"I'm always confident." Gu Ning didn't want to hide her confidence.
"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao hated Gu Ning most when she stayed so calm before the storm came. Gu Xiaoxiao wanted to tear Gu Ning apart, "Gu Ning, keep pretending! I'll go and see how you become a loser right before my eyes! And if you don't apologize for what you've done yesterday, you'll pay for it! "
Gu Xiaoxiao clenched her teeth out of anger and hatred.
"I will never apologize. Do whatever you want to. I'm waiting," Gu Ning replied airily. Then she ignored Gu Xiaoxiao, throwing her a provocative look, and walked away.
"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao was mad. She didn't expect Gu Ning would dare to do that. She shouted at Gu Ning back, "Great, Gu Ning, you'll regret!"
"Gu Ning, is it really going to be alright?" Yu Mixi asked in worry. She was concerned Gu Ning and her mother would be homeless.
"Don't worry. It's fine," Gu Ning replied.
Gradually, Yu Mixi had pure trust in Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning had said it would be fine, she would not doubt it.
Mu Ke gave Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao a cold glance, then went back to his classroom.
Some students still believed Gu Ning would not come to school today. When Gu Ning showed up, they were all surprised.
Wasn't Gu Ning afraid at all?
In the morning, Gu Ning had received many curious looks from others, their head teacher included. They all wanted to see fear from Gu Ning's face, but failed. Gu Ning was at ease, like nothing had happened.
When the last class in the morning was about to over, the head teacher couldn't help asking Gu Ning, "Are you really that confident?"
"I never do anything without being fully-prepared," Gu Ning answered with solemnity.
The head teacher had nothing else to say. She left in quietness.
The appointed time was 1 pm. Gu Ning decided to eat first after the classes were over.
When Gu Ning and her friends went upstairs, Hao Ran and his friends stopped them. They actually didn't mean to limit Gu Ning's freedom. They simply followed Gu Ning in case she would run away.
Gu Ning felt resigned. Could anyone has any trust on her?
"Do you plan to buy me, your boss, a meal first?" Gu Ning looked at them, joking.
"Gu Ning, don't be so confident. It's too early to say that," Hao Ran retorted. Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping glared at Gu Ning at the same time.
Actually, those three boys weren't aggressive normally. However, whenever they encountered Gu Ning, they were easily irritated.
Probably because Gu Ning was being too calm, which made them feel like they hadn't been taken seriously.
Or probably because Gu Ning's calmness showed her confidence, which made them feel nervous unconsciously. Therefore, they would fight against her confidence by arguing.
"Aren't you confident?" Gu Ning asked them.
"You…" Hao Ran and his friends suddenly realized Gu Ning had outstanding ability to piss someone off.
Everyone around them started to discuss.
"Gu Ning isn't scared at all! She's even in the mood of joking."
Gu Xiaoxiao, Shao Feifei and their friends all wanted Gu Ning to fail. Seeing Gu Ning being so confident, they were greatly displeased.
"I think she's pretending!" Gu Xiaoxiao said.
"Exactly, she's merely pretended to be relaxed."
…
Shao Feifei wanted to mock at Gu Ning, but she restricted herself for Mu Ke was here.
However, Mu Ke never glanced at her from the very beginning to the end. Shao Feifei was disappointed. She wanted to talk to him, but Gu Ning and Yu Mixi were here as well.
"Since you're already here, why not…" Gu Ning proposed.
"What?" Hao Ran and his friends asked with one accord.
"I don't want to be punished for fighting inside the school, thus we'll fight outside. Since we all haven't had meal yet, why don't we have the fight first, and the loser will buy the meal. Plus the precious condition stays the same," Gu Ning said in a provocative way.
"Very well," Hao Ran and his friends agreed.
"There's a newly-demolished ruin at the opposite side of the back door of our school. There are few people around. Let's go there!" Then, Gu Ning moved first, followed by Mu Ke and Yu Mixi. Hao Ran and his friends were behind.
The onlookers wouldn't miss that. All of the 40 students in the fourth classroom were here, along with Gu Xiaoxiao and her friends and dozens of students from other classrooms.
A group of people moved outside attracted much attention.
It wasn't usual to see such a large gathering of students in the school. Many people immediately knew there was going to be a fight.
Those cowards all stayed away, while those who wanted to see a drama followed up. Accordingly, a group of dozens of students became a group of hundreds. The security guards of the school also noticed that.
But unless someone got hurt, they wouldn't do anything about it.
Gu Ning and others went straight to the ruin.
Everyone was excited when they arrived at the ruin, pulling out a phone, preparing to shoot.
Although Mu Ke and Yu Mixi chose to believe in Gu Ning, they felt anxious. They didn't want her to be injured.
"Boss, fighting!"
"Gu Ning, fighting!"
When Mu Ke and Yu Mixi tried to encourage Gu Ning, their voices were trembling a little.
"Just trust me," Gu Ning comforted them. Her determined voice calmed Mu Ke and Yu Mixi down a lot.
"Shall we stop when it's necessary, or shall we fight to the end?" Before they started, Gu Ning asked.
"As long as someone fall on the ground, he or she loses." Hao Ran didn't want to go too far, given that Gu Ning was a girl.
Gu Ning had a great impression of Hao Ran's behavior, but she also knew they still didn't take her seriously enough.
If one didn't take his opponent seriously, he would lose in any kind of fight.
"Great, then, let's begin!"
Gu Ning announced the beginning, and both sides moved.
Gu Ning moved extremely fast. Before everyone could see it clearly, Gu Ning came straight to Zhang Tianping's face. She threw Zhang Tianping over her shoulder without hesitation.
Zhang Tianping, who was a tall strong boy, was easily thrown over by Gu Ning's shoulder to the ground. Everyone was in a shock.
Zhang Tianping himself was struck dumb too. He still had no idea what had happened when he was thrown to the floor.
Obviously, Gu Ning had seized her chance when Zhang Tianping didn't take her seriously.
Those boys were real fighter actually. If they were fully-prepared, it would cost Gu Ning more time to deal with them.
Hao Ran and Qin Zixun was totally amazed, but they got their mind back soon. They were astonished in their heart, but never hesitated to move. If they hadn't taken Gu Ning seriously before, now they wouldn't do the same thing.
Facing Qin Zixun's fist, Gu Ning raised hers to his, but when their fists were about to meet each other, Gu Ning suddenly kicked on Qin Zixun's stomach.
Qin Zixun stepped backwards at short notice, like he had been hit by a heavy object.
Luckily, he was strong enough and didn't fall.
The crowd was shocked again. Some instantly raised their anticipation of Gu Ning.
Those who wanted to see Gu Ning lose were all disappointed now.
Hao Ran tried to get Gu Ning down on the ground by attaching her legs with his.
Since now Gu Ning stood on the floor with one leg, everyone thought she was going to lose this time.
Even Mu Ke and Yu Mixi took a long breath in.
Unexpectedly, Gu Ning brought her another leg back at once, then kicked out at Hao Ran's leg. Hao Ran was unable to stand steadily afterwards.
Of course, Gu Ning stepped backwards for a short distance as well.
Right at that moment, Qin Zixun attacked Gu Ning with his fist.
Gu Ning didn't escape at all though. She reached out her hand, directly holding Qin Zixun's fist in her palm.
Gu Ning was still a teenage girl. Her hand didn't fully cover Qin Zixun's fist, but she was powerful enough to stop Qin Zixun from moving at all.
Qin Zixun didn't panic. He immediately used another hand to hit Gu Ning, but his fist was held by her palm once more.
Then, before Qin Zixun would able to attack her again, Gu Ning raised her foot and aimed at his shin. Qin Zixun lost his balance, falling heavily on the ground.
The crowd rounded their eyes in shock again.
Within three moves, only three moves, Qin Zixun was down on the ground.
Qin Zixun, the boy who normally could fight again around seven people, now was defeated by Gu Ning within three moves. It was hard for anyone of the crowd to accept the fact.
At last, only Hao Ran was standing straight.
Actually, Hao Ran knew he was going to lose at that moment, but he wouldn't give up without fighting. Thus, he must be more violent than usual.
After several rounds, when Hao Ran wasn't able to stand steadily, Gu Ning kicked him right away.
But she was caught by him at an important point.
The crowd thought Hao Ran was going to win this time. However, Gu Ning used her another foot to grab the ground tightly, turning her body afterwards. Her foot got rid of Hao Ran's hand at once.
Then, Gu Ning continued to kick.
Now, it was too late for Hao Ran to defend himself. He was kicked accurately and fell down.
He lost.
The best fighter Hao Ran lost the fight within 10 moves. Everyone was more than shocked.
They lost, really. Hao Ran and his another two bros vs. Gu Ning, and the boys lost. Gu Ning had won the game easily too. Nobody would believe what they had just witnessed.
Even Mu Ke and Yu Mixi, who believed in Gu Ning, was completely amazed.
"Jesus! Did I see it wrong? Gu Ning, she won!"
"I think we must be in a dream. Gu Ning won the game?"
"Exactly! I can't believe my eyes. It's so unreal!"
"But the truth is not only has Gu Ning won, she also won it so easily. She looked so cool when she was attacking them."
"Yes! Especially the flip, it was so cool!"
"I truly believe Gu Ning is a real master now!"
…
For now, no one would question whether Gu Ning was a master of kung fu any more. In ordinary people's eyes, she was.
Hao Ran and his friends were still in shock, but they were more qualified than anyone else to admit the truth, because they had been through the whole progress.
While Shao Feifei, Gu Xiaoxiao and their friends were totally unwilling to accept the fact.
Shao Feifei even blurted out, "No, no, no. It's impossible. Hao Ran and his friends must haven't done it with full strength."
Even though there were some students who had the same thought, no one dared to say it out. It was a humiliation to Hao Ran and his friends. No one wanted to have bad blood with them.
Hao Ran and his friends had lost the fight, which was humiliating enough. Shao Feifei's words had added fuel on the flames. They were in a rage at once.
"Shut your bloody mouth up! Don't think that I'm not one to punch women!" Hao Ran shouted at Shao Feifei in great anger like he was about to beat her. Shao Feifei immediately shut her mouth, holding her breath in horror.
She looked to Mu Ke, searching for sympathy and comfort. Unfortunately, Mu Ke glared at her, apparently because she had questioned Gu Ning.
Right now, Shao Feifei felt deeply hurt and aggrieved. She started to cry.
Shao Feifei wasn't smart actually. Since she liked Mu Ke, she should never pick on someone he cherished, but she did otherwise.
It would only make Mu Ke hate her if she picked on Gu Ning.
Hao Ran's shout shut Shao Feifei and many others' mouth, Gu Xiaoxiao and her friends were included.
"Well, I didn't expect it would end so soon. We even came outside the school for it. If it had been for fear of punishment, I don't think we need to waste the time," Gu Ning said, like they had made a mountain out of a molehill.
Hearing this, everyone was speechless. Who could know this would end so easily!
At the same time, Hao Ran and his friends felt so embarrassed that they even wanted to hide into a crack on the ground.
Gu Ning was really powerful!
Hao Ran took a deep breath, looking at Gu Ning. Although he felt ashamed after he had lost the fight, he admired Gu Ning after all.
Thus, he admitted without further ado.
"We lost the game, and you're our boss from now on," Hao Ran said with sincerity.
"Yes, you're our boss from now on," Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping followed.
"Very well," Gu Ning answered. She suddenly said then, "I'm hungry, let's go eat first! Since I'm the winner, I'll make the decision of the food."
Gu Ning gave Mu Ke and Yu Mixi a hint to follow her up, then she left in a hurry.
Gu Ning wasn't hungry actually. She just didn't want to be stared at by a group of people any longer.
Since Hao Ran and his friends had already accepted Gu Ning as their boss, they would follow her order, and they never lacked of money.
Seeing Gu Ning walking away, Shao Feifei, Gu Xiaoxiao and their friends' eyes were all full of disappointment and deep hatred.
Why? Why did Gu Ning suddenly become so powerful?