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Chapter 31: Trouble From the Teacher

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Though he didn't like Gu Ning, he couldn't accept the fact that the girl, who had loved him so much, would ignore him suddenly.

Qin Zheng was a selfish boy. He enjoyed being admired, and he was proud of himself being popular.

The minute Gu Ning walked into the classroom, Shao Feifei looked at her unkindly. Honestly, Gu Ning was so sick of it.

Yu Mixi immediately asked Gu Ning when she sat down, "Gu Ning, how's everything going?"

"Very well," Gu Ning replied.

The first class was English class. The teacher unexpectedly found fault with Gu Ning.

Gu Ning knew the teacher did it on purpose for a reason.

It was said that their English teacher, Chen Ming, was Chen Ziyao's uncle. Chen Ziyao must have told Chen Ming to pick on Gu Ning.

"Gu Ning, translate this sentence into English," Chen Ming said.

Gu Ning was well-known for her poor English. Chen Ming deliberately asked her to translate a whole paragraph. Even the student with the highest level of English in their class wouldn't be able to that.

If one could translate two-thirds, he or she would do a fantastic job already.

Thus, everyone knew Chen Ming was intentionally finding fault with Gu Ning.

Although not knowing the reason, Shao Feifei and her friends were all pleased to see that. However, Gu Ning stood up calmly with confidence.

A paragraph of authentic English came out from Gu Ning's mouth, which shocked everyone. Even Chen Ming, who was the English teacher, couldn't do the same.

Gu Ning was poor in English before, but now, Gu Ning was different. English was her second language because she had received the training abroad in her last incarnation.

In a foreign country for 10 years, it was fair enough that she could speak authentic English.

If you didn't look at her face, you would mistake her for a native English-speaker.

After the shock, Shao Feifei and her friends were utterly upset with envy and jealousy.

Why? How come Gu Ning's English became so good?

Chen Ming wore a displeased face. He now felt he had embarrassed himself.

He had intended to pick on Gu Ning and remain decent at the same time.

Though he was unhappy, he had to admit that Gu Ning had done a better job than him. So, he gave up his plan afterwards to save face.

After the class, Yu Mixi looked at Gu Ning with great admiration and excitement, "Gu Ning, I have no idea that your English is so good!"

"I can teach you if you want!" Gu Ning said.

"Of course, please!" Yu Mixi was thrilled, because her English was poor as well.

"So what? The poor girl is always the poor girl, no matter how good her English is." Shao Feifei couldn't stand that Gu Ning had won again. In her eyes, a poor girl could never change her fate.

"Exactly," Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya agreed. They had been with Shao Feifei for too long to have a clear understanding of themselves.

Gu Ning didn't care at all, while Yu Mixi felt attacked.

The minute Chen Ming went back to his office, he sent a message to Chen Ziyao saying Gu Ning's English was too good to pick on.

Chen Ziyao received the message, feeling irritated and disappointed, but Chen Ming clearly told her it wouldn't work, so she had to give up.

The afternoon classes passed quickly. Before Gu Ning and Yu Mixi left their classroom, Mu Ke was already standing outside waiting for them, along with noisy discussions from many girls.

"Wow, he's Mu Ke from the first classroom. Why is he here?"

"Is he here for a girl in our class?"

"Who will she be? I'm jealous!"

"Exactly, I hope he's here for me."

"In your dreams. You're definitely not his type!"

…

Though Mu Ke wasn't the most handsome boy in their school, he was outstanding enough. He was good at studying and basketball, plus a great family background, thus he was famous in 12th grade.

"Mu Ke, who are you here for?"

Gu Ning and Yu Mixi went outside. Meanwhile, Shao Feifei walked to Mu Ke and asked him the question.

Shao Feifei looked shy. She now was nothing like the arrogant girl in normal days. Gu Ning instantly knew Shao Feifei liked Mu Ke.

Unfortunately, Mu Ke didn't like her.

"I'm here for…" Mu Ke wasn't arrogant, nor gentle, but he treated others with good manners.

Thus he didn't ignore Shao Feifei's question.

But before he could answer the question, he saw Gu Ning and Yu Mixi coming out. He immediately walk to them and left Shao Feifei alone, "Hey boss, Mixi, let's go dine together!"

Boss? Everyone around was astonished, and their eyes all rounded in surprise. They glanced at Mu Ke, then Gu Ning.

What? Boss? Why did Mu Ke called Gu Ning "Boss"?

What was going on?

"Let's go!" Gu Ning ignored everyone who was in shock, and left with Mu Ke together with Yu Mixi.

After Gu Ning and her friends were gone for a while, everyone then got their mind back, and started to gossip.

"What? Did I hear it right? Mu Ke called Gu Ning his boss?"

"You've heard it right, because we all have heard it."

"But, it's so unreal! What has happened?"

"Who knows!"

"Does Mu Ke like Gu Ning? Though Gu Ning is poor, she is pretty!"

"Then why did Mu Ke called her his boss?"

"Probably it's their way of romance!"

…

At the same time, Shao Feifei was more than annoyed. She yelled to herself in her heart with anger. She liked Mu Ke so much. Why would the boy choose Gu Ning?

Gu Ning was nobody. She was merely a poor girl, and wasn't qualified to compare with Shao Feifei.

Obviously, Shao Feifei believed Mu Ke admired Gu Ning.

She wouldn't accept the fact, and she was determined to pay Gu Ning back.

But, who would be the one to pay for it was still an unclear answer. Gu Ning apparently wasn't the one.

Gu Ning couldn't care less about how people might gossip. Three of them went straight to the second floor. This meal was on Mu Ke as well.

Yu Mixi felt a little uncomfortable, but Gu Ning was totally at ease.

Qin Zheng, Zhang Yiming, Fu Mingliang, Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao were all rich kids. They all came to the private cafeteria to eat. When Gu Ning and her friends arrived, the two groups met each other.

Chapter 32: Dispute Among Bros

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Seeing Mu Ke was with Gu Ning, Qin Zheng and his friends were all in shock.

After the shock, Zhang Yiming opened his mouth with intense dislike, "Mu Ke, why are you with her?"

The "her" word had been stressed with discrimination.

Hearing this, Mu Ke frowned with dissatisfaction in his eyes. "It's none of your business that I'm with whom," Mu Ke replied unfriendly.

Fu Mingliang immediately shouted in surprise, "Jesus, do you like Gu Ning? How is it possible? She's a poor girl. She can never be with you!"

Apparently, Fu Mingliang also believed Mu Ke liked Gu Ning. To which, he didn't want to hide his dislike at all.

"Shut your mouth!" Mu Ke was annoyed. Gu Ning was his boss, and an extremely important figure in his heart. He couldn't tolerate someone else attack her before his face.

Mu Ke looked coldly at Fu Mingliang. He was likely to fight, "Fu Mingliang, if you dare to say something like that, I'll beat you!"

Mu Ke's behavior successfully irritated Fu Mingliang. He shouted angrily to Mu Ke, "Mu Ke, what is wrong with you? Do you really want to beat your bros for that girl?"

Fu Mingliang's shout attracted people around them.

"Interesting," Mu Ke laughed in a sarcastic way, "I honestly don't want to make friends with you. You're a bunch of bullies who enjoy humiliating an innocent classmate. You all rely on your parents to live a wealthy glorious life. And you're proud of it? Shame on you. Try to be independent sometimes!"

Mu Ke had attacked them all, and raised dissatisfaction among them.

Chen Ziyao opened her mouth first, because she still remembered that Gu Ning had slapped her face yesterday. She said, "What's wrong with us calling her a poor girl? She is a poor girl! And what's wrong with us relying on our parents? That's because we all have a wealthy and powerful family!"

"Exactly, she is born poor! That's pathetic!" Gu Xiaoxiao immediately followed.

"Mu Ke, how about you then? You are running a jewelry store now. Didn't you ask your parents for money?" Fu Mingliang was displeased, and he was jealous as well.

Yes, he was being jealous.

Although Fu Mingliang had no interest in a startup and he had no intention to work hard, he was still jealous of Mu Ke's profitable business.

He didn't want Mu Ke to be better than him.

Knowing this, Gu Ning was surprised. She didn't expect Mu Ke would start up a business at such a young age.

A jewelry store, it seemed she had encountered her peer.

"So what? At least my family only helped me with money, that's all." Mu Ke wasn't showing off. He was telling the truth.

Gu Ning supported Mu Ke in her heart. She had to admit that Mu Ke was a boy of determination and ability.

If it was possible, she even wanted to cooperate with him.

"You…" Fu Mingliang was still displease, but he knew the fact as well. All of a sudden, he couldn't argue back.

Fu Mingliang gave up, while Gu Xiaoxiao continued, "Gee, Gu Ning, yesterday, you said you would be rich. Does it mean that you found yourself a rich boyfriend like Mu Ke?"

"Well, Mu Ke indeed is from a rich family. However, you can never marry into such a rich family. Mu Ke will dump you sooner or later. Then, God bless you won't end up like your mother who was pregnant when she was just a freshman, and had been dumped by a man and dropped out of school. Now she.. Ah!"

Before Gu Xiaoxiao could finish, she screamed out loud, which shocked everyone in the canteen.

Especially those who were standing around her, they almost went deaf by the scream.

Now, right on Gu Xiaoxiao's head was an upside down plate. The food and oil were sliding down along her hair, face and clothes. Gu Xiaoxiao had egg on her face.

At the same time, everyone was staring at Gu Ning in shock.

They all saw clearly that Gu Ning had thrown the plate straight to Gu Xiaoxiao. The plate even had turned several circles in the air, then right fell on Gu Xiaoxiao's head.

Was this a coincidence? No, it couldn't be.

Could Gu Ning do kung fu?

Thinking of that, most people looked at Gu Ning in a different way, especially those who were kung fu lovers.

"Wow, boss, you're so awesome. I want to learn this move!" Mu Ke raised his voice with excitement. He admired Gu Ning now more than ever.

Boss? The crowd was shocked once more.

Mu Ke called Gu Ning his boss? What was going on?

Gu Ning ignored Mu Ke, fixing her eyes on Gu Xiaoxiao with coldness. She warned, "Gu Xiaoxiao, shut your smelly mouth. If you dare to say another word to humiliate my mother, I'll beat you to the ground!"

"What the f*ck! Gu Ning, I'm going to kill you!" Gu Xiaoxiao wouldn't listen to Gu Ning's warning. She went crazy now, and ran to Gu Ning. The plate on her head fell down on the floor at the same time.

Gu Ning sneered. She casually pulled a table nearby to her front.

Then, Gu Xiaoxiao hit straight on the table.

The crowd was shocked for the third time.

The table was heavy. How could Gu Ning easily moved it?

Now, everyone believed Gu Ning must be a master of kung fu.

Gu Xiaoxiao was Qin Zheng's girlfriend. Seeing Gu Xiaoxiao had been treated so badly, he felt embarrassed as well. He had to stand up for Gu Xiaoxiao now. "Gu Ning, you're going too far!" he criticized.

Saying this, he instantly went to help Gu Xiaoxiao stand up.

"Interesting," Gu Ning sneered again. She looked at him in a meaningful way, "Really? Compared with what you've done to me, am I really going too far? If you don't mind, I'm willing to tell the facts to everyone here, and let the crowd be the judge."

Gu Ning had no intention to continue actually. However, since those people wouldn't leave her alone, she decided to fight till the end.

"You…" Qin Zheng was cornered. He absolutely knew what they had done to Gu Ning.

What had they done to Gu Ning?

Insiders all knew what Gu Ning was pointing to, but those outsiders were all curious about what had happened. The glances of curiosity moved around among Gu Ning, Gu Xiaoxiao and Qin Zheng.

Mu Ke was an insider, while Yu Mixi knew half of the truth. Both of them were mad.

"Let bygones be bygones. You're fine now anyway." Qin Zheng was worried that Gu Ning would tell the truth.

Chapter 33: Ain't Going to Apologize

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Gu Ning felt like laughing. She argued him back with the same theory, "In that case, what has happened just then can also be forgiven, right?"

Then, Qin Zheng had no reason to blame her.

Qin Zheng was dissatisfied, but wasn't able to argue back. Gu Xiaoxiao, on the contrary, felt aggrieved. It was impossible that she would forgive Gu Ning.

"Gu Ning, you dare to throw the plate to me! You can never get away with it!" Gu Xiaoxiao said with obvious hatred, throwing a plate on a table to Gu Ning directly.

They stood so close. There was no way to stop it. Everyone was watching the plate flying to Gu Ning.

Though Gu Ning had shown her ability just then, others were still worried that Gu Ning wouldn't be able to escape away from the plate, because the distance was so short.

However, before everyone could see it clearly, bam, the plate was broken. All of them were amazed by the scene before them.

Gu Ning even hit the plate, which was quickly flying to her, with a fist. The plate was hit broken afterwards, while Gu Ning's hand stayed the same.

"Wow, holy awesome!" Mu Ke looked at Gu Ning with admiration. He couldn't describe how much he admired Gu Ning now.

Everyone acclaimed as well.

"You, you…" Gu Xiaoxiao was literally scared this time. She stepped backwards at once, staring at Gu Ning in horror, like she was looking at a beast.

How come? How was it possible? Since when Gu Ning had become so powerful?

"Gu Xiaoxiao, I've warned you yesterday to stay away from me. You didn't listen. Since you won't leave me alone, I'm willing to have a little fun," Gu Ning said coldly.

"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao apparently was frightened by Gu Ning. She gave up for now, but still felt displeased. She said viciously, "Gu Ning, I'm going to tell my dad and grandma that you've bullied me. I'll let grandma kick you all out of the old house. I want you all to be homeless!"

Gu Xiaoxiao was the center in her family. If she insisted, her grandma probably would follow her order.

"We don't live in the old house for free. We pay the rent. We can live wherever we want after we leave the old house." Gu Ning didn't care at all. She didn't plan to stay in there for much longer anyway.

If they were going to move out of the old house today, she and Gu Man would stay in the hotel first. When she came back from City G, she would immediately buy a new house.

"Boss, you don't need to worry. I can help you find a house," Mu Ke supported Gu Ning.

"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao was more than annoyed now. She clenched her teeth, and said, "Fine, very well, Gu Ning, let's go and see. You will regret!"

Then, she glared at Gu Ning, turning around and left. She even ignored Qin Zheng and other friends.

Chen Ziyao was also displeased to see that Gu Ning had survived. She glared at Gu Ning too.

Qin Zheng, Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang were all unhappy. They gave Gu Ning and Mu Ke a meaningful glance, then were gone as well.

When they were all gone, the crowd dispersed gradually. Gu Ning and her friends felt disgusted at first, but then cheered up by eating.

Gu Xiaoxiao immediately called her mother after she left. Gu Xiaoxiao's mother, Lin Lijuan, was a pushy woman who cared about her own daughter only. Hearing her daughter had been bullied, Lin Lijuan was in a rage.

Gu Xiaoxiao added fuel on flames. She told her mother that Gu Ning had picked up a rich boy, behaved immorally and so forth.

Lin Lijuan hung up the phone. She instantly sent the driver to pick Gu Xiaoxiao up. Then she called Gu Man to humiliate and blame her for a long time.

Lin Lijuan demand Gu Man that she should let Gu Ning apologize to Gu Xiaoxiao, or this would never end.

Gu Man was shocked after hearing what had happened. Gu Ning had hit Gu Xiaoxiao by a plate, and even had slapped her? Gu Man found it was hard to believe, but since Lin Lijuan called her in person, it could be true.

Gu Man, at the same time, assumed it wasn't as bad as what Lin Lijuan had said. Even though Gu Ning had beaten Gu Xiaoxiao, she must have done it because Gu Xiaoxiao had irritated her.

Gu Man knew Gu Xiaoxiao so well. Gu Xiaoxiao had bullied Gu Ning for countless times ever since she was a little girl.

Though Gu Man knew Gu Ning had been bullied, she didn't know how to deal with it.

However, what had scared Gu Man more was that Lin Lijuan said Gu Ning had picked up a rich boy, and behaved immorally.

She couldn't believe Gu Ning would do that, but teenagers were fall in love easily in adolescence. Gu Man was really concerned that Gu Ning would have done something wrong.

The minute Gu Man hung up the call from Lin Lijuan, she called Gu Ning at once.

When Gu Ning received Gu Man's call, they just arrived at the small forest.

"Ningning, your eldest aunt just called me and said you've hit Xiaoxiao by a plate. You even have slapped her? What has happened? Your eldest aunt also said you must apologize to Xiaoxiao, or this won't end," Gu Man worriedly inquired.

Hearing this, Gu Ning wasn't surprised at all. She knew Gu Xiaoxiao would do this.

"I did throw a plate to her, but it didn't hit her. The plate was simply upside down on her head, and ruined her hair, face and clothes. That's all. I didn't beat her neither. She has humiliated me for many times. An upside down plate wasn't a serious punishment, to be honest," Gu Ning explained calmly. She didn't think she had done anything wrong.

"And the apologies, I did nothing wrong, so I won't apologize." Gu Ning refused to apologize without hesitation.

Gu Man knew Lin Lijuan had exaggerated the facts. Now hearing Gu Ning's explanation, Gu Man believed she was right.

Gu Man couldn't help feeling bad after she found out the reason why Gu Ning had thrown the plate out. She blamed herself for being useless, or her daughter wouldn't be bullied that often.

A mother would protect her daughter naturally. Although Gu Man still thought Gu Ning have gone too far by throwing the plate, she believed Gu Ning had done nothing wrong.

Thus she didn't force Gu Ning to apologize.

"Ningning, you're going to attend the college entrance exam soon. You need to focus on your study, and don't fall in love at such a young age." Gu Man intended to ask Gu Ning whether she had picked up a rich boy, but she was afraid Gu Ning would felt hurt, so Gu Man didn't ask her directly.

Chapter 34: A Storm in the Forum

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Gu Ning was a smart girl. She knew the real intention of Gu Man. Gu Xiaoxiao must had bad-mouthed her behind her back.

"Mom, I know Gu Xiaoxiao must have told my eldest aunt something bad about me, but Mom, you need to trust me. I'm not the kind of girl who doesn't have sense of self-esteem."

"Great, I trust you." Though Gu Man was still concerned, she chose to believe Gu Ning.

After a while, Gu Ning hung up. They went into a remote part of the small forest, in case others would see them.

Training of kung fu was a long-term practice. Although Mu Ke had learned several moves, he needed to practice often. Thus Mu Ke and Gu Ning continued to train the way they had done yesterday.

As for Mixi, because she wasn't physically strong enough now, she couldn't directly fight with Gu Ning to train in practice. Gu Ning let her do horse stance first.

When Gu Ning and her friends were focused on training, a post about her raised a fierce discussion in their school forum. Someone had taken a video of what had just happened in the canteen and uploaded it onto the forum.

"Gee, this can't be real! The plate has been perfectly thrown ahead."

"And the table is too heavy to move. How can she easily pull it!"

"The plate as well. How can she hit it broken at once!"

"An ordinary person can never do that. I believe this female student must be a master of kung fu."

"A master of kung fu? I don't believe you. You must have read too many action novels, but I have to say this female student is quiet somebody!"

"Oh my! I've met this female student before, in the small forest yesterday. She was fighting with another tall strong male student. The boy has been beaten down on the ground. I wanted to take a video of them, but the female student has discovered and threatened me away."

"Please, tell us what did she say?"

"Please, please, I'm waiting online."

"Please, please, please."

"She said, 'Do you want to fight with me?�� F*ck, I would never risk my life for that, and I ran away in horror."

Everyone laughed and teased.

There were both complementary and acid comments.

"I think she just wants to gain attention."

"Exactly, people nowadays are eager to be famous."

"I agree. If she really do kung fu, she can have a fight with Chu Peihan, and prove to us!"

…

Seeing those acid remarks, those who admired Gu Ning were displeased. They immediately retorted.

"Are you blind? Try throwing a plate and see if it turns and aims at the target by yourself. And pull the table to move if you can!"

"Exactly, shut your mouth if you can't do it yourself."

"I think they are being jealous. They just can't stand the fact that Gu Ning is better than them."

"Can't agree more. Some girls are so jealous of others. Bros, we need to be clear-sighted, and stay away from those girls to protect ourselves."

"Sure! I prefer to stay single forever rather than be with a pretentious bitch."

"Agree."

…

"Agree."

Those boys were so evil. They soon conquered the group of girls who had bad-mouthed Gu Ning, but secretly guided those girls' anger to Gu Ning.

Right at that moment, a comment attracted everyone's attention.

"Is she really that powerful? I'm Hao Ran, a senior from the seventh classroom. I now challenge this female student to have a fight with me. Anyone who knows this female student, tell me about her."

Immediately, the discussion became fiercer.

Hao Ran, the senior student from the seventh classroom, was a well-known figure in their school, but he was notorious for his bad behaviors.

He had involved himself in fights and riots, behaving even worse than Chu Peihan. If he hadn't had a powerful background as well, he would have been expelled from the school too.

Now, Gu Ning was in trouble.

Those who had criticized Gu Ning just then instantly added fuel to the fire.

Before long, Gu Ning's information was leaked.

Whoever had leaked Gu Ning's information must hate her very much, and wanted to see her in danger.

After Hao Ran had challenged Gu Ning, some felt worried, some looked forward to it, and some just enjoyed building their happiness on others' suffering.

There were many students gathered outside the door of the fourth classroom. Soon, Qin Zheng, Zhang Yiming, Fu Mingliang and Chen Ziyao were included. They all came for Gu Ning. To be exact, they were here for Hao Ran and Gu Ning.

Among those onlookers, Qin Zheng and his friends along with Shao Feifei and her friends were most excited to see what would happen next.

If Gu Xiaoxiao had known the news, she must feel regret going home so early and missing the drama.

In the passage, three boys who were leaning against the guardrails were most noticeable. They weren't good-looking actually, but because no one dared to stay closer to them, they were noticeable then.

Although the three boys weren't handsome, they weren't ugly at all. They behaved in an arrogant and aggressive way, which showed they were bad boys.

"Hao Ran, Gu Ning probably is too afraid to come," a boy who was standing at the right among those three male students opened his mouth.

There were only a few minutes away from the evening class. Gu Ning was still absent. Probably she was frightened.

"She can't hide forever, unless she drops out of school," the boy in the middle, who was Hao Ran, said with disdain.

"Shall we wait any longer? The evening class is about to begin in a few minutes," a boy who was standing at the left asked.

"Yes, why not? Probably she intends to come until we're gone when the evening class is about to begin," Hao Ran said.

The minute Gu Ning and her friends went out of the stairs, they saw many people around outside of fourth classroom.

Something must had happened.

No matter what had happened, the evening class was about to begin, and Gu Ning together with Yu Mixi had to walk through.

Mu Ke's classroom wasn't in the same direction of Gu Ning's, but out of curiosity, he followed Gu Ning walking ahead.

Someone immediately found Gu Ning was coming.

Chen Ziyao opened her mouth at once, "Gee! Isn't this Gu Ning? Who said she's scared? She's quite awesome!"

Chen Ziyao did it on purpose to push Gu Ning into the center of trouble. The more she complimented Gu Ning, the unhappier Hao Ran would be.

When Gu Ning showed up, Chen Ziyao directly opened her phone, starting to shoot. She wanted to send the video to Gu Xiaoxiao after it was over.

Hearing that, Gu Ning knew they weren't kind people. However, Gu Ning assumed Chen Ziyao and her friends were those who came here to cause her trouble.

Chapter 35: A Challenge: Three VS. One

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"You're Gu Ning, right?" Hao Ran walked to Gu Ning and asked with certainty.

"Yes. What's up?" Gu Ning answered calmly with confidence. She wasn't afraid at all.

"Hao Ran, what do you want to do?" Seeing Hao Ran being here, Mu Ke, who followed Gu Ning, felt something must be wrong. He immediately stepped forward to protect Gu Ning.

He had no idea why Hao Ran was here for Gu Ning, but he did know Hao Ran was here not because of Chen Ziyao.

Hao Ran was surprised that Mu Ke would protect Gu Ning, but he still continued, "I saw the video about what had happened in the canteen on our school's forum. Everyone says Gu Ning is powerful. I disagree though. Thus, I'm here to challenge Gu Ning to have a fight with me. Does she dare to accept my challenge?"

"What?"

Hearing that, Mu Ke and Yu Mixi was shocked. They all looked at Gu Ning with worry at once. Gu Ning, instead, remained calm. The boy was here to challenge her! Gu Ning even assumed he was here because of Chen Ziyao.

Mu Ke quietly swore at the person who had uploaded the video. The person apparently wanted to cause Gu Ning trouble! Gu Ning was displeased as well, but she was more interested than terrified in Hao Ran's challenge.

Gu Ning was very familiar with Hao Ran's name, because Hao Ran was as notorious as Chu Peihan in their school. He was often involved in fights and riots, and always absent in classes. Hao Ran had received as many punishments as Chu Peihan.

But, he couldn't have a high score like Chu Peihan. He was terrible at studying.

Hao Ran was from a super rich family. His family was the third richest family with dozens of millions of assets in City F.

Hao Ran, Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping, the three of them was a famous gang in their school.

Gu Ning had also heard something about Qin Zixun's and Zhang Tianping's background. Qin Zixun was a son of the authorities, but Gu Ning didn't know his father's position. As for Zhang Tianping, it was said that he was an orphan. Those three boys had become good friends in a fight.

Though they had very different background, they were truly intimate friends.

Gu Ning had plan in her mind after she found out who those boys were.

"Hao Ran, how can you even beat a girl." Mu Ke was extremely annoyed. Though he believed Gu Ning's ability, these three boys weren't easy to handle.

"If she were an ordinary girl, it may look like I'm beating her, but since she does kung fu, we can learn from each other," Hao Ran didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

Yes, if Gu Ning had been a common girl, he would never beat her, but the video had proved that she wasn't weak at all.

"You…" Mu Ke was mad. Before he could continue, Gu Ning interrupted.

"What if I win, and what if I lose?" Gu Ning asked.

"If you can win, I can do a thing for you, but if I win, you must do a thing for us. Relax, I won't let you do something immoral,��� Hao Ran replied.

Hao Ran was a boy with principles.

"Sure, challenge accepted, but I want more than just a thing," Gu Ning said.

The crowd was amazed by the result that Gu Ning accepted the challenge and even wanted to add chips.

Although everyone believed Gu Ning was quite someone in the video, Hao Ran was well-known for his outstanding ability in a fight. No one thought Gu Ning would win.

Was Gu Ning being confident, or was she thinking too highly of herself?

"Boss…" Mu Ke called her with worry, but Gu Ning stopped him by a glance.

"Tell me what do you want?" Hao Ran was surprised Gu Ning would accept his challenge without hesitation. He now was more curious than surprised about Gu Ning's condition.

He didn't know whether Gu Ning was being confident or arrogant, but he appreciated her attitude.

"One vs. three, if I lose, I'll do three things for you, but if I win, three of you must call me boss, and be loyal to me afterwards till the entrance exam is over," Gu Ning said airily while others were all in shock.

What? One vs. three? The losers must call her boss?

Gu Ning was so confident!

After the shock, Hao Ran and his friends were irritated by Gu Ning's words. It was a humiliation to them. How could he call a girl boss!

"You want to be our boss? Interesting," Hao Ran sneered.

"Exactly, what the hell are you?"

"Gu Ning, being confident is good, but don't be too over."

Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping added in anger.

"I know who I am. Whether I'm being confident or arrogant, it's none of your business. At least, I'm not afraid. If you're cowards and don't dare to accept the challenge, then you lose!" Gu Ning glanced through Hao Ran and his friends with obvious provocation.

"You…"

Hao Ran and his friends felt shamed after that. Their dignity didn't allow them to be hesitated.

"Cowards? We've never ever been cowards. Challenge accepted!" Hao Ran answered with anger.

Hao Ran was always the decision-maker among them. Since Hao Ran accepted, the other two all agreed. Besides, they didn't want to be cowards neither!

"Very well. Then I'll see you at 1 pm tomorrow in the small forest." Gu Ning said with satisfaction, which made Mu Ke feel that she had everything in control.

Well, he should believe in Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning was willing to accept the challenge, she must be confident to win.

After what had happened during the past days, Yu Mixi knew Gu Ning would never change her mind once she had made her decision. Yu Mixi also remained quiet. She only needed to believe her friend.

Then, Gu Ning directly turned around, and went inside her classroom, leaving everyone behind.

Hao Ran and his friends snorted, then were gone as well.

The crowd dispersed afterwards since the major roles had all gone.

There was a glance of viciousness in Chen Ziyao's eyes when she watched Gu Ning walking away. She felt disappointed when Gu Ning stayed calm. Thus she hoped more that Gu Ning would lose tomorrow. The worse, the better.

Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang had the same thought, while Qin Zheng's feelings were complicated. He wanted to see Gu Ning learn her lesson, but he also felt concerned for her.

When Gu Ning entered the classroom, her classmates looked at her with worry, anticipation, but more with unkindness, especially Shao Feifei and her friends.

Shao Feifei wanted to mock her, but the bell rang. Thus she had to close her mouth.

Chapter 36: Confidence or Arrogance

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"Gu Ning, come out here for a moment."

The head teacher asked Gu Ning to come out the minute she arrived. Gu Ning knew it must be because of what had happened tonight.

The minute Gu Ning walked out of the classroom, the head teacher asked her in anger, "Why did you do that in the canteen? Why did you hit another schoolmate? And why did you accept the challenge of Hao Ran, Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping, who're from the seventh classroom? Do you know this is a big deal now, which has a bad impact on both you and our class?"

Facing the head teacher's questions and anger, Gu Ning wasn't mad at all. She explained with patience instead, "Professor Zhang, it was because Gu Xiaoxiao has humiliated me and my mother first, then I hit her in the canteen. How can I be able to tolerate the humiliation like that? As for Hao Ran and his friends, they will never leave me alone if I didn't accept the challenge. I would rather face the trouble at the very beginning."

Zhang Qiuhua actually knew Gu Ning's condition. She knew other students always bullied Gu Ning. However, since nothing severe had happened, she ignored all of them.

It was understandable that Gu Ning would fight back.

Though she believed it had been too over, Gu Ning had made the right choice for herself. Zhang Qiuhua didn't know what to say.

But, she still couldn't accept the fact that Gu Ning had accepted the challenge of Hao Ran. "Gu Ning, can you, a girl win over the three boys? Besides, the school won't allow students to fight. You'll be punished for that, and our class also will be criticized," Zhang Qiuhua said.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was a little shocked. She totally forgot she would be punished for fighting, and her class would also be criticized for her behavior.

"But I've promised them already. If I regret, Hao Ran will revenge on me." Gu Ning felt she had been cornered.

"You, my blood is boiling now." Gu Ning really pissed Zhang Qiuhua off. Although Gu Ning was the reason of all these troubles, Hao Ran was the major cause, Zhang Qiuhua couldn't blame Gu Ning for all.

She also wasn't that cold-blooded to see Gu Ning revenged by Hao Ran only because Gu Ning regretted.

If Hao Ran was going to take revenge on Gu Ning, even the school couldn't stop him.

"How about this? I can go have the fight with Hao Ran outside the school, then no one will be punished," Gu Ning said.

"You…" Zhang Qiuhua was still displeased. "Gu Ning, how could you be so dumb! How can you be so sure that you can win Hao Ran and his friends? What if you're hurt, and your mother will be worried? Can your family afford the medical treatment?"

Zhang Qiuhua had told the plain truth. She had no intention to insult Gu Ning, but it's for Gu Ning's good.

Gu Ning understood her teacher cared about her, so she wasn't annoyed. Gu Ning replied with pure confidence, "Please don't worry about that. I am going to win them, really."

It was hard for Zhang Qiuhua to believe, but she knew it was meaningless to continue this topic, so she said, "Good luck."

After that Zhang Qiuhua stopped talking to Gu Ning, and left in anger.

Gu Ning shrugged her shoulders resignedly and went back to her classroom.

Although everyone in the classroom was all ears to listen to Zhang Qiuhua criticizing Gu Ning, Zhang Qiuhua kept her voice low and no one actually heard anything. They only saw Zhang Qiuhua leave in anger.

Gu Ning, instead, was super calm from the very beginning to the end, and wasn't sad or scared of being criticized at all. Everyone was puzzled.

When Gu Ning walked inside, most of the students focused on her face wanting to figure out what had happened.

Because the head teacher was gone, the classroom wasn't that quiet any longer. It wasn't one of the top classes, thus those students didn't enjoy studying very much.

"Hey, Gu Ning, are you sure you're going to win them?" A male student sat in front of Gu Ning turning back to ask her in doubt.

"Exactly! one vs. three, that's really something!" Another male student added with admiration.

"You have the great gesture. Do you have the same great ability?" Someone poured cold water on Gu Ning.

"Exactly, I'm not positive about that," another one agreed.

…

Most of the students didn't believe Gu Ning would succeed. Gu Ning ignored them, but Yu Mixi couldn't stay quiet any more. She retorted for the first time, "I believe in Gu Ning. I think she'll win."

Gu Ning smiled a little. Yu Mixi made her progress.

"So what? You believe in her doesn't mean she'll win," a classmate argued.

"Exactly, I don't believe," someone said.

"We'll all find out tomorrow noon. It's too early to deny Gu Ning's ability now! Let's wait and see!" Yu Mixi argued.

Those who weren't positive turned quiet gradually. Some still wanted to pour cold water, but the head teacher returned. They had to close their mouth.

In the house of the Gu family, a room was decorated in a dreamy way like it was a princess's room. Gu Xiaoxiao was in a pink nightgown, lying on a big pink bed with a phone in her hands. She was watching the video sent by Chen Ziyao, and felt it was a pity that she hadn't been there herself.

Gu Xiaoxiao had the same reaction as Chen Ziyao. She felt extremely unhappy about Gu Ning's confidence, and didn't believe Gu Ning could win Hao Ran and his friends. She was gloating now.

She couldn't wait to see Gu Ning beaten down on the ground tomorrow noon.

Moreover, she was waiting for the apologies from Gu Ning. Gu Xiaoxiao decided to spare no effort to pick on Gu Ning. If Gu Ning wouldn't apologize, or she wasn't satisfied, she would persuade her grandma to kick Gu Ning and her mother out of the old house.

The next morning, Gu Xiaoxiao waited at the stairs for Gu Ning. She wanted to seize the chance to make fun of Gu Ning. After a long time, Gu Ning was still absent. Gu Xiaoxiao was losing her patience.

"The morning class is about to begin. Is Gu Ning terrified to come to school today?" Gu Xiaoxiao assumed.

"Who knows!" Chen Ziyao was sure.

It was two minutes away from the morning class, Gu Ning appeared with Mu Ke and Yu Mixi.

Seeing Mu Ke, Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao was more jealous of Gu Ning now. Mu Ke had been their friend before, but now he chose Gu Ning over them.

Besides, Mu Ke was from a better family than them. They wanted to cooperate with Mu Ke. Unexpectedly, Mu Ke would stand up for Gu Ning against them.

Mu Ke and Yu Mixi felt unpleasant when they noticed Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao were here. Gu Ning stayed calm as usual.

"Gu Ning, I've heard that you're going to fight with those three boys this noon. One vs. three even. You're bold and confident enough to do so, but are you really being confident, or you're simply arrogant?" Gu Xiaoxiao said unkindly.

Chapter 37: In the Fight

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"I'm always confident." Gu Ning didn't want to hide her confidence.

"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao hated Gu Ning most when she stayed so calm before the storm came. Gu Xiaoxiao wanted to tear Gu Ning apart, "Gu Ning, keep pretending! I'll go and see how you become a loser right before my eyes! And if you don't apologize for what you've done yesterday, you'll pay for it! "

Gu Xiaoxiao clenched her teeth out of anger and hatred.

"I will never apologize. Do whatever you want to. I'm waiting," Gu Ning replied airily. Then she ignored Gu Xiaoxiao, throwing her a provocative look, and walked away.

"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao was mad. She didn't expect Gu Ning would dare to do that. She shouted at Gu Ning back, "Great, Gu Ning, you'll regret!"

"Gu Ning, is it really going to be alright?" Yu Mixi asked in worry. She was concerned Gu Ning and her mother would be homeless.

"Don't worry. It's fine," Gu Ning replied.

Gradually, Yu Mixi had pure trust in Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning had said it would be fine, she would not doubt it.

Mu Ke gave Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao a cold glance, then went back to his classroom.

Some students still believed Gu Ning would not come to school today. When Gu Ning showed up, they were all surprised.

Wasn't Gu Ning afraid at all?

In the morning, Gu Ning had received many curious looks from others, their head teacher included. They all wanted to see fear from Gu Ning's face, but failed. Gu Ning was at ease, like nothing had happened.

When the last class in the morning was about to over, the head teacher couldn't help asking Gu Ning, "Are you really that confident?"

"I never do anything without being fully-prepared," Gu Ning answered with solemnity.

The head teacher had nothing else to say. She left in quietness.

The appointed time was 1 pm. Gu Ning decided to eat first after the classes were over.

When Gu Ning and her friends went upstairs, Hao Ran and his friends stopped them. They actually didn't mean to limit Gu Ning's freedom. They simply followed Gu Ning in case she would run away.

Gu Ning felt resigned. Could anyone has any trust on her?

"Do you plan to buy me, your boss, a meal first?" Gu Ning looked at them, joking.

"Gu Ning, don't be so confident. It's too early to say that," Hao Ran retorted. Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping glared at Gu Ning at the same time.

Actually, those three boys weren't aggressive normally. However, whenever they encountered Gu Ning, they were easily irritated.

Probably because Gu Ning was being too calm, which made them feel like they hadn't been taken seriously.

Or probably because Gu Ning's calmness showed her confidence, which made them feel nervous unconsciously. Therefore, they would fight against her confidence by arguing.

"Aren't you confident?" Gu Ning asked them.

"You…" Hao Ran and his friends suddenly realized Gu Ning had outstanding ability to piss someone off.

Everyone around them started to discuss.

"Gu Ning isn't scared at all! She's even in the mood of joking."

Gu Xiaoxiao, Shao Feifei and their friends all wanted Gu Ning to fail. Seeing Gu Ning being so confident, they were greatly displeased.

"I think she's pretending!" Gu Xiaoxiao said.

"Exactly, she's merely pretended to be relaxed."

…

Shao Feifei wanted to mock at Gu Ning, but she restricted herself for Mu Ke was here.

However, Mu Ke never glanced at her from the very beginning to the end. Shao Feifei was disappointed. She wanted to talk to him, but Gu Ning and Yu Mixi were here as well.

"Since you're already here, why not…" Gu Ning proposed.

"What?" Hao Ran and his friends asked with one accord.

"I don't want to be punished for fighting inside the school, thus we'll fight outside. Since we all haven't had meal yet, why don't we have the fight first, and the loser will buy the meal. Plus the precious condition stays the same," Gu Ning said in a provocative way.

"Very well," Hao Ran and his friends agreed.

"There's a newly-demolished ruin at the opposite side of the back door of our school. There are few people around. Let's go there!" Then, Gu Ning moved first, followed by Mu Ke and Yu Mixi. Hao Ran and his friends were behind.

The onlookers wouldn't miss that. All of the 40 students in the fourth classroom were here, along with Gu Xiaoxiao and her friends and dozens of students from other classrooms.

A group of people moved outside attracted much attention.

It wasn't usual to see such a large gathering of students in the school. Many people immediately knew there was going to be a fight.

Those cowards all stayed away, while those who wanted to see a drama followed up. Accordingly, a group of dozens of students became a group of hundreds. The security guards of the school also noticed that.

But unless someone got hurt, they wouldn't do anything about it.

Gu Ning and others went straight to the ruin.

Everyone was excited when they arrived at the ruin, pulling out a phone, preparing to shoot.

Although Mu Ke and Yu Mixi chose to believe in Gu Ning, they felt anxious. They didn't want her to be injured.

"Boss, fighting!"

"Gu Ning, fighting!"

When Mu Ke and Yu Mixi tried to encourage Gu Ning, their voices were trembling a little.

"Just trust me," Gu Ning comforted them. Her determined voice calmed Mu Ke and Yu Mixi down a lot.

"Shall we stop when it's necessary, or shall we fight to the end?" Before they started, Gu Ning asked.

"As long as someone fall on the ground, he or she loses." Hao Ran didn't want to go too far, given that Gu Ning was a girl.

Gu Ning had a great impression of Hao Ran's behavior, but she also knew they still didn't take her seriously enough.

If one didn't take his opponent seriously, he would lose in any kind of fight.

"Great, then, let's begin!"

Gu Ning announced the beginning, and both sides moved.

Gu Ning moved extremely fast. Before everyone could see it clearly, Gu Ning came straight to Zhang Tianping's face. She threw Zhang Tianping over her shoulder without hesitation.

Zhang Tianping, who was a tall strong boy, was easily thrown over by Gu Ning's shoulder to the ground. Everyone was in a shock.

Zhang Tianping himself was struck dumb too. He still had no idea what had happened when he was thrown to the floor.

Obviously, Gu Ning had seized her chance when Zhang Tianping didn't take her seriously.

Those boys were real fighter actually. If they were fully-prepared, it would cost Gu Ning more time to deal with them.

Chapter 38: Win the Game

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Hao Ran and Qin Zixun was totally amazed, but they got their mind back soon. They were astonished in their heart, but never hesitated to move. If they hadn't taken Gu Ning seriously before, now they wouldn't do the same thing.

Facing Qin Zixun's fist, Gu Ning raised hers to his, but when their fists were about to meet each other, Gu Ning suddenly kicked on Qin Zixun's stomach.

Qin Zixun stepped backwards at short notice, like he had been hit by a heavy object.

Luckily, he was strong enough and didn't fall.

The crowd was shocked again. Some instantly raised their anticipation of Gu Ning.

Those who wanted to see Gu Ning lose were all disappointed now.

Hao Ran tried to get Gu Ning down on the ground by attaching her legs with his.

Since now Gu Ning stood on the floor with one leg, everyone thought she was going to lose this time.

Even Mu Ke and Yu Mixi took a long breath in.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ning brought her another leg back at once, then kicked out at Hao Ran's leg. Hao Ran was unable to stand steadily afterwards.

Of course, Gu Ning stepped backwards for a short distance as well.

Right at that moment, Qin Zixun attacked Gu Ning with his fist.

Gu Ning didn't escape at all though. She reached out her hand, directly holding Qin Zixun's fist in her palm.

Gu Ning was still a teenage girl. Her hand didn't fully cover Qin Zixun's fist, but she was powerful enough to stop Qin Zixun from moving at all.

Qin Zixun didn't panic. He immediately used another hand to hit Gu Ning, but his fist was held by her palm once more.

Then, before Qin Zixun would able to attack her again, Gu Ning raised her foot and aimed at his shin. Qin Zixun lost his balance, falling heavily on the ground.

The crowd rounded their eyes in shock again.

Within three moves, only three moves, Qin Zixun was down on the ground.

Qin Zixun, the boy who normally could fight again around seven people, now was defeated by Gu Ning within three moves. It was hard for anyone of the crowd to accept the fact.

At last, only Hao Ran was standing straight.

Actually, Hao Ran knew he was going to lose at that moment, but he wouldn't give up without fighting. Thus, he must be more violent than usual.

After several rounds, when Hao Ran wasn't able to stand steadily, Gu Ning kicked him right away.

But she was caught by him at an important point.

The crowd thought Hao Ran was going to win this time. However, Gu Ning used her another foot to grab the ground tightly, turning her body afterwards. Her foot got rid of Hao Ran's hand at once.

Then, Gu Ning continued to kick.

Now, it was too late for Hao Ran to defend himself. He was kicked accurately and fell down.

He lost.

The best fighter Hao Ran lost the fight within 10 moves. Everyone was more than shocked.

They lost, really. Hao Ran and his another two bros vs. Gu Ning, and the boys lost. Gu Ning had won the game easily too. Nobody would believe what they had just witnessed.

Even Mu Ke and Yu Mixi, who believed in Gu Ning, was completely amazed.

"Jesus! Did I see it wrong? Gu Ning, she won!"

"I think we must be in a dream. Gu Ning won the game?"

"Exactly! I can't believe my eyes. It's so unreal!"

"But the truth is not only has Gu Ning won, she also won it so easily. She looked so cool when she was attacking them."

"Yes! Especially the flip, it was so cool!"

"I truly believe Gu Ning is a real master now!"

…

For now, no one would question whether Gu Ning was a master of kung fu any more. In ordinary people's eyes, she was.

Hao Ran and his friends were still in shock, but they were more qualified than anyone else to admit the truth, because they had been through the whole progress.

While Shao Feifei, Gu Xiaoxiao and their friends were totally unwilling to accept the fact.

Shao Feifei even blurted out, "No, no, no. It's impossible. Hao Ran and his friends must haven't done it with full strength."

Even though there were some students who had the same thought, no one dared to say it out. It was a humiliation to Hao Ran and his friends. No one wanted to have bad blood with them.

Hao Ran and his friends had lost the fight, which was humiliating enough. Shao Feifei's words had added fuel on the flames. They were in a rage at once.

"Shut your bloody mouth up! Don't think that I'm not one to punch women!" Hao Ran shouted at Shao Feifei in great anger like he was about to beat her. Shao Feifei immediately shut her mouth, holding her breath in horror.

She looked to Mu Ke, searching for sympathy and comfort. Unfortunately, Mu Ke glared at her, apparently because she had questioned Gu Ning.

Right now, Shao Feifei felt deeply hurt and aggrieved. She started to cry.

Shao Feifei wasn't smart actually. Since she liked Mu Ke, she should never pick on someone he cherished, but she did otherwise.

It would only make Mu Ke hate her if she picked on Gu Ning.

Hao Ran's shout shut Shao Feifei and many others' mouth, Gu Xiaoxiao and her friends were included.

"Well, I didn't expect it would end so soon. We even came outside the school for it. If it had been for fear of punishment, I don't think we need to waste the time," Gu Ning said, like they had made a mountain out of a molehill.

Hearing this, everyone was speechless. Who could know this would end so easily!

At the same time, Hao Ran and his friends felt so embarrassed that they even wanted to hide into a crack on the ground.

Gu Ning was really powerful!

Hao Ran took a deep breath, looking at Gu Ning. Although he felt ashamed after he had lost the fight, he admired Gu Ning after all.

Thus, he admitted without further ado.

"We lost the game, and you're our boss from now on," Hao Ran said with sincerity.

"Yes, you're our boss from now on," Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping followed.

"Very well," Gu Ning answered. She suddenly said then, "I'm hungry, let's go eat first! Since I'm the winner, I'll make the decision of the food."

Gu Ning gave Mu Ke and Yu Mixi a hint to follow her up, then she left in a hurry.

Gu Ning wasn't hungry actually. She just didn't want to be stared at by a group of people any longer.

Since Hao Ran and his friends had already accepted Gu Ning as their boss, they would follow her order, and they never lacked of money.

Seeing Gu Ning walking away, Shao Feifei, Gu Xiaoxiao and their friends' eyes were all full of disappointment and deep hatred.

Why? Why did Gu Ning suddenly become so powerful?

Chapter 39: Gu Man Had An Accident

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Chen Ziyao, Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang felt disappointed too. At the same time, they were also terrified. Gu Ning wasn't only powerful now. She also had the support of Hao Ran and his friends. What if she revenged on them for what they had done to her?

Thinking of this, they all felt concerned.

Qin Zheng's feelings, meanwhile, ran the gamut of emotions. He slightly regretted breaking up with Gu Ning, because the girl was so impressive now.

But thinking further, he calmed down. No matter how impressive Gu Ning was, she was still a poor girl, who would not help him for anything, and probably would embarrass him.

On the way while leaving, Gu Xiaoxiao pulled out her phone and sent Gu Man a message. It was a message with photos of Gu Ning in a fight with others.

Visually, Gu Ning seemed to be hit by the boys.

Gu Man was walking downstairs after she had finished her meal in the canteen. She heard the ringtone, then took out the phone to check. Though she used a cheap old phone, it still could receive photos.

When Gu Man saw the photos on her phone, she was scared and fell down from the stairs by accident. Her head hit the ground even.

On the other side, Hao Ran and his friends called Gu Ning their boss all the time after they left the crowd. They complimented Gu Ning the same way Mu Ke had done before.

"Boss, since we all listen to you now, can you teach us kung fu? We want to be helpful in the future!"

"Exactly, boss, you're so awesome. Normally, each of us can fight against seven or eight men, but all of us together can't win you. You won the fight so easily."

"Boss…"

Hao Ran and his friends wouldn't stop talking. Gu Ning felt noisy, but not displeased.

Seeing Hao Ran and his friends now were like obedient dogs, Mu Ke and Yu Mixi felt so proud.

However, Mu Ke was still annoyed that they had disrespected Gu Ning before.

"Well, how come someone who was so arrogant, now is like an obedient dog?" Mu Ke said deliberately.

Hearing that, Hao Ran and his friends were embarrassed. They knew Mu Ke was unhappy about their previous attitude towards Gu Ning, thus they didn't blame Mu Ke for his words.

Hao Ran walked to Mu Ke, placing his hand on Mu Ke's shoulder, "If we didn't fight, we won't get to know each other. Let the bygones be the bygones. We're bros from now on. If you have any need and want my help in the future, just tell me!"

"Yeah! Yeah!" Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping agreed.

Mu Ke wasn't really mad at them actually. He also understood they were friends now, since they had taken Gu Ning as their boss.

They even had changed their attitude. Mu Ke thought there was no need to hate them any longer.

"Mixi is a child without much strength. We need to take care of her," Gu Ning said.

"Sure, no problem," everyone immediately agreed.

Yu Mixi was a little shy, but she accepted.

Gu Ning didn't plan to eat an expensive meal. She simply wanted to have hot pot.

But when they just walked to the restaurant, Gu Ning's phone rang.

Both Yu Mixi and Mu Ke were slightly surprised when Gu Ning took out her phone.

They knew Gu Ning's family was poor. She had used a cheap old phone before, but now she used a brand new one, which seemed expensive.

Hao Ran and his friends didn't know Gu Ning was from a poor family. They didn't find anything wrong.

The caller was Gu Man. Gu Ning answered it at once.

Her face changed suddenly when she heard the voice from the other side. Gu Ning said she would come soon, then hung up.

"Boss, what's up?" Everyone noticed Gu Ning's change, and knew something bad must have happened. They all asked in worry.

"My mother fell from the stairs and now is in unconsciousness. She was sent to the hospital. I need to visit her right now. You can have the meal without me." Gu Ning didn't hide the fact. She ran to take a taxi to the hospital afterwards.

"Boss…" Before the rest could realize, Gu Ning was already gone.

"Let's go and visit as well," Mu Ke said. He ran ahead immediately. Hao Ran and the others all followed up without hesitation.

Their boss's mother was in danger. They couldn't step aside!

At that moment, a black Maserati moved over at a very high speed. There were two men sitting inside.

Leng Shaoting sat on the passenger's seat. He frowned a little. He was losing his patience, because the one who was sitting on the driver's seat wouldn't stop talking, but he didn't interrupt.

"Shaoting, leave it to our fourth bro! You're not fully recovered yet. What if you get injured again! Do take care of yourself!" The man on the driver's seat complained for Leng Shaoting's good.

The man on the driver's seat was the one who had helped Leng Shaoting destroy the tapes the other day.

He was in a white casual suit as usual, looking handsome, decent and charming.

He didn't care Leng Shaoting ignored him, continuing to talk, "Why do you have to get yourself involved in so much business? You even don't want to have a vacation. I don't think any girl will like you if you continue to do that."

From afar, Leng Shaoting's sight fell on a girl in a school uniform on the sidewalk. The girl seemed worried and was in a hurry to take a taxi.

At the first glance, Leng Shaoting felt familiar with the girl's figure.

After they approached near, Leng Shaoting recognized her. He immediately said, "Stop."

The man who was still talking stopped the car unconsciously when he was interrupted. The car ceased right before Gu Ning.

"What's wrong?" the man asked, but Leng Shaoting didn't answer his question. He rolled the car window down. "Get in the car," he said to the outside.

Gu Ning saw the car stop in front of her. She was about to move away when she heard a familiar voice.

It was the man who had been injured the other night. Gu Ning was a little amazed.

But she heard him clearly. The man obviously wanted to give her a lift.

Gu Ning was in a hurry now. She didn't reject, but opened the car door and got inside.

Meanwhile, the man on the driver's seat was shocked. He didn't expect Leng Shaoting asked him to stop the car to let the female student get inside.

But, who the hell was she? How could he had no idea that Leng Shaoting knew such a young female student? Leng Shaoting normally never got in touch with any woman.

"The hospital, thanks," Gu Ning said without further delay.

Chapter 40: I Won't Beat You to Death

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The hospital? Leng Shaoting frowned a little. He was puzzled why she was going to the hospital, but he didn't ask at all. He said to the man on the driver's directly, "Drive the car."

"What? Oh, right!" The man was apparently absent-minded. He got his mind back immediately when he heard Leng Shaoting's voice. He drove the car ahead quickly.

There were many questions in the man's mind. He kept peeking at Leng Shaoting who was sitting beside, then peeked at Gu Ning from the rearview mirror.

This female student was good-looking though, but she was too young. She couldn't be Leng Shaoting's type.

"Focus on driving," Leng Shaoting said coldly. The man was frightened, then paid his attention on the road. He was still confused about the relationship between the female student and Leng Shaoting. However, he didn't have the nerve to ask.

Right at that moment, Gu Ning's phone rang. She picked it up. Before she could say anything, she heard Mu Ke's worried voice, "Boss, whose car did you get in? Are you safe?"

When Mu Ke and others followed up, they saw Gu Ning get in a black Maserati.

They were all shocked because they knew the car was so expensive. The owner must be the rich or the authorities.

Although Gu Ning got in the car must be because she knew the driver, Mu Ke decided to call her to make sure she was safe.

"I'm fine. You all can go back to the school now," Gu Ning replied.

"No, we want to visit your mother as well. We'll see you in the hospital." Mu Ke hung up directly before Gu Ning could respond, in case Gu Ning wouldn't allow them to come.

Gu Ning knew they were being kind, thus she agreed.

Both Leng Shaoting and the man had good hearing. Although they had no intention to eavesdrop, they were able to hear the talk clearly. Both now understood the reason why Gu Ning was in a hurry.

"May I help?" Leng Shaoting suddenly opened his mouth. The man on the driver's seat turned the steering wheel in horror. He almost hit the car before them. Luckily, he was a skillful driver and didn't cause an accident.

But it wasn't his fault though. Leng Shaoting, who was always cold, opened his mouth to offer a help out of the blue, which was totally frightening to him.

Leng Shaoting glared at the man. The man immediately paid his attention back to the road. He was also hoping Leng Shaoting wouldn't say more to frighten him.

Gu Ning didn't care though. Facing Leng Shaoting's kindness, she rejected with politeness, "Thank you so much. I can handle it myself."

Since Gu Ning wanted to deal with it on her own, Leng Shaoting stopped asking. He wasn't a warm-hearted person. He helped her only because she had helped him.

But Leng Shaoting wasn't aware Gu Ning simply had made a deal with him. He didn't owe her anything.

At the same time, the video of Gu Ning vs. Hao Ran and his friends went viral on their school's forum.

Ever since Hao Ran had challenged Gu Ning, there were many students paid close attention to it.

The news that Gu Ning had accepted Hao Ran's challenge, and the appointed time along with place were all revealed on the forum last night. Many said they would go to watch the fight at 1 pm.

But unexpectedly, the fight had ended before 1 pm.

Everyone was shocked by the result too.

80% of the students didn't believe Gu Ning could win, while 10% abstained, and the rest 10% believed in Gu Ning. They thought Gu Ning was really powerful on the video in the canteen, and she was very confident.

Not everyone would take confidence as arrogance.

The result was Gu Ning had won. Gu Ning really had won the fight within several minutes, which was a shocking news!

"What the f*ck, who said it was 1 pm at the football field. How come it ended so soon?"

"Exactly, I lost the chance to watch it in person. Who leaked the appointed time and place? Come out, we promise we won't beat you to death."

"Yes! Come out and explain to us."

"Come out!"

Meanwhile, the guy who had leaked the appointed time and place last night was now in sadness as well, because he hadn't watched the fight in person neither.

He was also mad.

"This is so unbelievable! Gu Ning alone won Hao Ran and his another two bros? Who can tell me whether it's true?"

"It must be something wrong with my computer. I need to restart it."

…

"I now an admirer of Gu Ning. She's so cool, isn't she?"

"She is! She beat Zhang Tianping down to the ground by one move. It's so amazing!"

"And her flip is so cool too."

…

Some admired Gu Ning while some doubted.

"Did Hao Ran and his friends use their full strength? I still can't believe Gu Ning a girl alone and win them."

"Exactly! I doubt it too."

…

The minute doubts appeared, those admirers of Gu Ning started to retort.

"Are you all blind? I was there in person. I saw it with my eyes. They did fight with full strength! If you don't believe, you can have a fight with Gu Ning herself, then you'll know."

"Exactly, not everyone is able to do flip in the air."

"Gu Ning now is the boss of Hao Ran and his friends. If you dare to question Gu Ning, you are questioning Hao Ran and his friends. Be careful about that! Shao Feifei was almost hit by Hao Ran when she questioned the result on site."

Knowing that, those who had doubts were all quiet now. They were scared of Hao Ran and his friends.

"I think I'm going to tell my goddess that I like her. Wish me good luck!"

"Wish you good luck. Hope you can survive."

"Wish you good luck. Actually I want to see a drama."

"Wish you good luck. Waiting for the result."

"Wish you good luck…"

Although they were wishing the student good luck, they all actually wanted to see a drama.

As for Gu Ning, she couldn't care less about those discussions.

It took half an hour to get to the hospital normally, but the man drove there steadily within 20 minutes.

Gu Ning thanked Leng Shaoting, then left the car. She immediately ran to the outpatient department.

The Maserati stayed at the same place instead. Leng Shaoting and the man watched Gu Ning leaving.

"Shaoting, who is this female student? I never saw you help anyone on your own initiative," the man couldn't help but ask at the end. He felt extremely uncomfortable to keep it to himself.

"Let's go," Leng Shaoting ignored the man's question.