Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 438: If Only We Had Met Sooner

Gu Ningyue thought back to the past, and for some reason, she suddenly felt that many things from her childhood were actually still very clear in her memory.

It’s just that many times, they were sealed away in a corner because of the fear of sadness.

Ling Tianyou, while driving, glanced at Gu Ningyue and asked, "After your mother passed away and you left that place, did you ever see that friend of yours again?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head, "No, even if I saw him again, I might not recognize him."

Those people from childhood, even if they reappeared in front of me, would probably have turned into someone completely different!

If she could, she actually wanted to see Pang Hu again, because besides him, she didn’t know who else she could talk to about the stories from when her mother was still around.

Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue took a deep breath, sealed up all her sad emotions, and looked at Ling Tianyou, saying, "I remember in our elementary school, there were classmates who were already in relationships. How about you? Did you have any back then?"

As soon as she thought about how Pang Hu used to like a girl who ignored him and then hid away in the corner to be sad, she couldn’t understand it at that time.

Wasn’t it just that she didn’t want to play with him? What’s there to be sad about?

Like her, she was always by herself.

Even during physical tests, where two people were needed to form a group, she would just wait for the one left alone last and then automatically team up with him.

"Yes, probably! I only went through to second grade in elementary school before skipping a grade to middle school." Ling Tianyou said lightly.

Gu Ningyue: "..." Beast!

After a moment of silence, Ling Tianyou turned his head and glanced at her, "Did anyone like you? When you were in school."

Gu Ningyue suddenly remembered, "Have you, not yet seen what I actually look like?"

Ling Tianyou was slightly taken aback, "Hmm, that’s right!"

He had never cared about what Gu Ningyue looked like before, not even curious.

But now, hearing Gu Ningyue mention it, he felt a bit of anticipation.

Gu Ningyue thought for a moment, "Tomorrow, I can try to find some old photos of myself to show you. I should be able to find them!"

Although she rarely took selfies before, she should be able to get a few from her mentor.

However, how to actually ask for them might take some effort and time.

Of course, she believed that Lin Ruixian might also have some photos of her, but she had promised Ling Tianyou that she wouldn’t contact Lin Ruixian unless it was necessary.

Since she promised, she had to stick to it.

Thinking about it, Gu Ningyue started planning how to ask her mentor for some of her old photos.

If that doesn’t work, maybe she could search on the computer and see if she could find one or two.

"It’s okay, you don’t have to show me," Ling Tianyou said faintly. "No matter what you look like, I’ll always like you."

Gu Ningyue laughed and said, "Really? What if I’m really ugly?"

Ling Tianyou gave her a light look, "I refuse to believe someone who charmed the Lin family scion could be ugly!"

Gu Ningyue pouted at his words, "What if he values inner beauty more? What’s wrong, can’t a fun personality have a handsome guy?"

Ling Tianyou looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "Of course it can, haven’t you already got me?"

Gu Ningyue was slightly taken aback, then looked at him and said, "Narcissist. If I was really ugly, you definitely wouldn’t like me, humph!"

Ling Tianyou knew she wasn’t really angry, but seeing she was no longer sad made him happy, "I wouldn’t, I told you, no matter what you look like, I’ll always like you. Don’t you have any confidence in me?"

Gu Ningyue didn’t speak, she just looked down at her hands and said, "It’s that I lack confidence in my past self."

The body of Gu Ningyue now is charming and lovely, just one look would be enough to make someone lose themselves, but her past self was always dancing on the edge, with a murderous aura that enveloped her being.

Except when facing her mentor, sometimes she couldn’t even muster a smile.

Would Ling Tianyou really be able to accept that version of her?

Seemingly sensing her mood, Ling Tianyou reached out with a hand to lightly pat her head, "There, there, I promise you, no matter what happens, I won’t leave you."

Gu Ningyue didn’t speak, she only muttered in her heart, ’Not leaving doesn’t mean always loving’!

By the time they got home, it was already one in the morning.

Gu Ningyue hadn’t expected that the trip back and forth would take so long.

Aunt Zhang heard noises from outside in the courtyard, and quickly came out with the staff to greet them, "President Ling, Young Madam, you’re back."

Gu Ningyue and Ling Tianyou nodded in acknowledgment, then she pressed the car key to open the trunk, "Move all these things to the guest room, be careful not to break them."

Aunt Zhang, seeing the items in the trunk in the courtyard’s light, couldn’t help but show a trace of doubt in her eyes, wondering if these things could still be used.

Gu Ningyue hesitated for a moment, walked over to Aunt Zhang to take the doll, then walked back to Ling Tianyou’s side, "Let’s go!"

Ling Tianyou glanced at the doll in her arms; under the bright light, the doll appeared even more tattered.

It looked like it would take some effort to restore it.

"It’s too late today, you should go to bed early!" Gu Ningyue said, holding the doll tightly, standing at the room door towards Ling Tianyou.

Ling Tianyou nodded, "You should rest early too, or you’ll turn into a panda tomorrow."

Gu Ningyue acknowledged, turned around, and entered the house.

While Ling Tianyou stood at the door for a moment, he then turned and walked into the guest room.

Aunt Zhang had moved all the things inside, and all the items retrieved from that old and shabby place were neatly placed there, looking completely out of place with the luxurious decor.

It was as if perfume had suddenly been added to a pile of trash in a palace, looking at it made one feel they should have been thrown out sooner.

Ling Tianyou locked the door behind him, sat on the chair by the table, and gently opened the depressed tin box.

Inside the tin box was a letter from Gu Ningyue’s mother to her. Besides these, there were a few photos.

A small girl grinning in front of the camera, just looking at it brought a sense of joy.

This seemed completely different from the Gu Ningyue he first met, because even though the girl in the photo lived a hard life, her demeanor appeared relaxed.

The current Gu Ningyue always seemed to be on edge, probably because her past really was full of too many hardships.

So... thinking of this, Ling Tianyou’s chest inexplicably ached.

For the first time he thought, if only if he had met her earlier.

If he had met her sooner, he would have protected her, ensuring she wouldn’t have had to go through such tumult...