Chapter 231: Turning Passivity into Initiative
The wedding had concluded, and Leng Le maintained her composure, still able to joke and laugh with Gu Fan without showing any signs of abnormality, finally helped her hail a cab to go home.
The taxi waiting for Leng Le was one of their own, once in the car, Leng Le immediately dialed the big boss’s number, unable to keep her restless emotions in check: "Boss, there has been a change in plans. I failed to poison Liu Yao. But by sheer coincidence, Gu Fan ended up drinking it."
"How did that happen, Leng Le, your efficiency in handling matters is deteriorating. Is it because of Gu Fan’s interference?" The boss seemed to dismiss her mistake: "Well, that’s fine too. After all, this Gu Fan is one troublemaker, constantly sabotaging our plans. It’s good that we deal with him early, it saves us a lot of effort."
Hearing this, Leng Le felt a chill, quickly explaining: "Boss, for now, I still need to monitor Gu Fan’s actions to deduce their plans, just like before when I installed a tracker on Gu Fan’s phone, it gave us a lot of valuable information, so in my opinion, we need Gu Fan alive."
"That makes sense, but I’m sorry, I don’t have the antidote. Gu Fan will just have to deal with it himself." The boss’s indifferent tone made Leng Le realize that the situation was irretrievable.
The boss added: "Given the current trends, Gu Fan would eventually have crossed paths with us. You would have had to endure a personal struggle before giving up on this relationship. Now that it’s ended prematurely, you won’t have to face such a painful decision."
"Thank you, boss, I never thought of it that way." Leng Le seemed relieved, as if she had accepted the outcome. As she hung up the phone, her face turned solemn, staring out the car window into the lamplights, sighing involuntarily.
This slow-acting poison would take effect in five to seven days, varying from person to person. Which means, Gu Fan will only have five to seven days to live. Leng Le felt a sense of regret: "I’m sorry Gu Fan, when I decided to be with you, it was certain that one of us would be unlucky, but for me, it’s better you than me."
Leng Le could think of many ways to end this relationship, but not like this, where she would have to perform a separation of life and death. The thought of it seemed all too tragic and ridiculous.
An hour and a half had passed, Gu Fan had also returned home. As soon as he walked in, the smell of alcohol filled the room, causing Su Hui to hold her nose: "Kid, how much did you drink tonight ?"
"I don’t know, but everything was top-shelf liquor tonight. I would regret it later if I hadn’t enjoyed drinking to my heart’s content." Gu Fan looked very content as he came over, Su Hui quickly kicked out her foot to ward him off.