Chapter 1019 - 16:

Chapter 1019: Chapter 16:

Couldn’t help worrying. "Ling Yu, this thing you’re doing now... is it very dangerous?"

Ling Yu froze for a second. "Why are you asking that?"

Gu Xiaoning went quiet. She didn’t want to bring up A-Sheng.

"Ningning." Ling Yu tested the waters, taking her hand. "If I come back safe this time... will you say yes to me?"

"..."

Gu Xiaoning snapped her head up. He still hasn’t given up?

"Heh." Ling Yu gave a bitter smile. "Yeah, I still haven’t given up... I keep hoping you’ll stay by my side, and that one day, things between us will change."

"Ling Yu..."

Gu Xiaoning opened her mouth, not knowing what to say... honestly, everything that could be said, she’d already made perfectly clear.

"I’m leaving."

Ling Yu smiled. "I’m just giving myself something to hold on to... with that belief, I’ll definitely come back safe."

Ling Yu left. Gu Xiaoning covered her right eye... Weird, why is her right eyelid twitching?

Did she not sleep well? As the saying goes, left eye fortune, right eye misfortune...

Could it be that some disaster is coming?

——

Several days passed after Ling Yu left, and he still hadn’t come back.

During this time, Gu Xiaoning called him several times, but got no response at all.

Thinking about what Ling Yu said before he left, Gu Xiaoning only grew more and more anxious.

But there was nothing she could do; she could only worry herself sick.

Feeling irritable, Gu Xiaoning paced back and forth in the yard.

The doorbell rang once. Gu Xiaoning started—could it be Ling Yu back?

She was close to the gate, so she hurried to open it. "Ling Yu?"

But when the door opened, it was Le Zhengsheng.

Le Zhengsheng was bent over, putting a bag down on the ground... He hadn’t expected Gu Xiaoning to come out so fast, and clearly froze. "...Ningning?"

Gu Xiaoning was just as surprised. She frowned and looked down at the ground.

This bag... Why does it look so familiar?

"This is..." Gu Xiaoning reached out to pick it up. "What?"

"It’s... nothing."

Le Zhengsheng hastily drew his hand back, wanting to take the bag away.

"Give it to me!" Gu Xiaoning blocked him in one grab. "Why are you taking it away?"

"..." Le Zhengsheng’s tongue felt tied. How was he supposed to say he’d come to deliver medicine?

Last time was rushed, and Yu Sangwan hadn’t brought much.

His original plan had been to ring the bell, then stand far off and just watch Gu Xiaoning come out and take the bag... But she came out too quickly; he’d been caught red-handed!

It was almost funny—he clearly cared about his lover and his child, yet he didn’t dare do it openly.

And just now, when Gu Xiaoning rushed out, the name she called... was Ling Yu.

Gu Xiaoning lowered her head and opened the bag.

She recognized it right away—it was exactly... the tonic medicine she’d been taking.

"..." Gu Xiaoning jerked her head up, unable to believe it. "This... you brought this?"

Le Zhengsheng scratched the back of his head. "Uh... mm, yeah."

"Why?" Gu Xiaoning didn’t understand. "And last time? Was that just a coincidence? That it was the same as what I’m taking now?"

This kind of tonic was all one doctor, one prescription; unlike Western meds... it was hard for them to be exactly the same.

"I saw you were throwing up badly..." Le Zhengsheng was a little embarrassed. "This is what Wanwan’s taking now. I thought... you’re both pregnant, so it should suit you too."

"Why?" Gu Xiaoning bit her lower lip. "Why are you being so good to me?"

Le Zhengsheng blinked, his eyes turning a little moist. "Ningning..."

His gaze fell to her lower belly.

"This is my child!"

His child...

A sudden wave of wetness surged into Gu Xiaoning’s eyes. Wasn’t he suspicious? Didn’t he ask whose child this really was?

"Then..." Gu Xiaoning’s pink lips trembled. "Why didn’t you say so last time? Why didn’t you tell me this was from you, for the baby?"

Le Zhengsheng fought hard to rein in his emotions, forcing out a faint smile.

"I’m such a bastard—what right do I have? I know that no matter what I do... there’s no way to make up for how I hurt you back then. I was born into wealth, but I also understand that in this world, the easiest thing to fix... is what money can fix."

"..." Gu Xiaoning’s throat was so tight it hurt.

"Ningning."

Le Zhengsheng choked up. "It was my fault. I was the one who let you slip away... I only hope you can live well, that you can be happy."

"Mm—"

Gu Xiaoning lifted her hand and covered her mouth.

She wanted to ask him: if that’s how you feel, then why... didn’t you come last time?

But if she asked that, wouldn’t it just make things awkward for both of them?

The two empty years between them had already become a regret.

Le Zhengsheng’s eyes were full of shocked pain. "Right, just now you called Ling Yu... What’s going on with him?"

"Hm?" Gu Xiaoning was stunned, quickly wiping away her tears. "A-Sheng, the thing you’re doing now... it has to do with Ling Yu, doesn’t it?"

"Yeah." Le Zhengsheng nodded.

Gu Xiaoning hurriedly asked, "Then do you know where he is? He’s been gone for days... hasn’t come back! I can’t get through on his cell either."

"Huh?"

Le Zhengsheng frowned. "So he still went on his own..."

"What?" Gu Xiaoning was confused. "What do you mean?"

"Tch!"

Le Zhengsheng’s expression hardened. "Ling Yu seriously... How could he leave you at home and go do something that dangerous on his own? Has he not thought that if something happens to him, what will you do? Tsk! That young master is really naive!"

Gu Xiaoning didn’t quite understand. She and Ling Yu... Had A-Sheng misunderstood something?

"Ningning."

Le Zhengsheng glanced at Gu Xiaoning. "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely bring Ling Yu back to you safe and sound! In one piece!"

With that, he turned and walked toward the car.

After a moment’s thought, he turned back again and pointed at the bag in her hand. "Take it on time, and don’t worry too much!"

"...Mm."

Gu Xiaoning nodded, watching Le Zhengsheng get into the car.

Her heart was full of doubts. A-Sheng had clearly misunderstood about her and Ling Yu, and although... his attitude was completely different from before, why did she feel even more worried?

What did A-Sheng mean, saying he’d bring Ling Yu back safely?

Back in the house, Gu Xiaoning turned that line over and over in her head, to the point that she couldn’t sleep at all for the entire night!

At dawn, she got up early and dialed Le Zhengsheng’s number, but it didn’t go through.

What should she do? Precisely because of that, Gu Xiaoning grew even more uneasy.

After thinking for a bit, she called Yu Sangwan.

"Hello, Ningning?" Yu Sangwan sounded delighted to get her call. "What made you think to..."

"Wanwan-jie!" Gu Xiaoning cut in anxiously. "Can you give me A-Sheng’s address in Gelie Day? I need to find him for something urgent!"

"What? What address do you mean?" Yu Sangwan was baffled. "Aren’t you two together? Isn’t A-Sheng with you?"

Gu Xiaoning froze. What did that mean? Why was Yu Sangwan so sure that A-Sheng was with her? Wasn’t A-Sheng supposed to be with Cui Ruoya...? Carefully, Gu Xiaoning spoke up.

"Wanwan-jie, A-Sheng and Dr. Cui..."

"Hm?" Yu Sangwan was taken aback. "What? You mean that Cui Ruoya..."

Gu Xiaoning nodded. "Yeah, they..."

"Oh, come on!" Yu Sangwan laughed, letting out a helpless sigh.