CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 57: NOT THE ONLY ONE

In the end, before they even finished the two legs of the roasted lamb, Gu Ningyue was already frightened by Ling Tianyou’s icy stare, crying out, "I was wrong, I was really wrong, President Ling, please let me go! I can’t eat anymore."

Ling Tianyou looked at her with tear-filled eyes and raised an eyebrow, "What did you call me?"

He swore he had never hated the words "President Ling" so much.

"Tianyou, I really can’t eat anymore." Gu Ningyue hoped that her tearful plea would soften the cold-hearted Ling Tianyou.

However, Ling Tianyou was clearly dissatisfied with that address as well, "No, change it, I don’t like it."

Gu Ningyue blushed, "...Husband, I don’t want to eat anymore!"

Although her voice was a bit soft, luckily Ling Tianyou finally let her off, and had the barely-touched roast lamb taken away.

Gu Ningyue breathed a sigh of relief and finally let go of Ling Tianyou’s hand.

Ling Tianyou reached out and patted her head, "Actually, if you didn’t want to eat, I wouldn’t really force you."

Gu Ningyue certainly knew he wouldn’t, but his gaze was just too intimidating.

To her, it could practically be called a nightmare.

"Alright, you should go to sleep now." Ling Tianyou stood up, "I’m just next door, call out if you need anything."

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Okay, good night."

"Good night."

The tall figure disappeared into the hospital room, and Gu Ningyue looked at the tightly closed door, letting out a belch full of the scent of meat.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have forced herself to eat so much.

Closing her eyes, Gu Ningyue started to feel drowsy.

Just as she was about to drift into a dream, her phone suddenly rang.

Startled, Gu Ningyue’s eyes snapped open, and looking at the caller ID on the phone, she was instantly wide awake.

Mr. Chen? So late, why would Mr. Chen be calling me?

She pressed to answer, and Mr. Chen’s time-worn voice came through from the other end, "Girl, hospitalized?"

Gu Ningyue awkwardly responded, "Yes! Mr. Chen, how do you know?"

Besides the few people close to her, no one should know about this.

After all, she was no longer the young lady of the Gu Family, and her affairs didn’t spread as quickly without help from ’gossips.’

"The Chi Family visited in the morning and said you were hospitalized after breaking a bone to protect Chi Xingtong." Mr. Chen chuckled, "How does it feel to stand out?"

Gu Ningyue blushed, "An accident, it was all an accident."

After all these years, it was her first time suffering such humiliation.

When she recovers, she must find a chance to make up for it.

Mr. Chen stroked his beard, not commenting further on her words, "Just a reminder, those watching you now aren’t just one. At night, don’t leave your floor."

Gu Ningyue was stunned, "Hmm, Tianyou said there were people for that person in the hospital. Mr. Chen, who exactly is that person? Are they very scary?"

For some reason, Gu Ningyue felt that Mr. Chen also knew who Ling Tianyou was talking about.

"The human heart is, of course, scary." Mr. Chen evaded, "This old man needs rest now, girl, don’t let this old man down."

Gu Ningyue felt a tightening in her chest, "Disappointed?"

What would happen if he was disappointed? Although Mr. Chen was advanced in age, when it came to influence, he certainly couldn’t rival Ling Tianyou.

"Alright, alright, this old man is tired." Mr. Chen did not continue the topic, simply telling her to rest well before hanging up.

Gu Ningyue was quite puzzled, why would Mr. Chen call her at this time?

Specifically reminding her not to leave her floor at night?

That’s not a reminder, it was clearly a hint that she should go take a look.

Curiosity killed the cat, and she now felt an itch in her heart, wishing to see what was downstairs.

The most important thing is, what did he mean? More than one person was watching her.

The person downstairs, were they the same as the one Ling Tianyou talked about?

Because of Mr. Chen’s call, Gu Ningyue completely lost her sleepiness.

Outside, the night stretched on, and Gu Ningyue lay for a long time before she finally couldn’t resist, slowly sitting up.

The assistant had gone home, and now next door was only Ling Tianyou.

If she went down now, he probably wouldn’t notice, right?

Gu Ningyue glanced at the time on the wall, it was almost one o’clock.

To be safe, Gu Ningyue put the small knife from before into her pocket, then slowly made her way to Ling Tianyou’s room.

The door was tightly closed, and the lights inside were not on.

He should be asleep by now, right?

With that thought, Gu Ningyue felt a little relieved.

Her hospital room was close to the elevator, but pressing the elevator button would probably be very noticeable in the deserted corridor!

Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue decided to take the stairs.

Cautiously pushing open the stairwell door, when she reached the fourth floor, Gu Ningyue suddenly heard an uproarious chatter.

So late, could it be the on-duty doctors gathered for a chat?

Gu Ningyue stood by the stairway door, listening to their conversation, and couldn’t help but clench the small knife in her pocket.

"Hey, did you hear? The inpatient department recently admitted a new patient. Heard they’re not quite right mentally, the director said they’d be transferring in a few days."

"Transfer? Will they even make it to transfer? Hehe, just like those before!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, if the head nurse finds out, do you still want to work here?"

"Speaking of, did none of the families of those previous patients ever come looking?"

"What’s the point? They’re all loners, with no money, no insurance, who would stand up for them!"

Gu Ningyue frowned; it seemed this hospital had some unsavory dealings.

She listened for a while but didn’t hear anything more useful, so Gu Ningyue turned to head down one more floor.

This floor was noticeably quieter than before, she pushed the door open, the dim hallway light cast over the usually bustling hospital, making it look eerie and desolate.

Behind the consultation desk, a young nurse was bent over writing something, not noticing a patient passing right by her.

Except for her VIP floor, the rest of the toilets on each floor were communal.

Going to the bathroom at this hour wasn’t really weird.

Gu Ningyue walked slowly, looking into each ward.

She didn’t know who she was looking for, but she believed there was a purpose in what she was doing.

The windows of the offices here were transparent; some rooms without drawn curtains had their interiors clearly visible.

So late at night, she wasn’t the only one awake.

Gu Ningyue heard some faint conversations and for some reason, remembered the first time she witnessed a life vanish before her eyes.

At that time, she seemed to realize for the first time just how fragile life was.

It couldn’t withstand the knife in her hand, nor the passing of indifferent years.