Chapter 999 - 995:

Chapter 999: Chapter 995:

"Tch." Pei Pei chuckled with a hint of helplessness in her eyes, "I’m being looked down upon by his family now because I... was once engaged to another man."

Gu Xiaoning was stunned for a moment before realizing that "he" naturally referred to Lu Yuxuan.

And that "other man," known to everyone in the country, was Kang Sir...

"That..." Gu Xiaoning was surprised, "You and Mr. Kang, is it not real?"

"Haha." Pei Pei laughed helplessly, "See, you think so too. So, how am I supposed to clear my name?"

Gu Xiaoning saw her eyes redden and felt she had misspoken, "I’m sorry, I..."

"It’s okay." Pei Pei shook her head with a smile.

"I don’t blame you, and besides, can I blame you? If anyone is to blame, it’s me. I did this myself. Back then, all I wanted was to make him angry, to let the whole world know that Pei Pei doesn’t want him anymore! And what was the result? It turned out like this..."

Gu Xiaoning was in a daze, unsure of what to say.

She opened her mouth, "..."

"No need to comfort me..." Pei Pei smiled heartily, "I told you all of this because Wanwan wanted me to. She wanted me to tell you, if you still think about Le Zhengsheng, don’t go down the wrong path. That Ling Yu seems nice, but the nicer the man, the less you should provoke them... They’ll take it seriously, got it?"

"...Mm." Gu Xiaoning nodded.

"Go on and get busy."

As it turned out, Lu Yuxuan and Ling Yu had left the courtyard.

Sitting at the table were Pei Pei and Gu Xiaoning.

"Mm." Pei Pei ate heartily, constantly praising, "Your skills are really good, perfect homemaker! I can’t even manage to cook instant noodles, haha..."

"Then have some more." Gu Xiaoning smiled lightly, curious, "Do you know where they’ve gone?"

Pei Pei shook her head, "No idea. I don’t care about that soldier rogue Lu Yuxuan’s matters. Did you know? He’s a bandit! Keeping me confined here, not even letting me out of the courtyard gate!"

She put down her chopsticks and stood up, "I’m full, going to take a bath."

Looking out the window, "Ah... looks like it’s going to rain. I wonder when they’ll be back."

Just then, a gust of wind blew in.

Gu Xiaoning quickly stood to close the window, but the door was jammed, making it difficult to pull. She half-squatted, "Mm—"

Still couldn’t move it...

There was a strong shadow behind her, and before Gu Xiaoning could think further, a large hand reached over, holding the door frame and pulling.

’Whoosh’, the door closed.

"..." Gu Xiaoning turned back, her nose bumped into the person’s chest.

She sharply looked up, finding Le Zhengsheng looking down at her.

"Ah..." Startled, Gu Xiaoning wondered why he was here.

Le Zhengsheng frowned, equally puzzled, "Why are you here?"

"I..." Gu Xiaoning’s mouth moved.

But Le Zhengsheng laughed, filled with sarcasm, "What, you can’t even be apart from Ling Yu for a moment now? He comes, and you follow?"

Gu Xiaoning’s lips parted slightly, "Not what you think...

"Then what is it?" Le Zhengsheng roared lowly, "If you want me to believe you, you shouldn’t have come with him! What is this place, huh? You came with him!"

Too agitated, Le Zhengsheng gripped Gu Xiaoning’s wrist tightly.

Gu Xiaoning winced in pain, "Let go, let go!"

"Answer me, can’t you even be apart from him for a moment?" Le Zhengsheng was already furious about the apartment issue, and seeing Gu Xiaoning constantly with Ling Yu only added fuel to the fire, "What are you planning? Do you intend to marry?"

"Le Zhengsheng!"

Gu Xiaoning raised her head sharply, her eyes red, "We’re already divorced, with whom I choose to be, doesn’t need your approval!"

"You dare!" Le Zhengsheng’s gaze narrowed, "You dare marry, and I’ll never let you see Jiujiu again!"

"You..."

Gu Xiaoning’s face turned pale, she wrenched herself free from Le Zhengsheng, bypassed the main door, pulled open the balcony door, and dashed out.

"Where are you going? It’s raining outside!"

Le Zhengsheng was shocked and hurriedly followed her out.

Qiupu had vast terrain, and the fierce wind and rain whipped around them, causing Gu Xiaoning’s thin frame to stagger back.

"Damn it!"

Le Zhengsheng raced over, pulling Gu Xiaoning into his arms. His chin against her head, "Come back with me!"

"No!" Gu Xiaoning couldn’t hold back anymore, tears streaming down mixed with the rain, "Le Zhengsheng, let me go! I just want a good life, why do you keep tormenting me? How long do you plan to do this to me?"

Hearing this, Le Zhengsheng’s jaw tightened.

"You think I’m tormenting you?"

Wasn’t he pursuing her?

"Isn’t it?" Gu Xiaoning shook her head in pain, "You have a fiancée! Why do you still want to, still treat me like this? Like that..."

Fiancée?

Le Zhengsheng was taken aback, "You’re talking about Ruoya?"

"..." Gu Xiaoning’s face stiffened. The harsh wind made her tremble.

"Ha!" Le Zhengsheng held her tighter, "Listen to me, Ruoya and I..."

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaoning closed her eyes and collapsed into Le Zhengsheng’s arms.

"Ningning!" Le Zhengsheng cried out in shock, hurriedly lifting her up, "Damn it!"

Running frantically, gasping for breath. How did her body become so frail?

Carrying Gu Xiaoning, Le Zhengsheng headed straight to the hospital.

Because it was a local hospital, it was fairly quiet.

Gu Xiaoning lay in bed while Le Zhengsheng spoke to the doctor.

"Tsk." The doctor frowned, clicking his tongue, "Her anemia is quite severe, and in the early stages of pregnancy... How could she be running in the rain? Too careless!"

Le Zhengsheng was stunned, thinking he misheard, "What did you say?"

The doctor was surprised, "What, you didn’t know about her pregnancy?"

Seeing how worried he was when he brought her in, the doctor assumed... they had such a relationship.

Le Zhengsheng’s face was stern, "I ask you, are you sure?"

"Uh..." The doctor nodded, "Of course, pregnancy isn’t a complicated diagnosis."

"Okay, I understand."

Le Zhengsheng furrowed his brows, feeling conflicted.

...Ningning is pregnant!

Upon hearing this news, he should have been happy. That was his goal! He wanted her to get pregnant so his father at home could accept her... preferably a boy.

But...

Le Zhengsheng felt vexed, wanting to smoke.

He glanced at the sleeping Gu Xiaoning, opened the balcony door, and went outside to smoke.

His current worry was whether the child was his. If not, what would he do?

Thinking and thinking, the cigarette butts on the ground piled up, but he still had no answers.

There were faint sounds from inside, and Le Zhengsheng paused, realizing Gu Xiaoning had woken up.

Gu Xiaoning was frowning, instinctively rubbing her belly, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

When Le Zhengsheng entered, he just caught sight of her gesture, his gaze turned cold, "You... know?"

"..." Gu Xiaoning was confused, know what?

Le Zhengsheng’s brow knitted tightly, hesitating, "Gu Xiaoning, today I need you to tell me one truth... I won’t bring up the past anymore, okay?"