Chapter 857 Dare Not Love Again

Li Xingze was frightened and explained quickly, "Brother, don't misunderstand... Rufeng... he was just joking!"

Gu Mian raised his eyes, and his gaze collided deeply with Li Ting in the air.

For a moment, complex emotions surged in the eyes of both people.

Li Tingshen spread his long legs and walked directly to Gu Mian, holding her slender waist with one hand.

"Master He, this joke is a bit too much."

He Rufeng was startled, then quickly stood up and said seriously, "Brother Shen, I'm not joking, I'm serious."

Li Xingze raised his hands to cover his face, with an expression that said 'you are hopeless'.

"Oh?" Li Ting curled his lips deeply, but the smile stopped at the corner of his eyes, "There are many people who covet my wife, but you are the first one who dares to propose to me in public."

He Rufeng frowned, "Brother Shen, you and Gu Mian are already divorced. She is free now. I have the right to pursue her."

Li Ting's eyes were cold, and the next second, he grabbed the collar of He Rufeng's clothes.

"Since you are not sober, I will make you sober up."

Before He Rufeng could react, he fell backwards!

Behind him was the swimming pool.

With a "plop", He Rufeng fell into the swimming pool.

Li Tingshen didn't even look at him again and directly pulled Gu Mian away.

He Rufeng tossed a few times, swam to the shore, and shouted anxiously, "Gu Mian!"

"Mian your head!" Li Xingze rolled his eyes, "My brother has given you enough face. If it were someone else, it would not be pushed into the swimming pool, but pushed off the cliff!"

......

Gu Mian was directly pulled by Li Tingshen into the Rolls-Royce outside the door.

Li Tingshen instructed the driver to drive and then raised the partition on the back seat.

Just as Gu Mian was about to speak, the man next to her suddenly kissed her lips.

Her breath was soon snatched away by him. She wanted to push him away, but her hands were easily controlled by him. She was forced to endure his strong kiss.

Gu Mian could feel Li Tingshen's physical changes. In the cramped space, the temperature gradually rose, melting away the chill of the spring day.

The sleeping mind is blank.

I don’t know how long it was, but when Gu Mian was almost out of breath, Li Tingshen finally let her go.

Li Ting buried his face in Gu Mian's neck, breathing heavily.

"Gu Mian." The man's low and hoarse voice rang in Gu Mian's ears. "I didn't look for you because I wanted to give you time to digest it. But you flirted with the little boy directly, didn't you?"

Gu Mian's breathing was slightly disordered. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who flirted with him?"

"No flirting? Can he propose to me in public? Huh?"

Gu Mian was also helpless, "I only met him once, and today was the second time... I found out that Mr. He had pancreatic cancer, and he wanted to repay his kindness."

"But you didn't reject her in public." Li Tingshen complained, "If I hadn't come, would you have agreed to his proposal?"

Gu Mian was silent for a moment, then calmly said, "Ting Shen, in fact, people will not die without love... It took me two years to understand this truth."

Li Ting was startled.

He slowly raised his head and looked at her pretty profile. "Gu Mian, you are refusing to forgive me by saying this, right?"

Gu Mian sat up straight, straightened the clothes in front of him that were messed up because of the entanglement just now, and spoke slowly and quietly, "I admit that when I knew the reason why you insisted on aborting the child two years ago, it had a huge impact on me."

"I lay at home for two days to digest this fact."

"I learned from Master that it's not that I can't give birth to this child, but that it would cause too much damage to my body. So you actually chose me between me and the child."

"Ting Shen, I am very grateful to you, really. I have never been a great person. Maybe if I had chosen it myself, I would have chosen to live."

Her voice was choked with sobs, "But Ting Shen, it hurts so much, our marriage really hurts me too much..."

"We lost two children in succession. Maybe this is fate. Maybe all the luck in my life is just enough to meet you, but I can't live a peaceful and stable life with you..."

"So Ting Shen, I don't want to persist. I can't change my fate. I'm worried that I will face the same pain in the future."

"So forget it, let's call it a day and go back to the old ways from now on."

Li Ting listened to her quietly, with something cracking in his eyes.

He suddenly raised his hands and held her shoulders, "I don't agree!"

Gu Mian had tears in his eyes, "People will not die without love, but there is actually another half sentence behind it, some love will make life worse than death!"

When she was restrained on the operating table and forced to have the baby removed, she really wanted to die and never wake up again.

As long as you don't wake up, you won't have to face the unbearable pain.

"Gu Mian, I had no choice." Li Ting's voice was hoarse, "Do you want me to watch your body get damaged? I asked Mr. Lu Lang, if you insist on giving birth to a child, not only will your body get worse, but you will also not be able to live as long as a normal person."

"You will die, maybe at 30, maybe at 40."

"I know that you could have had a child of your own, but you lost it because of me." Gu Mian's heart ached. "I should have spent my whole life repaying you, but Ting Shen, I really don't dare to love you anymore."

Scared.

She had loved Li Tingshen for more than ten years, and the pain she felt far outweighed the happiness.

And the pain is unbearable.

"Gu Mian, you can't do this to me..."

Li Tingshen heard his own voice.

Gu Mian closed his eyes, suppressing the emotions surging in his eyes, "Ting Shen, I have made up my mind."

......

Gu Mian asked the driver to stop the car and got out on the roadside.

She did not take a taxi and left, but walked aimlessly on the road alone.

Only when she was tired did she hail a taxi and return to Washington.

Although I was very tired, I tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep.

She lay in bed, her mind recounting every detail of her time with Li Tingshen.

She didn't know why. She had made the decision and talked it out, but she still felt sad.

When I came to my senses, it was already daybreak.

Gu Mian got up, washed his face, and went to work at the Chinese medicine clinic early.

I was so busy taking a nap in the morning that I didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. After I finished my work, Mr. Lu Lang knocked on the door and came in.

"Mianmian, Mr. Pei has been waiting for you for a long time."

Gu Mian got up and went out, and saw Pei Jianchuan sitting on the sofa in the rest area, flipping through a medical magazine.

"Mr. Pei, are you looking for me?"

Pei Jianchuan stood up and said with a smile, "I was passing by the Chinese Medicine Hall and wanted to ask if you had time to come and have lunch with me."

Gu Mian readily agreed, "People are made of iron, and food is made of steel, but this is a Chinese medicine clinic, so of course I'll treat you to lunch, let's go."

Mr. Lu Lang was busy and did not go with them.

A new Sichuan restaurant opened near the Chinese Medicine Hall. Since both of us can eat spicy food, we chose this restaurant.

Gu Mian asked for a private room, ordered the dishes, and poured tea for Pei Jianchuan.

"How's Xiaobao doing lately?"

"Not bad. The monthly exam results are pretty good."

"I asked if he was happy, not if his grades were good."

Pei Jianchuan smiled and said, "No wonder Xiaobao likes you so much. When children go to elementary school, most people will start to pay attention to their grades."

"Even if Xiaobao is mediocre, your money is enough for him to spend for the rest of his life, so he just needs to be happy."

"Xiaobao is in a good mood, but he lacks maternal love." Pei Jianchuan looked at her, "Gu Mian, are you willing to be his mother?"