Chapter 88: Quickly Take My Leg
Gu Yining immediately rushed over and snatched the knife away from Xiao Xiao. "Xiao Xiao, let's not be ridiculous."
Xiao Xiao plopped back onto the couch, her cheeks puffed up in frustration. "I can't believe you have such a family! Look at how they've treated you!"
Gu Yining raised her chin confidently, a spark of determination in her eyes. "The me now is not the same as before. If they want to bully me, they'd better have the ability to back it up."
"I may not pay much attention to the socialite scene, but Ning Ning, I genuinely feel for you. Your eldest sister, Gu Wenshan, right? She's a contracted artist with our Xiao family's entertainment company, isn't she? She's been floundering for years, but it seems she's hooked up with some director now and has a few shows in the pipeline. I'll ask my mom to make sure those shows never see the light of day. Hmph… I'm very protective of my friends. Bullying my friend is like bullying me!"
Xiao Xiao was a passionate and loyal chatterbox, and Gu Yining couldn't help but feel grateful to have her as a friend.
They chatted late into the night, with Xiao Xiao even finding some clothes for Gu Yining to wear for her shower.
After Gu Yining finished bathing and stepped out, she glanced at her reflection in the mirror. Without makeup, her face was radiant, the blemish from her birthmark faded away, making her look striking and beautiful.
As she opened the bathroom door, she found Xiao Xiao sprawled on the bed, engrossed in a game livestream on her tablet. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she looked up.
"Who are you?" Xiao Xiao exclaimed, thinking a stranger had entered her room. She quickly jumped up, but in her haste, she tripped and fell to the floor with a thud, landing hard on her backside.
Gu Yining, with her hair down and wearing a white nightgown, looked like a completely different person from the one Xiao Xiao had just seen. She knew she had startled her friend, but she felt it was time to drop any pretenses.
"It's me, Gu Yining," she explained with a smile. "Are you okay?"
She walked over and helped Xiao Xiao up.
"You… you're Ning Ning? Your face…" Xiao Xiao stammered, her surprise evident.
"I used makeup to cover my birthmark," Gu Yining said, waving it off casually.
"Oh my gosh!" Xiao Xiao was utterly astonished. Her life today was filled with surprises, all thanks to Gu Yining.
How could someone like her exist? With her calm demeanor, she seemed so gentle and quiet, yet she turned out to be a bold, talented, and stunning beauty.
"Ning Ning, hurry! Accept me as your disciple! I want to worship you as my goddess!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed, running up to Gu Yining and wrapping her arms around her waist.
Gu Yining felt flustered, blushing at Xiao Xiao's enthusiastic affection. "I can't accept that. I'm not a goddess; I'm just a little eccentric."
"No way! You're definitely my goddess! I can't believe how beautiful you are. Why would Fu Hannen even get mad at you?" Xiao Xiao asked, wide-eyed.
"Tonight, you'll stay here. And tomorrow, you're not going home either. Let him worry!" Xiao Xiao declared.
"I can introduce you to even cuter guys!" she added cheerfully.
…
Xiao Xiao's chatter filled the room like a vibrant melody, and Gu Yining couldn't help but feel a warmth enveloping her.
These friends she met by chance felt far better than the two sisters from the Gu family.
At the Fu family mansion, Fu Hannen was buried in work in his study, busy until three or four in the morning, and Gu Yining still hadn't returned.
When he finally headed to his bedroom to rest, he asked the night-shift servant, "Has the young lady returned?"
"Not yet, young master," the servant replied respectfully.
Fu Hannen's mind flashed back to the scene of her being bullied at the club.
He had left her in the street; could something have happened to her again?
Just as he was about to call her, he hesitated for a few seconds and set his phone back down.
This woman was cunning; she might be up to something again.
After mulling it over, Fu Hannen summoned Aunt Chen to the second-floor living room.
He settled onto the sofa and lit a cigarette, the smoke curling into the air.
Aunt Chen stood by, waiting on him. "Young master, why are you still up so late? Are you worried about the young lady?"