Chapter 461: Cao Wenxin VS. Xin Bei

"Not really. Wenxin is going back to City B, and I'm going back to City F. It's not departure time yet, so I decided to sit with Wenxin for a while," Gu Ning said. "How about you? Where are you flying?"

Xin Bei sat next to Gu Ning and replied, "I'm flying to City B. I'm going to visit my uncle for the Lantern Festival."

Although both Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin knew that it was just a misunderstanding when they had met each other for the first time, they still disliked one another because of the terrible first impression. Therefore, they both kept talking to Gu Ning, trying to ignore each other.

Gu Ning didn't want to be involved in their conflict, so she made an excuse, walking to the ladies' room.

"I'll go with you!" Cao Wenxin immediately stood up and followed Gu Ning.

"Why do you still hate him? I thought that you already knew that it was just a misunderstanding," Gu Ning asked with doubt.

Cao Wenxin contorted her mouth. "I simply don't like him."

"Fine. You win," Gu Ning said.

A while later, passengers who were flying to City B started to board, including Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin, but they deliberately kept a distance from each other. However, no matter how much they disliked one another, they coincidentally sat next to each other in first class.

"What the f*ck?" Both of them swore at the same time. And glared at each other afterwards at the same time too.

Cao Wenxin turned her head away in order to not see Xin Bei, so she wouldn't be in a worse mood.

Meanwhile, a fragrant breeze blew past their noses, and a gentle female voice sounded by Xin Bei's ear. "Sir, the plane is about to take off. Please fasten your safety belt."

"Thanks!" Xin Bei smiled politely and reached out his hands to fasten the safety belt, but the stewardess had already squatted by him. "Sir, please let me help."

However, before the stewardess could touch the safety belt, Xin Bei rejected politely. "No need, thank you so much!"

It wasn't the first time that Xin Bei had been treated so well in a plane, and he knew the reason clearly. All the stewardesses wanted to hit on the handsome young man who was sitting in first class.

The beautiful stewardess stopped her hands and looked disappointed. "I'm sorry if I've bothered you, Sir."

Cao Wenxin snorted with laughter, but didn't say anything.

The plane soon took off. When it flew steadily, the stewardess intentionally walked by Xin Bei many times, but Xin Bei lowered his head reading the entire time, and ignored her.

Finally, when it was time to serve drinks to passengers on the plane, the stewardess walked to Xin Bei first. "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

"Coke, thanks," Xin Bei said, but didn't give the stewardess a glance.

The stewardess was very disappointed, but didn't show it because she had been well-trained to be polite. "No problem. Please wait a second."

Before long, the stewardess poured a glass of Coke for Xin Bei. Maybe because she was too focused on Xie Bei, the stewardess directly forgot to ask Cao Wenxin what she wanted, and Cao Wenxin was very displeased. "Hey, what about me?"

The stewardess was struck dumb for a second and turned to Cao Wenxin at once, "Oh, I'm sorry. What would you like to have, miss?"

"Coffee," Cao Wenxin said.

The stewardess then gave the coffee to Cao Wenxin. However, when Cao Wenxin had just taken it, the plane suddenly had turbulence and the coffee slipped from her hand onto Xin Bei.

Cao Wenxin couldn't help laughing, but Xin Bei was mad. He looked at Cao Wenxin who was gloating and clenched his teeth. "Cao Wenxin, you must have done it on purpose!"

Cao Wenxin didn't feel guilty at all. The stewardess, instead, panicked and apologized in a hurry. "Sir, I'm so sorry. Please let me help you wipe..." Saying that, she took out a towel and wanted to help Xin Bei wipe the coffee stains off.

"No, thanks. I'll do it myself." Xin Bei grabbed her towel, cleaning the coffee stains from his chest on his own.

The stewardess was disappointed after Xin Bei had rejected her twice, so she left quietly knowing that it was impossible for her to get near the man.

Xin Bei glared at Cao Wenxin again, and Cao Wenxin stopped laughing. Although she laughed, she didn't want to cause any more misunderstandings, so she explained. "It was not on purpose! It was because of the turbulence."

Xin Bei was mad at Cao Wenxin, but he didn't say anything, and stood up walking to the washroom.

They disliked each other, so they barely talked. When there was no conflict, both of them were silent.

After a while, Cao Wenxin was going to the washroom, and walked by Xin Bei. Coincidentally, the plane had turbulence again, and Cao Wenxin directly fell into Xin Bei. Cao Wenxin was surprised and instantly reached out her hand to grab something in order to keep her balance, but her hand was about to touch Xin Bei's chest at this time.

Xin Bei didn't like Cao Wenxin, so he wanted to see her fall and wasn't willing to let her touch him. Therefore, he hit her hand away. However, right after the hit, another accident happened. Cao Wenxin's hand was hit away by Xin Bei, so she lost her balance and fell onto Xin Bei with her hand accidentally pressed against Xin Bei's penis.

Being attacked all of a sudden, Xin Bei felt great pain and pushed Cao Wenxin away with great force.

"Cao Wenxin!" Xin Bei clenched his teeth once more, glaring at her. Nonetheless, when Xin Bei saw Cao Wenxin's face, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to..." It was the first time that Cao Wenxin had ever touched a man's penis, so her face flushed completely, and she ran to the washroom in a hurry.

Xin Bei, on the other hand, was left in great pain on the seat. How could he be so unlucky today? The plane always seemed to have turbulence at the wrong time. Xin Bei now regretted that he had hit Cao Wenxin's hand away. If he hadn't done that, his penis wouldn't have been injured.

Cao Wenxin quickly ran into the washroom, and saw that her face was as red as a cooked lobster. She immediately turned on the faucet, trying to cool her face with the running water. Her face gradually cooled down after being patted with cold water, but her heart still kept pounding fast.

Cao Wenxin didn't dare to leave the washroom, and stayed there for over 20 minutes. Someone waiting outside eventually lost patience and knocked on the door.

Chapter 462: Leng Shaoxun VS. Leng Shaojia

"Hey, are you going to stay inside forever?"

Cao Wenxin then realized that she had stayed in the washroom for too long. Luckily, she had calmed down a lot so she inhaled deeply before she walked out. However, thinking of having to meet Xin Bei again, Cao Wenxin was still nervous. She glanced around trying to find a vacant seat. Unfortunately, there were no vacant seats.

Cao Wenxin felt helpless. She had never been in such an embarrassing situation before and really didn't know how to deal with it. In the end, Cao Wenxin had to go back to her seat.

Xin Bei probably also had no idea how to face Cao Wenxin, so he was wearing an eye mask, lying on his seat but no one knew whether he was really sleeping except himself.

Seeing that Xin Bei was sleeping, Cao Wenxin was relieved. She quietly walked by him, going back to her seat, and immediately put on her eye mask. However, she couldn't fall asleep and couldn't help thinking about what had just happened.

Cao Wenxin thought that she should never appear at the same place as Xin Bei, because nothing good had happened anytime they showed up together.

It was over half an hour before they landed in City B, and it was torture for Cao Wenxin. Finally, the plane landed, but Cao Wenxin was getting increasingly nervous, because she would see Xin Bei again when they got off the plane. It would drive her crazy!

When the plane stopped, Xin Bei stood up, walking to the door at once, because he felt embarrassed to meet Cao Wenxin too.

Feeling Xin Bei walking away, Cao Wenxin relaxed. She took off her eye mask, but didn't get off the plane until two thirds of the passengers were gone. Therefore, she perfectly avoided Xin Bei.

It took at least three hours from the capital to City F so Gu Ning was still in the plane.

At this time, Leng Shaoting already gone back to the Leng family's house. Leng Shaoxun and Leng Shaojia were quarreling violently in the yard.

It was all because of a bonsai.

The bonsai was Leng Shaoxun's, and it was an orchid of a rare species. Leng Shaoxun put the bonsai in the yard, but it was knocked over by Leng Shaojia.

Leng Shaojia didn't feel guilty at all, and refused to apologize. She had even mocked him. Leng Shaoxun was so angry that he had torn the piece of paper with Leng Shaojia's new design on it into pieces.

The two had argued with each other ever since they were kids, but neither of them could win, so they kept quarreling all the time. Leng Shaoxun wouldn't punch Leng Shaojia because she was a girl. Leng Shaojia also understood that. Therefore, no matter how much she hated him, she never dared to hit Leng Shaoxun.

The housekeeper tried to separate them in vain, so he gave up.

"Lord Leng, welcome home!" Leng Changzhi said to Leng Shaoting. Leng Shaoxun also ignored Leng Shaojia, and quickly walked to Leng Shaoting. "Shaoting! You're finally home. Would you please practice kung fu with me?"

Although he was hardly comparable to Leng Shaoting, Leng Shaoxun wouldn't miss any chance to practice with him. That was how he made progress.

Seeing Leng Shaoting, there was hatred that flashed through Leng Shaojia's eyes, but she didn't dare to argue with him, so she turned around and walked away.

Leng Shaoting didn't care about Leng Shaojia's attitude towards him and he agreed to practice kung fu with Leng Shaoxun after visiting his grandpa.

It was a cold winter, and Master Leng was reading in his study.

"Hi, I thought that I wouldn't see you again during the festival!" Master Leng complained once Leng Shaoting appeared in his sight.

Leng Shaoting took out a porcelain bottle and placed it on the table before Master Leng. "Here, this is for you."

"A porcelain bottle? Is it a real antique?" Master Leng asked.

"It's not the bottle but the thing inside it," Leng Shaoting said.

"The thing inside?" Master Leng was surprised. He opened the bottle and noticed that there was a round pill the size of a pearl that was shining like a diamond inside. "What is this?"

"A special medicine. It's good for your body and you can take a pill every three days," Leng Shaoting said.

Although Leng Shaoting trusted Gu Ning, this medicine was a gift to his grandpa, so he had to be careful and took a pill beforehand. The pill melted in his mouth within a second, and he felt a cold air spreading through his body. Once he took the medicine, he found that some of his old injuries recovered gradually. And that was when he realized that this medicine was really effective.

Master Leng then poured a pill into his mouth. He had the same experience as Leng Shaoting. "Wow, what medicine is this? I feel a cold air spreading through my body. It's quite comfortable!"

Leng Shaoting didn't answer his grandpa's question, because he didn't know the answer either.

Lin Lijuan and her two rich friends wen shop today. One had had conflict with Gu Ning before and was called Jin Lanxin. The other one was the same age as Lin Lijuan. She was called Mrs. Yang.

Mrs. Yang was Lin Lijuan and Jin Lanxin's new friend. Her family had over a hundred million yuan in wealth, which was much more than the Gu family had so Lin Lijuan kept flattering Mrs. Yang

"I heard that the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry, the most popular jewelry brand recently, is an 18-year-old girl! I think her name is Gu Ning, and she lives in City F too. She's such an outstanding girl!" Mrs. Yang said, but she didn't know the relationship between Lin Lijuan and Gu Ning, so she wasn't finding fault with Lin Lijuan.

Hearing that, Lin Lijuan was displeased. She hated Gu Ning and her family so much that her heart felt like it was being stabbed every time she heard one of their names. She didn't feel pain, but hatred and humiliation. She still couldn't figure out how, or accept that Gu Ning became so rich all of a sudden.

She wished that her own daughter could be so successful as well. In that case, she didn't have to flatter others anymore, but other people would do their best to please her.

Chapter 463: Poor Sister-in-law?

"I heard that news too! And I'm so jealous of her parents because they have such an outstanding daughter!" Although Jin Lanxin had previously had conflict with Gu Ning, she didn't know her name, and Lin Lijuan didn't tell her either, so she also had no idea about the relationship between Gu Ning and Lin Lijuan.

Hearing that they were complimenting Gu Ning, Lin Lijuan was full of animosity towards Gu Ning, but she couldn't say anything because what they had said was the truth.

"I went to City G once after I heard the news. I think the jewelry in Jade Beauty Jewelry is more beautiful and of higher quality than jewelry that I've seen in other jewelry stores. I bought a pair of earrings, a necklace and a bracelet. They cost me a million yuan!" Mrs. Yang said and was showing off.

"Mrs. Yang, I'm so envious of you! You can buy anything you like without caring about the price. Not like us. We couldn't afford that," Jin Lanxin said and flattered.

Mrs. Yang was pleased. She enjoyed shopping with other women who were poorer than her, because their "poverty" could accentuate her wealth.

Gu Man, at the same time, was ready to go home. Gu Ning was coming back today, so she was going to prepare a meal for her daughter. However, when she had just gotten downstairs, she encountered Lin Lijuan.

Lin Lijuan was already in a bad mood when her friends complimented Gu Ning, and now she was in a worse mood when Gu Man appeared.

In the past, Lin Liyuan was always better than Gu Man, but now there was a huge abyss between them. Even so, she still hated seeing Gu Man because of jealousy, and she even wished that Gu Man could be poor again.

"Oh, Lijuan, isn't this your poor sister-in-law?" Before Lin Lijuan could say a word, Jin Lanxin opened her mouth first.

Gu Man now didn't seem poor at all, and dressed like an elegant lady who was even richer than Mrs. Yang.

Hearing what Jin Lanxin had said, Lin Lijuan felt a little embarrassed. Mrs. Yang, on the other hand, was displeased. She looked to Jin Lanxin and said, "Mrs. Pan, although several million yuan in wealth isn't very rich I don't think you can call it poor."

The family name of Jin Lanxin's husband was Pan, so Mrs. Yang called her Mrs. Pan.

From what Mrs. Yang said, she had to know Gu Man.

"What?" Jin Lanxin was astonished. She has several million yuan in wealth?

Jin Lanxin abruptly turned to Lin Lijuan. Seeing Lin Lijuan showing jealousy towards Gu Man, she immediately realized that what Mrs. Yang had said was true. How is it possible! Jin Lanxin was shocked.

"Hi, Mrs. Yang!" Gu Man greeted Mrs. Yang politely, but wasn't flattering her.

"Hi, are you going home now?" Mrs. Yang replied politely too, and didn't show any arrogance like she had in front of Lin Lijuan and Jin Lanxin. In Mrs. Yang's eyes, although Gu Man only had several million yuan in wealth, she was a good friend of Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were the real noble ladies. Mrs. Yang felt jealous of them sometimes, but she knew that it was better for her to maintain a good relationship with them.

Gu Qing and Gu Man had also attended many parties along with Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu these days, so they got to know many other rich ladies.

Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were aware that Gu Ning was the real boss of Jade Beauty jewelry, but Gu Man told them not to tell others that Gu Ning was her daughter. Therefore, even though many rich ladies knew that the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry was an 18-year-old girl, they didn't know that she was Gu Man's daughter.

Since Gu Qing and Gu Man were good friends of Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu, nobody dared to despise them.

"Yes! Please excuse me, Mrs. Yang. I must leave now," Gu Man said before she left. From the beginning to the end, Gu Man didn't bother to look at Lin Lijuan and Jin Lanxin.

Seeing that, Mrs. Yang realized that Gu Man didn't get along with Lin Lijuan. Maybe she had a bad relationship with Lin Lijuan. Without hesitation, Mrs. Yang decided to stay away from Lin Lijuan and Jin Lanxin.

Although Lin Lijuan hated to see Gu Man, she still felt displeased when Gu Man ignored her during the meeting.

"Lijuan, what happened? How come your poor sister-in-law suddenly became rich?" Jin Lanxin asked with curiosity.

Lin Lijuan didn't want to talk about Gu Man at all, so she didn't answer Jin Lanxin's question. Mrs. Yang, on the other hand, interrupted. "She's the boss of Kamei Beauty Salon. Although she isn't very rich compared to us, she definitely isn't poor either."

"Alright, I think that's enough for today. I have an appointment tonight, so I have to leave now," Mrs. Yang said and directly turned around walking away.

"What?" Jin Lanxin didn't expect that Mrs. Yang would leave all of a sudden and not care about their feelings at all. Mrs. Yang was the one who had called them to shop with her!

Lin Lijuan, however, understood that Mrs. Yang left because of Gu Man. Lin Lijuan almost went crazy then, and wasn't in the mood to shop any longer, so she left too.

Jin Lanxin was left alone in the shopping mall, and was quite furious, but she didn't dare to annoy either of them, so she could only swallow her anger.

When Lin Lijuan got home, Gu Qinxiang, Gu Xiaoxiao and Gu Qingyun were there too, but none of them were in a good mood.

Gu Qinxiang was mad because he had failed to borrow money from Gu Man. Lin Lijuan was also unhappy because of what had happened in the shopping mall, while Gu Xiaoxiao and Gu Qingyun were also upset about their own problems.

The moment that Lin Lijuan got home, she threw her handbag onto the sofa and sat down angrily. "I'm so mad now. I went to shop with Mrs. Yang in the shopping mall today, but Mrs. Yang abandoned me after meeting Gu Man! Who does she think she is? How could she treat me like that!"

Lin Lijuan definitely didn't dare to say that in front of Mrs. Yang, but she would badmouth Mrs. Yang behind her back. She was the one who did her best to please Mrs. Yang, and now she was also the one who kept complaining behind Mrs. Yang's back.

"And how did Gu Man dare to ignore me!" Lin Lijuan felt like she had been humiliated.

Lin Lijuan wouldn't stop complaining, which aggravated Gu Qinxiang who was already in a bad mood. "Enough! Stop complaining!"

Chapter 464: Gu Qinxiang's Shameless Family

Lin Lijuan then closed her mouth unwillingly.

After a while of silence, Gu Qingyun said, "Dad, all my friends have cars. Buy me a car please!"

Although they had been rich for a long time, Gu Qinxiang didn't buy Gu Qingyun a car yet, because he planned to do that after Gu Qingyun's graduation. However, Gu Qingyun couldn't wait that long, because all his friends had cars.

"A car? My company can barely stay afloat right now, and you want me to buy you a car? Are you insane?" Gu Qinxiang got angry and yelled.

"What? The company can barely stay afloat?" They were all shocked.

"I haven't signed a big contract in a long time, and I have already begun to use my savings to pay the workers' salaries," Gu Qinxiang said.

There was a growing number of interior decoration companies, and his company was facing stronger competition in the market. As a result, he was running business that was getting worse and worse. Gu Qinxiang even had to use his own savings to pay his workers' salaries but it couldn't last, and he would soon go bankrupt.

"What-what should we do now?" Lin Lijuan asked anxiously.

"Dad, Gu Ning's so rich now. She can give us dozens of millions of yuan, and our company will be saved," Gu Xiaoxiao said, and took it for granted that Gu Ning would give them anything

Gu Qinxiang's company only had twenty million yuan in assets at its peak, but they wanted to ask Gu Ning for dozens of millions of yuan at a time.

"Exactly! You can borrow money from Gu Man!" Lin Lijuan said, but they all knew that it was impossible for them to pay Gu Man back.

"I've already spoken to Gu Man today, but she refused to lend me the money!" Gu Qinxiang said angrily.

"What? She refused? How can she be so cold-blooded! You're her older brother!" Lin Lijuan shouted.

"Indeed! How can she be so cold-blooded!" Gu Xiaoxiao echoed, like they were the victims.

Gu Qingyun didn't say a word but had the same thought.

Gu Qinxiang's family was so shameless and selfish and they would never reflect on themselves.

When Gu Qing and Gu Man had been poor in the past, they had never treated them fairly. However, once they needed Gu Qing and Gu Man's help, they suddenly took it for granted that Gu Qing and Gu Man had to help them.

Gu Qinxiang sighed. "Gu Man refused because I wasn't willing to lend them money last time when Gu Ning needed a surgery."

"Isn't Gu Ning fine now? Since she's fine, it's no big deal!" Lin Lijuan said, and didn't feel guilty at all.

The family was digging their own graves.

Gu Ning arrived at City F at around 5 pm. Once she got off the plane, she sent Leng Shaoting a message and told him that she was safe home.

On the way from the airport to her home, Gu Ning called Gao Yi and asked how everything was going

Luckily, everything was going well. Shenghua Real Estate had been busy recently, so they turned to another construction company for the construction and refurbishment of the hotels and restaurants.

The number of their company's management was limited, so Gao Yi and Qiao Ya worked as supervisors in two different cities.

Gu Ning again assigned Gao Yi and Qiao Ya a task. She told them to search for talented or skillful people in the cities that they were in, and hire them to work for Gu Ning's companies.

Gu Ning didn't want to poach staff from other companies, because it was very likely that those people would leave her companies for the same reason. Therefore, she preferred to train her own people in order to win their loyalty.

When Gu Ning got home, it was almost 6 pm, and the meal was almost ready too. Gu Qing and Jiang Xinyue were also there, while Jiang Xu was absent for a business meal.

When Gu Ning had just been in the living room for a few minutes, she sensed a gaze which was staring at the living room from outside. Gu Ning didn't look around at once, instead she walked to the curtain. She hid herself behind the curtain, and searched for the gaze then.

Gu Ning was very surprised when she found out that it was Tang Yunfan who was staring at her home. Did he find, or remember something?

Obviously, Tang Yunfan kept focusing on Gu Ning's home for a reason. And Gu Ning guessed that Tang Yunfan must have found out something instead of remembering something. Otherwise, he would directly visit her home, rather than secretly staring at them.

Knowing that it was Tang Yunfan, Gu Ning relaxed. She decided not to reveal that she knew and she would give him a helping hand when it was necessary.

"The meal is ready!" Gu Man said. And they gathered in the dining room.

Tang Yunfan had no idea that Gu Ning had already discovered him. He still stood by the window looking at the living room. However, they all went to the dining room and there was nobody left in the living room.

Tang Yunfan had visited many places and met many people these days, but he still failed to remember anything, which was torture for him.

At this time, Tang Yunfan's phone rang. The caller was Tang Haifeng. Tang Yunfan answered it at once. "Father."

"Are you still on the business trip? Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Will you be coming back?" Tang Haifeng asked. He didn't know that Tang Yunfan was in City F now, because Tang Yunfan's secretary told him that Tang Yunfan was on a business trip.

"Don't wait for me. I'll come home if I can make it," Tang Yunfan said. He was confused about whether he should leave City F or not.

"Fine," Tang Haifeng said.

During the meal, Gu Man and Gu Qing kept persuading Gu Ning to eat more.

"Teenagers at your age are enjoying themselves all day, but you're busy running your business. Look at you! You've lost a lot of weight." Gu Man almost cried when she saw that her daughter worked so hard to provide them a good life.

"Exactly! We are already living a good life now, so you can relax too. We understand that you have your plans and ambitions, and we won't stop you, but you have to take good care of yourself. Nothing is more important than your health, alright?" Gu Qing said. She also cared about Gu Ning a lot.

Chapter 465: Save Situ Ye's Life

Gu Ning was deeply touched. She now had a family who truly cared about her.

"Mom, aunt, don't worry. I will take good care of myself," Gu Ning said.

In order to make them happy, Gu Ning did her best to eat as much as she could, and she was very full at the end.

Once Chu Peihan heard that Gu Ning was back, she invited all of their friends to gather together. The appointed place was Dihao Clubhouse, but they had fun in a private room, instead of the bar.

Gu Ning had thought that only her friends from school would come, but she found out that Situ Ye and Chu Xuanfeng were also there when she walked in. However, not all of her friends from school showed up today. Only Hao Ran, Mu Ke and Yu Mixi came.

When Gu Ning walked inside, Hao Ran and Mu Ke were playing cue sports, while Chu Peihan and Yu Mixi were playing darts.

"Hi, boss!"

"Hi, Ningning!"

Seeing Gu Ning coming, Hao Ran, Mu Ke, Yu Mixi and Chu Peihan all stopped and greeted her.

Gu Ning greeted them too, then walked to Situ Ye and Chu Xuanfeng who were sitting on the sofa drinking alcohol. "Hi, Situ, Xuanfeng!"

Gu Ning was very at ease, which impressed Chu Xuanfeng. In his eyes, Gu Ning was really different from other girls. Chu Xuanfeng already knew that Gu Ning knew Situ Ye's identity, because he was told by Situ Ye. Thus he was surprised to see Gu Ning being so calm and relaxed when she faced Situ Ye. There were very few people who weren't afraid of Situ Ye, even Chu Xuanfeng felt scared of Situ Ye sometimes. What shocked Chu Xuanfeng more was Gu Ning's boyfriend, who was the heir of the Leng family in the capital, and the youngest major general in the military.

"Hi, Gu Ning! Come here and have a seat!" Chu Xuanfeng welcomed her, and poured a glass of wine for her.

They didn't like to have fun when there were outsiders around, so there weren't waiters in the private room, and Chu Xuanfeng took the responsibility to pour wine.

Situ Ye looked at Gu Ning and complained. "I didn't call you, so you never called me! You just sent me a message during the Spring Festival."

Hearing Situ Ye complaining, Chu Xuanfeng and Chu Peihan were both surprised. Since when had their boss become so sensitive? He had changed a lot ever since he had met Gu Ning

Chu Xuanfeng understood that Situ Ye liked Gu Ning, so he knew why Situ Ye treated Gu Ning differently. Chu Peihan, on the other hand, had no idea about it, and her dart completely missed the round board because of her astonishment.

Yu Mixi didn't know what was going on, so she felt that it was very strange that Chu Peihan suddenly missed her aim.

"Sorry, I was lazy." Gu Ning gave him a perfunctory answer.

Situ Ye knew that it was just a perfunctory answer, but he didn't know how to retort.

"I sent you a New Years gift, but you didn't prepare a gift for me?" Situ Ye frowned a little.

Hearing that, Chu Xuanfeng and Chu Peihan were surprised again. Since when did their boss lack gifts?

Fine, Chu Xuanfeng realized that his boss didn't lack gifts at all, but he lacked a gift from Gu Ning. Situ Ye didn't care about others' gifts but all he wanted was Gu Ning's gift.

Gu Ning was also surprised. "You're so rich, and do you lack my gift?"

Although it was polite to send a gift back, Gu Ning was surprised that Situ Ye would ask for it on his own initiative.

"Yes!" Situ Ye said with certainty.

"Fine, I will give you a gift," Gu Ning said. However, before Situ Ye was cheered up, what Gu Ning said next let him down again. "I'll give a gift to everyone here!" Gu Ning added.

Situ Ye was upset. A gift for everyone would be meaningless. However, he could do nothing about it.

"Will we get a gift too? What is it?" Hao Ran and the other people in the room immediately gathered around Gu Ning. They all knew that Gu Ning's gift had to be very special, so they were all curious.

Gu Ning took out many porcelain bottles that she had prepared earlier on. There were three pills in each of the porcelain bottles. "This is a unique medicine, which can cure any diseases, and it's very safe."

Gu Ning then told them the effects of the medicine in details. Hao Ran and her other friends had already heard of it when they had been in Su Anya's home, and they had also witnessed it, so they all believed it.

Situ Ye and Chu Xuanfeng, on the other hand, were quite surprised, and couldn't believe it. "Really?"

"Of course. We saw it with our own eyes!" Hao Ran opened his mouth before Gu Ning could and told them about what had happened in the Su family's house. Although it wasn't a secret in the high society of City F, not everyone knew the details, especially Chu Xuanfeng who seldom stayed in City F.

After Hao Ran's explanation, they started to believe it. Even though they still had doubts, they accepted the gift with pleasure. It wasn't uncommon for them to be injured, so this medicine was exactly what they needed. As for the source of the medicine. None of them asked although they were all curious about it.

After that, they kept on drinking and playing.

All of a sudden, a red spot flashed by Gu Ning's eyes. Gu Ning was surprised. And without hesitation, she directly raised her leg, kicking heavily at the nearby sofa. The sofa slid to the side under the force of the kick and Gu Ning instantly pushed it to stand up at the same time.

Before anyone else realized what was going on, a bullet hit the sofa with a clear sound. Seeing the bullet, everyone understood that one of them had been aimed at.

Gu Ning looked towards the sniper at once, and the sniper panicked a little before he packed his things and ran away.

Chu Peihan and the others were stunned by the scene, while Chu Xuanfeng quickly walked to Situ Ye's side. Situ Ye stayed calm, but was furious. None of them were in the mood to have fun after the accident, so they left the clubhouse.

"Thank you so much, Gu Ning," Situ Ye said. If it hadn't been for Gu Ning, he would have been killed.

Chapter 466: Gu Xiaoxiao, Qin Zheng and Chen Ziyao

People outside didn't know what had happened in the private room, so the others were still enjoying themselves in the clubhouse.

After Gu Ning and her friends had left, only Situ Ye and Chu Xuanfeng were left in the private room.

Situ Ye lay against the sofa with an evil expression saying in a low voice, "It seems like someone can't wait any longer." Although he didn't have evidence yet, Situ Ye already knew who was behind the attack.

In gangs, people schemed against each other even more cruelly than in politics. Once there were conflicts as to benefits or ambit, some would die. Besides, there were plenty of ways not to bear the legal result even if you killed a man in a gang. That was also the reason why so many people were afraid of the gangs because the gangs weren't restricted by laws.

"What should we do next?" Chu Xuanfeng asked. He was displeased too, because he also knew who planned this.

"Create an accident and get rid of him!" Situ Ye ordered.

Actually, Situ Ye had planned to turn a blind eye, given that the person was one of the founders of the Qing Gang. However, since the person had already schemed to kill him, he wouldn't mind killing a betrayer. Even though he didn't have proof, it was still very easy for Situ Ye to kill a man.

Hao Ran and the others walked downstairs in shock and fear. None of them talked about what had just happened.

Seeing that Yu Mixi's face was pale, Mu Ke seemed worried and asked her, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Yu Mixi forced a smile.

Gu Ning gave Mu Ke a glance before she looked to Yu Mixi. She saw affection in Mu Ke's eyes towards Yu Mixi, but Yu Mixi didn't show much love towards Mu Ke. Gu Ning didn't know whether Yu Mixi just wanted Mu Ke to be her friend or if she didn't realize that they could actually be boyfriend and girlfriend.

They were still so young, and had been friends for a long time. Maybe it wasn't easy for both of them to make a step forward.

When they were about to walk out of the clubhouse, they met Qin Yifan in the hall. Qin Yifan had an appointment with his friends, and he was a little late. When he saw Gu Ning, he was struck dumb for a second, then wore a gentle smile. "Hi, Gu Ning and everyone. What a coincidence!"

Qin Yifan didn't seem sad or helpless now because he had already gotten over it. Even though it still hurt when Gu Ning appeared in his sight, he soon calmed down.

"Hi, Yifan!" Gu Ning always had a good impression of Qin Yifan, so she treated him as friendly as ever.

"Are you going home now? It's still early!" Qin Yifan said.

"Not really. We're going to another place," Gu Ning said. "We gotta go now. Have fun!"

"Sure, bye!" Qin Yifan said, and they separated.

Seeing Gu Ning walking away, Qin Yifan wore a wry smile. His heart still ached for her.

"It's not even 10 pm now. Let's go to V5 Bar! I need a drink to calm down," Hao Ran said.

All of them looked at Gu Ning, waiting for her opinion.

"Why not?" Gu Ning said.

"Yay! You're the best boss ever!" Chu Peihan exclaimed.

"Well, you can still go have fun without me," Gu Ning said. Her friends always listened to her.

"If you're absent, it'll be much less fun," Hao Ran said.

"Exactly!" Qin Zixun echoed.

Unexpectedly, when they had just reached the entrance of V5 Bar, they saw drama unfolding. And the roles in the scene were Gu Xiaoxiao, Chen Ziyao and Qin Zheng.

Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao were pulling and pushing against each other. Qin Zheng walked over and pushed Gu Xiaoxiao away. "Gu Xiaoxiao, enough!"

"Enough?" Gu Xiaoxiao was in a rage. "Qin Zheng, Chen Ziyao, how dare you do this to me? You're my boyfriend and my best friend. How could you secretly be together behind my back!"

Hearing that, onlookers looked at Chen Ziyao and Qin Zheng with disdain.

"What? She slept with her best friend's boyfriend?"

"Wow, what a drama!"

"Men always obey their sexual impulses!"

"You hit the point!"

"I think the girl is such a bitch that she stole the man away from her best friend!"

"I agree!"

People around them were all frequent customers of night clubs, so they didn't bother to be polite.

Chen Ziyao had never been humiliated like that before, and burst into tears at once. Qin Zheng, as the boy, stayed strong.

"Shut up! You don't know the situation, so stop criticizing us!" Qin Zheng snapped at them, then turned to Gu Xiaoxiao. "Gu Xiaoxiao, we already broke up, and it's none of your business who I'm with now!"

"Broke up? When?" Gu Xiaoxiao questioned.

Hearing that, Qin Zheng panicked a little. In fact, Qin Zheng didn't break up with Gu Xiaoxiao face to face. Gu Xiaoxiao had left City F, and they gradually stopped contacting each other. That being the case, they came to a silent agreement that they broke up with one another. However, when Gu Xiaoxiao found out that Qin Zheng became Chen Ziyao's boyfriend, she couldn't accept it, and felt like she had been betrayed. That was the cause of the scene.

Even though Qin Zheng didn't break up with Gu Xiaoxiao face to face, he wouldn't admit it in order to protect his image. "Gu Xiaoxiao, we broke up already, that's the reason why we didn't call each other at all recently. Have you ever seen a couple who doesn't contact each other for a month?"

"You..." Gu Xiaoxiao was mad, but didn't know how to argue back, because what Qin Zheng had said was the truth.

Her reaction was also caught by those onlookers, and they started to despise Gu Xiaoxiao now.

"Oh, so the bitch is this girl? She's so shameless to come on to the boy after they have already broken up."

Chapter 467: Throw Her in Jail

"Exactly! She made us judge the other girl!"

Gu Xiaoxiao was irritated, but didn't know how to argue back.

"Ziyao, let's go!" Qin Zheng held Chen Ziyao's hand walking away.

From the beginning to the end, Chen Ziyao didn't say a word, because she wanted to see Qin Zheng's attitude and also wanted to protect her image.

"No!" Gu Xiaoxiao immediately went to pull Qin Zheng back. She had already humiliated herself in public, so she wasn't willing to give up. She wanted them to apologize.

Just as Gu Xiaoxiao touched Qin Zheng's hand, Qin Zheng flung her to the ground and left right away.

Gu Ning and her friends went into the bar after the drama ended. Gu Ning wasn't interested in laughing at Gu Xiaoxiao now. Chu Peihan actually wanted to do that, but she didn't say anything since Gu Ning had no interest.

They went to a private room, drinking and chatting to the music.

Mu Ke poured a glass of water for Yu Mixi, which attracted everyone else's attention. Mu Ke instantly explained. "Mixi isn't good at drinking, so I think that it's better for her to drink water."

Yu Mixi didn't think that there was anything wrong with that.

"I'm not good at drinking either," Chu Peihan said and teased.

"Let me pour some water for you," Mu Ke said, and was going to do that, but was stopped by Chu Peihan. "Alright, I don't like drinking water when I'm having alcohol. It's uncomfortable."

At that moment, everyone started to realize that Mu Ke treated Yu Mixi differently. However, Yu Mixi apparently didn't know, so they didn't point it out in case it would cause unnecessary trouble.

"Oh, Mixi, did your uncles and aunts harass you again?" Gu Ning asked.

Mu Ke also looked at Yu Mixi with concern.

"They did twice but we called the police so they disappeared," Yu Mixi said.

"Good to know," Gu Ning said.

After a while, Hao Ran checked his phone and exclaimed in surprise, "What the f*ck?"

"What?" The others were all curious why Hao Ran was so surprised.

"Read this!" Hao Ran showed his phone to the others, and there was a piece of shocking news on the screen.

A Boy and Two Girls Fought in Public Because of an Emotional Entanglement. One Girl Was Pushed by the Other into the Middle of the Road And Was Hit by a Car (Photo Attached]

In the photo, lying two meters in front of a white car was a girl dressed in white. Half of her face was covered in blood, and it was very likely that her face was damaged. The girl was Chen Ziyao.

From what the title said, the other girl had to be Gu Xiaoxiao who had pushed Chen Ziyao. Everyone was shocked that Gu Xiaoxiao would do that. However, nobody cared about Chen Ziyao because none of them liked her.

"Well, I think that Gu Xiaoxiao is going to jail this time," Chu Peihan said, but didn't have any sympathy at all. Actually, what Gu Xiaoxiao had done to Gu Ning the last time was already enough to send her to jail.

"She dug her own grave," Hao Ran said.

They weren't affected by this accident, and kept on drinking and chatting.

Gu Xiaoxiao was selfish, cruel and evil so she didn't care about the consequences and set herself to get revenge.

After the accident, someone immediately called the ambulance and the police.

The ambulance and the police arrived at almost the same time, and Chen Ziyao, followed by Qin Zheng, was sent to the hospital, while Gu Xiaoxiao was taken to the police station. The police and the hospital then called Gu Xiaoxiao's and Chen Ziyao's parents separately.

After receiving the terrible news, Chen Ziyao's parents ran to the hospital, while Gu Xiaoxiao's parents ran to the police station without delay.

Qin Zheng had mixed emotions, not because of Chen Ziyao, but because he was worried about whether this accident would affect himself. He was selfish too.

Once the ambulance arrived at the hospital, Chen Ziyao was rushed into the emergency room. Although it needed her parent's signature to perform surgery, Chen Ziyao's father Chen Llangwei told them to perform the surgery right away, because they weren't sure whether Chen Ziyao could hang on until they arrived. The hospital also knew that Chen Ziyao's father was an important figure, so they perform the surgery at once.

After Chen Ziyao's parents found out the entire process of the accident, they were so mad that they almost punched Qin Zheng. If it hadn't been for Qin Zheng, Gu Xiaoxiao wouldn't have pushed Chen Ziyao into the middle of the road. However, Qin Zheng's father was the vice director of the Tourism Administration, so Chen Ziyao's parents didn't dare to hurt him. Instead, they made up their mind to make Gu Xiaoxiao bear the result, even though they had a good relationship with Gu Qinxiang.

Gu Qinxiang, Lin Lijuan and Gu Qingyun also arrived at the police station later. After finding out the whole process, they were also mad at Gu Xiaoxiao's behavior. To their astonishment, Gu Xiaoxiao dared to kill a girl at her age. And it wasn't the first time that Gu Xiaoxiao had tried to hurt another girl.

Gu Xiaoxiao had successfully gotten away with what she had done before, so she didn't taste the feeling of fear until she ended up in the police station. Seeing Gu Qinxiang and Lin Lijuan coming, she burst into tears. "Dad, mom, get me out!"

"Qinxiang, do something! Get Xiaoxiao out!" Lin Lijuan only knew how to show off in front of her relatives, but had no idea how to deal with difficulties.

Gu Qinxiang understood that Gu Xiaoxiao would be sentenced to years in jail if he failed to handle it well, so he called Chen Ziyao's father to apologize and discuss the compensation. He almost begged Chen Ziyao's father to treat it as an accident, instead of an intentional assault. In that case, Gu Xiaoxiao wouldn't be put in jail.

Chen Ziyao's father said, "Gu Qinxiang, the compensation doesn't matter at all, but I will throw your daughter in jail!" After that, he hung up on Gu Qinxiang.

"How is it? How is it?" Lin Lijuan was anxious.

Chapter 468: Cold-blooded?

"Chen Llangwei said that he's going to throw Xiaoxiao in jail," Gu Qinxiang said in despair.

"What?" Lin Lijuan was shocked and almost fell onto the ground. Luckily, Gu Qingyun who stood behind her supported her on time.

"Dad, I don't want to be put in jail! Please help me out!" Gu Xiaoxiao cried in fear when she heard that she could end up in jail.

"You don't want to be put in jail? Why didn't you think about the consequences before you pushed Ziyao into the road?" Gu Qinxiang snapped at her. He was so mad and disappointed that he almost beat Gu Xiaoxiao.

"What should we do now? We can't let Xiaoxiao be put in jail!" Lin Lijuan asked.

"What can I do? Chen Llangwei refused to settle it out of court, and it wasn't an accident after all." Gu Qinxiang lost his patience. He also had no idea how to handle it right now.

"Oh, call Gu Man! Doesn't she know Mrs. Hao? It's very easy for the Hao family to protect Xiaoxiao!" Lin Lijuan thought of Gu Man all of a sudden and told Gu Qinxiang to call her.

Although Gu Qinxiang didn't think that Gu Man would be willing to help him, he still called her because there was nothing else he could do.

Gu Man thought that Gu Qinxiang was calling to borrow money, but she still answered his call in case he had something else to talk to her about.

After Gu Man heard what Gu Xiaoxiao had done, she was astonished too. However, she rejected Gu Qinxiang's request without hesitation.

"Gu Man, do you have to be so cold-blooded?" Gu Qinxiang was in a rage. "You already refused to lend me money, but how can you stand aside when Xiaoxiao is in trouble!"

It seemed that it was all Gu Man's fault in his eyes. Gu Man was also furious, and yelled angrily, "Gu Qinxiang! Do you know how shameless and selfish your family is? Gu Xiaoxiao committed a crime and she should take responsibility for it! When she turned to her cousin trying to hurt Ningning last time, she should have been put in jail already! We didn't sue her, just because she's a relative. It's insane to think that the Hao family will help a criminal!"

After that, Gu Man directly hung up on Gu Qinxiang. Gu Qinxiang was so annoyed that he almost smashed his phone.

"How is it? Did she agree?" Although Lin Lijuan already had the answer from Gu Qinxiang's reaction, she still couldn't accept it. From her perspective, Gu Man had to help them.

After hanging up on Gu Qinxiang, Gu Man went to tell Gu Qing and her family who lived next door what Gu Xiaoxiao had done.

Gu Qing and Jiang Xu were also stunned, but neither of them had sympathy for Gu Xiaoxiao. They didn't know the specific reason for the conflict which caused Gu Xiaoxiao to push the girl into the middle of a road, but Gu Xiaoxiao had already committed the crime of intentional assault. As long as Chen Ziyao's parents weren't willing to forgive her, she would be put in jail.

They definitely had no sympathy for a criminal, especially after what Gu Xiaoxiao had done to Gu Ning before. Therefore, when Gu Qinxiang called Gu Qing and Jiang Xu later, neither of them answered his call, which irritated Gu Qinxiang, but he could do nothing about it. Nevertheless, he didn't want to give up, and called Gu Qinyang later. He tried to get Gu Qinyang to help him persuade Gu Man. Gu Qinyang was also greatly surprised after hearing the shocking news. He hesitated for a while before he rejected Gu Qinxiang, because Gu Xiaoxiao had already committed the crime, and he hated those who wanted to get away with a crime more since he was a public servant himself.

Ever since he had found out what Gu Xiaoxiao had done to Gu Ning the last time, he had the worse impression of Gu Xiaoxiao. Gu Qinxiang spoiled his children rotten and that was why they were so law-defying. At the same time, Gu Qinyang also realized that he had to teach his own children well and never allow them to behave like Gu Xiaoxiao.

Gu Qinxiang swore at Gu Qinyang but couldn't do anything about it either. In the end, he had to go to the hospital and apologize to Chen Ziyao's parents in person.

Unfortunately, Chen Ziyao's parents still refused to settle it out of court, and Gu Qinxiang could only hire the best lawyer he could afford to see whether the lawyer could change something

Although Gu Qinyang rejected Gu Qinxiang, he called Gu Qing later and told her about it.

Gu Qing said to him seriously, "Maybe you think that we're cold-blooded, but we did it for a good reason. We didn't sue Gu Xiaoxiao last time after what she did to Ningning but she won't reflect on herself. If she doesn't need to bear the consequences of her own terrible behavior, she won't learn from it. Luckily, you called me, instead of Man. Man would feel hurt if you call her and brought it up again. You know Ningning is very successful now. If you really treat us as your family, we'll help you if you have any problems in the future."

"I understand," Gu Qinyang said. He definitely knew that Gu Ning had the ability to get rid of him, so he didn't dare to annoy her. He also felt lucky that he hadn't intentionally hurt Gu Man and Gu Ning, even though he had also despised them before. In addition, Gu Ning was willing to forgive them. Gu Qinyang and his wife were just common public servants without any power or much money after all.

Chen Ziyao was injured on her face, and her legs were broken too. She could have plastic surgery to repair her face, but she wouldn't be able to stand anymore. That being the case, her parents were determined to throw Gu Xiaoxiao in jail.

Gu Ning and her friends didn't follow the news, and they didn't leave the bar until it was nearly 12 pm.

"Mu Ke, would you please send Mixi home?" Gu Ning asked. She wouldn't interfere in their personal affairs, but she was willing to create a chance for them so that they could be alone for a while. And it was totally up to them whether they could move a step forward.

"No problem." Mu Ke of course wouldn't reject, but he was very nervous, because he knew that Gu Ning must have found out about his fondness towards Yu Mixi. Yu Mixi, on the other hand, had no idea about it, so she agreed to let Mu Ke send her home, and they got in a taxi.

Seeing Mu Ke and Yu Mixi leaving in the taxi, Hao Ran wore a smile and said, "Boss, are you creating chances for them?" Although it was a question, he already knew the answer was affirmative.

"I don't think Yu Mixi knows about Mu Ke's feelings towards her. I do hope that they can be together," Chu Peihan said. They were so young right now, and it was too far away for them to get married or have a family, so none of them knew what would happen in the future. If Mu Ke and Yu Mixi's relationship failed one of them could leave their team, because it was rare to see a couple be friends again after breaking up with each other.

Chapter 469: Enemies Often Cross Each Other's Path

"Whatever will be, will be," Gu Ning said. The future was full of changes and plans could never catch up with change, so it was better that they go with the flow.

Although Yu Mixi didn't know that Mu Ke admired her, she felt a little uneasy and shy when she was alone with him. Mu Ke was handsome and gentle. Yu Mixi would be lying if she said that she had no affection towards him, but she also knew the abyss between them, so she never allowed herself to imagine their future.

On the way, the two barely talked. However, when they arrived, Mu Ke followed Yu Mixi in getting out of the car and walked her to the stairs.

"Thanks," Yu Mixi said.

"My pleasure. Good night," Mu Ke said gently.

Yu Mixi's heart skipped a beat when Mu Ke said goodnight to her, because it was the first time that a boy had said that to her like that.

"Good night," Yu Mixi replied, before she walked upstairs.

Mu Ke didn't leave until Yu Mixi's back disappeared from his sight.

When Gu Ning got home, Gu Man was still awake. Gu Ning knew that her mother was in a bad mood at a glance.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Gu Ning asked with concern.

Gu Man then told Gu Ning what had happened to Gu Xiaoxiao.

Gu Ning had already heard about it, so she wasn't surprised. However, to her astonishment, Gu Qinxiang would actually call Gu Man and even wanted the Hao family to help Gu Xiaoxiao out, which was totally insane.

"Just ignore him, and we won't be involved in this mess. Gu Xiaoxiao deserves it," Gu Ning said. She didn't tell Gu Man the details, because they didn't care.

After a short while, Gu Ning's phone rang, and the caller was Leng Shaoting. It's already past 12 am, so Leng Shaoting called her to wish her happy Lantern Festival. Because Gu Man hadn't gone to bed yet, Gu Ning didn't talk with Leng Shaoting on the phone for a long time, in case Gu Man would have doubts.

The next day was the Lantern Festival.

The capital, in the Leng family's old house...

Master Leng got up early that morning, and felt relaxed as well as energetic. He knew that it was the great effects of the pill that Leng Shaoting had given him yesterday, and was quite surprised. Master Leng kept complimenting Gu Ning in front of Leng Shaoting, which made Leng Shaoting feel extremely satisfied. Leng Shaoting wouldn't be as happy even if his grandpa praised him.

Afterwards, Master Leng called Master Jiang at once. He couldn't wait to show off in front of his old friend, but he didn't tell Master Jiang that the pills were from Gu Ning. Instead, he only told Master Jiang that he got a special medicine which was good for his health.

Master Jiang, however, was worried. "Leng, are you sure the pill is safe? It sounds very abnormal!" Master Jiang didn't want Master Leng to be deceived.

"Of course it's safe! I'm not dumb!" Master Leng retorted. "I indeed feel relaxed, comfortable and energetic now. I used to feel tired after walking for just a dozen minutes, but I walked for half an hour in my yard this morning and didn't feel tired at all! In addition, I have a great appetite now!"

"Really?" Master Jiang doubted it, but was also curious. He had never heard of it before, so he didn't believe it. At the same time, he also knew that there were so many things that he had never heard of. Therefore, he was quite curious.

"Why would I lie to you?" Master Leng said. He was a little mad and disappointed because he simply wanted to show off, but his friend thought that it wasn't normal. "Fine, forget it." After that, he hung up.

Master Leng had planned to call Master Xu in the beginning, but he gave up on that now, because his good mood was already ruined by Master Jiang.

Master Leng's family was also curious about why he suddenly became so energetic with a great appetite, but none of them knew the reason, because Master Leng wouldn't tell them.

In City F, Gu Ning went to do grocery shopping with Gu Qing and Gu Man in the morning.

They had spent the New Year Festival at Gu Man's, so they decided to spend the Lantern Festival at Gu Qing's.

Once they were out, Gu Ning sensed that someone was secretly staring at them, and she instantly knew who it was. Is he still here? He didn't go home for the Lantern Festival? Gu Ning thought to herself. Suddenly, Gu Ning felt sorry for him. She also had the impulse to invite him to spend the Lantern Festival with them, but it was obviously not the right time.

In Gu Qinxiang's home, it was the worst Lantern Festival that they had ever had because of what had happened to Gu Xiaoxiao. Gu Qinxiang had turned to a lawyer for advice on Gu Xiaoxiao's lawsuit early that morning, but the lawyer's answer was that Gu Xiaoxiao was doomed to be put in jail as long as the Chen family wasn't willing to settle it out of court. Besides, Gu Xiaoxiao would be sentenced to at least three years in jail according to the injuries she had caused.

Hearing the answer, Gu Qinxiang knew that it was hopeless but he still did his best trying to get a lighter sentence for Gu Xiaoxiao.

Cao Wenxin's family went to spend the Lantern Festival at her aunt's today, and they set off right after breakfast.

However, the moment that Cao Wenxin walked inside, she was stunned when she noticed the man sitting on the sofa.

Xin Bei! Why is he here? The man sitting on the sofa was Xin Bei.

Xin Bei said that he was going to visit his uncle, but he appears here. Is it possible... My uncle is his uncle too! Jesus! How is it possible!

Cao Wenxin almost went crazy especially when she thought of what had happened on the plane yesterday. And she really wanted to run away right now.

Xin Bei was also stunned when Cao Wenxin showed up. Unexpectedly, Cao Wenxin was the daughter of his aunt's younger brother. Thinking of what had happened on the plane yesterday, Xin Bei felt uneasy too, so he directly turned his head away from her, pretending that he didn't know her.

"Wenjun, Wenxin, come on in! Let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Xin Bei!" A man who was around 30-years-old, standing by Xin Bei's side said to Cao Wenjun and Cao Wenxin, then turned to Xin Bei. "They're my cousins too, Cao Wenjun and Cao Wenxin."

The man who introduced them to each other was named Xin Chen. He was the son of Xin Bei's uncle as well as the son of Cao Wenjun and Cao Wenxin's uncle.

"Nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you too!"

Xin Bei greeted Cao Wenjun, but ignored Cao Wenxin. Luckily, no one noticed that except for themselves.

"Chen, where is Wei?" Cao Wenxin couldn't stay there for a second longer, so she could only turn to talking with her cousin's wife.

"She is upstairs with the child." Xin Chen said.

"Oh, I'll go find her," saying that, Cao Wenxin quickly ran upstairs, like she was escaping away.

Xin Chen and Cao Wenjun felt like Cao Wenxin was different today, but didn't think further. The men sat down together then, starting to chat.

Chapter 470: Who Is Terrible?

Xin Chen worked in politics, Xin Bei served in the army, and Cao Wenjun was a police officer. Among them, Xin Bei had the greatest achievement, but his identity towards outsiders was just a lieutenant colonel of a certain military region. Only a few people knew that he was a member of the Red Flame because it was highly confidential.

Cao Wenjun had already heard of Xin Bei from Xin Chen and he admired Xin Bei very much, but this was the first time that they had met each other because of varied reasons. join our discord https://discord.gg/6vFZqaT

"Xin Bei, I think you're old enough to have a girlfriend now. What do you think of Wenxin?" Xin Chen suddenly said to Xin Bei. Actually, Xin Chen had the intention to introduce Xin Bei to Cao Wenxin today at the Lantern Festival.

In Xin Chen's eyes, Xin Bei was an achiever, and Cao Wenxin was also a good girl. They would be a great match! Of course, all that Xin Chen could do was simply introduce them to one another, and it was totally up to them whether they would be together.

Xin Bei was struck dumb for a second and had mixed emotions at that moment. Facing Cao Wenxin, he wasn't sure about his feelings towards her. He didn't like her, nor hated her very much, and didn't think they got along well after what had happened between them.

"You don't need to worry about me. I think that I'll find my girl at the right time." Xin Bei didn't deny Xin Chen's advice directly, but it wasn't an affirmative answer either.

Since Xin Bei said so, Xin Chen didn't say anything further, but Cao Wenjun was slightly disappointed, because he hoped that his sister could be together with Xin Bei. Nonetheless, Cao Wenjun also thought that they had just met for the first time, and it was hard to tell at such an early stage. Meanwhile, Cao Wenjun planned to invite them to have fun together after dinner, so that Xin Bei would have more chances to get along with Cao Wenxin.

What Cao Wenjun didn't know was that Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin had actually already met each other many times.

Cao Wenxin tried to avoid Xin Bei, so she went to find her cousin's wife. Unexpectedly, her cousin's wife, Qiao Wei, went downstairs later so Cao Wenxin had to go back to the living room too. What was worse, Qiao Wei directly sat with the men, and Cao Wenxin had nowhere to hide.

"Wenxin, come here!" Qiao Wei said to her.

In order to not let others find out anything unusual, Cao Wenxin forced herself to go over and sit with them. However, she then kept playing with the 2-year-old kid to avoid meeting Xin Bei's eyes. Xin Bei also turned away from Cao Wenxin, and kept chatting with Cao Wenjun and Xin Chen.

In others' eyes, it seemed like the two disliked each other. Even so, Cao Wenjun still wanted to conduct his plan for tonight.

After dinner, Cao Wenxin thought that she could finally leave, but Cao Wenjun proposed to have a walk and appreciate the lanterns together.

"Can I not go with you?" Cao Wenxin asked. She really didn't want to spend another minute with Xin Bei. Somehow, Xin Bei was a little disappointed when Cao Wenxin rejected going out with him.

"Don't you love doing stuff? Why not?" Cao Wenjun frowned a little.

"Wenxin, go have some fun with your cousins! You don't have anything else to do if you go home alone," Tang Yunrong said.

"Wenxin, I'll go too. You won't be the only girl." Qiao Wei thought that Cao Wenxin was being shy to go alone with the men.

Cao Wenxin opened her mouth, but didn't know how to reject them because it would be very unusual if she insisted not to go with them.

"Fine! Let's go." Cao Wenxin compromised.

Seeing Cao Wenxin being so unwilling, Xin Bei felt uncomfortable, but didn't say anything. Xin Chen was the driver; Qiao Wei sat in the passenger's seat, while Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin sat behind with Cao Wenjun in the middle.

On the way, Cao Wenxin never spoke on her own initiative, which was completely not her style. Therefore, the others in the car immediately sensed that something was different, but none of them knew that Xin Bei was the cause.

"Wenxin, what happened to you? You didn't talk to us at all today, which is quite unusual," Xin Chen said.

"I have nothing to say," Cao Wenxin said. "Just ignore me please."

Xin Chen, however, wouldn't ignore her. "I heard that you visited the capital the other day?"

"Yes," Cao Wenxin said.

"Did you have fun?" Xin Chen asked.

Cao Wenxin stopped for a second before she said, "I did when I was happy, but didn't when I wasn't."

Cao Wenxin intentionally stressed the words when she said she hadn't had fun when she had been unhappy. She was picking on Xin Bei and Xin Bei knew it. Xin Bei was a little mad, because she wasn't the only one who had been unhappy.

When they had met for the first time, she had thrown coffee in his face and had told others that he was a terrible man; when they had met the second time, she had hit him with the cue stick; When they had met the third time, she had poured coffee on him again and had even injured his penis! Xin Bei thought that he was the one who had the right to be unhappy.

"What happened during your journey?" Qiao Wei asked.

"I met a terrible man," Cao Wenxin suddenly blurted out. She regretted it immediately after she said it but it was too late to take it back.

"A terrible man?" Xin Bei couldn't tolerate it anymore, and turned to look at Cao Wenxin in annoyance.

The others in the car immediately realized that there must be something that had happened between them that they didn't know about.

"Am I wrong? I accidentally hit him once, and he intentionally knocked into me!" Cao Wenxin said.

Xin Bei was amused, and asked, "Really? So who threw coffee in my face before she even knew the situation, and who hit me with the cue stick on purpose? Who poured coffee on me again yesterday and even injured..." Xin Bei suddenly stopped, because he felt embarrassed to say that in public. "Fine, I know it was a misunderstanding when we met for the first time, but how about the other things you've done to me?"

"You..." Cao Wenxin didn't know what to say.

Hearing that, everyone else knew that the two had already met each other before and had many conflicts.