Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 399: Truly Unexpected

After the server arranged the dishes and left, the red wine beside Xia Yingbai was almost empty.

Her eyes were deep and unreadable, even Gu Ningyue, who had grown up with Xia Yingbai, couldn’t quite discern what she was thinking.

"Ding-dong——"

The ring of a phone broke the silence, although it was unclear whose it was.

Xia Yingbai glanced at her phone screen, her emotions more intense: "Sorry, I need to use the restroom. Rui Xian, you and Miss Gu go ahead and eat! No need to wait for me."

The two nodded, watching Xia Yingbai’s graceful figure, and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew..."

"It’s so difficult..." Gu Ningyue rubbed her brows, "Every time my master looks at me, my heart nearly stops." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

After all this time, she still couldn’t withstand her master’s piercing gaze.

"Indeed!" Lin Ruixian wasn’t faring much better: "Looks like our previous plan wasn’t foolproof at all!"

Gu Ningyue took a sip of the red wine in her glass: "What should we do next? Perhaps I should tell the truth about Ji Qianqian’s situation? Otherwise, it will be exposed sooner or later!"

Lin Ruixian pondered for a moment and nodded, then exchanged hushed words with Gu Ningyue.

When Xia Yingbai returned, the dishes in front of the two remained untouched, exactly as the server had presented them.

Xia Yingbai sat back down and looked at Gu Ningyue and Lin Ruixian: "Why aren’t you eating?"

Only then did Gu Ningyue and Lin Ruixian react, "We were waiting for Teacher Xia to return and eat together."

Though their words felt a bit guilty, they sounded reasonable.

"I might be returning to the homeland with you," Xia Yingbai said to the two, "A friend back home reached out with some matters to handle."

Lin Ruixian immediately responded, "That’s great! We can go back together. When is Teacher Xia planning to leave?"

Xia Yingbai glanced at Gu Ningyue: "Waiting on news from that side. At the earliest, about three days."

Lin Ruixian acknowledged, "We’ll see when the time comes! No rush, we haven’t bought return tickets yet either."

"Alright." Xia Yingbai wiped her hands with a napkin, took a bite of food, and said slowly: "Let’s get down to business now!"

Gu Ningyue paused with her knife and fork, lowering her head to slowly cut the steak on her plate.

"Miss Gu wants Shangguan Wuyue’s help. Since you’ve come to me and Rui Xian vouched, I must give Miss Gu some face," Xia Yingbai smiled, "But Miss Gu, I don’t like being deceived. If you want my help, you must speak some truths to me."

As expected, her master had caught on to something, and if she continued to follow the plan discussed with Lin Ruixian...

Even if seamless, once back in the homeland, she might never get a chance to be near her master again, and Shangguan Wuyue might no longer handle Ji Qianqian’s case.

Not just Ji Qianqian, even the Lu Family may no longer seek Shangguan Wuyue’s medical expertise in the future.

Gu Ningyue raised her eyes, clear as a stream: "Teacher Xia, the one in need isn’t actually [myself]. It’s a friend of mine. She sought Shangguan Wuyue before but didn’t meet his requirements. So in the end... she spent some money for a life-sustaining prescription. I didn’t mention it to Rui Xian earlier because I worried he wouldn’t take it seriously. So, apologies, Teacher Xia, I toast to you. It’s my fault, please don’t be offended!"

Saying this, Gu Ningyue refilled her glass with red wine and drank it all in one go.

In Xia Yingbai’s eyes flashed a peculiar emotion, "The way you drink reminds me of her."

When Weiwei drank, her thumb would habitually lift slightly, the gaze identical.

Bitterness surged in Gu Ningyue’s heart. She knew her master was talking about herself and wanted to tell her master not to be sad, that she was here.

But as words were about to leave her lips, she swallowed them forcibly.

"I will do everything I can to help Teacher Xia in the future."

Seeing Gu Ningyue’s determination, Xia Yingbai smiled: "Miss Gu is President Ling’s cherished one. To have Miss Gu’s help, that would be wonderful."

She just received news, coincidentally, right after Gu Ningyue mentioned the Gate of Hell, an even more exciting piece of news came from home.

On the official cruise ship Gu Weiwei was on, an unregistered person snuck aboard three days ago.

And now, that person’s information had reached her phone.

Once her people confirmed a few details, the cause of her disciple’s death would soon come to light.

"Then... about my friend, please, Teacher Xia, do your best."

Xia Yingbai slowly ate from her plate, her lips curled at Gu Ningyue’s words: "Before our meeting, I already contacted Shangguan Wuyue. Since your friend has approached him before, they should understand his rules. Even for me, it’s hard to make him break them too much."

"Shangguan Wuyue was recently attacked, almost died in the hospital. The attacker was Jin Chenglong. If you can find a way to avenge him, Shangguan Wuyue will help save your friend. If not, it’s fate’s decision!"

"Jin Chenglong?" Gu Ningyue exclaimed: "Is it the same Jin Chenglong who was ousted from the redevelopment office in City A?"

"Oh? Miss Gu has heard of him?" Xia Yingbai was surprised: "He’s no longer in office, but still has some influence in both underworld and official circles. To avenge Shangguan Wuyue, Miss Gu may need to look for President Ling!"

Gu Ningyue neither affirmed nor denied, thought for a moment, then asked: "Teacher Xia, why does Shangguan Wuyue have issues with Jin Chenglong?"

Xia Yingbai smiled: "Jin Chenglong has a brother with polio, Jin Chenghu. Probably Jin Chenglong wanted treatment for his brother, but Shangguan Wuyue has a peculiar temper and Jin Chenglong has always been domineering, so they clashed. In the end, Shangguan Wuyue didn’t treat Jin Chenghu, and Jin Chenglong got angry, attacked Shangguan Wuyue with a gun as he was leaving City A, and forcibly detained him. Though Wuyue’s fine now, this will end with retribution."

"Jin Chenglong actually has a gun?" Gu Ningyue involuntarily touched her alabaster neck, tracing with her forefinger, a smile playing at her lips. Every time she heard something exciting, she couldn’t help but do this.

Xia Yingbai watched her, a familiar feeling rising again: "Indeed! Quite surprising."