The couple coaxed their daughter to sleep, washed up and lay down on the bed. Ji Ling expressed the thoughts that had been in her heart for the past few days.

"I helped you guys before, and your company said they would hire me after I graduate, but I don't want to go anymore." Ji Ling turned sideways. Although the room was dark, they were close enough to see each other's faces. "Chi Fangping is gone now, and there are so many Chi Fangpings out there. I don't want to take the risk again."

"It's up to you. You can do whatever you want." Zhu Weidong hugged his wife. "After this separation, I'm afraid we won't see each other again until the end of the year. If Niuniu still can't leave, you can take a leave from school and study at home. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll ask grandpa to find a teacher to help you privately."

"No need for that. Niu Niu has been doing well these days. I will be a day student in the future and it will be no problem for me to go home every day." Ji Ling said.

"My illness"

"Take your time." Ji Ling interrupted him, "It's late, go to bed."

There was silence in the darkness for a while before Zhu Weidong's voice was heard again, "My car tomorrow."

"I guessed it."

There was another silence.

Then there were some crackling sounds.

Ji Ling originally wanted to reject him, but finally she fulfilled his wish.

Early the next morning, Zhu Weidong, feeling energetic, took the early bus. Ji Ling was very sleepy, so she told him to take care of himself, then turned over and fell into a deep sleep again.

In the days that followed, Ji Ling's life slowly returned to normal. She started going to school, leaving in the morning and coming back in the evening.

The rumors about her disappeared after seeing that she was completely normal.

Winter came in a blink of an eye, and heavy snow fell. Niu Niu was already fifteen months old, and she could run around the ground very smoothly. She ran around the house every day, and her laughter was everywhere.

There are many people in the school and there is always no shortage of topics. Gradually, some rumors about Gao Jing and Jiang Yihang spread.

As soon as Miao Man returned to the dormitory, she described in vivid detail all the annoyance she had heard.

"Someone saw Gao Jing coming out of Jiang Yihang's dormitory in the middle of the night. She was afraid of being seen, so she hid in the dark. But now her belly is big, and even if she covered her face tightly, you can tell it's her just by looking at her bulging belly."

"And I saw it not just once. I heard it many times. The teachers in the dormitory over there secretly discussed that the child in Gao Jing's belly was Jiang Yihang's."

"Gao Jing heard these rumors from somewhere during the day and cried in class. Otherwise, how could she have a miscarriage? She was even sent to the infirmary."

"I noticed that Jiang Zheng hasn't been with her for quite a while. Could it be because of this?"

Li Jia and Tang Meng had heard about this a long time ago and were not surprised.

Ji Ling didn't return to the dormitory these few days. She went home directly in the afternoon because she had no classes, so she didn't know the situation.

"I used to think Gao Jing liked Jiang Yihang." Ji Ling fell into reminiscence. "This year I went to the northwest, and Gao Jing was there too. She went to visit Gu Baoshan, and when she came back I heard that she was pregnant, and she got pregnant quite quickly."

Counting the days, Ji Ling didn't believe that it would be discovered so soon.

Gu Baoshan only stayed back for twenty days at most.

However, Gao Jing said frankly that her period was delayed and it was only after taking a blood test that this was confirmed. This was something Gao Jing herself told her female classmate.

Otherwise, Ji Ling would really suspect that Gu Baoshan was a cheap father.

"You've already noticed it? Why didn't I see it?"

Miao Man's words brought Ji Ling back to her senses. She recalled the first time she met Gu Baoshan and Gao Jing together during the winter vacation. When Gao Jing introduced her family, she referred to Gu Baoshan as Jiang Yihang.

When they heard Gao Jing's operation, the three of them opened their mouths in surprise.

"It's not what you think. She just likes Jiang Yihang. How can Senior Gu tolerate it and marry her now? I now feel that Senior Gu is not as good as I think." Miao Man shook her head.

Ji Ling thought that of course they were together, and Gu Baoshan did this to keep his job.

But she couldn't say it. If she didn't give face to Gao Jing, she had to give face to Gu Baoshan.

Tang Meng glanced at Ji Ling, as if he had guessed something, and smiled secretly, but he knew what to do and didn't say anything more.

Ji Ling just treated Gao Jing's matter as gossip, but the matter escalated and finally Gu Baoshan called Ji Ling's home.

Ji Ling was surprised when she answered the phone and heard it was Gu Baoshan.

Gu Baoshan explained, "Engineer Zhu and I asked for your home phone number. Xiaoling, you also know about Gao Jing and Jiang Yihang at school, right? I just want to ask you, is it true?"

Ji Ling, "Your question makes me feel awkward. I also heard it from others."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while before Gu Baoshan's voice rang out again, "Xiaoling, thank you for your help."

"fine."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Ling was stunned for a while. Gu Baoshan didn't say much, but she could feel that he believed these rumors.

"Mom." Niu Niu came over, put her little hands on her mother's legs, looked up, her eyes were so adorable.

Ji Ling smiled and picked up her daughter, "What's wrong with Niuniu?"

"Eat, eat." Niu Niu can now speak simply, saying single words. She pointed in the direction of the door and moved her body towards that direction.

Ji Ling tapped her daughter's nose. The little girl's biological clock was very accurate and she was never late for dinner.

After receiving Gu Baoshan's call, Ji Ling thought about it at first, but then slowly put the matter out of her mind.

As a result, half a month later, Ji Ling saw Gu Baoshan in school. He was dark and thin, wearing an army green coat. If he hadn't called Ji Ling, Ji Ling would not have recognized him if she passed by him.

"Why has Senior Gu lost so much weight?"

Although Gu Baoshan has lost weight, he is in good spirits. He smiled and said, "I have been following the construction site for a few days, getting up early and going to bed late every day, so I have lost some weight. Xiaoling, let's have dinner together tonight. I will call Miao Man and the others as well. We haven't been together for more than a year."

Ji Ling thought for a moment and replied, "I'll go later. I have to go home and put the child to sleep first."

"Okay, it's in the old restaurant behind the school. Just go there when you're done."

After both sides made an appointment, they went about their business.

After Ji Ling arrived at the dormitory, Miao Man and the others also talked about dinner in the evening. Knowing that Ji Ling would be there too, Miao Man just told her not to worry, with a look of excitement on her face.

Seeing her smirk, Ji Ling guessed what she was planning.

The rumors about Gao Jing and Jiang Yihang had to be suppressed by the school. Just a few days after they were suppressed, Gu Baoshan came back, naturally because of this matter.

"Senior Gu has called Meng Wenbin and Hua Xiaoyu to go, so Jiang Yihang will go too, right?"

"Don't worry, he will definitely go." Ji Ling explained to her, "If there are knives in the sky, Jiang Yihang has to go. If he doesn't go, it means he is guilty."

Miao Man smiled and said, "Then I feel relieved."

The words "I'm relieved" made everyone laugh.

Thinking about the dinner scene in the evening, several people were looking forward to it.