Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 368: Delivered to the Door

"Come in."

Ling Tianyou’s magnetic voice came from inside, making Gu Ningyue’s heart inexplicably itch.

Reaching out to push open the door, Gu Ningyue saw Ling Tianyou, already changed into pajamas, sitting at the lamp, looking at some materials.

"Not asleep yet?" Gu Ningyue asked.

Ling Tianyou glanced at the watch he’d undone and placed on the table: "It’s only just nine o’clock."

Gu Ningyue was taken aback: "Really? I thought it was already ten."

Does time pass so slowly?

Ling Tianyou closed the materials in his hand, turned sideways to look at Gu Ningyue not far away and asked, "Anything up?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, not beating around the bush: "Can I have three Jiuyue flowers from the garden at your company?"

Ling Tianyou was slightly startled, seemingly surprised at her request: "Why?"

Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and said: "I liked them quite a bit the last time I saw them, so... can I?"

Ling Tianyou smiled faintly and answered firmly: "No."

"I’ve been cultivating those flowers for so long. If they leave that place, let alone changing the climate, even changing the soil would make them wither immediately. But if you like, you can visit the company often. I wouldn’t mind."

Gu Ningyue: "..."

She knew it wouldn’t be that easy.

"But if I go to your company, and happen to run into some people I’d rather not see, and we get into an argument, that wouldn’t be good, right?" She looked at Ling Tianyou in the chair. "You know my temper; I might not hold back."

Ling Tianyou had arranged a position for Chen Rui in the company, so if she goes, there’s a chance she’d run into Chen Rui.

No matter how innocent Ling Tianyou was, he wouldn’t want her to meet Chen Rui.

Only, unexpectedly, Ling Tianyou chuckled lightly and said, "Chen Rui has already resigned. You can go without worry."

"She resigned?" Gu Ningyue was stunned: "When?"

Chen Rui actually resigned?

Ling Tianyou nodded: "The third day after the celebration party, Chen Rui had already left."

Gu Ningyue silently cursed, couldn’t she have left two days later, how annoying!

Now, she had to come up with another excuse!

Her eyes turned, and she looked at Ling Tianyou: "But it’s troublesome for me to always go, can’t you just give me three flowers? I’ll make them into specimens, it won’t affect me at all. Are you... reluctant to part with them?"

Her face looked aggrieved, causing a flicker of heartache in the observer.

But Ling Tianyou wasn’t buying it, he looked at Gu Ningyue with a half-smile: "Since you like Jiuyue so much, why didn’t you ask for it that day in the back garden?"

This girl was definitely planning to do something with Jiuyue, otherwise she wouldn’t come to his room at this hour.

Of course, Gu Ningyue couldn’t tell him the truth, so she just looked at Ling Tianyou and said: "Some liking is realized in hindsight! Will you give it to me or not?"

Ling Tianyou raised the corner of his mouth: "What’s in it for me?"

Gu Ningyue didn’t quite hear him: "What?"

Ling Tianyou stood up and walked towards Gu Ningyue: "What do I get in return?"

Gu Ningyue pouted: as expected, she couldn’t escape this moment: "I’m your fiancée, and you’re asking for something in return for three flowers? That’s too much! You..."

Before she could finish, Ling Tianyou had already given her a quick peck on the lips.

Gu Ningyue was taken aback: "You, what are you doing?"

Ling Tianyou smiled mischievously, yet his face remained so handsome it was hard to be angry with him: "Kissing my fiancée! What’s wrong? Didn’t you just say so yourself?"

Gu Ningyue, exasperated: "You!"

"Mwah!"

Ling Tianyou gave her another peck.

Gu Ningyue retreated, her fingers already clenched into fists.

She swore that if Ling Tianyou took another step forward, she would teach him a lesson.

"What’s wrong? Giving my fiancée flowers is one thing, but kissing her isn’t allowed?" Ling Tianyou chuckled, looking very deserving of a lesson: "What kind of logic is that?"

Gu Ningyue: "..." He was actually waiting for her here?

Gu Ningyue was silent for a while: "So, you’re unwilling to give them to me?"

Ling Tianyou crossed his arms, "What if I say yes?"

Gu Ningyue took a deep breath: "What will it take for you to give me the Jiuyue flowers?"

Ling Tianyou thought for a while but didn’t speak.

Just as Gu Ningyue was about to turn and leave, Ling Tianyou grabbed her wrist: "Wait..."

Gu Ningyue turned her head: "What, you changed your mind?"

She knew Jiuyue flowers had significance for Ling Tianyou, but all she wanted was three flowers from that cluster.

Why wouldn’t Ling Tianyou give them to her?

He was trying to get something from her, wasn’t he!

Ling Tianyou gazed into Gu Ningyue’s eyes: "Why do you want Jiuyue flowers all of a sudden? I told you, I don’t like being lied to."

Gu Ningyue’s gaze at Jiuyue flowers was stunning at the time, but it lasted just a moment without much affection or joy.

Her wanting Jiuyue flowers couldn’t be simply because she liked them.

Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and said: "If I tell you, will you give them to me?"

Ling Tianyou thought for a moment and said: "Tell me first? If it’s the truth, I’ll have someone bring Jiuyue to you tomorrow."

Gu Ningyue hesitated for a few seconds, finally telling the truth: "It’s Ji Qianqian. Shangguan Wuyue gave Lu Qingqing a recipe that needs three Jiuyue flowers."

Ling Tianyou said: "Then why didn’t you tell me the truth at first?"

"Isn’t it always you? Every time I ask you for something, you ask for something in return!" Gu Ningyue gave Ling Tianyou a look: "If I said it was for someone else, wouldn’t you ask double?"

Ling Tianyou chuckled: "You came to me for someone else, of course, I wouldn’t be too happy about that. But since you were honest this time, I can give you the Jiuyue flowers."

Gu Ningyue was delighted: "Really?"

Ling Tianyou nodded: "Of course, when have I ever lied?"

Gu Ningyue smiled: "Thanks." At least you have some conscience.

Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue: "However, I still want something in return."

Gu Ningyue looked at him warily: "If you dare to take another step, I won’t be polite! Don’t be too much..."

Ling Tianyou tightened his grip, and Gu Ningyue was instantly pulled into his embrace: "Not be polite? How will you not be polite?"

Gu Ningyue wanted to break free from Ling Tianyou’s arms, but found his strength surprisingly overwhelming, she couldn’t break free even after several attempts: "Let me go!"

"What if I don’t?" Ling Tianyou held Gu Ningyue tightly in his arms, his warm breath brushing against her ear: "Besides... it was you who came to me tonight, wasn’t it?"

Gu Ningyue’s heartbeat inexplicably quickened, and at that moment she realized she might have made a wrong decision.

Maybe, she shouldn’t have come at this time!