Chapter 992: Mother of the child (1/2)

Mu Linger was pregnant!

This was the piece of news from Northern Li. Gu Qishao picked himself up from the ground with an expression of disbelief. “Whose seed is it?”

Wasn’t Mu Linger a girl who ran around him in circles all day? All she did said Qi gege this, Qi gege that, so what made her change her mind and grow buddy-buddy with someone else? Hadn’t things developed too fast?

Han Yunxi, Long Feiye, Gu Beiyue, and the rest all turned to stare at him with odd expressions. Gu Qishao stared back, his heart inexplicably flustered.

“You guys...why are you all staring at me like that?” he asked timidly.

Nobody said a word beyond staring some more. Yet this only made Gu Qishao more nervous. “Poison lass, say something.”

Han Yunxi slowly narrowed her eyes as killing intent rose around her. The others’ expressions all shifted as well. Long Feiye looked scornful, Gu Beiyue knitted his brows imposingly, Tang Li was coldly smirking, Xu Donglin shook his head in displeasure, and Baili Mingxiang had creased her brows in indignation. Gu Qishao subconsciously backed away until he was leaning against the wall. His uneasiness rose before he simply decided to flee.

Finally, Han Yunxi spoke up, her voice full of censure. “Gu Qishao, you...you...just when did this happen? Speak!”

“Me?” Gu Qishao was still lost.

“Gu Qishao, it’s true that Mu Linger adores you, but you can’t be like this. A child out of wedlock, you actually...how could you do this?!” Baili Mingxiang burst out furiously.

“Swine!” Tang Li tossed out.

Long Feiye only gave a soft snort.

Gu Qishao was still wondering what they were talking about. He couldn’t figure out what he’d done. He looked at Han Yunxi, but couldn’t bear to roar back, so he vented his temper on Baili Mingxiang and Tang Li sintead. “What are you two talking about? Speak clearly! Just what did this old man do? What the hell matters to me if she’s pregnant? When did I turn into swine?”

Tang Li rushed over and grabbed Gu Qishao’s collar while cursing at him. “So you dare to do it, but not admit it? Gu Qishao, are you still a man? The baby in Mu Linger’s stomach is yours! They’re even using it to threaten you, but you still won’t acknowledge it? Are you a coward or not?! When you leave this place, don’t tell anyone we know each other!”

Gu Qishao was utterly bewildered by Tang Li’s words. He allowed the man to accost him without a reaction. Although everyone’s invectives had been clear enough, he had never thought in that direction. He assumed that they thought he’d caused Mu Linger to be bullied somehow until she got pregnant.

How could he...how could he do something like that?

“Well, f**k!” Gu Qishao recovered his senses and shoved Tang Li aside, then glared huffily at the crowd. “What kind of person do you take me for?”

Everyone exchanged looks, not getting what he meant. Gu Qishao didn’t seem like he was pretending, nor did his personality match someone who’d only do something without admitting it. But Northern Li had said that Mu Linger was pregnant with Gu Qishao’s child to threaten him to hand over a large amount of medicinal herbs. Jun Yixie didn’t show himself, but a famous pharmacy from Northern Li called Nurturing Heart Pharmacy had sent the letter directly to Pill Fiend Pharmacy. Its owner’s name was Yu Kebing.[1]

Jun Yixie probably was still in the dark that Han Yunxi and the rest had figured out Mu Linger and Ning Jing’s whereabouts, which was why he’d gone in a circle to make Yu Kebing send out the demands. The letter stated clearly that Mu Linger was already five months along in her pregnancy and claimed the child was Gu Qishao’s. Ye Kebing required Pill Fiend Pharmacy to send over eight types of medicine of 10 dan in weight to the borders. He would have people pick them up. If the delivery wasn’t completed within 10 days, fate would see whether Mu Linger could preserve the baby.

Han Yunxi and the rest had viewed the letter with doubts at first, but there was no reason to suspect it was a sham! Northern Li had no one who knew of Mu Linger and Gu Qishao’s relationship. In other words, even if someone knew Mu Linger adored Gu Qishao, they wouldn’t use make up something like that to threaten Gu Qishao! He would know best if it was a sham!

In any case, the pregnancy and the baby both had to be true! Thus, Northern Li had sent this threat, which further cemented proof that the baby was Gu Qishao’s.

“You want to deny it even though Mu Linger said it herself? Gu Qishao, I never expected you to be like this!” Tang Li laughed coldly.

Gu Qishao’s fury rose to his throat. Before he could retort, however, Baili Mingxiang added, “Gu Qishao, do you think Mu Linger would malign you? If it wasn’t true, how could a girl like her ruin her reputation just for your sake?”

“Mu Linger would never do anything like this, nor does she have reason to! Why would she seek trouble for herself for no cause?” Han Yunxi argued while aching for her younger sister.

“I...I...she...her…” Gu Qishao’s words died in her throat against the merciless onslaught.

“Gu Qishao, tell me clearly, just what happened? You two...when did you two...how…” How could Linger, that girl, be so foolish? She knew Gu Qishao felt nothing for her, yet she was still willing… Han Yunxi was too embarrassed to think any further.

Gu Qishao found it difficult to clear his own name. He looked seriously at Han Yunxi and asked, “Poison lass, you really think I’m that kind of man?”

“I just want to know what happened? Would Mu Linger slander you like that? If you really like Linger, why didn’t you marry her first? You’re not only ruining her reputation, but bullying her!” Han Yunxi retorted.

Gu Qishao immediately lost his temper. “This old man isn’t that kind of man! If I really liked her so much, I would want her and get her pregnant regardless of marriage or wedlock!”