Chapter 581: I’m So Sorry

“Because I’m under age, we can’t get married right now, and he wants to be engaged with me first. Mom, I care about your feelings, so I didn’t tell you,” Gu Ning added.

Although Gu Man already had the answer, she was still surprised when Gu Ning admitted it.

After a while of silence, Gu Man asked with worry, “Are you sure he’s willing to marry you? Can he wait for so many years?”

“Mom, I understand that you’re afraid that I’ll be hurt, but I believe that Shaoting won’t do that. His parents passed away when he was just a kid, so he became very cold to others in order to protect himself. People around him all believed that he would live his life alone and die alone, but everything has changed ever since he met me. He treats me very well, and I feel like I’m the happiest person in this world,” Gu Ning said with sincerity. “Even if we can’t get married in the future, I won’t regret. Anyway, very few people can actually marry their first love.”

Hearing that, Gu Man had a deep sympathy for Leng Shaoting. Actually, Gu Man was worried not because she didn’t like Leng Shaoting, but because she thought that Gu Ning was too young and it wasn’t realistic. If they could get married in the future and live a happy life afterwards Gu Man would, of course, be happy for them. All a mother wanted was for her daughter to live a happy life.

Nevertheless, Gu Man also agreed with Gu Ning that few people could marry their first love. If Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting couldn’t be together forever, it was normal.

Gu Man didn’t say anything further, which meant that she accepted it.

Afterwards, they went to the Tang family’s house together.

Tang Haifeng was talking with Zhao Yiru when they arrived.

It was Zhao Yiru who had told them that Tang Yunfan had stayed unconscious because of his obsession, so Tang Haifeng, of course, had to tell him that Tang Yunfan was awake now.

Zhao Yiru wasn’t very surprised when he heard that Tang Yunfan was awake now, because he knew that he was right.

“Yiru, thank you so much for your help,” Tang Haifeng said gratefully.

“My pleasure,” Zhao Yiru said. They had known each other for dozens of years, and he was more than willing to help Tang Haifeng. If Tang Haifeng didn’t trust him, he wouldn’t have known that Tang Yunfan had been unconscious for many days.

There were many enemies of the Tang family in City B, but the Tang family also had many allies. However, Tang Haifeng didn’t tell any of them, because it was highly confidential.

“Oh, I heard that your family encountered trouble yesterday. How is it now?” Zhao Yiru asked with concern.

“Yes, Gu Man was abducted because of us, but she was brought home safely last night. Luckily, nothing bad happened to her or I’d feel really guilty,” Tang Haifeng said feeling sad. Gu Man came here to help them wake Tang Yunfan up, but they failed to protect her well.

“Good to hear that.” Zhao Yiru was also relieved.

At that moment, the housekeeper guided Gu Ning and Gu Man inside. Tang Haifeng stood up at once when they appeared in his sight. “Hi, good morning!”

“Good morning, Master Tang.”

“Good morning, grandpa.”

Gu Man and Gu Ning greeted Zhao Yiru with one accord.

“Gu Man, I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through,” Tang Haifeng apologized to Gu Man.

“Master Tang, it’s fine. I’m safe now,” Gu Man said.

“Well, let me introduce you. This is my old friend, Master Zhao,” Tang Haifeng said to them.

“Nice to meet you, Master Zhao.” Gu Man and Gu Ning greeted Zhao Yiru with one accord.

“Nice to meet you too!” Zhao Yiru said with a smile.

Zhao Yiru already knew about Gu Ning’s family connection with Tang Yunfan, so he wasn’t surprised when he saw that Gu Ning closely resembled Tang Yunfan.

Tang Yunfan noticed Gu Man coming from the widow on the second floor, and he was eager to meet her downstairs. However, he had to stay in the room, in case there were more of Tang Deming’s helpers in the Tang family’s house.

Fortunately, Gu Ning soon brought Gu Man upstairs. Although Tang Yunfan regained his memory, they still needed time to get familiar with each other.

“Ningning, I…” Gu Man was nervous to see Tang Yunfan again.

“Mom, relax. I’ll be here with you!” Gu Ning clasped Gu Man’s hand to comfort her.

Even though Gu Man still felt quite nervous, she also understood that she had to face it.

“Man!” The moment they walked in Tang Yunfan’s room, Tang Yunfan greeted her in a tender voice. Although they had been apart for 18 years, it seemed like everything had happened yesterday because Tang Yunfan had just regained his memory and his memory was so clear.

Gu Man was touched when Tang Yunfan called her.

“You…” Gu Man opened her mouth, but couldn’t say another word.

“Yes, I remembered everything!” Tang Yunfan said at once.

Hearing that, Gu Man burst into tears and almost fell down. She had been missing him for so many years and he finally remembered who she was! In addition, Tang Yunfan regained his memory about her, and she could see his love for her in his eyes. Therefore, Gu Man lost control of her emotions when she saw that her Ning was back at her side.

“Man, are you alright?” Tang Yunfan ran to support Gu Man without hesitation.

Gu Ning and Tang Yunfan helped Gu Man sit down on the sofa, and Gu Ning secretly put her power into Gu Man’s body in case Gu Man would pass out from emotional turbulence.

“You two can talk for awhile and I’ll go downstairs.” Gu Ning thought that it would be better if they chatted with one another alone, so she quietly left.

Chapter 582: Lin Tianyou and Zhao Xiaoxuan

“Ningning, do you think your mother will accept your father?” Tang Haifeng asked worriedly. Although whatever would be would be, he still hoped that they could get back together again. Otherwise, Tang Yunfan would be alone throughout this lifetime.

“I think she will,” Gu Ning said. It was obvious that Gu Man still loved Tang Yunfan.

“Oh, Ningning, it was a domestic servant who leaked your mother’s connection with us, and he already confessed to it. I planned to punish him severely, but he did it under another person’s threat. He confessed to it when his son was still in danger and your mother is safe home now, so I let him go. I know that it’s unfair to your mother, but I’m a father too and I understand why he did it. I’m sorry,” Tang Haifeng said and felt sad.

Hearing that, Gu Ning had mixed emotions. Although she hated the person who put her mother in danger, she understood that he did it to protect his own kid. In addition, he confessed to it when his son was still in danger, and Gu Man was safe now, so there was no need to punish him. Gu Man had been abducted because he had leaked the information, but he had not been involved in the crime, so he wouldn’t be put in jail even if they sued him.

“Like you just said, he already confessed to it when his son was still in danger and my mom is safe now, so let it go,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Tang Haifeng relaxed. In fact, it wasn’t a bad thing to be kind when it was necessary.

“Oh, grandpa, I have to leave now. I don’t know what time I’ll be back today, but please don’t let my mom go home before I come back,” Gu Ning said. She said that not because she was afraid that the Tang family couldn’t protect Gu Man, but because she was worried that something bad could happen to Gu Man if Gu Man was alone in the house. After the abduction, the Tang family would, of course, increase its protection for Gu Man.

“Sure,” Tang Haifeng said.

Afterwards, Gu Ning left.

Tang Deming couldn’t get through to Zhang Yongjian, so he sent some people out to find Zhang Yongjian. However, Zhang Yongjian was nowhere to be found.

Tang Deming could only call Tang Weiyong and tell him what had happened. Tang Weiyong said, “Stop tracking him, in case you expose yourself. Leak the news that Gu Man and Gu Ning joined the Tang family to the woman called Feng Xueqin. She’ll help

US.”

“No problem,” Tang Deming said then arranged someone to do that without delay.

Gu Ning called Yu Zi when she left the Tang family’s house. She planned to visit the garment factory with Yu Zi.

Yu Zi was free, so Gu Ning told her to meet her outside of the shopping mall in 20 minutes.

Since Yu Zi worked for Gu Ning she, of course, wouldn’t make Gu Ning wait for her, so she walked outside 10 minutes later. Coincidentally, she met her ex-boyfriend once she walked out of the shopping mall.

Yu Zi pretended that she didn’t see him, because she was unwilling to meet him again. Her ex-boyfriend also felt embarrassed and turned his head away. However, her ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend blocked her way.

“Hey, isn’t this Yu Zi? We haven’t seen you for a long time! How have you been recently?” The woman who held the man’s arm greeted Yu Zi. It sounded polite, but she was just showing off.

Yu Zi was displeased, but pretended to be cool. “Very well.”

“Do you have a boyfriend now?” the woman asked.

“None of your business!” Yu Zi said in annoyance.

“Well, we’re good friends after all, and I should care about you,” the woman said, but it sounded very sarcastic.

“Really?” Yu Zi couldn’t stand it anymore. “We’re good friends? Zhao Xiaoxuan, don’t you have any sense of shame?”

“What? Are you mad at me just because I stole your boyfriend?” Zhao Xiaoxuan seemed very proud. “Yu Zi, who do you think you are? You’re just a poor girl from a poor family, and you shouldn’t stop Tianyou from becoming more successful. You can never marry into a rich family. Do you understand?”

Zhao Xiaoxuan was humiliating Yu Zi in public. Zhao Xiaoxuan’s father was a businessman who had dozens of millions of yuan in wealth.

Lin Tianyou was also born in a rich family, so Yu Zi was merely a poor girl in their eyes. Moreover, Zhao Xiaoxuan was her father’s only child. If Lin Tianyou married her, he would inherit her family’s wealth too.

Yu Zi had felt so hurt when they had cheated on her because one had been her boyfriend and the other had been her good friend. However, since it was already history, Yu Zi also wanted to move on, but it seemed like Zhao Xiaoxun had a different idea.

“Xiaoxuan, enough,” Lin Tianyou said frowning with dissatisfaction.

Hearing that, Zhao Xiaoxuan questioned him in anger, “What? Are you defending her?”

“You…” Lin Tianyou felt quite embarrassed. “It’s a public place. Couldn’t you save me some face?”

He had to admit that he couldn’t forget Yu Zi and defended her subconsciously because Yu Zi was kind and gentle while Zhao Xiaoxuan was simply a spoiled rich girl. Nevertheless, Yu Zi was born in a poor family and like Zhao Xiaoxuan had said, she would be a burden to him. In order to be more successful, he had abandoned Yu Zi.

In fact, he had tried to sleep with Zhao Xiaoxuan in order to be her boyfriend. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaoxuan had admired him from afar for a long time, and set a trap to sleep with him first, so he had sex with her after drinking a lot as both of them wanted.

“You…” Zhao Xiaoxuan was mad when Lin Tianyou criticized her, but she also noticed that people were staring at her, so she shut her mouth.

Chapter 583: Yu Zi Fights Back

Right at this moment, Yu Zi’s phone vibrated in her pocket. She took it out and saw a new message sent by Gu Ning.

Gu Ning: Show them a proud back. I’m sitting in a white Lamborghini at the roadside. Get in.

After reading the message, Yu Zi immediately looked at the roadside, and there was indeed a white Lamborghini. She was astonished that her boss was that rich. Afterwards, Yu Zi did what Gu Ning told her in the message. She looked at them with her back straightened up and said with pride, “Sorry, I gotta go now.” Then she turned around without hesitation, walking to the roadside. Right before their eyes, she got in the Lamborghini which was worth over ten million yuan.

Lin Tianyou and Zhao Xiaoxuan were totally shocked.

“Since when did Yu Zi get to know someone who’s that rich?” Zhao Xiaoxuan couldn’t believe her eyes and said with strong jealousy. Although she wasn’t familiar with cars the white Lamborghini was obviously a luxurious car. Yu Zi was merely a poor girl, so how could she get to know someone who was that rich?

“She must have found herself a sugar-daddy. I thought that she is an independent girl, but it turns out that she’s a gold digger!” Zhao Xiaoxuan said in a malicious tone even though she actually felt quite jealous of Yu Zi because she really wanted to have a super-rich boyfriend.

Without a doubt, Zhao Xiaoxuan was really a girl without moral standards, because she not only stole her good friend’s boyfriend, but wouldn’t hesitate to sell her body for money either.

Lin Tianyou was also displeased. Yu Zi was his ex-girlfriend, but he was still annoyed that Yu Zi whom he had despised now had a boyfriend who was much richer than him. Zhao Xiaoxuan wasn’t familiar with cars, but he was, and he knew at first glance that the Lamborghini was a limited edition which cost at least ten million yuan.

Ten million yuan was half of his family’s wealth. Let alone a Lamborghini, he couldn’t afford a car which cost over a million yuan, and the car he was driving now was only worth four hundred thousand yuan. What Yu Zi just did was like a slap across his face.

Seeing Lin Tianyou and Zhao Xiaoxuan being shocked, Yu Zi felt satisfied. She didn’t care what they thought of her.

“Do you have a car?” Gu Ning asked Yu Zi. “Not yet,” Yu Zi replied. “Do you have a driver’s license?” Gu Ning asked.

“Yes, but I seldom drive, so I’m not a good driver,” Yu Zi said.

“Each of the senior management in my company can have a car under my name. You can go to choose a car that you like which costs less than a million yuan when you’re free, and I’ll buy it for you,” Gu Ning said.

As long as Yu Zi worked in Gu Ning’s company as a member of the senior management, she could have an exclusive car. However, once she left the company or was demoted, she would lose the right to use the car.

Of course, Yu Zi wouldn’t be willing to leave the company, and she was determined to work hard for her future. In that case, the car belonged to her to some extent.

“Thanks,” Yu Zi said.

Although the garment factory had temporarily stopped working, security guards were still on duty. Gu Ning came here today with Yu Zi to look around it to see whether there was something that needed changing or replacing

After walking around it, Yu Zi decided to set the production line of Charm on the third floor, and she made a note of the equipment and goods she needed. The company was newly-established and shorthanded, so she had to do it herself. When she got the money, she would arrange purchasing agents to buy the equipment and goods.

When they walked out of the garment factory, it was already 11:30 am, so they went to have lunch together.

On the way, Yu Zi received a call from a stranger. She didn’t know that the person was Lin Tianyou, so she picked it up.

“Hi, who’s this?” Yu Zi asked.

“Yu Zi, how could you find yourself a sugar-daddy? I know that I’ve broken your heart, and you want to annoy me by finding yourself a rich man, but…” Lin Tianyou believed that Yu Zi must have found herself a sugar-daddy to annoy him.

“Lin Tianyou, who do you think you are? How could you be so shameless to say that I did it just to annoy you?” Yu Zi was so mad that she interrupted him before hanging up on him.

Yu Zi was mad not because Lin Tianyou slandered her but because Lin Tianyou was so self-centered, which was totally unacceptable in her eyes.

When Lin Tianyou called her again, Yu Zi refused to answer it.

“I’m sorry,” Yu Zi apologized to Gu Ning when she realized that she had just shouted right beside Gu Ning. Although Gu Ning was very kind, she had to be respectful.

“It’s fine. The best way to beat your enemy is to live a better life. I believe that you can do it,” Gu Ning said to comfort her.

“Thanks, I will,” Yu Zi said with determination. She knew that not everyone could be so lucky to get such a good chance like her, so she was determined to seize this opportunity to fight for her future and wouldn’t let Gu Ning down.

“What do you want to eat?” Gu Ning asked.

“You can make the decision.” Yu Zi wasn’t the boss after all.

“Do you have any food allergies?” Gu Ning asked again.

“Nope,” Yu Zi said.

Gu Ning thought for a while then said, “Let’s go dine in the restaurant next to Fengshang Shopping Mall.”

“Good idea!” Yu Zi agreed.

Gu Ning parked the car in the parking lot, and then they got out together. When they walked into the restaurant, they chose a table beside the window.

“Everyone knows that Lord Tang never married or had a child in City B, but a mother and daughter suddenly appeared in the Tang family’s house a few days ago. The girl closely resembles Lord Tang!” a man said to another man at a nearby table.

Hearing that, Gu Ning frowned and looked over at them. Didn’t grandpa warn the domestic servants not to leak the news? How could they know that? Is this a part of Tang Deming’s scheme too?

Only the Tang family and Tang Deming were aware of the fact that Gu Ning was Tang Yunfan’s biological daughter. If nobody in the Tang family leaked the information, Tang Deming must have done it.

However, in the meantime, two women who were over 30 years old were obviously surprised when they heard the two men’s discussion. One of the two women wore a displeased face. Unfortunately, Gu Ning didn’t notice that.

“Do you mean that the girl could be Lord Tang’s daughter?” the other man asked.

Chapter 584: The Woman Who Admires Tang Yunfan

“Who else could she be?” the man said.

All of a sudden, a woman who was sitting at the next table stood up at once and walked to them questioning in an unkind voice, “How do you know that?”

Seeing that, Gu Ning realized that the two men did it on purpose so that the woman could hear the news. However, who was this woman? Why did she seem to overreact when she heard the news about Tang Yunfan? Why did the two men leak the news to her?

“My friend works for the Tang family and he told me,” the man said.

Gu Ning sensed that it must be Tang Deming’s scheme.

Hearing that, the woman seemed more upset, but she didn’t ask further before she walked back to her seat.

“Xueqin, could it be fake news? If the girl is really Tang Yunfan’s daughter, why has nobody heard of her during so many years? Why did she suddenly appear?” another woman said and remained doubtful.

“If not, how come the news went abroad!” It was obvious that the woman who was called Xueqin believed it.

She was Feng Xueqin, who was born in another super-rich family in City B. When Master Tang’s wife was still alive, she was a good friend with Feng Xueqin’s mother. In her early years, she often joked about setting Feng Xueqin and Tang Yunfan up, so Feng Xueqin bore it in mind. When Feng Xueqin was young, she always claimed that she was Tang Yunfan’s fiancée. However, Tang Yunfan kept a distance away from her, and never mentioned marrying her. After a long time, she still couldn’t marry into the Tang family, so she stopped claiming that she was Tang Yunfan’s fiancée.

Nevertheless, Feng Xueqin was reluctant to give up. Even though she couldn’t win Tang Yunfan’s heart, she wouldn’t leave him alone, and remained single till now when she was 36 years old.

During the past years, if any woman dared approach Tang Yunfan, she would interfere in his personal affairs. If the woman didn’t aim to sleep with Tang Yunfan, she wouldn’t punish the woman severely, but if the woman aimed to sleep with Tang Yunfan or even to be his girlfriend, she would do everything to ruin the woman.

Feng Xueqin’s love for Tang Yunfan was very twisted, so she was furious and almost lost control of herself when she heard that Tang Yunfan had a woman and a daughter in secret.

“If I can’t get him, nobody can. Even if the mother and daughter are truly Tang Yunfan’s woman and daughter, they won’t be soon,” Feng Xueqin said with an evil expression.

Hearing that, Gu Ning squinted at her. Very well, let’s see! Feng Xueqin, if you dare hurt Gu Man, I promise that you’ll regret.

“Boss, what’s wrong?” Seeing Gu Ning being so angry Yu Zi was scared.

“Oh, nothing,” Gu Ning said and gave her a smile.

Since Gu Ning said nothing, Yu Zi stopped asking further.

The dishes were soon placed on the table, and they started to enjoy their lunch.

Feng Xueqin, however, lost her appetite after hearing the news about Gu Man and Gu Ning.

When she stood up, walking away, her friend’s sight fell on Gu Ning and thought that Gu Ning looked very familiar. Her friend couldn’t help but give Gu Ning a few more glances, and Gu Ning didn’t avoid her look at all, because that was exactly what Gu Ning wanted.

“Xueqin, look at that girl!” Feng Xueqin’s friend pulled her back and pointed at Gu Ning.

Feng Xueqin turned to look at Gu Ning and was stunned at once. Feng Xueqin was more familiar with Tang Yunfan than her friend, so she recognized Gu Ning’s face when Gu Ning appeared in her sight. Although Tang Yunfan wasn’t young anymore, it was still easy to notice that Gu Ning closely resembled him.

Is she the girl that the two men just discussed? Feng Xueqin thought to herself.

No matter what, Feng Xueqin wouldn’t let Gu Ning go, so she strode to the table where Gu Ning sat and asked Gu Ning very impolitely, “What’s your relationship with Tang Yunfan?”

Although she already had the answer, she still wanted to hear it from Gu Ning’s mouth.

At the same time, the two men were also surprised when Feng Xueqin asked Gu Ning that question. They hadn’t noticed Gu Ning until now. Although they hadn’t met Tang Yunfan in person and they only saw his picture, they had to admit that this young girl in front of them did greatly resemble Tang Yunfan. Jesus! Is she the girl? Did she hear everything?

The two men escaped without delay, in case they would expose themselves.

Gu Ning saw them leaving, but didn’t stop them, because she was very eager to teach Feng Xueqin a lesson now.

Yu Zi was frightened by Feng Xueqin’s aggressive attitude, but she didn’t know Tang Yunfan, so she had no idea what was going on.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, calmly enjoyed her meal and ignored Feng Xueqin.

Seeing that she was being ignored, Feng Xueqin was in a rage. “Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear my question?”

Gu Ning still didn’t give her a glance but coldly asked, “Who are you? Why should I answer your question?”

“You…” Feng Xueqin was irritated by Gu Ning’s arrogant attitude, especially when Gu Ning said that with a face which strongly resembled Tang Yunfan.

At short notice, Feng Xueqin turned the plates on the table upside down in anger.

Yu Zi moved backwards in fear and avoided the disaster.

Gu Ning, however, didn’t move at all, and the food stained her clothes everywhere.

Gu Ning did that for the purpose of using that as a reasonable excuse to teach Feng Xueqin a lesson.

“Boss, are you alright?” Yu Zi wanted to wipe the stains off for Gu Ning, but Gu Ning raised her hand to stop her.

The big noise attracted attention from other customers in the restaurant, and the manager came to them at once. “What happened?”

Chapter 585: Teach Feng Xueqin a Lesson

It was obvious that Feng Xueqin had turned the plates on Gu Ning’s table upside down, so nobody answered his question.

“You all should have seen it. It was her who damaged all those plates, so whatever I’m going to do next, she deserves it,” Gu Ning said in a cold voice, then abruptly stood up to slap Feng Xueqin across her face. The sound when Gu Ning’s hand slapped Feng Xueqin’s face was so loud that it scared everyone in the restaurant.

Within seconds, Feng Xueqin’s face was already red and swollen. In addition, Gu Ning took the rest of the plates on the table and pressed them on Feng Xueqin’s face with great force. The food was still hot, and Feng Xueqin was seriously hurt again. She almost passed out from the severe pain and had no strength to struggle.

Everyone was shocked by Gu Ning’s violent actions, but nobody had sympathy for Feng Xueqin, because she had been rude first. A rude person like her should learn how to behave herself in public.

“Xueqin!” Feng Xueqin’s friend ran to wipe the food residue off from her face.

“Miss, don’t you think that’s too far?” The restaurant manager criticized Gu Ning because he was afraid that Feng Xueqin’s family would blame him for it.

Gu Ning gave him a cold glance then questioned him, “Isn’t it too far that she turned all my dishes upside down and made the food stain my clothes everywhere. She ruined our lunch and made a loud noise.”

Gu Ning’s look was threatening and scared the restaurant manager, but he still argued upon thinking of Feng Xueqin’s powerful family background. “You weren’t hurt after all, but Miss Feng is seriously injured now!”

“So what?” Gu Ning asked and seemed arrogant because she realized that this manager was a snobbish person.

Although she had attacked Feng Xueqin with great force, Feng Xueqin had asked for it herself.

The restaurant manager was struck dumb, and didn’t know what to say.

“You…” Feng Xueqin was so mad that she wanted to swear at Gu Ning. However, her cheeks were too painful for her to utter a word.

Gu Ning turned to look at Feng Xueqin and coldly said, “What? Do you think that you can bully me just because you were born in a super-rich family? I don’t care who you are, I’ll punch you if you annoy me.”

If Feng Xueqin had just annoyed Gu Ning, Gu Ning would punch her and let her go, but Gu Ning would ruin Feng Xueqin if she dared hurt Gu Man.

“I’ll kill you!” Feng Xueqin ignored Gu Ning’s warning, and raised her hand to slap Gu Ning, but was caught by Gu Ning in the air.

“What did you say?” Gu Ning stared straight at her then threw her away, and Feng Xueqin fell to the ground because of the great force. With a loud sound she fell. Feng Xueqin moaned from the pain.

“Xuegin!” Her friend was really scared.

Normally, when Feng Xueqin wanted to hit someone, she would help Feng Xueqin do it, but she was afraid of Gu Ning this time.

“Call the police! Call the…” the restaurant manager shouted in anger, but shut his mouth at once when Gu Ning gave him a cold glance. Gu Ning’s glance was so frightening that he didn’t dare utter another word.

How can a young girl be so scary? He thought.

“What’s going on here?” At this moment, a displeased male voice sounded.

Hearing the voice, Gu Ning immediately knew who the newcomer was. The man was exactly Pan Zirui’s good friend, Guan Bin.

Gu Ning turned and saw Guan Bin, Pan Zirui and a stranger walking towards them.

“Lord Guan, this girl…” The restaurant manager blamed Gu Ning for everything the moment he saw Guan Bin. However, before he could finish his sentence, Guan Bin greeted Gu Ning with surprise, “Miss Gu!”

The restaurant manager was struck dumb for a second. Does Lord Guan know this girl?

“Who?” Pan Zirui ran over at once, and he got excited too when he saw Gu Ning. “B-boss, why are you here?”

Boss? Everyone in the restaurant who knew Pan Zirui and the others was shocked. What? Lord Pan called this young girl his boss? They must be very close.

The restaurant manager panicked a little. If this young girl was Lord Pan’s boss, they would blame him for everything.

Feng Xin, who came here with Guan Bin and Pan Zirui, was stunned when he saw Gu Ning, because Gu Ning was really beautiful even though she wasn’t wearing any make-up. There were usually no beautiful women who didn’t wear make-up, but Gu Ning was an exception. She probably had on some foundation at the most.

In fact, Gu Ning had very smooth, shiny skin, so people thought that she was wearing foundation. If they looked closer at her face, they would see that she didn’t wear any make-up.

“I came here to enjoy my lunch, but a crazy woman turned my dishes upside down and the food stained my clothes,” Gu Ning said with obvious disdain, then gave Feng Xueqin who was still lying on the ground a cold glance.

Hearing that, Pan Zirui and the others noticed the food stains on Gu Ning’s clothes and Feng Xueqin who was still lying on the ground. Without asking further, they soon figured out what had happened.

Even so, Pan Zirui and Guan Bin still vented their anger at Feng Xueqin, instead of Gu Ning

“Miss Feng, what do you mean by causing a scene in my family’s restaurant? Do you think that my family is easy to take advantage of?” Guan Bin didn’t care that Feng Xueqin was seriously injured, nor did he care about her family background, but questioned her impolitely.

“Lord Guan, Miss Feng is already injured. How can you blame her for everything? Call the ambulance now! If anything bad happens to Miss Feng, the Feng family won’t let you get away with it.” Feng Xueqin’s friend opened her mouth.

Nevertheless, Guan Bin hated that she used Feng Xueqin’s family background to threaten him. Gu Ning was the Tang family’s relative, so Guan Bin would, of course, stand by Gu Ning’s side without a second thought.

Chapter 586: Live with It

Pan Zirui would, of course, protect and defend Gu Ning on any condition. “So what? Do you think that the Feng family is the most powerful family in City B?”

“You…” Feng Xueqin’s friend was struck speechless.

Although Feng Xin’s family name was also Feng, he actually had no connection with Feng Xueqin. However, when he saw Feng Xueqin seriously injured, he felt that it was a little much so he said, “Well, I think we better send her to the hospital now. It won’t do us any good if anything bad happens to her.”

“She annoyed my boss!” Pan Zirui was unwilling to let Feng Xueqin leave.

“Alright, let them go.” Gu Ning thought that it was enough now, and she didn’t want to waste more time on the mess. “She has to pay the restaurant’s losses before she leaves. She turned my dishes upside down and made the food stain my clothes, but she’s injured now, so I’ll forgive her. No matter what complaint she has, live with it.”

Gu Ning seemed arrogant, but others somehow felt comfortable, especially when she said the last sentence.

Guan Bin would ask for compensation from Feng Xueqin later.

Nobody called the ambulance for Feng Xueqin, so her friend had to.

Before the ambulance arrived, Guan Bin invited Gu Ning to share a meal with them in a private room.

Gu Ning and Yu Zi were still hungry, and Pan Zirui hadn’t seen her in a long time, so Gu Ning agreed.

The two men who had leaked the information to Feng Xueqin didn’t leave right away when they walked out of the restaurant. Instead, they secretly watched them from the window. When they saw Gu Ning slapping Feng Xueqin, they were also shocked and felt lucky that they had escaped earlier.

When the mess was solved, one of the two men made a call and reported on what had happened in the restaurant.

The person who arranged them to leak the information wasn’t Tang Deming, but a man who worked for him. The moment the person heard what had happened in the restaurant, he called Tang Deming.

“What? They encountered each other, and Feng Xueqin is injured?” Tang Deming was astonished. Is this girl that powerful?

“Are you sure that she’s the girl?” Tang Deming asked.

“Not very sure.”

Since they weren’t sure about it, there was nothing that Tang Deming could do. He told the two men to leave City B in case they would be caught.

In the restaurant.

Yu Zi didn’t know them, but she knew that they were all born in super-rich families from the conversation that they just had. Lin Tianyou’s and Zhao Xiaoxuan’s families were barely comparable to the Pan family and the Guan family. Therefore, Yu Zi felt uneasy when they shared a meal at the same table.

What she didn’t know was that Cao Wenxin was born in a much more powerful family than them. If she had known that, she wouldn’t have felt at ease when she had made friends with Cao Wenxin.

“Boss, please order whatever you like.” Pan Zirui gave the menu to Gu Ning, and Gu Ning didn’t hesitate to order her favorite food.

When the waiter left Pan Zirui asked, “Boss, why did Feng Xueqin suddenly irritate you?”

“She asked about my relationship with the Tang family. I didn’t tell her, so she got mad,” Gu Ning said and lied to some extent, because she had to keep the fact that Tang Yunfan was her biological father a secret.

“Why did she ask about that? It’s none of her business.” They all thought that it was strange. Although they were also curious about Gu Ning’s specific connection with the Tang family, none of them dared ask that question.

“How much do you know about Feng Xueqin?” Gu Ning asked with curiosity. She knew that Feng Xueqin had to come from a rich family, but she didn’t know the details.

“Feng Xueqin is from another super-rich family in City B and she has admired Lord Tang for so many years. She even claimed to be Lord Tang’s fiancée when she was younger, but Lord Tang doesn’t like her. Nevertheless, she has remained single the entire time until now. She’s 36 years old,” Pan Zirui said.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was surprised.

“Although she loves Lord Tang deeply, she’s also a malicious woman. No matter who criticizes her, she’ll pay the person back,” Pan Zirui said.

“Well, I don’t think that she’s able to do that to Miss Gu,” Guan Bin said. He believed that Gu Ning was smarter and more powerful than Feng Xueqin.

“Exactly! Boss, feel free to call me if you need my support. I’ll stand by your side,” Pan Zirui said.

“Thanks,” Gu Ning said.

“Oh, boss, let me introduce you. This is my friend, Feng Xin,” Pan Zirui said to Gu Ning.

“Nice to meet you, Miss Gu. I’ve heard Zirui mention you many times,” Feng Xueqin said. “Although my family name is also Feng, I don’t have any family connection with Feng Xueqin.”

“Ha-ha, nice to meet you too,” Gu Ning said politely.

Feng Xin used to think that Gu Ning would be an arrogant, rich heiress. Unexpectedly, she was kind but stayed cold, so he didn’t know how to get closer to her.

On the way to the hospital, Feng Xueqin’s friend called Feng Xueqin’s sister-in-law, Lu Qiuting

When Lu Qiuting arrived at the hospital, Feng Xueqin’s face was already wrapped in bandages and she couldn’t say a word. Therefore, Lu Qiuting asked Wu Jinyi, who was Feng Xueqin’s friend, “Jinyi, what happened? Who dared to hit Xueqin?” Wu Jinyi didn’t tell her everything on the phone, so she didn’t know the details.

Wu Jinyi then told her what had happened in the restaurant. Although Wu Jinyi didn’t add fuel to the fire, Lu Qiuting was still furious. “The little bitch is too arrogant!”

Lu Qiuting didn’t think that what Feng Xueqin had done was rude, but blamed Gu Ning for everything, which proved that she was a selfish person too. In fact, Lu Qiuting was four years older than Feng Xueqin, but they were very close. As the old saying went, “Birds of a feather flock together.”

When they were both young, Lu Qiuting admired Feng Xueqin’s older brother, Feng Pinghui, from afar, but Feng Pinghui already had a girlfriend. In order to help Lu Qiuting marry her older brother, Feng Xueqin along with Lu Qiuting schemed against her older brother’s girlfriend, and let Feng Pinghui catch the innocent girl in bed with another man.

Chapter 587: Call Tang Yunfan Dad

Feng Pinghui was heart-broken and drowned his sorrows. And right at this moment, Lu Qiuting seized the chance and used her body to comfort Feng Pinghui after he was drunk.

It happened a decade ago and people were inclined to be more conservative, so the man had to take the responsibility if he slept with a woman. Therefore, Feng Pinghui married Lu Qiuting, but he had no idea about the truth. Although he didn’t love Lu Qiuting, he treated her kindly, and lived their life like a normal couple.

Lu Qiuting relied on Feng Xueqin to marry Feng Pinghui, so she would defend Feng Xueqin without a doubt.

In fact, Lu Qiuting and Feng Xueqin had tried to trap Tang Yunfan in the same way, but they seldom had chance to approach Tang Yunfan. If they met Tang Yunfan, he always refused to drink, so they never succeeded.

“Xueqin, are you sure that the girl is really Tang Yunfan’s daughter?” Lu Qiuting asked with vicious eyes.

“Ye-yeah!” Feng Xueqin groaned.

“No matter what, she must bear the result that she dared to hit Xueqin! If she is really Tang Yunfan’s daughter, we can never let her get away with it!” Lu Qiuting said with strong hatred.

After the meal, Gu Ning left with Yu Zi.

Feng Xin still didn’t open his mouth to ask for Gu Ning’s phone number because this was the first time that they had met each other and they seldom talked. If he asked for her number right now, it could leave a bad impression on Gu Ning.

“Hey, boss, did you drive the Lamborghini here?” Pan Zirui asked when they walked to the front door. They came here from the back door, so they didn’t see the parking lot at the front door.

“Yes,” Gu Ning replied.

Hearing that, Pan Zirui got excited. “Where did you park it? Let me have a look!”

Not only Pan Zirui, but Guan Bin and Feng Xin were also excited. Men all loved cars, especially luxurious cars.

“Right outside,” Gu Ning said.

Pan Zirui immediately walked outside, followed by the others. Once they walked out, the most noticeable car parked in the parking lot was precisely Gu Ning’s white Lamborghini.

Pan Zirui and the others looked at the car for a while then he said, “Boss, I didn’t expect that you’re that rich! There are only 40 of this model around the world. How did you get it?”

Pan Zirui also wanted to buy one, but it wasn’t available.

“My aunt and uncle sent it to me,” Gu Ning said.

“Wow, your aunt and uncle are so generous! I wish that I could have such an aunt and uncle!” Pan Zirui said with envy.

Gu Ning smiled. “Alright, we have got to go now. Bye.”

“See you!” Pan Zirui said. All of a sudden, Pan Zirui felt like he had played around for a long time, and all he was doing now was a total waste of his life.

“No, I think that I shouldn’t keep on living my life like this. I should do something meaningful from now on or my boss will despise me,” Pan Zirui said with determination, which shocked Guan Bin and Feng Xin.

Guan Bin couldn’t believe his ears. “Zirui, are you serious?”

Guan Bin and Feng Xin had known Pan Zirui for many years, and they had never seen him being so serious. If Pan Zirui hadn’t had an older brother who was good at running business, he probably would have spoiled his family’s properties already.

“Of course!” Pan Zirui felt displeased that his friends didn’t believe him. Pan Zirui was actually a smart boy and he would do his best to get what he wanted.

Guan Bin, however, was surprised by Gu Ning’s influence on Pan Zirui. Although Guan Bin often played around with Pan Zirui, he was doing business at the same time. He was the only son in his family, so he had to take the responsibility of taking over his family business. In addition, Guan Bin was also ambitious, and he wouldn’t allow anyone else to take over his own family business. If he couldn’t run his family business well, his cousin would grab it away from him, which was the last thing he wanted to happen.

Feng Xueqin was seriously injured, so she had to stay in the hospital for a few days longer. Except for the doctors and nurses, nobody else knew that she was injured.

When Lu Qiuting went back home, she arranged someone to get information and photos of Gu Man and Gu Ning so that she could take her next step to scheme against them.

Gu Ning went back to the Tang family’s house after she drove Yu Zi to the shopping mall.

Tang Haifeng was absent and even the domestic servants intentionally stayed away from her. Only Tang Yunfan and Gu Man were in the living hall, but both of them seemed embarrassed.

Gu Ning was confused and didn’t know what had happened.

“Hi, Ningning!” Gu Man relaxed when Gu Ning got home. She felt much better when Gu Ning was by her side.

Gu Ning walked in and sat next to Gu Man on the sofa. She then turned to look at Tang Yunfan. “Uncle Tang…”

However, before Gu Ning could finish her sentence, Tang Yunfan interrupted her. “Don’t call me Uncle Tang anymore. Although your mother hasn’t accepted me yet, it won’t change the fact that you’re my daughter. Can you call me your dad?” Tang Yunfan looked at Gu Ning with anticipation.

Gu Man told him that it would take some time for her to accept him again because they had been apart for so long after all. Nevertheless, Gu Man wouldn’t stop Gu Ning from accepting him first.

“Dad,” Gu Ning said without struggling, because she was mentally-prepared.

“Good girl!” Tang Yunfan burst into tears. He hadn’t cried once during the past years, and always stayed tough, but he lost control of his emotions today when he finally had the family reunion with the woman he loved and his biological daughter.

Chapter 588: Tang Jiakai Feels Regretful

Tang Yunfan didn’t mind crying in front of his family. Gu Man’s eyes were also wet with tears.

When Tang Yunfan calmed himself down, Gu Ning said, “Dad, my jewelry store is going to open in City B soon, and I need to go to City G tomorrow to deliver the jade jewelry here. May I use the private jet in our family? It’ll be safer and more convenient.” In the beginning, Gu Ning planned to borrow it, but she changed her mind and decided to directly use it after she called Tang Yunfan her dad now.

“No problem!” Tang Yunfan agreed without second thought. Let alone a private jet, even if Gu Ning wanted a star in the sky, he would go get it for her.

“Oh, who’s the spokesperson of your jewelry brand?” Tang Yunfan asked.

“Su Tongnuo, a B-list actress,” Gu Ning said.

“A B-list actress?” Tang Yunfan frowned with dissatisfaction. “Do you think she’s suitable for it?”

“I know she doesn’t have much fame now, but she works for my company so I must give her a chance. As long as my jewelry brand becomes popular, she’ll be a household name too,” Gu Ning said. “And I have the support of our family, so I don’t think it’ll be a problem.”

“You signed an actress? Do you plan to be involved in the entertainment industry?” Tang Yunfan was astonished.

“Yes,” Gu Ning answered.

“Don’t you feel overburdened to run so many businesses at such an early age?” Tang Yunfan felt very protective of Gu Ning. He was impressed when he heard about Gu Ning’s achievements before he knew that she was his biological daughter, but his heart ached for her after he found out the truth. He thought that Gu Ning, who was just a young girl, should live a relaxed life instead of being occupied by business.

“I run the businesses according to my ability and I am basically just a boss behind the scenes, so it isn’t tiring at all,” Gu Ning said. “In addition, I have a strong sense of satisfaction and achievement when I’m doing what I want. I think I’m living a meaningful life.”

Hearing that, Tang Yunfan was quite gratified. Although he didn’t want to see Gu Ning being so busy at such an early age he knew that was what she wanted. Moreover, he had been an absent father for so many years of her life, so he didn’t have the right to judge her decisions now. Therefore, Tang Yunfan decided to be Gu Ning’s support behind her back. “Feel free to tell me whenever you need my help.”

“I need your help now, dad,” Gu Ning suddenly said with a serious look on her face. “I need the dining hall of the Huangdeng Hotel as well as 10 models to do the opening show. Although you’re my father it’s business after all, so I’ll arrange someone to discuss it with your company later.”

“Do we have to be so serious? We’re family anyway,” Tang Yunfan said. He was unwilling to charge his own daughter.

“Of course we do! If you really want to help me, you should give me enough space to grow up myself. I don’t want to rely on you to be successful. No pain, no gain,” Gu Ning said seriously.

Tang Yunfan was amused by Gu Ning’s serious face, and also felt happy for his daughter. He knew that he wasn’t a good father because he had been absent during her childhood and adolescence. However, it was what it was and he had to accept it as a failure. All in all, he still felt very proud of his daughter.

Gu Ning didn’t tell Tang Yunfan that she had encountered Feng Xueqin today because Gu Man was there. Today was a special day. Although Gu Man hadn’t accepted Tang Yunfan yet, the Tang family had already accepted her as a family member, so it was a big day that they gathered together.

Around 5 pm, Cao Wenxin arrived.

“Hi, good afternoon everyone!” Cao Wenxin said happily once she walked inside. “Um, should I call you Aunt Man now?” Cao Wenxin asked Gu Man.

“Not yet,” Gu Man said.

Tang Yunfan was a little disappointed but didn’t say anything, because he understood that it would take time for Gu Man to accept him.

“Fine.” Since Gu Man said so, Cao Wenxin didn’t insist, in case Gu Man would feel embarrassed.

Around 6 pm, Tang Yunhang and his wife and Cao Ruihua and his wife along with Cao Wenjun also got home. Except for Cao Wenjun, the rest had all met Gu Ning and Gu Man before.

“Nice to meet you!” Cao Wenjun greeted Gu Ning and Gu Man politely.

“Nice to meet you too, Wenjun,”

“Nice to meet you too, Cousin Wenjun,” Gu Man and Gu Ning greeted Cao Wenjun politely.

Finally, Tang Jiakai also got home, and only Tang Jiayang was absent now, because he was still studying abroad.

When Tang Jiakai saw Gu Man, he was struck dumb for a second and Tang Yunhang introduced Gu Man to him at once, “This is Ningning’s mother.”

“Nice to meet you,” Tang Jiakai said politely. He didn’t know Gu Man’s relationship with Tang Yunfan yet.

“Nice to meet you too, Jiakai,” Gu Man said with a smile.

After that, they sat in the living room chatting with each other, while two domestic servants were preparing dinner in the kitchen.

While they were chatting, Tang Yunhang said to Tang Jiakai, “Jiakai, if anyone asks you about your Uncle Yunfan’s condition, you can tell them that your Uncle Yunfan is still unconscious. Do you understand?”

Hearing that, Tang Jiakai sensed that something bad must have happened, so he asked seriously, “What happened?”

Since the majority in the Tang family was aware of it, Tang Yunhang told Tang Jiakai the secret. “Your Uncle Yunfan had a car accident last week, and he fell into unconsciousness for a couple of days afterwards. He didn’t wake up until yesterday. Once your Uncle Yunfan was in danger some directors in the company started to take action to unseat us. In order to turn their trick to our own use, your Uncle Yunfan will pretend to still be unconscious.”

“What? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Tang Jiakai complained. He blamed himself because he had been absent last weekend and didn’t know that his family had just been through a serious crisis. Although he might not be helpful, he wanted to do something.

Tang Jiakai felt regretful and guilty that he had been out having fun while his family had been in danger.

Chapter 589: Mr. Akino

“We didn’t want to worry you,” Tang Yunhang said.

Tang Jiakai wiped his eyes. “I prefer to be worried rather than being regretful now. I feel so guilty that I’ve been out having fun while our family was in danger.”

“We’re fine now, so don’t tell Jiayang about it,” Tang Yunhang said.

“I won’t,” Tang Jiakai said. He understood why his family hadn’t told him, because he was also unwilling to worry Tang Jiayang now.

“Oh, there is something else…” Tang Yunhang opened his mouth again but Tang Jiakai rounded his eyes, staring straight at him in fear before he could finish.

Seeing that, everyone was amused.

“Don’t be so nervous. It’s good news.” Tang Yunhang smiled.

Hearing that, Tang Jiakai was relieved. “What is it?”

“It’s about Ningning,” Tang Yunhang said. Tang Jiakai turned to look at Gu Ning at once with confusion. “Actually, Ningning is your Uncle Yunfan’s biological daughter,” Tang Yunhang added.

“What?” Tang Jiakai was shocked and stood up in excitement. “R-really?”

“Yes, but you can’t leak this information either,” Tang Yunhang said.

“Of course I won’t!” Tang Jiakai understood that his father said it for a reason.

Hearing the good news, Tang Jiakai was cheered up within a second. He ran to sit with Gu Ning and pushed Cao Wenxin aside

“Ningning, you’re really my younger sister. Biological younger sister!” Tang Jiakai said happily.

Tang Jiakai was a stable young man normally, but he now behaved like a kid who just got candy. He always wished that Gu Ning could be related to the Tang family and it turned out to be true now!

Although Tang Haifeng had already accepted Gu Ning as a member of their family before, there was still a distance between them. However, there was a family connection between them now, so they were much closer than before.

“Since Ningning is Uncle Yunfan’s biological daughter, then Ningning’s mother is…” Tang Jiakai said, but was interrupted by Gu Ning. “Not yet.”

Hearing that, Tang Jiakai realized that it wasn’t that easy. Tang Yunfan had been apart from Gu Man for so long and it was totally understandable that Gu Man couldn’t accept him right away.

After dinner, Gu Ning left the Tang family’s house with Cao Wenxin and Gu Man.

Tang Yunfan wasn’t able to show up now, so he could only watch Gu Man leaving from his sight.

On the way back, Gu Ning suddenly remembered that she hadn’t contacted Leng Shaoting yet ever since he left this morning. Gu Ning knew that Leng Shaoting had to be busy, so she didn’t call him.

At that moment, in the airport of City Teng, Leng Shaoting, Chen Meng and Xu Jinchen were in a car in a parking lot. They didn’t get out of the car and it seemed like they were waiting for something.

“Chen Meng, are you sure the information is accurate? They are criminals wanted by the international criminal police. Would they dare to take a plane to our country? Aren’t they afraid of being caught?” Xu Jinchen asked Chen Meng.

Chen Meng rolled his eyes and said with disdain, “Are you an idiot? Do you think that they’re as dumb as you? Don’t you know that there is a way of disguising called molding? They all hold fake passports and it’s impossible for the Customs to find them. If they could be easily caught, why would our country send us here?”

Chen Meng hit the point. The international criminal police failed to catch those criminals so the country sent out the Red Flame.

“I was just saying! They’re really desperadoes!” Xu Jinchen was less experienced than Leng Shaoting and Chen Meng, so he sometimes couldn’t stay calm.

“Those people will do anything for money,” Chen Meng said calmly.

After a while, Leng Shaoting heard Xin Bei’s voice from his earphones. “Boss, they’re out. Six in all.”

“Copy that,” Leng Shaoting said.

Six people weren’t all the members of the criminal group but was just a small team of it.

Before long, Xin Bei’s voice sounded again. “Boss, they entered the parking lot.”

Seconds later, Leng Shaoting and the others noticed six men in business suits walking into the parking lot. Although they were all dressed like businessmen they were stone-faced and looked more like bodyguards. Ordinary people might not see the difference, but it was quite clear in the eyes of Leng Shaoting’s group. They got in an MPV then left, followed by Leng Shaoting’s car.

In their car, several people were negotiating.

“Mr. Akino, I think that the price you gave is a bit high. Would you mind lowering it before we settle the deal? In this case, we can also share more reward.” A 30-year-old man sitting in the front passenger seat turned his head and looked at the young man sitting in a rear seat in the second row against the window. He was speaking in fluent Language R.

“Bai Zhen, I hope that you can understand that there are more buyers than us who wants to buy this batch of goods. They’re willing to make this deal with us all because we bid higher than others. If we lower the price now, they won’t sell the goods to us. If so, how should we explain it to the Andou family? Do you think the Andou family will let us get away with it?” Mr. Akino wore a cold expression and reminded Bai Zhen in an impatient tone.

“Mr. Akino is right. We can never annoy the Andou family,” another young man echoed.

“Fine!” Bai Zhen frowned. Although he was disappointed, he gave up because he knew that he couldn’t persuade them.

“I haven’t been to this country for a long time. It seems this country is declining. What do you think?” A young man sitting on a rear seat in the third row suddenly opened his mouth to cheer everyone up.

Chapter 590: The Death Penalty

“I don’t think that you’re a qualified international mercenary because your accent is so heavy. Do you want to do ‘business’ here in the future or not?” Mr. Akino sneered. Nobody would know that he was a foreigner from his standard local language.

“I was just kidding. Do you have to take it so serious?” The young man immediately used the standard local language.

“Do you think it’s the right time to joke now? Do you think it’s easy to do business in this country? If the Red Flame finds us, we’re doomed!” Mr. Akino said with worry.

Hearing that, they all looked serious. Although they would do anything for money, they knew how dangerous what they were doing now was. Therefore, they also did their best to avoid the Red Flame. However, they had already caught the Red Flame’s attention.

The group of them didn’t go to settle the deal at once but had a rest in a self-built house. They would meet the buyer tomorrow before the trade.

This house was prepared by the buyer, in case they would be exposed if they stayed in a hotel. Although they used fake ID cards and passports, they could never be too careful.

The international criminal police was chasing them. Once they were caught, they would be sentenced to the death penalty. That being the case, they already had the idea to retire after this deal and live a relaxed life on an island, which was also the reason why Bai Zhen wanted to get a bigger reward. However, compared with life, money was nothing, so none of them were willing to risk their lives.

Leng Shaoting’s group didn’t follow them closely because they were international mercenaries, not normal criminals. If Leng Shaoting followed them too closely they would discover him.

Since those criminals were already out, Leng Shaoting was confident to catch them this time.

City Teng was a small city and there weren’t many small roads, so it wasn’t difficult for Leng Shaoting to follow them.

When Gu Ning was home, it was only 9 pm, so she called Zhou Zhenghong and told him to be prepared. She was going to deliver jade jewelry in City B.

“Tomorrow?” Zhou Zhenghong was surprised. “Boss, isn’t it too hurried? We haven’t contacted the airline yet. If we’re going to deliver the goods by plane, we must arrange it beforehand.”

“It’s fine. We can use a private jet,” Gu Ning said.

“What? A private jet?” Zhou Zhenghong was astonished. He was impressed by Gu Ning’s ability yet again.

Afterwards, Gu Ning asked Zhou Zhenghong whether he had arranged everything for his son because Zhou Zhenghong was the general manager of Jade Beauty Jewelry and he had to attend the opening ceremony in City B.

Zhou Zhenghong told her that he had hired a babysitter, and the babysitter would take care of his son.

Hearing that, Gu Ning relaxed. After that, Gu Ning called Su Tongnuo and told her to come to City B tomorrow afternoon for the advertisement shooting.

Gu Ning had discussed it with Su Tongnuo and Lu Zhan when she had been to City D, SO Su Tongnuo would have a day off for the promotion of the jewelry brand.

“Can you write an advertisement copy?” Gu Ning called Lu Xiao and asked.

“Sure. A piece of cake,” Lu Xiao said.

“Great. I need an advertisement copy for jewelry, so please send it to me tomorrow,” Gu Ning said.

“No problem!” Lu Xiao didn’t feel that it was difficult for him to finish the task within a day, because he was an experienced marketer. Since Leng Shaoting assigned him to manage this entertainment company, he had to be good at it.

Quan Mingkai arrived at the Tang family’s house around 9 pm too. Although he heard that Tang Yunfan was already awake, he was still excited when he saw Tang Yunfan in person.

“Boss,” Quan Mingkai greeted him with great respect.

“What’s the latest news?” Tang Yunfan asked.

“Tang Deming stopped contacting Cheng Zhongsheng and Wu Boyan, but we don’t know whether they teamed up or he gave up,” Quan Mingkai said worriedly. If Tang Deming gave up it would be good news. If not, it would be terrible news.

Besides, it would be easy to unseat Tang Deming alone, but they were afraid that there was an ambitious person behind Tang Deming’s back. In addition, they had to keep running the company on the right track and stabilize the board of directors at the same time.

“If Cheng Zhongsheng and Wu Boyan don’t know that there is an ambitious person behind Tang Deming’s back, it’s impossible that they’d side with him because they know Tang Deming’s ability very well. However, if they found out about the support behind Tang Deming, they would probably change their mind,” Tang Yunfan said.

“The point is that we have no idea who the ambitious person is, and I don’t think that it’s a good time to tell Cheng Zhongsheng and Wu Boyan the news that you’re already awake, in case they betray us,” Quan Mingkai said.

Tang Deming and his allies had taken action when Tang Yunfan had been unconscious. Although they would stop if they heard that Tang Yunfan was awake, their ambition would never change. Nobody was willing to live with a loose cannon.

“I think they’ll stop for a short time after the abduction failed, but they won’t be quiet for long,” Quan Mingkai said. “Maybe they have other helpers here.”

Tang Yunfan had also had that thought so he stayed in his room all the time. There were many domestic servants in the Tang family, and he wasn’t sure whether all of them were loyal to the Tang family.

The next morning, Gu Ning and Gu Man went to the Tang family’s house after breakfast as usual.

“Ningning, the private jet is ready, and you can set off at any time,” Tang Yunfan said to Gu Ning