355: Chapter 245: Counterasures 355: Chapter 245: Counterasures The second watch arrived.
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“Brother Guozi, my family is poor, but I don’t want to change my fate this way.
It’s unfair to his wife and it’s also unfair to .”
“Brother Guozi, do you know the feeling of having to force a smile in front of soone you don’t like every day?
I often feel so disgusted with myself I want to vomit!”
“Brother Guozi, it’s not that I don’t want to fight back, but I’m scared.
If my dad ends up in jail, our ho will fall apart.”
“Brother Guozi…”
After returning to the ward, Cheng Guo kept hearing the words Li Xiaoru had previously spoken to him, along with the image of her sadly bowing her head, flashing before his eyes like scenes from a movie, over and over again.
She was disappointed…
She was disappointed in him…
Yes, whether her mother had improper relations with Xiao Bingqi or not didn’t concern her.
Her eyes told him, she hadn’t lied to him!
Glancing at Jing Zhe, who was busy looking down, Cheng Guo clenched his fists.
He couldn’t bother his teacher with this matter, he would just have to stick to the only solution he could think of!
Xiao Ru was a good person.
Besides, he had said he would marry her.
He had already let her down once, he couldn’t just watch her walk into the tiger’s den!
Wu Jingbo, sitting opposite, had been observing Cheng Guo.
Seeing him clench his teeth and then his fists, and connecting this to his earlier behavior, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
After thinking for a mont, she motioned to him with her hand and turned to walk outside.
Cheng Guo stood up and followed her quietly.
Their little movents, of course, did not escape Jing Zhe’s notice.
However, he misinterpreted this as young people flirting and shook his head with a smile, continuing with his work.
“Hey, you’re not fool enough to go beat up that guy, are you?” Wu Jingbo said in a lowered voice as they stepped outside.
“I’m not that foolish.
If I beat him, I’d be finished, and it would implicate the teacher.
I’ve found a solution that won’t involve the teacher, don’t worry.”
“What solution?” Wu Jingbo asked further.
“I’m going to marry her.
As long as she’s married, Xiao Yuwen won’t be able to target her anymore.”
After a mont of silence, Wu Jingbo nodded.
“That seems like the simplest solution.
But have you considered what you’ll do if her boss refuses to approve the marriage?”
Cheng Guo scratched his head in distress: “I don’t have another plan for now, I can only try and see.”
“Not to throw cold water on you, but if her boss intends for her to be with his son, her filing a marriage report now would be like throwing herself into the lion’s den.”
Cheng Guo’s face darkened.
That’s exactly right, once the marriage report is filed, wouldn’t it just hasten the Xiao father and son to tighten the screws and make the marriage a fait accompli?
If that happened, Xiao Ru could only marry Xiao Yuwen.
“They wouldn’t be so blatant about it, would they?” Cheng Guo said sowhat hopefully.
Wu Jingbo didn’t make a sound, but her expression clearly showed she thought Cheng Guo’s idea was overly naive.
“Little junior sister, do you have a better idea?” Cheng Guo asked with an ingratiating smile, “Looking at how confident junior sister appears, I think you must have a plan, right?”
“Seeing as you are so loyal to your childhood friend, I’ll have my uncle help out with her marriage report.
You go talk to her about this.
If it’s settled, give her workplace details and other information,” Wu Jingbo paused briefly before adding, “It’s my cousin’s birthday tonight, I’ll be going there anyway.”
From his observations these past few days, Cheng Guo knew Wu Jingbo wasn’t one to make careless promises.
Since she said so, she could definitely make it happen, but he couldn’t let soone else suffer on his behalf due to his selfish actions.
“Junior sister, I really appreciate your help, but first, I need to tell you about the person Xiao Ru has offended…”
Cheng Guo detailed the actions of Xiao Bingqi and his son Xiao Yuwen, emphasizing that the father and son were unscrupulous and vengeful.
“Big brother…,” Wu Jingbo’s lips curled into a slight smile, “You are a good man.”
She was always aloof, but at that mont, she was warm and intense like a brilliantly blooming sunflower …
“Big brother…, Brother Cheng…”
Awakened by her call, Cheng Guo blushed, stamring, “Sorry, I…
I lost my composure, junior sister, your smile…
it’s too beautiful.”
The amusent grew deeper in Wu Jingbo’s eyes:, “Aren’t you afraid that your childhood sweetheart might hear and get angry?”
Cheng Guo embarrassingly scratched his head.
“Brother Cheng, to be honest, do you love her?” Hesitating for a mont, Wu Jingbo asked.
“I don’t know,” Cheng Guo shook his head.
“When I was little, kids from the neighborhood would always follow around to play.
As we got older and beca aware of the differences between boys and girls, we didn’t hang out as much as when we were kids, but our parents often got together for als, so we still t up regularly.
After that awkward phase passed, we often played together again, but it wasn’t the wild play of our childhood.
Instead, we would read books together and discuss topics we thought made us sound like adults.
Later on, my parents had an accident, and my family had to move away from there, and from then on, I never saw Xiao Ru again.
Seeing Xiao Ru today, I was genuinely happy.
However, I didn’t expect that upon our eting, we would have to face such a problem, but if I didn’t do this, I would never be at peace in my life.”
“Then let ask you, have you ever felt attracted to a girl?” Wu Jingbo asked.
In Cheng Guo’s mind, the feeling he had just experienced flashed by, but he knew he couldn’t admit it, so he shook his head: “No.”
“That’s good.
As long as there’s no girl you feel attracted to, whether you have feelings for your childhood friend or not, just by being together often, feelings can develop.
Besides, you have a childhood friendship foundation, friendship, sibling affection, transforming into marital affection is not difficult.
Alright, go find your childhood friend now; I’ll head back to my office.”
Watching Wu Jingbo’s figure disappear, Cheng Guo concealed the trace of disappointnt in his eyes and walked towards the room Xiao Yuwen was staying in.
Upon reaching the door, he knocked lightly twice, “Co in!” Hearing the familiar voice, his heart tightened, he opened the door, waved to the smiling Li Xiaoru looking towards the doorway, and then stepped back out.
Li Xiaoru, hiding the panic in her heart, smiled at Xiao Yuwen, who was looking at her puzzledly: “Brother Xiao, he’s my brother, I’ll step out for a mont.”
Xiao Yuwen then said, “Is it the older uncle then?
I should behave well.” Saying this, he tried to get out of bed.
Li Xiaoru quickly stopped him, “My brother is quite honest, he might have sothing to find for, if you go out like this, you might scare him.”
“Is your brother a doctor?” Xiao Yuwen frowned, “You never ntioned that.”
“My brother works odd jobs at the hospital, he just wears a white lab coat,” Li Xiaoru said as she gently patted his shoulder, “Be good, just lie down in bed, I’ll be back in a mont.”
“Then hurry back,” Xiao Yuwen finished speaking and grabbed her hand again, “Kiss , kiss and I’ll let you go, otherwise you’re not allowed to leave.”
Li Xiaoru’s face turned red with embarrassnt, she knew that Cheng Guo was standing right outside the door, and through the door crack, everything was visible.
She just couldn’t do it in front of the man she cared about!
In a dilemma, the door was suddenly pulled open, and Cheng Guo’s impatient face appeared: “Xiao Ru, hurry.”
Xiao Yuwen frowned, but then put on a smile, “Older uncle, co in if you have sothing to say, I’m not an outsider.”
Fearing that Cheng Guo would tell the truth, Li Xiaoru anxiously signaled him with her eyes while softly saying: “Brother Xiao, please wait here by yourself for a while, my brother has had a bad temper since childhood, it wouldn’t be good to upset you.”
Xiao Yuwen looked at Cheng Guo skeptically, “Xiao Ru, is he really your brother?
He doesn’t look like it at all, and he doesn’t resemble your parents either.”
“Who would falsely claim brothers?
I have two brothers and a sister; Brother Xiao, you know that,” Li Xiaoru quietly retorted.
Xiao Yuwen waved his hand impatiently, “Alright, go and co back quickly.”
Li Xiaoru poured him a glass of water and placed it on the bedside cabinet before turning and leaving.
“Brother, what do you need?”
Listening to Li Xiaoru’s voice fading in the distance, Xiao Yuwen’s furrowed brows finally relaxed, yet he still felt uneasy.
Climbing out of bed, he went to the door and peeked out with half his head, only to see Li Xiaoru following that man down the stairs.
Hesitating for a mont, he chased after them.
After returning to the office, Jing Zhe looked up at her and asked, “Where’s Cheng Guo?”
“He went to see a friend, he’ll be back soon.”
“What friend?” Jing Zhe put down his pen, “He’s been busy eting friends all day, when did he have so many friends?”
“It’s his childhood friend, they haven’t seen each other for years and just t.
The girl ran into so trouble, and he wanted to help her.”
“Oh.” Jing Zhe nodded.
As for these personal matters, he wasn’t interested in asking more than necessary, although he was Cheng Guo’s ntor and couldn’t just ignore his disciple’s whereabouts.
“I’m going to see Director Song.
If there’s anything, you can call on her office extension.” As he spoke, Jing Zhe had already reached the door.
Wu Jingbo respectfully acknowledged and continued staring at the disappearing door for a long ti before turning her head, sighing softly, and resting her head on the book while idly spinning her pen in her hand.
The thoughts of a young girl, who can understand them?
Director Song has an office on the first floor.
As Jing Zhe reached the stairwell, he suddenly collided with a figure turning the corner.
He quickly stepped back, and upon recognizing the person, his face instantly darkened.
Xiao Yuwen, who saw him, shuddered with fright and unconsciously covered his mouth.
“Pretty brave…” Jing Zhe said sarcastically, “Aren’t you afraid that after I knock your teeth out again, I won’t let you get them fixed?”
“Jing Zhe, don’t push too far!
If you dare to make a scene again, I won’t let you off,” Xiao Yuwen said fiercely and then ran towards the ward, as if afraid that if he was a step slow, Jing Zhe would smash his teeth in again—even temporary teeth are teeth~(To be continued.
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