?136: Chapter 136: His Death Was Due to His umted Karmic Debt   136: Chapter 136: His Death Was Due to His umted Karmic Debt                                   For a moment, only Gu Zhiqi and Gu Yulou were left in the living room.


    Gu Zhiqi slightly lowered her eyes, her fingertips lightly tapping as she typed on her cellphone, her expressionzily indifferent.


    Seeing this, Gu Yulou raised her eyebrows, “Aren’t you going to check on him?”


    “No,” Gu Zhiqi replied indolently.


    Gu Yulou was silent for a moment, then nced sideways at Gu Zhiqi.


    There the young girly, sprawledzily on the sofa, her demeanor radiating a cool, detached air as if she had no care for anyone in the world.


    Realizing this, a hint of bitterness crept into Gu Yulou’s heart.


    At the same time, a flicker of puzzlement arose in her mind, howe the girl had turned so cold and detached in just a half-month’s time?


    **


    “Thump thump thump”


    The night deepened, and there was a knock on Gu Zhiqi’s room door.


    Hearing the knock, Gu Zhiqi walked to the door and opened it.


    Seeing the person standing at the doorway, some of thenguor in Gu Zhiqi’s eyes dissipated, “Aunt Tang, what’s the matter?”


    “Xiao Qi, I haven’t formally thanked you forst night’s affair,” Tang Yun said as she handed the bag she was carrying to Gu Zhiqi, “I don’t know how to thank you properly, and I don’t have anything valuable for a thank-you gift.


    This is a dress I sewed myself, I hope you won’t disdain it.”


    Gu Zhiqi was silent for a moment and did not ept the bag.


    “Take it, what, you disdain Aunt Tang’s handiwork?” Tang Yun joked.


    With Tang Yun saying so, Gu Zhiqi no longer refused and reached out to take the bag, “I don’t disdain it.”


    Seeing this, Tang Yun’s eyes lit up with a smile, but even herughter couldn’t hide the sorrow between her brows.


    Gu Zhiqi noticed this and narrowed her eyes slightly.


    Tang Yun smiled as she looked at Gu Zhiqi, “I don’t know if it fits.


    You should try it onter, and if you need it adjusted, let me know and I’ll help you with the alterations.”


    “Alright,” Gu Zhiqi replied softly.


    Seeing this, Tang Yun hesitated at the doorway, her lips moving as if she had more to say but then hesitated, and after several seconds, she smiled at Gu Zhiqi, “Well then… Aunt Tang will be leaving first, you should rest early.”


    As she spoke, Tang Yun was about to turn and walk downstairs.


    “Aunt Tang,” Gu Zhiqi, holding the bag with her index finger, called outzily while leaning on the door frame.


    Tang Yun paused, turned around, and looked at Gu Zhiqi, “Is there anything else?”


    “Gu Bo is dying, isn’t he?” Gu Zhiqi asked, leaning on the door frame, her demeanor cool and indifferent.


    It seemed like an inquiry, but her tone was that of certainty, her expression cold and detached.


    Having returned over half a month now, Tang Yun had never once heard her call Gu Bo ‘Dad’.


    After a moment of silence, Tang Yun hesitantly spoke, “Your dad… he’s not going to make it.


    Are you… really not going to see him?”


    Without a moment’s hesitation, Gu Zhiqi refused, replyingzily, “He wouldn’t want to see me.”


    Tang Yun fell silent.


    Secondster, she let out a long sigh, “Ah well.”


    “Aunt Tang, his death has nothing to do with you,” Gu Zhiqi said, her weary demeanor taking on a hint of seriousness.


    Tang Yun looked stunned.


    “His dying is due to the karmic debts he owes; it’s time for repayment.


    Whether or not there was the stab woundst night, he would die,” Gu Zhiqi said, her eyes lowered, her voice cold yet calm.


    “Xiao Qi, you…”


    “It’s gettingte, Aunt Tang, you should rest early.” The girl’s eyes curved in a coy smile, still exuding her casual andnguid air.


    Seeing this, Tang Yun realized that the girl didn’t want to talk any further, “Then, you should go to sleep early too.”


    Despite the many questions weighing on her, in the end, she only said that much.