CHAPTER 778: CHAPTER 778: OLD ACQUAINTANCES

Fu Shu was stunned for a moment, then immediately put on an indifferent attitude.

"What do you want to say?"

"What you did just now, I saw it clearly. I think you definitely don’t want it to be discovered, right? You are really good at using such means."

Gu Yingxi mocked with sarcasm.

Fu Shu furrowed her brows tightly; she never thought her demeanor would actually be noticed by Gu Yingxi.

"What do you want?"

"You want to get pregnant?" Gu Yingxi cut straight to the point.

"..."

Fu Shu remained silent, her beautiful almond eyes fixated on Gu Yingxi.

"Too bad someone has already found out."

"Impossible," Fu Shu replied resolutely.

"Otherwise, how would I know you are in the country? And how would I know you are doing pre-pregnancy checks? Just a heads up, Third Young Master’s personal doctor works at the same hospital as me," Gu Yingxi said.

Fu Shu immediately realized.

"Did you deliberately let me discover you working at that hospital?"

"What else? Not just that, your report at the hospital was also replaced by someone I found. You’re holding your report but they checked someone else’s report," Gu Yingxi said coldly.

Fu Shu looked at Gu Yingxi in surprise.

For a moment, she didn’t know what Gu Yingxi wanted to do.

"You are helping me? That’s really rare."

"You doing such things also strikes me as odd."

Gu Yingxi looked at Fu Shu with a peculiar gaze.

Fu Shu slightly turned her body: "Don’t look at me like that. Considering you’re a respected opponent, I’ll give you a piece of advice, since starting afresh, don’t interfere in my affairs. This is not something we can control by playing mind games."

To hear this sentence from a former rival.

Gu Yingxi was quite surprised.

Because... Fu Shu was the third party who interfered in her marriage.

Over the past two years, she and Fu Shu were so preoccupied with fighting over a man that they almost disregarded all dignity, engaging in both open and covert battles.

In the end, Gu Yingxi was defeated, divorced, and returned to her country.

"Admire?" She was slightly skeptical.

"After failing to snatch him from me, you decisively divorced and left with your child, not making things difficult for me anymore," Fu Shu replied.

Gu Yingxi sneered coldly: "I thought of exposing you, but I didn’t want my daughter to know of such a father."

As she spoke, she looked at Fu Shu curiously.

"Then what about you? After fighting tooth and nail with me and finally winning him over, why did you leave too?"

"He was indeed very good once, wealthy, handsome, gentlemanly, pampering me, favoring me, even divorcing for me. But after your divorce, he embraced me and listed your shortcomings, saying you were a woman who only knew how to give birth to daughters."

Fu Shu clicked her tongue twice.

It was during that moment that the man went rotten.

No matter how beautiful the appearance, once tainted, it’s all worthless.

Such a man is not worth wasting beautiful youth on; timely damage control is key.

Fu Shu looked at Gu Yingxi and laughed: "Honestly, to win over you, I know you better than your ex-husband. Him badmouthing you in front of me is quite pointless."

Gu Yingxi suddenly laughed.

"It’s really strange for the two of us to chat like this, but since you saw it, how about we discuss cooperation?"

"Cooperation?"

Fu Shu squinted slightly, not understanding.

Gu Yingxi nodded: "I’m not interested in those tactics of yours; I just need you to help me with something."

Fu Shu didn’t immediately refuse, just quietly stared at her.

"I see you have a good relationship with Old Madam Jiang, you must have a way to get rid of Gong Family’s adopted daughter Ren Xiya."

"Ren Xiya? Do you know her?"

"Not well, but she’s well-acquainted with Li Huan," Gu Yingxi said.

Fu Shu thought for a moment, then smiled.

"Didn’t expect your second spring to come so quickly. I thought it would take you a long time to recover from the divorce."

"I’ll definitely remarry. Rather than finding someone I don’t know, it’s better to find a man I know well. Besides, my daughter really likes him. I won’t let Nina grow up missing a father’s love like I did." Gu Yingxi replied.

Fu Shu said with some sarcasm: "You really are a good mom."

"I’ve said all I need to. Your answer..."

"Alright, I’ll help you, but you need to help me too."

Fu Shu walked up to Gu Yingxi, whispered in her ear.

Gu Yingxi made an agreeing sound.

With their respective goals, the two reached a cooperative agreement.

No one would ever think they would cooperate.

...

More than half a month passed since the banquet.

Lin Zhiyi received a video sent by Liu He.

In the video, the child already looks much more energetic than before.

And has grown quite a bit.

The little feet also look very lively.

The doctor even took a family photo for Liu He, Gong Shiyan, and the child.

Lin Zhiyi video-called Liu He.

"Mom, you look pretty good. When did the doctor say you can be discharged?"

"The child is growing nicely, the doctor said just one more week of observation," Liu He said in a cheerful tone, clearly in a good mood.

Lin Zhiyi was happy for her too: "Then both Xingxing and I will come to see you. I’ve bought lots of cute clothes for the baby."

"Okay." Liu He laughed, "By the way, didn’t you mention Xingxing was going to school? It’s been so long, have you and Lao San still not chosen a school?"

Lin Zhiyi pressed her lips.

"We do plan to, but I don’t know why we’ve been so busy lately. Third Young Master hasn’t mentioned it anymore; for Xingxing as a transfer student, even for a public school, we need some connections."

"If Lao San is too busy, I can have your uncle ask around. The child must be bored at home." Liu He suggested.

"I’ll ask Third Young Master again."

"Okay, I’ll hang up now."

After the call, Gong Chen just came out of the study.

Recently, it’s been unclear what’s going on; Gong Chen often stays alone in the study.

Just as Lin Zhiyi was about to speak, Gong Chen walked straight to the door.

"Zhiyi, make some time at noon to have lunch at the Jiang Family."

"Is there anything going on?"

"Jian Xi won a prize in a competition and wanted to share it with someone. He likes you quite a bit, so aunt invited us for lunch."

"Alright, I’ll go buy a gift later."

Lin Zhiyi walked happily to Gong Chen.

She reached out to adjust Gong Chen’s tie.

But Gong Chen turned around to put on shoes, leaving her empty-handed.

She was stunned, withdrew her hand.

"Are you going to the company?"

"Yes. I’m leaving first."

Gong Chen left directly, quite unlike before.

Lin Zhiyi stood at the entrance for a long time without snapping out of it.

This state had persisted for the past half month between the two.

It seemed there was a barrier between them, preventing them from getting close.

Many times Lin Zhiyi tried to ask, but Gong Chen skillfully changed the subject.

Either suddenly answering a phone call or going to handle work.

In short, they couldn’t have a good chat.

Feeling neglected again, Lin Zhiyi clenched her fist, planning to find an opportunity to have a proper conversation with Gong Chen today.

Towards noon.

Lin Zhiyi brought Xingxing and the newly bought gift to the Jiang Family.

After getting off the car, she realized the Jiang Family didn’t only invite her and Gong Chen.

There were other Jiang Family members she hadn’t really seen before.

Recently, Gong Chen mentioned that the Jiang Family’s overseas industries were gradually returning to the head office.

Quite a few Jiang Family members had returned to work in the country.

Looks like they wanted to take this opportunity to gather.

Lin Zhiyi adjusted her clothes, holding Xingxing’s hand as they walked inside.

As soon as she entered, Gong Chen was already there.

He bypassed the crowd and walked towards Lin Zhiyi and Xingxing.

As if the indifferent person earlier was not him.