After all, in his previous life’s world, male pregnancy was a fantasy.

Gu Yuanting saw Ranran looking at him for help and immediately put aside his little bit of jealousy. He soothingly stroked Ranran’s hair and then gently touched Ranran’s lower abdomen, softly telling him, “It’s okay. The baby is just saying hello to you. This is normal. Don’t worry.”

Su Yiran was comforted by Ting-ge’s calm demeanor. He gradually relaxed. Right, it’s normal for the baby to move. He had already accepted the pregnancy for a long time and was also looking forward to his and Ting-ge’s baby being born. Now that the baby had a real sense of presence, there was nothing to be unsettled about.

Thinking of this, Su Yiran looked down and touched the unborn baby again. He smiled at Ting-ge: “You’re right,” he picked up the storybook again, “Let’s continue reading little stories to the baby. The baby must like listening, that’s why he’s reacting.”

He recalled Dr. Chen’s words and added: “Oh, and we can also play soft, soothing music for the baby. Dr. Chen said the baby likes to listen to classical music. From now on, we’ll read stories on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and play music on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. We’ll be busy!”

Gu Yuanting mentally counted on his fingers repeatedly and found that in the blink of an eye, all his time was occupied by the baby, leaving him with only Sundays.

Gu Yuanting: “…”

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Su Yiran firmly remembered Dr. Chen’s words: in two weeks, he could occasionally relax his diet and have an ice cream cake!

He counted the days in his heart, and finally, two weeks passed.

This day, Su Yiran happily prepared for a live stream. The dessert he was going to make was the double-layer ice cream cheesecake.

The new seasonal specialty dessert series had been launched two months ago and was selling exceptionally well. Due to the current brand effect and reputation of “Yiting Desserts,” the ice cream cake series quickly became a trending topic upon its launch, causing a sensation in the dessert and gourmet world.

This month, imitation products had already appeared on the market. Such things were inevitable. Many competitors had figured out how to make this cake and started offering it in their own shops. As a result, a wave of ice cream cake craze swept through the dessert industry, which Su Yiran was happy to see.

Su Yiran prepared the ingredients he would need for the live stream and then went live. As before, a large number of viewers poured in as soon as he started streaming. Moreover, because Ting-ge’s identity was exposed recently and the “Yiting CP” trended, even more viewers came to watch him. The bullet comments scrolled densely, many claiming to be there to “watch the rich couple.”

Su Yiran, as usual, ignored unimportant bullet comments, while making desserts and explaining to the audience, occasionally answering questions about desserts discussed in the bullet comments.

Today, Ting-ge was handling work in the study and didn’t have time to cling to him and stream together. Su Yiran planned to finish the live stream quickly and then immediately eat the cake he had made. He had been craving it for a long time, wanting to eat sweets very, very much every day. When he dreamed yesterday, he even dreamed that he ate many, many desserts, almost drooling.

Finally, the cake was ready!

In the study, Gu Yuanting finished his work for the day and planned to go down to see Ranran. He went downstairs to the cake room and happened to see Ranran holding a spoon, smiling and saying to the bullet comments, “Guess how many bites it will take me to finish it? No prize for guessing correctly.”

In front of Ranran was a large plate of what looked like a generous portion of ice cream cake.

Gu Yuanting: “…”

Su Yiran was reminded by the bullet comments and quickly protected his cake, turning to look. Sure enough, he saw Ting-ge standing not far behind him, staring unkindly at the little pitiable cake he was protecting.

Su Yiran: “…”

Su Yiran’s soul flew away. He turned back in a desperate hurry, spooning large mouthfuls of cake, stuffing it all into his mouth in a few bites.

Gu Yuanting, afraid he would choke, didn’t have time to care about anything else and quickly rushed forward to stop him, but it was already too late. In the blink of an eye, half of the ice cream cake disappeared. Ranran, protecting his food, had chubby cheeks and looked at him with a particularly innocent expression.

Gu Yuanting: “…”

Very good. One day without supervision, and he’s already causing trouble.