Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 288: More Important Than Me?

Gu Ningyue’s palms started to sweat, as if the person speaking to her was not the much-admired Master Ling of A City, but a demon that could claim his life.

Thump, thump, thump—why was her heart beating so fast?

Seeing his words went unanswered, Ling Tianyou’s lips curled into a meaningful smile and suddenly moved a few inches closer to her.

Just a little more, and the two could be pressed against each other.

His warm breath brushed her ear, and Gu Ningyue cursed internally, calling him a beast, yet she was determined to pretend to be asleep, not intending to respond to him.

"Why is your heart beating so fast?" Ling Tianyou’s voice leisurely sounded by her ear.

This time, Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but speak: "You’re talking nonsense, how could you possibly hear my heartbeat!"

Ling Tianyou chuckled: "Aren’t you awake? Why ignore me? Hmm?"

Gu Ningyue froze, and after a moment, responded blankly: "I’m about to fall asleep, can’t I just not bother with you?"

Ling Tianyou replied nonchalantly: "Of course you can, my fiancée, you can do anything."

The word ’fiancée’ strangely felt like a piece of candy, slowly melting in her heart.

Strange, why didn’t she have this feeling before?

Gu Ningyue was puzzled when suddenly a hand landed on her shoulder, causing her heart to almost skip a beat: "Wha-what are you doing?"

Ling Tianyou’s breath felt like a flame, causing even her forehead to start sweating: "Come over."

Before the words were finished, Gu Ningyue was already positioned by Ling Tianyou, lying flat.

"Isn’t it tiring to maintain that position?" Ling Tianyou half seriously, half playfully asked while Gu Ningyue was confused: "Don’t worry, I don’t have any special fetishes, I’m not interested in people with injuries."

In the darkness, Gu Ningyue blushed and stammered: "Then stay away from me, I-I don’t feel comfortable!"

Ling Tianyou retreated a little, "Like this?"

Gu Ningyue nodded lightly, responded softly: "Mm, let’s sleep!"

Ling Tianyou chuckled softly: "But what if I can’t sleep? Can you?"

Gu Ningyue was silent for a while: "Then what do you want to do? It’s so late."

Ling Tianyou turned to his side, propped his head on one hand, and quietly observed Gu Ningyue in the dark: "Shall we chat? Maybe after a while, I’ll get sleepy."

Gu Ningyue turned her head and asked: "Talking for ten bucks?"

Ling Tianyou pursed his lips with a smile: "It depends, we’ll see when I get tired."

Gu Ningyue thought for a moment: "What do we talk about, you start?"

After speaking, Gu Ningyue suddenly regretted, how could she let Ling Tianyou start a topic?

Ling Tianyou probably already figured out quite a bit of her secrets, maybe even looking for a chance to confront her!

Sure enough, Ling Tianyou lightly parted his lips, looked at Gu Ningyue and asked: "Where exactly did you learn your martial arts? When I investigated your background, I didn’t find any history of you learning martial arts." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

He had asked her this question before, but Gu Ningyue had dismissed it.

Now, with the issue raised again, Gu Ningyue couldn’t even remember how she had responded to Ling Tianyou at that time.

After thinking for a while, she finally said: "It’s all in the past, change the question?"

"Okay." Ling Tianyou gazed deeply: "The relationship between you and Xia Yingbai, can you also not talk about it?"

The master whom Gu Ningyue once called out to in dreams had always been like a thorn in his heart.

Even more discomforting than Lin Ruixian’s existence.

"Didn’t you already investigate?" Gu Ningyue recalled this matter, her tone slightly displeased: "Didn’t find out?"

Ling Tianyou honestly nodded: "No, which is why I want to know Xia Yingbai’s background."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ningyue felt mischievous: "After you know, will you eradicate thoroughly?"

Ling Tianyou chuckled lightly: "Not that extreme, killing is illegal, Mr. Ling is a law-abiding citizen, how could you think that way?"

Gu Ningyue inexplicably shivered. Whether Ling Tianyou was law-abiding, she did not know, but she knew very well that if he spoke, those he disliked would undoubtedly disappear from this world.

"I can only say she’s important, and I’m also searching for her, but no matter how much effort I put in, I can’t find any trace." Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and said: "So you might be disappointed, I don’t know where she is, or what she’s doing."

Ling Tianyou asked: "Did she teach you your martial arts too?"

Gu Ningyue thought for a while, nodded: "Yes. Without her, I wouldn’t be who I am today."

Ling Tianyou couldn’t help but be secretly amazed, based on what he knew, aside from the Gu Family and Ye Family, Gu Ningyue was almost only close to Shen Hanyin.

Could it be... impossible, if Shen Hanyin knew Xia Yingbai, she wouldn’t have been schemed against so miserably by Ye Mingchen and Gu Wanwan afterwards.

After all, someone who could cleverly teach Gu Ningyue martial arts must be an astute individual.

"I still remember you said he’s important, compared to me, is he still more important?" Ling Tianyou asked calmly, but Gu Ningyue knew this was the calm before the storm.

Every time before Ling Tianyou got angry, it was like this.

She thought earnestly for a moment, looked at Ling Tianyou and said: "From your current relationship with Chen Rui, my master should be more important. After all, my master wouldn’t find another woman to provoke me in front of me."

Although even if she did find one, she wouldn’t get angry, yet every time she thought of Ling Tianyou standing side by side with Chen Rui, she couldn’t help but fume.

Ling Tianyou’s eyebrows slightly relaxed, "So if one day, my world only has you, your master’s status in your heart, still can’t compare to me, right?"

Gu Ningyue was taken aback, "..." What kind of logic is this?

What is there to compare between her and Ling Tianyou?

Gu Ningyue: "You can think that way if it makes you happy." In short, whatever makes you happy.

Ling Tianyou’s thoughts were becoming harder to understand, even if her master was a man, he should ascertain facts before worrying.

Now, everything was still unknown, Ling Tianyou’s concern over her master seemed a bit excessive.

If there were indeed any improper relations between them, her master wouldn’t let her suffer such grievances.

And seeing Ling Tianyou’s behavior, he shouldn’t have been like this.

Thinking this, an unexpected question appeared in Gu Ningyue’s mind.

The former Ling Tianyou, was he truly as cold and ruthless as the legend?

If so, why was the Ling Tianyou she saw so different from the rumors?

"Previously, why didn’t you make friends? Was it really because you were waiting for Chen Rui?"

Could it be that it was for Chen Rui that he posed as an ice-cold figure?

If so, then his action to take her away at that day’s banquet could truly be described as mysterious!