Chapter 975 - 972: The Truth Revealed

Chapter 975: Chapter 972: The Truth Revealed

Ling Yu frowned, "Your woman? Director Lezheng, saying things like this... requires responsibility!"

"You..." Le Zheng was both angry and stuttering, "Do I need to explain to you?"

Just then, his phone rang in his pocket. Le Zheng shot Ling Yu a glance and stepped away to answer the call.

"Hello?"

The call was from his father, and the content truly startled Le Zheng.

Le Zheng furrowed his brows, "Dad, why are you bringing this up again? I’ve said it before, Ruoya and I are just..."

"Tsk!" Le Zhengpeng hastily interrupted him, "Friends? Ah Sheng, stop spouting nonsense! Can’t you tell? Cui Ruoya is clearly waiting for you! Fine, you don’t like her, there’s nothing I can do, but... her father called me, said he wants to visit. Don’t you understand what that means?"

Le Zheng was stunned, "Ruoya’s father?"

"Yes." Le Zhengpeng sighed, "Son, some things, when you’ve benefited from others’ kindness, you can’t just pretend you don’t know! Who was it that brought you back to life?"

Le Zheng fell silent, he naturally understood, but... gratitude and marriage are two different things.

After hanging up, Ling Yu looked at him with a half-smile, "Dr. Cui? Coming to visit?"

Le Zheng was hesitating, subconsciously glaring at him, "What does it have to do with you?"

"Right, nothing to do with me." Ling Yu nodded, "So, please don’t drag Gu Xiaoning into this... she might not have power and influence, but that doesn’t mean she’s easy to bully!"

"You..."

His words made Le Zheng quite displeased.

Ling Yu raised an eyebrow and pointed inside, "Ruoya is here to see you."

Sure enough, Cui Ruoya was lifting her skirt, looking around.

Le Zheng grit his teeth and could only temporarily walk away, taking a glance at Ling Yu before leaving, "Young Master Ling, I’ll also give you a piece of advice... some people aren’t yours, don’t delude yourself! Otherwise, the one who gets hurt in the end will only be you!"

Ling Yu curled his lips, saying nothing in response.

He glanced ahead, seeing Cui Ruoya holding Le Zheng’s arm as they went inside.

Ling Yu furrowed his brows, thinking of Gu Xiaoning... Is she feeling any better now?

Returning to the room, Ling Yu turned on the light, just as Gu Xiaoning was getting up, bumping her knee.

"You’re up? Need anything?"

Gu Xiaoning brushed back her hair, smiling, "I sweated a lot, got up to drink some water."

"I’ll get it." Ling Yu hurried to help her sit down.

Gu Xiaoning felt embarrassed, "Thank you, I’m sorry to trouble you."

"Mm." Ling Yu handed her the glass of water, watching her for a long time.

Gu Xiaoning didn’t understand, touched her face, "Young Master Ling, is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Ningning." Ling Yu simply asked, "Did you know Le Zheng before?"

Gu Xiaoning held the cup, suddenly freezing, her expression very unnatural, "Why... why do you ask?"

Seeing her reaction, Ling Yu sighed, "So, you did know each other."

"..." Gu Xiaoning unconsciously rotated the cup, not knowing why, she just said it.

"He... is my ex-husband."

The words hung in the air, and suddenly everything went silent.

Ling Yu heard it, so for a long while, there was no response... Shocked, too shocked!

However, he vaguely remembered, two years ago, Le Zheng did hold a very grand wedding, rumored that the bride was from a commoner class, and there was no match with the Lezheng Family. So, that bride, was it Gu Xiaoning?

But, they divorced?

Why? The wedding of two years ago, even though Ling Yu didn’t attend, he had heard of it... The media coverage was overwhelming because the officiant was none other than the President himself.

One must know, that kind of honor was unique across the nation.

The silence was overwhelming, Gu Xiaoning took a sip of water, awkwardly smiling, "Surprised? I... am divorced."

"Mm." Ling Yu honestly nodded, "Why... divorced?"

Gu Xiaoning’s face turned ashen, the reason? How should she say it?

She could only shake her head and smile, "In the end... we just didn’t have fate!"

Destiny made fools of them, forcibly tearing them apart, what else could it be if not fate? She and Ah Sheng had done nothing wrong.

They loved each other, had no personality clashes. They were faithful in their affection, very loyal to each other. What they lacked, was just a bit of fate.

However, this reason, Ling Yu didn’t believe it.

No fate? In his view, it was just an excuse... When a couple breaks up, there must be some reason they can’t get along.

Looking at Gu Xiaoning, her quiet, serene nature, Ling Yu couldn’t believe the problem was with her. So, it must be with Le Zheng! Was this a melodramatic story of a rich heir and a Cinderella? In the end, was Cinderella abandoned?

Suddenly, Ling Yu remembered, "Le Zheng has a daughter, could it be..."

Mentioning Jiujiu, Gu Xiaoning’s eyes dimmed, she nodded, "That’s my daughter."

"..." Ling Yu unconsciously clenched his fists, his pity for Gu Xiaoning grew even deeper.

No wonder, at such a young age, she was so quiet! Turns out, she had already endured so much! Was she already covered in scars?

"So, do you two..." Ling Yu pondered for a moment, still asking, "still keep in touch?"

Gu Xiaoning was stunned, keep in touch? She didn’t even know, what counted as keeping in touch...

Does meeting count? Lately, it seemed she often saw him.

More intimate things than meeting, they did do last night...

But, she didn’t know what Le Zheng thought, after all, he said nothing.

She was no longer the Gu Xiaoning of two years ago, now... she felt too insecure.

"Ningning." Ling Yu frowned, sighing, "Do you know, the elders of both families are meeting?"

"Huh?" Gu Xiaoning shivered, looking at Ling Yu in surprise.

Ling Yu couldn’t bear it, "I mean, Le Zheng and his girlfriend, both families’ elders... as far as I know, are having a meeting."

"..." Gu Xiaoning’s shoulders slumped, as if she had lost her soul.

What more could she say? What more could she hope for? As expected, that night was only special to her!

Seeing Gu Xiaoning’s sadness, Ling Yu felt inexplicable sorrow himself.

He had just started to like Gu Xiaoning, unfortunately... she turned out to be Le Zheng’s ex-wife? This relationship was doomed from the start not to be smooth. Did Gu Xiaoning ever plan to start a new relationship?

Seeing her with her head lowered, Ling Yu handed her a tissue, "Here."

"Hm?" Gu Xiaoning looked up, her eyes a little red, but no tears.

She smiled and said, "Thank you, I don’t need it... I’ve shed many tears, Ah Sheng and I ended, it’s been two years, I have long accepted reality, he will have his new life, I know."

Does she really know? Ling Yu frowned, but it didn’t seem that way.

A girl in her early twenties should be smiling every day.