CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: SHE IS THE PATIENT

Unlike the typical rich second generation, Lu Qingqing is not only wealthy, but she also holds power.

For someone who can easily get what others can only dream of since childhood, she naturally looks down on ordinary people.

Even if she mingles in casinos every day, she’s never been seen flustered.

Even at her worst losses, someone always returns part of the money to her after she leaves the casino.

Gu Heng used to hang out with her a lot, even entertained the thought of pursuing her.

But Gu Heng doesn’t realize that, as an uneducated illegitimate son, even if Lu Qingqing tolerates him because of the Gu Family, she absolutely doesn’t think highly of him in her heart.

The original character had offended Lu Qingqing before, but because of her mental issues, Lu Qingqing didn’t bother with her.

However, by sheer misfortune, she stumbled into her hands; Lu Qingqing likely won’t easily return the diamond bracelet left by her mother.

"Seems like this isn’t going to be easy," Ling Tianyou flicked her forehead. "Why were you so dumb before?"

She doesn’t seem stupid, yet she has no sense of who she can provoke and whom she can’t.

"Just think of me as being cursed!" Gu Ningyue sighed, looking helpless, "Why don’t you go talk to Lu Qingqing yourself? Maybe she’s attracted to your looks and will give you face."

The famous Master Ling stepping in personally, even if Lu Qingqing doesn’t want to, she’d be intimidated by Ling Tianyou’s influence and return the diamond bracelet left by her mother, right?

Ling Tianyou smirked, "Just sending me off like that? Lu Qingqing is a charming beauty with power, aren’t you afraid I’ll be tempted?"

"Is she as beautiful as I am?" Gu Ningyue’s eyes sparkled at him, "Does she have a better figure than mine?"

Though Lu Qingqing is attractive, she still falls short of being truly beautiful.

She believes Ling Tianyou wouldn’t lower himself for such trivial temptation to be with Lu Qingqing.

"Seems like you’re very confident in both yourself and me." Ling Tianyou brushed her long hair over her shoulder, "So, what’s in it for me? There’s no such thing as a free lunch, you know."

This girl, always trying to send me to do things.

"What do you want in return?" Gu Ningyue blurted out, then quickly realized, "Wait, with all the times you’ve teased me before, we’re even! I won’t hold you accountable, how about that?"

Ling Tianyou had even forced a kiss on her when drunk, trapping her and not letting her return to her room to sleep.

If it were her past life, she’d probably have broken his leg multiple times.

"No, that’s not how it works! One thing doesn’t cancel out another." Ling Tianyou leaned down with a swift peck on her lips. "That’s a deposit! After the job’s done, I’ll double repay you."

Gu Ningyue: "??? Ling Tianyou, you’re taking advantage of me again!"

She’s seriously starting to suspect that Ling Tianyou just wants to find different ways to kiss her!

"Mwah!" Ling Tianyou held her uninjured hand and pecked it again. "Yes! Do you want to resist?"

Gu Ningyue turned her head, not looking at him anymore, "Can’t be bothered with you."

Once she’s well, she must make Ling Tianyou pay!

Ling Tianyou chuckled softly, "Tsk, still quite the temper."

Gu Ningyue snorted, "I’m hungry, I want to eat something!"

She’s the patient, she calls the shots!

"Oh? What do you want to eat?" Ling Tianyou looked at her meaningfully, "Tell me."

"There are many things I want to eat." Gu Ningyue thought for a moment and turned back, "What do I want most right now? – A whole roasted lamb!"

Ling Tianyou smirked, "Are you sure you can finish it?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Of course, I’m very hungry. I want a freshly slaughtered lamb today! I want to eat it within an hour! I’m a patient; if you don’t feed me, I won’t sleep!"

Roasting a lamb would take at least two or three hours, not to mention it’s almost ten o’clock. She refuses to believe Ling Tianyou can get it!

Especially since this is a hospital, bringing in a whole roasted lamb is a bit over-the-top.

"Then wait a moment!" Ling Tianyou picked up his phone and made a call: "Send a whole roasted lamb to the hospital, yes, the hospital! It has to be a freshly slaughtered lamb today. Deliver it within forty minutes!"

After hanging up, Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "You said it, you’ll eat it all!"

Gu Ningyue said nothing; she felt like she was digging her own grave.

After some time, the door of the patient room opened, and the aroma wafted in, leaving Gu Ningyue, who wasn’t that hungry, drooling.

"Master Qi, the whole roasted lamb has arrived."

Ling Tianyou glanced at Gu Ningyue’s dumbfounded expression and waved them out.

Luckily, this VIP room was big enough, so the roasted lamb didn’t feel crowded.

But looking at it, Gu Ningyue thought it might take her three meals a day for a week to finish such a big juicy lamb!

"Come on! Let’s eat!"

Ling Tianyou reached for the carving knife on the table, sliced off a piece of meat, and brought it to Gu Ningyue.

Gu Ningyue looked up and asked, "Aren’t you eating?"

Ling Tianyou squinted slightly, "No, I’m afraid you won’t have enough!"

Gu Ningyue touched the tip of her nose, "Actually, I’m not that hungry."

Ling Tianyou fed the meat from the plate into her mouth, his voice tender to the point of being creepy, "No rush, let’s eat slowly!"

Gu Ningyue took a bite; the lamb was roasted to perfection.

The savory taste melted in her mouth; it was indeed delicious.

While cutting slices for her, Ling Tianyou asked, "You’re probably the first to eat roast lamb in a hospital, right?"

Gu Ningyue chuckled awkwardly, "Good thing no one else is on this floor."

Ling Tianyou asked, "Do you know why no one else is on this floor?"

Gu Ningyue said, "Because it’s too expensive, no one can afford to stay here?"

This VIP room was fully equipped; it probably costs a lot per day!

Ling Tianyou laughed and said, "Because I’ve reserved the entire floor!"

Gu Ningyue: "??? Then why didn’t you go sit in another room just now? Stand outside like a doorman?"

Ling Tianyou’s mouth twitched, "Your focus is always so unique, isn’t it?" At this point, shouldn’t you ask why I reserved an entire floor?

Gu Ningyue finally caught on, "Why reserve an entire floor? It’s so wasteful."

Ling Tianyou glanced at the lamb in his hand, "Same reason as you!"

Gu Ningyue paused, then rebuted, "At least mine can be eaten! Can you live in all these rooms?"

Ling Tianyou stuffed a piece of lamb into her mouth, "Someone failed once; they’ll try again. Most importantly — there’s someone familiar to them in this hospital."

Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but become curious, "Who exactly is that person? Who makes you so wary?"

Ling Tianyou didn’t answer, he just looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "You don’t need to worry about this, I’ll handle it. You — just need to finish the whole roasted lamb!"

Gu Ningyue: "..."