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1111 Meet Another "Tang Aining"

Gu Ning had helped him out and he could live a happy life now as an ordinary person.

"Um, don't you like the food provided by the company?" Gu Ning noticed the lunchbox in Ba Tianyang's hands.

Gu Ning wasn't questioning Ba Tianyang, but simply wanted to know why Ba Tianyang brought a lunchbox himself. If the food wasn't good here, she would improve it.

Although different people had different tastes for food, she still wanted to make it as widely acceptable as possible.

"Oh, no, no." Ba Tianyang denied it at once, but he looked a little shy and embarrassed the next second. However, in order to not make Gu Ning misunderstand him, Ba Tianyang still said, "Well, Manni, oh, no, Manager Song doesn't feel comfortable today, so I went to buy some oatmeal for her."

Ba Tianyang stammered a little because he was very nervous, which looked totally different from his identity as a killer.

He had been trained as a professional killer in a killer organisation ever since he was a little kid, and he wasn't allowed to have emotions. As a result, he knew nothing about romantic relationships.

Seeing that, Gu Ning realized that Ba Tianyang fell in love with Song Manni.

He called her Manni!

Actually, Ba Tianyang was a good-looking, mature man, and because he often exercised, he had a muscular build.

Gu Ning was amused by Ba Tianyang's reaction, and laughed a little. She wondered how Song Manni felt about Ba Tianyang. She was also curious to know whether Ba Tianyang was aware that Song Manni had a divorce before. Would he accept it?

Anyway, if he really loved her, he wouldn't mind.

Although Song Manni had a divorce before, she didn't have any kids, and she was still a very beautiful woman. It was easy for her to find a quality man. It would probably be a little difficult for her to trust a man again, but she wasn't a weak woman and she had confidence in her life.

If Ba Tianyang and Song Manni liked each other, Gu Ning would give them her best wishes.

If Song Manni simply treated Ba Tianyang as a friend, Gu Ning hoped that they could still get along well with each other.

"Wow, great, see you then," Gu Ning said with a smile.

"See you," Ba Tianyang said and left.

…

Gu Ning got in her car, but didn't start it right away. She spent some time on her make-up and disguised herself as "Tang Aining".

Afterwards, Gu Ning drove away. She needed to be like "Tang Aining", so she was wearing high-heels now.

When her make-up and clothes were done, she changed her car to a rented car and parked her car at a nearby parking lot. She was driving Leng Shaoting's car now, and she didn't want to cause him any trouble.

She couldn't drive a car under the name of her company either. If anyone found that "Tang Aining" had a relationship with the Shengning Organization, it would cause trouble.

Without further ado, Gu Ning headed straight to the appointed place.

About 1:30 pm, Gu Ning arrived, and she used her Jade Eyes to see the inside of the No.67 house.

There were eight people in it.

A tall strong man in a black suit was standing at its door with a gun by his waist.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin were sitting on the sofa. They were chatting and drinking tea, but Gu Ning couldn't hear what they were talking about.

In fact, Qi Ziyue didn't want Tang Yaxin to be involved in this, but she insisted.

On the second floor, a woman who was supposed to be "Tang Aining" was lying on the bed in the master's room. Half of her face was wrapped in bandages, and she indeed resembled Tang Aining.

There were bandages around her body too, and it seemed she was really seriously injured, but Gu Ning knew that it wasn't true.

In the guest room next to the master's room, four men in black clothing sat in silence, and they also had guns with them.

Gu Ning sneered. It was obvious that Qi Ziyue planned to force her to give him the USB flash disk.

She remembered what she had been through in the previous incarnation. Tang Yaxin had done the same thing to her before her death.

Thinking of that, Gu Ning was mad. She ached to kill them all right now. Nevertheless, it was illegal, so she had to tolerate it.

When it was about 10 minutes to 2 pm, Gu Ning stopped the rented car outside house No.67.

The tall man standing at the door immediately walked towards her. He also glanced around to see whether there were other people or cars.

"Hi, may I know whether you're Miss Tang?" he asked when Gu Ning got out of the car.

"Yeah," Gu Ning said, and closed the car door.

"Please, this way." The man made a hand gesture to invite Gu Ning to go inside.

Gu Ning followed him, and went to meet Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin.

"Welcome, Miss Tang!" Qi Ziyue stood up at once.

Tang Yaxin didn't greet Gu Ning, but she seemed to be in a good mood, because she believed that this "Tang Aining" would soon be caught by them.

Chapter 1112 Point a Gun at Them

"Nice to see you, Mr. Qi," Gu Ning said.

"Nice to see you too, Miss Tang. Do you have the USB flash disk with you?" Qi Ziyue asked.

"Sure. I'll give it to you once I make sure that Aining is really injured," Gu Ning said.

"No problem. Miss Tang, Aining is in the master bedroom on the second floor now. We can go upstairs together to see her," Qi Ziyue said.

"Great," Gu Ning said.

After that, she followed Qi Ziyue upstairs.

When they walked into the master bedroom, Gu Ning saw the fake "Tang Aining" lying on the bed. However, the second she walked towards the bed, she heard footsteps coming over. She knew that Tang Yaxin's bodyguards were approaching, but she stayed calm and pretended that she had heard nothing.

The next second, four strong men in black clothes broke in and surrounded Gu Ning, but they didn't show their guns yet.

Gu Ning pretended to be surprised and coldly asked Qi Ziyue, "Mr. Qi, what do you want to do?"

"Ha-ha, don't you know it's a trap?" Tang Yaxin laughed with pride.

"A trap? Do you really believe that I came here with the USB flash disk?" Gu Ning sneered.

"We don't care whether you have it right now or not. If you don't give it to us, we'll kill you," Tang Yaxin said.

"Well, do you have the ability to kill me?" Gu Ning said, and she attacked them at once in case they pulled out their guns first.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin knew that this "Tang Aining" wasn't weak, so they arranged many bodyguards.

Gu Ning didn't save any strength in case any accidents happened, so the bodyguards were all beaten on the ground within seconds. Either their arms or legs were broken now, and Gu Ning took their guns away too.

Without hesitation, she disassembled them into pieces, then dumped them on the ground.

Everyone else in the room was shocked.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin couldn't believe their eyes now. To their astonishment, this "Tang Aining" was far better at fighting than they thought.

Gu Ning turned to glare at Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin, and they subconsciously moved backwards in fear.

"Y-You…" Qi Ziyue stammered in panic.

Tang Yaxin, at this time, was totally stunned.

"Are you surprised, Mr. Qi? Do you think I'm stupid and would come here alone without preparation?" Gu Ning sneered again.

The bodyguards who stayed on the first floor heard the noises and ran upstairs at once, but Gu Ning attacked them even before they could enter the room.

Their arms or legs were also broken by Gu Ning in an instant, and Gu Ning took their guns away as well.

Those bodyguards were shocked too.

"Now, it's your turn, Mr. Qi and Miss Tang." Gu Ning's sight fell on Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin again, and she moved towards them step by step.

"No, no, don't." Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin continued to retreat. They regretted it now, because they found that they were no match for this woman.

The woman who was lying on the bed the entire time didn't dare to make a sound. She did her best not to attract any attention hoping that she could survive today.

"It's not up to you right now, but me," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning wouldn't kill them, but she would teach them an unforgettable lesson.

"No, no, please." Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin kept shaking their heads, but they were forced into the corner. They wanted to escape, but there was no way out.

Tang Yaxin didn't know what to do, and suddenly threw her phone at Gu Ning. Gu Ning caught it and threw it back.

Tang Yaxin screamed in pain as the phone hit her forehead. Her forehead became red and swollen at once, and she couldn't help but cry loudly.

Gu Ning actually didn't use her full strength, so it wasn't a very heavy hit.

"Yaxin, are you alright?" Qi Ziyue checked the wound on Tang Yaxin's forehead, then he turned to give Gu Ning a glare. "How dare you!"

"Be patient, Mr. Qi. You're next." Gu Ning smiled at him.

Hearing that, Qi Ziyue trembled in fear and begged her. "Miss Tang, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have schemed against you. Please forgive me this time."

Qi Ziyue didn't dare annoy Gu Ning right now, and he wasn't a brave man either.

"I'm not tolerant, and I won't accept what you've done to me behind my back," Gu Ning said and lifted a gun. She had no intention to shoot him, but simply to frighten him. He had done the same thing to her in the previous incarnation after all.

"No, no, no!" Qi Ziyue shouted. "Miss Tang, it's illegal to kill."

Chapter 1113 Punch Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin Heavily

"Relax, I won't kill you, and I have the right to defend myself," Gu Ning said. She didn't look worried at all.

"You…" Qi Ziyue was struck dumb for a second. He didn't know what to say now, and this "Tang Aining" clearly had absolute control of the situation.

It seemed that he was doomed today.

Thinking of that, Qi Ziyue kept trembling in fear and suddenly had a urinary incontinence. He flushed with embarrassment.

Other people couldn't see it, but Gu Ning noticed it and felt disgusted. She put the gun down, and Qi Ziyue relaxed a little. He thought that Gu Ning would let him go.

However, Gu Ning kicked his knee with great force and he lost balance and knelt down before Gu Ning.

"You…" Qi Ziyue felt utterly humiliated now.

"Do you feel humiliated now? If so, that's right. I humiliated you on purpose," Gu Ning said in a very unkind tone.

Gu Ning aimed to humiliate him, and she enjoyed seeing him humiliated.

Qi Ziyue was full of hatred towards Gu Ning now, but he didn't dare to fight back.

"I read the news, and I knew that the female body the police found in the sea near City B was Aining. You killed Aining, and I'll take revenge for her." Gu Ning didn't bother to hide the truth now.

After her rebirth, she had stayed in City B for a long time, but she didn't go to the sea again. It was meaningless for her to go there again, because it would only remind her of some terrible memories.

"You…" Qi Ziyue rounded his eyes in shock. He didn't expect that this "Tang Aining" was aware of everything.

Tang Yaxin, at this moment, stopped moaning in pain, and she also looked at Gu Ning with surprise.

"Are you confused about the reason why I know it?" Gu Ning asked. "Do you believe in ghosts?"

Hearing that, Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin trembled in fear. They didn't believe in ghosts, but still felt scared.

"Let me tell you why, because Aining's ghost found me before, and it told me everything," Gu Ning said with a mysterious smile.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Aining were frightened.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you today, but I'll torture you over time. It won't be interesting if you're dead so soon," Gu Ning coldly said, then beat Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin heavily to vent her anger.

Tang Yaxin cared about her appearance very much, so Gu Ning focused on slapping her face.

As for Qi Ziyue, Gu Ning deliberately kicked his crotch, so he couldn't have an erection for the time being. Men hated it most when they couldn't get an erection.

Gu Ning didn't stop and kept on punching their vulnerable parts around their bodies.

She would only seriously injure them. She would make sure that they had to lie in bed for half a month to recover.

After a while, Gu Ning stopped. She walked out and kicked those bodyguards again on her way.

From the beginning to the end, Gu Ning didn't pay attention to the woman on the bed, because she had done nothing harmful yet.

Gu Ning was in a good mood after punching them.

Once she was gone, Qi Ziyue shouted at the woman who was lying on the bed, "Call the ambulance!"

"And the police!" Tang Yaxin shouted too. She had never been humiliated like that before, and she promised to pay "Tang Aining" back.

"We can't call the police!" Qi Ziyue snapped at Tang Yaxin.

They couldn't call the police, or their dirty trick would be exposed. Besides, it was obvious that "Tang Aining" wasn't someone they could mess with. He didn't dare take the risk.

"Why?" Tang Yaxin was mad.

Qi Ziyue was in great pain now, and he was in no mood to explain it further to Tang Yaxin, but it was too important to be ignored. "Do you want our dirty trick to be exposed? Do you want us to be caught?"

Tang Yaxin soon realized that it was a stupid idea, but she was reluctant to give up. "So do we have to swallow this humiliation?"

"Are you an idiot or something? She clearly knows who we are and she has control of the situation now. We should save some energy and leave this damn place right now!" Qi Ziyue was furious. He didn't want to waste time arguing with Tang Yaxin again.

Tang Yaxin was also angry, and she turned aside and ignored Qi Ziyue again.

After remaining silent for a few minutes, Tang Yaxin had an idea.

"Why don't we hire a professional killer to kill her?"

Qi Ziyue nodded. It wasn't a bad idea.

…

Gu Ning went to remove her make-up in a washroom before she drove away.

1114 Become a Joke?

Because Leng Shaoting was absent, Gu Ning didn't want to go back to his house that early, so she left for her company.

On her way, she received Yu Zi's call.

"Boss, where are you now?" Yu Zi asked.

"I'm in the capital now," Gu Ning said.

"Me too!" Yu Zi was surprised and felt happy.

"Is it because of the branch of Charm?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yeah, we moved some gowns over here, and the store will be opening tomorrow," Yu Zi said.

Once the store was open for business, they might have many orders for custom-made gowns, so Yu Zi had to be in the store to manage the work as the only designer of Charm.

"Are you free this afternoon? We can have dinner together?" Gu Ning asked.

"Sure, I want to meet you as well. Actually, I have something to talk about with you, and we can talk about it at dinner," Yu Zi said.

"Um, I'm free now, so I can go to meet you in the store," Gu Ning said.

"Great," Yu Zi said, then hung up the call.

The branch of Charm in the capital was located in the biggest downtown shopping mall. It was very noticeable, which was good for its business.

Although the rent was very high, Gu Ning didn't care about it because she believed that Charm was promising.

About 40 minutes later, Gu Ning arrived. She stopped the car at the underground parking lot, then went to the first floor of the shopping mall.

The store of Charm was about 100 square-meters large, but it has two stories, so it was around 200 square-meters in all.

It wasn't a very big store downtown, but wasn't small either. In addition, they aimed to cooperate with clothing businessmen, so there was no need for them to occupy a large area.

For now, branches of Charm were gradually opening in different big cities, and they were popular among the rich consumers.

When they were putting gowns into positions, many people were attracted to the beautiful gowns.

"Wow, the gowns are so beautiful!"

"They must be very expensive."

"I'm curious to know its quality."

"Charm? I've never heard of this brand before. I'll become a joke if I wear it to attend parties."

"I don't care. I think they're really pretty, and I'm going inside to have a look. Will you go with me?"

"Why not!"

After that, several rich women walked into the store.

Charm wasn't open yet, but they wouldn't stop customers from coming inside.

Although some rich women disliked Charm because it wasn't very famous, they had to admit that Charm's gowns were very attractive.

Gu Ning noticed that some people were following her after she arrived at the branch of Charm, but she knew that they weren't bad people. She even overheard their conversation.

"Is she Goddess Gu?"

"She looks familiar, but I'm not sure."

"Why don't we run ahead to have a look at her face?"

"I don't think it's appropriate."

"Why? She doesn't know us anyway."

It was obvious that they were Gu Ning's fans.

"We can follow her for a while longer to see whether we should strike up a conversation with her."

"Sure."

Clearly, these two girls didn't have the courage to interrupt Gu Ning.

A short while later, they noticed Charm.

"Charm? Isn't it Goddess Gu's company? The girls must be Goddess Gu!"

"I think it's highly possible."

"We can walk inside to see whether it's true."

Without delay, the two girls followed Gu Ning inside.

Gu Ning was amused by their conversation. Although she wouldn't greet them of her own accord, she would be willing to talk with them if they greeted her first. However, the moment Gu Ning walked into the store, she ran into some people arguing loudly.

"It's too expensive! A simple gown costs eighty thousand yuan? Do you think you're an international brand?" a woman said in anger.

"Madam, this gown is made by hand and with the best material. It isn't worse than those international brands." Yu Zi politely explained.

"So what? Who is the designer of this brand? Is the designer famous in the industry?" the woman questioned.

"The designer of this brand is me, and my name's Yu Zi. Although I'm not famous enough, I can promise that this gown deserves its price," Yu Zi said.

In fact, as long as she told the woman that she was Jason's apprentice, the woman would be persuaded, but she didn't bother to do that. She was confident that her designs were valuable.

Yu Zi hoped that people would like her gowns because of their noble design and good quality instead of another famous designer's influence.

"The designer is you?" Knowing that, the woman disdained Charm more. She had never heard of a famous designer whose name was Yu Zi before.

"Well, you can search my name or Charm on the Internet if you want to learn more about us," Yu Zi said.

She remained patient and confident.

Given the news and people's comments on Charm on the Internet, she believed that this woman would fall in love with Charm.

1115 Attitude Changes

Other rich women in the store also got curious, so they took out their phones at once to search for Charm.

Gu Ning didn't go closer, nor disturb Yu Zi. Since Yu Zi was the manager of Charm, she should have the ability to manage it well.

Yu Zi, at the same time, focused on her customers the entire time, so she didn't notice Gu Ning either.

"Oh, Charm is also owned by Goddess Gu? She's very famous and popular recently. I know Jade Beauty Jewelry was established by her," a woman exclaimed in shock all of a sudden.

"Jade Beauty Jewelry? I've heard of it before. It's very popular among noble ladies!"

"They are owned by the same person?"

"Look at this news! Many important figures in City B attended the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm."

"Wow, the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry and Charm is really influential."

"Actually, Charm is a famous brand, but we simply haven't heard of it before."

"Right, I think it's a good idea to wear Charm gowns now."

They indeed began to love Charm gowns after learning more about it.

"Hi, um, sorry to interrupt you. Are you Gu Ning?"

At this time, the two girls who had been following Gu Ning all the time finally summoned up their courage and walked forward to ask Gu Ning that question. In fact, they weren't much younger than Gu Ning, and were teenagers too.

"Hi, nice to meet you, I am Gu Ning." Gu Ning turned around and smiled at them.

"OMG, I'm so excited now!"

"Goddess Gu, it's really you!" Hearing Gu Ning's affirmative answer, the two girls screamed in excitement.

Yu Zi also saw Gu Ning at this moment, and she smiled at Gu Ning at once.

Some people in the store recognized Gu Ning too, and they walked to Gu Ning without delay, and even pushed the two girls away a little.

The two girls were unhappy, but said nothing and waited aside in silence, which showed that they were well-educated girls with good manners.

"You are Gu Ning, right?" a woman asked her with great surprise.

"Hi, yes, I'm Gu Ning," Gu Ning said.

"Are you the girl in the news?" another woman asked.

"You look much prettier than the photos!"

"You're really unbelievable for the achievements you've made!"

"I wish my girl could be as outstanding as you."

…

They repeatedly complimented Gu Ning.

"Hi, everyone, my name's Gu Ning, the owner of Charm. Thank you so much for your appreciation towards Charm. Although Charm isn't an international brand yet, I can promise its quality and design deserve the price. If you have any questions or worries about it, you can ask me or Yu Zi. We'll do our best to satisfy your needs," Gu Ning said.

"Great, actually I do like the designs of Charm gowns."

"Me too."

"I think Charm gowns match Jade Beauty Jewelry very well."

…

Their attitude changed at once after knowing that Gu Ning was the boss.

"Oh, I must go shop for the gowns right now, and I can wear it at the party," a woman said, then walked away without hesitation.

Hearing that, other rich women went to shop for gowns in a hurry too, in case their favorite gowns were picked by other people.

"I need to try on the gown I just picked right away!" a woman said then ran to the dressing room.

Saleswomen in the store wanted to chat with their boss for a while, but they had to serve their customers right now.

Yu Zi also had no time to talk with Gu Ning now, because she was surrounded by the customers and they had many questions to ask her.

Once the group of rich women were gone, the two girls walked to Gu Ning.

"Hi, Goddess Gu, can we take photos together?" They looked at Gu Ning with anticipation.

"Sure!" Gu Ning smiled.

The two girls cheered with excitement, then took out their phones.

Gu Ning took several photos with them, then the two girls unwillingly left her. Before they left, they also kept acclaiming Gu Ning.

The second they left, they posted the photos on social media, attracting a lot of attention from many Internet users.

…

Gu Ning then walked to sit on the sofa to wait for Yu Zi.

A saleswoman poured a glass of water for Gu Ning before she went back to her work.

All the rich women bought at least one gown from Charm.

When Yu Zi finished her work, it was already 5 pm.

Chapter 1116 A Pot of Hot Soup

"Boss, I'm so sorry to keep you waiting," Yu Zi said."It's nothing. Business is more important," Gu Ning said.

"Your name is really useful. They kept complaining at the beginning before you came, but changed their attitude once you showed up." Yu Zi smiled.

"Um, I think we can put a TV at the glass wall by the entrance, and play clips from the release conference all day. It'll make it easier for us to attract attention from potential customers," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Yu Zi's eyes lit up. "It's a good idea!" She also believed that it would make it easier for them to introduce the brand to customers.

Gu Ning and Yu Zi then went to dine together. There were only two of them, so they decided to have a simple meal.

After ordering, Yu Zi said, "Boss, there are two things I need to talk to you about. One is that two of my schoolmates from college want to work in our company. Both of them are good at designing and have won some awards before, but they didn't have good luck. The female one had a terrible leader who stole her designs so she had to quit in the end, while the male one encountered unspoken rules at work and was fired afterwards."

Knowing that, Gu Ning cocked her eyebrow. It wasn't easy to live a good life in this complicated society.

Yu Zi took out a file case from her bag, then handed Gu Ning some papers and photos. "These are their resumes and designs. Please have a look."

Gu Ning took and read them, then nodded with satisfaction. "You can discuss it with Manager Gao. If they're qualified, I don't mind hiring them," Gu Ning said.

She valued a designer's ability more than his fame. As long as they were outstanding in the industry, they would gain fame sooner or later.

Yu Zi smiled and said, "I was just a little afraid that Manager Gao might not agree, so I decided to tell you first."

"It's not a big deal. You can arrange an interview and tell them to meet Manager Gao with their resumes and designs. I'll talk to Manager Gao later," Gu Ning said.

"Great!" Yu Zi said.

"Oh, there is another thing," Yu Zi continued. "There is a clothing design competition being held in Paris next month, and Jason already helped me sign up for it, so I'll be absent for at least a week at that time."

"Good for you! You don't need to worry about the expenses. The company will pay for your bills," Gu Ning said with a happy smile.

Yu Zi worked for Charm which was owned by Gu Ning, so it was necessary for Gu Ning to support her.

"Thanks, boss!" Yu Zi beamed. She knew that Gu Ning was a very generous boss.

…

At the same time, Zi Beiying and her bodyguards just reached the food street. They came with another woman who was Zi Beiying's friend. Her name was Xia Maiqi, and she had studied in the same university as Zi Beiying.

Although Zi Beiying didn't have many close friends in her school because of her family background, she still had several good friends there.

Xia Maiqi's family wasn't super-rich nor were they powerful, but she got along quite well with Zi Beiying.

Zi Beiying and Xia Maiqi were enjoying their food tour, but Mengda and Nan soon noticed someone following them.

The person turned out to be Wu Mina.

Wu Mina was having delicious food at the food street along with her friends too. When she noticed Zi Beiying by accident, she got mad and couldn't swallow the anger. Therefore, she made up an excuse and left her friends to follow Zi Beiying.

In fact, she was still afraid of Xu Jinchen's threat, but she was too curious about Zi Beiying. Although Wu Mina had no idea what she should do now, she was unwilling to let Zi Beiying go.

…

Zi Beiying and her friend ignored Wu Mina and kept on having snacks.

Seeing that Zi Beiying was enjoying herself, Wu Mina got jealous. Why couldn't she get Xu Jinchen's attention and love? Why did Xu Jinchen choose Zi Beiying instead of her? Xu Jinchen should be hers! It was Zi Beiying who had stolen Xu Jinchen away from her!

Thinking of that, Wu Mina lost her reason, and began to believe that Zi Beiying had separated her from Xu Jinchen.

Wu Mina thought that Zi Beiying was the mistress, and she was the victim. As a result, Wu Mina ran to lift a pot of hot soup and approached Zi Beiying with a malicious face.

"Hey, what are you doing?" the owner of the small restaurant was scared and ran outside. However, before he could catch up to Wu Mina, the tragedy happened.

There was only a short distance between Wu Mina and Zi Beiying, so she quickly reached Zi Beiying's back.

Mengda and Nan noticed her immediately, and dashed over to stop her. Without hesitation, Mengda kicked the pot, causing the pot to turn over and pour hot soup all over Wu Mina.

"Ah!" Wu Mina screamed because of the pain and loosened her hands. The next moment, the pot fell and hit the ground with a loud crash.

"No, no, no!" Wu Mina covered her face with her hands at once.

This scene shocked everyone around her.

"Jesus, it's so terrifying!"

"What happened?"

Chapter 1117 None of Your Business

"No idea, but it seems this woman tried to pour hot soup over them, but the man kicked its bottom and the pot turned over. She ended up pouring the hot soup over herself in the end.""If so, she's a really evil person, and she deserves it."

"Um, maybe the woman did it for a reason."

"Hard to say. It's so complicated."

…

Onlookers kept discussing it, but nobody knew what exactly had happened. Someone called the ambulance without delay.

Zi Beiying looked at Wu Mina and coldly said, "Miss Wu, did you forget what Xu Jinchen warned you?"

Although Wu Mina was in terrible pain, she realized that she shouldn't have done that. She regretted it and felt scared, but the damage was already done.

"I can forgive you this time, but I can't promise what will happen to you and your family the next time you dare do something again," Zi Beiying said.

Since Wu Mina was already injured by the hot soup, Zi Beiying didn't bother to waste her time on her. However, when she was about to leave, a man stopped her. "No matter what grudge you have against her, you've hurt her badly so you can't leave right now."

"It's none of your business." Zi Beiying stared at the man.

She wasn't an ordinary girl, so the man felt stressed because of her threatening look.

"She knows how to find me. If she wants me to take responsibility, she can come find me herself," Zi Beiying said. After that, she walked away, followed by her friends and the man didn't dare stop her again.

The onlookers also saw the panic and guilt on Wu Mina's face, and they thought that it might have been Wu Mina's fault from the very beginning. If so, there was no need for them to be sympathetic.

…

"OMG, I was scared!" Xia Maiqi said. "Beiying, why did the woman try to hurt you?"

Zi Beiying shrugged. "She kept bothering one of my male friends, so I told her that I'm his girlfriend in order to help him get rid of her, but she now hates me."

"Fine, but I don't think it's a good idea. What if she does something like that again?" Xia Maiqi said.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful," Zi Beiying said with a smile.

Afterwards, they kept on drinking and having fine food.

…

An ambulance soon arrived, but the doctor didn't ask what had happened, because he wasn't a policeman.

Wu Mina was badly scalded, but she was still conscious, so a nurse asked her for her family's numbers.

Wu Mina only told the nurse the number of her older brother, Wu Yunhai, because she didn't dare to tell her parents. She honestly had no idea how to explain it to her parents.

The nurse called Wu Yunhai at once, and Wu Yunhai went to the hospital without delay.

Once they arrived at the hospital, the doctor dealt with all of Wu Mina's wounds. By the time Wu Mina was back in the ward, Wu Yunhai had also come.

Seeing Wu Mina's whole body covered in bandages, Wu Yunhai was shocked. Luckily, she was still conscious.

"Mina, what happened?" Wu Yunhai asked in annoyance.

Wu Mina then told Wu Yunhai everything. Wu Yunhai wasn't dumb. Even though his younger sister was badly injured now, he knew it was his younger sister's fault after all. Besides, the woman was Xu Jinchen's girlfriend!

They didn't dare to offend the Xu family. Because the Wu family relied on the Xu family to do business, they had to accept it.

In case Wu Yunhai caused their family any more trouble, Wu Yunhai warned her seriously. "Mina, you should know that we can't annoy the Xu family, not to mention that it's your fault this time. I hope that you can let it go and forget about it, or our family might end up in a lot of trouble."

Wu Mina was reluctant to do it, but there was nothing else she could do.

"I understand," she said. "Oh, please don't tell father and mother."

"I won't." Wu Yunhai agreed.

…

Gu Ning asked Yu Zi when they finished the meal, "Yu Zi, where are you staying in the capital?"

"I haven't booked a hotel yet," Yu Zi said. She went straight to the store once she arrived at the capital.

"Why don't you stay in the Huangdeng Hotel?" Gu Ning said.

"It's too expensive!" Yu Zi said. Although she could be reimbursed since it was a business trip, she didn't think that it was necessary for her to stay in a luxurious hotel.

"It's fine, I have a Black Card, so I have free accommodations," Gu Ning said. She planned to use her Black Card to book a room for Yu Zi at the Huangdeng Hotel.

Knowing that, Yu Zi agreed. The Huangdeng Hotel was owned by Gu Ning's family anyway.

Yu Zi then got into Gu Ning's car, and Gu Ning drove her to the Huangdeng Hotel. After their arrival, Gu Ning booked a room for Yu Zi with her Black Card before she went back to Leng Shaoting's house.

Just as Gu Ning got back to Leng Shaoting's house, she received a call from him.

Hearing that Gu Ning was in his house at that moment, Leng Shaoting immediately went to meet her.

Chapter 1118 I Need Your Help

Leng Shaoting didn't look tired at all when he got back home this time, because he had taken the power crystals that Gu Ning gave him. Once he was back, he hugged Gu Ning tightly in his arms, as they stood in silence."Have you eaten?" Gu Ning asked later.

"Not yet," Leng Shaoting said.

"Let me cook for you," Gu Ning said.

"Great." He was always happy to watch his beloved girl cooking for him. "A bowl of noodles will be fine."

"No problem, go have a shower first," Gu Ning said.

"Sure," Leng Shaoting said then walked into the bathroom.

When he came back after taking the shower, the noodles were already down and Gu Ning placed the bowl on the dining table.

Leng Shaoting sat down at once and enjoyed his simple dinner.

After having dinner, Leng Shaoting said to Gu Ning with a serious face, "Ningning, I need your help."

Gu Ning was surprised and asked, "What happened?"

"We had field training at the training base not long ago, but three soldiers inexplicably went missing. Although there are surveillance cameras in the woods, the woods are too large to be monitored completely, so the three soldiers are nowhere to be found now. I think it probably has something to do with monsters or ghosts. I didn't report it to the military leaders, because they wouldn't believe it, and it wasn't determined yet. I only learned about monsters and ghosts after you became my girlfriend. You know a lot more about them than we do, and you also have a pair of Jade Eyes, so it should be much easier for you to find some clues. Can you help me deal with it?" Leng Shaoting said.

Leng Shaoting honestly didn't know what else he could do, so he had to turn to Gu Ning for help.

Hearing that, Gu Ning's expression also became serious. She agreed with Leng Shaoting that it might have something to do with monsters or ghosts. Since Leng Shaoting needed her help now, Gu Ning definitely wouldn't turn him down. Even if Leng Shaoting didn't need her help, she would still do something once she learned about this terrible news.

"Of course I can help. When should we go there?" Gu Ning asked.

"The sooner, the better. We can go there right away," Leng Shaoting said.

Gu Ning nodded, and they left the house together without delay.

The training base of the military was located deep in the mountains, so it was far from the city center.

On their way, Gu Ning received Zi Beiying's call and Zi Beiying invited her to hang out together, but because Gu Ning wasn't free, she told Zi Beiying to call Xu Qinyin.

…

Xia Maiqi was busy with work that night, so Zi Beiying felt a little lonely. It was still early, so Zi Beiying wanted to hang out.

Even though Mengda and Nan stayed with her all day, she still felt bored hanging out with them all the time.

Hearing Gu Ning's advice, Zi Beiying thought that it was a good idea and called Xu Qinyin afterwards.

They got along well with each other. In addition, Xu Qinyin was Gu Ning's friend and Xu Jinchen's younger cousin, so Zi Beiying felt somewhat familiar with Xu Qinyin.

Actually, because of Zi Beiying's special family background, she couldn't make as many friends as she wanted. She didn't have many friends, but her friends were all very close to her.

Zi Beiying also tended to keep her family background a secret from others, Gu Ning was included. Even if Leng Shaoting might have told Gu Ning something about her family, she wouldn't talk about it with Gu Ning of her own accord.

…

At this time, Xu Qinyin felt a little lonely and bored at home too. Gu Anna wasn't in the capital, and she didn't want to hang out with her other friends. All of a sudden, she received Zi Beiying's call, which cheered her up.

Xu Qinyin had a good impression of Zi Beiying, so she agreed at once. She asked Zi Beiying to go with her to meet Xu Jinchen.

Zi Beiying felt slightly excited when she heard that they would have fun with Xu Jinchen tonight. When Zi Beiying arrived at the appointed clubhouse, she saw Xu Qinyin and Xu Jinchen.

"Hi, I have a piece of terrible news to tell you. I ran into the woman named Wu Mina today. She tried to pour a pot of hot soup over me, but Mengda caught her and kicked the pot causing her to pour the hot soup over herself. She was scalded," Zi Beiying said to Xu Jinchen.

Knowing that, Xu Jinchen was displeased. To his astonishment, Wu Mina ignored his warning. Although Zi Beiying was fine, he still felt a little guilty.

"I'm so sorry to hear it," Xu Jinchen said. "I'll warn the Wu family to stop her harassing you."

"Thanks, but I don't care about her actually. She is a weak woman and no match for me," Zi Beiying said.

"Beiying, what do you think of Jinchen? Isn't he a very good man?" Xu Qinyin suddenly asked.

Hearing that, both Zi Beiying and Xu Jinchen were struck dumb for a second. Xu Jinchen flushed a little and stopped Xu Qinyin at once. "Qinyin, what are you talking about?"

"What? I think you two could be a great couple," Xu Qinyin said.

Although she didn't know much about Zi Beiying's family background, the Xu family didn't care much about it anyway. Moreover, she thought that Zi Beiying and Xu Jinchen were very familiar with each other.

Chapter 1119 Hidden Monsters

Before Xu Qinyin could say something else, Xu Jinchen squeezed a slice of watermelon into her mouth. "Stop talking about it."Xu Qinyin was very straightforward, and Zi Beiying understood it at once and felt a little shy. Her own older brother actually also thought that she and Xu Jinchen could be a great couple.

Zi Beiying simply took Xu Jinchen as her friend at the beginning. She knew that Xu Jinchen was a very outstanding young man, but Leng Shaoting was too noticeable to be ignored. However, she found out that Leng Shaoting already had a girlfriend, while Xu Jinchen was still single.

Zi Beiying had to admit that she gradually started paying more attention to him.

"Miss Zi, I'm so sorry. It's just a joke. Please don't take it seriously," Xu Jinchen said, in case Zi Beiying felt uncomfortable.

Xu Qinyin explained it as well. "Yes, it's just a joke. Please don't be mad at me."

After that, she stood up and walked to sit beside Zi Beiying. They began to play games together and dropped the topic.

…

About an hour later, Gu Ning finally arrived at the training grounds with Leng Shaoting. Given Leng Shaoting's importance, it was easy for him to bring a stranger inside.

It was very late at night, so almost everyone else was having a rest.

Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning went straight to the training field once they entered the base. The training base was very large, and there was an office building, dormitory and playground on one side with a woodland field training ground at the other side.

The jungle in the wood training area was quite dense and the terrain was rugged too.

It was indeed a little dangerous for soldiers to be trained here, but it also allowed them to practice their skills.

To enter the wood training ground, they had to pass through a gate, which was guarded by several soldiers. People needed permission to enter, especially after the strange disappearances a few days ago. Nevertheless, those soldiers couldn't stop Leng Shaoting from going inside.

In the evening, the soldiers stopped training, but there were still many soldiers walking on the playground. When they saw someone entering the woods training ground, they were surprised and immediately said to the others, "Look, someone just went into the training ground, followed by a girl!"

Other soldiers all turned to look at the gate.

"Isn't it Major General Leng's car? The man should be him, but who's the girl?" a soldier said.

They all knew that it was very dangerous to walk into the woods at night.

Although Leng Shaoting was an ace soldier in the special forces, it was very strange that he went there with a girl. Nevertheless, they couldn't stop them, they could only hope that they would be fine.

Not only did they notice it, but the soldiers on duty in the surveillance room also saw it.

Nobody could stop Leng Shaoting from walking into the woods, but a soldier in the surveillance room still reported it to his senior leader in case any accidents happened.

Their commander was Zhang Zhiheng, who was 34 that year and ranked as a lieutenant colonel in the military.

Zhang Zhiheng couldn't calmly stay in his dorm room after knowing that Leng Shaoting was in the woods. Therefore, Zhang Zhiheng called Wang Shijie, who was the battalion commander, to go to the surveillance room with him.

Although Leng Shaoting went inside with a girl, Zhang Zhiheng knew that the girl couldn't be simple.

They didn't believe in monsters or ghosts, so they weren't scared, but just felt strange about what had happened to the three missing soldiers. They simply thought that the three soldiers might have fallen into a big hole in the ground or they could have become lost.

…

Once Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting entered the woods, Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to observe the surroundings.

As long as there really were hidden monsters in the woods, Gu Ning could find them with the help of her magical power. Magical power was something that all the monsters wanted after all.

However, there were surveillance cameras around them, so Gu Ning didn't release her magical power in case monsters appeared and scared the other soldiers.

In order to avoid the surveillance cameras, Gu Ning searched for the surveillance cameras around them as they walked.

When Gu Ning's eyes accurately found every surveillance camera, Zhang Zhiheng and several other soldiers in the surveillance room were astonished.

All of a sudden, Gu Ning sensed Yin, which could only be found in monsters or ghosts, so she was sure that the three missing soldiers must have encountered monsters.

"I found something strange, so we should move lightly," Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting in a quiet voice.

Leng Shaoting nodded and they moved ahead lightly. When they approached the source of Yin, they were out of the area where surveillance cameras were useful.

Zhang Zhiheng knew that there weren't surveillance cameras everywhere in the woods, so he didn't think that it was a big deal.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting soon saw a half-meter-high pile of vegetation, which was very dense. Gu Ning then looked inside with her Jade Eyes and found that the soil was turned over.

Chapter 1120 A Man-eating Monster

Gu Ning subconsciously thought that the three soldiers could be stuck inside, so she used her Jade Eyes to see the inside of the soil at once. However, she didn't find any bodies; there was just a dark hole about a meter down. It seemed the hole extended and tilted downwards. Most importantly, it was filled with Yin.

Gu Ning thought that this hole had to be the place where the monster hid itself.

She searched for it in the dark hole with her Jade Eyes. About 10 meters away, she saw a space around 10 square-meters in size and two meters high. There was a small water pond in it too. A giant monster which looked like an eagle with horns was lying there resting.

It had acute senses. The second Gu Ning's sight fell on it, it felt it and looked at the entrance of the hole. Its eyes were big and bloodshot.

Gu Ning immediately moved her sight away from it, and only then did it lay back down.

Sadly, once Gu Ning moved her sight away, she noticed scattered camouflage in a corner.

Although she knew that it wasn't very likely that the three soldiers could survive when she heard they were missing, she still felt sad seeing the camouflage. However, it was no use crying, and what she had to do now was to protect innocent people from being attacked again.

Gu Ning didn't recognize the monster, so she referred to her phone. Luckily, her phone could receive signals in the woods.

Leng Shaoting was a little confused by Gu Ning's action, but he didn't ask any questions about it because he knew that Gu Ning would explain it to him later.

After searching, Gu Ning found out that the monster was a Gu Eagle, which was a man-eating monster. It was an ancient monster like the jiao from the myths.

Because she already had a jiao, Gu Ning wasn't surprised to see a Gu Eagle.

She gave her phone to Leng Shaoting without delay, then said in a low voice, "There is a monster like this in the hole under the ground."

"Gu Eagle, a man-eating monster? Isn't it an ancient monster from the myths?" Leng Shaoting was astonished.

"Anyway, it really exists now, and there is camouflage in the hole too. It's obvious that it has eaten the three missing soldiers," Gu Ning said. "We must kill it in case it hurts any more innocent people."

Knowing that, Leng Shaoting felt sorry for the three missing soldiers, but he also knew it was useless to cry now. They had to kill this monster as soon as possible. However, Leng Shaoting was worried. "It seems very strong and cruel. Can we win?"

Gu Ning actually wasn't sure whether they could defeat the monster together, and she thought it was time for her to let Leng Shaoting know about the jiao.

After thinking for a while, Gu Ning said, "Shaoting, there is another unbelievable thing I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Leng Shaoting got nervous seeing Gu Ning being so serious.

"In fact, there is an ancient monster in my telepathic eye space now, and it's a jiao. It's unusually strong and aggressive, but now it listens to me. If we can't beat the Gu Eagle, I'll send it out," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning planned to turn to the jiao for help only when she and Leng Shaoting failed to control the Gu Eagle, because they needed to practice their skills and they couldn't rely on others to help them solve problems every time.

It was impossible that the jiao would stay by her side forever. She had to improve herself in case she encountered stronger enemies in the future.

Leng Shaoting frowned when he heard that. He knew that a jiao was also an ancient monster, and that it was very evil. However, since Gu Ning said the jiao listened to her now, it should be safe.

Although Leng Shaoting was surprised by the existence of the jiao, he soon accepted it.

"Sure," he said.

"Pull out your gun, I'm going to get it out. Once it shows up, shoot it," Gu Ning said.

Even though she wasn't confident that guns were useful, they still needed to have a try.

Leng Shaoting nodded and pulled out his gun.

Gu Ning then handed him a bronze dagger. "If the gun doesn't work, you can use this dagger to fight against it from a close distance."

"Great." Leng Shaoting took the dagger.

After that, Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes again to see the Gu Eagle. When her sight fell on it, it got back to its feet at once and walked to the entrance to have a look, but it didn't walk out.

The Gu Eagle didn't know that there were human beings on the ground, so it didn't understand why it had this strange feeling that someone was looking at it. Therefore, it looked around for a while, then went back to sleep.

Seeing that, Gu Ning fired a bullet against the ground, which scared the Gu Eagle and it jumped up to stare at the entrance, but it still didn't walk out.

The gunshot made it realize that there were people on the ground, but it didn't know whether it was the target.

It had eaten three men and was stuffed now, so it had no desire for food and was unwilling to leave the hole. As a result, Gu Ning had to use her magical power to attract its attention.

As the magical power permeated through the ground and into the hole, the Gu Eagle soon sensed it and its eyes lit up. It couldn't resist the temptation, and quickly left the hole.

With a loud sound, the Gu Eagle directly went to the surface by bursting from the soil.

Leng Shaoting shot it without hesitation, the bullet hitting its leg.