Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 252: I Don’t Care

Facing Lin Ruixian’s invitation, Gu Ningyue slowly shook her head: "No, I’m a bit tired recently, I want to go back and rest."

She had been busy with too many things lately, and she had injuries that hadn’t healed yet, utterly exhausted both physically and mentally.

Lin Ruixian didn’t insist, just asked a few caring questions and watched her leave.

For some reason, Gu Ningyue had no reaction to what Lao Qi said to her, and he couldn’t tell whether he felt more joy or more disappointment.

Could it be that in her heart, she didn’t even entertain the thought of being with him?

Lin Ruixian reached out and touched his own face, mimicking Gu Ningyue’s recent gesture almost exactly.

It wasn’t until Gu Ningyue’s car disappeared into the traffic that Lin Ruixian finally got into his own car and left.

In the jade shop, Jin Lin looked at the piece of jade, and a peculiar smile appeared on his lips.

"Lin Ruixian just came to ask me about jade carving. As you suspected, you were right."

"Find a way to leak the information to him, but don’t reveal your identity."

"Yes. Boss, when the time comes, do you need me to destroy the Blood Jade?"

"No need, that Blood Jade is just bait, now that Cheng Yihan has appeared, it doesn’t matter whose hands the jade is in."

"...But what if Lin Ruixian doesn’t believe it?"

"He will believe it, because that day is soon approaching."

"...Is it true? I always feel this matter is too incredible. Are there really such absurd things in this world?"

"Teacher Li wouldn’t deceive us."

"But..."

There was no reply from the other side of the phone, Jin Lin realized he spoke out of turn, so he dared not say more, acknowledged, and hung up the phone.

In the afternoon, Gu Ningyue received a call from Liu Liu.

After a brief chat, Gu Ningyue drove to the Ling Family’s villa.

She stayed until the afternoon before returning to her own home.

The old couple of the Ling Family would be returning tomorrow, Liu Liu’s anxiety wasn’t without reason.

Before leaving, Liu Liu asked about Gu Ningyue’s interactions with Ling Tianyou, Gu Ningyue’s smile involuntarily stiffened: "It’s okay."

Liu Liu watched her expression and sighed, advising her not to overthink; the Chen Family and the Ling Family were old friends, getting a bit closer was just for business.

Gu Ningyue did not comment, by the time she returned home, the sky was completely dark.

In the empty room, it was quiet, Gu Ningyue laid in the darkness without turning on the light, feeling the darkness slowly engulfing her.

It wasn’t clear how long had passed, Gu Ningyue gradually entered a dream state, and when she woke up, it was already midnight, twelve o’clock.

Gu Ningyue reached for her phone and saw the messages, other than a link shared by Chi Xingtong, it was just Man Qianshan’s usual afternoon updates, sharing freshly made pastries. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Besides this, there were no other messages.

Undeniably, Man Qianshan was quite enthusiastic about this aspect.

The most significant part was her persistence in sending them every time, even when Gu Ningyue seldom replied.

If it were her, she might have stopped long ago.

Turning on the bedside lamp, Gu Ningyue went to wash up and changed her bandages, then lay back in bed.

Having just woken up, trying to fall asleep again wasn’t so swift.

Bored, she flipped through her phone, rare to send Man Qianshan a ’like,’ then started watching videos.

It’s been a long time since she’s been this relaxed.

Almost all issues had concluded, and there were no urgent matters weighing on her heart; to her, this was happiness.

She played until dawn just broke, then yawned and drifted back into sleep.

At ten in the morning, in the Ling Family villa, Ling Tianyou described everything that had happened during this period to the returning old couple.

Ling Chengyang’s eyes were filled with astonishment, "Where is he now? Still in the detention center?"

Ling Tianyou nodded, "The test results are positive, after being detained for fifteen days, he’ll be sent for rehabilitation."

Ling Chengyang declared firmly, "No, he cannot be sent to the rehabilitation center."

Mrs. Ling also looked at Ling Tianyou and said, "He can’t be sent there, your brother has never endured such hardships. Is it a place for human beings?"

Ling Tianyou took a deep breath, seeming surprised at the outcome: "Dad, Mom, Tianze is already addicted. During your absence, he snuck out more than once, relying on himself alone, he can’t quit! If this continues, he might not even recognize his own son, only those substances! He must go!"

He couldn’t understand why his parents, usually rational, were suddenly confused on this matter.

Liu Liu remained silent, just quietly standing aside.

For the past few days, she had almost always been alone in the villa, without Xiao Xuan at home, the whole villa was eerily quiet.

Besides the cleaners tidying the rooms, there was no other noise.

Her mind was blank, apart from the matter with Ling Tianze, there was nothing else it could hold.

The old couple watched their son’s deeply furrowed brow, for the first time seeing Ling Tianyou speak so sternly in front of them. It seemed the situation was even worse than expected.

After a moment of silence, Ling Chengyang sighed: "Even if he has to undergo rehabilitation, he can’t do it in City A, we’ll take him back."

Ling Tianyou’s brows furrowed tighter, "No, right here in City A."

Although he inherited the Ling Family’s industry, his parents’ affection for their youngest son, Ling Tianze, had long surpassed their affection for him.

If they took Ling Tianze away, who knows if his parents would soften.

Even if not for his brother Ling Tianze, he had to consider the family’s future.

"Tianyou..." Mrs. Ling saw his unwavering resolve and tried to persuade him: "If he is far from here, lacking supply, starting anew would benefit him, how could your dad and I possibly harm him?"

Ling Tianyou was momentarily amused by anger, then focused firmly on the old couple: "Mom, I know why you want to take Tianze out of City A. You’re afraid if others find out about this, it would harm the Ling Family, or me? Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter to me, he’s my brother, let people say whatever they want!"

He only had this one brother, Ling Tianze, how could he allow him to sink into despair like that?

Liu Liu listened to their conversation, and somehow, her previously wavering heart firmed up: "Dad, Mom, let Tianze stay in City A! If he truly doesn’t want to change, no place will change him."

"Moreover... abroad it’s easier to obtain those things than here in Z Country."

Ling Chengyang remained silent, after a long pause he sighed deeply: "Ah, let’s decide when Tianze returns! Tomorrow, I’ll first take your mom to see him at the detention center."

They had only been away for such a short time, yet such significant trouble had arisen, what had transpired in between?

He wouldn’t believe his son could be destroyed so easily...