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Chapter 601 A Spy
They knew Shen Ruiyin's personality to some extent, and it was impossible that someone could grab a photo studio away from her, because she would argue loudly if it really happened. Of course, they didn't know that Shen Ruiyin remained quiet not because she hadn't heard of it yet, but because she was the one who had posted it on the Internet.
In addition, there were many photo studios and photographers in Tanghuang Entertainment, so there was no need for others to grab them away from Shen Ruiyin. Therefore, it was obvious that someone posted on the Internet on purpose.
However, even though they knew that it wasn't Su Tongnuo's fault, they wouldn't say anything, because they weren't sure whether it was a publicity stunt. After all, a publicity stunt was something an actress needed, so they wouldn't side with anyone for now, in case they might ruin its effect.
Members of Fei Nan's photographic team all thought that it was very ridiculous when they read the hot topic on Weibo, because the truth was completely different from it. A member wanted to clear Su Tongnuo's name, but she couldn't smear Shen Ruiyin, because she wasn't sure who did it yet. In that case, it was better if she was neutral.
"Everyone, calm down and think twice. It is a photo studio in the building of Tanghuang Entertainment. Do you think an actress from another company could easily get in it and use it without the permission of Tanghuang Entertainment?"
Once that comment was out, many people realized that it hit the point. It was a photo studio in the building of Tanghuang Entertainment anyway. Without the permission of Tanghuang Entertainment, nobody was able to get in or even use it.
Shen Ruiyin was eager to smear Su Tongnuo, so she didn't think about it. Of course, some people also believed that Su Tongnuo must have settled some dirty deals with the senior management of Tanghuang Entertainment, so that she was allowed to use the photo studio.
Nevertheless, some people also pointed out that it was a violation of rules in Tanghuang Entertainment if the senior management allowed an actress from another company to use their photo studio. Some agreed on that, while some still didn't believe it.
The entertainment industry was a universally acknowledged dirty place, so it was hard for others to believe that Su Tongnuo was innocent.
As an actress signed by Fenghua Entertainment, Fenghua Entertainment of course paid attention to her movement. The moment the scandal became a hot topic, Fenghua Entertainment noticed it, but its public relation department didn't take action right away. An actress needed fame and attention the most. Since someone was helping them gain publicity, they, of course, wouldn't stop it.
Although Su Tongnuo was amid criticisms now, she would leave a good impression on those onlookers once the truth was revealed.
Gu Ning didn't hear about it until Quan Mingkai called her a while later.
When she received Quan Mingkai's call, she was dining with Su Tongnuo, Lin Xiaoxia, Yu Zi and Fei Nan in a private room.
Reading the hot topic, Gu Ning figured out who did it without guessing. She knew that Shen Ruiyin would try to get revenge.
"Lady Ning, I'll arrange someone to help you clear Su Tongnuo's name right now," Quan Mingkai said feeling sorry about that.
Since Gu Ning already called Tang Yunfan her dad, Quan Mingkai addressed her differently now.
"I don't think it's a good idea." Gu Ning rejected. "Su Tongnuo needs fame now, so let it be."
"Do you need me to promote it?" Quan Mingkai asked.
"Thanks, Uncle Quan, but we don't need to do that, because it'll be too obvious and might end up causing bad effects," Gu Ning said.
Since Gu Ning said so, Quan Mingkai didn't insist. "Well, do we need to find out who did it?"
Gu Ning thought for a while then said, "Not now. Let's see how it develops."
Gu Ning was curious about what Shen Ruiyin would do next. If Shen Ruiyin stopped, she would give her a chance, otherwise she would pay her back.
When Gu Ning told Su Tongnuo her plan, Su Tongnuo wasn't worried at all and chose to believe Gu Ning. This wasn't the first time that she had been amid criticisms, and Gu Ning had solved the crisis very well last time.
"Tongnuo, why aren't you worried at all?" Seeing Su Tongnuo being so relaxed, Yu Zi was concerned. She thought that Su Tongnuo probably didn't know how dangerous the entertainment industry was.
Su Tongnuo smiled and said with confidence, "I don't think that there is anything to be worried about as long as my boss is here."
Hearing that, Yu Zi turned to look at Gu Ning who seemed calm and confident too, then she realized that their boss wasn't a simple girl. Therefore, she stopped being worried.
"Well." Gu Ning suddenly opened her mouth again, but said to Fei Nan with a meaningful look. "I think there is a spy in your team."
It must be a spy who had leaked the photo of the photo studio.
Fei Nan's expression changed at once.
"I'll find out," he said coldly. Fei Nan hated spies the most, and he wouldn't allow a spy to work in his team.
"Jesus, Jade Beauty Jewelry is one of the hottest topics on Weibo!"
Lin Xiaoxia said in surprise all of a sudden, and everyone turned to look at Gu Ning with confusion. It wasn't easy to be a hot topic on Weibo after all, especially if it was about business.
Gu Ning was also surprised, but she had no idea what had happened.
Chapter 602 Are You an Idiot
"Jesus!" Lin Xiaoxia exclaimed in shock again.
"What's wrong?" Su Tongnuo was worried.
"Read it yourself." Lin Xiaoxia didn't know how to explain it, so she put her phone on the tale, and others approached to read it.
It was the news about Gu Ning and Jade Beauty Jewelry. After reading it, Gu Ning understood what had happened, but she wasn't surprised. The others, on the other hand, all rounded their eyes in great shock.
"Boss, are you a kung fu master?"
"Boss, are you an alien?"
Gu Ning was amused. Alright, she had to admit that it looked very unbelievable in ordinary people's eyes.
Fei Nan was also astonished. He had served in the army for three years, and kept exercising in his daily life but he knew that he was barely comparable to Gu Ning.
She was so young! However, she was already the boss of a high-end jewelry brand, and now was involved in the entertainment industry. She even had an unusual relationship with Tanghuang Entertainment. She couldn't be a simple girl!
As time went by, Su Tongnuo became a hot topic on Weibo. All the stars who ached to be a hot topic felt very jealous of her, because Su Tongnuo had already done it several times within a month. In addition, there were more supporters than haters of Su Tongnuo this time.
Probably because of the previous news reversal, Su Tongnuo left a good impression on many people, while Shen Ruiyin had a bad reputation.
All in all, it was still unclear whether Su Tongnuo had grabbed the photo studio and photographer away from Shen Ruiyin. Even if Su Tongnuo had done that, Tanghuang Entertainment should be the first one who came out to explain it. Therefore, most people believed that Su Tongnuo was innocent.
In the meantime, some still thought that Su Tongnuo must have made some dirty deals with the senior management of Tanghuang Entertainment so that she was able to use the photo studio.
Wang Wei didn't know that Shen Ruiyin had caused such a big problem on the Internet until hours later. Without doubt, he knew that it must be Shen Ruiyin who had posted the pictures, so he called her without delay. "Did you post the pictures on Weibo?"
Although Wang Wei was certain that it must have been Shen Ruiyin, he still had to ask for her answer at first.
"Yes." Shen Ruiyin didn't deny it, like she wouldn't deny her relationship with Wang Wei.
"Are you an idiot? Don't you know that it's a very cheap trick? Once our company clears Su Tongnuo and the truth is revealed, your career will be ruined," Wang Wei snapped at her. He didn't expect that Shen Ruiyin could be so stupid.
"I didn't use my own Weibo account. Nobody will find it out!" Shen Ruiyin said airily. It wasn't the first time that she had done it after all.
"You're truly an idiot! Don't you know that you're the number one suspect in this mess? It's obvious that the pictures were taken at the photo studio, so Fei Nan can easily find out who did it. If the person betrays you, your career will be ruined!" Wang Wei almost shouted in anger.
When he had signed Shen Ruiyin a few years ago, she had been a modest, smart girl. However, she became very arrogant once she gained some fame.
Hearing that, Shen Ruiyin finally panicked. "What-what should we do now?"
"What else do you think we can do now? Delete the post right now and post your apology. Say it's a mistake and then use your own Weibo account to repost it. Use the excuse that you've been busy all the time, so you didn't see the hot topic until now, and it's not true." Wang Wei was regretful now that he had signed Shen Ruiyin.
"Sure-sure." Although Shen Ruiyin was reluctant to do that, she had to listen to Wang Wei for the sake of her career.
Before long, Shen Ruiyin deleted the pictures and sent out another post.
"I'm sorry! It's a mistake and not true that Su Tongnuo grabbed the photo studio away from Shen Ruiyin. Please forgive me.'
Once this post was out, it threw another bomb on Weibo.
Most Internet users believed that Su Tongnuo was innocent from the very beginning, so they started to attack this Weibo account user now.
At the same time, Shen Ruiyin's fans were also amid criticisms now.
"Ha-ha! Another news reversal!"
"What can you say right now?"
"Haters are pests!"
"Well, maybe this Weibo account user apologized under threat."
"I agree."
"Why do you believe the post that Su Tongnuo grabbed the photo studio away from Shen Ruiyin, but now refuse to believe this post that it's not true?"
"Those people are brain-washed stupid fans, and they only believe what they want to see."
"Calm down, guys. Both Shen Ruiyin and Su Tongnuo are still quiet now."
Lin Xiaoxia had been following the trend of the hot topic on Weibo all the time, so she saw the apology the moment it was sent out. Gu Ning and others read it afterwards but they didn't react at once.
Gu Ning was curious about what Shen Ruiyin would do next. If she was willing to clear Su Tongnuo's name, Gu Ning would let her go this time.
About a dozen minutes later, Shen Ruiyin used her own Weibo account to repost the apology along with several lines of words. "Sorry, guys. I've been very busy for the past few hours, so I have no idea what has happened until now. As for the photo studio thing, it's NOT true at all! Please stop spreading fake news."
Most people chose to believe that it was just a mistake because nobody knew that it was a drama filmed and acted by Shen Ruiyin herself.
Afterwards, Su Tongnuo's fans went to attack Shen Ruiyin's fans.
"How do you feel now, Shen Ruiyin's fans?"
"Why are you so quiet now?"
Chapter 603 Desirable Gu Ning
Shen Ruiyin's fans were quiet now because Shen Ruiyin came out to clear Su Tongnuo's name.
After this drama, the amount of Su Tongnuo's followers on Weibo increased rapidly.
Half an hour later, Gu Ning told Su Tongnuo to send out a new post.
Su Tongnuo: I'm so honored to be the spokesperson of @Jade Beauty Jewelry! We had the shoot in the photo studio of Tanghuang Entertainment, but unexpectedly caused a misunderstanding. Glad to know my name is cleared now. Love these pieces of jade jewelry so much! (Pictures Attached]
Su Tongnuo uploaded six selfies to show the six sets of jade jewelry. Although the design of the jade jewelry wasn't very special, the jewelry still looked extremely attractive because it was made of high-level jade.
Once the post was out, many people reposted it within minutes along with compliments.
"Wow, Tongnuo is so beautiful, so is the jewelry!"
"Is the brand Jade Beauty Jewelry?"
"The brand is very famous recently, and it became a hot topic just now! Tongnuo, do you know Goddess Gu? Can you post some photos of her?"
"Photos of Goddess Gu Please!"
"Please!"
Actually, Su Tongnuo should be the focus of the advertisement, but Gu Ning replaced her once Jade Beauty Jewelry appeared.
After that, Jade Beauty Jewelry and Gu Ning gained a lot of attention again.
As long as Jade Beauty Jewelry, Su Tongnuo and Gu Ning became more popular, more people became potential customers of Jade Beauty Jewelry.
Although some thought that it must be a publicity stunt by Jade Beauty Jewelry, it became popular anyway.
Because Gu Ning didn't have a Weibo account, many people went to follow Su Tongnuo and Jade Beauty Jewelry. Within hours, Su Tongnuo already had over ten million followers on Weibo. Some of them were in fact Gu Ning's fans, and they followed Su Tongnuo's Weibo for information on Gu Ning, but it didn't affect the fact that they were also Su Tongnuo's fans now.
Li Yuanmin, at the same time, almost went crazy because he had to reply to dozens of thousands of comments.
Shen Ruiyin, however, was in a rage, because Su Tongnuo was even more famous than her now.
"Boss, you've stolen my thunder," Reading fans' comments, Su Tongnuo complained to Gu Ning. Of course, she was just joking. If Gu Ning was an actress, she would probably be jealous, but Gu Ning was her boss.
Gu Ning flipped her hair showing her allure. "Well, I'm too charming to be ignored." Of course, Gu Ning was kidding too, but she did stun everyone around the table.
If Gu Ning stayed cold and serious, nobody thought that she could actually be so sexy.
Su Tongnuo took a long breath before she said half seriously, "Boss, I think you better be cold and serious or cute, but not sexy, because you'll become every woman's enemy."
She was right. Gu Ning was very outstanding, and women easily got jealous of her.
When Gu Ning grew older and became a mature, stunning woman, she would be every man's dream lover.
"I'm not afraid at all!" Gu Ning said. Gu Ning really didn't care about that.
"Boss, do you want me to post some photos of you?" Su Tongnuo asked.
"No. I'm not a star after all and I have no intention to be the focus of public attention," Gu Ning said.
"Sure." Since Gu Ning was unwilling to do so, Su Tongnuo of course wouldn't insist.
When it was 5:30 pm, they finished shooting.
Gu Ning told Fei Nan to send her the original photos and she planned to let K to retouch them for posters. As for the video advertisement, the director of Tanghuang Entertainment would film it, and K would edit it too.
Gu Ning did that not because she didn't trust the professionals in Tanghuang Entertainment, but because she preferred to use her own people. Tanghuang Entertainment didn't provide free services because Gu Ning insisted on paying them.
After a while, a group of them left the photo studio.
"Look, is she Su Tongnuo?"
The moment they walked out, some staff in Tanghuang Entertainment noticed them, but Su Tongnuo was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, so they weren't sure of it.
"It seems so! I need to take pictures of her." Saying that, a girl took many pictures of them, but she didn't walk near, because it was work time and she was afraid that her leader would criticize her.
Su Tongnuo and the others didn't stop her, but remained calm walking ahead.
They took many pictures of Su Tongnuo and Gu Ning was in the photos too. Although Gu Ning didn't want to be photographed she wouldn't hide if someone was shooting them. She wasn't a star anyway, so there was no need for her to hide.
"The girl next to her is so beautiful!" someone said.
"Indeed! Do you know who she is?" another person asked.
"No idea. I bet she's Su Tongnuo's assistant because she is carrying things in her hands."
"What a waste of her beauty!"
They didn't recognize that Gu Ning was actually the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry, but they all felt that she looked familiar.
Gu Ning and the others soon left the building of Tanghuang Entertainment, and went to Huangdeng Hotel for a meal afterwards.
Gu Ning called Zhou Zhenghong while their car was driving.
Zhou Zhenghong had just arrived at the hotel, so Gu Ning told him to rest first and they would meet at the meal.
Chapter 604 She Is Goddess Gu!
Fei Nan stayed in the photo studio and said to everyone in the room with a serious face, "I think all of you must know the hottest topic on Weibo today, and one of our team leaked the photos from our studio. I'm not gonna ask you who the person is, but I hope that the person can tell me on his or her own initiative, and I'll punish him or her lightly. If I have to find out by myself in the end, he or she will be fired."
After that, Fei Nan left.
Gu Ning told him before she left that the person who leaked the photos of his studio must be a member of his team, but the person who posted them on Weibo wasn't.
When Gu Ning and the others were gone, those people who had taken pictures of them posted the photos on the Internet at once.
Because Su Tongnuo was the hot topic today, many Internet users reposted and commented on the pictures within minutes.
A female worker in Tanghuang Entertainment typed several lines of words along with the photos on Weibo. "Met Su Tongnuo by accident! The beauty next to her is so attractive. What a shame she isn't working in the entertainment industry."
Those who didn't recognize Gu Ning had the same idea. However, some people still noticed that the beauty was Gu Ning.
"Ah! She is Goddess Gu! She's a very successful businesswoman, and of course she doesn't care to be a star."
"Really? Wow, she looks so stunning."
Countless comments under the pictures were about Gu Ning.
When the female worker read the comments, she was shocked. What? The beauty is Goddess Gu? How come I didn't recognize her! She felt quite regretful. Even so, she could do nothing about it now.
Some haters still left many aggressive comments, but they were soon attacked by others, so the haters didn't dare belittle Gu Ning anymore.
Because Su Tongnuo and Gu Ning gained a lot of attention these days, they became the headline of different websites within a short time.
Not only Gu Ning, but Yu Zi's face was also clear in the pictures.
At that moment, Lin Tianyou and Zhao Xiaoxuan were about to dine in a restaurant. Zhao Xiaoxuan was a gossip lover, so she chatted with Lin Tianyou while she was surfing the Internet before the dishes were on the table.
Lin Tianyou actually wasn't paying much attention to Zhao Xiaoxuan because Yu Zi refused to answer his calls during the past two days. Although Yu Zi was his ex-girlfriend, he still liked her, so he was jealous and upset that Yu Zi had a rich boyfriend now.
"What? Yu Zi is with Su Tongnuo and the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry now!" Zhao Xiaoxuan exclaimed in shock, which attracted attention from people around them in the restaurant. However, people just gave her a glance, then went back to doing their own things.
"What? How is it possible?" Lin Tianyou was shocked too, and couldn't believe his ears. Yu Zi was just an ordinary girl, so how was it possible that she could know a famous actress and a successful businesswoman?
Although Su Tongnuo wasn't an A-list actress yet, she was still a famous actress in people's eyes. In addition, even though Su Tongnuo was a B-list actress now, she had much more fame and wealth than people like Lin Tianyou. In City B, Lin Tianyou's family wasn't rich at all.
Lin Tianyou started to wonder whether Yu Zi got to know so many famous people throughout her sugar daddy or by herself. If Yu Zi was able to know famous people on her own, she could be successful too. Lin Tianyou was totally astonished. He began to regret that he had dumped Yu Zi.
"How is Yu Zi able to meet Su Tongnuo and Miss Gu?" Zhao Xiaoxuan's face was twisted in jealousy. She thought that she was more qualified than Yu Zi to meet those famous people. Yu Zi was always inferior to her, and she couldn't tolerate the fact that Yu Zi was living a better life than her now.
Zhao Xiaoxuan wore a malicious smile and thought to herself. Yu Zi, let's see!
…
A few minutes later, Zhou Zhenghong arrived at the private room where Gu Ning and the others stayed. Gu Ning introduced them to one another then they began to enjoy the meal.
At the same time, in Tang Weiyong's house.
Tang Xinrui was back, and the housekeeper went upstairs to tell Tang Weiyong to come enjoy the meal.
Once Tang Weiyong stepped downstairs, Tang Xinrui said to him, "Dad, come and see."
"What?" Tang Weiyong walked to her.
"Read it yourself." Tang Xinrui gave her phone to her father.
Tang Weiyong took it and was shocked after reading. Is Gu Ning that powerful?
Tang Weiyong read the news about Gu Ning today. He knew that Gu Ning owned a jewelry store, and wasn't a simple girl, but he was still surprised by her ability and her high level of kung fu.
"Well, I think it's not easy to beat her down," Tang Weiyong said and seemed extremely displeased. He would never give up attacking Gu Ning and Gu Man. The more powerful Gu Ning was, the more eager he was to remove her from his way.
"Dad, what's your next step? If Tang Yunfan wakes up, our plan will be ruined," Tang Xinrui said with worry.
"Don't worry. I've made the arrangements." Tang Weiyong wore an evil smile. "Tang Yunfan will never wake up this time."
"Oh, seize a chance to approach Gu Ning," Tang Weiyong added.
"No problem," Tang Xinrui said.
In the Feng family's house.
After a few days of resting, Feng Xueqin's face recovered.
Although her parents were still alive and healthy, her older brother, Feng Pinghui, was the leading man in their family. Feng Xueqin also had a younger brother, Feng Pinghuang, who was 32 years old this year.
Feng Xueqin stayed single until she was 35 years old, so her family disliked her because it was a shame to a super-rich family that a daughter refused to get married. However, in order to show their family's harmony and unity, they lived together.
Chapter 605 A Condition
If Feng Xueqin married someone, she could move out, but she refused to do so.
In the beginning, her family had tried to persuade her to forget Tang Yunfan and marry another man, but she wouldn't listen to them.
Feng Pinghuang and his wife despised Feng Xueqin the most, and they argued often.
Feng Xueqin came back home late when it was dinner time, but she saw Feng Pinghui and his wife in formal clothes walking out the moment she walked inside.
"Where are you going?" Feng Xueqin asked. "To join a party of course," Feng Pinghuang's wife, Tong Wen said in an acidic tone.
"A party? What party?" Feng Xueqin ignored her but asked Lu Qiuting.
"Oh, it's Mrs. Lei's birthday party," Lu Qiuting said.
"What?" Feng Xueqin was displeased. "Why did nobody tell me?"
The Lei family maintained a good relationship with the Tang family, especially the leading role in the Lei family, Lei Haowei, who was Tang Yunfan's good friend. Therefore, Tang Yunfan must have been invited to his wife's birthday party. As long as Tang Yunfan appeared, Feng Xueqin would seize the chance to meet him.
Ever since Gu Ning and Gu Man showed up, Feng Xueqin had an increasingly strong sense of crisis. Lu Qiuting had helped her to investigate them, but she didn't get any useful information.
Feng Xueqin was curious to see whether Gu Man would attend the party along with Tang Yunfan. However, she didn't know that Tang Yunfan wouldn't show up.
"Um, I don't think you should embarrass our family anymore at such an important event," Tong Wen said acidly.
"Shut your mouth!" Feng Xueqin snapped at her.
Nevertheless, Tong Wen wasn't afraid of her at all. "Why? I don't think it's wrong that I want to protect our family's face. Why do you have to show up? Don't you know that you've brought shame on the whole family?"
"You…" Feng Xueqin was mad. However, before she could say another word, Tong Wen interrupted her, "I know that you want to meet Tang Yunfan, but don't you have any sense of shame? Tang Yunfan will never marry you, and you better accept it. The Tang family is much more powerful than our family. Do you want to hurt our family's benefits?"
Although Tong Wen was a little rude, it was undeniable that what she had just said was the plain truth.
Except Feng Xueqin, none of the members in the Feng family thought that Tong Wen was wrong. Instead, they all sided with Tong Wen, so nobody blamed her. The Feng family was barely comparable with the Tang family, and they had said that to Feng Xueqin countless times, but she wouldn't listen.
"It's none of your business! You haven't given birth to a baby after you've married into our family for two years. If you can't be pregnant, you better leave now," Feng Xueqin said to fight back.
"Well." Tong Wen wasn't mad at all, but sneered, "That's because Pinghuang and I don't want to have a baby now. We're both healthy and fertile, but you're different. You're already 36-years-old now, and I'm afraid that you're already infertile."
Lu Qiuting had two kids, so the Feng family wouldn't urge Tong Wen to give birth to a baby.
"You…" Feng Xueqin was furious.
"Alright, let's go!" Feng Pinghui lost his patience then walked to the car before them.
"I'll go with you!" Feng Xueqin said. Even though Tong Wen said that she was a shame to their family, she didn't care.
"What do you want to do there? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?" Feng Pinghui criticized her. He was the leading role in their family, so he was the decision-maker. Besides, Feng Xueqin was a little afraid of her older brother. Even Lu Qiuting didn't dare help her when Feng Pinghui got mad.
In that case, Feng Xueqin was abandoned alone in the house, and Feng Pinghui and his wife along with Feng Pinghuang and his wife got in their own cars and left without hesitation.
When they walked away, Tong Wen seemed super proud, which annoyed Feng Xueqin the most.
They had to attend the party held by the Lei family with the invitation letter, so she couldn't get in by herself.
However, Feng Xueqin was unwilling to give up in order to meet Tang Yunfan. If Feng Pinghui and the others were reluctant to bring her there, she would turn to others for help.
Without delay, Feng Xueqin made a call. "Jinyi, did your family receive the invitation letter from the Lei family?"
"Yes, my husband and I are about to go there now!" Wu Jinyi said.
"Can I go with you?" Feng Xueqin asked.
"I'm sorry, Xueqin. We only have one invitation letter and we can't bring another person…" Wu Jinyi apologized. "Um, Liu Xinqi might be alone. Maybe you can ask him."
Hearing the name, Feng Xueqin was mad and displeased at once. Liu Xinqi had chased her before but she only loved Tang Yunfan, so she had ignored him. Afterwards, Liu Xinqi had gotten married, then got divorced all of a sudden. Liu Xinqi and Feng Xueqin had common friends, and they had gone to have fun with their friends in a clubhouse once. However, Liu Xinqi had raped her after she had gotten drunk.
Although Feng Xueqin stayed single throughout the past years for Tang Yunfan, she also had sexual needs but she only made love with handsome men, while Liu Xinqi was ugly in her eyes. Therefore, she felt disgusted whenever she thought of the nightmare.
However, she had to call Liu Xinqi in order to attend the party.
"Oh, it's been a while, Xueqin!" Once the phone was answered, a man said with levity.
"I heard that you've received an invitation letter from the Lei family. Can I go with you?" Hearing Liu Xinqi's voice, Feng Xueqin felt utterly disgusted, but she had to calm herself down.
"Sure!" Liu Xinqi said with alacrity. However, before Feng Xueqin was cheered up, he said again, "But, there is a condition."
Feng Xueqin frowned. She knew that it wouldn't be that easy.
"What condition?" Feng Xueqin asked.
Chapter 606 Sleep with Me for a Night
Liu Xinqi smiled and didn't bother to hide his desire. "Sleep with me for one night."
"You…" Feng Xueqin was mad. She would rather die than sleep with him. He wasn't only ugly and fat but was also creepy in sex. His wife couldn't tolerate it so they got divorced.
In fact, Liu Xinqi wasn't very ugly, but he seemed quite ordinary compared with Tang Yunfan who was a handsome gentleman. In addition, Feng Xueqin was a pretty woman, so she despised Liu Xinqi.
"We have slept with each other before. What are you afraid of now? I won't tell anyone about it," Liu Xinqi said. If he was going to tell someone about it he wouldn't have hidden it for a few years.
Liu Xinqi valued his reputation too, and he was an easy-going, well-educated man in other people's eyes, so he wasn't willing to tell anyone this dirty secret. Moreover, he preferred to make deals with women, instead of using violence.
"Shut up! Don't mention that again," Feng Xueqin snapped at him in shame.
"Fine. Forget it if you're not willing to do it." Liu Xinqi was disappointed. In fact, Feng Xueqin was very good in bed. Although she had been drunk last time, she had been very excited, which had impressed Liu Xinqi. Accordingly, he had given Feng Xueqin booty calls afterwards, but she always refused.
Liu Xinqi couldn't help but sigh, "I know you want to meet Tang Yunfan at the party, but I think you should give it up after so many years. Why don't you marry me? Although my wealth is hardly comparable with Tang Yunfan's, I'm still richer than your family."
He was right. Although the Liu family and the Feng family were both super-rich families in City B, Liu Xinqi was richer than the Feng family.
The reason why Liu Xinqi wouldn't give up chasing Feng Xueqin wasn't because he loved her, but because he was unwilling to give in. When he saw that Feng Xueqin couldn't get Tang Yunfan's attention, let alone love, he gloated over her failure. Sometimes, the more you couldn't get something, the more you wanted to have it.
"In your dream!" Feng Xueqin was furious, then hung up on him in anger.
After that, Feng Xueqin called her other friends, but they would all be attending the party with their families.
Feng Xueqin panicked. However, she wasn't willing to give up.
After thinking for a while, Feng Xueqin thought that maybe it wasn't that unacceptable to sleep with Liu Xinqi because they had slept with each other before. Although Liu Xinqi was a little creepy in sex, she had to admit that it was very exciting.
Seeing that it was late, Feng Xueqin summoned up her determination and called Liu Xinqi again.
"What? Did you change your mind?" Liu Xingi laughed. He knew that he won.
"I'm in my home. I'll go change first and you can pick me up later," Feng Xueqin ordered, but Liu Xinqi didn't mind.
Feng Xueqin changed her clothes and put on make-up as fast as she could and Liu Xinqi soon arrived.
"Xueqin, where are you going?" Her parents asked her when she dressed herself up.
"To attend a party with Liu Xinqi," Feng Xueqin said directly.
Hearing that, her parents' eyes lit up. Her mother even persuaded her to marry Liu Xinqi. "Xueqin, I think Liu Xinqi is a good man with a good reputation. Why don't you consider marrying him?"
Liu Xinqi had a good reputation among the super-rich families, because he knew how to build up a positive personal image before others.
Most importantly, Feng Xueqin was already 36-years-old now with a comparatively bad reputation, so her parents thought that it would do her good to marry Liu Xinqi.
"Alright, alright. I gotta go now!" Feng Xueqin said with impatience then left at once.
"Do you think that Xueqin is going to be married in this life?" Her mother asked her father with worry.
"If she still refuses to be married this year, I'll send her abroad!" Her father valued their family's face above her.
Although her mother thought that it was a little overboard, she didn't dare argue with him because it was already something unpleasant that their old friends would use to embarrass them, and they couldn't tolerate it anymore.
Once Feng Xueqin walked out, she saw Liu Xinqi's car, and got in without hesitation.
"Xueqin, you're as beautiful as ever!" Liu Xinqi said like a gentleman.
However, Feng Xueqin was displeased to see him.
Liu Xinqi didn't mind at all. He was going to have fun tonight anyway.
Zhou Zhenghong, Su Tongnuo along with Lin Xiaoxia went back to their rooms in the hotel after the meal, and Gu Ning drove Yu Zi home.
Yu Zi wasn't born in City B, and she came from a small town. She now lived alone in an old apartment. In order to save money, she lived in a remote area, which wasn't very safe.
"I don't think it's safe for you to live here. Go buy a new apartment tomorrow when you're free! The company can pay some for you, and it will be deducted from your dividend," Gu Ning said.
Yu Zi had 20% shares of Charm. If Charm was popular in the future, it would be super easy for her to buy an apartment. Therefore, Yu Zi agreed, because she was eager to have her own apartment too. In addition, she believed in Gu Ning, and was confident that Charm could be popular, so it was highly possible that she would be rich after she got her dividend.
After driving Yu Zi back to her rented apartment, Gu Ning went to the Tang family's house.
Chapter 607 Do You Have Any Good News to Tell Us?
These past two days, Tang Yunfan stayed alone with Gu Man except at dinner time, but they just chatted with each other or watched TV together in the living room. Although they didn't feel uneasy getting along with each other now, they were still very polite to each other.
Tang Yunfan seemed calm, but he was actually very anxious. Although he knew haste made waste, he was eager to be close to Gu Man.
In fact, Gu Man already accepted Tang Yunfan and was accustomed to getting along with members of the Tang family, but she thought that they better take it slowly.
At that moment, only Tang Yunfan and Gu Man were watching TV in the living hall.
Tang Yunhang and his wife had already left to attend the party in the Lei family's house, and Tang Haifeng stayed in his study so that Tang Yunfan and Gu Man could have some private time.
When Gu Ning arrived at the Tang family's house, Feng Xueqin and Liu Xinqi also arrived at the Lei family's house. However, she didn't see Tang Yunfan.
Once they walked in, Feng Xueqin glanced around searching for Tang Yunfan.
People around her were all from high society, so they all knew Feng Xueqin but they looked at her with obvious disdain.
If she remained single because she devoted herself to her career or she was a disabled person, others would only respect her. However, she did it because of a man that she could never get.
When Tong Wen and the others saw Feng Xueqin they were also displeased, especially when they noticed others' attitude towards her. Nevertheless, it was a public place, so they couldn't argue with her in front of others. Even Tong Wen who disliked Feng Xueqin the most remained silent. She could argue with Feng Xueqin as loudly as she wanted to but she couldn't do it in public.
Luckily, they knew that Tang Yunfan was absent today, so Feng Xueqin wouldn't embarrass their family too much. However, just because they remained silent didn't mean that others would do the same thing.
"Oh, isn't this Miss Feng? Miss Feng is taking part in today's party along with Chairman Liu. Do you have any good news to tell us?" a noble woman walked over and said to Feng Xueqin, but she sounded quite unkind. She, of course, knew that Feng Xueqin came here today for Tang Yunfan, so she purposely said that to annoy Feng Xueqin.
Feng Xueqin was mad at once, but she didn't argue with her but forced herself to calm down. "Mrs. Kong, Chairman Liu and I are just friends. What's wrong with that?"
"Oh, I understand. Then I bet you must have come here for Lord Tang, right?" another noble woman said in an acid tone. "Unfortunately, Lord Tang went abroad, and he's absent today."
People were used to addressing Tang Yunfan as Lord Tang although he was actually the chairman of the Tanghuang Group now. However, they had to address Tang Yunhang as Secretary Tang, because he was the most powerful figure in City B.
Tang Yunhang told Lei Haowei that Tang Yunfan had gone abroad, and most people at the party had heard it.
"What?" Feng Xueqin was obviously disappointed. Hearing that Tang Yunfan was absent, Feng Xueqin turned around walking away but was stopped by Liu Xinqi. He approached her ear and said in a low voice, "If you leave like that, I'll feel embarrassed, and don't forget to fulfill the condition. You must come with me and leave with me!"
Hearing that, Feng Xueqin had to stay although she was unwilling to do so.
It was a long party for her.
Gu Ning sat in the Tang family's house for a while, then went back to Huafu Hills with Gu Man.
Before long, Gu Ning discovered that some people were stalking her.
She checked it for a while, and noticed that they were strangers. She didn't know who sent them, but she wasn't willing to have conflict with them now because Gu Man was in her car, so she had to get rid of them.
"Mom, some people are stalking us. I must speed up to get rid of them. Be prepared," Gu Ning said to Gu Man.
"W-what? Some people are stalking us?" Gu Man's face turned pale at once, because she thought of the abduction.
Feeling Gu Man's anxiety, Gu Ning comforted her. "Don't worry. Mom, we'll be fine."
Although Gu Man trusted Gu Ning, she was still worried.
Gu Ning directly accelerated, then overtook one car after another on the road even though there was a lot of traffic, so Gu Man couldn't relax for fear of an accident, and Gu Ning's action also caused a lot of grievances.
However, when a group of young men noticed it, they were all impressed.
"Gee, it's the limited edition Lamborghini!"
"Wow, it looks so cool, and its driver is so good!"
In a car behind Gu Ning, two men were struck dumb.
"Seriously? She's so good at driving?" A man couldn't believe his eyes.
"I think she found us," another man said.
After a short while, Gu Ning got rid of them. When she slowed down, Gu Man finally relaxed a little. "Ningning, did we get rid of them?"
"Yes," Gu Ning said.
"Who are they? Could they be the same people who abducted me last time?" Gu Man was anxious.
"Mom, relax. You're safe with me," Gu Ning said to comfort her.
After a while of silence, Gu Man said, "Ningning, your aunt called me today, and the salon is ready to open after a few days. When will we go back to City F?" Gu Man wasn't in a hurry to go back, but their beauty salon was going to open again.
Hearing that, Gu Ning suddenly thought of her skincare products.
"Mom, let's try new skincare products. I know a brand which is quite effective," Gu Ning said.
"Will the customers be willing to use new products?" Gu Man asked.
"If they're worried, we can sign an agreement with them. If there is any side effect, we'll pay ten times compensation. I think they'll know how good our new products are once they try them," Gu Ning said with confidence.
"Great. Let me call your aunt now." Since Gu Ning said so, Gu Man agreed.
Gu Man then called Gu Qing and told her what Gu Ning had said.
Gu Qing of course chose to believe and listen to Gu Ning.
Chapter 608 The Deal Between Liu Xinqi and Feng Xueqin
After Gu Man hung up the call with Gu Qing, Gu Ning said to her, "Mom, if you move in to live with my dad, you'll stay in City B in the future. Although the Tang family is super-rich, I think you better not be a housewife, because you'll be disconnected from society and it's quite boring. You need to socialize. Dad will be very busy running the business group, so I think you can open a high-end beauty salon in City B. I'm confident that the new skincare products we're going to use will be popular in high society."
"You're right. I don't want to be a full-time housewife either." Gu Man understood that Gu Ning said it for her own good. When they were in City F, Gu Man went to work in the beauty salon every day, although it wasn't necessary.
"The new skincare products aren't on the market yet, so I'll go to the capital to have a look tomorrow," Gu Ning said.
"Do you have to do it in person?" Gu Man asked with confusion. She didn't understand why Gu Ning cared about it so much, like it was her own brand. In fact, it was.
Hearing that, Gu Ning knew Gu Man had doubts, so she said directly, "Yes, I must check it myself, because it's my brand."
"What?" Gu Man was shocked. "Yours?"
"Mom, don't you always wonder why your skin and aunt's skin became so smooth and shiny after just a short time? I have a unique formula and it can be used to make medicines or skincare products," Gu Ning said.
Hearing that, Gu Man finally figured out the reason why she and Gu Qing became beautiful and healthy again.
In the Lei family's house, Feng Xueqin received a call and heard that Gu Ning had easily gotten rid of the two men that she sent to follow Gu Man and Gu Ning. Feng Xueqin was already in a bad mood, and she was in a worse mood now after receiving the call.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xinqi asked.
"Nothing," Feng Xueqin said in annoyance. Since she wasn't willing to tell him, Liu Xinqi wouldn't ask further, but just reminded her to stay calm, "I know you're unhappy, but you can't show it on your face. I brought you here. If you embarrass yourself at this party, not only will your family feel awkward but I will as well."
If he hadn't been eager to sleep with Feng Xueqin, he wouldn't have agreed to bring her here.
Being warned, Feng Xueqin was displeased, but she knew that Liu Xinqi was right.
After a while, Liu Xinqi and Feng Xueqin made an excuse and left halfway through.
Seeing Feng Xueqin leaving, Lu Qiuting asked her, "Xueqin, won't you go back with us?"
"No, thanks. I have another appointment with my friends," Feng Xueqin lied. She was unwilling to let others find out about her relationship with Liu Xinqi.
Others didn't think further about the relationship between Feng Xueqin and Liu Xinqi either, because they knew that the two were old friends. In addition, Liu Xinqi didn't show much interest in Feng Xueqin in front of them, and they all knew that Feng Xueqin only loved Tang Yunfan, so nobody thought that Feng Xueqin would have unusual relationship with another man. It seemed none of them knew Feng Xueqin well.
Afterwards, Liu Xinqi drove Feng Xueqin to his other house which was in a suburb. His parents and son lived downtown in his main house, so they couldn't go back there.
When Liu Xinqi was finally alone with Feng Xueqin in the car, he couldn't wait a second longer to flirt with her. "Don't be so unhappy! Since we're going to have fun together tonight, let's enjoy it!"
Hearing Liu Xinqi's voice, Feng Xueqin only felt disgusted. When Feng Xueqin heard that Tang Yunfan was absent, she was more regretful than ever. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have made the deal with Liu Xinqi. However, she couldn't break the deal now because it would annoy Liu Xinqi, and he would probably expose something that she wanted to hide the most.
Seeing that Feng Xueqin was still displeased, Liu Xinqi didn't mind but smiled. "It's OK. I'll cheer you up later."
Feng Xueqin turned to look at Liu Xinqi and coldly said, "Don't be too much." She wasn't criticizing Liu Xinqi for what he had said but told him not to be too overboard in bed, because she couldn��t accept it. No woman could accept Liu Xinqi's tricks in bed, and those who accepted his creepy sexual needs just did it for his money.
Liu Xingi, of course, understood what Feng Xueqin was talking about. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you the way I did to other women. I promise you'll enjoy it."
Before long, they arrived at Liu Xinqi's house in the suburb.
Liu Xinqi didn't press her against the bed the second they walked in a bedroom, but stared straight at her with burning desire. "I love sensual women, so I want to see you undressing yourself."
Feng Xueqin didn't move at once but said, "I like dim light." If the light was too bright, she would see Liu Xingi's disgusting face.
"As you wish." Liu Xinqi understood very well but he still didn't mind and dimmed the light.
Although it was dim in the room, they were still able to see each other clearly, and it seemed more romantic.
When Feng Xueqin took off her clothes, Liu Xinqi complimented her. "You keep a great figure. Look at your boobs and butt!" However, he didn't press on and penetrate her at once, because it wouldn't be exciting enough without foreplay. Therefore, he started to touch and kiss her sexually.
After half an hour of foreplay, he began to penetrate her.
Chapter 609 Do You Want More?
Although Feng Xueqin disliked Liu Xinqi's face and body, she still had to admit that Liu Xinqi was a master at sex. There was no doubt that he was a master at sex given his rich sexual experience. If he had a good-looking face or a sexy body, countless women would be willing to have sex with him for free. Therefore, Feng Xueqin gradually started enjoying it and then let her desire guide the way.
Liu Xinqi did fulfill his promise and didn't hurt Feng Xueqin in bed, but Feng Xueqin still felt exhausted after hours of making love in different sexual positions. It was so exciting that she forgot that the man who was penetrating her was Liu Xinqi. Feng Xueqin also had to admit that it was more exciting to make love with Liu Xinqi than those strong young men.
Seeing Feng Xueqin enjoying it, a touch of disdain flashed by Liu Xinqi's eyes. It seemed to be true that a woman's body would never lie. Feng Xueqin's pleasure was the approval of his skills, so he moved even harder. Men all wanted to prove their sexual skills in bed, and they got more excited if women enjoyed it.
"Are you satisfied?" Liu Xinqi asked with an amorous smile.
"Yea-yeah!" Feng Xueqin said listening to her heart.
"Do you want more?" Liu Xinqi asked again.
"Y-yes!" Feng Xueqin's voice was full of desire, and Liu Xinqi continued to penetrate her violently.
"Am I better than your strong young lovers?" Liu Xinqi asked once more.
Liu Xinqi, of course, knew that Feng Xueqin had many young lovers. She was loyal to Tang Yunfan, but her body wasn't. In addition, Feng Xueqin had sexual desire too, and she couldn't tolerate years of her life without sex.
"Yes!" Feng Xueqin said.
Liu Xinqi didn't stop a second and was getting increasingly violent. Feng Xueqin even begged him to stop a few times halfway. However, Liu Xinqi wasn't willing to stop because he didn't get many chances to have sex with Feng Xueqin. So they didn't stop until hours had passed. They slept for a few hours, then it was daybreak.
However, Feng Xueqin touched Liu Xinqi's cock by accident in her sleep, and Liu Xinqi was turned on again. Once he was turned on, he couldn't sleep any longer, so he began to press on Feng Xueqin and penetrate her once more.
"You…" Feng Xueqin was annoyed, but didn't resist. Nevertheless, Feng Xueqin closed her eyes the entire time, because it was bright now, and she was reluctant to see his face.
"Well, you can turn to me to satisfy your sexual needs," Liu Xinqi said.
Feng Xueqin didn't say a word, but her silence was also an affirmative answer. After having violent sex with Liu Xinqi, she thought that those strong young men were less attractive now. In fact, Feng Xueqin thought that what Liu Xinqi said wasn't a bad idea.
Gu Ning sent Gu Man to the Tang family's house as usual before she left. She went to pick up Yu Zi and then told Su Tongnuo to go to the building of Tanghuang Entertainment. They were going to shoot the video advertisement today.
When they arrived, some people in the hall saw them and got excited at once. Because of the hot post on Weibo, everyone got to know Gu Ning's identity, so they paid more attention to her today.
"She is Goddess Gu!"
"She's so beautiful!"
They all complimented Gu Ning and ignored Su Tongnuo, but Su Tongnuo wasn't annoyed or jealous at all because Gu Ning was indeed very outstanding.
Gu Ning remained calm, and didn't think that it was a big deal, because she didn't have any vanity.
They would shoot in the same photo studio as before with a video director.
It wasn't complicated, and was just a short film of dozens of seconds. Although they needed to shoot many scenes, it could be finished within half a day if everything went well.
When they gathered in the photo studio, they introduced themselves to one another before they started to discuss the script.
Lu Xiao had sent the script to Gu Ning yesterday, and Gu Ning sent it to Su Tongnuo later. Su Tongnuo was a good actress, so it wasn't difficult for her to finish the shots.
When it was 4 pm, the video ad was finished.
She was going to the capital tomorrow for business, so she decided to give these photos and the video ad to K in person. In addition, it was about time to arrange for K and Chen Cangyi to work for her.
When they walked out of the building of Tanghuang Entertainment, a young girl ran over with her face full of excitement. "Tongnuo, I'm your loyal fan! Could you please take photos with me?"
"Sure." Su Tongnuo agreed. In fact, she really appreciated what her fans, especially those loyal fans, had done for her.
"Thanks! I've argued with those haters on the Internet to defend you," the young girl said with pride.
"Oh, thank you so much!" Su Tongnuo said kindly. "Let's take photos together now."
"Great!" The young girl opened the camera on her phone and took several selfies with Su Tongnuo. Afterwards, she stared at Gu Ning with anticipation. "Um, would you mind taking several pictures with me too? You're my idol as well!"
Gu Ning was amused. She wasn't a star after all.
"No problem." Gu Ning didn't reject.
After taking photos with Gu Ning, the young girl left happily. Once she walked away, she posted her photos with Su Tongnuo and Gu Ning on Weibo without delay.
"I've been waiting for a whole day outside of Tanghuang Entertainment, and I met two goddesses! They're so kind, and we took several selfies together! Love!"
Chapter 610 Shameless Lin Tianyou
The young girl was famous among Su Tongnuo's fans, so she had many followers, and the majority were Su Tongnuo's fans too. Therefore, once she posted the photos on Weibo, she received many comments within seconds.
"Ah! Why didn't you tell me you went to wait for the two goddesses!"
"You're so lucky!"
"Wow, they are so beautiful!"
"Is Goddess Gu not wearing any make-up? She looks so beautiful without make-up. I wonder how stunning she will be if she put some on!"
"Indeed! She's a natural beauty without make-up."
"Her skin looks so good!"
"I think I'll go to wait outside of the building tomorrow too. Wish me good luck!"
"I'll go with you!"
Many fans were excited to meet Su Tongnuo.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but the shooting is already over, so Goddess Su won't come tomorrow."
"What? No! How do you know that?"
"It's a secret, but I promise it's true."
"Do you work for Tanghuang Entertainment?"
Many fans asked the person who leaked the information whether she worked for Tanghuang Entertainment, but she wouldn't answer it.
It was still early, so Su Tongnuo wanted to fly back, in case she would waste more time here. Gu Ning didn't stop her and sent her a thick red envelope. As for the fee for being the spokesperson, the company would transfer it to her later after they signed the contract.
Su Tongnuo wasn't worried about it, because she trusted Gu Ning.
Afterwards, Gu Ning booked two plane tickets for her and her assistant, then went to dine with Yu Zi.
Gu Ning's car was quite noticeable, so Lin Tianyou who was waiting for the green traffic light at the road saw them clearly. He was sure now that Yu Zi didn't have a rich boyfriend, but a rich boss. If they weren't close, Yu Zi wouldn't have followed Gu Ning all the way.
Without hesitation, Lin Tianyou turned his car and followed Gu Ning's.
At the beginning, Gu Ning didn't discover him, but she noticed the same car following behind from the rearview mirror after a few turns. She was suspicious and used her Jade Eyes, then found out that it was Lin Tianyou. There was heavy traffic on the road, so Gu Ning allowed him to follow her.
"Is your boyfriend still bothering you?" Gu Ning asked Yu Zi.
Yu Zi was struck dumb for a second, because she didn't know why Gu Ning suddenly asked that, but she still answered, "Yeah, but I've hung up every time he called me." She already blacklisted Lin Tianyou's number, but he always called her using different numbers.
"Does he know the addresses of your store and your apartment?" Gu Ning asked. If he knew, she was worried that Yu Zi could be harassed.
"He doesn't. We've broken up for a year and a half, and my store was located in another shopping mall before. I moved it to Fengshang Shopping Mall after I broke up with him, and I also moved into a new apartment," Yu Zi said.
In fact, she had already forgotten Lin Tianyou because they had been broken up for a year and a half, which wasn't a short time. However, once she saw him, she couldn't help but remember his betrayal, which aroused her hatred.
Yu Zi added, "We barely contacted each other during the past year and a half. Even if we encountered one another on the street, we pretended to be strangers."
"He's following us," Gu Ning said.
"What?" Yu Zi was shocked. She didn't expect that Lin Tianyou would stalk them. "Why is he doing that?" She was mad.
"Let's see!" Gu Ning said, but her mood wasn't affected.
"Boss, I'm sorry," Yu Zi apologized.
"It's fine," Gu Ning said.
Lin Tianyou followed Gu Ning and Yu Zi all the way to the parking lot of Fengshang Shopping Mall. They got out at the same time.
"Yu Zi!"
Once Yu Zi got out of Gu Ning's car, Lin Tianyou called her name, in case she would walk away.
Since Gu Ning said that she was curious what Lin Tianyou would do, Yu Zi didn't walk away, but faced him.
"What?" Yu Zi didn't look at Lin Tianyou at all and asked coldly.
"Well…" Lin Tianyou didn't know what to say all of a sudden, because he actually had no idea why he stalked her. "Well… Um…"
"If you don't mind, we've gotta go." Yu Zi lost her patience, turning around walking away.
"Wait a second!" Lin Tianyou dashed to Yu Zi and stopped her.
"Well, I bet this lady must be the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry, right?" Lin Tianyou looked to Gu Ning and tried to please her.
"Yes," Gu Ning said.
The atmosphere became very embarrassing in Lin Tianyou's eyes, but Yu Zi and Gu Ning were at ease.
"Anything else?" Yu Zi asked.
"Um, I really admire Miss Gu for your unbelievable achievements. It's dinner time now. Will you do me the honor of accompanying me to dinner?" Lin Tianyou said, trying to strike up a relationship with Gu Ning.
"I don't dine with strangers," Gu Ning said directly.
Lin Tianyou felt very embarrassed, but it wasn't a surprising answer. He and Gu Ning were strangers after all. However, he wasn't willing to give up. "Miss Gu, people all become friends from strangers. And Yu Zi is my friend, so her friend is, of course, my friend too." Lin Tianyou was very shameless to say that.