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Chapter 211: First and Second in Command

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It wasn't because Gu Ning was familiar with the woman, but because of Gu Ning's outstanding memory. Once she had paid attention to something, she could easily keep it in mind.

Within several seconds, two beautiful, noble ladies walked inside. One of them was Hao Ran's mother, Mrs. Hao, who had met Gu Ning once at Master Qin's birthday party. And the other female voice was Mrs. Lu.

The lady beside Mrs. Hao had also seen Gu Ning at Master Qin's birthday party, but they hadn't spoken to each other.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Hao, Mrs. Lu!" Gu Qing and Gu Man immediately welcomed them, but they weren't greeting them just because of their background.

Lin Lijuan, instead, was stunned to hear that Gu Qing and Gu Man were the bosses. How is it possible! Lin Lijuan couldn't believe her ears.

However, since Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu, who were both from super-rich families, came here, Lin Lijuan greeted and flattered them at once. "Oh, Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu! It's such an honor to meet you again! You both are so gorgeous and don't seem to age at all!"

"Isn't this Mrs. Gu? Why do you judge others in public?" Mrs. Hao asked sarcastically.

Mrs. Hao wasn't arrogant at all, and she liked to stand up for her friends. In fact, Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu had been to Kamei Beauty Salon twice after Gu Qing and Gu Man became its bosses. They shared many common interests and soon became good friends.

Lin Lijuan sensed Mrs. Hao's anger, and felt embarrassed, but explained with patience, "Mrs. Hao, please don't get me wrong. We're relatives. I knew that they have always lived a hard life, and could barely afford their children's tuition fees. They have both quit their jobs, and suddenly have money to do skincare. Thus I asked the question simply because I care about them. That's all."

Facing Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu, Lin Lijuan didn't dare to raise her voice. Those two ladies were from super-rich families, but her husband was hardly a successful businessman. She wanted to please them, so she naturally had to leave a good impression on them.

"They're your relatives?" Mrs. Lu was surprised.

"Yes!" Lin Lijuan replied.

"Since you're relatives, why didn't you help them support their children to go to the school? Well, I understand that you don't have the duty to do so. Maybe because I value family very much, but I would have helped my family whenever they needed me." Mrs. Lu intentionally criticized Lin Lijuan for being so cold-blooded.

Normally, they wouldn't criticize others in public, but what Lin Lijuan was doing was so unkind and vicious. She refused to help her relatives, and even hated to see them living a good life.

Although Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu didn't know much about Gu Qing and Gu Man's family, they got to know some during small talks with Gu Qing and Gu Man. They were both aware that Gu Qing and Gu Man had worked in factories and had been on a tight budget. Gu Man had even been despised by her family because she had gotten pregnant before marriage, but Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu didn't care about that at all. They liked Gu Qing's and Gu Man's honesty and kindness, and they enjoyed chatting with each other.

As noble ladies, they absolutely had many so-called friends who enjoyed either flattering one another or competing against each other, and they disliked that. They only socialize with them when it was necessary.

Hearing what Mrs. Lu said, Lin Lijuan felt more embarrassed, and she also knew that Mrs. Lu did it on purpose.

She hated Gu Qing and Gu Man so much, because they had no intention to help her out. However, since Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were here, Lin Lijuan didn't dare to blame Gu Qing and Gu Man.

After that, Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu ignored Lin Lijuan, but said to Gu Qing and Gu Man, "Why don't we have the facial treatment first before we go have lunch together?"

"Good idea!" Gu Qing and Gu Man answered with one accord. Although they hadn't known each other for a very long time, they got along so well, as if they were old friends.

Lin Lijuan was shocked that Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu invited Gu Qing and Gu Man to dine together. Why? How is it possible?

"Mrs. Gu, please help yourself, and sorry but we're busy right now," Gu Qing said to Lin Lijuan airily, then guided Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu into a private room along with Gu Man.

Lin Lijuan was mad, but didn't dare to stop her.

When they were gone, Lin Lijuan asked a receptionist at the reception, "Are Gu Qing and Gu Man your VIPs too?"

"Not really, they're the first and second in command of Kamei Beauty Salon," the receptionist replied politely, however, she disliked Lin Lijuan in her heart. She had witnessed what had just happened, and knew that Lin Lijuan was merely a snobbish and vain person. She now understood why their bosses didn't want their relatives to know that they were rich.

"What?" Hearing that, Lin Lijuan rounded her eyes in shock. "Isn't Yu Na your boss?"

"Boss Yu has already immigrated to another country, and now we only have Boss Gu here," the receptionist answered.

"Impossible! They don't have enough money to acquire this store! It's worth at least a few million yuan!" Lin Lijuan still refused to accept the truth. She couldn't believe that Gu Qing and Gu Man were able to afford it.

The receptionist couldn't help but roll her eyes. Every rich man started from poverty, except for the rich second-generation heirs. However, even those rich second-generation heirs had to have the ability to maintain their families' wealth, or they would soon become poor people too.

Gu Qing and Gu Man were both good bosses, and won the support of the staff. All the workers admired them, and naturally would protect them.

"That's impossible! I have to ask them for the answer!" Lin Lijuan said running ahead.

"Xiaoxiao, go and have a look. Never allow her to cause us any trouble!" the receptionist said to a beautician assistant beside her at once.

The beautician assistant immediately followed behind Lin Lijuan.

Chapter 212: The Gu Family

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Before Gu Man and the others got into the private room, Lin Lijuan stopped them in the passage. "Gu Qing, Gu Man, I need to talk to you right now."

"Lin Lijuan, I don't think we have anything to talk about. If you want to have skincare, you can turn to the beauticians," Gu Qing refused directly. She knew what Lin Lijuan wanted to do, but she wouldn't listen to her now.

"You…" If Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu had not been there, Lin Lijuan absolutely would have yelled at Gu Qing, but now Lin Lijuan had to swallow her anger. She turned around and left right away.

She called Gu Qinxiang the minute she got outside.

"What?" Gu Qinxiang was impatient at having to answer Lin Lijuan's call.

"Honey, I just met Gu Qing and Gu Man in a beauty salon. You won't believe it, but they're the bosses of the beauty salon! How can they afford it? It's worth a few million yuan at least!" Lin Lijuan said with anger.

"What? They have that much money?" Hearing that, Gu Qinxiang was shocked too. He didn't believe it either.

"Exactly! That's the reason why they both quit and moved. They're rich now, and don't want to stay in contact with us!" Lin Lijuan added.

"How did they become rich?" Gu Qinxiang was confused.

"How would I know? I wanted to ask them, but Gu Qing wouldn't talk to me. Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were also there helping them. I was afraid to annoy them, so I left." Thinking that Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were so close to Gu Qing and Gu Man, Lin Lijuan was full of jealousy.

"What? Do you mean the Mrs. Hao whose family ranked ninth on the list of the richest, and the Mrs. Lu from Happy Home, the famous furniture and home accessories company?" Gu Qinxiang was shocked once more.

"Yes!" Lin Lijuan replied.

"Fine, I'll find out," Gu Qinxiang said, then hung up. He had mixed emotions now.

He wanted to call Gu Qing with his mobile phone, but after second thought, he used the landline in his office, because Gu Qing knew his mobile phone number, and she wouldn't answer his call.

Gu Qing truly didn't know Gu Qinxiang's office number, so she answered his call, "Hi,"

Gu Qinxiang didn't waste time greeting her, but asked directly, "Gu Qing, I'm your eldest brother. I heard that you and Gu Man bought a beauty salon. Where did you get the money?"

He was purely questioning her. It sounded like he believed that Gu Qing and Gu Man should be poor and lack money forever.

Hearing that, Gu Qing almost laughed because of her eldest brother's tone. She absolutely understood that Gu Qinxiang hated to see them living a better life than him, so she argued at once, "Why are you questioning me now? Is it illegal that we're rich? Don't forget your poor life from before you became rich!"

"You…" Gu Qinxiang was mad, but didn't know what to say.

Gu Qing didn't avoid Gu Man, Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu, so they all heard everything clearly. Gu Man's face changed a little, and seemed hurt. Even though she already saw through her family, she felt sad at being questioned like that.

Mrs. Hao was irritated at once. She stood up grabbing the phone from Gu Qing, and said, "Boss Gu, I'm Hao Zhonglong's wife, Gu Lan. I don't understand why you have to ask Gu Man and Gu Qing for the source of their money? Let me tell you this, I lent the money to them! And you don't have to right to question them!"

After that, Mrs. Hao hung up on Gu Qingxiang, looking at Gu Qing and Gu Man. "Sorry I'm being a little rude. Please don't mind me."

Gu Qing and Gu Man exchanged a glance, then snorted with laughter. Gu Qing said, "Of course not! I think you've done a great job."

"Um, is your money legal?" Mrs. Hao unconsciously asked, but she soon realized she shouldn't have said it. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."

It didn't matter if Mrs. Hao meant it or not, Gu Qing and Gu Man weren't mad at her. Gu Man explained, "Of course our money is legal. I just don't want to tell them. My daughter saved a man's life by accident. The man gave her an emerald the size of a quail's egg as a reward. My daughter then went to a jewelry store to identity it. Unexpectedly, it was the King's Green which was worth ten million yuan! We didn't need jewelry, so my daughter sold it and used the money to start a business."

Gu Man didn't hide the truth, because it wasn't shameful after all. And she was willing to tell Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu.

"What? The King's Green? It's the king of the jade! It must be priceless!" Hearing that, Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were shocked.

Women loved jewelry. Some of them preferred gold and silver, some preferred diamond, while some preferred jade. Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu's preference was jade.

Like the old saying went: jade nourished humans. And jade could accentuate their air of elegance.

Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu didn't doubt Gu Man's explanation, because they believed that Gu Man wouldn't lie to them.

Meanwhile, Gu Qinxiang was struck dumb for a long while after Mrs. Hao hung up on him.

Mrs. Hao lent them money? He wasn't sure whether he should believe it, and was quite surprised. Although he didn't dare to annoy Mrs. Hao, he was aggravated by her.

Gu Ning got off the plane, and left the airport alone, instead of leaving with An Guangyao and others. She turned on her phone, calling Gu Man. Hearing that Gu Qing and Gu Man were in the beauty salon, Gu Ning decided to meet them there.

After the call with Gu Ning, Gu Man said to Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu, "Um, my daughter is coming here to meet us. We will probably dine together. Do you mind?"

Mrs. Hao's and Mrs. Lu's eyes lit up at once. Mrs. Hao smiled. "Of course not. We also want to meet your daughter again!"

"Oh, can my son join us? He probably knows your daughter, because they go to the same school. Although my son isn't good at studying and is a little naughty sometimes, he's a nice boy,"Mrs. Hao said.

"Sure!" Gu Man replied.

Mrs. Hao then sent a message to her son.

Chapter 213: Advertise Jade Beauty Jewelry

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Hao Ran read the message from his mother, but he didn't want to go. However, her mother demanded that he come right away. Otherwise, she would punish him when she got home.

To be honest, Hao Ran was afraid of his mother, because his mother could keep talking by his ears for a long time, which was quite bothersome and Hao Ran couldn't stand it. In the end, he had to agree.

Around 11:40 am, Gu Ning arrived at the beauty salon. Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu had also just finished their facial treatment, waiting in the lounge.

"Ningning, come here." Gu Man saw Gu Ning first. Gu Ning walked over to Gu Man afterwards.

The minute that Gu Ning walked inside, Mrs. Hao abruptly stood up in astonishment. "It's you!"

Everybody looked at Mrs. Hao. Does she know Gu Ning?

Seeing Mrs. Hao, Gu Ning was slightly surprised, but still greeted her politely. "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Hao!"

"Don't call me Mrs. Hao. You can just call me Aunt Gu," Mrs. Hao had a good impression of Gu Ning in the first place, and now she liked her more after she found out that Gu Ning was Gu Man's daughter.

"Nice to meet you, Aunt Gu," Gu Ning said again.

"Gu Lan, do you know Gu Man's daughter?" Mrs. Lu asked with confusion. Gu Qing and Gu Man were also confused.

"She is the girl who attended Master Qin's birthday party with Hao Ran and the other boys the other day! She also sent a gift of, wait a second, oh, the glass with deer heads! You told me that the girl had a good air at that time!" Mrs. Hao explained with delight.

"Oh! It was you?" Mrs. Lu was surprised. Gu Ning had impressed her that day.

"Yes, it was me. And nice to meet you too, Madam," Gu Ning greeted Mrs. Lu.

"Please don't call me Madam. You can simply call me Aunt Bai," Mrs. Lu said.

"Nice to meet you, Aunt Bai," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Gu Qing and Gu Man figured out what was going on now. They knew that Gu Ning had attended a birthday party.

"Gu Man told me that her daughter is a senior student in the No. 3 High School. I then called Hao Ran to meet you. Unexpectedly, you're friends already!" Mrs. Hao said, like they were meant to be close.

"Oh, Hao Ran is almost leaving his school now. I'm curious about his reaction when he sees you!" Mrs. Lu said. Apparently, she had no intention to tell Hao Ran the coincidence beforehand.

Gu Ning had the same idea, so she didn't tell Hao Ran either.

The group of them went to the hotel after that. Mrs. Hao called Hao Ran and told him its location.

Half an hour later, the dishes were gradually placed on the table. At the same time, Hao Ran arrived. The minute he walked into the private room, he noticed Gu Ning, because Gu Ning was more noticeable among those mature ladies.

He rounded his eyes in great shock. "Boss, why are you here?"

"Boss?"

Everyone was surprised, glancing at Hao Ran and Gu Ning. Why is Hao Ran calling Gu Ning his boss?

Gu Man also recognized Hao Ran when he came in. This boy had visited her in the hospital before, but she didn't remember his name. Now, Gu Man truly believed in fate!

"Um, well, it's nothing. I just had a bet with Gu Ning, and I lost, so I call her in that way." Hao Ran realized that he had said something wrong, so he gave them a perfunctory answer.

In case they would ask further, Hao Ran immediately turned to Gu Man, and asked, "Nice to meet you, Aunt Gu. Do you remember me?"

Mrs. Hao clearly knew that her son fought a lot in his school, but she only knew that Hao Ran fought with boys. If Mrs. Hao found out that Hao Ran had fought with a girl, and that it had been three versus one, she would punish Hao Ran severely. Even if he hadn't won, it was shameful.

Mrs. Hao hated people without manners.

"Of course! You visited me when I was in hospital," Gu Man said smiling.

Hao Ran successfully removed the others' attention from his bet with Gu Ning.

After greeting Mrs. Lu and Gu Qing, Hao Ran took a seat.

Actually, Hao Ran was indeed a good boy. Except for fighting and being absent from classes, he was a well-educated boy with good manners. Teenagers were always disobedient after all.

"I have always wanted to buy a high-end set of jade jewelry, but there's only common jade in City F. The jewelry in Yicui Jade-store isn't bad, but I don't like its style. And I'm too lazy to fly to a first-tier city," Mrs. Hao said resignedly.

Hearing that, an idea dawned on Gu Ning. This was a good chance for her to advertise her jade jewelry brand.

"Aunt Hao, there is a jade jewelry store in City G that opened the day before yesterday. It is called Jade Beauty Jewelry, which is a high-end brand. Its jade is all medium-high-level and above. A big King's Green was open for reservation at its opening ceremony, and it was fully reserved within minutes! The store made at least a hundred million yuan that day. Although the King's Green is sold out, there are many other rare types of jade, like old-pit glass, Double Happiness, purple violet, the water type, the hibiscus type and so forth. It also provides a customization service. In addition, all the consumers can have a 10% discount during the first three days after its opening ceremony." Gu Ning said. It was quite persuasive.

"Really?" Mrs. Hao's and Mrs. Lu's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Yes! I was been there last weekend. You can also search for it on the Internet. There's a lot of news about it. Many important figures in City G attended its opening ceremony," Gu Ning replied.

Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu immediately used their phones to search Jade Beauty Jewelry, reading through the news. When they saw the advertisement post, both Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were thrilled. The King's Green seemed so attractive. It was a pity that they missed the chance to see it in person.

And there were many photos of other jade jewelry. The jewelry made of high level jade was indeed different from cheaper ones. They could even feel its nobility through the screen of their phones.

Gu Qing and Gu Man were curious too, but they knew less about jade, so they searched it for fun.

"The design actually looks simple, but the high level jade is indeed special!" Mrs. Hao said.

Chapter 214: Gu Ning's Grandmother Causes Trouble Again I

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"Exactly! And there are so many types of jade which are hard to find. The boss of the Jade Beauty Jewelry must be wealthy and has a rich source of jade," Mrs. Lu added.

They loved jade, and naturally knew the source of jade. Jade was from stone gambling. Stone gambling was much harder than normal forms of gambling. 99% of the time people could fail.

Only 1% could win. Professional skills and knowledge were reliable, but they only slightly raised the possibility to win.

"Why don't we go to City G together?" Mrs. Hao proposed.

"Good idea! I'll book the plane tickets right now, and we're leaving this afternoon!" Mrs. Lu was also excited.

Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were so efficient, and Gu Ning was happy that she had successfully promoted her brand.

City G wasn't far away from City F and it only took an hour to fly there.

Hao Ran, who was already used to his mother's behavior, stayed silent.

After the meal, since Mrs. Hao and Mrs. Lu were leaving for City G, they dispersed.

Hao Ran asked Gu Ning whether she wanted to go back to school with him. Gu Ning declined because she had already asked for a leave, and would go to school tomorrow.

…

The minute that Lin Lijuan got home she told her mother-in-law about what had happened today. The old lady was shocked that Gu Qing and Gu Man were suddenly rich and had even acquired a beauty salon.

"How can they do that! They're rich now, and disappear right away. They should respect and think about me!" the old lady said, as if she was the one who had always been treated unfairly.

She even took it for granted that Gu Qing's and Gu Man's money belonged to her.

The old lady didn't care about her daughters' life, but only wanted them to pay her back because she had brought them up. All in all, the old lady hated Gu Qing and Gu Man, and didn't want them to live a better life than her.

Lin Lijuan had an evil idea all of a sudden. "Mom, Gu Man is still unmarried according to the law, and she is still your daughter. Her money should be yours too."

Although Gu Man's money was barely comparable to Gu Qinxiang's wealth, Lin Lijuan merely wanted to prevent Gu Qing and Gu Man from living a good life. Especially Gu Man, Lin Lijuan hated her to death because of what Gu Ning had done to Gu Xiaoxiao.

The old lady immediately called Gu Man, but Gu Man wouldn't answer. Undoubtedly, the old lady was calling her for nothing good.

Gu Man wouldn't answer her call, and the old lady was furious. She called Gu Qing, but it was still the same.

The old lady was in a rage now. "They both won't answer my call! They totally forget that I am their mother! Where is the beauty salon? I'll go and find them in person!"

Lin Lijuan didn't stop her, and told her mother-in-law the address. The old lady left the house right away.

Gu Ning was free today, so she went back to the beauty salon along with Gu Qing and Gu Man.

In fact, Gu Ning was worried that her grandmother would cause them trouble again, because the old lady had just called Gu Qing and Gu Man. If the old lady came to them right now, Gu Ning was afraid that Gu Qing and Gu Man wouldn't be able to handle the situation.

Gu Ning was right. Only half an hour after they were back in the beauty salon, the old lady arrived. And the minute she walked in, the old lady shouted, "Gu Qing, Gu Man, come out now!"

Her shout attracted a lot of attention from people around her. Everyone instantly knew that she must be a troublemaker.

"May I ask your name? Why do you want to meet our bosses?" The receptionist immediately walked over to comfort her, in case the old lady ran amok.

However, the old lady was shameless and didn't care about her face at all. She stood at the door swearing loudly, "Gu Qing, Gu Man, you're so unfilial! You're rich now, and you forget about your mother! You're sh*ts!"

Within seconds, many people gathered around, and those who didn't know the truth all blamed the so-called unfilial daughters. However, the staff in the beauty salon all believed that Gu Qing and Gu Man wouldn't do such a thing.

Gu Ning, Gu Qing and Gu Man were sitting in a nearby office room. They heard it clearly, walking out at once.

Seeing her grandmother, Gu Ning was extremely displeased. Gu Qing and Gu Man were also unhappy. Their mother meant nothing to them now.

Before they came out, Gu Ning told Gu Qing as well as Gu Man to stay quiet, and let her solve this problem.

"What did you just say?" Gu Ning said coldly. She didn't have any respect towards her grandmother because her grandmother didn't deserve it at all.

"Isn't it true? You became rich and suddenly disappeared. You quit your job, moved to another place, and won't even answer my calls! If my eldest son's wife hadn't encountered you here, I would probably still have no idea that you're rich enough to run a salon now!" the old lady said angrily.

"Really? They disappeared once they became rich?"

"They abandoned their mother!"

…

Some criticized Gu Qing and Gu Man.

"Shut your mouth!" Gu Ning snapped. Her cold glance made the crowd fall silent. Everyone was frightened by her coldness.

Gu Ning said icily, "Do you know the real reason behind it? If you don't, then shut up. Don't think you stand by the side of fairness after you only hear her accusation. If you were us, I don't believe that you can still blame us."

Everyone immediately knew that the thing wasn't as simple as the old lady said. Some felt embarrassed and no one said another word.

"I think you must still remember why we moved out. It was you who forced us to leave! Your lovely granddaughter scared my mother with a photo of me and my schoolmates playing together. My mother thought I was beaten by them and fell down the stairs. My mother had to stay in the hospital for a week. Did you ever come and visit her? And you have even sworn at my mother and me in public. Why should we still have to answer your calls?" Gu Ning sneered. In her eyes, the old lady was just a shameless loser.

Chapter 215: Gu Ning's Grandmother Causes Trouble Again II

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What? The old lady is the shameless one?

Hearing that, everyone looked at the old lady in a different way. If it was true, only idiots would answer her calls.

"You…" The old lady was mad, but didn't know how to retort.

"No matter what your scheme is, this saloon has nothing to do with you. It belongs to me, and I have no connection with you. Thus you have no right to interfere in my business," Gu Ning said.

"You're my granddaughter. How come you have no connection with me?" the old lady argued. She totally forgot that she had refused to admit that Gu Ning was her granddaughter before. Facing money, the old lady was more than willing to admit that Gu Ning was her granddaughter.

"Interesting!" Gu Ning laughed out loud. It was so ironic. "For the past 18 years, you refused to admit that I'm your granddaughter. In your eyes, I'm merely a b*st*rd. And now, you want me to call you my grandmother just because I'm rich? In your dreams!"

Gu Ning didn't care to reveal her terrible history in public, because she didn't want the old lady to ruin her mother and aunt's reputations. It would be terrible if the old lady succeeded this time.

Now, the crowd started to criticize the old lady.

"Your mother did…"

However, before the old lady could finish, Gu Ning interrupted her saying coldly, "I told you not to humiliate my mother and me again. Otherwise, you'd pay for it. Don't ever try to restrict me with moral standards. It's useless."

Hearing that, the old lady lowered her voice, but she was reluctant to give up. "Your mother is my daughter, and you're obliged to support me when I'm old. You're rich now, and you have to let me share your money!"

"Well, my eldest uncle has a company with dozens of million yuan in assets. If his wealth isn't enough to provide you a good life, I won't stop my mother and aunt from supporting you," Gu Ning replied. The old lady was so greedy.

What? Her eldest son had a company with dozens of million yuan in assets, and she now even asked her daughters for money? She simply didn't want her daughters to live a good life!

Everyone disliked and despised the old lady now. None of them felt sorry for her any more.

Gu Ning added then, "Each of them can only give you a thousand yuan every month."

Although Gu Ning wouldn't stop Gu Qing and Gu Man from supporting her grandmother, she would limit the amount of allowance. Gu Ning only did it for Gu Qing and Gu Man's good. She didn't want others to blame her mother and aunt for not supporting their mother. If Gu Ning had such a mother, she wouldn't give her a cent at all.

"What? A thousand yuan? I'm not a beggar! Gu Man is still unmarried, and she's still my daughter. I of course should be in charge of her money!" The old lady was mad. She wanted far more than a thousand yuan.

Everyone was stunned by the old lady's shamelessness. Even though Gu Man was still unmarried, she had a daughter and had already moved out. The old lady's son was rich, but she still wanted to exploit her daughters.

This time, Gu Ning couldn't help laughing. "You should be in charge of my mother's money? You're crazy. My mother's money only belongs to her, she won't give you an allowance now either. If you still know what shame is, you better go away right now. Otherwise, I'll call the police."

"You…" The old lady didn't expect that Gu Ning would dare to force her to go away.

"Exactly! She's so shameless! She has kicked her daughters out, and now wants to take control of her daughters' money? Who does she think she is?"

"It's so awful to have such a mother!"

"If I were her daughter, I would go far away from her, and never come back."

…

Everyone criticized the old lady.

The old lady couldn't stand it, so she suddenly went amok. "Gu Ning, you're merely a b*st*rd without a father! It was me who brought you up, but you have no respect towards me! And you even made Xiaoxiao transfer to another school. You'll go to hell!"

What? Ningning made Xiaoxiao transfer to another school?

Gu Qing and Gu Man were both astonished. However, they believed that Gu Ning wouldn't do that for no reason. Gu Xiaoxiao must have done something terrible to Gu Ning, and made Gu Ning do something to force her to transfer to another school.

The rest of the people didn't believe the old lady's words either.

Gu Ning was furious, and she almost lost control of her urge to slap the old lady.

Her utterly cold look made the old lady tremble in shock. "You're indeed shameless. However, since you brought it up, I'm glad to tell you the truth."

"Although I don't believe that you had no idea why Gu Xiaoxiao transferred to another school, I'll tell you once more. She is my biological cousin, but humiliated my mother in public. I slapped her for that, and she turned to the Qing Gang for help. She hired some hoodlums to rape me. If I hadn't beaten down those hoodlums, I would be ruined already. I didn't call the police and throw her into prison, but you aren't grateful at all. You even blame me for that. It was our school's decision to expel her, because no school would allow a student to do such a vicious thing and no school wanted a student who has committed such a crime!"

Gu Qing and Gu Man were stunned by Gu Ning's words. The crowd also took a long cold breath in.

The girl called Gu Xiaoxiao is so malicious that she even hired hoodlums to rape her cousin!

Gu Man ran to Gu Ning clasping her in her arms and crying in pain. "Ningning, my poor child. I had no idea that you suffered so much. It's all my fault. It's all my fault."

Chapter 216: The Old Lady Is Driven Away

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Gu Man couldn't imagine the result if Gu Ning hadn't beaten those hoodlums down.

"Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry," Gu Ning immediately comforted her mother. If the old lady hadn't been so unreasonable, Gu Ning wouldn't have said it in public. She was unwilling to upset her mother and aunt, and also didn't want to expose her terrible experience in front of strangers.

Gu Qing couldn't help weeping too. She snapped at the old lady, "How could you be so cruel? Go away right now! I don't have a mother like you!"

At that time, nobody thought that Gu Qing's behavior was inappropriate, because the old lady deserved it. Everyone had sympathy for Gu Man, Gu Qing and Gu Ning now.

Seeing that the old lady didn't move at all, Gu Qing ordered a manager beside her, "Manager Chen, please take this old lady out and let the security guards handle it. If she dares to cause any trouble again, call the police."

"Sure!" A woman who was around 30-years-old followed by several men walked out without delay. They violently pulled the old lady towards the outside.

"Gu Qing, how dare you do this to me! I am your mother!" The old lady had never been humiliated like that before. She trembled in anger and shock, but failed to resist.

The minute that Manager Chen and the other men grabbed the old lady, pulling her out, two security guards who had been informed arrived. Manager Chen then handed the old lady to the security guards and briefly told them what had just happened.

After that, two security guards forced the old lady to leave without hesitation.

The old lady was driven away, and the crowd dispersed afterwards. Those customers who were in the middle of skincare didn't leave just because of the drama, but comforted Gu Qing and Gu Man before they continued.

Apparently, Gu Qing and Gu Man were both admired by their staff and the customers.

The old lady kept swearing on her way out of the shopping mall. The two security guards didn't let her go until they were outside, but they didn't leave right away. Instead, they fixed their eyes on the old lady in case she tried slide in and cause any trouble again.

Although the old lady was mad, she could do nothing under the surveillance of security guards. She called Gu Qinxiang, telling him what had just happened.

The old lady kept blaming Gu Qing, Gu Man and Gu Ning, and didn't think that it was her fault at all.

Gu Qinxiang was shocked by his mother's stupid behavior, and demanded that she go back home right away.

What his mother had done was so shameful, and Gu Qing as well as Gu Man had Mrs. Hao's support now. The Gu Family was barely comparable to the Hao Family.

The old lady knew nothing about it, but she listened to Gu Qinxiang and went back home. She decided to wait for another chance.

When the old lady got back home, Lin Lijuan immediately understood that she had failed. Lin Lijuan was so disappointed. However, she still asked, "Mom, how was it?"

She wanted to know how Gu Qing and Gu Man managed to handle the old lady.

"Gu Ning the b*st*rd! She said that Gu Man's money has nothing to do with me! She would even only allow Gu Qing and Gu Man to give me a thousand yuan every month. I'm not a beggar!" the old lady said in anger.

Although she already lived a good life in Gu Qinxiang's place, and even had a savings of around a hundred thousand yuan, she simply wanted to seize Gu Man's and Gu Qing's money.

"Gu Ning?" Lin Lijuan was full of anger when she heard Gu Ning's name. If it hadn't been for Gu Ning, Gu Xiaoxiao wouldn't have had to transfer to another school. The National College Entrance Exam was just around the corner, and the school transfer could affect Gu Xiaoxiao's studying.

It was meaningless and useless to talk about reason with a selfish person, because she was so self-centered and didn't care about others at all. It was her fault, but she would still blame others for that.

The old lady couldn't calm down. She went back to her room, calling Gu Qinyang, and told him everything.

"What? Gu Qing and Gu Man are rich now? They acquired a beauty salon? Where did they get their money from?"

Gu Qinyang was more than shocked and felt jealous when he heard the news. Gu Qing and Gu Man had always been the poorest in the Gu Family, but now they had a salon with millions of yuan in assets, while Gu Qinyang himself only had a hundred thousand yuan.

"I have no idea where their money came from, but they're suddenly rich now. That's the reason why they quit their jobs, moved into another place, and even refuse to answer our calls. They totally forgot us!" the old lady complained.

Gu Qinyang absolutely knew what his mother like. She must have said something terrible and was driven away by Gu Qing and Gu Man. However, he was also mad at Gu Qing and Gu Man because they had "abandoned" him too once they became rich. He felt like he lost the respect from his two sisters.

Thus he immediately called Gu Qing after he hung up the call with his mother.

Gu Qing understood why Gu Qinyang called her. She didn't want to answer it in the beginning, but she was also clear that if she didn't answer it, he would keep calling her forever. She couldn't turn her phone off, because she was running a business now. In the end, Gu Qing answered it.

Facing Gu Qinyang's question, Gu Qing argued back using what Gu Ning had said to the old lady. She even asked Gu Qinyang whether he would still be quiet if the old lady and Gu Qinxiang's family humiliated them like usual.

The old lady aimed at Gu Man and Gu Ning, but she also hated and always swore at Gu Qing too. Gu Qing, therefore, had no good feelings towards her mother, but had a close relationship with Gu Man. Naturally, Gu Qing stood with Gu Man and Gu Ning.

Gu Qinyang didn't know what to say, because he was so used to discriminating against Gu Qing and Gu Man. Especially when Gu Qing had married Jiang Xu who was poor, and Gu Man had gotten pregnant before being married, Gu Qinyang despised them more. However, he had only laughed at Gu Man and Gu Qing, and hadn't hurled abuse at them. It was his mother who had always treated them so unfairly.

Gu Ning was right by Gu Qing's side. She told Gu Qing to give the phone to her.

Gu Ning then said, "Uncle, this's Gu Ning. I call you my uncle just because there isn't a considerable grudge between us. And let me tell you this, except for my aunt's family, I hate all the rest in the Gu Family. We haven't cut your family off yet, but it doesn't mean that we won't. You probably think that I'm being too proud, but that's the truth. You better face it. If you still take my mother and my aunt as your sisters, please stop interfering in our personal affairs. If you want to scheme against us like Gu Qinxiang's family, I'll pay you back! I'm not just saying that. Gu Xiaoxiao is a great example!"

Chapter 217: Compete for A Man?

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Gu Ning said it calmly, but Gu Qinyang was anxious.

"What did you do to Xiaoxiao?" Gu Qinyang asked.

"Gu Xiaoxiao hired some hoodlums to rape me, but I know kung fu and I beat them down onto the ground. She was then expelled by our school. I spread the news across City F, and no school was willing to accept her. She had to leave City F. I didn't call the police and throw her into prison, but her family still blamed me. I don't care about them now. If anyone dares to hurt me, I'll definitely pay him or her back." Gu Ning didn't mind telling Gu Qinyang the details, because she planned to remind him to behave himself.

Gu Ning had no intention to cut Gu Qinyang's family off, for now. Gu Qinyang's family had invited Gu Qing and Gu Man to dine together when they had been in City F last time, which meant that Gu Qinyang still treated Gu Qing and Gu Man as his family, although he disliked his sisters.

Gu Ning didn't care about the Gu Family, but they were Gu Qing and Gu Man's family after all.

Although Gu Qing and Gu Man were already disappointed in them, they still longed for care and love from their family deep down in their hearts. As long as Gu Qinyang behave himself, Gu Ning wouldn't cut him off. However, if he schemed against her like Gu Qinxiang's family, Gu Ning wouldn't be kind to him either.

Hearing that, Gu Qinyang couldn't help talking a long cold breath in. Gu Qinxiang had only told him that Gu Xiaoxiao had annoyed a student from a powerful family, so Gu Xiaoxiao had transferred to another city for her own safety. If what Gu Ning told him was true, Gu Xiaoxiao was really evil, but Gu Ning wasn't simple either if she had been able to spread the news across the city.

Although Gu Qinyang still doubted Gu Ning's ability, he couldn't ignore the possibility. Thus he wasn't willing to be involved in this mess for now.

Gu Qinyang was selfish and felt jealous of Gu Qing and Gu Man because they suddenly became rich. However, he also knew that it had nothing to do with him. He indeed had no right to be involved.

Hao Ran went back to his school and told his friends what his mother had done. His mother called him to join a meal and make friends with her friend's daughter. Unexpectedly, the daughter of his mother's friend was exactly his boss!

His friends all joked that Hao Ran and Gu Ning were meant to be good friends.

In the afternoon, Gu Ning had an appointment with An Qian to dine together.

An Qian was off-duty after 5:30 pm, and the Center Hospital wasn't far away from downtown. It only took several minutes to get there by car.

Gu Ning arrived at the restaurant before 5:30 pm, and An Qian arrived a little later at 5:40 pm.

"Ningning."

An Qian was excited to see Gu Ning.

"Hi!" Gu Ning immediately stood up to welcome her.

"You finally called me out. I've been waiting for your call! The National College Entrance Exam is just around the corner, and I was afraid to affect your studying so I don't dare to call you," An Qian slightly complained.

Gu Ning felt a little embarrassed. She wasn't busy studying at all! Instead, she was busy flying to City G to deal with business.

"Um, I have been very busy these days, but I called you as soon as I was free," Gu Ning explained.

"Alright, I forgive you," An Qian said. She wasn't really mad at Gu Ning, because she understood that Gu Ning as a senior student had to be occupied by studying and school assignments.

"What do you want to have?" Gu Ning handed the menu to An Qian.

An Qian took it and read for a while. "I think I want steak, a fillet, done medium-well, and black pepper sauce."

"I'll have the same!" Gu Ning said.

"Oh, I brought you a gift," Gu Ning said, taking a small box out of her backpack.

"A gift for me?" An Qian was surprised, but she didn't take the box right away. "What is it?"

She understood that Gu Ning was sending her a gift because she had taken care of Gu Man, but it was nothing compared to what Gu Ning had done for her. If it was only an ordinary gift, she would take it, but if it was too expensive, she wouldn't accept it.

Gu Ning knew what was in An Qian's mind, so she told a white lie, "Just a jade pendant. It's not expensive at all. I went to City G the other day and bought it because it's beautiful."

Since Gu Ning said so, An Qian didn't reject. "Thanks!"

The minute she saw the jade pendant in the shape of a leaf, An Qian liked it a lot. "Wow! It's so pretty!"

She put it on afterwards, and even took a photo with it.

An Qian knew less about jade, so she had no idea about its type, nor level. After the meal, they went to shop together. Gu Ning wasn't busy today, so she was glad to be An Qian's company.

Just as Gu Ning and An Qian entered the store, three young women around 26-years-old came inside too. However, when they noticed An Qian, they all changed their expressions. One of them said acidly, "Oh, isn't this Doctor An? What a coincidence!"

Seeing the three women, An Qian was displeased too. There was impatience and hatred in her eyes. An Qian ignored them at once.

"An Qian. Where are your manners? How can you be so impolite and ignore us?" the woman asked sarcastically.

This time, An Qian couldn't stay quiet any more. She looked to the woman, saying coldly, "Chen Mengqi, I don't think you're qualified to judge my manners. Can't you treat me as a common stranger?"

"An Qian, I want to do so, but I can't because you robbed me of my man!" Chen Mengqi clenched her teeth in anger.

Hearing that, Gu Ning frowned a little. Although she didn't believe that An Qian would do so, she couldn't jump to conclusions before she knew the details.

"Chen Mengqi, you're insane! I never robbed you of your man! Le Zhengyu isn't your man. You can't get him because you don't deserve him. He dislikes you, and you can't blame me for that!" An Qian snapped.

Now, Gu Ning understood what was going on to some extent.

Chapter 218: Bronze Mirror

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"If it hadn't been for you, he wouldn't have rejected me! You know that he likes you, but you don't like him, then why do you have to be so close to him and give him hope?" Chen Mengqi criticized.

"Chen Mengqi, don't you think that you're being ridiculous? It has nothing to do with you if I stay close to him. He isn't your boyfriend, and you have no right to interfere in his personal affairs!" Although it wasn't the first time that Chen Mengqi had said that to her, An Qian still thought that it was ridiculous whenever she heard it.

"Nevertheless, he said that he only likes you." Chen Mengqi was jealous.

"So what? It has nothing to do with you," An Qian replied.

"You…" Chen Mengqi didn't know how to retort.

Who Le Zhengyu liked indeed had nothing to do with her, but because Le Zhengyu only liked An Qian she had no chance. She could only blame and hate An Qian.

At that time, a saleswoman walked over and reminded them. "Please do not argue in our store. There are other consumers here. Thanks."

"As long as this miss shuts her mouth, we'll be fine!" An Qian said. It was Chen Mengqi's fault, not hers. As long as Chen Mengqi didn't pick on her, she wouldn't argue with her in public.

After that, An Qian ignored Chen Mengqi, turning around to shop for clothing. Although An Qian's mood was affected, she was still interested in the fashionable clothes in front of her eyes.

An Qian pointed a dress hanging on the wall. "Please let me try this one."

Chen Mengqi was furious, but it wasn't the right time to continue arguing. She had already lost her face, so she left right away.

After Chen Mengqi was gone, An Qian said to Gu Ning, "I met Le Zhengyu when I was only 10. Our families have known each other for generations. Le Zhengyu and I aren't family, but we are more than family. There is only a girl in my family, so he always takes care of me like he's my older brother. Thus I'm used to having him by my side as my older brother. I can't face his affection towards me for now, but I'm not running away from it either. He also knows that he's only an older brother in my eyes, but he's unwilling to give up. In that case, we have an agreement. If I can't meet a man that I love before I turn 30, we'll get married. I know it's unfair to him, but the rules in love indeed aren't fair. The one who falls in love first loses."

An Qian told Gu Ning everything, because she needed to talk to someone right now.

Gu Ning agreed with An Qian on what she said. The rules in love indeed aren't fair. The one who fell in love first lost.

At least, An Qian and Le Zhengyu truly cared about each other, even though they treated each other more like family. Nevertheless, even romance and love could become familial affection after marriage.

The fact that An Qian made the agreement with Le Zhengyu proved the possibility that she and Le Zhengyu might end up being family.

"Ningning, come on and have a look. If there is anything you want, let me buy it for you," An Qian said.

The clothes in this store was a medium-level brand, and wasn't very expensive, so Gu Ning didn't hesitate. She picked a hat that she liked. "I think that this hat isn't bad."

An Qian bought a sweater, a coat, and a skirt. Later, An Qian and Gu Ning separated after shopping.

Gu Ning didn't go back home immediately, but went to Yuntai Mountain. She had delayed the scavenger hunt for so long, and she decided to have a look since she was free now.

Nobody was climbing the mountain in the night, so it was pretty quiet on Yuntai Mountain. There were no precious objects either, thus nobody was on-duty at night. There were cameras at the entrance, but it was completely dark around. Gu Ning easily got inside by climbing over the wall.

Although it was night, Gu Ning had Jade Eyes to help her see clearly. She ran to the top within an hour and 20 minutes then she swiftly took out rope from the telepathic eye space, and fastened it somewhere before abseiling down.

She stopped when she found the cave, and used her Jade Eyes to check the inside of it, in case there was anything dangerous. No danger was spotted.

Afterwards, Gu Ning used the tools to lever the out layer of the cliff. There was nobody around, so she wasn't afraid to make noise.

There were cracks in the cliff, and they got wider after a short while. Gu Ning only needed a gap that was wide enough to let her in. About an hour later, the crack became a wide gap. Gu Ning successfully got inside, heading straight to the source of the power.

She walked ahead for 20 meters and arrived at a cave that 10 square meters big. Its decoration was very simple. There was only a pile of sticks and a pot with several broken bowls on one side.

On the other side, there was a straw mat with a few pieces of clothing that had already become rags, and a large parcel the size of a pillow. The power came from the parcel, which meant that the ancient objects had to be in it.

Gu Ning didn't open the parcel right away. Instead, she used her Jade Eyes to see what was inside, in case there were any snakes or rats. Gu Ning was bold, but she was still scared of snakes and rats.

Luckily, there was only jewelry, bundles of banknotes and china. Thus Gu Ning went forward to open it. She didn't have time to study these objects in the cave, so she put them into her telepathic eye space and planned to study them when she got home.

After that, Gu Ning left the same way she came.

When she finally got home, it was almost 12 pm. Gu Man knew that Gu Ning went to meet An Qian today, so she thought that the two had been together all day and didn't ask further.

Gu Ning went straight to her room, taking out the ancient objects one by one. They all belong to a corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty, but some of them could be from other dynasties before Qing.

Gu Ning put the jewelry aside at first, and checked a bronze mirror first. She had read an introduction about it from the books of antiques.

The bronze mirror originated from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but the use of bronze mirrors in the Shang Dynasty wasn't universal. It was a rare item and only owned by very high-ranking people.

Later, it became popular in the Warring States Period, and was more delicate during Han and Tang dynasty.

Bronze mirror varied in different periods.

In the Yinshang Period, it was small, and the back of the mirror was geometrically decorated. In the Zhou Period, it was generally plain, but its button form 1 was variable. And there were a few bronze mirrors in the Spring and Autumn Period. Most of them had plain backs, and a few were decorated with tigers, deer and birds.

Chapter 219: Night-luminescent Pearl

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During the Warring States Period, bronze mirrors were produced in large numbers. During this period, the bronze mirror was more delicate and light and its buttons were small and thin. It was generally decorated with fine patterns. The most common ones were mountain patterns, dragon and phoenix patterns, mosaic patterns, continuous arc patterns, diamond patterns and so forth.

The bronze mirrors in the Han Dynasty were generally thick and heavy, and there were often inscriptions of auspicious words on the mirror. The mirror buttons were mostly hemispherical, and the persimmon-shaped button holder was very popular. At that time, there was also a kind of light-transmission mirror called "Light of Seeing the Sun". When the mirror surface was exposed to sunlight, the wall reflected the pattern corresponding to the mirror back.

From the middle of the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasty, there were embossed portraits and oracle mirrors.

The Tang Dynasty was the peak period of the development of bronze mirrors in this country. It wasn't only delicate, but also broke the traditional mode of the traditional bronze mirror as a circular button. There were many forms such as square, rhomboid, sunflower and hand-held mirrors. Its patterns also became variable and colorful, like butterflies, grapes, birds and beasts, and character stories. During this period, gold-silver flat mirrors also emerged.

In the Song Dynasty, the technique of casting mirrors gradually began to decline. The mirrors in the Song Dynasty were mainly composed of tangled flowers and peony. Huzhou was the most famous center for casting mirrors. Their mirror backs were often marked with a mirror workshop.

The bronze mirror in Gu Ning's hands was exquisite and light. Its buttons were small, and there were diamond patterns on it. It had to belong to the Warring States Period. As for its price, Gu Ning couldn't estimate it, but it should be worth a few million yuan!

The next ancient object was a white, thin porcelain jar with a height of 10.3 cm, a diameter of 5.2 cm and a bottom diameter of 6.6 cm. The porcelain jar was as thin as a piece of paper. It was light and shiny with exquisite painting, yellow glaze, and a grape pattern. Its bottom noted Yongle Period. This thin, white porcelain jar had to come from the Yongle Period, and was a rarity.

A thin, white porcelain bowl was worth tens of millions of yuan normally, so the value of this porcelain jar should be even higher. Gu Ning thought that it might be worth at least seven or eight million.

She was thrilled now.

Then she took out many plates, including a pastel plate, blue and white plates, and so on. These were all worth millions of yuan.

After that, there were pieces of calligraphy too.

One was from the famous painter, calligrapher and poet Tang Yin in the Ming Dynasty, and was called Hibiscus by Water . It was also worth several million yuan. The other one was Luo Shen Fu from the famous calligrapher, painter and poet Zhao Mengfu who was born between the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. It was worth from at least a few million yuan to more than tens of millions of yuan.

In the market, the price would be lower. However, when it came to the auction, its price would be much higher. Gu Ning planned to sell it on auction.

Everything else was gold and silver ingots, gold bracelets, gold leaves and so on.

Liu Jiang was really a corrupt official, and he had gotten so many highly valuable items. Gu Ning actually wanted to thank him.

There was also a square box of rosewood with a height of about 10 cm. Gu Ning opened the box and a bright light came out. Gu Ning was scared, and instinctively threw the box away. It fell on the bed. At the same time, Gu Ning sensed a strong power. Although the power was so strong that Gu Ning couldn't wait to absorb it, she curbed her desire and decided to wait until she saw it clearly.

The minute that Gu Ning saw what was inside, she rounded her eyes in shock. It was a night-luminescent pearl the size of two eggs. It was worth at least over ten million yuan.

Other than its value, its power was the strongest one that Gu Ning had ever encountered.

The night-luminescent pearl was a rare jewel, and had many nicknames. It could absorb the essence and power from the moon and sun on its own. That was to say, as long as Gu Ning brought this night-luminescent pearl with her, she could collect the power automatically.

This night-luminescent pearl was the most precious object that Gu Ning had found from this scavenger hunt. Therefore, she wouldn't sell this night-luminescent pearl, but kept it for her own use.

When Gu Ning absorbed the power of the night-luminescent pearl into the telepathic eye space, the space changed and was doubled again. It was four square meters big now, and its transparency was also improved.

After that, Gu Ning put everything into her Jade Eyes before she went to bed.

She lacked money now, but it would still not be enough even if she sold all of the ancient objects. Thus Gu Ning decided to take it slow, and wait for auctions.

Fortunately, there was nothing bad that happened in the following days.

Gu Qinxiang didn't cause Gu Qing and Gu Man more trouble.

Chen Ziyao went to attend classes, but she was always being alienated by others in her school. Her classmates would continuously criticize her bad behavior and she lived in anxiety all day. She had seen Gu Ning several times, but didn't dare to meet her sight. However, once Gu Ning passed by, she would glare at her, like she was going to kill her. Chen Ziyao hated Gu Ning to death, but didn't know what to do, so she could only swallow her anger.

In City G, Hongyun Real Estate did nothing after Shenghua Real Estate had acquired Zhengyang Street. It might have seemed like that, but they were already scheming secretly.

Because Shenghua Real Estate hadn't started building buildings on Zhengyang Street yet, Fang Changsheng planned to do something at Shenghua Real Estate's sites in City F.

Thus, it was only the peace before the great storm.

Jade Beauty Jewelry worked well too. Although its profits declined after the first three days, its sales were still much better than normal jewelry stores.

The only thing that upset Gu Ning was that Leng Shaoting had disappeared for many days, and she had still not heard anything from him. She was concerned, but the man was fulfilling his tasks, so she wasn't willing to bother him.

However, it wasn't peaceful in the Li Family.

Li Zhenzhen had locked herself in the room for two days. She didn't eat, nor drink, which terrified her family. She wouldn't open the door, so Li Zhenyu had to break it. He found Li Zhenzhen almost passed out, and immediately sent her to the hospital.

Her family asked Li Zhenzhen why she did that, but Li Zhenzhen wouldn't say a word. Her family even though that she did it because of Qin Yifan, but it didn't make sense, because Qin Yifan had rejected Li Zhenzhen many times, and Li Zhenzhen had never behaved like that before.

Then why?

Her family failed to figure out the reason.

Li Zhenyu suddenly thought of Su Jing, who was Li Zhenzhen's best friend, so he called Su Jing without delay.

Knowing what had happened to Li Zhenzhen, Su Jing wasn't surprised at all, because she was also in a terrible condition right now, but to prevent her family from finding out, Su Jing tried her best to eat in front of them. Thus her physical condition wasn't as bad as Li Zhenzhen's.

Chapter 220: Accident at the Construction Site I

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She hated Lin Wencong and Yuan Sen so much that she was eager to kill them, but she also knew that it wasn't practical. Facing Li Zhenyu's questions, Su Jing replied that she wasn't clear, but that she was going to visit Li Zhenzhen.

Su Jing carefully put on makeup to cover her wan look before she left her home.

When she arrived at the hospital there was only Li Zhenyu by Li Zhenzhen's side. Su Jing said that she wanted to talk with Li Zhenzhen alone, so Li Zhenyu walked out.

"Zhenzhen, I'm so sorry. If I hadn't called you out to drink, it wouldn't have happened," Su Jing apologized to Li Zhenzhen sincerely.

Li Zhenzhen naturally hated Su Jing because just as she had said, if she hadn't called her out to drink, none of it would have happened. Nevertheless, she had agreed to drink with them on her own, and Su Jing was a victim too.

Li Zhenzhen stayed quiet, so Su Jing didn't know what to say next.

After a long while, Li Zhenzhen opened her mouth. "Su Jing, do you want to get revenge?"

"Yes, but how?" Su Jing sounded upset. They had videos and photos in their hands.

"As long as they're dead, no one will know about it," Li Zhenzhen said. There was a sense of murder in her empty eyes.

Hearing that, Su Jing trembled. "How can they be dead?"

She didn't want to risk her life.

Li Zhenzhen of course understood what was in Su Jing's mind, and she had the same thought too. "Relax, we'll be fine."

…

During lunch on Thursday, Gu Ning's phone rang suddenly. Seeing the caller, Gu Ning's face immediately lit up. "Hi!" she said in a soft tone.

Gu Ning's unusual reaction raised the others' curiosity. It seemed like their boss was in love!

"Have you eaten?" Leng Shaoting asked gently.

"Yeah, I'm eating right now. How about you?" Gu Ning asked.

"Not yet, but soon," Leng Shaoting said.

"Have you finished your task?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yes, but I'm still occupied by other work, so I can't come to you right now," Leng Shaoting answered.

"It's fine. Work first, and we can meet when you're free." Gu Ning understood it.

After a while, they hung up. Then Gu Ning realized that Chu Peihan and the others were studying her face, searching for gossip. Gu Ning panicked a little.

"Boss, are you in love?" Chu Peihan approached Gu Ning. The rest were also staring at her with burning curiosity.

"Yes," Gu Ning said with alacrity.

"Really? Wow!"

They were all surprised and surrounded Gu Ning at once.

"Boss, what does he look like?"

"What does he do?"

"Do you have a photo of him?"

"He's handsome, a military officer, and no I don't have a photo," Gu Ning replied.

They were excited to hear that their boss's boyfriend was handsome. And they admired him because he was a military officer. However, they were disappointed that there was no photo of him.

"I'll introduce him to you in the future. Come on, we'll continue practicing after lunch." Gu Ning ended the topic.

They were upset that they weren't able to see any photos of their boss's boyfriend, but they were all looking forward to meeting him.

When their classes were about to begin, Gu Ning and her friends were on their way to their classrooms. All of a sudden, a picture emerged in Gu Ning's sight. A construction worker was working at a very high level, but fell at short notice. He struggled for a few seconds before he was dead.

Gu Ning was struck dumb. What was going on? Why was such a picture appearing in her sight? Why did it feel so real? Was it a predictive ability? Then where was the construction site?

Gu Ning instantly thought of an ongoing construction site of Shenghua Real Estate. She sensed that something had to be wrong. If she had a predictive ability, what she could predict probably had something to do with herself, and all she could think of now was the Shenghua Real Estate construction site.

"Hao Ran, can you lend your car to me? I just remembered that I have something to deal with right now," Gu Ning said to Hao Ran. She couldn't tell them the truth, so she could only lie.

"Sure!" Hao Ran gave the car keys to Gu Ning without hesitation. They didn't ask what Gu Ning was going to deal with.

Gu Ning took the car keys, running out without delay.

"Ningning is in a hurry. Is there an emergency?" Yu Mixi was a little worried.

"It seems to be something important, but I think that boss can handle it!" Mu Ke said.

Although they all believed in Gu Ning, they couldn't help feeling concerned.

Gu Ning ran straight to the parking lot then drove the car ahead at a high speed. She even exceeded the speed limit, but didn't drive forward when there was a red light, because there were many cars ahead. So it was impossible for her to do so. Luckily, it wasn't the rush hour, so the traffic wasn't very heavy.

Normally, it would take 15 minutes to drive there, but Gu Ning arrived within 10 minutes.

The car stopped abruptly at the gate of the construction site. The security guards at the gate were surprised by the sound, and all ran out to have a look. They complained to themselves thinking: why did the girl stop the car in such a hurry?

Gu Ning got out of the car with the Shenghua Real Estate pass in her hands, walking towards the construction site. An Guangyao had prepared that for Gu Ning earlier on, so that she could enter the company or the construction site at any time.

A security guard noticed that she was a student in a school uniform, so he wanted to stop her. Unexpectedly, once he moved near, Gu Ning showed him her pass. The security guard of course didn't believe that she was a worker here, but he didn't ask any further questions because she had the pass. Thus he let her in.

However, before she could go inside, she had to put on a helmet.

The minute that Gu Ning walked into the construction site, she ran to the building that had appeared in the picture. Everyone around her was confused, and had no idea what was going on.

They indeed didn't know that an accident was going to happen soon, and how serious it would be was totally up to Gu Ning now.

However, Gu Ning was still late. Just as she got near the building, she heard a horrified exclamation followed by a man falling from the fifth floor.

From the predictive picture, the construction worker would be dead within seconds, but he had already fallen down, and Gu Ning failed to stop it, so she could only administer first aid within the few seconds before his death.

The horrified exclamation attracted people's sights. However, before they could realize what had happened, they heard a loud sound from the body hitting the ground heavily.

Now, everyone was stunned by the scene.

Gu Ning arrived at the building just as the worker fell down, so she immediately laid her hands on his chest, giving him her power.