Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 525: The Human Heart Is Unfathomable
Not long after, two servants sent by Ling Tianyou returned with something.
They greeted Gu Ningyue and mentioned their names briefly, then washed their hands to help Aunt Zhang with cooking.
Gu Ningyue sat on the sofa talking with Ji Qianqian, secretly discontent with herself for waking up so late.
If she had gotten up earlier, maybe it wouldn’t have been this way.
"Young Madam, the meals are ready. President Ling said he won’t be back for lunch. Would you like to eat now or wait?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Gu Ningyue glanced at Ji Qianqian, "Now! Qianqian is hungry."
Aunt Zhang acknowledged and, with a few servants, set the table with dishes.
Gu Ningyue coaxed Ji Qianqian into turning off the TV and led her to the table: "Does Qianqian want to eat buns or rice?"
Ji Qianqian answered directly, "Buns!"
Gu Ningyue smiled and placed a bun in Ji Qianqian’s bowl: "What does your sister Qingqing make for you at home?"
Ji Qianqian took a bite of the bun and looked at Gu Ningyue: "Sister Qingqing always takes me out to eat, we never eat at home."
While speaking, Ji Qianqian’s expression looked a bit aggrieved.
Gu Ningyue’s smile faded, it seemed the Lu Family truly didn’t like this child.
No matter how much she might provoke sympathy, she still wouldn’t be accepted.
Gu Ningyue picked up a piece of food for Ji Qianqian, "Then in the future, Qianqian can eat at home with Sister, okay?"
Ji Qianqian nodded vigorously, "Okay!"
Actually, from one standpoint, the Lu Family not liking Ji Qianqian wasn’t entirely wrong.
If Ji Qianqian weren’t around, Lu Qingqing would already be managing the family business, making great progress.
Now, it’s all for a girl with no blood relation, Lu Qingqing hasn’t managed family affairs for a long time.
If it were me, I wouldn’t have any good feelings towards Ji Qianqian either.
Who knows, maybe I would have chased Ji Qianqian away long ago.
Thinking like this, Gu Ningyue found that maybe the Lu Family wasn’t as bad or unaccommodating as Lu Qingqing said.
After all, at least they didn’t send Ji Qianqian away while Lu Qingqing wasn’t paying attention, did they?
Just for this, the old man from the Lu Family counts as decent.
During the meal, Gu Ningyue’s phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the number on the phone, Gu Ningyue’s lip curled into a smile: "Hello?"
Ling Tianyou’s magnetic voice came through, "Have you eaten?"
Gu Ningyue nodded, "Yes, eating now! How about you?"
"Not yet," Ling Tianyou replied calmly.
Gu Ningyue sipped some soup, half-joking and half-serious: "What’s up? Miss me?"
Calling at this time, it’s either something important or...
Ling Tianyou chuckled softly: "Yes! I miss you, also checking if you’re awake."
Gu Ningyue was momentarily stunned, then replied: "You’re teasing me."
"Not at all," Ling Tianyou’s mood seemed quite good: "Something interesting happened at the company today. I thought you might be interested, so I called."
Gu Ningyue asked: "What happened? Did Jin Xiaobao cause trouble?"
"...Pretty much," Ling Tianyou told Gu Ningyue: "My people have already sent him to the police station, let’s see what Jin Chenglong says this time!"
Gu Ningyue was surprised: "Sent to the police station? What happened? Did he hit someone?"
It seemed like Jin Xiaobao wasn’t only oblivious but incredibly foolish.
To act so boldly in Ling Tianyou’s territory, he truly didn’t know his limits.
Ling Tianyou replied, "Someone recognized Jin Xiaobao when they came to the company for business. They probably had conflicts with Jin Xiaobao recently, so they provoked him a few times."
No need for Ling Tianyou to elaborate, Gu Ningyue could already guess the rest.
Unsatisfied with the other person’s attitude, Jin Xiaobao started a fight.
One lost the chance to work with Ling Tianyou, and the other ended up at the police station, not to mention having to pay hospital and compensation fees for injuring the person.
Gu Ningyue shook her head: "What’s Jin Chenglong’s stance? Didn’t he come looking for you?"
Logically, Jin Chenglong should already be in Ling Family’s President’s office by now!
How come Ling Tianyou was so leisurely, even having time to call her?
As Gu Ningyue finished speaking, the familiar voice of Ling Tianyou’s assistant came from the phone, "President Ling. President Jin is here, would you like me to invite him in?"
"Let him wait in the lounge for five minutes. I still have matters to discuss!"
The assistant acknowledged, turned around, closed the door, and left.
What matters are so entertaining? Even the corners of his mouth carried a smile?
Could it be that he’s truly planning to get engaged, so everything seems more agreeable?
The assistant shook her head, leaving with confusion.
"You’re leaving such a mafia boss hanging?" Gu Ningyue joked, "Be careful he might burn down your house!"
Ling Tianyou was silent for a while and said: "Did you see this morning’s news?"
Gu Ningyi shook her head: "I just got up at noon, how would I have time to see this morning’s news? It’s probably been bumped down the screen already!"
Nowadays strange things happen all the time, unless it’s an earth-shattering event, the morning news wouldn’t stay on the homepage.
Ling Tianyou said: "Jin Chenglong’s brother died, died in that big fire!"
Gu Ningyue was stunned, thinking she had misheard: "What did you say?"
"The voice you heard when rescuing Xiao Yun was most likely Jin Chenghu’s!" Ling Tianyou said leisurely, "The rescue team found only two charred bodies in the ruins, one was confirmed to be male. And the other was the only servant at home. Apart from that, there’s no one else. Jin Chenglong’s mother is missing, the reporters haven’t found her."
This time, Gu Ningyue fell silent.
"Jin Chenglong publicly stated that his mother recently suffered from dementia and even presented proof of dementia, often doing unreasonable things. Besides that, he’s offered a reward for information on his mother’s whereabouts."
Gu Ningyue sneered, "He should know where his mother is better than anyone else."
Ling Tianyou nodded involuntarily, "Yes! Didn’t expect what you said would come true, it really turned out like this!"
Gu Ningyue took a bite of the soft bun, speaking muffled, "Human nature is unpredictable, such is life. Alright, go deal with Jin Chenglong! I need to eat with Qianqian now. Remember to eat, too!"
Ling Tianyou chuckled, "Okay."
After hanging up, Ling Tianyou called his assistant and asked him to bring Jin Chenglong to his office.
This person was suddenly of interest to him.
