263 — Questioning Chairman Li's Celibacy Status

She adjusted her posture slightly before speaking.

"I wanted to talk to you about it as well. It occurred to me that we never actually spoke about it, but judging from what Mum said, and the fact that we don't use... protection, I know we want children. But obviously we...do it a lot, but there's no news yet."

There's no need to mention just how much it took for Pei Yueran to say the last sentence. Her face was hot.

Li Chuanmo kept quiet, thinking. If he was asked, he really wasn't in a hurry for more children. They already had two, and more importantly, they were still in their honeymoon phase. There was no hurry at all.

But then, talks about the age factor was also a thing.

He asked after a pause, "Do you really want children?"

In his opinion, if both of them weren't too keen on children, they could just forget it. He definitely wouldn't want to put her life at risk due to this.

Of course if she wanted to, it was also possible.

"But Mom said—"

He gently interrupted her, "Not what Mother said. What do you really want? Would it be a problem if we didn't have more children?"

Pei Yueran shook her head, then said, "But I think it would be good."

Then in a low voice, she added, "Having a child with your looks would be a very lovely thing."

Li Chuanmo gave a smile full of tenderness. He could say the exact same thing to her.

"If we have another child, he or she definitely has to look like you. That would be truly beautiful. Even so, let's take things slow. If a child comes, it comes. If not, it's also fine."

Pei Yueran's smile was sweet as she nodded, the weight lifted off her chest.

"I was thinking that if there's still no news by the end of the year, we should forget about it. I read up on the subject online, and beyond 35 years old is considered 'advanced maternal age'."

Li Chuanmo nodded as he said, "That makes sense. At that time, we can talk about it again."

He also thought that by that time, he could just get a vasectomy, to save themselves the effort of worrying while they could continue enjoying themselves.

That kind of unrestrained indulgence, how nice would it be?

That said, his hand became restless again, slipping into her top to palm her birthmark, then moving down to cup her chest.

Pei Yueran frowned as she felt a totally different kind of weight on her chest. Even as her body shivered, she tried to push his hand away. When he didn't budge, she looked at him, "Take your hand out."

"Wifey."

That pitiful tone again. For once, Pei Yueran wanted to cuss. "Don't tell me you still want more?"

Li Chuanmo didn't say anything, but his silence spoke for itself, his hand not idle at all. Pei Yueran couldn't believe it.

Recalling something she had been curious about since their wedding, she asked, "Chuan, tell me, were you...celibate before you met me?"

Because if his energy was this off the charts, how did he manage till their wedding?

In the darkness, Li Chuanmo frowned. What was she thinking about all day? "What do you think?"

That restless hand directly squeezed in anger, making her whimper. It's just a question, okay?

As patiently as she could manage, Pei Yueran said shakily, "Chuan, if you sort me out one more time tonight, I would probably have to go to the hospital. Please, I'm very very tired."

Her emphasis was on the "very very". Won't it be a joke to be sent to the emergency department due to overindulgence? That kind of embarrassment was max level.

Although they didn't go all the way in the technical sense, they really outdid themselves today. Even their honeymoon escapades were not this.... meticulous.

The constant feeling of being on edge, going to the skies and back how many times in a row, simply wasn't for the fainthearted, nor for the weak-bodied either. She was well and truly spent today. Next time, she would show him— .

Then realizing the direction of her thoughts, she hurriedly spat in her heart. What next time? There would be none!

Hearing her words, Li Chuanmo gave up straight away. The fatigue her voice revealed made him sober. He was not libidinous, but there was something about her warmth that made him want to sink in time and time again without letting go.

A part of him felt bad, but beyond that, he was pleased, his mood very good. Now that he had seemingly unveiled another part of himself to her today, that could also be counted as 'learning more about each other.'

It was just a good thing that Pei Yueran couldn't read minds. Else, she would have marveled at this level of shamelessness.

After their talk, she dozed off again, while he just watched her with a smile. This kind of days were so sweet and peaceful that he didn't want them to end.

But the tranquility was abruptly shattered by a loud voice, "Grandma, we're back!"

Pei Yueran shifted in her sleep, and Li Chuanmo frowned. After making sure she didn't wake up, he went to the living room.

"Dad, I—" Li Yuchen's voice slowed to a halt when he saw his father put a hand to his lips.

"She's sleeping."

"Oh."

Han Yichen greeted him with a smile before going to the kitchen, where Director Zhou was making dinner.

When Li Chuanmo entered the kitchen, Director Zhou greeted him with a knowing smile, "Son-in-law, you're here."

Li Chuanmo nodded with a deadpan expression, but where she couldn't see, his ears reddened slightly.

Director Zhou didn't say anything and just smiled. It was a good thing for a couple to be so 'harmonious'.

When dinner was ready, Li Chuanmo took their food to the room. He woke Pei Yueran up, who sat up dazedly. He fed her some rice and side dishes, and she ate before going back to sleep.

He polished off the remaining dishes and took the tray to the kitchen, before rejoining her in the room.

Taking her into his arms once more, he prepared to sleep.

Just like that, the night passed without dreams.

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Little Theatre:

S_J: Chairman Li, confide in me, why don't you want your wife to get pregnant?

LCM: (gives an "are you really asking" look) I haven't eaten enough yet, of course I don't want another person to come and share my delicious white buns with me.

S_J: "..."

Has anyone told you that you're shameless?

LCM: (Cold face) Only my wife has that privilege.

S_J: "?!"