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Chapter 1301: An Illegitimate Daughter

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"It's the Tang family's family affair, and we shouldn't talk about it. Anyway, Gu Ning is Tang Yunfan's biological daughter, which is the undeniable truth," Master Leng said.

"She must either be a step-daughter or an illegitimate daughter." Leng Shaojia blurted it out.

"Shut your mouth!" Master Leng snapped at Leng Shaojia. Although it was the truth, he was worried that Gu Ning might feel hurt.

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Actually, even if Gu Ning was Tang Yunfan's love child, she was very important in the Tang family.

"Am I wrong?" Leng Shaojia argued.

"Yeah, you're right, but so what?" Gu Ning admitted it with alacrity. She had no intention to hide her history, because she had already become successful on her own. It didn't matter whether she was Miss Tang or not. As long as she wanted, she could change her surname to Tang at any time.

However, she kept her name as Gu Ning, and she was determined to fight for her future on her own.

"Oh, an illegitimate daughter. It's super embarrassing if the Leng family marries an illegitimate daughter," Leng Shaojia said with obvious disdain and looked satisfied after knowing that Gu Ning was an illegitimate daughter.

"Shut up!" Master Leng was angry. In fact, Master Leng didn't think it was embarrassing at all. He appreciated Gu Ning, not her family background.

Leng Shaojia was a little scared, but was reluctant to give up. "Grandpa, I said that for the Leng family's own good. Our family is the top family in the capital. What if…"

"Go back to your room, now!" Master Leng interrupted her before she could finish.

"Grandpa Leng, it's fine." Gu Ning comforted Master Leng at once. She then turned to look at Leng Shaojia. "You're right that nobody likes an illegitimate daughter, but I'm unstoppable. Do whatever you can, and you'll see who's the winner."

Leng Shaojia opened her mouth, trying to say something, but her mouth was struck by a large piece of meat all of a sudden. It was thrown over by Leng Shaoting.

He remained silent the entire time, but it didn't mean that he wasn't mad. He had promised to let Gu Ning deal with it herself, but he couldn't tolerate it now and took action right away.

The scene shocked everyone around the table, and Leng Shaojia was totally stunned.

"Shaojia, are you alright?" Jiang Shuyuan went to help Leng Shaojia in a hurry.

"Shaoting, how could you do that?" she questioned Leng Shaoting in anger.

"If you dare to say something like that again, I'm able to do anything," Leng Shaoting coldly said.

Although Leng Shaoting always stayed alone and kept a distance from others, he seldom vented his anger at them.

Not to mention Leng Shaojia, even Master Leng felt a little shocked and frightened.

"Mom…" Leng Shaojia hid behind her mother's back. She didn't dare to act against Leng Shaoting anymore.

"It's fine. Let's go back to your room now," Jiang Shuyuan said and left with Leng Shaojia. Both of them had lost their appetite.

"Ningning, please don't mind it. I don't think there is anything wrong with your history, and I can't wait to see Shaoting marry you!" Master Leng said.

"Right, Ningning, we like you too, and we really hope that you can marry into our family one day," Yu Yin said as well.

"I agree!" Leng Yuanzhen nodded.

"Miss Gu, I'm sorry. Please accept my sincere apologies. It's my fault that my daughter behaves so badly," Leng Yuanqian said to Gu Ning. He didn't want Leng Shaoting to marry a girl with a powerful family background, but it was something out of his control.

Even though he had the same idea as Leng Shaojia and thought that it was humiliating for an illegitimate daughter to marry into the Leng family, he didn't dare to say it aloud.

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Besides, Master Leng was the decision-maker in the Leng family, and nobody could change his decisions.

Leng Yuanqian was a senior official in the government, so he was highly flexible.

Even though Jiang Shuyuan forgot her manners in their home, she had no disagreement with her colleagues. Everyone had a different side in different situations.

"I'm fine. I don't mind it at all," Gu Ning said. She indeed couldn't care less about Leng Shaojia. Although Leng Shaojia was attacking her, she had the courage to face the truth.

Seeing that Gu Ning was fine, the others felt relieved and kept on enjoying the meal. And except for Leng Yuanqian, the others were back in a good mood.

"Mom, how could Leng Shaoting do that to me! My mouth is so sore now." Leng Shaojia complained the moment she was in her bedroom.

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Chapter 1302: Leng Shaojia's Decision

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Leng Shaoting heavily hit her mouth with a large piece of meat, and her teeth knocked against her lips, which was really painful.

"Alright, keep your voice low. If he hears you, he probably will do something else to hurt you again," Jiang Shuyuan said.

Jiang Shuyuan was unwilling to annoy Leng Shaoting anymore. Although she was angry as well, she could do nothing about it. Leng Shaoting looked scary when he was mad.

To their astonishment, Leng Shaoting was willing to do anything to defend Gu Ning.

"Mom, I hate them. I hate them!" Leng Shaojia said.

"So? What can you do about it?" Jiang Shuyuan rolled her eyes.

Leng Shaojia was full of hatred now. It seemed that she had to make a decision right now.

"Mom, I need some sleep. Can you leave me alone?" Leng Shaojia pretended to be tired.

"Fine, have a good rest." Jiang Shuyuan didn't think further and left.

Leng Shaojia lay down on her bed afterwards.

Jiang Shuyuan suddenly thought of something when she was about to close the door of Leng Shaojia's bedroom. "Oh, one of Gu Ning's subordinates ranked 5th among the top 20 in the competition this time."

"What?" Leng Shaojia sat up at once in shock. She knew that Yu Zi was the clothing designer of Charm and Charm was owned by Gu Ning.

If Yu Zi didn't work for Gu Ning, Leng Shaojia wouldn't mind it, but unfortunately she worked for Gu Ning.

She really hated the feeling when Gu Ning could alway do better and be more noticeable than her. She made up her mind to overshadow Gu Ning one day.

Jiang Shuyuan understood that Leng Shaojia would be in a terrible mood after hearing the news, but she couldn't keep it a secret.

Once Jiang Shuyuan was gone, Leng Shaojia took out her other phone and dialed a number.

"Hi, Amy, have you made up your mind?" a foreigner said on the phone.

It was obvious that they had discussed it earlier on.

"Yeah, I'll send her information to you later along with half of the remuneration. I don't want her dead, just disfigured or disabled," Leng Shaojia said with an evil expression.

Because of Gu Ning, she had tolerated a lot. She was a selfish person and blamed Gu Ning for everything, but she had actually caused Gu Ning trouble first.

Although Leng Shaojia was aware of Gu Ning's real family background now, her hatred got the better of her and she lost her reason. The only thing she didn't dare to do now was to directly kill Gu Ning.

She knew that it was illegal and she might be killed too if those who cared about Gu Ning found out what she did.

She had never killed someone before, and she was scared of murder. Even if Gu Ning was killed by someone she hired, she would still feel really anxious and have a guilty conscience, which was torture in her eyes.

Leng Shaoting wasn't dumb, and it would be easy for him to find out if she couldn't stay calm.

In fact, this wasn't the first time she had contacted a foreigner. She had called him last time, but stopped her plan at the last second. However, she failed to control herself this time.

The foreigner was a professional killer from Country Y, and Leng Shaojia kept in touch with him under a fake name.

Smith helped her find this killer. Leng Shaojia only trusted Smith now.

Smith wasn't a good man, so he didn't think that it was wrong for Leng Shaojia to pay a killer to kill someone for her, and he had actually done the same thing before.

He knew someone in the Mafia of Country Y, so he gave Leng Shaojia a helping hand.

"No problem, Amy. Please wait for my information with patience," the foreigner said. He didn't tell Leng Shaojia when he could finish the task, because he needed some time to measure it. Once he made his judgment, he would set a price for it.

After hanging up the call, Leng Shaojia was still very nervous. It was crazy, but she felt excited as well. She believed that Gu Ning was doomed this time.

Without delay, Leng Shaojia sent a message to the foreigner.

Gu Ning, female, 19, born in City F, shows up often in City B and the capital.

Leng Shaojia didn't know the address of Gu Ning's home, so she only told the killer the locations of the stores of Charm, Jade Beauty Jewelry, and Kouzi.

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Chapter 1303: It's the Truth

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Other than that, she also gave the killer Gu Ning's schedule for the day after tomorrow.

Although she didn't have a thorough document about Gu Ning, she had provided the killer with enough information.

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Jiang Shuyuan went back to the dining hall; even though she lost her appetite she still forced herself to eat something.

After a short while, they finished dinner and moved to the living room together.

Leng Yuanqian said nothing about what had just happened, but he was displeased. He was unwilling to see Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning now, so he excused himself and went to his room. He didn't bother to ask Master Leng for more details about Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning's engagement because he knew that Master Leng didn't want him to be involved. And honestly, he had no interest in it either.

Jiang Shuyuan also made an excuse and left soon.

However, nobody cared about them, and the others felt more relaxed when they were gone.

"Aunt Yin, Kouzi's make-up products were just put out on the market. I've brought a set for you and Shaoxi. You can give it a try, and tell me your thoughts afterwards," Gu Ning said, handing Yu Yin two gift bags.

Although there was a scandal about Kouzi on the Internet, Gu Ning didn't think that Yu Yin would be suspicious of her. She believed that Yu Yin would trust her and Kouzi's quality.

At that time, Yu Yin didn't know about what had happened to Kouzi, but she would still choose to believe Gu Ning even if she had heard about it.

"Thanks!" Yu Yin was surprised and excited.

Gu Ning came to the Leng family's old house with gifts every time, but she had only given Gu Ning a red envelope at their first meeting. Nevertheless, they would be family soon, so it wasn't a big deal.

"My pleasure." Gu Ning smiled.

Yu Yin was much kinder than Jiang Shuyuan to Gu Ning, so Gu Ning was willing to treat Yu Yin well.

"Ningning, I love your gift, I'll try it tonight!" Yu Yin was very excited.

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Jiang Shuyuan didn't go back to her room, but went to Leng Yuanqian's study.

"Yuanqian, what should we do now? It turns out that Gu Ning is Tang Yunfan's biological daughter! If Leng Shaoting really marries her in the future, he would have the Tang family's support too. In that case, he will be too powerful to be stopped." Jiang Shuyuan was really worried. She hoped that her son could be better than Leng Shaoting in every aspect, but unfortunately the reality was the opposite.

"How would I know? I have no idea!" Leng Yuanqian frowned.

Even Leng Yuanqian didn't know what to do now, so Jiang Shuyuan was restless.

"Even if Leng Shaoting doesn't marry Gu Ning, he's still more outstanding than Shaoming," Leng Yuanqian said. It was the undeniable truth, although he was reluctant to admit it.

Leng Shaoting became a major general at a very young age, so Leng Shaoming was much less noticeable compared to Leng Shaoting.

"How could you say that about our own son? Shaoming isn't bad at all!" Jiang Shuyuan said. She was unwilling to hear it.

"It's the truth!" Leng Yuanqian said.

Even though Jiang Shuyuan was displeased, she couldn't deny it.

"Alright, you can leave now. I still need to deal with my work now," Leng Yuanqian said.

Jiang Shuyuan then left. After she went back to her room, Jiang Shuyuan thought that she should tell Leng Shaoming the news, so she called Leng Shaoming at once, and Leng Shaoming answered.

"Mom, what's up?" Leng Shaoming didn't want to hear from his mother because she talked endlessly.

"Shaoming, your grandfather just said that they're going to talk about Leng Shaoting's engagement with Gu Ning," Jiang Shuyuan said.

"What? Isn't Gu Ning only 19 this year?" Leng Shaoming was surprised.

"Yeah, Leng Shaoting couldn't wait, because he doesn't want to miss this great chance," Jiang Shuyuan unkindly said. "Do you know that Gu Ning is Tang Yunfan's biological daughter? She has the Tang family's support in City B."

Jiang Shuyuan believed that Leng Shaoting was eager to get engaged to Gu Ning because of Gu Ning's family background.

"Gu Ning is Tang Yunfan's biological daughter?" Leng Shaoming was shocked. "Isn't her surname Gu? Isn't she from City F? When did she become a member of the Tang family in City B?"

"She's an illegitimate daughter!" Jiang Shuyuan said. "If she can marry into the Leng family, the Tang family can benefit from it as well, so they have to be supportive."

Jiang Shuyuan could only see how things would benefit people, and Gu Ning's marriage with Leng Shaoting would bring the Tang family a lot of advantages.

However, that was her own opinion, and the others didn't actually think of it in this way.

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Chapter 1304: You Don't Need to Thank Me

Although Leng Shaoming didn't think that Leng Shaoting would marry for power and wealth, he ached to succeed and always wanted to surpass Leng Shaoting, so it was bad news for him.

"If Leng Shaoting really marries Gu Ning, he'll be the decision-maker in the Leng family," Jiang Shuyuan said with disappointment.

"It's still too early to say that! Gu Ning is only 19 this year, she has to wait for three years to legally marry Leng Shaoting. Who knows what will happen in the next three years!" Leng Shaoming said. He stayed calmer than his mother.

Jiang Shuyuan's eyes lit up at once.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were only going to be engaged and they still had to wait for three years. Anything could happen in the coming three years.

Maybe Leng Shaoting would fail to marry Gu Ning in the end.

Even if no accidents happened in the future, Jiang Shuyuan believed that they could cause some accidents if they wanted to.

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Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left when it was about 9 pm.

"You can directly take action to shut her mouth if it happens again," Leng Shaoting said once he drove the car out of the Leng family's house. He was a little dissatisfied with Gu Ning's tolerance.

Gu Ning actually had her own concerns. If another person had humiliated her, she would have taken action, but it was Leng Shaojia. Gu Ning had to consider Master Leng's feelings.

However, in order to comfort Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning agreed in the end.

After that, she called Tang Haifeng and told him that Master Leng would visit them the day after tomorrow.

She told her family earlier so that they could be prepared.

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Leng Shaoting wanted to have sex with Gu Ning after they got back to his house, but unfortunately Gu Ning was on her period, leaving him utterly disappointed.

Although he was eager to have sex with her, he cared about Gu Ning's body more, so he went to have a cool shower by himself. Gu Ning was amused by his reaction, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Because they couldn't make love, they played on the phone together.

Gu Ning was reading comments about Kouzi on the Internet, where many Internet users were still arguing with each other. In fact, it wasn't a hot topic on Weibo anymore so only a small amount of people were paying attention to it.

Kouzi's quality problem attracted a lot of attention because of Gu Ning's influence.

Leng Shaoting said to Gu Ning later, "Ningning, can you give me more of your magical pills? One of my comrades was injured after this task. Although it isn't serious, I still hope that he can have a quicker recovery."

He was running out of Gu Ning's magical pills, because his job was very dangerous and he often got injured. In the past, they could only rely on time and luck to recover.

This was the first time that Leng Shaoting had asked Gu Ning for something of his own accord, so he felt a little embarrassed.

"Sure!" Gu Ning said without hesitation, and a large bottle appeared in her hand in an instant. "There are 100 pills here. You can share them with your comrades. It can save your lives at the key moment after all."

Gu Ning understood that Leng Shaoting and his comrades were very close to one another and they worked together as a team. They might sacrifice their lives at any moment, so it was understandable that Leng Shaoting asked for the pills for his comrades.

Leng Shaoting cared about his comrades, and Gu Ning cared about his feelings. In addition, she had already met many of Leng Shaoting's comrades. Xu Jinchen, Chen Meng, Xin Bei, Ai Weishun, and Zhao Lang had all left a good impression on her.

No matter which one of them was in danger, she wouldn't spare any effort to help. Also, because they were a team they would affect each other during their work. For example, if any of them were injured in a dangerous mission, the whole team's efficiency would be affected and Leng Shaoting, the team leader, would be burdened.

However, if they had magical pills with them, they would be able to recover within a short time and Leng Shaoting would feel less stressed.

Therefore, Gu Ning was helping Leng Shaoting and his comrades at the same time.

To be honest, she really wouldn't know how to face or accept it if anything bad happened to Leng Shaoting.

Leng Shaoting felt touched and wanted to thank Gu Ning, but she stopped him. "You don't need to thank me. As long as you want, I can give you anything I have."

"Great." Leng Shaoting listened to her.

The next morning, K sent Gu Ning a message about the result, he found the mastermind through the surrogate shoppers.

The mastermind was the boss of Corydalis Makeup, and his name was Zhuang Chuanhao.

Corydalis Makeup was a third-tier makeup brand in City Q, but it was very ambitious. It always tried to improve its reputation and increase its sales.

The quality of Corydalis Makeup was fine, and it was very likely for it to get a higher position on the market. Nevertheless, Kouzi overshadowed it and the sales of Corydalis Makeup dropped at once.

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Chapter 1305: Want to See Gu Ning

If it continued, Corydalis Makeup would be losing its customers. Zhuang Chuanhao was alert to the danger, so he schemed against Kouzi.

Gu Ning definitely wouldn't tolerate it, so she decided to do something. However, she needed to go back to City B with Master Leng tomorrow, so she couldn't collect the evidence herself. Instead, she asked Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to deal with it for her.

K found the mastermind, but he didn't have enough evidence. And even if they knew that it had to be a scheme, the public wouldn't believe them without solid proof.

That being the case, Gu Ning told Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to find more persuasive evidence.

It would be very easy for Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to solve this problem, so they flew to City Q without delay.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, stayed in the capital. And although Leng Shaoting was back, Gu Ning still went to her company every day by herself.

In the morning, Leng Shaoting went to visit his injured comrade at the Military General Hospital. He needed to give his comrade the magical pills before he went to meet with Gu Ning.

Leng Shaoting's injured comrade was Zhao Weixian, who ranked 8th in the Red Flame. Xiao Nanchen, the 12th member of the Red Flame, was staying with him in the hospital.

Zhao Weixian was shot in the shoulder, and the bullet was already removed, so he was fine now, but normally he would have to stay in bed for at least half a month. Luckily, with the help of Gu Ning's medicine, he could have a quick recovery.

Many of the Red Flame's members were aware of the unbelievable effect of Gu Ning's medicine, but they were still amazed again when they witnessed it.

A few minutes after Zhao Weixian took a pill, he felt a lot less pain from his shoulder.

They all knew that the medicine was from Gu Ning, and they all admired her even though she was only a young girl.

They never judged a person from her age, but instead judged her ability. Some people were old, but were good for nothing, while some people had a lot of achievements at a very young age.

Although they hadn't met Gu Ning yet, they had read a lot of news about her on the Internet, so they were looking forward to meeting Gu Ning one day.

Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen asked Leng Shaoting when they could meet Gu Ning in the capital. They had only seen Gu Ning's photos on the Internet, so it didn't feel real. Xu Jinchen had also shown off his meetings with Gu Ning in front of them, which made them feel envious.

Leng Shaoting didn't answer their question right away, but said that he needed to ask for Gu Ning's opinions.

Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen agreed, because they needed to respect Gu Ning. Gu Ning wasn't free all the time after all; she was the founder of a business empire.

In the beginning, both Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen had the idea to compete with Gu Ning in fighting, but they gave up once they heard what had happened to Xu Jinchen and Chen Meng.

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Leng Shaoting arrived at the Shengning Organization before lunch, because he planned to dine with Gu Ning later. They didn't dine outside, but instead enjoyed the food from the cafeteria at Gu Ning's office.

Leng Shaoting told Gu Ning that his comrades wanted to meet her if she was free that afternoon.

In fact, Leng Shaoting was more than willing to bring Gu Ning to see his close brothers. It meant that Gu Ning was accepted by his small group of close friends, and he hoped that she could get along well with his close friends.

Gu Ning understood that Leng Shaoting also wanted her to see his comrades, so she agreed. As Leng Shaoting's girlfriend, Gu Ning thought that it was necessary for her to meet his close brothers. They decided to have dinner with Leng Shaoting's comrades that afternoon.

Leng Shaoting then sent a message to his comrades, who were happy to hear this good news.

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At 2 pm Gao Yi and Qiao Ya arrived at City Q.

They contacted K at once, because they needed to know the key people they needed to follow later. Only K knew how to track their locations through their mobile phones.

Seconds later, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya separated to take action.

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At about 5 pm, Gu Ning got off work, so Leng Shaoting booked a private room at the Shengshi Hotel. The Shengshi Hotel was his business anyway.

Afterwards, Leng Shaoting called Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen.

Zhao Weixian felt much better after taking Gu Ning's magical pills, and his wound was healing fast, so as long as he moved gently, he could leave the hospital. Therefore, he went to see Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning with his arm in a brace hanging around his neck.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived at the Shengshi Hotel later, where Gu Ning found it was very easy to see familiar faces at dinner time.

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Chapter 1306: Don't You Want to Be Famous?

Gu Ning ran into Zhang Xiaoya this time.

Zhang Xiaoya was the unimportant actress replaced by Li Miaojia at the filming set of An Empress of Military Blood last time.

There were two men with Zhang Xiaoya in the hall. One was a fat, middle-aged man with a plain face, while the other was young, tall and slim. It seemed that the young man was the fat man's secretary.

Gu Ning had no interest in them.

Zhang Xiaoya, on the other hand, was embarrassed the moment she saw Gu Ning, but next second, she was stunned by Leng Shaoting. Leng Shaoting was the most handsome man she had ever seen before!

Although she was just an unimportant actress in the entertainment industry, she had played in many TV shows before, so she had seen a lot of good-looking actors, but they weren't comparable to Leng Shaoting.

She was curious to know what Leng Shaoting's relationship with Gu Ning was.

The fat, middle-aged man followed Zhang Xiaoya's gaze and looked around. He was also amazed by Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting's outstanding appearances. If he was able to have them work for him, he could easily make a lot of money with their faces.

Thinking of that, he walked to Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting at once. "Hi, sorry to bother you. My name's Zheng Dingkai, the general manager of Zhaoyang Entertainment. Do you have interest in becoming stars? Given your outstanding appearances, you can easily become famous with my help."

"Sorry, I'm not interested." Gu Ning directly turned him down.

Zheng Dingkai, however, was unwilling to give up, because Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were too attractive. "Miss, wait a second. Don't you want to be famous? If…"

Before he could finish, Gu Ning interrupted him. "Manager Zheng, I'm sorry, I own an entertainment company so I can be famous whenever I want."

After that, Gu Ning left Zheng Dingkai behind and walked away with Leng Shaoting.

Zheng Dingkai felt embarrassed when Gu Ning told him that she owned an entertainment company. He didn't know whether it was true or not, but he knew that he shouldn't bother them again. He only felt that it was a shame that he couldn't have them working for his company.

Zheng Dingkai turned around, but he caught Zhang Xiaoya fixing her gaze on Leng Shaoting's back, and he was mad at once. "Zhang Xiaoya, don't forget that you're my mistress right now!"

His voice was low, but Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were still able to hear it.

Gu Ning realized that Zhang Xiaoya had a sexual relationship with the fat man. The man must be her sugar-daddy.

Gu Ning grimaced and left.

Zhang Xiaoya moved her eyes away from Leng Shaoting the second Zheng Dingkai warned her and she explained in a hurry. "Please don't misunderstand me. I was looking at the girl. She's the boss of Fenghua Entertainment, and she let Li Miaojia replace me."

Zheng Dingkai was aware of Zhang Xiaoya's dismissal, but Zhang Xiaoya didn't tell him the truth. If she told Zheng Dingkai that she was dismissed because of her bad acting, she would be abandoned. Therefore, Zhang Xiaoya only told him that she was replaced by Li Miaojia under the order of the boss of Fenghua.

Zhang Xiaoya was picked by Zheng Dingkai because she was beautiful and not very bad at acting. Most importantly, Zhang Xiaoya accepted the unspoken rules, so he decided to spend money on her. Zheng Dingkai wouldn't sleep with every unimportant actress, only with those who begged him for help.

Zhang Xiaoya came to him of her own accord, and agreed to be his mistress. He also promised to give her several roles to see whether she could become popular.

If she couldn't become popular, he would dump her whenever he wanted. If she became popular, he could make money as well.

Gu Ning was different, because Gu Ning was unusually beautiful and Zheng Dingkai only wanted to bring fame to her instead of forcing her to sleep with him.

Only the most outstanding people could say no to unspoken rules, because they didn't lack chances.

When Zheng Dingkai heard that Gu Ning was the boss of Fenghua, he was greatly surprised. It turned out that it was true that she really owned an entertainment company.

To his astonishment, her entertainment company was Fenghua. Fenghua Entertainment gained a lot of attention in the industry, and it made a lot of money within a short time.

The very first film produced by Fenghua Entertainment was a huge box office success.

Zheng Dingkai was envious of Fenghua's development. Given Fenghua's ability, he believed that An Empress of Military Blood would be popular and profitable too.

Zheng Ding was distracted by Zhang Xiaoya's excuse, and forgot that she had fixed her eyes on Leng Shaoting just then.

However, he still felt utterly embarrassed upon thinking about what he had said to Gu Ning.

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Chapter 1307: He Isn't Superficial

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Zheng Dingkai didn't ask about it further, and Zhang Xiaoya felt relieved. These days, she heard that Li Miaojia gained a lot of attention in the crew and even became close to the leading actors, which filled her with jealousy.

She was afraid that Li Miaojia would really be picked by the boss of Fenghua Entertainment and become famous before her.

Even if Li Miaojia was going to be popular, Zhang Xiaoya thought that she should be more popular than Li Miaojia at an earlier time.

Zheng Dingkai had helped Zhang Xiaoya get a supporting role in a new show, and she relied on it to gain some fame. She was willing to accept unspoken rules, because unspoken rules were the rules in the entertainment industry.

She believed that she would be fine and safe as long as she kept it a secret.

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When Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting walked into the private room, Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen were already waiting for them.

They arrived about a dozen minutes earlier than Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, but the appointed time was 6 pm, so Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting weren't late.

Once the door was pushed open, Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen turned to stare at it, but Leng Shaoting came in first. They stood up at once because Leng Shaoting was their leader. And even though they were dining outside now, rules were rules.

The next second, Gu Ning appeared. Both Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen were stunned by her beauty. They had seen Gu Ning's photos on the Internet, but she was much prettier in real life.

"Hi, Mr. Leng and Mrs. Leng!" Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen joked. They knew that Leng Shaoting was going to marry Gu Ning in the future, so they directly called Gu Ning, Mrs. Leng.

It wasn't the first time that Leng Shaoting's close brothers had greeted her in this way, but Gu Ning still felt a little shy.

Leng Shaoting, on the other hand, was very satisfied. He then introduced his comrades to Gu Ning. "This is Zhao Weixian, and he's Xiao Nanchen. We're in the same team."

"Nice to meet you!" Gu Ning smiled at them. Since they were Leng Shaoting's close brothers, there was no need for Gu Ning to call them Mr.

"Have a seat, please!" Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen invited Gu Ning to sit right away and ignored Leng Shaoting, but Leng Shaoting didn't feel displeased at all.

After they were all seated, they began to order. When the waiter left with their order, Zhao Weixian said to Gu Ning, "Gu Ning, we've heard a lot about you, and we've always wanted to meet you, but we didn't have a chance. If I weren't injured this time and didn't come to the capital to recover, I probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to see you today!"

Gu Ning was amused and smiled. She understood that they wanted to meet her because she was Leng Shaoting's girlfriend and wife-to-be. They cared about Leng Shaoting and Leng Shaoting's marriage.

Zhao Weixian continued, "Oh, Gu Ning, thank you so much for your medicine. It's really unbelievably effective. I just took a pill this afternoon and I feel much better now. I think I will probably be fully recovered in a few days."

Although Zhao Weixian was very curious to know how Gu Ning got the medicine, he knew that he shouldn't ask for details about it.

"To be honest, we were all curious to know what kind of girl could become our boss's girlfriend at the beginning, but now we're convinced. Gu Ning, you're not only beautiful, but also outstanding. I think you're one in a million!" Xiao Nanchen said.

All the members of the Red Flame were extraordinarily strong and skilled, but Gu Ning was even better than some of them, so they all admired and respected her.

"Do you mean Shaoting is attracted to my appearance?" Gu Ning said and pretended to be annoyed. She was just joking.

However, Xiao Nanchen panicked a little. "No, I didn't mean that. I mean that you're gorgeous…"

Xiao Nanchen didn't know how to explain it right now. Because he didn't know Gu Ning very well, he thought that Gu Ning was really mad at him.

Gu Ning laughed when Xiao Nanchen looked nervous. "I'm sorry, I'm just joking."

Hearing that, Xiao Nanchen was relieved.

Gu Ning wasn't dumb. If Leng Shaoting was a superficial man, she would have seen through him a long time ago.

"Why are they so nervous once you're here? Do you scare them often?" Gu Ning asked Leng Shaoting.

Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen couldn't agree more with Gu Ning, but they didn't dare to say it aloud.

"Am I scary?" Leng Shaoting suddenly stared at Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen. Although he looked innocent, he still sounded threatening.

Neither Zhao Weixian nor Xiao Nanchen had the courage to tell the truth.

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Chapter 1308: The Next Step

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Leng Shaoting's simple glance scared Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen, and they denied it at once. "Of course not!"

In fact, they weren't scared of Leng Shaoting, they stood in awe of him.

Gu Ning witnessed everything and rolled her eyes.

Before long, dishes were placed on the table and they began to chat with each other casually while enjoying the food.

Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen asked Gu Ning about her experience of starting up companies. Gu Ning didn't mind sharing her experiences with them, but she kept her Jade Eyes a secret. She told them that she mostly relied on her luck to be successful. It wasn't a lie or an excuse, because Gu Ning had indeed been very lucky on her way to building her business empire. Her good luck helped her meet skilled subordinates and make more powerful connections.

Although Zhao Weixian and Xiao Nanchen had read about some of Gu Ning's experiences on the Internet, they were still amazed after hearing more details from Gu Ning.

Gu Ning said that she mostly relied on her good luck, but her ability mattered a lot as well. Actually, good luck was also a part of someone's ability.

As for Gu Ning's family background, they didn't ask about it, because they didn't think that it was important. They cared more about Gu Ning than her family. As long as Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were in love and they didn't care about family background, family background wouldn't be important.

Leng Shaoting's teammates were all good men with positive values. They were also used to fighting for whatever they wanted.

Zhao Weixian was a major in the army, but his girlfriend was an ordinary white-collar worker. Nevertheless, they had been together for three years and they still loved each other deeply. Zhao Weixian even planned to propose to his girlfriend soon.

Although Zhao Weixian's girlfriend was aware that he was a soldier in the army, she didn't know that he was a major, because he was only 27 and too young to be a major.

The reason why Zhao Weixian could become a major at such an early age was that he had risked his life to fulfill difficult missions many times before.

It was not only Zhao Weixian, all the other members in the Red Flame were also ranked high in the army.

Zhao Weixian didn't tell his girlfriend his real position in the army, because he wasn't allowed to do that according to the rules.

Even Gu Ning didn't know much about Leng Shaoting's job and the Red Flame. She only knew that he was a major general and always left to complete dangerous tasks. There were many special corps in the army and Gu Ning had heard about some of them, but she still had no idea which team Leng Shaoting was in.

Leng Shaoting didn't want to talk about his job, so Gu Ning never asked further about it. They all had their own secrets after all.

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In City Q, Gao Yi was following the chairman of Corydalis Makeup, Zhuang Chuanhao, the entire time, while Qiao Ya kept a close eye on another key person, the head of its factory, Du Gang.

Zhuang Chuanhao went back home once he got off work, but Du Gang stayed outside.

In the afternoon, Du Gang dined with the sales manager of Corydalis Makeup, and they talked about Kouzi during the meal.

Qiao Ya was able to hear their conversation because she had quietly stuck a wireless microphone in a less noticeable corner of the door when a waiter walked into the private room. After that, she booked a private room next to theirs and ordered some dishes. Without delay, she turned on her laptop and recorded their conversation.

"Manager Zhao, will Kouzi find out that it was us?" Du Gang asked worriedly.

Kouzi had already released an announcement of their intent to sue the mastermind behind the scheme, so Du Gang was afraid that he might be involved in big trouble. He was the head of the factory for Corydalis Makeup after all.

The sales manager for Corydalis Makeup was named Zhao Wei, and he was a young man in his early thirties. He was responsible for contacting Du Gang in this scheme against Kouzi. Therefore, Du Gang could only turn to Zhao Wei for help after Kouzi released the announcement.

"Don't worry, I don't think Kouzi is able to find out that it was us," Zhao Wei said with confidence. "Even if Kouzi finds out the truth, we will still be fine, because we're already prepared for the next step. We're not dumb, and it's not the end yet."

Corydalis Makeup was determined to destroy Kouzi.

Zhuang Chuanhao was also a successful businessman, and he knew how to achieve his goal.

Kouzi would undoubtedly give an official explanation to comfort its customers, because it was being criticised now. However, what would happen next? If Corydalis Makeup stopped scheming against Kouzi, Kouzi would be safe and fine, but what Corydalis Makeup had done before would be meaningless.

It would be a total waste of time for Corydalis Makeup to do that then! Therefore, since Corydalis Makeup was determined to move Kouzi out of its way, it had prepared a perfect plan.

"Really? What are we going to do next?" Du Gang's eyes lit up at once.

"I have the goods on a group leader in one of the Kouzi factories, and he'll admit that this batch of unqualified Kouzi makeup products were produced by them," Zhao Wei said with pride.

Hearing that, Qiao Ya was annoyed.

Du Gang, on the other hand, felt relieved, but he asked with curiosity then, "What should we do now?"

"You'll know." Zhao Wei put on a mysterious smile.

Since Zhao Wei was unwilling to tell him, Du Gang didn't ask about it further.

Qiao Ya immediately sent Gu Ning the recording.

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Chapter 1309: You Don't Need to Rush

When Gu Ning received the voice recording from Qiao Ya, she had just finished the meal with Leng Shaoting's friends, but they didn't leave right away.

She made an excuse and left to listen to the voice recording in the ladies' room, and to prevent people from hearing it, she put in her earphones.

After hearing the voice recording, Gu Ning frowned. To her surprise, her business enemy could affect her factory. She sent a message to K at once and told him to investigate all the group leaders of the Kouzi makeup factory.

Because there were several production lines in the Kouzi makeup factory and Qiao Ya didn't get detailed information about the guilty group leader, they had to investigate all of the group leaders.

It wasn't difficult for them to find the guilty group leader by checking the call records from Zhao Wei.

Within a minute, K replied to her message and said that he would do it right away.

Afterwards, Gu Ning walked out of the ladies' room and went back to her seat.

They chatted with each other for a while longer before they left the hotel. Xiao Nanchen and Zhao Weixian went back to the Military General Hospital, while Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting drove home.

Although Zhao Weixian's wound was almost healed, he still needed to stay in the hospital for a few days without having permission to leave. He could only leave the hospital if the doctor told him that he was fine after tomorrow's check up.

Soldiers with ranks in the army could have free treatment in the Military General Hospital, so the hospital wouldn't keep the patients for money.

Shortly after Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left the hotel, Gu Ning received K's call, and K told her that he had found the group leader who secretly kept in touch with Zhao Wei. They had contacted each other with their real phone numbers, so it was very easy for K to find the truth.

The group leader who stayed in touch with Zhao Wei was Wang Zhonghang. He was about 40 and had worked in Colaine for a long time.

He had worked for Ning Changkai for years, but still chose to betray him and Colaine, which meant that Zhao Wei had something serious on him.

Either way, since Wang Zhonghang betrayed Colaine, Gu Ning wouldn't hesitate to punish him.

Even though Gu Ning knew that Wang Zhonghang was secretly contacting Zhao Wei, she still didn't know what they had talked about with each other, so she couldn't sue Wang Zhonghang right now.

If Wang Zhonghang confessed to it before he made a terrible mistake, Gu Ning might forgive him. However, if he continued to do it, Gu Ning would wait until it became serious and seize the chance to severely punish Corydalis Makeup.

If she went to meet Wang Zhonghang right now, Corydalis Makeup might stop attacking Kouzi and she wouldn't have a good opportunity to defend herself. Therefore, Gu Ning decided to be patient.

She needed to know what exactly Zhao Wei had on Wang Zhonghang. In addition to that, she also needed to learn more about Corydalis Makeup and Zhuang Chuanhao.

If she was able to find their dirty secrets, she would directly expose them and ruin Corydalis Makeup.

It wouldn't be easy to find their dirty secrets, so Gu Ning needed to wait for a while longer. They weren't dumb after all.

Although Gu Ning decided not to see Wang Zhonghang right now, she arranged for someone to spy on him.

Ning Changkai had checked the factory once before and he found no problems because Wang Zhonghang hadn't done anything back then, but it didn't mean that he wouldn't do anything in the future either. Therefore, Gu Ning called Ning Changkai and told him about Wang Zhonghang.

To Ning Changkai's astonishment, one of his biggest helpers had chosen to betray him and he felt quite sad about it.

Anyway, since Wang Zhonghang was the betrayer, Ning Changkai listened to Gu Ning and spied on him.

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The next day, Gu Ning went to her company in the morning because she would be going to City B together with the Leng family after lunch.

Leng Shaoting was busy, because he had to be well-prepared before he went to visit Gu Ning's family.

Master Leng had called Tang Haifeng early that morning and told him that they would visit the Tang family in City B today to talk about the engagement.

Tang Haifeng wasn't surprised, because Gu Ning had told him about it before. He was also prepared for it.

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Gu Ning arrived at her office before 9 am, and K followed her with his laptop to report what he had found out.

K didn't go back home last night and had only slept for a few hours when it was almost daybreak, because he knew that this matter was very important.

"Well, you don't need to rush to deal with it. Your health matters more," Gu Ning said and gave K a power crystal. "Here, take it. It'll help you get your energy back."

K had obvious dark circles under his eyes, and Gu Ning saw that he wasn't in a very good condition.

"It's fine. I think it's better if we can get the result earlier," K said and thanked Gu Ning.

"On another topic, I need to go to City B later, so I'm afraid that I can't show up at the release conference," Gu Ning said to K.

The release conference of Battle in the Sky was only three days away, but Gu Ning would still be in City B at that time.

"I understand." K nodded.

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Chapter 1310: Won't Be Merciful

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After that, Gu Ning began to read the result of the investigation.

Although it wasn't easy for them to find out about Wang Zhonghang's relationship with Zhao Wei, K was still able to get enough information about it.

It turned out that Wang Zhonghang and Zhao Wei came from the same town, and they happened to know each other at a very young age. About eight years ago, Wang Zhonghang was in his twenties and still worked in his hometown.

Wang Zhonghang drove under the influence once and hit someone accidentally causing their death, after which he fled in panic. However he was caught by Zhao Wei.

It was a small town, and there weren't enough security cameras, so the police failed to find Wang Zhonghang, and Zhao Wei also kept it a secret. After the car accident, Wang Zhonghang left for the capital and justice hadn't been done.

Zhao Wei met Wang Zhonghang again by chance later, and learned that Wang Zhonghang was working for Colaine now.

When the company that Zhao Wei worked for planned to scheme against Kouzi, he remembered the crime that Wang Zhonghang had committed.

Because Wang Zhonghang felt guilty, Zhao Wei successfully threatened him. In fact, even if Zhao Wei called the police, Wang Zhonghang would still be fine because it happened too long time ago and there was no evidence. As long as Wang Zhonghang denied it, he wouldn't be put in jail.

However, people with a guilty conscience couldn't help but panic, and it would be used by others.

Zhao Wei didn't have evidence back then, but he had a recording of Wang Zhonghang's confession when they talked about it, so Wang Zhonghang had to obey his orders.

Gu Ning frowned when she learned about Wang Zhonghang's past. Even if Wang Zhonghang didn't betray Kouzi, she would still fire him this time.

Zhao Wei also had a dirty secret, but it didn't break the law, because he only had a mistress.

If Zhao Wei was an official in the government, he might lose his job if his dirty secret was exposed, but he was a businessman with lower moral standards.

Zhuang Chuanhao, on the other hand, clearly broke the law because he had committed bribery and tax evasion.

The sales of Corydalis Makeup were quite strong during these years, and it had to pay a lot of tax. Zhuang Chuanhao was unwilling to pay so much tax, so he made fraudulent accounts and bribed officials for him to pay less tax.

Actually, many companies were doing that, and some officials who had gained benefits from it would turn a blind eye on it.

If a company owner didn't offend someone, it would be fine, but he might be in trouble if he annoyed someone who was more influential than him. So Zhuang Chuanhao was in big trouble this time.

Gu Ning now had enough evidence in her hands, and she only needed to wait for Corydalis Makeup's next step before she took action.

On the Internet, people were still talking about Kouzi's quality problem. Although the majority of Internet users trusted Kouzi, some still had doubt. Most importantly, the Internet Water Army was inciting people to criticize Kouzi.

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Master Leng set the departure time at 2 pm, and they would have dinner with the Tang family.

Leng Shaoting came to pick Gu Ning up to eat at the Leng family's house at noon, after which they would go to the airport together.

They would take a private jet to City B this time. However, even though they would take a private jet, they still needed to communicate with the airport earlier on in case any accidents happened.

Therefore, they had to board before 1:40 pm.

Yu Yin didn't hear of the trouble that Kouzi was in right now until that morning, but she undoubtedly supported Kouzi. She believed that it must have been a trap.

Once Gu Ning came, Yu Yin asked her with concern, "Ningning, I just heard about what has happened to Kouzi these days. I believe that there are no quality problems with Kouzi products, but have you found the mastermind yet?"

"Aunt Yin, please don't worry. I've already found the mastermind and I'll make it public at the perfect time," Gu Ning said.

"Great!" Yu Yin was comforted.

"Ningning, don't be merciful. You have my full support!" Master Leng said angrily.

Yu Yin had told Master Leng the second she heard about it, so Master Leng was mad now.

Gu Ning was very important in Master Leng's eyes, and he was willing to give her his full support no matter what she wanted to do.

Although Master Leng was aware that business was like a battlefield, he wouldn't tolerate it when his future granddaughter-in-law was attacked.

"I won't be merciful," Gu Ning said. She wasn't weak or too merciful.

"If you need any help, just tell Shaoting and let him do it for you," Master Leng said.

"I will." Gu Ning smiled. She never hesitated to turn to Leng Shaoting for help when it was necessary.

"Ningning, will it be fine for you to go to City B and leave your company?" Master Leng asked.

"Yeah, I don't need to deal with everything myself, my staff can handle everything," Gu Ning said. She only needed to make the final decision when it was very important.

"Great!" Master Leng nodded.

At 12:30 pm, after lunch, they went to the airport. It took about 40 minutes to arrive at the airport without being caught in a traffic jam, so they reached the airport earlier than the appointed time.

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