CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 155: WOULDN’T HAVE WAITED UNTIL TODAY

Lin Ruixian probably didn’t expect Gu Ningyue to answer so readily, but he quickly recovered and said to her, "That’s truly a pity! The flower is already taken, it was presumptuous of me. In that case, I’ll get busy first, this meal’s on me!"

Gu Ningyue looked at Lin Ruixian and said, "Quitting on talking to me so soon? I actually came here today because I need a favor from you."

Lin Ruixian sat back down in his chair, glanced at the server wiping a table not far away, and said to Gu Ningyue, "Me? I’m just a small shop owner, what could I help the lady with?"

Gu Ningyue smiled faintly, "I’ve been having some trouble lately, someone’s been troubling me, and my boyfriend is very busy, so I wish to ask you for help. Ten thousand a day, how about it?"

"Ten thousand a day?" Lin Ruixian lightly tapped his fingers on the table, "That’s quite something, lady! Why pick me for this much money?"

Gu Ningyue laughed and said, "Fate, perhaps! I really like your craftsmanship, and besides, you’re good-looking! Suits me well."

She said this with immense confidence, knowing she had the capital to do so.

The reason Lin Ruixian could partner with her before was not just because of their complementary styles, but also because, like herself, Lin Ruixian was very greedy.

They both valued money as much as life itself; she didn’t believe Lin Ruixian would pass up this opportunity.

Sure enough, after a few moments of silence, Lin Ruixian nodded to her, "Alright, but let’s make it clear upfront, any losses incurred regarding the people involved will be your responsibility!"

"Any losses?" Gu Ningyue glanced around, "Then let me say upfront too, only your personal losses, I’m not responsible for damages to the shop!"

Lin Ruixian was indeed someone who seized any chance, he hadn’t changed a bit.

The past few benefactors perhaps still had headaches just thinking about him now.

Lin Ruixian laughed heartily, "Okay, will the lady bring the contract tomorrow? Otherwise, I won’t be at ease."

Gu Ningyue nodded and watched the server bring the sushi, saying to Lin Ruixian, "Call me Ning Yue!"

Lin Ruixian was taken aback, "Ning Yue? Gu Ningyue?"

Ling Tianyou’s fiancée?

Gu Ningyue picked up a sushi, raising her eyes to look at Lin Ruixian and asked, "What? Scared?"

She had no intention of hiding her identity from Lin Ruixian; on the contrary, she was eager for him to know who she was.

The more confident he was, the safer she felt.

Lin Ruixian waved the server away before leisurely saying, "I’m just curious, what kind of people would trouble Master Ling’s woman?"

"That, I don’t know either!" Gu Ningyue said slowly while eating, "But someone keeps giving me trouble lately, otherwise, my hand wouldn’t have been in a cast."

Her fractured arm was a silent witness, proving that everything she said was not just an excuse.

Lin Ruixian asked, "Not even Master Ling can handle it, you think I’m useful in this? Moreover, are you sure that if Master Ling finds out about my involvement, I won’t face trouble?"

Though he’d only returned to City A for less than two years, Ling Tianyou’s reputation was already thunderous to him.

His fiancée associating with someone like him, wasn’t it going to end terribly?

"Afraid?" Gu Ningyue quietly watched Lin Ruixian, "I’m just asking you to play a part with me, I’ll make sure to keep Master Ling informed, so you don’t have to worry about that."

Lin Ruixian said nothing, but then looked at her, "Fifty thousand a day, such high-risk work, one ten thousand won’t cut it."

Gu Ningyue was dumbfounded, this man was practically extorting.

But there was no choice, it was worth any amount to get close to Lin Ruixian.

Luckily, the money she earned on the X website earlier, along with what Ling Tianyou gave her, hadn’t really been spent.

"Alright!" Gu Ningyue looked at him, "I’ll bring the contract tonight."

So that he wouldn’t go back on his word tomorrow and raise the price.

"Okay." Lin Ruixian nodded at Gu Ningyue, "I’ll be waiting for good news."

Having finished the meal, Gu Ningyue left the sushi restaurant.

After she left, the server who had been cleaning walked over to him, "Young master, you agreed to her like that? What if she has other motives?"

Last time, without saying anything, Gu Ningyue had already figured out who made that plate of sushi.

Clearly, she was aiming for Lin Ruixian.

It was just unclear why, after telling his young master these things, his young master showed a weird smile.

Like finding a new prey, or receiving a desired gift.

In general, it looked odd.

"I also want to know what Ling Tianyou’s woman could be plotting against me." Lin Ruixian chuckled softly with his head down, "Interesting..."

The server wanted to say more, but Lin Ruixian waved him off, saying, "Ah Yan, go check on Gu Ningyue’s background, all the ins and outs. Remember, be careful and don’t get noticed."

The server responded and turned away.

Two hours later, a thick stack of files was laid before Lin Ruixian.

Lin Ruixian leafed through them one by one, feeling a bit amazed.

He only knew Gu Ningyue had some mental issues, but he didn’t know she could do kung fu?

She could single-handedly put seven to eight strong men in the hospital in the nightscape, only injuring her arm.

For a young lady brought up at home, isn’t that too unbelievable?

Furthermore, according to the information, before the birthday banquet, Gu Ningyue was clearly always a victim of bullying.

Those scars all over her body couldn’t possibly be faked.

But now, seeing Gu Ningyue, her face was full of confidence and determination.

Without being told, Lin Ruixian would find it hard to align the woman he encountered with the person in the records.

In between, what exactly had Gu Ningyue gone through?

And are some of these things even real?

For the first time, Lin Ruixian had some doubts about his staff’s abilities, "Ah Yan, are you sure this is all real? Gu Ningyue sent those men to the hospital on her own, without anyone’s help?"

Ah Yan nodded, "I had doubts too, but at the time, only Gu Ningyue and Chi Xingtong were there. I found one of the released men, he said... Gu Ningyue’s skills were remarkable."

Lin Ruixian’s interest was piqued, "Interesting, a mental patient who didn’t have the strength to resist her stepmother’s beatings suddenly becomes a martial arts master one day?"

Ah Yan said, "Could it be that she was pretending all along? Just to reveal herself one day? After all, Gu Zheng never cared much about his daughter."

"The chances are slim." Lin Ruixian shook his head, "If that were the case, she wouldn’t have waited until now."