Chapter 301: Threaten Xu Jinchen

And this was just the second time that she had met Leng Shaoting. She only liked his outstanding appearance till now, and didn't know much about his personality. It wasn't hard for her to get over it. She just felt that it was a shame that she lost the chance.

"Nice to meet you too, Miss Qiu," Gu Ning said politely.

"Alright, it's time for the meal now. Let's go dine together!" Xu Jinchen said, and then they left together.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting sat in Xu Jinchen's car, and Qiu Yuxin took Xu Qinyin's.

"I think that Gu Ning is younger than 20!" Although Qiu Yuxin already got over it, she couldn't help gossiping. "Probably just turned 18! I'm surprised that Shaoting likes a girl who is so much younger than him!" Xu Qinyin said, but she only dared to say it when Leng Shaoting was absent.

"Hey, what do you want to have?" Xu Jinchen asked Gu Ning. Gu Ning was the guest and guests decided first.

"Anything that you think is delicious," Gu Ning replied.

"Well then, I'll make the decision." Since Gu Ning said so, Xu Jinchen would choose for Gu Ning.

"Oh, boss, did you get injured anywhere?" Xu Jinchen suddenly thought of the question. Although they both looked fine, it was necessary for him to care about them.

"Not really," Leng Shaoting said.

"Good to know." Xu Jinchen relaxed.

Watching the familiar scenes through the window, Gu Ning had mixed emotions again. She had been on this road countless times and had stayed in this city for so many years during her previous incarnation. Leng Shaoting sensed her emotional change. Although he didn't know why she was suddenly so sad, he clasped her hand to comfort her. Gu Ning didn't want her bad mood to affect Leng Shaoting, so she immediately stopped thinking about her previous incarnation.

"Oh, how long will you be staying in the capital?" Xu Jinchen asked.

"A week at the most!" Gu Ning answered.

"It's just a dozen days away from the New Year festival. I thought that you'd go to my boss's place to spend the festival with his family!" Xu Jinchen said.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting looked at Gu Ning with anticipation. Apparently, he had the same idea.

However, Gu Ning rejected. "I don't think that it's necessary!" In other words, they hadn't been together for long, and it was impossible that she would spend the New Year festival with Leng Shaoting's family.

Gu Ning was right, but it hurt Leng Shaoting's heart. He was immediately upset.

"Please don't be disappointed. I just think that we've only been together for a short time. Neither your family or mine has any idea that we're already boyfriend and girlfriend. Don't you think it would be abrupt if I suddenly show up in front of your family during the New Year festival?"

"We can tell them right now!" Leng Shaoting said.

"However, my mom won't allow me to have a boyfriend until I'm in university. If she finds out now, I'm afraid that she'll have a bad impression of you. What if she didn't permit us to be together?" Gu Ning said on purpose.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting compromised. "Fine, we'll wait till you go to college." "Ha-ha," Xu Jinchen snorted with laughter. "It seems like I better find a girl who is already graduated from college, so that we can get married directly, and I don't need to worry about her age."

Xu Jinchen was actually making fun of them. Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was displeased. He also wanted to marry the girl that he loved right away.

When Gu Ning had accepted him as her boyfriend, Leng Shaoting never thought that they would be apart again, so he naturally had the idea that they would be married one day.

However, Gu Ning threatened Xu Jinchen, "Jinchen, aren't you afraid that if you annoy your boss, he'll arrange some tasks for you and you'll have no time to date, let alone get married?"

"No-no, please!" Xu Jinchen was scared and begged, "I'm sorry! I apologize!" If he annoyed Leng Shaoting, it could possibly happen.

The capital was very large, and it took at least 45 minute of driving from the airport to downtown when there was no traffic jam.

It was 12 pm, so they drove smoothly and arrived at a hotel which the Xu Family owned an hour later.

When they walked into a private room, Gu Ning finally turned her phone on.

The minute her phone was powered on, she received seven messages which reminded her that she had missed calls from the same person, Situ Ye. There was also a message sent by Situ Ye. Gu Ning, I know that you'll be fine, but I'm very worried about your safety. I'm flying to the capital now. I can't relax until I see you in person. Please wait for me.

Gu Ning felt stressed and a little guilty, because she knew that Situ Ye liked her but she wouldn't give him any response. She already had Leng Shaoting after all. Gu Ning called Situ Ye back without delay. She was fine, so she didn't want him to waste his time flying to the capital to see her. However, his phone was powered off. He was probably already in a plane. Gu Ning then showed the message to Leng Shaoting. She had no intention to hide it from him.

Leng Shaoting was obviously displeased when he read the message.

"I'll go with you," Leng Shaoting said in an undeniable tone. He wouldn't let Gu Ning meet Situ Ye alone. He knew that Situ Ye liked Gu Ning, and he wouldn't allow them to meet each other alone.

"Sure," Gu Ning said. She also didn't want to give Situ Ye any chances, so it was better if they went to meet him together. After that, Gu Ning sent a message to Situ Ye.

Thank you so much for your care. I'm fine and safe now, but since you're already coming, please call me when you arrive!

It took around three hours to fly from City G to the capital by plane, and Situ Ye would be arriving within two hours.

Chapter 302: Can't You Stop?

Gu Ning planned to meet Situ Ye directly at the airport after the meal, but it would seem like she wanted him to leave right away, and it was a little impolite. Thus Gu Ning changed her mind. Situ Ye was being kind to visit her, and she should welcome him as her guest.

Xu Qinyin drove slower than Xu Jinchen, and arrived later than them so Xu Jinchen ordered the food before they arrived in the hotel.

Both Xu Qinyin and Qiu Yuxin felt a little nervous dining at the same table with Leng Shaoting, so they stayed quiet most of the time, but they had a burning curiosity towards Gu Ning. They both wanted to figure out her basic information, like her family background or how she met Leng Shaoting and so forth.

During the meal, Leng Shaoting kept putting dishes into Gu Ning's bowl once in a while, and ignored all the single people around the table.

"Can't you stop doing that? It hurts our feelings!" Xu Jinchen complained.

"Why don't you go find yourself a girlfriend?" Leng Shaoting retorted.

Xu Jinchen was struck speechless. If he had a girlfriend, he would do the same thing!

In fact, there were many outstanding girls around Xu Jinchen, like his cousins' female friends. Many of them were attractive. Qiu Yuxin for instance, no matter if it was her family background, appearance, education, profession, or manners, she was one in a million. Xu Qinyin also tried to create chances for them, but they just had no feelings for each other.

After the meal, Leng Shaoting told Xu Jinchen to go alone and leave the car for him. Xu Jinchen was irritated and complained that his boss chose his girlfriend over his best friend. Xu Jinchen had no intention to interrupt their date, but he was annoyed at Leng Shaoting's attitude. Anyway, he had to follow his boss's order.

However, before he left, Xu Jinchen asked Leng Shaoting, "Boss, wanna hang out tonight? We can call our other bros. They're still in the capital."

"I'll see," Leng Shaoting replied. He wasn't sure yet.

"Fine," Xu Jinchen said resignedly and left with Xu Qinyin.

Although Xu Jinchen had to take Xu Qinyin's car, he proposed that he drive, because he disliked the way that Xu Qinyin drove.

Once they left, Xu Qinyin asked Xu Jinchen without delay, "Jinchen, Gu Ning looks so young. Is she still a student?"

"Yes, a senior in high school," Xu Jinchen answered.

"What?"

A senior in high school? She was only 17 or 18! Although they both knew that Gu Ning was much younger than them, they thought that she had to be a college student.

"Where is she from? What do her parents do? How did she become Shaoting's girlfriend?" Xu Qinyin asked one question after another in a hurry.

"Why are you asking so much about her?" Xu Jinchen liked gossip to some extent, but he didn't dare to expose details about his boss's personal affairs. Otherwise, everyone in the Red Flame would have known about Gu Ning already.

"I'm just curious! You clearly know that Shaoting has never been so close to a girl. Aren't you curious that he suddenly shows up with his girlfriend?" Xu Qinyin argued.

"I don't know the details actually. If you want to know, go and ask him yourself." Xu Jinchen shrugged. He indeed knew little about Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning's relationship.

"Fine. Forget it!" Xu Qinyin didn't have the courage to ask Leng Shaoting in person. Otherwise she wouldn't ask Xu Jinchen now.

"I am just kindly reminding you to be friendly to Gu Ning, or..." Xu Jinchen purposely didn't finish his sentence. Xu Qinyin was a nice person, but she was spoiled by her family, so she would show her dislike on her face and didn't care about others' feelings. Xu Jinchen was worried that she might not get along well with Gu Ning and cause unnecessary trouble.

"I will!" Xu Qinyin raised her voice. Even if she really couldn't get along with Gu Ning, she wouldn't act against her for Leng Shaoting's sake. Of course, Gu Ning should be friendly to her first. She had a good impression of Gu Ning till now, but she didn't know much about her, so she had no idea whether they could be friends.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to a tea house waiting for Situ Ye.

In the middle of waiting, Leng Shaoting received his grandpa's call, but he didn't avoid Gu Ning and took it directly.

"Grandpa," Leng Shaoting answered. Although he sounded cold as usual, he had affection towards his grandpa.

His grandpa was the only one who made him feel like he had a family and Leng Shaoting only cared about his grandpa among the Leng Family.

The minute that Leng Shaoting finished his sentence, his grandpa roared into the phone, "Do you still know that I'm your grandpa? Why didn't you tell me anything after you went through such a terrible accident? Were you going to hide it from me forever?" His grandpa criticized loudly, and Gu Ning was able to hear it clearly. Master Leng was obviously worried about his grandson.

Leng Shaoting's profession was full of dangers and risks, and he was often involved in highly dangerous situation. His grandpa was aware of that, but it didn't mean that his grandpa didn't care about him. Instead, Master Leng was always concerned about Leng Shaoting's safety.

And this time when he found out that Leng Shaoting could have died in the plane accident, he almost lost control of himself.

"I'm fine now," Leng Shaoting said.

"Then why didn't you come back home?" Master Leng questioned. Leng Shaoting had been in the capital for at least two hours, but he didn't go home.

"I have something to deal with now, and I'll be back tonight," Leng Shaoting replied.

Master Leng knew that Leng Shaoting was a mature and stable man, so he didn't force him to come back right now, but reminded him to be home at night before he hung up.

Chapter 303: He Challenged Me

After he hung up the call with his grandpa, Leng Shaoting asked Gu Ning, "Do you want to meet my grandpa later?"

"No, I'm not mentally prepared yet!" Gu Ning rejected. Thinking of meeting his family, Gu Ning got nervous all of a sudden.

Leng Shaoting told her that he only cared about his grandpa among the Leng Family, so Gu Ning valued his grandpa's opinion of her most, but she just thought that it wasn't the right time to meet his family.

Leng Shaoting didn't insist. "Then I'll first take you to where I live after we meet Situ Ye, and then I'll go back to the Leng Family house."

"Sure," Gu Ning replied.

In fact, Gu Ning could stay in the Huangdeng Hotel for free, but she didn't want to turn Leng Shaoting down.

When the plane had just landed at the airport and was still moving, Situ Ye couldn't wait to turn his phone on. He knew that Gu Ning would definitely have replied to his message. He was right. Situ Ye called Gu Ning without delay after reading her message.

"Gu Ning, where are you now?" Situ Ye asked.

"I'm in the Jinlin Hotel. Have you arrived yet?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yes, but I haven't gotten off the plane yet. I'll be right there," Situ Ye said.

"Great," Gu Ning said before she hung up.

Situ Ye had told someone to prepare a car for him before he boarded the plane, so he quickly drove to the Jinlin Hotel the minute that he left the airport.

Even though he knew that Gu Ning was fine and safe, he was in a hurry to meet her. Thus he drove at a high speed, exceeding the speed limit along the way. Normally it would take at least 50 minutes to get there; he spent less than 30 minutes on the road. Once he got out of the car, Situ Ye called Gu Ning.

Gu Ning told him the number of the private room, and Situ Ye ran to it without delay.

"Come on in please," Gu Ning said when Situ Ye knocked on the door.

Situ Ye was excited to meet Gu Ning, but he was soon struck dumb when Leng Shaoting appeared in his sight too.

"It's you?"

Situ Ye had met Leng Shaoting before in a fight, so he had a grudge against Leng Shaoting.

Leng Shaoting only gave him a glance, and stayed calm.

"Hi!" Gu Ning immediately welcomed him. Although she was displeased that Situ Ye showed obvious dislike towards Leng Shaoting, she didn't show it. She understood that there was an old grudge between them. Leng Shaoting had ruined Situ Ye's plans before, so Situ Ye naturally hated Leng Shaoting. However, as long as they didn't fight again, Gu Ning wouldn't interfere.

Seeing Gu Ning, Situ Ye instantly changed his attitude and tone. "I'm so glad to see that you're fine."

"Thank you so much. I feel guilty that you flew all the way to visit me. If you don't mind, please stay and have dinner with us," Gu Ning said.

"We're friends! And I should care more about you," Situ Ye said airily. At the same time, he was shocked to see that Gu Ning was with Leng Shaoting. Is Leng Shaoting Gu Ning's boyfriend? Thinking of that, Situ Ye was stunned, because there was a clear abyss between Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning. It would be extremely shocking if they were a couple.

Situ Ye was also worried that Gu Ning probably already knew his identity. Although he wasn't sure, it was highly possible. If Gu Ning knew his identity, why she was still willing to make friends with him, instead of keeping a distance away from him like everyone else? Maybe Leng Shaoting didn't tell her the truth for her safety.

No matter what, since Gu Ning didn't point it out, Situ Ye decided not to say it. He didn't ask about their relationship either, but had a plan in his mind. "Of course I'm willing to dine with you. You've always promised to invite me to have a meal together, and now you finally fulfill your promise," Situ Ye said to Gu Ning.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting immediately sensed what was on his mind. Gu Ning didn't think it was a big deal, but Leng Shaoting was greatly displeased. He met Situ Ye's eyes with strong hatred in his gaze.

"Well then please have a rest in your room first. I've reserved a room for you, and we can have dinner around six pm tonight. We've had a long journey in the plane today, and we also need a rest," Gu Ning said. She intentionally made an excuse to separate the two men.

Situ Ye was disappointed, but he understood that Gu Ning had had a long day today. When he left, Situ Ye gave Leng Shaoting a meaningful and provocative glance. He had already made up his mind to compete with Leng Shaoting for Gu Ning. Although Leng Shaoting was Gu Ning's boyfriend now, they weren't married yet and the future was unpredictable!

Gu Ning was too young to get married yet, so he still had several years to chase her.

"He challenged me!" Leng Shaoting complained after Situ Ye

was gone.

"Ha-ha," Gu Ning snorted with laughter seeing Leng Shaoting's aggrieved face. She thought that it probably wasn't a good idea for her to have let the two men meet each other today. Nevertheless, it had already happened, so Gu Ning left it, but asked Leng Shaoting, "Do you lack confidence in yourself, or me?"

Leng Shaoting didn't answer her question, but suddenly hugged Gu Ning and kissed her. He indeed lacked confidence in both of them. They weren't married yet, and anything could happen before that. In fact, what worried Leng Shaoting the most was that he could die during one of his tasks. It was the first time that he had been so terrified of death. If he died, he would lose Gu Ning forever.

Leng Shaoting vented his anxiety by kissing Gu Ning wildly.

Gu Ning understood that Leng Shaoting felt a sense of crisis now. Even though she promised that she would stay by his side, no one knew what would happen in the future.

Chapter 304: It's Too Early to Reject Me Now

Situ Ye had already challenged Leng Shaoting, so he had to do something now. If he still didn't say anything, or do something, he wouldn't be a real man.

As the kiss went on, Leng Shaoting gradually wanted more. Gu Ning was always sexually attractive to him, but it wasn't an appropriate place for them to make love, so he was pushed away.

Seeing Leng Shaoting feeling so uncomfortable, Gu Ning flushed and felt a little guilty. "Um, it's just not appropriate."

Leng Shaoting understood that, so he tried his best to curb his sexual desire, but it was very hard. In the end, Leng Shaoting pulled Gu Ning, walking to their room without delay.

Leng Shaoting reserved a room for him and Gu Ning too when he booked the room for Situ Ye. It was only three hours away from the dinner, and they could have a rest in the room. Unexpectedly, the room was of great use now.

The minute that they walked into the room, Leng Shaoting pressed Gu Ning on the bed. He didn't immediately thrust into her body, but touched and kissed her body step by step to turn her on. Although he was eager to f*ck her, he cared about Gu Ning's feelings too. And Gu Ning wasn't a sexy toy in his eyes. Instead, he respected her a lot. Gu Ning's body was trembling slightly from sexual excitement. And soon they began to do what they both wanted.

In another presidential suite, Situ Ye stood by the window thinking.

He was thinking about his feelings towards Gu Ning and his identity. Could he make Gu Ning happy? There were countless people who wanted to kill him after all. And if Gu Ning really became his girlfriend one day, she would probably be in the same danger as him, which wasn't something that he wanted. However, he couldn't persuade himself to give up on chasing Gu Ning just because of that. As long as he could protect her, they would be safe and happy.

Situ Ye smiled. As the head of the Qing Gang, he was always mentally agile, but now he suddenly hesitated. He really had changed after he met Gu Ning.

Since he refused to give up, then he would follow his heart!

Situ Ye also understood that it would take skill to get the girl that he wanted. He didn't care about the fact that Gu Ning had been with Leng Shaoting at all. All he cared about was the result.

It was during the day, so Leng Shaoting restricted himself. The two finished after half an hour, but Gu Ning was still exhausted, because Leng Shaoting had been very fierce.

"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Leng Shaoting asked. He sounded worried. He knew that they were going out later, but he couldn't control himself.

"I need a rest," Gu Ning said and turned her back against him. She wasn't mad, but they had always done it with the light off before, and she felt strange to be naked in front of him in the daylight.

Leng Shaoting noticed that Gu Ning wasn't mad, so he was relieved. He cuddled her from the back and lay in silence.

They rested for an hour, and got up at around 5:30 pm. They dressed and went down to the private room before they called Situ Ye.

The minute that the two men met each other, there was high tension in the air. Although they didn't argue, or fight, Gu Ning felt uneasy, and immediately broke the ice. "Hi, Situ! What do you want to have? Please order whatever you want to

eat."

Situ Ye wore a smile that he thought was charming and said to Gu Ning gently, "Sure, I will."

After that, he sat down beside the table.

In fact, Situ Ye was also a handsome man, and he had an attractive smile. If Gu Ning hadn't met Leng Shaoting before him, she probably would have fallen in love with him.

Although Leng Shaoting was better looking than Situ Ye, he didn't smile at all, so he wasn't that attractive. Situ Ye, on the other hand, was adept at showing his charm. However, no matter how charming he was, Gu Ning felt nothing at all, because she already had Leng Shaoting as her boyfriend.

"We're ready to order, please," Gu Ning said to the waiter, and the waiter handed the menu to Gu Ning at once. Gu Ning gave the menu to Situ Ye directly and he would be the first to order.

Situ Ye didn't hesitate and ordered several dishes.

"When will you go back?" Situ Ye asked Gu Ning after they finished ordering

"In a few days probably," Gu Ning replied. "If you need any help, you can call me," Situ Ye added.

"No, thanks. I can help Ningning." Before Gu Ning could say a word, Leng Shaoting turned Situ Ye down. The capital fell within the spread of his influence, and there was nothing he couldn't help Gu Ning with.

"Well, it's too early to reject me now. You and I have totally different backgrounds, so what we can do is different too. Aren't you afraid to hurt the Leng Family?" Situ Ye smiled a little in a provocative tone.

Leng Shaoting stayed quiet, because Situ Ye had hit the point. He served in the military, and had to obey some strict principles, so it wasn't always convenient for him to deal with something. And if he accidentally provided the Leng Family's enemies with ammunition, his family could be hurt. He couldn't deny Situ Ye's words, and was more irritated now.

Chapter 305 I Don't Like Him

Seeing Leng Shaoting being upset, Gu Ning was slightly angry and tried to defend him. "Well, I think I need different friends who work in different fields, which would be helpful to my business, right?" In other words, she needed help from different people, instead of Situ Ye alone.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was cheered up, but Situ Ye just smiled a little.

Before long, the dishes were on the table.

During the meal, Leng Shaoting still kept putting dishes into Gu Ning's bowl as usual. Although Situ Ye hated seeing that, he stayed calm, as if he didn't notice it at all. However, as long as Situ Ye got the chance to talk with Gu Ning, he wouldn't allow Leng Shaoting to lead the conversation.

"I think that your jewelry business is quite profitable now. When will you open a branch?" Situ Ye asked Gu Ning.

"I plan to go to university in the capital, so my next step is to move the headquarters to the capital, and I'll get some trustworthy managers to deal with the branches," Gu Ning

said.

"Very well. Have you found any suitable stores available for renting yet? There are several stores in good locations under my name. If you need, I can help," Situ Ye said. No man could resist the charms of a beautiful woman, and Situ Ye would do everything to win Gu Ning's heart. "No, thanks," Leng Shaoting said before Gu Ning once more. However, even if Leng Shaoting didn't do that, Gu Ning would reject too, because she had already agreed to let Leng Shaoting help her with that. However, Situ Ye ignored Leng Shaoting, and only looked at Gu Ning. He wanted to hear the answer from Gu Ning.

"Situ, thank you so much for your kindness. I'll deal with the store in the capital myself. If I need your help, I'll call you." Compared with Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning rejected Situ Ye more gently. She didn't want to lose a friend like Situ Ye. In addition, there was no grudge between Situ Ye and her, so it wasn't necessary for her to keep a distance from him. Although she understood that Situ Ye wanted more from her, he hadn't done anything yet.

"Sure, if you need anything, just call me." It wasn't a surprising answer, so Situ Ye didn't feel disappointed. Instead, he was confident that Gu Ning needed him.

They then ate the meal in harmony. Situ Ye would directly ignore Leng Shaoting and talk with Gu Ning only, but he wouldn't forget his manners or intentionally argue with Leng Shaoting. Gu Ning was aware that Situ Ye was a well-educated gentleman who admired her but wouldn't interfere in her relationship with Leng Shaoting.

After the meal, Leng Shaoting used an excuse and pulled Gu Ning to leave right away, and left Situ Ye alone in the room.

Situ Ye didn't stop them. He watched them disappearing from his sight thinking deeply.

Leng Shaoting drove Gu Ning to his house, but he remained silent along the way. Gu Ning pursed her lips. "Are you mad?"

"No," Leng Shaoting answered, but his annoyed tone betrayed him.

"You're lying," Gu Ning said. Obviously she didn't believe his answer.

"I just don't like him," Leng Shaoting said in the end. He was talking about Situ Ye of course.

Gu Ning felt like laughing, but said to him seriously, "If you dislike every man who admires me, I think you will probably be mad often."

Gu Ning wasn't a narcissist, but was telling the truth. With her outstanding appearance and ability, she had plenty of admirers. During the short time after she had been reborn, she had already met Qin Yifan and Situ Ye. Both of them were quality men, although they couldn't compare with Leng Shaoting. It didn't matter which one of them was her boyfriend, she would live a good life. However, in the end she chose Leng Shaoting.

"Well, compared with me, you're better looking and from such an influential family. There must be far more women who admire you than men who admire me. Nevertheless, the point is whether you're determined to be with me only, no matter how many admirers you have."

Gu Ning naturally was displeased when other women made eyes at Leng Shaoting, but as long as Leng Shaoting loved only her, she wouldn't be mad at him. Actually, she wouldn't care about other men since she already had Leng Shaoting as her boyfriend, but Leng Shaoting couldn't tolerate that other men still tried to please her when he was present.

Leng Shaoting immediately stopped the car at the roadside, and looked to Gu Ning with affection. "I don't care how many women admire me. I only care about you, and you're my one and only love and I will love you forever."

"Exactly! I don't care how many men admire me either, and I won't give them any chances, so please don't show me your angry face along the way!" Gu Ning complained.

"I..." Leng Shaoting was struck dumb, but he agreed with Gu Ning. He wasn't actually mad at Gu Ning, but he did show his angry face often in front of her when they were alone together. "I'm sorry, Ningning."

"It's alright, I'm not blaming you. Let's go ahead," Gu Ning said.

Leng Shaoting then relaxed.

Within a short time, they arrived at a high-end housing area with a great environment. Leng Shaoting stopped in front of a house with a garden. Gu Ning looked at it. The house was large and was about 200 square meters in size with a big garden that was about 100 square meters.

The house price was extremely high in the capital, and only the super-rich could afford a large house with an outdoor garden here, but it wasn't actually surprising given Leng Shaoting's family background.

Chapter 306: Why Is It Inconvenient?

"I usually stay in the capital for a short time, and this is where I live when I'm in the capital. This house is cleaned regularly, so we can live in it anytime," Leng Shaoting said.

After that, Leng Shaoting held Gu Ning's hand, walking into the house.

The lights were on, and Gu Ning took a glance around the house. Its decoration was simple as well as elegant, and didn't show any hint of luxury, which matched Leng Shaoting's character really well. Although the house was furnished with the simplest essentials, there was everything they needed in it.

"You can leave if you're busy. I'll be fine here." Gu Ning knew that Leng Shaoting had to go back to the Leng Family's house, so she didn't want to waste his time.

Leng Shaoting hugged Gu Ning, pressing his head into her fragrant hair. Apparently, he didn't want to leave. After a long while, he finally said, "Wait for me, and I'll be right back."

"Sure," Gu Ning replied.

Then Leng Shaoting pressed a light kiss on Gu Ning's forehead before he left.

The Leng Family's house was a legacy from their ancestry and was built in the early 20th century. It had been rebuilt and repaired partially, but still kept the classic style. And all the members of Leng Family lived in the same large quadrangle.

In the living hall, Leng Shaoting's second aunt, Jiang Shuyuan, was criticizing Leng Shaojia who had been fooling around for half a year after her graduation. However, Leng Shaojia didn't care what her mother was talking about. She was watching TV while eating snacks by herself.

"Welcome home, Lord Leng!"

At this time, the housekeeper's surprised voice sounded, which struck both Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia dumb for a second. Leng Shaoting is back? Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia were obviously displeased after hearing the news that Leng Shaoting was back.

Leng Shaoting was too outstanding among the young generation in the Leng Family, so he was likely to inherit the Leng Family's properties, thus Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia were jealous of him. Because of Leng Shaoting, Jiang Shuyuan's son, Leng Shaomin, could lose the chance to inherit the Leng Family properties.

Although Leng Shaoting was the oldest grandson of Master Leng and it was quite reasonable that he was Master Leng's successor, the other members in the Leng Family held opposite opinions because his parents had passed away a long time ago.

However, none of the members in the Leng Family was clear about Leng Shaoting's ability and influence, even Master Leng knew no more than the others in their family. Only Master Leng was aware that Leng Shaoting had some properties under his name. The other people in the Leng Family just knew that he was a major general in the army. Even so, Leng Shaoting was the youngest major general in history at only 25-year-old, which was enough to prove his outstanding ability.

Leng Shaoting had told Gu Ning earlier that he only cared about his grandpa in the Leng Family, and the rest were all unimportant.

The housekeeper was named Leng Changzhi. He was a distant cousin of the Leng Family and then became Leng Weihua's confidant, so he was also friendly to Leng Shaoting and Leng Shaoting respected him as well.

"Uncle Leng," Leng Shaoting called him.

"Master is in the study," Leng Changzhi smiled gently.

"Great, I'll go meet him right now," Leng Shaoting said, then walked inside directly.

"Hi, Shaoting." Even though Jiang Shuyuan disliked Leng Shaoting, she still needed to pretend superficially.

"Nice to meet you, Aunt Jiang," Leng Shaoting said coldly.

Leng Shaojia, on the other hand, ignored Leng Shaoting, but Leng Shaoting didn't care at all. He walked straight upstairs.

In the study on the second floor, Master Leng was sitting behind a desk reading a newspaper. Hearing someone knocking on the door, he opened his mouth, "Come in."

Leng Shaoting pushed the door open, walking inside.

Seeing Leng Shaoting, Master Leng immediately put the newspaper down and complained, "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for you!"

"I wanted to come even later, but I thought that I can leave earlier if I come earlier," Leng Shaoting said on purpose.

Master Leng indeed turned angry. "What? You just arrived at the capital. Where are you going?"

"My house," Leng Shaoting answered.

"You scarcely came back. Couldn't you stay here for a night?" Master Leng was apparently annoyed. He missed his eldest grandson so much, but it seemed like his eldest grandson didn't care about his feelings at all. He was normally busy and it was understandable that he wouldn't come home, but now since he was already home, why couldn't he stay?

"It's inconvenient." Leng Shaoting preferred to stay alone with Gu Ning.

"Why is it inconvenient? This is your family's place!" Master Leng almost lost his temper.

"I have a girlfriend." Leng Shaoting didn't hide the truth.

"What?" Hearing that, Master Leng rounded his eyes in shock, and couldn't believe his ears. "What did you say? Say it again."

"I have a girlfriend," Leng Shaoting said with patience.

Master Leng abruptly stood up from his chair. He was too surprised to believe that it was real. "Really? Do you really have a girlfriend?"

"Yes." Leng Shaoting gave his grandpa an affirmative nod.

Master Leng was more than thrilled now. His grandson finally had a girlfriend! Leng Shaoting was so handsome and charming, but never got close to any women. Master Leng had even doubted his grandson's sexual orientation, which was later proved to not be true. However, no matter how Master Leng persuaded Leng Shaoting to date or have a girlfriend, Leng Shaoting would reject him without hesitation. Although Leng Shaoting was still young, and it was too early to get married now, Master Leng was worried that his grandson would probably be single and alone forever.

Master Leng didn't care about family background. It would be better if Leng Shaoting fell in love with a girl who came from a family at the same level as his, but Master Leng would also support Leng Shaoting even if he chose a girl from an ordinary family in the end. Master Leng simply hoped for his grandson to be happy. Therefore, Master Leng didn't ask Leng Shaoting about his girlfriend's family background, because he trusted Leng Shaoting. "Where is your girlfriend from? When can you bring her to meet me?" Master Leng inquired anxiously.

"She comes from City F. She won't see you until she finishes the National College Entrance Exam and goes to university in the capital." Gu Ning had told him that she wasn't mentally prepared yet, so she wasn't willing to meet his grandfather now. Moreover, it was already against Gu Ning's willingness that Leng Shaoting told his grandfather information about her.

"The National College Entrance Exam? How old is she?" Master Leng was shocked.

Chapter 307: Wanna Hang Out?

"Eighteen, she's going to attend the National College Entrance Exam soon," Leng Shaoting answered.

Eighteen? In other words, Leng Shaoting was seven years older than the girl. All of a sudden, Master Leng had a strange feeling because his grandson fancied a girl who was much younger than him, but at least an 18-year-old girl was already an adult.

Leng Shaoting checked the time on his phone and said, "Grandpa, if there isn't anything else, please allow me to leave now. I don't want to make her wait for me." Leng Shaoting was talking about Gu Ning of course.

"Now?" Master Leng frowned with unhappiness. Leng Shaoting had only stayed for a few minutes and he was already in a hurry to leave. "Fine, but do come to have breakfast with me tomorrow morning," Master Leng said.

"Sorry, I have something else to deal with," Leng Shaoting rejected.

"How about dinner?" Master Leng asked again.

"I probably won't be free then. If I come back, I'll tell you beforehand! Oh, please don't send people to follow me or investigate her," Leng Shaoting said before he turned around leaving directly.

"You..." Master Leng was furious. His grandson chose his girlfriend over him! However, Master Leng knew Leng Shaoting's personality well. Since he didn't want him to do so he better not do it. Otherwise, it would probably be a disaster.

Leng Shaoting then walked downstairs through the living hall.

Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia were already gone to avoid meeting Leng Shaoting, but Leng Shaoxun, who was Leng Shaoting's youngest uncle's son, came back just as Leng Shaoting walked out.

Seeing Leng Shaoting, Leng Shaoxun was excited. He jumped in front of Leng Shaoting and greeted him with great passion. "Hi, Shaoting! Welcome home!"

Leng Shaoxun admired Leng Shaoting very much and made up his mind to join the army and become a respected military officer one day like Leng Shaoting. Therefore, when Leng Shaoting was home, Leng Shaoxun would beg him to teach him fighting skills. Leng Shaoting normally wouldn't reject his request, so Leng Shaoxun had learned a lot from Leng Shaoting

Leng Shaoting's youngest uncle's family didn't have special feelings towards Leng Shaoting because he was always cold and stayed aloof from others, so they were like strangers without affection.

Leng Shaoxun was an outgoing young man. In the beginning, he was scared of Leng Shaoting, but as time went by he gradually grew to like him.

As for Leng Shaoxun, Leng Shaoting treated him like his younger cousin, although they weren't very close.

"Hi," Leng Shaoting said perfunctorily, and continued to walk outside.

"Shaoting, where are you going?" Leng Shaoxun asked.

"I'm busy," Leng Shaoting answered.

"When will you be back to teach me kung fu?" Leng Shaoxun asked again.

"When I'm free," Leng Shaoting said and disappeared out the gate. Leng Shaoxun was a little disappointed, but he understood that Leng Shaoting was always busy.

The minute that Leng Shaoting left the Leng Family's house, he received Xu Jinchen's call.

"Hey, boss, wanna hang out at 8 pm tonight?" Xu Jinchen asked.

"Let me ask Ningning first." Leng Shaoting had no interest in entertainment places. He would rather stay at home and have fun with Gu Ning alone, but if Gu Ning wanted to go, he would be her company.

Xu Jinchen felt hurt. He thought that his boss was showing off their sweet relationship in front of him, who was still single, again.

After hanging up with Xu Jinchen, Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning and asked her whether she was willing to hang out with his teammates. Gu Ning thought that it was boring to stay in the house all day, so she agreed. Leng Shaoting then called Xu Jinchen for the address before he went to pick Gu Ning up.

King's Entertainment Club was a high-end entertainment place in the capital. And people who came here to have fun were either the rich or the authorities, because ordinary people couldn't afford it. However, Xu Jinchen didn't have to pay here because the Xu Family owned the King's Entertainment Club.

When Leng Shaoting along with Gu Ning arrived at King's Entertainment Club, it was almost 9:30 pm, because the capital was a large city with a lot of traffic.

In a super luxurious private room, Xu Jinchen, Chen Meng, Si Ming, Qiu Yuxin and Xu Qinyin had already arrived.

Xu Qinyin often hung out with Xu Jinchen and was familiar with Chen Meng as well as Si Ming to some extent, so she was invited to this gathering. Qiu Yuxin was Xu Qinyin's best friend, so she naturally came along with Xu Qinyin. However, Xu Qinyin only knew that Cheng Meng and Si Ming were Xu Jinchen and Leng Shaoting's friends in the army, she didn't know that they were a team called the Red Flame.

After drinking for a while, Leng Shaoting was still absent, so Chen Meng asked Xu Jinchen, "Jinchen, why hasn't Shaoting arrived yet?" Xu Jinchen told them that Leng Shaoting was coming at around 8 pm, but one and half an hour later, he was still absent. Even if there was a traffic jam on the road, it was enough for Leng Shaoting to drive here from the Leng Family's house. In order not to expose their identities, they would call Leng Shaoting by his name, instead of calling him their boss.

"He needed to pick someone up first," Xu Jinchen said, but didn't tell them who the person was.

Xu Jinchen intentionally kept it a secret. He was curious about how they would react when Leng Shaoting showed up with a girl all of a sudden. Xu Qinyin also had the same idea, so she remained quiet.

Sometimes, fate was really a wonderful thing. Qiu Yuxin had just gotten over Leng Shaoting, and then her heart skipped a beat when she saw Si Ming. The two had been talking throughout the night. Si Ming wasn't as handsome as Leng Shaoting, but was also a good-looking and sexy man. Moreover, he was humorous and easily impressed girls.

Si Ming was actually just being polite and talking with Xu Jinchen when such a great beauty appeared in his sight. Unexpectedly, they shared a lot in common.

It was the first time that Xu Qinyin had seen Qiu Yuxin enjoying the conversation so much with a man. As her best friend, Xu Qinyin knew Qiu Yuxin well. Qiu Yuxin was a beauty who never talked much to men, but once she became talkative in front of a man, she had to have fondness towards him. Apparently, Si Ming was the man.

"Hey, does Si Ming have a girlfriend?" Xu Qinyin asked Xu Jinchen.

Hearing that, Xu Jinchen immediately realized the reason why Xu Qinyin asked the question, because he had also noticed Si Ming's unusual behavior tonight. "Nope," Xu Jinchen smiled.

Xu Jinchen thought that Qiu Yuxin was a great girl and his parents also thought highly of her. Unfortunately, he felt nothing with her.

Chapter 308: The Club

Right at this moment, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in please," Xu Jinchen said.

King's Entertainment Club was a high-end entertainment place with excellent equipment for privacy. Without the permission of the people in the room, no one could push the door open from the outside. Without a doubt, the newcomer was Leng Shaoting. They were precisely right. The minute the door was pushed open, Leng Shaoting appeared in their sight. However, when they noticed that there was a girl who was holding Leng Shaoting's hand beside him, both Chen Meng and Si Ming were so shocked that they abruptly stood up from the sofa.

What is going on?Why is boss holding a girl's hand?

Within a second, Chen Meng recognized Gu Ning. "Gu Ning?"

"Do you know each other?" Xu Jinchen was surprised.

Chen Meng wasn't in the mood to answer his question.

"Hi, nice to meet you again," Gu Ning smiled.

"Are you?" Chen Meng pointed at their hands, which were clasped together. Actually, their relationship was quite obvious, but he couldn't believe it. It was completely shocking news that Leng Shaoting suddenly had a girlfriend.

"Yes. A couple," Leng Shaoting said, and sat down on the sofa with Gu Ning

"Wow, what a memorable moment!" Si Ming was excited. Their first reaction after they found out that Leng Shaoting was in love was to be happy that he was finally fell in love with a girl, instead of asking about the girl's background. In their eyes, it was already a miracle that Leng Shaoting was willing to date a girl, or have a girlfriend.

"Come on, let's have a toast for Shaoting, to congratulate that he finally has a girlfriend!" Si Ming immediately poured two glasses of wine for Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning, as if the man who finally had a girlfriend was himself. Hearing that, everyone raised his or her glass.

Leng Shaoting was happy to hear that too, so he lifted his glass without hesitation. Gu Ning did the same thing. Leng Shaoting asked her with care then, "Do you drink? If you don't, you don't need to do it."

"No-no, we must have a toast!" Before Gu Ning could answer, Si Ming interrupted and sent Leng Shaoting a wink. "Wine is a great thing to shorten the distance between a man and a

woman."

"Ha-ha, Ha-ha." Everyone burst into laughter.

Gu Ning, instead, flushed slightly, while Leng Shaoting was a little sexually excited. Although he had already slept with Gu Ning, he would love to give it a try when Gu Ning was drunk.

Of course, Si Ming was just joking, and they had a toast in cheers.

"Hi, my name's Si Ming. May I know your name?" Si Ming asked Gu Ning kindly after they sat down again.

"My name's Gu Ning," Gu Ning replied.

"How long have you been with Shaoting? He has kept it a secret for a long time, and we were all worried about him!" Si Ming complained.

"Well, just a short time I think," Gu Ning said.

On the other side of the room, Xu Jinchen asked Chen Meng, "Meng, how did you know Gu Ning?"

"Do you still remember that I told you that we met a girl in the middle of our task in City G before, and the girl killed two men by herself?" Chen Meng asked Xu Jinchen.

"Is she..." Xu Jinchen was shocked.

"Yes," Chen Meng said.

"Jesus!" To Xu Jinchen's astonishment, Gu Ning was so unbelievable!

Leng Shaoting drank with Gu Ning once in a while, which made Gu Ning think of what Si Ming had just said. She teased, "Are you trying to get me drunk?"

Leng Shaoting panicked a little. Obviously, Gu Ning had hit the point. Gu Ning smiled but didn't say anything further, and kept drinking with the others.

When it was almost 12 am, they were about to leave. Gu Ning had drunk a lot, but she didn't seem drunk at all, which confused Leng Shaoting.

While they passed another private room, Gu Ning clearly heard someone shouting for help. The music was too loud and her voice was relatively low, so people would normally ignore it. Gu Ning instantly used her Jade Eyes and saw that a fat, greasy, middle-aged man pressed a young woman on a sofa. The man was going to rape her, and the woman was struggling.

There were two men and two women beside them.

The two men were also around 40-years-old, while the two women were merely 25-years-old and dressed in a sexy way. Both of them leaned against the men's bodies and allowed the men to touch their bodies casually. Apparently, they weren't ladies. They were drinking, watching and cheering.

When Gu Ning clearly saw the face of the woman who were pressed on the sofa, she was surprised, because she had met the woman once in the airport today. The woman was precisely the one who had followed Leng Shaoting and complimented him behind them.

If the woman was willing to sell her body, Gu Ning wouldn't be involved, but she seemed to be ashamed and in pain, so Gu Ning couldn't allow the tragedy to happen. Without a second thought, she ran over and kicked the door open.

Leng Shaoting's group and the people in the private room were both shocked by the loud sound. Leng Shaoting and others didn't know why Gu Ning suddenly kicked the door open until they saw what was going on in the room.

Before the people inside could react, Gu Ning strode ahead and lifted the man who was pressing on the woman up before throwing him away. Everyone present was amazed by Gu Ning's sudden movement.

"Ouch!" the man moaned in pain. "Who are you? How dare you do that to me!"

As the owner of this King's Entertainment Club, Xu Jinchen naturally wouldn't tolerate the fat, greasy man's amoral behavior. He quickly walked inside and snapped at them, "How dare you do this in King's Entertainment Club?"

The men and women in the private room were astonished. Xu Jinchen was the owner of this club, and they didn't dare to annoy him.

"What's going on here?" Gu Ning turned to the young woman and asked.

"It's you?" The woman was quite surprised when she recognized Gu Ning.

"Do you know each other?" Xu Jinchen asked her.

"Not really, we just met at the airport today," the woman explained and felt embarrassed.

Chapter 309: A Writer

"I remember you, and you said that you're a writer," Gu Ning said. The woman was surprised that Gu Ning had such a good memory, and felt flattered that Gu Ning still remembered her. However, thinking of what just happened, the woman wore an angry expression, pointing at the fat, greasy man and said in anger, "This man is Chen Hua who is a TV director. He told me that he liked my novel and wanted to make it into a TV series, so we met here. However, he made advances at me, and promised to buy my novel as long as I had sex with him!I refused, so he used force!"

Hearing that, everyone was displeased. Although they knew that there were many unspoken rules in the entertainment industry, it was unacceptable that the man used violence, especially in the Xu Family's club.

Suddenly, an idea dawned on Gu Ning. She had plans to be involved in the entertainment industry. Since the woman's novel impressed the director, it must be a profitable deal, and she could buy it herself!

"Don't worry. I'll take you out of here safely," Gu Ning said.

"Thank you so much!" the woman said.

"Let's call the police," Xu Jinchen said.

Chen Hua's group immediately begged him, "Please don't call the police. It's all my fault, and I'll never do it again."

Xu Jinchen, instead, ignored them and told the manager of the club to handle it before they left. When they got outside, the woman noticed Qiu Yuxin and her eyes lit up at once.

Qiu Yuxin was a well-known young model domestically, but she wasn't a household name yet because she had only been in this industry for two years.

Seeing the woman being so excited, Qiu Yuxin gave her a friendly smile. The woman was thrilled, but didn't dare to talk to her.

"Where do you live? We can send you home," Gu Ning said to the woman. It was late and it could be dangerous if she went home alone.

The woman seemed embarrassed. "I live far away from here. I can take a taxi myself."

"Are you sure? It's very late now," Gu Ning said.

"Well." After what had just happened, the woman was indeed terrified, so she said in the end, "I live in XX Hotel."

Obviously, her family wasn't in the capital since she stayed in a hotel. And the hotel was located in a remote area which wasn't safe.

"That's not a safe place. Why don't you stay with me in the Jinlin Hotel?" Gu Ning said. She had booked a room there and hadn't checked out yet, so the woman could stay there.

"Oh, no, thanks." Jinlin Hotel was a five-star hotel and the woman couldn't afford it. Otherwise, she wouldn't stay in a small hotel in a remote place.

"Don't worry. I booked a room there, but I'm not staying there. It would be a waste if it's empty," Gu Ning explained.

"Um..." The woman hesitated, and felt ashamed. She wasn't worried that Gu Ning would hurt her, or she wouldn't have been rescued by them.

Gu Ning didn't give her a chance to reject her and pulled her to get into a car before saying good-bye to Xu Jinchen and the others.

They had all drunk, so nobody was driving. Xu Jinchen had arranged chauffeurs for them.

After that, Si Ming immediately sent a message to the rest of the Red Flame teammates. Big News! Our boss has a girlfriend! He didn't give more details.

All the other teammates were shocked after reading the message, and the first one who called Si Ming was Xin Bei.

"Ming, what exactly happened? Is it real? What does the girl look like? What does she do?" The minute Si Ming answered his call, Xin Bei asked one question after another in excitement.

"Go and ask our boss if you want to know more." Si Ming purposely didn't tell him any details.

"You..." Xin Bei was mad, but before he could say another word, Si Ming hung up on him.

In the following minutes, Si Ming received calls from the other teammates, and he gave them the same answer, which annoyed everyone. None of them dared to ask Leng Shaoting in person.

Si Ming wasn't by their side, or they would directly punch him for the answer.

Chen Meng and Si Ming sat in the same car. On the way back to Si Ming's apartment, Chen Meng said, "Aren't you afraid that boss will get revenge on you once he finds out that you've told the rest of the teammates?"

"Why? Boss already brought his girlfriend to meet us, he wants it to go public," Si Ming said airily. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to tell the other teammates.

Jinlin Hotel wasn't far from the King's Entertainment Club, so they arrived a few minutes later.

On the way, Gu Ning got to know that the woman's name was Duan Lixin and she was from a fourth-tier city. She had published several books. And Chen Hua liked her latest novel which was an imperial-harem drama, so they had an appointment at the club. Unfortunately, she had almost been raped.

When they arrived at the hotel, Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting to wait for her in the parking lot, and she went to the room with Duan Lixin.

Duan Lixin was struck dumb when she found out that the room was a presidential suite. "Miss Gu, this..."

Gu Ning ignored her shock, and laid her cards on the table. "Miss Duan, to be honest with you, I plan to be involved in the entertainment industry. And since there is a director that likes your novel, I think it must be good to some extent. I would like to cooperate with you, and you can also be a full-time scriptwriter in my company. As for the salary, it depends on your ability."

"What?" Hearing that, Duan Lixin rounded her eyes in shock again. She thought that it was too good to be true.

"I'm serious, and you can have a night to think about it. Let's exchange our numbers. If you agree to cooperate with me, or work for me, we can talk about the details tomorrow. If not, I won't force you," Gu Ning said.

Duan Lixin was of course more than willing to either work with or for Gu Ning.

After exchanging numbers with Duan Lixin, Gu Ning left.

Chapter 310: Aunt Flo Is Visiting

After a long while, Duan Lixin finally got her mind back and started to believe that it was real. She walked around the luxurious presidential suite in excitement. This was the first time that she had ever stayed in a five-star hotel.

Once they got back to the house, Leng Shaoting clasped Gu Ning in his arms at once, as if they had been apart for ages.

"Why are you so good at drinking?" Leng Shaoting asked and complained a little. He seemed dissatisfied that Gu Ning wasn't drunk at all even after she had drunk a lot. Gu Ning knew exactly what was on Leng Shaoting's mind, and said, "Do you really want me to be bad at drinking? What if I got drunk during a meal with other men in the future and wasn't able to go home by myself? Aren't you afraid that someone would sexually assault me?"

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was struck dumb and realized that it was indeed possible, so he hugged Gu Ning in his arms tightly and said, "Remember to not get drunk if I'm not with you, alright? Actually, you better not drink at all." If she didn't drink, there was no chance for her to get drunk. However, in actual fact, it was impossible because Gu Ning had to socialize with her business partners. Leng Shaoting understood that, but he couldn't help but remind her to be careful.

"I can't refuse to drink, but don't worry, I won't get drunk," Gu Ning comforted him. It was tiring having such a sensitive boyfriend, but Gu Ning enjoyed it. Leng Shaoting was satisfied.

"Do you plan to hug me in the living room forever?" Seeing that Leng Shaoting had no intention to let her go, Gu Ning felt like laughing. The two had gone into the house and were still in the living room.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting immediately said, "Let's go to the bedroom!" Afterwards, he pulled Gu Ning, walking straight to the bedroom. Gu Ning felt a little embarrassed, because it seemed like she couldn't wait to make love with him.

"Um, I need to get a person's phone number. Can you help me with that?" Gu Ning asked and tried to stop Leng Shaoting from approaching her.

"Sure, but the phone number has to be applied for with his or her ID number," Leng Shaoting answered.

"Will you please help me get the phone number of the famous director, Lu Zhan?" Gu Ning asked.

"No problem," Leng Shaoting replied with alacrity. He already knew Gu Ning's intention, but didn't ask further. As long as Gu Ning wanted something, he would do anything for her. He did not want Gu Ning to turn to another man for help.

After the small talk, Leng Shaoting couldn't wait any longer and pressed Gu Ning to the bed, kissing her wildly. However, just as Leng Shaoting's hand moved to her abdomen, Gu Ning felt something warm flowing out of her body. "Wait a moment." She immediately caught Leng Shaoting's hand.

"What?" Leng Shaoting was confused.

"I need to use the bathroom first," Gu Ning said and pushed Leng Shaoting away, running to the bathroom. Leng Shaoting was left alone on the bed and had no idea what was going on.

The minute that Gu Ning walked into the bathroom, she looked in her underwear and saw a touch of blood. She forced a smile. Her period came at the wrong time! It seemed like Leng Shaoting would have to take a cold shower to deal with his sexual desire.

"I'm so sorry. My Aunt Flo is visiting," Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting embarrassed after she left the bathroom. She then went to open her suitcase. Luckily, she had the feeling that her period was coming soon, so she had prepared tampons. Otherwise, it would be even more awkward. What Gu Ning said was like a bucket of cold water poured on Leng Shaoting's head, but he still cared about Gu Ning's body first. "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"No." Gu Ning shook her head.

She walked back to the bathroom with a tampon, while Leng Shaoting walked out of the bedroom too. When Gu Ning came out again, Leng Shaoting walked in with a glass of warm water. "Drink some of this to warm your body," Leng Shaoting said to Gu Ning.

"Thanks." Although Gu Ning was fine, she didn't want to turn Leng Shaoting down.

Afterwards, Leng Shaoting reminded Gu Ning to have a good rest, and he went straight to the bathroom to "help himself". Gu Ning felt a little guilty, but thought that it was funny.

Leng Shaoting had a cold shower before he cuddled Gu Ning, falling asleep in the bed. The next day around 8 am, Gu Ning was having breakfast with Leng Shaoting when Situ Ye called her. Situ Ye told Gu Ning that he was leaving for City B, and that he would meet up with her back in City G.

Leng Shaoting was unhappy that Situ Ye kept calling and meeting with Gu Ning, but he was also happy to know that Situ Ye was leaving. A few minutes later, Gu Ning's phone rang again.

"Hi," she said.

"Miss Gu, good morning! It's Duan Lixin."

There was a light smile on Gu Ning's lips, and she asked, "May I know your answer?"

"Yes, I'm willing to follow your lead!" Duan Lixin said. She decided to work for Gu Ning. It seemed more stable if she joined Gu Ning's company as a scriptwriter. As long as she became a scriptwriter in Gu Ning's company, she could have more chances and resources to create. Thus it was a great deal to her.

Duan Lixin's major was Film and Television Screenwriting, and she had been an excellent graduate to some extent. She wouldn't allow herself to miss the chance that Gu Ning had provided. She would work harder to be an outstanding scriptwriter!

Duan Lixin had thought about it and her dream the entire night and barely slept until daybreak.

She thought that Gu Ning probably got up too around 8 am and she couldn't wait to call Gu Ning. She immediately told Gu Ning her answer when the call was answered.

Gu Ning wasn't surprised. "Sure, I'll meet you in the hotel to talk about the details after my breakfast."

"Very well!" Duan Lixin said.