CHAPTER 71: CHAPTER 71: STILL ANGRY?

Gu Ningyue urged a few more words, but seeing Ji Qianqian’s resistant look, she could only give up!

Just by looking at her, Gu Ningyue suddenly thought of a question: Why is Ji Qianqian so resistant to the check-up?

Was there a problem with it, or is there some other hidden reason?

After an unknown amount of time, when the sun was about to set, Ling Tianyou finally returned.

"Is everything resolved?" Gu Ningyue looked at his face, cold as ice. "Why do you look so upset?"

Ling Tianyou nodded, "It’s resolved, nothing much."

Gu Ningyue wisely refrained from asking more, after all, the rule ’the harem should not interfere in politics’ has been passed down through the ages.

Of course, most importantly, she’s not interested in the affairs of the group.

"And you? While I was away, nothing happened, right?" Ling Tianyou asked Gu Ningyue.

Gu Ningyue had the assistant close the door and narrated the afternoon’s events to Ling Tianyou.

Ling Tianyou’s face had no expression, seemingly he knew this would happen beforehand.

"Doctor Su’s medical skills are excellent, listen to what he says!" Ling Tianyou said to Gu Ningyue, "Thankfully, this time you finally listened!"

Gu Ningyue smiled and said, "I told you earlier, this time I would definitely listen to you, I was waiting for your return!"

Ling Tianyou nodded. He spent a while watching TV with Ji Qianqian and the others, and by dinner time, perhaps either due to a pang of conscience or work stress, he did not force her to eat what she disliked.

"It’s half past nine, Qianqian should go to sleep." Gu Ningyue coaxed Ji Qianqian to put down the remote and took her to the adjacent ward.

After about twenty minutes, Gu Ningyue reopened the door.

Ling Tianyou was leaning by the bedside, watching her as a breeze blew through the open window, brushing his hair tips. "When I wasn’t here, what did you do?"

Gu Ningyue shut the door casually, "Just watched TV and chatted with Han Yin."

Ling Tianyou suddenly asked, "Did you miss me?"

Gu Ningyue thought for a while and said, "Yes!"

When the little nurse tried to pull a trick, she indeed thought about Ling Tianyou.

Could this be considered a form of missing?

Ling Tianyou was somewhat displeased: "Why did you take so long to answer that?"

If you miss me, you miss me. If not, then not. Looking at Gu Ningyue, it seemed she answered just to meet his expectation.

Gu Ningyue didn’t know how to explain, she glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "I’m a bit tired, I want to sleep."

Ling Tianyou said nothing, he walked to the door after a while, turned off the light, and said, "Goodnight."

His tone was flat, no emotions could be discerned, it sounded almost like usual.

Yet inexplicably, Gu Ningyue felt that her hesitation seemed to have hurt his heart.

In the darkness, lying on the bed, Gu Ningyue regretted her hesitation just a moment ago.

Ling Tianyou’s group must have encountered some problem causing him to fret, yet she was unwilling to utter a comforting word; if it were her, she might also feel upset!

Thinking like this, Gu Ningyue suddenly felt a pang of distress in her heart.

The next day, at dawn, when Ling Tianyou brought Ji Qianqian over, Gu Ningyue was already awake.

Su Linfeng was standing in the room, having just completed her check-up.

"President Ling."

Ling Tianyou nodded, inquired about Gu Ningyue’s condition, and confirmed there were no issues before letting Su Linfeng go.

"Morning." Gu Ningyue greeted, "Did you sleep well?"

Ling Tianyou responded with a sound, the assistant just brought breakfast in: "President Ling, Young Madam, breakfast is ready."

Everyone sat around the table, Ling Tianyou served the meal and began feeding Gu Ningyue, choosing her favorites with an extremely gentle demeanor.

The gentler he was, the more anxious Gu Ningyue felt inside,

After finishing a bowl of rice, Ling Tianyou looked at her and asked, "More?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head, "No need, I’m full!"

Ling Tianyou nodded, served himself some rice, and slowly began eating.

His movements were refined, even picking up food was pleasing to watch.

Gu Ningyue tentatively asked, "What’s wrong? Are you still angry?"

Ling Tianyou looked up at her, eyes full of confusion, "Angry about what?"

Ji Qianqian and the assistant also paused their actions, and all looked toward Gu Ningyue.

Gu Ningyue blushed slightly, embarrassed, "Nothing, it’s nothing."

How could she possibly voice her inner question openly? With so many people here, it’s too embarrassing!

Ling Tianyou glanced at her twice, didn’t ask further, and continued eating.

After finishing breakfast, the assistant tidied up the table and left. Gu Ningyue held her phone while pondering how to broach the subject with Ling Tianyou.

After pondering for a while, Gu Ningyue finally handed a cup of water to Ling Tianyou, who was reviewing documents, "Have some water, be careful not to get overheated."

Ling Tianyou turned around and accepted it, "Thank you."

Gu Ningyue: "Uh, there’s no need to be so polite."

Was this her illusion? Why did Ling Tianyou’s tone seem so distant!

So, he’s still mad? Mad because she didn’t immediately answer his question?

Oh, after thinking it over last night, actually, this matter was her fault.

A sweet word is all it takes, they’ve kissed already, saying it wouldn’t hurt, why hesitate?

Ling Tianyou looked at her with an exploring gaze and said, "You should rest on the bed, I’ll finish reviewing soon."

Gu Ningyue nodded, thought it over, but ultimately didn’t say her words.

Returning to the hospital bed, she spent some time watching cartoons with Ji Qianqian, when Chi Xingtong suddenly messaged her on the phone: "How’s it going, did Tianyou make it difficult for you?"

Gu Ningyue: "... so you’ve been excited all night, only now finally remembered to check if I’m okay?"

"No, I was worried that if I messaged, Tianyou would see it, wouldn’t that be even worse?" Chi Xingtong typed rapidly: "By the way, I got the signature, I’ll come over when you’re discharged! I won’t visit these few days, you understand!"

Ling Tianyou surely already knew about their lie, visiting now would probably lead to a scolding.

"Alright." Sending this sentence, Gu Ningyue thought for a while and then asked, "In the past, when Ling Tianyou was unhappy, what did you do?"

Her time knowing Ling Tianyou is too short, her knowledge about him is really limited.

"When Ling Tianyou is upset, he usually stays quietly alone; it won’t take more than a day for him to calm down."

Looking at Chi Xingtong’s reply, for some reason, Gu Ningyue suddenly felt powerless.

Let Ling Tianyou have his solitude, why does this sound a bit torturous to her?

No, this won’t do, she needs to find a more practical approach.