After I Became Famous, the CEO Wants Remarriage

Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Doudou Falls into the Water

Doudou and Ningning, one enjoyed the quiet while the other had grown restless in the hall and was eager to play outside in the garden.

Thinking Ning Yichu had never visited the old Li family estate, Doudou excitedly offered to give her a tour of the house, which, after several years of renovations, indeed looked slightly different from how it had looked five years ago.

Ning Yichu, who also didn’t feel like mingling with the insincere guests any longer, walked out of the hall with the two little girls.

Su Huimiao and Li Jianbin were busy entertaining guests, and Chengcheng, finding it dull, sneaked away.

He saw the trio leaving the hall, chatting and laughing.

Instantly, he felt a wave of revulsion!

It was this woman’s appearance that had caused his mommy to suffer so much humiliation!

And that bratty girl too; even though he was her true brother and his mommy was her real family, she would stick to Ning Yichu as soon as she saw her, always competing with him for daddy’s love. If only she would disappear…

Suddenly, Chengcheng noticed Doudou leading them toward the back garden and, with a dark expression, he followed.

…

Night had fallen, and the wind outside was quite strong.

After all, Ning Yichu was wearing an off-the-shoulder dress, and the night breeze creeping along the hem chilled her skin, causing her to sneeze several times!

The children, with their fast metabolisms and constant running around, naturally didn’t feel cold. Hearing their mommy sneeze, Ningning immediately asked Ning Yichu to put on more clothes before continuing to play with them.

Feeling truly cold, Ning Yichu called a servant to bring her a coat.

But no sooner had she hung up the phone than she turned around to discover that the silhouettes of the two children had vanished…

“Plop,” a loud splash abruptly cut through the silence.

Ning Yichu’s heart skipped a beat; to her recollection, there was a massive artificial lake up ahead!

This was bad.

Ning Yichu hurried over, only to see Ningning standing alone by the lake while ripples spread across the surface—Doudou was desperately flapping in the water, her immense panic causing her to struggle and sink further toward the middle of the lake!

“Doudou!!” Ning Yichu cried out, horrified.

“Mommy, Little Sister accidentally fell in. What do we do? Quick, save her…” Ningning called for help as soon as Ning Yichu arrived.

Ning Yichu shed her coat and high heels almost instantly, diving into the lake without a second thought.

In the dead of night, the water was as cold as ice seeping into her bones, but Ning Yichu, relying on her excellent swimming skills and strong willpower, quickly reached Doudou’s side.

The shimmering water surface conveyed Little Doudou’s alarm as she caught sight of Ning Yichu swimming toward her.

In that moment, her fear seemed to dissipate.

Instead, a strange sense of security welled up within her.

Soon, Ning Yichu had Doudou in her arms. They bobbed in the water, and sensing that Doudou was shivering from the cold, she comforted her gently, “Don’t be afraid, auntie’s here, I’ll save you soon…”

“Hmm…” Doudou’s delicate little arms clung tightly to Ning Yichu, spitting out bubbles.

Just then, Ning Yichu heard more shadows flickering at the shore, followed by another splash.

Gathering her breath, she ignored everything else and focused on swimming back with Doudou.

But her luck was truly abysmal; at that moment, her leg cramped up!

The intense pain made it hard for her to keep balanced, and she plunged downwards sharply with Doudou, swallowing a mouthful of water. Realizing something was wrong, she hurriedly placed Doudou flat, keeping her afloat on the water’s surface.

When she had a premature birth, there was a fire at the European Hospital, and she risked her life to rush into the inferno to save her two children.

Although she was rescued, a wardrobe fell and hit her waist and abdomen. Since then, her legs would cramp and ache whenever they got cold, particularly when the weather changed, and the pain would intensify!

Doudou sensed that Ning Yichu seemed to be in discomfort and stared at her with concern.

Ning Yichu was in so much pain that her face contorted, and she couldn’t speak.

“Little Miss… Lady Ning, quickly hand Little Miss over to me!” It was then that a servant from the Li Family swam over; it turned out that the sound of falling into the water earlier was made by a servant.

Without a second thought, Ning Yichu pushed Doudou towards the servant, who immediately grabbed Doudou and swam back.

Ning Yichu’s vision blurred with water, and as she tried to make a sound, the servant walked away without looking back…

Gradually, she lost the strength to stay afloat and slowly began to sink, choking on more and more water.

Doudou was lifted onto the shore by the servant.

Li Lingyang rushed over, quickly shed his coat to wrap the shivering Doudou, and in concern, asked, “Doudou? Doudou, wake up… Quick, someone call a doctor!”

Everyone was in a flurry of panic, and Ningning was pushed into a corner.

Struggling mightily, she made it to the lake’s edge, only to realize her mommy hadn’t come back!

She panicked, grasping Li Lingyang’s trousers, “Mommy… save my mommy! My mommy hasn’t come up yet, don’t go…”

“What?” Li Lingyang came to a halt and spun around to look at the lake.

He saw a black head bobbing up and down in the water and yelled furiously at the servants, “Are you all fucking blind? There are so many of you, and no one thought to rescue her?”

He was later to arrive and naturally didn’t know that Ning Yichu had jumped in first to save Doudou.

Su Huimiao hummed indifferently, “That wretched girl swam so fast when she jumped in earlier. She must be a good swimmer; she’s probably just faking it right now, leave her be.”

Li Lingyang shot Su Huimiao a fierce look and without a word handed Doudou to another servant, then with a lifetime’s resolve, he jumped into the lake.

“Oh my god, Aling, what are you doing? It’s so cold, just get someone to save her…”

Su Huimiao’s shouts fell on deaf ears as Li Lingyang’s mind was completely focused on the thought that Ning Yichu absolutely must not come to harm.

At that moment, in the center of the lake, Ning Yichu, overburdened, started to sink completely, bubbles escaping from her mouth. She couldn’t accept this; she had come just to attend her grandmother’s birthday party. How had it come to risking her life?

All for saving Shen Jiangqing’s daughter…

She still had her Ningning and Chen Bao to raise; she couldn’t die!

Perhaps it was her intense will to live that Ning Yichu began to hallucinate. She saw Li Lingyang swimming towards her with a worried face and then leaning down to deeply kiss her lips.

He desperately passed his breath to her and then held her as he swam to the shore…

When Li Lingyang laid Ning Yichu on the shore, her face was deathly pale, her body cold as ice, like a corpse. For a moment, he felt his heart stop beating!

“Ning Yichu! Wake up, your daughter is waiting for you! Come back to me—” Li Lingyang slapped her lifeless cheeks and pinched her philtrum.

He didn’t realize how frantic he was at that time.

Ningning lay beside her, crying breathlessly, “Wuu wuu, Mommy, don’t sleep, Ningning will never be naughty again…”

That’s when Old Madam Li and Su Huimiao, among others, belatedly realized that Ningning was not just Doudou’s simple playmate, but Ning Yichu’s daughter!

Good heavens, Ning Yichu had, unbeknownst to them, captured Doudou’s heart!