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Chapter 691 Yu Zi's Fault?

Gu Ning thought for a while, then agreed.

With Gu Ning's permission, Leng Shaoting couldn't wait a second longer and opened the car door at once. Although the space in the car was quite small and their movements were limited, it was unusually exciting.

Leng Shaoting hugged Gu Ning in his arms and let her sit on his legs. They stared at each other with burning desire in the moonlight. Everything looked so beautiful tonight.

Gu Ning couldn't move her eyes away from his handsome face. His delicate features, especially the faint smile on his sensual mouth, attracted her full attention. Every time she saw him, she was stunned by his striking appearance.

"What? You can't move your eyes away from me?" He smiled, which was so charming.

Leng Shaoting seldom smiled, but Gu Ning was even more attracted to him once he smiled at her.

"Yeah, you're stunning," Gu Ning said with a smile.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting got excited and kissed her without hesitation.

To the world, she might just be a normal human being, but in his eyes, she was his entire world.

Lin Lijuan wandered on the street after she ran out of the Lin family's house. She didn't have her phone with her, nor money, and she had no idea where she was right now. She just walked and walked along the street.

Seeing the sky becoming darker, Lin Dechang was slightly worried that Lin Lijuan was still out. He called Lin Lijuan in the end, but her phone rang in the house.

"She doesn't have her phone, or money. Will she be safe?" Zhang Meiyu was worried too. Although they had conflicts, they were a family after all.

Lin Dechang thought for a while, then said to Lin Yuehao, "Yuehao, go out to find your aunt."

Lin Yuehao didn't want to, but had to listen to his father. However, in the end, Lin Yuehao searched for Lin Lijuan for nearly two hours, but it was in vain, so he gave up and went back home. City F was a large city, so it was very difficult to find a person on the streets.

Lin Dechang didn't know what else he could do. He thought that Lin Lijuan was an adult and she could take care of herself, so he went to bed as usual.

In the clubhouse, Zhao Xiaoxuan and her friend were about to leave around 12 am.

She seemed to be in a good mood after satisfying her sexual needs, and she completely forgot about Lin Tianyou. However, once she walked out, she noticed Yu Zi, and her good mood was instantly replaced by anger and jealousy. Without delay, Zhao Xiaoxuan ran to Yu Zi.

"Hey, Xiaoxuan, where are you going?" Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend asked, but she soon realized what was going on when she saw Yu Zi not far away.

Yu Zi just had a party with Cao Wenxin and their friends. They had already walked to an elevator, but Yu Zi left her phone in the private room, so she walked back to fetch it.

"Yu Zi, stop right there!" Zhao Xiaoxuan dashed ahead and stood in Yu Zi's way.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoxuan, Yu Zi's good mood was ruined at once. "What?"

"Did Lin Tianyou call you or find you?" Zhao Xiaoxuan asked, but she believed that Lin Tianyou must have contacted Yu Zi behind her back.

Yu Zi was struck dumb for a second, because she had already broken up with Lin Tianyou for a long time.

"Zhao Xiaoxuan, what's wrong with you? I've broken up with Lin Tianyou for a long time. Why would he call or find me?" Yu Zi said.

"Really?" Zhao Xiaoxuan didn't believe it.

"Whatever." Yu Zi ignored Zhao Xiaoxuan and walked away.

Zhao Xiaoxuan, however, remembered the news she had read today, and her jealousy of Yu Zi got the better of her. She was afraid that Yu Zi would steal Lin Tianyou from her once she became rich. Thinking of that, Zhao Xiaoxuan felt a strong sense of crisis and pulled Yu Zi back. "You can't leave!"

"What do you want?" Yu Zi was annoyed.

Zhao Xiaoxuan's face was twisted in jealousy. "Yu Zi, I didn't expect that you would be so successful now. You became a boss after being a poor girl, all within a few days." Yu Zi was a shareholder of Charm, so she was the boss of it to some extent.

Yu Zi wasn't surprised that Zhao Xiaoxuan had already heard of the news. "It's none of your business."

"It is my business! Tianyou and I argued precisely because of you!" Zhao Xiaoxuan shouted in anger.

Yu Zi actually had no interest in their relationship. "Is it my fault that you argued with each other?" Yu Zi couldn't understand why Zhao Xiaoxuan wouldn't let her go.

"You're successful now, so you attract Tianyou's attention," Zhao Xiaoxuan said.

"I'm sorry. I seriously don't understand why you are blaming me for everything. It's not my fault!" Yu Zi argued.

Lin Tianyou was a terrible man, but Zhao Xiaoxuan cherished him very much.

"Yes, it is your fault! If you were as poor as always, Tianyou wouldn't pay any attention to you!" Zhao Xiaoxuan almost shouted.

Chapter 692 Cao Wenxin Helps Yu Zi

"It's completely ridiculous that you argued with each other just because I'm successful now. Does it mean that you should disappear too if I dislike you?" Yu Zi said. She was unwilling to carry the responsibility. Although she had been a poor girl, while Zhao Xiaoxuan was born in a rich family, she was a successful designer now and she also had Gu Ning's support. She wouldn't take advantage of others, but she wasn't weak anymore.

Zhao Xiaoxuan, however, lost control of herself. "Bitch, how dare you talk to me like that!" Saying that, she raised her hand trying to slap Yu Zi.

Yu Zi moved away at once, but Zhao Xiaoxuan's hand still hit her face. Luckily, Zhao Xiaoxuan had drunk a lot of alcohol, so she wasn't able to use her full strength.

It wasn't painful, but Yu Zi was in a rage. Without hesitation, Yu Zi used her full strength to slap Zhao Xiaoxuan across the face. Zhao Xiaoxuan shouted because of the pain. Yu Zi hadn't drunk much, so she was able to slap Zhao Xiaoxuan hard, and Zhao Xiaoxuan fell towards the nearby wall at once. However, thanks to the wall, she didn't fall on the floor.

"Xiaoxuan!" Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend was watching the scene from the side just then, but now ran over in a hurry after seeing Zhao Xiaoxuan being hit by Yu Zi.

Yu Zi snorted and walked away, but was stopped by the woman. "How dare you, Yu Zi!" She raised her hand, trying to get revenge for Zhao Xiaoxuan.

Before Yu Zi could fight back this time, the woman's wrist was caught by another person. The woman was mad, and abruptly turned around to look at the person who grabbed her wrist. When she was about to swear at the person, she recognized the person. She became scared the second she recognized the person's face. "Mi-Miss Cao."

The person who caught her wrist was precisely Cao Wenxin.

Cao Wenxin came back after Yu Zi had been gone for a long time, but she saw the women try to slap Yu Zi right as she walked near.

"Well, how dare you do that?" Cao Wenxin stared at the women.

"I-I…" The woman didn't know what to say all of a sudden.

"She slapped me!" Zhao Xiaoxuan didn't recognize Cao Wenxin, so she wasn't scared of her. Seeing Cao Wenxin helping Yu Zi, Zhao Xiaoxuan became angrier.

"Oh, then you must have annoyed her beforehand," Cao Wenxin sneered, because she believed that Yu Zi wouldn't hit someone for no reason.

"You…" Zhao Xiaoxuan panicked a little, then lied. "She seduced my boyfriend!"

"Xiaoxuan…" Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

Cao Wenxin was born in a super-rich dominant family in City B, and their families were hardly comparable to hers. In Cao Wenxin's eyes, they were merely nobodies.

"Yu Zi, did you seduce her boyfriend?" Cao Wenxin asked Yu Zi, but sounded like she had just heard a funny joke.

"Of course not." Yu Zi denied it. "I know that I'm bad at choosing the right man, but I'll never accept such a snobbish and terrible man." Yu Zi felt disgusted upon thinking of Lin Tianyou now, and it was impossible that she would accept him again, let alone seduce him.

"Did you hear that?" Cao Wenxin looked at Zhao Xiaoxuan, like she was a clown.

Cao Wenxin then let Zhao Xiaoxun go and walked away with Yu Zi.

"How can you…" Zhao Xiaoxuan was unwilling to give up. However, before she could finish her sentence, her friend stopped her at once. "Xiaoxuan, that woman isn't someone you can mess with!"

Hearing that, Zhao Xiaoxuan was shocked. "Who is she?"

Zhao Xiaoxuan only dared to bully someone who was poorer or weaker than her. In fact, her friend's family was much richer than her. If her friend didn't dare to annoy the woman, the woman must come from a super rich or powerful family.

"She was born in the Cao family," Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend said.

"What? The Cao family? Which Cao family?" Zhao Xiaoxuan asked with astonishment. She had only heard of the Cao family in high society. However, Zhao Xiaoxuan refused to believe that Yu Zi was able to make friends with a member of the Cao family. It would be a great honor for them if they had a chance to be Miss Cao's friends.

Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend sneered, "How many Cao families are there in City B? She was born in the Cao family which has an alliance with the Tang family in City B!"

"What?" Zhao Xiaoxuan was scared and shocked. Even though she already had the answer, she couldn't accept it. She couldn't accept the fact that Yu Zi was superior to her now.

"You better stay away from Yu Zi the next time you see her, otherwise you'll be in big trouble," Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend said out of kindness.

If they didn't want to cause their families any trouble, they had to learn not to mess with someone who was much richer or more powerful than them.

Chapter 693 Lin Tianyou Tries to Get Yu Zi Back

When Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend met Cao Wenxin for the first time, it wasn't a pleasant experience, but she bore in mind that Cao Wenxin wasn't someone she could mess with ever since.

Zhao Xiaoxuan remained silent, but she was still unwilling to accept it.

Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend had already said and done what she could. If Zhao Xiaoxuan still wanted to dig her own grave, nobody could stop her.

"I have an appointment with several sexy young men. Wanna go with me?" Zhao Xiaoxuan's friend asked her.

Zhao Xiaoxuan gave her a side glance with disdain. "No, I want to go home now."

Gu Ning received Tang Haifeng's call at 7 am the next morning. She heard a piece of bad news from him. Xiang Dongping died of suffocation because his oxygen mask had fallen off in the middle of the night, however it wasn't noticed until this morning.

Gu Ning wasn't surprised, and the first thought she had in her mind was that the mastermind behind the car crash must have killed Xiang Dongping to prevent Xiang Dongping from betraying him.

Either way, Gu Ning didn't have any sympathy for Xiang Dongping because he had tried to murder Tang Haifeng. In addition, Gu Ning had no intention to force Xiang Dongping to tell her the truth, so it wouldn't affect her plan even if he was dead now.

They were going to find out who the person behind Tang Deming was, not Tang Deming. It was obvious that Tang Deming was just the person's shield, and it was hard to find out who the person was unless Tang Deming told them himself. However, it wasn't likely that Tang Deming would do that. That being the case, they couldn't take action to punish Tang Deming right now, in case the person behind his back would be alerted.

After eating breakfast, Gu Ning went to the Tang family's house along with Gu Man as usual.

When Yu Zi arrived at the shopping mall at 9 am, Lin Tianyou stopped her at the door.

Seeing Lin Tianyou, Yu Zi felt disgusted.

"Yu Zi, can we talk?" Lin Tianyou asked.

"No," Yu Zi said without hesitation. She didn't think that there was anything she needed to talk to Lin Tianyou about.

Lin Tianyou, however, didn't feel embarrassed at all. "Yu Zi, I'm still in love with you. Can we get back together?"

"No, no!" Yu Zi rejected again. "Lin Tianyou, please leave me alone, thanks."

After that, Yu Zi tried to walk away, but was stopped by him again.

"Lin Tianyou, get out of my way." Yu Zi stared at Lin Tianyou with a cold face.

"Yu Zi, I was forced to be with Zhao Xiaoxuan, and I already broke up with her. As long as you're willing to forgive me, I'll treat you well for the rest of my life. I promise!" Lin Tianyou said, and seemed petty and low for the first time in front of a woman.

Although Lin Tianyou did it for his own benefits, he indeed still loved Yu Zi, so he sounded sincere when he said that.

However, Yu Zi still only felt disgusted.

"Lin Tianyou, both you and I clearly know why you dumped me," Yu Zi sneered. "Didn't you dump me because Zhao Xiaoxuan's family is rich? You thought that I was too poor to be your girlfriend, and you came back to me right now just because I'm the designer and a shareholder of Charm. You simply want to make use of me for your family's good." Yu Zi wouldn't be deceived by this terrible man anymore.

Hearing that, Lin Tianyou panicked, but still made up an excuse. "I won't deny it, but please believe me, I still love you. It's all my mother's fault. You know that my mother is a snobbish person and she would only accept a properly matched marriage. I did stand up to her, but she used her life to threaten me. I had to listen to her, because she's my mother after all, but she will allow us to be together now!"

Yu Zi let him finish, but still ignored him. Only an idiot would believe that bullshit! Yu Zi thought to herself. She made up her mind not to forgive him. She had her own principles, and she wouldn't tolerate betrayal. A good woman never backtracks!

"Yu Zi!" Seeing Yu Zi walking away, Lin Tianyou pulled her back, but Yu Zi got rid of his hand with great force. "Don't touch me. You're so disgusting!"

Yu Zi's angry loud voice attracted a lot of attention from people around them.

"You…" Lin Tianyou changed his expression."Yu Zi, why must you be so cold-blooded?" Lin Tianyou said, like he was the victim.

"Yu Zi? Is she the designer of Charm?"

"I think she is."

"Why is the man saying that she's cold-blooded? What has happened?"

Onlookers discussed it.

"I am cold-blooded? Are you insane? Why you…" Yu Zi argued, but Lin Tianyou interrupted her.

"I know that you're successful now, and that you think that I'm not capable of being your boyfriend so you want to dump me, right?" Lin Tianyou said with a sad face like he felt so hurt.

"What? Yu Zi is successful now, so she wants to dump her boyfriend?"

"She's so cold-blooded!"

"How can she do that!"

"Although she's famous now, I don't like her."

"Me either!"

Chapter 694 Don't You Feel Bored

Hearing people's discussion, Yu Zi panicked, because she was afraid that this rumor might affect the reputation of Charm.

"Lin Tianyou, we've broken up for a long time…" Yu Zi tried to argue against him, but she was interrupted by Lin Tianyou again.

"Yu Zi, I promise that I'll treat you well for the rest of my life. Please give me a chance," Lin Tianyou said. It was obvious that Lin Tianyou was forcing Yu Zi to yield to his request by making full use of the onlookers' attention.

"Really?" Someone questioned Lin Tianyou. It wasn't Yu Zi, but Zhao Xiaoxuan who just arrived here.

Zhao Xiaoxuan had a premonition that Lin Tianyou would come to Yu Zi, so she came here to have a look. To her surprise, Lin Tianyou was begging Yu Zi to forgive him in a public place. Besides, Lin Tianyou had never made that promise to her.

Hearing Zhao Xiaoxuan's voice, Lin Tianyou frowned. Zhao Xiaoxuan was the last person he wanted to see right now.

"Lin Tianyou, you did come here trying to get her back! No wonder you refused to swear an oath of loyalty to me yesterday. You even abandoned me alone at the airport!" Zhao Xiaoxuan criticized him, feeling very hurt.

This reversal shocked those onlookers. In the beginning, they believed that it was Yu Zi's fault because she wanted to dump her boyfriend once she was successful. However, it turned out that the woman who came later was this man's girlfriend. In addition, from the woman's complaint, they got to know that this man had abandoned his girlfriend alone at the airport yesterday, then came to beg Yu Zi to forgive him.

Everything was clear now. Yu Zi was this man's ex-girlfriend. If this man still loved Yu Zi like he claimed, why was he still dating another woman? Did he want to get Yu Zi back just because Yu Zi became a famous designer now? Thinking of that, those onlookers looked at Lin Tianyou with obvious disdain.

Lin Tianyou felt embarrassed amid people's accusatory looks, so he snapped at Zhao Xiaoxuan, "Zhao Xiaoxuan, we've already broken up with each other, and you said so yourself. Stop acting like I've betrayed you!"

Lin Tianyou was humiliating Zhao Xiaoxuan without hesitation.

"You…" Zhao Xiaoxuan became angry. Although she had said that herself, she didn't actually mean it.

"Lin Tianyou, do you really want to break up with me?" Zhao Xiaoxuan asked.

"It's not that I want to break up with you, but we've already broken up! Don't put it like I've abandoned you. It'll damage my reputation," Lin Tianyou said.

"Ok, very well." Zhao Xiaoxuan was heartbroken now. "Lin Tianyou, how could you do this to me?"

At this moment, she suddenly realized that he only loved Yu Zi. It didn't matter how much she had done for him during the past few years. She always thought that they would be together forever because they were born in families of equal social status. However, she was wrong. Maybe it was time for her to give up. Although she loved Lin Tianyou very much, she felt very tired being in a relationship with him.

"Great, Lin Tianyou, we officially broke up now." Zhao Xiaoxuan gave up this time, even if she was reluctant to do so. She was selfish and self-centered, but not dumb. Given what Lin Tianyou had done, there was no need for her to get him back.

Lin Tianyou agreed in silence.

"Oh, by the way, do you believe that Yu Zi would be willing to be your girlfriend again? In your dream! She's so successful now, and it's very easy for her to find a much better man than you. You're merely a snobbish, terrible man without any sense of loyalty!" Zhao Xiaoxuan said, then turned around walking away without hesitation.

What Zhao Xiaoxuan had said threw a bomb among the crowd.

"A snobbish, terrible man without any sense of loyalty?"

"Is this man used to cheating on his partner?" "I believe so, because his girlfriend just said that."

"Well, does it mean that he slept with that woman when he was with Yu Zi?"

"Shut up!" Lin Tianyou shouted at the crowd.

Those onlookers closed their mouths at once.

When he turned to find Yu Zi, Yu Zi was already gone. He knew that Yu Zi went to work in her store, but he felt too ashamed now to meet her in the store.

When Yu Zi walked into her store, there were many customers inside. They all came here after watching the release conference of Charm. However, there were only 10 gowns which the models had put on for the runway show in the store for easy reference.

Yu Zi had some other gowns left undone, so she couldn���t show them right now. Therefore, customers could only book for customized gowns today.

In fact, those customers preferred customized gowns too, because they could afford it.

Gu Man went upstairs to spend some time with Tang Yunfan when they arrived at the Tang family's house, because Tang Yunfan couldn't often show up in the living room in case someone else saw him.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting stayed in the living room watching TV along with Tang Jiakai.

Today was Sunday, so Tang Jiakai didn't go to school. He planned to hang out with his friends in the beginning, but gave up since Gu Ning came, especially with a man. He asked Gu Ning who this man was. Gu Ning told him that he was her boyfriend.

Tang Jiakai tried to chat with Leng Shaoting, but Leng Shaoting seemed unwilling to talk with him.

"Ningning, don't you feel bored seeing that he's so quiet?" Tang Jiakai approached Gu Ning and asked in a low voice.

Even though his voice was low, Leng Shaoting was still able to hear it, and he frowned.

Gu Ning gave Leng Shaoting a glance. Seeing that he was upset, Gu Ning was amused, and said on purpose, "Yeah, a little."

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting felt aggrieved looking at Gu Ning, because she had said something different to him before.

"Since you feel bored, why are you staying with him?" Tang Jiakai asked worriedly.

Chapter 695 Math Competition

"Ha-ha." Gu Ning laughed a little. "I like how we get along with each other."

"Fine." Since Gu Ning said so, Tang Jiakai didn't say anything further. He had no right to interfere in her private affairs after all.

At this moment, Gu Ning's phone rang, and the caller was her principal.

Gu Ning didn't avoid them and answered the call at once. "Hi!"

"Hi, Gu Ning, there is a national math competition for high school students in two weeks. It'll be held on Saturday at City B University. Every province will send three high school students to take part in it. You're a well-known, excellent student in our school, and I hoped that you could join in on behalf of our city. If you can win any of the top three prizes, I'll allow you to skip all the classes and monthly test till the day of the National College Entrance Examination. How about it?" the principal asked.

"Sure." Gu Ning agreed without hesitation, because it was a win-win if she could win a prize in the competition. All of a sudden, she asked, "Well, I'm not sure whether I can win a prize. If I can't, will you force me to go back to attend classes?"

Although Gu Ning was confident about herself, she wasn't certain that she could win a prize. After all, the contestants were all excellent high school students who came from every province around the country. One could never be too careful, so Gu Ning couldn't make any promises.

"Of course I won't," the principal said. He knew that Gu Ning would reject if he said he would.

"Glad to hear that." Gu Ning was relieved.

"Great, then I'll send you the phone number of the teacher who will lead the team to join in the competition," the principal said.

"No problem!" Gu Ning replied.

"Oh, by the way," the principal added. "Gu Ning, you're the pride of our school now. I wish you well and luck in your career! Do you know that principals in other high schools all want to poach you from our school, but I'll never allow it to happen, ha-ha."

Hearing that, Gu Ning was amused.

"Well, I'm honored that our school is proud of me, and I'll never leave our school to join another high school," Gu Ning said. She was about to attend college, so she had no interest in other high schools.

"Great!" The principal was thrilled to hear that.

"Ningning, what prize are you going to win?" Tang Jiakai asked when Gu Ning ended the call.

"There is a national math competition in City B University on Saturday in two weeks, and our principal wants me to participate in it on behalf of our school," Gu Ning said.

"Math competition? Are you good at math?" Tang Jiakai was surprised.

Gu Ning wore a confident smile. "I'm good at every subject!" Gu Ning wasn't bragging, but just told the truth.

It was hard to find such an outstanding high school student who was good at every subject, around the country.

Tang Jiakai said with admiration, "I feel so ashamed now that you're better than me in every aspect."

Gu Ning laughed. "You can still protect me as my older cousin!"

Although Leng Shaoting knew that Gu Ning and Tang Jiakai were cousins, he still felt upset when Gu Ning said that. However, he didn't show it on his face.

"No problem!" Tang Jiakai was cheered up.

"Alright, if what we went through at the Earth Nightclub happens again, you have to protect me well." Gu Ning said on purpose to scare Tang Jiakai.

Tang Jiakai's smile froze on his face at once. What they had been through at the Earth Nightclub still left him in horror.

ror.

"Um, well, I don't think I can…" Tang Jiakai said. Normal people wouldn't be safe in such a dangerous situation; Gu Ning was an exception. It wasn't shameful to admit that.

In City F, Gu Qing received the skincare products sent by Colaine, and called Gu Man to tell her. Gu Man then walk downstairs to tell Gu Ning.

"Ningning, your aunt told me that she plans to open the salon the day after tomorrow, so I want to go back tomorrow," Gu Man said.

"Sure, but I can't go back with you because I still need to deal with something here. I'll send Qiao Ya to fly back with you," Gu Ning said.

The Tang family would be going through a big change these days, so she had to stay alert since both Tang Haifeng and Tang Yunfan had to lie in bed.

Although the Tang family was powerful enough to defeat their enemy, she wanted to help as a member of the Tang family. She couldn't promise that she would solve every problem for them, but she would do her best to help them overcome the crisis.

If she hadn't been in City B this time, Tang Haifeng would have been murdered.

"Sure."

Since Gu Ning made the arrangement for her, Gu Man agreed.

Chapter 696 Zhao Xiaoxuan Moves On

Jade Beauty Jewelry was as popular as usual, and it made a lot more money than other jewelry brands. Therefore, many other jewelry businessmen were jealous of Gu Ning and Zhou Zhenghong, but they could do nothing about it. Gu Ning had the full support of the Tang family after all.

Since Jade Beauty Jewelry already opened its branch in City B, its branch in the capital was about to open too. Gu Ning thought that she better set up a processing plant in the capital as well, because the processing plant in City G couldn't satisfy the needs of the expanding jewelry branches. Thinking of that, Gu Ning called Chen Cangyi.

"Hi, Cangyi, I need a processing plant to produce the jade jewelry for Jade Beauty Jewelry. Could you please help me find one? Call me once you find the biggest factory, and I'll let the manager of Jade Beauty Jewelry contact you after that," Gu Ning said.

Zhou Zhenghong would fly to the capital for the jewelry branch there, so Gao Yi would be responsible for the jewelry delivery this time.

"Sure, boss," Chen Cangyi said. "Oh, aren't there several private houses behind the building of our corporation? They occupy around seven hundred square-meters, and a real estate developer came to acquire it yesterday to build an office building, but the deal hasn't been settled yet because the acquiring price is a little low. Do you need the land?"

Chen Cangyi wasn't sure whether Gu Ning wanted to expand her corporation, so he didn't call her yesterday when he found it. Now, since Gu Ning called him today, he mentioned it on the phone.

Hearing that, Gu Ning's face lit up. "Go acquire it, as long as they offer a reasonable price."

A piece of land which was around seven hundred square-meters large might cost at least a hundred million yuan in the capital. Gu Ning understood that very well, but she was unwilling to pay a much higher price for it.

Gu Ning always had the idea to expand her corporation, so if she could acquire the land behind the building of her corporation, it would be much better.

"Sure, boss," Chen Cangyi said. He understood that Gu Ning must want the land very much from her tone, and he felt happy that he told Gu Ning about it on time.

"Oh," Gu Ning said before she was about to hang up. "I also need a gym, so please help me find one which is on sale."

Gu Ning needed a gym not to make money, but to use it as a training place for the bodyguards of her security company which she was going to establish in the near future. She would only hire retired soldiers who were all well-trained, so she planned to open training classes to teach people fighting skills as well.

"No problem, boss," Chen Cangyi said again.

When Leng Shaoting heard that Gu Ning turned to another person for help, he was displeased. Why didn't Gu Ning ask him for help? However, when he heard the person call Gu Ning boss, he knew that the person must work for Gu Ning. In that case, Leng Shaoting wouldn't mind it.

When Zhao Xiaoxuan got home, she didn't cry or break things, but seemed quite sad. She took out a bottle of strong alcohol, which scared Mrs. Zhao. Mrs. Zhao understood that Zhao Xiaoxuan must be in a terrible mood after arguing with Lin Tianyou today, but she had never seen Zhao Xiaoxuan drink by herself.

"Xiaoxuan, what are you doing?" Mrs. Zhao grabbed the bottle away.

"Drowning my sorrows! I broke up with Lin Tianyou, properly this time. I lost him!" Zhao Xiaoxuan whimpered, but still didn't cry out loud. This was the first time that she had been able to control her emotions.

"What?" Mrs. Zhao was shocked. "Is he really going to try to get Yu Zi back?".

"Yes," Zhao Xiaoxuan said. "In fact, Lin Tianyou never liked me. He agreed to be my boyfriend just because our families are of equal social status, and I'm the only child of our family so he could inherit our family's properties in the future. However, Yu Zi is now more valuable in his eyes, so he dumped me. I also realize today that I feel so tired being in a relationship with him."

Zhao Xiaoxuan already knew, but she chose to turn a blind eye on it when she was in love with Lin Tianyou. She loved him so much that she was willing to treat him to the best of her ability even though he was merely taking advantage of her. Once he broke her heart, she realized that it was just a dream.

"What? How can he treat you like that!" Mrs. Zhao was mad.

"I can't tolerate it! I must call him right now!" Mrs. Zhao said, and took out her phone.

"Please don���t." Zhao Xiaoxuan stopped her mother, because she was feeling depressed. "It's meaningless and useless. Mom, please don't argue with Yu Zi either, because she isn't someone our family can mess with right now. It isn't her fault either, and it's impossible that she will be with Lin Tianyou again. It is all Lin Tianyou's idea, and he'll suffer a double loss."

Zhao Xiaoxuan had never been so mature and sensible before as she was right now. Life had taught her an important lesson.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoxuan being so calm, Mrs. Zhao was surprised, but agreed with her.

Compared with Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Zhao wasn't as selfish and arrogant even though she also spoiled Zhao Xiaoxuan rotten.

Chapter 697 Shameless Mrs. Lin

Lin Tianyou was also in a bad mood when he got home because Yu Zi had rejected him.

Seeing that, Mrs. Lin was displeased, because she thought that Yu Zi must have been absent again. "What? You didn't see her?"

"I did, but she rejected me," Lin Tianyou said with impatience.

"What? She rejected you? How dare she do that?" Mrs. Lin couldn't believe her ears. In her eyes, Yu Zi should feel honored that Lin Tianyou was willing to get her back, but Yu Zi rejected him!

"What? She's gained some fame now, so now she thinks she's superior to us?" Mrs. Lin said in an ironic tone.

Lin Tianyou remained silent, then walked into his room.

Although Mrs. Lin thought that it was Yu Zi's fault that she rejected Lin Tianyou, she still believed that it was necessary for her to meet Yu Zi given Yu Zi's importance now. Thinking of that, she took her handbag and left the house.

Although Mrs. Lin didn't know the address of Charm, it wasn't difficult for her to find it since Charm was very famous now.

When Mrs. Lin arrived at Fengshang Shopping Mall, she went straight to Charm.

It was almost time for lunch, but there were still many people in Charm.

"Yu Zi, come out here right now!" Mrs. Lin ordered in an unkind tone at the door of Charm.

People who were shopping inside turned to look at her.

Seeing Mrs. Lin, Yu Zi felt annoyed. It was obvious that Mrs. Lin came here for nothing good. Even so, Yu Zi still asked politely, "Mrs. Lin, may I help?"

"Get out here now!" Mrs. Lin ordered again.

Yu Zi was displeased. "If you have anything to tell me, you can say it right now."

"Are you sure?" Mrs. Lin asked, like she was determined to embarrass Yu Zi today.

Yu Zi, however, didn't think that she had done anything shameful, so she didn't mind it.

"Mrs. Lin, are you afraid that people might laugh at you?" Yu Zi asked on purpose.

"You…" Mrs. Lin felt that Yu Zi wasn't respectful of her, so she was mad. "Very well, I can tell you right here, right now, and I hope that you won't feel ashamed!" Saying that, Mrs. Lin walked inside and sat down on the sofa.

"Excuse me for a while please," Yu Zi said to the other customers in the store.

"It's fine." The other customers didn't mind, but they knew that Mrs. Lin wasn't a kind people.

Some stayed in the store waiting to see a drama, while some wanted to give Yu Zi a helping hand. Luckily, Yu Zi already had many loyal customers who were willing to help her.

There were two saleswomen in the store too, but they were busy serving customers, so Yu Zi poured a glass of water for Mrs. Lin in person.

"May I know what you want to talk to me about, Mrs. Lin?" Yu Zi asked in an indifferent tone.

"Tianyou told me that you refused to get back together with him," Mrs. Lin said.

"Yes," Yu Zi said with a calm face, like it was something unimportant. In fact, it was something unimportant in her eyes now.

"What? You think you're famous now, so you're superior to us?" Mrs. Lin said arrogantly.

Yu Zi laughed, and didn't bother to hide her intense dislike for Mrs. Lin. "I don't understand why you said that. I believe that I have the right to reject Lin Tianyou."

"I don't care if you reject another person, but I won't allow you to reject my son. Don't forget that Tianyou never despised you when you were poor and had nothing!" Mrs. Lin said.

Yu Zi couldn't believe that Mrs. Lin could be so shameless.

"Mrs. Lin, I've already broken up with Lin Tianyou for more than a year, and he dumped me precisely because I was poor. He also cheated on me and slept with my rich 'friend'. You said that I could never marry into your family before, so why have you come back to me right now?" Yu Zi said.

Why? It was obvious that Mrs. Lin wanted to ride on Yu Zi's coattails since she was famous now.

They didn't keep their voices low, so everyone in the store was able to hear their conversation.

In the beginning, onlookers thought that Yu Zi dumped her boyfriend once she became successful, but it soon turned out that it was her ex-boyfriend's fault. Her ex-boyfriend had cheated on her, which was totally unacceptable.

"You…" Mrs. Lin didn't expect that Yu Zi would dare to argue with her like that, and felt quite embarrassed amid people's looks of disdain.

"Yu Zi, mind your language! I'm doing you an honor that I came to talk to you today!" Mrs. Lin said. She still believed that Yu Zi was inferior to her and her family.

"I should mind my language? Why? Mrs. Lin, I have to say that you're the most shameless person I've ever seen in my whole life!" Yu Zi said without delay.

"Exactly! She's so shameless!" Someone opened her mouth to support Yu Zi.

"I agree. She despised Miss Yu because she was poor in the old days, and now she comes to Miss Yu just because Miss Yu is successful. Does she have any sense of shame?" another person said.

Chapter 698 Mrs. Yang Supports Yu Zi

"I've never seen such a snobbish person!"

"You…" Mrs. Lin was annoyed, but didn't know how to argue back. It seemed that she realized that what she just said wasn't fair.

"Yu Zi, how can you be so cold-blooded?" Mrs. Lin was unwilling to give up.

"I am cold-blooded?" Yu Zi wore an ironic smile. "Let me be honest with you, I feel very disgusted when I think of your son who cheated on me."

"I think Miss Yu is right." A noble woman walked out from the crowd at this moment. "You're Mrs. Lin, right? You are a woman too, can you tolerate it if your husband cheats on you? If you can, I have nothing else to say, because we have opposite values."

When Mrs. Lin saw the noble woman, she was shocked and stood up at once. "M-Mrs. Yang."

Mrs. Lin knew this Mrs. Yang without a doubt, and it was obvious that Mrs. Yang wasn't a normal woman given Mrs. Lin's attitude towards her. In fact, Mrs. Yang was born in a super-rich family and married a senior official in the government.

Although Mrs. Yang's family was just a common super-rich family, and her husband wasn't a very important official either, Mrs. Lin's family and husband were hardly comparable to Mrs. Yang's.

Mrs. Lin knew Mrs. Yang, but Mrs. Yang didn't know her.

"Miss Yu, are you single?" Mrs. Yang asked Yu Zi with appreciation in her eyes.

"Yeah," Yu Zi said without thinking further.

"I think that Miss Yu is a very outstanding young woman. Would you mind meeting my son one day when you're free?" Mrs. Yang said. Mrs. Yang was arranging for Yu Zi and her son to meet each other.

"What?" Yu Zi was surprised, and felt shy.

Mrs. Lin was also astonished. She could not believe that Mrs. Yang was willing to introduce Yu Zi to her son. If Yu Zi could marry into the Yang family, she would become a member of a super-rich as well as powerful family! Thinking of that, Mrs. Lin was reluctant to accept it, but didn't dare say anything now.

"Would you mind?" Mrs. Yang understood that she surprised Yu Zi, but she didn't care. She just thought that Yu Zi was a good girl so she hoped that Yu Zi could meet her son and see what would happen.

The Yang family wasn't a common family, so it was unlikely that Mrs. Yang chose Yu Zi because of her boss. Mrs. Yang was attracted to Yu Zi's outstanding ability and good manners instead. In addition, Yu Zi's career wouldn't be as successful as the Yang family's business, unless she had Gu Ning's unusual ability. Therefore, if Yu Zi was able to marry into the Yang family, she was quite lucky.

"Of course not," Yu Zi said at once.

Although she knew Mrs. Yang's purpose, she didn't think that there was anything wrong with it. It was still too early to say whether she could be together with Mrs. Yang's son. She could just go make a new friend anyway.

"Great. I already have your number so I'll tell him to contact you later. You can share a meal and watch a film together or something," Mrs. Yang said with a happy smile.

Yu Zi flushed a little.

Mrs. Lin knew that she shouldn't stay here any longer, so she left in silence. When she got back home, she made a lot of noise to vent her anger, and even woke Lin Tianyou, who was taking a nap.

"It's so noisy! Couldn't you be quiet for a while?" Lin Tianyou raised his voice in anger.

"What happened?" Lin Tianyou walked out and asked his mother.

"I went to Yu Zi's store just now," Mrs. Lin said.

Hearing that, Lin Tianyou frowned. "Why?"

"I just want to ask her why she rejected you," Mrs. Lin said in annoyance.

"And then?" Lin Tianyou asked in a hurry. He knew that Yu Zi wouldn't change her mind, but he still had hope.

"She exposed your betrayal right in front of everyone in public, and I felt so humiliated!" Mrs. Lin said in an aggrieved tone.

Lin Tianyou didn't say anything. He was disappointed, but wasn't surprised because Yu Zi had said the same thing to him.

���Since Yu Zi rejected you, you can go back to being with Zhao Xiaoxuan." Mrs. Lin lost hope for Yu Zi, and she was also mad at Yu Zi's attitude. Even though Yu Zi was a famous designer now, she wouldn't accept her.

"I've already broken up with Zhao Xiaoxuan," Lin Tianyou said.

"Say some sweet nothings to her, and she'll forgive you as always," Mrs. Lin said. She didn't realize how serious it was.

"I don't think so. She came across the scene of me begging Yu Zi to forgive me," Lin Tianyou said. He now felt utterly regretful, because Yu Zi wouldn't accept him and Zhao Xiaoxuan broke up with him too. Although he knew that Zhao Xiaoxuan loved him very much, he understood that she wouldn't forgive him this time. Actually, he had no intention to get Zhao Xiaoxuan back given the way she had treated him when they were together.

"What?" Mrs. Lin was shocked. "Ho-how could you let her catch you on site? If she isn't willing to forgive you this time, you can't inherit her family's properties in the future!" Right at this moment, Mrs. Lin finally realized how serious it was.

"I have no idea what to do now!" Lin Tianyou said with impatience.

Chapter 699 No Intention of Alliance

Mrs. Lin said, "I think you can try. Maybe she'll forgive you."

"Alright, I'll handle it myself. Stop telling me how to deal with it!" Lin Tianyou lost his patience, and left his home.

"You…" Mrs. Lin was displeased, but Lin Tianyou was already gone.

Mrs. Lin thought for a while, then called Zhao Xiaoxuan, but Zhao Xiaoxuan's phone was turned off, so she called Mrs. Zhao.

Although Mrs. Zhao listened to Zhao Xiaoxuan and didn't contact Lin Tianyou or his mother, she wouldn't refuse to answer Mrs. Lin's call, because she wanted to seize this chance to vent her anger.

"Oh, Mrs. Lin, may I help?" Mrs. Zhao said in a sarcastic tone.

Mrs. Lin, of course, understood that Mrs. Zhao was mad at Lin Tianyou, and it was Lin Tianyou's fault after all. "Well, Mrs. Zhao, I'm so sorry for what has happened to Xiaoxuan, but Tianyou is very regretful now. He doesn't know how to face Xiaoxuan, so I called Xiaoxuan on his behalf, but Xiaoxuan's phone is turned off."

"He's regretful now? Really?" Mrs. Zhao laughed like she had just heard a funny joke. "Mrs. Lin, I'm not an idiot. Lin Tianyou must have been rejected by Yu Zi, so he came back to Xiaoxuan. Lin Tianyou doesn't like Xiaoxuan at all, and all he wants is our family's properties! Xiaoxuan knows it very well, and she's made up her mind to move on." After that, Mrs. Zhao hung up on Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin felt so hopeless now, because Lin Tianyou suffered a double loss this time.

All the other families of equal social status as their family that they knew had a son at least, and those families wouldn't leave all the properties to a daughter. A daughter would have a good dowry at the most, which wasn��t what Mrs. Lin wanted. Mrs. Lin hoped that Lin Tianyou could marry a girl who was born in a richer or more powerful family than them, but it was impossible.

At this moment, Mrs. Lin regretted that she had supported Lin Tianyou to get Yu Zi back.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left the Tang family's house together because someone had just called her. The man claimed to be the general manager of Xianglong Jewelry; he wanted to talk about business with her.

Gu Ning, who had a great memory, remembered that they had exchanged name cards at the release conference.

There was no need for Gu Ning to guess because she knew his purpose very well. However, since he didn't say it aloud yet, Gu Ning wouldn't reject right now. Therefore, she went to meet the man along with Leng Shaoting

When Gu Ning left, she called Qiao Ya and told her to fly back to City F with Gu Man. Afterwards, Gu Ning booked plane tickets for Qiao Ya and Gu Man.

Gu Man and Tang Yunfan seemed to make no progress in their relationship, but they had a tacit understanding. Their way of getting along with each other was a bit like the feeling of a couple who had been married for many years. There was no passion between them, but there was an unusual harmony. They weren't a young couple after all, so they wouldn't hug or kiss one another like Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting

In a restaurant.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting walked into the appointed private room, and there were two men sitting inside. One was the general manager of Xianglong Jewelry, Du Haizhe, while the other was his secretary.

Du Haizhe was a man who was around 34 years old. He was wearing a suit like a professional businessman.

Seeing Gu Ning walking in, Du Haizhe and his secretary stood up to welcome them. "Please have a seat, Miss Gu and this gentleman," Du Haizhe said politely. He didn't know Leng Shaoting's identity, so he had no idea how to address him.

"Nice to meet you, Manger Du," Gu Ning said, then sat down with Leng Shaoting. Du Haizhe's secretary poured two cups of tea for them at once.

Gu Ning didn't say anything further, but enjoyed the tea.

"Miss Gu, the thing is our company hopes to join Jade Beauty Jewelry. If you're willing to cooperate with our company, our company can provide you the best benefits," Du Haizhe said with sincerity. Unfortunately, he was doomed to disappointment.

Hearing that, Gu Ning wasn't surprised at all, because she guessed it beforehand. She smiled and said, "Thank you so much for your appreciation of Jade Beauty Jewelry, but I'm very sorry. My company has no intention of forming an alliance."

Du Haizhe was struck dumb for a second, because he didn't understand why Gu Ning rejected this good chance to make a lot of money.

"Miss Gu, don't you want to make more money?" Du Haizhe asked.

"I do, but I have no intention to let others share my profits," Gu Ning said plainly.

"Miss Gu, could you please consider it?" Du Haizhe frowned. He was unwilling to give up.

"I'm sorry," Gu Ning said again.

"Fine, if so, I won't insist. Although we can't forge an alliance, I still hope to make friends with Miss Gu. If you don't mind, can we share a meal together?" Du Haizhe asked.

He felt disappointed that Gu Ning refused to cooperate with them, but he wouldn't annoy her either. They were peers, but there was no conflict between them. Jade Beauty Jewelry focused on jade, while Xianglong Jewelry provided jewelry made of gold, silver, jade, diamonds, and so on.

"I'm also glad to make friends with Manager Du, but unfortunately I'm very busy this afternoon, so I'm afraid that we can't share a meal together today," Gu Ning said. She was going to dine with Xu Jinchen and the others because they had to fly back to the capital tomorrow morning.

Chapter 700 A Big Discount

"Well, what a shame! I hope that we can share a meal together the next time," Du Haizhe said. He didn't mind whether it was just an excuse or the truth.

Afterwards, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left.

After Gu Qing received the skincare products, everyone was shocked by their prices, which were as high as the international brands. Would their customers buy them?

Only one third of their customers were rich people, and the rest were only relatively rich.

An annual membership fee of over ten thousand yuan wasn't a problem, but it would rise to dozens of thousands of yuan a year if they changed the skincare products.

As for the emulsion, serum and skin toner, the old set was a thousand yuan, but the new set was almost four thousand yuan.

The prices of the rest of the products all doubled at least.

If they increased the prices all of a sudden, their members probably wouldn't accept it.

Thinking of that, Gu Qing called Gu Ning at once.

"Ningning, the prices of the skincare products are much higher. Will our customers pay for them?" Gu Qing sounded worried.

"Aunt, don't worry. You can choose 10 lucky members to try them for free at the opening ceremony. They'll see the effects within a short time, and I believe that they will be willing to pay for them afterwards. Oh, there are also many samples, and you can send them to customers. Once customers see the effects, they'll buy them," Gu Ning said.

"Great, I'll do as you said." Gu Qing trusted Gu Ning under any circumstances. Since Gu Ning said so, she would listen to her.

After hanging up with Gu Ning, Gu Qing gathered the staff in the store together to try the new skincare products.

Wang Sufen volunteered first, followed by others. After trying the new skincare products, everyone was amazed.

People all saw the most noticeable changes on Wang Sufen's face, because she was the eldest among the staff except for Gu Qing. Gu Qing was well nourished by Gu Ning's magical power, so her skin was very smooth and almost flawless now. In that case, she didn't see a big change on her face.

Wang Sufen's skin, on the other hand, was dark yellow with many wrinkles and freckles. However, her freckles faded, her face lit up, and the wrinkles weren't as deep after putting on the new skincare products for a short time.

"Jesus! I can't believe my eyes."

"Me either! This new set of skincare products are really effective. I feel like my skin was moisturized right away."

"The acne on my face has also faded!"

"Wow, I don't think that even the international brands are so effective!"

"I agree. Now I think that the prices are a little low."

Everyone was amazed by the visible effects.

"Boss, can I buy a set?" someone asked Gu Qing.

"Sure, and you can have a 50% discount for the first set and 30% discount from the second set," Gu Qing said.

Gu Qing was really a generous boss.

"Thanks!" Everyone got excited after hearing that.

They worked here and their salaries weren't low. In addition, this beauty salon was very popular, so they were able to make over ten thousand yuan each month. So although the new skincare products were very expensive, they could still afford it because Gu Qing gave them a big discount.

The opening was the day after tomorrow, so they needed to inform their VIP members tomorrow.

After hanging up the call with Gu Qing, Gu Ning remembered that she should share the skincare products with her friends too.

When they were about to arrive at Fengshang Shopping Mall, Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting to stop the car at the southern door, and she would leave a set in Jade Beauty Jewelry so that Yu Zi could pick it up when she was free.

Gu Ning was carrying a backpack all the time, so Leng Shaoting wouldn't be curious about why she took out a set of skincare products all of a sudden.

Gu Ning sent Yu Zi a message, and told her that she would leave a set of new skincare products in Jade Beauty Jewelry, which was a gift for her.

After a while, Yu Zi read the message and thanked Gu Ning. She believed that the skincare products had to be very good, since it was a gift from Gu Ning.

There were many people in Jade Beauty Jewelry at this time. Although they hired a manager for the branch of Jade Beauty Jewelry in City B, Zhou Zhenghong still stayed here the entire time these last few days.

Gu Ning wouldn't be gone for long, so she told Leng Shaoting to wait for her in the car.

Once Gu Ning walked in the store, she became the focus of people's attention.

"Look, it's Miss Gu!"

"Oh, I finally get to see Miss Gu in real life!"

"Miss Gu is even more beautiful in real life than on TV."

"Exactly!"

Facing people's attention and discussion, Gu Ning just smiled and nodded at them.

"Miss Gu is greeting us! She's so polite and modest."

"It's rare to see such a kind and successful figure now!"

They all complimented Gu Ning.

When Gu Ning walked to the counter, she took out a set of skincare products along with a box of facial masks. "These are a gift for Yu Zi, and she'll pick it up when she's free."

"No problem, boss," a cashier said.

"Where is Manager Zhou?" Gu Ning asked.

"Manager Zhou and the new manager are in the office," the cashier said.

"Great," Gu Ning said, then walked to the office.

Although the new manager was very professional, he was just in charge of the branch, so Zhou Zhenghong still needed to teach him about Jade Beauty Jewelry.