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901 A New Girlfriend?
Xu Jinlin was surprised to see Leng Shaoting and the beautiful mature woman by his side.
Isn't Leng Shaoting's girlfriend Gu Ning? Didn't he come here for Gu Ning as well? Why is he holding another woman's hand? Isn't he afraid that he'll run into Gu Ning in Gonghao Hotel?
Gu Ning still looked like "Tang Aining" now, so Xu Jinlin failed to recognize her. Gao Yi and Qiao Ya weren't with Gu Ning now either.
"Hi, Shaoting!" Xu Jinlin greeted Leng Shaoting, but felt a little uneasy.
"Hi," Leng Shaoting said.
Xu Jinlin knew Leng Shaoting very well, and he understood that Leng Shaoting wasn't talkative.
"And this?" Xu Jinlin looked to Gu Ning.
"My girlfriend," Leng Shaoting replied, but didn't tell him her name.
"Oh, right." Xu Jinlin was shocked, but didn't show it on his face. He wondered whether Leng Shaoting had a new girlfriend right after breaking up with Gu Ning. Since when did Leng Shaoting become a womanizer?
Xu Jinlin was confused.
Seeing Xu Jinlin's reaction, Gu Ning was amused, but she still decided to joke with him. "What? I am Shaoting's girlfriend. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Of course not." Xu Jinlin denied at once.
"Well, since you're Shaoting's friend, why don't we dine together?" Gu Ning said.
When Xu Jinlin was about to decline, Leng Shaoting opened his mouth again. "Come on, join us."
He grew up with Xu Jinlin too. Although they weren't as close as he was to Xu Jinchen, they were still good friends.
"S-Sure." Xu Jinlin had to accept.
Afterwards, they took the elevator to the fifth floor, but Xu Jinlin kept thinking about Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning.
"Gu Ning, when are you leaving? My father is inviting you to join us for lunch tomorrow in our family's house," He Siyin said all of a sudden.
"What? G-Gu Ning?" Hearing that, Xu Jinlin was surprised.
He stared at "Tang Aining" who looked totally different from Gu Ning.
He Siyin gave Xu Jinlin a glance. She didn't understand why Xu Jinlin reacted so strongly. It seemed like he knew Gu Ning, but was not familiar with her.
In fact, Gu Ning wasn't in her usual appearance now, so others failed to recognize her.
Before long, He Siyin figured it out, then laughed out loud. "Oh, you didn't know that she is actually Gu Ning, right?"
"A-Are you Gu Ning?" Xu Jinlin observed "Tang Aining", but still couldn't believe it.
Did she disguise herself?
"Ha-ha, I am Gu Ning." Gu Ning couldn't help but laugh as well.
"How is it possible?" Xu Jinlin rounded his eyes in shock.
He had been through many shocking things before, but he was more shocked than ever this time.
"There is a powerful technique in the world called makeup," Gu Ning said
At this moment, the door of the elevator opened, and Leng Shaoting held Gu Ning's hand, walking out without delay.
He Siyin and Xu Jinlin followed them at once.
"Wow, it's so amazing!" Xu Jinlin said. He had to admit that he was amazed by Gu Ning's skill in wearing make-up.
"To be honest with you, I also disguised my features," Gu Ning said. Make-up wasn't enough to completely change her appearance.
"I'm short of words now," Xu Jinlin said.
A while later, they walked into their private room, and He Siyin told the waiter to serve them dishes.
"Why don't you remove your make-up now?" Leng Shaoting said to Gu Ning. He felt uncomfortable facing Gu Ning while she had another woman's appearance.
"Sure." Gu Ning smiled, then stepped towards the washroom.
Once Gu Ning was gone, Xu Jinlin said, "I thought that you got a new girlfriend!"
"It'll never happen," Leng Shaoting said with determination, like he was making a vow.
Feeling Leng Shaoting's loyalty and sincerity, Xu Jinlin was impressed. As Leng Shaoting's good friend, he also hoped that he could live a happy life. However, he didn't know much about Gu Ning yet. She was so young after all, and anything could happen in the future.
If Gu Ning broke up with Leng Shaoting, it would be super hard for him to fall in love with another girl. In that case, it was highly possible that Leng Shaoting would stay alone for the rest of his life.
"Has she visited your family?" Xu Jinlin asked.
"Not yet," Leng Shaoting said, and felt a little upset. "She won't visit my family until she's studying in university."
From Leng Shaoting's answer, Xu Jinlin sensed that he must be deeply in love with Gu Ning.
"Have you visited her family?" Xu Jinlin asked again.
Xu Jinlin thought that it wasn't very likely because Gu Ning was still young and her family probably wouldn't allow her to have a boyfriend at such an early age.
"Yeah, I have," Leng Shaoting said.
Hearing that, Xu Jinlin was astonished. At the same time, he felt happy for Leng Shaoting because it proved that Gu Ning took Leng Shaoting seriously.
"Are her family supportive?" Xu Jinlin asked with concern.
"Yes," Leng Shaoting said.
Xu Jinlin was relieved.
Leng Shaoting understood that Xu Jinlin cared about him, so he was very patient in answering his questions.
902 Leng Shaoting Is Jealous Again
Two minutes later, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya joined them for the meal, and the dishes were all placed on the table as well. Gu Ning tied her hair in a ponytail after removing her make-up, but didn't change her clothing.
Seeing Gu Ning's original face, everyone thought that she looked better now.
"Wow, Gu Ning, your skin looks so good!" He Siyin was envious of how smooth and shiny Gu Ning's skin was without any make-up.
Even though Gu Ning was just 18, and her skin wouldn't be bad as a young girl, it was rare to see such flawless skin.
"I've been using Kouzi all the time," Gu Ning said, and advertised her skincare brand.
"Really?" He Siyin got excited.
"Kouzi? I heard it's a very popular skincare brand in the capital now," Xu Jinlin said. "My mother, my aunt and my cousins are all using it. They told me that it's even better than those famous international skincare brands. To be honest with you, I'm a fan of its founder."
Xu Jinlin admired the founder of Kouzi very much. What he didn't know was that its founder was right in front of his face.
Since Xu Jinlin wasn't aware of that, Gu Ning remained silent because she had no intention to show off.
"I think that Kouzi, given its unusually good effects, is qualified to be an international brand without doubt, but its prices are a little lower now. Many consumers use money to measure the quality of goods nowadays, so the majority of noble ladies and celebrities might not choose Kouzi because of its low prices." Xu Jinlin was interested in the skincare market. He was a businessman after all.
"There is nothing which can be liked by everyone in this world, except money. Rich people only account for a small amount of the population on this planet, so I think its prices are acceptable in most people's eyes."
"For example, let's say that there are 100 women, and celebrities along with noble ladies account for only 10% at most. About 20% are poor females who can't afford it. In that case, 70% are still potential customers. Small cities are excluded, and the average salary of office workers is above seven or eight thousand yuan in big cities. A set of skincare products is three or four thousand yuan, which can be used for three or four months. Sometimes, it could be half a year. All in all, it costs less than one thousand yuan every month for them to buy Kouzi."
"Women are all willing to spend money on their appearances, but it isn't very likely that they will spend too much on skincare products."
"Among the 70% potential female customers, around 20% might think that it isn't necessary to spend thousands of yuan on skincare products, so only 50% of them could be loyal customers of Kouzi once they try it," Gu Ning said.
Gu Ning planned to set prices which were acceptable in most people's eyes, because there was a huge gap between the rich and the common people after all.
"I think that people who value quality most won't pay much attention to the prices," Gu Ning said at the end.
"You're really good at running a business!" Xu Jinlin was greatly surprised.
Actually, both of them were right, but their target consumers were different.
"Let's enjoy the meal!" Leng Shaoting interrupted them. He was jealous when Gu Ning talked too much with other men, and hated being ignored.
Gu Ning sensed Leng Shaoting's dissatisfaction, so she began to eat instead of talking to the others. Xu Jinlin also shut his mouth.
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Since Zuo Jiangkui was caught and He Siyang was back, the next step for the He family was to pay He Hongyuan back.
He Hongjie had already sent people to watch He Hongyuan, but for He Siyang's safety, he didn't do anything to hurt him yet. He Siyang was back now, so there was nothing he had to be worried about.
He Hongyuan, however, didn't know that He Siyang was back, so he was still searching for He Siyang on the island. He believed that he could compete against He Hongjie as long as he held He Siyang hostage. Therefore, he still stayed in his house.
…
In a villa in the suburb, He Yixi and He Hongyuan were watching TV in the living room.
All of a sudden, they heard noises of fighting from outside, and immediately walked out to have a look. Seeing their bodyguards fighting against a bunch of strangers, they were terrified.
"Dad!" He Yixi hid behind He Hongyuan in fear. Their maid also ran back to the kitchen and didn't dare to show up again.
"Stop it. Stop it now!" He Hongyuan was furious, but none of them listened to him. The group of strangers didn't stop until those bodyguards were all beaten down on the floor.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" He Hongyuan questioned them.
At this moment, a door of the car that was parked by the gate of the villa opened, and He Hongjie got out of it.
The second He Hongjie appeared, both He Hongyuan and He Yixi realized what was going on.
Because they didn't know that He Hongjie had already found He Siyang, they were confused as to why He Hongjie dared to come.
He Hongyuan clearly knew that He Hongjie was aware that he was the mastermind behind the scheme, but He Hongjie didn't have any proof.
He still believed that he could use He Siyang to threaten He Hongjie.
903 He Hongyuan Is Caugh
He Hongjie hadn't come to He Hongyuan's place before precisely because He Hongyuan had control of He Siyang. However, things were different now.
"He Hongjie, what are you doing in my place?" He Hongyuan questioned He Hongjie.
"What do you think?" He Hongjie stared at He Hongyuan with a cold face.
"How could I know what you are doing?" He Hongyuan said.
"He Hongyuan, you abducted Siyang and hurt my hearing on purpose!" He Hongjie raised his voice.
He Hongyuan squinted, but denied it. "Do you have any proof to prove that?"
"I don't, but I know it's you," He Hongjie said.
"Well, interesting. Since you don't have any proof, it's slander." He Hongyuan argued.
"Really?" He Hongjie sneered. "I don't care about proof, because I know that you've done everything you could to hurt my family, and you must pay for what you've done."
"You…" He Hongyuan was mad. "He Hongjie, you don't have proof, and it's illegal for you to hurt me!"
He Hongyuan said that because he was confident that He Hongjie couldn't find any proof.
"I don't care!" He Hongjie sneered again, then gave an order. "Take them back to the He family's ancestral shrine!"
Once they were taken back to the He family's ancestral shrine, it would be family affairs. As long as they weren't killed, even the police couldn't interfere in it. He Hongjie could also lock them up forever.
In fact, He Hongjie had no intention to kill them, because it wasn't a good thing after all and would damage their family's reputation.
"You…" He Hongyuan wanted to struggle, but he was just an old man.
In the end, He Hongyuan and He Yixi were caught.
…
Hong Yuefei didn't pay attention to the He family's problem at all, because he was still resting in his house recovering. To be specific, he was having fun.
He Yixi told him that she wasn't free today, so Hong Yuefei called two prostitutes over to serve him. He had sex with them till he was exhausted, then went to have some sleep before he had sex with them again. He didn't feel bored at all.
In the evening, Hong Yuefei suddenly remembered the He family's problem and called He Yixi, but he couldn't get through to her. He then called his older brother asking about the He family's condition.
Hong Yuehuan told him that He Hongyuan had lost the competition, and warned him not to socialize with He Yixi anymore.
Hong Yuefei listened to Hong Yuehuan this time.
Actually, Hong Yuefei didn't have much affection towards He Yixi; he just liked her performance in bed when they had sex. He knew that his family's benefits were much more important than a girlfriend, so he decided to dump He Yixi. He didn't lack women anyway.
Hong Shitian thought for a whole day, but still didn't want to apologize in person. Instead, he called He Hongjie that afternoon.
Although He Hongjie was disappointed in Hong Shitian, he knew that he shouldn't have a grudge against the Tiandihui. The Tiandihui was an influential gang in HK after all, and it could be very helpful in the future.
He Hongjie wouldn't stop cooperating with them in business, but they wouldn't be as close as usual anymore.
…
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left together after the meal.
Gao Yi and Qiao Ya also went on a date, while He Siyin and Xu Jinlin were left alone. However, He Siyin needed to go home, and Xu Jinlin had to go to an appointment as well, so they didn't care about it.
"Oh, when will you go back to your city?" Xu Jinlin asked before they left.
"We'll leave for City M tomorrow," Leng Shaoting said.
"Great, I'm going to the capital tomorrow; remember to call me when you're both in the capital," Xu Jinlin said.
"We will," Leng Shaoting said.
After that, they separated.
"Why don't we go for a walk?" Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting.
"Sure." Leng Shaoting held Gu Ning's hand while walking out of the hotel.
…
Cao Wenxin took a plane to the capital to visit Xin Bei that afternoon.
Xin Bei stayed in the capital these days, and Cao Wenxin was free, so she went to visit him.
Xin Bei was waiting for her when she got off the flight.
They went to dine together later, but ran into Yu Wenjing and Yu Wenkang in the restaurant.
Yu Wenjing didn't leave the hospital until today, and Yu Wenkang brought her out to have some delicious food in order to cheer her up. To his surprise, they encountered Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin.
The second Yu Wenjing saw Cao Wenxin and Xin Bei, she burst into tears.
"Wenjing." Yu Wenkang stopped her.
Yu Wenjing understood that she shouldn't argue with the girl beside Xin Bei, so she had to swallow her sadness.
Xin Bei's and Cao Wenxin's moods were affected when they saw Yu Wenjing, but they directly ignored her.
After the meal, they went for a walk, then Xin Bei brought Cao Wenxin back to his apartment.
In the beginning, Cao Wenxin was unwilling to go to Xin Bei's place, and told Xin Bei to send her back to the Huangdeng Hotel, but Xin Bei disagreed.
Xin Bei said, "We can only share some time together this afternoon and tonight. If you chase me away right now, our date will be too short!"
Cao Wenxin understood that they didn't have much private time, so she nodded in the end.
Nevertheless, if they stayed alone in the same room, it was unavoidable to have sex. Although they had already made love before, Cao Wenxin still felt shy and uneasy thinking about it.
"Am I your boyfriend or not?" Xin Bei looked sad.
"Of course!" Cao Wenxin said.
"Go back to my place with me, please." Xin Bei almost begged.
Cao Wenxin didn't want to hurt his heart, so she agreed.
Xin Bei beamed with happiness.
904 Skilled Gamblers Gather Together
Once they were in the room, Xin Bei pressed Cao Wenxin to his chest and kissed her with passion.
"Wenxin, I love you.�� Xin Bei's warm breath sprayed across Cao Wenxin's neck, and she felt slightly aroused.
"Do men always say that when you want to have sex, and then forget everything that you just said afterwards?" Cao Wenxin said all of a sudden. She was a little upset now because she remembered what her friend's ex-boyfriend had said and done to her friend before. The man had said countless sweet-nothings to her friend and made many promises, but dumped her friend right after they had sex.
Xin Bei was struck dumb for a second. He sensed that Cao Wenxin wasn't in a good mood. It seemed that she disliked hearing sweet-nothings when they were kissing and touching each other sexually.
Xin Bei knew that Cao Wenxin hadn't been betrayed before, because she was still a virgin when they had sex. So it was very likely that she was affected by something that happened to her friends.
"Wenxin, I understand your worries, but I treat you very seriously. Although we've only been together for a short time, I'm certain that you're the girl I want to spend the rest life with. If you don't believe my words, you can trust my uncle and your aunt," Xin Bei said with sincerity. In case Cao Wenxin didn't believe him, he used the influence of his uncle and Cao Wenxin's aunt.
It was true that they had only been boyfriend and girlfriend for a short time, but everything he said everything to Cao Wenxin was said in all sincerity.
They might not be deeply in love yet, but Xin Bei made up his mind to spend the rest of his life with Cao Wenxin. In addition, they weren't teenagers either, so neither of them had the intention to play around. If it was possible, Xin Bei would be willing to propose to Cao Wenxin right now.
In fact, Cao Wenxin believed every word that Xin Bei told her. Girls lost their reason when they were in love after all. Therefore, she also thought that Xin Bei was her Mr. Right.
"If you dare to betray me, I promise that I'll castrate you," Cao Wenxin said.
"Ha-ha." Xin Bei was amused. "Don't do that. I need it to have a happy sex life with you."
Hearing that, Cao Wenxin flushed and Xin Bei kissed her again.
In the following hour, they enjoyed each other's body.
…
The next morning, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to the He family's house for the Appreciation Lunch.
Once Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting showed up, He Hongjie welcomed them with great enthusiasm and repeatedly thanked Gu Ning. He thanked Gu Ning for everything that she had done for the He family.
Although his still couldn't tell the specific numbers of the dice by listening to it, his hearing was much better than before. He didn't have much hope that he could fully recover from his hearing problem. However, what he didn't know was that his hearing would be excellent again or even better after taking the pills that Gu Ning gave him.
The magical power crystal wasn't normal medicine after all.
After that, He Hongjie told Gu Ning that there were several skilled gamblers in the gambling industry who had the interest to gamble against her.
In He Hongjie's eyes, there was no need for Gu Ning to gamble with the other skilled gamblers since the gambling magnate of City M already invited her.
Even though those skilled gamblers were as famous as the gambling magnate of City M in the gambling industry, they were good at different forms of gambling.
Nevertheless, it was He Hongjie's opinion, not Gu Ning's.
Gu Ning, on the other hand, thought that it was a good chance to make more money, so she obviously wouldn't turn them down. She was going to City M anyway, so she could meet the other skilled gamblers there too.
However, before she accepted the challenge from the other skilled gamblers, she had to tell Ye Chaoxiong about it. She was going to City M to meet him after all, so she needed to show respect towards him.
Ye Chaoxiong agreed with her on her decision. He was curious to see whether "Tang Aining" could beat all of them in gambling. All in all, Ye Chaoxiong didn't think that Gu Ning was a threat to him.
He proposed to hold the gambling competition at the Ye family's casino in City M.
Gu Ning had the same idea.
After talking to Ye Chaoxiong, Gu Ning told He Hongjie that she was willing to gamble against the other skilled gamblers.
Those skilled gamblers were excited and full of anticipation when they heard Gu Ning's answer. They weren't worse than Fan Zhihao, so they dared to challenge "Tang Aining" who had defeated him by a significant margin.
If they could beat "Tang Aining" in the next gambling competition, they would gain a lot of fame.
He Hongjie was super interested in the grand gambling competition which was going to be held in City M, but he had to stay in HK to deal with his family affairs, so he had to miss it.
…
Infinite Horror had been dubbed for several days, but encountered a bottleneck, because the movie was too scary and many voice actors were scared, so it took a much longer time for the voice actors to finish their job this time.
Lu Zhan understood it very well, because he had also been scared many times when he had watched the film.
905 Can Infinite Horror Be Shown in Theaters?
After a few days, the movie was done, and they handed it to the authority for a check.
The movie was even scarier when it was well done.
Because of Tang Bingsen, the movie didn't pass the censorship at all and was put aside.
It wasn't a surprising result, because everyone in Fenghua Entertainment was aware that Tang Bingsen had shut Lu Zhan out of the film industry, but they turned it to their advantage and gained a lot of attention for the film.
Although it didn't pass the censorship, they could still publicize it by posting its trailer on the Internet.
This film had gained many people's attention before, so it easily became a hot topic again on social media.
Many influencers on Weibo reposted the trailer, including Fenghua Entertainment, Lu Zhan, Fang Tang, Lu Yizhe and so forth.
Infinite Horror soon went viral on the web.
After watching the trailer of Infinite Horror, many people were scared and attracted to it.
A lot of Internet users left positive comments on it.
"OMG, I was almost scared to death when I watched the trailer. It's the scariest horror film I've ever seen!"
"I'm afraid that I'll keep yelling and screaming if I go to watch it in a theater."
"Me too!"
"Well, I personally enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to seeing the whole film!"
"I think that this horror film is well edited, and it seems like those Hollywood blockbusters."
"I agree!"
"The female ghost in the film is so beautiful!"
"The leading actress is Su Tongnuo!"
"I love her."
"When can we watch it in theaters?"
"I can���t wait to watch it."
Right when everyone was asking for the movie schedule, someone disappointed them.
"I don't think that we can watch the film in theaters. Its director is Lu Zhan, and he's already been shut out of the film industry."
"Couldn't Fenghua Entertainment do something about it?"
"I heard that Lu Zhan has annoyed an influential figure in the capital, so it's hard to tell."
"···"
Within a short time, the news that Infinite Horror probably wouldn't be shown in theaters went abroad. At the same time, more and more Internet users discussed about it.
The majority believed that it wasn't likely that they could see Infinite Horror in theaters.
…
Tang Bingsen was paying attention to it the entire time. He didn't care about those comments and discussions on the Internet because they couldn't affect him.
If Fenghua Entertainment dared act against him, he would take action to teach them a lesson. He knew that Fenghua Entertainment wasn't weak, but he didn't think that it was his match.
…
In the afternoon, Infinite Horror caused a greater sensation on social media.
Shengshi Group, Tanghuang Group, Jinlin Group, Qinghua Group, Heiqi Group, Jade Beauty Jewelry, Colaine Pharmaceutical Company, Charm, and many other famous companies reposted the trailer of Infinite Horror too.
Even Gu Ning herself also reposted it.
"Jesus, I can't believe my eyes."
"There are so many famous business groups and companies that side with Fenghua Entertainment!"
"It reminds me of the release conference of Jade Beauty Jewelry."
"Does Goddess Gu have any connection with Fenghua Entertainment?"
"I have the same feeling."
"No way! Goddess Gu is only involved in the jewelry and clothing industries."
"She could also be involved in many other industries."
"Oh, Goddess Gu just reposted the trailer of Infinite Horror!"
"OMG, even Goddess Gu supports it."
"I think it's very likely that we can watch Infinite Horror in theaters."
"I don't think that the influential figure that Lu Zhan annoyed in the capital is more powerful than the above business groups and companies."
"I have an increasingly strong feeling that Goddess Gu has a connection with Fenghua Entertainment."
"Me too."
"@Gu Ning, Goddess Gu, what's your relationship with Fenghua Entertainment?"
"······"
Many Internet users mentioned(@) Gu Ning on Weibo, but Gu Ning didn't respond to them.
Gu Ning was on her way to City M right now. She also disguised herself as "Tang Aining" before she got on the ship.
Although the makeup process was a bit cumbersome, it was the best way to prevent too many people from knowing her real face.
HK was very close to City M, so there was no need for them to take a plane.
906 Ye Jiasheng
Within several hours, Infinite Horror became the hottest topic on all kinds of websites.
More and more people joined the discussions about Gu Ning's relationship with Fenghua Entertainment.
Many onlookers were shocked that topics about Gu Ning could always gain so much attention on social media. They had to admit that Gu Ning could easily attract people's attention, which was an unusual skill.
In the meantime, many people also thought that Gu Ning might soon consume all of her popularity. Everything happened fast in the entertainment industry. No matter how popular a star was right now, he or she would soon be forgotten by the audience and the public. Therefore, some were waiting to see how Gu Ning was going to disappear from people's sight.
Gu Ning had many fans, but there were many haters who expressed their disapproval of her all the time on the Internet as well. It was impossible to be liked by every person.
…
In the chairman's office of the Tang family��s business group, Tang Bingsen's secretary reported the latest news about Infinite Horror to him. The authorities also called to tell him that the film was going to be shown in theaters.
"How can Fenghua Entertainment be so influential? I need to know everything about the girl named Gu Ning right now!" Tang Bingsen shouted in anger.
Tang Bingsen had investigated Gu Ning before, but he only knew that she was an ordinary girl from a third-tier city, so he took her lightly. To his astonishment, she had support from so many powerful business groups and companies.
He was utterly stressed now, because he didn't dare to mess with them.
It wasn't a secret that Lu Zhan had been shut out of the film industry by him. So if those powerful people were still supportive, it was an obvious warning to him.
The authorities were also unwilling to be involved in this mess.
"Yes, sir," his secretary said, then left.
It was very easy to search for information about Gu Ning on the Internet now, and the secretary soon found out a lot.
After reading the news about her, the secretary was amazed.
"Chairman Tang, this girl named Gu Ning isn't ordinary at all!" The secretary ran back to Tang Bingsen's office with a laptop.
Tang Bingsen frowned after hearing that. All of a sudden, he had a premonition.
"Let me have a look," Tang Bingsen said in a hurry.
The secretary placed the laptop in front of Tang Bingsen at once.
Tang Bingsen was also stunned after reading the news about Gu Ning.
It seemed that Gu Ning was much more influential than he thought.
It was hard not to be surprised by Gu Ning's achievements given her young age. No wonder Gu Ning dared to act against him, she had so many connections!
Tang Bingsen made a wrong decision this time. However, he didn't think that Gu Ning was acting against him on purpose because he didn't know Gu Ning at all and believed that Gu Ning had never met him before either. It was just a business conflict in his eyes.
In that case, Tang Bingsen disliked Gu Ning, but wouldn't do anything to hurt her for now.
In this society, whoever had more support from more powerful people would win, so Tang Bingsen had to give in.
…
Around half an hour later, Gu Ning arrived at City M.
There was a car arranged by Ye Chaoxiong to pick them up waiting for them at the wharf.
Ye Chaoxiong attached great importance to Gu Ning's arrival, so he sent his second son, Ye Jiasheng, to pick her up.
Although Ye Jiasheng was the second son in the Ye family, he was the heir of it, because Ye Chaoxiong's eldest son was merely a playboy and good-for-nothing. Ye Jiasheng, on the contrary, was excellent at both business and gambling.
All in all, Ye Jiasheng was the sole heir of the Ye family.
Unfortunately, members of the Ye family didn't get along as well as those in the He family. Although Ye Chaoxiong's eldest son wasn't qualified to take over the family's business, he always believed that he should be the heir of his family. He had no ability to compete against Ye Jiasheng, but had caused a lot of trouble for his family, which had been made them into public jokes.
If he dared to hurt the Ye family's benefits in the future, Ye Chaoxiong would force him to live in another city.
"Miss Tang, nice to meet you! My name is Ye Jiasheng," Ye Jiasheng politely said to Gu Ning when they met each other.
Ye Jiasheng was about 30 years old, and he was a very handsome, mature man with a pair of attractive and dangerous eyes. He seemed to be polite and gentle, but could be cruel and aggressive when it was necessary.
It wasn't sensible to judge a person from his or her appearance.
Gu Ning was his family's distinguished guest, so he treated her kindly.
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Ye." Gu Ning greeted him politely, and shook hands with him.
Even though their hands just touched each other for a second, Leng Shaoting was displeased. Nevertheless, He was just her bodyguard today, so he had to disguise his feelings.
"Please follow me this way, Miss Tang." Ye Jiasheng made a hand gesture, then guided them to an MPV.
"Miss Tang, why don't you have a rest in the hotel first, and we can have dinner together at 5:30 pm before we leave for the casino," Ye Jiasheng said.
"No problem," Gu Ning replied.
907 An Unusual Woman
It was 3:30 pm, and Gu Ning could rest in the hotel for nearly two hours.
"Miss Tang, after the gambling competition in HK, you're the most famous figure in the gambling industry right now. I have a feeling that you're going to make a fortune again this time," Ye Jiasheng said.
Fan Zhihao was an ex apprentice of his father, and they had gotten along for many years, so he knew Fan Zhihao's gambling ability very well. Therefore, Gu Ning had to be really good at gambling if she could defeat Fan Zhihao.
He wasn't better than Fan Zhihao at gambling, so he had no confidence that he could beat Gu Ning. As for his father, he wasn't sure that his father could be the winner either. In fact, it was unlikely that his father was going to win.
"Mr. Ye, it seems like you don't have much confidence in your father. Don't forget that your father is the gambling magnate of City M!" Gu Ning joked although she clearly knew that it was true that Ye Chaoxiong couldn't win.
"My father can't be as accurate as you are in gambling." Ye Jiasheng laughed a little.
Gu Ning smiled but didn't say anything.
Ye Jiasheng wasn't a talkative person, so they stopped chatting after a short while.
Half an hour later, a group of them reached a five-star hotel in City M, which was owned by the Ye family. The Ye family booked two presidential suites for Gu Ning and her people.
Afterwards, Ye Jiasheng called Ye Chaoxiong and told him that Gu Ning was already in the hotel. Ye Chaoxiong would join them at dinner to show that he recognized the importance of Gu Ning's arrival.
…
Leng Shaoting didn't have enough time to have sex with Gu Ning in their room, but they still kissed and touched each other passionately.
When it was almost 5:30 pm, Ye Jiasheng called Gu Ning again, and they went to dine together in a private room of the hotel. Before long, the dishes were placed on the table.
They finished dinner before 7:30 pm while the gambling competition would begin at 8 pm, so they still had a little time. However, a brief interlude of drama happened when they had just reached the hall of the hotel.
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Three women walked inside at this moment, and one of them who was tall and beautiful ran towards Ye Jiasheng the moment she saw him.
"Jiasheng!" The woman called him in a little girl's voice, which disgusted everyone. It clearly wasn't her natural voice.
"Miss Ji, stop there please." Ye Jiasheng frowned and moved a few steps backwards.
"Why do you call me Miss Ji? You can just call me Manlin," Ji Manlin said in annoyance, but still pouted, acting cute. She was very beautiful, but it was disgusting when she played cute with a mature face.
"Miss Ji, I'm sorry I've gotta go now." Ye Jiasheng didn't want to argue with Ji Manlin.
"Come on, I seldom see you these days. Why don't we dine together?" Ji Manlin said, and reached out her hand to hold Ye Jiasheng's arm, but Ye Jiasheng avoided it at once.
"Miss Ji, I don't have time, nor interest," Ye Jiasheng said. His voice was a little cold now.
Ji Manlin, however, didn't notice that and wouldn't let him go. "Couldn't you spend some time with me? You're always so busy."
"Lord Ye, do you have an appointment with this girl?" The other two women walked over. They were also pretty, but weren't prettier than Gu Ning, so they were jealous of her.
Hearing that, Ji Manlin's sight fell on Gu Ning, and a touch of malice flashed in her eyes when she saw that Gu Ning was unusually beautiful.
"Jiasheng, who is she?" Ji Manlin questioned him in anger. "You rejected me because of her?"
Leng Shaoting who stood behind Gu Ning was displeased in an instant.
"Miss Ji, please mind your words. This lady is a distinguished guest of my family, and we have just met each other." Ye Jiasheng was also mad. "In addition, you have no right to interfere in my personal affairs."
"You…" Ji Manlin was furious, then pretended to be sad. "How can you say that to me? I like you so much, but you…"
"It's your own business that you like me, but I have no interest in you," Ye Jiasheng said in a cold tone. He couldn't dislike Ji Manlin more.
"Lord Ye, what do you mean? Aren't you and Manlin a perfect match?"
"Exactly! Manlin is a well-educated and beautiful girl from a super-rich family, which isn't interior to your family. How could you say that you have no interest in Manlin?" Ji Manlin's friends defended her without delay, but it sounded so ridiculous.
Even though they had the same outstanding background, it didn't mean that they would be a great match. A romantic relationship relied on many factors after all.
In fact, Ye Jiasheng had only tolerated Ji Manlin's behavior for a long time because Ji Manlin's father had a relationship with his family.
Gu Ning thought that the three women were stupid, but it wasn't her business, so she remained silent.
"I just dislike being forced to like someone!" Ye Jiasheng was in a rage now, and stared straight at them, which scared them.
Once Ye Jiasheng got mad, he was very threatening.
Seeing Ye Jiasheng being so mad, they didn't dare to say another word. They were weak women after all.
908 The Gambling Magnate of City M
"Miss Tang, let's go!" Ye Jiasheng said to Gu Ning, and Ji Manlin didn't dare to stop him again.
When they walked away, Ye Jiasheng apologized to Gu Ning, "Miss Tang, I'm so sorry for what just happened."
"It's fine," Gu Ning said.
…
Ji Manlin was annoyed by Ye Jiasheng's attitude towards her. "How could he treat me like that?"
She felt aggrieved, and thought that she was innocent. Even though she knew that Ye Jiasheng disliked her, she didn't care. She liked him, which was enough in her eyes. Moreover, she wanted to marry him.
"Manlin, I think you should forget him."
"Right, there are plenty other fish in the sea after all."
Ji Manlin's friends tried to persuade her to give it up, because they thought that Ye Jiasheng wasn't as gentle as he looked.
Ji Manlin, however, refused to listen to her friends. "No, I like him, and I'm determined to get him!"
Seeing that, Ji Manlin's friends closed their mouths.
"There is nothing to look at!" Ji Manlin suddenly shouted at the onlookers in the hall.
Afterwards, Ji Manlin walked on her high-heels to the reception desk and asked with arrogance, "Who was the girl by Lord Ye's side just then?"
She still believed that Gu Ning had an unusual relationship with Ye Jiasheng. She was really a self-centered and spoiled woman.
"I'm sorry, Miss Ji. We have no idea," the receptionist said and apologized.
"Check the register!" Ji Manlin ordered.
"Sorry, Miss Ji, we're not allowed to leak out guests' information, and the girl didn't register her name either," the receptionist replied.
There was nothing else that Ji Manlin could do now. She snorted with disdain, then left with her friends.
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It was already 7:30 pm when Gu Ning arrived at the Ye family's casino, so it was still half an hour away from the gambling competition.
Those skilled gamblers were waiting for her in the hall. There were four of them in all, because it was rare to see an ace gambler in the gambling industry.
As the host of today's gathering, Ye Chaoxiong also appeared at 7:20 pm.
Coincidentally, Gu Ning ran into Ye Chaoxiong at the gate.
The second that Gu Ning appeared in Ye Chaoxiong's sight, he recognized her and greeted her, "Miss Tang, nice to meet you."
Ye Chaoxiong was nearly 60 years old and had an air of power and authority. Ordinary people might feel scared facing him. Even the younger generation in the Ye family stood in awe of him.
Ye Jiayu, the eldest son of the Ye family, no matter how troublesome he was, was also afraid of his father.
"Master Ye, it's so nice to meet you too!" Gu Ning greeted him politely but with confidence.
Ye Chaoxiong was impressed by her relaxed attitude.
"Miss Tang, shall we go inside now?" Ye Chaoxiong invited her.
"After you, Master Ye," Gu Ning said with great respect.
After that, they walked in together.
People outside were all excited when Ye Chaoxiong appeared. It wasn't easy to see the gambling magnate of City M in real life. However they were confused when Ye Chaoxiong welcomed Gu Ning in person.
The onlookers didn't know that they just ran into each other at the gate, so they misunderstood.
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Ye Chaoxiong and Gu Ning took the exclusive elevator to the sixth floor. Because of the limited amount of attendees, Ye Chaoxiong set the gambling competition in a separate, luxurious private room.
Since Ye Chaoxiong would be coming, the others didn't dare to be late, so they were seated in the private room before 7:30 pm, discussing "Tang Aining".
They held different attitudes towards "Tang Aining". Some admired her and simply wanted to challenge her, while some made up their minds to defeat her.
"Do you think that Tang Aining can defeat all of us?" a man asked curiously.
"Hard to tell," another man said.
"Come on, we came here in order to defeat her, right? Although she did defeat Fan Zhihao in HK last time, it doesn't mean that she's the best gambler in the gambling industry."
"Right, but I heard that she was never wrong in Sic Bo and 5 card stud. She even won all the chips in the prize pool of a slot machine several times!"
"Don't be naive. The He family must have cheated in the game. The result of the competition decided the future of the He family, so it's impossible that they wouldn't do anything about it."
It wasn't a secret that casinos played dirty tricks sometimes after all, but either way, they admitted that "Tang Aining" was a great match for them.
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909 1 VS. 1
The door was pushed open, and they stopped discussing at once.
The second Ye Chaoxiong walked inside, they stood up and welcomed him with great respect. "Master Ye, good evening!"
They were all younger and less experienced than Ye Chaoxiong, so they had to be respectful of him.
"Have a seat please," Ye Chaoxiong said.
The next second, they noticed Gu Ning, and recognized that she was "Tang Aining" at first glance, because photos and videos of her were everywhere on the Internet now.
"This must be Miss Tang, right?"
Someone looked at Gu Ning.
"Nice to meet you all, I'm Tang Aining," Gu Ning said with confidence. She had a vague air of nobility that nobody could ignore.
Some thought that Gu Ning was a noble lady, while some believed that she was pretending to be noble.
"Miss Tang, I admire your outstanding gambling skills at such a young age."
"I heard that Miss Tang was never wrong in Sic Bo and 5 card stud, which is rare to see in the gambling industry."
"······"
They kept complimenting Gu Ning, but only a few really meant it.
Some of them believed that Gu Ning had her own skills, while some thought that the He family must have cheated in the game.
Gu Ning understood that they held different opinions towards her, but she didn't care about that. Ye Chaoxiong also noticed that, but he said nothing for Gu Ning.
Actions spoke louder than words. If Gu Ning really had her own skills, she could show that in the following games. If Gu Ning couldn't defeat them, she would have to face their criticism or even ridicule.
That was the cruel truth of this society.
"Thank you all for your compliments, but I think that other than skill, luck is also very important in gambling," Gu Ning said.
"Miss Tang is being modest," someone said.
Some also thought that she was hypocritical. They believed that she couldn't cheat again in front of them in the Ye family's casino.
Different people indeed had different opinions towards the same thing!
"It's a shame that we missed the gambling competition in HK, and we're honored today to witness Miss Tang's gambling skills," a man said. He was challenging Gu Ning.
Gu Ning wasn't mad at all. "I'm flattered, and I still need to learn from you all."
"Alright, let's stop wasting time on talking. Why don't we play the game right now?" They couldn't wait for it.
Afterwards, they were all seated around the gambling table.
It was a two meter long and one meter wide oval gaming table, and Gu Ning sat in the middle right across from the banker.
Three people sat on Gu Ning's left side, while two were on her right. Ye Chaoxiong was seated next to the banker.
They purposely let Gu Ning sit in the middle so that they could clearly observe her movements.
Although there were seven people around the table, Ye Chaoxiong wouldn't join them, so the amount of players was six in all.
Ye Chaoxiong would gamble against Gu Ning alone later.
Those skilled gamblers came here to challenge Gu Ning, not Ye Chaoxiong after all.
As top gamblers in the gambling industry of City M, they had competed with Ye Chaoxiong more than once before, but none of them had won. If Ye Chaoxiong joined the game right now, they were doomed to fail.
"How much is the bet?" someone asked before the game began.
"It's up to you." Gu Ning didn't mind. She could accept it no matter how much the bet was, but it couldn't be a little.
"Well, since we are only gambling for fun, I think the bet shouldn't be too much. How about a million yuan a round?" Someone proposed. They were all rich people and could afford a bet of ten million yuan, but it wasn't necessary. A million yuan a round was already a lot.
Besides, they knew how much Fan Zhihao had lost to Gu Ning last time, so they had to be cautious.
Everyone agreed, and the bet was set as a million yuan a round. After that, each of them exchanged 100 chips with a hundred million yuan.
"What should we play?"
"Why don't we play Sic Bo first? Each of us can gamble against Miss Tang 1 VS. 1 for three rounds."
Nobody disagreed.
If they played together, it wouldn't be fair because they were all ace gamblers and it was 60% possible for every one of them to tell the correct scores. If they played Sic Bo 1 VS. 1, they could know who was better.
Gu Ning agreed.
They played the game from the left to right, so the first person on Gu Ning's left started to shake the dice cup.
Once the dice cup was lifted, the others all focused on it although they didn't join this round. Gu Ning, on the other hand, seemed relaxed while enjoying her tea.
Seeing that, Ye Chaoxiong squinted at her with doubts. The others also felt confused.
"Miss Tang, do you have your answer?" The dice cup was placed on the table.
"5, 5, 6. 16," Gu Ning said.
Hearing that, everyone was surprised. Although they weren't sure that the numbers in the dice cup were 5, 5, and 6, they thought that it was highly possible. Most importantly, Gu Ning directly told them the specific numbers!
She was so confident!
The dice cup was opened, and Gu Ning was indeed right.
The result impressed the others once more, because none of them were able to tell the specific numbers of the dice.
They were certain that "Tang Aining" didn't cheat, and had to admit that she was really unbelievable at gambling.
The odds of "16" were 18-1, and Gu Ning gave the correct specific numbers, so the odds doubled to be 36-1. After the first round, Gu Ning won 36 million yuan.
910 Gu Ning Wins Every Time
Thirty-six chips were placed in front of Gu Ning at once, but they weren't hers yet, because the game would go on.
It was Gu Ning's turn to shake the dice cup now. If her competitor failed to give the correct score of the dice, those chips would be Gu Ning's. However, if Gu Ning's competitor was right, Gu Ning had to return the chips to him.
Thirty-six million yuan was a lot, and nobody was willing to lose it within just a few minutes.
Gu Ning shook the dice cup casually. Her competitor, on the other hand, focused on it from the beginning to the end.
She put the dice cup down, and let her competitor guess.
Her competitor wasn't as bold as Gu Ning, who had given the specific numbers of the dice. Even Ye Chaoxiong wasn't confident that he could do that.
"There is a pair of 3 inside," he said.
Gu Ning opened the dice cup, and there was indeed a pair of 3 in it. Her competitor released a long breath after seeing it.
He was more nervous than ever now.
The odds of pairs were 8-1. Therefore, he could only take eight chips back, and the other 28 chips were Gu Ning's.
In the second round, Gu Ning gave the correct specific numbers again, and the odds were 16-1.
Everyone was surprised by her once more.
Is it possible that "Tang Aining" can win every time? Even Ye Chaoxiong can't do that!
They subconsciously compared Ye Chaoxiong with Gu Ning. In that case, they admitted that Gu Ning was better than them. They were all losers when gambling with Ye Chaoxiong anyway.
Gu Ning's competitor lost ten million yuan after the second round.
Although Gu Ning's competitors could tell the scores, they still lost money, because Gu Ning could always double the odds and win a lot more money than them.
The same thing happened in the third round, and Gu Ning's competitor was completely disappointed now. He began to think that he could never win a round in the gambling competition against Gu Ning. Once he had that idea in his mind, he couldn't pay full attention to the dice cup, so he lost again.
Gu Ning, however, won 23 million yuan after the third round.
After the three rounds with her first competitor, Gu Ning won 61 million yuan in all.
The first competitor, on the other hand, lost 61 million yuan within several minutes. It was the first time that he had lost so much money within such a short time. It was unacceptable in his eyes.
Although he lost a fortune and was in despair now, he had to pretend to be calm. "Miss Tang, you win," he said.
Gu Ning didn't say anything, but just smiled.
Seeing the result, the others were all shocked. Some of them even wanted to retreat, but it was too embarrassing to do that.
The second competitor didn't have a much better result than the first one. He lost 58 million yuan in all.
The rest of the people were increasingly unwilling to compete against Gu Ning, because they clearly knew that they were going to lose.
The third, fourth, and fifth competitor gave up the idea that they wanted to defeat Gu Ning, but did their best to lose as little as possible.
It turned out that all of them lost money to Gu Ning.
After competing against the five of them, Gu Ning won 256 million yuan in the end.
Everyone was amazed by her unerring accuracy, including Ye Jiasheng and Ye Chaoxiong.
Even though they had heard of what "Tang Aining" had done in the gambling competition held in HK last time, they were still amazed when they witnessed it with their own eyes.
They always believed that "Tang Aining" or the He family must have cheated in the game, but they were wrong.
It was as if "Tang Aining" could see the numbers of the dice in the dice cup! They even thought that maybe she had a pair of Jade Eyes.
Those skilled gamblers used to think that Ye Chaoxiong could defeat "Tang Aining", but given what they had just been through, they thought that "Tang Aining" was more likely to win.
Ye Chaoxiong actually had the same idea. Although he knew that he was going to lose, he was still very interested in the game, because it aroused his desire for victory.
They now knew that Gu Ning was unbelievably good at Sic Bo, but they still hoped that she couldn't be as good at other forms of gambling.
In that case, they proposed to play 5 card stud.
Gu Ning agreed.
Nevertheless, Gu Ning was still able to win as long as she was in. After playing 10 rounds, Gu Ning won 180 million yuan in all.
Those skilled gamblers couldn't believe their eyes, and proposed to play baccarat[1] against Gu Ning, but Gu Ning was still the winner and won 160 million yuan in all.
They couldn't be more disappointed right now, and gave up the idea of playing with Gu Ning again.
After playing three forms of gambling, Gu Ning won 596 million yuan in all. The bet was only a million yuan a round, but Gu Ning still won a fortune.
[1] Baccarat or baccara is a card game played at casinos. It is a comparing card game played between two hands, the "player" and the "banker".