CHAPTER 136: CHAPTER 136: ANOMALY

On the morning of the next day, when Gu Ningyue opened her eyes, the sunlight had already streamed into the room, making the whole space exceptionally bright and vibrant.

Unfortunately, the original owner had never seen such good sunlight in the morning during her time at the Gu Family.

Lying in bed for a while, there was a knock on the door from outside: "Miss, it’s time to get up, it’s already nine o’clock!"

Gu Ningyue responded, picked up her phone and glanced at the screen, surprisingly finding seven or eight unread messages on WeChat.

Ling Tianyou: "I’m busy at the office today. Leave me a message if you need anything, or call me."

Chi Xingtong: "I’m home, thanks for today!"

Chi Xingtong: "By the way, you returned to the Gu Family, and Tianyou actually agreed?"

Shen Hanyin: "Ning Yue, Ji Zhiye called me, what should I do? I’m so nervous."

Shen Hanyin: "I don’t think I can be ruthless to him. I held back this time, but next time, I’m afraid I might..."

Shen Hanyin: "How did it come to this today? If only this were a dream."

As Gu Ningyue looked at Shen Hanyin’s messages, she thought that Ji Zhiye really was relentless.

She thought he had some backbone, but in the end, did he come crawling back?

No wonder he sounded so righteous before, he was just waiting for this moment!

It seems she overestimated him after all.

Returning a call to Shen Hanyin, Gu Ningyue listened to Shen Hanyin’s distraught voice and felt a pang of compassion: "He didn’t come back because he liked you; he returned because Chi Xingtong didn’t want him anymore. If another Chi Xingtong appears, he’ll give you up again. Han Yin, be strong, just this once, endure the pain and it will pass!"

Sometimes it’s better to suffer short-term pain than prolong it; you have to be tough on yourself at times.

Shen Hanyin, lost in thought, finally replied after a long pause: "Mm, I know. ... Actually, I wasn’t thinking much, it’s just that hearing his voice made me waver. Now, it’s much better."

It’s always in the evening when emotions take the upper hand.

But fortunately, in the end, she still had some sanity and didn’t let Ji Zhiye succeed.

After chatting with Shen Hanyin for a while longer, the butler knocked again, prompting Gu Ningyue to hang up the phone and head downstairs after getting dressed.

In the living room, only a few maids were bustling about; Gu Wanwan and Gu Heng were nowhere to be seen.

They probably couldn’t leave the hospital and went there first thing in the morning.

"Miss, is there anything else you need?" The butler’s demeanor was more composed and calm compared to yesterday’s fluster.

This morning, before leaving, Gu Zheng specifically instructed everyone to treat Gu Ningyue well, to ensure nothing went wrong, and they had to follow orders.

"There’s nothing else. You can go ahead and get busy!" Gu Ningyue replied absentmindedly as she ate.

The chef here wasn’t as good as the one Ling Tianyou had hired, so she found it a bit hard to get used to, but it wasn’t too bad, and she didn’t mind much.

After all, what the original owner ate before was not even this good.

Slowly finishing her breakfast, it was almost ten o’clock.

After replying to a few messages from Chi Xingtong, Gu Ningyue got up and said, "Clean up! I have to go out later, no need to wait for me for lunch!"

The butler responded and asked Gu Ningyue, "Miss, where are you going?"

Gu Ningyue glanced at him coldly: "Do I need to report to others where I am going?"

Really, they think I’m still the old Gu Ningyue? That I have to explain everything I do and everywhere I go to these people?

If they think so, they’re seriously mistaken!

The butler, intimidated by her gaze, quickly explained, "Miss, you’ve misunderstood. The master instructed us before leaving that if you go out, you should leave a note, especially since you’re still injured. The master is concerned about you."

Gu Ningyue’s lips curled into a smile, though her eyes remained icy: "I’m going back to get some things I need!"

With that, Gu Ningyue left the villa without looking back.

Gu Zheng concerned about her? Clearly, he’s just worried that if something happens under his watch, Ling Tianyou would come after him, which is why he’s so ’concerned’!

Otherwise, why didn’t he ask once while she was hospitalized?

She took a cab back to Ling Tianyou’s villa, grabbed some clothes and her computer, made brief contact with the butler there, who then drove her back to the Gu Family before leaving again.

The Gu Mansion’s butler, seeing Gu Ningyue return so soon, sighed with slight relief, but it didn’t last long before Gu Ningyue came down the stairs again, "I’ve arranged to go shopping with friends, call if there’s anything!"

The butler stood in place, acknowledging her, and watched as Gu Ningyue left the apartment again, striding with confidence. He couldn’t quite shake the impression, "Miss seems to have an increasingly strong presence..."

Walking all the way to the street, Gu Ningyue was somewhat troubled.

Her hands hadn’t healed yet, making it hard to drive.

If only she had a driver.

Thinking this, Gu Ningyue sighed.

Oh, original owner, how could you have so few friends?

Now she even found visiting Lin Ruixian to be quite the hassle.

It took waiting at the roadside for quite a while before Gu Ningyue finally managed to hail a cab under the increasingly intense sun.

After giving the address, Gu Ningyue settled into the backseat.

The driver, a middle-aged man with a balding head, caught sight of the cast on Gu Ningyue’s hand out of the corner of his eye and couldn’t help but ask: "Young lady, did you break a bone? Are you alright going out alone?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head, "It’s fine, I’m getting better."

Upon hearing this, the driver asked again, "How did it happen? Even if you’re getting better, you have to be careful. As they say, it takes a hundred days to heal bones and muscles, you can’t be careless... Also, I’ve heard East District is under heavy renovation, it’s quite chaotic. You have to be extra cautious out there by yourself!"

The driver rambled on, and Gu Ningyue responded intermittently.

Because the journey was a bit long, Gu Ningyue leaned back in her seat to rest her eyes, nearly drifting off when a sudden brake jolted her awake: "What happened?"

The driver, pale-faced, said, "There’s been an accident ahead! Someone’s been hit!"

Gu Ningyue shook her head, peering forward, she could see a crowd gathering not far away.

From her angle, she could still make out the body lying in the middle of the road.

Blood was spreading out, and it appeared they had been there for some time already.

Suddenly, the protective amulet on Gu Ningyue’s neck emitted a searing heat, as if being guided by something, scorching her skin.

In a panic, Gu Ningyue grasped the necklace around her neck, and saw that the runes on it were faintly glowing red.

This was entirely different from the usual serene blue glow of the Moonstone.

What was going on? What was this indicating?

Why did the necklace Mr. Chen gave her start acting strange at this moment?