Chapter 602: Chapter 602: Turning Truth on Its Head
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou’s painful expression, wanting to reach out and smooth his tightly furrowed brow, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t lift her hand.
Yes! Even if she smoothed Ling Tianyou’s brow, what difference would it make? The scar on Ling Tianyou’s heart might last a lifetime!
And herself... perhaps, she was an ’accomplice’?
Was she too resolute, leading to such a situation?
If she had helped persuade Ling Tianyou to let Ling Tianze come home, would that once bright young man not have ended up like this?
At least, there would be a glimmer of hope?
"Don’t think about these things. Let’s see if there’s any clue in the things Tianze left behind!" Gu Ningyue had no other choice but to divert Ling Tianyou’s attention elsewhere.
Ling Tianyou responded with a nod, placing the notebook filled with despairing words aside.
"What exactly is this CD?" Gu Ningyue held the already broken CD with some confusion, "Who still watches CDs in this day and age? And even goes so far as to burn them themselves?"
Gu Ningyue couldn’t understand how this thing ended up in the sanatorium, only sensing that it was likely the main culprit behind Ling Tianze’s death.
"It’s already broken like this, it’s hard to know what’s inside." Ling Tianyou examined the CD, suddenly noticing a bit of incomplete writing on the edge, "Fantasy Audio Visual?"
Gu Ningyue was taken aback, "What?"
Ling Tianyou handed the CD to Gu Ningyue, "Look at the writing on it, isn’t it Fantasy Audio Visual?"
Gu Ningyue scrutinized it under the light for a while, "Yes, that’s the name."
Upon hearing this, Ling Tianyou immediately dialed a number, "Investigate this Fantasy Audio Visual shop, ask what they’ve been up to lately, what CDs they’ve produced, don’t alert them! Also, find a way to retrieve the contents of the broken CD from the hospital, report immediately if there’s any information!"
"Yes!"
After hanging up, Ling Tianyou held the CD, "If I find out who it was, I’ll tear them to pieces!"
His body exuded hostility, causing even Gu Ningyue to shiver involuntarily.
Just as she was about to speak, Gu Ningyue’s phone suddenly rang.
Gu Ningyue glanced at the screen displaying ’Shen Hanyin’, and answered with some curiosity, "Hello?"
Shen Hanyin’s usually gentle voice was now slightly urgent, "Ningyue, have you seen the news? Something happened to the Ling Family..."
Gu Ningyue nodded and glanced at Ling Tianyou, whispering, "I know. Has it already hit the news?"
So quickly, reporters had already started reporting?
Though she had thought about this possibility, she hadn’t expected the media to act so fast.
Ling Tianyou had already blocked the news, hadn’t he? Was there a problem in between?
"Yes, while I was just having dinner, my dad suddenly came back and said everyone is discussing it now! Ling Tianze jumped off the building at the drug rehab center, now the whole A City knows... they’re saying Ling Tianze was taking drugs, and that you incited it, Ningyue, what’s going on?"
Gu Ningyue, who was fairly calm earlier, raised her voice when she heard the last part, "I incited Ling Tianze to take drugs? Who said that!"
Damn. If she found out who started this rumor, she’d wring their neck!
Shen Hanyin was initially shocked by the news as well. Though she didn’t believe it, the overwhelming comments on her phone were hard to ignore.
"Ningyue, calm down. What’s going on exactly?" Shen Hanyin asked, puzzled, "Did Ling Tianze really do those things?"
Somehow, Shen Yiyi felt something was amiss.
Gu Ningyue glanced at Ling Tianyou, standing up and walking outside.
Once outside, Gu Ningyue finally said to Shen Hanyin, "It was I who called to report and have Ling Tianze arrested for drug use. How could I incite him? His suicide today has nothing to do with me. Someone’s manipulating things behind the scenes, and I suspect someone is trying to use Ling Tianze’s life to seek revenge on Ling Tianyou!"
Shen Hanyin paused, shocked by both Ling Tianze’s death and the string of news, but said to Gu Ningyue, "I believe you. But now the media is all over this, it’s damaging your reputation. Shouldn’t we do something to suppress this matter?"
"No." Gu Ningyue hesitated for two seconds, "Let them be! The more this escalates, the better."
The more it escalates, the more advantageous it actually is for her and Ling Tianyou.
"Why? Ningyue, don’t be too angry to think clearly..." Shen Hanyin didn’t quite grasp Gu Ningyue’s meaning, "If this continues, even if Ling Tianyou protects you, you might still end up marginalized in A City!"
Gu Ningyue had just managed to clear her past infamy, how could she endure having the same dirt thrown at her again?
Not just Gu Ningyue; even Shen Hanyin found this unbearable.
These people truly know how to distort facts!
"It’s okay, we already have some leads. As long as we quickly find the mastermind behind this within the next few days, everything will be over." Gu Ningyue said.
Shen Hanyin understood her meaning and said, "That’s good, but the forums are really chaotic now. Maybe don’t go online and look, it’ll affect your mood."
Gu Ningyue responded, "Okay, don’t worry! I won’t."
They’re just some people’s nonsense, not worth ruining her mood for.
Shen Hanyin asked Gu Ningyue again, "Is Ling Tianyou okay? I heard he and Ling Tianze were really close..."
Gu Ningyue sighed, "Not too well."
How could he be okay? His only brother was gone just like that...
"Sigh. You must be having a hard time, too bad I can’t do anything for you guys now..." Shen Hanyin said.
Ever since her leg injury, she’s been stuck at home and it’s still the same now.
Now that Gu Ningyue was falsely accused like this, she couldn’t even be there for her.
Thinking of this, Shen Hanyin felt a pang of sadness.
"Don’t say that." Gu Ningyue said to Shen Hanyin, "You’ve already done a lot for me before. Rest well, there’s no need to worry about me."
"Okay, you go keep Ling Tianyou company! It’s good enough that you’re okay, we’ll talk again when there’s time!"
Gu Ningyue nodded, but after hanging up, she didn’t immediately go back inside.
She took a deep breath, looking at the darkening sky, suddenly realizing, had it already gotten so late?
Why did it feel like less than an hour had passed since kindergarten?
