Chapter 430 Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness
Joker looked at Jiang Ning with surprise in his eyes.
What do I look like?
"Um."
Jiang Ning nodded without hesitation.
Joker looks a bit off.
It had been more than two years since we last met. Joker was very thin and unhealthy, his eyes were lifeless, and his face looked haggard and worn, as if covered in dust.
If Jiang Ning is not mistaken, only people with terminal illnesses would look like this.
Jiang Ning wouldn't naively underestimate Joker's professionalism as an assassin.
However, she still believes that Joker's health condition is not optimistic.
Joker shrugged and laughed, but the smile was rather cold.
Even if I'm sick, it won't stop me from taking your life.
"You bastard, you're still eyeing Aning!"
Gu Lanlan couldn't help but roar in anger.
At this moment, the Joker finally shifted his gaze from Jiang Ning to Gu Lanlan.
"What, are you pretending to be a sister now? I wonder who betrayed their friend back then, almost causing their company to go bankrupt."
"you!"
Gu Lanlan was both ashamed and angry at the Joker's sarcastic remarks.
"Wasn't I deceived by you?"
"ha!"
Joker couldn't help but chuckle, a sarcastic laugh.
"You believe everything I say. Is it because my deception skills are too good, or are you just love-struck?"
Gu Lanlan angrily took a step forward, wishing she could punch Joker.
However, Jiang Ning stopped Gu Lanlan from walking forward.
Even if Joker really did have a terminal illness, he was still one of the top assassins in the Dragon Fang Gang.
This time, when she and Gu Lanlan went shopping, Lu Junyan sent bodyguards to protect them, but in order to give them the greatest degree of freedom, the bodyguards kept a distance from them and protected them in secret.
Jiang Ning was very afraid that if Gu Lanlan got too close to Joker, Joker might do something to harm Gu Lanlan, and the bodyguards wouldn't have time to react.
"Sorry, Aning, I got carried away for a moment."
Gu Lanlan understood what Jiang Ning was worried about, and while apologizing, she pulled Jiang Ning back.
The plaza in front of XAD Mall was still bustling with people at this hour, and no one noticed the standoff between Jiang Ning, Gu Lanlan, and Joker.
Joker shrugged and smiled, his smile still giving off a childlike impression.
However, because Joker had become so thin and his eyes had lost their sparkle, his smile was far less captivating than before.
"Don't be nervous... I just came to congratulate you. I'm so glad you're still alive."
"hehe!"
Jiang Ning sneered, "So you've given me another chance to kill me?"
"Are you out of your mind? What did Aning do to offend you?!"
After Gu Lanlan finished her furious outburst, Jiang Ning calmly spoke up:
"Lanlan, his real target is not me."
Who is that?
"It's Lu Junyan."
"What?"
Gu Lanlan's eyes widened in astonishment.
"Ah Ning, his target is Lu Junyan... then why is he always staring at you?"
Gu Lanlan asked Jiang Ning in a low voice.
"Because killing me would cause Lu Junyan far more unbearable pain than killing him personally..."
After hearing Jiang Ning's explanation, Gu Lanlan suddenly understood.
"This is too outrageous."
Even though Jiang Ning saw through his true intentions, Joker still acted completely unconcerned.
"This is just a heads-up tonight... We'll see each other again soon."
After saying that, he turned around and waved goodbye.
Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan were both staring intently at Joker's thin back, but amidst the bustling crowd, they both managed to miss him.
Neither of them could say when or how Joker disappeared from the crowd.
Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan both felt a chill run down their spines.
In fact, ever since Jiang Ning reunited with Lu Junyan after faking her death and was forced to get involved in the Lin family's affairs, appearing in the public eye more and more frequently and in a high-profile manner, she had a vague intuition—
She will see the Joker again.
Lu Junyan had investigated Joker before, but Joker was secretive, or rather, she didn't make any moves during the two years she faked her death. In addition, due to the Dragon Fang Gang's secrecy measures, he was unable to locate Joker's whereabouts and what she was doing immediately.
And now, just as Jiang Ning had expected, the Joker appeared before her.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but think that if she hadn't noticed something was wrong and had followed the clown to the so-called warehouse to get the balloons, she would most likely have been knocked unconscious and kidnapped by the Joker.
Then she was used to threaten Lu Junyan.
Jiang Ning bit her lower lip.
My good mood from a whole day of shopping with my best friend was completely ruined by the appearance of the Joker.
“Ah Ning, let’s go home as soon as possible! Especially you…”
"Um."
Jiang Ning did not choose to drive his own car, nor did he let Gu Lanlan drive.
She contacted Lu Junyan directly by phone and learned that Lu Junyan was actually with Bai Yichen.
"We're at the squash court right now. I'm treating everyone to dinner tonight, you guys should come too!"
Bai Yichen spoke into Lu Junyan's phone.
"Because he lost."
Lu Junyan's words seemed casual, but he was actually emphasizing them on purpose.
Hearing Lu Junyan say this, Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan couldn't help but laugh, and the tension they had felt from the appearance of the Joker eased a bit.
"You're beating me to a pulp, no wonder I lost."
Bai Yichen's complaints came through the receiver.
Jiang Ning could tell that Lu Junyan had switched the phone to speakerphone.
"I'm just showing respect to my opponent. Otherwise, would you expect me to go easy on you?"
"Yes, you're absolutely right."
Listening to Bai Yichen and Lu Junyan arguing on the other end of the phone, Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan exchanged glances.
When did Bai Yichen and Lu Junyan become so familiar?
In the end, Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan were taken to the squash court by bodyguards arranged by Lu Junyan.
Lu Junyan and Bai Yichen had finished playing ball and changed their clothes, sitting in the rest area drinking tea.
"You two seem to be having a pretty easy time. You have no idea how dangerous things were for me and Aning just now."
Upon hearing Gu Lanlan mention the word "danger," Lu Junyan and Bai Yichen's expressions changed, and they became anxious about Jiang Ning.
"What happened?"
The two spoke in unison.
Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan sat down and exchanged glances.
"It's the Joker..."
Jiang Ning took a deep breath. "Lanlan and I ran into the Joker at the mall entrance. He was dressed as the clown... probably trying to kidnap me."
Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Lu Junyan and Bai Yichen's expressions changed drastically.
"I suspect... he'll probably make another move soon, because he looks... like he has a terminal illness."
Every time Jiang Ning went out for a stroll, the news he brought back was more sensational than the last.
Lu Junyan lowered his eyes and pondered for a while.
While he was deep in thought, Bai Yichen was discussing with Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan how to deal with the Joker's threat.
When Jiang Ning told Bai Yichen that Joker's real purpose was to kill her and cause Lu Junyan pain, Bai Yichen couldn't help but glare fiercely at Lu Junyan.
"It's all your fault that you dragged Aning into this again!"
When Bai Yichen accused him, Lu Junyan felt somewhat innocent.
Where does this "again" come from?
However, he did not refute it, but continued to think about it.
When Jiang Ning, Gu Lanlan, and Bai Yichen had all fallen silent, Lu Junyan spoke up solemnly, but the topic he brought up had nothing to do with Joker.
“Yuan Pei told me before that he wanted to throw a welcome banquet for the two of us.”
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