Chapter 98 - Chapter 98: Black Hawk and Ziyu
Chapter 98: Black Hawk and Ziyu
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
She spoke with sincerity and deep emotions, but she couldn’t move Gu Ci.
If it were in the previous life, if Gu Ci hadn’t been manipulated by Gu Chuyun and ended up in prison, if she hadn’t been disfigured or lost her hands, and if she hadn’t experienced life and death separations, perhaps she would have been moved.
Gu Ci looked coldly at her speech and said, “I’m very tired, don’t waste our time.”
Gu Chuyun changed her strategy, and she changed hers too. She wasn’t as strong-willed. In this troubled season, she wasn’t in a hurry to settle scores with Gu Chuyun.
“Sister, where are you going? Let me accompany you!” Gu Chuyun smiled softly.
“No need!” Gu Ci left.
Gu Chuyun watched her cold and proud figure, the smile in her eyes fading away. Now, she had no power or influence. If she wanted to deal with Gu Ci, she could only wait for the right opportunity, but she would definitely wait for it.
When Gu Ci returned downstairs, she ran into Lu Zhiyuan. He was deliberately waiting for her and looked at the tiredness in her brows. He only wished that Third Master had given Lu Shijie another shot. “You took care of Jiang Junlin at the hospital?”
“How did you know?” Gu Ci was puzzled. “The news was sealed.”
“Lu Shijie went to the hospital.” Lu Zhiyuan said casually, “I did it.”
“No wonder. I ran into Xu Tingting at the hospital, and she said she wanted to settle the score with you.”
“I’m waiting for her!”
“Why?” Gu Ci asked. “You’ve never been interested in Lu Shijie’s affairs.”
Lu Zhiyuan’s tone was unfriendly. “Lu Shijie and Jiang Junlin have had some disagreements in their recent cooperation. Lu Shijie tried to have Jiang Junlin assassinated.”
Gu Ci narrowed her eyes, her killing intent rising. “It was Lu Shijie?”
“He found a group of people, but they didn’t have time to act.” Li Jiang had told him everything about that night, and Lu Zhiyuan said, “Jiang Junlin was ambushed by a group of international assassins. Lu Shijie doesn’t have the ability to gather such people. I had Li Jiang investigate along the lead he provided, but the people he found were third-rate killers, not the ones who tried to assassinate Jiang Junlin.”
“Who was it?”
Lu Zhiyuan shook his head. “I didn’t find out.”
“There are two groups of people targeting my brother.” Gu Ci’s heart was in suspense. “He was lucky to survive the ordeal. So why did you hurt Lu Shijie?”
“…I have no memory,” Lu Zhiyuan said, relying only on Li Jiang’s account. “I didn’t want to waste my time with him.”
Implying that under threat, coercion, and intimidation, Lu Shijie revealed the truth.
“Your complexion is bad. Go upstairs and rest.” Without further ado, Lu Zhiyuan held her hand and led her upstairs. They encountered a medical team doctor on the way, and Gu Ci wanted to break free, but Lu Zhiyuan tightened his grip. “What are you hiding?”
Gu Ci looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile. “You’re single, not in a relationship. I can’t tarnish your reputation.”
Lu Zhiyuan leaned closer to her, his smile somewhat wicked. “Single, not in a relationship, but we can still hold hands.”
“Scoundrel!”
Lu Zhiyuan chuckled lightly. After the two entered the elevator, he suddenly said, “Gu Ci, it wasn’t me who said that.”
Gu Ci lowered her head and remained silent.
Lu Zhiyuan said softly, “I was drunk that day, speaking insincerely. It doesn’t count.”
Not clarifying, not admitting—it was his final stand.
He couldn’t deny the relationship and bring all the troubles upon Gu Ci. After Third Master denied it that day, Gu Ci suffered attacks from his fans. Lu Zhiyuan wanted to protect her but was afraid of causing her more trouble.
The two returned upstairs. Gu Ziyu had gone to class and wasn’t at home. Gu Ci changed her clothes, while Lu Zhiyuan studied the tea leaves, smelling its fragrance but not brewing any.
“When did you develop a habit of drinking tea?” Lu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow. “This tea is quite precious.”
Lu Ze also had a canister of this tea, and he knew how precious it was.
“Someone gave it to me. It’s Da Hong Pao from Wuyi Mountain, made from rare mother trees with extremely limited annual production. I’m saving it.” Gu Ci smiled lightly.
Lu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow. “You can drink it without worry. There’s plenty more.”
Lu Ze loved tea and would bring her some stolen from the old man at home.
After Gu Ci sat down, Lu Zhiyuan handed her the information Li Jiang had investigated. “Li Jiang said the people who ambushed Jiang Junlin are very powerful and have deep backgrounds. They hesitated after one failed attempt, fearing they might act again. In the coming days, you should visit the hospital less.”
“My grandma just had surgery, and she shouldn’t be emotionally agitated. Only my uncle knows about my brother’s injury. At night, there are only nurses and security guards. I’m worried.”
“What can you do by staying up at night? What if there are real assassins? How will you escape?”
“Why should I run?” Gu Ci saw Lu Zhiyuan’s face darken slightly, knowing he was getting angry. She softened her tone. “Fine, fine, fine, I’ll listen to you. I won’t go.”
After six o’clock, you won’t care about me anymore.
“Don’t pretend to agree while planning otherwise,” Lu Zhiyuan squinted his eyes.
“You should go train. 1 haven’t slept all night, and I’m tired. I want to rest.”
Seeing how genuinely tired she was, Lu Zhiyuan didn’t disturb her further. After he left, Gu Ci read through all the information and sent a copy to Gu Ziyu. She would still need to go to the hospital at night, so she quickly caught up on sleep.
When she woke up, Gu Ziyu had returned home and was in the study, rapidly searching through information on the computer. Hearing some movement, he paused for a moment. “Mom, please heat up the food.”
“Okay, you continue!”
Gu Ci had a simple meal and entered the study. Gu Ziyu was angrily confronting Black Hawk.
Gu Ziyu: Why did you intercept my messages?
Black Hawk: You were investigating Black Hawk, so naturally, 1 intercepted.
Gu Ziyu: Who is the one in power at Black Hawk?
Black Hawk: Me!
Gu Ziyu: The person in power at Black Hawk, who manages countless affairs and is a money-making machine, is constantly monitoring my every move. I don’t believe it!
Black Hawk: Suit yourself!
Gu Ziyu: There was an assassination attempt on my uncle. There are very few places where I can’t find information, and Black Hawk is at the top of the list. If 1 find out you’re involved, you’re done for!
Black Hawk: First find out who I am before making threats!
Gu Ziyu was furious. He clashed with his father and now with his archenemy!
“Gu Ziyu, have some milk.” Gu Ci brought over a glass of milk. “I need to go to the hospital. Did you ask Ji Chi about it?”
Gu Ziyu ended the call and held the milk. “Ji Chi said it has nothing to do with him.”
“Do you believe him?”
Gu Ziyu contemplated, recalling what Ji Chi did to Jiang Junlin in the previous life, and shook his head. “I don’t know.”
“Do you have any evidence?”
Gu Ziyu shook his head. “None!”
He drank the milk, feeling a bit restless. Gu Ci said, “Since that’s the case, continue investigating. As long as brother is alive, there will always be people coming to ambush him.”
“Mom, be careful at the hospital.”
“Okay!”
Gu Ci went to the hospital. Jiang Junlin was in better spirits. Jiang Minghua went back to rest, but he had assigned several guards to protect Jiang Junlin. The incident was reported to the police, and there were officers guarding the ward. It was impregnable.
Jiang Junlin had slept for a day and was feeling better. “Cici, there’s no need for you to come and watch at night.”
“I have nothing to do.”
“Then go to school.”
“Guarding you is better than military training. How’s your wound healing?” Gu Ci changed the topic and checked his injury. The assailant was quite ruthless, a single move fatal. Fortunately, he had narrowly avoided it.
Gu Ci sat down and peeled an apple, casually asking, “Brother, do you know who saved you?”