CHAPTER 72: CHAPTER 72: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Gu Ningyue searched online for various ways to cheer up a boyfriend, but felt each method would not only fail to cheer up Ling Tianyou but might make him even angrier.

She was so engrossed that she didn’t even notice when Ling Tianyou came up to her bedside.

"——What are you looking at?"

A voice suddenly rang in her ear, startling Gu Ningyue so much that her phone fell onto her face with a "thud": "Ah!"

Ling Tianyou reached out and took her phone, "One hundred ways to cheer up your boyfriend?"

Gu Ningyue’s face instantly turned crimson. She sat up quickly and snatched the phone back: "Give it back!"

Upon speaking, she realized her voice was unusually loud, even attracting the curious gaze of Ji Qianqian not far away.

Ling Tianyou curled his lips into his first smile of the day: "Why are you suddenly looking at these things?"

He thought this girl didn’t care about his feelings at all!

Gu Ningyue averted her eyes: "I was just browsing and happened to come across it! Don’t think too much of it."

Ling Tianyou laughed at her words, "Ning Yue, you’re looking at browser search results!"

Gu Ningyue choked on her words, her neck turning red too: "I-I was just curious, okay!"

Ling Tianyou couldn’t help but laugh out loud: "You wanted to cheer me up, didn’t you?"

Gu Ningyue said nothing. Being seen through this way made her want to find a hole to crawl into.

"Sister was just chatting with others, asking how to cheer up uncle!" Ji Qianqian mercilessly exposed from the side.

"Qianqian you!" Gu Ningyue almost coughed up blood: "Whose side are you on!"

Ji Qianqian chuckled, her pretty face making it impossible for anyone to get angry.

Gu Ningyue now even suspected that Ji Qianqian was just relying on her ’silliness’ to do whatever she pleased.

Ling Tianyou sat down on the hospital bed and looked at Gu Ningyue, asking: "So, why do you want to cheer me up?"

Gu Ningyue originally intended to keep denying it, but when she looked at Ling Tianyou’s face, remembering her mistake last night, she gave up resisting in an instant: "I made you unhappy last night. Next time, I’ll be sure not to hesitate when answering your questions."

Ling Tianyou paused: "You’re talking about last night?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, feeling an unexplainable fear that Ling Tianyou might say something she didn’t want to hear.

"Though it was a little sad, I wasn’t unhappy," Ling Tianyou looked at her and said, "Maybe it’s because I’m not good enough to you that you don’t miss me!"

Hearing this, Gu Ningyue immediately shook her head: "No, you’re really good to me."

Ever since they confirmed their relationship at the banquet, Ling Tianyou had been almost consistently good to her.

She could feel his protection. For the first time in many years, Gu Ningyue felt the happiness of having someone stand in front of her.

Perhaps for this very reason was why Gu Ningyue was willing to be with Ling Tianyou like this!

"Hmm." Ling Tianyou gave a faint response, yet it contained a myriad of emotions.

"I really won’t be like this next time," Gu Ningyue declared earnestly, "I really did think of you last night."

Ling Tianyou reached out and touched her head, "Alright, I understand, don’t dwell on it."

Gu Ningyue scrutinized his expression: "You’re really not upset?" This tone, these eyes, didn’t seem like it!

Ling Tianyou curled his lips: "Actually, a little bit."

Gu Ningyue asked, "What will it take for you to not feel bad?"

For the first time, she felt a kind of helplessness, though slight, but it still made her a bit sad.

Ling Tianyou looked at her and said, "If you give me a kiss, I won’t be mad."

Gu Ningyue froze, glancing at Ji Qianqian beside her: "This isn’t right!"

Ling Tianyou’s gaze shifted to Ji Qianqian, and somehow she suddenly covered her eyes with her hands: "Qianqian can’t see, Qianqian can’t see!"

"Alright. Now it’s fine!" Ling Tianyou said, looking at her.

Gu Ningyue: "..." So Ji Qianqian’s presence was just to assist Ling Tianyou?

"Unwilling?" Ling Tianyou looked at her gently, "I’m heading to the company soon, if you’re not willing, forget it..."

Gu Ningyue couldn’t stand Ling Tianyou’s indifferent tone. She gritted her teeth and pecked him on the lips: "Mwah! Is that better?"

Ling Tianyou reached out and ruffled her hair, "Alright, I’m heading out. I called someone over. Be good and wait for me!"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Okay."

After Ling Tianyou put on his suit jacket and left, Gu Ningyue suddenly touched her flushed face: "Why do I feel like I’ve been tricked?"

Just now, that cunning smile on Ling Tianyou’s face didn’t seem right no matter how she thought about it!

Ji Qianqian turned to the animated show playing on the screen, a smile tugging at her lips: "Sister is so silly!"

Gu Ningyue: "..." So, she was really tricked?

Taking advantage of Ling Tianyou being out, Gu Ningyue sent Chi Xingtong a message, making use of this time to bring over the signed item.

She thought it over and over, convinced that if she waited until after being discharged, she might be caught on the spot by Ling Tianyou.

Chi Xingtong, bored at home, tidied up and came to the hospital.

As soon as she entered, she mysteriously took Gu Ningyue’s hand and said: "Why are there suddenly so many suspicious people on this floor?"

"It should be people arranged by Ling Tianyou." Gu Ningyue whispered close to Chi Xingtong: "Just put it under my pillow!"

Having experienced Ji Qianqian exposing her just now, Gu Ningyue thought it best to keep this matter hidden from Ji Qianqian.

Otherwise, if Ling Tianyou returned and Ji Qianqian sold her out again, it wouldn’t end well!

Chi Xingtong responded, taking advantage of Ji Qianqian turning to watch cartoons, slipped the signed item under the pillow.

After chatting for a while, Chi Xingtong left hurriedly, afraid that Ling Tianyou would suddenly come back.

Gu Ningyue carefully took out the signed item and placed it in the compartment of her phone case. Later that night, when Ling Tianyou returned, Gu Ningyue maintained the same posture as when he left, as if nothing had changed.

"What did you have for lunch?" Ling Tianyou asked as he hung up his clothes, "Did you eat well?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "The people you found are pretty thoughtful!"

This is probably the joy of being rich! Even while lying in bed, you can live quite comfortably.

"Of course," Ling Tianyou glanced outside the door, "Let’s go to bed early tonight. I’m a bit tired."

Seeing Ling Tianyou’s slightly worn-out face, Gu Ningyue felt a sudden pang of heartache: "Is the company very busy lately?"

"Yes." Ling Tianyou replied, "Some people in the company opposed my decisions on the Ye Family’s new project and were acting secretly, but it’s all resolved now, no problem anymore!"

The scheme behind the Ye Family’s project was hard to pin down, but he couldn’t let those people succeed.

What he didn’t expect was that there were still some who had slipped through the cracks among the investigated personnel in the company.