Chapter 577: Chapter 577: Never Forget for a Lifetime
Three hours later, Gu Ningyue slowly opened her eyes.
"Ning Yue..."
"Ning Yue, you’re awake?"
The first voice was hesitant, while the second was filled with delight.
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou in a daze and said, "I... where am I?"
Ling Tianyou reached out and touched her forehead, the corners of his mouth revealing a slight smile: "We’re home now. You had a high fever, but luckily, it has subsided."
"High... high fever?" Gu Ningyue still hadn’t fully reacted, her mind felt like a muddle, completely unaware of the current situation.
Ling Tianyou sat by the bedside, his voice very gentle: "You were poisoned by Shangguan Wuyue. When I tried to take you to the hospital, his men stopped us and took you back to him."
Hearing this, Gu Ningyue suddenly remembered—yes! She had indeed played a game with Shangguan Wuyue, which led to a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen and caused her to lose consciousness.
In her memory, it seemed she even spat out a mouthful of blood.
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and asked, "What poison did I get?"
Shangguan Wuyue actually used poison on someone? No matter how she thought about it, it seemed highly unlikely.
Because Shangguan Wuyue had a secret that only he and maybe herself and her master knew.
Today’s game must have been planned by him.
Even without her, someone would have ended up with that glass of orange juice.
"I’m not sure, Shangguan Wuyue didn’t specify." Ling Tianyou took out a bottle from his pocket: "But to thank you, Shangguan Wuyue specially let me bring back this ointment."
Gu Ningyue slowly sat up, leaned against the headboard, and took the bottle of ointment: "Did you tell him I wanted something to remove scars?"
Ling Tianyou nodded, "Yes, after you took the antidote, I mentioned it."
Gu Ningyue was a bit puzzled: "Shangguan Wuyue didn’t ask for anything? He just gave it to you?"
Given Shangguan Wuyue’s character, it’s hard to imagine!
Did she really get away that easily?
With Ling Tianyou being such a prominent figure, didn’t Shangguan Wuyue take the chance to extract something from him?
Or exchange for some condition?
"No." Ling Tianyou smiled, somewhat baffled by Shangguan Wuyue’s generosity: "He just said he admired your character, thanked you for participating in the game. He was very pleased, so he left this bottle of ointment for you."
Gu Ningyue nodded thoughtfully: "Is the poison I had already cleared?"
Ling Tianyou answered, looking at Gu Ningyue: "Shangguan Wuyue said that if you wake up within three hours, the residual poison is cleared. If you don’t, you may feed the cup with medicine. You’ll regain consciousness after fifteen minutes."
Only then did Gu Ningyue notice the cup of red liquid on her table, exuding a refreshing fragrance.
"Is this the antidote?" Gu Ningyue asked.
Ling Tianyou remained silent for two seconds and said: "Once you’re awake, it becomes poison. Shangguan Wuyue said that if you awaken, you mustn’t touch this cup. Otherwise, all your orifices will bleed uncontrollably, and you’ll die instantaneously."
Gu Ningyue shivered: "Pour it away! It’s best not to keep that old monster’s things around."
Ling Tianyou was puzzled: "Why? What if it comes in handy someday?"
Gu Ningyue was surprised: "Whom do you plan to poison with it?"
"No..." Ling Tianyou immediately defended upon hearing her: "I mean, what if it’s useful in the future? This potion might not necessarily be used on people."
"Shangguan Wuyue said this potion could, besides causing death, be mixed with perfume to induce coma within half an hour without being noticed."
Gu Ningyue furrowed her brows. What did Shangguan Wuyue mean?
"He didn’t tell you what poison I had, but he detailed this poison fully. What’s his motive?" Gu Ningyue questioned Ling Tianyou, feeling something was amiss.
Ling Tianyou had considered this, but at the time, Gu Ningyue was unconscious, and it was a medicine possibly needed to save her. He had no way to refuse it.
"Never mind, let’s not think about it." Ling Tianyou found an empty bottle, and stored the red potion in the drawer: "Since you’ve woken up, we’ll just set it aside for now!"
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and nodded, "Alright."
Such things are better to have and not need than to need and not have. Maybe she really might use it one day.
Of course, she hoped she’d never have to.
Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue stuck her tongue out at Ling Tianyou: "Were you really anxious seeing me vomit blood?"
Recalling the previous situation, Ling Tianyou’s brow indeed furrowed again: "Don’t do such things again; it’s really dangerous."
God knows how worried he was seeing Gu Ningyue painfully leaning over the table, his heart clenched in tension as if squeezed. What would he do if something happened to her here?
Though knowing deep down it was improbable, he was still very nervous then.
The feeling, Ling Tianyou thought he’d never forget for a lifetime.
Anxiety blazing, heart-rending.
In all these years, Gu Ningyue was the first woman to make him feel like this.
Ling Tianyou didn’t know how to describe this pain, only felt he couldn’t bear to lose the woman in front of him for a second.
For life, he only wanted to be with Gu Ningyue.
Gu Ningyue suddenly reached out and pinched Ling Tianyou’s cheek: "Do you suddenly find me very important?"
Ling Tianyou turned his head expressionlessly, and Gu Ningyue immediately withdrew her hand sheepishly: "Just joking! I won’t do it again!"
"Really?" Ling Tianyou doubted her words.
After all, this girl seemed to always like exciting things.
Gu Ningyue seriously promised Ling Tianyou: "There definitely won’t be a next time! Don’t worry!"
Ling Tianyou asked: "What if there is a next time?"
Gu Ningyue smiled and said: "If there is, you can ignore me forever. How about it?"
Ling Tianyou was silent for a few seconds, looking at Gu Ningyue’s pale cheeks, ultimately didn’t continue reproaching her: "Alright. You said it, remember it!"
Gu Ningyue nodded: "Rest assured, whatever I promise you, I’ll keep in mind."
She didn’t tell Ling Tianyou, when the blood gushed out and her last consciousness faded, the first thing she thought of was him.
If she lost her life, she’d never see Ling Tianyou again.
Just the thought caused her heart to ache.
Even waking up now, it still did.
She never knew how much she cared about Ling Tianyou, that in her dying moment, her thoughts weren’t of her master or her deceased mother but of Ling Tianyou...
