CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: DON’T WORRY

Chi Xingtong stayed until noon and then got up to leave.

Gu Ningyue lay on the bed, feeling bored, eating a banana while asking Ling Tianyou, "When can I be discharged?"

Ling Tianyou glanced at her, "You can’t stay put after just one morning?"

Gu Ningyue nodded honestly, "I want to go home."

Go home? Ling Tianyou couldn’t help but smile, "You have to stay here for at least seven days, the doctor said so, I have no choice."

Gu Ningyue seemed a bit discouraged, "Alright."

Ling Tianyou reached out to ruffle her hair, "Be good, listen."

Gu Ningyue looked up at him and asked, "Right, how about those people last night?"

With Chi Xingtong here in the morning, she had actually forgotten about it.

"Detained," Ling Tianyou said plainly, "I’ve already taken care of it, no need to worry."

Gu Ningyue trusted Ling Tianyou completely.

But, why did those people target Chi Xingtong?

Moreover, judging by the way the leader was talking that night, he seemed to know her too.

"So, who exactly wants to harm Chi Xingtong?"

Ling Tianyou shook his head, unclear if he didn’t want to say or really didn’t know: "Focus on healing, don’t think about things unrelated to you. No matter who it is, I won’t let anyone hurt you again."

Gu Ningyue observed his expression, still very curious, "That person, are they powerful?"

"Not really!" Ling Tianyou smiled and said, "What? You want to meet them?"

"If possible, sparring a bit wouldn’t be bad!" Gu Ningyue ate her banana, then suddenly got tapped on the head, "Ouch, why did you hit me?"

"Still not learned your lesson?" Ling Tianyou said.

Gu Ningyue rubbed her head, "I was just saying!"

Just talking isn’t a crime! Besides, last night was just an accident.

She was careless!

"Talking is still not allowed!" Ling Tianyou reached out to take her finished banana and threw it in the nearby trash can, "Be a good girl, don’t always think about fighting."

Gu Ningyue reluctantly agreed, and when she lowered her head, the peace pendant slipped out from her shirt.

Ling Tianyou only then noticed this accessory and couldn’t help asking, "This pendant, it’s beautiful."

"Oh, this! I got it last time at Mr. Chen’s house, he gave it to me before I left." Gu Ningyue struggled a bit with her left hand to take it off her neck and handed it to Ling Tianyou, "By the way, do you recognize the runes on it?"

The blue light softly shone, and it was still warm from Gu Ningyue’s body.

Ling Tianyou looked at it for a long time, then slowly shook his head, "Since it’s from Mr. Chen, just wear it well!"

Gu Ningyue was about to speak when her phone rang—it was Shen Hanyin.

"Ning Yue, are you okay? I messaged you yesterday, but you didn’t reply."

"I fractured a bone, in the hospital, had surgery yesterday, didn’t check my phone."

Upon hearing Gu Ningyue was hospitalized with a fracture, Shen Hanyin asked for the address, saying she would come to visit after work.

After hanging up, Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue, "Shen Hanyin cares a lot about you."

He overheard a bit, and Shen Hanyin seemed more anxious than if she were injured herself.

"Good friends!" Thinking about the things she did before, Gu Ningyue deeply felt that having such a friend was already a miracle.

Ling Tianyou smiled, "You’ll have many friends in the future. After you got hurt, Xingtong felt very guilty. By the way, why did you save Xingtong back then?"

From what Gu Ningyue said that day, even if she was willing to interact with Chi Xingtong, she definitely didn’t seem like she would involve her feelings.

Her willingness to get hurt to protect Chi Xingtong in that scenario was unexpected to Ling Tianyou.

"Probably because I was afraid she’d get hurt, and then you’d be upset!" Gu Ningyue joked back.

Thinking back to that night, she just felt it was a blunder in her professional life.

Just a few people, and she ended up in the hospital?

If her vanquished foes knew, they would probably laugh their heads off.

"Didn’t you consider, if you got hurt, I’d be upset?" Ling Tianyou placed a freshly cut apple in her hand, "Also, do you have any misunderstandings about my relationship with Xingtong?"

They grew up together, and he’s always thought of her as a sister.

Moreover, she hadn’t returned to the country for so many years, they barely had any interaction.

"No!" Gu Ningyue bit into the apple, "I know you two are just friends."

Even though Chi Xingtong was verbally harsh to her, just by seeing her gaze, you could tell she was only begrudging the person who always protected her for protecting someone else!

Otherwise, how could she even want to have meals and go shopping with her?

"So, were you just trying to annoy me just now?" Ling Tianyou looked at her, frowning slightly.

Gu Ningyue quickly shook her head, "No, no, don’t fuss with a patient like me!"

This person just changes moods so quickly! How scary!

"Fine, don’t let it happen again." This girl, getting more and more unruly!

Meanwhile, in the Gu Family villa, Gu Wanwan was receiving a drip on the back of her hand, her face devoid of color.

Watching the medicine drip bit by bit from the IV, her inner restlessness grew.

It’s been several days, why hasn’t her father mentioned the investment again?

Could it be, there’s no hope anymore?

Waiting until six in the afternoon, the villa door opened, sounds of a servant speaking came intermittently, "Sir, you’re back."

Gu Wanwan moved slightly, looking at the half-full IV and tried to muster a smile, but the curve of her lips stiffened like she was crying.

After who knows how long, the room door opened and Gu Zheng walked in.

"Wanwan, are you feeling better?"

Gu Wanwan nodded, "Feeling better."

"Regarding the Ye Family’s matter, investment is not possible, but I can give you fifty million as a dowry." Gu Zheng deliberated for a long time, thinking that the project seemed unreliable, "Once you’re better, invite the Ye Family to discuss."

After all, she is his daughter, he couldn’t bear to see her suffer.

Gu Wanwan’s previously absent look instantly brightened, "Dad..."

"Take good care of yourself, don’t do such foolish things anymore." These past few days, Gu Zheng seemed to have aged many years, "You’re my only daughter now."

Ever since Gu Ningyue left, a series of incidents had reminded him of many things from the past.

He wasn’t unaware of what kind of life Gu Ningyue led at home, but he chose to turn a blind eye.

She resembled her mother too much; every time he saw her, he would be reminded of that woman.

Gu Ningyue’s existence seemed to constantly remind him of past failures, causing him to deliberately avoid her.

For him, wasn’t this also a kind of torment?

Why couldn’t Gu Ningyue try to understand him? Managing such a large group, he’s exhausted too.