Chapter 521: This Is My Friend, Leng Shaoting

After they were in the plane, the woman flushed with embarrassment when she saw that Gu Man and them sat in the first class. Most of the people who could afford the first class were the rich but she had called them a bunch of bumpkins just then.

The plane slid along the runway. Gu Qing and Gu Man clasped each other’s hands nervously. When the plane finally took off into the sky they had a sense of weightlessness but it was acceptable. By the time that the plane flew steadily in the air, Gu Qing and Gu Man were already used to it.

Leng Shaoting arrived at the airport of City G at 8:30 am. He told Ai Weichen to prepare a car for him beforehand but to his surprise, Ai Weichen drove the car here in person.

“Why did you drive here in person?” Leng Shaoting asked with doubt because Ai Weichen would normally send his secretary to drive the car here.

Ai Weichen sighed heavily and said in a resigned tone, “I used it as an excuse to avoid a blind date.” Blind dates were really annoying.

He then looked to Leng Shaoting and joked. “Your name is really useful.”

“You’re 28 now and it’s time to get married,” Leng Shaoting said.

In the past, Leng Shaoting never talked about marriage, but now he was eagerly anticipating marrying Gu Ning. Unfortunately, Gu Ning was too young.

“My older brother is 30 now but he’s not married yet. I don’t need to rush!” Ai Weichen said airily but he seemed sad and lonely.

In fact, he also wanted to get married, but the woman he wanted to marry disliked him, and he couldn’t accept someone else so he had to stay single. Just like how the woman liked his older brother but his older brother disliked her.

Leng Shaoting didn’t say another word, because he understood that Ai Weichen was in a difficult situation, and it was his own personal affair.

Ai Weichen also didn’t continue this topic, because it was painful for him to speak about. “Oh, my older brother is home these days. If you have some free time, we can have a gathering. It has been a long time that we haven’t drunk together!”

“Sure. I’ll call you if I’m free,” Leng Shaoting said.

After that, Ai Weichen left.

What Ai Weichen didn’t know was that his older brother, Ai Weishun, actually spent a lot more time with Leng Shaoting than he did. Ai Weichen only knew that Ai Weishun was one of Leng Shaoting’s comrades in the army, but he didn’t know that Ai Weishun was also a member of the Red Flame and followed Leng Shaoting’s lead. Members in the Red Flame had to keep their identity a secret, so even their families had no idea about it.

Around nine am, the plane landed at the airport of City G.

Once Gu Ning turned her phone on, she saw Leng Shaoting’s message. He said that he was waiting for them at the arrival hall.

Gu Ning already told Gu Qing and Gu Man that she hired a private chauffeur to drive the car for them during the two days in City G.

Gu Man and Gu Qing didn’t think that it was a bad idea, but Gu Ning still worried, because Leng Shaoting was too handsome to be just a chauffeur. Moreover, Leng Shaoting was so cold and it could upset Gu Qing and Gu Man. Gu Ning didn’t want her family to have a bad impression of him.

After thinking for a while, she said to Gu Qing and Gu Man, “Mom, aunt, the private chauffeur is actually my friend. He’s a little cold and doesn’t like to smile or talk much. Please don’t mind him.”

“Of course not,” Gu Man and Gu Qing said.

In the arrival hall, Leng Shaoting was standing there waiting for Gu Ning and her family. Wherever he went he was always in the limelight, but he didn’t care about others’ glances because all he cared about now was Gu Ning’s presence.

Gu Ning and her family didn’t check in any baggage so they walked out quickly.

Once Gu Ning appeared, Leng Shaoting’s sight fell on her body and there was obvious love in his eyes.

Gu Ning noticed Leng Shaoting within a second, and gave him a warning look to tell him to keep their real relationship a secret.

Leng Shaoting understood that it wasn’t appropriate to let her family know that they were already in a relationship because Gu Ning was too young. Therefore, Leng Shaoting hid his love for Gu Ning immediately. However, he felt quite nervous when Gu Man walked to him, which was very unusual.

When Gu Ning, Gu Qing and Gu Man stopped in front of Leng Shaoting, Leng Shaoting put on a serious look and did his best to be easy-going.

Gu Qing and Gu Man, on the other hand, were stunned by his outstanding appearance. To their surprise, Gu Ning’s friend was an extremely handsome young man.

“Mom, aunt, please let me introduce you. This is my friend, Leng Shaoting; you can directly call him Shaoting,” Gu Ning said.

“Nice to meet you!” Leng Shaoting greeted Gu Man and Gu Qing.

Leng Shaoting tried to be easy-going but it didn’t seem very natural, because he was used to being cold and it wasn’t easy for him to change his personality right away. Luckily, Gu Ning had already explained his character to her family beforehand, so Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t mind it at all. In addition, Leng Shaoting was very good-looking, so both Gu Qing and Gu Man had a good impression of him. “Nice to meet you too!”

Although Leng Shaoting understood that Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t know that he was Gu Ning’s boyfriend yet, he felt happy when he noticed that they already had a good first impression of him. After all, you didn’t have a second chance to make a first impression.

In the beginning, Leng Shaoting was very confused about how to address Gu Qing and Gu Man, because he was Gu Qing’s boyfriend, but they weren’t familiar with him at all. Therefore, he decided to not address them for now, and he would directly call them his mother and aunt when they found out about his relationship with Gu Ning.

Gu Qing and Gu Man actually didn’t care about how Leng Shaoting addressed them.

“Let’s go now! The car is parked right outside,” Leng Shaoting said then guided them walking out.

The car that Ai Weichen drove here to pick them up with was a Land Rover, which was the least noticeable car in his eyes, but it was a luxury car in Gu Qing and Gu Man’s eyes.

Chapter 522: Putting Dishes Into Leng Shaoting’s Bowl

Although they didn’t know its price it had to be more expensive than Jiang Xu’s Mercedes-Benz.

Leng Shaoting opened the car door for Gu Man and Gu Qing before he did it for Gu Ning. Gu Qing and Gu Man sat in the back seat, while Gu Ning sat in the front passenger’s seat.

“Ningning, where shall we go first?” Leng Shaoting looked to Gu Ning and asked.

Leng Shaoting’s loving glance made Gu Ning’s heart skip a beat. She was a little annoyed at herself because she was easily seduced by his simple look.

Gu Ning calmed herself down. “It’s too early now. Let’s have a rest in Clean Water Blue Sky first, and we can go to the Jade Beauty Jewelry store after lunch before we go to the factory.”

“No problem,” Leng Shaoting said then drove away from the airport.

On the way, Leng Shaoting didn’t say a word, because he didn’t know what to say.

When they arrived at Clean Water Blue Sky, they went to Gu Ning’s apartment together.

Once they were in the apartment, Leng Shaoting sat on the sofa quietly, watching TV, while Gu Ning was preparing tea for them.

“Shaoting, where are you from?” Gu Man asked. She wasn’t investigating his background, but was just chatting with him.

Even so, Leng Shaoting still took it seriously. “The Capital.”

“Do you work in City G?” Gu Qing asked, because Gu Ning told them that he was her friend not one of her staff.

“Nope, I work in the capital but I’m on vacation now, so I came to City G for a break,” Leng Shaoting said.

At that moment, Leng Shaoting was well-prepared to answer the following questions about him. However, both Gu Qing and Gu Man stopped asking, which confused Leng Shaoting. Why did they stop asking? Is it because they aren’t satisfied with my manners today?

Actually, it was all because they had no idea that he was Gu Ning’s boyfriend.

A few minutes later, Gu Ning poured cups of tea for them, and they were chatting while drinking the tea in the living room afterwards.

Leng Shaoting’s sight fell on Gu Ning once in a while. Luckily, Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t pay much attention to it, so they didn’t find out that there was anything unusual between them.

Around 11 am, they went out to have lunch together. During the meal, Gu Man put some dishes into Leng Shaoting’s bowl and said gently, “Shaoting, don’t be shy. Since you’re Ningning’s friend we’re not strangers.”

Leng Shaoting was struck dumb for a second, and suddenly felt like crying, because Gu Man’s kind behavior made him think of his own mother.

“What’s wrong? You don’t like the dishes?” Seeing Leng Shaoting being silent for a few moments, Gu Man was a little nervous. She was afraid that she had done something wrong.

“No-no,” Leng Shaoting immediately explained, “I just remembered my mom. She used to put many dishes in my bowl too when I was a child. It’s been a long time and nobody has done that to me, so I felt very touched.”

Leng Shaoting didn’t know why he would say that aloud all of a sudden, even Gu Ning didn’t expect that he would say that on his own initiative. When they were together, Gu Ning never dared to ask him about his parents, because she knew that it was a painful memory for him. Although it had been over a decade Leng Shaoting still felt hurt. However, he felt relaxed after saying it aloud this time.

Hearing what Leng Shaoting had just said, both Gu Qing and Gu Man were surprised. They instantly realized that this young man must have lost his own mother a long time ago, so they had a deep sympathy for him.

In order not to bring his painful memory up, Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t ask further.

“Well, it’s a good day when we can gather together here. Come on, let’s enjoy the dishes!” Gu Man kept putting all kinds of dishes into Leng Shaoting’s bowl to make up for his absent mother’s love. Even though it was probably very late, it was meaningful.

Leng Shaoting felt touched by Gu Man’s kind gesture so he did his best to eat as much as he could.

When they had almost finished the meal, Leng Shaoting used the excuse of needing to go to the washroom, but settled the bill without them knowing it.

When Gu Qing and Gu Man found out that Leng Shaoting had already paid the bill, they felt a little embarrassed. “You didn’t need to do that,” Gu Man said.

“It’s fine, Ningning is my friend and a meal is nothing,” Leng Shaoting said with sincerity.

Since the bill was already settled, Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t say anything further. In addition, they approved of his way of socializing

After that, the group of them went to Jade Beauty Jewelry.

Gu Ning didn’t tell Zhou Zhenghong that she was going to check the flagship store beforehand, because he would make unnecessary arrangements if he knew that Gu Ning’s family would be there too. Therefore, Gu Ning didn’t call Zhou Zhenghong until they were on the way to the flagship store. However, Zhou Zhenghong was in the factory at that moment.

Gu Ning then told him that she would be visiting the flagship store first before she went to the factory, so Zhou Zhenghong directly waited for her in the factory.

The flagship store of Jade Beauty Jewelry was located on the first floor of a shopping mall. It was decorated luxuriously and people would know that it was a high-end jewelry store by a simple glance. Even Gu Qing and Gu Man hesitated to walk inside, although they knew that Gu Ning was the boss.

The jewelry in Jade Beauty Jewelry wasn’t very dense; instead it was sparsely placed, so that people could clearly see the appearance of each piece.

There were around 17 customers in the store along with many saleswomen, and they seemed very busy.

Once Gu Ning and the others walked inside, a saleswoman stepped forward and greeted her with great respect, “Miss Gu, it’s so nice to meet you!”

The staff in the store all found out about Gu Ning’s real identity a few days ago. And they all admired her because she was able to be so successful at such a young age.

“Hi! You don’t need to spend much time with us. I can take them on a walk around,” Gu Ning said.

“Sure,” the saleswoman said then walked away.

Chapter 523: Strike Up a Conversation

The other saleswomen were also happy to see Gu Ning but they were all busy introducing the jewelry to their customers, so they didn’t greet Gu Ning right away.

When Gu Qing and Gu Man saw the price tags of the jewelry, both of them were astonished even though they knew it wasn’t cheap. “Jesus! They’re so expensive! This jade pendant alone costs over three hundred thousand yuan!” Gu Qing exclaimed.

“Indeed! I think only the rich can afford them,” Gu Man said.

“Three hundred thousand yuan? It’s one of the cheap ones, and there are many pieces of jewelry in this store that cost over a million yuan. If you can’t afford it, I don’t think that you should walk in here,” a nearby woman said with obvious disdain. Arrogant women just seemed to be everywhere!

Gu Qing and Gu Man felt embarrassed again. Although they felt uncomfortable, they knew that they had behaved like bumpkins, so they didn’t say anything. However, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were displeased. “Well, since you’re rich, why don’t you buy it?” Gu Ning said on purpose.

“Of course I can afford it!” The woman actually was hesitating to buy the jade pendant, because it was very expensive but now she made up her mind to buy it in order to show off her wealth. “Pack this one please. I’ll pay the five hundred and eighty thousand yuan by card.”

The jade pendant was made of high-level violet type, so it was very expensive although it wasn’t big.

“No problem.” The saleswoman, of course, was excited to strike another deal today, and she admired her boss, Gu Ning very much too, because Gu Ning made the woman swipe her card just by saying a sentence.

Gu Qing and Gu Man, on the other hand, were surprised that the woman swiped her card without hesitation.

Anyway, this was Gu Ning’s jewelry store, and they all felt happy for Gu Ning, because she made a lot of money from the deal.

When the woman came back after she swiped her card at the counter she looked at Gu Ning and the others with arrogance and provocation. “Ha, what can you say now? Can you afford any piece of jewelry here?”

“We don’t need to,” Gu Ning said airily.

“Ha-ha, I think you simply can’t afford it.” The woman laughed at them.

The saleswoman who was standing by her side was amused by her stupidity. Gu Ning was the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry so all the jewelry belonged to her! However, the saleswoman had no intention to tell the woman the truth, because she understood that it was a trap set by her boss.

After that, Gu Ning lifted Gu Man’s hand, and showed the woman the Fulushou jade bracelet around Gu Man’s wrist. “Do you know what type this jade is?” Gu Ning asked the woman with pride.

“Fulushou!” The woman rounded her eyes in shock. Fulushou was very easy to recognize. Nevertheless, the woman didn’t believe that Gu Man could afford the Fulushou jade. “Is it real?”

Facing her suspicion, Gu Ning wasn’t mad but smiled. “Well, this jade bracelet is from Jade Beauty Jewelry. Can it be fake?”

“What?” The woman felt embarrassed now. It turned out that she wasn’t richer than them at all.

Luckily, the store was large, and customers weren’t close to each other, so not many people noticed what was happening among them. Otherwise, she would be despised by a lot of people, which wasn’t a pleasant experience.

Without another word, the woman soon slid out of the store in shame.

Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t criticize Gu Ning’s behavior, because it was the woman’s fault after all. In addition, they also felt great seeing the woman losing face.

Leng Shaoting, of course, was supportive no matter what Gu Ning did. He even thought that Gu Ning had been too kind to the woman. Afterwards, they went on shopping in the store.

Not far from them, there were two beautiful young women choosing jade pendants in front of a display counter. When Gu Ning and the others walked by them, they noticed Leng Shaoting and were stunned by his outstanding appearance.

“Wow! The man is so handsome!”

“Indeed! Why don’t we strike up a conversation with him?”

“Is the girl who is walking at the front his girlfriend? Is it alright if we just go over and say hi?”

“No idea, but I don’t care.”

“Fine, let’s go!”

Although their voices weren’t loud, both Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning were able to hear their talk and both of them were displeased.

Once the two women arrived at Leng Shaoting’s side, one of them opened her mouth. “Hi…”

“Leave me alone,” Leng Shaoting said coldly.

The two women were struck dumb for a second then flushed with embarrassment. To their surprise, the man didn’t care about their feelings at all.

Gu Ning and her family stopped then turned back, walking to Leng Shaoting.

People around them also noticed the drama, which made the two women feel more embarrassed. “How can you be so rude? We just said hi. Couldn’t you be nice?” A woman criticized.

“You just said hi? Do we know each other? And sorry, I heard your little talk just then,” Leng Shaoting said plainly then his sight shortly fell on Gu Man before he added, “I’m not a playboy.”

Hearing that, Gu Ning understood that he aimed to tell Gu Man that he was a good and reliable man.

“Ha-ha, I bet the two women didn’t expect that the handsome man would be so straightforward.”

“You’re right.”

People around them started to discuss them.

Although Gu Man and Gu Qing thought that Leng Shaoting had been a little rude, they believed that what he had done was right.

“Shut up!” The woman was mad. “Do you know who I am? I’m from the Fu family, which is ranked seventh on the rich list of City D! If any one of you dare to annoy me, you can’t bear the result!”

Hearing that, people around them all closed their mouths at once, because none of them dared to annoy the Fu family.

Chapter 524: Blacklist

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, however, were exceptions.

“Very well. Miss Fu, does your grandpa know you like to strike up a relationship with occupied men?” Gu Ning said, looking at Fu Yingying with a meaningful smile on her face.

Gu Ning wouldn’t tolerate it even though the woman was from the Fu family.

“You…” Fu Yingying was mad at once. Her grandpa, of course, wasn’t aware of her behavior; otherwise, her grandpa would be furious.

However, she didn’t believe that Gu Ning was able to have a connection with her grandpa, so she wasn’t willing to be polite to Gu Ning. Instead, she threatened Gu Ning in public, “It’s none of your business whether my grandpa knows about it or not. You’re merely nobody and you have to apologize to me right now, or I’ll tell the manager here to chase you away and blacklist you!”

Fu Yingying thought that because her grandpa had a good relationship with Zhou Zhenghong who was the “boss” of Jade Beauty Jewelry, the staff who worked in Jade Beauty Jewelry would help her. Moreover, she was from an influential family.

“Oh, really?” Gu Ning couldn’t help but laugh.

The other saleswomen around them looked at Fu Yingying like she was an idiot. It was the funniest joke they had ever heard that she wanted them to chase their boss away from their boss’s store. It was impossible that any of them would do that.

Gu Ning was a great, generous boss, and the jewelry brand was very popular too, so they were all paid well. In that case, none of them were willing to lose the job.

“Ha, why don’t you try?” Gu Ning crossed her arms on her chest, waiting to see another joke.

“Well, you asked for it!” Saying that, Fu Yingying turned to the manager. “Hey, you, chase them away and blacklist them right now! And I’ll buy more jewelry here later.”

The manager ignored her order and said, “I’m sorry, Miss Fu. I can’t.”

“What?” Fu Yingying didn’t expect that the manager would dare to reject her and she was in a rage now. “Don’t you know that I’m from the Fu family?”

The manager remained silent, but his attitude showed that he didn’t care about her threat at all.

Finally, Gu Ning opened her mouth, “Please tell Miss Fu to leave here. She’s not welcome.”

“Sure, boss,” the manager said with great respect. Although not many people knew that Gu Ning was the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry it wasn’t a secret anymore, so the manager directly called her his boss.

However, others in the store were all shocked. What? This young girl is the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry? Isn’t Zhou Zhenghong the boss here?

“No way! She-she’s the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry? How is it possible? Isn’t Zhou Zhenghong the boss here?” Fu Yingying couldn’t believe her ears.

“She is the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry, while Executive Zhou is the general manager,” the manager said.

Fu Yingying was struck dumb. To her astonishment, this young girl standing right in front of her was the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry. Thinking of what she had done, Fu Yingying felt so embarrassed.

“Miss Fu, please leave right now, and your name will be on the blacklist of Jade Beauty Jewelry,” the manager said to Fu Yingying.

“How dare you do that to me!” Fu Yingying seemed angry like she was the one who had been treated impolitely.

“Miss Fu, please.” The manager made a hand gesture to tell her to leave.

Fu Yingying still wanted to say something, but she didn’t say a word when she saw that everyone was looking at her with obvious disdain. She snorted in anger then walked away. And the woman who followed Fu Yingying also left.

Since they already knew that Gu Ning was the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry, other customers in the store couldn’t help but give her glances of admiration.

“Ningning, it seems that the woman is from an influential family. Is it appropriate that you’ve treated her like that?” Although Gu Man knew that Gu Ning had made friends with many important figures, she was still worried.

“Don’t worry. It’s fine. Master Fu is the first person I met when I came to City D, and we get along quite well. He won’t blame me for it,” Gu Ning explained to Gu Man.

Leng Shaoting, of course, didn’t care about the Fu family, because the Fu family was barely comparable to his powerful family.

“That’s great.” Gu Man was relieved.

After that, they went to the factory.

It was almost 3 pm when they left the store, so Gu Ning told Gu Man to call Gu Qinyang or Wen Yulan. They planned to visit them that night if they were home.

Gu Man called Gu Qinyang later. When Gu Qinyang heard that they were going to visit him, he was delighted. It would be the first time that Gu Qing and Gu Man had visited him. At the same time, Gu Qinyang also felt guilty and ashamed, because he had never invited them to visit him at his home before.

Gu Qinyang then told Gu Man the address of his home and that he would be home before 6 pm.

After hanging up the call with Gu Man, Gu Qinyang called Wen Yulan at once. He told her that Gu Man and the others were going to visit them.

Wen Yulan was also very happy to hear the news. She decided to buy some seafood for dinner.

Before long, Gu Ning and the others arrived at the factory of Jade Beauty Jewelry.

“Nice to meet you, boss, Mr. Leng!” Zhou Zhenghong greeted them with great respect.

“Hi, Uncle Zhou, this is my mom, Gu Man, and my aunt, Gu Qing,” Gu Ning introduced.

In the following minutes, they greeted each other before Gu Ning guided Gu Qing and Gu Man to have a tour around the factory.

When Gu Qing and Gu Man saw the piles of jade in the factory, they rounded their eyes in shock.

Chapter 525: Expand the Factory

There were far more pieces of large jade than the jade jewelry they had seen in the store and the piles of jade must be worth a fortune!

“Ningning, how much are these piles of jade worth?” Gu Qing asked.

“Jade is very valuable, but actually it’s just a stone if nobody wants it. As long as we can sell them out, they’re worth over hundreds of millions of yuan. However, if we can’t, they’re just piles of stones. It isn’t necessary anyway,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, both Gu Qing and Gu Man took a long breath in. Over hundreds of millions of yuan!

In fact, Gu Ning’s wealth was far more than that. And her goal was to be the No.1 super-rich woman in the country.

Gu Qinyang wouldn’t be home until 6 pm, so Gu Ning and the others spent the afternoon in the factory. In the meantime, Gu Ning discussed with Zhou Zhenghong about opening branches of Jade Beauty Jewelry. Leng Shaoting, on the other hand, sat aside remaining quiet. Even though he did nothing, he didn’t feel bored as long as Gu Ning was by his side.

Gu Qing and Gu Man were very curious about everything in the factory, so the tour was quite interesting in their eyes.

“The decoration is coming to an end in City B, so we can prepare for the opening ceremony in a week at the most. How is the jewelry now?” Gu Ning asked.

Although the branches opened almost at the same time in the capital and City B, Gu Ning decided to open the branch in City B first, because they had prepared everything there. All they needed now was well-made jade jewelry.

As for the gowns, although Yu Zi couldn’t make 11 new sets, she had already finished five, and would use some old designs to complete the rest.

Gu Ning understood that she seemed a little cold-blooded, because she was busy dealing with her business when Tang Yunfan was still unconscious. However, she still had to live her life and chase her dream. In addition, it was Tang Aining’s soul in Gu Ning’s body. Although she accepted Tang Yunfan as her father, she didn’t have many feelings towards him.

Tang Yunfan was still unconscious, but his body was in good condition so Gu Ning wasn’t very worried about his life.

“We’ve hired more workers, and it’s almost done,” Zhou Zhenghong said. “Boss, can we rent the 200 square meter large factory next door? This factory we’re using now is a little small.”

“Sure.” Gu Ning agreed.

When it was almost 5 pm, Gu Ning and the others left the factory.

Before they left, Gu Ning took a set of jewelry along with a jade pixiu, which were gifts for Wen Yulan and Gu Qinyang. They also went to a supermarket to buy some fruits on their way to Gu Qinyang’s place.

Since Leng Shaoting needed to send Gu Qing and Gu Man back to the apartment later, Gu Man invited him to join the dinner.

“Mom, I’m having a gathering with my friends this evening, so I won’t be coming back to the apartment tonight,” Gu Ning said to Gu Man.

“Will Shaoting go with you?” Gu Man asked.

“Sure! We’re going to meet our mutual friends. They are all from either rich or powerful families, and it’s helpful to my business,” Gu Ning lied without hesitation.

“Great.” Gu Man didn’t doubt Gu Ning at all. Moreover, there was only one bed in the apartment. Gu Ning would have to sleep on the sofa if she stayed in the apartment with them.

Leng Shaoting, on the other hand, smiled a little with satisfaction.

Gu Man and Gu Qing didn’t notice Leng Shaoting’s reaction but Gu Ning did. She rolled her eyes at him. Why are men always thinking about having sex?

Nevertheless, Gu Ning also understood that a man stopped loving you if he didn’t have any sexual desire for you. Although it sounds a little embarrassing, Gu Ning had to admit that she sometimes wanted sex too.

Gu Ning and the others knocked on the door of Gu Qinyang’s place around 6 pm, and Gu Qinyang was already home.

When Gu Qinyang opened the door and saw that they came with many packages, he felt embarrassed. “You didn’t need to bring so many gifts!”

Afterwards, Gu Qinyang invited them to walk inside, and he was stunned by Leng Shaoting’s outstanding appearance when Leng Shaoting walked by him. “This is?” he asked Gu Ning.

“Oh, he’s my friend, Leng Shaoting and he’s our private chauffeur for the two days we are in City F,” Gu Ning said.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Leng!” Gu Qinyang greeted him politely.

“Nice to meet you!” Leng Shaoting said.

Wen Yulan went grocery shopping, and wasn’t home yet, while Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi were watching TV in the living room.

Seeing them walking inside, Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi didn’t show any pride like they had done before but felt uneasy. Although Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi didn’t have good characters, they weren’t little kids after all so they understood that things were different

now.

Gu Qinyang and their mother had already told them about what had happened to Gu Xiaoxiao and the fact that Gu Ning was the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry so neither Gu Yinyin nor Gu Qingshi dared to laugh at Gu Ning anymore.

They also received thick red envelopes from Gu Qing and Gu Man. Upon thinking about what they had done before, they felt ashamed.

When they were all seated, Gu Qinyang criticized Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi because they hadn’t greeted Gu Man and the others yet. “Hey, you two don’t forget your manners!”

Gu Qinyang had reminded them beforehand, but they suddenly remained so quiet now. Hearing that, both of them greeted Gu Man and Gu Qing with embarrassment.

“Ha-ha, it’s fine.” Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t mind that they had been rude to them before. After all, they were just children.

Chapter 526: Feel Happy Being Cared by Gu Ning

Gu Man took out two boxes the size of a book, giving them to Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi. “These are the gifts from me and your Aunt Qing for you. You can open it now to see whether you like it.”

The gifts were two tablets. Gu Yinyin’s and Gu Qingshi’s eyes lit up at once when they saw the brand logo. However, they didn’t dare to take the gifts right away but looked at Gu Qinyang with anticipation. They had to ask for their father’s agreement.

“Man, Qing, you don’t need to buy such expensive gifts for them!” Gu Qinyang felt embarrassed, because he knew that the tablets were very expensive.

“It’s no big deal. Children today all love this brand of tablet,” Gu Man said airily. She wasn’t showing off her wealth, she just knew that they would like it.

Gu Qinyang also understood that Gu Qing and Gu Man were just being nice to them.

Since they said so, Gu Qinyang didn’t insist. “Alright, take your gifts and thank your two aunts!”

Hearing that, Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi were excited and thanked Gu Man and Gu Qing. “Thank you so much, Aunt Man, Aunt Qing!”

“You’re welcome!” Gu Qing and Gu Man said.

After that, Gu Qinyang went to pour glasses of water for them.

Before long, Wen Yulan was back with many vegetables and seafood.

“Yulan, you’ve bought so much!”

“Can we finish all of it?” Gu Qing and Gu Man said.

“Oh, don’t worry. We can do our best to eat it all!” Wen Yulan said.

It was already past 6 pm, so Gu Qing and Gu Man helped Wen Yulan cook, because it would be faster.

Gu Ning, Leng Shaoting and Gu Qinyang, meanwhile, were chatting randomly in the living room, while Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi were studying their new gifts.

Gu Qinyang asked Leng Shaoting some questions, like where he came from, where he worked and so on.

Leng Shaoting told him that he was an army officer, working in the general military region in the capital. As for his position in the army, Leng Shaoting didn’t tell him. Gu Qinyang didn’t ask him either, because he believed that Leng Shaoting was merely a normal army officer at such a young age.

However, Gu Qinyang did think highly of Leng Shaoting once he found out about Leng Shaoting’s job because most people held great respect and admiration towards soldiers.

After a while, the people in the living room smelt the aroma of food. With her acute sense of smell, Gu Ning smelled the scent of seafood and subconsciously looked at Leng Shaoting. Leng Shaoting frowned a little at this time.

Gu Ning immediately stood up walking into the kitchen. When she saw all the seafood on the counter, Gu Ning was greatly surprised.

It was true that she loved seafood but Leng Shaoting was allergic to it!

“Do we have other food except seafood? Shaoting is allergic to it,” Gu Ning asked.

Hearing that, those in the kitchen stopped what they were doing for a moment. Wen Yulan hadn’t known that Leng Shaoting was allergic to seafood. Luckily, she also bought many vegetables and other meat. “Oh, don’t worry. We have other food.”

Hearing that, Gu Ning relaxed.

Seeing Gu Ning’s back, Leng Shaoting felt very happy that she cared about him.

When Gu Ning turned around, she saw the gentle smile on Leng Shaoting’s lips and her heart skipped a beat all of a sudden. She took a long breath in at once to calm herself down.

Was it because Leng Shaoting was too charming, or was it because she couldn’t resist his charm? She was easily seduced by his slight smile.

Seeing Gu Ning’s reaction, Leng Shaoting felt more satisfied and pleased. He loved to see Gu Ning’s flushed face.

Gu Ning, however, didn’t dare to look at Leng Shaoting anymore, because she was afraid that she would lose her manners.

Around 7:30 pm, the dinner was ready.

Gu Qinyang wanted to drink some alcohol with Leng Shaoting but Leng Shaoting was going to drive, so he gave up.

During the meal, Gu Qing and Gu Man kept putting all kinds of dishes into Leng Shaoting’s bowl like what they had done the last time.

Gu Ning suddenly felt strange seeing that her mother and aunt were doing that for Leng Shaoting but ignored her.

Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan, on the other hand, didn’t understand why Gu Qing and Gu Man kept putting dishes into Leng Shaoting’s bowl, but they didn’t ask.

Wen Yulan would have believed that Leng Shaoting was Gu Ning’s boyfriend if Gu Qing and Gu Man hadn’t told her that Leng Shaoting was just Gu Ning’s friend.

In Wen Yulan’s eyes, Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning matched each other very well. Gu Ning was a successful businesswoman now, and it was quite understandable that she socialize a lot to make friends with different kinds of people. It was very helpful for her business after all.

After dinner, it was 8:30 pm, and they had a rest in the living room.

At that moment, Gu Ning took out her gifts for Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan. “Uncle and aunt, these are gifts for you. Please take them.”

“What? Why did you prepare gifts for us? You’re the younger generation and we should be sending a gift to you!”

“Exactly!”

Both Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan were surprised.

“It’s fine, and I’ve also prepared gifts for Aunt Qing and Uncle Xu, so please take them.” Gu Ning directly put the gifts into their hands.

“Well…” They hesitated to take the gifts.

“Please take them. Ningning is just being kind and we all have gifts from her,” Gu Qing said.

“Indeed! Please take them,” Gu Man added.

“Ningning, thank you so much!” Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan said.

Nobody was unhappy to receive gifts.

When Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan took Gu Ning’s gifts, they opened the boxes to see what was inside.

“This is…” Gu Qinyang was shocked when he saw the jade pixiu the size of a fist in his box.

He knew that Gu Ning did jade business, so this pixiu had to be real. Although he didn’t know much about jade, and couldn’t recognize its type, he had heard that a jade pixiu was very expensive. And this one could be worth over a million yuan.

Gu Qinyang understood that Gu Ning wouldn’t send cheap gifts but he didn’t expect that it would be so valuable.

Wen Yulan opened her box, and her face lit up at once when she saw the set of jade jewelry in it.

Chapter 527: Ai Weichen, Ai Weishun and Ou Nianyin

Women all loved jewelry, but some of them just couldn’t afford it.

Wen Yulan was from a poor family and she lived an okay life after she married Gu Qinyang. However, a set of expensive jewelry was a luxury for her, and she only had a set of gold jewelry till now, which was worth around ten thousand yuan.

Ten thousand yuan was also over her budget actually but it was an anniversary gift Gu Qinyang gave her a few years ago. However, a set of gold jewelry was barely comparable to a set of jade jewelry.

She had heard that the cheapest jade pendant of Jade Beauty Jewelry cost at least hundreds of thousands of yuan, so this set of jade jewelry that Gu Ning gave her had to be worth a lot!

The set included a jade pendant, a pair of earrings, a bracelet and a ring. According to the price level of Jade Beauty Jewelry, it could be worth over a million yuan!

Except for their apartment, Wen Yulan had never gotten something which was worth over a million yuan before! Besides, they were still paying the housing loan.

“Ningning, the gifts are too expensive…” Gu Qinyang said.

“It’s fine. Please take them!” Gu Ning said.

Since Gu Ning insisted, Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan took the gifts and thanked Gu Ning.

After resting a bit, Gu Man and the others left when it was almost 9 pm.

Gu Qinyang’s apartment was small and couldn’t accommodate many people, so Gu Qinyang didn’t invite them to stay in their place.

When Gu Man and the others were gone, Wen Yulan said to Gu Qinyang, “Qinyang, Ningning is so generous. I feel ashamed of the way we treated them before.”

Gu Qinyang sighed, “Me too!”

Luckily, they changed their attitude and behavior on time.

After that, they surfed the Internet to find out what types of jade Gu Ning had given them. Gu Qinyang’s pixiu was made from jade of the medium-high-level water type, while Wen Yulan’s jewelry was made from the jade of the high-level violet type.

Although they didn’t know their specific prices, they knew that their gifts cost at least ten million yuan. They looked at each other in great shock.

“Jesus! Ningning is too generous!” Wen Yulan was short of words to describe her astonishment now.

Facing the two luxurious gifts, they had no idea what to do.

When they were back at Clean Water Blue Sky, Leng Shaoting waited in the car, while Gu Ning walked Gu Man and Gu Qing upstairs.

Once Gu Ning got back in the car, Leng Shaoting pressed her against the back of the seat. In the following minutes, Leng Shaoting wildly kissed Gu Ning. He hadn’t seen Gu Ning in many days, and felt like they hadn’t seen each other in ages.

“Ningning,” Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning staring straight at her eyes. He didn’t even bother to hide his desire for her.

“What?” Gu Ning blinked.

“Ningning,” Leng Shaoting called again.

“What?” Gu Ning was confused.

“Ningning,” Leng Shaoting called her once more.

“What?” Gu Ning was a little annoyed.

“Nothing. I just want to call your name.” Leng Shaoting smiled.

Gu Ning was amused then pushed Leng Shaoting away. “You’re so childish!”

“Ningning, Ningning…” Leng Shaoting kept calling her. However, Gu Ning didn’t answer him anymore, so Leng Shaoting stopped. Anyway, he could soon spend a whole night with her, and he had a lot of time to do what he wanted but before that, they had to go somewhere else.

“Do you still remember Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin? They attended the opening ceremony of Jade Beauty Jewelry before. We’re going to meet them in a clubhouse now,” Leng Shaoting said.

“Sure!” Gu Ning replied.

With Gu Ning’s great memory she, of course, remembered Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin. Since Leng Shaoting brought her to meet them, they must have a close relationship with him.

Before long, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived at a high-end clubhouse.

In a VIP private room, Ai Weichen, Ou Nianyin, and another two men along with another woman were already there. The two men were Ai Weichen’s older brother, Ai Weishun and Ai Weishun’s comrade, Zhao Lang. Zhao Lang was also a member of the Red Flame, and he ranked 11th in the team. Of course, it was a secret that others didn’t know.

The woman was from the Ai family too. She was Ai Weichen and Ai Weishun’s cousin, Ai Ruixue.

Ai Weishun was 30-years-old and resembled Ai Weichen but Ai Weichen was the type of man who was gentle kind charming, while Ai Weishun was a little serious but sexy because he was a soldier.

Zhao Lang was 26, two months younger than Xu Jinchen, so he ranked below Xu Jinchen. Although he had a plain face he had an outstanding air too.

Ai Ruixue was a pretty girl around 25.

Zhao Lang came here with Ai Weishun, so he sat and kept talking with Ai Weishun. Ai Ruixue sat along with Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin. They were playing a game while drinking. Both Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin had an absent look and couldn’t focus on the game, but Ai Ruixue could do nothing about it.

Ou Nianyin was thinking of Ai Weishun, while Ai Weichen was thinking of her. A love triangle was really torturous.

Ai Weishun kept talking with Zhao Lang, not only because they came here together, but also because he was avoiding Ou Nianyin. He knew that Ou Nianyin loved him, but he only regarded her as his younger sister.

Chapter 528: My Heart Aches!

He had made it clear to Ou Nianyin and Ou Nianyin kept a polite distance away from him. However, because of him, she had stayed single until she was 30, which made him feel a little guilty. Even so, he couldn’t accept her, because he knew that it wasn’t a healthy relationship.

“Oh, will Shaoting be coming alone?” Zhao Lang asked Ai Weishun.

“No idea. He didn’t mention it,” Ai Weishun replied.

“I want to meet Shaoting’s girlfriend. I’m curious about what kind of girl can attract Leng Shaoting, who is famous for his coldness to women! I even thought that Shaoting would be single throughout his lifetime!” Zhao Lang said.

They had all heard from Si Ming that Leng Shaoting had a girlfriend, but none of them had met the girl yet. They, of course, didn’t dare to ask Leng Shaoting, so they turned to Si Ming and Xu Jinchen for more details. However, neither Xu Jinchen nor Si Ming told them much but just said that the girl was very beautiful.

They didn’t believe that Leng Shaoting would be attracted to a girl who was only pretty, because Leng Shaoting wasn’t shallow.

“I’m curious too!” Ai Weishun said. Actually, everyone in the Red Flame was curious about Leng Shaoting’s girlfriend. It wasn’t a secret among them that Leng Shaoting didn’t have much interest in women.

Although Ai Weishun was still unmarried at the age of 30, he was different from Leng Shaoting, and there was also a woman he loved and wanted to marry. Unfortunately, the woman hadn’t agreed yet. Thinking of that, Ai Weishun felt very sad.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door. Ai Weishun said, “Come in.” And the door was pushed open.

The first one that came inside was a waiter then Leng Shaoting showed up.

In the beginning, they all believed that Leng Shaoting would come alone. However, to their surprise, he was followed by a young girl. Leng Shaoting would never stay alone with a woman unless the woman was his girlfriend. Like what Si Ming had told them, the girl really was very beautiful.

Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin had already met Gu Ning before and both of them believed that she had to be Leng Shaoting’s girlfriend. Since they showed up together now, Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin were sure about their relationship.

Ai Ruixue didn’t know Leng Shaoting or Gu Ning, but was stunned by their outstanding appearances, especially Leng Shaoting, who was even more handsome that any man that she had ever met before. In addition, he had a natural air of nobility, which caught people’s attention the moment he appeared.

Leng Shaoting guided Gu Ning to sit on the sofa next to Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang. “Hi!” Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang greeted them.

“And this is?” Ai Weishun asked.

“She’s Gu Ning. My girlfriend,” Leng Shaoting said with pride.

Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang were amused by Leng Shaoting’s unusual attitude.

“Nice to meet you, Miss Gu!” Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang greeted her. It was the first time that they had met each other.

“This is Ai Weishun and this is Zhao Lang,” Leng Shaoting introduced them to Gu Ning.

“Nice to meet you too!” Gu Ning greeted them.

“And they’re Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin. You’ve met them before,” Leng Shaoting said. Leng Shaoting didn’t know Ai Ruixue so he didn’t introduce her. Besides, she was a woman and Leng Shaoting subconsciously disliked strange women.

Ou Nianyin, on the other hand, was different, because she was very close to Leng Shaoting. She followed Leng Shaoting’s lead and Leng Shaoting regarded her as his younger sister.

There was also a story between them. Three years ago, the Ou Family had been in a period of fighting about heirs. Ou Nianyin was a talented businesswoman so the leader of the Ou Family had planned to make Ou Nianyin the sole heir of the Ou Family. However, her uncle had been dissatisfied with that decision, so her uncle had hired a killer to kill Ou Nianyin.

At that time, Ai Weichen had been in the same place as Ou Nianyin, so they had fallen into danger together. It was Leng Shaoting who had rescued them. Because of that, Ou Nianyin had followed Leng Shaoting’s lead since then. As long as Leng Shaoting needed her help, she would spare no effort to help him. Ai Weichen followed Leng Shaoting’s lead as well.

Although Leng Shaoting was a man of few words, he understood that a network was very important, so he accepted it. Afterwards, it turned out that their families all knew each other well.

In the following years, the Ai family and the Ou Family did business with Shengshi Group often, which boosted each other’s companies.

“Hi, Miss Gu!” Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin greeted her politely.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Ai and Miss Ou!” Gu Ning said.

“This is my cousin, Ai Ruixue,” Ai Weichen introduced.

Gu Ning and Ai Ruixue greeted each other, but Leng Shaoting directly ignored Ai Ruixue.

After that, they chatted, drank and played games together.

“Miss Gu, since you’re Shaoting’s girlfriend, you’re our friend too. Do you mind if I directly called your name?” Ai Weishun asked. Gu Ning was Leng Shaoting’s girlfriend after all, and they would love to be friendly to her. Moreover, as long as Leng Shaoting accepted her as his girl, he would be loyal to her throughout his lifetime.

“Of course not,” Gu Ning said.

“Gu Ning, where are you from?” Ai Weishun asked.

“City F,” Gu Ning said.

“How old are you?” Zhao Lang asked.

“Eighteen,” Gu Ning replied.

“What?” She’s only 18? Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang were shocked. They didn’t expect that Leng Shaoting’s girlfriend would be so young. Even Ai Ruixue was greatly surprised because she was still single at the age of 25, but Gu Ning already had a boyfriend when she was just 18.

Ai Weichen and Ou Nianyin, on the other hand, remained calm, because they already knew Gu Ning’s age.

Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang soon changed the topic.

A while later, Ai Weishun challenged Leng Shaoting to play Sic Bo (1. Sic bo, also known as tai sai, dai siu, big and small or hi-lo, is an unequal game of chance of ancient Chinese origin played with three dice. ) and the loser had to drink a cup of alcohol.

They played six rounds in all, and Leng Shaoting had lost three times, so he had to drink three cups of alcohol. Gu Ning’s heart ached for Leng Shaoting, so she said to Ai Weishun, “I challenge you!”

“What? Does your heart ache for him?” Ai Weishun teased.

“Yes, my heart aches for him so I will win it back!” Gu Ning said plainly.

Chapter 529: I’ll Give You a Chance to Get Revenge

“Very well. I’m curious how you’ll win it back! However, don’t cry if you lose!” Ai Weishun laughed. He wouldn’t refuse to have several rounds with Gu Ning and he was curious to see how she would win the game.

“Of course not.” Gu Ning smiled with confidence then shook the dice cup. The dice knocked around in the dice cup, making clear sounds. When Gu Ning laid the dice cup on the table with a loud sound, she looked to Ai Weishun with a broad smile. “Big or small?”

Since Ai Weishun regarded her as his friend, she would treat him as her friend as well, and didn’t bother to obey manners.

“Big,” Ai Weishun guessed with obvious confidence.

After that, Gu Ning opened the dice cup. The total score exceeded 11, which was big, and Ai Weishun was right.

Ai Weishun wore a satisfied smile looking to Gu Ning, but Gu Ning didn’t care.

Even though he was right, it was impossible that Gu Ning would lose with her Jade Eyes. It wasn’t an equal game but Ai Weishun had no idea. Although it seemed unfair if Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes, she wasn’t harming people, she just wanted to win the game and make Ai Weishun drink more cups of alcohol.

“My turn now!” Ai Weishun smiled then shook the dice cup. After a while, he put it back on the table. “Big or small,” he said to Gu Ning.

“Small,” Gu Ning replied.

The dice cup was opened, and the total score was below 11, which was small, so this was an even round.

After that, Gu Ning guessed right every time. However, Ai Weishun was wrong sometimes.

Sic Bo, or big and small, was an unequal game of chance played with three dice, so it was normal that someone who was lucky could be right many times, while someone who wasn’t that lucky could be wrong often.

As the game went on, Ai Weishun finally felt that something had to be wrong.

They had played 10 rounds in all. Five were even rounds, and Ai Weishun lost another five rounds, while Gu Ning had never lost once, which was a shocking result.

Everyone was astonished, except for Leng Shaoting who seemed very proud and curious at the same time. How was it possible that Gu Ning won every time? Even if she was lucky, she might lose at least once!

“It’s crazy that you haven’t lost once!” Ai Weishun couldn’t believe the result.

“You don’t believe it? I can give you a chance to get revenge,” Gu Ning said and challenged him.

“Sure. Let’s continue for another five rounds! I don’t believe that I’ll lose again,” Ai Weishun said and accepted the challenge. However, when another five rounds were finished, Gu Ning still hadn’t lost once.

“Fine, I give up.” Ai Weishun gave up, because he knew that he couldn’t win no matter how many rounds he kept playing with Gu Ning.

After drinking several successive cups of alcohol, Ai Weishun felt a little uncomfortable.

“Let me try!” Although Zhao Lang had witnessed the whole process, he didn’t believe that Gu Ning could be that lucky, so he challenged her.

Gu Ning, of course, wouldn’t reject. If they wanted to drink, she wound let them have enough! After seven rounds, Zhao Lang gave up because he had lost more rounds than Ai Weishun, and had to drink five successive cups of alcohol.

“Alright, I give up.”

Actually, Ai Weichen had the idea to challenge Gu Ning too, but both Ai Weishun and Zhao Lang had lost and drank a lot of alcohol afterwards. He had no doubt that he could “win” more cups than them.

“How did you do it? Either it was an even round, or you won it,” Zhao Lang asked.

“Well, I can figure out the total score by hearing the sounds of dice knocking against each other in the dice cup,” Gu Ning said. She was lying, because she couldn’t tell them the truth.

They had heard before that some people, especially the god of gamblers, had the ability to make judgments by hearing the dice sound, so they didn’t think that Gu Ning was lying. Instead, they all admired Gu Ning now.

Leng Shaoting didn’t stay there with them for long and left with Gu Ning around 11 pm. The others didn’t play too late either and left soon.

Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning went straight to the Huangdeng Hotel.

Although Leng Shaoting seemed calm as usual, he actually couldn’t wait a second longer, and wanted to arrive at the hotel as soon as possible. That being the case; he drove much faster than usual.

Gu Ning understood what was on his mind, and was amused. “Do you want to eat something first?”

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was a little displeased. Obviously, he was reluctant to waste time on the road, but he was worried that Gu Ning was hungry so he asked, “Are you hungry?”

Seeing Leng Shaoting’s reaction, Gu Ning laughed.

“I’m not. I was just worried that you are hungry,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was relieved then he said with an amorous smile, “Well, I am hungry, but food can’t satisfy me.”

“You…” Gu Ning blushed at once.

Leng Shaoting laughed this time; he enjoyed seeing Gu Ning blush. Gu Ning, on the other hand, was regretful now.

Finally, they arrived at the hotel. Once the door was closed behind them, Leng Shaoting pressed her against the wall and kissed her, while his hand moved upward to the familiar soft place.

Gu Ning had her magical power to protect herself, so she didn’t wear much clothing in winter, so she couldn’t help but give a moan of sexual pleasure when Leng Shaoting’s hand touched her skin.

Leng Shaoting lifted Gu Ning up, quickly walking to the bedroom. Without hesitation, Leng Shaoting undressed himself and Gu Ning when they were both on the bed. Gu Ning felt shy looking at Leng Shaoting, waiting for his next movements. Leng Shaoting, however, became a little rude and violent after having restricted himself for so many days.

Chapter 530: Zhang Shunlin

“Ningning, do you want me?” Leng Shaoting’s warm breath which was full of sexual desire touched Gu Ning’s ear, and Gu Ning flushed more. She couldn’t resist it and subconsciously answered, “Yes!”

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting got excited and moved more rapidly. Gu Ning moaned in pain, but the pain was soon replaced by pleasure.

In the following hours, the two kept making love and orgasmed again and again till both of them were exhausted.

The next day…

Although they didn’t sleep until it was very late last night, Gu Ning still got up around 7 am the next morning. She left Leng Shaoting alone in the hotel then took a taxi heading to Clean Water Blue Sky. She told Leng Shaoting to wait for her message before he came to pick them up.

They couldn’t go there together, because it would arouse suspicion.

Leng Shaoting understood, so he didn’t stop Gu Ning, but kissed her wildly before she left. In fact, he wanted to have sex again but she was in a hurry, so he gave up and planned to do it in the evening.

Once Gu Ning was in the taxi, she called Gu Man and asked her what they wanted to have for breakfast.

A while later, Gu Ning brought breakfast back to her apartment in Clean Water Blue Sky. Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t ask where she had stayed last night, because they believed that Gu Ning was a girl with morals.

After breakfast, they watched TV in the living room.

Gu Qing and Gu Man already had an appointment with Wen Yulan, and they would dine together at noon before shopping together.

Today was Saturday, so Wen Yulan was free.

City G was a second-tier city, which was far larger than City F and there were many high-end shopping malls. Although they had nothing special to buy, they loved shopping.

Around 10 am, Gu Ning called Leng Shaoting and told him to pick them up before going to pick Wen Yulan up.

In front of Gu Man and Gu Qing, Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning kept an appropriate distance away from each other, so nobody found out their real relationship. However, when Gu Qing and Gu Man didn’t pay attention to them, Leng Shaoting would make eyes at her and Gu Ning almost had lost control of herself several times. Gu Ning was a little annoyed, but couldn’t say anything in case Gu Man would find out.

When they went to pick Wen Yulan up, Wen Yulan seemed in a bad mood. “Yulan, what’s wrong?” Gu Man and Gu Qing asked with concern.

“Qinyang just received Qinxiang’s call. He told us that his affair with his secretary was exposed and Lijuan wants to divorce him. He wanted us to help him stop Lijuan from doing so, but it’s his own fault after all and we can do nothing about it!” Wen Yulan said in anger.

Hearing that, Gu Qing and Gu Man were displeased too. Gu Qing said, “We have all heard about it too. I think that you better not get involved in the mess and let them deal with it themselves.”

“Well, we’re mad not because of that, but Qinxiang even asked us to borrow money from you for him, because his company can barely stay afloat now. We refused to do so and he swore at us! How could he do that to us!” Wen Yulan said. That was the real reason why Wen Yulan was in a bad mood.

She understood that Gu Qinxiang wanted to borrow some money to keep his company stay afloat, but she couldn’t understand why he asked them to borrow several million yuan for him. Gu Qinxiang had also sworn at them after their refusal, which was totally unacceptable.

Besides, Wen Yulan and Gu Qinyang didn’t trust Gu Qinxiang now. They thought that Gu Qinxiang would probably never pay them back even if they borrowed money for him. They were merely normal public servants and it was impossible for them to pay several million yuan back. Moreover, if Gu Qinxiang’s family had been nice to Gu Ning, Gu Ning would be willing to help them.

Although Gu Qinyang’s family had also treated Gu Man rudely, they hadn’t hurt her too much and had changed their attitude on time so Gu Ning was still generous to them. Gu Qinyang’s family changed their attitude not because of Gu Ning’s wealth, but because of her ability and power. In addition, they also saw that it wasn’t a bad thing to have close relatives.

“We won’t lend them money but we won’t see them dying in hunger either,” Gu Man said with determination.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was relieved. Gu Man finally knew how to be tough and gentle at the same time.

“Alright, let it go. Let’s go have some fun together!” Gu Qing changed the topic at once.

After lunch, Leng Shaoting paid the bill as usual.

And the group of them went to a shopping mall afterwards.

It was an undeniable truth that enemies often cross each other’s path.

Wen Yulan seldom went to this shopping mall, became she wasn’t rich enough. However, when she finally got a chance to come here, she ran into an old acquaintance. Of course, she didn’t like the person.

It was a man who was around 35-years-old. He was slightly fat with a plain face, dressed in designer’s brand, but he didn’t seem noble at all. Instead, he had an air of a parvenu (1. A parvenu is a person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.).

“Oh, isn’t this my old classmate, Wen Yulan? It’s been ages!” The man was surprised to see Wen Yulan and greeted her at once. However, he didn’t seem kind but arrogant.

When Wen Yulan noticed the man, she was very displeased and felt disgusted.

“Let’s go another way!” Wen Yulan said to Gu Man, trying to avoid the man.

Nevertheless, the man wouldn’t let Wen Yulan go, and stood in her way. “What? You don’t remember me? Oh, you must be pretending, because I, Zhang Shunlin, am not a poor kid anymore, but a rich man with dozens of millions of yuan in wealth, and you, an ordinary public servant, feel ashamed to see me again!”

It sounded like Wen Yulan had abandoned him because he had been poor. Although Gu Ning didn’t know any details, she didn’t believe that it was the truth.

Wen Yulan was pretty, and it was impossible that she would like this short, fat man with a plain face, unless she was blind.

Wen Yulan was in a rage. “Zhang Shunlin, enough! I don’t care about you, so please stay away from me!”