871 Pick Leng Shaoting up
“Miss Gu, did you have a fight outside this hotel last night?” he asked.
Although it was a question, he already had the answer. However, he couldn’t believe that Gu Ning was so good at martial arts. She was only 18! Everyone would be shocked to know that.
“Yeah.” Gu Ning nodded. He must have witnessed the fight.
“Wow, outstanding people always gather together,” Xu Jinlin said. He was talking about Leng Shaoting.
“Miss Gu, please stay alert and be careful these days. They’re members of the gang after all,” Gong Zehan said out of kindness. He never bothered to get involved in others’ personal affairs, but he was willing to remind Gu Ning to be cautious since she and Xu Jinlin were acquaintances.
“Thanks, I will,” Gu Ning said.
The elevator stopped at the third floor, and Gu Ning waved good-bye to Xu Jinlin along with Gong Zehan.
“Hey, what happened between you two?” Gong Zehan asked Xu Jinlin once Gu Ning was gone.
Xu Jinlin sighed, then told him everything. Gong Zehan laughed out loud afterwards. “Seriously? It’s so funny!”
“Who is Leng Shaoting? It seems that you’re very afraid of him,” Gong Zehan asked again.
“He’s the eldest grandson of the Leng family in the capital and senior to Jinchen. And he always keeps a distance from women. If he finds out that I’ve struck up a conversation with his girlfriend, he’ll tell Jinchen to practice fighting skills with me. I’ll be punched to the ground,” Xu Jinlin said in fear.
“The eldest grandson of the Leng family?” Gong Zehan was greatly surprised. He knew that the Leng family and the Xu family were allies for generations, and he had heard of the cold eldest grandson of the Leng family. And the most admirable thing was that Leng Shaoting became a major general at such an early age, which had never happened before.
That was all Gong Zehan knew about Leng Shaoting.
…
When Gu Ning and her bodyguards walked into the booked private room, she received Leng Shaoting’s call. He was in the airport of the capital now, and would arrive at HK around 10:30 pm.
Gu Ning would pick him up later.
She didn’t remember that she had planned to visit the small island until all the dishes were placed on the table. However, since she forgot, she gave it up.
…
In the He family’s house.
Zuo Jiangkui dined in the He family’s house that afternoon. However, only He Siyin and He Hongjie were aware that Gu Ning was going to help them.
The moment Zuo Jiangkui was gone after dinner, He Hongjie told He Siyin to come have a talk in his study.
“You’re right. Jiangkui does maintain a secret relationship with Hong Yuefei and he has even met He Hongyuan in private,” He Hongjie said in a cold tone.
Hearing that, He Siyin was annoyed, but she wasn’t surprised.
“Father, you treat him so well, but he still wants to steal our family business!” He Siyin said in anger.
“Maybe he thinks that I’m doomed this time, so he wants to join another party. Once I find solid proof to prove that he has no loyalty to me, I’ll chase him away,” He Hongjie said, and made up his mind to get rid of anyone who dared to betray him.
…
Hong Yuefei stayed in the hospital for a whole day, and He Yixi was by his side to help him get out of bed and walk.
Because of the pain all around his body, he couldn’t do anything and easily lost his temper. He Yixi felt aggrieved and displeased, but had to tolerate it.
Once Hong Yuefei was able to walk, he left the hospital and went back home. It was a torture for him to stay in the hospital.
Hong Yuefei was prurient with strong sexual desire. He felt utterly uncomfortable if he didn’t have sex for a day, so he forced He Yixi to help him out with her hands and mouth the second they were home. It took her almost an hour to please Hong Yuefei.
A while later, He Yixi’s father called her to come home because the gambling competition would be held tomorrow, and he needed to discuss something with her.
When He Yixi was absent, Hong Yuefei called one of his mistresses. He couldn’t live a day without a woman.
…
Around 9:50 pm, Gu Ning left for the airport, and she drove alone there. Before she left, she told Gao Yi and Qiao Ya that she wouldn’t come back tonight.
Twenty minutes later, Gu Ning arrived; Leng Shaoting would arrive in dozens of minutes. Gu Ning found herself a seat in the arrival hall and played on her phone, reading the news.
Her name was still on the hottest topics list, but gradually moved down. A lot of gossip about celebrities’ behavior and private lives replaced her name.
Celebrities needed attention and they often hired an Internet Water Army to help them attract people’s attention.
Only a few pieces of news were put on the list by real Internet users’ frequent searches, like the news on Gu Ning.
Gu Ning read the news for a while, then heard an excited discussion about something she knew.
“I can’t wait for it! I’ll finally get my favorite Kouzi in 10 minutes!”
“I can’t either! I thought that it was a brand without much fame and isn’t reliable, but it turns out to be so effective! I just used several of its facial masks, and my skin is much better now.”
“Thanks to Fei, we don’t need to fly to the capital.”
“Right, if Fei didn’t bring some for us, I would fly to the capital myself.”
“I hope Kouzi can soon be put on the market of HK so that we can buy it here.”
“I have the same idea.”
Gu Ning was happy to hear that people liked her products, and Kouzi would be available on the market of HK sooner or later. In fact, she was going to build Kouzi into an international brand.
872 Flirtatious Leng Shaoting
Kouzi was already placed on shelves of many skincare products stores and shopping malls. Customers held doubts in the beginning, but they soon fell in love with it.
Gu Ning kept on surfing on social media, and found that Kouzi was ranked fifth on the hottest topics list about skincare products.
She clicked it and began to read the posts and comments about Kouzi.
Although Kouzi was still a new brand, 99% of its customers approved of it. Moreover, its customers were very loyal to it.
…
In a plane, it was being broadcast from the radio that the flight was going to land in a minute, and Leng Shaoting couldn’t wait a second longer to see Gu Ning. They hadn’t seen each other for just a few days, but he missed her so much.
If it was possible, he would stay with Gu Ning 24/7, but he knew that it was unlikely to happen, because they had to deal with their own business.
Leng Shaoting sat on the aisle seat in the first class, and there was a woman wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses in another aisle seat in the same row as him. The woman fixed her eyes on Leng Shaoting. Leng Shaoting could feel it, but said nothing because the woman seemed kind.
Even though she was wearing a pair of large sunglasses and nobody could see her eyes, nor most of her face, it wasn’t hard to notice that she was a beauty.
A baseball cap along with sunglasses were the basic accessories of a star.
The woman was indeed a star. She stared at Leng Shaoting all the time because he was too attractive and she couldn’t move her eyes away from him. In addition, he sat in the first class too, and dressed in designer brands. It was obvious that he was very rich.
No single woman wouldn’t be attracted to a handsome rich young man.
The female star admired Leng Shaoting, but she couldn’t strike up a conversation with him because of her identity and her agent’s warning.
Her agent was a woman who was 30 years old or so and sat right next to her.
She was a woman as well, so she understood that the female star couldn’t resist the handsome young man’s charm. Even she who was a married woman couldn’t help but glanced at Leng Shaoting.
However, the female star had to keep a distance away from other people for the sake of her image and reputation.
If the paparazzi caught her and made up some gossip about her private life, it would damage her career.
A star had to pay with his or her freedom if they wanted fame and money. Once their reputation was damaged, their career was doomed.
Seeing that the plane was about to land, the female star felt utterly disappointed.
A minute later, the plane landed at the airport of HK, and Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning the second he got off it. He didn’t have any baggage, so he directly walked out, while the female star had to get her suitcase. Therefore, they first short meeting came to an end.
In the arrival hall, a group of fans were waiting for their idol. The moment Leng Shaoting showed up, they yelled with surprise.
“Wow, he’s so handsome!”
“Is he a star or something?”
“No idea, but I’m his fan now.”
“I don’t think he could be a star, but more like a rich heir.”
“No matter who he is, he’s my type!”
…
Gu Ning felt proud of her popular boyfriend, and didn’t feel jealous at all. She only felt jealous when other women tried to steal him away from her.
Some fans ran towards Leng Shaoting at once, and they wanted to take photos with him, but he gave them a cold glance when they came near. Those girls were scared and stopped without delay.
At this moment, Gu Ning walked to him and Leng Shaoting put on a gentle smile, then left holding her hand.
Even though those girls felt frightened by his cold glance, they weren’t mad at all. Instead, they thought that he was more attractive than ever. Especially when he saw Gu Ning and his eyes became tender in an instant, those girls were amazed by the scene.
Not only them, but others in the hall were also attracted by the loving couple.
“They must be a couple!”
“I’m so jealous of the girl.”
“I wished I could have a boyfriend like him!”
“I think he’s the kind of man every woman wants.”
“I agree!”
…
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to the parking lot later.
“You’re indeed popular,” Gu Ning joked.
“I should wear a mask.” Leng Shaoting didn’t like to be popular.
“Ha-ha.” Gu Ning laughed a little. “It’s fine. They can’t get you even if you show up in their sight. If you put on a mask, they will probably think that you’re a star and you’ll be more noticeable.”
Given Leng Shaoting’s outstanding appearance, people would only pay more attention to him if he was wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses or a mask like those stars.
“Right, nobody can have me except you,” Leng Shaoting said in a husky voice and gave Gu Ning a flirtatious smile.
Gu Ning was struck dumb for a second, then flushed. “Stop it!”
“Why?” Leng Shaoting argued. “Isn’t it the truth?”
Gu Ning rolled her eyes at him.
Leng Shaoting was getting more and more flirtatious now.
They found their car, and Leng Shaoting opened the door of the front passenger’s seat for Gu Ning. He didn’t get in it until Gu Ning was seated properly.
“Have you eaten?” Gu Ning asked.
“Not yet,” Leng Shaoting replied. He was in a hurry so he went straight to the airport from the military base, and ate nothing along the way.
873 Lord Zhan
“Why don’t we go to the night snack street? It’s very late now, and we can only find delicious food there,” Gu Ning said.
“Sure!” Leng Shaoting wasn’t picky when it came to food.
HK wasn’t a big city, so they soon arrived at the night snack street. It was full of activity and crowded. Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting parked the car before they walked inside.
Since it was crowded, all kinds of people were enjoying night snacks there.
Along the way, many men who had drunk a little whistled at Gu Ning, trying to flirt with her, but most of them were stopped by Leng Shaoting’s cold glance. However, some still ignored him.
A young man who claimed to be the third son of the Zhan family leered at Gu Ning, and loudly said to others that he could provide her with a good life if she was willing to satisfy his sexual needs.
This time, not only did Gu Ning feel humiliated, but Leng Shaoting was also furious.
No man could accept that his beloved girl was sexually insulted by another man in a public place. Therefore, the second the young man finished his sentences, Leng Shaoting kicked his stomach with great force.
The young man was kicked away and didn’t fall on the ground until his body flew three meters away in the air. At the same time, his loud screams of pain attracted attention from everyone around the street.
The young man could barely move after the heavy kick.
Onlookers were all amazed by Leng Shaoting’s strength. They had never seen anyone else who was able to kick an adult three meters away before.
Afterwards, they were all surprised that Leng Shaoting dared to hurt the young man who was the third son of the Zhan family. The Zhan family was an influential family in HK after all.
Nevertheless, the third son of the Zhan family was notorious for his strong sexual desire and disrespect for women. In that case, nobody showed any sympathy for him. Instead, they all stood aside watching the scene.
“Lord Zhan!”
Two men who came here with Lord Zhan were scared.
If anything bad happened to Lord Zhan, the Zhan family would blame them for everything without doubt. Their families weren’t as influential as the Zhan family after all.
Seeing Lord Zhan still lying on the ground in great pain, one of the two men glared at Leng Shaoting and threatened him, “How dare you hurt Lord Zhan? The Zhan family won’t let you get away with it!”
Leng Shaoting gave him a cold glance, which frightened him. Thinking of what Lord Zhan had been through, he didn’t dare to say another word, in case he was kicked too.
“This is what you get if you dare to humiliate my girl,” Leng Shaoting said in a cold tone. He didn’t care about the Zhan family at all.
After that, he held Gu Ning’s hand and was about to leave.
The two men, however, were anxious. If Leng Shaoting was gone, the Zhan family would punish them. Even though they knew that Leng Shaoting wasn’t someone they could mess with, they had to stop him now. “You can’t leave!”
Leng Shaoting squinted at them. “Do you want to have the same treatment as him?”
The two men trembled in fear. They obviously didn’t want to have the same treatment as Lord Zhan, but they were more unwilling to bear the result of what had happened to Lord Zhan.
“You just kicked Lord Zhan, so you can’t leave. We must call the police and the police will handle it,” a man summoned up his courage and said. His voice was still trembling.
“Stand out of my way, or you’ll be lying on the ground just like him.” Leng Shaoting ignored them, and walked ahead. The two men were frightened and moved away at once.
They didn’t dare to stop Leng Shaoting again, so Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning left.
Lord Zhan wasn’t able to move at all, but he could hear their talk. Seeing Leng Shaoting leaving, he was ablaze with fury and fell unconscious the next second.
The two men were in sheer panic now, and sent him to the hospital without delay. In the meantime, they also called Lord Zhan’s second oldest brother.
Lord Zhan’s second oldest brother was a violent and cruel man. Once he heard the shocking news, he went to check the surveillance cameras at once to find out who had kicked his younger brother.
Before long, Lord Zhan’s second oldest brother focused on Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning. He also sent someone to stalk them.
…
After having night snacks, Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning left for the hotel. Gu Ning booked a suite at the Gonghao Hotel before she went to pick Leng Shaoting up.
However, right after they walked out of the night snack street, a group of aggressive, strong men surrounded them. Without a doubt, they must have been sent by the Zhan family.
Besides, those men all seemed to be good fighters, which meant that the Zhan family didn’t take them lightly.
Leng Shaoting was able to kick Lord Zhan three meters away. If the Zhan family didn’t send many good fighters, they couldn’t catch him.
Unfortunately, they would still fail.
Gu Ning couldn’t help but think that trouble always found her. She wasn’t an aggressive girl, but was often involved in trouble. If she weren’t so excellent at martial arts, she would have been bullied countless times.
Passers-by all stayed away from them, in case they were hurt.
Without hesitation, the bunch of strong men moved near to Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning. They aimed to catch them.
The moment they moved, Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning attacked them as well.
Someone called the police at once, but the police station refused to deal with it for the sake of Lord Zhan.
Onlookers were all worried that Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting would be injured soon. However, to their surprise, the bunch of men was soon beaten down.
It turned out that Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning were much better than those men in a fight.
874 He“s My Boyfriend
Within several minutes, Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning beat each of those strong men down. The two of them defeated over a dozen men in a violent fight.
Once those men were beaten down on the ground, they could barely get back to their feet.
Seeing that, everyone was shocked.
“I have no intention to act against the Zhan family, but Lord Zhan disrespected me first. We just taught him a lesson. If he wants to cause us trouble again, we won’t be polite to him either,” Gu Ning said in a cold tone.
Although she didn’t have many connections in HK, it didn’t mean that she couldn’t do anything about it.
In fact, there was no need for her to deal with it on her own. She could directly set the evil jiao free, and it could ruin the whole HK, including the Zhan family.
Gu Ning already thought of an idea to use the evil jiao to her advantage, and she was about to do so. The evil jiao needed magical power for its inner discipline so she could tempt it to help her with magical power.
As for the male ghost, Gu Ning hadn’t thought of a good idea to deal with it yet. If she failed to figure out a way, she would destroy it.
Whether it was a good ghost or a bad one, it wasn’t right for it to stay in this world. In addition, she had already taken away what it wanted to protect. Even if she set it free, it wouldn’t let her get away with it.
After that, Gu Ning held Leng Shaoting’s hand, walking away.
When Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were gone, the leader of those men called Lord Zhan’s second oldest brother at once and told him the result.
Lord Zhan’s second oldest brother was astonished by it, and believed that they couldn’t be common visitors. If Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning were common visitors, they wouldn’t be so good at fighting.
Thinking of that, Lord Zhan’s second oldest brother hesitated. Although he was displeased that Gu Ning threatened him, he knew that he shouldn’t cause trouble for his family. Anyway, he should learn more information about them first.
…
Speaking of information on Gu Ning, Hong Yuehuan also got it an hour earlier. He was shocked to find out that Gu Ning was only 18 after reading the news about her on the Internet.
Given Gu Ning’s outstanding ability and great achievements, no one was willing to mess with her. It wasn’t easy to maintain a good relationship with her either.
…
The moment Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were back in their room, Leng Shaoting pressed her down on the bed, and they began to make love in the following hours.
The next morning, both Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting stayed in bed late, because they had nothing important to do. And precisely because of that, Leng Shaoting had sex with Gu Ning once more.
Luckily, Gu Ning was full of energy, or she wouldn’t be able to get out of the bed.
Around 10 am, Gu Ning received He Siyin’s call. He Siyin would come to pick her up at 12:30 pm.
It was still early, but she had to tell Gu Ning earlier than the appointed time.
After hanging up the call with He Siyin, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting got up.
Gu Ning had told He Siyin that she was unwilling to show up with her real identity, because she didn’t want her family to know about it. Therefore, she decided to disguise herself and used the name Tang Aining.
He Siyin understood, and agreed.
In that case, Gu Ning began to put on make-up and dress herself like Tang Aining after she left the bed.
Looking at the attractive, mature Gu Ning, Leng Shaoting almost lost control of himself again.
They called Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to join them for breakfast.
When they met Leng Shaoting, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya greeted him with respect. “Nice to see you again, Lord Leng.”
After breakfast, it was just 12 pm. Gu Ning told Qiao Ya to buy three pairs of sunglasses.
Except for Gu Ning, each of them would wear sunglasses. “You can be my bodyguards, and the sunglasses can cover your faces,” Gu Ning said.
The three of them were all in black today, so it was very suitable for them to be Gu Ning’s bodyguards.
Leng Shaoting had a special identity, but he insisted on going there with Gu Ning, so he had to disguise himself too.
Even though Leng Shaoting didn’t care much about it, Gu Ning had to take care of him.
“No problem,” they said.
Since it was Gu Ning’s arrangement, Leng Shaoting wouldn’t reject.
He Siyin called Gu Ning again at 12:30 pm. She arrived at the hotel 10 minutes earlier, but didn’t call Gu Ning until it was the appointed time.
When she saw Gu Ning, He Siyin was greatly surprised, and almost didn’t recognize her.
Gu Ning had changed a lot. If it weren’t for Gao Yi and Qiao Ya who stood behind her, He Siyin wouldn’t know that she was Gu Ning.
She’s changed so much! He Siyin thought to herself.
When He Siyin’s sight fell on another man by Gu Ning’s side, she was stunned by his handsome appearance.
“Miss Gu, who is he?” He Siyin asked Gu Ning.
He Siyin asked that question only to make sure that the new face was reliable because they were going to a very special meeting.
Gu Ning also understood.
“He’s my boyfriend. Please don’t worry about it,” Gu Ning said with a smile.
He Siyin relaxed, and left with them.
She had driven alone to pick Gu Ning up as usual, and the car was a MPV.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the casino which was under control of the He family.
It was also the largest casino in HK, but it was still not as good as the one in City M. City M was one of the top four gambling cities in the world after all, which was the real heaven of gamblers.
The gambling industry of HK was just half of that in City M.
He Hongjie was the gambling magnate in HK, while there was another gambling magnate in City M.
875 Why Rush?
The gambling magnate of City M was also more influential than He Hongjie, but they minded their own business. They weren’t allies, nor enemies.
Normally, when there was a huge gap between two people, it was hard for them to be enemies, because the stronger one didn’t care much about the weaker one, while the weaker one didn’t dare to annoy the stronger one.
It also depended on their wits and ambition. Some ambitious people let ambition get the better of them so that they would do something they shouldn’t do.
Because it was the anniversary of the He family’s casino and the competition between the He brothers would also be held today, many people of different social status showed up.
When Gu Ning’s group arrived, it was around 1 pm, and the competition would begin at 2 pm. Therefore, He Siyin guided them to have a rest in the VIP lounge; they still needed to talk about something in private.
They walked through the exclusive passage for the He family members, so others didn’t see them.
He Siyin poured cups of tea for them after they were seated, then said to Gu Ning, “We’ll play three forms of gambling today. One is Sic Bo, which is the routine. As for the other two, each of the two parties can propose one, so you can choose the form you’re best at. Each form of gambling will be played for 10 rounds. Whoever wins the most money wins the game. It’s not up to how many times you win. As for the bet, two parties in the game can do a deal about it. If you’re willing to pay for the chips yourself, you take the money you win back home. If you need my family to do that for you, the money you win will belong to us. It’s up to you.”
“I can buy the chips myself.” Without doubt, Gu Ning was going to make money for herself.
He Siyin agreed, and thought that it was a better idea. It wasn’t because she didn’t trust Gu Ning, but because she knew little about her till now. If Gu Ning was willing to pay the money herself, she would devote herself to the game.
As for the forms of gambling, Gu Ning didn’t know much about it. She was confident that she wouldn’t lose while playing Sic Bo, and slot machine was another one with which she could make a fortune.
Accordingly, she asked, “Can I choose slot machine?”
Hearing that, He Siyin was surprised. It was a choice, but was also a little childish.
“Of course you can,” He Siyin said.
When it was 1:30 pm, He Siyin received a call, and walked out. After a while, she came back with He Hongjie.
He Siyin introduced them to one another.
He Siyin had told He Hongjie that their helper was only 18, but Gu Ning showed up like a mature woman named Tang Aining today, which confused him. He Siyin then explained the reason to him.
He Hongjie understood, because it was indeed a dangerous task. If Gu Ning won today, it was likely that she would be in great trouble.
Although He Hongjie still had doubts, he chose to trust Gu Ning. Gu Ning was his best and only choice now after all.
…
He Hongyuan arrived when it was 20 minutes away from 2 pm, and there were about 20 bodyguards around him. He walked ahead of all them, followed by a 30-year-old man and He Yixi.
A lot of people were aware of today’s scheme, but nobody dared to say anything about it.
“Isn’t the man following behind Master Hongyuan, Fan Zhihao?”
“It is!”
Fan Zhihao used to be the second apprentice of the gambling magnate in City M, but he betrayed his master and was chased away.
Even though he was notorious for his character, he was really good at gambling, and had learned many skills from the gambling magnate of City M.
“Did Master Hongyuan invite Fan Zhihao to play the game on behalf of him?”
“It couldn’t be more obvious!”
“It seems that the gambling magnate is in danger now.”
“I heard that the gambling magnate is losing his hearing.”
“I think the gambling magnate could have invited someone to help him too.”
“Right.”
…
Neither He Hongjie nor He Hongyuan would play the game in person today, because He Hongjie was losing his hearing while He Hongyuan didn’t want to make any mistakes although he was also skilled at gambling. Therefore, Gu Ning would attend the competition on behalf of He Hongjie, and Fan Zhihao would represent He Hongyuan.
Gu Ning was still absent now, so no one knew who would help He Hongjie.
In He Hongyuan’s eyes, he believed that He Hongjie had to play the game in person, because he had a spy by He Hongjie’s side. What he didn’t know was that the spy was already exposed, and He Hongjie told them that he would play the game in person on purpose to cover his real plan.
He Hongyuan and the others sat at the right side of the central gambling table in the hall. Fan Zhihao was seated in the middle of the first row, and He Hongyuan along with He Yixi sat at his sides.
This gambling table was set for today’s game.
“Where is He Hongjie? Why is he still absent?” He Hongyuan said loudly. He made it sound like He Hongjie was scared of him.
“Master Hongyuan, why rush? It’s not 2 pm yet.” At this moment, a man in his early thirties walked over.
He was the eldest son of the He family, He Yishao.
He Yishao didn’t seem worried or nervous at all, not because he was able to calm himself down, but because his father just told him that they had invited a talented gambler to help them out today. Although they weren’t sure that she was going to win today, they were confident.
He Hongyuan was He Yishao’s uncle, but He Yishao called him Master Hongyuan ever since they became enemies.
“It has nothing to do with time, but manners,” He Hongyuan said.
In fact, he couldn’t wait a second longer to take over the He family’s business.