“This shall be it,” The Old Master said as he walked. “Gu Mang, go over to your Uncle’s during the winter break and study hard. If you face any issues, your uncle can give you some help too. It’s more convenient for your friends from the Lu family and Qin family to come and look for you too.”
The girl from the Qin family attended school early. Her age was about that of Lei Cong’s.
Gu Mang’s eyes were half closed as she looked at the Old Master. “Grandpa, I’m doing fine staying at the hostel.”
Old Master stopped and turned around. He stared at her firmly. “Gu Mang, are you disobeying even your grandpa?”
Gu Mang stopped as well and made eye contact with him nonchalantly. Her eyes seemed to hide the ferociousness of a beast.
“Grandpa, if you still wish for harmony between us, don’t mess with me.” She laughed. “I have a bad temper, you guys know that.”
The corner of the Old Master’s lips sunk. His breath gradually became heavier. “Gu Mang!”
“Is this how you speak to your grandpa?” Old Madam glared at her and pat Old Master on the back. “Apologize to your grandpa.”
Gu Mang laughed again. It was a deep and evil laughter. Yet the look in her eyes sent chills down the others’ spines. “Grandpa, you should take good care of yourself. There are so many issues going on, can you even manage all of them?”
No one had ever dared to speak to the Old Master like that. Gu Mang was the first. Everyone did not dare to breathe any heavier.
“My matters are still none of your businesses.” Gu Mang was still smiling and she wasn’t done speaking. She added, “Let’s not ruin the harmony between all of us.”
The Old Master pointed at her and clenched his teeth. “Y-You…”
He had not finished speaking when Gu Mang looked away and turned around. She raised her eyebrow and pressed down her baseball cap. Then she walked forward nonchalantly. Her mannerisms were unspeakably cool.
For a moment, they felt that when she looked away, she wasn’t just putting away her looks, but also a knife. They all felt a delusional feeling like they were sighing in relief. The children from the families who were fooling around previously seemed to notice that something was off and they stood silently beside their own parents. The remaining walk back was very silent and the Old Master did not speak again.
The expression on Lei Xiao and Xia Mingzhu’s face was sour. Gu Yin smirked in mockery. Gu Mang had never disappointed her before. When they returned to the small villa of the Gu family, it was almost 4pm. The restaurant in town delivered food for them.
The stiff atmosphere cooled down a little. Lei Xiao and Xia Mingzhu held the two elders as they went into the dining room.
“Dad, Gu Mang has always been like that. Don’t hold it against her,” Lei Xiao bit his lip and said.
The Old Master’s sharp eyes were very gloomy. “I want to see how far she can go with that little bit of reputation she’s getting in the entertainment industry!”
If she didn’t depend on the Lei family, who else could she rely on?!
Gu Mang stood in the yard. She was making a phone call to Sheng Ting.
“Guest appearance for a movie.” She repeated the five words casually with a cigarette between her fingers. A black fence was under her hand and she was leaning forward over it. One of her long legs was stepping on a flower vase.
“Sister Gu Mang, time to eat.” Lei Cong called for her from the door.
Her back was facing him. She waved with the cigarette in her hand to signal that she had heard him. Lei Cong watched the way that she smoked and he despised himself. He was a boy and yet he was not even as cool as a girl!
“Why are you eating so late?” Sheng Ting heard their conversation and asked.
“Went to sweep my parent’s tombs,” She answered simply. “Let’s talk about your matters first.”
Sheng Ting agreed. “About 5 shots, very few lines. Initially, they had confirmed their actress but the female celebrity got super popular in the past few days and she got better film offers, so we need you to fill in.”
Gu Mang raised her eyebrow. “Why me?”
