Chapter 131: Stand up for Our Boss

“No, it’s not me. Not me! It’s slander!” Gu Xiaoxiao immediately retorted. She couldn’t admit it. Once she admitted it, her reputation would be ruined.

Although she denied it, her face and reaction betrayed her, but just as she finished, a voice sounded.

“Say it again. Who asked you to hurt me? Why did she do that? And what did she ask you to do to me?”

It was a female voice. They all knew that it was Gu Ning.

Then it was a man’s voice. “I…”

After a few seconds, the man continued, “It’s Gu Xiaoxiao. She called me and said that you’d beaten her. She wanted us to rape you.”

Hearing that, everyone took a long breath in. They looked at Gu Xiaoxiao in horror. To everyone’s surprise, Gu Xiaoxiao was such an evil person.

Qin Zheng knew that Lin Yuehao was Gu Xiaoxiao’s cousin. The minute he heard his voice, he knew that it must have been Lin Yuehao.

He then watched the video. He was right.

“No, it’s not me. Not me! It’s slander!” Gu Xiaoxiao refused to admit it.

Others probably had doubts but Qin Zheng knew clearly that Gu Xiaoxiao’s cousin had betrayed her, which made it more reliable.

Besides, Gu Xiaoxiao appeared panicked. No one could ignore it, and most of them started to believe that Gu Xiaoxiao was behind all of this.

At the same time, Shao Feifei and Chen Ziyao also heard the news. Although they were disappointed that Gu Ning hadn’t been hurt at all, they were happy to see that Gu Ning had bad blood with the Qing Gang.

Chen Ziyao understood that Gu Ning wouldn’t let Gu Xiaoxiao get away with it, so she didn’t dare to stay with Gu Xiaoxiao now.

Chu Peihan, Mu Ke and others went back to their classrooms after they finished training.

On the way, Hao Ran took out his phone noticing the videos going viral on the Internet.

“What the f*ck? How dare that Gu Xiaoxiao turn to the Qing Gang for help to hurt our boss!”

“What? Gu Xiaoxiao turned to the Qing Gang for help to hurt our boss?”

Hearing that, they were all surprised. They immediately gathered around Hao Ran and watched the videos.

No one was pleased to see those videos. Some felt annoyed about what Gu Xiaoxiao had done to Gu Ning, while some was terrified of the Qing Gang.

Except for Chu Peihan. She was more than annoyed now. Although the Qing Gang was powerful, it wouldn’t allow its members to do such immoral things, but some of those shameless hoodlums still did it secretly. And their aim was Gu Ning, which was totally unacceptable in Chu Peihan’s eyes.

Chu Peihan resent those videos to her older brother at once, and let him deal with it. Chu Xuanfeng was an important figure beside Situ Ye. He was the leader of the Zhuque Group, which was the information center of the Qing Gang.

Even though they were all mad, they were also astonished and excited to see that Gu Ning beat those men down easily.

They all had the same idea in mind.

“Let’s stand up for our boss!” Hao Ran said.

“Sure!” others agreed.

Before long, they went straight to the teaching building. They didn’t doubt whether Gu Xiaoxiao was innocent or not, because it was so obvious that Gu Ning had sent out the video, in which Lin Yuehao betrayed Gu Xiaoxiao. If it wasn’t true, Gu Ning would not do that.

They trusted Gu Ning. Knowing that Gu Ning was fine, they didn’t go to find her.

All the students were scared of them and stepped aside when they walked by.

“Mixi, if you don’t want to be involved in trouble, you can go back to your classroom. We won’t blame you,” Hao Ran said to Yu Mixi on the way.

They all understood that Yu Mixi was different from them. They weren’t afraid to cause trouble, but Yu Mixi was always a good, quiet student. They didn’t want her to get in trouble too.

“Indeed, Mixi, don’t feel you have to do this,” Mu Ke added.

“No, I’ll go with you all.” Although Yu Mixi was truly worried about getting in trouble, she made up her mind to stand with her friends. Gu Ning treated her so well. She couldn’t be so selfish at this moment. Even though she probably wouldn’t be very helpful, she wanted to show where she stood.

Hao Ran and the others didn’t insist.

Chu Xuanfeng soon discovered the videos sent by Chu Peihan. He had witnessed Gu Ning defeat four grow-up men, so he wasn’t very surprised to find out that she had beaten down those five hoodlums, but he was also irritated that someone went to rape Gu Ning for a bit of money. Luckily, they had failed.

They had failed only because Gu Ning wasn’t weak. If Gu Ning had been a weak girl, she probably would have been ruined already.

Chu Xuanfeng had good feelings towards Gu Ning. His younger sister and Gu Ning were close friends as well. Chu Peihan was willing to send those videos to him, and let him deal with it. It proved that Gu Ning meant a lot to Chu Peihan. Therefore, Chu Xuanfeng had to handle it well.

Of course, even if not for Gu Ning, Chu Xuanfeng wouldn’t allow his people to damage the Qing Gang’s reputation either. Such immoral deeds would hugely damage the Qing Gang’s reputation, so Chu Xuanfeng couldn’t ignore it.

Without delay, Chu Xuanfeng asked his men to investigate. He wanted to know whether those hoodlums were from the Qing Gang, and who their direct boss was.

There were so many people in the Qing Gang that Chu Xuanfeng didn’t know every one of them. He was only familiar with the management and those key figures.

If they weren’t from the Qing Gang and only used the Qing Gang’s influence to do bad things, he could punish them gently. However, if they were from the Qing Gang, they disobeyed the rules and would be punished severely according to the principles of the Qing Gang.

Chu Xuanfeng knew that it wasn’t convenient for Chu Peihan to receive calls since she sent those video to him through Wechat. Thus he didn’t call her.

In the first classroom, everyone was stunned when Chu Peihan, Hao Ran and others suddenly dashed inside.

Those who recognized them knew that they must be here to cause Gu Xiaoxiao trouble. And those who didn’t know their relationship with Gu Ning also understood that something terrible was going to happen, but they had no sympathy for Gu Xiaoxiao.

Some even gloated, especially the girls.

Qin Zheng had many admirers, but his girlfriend was Gu Xiaoxiao. Many girls hated Gu Xiaoxiao because of that.

Chapter 132: We Weren’t Born Yesterday

Seeing that Gu Xiaoxiao was in trouble now, they couldn’t help but gloat. Besides, what Gu Xiaoxiao had done was literally unacceptable.

Gu Xiaoxiao knew that they were here for her. She was scared. Except for Zhang Tianping and Yu Mixi, she didn’t dare to have bad blood with any of the rest.

She was trembling in terror, and was eager to escape back to her home, but, she couldn’t.

Chu Peihan was the first one who ran to Gu Xiaoxiao slapping her across her face loudly. Everyone was shocked.

Gu Xiaoxiao was in great pain and annoyed. Although Gu Xiaoxiao was afraid of Chu Peihan, she didn’t want to tolerate that. She snapped at Chu Peihan, “Chu Peihan, why did you hit me?”

Gu Xiaoxiao’s aim was Gu Ning, not Chu Peihan. Even though Chu Peihan and Gu Ning were close, she couldn’t slap Gu Xiaoxiao for that. Gu Xiaoxiao was mad about it.

Chu Peihan indeed wasn’t Gu Xiaoxiao’s aim, but she chose to stand up for Gu Ning. She did it on purpose.

Meanwhile, Qin Zheng, who was Gu Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend, stayed quiet. He felt greatly disappointed by Gu Xiaoxiao, and he was also terrified of Chu Peihan and her friends.

If Chu Peihan was here alone, he probably would say something, but Hao Ran and his bros were here too. If he helped Gu Xiaoxiao, he would be involved. Qin Zheng didn’t want to be beaten by them.

“Because you deserve it, Gu Xiaoxiao! How dare you hurt Gu Ning like that!” Chu Peihan raised her voice in anger.

Hao Ran and other boys stood still, because Chu Peihan alone could handle the situation. Besides, they didn’t want to hit a girl.

“I didn’t…” Gu Xiaoxiao denied even though no one believed her. She was so stupid to think that as long as she denied, she would be safe.

“You didn’t? We weren’t born yesterday!” Chu Peihan grabbed Gu Xiaoxiao’s hair sneering.

“Let me go!” Gu Xiaoxiao struggled in pain, but the harder she struggled, the greater the pain she was in. Her tears poured out.

“No way.”

After that, Chu Peihan slapped her once more with a loud sound. Several slaps followed. Gu Xiaoxiao’s cheeks swelled. She cried because of the pain.

Gu Xiaoxiao tried to struggle, but failed. In front of Chu Peihan, who had been practicing kung fu since she had been a young girl, Gu Xiaoxiao could only suffer.

Qin Zheng felt disappointed in Gu Xiaoxiao, but he also didn’t want to see her suffering. He opened his mouth. “Chu Peihan, enough!”

Chu Peihan stopped, but not because of Qin Zheng. She thought it was time to stop for a while, but her hand was still grabbing Gu Xiaoxiao’s hair.

Because Qin Zheng opened his mouth to stop Chu Peihan, Hao Ran and the boys were annoyed. Chu Peihan shouted at Qin Zheng, “Qin Zheng, do you f*cking want to be beaten too? If Gu Ning had been a weak girl, she would have been ruined already. After that, she could have committed suicide too. If so, Gu Xiaoxiao would be the killer!”

Qin Zheng was stunned. Indeed, if something bad had ever happened to Gu Ning, Gu Xiaoxiao would have been the killer. She could have ended up in jail too.

If Gu Ning had been the same weak girl that she had been before, she would have committed suicide.

“Qin Zheng, if Gu Xiaoxiao had done such an immoral thing to your friends, or your families, would you let her go?” Mu Ke said.

“Don’t think that because they have failed Gu Xiaoxiao can get away with it. If Gu Ning calls the police, Gu Xiaoxiao could end up in jail for years,” Hao Ran said.

Hearing that, Gu Xiaoxiao’s body shook in horror all of a sudden. No, she didn’t want to go to jail.

“No, it was not me. Not me!” Once Gu Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, her swollen cheeks pulled. She was in great pain, but insisted that she didn’t do it.

“Jesus,” Chu Peihan sneered. Gu Xiaoxiao was so shameless to deny the fact.

The bell rang, and it was time for the class, but Chu Peihan and other didn’t have time to retreat yet. Wang Chengqi, who was the head teacher of the first classroom, walked in. He saw what was happening right before his eyes.

Wang Chengqi recognized Hao Ran and the others the minute he saw them. He knew that something must be wrong.

After all, Hao Ran and the boys were notorious for causing trouble all day.

“What are you doing here?” Wang Chengqi criticized them.

Hearing Wang Chengqi’s voice, all the students in the room sat back in their seats at once, except for Hao Ran and his friends. They glanced at Wang Chengqi airily.

Before hearing the answer, Wang Chengqi noticed that Chu Peihan was grabbing Gu Xiaoxiao’s hair. The latter’s cheeks were red and swollen. Gu Xiaoxiao was weeping and could barely speak a word. Wang Chengqi was upset. “Chu Peihan, let her go! Why did you beat her?”

Chu Peihan loosened her hand, staring at Wang Chengqi. She sneered. “Because she deserves it! Please don’t rush to blame me. You should check the hottest news on our school forum first.”

Hearing that, Wang Chengqi knew that it was complicated. He immediately pulled out his phone checking the school forum. He read through the posts and videos. He was shocked by Gu Ning’s extraordinary ability, then was mad at Gu Xiaoxiao’s involvement.

Although he wasn’t sure that Gu Xiaoxiao was behind all of this, he wasn’t able to deny it either.

However, before solid proof was on the table, he tried his best to curb his anger. He questioned Gu Xiaoxiao, “Gu Xiaoxiao, is it true?”

If so, Gu Xiaoxiao would be too vicious. What had Gu Ning done to Gu Xiaoxiao that made her be so cruel to Gu Ning?

“No, it’s not true…” Gu Xiaoxiao insisted, but she wasn’t skillful enough to hide her real feelings. She panicked so obviously.

Wang Chengqi was annoyed as well as disappointed. He had great anticipation for each one of his students in the first classroom. He felt hurt now.

Chapter 133: She Deserves It

What Gu Xiaoxiao had done went overbroad. It was too influential to ignore. Even though he wanted to help Gu Xiaoxiao, his hands were tied. Not only Gu Ning, but also the other students in their school were waiting for an explanation.

Their school’s reputation could also be affected if that thing couldn’t be handled properly.

“Chu Peihan, Gu Xiaoxiao, you two follow me to the Academic Affairs Office.” He as an ordinary teacher couldn’t handle it himself. He could only bring them to the Academic Affairs Office, and hand them over to the leader of the Academic Affairs Office.

Although it was Gu Xiaoxiao’s fault, Chu Peihan was also wrong to beat her. They both needed to go to the Academic Affairs Office. As for Hao Ran and others, they hadn’t done anything, so they wouldn’t be punished. “You all go back to your classrooms now!” he said.

Hao Ran and others unconsciously glanced at Chu Peihan with worry. Chu Peihan stayed calm. She gave them a knowing glance. She was used to “visiting” the Academic Affairs Office, and couldn’t care less about it.

Once Hao Ran and others understood that Chu Peihan would be fine, they went back to their classrooms.

Gu Xiaoxiao was reluctant to go to the Academic Affairs Office, but she had to.

“Gu Xiaoxiao is injured. Please take her to the infirmary first!” someone said.

Hearing that, Wang Chengqi then realized he should take Chu Peihan and Gu Xiaoxiao to the infirmary firstly.

When they had just left the teaching building, they met Gu Ning by accident.

Gu Ning was surprised to see Chu Peihan and Gu Xiaoxiao who had red, swollen cheeks, but she soon figured out what had happened.

She had no sympathy for Gu Xiaoxiao. She only felt touched because Chu Peihan had done that for her.

Gu Ning was slightly concerned that Chu Peihan would be in trouble. And they had been caught by the head teacher right on time.

It seemed that Chu Peihan understood what was on Gu Ning’s mind. She rolled her eyes, like she didn’t care about it at all.

When Gu Xiaoxiao met Gu Ning, there was still unkindness in her eyes. Chu Peihan glared at her and Gu Xiaoxiao immediately lowered her head.

Wang Chengqi was the head teacher of the first classroom. He had also taught Chinese in other classrooms for two years. He remembered every student in his classes, including Gu Ning.

When he saw Gu Ning, he had mixed emotions.

Gu Ning was the victim, but he still didn’t know what Gu Ning had done to Gu Xiaoxiao that made her be so cruel to Gu Ning. He wasn’t willing to jump to the conclusion that Gu Ning was innocent, while Gu Xiaoxiao was vicious.

No one would commit a crime out of the blue.

“Gu Ning, follow us to the Academic Affairs Office,” Wang Chengqi said.

“Sure,” Gu Ning answered without hesitation.

On the way, Chu Peihan and Gu Ning kept contacting each other with their eyes. Since Wang Chengqi was here, they couldn’t talk. Wang Chengqi called the head teachers of the second classroom and fourth classroom to the Academic Affairs Office.

Wang Chengqi told them that Chu Peihan had slapped Gu Xiaoxiao, and something terrible had happened to Gu Ning. He also told them to read the posts about Gu Ning on the forum.

When Zhang Qiuhua read through the posts, she had the same reaction as everyone else. She was first shocked by Gu Ning’s extraordinary ability, then scared by the Qing Gang, and annoyed by Gu Xiaoxiao’s involvement at the end.

She was also curious about what Gu Ning had done to Gu Xiaoxiao that made her be so cruel to Gu Ning, but she could only run to the Academic Affairs Office to find the truth.

Gu Xiaoxiao’s cheeks were still red and swollen. Luckily, she would be fine soon with ointment.

Although she was injured, she couldn’t leave right away, because she needed to face what she had done.

Later, they went to the Academic Affairs Office.

The leader of the Academic Affairs Office was a 50-year-old man named Zhu Jian. He was upright to some extent.

He would yield to power, and protected himself, but if the power was absent, he would be fair.

It was understandable actually. Of course, he wouldn’t hurt people on his own initiative either.

He was going to adjudicate in this mess.

Wang Chengqi arrived at the Academic Affairs Office with Gu Ning and others. Zhu Jian glanced at Chu Peihan, and Gu Xiaoxiao who had red swollen cheeks. He immediately knew that it must have been Chu Peihan who had slapped Gu Xiaoxiao and had been caught by Wang Chengqi.

Zhu Jian was helpless now, because he could do nothing about Chu Peihan.

In this school, he was one of the few people who were aware of Chu Peihan’s powerful background. She had the gang to support her, which was the reason why she could still stay in the school even after she had been punished countless times.

“Chu Peihan, couldn’t you be quiet for a little while?” Zhu Jian criticized, but while still being gentle.

“Sir, not this time! Gu Xiaoxiao deserves it!” Chu Peihan argued with anger.

She wasn’t afraid of Zhu Jian, but she showed her respect.

“You…” Zhu Jian was annoyed. Chu Peihan used the same excuse every time she punched other students.

He knew Chu Peihan liked to make a big fuss over a minor issue.

Wang Chengqi was a little embarrassed. He said, “Please read those posts and watch the videos on our school forum first.”

Wang Chengqi didn’t know how to explain it himself. It was so humiliating. Thus he directly advised Zhu Jian to read and watch the posts and videos.

Zhu Jian knew that there was the hottest news on their school forum, so he immediately checked it.

Title: Almighty Goddess Gu Beats Down Five Men Within Minutes. [Video]

Title: A Female Student Beats Down Five Men From The Qing Gang. [Video]

Title: The Man Alleges Gu Xiaoxiao Is Behind This. [Video]

Title: A Fierce Fight Outside Our School, The Leading Man Betrays. [Video]

Chapter 134: Who Is This Goddess Gu?

Reading the headlines, Zhu Jian was so mad that he almost couldn’t breathe normally. His cold sight fell on Gu Xiaoxiao. Gu Xiaoxiao was trembling in fear. So was Wang Chengqi.

Only Gu Ning and Chu Peihan weren’t affected.

If what had happened was true, Gu Xiaoxiao would be in big trouble. To figure out what exactly had happened, Zhu Jian clicked the videos open to watch them according to the timeline.

He was shocked to see that Gu Ning, a girl alone, beat down five grown-up men.

Before Zhu Jian could finish all the videos, the head teachers of the second and fourth classrooms were already there, but they didn’t interrupt Zhu Jian.

The head teacher of the second classroom was a man in his early thirties. His name was Jiang Yuan. He had no idea about the videos, so didn’t know the details. He only knew that Chu Peihan had slapped Gu Xiaoxiao. However, Jiang Yuan didn’t know what to do with Chu Peihan’s hobby of fighting with other students either. Chu Peihan wouldn’t change unless she wanted to.

Other than the principal and Zhu Jian, Jiang Yuan also knew about Chu Peihan’s background in their school. The principal had told Jiang Yuan not to annoy Chu Peihan, and to ignore all her repeated absences from classes.

Although Jiang Yuan was unhappy in the beginning, especially because Chu Peihan loved to be late and absent, he got to know her character gradually. Chu Peihan was the kind of student who wouldn’t get in fights unless others irritated her.

In addition, Chu Peihan was always one of the top 50 in her grade, and one of the top 10 in her class. Therefore, Jiang Yuan didn’t have much prejudice towards her, but he still had no idea how to handle such a troublesome student.

After Jiang Yuan arrived, he glared at Chu Peihan. The latter shrugged, like she didn’t care about it at all.

Zhang Qiuhua knew some of the details. She looked to Gu Ning with doubts. Gu Ning immediately wore an innocent face. Zhang Qiuhua basically believed that it wasn’t Gu Ning’s fault.

While Zhu Jian was watching the video in which Lin Yuehao betrayed Gu Xiaoxiao, he was more than annoyed.

Jiang Yuan also heard the talk from the video. Now, he finally understood what had happened, and rounded his eyes in shock. If it was true, Gu Xiaoxiao was such an evil person.

Jiang Yuan was aware that Chu Peihan and Gu Ning were close. Accordingly, Chu Peihan must have beaten Gu Xiaoxiao for Gu Ning.

He was now reluctant to blame Chu Peihan. Although she shouldn’t have beaten Gu Xiaoxiao, what Gu Xiaoxiao had done was too immoral and illegal even.

Zhu Jian hit the table with his hand loudly all of a sudden. Everyone was surprised.

“Gu Xiaoxiao, is what that man said true?” Zhu Jian glared at Gu Xiaoxiao, questioning her with seriousness.

“No, it’s not. It’s not true,” Gu Xiaoxiao was horrified now, but still refused to admit it, but she was too young to lie well.

“Gu Xiaoxiao, don’t think you’ll be fine just by denying it. The man is our witness,” Chu Peihan mocked.

“I…” Gu Xiaoxiao panicked and didn’t know what to say.

“Tell me, why did you do it?” Zhu Jian questioned.

Gu Xiaoxiao lowered her head, remaining quiet.

Since Gu Xiaoxiao refused to tell the truth, Zhu Jian could only turned to the victim. He asked, “Who is this goddess Gu?”

Hearing that, Gu Ning felt a little embarrassed. She walked ahead. “It’s me. I’m Gu Ning from the fourth classroom in the 12th grade.”

Zhu Jian was astonished to know that. “Gu Ning? Are you the Gu Ning who is the top one in this monthly test?”

“Yes,” Gu Ning answered.

Gu Ning was suddenly famous these days. As the leader of the Academic Affairs Office, Zhu Jian had naturally heard of her.

However, it wasn’t the right time to talk about that now. Zhu Jian then asked, “Gu Ning, do you have a grudge with Gu Xiaoxiao?”

“Like the man said, I’ve slapped Gu Xiaoxia, but I did it for a reason. Gu Xiaoxiao has humiliated me and my mother continuously. It’s an open secret now. All the students in the first, second, third and fourth classrooms know about it,” Gu Ning explained with honesty.

Since Gu Ning said so, Zhu Jian was likely to believe her.

Gu Xiaoxiao had humiliated Gu Ning and Gu Ning’s mother first, so it wasn’t a big deal that Gu Ning had slapped Gu Xiaoxiao.

However, if Gu Xiaoxiao turned to the Qing Gang for help to ruin Gu Ning just because of that, Gu Xiaoxiao was the one to blame.

“How do you know that the man was telling the truth?” Zhu Jian asked Gu Ning. He wasn’t protecting Gu Xiaoxiao, but he wanted to have solid proof.

“Because the man who betrayed Gu Xiaoxiao is her cousin. If it doesn’t prove anything, I can only turn to the police for help,” Gu Ning replied.

“No…” The minute Gu Xiaoxiao heard the words “the police”, she got nervous.

Now, there was no need to argue any further. Gu Xiaoxiao’s reaction explained everything. If she hadn’t done it, she wouldn’t be so terrified to see the police.

However, Gu Xiaoxiao still refused to admit, or apologize. She threatened instead, “Gu Ning, if you dare to call the police, my dad will never let you get away with it!”

“Enough!” Zhu Jian shouted at her in anger, “Gu Xiaoxiao, you haven’t shown any sign of regret after you’ve done such a horrible thing. Now you even threaten the victim. How shameless are you!?”

Not only Zhu Jian, but the other three teachers also felt greatly disappointed and angry at Gu Xiaoxiao’s behavior.

Gu Xiaoxiao was very academic. She was one of the top 40 in her grade, and was very likely to get into a prestigious school. She could be an honor of her high school, but her character was so terrible.

“Professor Wang, please call Gu Xiaoxiao’s parents and tell them to take her back home. Our school can’t allow her to study here any longer,” Zhu Jian ordered. He was going to expel Gu Xiaoxiao.

“No, please, I…” Gu Xiaoxiao was considerably anxious. She wanted to say something, but didn’t know what to say. She wasn’t willing to admit what she had done.

“Yes, sir,” Wang Chengqi didn’t dare to disobey Zhu Jian’s order. He also didn’t want to protect a criminal against his principles. Besides, if Gu Ning called the police, Gu Xiaoxiao could end up in jail, or have a criminal history.

The school’s reputation would be affected if she stayed.

“Gu Ning, say something for me! Aren’t you fine now?” Gu Xiaoxiao yelled at Gu Ning. She still had no intention to apologize.

Chapter 135: Force Gu Xiaoxiao to Leave City F

Before Gu Ning said a word, Chu Peihan was mad. “Gu Xiaoxiao, you’re indeed shameless! Ningning is fine only because she isn’t weak. If she hadn’t successfully beaten down those hoodlums, she would have been ruined. Shut your mouth now! Otherwise I’ll punch you silent.”

Chu Peihan threatened Gu Xiaoxiao but none of the teachers stopped her. Because Chu Peihan was right. If Gu Ning hadn’t successfully beaten down those hoodlums, she would have been ruined already.

Gu Xiaoxiao had to take the responsibility.

“Gu Xiaoxiao, I didn’t call the police and send you to jail. That’s the best I can do. You should be thankful that you’re from the Gu Family. I’ll save your face only for the sake of my mother. Besides, your behavior affects our school’s reputation badly. It’s impossible for you to stay,” Gu Ning said. She believed that she had shown her mercy already.

“You…” Gu Xiaoxiao couldn’t retort, although she still refused to face it.

Outside, Wang Chengqi called Gu Qinxiang.

Gu Qinxiang saw that it was Wang Chengqi’s call. He unconsciously thought that Xiaoxiao probably made some mistakes.

“Hi, professor Wang,” Gu Qinxiang immediately answered the call.

“Hi, Mr. Gu, the thing is your daughter Gu Xiaoxiao had a conflict with one of our students. She turned to the Qing Gang for help to ruin that female student. Although the female student survived, we have decided to expel Gu Xiaoxiao. Please come to the school as soon as possible,” Wang Chengqi said.

“What?”

Knowing that, Gu Qinxiang was totally struck dumb. It was so unbelievable. He understood that Gu Xiaoxiao had been naughty since she had been a little girl, but he never expected that she would do illegal things. She even turned to the Qing Gang this time.

Gu Qinxiang immediately went to the school. He didn’t have time to ask who the student Gu Xiaoxiao had planned to ruin was.

After that, except for Wang Chengqi and Gu Xiaoxiao, the rest all left.

“Gu Ning, I think that it’s not enough that Gu Xiaoxiao only leaves the school,” Chu Peihan said with disappointment. She didn’t care about Jiang Yuan and Zhang Qiuhua who were walking ahead of her at all.

“Don’t worry, if she continues to behave like that, she’ll ruin herself one day in the future,” Gu Ning said plainly.

Jiang Yuan and Zhang Qiuhua only turned around and gave them a glance, but didn’t say a word. They were right after all. Gu Ning, who was the victim, didn’t get any compensation nor apologies. It was understandable that Chu Peihan felt angry for her.

If the victim had been Chu Peihan, the thing wouldn’t end so easily.

Gu Ning’s words also made sense. If Gu Xiaoxiao’s character remained the same, she would ruin herself one day.

When Jiang Yuan and Zhang Qiuhua turned their heads back, Gu Ning pulled out her phone. She opened Wechat typing down lines of words. Gu Ning showed them to Chu Peihan first then sent them into the Wechat group.

Gu Ning: “Spread the news that Gu Xiaoxiao turned to gangsters for help to rape a female student to every high school in our city. Force Gu Xiaoxiao to leave City F! However, don’t say that the female student is me.”

Chu Peihan was cheered up a little. It was a piece of cake for them to spread the news.

Although Hao Ran and others were in the middle of class, except for Mu Ke and Yu Mixi, they all played on their phones during the classes. Thus they read the message at once.

They were also happy to hear that Gu Xiaoxiao was expelled.

When Gu Ning was back in her classroom, she noticed that Shao Feifei was gloating. Gu Ning was confused. She wasn’t the one who was in trouble now. Why was Shao Feifei gloating?

Apparently, Gu Ning didn’t think the Qing Gang would revenge itself on her. In addition, Gu Ning had Chu Peihan to protect her. The Qing Gang would certainly not revenge itself on Gu Ning.

Before long, Gu Qinxiang arrived at the school. He didn’t tell Lin Lijuan, but went to the school alone.

Gu Xiaoxiao and Wang Chengqi were waiting for Gu Qinxiang in the Academic Affairs Office.

Gu Qinxiang had a quick temper. He was so mad at Gu Xiaoxiao’s behavior, so he slapped Gu Xiaoxiao directly the minute he arrived without asking for the reason.

Gu Xiaoxiao’s red swollen cheeks were hurt once more. It was too painful for her to say a word.

She was annoyed that Gu Qingxiang had slapped her, but she didn’t dare to fight back, so she blamed Gu Ning for all of this. She thought that it was all Gu Ning’s fault.

Gu Ning was fine now. Why couldn’t she forgive her?

Gu Xiaoxiao was indeed rotten to the bone. It was her fault, but now she blamed Gu Ning for it.

“Gu Xiaoxiao, how dare you to do that!” Gu Qinxiang raised his voice in anger.

Compared with the fact that Gu Xiaoxiao had planned to ruin a female student, Gu Qinxiang was more annoyed that Gu Xiaoxiao had a connection with the Qing Gang. He was worried that that connection would affect the Gu Family.

After that, Gu Qinxiang looked to Zhu Jian. He apologized, “I’m so sorry for what my daughter has done. It’s my fault. I failed to teach her well as her parent. I’ll take her away right now”

The school had made the decision. Gu Qinxiang felt too ashamed to beg Zhu Jian to let Gu Xiaoxiao stay, but he was also curious about the reason why Gu Xiaoxiao wanted to ruin that female student.

Thus he asked, “May I know what conflict my daughter has had with that student?”

“Gu Xiaoxiao has humiliated the student named Gu Ning and her mother, so Gu Ning slapped Gu Xiaoxiao,” Zhu Jian said.

“Gu Ning?”

Hearing that, Gu Qinxiang wore a displeased face with a mixed emotions. However, he couldn’t blame Gu Ning now.

He disliked Gu Ning, but he only treated her like she was an outsider. He wanted to maintain a distance away from her, but he never had the thought to hurt them.

Gu Qinxiang left with Gu Xiaoxiao later. They didn’t even take the books in the classroom with them. On the way, Gu Qinxiang discovered Gu Xiaoxiao’s cheeks were red and swollen. He felt regretful.

Although he had slapped Gu Xiaoxiao in anger just then, he wouldn’t allow others to slap his daughter.

Chapter 136: The Relationship Isn’t Simple

“Who caused the injuries on your face?” Gu Qinxiang asked in a low voice.

“Gu Ning’s friend,” Gu Xiaoxiao said.

Thinking of Chu Peihan, Gu Xiaoxiao was in a rage, but she could do nothing about it.

It was obvious that Gu Ning’s friend had slapped Gu Xiaoxiao for Gu Ning, but why was it Chu Peihan?

Gu Qinxiang asked, “What’s her background?”

It seemed like he planned to fight back for Gu Xiaoxiao.

“I don’t know clearly. Her family seems powerful. She is absent from classes and fights all day, but the principal and teachers don’t dare to expel her,” Gu Xiaoxiao replied. That was the reason that Gu Xiaoxiao was scared of Chu Peihan.

Gu Qinxiang was speechless. If so, he could do nothing. Gu Qinxiang was the kind of person who yielded to power, and took advantage of the weak. Since the principal and teachers’ hands were tied, he himself could only give up.

A girl with a powerful background. Her family name was Chu.

Gu Qinxiang thought awhile, but he failed to think of any powerful family with the family name of Chu in City F. However, he also knew that there were many invisible powerful families in this city. It wasn’t strange that he didn’t know.

Since the principal and teachers didn’t know how to deal with Chu Peihan, she must be an important figure.

Gu Qing Gang could only change the topic, “How did you get to know the Qing Gang?”

“I don’t. It’s my cousin Lin Yuehao. I told him to teach Gu Ning a lesson,” Gu Xiaoxiao replied. She didn’t feel guilty at all when she said that.

“Lin Yuehao? Haven’t I warned you not to keep in touch with him? He’ll harm your life sooner or later!” Speaking of Lin Yuehao, Gu Qinxiang was annoyed.

Lin Yuehao was merely a hoodlum who fooled around all day. If his family hadn’t had many properties, he would have spoiled all the wealth his family had, but it would happen in the near future anyway.

Because of Lin Yuehao, Gu Qingxiang didn’t allow Lin Lijuan to contact the Lin Family often. He didn’t want to be involved in trouble caused by Lin Yuehao.

“Alright, you must stay obedient from now on. If it happens again, I won’t take care of you. I’ll send you to the No. 1 or No. 2 High School in City F later.” The damage had been done, so Gu Qinxiang didn’t want to criticize Gu Xiaoxiao for much longer.

“Fine,” Gu Xiaoxiao answered.

Wang Chengqi went back to his class, and told his students that Gu Xiaoxiao had been expelled.

No one was surprised to hear that, because what Gu Xiaoxiao had done was even worse than an affray. Qin Zheng had mixed emotions. He felt sorry for Gu Xiaoxiao, but he wasn’t very sad.

Probably because he didn’t like Gu Xiaoxiao that much. He was only interested in her background.

Meanwhile, he found himself with a growing affection towards Gu Ning. It would be better for him if Gu Xiaoxiao left.

When Gu Qinxiang brought Gu Xiaoxiao home, Lin Lijuan and the old lady were both shocked by her face. They asked whether it was because of Gu Ning again, but before Gu Xiaoxiao could answer, Lin Lijuan swore at Gu Ning at once so did the old lady.

They believed that only Gu Ning dared to slap Gu Xiaoxiao till now.

“Enough! Close your mouth!” Gu Qinxiang was displeased again to hear them arguing and swearing. He lost his patience, and criticized, “It’s not Gu Ning. Let Xiaoxiao rest first!”

“What? It’s not Gu Ning? Then who did it?” Lin Lijuan was greatly surprised.

Gu Qinxiang told Lin Lijuan and the old lady everything. The two stayed quiet after that. They were truly astonished by Gu Xiaoxiao’s behavior.

After a while, Lin Lijuan said, “Nevertheless, Gu Ning is fine now. Why does Xiaoxiao have to be expelled? She is a senior student, and it’s very inappropriate to transfer right now.”

“Shut your mouth! Xiaoxiao disobeyed the law. If Gu Ning had called the police, Xiaoxiao would have been put in jail. She’s 18 already.” Gu Qinxiang criticized.

If not so, Gu Qinxiang wouldn’t compromise.

Hearing that, Lin Lijuan immediately shut her mouth.

Gu Qinxiang didn’t stay in his home for long. He went back to his company without delay.

It was 10 am already. Lin Lijuan wanted Gu Qingxiang to eat at home before he went back to his company, but Gu Qinxiang rejected.

Gu Qinxiang always left early, and came back late. Lin Lijuan felt aggrieved in her heart. They had to wait for a long time to have a meal together. Even their sexual life had to wait as well.

In the beginning, Lin Lijuan had the doubt that Gu Qinxiang had a mistress, so he wasn’t sexually active with her. She had investigated him several times, but failed to find any clues. She gave up the idea at the end.

When Gu Qinxiang got back to his company, his female secretary immediately brought a cup of tea to his office.

She was 25 years old, named Liu Yuwei. Although she was wearing large glasses, it wasn’t hard to notice her beautiful features. Her tight suit skirt accentuated her charming figure. It was completely the allure of uniform.

“Chairman Gu, here is your tea,” Liu Yuwei handed the tea to Gu Qinxiang with respect, but she looked at Gu Qinxiang in a different way. Their relationship wasn’t simple.

Gu Qinxiang also stared at Liu Yuwei in a special way, especially when his sight fell on her ample bosom, his Adam’s apple moved unconsciously. He was sexually excited all of a sudden.

Apparently, they were having an affair. Exactly, Liu Yuwei was Gu Qinxiang’s mistress. And she wasn’t the first one.

Gu Qinxiang was tired of Lin Lijuan a long time ago. Although she took good care of herself, she was hardly comparable with young girls. However, no matter how tired he was of Lin Lijuan, or how many mistresses he had, he wouldn’t divorce her.

First was because of their children, and the second was because he was too old to have a scandal. Besides, it was exciting to have an affair. He could also change his mistress as he liked.

Liu Yuwei knew Gu Qinxiang wouldn’t divorce and marry her, but that was exactly what she wanted. She was young, and wasn’t willing to marry an old man just for money. Gu Qinxiang was almost 50. He was losing his sexual power. If she married him, she could end up in a boring marriage without satisfactory sex. And if she wanted to have a lover behind his back, he would be irritated when he found out.

Therefore, she only planned to get as much money as possible from Gu Qinxiang while he was interested in her. If she got bored, she could go find another man.

When Gu Qinxiang took the cup of tea from Liu Yuwei, he deliberately touched her hand and said, “Miss Liu, come have a meal with me tonight.”

“Sure,” Liu Yuwei answered. She ogled Gu Qinxiang before turning back and walking away.

Chapter 137: To Send What Kind of Gift?

She certainly knew what the meal was like. It was a private meeting only between them.

…

That afternoon Gu Ning gathered her friends to have the lunch together. It was on An Yi.

An Yi and Hao Ran were friends already and got along very well with each other.

“An Yi, I heard your family’s company has been bought, but your father is still the chairman,” Hao Ran said with care.

“Yes, but my father didn’t tell me the details. Anyway, Shenghua survived and my father remained in his position. I don’t care if my father earns less money. I just want us to live a peaceful life,” An Yi said. He didn’t care who the owner of Shenghua was now. He felt satisfied with his life. Although he had no idea who the owner was, he was thankful to the person in his heart.

An Yi valued family above money, which impressed Gu Ning.

“Well, Gu Ning, can I join your group? I want to learn kung fu too.” An Yi looked to Gu Ning. He was a little shy, but full of anticipation.

“No problem!” Gu Ning didn’t refuse, because she had the intention to let An Yi be the successor to An Guangyao’s job so it was necessary to train him earlier.

Of course, it all depended on An Yi himself. If he wasn’t willing to do so, Gu Ning wouldn’t force him.

For An Guangyao’s sake, Gu Ning said yes.

Since An Yi was now a part of them, he joined their WeChat group too.

Gu Ning didn’t attend the evening class, so their training time was set in the afternoon. After lunch, they went to the woods together.

On the way, they coincidentally met those boys who had beaten An Yi the other day. The minute they saw An Yi, Gu Ning and the others, they turned around, escaping away. Hao Ran and the others couldn’t help laughing out loud.

Those boys had learned their lesson.

“Oh, boss, my uncle’s sixtieth birthday is the day after tomorrow. My cousin Yifan invited you all to come have fun,” Qin Zixun said.

Yes, it was Qin Yifan who invited them. Qin Zixun wasn’t qualified enough to invite people to attend his uncle’s birthday.

Actually, Qin Yifan wanted to invite them himself to show his sincerity, but he was worried it would be too abrupt, so he let Qin Zixun do it.

He couldn’t only invite Gu Ning, which would be embarrassing. Thus he invited all of them.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Gu Ning declined. She wasn’t close with Qin Yifan after all, but to be honest, Gu Ning really wanted to attend the birthday party.

The Qin Family was the second-tier super-rich family. There would be many celebrities and important businessmen at the birthday party. It was the best place to build her network. In addition, most of the guests went to the party for networking.

Although she was young, and probably no one would chat with her, her presence was meaningful.

“Don’t worry. Hao Ran and Tianping will go too. We’ve sent invitation letters to Mu Ke and An Yi’s family already. And now let me and my older brother invite you three girls to come. Just come and have fun with us,” Qin Zixun persuaded.

“Come on, boss. Come with us! Mixi and Peihan, you both must come too,” Hao Ran added.

“Ningning, I want to go to the party. Just come along with us!” Chu Peihan grasped Gu Ning’s arm.

Chu Peihan would never miss a party. As for Yu Mixi, if Gu Ning went to the party, she would go with her.

“Alright! Then let’s go together,” Gu Ning answered. Never the less, she couldn’t go with empty hands. What kind of gift should she send?

Chu Peihan pulled Gu Ning and Yu Mixi away using the excuse that they needed to go to the washroom.

“What kind of gift should we send?” Chu Peihan asked.

She completely had no idea about gifts. Most importantly, the host was an important figure so the gift had to be special, but they were merely students. They couldn’t afford expensive gifts.

Gu Ning knew that Master Qin liked jade. Ordinary jade wasn’t suitable to be used as a gift, but she wasn’t willing to send him a high-level one. And it wasn’t appropriate for her to be so high-profile. She was a student after all.

It was very tricky.

After a while, Gu Ning thought of those antiques that she had bought in City G.

Since she couldn’t send expensive gifts, Shen Wansan’s teapot and Wu Guanzhong’s painting weren’t the options. She then only had the glass with deer heads from the Qianlong period.

Thus Gu Ning decided to send Master Qin the glass.

It was worth around two million yuan, which was a lot for her as a student.

“Oh, I have a suitable gift. We can send it under all our names,” Gu Ning said. She didn’t mind sharing the gift with her friends at all.

“Please don’t do that,” Yu Mixi said.

“Why not? We’re students. It won’t be appropriate if we send a gift that is too expensive. Mine is the best choice. It’s not very expensive, but rare,” Gu Ning explained.

“Tell us. What is it?” Knowing that, Chu Peihan and Yu Mixi were curious.

“It’s a secret for now,” Gu Ning said.

“Please, just tell us!” Chu Peihan was impatient with curiosity.

Gu Ning wouldn’t tell them no matter how much they asked. Chu Peihan had to give up in the end.

The news that Gu Xiaoxiao had been expelled went abroad in the afternoon, but no one felt sorry for her.

Even Chen Ziyao who was Gu Xiaoxiao’s best friend denied her close connection with Gu Xiaoxiao. When others came to her and asked her whether she had been aware of Gu Xiaoxiao’s scheme, she denied it.

She said that she and Gu Xiaoxiao only seemed close, but they didn’t get along well. Gu Xiaoxiao never told her anything private. Chen Ziyao also claimed that she was disappointed at Gu Xiaoxiao’s behavior.

Actually, Chen Ziyao was only disappointed that Gu Xiaoxiao had failed.

Many students knew that Chen Ziyao hated Gu Ning, so they barely believed her words.

Besides, most of the students secretly kept a distance away from Chen Ziyao. They were worried that she would do the same thing as Gu Xiaoxiao.

Chen Ziyao knew the reason why she was alienated. She was mad, but she blamed Gu Xiaoxiao for it.

Chapter 138: You Can Turn to Me

What had happened to Gu Xiaoxiao made Shao Feifei feel worried. Luckily Gu Ning didn’t have proof. Otherwise she could be expelled too.

However, what she didn’t know was that Gu Ning didn’t deal with her only because she wasn’t a threat in Gu Ning’s eyes. And the grudges between Gu Xiaoxiao and Gu Ning had existed for a long time.

In the afternoon, An Guangyao called Gu Ning. He told her that the Qin Family invited him to attend Master Qin’s sixtieth birthday party.

Gu Ning told him that she would be coming as well. Her schoolmate had invited her.

“Oh, uncle An, what do you plan to send?” Gu Ning asked.

“I just received the invitation letter today, so I don’t have an idea yet. Do you have any suggestions?” An Guangyao replied.

It was difficult for everyone to send a gift.

The Qin Family was a super-rich family. It lacked nothing so the gift couldn’t be too ordinary, but it was hard to find rare objects. Besides, it needed to be reasonably rare. If it wasn’t rare enough, it failed to show the sender’s respect. If it was too rare, it might be seen as over fawning.

It was an agonizing decision.

Gu Ning thought for a while before she said, “I have an object. You can take it.”

“What is it?” An Guangyao asked with curiosity.

“It’s Wu Guanzhong’s landscape painting. The Pond and The People ,” Gu Ning said.

“What? Wu Guanzhong’s landscape painting? The Pond and The People?” An Guangyao was shocked.

An Guangyao had no interest in antiques, or paintings, but he had heard of Wu Guanzhong, who was a famous artist.

He had read a piece of news that one of Wu Guanzhong’s oil paintings had been sold at the price of five million yuan at auction.

Although not each of his paintings was expensive, it wouldn’t be cheap since it was Wu Guanzhong’s.

“Boss, I think that’s too priceless to be a gift. Other people will think that we want to ride on the Qin Family’s coattails,” An Guangyao said. He didn’t think it was a good idea.

“It’ll be fine. You can explain to others that this was bought accidentally by the real boss of Shenghua at the price of one thousand yuan. In that case, the gift won’t be too rare, or too expensive. At the same time, people will also understand that the real boss of Shenghua isn’t an ordinary person,” Gu Ning said.

“Accidentally bought it?” An Guangyao asked, “Boss, is it true that you accidentally bought it?”

Somehow, An Guangyao believed that Gu Ning must have accidentally bought the painting. He got excited.

“Yes! I accidentally bought it at the antique market in City G last weekend,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, An Guangyao rounded his eyes, then took a long breath in. Jesus, his boss was so unbelievably lucky! However, how could she know that it was real?

An Guangyao was growingly interested in Gu Ning now. She was becoming more and more mysterious in his eyes.

Gu Ning added, “I’ll give it to you tomorrow afternoon.”

“Great,” An Guangyao replied. He hung up later.

He didn’t think that it was inappropriate to take the object from Gu Ning, because he represented Shenghua Real Estate, while Gu Ning was the real boss.

On the way home, Gu Ning met Xu Jinchen and Leng Shaoting when she passed by zone C that afternoon. They were walking out of zone C. Seeing Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning thought of his face of sheer panic. There was a meaningful smile on her lips.

Leng Shaoting was uneasy to meet her. He deliberately turned his head away.

“Hey, have you finished your classes?” Xu Jinchen greeted her with friendliness.

“Yes, have you eaten?” Gu Ning asked.

“We’re going to eat right now. Oh, we haven’t dined together since we met. We’re leaving tomorrow. And I have no idea when we’ll meet the next time. Why don’t you join us today? My treat!” Xu Jinchen invited. He really wanted to become friends with Gu Ning.

Leng Shaoting was displeased to see Xu Jinchen being so friendly to Gu Ning, but he didn’t stop him.

Probably because he wanted to dine with Gu Ning too. He didn’t even know it himself.

“Sure,” Gu Ning answered quickly. She glanced at Leng Shaoting at the same time. Obviously, Gu Ning answered for the sake of Leng Shaoting.

Xu Jinchen missed that detail. He was only happy to receive an affirmative answer. “What do you want to have?” he asked.

“Seafood,” Gu Ning replied without hesitation.

Hearing that, both Xu Jinchen and Leng Shaoting frowned.

Seeing that, Gu Ning was puzzled. “What’s wrong?”

“Um, Shaoting is allergic to seafood,” Xu Jinchen explained.

Gu Ning was surprised. Leng Shaoting had an allergy to seafood? Now she understood why he hadn’t eaten anything yesterday.

“It’s ok. I can have something else,” Leng Shaoting said airily. He was doing this for the good of Gu Ning.

“Well, I don’t want to have seafood now,” Gu Ning said, “There is a popular restaurant on the Youyi Road. Let’s go there!”

Leng Shaoting took a glance at Gu Ning. There was something unknown in his eyes. Gu Ning smiled at him. His heart lost a beat. Leng Shaoting immediately moved his sight away from her.

Gu Ning felt like laughing. Leng Shaoting was so shy and funny!

After that, Gu Ning called and told her mother that she was going to eat with her friends. Gu Man agreed.

Gu Man always dined with Gu Qing and her family. She was never alone now.

On the way, Xu Jinchen kept talking with Gu Ning. Leng Shaoting was displeased. He was eager to separate them, but it was only his thought, he didn’t actually do it.

“Gu Ning, you’re going to have the National College Entrance Exam soon. Which university is your aim?” Xu Jinchen asked.

“The Capital University,” Gu Ning said.

“The Capital University? Wow, you must be very academic! It’s good news though. My family lives in the capital. If you need any help in the future, feel free to turn to me. Although I’m not ‘all-purpose’, I’m good at solving problems. Um, may we exchange our numbers?” Xu Jinchen asked. He was nervous to ask that question.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was more displeased. He said unconsciously, “He is busy. You can turn to me.”

Leng Shaoting tried to stop Xu Jinchen from getting near Gu Ning.

“What? You’re the one who is much busier than us!” Xu Jinchen argued.

Indeed, compared with the others, Leng Shaoting was always occupied by work throughout the whole year. He stayed in the army no matter if he had tasks or not.

All of sudden, Xu Jinchen thought of something more important. “Wait a moment. Since when have you become so friendly to others?”

Chapter 139: A Strict Boss

Leng Shaoting gave Xu Jinchen a cold look. Xu Jinchen shut his mouth at once, but he stared at Leng Shaoting back. He wasn’t wrong after all.

Actually, Leng Shaoting was asking himself the same question too. Since when had he become so friendly to others?

However, hadn’t he always been kind?

His job, and the tasks he had fulfilled were all aimed at punishing evil people as well as bringing peace to this country.

“Is he always cold?” Gu Ning asked Xu Jinchen, but looked to Leng Shaoting.

“Not really. He is active in work, but I’ve never seen him being proactive to help others with personal affairs.” Xu Jinchen was telling the truth. Leng Shaoting was indeed active in fulfilling his tasks, or dealing with crime, but if someone turned to him for help concerning personal affairs, he would give them the cold shoulder.

“Oh, in that case, it seems I’m different.” Gu Ning beamed. She gave Leng Shaoting a meaningful look. He felt nervous, but he had to admit that Gu Ning was different to him.

Meanwhile, Gu Ning couldn’t help feeling happy in her heart. She wasn’t clear why she was so happy to hear that, but she just enjoyed it.

“Exactly! Otherwise I wouldn’t think that you two are…” Xu Jinchen said.

“Enough! If you keep talking without an end, I’ll let you be busier as of this year,” Leng Shaoting interrupted Xu Jinchen before he could finish. It was an obvious threat.

Hearing that, Xu Jinchen shut his mouth again. He wanted to complain, but didn’t dare to say a word. Leng Shaoting was the boss. It was totally up to him whether Xu Jinchen would be busy.

From Xu Jinchen’s experience, he knew the harder he resisted, the worse the situation would be.

Xu Jinchen couldn’t argue with Leng Shaoting. He could only approach Gu Ning, complaining in a low voice, “Be careful. He’s so easily annoyed, and is used to exploiting us.”

Although Xu Jinchen kept his voice low, Leng Shaoting still heard him clearly.

He was displeased that Xu Jinchen complained about him to Gu Ning. And the two stood so close now. Leng Shaoting was dissatisfied. He threatened, “If you want to, I can make your allegation the truth.”

It was a threat from Xu Jinchen’s perspective, but Gu Ning thought it was an explanation.

Xu Jinchen now completely shut his mouth in fear. His boss was a doer, not a talker. He didn’t want to challenge Leng Shaoting at all.

Xu Jinchen worked for Leng Shaoting. Gu Ning was slightly surprised. In that case, Xu Jinchen was a military officer too.

Seeing as Leng Shaoting denied Xu Jinchen’s complaint then who was telling the truth?

Gu Ning thought that Xu Jinchen was probably right, because Leng Shaoting did force him to close his mouth by threatening him, but Gu Ning stayed quiet.

Before long, they arrived at the restaurant, walking into a private room.

“Here, help yourself please.” Xu Jinchen gave the menu to Gu Ning.

Gu Ning took it without hesitation. She ordered two dishes that she liked then gave the menu back to Xu Jinchen and Leng Shaoting.

Gu Ning and Xu Jinchen exchanged their numbers too.

Xu Jinchen had said that he was able to deal with many problems. Thus Gu Ning assumed that he had a powerful background. Gu Ning wasn’t dumb enough to reject such a good opportunity.

Meanwhile, Gu Ning thought to herself that she was so lucky in this incarnation to meet so many kind people. She of course had also met many bad people along the way.

Leng Shaoting wasn’t willing to see the two being so close, but he didn’t stop them. He wasn’t in an appropriate position to stop them, and there was no need to do so.

They all lived in Fenghua Luxury Mansion, so they walked back together after the meal.

Xu Jinchen and Leng Shaoting walked Gu Ning to zone G before they went back home.

Gu Ning sent Leng Shaoting a message when she was home. Leng Shaoting stayed awake all night because of it.

Gu Ning: “My handsome military officer, please take care of yourself while you’re fulfilling your tasks. You’re the best! XOXO.”

Actually, Gu Ning was just having fun. She found that Leng Shaoting was very shy and introverted, though he was always cold. Therefore, she felt like flirting with him.

Leng Shaoting knew that Gu Ning did it on purpose, but he couldn’t stop himself from thinking of her.

It was around 8 pm at that time.

In a bedroom, there were endless moans of sexual pleasure and man and a woman were having fierce sex on a big white bed.

The man was Gu Qinxiang, while the woman was Liu Yuwei.

Liu Yuwei was much prettier without the glasses, especially her eyes. She could easily distract a man with her alluring eyes.

In fact, she wore a pair of big glass to disguise herself. She didn’t want to attract too much attention, especially the suspicion from Lin Lijuan, because of her charming appearance.

After half an hour of wild love-making, the two finally stopped.

Liu Yuwei cleaned herself up and lay on Gu Qinxiang’s chest. “Boss, do you feel better now?”

Liu Yuwei knew that Gu Qinxiang was in a bad mood, but she didn’t know the reason. She wouldn’t ask, because she understood when she should stay quiet. That was her way to keep Gu Qinxiang being interested in her.

“Yeah, much better. Baby, you’re the only one who can make me happy!” Gu Qinxiang kissed Liu Yuwei deeply.

Liu Yuwei was skillful in bed. Gu Qinxiang was aware Liu Yuwei had had many lovers, but he didn’t care. As long as Liu Yuwei didn’t carry diseases and was able to make him sexually happy, he was satisfied. It was just a game after all.

After the sexual excitement, Gu Qinxiang felt tired. It wasn’t early, and he should go back home now, in case someone found them.

Gu Qinxiang had a short break before taking a bath. He cleaned himself up, and even drank as well as sprayed some wine around his body. He made it seem like he had just left from a social meeting. Those were Gu Qinxiang’s usual methods to deceive Lin Lijuan.

Gu Qinxiang went back home. The minute he walked into his room, he saw Lin Lijuan lying on the bed in a red transparent sleeping gown. She made eyes at Gu Qinxiang saying, “My love, how is my dress?”

Lin Lijuan remained in good shape. Her skin was also in good condition, but her breasts were clearly drooping. She was hardly comparable with the young and sexy Liu Yuwei.

Accordingly, Gu Qinxiang felt nothing when he saw Lin Lijuan. Besides, he just got out of another bed. He was weak now, so he only answered perfunctorily then ignored her.

Chapter 140: Gu Xiaoxiao Transfers to A School in City G

Gu Qinxiang went on to the bed, and got ready to sleep.

Lin Lijuan was upset. “Honey, we haven’t made love in a long time.”

“I’m exhausted. Let’s do it another day,” Gu Qinxiang said.

Lin Lijuan was annoyed. She raised her voice in anger, “Gu Qinxiang, what do you mean? You’ve said that every time! You’re never active, but you always refuse to make love to me whenever I want. Do you have a mistress behind my back? Did you lose your sexual desire for me?”

“Lin Lijuan, that’s insane!” Gu Qinxiang was mad too. Even if Lin Lijuan hit the point, it was impossible for him to admit it. “I have to work and socialize all day. Why do I do that? I do that for you, and for the family! And you? You shop, spending my money all day. Have I ever criticized you for that? You fail to teach Xiaoxiao well. Have I blamed you for that? What have you done ever since Xiaoxiao got in trouble? I am the one who needs to go find a school for her! You don’t make allowances for me, and even suspect me! Since you don’t like our life now, I can quit. Let’s all die in hunger!”

Lin Lijuan was stunned, but they hadn’t made love even once in a whole week, which was too unacceptable. Lin Lijuan had her sexual needs too.

Gu Qinxiang, instead, ignored her, falling asleep. Lin Lijuan was so mad that she didn’t fall asleep until it was very late.

The next morning, Gu Qinxiang contacted the principal of the No. 1 High School in City F. He wanted Xiaoxiao to transfer to that school.

Although Gu Xiaoxiao’s score wasn’t high on the list in No. 1 High school, it wasn’t bad anyway.

If it hadn’t been for the fact that No. 1 High School was far away from his home, Gu Qinxiang wouldn’t have let Gu Xiaoxiao study in No. 3 High School.

Therefore, it shouldn’t be hard for Gu Xiaoxiao to transfer, but unfortunately, what Gu Xiaoxiao had done went across the high schools in City F. The principal of No. 1 High School declined Gu Xiaoxiao’s request. The No. 2 High School and No. 4 High School did the same thing.

Gu Qinxiang was so annoyed that he almost smashed his phone. He didn’t expect that the news would spread so fast and so far. Someone did it on purpose to force Gu Xiaoxiao to leave City F. Gu Ning. It had to be Gu Ning. Gu Qinxiang couldn’t think of anyone else.

Although he didn’t believe that Gu Ning was able to do it herself, Gu Ning’s friends had the ability to do so.

Nevertheless, it was Gu Xiaoxiao’s fault after all, so Gu Qinxiang could only bear the result. He also didn’t dare to cause Gu Ning any trouble. If Gu Ning called the police, Gu Xiaoxiao would be in a more dangerous situation.

In the end, Gu Qinxiang could only call Gu Qinyang. He told Gu Qinyang to find a school for Gu Xiaoxiao in City G.

Gu Qinxiang didn’t tell Gu Qinyang the real reason. He only explained that Gu Xiaoxiao had a conflict with one of her schoolmates. The student was from a powerful family, and Gu Qinxiang was worried about Gu Xiaoxiao’s safety, so he decided to let Gu Xiaoxiao transfer to City G.

It wasn’t hard for Gu Xiaoxiao to transfer because of her good score. Most importantly, the school in City G didn’t know about what Gu Xiaoxiao had done.

Gu Xiaoxiao herself was fine with the result, but Lin Lijuan felt reluctant to do so. However, she had to face the reality that Gu Xiaoxiao couldn’t study in any of the high schools in City F. Lin Lijuan hated Gu Ning to the death, but she was also worried that Gu Ning would call the police, so she kept a distance from Gu Ning for now.

Gu Ning hadn’t told Gu Man about it. She didn’t want to upset her mother.

…

In the afternoon, Gu Ning sent An Guangyao, Wu Guanzhong’s landscape painting, The Pond and The People . An Guangyao immediately put it in the safe for security.

After that, Gu Ning went to shop with Chu Peihan and Yu Mixi in the afternoon. Tomorrow was Master Qin’s sixtieth birthday party. They needed to prepare a formal dress for it. Yu Mixi only had three thousand yuan. She was on a tight budget, but she had made up her mind to spend all of her savings to buy a beautiful dress.

“I know a formal dress shop, which is suitable for us,” Chu Peihan said, once they walked inside the female clothes area.

Gu Ning and Yu Mixi agreed. They followed Chu Peihan to get there.

“Miss Chu, Nice to meet you! Welcome to our shop!” A saleswoman walked ahead at once.

Gu Ning glanced around the shop. Her eyes lit up.

It was a big shop which consisted of two areas.

One was full of luxurious gowns, while there were many relatively elegant dresses in another. Those dresses in the second area were suitable for young girls to wear in a formal situation or in their daily life.

“How is it?” Chu Peihan was proud to see that Gu Ning was satisfied.

“Very good,” Gu Ning complimented.

“Of course, my taste is always good,” Chu Peihan said. “Come on and have a look. No matter which piece you like, it’s on me.”

“No, no,” Yu Mixi refused. She knew Chu Peihan was from a rich family, but she couldn’t spend Chu Peihan’s money like that.

“I said yes. We’re close friends!” Chu Peihan said. Yu Mixi then looked to Gu Ning.

“Relax. We don’t need to save money for her. Time is limited. Let’s hurry up!” Gu Ning didn’t think it was inappropriate at all.

Since Gu Ning agreed, Yu Mixi didn’t insist any longer. She went to pick one for herself.

Yu Mixi noticed a beautiful dress. She took a look at the price tag, and was shocked. It cost several thousand yuan!

She wanted to find a cheaper one, but failed. There were even dresses at the price of a few dozen thousand yuan. Yu Mixi was totally struck dumb.

Jesus, those dresses were so expensive!

“Um, Ningning, I think the dresses here are too expensive. I…” Yu Mixi walked to Gu Ning. She was timid.

“Don’t worry. Mixi, I understand that you don’t like to spend money like that. You probably will think we’re giving out alms, but please don’t take it that way. We’re friends, and friends share good things,” Gu Ning comforted her.

“I know, but I…”

Yu Mixi didn’t hate the rich. She also didn’t think that Gu Ning and Chu Peihan were giving out alms, but she was still self-abased. She was the one who kept receiving good things from her friends without giving back, and she didn’t feel comfortable about that.

“Hey, what you’re talking about? Come on and try some! We don’t have much time to choose!” Chu Peihan walked out from a dressing room. Seeing that Gu Ning and Yu Mixi were still in discussion, she reminded them to get down to business.