Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 258: I’m an Injured Person

The next day at dawn, Gu Ningyue opened her eyes and habitually reached for her phone to check the unread messages.

Aside from a message from Ling Tianyou around seven in the morning saying "Good morning", there were just some app notifications.

After washing up and changing her medication, Gu Ningyue sent Lin Ruixian a message to confirm the time to meet in the evening. Only then did she reply to Ling Tianyou with a "Morning."

"Ding dong――"

"Just woke up?"

Gu Ningyue hesitated for a moment, "Sort of! I’m having breakfast right now."

"Ding dong――"

"I know of a new coffee shop that’s quite good. Want me to pick you up after work?"

Gu Ningyue: "Not today. I’ve made plans with a friend; I have some matters to attend to in the evening."

After sending the message, Ling Tianyou did not reply immediately this time.

After a while, he finally replied: "With whom?"

Gu Ningyue stared at these two words on the screen, seeming to want to discern Ling Tianyou’s emotions on the other end of the phone through them.

If she told the truth, he would probably get angry!

But if she didn’t, it might make things even more suspicious.

After pondering for a few minutes, Gu Ningyue said: "For the Blood Jade matter, let’s talk after it’s settled tonight!"

His question at least proved he hadn’t investigated her further, and there was no need for her to conceal too much.

She believed that as long as she successfully obtained the carved Blood Jade tonight, this matter would come to an end.

"Alright, call me if anything goes wrong."

Looking at the message from Ling Tianyou, Gu Ningyue replied with a "Good."

The diamond bracelet on her wrist remained dazzling in the daylight, losing none of its brilliance for the lack of radiant lights.

Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but smile, thinking she should be nicer to Ling Tianyou because of this bracelet, at least temporarily!

Since she wasn’t leaving until the afternoon, Gu Ningyue spent the entire day inside, recuperating. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

She watched movies, played games, and chatted on and off with Chi Xingtong until the afternoon, quickly ushering the time to set off.

Before leaving, Gu Ningyue carefully dressed her wounds and wrapped them again, to prevent any accidental harm to herself later.

Arriving at the meeting place with Lin Ruixian, the two drove together to Jin Lin’s shop.

Seeing the two arrive together, Jin Lin’s face lit up with a bright smile: "Please come inside, I’ve asked someone to prepare some excellent Biluochun tea."

Entering the inner room, Gu Ningyue looked around, "The decor here is quite elegant, must have cost quite a bit?"

Jin Lin poured the tea while smiling, "It’s alright! A friend did it for me, around three hundred and fifty thousand or so!"

Gu Ningyue was a bit surprised, "Just this room?"

Jin Lin nodded, "Yes!"

Gu Ningyue discreetly gave a thumbs up; indeed, rich people, with just one room costing three hundred and fifty thousand.

"Doesn’t that mean the whole three-story building would cost millions just for renovation?"

If relying solely on the profits from this store, it would definitely be a loss.

She couldn’t wait to see how Jin Lin would answer her question later.

Jin Lin handed a cup of tea to Lin Ruixian first, then stood up to give the other cup to Gu Ningyue: "It’s alright, the total renovation costs about three million or so. Among them, only this room is expensive because of the costly jade on the shelves."

Gu Ningyue nodded, "It seems Boss Jin’s shop makes quite a lot, makes me want to open a jade shop too."

Jin Lin smiled without replying, Lin Ruixian casually placed his cup on the table and looked at Jin Lin, "When can we start?"

Jin Lin saw the tea cup with some tea missing and smiled, "How about we start after finishing the tea?"

Gu Ningyue glanced at the wafting mist in her cup; the scent seemed like ordinary Biluochun tea, but the color seemed somewhat off upon closer inspection.

’Accidentally’ breaking the teacup, Gu Ningyue patted Lin Ruixian’s shoulder, "This cup, let’s put it on your tab!"

Jin Lin froze and said, "It’s alright, just a cup."

Gu Ningyue lightly smiled, "But this cup doesn’t look ordinary."

She’s seen many poisoning precedents; not all poisons are in the food.

Some poisons are smeared on the cup walls or even integrated during the making of the utensils.

With such tricks, she was already used to it.

Jin Lin’s face slightly changed but soon smiled again, "Just an ordinary teacup, if anything, the pattern is just more interesting! It’s a replica of Qianlong-era palace patterns. It’s fine if it’s broken; it’s not worth much."

Gu Ningyue smiled, squeezing Lin Ruixian’s shoulder lightly, "I see! Sorry about that."

Lin Ruixian understood, reaching out to place his cup on the table, "I’m not a fan of tea. Let’s start with the jade carving!"

Jin Lin’s smile stiffened on his face, hesitating for a while before saying, "Alright then."

Following Jin Lin to the Jade Carving Room, Gu Ningyue looked at Lin Ruixian with some apprehension.

Had she not seen wrong, Lin Ruixian seemed to have drunk some of that Biluochun?

If something was mixed in there, tonight could be very dangerous.

It was strange; Lin Ruixian, who’s usually extremely cautious during missions, why was he so careless now?

She watched Lin Ruixian hand the Blood Jade to Jin Lin. Before Jin Lin could speak, Lin Ruixian’s gaze became captivating.

Within less than thirty seconds, Gu Ningyue saw Jin Lin’s eyes become hollow.

"Done?" Gu Ningyue asked.

No matter how many times she saw Lin Ruixian’s actions, it was still astonishing every single time.

Especially just now as Lin Ruixian gazed into Jin Lin’s eyes—it was like a devil crawling out of Hell.

Simply watching made her shiver.

The reason a devil is a devil is that it leaves mortals powerless to resist.

If he wishes, there should be nothing in this world Lin Ruixian cannot obtain.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruixian smiled and nodded, "You go wait outside, I’ll watch him here."

Gu Ningyue responded and dragged the only chair in the room outside.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Lin Ruixian hurriedly stopped her; with only one chair here, what would he do if she took it?

Gu Ningyue glanced at Jin Lin, who had already picked up the carving knife, "Do you think I’m dumb? He’s definitely going to carve for a long time!"

Saying this, she dragged the chair to the door.

Lin Ruixian was about to say something, but Gu Ningyue’s line "I am injured!" completely shut him up.

The room door closed, and Lin Ruixian looked at Jin Lin starting his work, sighing.

Looks like tonight he’ll have to sit on the floor.