Chapter 388 Make a Deal

Ye Junlin said, "There will always be a way. Let's think about it slowly."

"By the way." Li Tingshen changed the subject, "How are you going to resolve the issue between you and Yihuan?"

Ye Junlin smiled and said, "Boss Li, you are not usually such a gossipy person."

"I am not interested in your affairs, but Gu Mian is very worried about you."

Ye Junlin blew out a smoke ring irritably, "I gave her the choice. As for how to choose, it's her business."

Li Ting said, "You are a man, you should be polite to the woman who gave birth to your child. You can't push her too hard, otherwise it will only backfire."

"There's no counterproductive effect. No matter what choice she makes, I won't lose anything."

"Relationships are not transactions, they cannot be calculated by gains and losses."

"Mianmian asked you to persuade me with these words, right?" Ye Junlin directly exposed, "Mianmian is too concerned, so please tell her that I know what's going on. There's no point in saying more."

"I understand." Li Ting understood clearly, "I will tell Gu Mian not to interfere in your affairs."

"Thank you."

......

I had a bout of sleeping sickness.

It wasn’t serious, but I just felt listless every day and stayed in bed for more than a week.

When Lu Yueming came in with the medicine, Gu Mian was lying on the bed in a daze.

"Mianmian, get up and drink the medicine."

"Okay." Gu Mian replied softly, "Mom, has Ting Shen not received any news about Grandma Song's daughter?"

"Not yet." Lu Yueming said, "Mianmian, Grandma Song's funeral has not been handled yet. It's not a good idea to drag it on like this. It's better to let her rest in peace first."

"No." Gu Mian said decisively, "Grandma Song's greatest wish in her life was for her daughter to return safely. Although she is no longer with us, she still wants her most beloved daughter to come back and see her off for the last time."

"Grandma Song's body is currently being kept in a funeral home and is in good condition. I think she would be willing to wait..."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lu Yueming sighed, "Take the medicine."

Gu Mian took the bowl and drank the warm medicine in one gulp.

"Fuck, am I really useless?"

Lu Yueming touched her face distressedly, "Mianmian, you are already very powerful. You have a strong inner core, and you are always soft and kind at heart, which is why you are so distressed because of Grandma Song's matter."

"I think this is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, a doctor should be gentle and kind."

Gu Mian was silent for a moment, then said, "Mom, I don't want to disappoint Grandma Song. The laboratory will start preparations immediately. I want to raise crickets myself."

"Once you've made up your mind, just go for it. I will support you unconditionally."

"Thank you, Mom."

......

Gu Mian devoted all his energy to the laboratory, which was located in a single-family villa near Yunyue Bay.

Within a few days, the laboratory had taken shape, and Li Tingshen sent people to find a few people who knew how to refine snake worms to conduct research together.

In the afternoon, the programmer knocked on the door and walked into the president's office.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li. I have thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of these people. Their families are also under surveillance to prevent them from being bribed to harm your wife."

"Um."

"Boss Li, do we really have to put Grandma Song's funeral on hold?" the programmer asked, "Grandma Song's daughter is already dead and will never come back."

"Gu Mian was only thinking about rescuing Grandma Song's daughter and holding a funeral for her. If I tell her now that she's dead, she'll be even more upset."

"But it's not a solution to drag it on like this..."

Li Ting thought deeply for a moment and said, "Find someone to pretend to be Grandma Song's daughter, communicate with Grandma Song's family, and together they can deceive Gu Mian and let her rest in peace."

"...Boss Li, deceiving your wife...isn't that inappropriate?"

"A white lie is better than stabbing her in the heart. There's nothing inappropriate about it." Li Tingshen closed the document in his hand. "Do as I say. Remember, it must be foolproof and Gu Mian must not find out."

"As for Grandma Song's family, I will ensure that they will have no worries in their lives."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li. The couple are quite reasonable. They have never thought of using Grandma Song's life to exchange for money. They just want to seek justice for my mother and sister."

......

After the laboratory was established, Gu Mian devoted himself to it and became much calmer.

After a while, she couldn't help but worry about Ye Junlin and Xu Yihan.

In the evening, Gu Mian went home early and had dinner with Nian Nian.

After dinner, Xu Yihan accompanied her for a walk in the garden.

"Yihuan, how are you feeling lately?"

"fine."

"Is the pregnancy reaction serious?"

"A little, but not too serious."

"That's good." Gu Mian reminded, "If you feel uncomfortable, go find my mother or call a doctor."

"Mianmian, I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."

Gu Mian asked, "Have you decided?"

Xu Yihan shook her head gently, "I don't know... This child is growing in my belly day by day. Although he is still very small, I really can't bear to part with him more and more... And according to Jun Lin, if I forcefully abort this child, he will take Xinxin away. I can't lose Nian Nian."

"So you will most likely choose to give birth to the child, right?"

Xu Yihan looked miserable. "I really don't know whether giving birth to him is right or wrong. Children don't have the right to choose. When he grows up, will he hate me for giving birth to him?"

Gu Mian held her hand and sat down on a bench nearby. "Yihuan, I know your concerns. You think that if a child cannot grow up in a complete family, there will be many disadvantages. This is indeed true."

"But no one can persuade my brother right now. He keeps his word and really takes Xinxin away. You can't bear it."

"Moreover, given the conditions of the Ye family, we are fully capable of raising this child. He will get the best life and the best educational resources, and grow up without worries."

"Let's take a step back. Even if you and my brother are not meant to be together and can't be a family, you are still the mother of this child, and your love for him will not change."

"Although I can't help you convince my brother, I can guarantee you visitation rights with your child."

Xu Yihan nodded, "Mianmian, I had no choice in the first place. I feel much more relieved when you say that..."

She raised her hand and stroked her flat belly. "I hope he can grow up healthy and happy, and not have too many regrets because I'm not around..."

"It will be fine."

The phone suddenly rang. Gu Mian saw that it was Xuxu calling, so he quickly picked up the phone. "Xuxu."

"Madam, Grandma Song's daughter has been successfully rescued and returned to China!"

"Really?" Gu Mian was delighted. "How is he? Nothing unexpected happened, right?"

"She suffered a lot of torture in the park, but she is fine. She only suffered minor injuries. My people will send her back to her country as soon as possible."

"Okay, be sure to stay safe."

"Don't worry, ma'am."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Mian breathed a sigh of relief. "The person has been rescued. Grandma Song can rest assured now."

"It's good news indeed." Xu Yihan was also delighted. "Mianmian, this is rare good news recently. You can feel a little relieved now."

Gu Mian turned his head and looked at the sky outside the window. "I am not important. What is important is that I hope that Grandma Song's family can accept this accident..."

......

The funeral went smoothly. Grandma Song's family was immersed in grief, and Gu Mian had little to say to them.

Especially Granny Song’s daughter, who seemed very frightened and uneasy, perhaps because she had just been rescued from northern Myanmar, so Gu Mian did not bother her much.

The cell phone suddenly rang, Gu Mian took it out and took a look, his pupils suddenly contracted!

She subconsciously raised her head and looked at the crying woman in the crowd, her hand holding the phone trembling slightly...

After the funeral, Grandma Song’s son and daughter-in-law came to express their gratitude to Gu Mian for arranging such a perfect ceremony for their mother.

After saying goodbye, their family was taken away by Li Tingshen's men.

On the way home, Gu Mian leaned back in the chair tiredly, staring blankly at the scenery passing by outside the car window.

"Mianmian, what's going on in the lab?"

Ye Junlin, who was sitting nearby, took the initiative to start the conversation.

"It went very smoothly."

Gu Mian pulled himself back to his senses and said, "Compared to the previous manual pig breeding, the laboratory is safer, and the precise instruments can also monitor the progress at any time."

"That's good. You are always smart and you will definitely succeed."

“I hope so.”

The phone suddenly rang. It was Xuxu calling.

"Madam, Lan Jing really wants to see you."

"Did she say anything?"

"no."

"I don't want to see her." Gu Mian said coldly, "I have nothing to say to her, and there is no need to meet her."

"Madam, Mr. Li means that you can meet him."

Gu Mian was curious, "Why?"

"Mr. Li didn't say that."

Gu Mian was not prepared to ask in detail, "Since Ting Shen said so, I will just meet her once."

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."

......

Gu Mian went directly to the laboratory, and about an hour later, Chengxu came with Lan Jinghao.

Lan Jinghao had no obvious injuries on her body, but her face looked very bad.

Gu Mian knew the methods used by Li Tingshen's subordinates. They could torture people to the point of excruciating pain without shedding a drop of blood.

Lan Jinghao has definitely suffered a lot recently.

Lan Jinghao saw Gu Mian, her dull eyes were devoid of emotion, she just said woodenly, "You are so beautiful... just like the first time I saw you..."

She still remembered the surprise she felt when she first saw Gu Mian, and the envy that filled her heart and eyes at that time.

Sure enough, people who are good-looking will be favored by God.

All good things happen to Gu Mian, but she is the exact opposite!

"Thank you for the compliment." Gu Mian said calmly, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Lan Jinghao raised her hand and wiped away her tears, "I lost... Gu Mian, I completely lost to you..."

"It looks like you can't stand the torture anymore." Gu Mian smiled faintly, "Although my men are cruel, they give you enough respect. At least, they didn't violate you."

"On the contrary, Gu Xingzhi, who is secretly colluding with you, is the real evildoer. I heard that women sent to his park will be raped by men until they obey. That's what it means to live a life worse than death..."

"You guys pushed me to that point. Apart from cooperating with Gu Xingzhi, was there any other way for me to go?" Lan Jinghao said sadly, "I didn't think of anything else at the time. I just wanted to work with Gu Xingzhi to break up you and Xiao Gu, and then I would take your place and become Mrs. Li."

"I believe you wanted to see me today, not just to have me review things with you, right?" Gu Mian didn't have the patience to continue chatting with her, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Lan Jinghao sniffed, holding back tears, and said, "I heard that you are now refining the insects yourself, but you are a novice after all, I'm afraid it's not that easy, right?"

Gu Mian raised an eyebrow, "So?"

"So I want to make a deal with you."

Gu Mianrao was interested, "Tell me about it."

"Although I can't help you remove the worm, I can help you refine the worm. The condition is that you must release me after the task is completed and give me a sum of money that I can't spend in this lifetime."

Gu Mian smiled and said, "This is the path I showed you before, but you didn't choose it. Now you've gone in a circle, or are you coming back?"

"Because I've had enough of the dark and tortured days." Lan Jinghao choked up and said, "I've figured it out. Xiao Gu will never fall in love with me in his lifetime. My dream will never come true."

"In that case, I must plan well for myself. Am I going to be imprisoned and tortured by you for the rest of my life?"

Gu Mian said calmly, "But I don't need you to help me refine the worm."

"Gu Mian, don't be too confident." Lan Jinghao said firmly, "No matter how smart you are, you can't surpass me so quickly."

"With my help, you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort. You won't lose out on this deal."

Gu Mian supported his head with one hand and looked at her, as if he was thinking.

Lan Jinghao pursed her lips and knelt down in front of her. "Gu Mian, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have coveted Xiao Gu. I shouldn't have had desires for him after knowing that he was married. I shouldn't have joined forces with Gu Xingzhi to harm you..."

"I beg you to give me another chance, just once, for the sake of saving Xiao Gu's life."

"Gu Mian, although I am guilty of an unforgivable crime, if it weren't for me, Xiao Gu would have died in the sea long ago, right? In that case, you would only feel more regretful and more painful. So even if I have made a thousand mistakes, I beg you to give me another chance to make a new beginning, Gu Mian!"

Lan Jing cried and kowtowed to Gu Mian, "Gu Mian, I beg you... I beg you..."

Gu Mian took a sip of hot tea and said, "Okay, since you saved Ting Shen's life, I will trust you this time. I hope you won't let me down..."

"Since this is a collaboration, I like to say some unpleasant things up front. Although I have promised you, your every move is under my surveillance. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to get close to me and harm me, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible, because you can't bear the consequences."

Lan Jinghao nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, I just want to plan for the rest of my life now. I will never hurt you again, otherwise I will die."

"You also said it was a collaboration, so what I just said, what I want after the deal is done..."

"The last thing I lack is money, so I won't default on my debts." Gu Mian promised, "As long as you help me refine the worm, I will ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

"make a deal."