Chapter 597: Chapter 597: No Pain in the Heart
Gu Ningyue, standing aside, was also startled by that slap. The speed was so fast that even she didn’t react, clearly showing a mix of grief and anger, unwilling to care about anything else.
Her heart ached as she glanced at Ling Tianyou, only to see Ling Tianyou’s gaze darkening slightly, addressing the two elders before him: "Mom and Dad, Tianze’s death is suspicious; someone wanted to harm him! I..."
The words following were thick with undetectable chokes, and Gu Ningyue felt her heart tightening.
He had never seen Ling Tianyou like this before, and never thought Ling Tianyou would have such a vulnerable moment. For a while, she was at a loss for how to respond.
"If you had called Tianze home to live sooner, things wouldn’t have ended up like this today!" Ling Tianyou’s mother looked at him, tears sliding uncontrollably: "Why can’t you just believe your brother? That’s your brother! He already said he would change! He would change!"
Heartbreaking cries echoed down the corridor, and Ling Tianyou wanted to reach out and wipe away his mother’s tears, but somehow, he slowly withdrew his hand.
"Let’s go see Tianze first!"
Ling Chengyang supported his wife, clearly unable to accept the fact of losing their youngest son, but still managed to calm himself.
Gu Ningyue noticed that when she passed by Ling Tianyou, Liu Liu had a trace of indescribable hatred in her eyes.
Indeed! Her husband was dead, and Liu Liu couldn’t blame anyone; like Ling Tianyou’s mother, she placed all the blame on Ling Tianyou.
The group followed the doctor into the morgue, and when the corpse was uncovered, even Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but turn her head away. "Ah—" a heart-wrenching scream made others feel shattered, as Ling Tianyou’s mother and Liu Liu collapsed before the already unrecognizable corpse, seemingly unconcerned about the man’s current dreadful condition.
Seeing this, Gu Ningyue could only hold onto Ling Tianyou’s arm, whispering a word of comfort in his ear, unable to find anything more to say to alleviate the overwhelming sorrow.
After an unknown amount of time, Ling Tianyou’s father gestured to the doctor, finally stepping forward to pull the two women away: "Ladies, please be comforted. The deceased are gone; it’s essential to take care of your health."
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou, whose complexion was even worse than when they first arrived.
Leaving the morgue, after confirming the cremation date, Ling Chengyang looked at Ling Tianyou: "Let’s go home! I need to ask you something."
Ling Tianyou nodded, saying nothing, only instructing the driver to follow the elder’s car and returned to the Ling Family’s villa together.
In the car, Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou: "Does it still hurt?"
Ling Tianyou was slightly stunned, then realized Gu Ningyue was asking about his mother slapping him earlier: "It doesn’t hurt, at least... not as much as the pain in my heart."
Gu Ningyue sighed: "Your mother acted on impulse, her mind might not truly think as she said. Try not to take it seriously, okay?"
Ling Tianyou said nothing, simply closed his eyes, leaning back in the seat, his voice saturated with the hues of pain, merely hearing it was heart-wrenching: "Did you notice the way Liu Liu looked at me? She hates me. She regrets listening to me, sending Tianze to the sanatorium."
Gu Ningyue certainly noticed Liu Liu’s gaze, but in the current situation, she couldn’t voice the heartbreaking truth: "Tianyou, things will get better eventually. It’s not your fault, you were only thinking of Tianze’s well-being, and you tried many things beforehand. Furthermore, those items are not something an average person can control; even if Tianze returned home, what difference would it make? He had deceived the family once; without strict control, there would be a second and third time!"
Gu Ningyue reached out, covering Ling Tianyou’s fingers, the warmth giving him a bit of strength: "Let’s first find out the cause of Tianze’s death, okay? Otherwise, Tianze cannot rest in peace."
Ling Tianyou gently nodded: "I will definitely investigate to the end, and I absolutely won’t spare that person! Absolutely won’t!"
The car drove all the way back to the Ling Family villa, and after getting off, the group headed straight to the living room.
The servants had already learned the tragic news when the elders went out, and after serving some tea and snacks, wisely withdrew.
"Tianyou, what did you mean earlier at the hospital when you said someone wanted to harm Tianze? What happened before?" Ling Chengyang looked at Ling Tianyou and asked.
Gu Ningyue had to admit she greatly admired Ling Chengyang’s composure.
Ling Tianyou nodded, his fingers already clenched into fists: "When Ning Yue and I went to see Tianze, fearing Tianze’s reluctance to see me, Ning Yue went to find Tianze first. Unexpectedly, in Tianze’s room, she found a book that incited others to commit suicide. Ning Yue sensed something was off and returned to tell me. It was then we realized something was wrong!"
Ling Tianyou recounted the subsequent events, Gu Ningyue sitting beside him, observing the reactions of the three opposite, sighing inwardly.
No one wants to encounter such events.
But now that it has happened, hopefully, they can come out of it soon!
Otherwise, continuing like this, won’t this good family become bitter enemies?
Thinking about this, Gu Ningyue pondered for a few seconds, looked at the three opposite, and said: "There’s one more thing, given our current situation, I believe Uncle, Aunt, and Liu Liu have the right to know. Tianze was lured into using more than one kind of drug; when I went to find Tianze that day, he told me something I partially concealed."
Ling Tianyou was slightly startled: "What are you saying? What did Tianze say to you that day?"
Ling Tianyou hadn’t anticipated that Gu Ningyue would conceal her conversation with Ling Tianze.
"Ling Tianze was actually chosen as a test subject by Bai Chengfan." Gu Ningyue lifted her gaze to Ling Tianyou’s parents; "Bai Chengfan is the overseas Chinese who Ling Tianze initially knew for liking golf. Bai Chengfan gave him some substances, leading to Ling Tianze’s dependency."
"What did he use on him?" Ling Tianyou’s father looked at Gu Ningyue and asked.
Gu Ningyue uttered a name, explaining: "This should have been newly developed by Bai Chengfan, but as to why he targeted Ling Tianze is unknown. Logically, having just been released from prison, he shouldn’t choose such an exposed character as his test subject. Unless... someone is behind instructing him."
"This person is likely the same one who incited Ling Tianze to commit suicide."
But, who would hate Ling Tianze that much? Or perhaps the Ling family?
Thinking this, Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but place her eyes on Ling Chengyang.
