Chapter 1391: The New Rich
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Leng Yuanjin was so amazed by Gu Ning’s outstanding appearance when she saw her that she even ignored Leng Shaoting. “Wow, you look much prettier than your photos!”
“I’m flattered.” Gu Ning smiled, then gave Leng Yuanjin the gift. “Aunt Yuanjin, this is our first meeting so I’ve prepared a small gift for you. Please accept it.”
The second Leng Yuanjin saw the package, she knew it was a set of Kouzi products. Her eyes lit up at once, and she took it right away.
“Thanks! I love Kouzi very much, and I love your gift too!” Leng Yuanjin thanked Gu Ning.
Gu Ning liked Leng Yuanjin’s personality.
“You’re welcome, and I’ve prepared another gift for you,” Gu Ning said and got a jewelry case from Leng Shaoting’s hands. “This is jewelry from Jade Beauty Jewelry. I’ve given Aunt Yin a set before, so I think Aunt Yuanjiin should have a set as well.”
“Wow…” Leng Yuanjin was surprised, because she knew that Jade Beauty Jewelry wasn’t cheap at all. Even though she was very rich, it wasn’t a cheap gift. Anyway, since Yu Yin also had a set, she could take this gift too.
“Thanks! Well, I don’t know what to say now. Thank you very much,” Leng Yuanjin said happily. She liked Jade Beauty Jewelry as well.
“Aunt Yin, please don’t mind that I didn’t prepare a gift for you today,” Gu Ning said to Yu Yin afterwards.
“Of course not! I don’t mind at all.” Yu Yin beamed. Gu Ning had given her many gifts before, so there was no reason for her to be displeased at this moment. In addition, she was a very kind and generous person, so she didn’t care about it.
Leng Yuanjin then asked Yu Yin to help her hold the gifts before she took out a thick red envelope from her bag.
“Here, Ningning, this is my gift for you, and I wish you and Shaoting all the best in your lives.” Leng Yuanjin handed it to Gu Ning.
“Thank you, Aunt Yuanjin!” Gu Ning took it with a broad smile.
“Shaoting must be very lucky to have met you,” Leng Yuanjin said all of a sudden. She wasn’t belittling Leng Shaoting, instead it was because it wasn’t a secret that Leng Shaoting had never fallen in love with a girl before. Gu Ning, however, changed his mind.
Leng Shaoting also felt quite lucky to have Gu Ning as his girlfriend, and he was living happily now.
“Aunt Yuanjin, I also feel lucky to have met Shaoting,” Gu Ning said.
“Right, both of you are lucky to meet each other,” Leng Yuanjin said. She felt happy for this young couple who were deeply in love with one another. Actually, if they weren’t deeply in love, they wouldn’t be willing to get engaged so soon.
“Although I already have a set of Jade Beauty Jewelry, I still want to see the store with my own eyes,” Leng Yuanjin said with curiosity.
Gu Ning smiled. “No problem, let’s go there now.”
Once Leng Yuanjin met Gu Ning, she had a good impression of Gu Ning, and Gu Ning could feel that. She was delighted, because Leng Yuanjin was an important elder in Leng Shaoting’s eyes.
After that, they left for Jade Beauty Jewelry. The moment Gu Ning showed up, its manager huuried out to welcome her and the others.
When Leng Yuanjin saw the decoration and jewelry in the store, she was amazed again. She kept complimenting everything in her sight, like she had never seen something like this before.
Leng Yuanjin was really only so impressed because it was owned by Gu Ning. Gu Ning was still very young, so it wasn’t easy for a young girl to have such a successful jewelry brand. However, onlookers who didn’t know Leng Yuanjin thought that she was poor and amazed by the expensive jewelry.
“Lower your voice! Even if you’ve never seen beautiful jewelry before, you should mind your manners!” A slightly fat woman about 40 criticized Leng Yuanjin. She dressed like the nouveau riche with many kinds of expensive accessories on her body. She was also very arrogant, as if she was the richest woman in the store.
Gu Ning frowned with dislike, because she could tell that this woman was very unkind. Most importantly, this woman embarrassed Leng Yuanjin right in front of her.
Chapter 1392: Fight back
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Gu Ning wanted to say something, but Leng Yuanjin opened her mouth first. “Why should I? Can you afford anything here in this store? The bracelet in your hand looks beautiful, but you’ve looked at it for a long time. Why don’t you directly buy it?”
Leng Yuanjin wasn’t mad, instead she challenged the woman.
“Of course I can afford it! Pack it up now.” The woman was annoyed by Leng Yuanjin’s words and fell into the trap set by her. Actually, she was hesitant to buy this bracelet, not because she couldn’t afford it, but because she thought that its price was a little high.
This single bracelet cost her three million yuan. If she bought it, she couldn’t buy many other things she wanted to buy this month. However, she was annoyed by Leng Yuanjin’s words, and was determined to prove her wealth.
After a saleswoman packed the bracelet up for her, she gave Leng Yuanjin a glance of disdain, then went to pay the bill.
Leng Yuanjin, however, wasn’t mad at all, instead she felt proud of herself. “Ningning, what do you think? I just helped you settle a deal.”
Gu Ning snorted with laughter and gave Leng Yuanjin a thumbs-up. “Aunt Yuanjin, you’ve done a great job. I must invite you and Aunt Yin to share a meal together later.” In fact, even if Leng Yuanjin didn’t do that, Gu Ning would still invite them to dine together.
“No need, Shaoting will do that,” Leng Yuanjin said and turned to face Leng Shaoting. “Shaoting, you haven’t invited me to share a meal together yet.”
“Sure, my treat this time,” Leng Shaoting said.
Gu Ning agreed, because it didn’t make any difference whether she or Leng Shaoting paid the bill.
It wasn’t a secret that Gu Ning was the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry. Although not everyone was aware of it, many people had heard of it. Therefore after she had stayed in the store for a few minutes, several customers recognized her.
At the beginning, they weren’t sure, but they made sure of it after glancing at Gu Ning a few times. However, even though they recognized Gu Ning, they didn’t go forward to bother her. They were simply impressed by Gu Ning’s outstanding appearance and had a better impression of her.
After a while, Gu Ning and the others left for lunch.
Neither Leng Yuanjin nor Yu Yin wanted to dine in a fancy hotel, because they only dined there when they needed to discuss business with some important figures. The food was also very expensive, so they preferred to have a meal in a local restaurant that had delicious dishes.
They booked a private room, and ordered their favorite dishes. After that, Leng Yuanjin talked about Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia with Gu Ning. “Ningning, I heard about what Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia did to you before. I know you’re not a weak girl at all, so you can fight back whenever you think it’s necessary.”
Leng Yuanjin looked displeased when she talked about Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia. Actually, nobody in the Leng family liked them, and Leng Yuanjin had a good impression of Gu Ning now, so she disliked Jiang Shuyuan more than ever.
“I understand, Aunt Yuanjin,” Gu Ning said. She felt touched that Leng Yuanjin defended her.
Normally, Gu Ning would fight back to protect herself when other people attacked her. She always fought back when Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia tried to make things difficult for her. This time was different however, and for Master Leng’s sake, she couldn’t seriously punish Leng Shaojia, but she didn’t feel aggrieved at all.
Leng Yuanjin didn’t mention Gu Ning’s special medicine, because she thought that Gu Ning could make the decision on her own.
Gu Ning never got along with Leng Shaojia after all, so it would be hard for Gu Ning to agree to help Leng Shaojia at this moment. Moreover, Leng Yuanjin also hoped that Leng Shaojia could learn from it by suffering for a few more days. The pain wouldn’t last forever, and Leng Shaojia would be fine in a few months.
In addition, even if the Leng family needed Gu Ning’s medicine to cure Leng Shaojia, Leng Shaojia’s parents should be asking for it. Therefore, Leng Yuanjin was unwilling to talk about the medicine in case Gu Ning was displeased, because although this was her first time meeting Gu Ning, she already treated Gu Ning as a member of the Leng family.
Afterwards, they stopped talking about Leng Shaojia, and Leng Yuanjin asked Gu Ning how she met Leng Shaoting.
Gu Ning told her that she met Leng Shaoting for the first time when he was chasing a criminal. They worked together and successfully caught the criminal in the end.
Leng Yuanjin also joked that Leng Shaoting was too cold and that it must be difficult for Gu Ning to stay with him.
Gu Ning smiled and said that she didn’t feel bored at all when Leng Shaoting was by her side.
Although Leng Shaoting looked a little cold, he was a mature, reliable man, and she wasn’t talkative either, and they were a perfect couple. In Gu Ning’s eyes, Leng Shaoting had far more strengths than weaknesses.
Chapter 1393: Zeng Kai’s Mother
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Leng Yuanjin felt happy for Leng Shaoting when she heard that Gu Ning loved him deeply.
Everyone enjoyed the meal in harmony.
After finishing the meal, Leng Yuanjin and Yu Yin left together. Before they left, they asked Leng Shaoting whether he wanted to go back to the Leng family’s house with them, but he declined. He needed to go back to work tomorrow, so they didn’t insist.
Tomorrow was Monday, and Leng Shaoting had to go back to the military base, so he wanted to spend more time with Gu Ning.
Later Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to the hospital to visit Peng Xinghao.
Because Peng Xinghao would get the compensation today, she needed to go with his lawyer to deal with it. Although they could handle it tomorrow, Gu Ning was unwilling to postpone it since they could deal with it right now.
The lawyer told Gu Ning the result, but Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao weren’t aware of it yet, so Gu Ning planned to tell them when she went to visit Peng Xinghao today.
Because Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were closer to the hospital, the lawyer was still absent when they arrived.
Once they arived, Gu Ning told Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao the result of the case. After hearing about the punishment imposed on Zeng Kai, they were both excited. Finally, the bad people were punished. As for the compensation, Peng Xiaoman didn’t know whether they should take it. Without Gu Ning’s help, they wouldn’t have a cent, so it was Gu Ning’s effort that allowed them to get such a huge amount of money. However, Peng Xinghao was indeed seriously injured by Zeng Kai, so it was reasonable for them to accept the money.
Gu Ning understood Peng Xiaoman’s feelings, but she already had an idea.
“I paid two hundred thousand yuan for Peng Xinghao’s medical and surgery fee, so I’ll deduct it from the compensation, and the rest should be yours.”
“If you’re still willing to work for me, I can give you a chance to choose again. If you work for me, you can have the same benefits as every other staff member, but I’ll deduct your salary, three hundred thousand yuan, from the compensation. Therefore, I’ll take away five hundred thousand yuan in all.”
Gu Ning said that to see whether they had changed their mind, and also to give them a second chance to make a choice. If they regretted it, she wouldn’t force them to work for her, but she would be angry, because they kicked her to the curb when she outlived her usefulness. However, she wouldn’t do anything to hurt them either, and would only take three hundred thousand yuan from their compensation as remuneration.
It was also a great chance for her to select loyal workers.
Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao understood what Gu Ning meant, and they showed their attitude right away.
“Miss Gu, we won’t change our mind, and we’ll never regret it. In fact, we’re honored to work for you.”
“Right, Miss Gu, even if you take away all the compensation, we won’t complain about it at all. We are clearly aware of your kindness and help.”
Peng Xinghao had survived because of Gu Ning’s help. As long as he was alive, he was able to make enough money for himself.
“Great, I’ll make some arrangements for you. If you have your dream jobs, you can fight for them, otherwise you’ll obey my orders,” Gu Ning said. She was very satisfied with their response.
“Sure.” Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao agreed.
A while later, the lawyer came to deal with the compensation and transferred a large amount of money to Peng Xiaoman.
“Alright, we can talk about other things when Peng Xinghao has made a full recovery. Zhou Weifan will stay here for a few more days in case the Zeng family causes you trouble,” Gu Ning said.
“No problem,” they said.
Afterwards, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left.
Gu Ning had that worry for a reason, because Zeng Kai’s mother came to take revenge on Peng Xinghao at 10 pm that night. She couldn’t accept the result that her only son would be in jail for a few years, so she lost her reason.
Once she arrived outside of Peng Xinghao’s ward, she knocked on its door and Zhou Weifan opened it.
Without hesitation, she threw a bottle of sulfuric acid at Zhou Weifan. Actually, Zhou Weifan wasn’t her target, but she didn’t care about that now.
Zhou Weifan was startled and avoided it right away, but some sulfuric acid fell on the bed and ruined the quilt. Seeing that, Zhou Weifan realized what was in the bottle and he was furious.
Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao were also frightened, but they moved to the side of the bed at once.
Zeng Kai’s mother kept cursing them. “Damn you! Go to hell! Go to hell!”
Zhou Weifan was well-prepared this time, and he wouldn’t allow her to throw the sulfuric acid again.
Once she moved, Zhou Weifan grabbed the quilt on the bed to cover the sulfuric acid and her whole body.
Chapter 1394: Her Son Asked for It
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Zeng Kai’s mother screamed in pain when she was covered in the quilt which was soaked in sulfuric acid.
Her screams attracted attention from people and nurses on the outside. Once they ran to the door of the ward, they saw her rolling in the quilt.
Because the quilt covered her from her head, the sulfuric acid touched her head first.
“What’s going on here?” a nurse asked, but she didn’t take action to remove the quilt and see who was inside.
“A woman suddenly ran to pour sulfuric acid into our ward, and I used the quilt to stop her. She’s probably been hurt by the sulfuric acid now,” Zhou Weifan said. He stayed calm and explained it with a serious expression.
Although he wasn’t guilty of defending himself, Zeng Kai’s mother could be seriously injured this time. He would probably have to pay her compensation. Luckily, he wouldn’t be punished for that according to the law.
“What?” Onlookers were shocked and moved away at once in case they were hurt as well.
Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao were also surprised. In that case, this woman must have come for them. If it hadn’t been for Zhou Weifan, they could have been disfigured by the sulfuric acid.
Although Zeng Kai’s mother was very evil, she was hurt in the hospital, so the nurses had to do something. Therefore, the nurse hurriedly went to remove the quilt over Zeng Kai’s mother, but she was a little weak, so Zhou Weifan helped her.
Zhou Weifan pulled the quilt off the next second, and Zeng Kai’s mother was finally out of it, but her face was already burned by the sulfuric acid. Although her burns weren’t serious, her face was disfigured.
“Oh, my face, my face!” She covered her face with her hands, but screamed in pain once her hands touched her burned face.
“Go get the doctor!” the nurse said to another nurse, who ran away at once. They were only nurses, and they needed a doctor to treat Zeng Kai’s mother.
The second onlookers saw her face, they began to talk about her.
“Jesus, her face looks so scary!”
“The man said that she carried a bottle of sulfuric acid to throw into their ward.”
“She’s crazy!”
“Why did she do that?”
“…”
People were discussing loudly, but most of them sided with Zeng Kai’s mother because she looked sympathetic.
Zhou Weifan couldn’t stand it and argued. “Don’t think that she’s innocent. She’s the guilty one.”
“Why did she throw sulfuric acid into your ward? She must have done it for a reason.”
“Right!”
Zhou Weifan understood that onlookers didn’t know the truth, so he turned to ask Zeng Kai’s mother, “Are you a member of the Zeng family?”
Although he asked that question, he actually already had the answer.
Once Zeng Kai’s mother heard the Zeng family, she shouted, “My son was put in jail because of you! You should go to hell! Go to hell!” Unfortunately, she had no strength to take revenge now.
Hearing that, onlookers were shocked.
“They put her son in jail!”
“No wonder she did that to them.”
“…”
Peng Xiaoman and Peng Xinghao were annoyed by their discussion.
“Shut up!” Zhou Weifan snapped at them in a cold voice, and onlookers closed their mouths in fear.
“Her son asked for it, because her son…” Zhou Weifan turned to point at Peng Xinghao who was sitting on the patient bed. “Her son stabbed a fruit knife into his head, and he could have been killed. Her family also tried to help her son get away with the crime by bribing the police. Do you still think her son and her family are innocent?”
Hearing that, onlookers were shocked again. Not everyone could survive after being stabbed deep into the head. Besides, the Zeng family had bribed the police, which was totally unacceptable!
However, not many people believed it, and some still had doubts.
Zhou Weifan noticed their reaction and said, “If you don’t believe it, you can find out more information about the case on the Internet.”
Hearing that, the onlookers chose to believe his words. At the same time, no one had sympathy for Zeng Kai’s mother anymore.
A few minutes later, two male doctors came. They asked Zhou Weifan for details about what had happened in the ward.
After hearing Zhou Weifan’s explanation, they knew that it was the woman’s fault, so they called the police.
Zhou Weifan wasn’t afraid at all, because Zeng Kai’s mother was the guilty one, not them, and there were surveillance cameras at the door.
Chapter 1395: Peng Xiaoman and Zhou Weifan
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After that, the doctor took Zeng Kai’s mother away to deal with her wounds.
Zhou Weifan immediately let Gu Ning know about what had happened.
Gu Ning told Zhou Weifan to deal with it first. If he couldn’t handle it, he could turn to her for help later. Besides, given what had happened, they had to change wards and Gu Ning told the receptionist to keep it a secret from other people. If their friends came to visit them, they would contact them in private.
After that, Zhou Weifan told Peng Xinghao’s doctor that they needed to move to another ward. The doctor didn’t know anything about Gu Ning’s background, but he knew that she wasn’t simple. He was also respectful because of her unbelievable medicine, so he agreed with alacrity. However, he needed to check whether there were more available wards in the hospital.
Before long, he came back and told Zhou Weifan that only VIP wards were available now. It cost much to stay in a VIP ward, but Peng Xiaoman accepted it without hesitation, because they had enough money to afford it. In addition, Peng Xinghao would leave the hospital in a few days.
About half an hour later, the police arrived.
After hearing the whole story, the police made the judgment that Zhou Weifan was defending himself, which was legal so he wouldn’t be punished. The police didn’t side with Zeng Kai’s mother this time, because they knew that there was a more important figure behind Peng Xinghao. It wasn’t a secret that the Zeng family failed to help Zeng Kai out after the case went public.
Zeng Lichang had no intention to sue Zhou Weifan either, because he knew that it was his stupid wife’s fault. Besides, he was aware that there was a more influential figure behind Peng Xinghao, so he didn’t dare to mess with them. Therefore, they had to accept the result. Although he was reluctant to see his wife disfigured, his wife asked for it after all.
The problem was easily solved, and Peng Xinghao was moved to another ward. He had almost made a full recovery now, but still needed to stay in the hospital for a few days.
Peng Xiaoman repeatedly thanked Zhou Weifan. “Mr. Zhou, I honestly don’t know how to thank you. You’ve saved our lives!” She was scared in retrospect.
“My pleasure, it’s my job,” Zhou Weifan said.
“I know, but it’s the undeniable truth that you’ve rescued us,” Peng Xiaoman said with sincerity.
Zhou Weifan felt a little shy under her look, then remained silent.
“Well, I wish I had a brother-in-law like you,” Peng Xinghao sighed all of a sudden. Peng Xiaoman flushed at once. “Xinghao, don’t say that!”
In fact, it was very normal for Peng Xinghao to say something like that, but Peng Xiaoman felt shy.
“What? Why can’t I say that? I do wish that I can have such a strong, reliable brother-in-law like Weifan,” Peng Xinghao said, feeling aggrieved.
In fact, he said it on purpose too. As Peng Xiaoman’s younger brother, he could see the change of Peng Xiaoman’s attitude towards Zhou Weifan. He often chatted with Zhou Weifan, and he knew that Zhou Weifan was single.
In that case, if Zhou Weifan also liked Peng Xiaoman, he wouldn’t mind setting them up and have Zhou Weifan as his brother-in-law.
Zhou Weifan and Peng Xiaoman looked like they would be a great couple from their appearances. As for their personalities, he thought that Zhou Weifan was a good man after getting along with him these days.
Although his older sister didn’t have a high-degree academic certificate, she would be a very good wife and mother.
Peng Xinghao wasn’t aware of Zhou Weifan’s economic condition, but it didn’t matter as long as Zhou Weifan and his older sister liked each other.
Nevertheless, that was only Peng Xinghao’s idea, and he wasn’t sure whether Zhou Weifan liked his older sister. If Zhou Weifan didn’t think his older sister was a good choice, he couldn’t do anything about it.
“You…” Peng Xiaoman flushed red, but didn’t know what to say now. As a result, she turned around and ignored him.
Zhou Weifan was a professional killer, and he knew nothing about love or romance, so he couldn’t tell the difference between how Peng Xiaoman looked at him and how other people did, so he didn’t understand why Peng Xinghao said that either.
…
Zeng Kai’s mother was admitted to the hospital as well, and given the Zeng family’s wealth, she undoubtedly stayed in a VIP ward.
Zeng Lichang was very angry at what she had done, but he couldn’t criticize her right now because she was seriously injured. Besides, her face was burned and disfigured, so he was unwilling to even look at her.
After making arrangements for his wife, Zeng Lichang left without hesitation.