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Chapter 441 Tang Yunfan's Dream

Tang Yunfan was willing to have Gu Ning as his family, but Gu Man was also involved in this mess, so he wanted to regain his memory first. So that he would be able to accept it with his true feelings. He hoped that he could bring them both home.

Tang Haifeng didn't know what he was thinking, and was mad at once. "Why? Since everyone accepted it, we need to hold the party as soon as possible!"

No one was more eager than Tang Haifeng to announce to people around him that Gu Ning was his granddaughter now.

"I agree with father. If we're going to hold the party sooner or later, it needs to be grand," Tang Yunhang said.

"I have my reasons, so listen to me this time," Tang Yunfan said in an undeniable tone, then he directly walked upstairs. Tang Haifeng was furious, but didn't know what to say. Obviously, Tang Yunfan had his own plan. Tang Haifeng thought that maybe he wasn't willing to take Gu Ning as his daughter, while Tang Yunhang suddenly thought of what he had discussed with Cao Ruihua.

Is it possible that Yunfan found out Gu Ning's hidden reason which explained why she approached our family, so he doesn't want to rush? That was just Tang Yunhang's pure conjecture, so it wasn't appropriate for him to say it out right now.

Gu Ning and the others had taken the boat on the river for two hours before they went back home.

When they were home, Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin immediately booked plane tickets to the capital for the next morning. They would fly to the capital around 8:10 am, and would arrive there around 10:30 am. Gu Ning planned to have lunch downtown before she went to deal with her own business.

After booking plane tickets, Cao Wenxin went back to her house, and Gu Ning talked with Leng Shaoting on the phone for at least an hour. Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting that she would fly to the capital along with Cao Wenxin, but she didn't tell him that she was going to introduce Xu Jinchen to Cao Wenxin. Instead, she asked whether Xu Jinchen and Xu Qinyin were free, so that they could dine together.

Leng Shaoting didn't think further and agreed with alacrity. Gu Ning then told Leng Shaoting the time that she would arrive at the capital.

The Huangdeng Hotel was also in the capital, and Cao Wenxin had her own Black Card, so she would stay in her family's hotel.

After hanging up the call with Leng Shaoting, it was around 11 pm. Gu Ning opened her WeChat and checked their WeChat group. Her friends all knew that she was busy, so they mentioned(@) her and reminded her to take care of herself.

Ever since they had attended Su Anya's birthday party last time, Su Anya joined their WeChat group. Except Gu Ning who was always absent, the rest of the people were busy chatting and making fun of each other. And although Gu Ning barely showed up, her friends never forgot her. Gu Ning was their boss after all. Without her, they couldn't maintain such a friendly relationship.

Once Gu Ning appeared, everyone was excited. Even though they just hadn't seen each other for a few days, it felt like ages.

Gu Ning felt touched that she had a group of real friends.

During this time, Tang Yunfan couldn't sleep. He couldn't help thinking about Gu Ning and Gu Man, and he kept forcing himself to get his lost memory back. However, no matter how hard he tried, he didn't have any clue. In the end, Tang Yunfan couldn't tolerate it anymore, and he took sleeping pills to fall asleep. However, in his sound dream, he dreamed that an old bus was moving on a road. When it turned, there was a fast oncoming car right ahead of it. The bus tried to avoid the car, but accidentally crashed into the river.

Abruptly, Tang Yunfan woke up from his dream. He had a strong feeling that the dream was real. Thus he did his best to keep the dream in his mind and searched for the map of City D on his computer to see whether there was any river around City D.

Tang Yunfan found out there was a river at a place which was 30 kilometers away from southern City D, and there was also a road which passed by the river. Although he wasn't sure it was the same road, it was the only road if he had been setting off from City D.

He made up his mind to visit that place.

The next day, Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin got up at 6 am. Cao Wenxin wore light make-up and carried a small suitcase before she walked out.

They would only stay in the capital for about two days, so Cao Wenxin didn't bring much clothing to change into. On the contrary, Gu Ning's suitcase was obviously bigger than Cao Wenxin's. Because Gu Ning didn't want to expose the secret of her telepathic eye space, she had to pull this suitcase around with her.

Cao Wenxin drove her Land Rover to the airport and left the car there, so that she could use it again when she came back.

After finishing all the procedures, it was still half an hour away from the departure time.

Although Cao Wenxin didn't carry many things, there was liquid in her baggage, so she had to check it in. Gu Ning did the same thing.

"Gu Ning?"

When they just came in the lounge, Gu Ning heard someone calling her. She looked towards the voice and noticed Qiu Yuxin.

Qiu Yuxin was waving at her not far away.

Seeing Qiu Yuxin, Gu Ning suddenly remembered that Qiu Yuxin lived in City B. She didn't feel guilty that she hadn't visited Qiu Yuxin, because they weren't very familiar after all.

Gu Ning smiled at her and walked over with Cao Wenxin.

"Hi, Yuxin!" Gu Ning said.

When Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin walked near, Qiu Yuxin recognized that the young woman with Gu Ning was Cao Wenxin. She was a little surprised that the two were together. "Hi, Miss Cao!"

They were both from the high society, so they naturally knew each other.

"Miss Qiu, nice to meet you!" Cao Wenxin also recognized Qiu Yuxin. They had met at parties, and Qiu Yuxin was a famous model so Cao Wenxin often saw her pictures on magazine covers.

Qiu Yuxin was a model, but she also had her bottom line. She never wore a bikini or very little clothing in front of a camera; because modeling was just her hobby and she didn't rely on that to support herself. In addition, Qiu Yuxin was from a super-rich family. It would be a shame to her family if she was naked in front of a camera.

"Where are you flying today?" Qiu Yuxin asked.

Chapter 442 Rescue A Woman

"The capital," Gu Ning said. "How about you?"

The gate where Qiu Yuxin stood wasn't to the capital, so Gu Ning asked.

"Oh, I'm flying to Malaysia for work," Qiu Yuxin said.

After they chatted for a while longer, the radio announced that the plane to Malaysia was about to take off. Qiu Yuxin then said to them, "Sorry, I have to leave now. See you around!"

They said good-bye to each other and Qiu Yuxin went to get aboard. Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin also went to their gate.

"Ningning, how come all the people you know are from either rich or powerful families? Tell me. How did you meet Qiu Yuxin?" Cao Wenxin asked with curiosity.

"She's the best friend of the younger cousin of my boyfriend's close friend. We've met several times," Gu Ning said, but she didn't mention that her boyfriend's close friend was Xu Jinchen.

Cao Wenxin understood, and didn't ask further.

They sat down in chairs in front of the gate, waiting to get aboard. Before long, the radio announced that passengers to the capital needed to be ready to go aboard. However, right at that moment, someone exclaimed, "Jesus! A woman fainted!"

Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin immediately turned back. The woman who passed out was waiting at the same gate as them, and she wasn't far behind them. The young woman fell to the ground in unconsciousness, and there was a little boy around four-years-old standing crying beside her. People surrounded them at once, but none of them went to help the young woman get back to her feet.

Nobody knew whether they should move her or not, because it seemed dangerous, so people were all waiting for the workers at the airport to come.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, ran straight to the young woman, followed by Cao Wenxin.

"Please move! Give her some fresh air!" Gu Ning raised her voice and said to the onlookers.

People began to move back. However, when Gu Ning squatted at the young woman's side, someone said, "Miss, don't move her body. It can be dangerous!"

It was understandable that nobody dared to help the young woman, because they weren't doctors.

Gu Ning didn't care. She took out a small porcelain bottle from her backpack and poured the power crystal out. When Gu Ning was about to put the pill into the young woman's mouth, a male and two female workers from the airport arrived and stopped her. The leading female worker snapped at Gu Ning, "Stop it! What are you doing? What if she dies? Can you bear the result?" Saying that, she came to push Gu Ning away. Gu Ning avoided her but failed to put the pill into the young woman's mouth.

"If she dies, I'll bear the result," Cao Wenxin said, because she totally trusted Gu Ning.

Another female worker looked at Cao Wenxin. Seeing that Cao Wenxin was very pretty, she felt jealous and suddenly became rude. "You? Who do you think you are? What a joke!"

"Then can you bear the result if she dies at this airport?" Gu Ning coldly stared at them when they stood in her way.

"Why should we take the responsibility? We didn't cause her to pass out!" A female worker retorted impolitely.

"Because you stopped me from rescuing her!" Gu Ning said.

"Rescuing her? Judging by your age, I bet you are just a student. Do you think that you are a doctor or something?" the female worker said with obvious disdain.

Passengers flying to the capital started to board, but the leading female worker still stood there and did nothing for no reason. Gu Ning lost her patience, and pushed her away. "Block their way. If they dare to move, punch them," Gu Ning said to Cao Wenxin before she squatted again.

The leading female worker was pushed backwards a few steps, and almost fell. She was surprised and then furious. However, before she could react, Gu Ning had already put the pill into the unconscious woman's mouth. Nonetheless, Gu Ning didn't know why the young woman had passed out, so she used her Jade Eyes to see the condition of the young woman's body. While Gu Ning was examining the young woman, she secretly put her power inside as well.

The leading female worker was in a rage, because Gu Ning had not only pushed her, but had threatened her as well.

"How dare you push me! Do you know who I am?" Saying that, she ran to Gu Ning, because she didn't think that Cao Wenxin and Gu Ning would really dare to punch her.

Actually, Gu Ning already had pushed her, and Cao Wenxin would, of course, dare to punch her. Therefore, when the leading female worker ran at Gu Ning, Cao Wenxin directly went ahead and did a seoi nage[1]. "I don't care who the hell you are, because I'll punch you, whoever you are!"

Cao Wenxin wasn't a gentle girl, so she didn't reduce her strength at all. With a loud, agonized scream, the woman was thrown over Cao Wenxin's shoulder and hit the ground heavily.

Seeing that, everyone was shocked, not only because Cao Wenxin really attacked the leading female worker, but also because she was so awesome.

Hearing the scream, the other two workers were frightened.

"You…" They moved backwards in fear, and didn't dare to go help the leading female worker on the ground.

Meanwhile, the young woman gradually got her consciousness back.

Everyone's attention was drawn to her at once. And everyone looked at Gu Ning with surprise. Some thought that she must have been lucky, because it wasn't uncommon that people woke up after fainting for a short time. However, no matter what, it was good news that the young woman went back to normal.

This young woman was physically weak, so she easily fainted when she lacked energy or strength. Although it wasn't deadly that she passed out all of a sudden because she would wake up after having a rest, it was still dangerous if anything bad happened during her unconsciousness. Besides, what if her child was kidnapped when she passed out? All in all, nothing was more precious than a healthy body.

Within seconds, the young woman was completely clear-headed. She abruptly sat up from the ground, and held the little boy without delay. "Oh, my baby. Don't cry. Don't cry. Mommy is fine."

Seeing that his mommy was awake, the little boy gradually stopped crying.

[1] A seoi nage is a shoulder throw in judo.

Chapter 443 The One Who Has the Power Is the Boss

"Alright, let's go aboard now!" Gu Ning said. Almost all the passengers were aboard.

Hearing Gu Ning's voice, the young woman realized that it was Gu Ning who had rescued her by putting the pill in her mouth. She thanked Gu Ning sincerely before she walked to the plane.

"You want to escape? No way! Stop them right now!" the leading female worker, who had been thrown to the ground by Cao Wenxin shouted to her colleagues. Because of the leading female worker's title, her colleagues had to follow her order.

"Do you want to be injured like her?" Cao Wenxin coldly glanced at them and threatened.

They immediately stopped.

"Catch them now!" the leading female worker almost yelled in anger.

"Don't gather here. Move!" At this time, a strict male voice sounded. Everyone looked around and saw a group of airport staff quickly walking over followed by medical staff. Passengers around them all moved aside.

The leading man, who was around 34-years-old, was the manager of this airport. "Cousin!" The female worker who had been beaten by Cao Weinxin complained at once. "Cousin, they just attacked me! Please arrest them right now!"

The manager of this airport was precisely the woman's older cousin, which was the reason why she was so arrogant and rude.

Hearing that, everyone looked at Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin. They thought that they would be in trouble now, because whoever had the power was the boss.

Indeed, whoever had the power was the boss, but the powerful people were Cao Wenxin and Gu Ning. Therefore, the man directly ignored the woman, and greeted Cao Wenxin. "It's so nice to meet you, Miss Cao! May I know your flight number?"

Seeing the man's attitude towards Cao Wenxin, people around them instantly knew who the person of power was.

"It's this one, but all the passengers are aboard now." Cao Wenxin gave the gate a glance.

"Please allow me to walk you to the gate," the man said, and made a hand gesture to invite Cao Wenxin to get aboard. He didn't bother to ask what had happened. He didn't care about his so-called younger cousin at all, as long as Cao Wenxin was fine.

"Cousin!" The woman was disappointed that the man ignored her.

Cao Wenxin and Gu Ning were in a hurry, so they left right away along with the mother and her son. The mother was grateful for Gu Ning's kind behavior, so she was waiting for them to get aboard together.

After the man walked them to the gate and came back, he icily looked at his younger cousin. "Follow me to the Finance Room to get your salary. You don't need to come to work tomorrow!"

He had always wanted to fire her, because the woman was lazy and snobbish. Given that she hadn't caused any trouble before, he had turned a blind eye. However, he couldn't tolerate it anymore. In addition, this woman was merely a relative of his step-mother, and had nothing to do with him. If it hadn't been for his father, he would never have allowed her to work here.

"Cousin!" The woman was in despair.

After Gu Ning and the others got aboard, they coincidentally sat in the same row. The cute little boy kept staring at Gu Ning from his mother's arms. Gu Ning was amused and smiled to him. "Why are you staring at me all the time?"

"I think you're great! You gave mommy a pill, and mommy is fine!" the little boy said.

Gu Ning laughed a little, but didn't say anything.

And then the little boy continued. "My grandpa is sick. Can you help my grandpa?"

Um…

Hearing that, they were all surprised. The mother felt a little embarrassed, and explained at once. "Please don't mind him. He's just a child."

Although she did wake up after taking Gu Ning's pill, she had only passed out because she was physically weak. Her father, on the other hand, was seriously sick, and a pill couldn't cure him.

"What kind of disease does his grandpa have? Maybe I can do something," Gu Ning said. She wasn't able to reject a cute little child.

Hearing that, the mother's eyes lit up, but soon went back to normal. Apparently, she didn't have much hope. "My father is a stroke patient. Although he survived last time, he has paraplegia[1] and relies on chemotherapy to prolong his life now. We know that it's hopeless." Thinking about that, the mother looked so sad.

"Is your father in the capital?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yes!" the mother replied.

"If you trust me, you can let him take my medicine which you have just taken. Um, you probably won't believe me even if I tell you how effective the medicine is right now, but it is harmless," Gu Ning said. "If you have worries, you can have my phone number and take a picture of my ID card. If anything happens, you can find me."

"I trust you!"

The mother didn't believe that Gu Ning's medicine could cure her father, but believed that it was harmless. She had woken up after taking Gu Ning's medicine after all, and Gu Ning even allowed her to take a picture of her ID card. In addition, she would try everything to help her father.

Gu Ning understood that it was hard for the mother to believe her, because they were simply strangers till now.

"There is a pill in each of these three porcelain bottles. The pill will melt in contact with water. Take a pill every three days, and you can ask a doctor to examine your father's body two hours after he's taken the pill."

[1] Paraplegia is the total inability to move the lower half of the body including the legs and often the lower part of the torso.

Chapter 444 Jiang Xinyuan

"Miss, thank you so much!" The mother said. Although she wasn't very hopeful, she still had anticipation.

In the end, the mother entered Gu Ning's name and phone number into her mobile phone, but didn't take a picture of Gu Ning's ID card. She kept Gu Ning's phone number in order to thank Gu Ning if her father recovered, not to cause Gu Ning trouble if an accident happened.

During their conversation, Gu Ning got to know that the mother was called Jiang Xinyuan. She lived in the capital and her son's name was Jiang Ziang. Jiang Xinyuan was a single mother, because her husband had died in an accident when she was pregnant, but she had been kicked out by her mother-in-law.

She and her husband loved each other very much, so she had refused to have an abortion. In the beginning, her parents had been furious because she was so young and her life would be tough if she became a single mother. However, she had insisted on keeping the baby, and her parents had finally accepted it. She worked hard to make as much money as possible, while her parents helped her take care of her son.

Although her family wasn't poor, her parents were both teachers with retirement pay and her monthly salary barely exceeded ten thousand yuan, they could barely afford her father's high administration fee. She had flown to City B to meet her older brother and his wife. She had wanted to borrow some money from them, but they had refused to meet her.

Her older brother and his wife had been mad at her ever since she had insisted on giving birth to her child after her husband died. They also refused to take care of their parents.

Speaking of that, Jiang Xinyuan wore a wry smile, because the apartment in which her older brother's family lived now didn't always belong to them. Three years ago, her older brother had lost a lot of money in a failed business endeavor, and their parents had sold the apartment to pay his debt. The buyer had then rented the apartment to her older brother's family, but she and their parents were paying the rent. Nonetheless, her older brother's family never believed their explanation or the truth but thought that they were lying.

Hearing that, Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin had deep sympathy for Jiang Xinyuan, and they all criticized her older brother and his wife, who were totally shameless.

Luckily, Jiang Xinyuan's father would soon recover after he took Gu Ning's medicine, and Gu Ning hoped that her life would be better when her father regained his health.

When the plane that Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin boarded had taken off for a short time, Tang Yunfan appeared at the same airport. He was alone and left his secretary to deal with the business in his company. He was flying to City D, to try to get his memory back. He didn't want to wait, nor let Gu Ning and Gu Man wait, in case any accidents happened.

Standing at the exit of the Capital Airport was a tall extraordinarily handsome young man. Even though he was dressed casually he was still too noticeable to be ignored. The moment he walked in the airport, many people, especially women were attracted to him. Some wanted to approach him, but he looked so cold and seemed unwilling to talk to others, so none of them dared to approach him.

However, one brave woman tried. She was a gorgeous beauty who was around 25. Although she looked calm and confident, she was super nervous in her heart. When she was just two meters away from Leng Shaoting, he suddenly gave her a cold look, and the woman was too scared to move closer. Although she was a little afraid of the man, she wasn't willing to give up. After a long breath, she said to Leng Shaoting, "Hi, are you waiting for someone?"

Leng Shaoting directly ignored her and turned his head away. The woman felt embarrassed and quickly left.

Seeing that such a beauty was directly ignored by the man, nobody dared to try again.

Gu Ning and the others got off the plane an hour later, and they went to collect their baggage before they walked out together.

Jiang Xinyuan was holding her child, so Cao Wenxin helped her pull her suitcase. Once they walked out of the airport, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting noticed each other at first glance.

Cao Wenxin and Jiang Xinyuan were both stunned to see Leng Shaoting. This extraordinarily handsome man was walking to them! No, to Gu Ning. Cao Wenxin immediately realized that the man had to be Gu Ning's boyfriend.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Gu Ning smiled.

Leng Shaoting gently looked at Gu Ning with a faint smile on his lips. "Not really. How was your flight?" He took Gu Ning's suitcase.

"Not bad," Gu Ning said.

"Oh, let me introduce you. Shaoting, this is my Grandpa Tang's granddaughter, Cao Wenxin. Wenxin, this is my boyfriend, Leng Shaoting," Gu Ning said to Cao Wenxin.

"Hi," Leng Shaoting said lightly.

"Hi!" Cao Wenxin said excitedly. She felt that this man had a natural air of nobility and power. It seemed like he had to be an influential figure. And he was so proud and strict, which made others unconsciously keep a distance from him.

Apparently, Gu Ning's boyfriend wasn't just a normal military officer. Could he be a young lord of a super powerful or rich family in the capital? Cao Wenxin wondered. However, there was only the top Leng family with the family name of Leng in the capital.

Thinking of it, Cao Wenxin was shocked. Is it possible? Cao Wenxin didn't believe it, not because she thought that Gu Ning didn't match the Leng family, but simply because it was impossible. The well-known, dominant Leng family in the capital was too powerful for her to even think about it.

Maybe there are other Leng families. The family name Leng wasn't uncommon after all. Just like not all the people with the family names Tang or Cao are my family! Within those few seconds, Cao Wenxin thought a lot.

"This is Jiang Xinyuan. We just met." Gu Ning introduced Jiang Xinyuan to Leng Shaoting.

"It's so nice to meet you, Mr. Leng!" Jiang Xinyuan said to Leng Shaoting with great respect, like the man was an important figure, while she was just a normal citizen.

Jiang Xinyuan also had a lot of life experience so she knew that the man must be either powerful or rich.

Leng Shaoting greeted her too.

"Miss Jiang, please let me send you to the hospital," Gu Ning said.

"Oh no, thanks. I can take a taxi myself," Jiang Xinyuan said. The capital was so large, and it took a long time to get from point A to point B. She didn't want to bother them any longer.

"It's fine. We're going to the Huangdeng Hotel which is close to the hospital. We can give you a ride if you want," Gu Ning said.

Chapter 445 Colaine Pharmaceutical Company

"Well."

"Let's go!" Cao Wenxin pulled Jiang Xinyuan's suitcase walking ahead.

"Thank you so much!" Jiang Xinyuan accepted in the

end.

Cao Wenxin was always talking, but now she was very quiet and didn't say a word.

It was all because of Leng Shaoting, and even though the man was simply driving silently without saying or doing anything she felt stressed. He did his best to limit his coldness. However, it was still unpleasant for Cao Wenxin to spend time with him in the car. He had a natural air of power and he couldn't change that. Jiang Xinyuan also felt uneasy, but she didn't say anything either.

It was a little weird when everyone was quiet in the car, so Gu Ning tried to find something to talk about.

"Wenxin, we can have lunch when we arrive at the hotel. You can have a rest afterwards while I go deal with something. Then we can hang out together tonight," Gu Ning said. She didn't tell Cao Wenxin what she was going to deal with, because she thought that it was better to not expose too much.

"Great!" Cao Wenxin agreed.

Within half an hour, they arrived at the hospital. Jiang Xinyuan said good-bye to them and thanked Gu Ning again. After that, they drove to the Huangdeng Hotel in downtown. With Cao Wenxin's Black Card, they got everything for free.

Gu Ning went upstairs with Cao Wenxin to put their baggage into her suite, while Leng Shaoting waited for them in a private room.

When Leng Shaoting was gone, Cao Wenxin finally relaxed and complained, "Ningning, your boyfriend is a little scary! He's so cold; I didn't dare to say a word."

"Ha-ha, well, yes, he is a little cold, but he's kind too. He just isn't talkative. As long as you don't annoy him, he's amiable," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin was a little relieved.

"Oh, does your boyfriend know that my grandpa already took you as his granddaughter?" Cao Wenxin asked.

"Yes," Gu Ning said.

During lunch, Cao Wenxin wasn't quiet anymore, but she still felt a little nervous. Luckily, she dared to talk to Leng Shaoting. "Brother-in-law, I heard from Ningning that you're a military officer. Do you serve in the army or the military regions?" Cao Wenxin asked.

Hearing Cao Wenxin called him brother-in-law, Leng Shaoting was pleased. "Neither. I serve in the corps."

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin rounded her eyes in shock. The Corps were ranked above the army and the military regions! All of the members in the corps had military ranks, and the lowest rank was major. Precisely because of their high rank in a country's forces, even a major from the corps was more respected than a commander in the army.

"Um, may I know your military rank?" Cao Wenxin asked. Although he looked young and Cao Wenxin bet that he was either a major or lieutenant colonel, she still wanted to know the answer from his mouth. No matter if he was a major or lieutenant colonel; he had to be very outstanding to get the position at such a young age, because it was rare to see a major or lieutenant colonel who was around 25.

"Major general," Leng Shaoting said lightly.

"What?" Cao Wenxin was shocked, and couldn't believe her ears. Major general! Her father had served in the army for dozens of years, and was only ranked as a senior colonel. Although senior colonel wasn't a low rank, it was barely comparable to major general. Even though senior colonel was just a level lower than major general, there was a huge gap between them when it came to the level of authority.

Leng Shaoting ignored Cao Wenxin's reaction, but kept persuading Gu Ning to eat more. "You're too slim, you should gain some weight."

Gu Ning forced a smile, and didn't know what to say. She actually ate a lot, but just didn't gain weight. Gu Ning also ignored Cao Wenxin, because she understood that it would take time for Cao Wenxin to digest the extremely shocking news.

Cao Wenxin felt very emotionally unsettled during the lunch with Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting. First, she was deeply shocked by Leng Shaoting's military rank, and then she felt lonely in front of the loving couple. All of a sudden, she wanted to have a boyfriend too.

After lunch, Gu Ning left with Leng Shaoting, while Cao Wenxin went to visit her friend who lived in the capital.

What Gu Ning was going to deal with was the medical company. Its name was Colaine Pharmaceutical Company, and it was a medium-sized medical company with an authorized capital of thirty million yuan. Its business included Chinese patent medicines, chemical preparations, antibiotics, biochemical medicines, biological products (except for vaccines), medical equipment, health foods, pre-packaged foods, consumer products, cosmetics, and so on.

The reason why Colaine Pharmaceutical Company could barely stay afloat was not because it had bad sales, but because of business competition.

From the materials K had given Gu Ning, the medicine quality and sales of Colaine Pharmaceutical Company were generally good, and its chairman, Ning Changkai, was also an upright man. However, its opponent in business was jealous of its good sales, and deliberately caused Colaine trouble with the help of certain officials.

When Colaine sent their medicines for testing, their medicines never passed. That being the case, they couldn't put their medicines on the market, and failed to supply medicine merchants according to their agreement. As a result, Colaine had to pay a considerable amount of liquidated damages, and many medicine merchants terminated their deals afterwards. Shareholders also started to withdraw their investments and workers continuously quit their jobs. So now, Colaine Pharmaceutical Company was amid a crisis.

Colaine Pharmaceutical Company had been established for only eight years, and didn't have much support in the government, so it was very difficult for it to fight back. Since its opponent didn't stop, it could only go bankrupt.

If the company went bankrupt, its chairman would have to pay a huge debt. Therefore, its chairman decided to sell it before the tragedy happened. However, it wasn't easy to sell, unless someone who had a powerful network was willing to take it over.

After reading the materials, Gu Ning called Ning Changkai at once, and told him that she wanted to acquire his company.

Although Colaine Pharmaceutical Company was just a medium-sized company, it had a great location. The company covered around three thousand square-meters in all. Its floor area was two thousand square-meters, including eight office buildings, a six-story staff dormitory, and a five-story factory. The other one thousand square-meters consisted of parking lots and plants.

When Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived, Ning Changkai's secretary was waiting for them in the hall. Once they appeared, the secretary guided them to the chairman's office upstairs. The moment that Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting stepped into an elevator, the two girls working at the reception burst into discussion.

"Jesus! The man is so handsome!"

"Indeed! He's even more handsome than those male stars!"

"However, he looks cold and stayed aloof."

"It's called the air of nobility!"

Chapter 446 Acquire the Medical Company

"The girl with him is also gorgeous! I wonder what their relationship is?".

"A couple I think. They match each other very well."

"I think they're boss and secretary. Are they going to take over our company?"

Speaking of that, the two girls looked sad. They didn't quit yet because they had worked in this company for a long time and felt reluctant to leave. Besides, it was hard to find a new job now. Although the company could barely stay afloat, they were still paid after all.

The secretary guided Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting to the eighth floor and directly walked into the chairman's office.

Ning Changkai was around 40-years-old and had a medium build. He had a plain face, but was relatively tall. When Ning Changkai saw Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, he was surprised, not because of their beautiful appearance, but because they were so young. However, it was not uncommon that the young heirs and heiresses began to manage their family businesses right after graduation, so Ning Changkai accepted it at once. "Please come on in and have a seat."

Although Gu Ning was the girl who had called him, Ning Changkai didn't think that she was the boss but believed that she was Leng Shaoting's secretary.

The secretary poured two cups of tea for Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting before giving them the materials they had already prepared. "These are the materials about Colaine Pharmaceutical Company. Please read them first."

Although Gu Ning already knew about the troubles that Colaine had, she still pretended to read the material.

Colaine rented this place to run the company, so it didn't cost much to acquire it.

"To be honest with you, someone is deliberately preventing our medicines from passing the drug control, so we can't put them on the market. That's the source of all the problems Colaine has right now. I'm more than happy that you're willing to acquire Colaine, but I still have to remind you that you must have the ability to pass the drug control," Ning Changkai said seriously. Even though he was eager to sell his company, he didn't want to trap others.

Hearing that, Gu Ning smiled. It seemed like Ning Changkai was indeed an upright man. "Mr. Ning, don't worry. We've thoroughly investigated that."

Hearing that, Ning Changkai was relieved.

"However,," Gu Ning added. "Mr. Ning, I have a proposal, and I bet that you will be very interested in

it."

"What is it?" Ning Changkai asked with curiosity.

"I hoped that you could keep running Colaine as the general manager. In other words, I'll be the behind-the-scenes boss, and you're still in charge of this company. On top of an attractive salary package, I'll also give you 20% shares," Gu Ning said.

"What?" Ning Changkai was quite surprised.

This girl would let me keep managing Colaine as the general manager? She'll be the behind-the-scenes boss? Is she the real buyer of Colaine, not the man? I can have both an attractive package and 20% shares?

It sounded too good to be true, and Ning Changkai couldn't believe his ears. Gu Ning also didn't urge him, but gave him enough time to digest the news. After a long while, Ning Changkai asked with doubt, "Miss Gu, are you sure?"

"Yes," Gu Ning said with certainty.

"However, don't you think that 20% is too much?" Ning Changkai felt uneasy.

"No at all." Gu Ning smiled. "Please don't think that it'll be an easy job. You will have to be responsible for all the things in the company, while I stay behind the scene. In addition, except for you there are also other general managers who help me manage my other companies."

Hearing that, Ning Changkai realized that Gu Ning had many companies under her name. He was curious about how she was able to run so many businesses at such a young age, but didn't ask the question.

Since Gu Ning said so, Ning Changkai accepted in the end, "Great! I accept."

Although Ning Changkai agreed, Gu Ning still took some time to warn him before signing the contract.

"You're from the older generation, so I'm supposed to call you Uncle Ning. Uncle Ning, as long as you're loyal to me, I won't treat you unfairly," saying that, Gu Ning suddenly seemed very serious and cold. "However, if you dare to betray me, you can't bear the result."

Ning Changkai almost lost his breath under her pressure. To his astonishment, Gu Ning was so powerful at such a young age.

"Miss Gu, don't worry. I'll never betray you." Ning Changkai promised.

Gu Ning chose to believe him for now, but nobody could know what would happen in the future. They both needed time to get to know each other more and get along well.

After that, Gu Ning took out the contract. After signing the papers, they had to go to the government department to finish the legal procedures.

"I think that we can talk about the medicine right now. I want you to destroy all the medicines that you have already produced, because I want brand new medicines," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Ning Changkai was shocked. The batch of medicine was worth several million yuan! Ning Changkai didn't interrupt her, but let her continue.

"I have a special pill with excellent effects. It can help cure any disease without any side effects. Once we use it to produce medicines and make-up, we can make a fortune," Gu Ning said.

Ning Changkai was amazed, but also had doubt. Even Leng Shaoting couldn't help but frown a little with confusion.

Gu Ning immediately explained. "I understand that you have worries, but if it isn't up to standard, it won't pass the drug control, right?"

Ning Changkai agreed. Even if they had support in the State Food and Drug Administration, SFDA wouldn't allow them to produce medicines that didn't reach the required standards, because it was illegal.

"You can still produce the medicines your way, and just add my special pills into them. However, the price will have to be doubled, because my pills are very expensive and rare."

Chapter 447 Cao Wenxin Encounters Xin Bei

"As for the make-up, I'm going to create a high-end brand and its price will be as high as the popular international brands. Don't worry. I'll give you the price list later," Gu Ning said. 1

"We don't need to produce a large amount of medicines or make-up in the early stage, just a 100 pieces of each of them. After production, tell me first before sending them to drug control, because I need to make some arrangements. We don't need to contact other merchants either. We will open our own store. I'll handle the advertising and promotion. As long as our products are famous and popular, merchants will come to us."

After that, they went to finish the legal procedures.

The initial authorized capital was thirty million yuan, and Gu Ning added seventy million yuan to it, so it added up to a hundred million yuan, which shocked Ning Changkai.

When they finished the legal procedures, Gu Ning gave Ning Changkai a bank card with ten million yuan in it. He could use the money to buy raw materials of the best quality.

Facing Gu Ning's trust towards him, Ning Changkai was touched, and promised to work hard as well as be loyal to Gu Ning.

In the end, Gu Ning said to him, "You can go back to prepare the raw materials and hire enough staff. When they're all settled, call me at once. I'll bring my pills to make the new medicine in person, but I'm only staying in the capital for three more days, so you better be quick."

Although she could give her power crystals to Ning Changkai right now, she still wanted to check the factory herself.

"I think that we can probably begin to make new medicine the day after tomorrow," Ning Changkai said. He needed to prepare new raw materials and it took time for their suppliers to deliver the goods.

When Ning Changkai went back to work, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left for the headquarters of her group. An Guangyao's secretary, Zhang Shunjie, was the supervisor.

When Gu Ning had almost arrived, she called Zhang Shunjie and Zhang Shunjie immediately went downstairs to welcome them.

"It's so nice to meet you, Miss Gu, Mr. Leng!" Zhang Shunjie said. There were other people around, so he didn't call Gu Ning his boss.

"How is everything going?" Gu Ning asked.

"Very well! I think that we can finish the renovations in about three months," Zhang Shunjie said. "And the female designer that you recommended is excellent." Zhang Shunjie complimented Song Manni.

Gu Ning nodded slightly, and was satisfied.

Afterwards, Gu Ning met Song Manni and talked with her for a short time.

"Boss, I already sold my apartment and paid the deposit of my new apartment in a nearby housing complex. I can move in after its been redecorated," Song Manni said. "Oh, I've done the design drawing for your office. Please have a look."

Song Manni turned her computer on and showed Gu Ning the design drawing. Gu Ning didn't have many requirements for the office, as long as it was comfortable, but she liked Song Manni's design very much. A whole floor belonged to her. It included her office, a bedroom and a bathroom and so on.

"Very good," Gu Ning said.

While Gu Ning was busy working, Cao Wenxin was hanging out with her friend in a shopping mall.

Her friend was her age, but looked younger and had a childlike face. They had shopped for a long time, so they decided to have a break at the café. However, before their coffees were even on the table, they heard a quarrel from the table in the corner.

"Xin Bei! I like you so much, and I've done so much for you too. How can you be so cruel to me? Do you think that because you're successful now you can despise me?" a beautiful woman was shouting at a man. The man was precisely Leng Shaoting's teammate, Xin Bei.

Xin Bei, on the other hand, coldly looked at the woman and sneered. "What? I'm cruel to you? Aren't you shameless? Yes, I am successful now, and I do despise you now. So what? I didn't force you to do anything for me!"

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin was displeased at once. The man must be a playboy. She thought to herself. Everyone in the café had the same idea.

"You…" The woman was mad.

"Yu Wenjing, leave me alone. Otherwise, you'll pay for it," Xin Bei said, then stood up to leave.

"Xin Bei, please, don't…" Yu Wenjing followed him standing up. She tried to grab Xin Bei's hand, but was flung backwards onto the sofa by Xin Bei.

"Yu Wenjing, do you have any sense of shame?' Xin Bei lost his patience and temper at this moment, because this woman before his eyes was indeed shameless.

"What the f*ck!" Cao Wenxin was suddenly furious too. She abruptly stood up and grabbed the coffee a waitress had just placed on the table, running forward.

"Wenxin!" Cao Wenxin's friend, Ai Xinyu, wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

The distance between their tables wasn't far, so Cao Wenxin dashed in front of Xin Bei within seconds. She directly threw the warm coffee into Xin Bei's face, and criticized him. "You're a terrible man!"

Xin Bei didn't notice her coming, so the coffee was thrown right into his face by Cao Wenxin. Luckily, the coffee wasn't hot, but it was still extremely uncomfortable.

"Are you crazy! You don't know the situation and it's none of your business!" Xin Bei glared at Cao Wenxin. He was so angry but curbed his anger because he was well-educated and would never beat a woman.

"Isn't it clear enough? I've heard it clearly. The girl has done a lot for you, but you dump her once you're successful! You are a terrible man!" Cao Wenxin raised her voice in anger.

Ai Xinyu immediately ran to them and pulled Cao Wenxin back. "Wenxin, it's their own business. Let's

go!"

"No!" Cao Wenxin rejected. "Don't you dare make a girl cry! Let me teach you a lesson today!" Saying that, Cao Wenxin directly slapped at Xin Bei. However, her hand was caught by him before it was even able to fall. Xin Bei was in a rage now. "You're a crazy woman!"

Cao Wenxin was surprised that the man was able to grab her hand and get control of her. It seemed that the man wasn't simple. After that, Cao Wenxin kicked at him, but Xin Bei avoided it in time. Cao Wenxin now realized that the man knew how to fight too, and he was even better than her.

"Let me go!" Cao Wenxin gave up and struggled to get rid of him.

Chapter 448 A Crazy Woman And A Terrible Man?

Xin Bei didn't want to waste time on her either, because there were coffee stains all over his clothing, and he had to change it right away. Xin Bei then flung Cao Wenxin's hand away before turning around and walking away.

Cao Wenxin was furious, but she also knew that she was on opponent for the man, so she could only walk back to her seat in anger. "He must be a terrible man!"

"I think that it's better if you mind your own business. See, you can't beat the man this time!" Ai Xinyu said.

"I was helping the girl! Didn't you see how horrible the man was?" Cao Wenxin retorted.

"That's their problem, and it has nothing to do with you!" Ai Xinyu rolled her eyes at Cao Wenxin.

After visiting the office building, Gu Ning called Lu Zhan and spoke to him on the phone for a while.

It would take another three months to redecorate the whole office building and it should be aired for at least a month before people moved in, so she decided to rent a small studio for Lu Zhan now so that he could prepare for the TV show after the Lantern Festival.

Gu Ning was in urgent need of an able manager, but she hadn't found a qualified person yet, so Leng Shaoting helped her hire two people. Gu Ning was, of course, happy to have his help and believed that the two people that he hired had to be outstanding. As for Lu Zhan's studio, Gu Ning told Zhang Shunjie to deal with it.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting didn't leave the office building of the Shengning Group until 5:30 pm. Once they had left, she called Cao Wenxin and asked where she was. At that moment, Cao Wenxin had already been back at the hotel for a

while.

The appointed meeting place was the Xu family's hotel, Jinlin Hotel, which wasn't far from the hotel Cao Wenxin was staying at, so Gu Ning told her to take a taxi to Jinlin Hotel. It took Gu Ning around half an hour to leave for Jinlin Hotel too.

After Gu Ning told Cao Wenxin the number of the private room where they would gather together, Cao Wenxin set off for the hotel.

Meanwhile, Xu Jinchen and the other arrived one after another.

Xu Jinchen and his younger sister arrived first, followed by Chen Meng and Si Ming.

Seeing Si Ming, Xu Qinyin teased, "Oh, why is Yuxin absent?"

When she asked him that Si Ming's expression was sad and he didn't answer her question, but his face said everything. He was already disappointed that Qiu Yuxin couldn't come to the capital. Xu Qinyin knew that, and deliberately teased him. What was worse, their relationship wasn't clear yet, which bothered Si Ming the most.

"You're not single either. I feel so lonely now," Xu Jinchen said.

"He's still single right now!" Chen Meng laughed.

Si Ming felt hurt. "Please stop! If I die of sadness you'll lose a close bro!"

"We don't mind," Xu Jinchen and Chen Meng said with one accord.

"How could you…" Si Ming covered his chest with one hand. However, before he finished his sentence, the door was opened loudly. Everyone in the private room was surprised, and looked around. Xin Bei walked inside in anger, which was rare to see.

Xu Jinchen asked, "Xin Bei, what's wrong? Why are you so mad?"

Xin Bei sat in front of the table, and drank a cup of tea before he opened his mouth. "I met Yu Wenjing today. She wouldn't let me go and claimed that she has done so much for me and that I abandoned her. The woman is really shameless!"

Hearing that, everyone showed strong dislikes towards Yu Wenjing.

"Gee, Yu Wenjing is completely shameless! It was her who despised you because you had nothing before, and now that you're successful, she wants you to be back at her side? Interesting!" Si Ming said.

"Exactly! Her vanity is so disgusting!" Xu Jinchen said with disdain.

"And, there was a crazy woman who suddenly appeared and threw a cup of coffee in my face! She even shouted that I'm a terrible man!" Xin Bei was furious. "Am I a terrible man? Am I?"

"Ha-ha, ha-ha!" Everyone laughed out loud. Although Xin Bei was the victim, it was so hilarious. They were close friends, and close friends enjoyed making fun of each other.

"However, what Yu Wenjing said is very likely to make others misunderstand you," Chen Meng said.

Xu Qinyin echoed. "Exactly! Let alone the woman, I would think that you're a terrible man too!"

"Even so, it had nothing to do with her!" Xin Bei complained. "She should mind her own business!"

"She was just being warm-hearted, but attacked the wrong person," Xu Jinchen laughed again.

Although Xin Bei understood it too, he was still mad at that crazy woman.

Around 5:50 pm, Cao Wenxin arrived at the Jinlin Hotel, but she didn't go to the private room, because she knew nobody there and felt a little shy to be there alone. Therefore, she decided to wait for Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting in the hall.

When it was almost 6 pm, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived, and the three of them went upstairs together.

"Hi, Shaoting, Gu Ning!" They all greeted them.

It was the first time that Xin Bei had met Gu Ning. He was a little excited, because Gu Ning was the girl that changed his boss's mind. "You're Shaoting's girlfriend, right?"

"Yes. Nice to meet you. I'm Gu Ning," Gu Ning said politely.

"Hi, I'm…" Before Xin Bei could finish his sentence, Cao Wenxin noticed him and exclaimed, "You're that terrible man!" Hearing that, everyone was struck dumb for a second. Seeing Cao Wenxin, Xin Bei was mad at once, and argued back. "And you're the crazy woman! Listen, I'm not a terrible man!"

Except for Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting, the rest of the people instantly realized that the woman who came in with Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting was precisely the crazy woman that Xin Bei had told them about. However, this crazy woman came here with Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting. What a drama!

"What's going on here?" Gu Ning asked curiously.

Chapter 449 Nothing to Explain

"Ningning, I witnessed this man abandon a woman at a café today!" Cao Wenxin said in anger, glaring at Xin Bei like he was an evil criminal.

"You don't know the situation so stop attacking me!" Xin Bei said.

"I'm not attacking you. I heard it with my own ears!" Cao Wenxin retorted.

Although Xu Jinchen and the others all knew the truth, none of them helped Xin Bei explain it, they stood aside watching the drama.

Seeing Xin Bei being so aggrieved, Gu Ning understood that Cao Wenxin must have misunderstood something. "I think that there must be some misunderstanding. Please give him a chance to explain," Gu Ning said. "I refuse to explain to this crazy woman!" Xin Bei rejected.

Hearing what Gu Ning had just said, Cao Wenxin thought that maybe she was wrong, but when Xin Bei refused to explain the situation to her, Cao Wenxin was irritated again. "You're a terrible man!"

"You…" Xin Bei was furious. "I won't argue with you any longer for Gu Ning's sake."

Gu Ning pulled Cao Wenxin to sit at the table. She was a little worried that Cao Wenxin might leave a bad impression on Xu Jinchen because of the quarrel. However, nobody thought that Cao Wenxin was rude. Instead, they liked her because she was a helpful girl, although she had a short temper.

"Please let me introduce you. This is my friend, Cao Wenxin," Gu Ning said to them.

"Nice to meet you!"

Everyone except for Xin Bei, greeted Cao Wenxin kindly.

"Nice to meet you all!" Cao Wenxin smiled.

Gu Ning then turned to Cao Wenxin. "This is Chen Meng, Si Ming, Xu Jinchen, his younger sister Xu Qinyin, and this is Xin Bei. They're all older than

you."

Cao Wenxin didn't know which man Gu Ning planned to introduce to her, and she didn't bother to ask, because she had no intention to impress the man on purpose. If they were truly meant to be together, they would be together in the end. And other than Xin Bei, Cao Wenxin had a great impression of the rest of the people.

"What do you want to have? Ladies first!" Xu Jinchen gave the three menus to the three girls. They also didn't hesitate to order their favorite dishes.

Xu Jinchen told the waiters to leave after they poured cups of tea, because it wasn't comfortable for him to talk with his friends with outsiders in the room.

"Well, Miss Cao, actually, you did misunderstand Xin Bei. It isn't what you think…" Xu Jinchen tried to explain for Xin Bei. Although they enjoyed watching the drama, they didn't want to leave a bad impression on Gu Ning's friend. However, before he could finish, Xin Bei interrupted him. "There is nothing to explain. Is it important?"

"I just want to leave a good impression on Gu Ning's friend," Xu Jinchen said.

"Since when do you care so much about others' opinions?" Xin Bei frowned, staring at Xu Jinchen. Apparently, he was displeased that Xu Jinchen didn't stand by his side.

"Fine, forget it." Xu Jinchen understood that Xin Bei was displeased, so he didn't continue.

"Don't worry. I like you all very much, and I won't have a low opinion of you just because of a certain man," Cao Wenxin said. Obviously, she was picking on Xin Bei.

"You're a crazy woman!" Xin Bei thought that Cao Wenxin was as annoying as Yu Wenjing.

"You're a terrible man!" Cao Wenxin said. Even though she realized that there must have been some misunderstanding, she disliked Xin Bei's attitude.

"You…"

"Alright. Stop arguing with a girl. Be a man." Finally, Leng Shaoting opened his mouth and ended the argument between them.

"I think my brother-in-law is a real man!" Cao Wenxin complimented, and gave Xin Bei a provoking smile.

Leng Shaoting loved it when Cao Wenxin called him brother-in-law, and unconsciously stood by Cao Wenxin's side. Seeing that, Gu Ning didn't know what to say, because she didn't understand why Leng Shaoting would be so happy to hear Cao Wenxin call him brother-in-law.

It was very important in Leng Shaoting's eyes, because Cao Wenxin was Gu Ning's family now, and he wanted to gain approval from all the people that Gu Ning cared about.

The dishes were placed on the table soon. They were eating while chatting casually. Weirdly, when Cao Wenxin talked with others, Xin Bei would be silent, and vice versa. The two were behaving like children who wouldn't talk to each other.

After the meal, Xu Jinchen asked, "So, where are we going next?"

"What's your opinion?" Leng Shaoting asked Gu Ning.

"I have no idea. You can make the decision." Gu Ning said.

"Why don't we go to Coastline Clubhouse? There are many activities." Si Ming proposed.

Coastline Clubhouse was a high-end entertainment place, including a bar, KTV rooms, a gym, cue sports, wine-tasting, games and so forth, but no casino. This was the capital, and casinos weren't allowed to open here. They didn't like noisy places either, so no one disagreed to adjourn to Coastline Clubhouse.

After that, the group of them drove to Coastline Clubhouse, and Cao Wenxin sat with Gu Ning in Leng Shaoting's car.

"I think that you dislike Xin Bei a lot," Gu Ning teased.

Cao Wenxin pulled her lips and said, "In the beginning, yes. However, after I found out that it was just a misunderstanding, I don't hate him anymore. I just dislike his attitude."

"The woman dumped him because he had nothing before, and now that he is successful she won't stay away from him," Leng Shaoting said.

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin suddenly had sympathy for Xin Bei, but she didn't say anything.

Before long, they arrived at Coastline Clubhouse. Xu Jinchen ordered the largest, luxurious private room with all the activities inside.

Si Ming couldn't wait to take a cue stick when he entered the private room. "Xin Bei, let's have a round!"

Xin Bei took another cue stick and said, "Game on!" He was in a bad mood now, and would love to vent his anger.

The three girls gathered together, and Xu Qinyin asked them, "What do you want to play?"

Chapter 450 Apologize Before Disappearing

Cao Wenxin thought for a while. "What's the background of Coastline Clubhouse?"

"I'm not clear. Why ask?" Xu Qinyin was curious.

"Um, I've noticed that there is a game room on the second floor…" After what Cao Wenxin had been through at the Earth Nightclub, she didn't dare to win money in entertainment places anymore. She wouldn't win of course, but Gu Ning would.

Xu Qinyin didn't understand why there was a conflict between the background of Coastline Clubhouse and the fact that Cao Wenxin wanted to play slot machines, but Gu Ning understood it at once. "It's fine. Let's go!" Saying that, Gu Ning stood up.

Gu Ning had done her investigation and neither the Qing Gang nor the Kirin Gang owned the Coastline Clubhouse. It could be another gang of course, but Gu Ning didn't care about it since she had already handled the two biggest gangs in this country. She didn't care about it, but also didn't want to get in trouble. Therefore, she decided to keep a low profile.

Gu Ning then told Leng Shaoting that they were going to the game room, and left with Cao Wenxin and Xu Qinyin.

Seeing Cao Wenxin's back leaving Xin Bei snorted with disdain.

"Xin Bei, why do you have to act like this against a young girl? Be a man!" Chen Meng said.

"F*ck off," Xin Bei said angrily, and ignored Chen Meng before going back to play cue sports.

"Well-well, Xin Bei, you're not in a good condition today!" Xu Jinchen shook his head. Normally, Xin Bei was excellent at playing cue sports, but today he played it far worse than Si Ming.

The three girls went to the second floor and exchanged chips of ten thousand yuan before they walked inside. Because of their outstanding appearance, the moment they entered the game room, many people paid attention to them.

They went to a slot machine, but four hoodlums walked towards them before they had even begun to play it. Those hoodlums leered at the three beautiful girls, and said with obvious levity, "Hey, beauties! What are you playing? Let us help you! We're pretty good."

"No," Cao Wenxin said coldly. "Leave us alone."

"Don't be so cold!" a man said.

"You want to play with us? I'm afraid you can't afford the result." Gu Ning sneered.

The group of hoodlums was displeased at once. The leading man of them said, "What? Interesting! There is nothing we can't afford here."

"If so, let's have a try then. The bet is ten thousand yuan. If you win, we'll listen to you. If we win, you must apologize to us before you disappear. How about that?" Gu Ning said calmly. She didn't seem nervous at all.

"Ningning." Xu Qinyin was a little worried. She wanted to stop Gu Ning, but was interrupted by Cao Wenxin, "Don't worry. We'll be fine." Cao Wenxin had no worries at all. She completely trusted Gu Ning now.

Xu Qinyin was worried that Gu Ning might lose, but she didn't think that the hoodlums dared to hurt them. Leng Shaoting and the others were right upstairs, and they would protect them.

Although Gu Ning was calm, the hoodlums didn't take it seriously. "Well, you dared to bet with me, so I'll let you know who the boss here is! I think we'll have a great night tonight," The leading hooligan said, and seemed sexually excited already, as if he was in control of everything.

Gu Ning was extremely displeased. Those hoodlums were merely digging their own graves.

People around them all gathered to watch the drama. However, few of them were positive about Gu Ning's situation, because those hoodlums were regular visitors here and they were quite good at playing slot machines.

"Let's begin!" Gu Ning smiled, but still seemed cold.

Gu Ning and the leading young man stood in front of slot machines. Both of them bet on all the lines.

The young man pulled the spin on his machine before Gu Ning, and the slot machine started to make a loud noise. Meanwhile, the 10 reels moved fast. Gu Ning pulled the spin after he did, and the 10 reels on the screen of her machine began to move fast.

The hooligan pressed the stop button earlier, and the slot machine stopped at once with a sound like someone just slammed on the brakes. The 10 reels gradually stopped one by one from left to right, and everyone fixed his or her eyes on the screen.

The picture of 200 times was already lined up along one line among the five lines that appeared on the screen of the young man's slot machine. Although 200 times wasn't much, the young man was satisfied enough, because it was hard to win even though he bet on all the lines.

The group of hoodlums looked Gu Ning and the others with great pride. "Well-well-well, girls, get ready to go back home with us tonight!"

"Ha-ha, ha-ha!" They laughed out loud.

"I don't think so," Gu Ning said. She abruptly pressed the stop button and the pictures gradually stopped.

At the same time, the lines on the other slot machine all showed the result. The young hooligan won a line of 200 times and another of 100 times. However, before they could gloat, they noticed that the pictures on the screen of Gu Ning's slot machine began to show on one line after another. Everyone was shocked. There were pictures of different times showing on every line!

Within seconds, chips started to pour out of the slot machine at great speed.

"No way! She won all the lines!"

"Jesus! She is unbelievably lucky!"

"There must be at least a hundred million yuan in it!"

More and more people surrounded Gu Ning with jealousy.

Although Cao Wenxin was mentally-prepared, she was still astonished once more.

"Am-am I in a dream?" Xu Qinyin couldn't believe her eyes.

"Do you need me to pinch you?" Cao Wenxin asked.

"No, thanks." Xu Qinyin rejected at once.

Gu Ning then looked to those young men and said coldly, "You lost the game. Apologize before you disappear."

"Do you know who I am? How dare you ask me to apologize?" The young man denied what he had agreed, because it was very shameful to apologize in public. He had agreed to do so before just because he believed that he wouldn't lose.

"Are you going to apologize or not?" Gu Ning's voice was low and threatening. The young men immediately felt like they were in a frozen room and couldn't help trembling from the chill.