Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 255: Out of Place

I don’t know why, but the peaceful atmosphere between Lu Qingqing and Ji Qianqian makes people feel uneasy instead.

Even though I’ve only met Lu Qingqing a few times, I’m very familiar with the legends about her.

Just by hearing about the things she’s done, I’ve unintentionally learned quite a bit.

This time, did Lu Qingqing fail to find out who snatched the Blood Jade midway, so she hasn’t made a move?

Or has Lu Qingqing come up with a plan to deal with Lin Ruixian, so she isn’t in a hurry?

At three in the afternoon, before Lin Ruixian set off, he received a call from Gu Ningyue, advising him to be cautious.

Today he was only picking up a small piece, so Gu Ningyue stayed home and didn’t accompany him.

Perhaps Lin Ruixian felt something might be amiss, so he specifically called Lao Wu, who was originally planning to visit a hot spring.

About half an hour later, Lin Ruixian sent a video showing the finished carved product. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

I must say, Jin Lin’s craftsmanship is quite impressive. If it weren’t for the material of the jade not being Blood Jade, I almost thought it was the one I gave Mr. Chen.

"Tomorrow at six in the afternoon, after the store closes, we’ll go to his shop. If you have any plans, you’d better make them in advance! Otherwise, my life will be lost."

Gu Ningyue said, "Why not call Lao Wu and Lao Qi too? I’m injured, and it’ll be safer that way."

"They can’t, they’ve booked a flight for eight tonight and are leaving."

Gu Ningyue was a bit surprised, "Why so soon? They’ve only been here for two days."

Lin Ruixian replied, "There’s some urgent matters within the organization, the vacation is over, and it seems all the members have to be urgently recalled. I don’t know what big issue has occurred."

"Did you ask about my master’s matter?" Gu Ningyue inquired when these two individuals appeared and tasked Lin Ruixian to find out about the status of her master.

Lin Ruixian said, "I asked, but they have only ever had a professional relationship with your master. They have no private interactions, so right now, they don’t know where your master is. Let’s wait for a while!"

Gu Ningyue felt an irresistible sense of disappointment, "Alright!"

The whole day, Gu Ningyue idled around the villa, without visiting the hospital or going out.

Only when the sun was setting did Gu Ningyue receive a call from Ling Tianyou, prompting her to slowly get up, change her medication and clothes, and head out wearing a pair of flat shoes.

Different from her usual glamour, tonight Gu Ningyue was dressed in loose casual attire.

Specifically, after getting injured, Gu Ningyue rarely wore long dresses or gowns for practicality.

Looking at the increasingly casual young girl, Ling Tianyou’s eyes held only curiosity without any additional emotion.

"Let’s go, get in the car."

Gu Ningyue nodded, got into the passenger seat, and buckled the seatbelt, "Where are we eating?"

Ling Tianyou mentioned the name of a restaurant, and Gu Ningyue looked at her outfit, feeling like her attire was more suitable for a roadside food stall.

After a forty-minute drive, Ling Tianyou and Gu Ningyue slowly took their seats in a private room at a western restaurant.

The men and women around them were dazzling, but their table stood out.

The man was dressed sharply in a suit, while the woman wore casual clothes, with her hair simply tied into a ponytail at the back.

Their noticeable mismatch drew envy from many single women nearby.

Gu Ningyue took a sip of the juice in her glass and softly asked Ling Tianyou, "Is it awkward for me to dress like this sitting next to you?"

Ling Tianyou’s attire clearly showed how much he valued the date, while despite being clean and tidy, Gu Ningyue was unkempt in comparison.

Ling Tianyou smiled lightly, his demeanor under the lights almost ethereal: "My woman, whatever she wears is fine. Even if you walked the red carpet with me in a T-shirt, as long as you’re happy, I wouldn’t mind."

Gu Ningyue was taken aback, wondering why his words were so sweet today. Had the sun risen from the west this morning?

"But I saw the table that left next to us, and their eyes looked like they wanted to kill me," Gu Ningyue murmured, "They must be wondering why someone like you would bring me here!"

Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue’s ungarnished, slightly pale face and said, "You seem to have rested well over the past few days, your complexion has improved."

Gu Ningyue pouted, "You’re changing the subject."

Ling Tianyou curled his lips, "You figured it out."

Gu Ningyue said, "I’m not a fool."

"Oh?" Ling Tianyou raised his tone, "Turns out you’re not!"

Gu Ningyue: "You! Since when did you become so slick?"

Chen Rui seemed to walk an evidently cold and noble path, not someone like this!

How come Ling Tianyou seemed like a different person in such a short time?

"I’ve always been like this, you just didn’t notice," Ling Tianyou teased her, "But you’ve changed your habits."

Gu Ningyue paused, "Habits? What habits?"

Ling Tianyou smiled without answering Ningyue’s question.

Seeing him purposely keeping it a mystery, Gu Ningyue didn’t push further.

If he didn’t want to say, then so be it—who cares?

"By the way, how’s the situation with your brother? Are your parents okay?"

Considering the time, the Ling family’s elders should have arrived home. Regarding Ling Tianze’s situation, it’s uncertain how these parents favoring their younger son would decide.

Bringing up this topic, even Ling Tianyou, who could call the shots in the entirety of A City, couldn’t help but have his eyes overshadowed with worry: "My parents initially intended to take Tianze abroad for rehab, but I stopped them. He’s already addicted; my parents have always been lenient with him, and no one can guarantee whether my parents will go soft once they leave A City."

Gu Ningyue nodded, agreeing with Ling Tianyou’s decision, "Did your parents agree? Abroad, there are far more channels to buy those things than here, and much easier too."

"They were wavering at first, but after visiting Tianze at the detention center, my dad started to relent." Ling Tianyou sighed softly, rarely being troubled over something like this.

Gu Ningyue understood his predicament, but it was indeed his family issue, so she only touched the topic lightly: "Liu Liu has not been in a good mood recently, her eyes are swollen from crying, pretending to be happy. If Tianze returns and has any conscience, he wouldn’t touch those things again."

Ling Tianyou smiled wryly, "Do addicts really have a conscience? Fortunately, it’s not been too long for him, so there’s still hope!"

These words seemed both a question for Gu Ningyue and self-consolation, holding a tint of melancholy.

Seeing him like this, Gu Ningyue swallowed back the words she initially wanted to say and instead offered comfort: "There will be a way at the end of the road; Tianze is a good man, he’ll take responsibility for himself and his family."

"Let’s hope," Ling Tianyou said, "We can only hope."