CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 186: AT A LOSS WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY

On this matter, Gu Ningyue has never been conflicted.

Even if this body’s appearance is completely different from her own, and even if this body is not hers at all, so what?

She survived in place of Gu Ningyue, so why should she care about this face?

Just consider it as if she drank the soup of oblivion and was lucky enough to get a good shell.

This is not worth spending any effort on.

After casually eating something in Y City, Lin Ruixian took Gu Ningyue to the neighborhood where they had found Cheng Yihan lived.

The buildings here are simply too many, and the weather is hot. Lin Ruixian finally acted like a human, letting Gu Ningyue wait in the shade while he went to ask the old residents about where Cheng Yihan lived.

What if someone knows, right?

After all, the old men and women at the entrance of the community are the information centers of the entire neighborhood.

Gu Ningyue sat on the stage, looking at the locust tree by the roadside, and somehow, she suddenly thought of the dream she had after being cursed.

The song that the woman sang in the dream is still in her mind, with every lyric becoming clearer: "Meeting you in March was gentle and slightly cool, angels turned the cold into wings flying with love. If it weren’t for the wanton fragrance of roses, would the azure pupil reflect that streak of light? The twilight at the horizon stained with sorrow, the perfect illusion is the hope you gave, the sweetness in my heart seals our past. I want to write this beautiful poem for you before the ceramics break. Dreaming to hold hands and sing in a distant land, believing that one day those memories will shine. If the sunlight has been dyed to loneliness and resilience, let the desolate pure white wither the time. Can you hear the happy melody I pray for you? When dreams break into harm, the sky writes departure with the wind. My love, you are no longer that irreplaceable one in my heart. The land where peach blossoms burn is the long-lost paradise I’m searching for..."

Gu Ningyue kept pondering over this song, feeling as if she had overlooked something important.

For so long, she had almost forgotten those dreams from that time.

At that time, she had experienced the thrill of death, yet after Mr. Chen lifted her curse, she began to forget about it.

This should have been a good thing, but why does recalling it now seem to bring an invisible disturbance to her?

After an unknown period, Lin Ruixian returned with two bottles of chilled juice in hand.

One of the bottles was handed to Gu Ningyue, who had just stood up: "It’s so hot today, had I known, I would have worn a short sleeve shirt."

Gu Ningyue looked at his long-sleeved jacket outside and couldn’t help but suggest, "If it’s hot, just take off the jacket! The temperature in Y City is forty degrees today, and a red alert has been issued."

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "No, I have nowhere to hold it."

Gu Ningyue: "..."

Gu Ningyue: "I’ll hold it for you."

Lin Ruixian took a big gulp of juice from his hand, looking half-doubtfully at Gu Ningyue, "Really?"

Gu Ningyue rolled her eyes, "Really!"

The way he asked, it was as if she had never helped him hold anything before.

Lin Ruixian chuckled, took off his jacket, and handed it to Gu Ningyue, "Then I must trouble you."

He always said this before, too.

Only at times like this did Lin Ruixian show the bright smile suitable for his age.

Most of the time, his face wore a polite and distant smile.

No matter to whom, he seemed very gentle.

Like an ancient scholar, with a jade-like face, it was easy for people to like him.

Since getting off the plane, he had already attracted the attention of many girls.

Especially those envious glances cast upon her, Gu Ningyue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

She really wanted to stick a note on herself: Just friends, feel free to approach!

But unfortunately, she had no pen, nor paper.

And with Lin Ruixian around, he would definitely give her a hard time before anyone could approach.

Contrary to his appearance, Lin Ruixian’s true personality was quite tough, not gentle at all.

Otherwise, even Mr. Lin wouldn’t be unable to impose his will on him!

Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but smile at Lin Ruixian, "Did you find where Cheng Yihan lives?"

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "I asked several old men and women, and they all said they haven’t seen such a person."

Gu Ningyue asked, "How about we split up to search? After all, there are elevators, just thirty-five buildings, we should be able to find out soon."

Lin Ruixian clearly seemed unsatisfied with this suggestion, thought for a while, and said, "You wait here for me, I’ll go ask the gate guard."

"This is a high-end community, the gatekeeper is very tight-lipped, it would be a waste of time for you to go..."

Lin Ruixian calmly said, "Have you forgotten what my ability is?"

Gu Ningyue was slightly startled, then seemed to understand what he wanted to do, "Then go ahead! I’ll be waiting for your good news!"

There are surveillance cameras at the gate, and unless absolutely necessary, Lin Ruixian probably wouldn’t want to use this ability under surveillance.

After all, who knows if Y City has any experts?

After a while, Lin Ruixian returned.

"--Building 30, unit 2701."

Gu Ningyue’s eyes lit up, "Shall we go up now?"

Lin Ruixian calmly said, "Are you sure we should go up empty-handed?"

"Right! What does Mr. Cheng like to eat again? Was it durian cake?" Gu Ningyue, holding a jacket in one hand and juice in the other, seemed a bit confused.

Lin Ruixian: "Can you stop talking like that? I’m not used to it."

It was fine when he didn’t mention it, but once he did, Gu Ningyue also realized that her manner of speaking seemed to have changed somehow.

Gu Ningyue said, "Okay, it does sound a bit unlike me."

Most importantly, while Gu Ningyue used to speak this way, her tone was completely different from her own.

Could it be that after being reincarnated for so long, she had unconsciously started merging into one?

Thinking this way, Gu Ningyue got a chill up her arm.

Durian cake needed to be specially ordered, the shop owner asked them to come back in three hours.

In the meantime, they had to find a cold drink shop to pass the time.

Gu Ningyue was eating ice cream spoonful by spoonful, Lin Ruixian’s clothes were placed on an empty chair nearby.

Lin Ruixian looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "By the way, there’s one thing I seem to have forgotten to tell you."

Gu Ningyue, immersed in her food, casually said, "What is it?"

Lin Ruixian was silent for a moment and said, "There are a lot of celebrities living in this building, and paparazzi often show up."

Gu Ningyue didn’t understand, "So? What’s it got to do with us?"

Lin Ruixian was exasperated, "Forget it, nothing."

Gu Ningyue: "..."