Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 246: Delay Tactic

Gu Ningyue thought for a long time, and at some point, she had already given up the idea of going back to live there.

"I thought you no longer needed me to stay there."

Having even thrown a birthday party for Chen Rui, does her presence still hold any significance?

Gu Ningyue asked herself this question silently in her heart and did not say it out loud.

Ling Tianyou said, "I never said I didn’t want you to come back."

In fact, more than anyone, he wished to see her every day.

Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but say heavily, "Then what’s with Chen Rui? Many people have come to ask if we’re ending things, and I have to watch you..."

Ling Tianyou suddenly said, "So when will you come back to watch me?"

Gu Ningyue: "..." Can this person even understand what she’s saying? The point she’s making isn’t about when she’ll come back, okay?

"...The birthday party for Chen Rui wasn’t organized by me. I just helped contact the owner to set aside a day for her. Besides that, I did nothing else." Ling Tianyou explained the whole situation, "Not receiving your call that night had nothing to do with Chen Rui. I didn’t hear it. Please don’t misunderstand, okay? Come back soon."

Gu Ningyue looked at the vague silhouettes of several villas in the distance and lowered her head, thinking over and over again, she only said, "Even if this is a misunderstanding, we need to reconsider our relationship."

Although Chen Rui hadn’t done anything yet, these trivial matters already stood between the two of them.

Constantly avoiding explanations cannot solve problems.

Moreover, who knows what Chen Rui might do in the future? 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Since their first meeting, Gu Ningyue knew that Chen Rui was not an easy person.

These minor incidents that led to misunderstandings within herself and among outsiders were all orchestrated by her.

The goal was to destroy the once stable relationship between the two, as they say, "an ant can topple a thousand-mile dike."

The accumulation of the smallest details can be the most lethal.

"So, you don’t want to go back?"

Repeatedly, Ling Tianyou seemed only to ask this one question.

Gu Ningyue did not understand why he was so obsessed with whether she would return, even though she clearly hadn’t sorted out her feelings yet. Could he not see that?

"The more I don’t understand you." After a while, Gu Ningyue expressed such a thought, "If I go back, will the misunderstandings between us disappear?"

Ling Tianyou thought for a moment, then slightly nodded, "At least eighty percent of the misunderstandings would disappear."

Having Gu Ningyue live with him, Chen Rui wouldn’t be so reckless.

Even with the Chen Family supporting her, things wouldn’t go so smoothly.

Gu Ningyue took a deep breath, "No, I still want to be alone and quiet."

Ling Tianyou parked the car at the gate of the Gu Family villa, but didn’t immediately unfasten his seatbelt, "This is a matter between two people. What’s the use of being alone and quiet?"

Gu Ningyue said, "You know that feelings aren’t something I can decide alone. Why do you have to be so close to Chen Rui? If you still like her, I’ll step aside. There’s no point in making me the subject of gossip outside."

Not mentioning this was fine, but once mentioned, Gu Ningyue got angry again.

Ling Tianyou clearly understood everything, so why did he have to act this way?

Ling Tianyou’s hand rested on the steering wheel, his profile unmatched by anyone else, "Sometimes, I have no choice. I promise you, wait a bit longer, and I’ll no longer have any ties with Chen Rui. Then you can do as you wish, how about it?"

Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou’s face; he was still as radiant as ever, but she herself had become as pale as paper.

Inexplicably, a thought suddenly popped into her mind: During this process of becoming pale, where was he?

Who was he staying with, shielding them from the wind and rain?

"If when I called you today, I was lying outside dying, would you have felt guilty while at Chen Rui’s birthday party?" Gu Ningyue didn’t answer his question, but suddenly asked this.

Even though she didn’t inform Ling Tianyou in advance before, those things couldn’t be blamed on him, yet this time, Gu Ningyue felt a bit sad.

She always thought it was because of Chen Rui’s presence that he missed her call.

Whether it was truly a misunderstanding didn’t matter anymore.

"..." Ling Tianyou suddenly gripped the steering wheel tightly, "I promise, there won’t be a next time."

At the thought of this, he also felt a sense of dread.

If he missed her call for help, he would regret it for a lifetime.

Seeing the deep self-blame in his eyes, Gu Ningyue felt a bit better.

"Let’s wait a little longer! When you no longer have contact with Chen Rui, I’ll go back to live! Sorry."

Gu Ningyue unfastened her seatbelt and got out of the car, "Goodbye, drive safely."

Ling Tianyou nodded and only drove away after watching Gu Ningyue enter the Gu Family villa.

About ten minutes later, Gu Ningyue, carrying a bag, returned to the road, hailed a taxi, and reported another address, heading towards her residence.

Just moments after returning to the Gu Family, she had forgotten something and had to go back to her room before coming out again.

Fortunately, it was late; Li Yulan was asleep, and Gu Zheng just asked her a few questions without much more.

When she got home, Gu Ningyue changed her medication and collapsed on the bed.

Ling Tianyou’s manner of explaining things to her today seemed sincere, but now thinking back, it always felt a little strange.

Like he had something on his mind but was unable to speak of it, making it seem somewhat heavy.

Thinking like this, Gu Ningyue suddenly wondered, could it be that Ling Tianyou had some hidden difficulties?

No, come on! In the whole city of A, Ling Tianyou had always feared nothing; how could anyone make him bow and compromise?

Clearly, he was having difficulty letting go of old feelings for Chen Rui but didn’t want to release her, so he came up with all these reasons.

The things he told her today might just be stalling tactics; huh, men!

"Have we arrived in Y City yet?"

"Yes, we have."

"Have Lao Wu and Lao Qi arrived too? Can we video call?"

"They’re not here yet. It’ll take a while longer. If you’re tired, go ahead and sleep. I’ll wait for them at the airport."

"I’m not tired, I’ll wait for you all."

Having not seen them for a while, Gu Ningyue really missed them a bit.

About half an hour later, Lin Ruixian called with a video chat, "Hi."

Gu Ningyue waved, "Hi."

Lao Wu, dressed all in black, and Lao Qi in all white, known as the inseparable duo in the organization as the "Black and White Restless," remained as unchanged as before, their familiar faces showing almost no differences.

Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but feel her eyes warm up, almost shedding a couple of tears listening to Lin Ruixian’s introduction.

Seeing her emotions were not right, Lin Ruixian quickly interacted a few sentences, giving her time to calm down her feelings.