Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 217: Wait and See

After breakfast, Lin Ruixian limped over to Gu Ningyue’s hospital bed.

If you didn’t know better, you’d think his injury was his leg.

Gu Ningyue hadn’t woken up yet, her hand hooked to an IV. Her originally rosy cheeks had lost all their color overnight, making one’s heart ache.

Luckily, his bleeding was stopped quickly yesterday, and besides the wound on Gu Ningyue’s waist, she had no other major injuries.

Thinking about it, this was indeed luck in their misfortune.

"Awake?"

After who knows how long, Gu Ningyue gradually opened her eyes.

Seeing Lin Ruixian sitting beside her bed, she was somewhat caught off guard.

Why was she lying here? Wasn’t she chasing Blood Jade yesterday...? Oh, right, she went out after Blood Jade, only to be unexpectedly surrounded by Heimu Organization people.

Weakly, she opened her mouth, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz: "Blood Jade was taken by Yun Jin, those people trapped me. I..."

Lin Ruixian reached out and gently touched her head: "It’s okay, Blood Jade... I don’t want it anymore. When you feel better, we’ll go back!"

Gu Ningyue’s eyes moved slightly, wanting to say more, but her throat tightened: "You..."

Lin Ruixian reached out with a cup of warm water to her lips, stopping her from speaking. "Drink some water first. I ordered some porridge, you haven’t eaten all night, are you hungry?"

Gu Ningyue drank a sip from his hand. His movements were extremely gentle, afraid even a little water might choke her; his very gaze was filled with warm concern.

After the doctor checked Gu Ningyue’s body, Lin Ruixian’s bed was also moved into Gu Ningyue’s room.

The two lay side by side, separated by nothing but a bedside table with things placed on it.

Sunlight fell on the white bedding, making Gu Ningyue unexpectedly smile: "Are we considered comrades in hardship then?"

Lin Ruixian nodded, "Hmm, and the injuries are perfectly placed, one on the left and one on the right."

Gu Ningyue chuckled softly, then sank back into deep sleep.

Because Gu Ningyue was also injured, their original plan to stay in Y City for three or five days was completely dashed.

The two ended up staying in the hospital for a week, during which Ling Tianyou called twice, only to be hung up by Gu Ningyue.

She was weak now, simply lacking the energy to deal with Ling Tianyou.

Moreover, Ling Tianyou had Chen Rui; what was the point of seeking her out again?

On the day they were discharged, the doctor initially didn’t agree, but seeing their resolute faces, could only let them handle the paperwork and leave.

Before leaving, Lin Ruixian and Gu Ningyue visited Cheng Yihan’s residential area once more.

But the security desk informed them that Tan E and Cheng Yihan had already moved away a week earlier.

A call to Tan E’s phone only led to it being turned off.

Gu Ningyue shook her head with a bitter smile, "Deal made, Cheng Yihan shrugs everything off. Ah!"

With no other option, the two headed to the airport.

Before boarding the plane, to prevent her Silver Butterfly Knife from being confiscated again, Gu Ningyue chose to toss it in the trash beforehand.

After all, her weapon situation was settled; these were no longer necessary.

If the Qingyue Dagger were in her hand, perhaps those people wouldn’t have been able to hurt her!

Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue suddenly grabbed Lin Ruixian’s arm: "That night, I smelled a very strange fragrance. It was on Yun Jin. After that, my limbs started to feel weak, my reactions got slow... Did you smell it when you went?"

With Gu Ningyue’s mention, Lin Ruixian recalled it. That night, he did indeed smell that kind of fragrance.

"No wonder you got hurt." Lin Ruixian seemed to have found the reason, "It should be a kind of potion developed by the Heimu Organization! If you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have reacted; it makes sense now."

Gu Ningyue sighed, "No choice, that Butterfly Knife isn’t as good as my Qingyue Dagger."

Coupled with that strange fragrance, holding on till the end was already quite a feat.

"The Heimu Organization has always liked to research some insane stuff; that potion may have more than one effect. After we go back, we should get a full body check-up!" Lin Ruixian’s eyebrows showed traces of worry: "If it has a latent period, that wouldn’t be good!"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Alright."

On the plane, when the two sat side by side in their seats, Lin Ruixian seemed to remember something: "Wait..."

Gu Ningyue asked, "What’s up?"

Lin Ruixian turned his head, a face as pure as white jade looked at her: "Do you remember that girl called Xiao You? Why did she lie at that time?"

Gu Ningyue realized, indeed! Who was that girl named Xiao You, why did she lie to them at that time? And why did she appear at Cheng Yihan’s residential area?

All of this seemed to have been completely forgotten due to their injuries.

Gu Ningyue lowered her head and thought for a while but couldn’t figure out the girl’s purpose, so she exhaled deeply and said: "Forget it, maybe next time we come, the truth will be revealed."

Lin Ruixian was surprised: "You plan on coming here again?"

Gu Ningyue shrugged: "Who knows, maybe someday I will!"

In this world, nothing is ever completely certain.

With the landing of the plane, the two were again standing on the lands of A City.

Carrying their luggage, they got into two different taxis. Gu Ningyue looked at the bustling streets, only feeling her wounds unbearably painful under the scorching heat.

Back at the Gu Family villa, she saw Li Yulan, who had already been discharged and was at home, as soon as she stepped in.

Exchanging glances, Gu Ningyue turned her head and carried her luggage upstairs.

The butler saw Gu Ningyue’s face pale as paper, couldn’t help but say to Li Yulan through the closing door: "Madam, young miss’s complexion seems quite off!"

Li Yulan nodded, looking at Gu Ningyue’s condition, it seemed she had suffered a grave illness.

Her complexion was even worse than her own, who had just returned from the brink of death.

Thinking carefully, Gu Ningyue had been gone for ten days, during which... was just enough for a person...

Finding a moment, Li Yulan dialed Gu Zheng’s phone: "Your precious daughter is back. I’m talking about Ning Yue! Hmm hmm, she just got back today. But her face looks really bad, she appears thinner; could something have happened? Maybe you should come back and ask her? I... I can’t afford to provoke her... right now, only your words have any effect on her, there’s no one else besides you in her eyes! Okay okay, enough about this, will you come home for lunch?..."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yulan’s lips curled into a smile.

Just wait! If Gu Ningyue really did something disgraceful out there, Gu Zheng isn’t going to let her off!