CHAPTER 211: CHAPTER 211: THE BEST IS ALWAYS OUT OF REACH

Looking at Gu Ningyue’s expression, and coupled with the fragmented conversation he’d overheard, Lin Ruixian could more or less guess a few things.

"Ling Tianyou has gotten involved with Chen Rui?"

Gu Ningyue took a deep breath and shrugged nonchalantly, "Sort of! Don’t mind him."

Lin Ruixian chuckled, "Not upset? You’re not an umbrella, so don’t pretend to be strong!"

Gu Ningyue shot him a glare, "Mind your own business! The doctor said you need to stay here for a week on IV before you can be discharged."

Lin Ruixian was taken aback, "Such a small injury, and it takes a week?"

Gu Ningyue looked at him, "A small injury? A bit deeper, and you could have lost your life. Just stay in the hospital and rest. I’ll visit Mr. Cheng later."

After yesterday, Lin Ruixian started to worry, "The Blood Jade... maybe we should forget about it! Dealing with the ruthless people from Heimu is too dangerous."

With a year left until the exhibition, I could just admit defeat by then.

Gu Ningyue knew he was concerned for her safety, and a warm feeling rose within her heart, "It’s fine, even if not for the Blood Jade, we can’t let Mr. Cheng get hurt. The patterns on that Jade Token, not just anyone can carve them. If Mr. Cheng were to die, not only would we have to find the Blood Jade, but we’d also need to find another master engraver. There’s only one ’Jade Grinding Saint’ in this world, I should go check on things!"

Lin Ruixian didn’t speak, and after a moment, he looked at her, "Just be careful, don’t push yourself."

He knew that once Gu Ningyue made up her mind, no one could easily sway her, so he said nothing more.

After the two finished eating, Gu Ningyue stayed at the hospital for a while and then got up to leave.

The sun was shining brightly today, and her mood should have been great, but somehow, the image of Ling Tianyou sitting side by side with Chen Rui, laughing and chatting, kept appearing in her mind.

Compared to Chen Rui, she felt like a country bumpkin.

Perhaps the two of them were the perfect pair!

Enough, enough, why am I thinking about him again? I should focus on the real task at hand...

In the Ling Family’s CEO office, Ling Tianyou was staring at the series of transaction records on his phone, his brows never relaxing.

Since yesterday afternoon, his message notifications hadn’t stopped.

Large expenditures kept appearing, only ceasing hours later.

While he might not recognize other store names, he understood those with the ’menswear’ label.

Moreover, the mall name below was distinctly in City Y.

Did Gu Ningyue lose her card? Or is she in City Y?

If so, who are these purchases for?

Ling Tianyou’s heart skipped a beat with a surge of intense distrust.

After all this time, has Gu Ningyue’s heart still not been with him?

His assistant, who was watching Ling Tianyou, cautiously asked, "President Ling, maybe you should call Chairman Gu and ask?"

Ling Tianyou shook his head, "No need."

He responded hesitantly, unsure if he was too afraid or just unwilling.

He seemed scared, scared that Gu Zheng might tell him Gu Ningyue wasn’t home and that he didn’t know where she went.

Or worse, he might directly tell him Gu Ningyue went to City Y.

Just the thought of it made his heart ache.

There was a knock on the door, and Hua Ningcan’s voice came from outside, "President Ling, Miss Chen is here."

Ling Tianyou was slightly stunned, then said through the door, "Let her sit in the lounge for a while, I’ll be there shortly."

Hua Ningcan responded and left.

The assistant looked at Ling Tianyou, "President Ling, it seems like Miss Chen is deliberately trying to win over Manager Hua."

Ling Tianyou stood up and walked slowly, "Then find an opportunity to remind Hua Ningcan not to side with outsiders, or her position might be replaced by her assistant."

The assistant acknowledged, "Manager Hua is smart. If she leaves our company, I’m afraid no other company would dare hire her. Even if they did, they wouldn’t offer as good benefits as we do. She knows better!"

Ling Tianyou smiled faintly, anyone capable of becoming a public relations manager couldn’t be a fool.

But even the smartest people can be outsmarted by their own cleverness if not kept in check!

Five minutes later, Ling Tianyou entered the lounge.

Sunlight filled the room, bathing it in brightness, and in his suit, he stood straight and tall like a pine.

Just standing there, he seemed like a deity descended to earth, making one feel it would be sacrilegious to look too long.

Chen Rui’s eyes held a hint of fire, but her smile was perfectly measured, "Busy man, I thought you were going to make me wait here for hours!"

Ling Tianyou responded calmly, "How could I? Come on, I’ll show you the office I specially prepared for you."

Chen Rui picked up her bag and elegantly stood up, "Alright then, I’ll trouble President Ling to lead the way."

The two walked out of the lounge slowly, passing through the lobby, where a few staff members in work attire couldn’t help but whisper in their cubicles.

"What’s going on? Is President Ling with Miss Chen now?"

"No way! I haven’t heard anything about President Ling breaking up with Miss Gu. Didn’t Miss Gu visit us a while ago? President Ling was so happy then!"

"But President Ling has arranged a position solely for Miss Chen; this clearly indicates they intend to see each other day and night!"

"Day and night? Is that true? I heard Miss Chen is just here part-time, mainly returning to Chen Group."

"Yeah, I heard that too. Once the design drafts and samples are all approved, Miss Chen won’t be coming back."

"Hey, do you think Miss Gu knows about this?"

"Probably not? If she did, wouldn’t there be chaos? I heard our President Ling had to stay in a hospital for a month because of Miss Chen before!"

"What’s the story, Sister Li, tell us!"

"It’s actually no big deal; it was all in the news before, so I’m not making this up! There was an incident where Miss Chen was almost hit by a car, and President Ling pushed her out of the way but got severely injured himself."

"Oh my god, a drama plot! If it were me, I’d marry him, after all, it’s President Ling! And then Sister Li?"

"What happened next? After President Ling was discharged, Miss Chen received an offer for overseas studies and left."

"Ah... what a pity!"

"No, no, no, it’s just saying that what you can’t have is always better. Indeed, all men in the world are like this!"

"Hey, hey, be careful with your words, it’s people who are like this."

"Suddenly, I feel a bit sorry for the Gu family’s eldest daughter, sigh..."

"Oh please, the Gu family’s eldest daughter has ten billion in inheritance! And you?"

"Hahaha, I have ten billion in debt?"

"So yeah, it’s better to feel sorry for yourself!"