Gu Xiangming sneered:
"Xiaojing, don't get so agitated! Guyu is my daughter. We're not divorced yet. I have the right to take my daughter out to play!"
Gu Yu: "Mom, don't worry, I'm safe with Dad!"
Hearing her daughter's cheerful voice, Fang Minjing's heart calmed down a little:
"Guyu, do you really want to go out and play with Daddy?"
Gu Yu could tell her mother was unhappy; her tone was somewhat downcast.
"Mom, I haven't seen Dad in a long time. I'll play with Dad for a little while and then go home soon."
Fang Minjing felt a pang of heartache, but she also understood that her daughter needed her father.
Although Gu Xiangming was not a good husband, he was always quite good to his daughter.
"Okay! You play with Daddy. Mommy will pick you up when you're done playing."
Gu Yu immediately perked up: "Yes, thank you, Mom!"
"Gu Xiangming, we can discuss and resolve this between us. You need to take good care of Gu Yu and send me a message every day to ensure her safety," Fang Minjing said sternly.
Gu Xiangming looked impatient:
"Alright! I know, you're talking like I'm not her biological father."
“I’ll keep her with me for a few days. Once you’ve figured out how to divide our assets, I’ll send her back.”
"you……"
Fang Minjing wanted to say something, but Gu Xiangming hung up the phone directly.
After a moment of silence, she took out the divorce agreement, looked at it for a long time, and then tore it up forcefully.
In this marriage, Gu Xiangming cheated, and the evidence was conclusive. He was the party at fault, so logically, she could make him leave with nothing.
Gu Xiangming had previously disagreed, insisting on a 50/50 division of property, and the divorce was thus at a standstill.
Fang Minjing originally wanted to argue with him to the end, but now that she thinks about it, he is, after all, Gu Yu's biological father.
They will always be connected by Gu Yu, and if things get too tense, it may cause psychological harm to Gu Yu.
For her daughter's sake, Fang Minjing could compromise a bit; after all, she's a university professor and doesn't lack money.
Fang Minjing made a phone call to her lawyer:
"Hey, could you please draft a new divorce agreement for me, with marital assets split 50/50..."
After the call, she hung up and went to the window.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, as if it would never stop.
She used to dislike rain, but because of Guyu, she started to like it. Every time she watched her daughter playing happily in the rain, she gradually came to like rainy days as well.
The torrential rain continued intermittently for four days, and it wasn't until the fifth day that the sky finally began to clear.
Gu Yu has been staying with Gu Xiangming for several days now. Although she sends messages every day, Fang Minjing is still a little worried.
She made the call, and it took her a while to hear her daughter's voice.
"Guyu, you've been staying with Daddy for five days now. Mommy will come and pick you up, okay?"
"Mom, I...I want to play for a few more days, I...I don't want to go back."
Gu Yu's voice was very faint, and Fang Minjing immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Guyu, what's wrong? Are you sick? Why is your voice so soft?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Xiangming's cursing came from the other end of the line:
"Alright! Fang Minjing, let me tell you, if you want to take the child back, you'd better sign the divorce agreement I sent you right now, otherwise you can forget about ever seeing Gu Yu again!"
Fang Minjing was furious:
"Gu Xiangming, let me tell you, I will not sign your divorce agreement!"
"You are the one at fault, yet you expect me to leave with nothing? Absolutely not!"
"Where is Gu Yu now? I need to go and bring her back!"
Gu Xiangming: "Let me tell you, if you don't sign the divorce agreement, you can forget about taking the child with you!"
After saying that, Gu Xiangming smashed the smartwatch.
At the last moment, Fang Minjing vaguely heard her daughter crying. She immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly walked out.
Just then, Lu Qing came over to deliver her homework.
Seeing Fang Minjing's hurried expression, Lu Qing glanced at her face.
All that could be seen was a deathly aura swirling around her children's palace; something had happened to Xiao Guyu!
Lu Qing's eyes narrowed; the child still couldn't escape this destined calamity.
"Lu Qing, I have to go out urgently right now. You can leave your homework on my desk."
Lu Qing quickly caught up with her:
“Teacher Fang, I know where Xiao Guyu is. I’ll go with you.”
Fang Minjing asked, puzzled, "How did you know?"
Lu Qing: "She's wearing the talisman I gave her. I hope it can protect her last bit of life!"
Fang Minjing was stunned; Lu Qing's words left her completely bewildered.
"Teacher Fang, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and drive, or we'll miss our chance!" Lu Qing urged sharply.
Fang Minjing then came to her senses, quickly fastened her seatbelt, and started the car.
Today is a rare sunny day, but Lu Qing is not happy at all.
Meanwhile, little Gu Yu is being kept in a dark basement.
The basement was damp and cold. Gu Yu was still wearing the pink overalls she had left with, but the clothes were now so dirty that they were almost unrecognizable.
Xiao Guyu huddled in the corner, hugging herself tightly, trembling all over.
His exposed forearms and legs were covered in bruises, and there was a wound on his head that had bled, but the blood had dried and formed a horrible scab on his face.
In other unseen places, who knows how many more wounds remain.
"Mommy, it hurts so much!"
Xiao Guyu, with tears streaming down her face, clutched the amulet tightly in both hands.
The bag containing the amulet had broken at some point, and water had gotten inside, causing some of the cinnabar on the amulet paper to dissolve.
"Fu Fu, I'm sorry! I didn't protect you well."
"But you didn't protect me either, so you should apologize to me too."
"Fine, I forgive you. Can you protect me? I don't want to get beaten up again."
As she spoke, Xiao Guyu felt her body getting colder and colder, and her head felt dizzy.
"Fu Fu, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to take a nap!"
Xiao Guyu curled up, hugged herself, and slowly closed her eyes.
Before she lost consciousness, the talisman suddenly emitted a faint golden light that entered her body.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Guyu suddenly heard her mother's voice.
"Guyu, wake up! Wake up!"
"Don't be afraid, Guyu, Mom is here. Mom will take you to the hospital right away."
Gu Yu struggled to open her eyes and vaguely saw her mother's face.
"Mom, I...it hurts so much..."
Fang Minjing was so frightened that her whole body almost went paralyzed. She shakily picked up the child, who weighed only thirty pounds, but now felt as heavy as a thousand pounds in her arms.
Upon seeing this, Gu Xiangming rushed over to stop him:
"Fang Minjing, put her down right now!"
"I will never let you take her away unless you sign the divorce papers!"
Enraged, Lu Qing kicked Gu Xiangming away, then helped Fang Minjing carry Gu Yu out of the basement.
Lu Qing can't drive, but Fang Minjing can't drive at all.
Left with no other choice, Lu Qing could only release the little paper doll, making it grow larger so it could carry them to the hospital for Gu Yu.
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