These words pierced her heart like countless needles, causing her to turn pale with pain.
"Gu Xicheng, how...how could you say that to me?"
"I've liked you for so long, I don't believe you have no feelings for me at all!"
Gu Xicheng was both puzzled and speechless:
"Who are you? I don't even know you, so what feelings do we have for each other?"
Li Mengmeng was taken aback and quickly said:
“You forgot! Back in high school, I got blood on my pants, and everyone laughed at me, but you took off your coat and covered it up for me.”
"If you didn't like me, why would you help me?"
Only after she said that did Gu Xicheng realize what was going on.
Something like that did happen in high school, but he only helped her out of a sense of chivalry.
Moreover, he never contacted Li Mengmeng again after that, and he really didn't know why Li Mengmeng thought he liked her.
“I, Gu Xicheng, have helped countless people in my life. If everyone were like you, wouldn’t I have to take responsibility for them all?”
"Wake up! Stop dreaming! I don't like you, and I never will!"
Gu Xicheng's words were sharp, and his refusal was thorough.
Li Mengmeng trembled and looked at him in disbelief.
She was expelled from school for making too many mistakes, and after leaving school, even seeing Gu Xicheng every day became a luxury.
She could only catch a glimpse of Gu Xicheng on television whenever he stood on the podium to receive an award.
Finally, one day, she made up her mind that she would go to university and stand on the same level as Gu Xicheng, so that she would be qualified to marry him.
Driven by this goal, Li Mengmeng, who had never liked studying, worked hard and was determined to get into Kyoto University.
She repeated her senior year at high school in her hometown for three years before finally getting accepted.
She never expected that the scene when she saw Gu Xicheng again would be like this.
Li Mengmeng felt that her efforts over the past three years had become a joke.
"Gu Xicheng! Gu Xicheng, how could you do this to me!"
Li Mengmeng roared hysterically and cried so hard she could barely breathe, making Gu Xicheng look like a heartless man.
Gu Xicheng was speechless.
"No! What have I done to you? Big sister, I don't even know you!"
"Gu Xicheng, you bastard!"
Li Mengmeng lunged at Gu Xicheng to hit him, and in the struggle, she knocked the snow-scented pastry out of his hand.
Lu Qing was already angry, and seeing that Xue Meiniang was gone made him even angrier.
"Ah!!! I'll fight you to the death!"
Lu Qing grabbed Li Mengmeng's hair and threw her to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw:
"Bad woman! Bad woman! Bad woman!"
Lu Qing didn't kill her, but she specifically targeted the softest parts of the body, pinching them hard. Those places were painful but not easy to leave scars, making them the most suitable for dealing with Li Mengmeng.
Li Mengmeng cried out in pain.
Seeing this, Li Ningqiang was about to rush over to help, but Gu Xicheng stopped him.
It was said to be a fight between two people, but in reality, it was Lu Qingdan's side that was abusing Li Mengmeng. Li Mengmeng didn't even have a chance to fight back.
The farce didn't end until the police arrived, and all four people were taken away.
Because Li Mengmeng struck first, and no serious injuries were found, they were released after giving a statement.
When she left the police station, Li Mengmeng looked like she had lost her soul, and her eyes were full of grief and indignation as she looked at Gu Xicheng.
Gu Xicheng ignored her and got into the car with Lu Qing.
Li Mengmeng quickly caught up and roared:
"Gu Xicheng, you'll regret this!"
Gu Xicheng was so speechless that he didn't want to say a word.
Lu Qing leaned against the car window and looked back at Li Ningqiang and Li Mengmeng. She didn't know if Gu Xicheng would regret it, but Li Mengmeng would definitely regret offending her.
The little devil is strangling them, and evil spirits are clinging to their bodies. Li Ningqiang and Li Mengmeng won't live for more than a few days.
After this incident, Li Ningqiang didn't send Li Mengmeng back to school, but instead took her home.
"Cough cough cough!"
Li Ningqiang coughed heavily a few times, took a few deep breaths, and then unbuttoned his collar.
Li Mengmeng looked at him with concern:
"Dad, are you alright?"
Li Ningqiang forced a smile: "It's nothing, I just have a bit of a cold recently, and I always feel like I can't breathe properly."
"It's all my fault, Dad, I'm sorry!" Li Mengmeng apologized with her head down.
Li Ningqiang may not be a good person, but he genuinely loves Li Mengmeng, even to the point of spoiling her.
"It's alright! This isn't your fault. Blame Gu Xicheng for being ungrateful. My daughter is so wonderful; it's his loss if he doesn't want her!"
Li Ning patted Li Mengmeng on the shoulder:
"Don't be sad, there are plenty of good men in the world. We'll find someone even better than Gu Xicheng and make him regret it!"
Li Mengmeng lowered her head and wept:
"Dad, no one is better than Gu Xicheng! No one!"
Seeing that she was crying, Li Ningqiang quickly comforted her:
"It's alright, it's alright! If you really like Gu Xicheng, Dad will find another way for you."
“For a large family like the Gu family, marriage is just a tool for profit. As long as the benefits are big enough, they are not afraid that he will not marry you.”
A glint of light appeared in Li Mengmeng's eyes:
"Really?"
"Of course! With Daddy here, Daddy won't let anyone bully my precious Mengmeng!"
Li Mengmeng threw herself into Li Ningqiang's arms and cuddled him affectionately.
"Thank you, Dad! I knew Dad was the best!"
Li Ningqiang gently patted Li Mengmeng's shoulder, his eyes full of affection.
"Alright! Go upstairs and rest. Let Sister Feng run some hot water for you so you can take a good bath. Don't think about anything, leave everything to Dad!" Li Ningqiang said gently.
Li Mengmeng nodded and then went upstairs.
Li Ningqiang took a deep breath and unbuttoned his shirt a little more, but he still felt uncomfortable.
So he went into the home medical room, lay down in a chair, and put on an oxygen mask.
Li Ningqiang has lung problems, so he often needs oxygen to relieve them. In the past, wearing an oxygen mask would help after a while, but this time it seems to be a bit serious.
After wearing the oxygen mask for a while, he felt even more breathless.
He tried to sit up, but felt as if something was choking him, making it impossible for him to sit up.
"Help...help me!"
Li Ningqiang started calling for help, but his voice was not as loud as the oxygen concentrator was working, so he couldn't be heard at all.
Just then, a childish laugh rang in my ears:
"Hehehe... Dad, do you need any help?"
Li Ningqiang felt a chill run through his body and stiffly turned his head to look.
A grayish baby face rapidly magnified in his eyes. It looked like a newborn, with wrinkled skin like an old man, grinning at him with a sinister and eerie smile.
"ah!!"
Li Ningqiang was so frightened that he fell off his chair. When he turned around, the baby was gone.
You can't see anything around you, you can only hear eerie laughter echoing in your ears.
"Who are you? Who are you?!" Li Ningqiang roared.
"Hehehe! Dad, don't you recognize me? I'm Chengcheng!"
A pair of icy hands slid down his back to his neck, soft like a snake, and tightened around his neck.
Li Ningqiang felt increasingly difficulty breathing, and his face grew redder and redder.
"Who are you? I...I don't know you! Why...are you trying to hurt me?"
"Dad, you forgot? You told Mom that you love oranges the most, so you named me Chengcheng when I was born. But why did you want to kill me before I was even born?"
"Dad, why are you so good to my sister? This isn't fair! You've spent so much time with her, can't you spend some time with Chengcheng too?"
The hands tightened their grip, Li Ningqiang's eyes bulged out, and he struggled violently with his hands and legs, but to no avail.
Just when he thought he was about to die, the door was suddenly kicked open.
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