Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 223: He Is My Mentor

A few hours later, Shen Hanyin was wheeled out of the operating room and into intensive care.

Gu Ningyue stared at her close friend on the hospital bed through the glass window, and inexplicably, two lines of clear tears fell from her eyes.

Shen Hanyin’s parents comforted her for a few moments, advising her to go home and rest, and to come back later.

Shaky and unsteady, Gu Ningyue descended the stairs, feeling as if today’s sun was exceptionally fierce, making her feel dizzy and dazed.

As she made her way to the hospital entrance, she hadn’t taken many steps before the sound of a piercing car horn caught her attention.

Gu Ningyue turned her head to see a man standing under the sunlight, his posture upright and his features exquisite.

He opened the car door and leaned against a black sports car, his features blurred by the sun, but she still recognized who he was.

"Ling Tianyou?" Gu Ningyue asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Could it be that something happened to Chen Rui and she came here too?

Thinking this, Gu Ningyue’s feet had already instinctively walked towards him.

Ling Tianyou looked at her, his beautiful eyebrows already furrowed: "Why do you look so pale?"

Gu Ningyue then realized, subtly moving her bag to her waist to cover the part of her clothes previously soaked with blood.

"It’s too hot lately, got a heat stroke." Gu Ningyue found an excuse: "In addition, going to Y City made me a bit uncomfortable, it’s fine."

Ling Tianyou scanned her from top to bottom before finally saying: "Really?"

Gu Ningyue quickly nodded and changed the subject: "Of course. Why are you here?"

"To find you." Ling Tianyou replied, somewhat dissatisfied with her question, "Get in the car, I’ll take you home."

Gu Ningyue glanced back at her Maserati, and inexplicably chose to sit in Ling Tianyou’s passenger seat.

Seeing her being so obedient, Ling Tianyou’s brows slightly relaxed, as he turned and got into the driver’s seat.

The car started, and despite the stabbing pain from her waist, Gu Ningyue forced a smile as she looked at Ling Tianyou and asked: "It’s been almost half a month since we last met, hasn’t it?"

"Yes!" Ling Tianyou turned his head, "Did you miss me?"

A blush appeared on Gu Ningyue’s pale face and quickly faded.

In its place was the radiant image of Chen Rui, suppressing all her emotions.

"No." Gu Ningyue turned her head, gazing at the scenery by the roadside and said indifferently: "What’s there to miss about you?"

Ling Tianyou: "..."

The air turned silent, with only the passing wind constantly blowing into the car.

After an unknown length of time, Ling Tianyou slowly asked: "Did you get the Blood Jade? Do you need my help?"

Although Gu Ningyue didn’t know why Ling Tianyou changed the subject, who wouldn’t step down when given a ladder?

The most important thing was, she indeed needed Ling Tianyou’s help.

"Could you help find someone named Yun Jin?" Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou, "He took away the Blood Jade."

"Lin Ruixian’s Blood Jade got taken by someone else?" Ling Tianyou suddenly asked while waiting at the traffic light: "When did it happen?"

Gu Ningyue nodded and thought for a moment before saying: "Just a few days ago. It’s quite complicated to explain, once we find Yun Jin, I’ll explain it all to you, okay?"

How could she dare tell Ling Tianyou that she had secured the Blood Jade long ago, and it was all for Lin Ruixian, so that he wouldn’t be punished by his family a year later?

Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou’s profile, fearing he would refuse her request.

"Alright."

Gu Ningyue showed a hint of surprise, had he agreed so easily?

"But you must promise me, once we find Yun Jin, you have to tell me everything, without hiding anything."

Gu Ningyue added, "After securing the Blood Jade."

Finding Yun Jin was just a clue. Yun Jin couldn’t use the Blood Jade, and surely gave it to the higher-ups in the Heimu Organization.

God knows how much effort would be needed to get it back, telling Ling Tianyou too early might only bring more trouble.

"I don’t like people bargaining with me." Ling Tianyou’s gaze was deep and cold like a chilly pool of water, unsettling to look at.

Gu Ningyue shrank back slightly and said no more.

The traffic light changed, and as the car moved forward, a burst of phone ringing sounded.

Ling Tianyou casually connected the Bluetooth call, "What’s up?"

Gu Ningyue didn’t know what was said on the other side, but saw concern flicker on Ling Tianyou’s originally cold face.

"Don’t worry, I’m on my way back now." After comforting the person on the other end, Ling Tianyou hung up the call.

Gu Ningyue scrutinized Ling Tianyou’s expression, "Was it... Chen Rui?"

Ling Tianyou gave her an odd glance, "It was Liu Liu!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Hearing Liu Liu’s name, she felt relieved, but quickly followed by a type of awkwardness: "Ha, ha... I see! I thought..."

"What did you think?" Ling Tianyou asked coldly.

Gu Ningyue knew he was angry and was about to soothe him as she had done before, but recalled the scene she saw last night, causing her emotions to churn and retaliate, "I thought now that you had Chen Rui, you wouldn’t care if I lived or died?"

A moment later, with a screeching sound, the black sports car came to a halt by the roadside.

"So during this time, you’ve actually been sulking because of Chen Rui?" Ling Tianyou seemed to have realized the reason and looked at Gu Ningyue with interest: "Even if I hadn’t investigated Xia Yingbai, you’d still be angry at me, right?"

Gu Ningyue remained silent, as what Ling Tianyou said seemed true...

Since Chen Rui appeared, an inexplicable unease constantly bubbled within her.

Especially with the scene from last night, which felt like a needle piercing her heart.

Remembering it each time only brought more pain.

Seeing her silence, Ling Tianyou continued: "Chen Rui and I are just friends. The Chen Family and Ling Family have been alliances for years; she’s just returned to the country and needs friends. If I don’t help out, those from my family might criticize."

Dropping work to meet Chen Rui, friends do such things too?" Gu Ningyue reluctantly remarked.

Ling Tianyou: "...Sometimes, it’s unavoidable. Could you trust me this once?"

Gu Ningyue muttered, "You’ve said it all, what else could I say?"

Ling Tianyou gazed at Gu Ningyue’s pale face. It had been a long time; she had grown weary.

Even so, he couldn’t help but want to watch her just like that.

"I remember you haven’t told me who Xia Yingbai is, and what kind of relationship you have with him?"

Gu Ningyue: "..."

Gu Ningyue: "He’s my teacher, a person very important to me. Does this answer satisfy you?"

Gu Ningyue: "If anything happens to him, I wouldn’t want to continue living alone."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Ling Tianyou’s fingers silently clench into fists.

Inexplicably, some of the pent-up frustration in her heart quietly dissipated.