Chapter 701: Pan Zirui and His Father

Gu Ning knocked on the door of the office.

“Come in,” Zhou Zhenghong said inside.

Gu Ning pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing that the visitor was Gu Ning, Zhou Zhenghong and the new manager stood up at once. “Boss, nice to see you!”

“Have a seat please,” Gu Ning said. “Uncle Zhou, I need you to go back to City G to prepare for the next batch of jade jewelry. Gao Yi will meet you in a few days, and you can deliver the goods to the capital for the opening day. I think that we can directly open the branch in the capital given the popularity of the branch in City B.”

In fact, Gu Ning could just make a call, but she told Zhou Zhenghong in person since she was already here.

“No problem, boss,” Zhou Zhenghong said.

After that, Gu Ning left.

Just as she walked out of the store, she received two successive calls from other jewelry managers, but she made an excuse and declined their invitations. She had no intention of forming an alliance after all, so there was no need for her to meet them.

In the Pan family’s house, Pan Zirui’s father had made several urgent calls and demanded to see him at home. Pan Zirui had hung out with his friends overnight, so he was quite sleepy right now.

The Pan family’s house was located in a luxurious house district.

“Zirui, do you know Miss Gu?” Pan Zirui’s father asked him the moment he got back home.

Pan Zirui’s father saw him on the news of the release conference and was very surprised.

“Yeah, so?” Pan Zirui yawned.

“If so, I need you to do something for me. I think that Jade Beauty Jewelry is a promising brand, and I want to join it,” Pan Zirui’s father said.

Joining referred to participating in a certain group or organization, which could be extended to the commercial field, referring to the agent joining of commercial brands. In other words, franchisees could open branches under the name of a certain brand.

“Sure, I’ll discuss it with her,” Pan Zirui said, then called Gu Ning.

From the perspective of a company, joining was equal to make money. Many products were looking for joining by advertising, so Pan Zirui didn’t think that it was a bad idea. Therefore, right after Gu Ning declined another two jewelry managers’ invitations, she received Pan Zirui’s call.

“Boss, my father wants to join Jade Beauty Jewelry. What do you think?” Pan Zirui asked.

Boss?

Hearing that, Pan Zirui’s father frowned. He wasn’t dissatisfied, but was surprised that Pan Zirui called Gu Ning his boss. He knew very well that Pan Zirui despised women. However, it was understandable that Pan Zirui admired Gu Ning because she was a very outstanding girl.

“Sorry, Jade Beauty Jewelry isn’t open for alliance or joining,” Gu Ning said.

“Sure, I understand.” Pan Zirui was obedient to Gu Ning’s words, so he wouldn’t ask further even if Gu Ning declined his offer.

“Oh, boss, I’m going to open a club in three days. If you’re free, can you come to attend its opening ceremony?” Pan Zirui asked with anticipation. Once Pan Zirui set the time of the opening ceremony, he invited Gu Ning.

To Gu Ning’s astonishment, Pan Zirui was going to run a business himself. In many people’s eyes, he was just a rich second-generation heir who only knew how to have fun and couldn’t care less about his future. All of a sudden, Pan Zirui changed his mind, and decided to become involved in business.

Pan Zirui’s father was also shocked, and couldn’t believe his ears. Zirui is going to open a club in three days?

Pan Zirui’s father knew him very well. He never had the idea to build his career before no matter how much his father had forced or enticed him. That being the case, Pan Zirui’s father was more than surprised that he suddenly changed his mind.

“Well, I’ll go if I have nothing else to deal with at that time,” Gu Ning said.

“Great!” Pan Zirui understood that Gu Ning was busy, so he didn’t pressure her.

Afterwards, they hung up. Pan Zirui’s father asked him at once, “Zirui, are you going to open a club?” It was so shocking that Pan Zirui’s father even forgot to ask about Gu Ning’s answer to his offer first.

“Yes!” Pan Zirui said. He didn’t think that it was a big surprise.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Pan Zirui’s father asked.

“Um, I think that my boss is very successful in business, and decided that I should learn something from her, and not embarrass her as her friend,” Pan Zirui said.

Pan Zirui’s father was shocked again. He didn’t expect that Pan Zirui changed his mind because of Gu Ning. It seemed that Gu Ning had a great influence on Pan Zirui. Speaking of Gu Ning, Pan Zirui’s father remember his offer to join her jewelry brand. “Zirui, what did she say about my joining in Jade Beauty Jewelry?”

“My boss said Jade Beauty Jewelry isn’t open for any alliances with other businessmen,” Pan Zirui replied.

“Isn’t open for any alliances? She can make a lot of money from that!” Pan Zirui’s father rounded his eyes in shock. In that case, no matter how many branches Jade Beauty Jewelry were going to open, Jade Beauty Jewelry would be in charge of them without any franchisees in the middle.

Pan Zirui’s father didn’t know what else to say.

“Dad,” Pan Zirui said. “You don’t know how good my boss is at stone gambling. When I met her for the first time, she cut out a piece of jade and sold if for thirty-five million yuan. It’s a piece of cake for her to make money.”

At the end, Pan Zirui’s voice was full of admiration for Gu Ning.

Chapter 702: The Tang Family’s Enemies Take Action Again

Hearing that, Pan Zirui’s father was astonished.

He had also heard that Gu Ning made the first bucket of gold by stone gambling, but he had never seen it himself, so he wasn’t sure whether it was true. However, since his son told him in person, he believed that it could be real.

“Even though she doesn’t lack money, she’s a businesswoman after all. Doesn’t she want to make as much money as possible?” Pan Zirui’s father said. He was unwilling to give up.

“Dad, my boss is adamant and it’s useless to try to persuade her. I don’t want to ruin my relationship with her,” Pan Zirui said with impatience.

“Well.” Pan Zirui’s father didn’t know what to do now. He obviously didn’t want to ruin Pan Zirui’s relationship with Gu Ning. Although they couldn’t cooperate, nobody wanted to lose a friend and gain a new enemy.

Pan Zirui’s father thought for awhile, then remained silent.

It was still early, so Gu Ning went to visit Tang Haifeng in the hospital.

When she arrived, Master Lei and his son, Lei Haowei, were also in the ward.

The Mu family who maintained a good relationship with the Tang family also came to visit Tang Haifeng.

The leading role in the Mu family was Mu Xuxin who was around 50 years old, and his son, Mu Wenqi who was about 27 years old. In addition to them, Zhao Yiru was also there.

Tang Yunrong, Jiang Lihua and Tang Jiakai stayed with Tang Haifeng, while Tang Yunhang and Cao Ruihua were gone for their work.

Tang Jiakai didn’t know that his grandfather had been injured until that afternoon. Luckily, his grandfather was fine now.

Cao Wenjun and Cao Wenxin had also visited Tang Haifeng this afternoon, and they left two hours later. It would affect the patient’s condition if there were too many people in the ward.

Although Tang Haifeng was fine now, they still needed to act like he was injured.

Zhao Yiru came to visit Tang Haifeng before the Lei family, and he noticed that Tang Haifeng was pretending to be unconscious. Tang Haifeng didn’t want to keep it a secret from him either, so Tang Haifeng opened his eyes when Zhao Yiru was by his side, but he didn’t tell him many details.

The Lei family and the Mu family, however, Tang Haifeng decided to hide the truth from them, not because he didn’t trust them, but because it would be better if fewer people knew the truth.

“Well, he was fine in the afternoon yesterday, but now…” Master Lei was sorrowful, and blamed himself for this. “I wish I had persuaded him to visit my friend with me.”

Master Lei had invited Tang Haifeng to enjoy tea at one of his friends’ places, but Tang Haifeng had declined so he hadn’t insisted. If he had insisted, Tang Haifeng would have agreed. Master Lei felt quite regretful that he had missed the chance to save his old friend’s life. However, that was fate.

“Uncle Lei, please don’t blame yourself for this. It has nothing to do with you,” Tang Yunrong said to comfort Master Lei.

“Indeed! Uncle Lei, it’s not your fault at all,” Jiang Lihua said.

“What did the doctor say?” Lei Haowei asked.

“Although he seems fine and healthy from the report, he’s stayed unconscious for a long time,” Tang Yunrong sighed with worry.

“It’s even more serious if we can’t find the cause, because we don’t know how to deal with it now,” Jiang Lihua said, and nobody noticed that she was just acting. They felt a little guilty to deceive Master Lei, but they had to do it.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting walked into the ward together. When Gu Ning’s sight fell on Mu Xuxin, she was surprised, because K resembled Mu Xuxin. K’s real name was Mu Ye. Was there any family connection between them? Was it just a coincidence?

Gu Ning greeted Master Lei and Zhao Yiru, then Tang Yunrong introduced Lei Haowei, Mu Xuxin and Mu Wenqi to Gu Ning. Gu Ning also greeted them politely.

Master Lei and Zhao Yiru were aware that Gu Ning was Tang Yunfan’s biological daughter, but the others didn’t know, so they were quite surprised.

Tang Yunrong explained that Tang Haifeng regarded Gu Ning as his own granddaughter because Gu Ning closely resembled Tang Yunfan.

Tang Haifeng had told them not to expose Gu Ning’s real identity before they made it public. Tang Haifeng said the same thing to Master Lei, so Master Lei also kept it a secret and didn’t even tell his own son.

They all knew that Tang Yunfan never married or had any children, so they believed Tang Yunrong’s words.

Tang Yunrong also introduced Leng Shaoting as Gu Ning’s friend, and didn’t tell them many details.

The Lei family and the Mu family left after a while.

Since they were gone, Tang Haifeng opened his eyes and relaxed his limbs.

Zhao Yiru stayed for a while longer before he walked out.

Tang Haifeng said, “I think that they will take action again after tomorrow.”

They were, of course, the Tang family’s enemies. However, to Tang Haifeng’s surprise, their enemies took action right away.

Quan Mingkai called Tang Yunrong and told her that there was a sudden problem with the proposal, and their business partner would arrive at 2 pm tomorrow afternoon. They had to hold a meeting with the board of directors to discuss it at 10 am tomorrow.

It couldn’t be a coincidence. Without a strong leader in the Tang family’s business group, the business partners felt anxious, which was a good chance to elect a new chairman.

No matter what, members of the Tang family had to attend the meeting tomorrow.

Chapter 703: The Story Behind K

If Tang Deming successfully persuaded a certain business partner to work with him for the purpose of electing a new chairman, he must be confident and well-prepared. What was worse, he could also have the support of Fu Kaiyu, Cheng Zhongsheng and Wu Boyan. In that case, they were very likely to win, because neither Tang Yunhang nor Tang Yunrong had the ability or talent to run a business well although they owned a lot more shares than them.

The leading person in a business group wasn’t the person who possesses the most shares, but the one who was most able to lead the corporation. If Tang Deming wanted to achieve his goal, he had to get rid of Tang Yunfan and Tang Haifeng who were in his way, otherwise whatever he was doing was meaningless. Anyway, they would find out at the meeting tomorrow.

After a while, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left.

Once she got in her car, K called her.

“Boss, I’ve found nothing dirty or illegal about Tang Deming,” K said.

Hearing that, Gu Ning wasn’t very surprised, because Tang Yunfan had told her that Tang Deming had been very careful although he was ambitious. Besides, Tang Deming didn’t take action until now, so Tang Yunfan was certain that there must be someone else behind Tang Deming’s back. It was obvious that the person who supported Tang Deming behind the scene was very mysterious, and they failed to find any useful information about him.

It was a battle without smoke.

“It’s fine.” Gu Ning didn’t mind. All of a sudden Gu Ning said, “Oh, I met a man who is around 50 years old today. He resembles you and even has the same surname as you.” Somehow, Gu Ning couldn’t help connecting K with Mu Xuxin.

K, on the other hand, was struck dumb for a moment. It was probably because he already knew who the man was, but he only had a strong hatred towards him. He had been avoiding meeting the man for many years, in case he would lose control of himself and do something bad.

“Oh, really? We were probably family in a previous incarnation,” K joked, trying to sound relaxed, but Gu Ning knew that there must be something wrong. It seemed that there was a grudge between them.

Gu Ning realized that she shouldn’t have said that to K, so she changed the topic at once. “How is the decoration going?”

“Well, we’ve hired more people, so it’ll be done within a month,” K replied.

“Great,” Gu Ning said, then hung up.

K put his phone down, and wore a cold expression.

Seeing that, Chen Cangyi asked with concern, “What happened?”

“Boss just told me that she met a man who resembles me and also has the surname Mu,” K said in a deep voice filled with hatred.

Chen Cangyi frowned. “Do you think it might be him?”

“Yeah,” K said. Although he wasn’t 100% sure, he believed that it could be true.

“If you’re unwilling to accept it, pay him back,” Chen Cangyi said.

Chen Cangyi knew K’s story very well, and he was always supportive if K wanted to get what belonged to him back. Even Kached to do it, but he kept the promise that he had made to his mother, and tolerated it.

Mu Xuxin was actually K’s biological father who had abandoned his wife and son for wealth and power. Back then, their family was dirt poor, and Mu Xuxin became a migrant worker in a big city.

Within three years, he made some money and sent a lot back to his family.

One day, he said that his company had an overseas project which would pay a high salary for the workers, but only single men could join the project. Therefore, he had to divorce K’s mother before he went abroad for the next three years.

K’s mother trusted him and did what he asked.

During the following three years, Mu Xuxin did send a lot of money back to his family, and K along with K’s mother were able to live a good life within a short time. However, after three years, Mu Xuxin never mentioned remarrying K’s mother. K’s mother said nothing so K wasn’t aware of it.

When K was 17 years old, a woman came to their home along with a group of strong men and damaged their house. K’s mother became ill after that. K had asked his mother who those people were, but his mother wasn’t willing to tell him. A month later, his mother was about to die and finally told him the truth.

It turned out that Mu Xuxin never thought to remarry K’s mother after their divorce.

A girl who was born in a rich family fell in love with Mu Xuxin when he worked in the big city, and they moved in together afterwards. The girl soon got pregnant, so Mu Xuxin divorced K’s mother as soon as he could, then married the girl.

Mu Xuxin didn’t even bother to tell K’s mother the real reason for their divorce until K’s mother requested a remarriage.

K’s mother had suffered a mental breakdown after hearing the shocking news, but she had to accept the conditions that Mu Xuxin laid down.

In order to let K believe that he still had an intact family, K’s mother kept it a secret that K’s father was no longer a member of their family. Mu Xuxin pretended that he had been working outside the entire time, and sent a certain amount of money back to them every month. Sometimes, he would even come back for a while.

The woman who had damaged their house was precisely Mu Xuxin’s new wife.

Mu Xuxin’s new wife didn’t know that Mu Xuxin was still supporting K and K’s mother, so she was angry once she found out.

Once K found out the truth, he hated Mu Xuxin to death, and the woman who indirectly caused the death of his mother. However, his mother never allowed him to find them, because Mu Xuxin had paid for K’s tuition fee and living expenses during the past 17 years even though he had abandoned them for wealth and power. In addition, Mu Xuxin’s new wife was from a rich and powerful family, and K wasn’t their match at all.

Accordingly, K’s mother had forced K to make a promise that he would never find Mu Xuxin. K was reluctant to do it, but he still agreed in order to let his mother die in peace.

K knew that Mu Xuxin lived in City B, so he refused to go to City B since then

Chapter 704: Good for You!

Although K made a promise to his mother that he would never find his father, he still hated him throughout these years. Therefore, he was afraid that he might do something he shouldn’t do if he met him in City B. Even now he still had the same feelings.

Chen Cangyi knew that the grudge was hidden deep in K’s heart, and it could never be wiped off. Chen Cangyi wasn’t willing to see K living an unhappy life because of it.

“I won’t find him on my own initiative, but I won’t stop myself from taking revenge if I meet him one day,” K said. He would keep his promise to his mother, but he would follow his heart if he ran into Mu Xuxin and that woman.

Chen Cangyi thought that it wasn’t a bad idea.

Around 5 pm, Yu Zi received a call from a man named Yang Ziqian who was Mrs. Yang’s son. Yu Zi had mixed emotions, because she didn’t expect that it would move so fast.

Yang Ziqian asked Yu Zi whether she was free, and he invited her to share a meal together. Since Yu Zi agreed to meet Mrs. Yang’s son, it would be inappropriate if she rejected.

Although she wasn’t familiar with Mrs. Yang or her family background, she knew that Mrs. Yang must be a noble woman given Mrs. Lin’s attitude towards her. In addition, Yang Ziqian invited her to meet in a public place, so it would be safe. Therefore, Yu Zi agreed.

For Yu Zi’s convenience, Yang Ziqian set the meeting place right in Fengshang Shopping Mall, which left a good impression on Yu Zi.

Before Yang Ziqian called Yu Zi, he already booked a table at a restaurant owned by him and one of his friends.

Since Yu Zi agreed to share a meal with him, Yang Ziqian left for Fengshang Shopping Mall at once.

The appointed time was 6 pm, but Yang Ziqian arrived 20 minutes early to show his respect for Yu Zi. Yu Zi, of course, wouldn’t arrive just before 6 pm, because it would be impolite. Both of them were people with good manners. Accordingly, Yu Zi arrived at the restaurant 10 minutes early.

However, when Yu Zi walked to the table that Yang Ziqian told her to, she was surprised to see the man sitting by the table. “It’s you!”

Facing Yu Zi’s reaction, Yang Ziqian wasn’t surprised at all, but smiled and stood up. “Miss Yu, nice to meet you. I’m Yang Ziqian. I’m glad that you still remember me. Please have a seat.”

Yu Zi and Yang Ziqian didn’t know each other, but they had met once before, which was unforgettable.

On a day three months ago, Yu Zi was ambling in a park, and an old man who was practicing with a sword suddenly lost control of it and the sword flew at Yu Zi’s back. Right at this moment, someone grabbed her and moved out of the way.

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Yu Zi thought that the man was sexually harassing her, so she slapped him across his face without hesitation. After that, she found out that it was just a misunderstanding. Yu Zi felt embarrassed, apologizing and thanking him repeatedly afterwards. Yang Ziqian didn’t mind, but the slap made him remember Yu Zi. He thought that she was very funny.

In the following three months, he couldn’t help laughing when he remembered what happened. Yesterday, he saw Yu Zi at the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm, and he appreciated her for her creative designs.

In the beginning, he didn’t have the plan to chase Yu Zi, but his mother suddenly wanted to set him up with a girl. In fact, he didn’t want to go on a blind date, because it wasn’t romantic at all. However, when he found out that the girl was Yu Zi, he agreed without delay.

After Yu Zi was seated, Yang Ziqian gave the menu to her. “Please order whatever you like.”

“Thanks,” Yu Zi said, then started to read the menu.

Since they had met before, they weren’t strangers, and Yu Zi felt much more relaxed.

She ordered a steak, a corn juice, and a plate of fruit salad.

Although there had been a misunderstanding between them before, it had been cleared up right away, so they didn’t feel embarrassed at all, and enjoyed the meal.

Gu Ning was also dining with her friends at the same time.

“Boss, when will you go back to the capital?” Xu Jinchen asked.

“No idea,” Leng Shaoting said. He hoped that he wouldn’t be assigned any tasks these two days, so he could spend more time alone with Gu Ning. Even though they had been together for the past few days, there were always other people by their sides.

“Fine,” Xu Jinchen said.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya went for a walk after dinner, but soon noticed that someone was stalking them.

They didn’t pay much attention to the man, but walked to a place with few people around. They didn’t turn around to search for their target until there was nobody around them. At a glance, they focused on a man in black with a mask and baseball cap.

The man also understood that he had already been discovered, but he didn’t avoid Gao Yi’s and Qiao Ya’s sight, and walked straight to them.

Both Gao Yi and Qiao Ya remained silent, staring at the man.

The man stopped two meters away from them, then said, “Flying Eagle, Flying Bird, good for you! You’re able to live a normal life now.”

Hearing that, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were surprised, but stayed calm and alert.

Chapter 705: Black Cat

Since the man could recognize them, he must have the same occupation as them. If he came to them right now, he must have been assigned a task to kill them.

“Are you here to kill us?” Gao Yi asked, although he already had the answer. Even though their names weren’t on the wanted list now, it was possible that the leader of the killer organization they had served wanted them killed.

“Not really.” To Gao Yi and Qiao Ya’s astonishment, the man denied it.

“Then why?” Gao Yi asked with a doubtful look.

“Well,” the man said in a self-mocking tone. “I’m on the wanted list now the same as you were, but I’m not as able as you are to be able to wipe my name away, so I’m being chased now.”

Hearing that, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya frowned, and were curious about the reason why his name was listed on the wanted list. Normally, the killers whose names were put on the wanted list had betrayed their organizations. One killer wouldn’t put another killer’s name on the wanted list, because they preferred to solve the problem on their own. Although they were curious, they didn’t ask for the reason, because curiosity killed the cat.

“How did you find us and why?” Gao Yi asked again.

“I encountered you just now, and of course I want you to help me wipe my name from the wanted list. I’ll owe you a favor, and I’ll do everything for you to the best of my ability,” the man said.

“Sorry, we don’t have the ability to wipe our names away; someone helped us,” Gao Yi said.

“Who?” the man asked.

“Shouldn’t you tell me whether you’re telling me the truth first? I can’t tell you the person’s name right now,” Gao Yi said.

The man was struck dumb for a second. He thought that Gao Yi’s words made sense, so he took off his cap and mask. A young face with a knife scar appeared.

“Black Cat!”

Seeing the man’s face, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were surprised to meet a familiar person. Their names had been on the wanted list, so it was normal that other killers knew their faces and code names, but they were still astonished to see a familiar face.

In the killers’ world, their identities had to be kept a secret, so one wouldn’t know many familiar people, unless they served the same organization, or had met each other at the same training place, or had fought against one another while fulfilling the same task.

They met Black Cat in a conflict when they had been assigned the same task. Although they had almost killed each other, they had fulfilled the task with one another’s help, so they had shared the reward at the end.

“If you don’t believe it, you can check the wanted list. I can wait,” Black Cat said.

“Well, it’s not up to me whether to help you or not, and I think that you will have to satisfy the conditions she set,” Gao Yi said, because he knew that Gu Ning wouldn’t agree without any conditions.

“What conditions?” Black Cat asked. He didn’t think that it was a big deal, because there was no free lunch in this world.

“You will probably have to work for her for the rest of your life ,” Gao Yi said.

Hearing that, Black Cat frowned. What was the difference between that and his previous life in the killer organization?

“Well, we’re willing to work for her for the rest of our lives, but it still depends on her whether she wants to use you. I can only say that she’s a very successful businesswoman who’s never done illegal things,” Gao Yi said. He understood that Black Cat was reluctant to live a life which was full of blood and killing anymore.

He wasn’t sure whether Gu Ning would help Black Cat, but he had to know Black Cat’s willingness before he told Gu Ning.

Gao Yi was willing to give Black Cat a helping hand because he thought that Black Cat was a great killer, and Gu Ning probably needed him. As for Black Cat’s character, Gao Yi didn’t know much about it, and it was up to Gu Ning whether to keep him or not.

“If it is possible, I hope that I can discuss it with her in person,” Black Cat said.

“I can help you mention it on the phone, but she’s the decision-maker,” Gao Yi said, and Black Cat understood. Afterwards, Gao Yi walked aside, and called Gu Ning.

When Gu Ning received Gao Yi’s call, she had just finished the meal with her friends, and they were talking about where to have fun next.

“Boss, I have something to talk to you in private,” Gao Yi heard other people’s voices from the phone and said.

Hearing that, Gu Ning cocked her eyebrow, because she knew that it must be serious.

“Wait a second,” Gu Ning said standing up, then walked to an interior room.“Alright, you can say it now,” Gu Ning said.

After that, Gao Yi told her what had happened to Black Cat.

Hearing that, Gu Ning’s eyes lit up. She needed people with great skills in fighting or kung fu right now, and a killer couldn’t be a better choice! As for the person’s character, she needed time to see it. Therefore, she didn’t mind. In addition, she was also willing to meet Black Cat in person, and told them to meet her at the Huangdeng Hotel.

When Gu Ning walked out, they already made a decision on where to have fun next, but Gu Ning had to leave. “I’m sorry. I have to go deal with something important right now, so I won’t join you.”

They were all disappointed that Gu Ning would be absent, but they understood that Gu Ning was very busy.

Since Gu Ning wouldn’t go with them, Leng Shaoting wouldn’t either. They went to a tea room after their friends were gone.

Leng Shaoting didn’t ask what Gu Ning was going to deal with, but clasped her in his arms the second the waiter was out. He lowered his head to her neck, and rubbed her collarbone with the top of his nose.

“Stop now. They’ll be here soon.” Gu Ning pushed Leng Shaoting away. They were in a public place!

Chapter 706: Cooperate to Gain What We Need

Leng Shaoting, however, put on an innocent face. He loosened his arms, and looked down at her saying in an aggrieved tone, “I just want to hug you, that’s it.”

Gu Ning was amused, but didn’t stop him from hugging her. She could use her Jade Eyes. If someone was coming, she would notice it first.

Leng Shaoting also stopped rubbing sexually against Gu Ning, because he knew that they were in a public place. After a while, Leng Shaoting let Gu Ning go and held her hand, walking to the tea table. He sat down and started to prepare cups of tea.

In fact, they could let a tea master prepare the tea for them, but Leng Shaoting chose to do the kung fu tea ceremony[1] himself.

“Oh, you know how to do the kung fu tea ceremony!” Gu Ning was surprised seeing Leng Shaoting’s skilled actions.

“Yeah, I learned it from my grandpa,” Leng Shaoting said.

Leng Shaoting prepared two cups of tea, and they began to enjoy it. A few minutes later, Gao Yi and the others arrived. Gu Ning told them the number of their tea room and told them to come over. Before long, they arrived and knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Gu Ning said. Gao Yi then pushed the door open walking inside, followed by Qiao Ya and Black Cat.

In order to not be recognized by those who was chasing him, Black Cat was wearing a black cap and mask.

“Boss!” Gao Yi and Qiao Ya greeted Gu Ning once they walked in.

Black Cat hadn’t asked Gao Yi whether his boss was a male or female, but he thought that the person must be an old and experienced person. When he followed Gao Yi and Qiao Ya stepping inside, he had no idea that the young girl was their boss. Although he couldn’t see Leng Shaoting’s face, he still sensed his air of pride and nobility. Black Cat understood that the young man wasn’t simple at all. To him however, Gu Ning looked just like a kind young girl who was stunning. Therefore, when he heard Gao Yi and Qiao Ya call her their boss, he was shocked.

In normal situations, most people would doubt Gu Ning, but Black Cat was different. He was astonished, but he never thought lightly of Gu Ning just because she was very young. On the contrary, Gu Ning left a deep impression on him since she was able to help Gao Yi and Qiao Ya.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya weren’t ordinary people after all. If Gu Ning had the ability to get Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to work for her, she must be unusually smart and powerful.

Precisely because Gu Ning seemed like a normal young girl, he appreciated her more, because disguises were very important.

Black Cat took off his cap and mask at once before he greeted Gu Ning. “Miss, it’s very nice to meet you. My name’s Black Cat.”

“Nice to meet you too. Please have a seat,” Gu Ning said. She didn’t think that she was better than him, but she still had an air of power. In order to convince Black Cat to work for her, she had to show her ability and power.

Black Cat did feel her power, and held great respect for her.

They were all seated at the table, but Leng Shaoting never gave them a glance. Instead, he focused on the tea all the time.

“Mr. Leng, may I help?” Qiao Ya said. As Gu Ning’s subordinate, she couldn’t sit aside watching her boss’s boyfriend preparing tea for them. Qiao Ya was good at preparing tea as well.

“No need,” Leng Shaoting said.

Since he said that, Qiao Ya didn’t insist.

“The condition is very simple. You must work for me as a useful assistant. I won’t ask you to do illegal things. You just need to help me manage my companies and you’ll be paid according to your ability,” Gu Ning said.

“That simple?” Black Cat asked and couldn’t believe his ears. He felt like Gu Ning wasn’t settling a deal with him, but was helping him.

Not to mention the fact that he was still a killer being chased by other killers, such a good job was a very big favor for normal people. To be specific, Gu Ning saved his life and also offered him a great job! Even though he was confident that he could survive being chased, he still wanted to live a normal life.

Gu Ning smiled. “We value different things as the most important thing in our life. You want to get rid of the pursuers and live a normal life, while I needed a well-trained person to help me manage my company. We just cooperate to gain what we need.”

Gu Ning hit the point. However, even though Gu Ning had the intention to hire Black Cat, she wouldn’t force him if he declined her offer.

“Great, I’m willing to work for you,” Black Cat said. In his eyes, there was no reason to reject such a great offer. He was a man with a strong sense of loyalty, and he had been chased by the killer organization just because he found out some dirty secrets about it. If it hadn’t been for that, he would have been working as a professional killer as usual.

Gu Ning, however, didn’t end the deal right away, but added, “I also want your loyalty. You don’t need to die for me, but just do your job well. Stay loyal to me and never stab me in the back. I disliked threatening others, but I think it’s necessary to remind you that I hate betrayal the most. No matter who betrays me, he or she won’t die in peace.”

“Ningning, if he dares to betray you, I’ll kill him for you,” Leng Shaoting suddenly said with a serious expression.

Black Cat was scared, even Gao Yi and Qiao Ya felt stressed.

[1] The gongfu tea ceremony or kung fu tea ceremony, is a kind of Chinese tea ceremony, involving the ritual preparation and presentation of tea.

Chapter 707: Establish a Killer Organization

At this moment, Black Cat saw a person of his kind, not because of the identity, but the air of aggression. He believed that this young man’s hands had been stained by no less blood than his.

The deal was settled, and Gu Ning called K at once.

“Wipe a killer whose name is Black Cat off the wanted list,” Gu Ning said.

“Boss, are you going to hire all the killers on the list? Do you have a plan to establish a killer organization for yourself?” K joked.

Gu Ning laughed, then said half seriously, “I think it’s a good idea. Why don’t you help me keep a close eye on the wanted list, and hire some killers for me?”

“Are you serious?” K suddenly didn’t know whether Gu Ning was being serious or not. He just made a joke, and it wasn’t a good thing to establish a killer organization.

“Well, I wasn’t thinking of that, but I feel it’s not a bad idea now. I’m not interested in a killer organization, but I think a guardian team will be enough. Help me nail it,” Gu Ning said with a serious look.

“Aren’t you afraid that it’ll be dangerous if you hire too many killers?” K asked. Although it could stop killers on the wanted list from being chased to some extent by wiping their names off, it didn’t mean that they were 100% safe afterwards. If Gu Ning hired too many killers, she could be the target of a killer organization.

“Everything profitable is risky. The business world is like a battlefield, and I don’t want to be the prey,” Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning was just a young businesswoman without much experience, and she wasn’t a threat to her peers yet, so everything went on well right now. However, if she wanted to be more successful, there was no doubt that she was going to face more challenges and risks.

“Fine, you win. I’ll keep an eye on it.” K agreed with Gu Ning on what she had just said. After that, they hung up the call.

Except for Leng Shaoting, the others were all shocked by Gu Ning’s new idea. It was very dangerous, but also important. She was going to face dangerous challenges and risks in the future anyway, so it would do her more good than harm if she had a guardian team to protect herself and those she cared about.

“What’s your real identity?” Gu Ning asked.

“My real information has been written off, so I can’t use it. The identity information of Ba Tianyang is unknown in the organization. This is the identity information of an orphan, and all the information is vague.” Black Cat, who was Ba Tianyang, said.

Each killer had many identities, but those weren’t true. They just stole the identification of some dead people who hadn’t been signed off yet.

“Great, we’ll call you Ba Tianyang from now on. You can follow Gao Yi to deal with some business, and I’ll arrange other work for you after your name is wiped off,” Gu Ning said.

“Thanks,” Ba Tianyang said.

Since Ba Tianyang would follow Gao Yi for the following days, Gao Yi had to take care of him, but they could use the public money of Gu Ning’s company.

After telling Gao Yi to look after Ba Tianyang and reminding Qiao Ya to go to Huafu Hills at 8 am tomorrow, Gu Ning left with Leng Shaoting.

It wasn’t early when they walked out, so they went to pick Gu Man up.

Yang Ziqian invited Yu Zi to watch a film together after dinner.

This was the first time that they had met each other officially, so Yang Ziqian thought that Yu Zi might decline his invitation. However, to his surprise, Yu Zi agreed.

The theater was in the shopping mall not far from the restaurant where they had dined together, so they directly walked there.

When Yang Ziqian and Yu Zi walked side by side, they felt like they were dating as a couple. Both of them felt nervous and excited.

When they arrived at the box office, Yang Ziqian told Yu Zi to wait for him and he went to buy the tickets.

“Oh, isn’t this Yu Zi? She came here to watch a film too! I wonder who she came here with.”

Just as Yang Ziqian walked away, a man said unkindly. Yu Zi looked over. It was a man who was around 25 years old with a young woman holding his arm by his side.

“Yu Zi? This name sounds so familiar!” the young woman said.

“She’s Lin Tianyou’s poor ex-girlfriend! We’ve talked about her before,” the man said with disdain.

Actually, the man wasn’t from a family that was much richer than Lin Tianyou’s, but he was much richer than normal people, so he was very arrogant. In addition, the man hadn’t heard the news about Yu Zi yet, otherwise he wouldn’t dare to laugh at her.

Hearing that, the young woman nodded, but still felt that she had seen or heard of Yu Zi’s name somewhere before.

Yu Zi planned to ignore the man, but the man wouldn’t stop attacking her.

“Yu Zi, did you find yourself a rich boyfriend?” he asked, mocking Yu Zi, like she was a gold digger. In those rich second-generation heirs’ eyes, a poor girl like Yu Zi just wanted money from them.

Hearing that, many people looked at him with obvious dislike. In fact, most people were hypocritical and realistic. When looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend, the majority would check the person’s family background and appearance first.

Yu Zi was angry. However, before she could say something, a man interrupted her. “Do you think that Miss Yu doesn’t deserve a rich man?”

The man was exactly Yang Ziqian.

“L-Lord Yang…” The man was shocked to see Yang Ziqian and changed his expression at once to flatter him. “What a coincidence!”

Chapter 708: Gu Ning, the Perfect Wing Woman

“Well, I invited Miss Yu to watch a film together with me, but I’m very annoyed that she was humiliated by someone right in front of my face,” Yang Ziqian said in a cold tone, then turned to Yu Zi and apologized with sincerity, “Miss Yu, I’m so sorry about that.”

Hearing that, the young man rounded his eyes in shock. What? Yu Zi came here with Yang Ziqian? Yang Ziqian invited her to watch a film together?

The young man couldn’t believe that Yu Zi, who was just an ordinary person could hang out with Yang Ziqian who was born in a super-rich and powerful family.

“It’s fine.” Yu Zi didn’t mind it. Although she was mad at the young man’s words, she wouldn’t blame Yang Ziqian for it.

“L-Lord Yang, I had no idea that Miss Yu came here with you.” The young man explained at once in fear. If he had known that Yu Zi came here with Yang Ziqian, he wouldn’t have dared to humiliate her. Even though his family was rich, it was barely comparable with the Yang family.

“Oh, isn’t that woman the designer of Charm?”

At this moment, someone recognized Yu Zi.

Hearing that, the young woman realized why she felt Yu Zi looked so familiar. Yu Zi was the designer of Charm!

“She is! I thought that she looked like Yu ZI, but I didn’t recognize her just then.”

“Charm? What Charm? I haven’t heard of it before.”

“Do you know Jade Beauty Jewelry?”.

“Yes, it’s quite popular and fashionable these days.”

There were many pieces of news about Jade Beauty Jewelry, so most people had heard of it, but its great fame overshadowed Charm at the same time. Those who hadn’t heard of Charm was mostly because they hadn’t watched the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm yet.

“You must have missed the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm. Both Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm are owned by the same boss, and Miss Yu is the designer and a shareholder of Charm!”

“What? Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm are owned by the same boss? If Miss Yu is the designer and a shareholder of Charm, she must be very rich herself. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with it if she has a rich boyfriend.”

“Exactly! I heard that Charm is always crowded these days! It’s very profitable.”

The young man who had just humiliated Yu Zi was totally shocked. Yu Zi is the designer and a shareholder of Charm? Although he didn’t know how popular or valuable the brand of Charm was, he had heard that Jade Beauty Jewelry was a high-end brand and its boss had a powerful network. In that case, Charm couldn’t be cheap. To his astonishment, Yu Zi became so rich within a short time!

“Let’s go inside now!” Yang Ziqian said to Yu Zi, and ignored the young man.

“Sure,” Yu Zi said and followed Yang Ziqian walking inside.

The young man felt quite embarrassed, and soon left. The young woman who came here with him just shrugged. She felt ashamed too after the young man made himself a joke in a public place.

Once they left, the young man called Lin Tianyou.

“Tianyou, do you know what Yu Zi is doing now?” the young man asked.

Lin Tianyou, who was drinking alone in a bar, frowned. Although he knew what his friend was asking about, he still asked, “What do you mean?”

“She’s the designer and a shareholder of Charm!” the young man said.

“Oh, I’m aware of that,” Lin Tianyou said.

“Do you know that she’s hanging out with Yang Ziqian?” the young man asked again.

“What? She’s hanging out with Yang Ziqian?” Lin Tianyou was surprised.

“I just went to a cinema and ran into them,” the young man said, but he didn’t actually know their relationship.

Lin Tianyou felt quite displeased when he heard that Yu Zi was hanging out with a man who was a super-rich heir from the high society. He was very jealous and regretful now. He was reluctant to give up, and made up his mind to get Yu Zi back by hook or by crook.

Thinking of that, Lin Tianyou began losing his reason.

Gu Ning stayed in the Tang family’s house for a while, then brought Gu Man back to Huafu Hills.

Because Gu Man would be gone for many days, Tang Yunfan didn’t want to see her leaving, but he couldn’t stop her.

Not only Tang Yunfan, Gu Man didn’t want to leave either, but she had to go back to take care of their beauty salon.

On the way back to Huafu Hills, Gu Ning asked Gu Man, “Mom, how is everything going now between you and him?”

Gu Man flushed a little with a happy smile, which proved everything.

“Um, not bad,” Gu Man said.

Gu Ning understood that Gu Man was still hesitating to make the decision.

“Do you think that you can fully accept him now? Are you willing to marry him and spend the rest of your life with him?” Gu Ning asked.

“Well…” Gu Man hesitated.

It seemed that Gu Ning had to do something to help them, so she said, “If you’re not willing to marry him, forget it.”

“I didn’t say that!” Gu Man retorted at once, in case Gu Ning took it seriously.

“Ha-ha.” Gu Ning laughed, and Gu Man realized that Gu Ning was just kidding. She flushed red and said, “How can you do that! I’m your mother!”

Chapter 709: I Can’t Wait Till Tomorrow

“I’m just worried that you’re not willing to do it. If so, we don’t need to waste time here, right?” Gu Ning said in an aggrieved tone.

“You…” Gu Man didn’t know what to say, because she knew that Gu Ning cared about her.

“Once the Tang family overcomes the crisis, it’s time to deal with your marriage,” Gu Ning said.

Gu Man flushed again, and turned to look outside of the window.

When they got home, it was almost 10:30 pm, and Gu Man went to take a shower before going to bed. However, it was still early for Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, so they stayed in the living room watching TV.

Gu Ning was watching TV, but Leng Shaoting was staring at her the entire time. “Why are you staring at me all the time?”

“I just want to,” Leng Shaoting said, and leaned in to kiss her, but Gu Ning avoided it at once. “What are you doing? My mom is home.”

“Just a kiss,” Leng Shaoting said with an innocent face.

“No, what if my mom comes out all of a sudden?” Gu Ning refused.

“I think that we’re sharp-eyed enough to discover it in time,” Leng Shaoting said. It was obvious that he couldn’t wait a second longer.

Even so, Gu Ning still didn’t dare to do it and said, “We can never be too careful. If my mom catch you doing that, she’ll have a bad impression of you, and probably forbid me to be with you anymore.”

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was nervous, and sat back upright without hesitation.

“I can’t wait till tomorrow when your mother is back in City F,” Leng Shaoting said with burning desire in his eyes.

Gu Ning glared at him and was amused.

When Yu Zi and Yang Ziqian finished watching the film and walked out, it was 10:30 pm, so Yang Ziqian drove Yu Zi home.

Although Yu Zi had already bought a house, it was still being furnished, so she lived in a rented apartment for now. The moment Yang Ziqian heard where Yu Zi lived, he was concerned. “It isn’t safe there. Are you sure you’ll be fine living there?”

“I just bought a new house, but it’s still being furnished, so I have to live there for the time being,” Yu Zi said.

Since she said so, Yang Ziqian didn’t say anything further on the topic, because they weren’t very familiar yet.

“Oh, I watched the release conference; did you establish Charm yourself?” Yang Ziqian asked and changed the topic.

“Yeah! It’s been established for over a year, but wasn’t profitable until my boss invested in it,” Yu Zi said with a grateful expression.

“I love your designs, and I think they are as good as those famous masters’. You just need some fame,” Yang Ziqian said.

It was the truth that people nowadays would only pay for fame. Once Charm became popular along with Jade Beauty Jewelry, its flagship store was crowded every day.

Yu Zi, however, felt a little embarrassed. “Mr. Yang, thank you so much for you appreciation, but I still think that I have a lot to learn from those masters.”

“I’m telling the truth, and I believe in you,” Yang Ziqian said with a serious face.

“Thanks!” Yu Zi said.

Yang Ziqian didn’t leave until Yu Zi went back into her apartment and turned on the lights.

Coincidentally, Yang Ziqian also lived in Huafu Hills not far from Gu Ning.

When he got back home, Mrs. Yang asked him curiously, “How was it?”

“Everything went well, and I think she’s a good girl, but I don’t know her impression of me,” Yang Ziqian said.

“Do you need me to ask her for you?” Mrs. Yang asked.

“Please don’t. It’s just the first meeting; we can take it slow,” Yang Ziqian said. He was afraid that his mother would put too much pressure on them.

“Fine!” Mrs. Yang also understood that it was their personal affairs. “If you think that she’s a good girl, seize every chance to chase her!”

“Alright, I understand,” Yang Ziqian said before going upstairs.

It would take time for them to get along with each other after all.

Cao Wenxin and her friends were also leaving for home. However, just as she stood up, she stumbled and fell into Xin Bei and kissed his lips by accident.

In an instant, both of them rounded their eyes in shock, and they felt their hearts beating fast at the same time. The others around them were also astonished.

“Jesus, Xin Bei had a forced kiss!” Xu Jinchen exclaimed in excitement.

Xu Jinchen’s voice separated them at once. To be specific, it was Cao Wenxin who pushed Xin Bei away. Xin Bei, on the other hand, felt a little disappointed. However, when she stood up, she fell again and pressed on Xin Bei’s body.

“Wenxin, are you alright?” Qiu Yuxin wanted to help her up, but was stopped by Si Ming. “It’s fine. They need a good chance to get closer to each other.”

Hearing that, Qiu Yuxin stood still.

Chapter 710: I Don’t Care Who You Are

They all noticed that there was a very real chemistry between them, but neither of them confessed their affection to each other, so they needed a little help. Therefore, nobody else in the private room went ahead to help Cao Wenxin up, except for Xin Bei.

Although Xin Bei was unwilling to let Cao Wenxin leave his arms, they weren’t a couple after all, so it wasn’t appropriate.

After being supported by Xin Bei, Cao Wenxin flushed red, and didn’t dare to meet Xin Bei’s eyes. Xin Bei felt uneasy as well.

“Xin Bei, why don’t you send Wenxin home?” Xu Jinchen said. It was obvious that he was giving them a chance to spend some alone time together.

“No, thanks, I…” Cao Wenxin declined subconsciously, not because she didn’t want Xin Bei to send her home, but because she felt too embarrassed to face Xin Bei now.

“Are you sure? It’s very late now, and it isn’t safe if you take a taxi home,” Xu Jinchen interrupted Cao Wenxin before she could finish her sentence. “Xin Bei is the only one who hasn’t drunk too much, so he is the only one who can drive you home.”

After that, Xu Jinchen walked out at once. He had drunk a lot, and felt like sleeping now. The others all left without delay, and only Cao Wenxin and Xin Bei stayed in the room.

Cao Wenxin opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say. In addition, there was no one who wanted to hear it, so she could only close her mouth.

“Do you really hate me?” Xin Bei asked all of a sudden, feeling hurt and sad.

“Of course not.” Cao Wenxin denied it at once. She didn’t hate him. Instead, she liked him now, which was the reason why she felt so shy. However, she couldn’t say it aloud.

“Well, then let’s go!” Cao Wenxin stood up walking out.

Seeing Cao Wenxin almost escaping, Xin Bei wore an evil smile, but didn’t say anything. However, before Xin Bei caught up with Cao Wenxin, a man stopped her. “Wenxin, what a coincidence! Come on, come have some fun in my private room!”

The man seemed kind, but Cao Wenxin frowned with hatred. “Get out of my way!”

“Don’t be so aggressive. I…”

“She told you to get out of her way.” Xin Bei strode to Cao Wenxin’s side and coldly looked at the man.

“Who are you? It’s none of your business!” The man was very arrogant.

Xin Bei ignored him, and pulled Cao Wenxin, walking ahead. The man, however, wasn’t willing to give up. He grabbed Cao Wenxin’s other hand. Cao Wenxin tried in vain to get rid of his hand, her face covered with an expression of strong dislike.

The next second, Xin Bei caught the man’s wrist and squeezed it with great force. The man felt great pain and let go of Cao Wenxin’s hand. He stared at Xin Bei with an angry face. “How dare you hurt me? Do you know who I am? I was born in the Xie family!”

The man was named Xie Dongyan. He was the son of a relatively super-rich family in City B, and only a few people dared to annoy him. Cao Wenxin was an exception. Not only did she dare to annoy him, but she also dared to punch him. Even so, he admired Cao Wenxin, and would approach her every time he saw her.

Xie Dongyan knew some fighting skills, so he was able to protect himself to some extent, although he couldn’t win a fight with Cao Wenxin.

“I don’t care who you are, but I’ll beat you if you dare to harass Wenxin!” Xin Bei said. He didn’t seem scared at all, but was quite protective of Cao Wenxin now.

At this moment, Cao Wenxin enjoyed the feeling of being protected by a strong man, and her hatred towards Xie Dongyan was soon replaced by happiness. She hoped that this feeling could last forever.

Most men cared about saving face very much. So after being caught and hurt by Xin Bei, Xie Dongyan was in a rage, because he thought that it damaged his dignity as a man. When he saw Cao Wenxin showing happiness because of the strong and handsome man in front of him, he was even angrier and lost control of himself. At short notice, he clenched his fist and tried to punch Xin Bei.

Xin Bei was a well-trained soldier in the special forces, so it was impossible that Xie Dongyan could hurt him. Xie Dongyan caught Xie Dongyan’s fist within a second, then turned to ask Cao Wenxin, “Can I beat him?”

Xin Bei ached to punch him, but he was afraid that it might cause Cao Wenxin trouble.

“Of course!” Cao Wenxin said with obvious hatred in her eyes.

The second Cao Wenxin finished her sentence, Xin Bei dislocated Xie Dongyan’s arm with a clear sound. Xie Dongyan shouted in pain and his face turned pale at once.

Although his arm could easily be placed back to its normal position in the joint, it was still super painful when it was dislocated. Besides, it wasn’t something that everyone could do, so they would have to turn to an orthopedist for help. It would be really painful for him before he found a good doctor.

Therefore, Xin Bei left with Cao Wenxin after just dislocating his arm.

Before they left, Cao Wenxin stared straight at Xie Dongyan saying coldly, “Xie Dongyan, if you dare to harass me again, I’ll beat you down to the floor!”

“Lord Xie, A-are you alright?” A waiter walked over when Cao Wenxin and Xin Bei were gone.

“Do you think that I’m alright now? Go find my brothers in private room V08, and tell them to come here right now!” Xie Dongyan roared in anger. Couldn’t the waiter see that he was in great pain right now?

“S-sure.” The waiter was frightened, then ran to private room V08 to tell Xie Dongyan’s friends.

Before long, three men walked over, and they were all surprised when they saw Xie Dongyan’s arm. “Lord Xie, what happened?”

“Someone dislocated my arm!” Xie Dongyan said in a cold tone with an angry face.

“What? Who dared to hurt you? We’ll kill him for you!” a man said.

“Exactly!” the other two men agreed.

“Take me to the hospital first!” Xie Dongyan said. He felt like he was dying.

Hearing that, they realized that it was the most important thing to do now, so they helped Xie Dongyan walk out. They weren’t doctors, so they had to go to the hospital.