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951 He Will Come

Gu Ning had kept her promise to the security guard, and he got double his previous salary from now on.

The security guard was very lucky to meet Gu Ning today, and easily got a promotion.

Some people felt regretful now. They wished that they had stood out to help Gu Ning just then. However, it was just a wish. None of them dared to act against Qiu Lili.

In that case, the security guard deserved better treatment.

He was very excited, and also felt grateful to Gu Ning. He accepted the offer, and made up his mind to do his job well as usual in the future. That was the only thing he could do to return Gu Ning's kindness.

Two other vice leaders in the security guard team felt a little jealous after hearing the news, because they had worked hard for years to earn their current position. However, even though they were a little jealous, they didn't dare to do anything about it. Only idiots would act against their chairman.

…

Gu Ning went back to the Tang family's house, and dined with her family.

She wasn't in a hurry to give Gu Man the set of jewelry, because she planned to present it on Gu Man's wedding day.

Although Gu Man stayed in the Tang family's house these days, she didn't sleep in the same room as Tang Yunfan, and Tang Yunfan respected her decision. They would only chat with each other in the study before they went to bed in their own rooms.

However, Gu Man would go back to Huafu Hills today, and members of the Tang family would go to pick her up the day after tomorrow.

Before the wedding, the bride should stay in her own home.

Gu Ning owned a house in Huafu Hills, and what was hers was also Gu Man's.

Gu Qing's and Gu Qinyang's family would walk Gu Man to the wedding car on that day, which was a perfect plan.

Gu Man was very nervous because her wedding was around the corner now. She was even a little scared, and wanted to run away from it, but she wouldn't do that. Tang Yunfan loved her deeply and she also ached to spend the rest of her life with him. In addition, she also hoped to give Gu Ning an intact family. A biological father was always better than a step-father after all.

"Ningning, will Shaoting come?" Tang Haifeng asked Gu Ning. Gu Ning's parents were Leng Shaoting's future parents-in-law after all. Even though they were just girlfriend and boyfriend now, the Tang family already took Leng Shaoting as family.

Nevertheless, they also knew that Leng Shaoting's job was very special, and that it wasn't up to him to leave the military base.

"He'll come if he's free," Gu Ning said.

…

When it was 1 pm, Gu Ning drove Gu Man to the airport to pick up their relatives.

Gu Ning's car couldn't accommodate all of them, so the Tang family sent an MPV to follow her.

Gu Qing's family would arrive at 2:10 pm, and Gu Qinyang's family would arrive at 2:30 pm. Gu Ning planned it so that she could pick them up together.

When Gu Ning and the others reached the airport, it was still 20 minutes away from their arrival time.

At 2:12 pm, Gu Qing called Gu Man and told her that they had arrived.

A while later, Gu Qing's family of three showed up. They didn't bring many things with them, so there was no need for them to collect luggage.

Once they walked out, they saw Gu Ning and Gu Man, then strode towards them with excitement.

"Man, Ningning!" Gu Qing greeted them.

"Hi, Man, Ningning!" Jiang Xu said with a broad smile.

"Nice to see you, Aunt Man, Ningning!" Jiang Xinyue was very polite, but was more outgoing than before.

"Welcome!"

"Welcome to City B!"

Gu Man and Gu Ning greeted them too.

"Let's have a seat somewhere. Qinyang's family will arrive in 20 minutes," Gu Man said.

"Sure."

They walked to the seats together.

After they were all seated, Gu Qing and Gu Man began to chat with each other. Gu Ning also asked Jiang Xu about his business.

Jiang Xu couldn't be more satisfied with his business right now. "It's going very well! Thank you so much for your help, Ningning. Most of my clients came to me because of you, but because I provide them with quality goods and services, they're willing to continue cooperating with me."

"Glad to know that." Gu Ning felt happy for her uncle. She had helped her uncle make many deals, but it still depended on the quality of goods and services her uncle could provide.

"Ningning, um, I helped your eldest uncle without your permission. Are you annoyed at me?" Jiang Xu asked, feeling a little uneasy.

Although Gu Qing had already told Gu Man, and Gu Man must have told Gu Ning too, he still needed to talk about it with Gu Ning face to face. Gu Man didn't blame them, but he still felt slightly guilty.

Gu Qinxiang's family had treated Gu Man and Gu Ning so badly before. If he helped Gu Qinxiang, it seemed like he was siding with him against Gu Ning.

However, he and Gu Qinxiang were relatives after all, and he didn't have the heart to see Gu Qinxiang's family being doomed to fail.

"Not at all. I won't help him, but I won't stop you from doing it, because he has hurt me and my mother, not your family," Gu Ning said. She was a very considerate girl.

952 How Rich Is Your Family?

"Great, I'm relieved." Jiang Xu let out a long breath. He obviously valued Gu Ning above Gu Qinxiang. He had only helped Gu Qinxiang because Gu Qinxiang was desperate.

"I told you that Ningning won't blame you for that. You don't need to be worried anymore," Gu Qing said.

Jiang Xu smiled, and said nothing.

Before long, Gu Qinyang's family also arrived. However, they ran into a familiar face once they got off the plane, which wasn't a pleasant thing.

"Oh, Wen Yulan, been a while! Did your family come here for a trip? Wasn't it that you could barely afford the fee of the group trip last time? Didn't you tell us that your family just bought a house so you lack money now? Where did you get the money to travel in City B? Don't you know that it's very expensive to stay and dine here?"

The familiar face was Wen Yulan's colleague, a 37-year-old woman. She looked and sounded arrogant, and didn't bother to hide her obvious disdain towards Wen Yulan's family.

Gu Qinyang's family was indeed on a tight budget now because they just bought a house, but they weren't dirt poor.

The woman was aware of it, but she still wanted to laugh at Wen Yulan. It didn't matter who was poorer than her in the public institution they worked for, she would make fun of them.

In fact, this woman had the same job as Wen Yulan, but she married a rich husband. She often showed off her luxuries in their workplace. Except for a few people who were willing to please her, the others all hated her behavior.

She wouldn't make friends with those who were poorer than her either. All in all, she enjoyed it when people were jealous of her.

Although Wen Yulan disliked this woman very much, she couldn't argue with her in public. Therefore, Wen Yulan curbed her anger and smiled. "We don't have much money, but someone paid all of the expenses for us."

There was no need for her to deny the fact that her family lacked money.

"Really? Who is it?" Hearing that, the woman was disappointed. She was surprised to know that Wen Yulan had a rich relative who could afford all the expenses for them in City B.

She was curious to find out how rich Wen Yulan's relative was. She refused to believe that Wen Yulan's relative could be richer than her.

"My sister-in-law," Wen Yulan said.

The woman moved her eyes, then put on a fake smile.

"What does she do? Is she very rich?"

"She runs a beauty salon." Wen Yulan gave her a perfunctory answer.

A beauty salon?

The woman pulled her lips. The owner of a beauty salon couldn't be very rich.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I'm curious, how rich is your family?" Gu Yinyin asked the woman all of a sudden.

The woman wore a proud smile at once. "My family has over dozens of millions of yuan in assets!"

"Oh, that's not much. My aunt and her daughter have hundreds of millions of yuan in assets! My aunt runs a beauty salon, but her daughter is the boss of a jewelry store. My mother received a gift from them, which is a set of jade jewelry and it's worth dozens of millions of yuan!" Gu Yinyin said.

She aimed to annoy the woman. The woman was so disgusting, and they hated being humiliated again and again.

"What?" The woman was shocked.

Wen Yulan has a set of jade jewelry which is worth dozens of millions of yuan?

She got jealous in an instant. The most expensive set of jewelry that she had only cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, and it was a gift for her wedding anniversary. She had begged her husband for a long time to get it.

Although her family did have dozens of millions of yuan in assets, most of her family wealth was immovable property. Besides, her husband wasn't very generous, and was unwilling to give her much money to buy luxuries.

Actually, if her husband were generous to her, she would quit her job and become a rich lady who had tons of time to spend money.

Many people asked her that question. Why couldn't she quit her job and enjoy her luxurious life if her rich husband really loved her deeply.

Nevertheless, she obviously wouldn't tell them the truth, so she lied and said that she thought that women should have their own career and be independent.

Her colleagues and friends believed that, because many noble ladies did prefer to work as usual, no matter how rich their husbands were.

However, she was shocked to know that Wen Yulan, who she usually made fun of, was able to receive a much more expensive gift than her.

"You must be bragging!" The woman refused to accept the truth.

953 Is It True?

"My younger sister isn't bragging at all. Have you heard of Jade Beauty Jewelry? It's my older cousin's brand," Gu Qingshi said.

"What? Jade Beauty Jewelry is owned by your relative?"

The woman couldn't believe her ears.

She lived in City G as well, and the first store of Jade Beauty Jewelry was opened in City G. Moreover, she heard that Jade Beauty Jewelry had over hundreds of millions of yuan in assets, and almost half of the important figures in City G had attended its opening ceremony. The boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry was a girl who was only 18 years old.

"Yes!"

Gu Qingshi and Gu Yinyin were quite proud. They weren't showing off, but couldn't stand the woman's arrogance anymore.

Neither Gu Qinyang nor Wen Yulan stopped Gu Qingshi and Gu Yinyin, because they hated the woman as well. However, they were adults and parents, so it wasn't appropriate for them to say that, but it was different if their children did it.

Although it was Gu Ning who was super rich, not them, others would still respect them if they had a super-rich relative.

"R-Really?" The woman refused to believe it.

"We're not lying. You can check for yourself." Gu Qingshi rolled his eyes at the woman.

The woman was simply unwilling to accept that Wen Yulan had a super-rich relative now.

"Alright, we're not as rich as Ningning. It's enough, and you should stop now." Gu Qinyang interrupted them.

Hearing that, both Gu Qingshi and Gu Yinyin closed their mouths. They had become Gu Ning's fans now, and took her as their idol. However, their relationship had been terrible in the past after all, so they felt a little uneasy when they spent time with Gu Ning.

The woman didn't know what to say, but had to face the fact that Wen Yulan's relative was the owner of Jade Beauty Jewelry.

Although Wen Yulan's family wasn't rich, she didn't dare to annoy them anymore for the sake of their super-rich relative. In that case, the woman also stopped making fun of Wen Yulan.

Wen Yulan's family then walked ahead.

Once they walked out, Gu Ning and the others were already waiting for them.

"Hi, we're here!" Gu Qing waved her hand at them.

They greeted each other when they met, and left with Gu Ning.

Wen Yulan's colleague followed her, so she saw Gu Ning too. She recognized Gu Ning at a glance, and unwillingly believed that Gu Ning was Wen Yulan's relative.

Gu Ning's family name was Gu, so was Wen Yulan's husband, so Gu Ning must have a family connection with Wen Yulan's husband.

Gu Ning's car was stopped outside of the exit, not the parking lot.

Normally, it was forbidden to stop a car there, but it was the Tang family's car and nobody dared to say anything about it.

Sometimes, it would be more convenient if you had connections.

Gu Ning told Gu Qing and Wen Yulan to get in her car, while Gu Qinyang, Jiang Xu and the three kids sat in the MPV.

However, when Gu Qinyang, Jiang Xu and Gu Qingshi saw Gu Ning's car, they were all stunned because it was a white, limited edition Lamborghini.

Men all loved cars. So although they weren't familiar with luxurious cars, they could still recognize many brands. Most importantly, the car had a great shape!

Wen Yulan and the other females weren't fans of cars, so they only thought that Gu Ning's car looked good.

Many people paid a lot of attention to Gu Ning's car ever since it was stopped there. Some women even stood by it on purpose to see whether its owner was a handsome and rich young man. If they could be noticed by its owner, they could also live a luxurious life.

Women who had that idea obviously weren't quality women.

To their astonishment, the owner of the car was a beautiful, rich young girl!

"Ningning, this car looks so cool! How much is it?" Gu Qingshi's eyes lit up. He ached to touch it, but didn't have the courage.

"Around twenty million yuan I think," Gu Ning said.

"What? Twenty million yuan?"

Other than Gu Man who was already aware of it, the others were all shocked. Its price was beyond their imagination.

They knew that Gu Ning was very rich, but thought that it wasn't necessary to buy such an expensive car.

"It must be the limited edition, right?" Gu Qingshi asked again.

"You know a lot about cars!" Gu Ning smiled. "Yeah, you're right."

"Of course I do!" Gu Qingshi looked proud.

"I can buy a lot of things with twenty million yuan!" Gu Yinyin said. She wouldn't spend that much money on a car.

"Ningning, can I ride in your car?" Gu Qingshi said.

"Well, it won't be comfortable if too many people are inside. You can get in the car behind mine. I'll take you for a ride after we have a rest at home," Gu Ning replied.

Since they were friendly to Gu Ning now, Gu Ning was willing to treat them well. They were kids in her eyes, so she could forgive them. She was a 28-year-old woman in her mind after all.

954 A Private Pleasure Boa

"Fine."

Since Gu Ning said that, Gu Qingshi agreed, then walked to the car behind the Lamborghini.

In the car, Gu Man, Gu Qing and Wen Yulan began to chat with each other.

Neither Gu Qing and Wen Yulan were aware of Tang Yunfan's family background yet. Gu Man just told them that Tang Yunfan was a businessman, but didn't tell them many details.

When they arrived at Huafu Hills, they were shocked again by Gu Ning's beautiful house.

They all knew that the housing price in City B was unusually high, so this large downtown house must be worth dozens of millions of yuan too.

Although it wasn't much in Gu Ning's eyes, they were still greatly surprised.

Gu Ning guided them into it, and arranged rooms for them.

Jiang Xu stayed alone, while Gu Qinyang and Gu Qingshi shared a room on the second floor. Gu Qing and Jiang Xinyue stayed together in the same room, so did Wen Yulan and Gu Yinyin. Gu Man and Gu Ning slept in their own rooms.

The rooms of the house were fully occupied by them now, so Gu Ning told Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to stay outside for a few days. They could have a break.

Gu Ning told her relatives to have a rest for a while first, and that they would go share a meal together before they went to have a tour.

…

When it was 5:30 pm, Gu Ning left the house with the others. Gu Qingshi, Gu Yinyin and Jiang Xinyue sat in Gu Ning's car this time, while the others sat in the MPV.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were back now, so Gao Yi drove the MPV.

"Wow, a luxurious car is really comfortable!" Gu Qingshi sat in the front passenger's seat.

"If the three of you study hard, I'll buy you cars after your graduation from university," Gu Ning said. She was very generous towards her family.

"Really?" Gu Qingshi was the most excited among the kids. Boys all loved cars.

Although Jiang Xinyue and Gu Yinyin weren't as excited as him, they were also thrilled.

Gu Ning took them to the Huangdeng Hotel for dinner. Tang Haifeng had asked Gu Ning whether they wanted to dine with the Tang family, but Gu Ning declined his invitation.

Even though they were Gu Man's family, they weren't the older generation, and it wasn't necessary for them to meet the Tang family right now.

No matter how close Gu Man was to her brothers and sisters, they should still keep a polite distance from each other.

…

After dinner, Gu Ning took them out for a tour.

The first place they went to was the famous river in City B.

Tang Yunfan had arranged a pleasure boat for them before they reached the river.

When they got off at the wharf, they met Wen Yulan's colleague again. The woman came along with two friends for a tour on the river as well. However, there were too many tourists at this time, so they had to wait for an available pleasure boat.

It was very normal to wait for boats, but they felt displeased when a security guard stopped them from getting aboard the small pleasure boat docked by the shore. They asked the security guard for the reason, and the security guard told them that it wasn't a pleasure boat for tourists.

Therefore, they were annoyed when Gu Ning and the others went aboard it.

Wen Yulan's colleague didn't say anything, but her friends lost their temper. When her friend wanted to argue with Gu Ning, Wen Yulan's colleague stopped her.

"Why are you pulling me back? Why can they get aboard? I need to argue with them!" The woman's friend said with dissatisfaction.

"I know them. They aren't ordinary people," the woman said.

Her friend, however, looked arrogant. "Since you know them, why don't you tell them to share the boat with us?"

"I just had an argument with them. I'm lucky enough that they didn't punish me. I don't dare to ask them for help!" the woman said.

Hearing that, her friend closed her mouth. They remained silent, but some tourists were annoyed.

"Hey, didn't you say that we all have to wait for available boats? Why could they get aboard before us?" a young man questioned the security guard, followed by two women and a man. They must be two couples.

"It isn't a pleasure boat for tourists, it's a private one," the security guard said.

It turned out to be a private pleasure boat!

Hearing that, the young man closed his mouth too.

"It's a private pleasure boat? They must be very rich," someone said.

"Right, they can't be ordinary people if they own a private pleasure boat here."

…

"Who are they?" The woman's friend asked her with curiosity. She was a gossip lover.

"The young girl is the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry, Gu Ning," the woman said. Thinking of Wen Yulan's family connection with Gu Ning, she was still jealous.

"What? The girl is Gu Ning, the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry?"

The woman's two friends were both surprised. They had heard of Jade Beauty Jewelry, because it was very famous now.

"Well, why did you have an argument with her just then?" the woman's friend asked again.

"I just made fun of her relative. It's not a big deal," the woman said, but she didn't dare do that again.

Hearing that, her friends felt a little relieved. They had been wondering whether they should keep a distance from her if she had annoyed Gu Ning. Luckily, it wasn't a big deal.

…

Gu Ning and her family got onto the pleasure boat. Although the boat wasn't very large, it was big enough to accommodate them.

It was a private pleasure boat, so it had the same layout as a home, with a living room, bathroom, kitchen and a bedroom inside.

955 Let the Jiao into the River

Plates of desserts and fruit were placed on the coffee table in the living room. It was arranged by Tang Yunfan as well.

"Wow, there is a lot of delicious food!"

Children paid a lot of attention to food and snacks, so the three of them led by Gu Yinyin surrounded the table at once.

"It belongs to others. Don't touch it!" Wen Yulan didn't know whether they could eat the food, so she stopped the kids.

"It's fine. It was placed here for you all. Enjoy it as you like, and we have more on the boat," Gu Ning said with a smile.

Hearing that, Gu Yinyin and the other two kids started to eat the snacks without hesitation.

"It's so delicious!" they shouted happily as they ate.

"Don't eat too many snacks. You just finished dinner," Gu Qinyang said.

"Alright!" Gu Yinyin gave her father a perfunctory answer.

"Fine," Gu Qingshi said.

Jiang Xinyue ate much slower than Gu Yinyin and Gu Qingshi. She didn't stuff her mouth with colorful snacks, but ate it one bite at a time.

"Let them enjoy it. They are still kids," Gu Man said.

Since Gu Man said that, Gu Qinyang and Wen Yulan stopped criticizing them.

The sides of the pleasure boat were glass, so they could directly appreciate the view while sitting in the living room.

The three kids, however, went to have fun on the deck after enjoying the snacks.

Gu Ning went to the bathroom and set the jiao free.

Once the jiao was out, it got excited seeing the broad river outside the window. It couldn't wait a second longer to jump into it.

"I plan to put you into the river so that you can have several days of freedom in it, but how can I call you back?" Gu Ning said.

"It's easy. You can release some magical power into the river, and I'll come back to you when I feel it," the jiao said. It was most sensitive to magical power.

"Great," Gu Ning said. "Don't cause any trouble."

"I understand," the jiao said. In fact, it wouldn't cause trouble if nobody annoyed it.

Afterwards, Gu Ning put the jiao back into her telepathic eye space and walked out. When nobody was around her, she went to the edge of the boat. She squatted, and quickly put the jiao into the river. Luckily, it was very dark at night, and there was a long distance between boats, so no one noticed her movement.

When the jiao was free, Gu Ning went back to the living room.

The pleasure boat moved along the river, and the view by the river at night was breathtaking.

"Ningning, don't you need to go back to City F for your classes? It's already April now, and the National College Entrance Examination is only two months away," Wen Yulan asked worriedly.

"Right." Gu Qinyang was also concerned.

They knew that Gu Ning was the top student in her grade, but it could still affect her scores if she didn't attend her classes. If a student stopped studying for a long time, his or her scores could decline.

They didn't know that Gu Ning actually had the help of her Jade Eyes.

"Don't worry about me. I can study on my own, and I'm confident that I can pass the exam with high scores," Gu Ning said. She was willing to comfort those who really cared about her.

They trusted Gu Ning, and dropped that topic. They certainly hoped that Gu Ning could get into a good university.

An hour later, they went back to the wharf. Although it was still early, there was nothing else they wanted to enjoy, so they went directly home.

When they arrived outside of Gu Ning's house, they met Cao Wenxin, who just came back. Cao Wenxin walked out of the garage, and walked towards Gu Ning the moment she saw the Tang family's car.

Seeing them, Cao Wenxin was a little surprised, but she soon realized that those people must be Gu Ning's relatives that came to attend Gu Man's wedding.

"Hi, Ningning, Aunt Man!" Cao Wenxin greeted them.

Gu Man flushed a little when Cao Wenxin addressed her as her aunt.

"Hi, Wenxin," she greeted Cao Wenxin.

"Ningning, why don't you introduce your relatives?" Cao Wenxin said to Gu Ning.

Both the Cao family and the Tang family emphasized the importance of manners. Since Gu Ning's relatives were here, Cao Wenxin should greet them politely.

"Well, this is my Aunt Qing and Uncle Jiang. This is my Uncle Gu, and this is my Aunt Wen. These are their kids; Jiang Xinyue, Gu Qingshi and Gu Yinyin," Gu Ning introduced them to Cao Wenxin.

"It's so nice to meet you all! My name's Cao Wenxin, and I'm Ningning's older cousin," Cao Wenxin said and introduced herself.

The others were all surprised to hear that Cao Wenxin was Gu Ning's older cousin, because they thought that she was Gu Ning's neighbor or friend.

"Nice to meet you too, Miss Cao," the others all greeted Cao Wenxin politely.

After that, they walked into Gu Ning's house together.

It wasn't 10 pm yet, so Cao Wenxin joined them for fun.

"Ningning, where did you go?" Cao Wenxin asked Gu Ning.

"We went to eat first, then had a tour on the river," Gu Ning said.

"Why didn't you call me?" Cao Wenxin complained. "I must join you tomorrow wherever you go."

Gu Ning wore a resigned smile. "We won't go anywhere tomorrow. My mom is going to be fitted for the wedding gowns and jewelry. We also need to decorate the house."

They had to do that before the wedding.

Although Gu Man could have been fitted for the wedding gowns in advance, she wanted to wait until her family was here.

Tang Yunfan had prepared six wedding gowns and six sets of dresses for the toast. It was the result of their negotiation, otherwise Tang Yunfan would have prepared even more for her.

He, as the bridegroom, was even more excited than the bride.

956 Try on Wedding Gowns

"Oh, I must go with you!" Cao Wenxin was more interested in watching Gu Man trying on wedding gowns, which was more fun than decorating the house.

…

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya left for a nearby hotel after they sent them back to Huafu Hills. While Gu Qinyang and the others were used to going to bed early so they went to sleep after resting for a while.

Cao Wenxin didn't want to sleep alone in her home tonight, so she went to fetch her sleeping gown before she slept with Gu Ning.

…

"Ningning, will your schoolmates come?" Cao Wenxin asked.

"Yeah, there are eight of them. Five are boys and three are girls," Gu Ning said.

Chu Peihan and the others were Gu Ning's best friends, so she had invited them to come.

Although Gu Ning was unwilling to interrupt their studying, because the National College Entrance Examination was around the corner now, she thought that they might be disappointed if she didn't invite them.

When they heard that Gu Ning's mother was going to be married, they all agreed to come without hesitation.

In order to save their time, Gu Ning booked plane tickets for them on Friday night. They would stay in City B on Saturday and fly back to City F on Sunday. It would be fine if they only took a break of a weekend. They wouldn't miss their classes either.

Gu Ning booked round-trip tickets for all of them, and they joked that they were going to cost her a lot more money since she was so rich.

"Unfortunately, we can't stay in City B for a few days longer, otherwise we would be enjoying ourselves there!"

"I think that we can, but I'm afraid our boss has a different idea. She's kicking us back to City F on Sunday."

"Alright, our boss just doesn't want to interrupt our studies."

They clearly knew that, so they didn't blame Gu Ning for it, and were just joking. They hadn't seen Gu Ning in a long time, so they actually ached to gather together with her.

Gu Ning promised them to do that the next time.

"You have many friends. Are you only going to invite a few of them?" Cao Wenxin asked again.

"Yes, they're my best friends," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning had no intention to invite her common friends or acquaintances. It was her mother's wedding after all, so it wasn't necessary for all of her friends to be present.

Gu Ning understood that her other friends might blame her if they found out that they weren't invited, but she still believed that it wasn't suitable for them to show up at her mother's wedding. If she was going to be married one day, she would invite them then.

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin agreed.

The next day, Tang Yunrong and Jiang Lihua visited Gu Ning's house with the wedding gowns to help Gu Man try them on.

Gu Man was very nervous when she saw those gorgeous wedding gowns, because they reminded her that she would soon be married. At the same time, she was also excited and thrilled. Every woman wanted to marry her beloved man in a beautiful wedding gown.

Even though she wasn't young anymore, it was the first time that she was getting married, so she was full of anticipation now.

Gu Man introduced Tang Yunrong and Jiang Lihua to her family and they greeted each other kindly.

Gu Qing and the others were aware of Tang Yunrong and Jiang Lihua's high social status, but both Tang Yunrong and Jiang Lihua were very friendly to them. So after a short while of chatting, they got along very well.

Although Gu Qing and the others still didn't know the Tang family's influence, they sensed that the Tang family must be very rich too.

Gu Man also relaxed when she saw her family getting along well with her sisters-in-law. Gu Man had told her family that her sisters-in-law were very kind and easy-going, but her family didn't believe it until they witnessed it with their own eyes today.

"Have you eaten?" Tang Yunrong asked.

"Yes," Gu Man said.

"Great, then let's go try on the wedding gowns and dresses," Jiang Lihua said, then went upstairs with all the females.

Jiang Xu and Gu Qinyang were left in the living room.

When they went to try on the wedding gowns, the people who came with Tang Yunrong and Jiang Lihua began to clean and decorate Gu Ning's house.

Because of Gu Man's age and her requests, the wedding gowns weren't very sexy, but were still fashionable. She needed to try them on, one after another to find the most suitable one.

When Gu Man was trying on the wedding gowns, both Gu Ning and Cao Wenxin started to dream about their own weddings. They would be married one day in the future too.

Cao Wenxin and Xin Bei were deeply in love now, but they had only been together for a short time, so their wedding day was probably still far away. They preferred to take it slowly.

And although Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had been together for a long time, and they wanted to marry each other, Gu Ning didn't meet the age of consent yet. She was also busy dealing with her businesses right now.

The others helped Gu Man choose the most suitable wedding gown and the dress for the toast. However, in case any accidents happened, they kept other gowns and dresses as backups.

It took nearly an hour for Gu Man to try on those dresses, so they went to have tea in the dining room afterwards.

957 Gu Man"s Friends Arrive

Jiang Lihua and Tang Yunrong left a while later, because they were also in charge of the preparation in the Tang family's house. The decoration in Gu Ning's house was already done.

"Man, your sisters-in-law are very kind. They really care about you," Gu Qing said once Tang Yunrong and Jiang Lihua were gone.

It wasn't easy for sister-in-laws to get along well with one another.

Gu Man felt for Gu Qing, because they had had the same problem. Wen Yulan, who was their sister-in-law as well, had treated them very badly before. As for Lin Lijuan, if she hadn't gone crazy, they would still have a tense relationship with her as usual.

Their biological mother was paralysed now, so she couldn't cause them trouble anymore.

"I feel so lucky that they're so kind to me!" Gu Man beamed with happiness. She used to worry about that very much given her previous experience. Especially after knowing about the Tang family's influence and wealth, Gu Man always felt that she was inferior to them.

Take Jiang Lihua as an example, because she also married into the Tang family.

Gu Man used to think that Jiang Lihua would despise her because she believed that Jiang Lihua must have been born in a super-rich family too since she was able to marry into the Tang family. On the contrary, Gu Man was simply an ordinary woman from an undeveloped small city.

Gu Man knew very little about Jiang Lihua before after all. However, her opinion completely changed after getting to know Jiang Lihua.

Hearing that, Wen Yulan felt embarrassed, because she was the one who had despised and made fun of Gu Man before. Even though she had been so mean, Gu Man and Gu Qing were still willing to forgive her and even help her.

Gu Man and Gu Qing also realized that they shouldn't have talked about that after seeing Wen Yulan's expression, so Gu Qing said at once, "Well, we get along very well now too!"

The three of them smiled together and dropped that topic.

…

At 4:20 pm, Mrs. Hao and two other noble ladies were about to arrive. They were Gu Man's friends.

The flight they took was going to land at 5:10 pm, so Gu Ning and Gu Man had to set off for the airport to pick them up now.

Gu Ning told Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to drive her relatives to the Huangdeng Hotel at 5:30 and to book a large private room for them.

Gu Ning's sports car couldn't accommodate many people, so she left her car at her home. Instead she drove Cao Wenxin's Land Rover to the airport. There was enough space in the Land Rover, and Gu Man's friends weren't fat at all.

When they arrived at the airport, the flight coming from City F was due to land in 10 minutes.

Gu Ning and the others had waited for 20 minutes before Mrs. Hao and the other two noble ladies walked out.

"Hi, Gu Man!" They were very excited to see Gu Man.

Although they hadn't been friends with Gu Man for a long time, they understood each other very well, and soon became good friends.

Ever since Gu Man came to City B, they hadn't gathered together again, so they missed Gu Man very much. Therefore, they were more than thrilled to see her now.

"Hi, welcome!" Gu Man greeted them with great enthusiasm. She was closest to them in City F.

"Nice to see you again, Mrs. Hao, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Wu!" Gu Ning greeted them politely.

"Ningning, you've become prettier!"

"You're prettier every time I meet you."

They complimented Gu Ning, and Gu Ning thanked them with a smile.

After that, Gu Ning drove them away from the airport.

"Ningning, does your father treat you well?" Mrs. Hao asked Gu Ning with concern once she was in the car. They were all aware that the man that Gu Man was going to marry was Gu Ning's biological father, but they wondered whether he would treat Gu Ning and Gu Man well. He had been absent from their life for so long after all.

Therefore, Mrs. Hao couldn't help but ask Gu Ning that question.

"Yeah, My father treats me very well," Gu Ning said with a smile. She was telling the truth. They hadn't spent much time with one another, but Tang Yunfan really cared about her, so Gu Ning was willing to accept him as her father.

"Glad to know that."

Hearing that, Mrs. Hao was relieved.

Mrs. Hao and the other two noble ladies were Gu Man's good friends, but they wouldn't ask for details, because it wasn't their affair. They only knew that Gu Ning's biological father was a rich businessman, but wasn't aware of his family background.

…

It was almost 6 pm when they arrived at the Huangdeng Hotel. Gao Yi, Qiao Ya and the others were already in a private room.

Gu Ning stopped the car in the parking lot, then guided them to the private room.

Mrs. Hao and Gu Qing were also friends, and she had met Jiang Xu a few times before, so they weren't strangers.

Gu Qing then introduced Gu Qinyang's family to them.

After chatting for a while, they got familiar with each other.

Wen Yulan felt a little uneasy at the beginning, but gradually got used to it.

958 Meet the Evil Practice Again

"Gu Man, even though you'll live in City B from now on, do remember to visit us in City F when you're free," Mrs. Hao said.

"I will!" Gu Man said.

"Since you are moving to City B now, you should be the host if we come here!" Mrs. Lu said.

"Ha-ha, of course! Come here to have fun whenever you want, and I'll pay the bill," Gu Man said. In fact, neither of them lacked money, and they were good friends too so they were willing to spend money on each other.

The women began to chat with each other, and Jiang Xu along with Gu Qinyang were left aside, so they started to talk about their work.

From their conversation, Jiang Xu got to know that the public institution that Gu Qinyang worked for was in trouble.

Gu Qinyang's leader had accepted a bribe from a businessman, but the project proposal didn't go well, so the businessman asked the leader to return his money. However, the leader couldn't return it, so a person in their team would be left holding the bag.

Although the final decision wasn't made yet, Gu Qinyang was still in danger.

Jiang Xu said that he should turn to Gu Ning for help.

Gu Qinyang also had that idea, but felt embarrassed to do it. He was much older than Gu Ning after all.

Jiang Xu, however, held a different opinion. They were a family, and Gu Ning had powerful connections. It wouldn't be difficult for her to help Gu Qinyang out.

Gu Qinyang agreed, and decided to discuss it with Gu Ning later. He was unwilling to take the blame. If he lost his job, he couldn't support his family.

…

Chu Peihan called Gu Ning a while later, and said that they were already in the airport of City B now.

Chu Peihan and the others arrived at City B at 9:30 pm.

Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei also came to City B.

They reached the airport half an hour earlier than Chu Peihan.

Xin Bei and Cao Wenxin were boyfriend and girlfriend, so it was necessary for him to attend the wedding of Cao Wenxin's uncle.

…

After dinner, Gu Ning booked a presidential suite for Mrs. Hao and the other two noble ladies, so that they could stay together in the hotel.

As for the rest of the people, they went back to Huafu Hills.

Gu Ning dropped Gu Man and the others at Huafu Hills, then left for the airport.

This time, Gu Ning drove her sports car, and Cao Wenxin drove her own car, while Qiao Ya drove an MPV. They were going to pick up a lot of people, so they needed three cars.

Therefore, Gao Yi stayed and guarded the house alone.

Dozens of minutes later, they arrived at the airport and waited at the exit.

All of a sudden, Gu Ning sensed a strong Yin approaching. She became alert at once and her sight fell on a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man had grey hair and looked like he was in a bad mood. His whole body was covered in Yin, so Gu Ning believed that he must be a member of the Evil Practice.

What is he doing here?

Since she ran into the Evil Practice in City B, she had to figure it out.

"Excuse me, I need to deal with something. You can drive them home if I'm still absent when they show up," Gu Ning said.

"Sure." Qiao Ya nodded, but Cao Wenxin was worried. "Ningning, what happened?" It must be something urgent if Gu Ning had to leave right now.

"Well, I just saw a person who hurt my friend, and I need to follow him," Gu Ning said and strode away without delay.

Even though Cao Wenxin was worried, she didn't ask further after seeing Gu Ning walking away in a hurry.

Gu Ning followed the middle-aged man towards a black private car. There was another man standing before it. He threw the car key to the middle-aged man, then the middle-aged man drove the black car away.

The other man, however, got in another car and left too.

Gu Ning's car was stopped not far away from them, so she started her car to chase them at once.

Because the middle-aged man was a member of the Evil Practice, he also had acute senses. Gu Ning didn't dare to come too close, but followed a little further behind.

The middle-aged man and the second man went in different directions a while later.

…

Around 9:07 pm, Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei walked out, and saw Cao Wenxin and Qiao Ya at a glance. However, Gu Ning was absent. Leng Shaoting frowned and looked around feeling disappointed, because Gu Ning had promised to pick him up in person.

"Shaoting, please don't be upset. Ningning just had an emergency to deal with and left in a hurry. She asked us to drive you home," Cao Wenxin said to Leng Shaoting before he asked.

"Why did she leave in a hurry?" Leng Shaoting got anxious hearing that.

"She told me that she saw a person who hurt her friend." Cao Wenxin explained.

Leng Shaoting didn't know who the person was, but he understood that it must be something very important since Gu Ning had to dump him to deal with it.

"Why don't you call her?" Cao Wenxin proposed.

"Nope, it'll interrupt her," Leng Shaoting said.

Afterwards, Leng Shaoting and Xin Bei left with Cao Wenxin, while Qiao Ya stayed to wait for Chu Peihan and the others.

…

Gu Ning was still following the middle-aged man's car to an abandoned villa in a suburb at mid-mountain. The road outside the villa area was surrounded by mountains. Although there were street lights and vehicles passing by occasionally, it still looked gloomy and creepy.

959 Fight Against the Man of the Evil Practice

It was said that the land developer of this villa area had annoyed an important official, and lost a lot of investments. Because of a total lack of money, the land developer directly hung himself here.

The man of the Evil Practice stopped the car in front of a villa, then walked into it.

Gu Ning didn't stop her car behind the villas until the man walked far away. She checked her surroundings, and found no surveillance cameras. After putting her car into the telepathic eye space, she put on a black cloak and a mask.

Gu Ning didn't have much time to disguise herself as Tang Aining, so she could only cover herself in this way. She had prepared the cloak a long time ago, because she thought that it might come in handy one day. Reality proved that she was right.

The man was a member of the Evil Practice after all, so he was very dangerous, and Gu Ning couldn't expose her real identity. She wasn't sure whether she was his match right now, so she had to be cautious.

Without hesitation, Gu Ning followed the man. She kept a distance away from him and also held her breath, so he failed to notice her.

However, because of the distance between them, Gu Ning's sight was alway blocked by something. She had to use her Jade Eyes to help her locate the man. It was completely dark now, but Gu Ning was still able to see the man clearly with the help of her Jade Eyes.

The man also had good eyesight, and walked ahead without stopping at all.

…

At the same time, Chu Peihan and the others gathered at the airport. They wanted to call Gu Ning, but saw the message Gu Ning sent them earlier the second they opened their phones.

Gu Ning told them that she was busy dealing with something, and that her bodyguard would pick them up. She sent them Qiao Ya's number too.

If Leng Shaoting found out that Gu Ning had sent her friends messages but directly ignored him, he would be jealous.

"Should we call our boss?" Hao Ran asked.

"I don't think so. She should be occupied now," Chu Peihan said.

Hearing that, the others all agreed, so they called Qiao Ya instead.

They had met Qiao Ya before, so they easily recognized her in the hall.

"Hi, Qiao Ya, why did our boss leave all of a sudden?" Chu Peihan asked Qiao Ya once she saw her.

"I have no idea, but we can get some food now before I drive you to the hotel. You must be hungry, right?" Qiao Ya said.

"I'm afraid that we can only have some night snacks. It's very late now," Su Anya said.

They planned to share night snacks with Gu Ning, so they didn't eat on the plane. Unfortunately, Gu Ning wouldn't join them.

Even though Gu Ning was absent, they still needed to have something, because they were really starving.

"Great, let's go!" they all agreed, and Qiao Ya drove them to the night snack street.

…

The man walked farther ahead, but he sensed that someone was staring at him. He turned around all of a sudden, which scared Gu Ning and she drew her sight back at once.

Although the man of the Evil Practice was good at fighting, he didn't have a pair of Jade Eyes, and Gu Ning wasn't in his sight, so he still couldn't see her. The man was confused when he found nobody around him. He shook his head, then kept on walking ahead.

After waiting for a while, Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to follow the man again.

The man entered a room in the villa.

It was a living room and an unconscious young girl around 14 years old was tied to a chair with her mouth gagged.

Seeing that, Gu Ning realized what the man was going to do in an instant. He would absorb this young girl's virgin blood. Virgin blood was good for him to practice his inner discipline.

"You smell so good," the man said to the girl with a creepy smile.

Actually, members of the Evil Practice were not only searching for virgin girls. Those virgin girls had to be born in a lunar year, month and day as well, because they needed Yin to strengthen their power. It was very hard to find a girl who satisfied their needs.

If it were very easy, there would be many murdered young girls everywhere.

Because of their needs, members of the Evil Practice often lived by graveyards to absorb Yin. Sometimes, they would also work in the morgue.

…

Gu Ning dashed over as fast as she could when the man stepped towards the young girl. The man also sensed Gu Ning's smell and was mad to find that there was another person in the house.

He was right that someone was staring at him all along, but he was surprised that the person was able to hide from him so well.

Gu Ning moved fast, so the man didn't have time to avoid her and soon met her face to face.

Without further ado, they began to fight against each other the second they saw one another.

Gu Ning didn't use her magical power at the beginning, because she was unwilling to let the man see her real ability right now. Luckily, Gu Ning was still a match for the man even though she didn't have the help of her magical power, which shocked the man.

"Who are you?" he asked in a cold tone.

The man thought that the newcomer had to be a member of the Good Practice, but he failed to sense any hint of practicing from Gu Ning, which meant that she was only a common human being.

960 The Man Runs Away

It was very shocking that a common human being could be so skilled at martial arts.

"Who are you, and why did you abduct this girl?" Gu Ning asked the man and pretended that she didn't know that he was a member of the Evil Practice.

Hearing that, the man lied, "I didn't. She's my daughter, and she was abducted by someone. I came here to rescue her."

"Oh, really?" Gu Ning sneered. She didn't believe his words at all.

"What do you want to do?" the man asked with impatience.

"I know that you simply want to absorb her virgin blood to promote your inner discipline," Gu Ning said.

The man stiffened a little in shock. He thought that no humans in this world could believe in or even understand the Evil Practice. However, Gu Ning's appearance changed his mind.

"Who the hell are you?" The man got furious.

"It's not important, but I won't let you get away with it!" Gu Ning was also mad, then used her magical power to attack the man.

The man soon sensed the magical power around Gu Ning's body. Compared with Yin, the magical power was much more useful and alluring in his eyes.

From the past till now, magical power was always the best source for those people who wanted to improve their inner discipline. Unfortunately, magical power was getting rare these days, so many of them joined the Evil Practice.

Yin was much easier to find than the magical power, and they could also absorb virgin blood to help them. As long as they could find 49 virgin girls, they could improve their inner discipline.

Till now, the man had already absorbed virgin blood from 7 young girls, so his inner discipline was on the middle level.

Once he sensed the magical power on Gu Ning's body, his eyes lit up and he kept swallowing. "You smell much better than the young girl. You must be super delicious!"

"Well, I'm afraid that you can't come near me at all," Gu Ning said with obvious disdain.

Hearing that, the man was displeased, but he had to admit that he was barely comparable to her.

No matter how unwilling the man was, he had to give up for his long-term goal. If he continued to fight against Gu Ning, he was doomed to fail. Therefore, he had to escape and wait for a better chance to catch Gu Ning.

Although Gu Ning could control the situation, it wasn't easy for her to catch the man either. When the man pretended to attack the young girl, Gu Ning ran to rescue her but accidentally let the man escape.

Gu Ning could chase him, but she had to check on the innocent young girl first. She was worried that something bad might happen to the girl if she left.

Gu Ning didn't wake the girl up right away, but untied her and removed the cloth from her mouth first. After that, she called the police.

"Hi, this is Gu Ning, the founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry. I just found an abducted girl in No. 32 villa at XX Road. She's about 14, but the human trafficker escaped," Gu Ning said.

"The founder of Jade Beauty Jewelry?"

Hearing Gu Ning's self-introduction, the policeman who answered her call got excited. He was her fan too.

Actually, Gu Ning already became the idol of the majority of the police because of her previous achievements.

"Seriously?" Two other policemen who were on duty in the police station looked at the policeman who was talking to Gu Ning on the phone with one accord.

"Did you just say that you found an abducted girl in No. 32 villa at XX Road, who is about 14 years old?" the policeman asked Gu Ning with a serious face.

The other two policemen were also serious in an instant.

"Right," Gu Ning said. "Please come here as fast as possible. I'll tell you the details when you're here."

"Great, we'll be right there," the policeman said, then reported it to his leader.

Half an hour earlier, they also received a call and a man told them that his daughter who was 14 was missing, so they believed that the girl Gu Ning found could be the lost girl.

The girl's father was an important senior official in the government, so without delay the police had sent out a lot of people to search for her. The head of the police station also came. Nevertheless, they failed to find the girl for more than half an hour until Gu Ning called them.

Knowing that someone found the girl, the vice director went there in person along with his people.

Before the police arrived, Gu Ning checked around the house and didn't find the man of the Evil Practice. She put out her car at once and went back to the villa.

There were surveillance cameras along the way from the airport, so the police could easily see her car from the surveillance cameras. If she didn't put her car out, it would be hard for her to explain.

Gu Ning would tell the police how she had chased the man till here, but she wouldn't tell them that the man was a member of the Evil Practice.

Gu Ning also put her cloak and mask into the telepathic eye space, and went back to her normal appearance.