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Chapter 1151 Avenge

Therefore, they stopped for a while and watched the fight for a few minutes before they drove away, which wasn't a bad thing for Gu Ning.When Gu Ning was fighting against the man, Situ Ye already booked a room at a restaurant and called her, but Gu Ning put her phone into the telepathic eye space, so Situ Ye failed to get through to her. After that, Situ Ye sent a message and told her the address.

As time went by, the man ran out of energy.

Gu Ning, however, used her magical power to help her become energetic again. Because of this, the man soon lost the fight.

Although he was a killer and was mentally-prepared to be killed at any moment, it didn't mean that he wasn't afraid of death.

When he realized that it was impossible for him to kill Gao Yi and Qiao Ya right now, he wanted to escape. However, Gu Ning didn't give him any chances. Within the next minute, Gu Ning directly beat him up till he had no strength to struggle.

He was completely shocked by Gu Ning's power. After all, he was a top killer and ranked 7th in the killers' world!

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were also impressed by Gu Ning's fighting skills and strength.

"Tell me, why do you stalk us? Who told you to do that?" Gu Ning questioned the man in anger.

The man was frightened. He felt like he wasn't facing a young girl, but the most powerful woman in this world.

Although Gu Ning was aware that the man simply aimed to kill Gao Yi and Qiao Ya, she needed to find out more details.

The man was scared by Gu Ning's anger, but refused to say a word.

"What? You would rather die than say a word?" Gu Ning squinted at him.

"Can you let me go if I tell you?" the man asked. He was worried that Gu Ning might kill him.

"Sure, I can let you go if you tell me," Gu Ning said. She agreed not to kill him, but it didn't mean that she wouldn't injure him.

Actually, if this man was injured or disabled, he would be vulnerable and would be easily abandoned or killed by the killer organization he had joined. There was no need for Gu Ning to kill him with her own hands.

"Do you think I'll trust you?" the man said. He was tired of this trick.

"I don't care whether you trust me or not, because I already know the answer," Gu Ning said. "Did the leader of the killer organization they used to work for send you here?"

Nevertheless, a touch of disdain flashed by the man's eyes when Gu Ning said that.

Gu Ning didn't miss it, and cocked her eyebrow. It clearly wasn't right.

Another idea dawned on Gu Ning.

She thought that the man might have been hired by the relatives of the people Gao Yi and Qiao Ya had killed before. It was possible that the man came here to avenge their death.

Thinking that, Gu Ning asked, "Were you hired by the relatives of the people they killed before to avenge their death?"

This time, the man panicked a little, but he soon composed himself, however, Gu Ning still caught his reaction.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya noticed it too.

Both of them were surprised when the answer came out, because they also thought that this man was hired by the killer organization they had worked for.

When they saw the man's reaction, they realized that he might have been hired by someone who hated them with a passion.

Although normally Gao Yi and Qiao Ya killed bad people, it was undeniable that even bad people all had a family and relatives. Seeing as they had killed them, their families or relatives would obviously hate them.

In the killers' world, there was an Intranet with all kinds of killing tasks on it, and killers could take on tasks as they wanted.

Qiao Ya and Gao Yi weren't completely cold-blooded or ruthless, so they preferred to kill bad people when they took tasks.

Killers who wanted to see the tasks needed to gain permission from the manager of the Intranet.

Previously, when K wanted to hack this Intranet, he had to use Gao Yi's account to log in first. Without an approved account, it was impossible for anyone to get access to it.

…

K was a very famous international hacker, but he wasn't the best. There were many hackers who were better than him in the world.

All kinds of killer organizations were quite mysterious, so only the top hackers were able to manage the website. Therefore, once K logged into the website, he was found and followed.

Luckily, K realized it quickly, and logged out to stop the hacker from following him.

After K removed Gao Yi, Qiao Ya, and Ba Tianyang's names from the wanted list on the website, he figured out a way to prevent other people from putting their names on it again. In addition, K developed a virus. If anyone put Gao Yi's, Qiao Ya's, or Ba Tianyang's name back on the list, the website would be attacked by the virus.

In order to not damage the whole system, the manager of the website gave up. However, the manager was also mad at the fact that another hacker could remove killers' names from the wanted list as he wanted.

In normal cases, no one would know which killer had killed the targets advertised on the website.'

Chapter 1152 Let Him Go

In addition, killers all kept a distance from each other, so it wasn't likely that one killer would leak the information about the other killer's tasks to other people.It wasn't likely, but it still could happen.

As long as the hirer paid enough money and there was a killer who was willing to take the task, the secret information could be leaked, but killers in the same organization were forbidden to kill each other. Therefore, this man must be a killer from another killer organization.

It was a very dangerous move, because it wasn't acceptable in the killers' world to kill one another.

"Well, I guess I'm right this time," Gu Ning said with a smile on her lips.

"So what? You still don't know who the person is," the man said.

"It's easy. I can check the tasks they've fulfilled one by one," Gu Ning said with confidence.

"If so, why did you bother to ask me?" the man said. He knew that Gu Ning was very smart and he sensed that she wasn't simple at all. She must have done a lot to help Gao Yi and Qiao Ya safely quit the killer organization.

"Fine, I don't want to waste time on you any longer." Since the man was unwilling to tell Gu Ning, she stopped asking him questions.

He failed to fulfill this task anyway, so his reputation was already ruined in the killers' world.

"Gao Yi, disable his legs," Gu Ning said to Gao Yi.

"Sure," Gao Yi said and walked to the man at once.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya understood that Gu Ning had no intention to kill the man, even though he came to kill them. They didn't blame Gu Ning for it, because it wasn't good for Gu Ning to be involved in a murder, because it might affect her life and business.

Moreover, they were also aware that this man had no future in the killers' world from now on. Even if they didn't kill him today, he wouldn't end up living a good life.

Without delay, Gao Yi disabled the man's legs, making it impossible for him to get them back to normal.

After that, they drove away and left the man behind. Although it was a remote place, some vehicles still passed there every day.

Gu Ning didn't kill the man and wasn't worried that he would sue them either. Once he sued them, his real identity would be exposed and he would be arrested by the police.

As for the surveillance cameras along the road, K could handle them.

…

The second Gu Ning got in the car, she took out her phone and found Situ Ye's missed calls and message.

She called Situ Ye back at once, and gave the excuse that her phone was out of power earlier. Luckily, Situ Ye didn't mind.

Afterwards, Gu Ning went to the restaurant.

"Will you blame me for letting him go?" Gu Ning asked Gao Yi and Qiao Ya all of a sudden. Although she knew they wouldn't, she still needed to ask for their opinions.

"Of course we won't," Gao Yi and Qiao Ya said with sincerity.

"Lady Ning, we understand that you did that for our good, and we're no longer killers, so we can't deal with it in a killer's way," Gao Yi said.

Qiao Ya added, "Right, and we also know that he won't end up living a good life with a pair of broken legs."

Hearing that, Gu Ning was relieved.

…

Shortly after Gu Ning left, someone found the seriously injured man and called the police and hospital at once.

Everything happened as Gu Ning thought. The man didn't tell them Gu Ning's name, but simply said that his enemy had broken his legs. He didn't give the polite any other details.

When the police went to check the surveillance cameras, they found that the surveillance cameras were hacked. As a result, there were no clues left.

The police understood that only a powerful person was able to do that, so they decided not to investigate it. In addition, the killer wanted to leave as well.

Gu Ning wasn't someone he could mess with, so he felt that it was better to stay away from her.

…

When Gu Ning arrived at the appointed restaurant, it was already 6:30 pm.

She was a little late, but it wasn't too late for dinner.

On the phone, Gu Ning had told Situ Ye to order some dishes so long, in order to save time. She wasn't picky at all.

Situ Ye had dined with Gu Ning several times, and he paid special attention to her, so he remembered what she ate more of and what she didn't eat at all. Therefore, he ordered many dishes that Gu Ning liked.

Chu Xuanfeng witnessed everything, but he only had deep sympathy for Situ Ye because Gu Ning already had a boyfriend.

Anyway, Situ Ye enjoyed it and as Situ Ye's subordinate he could say nothing about it.

Chapter 1153 I Miss You too

"Situ, I'm so sorry that I'm late," Gu Ning said and apologized to Situ Ye once she arrived."It's fine. You're not very late after all," Situ Ye said. He actually disliked it when Gu Ning was too polite to him, because it made him feel like they weren't close. He hoped that Gu Ning could see him as a close friend. However, although they weren't strangers, they weren't very familiar with each other either.

After that, they were all seated.

"Oh, I heard that the first film produced by your company was a great success. Congratulations!" Situ Ye said.

Even though he was very busy these days, he still read a lot of news about Gu Ning on the Internet.

"Thanks," Gu Ning politely said.

"Peihan always wanted to join the entertainment industry, and her performance in the movie has helped her get many fans," Chu Xuanfeng said.

Although Chu Peihan didn't have as many fans as the leading actors, it was a success for her to be remembered by many people because of the film.

No matter what Chu Peihan wanted to do, Chu Xuanfeng would support her as long as she didn't join the Qing Gang or fought all day.

In addition, the Qinghua Organization owned an entertainment company too, so Chu Xuanfeng could protect Chu Peihan from being hurt by unspoken rules. As for what chances or roles Chu Peihan could get, that depended on her.

"Peihan really is suitable for this industry, because she's beautiful, smart, and talented," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning didn't know much about acting, but Lu Zhan had made positive comments about Chu Peihan's talent.

Lu Zhan had even asked Gu Ning whether this was the first time Chu Peihan had acted in a film, because she had done a very good job.

At the beginning, Chu Peihan made some mistakes, but she soon corrected them under Lu Zhan's guidance.

Because of Gu Ning, Lu Zhan had added more time to Chu Peihan's part in the movie.

…

Hearing Gu Ning's approval of his younger sister, Chu Xuanfeng was satisfied.

They chatted for a short while, before the dishes were placed on the table. They didn't care much about manners, so they ate while talking with each other.

"Gu Ning, I heard from Adam that you went to the public jade bid in Burma. How was it? Did you get a lot of good jade raw materials?" Situ Ye asked.

"Yeah, it's not bad, and I indeed bought many high quality jade raw materials," Gu Ning said.

When Gu Ning met Adam and Aimee at the public jade bid, she did nothing to punish Aimee because she was busy back then.

She didn't see Aimee afterwards, so she gave it up. However, if she ran into Aimee next time, she wouldn't promise that she would let her go again.

It was impossible that Gu Ning would forgive her, but she couldn't kill her either.

After the meal, they separated.

Situ Ye was still occupied with his work, so he had to go back as soon as he finished the meal with Gu Ning.

…

It was still early, but Gu Ning wasn't interested in entertaining herself outside so late at night.

Therefore, Gu Ning told Gao Yi to drive her back to Clean Water Blue Sky, and Gao Yi along with Qiao Ya went to stay in a hotel. Gao Yi and Qiao Ya didn't have an apartment there after all.

The car they drove today was a rented car, Gu Ning already told Zhou Zhenghong to prepare a car for her the next day.

Since Gu Ning was in City G now, she definitely had to invite Master Bai and Master Fu to share a meal together, so she decided to call them tomorrow morning.

…

Once she was back in her apartment, she sent Leng Shaoting a message.

About five minutes later, Gu Ning's phone rang, and the caller was Leng Shaoting.

"Hi, Shaoting, what are you doing now?" Gu Ning picked it up without hesitation.

"I'm missing you," Leng Shaoting said. Even though they had seen each other that morning, he had already begun to miss her.

Gu Ning smiled happily. "I miss you too."

After that, Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting that she had dined with Situ Ye today.

She knew that Leng Shaoting would feel a little displeased when he heard that she dined with Situ Ye, but it was unavoidable to meet Situ Ye in City G.

Leng Shaoting understood it as well, so he wasn't annoyed. He clearly knew that Gu Ning only loved him, and that Situ Ye was only her friend.

Even though they were a loving couple, they still needed their own private space. Gu Ning was a businesswoman after all, so it was very normal for her to expand her connections.

Leng Shaoting wasn't small-minded, and he didn't want to lose Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't tell Leng Shaoting that she had encountered a killer, because she was afraid that he might get too worried.

They chatted for about an hour on the phone.

…

After hanging up the call with Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning opened the WeChat group. She hadn't chatted with her friends for a long time.

Because Gu Ning seldom used WeChat, she often forgot about it.

The moment she opened it, she found thousands of messages in the WeChat group. Many of her friends asked her whether she would come back to City F now that the National College Entrance Examination was around the corner.

Gu Ning was free now, so she began to chat with them.

Chapter 1154 Inspection of the Construction Site

The next morning, Gu Ning got up early and went to run for a while. When she came back home, she took a bath and changed her clothes before she had breakfast.At 9 pm, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya arrived at Clean Water Blue Sky and Gu Ning left her apartment as well.

They took a taxi to the factory of Jade Beauty Jewelry and drove the car that Zhou Zhenghong prepared for them from there.

They were going to Zhengyang Street today.

Although Shenghua Real Estate was in charge of this project, Gu Ning needed to inspect it since she was the boss and was in City G at the moment.

After Shenghua won the project at Zhengyang Street, it gave the local citizens two months to find a new apartment and move.

The demolition began in March and it was mid-May now. After two and a half months, Zhengyang Street was ready for construction.

…

Gu Ning had an exit-entry permit issued by Shenghua Real Estate, so she was able to enter and leave any construction sites under the name of Shenghua.

The exit-entry permit Gu Ning held belonged to the leaders, so the security guard let her in without delay and called the general supervisor at once.

Knowing that a leader from the company was here, the general supervisor walked out of his office in a hurry. However, before he arrived, Gu Ning saw several people arguing with each other, and it seemed like they were about to fight.

"Zhang Shun, I've tolerated you for a long time. Even if you don't work hard, you shouldn't judge us. Who do you think you are? Are you a supervisor?" a young man around 20 years old shouted at a man who was about 27 angrily.

"I'm not a supervisor, but the supervisor is my uncle. My uncle told me to keep a close eye on you." The man named Zhang Shun was quite arrogant.

"Do you think that you're a professional? You know nothing about construction, so you should stop giving orders," the young man said. "Besides, you never take responsibility for your mistakes at work. Do you think that you can get away with it forever?"

"Right!" Several people beside the young man supported him.

Zhang Shun panicked a little and argued at once, "Don't blame me for it. You didn't listen to me, so you deserved the punishment."

"You…" Other people were mad, because Zhang Shun was playing the blame game. "It was your fault…"

"So what? What can you do to me? If you don't want to work with me, you can quit!" Zhang Shun raised his voice.

"You…" The others were all furious, but they indeed could not do anything about it, because Zhang Shun was the supervisor's nephew.

They couldn't stand his behavior, but they needed a job, especially when Shenghua paid them a high salary.

The young man was actually in 12th grade this year, but his family was caught by a terrible tragedy two months ago. His father, who was the breadwinner in their family, broke a leg at the construction site, and his family couldn't afford his education in university, so he had to quit school and started to work right away.

While they didn't know what to do to Zhang Shun, a girl's voice sounded close to them.

"He can do nothing to punish you, but I can."

Hearing that, they all turned to look at Gu Ning and were impressed by her beauty.

"Who are you?" Zhang Shun asked.

"You don't need to know who I am, but I have the right to fire you because you've disobeyed the rules of this construction site," Gu Ning coldly said.

Zhang Shun was scared. This girl in front of him could be a person of power. However, it was hard for him to believe it.

"I'm the supervisor's nephew!" Zhang Shun said. He still tried to put pressure on Gu Ning with his identity. In his eyes, a supervisor was very powerful, but it was nothing in Gu Ning's eyes.

Gu Ning wouldn't take grass roots lightly, but she wouldn't accept any black sheep.

If she didn't witness it, she might ignore it, but she had to do something since she already found out about it.

Gu Ning didn't bother to argue with Zhang Shun, because she saw the general supervisor coming.

Seeing the general supervisor, they fell into silence.

The general supervisor was a man about 34 years old, and he was assigned here by the Shengning Organization, so he knew Gu Ning.

Although he didn't know that Gu Ning was the founder of the Shengning Organization, he was aware that Gu Ning had a close relationship with An Guangyao. No matter who she was, he knew that she was an important figure.

Moreover, he also knew that Gu Ning was the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry. However, that was all he knew about Gu Ning.

Even though he seldom read the news and didn't know more of her achievements, he already admired Gu Ning deeply. Therefore, when he saw Gu Ning in real life, he was excited. "It's so nice to meet you, Miss Gu!"

Zhang Shun got nervous when the general supervisor was so polite to Gu Ning.

"General Supervisor Chen, where is the supervisor of this construction site?" Gu Ning asked.

The general supervisor was responsible for the whole construction site, while the supervisor was the head of construction workers.

General Supervisor Chen frowned and looked around, but he didn't see Supervisor Zhang. "Where is Supervisor Zhang?" he asked a worker.

"I just heard Supervisor Zhang tell Zhang Shun that he was going to play Mahjong so he left Zhang Shun to supervise us," the young man said.

In fact, they all knew that Supervisor Zhang was very lazy and often absent, but they didn't dare to complain about it. However, Gu Ning's appearance and attitude changed everything.

hapter 1155 Play Mahjong During Working Hours?

It was obvious that this girl sided with the construction workers and she had the power to make the decisions here."He went to play Mahjong during working hours? That's insane!" General Supervisor Chen was mad at once.

Supervisor Zhang always did a good job in front of him, so he didn't pay much attention to him, but it turned out that Supervisor Zhang was negligent in supervising this construction project.

General Supervisor Chen blamed himself for this mistake.

Zhang Shun was scared when General Supervisor Chen was mad, and he didn't dare to side with his uncle now.

"Does it often happen?" Gu Ning asked the young man.

"Yeah, we rarely see the supervisor these days," the young man said.

Hearing that, General Supervisor Chen was even angrier. A supervisor should keep a close eye on the construction project, otherwise he didn't deserve such a high salary.

"We can't keep him. General Supervisor Chen, please directly fire Supervisor Zhang and Zhang Shun, and I'll talk to Chairman An later," Gu Ning said.

"Sure," General Supervisor Chen said. Even if Gu Ning didn't give that order, he would still fire Supervisor Zhang. He didn't understand why Gu Ning wanted to fire Zhang Shun as well, but he knew that Gu Ning had to be doing it for a reason.

The other people were all delighted when they heard that both Supervisor Zhang and Zhang Shun were fired, because nobody liked them.

"M-Miss Gu, please give me another chance! I promise I won't do it again!" Zhang Shun begged Gu Ning in a hurry. He got paid a higher salary here, so he was unwilling to leave. Besides, he wasn't well-educated, and it wasn't easy for him to find another good job.

Gu Ning, however, ignored him and turned to look at the young man. "You can stay, and the others should go back to work."

The young man then stayed and the other people all walked away.

"General Supervisor Chen, please take Zhang Shun to finish the legal procedures for his dismissal," Gu Ning said to General Supervisor Chen.

"No problem. Miss Gu, please feel free to tell me if you need me to do anything for you," General Supervisor Chen said before he left with Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun was reluctant to leave, but he was left no choice.

"Miss Gu, may I help?" the young man asked, feeling nervous when he was alone with Gu Ning.

"What's your name?" Gu Ning asked. She had a good impression of this young man.

He should be studying in a school at his age, but he was doing physical work here. There had to be a reason for it.

Gu Ning told him to stay in order to find out more about him. She had a strong feeling that this young man was very promising, and Gu Ning believed in her feelings. If she didn't have that feeling, she wouldn't waste much time on a stranger.

"My name's Yuan Mao," Yuan Mao answered.

"How old are you?" Gu Ning asked again.

"I'm 19." Yuan Mao didn't understand why Gu Ning asked that, but he still answered her questions.

"You're 19? You're supposed to study in a school at this age. Why are you already making a living?" Gu Ning asked.

Yuan Mao instantly looked upset, but soon composed himself. He didn't want other people to think that he was weak.

Gu Ning knew that he ached to study from his expression, but he couldn't do that because of some difficulties. She was right.

"I'm in 12th grade this year and I should be attending the National College Entrance Examination, but my father was caught in an accident two months ago. He was the only breadwinner in my family, so I had to quit school and support my family by working here," Yuan Mao said. Although he wanted to keep on studying, his family mattered more in his eyes.

"How's your performance in your grades?" Gu Ning asked.

"I'm always among the top 20 in my grade," Yuan Mao said with pride, then wore a resigned look. He was proud of himself because he was very academic. However, no matter how good he was at studying, he had to give it up.

Knowing that, Gu Ning was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that Yuan Mao was an excellent student in his school. In that case, it would be a shame for him not to finish his education.

"Well, have you ever thought about what major you will choose if you can get into a university?" Gu Ning asked.

Yuan Mao was confused when Gu Ning kept asking him questions about his studies. He was unwilling to talk much about it because he felt sad every time he thought of it. Nevertheless, Gu Ning was the boss, so he had to answer her questions.

"Building design I think," he said.

"Can you tell me why?" Gu Ning asked.

Yuan Mao stopped for a second, then continued, "Um, my father used to be an architect, and I learned a lot from him, but a man stole a design from my father several years ago and even slandered my father. Because the man has a powerful family as support while my family is very ordinary, my father failed to get his design back and his reputation was also ruined in the industry. My father couldn't work as an architect any longer, so he had to earn some money at construction sites."

Saying that, Yuan Mao felt like crying.

Gu Ning nodded after hearing the story.

No matter what level Yuan Mao's father was at as an architect, his father must be outstanding since his father could become an architect. Yuan Mao had also learned a lot from his father, which meant that he was better than his peers in this industry. His father had to quit this industry, but he still chose to join it, which proved his determination.

"Well, if you can keep studying, do you still want to major in building design?" Gu Ning asked.

"Of course." Yuan Mao blurted it out, but soon lowered his head. "I don't think it's possible though."

Chapter 1156 Accept One Condition

"It is possible as long as you agree to one condition I lay down," Gu Ning said. "I can support you to finish your education and cure your father's leg."Gu Ning thought that it wasn't a bad idea if Yuan Mao could work for her in the future. He could be very loyal to her since she was willing to support him.

Yuan Mao rounded his eyes in shock and couldn't believe his ears.

"Miss Gu, are you sure?" Yuan Mao asked.

Gu Ning smiled. "Of course, I'm willing to solve these problems for you and help you out."

"Really? I can't believe it!" Yuan Mao was thrilled and astonished. He indeed ached to go back to his school, but he wanted his father to get good treatment first.

Although his father only broke one leg, his father couldn't work as usual to make enough money. And because his family wasn't rich, and they could barely afford the medical fee.

"Yes," Gu Ning said with certainty.

"Well, what's the condition?" Yuan Mao asked. He wanted this chance, but he was afraid that Gu Ning might tell him to do something illegal. He was very cautious and wouldn't easily be tempted.

Although he was young and lacked social experience, he remained calm.

"You must sign a labor contract of 10 years with Shenghua Real Estate after your graduation, which means that you must work for Shenghua for at least 10 years in the future. You'll get a decent pay and you can choose to stay or leave after 10 years," Gu Ning said.

Ten years weren't short, nor was it too long.

If Yuan Mao thought that Shenghua Real Estate was a great platform to put his skills into practice, he would stay. If he wanted to leave for a better company, Gu Ning wouldn't force him to stay either.

Gu Ning appreciated talented people, but she hoped that they would work for her voluntarily. She wasn't sure whether Yuan Mao would agree with it, because it was a little strict.

Yuan Mao was surprised again after hearing the condition.

What? I must sign a labor contract of 10 years with Shenghua Real Estate?

Yuan Mao didn't think that it was an unreasonable condition, but thought it was to his advantage. After all, it was difficult for graduates to find a good job nowadays.

Exactly because of this situation, Yuan Mao couldn't figure out why Gu Ning was willing to wait for him.

Even if he was successfully accepted by a university, it didn't mean that he would be an outstanding architect.

Yuan Mao asked, "Miss Gu, this condition is totally to my own advantage, so I don't understand why you're willing to do that. There are plenty of skilled architects in the world. Why don't you hire them? If I can't become an outstanding architect in the future, I'll be useless for Shenghua."

Gu Ning smiled. She liked smart people who valued personal loyalty above money, and she believed that Yuan Mao was one of them. She also understood that it took time to test one's loyalty, and she was patient.

"You're right. It probably won't do my company any good in the future, but I have confidence in my decision and you," Gu Ning said. "You can think of me as a kind person who's willing to give you a helping hand."

Yuan Mao was struck dumb for a second. He didn't expect that a stranger would be so kind to him when he had nothing to offer. After all, there were more good people than bad people in this world.

Since Gu Ning was willing to help him, Yuan Mao didn't ask further about it.

"Thank you so much, Miss Gu. I accept the condition you lay down," Yuan Mao said.

Yuan Mao was grateful to Gu Ning, and he realized that he met a generous benefactor.

Yuan Mao never doubted whether Gu Ning was able to make the decision to let him sign the contract with Shenghua Real Estate, because he could see that Gu Ning was a very important figure in the company. Although Gu Ning looked young, she wasn't ordinary at all.

Afterwards, Gu Ning went to General Supervisor Chen's office together with Yuan Mao.

Once they were gone, the others began to discuss it.

"Who's that girl? She seems to be an important figure."

"She must be, since she could easily fire Supervisor Zhang and Zhang Shun."

"Right, but what did she say to Yuan Mao just then?"

"Will Yuan Mao be fired too?"

"I don't think so, because Yuan Mao looked very excited. He must have heard some good news!"

"Did the girl decide to help Yuan Mao?"

"…"

They talked about it for a long while, but nobody knew the answer.

…

Gu Ning told General Supervisor Chen to pay Yuan Mao his salary before she left with him.

Although Gu Ning didn't explain it at all, General Supervisor Chen understood that Yuan Mao was super lucky today and was picked by Gu Ning. He actually also had a good impression of Yuan Mao.

Zhang Shun was already fired, but he didn't leave yet, because he was waiting for Supervisor Zhang. Therefore, he saw Gu Ning walking out with Yuan Mao.

However, Zhang Shun wasn't as smart as General Supervisor Chen, and he didn't understand why Gu Ning did that.

Chapter 1157 I Can Make the Decision

He thought that Yuan Mao had been fired too, but it didn't seem to be true. However, then why did Yuan Mao walk out with Gu Ning?Zhang Shun was curious but didn't dare to ask them. He could only stand still, watching them leave.

At this moment, Supervisor Zhang arrived in a hurry, and Gu Ning stopped to look at him.

Supervisor Zhang was a man who was about 40 years old, and he argued once he walked into General Supervisor Chen's office. "Why did you fire me? I just left for a short while to play Mahjong. I won't do it again. It's not a big deal."

He made it sound as if it wasn't his fault at all.

"You just left for a short while?" General Supervisor Chen glared at Supervisor Zhang. "It's not the first time that you've been absent from work for too long. You're the supervisor, and you're supposed to be at the construction site all day. We don't pay you so that you can play Mahjong as you like!"

Hearing that, Supervisor Zhang panicked a little. He realized that it was a very serious problem.

"You can't fire me just because of that, a-and I won't do it again," Supervisor Zhang said. He was unwilling to leave here.

"It's not up to you, and Chairman An is already aware of it now, so you have to be fired," General Supervisor Chen said.

"What? How is it possible?" Supervisor Zhang was shocked.

General Supervisor Chen just called An Guangyao a while before Supervisor Zhang arrived, and An Guangyao was furious after knowing about it.

An Guangyao told General Supervisor Chen to obey Gu Ning's order, and it was obvious that An Guangyao respected Gu Ning very much.

General Supervisor Chen was more curious about Gu Ning's title now, but it wasn't appropriate for him to ask about it at this time.

He had worked for Shenghua Real Estate for many years, and he knew that it almost went bankrupt last time, so An Guangyao wasn't its owner now.

He began to think that the person who took over Shenghua Real Estate could be a member of Gu Ning's family. He didn't think that Gu Ning was the person, because she was too young.

"I can make the decision to fire you," Gu Ning said all of a sudden and walked back into the office. She didn't want General Supervisor Chen to bear the blame for her.

Hearing that, Supervisor Zhang turned around to look at Gu Ning, and he was stunned by her beauty at a glance. Not only was he addicted to gambling, but he was also lecherous.

Who is this beautiful girl?

Thinking of that, he asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm a shareholder of Shenghua Real Estate, and I made the decision to fire you and your nephew," Gu Ning said.

"What? You're a shareholder of Shenghua Real Estate!?" Both Supervisor Zhang and Zhang Shun were shocked.

Yuan Mao was surprised too. He thought that Gu Ning might have a special relationship with Shenghua, but he didn't expect that she was a shareholder.

General Supervisor Chen wasn't as surprised, because he knew that Gu Ning was an important figure in the company.

In fact, except for An Guangyao, Gu Ning was the only shareholder of Shenghua Real Estate.

"Stop bragging. You're too young to be a shareholder of Shenghua," Supervisor Zhang said.

"Who says that a young girl can't be a shareholder of Shenghua Real Estate? I have enough money to invest in it," Gu Ning said with pride. She normally kept a low profile, but it was time for her to show her ability now.

Supervisor Zhang closed his mouth and didn't know what to say. Although he still didn't believe it, he noticed that General Supervisor Chen said nothing and it meant that Gu Ning wasn't an ordinary girl.

However, he was still reluctant to leave. "Even though you're a shareholder, you can't fire me. I'm an experienced worker here and I didn't make any big mistakes." He still didn't think that it was his fault.

"It's up to me whether you should be fired, and now I'm telling you that you two are fired," Gu Ning said with a serious expression. "Leave right now with your salary, or my bodyguards will throw you out. They're very strong, and I won't pay the medical fee if you're injured."

"You…" Supervisor Zhang was mad, but was more scared of Gao Yi and Qiao Ya. Since they were bodyguards, they had to be good at fighting. He was just an ordinary man, and it was impossible for him to beat them.

In the end, he had to leave with his salary.

…

Gu Ning also left with Yuan Mao, and they went to Yuan Mao's home together. She planned to talk with Yuan Mao's parents first before she treated Yuan Mao's father's broken leg.

On the way, Gu Ning called An Guangyao and told him her plan.

An Guangyao agreed without doubt and sent a labor contract to Gu Ning's email account.

Yuan Mao still felt like it was too good to be true, but he was also very excited about it.

Before long, Gu Ning had two copies of the labor contract.

Yuan Mao's father used to be an architect, and they had a beautiful apartment on a good block.

1158 Help Yuan Mao"s Family

However, after being framed, Yuan Mao's father lost his job and had to pay two million yuan as compensation, so they sold the apartment and their car. So now, they lived in a rented apartment.

The rent and utilities added up to nearly two thousand yuan a month.

Before Yuan Mao's father broke his leg, he could make at least five thousand yuan monthly, and with Yuan Mao's mother's salary, their family had an income of ten thousand yuan every month.

It was enough for Yuan Mao's family to pay their household expenses and his tuition. Unfortunately, Yuan Mao's father was injured afterwards, and they spent all their savings to treat his father. It was very hard for Yuan Mao's mother to support their family alone.

What was worse was that none of their relatives was willing to help them.

As a result, Yuan Mao had to quit school to help his mother to support their family.

When Gu Ning arrived at Yuan Mao's home, she told Yuan Mao's parents why she came, but Yuan Mao's parents didn't believe her at the beginning.

Yuan Mao's parents were both simple, and they didn't believe that there was something like free lunch in this world.

Even though Gu Ning only wanted Yuan Mao to work for Shenghua for 10 years with a decent pay, they still couldn't believe it. It was too good to be true after all.

Gu Ning explained that she really appreciated Yuan Mao's character and skills, and that she also had deep sympathy for what he had been through. She wanted to help him out since he was excellent at studying.

In order to set Yuan Mao's parents' mind at rest, Gu Ning told them that she was the owner of Shenghua Real Estate and Jade Beauty Jewelry.

However, it wasn't persuasive enough to just tell them, so Gu Ning showed them many pieces of news about her on the Internet. She also played a video of the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry, which was solid proof to prove her identity.

They had heard of Jade Beauty Jewelry because it was quite famous recently, but they didn't know who its boss was. They didn't surf on the Internet, so they missed a lot of news about it.

To their surprise, the owner of Jade Beauty Jewelry was a young girl, who was less than 20 years old.

After the great shock, Yuan Mao's parents chose to trust Gu Ning.

Gu Ning then signed the labor contract with Yuan Mao.

Yuan Mao's father repeatedly thanked Gu Ning and told Yuan Mao to study hard to return Gu Ning's favor.

Without delay, Gu Ning transferred twenty thousand yuan to Yuan Mao's father's bank card to help them live a better life.

Gu Ning would pay for Yuan Mao's tuition and living expenses in school as well, but it didn't mean that she would support his family.

Anyway, Yuan Mao's father could fully recover in a few days, and go back to work.

Gu Ning understood that Yuan Mao's father used to be a good architect, so she had the idea to give Yuan Mao's father a chance. Although his father wasn't able to be in charge of a major project, he was capable of managing a small project.

Knowing that Gu Ning could help him get a construction project, Yuan Mao's father was thrilled. However, he was worried that he might cause Gu Ning trouble since his leg was broken now.

His kindness impressed Gu Ning, so Gu Ning said that she could cure his leg. Yuan Mao's father wasn't seriously injured, so it was easy for Gu Ning to cure him.

Yuan Mao's family, instead, declined Gu Ning's offer, because they thought that Gu Ning wanted to take them to a hospital. They were unwilling to spend Gu Ning's money, no matter how rich she was.

Gu Ning smiled then took out a porcelain bottle. "We don't need to go to the hospital. This medicine is effective enough to cure your leg. You can apply it to your broken leg three times a day, and it'll go back to normal within several days."

"Within several days?"

Yuan Mao's father was shocked and couldn't believe it, but he thought that there was no reason for Gu Ning to lie to them. So, even though he didn't believe it, he still decided to try it.

He trusted Gu Ning and thanked her again.

After that, Gu Ning stood up and was about to leave. Before she walked out, she told Yuan Mao to go back to school tomorrow.

She would handle everything for him, so he didn't need to worry about anything, he could just focus on his studies.

It was time for lunch, so Yuan Mao's parents politely invited Gu Ning to stay and share the meal with them. They weren't rich, but they would do their best to treat their guest well.

Gu Ning declined because she needed to deal with something else later, but she promised that she would visit them again when she was free.

Since Gu Ning said that, Yuan Mao's parents didn't insist and walked her out.

Once Gu Ning was gone, some neighbors walked over and asked Yuan Mao's parents what happened.

Chapter 1159 Zhou Zhengtang Shows up

Yuan Mao's parents were very kind and generous, so the neighbors cared about them.Yuan Mao's mother thanked them for their kindness, then told them that Gu Ning was a kind benefactor helping with Yuan Mao's education. She said nothing about the contract.

Other people felt happy for Yuan Mao's family, because it really was a shame that Yuan Mao had to quit school.

Some were also jealous of Yuan Mao, but didn't say it aloud.

Yuan Mao and his parents went back home at once, then applied the medicine to his father's broken leg.

Yuan Mao's father soon felt that his injured leg felt comfortable, and the pain was relieved a little.

It would take time for Yuan Mao's father to make a full recovery, but he was still amazed by the obvious effect of Gu Ning's medicine.

Yuan Mao and his parents finally saw hope, and they believed that their family was going to live a better life in the future.

…

Gu Ning called Yan Zhenglin in her car on the way to a restaurant. She briefly explained the situation Yuan Mao was in to him, and asked him whether he could help.

Yan Zhenglin agreed since Gu Ning needed his help. He also had sympathy for Yuan Mao after knowing what Yuan Mao had been through.

Yan Zhenglin called the principal of the No.2 High School without hesitation. Although there was no need for him to do that in person, he wanted to do that personally for Gu Ning's sake.

The principal of the No.2 High School had Yan Zhenglin's phone number, but they had never talked with each other on the phone before.

Even though they knew each other, they weren't familiar with one another. Therefore, the principal was surprised when he saw the caller's name.

He picked it up at once.

After hearing the reason why Yan Zhenglin called him, the principal was surprised again.

Since Yan Zhenglin called him in person, it meant that it was very important, so he agreed without doubt. He was also willing to accept an excellent student.

It would be a great shame if such an excellent student like Yuan Mao had to quit school just because of money.

Because Yuan Mao was an excellent student, he always had a scholarship in high school. The principal was willing to continue to offer Yuan Mao the scholarship as long as he performed well at his studies as usual.

After having the call with Yan Zhenglin, the principal called the head teacher of Yuan Mao's class at once, and the head teacher was happy to have Yuan Mao back too.

…

Yan Zhenglin gave Gu Ning a reply later. He also asked Gu Ning whether she was in City G at the moment.

Gu Ning told him that she was in City G, so he invited her to dine with them at the Yan family's house.

Gu Ning already had a plan to dine with them that afternoon, so she wouldn't visit the Yan family's home.

Yan Zhenglin agreed.

When Gu Ning arrived at the restaurant, she called Master Bai, Master Fu and Master Yan and asked them whether they were free for a meal that afternoon.

They were all happy to know that Gu Ning was in City G, and even complained that Gu Ning hadn't visited them in a long time.

Gu Ning smiled and explained that she had been very busy recently.

They obviously knew that Gu Ning was busy dealing with her business empire and she was also a student. It wasn't easy for a young girl to manage both her work and study well at the same time.

Because they were free that afternoon, they agreed to dine with Gu Ning with alacrity.

…

Zhou Zhengtang got up at 9 am that morning and went to wait outside Jade Beauty Jewelry to see whether he could meet Zhou Zhenghong.

Although he knew Zhou Zhenghong spent most of the time in the factory, he didn't know where the factory was so he had to wait outside the store.

Zhou Zhengtang knew the address of Zhou Zhenghong's new house, but he wasn't allowed to go inside.

When it was almost 1 pm, Zhou Zhenghong finally came, and Zhou Zhengtang walked to him at once.

"Hi, Zhenghong," he called him.

Zhou Zhenghong stopped, but he was obviously displeased the second he saw Zhou Zhengtang. "Hi."

Zhou Zhenghong understood why Zhou Zhengtang showed up here, but he was still unwilling to help.

Zhou Zhengtang wasn't dumb either, and he was annoyed facing Zhou Zhenghong's cold expression. "Zhenghong, you should know why I'm here."

"I already told you that it's impossible. Why did you still come here?" Zhou Zhenghong frowned.

"You…" Zhou Zhengtang was angry. "Zhenghong, do you have to be so cold-blooded? If you're not willing to pay the bill, you can lend some money to me."

1160 Never Pay It Back

Zhou Zhenghong sneered. "Do you want me to lend you some money? When can you pay it back?"

He knew his older brother too well, and he understood that it was impossible for him to get the money back once he lent it to his older brother.

Zhou Zhengtang indeed had no intention to pay the millions of yuan back to Zhou Zhenghong. In his eyes, Zhou Zhenghong was rich enough to give him several million yuan without asking for it back.

"Well, I'll pay you back once I have enough money," Zhou Zhengtang said. Obviously, it was a lie.

"You'll pay me back once you have enough money?" Zhou Zhenghong laughed a little. "Stop lying to my face. I've paid for your house and car before, but you've never mentioned it. I'm not dumb, and I know that your family can't make that much money in your life. It's impossible that you can pay millions of yuan back to me."

Zhou Zhenghong wasn't making fun of Zhou Zhengtang, because it was the truth. Given Zhou Zhengtang's family's income, it indeed was impossible for them to pay Zhou Zhenghong back.

Although it was the truth, Zhou Zhengtang thought that Zhou Zhenghong was laughing at him.

"Zhou Zhenghong, who do you think you are? Do you think you're superior to us only because you're rich? Don't forget that I'm your biological older brother!" Zhou Zhengtang shouted.

He raised his voice on purpose trying to make use of the public opinion to put pressure on Zhou Zhenghong.

Zhou Zhenghong was the general manager of Jade Beauty Jewelry after all, so he believed that Zhou Zhenghong would give in under the pressure.

Many people immediately walked over to watch the drama, and they began to discuss it.

Because of the popularity of Jade Beauty Jewelry, most of them recognized Zhou Zhenghong.

"Did the man just say that he's the older brother of General Manager Zhou?"

"Yeah, I heard it too. He said that General Manager Zhou refused to help him."

"Why did General Manager Zhou do that?"

"No idea."

"…"

Hearing onlookers' discussion, Zhou Zhenghong wasn't mad, but he was angry at Zhou Zhengtang's slander.

Zhou Zhengtang made a stupid decision, because it wasn't easy to scheme against Zhou Zhenghong. Since Zhou Zhengtang played a dirty trick, there was no need for Zhou Zhenghong to be kind to him anymore.

Zhou Zhenghong had his own principles. If people treated him nicely, he would be gentle to them as well, and vice versa.

He had tolerated Zhou Zhengtang's behavior for a long time, and he had enough of it. Besides, he was the general manager of Jade Beauty Jewelry, and his reputation would affect the reputation of Gu Ning and Jade Beauty Jewelry, so he wouldn't allow anyone to defame him.

"Zhengtang, do you really think millions of yuan is nothing for me? I'm working for another person's company now, and I'm not the boss here! By the way, I've already bought a house and a car for your family before," Zhou Zhenghong said in anger.

Not many people knew that Zhou Zhenghong was a shareholder of Jade Beauty Jewelry, outsiders only knew that Gu Ning was the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry.

Zhou Zhenghong was the general manager of Jade Beauty Jewelry, so his salary couldn't be too high. It was difficult for him to pay a bill of several million yuan with his salary!

In fact, his salary wasn't very high, but he could make a lot of money from the dividend at the end of the year.

Even though Zhou Zhenghong was rich, it wasn't his duty to buy a house and a car for Zhou Zhengtang's son.

Onlookers started to look at Zhou Zhengtang with disdain and hatred.

It was totally unreasonable for Zhou Zhengtang to force Zhou Zhenghong to buy a house and a car for his son.

"The man is so shameless."

"How can he force General Manager Zhou to buy a hour and a car for his son?"

"General Manager Zhou has already bought a house and a car for his family!"

"General Manager Zhou is so generous."

"I think his older brother simply wants his money."

"There are all kinds of fish in the sea."

"Why can't he earn money to buy a house and a car for his son?"

"I agree."

"…"

The onlookers all criticized Zhou Zhengtang.

Zhou Zhengtang was surprised that Zhou Zhenghong said that aloud in public, so he gave him a glare before he left.