Chapter 284: Chapter 284 Nuonuo Bleeds Chapter 284: Chapter 284 Nuonuo Bleeds Under the trees in the backyard garden.

Jing Zheng was sleeping against the tree trunk, utterly defenseless.

There were no lights here, and one wouldn’t see anyone unless they came closer to check.

Jing Zheng always hid behind the tree whenever he played hide-and-seek with Little Dumpling, feeling an inexplicable sense of security there.

She checked tree after tree.

Finally, in the cornermost tree, she spotted his figure.

Seeing he was alright, Lu Xining’s suspended heart truly settled, detecting the faint smell of alcohol on him; she crouched down and gently patted his shoulder.

“Sis?” His handsome eyes, groggy with sleep, looked at her.

Lu Xining helped him up by his arm, her tone gentle, “Yes, Sis will take you home.”

Rubbing his throbbing temples, Jing Zheng propped himself up with one hand on the tree trunk and stood.

Seeing his white suit was wrinkled, Lu Xining reached out to pat it and grasped his wrist to head toward the banquet hall, needing to pass through it to exit.

The cold breeze blew, dispelling Jing Zheng’s drowsiness.

He glanced at the time on his watch; it was past Little Dumpling’s bedtime.

Jing Zheng pulled out his phone to see if Nuonuo had sent him a goodnight voice message, but discovered that the phone in his hand wasn’t his; he searched all his pockets but couldn’t find his own phone anywhere.

Jing Zheng halted in his tracks and hastily wanted to go back to find his phone, anxiously saying, “Sis, wait a second, my phone is missing.”

Lu Xining took his phone out from her bag and handed it to him, saying, “It’s with me.”

She noticed the identical black phone in Jing Zheng’s hand, which surely was Jing Yu’s.

An idea immediately formed in her mind.

Jing Zheng also remembered that earlier, Jing Yu had come to find him, spouting a bunch of sarcastic nonsense, and noting their identical phones, he spewed more nonsense.

Although he had held himself back then, he still felt somewhat uneasy inside.

Afterward, he drank a small cup of liquor.

Who would have thought that the drink would have such a strong after-effect? He came out to get some fresh air and ended up falling asleep behind the tree.

“Poor tolerance, addictions run deep.”

Jing Zheng smiled a little embarrassingly.

After hearing of the incident that happened to Jing Yu, a stern look crossed his face as he looked at Lu Xining, worriedly fearful that Mu Suyu, backed into a corner, might do something harmful to her.

Lu Xining patted his shoulder, “Don’t worry, your sister didn’t grow up on a vegetarian diet.”

She bid farewell along with He Jinseng.

Mrs. He, concerned, said, “It’s good Mr. Lu is alright, Miss Lu was really worried earlier and was searching everywhere for you.”

“I’m truly sorry, I had a bit of drink and thought to get some air in the garden.”

“I didn’t expect the He Family Garden to be this beautiful, I was so enchanted, I actually fell asleep, sorry for the trouble.”

Jing Zheng’s words also sounded pleasant.

The He Family Garden was a masterpiece meticulously crafted by Mrs. He, and his words indeed struck a chord with her.

Although Jing Yu had been taken away, Jing Yi and Mu Suyu couldn’t leave immediately.

They at least had to stay until the He Family banquet was over.

Tomorrow, they were also scheduled to attend a charity event, where many attendees were investors of the charity.

Not to mention Jing Yi.

Even Mu Suyu dared not leave.

This charity event held extraordinary significance for her; it had almost exhausted all of her efforts in recent years and absolutely could not afford any mistakes.

The matter with Jing Yu had been arranged for Mu Cen to follow up on.

Even though just now Jing Yi and her had somewhat fallen out, in front of others now, they still presented a loving couple, smiling and mingling cheerfully with others.

Lu Xining caught Mu Suyu’s warning gaze, her eyes moving past her to land on He Lele.

Now, she had obtained the video of Jing Yu crippling Rong Zian.

Some things she didn’t need to handle herself; just letting the right people know was enough for them to help her resolve some unnecessary troubles.

Such as: Jing Yu.

What could be more satisfying than having him trapped inside, letting everyone in Port City know that Mu Suyu’s son is a heartless creature?

Death cannot solve all problems.

Sometimes she liked a permanent solution, but at other times she enjoyed watching the other person struggle in agony, yet unable to escape their predicament with those eyes.

Despair, confusion, regret… but mostly the helplessness of wanting to die!

Not wanting Jing Zheng to suffer any longer, Lu Xining took him away from the banquet hall.

As soon as they stepped out, they saw Fu Junhang waiting outside.

In a low-key black jacket that blended with the darkness and matching military boots that made him look even more ruthless, his cool hawkish eyes slightly softened upon seeing them.

He walked over and punched Jing Zheng, giving him a warning, “If Haozi and I are not around next time, don’t you dare drink, or I’ll send Nuonuo your drunken ugliness.”

Lu Xining smiled helplessly.

It seemed her daughter was everyone’s tool for threatening Jing Zheng.

Far away in Jingzhou, Little Dumpling suddenly sneezed.

Ji Muye quickly set down his work, went over, picked her up, and felt her forehead; no fever, but he was still worried.

He quickly called the butler to summon the family doctor.

“Bring the thermometer.”

Lu Nuonuo touched her own cheek; the temperature was normal.

She reassured him, “Uncle, I’m fine.”

Despite having sneezed, Nuonuo felt that this sneeze was different from the ones during her past illnesses; maybe someone was thinking of her.

Ji Muye hadn’t forgotten how pale Lu Xining looked worrying about Little Dumpling when she last fell ill with a fever.

He pressed his forehead against his daughter’s, using his own to test her temperature.

It felt normal.

But Ji Muye’s heart was still not at ease.

He took the temperature gun the butler brought over and checked Little Dumpling several times, finally sighing with relief when all readings were normal.

“If Nuonuo feels even slightly uncomfortable, you must tell Uncle, understand?”

Little Dumpling obediently nodded, “I understand.”

He had no heart for work and carried his daughter downstairs to wait for the doctor, saying as they walked, “Be good, Uncle will bring your blocks downstairs, and we’ll play. Later, we’ll let Doctor Uncle check you again.”

“Why does Doctor Uncle need to check?”

Lu Nuonuo looked at Ji Muye puzzled and said softly, “It must be mom and uncle missing me~”
“Mom said, when someone misses Nuonuo, I will sneeze~”
She demonstrated to Ji Muye how she sneezed, and now she couldn’t stop.

Now, Ji Muye was truly panicked.

He held his daughter with one hand and fumbled for his phone with the other, quickly dialing Lu Xining’s number.

In Port City, on the car back to the resort.

Lu Xining was half asleep when her phone vibrated frantically. She picked it up to find Ji Muye calling.

As soon as she answered, she heard his anxious voice.

Ji Muye, “Nuonuo has been sneezing continuously, and her temperature tests are showing normal. Has this happened before?”

She glanced at her innocent-looking daughter nestled in Ji Muye’s arms and advised, “Don’t panic first, wait for the doctor to check her, Nuonuo’s constitution is not that weak now.”

Little Dumpling, hearing her voice, immediately came closer.

She grabbed the phone from Ji Muye and tenderly called out to Lu Xining, “Mom, I’ve been sneezing non-stop, is it because you and uncle miss me?”

The two had barely started talking.

Suddenly, a streak of blood trickled from under Nuonuo’s nose, and Lu Xining’s pupils constricted sharply.

Ji Muye, constantly watching the woman through the phone, noticed Lu Xining’s emotional change and also felt something drip onto his hand holding his daughter; his eyes narrowed in the moment he looked down.

“Nuonuo!!!”