Chapter 219: Lu Shijing: I’m Only a Toxic Stan for My Own CP

"Just give up. You’re getting a C-section tomorrow no matter what. Even if you die, it has nothing to do with me. At worst, it’ll just be a surgical accident!"

After saying this, while Mrs. Ma was overcome with grief, the old woman grabbed a succulent pot from behind her and smashed it straight at Mrs. Ma.

By the time Gu Shengsheng rushed in, Mrs. Ma was already lying on the ground, barely breathing.

She hurried over anxiously and glared viciously at the old woman.

She said, "Every single word you’ve said today is now evidence for court. We’ve been recording audio and video the entire time. You can now cooperate with the police investigation."

Seeing that Gu Shengsheng’s phone was still on a video call, the old woman stared at Gu Shengsheng. "What?"

"Who is this psycho? Get out! Get out of my house! Who let you in?!"

Gu Shengsheng carefully lifted Mrs. Ma into her arms and said, "The police will be here in thirty seconds."

"You still have a chance to run."

The old woman didn’t believe her in the slightest. She even ran to the kitchen, grabbed a meat cleaver, and had murder on her mind as she turned to Gu Shengsheng.

"So you’re the one who’s been inciting my daughter-in-law to go against me? Otherwise, with a brain like hers, she could never have thought of any of this!"

"Little girl, sticking your nose in other people’s business will only come back to haunt you!"

As she spoke, she raised the cleaver and swung it at Gu Shengsheng’s face.

Gu Shengsheng was prepared and dodged the attack, still holding the woman.

Then, holding Mrs. Ma with one arm, she used her other hand to grab a glass cup. It was filled with the hot water Mrs. Ma had just poured for her mother-in-law.

Gu Shengsheng immediately splashed it on the old woman’s face.

"AH... AHH! It burns! You little brat! How dare you cause trouble in my house!"

"I’ve been planning for so long... My grandson! How could I let my plans be ruined by someone like you? What a joke!"

It was as if she’d snapped and was determined to take Gu Shengsheng down, having completely lost her mind.

Meanwhile, Gu Shengsheng silently counted down in her head. ’3... 2... 1...’ CLICK.

The door opened.

A large group of police officers came in. Gu Shengsheng quickly handed Mrs. Ma to one of them and said, "Quick, get her to a hospital. And let Ma Yaowen know."

"This is very serious," Gu Shengsheng said gravely. ’Ma Yaowen must be too busy today; he probably hasn’t looked at his phone yet.’

Mrs. Ma was crying. Blood from the gash on her forehead where the succulent pot had hit her mixed with her tears, a heart-wrenching sight.

But it was as if she couldn’t feel the pain.

One hand was on her belly, while the other clutched at Gu Shengsheng. She said, "Miss Gu... my stomach hurts, my stomach hurts..."

"What do I do? Is something wrong with my baby...?"

Her tears fell even faster. "It’s all my fault, all my fault that this is happening to my baby. I should have been more careful. I’m so stupid, so stupid..."

"It’s okay. It’s okay." Gu Shengsheng squeezed her hand back. "You’ve done so well to hold on this long. You’ll need a lot of courage when it’s time to give birth. You can do this."

"You go ahead with the officer. I’ll go find Mr. Ma in a bit. They sometimes don’t carry their phones at work."

"Have faith in your baby, and have faith in yourself." After she finished speaking, Gu Shengsheng’s eyes were full of determination.

"Okay... I’ll hold on," she nodded, her eyes red.

At that moment, the old woman had already been subdued.

Then, the officer in charge looked at Gu Shengsheng and said, "Miss Gu, we’ve had to trouble you to help us solve another case."

He had a nice smile. "You’ve been bringing us a lot of cases lately. My mentor is too swamped, so he had to send me."

"He says to thank you."

Gu Shengsheng smiled back. "And here I was, thinking I was just causing trouble for you all."

"Not at all." He scratched his head. "Miss Gu, I’m taking my people and leaving now. Leave the rest to us. As for your livestream, the cyber police will assist with the investigation."

"We’ll also take care of the online side of things."

"Thank you so much."

Gu Shengsheng thanked him several times.

Only then did she prepare to go to the Jewelry Administration Bureau to find Ma Yaowen. She had to explain the situation to him clearly; after all, this was no small matter.

She was about to sprint all the way there when, unexpectedly, Lu Shijing’s car appeared right in front of her. He rolled down the window, his tone indifferent. "Get in."

While Gu Shengsheng was still hesitating, Lu Shijing continued, "You’re in a hurry to save someone. I can give you a ride; it’s on my way."

He had been watching the livestream too, so he wanted to come and see if she was okay.

Lu Shijing’s brows were tightly knitted; he was not in a good mood.

Gu Shengsheng thought he had a point and was about to get into the back seat. But unexpectedly, Lu Shijing locked the doors.

"I’m not your driver."

"..." Gu Shengsheng walked over to the passenger side and opened the door.

She planned to pretend to be asleep and not say a word. ’If I have to talk,’ she thought, ’the only thing I want to ask is whether he’s signed the divorce papers yet.’

The two of them drove in silence. While waiting at a red light at an intersection, Lu Shijing caught sight of the specks of blood on her forehead and the bruises on her leg.

A wave of fury washed over him.

He opened his phone to take a quick look, and a Weibo notification popped up.

#AppraisalGoddessGuShengshengxNewOfficerCP_CrazilySweet#

#DivorcedPowerhouseXSoftBoy_SweetAndComforting#

...

Lu Shijing clicked on the hashtag. It was filled with screenshots from the livestream and clips of Gu Shengsheng’s recent interaction with the police officer.

There were also screenshots of Gu Shengsheng talking with Zhang Lianqing from before, and of them making eye contact. Netizens had set the clips to background music, creating edits of their "fateful" glances.

’She can be shipped with anyone? Heh.’

The more Lu Shijing looked, the more annoyed he got. He immediately used his burner account to comment: "She’s not a good match with any of them. She’s a better match with her husband."

After posting the reply, as if he had a grudge against his phone, he tossed it directly into the back seat.

Gu Shengsheng: "..."

She, too, was fuming. ’He gives me the cold shoulder the moment I get in the car, and now he’s just going to throw his phone?’

So she rolled her eyes at Lu Shijing, just as he happened to be stealing a glance at her out of the corner of his eye. They made eye contact.

For a moment, both of them felt a little awkward. "..."

Lu Shijing watched her wipe the blood from her forehead and said stiffly, "Your own safety should be your top priority. Don’t disregard your own life just to save someone else."

"I don’t need you to worry about me," Gu Shengsheng said indifferently. She turned to look out the window and even opened it, as if afraid of any contact with him.

Seeing her do this, Lu Shijing got even angrier. He deliberately shifted a little closer to her in his seat, though it wasn’t a very noticeable difference.

He continued, "Stop trying to be a hero."

"All you do all day is try to be a hero. Ma Yaowen’s mother is crazy! Who knows what a crazy person will do?" ’He wished he could keep Shengsheng under his watch every single day.’

Thinking of the trending hashtags, he then muttered irritably, "And that Zhang Lianqing, that pretty boy... what’s so great about him?"

Gu Shengsheng didn’t hear him clearly and frowned at him. "What did you say?"