Chapter 616: Chapter 616: I’m Sorry
Perhaps seeing his son so determined, Ling Chengyang felt there was no need to continue the conversation, so he got up and left the company.
As soon as Ling Chengyang left, Ling Tianyou also returned to the villa.
Aunt Zhang had already prepared the meal, and Gu Ningyue was sitting on the sofa watching TV while holding her phone.
Her back was to him, so he couldn’t see her expression, but just looking at this figure, Ling Tianyou inexplicably felt at ease.
"President Ling, you’re back."
The servant picked up and hung up the coat, and Gu Ningyue turned around upon hearing the sound, revealing a faint smile: "Didn’t you say you’d be back soon? Why so late?"
Ling Tianyou washed his hands and slowly came to her side, saying: "There were some things at the company, so I was delayed, let’s eat!"
Gu Ningyue nodded, "I’ll go wash my hands."
Ling Tianyou responded, "Okay."
Ling Tianyou did not mention a word about Ling Chengyang’s visit, not wanting to make Gu Ningyue worry unnecessarily at this time.
If Gu Ningyue knew Ling Chengyang still didn’t want him to marry her, she might feel sad and upset!
Even if she’s not sad or upset, she might choose to postpone the wedding to prevent damage to the Ling family’s reputation or any adverse effects on him.
Ling Tianyou didn’t want Gu Ningyue to suffer such grievances, nor did he want even a single day of their engagement ceremony to be delayed by a group of strangers!
A few minutes later, the two were sitting at the dining table.
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and said: "Tomorrow night I’m going back to my dad’s place, let’s prepare some gifts in advance? After all, going back empty-handed, it’s inevitable that people will gossip."
Especially with Li Yulan at home, it’s even easier to be maliciously exaggerated.
Ling Tianyou took a sip of warm water: "Hm, you don’t need to go personally, I’ll have someone prepare them and send them over."
Gu Ningyue smiled at his words: "Alright! Besides, I’m too lazy to go out."
Although appearances can’t be ignored, the truth is she wasn’t willing to put any effort into choosing gifts for Gu Zheng herself.
It wasn’t about the cost, but not wanting to invest any emotional effort in Gu Zheng at all.
After witnessing the main character being abused for so many years, this biological father never said a fair word. She, the daughter, didn’t feel any mercy towards him.
"By the way, Xing Tong will be back in a few days. I don’t have the time; can you help me pick her up?" Ling Tianyou said.
Gu Ningyue nodded, "Okay."
Ling Tianyou asked Gu Ningyue, "Is everything settled on Lu Qingqing’s side?"
Gu Ningyue glanced at her phone: "It should be soon! Lu Qingqing said Ji Qianqian had already taken the medicine and would wake up in three hours. If we count the time, it should be soon! I wonder what Ji Qianqian will be like when she wakes up."
Ling Tianyou ate while saying: "Why, are you curious now? If you’re curious, you can go and see this afternoon."
Gu Ningyue asked: "Do you still have to go to the company this afternoon?"
Ling Tianyou nodded: "Yes, you saw today’s news too, there’s a mole in the company I need to deal with this afternoon."
Gu Ningyue ’oh’ed, said nothing more, and began to eat.
Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue and suddenly coughed, saying: "I’ll find a way to make those things on the internet disappear. Don’t worry about it, it’s just malicious hype from some unscrupulous media!"
Gu Ningyue responded: "It’s alright, I didn’t care about it in the first place... If I got angry over these things, could I even live?"
Ling Tianyou laughed: "That’s good. As long as you don’t care."
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and asked: "By the way, there’s something I want to ask you..."
Shen Hanyin had mentioned some things to her before, and she still needed to ask about it. After all, this matter concerned the Ling family’s reputation.
If the engagement ceremony is postponed, Gu Ningyue won’t blame Ling Tianyou.
Having just lost a brother, whatever decision Ling Tianyou makes, Gu Ningyue will support him.
"What’s the matter?" Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue.
Gu Ningyue hesitated for a while, organizing her thoughts: "Now everyone is talking about the Ling Family and the name Gu Ningyue. Although I don’t care about these things, your family probably does, right? Should we consider postponing our engagement ceremony a bit?"
After speaking, Gu Ningyue cautiously watched Ling Tianyou’s expression.
For some reason, even though it was for Ling Tianyou’s own good, she inexplicably felt a bit guilty saying it out loud.
Ling Tianyou glanced at her, surprised that this girl had thought of that.
He was glad she was considerate, but he still wanted to be with Gu Ningyue.
"No need, I’ve already discussed it with my family, the engagement ceremony will go ahead as planned."
Calling it a discussion was just Ling Chengyang’s compromise, unable to resist his own insistence.
Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou, somewhat incredulous: "Your family actually agreed?"
Given Ling Chengyang’s consistent dislike towards her, this was a prime chance to keep the two apart, and he just admitted it?
Ling Tianyou nodded: "Why? You seem a bit disappointed?"
Gu Ningyue hurriedly replied: "How could I be; I couldn’t be happier!"
Ling Tianyou gave a faint smile, "Alright, let’s eat! I still have things to do this afternoon."
Gu Ningyue responded, but still couldn’t quite believe it: "Are you sure there’s really no issue with your family?"
Ling Tianyou placed a piece of food on Gu Ningyue’s plate, saying: "Of course, if you’re not convinced, you can ask my parents yourself."
"No need." Gu Ningyue immediately declined without even thinking: "But what about Liu Liu, should I go and comfort her?"
After all, aside from the intense focus on the Ling family’s company, there were also many discussions surrounding Ling Tianze’s cause of death.
Just before Ling Tianyou returned, Gu Ningyue had seen a news article suggesting Ling Tianyou made his pampered younger brother take the path of no return to monopolize all the family inheritance.
If Gu Ningyue saw it, Ling Tianyou undoubtedly did as well.
Gu Ningyue couldn’t believe Ling Tianyou didn’t care; he was just enduring it silently!
Thinking about it, Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but feel heartache.
"That’s fine." Ling Tianyou said to Gu Ningyue: "I’m not in a position to get involved in this matter, but you’re closer to Liu Liu, so if you have time, go see her!"
If someone asked if there were people he felt sorry towards, then in this world, the ones he felt most guilty towards were Liu Liu and Ling Xuan.
It was his lack of proper care for Ling Tianze that led to such an accident.
If he had been more attentive towards Ling Tianze, had noticed in time when he first began to be targeted, perhaps everything wouldn’t have turned out this way...
