Chapter 984 - 981:

Chapter 984: Chapter 981:

"Che." Spirit chuckled and lowered his head, whispering softly in Gu Xiaoning’s ear, "Actually, it’s not Jiujiu I want to be hugged by, I want to be hugged like Jiujiu, by a mom."

Gu Xiaoning was stunned, this person...

Spirit’s mom had long since passed away. The mom he was referring to was, naturally, her.

But why would he say these things to her? Obviously, they’re people who are about to get married.

...

Back at Lingyun Manor, Gu Xiaoning’s spirit was greatly diminished.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Ah!" Gu Xiaoning was chopping vegetables when Ling Yu suddenly approached, startling her. "Ling-shao..."

The knife slid across her fingertip, blood flowed freely.

Ling Yu frowned, swiftly stepped forward, holding her hand up, "What’s wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?"

"I..."

Ling Yu held her hand, rinsing it under the tap.

"Wait, don’t do anything, I’ll go get the first-aid kit."

"...Oh." Gu Xiaoning nodded dazedly.

Ling Yu returned quickly, Gu Xiaoning wanted to tend to it herself, "Ling-shao, I’ll do it myself."

"Don’t move!" Ling Yu pressed her down, "How can you do it yourself? Do you have to be so stubborn? I’ll do it, I might not have been a nurse, but I can wrap a hand injury without issue."

He was cautious, his movements gentle.

Gu Xiaoning looked at him, said, "Ling-shao, thank you... but I don’t want you to be so nice to me."

"Hmm?" Ling Yu suddenly raised his head, smiling, "Are you rejecting me? Am I pressuring you?"

"No." Gu Xiaoning shook her head, speaking honestly, "I admit, your intentions, Ling-shao, did bring me some trouble at the time, but... it wasn’t enough to cause pressure."

It can’t cause pressure?

Ling Yu understood, his smile had a hint of bitterness, "What you mean is, you wouldn’t consider me at all, so... there wouldn’t be any pressure?"

"...Hmm." Gu Xiaoning hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Ling Yu was slightly taken aback, then laughed heartily, "Haha... You’re really heartless! You’re so straightforward, aren’t you afraid I’ll fire you?"

"That’s something that can’t be helped." Gu Xiaoning frowned slightly, "Liking someone, but not being able to have them... I understand. Ling-shao, although I haven’t known you for long, I feel you’re a good person, and I don’t want you to be sad."

Ling Yu was silent for a moment, "So, your whole family’s trip this time... wasn’t ideal, you didn’t reconcile, but rather, was the last gathering, right?"

"...Hmm." Gu Xiaoning nodded, "Actually, I knew it before I went."

She paused, choked up, "It’s the first time, and also the last time."

Ling Yu looked at her, feeling her distress, but didn’t know how to comfort her.

In the silence, Gu Xiaoning’s phone rang.

She quickly wiped the corner of her eye and picked it up, "Hello, Mom."

It was Sister Gu calling, her voice sounding very anxious, "Ningning! Where are you? Can you come right away?"

Gu Xiaoning stood up abruptly, "Mom, what’s wrong?"

"Xiaozheng is in trouble!"

"What?" Gu Xiaoning’s expression changed drastically, "Okay, I’ll be right there!"

After hanging up, Gu Xiaoning was too anxious, her knee hit the edge of the table, causing her to lunge forward...

"Careful." Ling Yu firmly caught her, "What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"My brother..." Gu Xiaoning didn’t have time to explain, "Can I take a leave? Sorry..."

Brother? Ling Yu frowned, grabbed his coat, and reached for Gu Xiaoning, "Let’s go!"

"Hmm?" Gu Xiaoning was dumbfounded.

Ling Yu urged, "Not leaving yet? How much time will it take if you get a cab and transfer cars?"

Gu Xiaoning felt guilty, every time something happened, it was Ling Yu who had to be her driver, he was her employer! But, it was urgent, she could not refuse.

"Thank you!"

"Let’s go."

Arriving at the location, Ling Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Your brother, here?"

"Hmm."

This was a famous academic institution in the Holy City, so to speak, the people here have exceptional intelligence, commonly known as geniuses.

Gu Xiaoning didn’t have time to explain too much to him, she quickly took out her phone, was about to call her mother, when she saw Sister Gu coming out from the door, "Ningning!"

"Mom!" Gu Xiaoning rushed over, "Xiaozheng, where is he?"

"Sigh." Sister Gu’s eyes were red, shaking her head sighing, "The dean’s office... Ningning, what should we do? We never expected Xiaozheng to resort to violence! This time, reasoning can’t solve anything. Xiaozheng wounded someone, what should I do?"

"Mom." Gu Xiaoning comforted her mother, "How does the other side plan to deal with it? This incident wasn’t only Xiaozheng’s fault, wasn’t it them bullying Xiaozheng first?"

"Yes..." Sister Gu was in pain, "Oh my poor Xiaozheng... We thought he was doing better these past two years, even got selected for competitions, but who knew he would still be bullied..."

Ling Yu was listening bits and pieces, not entirely understanding.

"Uh, Auntie, Ningning, can you tell me what’s going on? Maybe I can help?"

Sister Gu then noticed Ling Yu, looked at Gu Xiaoning, "Ningning, who is this?"

"Ah." Gu Xiaoning quickly introduced, "It’s my boss, Mom, Mr. Ling."

"Oh." Sister Gu hurriedly bowed her head, "Hello Mr. Ling, I’ve heard Ningning mention you."

Ling Yu likewise bowed, "Auntie, you don’t have to be so polite, I’m a junior, now, can you tell me what happened?"

Gu Xiaoning thought for a moment, said, "It’s my brother..."

It turned out, after treatment, Gu Xiaozheng was discovered by his mentor at school for his talent in mathematics, and a year ago, he began systematic learning. Despite his young age, he participated in various competitions one after another, standing out, and quickly gained fame.

Therefore, the research institute noticed him, and the dean wanted him personally.

However, naturally being the youngest there, Gu Xiaozheng was ostracized.

For ordinary people, this isn’t a big deal... People go through things. The senior members’ qualifications are earned with time.

But, Gu Xiaozheng is not an ordinary person... He’s autistic, even though he improved a lot after treatment, he’s still different from normal people.

So something happened. Outside the dean’s office, Sister Gu and Gu Xiaoning were nervously waiting.

Inside, Ling Yu was negotiating with the dean.

Sister Gu looked at her daughter, "Ningning, you and this Mr. Ling, are only employer and employee?"

"..." Gu Xiaoning was slightly stunned, how should she answer? She indeed had no feelings for Ling Yu, but Ling Yu...

"Ugh." Sister Gu pulled her daughter close, "No need to hide from me, I can see it can’t I? This Mr. Ling now, is just like Spirit’s care for you back in Hai City... A man treats a woman well, there’s always a reason, right?"