Chapter 11: First Bucket of Money
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"Thirty thousand? Are you kidding? I'll give you 50 thousand, young girl."
"Sixty thousand," another man bid.
"Seventy thousand."
"Eighty thousand."
…
"One hundred and twenty thousand!"
Everyone was shocked again. One hundred and twenty thousand for a blue and white porcelain bracelet from Ming and Qing Dynasty was way too much.
Gu Ning was shocked as well. This was her first time to sell an antique. She knew antiques were expensive, but the price was still a great surprise to her.
She thought forty thousand would be high enough, because the power of this bracelet wasn't strong. It wasn't worth too much because it had a short history.
One hundred and twenty thousand meant nothing for Gu Ning in her last lifetime, but for now, it was a huge amount of money.
In the end, Gu Ning sold the bracelet for 120 thousand yuan.
Although everyone felt surprised by the high price, only experts knew this bracelet was worth much more than that in the market.
A bracelet made of blue and white porcelain from Ming and Qing Dynasty, even from a broken one, was expensive.
Nowadays, a blue and white porcelain plate from Ming and Qing Dynasty was worth millions of yuan. The price of this bracelet wouldn't be lower than 200 thousand in the market.
Though Gu Ning wasn't experienced, and had no idea how much exactly this bracelet was worth, she wouldn't regret.
She needed money right now, and had no time to wait for a more generous buyer.
Besides, she didn't know how to put this bracelet into the market.
There was a designated bank in the antique market. One needed to go to the bank for the money.
Gu Ning didn't have a bank card, but her ID card, so she had one bank card on-site.
When she had received the money, she gave the bracelet to the buyer, and the service fee was transferred to the appraiser afterwards.
The service fee ranged from hundreds to thousands. It depended on the seller.
What Gu Ning had earned wasn't much in the antique industry, so she only needed to pay two thousand yuan.
But Gu Ning was generous, who directly paid the appraiser 10 thousand.
When she had left the bank, Gu Ning felt she was targeted.
The antique street wasn't a safe place with all kinds of people around. It was quite normal that she had become someone's target as soon as she had earn a large amount of money.
Gu Ning calmed down. She left the antique street without any delay.
The minute Gu Ning had left the street, several men, who had been stalking her rushed ahead to stop her.
Four hoodlums around 20 years old surrounded Gu Ning.
The others all ran away in fear, and no one was willing to help.
"Give us all your money, or I'll teach you a lesson." The head of those hoodlums, who has yellow hair threatened Gu Ning.
"Oh, how?" Gu Ning squinted, like she couldn't care less.
And the onlookers were surprised by Gu Ning being so calm.
Wasn't she scared? Was she pretending? Or, did she think anyone would help?
Those hoodlums were notorious around this area, and no one dared to be involved.
"Don't ever hope that someone would help you. Let me tell you, no one dare to. Just give me your money!" The man in yellow hair threatened once more.
Gu Ning knew no one would help her, because everyone had run away. However, she was confident she could easily beat those bad guys.
"Take it by yourself if you want." Gu Ning challenged him.
"You…" Those hoodlums was irritated at once.
"Great. Beat her!" The man with yellow hair ordered.
Then, two hoodlums ran to Gu Ning, trying to catch her.
But before they could come near her, Gu Ning kicked one man in the stomach. The man fell down on the ground in pain immediately.
Then, Gu Ning turned to another one, and punched him directly. The latter suffered at once.
The other two hoodlums were in shock now. It was beyond their imagination that a teenage girl could be so violent.
All of a sudden, a boy who rushed out nearby attacked the man in yellow hair. The man fell down instantly.
The only one, who was left alone standing there, escaped right away. Unfortunately, he ran too fast to recognize the direction, and hit a pole, then bounced back to the ground.
Gu Ning laughed out loud by this funny scene.
Right at this moment, the boy who had attacked the hoodlum in yellow hair ran to Gu Ning. He said in excitement, "Gu Ning, it is really you! I thought I was wrong. Wow, you're so good and beat down two men easily."
Gu Ning knew this boy. He was a senior from the top class in their high school. His name was Mu Ke.
Mu Ke was nearly 5'11" tall. He was a handsome and good-looking boy.
Gu Ning and Mu Ke were from different classes. She knew Mu Ke was Qin Zheng's classmate and they were good friends. Mu Ke also knew the truth behind she and Qin Zheng's relationship.
But Mu Ke was different from his friends. He was a good upright boy, and even told her secretly that Qin Zheng wasn't her Mr. Right.
But back then, Gu Ning had loved Qin Zheng so much. She wouldn't listen to anyone else.
Thinking of that, Gu Ning actually held a great opinion of Mu Ke.
"Thank you so much, Mu Ke." Gu Ning smiled to Mu Ke, and thanked him sincerely.
Though she was able to deal with it all on her own, Mu Ke had helped her indeed. She ought to thank him for that.
Gu Ning was a beautiful girl. She seemed ordinary only because she spent less time on appearance.
Gu Ning's smile had made Mu Ke flush.
"You're welcome. And I think even though I didn't helped you, they couldn't hurt you at all." Mu Ke was a little shy before Gu Ning.
"Anyway, thank you so much for helping me." Gu Ning said.
Suddenly, Mu Ke remembered something important. He looked at Gu Ning with astonishment, "Oh, I've heard Qin Zheng has broken up with you on Friday, and then you've caught by a car accident. How are you right now?"
Mu Ke had no intention to hurt Gu Ning's feelings. He really cared about her.
But he hadn't been there in person, so he had only heard of it.
He believed it was Qin Zheng's fault, but he had no right to get involved in his friend's personal relations.
Chapter 12: Gu Qing's Family
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Gu Ning's face changed a little, but not because of Mu Ke. She knew Mu Ke cared about her.
Thus Gu Ning asked him back for fun, "Do I look like I'm in a bad condition?"
Um.
Mu Ke was struck dumb. Gu Ning was absolutely fine and well. She seemed like nothing had happened at all. Or, she wouldn't have been able to knock down two grown-ups.
"That's great, and now you know what kind of a person he is. So…" Mu Ke intended to tell Gu Ning to give up any illusion on Qin Zheng, but he thought it wasn't his business after all.
"It'll never happen again. I've already given up on Qin Zheng." Gu Ning knew exactly what was on Mu Ke's mind. She didn't care at all.
"Great to hear that," Mu Ke felt relieved.
Mu Ke wasn't in love with Gu Ning actually. He just hated to see an innocent girl be bullied.
"It's late now. I have to go home," Gu Ning said.
"Sure, bye-bye," Mu Ke replied.
Since Gu Ning had made a lot of money today, so she took a taxi to go home.
Gu Ning wanted to buy a smartphone at first, but it was too late for that. She didn't want Gu Man to be worried, so she got home directly.
Indeed, Gu Man called her once when she was halfway, while it took Gu Ning another 20 minutes to be home.
The taxi line was shorter and faster than a bus, so Gu Ning had spent only 40 minutes on her way home.
A half less time than the bus.
When Gu Ning had arrived at her home, it was almost six pm. Gu Man had already prepared the dinner.
Gu Qing's family were here today too. They came to visit Gu Ning because she had just left the hospital.
Gu Ning's uncle named Jiang Xu, and her cousin called Jiang Xinyue.
"Ningning's home."
The minute Gu Ning walked in, Jiang Xu and Gu Qing welcomed her.
"Aunt, uncle and Xinyue, nice to meet you all," Gu Ning greeted them.
"Sister, nice to meet you too," Jiang Xinyue greeted Gu Ning. She was a shy girl.
Jiang Xinyue was 15 years old now. She was a third grade student in middle school, and a quiet girl of few words. Luckily, she wasn't as self-abased as the old Gu Ning. She was academic and had lots of friends.
Among the young generation in the Gu family, Jiang Xinyue only liked Gu Ning. For the rest, she had seen them through.
Jiang Xu was two years Gu Qing's senior, 45 years old, but looked older than his real age. He worked as a truck driver in a construction site. It was a labor work.
Jiang Xu earned thousands of yuan every month. With Gu Qing's salary, they lived a better life than Gu Ning and her mother.
However, the family of Gu Qing still lived on a tight budget. They were not able to buy a house, but lived in a rental one.
Though City F was a third-tier city, the house price wasn't low, especially in the downtown.
Even in the suburb, it cost at least hundreds of thousand yuan to buy a house for the whole family to live.
Jiang Xu's parents had passed away for a long time, so he didn't need to support his parents, but it was still very hard for him to save enough money because of expenditure on renting and tuition.
So it was a sky-high price for them.
As long as they had food to eat, clothes to wear, and their child could go to school, they felt happy.
Although the family of Gu Qing lived on a tight budget, they would help Gu Ning and Gu Man whenever they could.
When Gu Ning had been in hospital, the rest of the Gu family had ignored. Even when Gu Man had called them to borrow money, they all had rejected.
Only Gu Qing and Jiang Xu had visited Gu Ning. Moreover, they had given Gu Man all of their savings to help Gu Ning with the surgery.
Fortunately, Gu Ning had recovered at the end.
Gu Ning didn't want to tell Gu Man that she had earn a lot of money. She wanted to wait till she could afford a house.
And she surely would never forget the family of Gu Qing. She would also help them to live a good life when she became rich in the future.
Thinking of that, Gu Ning opened her mouth suddenly, "Mom, aunt, and uncle. I promise I'll let you live a good life when I become successful in the future."
Everyone was surprised by Gu Ning.
No matter if it was going to be true or not, they felt happy that Gu Ning cared about them.
And Gu Ning had just grown up, her future was still unpredictable.
"Great. We'll wait till the day come. Ningning, we believe you can be successful."
"Exactly, we all believe you."
Gu Qing and Jiang Xu was moved, and encouraged Gu Ning at the same time.
Gu Man then found out Gu Ning had changed. She was more outgoing now than before.
Because they really loved each other as family, they had a good time that day.
Lying on the bed before falling asleep, Gu Ning took out her notebooks to read.
Though Gu Ning was a good student in her previous incarnation, but not excellent enough. It was harder for Gu Ning in this incarnation to get into college. So, Gu Ning had to spend more time and energy on studying.
She opened her notebooks, reading them ten lines at one sight. The content had all deeply borne in her mind.
The Jade Eyes was really extraordinary.
…
The second day was Monday.
Gu Man had already call Gu Ning's head teacher for a few days leave due to her accident. Though Gu Ning was fine now, Gu Man still wanted her to stay at home.
But Gu Ning believed otherwise, she wanted to go the school.
Gu Man agreed at the end.
Gu Ning had encountered Shao Feifei yesterday. She didn't want her head teacher to know that she had recovered but wasn't willing to attend the classes.
Gu Ning didn't care about the difficulties. She just didn't want to get into any more trouble.
The first class was at 6:50 am. It took Gu Ning around 20 minutes to get to her school by bus. Normally, Gu Ning would get up at six o'clock in the morning.
Gu Man went to work at half past eight, because the factory wasn't far away. It took Gu Man half an hour on her way to work, so she left home at 7:40 am.
Thus, to let Gu Man have more sleep, Gu Ning never eat breakfast at home, but would have all her three meals at her school. She only went back home when the last class had been finished.
Chapter 13: Shameless People
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Gu Ning had a weekly allowance of one hundred yuan. It wasn't much, but for Gu Ning it was a lot.
When Gu Ning left her home, Gu Man gave her one hundred yuan.
Though Gu Ning had a lot of money now, she didn't want anyone to know that. She took the money from Gu Man as usual.
Gu Ning didn't take the bus, but ran to her school.
Because Gu Ning wasn't in good health, she needed to exercise. Gu Ning decided she would run to her school from now on, except on rainy days.
The No.3 High School of City F was a normal high school.
There were five high schools in City F. Only the No.1 High School was excellent, and the rest were all common.
Gu Ning had run for half an hour when she arrived at her school.
Gu Ning was weak indeed. Half an hour of running made her exhausted.
Gu Ning wanted to be strong, but she also knew it will take time to achieve her goal. So, she didn't want to push herself too hard. She wanted to accomplish it step by step.
Gu Ning had left her home earlier, so it was still 20 minutes before the first class. She decided to have her breakfast first.
She went to buy her breakfast, and finished on her way back.
"Gu Ning?"
The second Gu Ning walked into the teaching building, a male voice called her with uncertainty.
Gu Ning frowned tightly, because she knew who this familiar voice was. It was Qin Zheng.
She looked over. It was Qin Zheng indeed.
Qin Zheng was around 5'11" tall in a white T-shirt and jeans. He was a very handsome athletic boy, and popular among the girls.
But what he had done to Gu Ning was so shameless.
"What?" Gu Ning stayed emotionless, like the boy was merely a stranger to her.
Actually it was the truth. Though she had all the memories of Gu Ning, she was Tang Aining after all. Except Gu Man and the family of Gu Qing, the rest were all strangers to Gu Ning.
Even those relatives in the Gu Family, she wouldn't care about them.
Qin Zheng was the cause why Gu Ning had died, but Gu Ning had been reborn now. She had no intention to take revenge on him.
If they wouldn't find her any trouble, she would let it go, but if they would, Gu Ning would fight back.
Seeing Gu Ning, Qin Zheng was greatly surprised. Hadn't she been caught by a car accident? Why she looked so good now?
Due to his astonishment, Qin Zheng didn't realize Gu Ning's attitude towards him had changed. He asked, "Are, are you alright?"
Though Qin Zheng didn't like Gu Ning, he felt guilty about her accident.
"And then?" Gu Ning asked back.
"What?" Qin Zheng didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
Gu Ning snorted with laughter. She looked at Qin Zheng like he was an idiot, "Qin Zheng, are you blind? Can't you see that I'm standing here right before your eyes? I'm fine! Leave me alone!"
"You…"
Qin Zheng was displeased at once, because he had been humiliated. However, he was more surprised by Gu Ning's change. She was so brave and straightforward now, which was totally different from the old self-abased quiet Gu Ning.
Was this because of the car accident? She had changed a lot.
Yes, the soul had been exchanged, and the personality had changed as well.
"What?" Gu Ning said calmly, like she hadn't shouted at him at all.
"Bravo!" a loud female voice sounded. "Those shameless people build their happiness on others' suffering, and they're even proud of that."
The girl was in a school uniform with long straight hair. She had very beautiful features with big round eyes, thick lips, and looked cute.
But her behavior was so different from her appearance. She swaggered over in abrasive manners.
It was 10 minutes away from the first class. There were many students walking inside. The girl's words attracted much attention.
Qin Zheng was well-known in their high school for his good looks, excellent performance and rich family.
But, all those were in others' eyes. Only his closest friends knew what he was really liked.
If he was a real good boy, he wouldn't have chased Gu Xiaoxiao on a condition of hurting another innocent girl.
However, the onlookers all stood on Qin Zheng's side. They didn't believe that what had happened between Qin Zheng and Gu Ning was immoral. They thought it was interesting instead.
Only Mu Ke had warned Gu Ning.
And no one else, except them, knew the truth about what had happened. Qin Zheng hadn't allowed Gu Ning to tell others, because it had been a game from the beginning to the end.
If anyone else knew Qin Zheng had a girlfriend like Gu Ning, who was poor, self-abased and bad at studying, he would be humiliated.
"Chu Peihan, you…"
Qin Zheng was annoyed while the crowd was confused.
He wanted to argue back, but had no idea how to.
He knew in his heart that he had done something bad.
On the other side, Gu Ning frowned a little when she heard the name "Chu Peihan". She knew the girl was famous in school.
But the girl wasn't famous for anything good. She was always late for classes, involved in fights and so forth. She had received countless warnings.
Normally, she would have been expelled, but she was so good at studying and always be the top 40.
Moreover, she was from a powerful family, so she wasn't afraid of being expelled at all.
"Gee, don't be mad so easily. I didn't call your name after all." Chu Peihan laughed at Qin Zheng.
Chapter 14: Yu Mixi
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Chu Peihan's arrogant attitude made Qin Zheng be in a rage. He was speechless though, because Chu Peihan indeed hadn't called his name.
Qin Zheng knew it wasn't a wise decision to stay here longer.
He snorted, glared at Chu Peihan, and gave Gu Ning a complicated glance, then was gone.
"Ha, I thought he was brave. He's merely a boring coward." Chu Peihan felt bored when Qin Zheng left.
Qin Zheng hadn't gone far actually. He heard every word Chu Peihan had just said.
He was irritated, but tried his best to curb his anger.
Though Chu Peihan wasn't famous for anything good, Gu Ning liked her. She thought she was a good and funny girl.
At least, Chu Peihan was being real.
"Hey, is this the boy who you have loved? What a choice!" Chu Peihan raised her eyebrow with disdain.
The reason why Chu Peihan knew everything is because she had happened to see the scene when Qin Zheng had broken up with Gu Ning.
Though she strongly disagreed what Qin Zheng had done, she wasn't interested in getting involved.
She stood up for Gu Ning today only because she agreed with every word Gu Ning had just said to Qin Zheng.
"Well, I guess every girl will meet a bad boy when she's young and dumb," Gu Ning joked.
"Yeah, sure," Chu Peihan laughed.
"Oh, it's almost the time. Let's go to the classroom." Gu Ning ignored Chu Peihan, running away.
Chu Peihan followed up immediately, "I like what you've said, and I'll use it in the future."
Gu Ning didn't know what to say. Was she really enjoying swearing?
"Be my guest," Gu Ning replied.
"What else do you have?" Chu Peihan asked sincerely.
Gu Ning was speechless.
"Nothing," Gu Ning answered casually. She didn't want to be bothered any longer.
Chu Peihan pursed her lips, and closed her mouth.
Chu Peihan studied at the second classroom, while Gu Ning at the fourth classroom. Their classrooms were on the same floor.
After a while, both of them went up to the third floor.
Chu Peihan entered her classroom first, and said good-bye to Gu Ning.
In the fourth classroom of grade nine.
The minute Gu Ning walked in, she felt unfriendly sights right away.
She looked over. Shao Feifei was staring at her in an evil way. There were several other girls around her who glared at Gu Ning in the same way.
Yang Yulu shared a table with Shao Feifei, and the girl sat before them called Wu Qingya. Those three girls were always together. Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya were Shao Feifei's acolytes in fact, because they followed Shao Feifei's orders.
If Shao Feifei hated Gu Ning, they would do the same thing.
Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya was willing to be Shao Feifei's acolytes for a reason.
Shao Feifei was from a rich family, while Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya were from a normal family. They could have a relatively luxurious lifestyle as long as they followed Shao Feifei.
Moreover, if any rich boy picked them, they could change their life.
Shao Feifei's family only had millions of wealth, and wasn't the super rich family.
The super rich families would own hundreds of millions wealth.
If a family didn't have that much assets, they wouldn't be called the super rich.
But in normal people's eyes, Shao Feifei's family was rich enough.
The No. 3 High School was a common high school without many real rich young generation, so people like Shao Feifei was able to show off.
Seeing Gu Ning coming, Shao Feifei's sight turned eviler.
Shao Feifei was still angry about what had happened yesterday. Though she knew Gu Ning was different now, she wasn't scared of her.
In her eyes, Gu Ning was still the poor pathetic girl.
As for Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya, they were simply doing whatever Shao Feifei did.
Gu Ning ignored them instead. She couldn't care less about those ridiculous people.
She found her seat. It was at the back row.
"Gu Ning, so nice to meet you again. You didn't come to class yesterday. I'm worried." After Gu Ning had sat down, the girl beside her talked to her immediately.
Gu Ning barely had friends in her school, except this girl, Yu Mixi, who shared a desk with her.
Yu Mixi was also from a poor family. Her mother had been lying sick on the bed for many years. Her father ran a breakfast shop to support the whole family.
Yu Mixi's family was living on a tight budget as well, because of her mother's illness and her tuition fee.
Additionally, Yu Mixi's relatives disliked her family either. Those two poor girls ended up being good friends.
Facing Yu Mixi's kindness, Gu Ning was moved. She explained, "I didn't feel comfortable yesterday, so I didn't come."
"Oh, are you alright now?" Yu Mixi asked.
"I'm fine," Gu Ning replied.
"Good to hear that," Yu Mixi was relieved.
Gu Ning noticed her desk was clean today. She understood immediately that Yu Mixi had helped her. She felt grateful again.
It was 6:50, the first class began. The students were supposed to read out loud, which helped them to remember the content. Gu Ning was reading the book quietly.
Before long, the head teacher came.
The head teacher's name was Zhang Qiuhua. She was around 40 years old, and was a strict teacher. Most importantly, she treated every student equally, no matter if the student was from a poor or a rich family.
Gu Ning liked this teacher.
Zhang Qiuhua stood in the front of the classroom.
When her sight fell on Gu Ning, she was surprised, "Gu Ning, come out with me."
Then, Zhang Qiuhua stepped out of the classroom first.
Chapter 15: Do You Have A Crush on Me?
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Seeing Gu Ning asked out by Zhang Qiuhua, everyone was looking at her. Some were puzzled, and some gloated, especially Shao Feifei and her friends. Shao Feifei believed the head teacher was going to blame Gu Ning for her yesterday's absence.
Only Gu Ning stayed calm, and she knew the real intention of her head teacher.
"Gu Ning…"
Yu Mixi called her with worry.
"It's fine." Gu Ning gave her a glance to comfort her.
"Professor Zhang, nice to see you again," Gu Ning greeted Zhang Qiuhua politely.
"Gu Ning, your mother told me that you were in a car accident, and needed a surgery. How could you be alright all of a sudden?" Zhang Qiuhua asked with doubt.
The day before yesterday, Gu Man had just called Zhang Qiuhua and told her Gu Ning had been caught by a car accident, but Gu Ning showed up as usual in school today, everyone would ask what had actually happened.
Gu Ning understood that, so she explained, "I did have a car accident. My brain has been damaged and I fell into unconsciousness. The doctor said there was blood congestion in my brain and must be cleaned out by surgery. However, I woke up the next day, and the blood congestion was gone. So I'm fine now."
Zhang Qiuhua thought it was so unbelievable, but she didn't ask further. Miracles could happen.
"I'm glad you're fine, but you need to take care of yourself. If you feel uncomfortable, just let me know. Now, you can go back." Zhang Qiuhua said. She cared about her student, especially she just had recovered from a car accident.
"Thank you so much," Gu Ning thanked her teacher, then went back to classroom.
The minute Gu Ning was back, everyone's sight fell on her again. They all wanted to know whether Zhang Qiuhua had criticized her.
However, Gu Ning looked the same as usual. Nothing was different.
Shao Feifei and her friends felt upset. Hadn't Zhang Qiuhua criticized Gu Ning?
Or, Gu Ning was merely pretending that everything was fine.
Exactly, she must be pretending. Zhang Qiuhua must had strongly criticized her!
But Shao Feifei still felt uncomfortable to see that Gu Ning didn't wear a sad face.
"Gu Ning, are you alright?" Yu Mixi asked immediately when Gu Ning sat down.
"I'm fine," Gu Ning smiled.
Yu Mixi was relieved seeing Gu Ning was really fine. She continued to read when Zhang Qiuhua walked in.
After a while, Yu Mixi finally realized that Gu Ning was different, but she didn't know where and why.
Gu Ning, on the other side, focused on her books. She read and flipped fast, bearing the context in her mind.
Shao Feifei paid her attention to Gu Ning once in a while. She saw how fast Gu Ning read a book. "Look at Gu Ning, she's so good in pretending. How could she read a word by flipping so fast! And she even pretends to be a good student." Shao Feifei said to Yang Yulu.
"Exactly, she's pretending to be a good student." Yang Yulu agreed.
Shao Feifei intended to cause trouble when the class was over.
"Yulu, Qingya, let me tell you something." Shao Feifei called Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya, but her voice was loud enough to let everyone in the classroom hear it clearly.
Everyone instantly knew what was going to happen next, and they have all their ears on them.
"Please tell us!" Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya cooperated actively.
"I met somebody, who's too poor to afford a meal in a jewelry store yesterday. She was disliked because she didn't have much money. And she even said the jewelry of another person were fake. Wasn't she being so jealous of the rich?" Shao Feifei talked to Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya, while watching at Gu Ning all the time. It was apparent that the "somebody" in her story was precisely Gu Ning.
No one doubted Shao Feifei, but looked over at Gu Ning with disdain.
Though many of them weren't from a rich family, they lived a much better life than Gu Ning. Moreover, none of them dared to walk in a jewelry store, which was the rich people's place.
"Of course she was jealous of the rich." Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya responded in a perfect accord.
Yu Mixi glanced at Gu Ning with worry. She knew Gu Ning was not like that, and was mad at the other's behavior.
Especially Shao Feifei and her friends, they were all bullies.
Wasn't a jewelry store open to anyone? Who said the poor couldn't walk in a jewelry store? And why did someone has to buy something once he or she walked in a jewelry store?
But Yu Mixi was too weak to argue back. She only kept the anger to herself.
"Well, I think somebody does have a good appearance. If she can't buy it on her own, she can find herself a sugar daddy. As long as her sugar daddy is pleased, she's able to buy one then." Shao Feifei added.
Hearing this, everyone stared at Gu Ning in a strange way, like she had already found herself a sugar daddy.
Even Gu Ning herself was displeased now. She threw a cold look at Shao Feifei. The latter felt threatened at once.
But a few seconds later, Shao Feifei felt she had been humiliated, and was annoyed. She yelled at Gu Ning, "What do you think you are? I'm not talking about you. If you're willing to admit, be my guest!"
"Oh, have I admitted that you're talking about me? I'm just curious why do you keep looking at me while you're telling the story? Do you have a crush on me? Sorry to tell you, I only like boys." Gu Ning wore a serious face while she was joking.
"Ha-ha."
"Ha-ha, Ha-ha."
Everyone laughed out loud, which made Shao Feifei feel embarrassed. She hit the desk with a snap sound, shouting at Gu Ning, "Gu Ning, shut your mouth! You're literally shameless! I don't like you. If you dare to say it again, I'll tear you mouth apart!"
While saying this, Shao Feifei seemed she was ready to fight.
"Gu Ning, you're a shameless girl, and stay away from Feifei!" Yang Yulu helped Shao Feifei, and glared at Gu Ning.
"Exactly, Gu Ning, how could you be so shameless!" Wu Qingya followed up with an evil face.
"Gu Ning…" Yu Mixi called her with concern, trying to stop her from standing up against Shao Feifei.
But before she could say it, Gu Ning stopped her by a glance.
Gu Ning knew Yu Mixi was worried about her, but she was different now. She wasn't scared of Shao Feifei any longer.
And she wanted to deal with her issues by herself.
Chapter 16: Beat Shao Feifei
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She hoped her real friends would understand her instead of questioning her decisions.
Gu Ning decided to talk to Yu Mixi later about that.
It was the first time that Yu Mixi had seen Gu Ning being so aggressive and brave. She closed her mouth and stayed quiet.
Facing Shao Feifei and her two helpers, Gu Ning stayed calm, "Then you tell me why did you look at me all the time while you were telling the story?"
Gu Ning did it on purpose to irritate Shao Feifei. Shao Feifei immediately argued back with intense dislike, "Because the somebody was you! Do you want to deny it? You're poor and you dare to walk in a jewelry store. You couldn't afford anything in there, and you were jealous of those who could. If you want a piece of jewelry, take my advice and find yourself a sugar daddy, probably your sugar daddy…"
Shao Feifei stopped all of a sudden, because her mouth was stuck by a ball of paper. The paper ball was exactly thrown by Gu Ning in a quick, violent and accurate way.
Everyone was struck dumb with amazement.
"What? What has happened? Did Gu Ning just throw a paper ball into Shao Feifei's mouth from three meters away?"
"Yes, I'm sure you're right."
"Really? It couldn't be true! It must be a coincidence."
"Probably."
The rest remained speechless..
Everyone was shocked, but believed it was merely a coincidence.
Shao Feifei almost swallowed the paper ball down, and felt disgusted. She spat the ball out at once, roaring in anger to Gu Ning, "You bitch! How dare you!"
Gu Ning didn't say a word, but approached Shao Feifei step by step. She stared straight at Shao Feifei, which frightened Shao Feifei.
Gu Ning walked to Shao Feifei and soon she's in front of her. Before Shao Feifei was able to react, she raised her hand and slapped Shao Feifei across the face.
"Bam." A loud snap sound. Everyone was more than shocked now.
Gu Ning beat Shao Feifei?
Not only had Gu Ning hit Shao Feifei, she also had hit her with great force. Shao Feifei was slapped dumb with a mark of palm on her face.
"Gu Ning, you're so rude and unkind. How could you hit Shao Feifei!" At that moment, Yang Chengjun argued, like it was all Gu Ning's fault.
Everybody knew Yang Chengjun liked Shao Feifei, and he would stand up for her no matter what she had done.
Unfortunately, Shao Feifei didn't like him.
Though Yang Chengjun was tall and handsome, he was from an ordinary family. Shao Feifei wouldn't like a boy from a much poorer family than hers.
But Shao Feifei enjoyed the feeling that she was protected by somebody, which showed she was charismatic. Shao Feifei would not reject Yang Chengjun neither.
Probably Yang Chengjun still believed he had a chance, or he was merely enjoying chasing. He never gave up on Shao Feifei.
"Wasn't she being so rude to humiliate me?" Gu Ning asked back.
"But she didn't hit you," Yang Chengjun argued.
"Then I can humiliate her as well?" Gu Ning sneered.
"You…"
Suddenly, Shao Feifei shouted out, "Gu Ning, how dare you beat me! You're a bitch!"
Shao Feifei swore at Gu Ning and raised her hand. Before her hand fell down, Gu Ning caught it in the air.
Everyone was astonished by Gu Ning's speed. She was able to catch Shao Feifei's hand so quickly.
"You…"
"If you dare to call me bitch any more, I'll let you suffer more than a slap." Gu Ning warned coldly. Shao Feifei felt the pressure immediately. She looked at Gu Ning with her mouth shut.
The rest of the students in the classroom all remained silent. Nobody dared to utter a word.
Gu Ning loosened Shao Feifei's hand, returning back to her seat.
After a few seconds, Shao Feifei realized she had been hit and humiliated by Gu Ning. She tried to win back.
"Gu Ning, do you want to get away with it like that?" Shao Feifei shouted again. She threw a bottle of water on her desk to Gu Ning's head.
Seeing this, almost everyone waited to witness another drama.
Though they found Gu Ning was different and became brave as well as persuasive, they still had a very low opinion of her.
In their eyes, no matter how Gu Ning had changed, she wasn't able to change the fact that she was from a poor family without any influence.
As for Shao Feifei, she was born in a rich powerful family. Gu Ning was doomed to fail in the end.
It was so easy for Shao Feifei's family to deal with such a little trouble like Gu Ning.
So, what Gu Ning had done only raised dislike.
Unexpectedly, Gu Ning turned around, hitting the bottle of water back at Shao Feifei. The bottle knocked straight on Shao Feifei's forehead. Her forehead was already starting to swell.
Once again, everyone was amazed.
If Gu Ning had done it by chance the last time, then she must has aimed at Shao Feifei this time.
Now, everyone's opinion of Gu Ning began to change.
At short notice, Shao Feifei cried out.
"Feifei…" Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya ran to check Shao Feifei's injury.
"Gu Ning, you…" Yang Chengjun was annoyed. He clenched his fists, and was likely to fight with Gu Ning.
Right at this moment, the head teacher came in.
"What happened?" the head teacher asked seriously.
Seeing the head teacher was here, Yang Chengjun immediately replied, "It's Gu Ning. She slapped and hit Shao Feifei!"
Chapter 17: Ain't Afraid of Shao Feifei
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Yang Chengjun wanted to have a preemptive strike on Gu Ning, but he forgot that the head teacher never jumped to conclusions without knowing all the facts.
So, the head teacher turned to Gu Ning and inquired, "Gu Ning, can you explain all of that?"
"Yes, I admit that I've hit Shao Feifei, only because she has insulted me first. I went to a jewelry store yesterday. I just wanted to take a look, but she humiliated me for being poor. And today, she laughed at me in front of everyone, saying I needed to find myself a sugar daddy. I simply used a ball of paper to shut her mouth, then she called me bitch. I was so irritated, and slapped her. She threw a bottle of water to me afterwards. I raised my hand to protect myself. Unexpectedly, the bottle of water flew right back at her, and hit her forehead. That's all." Gu Ning answered. She did tell the truth, but didn't say that she deliberately had aimed at Shao Feifei to hit her by the bottle of water.
Gu Ning think there was no need to hide.
The head teacher was more than disappointed now. She turned to Shao Feifei, "Is it true?"
"I…" Shao Feifei wanted to argue, but she was afraid of the head teacher. She didn't say anything at the end, but lowered her head.
Yang Chengjun, Wu Qingya and Yang Yulu remained quiet as well. They all didn't want to get into trouble.
Now, the head teacher knew what really had happened.
"It was Shao Feifei's fault to insult Gu Ning at first, then it was Gu Ning's fault to hit Shao Feifei back. Since you both have made mistakes, you either both receive a punishment or forgive each other. You can choose." The head teacher decided to let them make the choice themselves.
Punishment couldn't solve every problem. Their attitude mattered most.
The head teacher didn't care whether they would fight again, as long as they didn't fight in the school.
Gu Ning agreed. That was exactly what she wanted.
So she said to Shao Feifei casually, "Shao Feifei, you can choose. Whatever you want. I don't mind."
Shao Feifei thought it was a challenge though. She was angry, and glared at Gu Ning.
Shao Feifei absolutely would not forgive Gu Ning. She was the one who had been injured after all. However, she didn't want to be punished neither.
Thus, even though Shao Feifei was annoyed, she had to call it an end.
But she promised to herself that she would beat Gu Ning one day in the future.
"Alright, Shao Feifei was hurt, and must go to the infirmary now," the head teacher said.
Then, accompanied by Yang Yulu, Shao Feifei went to the infirmary. Yang Chengjun glared at Gu Ning before he went back to his seat. The second class began.
There were few people outside. Shao Feifei said with anger, "Gu Ning, let's go and see! I'll definitely pay you back!"
"Sure! We must teach Gu Ning a lesson," Yang Yulu agreed immediately.
The head teacher taught math. She was a strict teacher, and no one dared to zone out.
Gu Ning focused on the class as well. Though she owned the Jade Eyes, she needed to learn.
Luckily, she was a good student in her last incarnation. It wasn't difficult for her to learn.
As for Yu Mixi, she was still worried during the whole class. She felt slightly uncomfortable about Gu Ning's change, but she was more concerned that Shao Feifei would revenge on Gu Ning.
At last, the class was over. Yu Mixi asked Gu Ning at once, "Gu Ning, you've had bad blood with Shao Feifei. Aren't you afraid…"
Before Yu Mixi could finish, Gu Ning interrupted her.
Gu Ning wore a serious face. She said in a low voice, "Mixi, I know you care about me, but I just want to let you know staying quiet and weak won't help you with anything. I've had enough, and I don't think Shao Feifei is able to hurt me."
"If you're scared of her, you can stay away from me. I won't blame you. If you're still willing to be my friend, then get used to my changes. And I do hope you can change as well. You need to say no to whatever you dislike. You need to fight back against unfairness. Most importantly, you need to fight for what you want. I'm not going to force you to. It's all up to you."
Gu Ning would not force Yu Mixi to change. She just wanted to help.
What Gu Ning had said literally shocked Yu Mixi.
She thought Gu Ning was right. If you were always weak and quiet, nobody would care about your real feelings.
Seeing Gu Ning being so outgoing and confident, Yu Mixi was encouraged. She wanted to change too.
Though she was still afraid of Shao Feifei, she wasn't willing to stay quiet and weak any longer. She wanted to live for herself. She would say no to her dislikes, fight against the unfairness, and fight for what she loved.
Yu Mixi had the answer in her heart, but she couldn't help doubting herself, "Gu Ning, you're right. Being weak and quiet won't help us with anything. I hate to be humiliated any more. I want to change, but can I?"
"As long as you want to, then you absolutely can," Gu Ning said.
Yu Mixi was determined now, "I will."
"Mixi, since you're my friend, I promise if you need me, I'll spare no effort to help you. And I hate betrayal. Please tell me directly if you don't want to be my friend, instead of hurting me for benefits." Gu Ning said, warned and promised at the same time.
Chapter 18: Gu Xiaoxiao
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Facing Gu Ning's warning and promise, Yu Mixi replied with honesty, "Gu Ning, I cherish our friendship."
Yes, though Yu Mixi was self-abased, she knew what was loyalty. Once she had taken somebody as her friend, she wouldn't betray.
"Great, I believe you," Gu Ning smiled lightly. For this time, Gu Ning sincerely took Yu Mixi as her friend.
It wasn't easy for Gu Ning to trust someone, but as long as she decided to, she would take it seriously.
Gu Ning of course wouldn't tell her friend everything, but she wouldn't hurt her friend either. She was always willing to help her friend.
During this morning, Shao Feifei, Yang Yulu, Wu Qingya and Yang Chengjun all glared at Gu Ning with hatred.
Gu Ning knew Shao Feifei wouldn't give up, but she wasn't afraid at all. She was different now.
When they had finished morning classes, Gu Ning and Yu Mixi left the classroom. They went straight to the canteen. Fortunately, Shao Feifei didn't find them any trouble.
But the minute Gu Ning walked out of the teaching building, she was stopped by a girl.
The girl was Gu Xiaoxiao, Gu Ning's cousin, who was one of the causes of Gu Ning's "death".
Though Gu Xiaoxiao wasn't as pretty as Gu Ning, she had good features, otherwise Qin Zheng wouldn't have fallen in love with her.
Moreover, Gu Xiaoxiao was from a rich family.
Although the Qin Family has the power and some money, it wasn't enough.
They needed more money to achieve their goals.
"Gu Ning, I didn't expect you could survive." Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of hatred and unkindness. She had had nightmares for two days after she had witnessed the car accident.
But when she heard the news from Qin Zheng this morning that Gu Ning had survived, her hatred grew deeper.
She had suffered from nightmares for two days, while Gu Ning was fine and healthy. Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't stand the truth.
Gu Xiaoxiao was a selfish girl who only cared about herself. In her eyes, it was all Gu Ning's fault.
"If I really died because of that car accident, aren't you afraid that I'm going to find you as a ghost?" Gu Ning stared at Gu Xiaoxiao with a fake smile on her face.
Gu Ning knew Gu Xiaoxiao must be terrified, and had two terrible days because of the car accident.
Of course, Gu Xiaoxiao didn't feel guilty at all. She was merely scared.
"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao's face changed. Gu Ning had hit the point apparently.
Though Gu Xiaoxiao was annoyed, she didn't want to mention the car accident any more. "Gu Ning, Qin Zheng never liked you anyway. You're no longer his girlfriend. So please stay away from him, and don't embarrass yourself." Gu Xiaoxiao said to Gu Ning.
Gu Xiaoxiao was being proud like she was the winner. She just wanted to hurt Gu Ning. She wanted to see Gu Ning being sad and miserable.
Unfortunately, Gu Ning had already changed. She would not be hurt, but instead felt disgusted.
And in Gu Ning's eyes, Gu Xiaoxiao was merely a joke.
"I don't want such a terrible boy like him at all. Only girls like you will find him attractive. Disgusting!" Gu Ning argued.
"What?" Gu Xiaoxiao was surprised. She couldn't believe what she had just heard from Gu Ning.
She said she disliked Qin Zheng, and even thought he was terrible?
Gu Xiaoxiao wouldn't believe it.
Gu Ning must be pretending that she didn't care.
Gu Xiaoxiao responded afterwards, "Gu Ning, keep lying to yourself. Do you really think I'll believe you?"
"Believe it or not, I don't care." Gu Ning couldn't care less about Gu Xiaoxiao.
Then, she walked away directly.
"You…"
Gu Xiaoxiao was irritated. She wanted to catch Gu Ning and argued back, but had to give up because she was waiting for Qin Zheng.
After a while, Gu Xiaoxiao suddenly realized Gu Ning was a little different now.
In the past, Gu Ning would never argue back. However, she was so aggressive now.
Had her personality changed after the car accident?
When they had walked away, Yu Mixi looked at Gu Ning once in a while. She seemed she had something to say.
"Just tell me what do you want to say," Gu Ning asked first.
Though Gu Ning actually knew what Yu Mixi wanted to know, she still intended to let Yu Mixi ask out herself.
After a few seconds, Yu Mixi couldn't help but inquire, "Gu Ning, have you really been with Qin Zheng?"
It was beyond Yu Mixi's imagination that Qin Zheng would be with Gu Ning. The two were from hugely different backgrounds.
Yu Mixi was curious.
"Kind of. Gu Xiaoxiao wanted to humiliate me, so she let Qin Zheng chase me, then dumped me after two months. She merely wanted to see me being a joke. So I don't think I really have been with him." Gu Ning didn't hide. She told the truth.
"What?" Yu Mixi was shocked. Then she felt aggrieved for Gu Ning, "They're just a bunch of bullies. How could they do that to you!"
Yu Mixi felt sorry for Gu Ning, and also felt guilty for she couldn't do anything for her friend.
"It's fine. It's an old story. I'm good now," Gu Ning comforted Yu Mixi.
Yu Mixi took a look at Gu Ning, making sure she was actually good. Then Yu Mixi felt better. "Did, did he take advantage of you?" Yu Mixi asked later.
"No, we even didn't walk hand in hand," Gu Ning replied.
Yes, they even hadn't walked hand in hand, let alone other intimate behaviors.
Qin Zheng never liked Gu Ning. Their relationship was merely a game. Qin Zheng would never touch Gu Ning.
"Great," Yu Mixi was relieved.
Gu Ning smiled, but didn't explain further. She thought Yu Mixi was a lovely friend.
When they finally arrived at the canteen, Yu Mixi went to take food, but asked Gu Ning to stay on her seat.
Gu Ning knew Yu Mixi wanted to buy her lunch in case she would eat a beamed bun as usual.
But Gu Ning rejected.
Chapter 19: Humiliation from Chen Ziyao
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"This meal is on me. Let me tell you a secret. I've picked up some money on a road. It was said that you must share the money that you accidentally picked up with someone else, or you'll have bad luck." Gu Ning lied to Yu Mixi with the same old excuse.
���Really? That's great. Then this time is on you. I'll buy you a meal this afternoon." Yu Mixi didn't reject this time. She also had heard the old saying.
The canteen had two floors. The first floor was for the public, providing cheap and not delicious food. The food was made in a large amount every time. Taste wasn't the first priority, as long as the food was cooked.
The second floor was a private dining place. You could order whatever you wanted first, then the cook would cook for you one by one. Accordingly, the price was much higher.
If you dined in the public cafeteria, 10 yuan would be enough. However, if you dined in the private cafeteria, a hundred yuan were barely enough.
So when Gu Ning proposed to have their meal on the second floor, Yu Mixi immediately refused.
Gu Ning wouldn't listen to her, and walked to the second floor directly. Yu Mixi then had to follow up.
Though the students in the private cafeteria weren't as many as the students in the public cafeteria, the second floor was mostly occupied, because there were lots of rich kids.
The second Gu Ning and her friend went upstairs, an unkind female voice sounded, "Gee, isn't this Gu Ning from the fourth classroom? Isn't she the well-known poor student? Why is she here?"
Gu Ning actually wasn't famous at all. Only her classmates or Gu Xiaoxiao and Qin Zheng's friends knew her.
The girl had already mentioned Gu Ning was from the fourth classroom, which meant she wasn't Gu Ning's classmate. The girl also couldn't be Qin Zheng's acquaintance.
Gu Ning was sure that she must be a friend of Gu Xiaoxiao's.
Gu Ning had no intention to argue back. She looked over at the girl. The girl was exactly Gu Xiaoxiao's good friend. Her name was Chen Ziyao. She was a senior from the second classroom.
Chen Ziyao was born in a rich family as well. Her father, who had dozens of millions of assets, was a director of a famous real estate corporation.
The corporation Chen Ziyao's father worked for was in close cooperation with the company Gu Xiaoxiao's father worked for. They gathered together often. Chen Ziyao and Gu Xiaoxiao became good friends naturally.
Chen Ziyao also knew what had happened between Gu Ning and Qin Zheng. However, Gu Xiaoxiao and Qin Zheng had asked her to keep the truth to herself, so she never told anyone.
Gu Ning just gave her a glance, then ignored her. She went to an empty table with Yu Mixi, starting to order.
Gu Ning ignored Chen Ziyao, but in Chen Ziyao's eyes, Gu Ning was a coward. She was used to laughing at Gu Ning all the time, and Gu Ning never had argued back.
"I think she probably has picked up money on a road," a girl who sat beside Chen Ziyao added. They never miss any chance to make fun of Gu Ning.
Yu Mixi, on the other side, was surprised that the girl knew the fact.
Seeing Yu Mixi's face, Gu Ning didn't know how to explain.
Before long, Gu Ning had finished their order.
It was the best meal they ever had in school for all those years.
"Gu Ning, isn't this too much?" Yu Mixi asked. They had spent almost two hundred yuan. If they ate in the public cafeteria, two hundred yuan were totally enough for a week.
"Don't worry, it's nothing." Gu Ning replied.
Yu Mixi then closed her mouth.
"Oh, let me see what do you two poor little girl have today." Chen Ziyao stood up, walking towards Gu Ning. She assumed Gu Ning and Yu Mixi must be too poor to have something really good.
Only those rich girls who were bored would enjoy making fun of others.
The minute Chen Ziyao came over, Gu Ning put away the bill. She stood up and went to the cook. Gu Ning directly ignored Chen Ziyao again.
Chen Ziyao was displeased. She reached out to grab the bill.
However, Gu Ning wouldn't allow her to do that.
Gu Ning moved slightly away. Chen Ziyao grabbed nothing but air. She felt embarrassed, shouting at Gu Ning afterwards, "Gu Ning, how dare you to escape!"
Chen Ziyao's angry voice raised attention from many students.
Gu Ning ignored Chen Ziyao earlier because she didn't want to get into trouble, but now the trouble found her, Gu Ning decided to face it.
She stopped, looking straight at Chen Ziyao, "Why not?"
Chen Ziyao was struck dumb suddenly. She didn't expect Gu Ning would argue back.
In Chen Ziyao's eyes, Gu Ning was merely a poor weak miserable girl. She could bully Gu Ning whenever and wherever she wanted.
But now everything was different. Gu Ning even argued her back in front of everyone. Chen Ziyao felt shamed, "Gu Ning, you know you're a poor girl and have no right to fight against me!"
"What's wrong with me being a poor girl? It's none of your business. You have no right to stand in my way!" Gu Ning argued again. She never liked Chen Ziyao.
"You…" Chen Ziyao was annoyed.
Actually Chen Ziyao did have no right to stand in others' way. Now, the onlookers all believed Chen Ziyao had shamed herself.
Amid everyone's dislike, Chen Ziyao was more than irritated.
She knew she had no right to stand in Gu Ning's way, but she was so used to making fun of Gu Ning. Chen Ziyao couldn't accept the fact that Gu Ning had stood up against her.
Therefore, Chen Ziyao didn't give up, "Gu Ning, do you know your mother was pregnant before getting married? You're merely a bastard without a father…"
Chapter 20: Hit Chen Ziyao
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"Bam."
Before Chen Ziyao was able to finish, she was slapped heavily on the face. This time was much heavier than last time on Shao Feifei's face.
What Chen Ziyao had said completely irritated Gu Ning.
Not only had Chen Ziyao humiliated Gu Ning, but also had humiliated her mother, which was absolutely unbearable.
Chen Ziyao was hit dumb, and didn't know what to do next all of a sudden.
It was beyond her imagination that Gu Ning had the nerve to hit her.
Everyone was also shocked by what had happened, but no one disagreed.
Though some of them disliked Gu Ning when they found out her background, they all believed it was rude to humiliate Gu Ning in that way.
Not everyone would make fun of other people's pain.
"Gu Ning, how dare you hit me!" Chen Ziyao finally realized what she had got. She raised her hand, trying to beat Gu Ning.
However, the second she raised her hand, she was caught tightly by Gu Ning. Chen Ziyao was in pain immediately, but unable to run away.
"Gu Ning, let me go!" Chen Ziyao's face changed because of the pain.
Gu Ning didn't let her go. She looked coldly at Chen Ziyao. Her sight was like an icy sword on Chen Ziyao's neck. Chen Ziyao felt threatened at once with horror on her face.
Chen Ziyao was even trembling under the pressure of Gu Ning.
Everyone was also astonished by Gu Ning's power. The private cafeteria was quiet like death all of a sudden.
Gu Ning opened her mouth, "Chen Ziyao, I don't think I have ever hurt you. Why couldn't you stop doing this to me? Do you really think I'll let you get away with it when you've humiliated my mother before my face?"
Then, Gu Ning threw Chen Ziyao away by her hand. Chen Ziyao stumbled, and almost fell.
The girl, who was with Chen Ziyao, didn't dare to say a word.
Chen Ziyao herself was still in a shock.
At the same time, Gu Xiaoxiao and her friends had just showed up on the second floor. They saw there was a crowd nearby, and were curious.
They walked near, then found out Gu Ning and Chen Ziyao were in the center of the crowd.
Gu Xiaoxiao immediately shoved through to the center. There was a swollen red palm mark on Chen Ziyao's cheek. Gu Xiaoxiao was mad at once, "Ziyao, what has happened?"
Chen Ziyao heard Gu Xiaoxiao's voice, then got her mind back. Though she was scared of Gu Ning now, she was full of anger.
But Chen Ziyao didn't know what to say now, she only glared at Gu Ning with anger, which was a response to Gu Xiaoxiao's question.
Now, Gu Xiaoxiao knew Gu Ning had hit Chen Ziyao. She found it hard to believe that Gu Ning had done that, but she shouted at Gu Ning at once, "Gu Ning, how dare you hit Ziyao? Are you insane?"
"What? Gu Ning hit Chen Ziyao? That's ridiculous."
A boy named Zhang Yiming, who was with Qin Zheng, suddenly said out loud. He couldn't believe it was the fact.
Exactly, they all knew what kind of a girl Gu Ning was. Gu Ning was always weak, quiet, self-abased and never ever dared to argue with another person. It was impossible that Gu Ning had hit Chen Ziyao.
"Indeed, I don't believe it neither," another boy called Fu Mingliang agreed.
While Qin Zheng believed it.
"Yes, I did hit Chen Ziyao, so what?" Gu Ning admitted in front of everyone, then she turned to Gu Xiaoxiao, "It's none of your business."
Hearing this, Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang were both astonished.
What? She really hit Chen Ziyao? How was it possible?
"You…" Gu Xiaoxiao was annoyed. She was angry that Gu Ning dared to argue with her in public, "Ziyao is my friend, It is my business."
"Wow!" Gu Ning sneered, "So what are you gonna do?"
"You have to pay for what you've done. You either knock your head on the ground for 10 times, or let Ziyao hit you back on the face for 10 times," Gu Xiaoxiao said with pure unkindness.
Everyone held their breath after that.
10 times? Gu Xiaoxiao was so cold-blooded. It was Chen Ziyao who had humiliated Gu Ning first.
Suddenly, everyone had a different opinion of Gu Xiaoxiao.
Qin Zheng and his friends frowned with dissatisfaction too. They also thought it was too over. However, Qin Zheng still remembered what Gu Ning had done to him this morning, so he didn't stop Gu Xiaoxiao.
As for Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang, both of them lacked of sympathy. They all came to have fun.
Moreover, they were also curious about what Gu Ning would do next after she had hit Chen Ziyao.
"Oh, Gu Ning, it's you again. How come everyone wants to cause you trouble? You're pathetic."
Before Gu Ning could say a word, a female voice sounded first in an ironic way, but without any unkindness.
Gu Ning knew who this girl was when she heard her voice. It must be Chu Peihan!
Indeed, it was Chu Peihan.
Chu Peihan walked over with her hands in pockets, like a hoodlum.
Everyone immediately stepped away and let her go through. They seemed scared of her.
Chu Peihan was a widely-known bad girl in their school. She was skillful at fighting, so no one dared to annoy her.
Even Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao were willing to stay away from Chu Peihan.
Thus, when Chu Peihan showed up, Gu Xiaoxiao and Chen Ziyao lowered their voices at once.
Qin Zheng, Zhang Yiming and Fu Mingliang weren't afraid of Chu Peihan though, they knew Chu Peihan was from a powerful family, and wouldn't stand up against her normally.
Though Qin Zheng had been humiliated by Chu Peihan this morning and hated her, he didn't want to fight with her.