Chapter 21: The Drama in Canteen

Qin Zheng was confused about the relationship between Chu Peihan and Gu Ning. They didn’t seem like friends, because Chu Peihan always talked to Gu Ning in an unfriendly way.

However, she stood up for Gu Ning.

Qin Zheng wasn’t sure whether Chu Peihan was helping Gu Ning, or merely hated him.

If Chu Peihan hated him, he honestly had no idea why she would do that.

On the other side, Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao didn’t know what had happened this morning. They believed Chu Peihan was here to laugh at Gu Ning too.

In Gu Xiaoxiao’s and Chen Ziyao’s eyes, Gu Ning was a joke herself who was meant to be bullied.

They never thought about the possibility that Chu Peihan and Gu Ning were friends. It was impossible from their perspectives.

Why?

They didn’t believe Chu Peihan, a girl from a powerful family, would make a friend with Gu Ning, who was from a poor family.

Actually, they weren’t clear about Chu Peihan’s background. They only knew she had support from the principal.

Everyone, Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao included, believed Chu Peihan was here to make fun of Gu Ning, except Qin Zheng who looked doubtful.

Yu Mixi was nervous now, but didn’t dare to say anything.

“I know. They’re all jealous of my beauty,” Gu Ning joked, like her beauty was really a burden to her.

Zhang Yiming immediately laughed out loud.

He looked at Gu Ning with disdain, “Gu Ning, how dare you to say that? I don’t see your beauty at all, but your poverty is quite obvious.”

“Exactly, nobody will be jealous of you! You poor girl!”

Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao agreed at once. Though they did bully Gu Ning because she was prettier than them, they would never admit it.

No one knew the real reason why Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao enjoyed bullying Gu Ning, but it was a common acknowledgment that Gu Ning was more beautiful than Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao.

Thus, Gu Ning’s reply didn’t raise much dislike.

Gu Ning wasn’t mad at all, “Then why won’t you leave me alone? I don’t think I’ve ever hurt them. If they’re not being jealous of my beauty, then what?”

While Gu Ning was saying, she unconsciously wear a cute face. Everyone, Qin Zheng included, was attracted by her at once.

Gu Ning was a beauty indeed. Before Tang Aining was reborn to her body , she had always been quiet, self-abased. Even though she was beautiful, nobody appreciated her beauty.

But now, Gu Ning was full of confidence and power. It was hard to ignore her.

Now, more and more students around them believed Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao bullied Gu Ning only because Gu Ning was prettier than them.

After a while, Gu Ning added. “And, Chen Ziyao just said I’m bullied because of my poverty. Actually, I don’t understand why my poverty somehow becomes the reason that she should bully me.”

Gu Ning said in a calm and slow way, without anger or hatred, like she wasn’t the one who had been bullied.

Hearing this, everyone’s opinion of Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao became very low. Some even felt anger and unfairness for Gu Ning.

What Gu Ning had said was the plain truth, which everyone had seen and heard.

At short notice, Gu Ning won most students’ support.

“Exactly, what’s wrong with being poor? They’re bullies!”

“No one would stand still and wait to be hit. Idiot!”

“She has even humiliated the girl’s family. She’s such a bad person!”

The crowd of onlookers started to blame Chen Ziyao.

“You…” Chen Ziyao was so irritated that she didn’t know how to argue back.

Gu Xiaoxiao was speechless too.

While Qin Zheng, Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang stayed away from the drama.

They noticed Chen Ziyao lost everyone’s support, and wasn’t willing to be involved.

The boys didn’t want to ruin their fame as well.

“Gu Ning, what have you done the last lifetime? Your poverty now becomes a problem in others’ eyes.” Chu Peihan rolled her eyes at Gu Ning with dislike.

“Well, in that case, I must be super rich one day.” Gu Ning responded.

She would sooner or later.

Gu Xiaoxiao immediately mocked, “Gee! Live in your dream, Gu Ning.”

She wouldn’t believe Gu Ning could be rich throughout her life.

“I think it’s possible,” Chu Peihan suddenly said.

Chu Peihan had the feeling that Gu Ning wasn’t an ordinary girl.

Gu Xiaoxiao was surprised that Chu Peihan helped Gu Ning. Wasn’t she supposed to laugh at Gu Ning as well?

“Gu Xiaoxiao, let’s go and see! I’m poor now but it doesn’t mean I’ll be poor forever!” Gu Ning replied with determination and confidence.

Before Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao could argue back, Gu Ning opened her mouth again.

“Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao, I advise you both to stay away from me from now on, or you’ll regret for sure.” Gu Xiaoxiao warned them with a cold look.

Gu Ning actually didn’t care about whether Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao would listen to her. She had made her mind to stand up for herself against them.

Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao were certainly displeased by Gu Ning’s warning, “Gu Ning, what do you think you are? You…”

Right at that moment, Qin Zheng interrupted, “Enough!”

Gu Xiaoxiao was his girlfriend, and he ought to protect her.

Chapter 22: A Bad Girl

Qin Zheng now understood Chu Peihan was here to help Gu Ning. If he didn’t get involved, the drama wouldn’t end.

“But, Gu Ning hit Ziyao…” Gu Xiaoxiao wasn’t willing to give up.

Before Qin Zheng could reply, Gu Ning said first, “She deserves it. If she does it again in the future, a slap won’t be enough.”

Then Gu Ning gave Chen Ziyao a cold look. The latter trembled out of fear. Now Chen Ziyao was really scared of Gu Ning.

“Gu Ning, let’s wait and see.” Though Chen Ziyao felt frightened, she didn’t want to escape like that. She pretended to be calm and left with Gu Xiaoxiao.

Or, escaped away.

Qin Zheng and his friends took a look at Gu Ning, then were gone too.

They all thought to themselves that Gu Ning was literally different now.

Seeing this, Gu Ning merely sneered, then walked back to her seat.

The rest of the students dispersed afterwards.

However, a girl had no intention to leave. She sat down right beside Gu Ning, “I’m starving now. Where the hell is my food!”

An unkind voice as usual.

Gu Ning didn’t mind though.

Yu Mixi felt nervous the minute Chu Peihan sat down.

She was confused as well. Wasn’t Chu Peihan attacking Gu Ning a moment ago? Why are they looked so close now?

“You can’t let them go like that. If I had been you, I would have beaten them all! You need to teach them a lesson first, then they will stay away.” Chu Peihan complained. She disagreed with Gu Ning about what just had happened.

Gu Ning couldn’t help but pull her lips. Chu Peihan was really a bad girl who liked fighting so much.

Though Gu Ning appreciated what Chu Peihan had said and done, she knew she wasn’t a teenager girl any more. Her soul was a 25 years old mature woman.

Gu Ning would not beat someone unless it was necessary.

She wasn’t a coward.

“If I had beaten them, I must pay for their treatment as well. I don’t want to do that,” Gu Ning said.

Um.

Chu Peihan was struck dumb at first, then realized Gu Ning was from a poor family. She immediately felt embarrassed.

But, Chu Peihan felt slightly uncomfortable. Was Gu Ning implying that she liked to pay for others’ treatment? Chu Peihan did pay for others’ treatment every time she had beaten someone.

She had spent a lot on that indeed, but there was always someone that annoyed her.

At this moment, the food was on the table. Chu Peihan dropped the topic at once and enjoyed her meal.

The meal was enough for three of them.

On the other side, Qin Zheng and his friends had to go to the infirmary due to Chen Ziyao’s injury. They didn’t have a chance to eat.

After the meal, it was still too early for the afternoon classes.

Most seniors went back to their classrooms because they were under great academic pressure.

However, it wasn’t necessary for Gu Ning to spend her leisure time on studying, so she had no plan to go back.

“Do you want to go back to the classroom reading, or hang out with me?” Gu Ning asked.

“No, I’m not going to study. I would rather fool around if I’m free.” Chu Peihan disliked studying apparently.

She would skip her classes to play outside, and definitely wasn’t willing to study while she was free.

However, Chu Peihan could always earn high scores even though she hated studying so much.

And there would be some students who always earn low scores no matter how hard they studied.

Actually, if you wanted to have a high score, you needed to be clever and active in thinking, instead of remembering everything in the books.

Chu Peihan was the kind of smart girl who knew how to make full use of her knowledge.

Besides, she did spend some time on studying. It wasn’t enough to be clever only.

“I’ll go with you!”

Though Yu Mixi studied hard, she needed to relax as well.

Yu Mixi was one of the top 10 excellent students in her class. She was hopeful to get into a great university if she could do well in the entrance exam.

Yu Mixi knew when to unwind, and when to study hard.

Thus, the three of them went to a small forest afterwards.

Although Yu Mixi felt slightly uneasy with Chu Peihan, she didn’t receive any unkindness from Chu Peihan. Yu Mixi gradually relaxed herself.

Gu Ning actually noticed the fear from Yu Mixi to Chu Peihan, but she didn’t say anything.

She wanted Yu Mixi to feel and judge on her own.

Meanwhile, Chen Ziyao had gone to the infirmary and applied some ointment, but her face was still red and swollen. She had to go back home afterwards.

The break time soon past, and the three girls went back to their classrooms.

Every time Gu Ning went into her classroom, she would receive many unkind looks, but this time, Gu Ning found there were fewer unkind looks.

Many of her classmates had already witnessed what Gu Ning had done to Shao Feifei this morning, and then heard about the drama in the canteen. They now knew Gu Ning was certainly different.

Still, there were some students believed Gu Ning had found herself a lot of troubles.

Gu Ning didn’t care actually. She just wanted to stay alone.

She would only fight against someone who stood in her way.

Shao Feifei and her friends deliberately escaped from Gu Ning’s sight.

The afternoon classes were over after a short time. Gu Ning went to have meal with Yu Mixi as usual.

They didn’t meet Qin Zheng, but Mu Ke instead.

The minute Mu Ke saw Gu Ning, his eyes brightened. He immediately ran to Gu Ning.

“Gu Ning, what a coincidence! Let me buy you a meal,” Mu Ke said.

“Why?” Gu Ning asked. She wasn’t familiar with Mu Ke actually.

Seeing Mu Ke being so polite, Gu Ning knew he must have something to talk to her.

Mu Ke scratched his head with shyness, then answered directly, “Well, I saw what you’ve done yesterday on the street, and I want you to teach me.”

Though Mu Ke didn’t like fighting normally, he loved watching action shows.

Chapter 23: Suffer from Pain

Yu Mixi was confused. She didn’t understand what they were talking about.

“Well, I didn’t show much yesterday. Aren’t you afraid that I was just pretending, and I know nothing about kung fu?” Gu Ning didn’t answer Mu Ke’s question immediately, but asked him back.

“Even though I’m wrong, it’s the undeniable truth that you’re better than me at kung fu. If you’re willing to take me as your apprentice, that will be the best.” Mu Ke looked at Gu Ning sincerely.

If Gu Ning had been an ordinary girl, she wouldn’t have been able to knock down three men easily.

She must be a master of kung fu!

Mu Ke was worried that Gu Ning would reject his proposal, so he added, “Please, I won’t bother you when you’re studying. You can teach me when you’re free. And, I can pay for your classes, or do whatever you ask me to do. Anything.”

Mu Ke said in all sincerity to show his determination.

Actually, Mu Ke hit the point.

Gu Ning hesitated before, but now felt touched.

She thought of An Qian.

Gu Ning lacked of friends now, while Mu Ke was from a powerful family. She might need his help someday in the future.

Gu Ning admitted she did this for her own good, but also because Mu Ke was a good guy and would be a good friend.

Thus, Gu Ning replied, “I can teach you if you like, but you don’t need to be my apprentice. I don’t want your money neither. All I want are your help and support.”

“Rea-really?” Mu Ke was excited that Gu Ning agreed.

“Since all our classes are over now, I’m free, and I can teach you later,” Gu Ning said.

“Rea-really?” Mu Ke asked again with excitement. It was too good to be true for him. “Sure, sure, sure,” he said.

Mu Ke repeated his word for several times to show his happiness. He would have jumped up high if Gu Ning hadn’t been here.

Then, Mu Ke invited Gu Ning once again to have meal with him. Gu Ning accepted. She, along with Yu Mixi, followed Mu Ke towards the second floor of the canteen.

Yu Mixi was still curious about the discussion between the two, but didn’t know how to ask for more information.

Though Gu Ning had said there was no need for Mu Ke to be her apprentice, Mu Ke insisted to call Gu Ning boss in order to have a closer connection with her.

Gu Ning was reluctant as first. She didn’t like to be called boss actually.

However, Mu Ke insisted to call her boss or master.

Compared with master, boss was more acceptable for Gu Ning.

During the meal, Mu Ke called Gu Ning boss all the time. He actively served Gu Ning without any complaint, which raised much attention from students around them.

Gu Ning felt embarrassed, and stopped Mu Ke from doing that.

If Yu Mixi hadn’t found out the truth from their discussion, she would also have believed Mu Ke was in love with Gu Ning, and was chasing her!

When Yu Mixi was told that Gu Ning had beaten down a man by a single hit, she was more than astonished.

But when she thought of what had happened this morning between Gu Ning and Shao Feifei, she believed Gu Ning was really powerful.

All of a sudden, Yu Mixi admired Gu Ning more.

“Gu Ning, would you please teach me as well?” Yu Mixi almost begged.

“Sure,” Gu Ning answered quickly.

Gu Ning actually hoped Yu Mixi could learn some kung fu to protect herself at least.

But she would never force Yu Mixi to learn. It all depended on herself.

If Yu Mixi was just passionate about it for a very short time, then gave up, Gu Ning wouldn’t bother to teach her, but if Yu Mixi was determined, Gu Ning was ready to train her like a professional fighter.

After the meal, three of them walked straight to the small forest. There were few people there. They didn’t want to bother others and vice versa.

Since Gu Ning had promised to teach them, she must show her real ability. She needed to let them believe that she was a real master of kung fu.

Thus Gu Ning didn’t hesitate at all. She beat Mu Ke down to the ground within one move.

Mu Ke was struck dumb, not by pain, but by shock.

Though Gu Ning didn’t hesitate, her body wasn’t in a very good condition now. Her strength was limited. Mu Ke felt the pain, but was safe.

A fighter must learn and grow from his pain.

Yu Mixi, who was standing aside, was amazed with her mouth open. She now admired Gu Ning more than ever.

Amazing. This was so amazing.

“Get back to your feet now,” Gu Ning criticized Mu Ke, who was still lying on the ground.

Since Gu Ning decided to teach them, she would be a strict teacher.

Outstanding students were trained by the strict teachers.

Gu Ning valued quality and efficiency most, so she wouldn’t allow them to waste time.

Mu Ke immediately stood up, and focused on his training.

Gu Ning intended to let Mu Ke understand the skills quickly, so she attacked Mu Ke with full force afterwards.

Of course, Gu Ning wouldn’t physically abuse Mu Ke. She adjusted her move according to Mu Ke’s ability. Gu Ning wanted Mu Ke to experience the pain and skills together during the training.

After a while, Mu Ke suffered a lot from the pain around his body.

Though he was in great pain, Mu Ke wasn’t willing to stop or give up. He faced his challenge with courage.

Yu Mixi was totally absorbed in watching the training. Every time Mu Ke shouted out in pain, she would tremble at the same time, like she was the one who was being beaten.

Although there were few people in this wood, Mu Ke’s shout attracted several students’ attention.

Seeing a boy beaten down by a girl, they were all astonished. Some boys even raised their voices.

“What the f*ck, this girl is too powerful! The boy isn’t able to fight back at all!”

Chapter 24: Surrounded by Hoodlums

“Exactly, let me take a video of them, then upload it onto our school’s forum. Ha-ha.”

A boy took out his phone, and was ready to shoot.

But before he started, Gu Ning and Mu Ke stopped.

“Why stop? Go on! I’m about to shoot,” the boy raised his voice with anxiety.

Gu Ning looked at the boy coldly. She walked towards him, “Well, why don’t you have a try and fight with me?”

If the boy took a video of them and put it on their school’s forum, everyone would know it. Gu Ning didn’t want to get into trouble.

The boy was frightened, then immediately rejected, “No, no, I don’t think there’s a need for that…”

Then he stepped back far away in case Gu Ning would hit him like the boy on the ground.

Once Gu Ning and Mu Ke stopped fighting, the onlookers dispersed gradually.

“Hey, boss, you’re much more powerful than I thought you would be. I am right.” Mu Ke was in great pain now, but he struggled to ran to Gu Ning. He looked so excited, like he was the master of kung fu, instead of Gu Ning.

Gu Ning smiled back, but she felt upset in her heart.

Compared with ordinary people, she was quite good, but compared with herself, Gu Ning knew she was still weak.

She was merely as good as herself in the last incarnation.

“How are you now?” Yu Mixi asked Mu Ke with worry.

She knew Mu Ke suffered a lot from the beating by Gu Ning, but couldn’t help asking when he put on a casual face.

“I’m absolutely in pain, but it’s quite normal. You learn and improve from the pain!” Mu Ke replied. He enjoyed it so much.

At this moment, Gu Ning said to Yu Mixi seriously, “Mixi, it’s never easy to learn kung fu. If you really want to be a master, you must be prepared for continuous pain and injuries. Besides, you need to be determined as well. To train yourself like a fighter may help you to protect yourself in the future, but it’s all up to you whether you want to learn or not.”

Yu Mixi wasn’t born in a rich family. She had been doing labor work to support her family when she was a little girl. Pain was her friend to some extent.

Like what Gu Ning had said, it might be of great help in the future to train yourself like a fighter.

Especially for a girl, knowing how to protect yourself was a great advantage.

Thus Yu Mixi didn’t give up. She accepted the training with courage.

Yu Mixi had to learn from the very beginning because she know nothing about kung fu.

Gu Ning didn’t demand Yu Mixi that she should run to school from her home every morning. It was dangerous. She asked Yu Mixi to arrive at school earlier, then began to run.

At the beginning, Gu Ning wasn’t very strict with Yu Mixi. She allowed Yu Mixi to practice according to her ability.

…

Qin Zheng somehow heard of the news that Mu Ke had invited Gu Ning to dine with him. In the evening class, Qin Zheng asked Mu Ke, “I heard that you’ve bought Gu Ning a meal. Why?”

Qin Zheng honestly didn’t know why he would ask Mu Ke. Since he had already broken up with Gu Ning, it was none of his business that Gu Ning had her meal with whom.

But Qin Zheng couldn’t control himself.

“Nothing, I just met her on a road, then bought her a meal,” Mu Ke didn’t tell Qin Zheng everything.

Qin Zheng apparently wasn’t satisfied with the answer. He couldn’t help but criticize Mu Ke, “Since when you’ve been so familiar with Gu Ning and didn’t fill me in?”

Mu Ke was irritated by Qin Zheng’s criticism, “Qin Zheng, what’s wrong with you? She’s not your girlfriend any longer. Why can’t I have a meal with her?”

Though Mu Ke and Qin Zheng spent lots of time together. They weren’t close. Mu Ke didn’t care to argue with Qin Zheng.

Moreover, Gu Ning now had an important position in Mu Ke’s heart. He would stand up for Gu Ning without doubt.

“You…” Qin Zheng was slightly mad, but he soon realized it was none of his business, so he closed his mouth.

It was half past nine. The evening class was over.

Those students who were from a rich family would be picked up by a car, while the rest would take a taxi or a bus.

Gu Ning, on the contrary, wouldn’t take a taxi, or a bus. She ran.

Although the district where Gu Ning lived was under reconstruction and unsafe, Gu Ning wasn’t afraid at all.

It wasn’t the first time that she went back home alone at night. She had never been in danger before.

However, tonight was different.

A black van ceased in front of Gu Ning at short notice. Three young men got off from the car, and went straight to Gu Ning.

Every man had tattoos around their arms. They seemed like hoodlums.

“You’re Gu Ning, right?” The head of the three asked with certainty.

“Who sent you?” Gu Ning wasn’t scared, but inquired calmly.

Though she had no idea who was behind them, she knew they must be sent by Shao Feifei or Chen Ziyao.

“Don’t you know whom you’ve had bad blood with?” another man mocked.

“Too many to remember.” Gu Ning said.

Now, the three hoodlums noticed Gu Ning had remained calm all the time. She wasn’t terrified at all.

They felt shamed, but were curious at the same time.

“Gee, what a brave girl! Now I know why you dared to have bad blood with the daughter from the Shao Family.” This time, the hoodlum directly revealed the people behind them.

It was Shao Feifei. Gu Ning wasn’t surprised neither.

“Then, so what?” Gu Ning asked airily.

“She wants us to rape you, then post the video on the Internet.” The hoodlum told Gu Ning everything. He didn’t care whether Gu Ning knew it or not, because they were going to do it anyway.

Chapter 25: An Extraordinary Man

Even those hoodlums had to admit that this female student before them was unusually beautiful.

They had played around with many female students before, but no one was as pretty as Gu Ning.

On the other side, Gu Ning was extremely mad now.

To rape her and take a video, Shao Feifei had crossed the line once more.

“In your dreams, idiots!” Gu Ning was annoyed. She kicked straight at the leading hoodlum’s d*ck.

The man didn’t expect Gu Ning would attack him, and even that fast. Before he could escape, he was hit right away.

A scream sounded loud in the cold night, which was utterly frightening.

The man bent on his knees on the ground in great pain. He covered his d*ck with both hands. Beads of sweat around his forehead.

The other two men were scared, and even wanted to run away. They comforted themselves that even a broken clock was right twice a day. Gu Ning was merely a teenage girl.

Then, the two swore at Gu Ning, trying to punch her with fists.

Gu Ning threw her backpack on the first man’s face directly with great force. The man was hit down and knocked on their van.

Within a second, Gu Ning lifted her foot, kicking the second before her. This man was much taller than Gu Ning, so she almost fell when she kicked on his lap.

Gu Ning threw her backpack in hand once more, aiming at the man’s head. The second man was caught right away, then fell down on the ground.

At the same time, the first man got a steel pipe from the van. He ran to Gu Ning afterwards. Gu Ning stepped back at once.

But before Gu Ning could fight again, a shadow sprang out from a corner. He hit the back of the three hoodlums’ neck separately without any hesitation. Those hoodlums immediately fell into unconsciousness.

It all happened too fast. Though Gu Ning had seen it clearly, she had no idea how the man was able to do that.

Gu Ning smelt the disgusting flavor of blood before she could see the man’s face. She frowned unconsciously.

The man was injured.

The next second, Gu Ning’s sight fell on the man.

The minute the man walked into Gu Ning’s sight, Gu Ning was amazed by his appearance.

This man was extraordinarily handsome.

He probably was the most handsome man Gu Ning had ever met till now.

The man was in a suit of black clothes. He was around 6’3” tall and 25 years old. His features were beautiful and delicate. Only his skin was a little pale.

Probably the man had lost much blood because of his injuries, thus he looked pale now.

Although the man was injured, he seemed dangerous still, especially his deep dark eyes. Even Gu Ning felt threatened.

The man was so powerful!

He must be an extraordinary man.

“Do you drive?” Suddenly, the man said with coldness but politely.

“Yes,” Gu Ning answered at once.

“Drive me to the Fenghua Luxury Mansion. This is your reward,” the man said, and took out a green jade in the size of a quail egg to Gu Ning.

Seeing it was jade, Gu Ning unconsciously used her Jade Eyes.

Then she was amazed again, because there was a thick white fog around the jade.

Gu Ning knew little about jade, but she could tell this jade must be expensive from its power.

The man must be of great wealth!

“Great, deal.”

Gu Ning answered without further delay. She took the jade over directly before the man could tell her the value of it.

The man was a little surprised for Gu Ning didn’t hesitate at all. Did she knew this jade was real?

If she knew the jade was authentic at the first sight, she must be a special girl.

Anyway, the man made a deal with Gu Ning.

Besides, the jade was real indeed, and was worth of dozens of million yuan.

A deal was made based on the willingness of both sides.

Though Gu Ning made the deal with the man only because she wanted the jade, the man wouldn’t criticize her for that, because she earned it herself.

The man turned around and got in the car. He wasn’t worried that Gu Ning would regret after she had taken the jade.

When the man turned around, Gu Ning immediately put the jade into the telepathic eye space.

The second the jade was in the telepathic eye space, everything became clearer before Gu Ning’s eyes. She felt relaxed too.

The jade was helpful indeed.

Now, Gu Ning had a stronger desire to collect more jade, but she had to wait till weekends.

Gu Ning got into the black van without delay. She started the car and left.

And the three hoodlums were left on the street.

“Well, are you alright? Do you want me to help you with your injuries?” Out of politeness, Gu Ning asked the man.

“No, thanks,” The man answered. He had no intention to talk.

Since the man didn’t want her help, Gu Ning closed her mouth.

After a few seconds, Gu Ning suddenly realized she had made a bad decision. She drove the hoodlums’ car away directly. What if they sued her for stealing?

And there were surveillance cameras around the street. They couldn’t deny it!

Thinking of that, Gu Ning slammed on the brakes. The man, who was sitting at the back seat, flew ahead.

“What’s wrong with you?” The man asked with dissatisfaction. His voice sounded much weaker than before.

“We just grabbed others’ car. What if I’m sued for stealing? There are surveillance cameras on the street. I can’t deny it!” Gu Ning was worried. She didn’t want to be caught into the police station.

“Relax, you won’t be involved.” The man said. His voice with determination comforted Gu Ning. She didn’t waste more time, and drove away.

Before long, Gu Ning’s phone rang. Without looking at the caller’s ID, Gu Ning knew whom it was.

It must be Gu Man.

Gu Ning immediately took out her phone. It was Gu Man indeed. She answered the call at once. Before she could say a word, Gu Man’s anxious voice sounded, “Ningning, where are you now? How come you’re not home yet?”

Chapter 26: Leng Shaoting

Normally, Gu Ning would be home 20 minutes earlier. And now Gu Man was worried about her.

Gu Ning instantly comforted her mother, “Mom, let me explain. My classmate has sprained her ankle by accident. I’m sending her home now. Please don’t worry. I’ll be right back home as long as she’s home.”

Hearing this, Gu Man was relieved. She always trusted her daughter. “Great, you must be careful yourself,” Gu Man said.

“I will, mom. Bye-bye,” Gu Ning said. She breathed out a long breath.

Gu Ning didn’t notice that the man at the back was a little upset and envious while she was talking to her mother.

Fenghua Luxury Mansion was the best living area in City F. It was near downtown, quiet and had the best location, amenities as well as environment. People who lived in Fenghua Luxury Mansion were either the rich or the authorities.

Gu Ning’s eldest uncle, Gu Qinxiang, had always wanted to buy a house in Fenghua Luxury Mansion, but it was too expensive to afford.

Each house cost at least five or six million yuan.

Though Gu Qingxiang has millions of wealth, he couldn’t afford it.

Gu Qingxiang’s assets included his movable and immovable property, while his movable property was merely around eight million. He also needed much money to run his company. If he used the money to buy a house, his company would go bankrupt.

Gu Ning, on the contrary, had made her mind to buy a house for Gu Man and Gu Qing’s family respectively in Fenghua Luxury Mansion.

Gu Ning was a skillful driver. She drove fast and steadily.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at Fenghua Luxury Mansion.

The man got off the car the minute it stopped.

“Drive the car back to where it has been. I’ll handle the surveillance cameras. You don’t need to worry,” the man said, then turned around walking towards the gate.

Gu Ning didn’t care that the man was being cold. She knew that was the way the man behaved.

Besides, they were merely strangers.

Gu Ning drove the car back afterwards.

Another 20 minutes later, Gu Ning was back while the hoodlums were gone already.

Gu Ning had no idea whether those hoodlums had woken up and left on their own, or someone had discovered them then called the police. They might have been sent to the hospital.

Though the man had promised Gu Ning wouldn’t be involved, Gu Ning still wanted to stay away from what had happened tonight. She parked the car, then ran to her home.

Far away from the building they lived in, Gu Ning saw Gu Man standing at the entrance of an alley. All of a sudden, Gu Ning felt like crying. She ran ahead, and called Gu Man with love, “Mom.”

Gu Man treated Gu Ning so well, which moved Gu Ning and made her feel guilty at the same time. She shouldn’t have let Gu Man be concerned.

Seeing Gu Ning was fine, Gu Man was finally relieved, “Ningning, are you alright?”

“I’m good, mom. Let’s go back home!” Gu Ning replied. She held Gu Man’s arm, leaning close to Gu Man like a little girl.

Gu Man wore a happy face. The mother and her daughter went home together. Their shadows became longer and longer under a street lamp.

In a luxurious bedroom, the man was half-naked, lying on the bed.

There were many wounds around his body. Most were gunshot wounds that had already become ugly scars. Some of them were extremely unsightly.

Meanwhile, there were two bleeding holes on his left shoulder and waist. They were new wounds.

A family doctor was administering medicine to him, then wrapped his wounds.

The man was exactly the one who had made a deal with Gu Ning, and let her drive him back.

After a while, the family doctor left. A man in a grey Armani casual suit walked inside.

He was around 25 years old with white smooth skin. His eyes were deep dark and charming. Thick eyebrows, Grecian nose and perfect lips, all showed the man’s elegance and nobility.

“I’ve handled the surveillance cameras. Nothing left.” The man said with pride, almost showing off his ability.

“Great.” A simple answer.

The man asked with curiosity, “Shaoting, how did you manage to come back? And why do you need to destroy the tapes of those surveillance cameras along the way home?”

“Someone sent me home, but we stole a car. No evidence should be left.” So the tapes of the surveillance cameras must be destroyed.

Leng Shaoting said calmly, but the man was shocked.

“What? You stole a car?” It was so unbelievable that Leng Shaoting would do that.

“Enough, I need some rest. You can leave now.” Before the man could ask more, Leng Shaoting forced him to leave.

The man felt aggrieved. This was his house after all. How could the guest force the host to leave?

The man was upset, but not dared to say it out.

Thus he left the bedroom reluctantly, and closed the door for Leng Shaoting.

Leng Shaoting couldn’t sleep. He just wanted to stay alone.

The next day, Gu Ning got up at 5:40. She spent 10 minutes on brushing teeth and washing face. At 5:50, she left her home, running to her school.

Half an hour later, Gu Ning arrived at school. She bought herself breakfast, heading to the football field while eating on the way.

Gu Ning finished her breakfast on her way to the football field.

When she finally arrived, Mu Ke and Yu Mixi were already there. Both of them were running.

The two apparently wanted to learn kung fu well.

Gu Ning joined them afterwards.

“Gu Ning, good morning.” Seeing Gu Ning was here, Mu Ke and Yu Mixi greeted her at the same time.

Mu Ke breathed steadily, while Yu Mixi sounded weak.

“How many circles do you have already?” Gu Ning asked.

“Three,” the two answered.

Gu Ning was satisfied with the answer. A circle around this football field was about 400 meters. Three circles amounted to 1,200 meters. Yu Mixi had done well, given she wasn’t physically strong.

“Very well. Mixi, if it’s possible, you can have another two circles. If you can’t do it, it’s fine. You can stop right away.”

Chapter 27: If I’m Not Here, Where Should I be?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yu Mixi was exhausted now. Another two circles were a big challenge for her. Thus Gu Ning didn’t give her much pressure.

As for Mu Ke, Gu Ning wouldn’t hesitate to torture him.

“Mu Ke, run after me at the same speed, now,” Gu Ning said, then ran ahead first.

Mu Ke immediately followed up.

He had intentionally slowed his pace down when he had been running with Yu Mixi. Now with Gu Ning, he could enjoy the feeling of running like a wild horse.

Though Gu Ning was running fast, she knew this wasn’t a race.

Mu Ke knew it as well. Physical training wasn’t the same thing as race. He didn’t run pass Gu Ning on purpose, but remained behind her.

After a circle, Mu Ke started to be out of breath. Two circles later, Mu Ke fought for his breath. After three circles, Mu Ke was exhausted and gradually was left behind by Gu Ning.

Then Mu Ke found out Gu Ning’s pace of running was all the same, no matter how many circles she had run.

Even every step was of the same length, when Gu Ning was running.

Though there was several centimeters difference, it could be omitted.

Mu Ke was 100% sure that Gu Ning must have received professional training for years.

He was more respectful and curious about Gu Ning now.

Seeing Gu Ning and Mu Ke had already finished three circles, Yu Mixi felt envious. She wish she had been as physically strong as them.

No pain, no gain. Yu Mixi knew it clearly. Gu Ning and Mu Ke had trained themselves for many years, while she had just started to exercise.

Yu Mixi was envious, but not jealous. She made up her mind to do better than herself.

As long as she was determined, she could be as strong as Gu Ning and Mu Ke one day in the future.

Four circles later, Mu Ke was far behind Gu Ning. He could barely breathe, and his pace slowed down gradually.

Mu Ke actually was physically strong. Running fast cost much more strength than running slowly. Five circles of running at a fast pace was equal to dozens of circles at a slow pace.

Even Gu Ning had to stop after six circles of fast running.

She was able to continue, but wasn’t willing to.

“Gu-Gu Ning, you, you’re incredible! You can keep the same length of each step, and run at the same pace. Wow!” Mu Ke actually stopped after five circles.

He was out of breath, and felt thirsty.

He kept walking for a while, because he knew he couldn’t sit down right after running.

“You’ll get used to it,” Gu Ning replied while catching her breath.

When Gu Ning and Mu Ke had finished their circles, Yu Mixi was completely tired after two circles. She could barely stand, but struggled to finish her training.

Gu Ning walked over and stopped her, “It’s alright. You’ve done very well today. Let’s have a walk first, then take a rest.”

Yu Mixi immediately leaned against Gu Ning. She felt dizzy and unable to walk by herself.

After a long while, Yu Mixi finally recovered. Gu Ning pulled out two bottles of water from her backpack, handing them to Mu Ke and Yu Mixi. Then she took out another bottle for herself.

Gu Ning bought the water on her way to football field. She knew they would be in great need of water after running.

“Thanks,” Mu Ke and Yu Mixi thanked Gu Ning. They both opened the bottle immediately, and poured the water into their mouth, like they hadn’t had water for many days.

It was five minutes away from the morning class. They went back to classroom together.

They planned to continue their training when they were free.

Shao Feifei was in good mood today. She assumed those hoodlums she had hired had successfully done what she had asked them to do. Though she hadn’t received their call, Shao Feifei believed Gu Ning wasn’t able to fight with several men.

Probably those hoodlums were too happy to call her.

“Feifei, what has happened? You look so pleased today.”

“Exactly, tell us now!”

Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya didn’t know what Shao Feifei had secretly done. They asked with curiosity.

“It is a good news, but it’s not a great time to tell you. I’ll let you know when we finish the classes today,” Shao Feifei replied.

Though Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya were curious, they didn’t dare to force Shao Feifei to tell them.

It was two minutes away from the morning class. Everyone was in the classroom, except Gu Ning and Yu Mixi.

Seeing Gu Ning was absent, Shao Feifei was more certain that Gu Ning had been in trouble. She put on a big smile.

But next, Shao Feifei’s smile froze on her face. She looked frightened even.

It was Gu Ning. She showed up at the door of the classroom.

Gu Ning had no idea whether Shao Feifei knew the truth or not. She only understood Shao Feifei’s face must be “interesting” when she appeared. Thus the minute Gu Ning walked in the classroom, she stared at Shao Feifei.

Noticing Shao Feifei being in shock, Gu Ning knew Shao Feifei wasn’t aware that her plan had failed.

“Gu Ning, why are you here?” Shao Feifei jumped up from her desk.

Everyone around her was confused. This was classroom, and Gu Ning was supposed to attend the classes. What was wrong with that?

“Oh, If I’m not here, where should I be?” Gu Ning asked Shao Feifei with provocation.

“Didn’t you…” The second Shao Feifei opened her mouth, she realized she shouldn’t have done that. So she immediately shut her mouth.

Gu Ning wouldn’t let her get away with it easily. She asked, “What?”

“No-nothing.” Though Shao Feifei didn’t know what exactly had happened yesterday and she was more than disappointed now, she knew she had to keep it a secret.

Chapter 28: The King’s Green

“Really?” Gu Ning apparently didn’t believe her. “Why do you even ask me why I’m here? This is my classroom. If I’m not here, where should I be?” Gu Ning continued.

“I-I, I…” Shao Feifei panicked. She didn’t know how to deal with it.

Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya knew Shao Feifei so well. They immediately understood Shao Feifei must had done something to Gu Ning secretly. She probably assumed she had succeeded. That was the reason why she was so happy today.

But Gu Ning appeared as usual, Shao Feifei was surprised and felt guilty.

Shao Feifei didn’t dare to tell the truth. Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya both shut their mouth too. They were also unwilling to add fuel on the flames, in case Shao Feifei would blame them for that later.

Luckily, the bell rang, and it was time for the morning reading class. The head teacher was here as well. Gu Ning let go of Shao Feifei, then went to her seat.

There would be ample time ahead.

Besides, Gu Ning had no intention to reveal the truth. She preferred to torture her opponents without others’ knowing.

Seeing Gu Ning walk away, Shao Feifei breathed out.

She was annoyed to herself for feeling guilty. What would Gu Ning do even if she found out the truth? Gu Ning was merely a poor girl. She couldn’t do anything to hurt Shao Feifei.

After that, Shao Feifei didn’t feel guilty at all. She glared at Gu Ning with intense hatred.

She believed Gu Ning had only been lucky to have escaped away yesterday. It wasn’t the end of the story. Shao Feifei started to plan her next step.

Gu Ning actually received the unkind look from Shao Feifei, but she ignored it.

The headteacher left after a while.

Although Gu Ning’s eyes were on her book, she was busy thinking something about herself in her mind—How to build her power?

It wasn’t as easy as making money.

Without power and sources, you could never build your empire only with money.

Property and sources were an important step.

But before that, Gu Ning needed to have enough money.

For Gu Ning, stone gambling was the quickest way to make money. She had the Jade Eyes, and she would never lose. However, she wasn’t able to gamble on stones anywhere she wanted. It wasn’t convenient.

The main origins of stones were Burma and Province Y. They were both far away from City F.

There was no direct plane from City F to Province Y. One needed to spend around two hours on waiting before transferring to the destination. Thus it took around seven hours from City F to Province Y. Gu Ning only had her weekends. She didn’t have enough time for that.

Moreover, she was a senior in a high school, and under great academic pressure. It wasn’t easy to ask days off and her mother Gu Man wouldn’t allow her to leave school as well.

Thus, Gu Ning had to choose a nearest city with stone gambling.

Which city allowed stone gambling? Gu Ning had no idea. She needed to look up on the Internet. Unfortunately, her phone was too old to surf the Internet.

Right at that moment, Gu Ning realized the importance of a great phone.

As for her start-up fund, she only had 110 thousand yuans, which was barely enough. She couldn’t buy a single stone with all her savings.

Therefore, Gu Ning intended to sell the jade that the man had given her yesterday.

She had already absorbed the power of the jade anyway. It was useless to her now. Once she was rich, she could buy whatever jade she wanted.

Though the power had been absorbed, the jade was still of excellent quality.

Gu Ning was a doer, instead of a talker. When they had a break at noon, Gu Ning left her school immediately after she had told Yu Mixi that they would continue the class in the afternoon.

The minute Gu Ning walked out the gate of her school, she went on a taxi to the downtown.

The downtown wasn’t far away. Gu Ning arrived there after 20 minutes.

She went straight to a phone shop, and bought a homemade mobile phone with the best equipment. If she had had a good reason, she would have bought another one for Gu Man.

Gu Ning left the phone shop, going inside a plaza. She found herself a well-decorated restaurant to have meal first. Then she surfed the Internet about the knowledge of jade.

Since she was going to be in touch with the jade, it was better to know it well first.

For now, Gu Ning wanted to find out the quality and value of the jade in her hand. She was going to sell it at a good price.

In Gu Ning’s mind, a jewelry store was the only way to sell her jade. In that way, the jade could be sold out at a good price.

And the jewelry store was always willing to buy a jade of high quality.

Gu Ning knew she probably wouldn’t get the highest price in the market, but the price wouldn’t be low.

But she was totally shocked when she found out the background of this jade.

Gu Ning knew this jade was of excellent quality, but didn’t expect it to be that valuable. It was the top King’s Green.

The King’s Green was rare in the market, and was super expensive.

A ring made of the King’s Green was worth of around a million yuan in the market. Its price could even be higher at auction.

The King’s Green in Gu Ning’s hand was as big as a quail’s egg. It weighed 10 times heavier than a ring.

That was to say, if it was sold according to its weight, it was worth two million yuan in the market, at least.

At auction, it could be sold out at the price of several million.

The price could be higher though.

Thinking of the price of the King’s Green, Gu Ning breathed in a long breath. The man had been so generous to give her such a valuable jade.

The rich was really different from the poor.

What Gu Ning didn’t know was the King’s Green meant nothing to Leng Shaoting. In Leng Shaoting’s eyes, it was just a stone. He would have already thrown it away if the jade hadn’t been so valuable.

He had carried the King’s Green with him, only because his good friend wanted it. He had planned to send it to his friend as a gift, but had ended up giving it to Gu Ning.

But Gu Ning was a poor senior student now. She had no idea how to sell the jade at auction.

Besides, there was no auction in City F.

Chapter 29: Yicui Jade-store And Qin Yifan

Gu Ning was satisfied even though she could only sell it at the market price.

She found an old jade store named “Yicui Jade-store” with a hundred years of history on the Internet. It wasn’t big, but had great fame.

Because the boss of this Yicui Jade-store was the head of the jade association in City F. The jade in Yicui Jade-store was also well-known for its good quality and reasonable price.

Thus, Gu Ning made up her mind to go to Yicui Jade-store which had a history of 100 years.

Though Gu Ning didn’t know much about Yicui Jade-store and she also had no idea whether it was as fair and good as those Internet users said online, she would like to trust Yicui Jade-store more than a common jewelry store.

She knew the value the jade anyway. If she didn’t get a satisfactory price, she wouldn’t sell it then.

The flagship store of Yicui Jade-store was in the antique market, but it also had many branches in many plaza.

Right now, Gu Ning was in a commercial building in the downtown. She decided to go to Yicui Jade-store later.

After the research, Gu Ning put her phone and the jade into her backpack and started to eat afterwards.

After her meal, she went straight to Yicui Jade-store.

The jewelry stores were on the second floor of the building. It took Gu Ning a while before she found Yicui Jade-store. Yicui Jade-store wasn’t big, and was decorated in a retro style. All the workers inside were in cheongsam.

The minute Gu Ning walked inside, a saleswoman stepped forward to her. Gu Ning had received a polite greeting as well, though she was a student. She now immediately had a high opinion of Yicui Jade-store.

“Miss, what can I do for you?” the saleswoman asked.

“What’s your best jade here?” Gu Ning replied.

“The best emerald we have is this one. It’s of great quality. The color is bright light green. Then we have this violet emerald. It’s very rare and we don’t have many jewelry of it. If you want, you can book first,” the saleswoman said.

“Do you have the King’s Green here?” Gu Ning asked.

The saleswoman was a little embarrassed, then said, “Sorry, the King’s Green is the rarest kind of emerald. I’ve worked in this industry for many years, and I’ve never seen the King’s Green in my career.”

“Then do you buy in emerald?” Gu Ning inquired.

The saleswoman was a little surprised now. She had no idea what Gu Ning wanted to do. Out of politeness, she still answered, “We do buy in some emeralds of high quality at eight-tenths price of the market price.”

Eight-tenths, that was fair.

“Great, can I see your manager here please? I want to sell a King’s Green of the size of a quail’s egg,” Gu Ning said.

“What? The King’s Green?”

A male voice sounded with amazement.

A good-looking man, who was around 25 years old and in a suit, strode towards Gu Ning from the door. He asked with excitement and doubt, “Do you really have a King’s Green of the size of a quail’s egg?”

Hearing the man’s voice, the saleswoman finally recovered from the shocking news. She called the man with great respect, “Mr Qin.”

“Yes,” Gu Ning replied.

“Can I have a look please. If it’s real, I’ll buy it at the market price.” Qin Yifan’s eyes were full of anticipation.

Though he couldn’t believe a student would have the King’s Green, he wouldn’t mind to have a look.

The King’s Green was too rare to miss.

“I’m sorry, sir. Since I’ve turned to Yicui Jade-store before you, I’m afraid I’ll only make a deal with you if Yicui Jade-store refuse to buy my jade,” Gu Ning apologized to Qin Yifan.

Gu Ning would like to sell her jade at the market price, but she had already accepted the price offered by Yicui Jade-store. She didn’t want to break the rule.

Qin Yifan and those workers in Yicui Jade-store were all surprised by Gu Ning’s integrity. She would adhere to the rules.

Everyone thought highly of Gu Ning now.

“Um, miss, this Mr. Qin is the son of our boss. You can make a deal with him directly,” a saleswoman introduced.

She smiled with sincerity due to her great impression of Gu Ning.

He was the son of the boss of Yicui Jade-store? Gu Ning was a little amazed.

“Nice to meet you. My name’s Qin Yifan. My father owns Yicui Jade-store.” Qin Yifan introduced himself to Gu Ning, reaching out his hand at the same time.

“Nice to meet you too. I’m Gu Ning.” Gu Ning shook his hand lightly.

“Then, can we see the King’s Green now, Miss?” Qin Yifan asked without ado.

“Sure,” Gu Ning said. She used her backpack as the cover to pull out the King’s Green from the telepathic eye space.

The emerald hadn’t been wrapped and packed at all. Qin Yifan and his workers were shocked again.

If this was a real King’s Green, wasn’t she afraid that it would be scratched?

Qin Yifan took the emerald then started to identify it.

Qin Yifan was born in a family of jade. He had grown up with all kinds of jade, and was an expert to some extent.

Though the King’s Green was rare, he had seen it before.

The King’s Green was dark green, which was the most valuable green color among emeralds.

Under the light, the King’s Green shined in a special dark green. It looked like dark blue sometimes, then turned into light green. Its color changed in different lights.

After a while, Qin Yifan was sure this one was the real King’s Green.

Qin Yifan was more than excited now. His hands were shaking even, “This is real. The real King’s Green…”

“Since it’s real, please give me a price, Mr Qin.” Gu Ning had classes this afternoon. She didn’t want to spend much time here.

Chapter 30: Ten Million Yuan

“No problem.” Qin Yifan actually wanted to close this deal more than Gu Ning. He wanted to own the King’s Green himself. “But Miss Gu, may I ask the source of this emerald?”

Qin Yifan needed to know whether this emerald was from a legal source, so he wouldn’t get into any trouble because of it.

Gu Ning understood, so she didn’t feel offended. “Please don’t worry, it is from an absolute legal source,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing this, Qin Yifan was relieved, “From the size and weight of this emerald, the market price would be over 10 million yuan. I will pay 10 million yuan for it. What would you say, Miss Gu?”

Although Gu Ning kind of knew the price of the King’s Green, she was amazed by Qin Yifan’s offer.

Gu Ning could sell it for an even higher price in the market, but she was satisfied with Qin Yifan’s offer.

If she had brought it to another jewelry store, she probably wouldn’t get such a generous offer.

Ten million yuan were beyond her anticipation. Gu Ning was satisfied of course.

Then they need to sign an agreement and transfer the money.

Once the agreement had been signed, both sides couldn’t regret.

Gu Ning had signed the agreement and got the money, then was about to leave.

Qin Yifan stopped her on her way out, “Miss Gu, this is my name card. If you have any other emeralds of great quality, please feel free to call me.”

Qin Yifan suddenly had the feeling that this girl wasn’t an ordinary teenager. Besides, Gu Ning’s good manners had impressed him.

“Sure,” Gu Ning accepted his name card willingly.

She didn’t need to tell him her phone number, because it was on the contract.

Qin Yifan didn’t bring his sight back until Gu Ning disappeared. He barely could look away from the King’s Green in his hand.

“Don’t tell the chairman about this. I want to surprise him,” Qin Yifan said to his staff. His father’s sixtieth birthday was around the corner. He wanted to carve a small object from this King’s Green, and give it to his father as a birthday gift.

Qin Yifan’s father ran the business of jade. He had seen many kinds of jade. However, the King’s Green was too rare that even Qin Yifan’s father didn’t have one.

Though Gu Ning pretended to be calm, she felt nervous indeed.

Two million. To be honest, she had never had that much money in hands in her last lifetime because of the control of the Tang family.

Gu Ning was nervous, excited and couldn’t believe it was true.

She had checked the message several times, then accepted the fact. Gu Ning deleted the message afterwards in case someone else would find out.

Though two million were a lot for Gu Ning, it wasn’t enough for a start-up.

She decided to use the two million as the fund of stone gambling.

Gu Ning had searched the Internet. The stone gambling market in City G was the nearest one to City F. It took an hour of flight to get there. Gu Ning made a decision that she was going to City G this weekend.

Without doubt, Gu Ning wanted to start up her business from the jewelry industry.

She had Jade Eyes, and could gain money without risking anything of her own.

Jewelry industry was just a beginning. Other industries would be involved in the future.

The Tang family was involved in the real estate and entertainment industries. Gu Ning was determined to take part in those two industries. She was going to win the Tang family.

Gu Ning also knew she must take it slowly. It wasn’t easy to do a successful business. She needed both money and resources.

For example, if she planned to establish a jewelry company, she had to prepare a lot for it.

First was the source, then the store. After that, she needed to register a company. If she didn’t know someone who was in charge, she wouldn’t be able to finish it within a month.

Workers, like designers, managers and engraving artists, were also needed.

She was still a student now. It wasn’t practical for her to manage the company on her own.

Thinking of all these, Gu Ning felt burdened, but she enjoyed it.

Moreover, after she went back home from City G with a large amount of money, she would to Gu Man something about what had happened. And she would buy Gu Man and the family of Gu Qing a house separately.

She also wanted Gu Man to quit her job, which was tiring and only paid peanuts.

If Gu Man was willing to be a housewife, Gu Ning was fine with that. If her mother wanted to develop her own interests, Gu Ning would support her mother too.

Gu Man could open a small store, and hired someone to look after it for her. She could visit the store and work for a while if she liked. All Gu Ning wanted was to let her mother live a relaxing life.

As for the family of Gu Qing, Gu Ning wouldn’t support them the way she supported Gu Man. She would only financially supported them if they needed.

If they wanted to open a shop or a start-up, Gu Ning was willing to help them without payback.

It was still early, Gu Ning went to a bookstore. She bought several books on jade and stones, then she put those books into the telepathic eye space in a washroom. After that, she left the commercial building, and went straight to her school by taxi.

When Gu Ning was back at school, it was 2:20 pm, and 10 minutes away from the class. Gu Ning was on time.

However, Gu Ning encountered Qin Zheng and Gu Xiaoxiao when she went upstairs.

The minute Gu Xiaoxiao saw Gu Ning, she held Qin Zheng’s arm and gave Gu Ning a provocative look.

Gu Ning was speechless. Did Gu Xiaoxiao really believe she still likes Qin Zheng?

Probably in Gu Xiaoxiao’s eyes, Gu Ning had liked Qin Zheng so much in the past, and it wasn’t possible for her to forget him within a short time.

Even though Qin Zheng had broken her heart, it took time to recover from the pain.

Unfortunately, Gu Ning was different now. Qin Zheng was merely a stranger to her.

Accordingly, Gu Ning ignored them, going straight upstairs. Gu Xiaoxiao was mad though for she didn’t see Gu Ning being upset.

But she still believed Gu Ning was pretending to be calm.

Qin Zheng, on the contrary, was extremely upset.