CHAPTER 168: CHAPTER 168: LET ME TRY

Ling Tianyou took a sip of his drink, "So, do you think your brother would force her?"

Tianze shook his head, "No, he wouldn’t." Nor did he need to.

The people of the Ling family, with such excellent genes, didn’t need to force anyone.

Ling Tianyou smiled, "Exactly, don’t ask such questions again in the future."

"Got it, brother." Tianze looked at the men and women sitting on the sofa chatting, then turned his head to Ling Tianyou and said, "So Chen Rui has returned to the country, does sister-in-law know?"

When Chen Rui was mentioned, Ling Tianyou almost instantly furrowed his brows: "Yes, she already knows, but don’t mention it in front of her, her health isn’t very good right now."

Tianze responded, "But Liu Liu seems to have a good relationship with sister-in-law, perhaps Liu Liu is already talking to her about this. Should I call Liu Liu back?"

"No need," said Ling Tianyou. "Liu Liu has a sense of propriety; she knows what she can say and what she can’t."

Liu Liu is not Shen Hanyin, and doesn’t have a deep friendship with Gu Ningyue.

And Liu Liu is not Chi Xingtong, who owes her life to Gu Ningyue.

As for Chen Rui’s return to the country, even if Liu Liu mentions it, she won’t talk too much.

Tianze nodded, confident in his wife: "Today’s the Lin family’s eldest grandson’s birthday party, is Chen Rui not coming? I just saw Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen, but not Chen Rui."

"Chen Rui has something going on today," said Ling Tianyou, "she’s not coming."

It is precisely because she isn’t coming that he dared to bring Gu Ningyue to attend.

Before certain things are settled, Ling Tianyou still has many concerns.

If Gu Ningyue were to meet Chen Rui, it would inevitably be a scene of chaos.

Music started playing, and the host stepped onto the stage that was set up in advance. Mr. Lin and Lin Ziyue went onto the stage successively, and the scattered crowd suddenly moved toward the center.

Only Liu Liu and Gu Ningyue sat in the rest area, unmoving, and only got up after most people had moved on.

Liu Liu: "Ugh, I really don’t like this kind of occasion, it’s too noisy."

Gu Ningyue: "Nothing can be done, there probably aren’t many who truly like these gatherings."

Liu Liu: "If that person came back, then at least it would ensure there’s someone who really enjoys it."

Gu Ningyue: "Yes. It’s a pity she didn’t come."

By the time the Lin family finished their speeches, ten minutes had passed.

Gu Ningyue yawned out of boredom, feeling drowsy again amidst this idle chatter even though she wasn’t that sleepy originally.

After an unknown amount of time, the host called for the birthday star of the day to come on stage.

But after waiting for a while, there was no sign of Lin Wuhuan.

More than that, even Ling Xuan was nowhere to be seen.

Liu Liu felt uneasy and was about to weave through the crowd to discuss finding Ling Xuan with Tianze when suddenly a loud noise came from the doorway.

The door was swung open with force, crashing against the wall, "—Not good, the two young masters have fallen into the pool!"

Outside this hotel, there’s a newly built pool that isn’t deep for adults but enough to drown two children not even a meter tall.

Liu Liu’s legs went weak, nearly collapsing to the ground: "Xiao Xuan..."

Ling Tianze rushed over and took Liu Liu from Gu Ningyue’s hands: "Honey, Xiao Xuan will be fine, let’s go have a look first, don’t panic..."

Yun Shuer stood in place, shocked, she had only left for less than five minutes, how could they have fallen in?

By the time the crowd reached the poolside, the two children had already been rescued.

After treatment from the hotel’s medical staff, one of them finally slowly regained consciousness.

"Xiao Han! Xiao Han!" Yun Shuer clutched Lin Wuhuan, almost crying out of joy: "You scared mommy to death!"

Lin Wuhuan coughed up a few mouthfuls of water, terrified, and whimpered in Yun Shuer’s arms: "Mommy, someone pushed me, someone pushed me..." Next to them, Ling Xuan lay on the ground unconscious, with some dirt on his body.

The hotel’s medical staff, having done all the emergency measures they could, were still worried as there was no sign of him waking up: "What should we do? When is 120 (emergency services) arriving?"

Gu Ningyue glanced at Lin Wuhuan and frowned slightly. If something happened today, Lin Wuhuan wouldn’t be able to escape responsibility!

At this moment, Ling Xuan’s breathing was already very weak.

Gu Ningyue looked at his increasingly pallid face, a sudden anxiousness surged in her heart: "Let me try!"

The two medical staff members of the hotel made way for Gu Ningyue. She lifted Ling Xuan’s small body, and before she could make any moves, someone in the crowd shouted: "Don’t lift him up, he may..."

Before the sentence was finished, one sharp glance from Gu Ningyue silenced the speaker.

There were whispers behind, and someone even said to Ling Tianyou: "President Ling, Miss Gu might... this is the biological son of Second Young Master Ling, should we wait for 120 to arrive?"

Hearing this, Ling Tianze suddenly recalled, yes! Gu Ningyue had frequent episodes of her illness before; if she acted recklessly now, what if she harmed Xiao Xuan?

"Sister-in-law..." Ling Tianze started speaking and was about to step forward when a hand suddenly stopped him: "Don’t disturb her."

Ling Tianze turned in surprise, "Brother!"

Ling Tianyou pressed down his hand, nodding slightly with his handsome chin: "Look!"

Ling Tianze turned his head and saw Gu Ningyue skillfully pressing several acupuncture points on Ling Xuan. Although Ling Xuan still had his eyes closed, there was a reaction in his mouth.

Gu Ningyue’s thumb pressed against a certain point on the back, and Ling Xuan’s mouth suddenly opened wide, ’gagging’ a large mouthful of silt.

Gu Ningyue held his pulse, swiftly tapping a few more points following the previous method, and some impurities flowed from Ling Xuan’s nose.

"Get a bottle of water and a towel here."

A waiter unscrewed a bottle and handed it to Gu Ningyue. She gently fed some to Ling Xuan: "Don’t swallow, hold it for a while and spit it out."

At this moment, although Ling Xuan was still a bit dazed, his survival instinct made him follow Gu Ningyue’s instructions.

After spitting out several mouthfuls of dirty water, ensuring no residue was left, Gu Ningyue pressed two more points and looked toward Liu Liu and Ling Tianze: "Okay, it’s alright now, let’s wait for 120."

Even though it was just the silt at the bottom of the pool choking his airway, the child is still young, it’s better to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Liu Liu wept with tears in her eyes, leaning into Ling Tianze’s arms.

When Gu Ningyue was about to lay Ling Xuan flat, Ling Xuan suddenly seemed to regain consciousness, holding onto Gu Ningyue’s clothing, he wouldn’t let go: "Sister..."

Gu Ningyue was a bit surprised and murmured quietly: "Awake so soon?"

She thought she hadn’t used this technique for a long time and her skills had become rusty!

Seems, not bad?

"Xiao Xuan, be good, come to daddy." Ling Tianze stepped forward, picked up Ling Xuan in his arms, and bowed to Gu Ningyue: "Sister-in-law, thank you."