Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Gu Ning said then she immediately took off her backpack. She gave them the Fulushou jewelry to cheer them up.
“Let me see. Let me have a look!” Gu Qing was excited at once.
“Oh, I have jewelry as well?” Jiang Xu was surprised.
He didn’t care about jewelry, but it was from Gu Ning so he would take it with happiness.
“There is a word from our names inside the bracelets and pendants. And our Chinese zodiac signs are on the cover. You can choose your earrings according to your preference. Uncle, yours is the same,” Gu Ning said.
“Wow! It’s so beautiful!” Gu Qing was totally thrilled.
“Indeed! It’s so pretty!” Gu Man beamed.
Women could never resist the allure of jewelry, especially attractive jade jewelry.
Jiang Xinyue was still young so the jewelry wasn’t suitable for her yet, but she was happy to receive them as gifts. Gu Qing helped Jiang Xinyue put away her earrings and bracelet, and only left her pendant with her.
After the meal, Gu Ning went back to her room. She called An Guangyao, and asked him about the situation of Shenghua Real Estate.
An Guangyao replied, “Boss, I’ve already told the shareholders. There are seven shareholders, except me. Only three of them are willing to stay, and the rest are leaving.”
“Great, the funds are ready. I’ll be at the company tomorrow afternoon at two. We can sign the contract,” Gu Ning said.
“Sure,” An Guangyao answered.
The next day, Gu Ning ran to school as usual. This time, she didn’t meet Leng Shaoting, nor Xu Jinchen. Actually, Xu Jinchen and Leng Shaoting were running in the morning as well. They saw Gu Ning, but didn’t appear in her sight.
“Hey, why do you have to stop me since you don’t want to go over and say hi yourself?” Xu Jinchen planned to talk to Gu Ning, but was stopped by Leng Shaoting.
“Are you really free?” Leng Shaoting asked. Then before Xu Jinchen could say a word, he opened his mouth again. “If you’re free, run another 20 kilometers.”
“What? I didn’t say I…” Xu Jinchen argued. However, before he could finish, he received a cold look from Leng Shaoting. He immediately shut his mouth.
Why? How could Leng Shaoting be so cruel? He only wanted to talk to Gu Ning. Why should he be punished for that? In addition, he only did it to test Leng Shaoting. It seemed as if he could only gain his freedom by staying away from his boss.
Gu Ning and her friends ran back to their classrooms. They met Gu Xiaoxiao on the third floor. Gu Xiaoxiao was waiting for Gu Ning. Gu Ning clearly knew why Gu Xiaoxiao was here.
Seeing Gu Ning, Gu Xiaoxiao criticized her with anger, “Gu Ning, did you talk to Executive Le, and tell him to reject my dad’s proposal?”
Students around them immediately gathered.
“Gu Xiaoxiao, do you really believe I’m able to do that?” Gu Ning sneered.
“You’re merely a poor girl. You absolutely can’t do that,” Gu Xiaoxiao unconsciously replied.
“Since you don’t believe I have the ability, why do you think I did it?” Gu Ning asked with heavy sarcasm.
“I…” Gu Xiaoxiao then realized that she made a mistake.
However, even though she didn’t believe that Gu Ning was able to do that, she couldn’t think of anyone else who could have had done it.
Before Gu Xiaoxiao could say a word, Gu Ning said, “Gu Xiaoxiao, business is business. Executive Le will only choose the best proposal for the good of his company. Your father has run a business for so many years. How can he not understand that? If your father’s proposal has been rejected, it only proves your father’s proposal isn’t the best. Besides, if your father had been able to be the best, his assets would have been a couple hundred million yuan, instead of only a dozen million yuan.”
“You…” Gu Xiaoxiao was irritated by Gu Ning’s words. She knew Gu Ning’s words made sense, but she wasn’t willing to admit it.
“You know I’m telling the truth. If your father doesn’t understand it, his company will probably go bankrupt in the near future,” Gu Ning added.
“Gu Ning, how dare you curse my family!” Gu Xiaoxiao was in a rage.
“It’s the reality. Face it,” Gu Ning said airily.
“You…” Gu Xiaoxiao’s face turned red in anger, but she didn’t know how to argue back.
“Also, don’t blame me for everything. Just because I stay quiet doesn’t mean that I’m weak. If I’m going to act, you can’t afford the result,” Gu Ning warned her coldly. She then said good-bye to Chu Peihan and the others, leaving for her classroom with Yu Mixi.
Those onlookers all disliked Gu Xiaoxiao, which made her even angrier. Watching Gu Ning leaving, Gu Xiaoxiao wore a vicious face.
Gu Ning, I won’t let you get away with it. Let’s go and see!
In the first class, the head teacher announced the results of this monthly test.
Gu Ning was the top one in the grade this time. Except for her Chinese article which had deducted only one point, her other tests all gained full scores, which had never happened before.
The whole classroom was very surprised. No one would believe it.
“What? Gu Ning is the top one in our grade? Her Chinese article only got one point deducted, and her other tests all have full scores? How is it possible? Isn’t she always bad at studying?” Shao Feifei was the first one who expressed her doubts.
“Exactly! I don’t believe it. She must have cheated!” Wu Qingya added.
“Yes, I agree.”
The other classmates all doubted the result.
“Alright.” The head teacher stopped them. Although she couldn’t believe it herself, it was the truth. “She is the top one. And she is 36 points in front of the second. In addition, the teachers who were in the classroom all said that Gu Ning didn’t cheat. If you have time to question others, why don’t you spend more time on improving yourself?”
Many students were unhappy, but didn’t dare to say another word. The news was also announced in other classrooms. It arose many doubts too, especially Gu Xiaoxiao, Qin Zheng and their friends. They refused to believe it.
The three students who had always been the top three in their grade felt greatly displeased.
Usually, they were always the top three, but the top spot was grabbed by another student, who had been so bad at studying, out of blue. It was so hard for them to accept the truth.
