My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 84 Discusses Fallacies

Wei Dongning subconsciously peeked outside.

There was no sign of Wei Xiuming on the deserted road.

Wei Dongning felt like she might have been tricked by Xiao Wu: "Are you kidding me? I didn't see it?"

Xiao Wu quickly pulled up the footage he had seen: "Look, even though he disguised himself, he still couldn't escape the sharp eyes of Detective Xiao Wu."

Wei Dongning sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Xiao Wu's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) tendencies have really kicked in these past two days.

I don't know which action-packed TV series influenced me.

However, the image that Xiao Wu pulled up really was Wei Xiuming.

It's just a different appearance; you can still tell the difference if you look closely.

This is the direction...

"Is he heading back to the border?"

Didn't you say yesterday that you were going to stay home until the Lantern Festival?

Moreover, he was going all out alone, which made Wei Dongning a little worried.

"Yes. Yesterday, after I heard that Wen Yuzhu met with the contact, your brother sent people to investigate for a whole day, but it's not that easy."

Wei Dongning understood: "So he decided to go back to the border himself and catch them off guard?"

"uh-huh."

"He never considered that if the people left behind at the border were really turned by Doctor Wen, what difference would it make if he went alone and died!"

Wei Dongning was so angry she wanted to curse.

He calls himself a genius young general in the capital, but he's clearly just a reckless fool.

Xiao Wu thought Wei Dongning's words made a lot of sense, but still tried her best to defend Wei Xiuming: "What if he just went back to investigate the situation and then came back to make arrangements? Wouldn't you be wronging him?"

Wei Dongning calmed down and realized that what Xiao Wu said seemed to make a lot of sense: "When we get back, we need to find more people to keep an eye on Wen Yuzhu."

"Don't worry so much. If you can think of it, surely he can too?"

Why do I feel like you're mocking me?

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and softened her tone in a conciliatory manner: "Absolutely not! You are my beloved Ningbao, how could I bear to mock you?"

"Pooh."

Wei Dongning rolled her eyes at Xiao Wu and then ignored it.

Of course, there's another crucial reason: they're almost home.

Wei Dongning reached out and patted Zhong Shuyue, who was still fast asleep: "Yueyue, wake up quickly. Otherwise you'll catch a cold."

Zhong Shuyue struggled to open her eyes.

Unfortunately, it ended in failure in the end.

She was really sleepy.

"Ningning, I'll just sleep a little longer," Zhong Shuyue whimpered.

No matter how hard Wei Dongning tried, she couldn't wake her up.

Wei Dongning chose to give up once the carriage had stopped in front of the Zhong residence.

He jumped off the carriage, met the questioning gazes of the crowd, and explained, "She hasn't woken up yet."

Su Yizhuo calmly instructed Zhong Shubai, who was standing at the back, "Zhong Shubai, go and carry your sister down."

Zhong Shubai is her younger brother.

It's more suitable for him to hold her than for him or Gu Peiyan.

Besides, we can't exactly let Wei Dongning, a little girl, carry him, can we?

Zhong Shubai let out a long sigh.

Before long, he carried the still-sleeping Zhong Shuyue down from the carriage.

Only he knew how much effort it took him to lift her down.

Su Yizhu hesitated for a moment, but still draped his cloak over Zhong Shuyue's shoulders: "Go back quickly, lest she catch a cold."

Su Yizhuo, having taken off his cloak, shivered from the cold as the wind blew in.

After giving Zhong Shubai his instructions, she rushed into the carriage and said, "Ningning, I'm going back now."

"Let's go, let's go." Wei Dongning waved to him, then turned and leaned against Gu Peiyan. "Let's go home, I'm so sleepy."

Sleepiness is a strange thing.

She slept very well last night, but on the way back, Zhong Shuyue's steady breathing was like a top-notch lullaby.

If she and Xiao Wu hadn't been talking, she might not have been the only one asleep.

In the short time it took for Zhong Shubai to carry Zhong Shuyue down, she had already yawned four or five times.

Gu Peiyan wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes when she yawned, and squeezed her hand: "Hang in there, go home and sleep."

"Mmm." Wei Dongning hummed, "You can carry me on your back when we get home."

Gu Peiyan neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply took her hand and led her back to the carriage.

Wei Dongning didn't mind; it was just a casual remark.

She didn't really expect Gu Peiyan to agree.

Her mind was a complete blank, and she was struggling to stay awake.

She didn't want to drink that bitter medicine soup again.

That thing was more painful than her life.

By the time Wei Dongning regained her senses, the moon was already high in the sky.

The room was quiet, with only a faint candlelight filtering through the bed curtains.

Wei Dongning lifted the bed curtains and met Gu Peiyan's gaze: "When did I fall asleep?"

"Not long after getting into the carriage."

"Oh." Wei Dongning awkwardly touched her nose.

She had no recollection of it at all.

She slept so soundly that she didn't even dream.

"Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

"No need, I'm not hungry yet." Wei Dongning shook her head.

Unfortunately, her stomach wouldn't cooperate.

A gurgling sound suddenly rang out.

Gu Peiyan chuckled: "Aren't you hungry?"

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'My stomach is awake, but it didn't tell me anything'?"

"Nonsense," Gu Peiyan commented, then instructed Qian Rong, who was standing at the door, "Go and serve the dishes."

Wei Dongning chuckled awkwardly, put on her shoes, and sat down at the table.

The food was served quickly.

As Gu Peiyan helped her serve the food, she casually remarked, "Before we returned to the manor, Minister Zhao sent an invitation, inviting us to a small gathering at the manor tomorrow."

"His daughter just got into such a big mess today, he couldn't possibly not know, right? The reason he's inviting us over now is probably to ask you to plead with Naonao and get him to let them go."

"Ah."

Wei Dongning lost her appetite and put down her chopsticks: "I don't really want to go."

"Then I won't go." Gu Peiyan put another piece of egg on her plate. "My father and I will go tomorrow."

"Wouldn't it have a bad impact if word got out? Maybe I should go instead."

"It's alright. If anyone asks tomorrow, I'll just say you're not feeling well. I'll also find a chance to come back sooner."

Wei Dongning's mood instantly improved. She bit her chopsticks and smiled at Gu Peiyan, "I didn't expect that you could lie, Gu Peiyan."

However, Wei Dongning was still prepared to cooperate with him.

She put on a weak and vulnerable look: "Ayan, I feel so bad. Am I sick? Can you please find me a doctor?"

Xiao Wu, who had been silent until now, scoffed in disdain: "The Oscars owe you a golden statuette."

Gu Peiyan patted her outstretched hand: "Stop fooling around, eat properly."

The next day, before Gu Peiyan left, Wei Dongning asked again, still worried, "Are you sure you don't need me to come with you?"

"No need, just wait for me to come back at home."

Gu Peiyan had already told Gu Song what happened yesterday, and Gu Song fully understood why Wei Dongning didn't want to go: "It's better if she doesn't go, so that seeing them won't make Dongning uncomfortable. But since our two families are old acquaintances, my son and I should still go when they invite us."

Little did they expect that Wei Dongning wouldn't be the only one to regret this trip.