CHAPTER 20: CHAPTER 20: LETTING GO

EDITOR: ENDLESSFANTASY TRANSLATION

When Ling Tianyou returned, Gu Ningyue was sitting on the sofa, staring blankly at the remote control.

Her pale little face was expressionless, without any hint of a smile, as if she hadn’t even noticed his return.

He casually handed the suit to Aunt Zhang and stood there, raising his chin towards Gu Ningyue’s back: "What’s wrong with the Young Madam?"

Aunt Zhang covered her mouth half with her hand and whispered, "President Ling, the Young Madam has been like this since you left. I’ve asked Uncle You twice, but she won’t say anything."

Ling Tianyou nodded and sat beside Gu Ningyue: "Did someone upset you?"

Wasn’t she full of enthusiasm in the morning? How did she change so quickly?

Startled by his voice, Gu Ningyue finally snapped back to reality: "You’re back?"

Ling Tianyou smiled gently, "What are you thinking about, so absorbed?"

Under the light, Ling Tianyou’s pleasing face was so close, slightly improving Gu Ningyue’s gloomy mood.

It was better, but not quite good.

At least, she had Ling Tianyou whom others could only dream of, right?

"My stepmother called this afternoon, using my dad’s number." Although Gu Ningyue was reluctant to utter the word dad, blood ties couldn’t be changed, so she resigned herself: "She said my dad hopes I can explain things to the Ye Family on behalf of Gu Wanwan, so she can successfully marry into the Ye Family."

Ling Tianyou’s brows furrowed suddenly, "Did you agree?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "She doesn’t want to be deeply in love with Ye Mingchen! Then let her marry him! When Ye Mingchen ends up in jail, let’s see if she regrets it! Besides, didn’t you have the police delay the investigation for this?"

Ling Tianyou pursed his lips, "But I didn’t expect Li Yulan to be so shameless, to still brazenly ask you to stand up for her."

He originally intended to intervene himself, to teach Gu Wanwan a lesson, but he didn’t expect Li Yulan to approach Gu Ningyue.

This matter was really beyond his expectations.

"It’s okay, it’s not your fault." Gu Ningyue sat on the sofa with her knees hugged, looking small: "I’m just a bit upset, no! No, wait! It’s more like disgusted!"

Although she wasn’t the original host, the remaining pain of the original host still lingered in this body.

If she could choose, she’d probably do like she did in her previous life, resolving these people in the simplest and quickest way.

Without a trace, without fear of trouble.

But no, she couldn’t!

Now she wasn’t the top assassin in Country Z anymore; she was Gu Ningyue, and she had to abide by the rules here.

Ling Tianyou touched her soft hair, "No worries, after dinner, I’ll take you to a nice place."

His palm gently rested on her head, inexplicably giving her a sense of calm. Gu Ningyue turned to ask, "A nice place? Is it a particularly wild place?"

"..."

After a brief silence, Ling Tianyou vigorously ruffled her hair: "What are you thinking! Am I that unreliable in your eyes? Huh?"

Gu Ningyue chuckled, finally showing a smile.

That night’s dinner, Aunt Zhang specially made her favorite squirrel fish for Gu Ningyue, and she couldn’t help but salivate at the delicious aroma.

"Aunt Zhang’s fish is really delicious." Gu Ningyue carefully picked out the fish bones while asking, "Why aren’t you eating? You don’t like fish?"

Ling Tianyou shook his head, "I’m allergic, so even if I like it, I can only look, can’t eat."

"Ah!" Gu Ningyue looked at him with sympathy: "That must be uncomfortable, right?"

"Indeed!" Ling Tianyou took a sip of red wine and said with deep meaning: "To have something you want to eat right in front of you but not be able to eat it is really uncomfortable."

Gu Ningyue cleared her throat and said no more.

This guy always talks in double entendres, so strange!

Ling Tianyou glanced at her small expression and laughed softly.

Looks like this girl is still quite easy to coax!

After dinner, Ling Tianyou had the butler bring over a coat, "Let’s go! We’ll take a walk outside."

Gu Ningyue glanced at his neatly tailored suit and then at her crumpled T-shirt: "I’ll change, give me a few minutes okay! It’ll be quick."

"Sure, I’ll wait for you."

Gu Ningyue dashed upstairs, and Ling Tianyou watched her back, smiling.

The butler laughed and said beside him: "Ever since the Young Madam moved in, this place finally feels like a home. It used to be so empty and still."

Ling Tianyou’s mouth curved even more: "I think so too."

Five minutes later, Gu Ningyue came down wearing a light blue dress.

Her waist-length wavy hair cascaded down her back, with just a small diamond star hairpin at her temple.

A pure yet alluring little face, looking even more charming now.

Ling Tianyou extended his hand, and Gu Ningyue slowly grasped it.

"Where are you taking me?"

"You’ll find out when we get there; it’ll surely make you forget all those unhappy things."

"Well, I look forward to it then! Let me clarify first, I don’t want to go anywhere too noisy."

"Rest assured, it’ll just be you and me!"

The elongated black car swerved through the night, Gu Ningyue lowered half the window, letting the breeze gently brush her face and dispel most of her pent-up resentment.

"How many times have you taken a girl out for a drive like this?" Gu Ningyue turned to look at him and asked: "With so many people liking you, I can’t be the first!"

Ling Tianyou held onto the steering wheel, asked back: "If I said you’re not the first, would you be jealous?"

Gu Ningyue shrugged, "Not that petty. Just take me with you in the future, that’ll be enough!"

Ling Tianyou glanced at her, "That will depend on your performance."

Gu Ningyue snorted: "I’m so great, be careful I might be snatched away by someone else, then you’ll lose me."

"You’re quite confident." Ling Tianyou said: "Hmm?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Of course."

The original host used to live too humbly, which is why she was bullied until the end.

Ling Tianyou asked calmly: "Aren’t you afraid I might be with someone else?"

The whole of City A knew that the women who liked him never stopped coming.

If it weren’t for his usual cold demeanor, the girls willing to be his secret lovers could surely line up a battalion.

"Not afraid." Gu Ningyue answered decisively: "If you’re that sort of person, how could you be single until now? Moreover, when it comes to affection, if you don’t want to be with me, being scared won’t help!"

If fear could solve problems, she wouldn’t mind learning what fear was.

Ling Tianyou smiled lightly: "You seem open-minded."

Gu Ningyue looked at the streetlights on both sides, her voice carrying a trace of undetectable bitterness: "Sometimes, only when you open up can you keep going."

Isn’t this world always like that?