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Chapter 1011 Am I Thick-skinned?

If they had known that Gu Ning's medicine could cure serious diseases too, they would have been shocked.

Jiang Zezheng wasn't seriously injured, and the injuries healed a lot under the effect of Gu Ning's medicine, so the others were about to leave.

Jiang Zezheng planned to call his family so that his family could come and take care of him, but Gu Ning said, "You can leave the hospital tomorrow, and your family will be worried if they know that you're injured. Why don't you make an excuse to stay here for a night and then go back home tomorrow?"

Gu Ning wasn't creating a chance for Zhu Yuanzhen and Jiang Zezheng to share some private time; she really believed that it wasn't a big deal. It was still up to Jiang Zezheng whether he would do it or not.

"Well, we're all busy today. Who should stay here to take care of Zezheng for a night?" Gao Chengyun said. He misunderstood Gu Ning, and became a wingman without delay. They were all actually free tonight.

Even Jiang Zezheng misunderstood Gu Ning. However, he hesitated to make a choice because he wasn't sure where his relationship with Zhu Yuanzhen would go.

"Zezheng, if you don't mind, I can stay and take care of you. I'm free tonight," Zhu Yuanzhen said. She was very excited to stay alone with the man she liked, but did her best to stay calm on the surface.

"Why should he mind it? We're all friends, right? Ningning and I have to go back to the Tang family's house now, because her parents just got married and will leave on their honeymoon tomorrow. She won't see her parents for a long time if she doesn't go back home tonight," Cao Wenxin said, and held Gu Ning's arm while walking out. She also gave Gao Chengyun and An Ran a knowing glance.

"Oh, I need to go meet my client right now. You can never keep your clients waiting," Gao Chengyun said, and stepped out.

"I just remembered that my cousin is coming to visit me today. I'm afraid that I've gotta go now." An Ran also made an excuse and left.

In the end, only Zhu Yuanzhen was left with Jiang Zezheng.

"Um, thanks," Jiang Zezheng said, feeling a little shy.

"It's fine. What do you want to have for dinner? I can go buy it for you," Zhu Yuanzhen asked.

"Anything you can buy. I'm not picky," Jiang Zezheng said. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhen was very clear about his likes and dislikes.

"Sure," Zhu Yuanzhen said.

…

"Ningning, did you do that on purpose?" Cao Wenxin asked Gu Ning once they left.

"I didn't, I simply think that it isn't a big deal and he can leave the hospital tomorrow," Gu Ning said and felt amused.

She just gave some advice, and Jiang Zezheng made the decision on his own.

"Ha-ha, I thought you did that on purpose so that they could share some private time!" Cao Wenxin said with surprise.

"It is indeed a great chance for them to get to know more about each other," An Ran said.

"I hope so! Actually, I think Zezheng has a good impression of Yuanzhen, but Wenxin distracted his attention before, so he didn't notice Yuanzhen. Since Wenxin already has a boyfriend now, he is beginning to notice that Yuanzhen really cares about him. However, he is hesitating to get closer to her because it seems like Yuanzhen is just a plan B for him," Gao Chengyun said. Jiang Zezheng told him everything, but didn't allow him to tell anyone else.

Nevertheless, as Jiang Zezheng's good friend, he thought that he should do something.

"Since he has a good impression of Yuanzhen, it's highly likely that they could get together," An Ran said, and Cao Wenxin nodded as agreement.

Gao Chengyun suddenly realized that he shouldn't have said that to them. "He told me not to tell anyone else about his feelings. Don't let him know that I already told you all."

"Relax, we'll keep it secret," An Ran and Cao Wenxin said at once.

They were all good friends, and good friends supported each other.

…

When they walked out of the hospital, they separated and Gu Ning along with Cao Wenxin went back to the Tang family's house.

Gu Ning's phone rang the moment they arrived home, and the caller was Leng Shaoting. The next second, Xin Bei called Cao Wenxin. They had just gotten off the plane at the airport in the capital.

They chatted with each other for a short time, then hung up, because they would have more time to talk with one another at night.

Tang Haifeng and the others understood that the callers had to be Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei when Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin answered a call at the same time, so they all looked at them with a smile.

Gu Ning didn't mind it, but Cao Wenxin felt a little embarrassed and made an excuse before she ran to the bathroom.

"Wenxin, are you shy? Look at Ningning, she doesn't care about it at all," Tang Haifeng joked and raised his voice so that Cao Wenxin could hear it.

Everyone laughed with happiness and Cao Wenxin flushed red. Gu Ning, on the other hand, pretended to be annoyed. "Grandpa, am I thick-skinned in your eyes?"

Tang Haifeng was struck dumb for a second, then laughed out loud. "I didn't say that, but I think you're right."

It sounded as if Gu Ning admitted that she was thick-skinned.

Everyone in the hall was amused again. Gu Ning also beamed.

Dinner was soon ready, and everyone went back to their own rooms after finishing it.

Although Gu Ning said that she wouldn't stay in the Tang family's house, the Tang family still arranged a room for her.

Chapter 1012 Leng Shaoming"s Dumb Mother and Sister

They were all aware that Gu Ning wasn't a normal kid, and that she didn't need her family's protection. She also had her own career to build, so it wasn't convenient for her to stay in the Tang family's house. Nevertheless, even though Gu Ning was very outstanding and successful, her family still cared a lot about her.

Gu Ning along with some other people went back to her house in Huafu Hills. She went to take a shower once she was in her bedroom, then called Leng Shaoting back.

At this time, Leng Shaoting was chatting with his grandfather in the Leng family's house. The second he saw Gu Ning's call, he stood up and left his grandfather behind, then walked out to answer the call.

"Hey!" Master Leng was a little annoyed after being ignored again.

"Ningning, what are you doing?" Leng Shaoting asked.

"I just took a shower and I'm in my bedroom now," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting couldn't help but think of Gu Ning's sexy body and felt aroused. However, Gu Ning wasn't by his side now, so he had to control his desire.

Leng Shaoting was going to talk about something important with Master Leng later, so he didn't chat with Gu Ning on the phone for long. About 10 minutes later, he hung up the call and went back to Master Leng's study.

…

In the living room, Jiang Shuyuan, Leng Shaoming and Leng Shaojia were watching TV together, but Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia kept glancing at Master Leng's study with their eyes full of obvious hatred.

Once Leng Shaoting got home, Master Leng called him to have a talk in the study, and they had stayed inside for a long time. Leng Shaoming also seldom came home, but Master Leng never talked to him alone, which wasn't fair!

Although Leng Shaoming pretended that he didn't care about that, he was actually quite jealous of Leng Shaoting in his heart. Nevertheless, he understood that he was inferior to Leng Shaoting, so he wouldn't complain about it.

In a dominant and powerful family like the Leng family, one's ability mattered the most. Leng Shaoming had to work harder to gain his grandfather's attention.

In addition, he clearly knew that his grandfather hated to see siblings competing against each other. If he brought his complaints to the surface, his grandfather might dislike him, especially when Leng Shaoting kept a distance from the conflicts.

Besides, Leng Shaoting lost his parents when he was just a kid, and he was raised by their grandfather. It was understandable that their grandfather cared more about him.

Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia, however, were too dumb to be aware of the above. Leng Shaoming had reminded them not to pick on Leng Shaoting many times, but they wouldn't listen to him and even criticized him.

He had the intention to compete against Leng Shaoting, but he would do it cleverly. It was meaningless to argue against your competitors. Only the most outstanding one could be the heir of the Leng family.

…

"Why does grandpa always talk to Leng Shaoting in private every time he's home? It's so unfair!" Leng Shaojia complained in annoyance.

"Couldn't he care a little about Shaoming? Shaoming doesn't often come home either!" Jiang Shuyuan said with dissatisfaction.

"Alright, stop complaining about it. Grandpa will be mad if he hears." Leng Shaoming interrupted them with impatience.

"Shaoming, I'm defending you!" Jiang Shuyuan argued.

"Mom, I've told you countless times to stay away from my personal affairs. Don't you know that grandpa hates to see competition between siblings? If you continue to do this, grandpa will only hate us more," Leng Shaoming said with a resigned look. Both his mother and younger sister were dumb.

"Shaoming, you can't let Leng Shaoting occupy grandpa's full attention!" Leng Shaojia said. She wasn't ambitious to inherit the Leng family's property, but she hoped that her older brother could do it.

"Enough!" Leng Shaoming snapped at her, then stood up and walked back to his room.

"Mom!" Leng Shaojia turned to her mother for support.

"Let him be! He's always like this." Although Jiang Shuyuan disliked Leng Shaoming's behavior, she still valued her son above her daughter, so she sided with Leng Shaoming.

Leng Shaojia didn't think further and thought that her mother cared more about her than her older brother.

Right at this moment, Leng Shaojia's friend called her and invited her to have a drink.

Leng Shaojia was in a bad mood now, so she agreed so that she could relax a little.

Leng Shaojia wasn't a kid and she had her own circle of friends, so Jiang Shuyuan didn't stop her from going out at night but only reminded her to be careful.

The friend who called Leng Shaojia was her lover, Smith. Therefore, Leng Shaojia told Jiang Shuyuan that she would stay in her own apartment tonight. Jiang Shuyuan didn't think further and agreed.

…

After hanging up the call with Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning suddenly remembered that she should go to Xianghe Antique now, so she changed at once, then left her house.

Gu Qing and her other relatives didn't stop her either, because they knew that Gu Ning could take good care of herself.

It was only a little past nine now, so it wasn't too late. Young people always gather together at night after all.

…

In the capital, Leng Shaojia walked into the appointed private room of a club, and only Smith was inside.

The moment Leng Shaojia showed up, Smith walked towards her and kissed her. At the same time, his hands moved around her body and pinched her ass.

Leng Shaojia was in a very short skirt today, so Smith directly reached his hand to her crotch beneath it.

"Don't, what if a waiter comes in?" Leng Shaojia pushed him away.

"Don't worry about that. The waiter will knock on the door before he comes in," Smith said, but didn't force her to do what he wanted. Anyway, he could do whatever he wanted a while later.

Chapter 1013 A Female Ghos

Smith hugged Leng Shaojia with an arm and went to sit on the sofa. He poured a glass of drink for her and clinked his glass against hers.

"What? Are you in a bad mood?" Smith asked Leng Shaojia when he saw her drinking one glass after another without stopping at all.

Leng Shaojia ignored him, but kept on drinking.

Since she wanted to drink, Smith wouldn't stop her.

"I can't wait a second longer. Let's go!" Smith pulled Leng Shaojia to leave when she had had a lot to drink. He lost control of his desire when facing Leng Shaojia. Therefore, they left together.

When they just walked out of the club, Leng Shaojia met someone that she knew.

Tang Yaxin was with another woman, but Qi Ziyue was absent.

Tang Yaxin also loved playing around, and she stayed out late with her friends when Qi Ziyue wasn't with her. Although Tang Yaxin lived a life of decadence and self-indulgence, she would restrict herself when she was with Qi Ziyue because she liked him.

"Hi, Miss Leng!" Tang Yaxin greeted Leng Shaojia politely, because Leng Shaojia was from a family that was much more powerful than her family.

"Nice to see you, Miss Tang," Leng Shaojia said.

They were merely acquaintances, and soon separated. Both of them came here for fun, so Tang Yaxin didn't pay much attention to the man standing beside Leng Shaojia.

After that, Tang Yaxin and her friend went to a private room in the club.

There were three men and a woman inside, and they were all her friends. However, they weren't Tang Yaxin's real friends, but friends with benefits, and they just hung out, and had sex together.

Two men stood up once Tang Yaxin and the other woman walked inside.

"You're finally here! We've waited for you for a long time. Come on, have a drink!" One man hugged Tang Yaxin with an arm, then handed her a glass of drink.

Tang Yaxin didn't mind at all, and drank it without hesitation.

When Tang Yaxin was drinking, the man pinched her ass with great force, but Tang Yaxin said nothing, nor did she move away.

The majority of rich people in the high society indulged themselves in alcohol and sex, but outsiders knew nothing about it. Even Qi Ziyue knew little about Tang Yaxin's private life. He thought that she simply liked hanging out with her friends, but had no idea that she had sex with a lot of men.

When they were all seated, Tang Yaxin took off her coat and pressed her body against the man.

She was wearing a tight and short dress, and her boobs almost popped out. It was more convenient for her to have sex in that.

"Yaxin, where is your man, Qi Ziyue?" The man asked her.

"He went abroad, and won't be back until a few days later," Tang Yaxin said.

"Does that mean that you're free today?" he asked again.

"Of course or I wouldn't have come out." Tang Yaxin beamed.

Hearing that, the man said by Tang Yaxin's ears in a low voice, "Why don't we go back to my house tonight?"

Tang Yaxin put on a seductive smile. "Sure."

Hearing that, the man laughed with happiness.

Afterwards, they continued to drink and play.

"Why don't we play the game that we all love?" One woman proposed.

"Good idea! The same game and the same punishment," a man said with a filthy smile.

…

In City B, Gu Ning went to the antique street that looked totally different at night.

Most of the buildings on the antique street were very old, but the view here was still attractive with a few visitors.

Gu Ning parked her car, but didn't get out right away because she didn't want to be recognized by others. Therefore, she disguised herself as Tang Aining before she left her car and walked ahead.

She walked straight towards Xianghe Antique, and it was still the same as earlier that day, because this case was still under investigation so the scene wasn't cleared yet.

Without sunshine, Xianghe Antique looked scarier and had strong Yin surrounding it. Most importantly, Gu Ning saw a red figure among the ruins. Something blocked her sight, and she couldn't see it clearly, so she used her Jade Eyes.

There was indeed a figure, or a ghost to be specific. It was a female ghost. It seemed to be a noble lady from the Qing dynasty because it was dressed in red manchu clothes with luxurious accessories.

It stood there staring at the damaged paintings scattered on the ground.

Gu Ning could feel its anger.

The female ghost also sensed that someone was looking at it. It turned and found Gu Ning. The moment its sight fell on Gu Ning, it was stunned because Gu Ning was looking at it.

Gu Ning didn't avoid its eyes, and stared straight at it. She did it on purpose so that the female ghost would know that she was able to see it.

The female ghost was surprised and confused, because it couldn't believe that a human could see it. It stood there in silence, and didn't know what to do.

Like that a human and a female ghost stared straight at each other in the night.

Within a minute, Gu Ning moved her eyes away from the female ghost. She checked her surroundings and ran towards the ruins when she made sure that there was nobody around her.

The female ghost was shocked seeing Gu Ning running over.

Chapter 1014 Why Are You Helping Me?

The female ghost subconsciously moved a few steps backwards. It wasn't scared of Gu Ning, but stayed alert.

Gu Ning stopped when she was two meters away from it. "Did you cause the collapse?"

Although she asked it that question, she already had the answer. Gu Ning thought that the female ghost must have done it for a reason. There must be something hidden behind this store.

The female ghost was very surprised when Gu Ning talked to it. It was true that this human could see it.

The female ghost stayed alert and asked, "So what? Who are you? How can you see me?"

"Why did you do it?" Gu Ning asked again.

It was obvious that the female ghost was annoyed by that question and it shouted in anger all of a sudden, "They tore the painting of me to pieces! Without the painting, I have nowhere to stay, and I can never meet my husband again!"

Speaking to the end, the female ghost seemed to want to kill.

The owner of Xianghe Antique just got a new batch of ancient objects last night, and there was a painting among it. The female ghost was the figure in the painting.

In fact, the owner of Xianghe Antique was innocent because it was a staff member who tore the painting to pieces, not him.

When the owner of the Xianghe Antique and the staff member saw the painting of the beautiful woman, both of them were stunned by her beauty. However, the staff member kept staring at the woman in the painting when he was at work.

All of a sudden, the beautiful woman became a ghost in his sight, which scared him and he tore it to pieces in fear.

As a result, the female ghost lost the place where it stayed, and it became homeless. Out of fury, she made Xianghe Antique collapse. As a ghost, it was unusually powerful, so it was very easy for it to destroy a small building.

The staff member was very lucky, because he wasn't killed but just got injured in the accident.

Even though the staff member survived, Gu Ning had no sympathy for him, because it was his fault which caused the collapse.

The staff member probably didn't think that he had done anything wrong, but he shouldn't have torn the painting to pieces.

Nevertheless, it wasn't appropriate for the female ghost to stay in this world, so Gu Ning thought that she should find a good way to deal with it. At the same time, Gu Ning wondered who her husband was.

Gu Ning understood that it must have something to do with the painting.

"What will happen to you without the painting?" Gu Ning asked.

The female ghost sneered, which was quite scary. "Without the painting, I'll be trapped here forever." It sounded very sad.

"If I can't leave here, this place will be haunted from now on. No matter who walks near, he or she will be affected or killed," the female ghost added in a cold tone.

Gu Ning knew that it wasn't kidding, because it was full of strong hatred now. It wasn't surprising if it vented its anger on common humans.

As more humans were killed, the ghost would become increasingly strong. It wouldn't be easy to persuade the female ghost not to hurt innocent human beings.

"Except for the painting, where else can you stay?" Gu Ning asked.

Although it was a ghost, it wasn't suitable to eliminate it right now or right here. Gu Ning had to remove it from here before she could get rid of it.

"Why should I tell you?" the female ghost asked Gu Ning in annoyance.

Gu Ning smiled and looked kind. "I can help you."

"You can help me?" The female ghost couldn't believe its ears.

"Who are you? Why can you see me and why aren't you afraid of me?" it asked Gu Ning again.

"Um, I'm a normal human, but more than just a normal human at the same time. I have a pair of eyes which can see many things that others can't," Gu Ning said. "I've seen many ghosts before, so I'm not afraid of you at all."

"You've seen many ghosts before?" The female ghost was shocked.

"Yes," Gu Ning replied.

"Why do you want to help me?" the female ghost asked.

"I don't want anything terrible to happen here again," Gu Ning said with sincerity.

Gu Ning saw that this female ghost wasn't evil, just troublesome. There was no need for Gu Ning to deceive it. It would be better if she could solve this problem in harmony.

The female ghost hesitated for a while, because it indeed needed someone's help to get back to the painting. It seemed like only Gu Ning was able to help it right now.

"Well, I can go back to the painting as long as you can repair it," the female ghost said pointing at the painting lying on the ground.

Gu Ning turned to see the painting, and found that except for the beautiful women, there was also a man along with beautiful mountain scenery in it.

The man's face was unclear in it, because he stood a little far away and was practicing with a sword. The beautiful woman, who was this female ghost, was playing a zither, but not in the red clothing.

The beautiful woman was the main character in the painting, so her face was very clear with vivid features.

Chapter 1015 A Deal with the Female Ghos

Gu Ning understood that the man in the painting must be the female ghost's husband.

"The painting won't be the same even if I stick the pieces back together," Gu Ning said.

"It's fine as long as they can be a whole," the female ghost said.

"Well, I think that's easy and I can do it for you right now," Gu Ning said, and a bottle of glue showed up in her hand the next second, which amazed the female ghost.

The female ghost thought that Gu Ning could use magic.

Gu Ning would keep her magical power as a secret in front of humans, but it would be fine if she used her magical power in front of ghosts.

Humans couldn't see ghosts, so ghosts weren't able to leak the information to them. In addition, Gu Ning also needed to show her ability to make the ghosts fear her.

"Didn't you say that you're just a normal human? How come you can use magic?" the female ghost asked.

"I'm sorry, it's a secret. Don't worry, I won't use it against you as long as you're cooperative," Gu Ning said.

The female ghost closed its mouth at once. It sensed that Gu Ning wasn't simple at all, so it didn't dare to annoy her.

Gu Ning soon stuck the pieces of the painting back together, but there were many cracks left on it.

The female ghost's face lit up the second the painting went back to normal, but its pale face looked quite frightening with the happy expression.

"Please wait a moment. I need to have a try to see whether I can stay in it," the female ghost said to Gu Ning.

"Sure," Gu Ning said.

Afterwards, the female ghost became a thin line of red light then entered the painting.

The female ghost didn't actually become a part of the painting, but it was appreciating the world displayed by the painting.

In the world, there were real mountains, houses, flowers and trees. The man was dancing with a sword, while the woman was playing the zither.

Everything seemed to be a movie which was played in front of the female ghost. Although it couldn't touch them, it felt quite satisfied watching them from the side.

The female ghost could only feel happiness when it was with its husband at this moment.

It didn't forget that Gu Ning was still waiting for her outside the painting, so it came out a few seconds later. It put on a serious face and said to Gu Ning, "If you don't want me to cause any trouble again if this painting is torn to pieces, please take good care of it. If this painting is badly damaged, it'll be meaningless to repair it."

The female ghost threatened Gu Ning because it was unwilling to be apart from its husband again.

It was what Gu Ning wanted too, so she didn't mind it.

"No problem, I'll put it away properly," Gu Ning said.

"Great," the female ghost said.

When it was about to get back to the painting, Gu Ning stopped it. "Wait a second."

"What?" the female ghost asked.

"Could you please tell me where this painting was kept before?" Gu Ning understood that this batch of ancient objects must be out of a grave, and there must be many still on the market.

The female ghost was struck dumb for a second. It looked sad, then stayed alert. "Why do you want to know?"

"Since the painting of you is here, the place where it was kept before must have been disturbed by someone. Those ancient objects are all covered in Yin, and you should know that Yin is harmful for normal humans. I think I should do something," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning wouldn't sit on her hands. She was the only one in this world who could see ghosts and monsters with her Jade Eyes, and she had met multiple strange things ever since her rebirth. It must have something to do with her, so she had the duty to investigate it.

The female ghost suddenly thought of something, and it believed that only this young girl in front of it could help it.

After thinking for a while, the female ghost said, "I can tell you, but you must help me do something."

"What is it?" Gu Ning asked. She didn't agree with the female ghost right away, because she wasn't sure whether she could help it or not.

Although Gu Ning seemed to be super powerful and like there was nothing she couldn't do, it didn't mean that she could solve every problem.

"Please help me move the master coffin in that grave to another place so that nobody can damage it again, and the painting of me should be put into the coffin too," the female ghost said.

"Sure, it's easy," Gu Ning said.

Afterwards, the female ghost told Gu Ning the location of the grave.

"I don't know how long I've been dead till now, so I probably can't tell you the detailed location of the grave. I was born in 1681 and died in 1697. I was 16 that year when I died, and it was my wedding day…"

The female ghost told Gu Ning the tragic story behind her death.

"I was the daughter of a cabinet official, and grew up with the son of a duke. We became a couple after overcoming many difficulties, and thought that we could finally live a happy life together. However, my husband abruptly died of a serious disease on our wedding day, and people blamed me for it. I suffered from verbal abuse and humiliation, but my husband's mother burned me to death in the end. She even made people believe that I committed suicide out of guilt."

Chapter 1016 The Tragic Story

"I didn't understand why she would do that to me until I stayed in her room for a few days as a ghost."

"It turned out that my husband wasn't her biological son. She became pregnant at the same time as another woman, and the prince said that whoever gave birth to a boy would be his wife. She was worried that the baby in her belly might be a girl, so she prepared a little boy when she was about to deliver. If she gave birth to a girl, she would replace the girl with the boy. Without surprise, she gave birth to a girl, and the prepared boy replaced her biological daughter as planned. The boy was precisely my husband. In that way, my husband became the son of the duke, while she became the duchess."

"However, she got pregnant again three years later, and it was a boy, so she began to keep a distance from my husband. The duke, however, treated my husband very well and even chose my husband to be the heir, which was unacceptable in her eyes. Therefore, she schemed against my husband on our wedding day."

Hearing that story, Gu Ning was surprised to know that the female ghost was born in a family of power. Since it was the grave of a duke's son, there had to be many valuable ancient objects inside. If all of them were dug out and put on the market, many people could be affected by the Yin.

"Even though my husband died, he was still a son of the duke, and the duchess kept his real identity secret to prevent her dirty deed from being exposed. Therefore, my husband had a grand funeral at Jiulong Mountain not far from the capital, but I don't know whether the mountain is still called Jiulong Mountain now," the female ghost said with worry.

"Jiulong Mountain still exists, and I've heard of it before," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning had heard of Jiulong Mountain because there was a Jiulong Mountain Villa at the foot of it. Jiulong Mountain Villa was a high-end private club, and people who went there for a meal or vacation were either super-rich or powerful.

In her previous incarnation, she had been there a few times for tasks.

"Great, you can call me out when you arrive at Jiulong Mountain, and I can lead the way for you," the female ghost said with excitement.

"I'll go to the capital to deal with something in a few days, so you can wait for it," Gu Ning said.

"Sure," the female ghost said.

"Get back in the painting so that I can take you away," Gu Ning said.

The female ghost became a thin line of red light and entered the painting, then Gu Ning rolled it up and put it into the telepathic eye space.

After that, Gu Ning let the jiao out and asked it whether it could absorb the Yin here. If it couldn't, Gu Ning would use her night-luminescent pearl to do it.

The jiao nodded and absorbed the Yin in the building, so the building soon went back to normal.

Without delay, Gu Ning put the jiao away and left.

…

In the capital, Leng Shaojia and Smith went to have rough sex in a hotel. While Tang Yaxin and the man also went back to the man's house later.

There were all kinds of people in this world. Some liked to live a peaceful life, while some needed excitement every day.

Leng Shaojia was single, so there was nothing wrong even if she had sex with a random man, but Tang Yaxin was different. She already had a fiancé, so it was amoral that she still made love with another man.

Qi Ziyue, actually, did the same thing. He also had mistresses or bought sex with money when Tang Yaxin wasn't by his side, but kept his behavior a secret from her. In that case, Tang Yaxin trusted that Qi Ziyue was loyal to her.

In addition, Tang Yaxin believed that Qi Ziyue relied on her to gain his high social status today, so he wouldn't dare to betray her. If Qi Ziyue dared to do that, she could take everything he had away from him in an instant. And on the contrary, even if he found that she was always cheating on him, he would forgive her.

Tang Yaxin was quite confident in herself.

In fact, men and women weren't equal in this society, because many people believed that it was normal that men cheated on their partners, but women couldn't do the same thing.

If a man cheated on his partner, people would say that it was understandable because it was something all men did. However, if a woman cheated on her partner, people would strongly criticize her.

All in all, men held a higher social status than women.

…

The next morning, Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning at 8 am and told her that he was leaving for the military base. Because it was a routine training, his phone would be off for four days at least. After the training, he might be free and could go to Burma with her.

Gu Man came at 8:30 am to take Gu Qing and the others to the airport. They reached the airport at about 9:30 am so Gu Man talked with her relatives for a while before they left.

Gu Ning and Gu Man then went back to the Tang family's house for lunch and Gu Ning left after the meal.

Gu Man and Tang Yunfan were going abroad for their honeymoon that afternoon, and they would be back in a week because Tang Yunfan had a large business corporation to run.

…

Many noble ladies and rich women fell in love with gowns from Charm after Gu Man's wedding, so Yu Zi was very busy these days.

Yang Ziqian had some complaints, but didn't say them aloud, because it was Yu Zi's career.

Chapter 1017 Register a Game Company

Yu Zi sometimes called him, but they didn't have much time to meet.

…

Kamei Beauty Salon also became more popular after the wedding.

Many women made reservations to try the skincare products so Kouzi attracted more customers as well. Within a short time, Kouzi became a well-known brand among those rich women.

Kamei Beauty Salon was about to open a second store in City B, because there were too many new VIP members.

Manager Ding called Gu Man and talked about it with her, and Gu Man agreed. However, she knew little about opening a branch, so she turned to Tang Yunfan for help.

At the beginning, she wanted to call Gu Ning for advice, but she thought that it would be better if her husband solved this problem for her since she was married now. Moreover, the Tang family was very influential in City B, so it would be very easy for Tang Yunfan to handle it.

Tang Yunfan was more than willing to help Gu Man.

There were actually several Fengshang Shopping Malls in City B. The first shop of Kamei Beauty Salon was located downtown, so Tang Yunfan thought that Gu Man could open branches in other districts of City B.

The downtown Fengshang Shopping Mall had the largest flow of people, but there were many people who visited Fengshang Shopping Mall in other districts of City B every day too.

Normally, visitors from other cities would shop downtown, so shopping malls at the city center were always crowded.

Tang Yunfan told Quan Mingkai to find a good shop for Gu Man in other shopping malls. In fact, it wasn't easy to run a profitable business nowadays. Even if Fengshang Shopping Mall had a large flow of people, only half of the shops were popular, and many of them could barely stay afloat.

Before long, Quan Mingkai found a shop for rent which was suitable for a beauty salon. Tang Yunfan told Quan Mingkai to rent it and furnish it in the same style as Kamei Beauty Salon.

Once it was done, Gu Man told Manager Ding that she could hire more people and train them to work in the branch now.

They needed more experienced beauticians, instead of people without skills. It would save a lot of time for them.

When it was 4 pm, Gu Man and Tang Yunfan left for the airport together, and they leave for Country Y at 6 pm.

The Tang family also had businesses in Country Y, so Tang Yunfan could have a look there during their honeymoon.

…

Gu Ning was free the next day, so she went to the Tang family's house. Even if Gu Man and Tang Yunfan were gone for their honeymoon, Tang Haifeng stayed at home all day long, so she thought that she should visit her grandfather.

After all, she was going to the capital tomorrow too, and would leave for Burma a few days later, so she should spend more time with Tang Haifeng now.

Tang Haifeng had heard that the Mu family was in a total mess now, so he asked Gu Ning whether it was caused by K.

Gu Ning had told Tang Haifeng about K's relationship with the Mu family, so Tang Haifeng thought of K once he heard that the Mu family was in big trouble now.

Gu Ning didn't bother to keep it secret, and directly admitted it.

Tang Haifeng didn't criticize her, because the Mu family asked for it themselves. If Mu Xuxin hadn't treated his ex-wife so badly before, his son wouldn't have taken revenge. Tang Haifeng had no sympathy for the Mu family.

He looked kind and nice in his family's eyes, but he could be very cruel to his enemies and bad people.

Even though the Mu family had cooperated with the Tang family in business, Mu Xuxin wasn't a good man in Tang Haifeng's eyes. Besides, Gu Ning told him not to get involved in this, so he would definitely stay away from it.

…

Gu Ning flew to the capital a day later. She arrived at the airport of the capital at 10:20 am.

She had called K before she left for the capital and asked K whether he was free to pick her up.

K got excited the moment he heard that Gu Ning was coming to the capital. "Of course I'm free, but since you'll be in the capital soon, when will you register a game company?"

K couldn't wait for a second longer, because the game was already done and had passed the alpha test. He was ready to release it once the game company was established.

Gu Ning was amused that K was being so urgent, but she could understand his feelings. "I'll be reaching the capital around 10:20 am, and it takes 40 minutes to get to the city center. So we can go finish the legal procedure together before lunch."

"Great!" K was thrilled.

…

Coincidentally, Gu Ning ran into Qi Ziyue who just off the plane too. Gu Ning pretended that she didn't see him.

Qi Ziyue, however, couldn't ignore Gu Ning because she was a gorgeous girl.

At the very beginning he paid attention to her because of her relationship with the Xu family, but now he somehow felt that she was very special. Although she stayed aloof, she was too beautiful and attractive to be ignored.

Therefore, Qi Ziyue walked to Gu Ning and greeted her. "Hi, what a coincidence!"

"Hi," Gu Ning said, but didn't bother to smile at him. Afterwards, she walked away leaving him behind.

Chapter 1018 K Meets His Father

Being ignored, Qi Ziyue was a little displeased, but didn't mind it, because they were simply acquaintances.

Without delay, Qi Ziyue followed Gu Ning. "May I know your name?"

Men were all the same. If a woman was very interested in him, he wouldn't pay attention to her and even thought that she was annoying. However, if the woman kept a distance from him or even deliberately ignored him, he would have a burning desire to attract her attention.

Qi Ziyue had never been ignored by any women before, so Gu Ning's behavior aroused his interest. In addition, Gu Ning was his type.

"My surname is Gu," Gu Ning said without looking at him.

Although Gu Ning hated Qi Ziyue, she couldn't show her real feelings on her face at this time. If Qi Ziyue felt her strong hatred towards him, he might become alert and pay more attention to her, which could cause unnecessary trouble.

"Miss Gu, do you need a ride?" Qi Ziyue asked her.

"Thanks, but my friend is fetching me," Gu Ning said.

"Fine." Since she said that, Qi Ziyue didn't insist. He stopped and watched Gu Ning getting into the car. When Gu Ning was gone, he turned to his own car in the parking lot.

…

K drove Gu Ning to the Administration for Industry and Commerce.

"Have you prepared all the documents?" Gu Ning asked.

"Sure, Cangyi has checked them for me too," K said with excitement.

Gu Ning smiled. K looked like a happy little boy who just got sweet candies.

Afterwards, Gu Ning called Chen Cangyi and told him to book a room for lunch. They would dine together with Lu Zhan and Lu Xiao. They hadn't gathered together in a long time.

Lu Zhan was delighted to know that Gu Ning was coming, and he couldn't wait to share the good news about Infinite Horror with her.

Gu Ning and K filled in some forms when they arrived at the government building. After they handed in the necessary documents, the only thing they needed to do now was to wait.

…

When they arrived at the appointed restaurant, it was almost 12 pm.

Chen Cangyi and the others were already there, and they had ordered many dishes. Once Gu Ning and K arrived, the dishes would be placed on the table.

However, they encountered a familiar face in the hall. The person was Mu Xuxin, K's biological father and enemy.

The second K saw Mu Xuxin, his face changed.

Probably because Mu Xuxin hadn't seen K for many years, he failed to recognize K, but greeted Gu Ning first.

"Miss Gu, what a coincidence! It's so nice to see you again," Mu Xuxin said politely. In fact, he didn't look well because the Mu family was still in a complete mess.

Even though K, who worked for Gu Ning, had a long-standing grudge against the Mu family, the Tang family was still one of the Mu family's important business partners. The Mu family was also invited to attend Gu Man and Tang Yunfan's wedding.

He had heard of the story about Gu Man and Tang Yunfan, so he was aware that Gu Ning was Tang Yunfan's biological daughter.

"Nice to see you, Mr. Mu!" Gu Ning said with a smile.

Even though Mu Xuxin failed to recognize K, he thought that K looked quite familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen K before.

"Mr. Mu, nice to see you." K opened his mouth at this moment.

K hated to talk with Mu Xuxin, but today was different. Mu Xuxin was in big trouble now, which was exactly what he had wanted and made happen. He had to seize this chance to make fun of Mu Xuxin.

"You, you're…" Mu Xuxin rounded his eyes in shock all of a sudden. Mu Xuxin had been too busy these days, so it took him a long while to remember K. When he finally recognized K, he realized that his son was still alive.

"I feel quite honored that you still remember me," K mocked.

"I…" Mu Xuxin panicked and avoided K's eyes.

"It's fine. We're merely strangers now," K said airily, like it was the truth. K didn't care if Mu Xuxin remembered him or not, because Mu Xuxin was his enemy.

Mu Xuxin, however, felt utterly embarrassed.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I've been too busy these days. How are you doing?" Mu Xuxin asked, but felt uneasy.

"I'm good, very good, especially recently," K said with a broad smile on his face.

Chapter 1019 K Annoys Mu Xuxin

K felt quite pleased that the Mu family was in great trouble, but Mu Xuxin didn't know that the trouble was caused by K.

"Glad to know that!" Mu Xuxin said. "Well, actually, I've been searching for you all the time, but you were nowhere to be found."

Mu Xuxin thought that Mu Wenqi's future would be ruined after being put in jail, so it wasn't a bad thing if his other son could come back to his side.

However, K didn't accept him as his father. He regarded him as his enemy. Although they were related, K would never forget what his mother had been through.

He had suffered from the unpleasant memory for a long time, and couldn't wait to see the Mu family ruined.

"Really?" K obviously didn't believe it. "Mr. Mu, I wasn't born yesterday, and it's a stupid lie. Given the Mu family's influence, it should be very easy for you to find a kid."

"I don't care whether you had the intention to find me or not, but I just think that it sounds so ridiculous."

Mu Xuxin flushed with embarrassment, and also felt slightly annoyed. Mu Ye caused him to lose face in public.

Luckily, only Gu Ning stood near them, and the others were a distance away from them.

Mu Xuxin understood that he shouldn't have abandoned Mu Ye and his mother, but it didn't mean that he would accept Mu Ye's criticism. All in all, Mu Xuxin was still a selfish man, and that would never change.

Mu Xuxin had abandoned his first wife and son for wealth many years ago, and he could do the same thing now.

…

Gu Ning also felt a little embarrassed, because she was an outsider here after all, and it wasn't appropriate for her to stay here hearing their argument. "Well, I think that I should leave to meet the others right now, and you can come later."

"Don't, you're my boss, and I can't keep you waiting for me. I have nothing to talk to him about. Let's go now!" K said.

"She's your boss?" Mu Xuxin was surprised.

"Right, Miss Gu is my boss; I work for her now," K said with pride.

"Mr. Mu, I'm afraid that we have to go," Gu Ning said to Mu Xuxin.

After that, they walked away together, leaving Mu Xuxin behind.

Mu Xuxin wanted to stop Mu Ye, but didn't know how.

Mu Ye just argued with him, and he had nothing else to talk to Mu Ye about either, so he could only stand there watching them leaving.

An idea dawned on Mu Xuxin after they walked away.

Since Mu Ye worked for Gu Ning, Gu Ning might help the Mu family out if Mu Ye took over the Mu family's business. In addition, Gu Ning also had the support of the Tang family, so it should be very easy for her to help them.

Although Mu Xuxin didn't know who had caused the trouble for his family, he knew that the Tang family could easily solve this problem.

The Mu family had already suffered great losses. If they couldn't overcome this crisis as soon as possible, their family business would soon go bankrupt. Besides, Mu Wenqi was in jail now, so it was impossible for him to take over the Mu family's business.

If Mu Ye was willing to join the Mu family, Mu Xuxin would let him take over the Mu family's business. In that case, he could still live a luxurious life.

Thinking of that, Mu Xuxin made up his mind to talk to Mu Ye later. He didn't think that Mu Ye would reject this generous offer. In his eyes, nobody could say no to a fortune.

Mu Xuxin had nothing else to deal with today, so he decided to wait for Mu Ye in the hall.

…

Once Gu Ning walked into the private room, Chen Cangyi and the others stood up and greeted her.

"Hi, boss!"

They respected Gu Ning and also got along with her like friends. Gu Ning wouldn't give them too much pressure either.

They chose to work for Gu Ning because of her outstanding ability, so they wouldn't disdain her.

Although Lu Xiao was just temporarily managing Fenghua Entertainment for Gu Ning and he would leave in the future, he still took Gu Ning as his boss. Moreover, he also admired what Gu Ning had achieved till now.

"Have a seat please," Gu Ning said to them.

After they were all seated, Lu Zhan said, "Boss, the box office of Infinite Horror is beyond my expectation, and it's a great success! Director Mu is amazing and made the film a blockbuster."

"Ha-ha, thanks!" Mu Ye laughed a little.

Chapter 1020 Take with Mu Ye

"Once Infinite Horror became a success, many film teams asked me who edited it. It's obvious that they want to poach Director Mu. I didn't tell them. I'm not dumb!" Lu Zhan said.

Lu Zhan said that in order to remind Mu Ye that many people were trying to poach him.

K understood, but he wouldn't leave Gu Ning's company.

"Don't worry, I won't leave our team for money," K said with a serious face.

K didn't lack money, nor did he care much about money. Gu Ning had cured his legs after all, and he was always grateful to her.

Lu Zhan felt relieved knowing that K wouldn't leave them for money.

Gu Ning was confident that K wouldn't leave her company for money, because she could offer him whatever he wanted. He had freedom and enough funds to do whatever he wanted to do in Gu Ning's company.

Take the game company as an example, Gu Ning went to register a game company just because K wanted to release a game.

She trusted him. Even if it failed and wasn't profitable, she could still afford the result.

However, K wouldn't have that unconditional support in other companies. Businessmen valued profits above anything else, and many of them were unwilling to take risks.

It was also the reason why so many companies made slow progress over a long time.

"Will Director Mu be in charge of the editing of all the films and TV shows produced by Fenghua Entertainment in the future?" Lu Zhan asked with anticipation.

Ever since Lu Zhan found out about K's outstanding skills of editing, he lost interest in other post-production teams. However, it was up to K and Gu Ning to make the decision.

"No problem, but I can only do it when I'm not occupied by my own work," K said with alacrity.

It was easy for him to edit a film, and there would only be one or two films within a year. In addition, Fenghua was also owned by Gu Ning.

"Oh, do you have other friends who work in this industry as well?" Gu Ning asked K all of a sudden. She had an idea to hire more skilled people.

K understood Gu Ning's aim and said, "I know many people in this industry, but they aren't my friends. If you need, I can call them."

"Thanks, but don't force them to work for me," Gu Ning said. She indeed needed skilled workers, but she wouldn't force them to work for her.

"I understand," K said.

"Boss, I'm going to work on the script for Duan Lixin's palace novel, and I think that Tang Xiaoxiao can be the leading actress. She's an A-list good actress. Su Tongnuo should be in the show too, there is a role of a female general which is very suitable for her. I've talked with Tongnuo, and she did a good audition, so she got the role. As for the rest of the roles, they're open for competition. I'll send an invitation letter to audition to Han Lengxuan and Bai Lin too," Lu Zhan said.

Lu Zhan was aware that Han Lengxuan and Bai Lin planned to join Fenghua Entertainment in the future.

Gu Ning also agreed to hire them, and Lu Zhan thought that they were good actors too. They just needed suitable roles to gain more fame.

"You can make decisions. I trust you," Gu Ning said.

"Thanks, I won't disappoint you," Lu Zhan said with confidence.

After the great success of their first film, Lu Zhan was full of hope.

At this time Chen Cangyi said, "Boss, the construction of the headquarters is mostly done, and it has been aired for a week now, so it's ready for us to work there."

Ever since Chen Cangyi took charge of the construction project, they hired more people to speed it up, and finished it within three months.

The building had 18 stories in all, which was a complicated project. For now, 80% of it was done, and it had been aired for a week.

"Great, you'll be responsible for that," Gu Ning said.

"No problem," Chen Cangyi said.

…

After lunch, Gu Ning planned to take some antiques to Xiangyun Antique-store at the antique street.

"Boss, let me drive you there!" K said.

"It's fine. I'll go to the headquarters with you first, then I'll drive there myself," Gu Ning said. If K went there with her, it wouldn't be convenient for her to take out antiques from the telepathic eye space.

"Sure," K said.

After that, they went back to the headquarters together. However, Mu Xuxin stopped K in the hall of the restaurant.

"Hi, Miss Gu, can I talk privately with Mu Ye for a while?" Mu Xuxin asked Gu Ning.

Since Gu Ning was Mu Ye's boss, he should ask for Gu Ning's permission. To his surprise, before Gu Ning could say anything, K interrupted them. "I don't think it's necessary."