Chapter 14: Keeping Your Virginity Pure

Gu Mian's fingertips trembled slightly, and his heart ached as if it was being pricked by needles.

In his heart, she might as well be a dog.

But Yin Luoxue is the treasure in his heart, and he is willing to make enemies at all costs for her.

Gu Mian suppressed the pain in his heart and said, "I understand. I will keep my distance from Mr. Pei in the future. Please don't embarrass my uncle anymore. He is my only relative. Ting Shen, please consider this as a beg of mine."

Li Ting took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "Is this your attitude when asking for help?"

Gu Mian was startled.

If there was anything else he thought of her, it was only about what happened in bed.

But she didn't want to use her body as a bargaining chip. Even if it was with the man she loved the most, she felt it was a humiliation.

What's more, she is pregnant and cannot have sex with him.

But the situation with my uncle is imminent.

Li Tingshen looked at her face full of pain and said in a colder voice, "You smiled brightly in front of Pei Jianchuan, didn't you? Why do you look so lifeless in front of me?"

"Ting Shen, I..." Gu Mian said with difficulty, "Is it okay if I use my hands to help you?"

"What did you say?" Li Tingshen didn't understand what he meant for a moment. When he understood, he laughed instead of getting angry. "Why, after having a meal with him, you want to keep your virginity for him? You don't even want to let me touch your body?"

"I am not..."

Gu Mian just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by him, "Send it in."

The office door was opened, and the assistant came in pushing a food cart. The aroma of steak filled the air instantly.

Li Tingshen took Gu Mian's hand and walked to the table.

"Don't you like eating? I'll let you eat as much as you want. If you finish all these steaks, I won't continue to embarrass your uncle."

Gu Mian looked at the five steaks on the table, gritted his teeth, sat down, picked up the knife and fork, and started eating.

Li Tingshen sat opposite her, sipping red wine from a goblet in his hand, looking at her leisurely.

It was already early in the morning and I was a little hungry. I ate quite well at first.

But after eating a piece of steak, my stomach was full and I started to eat slower and slower.

Li Ting took a deep sip of red wine and said, "I forgot to add that I have limited time, so I will only give you half an hour. You still have 20 minutes to sleep."

Gu Mian was both anxious and aggrieved, "You are forcing me to do something against my will."

"You came to me to ask for it. No one forced you to eat if you didn't want to."

Gu Mian knew he couldn't compete with him, so he took the time to continue eating steak.

Maybe he ate too fast, or maybe the steak was too greasy, but when he ate the fourth piece, Gu Mian suddenly started to feel nauseous. He got up, rushed to the bathroom, and vomited into the toilet.

Li Tingshen paused with his hand holding the goblet and ordered in a deep voice, "Let's withdraw."

"yes."

The assistant hurriedly removed the steak, after all, he felt sorry for his wife.

Gu Mian vomited for a long time before he finally recovered and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

The man's low, cold voice came to my ears, "Will you dare to do it again in the future?"

Gu Mian's nose felt sore and tears almost fell.

She held back her tears and shook her head gently.

Li Tingshen turned around and left, "Send my wife back."

The assistant came in and said, "Madam, let's go."

Gu Mian returned to his rented apartment, took a hot bath, and lay down on the bed tiredly.

Li Tingshen's desire for control is too strong. If she stayed in the imperial capital to give birth to the child, he would definitely find out.

It seemed that before her belly got bigger, she would not only have to get a divorce, but also leave the capital and find a remote place to give birth to the child.

Gu Mian raised his hand and gently stroked his lower abdomen.

As long as the child can be born safely, it's fine even if the mother and child never return to the capital.

After all, there was nothing here worth her staying for.

......

The next morning, Gu Mian received a call from Wang Shulan, who was in a very nice manner.

"Morning, are you up yet? Have you had breakfast?"

Gu Mian asked directly, "Aunt, what happened?"

"I just received a phone call informing me that your uncle's store doesn't need to move. You must have gone to see Ting Shen last night, right?"

Gu Mian was noncommittal. “Can we start business now?”

"Not yet. Auntie called you to talk about this." Wang Shulan went straight to the point. "Gu Mian, your uncle and I rely on this store to support our family. If we close it for a day, our family won't have a penny to earn. How can this be possible? You should hurry up and make peace with Ting Shen so that we can start business earlier."

"Aunt, I understand."

"This is a good and obedient child." Wang Shulan continued, "Now that the store has been bought by Ting Shen, he is our landlord. If you coax him well, he might give us a rent reduction if he's happy. He's so rich, maybe he'll even give the store to us!"

"Aunt, you think too highly of me." Gu Mian said truthfully, "I can only ask Ting Shen to let you continue to operate. As for the rest, I don't have such weight in his heart."

Wang Shulan was immediately unhappy. "Look at what you said. You don't even have the idea of ​​fighting for your uncle and aunt. It's really a waste of love for you... But what you said is true. If he cares about you, he won't send you to prison... Okay, you hurry up and find him, let's open the business as soon as possible. I'm so unlucky to marry into your family, but I haven't enjoyed a single day of happiness. I have to work so hard in the store..."

Gu Mian waited until she had finished venting her emotions before saying goodbye and hanging up the phone.

She went out, bought two buns at the gate of the community, and took the bus to the hospital.

Just after feeding Xiaobao breakfast, Pei Jianchuan walked in and said, "Good morning, Gu Mian."

"Morning, Mr. Pei." Gu Mian saw the dark circles under his eyes and asked, "Xiao Bao said you didn't sleep all night last night and were working the whole time, is that right?"

"Um."

"Mr. Pei, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"You say."

"Let's talk outside." Gu Mian took a toy for Xiaobao and went to the small living room with Pei Jianchuan before speaking, "Yesterday I promised you that I would take good care of Xiaobao, but I'm going to break my promise. I won't come until you find a new caregiver to take care of Xiaobao."

Li Tingshen did not let his uncle move the store, which was considered a step back, but he did not agree to continue operating the business.

It means that you are still angry.

After much thought, she decided that the only way to calm him down was to quit her job.

"What happened?" Pei Jianchuan thought of something, "It's because of your husband, right?"

Gu Mian didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he shook his head and said, "It's my own fault."

Pei Jianchuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "It's because you're pregnant, right?"

Gu Mian was startled, "How do you know?"

Even her closest uncle didn't know about her pregnancy!

She was afraid of being discovered by Li Tingshen, so she kept putting it off and didn't go to the hospital for a check-up. She just secretly bought some folic acid and started taking it.

Pei Jianchuan smiled and said, "It seems my guess is true."

Gu Mian hurriedly said, "Mr. Pei, please keep this a secret for me."

"Of course, I won't tell anyone without your permission."

Gu Mian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the door, Yin Luoxue widened her eyes, unable to believe what she heard!