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.
Gu Ning had believed the man had abandoned Gu Man, but the truth was totally different.
Ning, that was the reason why Gu Man named her daughter Gu Ning!
"When I was with him, I felt the happiness I'd never had. Thus, I thought of committing suicide after he had that accident. I knew it was selfish. It was unfair to my loving parents and my elder sister. When I was full of those tangled emotions, I found out that I'd been pregnant for three months. Therefore, I continued my life and dropped out of the school."
What had happened next wasn't a secret to Gu Ning.
Gu Man's mother thought it was humiliating that Gu Man was pregnant before getting married. She had asked Gu Man to have an abortion, or she wouldn't admit that Gu Man was her daughter.
Gu Man had chosen her child over her mother, thus she had left her home. She had then used money from her father to rent a house and try to find jobs.
But she had been refused because of her pregnancy.
After a few months, she had run out of money. Gu Man had to turn to Gu Qing for help afterwards.
After Gu Man and left her home, her father and Gu Qing had searched for her in vain. It had been Gu Man who had turned to Gu Qing on her own initiative.
Gu Man's father then picked Gu Man up and took her back home. Under her father's protection, Gu Man had successfully given birth to Gu Ning.
Eighteen years later, the old sadness was already gone, but Gu Man still felt unhappy every time she thought of those memories.
The next day, Gu Ning got up early as usual. She ran to school then continued to run with her friends. She didn't go back to her school until it was five minutes before the morning class.
There weren't bathrooms in their school, so they couldn't take a bath even though they were all wet from that sweat.
Luckily, they would take a shower when they went back home and they weren't smelly.
"Boss, today's Friday. Let's go have some fun in our club tonight!" Hao Ran said on the way back to their classrooms.
"I like it. Gu Ning, go with us!" Chu Peihan said with excitement.
"Yeah! It's our place. It's safe," Qin Zixun said.
"We have a new kind of fruit drink. Girls love it! Boss, why not have a try?" Zhang Tianping added.
"I need to go to City G this afternoon, sorry," Gu Ning replied.
The crowd immediately felt disappointed.
"Why are you going to City G?" Chu Peihan asked.
"To deal with something," Gu Ning said.
"Something about what?" Hao Ran inquired.
"That's a secret," Gu Ning answered.
Hearing that, they all felt bored, but since Gu Ning wasn't willing to tell, they stopped asking.
"But, I'll buy gifts for you all," Gu Ning added.
Knowing that, everyone was delighted again.
"Sounds great!"
Although they all knew Gu Ning was from a poor family, they didn't reject her kindness because they believed Gu Ning wouldn't buy something expensive.
Gifts showed affection and didn't need to be expensive.
"If you're not staying in the hospital these two days, should we go visit your mother?" Mu Ke asked with care.
"No, it's fine. An Qian will be there," Gu Ning said.
Gu Ning absolutely wouldn't allow them to visit her mother, because she had lied to Gu Man, saying that she was going to City G with Mu Ke. If they went to visit Gu Man, Gu Man would know the truth.
At noon, Gu Ning received a message from Qin Zheng. Qin Zheng invited her to have a talk.
Gu Ning didn't think there was any need to talk with Qin Zheng. She had forgiven Qin Zheng about the car accident, and that was the best she could do.
If Qin Zheng stayed away from her afterwards, then everything would be fine. If he still came to bother her, she wouldn't be kind to him.
Gu Ning directly blocked Qin Zheng's number.
Qin Zheng didn't get Gu Ning's answer and was displeased. He stopped sending messages to Gu Ning because he was mad.
Recently, Qin Zheng always had Gu Ning in his mind. He couldn't tell what his feelings for Gu Ning were now himself.
When he heard Gu Ning and her mother had been kicked out by her grandmother because of Gu Xiaoxiao, he wanted to help.
But Gu Ning ignored his message.
Gu Xiaoxiao stayed away from Gu Ning today.
She wanted to laugh at Gu Ning, but she was afraid that Gu Ning would beat her again.
Shao Feifei also kept a distance from Gu Ning today, except for her unkind looks.
Gu Ning had a peaceful day today. She had already prepared everything she needed, so she took a taxi, heading to the airport directly after the afternoon classes were over.
She had a backpack with her, and put all the documents inside her Jade Eyes. There was only a change of clothes in her backpack. She wanted to change when she arrived at the airport, because she couldn't go to City G in her school uniform.
It was the rush hour, and the roads were crowded downtown. When the car left downtown, it moved fast again.
Gu Ning left her school at 5:50 pm and her plane would fly at 7:30. It took around 40 minutes to get to the airport. When Gu Ning arrived, it was already 6:40 pm.
50 minutes were left, so Gu Ning wasn't in a hurry. She went to a washroom and changed her clothes.
Jean shorts, a loose white T-shirt and a pair of white sneakers. Gu Ning pulled up her hair, and looked energetic and attractive.
Plus her flawless skin and her beautiful face. She was literally charming and shining. People around her would give her glances once in a while.
Gu Ning didn't have time to buy new clothes, so she was wearing her old clothing.
Luckily, Gu Man always treated Gu Ning well. Sometimes, Gu Man would buy some clothes of good quality to Gu Ning, like the outfit Gu Ning was wearing today. It wasn't expensive, but cost around a hundred yuan.
Gu Ning stood in line to take her ticket, then she was in the lounge.
In the lounge, Gu Ning still had half an hour. It wasn't enough time for a meal, so Gu Ning planned to have a cup of coffee.
Coincidentally, the minute Gu Ning walked in the café, she saw Qin Yifan with a young, beautiful lady.
"Gu Ning, what a coincidence! Where are you going?" Qin Yifan beamed when Gu Ning appeared in his sight. He stood up in excitement, greeting Gu Ning.
The lady beside Qin Yifan was a little unhappy. She checked Gu Ning out with an unkind look. She was jealous, especially when she found out Gu Ning had a charming appearance.
Gu Ning had an acute mind. She immediately felt the unkindness from the lady, but she ignored it.
"Hi. What a coincidence! I'm going to City G. How about you?" Gu Ning planned to have a good relationship with Qin Yifan, so she was friendly towards him.
Of course, Gu Ning had no intention to disguise it.
"Wow, I'm flying to City G too! My plane will be leaving at 7:30 pm, and you?" Knowing Gu Ning was heading to City G, Qin Yifan was even more excited now. Others might even believe he liked Gu Ning.
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