Chapter 2613: A Different Treatment

"Huh? Where is everyone?"

The man pushed the door open and looked around the room, finding it empty without a single figure. He thought it was very strange. Whenever Gu Lingqiao arranged to meet him, she was always eager and never kept him waiting.

Just as the man was puzzling over this, he heard a sound behind the door and was startled. It was a critical time, and he couldn’t reveal his identity; otherwise, it would be very dangerous.

"Who’s there? Get out immediately." The man nervously shouted, as he had been hiding like a mouse recently. He was a bit paranoid, sensitive to any movement.

It was all because of that damned Long Rui, sending so many experts to hunt him down. He hadn’t had a peaceful sleep for days, naturally feeling on edge.

"Oh, how annoying! Brother Kong, it’s me." Gu Lingqiao walked out helplessly, covering her lips with her delicate jade hand. How unlucky she felt! She had planned to look her best for Brother Kong, but against her wishes, as Lin Kong opened the door, she got hurt.

Indeed, the man was Lin Kong, who had been missing for a while. He came specially tonight to ask Gu Lingqiao about the War Prince’s Mansion.

Gu Lingqiao: "Why... why... were you hiding behind?"

Lin Kong: "Waiting for you!"

Gu Lingqiao: "What’s wrong? Did you get hurt?"

Lin Kong: "It’s nothing, just a bit painful."

"Come, let me see."

"No, it looks bad."

"We already have a little kid together; what’s there to be embarrassed about?"

"Hmm!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Lingqiao felt sweet inside, carrying Brother Kong’s child. The treatment was different now. At this moment, she truly felt like the National Adviser’s Wife, basking in the State Preceptor’s love.

Gu Lingqiao slowly loosened her hands, and Lin Kong glanced over, almost laughing.

Gu Lingqiao’s lips and nose showed noticeable bruising, making her originally delicate features less refined with a mix of red and black, and her mouth slightly crooked — very unbecoming.

Obviously, his earlier push was quite forceful, or else Gu Lingqiao wouldn’t have been hurt to this extent.

Gu Lingqiao asked coyly, "Brother Kong, does Tingting look ugly?"

Lin Kong didn’t know what to say, unable to offer praise. He fell silent for a moment.

Gu Lingqiao waited and waited, but Lin Kong’s comforting words never came. She was pregnant, and although Brother Kong unintentionally hit her, surely he should offer some comfort, and so she felt a bit unhappy, saying, "Brother Kong, I’m asking you!"

Lin Kong had to force a lie: "No, Tingting is always the most beautiful, stunning, and extraordinary in the heart of this State Preceptor."

Gu Lingqiao was delighted, covering her injured crooked mouth, laughing sweetly: "Giggle...you’re terrible...Brother Kong, is this what they say about seeing beauty in the eyes of a lover?"

Ew! With her current appearance, calling her beauty is a stretch; more like a tragic East Side beauty.

However, to use this woman to accomplish his tasks, Lin Kong couldn’t be so blunt, so he said, "Tingting, in this State Preceptor’s heart, is even more stunning than any beauty of the East."

"Really?" Gu Lingqiao’s voice was filled with joy mixed with a hint of shyness.

Lin Kong calmly responded, "Of course!"

"Brother Kong, you’re wonderful." Gu Lingqiao threw herself into his embrace.

The two hadn’t seen each other for a while, and such a reunion was inevitably affectionate.

Just then, a commotion was heard outside the door.

Lin Kong was very sensitive, his whole body springing to attention.