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941 Leave the Restaurant Now

After hanging up the call with Guan Bin, Zhang Tenghao looked at Gu Ning with arrogance. "Let's see!"

"OK, let's see," Gu Ning sneered.

"You'll soon be chased from this restaurant," Zhang Tenghao snorted with disdain.

Guan Bin was also in the restaurant, so he showed up within a minute. When he saw Gu Ning, he was surprised and excited. "Hi, Miss Gu, it's so nice to see you! Why didn't you tell me that you're going to dine here? This meal is on me!"

Seeing Guan Bin being so enthusiastic towards Gu Ning, Zhang Tenghao was struck dumb.

"I knew that you won't let me pay the bill, so I didn't tell you." Gu Ning smiled, and she was very kind to Guan Bin.

"It's not a big deal. It's my honor to buy you a meal!" Guan Bin said with sincerity.

"Since I already know that you're here, it's my treat this time," Guan Bin added.

"Thanks!" Gu Ning agreed.

���Lord Guan, what's…." Zhang Tenghao was still in shock. Although he was arrogant, he wasn't dumb, and he realized that this girl and Guan Bin weren't common friends. In that case, it was highly possible that this girl was someone he couldn't mess with.

In addition, Guan Bin was very respectful towards the girl. Therefore, this girl could be more powerful or influential than Guan Bin.

On the other hand, his family wasn't richer than the Guan family. Zhang Tenghao realized that he had made a mistake.

Hearing Zhang Tenghao's voice, Guan Bin turned to look at him. Without asking, Guan Bin knew that the stupid girl that Zhang Tenghao spoke about must be Gu Ning.

He didn't believe that Gu Ning would annoy him for no reason, because he knew Zhang Tenghao very well.

It couldn't be more obvious that Zhang Tenghao had failed to flirt with Gu Ning and felt embarrassed, so he turned to Guan Bin for help.

In an instant, Guan Bin wore a cold expression. He and Zhang Tenghao were just fair-weather friends. Gu Ning, on the other hand, was his idol.

She was Pan Zirui's boss, and he was Pan Zirui's close brother, so he should obviously defend Gu Ning.

"Miss Gu, may I know what has happened?" Guan Bin asked Gu Ning and ignored Zhang Tenghao.

"He failed to pick me up, so he threatened me and told me that this restaurant is owned by his friend, and that he could easily chase me away with a simple sentence," Gu Ning said.

She was telling Guan Bin to chase him away instead.

"Well, um, it's a misunderstanding. I…" Zhang Tenghao changed his attitude at once.

Before he could finish his sentences, Guan Bin interrupted him and said, "Zhang Tenghao, you can leave on your own if you don't want to be embarrassed again."

"You…"

Even though Zhang Tenghao figured out that Guan Bin sided with Gu Ning, he was still mad when Guan Bin was so straightforward. Nevertheless, he didn't dare to annoy Guan Bin.

He had to leave now, and even forgot to pay the bill of the table where he dined with Zhao Xiaoxuan.

Zhao Xiaoxuan didn't mind at all, because she enjoyed the drama.

"Miss Gu, I'm so sorry." Guan Bin apologized to Gu Ning.

"It's fine." Gu Ning didn't blame him for it.

The drama didn't attract much attention, so they were able to dine as usual.

"Have you eaten? Why don't we dine together?" Gu Ning said.

"Thanks!" Guan Bin was excited to dine with Gu Ning.

Afterwards, they enjoyed the meal together.

…

Zhao Xiaoxuan went back home later, and told her parents what had happened in the restaurant.

After hearing that, Zhao Xiaoxuan's parents were both annoyed. They did hope that Zhao Xiaoxuan could marry into a rich family, but they had no intention to let another person manage their family business. They weren't idiots after all.

Given the bad example of Lin Tianyou, Zhao Xiaoxuan's parents were determined to not let her future husband be involved in their family business.

Zhao Xiaoxuan was clear-headed now, so she also knew that she should protect herself. She had already lost confidence in love, and just wanted to find a suitable man to get married and raise a family.

…

Gu Ning and Yu Zi left after the meal. Gu Ning proposed to drive Yu Zi home, but Yu Zi declined. Her friend would pick her up later.

Seeing Yu Zi's happy face, Gu Ning understood that her friend must be her boyfriend.

Accordingly, Gu Ning left alone.

Once Gu Ning was gone, Guan Bin called Pan Zirui and told him about what had happened today. Pan Zirui complained that he hadn't called him earlier so that they could have dined together with Gu Ning.

942 Situ Ye Is Injured

Guan Bin argued. "Come on, you have a girlfriend now, and always go out on dates with her without thinking of me. Pan Zirui, I'm surprised by your complete change."

Pan Zirui was a well-known playboy in his friend circle, and he had countless exes. He had even told his friends that he was going to play around forever. If he got married one day, it would have to be because of his parents' arrangement.

Therefore, when Pan Zirui told them that he had a girlfriend again, they thought that it wouldn't last long as usual. Even though Pan Zirui told them that he was very serious this time and that he might marry soon, they still believed that he just wanted to fulfill the task his parents assigned him.

No matter how serious Pan Zirui looked, they still had doubts.

They didn't believe it until they saw the way Pan Zirui treated Jiao Linya with their own eyes.

They were now sure that Pan Zirui took Jiao Linya seriously this time.

"I was young and stupid back then," Pan Zirui said. "Well, Guan Bin, I think that you should take your future seriously too. You're not a kid anymore."

"Come on, stop educating me," Guan Bin said. "You know how hard it is to find a girl you really love."

In fact, both Pan Zirui and Guan Bin had changed every since they met Gu Ning.

Guan Bin just hadn't played around as often as Pan Zirui, so his change wasn't as obvious.

…

When Gu Ning just got in her car and was about to start it, she received He Hongjie's call. He Hongjie told her that his hearing had already recovered and was even better than before.

It was a great surprise for He Hongjie.

A while later, Situ Ye called Gu Ning too.

Gu Ning picked it up at once.

"Hi, Situ," Gu Ning said. "What's up?"

"I heard that you have a magical pill and that it can cure any injuries and diseases. Can you sell some to me?" Situ Ye said in a weak voice.

Gu Ning didn't think that Situ Ye was ill, but it was highly possible that he was injured given his identity.

"Are you injured?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yeah," Situ Ye said. "I encountered trouble in HK, and was injured during a fight against a weird man."

Hearing that, Gu Ning suddenly thought of the men from the Evil Practice.

"Where are you right now?" Gu Ning asked again.

"I'm still in the hospital in HK. Although my injuries aren't serious, it will take at least half a month for me to recover, but I have something else to deal with in a few days," Situ Ye said anxiously.

"Well, I can help you, but how can I get the medicine to you?" Gu Ning asked. She had no intention to charge Situ Ye for it.

Situ Ye was different from Qi Tianlin, because he was her friend, so she didn't care about money. In addition, Situ Ye had given her a lot before, so she was willing to give him dozens of power crystals if he needed.

"Are you still in City B?" Situ Ye asked.

"Yes, I am," Gu Ning said.

"Great, Xuanfeng will come to get the medicine tomorrow," Situ Ye said. He didn't want others to know that he was injured.

"No problem," Gu Ning said. "Oh, I've also met a very weird man in HK when I was there. I wonder whether we've met the same person."

"Um, he's a middle-aged man with slightly gray hair. He stayed aloof and I felt cold once I approached him. He escaped unusually fast, like lightning, which I have never seen before," Situ Ye said, and still felt anxious thinking of the man.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was sure the man must be a member of the Evil Practice, but she didn't know whether he was the same man she had encountered last time. She hadn't clearly seen the man of the Evil Practice last time.

After hanging up the call with Situ Ye, Gu Ning remained silent for a while, then drove to a clubhouse to meet Cao Wenxin.

Cao Wenxin called Gu Ning that afternoon, but Gu Ning was dining with Yu Zi at that time, so Cao Wenxin invited her to gather together in the clubhouse and said that she needed her help.

In the private room, Cao Wenxin, Gao Chengyun, An Ran, Tong Jiayao, Jiang Zezheng and Zhu Yuanzhen were all present, which was a rare scene.

Gu Ning wasn't familiar with them, but they weren't strangers either.

Once she showed up, they all welcomed her with enthusiasm.

After cheering for a while, Tong Jiayao walked to Gu Ning and said, "Miss Gu, my mother is a loyal fan of yours, and she always asks me to take some photos with you so that she can show off in front of her friends."

Tong Jiayao didn't mind telling Gu Ning her mother's purpose. Actually, she felt a little embarrassed, because she had just met Gu Ning a few times.

943 The Woman Who Is Jealous of Gu Ning

Tong Jiayao and her friends gathered together today, so she mentioned it to Cao Wenxin. Cao Wenxin didn't think that it was a big deal, so she called Gu Ning.

Gu Ning wasn't free that afternoon, but had agreed to come tonight.

Cao Wenxin didn't tell Gu Ning what the help was because Tang Jiajiao needed to ask Gu Ning in person to show her respect.

Gu Ning agreed with alacrity, because it was easy to take a few photos.

Afterwards, Tong Jiayao repeatedly thanked Gu Ning and sent those photos to her mother at once.

…

Tong Jiayao's mother was excited when she received those photos and shared them with her friends in a WeChat group.

Her friends were all aware of Gu Ning's great achievements, and many of them took Gu Ning as the idol of their children.

At the same time, someone got jealous too.

One woman's son used to be the idol of other parents' children in the WeChat group. Her son graduated from the Capital University, and started a business with his schoolmates when he was just a sophomore. After only a year, his company became very successful with over ten million yuan in assets. In fact, her son was outstanding among his peers, and she was always proud of him.

However, Gu Ning took her son's position and the others all began to compliment Gu Ning instead of her son.

She had also doubted Gu Ning's previous achievements, but the others all showed strong evidence to prove that they were true.

She couldn't win the argument against so many people by herself, so she got angry in the end.

Nevertheless, she was still jealous of Gu Ning.

An idea dawned on her, so she posted an article to defame Gu Ning on Weibo. She also @ (mentioned) many entertainment influencers to spread the article abroad.

She slandered Gu Ning and claimed that Gu Ning relied on men to build her business empire. She had even witnessed Gu Ning going to a hotel with an old man.

Although not a lot of people believed that, it still went viral because of Gu Ning's fame.

Some Internet users believed it because they were also jealous of Gu Ning, and criticized her all the time. Luckily, the majority chose to trust and defend Gu Ning.

Countless of Gu Ning's fans left aggressive comments below the woman's Weibo account. They asked her to show solid proof, instead of a short article without any photos. Only idiots and haters would believe lines of words without any evidence.

The woman who posted the article was shocked amid the fierce attack from Gu Ning's fans. She didn't use Weibo often, so she had no idea how serious the result could be, and felt like crying after reading those malicious comments.

The woman's husband noticed her bad mood, and asked her what had happened.

She thought that her husband would comfort her, but her husband did the opposite after hearing what she had done. Gu Ning wasn't someone they could mess with after all.

The woman also realized that she had made a mistake, but she still felt aggrieved and called her son.

As a successful young businessman, her son was very smart and sensible, so he also knew that his mother's behavior was wrong, but he didn't criticize his mother. Instead, he stayed patient and taught his mother a lesson.

Even though the woman was still dissatisfied, she gave up the idea of defaming Gu Ning.

…

Tong Jiayao didn't know what the photos of Gu Ning and her had caused, or she would be super surprised.

They didn't stay there for too long, and separated when it was 11 pm.

Cao Wenxin hadn't driven there, so she went home with Gu Ning.

"Ningning, do you complain when you miss Shaoting very much but can't contact him?" Cao Wenxin asked all of a sudden.

She wasn't blaming Xin Bei for how busy his work was, but just felt that it would be very hard if she had to stay alone for a long time without seeing her boyfriend.

Gu Ning understood Cao Wenxin. "I don't. I knew what I was getting into well before I chose him to be my boyfriend. Since we're already boyfriend and girlfriend now, we should support each other. I'm also busy, but he never complains. We cherish every moment that we have together."

Gu Ning felt a little guilty saying that, because she always had something to deal with when Leng Shaoting came to meet her. Therefore, Leng Shaoting should be the one who had many complaints in their relationship.

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin felt much better.

…

They went to their own houses after arriving at Huafu Hills.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya weren't home, and Gu Ning was alone in her house.

After parking her car, Gu Ning didn't go upstairs at once, but went to the swimming pool next to the parking lot.

She hadn't let the evil jiao out during the past few because of Leng Shaoting, but now it was time to do so.

944 The Jiao Is Ou

The swimming pool hadn't been used at all, so the water was still the same as it was without cleaning, but jiao had no requirement for the water quality, so it was fine.

The jiao had stayed in Gu Ning's telepathic eye space for many days. Although it couldn't absorb the magical power into its body, it was covered in it and the magical power could permeate into its body.

It wasn't easy for the jiao to practice its inner discipline, and it had to go through tribulations to achieve its goal.

Practicing one's inner discipline was against the rules of nature, so the one that wanted to do that had to survive the heavenly tribulation.

The jiao's aim was to become a dragon. Although it was just a step away, it was the most difficult step. It had to survive several heavenly tribulations to move that step forward!

Gu Ning didn't leave after she let the jiao out, but talked with it about something.

"Jiao, have you heard of the Evil Practice?" Gu Ning asked.

"Of course yes, I've fought against members of it several hundred years ago, but I haven't seen them again since the time changed," the Jiao said.

"Who won the fight?" Gu Ning asked again.

"Well, I wasn't very powerful back then, but I'm confident that I can win fight against them right now," the jiao snorted with disdain. Even though it dodged Gu Ning's question, Gu Ning understood that the members of the Evil Practice were better than it.

"I didn't believe in ghosts and monsters until I met them in person," Gu Ning said.

"Don't they exist all the time?" The jiao had lived at the bottom of the ocean the entire time, so it believed that ghosts and monsters were always there.

"Well, you're right, but there are fewer of them nowadays," Gu Ning said.

She began to believe in them after witnessing them.

Gu Ning told the jiao to hide itself well, and that it couldn't come out without her permission.

After that, she went back to her room.

The next day, Gu Ning put the jiao back in her telepathic eye space at daybreak, in case Cao Wenxin, Gao Yi or Qiao Ya found it.

The jiao became more powerful after a whole night of practice, which made it feel excited. With the help of Gu Ning's magical power, it could soon realize its dream.

…

Gu Ning went for a run later in the morning. She hadn't exercised in a long time.

Although she wasn't weaker than Leng Shaoting now, she still couldn't win against him in a fight. Her aim wasn't to beat Leng Shaoting, but she had to remind herself to keep exercising.

Besides, members of the Evil Practice showed up, so she had to stay alert to the danger. She had a strong feeling that she would encounter them again sooner or later.

…

There were many people who were exercising in the morning in the living area, but most of them were aged men. Therefore, they were surprised when Gu Ning, who was a young girl, joined them.

At the same time, they also complimented Gu Ning's energetic youth.

However, Gu Ning attracted a middle-aged man's attention while she was running.

He kept following Gu Ning for around 10 minutes before he called Gu Ning to stop, "Hi, please wait a second."

He was very polite, so Gu Ning stopped to look at him. "May I help?"

"Sorry to interrupt you, but is your name Gu Ning?" he asked.

Hearing that, Gu Ning realized that the man called her to stop because he recognized her. She was a celebrity now, so she wasn't surprised.

"Yes," Gu Ning said.

The middle-aged man smiled. "Well, I just thought that you looked familiar. I really admire you for what you've achieved at such an early age!"

He wasn't flattering Gu Ning, but told the truth.

"Thanks," Gu Ning said politely.

"Um, it seems that you're staying in City B now. Have you transferred to a school here?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Not really, but I'm busy dealing with something in City B, so I don't go back to City F for classes," Gu Ning replied.

The man didn't seem to be an ordinary person, so she was unwilling to give him a perfunctory answer. People who lived in Huafu Hills were either rich or powerful after all.

"Oh, I understand." The middle-aged man nodded.

Gu Ning was the top student in her school, so she had the ability to make arrangements for herself.

After chatting for a while, they separated.

…

Around 8 am, Chu Xuanfeng called Gu Ning, and asked her when he could come over.

Chu Xuanfeng had arrived at City B last night, but it was very late, so he didn't call Gu Ning until this morning.

945 Qiu Yuxin

Gu Ning also sensed that Chu Xuanfeng must have arrived earlier, and that they were both worried about Situ Ye's injuries, so she told him to come over right away. She would wait for him at the gate of Huafu Hills.

Several minutes later, Gu Ning reached the gate, and Chu Xuanfeng soon appeared in her sight. Gu Ning gave him a porcelain bottle with 10 power crystals inside, then told him how to take the pills.

Chu Xuanfeng repeatedly thanked Gu Ning, and gave her a box as a small gift from Situ Ye.

Gu Ning understood that it couldn't just be a small gift. Situ Ye was reluctant to take her pills without paying, so he sent her a gift.

Since it was a gift out of Situ Ye's kindness, Gu Ning took it.

After Chu Xuanfeng was gone, she opened the box, and there was a cat's eye gem the size of a quail egg inside.

Cat's eye gems contained optical fibers that allowed the stones to change hues as they captured light, and were one of the five most precious stones in the world.

Gu Ning understood that Situ Ye was very generous, but she was still surprised when she saw the cat's eye gem.

She also knew that a gem was no different from a stone in a man's eyes. If Situ Ye cared about the worth of this cat's eye gem, he wouldn't send it to her.

Gu Ning put the cat's eye gem into her telepathic eye space before she went back to her house. Gu Qing and Gu Qinyang's family were coming to City B to attend Gu Man's wedding today.

It wasn't a secret that Tang Yunfan had proposed to Gu Man, so they weren't shocked by the news that the wedding would soon be held.

Around 9 am, Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning and they chatted for a while.

Gu Ning didn't keep it a secret that Situ Ye had called her, because it had something to do with the Evil Practice.

"Shaoting, if you encounter members of the Evil Practice, you must let me know," Gu Ning said worriedly. She was worried that Leng Shaoting might be hurt by them.

Even though Leng Shaoting was outstanding, he was a normal human after all. Gu Ning at least had magical power and the help of the jiao, so she was confident that she was more likely to win the fight against members of the Evil Practice than Leng Shaoting was.

If it was possible, she was willing to send the jiao to protect Leng Shaoting, but it was just her wish. Leng Shaoting didn't have a place to store the jiao, nor the magical power the jiao needed for its inner discipline.

"I will," Leng Shaoting said. In fact, he had the idea to deal with the Evil Practice himself, because he was also unwilling to see Gu Ning be hurt by them. However, Gu Ning had reminded him many times to take good care of himself, so he needed to listen to her.

…

When Gu Ning was about to leave her home at 10 am, Quan Mingkai called her. He told her that the set of blue gem jewelry was already done.

Gu Ning had previously asked Quan Mingkai to hire an internationally famous jewelry designer to make a set a blue gem jewelry for Gu Man. Although there were several jewelry designers in her company, she still decided to prepare a luxurious set of jewelry designed by the most skilled international designer for Gu Man's wedding.

Gu Ning was going out now, so she would pick it up at the Tanghuang Group's building.

Quan Mingkai told Gu Ning to call him when she arrived so that he could arrange someone to welcome her.

Gu Ning drove her shiny Lamborghini to the Tanghuang Group's office building, then got out and entered its front hall.

The moment she walked inside, she took out her phone to call Quan Mingkai, but a person knocked into her from behind and her phone fell on the floor.

The person was a stylish woman in her late twenties, and she was wearing designer brands. However, she didn't apologize to Gu Ning, but glared at Gu Ning as if she was blaming Gu Ning for standing in her way. Besides, she got jealous when she noticed Gu Ning's outstanding beauty.

If she apologized, Gu Ning wouldn't mind, but she was very rude, which annoyed Gu Ning.

"Please apologize to me," Gu Ning said to her.

"Apologize to you? Do you know who I am? How dare you ask me to do that?" The woman sounded arrogant, and clearly didn't think that it was her fault at all.

Since she said that, she must be from a rich or influential family, but Gu Ning didn't care.

"I don't care who you are; you must apologize to me after knocking into me and making my phone fall on the ground," Gu Ning said.

"I'm Miss Qiu of the Qiu family, and you can't bear the result if you annoy me," the woman said. She thought that she was superior to Gu Ning.

Gu Ning, however, just cocked her eyebrow. "The Qiu family? Isn't Qiu Yuxin the only Miss Qiu of the Qiu family?"

The only super-rich Qiu family in City B was Qiu Yuxin's family, and she was the only daughter in her family. Gu Ning was aware that Qiu Yuxin had an uncle, so this woman could be her younger cousin.

Although Qiu Yuxin's uncle was also a part of the Qiu family, people only acknowledged Qiu Yuxin's family as the well-known Qiu family.

"You…" Qiu Lili was furious, because she hated hearing others mention Qiu Yuxin as Miss Qiu of the Qiu family. Whenever she heard that, Qiu Lili always blamed her father for it. If her father hadn't made that mistake, her grandfather wouldn't have split their family wealth and made her an outsider of the Qiu family.

946 Let"s See!

Without the support of the core of the Qiu family, she just became the daughter of a director of the Qiu family's company.

"Well, I'm Qiu Yuxin's younger cousin, so I'm Miss Qiu as well!" Qiu Lili argued, although she hated to be related to Qiu Yuxin.

"So what? You still need to apologize to me," Gu Ning said.

"You…" Qiu Lili was shocked. She couldn't believe that Gu Ning wasn't scared of her!

Onlookers around them were also surprised.

Qiu Lili visited here often, so she was a familiar face. Even though she was chased out of the core of the Qiu family, she was still a member of it.

People were all curious about Gu Ning's family background now. Since Gu Ning dared to argue against Qiu Lili, she had to be from a family that is a lot more powerful than Qiu Lili's.

Because of their loud argument, a security guard came out at once.

"Ladies, please don't argue here," the security guard said in a polite tone.

"It's not my fault, this Miss Qiu just knocked into me and made my phone fall on the ground. She even refused to apologize to me," Gu Ning said, then glanced at her phone lying on the ground, but had no intention to pick it up. Gu Ning wouldn't submit to humiliation.

"Miss Qiu, is that true?" the security guard asked Qiu Lili.

"So what?" Qiu Lili was still arrogant.

"Miss Qiu, if it's the truth, you should apologize to this lady. You were born in the Qiu family, and you should be a well-educated lady, right?" the security guard said.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you criticize me?" Qiu Lili got mad at once.

The security guard wasn't annoyed at all after being humiliated by Qiu Lili, but still stayed calm. "Miss Qiu, I'm just a common security guard, but I'm in charge of the peace here. If you disturb the peace, I have the right and it's also my duty to solve the problem. So, please apologize to this lady right now, or I'll report your actions to my leader."

"You…" Qiu Lili was struck dumb, but she still refused to apologize. "I'm the fiancée of your HR manager, and I can tell him to fire you!"

The HR department, especially its manager, did have the authority to fire a common staff member. However, this security guard had done nothing wrong, and Qiu Lili wasn't working in the company. If the HR manager dared to fire the security guard, it would be an abuse of power.

"I don't think it's possible according to the rules in our company. If it really happens, I'm willing to leave here myself," the security guard argued.

"Well put! You're an upright man. If you're really fired, I'll hire you with a much higher salary," Gu Ning said. She sensed that the security guard must be a retired soldier instead of an ordinary man.

In fact, Gu Ning knew that it wasn't possible that he would be fired, but it was also true that she was willing to hire him.

The salary of a security guard wasn't high even though they were in City B, which was a large advanced city, so Gu Ning could afford a much higher salary for him. He could still be a security guard and work for Gu Ning.

Anyway, it was a piece of good news for the security guard.

The security guard was surprised, but he had a feeling that Gu Ning wasn't joking.

"You?" Qiu Lili snorted with laughter.

"Yes, me. Let's see!" Gu Ning sneered at Qiu Lili, then picked her phone up to call Quan Mingkai.

Qiu Lili understood that Gu Ning was asking for help, but she wasn't afraid at all. At the same time, she called her fiancé too.

Quan Mingkai was in Tang Yunfan's office when Gu Ning called him.

"It's Gu Ning," Quan Mingkai said.

"Answer it." Tang Yunfan was aware that Gu Ning was coming, so he wasn't surprised.

"Hi, Lady Ning, have you arrived?" Quan Mingkai asked.

"Yeah, I'm in the hall now, but something unpleasant happened. Would you please come here in person?" Gu Ning asked.

Gu Ning needed Quan Mingkai's help.

"Sure, I'll be there in a minute," Quan Mingkai said at once.

"Boss, Lady Ning is in the hall now, but she told me that something unpleasant just happened, and that I need to go there in person." Quan Mingkai reported it to Tang Yunfan.

Hearing that, Tang Yunfan was displeased. "I'll go with you."

He wouldn't allow anyone else to take advantage of his daughter, especially when Gu Ning came here for the first time.

Therefore, Quan Mingkai followed Tang Yunfan downstairs.

947 Tang Yunfan"s Suppor

Qiu Lili also called her fiancé, who was the HR manager of the Tanghuang Group, for help.

Gu Ning shook her head, and thought to herself that this woman was really stupid. She wondered whether the HR manager would side with Qiu Lili or not. If he chose to do that, his career would end today. However, Gu Ning didn't think that the HR manager of the Tanghuang Group could be so dumb.

"Hey, don't you think that this girl closely resembles Chairman Tang?" A staff member had observed Gu Ning for a long while.

"Oh, no wonder I found her familiar!"

Several people started to talk about Gu Ning in a quiet voice.

They didn't meet Tang Yunfan often, and there was always a distance between them and Tang Yunfan, so they weren't sure about Tang Yunfan's appearance. In addition, Gu Ning greatly resembled the young Tang Yunfan, so strangers might not find out about their family connection.

After observing Gu Ning for a long time, they realized that this girl looked familiar to their chairman.

The staff member who pointed that out was a receptionist who had seen Tang Yunfan a few times more than the others did, so she had a deeper impression of him.

Gu Ning heard their discussion, but Qiu Lili didn't.

Although Qiu Lili had met Tang Yunfan before, she didn't have a deep impression of him, so she didn't see the similarity between Gu Ning and Tang Yunfan. Moreover, it wasn't a secret in the high society of City B that Tang Yunfan had never married before. It was impossible for him to have a daughter of that age.

A short while later, the HR manager came over in a hurry. He reached the hall earlier than Tang Yunfan did.

"Guanming, they are siding together against me!" Qiu Lili complained about Gu Ning and the security guard. She was confident that her fiancé would defend her.

Qin Guanming, the HR manager, gave a glance at the security guard, then turned to face Gu Ning. He was a little surprised when his sight fell on Gu Ning's face, because her features were very similar to Tang Yunfan's. "What happened?" he asked the security guard.

Qin Guanming didn't punish the security guard and Gu Ning immediately after Qiu Lili's complaint.

"Manager Qin, Miss Qiu knocked into this lady and made her phone fall on the ground, but refused to apologize. This lady demanded an apology, but Miss Qiu threatened her," the security guard replied with respect.

Qin Guanming was senior to him, so he should be respectful.

Hearing that, Qin Guanming frowned, and looked at Qiu Lili. "Is that true?"

Actually, Qin Guanming knew that it had to be the truth, because it wasn't the first time that Qiu Lili had done that.

"I just lightly bumped her. It isn't a big deal. I didn't do it on purpose." Qiu Lili felt aggrieved.

"Since you did bump into this lady, you should apologize to her whether she's injured or not. Don't you understand?" Qin Guanming was annoyed.

Just as Gu Ning had thought, the HR manager of the Tanghuang Group, which was one of the top corporations in City B, couldn't be an idiot.

Qin Guanming was a mature man with reason, and Qiu Lili wasn't his choice of girlfriend. His father and Qiu Lili's father were close friends, so he was forced to date her. He was unwilling to do so, but got entangled with her. She took herself as his fiancé without his agreement, and often came here to visit him.

He came here as fast as possible after receiving Qiu Lili's call, not to defend her, but to stop her from causing more trouble. Qiu Lili was a troublemaker in his eyes.

"Don't be so rude to me! She yelled at me, so I was unwilling to apologize to her. It's her fault, not mine!" Qiu Lili argued.

She didn't realize how stupid her behavior was.

"Well, interesting. You're too dumb to realize it's your fault. There are surveillance cameras everywhere in this hall, and it's very easy to find out what you've done," Gu Ning said.

"You…" Qiu Lili panicked. "Guanming, I'm your fiancé! Say something! If you don't help me, I'll tell your father."

"It's useless. You must bear the consequences of your actions," Qin Guanming said with a calm face.

"You…" Qiu Lili felt like crying now.

Right at this moment, Quan Mingkai and Tang Yunfan showed up, and everyone stepped aside to let them pass.

Qiu Lili was scared as well. She thought that she was superior to normal staff members of the Tanghuang Group because she was Qin Guanming's fiancé, but she didn't dare to annoy the senior management of Tanghuang.

When Tang Yunfan appeared, Qiu Lili had a bad feeling that she had made a terrible mistake.

948 Jealous Tang Yunfan

Those staff members in the hall all noticed the obvious similarity between the young girl in their sight and Tang Yunfan.

"Nice to see you, Chairman Tang." Qin Guanming greeted Tang Yunfan with great respect.

"Nice to see you, Chairman Tang." The security guard did the same thing.

"Hi, Chairman T-Tang." Qiu Lili's voice trembled in fear, and she didn't dare to meet his eyes.

"What's going on here?" Tang Yunfan asked.

As a powerful and successful businessman, Tang Yunfan had a natural air of power, so everyone around him except for Gu Ning felt stressed.

Hearing that, Qin Guanming said at once, "Chairman Tang, Miss Qiu knocked this lady and made her phone fall to the ground, but refused to apologize. This lady demanded an apology, but Miss Qiu threatened her."

He was telling the truth. In addition, he had an idea to tell his father about what Qiu Lili had done so that he could get rid of her. He believed that his father would agree on that for the sake of his career.

Even though his father insisted that he had to date her, he would resist it till the end, for his own happiness.

Tang Yunfan turned to look at Qiu Lili and asked, "Miss Qiu, do you think that this is your family's company, and you can do whatever you want?"

"I-I…" Qiu Lili didn't dare to utter a word when facing Tang Yunfan.

Before she could finish a sentence, Tang Yunfan turned to look at Gu Ning. "Ningning, why didn't you call me instead of your Uncle Quan? You're my daughter, and I'll protect you no matter what happens." He sounded a little aggrieved, because Gu Ning didn't turn to him for help first.

Gu Ning was his daughter after all, and he thought that it was his duty to protect her. In addition, Gu Ning was in his company right now. Tang Yunfan only looked so gentle and tender in front of Gu Man and Gu Ning.

Their family connection would be public sooner or later, so Tang Yunfan didn't ask for Gu Ning's permission when he said that.

However, once he said that, everyone was struck dumb.

What? She's Chairman Tang's daughter?

Chairman Tang is this girl's father?

Staff members of Tang Yunfan's company were all shocked, and couldn't believe their ears.

However, they still had doubts, because Gu Ning could be Tang Yunfan's adopted daughter. They all knew that Tang Yunfan had never married before.

If this girl was Tang Yunfan's biological daughter, she must be a love child. A love child would bring criticism and nobody approved of it.

Nowadays, a love child was often born when one of his or her parents were married but still had a sexual relationship with another person.

It was immoral to cheat on one's partner. And adultery was unacceptable in this society, because it always ruined families.

Even though a love child was innocent, his or her future was doomed to unhappiness.

On the contrary, if two unmarried people had a child together, it was understandable although it was still unacceptable.

Therefore, even if Gu Ning was Tang Yunfan's love child, Tang Yunfan wasn't married yet, so it would be fine. Moreover, none of them dared to despise them!

Since Tang Yunfan had never married before, Gu Ning's mother wasn't the other woman.

Thinking of that, people were all curious about the relationship between Tang Yunfan and Gu Ning's mother.

Could they be a loving couple, or was Gu Ning's mother a calculating woman?

If they were a couple, why didn't Tang Yunfan marry her?

Did the Tang family or Tang Yunfan refuse to accept her?

Since Gu Ning was Tang Yunfan's daughter, the woman he was going to marry must be her mother! Why was he willing to admit it right now?

…

Anyway, if Tang Yunfan was marrying Gu Ning's mother, they would be a legal couple.

The people in the hall all had the above thoughts, but they didn't dare to discuss them. If Tang Yunfan was annoyed, they could all be fired.

Gu Ning smiled seeing Tang Yunfan being aggrieved. "Well, I just came to pick something up. I know that you're busy, so I didn't want to interrupt you."

Hearing that, Tang Yunfan frowned. "I'm your father, and you should feel free to turn to me for help."

949 Keep the Promise

Gu Ning was amused. "Alright, I will."

"Great." Tang Yunfan was satisfied. However, when he turned to look at Qiu Lili, he was mad again. "Miss Qiu, shouldn't you apologize to my daughter if you knocked into her? If you still refuse to do so, I think that I should talk about it with your father someday."

"I…" Qiu Lili panicked. "Miss Tang, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me this time!" She apologized to Gu Ning at once.

Qiu Lili wasn't afraid of her father, but was afraid of Tang Yunfan. Since this girl was Tang Yunfan's daughter, she had to do whatever Gu Ning demanded. Even though she was reluctant to do so, she didn't dare to show her real feelings on her face.

"Fine." Gu Ning didn't bother to punish her.

"Thank you so much, Miss Tang!" Qiu Lili said.

Gu Ning didn't mind her calling her Miss Tang or Miss Gu. She could be Miss Tang and Miss Gu at the same time after all.

"Miss Qiu, I'm afraid that you're not welcome here anymore. Please don't enter here again," Tang Yunfan said. Although he sounded polite, he looked very serious.

Hearing that, Qiu Lili was disappointed. If she couldn't come here again, she wouldn't have chances to meet Qin Guanming. Qin Guanming seldom went back to his family's house now, and it was difficult for her to visit him at his home.

She bit her lip and looked at Qin Guanming. She hoped that he could say something for her, but Qin Guanming avoided her eyes.

Qiu Lili was in despair now, and had to leave alone.

After that, Gu Ning followed Tang Yunfan upstairs.

Since they were gone, other staff members started to discuss what had just happened.

"Do you think Miss Tang is Chairman Tang's biological daughter or adopted daughter?"

"I think she's Chairman Tang's biological daughter given their similar features."

"If so, why have we heard nothing about her in the past?"

"Maybe Chairman Tang didn't know about it until now."

"Really? Is it possible that this girl's mother secretly gave birth to her in order to marry into the Tang family?"

"I think it's possible!"

"I don't think so. The girl is around 18, and I heard that something terrible happened to the Tang family 19 years ago. Chairman Tang has been missing for a year and lost his memory. I think the girl could be his child with the woman he was in love with back then."

What had happened to Tang Yunfan wasn't a secret in his business.

Within seconds, people started to feel sympathetic towards Gu Ning and her mother. It must have been a very tough time for them.

…

Gu Ning mentioned the security guard to Tang Yunfan in the elevator. She suggested that they raise his salary given his upright and brave behavior. If Tang Yunfan disagreed, she would like to hire him.

Tang Yunfan then asked Gu Ning for her opinion.

The security guard was a rare upright man with excellent fighting skills. Tang Yunfan thought that he would be able to protect Gu Ning well if he worked for her.

Gu Ning chose to keep him in the Tanghuang Group, because Tanghuang was a well-known and successful corporation, and the security guard might have a brighter future if he stayed here.

Although Gu Ning was confident that her company would become one of the top companies in the future too, the security guard probably didn't think so.

Since Gu Ning said that, Tang Yunfan agreed to promote the security guard and raise his salary.

After picking up what she needed, Gu Ning left.

Tang Yunfan wanted to dine with her a while later, but Gu Ning said that she would go back to the Tang family's house for lunch, and that she had to pick her relatives up at the airport at 2 pm.

Gu Ning went downstairs in Tang Yunfan's exclusive elevator, which aroused everyone's curiosity again.

At the same time, Tang Jiayang walked in from outside.

Once he appeared, people paid special attention to his attitude towards Gu Ning.

Tang Yunfan was the chairman of the Tanghuang Group. If he didn't have children, Tang Jiayang or Tang Jiakai would take over, but his biological daughter showed up now. What would they do?

Tang Jiayang and Tang Jiakai lost the chance to take over such a profitable business. Would they be jealous of Gu Ning?

In fact, Tang Jiayang had no intention to take over the Tanghuang Group at all, because the Tang family valued family relationships above anything else. Both Tang Jiakai and Tang Jiayang were happy to see Gu Ning.

If it hadn't been for Gu Ning, their grandfather could have been killed.

They were more than willing to see Gu Ning join their family.

950 Have a Gossip

Gu Ning was an outstanding girl with unbelievable skills after all, and nobody would refuse to maintain a close relationship with her.

Since Gu Ning became a member of their family, their family could be more powerful. Therefore, Tang Jiayang beamed at Gu Ning and walked towards her at once.

"Ningning, are you leaving now?" he asked.

Tang Jiayang worked in Tanghuang when he stayed in City B these days.

"Hi!" Gu Ning also smiled. "Yeah, I came here to pick something up, and now I'm going home for lunch."

"Did you drive here?" Tang Jiayang asked.

"Yeah," Gu Ning replied.

"Great, take care," Tang Jiayang said, then walked Gu Ning out.

Seeing Tang Jiayang's kind attitude to Gu Ning, others were all curious about why he looked so close to the girl. Some even believed that Tang Jiayang was just pretending to be kind to Gu Ning.

"Why do I somehow feel like the girl looks so familiar?" a woman said when Gu Ning had left.

"She's Chairman Tang's daughter!"

The woman was absent just then, so she missed the shocking news. "What? Really? Isn't Chairman Tang unmarried?"

Her colleagues then told her everything, and she got to know what had happened. "Well, actually I think she looks familiar, but not because she closely resembles Chairman Tang."

"Have you met her somewhere before?"

"I guess, but I'm not sure."

The woman couldn't remember where she had seen Gu Ning's face before. However, she was sure that she hadn't met Gu Ning in real life.

"Have you seen her face on the Internet?" one of her colleagues asked.

"Oh, right, I did see her face on TV!" the woman said with surprise.

"TV? No way, how?"

"The release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm! She's the boss, Gu Ning!"

The woman got excited when she finally remembered Gu Ning.

Many people became Gu Ning's fans once they found out what she had achieved before. Gu Ning was now as famous as those celebrities.

"What? She's the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm?"

Everyone was shocked.

Many of them had heard of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm, because the release conference had caused a big sensation. Unfortunately, they didn't recognize Gu Ning just then, and missed the chance to take pictures with her. In addition, this talented girl was their chairman's daughter too!

In fact, it was understandable that they failed to recognize Gu Ning at the first glance, because there weren't many clear photos of her on the Internet.

Besides, they met so many people every day while working in a famous company, and it was hard to remember so many faces.

They were all aware of Gu Ning's outstanding ability and powerful connections, but they were still surprised to find out that Gu Ning was a member of the Tang family.

It seems the Tang family cared about Gu Ning very much. Nobody would dislike such an able daughter!

After hearing about Gu Ning's achievements, people began to believe that she wasn't the kind of person who would compete against her siblings for wealth. She didn't lack money at all.

Like father, like daughter. Tang Yunfan was able to make the Tang family's business the number one on the list of successful companies in City B within just a few years. While Gu Ning owned so many profitable brands and companies at such an early age as well. The Tang family was going to become more and more powerful in the future.

…

Gu Ning put the set of jewelry into her telepathic eye space before she drove back to the Tang family's house.

…

Before long, the security guard received the good news that he was promoted to be the vice leader of the security guard team.

There were many people in the security team given the large size of Tanghuang, so being one of its vice leaders was a position of power.

When the security guard heard the news, he was astonished, so were others. They were surprised to hear that a common security guard became the vice leader of the team within a day!

They knew that it must have been Gu Ning's order.