Li Chuchu quickly took the opportunity to slip out and get dressed. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she saw her fair neck covered in hickeys and bruises, which immediately reminded her of last night's passion.
"Shen Yanshan, look at what you've done! How am I supposed to face people?" Li Chuchu gritted her teeth. Through the mirror, she only saw Shen Yanshan staring blankly at her, his eyes wide open, and a silly smile on his lips. If she hadn't scolded him, it would have been fine. But once she did, he just laughed even harder.
For the first time, she thought that the word "silly" could actually be used to describe Shen Yanshan.
Li Chuchu pursed her lips, feeling powerless as if arguing with a fool.
So she gave up on communicating with him.
Fortunately, it was getting colder today. Li Chuchu took out a silk scarf of the same color as her dress and tied it around her neck. It didn't look too out of place. She turned around and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up. Get ready and take me to the radio station quickly. I'm going to be late for work!"
As she spoke, her voice was a bit hoarse.
Li Chuchu thought about getting some liquorice root tablets in the office.
After Shen Yanshan got dressed, he came up from behind and hugged her around the waist.
"Can you take a day off? How about taking a day off?"
"No, there are important things to do these days. I can't take a day off. It's all your fault." Li Chuchu glared at him.
She looked cute but fierce.
Shen Yanshan touched his nose, feeling a bit guilty, but still whispered in defense, "You promised me before. You can't go back on your word."
Li Chuchu:?! What was he talking about? This was simply alarmist and would damage her reputation!
She immediately retorted, "You're talking nonsense. When did I promise you?"
Shen Yanshan was afraid that she wouldn't believe him, so he quickly explained, "You said it the day before yesterday, telling me to have something good to eat. And you said to have it yesterday. I remember it clearly."
There was no trace of doubt in his eyes, only a craving for "something good to eat."
"I had a great time yesterday. Thank you, wife."
What?
Did "something good to eat" mean this to him?
Did he only understand what he wanted to understand?
Looking at his innocent and slightly excited eyes, Li Chuchu felt as if she had punched a cotton ball, and even more, she felt a pain as if she had "sold herself."
Pain, so much pain!
Sure enough, being soft-hearted towards a man would bring bad luck for a lifetime!
She shouldn't have been so motherly and said that to Shen Yanshan. Otherwise, her waist wouldn't still be hurting now. Li Chuchu was too powerless to refute him, so she just waved her hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. Let's go quickly."
Seeing her like this, a faint smile flashed across Shen Yanshan's eyes. Then his long eyelashes drooped slightly, hiding the deep cunning in his eyes. In an instant, he put on a very attentive look and said, "Okay, wait for me to push the bike out. We'll go right away."
Sometimes, it was okay to pretend to be stupid on purpose to seek a little bit of benefit for himself.
Shen Yanshan pushed the bike out of the yard.
Li Chuchu locked the door. Enduring the soreness in her waist and knees, she leaned on Shen Yanshan and sat on the back seat of the bike.
She hugged Shen Yanshan's waist all the way and lazily leaned on his back.
At this moment, she didn't have the energy to worry about being seen.
She just wanted to rest as much as possible while she had the chance.
Shen Yanshan's cycling skills were still as stable as ever. He arrived at the Lotus Steel Factory within ten minutes. He managed to send Li Chuchu there safely before she was late for work, successfully avoiding the risk of being scolded.
Shen Yanshan attentively helped Li Chuchu get off the bike and casually massaged her lower back.
"Does it hurt a lot? I'll rub it for you when we get back. Should I pick you up from work at noon?"
"No, I have something to do this afternoon. I'll go back later."
"Then tell me an approximate time. I'll come on time."
Li Chuchu originally thought it was unnecessary to trouble him, but then she thought that it was all his fault that she was in this state now. It was only right for him to go through some trouble. So she said, "Then come at five o'clock. It should be about that time."
"Okay." Shen Yanshan readily agreed.
"You can stop here. See you this afternoon."
"See you this afternoon."
Next to them, a young couple was saying goodbye. After they said goodbye, the girl quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed the boy on the cheek, then ran away shyly.
This scene happened to be seen by the two of them.
Shen Yanshan lowered his head,
staring silently at Li Chuchu's rosy lips like petals,
looking hesitant to speak, with a hint of suggestion in his eyes.
Li Chuchu's cheeks turned red under his gaze. She scolded him for being shameless and then turned around and walked away.
Shen Yanshan helplessly pursed his lips, looking a bit disappointed in his eyes.
But now he had been trained.
Even if he didn't get a goodbye kiss and was scolded by his wife, he would still happily hum a song and ride his bike away.
As he walked on the road, he looked like a lovesick fool who thought that even his wife's scolding was sweet.
...
In the next few days,
Li Chuchu was extremely busy.
On the one hand, she had to be busy preparing for the program. On the other hand, she had to discuss the script with the art propaganda team. Fortunately, the captain of the propaganda team was not Zhu Yuxi, but another handsome and clean - cut boy who spoke clearly and logically. So the subsequent work went smoothly.
Zhu Yuxi seemed to have calmed down a bit these days because of the setback she suffered in the office before.
However, her eyes still showed hatred when she looked at Li Chuchu.
But Li Chuchu didn't care.
After several days,
Li Chuchu was sitting in the office reading the English literature brought by the foreign affairs department when she suddenly remembered that her period seemed to be late.
Something was wrong.
Li Chuchu's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, could she be pregnant on the first try?
She didn't want to be pregnant at a young age!
Not to mention that the policy at this time advocated late and few births. Moreover, once a woman gave birth to a child, she would be urged to get an IUD.
Although women at this time were used to it, as a person from the future, Li Chuchu knew how harmful this thing was to a woman's body!
Li Chuchu was full of resistance. With a nervous and uneasy mood, she decided to go to the hospital for a check - up after work.
After work,
Shen Yanshan came to pick her up.
"Let's go to the hospital."
Shen Yanshan was surprised. "Are you sick?"
"No, my period is late. I'm a bit worried..."
Li Chuchu explained it to him. It was the first time she talked about this kind of thing in front of someone else, so she was a bit uncomfortable.
But Shen Yanshan listened carefully. His expression suddenly became solemn, and he comforted Li Chuchu, "Don't worry first. Just being a few days late doesn't necessarily mean you're pregnant. Even if you are, it's okay. We'll just have the baby. Don't be afraid, wife."
Looking at his nervous expression, but his words were so well - thought - out, as if he had considered everything.
Li Chuchu felt a bit less uneasy.
When they got to the hospital,
Shen Yanshan was busy queuing up and registering. He wouldn't let Li Chuchu do anything.
At this time, there were no ID cards. People went to see a doctor with their work certificates.
There were still a few people in front of Li Chuchu. From their conversation, it seemed that they were all here for abortions.
The surgical environment at this time was very simple, and the contraceptive methods were not perfect. There were quite a few people in this department. From time to time, pale - lipped and weak - legged women came out of the operating room, and there was not even a family member beside them.
Thinking about the harm of abortion to the body,
Shen Yanshan stood beside Li Chuchu,
his lips turning white and his face turning green.
He looked as if the nurse was about to call him into the operating room.