CHAPTER 163: CHAPTER 163: AFTER HER LIFE

In the sunless alley, Chen Qinghui was once again cornered at the wall by Gu Ningyue.

If at first, Chen Qinghui had been dismissive of this extremely seductive-looking woman, considering her just an ordinary rich girl.

Well now, that notion had vanished without a trace.

The look in her eyes was practically like she was staring at a demon.

"Miss Gu, I’ve already written the guarantee, what more do you want from me?"

Gu Ningyue somehow produced a folding knife gleaming with cold light, and with a ’shu’ sound, the blade popped out: "Don’t be nervous, I’m just a bit curious about you, so I came out to have a chat."

Chen Qinghui would rather sacrifice his reputation and leave the troupe he’d been with for over a decade than betray the people behind him.

What’s at play here is probably not as simple as she thought.

Chen Qinghui shivered at the sight of the knife in her hand, chat? With his life on the line?

"Don’t be so afraid, in a society ruled by law, I won’t do anything to you." Gu Ningyue shook the handle of the knife, her face calm and casual: "I just want to look at your phone. Would you like to give it to me yourself, or should I do it myself?"

Chen Qinghui’s expression changed abruptly, "Miss, Miss Gu, this is an invasion of privacy!"

"Oh?" Gu Ningyue lifted her eyes: "Looks like you want me to do it myself?"

Two minutes later, Chen Qinghui lay on the ground with some new scars added to his body.

Gu Ningyue leaned down, grabbed his hand to unlock the fingerprint lock, and swiped open his phone.

Looking at the chat records on the screen, Gu Ningyue smirked, couldn’t tell, but this man seems to be quite decent to his wife.

Transfers and chats are frequent; they probably have a good relationship.

Scrolling further down, Gu Ningyue was drawn to a black avatar.

"Everything is ready, when will you come to take it?"

"Tomorrow! There’s a show tomorrow."

"The 200,000 has been transferred to your card, and the purchase rights for that house in City K have been secured; whether or not this is successful, you’ll still have the purchase rights."

"Alright..."

Gu Ningyue clicked on the name card of the black avatar, memorized his WeChat ID, casually checked the transfer account, and then stuffed the phone back into Chen Qinghui’s pocket.

"I don’t want to see you in Shen Hanyin’s line of sight, if something like this happens again, I absolutely won’t let you off so easily!"

Chen Qinghui coughed up a mouthful of blood, despite today’s thirty-five degree swelter, he felt as if he had fallen into an icy dungeon.

He wanted to leave here immediately, to go to City K, and never again encounter Gu Ningyue!

This woman was too terrifying!

It wasn’t until Shen Hanyin’s performance ended that Gu Ningyue sat with her in a nearby bubble tea shop.

"So? Did you find anything?"

Gu Ningyue nodded: "Someone behind the scenes instructed Chen Qinghui to take your life, gave him 200,000, along with the purchase rights to a school district house in City K. I saw that snake in the iron cage in the backstage. If you didn’t have the right serum, you would have surely died."

"Who?" As Shen Hanyin thought of how she’d just brushed past death, she couldn’t help her heart racing: "Why do they want my life?"

"I’ve noted down the person’s WeChat and transfer accounts, I’ll find a way to investigate when I get back." Gu Ningyue hesitated for a while and said: "I still think the chances of it being Ye Mingchen are high."

Shen Hanyin froze, clearly puzzled: "Hasn’t he already gotten engaged to Gu Wanwan? Just because you slapped him, he’d come after my life again? That doesn’t seem possible!"

Previously, it was all because of Gu Ningyue that they repeatedly sought her out to make trouble.

Now, it’s been a long time since the engagement was called off, what’s Ye Mingchen acting up for at this point?

Even if he was slapped by Gu Ningyue, stalking her is likely, but going after her life seems a bit excessive?

"Hard to say." Gu Ningyue shook her head: "I’ll go back and check it out! I’ll tell you once I have results."

Shen Hanyin nodded, agreeing, "It’s fortunate you showed up in time today, otherwise, I might still not know who’s behind it. But how did you know it was Chen Qinghui?"

There were so many people backstage and no evidence, finding out who it was would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Gu Ningyue smiled lightly, "Just lucky! Plus, women’s intuition."

Having executed missions for so many years, although she didn’t dare claim absolute sharpness, investigating such a small matter was still manageable.

They sat for a while longer at the bubble tea shop before each went home.

The renovation noises in the villa were jarring, and the maid greeted Gu Ningyue upon her return: "Miss, the lady’s room has started renovation, the master said to let you check if there are any modifications needed."

Gu Ningyue nodded; she had been frequently checking on it these past couple of days, having personally selected some of the materials and then informing the construction team afterward.

She hadn’t expected it to start so quickly today.

She went upstairs, looking at the bedroom of the original hostess being renovated, and couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.

If the original owner’s mother were still alive, perhaps everything would be different!

"Don’t use such gaudy colors here, my mom didn’t like it."

"And over there as well."

"Switch the lights to DR crystal lights! I forgot to mention it earlier, thanks."

After observing from the doorway for a while and seeing no issues, Gu Ningyue turned and returned to her own room.

Locking the door behind her, Gu Ningyue sat on the bed and opened her laptop.

After inputting the WeChat and transfer account numbers, half an hour later, Gu Ningyue’s brows furrowed deeply.

The account was linked to a woman named Li Xue, who had long since died.

Even the phone number for the transfer bore Li Xue’s identity information.

"Is it haunted?" Gu Ningyue bit on the pendant in her hand, looking at the laptop on her knees in bafflement.

No, something’s wrong, someone used the phone number of a deceased person to register these accounts.

Could it be someone Ye Mingchen specifically found to use?

As she hesitated over whether to delve deeper, Gu Ningyue’s phone rang: "Hello?"

On the other end, Ling Tianyou said: "Come with me to a banquet tonight."

Gu Ningyue paused: "Attend a banquet? For whom?"

Ling Tianyou replied: "The eldest grandson of the Lin Family’s fifth birthday, Mr. Lin is throwing a birthday party and has invited us to attend."

"Invited us? To go together?" Gu Ningyue was skeptical: "Are you sure?"

Ling Tianyou affirmed, "Yes, I’m sure. Will you go?"

Gu Ningyue thought for a moment, after today’s incident, the culprits probably wouldn’t dare act now.

At least not today.

"Mm. Sure!" Gu Ningyue asked, "What time? I need to prepare my outfit."

Ling Tianyou said: "Seven in the evening, I’ll pick you up."

Gu Ningyue glanced at the time, "Okay."