Chapter 2254 - 38: One-Night Stand with Shen

As he spoke, he extinguished the cigarette butt and tossed it directly into the nearby trash bin. Then, he picked up the half-empty pack of cigarettes and a lighter beside him and threw them in as well.

Ye Bai looked at Shen You, "..."

Did he stop smoking just because she thought it smelled bad?

Shen You looked at Ye Bai’s adorable and blank expression, realizing she hadn’t understood his intention, "You saved me. During the month you stayed at my place, if I made your stay enjoyable, consider it a thank you."

Is that so? Ye Bai was slightly moved, "Thanks."

Shen You, "You’re welcome."

Ye Bai initially wanted to ask if he preferred a son or a daughter, but seeing that he didn’t want to mention Xiu Ningning and the child, she refrained from asking further and felt a bit of sympathy for him.

After being asleep for three years, essentially living as a vegetative person, he woke up to find his parents had arranged for a surrogate baby, handing him a woman and a child just like that.

Especially considering that during his illness, Huo Jinnan and the others were all lovingly blissful, which only made his situation feel more tragic.

Thinking that the child was innocent, she turned to Shen You, unable to resist asking, "What will happen to the child in the future?"

Thinking of the child made Shen You feel troubled, as the child was innocent.

He looked at Ye Bai and, after careful consideration, answered seriously, "My brother Shen Mubai is infertile. Once the child is born, it will be adopted by him."

Ye Bai was surprised to hear, "Shen Mubai is infertile?"

Shen You nodded, "Actually, it’s not that. He’s just not interested in women."

Ye Bai, "..."

So Shen Mubai is the one who’s actually gay!

Seeing Ye Bai’s expression, Shen You quickly realized she misunderstood and explained, "He’s just not interested in relationships with anyone, male or female."

Understanding this, Ye Bai realized Shen Mubai has a true functional disorder!

She turned to Shen You, "Hasn’t it been treated?"

Shen You, "It might be a psychological issue, not treatable physiologically."

Ye Bai nodded, understanding that it was beyond her ability to treat psychological conditions.

Shen You, "You can sleep in the rest room beside us tonight."

Ye Bai, "Okay, I’ll check on you again when you’ve finished your transfusion."

She wasn’t sleepy yet and sat there watching TV on her phone.

While she watched TV, Shen You watched Ye Bai, the two sitting quietly in the ward, rarely harmonious.

At eleven o’clock, Ye Bai’s phone rang.

Seeing it was her father, she knew it might be Xiaojiu, so she paused the video player and answered the call. Hearing Xiaojiu’s voice, she gently asked, "Baby, why aren’t you asleep yet?"

Xiaojiu, "Mom, Xiaojiu misses you."

Hearing this made Ye Bai’s heart feel both sweet and bitter, a strong urge to return home quickly, but she knew it wasn’t good for Xiaojiu and he needed to be trained to be independent.

Thinking of this, she steeled herself and spoke, "Baby, mom’s work here isn’t done yet. I’ll come back once I’m finished, okay?"

Xiaojiu, "Alright, mom, rest well."

Ye Bai, "How about I sing you a lullaby?"

Xiaojiu, "Okay."

Ye Bai only knew one song, which she learned from Xiaojiu singing to Xiaoqi and the others, "Baby, sleep, sleep..."

Xiaojiu, "..."

Why does mom always sing this one song?

Listening made him sleepy!

As he listened, he hugged the phone, closed his eyes, and soon dozed off with his little head tilted.

Ye Ming watched from beside, finally letting out a sigh of relief, sitting next to Xiaojiu and gently covering him with the blanket, noticing Xiaojiu was gripping the phone tightly, so he didn’t forcibly take it away.

Ye Bai continued singing, over and over, listening to Xiaojiu’s gentle breathing, knowing he had fallen asleep.