Chapter 595: Chapter 595: Repayment
After seeing the news of Jin Chenglong’s death and the cascade of applause in the comments section, Ling Tianyou remained expressionless.
With Jin Chenglong dead, there was only Jin Xiaobao left, who was not much of a threat.
Without his father as his backup, no matter how much money he had before, it would eventually be squandered by Jin Xiaobao.
Moreover, Jin Xiaobao, who was still in the detention center, probably didn’t even know the news of his father’s death yet!
I wonder what that woman beside Jin Chenglong is feeling right now?
The two sons she painstakingly raised, after fighting amongst themselves, both passed away before her.
Imagining such a life in her later years is frightening!
But it’s also good that there’s still Jin Xiaobao. With him around, she would survive somehow, right!
"Dying just like that is letting him off easy," Gu Ningyue remarked as she took the phone from Ling Tianyou after he finished reading. "With Shangguan Wuyue’s personality, he wouldn’t stop until he had tortured someone beyond recognition! It’s surprising he let him off so easily this time; Jin Chenglong must have accumulated some good karma in his past life!"
For Shangguan Wuyue, this was indeed unprecedented.
Just as Gu Ningyue was speaking, a call came in on her phone—it was Gu Zheng!
Gu Ningyue looked at the flashing name on the screen, hesitated for a few seconds, then answered: "Hello? Dad, is there something you need?"
Gu Zheng’s voice came from the other side, sounding somewhat unfamiliar to her ears: "The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, are you bringing Tianyou back?"
Only then did Gu Ningyue realize that the day after tomorrow was indeed Mid-Autumn Festival. No wonder she felt like she was forgetting something when checking the date earlier—it was because of this!
"We’ll go back. What time is dinner?" Gu Ningyue asked.
Hearing Gu Ningyue agree, Gu Zheng’s voice carried a hint of a smile: "Seven o’clock! I have something to discuss with you then."
Something to discuss with her? Gu Ningyue thought of when she had just gotten off the plane and was taken to the company by Gu Zheng.
Could it be that Gu Zheng wanted to bring up old matters again?
Gu Ningyue asked, "Alright, coincidentally, I also have something I want to discuss with you, Dad."
Gu Wanwan, a daughter from a mistress, received fifty million as a dowry. Now, as the daughter born to the legitimate wife, she’s about to get married, and Gu Zheng, as her father, should show some regard, right!
"What is it, Ning Yue?" Gu Zheng said, "Whatever you need, just tell Dad. Don’t feel..."
Listening to Gu Zheng’s ’heartfelt words,’ Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but feel strange. What was going on with this man? Why the sudden change in attitude?
Did the sun rise from the west? Did Gu Zheng suddenly find his conscience?
Gu Ningyue thought about it, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said on the phone: "We can talk about this the day after tomorrow, no rush."
Gu Zheng agreed: "Alright then."
After hanging up, Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue and asked, "What’s the matter? What did your dad say to you? Why that expression?"
Previously, whenever Gu Ningyue talked to Gu Zheng, she was either angry or disgusted, but this time something seemed... strange?
Gu Ningyue shook her head: "He just said for us to go back for dinner on Mid-Autumn Festival. But when I mentioned I had something to say, my dad, strangely enough, changed his attitude and offered to help with anything I needed. Has this man found his conscience or something? It’s bizarre, really bizarre."
Ling Tianyou, hearing this, felt puzzled: "Does Gu Zheng have something he needs you to do, which is why he’s acting this way?"
Gu Ningyue shook her head: "I don’t think so! Even if he did, he should be calling you, what’s the point of calling me?"
"Maybe it’s pillow talk!" Ling Tianyou laughed and said, "Haven’t you heard the saying? Even Zhuge Liang’s Eastern Wind doesn’t work as well as pillow talk."
"Nope." Gu Ningyue laughed, "I think you wouldn’t listen to pillow talk either. You have your plans for the company’s matters, and I don’t get involved. You guys discuss among yourselves!"
These business things didn’t interest her, rather she let Ling Tianyou handle Gu Zheng.
"Hmm, we’ll talk about it when we go the day after tomorrow!" Ling Tianyou said, "What time?"
Gu Ningyue looked up at Ling Tianyou and said, "Seven in the evening."
Ling Tianyou responded: "Then come with me to visit home in the morning. Not going home on Mid-Autumn is bad."
Gu Ningyue nodded, "Alright."
Thinking carefully, this was actually the first time she was spending a holiday with so-called ’family’!
For some reason, Gu Ningyue felt a bit awkward: "When we celebrate holidays in the future, I mean after we’re together, will we be running around like this all the time?"
Ling Tianyou replied: "Yeah, why? Are you scared?"
Gu Ningyue nodded, not denying: "Yeah! I’ve never celebrated any holidays with the family."
Ling Tianyou’s expression turned a bit odd at her words, hesitating for a while without speaking, just squeezing her palm.
Noticing something unusual, Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and asked: "What’s up? Don’t you spend holidays at home either?"
Ling Tianyou shook his head: "No, I was just thinking that after being together with you for so long, we haven’t spent any holidays at home together, I feel a bit guilty."
When I first got together with Gu Ningyue, it was spring, and now winter was approaching, yet during this time, Ling Tianyou never took Gu Ningyue home for any festival.
Regardless of whose reasons there were, Ling Tianyou felt somewhat guilty.
"Why is that?" Gu Ningyue hadn’t expected this to be the reason, and couldn’t help but laugh: "Even if you wanted to take me home back then, I’d probably have found excuses to refuse. After all, your father’s attitude towards me back then wasn’t as friendly as now."
Who would enjoy hanging out in front of someone who clearly doesn’t like them? Gu Ningyue definitely didn’t like it.
Of course, more importantly, back then, she didn’t like Ling Tianyou.
She just wanted to cling to a powerful ally, who knew, she would willingly marry him one day?
Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Ling Tianyou looked at her and asked: "What’s so funny?"
Gu Ningyue shook her head: "Nothing, I just think the saying ’Man proposes, God disposes’ is spot on. Who would have thought you would be with me?"
A well-known person from City A, together with the most worthless heiress in City A, and they actually liked each other.
Most importantly, who would believe that the supposedly worthless heiress harbored the soul of the top-ranked assassin?
Even if her own father came, he wouldn’t believe the person standing before him was his own child!
This is good too, with such an identity, even if she did something to that man, no one would suspect her.
Hopefully, when the time comes, she can repay all the suffering her biological mother endured!
