The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 297 - 288: Gao Qing’s Counterattack

Chapter 297: Chapter 288: Gao Qing’s Counterattack

It wasn’t until Gao Qing came to look for her, mentioning she would leave in a few days, that Lu Jingqiu suddenly realized she had been so busy all this time that she maintained her attention on the Gao Family.

Everything seemed peaceful, Xia Lin hadn’t caused any trouble, but Aunt Gao occasionally went to Gao Shu’s place, always bringing plenty of things with her each time.

Gao Qing and Ma Song were also going out frequently to have fun, seemingly unaffected by anything.

Seeing that Gao Qing was in a good mood, Lu Jingqiu tactfully didn’t ask about Xia Lin, but smiled and said, "You still have more than three weeks before school starts, right?"

"Yes, this time we go, Ma Song wants to take me to meet his family and have our parents meet to discuss the wedding date."

"Uncle Gao and Aunt Gao are going too?"

"I’m going first, and after a week, my parents will come over. Ma Song’s parents bought us an apartment, I’m heading there early to take a look."

"Oh, Qingqing, this farewell marks the next time we meet, you’ll be someone else’s bride," said Lu Jingqiu as she quickly pulled her to sit down and retrieved a large rectangular box from the inner room, "Here, this is your wedding gift."

Gao Qing saw it was tied up with a red ribbon and looked quite mysterious, she laughed and asked, "What’s inside?"

"Why don’t you open it and see?"

"Then I really will open it."

"It’s given to you; are you still afraid to look?"

Gao Qing opened it with excitement, revealing a festive woolen blanket inside that felt very high quality to the touch.

Besides the blanket, there was also a red chiffon dress and a bottle of perfume.

Gao Qing sniffed the perfume, extremely pleased, and quickly stood up to hug her, "Qiuqiu, thank you, I really like it. Where did you find all these? I never saw them at the department store."

"At the department store, there was a lady who sold bed sheets and fabric; she has a relative in the south who got a lot of nice things. I bought this blanket from her. However, I bought this red chiffon dress in Shanghai because I thought it looked exceptionally beautiful. I bought it for you to give on your wedding day. I didn’t expect to give it so soon. Remember, you should wear this red dress in the evening as it’s a bit see-through."

"Ah, it’s see-through; how can I wear this?"

"Why can’t you wear it? It’s specially prepared for the bride, for ’romantic purposes,’ you know."

Gao Qing, made a bit uncomfortable by Lu Jingqiu’s words, quickly packed the gift back up, tying it with the ribbon.

"Qiuqiu, when you have vacation and go to Capital City, don’t forget to come and see me."

"Sure, once you get there, write to me and also send me the address of your new home."

"I definitely won’t forget."

After chatting for a while, Gao Qing left—she didn’t stay for a meal like a hot pot or to share personal feelings, as she used to.

There was no time for Gao Qing, and Lu Jingqiu’s home was no longer the small building in the compound; it had become inconvenient for everyone.

Unbeknownst to Lu Jingqiu, after leaving her house, Gao Qing cycled alone to Gao Shu’s home.

Finding the door of Gao Shu’s home ajar, she entered the courtyard directly.

This was Gao Qing’s second visit to her eldest brother’s house, and she didn’t like it here one bit, perhaps because there were too many reminders of Xia Lin.

At that moment, Xia Lin had returned from the hospital and was recuperating indoors, while Gao Shu hadn’t left her side for days, making her all kinds of nourishing soups every day.

At this moment, Gao Shu, who was busy in the kitchen, heard some noise coming from the yard. After washing his hands, he came out and asked, "Who’s there?"

When he saw that it was Gao Qing, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes before a chill emanated that Gao Qing had never seen before, "What are you doing here? You are not welcome, and Linlin will dislike you even more if she sees you."

Gao Qing looked at his domestic appearance and was also taken aback. When he was at their home, he had never ventured into the kitchen like this. Indeed, they say a man changes after getting married.

With a snort, she said, "You think I want to come here? I just cannot stand being wronged by you all any longer. To clear my conscience, I came over to tell you, this foolish man, one more time."

"Wronged? So many people saw what happened, and you still argue your innocence. Your excuses only make me, your brother, despise you even more. Qingqing, look at yourself, what have you become? The family never gave you the arrogance to be so unreasonable. It seems your education went to waste."

Hearing Gao Shu’s words, Gao Qing felt a surge of anger, but she knew there was no reasoning with this man. She wasn’t there to argue today. Taking a deep breath to keep her composure, she said, "I’m not here to seek forgiveness, nor to argue with you. I just want to say one thing, and I tell you sincerely, Gao Shu, I did not push your wife. I had already let go of her, without using any force; she fell down on her own for some reason.

I don’t know why she did that, but I certainly did not do it.

Whether you believe it or not, I, Gao Qing, did not do it."

Having said her piece, she didn’t wait to see Gao Shu’s expression and promptly left his yard with flair.

She refused to believe that Gao Shu didn’t harbor even a sliver of doubt about his wife not wanting the child.

Over the past few days, Gao Qing had pondered many things. Perhaps Xia Lin had instigated this incident with the purpose of using the Gao Family’s hand to get rid of the child in her belly without raising Gao Shu’s suspicions, and ideally, making Gao Shu utterly despise the members of the Gao Family.

Clearly, she had succeeded.

Initially, Xia Lin likely targeted her simple-minded sister-in-law, but unfortunately, her sister-in-law hadn’t fallen in step with her pace this time.

And there was she, naively unaware, who actually got into an argument with her.

If she had known back then that Xia Lin didn’t want the child, she would have endured and perhaps even tried somehow to ensure Xia Lin had a safe pregnancy.

She was curious why Xia Lin, who adored Gao Shu so much, was unwilling to keep Gao Shu’s child, unless... the child wasn’t Gao Shu’s.

Of course, if Gao Qing could think this way, it was unavoidable that Gao Shu might think the same.

Gao Qing’s words this time were not without impact.

If Xia Lin truly did fake her fall, then why would she do such a thing?

How could she be so cruel to herself? That was the edge of a table; a normal person couldn’t possibly endure that pain.

But then he remembered that when Xia Lin first found out about the pregnancy, Linlin indeed didn’t want the child.

What had stopped her from bringing up the topic of not wanting the child in front of him? He had forgotten.

Looking through the window towards the bedroom, he saw the window was firmly closed. Gao Qing just came by; she probably didn’t hear anything, right? Was she asleep?

Gao Shu turned around to close the front door, then quietly went inside the room and saw her sleeping soundly.

These past few days, Xia Lin had been angry with him, keeping a cold face all day, and feeling miserable about losing the child. He knew all this, so these past few days, they both tacitly avoided mentioning the child.

Looking at her peacefully sleeping face, Gao Shu adjusted the blanket for her and whispered, "Do you truly not want the child? That’s not true, is it?"

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