Chapter 845: Chapter 841:

When they got home, as soon as Le Zhengsheng stepped into the entryway, his steps wavered a little.

Yu Sangwan came out from inside and happened to see him. She was startled and hurried over to support him. "A Sheng!"

Le Zhengsheng leaned on her arm for strength, gave a bitter smile, and said, "My body really is useless, huh."

Yu Sangwan paused. A Sheng was... truly upset. He had never been someone willing to show weakness. It seemed this time, Gu Xiaoning’s situation had really hurt him.

"Don’t get too anxious about Ningning," Yu Sangwan frowned, trying to comfort him. "With Secretary-General Ou stepping in, the police here will definitely do their best."

"Mm." Le Zhengsheng smiled faintly and sat down on the sofa.

Yu Sangwan looked at him. "Wait a sec, I’ll get you a bowl of soup... you can’t skip it!"

"Heh." Le Zhengsheng let out a laugh. "Alright, I’ll drink it."

The soup was at just the right temperature. Holding the bowl in both hands, Le Zhengsheng drank until his stomach felt warm.

"Wanwan." There was a trace of melancholy in Le Zhengsheng’s expression. "Honestly, I do understand Aunt Gu... Ningning’s life is already hard enough. If she had to end up with a man like me on top of that, then she really would be too pitiful."

Yu Sangwan’s nose stung. "A Sheng, don’t talk like that."

"..." Le Zhengsheng was silent for a moment, then smiled soundlessly. "Right now I only hope she can be safe and sound. Whether we’re together or not really... isn’t that important to me anymore. Someone like me, who could die at any time, what else am I supposed to ask for?"

"A Sheng!" Yu Sangwan’s voice rose a little. "Stop saying that!"

Le Zhengsheng’s face was full of bitterness. "Sorry, I’m not trying to make you sad. I’m just stating the facts."

"A Sheng." Yu Sangwan sat down in front of him, her delicate brows tightly furrowed.

"Back then, for my sake, you could hold on and even agreed to this round of treatment... so how can you be this negative now, when it’s for the person you like? The whole world is expecting you to die! But you can’t! Don’t just listen to those voices. Look at Ningning, look at me, look at Uncle Le Zheng—we’re all waiting for you!"

Le Zhengsheng froze, his eyes turning a little wet.

"Wanwan."

He rubbed his eyes. "When it first relapsed, I was scared too. But I was clear on one thing... even if I died, you still have Lu Jinxuan! And my dad? No matter how sad he is, he’s already been through the same thing eight times... But this time is different!"

His voice choked. "Ningning is still so young, I’m afraid she..."

He couldn’t go on.

Yu Sangwan’s eyes reddened, tears spilling as she choked up. "So, for her, you have to hold on too! Ningning is still young. If you give up at a time like this... her whole life will be miserable! Look at Jinxuan and me—don’t you understand?"

Le Zhengsheng stared blankly at her for a long time before finally nodding. "Maybe you’re right. I don’t know. My head’s a mess."

He and Ningning, Wanwan and Lu Jinxuan... they weren’t the same, were they?

If he cut things off with Ningning now, she probably wouldn’t end up like Wanwan; after all, there wasn’t really anything between them yet.

...

In the staff area of the nightclub, Gu’s father was talking to a middle-aged man.

"So, what do you think?"

The middle-aged man’s expression was hard to read. "She looks pretty good, but it’s a pity she’s not a virgin. Otherwise I could offer a higher price... you’re sure she’s not a virgin?"

Gu’s father licked his face into a flattering smile. He remembered Le Zhengsheng, and he was convinced his daughter had something going on with him... and he was absolutely sure his daughter wasn’t a virgin! A father like this was just about extinct in this world!

"Hey, girls these days, at this age, how many of them are that clean? Just pay what you think is right. However much you can give, give."

"Tch." The middle-aged man sneered. "Wait. Her looks really are excellent. I’ll give it a try. If Fifth Master takes a liking to her, there’ll be more benefits for both of us."

"Ah... good, thank you then." Gu Xiaoning was sitting in the car outside the door with someone watching her. She had no idea what fate awaited her next.

Her father had been inside for a long time. A nightclub was not a decent place... Gu Xiaoning nervously clenched her hands.

At the entrance, her father came out together with the middle-aged man.

"Let’s go!" Gu’s father got in the car and sat beside Gu Xiaoning.

Gu Xiaoning’s face was full of wariness. "Where are you taking me now? What exactly are you doing?"

"Shut up!" Gu’s father roared viciously. "Why are you talking so much crap? Didn’t we agree you’d do whatever I say?"

Gu Xiaoning frowned, opened her mouth, but still didn’t say anything... There was no point in saying anything; what good would it do?

The car drove off, going farther and farther into a remote area, though the surroundings were quite nice.

Finally, it stopped in front of a villa.

"Get out!"

Gu’s father yanked his daughter, his tone just as nasty as ever.

Dragged along by him, Gu Xiaoning stumbled a little. Standing at the door, she was utterly lost. "Dad, what is this place?"

Her father definitely couldn’t afford a house like this... A deep sense of foreboding washed over Gu Xiaoning.

"Tsk!" Gu’s father clicked his tongue. "You talk too damn much! I’m obviously bringing you here to enjoy a good life! Get inside!"

Half dragged, half pulled, Gu Xiaoning was hauled inside. It was even more luxurious on the inside.

Upstairs, a man was coming down... he was on the older side, fat, with big ears, and already thinning on top. As he came down, his gaze swept over Gu’s father and the middle-aged man, but quickly landed on Gu Xiaoning. His eyes instantly lit up with greedy desire.

"Not bad."

The man smiled and walked over.

"Yes." The middle-aged man plastered on a fawning smile. "As long as you like her, Fifth Master. Someone we send to you isn’t going to be any random girl we pulled off the street."

At this point, if Gu Xiaoning still didn’t understand what was going on, she really would have been an idiot.

"Dad!" Gu Xiaoning gritted her teeth and yelled at her father. "You... what are you doing!"

Gu’s father frowned. "What are you shouting for? No manners! Fifth Master has taken a fancy to you. From now on you’ll have a good life, and not just you... our whole family will have it good!"

"You..." Gu Xiaoning was so furious she couldn’t even get the words out. Someone like this... did he even deserve to be called a father?

Gu Xiaoning never in her worst nightmares imagined that her own father would sell her off! And this man looked even older than her father!

"No!"

Gu Xiaoning spun around to run. She couldn’t stay here, couldn’t let herself be defiled!

"Where do you think you’re going?"

Gu’s father panicked and rushed over to drag her back. "Get back here!" After all, Gu Xiaoning was just a girl; how could she fight her own father?

"Let go of me!" Gu Xiaoning was crying in desperation. "You can’t do this! I’m your daughter!"

"Tch!" Gu’s father sniffed dismissively. "What good is a daughter? Every time I ask you for some money to spend, it’s so damn hard! You’re going to be with men anyway, might as well do something good for me while you’re at it!"

"..." Gu Xiaoning was so enraged she was speechless, her face drained of color, on the verge of collapse at any moment. Who could understand this kind of despair?

The man they were calling Fifth Master grew impatient. He waved a hand. "If you’re going to argue, don’t do it in my house! Sir, let me remind you... your daughter belongs to me now, so mind your tone."

"Uh?" Gu’s father was stunned, then quickly forced a wide grin. "Yes, yes, I’ll mind it, I’ll mind it."

"Someone." Fifth Master frowned. "Take the little madam upstairs for me."

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