Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 450: Unease

As Ling Tianyou drove to Mr. Chen’s residence, his mind was filled with the things Mr. Chen had said.

Exactly who is targeting Gu Ningyue? And who was behind the past incident of the cruise sinking?

Could the person behind these be the same?

If so, how did he find Gu Ningyue?

If not, what are these two people trying to do?

After all these years, it was Ling Tianyou’s first time feeling so troubled.

The car returned home, and even before driving it into the yard, he had already seen Gu Ningyue standing at the gate.

She seemed a bit anxious, pacing back and forth at the same spot.

It was only when she saw his car approaching that Ning Yue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and happily waved at him.

When the car stopped and Ling Tianyou got out, he realized Gu Ningyue’s hands were ice cold, as if she had been standing in the early autumn air for a long time.

He rubbed her hands and said to Gu Ningyue, "Why are you standing here all this time? Aren’t you cold?"

Seeing he was alright, the heart that had been tense for the past few hours felt slightly better, but that uneasy feeling still filled her heart: "I messaged you, but you didn’t reply. I was a bit worried but didn’t dare to call, so I decided to wait for you here."

Warm feelings surged in Ling Tianyou’s heart, as he used one hand to ruffle her hair: "Silly, I just went for a tea tasting event, what could possibly happen?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head: "I don’t know, just felt uneasy, like something big was happening. It’s good that you’re fine."

To be worried about like this made Ling Tianyou happy. He called a servant to park the car in the yard and led Gu Ningyue into the villa by the hand.

"How was the tea tasting event today?" Gu Ningyue asked, looking at Ling Tianyou.

It’s strange; Ling Tianyou isn’t hurt in the slightest, yet why does her heart feel so uneasy?

After last time, Lin Ruixian has never replied to her again.

Could it be... something has happened to Lin Ruixian in the U Country?

"It was nice." Ling Tianyou didn’t plan to tell Gu Ningyue everything Mr. Chen had told him, only saying: "Mr. Chen asked about you and reminded you to take good care of the gift he gave you."

Gu Ningyue lowered her head and smiled: "Alright, don’t worry, I will take good care of it." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

The two of them sat on the sofa, watching TV with mutual understanding, yet the content on the screen failed to capture Gu Ningyue’s attention.

She couldn’t help but lose focus, her right eye twitching occasionally.

Finally, Gu Ningyue couldn’t take it anymore and took the chance of going to the bathroom to send an email to Lin Ruixian: "How are you? How’s it over there?"

After sending it, Gu Ningyue waited in the bathroom for nearly ten minutes, but the person who used to reply within minutes still hasn’t answered her.

Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but feel even more anxious. She had changed her appearance so it didn’t matter, but Lin Ruixian... would he be pursued?

Could Lu Qingqing’s people have already found him?

Considering this, Gu Ningyue splashed her face with cold water and then sent a message to Lu Qingqing: "Got any time soon? It’s been ages since I’ve seen Qianqian, let’s catch up for coffee if you’re free?"

Going back to the U Country was out of the question; she had barely managed to break free from the previous ties with Ling Tianyou and was making progress. If she went back now, everything might crumble once again.

This was something Gu Ningyue didn’t want to see happen.

Not to mention, even if she did return, if Lin Ruixian was fine, wouldn’t it be a waste?

Better to probe a bit from Lu Qingqing, there might be some gain.

She could only hope Lu Qingqing would reply soon.

Returning to Ling Tianyou’s side, he glanced at her: "What took so long? What were you doing in there?"

Gu Ningyue smiled: "Constipation, can’t I?"

Ling Tianyou flicked her forehead, "Overheated?"

Looking at the screen, Gu Ningyue said: "No, by the way, it’s been a while since I’ve seen Qianqian. I want to visit her."

Ling Tianyou didn’t overthink it, simply responded with a smile: "Alright."

As the movie ended and dinner time arrived, still no reply from Lu Qingqing.

It was the first time Gu Ningyue found Aunt Zhang’s delicious food tasteless, there seemed to be something weighing on her mind, forcing her to keep her old facade intact in front of Ling Tianyou.

"Oh right, the photos I promised to show you earlier."

After dinner, Gu Ningyue opened her phone gallery and handed it to Ling Tianyou.

She wondered what Ling Tianyou would think of her past self.

"Oh?" Ling Tianyou smiled, taking the phone: "Let me see."

On the phone was the face of a young girl, youthful and proud, all said daughters resemble their fathers, and the girl in the photo had inherited all of Gu Chengyue’s merits.

Especially those eyes, beautiful almond-shaped eyes, shimmering with clarity.

Unlike Gu Ningyue’s alluring beauty akin to roses, Gu Weiwei was like a lily in the morning, even bearing a few drops of morning dew.

It’s no wonder Lin Ruixian would be moved by such a girl.

If it were him, he might also be deeply captivated by the young girl in the photo.

That is, if she treated him as she does now.

Seeing the amazement in Ling Tianyou’s eyes, Gu Ningyue felt inexplicably awkward: "How is it?"

Ling Tianyou sincerely praised: "Very beautiful, and very spirited."

If her parents had been happy, she would have a brighter future.

Even if her mother had passed away early from illness, as long as Gu Chengyue took slightly more responsibility, things wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Despite being praised herself, Gu Ningyue couldn’t feel happy: "So do you prefer the old me or the current me?"

Ling Tianyou smiled: "It’s all you, what’s the difference? If I must say, as long as the soul is you, I’d like you even if you were as ugly as a toad."

"Oh." Gu Ningyue acknowledged, "Really?"

She never considered her past self particularly beautiful, though many missions she undertook did go slightly smoother.

But in her eyes, it was merely her makeup skills honed under her master’s years of training, better than others.

Ling Tianyou handed the phone back to Gu Ningyue without looking at anything else: "Of course it’s true. But if you don’t believe it, you can turn yourself into an ugly witch to test me."

"I’m not that stupid to test you with my own face." Gu Ningyue put down her chopsticks and stood up, saying to Ling Tianyou: "I’m full."

Ling Tianyou waved, calling a servant to clean up the table.

Gu Ningyue stretched: "I’m a bit sleepy, going up to rest for a while."

With those words, seeing Ling Tianyou nod, she turned and headed upstairs.

Ling Tianyou, meanwhile, turned to the study and dialed his assistant’s number.