Chapter 1516: Who Are You?
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It was obvious that Lord Long had ulterior motives.
“Gu Ning.” Gu Ning didn’t bother to hide it.
“Miss Gu, nice to meet you today. Why don’t we share a meal together?” Lord Long asked.
“No.” Gu Ning refused him in a cold voice.
Hearing that, Lord Long felt humiliated and changed his expression. “What did you say?”
“I said no.” Gu Ning sneered with disdain. “Who are you? Why should I share a meal with you?”
“Who am I? I’m the heir of the Glory Organization!” Lord Long looked super proud of himself. He believed that there weren’t rich or powerful people in Zhao Binxu’s circle, so he was confident that Gu Ning didn’t dare to turn him down again.
Gu Ning was familiar with every business group in the capital, so she had heard of the Glory Organization.
The Glory Organization had over a billion yuan in assets, which was only a small business group in the capital.
However, in Zhao Binxu’s eyes, there was a huge gap between them. That was the reason why he didn’t dare to argue against Lord Long.
Gu Ning, on the contrary, didn’t think it was a big deal. She wasn’t snobbish, but she hated arrogant people. Therefore, Gu Ning sneered, “So? I thought you would scare me. The Glory Organization is only a small business group in this city. How dare you be so arrogant and aggressive?”
Lord Long was struck dumb for a second, then squinted at Gu Ning for a while. He thought that Gu Ning might be more influential than him. “Who are you?” he asked cautiously.
Even though Lord Long was arrogant, he wasn’t stupid. He only dared to embarrass Zhao Binxu because he knew that Zhao Binxu wasn’t rich or powerful. Moreover, he struck up a conversation with Gu Ning simply because she was stunning.
“I told you that my name is Gu Ning; you can search my name on the Internet if you want to know who I am,” Gu Ning said with impatience, then left with her people.
Lord Long didn’t dare to stop them at this moment, and took out his phone at once. After reading the news about Gu Ning, he was totally shocked.
Gu Ning was only 19, but she already owned many profitable companies. She was also the top scorer of the National College Entrance Examination this year, which was still one of the hottest topics on Weibo. She was a kung fu master too!
Lord Long felt scared in retrospect. The next second, he became curious about her relationship with Zhao Binxu.
Anyway, since Gu Ning was willing to defend Zhao Binxu, it meant that their relationship wasn’t ordinary. They could be relatives. In that case, he couldn’t make fun of Zhao Binxu anymore.
With Gu Ning’s help, it would be very easy for Zhao Binxu to become rich again.
Actually, Lord Long didn’t have any grudge against Zhao Binxu, they simply had a few disagreements, so he had never really hurt Zhao Binxu.
Lord Long calmed himself down, then directly ran back to his private room.
In the private room, two men and two women were sitting around a table, and they were all Lord Long’s friends. They were confused when Lord Long ran back in panic.
“What’s wrong?”
“Didn’t you leave to pick up Dong Ge? Why are you suddenly back?”
“You look terrified.”
“Oh, I totally forgot.” Lord Long realized that he forgot to pick up Dong Ge just then. “It’s not important, but I almost offended an important figure just then.”
“What? Who?” His friends were scared and immediately asked with concern, “Are you alright?”
“A girl named Gu Ning. I’m fine now,” Lord Long said.
“Gu Ning? Who’s Gu Ning?”
“A girl named Gu Ning? Is she the founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi?”
Lord Long’s friends began to talk about Gu Ning and one of the women was familiar with Gu Ning. She was a loyal customer of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi, and almost every one of her female friends were using them. Women were the target customers of skincare and make-up products after all.
In addition, both Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi were quite famous now.
Chapter 1517: Don’t Mess with Her
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The other men didn’t know who the founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi was, but they had also heard of the two brands.
“The founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi is a girl?”
“Right!” Lord Long said in fear.
“Wow, I can’t believe it.”
“She’s much richer than us if she’s really the founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi.”
Although men weren’t the target customers of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Kouzi, they knew that they were very profitable.
“She isn’t only rich, but also has powerful connections. I also heard that she has a close relationship with Master Tang in City B,” said the woman who was familiar with Gu Ning.
Wealth didn’t mean everything, because power and connections were even more influential than wealth in some situations.
If a successful businessman only had money but didn’t know any powerful people in politics, it wasn’t likely that his business would be thriving for long. Money could buy many things, but it needed protection from power.
Although senior officials in the government normally weren’t rich, they could easily deprive rich people of their wealth. Moreover, business couldn’t survive without the government. Therefore, the majority of businessmen ached to have support from the senior officials in the government. As long as they had help from the government, it would be much easier for them to run their businesses.
The Tang family in City B, however, was the most dominant family in both business and politics.
“What? The Tang family in City B?”
“I don’t know many details about it, but she is indeed very influential.”
Without delay, they took out their phones to search for information about Gu Ning on the Internet.
“Oh, Ying, why don’t you go to pick up Dong Ge now? I’m too shocked to move right now,” Lord Long said all of a sudden. He thought that he couldn’t drive right now.
“Sure.” Ying nodded and left.
The others stayed in the room, watching the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry. After watching it, they were stunned and didn’t know what to say.
They also learned about Gu Ning’s other companies, and were very sure that they shouldn’t mess with her.
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Gu Ning asked Zhao Binxu after they finished ordering, “Uncle Zhao, do you have any grudges against the man called Lord Long.”
She needed to know more details about it so that she could help Zhao Binxu if he needed her help.
“Nothing serious, we’ve just had a few arguments,” Zhao Binxu said. “He’s always like that, arrogant and aggressive in front of those who are poorer than him, but I don’t think he will dare to cause us trouble again after knowing who you are.”
Gu Ning nodded, then began to talk about business with Zhao Binxu.
“Since you’re willing to work for me, I should be honest with you. I have a real estate company under my name, and it’s in City F, Province D. The company has shopping malls, five-star hotels, five-star restaurants, and so on. Anyway, they’re worth about seven billion yuan in all,” Gu Ning said. (note: I am absolutely willing to he ur servant)
Hearing that, Zhao Binxu’s family was shocked. Zhao Binxu couldn’t believe that Gu Ning was even much richer than he thought.
Gu Ning continued, “My real estate company is Shenghua Real Estate. Its headquarters is located in City F for the time being, but it’ll be moved to the capital in the future. The executive is An Guangyao, so he’ll be your supervisor.”
No matter how experienced Zhao Binxu was, he couldn’t replace An Guangyao.
Zhao Binxu was surprised again when he heard that it was Shenghua Real Estate, because he had heard of it before. Zhao Binxu was involved in the real estate industry as well, so he was quite familiar with the leading companies in the industry around the country.
He had heard of Shenghua Real Estate, but didn’t know much about it. All he knew about it was that Shenghua Real Estate had successfully gotten a piece of haunted land in City B last year.
Other land developers had suffered strange things there, but everything went back to normal after Shenghua Real Estate took it.
It was very surprising, so he paid a lot of attention to the news.
To his astonishment, Gu Ning was the owner of Shenghua Real Estate.
Chapter 1518: A Lifesaver
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If he hadn’t heard of the strange things that had happened at the haunted land before, he would have believed that it was simply a trick played by Shenghua Real Estate in order to get the piece of land.
“I plan to build two five-star hotels in the capital, and I’ve chosen two good places for them. We can start construction after I buy them. However, because Shenghua Real Estate is in City F, and there are several ongoing construction sites, we need to hire more people in the capital.”
“You will be the general manager for Shenghua Real Estate in the capital, so you’ll be in charge of recruitment and business deals. I will of course arrange for some people to help you and you’ll take part in some business events with me too, which can help you expand your circle,” Gu Ning said.
Gu Ning understood that Zhao Binxu had his own circle, but he needed to expand it. Zhao Binxu wasn’t the owner of his previous small real estate company anymore, and he would become the general manager of Shenghua Real Estate in the capital.
Since Zhao Binxu was working for her, she would do everything she could to help him grow.
Although the Shengning Organization wasn’t established yet, many people in the industry were aware that Gu Ning was the owner of Fenghua Entertainment, Jade Beauty Jewelry, and Colaine.
Once the construction and decoration of the office buildings of the Shengning Organization were done, it would be officially established. They didn’t need to wait for long, so a month was enough.
Zhao Binxu was surprised that Gu Ning would let him be the general manager for Shenghua Real Estate in the capital.
Gu Ning ignored his astonishment and added, “Let’s be candid here, although a real estate company with dozens of billions of yuan in assets isn’t large, it isn’t small either, so you should know it’s not an easy job.”
Hearing that, Zhao Binxu put on a serious expression at once. “Miss Gu, I understand, and I’ll do my best.” He knew that it would be stressful, but he was willing to accept this challenge.
Gu Ning then gave Zhao Binxu her name card. “Come to the headquarters of my business group at 10 am tomorrow to sign the contract. You can call me when you arrive there, and I’ll arrange for someone to pick you up.”
“Sure.” Zhao Binxu agreed.
After a while, the dishes were all placed on the table, and they began to enjoy it.
Zhao Binxu’s life had a new chapter, but Wu Yunguang was in a bad mood now. He didn’t talk about it with Jiang Pingyi, because he already decided to let Jiang Pingyi shoulder the blame. However, he was still anxious before it was settled.
He had the idea to attack Gu Ning first so that she wouldn’t have time to help Zhao Binxu, but he didn’t dare to take action after finding out about her achievements. Gu Ning was much richer and more influential than him!
He also wanted to kill Zhao Binxu, but Gu Ning wouldn’t let him get away with it if he really did that. Zhao Binxu worked for Gu Ning now, so she would protect him.
There was nothing he could do now, so he was quite worried.
He wondered if he should return the money to Zhao Binxu and hope that Zhao Binxu would forgive him, but he was reluctant to do that. He was unwilling to take money out of his pocket right now. Besides, Jiang Pingyi had already shared the money with him, so he would suffer a loss if he needed to return Zhao Binxu’s money.
Thinking of that, Wu Yunguang felt cornered. He regretted cheating Zhao Binxu now.
…
Gu Ning drove Zhao Binxu’s family home after the meal.
Zhao Binxu didn’t think it was appropriate because he was only Gu Ning’s subordinate. However, Gu Ning insisted on it, so Zhao Binxu agreed.
After that, Gu Ning went back to her own home.
When Gu Ning was gone, Mrs. Zhao said, “Miss Gu is our family’s lifesaver!”
“You’re right, and I must work hard to return her favor,” Zhao Binxu said.
It wasn’t easy for him to get a good job now, but Gu Ning offered him a promising job.
“Darling, I know that you’ll be very busy once you report for duty. I will take care of our daughter and our family and make sure that you can focus on your job,” Mrs. Zhao said. She supported her husband without any conditions.
In fact, Zhao Binxu was always busy during these past few years, but Mrs. Zhao understood and never complained about it. She used to have a good job, but quit to take care of their family.
Chapter 1519: You’re Dramatic
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Even though Zhao Binxu went bankrupt, she didn’t leave him and still assisted him in running their small restaurant.
Zhao Binxu and Mrs. Zhao understood each other very well, and they seldom argued with one another, which wasn’t common. After all, more and more people were becoming selfish and self-centered in today’s society.
“I will.” Zhao Binxu made a promise.
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Qiao Ya asked Gu Ning with curiosity, “Boss, why do you trust him so much?”
Although it wasn’t the first time Gu Ning had done something like this, she still didn’t understand why Gu Ning would do it.
“Zhao Binxu isn’t a top manager, but he’s very experienced and upright. To be honest, I helped him mainly because of my master. My master told me that she did some bad deeds before and always felt guilty, so she hoped that I could give those victims a helping hand if they need help. I’m doing that for her,” Gu Ning said.
Gao Yi and Qiao Ya knew that Gu Ning’s master was Tang Aining, and Tang Aining was a professional killer, so it was quite normal that many people had been hurt by her. Therefore, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya understood why Gu Ning was helpful.
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Outside Shengning Tower, Wu Shunhua waited till 7 pm, but Gu Ning was still absent. He thought that Gu Ning might have taken another car again, so he missed her once more. However, Wu Shunhua couldn’t figure out why Gu Ning changed her car all the time.
He didn’t think that Gu Ning had already noticed that he was following her, because he always kept his distance from her.
Since Gu Ning could be gone already, there was no need for him to keep on waiting here, so he directly drove to Century City later.
Wu Shunhua booked a room at a hotel which was opposite the gate of Century City, so he could stay near Century City at night.
Gu Ning, however, didn’t go back to Century City, and instead went to the haunted construction site.
It was still early, and the sky wasn’t completely dark, but she spent a lot of time on the road, so it was 8:20 pm when she finally arrived there. Within ten minutes, the sky was totally dark.
At night, there were no lights, so the Yin in the construction site made it look scarier.
It was located by a crossroads, and there were main roads around it, but the street lights weren’t bright enough to fully light it. As a result, the construction site was mostly covered by darkness.
There wasn’t much traffic on the main roads, but Gu Ning was worried that she might be caught by passers-by. So in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gu Ning, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya got out of the car and went to the construction site on foot.
Not many people dared to walk near this construction site because the people who lived nearby were all aware that it was an unlucky place. Even if some had to walk by it, they normally ran fast.
There was a sidewalk by the construction site, but few people dared to walk on it, because the trees along it had dense leaves which blocked the light from lighting the path and made it look quite frightening.
Nevertheless, at this time, a boy and a girl were quarreling on the sidewalk not far from the construction site. They quarreled because they had to walk by this sidewalk near the construction site, but the girl was too scared so she wanted to take a taxi or another road. However, the place where they lived was right behind this construction site, and they would be home after the zebra crossing. It would be a waste of money and time if they took a taxi or took another longer road.
In addition, the boy didn’t believe in monsters and ghosts at all, so he didn’t think that it was a big deal and thought that the girl was being dramatic.
Gu Ning didn’t bother to pay attention to them, and directly walked by them with Gao Yi and Qiao Ya.
Seeing that, the boy criticized the girl. “See? They just walked by us and they’re fine. Don’t be so dramatic. It’s not easy for me to come here to meet you.”
“I don’t care about other people, I only know that I’m scared of it, so I don’t want to walk there! We can take a taxi, or break up!” The girl was annoyed.
“Break up?” The boy was struck dumb for a second, but wasn’t surprised. “Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure,” the girl said, and it sounded as if she was confident that the boy wouldn’t dare to break up with her.
“Who do you think you are? Do you really believe that I won’t dare to break up with you? To be honest with you, I have already had enough of you! Let’s break up now!” The boy was angry and turned around without hesitation, then walked forward alone.
“You…” The girl was anxious when the boy really agreed to break up with her. She refused to accept it, and just stood there waiting for him to come back to her.
Gu Ning, Gao Yi, and Qiao Ya had almost reached the gate, but they couldn’t climb over it right now because someone was walking towards them from behind. They walked slowly, but the boy walked quickly because of his anger, so he soon passed them.
Chapter 1520: How Could You Help Me?
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After the boy passed them, there was no one behind them. They looked around for a while, then climbed over the gate without anyone noticing them.
At this time, the Yin already came out from the grave pit, and took the shape of a man who was about 30.
Because it was a ghost, its face was abnormally pale. It stood in the grave pit, and couldn’t go anywhere, so it looked quite angry. It couldn’t go anywhere, nor could it do anything now, but it still needed to deal with many things.
Gu Ning wasn’t surprised to see the male ghost, and she knew that it must be a ghost of a high level since it could change its shape.
In that case, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya couldn’t go near it, in case they were affected. Therefore, before they walked inside, Gu Ning told Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to stay away from the male ghost.
She was able to deal with it alone.
The second Gu Ning, Gao Yi, and Qiao Ya walked into the construction site, the male ghost saw them. It became restless at once, because Gu Ning had magical power with her, which was exactly it wanted most. However, it remembered that it had failed to enter her body today and felt furious again. It was scared of Gu Ning, but also ached to rob her of her magical power.
Therefore, it fixed its eyes on Gu Ning.
Gu Ning’s sight didn’t fall on the male ghost, so the male ghost wasn’t sure whether Gu Ning could see it. However, since Gu Ning had magical power with her, it meant that she wasn’t an ordinary mortal.
The male ghost stayed alert and didn’t dare to take action right away.
Gu Ning stopped before the grave pit, then looked to the male ghost.
The male ghost realized that she could see it once it met Gu Ning’s eyes. “Who are you?” Its voice was hoarse and deep, but sounded quite scary.
“A businesswoman,” Gu Ning said.
The male ghost didn’t believe it, and said in great anger, “Don’t fool me!”
“It’s the truth. I’m indeed a businesswoman, but I’m not an ordinary mortal. I like this place, and I plan to buy this piece of land, but strange things are constantly happening here because of you. I think I should deal with you first,” Gu Ning said slowly.
Gao Yi and Qiao Ya stood seven meters away from Gu Ning. They could hear her, but couldn’t see the male ghost.
Because Gu Ning already told them that ghosts and monsters really existed in this world, they were mentally prepared, although they still felt a little scared. They had never seen a ghost in real life after all. However, they believed that everything would be fine as long as Gu Ning was here.
“How?” The male ghost was displeased. It was obvious that Gu Ning planned to remove it, because the construction could be started again after it was removed. Therefore, Gu Ning wasn’t its friend.
“It depends on whether you can give up your obsession and get into the next incarnation, otherwise I’ll directly destroy you,” Gu Ning said in a serious tone.
Nevertheless, the male ghost thought that Gu Ning was challenging it and got angry once more. “Destroy me? Can you?”
It totally didn’t believe it, because Gu Ning was simply a mortal in its eyes, even though she wasn’t an ordinary mortal.
“I won’t do it in person, but I’m confident that I have the ability to,” Gu Ning said. She had the flood dragon after all, and no ghost was comparable to the flood dragon. In addition, she also had her telepathic eye space, and the male ghost couldn’t do anything about it.
Her telepathic eye space could imprison the male ghost, and the magical power in it could help the male ghost get rid of his hatred, but it would take a long time.
Gu Ning didn’t have much patience and kindness for evil ghosts, and she preferred to quickly destroy it, in case it caused innocent people more trouble.
“If I could easily give up my obsession, I wouldn’t be a ghost,” the male ghost said.
That was right. It wasn’t easy to give up one’s obsession at all. If it was possible, it didn’t want to have an obsession, because it was lonely being a ghost.
“Well, actually I can help you,” Gu Ning said. She knew that this male ghost must have been through a lot of unpleasant things.
“Who do you think you are?” the male ghost said arrogantly. It didn’t think that Gu Ning was able to help it.
20 chapters for today :))