MTL: Transmigrated as the Male Lead's Young Stepmother [60s]

Chapter 31-40

This is how things unfolded: after Lu Nong entered the school, Pei Zheng followed suit, and Han Lü and a few others trailed in behind Pei Zheng.

The group of them hid in a building outside the school, but once they stepped onto school grounds, they were exposed to the glaring sun... making them incredibly conspicuous.

Moreover, they were following someone, their behavior suspicious and stealthy. The guard on duty immediately became suspicious upon seeing Pei Zheng, who was holding a child and acting sneaky. Good heavens, there were still such brazen bad guys out here!

He suspected that Pei Zheng, who was holding a child and acting suspiciously in front, was a child trafficker.

He also thought that the people trailing Pei Zheng, especially Han Lü and the others, were thugs accompanying the trafficker to school for some illicit purpose.

But before the guard could approach and ask, the trafficker and the thugs began fighting among themselves. Surprisingly, the trafficker was quite strong and managed to hold his own against the group of thugs while still holding the child.

Seeing this, the guard rushed back inside to call another former soldier to help stop the fight and take both groups into custody.

After hearing the whole story, Lu Nong felt utterly embarrassed: "..."

She desperately wanted to say she didn't know any of them—not even the one who had chased after the dog.

Yes... the little puppy had been happily prancing around the room, and when Gu Xiaohuai passed by, he immediately let go of his mother's leg to chase after the dog.

If only time could be reversed, she would have never agreed to go to the guard's office with him.

Lu Nong reluctantly began to explain, "What he said is all true. His name is Pei Zheng, and I'm his stepmother, Lu Nong. This child is indeed my son, Gu Huai. Our household registration is here; you can take a look."

Fortunately, she had brought the household registration with her today; otherwise, she didn't know how long this would drag on.

The guard took the household registration and upon checking it, saw that the family was indeed complete. The head of the household was named Pei Jiaan, a military man. The guard then recalled how the child trafficker—oh no, that little Pei Zheng—had a military style; it turned out his biological father had taught him well.

The guard, a former soldier himself, had a natural affinity for military families. After closing the household registration, he returned it to Lu Nong and even gave her a military salute.

Lu Nong quickly accepted the household registration with both hands.

"Can I take them away now?" she asked.

"Sure," the guard nodded and turned to call out, "Pei Zheng, you can go with your stepmother now."

Pei Zheng stood up with a blank expression. At over 1.8 meters tall, he was quite imposing. He had just taken a step toward the door when he found he couldn't move. Looking down, he saw Han Lü gripping his pants tightly, refusing to let him budge.

Pei Zheng: "..."

"...You can't leave! What are we supposed to do if you go?"

Though it was embarrassing to seek help from his enemy, it was far worse to wait for the guard to escort them away. The guard had a way of being incredibly unsympathetic.