CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES

EDITOR: ENDLESSFANTASY TRANSLATION

About half an hour later, Ling Tianyou knocked on Gu Ningyue’s door.

"What is it?" Gu Ningyue’s heart was uneasy, her gaze slightly evasive.

Ling Tianyou smiled, "Let me see the house purchase contract."

"Oh!" Gu Ningyue turned around, entered the room, took the contract from her bag, and handed it to him: "I’ve looked at it carefully, there should be no problem."

Ling Tianyou said nothing, quietly examining the clauses and stamps on it.

After a while, he raised his eyes and said, "When you bought this house, did you ever consider why such a well-located neighborhood is so cheap?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head, "I don’t know about that, is three million cheap?"

Why did it feel so expensive to her! In her past life when she completed missions, the highest bonus was only five million.

Not only was the difficulty high, but it could also cost her her life.

It was during that accident she traveled to this body.

"When this neighborhood was newly built, there was an accident. Someone died in the house you bought right after it was built." Ling Tianyou returned the contract to Gu Ningyue: "I wasn’t sure at first, but now after seeing the location you bought, it’s confirmed. Next time before buying a house, do a bit more homework."

Gu Ningyue furrowed her brow, looked at Ling Tianyou and asked, "What should be the correct price then?"

Ling Tianyou gestured eight, "In this neighborhood, without eight million, don’t even think about it. It’s a detached villa with a garden. The location is so good, three million? Don’t even think about it."

Gu Ningyue instantly beamed, "I scored a deal!"

Ling Tianyou, "Hmm???"

"A house originally for eight million, just because someone died, it dropped by five million, isn’t that a profit?" Gu Ningyue was simply too happy, "Do you have a reliable design team? Recommend one to me sometime!"

Ling Tianyou was dumbfounded, "You’re not afraid?" A young lady of her stature shouldn’t be afraid?

Gu Ningyue shrugged, "Why should I be? It’s not like I caused the death. Even if it turns into a vengeful ghost, it won’t come after me."

Most importantly, in her previous missions, what scenarios hadn’t she seen?

While on a mission in F Country, she even saw fields of corpses.

If she were to be scared, she would have already died countless times back then.

"I increasingly don’t get it." Ling Tianyou turned around, "Whatever you please! I have things to do this afternoon, I’ll leave first!"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Take care!"

This time Ling Tianyou didn’t have her see him off, he drove off himself.

Gu Ningyue put away the contract, changed her clothes, tidied up her makeup, ensuring everything was fine, then called Mr. Chen.

She was actually a bit nervous, but the moment the call connected, her killer’s professional demeanor made her sound calm, "Mr. Chen, this is Gu Ningyue. Do you have time today? President Ling... President Ling has something else today. Okay! Thank you, Mr. Chen, for hosting, I’ll drive over now."

Mr. Chen’s voice was as calm as that day, unchanged.

Yet the more it was like this, the more Gu Ningyue felt mentally defeated by the other side.

She knew what she feared, and Mr. Chen had no leverage in her hand.

Driving to Mr. Chen’s location, Gu Ningyue was dumbfounded by the nearly all-wood building in front of her.

It’s so antique-looking, one might think they’d traveled back to ancient times.

No need to say, building such a house probably took quite some effort and—money.

"Miss Gu, you’ve arrived." The butler, wearing a Zhongshan suit, came out to greet her, "Mr. Chen is waiting inside for you."

Gu Ningyue acknowledged, followed him inside along a path to a tea room, "Mr. Chen."

Mr. Chen was dressed in a white Taoist robe, his graying hair neatly tied, looking quite sage-like.

He waved her to sit opposite him, "Good afternoon, Miss Gu."

Gu Ningyue slightly nodded, watching Mr. Chen personally serve her a cup of tea. She accepted it with both hands and thanked him.

Mr. Chen also picked up his teacup, took a sip, the aroma drifting, mixed with the unique timbre of the elderly resonating to her ears, "Miss Gu came today intentionally without telling President Ling, right?"

Gu Ningyue didn’t deny, "Mr. Chen’s insight is impressive, indeed that’s the case."

Facing such a cunning elder, it’s best to be honest!

After all, given she has something to ask for.

"Try this tea, Miss Gu, I recently had someone bring it back from Jiangnan," Mr. Chen said leisurely, "The water used to brew this tea is collected from early summer rain, boiled multiple times before brewing this cup!"

Gu Ningyue took a sip on cue, the taste was refreshing, even as someone not fond of tea, she found it exquisite, "Mr. Chen’s tea is naturally the best. But I don’t understand these things, it’s a bit wasted on me."

"That’s not how you should say it." Mr. Chen raised his eyes and looked at her deeply, "Tea tasting is about tasting the path, everyone has their own path. Miss Gu, you must be here for your own path, right?"

"Mr. Chen is right, but I’ve never properly studied since I was young, if I say something wrong, Mr. Chen might laugh at me. But since Mr. Chen asked, I certainly won’t hide it." Gu Ningyue paused at this, "Mr. Chen, you said something to me when you left that day, I want to know why?"

Mr. Chen laughed, "Did I say something?"

Gu Ningyue was stunned, "Some things received are fate, but some decisions must be made with caution. Mr. Chen, you said this yourself, have you forgotten?"

Was she overthinking? No, impossible.

If it were so, how could he know why she came just moments ago?

"You mean that?" Mr. Chen’s smile deepened, "I just think President Ling is a good man, now that Miss Gu is with President Ling, this marriage should be cherished, whatever you do, it’s best to consider carefully. What? Miss Gu misunderstood this?"

Gu Ningyue’s expression froze, Mr. Chen is talking about Ling Tianyou?

This explanation seemed to make sense, yet the unease within her did not lessen even a tiny bit because of it.

"Mr. Chen, you’re not honest."

Mr. Chen looked at this young girl in front of him, seemingly she didn’t believe his words!

"What is Miss Gu afraid of? I’m just a man over seventy, how could I threaten Miss Gu?"

This question made Gu Ningyue even more suspicious.

"Everyone has their weaknesses, I’m just a regular woman wanting a simple life. I’m afraid of anything that might disrupt my life."

Mr. Chen put down his teacup, "No need to worry, Miss Gu, I have no interest in others’ lives."