Chapter 593: Chapter 593: The Cycle of Cause and Effect
In the villa, Gu Ningyue placed the will she obtained from the law firm in front of Ling Tianyou.
"Here, take a look! This is a copy of the will."
Ling Tianyou smiled, picked it up casually, and while reading, said, "Actually, I could already guess what’s written on it without looking. From the moment you walked in, you haven’t had any smile on your face. It’s very likely there are many restrictions outlined, not something that can be easily fulfilled after getting married."
"Yes!" Gu Ningyue thought of the words she heard at the law firm and couldn’t help but rub her forehead as she said, "You know, even at her deathbed, Gu Ningyue’s mother was still making plans for her daughter. Unfortunately, she probably never imagined that her daughter would be tricked by a jerk, to the extent of not even knowing how she died!"
Ling Tianyou just smiled at this: "Man proposes, God disposes. This world is full of those who lose their sense of shame and morality for power and pleasure!"
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and asked, "What about you? After soaking in the business world for so many years, do you still have your conscience?"
"Conscience?" Ling Tianyou looked up at Gu Ningyue and said gently, "My conscience is to make the Ling Family’s enterprise bigger. This has not changed one bit over the years. You probably knew this from the very beginning, didn’t you?"
Of course, Gu Ningyue knew this. She just felt that many things would change over time. To achieve their goals, most people would choose some unscrupulous ways to fulfill their desires.
"In this process, have you ever done anything against your conscience?" Gu Ningyue picked up the coffee beside her and looked at Ling Tianyou: "You know? I never believed in businessmen not being tempted by money."
Ling Tianyou isn’t one for women, but when it comes to money, surely he has his pursuits!
Although Gu Ningyue didn’t want to assume the worst of people, she couldn’t help but wonder—could someone like Ling Tianyou really be clean?
Ling Tianyou looked into Gu Ningyue’s eyes, which were sharp and seemed like a knife piercing into the heart.
Yet strangely enough, he happened to like such a gaze, liked this clear but sharp demeanor of Gu Ningyue.
He must be sick. In the past, if anyone stared at him like that, he would have been extremely displeased.
But now, he just couldn’t get enough.
"I haven’t." Ling Tianyou said softly, "Another person might have, but I can only say my fate is good. From the moment I was born, the Ling Family already had some reputation in City A. Our family background is naturally unremarkable, even among the rich and powerful, it’s quite substantial. Most importantly, my parents are very open-minded. The education I received from a young age, and the things I’ve learned, have been enough for me to avoid these mistakes."
"Do you know what kind of people use those means?" Ling Tianyou redirected his gaze back to the will: "It’s just those who stand not high enough but want to see farther. Such people, even if one day they see the scenery they’ve been longing for, will ultimately be pushed back to square one by others using the same methods. It’s just a matter of time!"
Gu Ningyue nodded, agreeing very much with what Ling Tianyou said: "Cause and effect, you reap what you sow. But I still admire you, not everyone who is born well has a bright future."
Like Ye Mingchen and others, there are still countless of them.
Drinking, gambling, womanizing, with sinister thoughts, yet not even as good as ordinary folks.
Ling Tianyou smiled faintly without saying anything, just carefully studying the clauses in the will.
After a while, he looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "What should we do? Your mother is dead set on you having a son."
Gu Ningyue sighed, "Who says so?"
Ling Tianyou put down the will on the table and suddenly moved an inch closer to Gu Ningyue: "Why don’t we have a child? What if it’s a boy?"
Gu Ningyue was startled by Ling Tianyou’s sudden suggestion: "No way! I’m already terrified of children. Why not discuss with the lawyer and see if adoption counts after marriage? Haha..."
Gu Ningyue laughed dryly, feeling that what she was saying was not possible and was insincere.
"Are you that afraid of having children?" Ling Tianyou asked as he looked at Gu Ningyue, "In that case, do you not want the billion anymore?"
Gu Ningyue replied, "Of course I want it! But just listening to Liu Liu talk about it already terrifies me to the core. To have me give birth myself is almost as good as taking my life!"
Gu Ningyue was truly afraid! Although she thought it was a bit comical, that she isn’t afraid of killing but is afraid of having a child, it didn’t seem scientific any way she thought about it!
But Gu Ningyue still couldn’t overcome this fear, which made her feel very helpless.
"Maybe you’ll think differently after getting married," Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "My mother was also very scared initially, but after she found out she was pregnant with me, she wasn’t anymore."
Gu Ningyue shook her head, "Maybe! I don’t know."
Such things were truly too far away from her; so many things seemed to have nothing to do with her.
Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue suddenly looked up at Ling Tianyou and asked, "Are we really getting engaged? Why do I feel as if I’m still dreaming?"
Like a beautiful yet illusory bubble, everything seemed so unreal.
"Of course it’s real," Ling Tianyou joked, "You’re not planning to run away on our engagement day, are you?"
Gu Ningyue was taken aback, then her lips curved up, "That wouldn’t be easy to say! What if I find out some secret of yours and suddenly decide not to marry you?"
Ling Tianyou knew she was teasing him, but his mind couldn’t help but conjure an image of Gu Ningyue walking away in a gown.
That picture suddenly pierced his heart.
"I have no secrets. You know everything about me," Ling Tianyou said, facing Gu Ningyue seriously, "If you dare to run away, I’ll chase you to the ends of the earth!"
"Catch me? Do you know how many people wanted to catch me when I was alive?" Gu Ningyue smirked at Ling Tianyou, "Alright, even if you did catch me, what would you do?"
Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue, "I would bind you to my side, make you face me every single day. By that time, you wouldn’t be able to go anywhere, even if you want to leave, you’d find it impossible."
Gu Ningyue thought for a moment and then said, "What’s the point of that? Coming home every day to face a face that annoys you, you’d only be more unhappy!"
Ling Tianyou said leisurely, "So, you just have to not make me angry, right?"
Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but chuckle, "You really are overbearing!"
