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Chapter 1021 Abandon Family for Career?

Chen Cangyi knew Mu Xuxin, so he was mad too when he saw Mu Xuxin. Mu Xuxin was the man who caused the death of Mu Ye's mother, and Mu Ye had lived his life in pain for the past few years.

Chen Cangyi was also happy to see the Mu family's current terrible situation. However, he was surprised when K and Mu Xuxin talked to each other like they had already met before.

Lu Zhan and Lu Xiao didn't know Mu Xuxin, but they noticed that Mu Xuxin resembled K, so it was obvious that their relationship wasn't simple. Given K's attitude towards Mu Xuxin, they couldn't be close.

"Mu Ye, I just need five minutes. Can we have a private talk?" Mu Xuxin asked with a serious face. He was confident that he could persuade K to help him in five minutes.

Seeing Mu Xuxin being so serious, K realized what he wanted to talk with him about. "Fine, five minutes."

Afterwards, he said to Gu Ning, "Boss, please leave without me, I'll go back on my own later."

"Sure," Gu Ning said, then left with the others.

Before they walked out of the restaurant, Chen Cangyi glanced at K and Mu Xuxin. In fact, he was worried that K might lose control and say or do something inappropriate, because he knew how much K hated Mu Xuxin.

Mu Xuxin noticed Chen Cangyi's glance, but didn't pay much attention to it.

"Boss, have they already met each other?" Chen Cangyi asked Gu Ning outside.

"Yeah," Gu Ning said.

"What did Mu Ye say or do?" Chen Cangyi asked.

"Um, he was fine, but Mu Xuxin was annoyed by him," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Chen Cangyi felt relieved.

Mu Xuxin? Mu Ye?

Hearing that, both Lu Zhan and Lu Xiao realised their relationship, but neither of them said it aloud.

…

K followed Mu Xuxin to sit by a tea table in the hall. Mu Xuxin handed K the menu, but K didn't take it. "I don't want to drink."

Since K didn't want to drink, Mu Xuxin put the menu down and directly talked to him. "Mu Ye, I know that you dislike me, and I've always felt guilty of what I've done to you. Can you give me a chance to make it up to you?"

"How?" K asked and sneered.

"You can join the Mu family, and be the heir of our family's business," Mu Xuxin said with confidence.

"The Mu family? I think that it should be the Zhu family, because you married into the Zhu family," K said.

"You…" Mu Xuxin was struck dumb for a second and got furious, because K hit the point and humiliated him.

"Fine, it's the Mu family, because you made it! Even if it's the Mu family's business, isn't it going bankrupt now?" K sneered again.

"How could you…" Mu Xuxin was astonished.

"Fine, since you've heard of it, I can tell you the truth. It's true that the Mu family is in a mess now, but a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. I know that you're very close to Gu Ning, and she'll help you as long as you're willing to take over the Mu family's business. Even if Gu Ning isn't able to help you out, she has the Tang family's support. There is nothing the Tang family can't do in City B," Mu Xuxin said.

Mu Xuxin took it for granted, but it sounded ridiculous in Mu Ye's ears.

"Aren't you afraid that your wife and son will compete against me in the future?" K asked.

"I'm the leading role in the Mu family now, they can't make the decision," Mu Xuxin said.

He believed that Mu Ye asked him for details because he was considering his offer.

"I love freedom more than money and fame," K said.

"You can't live your life without money and fame! You're a grown-up man, and you should take your career as the first priority!" Mu Xuxin criticized K. At this moment, he forgot how terrible his relationship with Mu Ye was, and he thought that he could criticize or even snap at Mu Ye as a father.

"Do you mean that I should learn from you and abandon family for career?" K said in anger.

Men probably should pay more attention to their career, but it wasn't persuasive at all when Mu Xuxin said that. A real man would fight for his future with his own ability, but Mu Xuxin had abandoned his family for a rich girl. He was shameless and selfish.

He was also ruthless because he had no moral standards.

"You…" Mu Xuxin got furious when Mu Ye mocked him, but he had to admit that it was the truth. Even though it was the truth, he didn't feel regretful at all. If he hadn't done that, he couldn't have become successful. In addition, he had secretly supported Mu Ye and Mu Ye's mother.

If his second marriage hadn't been exposed, he would have supported Mu Ye till Mu Ye graduated from college.

Mu Xuxin thought that he had done everything he could, but it was unacceptable in Mu Ye's eyes.

Chapter 1022 I Caused You To Be in Trouble

"Oh, by the way, I don't lack money at all, because Miss Gu offers me a very generous pay. My annual package is dozens of millions of yuan, and my job isn't tiring. I'm living a good, happy life now, and I don't want to change it," K said.

He loved freedom, but also wanted to do something meaningful, and now he had a good job and lived a happy life.

Mu Xuxin was shocked when he heard that K earned dozens of millions of yuan every year. It couldn't just be salary, and K should be a shareholder.

It was true that K was a shareholder of Shengning. However, the Mu family had over a billion yuan in assets, and Mu Xuxin didn't think that Mu Ye was willing to give up a billion yuan for just dozens of millions of yuan.

"Mu Ye, are you sure that you don't want to take over the Mu family's business? Will you give up a billion yuan for just over dozens of millions of yuan?" Mu Xuxin asked.

If so, Mu Ye would be an idiot in Mu Xuxin's eyes.

Actually, there were many people who wouldn't be tempted to do anything for money.

"Aren't you afraid that Miss Gu will act against the Mu family if she knows that you're trying to poach me?" K sneered.

"Well…" Mu Xuxin was struck dumb for a second. He didn't think further about it, but simply believed that Gu Ning would help him for Mu Ye's sake.

Given Mu Ye's close relationship with Gu Ning, Gu Ning would indeed help him if he needed her help. Mu Ye understood it very well, but he didn't need it right now.

"Alright, time's up. I have to leave now." K checked the time, and stood up.

"Wait a second!" Mu Xuxin stopped him at once. "Mu Ye, think about it. You could be the heir of the Mu family!"

"Mr. Mu, forget it. Even if I take over the Mu family's business, neither Gu Ning nor the Tang family will give me a helping hand. To be honest with you, even I won't stop the person destroying the Mu family," K said with determination. It seemed like he couldn't wait to see the Mu family ruined.

In other words, it was very likely that Mu Ye would make Mu Xuxin a mere figurehead once he took over the Mu family's business.

Mu Xuxin was Mu Ye's enemy after all, and it would never change.

Mu Xuxin finally realized that Mu Ye was happy to see the Mu family in trouble.

"Mu Ye, you…" Mu Xuxin pointed at Mu Ye with his finger, but didn't know how to criticize him.

"Right, I'm happy to see the Mu family in great trouble," K said and didn't bother to hide his strong hatred towards the Mu family. "Mu Xuxin, I clearly remember how you betrayed my mother, and how my mother died."

"You…" Mu Xuxin panicked a little when Mu Ye became so aggressive. He was astonished to find that Mu Ye hated him so deeply. However, Mu Xuxin still had no idea that it was Mu Ye who caused his family the trouble.

Mu Ye only needed a computer which was connected to the Internet to do whatever he wanted.

"Well, it��s time for you to know the truth now. I'm the person who causes the great trouble for the Mu family, and I won't stop doing it," K said with pride and pleasure.

"What? It's you?" Mu Xuxin rounded his eyes in shock. He couldn't believe his ears when he heard that Mu Ye was the one who caused the Mu family to be in a complete mess now.

He was also surprised by Mu Ye's ability.

"How is it possible?"

Mu Ye, however, ignored Mu Xuxin and his question, then directly walked out. Mu Xuxin didn't chase Mu Ye, because he was out of energy now. He felt utterly uncomfortable and vomited a mouthful of blood before he fainted.

Someone in the hall noticed him, and called an ambulance at once.

…

Although K didn't witness the scene, he heard the noises behind his back. He guessed that something bad must have happened to Mu Xuxin, but he had no sympathy for him at all. Instead, there was a satisfied smile on his face.

Mu Xuxin, you deserve it, and it's not over yet.

…

Gu Ning and Chen Cangyi had a tour in the headquarters, and Gu Ning talked with Song Manni for a while before she left.

She drove to the antique street, while K went back to the CEO's office at the same time.

Chen Cangyi was worried about K the entire time, in case K fought with Mu Xuxin.

"How is it?" Chen Cangyi asked K with concern the second K showed up.

K sat on the sofa with his legs crossed. "He planned to let me take over the Mu family's business so that Gu Ning and the Tang family would help the Mu family out."

Saying that, K laughed. "It's so ridiculous!"

"I told him that I'm the person who causes his family great trouble, and he vomited blood in anger before he fainted," K said with excitement.

Hearing that, Chen Cangyi also felt happy for him.

Chapter 1023 A Broken Yixing Clay Teapo

Gu Ning took out a box with real antiques inside from the telepathic eye space, then walked into the antique street.On her way inside, Gu Ning heard a boy crying in a distance. She looked over and found that a 12-year-old boy was hugging a middle-aged man's leg crying on the ground. The middle-aged man tried to get rid of him, but failed.

"You must pay for my Yixing clay teapot!" the boy cried out loud.

"Let me go! You broke it yourself. Why should I pay for it?" the middle-aged man said in anger.

"No, I didn't. It's you who broke it. You broke it!" The boy argued with certainty.

"Who witnessed that? Who can prove it? Let me go, or you can't bear the result!" The middle-aged man looked aggressive and threatened the boy.

People around them just stood aside watching the drama. None of them stood out for the boy, even though they knew that the middle-aged man had broken the Yixing clay teapot.

Although the middle-aged man broke it, he refused to admit it, nor pay for it. It was obvious that this middle-aged man wasn't someone that they could mess with.

"I won't! You must pay for the Yixing clay teapot. It was my grandpa's favorite antique. Since you broke it, you should pay me money. My grandpa needs the money to save his life!" the boy said.

"Get off!" The middle-aged man lost patience, and raised a foot. He was about to kick the boy, but nobody stopped him.

Right at this moment, another foot reached over and stopped the middle-aged man's foot. The middle-aged man felt hurt as if he just kicked a hard stone and screamed in pain.

Everyone was surprised by the scene.

The middle-aged man got furious and turned to look at Gu Ning. However, his eyes lit up the moment he noticed that Gu Ning was a beautiful young girl.

"What a beautiful girl!" He leered at Gu Ning.

Gu Ning smiled and asked in a gentle voice, "Did you break his Yixing clay teapot?"

She was trapping him with her beauty.

"Yeah." The middle-aged man blurted out, and onlookers began to stare at him with dislike. The second the middle-aged man said that, he realized that he shouldn't have blurted it out and changed his words at once. "No, I didn't. He broke it himself."

"It was you, not me, who broke it!" The boy who was still on the ground argued in annoyance.

"Get back to your feet now. I'll help you," Gu Ning said to the boy.

Gu Ning was the first one who had the courage to side with him, so the boy chose to trust her and got back to his feet.

Afterwards, Gu Ning turned to face the middle-aged man and put on a cold expression. "You didn't? I think that everyone heard what you just said."

Gu Ning understood that the boy told the truth and the middle-aged man must have broken the Yixing clay teapot, but no one here dared to annoy the middle-aged man.

It was highly possible that this middle-aged man was influential so nobody was willing to mess with him.

If the Yixing clay teapot was a fake, it wasn't a big deal, but it was real, and the boy's grandfather needed the money to save his life! In that case, Gu Ning felt that she had to help them.

People around them also understood that it was the middle-aged man's fault, so they waited to see the result.

"So what? It's just a fake and isn't valuable at all," the middle-aged man said with arrogance.

"No, it's not a fake!" The boy argued.

This Yixing clay teapot was his grandfather's favorite, and his grandfather told him that it was worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.

"You're merely a kid, and you know nothing about antiques. It's a fake!" the middle-aged man snapped at the boy.

In fact, the middle-aged man knew that this Yixing clay teapot wasn't a fake, so he refused to admit that he broke it. He actually wanted to buy it, but broke it by accident. He had to deny that he broke it, otherwise he would have to pay the boy a lot of money.

He didn't lack money, but this Yixing clay teapot was already broken to pieces. If he paid for it, it would be a total waste of money.

"We can turn to an expert for help if you want to know whether it's real or not," Gu Ning said.

It was easy to do that.

"No problem," the middle-aged man said with alacrity. "I'll make a call right now."

Saying that, he took out his phone and was about to call someone.

He agreed with Gu Ning because he was going to call someone who would help him. However, Gu Ning wasn't dumb.

"Wait a second." Gu Ning stopped him without delay. "I don't trust the person you're going to call. Why don't we both call an expert over?"

The middle-aged man was struck dumb for a second. If Gu Ning knew an antique expert as well, his lie would soon be exposed.

Thinking of that, the middle-aged man panicked a little. "Which expert are you going to call?" he asked Gu Ning. He wanted to know whether the expert Gu Ning was going to call was an important figure in this industry.

"Well, I'll call an expert who's also a member of the Antiques Association, which is more persuasive, right?" Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, the middle-aged man started regretting.

Chapter 1024 Pay the Money

"Do you know an expert who's also a member of the Antiques Association?" the middle-aged man asked Gu Ning again."Sure," Gu Ning said. Actually, if this middle-aged man was willing to pay the money without causing trouble, Gu Ning wouldn't bother to call an expert over.

The middle-aged man hesitated, and others all noticed his unusual reaction. They began to believe that this Yixing clay teapot was a real antique.

"If the teapot is real, and this man refuses to admit that he broke it, the boy and his grandfather will be victims."

"Right, he's such a bad man."

"Lower your voice. He's the brother-in-law of the boss of Juxiang Shop. Don't mess with him!"

"What? The boss of Juxiang Shop is his brother-in-law? No wonder he's so arrogant!"

"Well, if the girl really knows someone in the Antiques Association, even Juxiang Shop couldn't deny it."

"I do hope that the girl can really help the poor boy."

"···"

Gu Ning had heard of Juxiang Shop, but it was barely comparable to her Xiangyun Antique-store.

Xiangyun Antique-store had the support of Jiang Zhongyu who was the ex leader of the Antiques Association, so nobody dared to cause trouble for Xiangyun Antique-store.

If it was necessary, Gu Ning would turn to Jiang Zhongyu for help.

The middle-aged man still hesitated to make a decision.

"Sir, why are you hesitating? Please make the call right now. We're all waiting for you," Gu Ning said and urged him.

"You…" The middle-aged man felt cornered. All of a sudden, he pushed the boy away with violence and said, "It's none of your business!"

After that, he wanted to escape, because he believed that the onlookers didn't dare to stop him. However, just as he moved, Gu Ning made him stumble and fall.

With a loud sound, the man hit the hard ground and screamed in pain.

Most people were scared by his loud scream, but some still felt amused and laughed.

The middle-aged man felt humiliated in public.

"How dare you!" He turned to glare at Gu Ning.

"So what?" Gu Ning sneered.

"You…" The middle-aged man didn't know what to say.

"Pay the money now, or I'll call the police," Gu Ning said with impatience.

"The boss of Juxiang Shop is my brother-in-law, and he'll punish you!" The middle-aged man used Juxiang Shop to threaten Gu Ning.

"Are you an idiot? If I was afraid of Juxiang Shop, I wouldn't have stopped you from escaping after knowing about your relationship with Juxiang Shop," Gu Ning said and mocked the middle-aged man.

Hearing that, people were curious about Gu Ning's family background. Since she wasn't afraid of Juxiang Shop at all, her family must be more powerful than it.

"You…" The middle-aged man glared at her again.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"The boss of Xiangyun Antique-store, Gu Ning," Gu Ning said.

Most people who visited the antique street often had heard of the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store. They knew that its boss was a young girl named Gu Ning, but not many of them had seen her in real life. Therefore, people were all shocked looking at Gu Ning now.

What? She's the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store, Gu Ning?

Nobody thought that she was lying, because Xiangyun Antique-store wasn't far from where they were on the antique street.

"She's the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store?"

"She's so young and beautiful!"

"Since she's the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store, this man is doomed."

"Right, I heard that Xiangyun Antique-store has the support of Master Jiang and Master Xu!"

"Ha-ha, the man deserves it."

��He must pay the money."

"···"

People began to discuss them, and the middle-aged man was totally stunned now.

"I'll ask you for the last time. Will you pay the money, or should I call the police?" Gu Ning asked.

"I-I'll pay the money," the middle-aged man said and clenched his teeth.

"Great, let's go to the appraisal center to see how much you should pay," Gu Ning said.

"Fine." The middle-aged man was left no choice. He tolerated the pain around his body, and did his best to get back to his feet.

"Come on, let's go to the appraisal center together," Gu Ning said to the boy.

"Thanks!" The body put the pieces of Yixing clay teapot into a bag and followed Gu Ning.

The middle-aged man also walked behind them towards the appraisal center.

Because of the heavy fall, the middle-aged man walked slowly, but Gu Ning didn't urge him.

"Thank you again for your help," the boy said to Gu Ning after walking ahead for a while.

"My pleasure." Gu Ning smiled. She was very kind to the boy.

When they walked near, Gu Ning saw Chen Darong looking around at the door.

"Hi, boss!" Chen Darong walked to welcome Gu Ning once he saw her.

Chapter 1025 Master Leng is Jealous

Before Gu Ning came to the antique street, she had told Chen Darong that she would bring some real antiques with her here, so Chen Darong wasn't surprised to see her. Instead, he was looking forward to seeing her and the box of real antiques, but he didn't take the box at once because there were too many valuable and vulnerable objects inside. If he broke any of them by accident, they would suffer a great loss.

"Hi, Uncle Chen, please put this box away properly; I need to deal with something else first," Gu Ning said and put the box on the counter.

"No problem," Chen Darong said.

"It's a little heavy, so you can carry it inside with another man," Gu Ning said.

"Sure," Chen Darong said.

After that, Gu Ning walked out with the boy and the middle-aged man.

Chen Darong also recognized the middle-aged man when he saw him, but he didn't ask any questions.

Once Gu Ning was gone, Chen Darong moved the box into an inside room with the help of a staff member.

It was indeed very heavy, and it was hard for a person to move it alone.

"Manager Chen, our boss is so strong!" the staff member said to Chen Darong.

"Right," Chen Darong said and nodded.

The staff member left when the box was placed in the room and Chen Darong stayed to check the antiques. He was shocked the second he opened the box.

Without delay, Chen Darong called those antique collectors and experts who had a good relationship with Xiangyun Antique-store to come over. They had told Chen Darong to inform them once Xiangyun Antique-store had new real antiques.

If they found what they wanted, they would buy it. If not, it wasn't a bad thing to appreciate those real antiques. Even if they didn't buy those real antiques, their friends might pay for them, because they would share information about antiques with their friends in this industry.

Jiang Zhongyu received Chen Darong's call too.

When Chen Darong called him, he was playing chess with Master Xu and Master Leng in the Leng family's house.

"What? Girl Gu is in the capital now?"

Jiang Zhongyu got excited when he heard the news.

Gu Ning had cured his disease, so he was always grateful to her.

Master Leng and Master Xu were also surprised to hear that.

"Girl Gu is here?" Master Leng asked with happiness. He ached to see his future grand daughter-in-law.

"Yes, our boss is here," Chen Darong said on the phone to Jiang Zhongyu.

"Where is she right now?" Jiang Zhongyu asked.

"Um, she left to deal with something first and will be back soon," Chen Darong said.

"Great, tell her to wait for me. I'm coming!" Jiang Zhongyu said.

"Sure, I'll tell our boss," Chen Darong said.

After hanging up the call, Jiang Zhongyu stood up at once. "Let's go meet Girl Gu at the antique street!"

"We're going to meet my future grand daughter-in-law. Why are you so excited?" Master Leng said. In fact, he was a little unhappy to hear the news that his future grand daughter-in-law was in the capital from another person's mouth. Gu Ning was his future grand daughter-in-law, and she should have called him first.

Master Leng blamed Leng Shaoting for that, because Leng Shaoting wouldn't bring Gu Ning to meet him until Gu Ning went to study in the Capital University. He decided to meet Gu Ning himself.

"Ha-ha, Leng, are you jealous of me? Why don't you tell Girl Gu that you're Shaoting's grandfather later? You can exchange phone numbers with her so that she can call you if she comes to the capital again in the future," Jiang Zhongyu said.

As Master Leng's friend, Jiang Zhongyu was unwilling to see him being unhappy.

"I will do that later!" Master Leng said with determination.

After that, they left for the antique street together.

…

At the same time, Gu Ning arrived at the appraisal center.

It was an undeniable truth that the Yixing clay teapot was real, and it was of high quality too, so it was worth around five hundred thousand yuan. Therefore, the middle-aged man had to pay five hundred thousand yuan for it.

However, the boy didn't have an ID card nor bank card, so he could only get a check, which wasn't safe.

On their way here, Gu Ning got to know that the boy's parents died when he was very little and he grew up with his grandfather.

In that case, Gu Ning called the police for help, because she didn't have much time to take care of the boy. Gu Ning told the police everything when they came. She also told them that she was the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store.

The police at the antique street had also heard of Gu Ning's name, so they promised to handle it well.

Afterwards, Gu Ning handed the police a bottle of power crystals, which was medicine for the boy's grandfather.

Although Gu Ning didn't know what disease the boy's grandfather had, she was confident that the power crystal could help.

Five hundred thousand yuan was also enough for the boy's grandfather to recover from the disease.

Chapter 1026 My Future Grand Daughter-in-law

The boy left with two policemen and Gu Ning went back to Xiangyun Antique-store.

The middle-aged man was in a terrible mood after paying the five hundred thousand yuan.

Although he had dozens of millions of yuan in wealth, five hundred thousand yuan was still a lot of money for him. Especially because he paid the five hundred thousand yuan for some worthless, broken pieces of the teapot!

It was his fault after all, because he broke the Yixing clay teapot. Actually, it was his younger brother-in-law who told him to buy the Yixing clay teapot.

The boss of Juxiang Shop saw that the Yixing clay teapot was real, and he wanted to buy it, but he was with a collector who saw the Yixing clay teapot before him. The collector also wanted to buy it, but wasn't sure whether it was real or not. In addition, the boy priced it at two hundred thousand yuan, which was a lot, so the collector hesitated to make the decision.

He planned to buy it when the collector gave up, but it seemed like the collector still wanted to buy it, so he played a trick and made the collector believe that it was a fake. And because he told the collector that it was a fake, he couldn't buy it himself. The collector was an influential figure, so he couldn't annoy him.

When he got back to his shop, he saw his older brother-in-law and asked him to buy the Yixing clay teapot for him. However, he broke it by accident and even paid five hundred thousand yuan for it. He could have bought it with only two hundred thousand yuan!

The middle-aged man went back to Juxiang Shop, and told its boss, who was also his younger brother-in-law, what he had been through just then.

His younger brother-in-law was mad after hearing it, and criticized him in anger. However, it already happened, and it was the middle-aged man's fault anyway, so his younger brother-in-law had to accept the result. Moreover, he was unwilling to mess with Xiangyun Antique-store.

The boss of the Juxiang Shop understood that it was his responsibility too, so he shared the compensation with his older brother-in-law. He was willing to pay two hundred thousand yuan, and his older brother-in-law could suffer the loss of three hundred thousand yuan.

However, the middle-aged man was reluctant to accept it. He didn't think that he should pay more than his younger brother-in-law for the broken teapot.

In the end, the boss of Juxiang Shop gave another fifty thousand yuan to the middle-aged man and they shared the compensation fifty-fifty.

The middle-aged man was left no choice, so he had to agree with it, but their close relationship came to an end that day.

…

When Gu Ning got back to the Xiangyun Antique-store, Master Leng and the others hadn't arrived yet, and Chen Darong told her what Jiang Zhongyu said to him on the phone, "Boss, Master Jiang said that he's coming soon, and asked that you please wait for him. He has something to talk to you about."

Hearing that, Gu Ning got a little nervous, because she knew that Jiang Zhongyu wouldn't come alone. Master Leng would be there too. Nevertheless, even though she was nervous, she couldn't leave and had to stay there waiting for them.

About twenty minutes later, Master Leng and the others arrived.

Once they showed up, Gu Ning walked out to welcome them.

"Hi, so nice to see you all, Grandpa Leng, Grandpa Jiang and Grandpa Xu!" Gu Ning beamed. They weren't strangers now, so there was no need for Gu Ning to call them masters.

"Nice to see you again, my future granddaughter-in-law!" Master Leng called Gu Ning his future grand daughter-in-law the moment he saw her.

Gu Ning flushed a little when Master Leng greeted her in that way. Although she believed that Leng Shaoting was her Mr. Right, they weren't married yet after all.

Actually, Master Leng was willing to call her that because he approved of her.

"Leng, it's too early to say that now." Master Xu interrupted them.

"I don't think so. What do you think, my future granddaughter-in-law?" Master Leng asked Gu Ning. He turned to Gu Ning for her opinion.

"I think it's good," Gu Ning said at once. She obviously wouldn't argue against Master Leng. It wasn't a big deal anyway.

"See? My future granddaughter-in-law thinks it's fine," Master Leng said with pride.

When Gu Ning met Master Leng before, she felt a little stressed talking to him. Master Leng was the leading role of a super-rich and powerful family in the capital, so he had a natural air of power. However, now he looked very kind and gentle like a grandfather next door.

Gu Ning was surprised by his change.

"Come here, let me have a closer look at you." Master Leng waved his hand at Gu Ning. Gu Ning walked to him at once, and Master Leng held her hand complimenting her, "Look at my grandson's girlfriend! She's so beautiful and smart too."

Chapter 1027 I"m the Lucky One

Master Leng wasn't belittling Leng Shaoting; Gu Ning was indeed a girl who was rarely found. Most importantly, Leng Shaoting really loved her. Therefore, in Master Leng's eyes, it was Leng Shaoting's luck that his beloved girl also loved him."Grandpa Leng, I'm the lucky one for being able to meet Shaoting," Gu Ning said with a smile.

It was also the truth because Leng Shaoting was also a rare handsome and rich young man who could stay loyal to his partner.

"Ha-ha, right!" Master Leng laughed with happiness. He felt very satisfied that his grandson found a good girl to spend the rest of his life with.

However, Master Leng looked a little worried the next second. "Um, Girl Gu, I understand that you're too young to get married now, but could you become engaged to Shaoting first?"

Master Leng couldn't wait to accept Gu Ning as a member of the Leng family, in case it changed in the future.

Although Leng Shaoting had told him that they were going to be married one day, he was still worried about it. It was hard to see what would happen in the future after all.

Gu Ning was a little surprised.

"Leng, don't scare Girl Gu like that. You just met her for the first time!" Master Xu said.

Master Leng smiled and said, "Alright, let's drop this topic. Girl Gu, please don't mind it. I'm not forcing you to do anything."

"Grandpa Leng, I don't mind, but I need to talk about it with my parents and grandfather," Gu Ning said. In fact, Tang Haifeng also thought that it was a good idea for them to get engaged now before they got married in the future. It was a great alliance between two powerful families.

Anyway, both Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning believed that they already found their love, and they would be legally married sooner or later.

"No problem, I'll visit your…" Master Leng stopped all of a sudden. "Did you just say your parents and grandfather?"

Didn't Shaoting say that she grew up with her mother? How come she has parents and a grandfather now? Does she have a step-father?

Leng Shaoting didn't tell Master Leng that Gu Ning was Tang Haifeng's biological granddaughter, so Master Leng wasn't aware of Gu Ning's family background.

"Well, I'm sure that you must have heard of my grandfather. His name is Tang Haifeng, and my father is Tang Yunfan," Gu Ning said.

"What? Tang Haifeng is your grandfather?"

Not only was Master Leng shocked, but Jiang Zhongyu and Master Xu were too.

"Do you mean the leading role of the Tang family in City B, Tang Haifeng?" Master Xu asked. He couldn't believe his ears.

However, he thought that Gu Ning's mother just married into the Tang family, and didn't know that they were actually related.

"Yeah, the Tang family in City B," Gu Ning said.

"If so, the woman who just married Tang Yunfan a few days ago is your mother?" Master Leng asked.

Master Leng wasn't very close to Tang Haifeng, but he was also invited to attend the wedding. Unfortunately, he was too old to travel such a long distance, so he told Leng Shaoting to attend it on behalf of him.

Leng Shaoting, however, kept Gu Ning's relationship with the Tang family a secret from Master Leng.

The Tang family was a well-known super-rich family, so news about them went abroad soon.

Many people knew that Tang Yunfan just got married, and that the bride was his beloved woman that he met 19 years ago. They also had a biological daughter, but not many people knew that the girl was Gu Ning.

Since Gu Ning told them, they realized that Gu Ning was a member of the Tang family.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I should have attended the wedding!" Master Leng said and felt that it was a shame that he had been absent at the wedding of Gu Ning's parents. If he had known Gu Ning was Tang Haifeng's biological granddaughter a few days earlier, he would have attended the wedding ceremony.

In that case, he could have talked with Tang Haifeng about the engagement of Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting in person.

Thinking of that, Master Leng blamed Leng Shaoting for it. "Why did Shaoting keep it a secret from me? I feel like he doesn't think I'm important."

Actually, Leng Shaoting was unwilling to tell him because Gu Ning preferred to keep a low profile. In addition, even if Gu Ning turned out to be a member of the Tang family, it wouldn't change the fact that she had built her own business empire relying on herself.

Leng Shaoting appreciated and loved Gu Ning because she was smart, beautiful and gentle, not because of her family background.

"Alright, we can talk about it later. Let's see the antiques now!" Jiang Zhongyu interrupted them with impatience.

"Oh, right, please come on in!" Gu Ning said. "Why don't we share dinner together? My treat."

"Good idea!" Even if Gu Ning didn't invite them to dine together, they would have done the same thing.

Afterwards, Gu Ning walked inside with them.

When they saw those antiques, they were all amazed.

1028 Master Xu Is Upse

"Girl Gu, did you find all of them by accident?" Master Leng asked, but didn't believe it.

It was very difficult to find a piece of real antique, but Gu Ning was able to find so many within a short time, which was so unbelievable! Therefore, Master Leng was suspicious of the sources of these real antiques.

Even though he had suspicion, it didn't mean he thought it was a bad thing. As long as Gu Ning didn't steal or grab them from somewhere, it was fine in his eyes.

However, Gu Ning had stolen some of them.

Jiang Zhongyu and Master Xu also looked at Gu Ning with doubts. They had the same idea as Master Leng, but didn't ask it aloud.

Gu Ning understood that it wasn't easy to deceive them into believing that she found these real antiques all by accident

"Um, I found some of them by accident, and bought some from grave-diggers. I went to HK a while ago, and found a large cave in a mountain there. It used to be the base of a group of pirates and they left many valuable objects in the cave, so I took them," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, those masters nodded.

"Did you go to HK along with Shaoting?" Master Leng asked Gu Ning again. He remembered that Leng Shaoting had visited HK a few days ago too. However, Master Leng didn't think that it was possible, because Leng Shaoting went to HK to fulfill a task and he should have been with Gu Ning.

"Yeah, I went to HK to deal with something, and he was with me to protect me," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Master Leng was struck dumb for a second. "How is it possible? I read a piece of news earlier and it said that a woman named Tang Aining had a gambling competition against He Hongyuan in HK. Shaoting told me that he went there to protect the woman!"

Master Leng suddenly realized that Leng Shaoting had lied to him.

Gu Ning felt a little embarrassed. She didn't expect that Master Leng would read that news and that Leng Shaoting had lied to him.

"Um, Tang Aining is actually my friend, and she had a deal with the He family which was quite dangerous, so I went there to protect her. Shaoting was worried about my safety, so he went to HK to protect me," Gu Ning said and lied.

Master Leng nodded and believed her explanation.

In the following hour, Jiang Zhongyu and Master Xu focused on the pile of real antiques, but Master Leng wasn't very interested in them because he loved paintings more. Therefore, he kept chatting with Gu Ning to kill the time.

Since Gu Ning introduced herself as Leng Shaoting's girlfriend, she should send Master Leng a gift at their first meeting. She made an excuse and walked out, then came back with a roll of painting in her hands.

"What is it?" Master Leng's eyes lit up at once. He understood that it had to be a painting of high quality.

Jiang Zhongyu and Master Xu were also attracted to it.

"This is a gift for you, Grandpa Leng, I hope you'll like it," Gu Ning said and handed it to Master Leng.

"Of course I'll like it!" Master Leng beamed. It was a gift from his future grand daughter-in-law!

Master Leng took the painting and unrolled it. The second he recognized what the painting was, he was shocked.

"I-Is this the Confederate Rose by Water of Tang Yin?" Master Leng couldn't believe his eyes.

"The Confederate Rose by Water of Tang Yin?" Master Xu and Jiang Zhongyu were astonished too.

"Is it real?" Master Xu asked. He wasn't doubting Gu Ning, but there were too many fakes on the market after all, and he was unwilling to see Master Leng disappointed.

Master Leng then began to observe it with great caution.

Gu Ning didn't mind, because it indeed needed an appraisal to see whether an ancient object was real or not.

After checking it, Master Leng was sure it was real.

"It is real!" Master Leng was thrilled.

"My great future granddaughter-in-law, thank you so much for this gift!" Master Leng complimented Gu Ning.

"Well, I'm a little jealous of you now. When can my grandson find such a good girlfriend like Girl Gu?" Master Xu said. He also wanted to be as happy as Master Leng.

"Xu, don't worry about it. It'll happen in the future," Master Leng said to comfort Master Xu, but it sounded as if he was gloating.

"Of course it will happen in the near future! Jinchen is also a good young man, and he'll find a good girl too," Master Xu said.

Master Xu always compared Xu Jinchen with Leng Shaoting, because they were close friends and often hung out together.

Leng Shaoting already had a girlfriend and they were about to get engaged, but Xu Jinchen was still single, which made Master Xu feel upset.

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1029 Take Them as Gifts

Actually, Master Xu thought that Gu Ning should be Xu Jinchen's girlfriend. In his eyes, Xu Jinchen should be a better choice than Leng Shaoting.He didn't think that Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting weren't a great match, but simply wanted to have such an outstanding granddaughter-in-law.

If Gu Ning were his future granddaughter-in-law, he would be so proud of her.

Xu Jinchen was old enough to be married now, so Master Xu was a little worried about him.

"Grandpa Jiang, Grandpa Xu, if there are any you like, you can choose a piece as a gift," Gu Ning said. Since she sent Master Leng the Confederate Rose by Water right in front of them, she should send them a gift too.

"We can't take them for free. They're so valuable and we can pay for them," Jiang Zhongyu said at once. They felt happy that Gu Ning was willing to give them gifts, but they had no intention to take them for free.

"Right!" Master Xu agreed.

"Oh, I should also thank you for your medicine which cured my disease," Jiang Zhongyu said.

"Grandpa Jiang, you don't need to thank me, thank Grandpa Leng, because he gave the medicine to you, not me," Gu Ning said.

"I should thank you both for the great help!" Jiang Zhongyu said.

"Alright, but please allow me to give each of you a gift today. You're both Grandpa Leng's old friends, and I'm your granddaughter too. Their prices don't matter at all," Gu Ning said.

She really wanted to give them a gift, so she hoped that they would accept it.

"Ha-ha, ha-ha." Jiang Zhongyu and Master Xu were amused and laughed with joy.

"Just take it. My granddaughter-in-law does it out of kindness, and you can't turn her down," Master Leng said and helped Gu Ning. He understood that Gu Ning was a very kind and generous girl.

Since Master Leng said that, Master Xu and Jiang Zhongyu were absolutely happy to receive a gift.

Both of them chose an antique they liked and thanked Gu Ning again.

A while later, a few antique collectors came, and they all knew Master Xu and Jiang Zhongyu, so they weren't surprised to see them. However, when their sight fell on Leng Weihua, they got excited, because it was very rare to see him in real life. Because of Leng Weihua, they felt a little nervous.

…

When it was about 4:30 pm, they left for dinner together.

Gu Ning asked them where they wanted to have dinner.

They disliked dishes in hotels because those dishes always looked good but tasted terrible. They preferred to have some really delicious food in an underground restaurant.

Accordingly, Gu Ning took them to an underground restaurant which was located in a suburb near the capital. Although it was far from the antique street, it was close to their houses. So it would be convenient for them to go back home after dinner.

They would arrive at the underground restaurant at about 5 pm, and it would take half an hour for the dishes to be placed on the table. So before they set off, they needed to call for a reservation in advance. Luckily, there was still a private room available.

Master Leng told Gu Ning to sit in his car, and said that his bodyguard would drive Gu Ning's car.

On the way there, Master Leng chatted casually with Gu Ning. They got along quite well, although there was a huge age gap between them.

About half an hour later, they arrived. The underground restaurant was very large, but there were only a few private rooms so that people could have more space to dine.

They saw the boss of the underground restaurant waiting for them outside when they arrived.

The boss was a middle-aged man around 40, and he walked forward to welcome them without delay. "It's a great honor to see you all, Master Jiang, Master Leng, Master Xu!"

They were frequent visitors here, but the boss of the underground restaurant would still welcome them in person every time they showed up.

"Hi, how's the business today?" Master Xu asked with a broad smile, like they were old friends.

"Not bad." The boss also smiled, then guided them inside.

Once they entered the restaurant, they met a familiar face, Shen Yanfeng.

Shen Yanfeng and his friends also gathered there to share dinner.

The smile disappeared from Master Leng's face when he saw Shen Yanfeng. He wanted to ignore Shen Yanfeng, but Shen Yanfeng already walked to him. "Hi, nice to see you all!"

"Hi," Master Leng said, but had no intention to talk to him further.

Chapter 1030 Leng Shaojia Dislikes Gu Ning

Because of what the Shen family had done, Master Leng felt hurt and kept a distance from them, but he wouldn't show his real feelings on his face before the dirty secret was exposed.

"Who's this girl?" Shen Yanfeng was a little surprised to see Gu Ning.

"This is my granddaughter-in-law, Shaoting's fiancée," Master Leng said.

"What? Shaoting's fiancée?" Shen Yanfeng was shocked.

How come his girlfriend has become his fiancée so soon? This girl looks so beautiful. It's impossible for my daughter to win against her.

"Is there anything wrong with that?" Master Leng frowned in annoyance.

"No, no, not at all," Shen Yanfeng said at once.

"Great, we should go inside now," Master Leng said.

Hearing that, Shen Yanfeng moved aside.

From the beginning to the end, Shen Yanfeng failed to sense any differences in Master Leng's attitude towards him.

Jiang Zhongyu and Master Xu weren't aware of what the Shen family had done behind Master Leng's back, and Master Leng had no intention to tell them. The fewer people who knew, the better it would be.

When they entered the private room, they ordered dishes and chatted together.

It was already 7 pm after they finished dinner, and they were about to go back to their own homes.

"Girl Gu, where do you stay in the capital?" Master Leng asked.

"I stay in Shaoting's house," Gu Ning said. She didn't think that it was inappropriate.

"Great!" Master Leng smiled with satisfaction. "I know that you won't stay in the Leng family house right now, so I won't invite you to go back with me, but do share a meal with us in the Leng family house when Shaoting is back, alright?"

"Sure, I'll go visit you with Shaoting once he's back," Gu Ning said.

"Girl Gu, if you're free, you can visit me as well! Qinyin also aches to see you again," Master Xu said.

"I will," Gu Ning said with a smile. She had contacted Xu Qinyin and the others when she arrived at the capital because they were her friends too. However, she was busy today, so she could only gather together with them tomorrow.

"Don't forget to visit me!" Jiang Zhongyu invited Gu Ning.

"Ha-ha, I won't," Gu Ning said and laughed.

After that, they separated.

Leng Shaoting's phone was turned off now, or Master Leng would have called him and showed off that he just met Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't go back to Leng Shaoting's house right away, but left for Jiulong Mountain, because she needed to deal with what the female ghost told her to do as soon as possible.

…

In the Leng family's house, only Leng Shaoting and Leng Shaoming were absent. Leng Yuanqian and Leng Yuanzhen were in their own studies. While Jiang Shuyuan and Leng Shaojia, Yu Yin and Leng Shaoxun, and Leng Shaoxi and her mother were in the living room.

Although Jiang Shuyuan didn't have a good relationship with Yu Yin, they got along with each other peacefully.

Leng Shaoxun, however, was arguing with Leng Shaojia as usual, and everybody was already used to it.

Master Leng looked happy and excited the entire time, which aroused their curiosity.

"Grandpa, what happened? Why do you look so happy?" Leng Shaoxun asked.

Except for Leng Shaoting, Leng Shaoxun was the closest to Master Leng, and the rest of thee people all stood in awe of him.

"Have a guess." Master Leng smiled.

Leng Shaoxun's sight fell on the roll of painting in Master Leng's hands. "Oh, you just got a good painting from a famous artist."

"Ha-ha, right. It's the Confederate Rose by Water by Tang Yin," Master Leng said with pride. "Most importantly, the person who gave this to me is very special."

"Who is it?" Leng Shaoxun asked in a hurry. The others also looked at Master Leng with confusion.

"She's Shaoting's girlfriend, my granddaughter-in-law!" Master Leng said and laughed with satisfaction.

Hearing that, everyone was surprised.

Granddaughter-in-law?

They were all curious about Leng Shaoting's girlfriend.

"You just met Shaoting's girlfriend? What does she look like? Is she a beauty?" Leng Shaoxun bombarded Master Leng with questions. He was also very curious about Leng Shaoting's girlfriend, but Leng Shaoting never told him details.

"She is indeed very attractive, and she's also very young but has already achieved a lot," Master Leng said. He didn't bother to hide his approval of Gu Ning.

"Really?" Leng Shaojia got jealous. She couldn't believe that a beautiful young girl could achieve a lot at such a young age.

In fact, Leng Shaojia understood that her grandfather wouldn��t compliment a girl for no reason, but she simply felt uncomfortable when her grandfather thought so highly of Leng Shaoting's girlfriend. She hated Leng Shaoting and everyone who had a close relationship with him.

Master Leng sensed Leng Shaojia's hatred towards Gu Ning, and felt displeased. "To be honest with you, Shaoting's girlfriend is going to get engaged to him, and she'll visit us here when Shaoting comes back home in a few days. Be kind and polite to her. She isn't a weak nor simple girl, and I don't think you want to mess with her."

After that, Master Leng turned around and walked away.