“Honestly, I’m quite curious about what Zhang Wan’er has been up to. Does Li Zhe Ming know nothing about it? From your description of Li Zhe Ming, he seems like a person with a strong sense of justice. How could he be complicit with Zhang Wan’er?” Chen Lishu’s words were filled with confusion. How could someone with their own principles and bottom line fall for someone who had none?
Gu Xing Dong looked out the window and, noticing the dark circles under Li Zhe Ming’s eyes, frowned deeply. “Perhaps it’s because Zhang Wan’er was deceptive in the early stages, leaving a good impression in Li Zhe Ming’s heart. As a result, he now views everything she does through rose-tinted glasses.
But all these things are not important. He’s an adult now and knows what he’s doing. If he still can’t see the current situation clearly at this point, then he deserves it!”
Chen Lishu couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She then gently tugged on Gu Xing Dong’s sleeve and said, “Regardless, your relationship in the army was quite good. You are good brothers. If necessary, try to persuade him then!”
“Yes, I’ll listen to you.” Gu Xing Dong said with a smile, then stood up and walked towards Li Zhe Ming. “I thought you weren’t coming today.”
“You sent someone to call me, so how could I not come? Didn’t you say you had something important to discuss with me?” After speaking, Li Zhe Ming glanced around. Seeing that people from both the He and Gu families were present, he immediately put on a hesitant expression.
Seeing him like this, Gu Xing Dong understood what he was thinking and shrugged with a smile. “Alright, the back garden is quieter. Come with me! The three of us brothers haven’t gotten together in a long time. Let’s take this opportunity to talk, especially since if we don’t reach an agreement this time, we three brothers won’t have another chance to sit and chat together.”
Li Zhe Ming lowered his head and did not deny Gu Xing Dong’s words. Instead, he followed behind him and said, “Let’s go.”
Soon, the three of them arrived at the back garden. Chen Lishu had prepared some fruits and snacks for them to eat and chat over.
After Chen Lishu left, Xiao Hei couldn’t hold back any longer. He rested his hands on the table and questioned, “Li Zhe Ming, do you know what you are doing? What’s so good about Zhang Wan’er that you have to be complicit with her?”
Li Zhe Ming said with a flat tone, “You don’t need to question what’s good about her!”
“Actually, the fact that you like Zhang Wan’er isn’t a major issue. Anyone with eyes can see the current situation! But you brought Zhang Wan’er to see me today. Do you know why she came to see me?” Gu Xing Dong leaned back on his chair unhurriedly, his deep eyes fixed on Li Zhe Ming, trying to discern any unusual emotion in his eyes.
“I know why she came to see you. Do you know that Zhang Wan’er’s obsession with you has reached its peak? If I hadn’t brought her here, she might have died at home!
You know this is a life, after all. Since she didn’t bring any substantial trouble to you, can you tolerate it for a bit? I’m begging you, brother!” Li Zhe Ming’s expression was unusually humble as he said this.
Xiao Hei, watching Li Zhe Ming’s behavior, didn’t know whether to call him pathetic for fawning over someone who was impossible, or to say he was too deeply in love!
“But her presence has already caused me trouble. What she did this evening is enough for her to die a hundred times over. It’s only because of our past relationship that I haven’t done anything to harm her.
But if she insists on pestering me again and again, I think with the power I have now, and with Yang Zhi Guo no longer being my superior, it would be very simple to make someone disappear from the capital without a trace!
By the way, you might not know, but she came to see me today to threaten me. She used the child in her womb as leverage, demanding that I accept the child’s existence and her existence. But we all know whose child that is!” Gu Xing Dong finished speaking and slowly raised his head, staring intently into Li Zhe Ming’s eyes.
Li Zhe Ming trembled under his gaze and, with a hint of shame, lowered his head. “That’s right, the child in her womb is indeed mine. But what can I do? Even if I tell her, she might not believe it. And even if she believes it, what then? Can she accept this fact?”
Gu Xing Dong chuckled. “But you can’t keep blaming me for this, can you? In my life, I only care about my wife’s thoughts. As for other women, I’m not so kind as to accommodate them time and time again!
We are brothers, so don’t blame me for not being clear with you. If you don’t resolve this trouble, then I will use some special methods to ensure Zhang Wan’er can no longer pester me. For example, I’ll forcibly terminate the child in her womb!”
Hearing this, Li Zhe Ming’s expression turned panicked. He questioned sternly, “No! The child is almost three months old. That’s a living human life. Can you do something so cruel?”
Gu Xing Dong’s tone remained indifferent. “A human life? When we fight on the battlefield, we kill human lives. To me, it’s just a number. Moreover, this child has threatened my interests, so I naturally won’t allow such a thing to exist!”
Li Zhe Ming felt as if all his strength had been drained. He was the child’s biological father, and he was the only one who cared about this child! Why should he demand that others treat this child kindly, especially when this child’s existence threatened the happiness of another family?
After a moment of contemplation, Li Zhe Ming lowered his gaze and slowly said, “Alright, I understand! I will confess everything to Zhang Wan’er then, and I will never let her pester you again!”
“That would be for the best. Well, I’ve said what I needed to say by having you come over. It’s past dinner time, so I won’t keep you any longer,” Gu Xing Dong said coldly and then made a gesture for Li Zhe Ming to leave.
Li Zhe Ming stood up as if he had lost his soul and turned to leave. At this moment, Xiao Hei started chatting with Gu Xing Dong.
“Brother Gu, weren’t your words tonight a bit too much? I think Li Zhe Ming has no say with Zhang Wan’er at all. What if the plan fails?”
“If what I did was truly excessive, I wouldn’t have asked Li Zhe Ming to discuss this matter. After all, we are brothers. I don’t want to go too far regarding the child.” Gu Xing Dong said this without considering whether Li Zhe Ming had already left, speaking at a normal volume as if he intentionally wanted someone to hear.