Chapter 329: Competing and Cornering
Chapter 329: Chapter 329: Competing and Cornering
However, this tranquil moment didn’t last long. It seemed Guo Dongmei and Li Gongming were finished; they were walking over from that direction to leave and would have to pass by Zhao Nuanyue and Hua Yusen.
Hua Yusen was having terrible luck today. The spot he’d chosen was right on the path Guo Dongmei and Li Gongming had to take.
Only then did Hua Yusen see that the two people Zhao Nuanyue had been watching were them. ’What a shock! They’re really that desperate, getting handsy out in the wild. It looks like the rumor about them being caught sleeping together must be true!’
’I have to admire Zhao Nuanyue’s amazing eyesight!’
However, this was no time to be marveling at Zhao Nuanyue’s good eyesight, because Guo Dongmei and Li Gongming had already spotted them.
Hua Yusen was shocked, and Zhao Nuan Yang was shocked too.
But the ones who were most shocked were Li Gongming and Guo Dongmei. Although they hadn’t gone all the way just now, they had done everything else.
’Could Hua Yusen and Zhao Nuanyue have seen?’
But Guo Dongmei quickly composed herself. ’So what if they saw? She was actually hoping people would see.’
So Guo Dongmei linked her arm through Li Gongming’s and said with a wide smile, "Gongming, that’s Hua Yusen. You know, that vegetable!"
Although her words were true, they were laced with Guo Dongmei’s deep contempt for Hua Yusen. In Jincheng City, people often compared Li Gongming and Hua Yusen. It was only after Hua Yusen fell into a vegetative state that Li Gongming became the cream of the crop among the younger generation, leaving Hua Yusen trampled underfoot.
Guo Dongmei’s words filled Li Gongming with delight. ’He, Li Gongming, was no longer someone Hua Yusen could ever compare to!’
Hua Yusen looked at Guo Dongmei and Li Gongming and couldn’t help but sneer, "Heh, so when can we expect to attend your wedding?"
Li Gongming froze. He had been intentionally dragging his feet and hadn’t committed to anything.
But Hua Yusen had actually brought this up right in front of Guo Dongmei, leaving Li Gongming at a loss for how to respond.
Guo Dongmei’s eyes, on the other hand, lit up as she hurriedly said, "In any case, our wedding date is earlier than yours!"
Seeing Guo Dongmei’s smug expression, Zhao Nuanyue simply couldn’t understand the source of her triumph and confidence. ’Is it just that piece of flesh of unknown gender in her belly?’
’Li Gongming doesn’t even want to marry you, okay? He won’t even give you a commitment. What’s there to be so smug about!’
"Heh heh, well congratulations then!" Hua Yusen laughed happily. ’He really was happy. So what if he’d been a vegetable? He woke up, his engagement to Guo Dongmei was broken, he got engaged to Zhao Nuanyue, and they even set a wedding date.’
’Couldn’t things have been any more convenient!’
’Couldn’t it be any sweeter!’
’Happiness came so quickly, it was like having a wonderful dream and suddenly waking up to find it had all come true!’
’I have Guo Dongmei to thank for the favor of breaking our engagement!’
’If Li Gongming married Guo Dongmei, Hua Yusen would have to thank him too. Then Guo Dongmei would stop bothering him.’
Li Gongming had originally intended to humiliate Hua Yusen, but it was obvious Guo Dongmei was likely to say something even more outrageous. Besides, Zhao Nuanyue was right there, and he didn’t want her to see him being too intimate with Guo Dongmei.
Li Gongming actually deluded himself into thinking that Zhao Nuanyue hadn’t seen the eye-searing things he and Guo Dongmei were doing in the nearby woods just now!
"Heh, we have other things to do. Hua, farewell!" Li Gongming said with a smile. "Let’s get together when we have the chance."
"Heh, no need. I’m very busy." Hua Yusen was blunt, rejecting him directly. "We’d like to get back to enjoying our lovely picnic. You’re blocking our sun, so please move."
A muscle in Li Gongming’s cheek twitched. He took a few steps back.
Guo Dongmei frowned and snapped, "Hua Yusen, that’s very rude of you."
"Heh, rude?" Hua Yusen sneered. "Heh heh, you’re reading too much into it."
Li Gongming felt stifled. He then looked at Zhao Nuanyue, his expression immediately becoming amiable. He said, "Nuanyue, have you lost weight? You must take good care of yourself from now on and don’t overwork. If you’re not happy, you can always make a new choice."
Guo Dongmei was dumbfounded. ’Is Li Gongming hitting on Zhao Nuanyue right in front of me?’
’Doesn’t Li Gongming remember that she, Guo Dongmei, is carrying his child in her belly? Doesn’t he remember the sweet times they had together?’
Zhao Nuanyue was also dumbfounded. ’Are we that close?’
Zhao Nuanyue remembered that when Hua Yusen was in the hospital, Li Gongming had cornered her a few times and said all sorts of inappropriate things. Back then, Zhao Nuanyue had cursed him out soundly, and Li Gongming had left in a huff. One time, Gu Qingyu even ordered him to be arrested.
’This guy is completely incorrigible!’
’And now he’s spouting such absurd nonsense right in front of Hua Yusen. His intentions are clearly malicious. It’s absolutely disgusting.’
"Uh... you two really should hurry up and have your wedding. Otherwise, you’ll be holding it together with the baby’s Man Yue feast." Zhao Nuanyue decided not to curse Li Gongming out directly, instead choosing to retaliate with the issue that gave him the biggest headache.
Hearing Zhao Nuanyue mention a child, Guo Dongmei quickly covered her stomach.
"How did you know I’m pregnant?" Guo Dongmei looked at Zhao Nuanyue warily. Other than her family, the only person she’d told was Li Gongming, just today.
Li Gongming froze, slightly annoyed by Guo Dongmei’s words.
"Heh, you’ve gained so much weight compared to before, and it’s all in your belly. There’s only one possibility: you’re pregnant. I’m studying medicine, so it was easy to guess." Zhao Nuanyue smiled, then glanced at Guo Dongmei’s dead-giveaway gesture. "Look at you, clutching your stomach like that. Anyone who isn’t blind can see you’re pregnant."
Guo Dongmei grew wary and took a few steps back, putting some distance between herself and Zhao Nuanyue to prevent her from harming her or the baby in her womb.
’The baby in her belly was her greatest leverage right now. Nothing can happen to it!’
Hua Yusen looked at Li Gongming and smiled. "Congratulations on becoming a father, Mr. Li. In that, I certainly can’t compare to you."
He could see Li Gongming was displeased, so Hua Yusen said it deliberately. Needling people to their face was something Hua Yusen hadn’t bothered with before, considering it a waste of time. However, the repulsive way Li Gongming had looked at Zhao Nuanyue had thoroughly irritated him.
And so, Hua Yusen deliberately spoke to provoke him, just to make Li Gongming squirm.
"Mind your own business." Li Gongming didn’t want to look at Hua Yusen’s face, especially when he looked like he was just enjoying the show. He turned and walked away.
When Guo Dongmei saw Li Gongming leave, she followed him. Before she left, she glanced at Zhao Nuanyue and Hua Yusen, a pang of jealousy in her heart. The way Hua Yusen looked at Zhao Nuanyue was filled with doting affection, a way he had never once looked at her.
Even after getting with Li Gongming, she only received that kind of doting affection occasionally.
’That Zhao Nuanyue is so detestable, detestable beyond words!’
Once they were far away, Zhao Nuanyue looked at Hua Yusen, who was still grinning from ear to ear, and asked, "Are you that happy to see your ex-fiancée?"