The Sweetest Marriage Ch.277

Chapter 277 – Crisis Averted

Faced with Chen Yunlan’s anxious questioning, Lan Xiping weakly lifted the corners of his lips and said, “I lived up to expectations.”

When these four words reached Chen Yunlan’s ears, he was momentarily confused. He didn’t know what these four words meant. He stared at Lan Xiping, hoping for a more straightforward explanation.

But it wasn’t that Chen Yunlan didn’t know the meaning of these four words. It was just that, for a moment, he couldn’t believe it. Coupled with not having slept for twenty-four hours, his mind was a bit muddled, and he couldn’t grasp the meaning right away.

“I have successfully removed the psychological suggestion from Chen Li’s mind. Soon, Wei Chen and Chen Li will wake up,” Lan Xiping said. Experiencing the transition of the gaze from confusion to ecstasy in the eyes of the patient’s family after successfully treating a patient, Lan Xiping felt this subtle feeling for the first time and quite liked it.

After a while, Chen Yunlan finally reacted. Without caring about his image, he hurriedly grabbed Lan Xiping’s hand and expressed his gratitude.

Later, he belatedly realized that Lan Xiping needed rest, so he quickly asked Mary to take Lan Xiping and Jiang Ye back to the room prepared for them to rest.

“Sir, you haven’t rested for a day and a night. It’s time to rest now. Otherwise, when the young master wakes up and sees you in this state, he’ll be heartbroken,” Carl came over to persuade.

Due to staying up late, Chen Yunlan’s eyes were bloodshot, and dark circles had appeared. He didn’t look very energetic.

“I’ll go now,” Chen Yunlan said, turning back to his room. However, he knew that he couldn’t sleep now; his mind was in an excited state. But to prevent Chen Li from worrying later, Chen Yunlan still chose to rest.

As everyone went to rest, the estate quieted down. By noon, the sky started to snow lightly, and the sunlight hadn’t hidden yet, casting a beautiful glow on the falling snowflakes.

Chen Li woke up and saw Wei Chen lying beside him. Instead of getting up, he snuggled into Wei Chen’s arms, his eyes curved with a slight smile.

Wei Chen, naturally, embraced Chen Li, opened his eyes, and met Chen Li’s smiling eyes. His expression softened instantly.

“Li Li,” Wei Chen called Chen Li’s name gently, without saying anything else.

“Achen,” Chen Li responded to Wei Chen in the same way.

Although psychological suggestion is invisible, Chen Li could feel that it had disappeared because he now felt incredibly relaxed. The two of them cuddled in bed for a long time before getting up together. The heavy clouds that had lingered over their heads for more than half a month had finally dispersed, giving way to clear skies and sunshine.

When Chen Li and Wei Chen went downstairs, Lan Xiping was still asleep. This time, he had exerted too much mental effort. It could be said that for Chen Li, he was mentally exhausted, not just during the process of lifting the psychological suggestion in one day and night but also in the preceding months of relentless learning of psychology, like a sponge absorbing water endlessly. All this pressure rested on Lan Xiping’s shoulders. He gritted his teeth to overcome it. When the crisis was finally averted, Lan Xiping breathed a sigh of relief, but months of exhaustion and pressure surged up at once. So, he needed a good rest.

Chen Li and Wei Chen were undoubtedly grateful to Lan Xiping. Without Lan Xiping, they couldn’t imagine what their situation would be now. Knowing that Lan Xiping was still resting, the couple didn’t go upstairs to disturb him.

After more than an hour, Lan Xiping finally woke up. After a good sleep, the color returned to his face. He asked Chen Li and Wei Chen a few questions, got the expected answers, and said, “Alright, the crisis is completely averted.”

“Xiping, thank you for this time,” Chen Li looked at Lan Xiping sincerely.

Lan Xiping smiled, glanced at Chen Li’s round belly, and said, “If you’re really thankful, make me the godfather when the baby is born.”

“Sure!” Chen Li nodded without hesitation. Having such a powerful godfather, his child had really hit the jackpot.

Wei Chen naturally had no objection either. Lan Xiping and Jiang Ye were already qualified to be the godparents of their child. With these two godparents, their child would have an extra path in the future.

At this moment, the thoughts of the couple, Wei Chen and Chen Li, were very unified.

Jiang Ye and Lan Xiping returned home after staying in the estate for only three days. Chen Li and Wei Chen wanted them to stay a few more days, but in a few days, it would be the Chinese New Year. Whether it was Jiang Ye or Lan Xiping, they had to go home and reunite with their families. So, on the fourth day, Wei Chen and Chen Li sent the two of them off to the plane bound for China.

After seeing off Jiang Ye and Lan Xiping, the couple returned to the estate. It was because of them that Wei Chen and Chen Li suddenly realized that the Chinese New Year was approaching.

The passage of time is always so quiet. In the first two months, the two of them were too leisurely, so they lacked a bit of awareness of time. In the following half a month, Chen Li suffered from the torment of psychological suggestion, and no one paid attention to the passage of time. If it weren’t for Jiang Ye and Lan Xiping mentioning it, they wouldn’t have known that it was already the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and even the New Year had passed unnoticed.

Chen Yunlan also just realized that the Spring Festival was approaching. Of course, before this, the Spring Festival was not an important holiday for Chen Yunlan. To put it bluntly, it was meaningless.

But today’s Spring Festival was different. It was the first Spring Festival after he and Chen Li recognized each other, so it can be said to be of great significance. Therefore, when Chen Yunlan realized that the Spring Festival was approaching, he began to be busy, wanting to give Chen Li an unforgettable Spring Festival. As for the matters of the art exhibition, they were temporarily put on hold.

Zhuge Yu had called once to inquire, and Chen Yunlan postponed it until after the New Year. Anyway, Chen Li would still be in the F country for half a year, so there was no rush for the art exhibition.

Zhuge Yu thought about it and agreed. When he heard from Chen Yunlan that the crisis on Chen Li’s side had been resolved, he jumped for joy, not caring about the people passing by on the campus avenue.

This year, New Year’s Eve fell on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth month, skipping the thirtieth.

On New Year’s Eve morning, when the sky was just getting light, Chen Yunlan took Carl out to buy things. When Wei Chen and Chen Li got up, only Mary was left cleaning the house.

“Mr. Wei, Young Master, good morning.” Mary smiled widely, revealing her white teeth.

“Good morning.” Chen Li responded with a smile, his eyes scanning the living room, not seeing Chen Yunlan. “Mary, where’s Dad?”

“Sir said tonight is New Year’s Eve, and he went out early to buy things for the family reunion dinner,” Mary explained. When she saw Chen Li and Wei coming towards her, she cautioned, “Young Master, don’t come over. I’m cleaning here, it’s dirty.”

“It’s okay. Achen and I will help you clean. Right, Achen?” Chen Li said, looking at Wei Chen.

Wei Chen ruffled Chen Li’s hair. “Yes.”

The estate, neither too big nor too small, was definitely too much for Mary to clean alone. Since they had nothing else to do and it was good for their health, they decided to help out.

Mary naturally couldn’t let the two of them really do anything. Unable to resist Chen Li’s insistence, she assigned them simple tasks that weren’t too dangerous but would keep Chen Li moving.

Chen Li enthusiastically got to work. This was his first time doing household chores, and it was quite novel. He was also full of energy.

Of course, with Chen Li carrying a bulging belly, although it wasn’t the biggest yet, standing for a long time still made his back ache. He rubbed his waist and was then recruited by Wei Chen as a family tool. He signed in on the sofa and lay down.

Chen Li then lay sideways on Wei Chen’s lap, letting Wei Chen massage his waist.

Wei Chen gently massaged Chen Li’s waist, and Chen Li closed his eyes comfortably, appearing content. At this moment, Wei Chen’s phone rang, and it was a call from Grandfather Wei.

“Grandfather,” Wei Chen answered the phone.

“What’s this? Not planning to come home this year?” Grandfather Wei’s questioning voice came through the phone.

Wei Chen didn’t hide anything, “Not coming back. Li Li and I are in F country now.”

“Since when did you go abroad?” Grandfather Wei frowned, displeased that he didn’t know Wei Chen had already gone abroad.

“It’s been a few months.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Grandfather Wei was quite dissatisfied.

“Grandfather, I’m not a child.”

Grandfather Wei fell silent, and Wei Chen’s dissatisfaction was evident.

The conversation ended on a sour note.

Chen Li looked at Wei Chen with concern, then stood up and kissed Wei Chen on the lips.

“I’m fine.” Wei Chen took Chen Li’s lips and mumbled.

He had thought that after that conversation, Grandfather Wei had accepted Chen Li. However, it seemed Grandfather Wei was only putting on a show in front of him. At that time, Grandfather Wei thought Chen Li was a dead man, so he pretended to accept him. What harm was there in accepting Chen Li temporarily?

After sharing a passionate kiss, Chen Li lay back on Wei Chen’s lap and directed him to turn on the TV and find cartoons. Snuggled against Wei Chen’s legs, he watched attentively.

Around noon, Chen Yunlan and Carl returned, bringing back a car full of things that couldn’t even fit in the trunk.

Wei Chen went out to help and, seeing the enormous amount of items, couldn’t help but be stunned. Were they planning to eat for the next few months? Did Chen Yunlan empty the supermarket?

However, Chen Yunlan thought it wasn’t enough. After unloading everything, he said to Chen Li, “I’ll go to Chinatown at noon. Many things are not available in the supermarket, but they should be in Chinatown. Xiao Li, do you want to come with me?”

“Yes.” Chen Li nodded. He hadn’t visited Chinatown since coming to F country. Chen Li agreed, and Wei Chen naturally accompanied him.

After a simple lunch, Wei Chen drove towards Chinatown.

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