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Chapter 471 Who Is Your Brother-in-law?

If they had conflicts, it would be difficult for Cao Wenjun to achieve his goal.

"If you dare criticize me again, I'll tell Ningning, and my brother-in-law will help me punish you!" Cao Wenxin threatened.

"You…" Xin Bei was stunned this time.

"Alright, stop arguing now," Xin Chen said to Xin Bei. Although Cao Wenxin was being a little aggressive, she was a girl after all.

"Do you think that I'm the one who is wrong? I didn't say anything in the beginning. It was her who started to blame me!" Xin Bei said in annoyance.

Xin Chen opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Xin Bei also closed his mouth. He would stay quiet as long as Cao Wenxin stopped picking on him.

"Oh, Wenxin, who is your brother-in-law?" Cao Wenjun asked with curiosity. "Since when do you have a brother-in-law?"

"Ningning's boyfriend of course!" Cao Wenxin said.

"Gu Ning?" Cao Wenjun was surprised. "Isn't she just 18-years-old? She already has a boyfriend?" Although Cao Wenjun hadn't met Gu Ning yet, he had heard a lot about her, and he admired her very much.

"Yes. He's extraordinarily handsome and outstanding!" Cao Wenxin complimented. "Ningning made a good choice."

Xin Bei thought to himself that his boss was, of course, extraordinarily outstanding, and there were few people who were comparable to his boss in this world.

Cao Wenjun also believed that Gu Ning's boyfriend had to be very excellent, but she was only 18-years-old. "Does grandpa know that Gu Ning has a boyfriend?"

"Of course! They already met each other," Cao Wenxin said.

Since their grandfather was already aware of it, Cao Wenjun wasn't worried anymore. After that, they arrived at an ancient street with many old buildings. Although the buildings had been repaired and rebuilt many years ago, they still kept the historical style. It was the Lantern Festival, so the street was already full of activity, and was ablaze with exquisite lanterns hanging on both sides.

If the visitors hadn't been wearing modern clothing, they would have thought that they had transmigrated to the past!

There were Lantern shows everywhere in different sizes, so Gu Ning along with Gu Man and Gu Qing's family went to appreciate the lanterns tonight.

The lantern show in City F was set at Qingjiang Square, which was the same place that the firework show had taken place.

Hao Ran and his friends came here too. Except for Zhang Tianping and Chu Peihan who were alone, the rest came here with their families.

Gu Qing and Gu Man were friends of Hao Ran's mother, and they already had an appointment to appreciate lanterns together, so Gu Man called Hao Ran's mother once they arrived at Qingjiang Square. They were also in the parking lot, so they met each other soon.

Mrs. Lu's family also came here with Hao Ran's family.

Mrs. Lu's husband was Lu Zejin, and they had a 13-year-old daughter named Lu Yixiao.

Mrs. Hao introduced them to each other, and they were busy greeting one another in the following minutes. After that, Hao Zhonglong purposely introduced Gu Ning to Lu Zejin, "Zejin, this is the real boss of the most popular jewelry store in City F, Gu Ning!"

Hao Zhonglong respected and appreciated Gu Ning very much, because she had achieved a lot at such a young age.

Hearing that, Lu Zejin was greatly surprised. He had, of course, heard the story of Gu Ning, but he had been busy that day when Miss Su had held her birthday party, so he hadn't met Gu Ning until now.

"Miss Gu, so nice to meet you!" Lu Zejin said politely. He didn't show any disdain just because she was young. Instead, he treated her like she was one of his peers and also complimented her right in front of others. "Miss Gu is really an outstandingly successful young businesswoman!"

"Thank you so much for your compliment, Mr. Lu," Gu Ning said politely. She wasn't proud, nor was she self-abased but had a natural air of an achiever, which impressed Lu Zejin more.

"I'm so envious of Gu Man that she has such an outstanding daughter. I wish my son could be half as successful as Gu Ning!" Mrs. Hao said.

"Mom, do you have to show your dislike towards your own son in front of everyone?" Hao Ran complained.

"Show me your ability and I won't do it again," Mrs. Hao said.

"Fine," Hao Ran said with a sad face.

"Alright, let's go inside!" Hao Zhonglong said, and a group of them walked inside.

Tang Yunfan was following them along the way. Seeing that other families were so happy together, while Gu Man was alone and Gu Ning's father was absent, Tang Yunfan's heart ached, and he had an impulse to run forward and have a reunion with them, but it would be irresponsible if he suddenly showed up like that before he regained his memory.

He didn't want Gu Man to face a man who had completely forgotten her, because she would be hurt deeply. At the same time, he was also afraid that he would never regain his memory. In that case, he wouldn't be able to have a family reunion even though his wife and daughter were right in front of his eyes, which was torture for him too.

Therefore, Tang Yunfan gave himself a deadline. If he failed to gain his memory back within a month, he would directly show up in front of Gu Man and Gu Ning to take the duty of a husband as well as a father.

Gu Man also felt sad that she couldn't give Gu Ning a complete family. Gu Ning sensed Gu Man's sadness, so she held her hand to comfort her.

Gu Man soon relaxed because of Gu Ning's comfort. She had lived her life like that for the past 18 years, and it was meaningless to think about it right now.

After a while, they met An Guangyao and An Yi.

An Guangyao stood by Gu Ning's left side, and Gu Ning was introducing him to Gu Man. They were chatting happily, but Tang Yunfan couldn't hear their talk from where he was. He suddenly felt a sense of crisis, because they looked so harmonious together.

Who is the man? What's his relationship with them? Tang Yunfan didn't know what he should do if Gu Man already had a man that she liked.

Although he hadn't regained his memory yet, he knew that Gu Man and Gu Ning were his wife and daughter, and he was reluctant to see Gu Man being with another man. However, if Gu Man felt happy with the man, he had no right to interfere, because he had been absent for the past 18 years, and hadn't taken care of Gu Ning for a single day.

Chapter 472 Leng Shaoting Changed

After a while, Gu Ning received Chu Peihan's call. A few minutes later, she and Zhang Tianping joined them. Now, only Qin Zixun, Su Anya and Yu Mixi were absent.

Gu Ning took a selfie when she was in the middle of beautiful, bright lanterns, and sent it to Leng Shaoting. At this time, Leng Shaoting was playing chess with his grandfather. He checked his phone immediately when he heard the sound of the new message. He had set a special sound for Gu Ning's messages and calls, so he would know that the message was from her the moment he heard the sound.

When Leng Shaoting read the message and saw Gu Ning's smiling face in the photo, there was a gentle smile on his lips too, which shocked Master Leng.

Since when had his grandson learned how to smile? Master Leng immediately realized that the message must be sent from Gu Ning.

Master Leng was curious, and approached Leng Shaoting trying to have a peep. Unexpectedly, Leng Shaoting discovered him, and instantly drew his phone back. "Go away," Leng Shaoting said lightly and gave Master Leng a cold look.

"You young brat…" Master Leng was annoyed, but couldn't do anything about it. He didn't want Leng Shaoting to be mad at him, or he would have gotten someone to investigate the girl already.

"I don't want to play anymore." Master Leng lost interest.

"Fine, I'll go back to my room then." Leng Shaoting stood up at once. He didn't care to play chess at all and left without hesitation.

"You…" Master Leng was astonished. His grandson really chose his girlfriend over his grandfather! In fact, Master Leng never felt like Leng Shaoting cherished him, because Leng Shaoting had been busy with tasks before, and now he was busy dating his girlfriend. However, Master Leng accepted it soon, because he also hoped that his grandson could be happy.

Leng Shaoting sent a message back to Gu Ning the moment he went back to his room.

Leng Shaoting: Ningning, are you seducing me?

When Gu Ning read his message, she v struck dumb for a second. What?

Gu Ning: I'm not.

Leng Shaoting: You alone are a seduction to me.

Reading the words, Gu Ning flushed, and replied: Since when have you become so horny?

Leng Shaoting: Since the moment you turned me on.

Leng Shaoting put it plainly.

Gu Ning breathed hard, and suddenly doubted whether the person who was texting with her was really Leng Shaoting, because she couldn't believe that those words were typed down by him.

Gu Ning: Are you Shaoting?

Leng Shaoting was also struck dumb for a second when he read Gu Ning's message, and soon figured it out and called Gu Ning at once.

Seeing Leng Shaoting's call, Gu Ning answered it without delay.

"Ningning," Leng Shaoting called her.

"I wondered if someone was playing on your phone," Gu Ning said, but still felt shy when she thought of what Leng Shaoting had just texted her.

"It's impossible that I'd let others play on my phone, unless it's you, because I'm willing to give you my everything," Leng Shaoting said with affection.

Gu Ning's heart was pounding fast. "Alright-alright. It's too noisy here, I'll call you back when I'm home." After that, Gu Ning hung up.

Although they had already slept together, Gu Ning still felt shy to talk to him about it.

Leng Shaoting smiled resignedly when he heard the busy signal on the phone, but he didn't mind, because he knew that she was hanging out with her family, and he also had no intention to bother her.

In City B, Cao Wenxin and Xin Bei had another conflict again after a short while of silence, simply because a stand owner selling sky lanterns mistook them for a couple and persuaded them to buy one.

They disliked each other very much, and were both mad when others thought that they were a couple.

Cao Wenxin said with disdain, "Hey, what's wrong with your eyes? We are not a couple. I hate men like him!"

Xin Bei also retorted with intense dislike, "What? I don't think you're capable of judging others, given that you're so rude and unkind."

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin was irritated. "What did you say? I'm rude and unkind? Don't forget you're the terrible man!"

"I'm a terrible man?" Xin Bei was amused. He thought that he really should stay away from Cao Wenxin, because they always had conflicts whenever they were together. "Fine, I don't want to argue with you, nor play the blame game. I think we better keep a distance from each other." After that, he stood aside.

"Wenxin, I think you're being a little too much. Since when have you become so impolite?" Cao Wenjun criticized.

"I…" Cao Wenxin didn't know how to explain, because she knew that she did it impulsively. After a while, they went to drink tea at a nearby teahouse.

"Hey, I'm sorry. Can we just drop it?" Cao Wenxin reflected on herself and realized that it was her fault. Although she disliked him, he was her relative, and there was no need for them to argue every time. Therefore, she poured a cup of tea for Xin Bei in person and apologized to him.

Xin Bei also wasn't mean so he wouldn't bring it up as long as she didn't say it. Since Cao Wenxin apologized to him on her own initiative, he accepted it, and drank the tea she had poured for him, which was the sign of reconciliation.

They didn't hang out for long, and went back home when it was almost 11 pm.

Xin Chen drove Cao Wenjun and Cao Wenxin home first before he went back to the Xin Family's house with Xin Bei. Xin Chen and the others had left, Cao Wenjun asked Cao Wenxin, "Why do you hate Xin Bei so much?"

Cao Wenxin didn't hide the truth, and told her older brother everything, but she omitted the accident where she had hit Xin Bei's penis on the plane, because it was really embarrassing.

Hearing what had happened between them, Cao Wenjun was mad about her behavior, because she was the one who should be blamed, but she instead blamed Xin Bei for everything

Xin Chen also asked Xin Bei what had happened between him and Cao Wenxin. Xin Bei told him the truth too, and he also omitted the accident where Cao Wenxin had hit his penis on the plane.

"Well, I know that she usually isn't a rude girl. Maybe you two just don't get along. I think that you should just let it go." Xin Chen didn't want to blame Xin Bei anymore, but persuaded him to let it go.

Chapter 473 Lay Her Cards on the Table

When Cao Wenjun and Cao Wenxin got home, Tang Yunrong asked Cao Wenxin, "Xin, what do you think of Xin Bei?"

Mrs. Xin and Tang Yunrong had talked a lot about Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin in the Xin Family's house right after they had gone out together to have fun. Tang Yunrong was very satisfied with Xin Bei. Although they weren't snobbish people, they of course would choose a family which was at the same level as their own family if they had choices.

Even though Xin Bei's family wasn't very rich, Xin Bei was very outstanding, and it was rare to see such a young lieutenant colonel like him.

"No opinions," Cao Wenxin said airily.

"What do you mean? Do you like him or not?" Tang Yunrong asked.

"Like him or not?" Cao Wenxin was surprised by her mother's question, but soon realized her mother's intention. "Mom, we don't get along!"

"Insane!" Tang Yunrong glared at her in annoyance. "How come you don't get along? You just met each other for the first time!"

"Mom, it's fine. Just let them go with the flow," Cao Wenjun immediately interrupted them.

"I…" Tang Yunrong still wanted to say something, but Cao Wenxin went directly into her room. Clearly, she didn't want to hear another word about Xin Bei. In her eyes, it was impossible for her to be together with Xin Bei, because they argued all the time. However, thinking of what had happened on the plane, Cao Wenxin's heart pounded fast and her face flushed. She had never encountered anything more embarrassing than that yet.

Mrs. Xin also couldn't wait to ask Xin Bei's impression of Cao Wenxin the moment they were home. Xin Chen and Qiao Wei gave their mother a resigned look. Before Xin Bei could say a word, Xin Chen opened his mouth. "Mom, just let it be what it'll be." Saying that, Xin Chen winked at his mother, and Mrs. Xin instantly understood that it didn't go well.

Nonetheless, when Xin Bei was alone in his room, he couldn't help thinking about the question his aunt had asked him. What do you think of Cao Wenxin?

Actually, there was nothing bad about Cao Wenxin. She was pretty and full of a sense of justice. Unfortunately, they always argued, so it wasn't a good thing if they were together

The next morning, after Gu Man left for work, Gu Ning called Tang Yunfan.

Gu Ning had no intention to let Tang Yunfan secretly stare at them all the time. Since Tang Yunfan was paying special attention to Gu Man, it meant that he was willing to go back to her side, but he just had his worries.

Gu Ning thought that it was acceptable that Tang Yunfan took it as a long-term plan that he was going to face Gu Man one day, but she could lay her cards on the table beforehand. Because she had never spent time with Tang Yunfan there was no pain from feelings for him to have to relieve.

Tang Yunfan was quite surprised when Gu Ning called him, but he didn't know that Gu Ning had already discovered him.

"Hi," Tang Yunfan said gently. He didn't sound as cold as usual.

"Hi, Uncle Tang." Before Gu Ning laid her cards on the table, she decided to call him her uncle for now. "I know that you're in City F now and that you've been following my mother for a couple of days. Can we talk?"

Hearing that, Tang Yunfan's body stiffened in shock. To his astonishment, Gu Ning had already discovered him. He was a little worried that Gu Ning would mistake his aim.

"Sure." Since Gu Ning had already discovered him, Tang Yunfan thought that it was better for him to meet her.

"Great. Can you come to my home?" Gu Ning said. She didn't bother to tell him the address, because he already knew it.

Gu Man was out for work, so Tang Yunfan agreed to meet Gu Ning at her home.

When Tang Yunfan walked towards Gu Ning's home, he was getting more and more nervous, even though Gu Man wasn't home. A dozen minutes later, the bell rang, and Gu Ning went to open the door.

Seeing Tang Yunfan, Gu Ning stayed calm. "Uncle Tang, please come in."

Tang Yunfan walked inside, and glanced around Gu Ning's home, which was warmly decorated. He felt at home even though it was the first time that he had walked into this place. His wife and daughter lived here, which made him feel relaxed.

"Please have a seat, Uncle Tang," Gu Ning said, and poured a cup of tea for him. "Uncle Tang, please have a drink."

After knowing that Gu Ning was his daughter, Tang Yunfan felt extremely sad when Gu Ning called him her uncle, but he couldn't say anything now.

"Uncle Tang, why have you been following my mom these days? Do you think that I approached the Tang Family for my own benefit, so you came here to conduct your investigation in person?" Gu Ning asked on purpose.

"Of course not!" Tang Yunfan denied it at once.

"Then why?" Gu Ning asked. "Your behavior could be easily misunderstood."

"I…" Tang Yunfan, the famous, successful Lord Tang in business, was short of words in front of Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't urge him. Instead, she remained patient waiting for his answer.

Tang Yunfan calmed himself down soon, and lied, "I came to City F for business, and I accidentally lived in the apartment across from your home, so I paid a little attention to your family, in case you need my help. After all, my father likes you very much, and even regards you as his own granddaughter, so I absolutely should take your family as my own."

"Are you sure that the reason Master Tang takes me as his own granddaughter isn't because I'm literally his granddaughter?" Gu Ning asked and smiled.

"You…" Tang Yunfan rounded his eyes in shock. He didn't expect that Gu Ning already knew.

Seeing that, Gu Ning directly laid her cards on the table. "Actually, when Grandpa Tang told me that I closely resembled his second son, he also told me that you disappeared for a year 18 years ago, so I got someone to investigate. Too many coincidences amount to fact, so I'm very sure that you're actually my father. However, my mother thinks that you're already dead, so I haven't told her yet. You don't remember anything about that year after all, and I didn't know your opinions. I didn't want to hurt her feelings."

Chapter 474 Gu Qing and Gu Man Are Attacked

Gu Ning added, "Since you showed up in City F and have followed my mother for a couple of days, I thought that you also accepted the fact and want to have the family reunion."

Since Gu Ning had already laid her cards on the table, Tang Yunfan thought it was time to be honest with her. "Yes, I do accept the fact that you're my biological daughter but I still can't regain my lost memory from that year, so I don't dare meet your mother right now. I know that it's irresponsible, but I still want to regain my memory before I go to meet your mother so that I can treat her with my real feelings. I don't want to hurt her either, and I think that it's better for all of us to maintain the status quo."

"I agree, but aren't you afraid that my mother might fall in love with another man before you regain your memory?" Gu Ning asked.

Gu Ning's words made Tang Yunfan think of what he had seen last night, and he panicked a lot. "Does-does your mother has someone she likes now?"

Seeing Tang Yunfan being so anxious, Gu Ning was satisfied. "Not yet, but I plan to help her find a man. She has stayed single for 18 years, and I'm going to go study in the capital in half a year, so I don't want her to be alone any longer. I hoped that there would be a reliable man to look after her, but since you appeared right now, I think that you two are a great match, and I hope that you can get back together."

Hearing that, Tang Yunfan relaxed.

"Do you know why my mother named me Gu Ning?" Gu Ning asked. "Eighteen years ago, my mother was still a freshman. She rescued an injured man by accident, but the man lost his memories and wouldn't leave my mother, so my mother called him Ning."

Hearing the name, Ning, Tang Yunfan's brain ached a little. He felt a strange emotion, because he had a feeling that Ning was precisely him, but he couldn't remember any details.

Gu Ning added, "In the beginning, my mother helped him out of kindness, but they fell in love later. Ning was an able man and soon became a supervisor after only half a year in a company. He was then gradually promoted to be the manager of the planning department, but he was lost in a car accident on a business trip later. In that accident, six people were lost, including Ning."

Hearing the story told by Gu Ning, Pieces of memory flashed through Tang Yunfan's mind. He tried to grab them, but failed, and his brain was in great pain.

Gu Ning, however, didn't stop, because she wanted to see whether it was useful to stimulate him. "Afterwards, my mother found out that she was pregnant, and quit school."

In the following minutes, Gu Ning told Tang Yunfan about Gu Man's miserable life in the Gu Family, and what they had been through during the past 18 years.

"I'm sorry. I had no idea what you had been through. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry…" Tang Yunfan repeatedly apologized. He was blaming himself.

Seeing that Tang Yunfan still couldn't remember anything after the stimulation, Gu Ning stopped telling the story and stood up walking towards him. She gently pressed his temples and put her power into his body.

When Tang Yunfan calmed down again, Gu Ning asked, "What do you plan to do next? Do you want to meet my mom right now, or wait until you regain your memory?"

The moment Gu Ning finished her sentences and before Tang Yunfan could say a word, her phone rang, and the caller was Mrs. Fu. Mrs. Fu was the owner of a maternal and child supplies store which was next to Kamei Beauty Salon. She was also one of their members. Gu Ning had exchanged phone numbers with Mrs. Fu earlier on in case anything bad happened to Gu Qing and Gu Man and they couldn't call her on their own. Therefore, when Gu Ning saw the caller was Mrs. Fu, she had a bad feeling. "Hi, Mrs. Fu."

"Miss Gu, come here right now! A group of people just damaged your family's store, but I don't know exactly what they did in the store!" Mrs. Fu said in great anxiety.

"What? Please call the police, and I'll be right there!" Gu Ning panicked.

"I'll go with you!" Tang Yunfan had also heard what Mrs. Fu said on the phone.

Gu Ning didn't reject and they ran out together. Tang Yunfan's car was stopped downstairs, so they drove to the shopping mall without delay.

On the way, Gu Ning was thinking about who the group of people could be, and she was really worried about Gu Qing and Gu Man.

It took around 15 minutes to get there normally, but Tang Yunfan and Gu Ning arrived within seven minutes.

The beauty salon was already in a mess when they finally arrived. Even though the police were here, those who had damaged the store were gone.

"Miss, you can't come in here." When Gu Ning walked inside, a policeman stopped her.

"I'm the daughter of the owner," Gu Ning said. And then Gu Ning, followed by Tang Yunfan, walked inside.

In order to not let Gu Man recognize him, Tang Yunfan put on his mask.

There were many injured people in the store, including Gu Qing and Gu Man. Gu Man was the most seriously injured one among them, because her head was bleeding and she had already passed out. The ambulance hadn't arrived yet, so Gu Man could only lie on the sofa. Gu Qing stood by her side but was crying anxiously.

Gu Qing's arm was hit by a steel stick and the other staff were all injured to different degrees. Luckily, they were still alive.

"Mom, aunt!" Gu Ning ran to them, followed by Tang Yunfan.

Seeing Gu Man in danger, Tang Yunfan's heart ached for her, and he was extremely worried that Gu Man would die.

Knowing that Tang Yunfan was scared, Gu Ning comforted him. "It'll be fine." Gu Ning wasn't only comforting Tang Yunfan, but also Gu Qing, because Gu Qing kept crying the entire time. Even so, Tang Yunfan was still concerned about Gu Man's life.

They were in public, so it wasn't convenient for Gu Ning to put her power into them directly. She then took out the power crystals and told them to take the pills. As for Gu Man who was the most seriously injured, Gu Ning had to save her life as soon as possible.

The other injured people took the pills that Gu Ning gave them without thinking further.

Chapter 475 Mr. Tang, Do You Have a Cold?

After taking the pills, the other injured people soon recovered, and they were all surprised by the great effect of the medicine. However, they were still in the aftermath of the terrible attack.

Before long, Gu Man also stopped bleeding and regained her consciousness.

"Ningning!" Gu Man hugged Gu Ning tightly in excitement. When she hit her head, she had thought that she would die and would never see Gu Ning again.

"Mom, it's fine, and you're fine now," Gu Ning said.

Seeing that Gu Man was safe, Tang Yunfan relaxed.

After that, Gu Ning asked Gu Qing, "Aunt, what happened?"

"I don't really know. When we had just opened the store, a group of people suddenly ran inside with steel sticks in their hands and damaged everything in their sight without saying a word!" Gu Qing said. Her voice was still trembling. Obviously, she was very scared.

"Have you had any conflict with anyone recently?" Gu Ning asked.

"No!" Gu Qing and Gu Man said affirmatively.

"I heard them say that they're from the Qing Gang!" the manager said.

"The Qing Gang?" Hearing that, everyone was shocked.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, was displeased. She realized that someone must have hired a bunch of people to damage her family's store, but she didn't know whether they did it because of her or Gu Qing and Gu Man.

If they did it aiming to hurt Gu Ning, Gu Ning thought that it was probably because she had rescued Situ Ye the other night. The person who had planned to murder Situ Ye was mad at her, so he revenged himself on her using the name of the Qing Gang, or the person could be one of the Qing Gang too.

If they did it aiming to hurt Gu Qing and Gu Man, it could be a business competitor because Kamei Beauty Salon was the most popular salon in the area. Especially after the annual event, their membership had dramatically increased, and they had even hired five new workers within half a month.

Of course, there could be more than those two reasons, but Gu Ning thought that they were the most likely.

"The Qing Gang? I think they must have been hired by someone to damage your store," Tang Yunfan said. In his eyes, he didn't think that the Qing Gang would bother to cause a beauty salon trouble unless they were hired by someone.

Gu Man didn't notice Tang Yunfan until she heard his voice. "It's you!" She was surprised.

Gu Ning was struck dumb for a second, looking at Tang Yunfan for answer.

Tang Yunfan immediately explained. "I saw several hoodlums grab your mother's handbag the other day, and I helped her get it back."

Hearing that, Gu Ning understood how her mother got to know Tang Yunfan.

"Mom, aunt, this gentleman is Tang Yunfan," Gu Ning said to Gu Qing and Gu Man.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Tang," Gu Qing and Gu Man said. "Thank you so much for helping me the other day!" Gu Man added.

"You're welcome," Tang Yunfan said.

Facing Gu Man, Tang Yunfan didn't seem cold or aloof at all but behaved gently. In fact, he was quite nervous, because he wanted to leave a good impression on Gu Man. At this moment, the ambulance arrived. Although they were all fine now, Gu Ning still told them to go get checked in the hospital.

"Uncle Tang, would you mind accompanying my mom and aunt to the hospital and bringing them home later? I need to deal with this mess," Gu Ning said.

"Sure," Tang Yunfan said, but he was worried that Gu Ning couldn't handle it alone, because the Qing Gang was involved. "Do you need my help here?"

"It's fine. I can handle it," Gu Ning said.

"If you need me, just call me," Tang Yunfan said with concern. Actually, he should take care of his wife and daughter and help them solve this trouble, but it wasn't the right time for him to do so because his identity hadn't been revealed yet.

"Thanks," Gu Ning replied.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Tang," Gu Man said.

Afterwards, everyone left, except for Gu Ning.

Although the police told Gu Ning that they would catch the gangsters as soon as possible, Gu Ning thought that it would be much faster if she did it herself.

When they all left, Gu Ning immediately checked the surveillance cameras, and made a copy on the USB flash disk, then she called Chu Xuanfeng.

"Hey, what's up," Chu Xuanfeng answered her call within a second.

"Hi, can we meet? I need your help," Gu Ning said.

"No problem. Where are you now?" Chu Xuanfeng agreed without hesitation, since it was Gu Ning who needed his help. His boss liked Gu Ning, and Gu Ning had also rescued his boss once, so he would spare no effort to help her.

Gu Ning then told him to meet her right in the beauty salon.

"Mr. Tang, do you have a cold?" Seeing Tang Yunfan wearing a mask all the time, Gu Man asked him with concern.

"Yeah, and I have allergies so I have to wear a mask," Tang Yunfan lied.

Twenty minutes later, Chu Xuanfeng arrived. Noticing that the beauty salon was in a mess, he was surprised. "Who did this?"

"They said that they're from the Qing Gang," Gu Ning said.

"What?" Chu Xuanfeng was astonished and furious. Who dared to hurt Gu Ning? They're digging their own graves!

Chu Xuanfeng never doubted Gu Ning's words. "Don't worry. I'll find out who it was as soon as possible."

"I'm not sure whether they're really members of the Qing Gang, so please investigate it thoroughly; this is the surveillance video," saying that, Gu Ning took out the USB flash disk and gave it to Chu Xuanfeng. "Please just tell me who's behind this when you find out. I want to deal with it myself."

"Sure, I'll give you the answer today." Chu Xuanfeng took the USB flash disk from Gu Ning and promised. Since it was about Gu Ning, he would do his best.

Chapter 476 Beat Me Then You Can Leave

Gu Ning closed the door and left. She called Gu Man and asked her whether she was still in the hospital or at home.

Gu Man told Gu Ning that she was on her way home, so Gu Ning went directly home.

When they were in the parking lot, Gu Man invited Tang Yunfan to have lunch together at her home. Tang Yunfan wanted to join them, but still rejected, because he wasn't willing to expose his identity right now. Tang Yunfan said that he was busy, so Gu Man didn't insist.

When Tang Yunfan left, he called Gu Ning and told her that Gu Man and Gu Qing got home safely.

Gu Ning asked Tang Yunfan again, "Do you plan to tell my mom the truth now or are you going to wait until you regain your memory?"

Tang Yunfan was silent for a while. He knew that it wasn't good to let Gu Man wait, but he was still hesitating over whether to tell her the truth or not right now. "I'm afraid that your mother wouldn't accept me after so many

years."

Gu Ning agreed, and said, "I can ask her opinion first, and help her prepare mentally."

"Great!" Tang Yunfan said.

When Gu Ning got home, she decided to talk with Gu Man after lunch when Gu Qing was

gone.

When they were about to eat, Gu Ning received Chu Xuanfeng's call, and she went to her room to answer it.

Chu Xuanfeng was really efficient so he already had the result. And he had to be efficient, because it was about Gu Ning.

The group of people was indeed from the Qing Gang, but they were nobodies in the Qing Gang. Chu Xuanfeng had gotten control of them and they told Chu Xuanfeng that it was the owner of Meiyan Beauty Salon who had hired them to damage the Kamei Beauty Salon. Many VIPs of Meiyan Beauty Salon had abandoned it for Kamei Beauty Salon, so the owner of Meiyan hired a group of hoodlums to damage Kamei to vent her anger.

The reason why the owner of Meiyan Beauty Salon dared do that was because her older brother was the director of the Tourism Administration. The director of Tourism Administration was precisely Qin Zheng's father.

It seemed that Gu Ning's family couldn't get along with Qin Zheng's family, because Gu Ning had been hurt by Qin Zheng, and Gu Man had been hurt by Qin Zheng's aunt.

"I have them in my hands right now, and you can do whatever you like to them," Chu Xuanfeng said.

In gangs, a life wasn't worth much, and there were plenty of ways to hide the death. The group of hoodlums had not only damaged Gu Man's store, but had also injured Gu Man and Gu Qing. So they had to pay for what they had done.

"I won't bother to kill them, but they'll be disabled for sure!" Although Gu Ning was in a rage, she didn't bother to kill them since Gu Man was fine now.

"No problem. Whatever you want," Chu Xuanfeng said.

"I'll meet you after lunch," Gu Ning said.

"Sure," Chu Xuanfeng replied.

Meanwhile, Gu Xiaoxiao's case went to court today. Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan also showed up with Gu Qinxiang's family but Gu Qinxiang didn't inform Gu Qing and Gu Man.

Coincidentally, the hoodlums dashed into Gu Man's store today. Both Gu Qing and Gu Man were injured as well as scared, so they rested at home. However, when Gu Qinyang called Gu Qing and told her that they were in City F, Gu Qing kindly invited them to have a meal together when they were free.

Gu Qing planned to have the meal outside, but Gu Ning thought that it was better to have the meal at home, since they regarded Gu Qinyang's family as relatives now. Normally, they would only invite close friends or relatives to dine at home.

Hearing that, Gu Qinyang was touched and relaxed, because he understood that Gu Ning had really forgiven them.

In order to not ruin Gu Man's mood, Gu Ning decided not to talk to her about Tang Yunfan for now.

Gu Qing and Gu Man were both a little tired, so they took a nap before they went to go grocery shopping

Gu Ning, on the other hand, left to meet Chu Xuanfeng.

When she was leaving her home, she received Tang Yunfan's call. Tang Yunfan told her that he had to leave for City B, because he had something important to deal with in his company and that he would be back as soon as possible.

Gu Ning understood and said, "You've stayed in City F for many days, so you should, of course, go back to your company to deal with your business as the chairman."

Tang Yunfan left his business behind and came to City F for Gu Man. He hadn't even gone back for the Lantern Festival, which was enough to show his concern towards Gu Man.

Chu Xuanfeng told Gu Ning to meet him at the Qing Gang's base in City F. She could do whatever she wanted there, and Chu Xuanfeng also wanted other members in the Qing Gang to remember Gu Ning's face so that such an attack wouldn't happen again.

Gu Ning took a taxi heading to the Qinghua Security Company which was the base of the Qing Gang in City F. Members of the Qing Gang would work here if they had no tasks to fulfill, because the Qing Gang wouldn't support them for free.

When Chu Xuanfeng went to the gate and welcomed Gu Ning in person, others in the company were all surprised. They were all curious about the girl's identity, because their leader never welcomed ordinary people in person.

Chu Xuanfeng guided Gu Ning walking to an elevator, and went down to a basement where the group of hoodlums were kept.

There were six men locked in an iron room.

Seeing Chu Xuanfeng walking inside, they started to beg him, "Please forgive us this time! We'll never do it again!"

"Please forgive us!"

"Please!"

Chu Xuanfeng didn't say a word, so Gu Ning was obviously the real boss.

Seeing those who had injured Gu Qing and Gu Man, Gu Ning was mad. She said coldly, "Do you want us to forgive you? No problem. If you can beat me, you can leave."

They had no idea how excellent Gu Ning was at fighting, but Chu Xuanfeng did. Even though it seemed like Gu Ning gave them a chance, they actually had no hope to win.

The six men didn't know who Gu Ning was, but since she dared to give an order in front of Chu Xuanfeng, she had to be someone important. They also knew that the girl couldn't be simple, since she dared to challenge them. Nonetheless, they were eager to leave so they agreed. In fact, even if they disagreed, they had nowhere to hide.

"Please open the door and let me in," Gu Ning said to Chu Xuanfeng.

Chu Xuanfeng then opened the door for Gu Ning, and she walked in without hesitation.

Seeing Gu Ning coming inside, those men stepped back subconsciously.

"Let's begin!" Gu Ning stared straight at them.

Chapter 477 Visitors At Home

They exchanged a glance at first, then they all ran at Gu Ning. Gu Ning enjoyed beating them for a long time to vent her anger, but she kept them alive.

In the following minutes, those men were screaming in pain under Gu Ning's attack. Let alone others outside of the basement, even Chu Xuanfeng felt a little frightened.

Around 20 minutes later Gu Ning had had enough and the men were all black and blue.

"I'm done. Let's go!" Gu Ning walked out directly without giving them a glance.

When they were outside Gu Ning said, "Xuanfeng, thank you so much for your help, but I have visitors coming to my home today, so please let me buy you a meal another day!"

"You don't need to thank me at all. I should say sorry to you instead, and I'd love to meet you for the meal," Chu Xuanfeng said. He then gave Gu Ning a USB flash disk and a check of a million yuan. "There is evidence on the USB flash disk about this mess and the check is your compensation."

"Thanks, but please take the check back. I'll make the person who hired them pay me," Gu Ning said with determination.

Chu Xuanfeng understood that Gu Ning was determined, so he took the check back.

"I will also tell all the members in the Qing Gang not to bother you anymore, and I promise it won't happen again," Chu Xuanfeng said seriously to Gu Ning.

"Thanks, bye," Gu Ning said, then left.

After Gu Ning was gone, Chu Xuanfeng informed everyone in the Qing Gang to not assault but protect Gu Ning's companies and those who had a close relationship with her.

It wasn't early when Gu Ning separated from Chu Xuanfeng, so she decided to go home first and deal with Qin Lilin, who was the owner of Meiyan Beauty Salon tomorrow.

When Gu Ning got home, Gu Man and Gu Qing were about to do grocery shopping.

Gu Qinyang and his wife left the court at 4 pm. Because of Gu Xiaoxiao, Gu Qinxiang and his wife had no mood to treat Gu Qinyang and his wife. Therefore, Gu Qinyang and his wife took a taxi to Gu Qing's home.

They knew that Gu Ning was rich, so they weren't surprised when they found out that they lived in Fenghua Luxury Mansion, but they were still envious of them, because Fenghua was a high-end living area. However, they didn't feel jealousy or had animosity towards Gu Ning, because they understood that Gu Ning wasn't someone that they could annoy now.

Gu Qinyang and his wife went to a supermarket and bought some fruits and flowers as gifts. Although the gifts weren't expensive, they didn't want to visit Gu Qing and Gu Man with empty hands. After that, they went to Gu Qing's home.

They would have dinner at Gu Qing's apartment, so Gu Qing and Gu Man were busy cooking after grocery shopping. Jiang Xu was also home earlier today because Gu Qinyang and his wife were going to visit them.

When Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan were approaching Gu Qing's home, they felt quite nervous because there was a clear gap between them, Gu Qing, and Gu Man now. Therefore, they hesitated for a few minutes outside before they rang the doorbell.

Jiang Xu went to open the door, and Gu Qinyang and his wife greeted him at once, "Hi, brother-in-law!"

Jiang Xu hadn't heard them call him brother-in-law in a long time, because they hadn't shown any respect towards him in the past. Gu Qinyang and his wife also knew it, and felt embarrassed now, facing Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu, on the other hand, warmly welcomed them like nothing unpleasant had happened before. "Hi, come on in!"

Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan then walked inside. They took a glance around the apartment and saw that it was much better than their own place.

Gu Qing and Gu Man walked out of the kitchen when they heard Gu Qinyang and his wife's voices. "Welcome! Please have a seat."

"Have a seat please. It will take a while before the dishes are on the table."

"Can I help?" Wen Yulan asked and walked to the kitchen. Wen Yulan didn't act arrogant at all but behaved kindly.

"That would be great!"

Although Gu Qing and Gu Man didn't actually need help, they didn't reject, because it was a good way for them to be reconciled. Gu Qing and Gu Man didn't show any disrespect to Wen Yulan, nor show off in front of her, but kept chatting with her casually.

It was the first time that Wen Yulan had felt the warm conversations among relatives, and she felt ashamed for what she had done to Gu Qing and Gu Man before. After a long breath, Wen Yulan apologized with sincerity, "Gu Qing, Gu Man, I'm so sorry for what I did to you before."

"It's all gone, and we don't need to talk about it anymore."

"Exactly, and we're glad that we have a good relationship now."

Gu Qing and Gu Man forgave Wen Yulan, and Wen Yulan felt lucky that they were kind enough to forgive her.

In the living room, Gu Qinyang was talking with Jiang Xu about what had happened in the court today. Gu Xiaoxiao was sentenced to three years in jail and her family had to pay six hundred thousand yuan to Chen Ziyao as compensation.

Jiang Xu sighed after hearing that. Although Gu Qinxiang's family had hurt them deeply, Jiang Xu still felt a little sad. At the same time, he also believed that Gu Xiaoxiao had to learn her lesson sooner or later.

Before long, Gu Ning and Jiang Xinyue got home.

"Hi, uncle." Gu Ning and Jiang Xinyue greeted Gu Qinyang politely. They didn't show any disrespect towards Gu Qinyang, but they weren't close to him either. Although they were relatives, they didn't share many good memories.

Chapter 478 Tell Gu Man the Truth

"Hi, Ningning, Xinyue!" Gu Qinyang said with a smile. He was still a little embarrassed to see Gu Ning, but seeing that Gu Ning was being kind he relaxed.

Thinking of the news about the opening ceremony of Jade Beauty Jewelry, Gu Qinyang couldn't help admiring Gu Ning, because almost half of the important figures in City G had attended it. To his astonishment, Gu Ning was able to know those figures. That being the case, he didn't dare to annoy her.

Dishes were soon placed on the table. "Dinner's ready!" Gu Qing said.

"Let's have dinner!" Jiang Xu said and guided Gu Qinyang to the dining room, followed by Gu Ning and Jiang Xinyue.

When Wen Yulan saw Gu Ning, she felt embarrassed too, but she still greeted them politely. "Hi, Ningning, Xinyue."

"Hi, aunt," Gu Ning and Jiang Xinyue replied but they didn't show much affection.

Seeing that Gu Ning was being nice, Wen Yulan relaxed too. After that, they all sat down around the table.

"Qinyang, let's have some alcohol together! It's a new year after all!" Jiang Xu said.

Jiang Xu wasn't an alcohol lover, and he never drank when he was alone, unless it was the New Year Festival or the Lantern Festival. Since Gu Qinyang was here today, he would love to have some.

"Why not!" Gu Qinyang agreed.

Jiang Xu then took out a bottle from his alcohol cabinet. It was Maotai that was made 30 years ago. It was 500 ml with 53% alcohol and cost over four thousand yuan.

Gu Qinyang couldn't afford such an expensive brand of baijiu[1] but he had heard a lot about

it.

Seeing the Maotai which cost over four thousand yuan a bottle, Gu Qinyang hesitated to drink it, because only a small cup of it might cost several hundred yuan! He couldn't afford such expensive alcohol throughout his whole life, even Gu Qinxiang who had been the richest one in their family couldn't afford it either. Gu Qinxiang could only afford alcohol which cost around two thousand yuan.

During this meal, except Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan who felt uneasy, the rest enjoyed themselves.

After dinner, they were chatting in the living room, and Gu Qinyang took out two red envelopes giving them to Gu Ning and Jiang Xinyue. "These are for you two girls. There isn't much money inside, but we both wish you Happy New Year!"

A thousand yuan was a lot for Gu Ning in the past but it was nothing in her eyes now.

"Thank you, uncle!" Gu Ning and Jiang Xinyue didn't show any disdain.

Seeing that, Gu Qinyang relaxed.

Gu Man and Gu Qing also prepared two red envelopes for Gu Qingshi and Gu Yinyin. Wen Yulan took them on behalf of her children. There wasn't much money in the red envelopes that Gu Qing and Gu Man prepared for Gu Qingshi and Gu Yinyin either, because it was just a form of good wishes.

When it was almost 9 pm, Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan left. Gu Qing and Gu Man invited them to stay at their home, but Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan insisted on staying in the hotel. Jiang Xu then drove them to the hotel.

After Gu Qinyang and his wife were gone, Gu Ning went back to her home, but Gu Man didn't go home until she had chatted with Gu Qing for a while longer.

"Ningning, your uncle's family has surprisingly changed! We're relatives after all and let bygones be bygones. If they need help in the future, are you willing to give them a helping hand for my sake?" Gu Man asked Gu Ning the moment she got home.

"Mom, don't worry. I will," Gu Ning said. Otherwise, she wouldn't have proposed to invite them to dine at their home.

"Great!" Gu Man was relieved.

It was late when they both got home, so Gu Ning put off telling Gu Man about Tang Yunfan in case Gu Man couldn't sleep tonight.

When Gu Ning was in her room, she called Leng Shaoting and told him about Tang Yunfan. She wouldn't hide it from him. Leng Shaoting also hoped that Gu Ning could have a happy family, and Tang Yunfan could be a good father as well as husband. Most importantly, since Tang Yunfan had fallen in love with Gu Man before, it would be easier for them to get back together.

"Ningning, I've been getting busy recently, so I probably won't have much time to call you. I'll come to meet you once I'm free," Leng Shaoting said.

"I'll miss you," Gu Ning said.

"Me too. Take good care of yourself," Leng Shaoting said with concern.

"I will, and you have to take good care of yourself too!" Gu Ning said.

The next morning, Gu Qing and Gu Man were about to clear the mess left in the store, but were stopped by Gu Ning. Gu Ning planned to get the compensation from the person who had hired the bunch of hoodlums to damage their store first, and then open their store again.

Both Gu Qing and Gu Man completely trusted Gu Ning, so they agreed.

After lunch, Gu Ning pulled Gu Man to sit on the sofa. "Mom, I have something serious to talk to you about."

"What is it?" Seeing Gu Ning being so serious, Gu Man was anxious.

"Well, it's about my biological father," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Gu Man's body abruptly stiffened for a second and she looked upset. "What happened?"

��Do you still remember that I told you that my biological father could be alive? That he lost his memory when you met him, so after the car accident, it is possible that he regained his memories but lost the memory of the year when you were together."

"If he's still alive, but just forgot what happened during the year when he was with you, if he's not married yet, if he still loves you, if-I mean if you still have a chance to meet each other again, would you give it a try?" Gu Ning asked Gu Man again.

Gu Man was shocked, but she knew that Gu Ning asked her for a reason, and it was really possible that Ning was still alive.

[1] Baijiu is a category of Chinese alcohol made from grain.

Chapter 479 I Need Some Time

Gu Man started to tremble a little with tears in her eyes. "Are you sure that he's still alive but just forgot the year we were together?"

"I met an old man the other day and he told me that I closely resembled his son. He also told me that his son disappeared for a year 18 years ago, and when his son came back, his son had completely changed but lost his memory of the year he was gone. I thought that it couldn't just be a coincidence, so I did my investigation," Gu Ning said.

"What's the result?" Gu Man asked in anxiety.

"Although we haven't done a DNA test yet, I'm sure that he's my biological father," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Gu Man burst into tears and breathed hard. Gu Ning immediately put her power into Gu Man's body to help her calm down.

"Does he have his own family now?" Gu Man asked. She believed that he must be married and have children by now.

"No, he doesn't," Gu Ning said.

"What?" Gu Man was astonished.

"Although he lost his memory, he had a strange feeling in his mind, and refused to get married," Gu Ning said.

Gu Man remained silent, thinking back to the past. She had a deep and abiding love for Ning, which was the reason she never got married again. However, they hadn't seen each other for 18 years, so she honestly had no idea how to face him again.

"What's your opinion?" Gu Man asked Gu Ning.

If Gu Ning wanted a happy family, Gu Man would do it for her, but if Gu Ning didn't want to change their life now, Gu Man would also agree. After all, Gu Ning was the most important person in Gu Man's life and Gu Man wouldn't hurt Gu Ning just for a man, even though she had loved the man very deeply. Although the man was her daughter's father, he had been absent for the past 18 years. During the past 18 years, they had lived a good life without him anyway.

Gu Ning understood that Gu Man wanted to meet him but was worried about her feelings.

"Mom, you've stayed alone for my sake for so many years. You don't feel very lonely because I've been with you the entire time, but I'm going to attend my university soon. I don't want you to be alone at home, so I think that it's better if there is a reliable man to keep your company. I've always had that idea in my mind even before I found out that my biological father is still alive. Mom, actually, I've already met him and he's a good man." Gu Ning held Gu Man's hand. Knowing that, Gu Man was deeply touched.

"However, if he lost the memory of that year, will he accept me?" Gu Man asked.

"He will. He's just afraid that you won't accept him, who already forgot you," Gu Ning said seriously.

Hearing that, Gu Man rounded her eyes in shock. "He knows about our existence?" At the same time, she was a little displeased. If the man knew about their existence, why didn't he come to meet them? Gu Man wasn't sure whether she should meet him, but she cared about the man's attitude too.

Gu Ning understood what was on Gu Man's mind.

"In fact, he is Tang Yunfan. He just found out a couple of days ago too and he's worried that you won't accept him, so he was wearing a mask secretly staring at you these past few days," Gu Ning said.

"What?" Gu Man was totally shocked. Ning is Tang Yunfan? She had been robbed the other day, and he had suddenly showed up to help her. She had had the feeling that they must have met before, but she was surprised that he was Ning! Gu Man was so astonished that she had no idea how to react to the shocking news now.

"I-I need some time," Gu Man said, walking to her bedroom.

Gu Ning didn't force her either, and let her have a rest, while she went out to deal with Qin Lilin.

Gu Ning didn't go to Meiyan Beauty Salon, but the police station.

Coincidentally, when Gu Ning arrived at the police station, she met Yuan Jisong who had just walked out of it.

"Hi, Girl Gu, what happened that you came here?" Yuan Jisong was surprised to see Gu Ning. People came to the police station for a reason, so Yuan Jisong was concerned about her.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Yuan!" Gu Ning greeted him with respect. "Well, someone hired a group of hoodlums to damage my mother's beauty salon yesterday, so I came here with the evidence."

"What? How dare they! Come on, I can take you to meet the director!" Yuan Jisong said.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Yuan!" Since Yuan Jisong was willing to help her, it would be much better.

"You can call me Uncle Yuan," Yuan Jisong said. Gu Ning had saved his life and Su Anya's life, so he appreciated Gu Ning very much and would love to make friends with her. Gu Ning really was an outstanding young girl.

"Sure, Uncle Yuan," Gu Ning said. It was a good thing that she could maintain a good relationship with Yuan Jisong.

"Oh, hi, can I help, Mr. Yuan?" Liang Youbo, who was the director of the Public Security Bureau, was a little confused when Yuan Jisong walked back in. And when he noticed Gu Ning, who was walking behind Yuan Jisong he was surprised. "Miss Gu!"

When Gu Ning had been arrested last time because she had beaten several female students in a school, Liang Youbo had directly received his leader's call and order to release her. Therefore, Gu Ning had left a deep impression on him. Liang Youbo had even remembered Gu Ning's face in his mind, because he didn't dare annoy her again.

Although Gu Ning was from an ordinary family, she had support from powerful people. In addition, ever since Liang Youbo had met Gu Ning at Su Anya's birthday party, he knew that she wasn't simple and she had a powerful network. In that case, Liang Youbo treated Gu Ning with great respect.

Chapter 480

What About His Family?

"Director Liang, nice to meet you. The thing is, a group of hoodlums damaged and smashed my mother's beauty salon yesterday and this is the evidence," Gu Ning said and took out the USB flash disk handing it to Liang Youbo.

Hearing that, Liang Youbo took the USB flash disk at once and watched the evidence first. There were surveillance videos on the USB flash disk.

After watching the videos, both Liang Youbo and Yuan Jisong were mad, because Qin Lilin had hired a bunch of hoodlums to damage Gu Ning's mother's store because of business competition.

"Girl Gu, how is your mother now?" Yuan Jisong asked with concern.

"She was seriously injured, but luckily I had my special medicine, and she was much better after taking the pills. If I hadn't taken the medicine with me, my mother would have been in great danger," Gu Ning said seriously.

They both knew that Gu Ning had a special medicine, so they didn't doubt her words. And they also noticed that Gu Man's head was bleeding after the heavy hit in the videos. The head was the most fragile part of the human body, and it was likely to cause death after such a heavy hit.

"Miss Gu, I promise that I'll handle this case in person!" Liang Youbo said to Gu Ning, and he was determined to punish Qin Lilin severely.

"Thank you so much, Director Liang," Gu Ning said politely.

"My pleasure,��� Liang Youbo replied.

After that, Gu Ning left for her home.

Once Gu Ning was gone, Liang Youbo gave the order to arrest Qin Lilin.

Qin Lilin thought that her plan had succeeded, but the police suddenly came to her store and arrested her without further questioning.

"What are you doing? I'm the younger sister of the director of the Tourism Administration! You can't arrest me," Qin Lilin shouted.

"The director of the Tourism Administration? Even the mayor can't help you now, because Secretary Yuan has given the order to punish you according to the law!" A policeman sneered.

"What?" Hearing that, Qin Lilin was shocked. It was beyond her imagination that Secretary Yuan would be involved, because from her investigation she read that Gu Qing and Gu Man were ordinary people.

Before long, the news that Qin Lilin had hired hoodlums to damage Kamei Beauty Salon went abroad, and the owners of different stores in the shopping mall were all surprised. In the beginning, they all believed that Kamei Beauty Salon had annoyed the gang, but unexpectedly, it was simply business competition.

Facing solid proof, Qin Lilin wasn't able to deny it. Therefore she would be brought to court tomorrow.

When Gu Ning got home, Gu Man was already awake, sitting on the sofa thinking about Tang Yunfan.

Gu Ning was patient. She wouldn't force her mother to make the decision right now.

"Mom, I found the person who hired those hoodlums to damage our store," Gu Ning said to Gu Man.

"Who?" Gu Man turned to Gu Ning.

"It's the owner of Meiyan Beauty Salon. She was jealous of us, so she hired hoodlums to smash our store. Luckily, she was arrested today and will be sentenced tomorrow," Gu Ning said.

Hearing the reason, Gu Man sighed. It seemed that running a popular store wasn't a good thing.

After a while of silence, Gu Man opened her mouth wanting to say something, but didn't say it aloud. Seeing that, Gu Ning directly asked her, "Mom, what do you want to say? Just tell me."

"Forget it." Gu Man gave up.

Since Gu Man didn't want to say it, Gu Ning didn't insist.

When Gu Qing came to visit them that afternoon, Gu Man told Gu Qing about what Qin Lilin had done. Hearing that Qin Lilin had already been arrested by the police, Gu Qing was relieved.

During dinner, Gu Man ate less than usual because she didn't have much of an appetite. In the night, Gu Man finally asked Gu Ning, "Ningning, where does he live?" He was, of course, Tang Yunfan.

"He lives in City B," Gu Ning said. "Actually, Master Tang already took me as his own granddaughter, but he doesn't know that Tang Yunfan is my biological father yet. I think that maybe it's fate that brought us together! Even though you didn't meet him, we still have a connection with the Tang Family."

Indeed, after Tang Haifeng officially took Gu Ning as his own granddaughter, Gu Man would have met the Tang Family sooner or later.

Although Gu Ning respected Gu Man's opinion and decision, she would also help her mother to face it.

"What? Master Tang already took you as his own granddaughter?" Gu Man was surprised.

"Yes! I went to the Tang Family's house and he saw me there," Gu Ning said. He was, of course, Tang Yunfan.

"Well…" Gu Man didn't know what to say. In that case, Gu Man would have to meet the Tang Family sooner or later.

"What is his family like?" Gu Man asked. Gu Man knew that it was always hard for in-laws to get along with each other.

"Master Tang's wife passed away many years ago, and they only had a daughter and two sons. The older son works in politics, while the younger son is Tang Yunfan, who is a businessman. They're all very nice and kind to me," Gu Ning said.

Gu Man, however, was silent again.

The next afternoon, Gu Ning received Mu Ke's call. "Boss, why didn't you tell me what had happened to your store! How is your mother right now?" Mu Ke complained once Gu Ning answered his call.

"My mom is fine now. How did you get to know about it?" Gu Ning asked with curiosity.

"Ha-ha!" Mu Ke laughed, then said with obvious disdain, "Qin Zheng told me, because he turned to me after his aunt was arrested by the police. He wanted me to help him beg you. Is he crazy or something? How is it possible that I'd help him?" Mu Ke was furious saying that.