Chapter 576: Chapter 576: Survivors of the Ordeal
Ling Tianyou sat quietly to the side, looking around the room.
If it was as Gu Ningyue said, then wouldn’t the cup in front of Gu Ningyue be the safest now?
Jin Chenglong showed a regretful expression, his eyes full of unwillingness from missing a great opportunity.
Damn it, I should have changed it just now.
The hard-won chance was wasted just like that.
The game continued on, Gu Ningyue intentionally lost a few rounds, watching the orange juice in front of her being passed to different people, becoming the target of everyone’s contention. Her smile carried a hint of sarcasm.
People can be really interesting sometimes, preferring to believe in someone else’s words rather than their own choices.
What I said earlier had no basis, why did they believe it?
At least they should have taken out their phones to check what that flower was and what it looked like, right?
Half an hour later, after several rounds, the game ended with the voice of the overseer.
Gu Ningyue glanced at the orange juice that had returned to her and smiled, "I didn’t expect it to come back to me in the end. Looks like I really am the one who’s most fated with the orange juice!"
Shangguan Wuyue gave Gu Ningyue a meaningful look, this girl didn’t hold back during the card game, letting these people win.
The dignified daughter of the Gu Family, yet with such skills in playing cards, it’s hard to believe.
Oh right, when investigating Gu Ningyue before, someone said she even gambled against Long Zhihai, Mr. Long.
Why would a young lady raised in seclusion know these things?
As far as he knew, Gu Ningyue didn’t have a mentor to teach her these.
And the way she spoke, especially when she asked him, was very much like a girl who had long disappeared from the organization.
When that girl turned her head to speak to him, it was the same expression.
It’s a pity that girl is no longer in this world.
Even if she was, she always had little interest in romance and likely wouldn’t have a boyfriend!
After all, except for Xia Yingbai, I have never seen her being close to anyone else.
"You have one last chance to exchange what’s in front of you, Young Madam Ling, are you really not going to change?" the overseer asked Gu Ningyue.
Gu Ningyue shook her head, picked up the orange juice in front of her, and drank it in one go.
"Ning Yue!"
Ling Tianyou didn’t expect Gu Ningyue to be so decisive, frowning in an instant.
Gu Ningyue put down the empty cup and shook her head, "Tianyou, a bet is a bet, don’t be so nervous!"
Although Gu Ningyue was full of smiles, to Ling Tianyou there was no reason to smile at all.
If that cup was poisoned, even with Shangguan Wuyue present, Gu Ningyue wouldn’t die, but she wouldn’t feel well.
And he didn’t want Gu Ningyue to suffer even a bit.
Shangguan Wuyue, seeing Gu Ningyue had finished the orange juice, looked at the others and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please proceed! You wouldn’t want to have less courage than a young lady, would you?"
The remaining people, hearing Shangguan Wuyue’s words, had no choice but to pick up the drinks in front of them and drink them.
Shangguan Wuyue, seeing this, smiled faintly.
After finishing a cup of Sprite, Jin Chenglong found that everyone present was fine.
Is it possible that Shangguan Wuyue didn’t poison them?
At this moment, Gu Ningyue suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
Gu Ningyue let out a muffled groan and collapsed onto the table.
Ling Tianyou’s expression changed, and he asked Gu Ningyue, "Ning Yue, Ning Yue, what’s wrong?"
Gu Ningyue struggled to raise her head, looked at Ling Tianyou, and said, "My stomach hurts..."
There must have been something in that cup earlier. Did I miscalculate something? Did I end up drinking the poisoned one in the end?
Ling Tianyou turned his head, looking at Shangguan Wuyue, and said urgently, "Mr. Shangguan, my wife has no grievances with you, please provide the antidote!"
Shangguan Wuyue looked at Gu Ningyue in pain, yet his expression remained unperturbed as he looked at Ling Tianyou and said, "President Ling, Young Madam Ling said earlier that she was willing to lose, and now the outcome is also her own choice. If I provide the antidote, wouldn’t it be unfair to the others, don’t you think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ningyue and Ling Tianyou’s faces turned pale simultaneously.
Shangguan Wuyue actually said such a thing? Gu Ningyue didn’t even dare to think about it.
Gu Ningyue only felt the intense pain worsening, a metallic taste rising in her throat, "Ugh—"
With a spurt of fresh blood, Gu Ningyue’s eyes closed, and her last bit of consciousness vanished as she fainted on the table.
Gu Ningyue didn’t expect her confidence just now to shatter so completely.
Just before losing consciousness, Gu Ningyue let out a bitter smile!
"Ning Yue, Ning Yue! Quick, get someone here, take the Young Madam to the hospital!"
Seeing Gu Ningyue unconscious, blood at the corner of her mouth, the always composed Ling Tianyou finally couldn’t sit still, he picked up Gu Ningyue and rushed to the hospital.
Shangguan Wuyue didn’t stop them, only looking at the few shivering people before him and said, "Mr. Jin, Mrs. Jin, it seems the two of you are quite lucky! If so, please leave! The game has ended, you can go."
Jin Chenglong came back to his senses upon hearing these words and looked at Shangguan Wuyue, "What?"
Just let him go like that? Just let him and his mother go?
Not only did he not demand a penny from them, but he also didn’t harm him or his mother?
This is completely different from the result he had imagined at the start.
"You can leave now." Shangguan Wuyue showed a disdainful smile, "If Mr. Jin is unwilling to leave, you can stay and continue playing. There are countless drinks like the one Young Madam Ling just had!"
Jin Chenglong immediately stood up upon hearing this and said to Shangguan Wuyue, "Thank you, Mr. Shangguan, for sparing us, we won’t intrude any longer, farewell!"
Saying this, he supported his terrified mother and left the room step by step.
Only when the door closed did Shangguan Wuyue wave his hand to summon the overseer to his side, "Go call Ling Tianyou and Gu Ningyue back."
The overseer nodded, but there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, "Teacher, isn’t Young Madam Ling fine? Why bring them back?"
According to Shangguan Wuyue’s character, wouldn’t it be better to let Gu Ningyue go to the hospital for a check-up and wait for her to thank him?
Shangguan Wuyue glanced at him, "Go as I say, I naturally have my reasons! Xiaoyu, when did you become so talkative?"
The overseer, seeing Shangguan Wuyue’s displeasure, quickly replied and went to chase after Ling Tianyou and Gu Ningyue.
As he exited, he saw Jin Chenglong helping his mother into a car, their faces bearing the joy of surviving a disaster!
