Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 277: The Price of the Blood Jade

As Ling Tianyou was about to pick up the piece of gauze and see more things underneath, Gu Ningyue finally reacted and quickly moved to block him: "The weather was too hot before, and I had a nosebleed."

This was a very clumsy excuse, Ling Tianyou wanted to investigate further, but Gu Ningyue had already turned around and tied the garbage bag, not allowing him to look again.

This action made the already clumsy excuse seem even more bizarre, Ling Tianyou frowned deeply: "Do you need gauze for a nosebleed?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Uh... I couldn’t find any tissue at the time, so I simply grabbed a piece of gauze! You don’t need to worry!"

Ling Tianyou looked at her thoughtfully and asked, "So why is there medical gauze in the room then?"

Gu Ningyue: "..." Why does this person have so many questions!

Ling Tianyou stared into her eyes: "Why aren’t you speaking? Hmm?"

Gu Ningyue hesitated and said, "It’s already so late, you should be heading back!"

Ling Tianyou suddenly grabbed her wrist, "Gu Ningyue, what exactly are you hiding from me? Why can’t you tell me?"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Let go of me first!" Gu Ningyue struggled to pull her wrist from Ling Tianyou’s hand, "I got a little hurt before, I didn’t want you to worry so I didn’t tell you."

Ling Tianyou’s gaze hardened, "Where were you hurt? Let me see!"

No wonder Gu Ningyue looked so alarmingly pale since coming back from Y City, this woman didn’t say a word to him!

Gu Ningyue rubbed her wrist, lowered her head not daring to meet Ling Tianyou’s eyes: "It’s really okay, it’s almost healed, you should go back quickly!"

Ling Tianyou scrutinized her appearance and suddenly recalled how Gu Ningyue seemed cautious and avoided turning too much while securing her seatbelt in the car, his heart jolted, and before she could react, he had lifted her shirt up.

The gauze adhered to her skin was exposed to Ling Tianyou’s view, his hand tightened: "Lift your hands, immediately!"

His voice was cold, yet slightly trembling, Gu Ningyue sighed, at this point, she could only obediently lift her hands.

The T-shirt was almost rolled up above her chest, where the wound finally came to an end.

Ling Tianyou’s eyes blazed with anger, nearly shouting: "Is this what you mean by ’okay’? Come to the hospital with me, right now!"

He didn’t even want to know how the wound came about anymore, his worry had surpassed his doubts.

She merely went to Y City, how did she end up like this?

Thinking that she had only left him for such a few days and got herself into this state, Ling Tianyou couldn’t help but clench his fingers into a fist.

Gu Ningyue knew that this time Ling Tianyou was genuinely angry, she quickly showed weakness to placate him: "I’ve been, I’ve gotten a lot better during this period, really! I’m going for a follow-up check tomorrow, it’s really nothing!"

"Don’t be angry, you see, I haven’t missed eating, drinking, or anything!"

"I’m really going to the hospital for a follow-up tomorrow, please don’t be angry, alright? I wasn’t intentionally keeping it from you, I was afraid you would worry..."

"...Say something, please, don’t stay silent!"

Seeing Gu Ningyue’s pitiful expression, Ling Tianyou stayed silent for a long time before finally speaking: "So, I should thank you?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head: "No, I just hope you won’t be angry anymore."

Ling Tianyou took a deep breath, "What happened with your wound? Did someone attack you?"

Gu Ningyue reached out and pressed Ling Tianyou onto the bed, "You sit first, I’ll tell you slowly. This matter is quite long..."

The Blood Jade has already been obtained, this matter has come to an end. She should fulfill her promise to tell Ling Tianyou the whole story.

Ling Tianyou sat on Gu Ningyue’s bed, Gu Ningyue reached out and pulled a chair to sit opposite him, it looked somewhat like an interrogation: "I’ve already handed over the Blood Jade to Mr. Chen. When I went to Y City last time, I actually went with Lin Ruixian."

Even if she didn’t say it, if Chen Rui wanted to investigate, she probably could find out.

Rather than that, it would be better to say it herself.

After all, "confessing," might earn her leniency from Ling Tianyou.

"You were with Lin Ruixian, stayed in Y City for half a month?" Ling Tianyou tried to suppress the emotions surging in his chest, if possible, he wanted to blow Lin Ruixian’s skull off right now.

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Don’t misunderstand, we stayed in a hotel!"

As soon as she said it, she realized something was wrong and quickly added: "Not in the same room! Don’t misunderstand! Apart from scouting outside, most of the time was spent hospitalized."

Ling Tianyou took a deep breath, "Lin Ruixian took care of you?"

Looking at Gu Ningyue’s injuries, she must have been even more immobile than during the last hospital stay.

Just imagining Lin Ruixian carrying Gu Ningyue to the bathroom made Ling Tianyou’s blood pressure rise.

Gu Ningyue shook her head: "No, he was injured too, staying in the hospital room next to mine..."

Only then did Ling Tianyou’s face soften a bit, "So, how did you get hurt? Lin Ruixian didn’t want to give you the Blood Jade, did you two start fighting?"

"No." Gu Ningyue recalled the matter, looking at Ling Tianyou said: "After Lin Ruixian gave me the Blood Jade, he couldn’t account for it at home, coincidentally, another Blood Jade surfaced in Y City. I thought it wouldn’t be much trouble, but unexpectedly, we ran into Lu Qingqing and Ji Qianqian who also wanted the Blood Jade, along with another group also targeting it. Lin Ruixian and I were no match for them, so we got injured. Not long ago, Lin Ruixian went to Y City alone, used some method to retrieve the Blood Jade, and after it’s carved, sent it back to the Lin Family."

"That’s it?" Ling Tianyou asked, half-believing.

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Of course."

Her eyes were clear without any blemish, showing no sign of deception.

Ling Tianyou pondered for a long time, suddenly staring into her eyes asked: "What was the price Lin Ruixian wanted for giving you the Blood Jade? What did you promise him?"

Gu Ningyue froze, the price? Lin Ruixian seemed to ask nothing from her.

This was originally to repay her for saving his life, plus Lin Ruixian didn’t truly favor that Blood Jade, so he parted with it easily.

But even if she tells Ling Tianyou about these past events, he probably wouldn’t believe it!

Even if believed, he would likely regard her as neurotic.

"Money." Gu Ningyue said to Ling Tianyou: "Things important to me seem ordinary to him. I transferred him a sum, and he gave me the Blood Jade."

Ling Tianyou continued to ask: "Since it was a simple transaction, why did you have to accompany him to Y City for the Blood Jade?"