Mumu meant that even if Xu Youning didnât want to sleep, she should let the baby have a rest.
However, what he really wanted was to let Xu Youning accompany him to sleep.
Xu Youning had to admit that although Mumu was young, he was a good hand at passing the buck.
But Mumu was right about one thingâeven if she was not in the mood to sleep, she should go to bed for the sake of her child.
âWell,â Xu Youning compromised and took the little fellowâs hand, âletâs go upstairs to sleep.â
âWhoo!â
Mumu cheered and bounced into his room. He took out a lovely set of panda pajamas and put them on. While rolling on the bed, he acted cute to Xu Youning, saying, âAuntie Youning, youâre so beautiful today!â
Xu Youning was removing her makeup. Hearing that, she teased the little fellow, âOnly today?â
âAnd tomorrow! And the day after tomorrow!â Mumu crawled to the end of the bed from his quilt like a little mole. With the quilt covering him, he raised his head and looked at Xu Youning with his chin in his hands, saying, âAuntie Youning is beautiful every day!â
Knowing that Mumu was still a child and his words couldnât be taken seriously, Xu Youning still smiled.
She bet that Mumu would be a master at flirting when he grew up, and countless girls would be fascinated by him.
After removing her makeup, Xu Youning went to take a shower. When she came out, Mumu was already asleepâthe little guy was lying on his stomach at the end of the bed with his hands hanging down. He slept quietly and contently like a little bear.
Xu Youning picked him up and let him lie on his back. Then she lay down beside him and closed her eyes. But unlike Mumu, she couldnât reassure herself to fall asleep.
âBrother Sijue, donât be like this...â
âBrother Sijue, youâre so bad...â
âBrother Sijue...â
Yang Shanshanâs voice looped around Xu Youningâs ears harshly, making Xu Youning unable to sleep at all.
Xu Youning tried several times to kick Yang Shanshanâs voice out of her mind but only ended with failure.
She scratched her head irritably and kept tossing and turning. But no sleeping position could calm her down.
After a while, the voice that pestered Xu Youning became Mu Sijueâsâ
âXu Youning, who do you think you are?â
âWhat can you offer?â
Xu Youning found it was sad that she clearly remembered how satirical and disdainful Mu Sijue was when saying those words. Thinking about them now, she felt that every word became a sharp knife, piercing into her heart.
The pain almost suffocated her in the dark.
In the end, Xu Youning lifted the quilt, sat up, and buried her face in her hands.
The night was like a monster opening its bloody mouth. It was howling with bared fangs in her mind, trying to swallow her.
Feeling miserable, Xu Youning inserted her fingers deep into her hair and slowly tightened them, attempting to squeeze all the complex emotions out of her mind. But she couldnât.
The clutter kept torturing her. It was not until late last night when the storm in her mind slowly subsided and she finally cleared her head.
After calming down, the first thing that Xu Youning thought of was the safety of her and Doctor Liu.
Kang Ruicheng didnât believe her completely. She knew certainly that Dongzi must have sent a lot of subordinates to guard the house now in order to prevent her from escaping.
Considering the child in her belly and her unstable condition, she could not run away rashly because if she failed, she would die.
But if she didnât, Kang Ruicheng would be back tomorrow.
Once Kang Ruicheng found her investigating his money laundering business, he would definitely think that it was she who gave the evidence to Mu Sijue. At that time, what awaited her would be endless torture and death.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
However, she might get out of trouble successfully. At least, Dongzi had slowly dispelled his doubts about her. After Kang Ruicheng came back, he might not be able to find her collecting evidence.
Be that as it may, she still needed to prepare for the worst.
Anyway, she had to ensure the safety of Doctor Liu firstâDoctor Liu was innocent.
With that in mind, Xu Youning slowly calmed down. She lay back on the bed and soon fell asleep.
The next day when Xu Youning woke up, she saw Mumu lying on the pillow with one leg stretching out to press the quilt and the other opening widely. The little fellow was lying on his stomach like a frog, poutingâhe looked very cute.
Xu Youning adjusted the little guyâs sleeping position and tucked him in the quilt. Then she got out of bed and called Doctor Liu, âDoctor Liu, I may be exposed soon.â
After a long silence, Doctor Liu asked in shock, âMs. Xu, what did you just say?â
Xu Youning repeated her words while doing something on the computer. In the end, she said, âDoctor Liu, can you hide for some time in a concealed place so that no one can find you?â
Doctor Liu thought for a moment and said, âYes. But what about you?â
âIâll find a way. You just need to keep yourself safe,â Xu Youning looked at the computer which showed the remittance had been successful. She told Doctor Liu, âI transferred some money to your account. Thank you for your help during this period.â
âI got it.â Doctor Liu sighed, âI wonât use this money unless I have to. I hope I can give it back to you in the future.â
Xu Youning smiledâDoctor Liuâs hope may never come true.
She came to her sense and continued, âDoctor Liu, do you remember the phone number I gave to you last time?â
âI saved it,â Doctor Liu asked, âwhatâs wrong?â
âIf you encounter an emergency, you can dial that number. Tell that person what happened to me, and ask him to help you.â then Xu Youning emphasized, âBut donât contact him unless you donât have a second choice.â
Xu Youning was scared.
She was afraid that after Doctor Liu contacted Mu Sijue, but Mu Sijue would not believe what Doctor Liu said and just let her run her own course.
However, she was also afraid that Mu Sijue would believe Doctor Liu and manage to save her for her and their child. If so, Mu Sijue would definitely be threatened by Kang Ruicheng.
Once there was a chance, Kang Ruicheng would kill Mu Sijue, which meant that in the end, she still needed Mu Sijue to save her at risk to his own life.
She didnât want Mu Sijue to run the risk nor to be threatened by anyone.
Mu Sijue was a born king of the dark. He should always seize the initiative.
âSure.â Doctor Liu suddenly thought of something, âBy the way, Ms. Xu, I want to ask you something.â
Doctor Liu wanted to ask what was the relationship between Xu Youning and Xiao Yunyun? Why did Xiao Yunyun suddenly find her? To help Xu Youning, or to sound her out under Kang Ruichengâs order?
However, before Doctor Liu spoke, Mumu sat up with the quilt covering him and said in a drowsy way, âAuntie Youning, where are you?â
âDoctor Liu, I donât have time. Iâm gonna go.â
Xu Youning didnât want Mumu to hear anything, so she quickly hung up the phone and carried Mumu out of the quilt. âReady to get up?â Asked she.
Mumu rubbed his eyes and nodded. The hat of his one-piece pajamas swayed with his nod. He said in a childish voice, âI donât want to sleep anymore.â
Xu Youning pinched the little guyâs nose and said, âThen get up.â
She walked to the bathroom with Mumu in her arms. A few steps later, Mumu lay on her shoulder.
She thought he was asleep, but heard him asking in a daze, âAuntie Youning, are you going to leave?â
Xu Youningâs heart did a flip. âDid Mumu hear something?â
She asked uncertainly, âMumu, why did you ask that?â
Mumu rubbed his head against Xu Youningâs shoulder and answered, âI just have this feeling.â
The little guy felt that she would leave?
Xu Youning smiled helplessly. After entering the bathroom, she put him down and rubbed his head, saying, âYou feel it wrong. I... wonât leave.â
Mumu finally opened his eyes and looked at Xu Youning seriously, asking, âWhat about the baby in your belly? He will miss his dad!â
âWe can discuss this another time.â Xu Youning squeezed the toothpaste on the electric toothbrush and said, âOpen your mouth. Iâll help you brush your teeth.â
Mumu obediently opened his mouth. After washing up, he went downstairs to have breakfast with Xu Youning.
After breakfast, Dongzi came over. Xu Youning asked him, âHave you contacted the lawyer? Howâs Brother Cheng?â
âYes, I have. The lawyer said that as long as the police canât provide any new evidence, Brother Cheng can come back tonight.â
Xu Youning was right. The evidence that Mu Sijue collected was not enough to put Kang Ruicheng in jail.
However, in order to get Dongziâs trust, she, against her will, breathed a sigh of relief and said, âItâs good to hear Brother Cheng will be fine.â
âAnd Brother Cheng told the lawyer to pass a message on to us,â said Dongzi.
Xu Youning had already guessed what Dongzi would say. So she asked directly, âIs it related to the business negotiation today?â
âYes,â Dongzi nodded seriously. âBrother Cheng said that this cooperation is very important. We must get it.â
Xu Youning responded casually, âOkay. Who is our opponent?â
Even if they couldnât get the business, they would be able to defeat their opponent. In this way, the cooperation would finally be theirs.
Dongzi shook his head awkwardly and said, âI donât know yet. Brother Cheng said we wonât know it until we arrive there.â
âSo arrogant?â Xu Youning smiled fearlessly. âLetâs meet them first. If we canât get this cooperation opportunity, no one can!â
That was Xu Youningâs style. She had to get what she wanted.
If she couldnât get it, no one could!
Kang Ruicheng once said that it was Xu Youningâs unreasonable possessiveness that attracted him to train her.
âAuntie Youning,â Mumu came over and looked at Xu Youning with eager eyes. âWhere are you and Uncle Dongzi going?â
Xu Youning stroked the little fellowâs hair and said casually, âWe have something to do and will be back at noon. You stay at home and Iâll bring you delicious food.â
Mumu pursed his lips, obviously unwilling to let Xu Youning go. But he compromised in the end. âOkay.â After a pause, he reminded her, âAuntie Youning, be careful. Donât hurt the baby.â
Xu Youning was stunned and then smiled. âDonât worry. I will,â said she.
She then left the old house of the Kang family and got in the car with Dongzi.
Not long after the car drove off, Doctor Liu sent a simple message which read:
âMs. Xu, Iâm leaving.â
In less than a minute, the text message disappeared from Xu Youningâs phone.
Xu Youning installed a program that could delete the message from designated people in no more than one minute. In this way, no one could find out what she had received.
Doctor Liu did not tell Xu Youning where she was going. But the less she said, the safer the place she headed for would be.
Xu Youning put away her phone and breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as there were no innocent people involved, she could carry out her plan step by step.