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Chapter 231: I Miss You

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After the meal, it was already 4 pm.

Gu Ning checked the plane tickets back to City F, because Leng Shaoting had just arrived in City F, and she missed him. She had finished the deal in City D anyway. However, there were no plane tickets going to City F right now, and the last one would take off in half an hour. Gu Ning couldn't catch it, so she could only wait till tomorrow.

She then decided to stay in the Quanlin Resort, and K generously paid the fee for Gu Ning.

After K left, Gu Ning decided to take a walk around the Quanlin Resort. Quanlin Resort was surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes with a beautiful, natural view. It was indeed a pleasure to stay here.

Gu Ning took a photo and a selfie with the view, sending it to Leng Shaoting.

Leng Shaoting had just wanted to call Gu Ning when he received her message.

Gu Ning beamed in the photo, and Leng Shaoting's heart lost a beat. He wanted to kiss her, now.

Leng Shaoting: Where is this place?

Gu Ning: Quanlin Resort. It's so beautiful.

Leng Shaoting: I see.

Then they stopped texting.

After 45 minutes, Gu Ning was about to go back. She turned around, and noticed a familiar figure walking towards her. Gu Ning was stunned.

Leng Shaoting? Why is he here? Gu Ning rubbed her eyes to check whether it was real, but the man was still approaching her.

"Why are you here?" Gu Ning asked. It felt so unreal.

"I missed you, so I came here." Leng Shaoting stood in front of Gu Ning, staring at her. There was obvious loneliness and deep love in his eyes. Leng Shaoting wasn't a man who loved to say sweet nothings, but he was a doer. Gu Ning almost cried. He missed her so much that he couldn't wait for a day.

She had the same feeling actually. She knew that Leng Shaoting was in City F, and she was eager to fly back to his side, but she failed to catch the last plane.

"Let's have a tour around!" Gu Ning said.

"Sure," Leng Shaoting said.

Gu Ning held Leng Shaoting's hand naturally.

Leng Shaoting's body stiffened unconsciously. He wasn't used to it yet, because it was the first time they had been so close. He of course loved the feeling, and immediately clasped Gu Ning's hand in his big palm, as if he was afraid to lose her.

The two walked for a while longer, then took a break on the bench.

"Let's take a photo together!" Gu Ning said.

Leng Shaoting was a little anxious, because he wasn't accustomed to taking selfies.

Gu Ning sat near Leng Shaoting raising her phone, and took a picture of them sitting together. Gu Ning beamed, while Leng Shaoting remained expressionless, but both of them looked beautiful in the picture.

Within a second, Gu Ning finished taking the picture.

The two matched each other so well in the photo.

"Send it to me," Leng Shaoting said.

This was the first photo of them, and he would carry it with him. Whenever he missed her in the future, he could look at the photo.

"No problem," Gu Ning said, and immediately sent it to him.

She focused on their faces in the photo for a long time with excitement.

When it was almost 6 pm, Gu Ning asked Leng Shaoting, "What do you want to have for dinner?"

"Up to you," Leng Shaoting said.

Gu Ning wasn't hungry yet, but Leng Shaoting flew all the way from City F, coming to her. He could be starving now.

"Let's go to the restaurant first!" Gu Ning said.

They then walked to the restaurant.

Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning met a group of people at the door of the restaurant. To Gu Ning's surprise, she was familiar with the leading two men.

Yan Zhenglin was here and the man beside Yan Zhenglin was Jiang Bowen who she had just met today. What a coincidence!

"Girl Gu, what are you doing here?" Before Gu Ning could say a word, Yan Zhenglin already saw her and was apparently excited. He strode to Gu Ning without delay.

Jiang Bowen was astonished by the scene instead. Do they know each other? Obviously, they knew each other, and they seemed very close. Are they relatives?

"Uncle Yan, what a coincidence! I came to City D to deal with something. How about you?" Gu Ning asked.

"Me too!" Yan Zhenglin said. He then said to Leng Shaoting, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Leng."

"Nice to meet you too, Mayor Yan," Leng Shaoting nodded to Yan Zhenglin.

"Oh, Miss Gu and Master Yan are friends?" Jiang Bowen walked over.

"Nice to meet you, Mayor Jiang," Gu Ning said to Jiang Bowen.

"What? You two know each other too?" Yan Zhenglin asked. He was shocked that Gu Ning could always get to know importance figures wherever she came.

"The girl I told you about today is Miss Gu," Jiang Bowen said.

"What? It was you?" Yan Zhenglin rounded his eyes in astonishment. He had already heard of what had happened to Xiao Changchun. To his astonishment, the girl who had stabilized the car was Gu Ning. However, he knew that Gu Ning wasn't an ordinary girl, so he believed that Gu Ning was able to do that.

Leng Shaoting looked to Gu Ning with doubts.

Gu Ning panicked a little, because she didn't want to worry him.

Leng Shaoting noticed Gu Ning's small reactions, and he had a sense that she must have done something he wouldn't be happy to know about.

"Girl Gu, you indeed surprise me!" Yan Zhenglin said.

It had been so dangerous, and she could have fallen too! She had indeed risked her own life, but luckily, both Xiao Changchun and Gu Ning were fine now.

"Master Yan, is Miss Gu your relative?" Jiang Bowen asked.

"Not really, she's a good friend of my father, and my lifesaver. I told you the story last time," Yan Zhenglin said.

"What?" Hearing that, Jiang Bowen was more than shocked. Gu Ning was the girl who had saved Yan Zhenglin's life from the sniper's shot? Jesus! This young girl is truly amazing!

Gu Ning, instead, felt slightly embarrassed to see them being shocked.

Noticing that, Yan Zhenglin immediately dropped the topic. "Girl Gu, are you here to have dinner? Let's dine together!".

Chapter 232: Stay in the Same Room

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"Thanks, we would love to, but we have something to discuss in private," Gu Ning declined.

Gu Ning also knew that Yan Zhenglin was just being polite. They must have come here to dine together for something important.

Indeed, Yan Zhenglin and the others came all the way here to talk about something serious. However, if Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were willing to have a meal with them, they wouldn't mind it either.

Since Gu Ning declined, he wouldn't insist. "Well, then we'll go inside first."

After that, they separated.

When Yan Zhenglin and others were gone, Leng Shaoting fixed his eyes on Gu Ning and asked, "Why did you panic?"

Gu Ning understood that she couldn't hide it from Leng Shaoting. If Leng Shaoting had read the news, he would recognize her at the first sight. Thus she could only tell him the truth, "There was a car accident on the highway this morning. A car was knocked over the guardrail. I ran to catch its wheel and stabilized the car. The people in the car were rescued. That's all."

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting had mixed emotions. He was mad at Gu Ning's abrupt behavior, and she had even risked her own life to save others. No matter who the people that Gu Ning had saved were, no one was more important than Gu Ning in his heart now.

Leng Shaoting was still worried about her, even though the accident had already passed. What if she had fallen from the highway along with the car? He couldn't imagine it, and he was reluctant to experience the feeling of losing someone he cared about the most again. Fortunately, Gu Ning was fine now, or he sincerely wouldn't know what to do.

Leng Shaoting was mad, but he was more concerned about Gu Ning.

Seeing Leng Shaoting being unhappy and worried, Gu Ning felt slightly guilty. She held his hand and said, "I promise I won't do it again."

Although it wasn't really dangerous for Gu Ning, it was super dangerous in the eyes of those who didn't know her ability.

Leng Shaoting relaxed a little, and clasped Gu Ning's hand. He only wanted her in this world.

He was truly afraid of losing her.

After the meal, it was already dark.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting ambled in the resort. It had a breathtaking view at night.

They noticed a theater, and Gu Ning proposed watching a movie together. Leng Shaoting agreed. It was almost 10 pm when they walked out of the theater.

They went back to the hotel and wanted to book a room. Unexpectedly, the hotel was fully booked.

"Um, there is no vacant rooms tonight. Would you mind staying in my room for a night? There is a sofa in my room," Gu Ning said. She was nervous, and summoned up all her courage to say that. She didn't want Leng Shaoting to think that she was an easy girl.

Leng Shaoting felt a little uneasy too, but there was no other room available tonight. He could leave Quanlin Resort, but he wasn't willing to, so he agreed.

On the way to the room, the two couldn't help thinking about what was going to happen when they stayed in the same room for a night. Both of them flushed and their hearts were pounding fast. No one talked along the way.

However, they were boyfriend and girlfriend now. So it was common that they stayed together.

Even if they slept with each other, it was no big deal because they were in love.

The minute that they walked inside the room, Gu Ning said, "You're taller, and you can sleep in the bed. I'll sleep on the sofa. "

"You can sleep in the bed, and I'll use the sofa." Leng Shaoting wasn't willing to let Gu Ning sleep on the sofa. It was uncomfortable.

"The sofa is too small for you," Gu Ning said.

"It's fine," Leng Shaoting said, then he walked to the sofa and sat down.

"There is no other quilt," Gu Ning said, suddenly realizing it.

"No big deal. The air conditioner is on. I'm not cold," Leng Shaoting said.

"Why don't we sleep in the bed together?" Gu Ning said unconsciously, but she was soon shocked by her own words.

Leng Shaoting was struck dumb for a second. He felt the blood in his body was moving faster and faster, and didn't dare to look at Gu Ning again.

Gu Ning added at once, "The bed is big enough for two."

Which meant that they wouldn't be touching each other, even if they slept in the bed together.

Leng Shaoting was struggling to make the decision. He was eager to be near Gu Ning, but didn't want to scare her. In the end, Leng Shaoting agreed.

Afterwards, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting only took off their coats, lying in the bed together.

The bedside lamp was on, but it was a little dim. Maybe because it was still too early, or maybe because they were both nervous, no one was asleep but they didn't talk either.

All of a sudden, Gu Ning's phone vibrated on a table beside her. The night was too quiet, so the abrupt sound scared Gu Ning for a second.

The caller was Situ Ye.

Why was he calling her at night?

"Hi, Mr. Situ," Gu Ning answered it.

Leng Shaoting immediately felt a sense of being threatened.

"Hey, are you home now? I'm in City F now. Why don't we have night snacks together?" Situ Ye invited gently.

"Oh, what a shame. I'm not at home right now. I'm in City D," Gu Ning said.

Leng Shaoting, instead, was displeased with her tone.

Situ Ye was disappointed. He came to City F to meet Gu Ning, but she was absent. He thought that if Gu Ning wasn't in City G, then she would be in City F.

"When will you be back?" Situ Ye asked.

"Tomorrow," Gu Ning replied.

"Very well, then let's dine together tomorrow when you're back," Situ Ye said.

"Sure." Gu Ning wouldn't reject since she was free tomorrow.

Gu Ning also noticed that Leng Shaoting wasn't happy about Situ Ye's call, but she wasn't clear why the man was displeased. She and Situ Ye were just common friends after all.

Chapter 233: Why Didn't You Ask Me for Help?

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And she couldn't stop meeting new men, because she needed to build up her network.

Gu Ning rolled to face Leng Shaoting and asked, "Are you being jealous just because I have a male friend?"

"He is chasing you." Leng Shaoting didn't deny the fact that he was jealous, but if Situ Ye wasn't chasing Gu Ning, he wouldn't be jealous.

"What? No!" Gu Ning was quiet surprised. She didn���t believe it, because she didn't think that Situ Ye treated her differently.

"How do you know that?" Gu Ning asked.

"Man's instinct," Leng Shaoting said with confidence.

"Ha-ha," Gu Ning couldn't help laughing out loud. Even if Situ Ye was chasing her, she wouldn't accept him.

"Do you lack self-confidence, or don't you trust me?" Gu Ning joked.

Leng Shaoting looked at Gu Ning deeply, but remained quiet. He didn't know the answer either.

Gu Ning knew what was in Leng Shaoting's mind. Even if he didn't trust her, she wouldn't blame him. They had just been together for a short time, and it was normal that he felt insecure.

If Gu Ning hadn't been familiar with Leng Shaoting, she would have felt threatened too, because the man was so handsome and sexy.

"Unless you betray me, I won't hurt you," Gu Ning promised with sincerity to allay Leng Shaoting's worries. She then approached him and gave him a light kiss.

However, Leng Shaoting wasn't willing to let her go after he got to enjoy the taste. He immediately kissed her with great force.

Leng Shaoting wasn't skillful at kissing, so it took him a while to find the right way. His lips rubbed across hers for a long time before his tongue went in between her beautiful teeth and into her mouth. He pressed her to him, and her whole body was under his. It was the first time that Gu Ning had been so close to a man. She lost all her energy, indulging herself in the warmness.

They shared a lingering kiss, and Leng Shaoting started to get dissatisfied with the status quo. His hands began to move around her body.

Gu Ning trembled out of sexual excitement. Although she didn't mind making love with Leng Shaoting, she wasn't mentally prepared yet, so she wanted to push him away. However, she tried in vain, because her body had already given up. She could only let Leng Shaoting continue kissing her passionately.

Feeling that Gu Ning was a little out of breath, Leng Shaoting's kiss moved to her cheeks and neck. Her skin was smooth and smelled so good due to the nourishment of her power. Leng Shaoting just couldn't stop.

All of a sudden, a loud sound of someone closing a door outside surprised Leng Shaoting. He got his mind back at once. Although this hotel had outstanding sound insulation, with his acute hearing, Leng Shaoting was able to hear any sound outside.

Seeing Gu Ning flushed with slightly swollen lips, Leng Shaoting panicked. "Ningning, I'm sorry, I just…"

"It's fine." Gu Ning took a long breath in to calm herself down, and smiled gently. She didn't mind, but was simply not mentally prepared yet.

Leng Shaoting didn't dare to continue, and tried to fall asleep with Gu Ning in his arms, but it was very hard for a man to sleep right after such a long, passionate kiss. Gu Ning, on the other hand, fell asleep within a short time.

Leng Shaoting didn't fall asleep until it was very late.

The next morning, Leng Shaoting was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window thinking about something when Gu Ning woke up.

"What are you thinking?" Gu Ning opened her mouth.

Leng Shaoting turned back, looking at her. "Oh, nothing. Do you want to have breakfast out or in here?"

"Let's go out. The plane will be taking off at 9:30 am. We can have breakfast before we head to the airport," Gu Ning said.

They packed up and went to the restaurant for breakfast.

There were exclusive shuttle cars in the restore, so Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting took the car arranged by the hotel.

Gu Ning called K after her breakfast and told him that she was leaving for City F.

K proposed to send her to the airport, but Gu Ning declined.

Gu Ning didn't avoid Leng Shaoting, so he got to know the reason why Gu Ning came to City D this time, from their talk on the phone.

After they hung up, Leng Shaoting asked with surprise, "You can cure disease?"

"Yes," Gu Ning didn't deny it, nor explain further.

However, Leng Shaoting was slightly dissatisfied that Gu Ning flew all the way to City D just to make a deal with the man on the phone. "If you wanted to investigate something, why didn't you ask me for help?"

Gu Ning explained, "You've already helped me a lot, but I can't count on you forever. And I need a helpful assistant. He's a famous hacker called K. It's to my great advantage that he's willing to help me."

Leng Shaoting didn't insist then.

He knew that Gu Ning was running a startup and needed talent, so he wouldn't prevent her from hiring skilled workers and building a network. The only thing he needed to do was to give her a helping hand when she needed and stop other men who wanted to chase her from getting near.

…

When they arrived at City F, they went to dine in a restaurant first.

After the meal, Leng Shaoting was unwilling to be apart from Gu Ning, so Gu Ning didn't go home right away. Instead, they went to the street of antiques.

She hadn't been to the street of antiques for a long time, and she missed the time when she could pick up a real antique from a stand by accident. Leng Shaoting was of course willing to do anything as long as he was with Gu Ning.

Leng Shaoting immediately called someone to send a car to him. After 10 minutes, the car arrived. Leng Shaoting then drove the car, going to the street of antiques with Gu Ning.

On the way, Gu Ning called Gu Man and told her mother that she was back, and would be back home tonight.

The street of antiques was still the same as the first time that Gu Ning had been here. Most of the objects were fake and it was hard to find a real one.

"Do you like antiques?" Leng Shaoting asked, seeing Gu Ning so focused on the objects.

"Yes," Gu Ning answered.

"I have some, I'll send them to you later," Leng Shaoting said.

"Well, I just enjoy discovering and picking up a real one from a mass of them. I'm not really interested in collecting them," Gu Ning said.

Chapter 234: A Pastel Plate with Patterns of Nine Peaches and Five Bats

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After a long while, Gu Ning noticed an object with power. It was a 30-centimeter wide pastel plate with patterns of nine peaches and five bats.

The white plate was crystal clear with a smooth texture. It was a great advertisement for Yongzheng pastels. The background color of the plate and the color of the painting around it were both pure and fine. The two colors combined together producing effects of elegance and nobility. Therefore, people might think that it was a fake, and outsiders would never believe that it was real, even if there were two vertical lines of words saying Yongzheng Period, Qing dynasty in blue and white on the bottom of the plate.

The patterns around the plate were light and obvious at the same time. The color of the peaches was red, but not bright, and changed naturally from yellow to red. Every touch of the painting pen was precisely accurate.

The peach blossoms had long leaves with sides that were bright in the front and darker in the back. The front sides of the leaves were green, while the back sides were bluish and dark, which reflected the differences under the light. The leaves were densely distributed and reasonably dynamic, matching the iron-red bats so well.

Gu Ning asked about its price. It only cost two thousand yuan, so Gu Ning paid the money without hesitation.

Leng Shaoting wanted to pay for Gu Ning, but Gu Ning declined. If would be meaningless if he paid.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting continued walking ahead with the plate.

Seconds after Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were gone, a middle-aged man came quickly with an old man who was around 70-years-old. They stopped at the stand where Gu Ning bought the pastel plate.

"Master, this is the…" the middle-aged said. However, before he could finish, he was struck dumb when he glanced over the stand. Then he was shocked and raised his voice asking, "Where is the pastel plate with patterns of nine peaches and five bats?"

The stand owner didn't know why the man was so emotional, but he recognized the old man who stood beside him. He was the curator of the museum and the leader of the Antiques Association, Gu Changjiang.

The middle-aged man had visited the same stand a while before. He had stared at the pastel plate for a long time, but still left in the end. Now he came back with an antique expert to check it again. All of sudden, the stand owner had a sense that the pastel plate could be real.

"Hey, I'm asking you something!" the middle-aged man said again.

The stand owner replied at once, "Oh, I sold it already."

"What?" The middle-aged man couldn't accept it. Although he wasn't completely certain that it was real, he was confident that it could be real. That was the reason why he went to invite his master and came back again. Within minutes, the pastel plate was sold. It was terrible news for him.

The stand owner swallowed with great force. He couldn't help thinking to himself. Is the pastel plate real? If it was real, he would have lost a fortune. The stand owner regretted now.

"Who's the buyer?" the middle-aged man asked. The buyer could still be around.

"It's a teenage girl with a young man," the stand owner replied.

"Where did they go?" the middle-aged man asked again.

"To the right," the stand owner answered.

"Master, let's catch up to them. I think we can probably still meet them," the middle-aged man said.

They wanted to buy the plate as part of a collection.

"Wait a second." Seeing that they were leaving, the stand owner immediately asked with anxiety, "Is the plate real?"

"I'm not sure yet," the middle-aged man said, then he ignored the stand owner, walking quickly to the right with Gu Changjiang.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting walked slowly, so the middle-aged man and Gu Changjiang caught them up within a short time. Gu Ning was holding the pastel plate in her hands, so they instantly recognized her.

"Hey, please wait a moment." The middle-aged man immediately stood in Gu Ning's way. Although it was impolite, he didn't have time to waste.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting then stopped. Both of them thought that the man must have something urgent.

However, when Gu Ning noticed Gu Changjiang who was standing by the middle-aged man's side, she immediately understood what was going on.

"Master Gu, nice to meet you," Gu Ning said.

"Do you know me?" Gu Changjiang was surprised. Gu Ning looked familiar in his eyes, but he couldn't remember where they had met before.

Gu Ning smiled gently. "We met at Master Qin's birthday party. I'm Gu Ning."

"Oh, it's you!" Gu Changjiang then got his memory back. Gu Ning had worn makeup back then, and now she didn't wear any makeup, so Gu Changjiang failed to recognize her in the beginning. However, he did remember her name.

"The reason that you were looking for me must be for this pastel plate. Am I right?" Gu Ning asked.

"Exactly! My student just walked by the stand and noticed this plate. He wasn't sure whether it was real, so turned to me for help. However, when we came back, it was already sold," Gu Changjiang said.

"Since you want to see it, please help yourself!" Gu Ning then handed the pastel plate to Gu Changjiang.

Gu Changjiang was thrilled. "I think that we better find a place to have a closer look at it."

Gu Ning agreed, so they walked into a nearby teahouse.

Gu Changjiang looked at the plate closely for a long while, and he was more than excited after he was sure that it was real. He asked Gu Ning, "Girl Gu, did you buy it because you knew that it was real?"

Gu Ning smiled, and explained. "I wasn't very sure, but I thought that it was highly possible, so I bought it. Even if it's a fake, it's a beautiful plate. I could still use it as decoration."

Gu Changjiang nodded. He thought highly of her courage and confidence. To distinguish real antiques relied on one's luck, vision and courage. Like the middle-aged man, who had good luck but was not courageous enough to buy it, so he missed it.

"Girl Gu, may I ask, are you willing to sell it?" Gu Changjiang asked. He indeed wanted to collect this pastel plate, as long as Gu Ning was willing to sell it to him.

Chapter 235: Wait for You

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"I can tell that you like this pastel plate, and of course I'm willing to sell to you if you want it," Gu Ning said.

She didn't like this plate very much, and she could make friends with Master Gu by selling this plate to him.

"Really?" Gu Changjiang was a little surprised that Gu Ning would agree with alacrity. "Thank you so much! I won't deceive you either. This plate is worth around 1.5 million yuan, and I'll pay you 1.5 million yuan."

"I can give you a discount for a friend. One million yuan is enough, because it didn't cost me much money after all," Gu Ning said.

"No way! I don't want you to lose money, and I should pay you according to its market price." Gu Changjiang declined. Although this pastel plate didn't cost Gu Ning much money, it was worth a lot. Master Gu didn't want to take advantage of Gu Ning.

"Master Gu, please don't argue with me over money. It's no big deal. If you don't mind, I would like to call you my grandpa Gu. If you're willing to make friends with me, please listen to me this time," Gu Ning said.

"Well, alright. I listen to you this time, since you're willing to call me your grandpa." Gu Changjiang compromised, and had a good impression of Gu Ning. He had grandchildren who were the same age as Gu Ning, but they weren't by his side, and he missed them so much.

After a while, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left.

Gu Changjiang immediately called Qin Haozheng and told him what had just happened.

Qin Haozheng was also astonished that Gu Ning knew antiques. This young girl was indeed full of surprises. And it was hard for him not to appreciate this outstanding young girl.

He understood that Qin Yifan was upset because of Gu Ning these days, but it wasn't appropriate for him to get involved.

As Qin Yifan's father, he had never forced him to date Li Zhenzhen or other girls from super-rich families. Although he didn't want Qin Yifan to be with an ordinary girl, he wouldn't stop him if he found his true love.

Nevertheless, Qin Yiqing had already interfered in Qin Yifan's personal affairs, and Gu Ning had already rejected Qin Yifan. The Qin Family could do nothing to change it.

Situ Ye called Gu Ning again around 5 pm. And Leng Shaoting drove Gu Ning to the appointed restaurant. He was reluctant to see Gu Ning having a meal with Situ Ye, but he couldn't stop her.

Situ Ye was alone in the restaurant.

If Leng Shaoting hadn't told Gu Ning that Situ Ye treated her differently, Gu Ning wouldn't have noticed it.

How come Situ Ye, as the head of the Qing Gang, had time to dine with a teenage girl like her? And he even wanted to be with her alone, which meant that he did it on purpose. However, Situ Ye didn't say anything special to Gu Ning, probably because he wasn't sure about his feelings yet.

Gu Ning decided to stop it at the very beginning, because she didn't want it to end up like what had happened between Qin Yifan and her. It was too embarrassing for them to be friends now.

In addition, she wasn't willing to lose support from the Qing Gang.

When they were about to finish the meal, Gu Ning received Leng Shaoting's call. To let Situ Ye know that she wasn't single, Gu Ning didn't avoid Situ Ye but answered the call in a mild voice. "Hi."

"Is it done yet?" Leng Shaoting asked.

"Yeah, almost," Gu Ning replied.

"I'm waiting for you outside now," Leng Shaoting said. In fact, he had never left.

He was worried that Situ Ye would invite Gu Ning to watch a movie or shop together after the meal, so he called Gu Ning when he thought that they would almost be finished.

Gu Ning absolutely understood what was on Leng Shaoting's mind.

"Sure, I'll come to you later," Gu Ning said.

"Great, I'll wait for you." Leng Shaoting was delighted.

Situ Ye heard their talk and sensed their relationship from Gu Ning's tone, and felt disappointed.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Situ Ye asked.

"Yes!" Gu Ning said, and beamed with happiness. She looked in love.

"Then let's go now. I don't want to stop you from meeting your boyfriend." Situ Ye was a considerate man, and he only felt slightly bitter in his heart. Nevertheless, he wasn't very sad, because he hadn't figured out his feelings towards Gu Ning.

"I'm so sorry. Please allow me to invite you to dine together the next time I'm in City G," Gu Ning said.

"It's fine," Situ Ye replied.

After that, they went outside together.

Situ Ye watched Gu Ning getting in the car, but he avoided seeing the man on the driver's seat. He knew that Gu Ning's boyfriend had to be as outstanding as she was.

After Gu Ning got into the car, she asked Leng Shaoting, "Were you waiting for me the entire time?"

Gu Ning thought it was highly possible.

"Uh huh," Leng Shaoting answered.

"What? Were you worried that he'd invite me to watch a movie together?" Gu Ning teased.

A man who was chasing a woman would always invite her to dine or watch a movie together. It was romantic to sit side by side watching a movie.

Leng Shaoting flushed a little, but didn��t deny it.

Gu Ning didn't know what to say, but it was a good chance to let Situ Ye know that she already had a boyfriend.

"Have you eaten yet?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yes." This time, Leng Shaoting didn't wait for her in starvation. It wasn't a short time, so he had gone to eat in the middle.

"Where shall we go next?" Gu Ning asked.

"No idea," Leng Shaoting said.

"Then let's have a drive around! And I'll go back home later," Gu Ning proposed.

In fact, as long as they were together, they felt happy and satisfied enough even just sitting in the car. Therefore, they decided to drive around the city and spend more time together.

The traffic was heavy in the downtown, so Leng Shaoting drove straight to the suburb.

Gu Ning accidentally noticed Gu Qinxiang's car outside of a living area when they passed by. There was a woman sitting in it, and Gu Ning recognized that she was Gu Qinxiang's secretary.

Chapter 236: Boss��s Boyfriend

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It wasn't unusual that a boss sent his secretary home, but Gu Ning had a sense that the relationship between Gu Qinxiang and his secretary wasn't simple.

However, Gu Ning had no intention to investigate it any further. Although she didn't get along well with Gu Qinxiang's family, she had her moral standards. However, she did hope that Lin Lijuan found it out herself, and that it would be interesting.

Gu Ning went back home when it was almost 9 pm.

Leng Shaoting sent Gu Ning to the outside of G zone. The two had a long kiss again, and Leng Shaoting was turned on once more. He was badly in need of a cold bath to clear his mind right now. Thus after Gu Ning disappeared from his sight, Leng Shaoting ran to Xu Jinchen's place and had a cold bath. He felt much better afterwards.

During the following days, Gu Ning dined with Leng Shaoting at noon and in the afternoon. Chu Peihan and others complained a lot about that, because Gu Ning didn't have time to train them now.

Gu Ning thought for a while. Maybe it was the right time to introduce Leng Shaoting to them, so she invited them to have a meal together on Wednesday afternoon.

Knowing that they were going to meet their boss's boyfriend, everyone was excited.

The minute the last class was over, Chu Peihan ran to the fourth classroom, but they hadn't finished yet. Chu Peihan loudly said to the teacher, "Hi, Mr. Zhang, the time is over!"

The teacher had planned to delay the class for two minutes longer, but Chu Peihan interrupted him. He glared at Chu Peihan, but Chu Peihan didn't care at all.

Gu Ning didn't know what to say.

After that, a group of them walked towards the outside. Chu Peihan and Hao Ran also urged them to be quick. They couldn't wait to meet their boss's boyfriend.

"Oh, boss, which one of you is better at fighting?" Hao Ran suddenly thought of that question.

"Oh! How could I forget! Your boyfriend is a military officer, so he must be really good at fighting! By the way, is your boyfriend a normal soldier or from the Special Forces? If he's from the Special Forces, it would be so cool!" Chu Peihan said.

And the rest all looked at Gu Ning for the answer.

"He serves in the Special Forces, and he's better than me," Gu Ning said with pride.

"Wow! Boss, you finally met someone who is better than you!" Qin Zixun said with excitement.

"I lost the last time when I was in the competition with Situ Ye too," Gu Ning said.

"I think it was even," Zhang Tianping said. Outsiders couldn't tell the difference.

"Situ Ye is better than our boss at skills, but he lost from the perspective of experience, because Situ is older and more experienced than our boss. However, he wasn't able to control the game and limit our boss, which was no different than a failure." Chu Peihan made her comment plainly.

Undeniably, Chu Peihan told the truth.

"Peihan's right. That is to say our boss won anyway," Mu Ke said.

Everyone nodded.

"It sounds right, but in a real situation or battle, no matter if you're better at skills or experience, the point is to win. And we only competed for five minutes, which can't prove anything. I can only tell you that I had already tried my best, and that's it." Gu Ning wasn't defending Situ Ye, nor denying what Chu Peihan had just said. She just believed that there was only one winner in a competition, no matter why you won.

Everyone agreed with Gu Ning and soon dropped the topic.

When they got outside, the girls took Hao Ran's car, while the boys took a taxi. They all went to the Youyi Restaurant together.

Gu Ning had already told Leng Shaoting that they were going to meet her friends, so he booked a private room beforehand.

Under the guidance of a waiter, they went to the private room, and knocked on its door.

"Come on in, please." Leng Shaoting's voice sounded from inside.

Then, Gu Ning followed by the others walked in.

Leng Shaoting immediately stood up to welcome them, but his sight fell on Gu Ning first as usual.

Everyone was stunned when Leng Shaoting appeared in their sight. The man was tall and strong. The air conditioner was on in the room, so he had taken off his coat and was wearing a tight black sweater, which accentuated his charming body very well. He also had outstanding features which composed a perfect face.

Facing everyone's surprise, Leng Shaoting didn't show any dislike at all, but he wasn't used to being the center of everyone's focus.

"Come over and have a seat!" Gu Ning opened her mouth and interrupted them.

Chu Peihan suddenly said, "Nice to meet you, brother-in-law."

Both Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning were shocked, but the man was satisfied with the title. He knew that they all admired Gu Ning and respected her as their boss as well as the eldest sister. Since he was Gu Ning's boyfriend, it wasn't wrong that they called him brother-in-law.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, felt a little uneasy.

"Nice to meet you, brother-in-law," Hao Ran and the others said with one accord.

"Nice to meet you too," Leng Shaoting replied. Although he said it airily, nobody thought that he was being arrogant.

Leng Shaoting was a man of few words, and wasn't good at making jokes, but he wasn't arrogant either. He respected everyone equally.

Gu Ning, at the same time, had already told her friends about Leng Shaoting's personality. Although he looked cold and quiet, he was reliable. Therefore, everyone was mentally prepared. However, Leng Shaoting had the air of a king in their eyes, and so they behaved somewhat carefully before him.

After the greeting, they were all seated.

Gu Ning took off her coat, and Leng Shaoting immediately helped her hang it up.

A waiter came insider, and Gu Ning let her friends order first. "Help yourself please."

"Of course! Since the meal is on our brother-in-law, we won't be shy!" Chu Peihan said.

Chapter 237: The Super-rich Brother-in-law

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"Exactly!" The rest all agreed.

Gu Ning didn't know what to say, but Leng Shaoting enjoyed the approval from Gu Ning's friends.

Although he only cared about Gu Ning's opinions, it wasn't a bad thing that her friends all liked him. He loved Gu Ning, and respected her friends too.

"Um, actually I have many questions to ask our brother-in-law, but I don't know whether it's the right time. Well, you can answer my questions if you want, and we can drop the question if you're unwilling to answer it. We just want to know more about you," Chu Peihan said. She had a burning desire to gossip.

"Sure," Leng Shaoting didn't reject.

"How old are you and where do you live?"

"26 and I live in the capital."

"Do you have your own house? How much are your savings?"

"I have a 600-square-meter large quadrangle [1. In architecture a quadrangle or quad is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular, square or oblong in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building or several smaller buildings.] in the capital, and I'm not very clear about my savings."

"Jesus!"

Everyone was shocked, including Gu Ning.

"A 600-square-meter large quadrangle in the capital! You must be super-rich! "

The house price was crazily high in the capital, and a quadrangle in the downtown was worth at least hundreds of millions of yuan.

"Do you mean your savings are too much for you to know the exact number?"

Leng Shaoting remained quiet. He didn't care much about money, so he had no idea how much savings he had till now.

Everyone was shocked again.

"On my! You must be a man of high quality! It's so unreal!" Chu Peihan couldn't believe her ears.

After a long breath, Chu Peihan added, "Brother-in-law, are you sure you don't have any other girlfriends, or you are actually already married and simply playing with our boss?"

"Of course not."

Chu Peihan was stunned.

Before long, the dishes were all on the table accompanied by beers.

Except for Hao Ran and Leng Shaoting who were going to drive, the rest all enjoyed drinking.

"Since brother-in-law can't drink because he'll drive, then boss you should drink some on behalf of him!" Chu Peihan proposed.

Gu Ning didn't reject. It was no big deal for her to drink beers. They didn't drink much, because they were only having fun.

After the meal, Hao Ran proposed to go to his V5 bar.

However, Chu Peihan disagreed. "I don't want to go to V5 bar every time. It gets boring. Let's go to Dihao Clubhouse this time! There is a boxing match at 10 pm!"

Dihao Clubhouse belonged to the Qing Gang, and was a high-end entertainment place. They hired many professional boxers to perform boxing matches in the clubhouse, and they were open for challenges. Consumers could also bet, and the rate was 1:2.

There weren't boxing matches every day, but they would post an announcement a day beforehand. Normally, there were two or three boxing matches within a week.

During the days that boxing matches were held, the Dihao Clubhouse was always crowded, and the guests had to order tickets a day before.

"Oh, right! How could I forget?!" Hao Ran was thrilled and couldn't agree more to go to Dihao Clubhouse.

Everybody else had the same idea. Most of them were interested in fighting, so they loved to watch boxing matches. Gu Ning didn't mind where they went next, so she just followed them. Leng Shaoting didn't care about it either. He would go anywhere with Gu Ning.

"It's very late now. Can we get tickets?" Mu Ke asked. Although he hadn't been there before, he knew the rules.

"Don't worry, I'll handle it," Chu Peihan said. Then she walked aside to call someone, because she didn't want the others to know about her connection with the Dihao Clubhouse.

Chu Peihan wasn't a member of the Qing Gang, but she was familiar with all the senior management in City F. She visited Dihao Clubhouse often, so there was an exclusive private room with the best view reserved for her. She could go there whenever she wanted. However, she still needed to make a call first, and she told the workers in Dihao Clubhouse not to expose her real identity.

After a while, Chu Peihan went back and told them that the problem was solved.

Then all the girls took Leng Shaoting's car, while the boys went in Hao Ran's car, heading to Dihao Clubhouse.

When they arrived at Dihao Clubhouse, it was only a little past 9 pm, and it was too early for the boxing match.

Meanwhile, all the guests tonight could join the lottery to win a great prize, but the prize that guests in the private rooms could win was much more valuable than that which the guests around the tables could get.

If a guest in the private room won the top prize, the bill would be on the house tonight. However, the private room fee was excluded, because a guest had to order a private room before he joined the lottery.

Anyway, it didn't cost that much to order a table or a private room, but the price of food and drink here was much higher. However, the number of people was limited to 10. If there were more than 10 people around a table or in a private room, the extra people needed to pay one tenth of the bill.

There were only nine people in Gu Ning and her friends' group, so they met the standard.

Gu Ning was responsible for choosing the red envelope from a black box. With the help of her Jade Eyes, she easily picked up the red envelope with the top prize.

"Open it now! Do we get a prize?"

Everyone was excited.

Gu Ning opened the red envelope, and it was the top prize. All the rest of people in the room, including the waiter were astonished.

It was unusual for the guests to get the first, second or third prize and it was the very first time that somebody had won the top prize!

There were around a hundred red envelopes in the black box, but there were only fifty private rooms in Dihao Clubhouse, so it was hard to win a prize.

"Wow! The top prize!"

"I can't believe my eyes!"

"Is it real?"

"Boss, you're so amazing!" Chu Peihan hugged Gu Ning with excitement.

Although Chu Peihan had no intention to let them pay the bill tonight, it was good news that Gu Ning won the top prize.

The hall in Dihao Clubhouse was very big, around four hundred square meters. There was a flat area in the center that was six square meters wide. When there was a boxing match, it was a platform for boxing. If there was no boxing match, it would be a stage for dancing performances.

All the private rooms on the second floor surrounded the hall. The side of the room that faced the central hall was a large floor-to-ceiling window, so that guests sitting inside could see the hall and platform clearly. In case some guests had bad sight, there were also three sets of binoculars in the room.

Gu Ning and her friends were waiting in the room for the boxing match tonight.

Chapter 238: The Boxing Match

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Before the boxing match began, they were chatting while drinking.

Time flew, and Dihao Clubhouse was soon fully occupied by people. When it was almost 10 pm, people started to shout.

"Chen Xing, Chen Xing, Chen Xing!"

Chen Xing worked for Dihao Clubhouse as a regular boxer. His best record was ninth in the national boxing competition three years ago, and had won the third prize in the southern division. He had also been one of the top 50 in an international boxing competition.

Although his record wasn't very impressive, he was a famous and skillful boxer. It wasn't easy to be a well-known boxer among thousands of boxers. In fact, there were many better boxers in the Qing Gang, even the boxing champion, but those boxers all worked for bigger entertainment places, and were open to challenges from more powerful opponents.

City F was only a third-tier city, so there weren't many boxing lovers, and it was already enough that they had a regular boxer.

The Qing Gang's headquarters were located in City G, which was a developing second-tier city, but the legal business of the Qing Gang mainly concentrated in a dominant city in the south, City Z. City Z was comparable with the capital to some extent.

The boxers showed up when it was 10 pm.

The first boxer who went up to the platform was Chen Xing. Seeing Chen Xing, the audience was shouting and cheering even louder.

"Chen Xing, Chen Xing, Chen Xing!"

"Chen Xing, fighting!"

"Chen Xing, kill him!"

After Chen Xing was already standing on the platform, his opponent came out too.

"Liu Qiang, Liu Qiang, Liu Qiang!"

"Liu Qiang, fighting!"

"Liu Qiang, kill him!"

Liu Qiang was also a boxer who had won many prizes before, and he wasn't weaker than Chen Xing. Most importantly, there was a long-standing grudge between Liu Qiang and Chen Xing. Liu Qiang had lost a competition against Chen Xing last time, so he was eager to win.

He came exactly for Chen Xing this time so the boxing match tonight would be exciting.

Liu Qiang and Chen Xing glared at each other on the platform.

"Chen Xing, been a while!" Liu Qiang said to Chen Xing, but his attitude was apparently unkind.

"Indeed! What a surprise that you come here for me. Do you want to lose again?" Chen Xing said sarcastically.

Liu Qiang sneered, "Since you're open for challenges here, why can't I come?"

"I did not say that," Chen Xing said.

Liu Qiang just snorted coldly, and didn't say another word.

After that, the host introduced Liu Qiang and Chen Xing one by one.

In the private room, Hao Ran asked Gu Ning, "Boss, which one do you think is going to win?"

"I have no idea. They seem to be equal. Although Liu Qiang has lost once, it doesn't mean that he'll lose again. Since he dares to challenge Chen Xing again, he must be confident in himself this time," Gu Ning said.

"What do you think?" Hao Ran asked Chu Peihan and others.

"I bet Chen Xing in the beginning, but after what Boss just said, I'm not sure," Qin Zixun said.

"Even so, it's possible that Chen Xing will beat Liu Qiang down again! I still bet Chen Xing," Chu Peihan added.

"Do you want to bet?" Zhang Tianping proposed with excitement.

"Of course! It'll be boring if we don't while we're watching a boxing match," Hao Ran said. He pressed the service bell calling for a waiter.

Except for Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning and Yu Mixi, the rest all had a bet of twenty thousand yuan each.

Hao Ran, Qin Zixun and Mu Ke bet on Liu Qiang, while the others bet on Chen Xing.

The bet odds of Liu Qiang was 1:3, and that of Chen Xing was 1:2.

The audience in the clubhouse bet gradually. The two boxers were equally good, and it was a hard decision for the audience to bet. In the end, the majority bet on Chen Xing.

The host walked down from the platform after the introduction. And the judge called the beginning of the match. Liu Qiang and Chen Xing couldn't wait and started fighting against each other violently.

Their fists met in the air, and both of them were forced to step backwards by the other's strength.

After a long breath, they attacked each other without delay.

Chen Xing treated his opponent seriously, even though Liu Qiang had once lost in a competition against him, because Chen Xing clearly knew that it hadn't been an easy victory.

No one seemed to be in control after a while, and the match was growingly exciting.

Everyone wanted to win the bet, so people kept shouting around the platform to encourage the boxers.

As time went by, Chen Xing started to gain control of this match, while Liu Qiang kept avoiding his fists.

However, right when the audience believed that Liu Qiang would lose once more, he hit straight at Chen Xing's face.

Chen Xing avoided it, but unexpectedly, Liu Qiang turned around and took this chance and a back swing directly hit Chen Xing's cheek.

As a professional boxer, his punch had at least 100 pounds of strength. Facing the great strike, Chen Xing was knocked out falling heavily into the boxing ring.

"No way!"

Everyone was shocked.

"How is it possible!" Chu Peihan stood up abruptly from her seat. She couldn't believe her eyes.

Chen Xing was obviously about to win, so how come he lost all of a sudden?

"It's possible actually. There's no winner until the last second," Gu Ning smiled gently.

To be honest, Gu Ning noticed that Liu Qiang had been avoiding in order to find a great chance to give Chen Xing a final punch.

Gu Ning wasn't sure whether he could make it, but it seemed that he succeeded.

On the platform, the judge started the countdown, "Ten, nine…"

"Get up, now!"

The audience shouted louder and louder at Chen Xing.

Chu Peihan and the others included.

"Six, five…" The judge continued.

"Chen Xing, come on, get up now!��

"Three, two, one."

In the end, Chen Xing failed to stand up.

Therefore, those who bet on Liu Qiang won three times the amount of money, while those who bet on Chen Xing all lost.

The game was over.

Chapter 239: Let's Change Glasses

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Those who bet on both Chen Xing and Liu Qiang won some and lost some.

"I wanted to bet on Chen Xing in the beginning, but I changed my mind in the end, so I bet on Liu Qiang," Hao Ran said laughing out.

"Leave me alone!" Chu Peihan was mad. It was nothing to lose some money, but she hated the feeling of failure.

"Why? I wasn't the only one who bet on Liu Qiang," Hao Ran said on purpose.

"You…" Chu Peihan was annoyed and turned her sight away from Hao Ran.

All of a sudden, Gu Ning glanced at the opposite private room and noticed a familiar man.

There were three men and two women sitting across from each other. Gu Ning recognized one of the men. It was Le Zhengyu.

Gu Ning had also met the two women in the shopping mall with An Qian the other day. They were Chen Mengqi and her friend.

Why is Le Zhengyu with Chen Mengqi?

Gu Ning was confused, but she wasn't clear about the real situation, so she decided to wait for a while longer.

"What's wrong?" Noticing that Gu Ning was staring at the opposite private room, Leng Shaoting asked her with curiosity.

He looked over, following Gu Ning' sight, and saw the people in the opposite private room, but he didn't know them.

"I see a man that I know, but it seems to be a little strange," Gu Ning said, fixing her eyes on the opposite private room.

Leng Shaoting didn't ask further, nor bother her.

Before long, Le Zhengyu stood up, leaving the private room and Chen Mengqi immediately took out a small paper package from her handbag. She opened it and poured some powder into Le Zhengyu's wine glass.

Gu Ning sensed that something had to be wrong. She stood up without hesitation. "Excuse me. I need to go out for a while."

Her friends thought that Gu Ning was going to the ladies' room, so they didn't care much.

Leng Shaoting noticed the same scene, so he understood what Gu Ning was going to do. "Do you want me to go with you?"

Hearing that, everyone gave Leng Shaoting a glance, and thought that he was strange because they believed that he was going to the ladies room together with Gu Ning. Leng Shaoting, instead, was confused as to why they suddenly all looked at him like that.

Gu Ning had no time to waste. "No, it's fine. I can handle it."

"Great," Leng Shaoting said.

Gu Ning then ran straight to the opposite private room, in case Le Zhengyu would be trapped.

Although she didn't know exactly what the white powder was, it had to be something terrible.

Chen Mengqi had to be planning to sleep with Le Zhengyu in an amoral way.

Just as Gu Ning came out into the passage, Le Zhengyu walked back into the room. Gu Ning knew that she had to stop him at once.

Le Zhengyu took his wine glass, and was about to drink. At this time, Gu Ning deliberately knocked the door heavily and made a loud sound.

All the people sitting inside were sacred by the sound, and stopped drinking with one accord.

Seeing that with her Jade Eyes, Gu Ning was relieved a little.

"Who is it?" a man aked with impatience. He wasn't Le Zhengyu.

Gu Ning ignored him, but said, "Mr. Le, I'm Gu Ning. It's urgent."

All the other people witnessed Chen Mengqi putting the drugs into Le Zhengyu's wine glass, but nobody said a word. Apparently, they were a group, who planned to trap Le Zhengyu together.

Hearing that it was Gu Ning, Le Zhengyu put his wine glass down, walking towards the door. Although he didn't know why Gu Ning was in a hurry, she was An Qian's friend and he couldn't ignore her.

Le Zhengyu opened the door, saying to Gu Ning with care, "Miss Gu, may I help?"

"It's you!" Chen Mengqi was quite surprised to see Gu Ning.

The woman sitting beside Chen Mengqi was also astonished.

Gu Ning gave Chen Mengqi a knowing glance, which made Chen Mengqi tremble unconsciously, but she didn't believe that Gu Ning knew what she was doing.

"Do you know each other?" Le Zhengyu asked.

"Not really. We just met once only, but it was impressive…" Gu Ning said with great interest. Chen Mengqi's face changed, and immediately interrupted her, "Stop that!"

"What? Miss Chen, I haven't finished yet, so why do I have to stop? And why are you panicking?" Gu Ning lifted the corners of her lips, and asked in a meaningful way.

"You…" Chen Mengqi was mad, but didn't know how to retort.

"Miss Gu, what emergency do you have?" Le Zhengyu noticed that Gu Ning didn't get along with Chen Mengqi, but he didn't want to delay Gu Ning's emergency.

"It's fine now. And I just want to have a glass of wine with Miss Chen. May I come in?" Gu Ning said, then walked inside directly.

Everyone was surprised by Gu Ning's sudden movement.

With Le Zhengyu's presence, Chen Mengqi couldn't reject, so she answered, "Sure, it's nothing."

Then she raised her wine glass.

There was a new glass beside, and Le Zhengyu poured the wine for Gu Ning.

"Miss Chen, let's change glasses!" Gu Ning wore an evil smile, and handed Le Zhengyu's wine glass to Chen Mengqi.

Everyone was shocked and panicked.

Does she know? No, it's impossible! How could she know?

"Miss Gu, this wine glass is mine." Le Zhengyu didn't understand why Gu Ning did that, became there was already a wine glass in Chen Mengqi's hand.

"Miss Gu, what do you want to do? I have a wine glass already, so why do I have to use another person's glass?" Chen Mengqi tried her best to stay calm.

Even though Gu Ning found out her secret, she wouldn't admit it.

"What? Is it a big deal? It's a new glass of wine," Gu Ning said.

"You…" Chen Mengqi of course wouldn't drink the wine in the glass.

"Miss Gu…" Le Zhengyu didn't know what Gu Ning was doing, but her behavior was very unusual.

"Mr. Le, if you trust me, please stay quiet for a moment," Gu Ning said calmly.

Le Zhengyu was a businessman and he instantly sensed that something must be wrong after Gu Ning's reminder.

Why won't Gu Ning let the wine glass go? Is there something else in the wine? Le Zhengyu suddenly figured it out and was displeased. However, since Gu Ning told him to be quiet for a moment, he decided to wait for what was going to happen next.

Chapter 240: Chen Mengqi's Scheme

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The other two men were afraid to expose themselves, so they criticized Gu Ning. "Miss, Mengqi has her own wine glass, so why do you have to force her to use another one?"

"Exactly, even though you're Executive Le's friend, we'll call the security guards if you don't stop."

"Very well, please call the security guards right now. I think you better call the police too," Gu Ning beamed, and didn't seem frightened at all.

"You…"

Their faces changed again. If they call the police, they could be exposed. And now they were certain that this young girl had to know something. The question was how?

Le Zhengyu didn't miss any detail, and he realized that they probably did something together behind his back.

"Are you going to drink it, or not?" Gu Ning stared at Chen Mengqi coldly.

Chen Mengqi was mad as well as terrified, and failed to say a word.

"You don't want to drink it by yourself? Let me help you then." Gu Ning sneered. Before Chen Mengqi could react, Gu Ning forced her mouth open wide and poured the drink straight down her throat.

The wine glass in Chen Mengqi's hand smashed into pieces on the ground, but she was too terrified to care about that. However, she resisted in vain, and the drink was in her stomach now.

The rest of the people were all shocked, but it was too late to stop it.

Gu Ning let Chen Mengqi go afterwards, and the latter almost choked to death trying to get the drink out.

"You…" Chen Mengqi glared at Gu Ning, but she could do nothing now.

Within seconds, Chen Mengqi fainted falling on the sofa.

The other two men were frightened and didn't dare to utter a word.

"Who did this?" Le Zhengyu was furious.

A man immediately explained, "Executive Le, it has nothing to do with us! It was Chen Mengqi's idea!"

"Exactly! Chen Mengqi did it herself, and we know nothing about it at all! We just wanted to see what she was going to do, so we stayed quiet. Please forgive us!" another man begged.

Although they had cooperation with Le Zhengyu, they were barely comparable to him. If Le Zhengyu ended their deal, their company could lose a fortune.

Even Chen Mengqi's friend claimed that it was Chen Mengqi's own idea.

"Then you should know why she did it!" Gu Ning questioned. In fact, she already knew the answer from Chen Mengqi's attitude towards Le Zhengyu. She liked Le Zhengyu, but Le Zhengyu loved An Qian, thus Chen Mengqi planned to drug Le Zhengyu and sleep with him.

Gu Ning was right.

"She-she liked Executive Le, but Executive Le doesn't like her, so she planned to sleep with Executive Le and get pregnant. In that case, Executive Le would be hers," Chen Mengqi's female friend said.

There was dense hatred in Le Zhengyu's eyes. He knew that Chen Mengqi liked him, but he had already told her that he loved An Qian. Chen Mengqi never mentioned it again, and he had thought that she had given up on him. However, to his astonishment, she was scheming behind his back.

If it hadn't been for Gu Ning, he would have been trapped. If he had been trapped, he would feel disgusted and An Qian probably wouldn't give him any hope.

Thinking of that, Le Zhengyu was increasingly mad. His cold sight like sharp knife glanced over the two men. "Since she wants a man, then you two have to keep her company tonight. If you dare to disobey my order, I'll end the deal with your company at once."

Le Zhengyu wasn't weak. Whoever tried to trap him, he would pay the person back and it didn't matter if he or she succeeded or not.

Although it was Chen Mengqi who had put the drug into his drink, the two men hid the truth, which made them accomplices, so Leng Shaoting naturally wouldn't let them get away with it.

The two men were terrified, and answered immediately, "Yes, sir."

They didn't dare to resist at all now, unless they wanted to lose their jobs. Besides, men seldom refused to sleep with a beautiful woman, especially those two. Chen Mengqi was pretty and sexy. They had wanted her for a long time, but Chen Mengqi disliked them. In addition, Chen Mengqi was from a rich family, so they didn't dare to use force.

Since Le Zhengyu ordered them to do so now, they were more than willing to do it.

After that, Le Zhengyu left with Gu Ning.

"Miss Gu, thank you so much for helping me. Otherwise, I could have been trapped already, but could you please tell me how you found out? I just left for a minute," Le Zhengyu said to Gu Ning.

Gu Ning replied, "I was sitting in the private room right across from yours, and I accidentally saw you sitting with Chen Mengqi, so I was curious. I met Chen Mengqi in a shopping mall with An Qian last week, and I know about your relationship. Thus I wondered why you two were together. Unexpectedly, when you went out, she immediately put white powder into your wine glass. Although I wasn't sure what it was, it would be a bad thing if you were drugged. Therefore, I ran to you without delay. Luckily, I arrived on time."

Thinking of what had just happened, Le Zhengyu still felt mad, but he was surprised by Gu Ning's good sight. "You could see me from the other side? You sight is so unbelievable!"

There was a distance of 10 meters at least between the two rooms.

"Yeah, my sight is much better than that of a normal person's," Gu Ning laughed.

"Oh, you must be here with your friends, right?" Le Zhengyu asked.

"Yes, do you want to come and join us? An Yi is with us too," Gu Ning invited.

An Yi and An Qian were cousins, so Le Zhengyu was familiar with him.

"No, thanks. I'm not in the mood now," Le Zhengyu declined.

"Well, it's fine," Gu Ning didn't insist.

"And, please don't tell An Qian about this. I don't want to worry her," Le Zhengyu said.

"Sure," Gu Ning replied.

After that, Le Zhengyu left and Gu Ning went back to her private room.

Gu Ning continued to play with her friends, and Leng Shaoting had been focusing on her all the time, so he didn't ask anything.

Le Zhengyu went downstairs to the counter. He planned to order something for Gu Ning, but found out that Gu Ning had won the top prize and had free food as well as drinks tonight.