Chapter 156: Gu Ning Gets Mad
Unexpectedly, her cold look was as sharp as a blade, which was super threatening. Everyone was stunned.
Gu Ning was also astonished. The power not only made her eyes more attractive, but also frightening?
Both Situ Ye and Chu Xuanfeng were slightly surprised by her terrifying look.
After a long breath, Chu Peihan said in an upset tone, “Boss, your look was so scary! I felt as if there was a knife against my neck!” Chu Peihan stood right by Gu Ning’s side, so she had felt it more clearly.
“Exactly! If a look could kill people, we would be dead already,” Hao Ran complained, like he had just survived from a deadly disaster.
“I almost had a heart-attack!” Mu Ke added. He covered his chest with his hands like he was literally suffering.
Gu Ning didn’t know what to say. She herself didn’t know that it would be like that. However, even though her eyes changed, as long as they didn’t stare at her eyes, they wouldn’t feel anything different.
They didn’t go down from the top right away. It was almost 12 o’clock, so they planned to eat first. There were restaurants and supermarkets on the top, but they had prepared food and drinks before they came here.
They didn’t do it because the food and drink were expensive on the top. It was Gu Ning who deliberately let them climb with a heavy burden instead.
“Is there any cave or something else here?” Gu Ning asked casually.
“No idea.”
“Boss, are you looking for an adventure?” “Kind of,” Gu Ning answered.
They had 10 minutes to rest after eating. When it was about 1 pm, they went down from the top.
It was much easier to climb down than up, and it only took them one hour and forty minutes to get back to where they started.
At that time, it was almost 3 pm.
Hao Ran proposed to find a place to have a drink, but Gu Ning declined because she had something else to deal with. Since Gu Ning wouldn’t go, everyone else wouldn’t either. They dispersed.
Situ Ye wanted to drive Gu Ning back, but she declined again. Although Situ Ye was a little upset, he didn’t insist. He wasn’t a man who would force a girl to do what he wanted.
Before Gu Ning left, she called Qin Yiqing first. She was free now, and was ready to meet her.
Qin Yiqing was in a shopping mall right now, so she set the meeting place at a cafe beside the shopping mall. Gu Ning agreed, and said that she would be there 30 later.
Then, Gu Ning went in a taxi.
After about 20 minutes, Gu Ning arrived at the shopping mall. She went straight to the appointed cafe.
When Gu Ning arrived, Qin Yiqing was already at the cafe. Gu Ning walked towards her.
Qin Yiqing was a clothing designer. Thus she dressed in a noble and elegant way. However, Qin Yiqing was also a typical ambitious woman, so she had an air of great pride. Besides, she was snobbish, and she looked at Gu Ning with obvious disdain in her eyes.
“Miss Gu, nice to meet you. Please have a seat.” Although Qin Yiqing sounded polite, Gu Ning sensed the dislike from her voice.
Gu Ning immediately understood that Qin Yiqing called her for nothing good. However, Gu Ning stayed calm. She wanted to see what Qin Yiqing was going to do next.
Gu Ning sat down and asked normally, “Miss Qin, May I ask what you want to talk to me about today?”
“Well, could you please tell me your parents’ jobs, Miss Gu?” Qin Yiqing asked, like she was a queen.
Gu Ning didn’t think further about Qin Yiqing’s purpose, but told her the truth, “I’m from a one-parent family. My mother alone brought me up. She worked in a factory, but has quit her job because she didn’t feel well. She stays at home now.”
“Oh!” Hearing that, Qin Yiqing was greatly surprised. She thought that Gu Ning would at least be from a family that could reach basic living standards. Unexpectedly, her family was in such a terrible condition. Her mother had quit, which meant they didn’t have any income.
Now, Qin Yiqing disliked Gu Ning even more.
“If your mother is unemployed, how do you manage to live your life? Your mother worked in a factory. I assume her salary wouldn’t be high. Do you have enough savings to support your life?” Saying that, Qin Yiqing didn’t bother to hide the disdain on her face.
“I didn’t expect that Miss Qin cared so much about the living standards of my family!” Gu Ning smiled with slight coldness.
Qin Yiqing smirked and said, “Miss Gu, let’s put our cards on the table. I met you here today to tell you that you don’t match Yifan at all.”
Gu Ning was stunned. What? She had nothing to do with Qin Yifan. How come she didn’t match him at all? She and Qin Yifan were merely ordinary friends.
However, Gu Ning wasn’t dumb. She knew that there was a misunderstanding between Qin Yifan and her, and she also figured out the purpose of Qin Yiqing.
Who told her that she was in a relationship with Qin Yifan? That was insane!
“Who told you that I’m in a relationship with Qin Yifan?” Gu Ning asked.
“It’s not important. The important thing is although Yifan likes you for now, he’s the heir of our Qin Family with two billion yuan in assets. However, you, you’re even poorer than Cinderella. It’s impossible for you to marry into our family. So, please stay away from Yifan.”
Qin Yifan liked her? Gu Ning was astonished.
Facing the humiliation, Gu Ning was displeased, but she curbed her anger. “Miss Qin, I think that there is a misunderstanding. Qin Yifan and I are only friends.”
Nevertheless, Qin Yiqing didn’t believe it at all. Qin Yifan had admitted that he liked Gu Ning. And Gu Ning was just a poor girl. It was unlikely that she didn’t have feelings towards a tall handsome and super-rich man.
“Miss Gu, stop arguing. As long as you’re willing to stay away from Yifan, I’ll give you five hundred thousand yuan. I suppose your family is too poor to ever see a check of five hundred thousand yuan.”
It was a public humiliation.
With a loud sound, Gu Ning hit the table heavily with her palm in anger. She stood up at short notice, which surprised Qin Yiqing, and attracted attention from people around them.
Gu Ning ignored the looks from other people, staring at Qin Yiqing coldly. “Miss Qin, don’t you think that it’s ridiculous that you humiliated me before you even figured out the truth?”
As for those who didn’t respect her, Gu Ning didn’t think that she needed to respect them.
“What? Did you say I’m ridiculous?” Qin Yiqing was annoyed.
Chapter 157: Don’t Forget Your Manners!
“Aren’t you being ridiculous? I don’t know who told you that I’m in a relationship with Qin Yifan, but let me tell you that we’re just normal friends. We aren’t and won’t be boyfriend and girlfriend,” Gu Ning looked down at Qin Yiqing with confidence. Qin Yiqing was mad at her attitude.
However, before Qin Yiqing could respond, Gu Ning continued, “And, I can’t care less about your check of five hundred thousand yuan. In fact, Qin Yifan bought the King’s Green and Fulushou jade from me!”
Although Gu Ning wanted to keep it a secret, she wasn’t willing to be humiliated in public by Qin Yiqing. She had to defend her dignity.
Gu Ning understood that the rich never liked the poor, but she never accepted insults.
“What?” Hearing that, Qin Yiqing was quite surprised. Qin Yifan bought the King’s Green and Fulushou jade from Gu Ning?
Which meant that Gu Ning wasn’t a Cinderella at all, but a rich girl with dozens of million yuan in assets?
Dozens of million yuan were nothing in Qin Yiqing’s eyes, but she knew that it was a lot for a young girl.
“I don’t mind if Qin Yifan tells you what I’ve done in City G. Besides, please don’t despise others just because you’re richer than them. I’m inferior to the Qin Family for now, but no one knows what’s going to happen in the future!” Gu Ning said coldly before she turned around walking away.
Qin Yiqing was struck dumb. City G? What has happened in City G?
After a while, Qin Yiqing called Qin Yifan. The minute that Qin Yifan answered her call, she asked without delay, “Where are you?”
“Why do you ask?” Qin Yifan replied with impatience. Qin Yifan went back to his home when he found out that Li Zhenzhen had left for City G, but he thought that Qin Yiqing called him for Li Zhenzhen, so he didn’t tell her that he was home.
“I want to ask you something about Gu Ning,” Qin Yiqing understood that Qin Yifan didn’t want to hear more about Li Zhenzhen. Thus she directly told him that it was about Gu Ning.
“What? What happened to Gu Ning?” Hearing that, Qin Yifan got nervous all of a sudden.
Knowing Qin Yifan cared about Gu Ning so much, Qin Yiqing was upset. But it wasn’t the right time to argue with her younger brother now.
Qin Yiqing said, “She’s fine. I just want to ask you something. It isn’t convenient to talk on the phone. Where are you? I need to see you.”
“I’m home.” Qin Yifan indeed cared about Gu Ning very much.
Qin Yiqing immediately left the cafe driving to the house of the Qin Family.
Thirty minutes later, she arrived at the house.
She met Qin Yifan in the hall, her parents were there too. Qin Yiqing didn’t have time to greet them, but asked Qin Yifan directly, “Yifan, did Gu Ning sell you the King’s Green and the Fulushou jade?”
Qin Yiqing wanted the confirmation from Qin Yifan. “How do you know that?” Qin Yifan was surprised.
“What? You bought the King’s Green and the Fulushou jade from the young girl named Gu Ning?” Qin Haozheng was also astonished. He had an impression of Gu Ning, because Gu Ning had sent him the precious glass with deer heads.
“Yes,” Qin Yifan answered. Then he turned to Qin Yiqing again. “How did you know that?”
Gu Ning had told him to keep it a secret. Did his staff tell Qin Yiqing? Thinking of that, Qin Yifan was slightly annoyed. He decided to have an investigation into it later.
However, Qin Yiqing said, “I just talked to her.”
“What? Why?” Qin Yifan abruptly stood up from the sofa. He had a premonition.
Qin Yiqing told Qin Yifan what she had done, which greatly irritated Qin Yifan. Qin Yifan almost yelled at her, “I told you not to interfere in my personal affairs. Why did you still do that? I like her, but she doesn’t know yet. You did that to humiliate her on purpose! Why!”
It was the first time Qin Yifan had lost his temper. The whole family was stunned.
“Yiqing, you indeed shouldn’t have done that. Don’t forget your manners!” Qin Haozheng was also mad at Qin Yiqing’s behavior.
“You want to know what has happened in City G right. Very well, let me tell you now.” Qin Yifan was in a rage that his older sister disliked Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning didn’t mind him telling Qin Yiqing the facts, he told his family about everything that had happened in City G. He told his family that Gu Ning had bet with Li Zhenzhen, and that he had bought the high-level jade Gu Ning had cut out at the price of a hundred and thirty million yuan. His family was shocked. However, what shocked them more was the following words.
“And the Fulushou jade. It was bigger than a fist, which is worth over a hundred million yuan, but she used it to make jewelry for her family! What I got was the leftover part of the jade. Do you think she, whose wealth is over a hundred million yuan, will care for your check of five hundred thousand yuan?” Qin Yifan asked in a sarcastic tone.
“What?”
His family was now more than shocked. A Fulushou jade that was bigger than a fist?
“She can’t compare with our Qin Family now, but who knows what will happen in the future? She isn’t an ordinary girl,” Qin Yifan said icily, then he walked out without hesitation.
The second he was out of the room, Qin Yifan called Gu Ning to apologize to her.
At that time, Gu Ning was already home. She was surfing on the Internet for information about Yuntai Mountain. She firstly checked whether there was any caves on Yuntai Mountain, but she found no answer.
Yuntai Mountain was a tourist attraction. Since no one mentioned the cave, it was highly possible that it hadn’t been found out yet.
Then, Gu Ning checked whether there were any stories or legends of Yuntai Mountain to help the search for clues. She indeed found a legend of Yuntai Mountain!
It was said that during the Qing Dynasty, the prefect of a certain state had been found guilty of bribery and corruption. The emperor had dismissed him for investigation. Then the corrupt official with his whole family had fled and come to the Yuntai Mountain.
What had happened next hadn’t been recorded. Until half a year later, someone had found a body at the foot of Yuntai Mountain. A wide jade ring with a Chinese character “Liu” engraved on it had been found on the man’s finger. It had been confirmed later that this body was the famous prefect Liujiang.
People hadn’t found out that Liujiang had been hiding in the Yuntai Mountain until then.
Liujiang had brought a lot of gold, jewelry and so forth with him to the Yuntai Mountain. The government, therefore, had sent many soldiers to search the mountain. However, the Yuntai Mountain was a dangerous place. The government had given up after a few days of searching in vain.
Because of this legend, many said that there was precious stuff hidden in the Yuntai Mountain, but the legend was a legend after all. It hadn’t been proved to be true, so no one actually believed it.
C158 - Leng Shaoting Is in the Middle of A Task
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Chapter 158: Leng Shaoting Is in the Middle of A Task
Gu Ning probably wouldn’t believe it herself unless she had seen it. She was almost sure that the ancient objects in the cave must have belonged to the prefect Liujiang.
Meanwhile, Gu Ning’s phone rang. The caller was Qin Yifan. Gu Ning wasn’t willing to pick it up.
Because of Qin Yiqing, she wasn’t in a good mood right now, and she was a little mad at Qin Yifan too. However, after a while, she thought that it was better to make it clear, so she answered, “Hi!”
Once Qin Yifan heard Gu Ning’s voice, he apologized, “Gu Ning, I’m so sorry about what my older sister did to you. Please accept my apologies.”
“Well, apologies accepted.” Gu Ning wouldn’t forgive Qin Yiqing so easily, but she didn’t think she would meet her often in the future. There was no need to ruin her connection with Qin Yifan.
“Thanks,” Qin Yifan replied. “It’s my fault actually. If not because I…”
At that moment, Qin Yifan stopped all of a sudden. He felt anxious and hesitated to tell Gu Ning that he liked her. He was afraid to be rejected. He was worried that he couldn’t be her friend any longer, but if he didn’t say it right now after what had happened, he probably wouldn’t ever have a better chance. Also it was inappropriate to tell the girl his feelings on the phone.
Thinking of that, Qin Yifan planned to meet Gu Ning at first. “Um, Gu Ning, I have something to tell you. Could you please come out and meet me for a while?”
“Just tell me on the phone. It’s fine.” Gu Ning almost knew what Qin Yifan was going to tell her. Although she didn’t want him to do it, she couldn’t stop him.
Since Gu Ning said so, Qin Yifan had to continue in the phone.
“I’m sorry for what has happened to you. If I hadn’t told my older sister that I like you, it wouldn’t have happened. My older sister is bossy, and likes to be involved in everything, but I’m different. I’m strong at work, but not pushy, nor snobbish in my life. And, most importantly, I really like you Gu Ning. Can you give me a chance?”
Indeed, Gu Ning guessed correctly. Qin Yifan was going to tell her that he liked her, but Gu Ning felt nothing. She probably didn’t feel happy because Qin Yifan was not the man she liked.
“Sorry, I think it’s better for us to be friends,” Gu Ning said. It was a no.
It wasn’t a surprising answer, but it was still hard for Qin Yifan to accept it. He felt as if someone stabbed a knife into his chest. He was in great pain now. Probably because that was how it felt when he was heartbroken.
Gu Ning was the first girl he felt had touched his heart, so he didn’t want to give up right away. He continued to ask, “Really? Can’t you give me a chance? If I’ve done anything that you dislike, please tell me. I’ll change.”
“Nothing,” Gu Ning said without hesitation. “It has nothing to do with your appearance, or your background. I just don’t have feelings with you. I’m sorry.”
Qin Yifan couldn’t help but step backwards several times. Gu Ning didn’t even give him a chance.
Besides, she felt nothing for him.
Although Qin Yifan was terribly sad, he didn’t want to annoy Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning had said it plainly, he also didn’t want to bother her any longer.
“Well, then, um, bye.” Qin Yifan hung up at once. He felt empty and lost now.
Gu Ning sat gazing at the screen of her computer. She had mixed emotions. She knew that Qin Yifan would be unhappy that she had rejected him, but she couldn’t comfort him. If she did so, she was giving the man hope. Gu Ning chose to be cruel to some extent.
She never lost confidence at men, even though a man had betrayed her in her previous incarnation. However, she truly treated Qin Yifan as her friend only.
Gu Ning had no idea what kind of man was her type. Thinking of that question, Gu Ning was unconsciously involved in her illusion. Suddenly, Leng Shaoting’s face appeared in her mind. Gu Ning was astonished. She immediately got her mind back, but she couldn’t stop her heart from beating so fast.
Why? Was Leng Shaoting her type? Although she wasn’t sure, she actually had quite a good impression of him.
Gu Ning wasn’t a chicken in a relationship. Since she wasn’t certain, she decided to figure it out. She hated suspicion. Of course, if she fell in love with someone who disliked her, she wouldn’t force him to love her.
Gu Ning took out her phone calling Leng Shaoting, but his phone was turned off. Gu Ning knew that Leng Shaoting must be in the middle of a task. She was right. Leng Shaoting was indeed in the middle of a task.
It was sunset. The sky was still aglow. In a mountain area far away from the city, a black Hummer was moving fast in an unstoppable way on an uneven dirt road. Its engine was roaring along the way.
In the car, Xu Jinchen sat in the driver’s seat while Leng Shaoting was in the passenger seat. There were also two young men in the back seats.
“Boss, the road is too uneven to drive on! The car will break apart soon,” Xu Jinchen complained. He was a car lover, and couldn’t tolerate it.
Leng Shaoting ignored him, but fixed his eyes at the GPS in his hands.
“Boss, is the task more important than the car?” a man who was sitting in the back teased. He was named Xin Bei and was ranked fifth in the Red Flame.
Xu Jinchen was ranked tenth in his team. Except for Leng Shaoting, who became their boss because of his outstanding ability, the rest all ranked according to their ages. They were all the most elite soldiers from the military. They were young people who had gotten great achievements and had official positions.
“Ha-ha, you know Jinchen loves cars so much. He would rather suffer for his car!” another man joked. He was Si Ming, who ranked seventh in their team.
“I think our boss does this on purpose. He knows I’ll suffer in such a situation, but he forced me to do so. I’m not necessary for this task by the way!” Xu Jinchen continued to complain.
“Why would boss do it on purpose?” Xin Bei asked.
However, before Xu Jinchen could open his mouth, Leng Shaoting said coldly, “Stop the car in the woods, then let’s go up to the mountain.”
Once Leng Shaoting gave an order, no one dared to complain. They all wore a serious face.
Xu Jinchen immediately turned the steering wheel driving the car into the woods, and stopped it in an unnoticeable place. They swiftly got out of the car.
Chapter 159: Someone Told Me He Likes Me Today
Then, they climbed up the mountain.
Their aim was to capture the spies from Country R. Although the spy hadn’t gotten anything useful, it was unacceptable that he threatened this country’s safety.
The Red Flame team wasn’t an ordinary team. They had only spent three days before they had successfully put a locator on one of the spies. They had the spies’ location, and were going to catch them all together.
It was getting darker, and it wasn’t easy to walk on the mountain road. However, for Leng Shaoting and his teammates, who were used to fulfilling their tasks in darkness, it was nothing.
They moved fast, but quietly. Their goal was getting closer and closer.
Half an hour later, Leng Shaoting and his teammates arrived at their destination. It was a cave.
They didn’t get near it right away, but hid among weeds and trees to observe the situation around it first. After making sure that there was no ambush, they gradually approached the cave.
When they were at the entrance of the cave, they heard clear voices from it. Although the dialogs were in Country R’s language, Leng Shaoting and his teammates all understood it.
They knew many languages, which was demanded qualification for any agent.
Those spies were talking casually. It seemed they had no idea that they had already been discovered, which was an advantage for Leng Shaoting and his teammates. They secretly slid in at a perfectly timed moment, and it was too late for those spies to resist when they found out that they were caught.
After a round of gunshots, it was done.
Although it wasn’t a hard task, the Red Flame treated it seriously as usual. The Red Flame was always the best choice to handle such international cases, because the Red Flame was the most trustworthy special force in this country.
The task is finished, but it’s torture for me to go back on that road.” Xu Jinchen covered his chest with a hand, like he was in pain.
“It’s not your car anyway. Do you really have to do that?” Xin Bei despised his act.
“If it were his car, he would probably be crying!” Si Ming laughed.
“Ha-ha, you’re right,” Xin Bei couldn’t agree more.
“Show me your sympathy! I hate you,” Xu Jinchen ignored them, catching up with Leng Shaoting.
“Boss, what are you gonna do next?” Xu Jinchen asked. “Do what I should do,” Leng Shaoting replied.
“Fine. You work all day, but there aren’t that many things to deal with in our team. I don’t understand why you are so busy every day?” Xu Jinchen said. “I don’t want to do that. I prefer to date girls, and find someone I like. Otherwise, my family will make the decision for me. It’s pathetic.”
Xu Jinchen’s father had called him the other day to ask whether he had a girlfriend or not. If not, his father would arrange a blind date for him. Xu Jinchen clearly knew how pathetic it would be if he had to live his life with a woman he disliked. Everyone hoped to spend the rest of their life with someone in love!
Hearing Xu Jinchen say that, an idea dawned on Leng Shaoting. He thought of Gu Ning. He didn’t exactly know his feelings towards Gu Ning. However, once he thought of Gu Ning, he felt relaxed for no reason, and also wanted to meet her right away.
In City F, after he hung up the call with Gu Ning, Qin Yifan didn’t get his mind back until a long time had passed. He called Wei Zhirui afterwards to ask him to go for a drink.
The first thought of a man, who was in a bad mood, was to drink. He wanted to relieve his pain by drinking, but only ended up feeling more miserable.
After a short time, Wei Zhirui arrived. When he saw Qin Yifan, Qin Yifan was already a little drunk.
“What happened to you?” Wei Zhirui asked with anxiety.
Qin Yifan had only told him that he was in a bad mood on the phone, but didn’t tell him the reason. Thus Wei Zhirui wasn’t clear why Qin Yifan looked so sad. Besides, he had never seen Qin Yifan being so heartbroken.
“I’ve been dumped,” Qin Yifan said.
“What? When?” Wei Zhirui was shocked. “When did you get a girlfriend? How could I know nothing about it?”
They were close friends. If Qin Yifan had a girlfriend, he would know.
“Well.” Qin Yifan gave a wry smile. “I didn’t have one! She rejected me when I told her I like her.”
Qin Yifan then told Wei Zhirui everything, including the fact that Qin Yiqing had talked to Gu Ning.
As for what Qin Yiqing had done, Wei Zhirui also
disapproved. He and Qin Yifan were close friends, but he had never had a good impression of Qin Yiqing.
It was Qin Yifan’s personal affairs after all, so Wei Zhirui could do nothing but drink with him.
Although he knew that Qin Yifan treated Gu Ning differently, he didn’t expect that Qin Yifan truly liked Gu Ning. However, Gu Ning had just turned 18 years old.
That night, Qin Yifan was completely drunk. It was the first time he had ever been that drunk.
Leng Shaoting didn’t get back to his place until it was almost 12 pm. He turned on his phone, noticing that there was a missed call from Gu Ning. Leng Shaoting was slightly excited.
She had called him.
Then, Leng Shaoting got nervous all of a sudden, because he didn’t know why Gu Ning had called him. Had she been in trouble? If something terrible had happened to her, and she had needed his help, but he had missed her call, he would blame himself for that.
Even though it was very late, Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning back without delay.
Gu Ning was used to staying up late, so she was awake reading at that time.
Seeing Leng Shaoting’s call, Gu Ning was also excited. She even panicked a little. After breathing out a long breath, she answered the call, “Hi.”
“Did you call me for an emergency?” Leng Shaoting asked the minute he heard Gu Ning’s voice.
Although he felt concerned about Gu Ning, he remained cold as usual.
“Can’t I call you if nothing happened?” Gu Ning asked.
“Of course you can,” Leng Shaoting replied. Hearing that Gu Ning was fine, he was relaxed.
“Someone told me he likes me today,” Gu Ning said. However, the moment she said that she regretted it. She had no idea why she told Leng Shaoting.
However, Leng Shaoting’s heart tightened. He was disappointed, and asked in a hurry, “Do you like him?”
Chapter 160 You’re too Young to Fall in Love
Gu Ning, instead, had the sense that Leng Shaoting was really nervous. And she was happy about that. She immediately asked him, “Do you want me to be his girlfriend or not?”
“Absolutely not,” Leng Shaoting replied unconsciously. “Why?” Gu Ning followed up.
“Because…” Leng Shaoting stopped for a second. When Gu Ning was full of hope, Leng Shaoting opened his mouth again, “Because you’re too young to fall in love. You should focus more on your studies.”
Hearing that, Gu Ning was annoyed. “No! I won’t do that!” She hung up on Leng Shaoting afterwards.
Leng Shaoting was struck dumb by Gu Ning’s reaction. Did-did I say something wrong? A man like Leng Shaoting who didn’t understand women at all could do nothing but let it go. That was also the reason why he suffered a lot when he chased his wife in the future.
Meanwhile, in a five-star hotel, Situ Ye leaned against a sofa in silence. He had no interest in women in the past, because he thought that women were trouble. Thus there were no women around him for many years. However, now, he had a growing interest in Gu Ning.
He wanted to know more about her, and meet her more often. The only problem was that he wasn’t familiar with Gu Ning, so he lacked excuses to stay close to her. However, there was nothing or nobody he couldn’t get as long as he wanted.
He didn’t tell Chu Xuanfeng and Chu Peihan that he was interested in Gu Ning, which meant he couldn’t ask them to help him either. Then what should he do? The big boss of the Qing Gang felt cornered.
The next day, Gu Ning went out to buy some tools. She planned to do the scavenger hunt tonight. Gu Ning did it not for money, but for curiosity, excitement and her special feelings towards ancient objects.
Gu Man and Gu Qing also had a skincare appointment this morning, so they left together with Gu Ning, while Jiang Xinyue stayed at home alone. There was a computer in her home, and she wasn’t willing to hang out with the adults either.
Gu Man didn’t ask why Gu Ning was going out today. She only reminded her to be careful.
Gu Qinxiang and Lin Lijuan along with Gu Xiaoxiao got on a plane leaving for City G as well.
Gu Ning went to the beauty salon to meet Gu Man and Gu Qing after she had finished her shopping. They would eat and go for a walk later before they went back home. However, just as Gu Ning arrived at the door, she heard an altercation from inside. She recognized Gu Qing’s angry voice, but she couldn’t hear it clearly.
Gu Ning felt uneasy, rushing in at once.
Outside a private room, a group of people gathered. The noisy altercation was happening in the private room.
“Ladies, please use another private room! It won’t do you any good if you annoy Mrs. Wu.” A beautician in her rose red uniform persuaded Gu Qing and Gu Man in an arrogant way.
“Why? That’s your way of doing business? She’s the one who postponed her appointment. Why should we leave?” Gu Qing was mad.
Although she knew Mrs. Wu wasn’t a common person, she couldn’t tolerate her behavior. And Gu Man was so scared that she hid behind Gu Qing, which made Gu Ning feel uncomfortable.
“So what? Do you know who I am? My husband is the president of Dongheng Real Estate, Wu Lianqin! What can you do to me?” the woman said, like she was the queen.
Wu Lianqin, the president of Dongheng Real Estate, was exactly the man who had picked on An Guangyao at Master Qin’s birthday party the other day.
Gu Ning had talked with An Guangyao about Wu Lianqin after that. The man was very ambitious. As the president of the Dongheng Real Estate branch in City F, he even wanted to acquire Shenghua Real Estate as his personal property. However, he didn’t want to pay much for it, so Gu Ning had won the chance. Besides, Wu Lianqin was a typical hypocrite, who loved to trap others behind their backs.
“Oh, your husband is the president of Dongheng Real Estate. So what?” Gu Ning separated the crowd walking inside. She looked at the woman with disdain.
Receiving Gu Ning’s cold and harsh look, Mrs. Wu felt threatened and struck dumb.
“Ningning.” Gu Qing and Gu Man relaxed when they saw that Gu Ning was there.
Gu Ning walked to them, and asked with care, “Mom, aunt are you alright?”
“We’re fine, but just annoyed,” Gu Qing complained.
After a while, Mrs. Wu felt humiliated that she had been shocked and despised by a young girl. “What are you? How dare you not respect me!”
“Well,” Gu Ning sneered. “I don’t think you deserve it. I don’t care how powerful you are. Apologize to my mother and aunt, right now.”
“What? Impossible!” Mrs. Wu couldn’t believe it, and of course couldn’t stand it. In City F, no one dared to talk to her in that way.
“I don’t care who you are. You must apologize,” Gu Ning insisted.
“You…” Mrs. Wu didn’t expect that Gu Ning dared to argue against her.
Not only Mrs. Wu, but the others were also surprised. Was she a more important figure than Mrs. Wu or was she just being naive?
“Ningning…” Gu Qing and Gu Man were slight worried. They didn’t want to cause more trouble.
“It’ll be fine,” Gu Ning comforted them. She wouldn’t give in today.
Her sight fell on Mrs. Wu again. “Are you going to apologize or not?”
“No. So what?” Mrs. Wu didn’t believe that this young girl could do anything to her.
“Really?” Gu Ning sneered once more. She stared at Mrs. Wu in a colder way. Mrs. Wu was frightened. Especially when Gu Ning approached her, Mrs. Wu stepped backwards in fear.
The beautician in the rose red uniform was afraid that Mrs. Wu would be hurt in her workplace, so she immediately stopped Gu Ning. “Miss, it won’t do you any good if you have bad blood with Mrs. Wu. Why don’t you just forget it?”