Chapter 811: Is Wenxin in Love?

The second Xu Jinchen and Xin Bei got in their car, Xin Bei took out his phone and called Cao Wenxin. He couldn’t wait a second longer to hear her answer.

Seeing that, Xu Jinchen felt a little sad. His close brothers all had or were about to have a girlfriend, while he was still single as usual.

When Cao Wenxin received Xin Bei’s call, she was enjoying coffee with her friends, Gao Chengyun and An Ran, in a café. They were almost the same age, and just graduated from their universities, so the three of them were all jobless now.

However, they had no intention to rely on their families forever. Even though their families’ wealth could support them to live a luxurious life, they still believed that they should do something serious.

Cao Wenxin wasn’t allowed to join the army, nor the police, but she disliked politics, so she thought business might be a good choice.

Gao Chengyun was also interested in business.

An Ran was born in a family of power, but she hated working in the government because she thought that it was very boring. Instead, she found business fun, so the three of them came to an agreement.

The problem was what business should they be involved in?

The ringing phone interrupted their discussion all of a sudden. Seeing the caller’s name, Cao Wenxin flushed, and her heart was pounding.

Since Xin Bei called her right now, he must be in City B and wanted to hear her answer. Thinking of what she had said to Xin Bei, Cao Wenxin’s heart was beating faster.

“Um, excuse me, I need to take this,” Cao Wenxin said, then left at once.

Seeing Cao Wenxin’s red face, Gao Chengyun and An Ran exchanged a knowing glance.

“Is Wenxin in love?” An Ran guessed. Although she wasn’t sure about it yet, she thought that it was quite possible.

“I think so,” Gao Chengyun said, but felt a little upset.

What Cao Wenxin didn’t know was that Gao Chengyun liked her ever since they were kids, but he knew that Cao Wenxin treated him as a friend.

He had even joked before that they could try to get together if both of them couldn’t find their love, but Cao Wenxin rejected it. After that, Gao Chengyun never mentioned it again, because it could ruin their friendship. Just like what happened to Jiang Zezheng and Cao Wenxin. Jiang Zezheng had confessed his affection towards Cao Wenxin, but Cao Wenxin rejected him, so they now felt a little uneasy when meeting.

It was a shame that they couldn’t be a couple, but they could at least be good friends. He could also help her and care about her without worrying. He still held hope before because she didn’t have a boyfriend. He wished that he could be together with Cao Wenxin. However, if it wouldn’t happen, he would still move on.

Cao Wenxin ran aside to answer the call, and pretended to be calm. “Hi.”

“Where are you right now?” Xin Bei asked. He also sounded calm on the phone, but he was actually quite nervous and excited. Cao Wenxin had told him that she would give him the answer once they met each other again. In other words, Cao Wenxin could soon be his girlfriend.

“I’m in a café with my friends,” Cao Wenxin said.

“Which café? I can pick you up,” Xin Bei said.

“Are you in City B now?” Cao Wenxin asked, although she already knew the answer.

“Yeah, I just left the airport. Which café are you in?” Xin Bei asked again.

“I-I’m in the Sky Café at Fengshang Shopping Mall,” Cao Wenxin said.

“Great, I’ll be right there. We can dine together with Gu Ning and other friends,” Xin Bei said. In case Cao Wenxin rejected his invitation, he used Gu Ning as the excuse.

“Oh, sure.” Cao Wenxin agreed.

After Xin Bei hung up the call, Xu Jinchen joked, “When did you become a couple? I never heard you mention it.”

“Not yet, but soon. We’ll be a couple in a little while!” Xin Bei looked satisfied and proud, which made Xu Jinchen feel envious once more.

Xu Jinchen was probably the only single man in their team right now. He had just felt hurt seeing Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning’s loving actions, and he was soon going to witness the new couple Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin. Why was he still left single?

…

Cao Wenxin went back to her seat after a while, and apologized to her friends. “I’m sorry. I’m afraid I can’t dine with you this afternoon. Ningning, her boyfriend and several friends of her boyfriend are coming, and we’re going to gather together.”

“Really?” An Ran didn’t believe it, then pulled Cao Wenxin over with one arm around her shoulders. “Tell me, are you in love?”

“No!” Cao Wenxin denied it, but flushed again.

“No? Look at your face. You’re lying! Come on, who were you talking to on the phone just then?” An Ran asked.

Cao Wenxin felt a little embarrassed, because Xin Bei and her really weren’t a couple yet. “I’m not right now, but will probably be soon.”

“That means you’ve found your love, right?” An Ran said.

“Yeah,” Cao Wenxin said in a quiet voice.

“Wow, congratulations!” Gao Chengyun said with a smile, but only he knew how heart-broken he was right now.

“Well, I want to be in love as well seeing as you’re going to have a boyfriend soon.” An Ran was affected by Cao Wenxin.

“I think it’s easy for you to get a boyfriend. We all know that you have many admirers,” Gao Chengyun said.

Chapter 812: Gu Ning Is Ignored

“It’s not that easy. I must find someone who likes me and that I also like, or it’ll be boring,” An Ran said.

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. Most people fell in love with someone who disliked them, and they didn’t like those who admired them either. Thinking of that, An Ran shook her head. “Forget it. Just let fate lead the way.”

After that, she looked at Cao Wenxin. “If you really are going to have a boyfriend soon, he must buy us a meal. We’re close friends after all!”

It wasn’t done yet, so An Ran didn’t ask Cao Wenxin who the man was, neither did Gao Chengyun.

“No problem!” Cao Wenxin beamed.

They stayed in the café, and continued to talk about their business.

Around 35 minutes later, Cao Wenxin’s phone rang again, and the caller was, of course, Xin Bei.

Cao Wenxin picked it up at once. “Have you arrived?”

“Yeah, we’re downstairs,” Xin Bei said.

“Great, I’m coming,” Cao Wenxin said, then hung up. She took her bag and said, “Well, I gotta go now.”

“Bye-bye.” An Ran waved her hand.

“Bye,” Gao Chengyun said to Cao Wenxin.

After Cao Wenxin was gone, An Ran sighed and said to Gao Chengyun with deep sympathy, “I think you can give up now.”

An Ran knew that Gao Chengyun had admired Cao Wenxin from afar for a long time, but he never confessed his affection towards her.

Sometimes, she wanted to help, but Cao Wenxin’s attitude was quite clear, so she did nothing. At the same time, she also understood that it was impossible to force two people to be together if there was no love between them.

“You’re right,” Gao Chengyun said. He gave up, but still felt sad.

“Don’t be so sad. It’s very normal to fall in love with someone who doesn’t like you. Time will cure everything.” An Ran comforted him.

“Thanks.” Gao Chengyun wore a wry smile. Time would indeed cure everything, but the process was also painful.

Once Cao Wenxin walked downstairs, she saw Xin Bei standing there waiting for her. She got nervous in an instant, and didn’t dare to meet his eyes.

“Can you tell me your answer now?” Xin Bei stared straight at her.

“W-What do you mean?” Cao Wenxin pretended that she didn’t understand what Xin Bei was asking.

Xin Bei knew that she felt shy, and beamed with happiness. Since Cao Wenxin was willing to meet him, it meant that she agreed to be his girlfriend.

“Will you be my girlfriend?” Xin Bei asked directly. It was the first time that he had been so brave and straightforward in his life.

“Well…” Cao Wenxin flushed.

“Will you?” Xin Bei asked again.

“Yes,” Cao Wenxin said, and lowered her head.

Hearing that, Xin Bei was excited. If they hadn’t been in a public place, he would have hugged and kissed her.

Seeing as everything was going as planned, Xin Bei was going to give Cao Wenxin something.

“Wait a second,” he said, then walked to the counter. There was a large bunch of red roses placed on it, which was prepared by Xin Bei.

“Here, this is for you,” Xin Bei said to Cao Wenxin.

Cao Wenxin felt like crying now, and her eyes were wet with joyful tears. Although it wasn’t the first time that she had received flowers, it was the first time that she had felt so happy about it.

Cao Wenxin took the large bunch of roses, and Xin Bei held her hand, walking outside.

Xin Bei had told Xu Jinchen to leave when they arrived here, because he wanted to spend some time alone with Cao Wenxin. Even though Xu Jinchen wanted to stay and gossip, he was afraid that he might get hurt again, so he drove the car to Jinlin Hotel.

He was the only one who was left alone now.

“It’s still early. Why don’t we go for a walk?” Xin Bei said.

“Sure.” Cao Wenxin smiled. She didn’t care where they were going, but felt happy and satisfied being with Xin Bei.

…

Gu Ning, at the same time, didn’t leave for the hotel at once, but went to the Tang family’s house.

She was in City B now, so she should visit the Tang family.

It was still work time, so Tang Yunfan was absent, and only Tang Haifeng, Jiang Lihua and Gu Man were in the house. Tang Haifeng was reading in his study, while Jiang Lihua and Gu Man were trimming the trees and flowers and chatting in the garden.

There were gardeners in the Tang family, but Jiang Lihua would do it herself when she was home, because she thought it was fun.

“Oh, Ningning is coming!”

The moment the car drove inside, Jiang Lihua and Gu Man knew that Gu Ning was coming, so they put down the tools in their hands and walked towards the car.

When they saw Leng Shaoting get out of the car along with Gu Ning, both of them were surprised.

“Shaoting?”

They were very glad to see Leng Shaoting. Although they used to think that it wasn’t a good thing for Gu Ning to have a boyfriend at such an early age, Leng Shaoting left a good impression on them afterwards, and they now thought highly of him.

“Nice to see you!” Leng Shaoting greet them.

“You don’t need to bring so many gifts every time!” Jiang Lihua said when she noticed the big and small bags in Leng Shaoting’s hands. They knew that Leng Shaoting did it out of kindness, but they already accepted him as a member of their family.

“I won’t the next time,” Leng Shaoting said, although he would do the same thing again.

After that, Jiang Lihua and Gu Man walked in with Leng Shaoting, and directly ignored Gu Ning.

Gu Ning felt a little embarrassed and rubbed her nose. It seemed her mother and aunt liked Leng Shaoting more than her now.

Chapter 813: Cousin-in-law

Tang Haifeng walked out at once when he heard that Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning came. He also focused on Leng Shaoting after simply welcoming Gu Ning. Gu Ning didn’t think that it was a bad thing, but wasn’t used to it yet. Before, they would surround her the moment she showed up, but now Leng Shaoting became the focus of their attention.

“Shaoting, why don’t you play chess with me?” Tang Haifeng proposed.

“Sure,” Leng Shaoting agreed, then went to play chess with Tang Haifeng.

“I know that you’re good at chess, so you must play to the best of your ability,” Tang Haifeng said. He didn’t want to win the game just because he was Gu Ning’s grandfather.

Tang Yunfan wasn’t as good at chess as Leng Shaoting was, so Tang Haifeng thought that he had finally met a match, and he wanted to enjoy the game.

“I will, grandpa,” Leng Shaoting said.

In the beginning, Tang Haifeng and Leng Shaoting were at the same level, then Leng Shaoting got the advantage and won by a narrow margin.

“Very good!” Tang Haifeng wasn’t displeased at all, but enjoyed himself, because it wasn’t easy for him to find a match. When he played chess with his friends, normally one held a distinct advantage over another. It wasn’t fun at all, because they would know the result even before the game began.

Jiang Lihua told Leng Shaoting to stay for dinner, but Gu Ning said that they had to leave to meet their friends. She also told them that Leng Shaoting directly came to visit them once he got off the plane.

The members of the Tang family felt quite touched, and liked Leng Shaoting more.

When it was about 6 pm, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left, because Leng Shaoting and his comrades were going to fulfill their task tonight.

Gu Ning wouldn’t ask further about Leng Shaoting’s task, because she knew that it was highly confidential.

The moment they walked out of the door, they met Tang Yunfan who just came home. Seeing Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, he was a little surprised. He was happy to see Gu Ning, but soon put on a serious face when his sight fell on Leng Shaoting. It wasn’t because he disliked Leng Shaoting, but because he was Gu Ning’s father. He was strict with Leng Shaoting so that Leng Shaoting would take Gu Ning seriously.

“Nice to see you, Mr. Tang,” Leng Shaoting said politely.

“Hi, dad,” Gu Ning said.

“It’s dinner time. Where are you going?” Tang Yunfan asked.

“We have an appointment with our friends, so we’re going to meet them,” Leng Shaoting said.

“Oh, great.”

Since they already had an appointment with their friends, Tang Yunfan wouldn’t force them to stay there. He also said to Gu Ning when he walked by them, “Don’t come to pick your mother up tonight.”

“Ha-ha.” Gu Ning snorted with laughter.

Tang Yunfan felt slightly embarrassed being laughed at by his own daughter, but pretended that nothing had happened and walked inside.

Afterwards, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting got in their car and drove away.

Leng Shaoting was a little sad that he couldn’t stay with Gu Ning tonight. It wasn’t easy for them to share some private time.

On the way, Gu Ning’s phone rang, and the caller was K.

“Boss, I just found some evidence of the Mu family’s illegal actions. If I’m going to pay the Mu family back, will the Tang family help them?” K asked. K made up his mind to get revenge on the Mu family, but he had to ask for Gu Ning’s opinion given the Mu family’s relationship with the Tang family.

“I already told my grandpa, and the Tang family won’t be involved. Do whatever you want to do,” Gu Ning said.

“Great!” K was relieved.

After hanging up with K, Gu Ning received a call from An Guangyao.

“Uncle An, have you arrived?” Gu Ning asked.

“Boss, the plane was delayed today, so we only arrived at City B now. It isn’t early, so we plan to have dinner first, and check the land tomorrow,” An Guangyao said.

It was an important construction project, so An Guangyao came here in person.

Shenghua Real Estate had many ongoing construction projects right now, including the living area in City F, Zhengyang Street in City D and the headquarters in the capital.

It took time for them to hire people, and they were short-staffed right now. Because of that, they had to cooperate with other construction companies, and Gu Ning directly turned to a real estate company under the Tanghuang Group for help. An Guangyao would strike a deal with the company on his own, and Gu Ning wouldn’t be involved. Gu Ning would only get involved when it was necessary.

“How many people do you have?” Gu Ning asked.

“Eight in total,” An Guangyao said. They came to check the land this time, and the construction would begin after a thorough plan was made.

“You can eat and stay in the Jinlin Hotel. I’m on my way there to meet my friends as well. See you then,” Gu Ning said.

Although she didn’t know much about construction, she should meet An Guangyao since he was already here. In addition, the land they were going to develop didn’t have a good reputation, and Gu Ning had to remind An Guangyao to figure out a way to face the rumors.

“Sure,” An Guangyao replied.

Around a dozen minutes later, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived at Jinlin Hotel. Right at this moment, Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin walked over hand in hand.

Gu Ning stopped and stared at them with interest.

When Cao Wenxin noticed Gu Ning, she drew her hand out from Xin Bei’s at once, and flushed red.

“Hi, my dear Cousin Wenxin and my Cousin-in-law Bei,” Gu Ning joked.

Hearing that, Xin Bei beamed with happiness, but Cao Wenxin felt shy and argued, “He’s not your cousin-in-law yet!”

Chapter 814: Xu Jinchen Feels Hurt

“Am I wrong? Aren’t you in a serious relationship right now?” Gu Ning pretended to be innocent.

Hearing that, Xin Bei caught Cao Wenxin’s hand without delay and said, “You’re right. You can call me your cousin-in-law.” Although they just became boyfriend and girlfriend, Xin Bei took their relationship very seriously.

Cao Wenxin tried to draw her hand back, but she wasn’t as strong as Xin Bei, so she gave up in the end.

Gu Ning also stopped joking about them, then walked inside holding Leng Shaoting’s hand.

Cao Wenxin pouted at Xin Bei, but Xin Bei pulled her hand while walking forward.

…

In the private room, Xu Jinchen was reading news on his phone to kill time. When both of the couples walked inside hand in hand, Xu Jinchen felt quite hurt.

“Please, stop showing off your affection towards each other in front of me!” Xu Jinchen complained. Couldn’t they care about his feelings as the only single man in the room?

“Live with it,” Leng Shaoting said without hesitation.

At this moment, Xu Jinchen wished that he were blind so that he wouldn’t feel hurt seeing the two loving couples.

Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei each pulled a chair out for Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin before they were seated.

Xu Jinchen had already ordered, so the dishes were placed on the table once they arrived.

Seeing Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei serving their girlfriend all the time during the meal, Xu Jinchen couldn’t stand it any longer. He finished eating as soon as possible, then walked out to get some fresh air.

Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei ignored him, and kept doing what they were doing.

…

“Hey, are you waiting for someone? Can I have a seat here?”

A short while after Xu Jinchen went to drink tea in the tea room, a beautiful woman struck up a conversation with him.

Xu Jinchen was different from Leng Shaoting who would reject every woman, and the woman was pretty as well as elegant, so he said, “Please!”

“Thanks.” The woman smiled, then sat down.

“I think I’ve seen you somewhere before. You look very familiar to me,” the woman said with certainty.

“Oh, really?” Xu Jinchen said, but didn’t care about it, because it was an old-fashioned way to strike up a conversation with someone.

The woman understood that it was a perfunctory reply, but she didn’t mind it either. “I saw you in the video of the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry on the Internet before.”

Hearing that, Xu Jinchen was a little surprised. It seemed that the woman recognized Xu Jinchen so she walked over to chat with him.

“I do admire Miss Gu, and I have always wanted to meet her one day,” the woman said with sincerity.

“Good luck,” Xu Jinchen said.

A few minutes later, the woman’s friend arrived, so she excused herself.

From the beginning to the end, they didn’t exchange any basic information about themselves.

After dinner, Leng Shaoting and the others didn’t leave the private room right away, but stayed inside waiting for news.

When it was about 8 pm, Leng Shaoting received a message, and left with Xin Bei.

“Ningning, are you going home, or do you want to go meet with my friends with me?” Cao Wenxin asked Gu Ning. Since Xin Bei left for his task, Cao Wenxin could go back to meet her friends for fun.

“I have something else to deal with. You can go by yourself,” Gu Ning said.

“Fine!” Cao Wenxin said and left.

After that, Gu Ning called An Guangyao.

An Guangyao just finished his dinner when Gu Ning called him. He told Gu Ning the number of his private room, and also asked her whether he should tell the others to leave, because the others didn’t know who their real boss was.

Gu Ning told him that it was fine, so An Guangyao didn’t tell the others to leave.

It wasn’t necessary for Gu Ning to hide her real identity now.

After hanging up the call with Gu Ning, An Guangyao told the others that their real boss was coming.

All the staff members in Shenghua Real Estate knew that they had a new boss, but none of them knew who their boss was, and every one of them got excited now knowing that their boss was coming.

An Guangyao directly told them that their new boss was an 18-year-old girl, In case they forgot their manners when they saw Gu Ning a while later.

Hearing that, they were all shocked. It was so hard for them to believe that their real boss was a girl who was just 18 years old.

“Chairman An, are you sure?” someone asked with doubt.

“Yes, and her name is Gu Ning, she is the founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry,” An Guangyao added.

“What? The founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry?” Everyone was shocked again, because they had all heard of Jade Beauty Jewelry. In that case, they felt that it wasn’t so surprising that Gu Ning had acquired Shenghua Real Estate.

The people around the dining table were all important figures in Shenghua Real Estate, so they soon accepted the shocking truth.

A while later, Gu Ning walked inside, and they stood up at once. “Nice to see you, boss!”

Seeing their reaction, Gu Ning understood that An Guangyao must have introduced her to them beforehand.

“Nice to see you all as well. Have a seat please!” Gu Ning said, and sounded very kind.

Afterwards, they were all seated, and Gu Ning sat right by An Guangyao’s side.

“Well, to be honest with you, I know very little about construction, so you’ll take full responsibility of this project, but there is one thing I have to tell you right now,” Gu Ning said. “Chairman An has probably told you before that rumors abound as to the so-called haunted land. I’ve done my investigation. Someone did get killed there, but there is no ghost, so please don’t worry about it.”

Chapter 815: Cooperation with Tang Qingyang

“Sure, boss,” An Guangyao said.

“The land is quite large, around three thousand square-meters, so I think that we can build two office buildings. We’ll occupy one of them, and rent the other out,” Gu Ning added.

An Guangyao actually had the same idea, because one office building was enough for them.

Gu Ning took out a name card, and gave it to An Guangyao. “This is the name card of a manager who works for Huangtu Real Estate which is controlled by the Tanghuang Group. We’re shorthanded right now, so you can hire some workers from Huangtu Real Estate.”

“No problem,” An Guangyao said, and took the name card.

Afterwards, Gu Ning discussed some business with An Guangyao before she left. Coincidentally, she ran into Tang Qingyang again at the entrance of the hotel.

“Hi, what a coincidence!” Tang Qingyang was also surprised to see Gu Ning. “Are you alone? Where is Lord Leng?”

“Oh, he left to deal with something,” Gu Ning said. “Are you free now? Can we share some tea?”

“Why not!” Tang Qingyang agreed with alacrity. He also planned to contact Gu Ning to ask her for more details about Tang Aining.

It wasn’t suitable for others to hear their conversation, so he told his bodyguard to wait for him in the car, then left with Gu Ning for the tea room.

When they arrived at the tea room, they ordered tea first.

A waiter asked them whether they wanted kung fu tea or normal tea.

Because Gu Ning and Tang Qingyang were going to discuss about something serious, they wouldn’t order kung fu tea. They didn’t want another person to be in the room, so they ordered normal tea.

The waiter then poured out two cups of tea for them, then walked out. Tang Qingyang didn’t open his mouth until the waiter was gone. “May I know what you want to talk to me about?”

Although he had many questions to ask Gu Ning, he should be polite and let Gu Ning talk about her ideas first because it was Gu Ning who invited him to come.

“The topic we didn’t finish today,” Gu Ning said. They had the same idea.

“You asked me whether I really know Tang Aining. Yes, I do know her,” Gu Ning said. “Not only do I know her, but I also know her very well, because she was my master and she taught me kung fu.”

“What? She taught you kung fu?” Tang Qingyang rounded his eyes in shock. Tang Aining is a kung fu master?

“Tang Bingsen sent Tang Aining to a killer organization once her mother was caught in a car accident. He did that in order to control her so that she would help the Tang family do dirty deeds. Tang Aining was exposed later, so the Tang family killed her. As Tang Aining’s apprentice, I must take revenge for her!” Gu Ning said with determination.

What? Tang Bingsen sent Tang Aining to a killer organization once her mother was caught in a car accident. He did it in order to control her so that she would help the Tang family do dirty deeds?

Tang Qingyang couldn’t believe his ears. No wonder he hadn’t seen Tang Aining for a long time. Tang Aining was already dead!

Tang Bingsen was such a horrible person that he had cheated on Tang Aining’s mother, and had even trained Tang Aining as a killer.

Although Tang Qingyang didn’t know how a killer organization worked in real life, he had watched films about it. Hundreds of people fought against each other in a closed building. If you didn’t kill, you would be killed by others. Only a few people could survive and become qualified killers.

If it happened in real life, then Tang Bingsen was really a brutal father. Tang Aining was his biological daughter after all!

After hearing what had happened to Tang Aining, Tang Qingyang had deeper sympathy for her.

“I also know that Tang Bingsen is the cause of your father’s death, and that you came back home to take revenge as well,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Tang Qingyang was shocked. How come Gu Ning knew that Tang Bingsen was the mastermind behind the scheme which caused his father’s death?

Tang Qingyang indeed held a long-standing grudge against Tang Bingsen. Gu Ning was right. Tang Bingsen was the cause of his father’s death, and he came back home in order to get revenge on Tang Bingsen for his father. However, his enemy was too powerful, and it was very difficult for him to succeed.

Gu Ning added, “I planned to ruin the Tang family’s business in the beginning, but I changed my mind after I met you. You’re my master’s older cousin, so I think that you can be a good leader of the Tang family’s business. What do you think?”

Gu Ning knew what Tang Qingyang wanted to do very clearly, so she didn’t bother to hide her purpose.

Tang Qingyang was more than shocked after hearing her. He mainly wanted to get revenge on Tang Bingsen, and had no intention to be the leading role of the Tang family’s business. However, he thought that it wasn’t a bad idea since Gu Ning proposed it. In addition, Tang Qingyang subconsciously trusted Gu Ning.

“If you mean it, I won’t reject,” Tang Qingyang said. It took time for him to get involved in the Tang family’s business. Not to mention Gu Ning’s outstanding ability, she also had many connections in high places. If he could cooperate with her, it would be much easier for him to take revenge. There was no reason for him to reject it!

“If we’re going to take revenge, we can only do it after I go to study in the capital, because I don’t have much time right now,” Gu Ning said. “It’s easy and quick to kill a man, but I don’t want them to die without suffering.”

“No problem,” Tang Qingyang said. “I had a plan of two or three years to take revenge. Since you’re willing to cooperate with me now, I can wait for several months.” Afterall it was impossible for Tang Qingyang to pay Tang Bingsen back within a short time, because he didn’t have that ability.

Just like that, Gu Ning came to an agreement with Tang Qingyang, and she left afterwards.

Since Leng Shaoting was busy fulfilling his task tonight, Gu Ning went directly back to Huafu Hills.

Chapter 816: Argument with Zi Beiying

However, it wasn’t the end of the day yet. When Gu Ning drove home, she was caught in an accident halfway.

A bunch of people were fighting against each other on the sidewalk, but a man was kicked all of a sudden, and fell on the hood of Gu Ning’s car. It happened too fast and Gu Ning didn’t have time to avoid it. “F*ck!” She couldn’t help but say a dirty word.

Her car cost over ten million yuan, and it cost several million yuan to change a hood! Even though Gu Ning didn’t lack money at all, it didn’t mean that she would waste her money.

The man rolled onto the ground after falling on the hood of Gu Ning’s car. Luckily, Gu Ning had slammed on the brakes in time, or the man could have been run over by her car.

Seeing the large dent in the hood, Gu Ning got angry. She got out of her car at once and pulled the man up to discuss compensation.

The man was heavily hit, but wasn’t seriously injured, and he was able to run away after breathing in a few times. It showed that this man had received professional training.

Just as Gu Ning pulled the man up, another man was kicked over. She subconsciously kicked him back, and the man flew back following the same direction, then knocked over a person in black.

The scene amazed everyone on the road, and they turned to look at Gu Ning. Seeing that Gu Ning was a young girl, they were all surprised. To their astonishment, this young girl was so agile and strong. They didn’t have much time to pay attention to Gu Ning now though, and soon focused on the fierce fight.

Gu Ning then stood aside watching them fight against one another. She decided to deal with it when they were done.

There were two groups of people involved in the fight. One group was made up of seven men who were all in black, and they looked like bodyguards or something, while the other group consisted of two women and a man. The two women and the man were excellent at fighting, and they didn’t seem stressed at all in a fight against seven men.

Around five minutes later, the group of seven men were beaten down on the ground, and the two women along with the man were about to leave, but Gu Ning stopped them. “Hey, whoever kicked the man just then should pay the compensation! He just damaged my car.” Gu Ning wouldn’t let them get away with it.

“Mengda, give her two hundred thousand yuan,” a beautiful young woman said. It was Zi Beiying, and the man with her was her bodyguard, Mengda. Mengda was a man around 30 years old. He had a medium build, but was a martial arts expert.

The woman standing by Zi Beiying’s side was Nan, who was 27 years old. She was petite, but was also good at fighting.

Zi Beiying was born in a family which was one of the three biggest munitioners in Southeast Asia, so her bodyguards were ace fighters. If they met Gao Yi and Qiao Ya in a fight, it was hard to tell which group would win.

Zi Beiying had no intention to leave without paying the compensation. Two hundred thousand yuan was nothing in her eyes.

“Two hundred thousand yuan? That’s not enough,” Gu Ning said.

“Not enough?” Zi Beiying frowned. She didn’t think that a hood was worth much.

“You can have a look at my car, and you’ll know whether it’s enough or not,” Gu Ning said.

Zi Beiying gave Mengda a look, and he walked forward.

After a while, Mengda walked back to her and said, “Lady Beiying, it’s a limited edition Lamborghini, and it costs nearly twenty million yuan. Its hood costs around three million yuan.”

“Three million yuan?” Zi Beiying frowned. She was amazed by the price of the car. Although three million yuan was still nothing in her eyes, she wasn’t willing to pay the full compensation alone. It wasn’t completely her fault anyway.

“I’m willing to pay the compensation, but I can only give you 1.5 million yuan. As for the rest, you can ask him for it.” Zi Beiying pointed at the man in Gu Ning’s hand.

“I don’t care how you split the compensation. I demand three million yuan right now,” Gu Ning said.

“I don’t have money,” the man who was caught by Gu Ning said.

“It’s none of my business that you don’t have money,” Zi Beiying said and lost patience. “I’ll only give you 1.5 million yuan. Take it or leave it.”

“I already told you that I don’t care how you split the compensation. I just demand three million yuan right now. And you can’t leave right now, because I have to call the police,” Gu Ning said.

Both of them should take responsibility.

“Don’t take my kindness as tolerance. Do you think that you can stop us if we want to leave?” Zi Beiying was mad. Right now she looked very different from her cute and kind face that she showed in the Zi family’s house.

“Try it,” Gu Ning said coldly.

“Let’s see!” Zi Beiying said, and made up her mind to not give Gu Ning the 1.5 million yuan.

Gu Ning threw the man in her hand away without hesitation, then went straight ahead to block their way.

“Get out of my way right now!” Zi Beiying warned.

Although Zi Beiying knew that Gu Ning wasn’t a weak girl because she just had easily kicked a man away, they didn’t think that Gu Ning could beat the three of them in a fight by herself. In fact, they thought that any of them would be able to beat Gu Ning down.

“You must stay until the police arrive,” Gu Ning said.

“You…” Zi Beiying was annoyed, then gave an order. “Nan, teach her a lesson.”

“Sure,” Nan said, then attacked Gu Ning without delay. Gu Ning also fought back at once.

From the very beginning, Gu Ning already got complete control of the fight. Nan, on the other hand, failed to hurt Gu Ning after a long while.

“Mengda, go help Nan.” Zi Beiying got anxious. To her surprise, this young girl was much better than Nan at fighting.

Mengda joined Nan the next second. However, they still couldn’t hurt Gu Ning at all, and Mengda was punched by Gu Ning several times.

Seeing that, Zi Beiying was shocked and mad.

Chapter 817: I“m Going to Be Married

Zi Beiying didn’t hesitate and joined the fight. However, the three of them still weren’t able to hurt Gu Ning.

Someone had called the police when they had fought against those men in black, so the police arrived before the second fight came to an end.

Seeing the fierce fight, the policemen were all shocked, and none of them dared to walk forward to stop them.

Gu Ning stopped when she saw the policemen, and Zi Beiying’s group also stopped.

After hearing what had happened, the police made a judgment that Zi Beiying should pay two million yuan, while the man in black should pay a million yuan to Gu Ning. As for Zi Beiying’s grudge against those men in black, the police would get involved in it if they weren’t willing to deal with it themselves.

Zi Beiying was unwilling to let the police get involved in it. She already left the ambit of the Zi family, so if she didn’t want to cause bigger trouble, she had to give in right now. She could easily solve this problem by exposing her family background, but it would put her in a more dangerous situation. Her family had many enemies, and she was reluctant to put her life in danger.

Those men in black were also willing to pay Gu Ning the compensation.

Zi Beiying fixed her eyes on Gu Ning after the judgment. She was mad at Gu Ning and hated Gu Ning very much, but Gu Ning looked relaxed. It seemed like Gu Ning didn’t care about it at all, which annoyed Zi Beiying.

To protect Gu Ning’s safety, the police told Gu Ning to leave earlier, so Zi Beiying could only watch Gu Ning driving out of her sight.

When Gu Ning got home, she told Qiao Ya to deal with the dent.

…

Although Gu Man lived in the Tang family’s house right now, she didn’t sleep in the same room as Tang Yunfan.

The members of the Tang family went back to their rooms to rest around 11 pm.

Gu Man lay on her bed and thought for a while, then called Gu Qing.

Gu Qing was still awake.

“Hi, Man, are you still up?” Gu Qing asked.

“Yeah, how is business going in our beauty salon?” Gu Man said.

“It’s super good! We’re so busy these days, and the new skincare products couldn’t be more popular among the customers!” Gu Qing sounded excited. The new skincare products were about to be out of stock.

“Glad to know that!” Gu Man also felt happy. “Um, how is Qinxiang doing now?”

Speaking of Gu Qinxiang, Gu Qing was a little nervous. “Man, please don’t be mad at me.”

Hearing that, Gu Man frowned. “Why?”

“I’m sorry. I know you dislike him, but he’s my older brother after all. He’s changed a lot as well, so I lent him two million yuan to help him keep his company afloat, but he has to pay the money back to me in the future. He still needs to rely on himself from now on,” Gu Qing said.

Gu Qing wasn’t as deeply hurt by Gu Qinxiang as Gu Man was, so she was more willing to help him. At the same time, she felt a little guilty too, so she didn’t tell Gu Man. Since Gu Man asked about Gu Qinxiang’s condition now, she thought that she should tell her.

Gu Man remained silent for a while after hearing it, but she wasn’t mad. “Qing, I won’t help him myself, but I won’t stop anyone else from helping him either. I understand that you don’t have the heart to see him living a poor life. It’s fine. You don’t need to apologize to me.”

“Thanks,” Gu Qing said.

“Oh, are you still in City B?” Gu Qing asked all of a sudden.

“Yeah,” Gu Man said. “Qing, I’m going to get married soon.”

Actually, Gu Man called Gu Qing to tell her the good news. She should have told Gu Qing the news when Tang Yunfan had proposed to her, but she felt too nervous to call Gu Qing back then.

“Really? Is the man Ningning’s biological father?” Gu Qing was surprised. Although she knew that Gu Man would get together with Tang Yunfan the moment she found out that Tang Yunfan was Gu Ning’s biological father, she was still surprised that the two were finally going to be married. She also felt happy for Gu Man.

“Yes, we’ll be married on the 16th of next month. Do come to City B to visit us beforehand,” Gu Man said.

“Sure!” Gu Qing was delighted, and cried joyful tears. Gu Man finally found her love, and Gu Ning finally had a father! It had been 19 years, and Gu Man deserved to be happy.

“It’s not early now, so I’ll call Qinyang tomorrow,” Gu Man said.

Among her relatives, she would only share this good news with Gu Qing and Gu Qinyang’s families. As for her friends, she would call them tomorrow as well.

Gu Man decided to invite several of her close friends to attend her wedding.

…

The next morning, Gu Ning received Gao Yi’s call around 8 am. Gao Yi told her that everything was done, and that Ba Tianyang was working in the club right now.

Chen Cangyi was also efficient, and found a good sports club the next day after Gu Ning told him to do so.

There was nothing else for Gao Yi to deal with, so Gu Ning told him to come back.

When it was around 10 am, Yu Zi called Gu Ning and told her that Jason had made his decision to be her teacher. Yu Zi couldn’t believe her ears when Jason told her his decision.

Chapter 818: Zheng Wenmei Attacks Gu Ning Again

Once she became Jason’s apprentice, she would gain both fame and wealth within a short time. If she became a famous international designer, the prices of her designs would rapidly increase as well.

However, Yu Zi didn’t accept Jason’s offer right away, because she worked for Gu Ning now and she needed to ask for Gu Ning’s permission. In addition, she wasn’t a snobbish person.

Gu Ning was also surprised to hear the news.

“It’s totally up to you whether you want to learn from Jason, but you must do your job in the company properly at the same time.” Gu Ning felt happy for Yu Zi, and she was willing to be supportive, but it didn’t mean that Yu Zi could neglect her job in the company.

“I understand,” Yu Zi said with a serious face. Gu Ning brought fame to her, so she should be grateful. It was unacceptable if she left her job just because she became Jason’s apprentice. In Yu Zi’s eyes, Gu Ning was more important than Jason.

…

When it was about lunch time, Cao Wenxin came to Gu Ning’s house.

“Ningning, do you know how to cook? If not, why don’t we dine out together?” Cao Wenxin didn’t cook, so she always dined out.

“There is nothing left in the fridge. Let’s go out!” Gu Man wasn’t home, so the fridge was empty. If Gu Ning was going to cook for herself, she had to go grocery shopping first, which was bothersome. Gu Ning’s car was under repair, so she could only take Cao Wenxin’s Land Rover.

“Where should we go?” Cao Wenxin asked.

“I’m not familiar with City B. You can make the decision,” Gu Ning said.

“Then let’s go to Fengshang Shopping Mall, and we can shop for a while,” Cao Wenxin said, and drove to Fengshang Shopping Mall.

Cao Wenxin didn’t care much about her appearance before, but she changed her mind now that she was in love.

“Oh, Ningning, when will the branch of Kouzi open in City B? My friends all asked me where I bought the skincare products after seeing that my skin is much better now,” Cao Wenxin said.

“Well, I think that it will probably open in half a month, but Kamei Beauty Salon will open in a few days. You can tell your friends to do facial maintenance there, because it only uses Kouzi,” Gu Ning said.

It would take several days for the beauty salon to be refurbished.

“Are you the boss of it?” Cao Wenxin asked with surprise. It seemed like Gu Ning was involved in every industry.

“It’s a wedding gift for my mother,” Gu Ning said. “Although she won’t lack anything after marrying into the Tang family, I hope that she can do something that she enjoys instead of becoming a full-time housewife.”

“You’re right.” Cao Wenxin agreed.

However, before they found a good restaurant, they got in trouble.

At this moment, a teacup was thrown at Gu Ning from the second floor by someone. That person was Zheng Wenmei, who had a grudge against Gu Ning.

The teacup moved fast in others’ eyes, but Gu Ning didn’t think so. Without hesitation, Gu Ning kicked the teacup, and it moved backwards following the same direction and hit Zheng Wenmei before she could escape. Zheng Wenmei shouted in pain covering her chest with her hands.

Others around them were all shocked by the scene. They looked at Gu Ning, and couldn’t believe their eyes. How did she manage to kick the teacup back to the second floor?

Although not everyone had witnessed that it was Zheng Wenmei who threw the teacup at Gu Ning, some had still seen it, and they all gloated over her failure now. She asked for it after all.

“Wenmei, are you alright?” Zheng Wenmei’s friend asked her with concern.

Zheng Wenmei didn’t answer her question, but glared at Gu Ning. “How dare you hit me, bi*ch!”

Before Gu Ning could question her, Zheng Wenmei blamed Gu Ning for everything. However, she was still in great pain, so her voice wasn’t loud, or threatening at all.

“You’re the bi*ch here! You threw the teacup at my friend first. How could you be so shameless?” Cao Wenxin opened her mouth before Gu Ning could. She was so mad that she was eager to slap Zheng Wenmei across her face right now.

Hearing that, the onlookers all looked at Zheng Wenmei with disdain.

Zheng Wenmei felt humiliated among their looks, but was unwilling to give up. “So what? She broke my wrist and made my mother fall on the ground the other day! It’s all her fault!” Zheng Wenmei again blamed Gu Ning for everything.

Onlookers turned to look at Gu Ning with surprise.

“What? This girl broke her wrist and even made her mother fall on the ground?”

“She’s so rude!”

“If it’s true, I understand why she threw the teacup at her.”

Chapter 819: I Will Pay You Back!

“I just had sympathy for her, but it turns out that she’s the evil one!”

…

Some onlookers showed dislike towards Gu Ning, but some also believed that Gu Ning had done it for a reason.

Gu Ning, however, didn’t care about their looks. “Miss Zheng, it seems that you didn’t learn anything from what you’ve done. If you hadn’t attacked me first that day, I wouldn’t have broken your wrist by accident.”

“As for your mother, she also wanted to hurt me, so I avoided it on time, and she fell down on the ground by herself. Did you expect me to stand still so that your mother could hit me? I’m not dumb.”

“You…” Zheng Wenmei got angry, but didn’t know how to retort. Gu Ning hadn’t broken her wrist by accident, but on purpose!

Onlookers turned to support Gu Ning now.

“Oh, Miss Zheng tried to attack the girl first!”

“Her mother also wanted to hurt the girl. Only idiots would stand there to be beaten.”

“You’re right. Miss Zheng is so shameless.”

“She’s brought shame on her family.”

“Exactly!”

Hearing their discussion, Zheng Wenmei was displeased. “You broke my wrist on purpose!”

“So what? You tried to attack me first, so I fought back,” Gu Ning sneered. Not only was Zheng Wenmei very rude, but she was also malicious, which was unacceptable in Gu Ning’s eyes.

“You asked for it yourself!” Cao Wenxin said to support Gu Ning.

“That’s because you grabbed the store away, which my mother and I wanted to rent!” Zheng Wenmei argued again.

Hearing that, the crowd was confused, and didn’t know whose fault it was. They turned to look at Gu Ning to hear her explanation.

“Interesting! You didn’t make up your mind to rent the store, and you don’t have the right to keep the manager waiting for your decision!” Gu Ning said.

“You…” Zheng Wenmei flushed red with embarrassment.

Seeing that, the crowd chose to believe Gu Ning’s words.

“They didn’t make their decision, so the store isn’t theirs.”

“I think the manager has the right to rent out the store to anyone.”

“I agree. Miss Zheng is so shameless.”

…

“You…” Zheng Wenmei had to show her family background right now to win the argument. “You can’t criticize me. I was born in the Zheng family, that is the owner of the Hetian Group!”

Hearing that, the onlookers closed their mouths at once. No matter how much they disliked her, they didn’t dare to say a word now.

Gu Ning, however, wasn’t afraid of her family at all. “To be honest with you, your older brother has already paid me the compensation for the damages he caused my store.”

What?

Hearing that, let alone those onlookers, even Zheng Wenmei was shocked.

The crowd was shocked by the fact that the Zheng family had damaged Gu Ning’s store, and that Gu Ning was able to get the compensation, which proved that Gu Ning wasn’t a simple girl.

Zheng Wenmei was shocked, because her older brother had kept it a secret from her that he had paid the compensation after damaging the store. She couldn’t accept it.

Seeing Zheng Wenmei’s reaction, Gu Ning realized that she probably wasn’t aware of it.

“Wenmei, I don’t think we have the ability to mess with her. Let’s go now. We can find a chance to teach her a lesson next time.”

Zheng Wenmei’s friend was a little scared of Gu Ning now and wanted to leave.

Although Zheng Wenmei was rude and arrogant, she wasn’t dumb, so she listened to her friend.

“Let’s see. I will pay you back!”

In the end, Zheng Wenmei left in anger after threatening Gu Ning. Gu Ning wasn’t injured at all, so she also walked away with Cao Wenxin.

“Why do I somehow feel that the girl looks so familiar? I think I’ve seen her somewhere before,” a boy suddenly said after Gu Ning was gone.

“Forget it! You say that every time you want to strike up a conversation with a beautiful girl. She’s already gone,” another boy said with disdain.

“I didn’t say that because I want to strike up a conversation with her. She’s already gone after all, but I do think she looks familiar.” the boy insisted. He really thought that Gu Ning looked familiar.

“Well, you’ve probably met her somewhere before,” another boy said.

“If I’ve met her somewhere before, I would have remembered her face clearly because she’s so gorgeous,” the boy said.

“Oh, isn’t she Goddess Gu?” another friend who was also a boy said with surprise.

“Right! She is Goddess Gu! OMG, I didn’t remember that just then,” the boy got excited too.

“Who is Goddess Gu?” a boy asked.

“You don’t know her?” The other boys showed disdain towards him after hearing that.

Chapter 820: Dash into the Operating Room

“Why should I know her? She isn’t a famous star or something,” the boy argued.

“Although she isn’t a famous star, she’s even more famous than a popular star. You can search her name on the Internet, and you’ll know,” another boy said.

“Really?” The boy took out his phone at once.

After reading the news about Gu Ning, he was more than shocked and became her fan as well.

There were few people who didn’t admire Gu Ning after knowing what she had done and achieved.

…

At the same time, Zheng Wenmei called Zheng Wenhao and cried the second her call was answered. “Wenhao, I just met the bi*ch who hurt mom and I the other day. I threw a teacup at her, but she kicked it back and it hit my chest! My chest is so sore now.” Zheng Wenmei felt quite aggrieved.

Zheng Wenmei didn’t bother to hide the truth from Zheng Wenhao, because she knew that Zheng Wenhao would side with her. Even though it was Zheng Wenmei’s fault, Zheng Wenhao would protect and defend her as usual.

“What? You met the girl?” Zheng Wenhao got nervous. The girl wasn’t simple at all, and he hadn’t thought of a good way to take revenge yet.

“How are you doing now? Don’t argue with her anymore. You’re not her match. Leave it to me and I’ll figure out a way to pay her back. Do you need to go to the hospital for a check up since your chest is sore? Where are you right now? I’ll go to pick you up,” Zheng Wenhao said.

Zheng Wenhao’s heart ached for Zheng Wenmei after hearing that she was hurt. He ached to rub her chest to relieve the pain for her.

“I’m in Fengshang Shopping Mall right now, and I already left.” Zheng Wenmei also knew that she wasn’t Gu Ning’s match, or she wouldn’t have given up.

“I’ll be right there,” Zheng Wenhao said.

“Thanks,” Zheng Wenmei said.

Zheng Wenmei’s friend couldn’t wait a second longer to leave her, and felt relieved that her brother was coming to pick her up.

Around 10 minutes later, Zheng Wenhao arrived and sent Zheng Wenmei to the hospital without delay.

“Wenhao, why didn’t you tell me that you paid her compensation after damaging her store?” Zheng Wenmei questioned him with dissatisfaction.

Hearing that, Zheng Wenhao was struck dumb for a second.

“I-I was afraid that you’d be unhappy about it. Don’t worry. I promise that I’ll be more careful next time, and I’ll pay her back for you!” Zheng Wenhao said to comfort Zheng Wenmei.

“Great!” Zheng Wenhao was cheered up a little.

…

Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin went to a restaurant afterwards.

After the meal, they went to shop for clothing.

Gu Ning had no intention to buy new clothes at the beginning, but eventually bought a lot when Cao Wenxin persuaded her to try things on again and again. They shopped for nearly three hours and had many shopping bags in their hands.

When they felt a little tired, they found a nice café to enjoy coffee and have a rest.

All of a sudden, Gu Ning’s phone rang and the caller was Pan Zirui. In fact, Gu Ning almost forgot Pan Zirui because she seldom contacted him.

Before Gu Ning could say a word, Pan Zirui anxiously said, “Boss, where are you now? Help me!”

“What happened?” Gu Ning asked.

“M-My older brother was caught in a car accident, and he lost a lot of blood. Can you sell me the magical medicine you let us take last time? No matter how expensive it is, I’m willing to pay for it,” Pan Zirui said. Although he didn’t know whether Gu Ning’s magical medicine was effective in his older brother’s case, he would like to try it.

“Where are you?” Gu Ning asked.

Since Pan Zirui called her for help, she was willing to do something to help him, and it was free. Pan Zirui was her friend after all.

Hearing that, Pan Zirui knew that Gu Ning was willing to help him, and felt very relieved. “I’m in the Central Hospital right now, outside of operating room No.2.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be right there,” Gu Ning said, then told Cao Wenxin to leave with her.

“Ningning, what happened?” Cao Wenxin asked with worry after seeing Gu Ning’s serious face.

“Pan Zirui’s older brother was caught in a car accident, and he asked me for my medicine,” Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin sped up following Gu Ning.

Gu Ning drove the car this time, because she was more skillful at driving. In order to save time, she was exceeding the speed limit along the way, which attracted the traffic police’s attention. However, it wasn’t easy for the traffic police to catch up with Gu Ning.

When they arrived at the hospital, Gu Ning told Cao Wenxin to deal with the traffic police, then she ran to the operating room No.2 without hesitation. Pan Zirui along with his parents were all waiting outside.

The second Gu Ning showed up, the door of the operating room opened, and the doctor walked out. “How is it?” Pan Zirui’s family walked forward at once.

“I’m so sorry, but we’ve done our best,” the doctor said, feeling sad. Although the injured wasn’t dead yet, it was impossible to save his life now.

“What?” Pan Zirui’s family couldn’t accept the shocking news. Mrs. Pan almost fell but Mr. Pan supported her in time.

Gu Ning didn’t have time to greet them right now, and dashed into the operating room at this moment.

“Hey, what are you doing? You can’t…” The doctor was shocked and tried to stop Gu Ning in vain.

“What’s going on here? How can she dash inside? Zirui, pull her out now!” Pan Zirui’s father was in a rage.

Pan Zirui, however, stood still and explained, “Dad, she’s my boss, and she can save my older brother’s life.” Pan Zirui chose to trust Gu Ning.

Mr. Pan closed his mouth, but didn’t believe that Gu Ning could do it.

Nevertheless, there was nothing they could do now.

The nurses and doctors in the operating room were all surprised when Gu Ning suddenly appeared.

“Who are you? Get out now!” a male doctor said to Gu Ning.