CHAPTER 156: CHAPTER 156: THE CYCLE OF HEAVEN’S RETRIBUTION

It wasn’t until the sunset that Gu Ningyue received a reply from Ling Tianyou.

"——The company was quite busy today, did you miss me?"

Looking at Ling Tianyou’s message, Gu Ningyue pursed her lips: "Just casually asking. I went to see Lin Ruixian this afternoon, so I wanted to tell you."

This matter might lead to many misunderstandings if kept from Ling Tianyou, which wouldn’t be beneficial for me. It’s better to tell Ling Tianyou in advance.

"Then what?" This time, Ling Tianyou replied quite quickly.

Gu Ningyue roughly explained her decision to Ling Tianyou, and after a while, Ling Tianyou replied: "Hmm, got it."

Gu Ningyue looked at this response with a face full of questions, is this really Ling Tianyou? The same Ling Tianyou who gets angry even when she’s not jealous of Chi Xingtong???

Is it because Chen Rui is back, so he doesn’t care about me anymore?

In Ling Family’s CEO office, Ling Tianyou asked Lin Cheng sternly: "Has your cousin been in touch with you recently?"

Lin Cheng was sipping coffee from his cup and was a bit puzzled after hearing Ling Tianyou’s question: "My cousin? Which one are you talking about?"

Although the Lin Family’s businesses aren’t as large as those of the Chi, Cheng, or Ling families, there are many people in the family, and quite a few subsidiary companies too, so Lin Cheng couldn’t figure out who Ling Tianyou was talking about for a moment.

"Lin Ruixian, the originally designated heir of the Lin Group." Ling Tianyou said directly, "Keep an eye on him for me, and immediately tell me if there’s anything."

"Cough cough!" Lin Cheng choked on his coffee, "Him! I wouldn’t dare; you’d better find someone else to deal with him! That guy is really tricky!"

Ling Tianyou didn’t know much about Lin Ruixian, only that he was an idle young man uninterested in family business, posing no threat to him.

"Really? What makes him so frightening?"

Lin Cheng recalled past incidents with some lingering fear, took another sip of coffee, and said to Ling Tianyou: "I’ve met him a few times; he looks good, very distinguished. But when he gets fierce, even my uncles have to avoid him."

"Oh?" Ling Tianyou stroked his chin, "Better looking than me?"

"Bro, is that the point?" Lin Cheng said with a rant.

Ling Tianyou raised his eyebrows: "Of course. Haven’t you heard that phrase? All love at first sight stems from physical attraction."

Just like their meeting at the birthday party that day.

Lin Cheng looked at Ling Tianyou: "In my opinion, Brother Tianyou, you definitely look the best! But nowadays, it seems that little Gu prefers those who look scholarly, like Lin Ruixian."

Ling Tianyou, despite having an extraordinarily handsome face, seemed too cold, exuding an aura of ’keep out’.

Unlike Lin Ruixian, who possesses a natural warmth when not angry.

Especially those clear, water-like eyes, even men can easily fall for them.

This charisma isn’t something everyone possesses.

Hearing this, Ling Tianyou thoughtfully looked at Lin Cheng and asked: "Do all girls like boys like that?"

"I don’t know." Lin Cheng shook his head, looking at Ling Tianyou: "Why did you suddenly remember to ask about this? My cousin is rumored to be running a Japanese restaurant now, still ignoring the family business, and everything is managed by Lin Ziyue."

Mentioning the Japanese restaurant, Ling Tianyou smiled, that girl was certainly true to her word, she had told him in advance.

"I see! If that’s the case, I won’t bother you." Ling Tianyou clasped his hands together and said to Lin Cheng, "Let’s talk about it when the opportunity arises!"

Lin Cheng was even more puzzled: "You still haven’t told me, why did you suddenly care about my cousin?"

Ling Tianyou shook his head: "No reason, just a bit curious about him!"

Lin Cheng looked at his expression, hesitantly asked: "Does Chen Rui like Lin Ruixian?"

Recently, Chen Rui came back home, but seemingly hasn’t had time to meet with Ling Tianyou.

Could this matter be related to Chen Rui?

"No!" Ling Tianyou glared at Lin Cheng: "This has nothing to do with Chen Rui."

For some reason, Chen Rui’s return had left him slightly uneasy.

If it were before, he might have welcomed Chen Rui’s return.

But now, something seems to have changed unknowingly.

Saying this, Lin Cheng was even more confused: "Then what is it? ...Forget it, I won’t ask, don’t look at me with that frightening gaze..."

Ling Tianyou was silent for a few minutes, then looked at Lin Cheng and said: "By the way, you came here today for something, right?"

As the sun was setting, Lin Cheng suddenly visited, given his understanding of him, this guy wouldn’t come here without a reason.

Lin Cheng chuckled, as if he had finally remembered the purpose of his visit: "Actually, it’s not a big deal, just wanted to ask you for a favor!"

Ling Tianyou nodded, signaling him to continue speaking.

Lin Cheng continued: "My third cousin, Lin Mengyao’s son recently died in a car accident, and now the follow-up matters have been taken care of. But there’s one thing, my third cousin has been thinking about, pleaded with me, and I couldn’t refuse. On the day her son died, he was carrying a little jade carving pendant, and during the accident, that pendant broke into two pieces. It was her son’s favorite item, she wants to keep a memory, but it’s already hard to repair. You know more people, see if you can think of a way to fix that piece of jade."

Ling Tianyou wondered what the big deal was, and asked: "Is it badly broken? If it’s too severe, it might be beyond repair."

Lin Cheng put down his coffee cup, took out a silk box from his bag, and opened it in front of Ling Tianyou: "Brother Tianyou, do you think this is salvageable?"

Ling Tianyou glanced at the fragmented Hetian jade in the box, broken into three pieces, vaguely recognizable as a white jade dagger.

The jade had a very good texture, cool to the touch, should be quite valuable if it weren’t broken.

"Alright, leave it with me first, I’ll ask someone tomorrow."

Seeing that Ling Tianyou agreed, Lin Cheng immediately beamed: "Alright, let me thank Brother Tianyou on behalf of my third cousin first! Once it’s repaired, I’ll have her come personally to express gratitude."

Ling Tianyou folded his hands together and said to Lin Cheng: "No need, just lost a child, must be the painful time. Besides, it’s not a big deal."

Lin Cheng thought for a moment and softly said: "This counts as a karmic retribution from heaven, doesn’t it?"

Ling Tianyou asked: "Where did you come up with that?"

Lin Cheng immediately smiled and shook his head: "Nothing, just speaking casually."

If it weren’t for her crying so heart-wrenchingly, he probably wouldn’t have agreed to help with the favor.

So, some things are better left unsaid.