Ning Shu was more worried about what would happen to Zhu Siyuan once she headed to the battlefield. Ning Shu pressed her lips together, then said, “Siyuan, Mom may be heading to the battlefield.”


  Zhu Siyuan put down his pencil and walked to Ning Shu. Zhu Siyuan was now much taller. At the age of five, he could almost reach Ning Shu’s chest. However, Zhu Suniang wasn’t very tall in the first place.

  “Mom, you’re leaving Siyuan, aren’t you?” Zhu Siyuan looked towards Ning Shu.

  Ning Shu sighed. “Mom must go.”


  Zhu Siyuan lowered his head, his tone crestfallen. “Mom, Siyuan don’t want to part with you.”


  Ning Shu was starting to regret bringing up this topic. At the same time, she didn’t make the promise to never leave Zhu Siyuan.

  Zhu Siyuan was unhappy for several days and didn’t really pay attention to Ning Shu. Ning Shu also didn’t say anything. She would only be able to stay with Zhu Siyuan for a few years.

  Ever since Zhu Yanqiu found out that Ning Shu worked at the hospital, he’d go to the hospital to find Ning Shu whenever he didn’t have class. His attitude towards Ning Shu was much better, probably because he was a bit apprehensive since there were a lot of people in the hospital.

  Zhu Yanqiu had no desire to gain the reputation of being a heartless rat. In this era, intellectuals tended to pay a lot of attention to reputation and Zhu Yanqiu still wanted to restore the reputation of the Zhu family.

  Zhu Yanqiu’s goal was to get enough money from Ning Shu to get through his current crisis. He felt that the current Zhu Suniang was now smarter compared to before, so he didn’t dare to ask for money directly anymore. Instead, he said he wanted Ning Shu and Zhu Siyuan to live with him.

  “Suniang, it must be tiring for you to raise the child all by yourself. You should come live with me so I can look after you,” said Zhu Yanqiu.

  When Ning Shu heard Zhu Yanqiu’s words, she was dumbfounded. What did he mean by this? Ning Shu had no delusions about Zhu Yanqiu being so good-hearted as to want to look after her and Zhu Siyuan. He had been so against it before after all.

  “That’s not a good idea, right? Won’t it affect your studies too much? Didn’t you say before that you were busy with your studies and didn’t have time to take care of a kid?” said Ning Shu with a frown.

  “It’s fine. It’s my duty to look after you two,” replied Zhu Yanqiu warmly. This paired with his handsome looks, his gentle and well-off temperament, really gave people a good impression.

  Ning Shu didn’t agree. She also understood what Zhu Yanqiu was planning by now. Once she got on his turf, he could do whatever he wanted with her. At that time, she’d definitely be exploited until she had nothing left,

  Zhu Yanqiu didn’t dare to do too much in the hospital.

  He was very angry when Ning Shu refused his offer, but on the surface, he said, “Suniang, how much longer do you plan to stay angry?”


  Ning Shu curled her lips in disdain. The way he put it was like she was purposefully being troublesome. However, she refused to go. What would he do about it? Bite her?

  Zhu Yanqiu had no choice but to go to the hospital every day to find Ning Shu, saying that he wanted to look after Ning Shu so she should live with him, saying that it was too dangerous for a woman to live with her child alone especially in this chaotic era.

  Ning Shu still refused, giving an unbudgeable refusal.

  Zhu Yanqiu was practically about to die of anger and he now loathed Ning Shu even more. There was a reason why he was so anxious for money, and it was because Fang Feifei no longer paid any attention to him. Fang Feifei hasn’t said a word to him since the matter first got exposed. Although she never mentioned breaking up, Zhu Yanqiu felt very uneasy.

  Zhu Yanqiu was now trying to find a reason to talk to Fang Feifei and the best reason was to pay back the medical expenses that Fang Feifei had helped him cover.

  However, he didn’t have any money, so he was hoping to get it from Ning Shu. Zhu Yanqiu had never suffered hardships before, so it never occurred to him to work to earn money. That was why he simply targeted Ning Shu and tried to get money from her.