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Chapter 321 Auction II

As a daughter of the Xu Family, Xu Qinyin had many opportunities to attend high-end events. And Qiu Yuxin who was a well-known model who was often shown on the screen, so many people were familiar with her face. Most of people around complimented them, but some had the opposite opinions.

"Even though she's beautiful and sexy, she's just selling her appearance for money," a woman said with disdain. Apparently, she was super jealous of Qiu Yuxin. The woman was good-looking and stylish and around 27-years-old, but barely comparable to Qiu Yuxin. It was understandable that she was so green with envy. "Exactly! I think that she must be the mistress of one of the

men!"

"I agree, otherwise she wouldn't have the chance to be here!" two other women of the same age echoed to please the first woman.

In fact, few people knew Qiu Yuxin's family background. Otherwise, none of them would dare to badmouth her.

Qiu Yuxin didn't care about them, because she was already used to it. People who worked in the entertainment industry had to face attacks from onlookers. She had been through verbal attacks on the Internet before, and wasn't afraid of those unkind comments. Si Ming, on the other hand, was displeased. He gave the three women a cold and sharp glance, and they were terrified at once.

"Do you have any proof of what you've just said? Or is it your manner to slander others in public? Do you know that according to the laws, you have to take responsibility if you damage a celebrity's reputation by slandering them?" Si Ming said coldly.

The three women's expressions changed with fear. Although Si Ming intentionally threatened them, he was telling the truth. In addition, those women were just jealous of Qiu Yuxin, and had no evidence of what they had just said. Si Ming didn't bother to waste time on them, because it wasn't a big deal after all. He had already warned them, and it wouldn't be appropriate if he continued in this public gathering. However, right at that moment, a woman said acidly, "Oh, since when has selling one's body been nobler than sell one's appearance?"

Saying that, a woman who was about 34-years-old walked over. She had an air of great elegance with a beautiful face. The alluring smile on her lips showed her special charm and attracted a lot of attention from the men around her. The woman seemed well-educated with good manners and was much more charming than those sexy or stylish women, because she was born elegant.

However, what she had just said aroused people's curiosity. Apparently, she aimed at the woman who had badmouthed Qiu Yuxin. Therefore, it was possible that the woman had sold her body for money. All of a sudden, people all looked at the woman differently. Although it wasn't uncommon that a woman sold her body for money among super-rich families, it was humiliating if the dirty secret was exposed in public.

However, the woman wasn't in the mood to care about others opinions towards her because she was totally shocked by the woman who suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. "Are-are you Zhao Xiyuan?"

It was so hard for her to believe that this elegant charming woman was Zhao Xiyuan. Zhao Xiyuan had been a fat and ugly woman before, but now… Although it was unbearable, the woman was sure that she had to be Zhao Xiyuan. She had to admit that Zhao Xiyuan was truly beautiful and stunning now, which made her feel jealous and uneasy.

"What? We just haven't met for two years. So how come Miss Zhang fails to recognize me? Oh, Miss Zhang successfully stole my husband from me two years ago, so now I should call you Mrs. Yang, right?" Zhao Xiyuan said plainly.

Everyone was shocked. The woman was indeed a mistress and had ruined Zhao Xiyuan's marriage! However, the woman was hardly comparable to Zhao Xiyuan, even though she was much younger.

Zhao Xiyuan's ex-husband was Yang Jianping, who was the vice president of a famous company and had over a hundred million yuan of wealth. They had gotten married seven years ago when Yang Jianping had just been a department manager. And Yang Jianping earned his later achievements step by step during the following years. However, once he was rich, their marriage was on the edge of crisis.

Zhao Xiyuan had given birth to her daughter five years ago and became a housewife afterwards. It was exhausting to take care of a baby, so she had no time to look after herself. When she had gained a lot of weight, her husband had abandoned her. Zhang Jiajia had become Yang Jianping's mistress three years ago. Yang Jianping had then divorced Zhao Xiyuan two years ago. She had gotten ten million yuan and her daughter.

Zhao Xiyuan hadn't tried to save their marriage because she had been badly hurt. After the divorce, she had used the money to invest. Although she wasn't very rich now, she had earned enough money to live a good life.

"You…" Zhang Jiajia was greatly embarrassed and wanted to escape. Meanwhile, a man in a suit who was around 37-years-old walked over. He was obviously stunned when he noticed Zhao Xiyuan and couldn't believe his eyes. "Zhao Xiyuan?"

"It's been ages, my ex-husband!" Zhao Xiyuan looked at the man with an elegant smile, but there was animosity in her eyes. The man had stabbed her deeply in her heart before!

"You…" Yang Jianping opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. Zhao Xiyuan already attracted all his attention. In fact, Zhao Xiyuan had always been a great beauty, but her body had changed just after she gave birth to a baby.

Seeing that Yang Jianping was attracted to Zhao Xiyuan, Zhang Jiajia was furious. She pulled Yang Jianping with great force, but was ignored, which made her really angry.

Zhao Xiyuan wore a cold smile and said to Yang Jianping, "Sorry, I have something else to deal with." After that, Zhao Xiyuan left directly.

"Xiyuan!" Yang Jianping wanted to stop her, but was pulled back by Zhang Jiajia. Zhao Xiyuan noticed that, but ignored them, walking straight backstage.

"Yang Jianping, what are you doing!" Zhang Jiajia was mad.

Chapter 322 Xiangyun Antique-store

Yang Jianping knew that he shouldn't have acted like that, so he didn't argue with her, but he had to admit that Zhao Xiyuan had stolen his heart. He and Zhao Xiyuan had gotten married after they had been in love for three years, and they had affection towards each other, but men were visual animals. When Zhao Xiyuan's appearance changed, he had been reluctant to bring her to attend all kinds of gatherings. Moreover, once he had become rich, he had entered a different social cycle. Many of the men around him had mistresses, and he had failed to resist the temptation, which resulted in the divorce with Zhao Xiyuan.

In the beginning, he had felt guilty, but every time that he saw Zhao Xiyuan's fat body, he felt disgusted again. Gradually, he lost the sense of guilt. In fact, he had turned to Zhang Jiajia just for fun, but he had gotten tired of arguing with Zhao Xiyuan all the time, so he had finally made the decision to get divorced.

After the drama, Chen Meng and the others found their seats and went to sit down, while Xu Jinchen guided Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting to the appraiser.

After the appraisal, the Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer was proved to be real, and it was qualified to be put up for the auction. However, it was brought in really late, so it would be the last thing to be shown at the auction. Gu Ning didn't care about that, because she just wanted to sell it for fun.

When they went back to the hall, Gu Ning's gaze accidentally fell on a man and a woman. All of sudden, her eyes were full of animosity and coldness. The man and the woman were Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin. They were chatting with others.

"What's wrong?" Leng Shaoting and Xu Jinchen asked Gu Ning when they noticed her sudden emotional change.

Gu Ning immediately went back to normal. "Nothing, I just saw two people that I hate."

Gu Ning had thought about her reaction when she met Tang Yaxin and Qi Ziyue countless times before. She had thought that she could stay calm, but actually she couldn't and all she wanted to do was kill them.

Leng Shaoting and Xu Jinchen didn't ask further, but they knew that it couldn't be that simple, because it seemed like Gu Ning wanted to kill someone. Qi Ziyue also sensed the cold glance which was full of hatred, but when he turned to search for it, he found nothing.

"What's wrong?" Tang Yaxin asked.

"Nothing." Qi Ziyue couldn't figure it out, so he could only say that it was nothing.

At this time, celebrities were seated one after another because the auction was about to begin.

All the tables in the hall were round and there were three of them in a row. Each table had seating available for six people to sit together, but there were seven people in the group of Gu Ning, so there was a seat added at their round table.

The seats were arranged according to the attendees' social status. As the young Lord of a well-known super-rich family in the capital, Xu Jinchen of course occupied one of the best positions. He and all his friends sat on the right side of the room in the second row.

Experts and senior officials all sat in the first row, and other senior officials along with super-rich families sat in the second row. However, very few of the very senior officials and super-rich families would come.

The Tang Family was arranged at the left side of the room in the third row, so there was a distance between them and Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't want to think about Tang Yaxin and Qi Ziyue, so she intentionally sat with her back towards them. However, she couldn't control her thoughts and couldn't help thinking about them. Luckily, they didn't notice her yet.

Before long, Gu Ning was attracted by an object shown at the auction. There were many things which could be put up for auction, like antiques, real estate, stores and so forth.

What attracted Gu Ning's attention was the ninth object, which was the Xiangyun Antique-store. As it was described, this antique store was located at the antique street with a great location. Xiangyun Antique-store had a history of over 70 years, so it gained great fame in the capital. However, the owner of Xiangyun Antique-store had just lost his wife and son in a car accident. He felt great grief and lost his appetite for running the store, so he put it up for auction.

Gu Ning thought that it would be better if she had her own antique store, because there were many real antiques in her telepathic eye space. Although she had only found a dozen real antiques till now, it wasn't necessary to sell only real antiques in an antique store. Many people would love to buy replicas too, because the price was much lower. Therefore, Gu Ning made up her mind to bid for Xiangyun Antique-store. The store wasn���t small, and was 86 square meters in size. It consisted of two facades with two floors, and the owner was selling it along with its foundation property.

At 2 pm, the auction began. A sexy, mature woman in a red split cheongsam walked onto the stage.

Many people immediately recognized her. She was precisely Zhao Xiyuan, who had argued with Zhang Jiajia just then.

Seeing Zhao Xiyuan, Yang Jianping fixed his eyes on her body. Zhang Jiajia was mad and pinched him heavily, but Yang Jianping still focused on Zhao Xiyuan and ignored Zhang Jiajia. Zhang Jiajia was furious but didn't dare to make more noise.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's auction! I'm Zhao Xiyuan, the chief auctioneer of the Detian Auction Company."

Zhao Xiyuan stopped for a second before continuing. "There are supposed to be 12 objects on the list today, but we just added a new one. It's an Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer from the Song Dynasty, so we have 13 objects that are all open for bid today."

An Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer? Everyone was shocked, because it was highly valuable.

Especially those who loved calligraphy, they had natural fondness towards "the Four Treasures of Study", so many of them were ready to bid for it.

"Alright, now let's bid for the first object."

When the first object was shown on the stage, the potential buyers all went to have a look in an orderly manner.

Chapter 323 Bid

However, more people stayed at their seats.

Detian Auction Company was the largest auction company in the capital, and all of the objects shown at today's auction were expensive. Only two or three of them were worth less than several million yuan, and most were worth over ten million yuan. There were even two objects which were worth over a hundred million yuan.

"The sixth auction item to be auctioned is Xu Beihong's The Injured Lion. This picture was created in 1938, when invaders from Country R occupied most of our country. Our country was mourning, and our people suffered. Xu Beihong was in great grief and anger when he painted The Injured Lion. The lion in the painting looks back and contains infinite depth of meaning. He wrote on the back of the painting: When our country was in trouble, I met Mr. Lin Ruo and his guests. I painted this to express my sadness. This painting is a combination of realism and romanticism. Our country is known as the 'Sleeping Lion' of the East, and it had been invaded by Country R. Afterwards, the 'Sleeping Lion' had become a wounded male lion. From the painting we can see that the injured lion that is glaring backwards is ready to fight."

Speaking of that, everyone shared the same hatred against Country R. The grudge between this county and Country R could never be solved.

"The starting price for The Injured Lion is five million yuan, and the minimum addition is one million yuan. Now let's begin!" The minute that Zhao Xiyuan finished many started to raise their paddles to bid.

Leng Shaoting also had to buy this painting of Xu Beihong for his grandpa.

Coincidentally, Tang Yaxin was one of the bidders for the painting.

Leng Shaoting didn't raise his paddle yet, because he planned to wait for the end.

"No. 39, twelve million yuan."

"No. 57, thirteen million yuan."

"No. 62, twenty-six million yuan." No. 62 was Tang Yaxin.

At this moment, nobody followed, and it was time for Leng Shaoting to raise his paddle.

"No. 32, twenty-nine million yuan."

No. 32 was Leng Shaoting.

Tang Yaxin was determined to win The Injured Lion, but to her surprise, No. 32 suddenly joined the bidding. Nevertheless, it was the rule that the most generous buyer got the auction item, so she couldn't stop him.

A few rounds later, Tang Yaxin's face started to change, because No. 32 had no intention to stop. Leng Shaoting raised his paddle without delay, as if he didn't care about money at all.

Tang Bingsen had ordered Tang Yaxin to buy this painting as a gift for an important figure, but now it seemed hard for her to fulfill her assignment. A few rounds later, Tang Yaxin had to give up, because its price was thirty-eight million yuan now. She knew that it was almost the highest price of the painting, and it wasn't worth making a higher bid. Although the Tang Family didn't lack money, they didn't want to lose it either.

In the end, Leng Shaoting got The Injured Lion at the price of thirty-eight million yuan. Gu Ning of course was happy to see Tang Yaxin fail. Leng Shaoting unconsciously helped her revenge herself.

Before long, the ninth auction item, Xiangyun Antique-store, was ready for bidding.

"Xiangyun Antique-store is the ninth auction item," Zhao Xiyuan said. "It's a well-known antique store with 70 years of history in the capital. If its owner's family hadn't been killed in a terrible accident, its owner wouldn't put it up for auction. In other words, accidents are unpredictable, so we have to cherish the ones we love. Never regret in case you lose them." Saying that, Zhao Xiyuan stopped for a second, and there was sadness in the air. People were all touched by her description.

Yang Jianping asked himself. Do I regret? He indeed regretted now, but he would probably make the same decision if he went back to two years ago, because he still disliked the Zhao Xiyuan from then.

Soon, Zhao Xiyuan opened her mouth again. "Alright, there are 583 objects in Xiangyun Antique-store. Seven are real, 23 are replicas and the rest are all crafts. Its starting price is twenty million yuan and the minimum addition is one million. Let's begin!"

The prices of the seven real antiques in Xiangyun Antique-store varied, but the foundation property of Xiangyun Antique-store was worth at least ten million yuan, so its starting price couldn't be low.

"No. 48, twenty-one million yuan."

"No. 62, twenty-two million yuan."

…..

Gu Ning would also wait for the end.

"No. 56, thirty-three million yuan."

When nobody followed up, Gu Ning started to raise her paddle. When Gu Ning raised her paddle, Leng Shaoting and the others looked at her confused, but no one asked why she did it.

"No. 31, thirty-four million yuan."

"No. 56, thirty-five million yuan."

"No. 31, thirty-six million yuan."

…

"No. 31, forty-six million yuan."

In the end, Gu Ning acquired Xiangyun Antique-store at the price of forty-six million yuan. And the auction went on. Finally, it was time to bid for the last auction item.

"Alright, we've successfully sold the previous 12 auction items, and now it's time to show the last auction item, the Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer from the Song Dynasty." The minute that Zhao Xiyuan finished, the Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer was placed at the front. "Great, now it's time to bid for this Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer from Song Dynasty. Its starting price is two million yuan, and the minimum addition is five hundred thousand yuan. Let's begin!"

Many people raised their paddles without delay.

"No. 3, 2.5 million yuan."

"No. 26, three million yuan."

"No. 2, twelve million yuan."

"Twelve million yuan going once; twelve million yuan going twice; any more bids? Twelve million yuan going thrice. Sold!" Zhao Xiyuan announced, "Congratulations! No. 2 gets the washer."

The Official Kiln Writing-brush Washer wasn't one of the most expensive items among the auction items; the most expensive one was sold at the price of over a hundred million yuan.

The auction finished after Zhao Xiyuan made a short closing speech.

"Come on, let's go dine at the Fenglin Mountain Villa. I already made the reservation yesterday," Xu Jinchen said.

There were many famous restaurants under the name of the Xu Family, but Xu Jinchen wanted to take Gu Ning to a new place. In addition, Fenglin Mountain Villa was located halfway up the mountain and had a beautiful view.

Chapter 324 People May Change

However, before they left, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went backstage to finish the procedures first.

"If you need any help, just tell me." Leng Shaoting wouldn't ask Gu Ning about her history, but he was willing to help her whenever she needed it.

"Thanks," Gu Ning said.

After that, Leng Shaoting received Master Leng's call. His grandpa asked him whether he had gotten The Injured Lion yet. Hearing that Leng Shaoting had already bought it, Master Leng relaxed and reminded Leng Shaoting to bring it to him once Leng Shaoting was free.

When Gu Ning and the others arrived at the parking lot, they watched another drama, in which a man was chasing a woman, while another woman was chasing the man. The roles in the drama were precisely Zhao Xiyuan, Yang Jianping and Zhang Jiajia. Yang Jianping was chasing Zhao Xiyuan, while Zhang Jiajia tried to pull Yang Jianping back, swearing loudly, "Yang Jianping, what the hell are you doing? Do you care about my feelings at all?"

Because of Zhang Jiajia, Yang Jianping couldn't catch up to Zhao Xiyuan, and he was mad. "Zhang Jiajia, let me go!"

Zhang Jiajia was pushed away and almost fell, but Yang Jianping ignored her, which irritated her greatly. "Yang Jianping!"

Without Zhang Jiajia pulling him back, Yang Jianping immediately ran to Zhao Xiyuan and stopped her begging, "Xiyuan, can we talk?"

"I don't think that there is anything for us to talk about," Zhao Xiyuan said.

"Xiyuan." Yang Jianping was helpless. At this moment, he missed their good old days so much!

Zhang Jiajia followed him up and stood between Yang Jianping and Zhao Xiyuan, as if she was going to defend her man and their marriage. "Zhao Xiyuan, you've already divorce Jianping. Why can't you disappear from our sight?"

Zhao Xiyuan felt like laughing. "Zhang Jiajia, are you dumb or something? I work for Detian Auction Company and it's my duty to host the auction. In addition, it's your husband who is standing in my way now, not me."

In fact, Zhao Xiyuan had the thought of showing up in front of them and getting revenge on them, but today was truly a coincidence.

Zhang Jiajia was struck dumb, because Zhao Xiyuan was telling the truth. However, once Zhao Xiyuan appeared, Yang Jianping directly ignored her. And Zhang Jiajia blamed Zhao Xiyuan for that.

"Yang Jianping, come home with me now!" Zhang Jiajia pulled Yang Jianping to leave, but Yang Jianping got rid of her. "Enough! I just want to talk with Xiyuan." Yang Jianping said that like he was being serious, but no one believed him.

"You're already divorced. There is nothing to talk about between you two!" Zhang Jiajia wasn't an idiot. It was quite obvious that Yang Jianping fell in love with Zhao Xiyuan again when Zhao Xiyuan had shown up in his sight. If they got along with each other again, Zhang Jiajia would probably be abandoned. And Zhao Xiyuan was much more beautiful now. It was impossible that Yang Jianping could remain calm.

"Couldn't we talk about Yueyue? Yueyue is my daughter!" Yang Jianping snapped at Zhang Jiajia. Hearing that, both Zhao Xiyuan and Zhang Jiajia wanted to laugh.

"Yang Jianping, stop acting! Don't you think it's disgusting? You never cared about Yueyue in the last two years, and we signed the agreement when we got divorced. Yueyue has nothing to do with you," Zhao Xiyuan said.

Yang Jianping was really a man without basic moral standards. He had cheated on his wife and had even abandoned his wife along with his daughter.

"Xiyuan, I…" Yang Jianping tried to defend himself, but failed, because he also knew that Zhao Xiyuan was telling the truth.

"I am warning you to not follow me anymore. Otherwise, I'll call the police." Zhao Xiyuan turned around walking away.

"Xiyuan!" Yang Jianping wanted to chase up, but was stopped by Zhang Jiajia. "Yang Jianping, she doesn't want to talk to you. Why can't you stop being so shameless?"

With a loud sound, Yang Jianping suddenly slapped Zhang Jiajia in the face. His bloodshot eyes stared at Zhang Jiajia, like she was his enemy. "It's none of your business!" After that, Yang Jianping left Zhang Jiajia alone, and went straight to his car. He made up his mind to contact Zhao Xiyuan another day.

Zhang Jiajia was struck dumb by the slap. It was beyond her imagination that Yang Jianping would beat her.

Gu Ning and the others were standing aside watching the drama. They stayed, not because they were bored, but because they were worried about Zhao Xiyuan. Xu Jinchen and the other men were all military officers with principles. They wouldn't allow innocent people to be hurt.

Seeing that Zhao Xiyuan handled it well herself, they didn't interfere, but they all felt great sympathy for her.

After the drama, Si Ming said acidly, "Well, he is shameless enough for cheating on his wife and abandoning his wife along with his daughter, but he even slapped a woman just then! He's a shame to men."

"Are you sure that you wouldn't do the same things?" Qiu Yuxin asked with doubt.

Hearing that, Si Ming got nervous and immediately said seriously, "Of course I wouldn't!"

"Ha, nobody knows. People may change." Qiu Yuxin wasn't finding fault with Si Ming, but she lacked confidence in men after she had seen a lot. However, it didn't mean that she refused to fall in love, get married, or give birth to babies. Instead, she wanted to try and live her life.

"Exactly, people may change, like Shaoting…" Xu Jinchen wanted to use Leng Shaoting as an example, because Leng Shaoting had always stayed away from woman but he suddenly fell in love with Gu Ning and loved her a lot. However, before Xu Jinchen could finish, Leng Shaoting gave him a cold glance. Xu Jinchen immediately changed what he wanted to say. "Um, I believe that Shaoting would never do such immoral things, but I doubt that other men could be the same." Xu Jinchen aimed at Si Ming on purpose.

Chapter 325 Xu Jinchen Challenges Gu Ning

Si Ming was displeased and retorted, "Xu Jinchen, how could you say that? You must know me well since we've been close friends for so long!"

"Exactly, because I know you so well, I can't promise that you won't do the same things!" Xu Jinchen deliberately annoyed Si Ming then turned to others. "Alright, it's already 4:30 pm. Let's leave for the Fenglin Mountain Villa. It's a bit far and it'll be terrible if we get caught by the rush hour."

"Xu Jinchen!" Si Ming was mad, but no one comforted him.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting drove in the same car, Si Ming and Chen Meng shared another one, and Xu Jinchen, Xu Qinyin along with Qiu Yuxin drove another one.

Once they were in the car, Leng Shaoting said seriously to Gu Ning, "Ningning, I promise I'll never cheat on you, or ever beat or abandon you."

Gu Ning was struck dumb. They were just joking, but Leng Shaoting took it seriously. Gu Ning wanted to comfort him, but suddenly changed her mind and teased him. "Who knows! You previously said that you have no interest in dating or a relationship, but now you have me as your girlfriend," Gu Ning said what Xu Jinchen didn't dare to say previously.

Leng Shaoting immediately explained, "It's because you're the girl that I want!"

"Maybe you'll say the same thing to another girl," Gu Ning

said.

"I won't!" Leng Shaoting promised with determination.

"How can you know that? You can't foresee the future," Gu Ning said.

"I won't!" Leng Shaoting repeated with sincerity.

Gu Ning didn't want to hurt him and she didn't want to make him unhappy.

"Fine, I trust you for now, but if you dare to do it one day in the future, I'll make you pay for it." Gu Ning pretended to threaten him.

"I'll prove it to you." Although Gu Ning just said that she trusted him for now, Leng Shaoting was cheered up already. He also understood that it was impossible for a person to unconditionally trust another one, so he would prove it by his actions.

Fenglin Mountain Villa was a little far from downtown. Normally, it took half an hour of driving to get there when there was no traffic jam. Luckily, they left early and avoided the rush hour, but they met many red lights on the way, so they spent 40 minutes on the road before they arrived at Fenglin Mountain Villa.

Fenglin Mountain Villa was built halfway up the mountain in an ancient style, and there was a stream that was one or two meters wide around the outside of the mountain villa. The stream flowed down from the top of the mountain and then passed through the mountain villa. In the mountain villa, there was also a 10-meter high waterfall. At the bottom of the waterfall was a pool about 10 square meters in size, and there was a spinning water-wheel next to it. If felt like they transmigrated to ancient times the moment that they walked into Fenglin Mountain Villa.

Fenglin Mountain Villa was very famous in the capital for its beautiful views and delicious food. Many rich people and the authorities were frequent visitors here. However, it wasn't very large, and there were only 18 private rooms and no dining hall. Therefore, guests had to make a reservation beforehand. Fenglin Mountain Villa was always popular, but its owner had no intention to expand it, because he preferred to keep its rarity. What most rich people liked was precisely the rarity.

Gu Ning and the others decided to have a tour around Fenglin Mountain Villa first, after they parked the cars in the parking lot, because it was still too early for their dinner reservations.

"Gu Ning, would you mind if we had a competition of kung fu for fun?" When they walked to an empty grassland, Xu Jinchen proposed. He was very curious about Gu Ning's level of kung fu. An ordinary girl couldn't have gotten control of two suspects with guns with their hands empty. However, Xu Jinchen didn't believe that Gu Ning could be better than him, because he had been trained strictly in the army for so long, and had fought against terrorists on the battlefields.

On the other hand, Gu Ning was merely a common high school student. She might be good at fighting ordinary people, but was hardly comparable to professionals. Xu Jinchen had no intention to beat Gu Ning down. Instead, he was just curious about her level of kung fu.

Before Gu Ning could respond, Si Ming and Xu Qinyin started to criticize Xu Jinchen. "Xu Jinchen, how can you take advantage of a young girl? Aren't you afraid that Shaoting will tear you apart?"

"Exactly, Jinchen, you're a man! How can you fight against a girl!"

Qiu Yuxin disagreed with Xu Jinchen's proposal, but she thought that Xu Jinchen had to be doing it for a reason. Qiu Yuxin was indeed right.

"Come on, you know nothing about Gu Ning at all! She's excellent at kung fu, and we will just be competing for fun. I won't hurt her. And Shaoting didn't say anything yet. Why do you all have to be so angry?" Xu Jinchen argued.

Hearing that, both Si Ming and Xu Qinyin looked at Gu Ning with surprise. Then they looked at Leng Shaoting, who didn't seem like he was going to stop them.

Gu Ning smiled and said, "I haven't fought in a long time, and I kind of miss it. Let's do it!" Since Gu Ning agreed, Leng Shaoting wouldn't stop her. Si Ming as well as Xu Qinyin remained quiet, while Chen Meng was full of anticipation. He was waiting to see Xu Jinchen fail.

Xu Jinchen and Gu Ning then took off their coats.

"Do you want me to hold back some strength?" Xu Jinchen asked Gu Ning, in case she would be hurt.

"No, thanks." Gu Ning directly rejected. However, in case Xu Jinchen would intentionally hold back his strength to protect her, Gu Ning said to him, "Use your full strength please, or you probably won't win!"

Hearing that, everyone but Leng Shaoting and Chen Meng were shocked.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll hurt you?" Xu Jinchen asked. Maybe Gu Ning was much better than he had thought.

"Ha-ha, you can try!" Gu Ning laughed a little.

"Very well," Xu Jinchen replied. "Let's begin now." After that, the competition began. In the beginning, neither of them used their full strength because they just did it for fun and didn't want to hurt each other.

Xu Jinchen had thought that he could easily get control of Gu Ning within seconds.

Chapter 326 Ferris Wheel

However, once Gu Ning started to move and attack him, he felt her strength, and realized that it seemed like she had received professional training. Xu Jinchen didn't dare to underestimate Gu Ning's ability now.

As time went by, both of them increased the force of their attacks, but it was still even, which shocked Xu Jinchen. Leng Shaoting and Chen Meng were also astonished, because Gu Ning had made a lot of progress within a short time. She was far better than before when she had competed with them. However, no one was more surprised than Si Ming, Xu Qinyin and Qiu Yuxin. It was beyond their imagination that Gu Ning was so good at fighting.

Xu Jinchen finally got frustrated, so he no longer treated Gu Ning as a young girl, but his real opponent.

Gu Ning had improved herself a lot recently and she wasn't timid at all facing Xu Jinchen's aggressiveness. She also started to use her full strength without the help of her power.

It was very exciting for Xu Jinchen to have the competition with Gu Ning, just like he had done with other teammates in the Red Flame.

People around them were also excited and enjoyed the show. Many were quite surprised by Gu Ning's agility and powerful attack.

"Jesus, she is so unbelievable!"

"Indeed!"

It was even, but they all only complimented Gu Ning. Women were always thought to be weak when compared to men, but now a young girl was able to stay strong in the competition with a muscular man, which made people admire Gu Ning.

"Alright, I think it's time to stop." When they had been fighting against each other for a long while, Leng Shaoting reminded them to stop. Although there was no winner or loser, they had enjoyed it.

Hearing that, Gu Ning and Xu Jinchen ceased at once. Leng Shaoting took out tissues to wipe the sweat off Gu Ning's face, which was quite sweet.

When the competition was over, a round of loud applause sounded.

"Jesus! Gu Ning, I didn't expect that you're so awesome!" Xu Qinyin jumped in front of Gu Ning with her face full of admiration.

Xu Jinchen had already felt hurt when he couldn't beat Gu Ning, and now his cousin even showed her obvious admiration towards Gu Ning right in front of him. "I'm not bad either! Why don't you compliment me?" Xu Jinchen said.

"Come on, you're a military officer but you failed to beat a young girl!" Xu Qinyin replied.

"You…" Xu Jinchen was annoyed, but he also felt embarrassed.

At this moment, Si Ming remained unusually quiet. He didn't make fun of Xu Jinchen, because he knew that he would be the same if he fought against Gu Ning. They were the ace members of the national Special Forces, but they couldn't beat a young girl, which was quiet embarrassing.

"Well-well, it's time for dinner now. Let's go to the private room!" Chen Meng didn't want to expose the fact that he couldn't beat Gu Ning either, so he immediately changed the topic. After that, they walked to their private room and the onlookers dispersed.

Before the meal, Gu Ning called An Guangyao about the ongoing project. It had all gone well. However, the sky turned dark around 6 pm in winter, so they couldn't continue measuring without light, and would come back tomorrow. The designer and surveyors would stay until they finished their work, but An Guangyao had to leave tomorrow because he still had a company to manage in City G.

After the meal, Xu Jinchen proposed to go have fun in a club, but Leng Shaoting rejected, because Gu Ning was on her period now and she needed more rest.

"Um, you're in an uncomfortable condition now, and I was afraid that you'd be bored, so I turned Jinchen down," Leng Shaoting explained to Gu Ning when they were back in the

car.

"I understand, thanks!" Gu Ning smiled. She of course understood why Leng Shaoting did that, and she felt touched.

On their way back, they passed an amusement park, and there was a Ferris wheel with all its lights ablaze. Gu Ning suddenly got interested and wanted to play in the amusement park. Leng Shaoting of course wouldn't reject her, even though he thought that amusement parks were for children. No matter whether it was in her previous incarnation or this incarnation, Gu Ning had never been to an amusement park, so she really wanted to give it a try.

Although it was a winter night, there were many people inside. Leng Shaoting parked the car in the parking lot before he went to buy tickets. In the amusement park, many young couples or families were having fun and it was full of children's cheers.

Gu Ning came into this amusement park for the Ferris wheel. So the moment they entered, Gu Ning pulled Leng Shaoting, walking straight to it.

There was a long line for the Ferris wheel, and they were waiting at the end of the line.

"It is said that a couple that takes the Ferris wheel together will end up breaking up," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting pulled Gu Ning to leave right away. "Then we won't take it." He refused to break up with Gu Ning.

"Ha-ha," Gu Ning snorted with laughter. "However, when the Ferris wheel moves to the highest point and the couple kisses each other, they will be together forever."

"Really?" Leng Shaoting asked with doubt.

"Yes, if you don't believe me you can go and ask other people!" Gu Ning felt like laughing. He was really like a cute kid, but anyway, he really loved her a lot.

Leng Shaoting always trusted Gu Ning, but he also took their happiness seriously. "Wait a second," Leng Shaoting said to Gu Ning, then walked to a nearby worker.

Gu Ning didn't expect that Leng Shaoting would really go and ask other people. She was surprised as well as amused. And she was also curious whether Leng Shaoting would feel embarrassed when he went to ask others about the kiss.

Leng Shaoting asked the worker and another two visitors, and they all said the same thing.

"Didn't you feel embarrassed?" Gu Ning asked him when he walked back.

"Not at all," Leng Shaoting replied. As long as it concerned Gu Ning, he didn't feel that it was embarrassing at all.

When it was Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting's turn, they sat in the Ferris wheel together. As the Ferris wheel moved upwards, the noise and cheers on the ground started fading away. It felt like they were the only two people left in this world.

Gu Ning appreciated the beautiful view in front of her eyes, but Leng Shaoting fixed his eyes on her the entire time. "What?" Gu Ning asked.

Chapter 327 First Time Really Being Angry

"We're going to reach the highest point," Leng Shaoting said. Apparently, he had been waiting for it.

"Ha-ha," Gu Ning laughed again. "We just moved one third of the route!"

Leng Shaoting looked upwards, and suddenly felt like the Ferris wheel moved very slowly. When they had almost reached the highest point, Leng Shaoting's kiss fell on Gu Ning's lips. Not only Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, every couple started to kiss when they reached the highest point.

It was said that the Ferris wheel was set for couples. It was said that every time the Ferris wheel turned, there was a couple who kissed each other on the earth. That each of the gondolas were full of happiness and the Ferris wheel existed for the reason that people who loved each other could share happiness together. It was said that you would be happy once you sat in the Ferris wheel. As the Ferris wheel moved upwards, you could get rid of the noise on the ground. In that case, you would be near to God, and you could make a wish when you reached the highest point. God would hear it and if God believed that you were a good kid, your wish would come true. However, those were all old sayings which could comfort people.

When the Ferris wheel passed the highest point, Leng Shaoting didn't stop. Gu Ning had to pinch him to make him stop when they had almost arrived at the ground, but Leng Shaoting looked at Gu Ning like he was innocent. Apparently, he wasn't satisfied yet.

It was normal that couples kissed in Ferris wheel, but it was unusual that they had kissed for so long. Gu Ning flushed when they walked out.

It was still early, around 8 pm, so they didn't leave right away, but walked around in the amusement park.

All of a sudden, a picture flashed by Gu Ning's eyes. She saw a man who was around 40-years-old holding a little boy who was around seven-years-old at a high bridge; the river was 20 meters below them. After the man lost control of his emotions, he jumped into the river along with the little boy and they both died. The high bridge was right next to this amusement park. Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had just passed by it.

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"I suddenly had a premonition. Come on, let's go to the nearby high bridge." Gu Ning couldn't tell Leng Shaoting that she had Jade Eyes which could foresee the future, so she could only make an excuse. Sometimes, people might have a premonition when something bad was going to happen.

Leng Shaoting then followed Gu Ning, running to the high bridge.

From afar, they noticed that there were many people gathered on it, and many cars parked on the side. A little boy was crying loudly in the arm of the man who was standing on the edge.

Seeing the scene, Leng Shaoting sensed that something had to be wrong, and ran faster ahead.

Meanwhile, a young woman was crying while begging, "I can give you money, no matter how much you want. Please just let my son go!"

"I don't want money! I just want Jiang Zhenghua to die! He has ruined my life. And if he doesn't come, I'll kill his son!" the man roared in anger. It wasn't because he had enough money, but because he knew that money was useless now. He already did it. Even if he was willing to let their son go, they wouldn't let him get away with it. Therefore, he only wanted Jiang Zhenghua to die now. And it was acceptable for him to exchange Jiang Zhenghua's life with his son's.

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Hearing the name, Jiang Zhenghua, Leng Shaoting was slightly surprised. He naturally knew who he was, because Jiang Zhenghua had a good relationship with the Leng Family.

"Jiang Zhenghua? Isn't he the director of the National Medical Products Administration?"

"And the man is Qin Huiqun. He's the chairman of Guanghua Pharmaceutical Factory!"

"I heard that his pharmaceutical factory was found guilty of producing fake medicine, and he went bankrupt and ended up with huge debts."

"I think that he deserved it!"

"Exactly! Nevertheless, he blames Director Jiang for it and kidnapped his son!"

Hearing the discussion among the crowd, everyone immediately understood what was happening now, and they all criticized Qin Huiqun.

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At this moment, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting didn't dare to make noise, in case Qin Huiqun would loosen his arm and let the little boy fall, but they couldn't wait without doing anything.

Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to check the construction under the bridge. She thought that she could probably wait under the bridge and catch the boy when they fell. And she believed that Leng Shaoting was able to control the situation on the bridge.

If the man was going to hurt the little boy on the bridge, Leng Shaoting could stop him. As long as the little boy was alive, she was confident that they could save his life.

"Shaoting,…" Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting her plan in a low voice, but Leng Shaoting disagreed at once. "No, it's too dangerous! You can stay aside, and I'll deal with it." He was worried about Gu Ning's own safety and didn't think that her plan would work.

"You don't trust me?" Gu Ning seemed unhappy. She was angry because Leng Shaoting didn't trust her, but in her heart, she understood that Leng Shaoting was concerned about her.

"Ningning, It's too dangerous!" Leng Shaoting said again.

"I know, but we both want to help the little boy, right?" Gu Ning asked.

Leng Shaoting stayed quiet. He obviously wanted to rescue the little boy. Not even mentioning the fact that he was a military officer; the Jiang Family also had a good relationship with the Leng Family.

"Since we agree, why won't you let me try it?" It was the first time that Gu Ning had been really angry at Leng Shaoting. She disliked that he wanted to restrict her freedom even though he did it because he cared about her.

Leng Shaoting was worried about her safety, and she had the same feeling towards him, but she chose to believe in him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed him to come here with her. Besides, she had foreseen this accident. If she did nothing, she would blame herself.

Seeing Gu Ning getting angry, Leng Shaoting was nervous. He hesitated for a second, but still agreed in the end. "Fine, you have to be careful. Do not get hurt!"

Hearing that, Gu Ning relaxed. "I will be careful. Don't worry."

Afterwards, Gu Ning turned back, disappearing from the crowd. Although Leng Shaoting was still worried about her safety, he knew that the little boy was in the most dangerous situation right now.

Chapter 328 A Wild Kiss

Leng Shaoting understood that Qin Huiqun was determined to risk his own life, so it was impossible to negotiate with him. He could only wait until Gu Ning was prepared.

If Qin Huiqun and the little boy fell down at the same time, Leng Shaoting would try to catch them from the above and the rest would rely on Gu Ning.

Gu Ning climbed up onto the iron frame of the bridge until she was in position beneath Qin Huiqun. She took out a rope from her telepathic eyes space, and tied one of its ends around the iron frame, while the other end was fastened around her waist. Afterwards, Gu Ning fixed her Jade Eyes on Qin Huiqun. There was a knife in Qin Huiqun's hand, so Gu Ning couldn't directly shoot him.

The little boy was still crying in fear. Meanwhile, the loud police sirens sounded and several police cars drove over. People around all stepped aside to let them pass through. The police cars stopped in the middle, and policemen got out of the cars one after another.

"Qin Huiqun, let the boy go and we'll consider giving you a lighter sentence!" the leading policeman said to him.

"Bullshit! Do you think that I'd believe you? I don't care about the sentence. If Jiang Zhenghua doesn't die today, his son will!" Qin Huiqun was furious. "And, if you dare to come one step closer, I'll jump into the river with him!"

"No, please don't do that!" Jiang Zhenghua's wife, Shen Minfang, begged while crying.

Because the little boy was an important official's son, the policemen didn't dare to take action, in case Qin Huiqun would lose his reason and hurt the little boy.

"Tell Jiang Zhenghua to meet me right now! He only has five minutes. If he can't arrive within five minutes, I'll jump down with his son!" Qin Huiqun shouted. He knew that the longer it was delayed, the more it would be to his disadvantage, so he wanted to finish it as soon as possible. If Jiang Zhenghua was still absent within five minutes, he will kill himself along with Jiang Zhenghua's son!

Jiang Zhenghua was actually on his way to the bridge, but he couldn't arrive soon.

Gu Ning sudden thought of the fact that her sight could affect human bodies like what she had done to Chu Peihan and her other friends on Yuntai Mountain. Thus she looked at Qin Huiqun with her gaze filled with her power to see his reaction. All of a sudden, Qin Huiqun felt his body stiffened slightly.

It dawned on Gu Ning that she was able to stiffen someone's body with her power on the condition of consuming a large amount of power, but it was an emergency. Gu Ning didn't care how much power it cost, as long as it could control Qin Huiqun. Therefore, Gu Ning kept attacking Qin Huiqun with her power to freeze his body.

At the same time, she sent a message to Leng Shaoting and told him to be prepared. Leng Shaoting didn't know what Gu Ning was going to do next, but prepared himself.

When Gu Ning thought that it was the right time, she abruptly jumped up from underneath the bridge and hit Qin Huiqun. Everyone was shocked by her sudden appearance. Reporters who had just arrived also caught the scene with cameras, but her face wasn't clear in the photos because of the long distance. Within seconds, Gu Ning got control of Qin Huiqun, while the little boy fell down onto the bridge.

People were screaming in astonishment. Leng Shaoting, on the other hand, dashed ahead to protect the little boy. Luckily, the little boy was safe and was back in his mother's arms, but he had just been through a terrible event, and was now crying in fear.

"Oh, my poor little son." Shen Minfang clasped her son, trembling in horror.

As for Qin Huiqun, Gu Ning broke his arms like lightning. He couldn't resist any more and was thrown directly onto the bridge by Gu Ning. After that, Gu Ning who had consumed a lot of her power and energy, fell backwards.

"Oh!" People screamed again.

"Ningning!" Leng Shaoting's heart was in his throat, and he immediately ran ahead to catch Gu Ning's hand. Although there was a rope fastened tightly around her waist, it would hurt her waist if she fell straight down like that. Leng Shaoting was powerful and pulled Gu Ning up at once.

Everyone around them admired their altruistic behavior. It was obvious that they were a team. Leng Shaoting unfastened the rope around Gu Ning's waste and ran to an ambulance without delay. The ambulance had actually come here to help the little boy. However, unexpectedly, the little boy was safe, but Gu Ning was injured.

"I'm fine. I just run out of energy. I don't need to go to the hospital." Gu Ning didn't faint, but just lacked strength.

Leng Shaoting didn't answer her, but wore a cold expression. He was a little angry at Gu Ning right now, because she had promised to be careful, but still hurt herself.

Gu Ning understood why Leng Shaoting was unhappy, so she didn't say anything else. Instead, she leaned against his chest, quietly like a baby. Although Leng Shaoting was angry, he was more worried about her.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhenghua finally arrived. Seeing that his son was safe, he was greatly relieved and ran to hug his wife and

son.

Gu Ning went to get examined at the hospital. However, she indeed wasn't injured but only lacked energy. She could leave after she got a glucose injection. Leng Shaoting couldn't wait and kissed Gu Ning wildly in the hospital to punish her.

When Jiang Zhenghua heard that the person who had saved his son was admitted to the hospital, he immediately followed them to the hospital. Jiang Zhenghua didn't know that it was Leng Shaoting along with a girl who had rescued his son until he arrived at the hospital. And saw that Leng Shaoting was taking good care of the girl.

The scene in front of his eyes surprised Jiang Zhenghua, and he couldn't believe that the man was Leng Shaoting. The man in his sight was totally different from the Leng Shaoting that he had met before.

Chapter 329 Power Crystals

Although he hadn't been in contact with Leng Shaoting often, he knew that Leng Shaoting was always cold, especially in front of girls. Master Leng had complained about it many times. However, what was happening in front of Jiang Zhenghua's eyes was really surprising. Jiang Zhenghua wondered whether Master Leng knew about it. If Master Leng knew, he had to be super happy.

Jiang Zhenghua also understood that Leng Weihua didn't care about family background. As long as the girl was a good girl, and Leng Shaoting liked her, Master Leng wouldn't interfere. Therefore, Jiang Zhenghua didn't think further about the girl's family background.

"Hi, Director Jiang," Leng Shaoting greeted Jiang Zhenghua.

Although the Jiang Family had a good relationship with the Leng Family, Leng Shaoting was used to keeping a distance from them. Thus it was already rare that he greeted Jiang Zhenghua on his own initiative.

Hearing Leng Shaoting's voice, Jiang Zhenghua finally got his mind back. He bowed deeply to Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning. "Thank you so much for rescuing Haoyang!" Haoyang was precisely Jiang Zhenghua's son, and his full name was Jiang Haoyang.

"We're glad to help, Director Jiang," Leng Shaoting said. "Well, then I won't bother you any longer." Jiang Zhenghua thanked Gu Ning again before he left.

When Jiang Zhenghua was gone, Leng Shaoting introduced him to Gu Ning, "The Jiang Family and the Leng Family have known each other for generations. He's the youngest son of Master Jiang, and the director of the National Medical Products Administration. His father is Jiang Zhongyu who is the head of National Antiques Association. We can invite him to have a look around Xiangyun Antique-store and help you do the business."

"Ha-ha," Gu Ning snorted with laughter. "You're really good at making full use of your network."

Jiang Zhongyu was a famous expert. If he went to visit Gu Ning's new store, many people would certainly follow. In that case, she didn't need to worry about the sales.

What had happened to Jiang Zhenghua's son went viral on the Internet within a short time. Many were shocked by the moment that Gu Ning abruptly jumped out from underneath.

"Jesus! She must be a master of kung fu!"

"Exactly! And the man who protected the kid was so cool too!"

"I think that they must be a team."

"I agree. And she broke the criminal's arms like lightning!"

"She's so incredible!"

"What a pity that her face isn't clear. Otherwise, I would go to learn kung fu from her."

"Agree!"

The video didn't show the part where Gu Ning fell from the bridge, so nobody knew what had happened to her. Anyway, the little boy was rescued and Qin Huiqun was arrested by the police, which was a good ending.

Leng Shaoxun was the first one who discovered the news in the Leng Family. He screamed in shock after reading it, and surprised everyone else around him. "Leng Shaoxun, what the hell are you reading?!" Leng Shaojia was displeased.

Leng Shaoxun replied, "Uncle Jiang's son was seized by Qin Huiqun!"

"What?" Hearing that, several senior members of the Leng Family were astonished. "What happened?" they asked Leng Shaoxun.

"Uncle Jiang's son was seized by Qin Huiqun, but was rescued by a girl," Leng Shaoxun said. He looked at Gu Ning in the video with admiration. "This girl is so awesome! She jumped out all of a sudden and got control of Qin Huiqun like lightning."

Not only Leng Shaoxun was shocked, all the others were also quiet surprised.

"Oh, I must tell grandpa the news!" Leng Shaoxun said, and ran upstairs.

Master Leng was also shocked after hearing about the accident. He called Jiang Zhongyu at once. Luckily, Jiang Zhongyu's grandson was safe.

"Why does this man looks so familiar?" Leng Shaoxun asked after Master Leng hung up the call with Jiang Zhongyu.

Hearing that, Master Leng took Leng Shaoxun's phone and had a closer look at the man in the video. He also found that the man looked familiar, but failed to recognize who he was. The screen of the phone was too small for an old man, and the video only showed the back of the man so Master Leng couldn't recognize the man right away.

"Grandpa, is it Shaoting?" Leng Shaoxun suddenly asked with surprise.

"Shaoting?" Hearing that, Master Leng immediately recognized that the man in the video was indeed his grandson, Leng Shaoting. He then called Leng Shaoting without delay, and asked him directly. Leng Shaoting admitted it, and also told Master Leng that he was fine and safe.

Xu Jinchen and his friends were drinking while singing in a club. Xu Qinyin, on the other hand, was reading the news on the Internet for fun. And she read the news. Within seconds, she recognized Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting because of their clothes, and told the others the news. All of them were shocked by what Gu Ning had done.

Although they knew that Leng Shaoting was fine, they still called him to make sure that they were safe.

After they went back to the house, Gu Ning regained much of her strength. She wanted to walk on her own, but Leng Shaoting insisted on carrying her in his arms while walking back to the bedroom.

Gu Ning was really exhausted today, and soon fell asleep on the bed. Suddenly, she felt like something knocked her against forehead and it was cold. She opened her eyes, and there was a thick fog in her sight. Isn't this the telepathic eye space? She thought to herself.

Because she was familiar with the space, she wasn't terrified. However, there were many small crystals the size of a pearl floating in the air. She was confused about what those crystals were, and suddenly there was a line of words that appeared in her mind.

In fact, those crystals were a solid form of her power, and could be used to cure diseases. In other words, she could directly use those power crystals to rescue people in the future. The amount of power crystals needed to cure diseases varied in different situations. The power crystals could melt in water, food, or be swallowed directly.

Chapter 330 Skincare Products Made With Gu Ning's Power

Suddenly, it dawned on Gu Ning that she could use those power crystals to make medicines or skincare products, which would be highly profitable. At the same time, she was able to help ill people, which was good too.

Once Gu Ning made the decision, she would definitely actualize it.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already morning. Gu Ning's body was fully recovered, but Leng Shaoting still didn't allow her to get up early and demanded that she sleep for a while longer. He even prepared breakfast and let her eat on the bed. Gu Ning felt like laughing, but obeyed his order. Meanwhile, she kept thinking about her plan of producing medicines and skincare products.

First, she had to build a professional team to produce medicines and skincare products. Then she needed to establish a factory and a company. After that, she could produce medicines and skincare products in the usual or common way but add her power crystals into them secretly to enhance the effect. Therefore, the prescriptions and materials of medicines and skincare products were the same as those of other medicine factories, but the effect was really different. After the medicines and skincare products were produced and certified, they could come onto the market.

Gu Ning decided to sell her medicines and skincare products across the country. As long as her medicine and skincare products were of high quality, there was nothing else to worry about.

However, she didn't tell Leng Shaoting her plan yet. When Leng Shaoting was not in the bedroom, Gu Ning sent a message to K and asked him to help her investigate whether there were any medical companies barely staying afloat. She wanted to acquire one.

K was surprised by Gu Ning's enthusiasm towards business. It seemed like she wouldn't miss any chance to make money. And K of course wouldn't reject his boss's order.

Leng Shaoting didn't allow Gu Ning to get up until he prepared lunch. After lunch, Gu Ning went to the antique street. Since she had bought Xiangyun Antique-store, she definitely had to visit it and meet her staff.

Leng Shaoting went along with Gu Ning.

The moment that they got to the antique street, Gu Ning unconsciously used her Jade Eyes to scan the antiques on the stands along the street. After a while, a bronze dagger with black mist mixed with white mist came into Gu Ning's sight. Gu Ning understood that the white mist was natural power, but she was confused by the black mist. She walked nearer and sensed a strong Yin on the bronze dagger. Gu Ning guessed that this object was probably evil. Normally, evil objects were dug out from graves, but not every piece of ancient objects carried Yin. It depended on the location of the graves.

And once people had objects with Yin, he or she would be affected by Yin. Yin could cause nightmares, diseases or even death. Gu Ning then looked at the stand owner. He looked pale and lacked energy. His forehead was even slightly dark. Obviously, he was already being affected by the Yin.

A person's forehead was the most important part of their face, and the condition of their forehead implied the person's luck or fate. If one's forehead was smooth and shiny, the person had good luck, but if the person was going through a hard time, his or her forehead would look rough. However, if the forehead turned black or dark, the person would be in great trouble.

The stand owner in front of Gu Ning had obviously been deeply affected by the Yin of the bronze dagger. If he didn't dump the bronze dagger right now, his life could be in danger. Gu Ning didn't believe in Yin and Yang before, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she had to believe it.

"Hi, Miss, these are all real antiques that I just bought from the countryside yesterday!" the stand owner said to Gu Ning, but he sounded weak.

Gu Ning thought for a second, and picked the bronze dagger up. A flow of cold air immediately intruded into her body, Gu Ning felt extremely uncomfortable and used her power to protect her heart at once.

When Gu Ning used her power to protect her heart, the power moved through her body and to the bronze dagger. Shortly, the black mist of the bronze dagger had decreased a lot. Gu Ning then realized that her power could drive Yin away.

Knowing that, Gu Ning continued to put her power through the bronze dagger to drive its Yin away. Although Gu Ning's power was able to do it, it wasn't easy. When the Yin was finally driven away, Gu Ning lost a lot of energy and her face turned slightly pale.

"How much is it?" Gu Ning asked.

"Thirty thousand yuan. No bargaining," the stand owner said.

"No problem." Gu Ning directly took out thirty thousand yuan and handed it to the stand owner. No matter how much was it, Gu Ning was going to buy it anyway, because it was real. Bronze was an instrument made of bronze alloy[1], created in the Bronze Age of human civilization. From the late Shang Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the bronze dagger was popular and its craftsmanship was excellent.

The one in Gu Ning's hands was a bronze dagger with a sheep head made during the Shang Dynasty. It was priceless.

Seeing that Gu Ning bought the dagger without hesitation, the stand owner regretted that he hadn't sold it at a higher price. What he didn't know was that Gu Ning had saved his life by buying this dagger.

"Is this everything that you bought from the countryside?" Gu Ning asked. She indeed wanted to buy some real antiques dug out from the earth. She also didn't want innocent people to get ancient objects with Yin.

"Yes!" the stand owner replied.

"Where are these ancient objects from?" Gu Ning asked again. The bronze dagger was newly dug out from the earth, so it must be from somewhere near the countryside.

"Fengyang Village," the stand owner answered.

"Thanks," Gu Ning said.

"What's wrong?" Leng Shaoting thought that Gu Ning must have asked the stand owner so many questions for a reason.

"This bronze dagger is real and it is newly dug out from the earth. Thus I thought that there is an ancient grave around the countryside where the stand owner got these ancient objects," Gu Ning said, but she didn't tell Leng Shaoting about the bronze dagger's Yin.

"Do you want to go there?" Leng Shaoting asked.

"Yes," Gu Ning replied. Although it was illegal to dig up an ancient grave, it was necessary for her to do so. Otherwise, more innocent people would be hurt.

[1] Bronze alloy is an alloy of copper and tin