CHAPTER 157: CHAPTER 157: PLEASANT COOPERATION

Back home, Gu Zheng printed out the blueprints rushed out by the designer and handed them to Gu Ningyue.

Once Gu Ningyue agreed, she called someone to start the construction.

After much contemplation, Gu Ningyue decided to pay for it herself.

Since she took over the life of the original owner, this filial duty should naturally be hers to fulfill.

At night, Gu Ningyue brought a printed contract to Lin Ruixian.

After flipping through the terms, Lin Ruixian looked up: "I didn’t expect Miss Gu’s contract to be so well-organized."

It was very similar to the contracts he used to sign in the organization, especially one particular clause, which was almost identical.

Gu Ningyue had forgotten most of the old contracts, so she didn’t notice anything unusual in Lin Ruixian’s words at the moment.

"Just consulted a lawyer," Gu Ningyue said as she asked Lin Ruixian, "How about this contract? Can we sign it?"

Lin Ruixian nodded and swiftly signed his name on it.

Two copies were made, and Gu Ningyue extended her hand: "Pleasure working with you."

Touching her slightly cool fingertips, Lin Ruixian smiled, "Pleasure working with you."

Gu Ningyue put the contract in her bag and glanced at the time on her phone, "Shall we go out for a drink?"

Nothing brings two people closer than alcohol, and she knew Lin Ruixian’s drinking capacity; even two of him couldn’t outdrink her.

Once he’s drunk, maybe she could find out some information about the Blood Jade.

Such a valuable item, Lin Ruixian probably had long kept it somewhere unknown to others.

After all, in their previous interactions, she hadn’t seen any trace of the Blood Jade on him.

"Sure." Lin Ruixian responded with a smile.

Just as well, he wanted to understand more about what kind of person Gu Ningyue was.

Driving to the bar, the two of them found a quiet corner to sit down.

A waiter came over to take their order, and Gu Ningyue deliberately chose the two most potent drinks.

After the waiter left, Lin Ruixian looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "Aren’t you afraid I might take advantage of you while drunk?"

Gu Ningyue smirked, "If you don’t mind being found dead in the wilderness in a few days, be my guest."

Lin Ruixian was momentarily stunned, then couldn’t help but laugh, "If you always talk like this, it would be hard to make friends."

Gu Ningyue shrugged, "Doesn’t matter, I don’t have many friends anyway."

Lin Ruixian nodded, "But one truly good friend is enough."

According to the information, if Shen Hanyin wasn’t the wrong gender, Lin Ruixian might have thought that was Gu Ningyue’s true love.

Always stayed by Gu Ningyue’s side no matter what.

Even in the most disheartening times, she never truly gave up on Gu Ningyue.

Such friendship made Lin Ruixian inexplicably envious.

He always believed nothing in this world remained unchanged.

Feelings are inherently fragile, how could they withstand repeated hits?

Even his own family, he felt the same way.

"Yes. I hope one day, we can be friends too." Gu Ningyue raised her glass.

Lin Ruixian looked at Gu Ningyue, "Someone once said that to me, but unfortunately, she never appeared again."

And Gu Ningyue’s eyes were so similar to hers.

She seemed eternally confident, eternally resolute.

"The acquaintance you mentioned before?" Gu Ningyue smirked, "You care about her a lot? This is not the first time you’ve mentioned her!"

Lin Ruixian gave a faint smile, "I don’t like owing anyone anything. I owe her a favor, and I haven’t repaid it."

Gu Ningyue knew he was talking about the time she saved him, but when she saved him, she never intended to get a repayment.

Gu Ningyue curiously asked, "If she were still alive, how would you repay her?"

Lin Ruixian tilted his head, thinking, "Honestly, I don’t know."

If she wanted something, he would think of all ways to get it to her.

If she wanted to accomplish something, he would strive to help her achieve it.

But if she said nothing, then he wouldn’t know what he could do.

He could only let things run their course and seize opportunities as they arose.

Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou, hesitated for a while, and said, "Actually, she might not have expected you to repay. You being like this might not make her happy even if she were alive. Not everything between people is measured by ’owing and repaying.’

Lin Ruixian chuckled, "The way you talk is also quite like hers."

Gu Ningyue was taken aback, then turned her head and took a sip from her glass, "If you don’t like it, I will stop. I’m just expressing a thought!"

"I understand," Lin Ruixian said calmly, "I don’t disagree with what you said, I just don’t like maintaining relationships. In a relationship, if no one owes the other, leaving is more carefree."

Gu Ningyue didn’t understand, "Why are you always thinking about getting out? Are you really that unhappy?"

In the past and even now, Lin Ruixian seemed to always be a lone wolf.

Even with her past self, they only cooperated for a short time before it ended quickly.

"How should I put it?" Lin Ruixian shook his glass, looking at Gu Ningyue, "In some relationships, I might feel happy, but if you ask me to try hard to maintain it, that makes me unhappy."

Gu Ningyue was speechless for a moment, then said to Lin Ruixian, "Every beautiful relationship requires effort to maintain."

Lin Ruixian smiled subtly and seamlessly changed the topic, "So, how’s your relationship with President Ling going now?"

When Ling Tianyou was mentioned, Gu Ningyue instinctively swiped open her phone.

It was a blank screen, not a single message.

"Let’s not discuss this topic," Gu Ningyue said, pouting, and tossed her phone back on the table.

Lin Ruixian’s eyes shifted, staring into Gu Ningyue’s eyes and asked, "Do you like Ling Tianyou?"

Almost instantly, Gu Ningyue was captivated by his gaze, uncontrollably responding, "Yes."

The moment the words left her mouth, she suddenly realized, almost falling for Lin Ruixian’s ploy.

—Hypnotism!

This was his secret skill, which during previous missions, helped clear many obstacles for her almost every time.

Lin Ruixian observed Gu Ningyue lowering her head abruptly, a streak of astonishment crossed his mind.

This girl, she realized it so quickly? Gu Ningyue seemed to be the first person to escape his gaze.

Unknowingly, after drinking a strong glass, Gu Ningyue felt her face begin to heat up.

Only then did she remember, this body was no longer the one that could drink endlessly without getting drunk.

Such strong liquor didn’t seem to be something she could handle now.

But luckily, her consciousness was still clear, and she maintained her composure in front of Lin Ruixian.

But since when did Lin Ruixian have such a high alcohol tolerance?

Under normal circumstances, such strong liquor should have him nearly drunk, yet he showed no change in expression.

If this continued, how could she extract information about the Blood Jade from Lin Ruixian?

While she was pondering, Lin Ruixian had already called the waiter again, ordering two more of the same drinks.

Gu Ningyue didn’t object, fine, today she’s risking it to accompany him, there’s no way he won’t get drunk!