A few hours later, Gu Ning's grandmother received the key.
The second the old lady saw the key, she almost lost her breath. She didn't expect Gu Man and Gu Ning would really do that.
Although the old lady was harsh, she wouldn't kick them out if Gu Man along with Gu Ning apologized to Gu Xiaoxiao.
However, Gu Man and Gu Ning would move out rather than apologize.
"Well, very well. Let's see how tough they can be." the old lady clenched her teeth in anger.
She believed Gu Man and Gu Ning would move to Gu Qing's place because they were close.
Thus, the old lady immediately called Gu Qing, and forbade her to help Gu Man and Gu Ning.
Gu Xiaoxiao was greatly pleased that Gu Ning and her mother moved out of the old house. She would never forget that Gu Ning had slapped her three times this morning.
Gu Qing didn't know what had happened until her mother called her, but Gu Man hadn't actually contacted her.
Besides, Gu Qing was irritated when her mother forbade her to help Gu Man.
Gu Qing seldom dared to argue with her mother, but this time she could stand it. "Mom, Gu Man is your biological daughter after all. How could you be so cruel?"
She thought her mother simply disliked Gu Man and Gu Ning, but didn't expect her mother would be so cold-blooded.
Her mother always liked sons over daughters. She and her sister Gu Man never had much of their mother's love. In addition to that, they had been bullied by their brothers, and had even done all the housework throughout their childhood.
If it hadn't been for their father, they probably would not even have attended school.
Gu Qing hadn't been good at studying, and had given up on receiving an education after high school. As for Gu Man, she had dropped out of her college because she had gotten pregnant.
The old lady didn't expect Gu Qing would dare to argue with her. She shouted in anger, "I don't need you to teach me! If you ever take me as your mother, follow my order! Gu Man and her daughter deserve this. Let's see how tough they can be!"
Then, the old lady hung up with great force.
Gu Qing was hurt by her mother's behavior. She decided not to listen to her mother. She was also worried Gu Man and Gu Qing would be homeless. She called Gu Man at once, providing help for them.
Although there were only two rooms in her house, she thought it was acceptable to let Gu Man and Gu Ning live in one.
Gu Man didn't reject Gu Qing's call. After Gu Man found out Gu Qing already knew they had moved out of the old house, Gu Man told Gu Qing she was in hospital.
Knowing Gu Man had had an accident, Gu Qing couldn't wait to visit her. Though it was just an hour before Gu Qing was off-duty, she asked for leave and went straight to the hospital.
Gu Qing didn't find out that Gu Man stayed in a VIP patient room until she arrived. She was extremely astonished.
Gu Ning had told her mother not to tell Gu Qing the truth for now, thus Gu Man only explained to Gu Qing that a doctor in this hospital was Gu Ning's friend. Gu Ning had done the doctor a big favor, and the doctor had arranged everything.
As for why they had moved out of the old house, Gu Man didn't hide it and told Gu Qing the whole story because they were close sisters.
After that, Gu Qing was really mad at her mother as well as Lin Lijuan and Gu Xiaoxiao. She also believed Gu Ning shouldn't apologize.
Gu Xiaoxiao had been so selfish and overbearing. She deserved the slaps.
Although Gu Ning would have bad blood with the Gu Family and had even moved out from the old house, Gu Qing was happy to see Gu Ning could fight back.
Gu Qing was actually concerned that Gu Ning would suffer more if she continuously behaved like a coward.
"Gu Man, you and Ningning can stay in my place. It takes time to find a new house. You don't need to rush," Gu Qing said.
"Don't worry about us. I have to stay in the hospital for a few days. Ningning and I will temporarily stay here. We're finding a new place now. I believe we'll have a new home after a few days," Gu Man explained.
"Fine." Gu Qing didn't insist.
"Oh, please don't tell others I stay here. Please keep it to yourself," Gu Man said.
"I understand. Don't worry," Gu Qing answered. She wouldn't tell others.
…
After the afternoon classes were over Gu Ning, Yu Mixi, Mu Ke, Hao Ran and his bros along with Chu Peihan gathered together.
Other than Yu Mixi, the others were all surprised.
"Wow. Bros and sisters, come on, let's have a WeChat group for communication!" Chu Peihan greeted the others the minute she saw them.
Chu Peihan was an outgoing girl. Although she wasn't familiar with Mu Ke or Hao Ran and his bros, she didn't feel strange at all since they were in a group now.
Hearing that, everyone knew Chu Peihan had taken Gu Ning as her boss too.
But they still looked to Gu Ning for confirmation.
Gu Ning gave them an affirmative nod. Those young teenagers became good friends soon.
Only Yu Mixi, who was introverted, stayed a little shy and quiet, but the others didn't ignore her, so Yu Mixi didn't feel lonely.
She tried not to stay quiet, and talked to the others gradually.
After a while, everyone added each other's WeChat accounts. They even had a WeChat group called "Family of Fighters".
Gu Ning was speechless. Didn't it sound violent?
Everyone else liked that name very much so Gu Ning didn't say anything.
"Come on, the group leader needs to send us a big red envelope," Hao Ran encouraged.
"No problem, there you go!" Chu Peihan, the group leader, said.
She sent out a big red envelope of 888 yuan. There were seven people in the WeChat group, and everyone could get an uncertain amount of money depending on their luck.
Gu Ning was the luckiest one. She got 300 yuan.
Then was Yu Mixi who got more than 200 yuan.
Chu Peihan and others shared the rest of the money. Hao Ran only got three yuan, and he complained. "What? How could I be so unlucky! Three yuan? You must be kidding me."
After that, the crowd went to have a meal first, and then went to train in the small forest.
Chu Peihan hadn't witnessed how good Gu Ning's kung fu was yet, so she was excited to have a try. The minute they had arrived at the woods, she challenged Gu Ning to fight with her.
Chu Peihan was skillful at fighting. She had also had professional training, and performed better than Hao Ran and his bros.
Therefore, Gu Ning didn't defeat Chu Peihan immediately.
However, after a few rounds, Chu Peihan apparently wasn't able to continue. She lost in 10 moves.
Although she had lost, Chu Peihan didn't feel disappointed. Instead, she was more excited.
If Gu Ning couldn't defeat her easily, it would be wrong to regard Gu Ning as her boss. Chu Peihan was happy that she had chosen the right person.
At the same time, Chu Peihan had an idea. "Gu Ning, I'm so eager to know who is better between you and my older brother. Could you have a try with my older brother some day?"
"Sure!" Gu Ning agreed. She also wanted to have a try with someone who was as powerful as herself.
Chu Peihan's older brother must be someone.
Having Gu Ning's permission, Chu Peihan was looking forward to it even more, but her older brother wasn't in City F now. He would be back after a week.
In the following training, Chu Peihan surprisingly found out that Gu Ning was very professional, just like her older brother.
Meanwhile, she was more curious about Gu Ning. Was she really born in a poor single-parent family?
Although she was curious, she had no intention to investigate Gu Ning, which would be disrespectful.
Chu Peihan didn't care what secret Gu Ning had. She still believed that she had made a good friend.
In the evening class, a boy stopped Gu Ning when she was on her way back to the classroom.
He was around 1.8 meters tall and kind of good-looking, but wore a serious face.
Nonetheless, Gu Ning knew he was using a serious look to cover his nervousness. He wasn't here for trouble.
But, Gu Ning felt confused. What was he doing here?
The students, who sat under windows beside the passage, all looked over. They thought someone was here to cause Gu Ning trouble again. Shao Feifei and her friends were excited to see that.
However, what happened next made their jaws drop.
"Gu Ning, I like you. Would you like to go on a date with me?" the boy asked.
Hearing that, Gu Ning was struck dumb. She didn't expect the boy would say that he liked her.
The crowd were all in shock.
What? He liked her? Not for trouble?
"Sorry," Gu Ning rejected.
She didn't want to date now, and the boy wasn't her type either.
Besides, Gu Ning was a 25-year-old mature woman mentally. She wasn't interested in teenage boys.
"Why?" the boy immediately inquired.
"No specific reason," Gu Ning replied.
The boy didn't know what to say all of a sudden. After a second, he said, "Well, can we be friends then?"
"If we get along well, we'll be friends naturally, but for now, we're merely strangers. It's too early to say we're friends." Gu Ning didn't reject, nor accept.
The boy believed he still had hope, and was happy. "Gu Ning, it's so nice to meet you. I'm An Yi from the sixth classroom. It's me who is being rude. I'm sorry, but I'll work hard to gain your approval!" An Yi said with sincerity.
The bell rang at that time and the evening class began. An Yi said good-bye to Gu Ning, then left.
Gu Ning and Yu Mixi walked into their classroom at once.
The minute Gu Ning stepped in, Shao Feifei's sight followed her all the way.
Although she was terrified by Gu Ning and Hao Ran yesterday, she remained jealous as usual.
It was hard for Shao Feifei to understand why Gu Ning had so many admirers. In her eyes, Gu Ning was just a little prettier than ordinary people, and wasn't a gorgeous beauty. Gu Ning was also from a poor family, and not good at studying either.
But Mu Ke, the boy that Shao Feifei liked, called Gu Ning his boss. How could he do that!
Shao Feifei's blood was boiling.
She had to think of some way to beat Gu Ning.
Those hoodlums had failed last time. Shao Feifei wouldn't make the same mistake twice.
As for Gu Ning, she was used to Shao Feifei's unkind looks, and couldn't care less about it.
After the evening class, Gu Ning went straight to the hospital.
She ran for about half an hour to get there.
At that time, there were few people in the hospital yard. It was quiet and a little ghastly.
When Gu Ning got to the patient room, Gu Man told Gu Ning that Gu Qing had visited her today.
Gu Man also told Gu Ning the reason why Gu Qing had come. She looked at Gu Ning with great care. She was worried Gu Ning would be sad.
"The old lady is so cruel!" Gu Ning sneered. She was mad, but not sad at all.
Her anger wasn't from the old lady's cruelty to her, but to Gu Man. Gu Man was the old lady's biological daughter after all.
Gu Ning always knew her grandmother liked sons over daughters, but she didn't expect the old lady would be so cold-blooded.
And Gu Xiaoxiao was behind all of this.
Gu Man signed resignedly. She was hurt deeper than Gu Ning.
Even though Gu Ning had made mistakes, Gu Man would be mad or heart-broken, she would never hate her daughter, or even treat her badly. Gu Man would cherish her daughter more.
Because…
Gu Man looked at Gu Ning, then gradually became absent-minded. She seemed sad and as if she was missing someone. Gu Ning knew Gu Man must be missing Gu Ning's biological father.
Was the resemblance that great?
There was no hatred in Gu Man's eyes. Obviously, she was still in love with him.
Gu Ning was suddenly curious about her father.
"Mom, could you tell me something about my father?" Gu Ning asked.
Gu Man was a little hesitated at first, then calmed down gradually.
Ningning was 18 now. She couldn't keep it a secret from herself forever. She also didn't want Ningning to hate her biological father because of a misunderstanding.
After a while, Gu Man opened her mouth. "Your father was a handsome man. He was tall, strong, smart and talented, but he lost his memory back then, and he didn't even know who he was. I called him Ning afterwards. I'd saved his life by accident. He was injured then. After that, we fell in love and stayed together. Your father was sophisticated. He became a supervisor after half a year in a company, then was promoted to be a manager of the planning department. However, an accident happened when he was on a business trip. The bus fell into the river. There were 23 people in the bus. Only five survived. 12 bodies were found. Six were missing, your father included."
Missing amounted to death.
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