CHAPTER 209: CHAPTER 209: INSANE AND RUTHLESS

The superior of Heimu suddenly appeared in this city, and to find out the reason, I could only go to Cheng Yihan for clarity.

But now Lin Ruixian is lying on the hospital bed, and I’ve already run into Cheng Yihan in the elevator. If I appear again, I’m afraid even my identity will be exposed.

After all, God knows where Heimu’s people are hiding, watching me?

Gu Ningyue looked at Lin Ruixian and said, "The day after tomorrow is when Lu Qingqing will make the trade. Even if you really want the Blood Jade quickly, you won’t be able to get it."

Lin Ruixian was lying on the hospital bed with no chance to meet Lu Qingqing.

Lin Ruixian gave a bitter smile, "Isn’t this just what you wanted? You didn’t want me to take Lu Qingqing’s piece of Blood Jade, did you?"

Looking at his face, Gu Ningyue suddenly felt a bit shaken.

Lin Ruixian had suffered a lot for her, and because of her, he lay there.

If she didn’t want to know her master’s whereabouts, Lin Ruixian wouldn’t have been attacked.

"I’ll go to the trade location these days. If Heimu’s people are after Cheng Yihan, or Tan E, if they are after the Blood Jade, I’ll just go with the flow!"

Just like Lin Ruixian said, if we don’t know each other, then this is Ji Qianqian’s fate.

Lin Ruixian’s weak eyes showed a glimmer of light, "Then thank you."

From beginning to end, this matter was actually something he willingly did.

Seeing Gu Ningyue give up another person’s life for him, he was even a bit happy inside.

He knew this was wrong, but seeing Gu Ningyue care about him more than others made him uncontrollably elated.

Just like when Gu Ningyue took that stab for him, he was extremely pained.

Emotions are inherently selfish.

Even if Ji Qianqian was just a woman, Lin Ruixian wanted to have a share.

The next morning, Gu Ningyue, who had fallen asleep leaning by the bedside, was hit by the intense sunlight.

She opened her eyes, looked at Lin Ruixian still sleeping soundly on the bed, and couldn’t help but reach out to his nose.

Feeling his warm breath, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood up, stretched, and was just about to buy some food for the two of them when a man walked in at the door.

Even in such sunny weather, he was still dressed in black, as if he couldn’t feel the outside temperature at all.

Gu Ningyue was a bit surprised, "Tan E?"

Tan E nodded, "Looks like he told you my name."

Gu Ningyue responded lightly, without arguing, and just looked at him saying, "He’s not awake yet, have a seat first."

Gu Ningyue reached out and pulled a chair over, placing it beside the hospital bed.

Due to the events of last night, Gu Ningyue didn’t have such a strong guard against Tan E anymore.

Tan E sat down naturally, looked at Lin Ruixian on the hospital bed, and asked, "Is he seriously hurt?"

"It’s alright," Gu Ningyue said. "He didn’t injure any organs, but he’ll have to stay here for another week before being discharged."

Tan E’s gaze remained as cold as ever, like forever in a cold night, staring at Lin Ruixian on the bed like he was looking at an emotionless object.

Somehow, even though Gu Ningyue knew he wouldn’t hurt Lin Ruixian, she still felt a bit flustered.

The room quieted down, Tan E watched Lin Ruixian, Gu Ningyue watched Tan E, and the atmosphere bizarrely became somewhat frightening.

After a long while, Tan E spoke softly, "Are you his girlfriend?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head, "No, I’m not."

Tan E shifted his gaze to her for just two seconds before returning to Lin Ruixian on the hospital bed, "I thought this kid finally came to his senses, forgot about that girl, and was willing to start anew."

Gu Ningyue was taken aback, "What? Did he like someone before?"

Tan E’s eyes squinted slightly, as if recalling something happy as he smiled, "Yes! She was a colleague of ours. Unfortunately, she passed away in an accident this year. Before that, he always had a crush on her, thinking no one noticed, but I was very clear about it."

In memory, this seemed to be the first time Tan E had said so much.

But Gu Ningyue didn’t have time to be surprised, only finding his words even more shocking.

Lin Ruixian’s colleague, who died in an accident this year, wasn’t that her?

Or was there someone else other than her?

While Gu Ningyue was silent, Tan E glanced at her again, "Your eyes are very similar to hers, but unfortunately, that girl sank to the bottom of the sea and never returned."

Gu Ningyue’s heart raced twice, and she heard her own strained voice asking Tan E, "When did he start liking that girl?"

Gu Ningyue looked at Lin Ruixian’s face, but felt she seemed to have never really known him.

No wonder he said she never understood him.

Indeed! She really never understood him.

Tan E thought seriously for a moment, "Probably for a long time. When I realized it, they were already partners. When he left the organization, it also seemed to have something to do with that girl. After all, unrequited love is truly painful."

Gu Ningyue was dumbfounded. It seemed Lin Ruixian only ever had one partner, and that was her past self.

So from the beginning, Lin Ruixian liked her?

But why did he always act so lazily towards her?

Even always arguing and bickering with her? Always having new tricks up his sleeve?

If this is a way to express affection, it’s a bit too immature.

Seeing Gu Ningyue frozen there, Tan E, rare in a slightly gentler tone, said, "Young lady, don’t overthink. He may be devoted, but also not the type to look for replacements. He’s emotionally fastidious, liking to keep everything distinct. If you like him, just boldly say it!"

Gu Ningyue was completely petrified, and after a while, she finally uttered, "No, I don’t like him... we’ve always just been friends!"

After saying this, she didn’t even know what she was talking about.

She was like a robot, already crashed, repeating preprogrammed sentences.

Tan E reached into his pocket and pulled out a mobile phone, gently placing it on the small table by the bed, "This is Lin Ruixian’s phone. I’m leaving. Next time, remind him not to be so reckless."

Seeing Tan E about to leave, Gu Ningyue finally reacted, "Wait, those people, why did they want to hurt him?"

Gu Ningyue asked about those people, not who wanted to hurt him, and Tan E stared into her eyes, "Anyone related to Cheng Yihan, they won’t spare. Moreover, the things Lin Ruixian did before, do you really not know?"

Gu Ningyue was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did Mr. Cheng offend someone?"

After all, Cheng Yihan, although a bit stubborn on certain matters, is usually a very gentle person.

How did he provoke an organization as mad as Heimu?