Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder's Record of Counterattacks

by Little Merger

Ning Shu had dropped dead. But in a burst of good fortune she became a task-taker in charge of counterattacking for pitiful cannon fodder. Thus, Ning Shu, in one world after another, took all kinds of life roles, encountered all kinds of ‘you’re heartless, you’re ruthless, you’re making trouble for no reason’ people. She encountered all sorts of white lotus flowers, green tea bitch

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Chapter 801: The Newlywed Couple

Mingzhu's vomit caused the entire room to be filled with a sour rotting smell. An You's nose scrunched up. As he looked at Mingzhu who was bent over the side of the bed, vomiting, he felt like something in his heart had been destroyed.

In An You's heart, Mingzhu was gentle like water, a poetic and perfect beauty. It was a bit hard for him to accept this Mingzhu who was currently vomiting in front of him.

However, the moment this thought arose, he became shocked by his own feelings. He loved Mingzhu so much, how could he think something like this?

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An You felt that there was a need to sort out his own feelings, so he got off the bed and left Mingzhu's room almost like he was fleeing.

Mingzhu stared blankly in disbelief as tears silently streamed down her cheeks.

An You spent that night in the study. He stood by the window the entire night, looking at the bright moon in the sky like he was a block of wood.

The next day, it was time for the new daughter-in-law to meet her in-laws, so Ning Shu and the old madame waited for An Yu and Li Nianlei in luxurious brocade clothing.

One thing that surprised Ning Shu was that An You came very early today and his facial color didn't look good. He had dark circles underneath his eyes and his face looked wan and yellow.

Why wasn't An You with Mingzhu? Weren't they joined at the hip?

Ning Shu was very curious, but on the surface she maintained her virtuous and dignified manner.

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After a while, Mingzhu came as well, supporting her waist. Her face was extremely pale to the point that veins were visible on her forehead.

When the old madame saw how delicate Mingzhu looked, like she was so weak she couldn't even take a gust of wind, she hastily asked, "What happened? Did you not rest well?"

Mingzhu glanced at An You before saying to the old madame, "It's nothing. I just can't eat. I keep feeling nauseous."

"All pregnancies are like this. Everyone goes through it. Even if you feel nauseous, you still have to eat," exhorted the old madame.

Ning Shu saw that the atmosphere between An You and Mingzhu seemed a little strange. They seemed uncomfortable around each other.

The newlywed couple came in. An Yu held Li Nianlei's hand as they walked in together. When Li Nianlei saw that so many people were looking at her, she hastily tried to shake off An Yu's hand, but An Yu just tightened his grip on her hand. Li Nianlei's face flushed bashfully.

Everyone just looked on with gentle smiles.

When Mingzhu saw Li Nianlei like this, she suddenly felt very jealous.

Li Nianlei first knelt in front of the old madame to offer her tea. The old madame laughed merrily as she gave Li Nianlei a pair of flawless white jade bracelets. The old madame said, "This was something your grandfather gave me back then, now it's passed onto you."

"Many thanks, Grandmother." Li Nianlei smiled in delight. Following that, it was An You, this father-in-law's turn. An You gave a red packet.

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Chapter 802: A Scene From a Painting

Li Nianlei carried the tea to Ning Shu and called out, "Mother."

Ning Shu had a kindly expression on her face, but her heart was crying. Was she about to become a grandmother?

It was such a complicated feeling.

Ning Shu gave Li Nianlei a very big and thick red packet, then gave her a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets.

Following that, it was Mingzhu's turn. Mingzhu hadn't expected for Li Nianlei to offer her tea. Li Nianlei had knelt to everyone else, but she only half knelt to Mingzhu. It was clear from this that Li Nianlei knew etiquette well.

Mingzhu took a sip of the tea in a fluster. She seemed even more nervous than Li Nianlei, this new daughter-in-law.

After drinking the tea, a gift had to be given. Mingzhu took the hairpin out of her hair to give it to Li Nianlei.

Li Nianlei took the hairpin and pressed her lips together for a brief moment before saying, "Many thanks, Aunt."

When the old madame saw what Mingzhu did, she rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Meanwhile, when An You saw how flustered and helpless Mingzhu looked, he felt heartache and went over to sit at Mingzhu's side as if trying to give her support.

When Ning Shu saw this, she just smiled lightly.

Now that the general's residence had an eldest daughter-in-law, An Lingyun, under Ning Shu's indication, handed the right to manage the residence over to Li Nianlei.

Li Nianlei never expected to manage the general's residence right after marrying over and felt a little uneasy. She tried to give the management right back to Ning Shu.

"Mother, this daughter-in-law has just come. This isn't very appropriate," said Li Nianlei respectfully.

Ning Shu looked at Li Nianlei. She was a dignified and graceful woman that had a determined aura. It was to be expected though since she had lost her mother young and had to look after her younger brother. She was younger than Mingzhu, but much more intelligent and quick-witted compared to Mingzhu.

Ning Shu said with a smile, "You're already someone of the general's residence, so it's naturally your responsibility to manage the residence. It's fine, there's no need to worry."

Li Nianlei only accepted the right after hearing these words. She was much more thorough in attending to matters compared to An Lingyun so Ning Shu had An Lingyun shadow Li Nianlei to learn.

The sisters-in-law got along very well.

An Yu also seemed to like Li Nianlei, this new wife of his, a lot. He even pushed back the date for his return to Profit Province's military.

The two were in perfect harmony. Although their interactions were still a little polite, there was a sweet atmosphere hovering around them.

It wasn't intense and fiery, it was just a soft gentleness like the flow of a river.

If Ning Shu could choose, she'd choose this kind of slow growing affection. With fierily passionate love like that of Mingzhu and An You's, what would be left after the flames finished burning?

The loving affection between An Yu and Li Nianlei gave Mingzhu an indescribable feeling. She'd often see An Yu pick a flower in the garden, then insert it into Li Nianlei's hair. Li Nianlei would be looking through account books and An Yu would put a shoulder around her, then they'd trade a smile. It looked extremely wonderful.

An You had never done things like that for her.

Mingzhu supported her waist. She couldn't stop herself from walking towards the two that were in the pavilion. They looked so blessed.

Mingzhu walked into the pavilion and saw that the delicate Li Nianlei was pretty much buried in An Yu's arms. An Yu was well-built and strong. She couldn't help but wonder how it'd feel to lean into his chest.

"Aunt." Li Nianlei curtsied to Mingzhu. Mingzhu stared at Li Nianlei dazedly. This woman was beautiful and dignified. She looked like a very good match standing next to An Yu.

A handsome young man and a beautiful young woman. They were like a scene from a painting.

Mingzhu's heart filled with envy as she looked at them.

Because An Yu's youthful body was tall and broad.

She didn't dare to get too close to An You anymore. There was such a heavy smell of medicine around him that she'd feel nauseous the moment she got close. The current An You no longer gave off a masculine scent full of vitality, but the scent of decay, of an old man past his prime.

Furthermore, it was even mixed with the smell of medicine. Mingzhu couldn't understand why An You kept drinking medicine without stop.

Li Nianlei saw that Mingzhu was staring at her and An Yu strangely. An Yu furrowed his brows slightly, then said, "Aunt, Nianlei and I will be leaving first."

As he spoke, he pulled Li Nianlei and left.

Mingzhu watched the two walk away with narrowed eyes.

"An Yu, do you get the feeling that Aunt is kind of strange?" asked Li Nianlei, her brows furrowed. A woman's intuition was very sharp. Li Nianlei could sense that Mingzhu seemed to harbor hostility towards her.

She couldn't understand why this aunt would feel hostility towards her though.

An Yu didn't seem to mind and said, "There's no need to mind her. In the future, when you encounter her, just make sure to maintain the appropriate etiquette. Don't worry about the rest."

Li Nianlei smiled gently as she gazed up at An Yu.

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Chapter 803: This Family was Quite Blessed

"Has the general has been sleeping in the study all this time?" asked Ning Shu.

As Zhu Er combed Ning Shu's hair, she said, "Yes. He's been sleeping in the study for the last couple days."

Their passion had cooled off, so it was natural for them not to stick together so much anymore. One thing that Ning Shu hadn't expected was that Mingzhu actually didn't raise a ruckus. Although An You was sleeping in the study, she continued living quietly on her own.

Mingzhu was the type that couldn't stand being ignored, so the fact that she was staying this calm surprised Ning Shu a lot.

After getting dressed, Ning Shu went to have breakfast. As she walked in, she found that Li Nianlei had already instructed the servants to set up all the bowls and chopsticks. Her attentive manner made Ning Shu feel like blushing with shame.

An Yu was sure blessed, to have such a gentle and considerate wife.

After a short while, the old madame arrived as well. Her eyes were filled with delight whenever she looked at Li Nianlei.

It was clear that she liked this granddaughter-in-law a lot.

If An You and Mingzhu, these two eyesores were ignored, this family was actually quite blessed.

She'd probably be leaving this world soon. She hadn't done much in this world because she had something much more important to handle, which was to stop herself from being driven crazy with anger by this shameless dog couple.

Every time she saw An You's yellowish face, she would always give a dignified and meaningful smile. When she saw Mingzhu's expression filled with silent complaint and regret, her smile became even more composed.

Ning Shu: Wahahaha…

Mingzhu was a young girl so she longed to be subdued and dominated by a valiant and imposing man, but right now An You didn't seem to be like a master. An You couldn't wield his masculine part properly, so he couldn't even subdue Mingzhu on the bed.

Mingzhu's image of An You as a god was probably already starting to collapse.

Ning Shu never saw a single trace of joy on Mingzhu's face from the time Mingzhu first got pregnant until now.

And she was horrified to find that Mingzhu was looking at An Yu with a very strange gaze. Could it be that Mingzhu was setting her sights on An Yu?

In the original storyline, An Yu had liked Mingzhu, but Mingzhu didn't like An Yu. At that time, An Yu was young and immature and could only long for Mingzhu sadly since Mingzhu didn't find him attractive enough.

Could it be that since an issue had occurred to An You, Mingzhu was switching targets?

Ning Shu shook her head. This wasn't possible. For better or for worse, Mingzhu and An You were true loves who would die for each other.

However, the current An Yu was now well-built and strong, no longer just a pretty boy. His entire body emitted an imposing aura, so he truly was much more attractive compared to back when he was just a delicate pretty boy.

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Chapter 804: Will Not Tolerate Anyone Bullying My Wife

An You didn't come to eat breakfast, so the old madame had a servant bring some food to his study.

When Mingzhu heard that An You wasn't coming, her gaze flickered and she pressed her lips together before slowly drinking the porridge bit by bit.

An Yu and Li Nianlei were sitting opposite from Mingzhu and Mingzhu kept staring at them throughout the entire course of the dinner. Meanwhile, Ning Shu's gaze was on Mingzhu.

No matter how she looked at it, there was something wrong with this Mingzhu.

When Mingzhu sensed that someone was looking at her, she turned around and met Ning Shu's gaze. She immediately lowered her head to focus on drinking the porridge and stopped looking around.

After breakfast, the entire group started walking outside. As Mingzhu was stepping out the door, she suddenly tripped and fell straight to the ground.

"Ah…" Mingzhu covered her stomach and started crying out in pain. "Why did you push me!?" Mingzhu pointed at Li Nianlei with one hand.

Li Nianlei who was standing next to Mingzhu froze in shock, her face pale. "I didn't push you, I didn't."

"Please save my child! Please, save my child!" cried Mingzhu while sobbing. Ning Shu crouched down to help Mingzhu up, but Mingzhu pushed her hand away and covered her stomach like Ning Shu wanted to harm her child.

"Mother, I really didn't push Aunt." Li Nianlei's voice also contained a faint sobbing tone. She really didn't do it. She didn't know how Aunt suddenly ended up falling.

"Bring Mingzhu back to her courtyard and call a doctor. Call a doctor!" shouted the old madame as she leaned against her crutch.

Mingzhu's face was pale as she shouted, "Please save my child, please save my child!"

But when Ning Shu reached out to help Mingzhu up, Mingzhu's face would fill with fear. It was like she felt like everyone here wanted to hurt her.

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes, then said to An Yu who was consoling Li Nianlei, "Carry Mingzhu back to her courtyard."

Right after Ning Shu said that, she saw a longing light flashed through Mingzhu's eyes. A strange feeling immediately surged up in Ning Shu's heart.

"This doesn't really seem appropriate." An Yu shook his head. He and Mingzhu weren't of the same generation since she was his father's mistress. It wasn't really good for him to carry her.

When Mingzhu heard An Yu's refusal, her tears overflowed.

Ning Shu saw that Mingzhu wasn't bleeding so she was likely fine. Hence Ning Shu just had Zhu Er go call An You.

When An You came and saw that the person he loved was lying on the ground while these people were just watching from the side, rage immediately flooded his heart.

"Mingzhu's pregnant, how can you guys treat her this way?" shouted An You angrily as he hastily carried Mingzhu towards her courtyard.

Ning Shu snorted. The entire group followed them into the courtyard. Mingzhu was now lying on the bed, her face pale, while An You held her hand tightly and said, "Our child will be fine. It'll be fine."

When the doctor came to take a look, he said that there was nothing wrong, she just suffered a fright and should rest well.

Mingzhu's gaze landed on Li Nianlei's face and she asked, "Why did you push me?"

"I didn't, I really didn't push you." Li Nianlei's face was deathly pale, but she said calmly, "I was on your left. If I pushed you, you should've fallen towards the right, but you had fallen towards me."

"Because you pulled me," said Mingzhu, hurt.

Ning Shu said coldly, "First you said that you were pushed, now you say that you were pulled? What really happened?"

"Are you interrogating Mingzhu? Mingzhu almost lost her child, but you guys are still interrogating her like this? Do you guys have any humanity?" said An You in a pained tone. His yellowish face was scrunched up with heartache.

Ning Shu: Pff…

Keep calm. No matter what, she couldn't get angry.

An Yu pulled his wife behind him protectively and confronted An You. "There's no way Nianlei would do something like this. Isn't it more likely that your mistress was the one that tripped on her own?"

"Audacious! Is this how you speak to your father!?" An You seemed to feel that his dignity was being challenged and he glowered at An Yu sternly. In this moment, he really resembled an old lion doing its best to maintain its dignity.

An You suddenly found that no one in this room seemed to be standing on his side. Mingzhu who was on the bed only knew to weep.

He was completely alone. Loneliness quietly filled An You's heart.

An Yu said coldly, "What I'm saying is the truth. No one saw what happened back then clearly and I will not tolerate anyone bullying my wife."

When Mingzhu saw An Yu like this and saw that An You wasn't speaking, she started weeping even harder without a word.

The old madame rapped her crutch against the ground, then said, "Alright, stop arguing. Mingzhu should focus on recovering and that'll be the end of this matter."

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Chapter 805: Perhaps it's Because You're Happy

Due to the old madame's involvement, this matter was resolved. As for what the truth of the matter was, everyone probably had their own answers.

The group left Mingzhu's courtyard. Inside the house, Mingzhu looked at An You through her tears. His entire figure seemed to hunch over and he seemed much older. Mingzhu suddenly felt like her mouth tasted really bitter, bitter to the point that she reflexively retched.

"Why!? Why didn't you help me? Even An Yu knows to protect his wife, but you? We almost lost our child! How can you be like this?" Mingzhu hammered An You's chest. "Do you know how scared I was?"

An You's face filled with even more loneliness as he said, "The child in your belly is my child, but An Yu's also my child. Mingzhu, this is really difficult for me."

Mingzhu's eyes widened and her eyelashes trembled with dangling tears. "An You, how can you be like this? You don't love me at all. You're still thinking about Wei Lingxian, that's why you're treating Wei Lingxian's children well. You promised me that you'd be good to me this entire lifetime."

"An You, for you, I gave up my status as a princess! I didn't care about anything but you, so don't treat me this way!" shouted Mingzhu while crying.

When An You recalled how Mingzhu had done such an awe-inspiring act for his sake, he hugged Mingzhu and consoled her, "Mingzhu, I love you. Could it be that you need me to dig out my heart so that you can see?"

"You're pregnant right now, which is why you're overthinking everything. Mingzhu, let's move out," said An You firmly. "Let's move out of the general's residence."

Mingzhu was stunned for a moment. "You want to move out of the general's residence with me?"

"You're the only one in my heart." An You looked towards Mingzhu.

Mingzhu shook her head. "Your mother won't agree, but it's enough for me that you would do it."

Mingzhu lay down and smiled through her tears.

An You was naturally happy to see Mingzhu act with such high principles and he kissed her forehead. When Mingzhu smelled the bitter medicine scent from An You's mouth, she frowned.

"An You, can you stop drinking medicine?" asked Mingzhu. "I can't take the smell of medicine right now."

"Alright." An You recalled the issue with his body, so he hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

Meanwhile, on this side, Li Nianlei was very uneasy as she said to Ning Shu, "Mother, I really didn't do that. There's no reason for me to do something like that."

Ning Shu said with a smile, "Of course I believe you. In the future, whenever you encounter Mingzhu, just try to avoid her."

When Li Nianlei saw that her mother-in-law was willing to believe her, she sighed in relief, then revealed what was on her mind. "Mother, I feel like Aunt doesn't like me."

"Of course. Perhaps it's because you're happy, so she's envious of you," replied Ning Shu straightforwardly.

It was because Li Nianlei possessed everything Mingzhu didn't have.

"She envies me? Why? Isn't she very much in love with father-in-law?" Li Nianlei's facial color changed slightly and she quickly said, "Mother, I didn't say that on purpose."

"It's fine," replied Ning Shu mildly. "I don't blame you and you don't need to worry about it either. Just get along with An Yu well."

Li Nianlei nodded, then left.

As soon as Li Nianlei left, Ning Shu started laughing. The more she thought about it, the more hilarious it seemed. What was Mingzhu doing now? Using her own child to frame others just because she felt jealous?

She was jealous of the fact that Li Nianlei was the main wife, that Li Nianlei had a handsome and valiant young husband. As expected, all humans were greedy.

In the original storyline, An Yu had been in love with Mingzhu. Even after An Yu got married, he still longed for Mingzhu, but Mingzhu hadn't cared about it at all.

Wei Lingxian had been in unbearable pain because she loved what was out of reach and everyone in the general's residence was on Mingzhu's side. An You loved her and An Yu also loved her. Mingzhu seemed to be the sole, most happy person in the entire residence.

However, a Li Nianlei had now appeared who was loved by her husband and liked by everyone. Mingzhu was envious and unwilling to accept this, especially since An You couldn't really do it anymore too.

Mingzhu's personality was delicate and obedient, so she liked towering men who were like gods. An Yu was younger than An You and his body emitted strong hormones.

As expected, all problems originated from when the matters of the bed didn't go well.

There was nothing between the male and female leads that couldn't be resolved with a round of lovemaking. If one round didn't fix it, then two rounds would.

The way they were torturing each other was so good. She'd like to see how long their true love could last. Everything in the world had limits. If they overdraft too much, things would only dissipate even faster.

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Chapter 806: Seven Months In

Ning Shu was humming happily.

Due to the incident in which Mingzhu tripped, the old madame told Mingzhu not to come to the dining hall to eat with the reason that she should focus on nurturing the child. Between her granddaughter-in-law and her son's mistress, she chose her granddaughter-in-law.

Since Mingzhu didn't go, An You naturally kept Mingzhu company.

Without Mingzhu's grievance-filled face around, Ning Shu was enjoying her food a lot more.

An Yu had to return to Profit Province's military. A month after getting married, he still had to return to the military. It was sure sad for the newlyweds.

Although Li Nianlei couldn't bear to part with An Yu, she didn't willfully ask him to stay.

Ning Shu approved of An Yu returning to the military. The current An Yu was much more skilled than the An Yu in the original storyline. There was no need for An You to save him on the battlefield at all.

The father and son didn't have too much of a conflict due to Mingzhu either.

So An You wouldn't die like in the original storyline. Since An You wouldn't die, Mingzhu naturally wouldn't commit suicide.

Living was great, so don't die.

As Ning Shu wondered when she would be leaving this world, Zhu Er came in to tell her that Mingzhu had gone into premature labor.

The child was only seven months old at this point. Ning Shu didn't know the details of what happened. She heard the servant in Mingzhu's courtyard say that Mingzhu and An You had been arguing and An You had pushed Mingzhu. Mingzhu fell to the ground and immediately started bleeding.

When Ning Shu found out about this: _

They sure were good at making messes.

When Ning Shu got to Mingzhu's courtyard, the old madame was already waiting there and the sound of Mingzhu screaming in pain was coming from inside.

If she had all this energy to scream, why not use the energy to push out the child?

An You was kneeling on the ground, yanking at his hair and hitting his own head. "It's all my fault! It's all my fault!"

Ning Shu was expressionless, but she faked concern and consoled him, "Mingzhu will be fine."

The old madame sighed. She felt that it wouldn't be easy for this child to be born safely. The child was only seven months old, so who knows if it'll survive?

"Aaah…" Another high-pitched scream came from inside the room. When An You heard this sound, his eyes went scarlet red and he started hammering the ground like a wild beast.

"Mingzhu, please be alright!" cried An You in agony.

The old madame asked, "What exactly happened? How did she start bleeding?"

An You's lips trembled. During the pregnancy, a few dark spots had appeared on Mingzhu's face. An You had only casually mentioned it, but Mingzhu had a huge reaction to it and started crying. She accused An You of showing disdain for her and of still liking Wei Lingxian.

At the start An You was still patiently persuading her and swearing that she was the only one in his heart, but Mingzhu still didn't believe him and keep weeping as she accused An You.

Mingzhu no longer had anything left. She had no family and had been demoted to a commoner. Her younger brother was no longer her younger brother, so An You was her last hope. She naturally had to hold onto him tightly.

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Chapter 807: Could Only Continue to be 'In Love'

No matter what, all that Mingzhu had left was An You. She was poor to the point that An You was all she had. Even though she was a little dissatisfied with An You, she still had no way to leave him. She had become dependent on him.

Mingzhu had been in the general's residence for quite a while now. Servants would laugh at her in private for giving up her role as a princess and insisting on becoming someone's mistress. They'd laugh that she was by nature trash.

At the very start, Mingzhu had objected to this and would even sneer that these people didn't understand love at all. For An You, she wasn't even afraid of death, so of course she wouldn't care about her status.

However, the more time she spent in the general's residence and the more of these words she heard, the more her heart started to sway. Staying in the general's residence wasn't as comfortable as back when she was a princess and she had to bicker over every bit of money.

However, there was no way to take back an arrow once it left the bow. Mingzhu had no choice but to stay with An You now. She was even more lovey-dovey with An You in order to console herself and show herself that she hadn't made the wrong decision. However, she still felt sensitive about things and used a very sharp attitude to test whether An You was sincere towards her.

As long as An You's attitude was the slightest bit off, she would start feeling regret.

As of now, An You and Mingzhu were both very tired, but by chance they both made the decision to continue trying to act like they were very in love with each other. Mingzhu wasn't the only one that had given up a lot, An You had given up a lot too.

His official career had ended here and his colleagues were all laughing at him behind his back and ridiculing his rash actions. He had offended the emperor and lost imperial favor just for a woman.

For the sake of proving to everyone that he had been right, An You and Mingzhu could only continue to be 'in love.'

Ning Shu: Why make things so tiring? Tsk tsk…

The sound of Mingzhu moaning became weaker as basin after basin of bloody water were carried outside. It was a shocking sight.

The old madame closed her eyes. It was clear that she didn't have much hope left for this child.

Ning Shu had Zhu Er give a piece of ginseng to the midwife and have Mingzhu suck on it. Ginseng improved vitality, so that way Mingzhu would at least have enough energy to give birth to the child.

When An You saw Ning Shu take out the ginseng, he was slightly taken aback for a moment, then he said, "Lingxian, thank you."

Ning Shu smiled without saying anything.

"Mother, is the child still not born?" Li Nianlei had been instructing the servants to boil water and simmer medicine, but it had been a long time, so she came to check on things. She looked towards Ning Shu worriedly.

Ning Shu's brows furrowed as well. In the original storyline, Mingzhu had died. Could it be that Mingzhu was about to die?

Ning Shu didn't really want to let Mingzhu die. The moment she died, she'd probably become an untarnished cinnabar mark in An You's heart.

Daily interactions only served to make people see each other's flaws. If the person dies, then their good points would become amplified and remain forever in the hearts of the living.

Ning Shu returned to her courtyard and wrote a prescription for Zhu Er to get.

Mingzhu was already out of energy from screaming. It felt like a knife was cutting at her stomach and someone kept pouring bitter medicine into her mouth.

Mingzhu felt like she was about to die. She wanted to see An You before she died, but all that came out of her mouth was a weak moan.

The midwife kept shouting for her to push. Mingzhu seemed to hear Wei Lingxian's voice come from outside. She was currently talking with An You gently.

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Chapter 808: Gave Mingzhu a bit of Acupuncture

Mingzhu was very angry. She was in so much pain giving birth, but An You was actually with Wei Lingxian.

If she died, would An You even remember her?

When Ning Shu saw that Mingzhu still wasn't pushing the child out, she shook her head, then purposefully raised her voice to shout, "Husband, Mingzhu will definitely be fine! I'll stay with you all the way until Mingzhu gives birth to the child."

An You already besides himself with worry. When he heard his wife comfort him, his tension relaxed slightly and he said, "Lingxian, I'm really worried about Mingzhu."

Ning Shu: …

Frickin' scram. He sure had guts to say something like this in front of his own wife! It seemed that An You really didn't care about his wife's feelings at all.

The ordeal took an entire day, but Mingzhu finally pushed out the child. It was a frail and skinny little girl. Her entire body was bruised.

Mingzhu's body was delicate so her pelvis was small. On top of that, this child was also premature, so the childbirth was very difficult.

When the old madame saw that kitten-like child in the swaddling clothes that was breathing weakly and crying like softly like a newborn kitten, she sighed.

An You didn't look at the child and wanted to rush straight inside the room filled with the stench of blood, but the old madame stopped him.

Ning Shu did go inside to take a look and found that Mingzhu's face was extremely pale, so she secretly gave Mingzhu a bit of acupuncture.

Of course, she was doing something good. She was helping stop the flow of blood.

Ning Shu firmly believed that death was nothing. Living and having to endure everything was what was truly painful.

In the original storyline, Mingzhu and An You had died, and that was the end of their story. They even got buried together. However, Wei Lingxian had lived and had to suffer through every following day.

The child was seriously too small, so she didn't have the strength to suck milk at all. Even though they had a wet nurse, the child couldn't eat on her own so the wet nurse had to squeeze out her milk.

Li Nianlei had to feed it to the child bit by bit. The child would easily choke, so every time Li Nianlei fed her, she was always very nervous and worried that something would happen to the child.

When Mingzhu woke up, she immediately asked for the child. When she saw how weak the child was, she started crying and blaming An You.

An You felt responsible for what happened to Mingzhu, but now that Mingzhu was fine and shouting at him again, he started to feel a sense of weariness.

When he saw his frail daughter, he felt even more tired.

The old madame knew that Mingzhu wasn't the type to be capable of taking care of a child. If they actually allowed Mingzhu to look after the child, the child would probably really die, so she took the child to personally look after her. She had Ning Shu and Li Nianlei help.

The old madame's action caused Mingzhu to fall apart. Someone else was actually going to raise her child and that person would actually be Wei Lingxian! Mingzhu was very hurt and she wept as she told An You to get the child back.

An You explained that the child's situation was dangerous right now and said it was best to wait until the child got better before bringing her back. Moreover, Mingzhu's health was very bad right now so she didn't have the ability to look after the child at all.

When Mingzhu saw that An You refused, she started crying even more brokenheartedly and accused An You of tearing her away from her daughter. She accused An You of favoring Wei Lingxian.

An You was very helpless. He could only hug Mingzhu tightly and firmly say that he loved Mingzhu, that he only loved Mingzhu.

These words seemed to always be hovering around his lips.

Mingzhu was heartbroken because An You refused to get their child back, so she pulled the blankets aside and ran, barefoot in inner garments, to the old madame's courtyard. Then she dropped to her knees in front of the old madame.

Ning Shu: …

Don't your feet hurt? And she was still in her puerperium too? Was it really alright for her to treat her own body this way?

When Mingzhu saw that Ning Shu was holding her child, fiery anger surged up in her heart. She felt like Wei Lingxian was trying to snatch her child.

"Old Madame, please give my child back to me. I can't lose her!" Tears streamed down Mingzhu's face as she kowtowed to the old madame in a pitiful manner. "Old Madame, please don't force us mother and daughter apart."

The old madame choked and almost died right then and there from anger. Her eyes were wide as she stared at Mingzhu. She didn't even know what to say.

Ning Shu felt that like Mingzhu's brain was truly wired differently. Would she really be able to take good care of her own daughter in this state?

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Chapter 809: What Kind of Person is That?

Mingzhu insisted on getting her child back. She ignored the fact that her body was still weak after the childbirth and knelt on the ground to knock her head hard against the ground like she couldn't feel any pain. She kept pleading without stop, asking the old madame to give her child back to her.

She seemed to be in so much helpless pain that she was about to die from grievances.

Ning Shu felt a wet warmth. The child had wet her pants. The child then started wailing, but her cries were weak and short like little sobs. The sound of them made people's hearts ache.

Ning Shu hastily worked with Li Nianlei to change the child's diapers.

When Mingzhu saw her daughter cry, her tears overflowed even more and she kowtowed to the old madame as she said, "Old Madame, I'm begging you! Please have pity on me and don't separate us mother and daughter. My child, she's still so little! She can't leave me!"

The old madame: …

Ning Shu: …

Li Nianlei: …

In any case, Ning Shu had no idea what Mingzhu was thinking. Based on the customs, she was this child's legal mother, so she had the right to take the child once it was born. Mingzhu was nothing but a mistress so she had no right to raise this child.

Furthermore, this child was currently very weak. Everyone felt that Mingzhu wouldn't be able to look after this child.

However, Mingzhu somehow got the notion that the rest of the family wanted to steal her child. There was seriously no way to understand how her mind worked.

The old madame leaned against her crutch and said coldly, "Roll back to wherever you rolled out from. Stop causing a ruckus here."

Mingzhu's eyes widened with disbelief, then she cried, "Old Madame, you're also someone who's had a son! How can you be so heartless as to separate a mother from her daughter?"

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead.

Why was An You still not showing up?

This was seriously unbearable. This sort of person completely lived inside their own world. No matter what other people said, it just didn't get through to her.

An You rushed over. When he saw that Mingzhu's entire body was trembling as she knelt on the ground, he hastily helped her up. Mingzhu sobbed as she said to An You, "An You, can you help me get our child back? That's our child!"

An You rubbed his temple as he said in a tired tone, "Mother isn't trying to steal our child. This child's her granddaughter as well, there's no way Mother would hurt her. The child's very weak right now, so Mother's helping to look after her. You should rest well and recover first."

Mingzhu bit her pale lips hard as she looked at An You with silent blame in her eyes. It was clear that she was feeling hurt because An You wasn't on her side.

An You carried Mingzhu out. The entire way, Mingzhu was still struggling against him.

The old madame sighed. "What kind of person is that?"

Ning Shu just silently smiled.

Mingzhu was na?ve and guileless, ignorant about the ways of the world. However, when she couldn't even tell the difference between the most basic rights and wrongs, there was bound to be a lot of conflicts.

Following that, Mingzhu would run over to find the old madame once every few days, insisting for the old madame to give her daughter back to her. She didn't focus on recovering properly from childbirth and would kneel for every little thing, then knock her head hard against the ground.

The old madame was so angry that she got an almost constant headache. The good thing was that the child was able to drink milk on her own now. Originally the old madame was planning on giving the child back to Mingzhu once the child became a little healthier, but after witnessing Mingzhu's behavior, she decided to look after the child herself. She was extremely worried that the child would grow up to be like Mingzhu.

The general's residence couldn't afford such humiliation. Although it was not a daughter of the main line, they still couldn't allow her to damage the general's residence's reputation.

So now, the old madame was determined not to give the child to Mingzhu, which made Mingzhu cause even more of an uproar. She argued with An You almost every day, telling him to get the child back.

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Chapter 810: Falling in Love was Easy But

On one hand there was his mother, on the other hand this was the woman he loved. However, the old madame had already put the reason very clearly. The child was currently very weak. The old madame was doing this to help.

The old madame was already quite old. Looking after a child at this age was already very tiring for her, but Mingzhu still insisting on arguing with her. An You didn't know what to do at all.

An You was seriously at the end of his wits from Mingzhu's tormenting behavior and he rarely went to Mingzhu's courtyard anymore. He was always avoiding Mingzhu in fear that they would end up fighting again.

He didn't know what to do with Mingzhu when all she did was cry all the time.

An entire month after the childbirth, Mingzhu ended up even more pitifully lovely than before. She seemed so delicate that she couldn't even take a gust of wind and her face was deathly pale without a single trace of blood.

Ning Shu honestly felt that a single slightly strong gust of wind would probably be able to blow Mingzhu away.

Why torment oneself this way?

Why insist on seeking out pain?

In any case, Ning Shu couldn't understand what these female leads were thinking. Life was already so hard, so why insist on making it even harder for yourself?

The doctor diagnosed that Li Nianlei had become pregnant. The old madame was overjoyed, this would be her first great grandchild. Ning Shu was also very happy. She felt like she had truly gotten old. She had already become a grandmother.

When Mingzhu heard this news, tears instantly gushed out because she remembered her daughter again.

During this entire month, she had cried all the time, which caused her eyes to always be hazy with tears. Now, sometimes tears would flow out uncontrollably and whenever it was just slightly windy, her eyes would feel uncomfortable.

It had already been two months since Mingzhu had gone through childbirth, but Mingzhu and An You didn't interact at all. Mingzhu who had been immersed in the matter of her daughter this entire time finally snapped out of it and gently clung to An You.

Mingzhu had been creating a ruckus this entire time, so when she suddenly stopped, An You was also very happy. When affection rose to a certain point, they naturally started getting intimate.

An You had been drinking medicine for almost a year, but he was still very fast. He came very fast, causing Mingzhu's body to completely stiffen.

Mingzhu angrily pushed An You away, then flipped around so her back faced An You. An You rubbed his forehead in frustration. What exactly was wrong with his body?

An You felt like his dignity had severely been trampled on when Mingzhu showed such clear disdain for him.

Both of them couldn't quite face each other. An You put on his clothes and left, while Mingzhu started silently crying again.

The next day, when Ning Shu saw An You's yellow and vexed face and Mingzhu's face which was filled with silent blame, she just laughed. Then she started talking to Li Nianlei, ignoring this couple that had gotten into a fight on the bed.

The old madame exhorted Li Nianlei about the things to pay attention to during this period of pregnancy and Li Nianlei nodded with a smile.

This was the harmonious scene An You saw when he first walked in, but it seemed to have nothing to do with him. When he walked in, his family only glanced briefly at him before returning to their own conversations.

No one paid any attention to him. An You felt helpless and angry.

Ning Shu saw that Mingzhu and An You didn't look at each other at all this time. Mingzhu's face was filled with exhaustion and there was a faint trace of numbness.

That was why falling in love was easy but staying in love wasn't. Love was fragile and changed easily. Just a tiny setback was enough to make love change.

After breakfast, Ning Shu returned to her own courtyard, then she heard 2333's voice.

"Ding, task complete. Leaving task world."

Ning Shu smiled slightly. She was finally leaving this world.

Her head spun, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already back in the system space. She lay down on the bed to sleep first.

After waking up, she once again trained for a while until her soul had solidified before picking up the flowerpot to give the bonsai some water. As she looked at the drops of water slowly roll down the green leaves, she felt her heart gradually calm.

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Chapter 811: The Effect of Higher Intelligence

"2333, let's check how many points we got this time." Ning Shu was still worried about whether she had managed to guess Wei Lingxian's feelings or not.

She had already done her best to save the general's residence and allow Wei Lingxian's two children to have good lives.

"Alright," said 2333.

The stats panel appeared in front of Ning Shu.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Primary Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 50000 (250000)

Soul: 200

Life: 60

Intelligence: 85

Charm: 3

Luck: 34

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 40

Faith: 1

Aptitude: 26

Merit: 15 (20)

Abilities: Five Rings Shooting Skill, Trashy Combat Skill, Trashy Beginner of Unsurpassable Martial Arts

Acquired Titles: Goddess of War, Altruistic Ancestor

Halos: Benevolent Mother of the World (Empress's blessing), Model Worker Sis (Chen Xi's blessing), Chief Halo (Cao's blessing)

Fulfilled Wei Lingxian's wish.

Task Completion Degree: 100%

Gained 30 attribute points.

Ning Shu was very pleasantly surprised. She got two hundred fifty thousand experience points this time and thirty attribute points.

It was her first time getting this many experience points, and also her first time ever getting this many attribute points in one task.

Ning Shu sighed. This meant that Wei Lingxian approved of how she handled things. In tasks, she really had to think about things from the original host's point of view as much as possible.

Following that, Ning Shu had come to realize how important intelligence truly was, so she added the attribute points to intelligence and martial arts.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Primary Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 300000

Soul: 200

Life: 60

Intelligence: 85 (15)

Charm: 3

Luck: 34

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 40 (15)

Faith: 1

Aptitude: 26

Merit: 35

Abilities: Five Rings Shooting Skill, Trashy Combat Skill, Trashy Beginner of Unsurpassable Martial Arts

Acquired Titles: Goddess of War, Altruistic Ancestor

Halos: Benevolent Mother of the World (Empress's blessing), Model Worker Sis (Chen Xi's blessing), Chief Halo (Cao's blessing)

Ning Shu added fifteen attribute points to intelligence, but she didn't feel anything.

She took a book out from the bookshelf and started reading it. The things that were very hard for her to understand before now seemed a lot easier. Her face no longer scrunched up in bafflement as she read. Could it be that this was the effect of higher intelligence? It was easier to comprehend things?

Looks like she hadn't wasted all those attribute points. Ning Shu asked 2333, "Is my current intelligence high? What's the upper limit for intelligence?"

2333: "Haha…."

Chapter 812: Go Away Already, Goddamn Money

"What do you mean by 'haha'?" Ning Shu could sense the system's ridicule.

2333 said, "Your intelligence is seriously not that high. Among the task-takers, you're probably near the bottom. Actually, you're probably the bottom. Standard intelligence level is at 500, but your intelligence? Ha. Ha. Ha."

The frick? That meant that she was mentally deficient, a retard?

Ning Shu's heart which was still a bit prideful earlier immediately fell cold.

She then started browsing the system marketplace and exchanged for water, fasting pills, and basic medicine.

When she saw that she had three hundred thousand points, she started considering what she could buy with them. However, when she saw that the prices easily reached several million points, she could only stare longingly, especially when she saw a certain talisman. That talisman was capable of helping a task-taker block a fatal attack one time.

It was a literal lifesaver. With this item, even if she encountered a fatal attack during a task, she wouldn't have her soul eliminated just because she got killed during a task. She wouldn't end up with same fate as the task-taker she had encountered before.

Ning Shu couldn't stop her drool as she stared. However, this talisman could only be exchanged with merit points, and it costed forty merit points. She only had thirty-five merit points right now. She still needed five more. However, it didn't seem like merit points could be exchanged for with experience points

Even the system doesn't know how to calculate merit points. Sometimes she would gain merit points in a task and sometimes she wouldn't. For example, with Wei Lingxian's task, she hadn't gained a single merit point.

Once she got enough merit points, she'd definitely trade for a protection talisman. However, she felt that forty merit points was a little expensive. It was really a little expensive.

She had completed so many tasks already, but she only got thirty-five merit points so far. However, since the talisman could save her life, it was worth it.

Ning Shu sat down on the ground and started mediating. She could sense that her soul had become even stronger than before. When she touched her soul now, she could faintly feel something like skin. She couldn't help but wonder if she'd eventually be able to reconstruct a body.

However, no matter what, there were no detriments to having a stronger soul. That way, she also wouldn't be affected by the feelings of the original hosts as much either.

Ning Shu stretched lazily, then she said to 2333, "Let's enter the next task."

"Alright."

Ning Shu's head buzzed. She only opened her eyes once her soul finally adjusted. The light pierced her eyes, so she lifted a hand to block the light. Following that, she started turning her hand back and forth to examine it.

This hand was seriously too good looking. The fingers were slender and exquisite like they were carved from jade and the fingernails were glossy. It was an extremely elegant hand.

BUT. It was obviously a man's hand since it was so broad. Ning Shu patted her chest. There was a chest, but it was flat.

The fudge? How did she become a man again!?

When she felt down there, she completely lost hope.

She looked around and took in the décor of the room. It was low-key luxurious. Every item was incomparably refined. It was clear that the original host had a lot of money.

Furthermore, this bed was very large. A particular line suddenly popped into Ning Shu's head: "I wake up every day on a sixty square meter bed." "Go away already, goddamn money."

"2333, how did I end up becoming a man?" asked Ning Shu. It was enough that he had made a mistake in transferring her last time, but why did she become a man again this time?

2333 didn't squeak, so Ning Shu shouted again, "Hey, System 2333-sama, what exactly is going on?"

2333 still didn't make a sound.

Ning Shu: _

What the heck, did he die?

Ning Shu shouted a couple more times, but the system was completely dead, so she gave up and started receiving the storyline first.

However, when she saw the storyline, she felt even worse.

The original host's name was Gong Luo. He was the CEO of W City's Gong Family Corporation. Gong Family Corporation was very influential in W City and practically controlled the city. Gong Luo was naturally a wealthy heir that was born with diamonds.

He was handsome and rich, so he easily took down women that ranged from eight years of age to eighty-eight years of age. On top of that, the original host's intelligence was extremely high. After he took over the Gong Family Corporation, the corporation grew even stronger and the Gong family rose to the top of the aristocratic world.

This kind of man naturally made women go crazy.

Gong Luo was a man that had all the love of the world.

However, the one point that gave Ning Shu a rather bad headache was the fact that Gong Luo was this plane's male lead. He was the frickin' male lead! Why was a main character like him asking for a counterattack?

Ning Shu felt that she was running further and further along an unknown stray path.

This male lead was already given the highest possible role. What the frick was he still unsatisfied with?

Ning Shu was one hundred percent sure that she had been transferred to the wrong world.

Moreover, the storyline made her want to die, very very much.

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Chapter 813: Overwhelmed by Handsomeness

This was a doting story of love that was sweet enough to make a person's teeth fall out.

The female lead, An Nuan, encountered her boyfriend cheating on her with her good friend. In a fit of pique, she decided to look for a male prostitute to lose her virginity. She ended up sleeping with Gong Luo, and when she went to work the next day, she found out that the prostitute she had bought was actually her superior. Not only that, he was actually the CEO of the company.

Following that was an intensely sweet story. Before An Nuan could even react, the two of them had already gotten a marriage certificate, then it was the start of a honeysweet wife-spoiling story. During the course of it, whenever any troublesome people showed up to cause a disturbance, Gong Luo would swiftly deal with all of them.

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead. She seriously couldn't understand how an aloof CEO would ever take a fancy to an extremely ordinary woman who had been cheated on by her boyfriend.

This girl refused to sleep with her boyfriend, then when her boyfriend cheated on her, she decided to find a male prostitute to lose her virginity. When she was with her boyfriend, she had guarded her body like it was jade, but as soon as her boyfriend cheated, she become boldly unconstrained and decided to look for a male prostitute. On top of that, Gong Luo actually insisted that a woman like this was the only one for him and doted on her without end.

It practically made Ning Shu's sense of logic want to die. Perhaps the female lead's virginity had been maintained just for the sake of Gong Luo, this male lead.

Ning Shu lit a candle for An Nuan's ex-boyfriend. He was destined to never be able to obtain the female lead's body.

Ning Shu could only sigh. Girls had to protect themselves well, why had she gone to look for a male prostitute? What if the male prostitute had a disease? What if she ended up getting pregnant? Could it be that she'd have the prostitute take responsibility?

It wasn't like a girl would be able to end up sleeping with a rich handsome guy the moment they stepped out the door. Furthermore, even if they ended up sleeping with a guy like that, the guy won't necessarily take responsibility.

However, Gong Luo treated An Nuan extremely well. He treated her so well that all the women in the world envied An Nuan.

It was the story of an ordinary woman and a CEO.

The tyrannical CEO fell in love with me.

Gong Luo was a very intelligent man, but when he faced An Nuan, he would dote on her unconditionally. He was like a marionette as he did everything he could to treat An Nuan well. He treated An Nuan like she was his life.

Gong Luo felt that something was off, but whenever he faced An Nuan, his heart would soften and he couldn't help but love her.

Even when there was some misunderstanding between them, it would be easily resolved.

Gong Luo felt like he was just a marionette. He was always having to do exaggerated things for An Nuan like chasing after the fleeing wife or buying a houseful of diamond rings. Gong Luo felt like he was broken whenever he was facing An Nuan.

Ning Shu felt that this was precisely what love was. Since he had slept with her, of course he had to take responsibility for her, no?

Gong Luo felt like an unknown power was controlling him. He even felt that the Heavens had forcefully shoved this woman at him.

Gong Luo didn't know if he was deeply in love or not, but his heart told him that it had to be An Nuan.

Gong Luo originally had a fiancée, but he had ended up marrying An Nuan. With this, the fiancée naturally became cannon fodder.

Ning Shu felt that she should've become this cannon fodder fiancée, not this great male lead.

What the frick was this?

Right now, Gong Luo just wanted to get free from this power that was controlling him. Gong Luo was a very prideful man, so there was no way he could accept a love in which he was being controlled. Even if he truly liked this An Nuan, loved this An Nuan, it still had to be of his own accord, not because of some outside power's control.

Ning Shu scratched her head.

Ohohoho, she was supposed to fight against the heavenly law?

She refused! She 100% refused!

But right now, System 2333-sama had disappeared so she couldn't go back. Even if she didn't want to take this task, she had no choice but to accept it.

Ning Shu felt very tired. She had never encountered such a troll of a system before.

She felt like she would never be able to love again.

Even Gong Luo wasn't able to get free from the storyline, so how was she going to?

Ning Shu wiped at her face, then got up to shower. She looked at her body and found that it was well-built with defined abs that were seriously too perfect. His tool looked sized and vigorous as well.

Then there was his face. Silky black hair framed his exquisite jawline and deep, enchanting black eyes.

Ning Shu felt overwhelmed by this handsomeness.

While touching this male body, Ning Shu finally finished showering and changed into a suit. When she checked the mirror again, her saliva almost overflowed. The suit made this body look even more tall and handsome. There was a restrained aura that made people want to be subdued by him.

Ning Shu went downstairs and the servant, Aunt Li, said to Ning Shu, "Sir, your coffee is ready."

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Chapter 814: If She Didn't Sleep with An Nuan

Ning Shu sat down on the sofa to start looking through the newspaper. She took a sip of the hella bitter coffee and smacked her lips, then leaned back on the sofa. Since she had to get free from the original storyline, then all she had to do was make sure not to sleep with An Nuan.

Right, don't sleep with An Nuan.

After having breakfast, Ning Shu headed off to work, only to realized that with her intelligence, she couldn't handle the company affairs properly. She was a little flustered with all the work at first.

How exactly had Gong Luo managed to deal with company affairs while maintaining a romance? Whenever something happened to An Nuan, Gong Luo would immediately drop whatever he was working on. If something happened to An Nuan while he was having a meeting, he would even go as far as to stop the meeting.

It was as if after An Nuan appeared, all that was left in Gong Luo's life was An Nuan, nothing but An Nuan.

Ning Shu firmly believed that in regard to love, if you liked someone, you had to work hard to become like the person you liked in order to be a good match for them.

An Nuan was a very ordinary girl. The environment which she grew up in was completely different from the environment Gong Luo grew up in, and the people she came into contact with were also different. Hence, the way they dealt with things was even more different. How were they supposed to have mutual love and understanding when their view of the world was so different?

In this romance, Gong Luo was the only one that endlessly put out time and effort while An Nuan just lived sheltered beneath Gong Luo's wing. There was only one thing that An Nuan needed to do in this lifetime, which was to allow Gong Luo to dote on her, then dote on her more.

Ning Shu was a little dizzy by the time she finished dealing with everything that needed to be done for the afternoon. If it weren't for the secretaries, she really would've had to kneel in defeat to this pile of documents.

She felt a little tired, so she went to the bedroom next to the office to rest for a bit. She sat down on the bed and started meditating to see if she could cultivate in this world.

After cultivating for a while, she felt more refreshed, but she hadn't been able to get any energy to form. This world wasn't suitable for cultivating in the first place since the world's law limited things.

Furthermore, there wasn't enough spiritual energy. However, as long as it could strengthen the body, it was enough.

After leaving the room, when she saw the new pile of documents on the table, she started feeling a headache. She now deeply realized how terrible her intelligence was. It seemed like she had to add more attribute points to intelligence in the future, otherwise the later tasks really might be too much for her to handle.

Ning Shu decided to head to the bar tonight to see what would happen with the storyline if she didn't sleep with An Nuan.

That night, the entire city was lit up with artificial light as Ning Shu drove to the bar. As she stepped inside, she was hit with loud music. Everyone inside were twisting and moving their bodies energetically.

Perhaps this body seriously attracted too much attention, because the moment she stepped inside, a swarm of women came up to surround her. There were even some men coming up to her.

Fudge, this daddy doesn't do yaoi or yuri!

Ning Shu found An Nuan sitting in a corner drinking wine by herself. As she drank, she kept cursing about her trashy ex-boyfriend.

Ning Shu looked at An Nuan. She wasn't very pretty, but she had a pure aura that made people feel comfortable.

She was a fresh and delicate little beauty.

Ning Shu didn't appear in front of An Nuan, but she didn't see An Nuan go look for a male prostitute. When someone tried to crop a feel, An Nuan even shouted at the person until he went away.

The storyline's changed!?

Chapter 815: To Sleep or Not to Sleep

Ning Shu just watched An Nuan from a hidden location. She watched as An Nuan drank for a long time before leaving the bar. Ning Shu followed behind her and watched as she got into a taxi.

As Ning Shu watched the taxi get farther away, she started having a bad feeling. She might end up having to kneel in defeat to this task.

In the next following days, Ning Shu continued going to this bar. And every time she went, An Nuan was always present and she drank consecutively more each time. She was always cursing about that despicable couple. It was clear that she was very angry at her ex-boyfriend and friend.

However, Ning Shu found no indications that An Nuan was looking for a male prostitute.

Fudge. Ning Shu finally understood what the problem was. If she didn't get involved with An Nuan, the storyline would continue to stay here without proceeding.

The story started with An Nuan and Gong Luo sleeping together. That was when developments started occurring, but right now no connection had occurred between her and An Nuan so the storyline kept staying in the same place.

Ning Shu realized a very dangerous possibility, which was that if she didn't sleep with An Nuan, then the storyline wouldn't proceed and she wouldn't be able to complete the task. She'd have to remain in this world forever, until her soul and life were completely used up.

But if she did sleep with An Nuan, then the storyline would try to force her to be with An Nuan. How was she supposed to get free from the storyline then? Ning Shu felt that in reality, all Gong Luo wanted was to get free from this An Nuan.

However, the strong storyline left Gong Luo completely helpless. He even felt that he loved An Nuan without any self-dignity.

Gong Luo was the cool-headed and farsighted type, but after meeting An Nuan, he felt like he had lost all his intelligence. Everything he did was very childish. People in love truly had to give up their IQs.

So should she sleep with her, or not? Sleep or not? Sleep or not? Sleep or not…

If she didn't sleep with her, the storyline wouldn't proceed, which means that she would remain stuck forever in this storyline until her soul burned out. It was waiting for death.

But if she slept with her, then she definitely had to take responsibility just like in the original storyline. If that happened, how was she supposed to change the storyline?

So should she sleep with her, or not? Sleep or not? Sleep or not? Sleep or not…

Use a man's body to sleep with a girl?

Ning Shu yanked at her hair: I choose to just die.

Ning Shu headed over to An Nuan with a glass of wine and sat down next to her. An Nuan was already a little tipsy. When she saw that a man had appeared next to her, her expression went cold. "Go away. I don't need service."

Ning Shu didn't speak.

An Nuan turned around and saw that a man was sitting next to her. He was very tall and extremely handsome. Just his side profile was enough to steal a person's breath away and his eyes were conspicuously dazzling in this dark bar.

He looked lofty and noble.

An Nuan placed a hand on Ning Shu's shoulder and said, "With how good-looking you are, why are you doing this kind of work?"

As An Nuan looked at this man, she recalled her trashy ex-boyfriend and that shameless friend of hers. The two of them kept acting lovey-dovey in front of her and that trashy man even said that she was faking demureness.

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Chapter 816: Tonight, You'll Attend to Me

"How much for a night? I'll take you," said An Nuan after struggling with herself for a few moments.

"Pfff… Cough cough cough…"

Ning Shu almost teared up from choking. The frick? Even the female lead was picky? Before she appeared, the female lead didn't bother to look for a male prostitute, but the moment she appeared, she was taken to be a male prostitute and the female lead even wanted to take her for a night.

Ning Shu cleared her throat, then gave a reply worthy of a tyrannical CEO: "Woman, you can't afford the price to have me for a night. I'm very expensive."

An Nuan rolled her eyes at Ning Shu, then continued gulping down the wine. After a giving a belch, she slurred, "I'll be taking you for the night."

As An Nuan spoke, she wrapped her arms around Ning Shu's neck in an inexperienced manner. "After all, aren't you in this line of work?"

As Ning Shu was hit by the strong smell of alcohol coming from An Nuan's body, she couldn't help but wonder how Gong Luo had managed to eat this woman back then. It was a drunkard whose entire body was emitting the smell of alcohol. His appetite was truly abnormally good.

Ning Shu wanted to peel off An Nuan's hands, but An Nuan kept hugging her neck tightly and practically hung off her body. Ning Shu wanted to just die.

She really couldn't do yuri.

"You'll do. Tonight, you'll attend to me," said An Nuan domineeringly. It was clear that she was severely drunk.

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu bought a room, then yanked An Nuan's arms off her and threw her on the bed. When An Nuan fell on the bed, she moaned with her face flushed. It was a very alluring sight.

And then, and then…

Ning Shu lowered her head to look at her lower half. It was reacting.

Ning Shu really wanted to die. It was only now that she realized that men truly were able to separate love and lust.

She paid no attention to An Nuan who was on the bed and went straight home. Frick, she really couldn't bring herself to get on a girl.

As for An Nuan who was in the hotel, Ning Shu couldn't be bothered to care about her. An Nuan couldn't be treated as a weak woman. After all, Gong Luo was the only one who was ever able to get her body. Other men didn't even possess the power to get close.

Not even her ex-boyfriend got to sleep with her.

It was no wonder her ex-boyfriend cheated on her.

In reality, there was nothing for Gong Luo to be so unhappy about. After all, An Nuan did sincerely like him and even gave him her pure body.

Ning Shu was very vexed. What the hell was she supposed to do? What should she do? It was fricking ridiculous!

When Ning Shu got back home, it was already midnight. She tugged at her collar. It was pretty tiring for men to have to wear this all day. Ning Shu felt like she could barely breathe with the tie on.

Aunt Li opened the door, then placed shoes in front of Ning Shu. "Sir, Miss Song is here."

Miss Song? Ning Shu was confused for a moment before she recalled that Gong Luo had a fiancée named Song Ning. She was a pretty good match with Gong Luo, but the Song family was still a little inferior in comparison with the Gong family.

Gong Luo and Song Ning's marriage counted as an alliance between the two families. It would help both families in their businesses and Song Ning also liked Gong Luo.

Song Ning had such a good future husband, so she was quite envied by her friends.

Ning Shu nodded and walked in to find a beautiful woman sitting on the sofa. Her figure was slim and graceful and her knee-length skirt revealed her slender calves and delicate ankles. Her skin was perfectly flawless.

Just the legs were enough to show that she was a total beauty. The moment Ning Shu looked at her face, she felt like her breath was taken away. This Song Ning was very beautiful. Her skin was like dew, her facial features were like exquisite creations, and her eyes were glossy like gems. Currently, her lips were curved slightly and beneath the lights, her smile seemed to glow like a beautiful pearl.

Ning Shu once again couldn't help but question Gong Luo's eyesight. How the heck did he take a fancy to An Nuan when he had such a beautiful fiancée? Song Ning was truly much more beautiful than An Nuan.

"Gong Luo." Song Ning walked to Ning Shu and wrapped her arms around Ning Shu's elbow in a natural manner before tilting her head to smile towards Gong Luo. It was such a cute and beautiful sight that Ning Shu was captivated for a moment.

Fudge, it felt like she was getting enchanted.

"Why were you out so late? Huh? You smell like alcohol. Did you drink?" asked Song Ning, her brows furrowed slightly.

Ning Shu nodded, then asked, "Why are you looking for me so late at night?"

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Chapter 817: Too Tired to Love

In all honesty, Ning Shu didn't know how she should interact with the original host's fiancée. From the looks of things, Song Ning really liked Gong Luo, so this made things even more weird.

"It's already the middle of the night. Do you have something important?" If that wasn't the case, she probably wouldn't have waited here so late.

Song Ning sat down on the sofa and leaned back. Her petite body seemed to completely sink into the sofa. "It's already been a long time since I've seen you, so I came to see you."

"There's a gathering at home this weekend so I specially came here to find you. Uncle and Aunt will both be going." Song Ning knitted her brows slightly in a childish manner. Her expression contained the charm of a young lady as well as an almost indescribable sense of naivety.

She was truly a beautiful woman. Even to Ning Shu, who was also a fellow woman, Song Ning was a very beautiful woman with a clearly remarkable personality. When people saw her, their hearts would soften and feel tickled.

How strong must An Nuan's female lead halo have been for her to have actually defeated Song Ning? For her to defeat a woman that was more beautiful, more rich, and more capable than her?

Ning Shu said, "For things like this, just make a phone call. There's no need to wait until so late."

Song Ning got up and stood in front of Ning Shu, then tilted her small face up. Her face was like the petal of a lotus, pure and elegant. Ning Shu felt her heart squeeze with some sort of emotion. She felt like she was about to fall in love with this woman.

Ning Shu hastily shook her head. Jesus, she was a woman! How could she fall in love with a woman?

Song Ning furrowed her brows, seeming to be a little displeased with Ning Shu's reaction. She frowned as she said, "It's already been so long since I've seen you, that's why I came to visit you."

Song Ning started tapping her fingers one by one as if she was counting how many days it had been since they last saw each other. Then she used her jade finger to poke Ning Shu's chest. "Can it be that I'm not allowed to come see you?"

Ning Shu: …

That was why it was seriously hard to transmigrate into a man's body. Not only were all aspects of life awkward, she still had to deal with all sorts of women trying to seduce her.

She was too tired to love.

Ning Shu grabbed Song Ning's hand to stop her from jabbing. It really hurt alright, girl?

Song Ning furrowed her brows and a trace of surprise flashed through her eyes, but she soon smiled again. "It's already so late, so either send me home or let me stay here."

Ning Shu was just about to say that she'd drive her home when Song Ning yawned and said, "I'm tired, so have Aunt Li prepare a guest room for me."

Ning Shu's lips twitched, but she had Aunt Li prepare it.

Ning Shu felt really hungry and tired, so she prepared to head upstairs to rest. After showering, she lay on the wide bed and gazed at the ceiling, scratching her hair as she thought hard about the task.

This task was seriously an impossible deadlock.

Even the question of whether to sleep with the female lead or not was a complete troll.

She really wanted to die.

Ning Shu thought so much that she got a headache. Should she just have the supporting male lead do it? Just have the supporting male lead sleep with the female lead.

But based on how the storyline usually is, the supporting male lead probably wouldn't be able to get to the female lead.

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Chapter 818: You Don't Love Me

Ning Shu flipped over, then she heard knocking. When she climbed up and opened the door, she found that Song Ning was standing there in white pajamas.

Ning Shu asked straightforwardly, "What is it? It's really late, just go to sleep."

Please don't cause any trouble.

Song Ning furrowed her brows and a trace of dimness appeared on her face. "Gong Luo, you don't love me. Since you don't have feelings for me, let's just call off the engagement."

Ning Shu was a little annoyed now. "Since you want to call off the engagement, let's just call off the engagement." Then she slammed the door shut.

Song Ning's facial color was very poor as she stood outside the room. Why were things like this? Song Ning touched her face. Gong Luo was actually completely indifferent towards her.

She had already investigated things. Right now, Gong Luo still hadn't gotten involved with that woman yet, so why was he so cold towards her? No matter what, she had to make Gong Luo fall in love with her.

Song Ning was starting to regret bringing up breaking off the engagement now. If she lost her identity as his fiancée, how was she supposed to continue approaching him?

Song Ning returned dejectedly to her room. She clenched her fists. Work hard! She had to take Gong Luo down!

Ning Shu didn't know what Song Ning was thinking, so she was so uneasy that she wasn't able to sleep soundly that night. The next day, her beard was all stubbly so she fumbled her way through shaving and ended up leaving a scratch on the handsome face.

She looked at the handsome face reflected in the mirror. She should just ruin this face. The female lead probably wouldn't like her anymore after that. If she no longer had captivating looks, the female lead naturally wouldn't pay any attention to her. After all, the female lead was someone that treated money like it was muck so just being rich wasn't enough.

But she'd have to ruin something so perfect. It was seriously a tragedy.

Ning Shu patted her face. It wasn't easy to get a handsome face, there was no way she could destroy it. The moment Gong Luo came back and saw that his blessed by heaven looks were destroyed, how was he supposed to face life? Furthermore, Gong Luo was a public figure that had to go on TV and magazines all the time.

After getting dressed, Ning Shu went downstairs and found that Song Ning had already woken up. When she saw Ning Shu, she smiled brightly. Her smile was so warm it felt like it could dispel any and all darkness inside a person's heart. Even Ning Shu felt like she was healed by this smile.

She felt like she could barely hold on. Frick, she couldn't end up losing her virginity with another woman.

Ning Shu nodded towards Song Ning, then sat down opposite her to get ready to eat breakfast.

Song Ning pushed a cup of milk to Ning Shu and said, "Don't drink coffee in the morning, drink milk instead. It's better for the body."

"Alright." Ning Shu couldn't stomach the bitter taste of coffee anyways, so she went with it and drank milk.

When Song Ning saw that Ning Shu was listening to her, she smiled, but then her expression became a little depressed again.

Ning Shu and Song Ning ate breakfast silently. Song Ning kept glancing towards Ning Shu, so Ning Shu wiped her mouth with a napkin before saying, "If you've got something to say, just say it."

Song Ning pouted, then propped up her chin and said, "Gong Luo, I was just joking about breaking off the engagement yesterday, so don't take it seriously okay?"

Ning Shu nodded. "I know. This marriage is something decided by our families, so it's not that simple to break off."

Song Ning's expression became even more dejected. Why did nothing get through to this guy? She seriously loved him all these years in vain.

After breakfast, Ning Shu headed to the company to work. The task currently wasn't starting yet, so she all she could do for now was focus on learning to do her work.

There was never any harm in learning more.

But not long later, Song Ning appeared in front of Ning Shu in OL attire. Ning Shu looked at her.

"Starting today, I'm going to be your secretary." Song Ning twirled in front of Ning Shu, then asked, "Gong Luo, does my secretary outfit look good?"

Ning Shu nodded. "It looks very good."

Song Ning was the type that had very good skin, so the black suit made her skin look even more flawlessly white. The contrast was beautiful and when she smiled, it made a person's heart tremble.

Ning Shu inwardly chanted Amitabha Buddha. She was seriously beautiful. She once again couldn't help but wonder why Gong Luo didn't like Song Ning.

Song Ning looked at Ning Shu with a helpless expression. "If you think that I don't look good, there's no need to give a half-hearted reply."

"You really are pretty." Ning Shu was sincere in this exclamation.

Song Ning: …

As if he was sincere.

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Chapter 819: That Male Prostitute

Ning Shu thought that it was already enough having Song Ning become her secretary, but a while later, the head secretary actually brought another secretary over, and this secretary was actually An Nuan.

When Ning Shu saw An Nuan, she felt like falling apart. The storyline had actually brought An Nuan to her.

But nothing had happened between them that night.

Song Ning was also annoyed by this development and her eyes kept darting between Ning Shu and An Nuan. Could it be that something has already happened between these two? Song Ning stomped her foot angrily.

Why did An Nuan keep hovering around them?

When the head secretary introduced An Nuan to Ning Shu, An Nuan kept glancing at Ning Shu. She couldn't help but feel like this man was very familiar. He looked very familiar, she couldn't shake off the feeling that she had seen him somewhere before.

"In the future, you'll be responsible for getting tea for the CEO," said the head secretary to An Nuan.

An Nuan nodded, her gaze still on Ning Shu's face. Ning Shu lifted an eyebrow and asked coldly, "Have you looked enough?"

When An Nuan heard this voice, she finally recalled where she had seen him before. This person was actually the male prostitute! The person she thought was a male prostitute.

An Nuan now itched to just find a hole to crawl into. She seriously couldn't take that trashy man and her traitor of a friend anymore, so she left her original company and applied to work at the Gong Family Corporation. She never expected that her future boss was actually that male prostitute.

An Nuan's face turned extremely red. When she woke up this morning, there was already no one around. An Nuan felt that she had been too drunk because she actually didn't feel anything.

Now that she saw the male prostitute was her superior, she really wanted to die.

"If there's nothing else, get out." Ning Shu waved dismissively. She had a really bad headache.

Song Ning's gaze was on An Nuan this entire time. Once An Nuan left, Song Ning asked Ning Shu, "Do you know her? She seems to know you?"

When Ning Shu saw the slightly unhappy pout on Song Ning's face, her head hurt even more. "I don't know her."

Who would've thought that after becoming a man, she'd be able to enjoy having beautiful women surround her all the time? But it just made Ning Shu feel even more bitter. She didn't want any of this at all.

Song Ning pouted as she looked at Ning Shu, then she wrapped her arms around Ning Shu's neck and said childishly, "Gong Luo, you're my fiancé, so you can only be mine."

As Song Ning said this, her expression was despotic, but also there was also the childish sweetness of a young lady, so these words weren't off-putting at all.

As Song Ning leaned closer, Ning Shu smelled an elegant fragrance from Song Ning. It wasn't the scent of perfume. It seemed to come naturally from her body and her every breath.

Ning Shu's heart trembled. She was seriously a top-quality woman. She seriously couldn't understand why the original host didn't like her.

Ning Shu peeled Song Ning's arms off her neck. If there was something to say, couldn't she just talk properly?

"You're the young miss of the Song family, so don't be messing around here. Something like being a secretary isn't something you can do," said Ning Shu in a helpless tone.

Speechlessness and something dark flashed through Song Ning's eyes. She seriously couldn't understand why Gong Luo was so indifferent towards her. Could it be that she wasn't beautiful enough? That wasn't possible.

"Of course I have to stay here and watch so that you don't get stolen away by some vixen."

Ning Shu felt even more helpless. "How are there any vixens?"

How much moral integrity must she lack for her to sleep with a girl?

Song Ning furrowed her brows tightly as she slowly scanned Ning Shu's face. Suddenly, she asked, "Gong Luo, do you like men? As your fiancée, I have the right to know this."

Ning Shu really wanted to say that she liked men.

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Chapter 820: Nothing Happened Between Us

It felt like Song Ning wasn't quite like the way she had been in the original storyline. In the original storyline, when Song Ning saw that her fiancé had gotten married with another woman, she went crazy from jealousy and naturally ended up being destroyed by the male lead.

Ning Shu hadn't expected for Song Ning to actually be such a beautiful woman. How did the male lead bring himself to hurt her?

When Song Ning walked out, she went to the tearoom and saw An Nuan who was currently practicing how to brew the coffee. She sized An Nuan up.

Song Ning curled her lips in disdain. She was so ordinary, why did Gong Luo like a woman like her over someone with such good conditions like herself?

He was definitely blind.

An Nuan sensed that someone was sizing her up so she turned around and found that Song Ning was looking at her. When she saw Song Ning, she was taken aback by how beautiful she was and a sense of inferiority rose up in her heart.

Then she recalled her friend. A beautiful but flirtatious woman had seduced her boyfriend away and had even flaunted it in front of her.

Song Ning was smiling slightly as she sized An Nuan up. An Nuan felt like she was being stripped naked under this gaze and felt very uncomfortable.

An Nuan greeted Song Ning. "Hello, I'm An Nuan. I'm very pleased to meet you."

Song Ning said, "Nice to meet you."

The atmosphere immediately fell silent. An Nuan lifted the coffee and said, "I'll bring this coffee to the CEO first." She walked around Song Ning, then headed towards the CEO's office.

Song Ning stared at An Nuan's back. She just leaned against the wall and watched as An Nuan walked away. Her expression was inexplicably strange and there was a cold smile on her lips as she fixed her hair.

An Nuan took a deep breath as she stood in front of the office's large door before pushing it open and walking in.

She saw that the man sitting on the leather office chair was looking through documents with a serious expression. There was not a single thread out of place. His form-fitting tailored suit combined with his handsome face made him seem like a god.

An Nuan really wanted to die. There must've been something wrong with her brain for her to have thought that this man was a male prostitute, and something like that had actually happened between them.

It was seriously awkward.

An Nuan placed the coffee on Ning Shu's table, then took a deep breath before saying, "Um, CEO…"

Ning Shu looked over at An Nuan only to find that she looked extremely embarrassed. Her face was so red that she was sweaty. "What is it?"

She really wanted to just fire An Nuan.

An Nuan squeezed the hems of her clothes nervously as she said, "About what happened last night, can you just act as if nothing happened?"

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu wiped her face in disbelief as she said, "If you're talking about how you thought I was a male prostitute, I don't mind it."

An Nuan sighed in relief, then said, "And about what happened at the hotel."

"What happened at the hotel?" Ning Shu saw that An Nuan's face was so red she looked about to explode. She didn't know if it was because of anger or embarrassment.

Something suddenly exploded in Ning Shu's brain and the veins on her forehead twitched. She said in disbelief, "You couldn't be thinking that we…" Ning Shu pointed at herself, then pointed at An Nuan. "Aren't you overthinking a bit too much?"

An Nuan's face turned even more red with bashfulness and indignance and she said angrily, "Stop talking about it. Can you just forget about this?"

The veins on Ning Shu's forehead pulsed again. "I think you're misunderstanding something. Nothing happened between us."

"Yes, yes, nothing happened." An Nuan gave a long relieved exhale. "Let's just both forget it."

Ning Shu: …

What the frick? Ning Shu grimaced. Why was An Nuan so sure that something had happened between them?

Ning Shu clearly remembered that she hadn't taken off An Nuan's clothes. After tossing her in the hotel room, she had left. Could it be that someone else came along later and filled the gap?

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Chapter 821: Might Actually Fall in Love with a Woman

Ning Shu saw that An Nuan was acting like something had happened between them, but also trying to do all she could to conceal it as if she didn't want this matter to be brought up. It was clear that she wanted both of them to forget about it and pretend that nothing had happened.

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead, then looked at An Nuan as she said, "Nothing happened between us."

"Yes, nothing happened. Thank you," said An Nuan, her face explosively red.

Ning Shu: …

"There was really nothing," repeated Ning Shu. "We didn't tumble. I just brought you to the hotel, I didn't do anything."

An Nuan hastily nodded. "Yes, yes, you didn't do anything. You didn't do anything to me."

The frick? Ning Shu really felt like dying as she raised her voice, "Nothing happened between us at all."

"Yes."

"I'm telling the truth."

"Yes."

Ning Shu: …

Why… Why did it feel like there was no way to communicate at all? Ning Shu felt her anger shooting up.

Ning Shu was practically about to shout. "Could it be that you wouldn't feel it if we did anything? Your clothes were still on your body and there are no marks on your body at all! How did you come to the conclusion that something happened between us?"

Stop joking already, alright?

An Nuan furrowed her brows. That was right, losing her virginity would hurt but she didn't feel anything. Could it be that nothing actually happened?

An Nuan looked at this handsome man, then pressed her lips together without speaking. She felt pretty awkward.

"Then CEO, I'll head out first." An Nuan felt like this room was very hot. Her hair was rising on end from her discomfort.

Ning Shu waved to have her hurry and scram.

Right now, Ning Shu didn't know what to do with An Nuan. The storyline seriously liked to put her and An Nuan together. It was so goddamn annoying.

She decided to just ignore An Nuan. In any case, they haven't tumbled so there was no need for her to take responsibility.

She'll just leave things at this. If it was the original Gong Luo, perhaps he'd fall in love with the female lead with this kind of daily interaction, but she definitely wouldn't. There was no freakin' way she'd fall in love with a woman.

But, but…

Perhaps the power of the strong storyline might make her actually fall in love with a woman.

It was a chilling thought.

She had a premonition that she was gonna die.

"CEO, this document requires your signature." Not long after An Nuan left, Song Ning came back to brush up on her sense of existence.

As Ning Shu looked at the extremely beautiful Song Ning, she felt like her balls were breaking. She reached out for the document, but Song Ning held on to the other end without letting go. Ning Shu tugged a few times, but Song Ning wouldn't let go, so she gave up on it and dropped her hand.

The frick? A woman was flirting with her? Please stop joking.

When Song Ning saw Ning Shu react like this, she curled her lips in disdain. How boring. She then asked, "What did you talk to that little secretary about earlier? You guys talked for so long. I'm jealous."

Ning Shu: …

Too tired, can't love.

Ning Shu just stared at Song Ning without speaking.

Song Ning's expression instantly turned serious and earnest like that of a strong woman. Her aura sure changed fast.

This manner gave her a unique grace that made men feel the desire to subdue her.

Ning Shu said, "You don't lack this little bit of salary, so don't cause trouble here anymore."

Song Ning said with a serious expression, "Gong Luo, I just want to have more chances to interact with you. I just want you to fall in love with me. If it's not possible, I'll give up and we can just break off the engagement. This way it'll be better for both of us."

Ning Shu was a little surprised by how direct this girl was. "Then how long do you plan to stay?"

Song Ning shrugged. "Probably for a while. I need enough time to confirm whether or not you'll fall in love with me."

Frick, she was serious about staying her. It was already enough of a headache with a female lead here, but this Song Ning was going to be here causing trouble too. Ning Shu felt like her head was about to explode.

She seriously couldn't take being surrounded by beautiful women.

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Chapter 822: Promise Not to Get Angry

Ning Shu called the head secretary over and directly said, "An Nuan isn't suitable for this job, dismiss her."

The head secretary was slightly taken aback, then she asked, "CEO, is there some part about Xiao An that you're unsatisfied with? Xiao An's ability is unquestionable. She's passed several rounds of screening after all. She should still be able to do jobs like getting coffee well."

What part she was unsatisfied with? Ning Shu very willfully said, "I don't like her."

The head secretary: …

Ning Shu was still looking through documents when the office door was suddenly shoved open. It was pretty loud. Ning Shu looked towards the door and saw An Nuan rush towards her. "CEO, this is my first day at work, did I do something wrong? You can't fire me for no reason."

An Nuan bit her lips with her pearly white teeth as she looked at Ning Shu earnestly. "CEO, I need a reason for why I'm being fired."

Ning Shu said, "There's no need for a reason. You've been fired."

Anger appeared on An Nuan's face. "What right do you have to be so dogmatic? I didn't do anything wrong. You're being unfair in doing this."

When Ning Shu saw how earnest An Nuan looked, she felt speechless. "I don't want you to be my secretary."

"Are you…" An Nuan bit her lips. "Is it because of what happened last night?"

An Nuan hastily waved her hands. "I've never thought about having you take responsibility. You should just treat it as nothing ever happened. All I want is to work hard at my job properly. CEO, don't worry, I won't talk about this."

"Talk about what?" Ning Shu looked toward An Nuan in disbelief.

"I won't talk about accidentally mistaking you as a male prostitute or what happened at the hotel last night. I need this job. CEO, please have mercy." An Nuan looked towards Ning Shu with a hopeful gaze.

Ning Shu really wanted to just bang her head against a wall. She practically didn't know what to say.

She thought that she had already put things very clearly, but from the looks of things now, An Nuan still didn't have her thoughts straight and still thought that something had happened between them.

Ning Shu laughed coldly, then just looked at An Nuan indifferently without speaking.

An Nuan was slightly scared by Ning Shu's expression and shrank back slightly. However, she gathered up her courage to say, "You can't fire me, otherwise I'll expose everything to the media."

"Expose what?" asked Ning Shu curiously. Did An Nuan have some sort of dirt on her? There was no way.

An Nuan looked at Ning Shu and said, "I'll only say it if you promise not to get angry."

"Then don't say it. Get out. Head to the finance department to get your salary and leave." Ning Shu didn't want to waste any more time talking with her, much less have any sparks of love be created from their clashes. Even if the storyline wanted those sparks, there was no way they could be made.

An Nuan choked on her words. She took a deep breath, then said, "If you hate me because of what happened last night, I apologize, but I really need this job."

She had been dumped by that trashy guy, so she left that guy's company. It would take a very long time to find another position, and during the time that she didn't have a job, she'd have to eat dirt.

An Nuan's face was red as she blurted out, "If you fire me, I'll reveal to the media that you're acting as a male prostitute for a hotel."

Ning Shu: …

Her ability to be so subjective truly was powerful enough to make people kneel in awe.

An Nuan thought that she was a male prostitute, and now An Nuan actually wanted to expose this to the media so that everyone would think that she was a male prostitute.

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Chapter 823: Go, Hurry and Go Expose It

An Nuan sure had laudable courage. Ning Shu's expression turned cold and she said, "Are you saying that you want to expose the fact that I'm a male prostitute and that you've slept with this male prostitute?"

An Nuan pointed at Ning Shu. "You're the one that said it! Don't push me! Otherwise it'll be either the fish dies or the net splits!"

Wasn't this more like trying to smash a stone with an egg? What did she mean by either the fish dies or the net splits?

Ning Shu could feel the veins on her forehead pulsing. She was very speechless. Based on the storyline's development, there would probably be a round of papapa now to let the female lead learn firsthand the ability of a male prostitute.

This messed up storyline really made her want to cry.

Ning Shu wiped at her face, then waved An Nuan off dismissively. "Alright, feel free. Go, hurry and go expose it."

"You…" An Nuan was a little taken aback by how unconcerned Ning Shu was. Then she said, "I'll tell the media that I'm pregnant with your child, that you played with me then dumped me."

The f*ck? This female lead sure had an imagination.

How willful.

This was clearly the result of the storyline. Nothing had even happened between them, everything was the female lead's fanciful thinking, but the female lead was already starting to act very willful in front of her.

If it was some other boss that wanted to fire the female lead, would the female lead act like this?

When An Nuan faced the male lead, she was seriously extremely confident that the male lead would compromise for her.

It was no wonder that Gong Luo always felt like he wasn't himself. He was practically bending and scraping to curry favor with the female lead. For the sake of showing the male lead's doting devotion towards the female lead, the male lead was trampled to nothing.

Although it was a matter of course for men to dote on and love their wife, in the storyline, it had been to the point that the male lead couldn't live without the female lead.

After getting married, An Nuan would often want to get divorced because of all kinds of little things. The moment Gong Luo heard An Nuan say that she wanted to get divorced, he would push her down for a round of papapa, then say with a demonic smile, can it be that I'm not enough to satisfy you? Give up on trying to get divorced.

However, all of this was just to add appeal to the storyline. It would always end up with, ah, Gong Luo's too strong, I can't take it. The next day, An Nuan would support her sour waist and grit her teeth as she vowed to get divorced again.

Gong Luo was a composed and detached, highly intelligent man. The position he was in required for him to always maintain his calm, but in the storyline, Gong Luo acted like a childish boy without any intelligence so to speak of.

His personality completely fell apart. It was like he had been possessed.

Ning Shu's expression turned even colder as she looked at An Nuan. "That means you're trying to extort me? Then what exactly do you want? You want me to take responsibility for you?"

"Who wants you to take responsibility? I just want the job, but you keep forcing me." An Nuan puffed up her chest to try to make herself look more confident and in the right.

Ning Shu: …

How the frick had she forced her? This was this daddy's company, so naturally you should scram when this daddy wants you to scram. What the hell did she mean by forcing? What kind of logic was this?

When Ning Shu saw how wronged An Nuan looked, she felt like she was about to cough blood. It couldn't be that An Nuan thought that since she had slept with her, she should agree to everything she wanted?

"Scram. I don't want to see you. You said that you're pregnant and that I'm a male prostitute so fine, do whatever you like." Ning Shu didn't see any reason to back off just because An Nuan was pestering her unreasonably.

What kind of logic was this? She didn't even owe An Nuan anything.

In reality, An Nuan was inherently using her own body to trade for Gong Luo's endless doting affection. It was basically, you've slept with me, so you should treat me well. You have to treat me well.

It was said to be love, but Gong Luo was the main party that was always doing the giving. All his sacrifice was taken to be natural since it was done in the name of love.

An Nuan stared blankly at Ning Shu's expressionless face, then she said accusatorily, "I've never seen a person as cold-blooded as you. You're seriously a repulsive capitalist. You want to fire me even though I didn't do anything wrong. I signed a contract when I joined this company. What you're doing is illegal. I'm going to expose you for exploiting workers."

Ning Shu: …

In any case, Ning Shu had no idea how Gong Luo was able to endure this. She seriously couldn't endure it. This also updated her knowledge of how powerful the storyline was. No matter what, it insisted on bringing the leads together.

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Chapter 824: Clean Enough to Drink

Ning Shu got up from the chair and walked to An Nuan. She towered over An Nuan who was trembling slightly.

An Nuan couldn't help but take a step backwards. This man's imposing aura was too strong so she couldn't help but move away so that it wasn't as scary.

An Nuan felt a bit wronged. It felt like the CEO wasn't the same today as he had been yesterday. He seems really cold today.

But she seriously needed this job. She still needed to support her younger brother who was in college and she didn't want to be looked down on by that dog couple. She couldn't let them see that she didn't even have a job.

She didn't want to lose both love and work.

An Nuan felt like she was really pitiful. All she wanted now was to work hard at her job, but she ended up encountering a boss like this. She felt like she should go to a temple to offer some incense. Her recent luck had been seriously bad.

"Do you really want to stay in this company?" asked Ning Shu with a smile.

When An Nuan saw the smile on Ning Shu's face, she immediately had a bad feeling. This smile was like the grin of a big bad wolf, the despicable smile of an exploiter.

An Nuan straightened her back and said in a trembling voice, "As long as you allow me to stay in the company, you can have me do anything."

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu felt pretty speechless. An Nuan was acting like she was a complete hoodlum, like she was some pervert that wanted her to give up her virginity.

Ning Shu expressed that she would never tumble with a girl.

When An Nuan saw that the CEO was staring at her with such a deep unreadable gaze, she hastily said, "Let me say this first. You can't force me to sell my body."

Ning Shu's facial muscles twitched and she directly said, "Since you want to stay in this company, you can stay in this company. You can be a sanitation worker. If the day comes that I'm in a better mood, I'll let you go back to being a secretary."

A… A sanitation worker?

He meant for her to mop the floor and clean the restrooms?

An Nuan was completely stunned. She stared at Ning Shu in disbelief. "You want me to mop the floor?"

Ning Shu replied, "Not just mop. All the glass doors in the company must be wiped until they're sparkling transparent and the water in the restrooms must be clean enough to drink."

An Nuan: …

An Nuan was infuriated. This man was deliberately making things hard for her. She didn't even do anything wrong, so why did he hate her so much?

Meanwhile, Ning Shu had finally thought things through. If she drove An Nuan off, based on the storyline's tendencies, it'd definitely send An Nuan right back to her. Next time, it might even be with a method that's even more intense like if she was drugged and needed to papapa with a woman in order to cure it. Moreover, the other party she'd end up papapa-ing with would likely be An Nuan.

In any case, the storyline would definitely push her and An Nuan onto a bed. After all, this was the only way to enact 'familiarity breeds fondness.'

It was seriously an integrity-less world.

"You don't want to work as a janitor? That's fine, then just leave the company," said Ning Shu coldly.

He was seriously mean! An Nuan glowered at Ning Shu. "Fine, I'll be a janitor! I know you don't like me and that you're trying to chase me off with this method, but I won't let you get what you want."

"Alright, then please leave and close the door after yourself. Head to the sanitation department to report for duty." Ning Shu sat back down without even bothering to glance at An Nuan.

An Nuan took a deep breath. After glancing one last time at Ning Shu, she turned and left the office. She seemed to be forcing her tears back as her expression was very stubborn.

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Chapter 825: The Male Lead's Lost Eyesight

Ning Shu chased An Nuan off to the sanitation department. Without An Nuan hovering around all the time anymore, Ning Shu felt like the entire sky had cleared up.

She couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. She herself was a cute lil' sis, but she actually had to do dat with a lil' sis. The storyline eyed them like a tiger watching its prey, it was always trying to get them onto a bed. Just thinking about that scene made her feel like puking blood.

You must hold on ah, my integrity!

"What are you looking at me that way for?" Ning Shu saw that Song Ning was sitting on the sofa and propping up her chin as she looked at Ning Shu with a puzzled expression. Her manner seemed a little perplexed, but it only added a flirtatious air to her aura.

Song Ning narrowed her eyes as she asked, "How did An Nuan offend you for you to send her to clean the restrooms?"

Song Ning was sincerely puzzled. Her gaze was sharp and questioning as she stared at Ning Shu. Wasn't Gong Luo supposed to dote on An Nuan unboundedly and be offering the entire world to An Nuan to make her happy? What was going on now?

Song Ning's gaze swept over Ning Shu's face inch by inch. It felt very sharp.

Ning Shu was expressionless as she said, "She disobeyed me. This is punishment."

Song Ning made a sound of realization. So it was just a squabble.

Every time Song Ning saw Gong Luo, she was frustrated by how nothing ever got through to him. On top of that, he was always expressionless as if he had facial paralysis. He only showed expression when he faced An Nuan. Song Ning couldn't accept it. She seriously couldn't figure out what was good about An Nuan.

As expected, love completely lacked logic. She didn't know if anything had happened between Gong Luo and An Nuan yet either.

"Gong Luo, can I ask you something?" asked Song Ning. Ning Shu lifted her brows as she looked towards Song Ning.

Ning Shu was starting to harbor a little bit of suspicion now. This Song Ning seemed very off.

"What is it?" Ning Shu said flatly, "You're here to work, not to chat. If you're going to continue being like this, you should just head back."

Song Ning walked to the desk and slapped both hands down on the desk, then leaned forward to face Ning Shu at eye level. Ning Shu saw that Song Ning's blouse revealed the deep line between her fair and plump mounds. They were like large white buns that tempted people to just grab them.

Ning Shu inhaled sharply. This Song Ning was seriously always trying to seduce her. Ning Shu felt that she couldn't hold on for much longer, ohohoho…

Song Ning's temperament easily changed. She was completely like an enchanting little vixen. A woman like her was much more interesting than An Nuan. Ning Shu once again mourned for the male lead's lost eyesight.

However, since the male lead already had a fated person, it was natural for him not to be able to see anyone else. In his eyes, An Nuan was the most beautiful and other people were either ugly hags or snake-like beauties.

Ning Shu lowered her eyes to avoid looking at Song Ning's chest.

"Gong Luo, tell me honestly. Do you have some relationship with An Nuan? Or is it that An Nuan is actually your girlfriend? As your fiancée, I have the right to know! At our level of society, if you want to play a little, I won't say anything, but it can't hinder our family's collaborative relationship. If it does, I can't agree to it."

Ning Shu was silent. She weaved her fingers together as she looked at Song Ning. "Why do you feel like there's a relationship between An Nuan and me? Did you send someone to follow me?"

Song Ning looked as if she knew about something between her and An Nuan. Ning Shu narrowed her eyes slightly as she scanned Song Ning's face.

When she looked at Song Ning's face carefully, she was hit even more with the feeling that it was incomparably beautiful. It practically looked more beautiful the more she looked at it. Her looks were literally captivating and the slight hook of her lips made people feel like she was the most perfect existence in the world.

"I didn't send anyone to follow you. I'm just worried." Song Ning looked at Ning Shu with a smile. "A lot of romance novels say that men like you like pure little women like An Nuan."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with me worrying." Song Ning brushed back her hair, then met Ning Shu's gaze head on. "You're my fiancé, so you can only belong to me."

Song Ning's pupils seemed dazzle with the light of a sky full of stars. It was extremely beautiful. Ning Shu could feel fireworks going off inside her brain.

Ning Shu hastily shook her head. The fudge? She actually got captivated by a woman.

What the hell?

Chapter 826: You Pervert!

The calmness halo sent a burst of cool energy flowing into Ning Shu's heart. That energy calmed her heart and suppressed that strange throbbing sensation.

Ning Shu could feel that cold sweat was covering her back and her face was a little pale. She looked at Song Ning and said directly, "There's no need for you to get involved in my affairs. I naturally have a sense of how much is too far."

"You…" Song Ning bit her lips as her brows furrowed. Finally, she turned angrily and left. The view of her back showed her clear anger, yet it also contained a bit of sorrow.

It made people's hearts ache for her.

The moment Song Ning left, Ning Shu sighed in relief and wiped at the cold sweat on her forehead. It was the first time she had ever seen someone with enough charm to captivate men and women alike.

Ning Shu was a little suspicious of Song Ning now. There was no way that she wouldn't have been able to capture Gong Luo with such skilled techniques.

It was so annoying!

Ning Shu headed off to the restroom. When she got there, she walked into the women's bathroom by habit. It was only after she saw a female worker in sanitation uniform inside that she finally reacted and hastily turned to leave the restroom.

"Ah! You pervert! You actually walked into the woman's restroom!"

Originally Ning Shu was going to apologize, but when she turned around, she saw An Nuan dressed in the sanitation uniform. She was wearing a mask and was currently holding a mop in her hand as she glared at Ning Shu.

It was possible to encounter her this way too!?

Ning Shu wiped at her face helplessly. She didn't feel like talking, so she turned to leave the woman's restroom. However, An Nuan immediately shouted, "You pervert! You actually entered the woman's restroom! Since I've seen you, there's no way I'll let you off!"

As An Nuan spoke, she tried to hit Ning Shu with the mop. "You look immaculately dressed, but it turns out you're just a beast disguised with clothing."

Ning Shu dodged An Nuan's mop, but the dirty water from the mop still landed on her dress pants. "Are you crazy?"

"You're the one that's crazy, pervert! You think you're in the right even though you entered the women's restroom?" An Nuan held the mop that was dripping with water like a female warrior, then purposefully flung the water towards Ning Shu's gleaming black leather shoes.

Ning Shu: …

"Do you want to die?" Ning Shu looked at An Nuan expressionlessly.

An Nuan laughed happily and said loudly, "I have more gossip on you now. You're actually a pervert that enters the woman's restroom. I'm warning you, you'd best be more polite towards me, otherwise I'll announce this to the world! The CEO of the Gong Family Corporation is actually a pervert!"

Ning Shu: …

Was there really a need to use this kind of development to chain the two people together?

On what basis did An Nuan feel that it was natural for her to accept being threatened like this?

The female lead's world separated right and wrong very simply. With this sort of personality, who knows how many people she'd offend?

Ning Shu turned to leave. The more she argued, the more she'd just tire herself out, especially if the opponent was a righteous sweet idiot like the female lead. It was even more tiring to argue with her compared to arguing with people that weren't sweet and didn't want money.

When An Nuan saw that Ning Shu was about to 'run from the scene of the crime,' she immediately spread her arms to block Ning Shu's road of retreat. She tilted her head up to look towards Ning Shu. "You can't leave."

"You're keeping me trapped in the entrance of the women's restroom. Are you planning to sexually harass me?" Ning Shu towered over An Nuan.

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Chapter 827: Such a Bad Person

"Ha, you pulled me into the woman's restroom planning to sexually harass me, yet you actually dare to make bogus accusations saying that I'm a pervert that entered the women's restroom?" Ning Shu laughed coldly. "Get out of the way. Block me again and I'll directly kick you."

An Nuan instantly exploded and she looked at Ning Shu disbelievingly. "How can you be so shameless? You seriously have no sense of shame! You stinky shameless bastard!"

"You were clearly the one that walked into the woman's restroom, yet you're saying that I'm sexually harassing you?" An Nuan was so angry that she was about to burst out crying.

However, Ning Shu just felt like An Nuan's reaction was too exaggerated. This was the storyline. It insisted on them getting extremely entangled with each other. All she did was accidentally walk into the wrong restroom, but it was enough to trigger an event like this.

Ning Shu pushed An Nuan aside. "Scram. Stop blocking the way."

An Nuan was taken off guard and ended up falling to the ground. She cried out softly in pain. Ning Shu saw that An Nuan had fallen onto the ground and that there were faint tears in her eyes as she glared angrily. Ning Shu suppressed the urge to go over to help An Nuan up and walked into the neighboring men's restroom.

After releasing a stream of pee, Ning Shu walked out of the restroom and found that An Nuan was still sitting on the ground and wiping at her tears in a wronged manner.

Ning Shu knew that even if she went to help An Nuan up out of the kindness of her heart, An Nuan wouldn't appreciate it.

So now she and An Nuan were going to have to take the path of enemies on a narrow road?

In any case, An Nuan was always showing up in front of her to attract her attention.

Ning Shu strode right past An Nuan with her long legs. An Nuan stared at Ning Shu's back and pressed her lips together unhappily to grumble, "He's seriously a bad person."

Ning Shu felt that the storyline was seriously balls-breaking. When An Nuan was a secretary, she had to see An Nuan all the time. But even after An Nuan became a sanitation worker, she'd still bump into her all the time. An Nuan even had to clean the CEO's office.

It was ridiculous.

Ning Shu expressed that there was nothing that was more of a troll than this. There was still a fiancée whose charm was able to attract men and women alike so she also had to suppress the feelings trying to bud in her heart. It was seriously a sad life.

Crash!

A large vase in the office fell to the ground and shattered. An Nuan, who was dusting with a handkerchief, froze, then she hastily apologized to Ning Shu, "CEO, I didn't do that on purpose. I really didn't do that on purpose!"

Ning Shu took a deep breath, then wiped at her face as she waved her other hand dismissively. "Get out."

Ning Shu seriously couldn't understand why the sanitation department actually had An Nuan come clean the CEO's office especially since An Nuan had just joined the sanitation department. What were they thinking giving such an important job to a newbie?

There was no need to explain, it was definitely the storyline.

Ning Shu felt exhausted.

Song Ning was standing by the side, her arms crossed, as she took all of this in. She had an unreadable smile hovering around her lips even as she was puzzling over the question of how Gong Luo ended up liking and doting on a girl like this so much.

When Song Ning's thoughts reached this point, a trace of depression flashed through her eyes.

An Nuan hastily apologized to Ning Shu. "Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose, I really didn't do it on purpose. Please just deduct the cost of this vase from my salary."

Ning Shu wanted to cover her face again. She was currently situated in such a wonderful love story, but she felt like she was being driven mad.

"How many days has it been since you've started work? How much salary could you possibly have? Why can't you just leave the company?" asked Song Ning. "You won't be able to buy this vase even with a year's worth of salary.

An Nuan's jaw dropped in astonishment as she looked at the shattered pieces of the vase on the ground. "How is it that expensive?"

An Nuan started picking up the shards with her bare hands as she repeated, "I really didn't do that on purpose, ah…"

An Nuan's finger was cut by a shard and a blood drop started forming.

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu took a deep breath. What was this situation? Was the storyline trying to make her feel heartache for An Nuan? The storyline truly was omnipresent.

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Chapter 828: I Can't Leave the Company

Song Ning took the initiative to press a tissue on An Nuan's bleeding finger, then said mildly, "You should go."

"But…" An Nuan looked towards Ning Shu.

Ning Shu waved dismissively without even bothering to look at An Nuan, so An Nuan left in slight disappointment.

Ning Shu looked at the shattered porcelain and blood on the ground, then shook her head.

Song Ning walked over and looked at Ning Shu as she asked, "What? You feel heartache?"

"I'm done with work, so I'll be leaving." Ning Shu grabbed her coat and left.

Song Ning watched as this man walked away. She felt that this man had the strongest mentality she had ever seen. He was actually so indifferent towards her.

Could it be that he seriously liked An Nuan that much?

Song Ning patted her face. Seriously…

Ning Shu left the office and headed to the parking lot for her car. Just as her car turned onto the street, a figure suddenly walked towards her car. Ning Shu hastily stomped on the brake.

The fudge? Who the frick didn't want to live anymore?

Ning Shu opened the car door and saw that An Nuan had fallen to the ground in front of the car, her face pale with lingering fear.

Ning Shu felt that her tolerance had already reached its limit. How come she encountered this girl wherever she went?

The storyline sure insisted on forcing things.

"What are you doing?" Ning Shu took deep breaths in order to suppress the anger in her heart. There were countless grass mud horses racing through her heart right now.

An Nuan turned around and when she saw Ning Shu, her eyes seemed to visibly tremble. "CEO, I didn't do that on purpose. I was thinking about something. I really didn't notice!"

An Nuan wanted to get up, but she seemed to have twisted her ankle since she cried out in pain.

Ning Shu: …

Could she just leave this female lead here?

It felt like she was constantly encountering An Nuan over the course of a day. It was seriously irritating.

"Are you alright?" asked Ning Shu.

An Nuan hastily waved her hand and said, "I'm fine. I'm fine."

Ning Shu nodded. "It's good that you're fine." Then she turned to get in her car and leave.

"Um, CEO, could you wait a moment?" An Nuan limped in front of Ning Shu.

The veins on Ning Shu's forehead pulsed as she asked, "What else is there? You want a medical fee?"

An Nuan's expression immediately turned stiff. "I don't need your money."

Ning Shu's lips curved. Don't get angry, maintain a slight smile. It was important to stay calm. Ning Shu asked with a smile, "If you don't want money, then what is it?"

An Nuan said, "About the vase, I'll figure out a way to pay you back for it. I was in the wrong for that. I had been careless. I hope that you won't chase me out of the company?"

Ning Shu forced herself to stay calm as she said, "Why? This vase is very valuable, you won't be able to buy it even with a year's salary. As long as you leave the company, you won't need to pay for this vase."

It was An Nuan's first time seeing this man talk so much. Most of the time, he was always very impatient with her. She felt a bit unused to this treatment and shook her head as she said, "I can't leave the company."

Ning Shu: Why, why, why?

"Why?" asked Ning Shu weakly. She seriously couldn't understand what the female lead was thinking.

An Nuan said, "I need this job. My younger brother's in college, so I need to send money home every month."

Ning Shu cracked her neck, then said, "But you need to pay for the vase, so you'll lose a year's worth of your salary. That means you'll be working for a whole year for nothing. You can just resign and find a different job instead."

An Nuan shook her head again. "I can't leave the company."

Ning Shu: …

Why the frick not? The conversation just kept going in circles.

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Chapter 829: Try My Cooking?

Ning Shu and An Nuan's conversation fell into a dead end.

"You can leave the company."

"No, I can't leave the company, because I need this job."

"You can look for another job. You don't frickin' have the money to pay for the vase."

"No, I can't leave the company."

"Why the heck can't you leave the company?"

"I just can't. That trashy man will look down on me."

Ning Shu wiped at her face, then took out some money from her bag to give to An Nuan. An Nuan immediately became unhappy. Ning Shu said, "This money is for you to take a cab to the hospital to get your leg looked at."

"No thanks! I don't want it!" An Nuan turned and started limping away.

Ning Shu couldn't be bothered to look at An Nuan. She got in her car and headed back to her villa.

The villa was brightly lit. The moment she opened the door, the fragrance of food drifted out.

Ning Shu put on slippers and walked to the kitchen door. She found that Song Ning was wearing an apron as she stir-fried food. Even while cooking, she looked very beautiful.

The atmosphere felt very warm.

"You're back." Song Ning smiled as she asked Ning Shu, "You left before me, so how did you get back even later than me?"

Ning Shu leaned against the door and looked at Song Ning. Her slight smile was seriously charming. "Why are you still here? What did you come to my house for?"

"Gong Luo, are you blind? Can't you see that I'm cooking?" Song Ning rolled her eyes at Ning Shu, then extended her hand. "Get me a plate."

Ning Shu opened the cupboard and got a plate for Song Ning. Song Ning plated the food, then said, "Carry it to the table."

Ning Shu nodded and carried it to the table.

In just a little while, four side dishes and a soup had been prepared. They were all common household dishes, but they all smelled, looked, and tasted amazing. Just this culinary skill was enough to make Ning Shu sigh in admiration, because she had no way of making such food.

Song Ning took off her apron and sat down opposite Ning Shu. "Try my cooking?"

Ning Shu tasted each dish, then praised sincerely, "They're really delicious! You're really good at cooking."

Ning Shu's praise didn't make Song Ning happy at all and on the contrary, her facial color even darkened. She pressed her lips together without speaking.

"You actually know how to cook?" It was quite surprising that a rich miss like Song Ning actually knew how to cook.

Song Ning poked at her rice with her chopsticks as she pouted. "Could it be that you've never heard of the saying, to catch a man's heart, you have to first grasp their stomach? I practiced cooking for a really long time, but I clearly haven't managed to catch your stomach."

Ning Shu: …

She felt like she just got flirted with again.

Fudge. She felt like she was about to turn lesbian with a beauty like Song Ning flirting with her every day.

But she couldn't.

Heavens! Ning Shu felt that her integrity was swaying.

She didn't respond to Song Ning's complaint and just silently continued to eat.

Song Ning furrowed her brows. The frick? Was this guy still a man? Was An Nuan seriously the only one he would accept?

There was no way she'd believe that.

Song Ning propped up her chin and looked at Ning Shu as she said, "Get me a bit of that stir-fry lettuce in front of you."

"Why don't you get it yourself?" Ning Shu lifted her brows as she looked towards Song Ning.

"Because I can't reach," replied Song Ning in a matter-of-fact tone.

You can't reach? When Ning Shu saw the flirtatious expression on Song Ning's face, she pushed the plate towards her.

Song Ning: …

He was seriously a boring man. Why was he completely different towards An Nuan?

Song Ning's facial color worsened even more. When she saw that the other party was only focusing on eating, her mood became even worse and she set her chopsticks down on the table. She propped up her chin and just watched Ning Shu.

Ning Shu expressed that she couldn't really take being stared at like this by a woman.

"Song Ning, what exactly are you after?" asked Ning Shu directly.

Song Ning twirled her hair around her finger as she replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "I'm obviously trying to make you fall in love with me. We're engaged after all. Since we're going to have to get married, of course it's better if we love each other. That way, our married life will also be more happy."

"I'm a woman, so it's natural for me to need a warm family. Compared to being like strangers after we get married, why not try to fall in love with each other now?" replied Song Ning easily.

Ning Shu suddenly didn't know how to refute because what Song Ning said made a lot of sense.

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Chapter 830: I'm a Frickin' Gril

"But, I discovered that even after all this time, you still haven't fallen in love with me," said Song Ning with a vexed expression. "Is it that hard to like me?"

It's hard, very hard!

Ning Shu expressed that she seriously didn't do yuri.

"What is it about me that's not good?" Song Ning looked at Ning Shu. "Am I not pretty enough?"

Ning Shu shook her head and said, "You're very beautiful."

"Then why don't you like me?" asked Song Ning with a speechless expression. "I can present myself in the living room and also know my way around the kitchen. What are you still unsatisfied with?"

I'm a frickin' gril, you're also a gril, how can we be together? Once the task was finished, she was going to leave. If Song Ning and the original host ended up having a relationship, that had nothing to do with her.

She wouldn't make decisions regarding love for the original host since she didn't have the right to.

"Forget it, I'm not eating anymore. Your attitude really makes me unhappy." Song Ning got up and went to sit on the sofa, ignoring Ning Shu.

Ning Shu shrugged. When she saw that there was still food on the plates, she dealt with all of the food. It'd be a shame to waste them.

"I'm not going back today, I'm staying here from now on. I'll leave once I've stayed enough," said Song Ning with an unhappy expression.

Ning Shu didn't speak. If she wanted to stay, then so be it.

When Song Ning saw that Ning Shu went upstairs without paying any attention to her, she crinkled her nose unhappily.

Ning Shu showered, then lay on the wide bed and stared at the snow-white ceiling tiles as she mulled over the task.

This task was seriously difficult. Due to her fate with An Nuan, there was no way to avoid encounters and there was a very high likelihood of some scene filled with pink bubbles occurring.

Haa, it was seriously asking for her life.

Ning Shu was just about to close her eyes when knocks came from the door. Ning Shu rolled her eyes, but still got off the bed to open the door. She saw that Song Ning was standing outside, barefoot in a night gown.

Song Ning's hair was loose, so her luxurious black hair cascaded over her shoulders like waves of black silk.

Beneath her night gown, her flawless white legs were visible. The sight of those slender, perfectly shaped legs were exceptionally alluring.

What was she knocking on the door dressed like this for?

It couldn't be what she was thinking, right?

Ning Shu swallowed hard, then asked, "Did you need something?"

Song Ning directly pushed Ning Shu aside and walked into the room barefoot to sit on the bed. She looked towards Ning Shu as she said, "What do you think?"

I think we shouldn't be like this!

Ning Shu just looked at Song Ning without speaking. Why did everyone freakin' want to sleep with her? Please, have mercy.

"Before marriage life is very important. I want to test whether you can do it or not. Didn't I already say before? Disharmony on the bed is the main cause of divorce." Song Ning's expression was very charming as she spoke. She was bewitching like a little vixen.

Based on the normal progression, she was probably supposed to be saying something like, you shouldn't say something like a man couldn't do it. I'll show you exactly whether I can do it or not. Then after that, lightning would spark fire on the ground?

The fudge, it was so embarrassing!

When she was a female lead, there were always men that wanted to sleep with her, and when she was a male lead, there were always women that wanted to sleep with her.

Actually, it was pretty rough being a main character as well.

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Chapter 831: I'm Making You Mine!

Ning Shu pressed her lips together as she looked at the flirtatious little vixen at the door. The veins on her forehead pulsed. This was seriously awkward, but she still had to maintain a slight smile.

"Are you certain?" She looked straight at Song Ning as she asked, "You're certain you want to…"

Song Ning stood up and walked to Ning Shu, then poked her chest. "We're both adults, what do you think?"

Ning Shu smiled faintly as she grabbed Song Ning's finger which was white like jade. She examined it carefully. It was slender and beautiful. Each of her fingers seemed to have been carefully crafted. She was truly a beautiful woman.

When Song Ning saw how focused Ning Shu was, her heart pulsed hard. This man was seriously handsome.

Ning Shu let go of Song Ning's finger, then stroked Song Ning's arm. It was like touching satiny sheep-fat white jade. It felt so nice that Ning Shu couldn't help but rub it a little.

A red flush appeared on Song Ning's face and her gaze became hazy and filled with passion as she looked at Ning Shu.

Ning Shu met Song Ning's gaze. She seemed to feel that this woman in front of her loved her a lot, like she was the most important person in this woman's life. It felt like this woman was worthy of trust, that it would be worth it to love her.

It felt like their hearts were connected.

Ning Shu grabbed Song Ning's arm and pulled her out of the room before saying mildly, "I don't want to interact with you."

Song Ning's face immediately stiffened. The disbelief and embarrassed anger twisted her expression slightly. "Are you a man or not?"

He could even reject someone who brought themselves to his door? Song Ning really didn't know what to say. Could it be that Gong Luo seriously liked An Nuan that much to the point that he wanted to guard his body for An Nuan?

Song Ning was furious. She reached out and grabbed Ning Shu's shirt as she said, "Are you a man or not? Or is it that you can't do it?"

"I insist on pushing you down today and making you mine!" As Song Ning spoke, she lifted herself up on tiptoe to kiss Ning Shu.

Frick, what the f*ck?

Ning Shu pushed away Song Ning's approaching face and said mildly, "Sleep properly. Stop thinking about pointless things."

Then she slammed the door so abruptly that Song Ning's nose almost got flattened.

Song Ning rubbed her nose, then gave a cold laugh before leaving with her arms crossed.

Ning Shu shook her head, then lay down on the bed to sleep. This wasn't her body. She was only here to carry out a task, so she didn't have the right to use the entrustor's body to do things that were overstepping her bounds. It'd be even more wrong for her to do things that would cause the entrustor trouble.

So she didn't even dare to come close to things that involved emotions. She couldn't make things complicated just because she wanted to have some momentary fun.

It was best to leave Song Ning, this fiancée, for the original host to deal with himself.

The next day, when Ning Shu got up and went downstairs, she didn't see Song Ning, so she asked Aunt Li, "Where's Miss Song?"

"Miss Song left early this morning." Aunt Li poured Ning Shu a cup of milk.

She left early this morning? Ning Shu lifted her brows. It seemed like what happened last night had made Song Ning angry.

She shrugged. If she left, so be it. It was more comfortable without her hovering around.

It wasn't like she was a real man.

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Chapter 832: I'll Definitely Pay for the Vase

Ning Shu drove to the company for work, but the moment she walked in, someone crashed into her chest. She hastily pushed the person away.

It was An Nuan again, dressed in the sanitation uniform.

An Nuan was originally mopping the floor so she hadn't been paying attention to who was around and ended up bumping into someone. However, that person had no matters at all and almost pushed her right to the ground.

"What the heck is wrong with… you?" An Nuan immediately started complaining, but when she turned around and saw that it was Ning Shu, her voice faded and she lowered her head.

Ning Shu said mildly, "Pay more attention while cleaning. Can you handle the responsibility if you end up bumping into a client?"

An Nuan curled her lips unhappily as she said, "It's not like I did it on purpose. What are you being so fierce for?"

"Have I been fierce? All I'm doing is stating reality," said Ning Shu, a bit helplessly.

An Nuan nodded. Ning Shu directly turned to leave, so An Nuan ran to catch up with her. "CEO, you won't fire me, right?"

Ning Shu said, "Since you want to stay in the company, just stay in the company. Remember that you have to pay for the vase."

"I got it, thank you. I'll definitely pay for the vase!" An Nuan smiled in relief.

When Ning Shu saw An Nuan like this, she really wanted to just cover her forehead in exasperation.

When she walked into the office, she found that Song Ning was currently sorting through the documents, dressed in OL attire. Everything in the office was neat and organized.

Ning Shu thought that Song Ning would leave the company and was very surprised to find that she had just come early to the company.

"Morning." Ning Shu greeted Song Ning.

Song Ning's expression was stern and cold as she said, "CEO, good morning." Then she walked right past Ning Shu like they were strangers and left.

Yesterday she had still been so passionate, but now she was cold as frost. It was seriously hard to get used to. Her mood sure fluctuated a lot.

She was probably still angry because of what happened yesterday, but Ning Shu didn't feel like she had done anything wrong.

Song Ning being angry had nothing to do with her.

Following that, Song Ning demonstrated the attitude of a successful career woman. She handled everything perfectly. Ning Shu didn't even have to say anything and Song Ning could still predict what she was thinking. She was practically god-like in her capabilities.

However, her attitude was very cold like she was only facing a superior. Ning Shu shrugged, completely unconcerned.

It was better when Song Ning was this cold. Ning Shu found it way easier to deal with compared to when Song Ning was trying to seduce her all the time.

With Song Ning around, Ning Shu's work became much easier. Song Ning was able to separate the mountain of documents into those that needed immediate attention and those that could wait, so Ning Shu's work became much more relaxed.

When Song Ning saw how indifferent Ning Shu looked, she bit her lips hard. Her gaze was filled with cold indignance.

Ning Shu paid no attention to the frosty Song Ning and continued to mull over this task.

As she looked at An Nuan who was wiping the side table and mopping the floor, she felt that there was a need to figure out a way to break the link between the original host and An Nuan.

Ning Shu never imagined that she would one day have to do something like this. Break a cp!?

An Nuan, who was currently wiping the glass, kept feeling like there was a scorching hot gaze on her. When she looked over, she saw that the CEO was looking at her with an unreadable gaze. It caused An Nuan's heart to start pounding. What exactly was with this person? Why did he keep staring at her?

It couldn't be that he still wanted to fire her, right?

Meanwhile, when Song Ning saw that Ning Shu was staring straight at An Nuan, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. What the hell? Why!? Why did Gong Luo like An Nuan so much?

Song Ning's shoulders drooped slightly. It was seriously annoying.

After work, Ning Shu returned to the villa, but she didn't see Song Ning. She didn't see any food either, so she asked Aunt Li, "Where's Miss Song?"

Aunt Li said, "Miss Song has gone back. She's already taken all of her luggage."

Ning Shu lifted her brows. What was going on now?

Well, if she left, she left, Ning Shu didn't really care. It was already enough of a headache with An Nuan around, so it was pretty good that Song Ning left.

Following that, when she went to work the next day, she didn't see Song Ning either. She looked all around but didn't see her.

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Chapter 833: Was Actually Pretty Happy

Song Ning was usually always hovering around her, so when she suddenly stopped coming, Ning Shu was actually pretty happy.

Ning Shu asked the head secretary, "Where's Miss Song?"

"Miss Song won't be coming today," replied the head secretary.

Ning Shu became even happier and she asked, "She won't be ever coming again?"

When the head secretary saw how happy Ning Shu looked, she said, "CEO, Miss Song has fallen ill. Maybe you should go visit her."

"Oh, then I'll find some time to go visit." After Ning Shu said that, she walked into the office, only to find that An Nuan was currently inside cleaning.

She seriously saw this girl every single day. Ning Shu rubbed her forehead. The storyline was always forcing them together.

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It felt like An Nuan was always cleaning the places she passed by.

An Nuan could sense that the CEO was looking at her again. He was always looking at her with such a scorching gaze. It made An Nuan feel very anxious and her heart pounded with uneasiness.

Ning Shu sat down on the sofa to watch An Nuan. An Nuan didn't really do anything wrong, she was just a girl that was doted on by the Heavens. The Heavens even arranged for a despotic CEO to fall in love with An Nuan and dote on her so that she could have a happy and blessed life.

She was extremely ordinary. She didn't have any outstanding abilities, so she must have accumulated a lot of virtue her last lifetime to have been able to meet someone like Gong Luo. She hadn't had to struggle at all to get to the very peak of life.

Marriage had always been a woman's second rebirth.

Love was something between two people, but Gong Luo felt like he was being controlled. That feeling really ticked Gong Luo off.

Love required mutual sacrifice. Both the man and the woman in a relationship were supposed to mutually support each other, but in this love, Gong Luo had given up a lot while all An Nuan had to do was enjoy Gong Luo's doting. All conflicts that arose ended with Gong Luo lowering his head first.

An Nuan couldn't really take this gaze anymore, so she gathered up her courage to turn around and face Ning Shu. "What are you looking at me for? Are you planning something? I told you that I'd definitely pay for the vase."

Ning Shu leaned back and continued looking at An Nuan as she said, "Why do you insist on staying in my company? I can introduce you to a position at a different company."

An Nuan clenched the handkerchief as she replied, "Other companies might not like me. That trashy guy, I mean-, my ex-boyfriend's pretty rich. He's often purposefully makes things hard for me. If I go to another company, I might get fired."

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Fudge, this storyline was such a troll.

This meant that An Nuan was literally going to take root in Gong Family Corporation.

Ning Shu's facial muscles were twitching, she didn't even know what to say, so she waved An Nuan off. "Get out."

An Nuan nodded and obediently moved to leave. When she got to the door, she stopped walking and turned around to say, "CEO, I feel like you really hate me."

"Is that so?" replied Ning Shu lightly.

An Nuan then said tactfully, "In the future, I won't show up in front of you as much. I'll wait until you're not in the office to clean the office too."

Ning Shu nodded without expressing any objections.

An Nuan's heart filled with indescribable disappointment and frustration and she asked, "I heard that Miss Song is your fiancée."

"Uh-huh." Ning Shu nodded.

An Nuan suddenly didn't know what to say. As she looked at the man sitting on the sofa who exuded such a natural aura of nobility, her heart trembled for a moment uncontrollably. This man's face was enough to enchant any person, whether they be a man or woman.

"Go." Ning Shu waved dismissively.

An Nuan turned and left the office. Ning Shu then undid the buttons on her suit. After taking off her coat, she started working.

Following that, she found that without Song Ning around, it was very tiring to work. She had already gotten used to a relaxing work environment, so now she was unused to having to put in so much more effort.

Ning Shu shook her head. That was why it was important to rely on oneself for everything. The moment one started relying on others and it became a habit, it was the path to ruin.

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Chapter 834: Is It That Hard to Give Me Your True Heart?

Song Ning was truly skilled at manipulating people's hearts. She gradually trickled like water into her life and work, so now that she was suddenly gone, Ning Shu couldn't help but feel uncomfortable and out of sorts.

With this skill, how did Song Ning lose to the pretty much useless An Nuan? It didn't make sense.

After Ning Shu finished dealing with her work, she felt that there was a need to visit Song Ning. In the hospital room, Ning Shu saw that Song Ning was lying down, her delicate face deathly pale. Compared to how confident and seductive she usually was, the current Song Ning seemed very fragile like a child whose outer shell had been stripped away. Her innermost self was revealed and it made people's hearts ache for her.

Ning Shu hadn't expected for Song Ning to actually be sick, and from the looks of things, she was quite severely ill. She reached out and felt Song Ning's forehead. "You have a slight fever. What happened?"

Song Ning coughed, then rolled her eyes at Ning Shu. "I caught a cold, got sick. I have a severe cold."

All Ning Shu could say was, "Rest well."

Song Ning's facial color dimmed, causing her eyes to lose their luster. She reached out to tug at Ning Shu's finger like a child. This gesture contained a sense of unease and reliance.

Ning Shu sat by the bed. "Don't overthink things and just rest up properly."

Song Ning held onto Ning Shu's finger tightly as she said softly, "Gong Luo, is it really that hard to give me your true heart?"

Hard, it was very hard. There was no way Ning Shu would give her heart to someone else. If her heart was no longer with herself, would she still be herself? Would she still be able to complete tasks calmly?

She couldn't even guarantee her own life right now.

So there was no way she'd hand over her heart, much less to a woman. That was even more absurd.

Ning Shu said mildly, "What do you want my true heart for? Aren't things pretty good like this?"

"What's good about this? I'm almost about to lose my heart, that's why I want yours." Song Ning's expression was very pitiful. "We're engaged. What's wrong with being in love with each other?"

The veins on Ning Shu's forehead pulsed and her heart filled with curses.

"I don't want to lie to you. I won't ever fall in love with you." Ning Shu peeled off Song Ning's fingers. Inwardly, she did feel a little apologetic.

Song Ning's pale face contorted for a moment, then intense unwillingness and anger appeared on her face. However, after just a brief instant, they vanished and her expression became pitiful again.

After comforting Song Ning a little, Ning Shu made to leave. There was no way she could fall in love with a woman right now, so all she could do was avoid Song Ning. As for the matter of these feelings, it was best to leave it to the original host.

This Song Ning seriously had a lot of charm. Even though she was a woman, her heart was pounding.

This charm was completely irresistible.

"Don't go. Gong Luo, don't go." Song Ning lifted the blankets aside and yanked the IV drip out of her arm. Barefoot, she moved in front of Ning Shu to block her way. "Is it really that hard for you to fall in love with me?"

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead. "Is it that easy to fall in love with someone? Can you fall in love with someone at will? Why are you in such a rush for me to fall in love with you?"

Ning Shu's brows were furrowed as she towered over Song Ning and looked at her. They were engaged after all. With this relationship, it was fine to slowly grow feelings for each other, so why was Song Ning in such a rush?

Song Ning's expression stiffened for a moment, then she said, "Because I'm in love, that's why I'm impatient to get your answer. I feel uneasy and anxious, that's why I'm in such a rush."

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Chapter 835: Selling One's Body to Repay the Debt

"Gong Luo, can you understand my feelings?" Song Ning reached out to grab Ning Shu's sleeve tightly, so tightly that her joints were conspicuously white. The slight trembling of her hand caused people's hearts to ache painfully.

However, Ning Shu just felt a headache. How was she supposed to respond to Song Ning's feelings? The one Song Ning loved was Gong Luo, not her, but the current Song Ning wanted her true heart. This true heart was hers though, not Gong Luo's!

"Song Ning, you should rest. I'm going to leave first." Ning Shu brushed aside Song Ning's hand and turned to leave the room.

"Gong Luo, Gong Luo! How can you be so cruel to me?" Song Ning's weak voice came from the room.

When Song Ning saw that Ning Shu left without even glancing back, she was so angry that she started stomping in frustration. She had never been so defeated before. It was infuriating!

Once Ning Shu left the hospital, she started feeling like there was something seriously wrong with her. She should've been desperately avoiding Song Ning, so why did she head over for more trouble?

When she got back to the company, the moment she walked into the office, a figure fell to a kneel in front of her. If it weren't for the sake of maintaining her calm image, Ning Shu would've jumped back in shock.

When Ning Shu looked closer, she found that it was An Nuan that was currently kneeling in front of her. An Nuan was weeping, her face pale like that of a ghost and her hair messy. She looked as wretched as it was possible to be.

Ning Shu started having a bad feeling. What was the storyline trying to do now?

"What are you doing?" Ning Shu's voice contained slight anger as she strode over to the sofa to sit down. "What exactly is it?"

An Nuan shuffled on her knees over to Ning Shu and cried as she beseeched, "CEO, please help me. I'm begging you."

What the heck was going on now?

Ning Shu rubbed her temples in exasperation. When An Nuan saw that Ning Shu wasn't speaking, she hastily kowtowed and begged, "CEO, I'm begging you! Please, I'm begging you!"

"What is it? Explain," said Ning Shu mildly.

"Chariman, can you lend me five hundred thousand?" An Nuan also felt that her request was a little too much, but she had no other choice.

Was the storyline now trying to take the path of selling one's body to repay the debt?

Oh my god, but she still had to maintain a slight smile. Ning Shu asked, "What do you need five hundred thousand for?"

"My younger brother, he…" An Nuan's tears instantly overflowed and plopped on the ground, making large droplets. She seemed very pitiful.

Ning Shu closed her eyes. Since she didn't want to talk about it, it was her own problem.

"CEO, my brother got in a car accident and needs money for surgery. You're the only rich person I know. Please lend me five hundred thousand, I'll pay you back," said An Nuan while crying.

Ning Shu: …

As expected, it was this kind of plot.

Why did An Nuan feel so sure that she'd lend the money? To look for her first thing? Her actions were seriously filled with subconscious awareness.

The storyline sure was strong.

Ning Shu crossed her legs and said mildly, "Why should I lend you money? We're not familiar with each other enough to be lending money. We don't even count as friends."

"Yes, but I seriously have no other choice. I have no choice but to come beg you." An Nuan truly had no other choice. How was she supposed to gather five hundred thousand right now? Without five hundred thousand, what was she supposed to do? Her younger brother would die.

Her younger brother was currently waiting on the operation table for this sum of money to save his life.

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Chapter 836: All Became Fodder

"CEO, I'll definitely pay you back even if I have to sweep the ground for an entire lifetime. I'm begging you! I won't ask for a salary anymore, so please!" An Nuan continued to kowtow towards Ning Shu.

Ning Shu took a deep breath, then said, "Since you want to borrow money, you should have some kind of guarantee. There are banks you can borrow money from, why do you insist on borrowing it from me?"

An Nuan said, "I've thought of using my house to get a mortgage loan, but five hundred thousand isn't a small number, the audit will probably take a long time and my brother needs that money now."

"Is it really severe?" asked Ning Shu.

An Nuan wiped at her tears. "He's currently in an unconscious state. Right now, he really needs this money to save his life."

"I'll do whatever you want. Please, I'm begging you! CEO, I'm begging you." An Nuan's nose was red due to her tears so she looked very pitiful.

After considering things for a moment, Ning Shu wrote a check for five hundred thousand and gave it to An Nuan. An Nuan wiped her tears and smiled in relief, then she kowtowed towards Ning Shu again, "Thank you! Thank you!"

"Wait. Since you're borrowing money, you should write a receipt for this loan. My money doesn't drop from the sky," said Ning Shu mildly.

An Nuan hastily said, "I'll write a receipt right away." She started writing the receipt while crying.

Ning Shu looked over the receipt, then handed the check to An Nuan. An Nuan once again kowtowed to Ning Shu before reaching out for the check with a trembling hand. Because she had knelt for too long, when she got up, she staggered and almost fell into Ning Shu's arms. Ning Shu quickly turned and dodged.

"Sorry, sorry. I didn't do that on purpose." An Nuan hastily apologized, her face red.

Ning Shu just waved for her to leave and An Nuan hastily left the office.

Ning Shu looked at the receipt, then scoffed.

She wasn't being kind. For the sake of getting her involved with An Nuan, the storyline actually had An Nuan's younger brother get in a car accident so that she would become An Nuan's creditor. The storyline seriously got its way by any means.

The entire world served only the purpose of developing Gong Luo and An Nuan's feelings. Everything that happened either created misunderstandings or increased their feelings for each other.

Everyone was just stepping stones for these two's romance.

When the Heavenly Law was unjust, all that was in the world became fodder.

It was seriously too extreme.

So since she had money at hand, if she could save someone, she might as well try.

She had no intention of threatening An Nuan with this money.

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead. Perhaps it was because she had stayed in a hospital too long and seen too much of people's struggle against death in the hospital. At this point, she still couldn't bring herself to just stand by and do nothing.

Ning Shu slapped herself. Stop pretending to be a saint again!

After Song Ning recovered from her cold, she continued coming to work like nothing had happened at all. She helped Ning Shu deal with the work and stopped flirting with her.

She was acting like things were strictly business.

When Ning Shu saw Song Ning like this, she sighed in relief. She felt like things were pretty good like this. Perhaps when the original host came back and saw that he had such a good fiancée, they might end up having a wonderful marriage.

Things were fine as long as this fiancée didn't flirt with her.

An Nuan took the five hundred thousand and saved her younger brother. When she came to work, she hastily gave Ning Shu a deep bow and repeatedly said, "CEO, thank you. Thank you!"

"Remember to give me back that five hundred thousand," said Ning Shu coldly.

An Nuan pressed her lips together unhappily but still said, "I know. I'll definitely work hard to return that five hundred thousand to you."

Song Ning lifted her brows. "It couldn't be that she's selling her body to you for five hundred thousand, right?"

Ning Shu: …

"Is she really worth that much?" Song Ning's gaze contained disdain. "So you actually like this type."

Song Ning sighed. "I just don't know why you don't like me. Maybe it's because I'm not as pure as An Nuan is?"

"No, I feel like you're better than An Nuan." Ning Shu appreciated women with ability. Women with ability were able to live very well no matter where they were and they didn't need men to save them and protect them.

Song Ning rolled her eyes. "Since I'm good, why don't you like me?"

Ning Shu: …

Chapter 837: Let Me Treat You to Dinner

Ning Shu was starting to get a little annoyed with Song Ning for always asking why she didn't love her. Why the frick should she love her? She was a frickin' woman!

Couldn't this girl just wait until Gong Luo came back to flirt with Gong Luo?

Right now, all she wanted was to complete this task, then leave this world. 2333 was completely dead. No matter how she called, there was no response so she was very worried that she would remain stuck in this world.

And she'd even have to be a man for an entire lifetime. She felt like dying just at the thought of it.

When Song Ning saw that Ning Shu's facial color wasn't good, she shrugged and said with a pout, "Forget it, I won't say anymore. If I say more, you'll just be annoyed with me and feel like I'm pressuring you."

Song Ning left the office, but her silhouette looked very hurt.

Ning Shu wiped at her face, then continued working.

When it was time to get off work, An Nuan walked into Ning Shu's office. She wasn't wearing the loose-fitting sanitary uniform anymore and was now wearing a dress. This contrast made her seem actually stunningly pretty.

Ning Shu lifted her brows as she looked at An Nuan. "What is it?"

An Nuan looked a little hesitant, but in the end, she said, "Um, uh, to repay you, I wanted to treat you to dinner. Please give me a chance to express my thanks."

Ning Shu directly rejected the offer. "No need, just return the money to me soon."

"Say, is money the only thing that exists in the eyes of capitalists like you? Money is one thing, my gratitude is another. Please, alright? Let me just treat you to dinner as thanks." An Nuan rubbed her hands together in a begging manner as she said this.

Ning Shu still decisively refused. She didn't want to be in the same frame as the female lead in case something else happened.

Nope, it was way too dangerous.

When An Nuan saw that Ning Shu had rejected her request without bothering to be the slightest bit polite, her eyes filled with confusion. "Why? You lent money to me and saved my younger brother, so I have to express my thanks. I'm also doing this to apologize."

"Apologize?" repeated Ning Shu in surprise.

An Nuan nodded. "I used to think that you were a really bad person, but I realize now that you're actually a pretty good person. In my time of need, you actually lent me money. I apologize for my past impression."

Ning Shu waved dismissively. "No need."

Song Ning walked over and wrapped her arms around Ning Shu's elbow. After glancing briefly at An Nuan, she said, "Since the person's sincere in wanting to thank you, why not go? You lent five hundred thousand to her at the drop of a hat, so it's only natural for her to at the very least treat you to a meal."

Ning Shu: …

The frick? Why was this woman trying to join in the liveliness?

When An Nuan saw Song Ning wrap her arm around Ning Shu's arm, she suddenly had a strange feeling like something of hers had been partially stolen.

This feeling was too strange. An Nuan shook her head to suppress this feeling, then asked, "You're agreeing?"

"He agrees, but I'm going as well. You don't mind, right?" Song Ning tilted her head as she leaned against Ning Shu's arm.

She minded, of course she minded! An Nuan didn't know why, but she really didn't like this. She was inviting the CEO to dinner, so why was Song Ning following? When she recalled their relationship, she felt very awkward.

"I don't mind. Miss Song, let's go together," said An Nuan.

Ning Shu hadn't expected An Nuan to actually take them to a high class restaurant. Did An Nuan have the money to be treating them at a place like this?

She didn't even have enough for the surgery, but now she wanted to treat them to dinner here?

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Chapter 838: Felt Like a Huge Third Wheel

When it came time to order, Song Ning deliberately picked the most expensive dish. Ning Shu could see An Nuan's face contort. It was clear that the dish Song Ning had ordered was out of the range that An Nuan could afford.

However, An Nuan insisted on enduring like she would go through sheer hell for the sake of maintaining her face.

Ning Shu ordered a relatively cheap dish. When An Nuan saw that what Ning Shu ordered was much cheaper than Song Ning's, her expression flickered slightly, then she asked Ning Shu, "CEO, is that all you're having? Do you want to order a bit more?"

"I'm not hungry," said Ning Shu mildly. She looked very cold and hard to approach.

An Nuan nodded, then ordered the cheapest dish for herself. After all, she owed five hundred thousand right now. She had made a lot of mental preparation in order to treat the CEO at this sort of place.

When Song Ning saw what Ning Shu did, she leaned over by Ning Shu's ear and said quietly, "You're sure considerate, to always be thinking of how to save money for An Nuan."

Ning Shu's ear felt ticklish. As Song Ning spoke, her hot and moist breath hit her ear so it tickled.

Song Ning saw Ning Shu's ear twitch and turn visibly pink, so she burst out laughing. "You're seriously cute."

Ning Shu pushed Song Ning away, then undid a couple buttons on her suit. She felt like sweat was starting to cover her back.

As An Nuan watched them interact, she started feeling like she was a huge third wheel.

It was indescribably awkward.

When the steak was brought up, Song Ning pushed the plate in front of Ning Shu. "Help me cut it."

Ning Shu really wanted to ask, why? Are you crippled?

Song Ning made a pitiful expression as she looked at Ning Shu and extended her slender and fair hand. "Look, I have to organize documents every day, so my hands hurt a lot. I can't even cut steak now."

Ning Shu: …

"I'm working for you, so if you have any conscience, you should cut it for me." Song Ning looked towards Ning Shu with a slight smirk. The current Song Ning was like a naughty child that was misbehaving but also very cute.

The fudge? If she wanted her to cut it, she'll cut it. Why was this woman trying to flirt with her again? Flirting addict.

Alien that would die if she didn't flirt.

Ning Shu helped Song Ning cut the steak and Song Ning finally smiled in satisfaction. When she saw that An Nuan was staring at them blankly, she asked mildly, "Could it be that you also want Gong Luo to help cut your steak?"

"No, there's no need." An Nuan hastily waved her hand. "There's no need to go through that trouble, CEO."

An Nuan thought about things for a moment, then she lifted her wine glass to toast Ning Shu. She said bashfully, "Many thanks, CEO, for lending me five hundred thousand. If it weren't for you, my younger brother would've lost his life. I toast this cup to you, thank you."

Ning Shu nodded, then lifted her glass to touch it against An Nuan's. She took a sip, then set it down.

When An Nuan saw how indifferent Ning Shu looked, she was a little intimidated and stopped speaking to just focus on eating the steak.

Meanwhile, written all over Song Ning's face were the words, 'I'm not happy, hurry and coax me.' Ning Shu ignored her and just focused on eating, which made Song Ning feel really wronged, so she kept pouring wine into her mouth.

Ning Shu finally couldn't take it anymore. "Can't you drink a little less?"

"I can't. It's not like I'm anyone to you, so don't tell me what to do." Song Ning pouted unhappily.

Ning Shu frowned helplessly. A woman was acting spoiled towards her. This feeling was seriously strange.

When An Nuan saw this scene, she felt even more awkward. It felt awkward no matter what she did. The two in front of her were engaged and the man was handsome while the woman was beautiful. They were a very good match for each other. They were like an ideal couple that most people could only envy.

But what was this disappointment she was feeling. Could it be…

An Nuan looked towards Ning Shu. Could it be that she had feelings for this ruthless and heartless man?

That wasn't possible, no way. She didn't like this kind of man at all! The type she liked was someone who was gentle towards her and doted on her, not this type of man who picked faults about everything.

An Nuan, no matter what, don't be stupid.

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Chapter 839: Heart was Filled With Great Sorrow

Ning Shu watched as Song Ning continued to pour wine down her throat with an unhappy pout. Soon, a red flush had risen on her face and her eyes were starting to glaze over. It was clear that she had drunk too much.

Over half the red wine on the table was gone.

When Ning Shu saw that Song Ning still wanted to drink more, she reached out and took away Song Ning's cup. "Stop drinking."

Song Ning just laughed, then picked up the wine bottle to pour it into her mouth. Ning Shu didn't know if she was angry with her or with herself.

Song Ning very boldly chugged the entire bottle, then plopped over the table and fell still. She had blacked out.

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu said to An Nuan, "I'll be leaving first. Song Ning's gotten drunk."

"It's fine, you should take Miss Song home first," said An Nuan hastily. Ning Shu nodded, then helped Song Ning out of the restaurant.

An Nuan watched as the two left, then she looked back and saw that their plates were barely touched. She didn't know why, but some indescribable bitterness and feeling of being wronged flooded up in her heart.

She had been sincere in inviting them to dinner, but this was how it turned out. An Nuan pressed on her chest. She really disliked this feeling.

Ning Shu shoved Song Ning into the car and helped buckle her seatbelt before driving to the villa.

The moment Song Ning got off, she first puked, then she leaned on Ning Shu and said in a pitiful tone, "Gong Luo, I don't feel well."

"If you don't feel well, don't you know to drink less?" asked Ning Shu irritably as she poured a cup of water for Song Ning. Song Ning had fallen asleep on the sofa, so Ning Shu walked over to push her. "Get up and drink so water."

Song Ning dizzily sat up and drank the water in the cup before turning to look towards Ning Shu. Suddenly, she threw herself towards Ning Shu and pushed Ning Shu down on the sofa while crying. "I hate it when you're with An Nuan. I really really hate it."

As Song Ning's tears hit Ning Shu's face, Ning Shu felt her heart stir with uncontrollably heat. Her heartbeat even sped up.

All the blood in her body seemed to be stirring.

Ning Shu frowned and started silently chanting, 'Amitabha Buddha. Lust is a phantom, phantom is lust.' With the additional help of the calmness halo, her restless heart finally calmed down.

Ning Shu pushed Song Ning off her, then fixed her clothes. "You're drunk."

"I am drunk, but I know what I feel." Song Ning grabbed Ning Shu's hand and pressed it to her chest. "Gong Luo, I like you so much that my heart hurts."

As Ning Shu felt the soft thing beneath her hand, her heart was filled with great sorrow. Frick, you think you're all that just 'cause you have a big chest? When this ma'am was a female lead, this ma'am was also a sis with a big chest!

So envious.

Ning Shu pulled back her hand and said, "Wash up and go to sleep. You'll feel better after sleeping a little."

Song Ning was about to start crying from anger. Suddenly, she just started bawling. The sound was filled with indignance and grievances.

When Ning Shu saw Song Ning crying so loudly, her first thought was that Song Ning was completely disturbing the neighbors.

"Stop crying. What's there to cry about?" said Ning Shu.

Song Ning's face was all twisted from anger. She grabbed Ning Shu's collar and shouted, "You don't like me, and now you won't allow me to cry? I insist on crying, what can you do?"

Ning Shu tilted her head away so that she wouldn't have to breathe in that alcohol smell hovering around Song Ning. "Don't go crazy just because you're drunk."

"I'm not being crazy. My head's perfectly clear." Song Ning started undoing Ning Shu's buttons. "Since I can't get your heart, I'm taking your body. That's the only way I'll get a fair deal."

Ning Shu: …

Oh my fuck!

Ning Shu hastily covered her body. The frick? She was going to be raped? What did this girl mean by taking her body? It was so scary!

Ning Shu shoved Song Ning aside hard. Song Ning staggered and almost fell to the ground. For a moment, she was too stunned to react, then she got angry and staggered over to yank off Ning Shu's pants. "Let's see whether you're a man or not. How can you be like this?"

Ning Shu: …

The frick was going on? This baobao is scared!

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Chapter 840: Had Become a Crotch Peeper

"Enough. How long are you going to keep acting crazy?" said Ning Shu coldly.

Song Ning lowered her head and her eyes which should've been hazy flashed with vicious resentment. However, when she lifted her face again, her eyes were once again hazy like she was completely confused and lost.

Ning Shu had Aunt Li help Song Ning bath, then she went upstairs to rest. After this entire ordeal, she was covered with sweat.

After showering, Ning Shu lay wearily on the bed. Aunt Li's voice came from outside the door. "Sire, I can't control Miss Song. Miss Song refuses to shower and sleep."

Ning Shu: …

Fudge, she had never found women so annoying before. When she was a woman, she never felt like women were annoying, but now that she was a man, she couldn't help but question why women caused such a fuss.

Ning Shu went downstairs and saw that Song Ning was feeling all around for wine to drink.

Ning Shu stood in front of Song Ning. Song Ning's eyes were half-closed and she didn't seem to see Ning Shu. She started feeling all over Ning Shu's body. Her hands seemed to have some sort of magical power. All the places that Song Ning touched seemed to burn with heat and one after another, small flames seemed to light up inside her body, causing her blood to boil.

And then, fricking…

Ning Shu got a reaction. As she looked at her lower half, she felt embarrassed enough to die. Why the hell did she end up transmigrating into a man's body. Why!?

And she even had to go through something so awkward.

Ever since Ning Shu had become a man, she had become a crotch peeper. She was always glancing down at her lower half in fear that something embarrassing would happen like if she was suddenly stimulated and it poked out. She couldn't control her thoughts at all.

Ning Shu: I choose to go die.

Ning Shu grabbed Song Ning's hands to stop them from wandering further, then she started pulling Song Ning towards the door.

Song Ning asked with a vacant expression, "Where are you taking me?"

"I can't rest with you causing a ruckus like this. I'm taking you home," replied Ning Shu matter-of-factly.

Song Ning's expression froze, then she complained, "I've seriously never seen someone as cold-hearted as you. I feel really bad, but you're actually trying to send me away and forcing me to move in the middle of the night. Gong Luo, you're practically heartless."

Ning Shu: …

Frick, she suddenly realized she was such trash. What to do?

"Then stop causing trouble and go shower and sleep. When you act like this, everyone feels uncomfortable."

Song Ning nodded with a sad expression, then lowered her head. Her hair covered her face, making her seem very dejected and innocent. She really looked very pitiful and fragile.

Song Ning reached out to take Ning Shu's finger, then tilted her head to look up at Ning Shu. "Why can't you try accepting me? Everything I do, I do because I want to be together with you. Gong Luo, I like you."

As Song Ning spoke, she wrapped her arms around Ning Shu's waist and leaned her head on Ning Shu's chest. "Don't push me away. Let me hug you for a while. Perhaps this will be my last time leaning in your arms."

When Ning Shu heard this, she immediately pushed Song Ning away without hesitation. Song Ning's expression was completely baffled. It was clear that she completely hadn't expected Ning Shu to do this.

This wasn't the normal sequence of events at all, alright?

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Chapter 841: Next Time I'll Definitely…

After being repeatedly rejected like this, Song Ning couldn't quite take it anymore. Furthermore, all beautiful women were inherently proud. Song Ning felt like she had already completely given up shame to pursue Gong Luo, but he was still acting like this.

It was seriously too annoying. She really wanted to just leave, but there was a stubborn feeling in her heart. She insisted on taking this ascetic man down.

Ning Shu looked at Song Ning and asked, "Are you going back?"

Song Ning shook her head. "I feel dizzy so I'm going to go sleep." As she spoke, she walked into the guest room.

Couldn't she have just gone to sleep earlier? Why cause such a mess? Ning Shu shook her head as she looked at Song Ning. No matter how Song Ning flirted with her, there was no way she'd fall in love with Song Ning.

Setting aside the important fact that she wasn't Gong Luo, she was a woman. To like another woman? Furthermore, Ning Shu found these love and like things really annoying. Once a person falls into this entanglement, it'd be like falling into a marsh. No matter how one struggled, it was futile.

In her current situation, she had no way of loving a person. Perhaps one day when the dust all settled, she'd try going with someone to look at the clouds.

But she couldn't do it in her current situation.

Ning Shu found that her current situation was much like before when she got that terminal illness and was lying in the hospital. She didn't know what her future would be like. Perhaps she would die in the middle of a task and completely disappear.

Song Ning loved Gong Luo so deeply, so she should leave this for Gong Luo to come back and deal with.

That night, Song Ning was calm and didn't cause anymore trouble, but the next day, Song Ning's face was practically impossible to look at. Her face was pale like paper and even her lips were pale. She looked extremely wan and sallow.

When Ning Shu saw Song Ning like this, she asked, "You don't look very well. Do you need to visit the hospital?"

Song Ning waved her hand. "It's fine, I'll survive."

Would she really be able to survive when she looked that pale?

However, the body was Song Ning's, so if Song Ning said she was fine, then she was probably fine. Ning Shu didn't want to worry about Song Ning too much. She couldn't let their relationship get any better, otherwise if Song Ning started acting tyrannical again, she'd probably die.

Ning Shu sat in front of Song Ning and watched her take tiny sips of the milk as if just drinking one more sip would make her vomit. Was there really such a huge repercussion after drinking too much?

She looked really delicate and frail. People's hearts couldn't help but ache at the sight of her.

"You shouldn't go to work. You really don't look well," said Ning Shu.

Song Ning glanced towards Ning Shu mildly. "Can I take this as you being worried about me?"

"Don't worry about me. Just treat it like you can't see. If you're like this, you're going to make my resolve waver again," said Song Ning with a cold expression.

Ning Shu nodded. "Next time I'll definitely act like I didn't see anything."

Song Ning: …

F*ck. Song Ning really wanted to just lift the plate and slap this man with it so that the sandwich would be smushed onto his face.

She had never seen a man like this.

Song Ning's expression became even more pale, so pale that her face looked almost transparent. Ning Shu couldn't stop herself from asking, "Are you really alright?"

"I'm fine," said Song Ning through gritted teeth.

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Chapter 842: Break Up the CP and Be a Matchmaker

Ning Shu headed to work right after eating breakfast. After all, there was always so much work waiting for her everyday. She seriously respected Gong Luo's ability. He spent everyday being lovey-dovey with An Nuan and somehow the company still didn't collapse.

The work wasn't just a normal pile either.

When Song Ning saw that Ning Shu left, she was so angry she couldn't stop herself from stomping. He left just like this? Just like this!?

She felt so sick, but he left just like this.

The frick? This man seriously didn't act according to normal common sense. She felt like she was getting played with.

Song Ning yanked at her hair in vexation, then bit her lips. It seemed that there was a need to prepare a road of retreat.

The moment Ning Shu got to the company, she encountered An Nuan. However, she acted like she didn't see and walked straight past An Nuan.

An Nuan: …

Originally she had been planning to say hello, but the other person had completely ignored her and walked straight past her. It felt so awkward and uncomfortable.

"CEO, wait." An Nuan quickened her steps to catch up with Ning Shu and blocked her way. When she saw how cold and indifferent Ning Shu's gaze was, her words got stuck in her throat and she didn't know what to say.

The atmosphere was a little stiff.

Ning Shu asked, "What is it?"

An Nuan asked, "Is Miss Song alright? She drank so much last night."

"She's fine." Ning Shu walked around An Nuan and left.

Wasn't this person a little too cold? He was seriously cold-blooded.

Meanwhile, Ning Shu was inwardly pretty distressed. She felt like she was a sandwich cookie. She was caught right between An Nuan and Song Ning. They were each taking turns trying to brush up on their sense of existence in front of her, and completely didn't care whether she could take it or not.

Ning Shu wiped at her face. This task was seriously a troll. What exactly did she have to do to get free from An Nuan?

Ning Shu was sure that even without her, as a girl doted on by the Heavens, An Nuan would still have a wonderful life.

The problem was that the storyline wanted to force them together.

If she drove An Nuan away by force, the storyline might do something drastic.

"CEO, the CEO of Cauldron Wind Corporation has come to pay a visit," said the head secretary. "It's regarding this time's collaboration."

"Let him in." Ning Shu got up.

Zongzhengbin walked in dressed in a relaxed suit. He had handsome looks, but his eyes were fox-like so they made him seem laid-back and flirtatious. Based just on his outer appearance, he seemed like a complete playboy who despised worldly conventions.

Zongzheng Bin was a supporting male lead. Beneath his frivolous outer appearance, he harbored intense feelings towards the female lead. Although she didn't know what was wrong with Zongzheng Bin's eyes for him to have actually taken a fancy to An Nuan who was already married, but there was nothing to be done, he just liked An Nuan.

When Ning Shu saw Zongzheng Bin, her eyes lit up. She should just let the seemingly frivolous but actually deeply passionate supporting male lead take the throne!

Then she was hit with the desire to just cover her face. What was she doing? Right now, not only did she have to break up the cp, she even had to be a freakin' matchmaker.

And it was even to push the original host's wife towards someone else. Frick, she seriously didn't know what to say about this situation.

Ning Shu no longer had any hopes of getting high points for this task. As long as she could leave this world, she'd already be praising Amitabha Buddha.

Ning Shu was also still a little worried. If An Nuan was no longer here, would the storyline arrange for another girl to appear in front of Gong Luo and continue repeating the storyline?

Ning Shu shook her head. She only needed to break off Gong Luo's story with An Nuan. As for the rest, it'd be best to just leave them to the original host.

Zongzheng Bin shook Ning Shu's hand, then said with a smile, "CEO Gong, I trust you've been well since we last met."

"Hello," replied Ning Shu as she invited Zongzheng Bin to take a seat.

Ning Shu was about to continue speaking when the office door was suddenly opened and An Nuan walked in holding a mop and a bucket of water.

Ning Shu: …

When An Nuan saw that Ning Shu had a guest, she hastily apologized. "I'm sorry, CEO, I'll leave right away."

"Wait, bring two cups of coffee," said Ning Shu.

An Nuan was a bit surprised, but she still did it.

Ning Shu saw Zongzheng Bin's fox-like eyes light up and noticed that his gaze continued to follow An Nuan.

Could it be that these two have already interacted?

And from how Zongzheng Bin was acting, he was probably interested in An Nuan.

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Chapter 843: The World Sure is Small

As Zongzheng Bin talked to Ning Shu, he was very distracted and kept looking towards the door, so Ning Shu also tactfully fell silent.

It seemed that something she didn't know about had happened between the two.

Soon, An Nuan walked in carrying the coffee. However, since she was dressed in sanitation clothes, she was a little unsightly.

An Nuan kept her face lowered and looked down as she placed the coffee in front of Ning Shu and Zongzheng Bin. Zongzheng Bin just kept watching An Nuan with a slight smile. Suddenly, he chuckled. "The world sure is small."

When An Nuan glanced over and saw Zongzheng Bin, her eyes immediately went wide and round and her face turned completely red.

"Why are you here?" An Nuan hugged the tray and looked at Zongzheng Bin in alarm. "Why is a pervert like you here?"

A pervert!?

Ning Shu's gaze darted between An Nuan and Zongzheng Bin. Could it be that something had really happened between these two? D-did they tumble already?

Perhaps it was because Ning Shu's expression was way too bare because An Nuan's face flushed even redder and she glowered at Zongzheng Bin angrily.

Zongzheng Bin rubbed his lips in a frivolous way. "Mm, the taste wasn't bad."

Ning Shu: …

They really tumbled!?

Could it be that the storyline was already changing!?

"You're shameless! You're seriously shameless, stop talking about it!" If it weren't for the fact that the CEO was still here, An Nuan really would've wanted to just rip off this damned fox's mouth.

Zongzheng Bin just continued watching An Nuan with his lips hooked.

Ning Shu: …

Frick, so did they tumble!?

Ning Shu was inwardly very impatient for answers, but her expression remained paralyzed as she silently took in Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan's extremely suggestive interaction.

Zongzheng Bin lifted a bit of An Nuan's hair to smell it and An Nuan immediately snatched her hair back with a glower. Zongzheng Bin looked towards An Nuan's lips. "You keep staring at me. Are you hoping for me to kiss you?"

"Scram!" An Nuan took a step back in alarm.

Zongzheng Bin instantly burst out laughing. When An Nuan took a step back, he would take a step forward, angering An Nuan to the point that her face turned red and her eyes were filled with alarm.

Ning Shu just watched coldly as Zongzheng Bin flirted in front of her.

Could they just freakin' reveal whether they tumbled or not already?

"You can leave." Ning Shu waved towards An Nuan dismissively and An Nuan hastily ran out in relief like she just got pardoned. Zongzheng Bin still wanted to grab An Nuan, but An Nuan had run off really quickly. Zongzheng Bin shrugged, then chuckled with a slightly doting expression.

When Zongzheng Bin saw that Ning Shu was staring at him, he laughed and sat down. "The workers in your company are quite interesting."

As he spoke, he lifted the coffee and took a sip. "She has a bit of a temper. Tsk tsk, this coffee wasn't brewed very well."

Ning Shu said mildly, "Let's focus on talking about the collaboration. She's just a sanitation worker."

Zongzheng Bin shook his head. "How can you make such an amusing little girl sweep the floor? Isn't something like that supposed to be done by an older lady? Gong Luo, you're being quite cruel in doing this. How about this? Let that girl come to my company to be a secretary. It'd be pretty fun to tease her when I'm bored."

Ning Shu: …

"She owes me five hundred thousand. Give me five hundred thousand before you take the person," said Ning Shu mildly.

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Chapter 844: You Sold Me to That Man!?

"Five hundred thousand?" Zongzheng Bin furrowed his brows. "What's your relationship?"

"We have no relationship. Her younger brother fell sick, so she borrowed money from me," replied Ning Shu mildly.

Zongzheng Bin burst out laughing as if he had just been told a huge joke. "You lent money for a good cause? The blood-sucking demon Gong Luo would actually do something like this?"

"We're discussing the collaboration, not this." Ning Shu's face was very expressionless, making it hard to guess what she was thinking.

Zongzheng Bin's expression became a little displeased and he said directly, "I'm a little interested in this girl. If she's your lover, then tell me directly. I have no desire to get into some melodramatic situation like fighting with you over the same woman."

"Song Ning's been keeping watch over the company this entire time, so how could I possibly have a mistress?" Ning Shu's lips hooked. "If you want to have An Nuan go to your company, you should talk to her yourself."

"An Nuan, is it? Her name's An Nuan?" Zongzheng Bin stroked his chin and repeated this name infatuatedly, his eyes filled with ripples.

Ning Shu: …

After all that, it turns out that he didn't even know her name?

Zongzheng Bin lifted his wrist and glanced at his watch before saying apologetically, "Sorry about this, I still have some business so let's talk next time?"

Ning Shu didn't speak, so Zongzheng Bin tidied up his hair and left the office. Ning Shu was pretty sure he had gone to flirt with An Nuan again.

She could suddenly see the light of victory. It'd be pretty good if An Nuan ended up with Zongzheng Bin. From the looks of things, Zongzheng Bin was quite interested in An Nuan.

It was probably because her relationship with An Nuan hadn't proceeded at all for a long time, so the supporting male lead was appearing ahead of time.

This was a good thing. Right now, she and An Nuan didn't really have any relationship, so Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan, since they were both not yet in relationships, might be able to become a couple.

Ning Shu wiped at her face. Why was her task becoming more and more strange?

Just as she was thinking about things, An Nuan suddenly rushed into the office angrily to stand in front of Ning Shu with her fists clenched. Her face was completely red and she had an obstinate expression on her face.

Ning Shu's expression turned cold. "Get out. What kind of behavior is this?"

The rims of An Nuan's eyes were red and her entire body was trembling as she demanded, "Why did you do this?"

"What did I do?" asked Ning Shu with furrowed brows.

An Nuan said while crying, "You sold me to that earlier man just for five hundred thousand?"

"How can you do this? I'm a person, not an item. I have dignity too. This is too much!" An Nuan looked like she had suffered a huge humiliation and was wiping at her tears as she said this angrily.

Ning Shu: What kind of wicked beyond redemption deed did I just do? _

An Nuan truly felt wronged. She had already trampled her own dignity to borrow five hundred thousand from Gong Luo. She never imagined that Gong Luo would actually sell her for five hundred thousand to that fox-like man.

That man had just said with a smug smile that once he helped her repay that five hundred thousand, she would be his.

An Nuan really disliked that man. It was obvious with one glance that he was a complete player. Yesterday, after she had treated the CEO and Miss Song to dinner, when she was paying the bill, she had encountered this man.

That player, for the sake of avoiding a couple women, had directly pulled her and pressed her against the wall to kiss her. She had of course, immediately slapped him and run off angrily.

She never imagined that this man would appear at the company and even say that he would buy her with five hundred thousand.

An Nuan didn't even need to think to know that this man wanted to get her back for when she slapped him last night.

The part that hurt her more was the CEO's attitude. After the CEO lent her money, she thought that the CEO was someone who was cold on the outside but passionate on the inside. At the very least, he seemed to be a kind person.

It wasn't like she wouldn't pay him back for the five hundred thousand, so why did he sell her to that man like this? Especially when it was obvious that that man didn't have good intentions.

When An Nuan's thoughts reached this point, her tears overflowed again. She felt really wronged.

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Chapter 845: A Noble and Virtuous Manner

When Ning Shu heard An Nuan's accusations and saw her grievances-filled expression like 'you've pushed me into a pit of fire,' she felt extremely helpless.

She rubbed her forehead. "Zongzheng Bin wants to recruit you. Since he wants to recruit you, isn't it natural for him to pay the five hundred thousand?"

It was a fact that An Nuan had borrowed money. Could it be that she should happily send An Nuan off for free?

"But what you're doing is pretty much selling me to that man," said An Nuan while crying.

Ning Shu: Flips table…

There was seriously no way to talk properly. Why did An Nuan feel like she was selling her? Ning Shu indicated that she couldn't understand at all.

"I only told Zongzheng Bin that you owe me five hundred thousand. He wants to recruit you to be his secretary, so it's only right for him to know that you owe five hundred thousand," said Ning Shu mildly.

Tears continued to stream down An Nuan's face as she said, "But I also have dignity. Have you considered my feelings in doing this? I'll pay that five hundred thousand myself. There's no need for that man to repay it for me."

"Up to you. I don't care who pays. I'm a businessman, all I care about is money." Ning Shu waved An Nuan off. "Get out. If you burst into my office without any manners like this again, I'll have you fired immediately."

An Nuan's tears spilled down. She felt very hurt and she said, "I thought that you were a good person but I really misjudged you. All you care about is money. What can you do with money? It's not like you can buy everything with money."

Ning Shu glanced at An Nuan, then scoffed. "Your younger brother's life was brought back with money, and hadn't you also begged me for the sake of getting money?"

Exactly what kind of mentality did she have to be able to lower herself for money, then turn around and show disdain for money and people who possessed money?

Did this make her noble and virtuous?

Ha. Ha. As if.

It felt like An Nuan's way of thinking was seriously willful. She thought of things however she liked them.

When An Nuan heard what Ning Shu said and recalled how pitiful she had looked due to need for money, she felt like her dignity was completely crushed, especially since this person was even the one she owed money to. An Nuan felt extremely ashamed and also indignant.

Did he think that she wanted to set aside her pride and beg? If it weren't for the fact that she had no other choice, who would choose to set their dignity on the ground for others to trample?

What An Nuan couldn't take the most was Ning Shu's attitude. It made her feel very embarrassed.

"I'll pay you back for the money. Although I owe you money, that doesn't mean that you can decide my life as you wish." An Nuan wiped at her tears with the back of her hand, then turned and left the office.

Ning Shu shrugged. She couldn't understand what An Nuan meant at all. Decide An Nuan's life? How insanely bored must she be for her to bother about An Nuan?

Furthermore, she couldn't understand what An Nuan was angry about at all.

She kept saying that she sold her. What the frick? Why was communicating so hard?

The person that owed money was actually acting like a big master?

Ning Shu rubbed her face in irritation. This was seriously annoying!

After this incident, every time An Nuan saw Ning Shu, her face would turn frigid and she'd ignore Ning Shu. Even when they occasionally encountered each other, she wouldn't greet Ning Shu and would just brush past her with a cold humph.

Ning Shu just found this entirely baffling. Could it be that the way An Nuan was currently acting, not even greeting a superior, was the behavior of someone with dignity?

Ning Shu scoffed. Of course, someone that had the doting of the Heavens had no need to consider this kind of question. Her life would naturally be much better and much more comfortable than that of others.

Other people had to crawl and roll to scramble through life, but these kinds of people could live entirely inside their own worlds and do whatever they want. It was no wonder that some people would turn dark from envy.

While they worked hard every day without reaping any harvest, some people could actually be so blessed.

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Chapter 846: A Great Disgrace as a Male Lead

The way An Nuan was behaving was completely like a white-eyed wolf. She was always saying that others were trampling on her dignity.

All Ning Shu wanted was for Zongzheng Bin to hurry and get An Nuan out of here already. Just the sight of her was annoying.

Zongzheng Bin was now always coming to Gong Family Corporation under the pretext of talking about work, but in the end he'd always run off to tease An Nuan. He'd often tease An Nuan to the point that she exploded.

Anyone who wasn't blind would be able to see that Zongzheng Bin was interested in An Nuan. However, An Nuan always felt like Zongzheng Bin had come to find her for revenge. She was seriously extremely slow.

However, Zongzheng Bin really liked the way An Nuan was. The way they always bickered was like the interaction of a quarrelsome but loving couple.

Ning Shu just silently took this in without saying anything.

She felt like she had already lost the privilege of being the male lead because she didn't meet the standards. She had treated the female lead badly and even trampled on the female lead's dignity. She had actually wanted the female lead to return her borrowed money, what a great disgrace! It felt like Zongzheng Bin was being lifted to the throne.

After all, which female lead had actually returned a male lead's money?

In response to this, Ning Shu continued to look on impassively, but inwardly she was throwing flower petals in the air.

Meanwhile, Song Ning got an increasingly strong feeling that something was not right. Something was very much off. How did the two that were supposed to be mutually in love end up like this? Wasn't Gong Luo supposed to love and dote on An Nuan a lot?

To the point that he'd always keep his hands carefully cupped around her in fear that she'd be dropped and shatter. So what was this current situation?

Could it be that she had managed to break Gong Luo's fate with An Nuan? But she could sense clearly that Gong Luo hadn't fallen in love with her. Furthermore, the favorable impression points were forever at f*cking 0. It never changed in the slightest, it was always at a flat zero.

Gong Luo was the one off in this current situation. What was with Gong Luo?

Song Ning kept observing Gong Luo, hoping to figure out what was off about him, but even after observing for a while, she wasn't able to spot anything off about him. He was pretty much the same as he had been in the original storyline, aloof and detached.

So why was he completely indifferent towards An Nuan? Could it be that An Nuan's feelings had changed and she's decided to go be together with the supporting male lead?

Fuck, what exactly was going on?

Why did things suddenly become so complicated? However, the current situation was clearly advantageous for her. It'd be better if An Nuan was no longer by Gong Luo's side.

Ning Shu had noticed a long time ago that Song Ning was looking towards her with suspicion and alarm. This made Ning Shu also raise her guard. What was Song Ning planning to do? Could it be that she still wanted to get her onto a bed?

Song Ning said probingly, "Gong Luo, An Nuan's about to run off with someone else."

Ning Shu glanced at Song Ning with concealed guardedness. "She and Zongzheng Bin are only friends."

"What friends? Would friends be so intimate? I even saw them hugging and kissing." Song Ning curled her lips in disdain, then pressed a finger against her lips. "We're engaged, but I still haven't kissed you before. How could they possibly be only friends?"

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes as she looked at Song Ning. "Why are you so concerned about An Nuan? She's nothing but an ordinary worker. You're paying too much attention to her."

Song Ning's facial color became a little unnatural and she said with a sullen pout, "I'm just wary of her. After all, you didn't even blink before lending her five hundred thousand, so of course it's normal for me to suspect that you two don't have a normal relationship."

Was Song Ning taking the straightforward route now? She seriously said whatever she wanted to say, making it so that Ning Shu didn't even know how to respond. However, this made Ning Shu become suspicious of Song Ning as well.

Song Ning gave a long exhale, then patted her chest. Her chest rippled in a very eye-catching manner.

"It's fine as long as you don't like An Nuan." Song Ning's face was filled with relief.

Ning Shu stared at Song Ning's chest for a moment, then shifted her gaze away. It was sure amazing to have a large chest. "Why would I like An Nuan?"

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Chapter 847: Just Give Me Six Hundred Thousand

In reality, Ning Shu seriously couldn't understand Song Ning. Why did Song Ning always feel that she should like An Nuan? Could it be that Song Ning also knew about the storyline?

Then was this Song Ning a transmigrator, a reincarnator, or a task-taker?

If she was a reincarnator, then she should be extremely envious of and hate An Nuan, but Song Ning's attitude towards An Nuan was always very aloof and even seemed to look down on An Nuan.

So she was most likely a task-taker like her. The moment this possibility occurred to Ning Shu, her hair rose up on end. The more she thought about it, the more likely this seemed. This might really be a task-taker trying to flirt with her.

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Ning Shu's heart, but she maintained an expressionless facial nerve paralysis manner as she asked, "Why do I have to like An Nuan?"

Song Ning curled her lips unhappily. "Don't men like you all like this sort of insipid, na?ve, and innocent girl?"

"No, I like girls like you." Ning Shu grinned.

When Song Ning saw this man smile, she really wanted to just slap him. Since he was saying that he liked her, frickin' give her some favorable impression points! F*ck, it was always at zero!

Song Ning was about to cry from anger. She had never encountered this kind of scourge before.

An Nuan's relationship with Zongzheng Bin developed rapidly. After just a short while, Ning Shu started seeing the two make intimate gestures. An Nuan was often teased by the skilled playboy until her entire face turned red. Either that or she would suddenly be kissed or hugged. It was enough to make An Nuan faint.

Zongzheng Bin, this player's skill at hitting on girls could seriously break through the horizons. There was no need to explain how sweet their interactions were.

The entire Gong Family Corporation contained the sour rotten smell of romance.

Ning Shu, this single dog, was forced to silently eat several pounds of dog food. Look, even without Gong Luo doting on her, there would be other men to dote on An Nuan.

An Nuan was born to be doted on. In comparison, though they were both women, Ning Shu couldn't help but start question her own life.

Forget it. She was born with the fate of a laborer.

This particular day, Zongzheng Bin brought An Nuan to stand in front of Ning Shu and directly said, "CEO Gong, you have to let the person go. I want to take An Nuan to my company."

Ning Shu looked towards An Nuan. Her cheeks were rosy and she looked extremely spirited. The An Nuan who had been nourished by love was very beautiful.

Earlier she had still been talking about dignity with every breath and had accused her of selling her to Zongzheng Bin, but it didn't take long for her to slap her own face and decide to leave with Zongzheng Bin.

Ning Shu said indifferently, "Sure, just give me six hundred thousand."

"CEO, I only borrowed five hundred thousand, how did it suddenly become six hundred thousand?" When An Nuan heard this, she immediately became unhappy. She felt like Ning Shu was purposefully raising the price.

Ning Shu paid no attention to An Nuan and said to Zongzheng Bin, "This sanitation worker and broken a vase earlier. The additional hundred thousand is the cost of the vase."

An Nuan covered her mouth in shock and she glared at Ning Shu even more angrily. "What kind of vase costs a hundred thousand? How can you be like this? You're just trying to extort money from me! How can you be like this!?"

"It was an antique vase. This price is already very cheap," said Ning Shu mildly. The cost was just this much, what could you do?

An Nuan furrowed her brows, then said to Zongzheng Bin, "Let's just forget it after all."

Ning Shu was astonished. "What do you mean just forget it? You owe me money. Right now you're supposed to be paying me back. It's not like you're buying something, what do you mean by forget it?"

An Nuan was instantly hit by a feeling of embarrassment. Why did the CEO always insist on talking about money all the time, and it was even in front of Zongzheng Bin.

Before she had felt like the CEO was a good person, but from the look of things now, he was still just a cold-blooded capitalist.

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Chapter 848: Just Defeated the Evil Dragon

When Zongzheng Bin saw that his woman was in a predicament because of a mere six hundred thousand, he straightforwardly wrote a check for six hundred thousand and gave it to Ning Shu. "This is six hundred thousand. From now on, An Nuan's no longer your company employee."

Ning Shu didn't know if it was just her misperception, but the current scene really felt like the prince just defeated the evil dragon to save the beautiful princess.

She had somehow ended up as an antagonist.

Ning Shu took the check, then said to An Nuan, "Go to the finance department to get your salary. You're not an employee of Gong Family Corporation anymore."

However, An Nuan reacted like she had just been humiliated. "I don't want your money!" After saying that, she pulled Zongzheng Bin and left.

Zongzheng Bin shook his head, then left with An Nuan with a doting expression.

Ning Shu: _

Although this entire event was rather baffling, she sincerely felt relieved. An Nuan no longer had any relationship with her. Zongzheng Bin could handle doting on An Nuan.

Ning Shu seemed to feel shackles slowly fall off her.

Ning Shu directly said to the head secretary, "There's no need to collaborate with Cauldron Wind Corporation in this project any longer. Find another collaboration partner."

Based on An Nuan's petty temperament, there was no way she would allow Zongzheng Bin to collaborate with her, this cold-blooded capitalist.

In the original storyline, Gong Luo had made a lot of companies collapse for An Nuan. For example, if the successor of some company tried to pursue An Nuan, Gong Luo would get jealous and immediately make the person's company collapse. And it was at an almost unstoppable tempo.

Beneath An Nuan and Gong Luo's love was a river made from the blood tears of cannon fodder.

So now, you guys can go play amongst yourselves.

Sometimes, when you ended up provoking someone whose head wasn't screwed on right, it was a sort of calamity.

Without An Nuan hovering around all the time, Ning Shu instantly felt like the world was beautiful. The only thing was, she didn't know when she'd be able to leave this world.

"2333, are you there? Are you fricking back yet? Stop playing dead." Ning Shu tried to get in touch with the system, but 2333 still didn't make a single squeak. It was like he had completely disappeared.

If the system was the person, Ning Shu really would've just beaten him to death.

Ning Shu prepared to head home, but Song Ning walked over and grabbed her arm. When she saw that Ning Shu looked unwilling, she brushed back her hair and said, "No matter what, you're my fiancé. There's nothing wrong with me showing my ownership to others."

Song Ning looked like she was cutely jealous. Ning Shu nodded. "Up to you."

Song Ning's facial color stiffened. The fuck?

F*ck, she felt like she was traumatized by this man. No matter what she did, this man was completely unconcerned. The favorable impression level was forever unchanging. In reality, this person was a robot, right?

When they got to the villa, Song Ning walked in familiarly. Ning Shu asked, "You're not heading back?"

Song Ning hugged a pillow and smiled towards Ning Shu. Then she rolled her eyes and said, "I'm staying for however long I like. If the day comes that I get tired of you, I'll leave."

Ning Shu nodded, then loosened her collar slightly in preparation to head upstairs and shower.

"Gong Luo, I'm hungry. Make me food," said Song Ning. "I'm a guest. Are you planning to starve me to death?"

Ning Shu undid the buttons on her sleeves as she said, "What do you want to eat? Just tell Aunt Li. Aunt Li knows how to cook."

Song Ning pouted. "I just want to eat your cooking. Forget it, never mind. Your heart's just made of stone. No matter how other people treat you, you don't feel it at all."

"You should just be single all your life! You'd better not cry once I leave!" said Song Ning in a vicious tone. However, her voice was soft, so it didn't sound like a threat and sounded more like a sweet childish tantrum.

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Chapter 849: Would It Kill You to Pay Attention to Me?

Song Ning was just a little enchantress with a hundred faces. She could be gentle and spoiled one moment, then seductive in the next. Every single side of her gave people a sense of freshness.

Ning Shu felt that if she was a man, she really would've ended up being fascinated by Song Ning, but what could be done? She was a woman. Moreover, she was starting to harbor suspicions about Song Ning so she started avoiding looking at Song Ning's breathtakingly beautiful face.

Ning Shu went upstairs to shower. When she came back down, Aunt Li had already finished preparing dinner. Song Ning was sitting in a chair and picking at the dish disinterestedly with her chopsticks.

Ning Shu sat down in front of Song Ning. When she saw that Song Ning wasn't eating, she asked, "It doesn't suit your taste?"

"I want to have your cooking." Song Ning propped up her chin and looked towards Ning Shu with eager anticipation.

Ning Shu: …

She seriously didn't know how to cook.

Ning Shu said mildly, "I don't know how to cook."

"I'll teach you, ok? Just think about the scene in which we're cooking together. That scene has so much love." Song Ning looked towards Ning Shu excitedly. "What do you think?"

The hell there was love. Once the food all became burnt, where would the love be in that scene?

Ning Shu lifted her chopsticks. "Eat."

Song Ning's face filled with disappointment and her eyes contained blame as she looked at Ning Shu. It was like Ning Shu had bullied her. It made it so that Ning Shu pretty much lost her appetite.

"Eat already. With you looking at me like this, I'm losing my appetite," said Ning Shu directly.

An Nuan's facial color stiffened and for an instant, a sinister expression appeared on her face. However, it quickly went back to normal. She slammed her chopsticks down, then said coldly, "Gong Luo, are you thinking that just because I like you, because I love you, you can just trample on my feelings however you like and hurt me as you wish?"

Ning Shu shook her head. "I never thought that way."

In face of this kind of situation, refusing the accept things was the best show of respect.

Fudge, why were love related situations always so annoying?

I love you, you love him, he loves her, and she loves him. This crappy chain was seriously irritating. Ning Shu was also very fed up with Song Ning talking about love all the time. Even if Song Ning truly did love Gong Luo, it was still pretty annoying.

Perhaps it was because her soul was that of a woman's and so she was repelled by the same gender. Perhaps men actually liked when women acted like this.

However, this Song Ning seriously didn't seem to have any intention of stopping before she made the person completely fall in love with her.

Song Ning saw that the man in front of her was expressionless like he was completely indifferent to her words. The long trail of defeat had already made her very angry, so in this instant, all her anger burst out.

Song Ning abruptly stood up and the chair behind her fell to the ground. Her face was ashen and she slapped both hands on the table as she shouted, "Would it kill you to pay attention to me!?"

Song Ning had seriously exploded.

Ning Shu stood up and said calmly, "I don't know what you want. Things like feelings must be developed slowly. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Song Ning practically wanted to just slap him. Even after all this time, the favorable impression level didn't increase by a single point, but he was actually saying something about taking it slowly? There wasn't a single favorable impression point, that means that this man didn't like her.

"I'm not in a hurry. I just wish that you could occasionally respond to my feelings." After Song Ning said this, her entire air seemed to weaken with defeat. "I know now that no matter what I do, you still won't fall in love with me."

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Chapter 850: I Won't Let You Push Me Away Again

As Song Ning spoke, she turned to head towards the door. Ning Shu hastily blocked Song Ning's way. "Where are you going so late at night?"

Song Ning replied, "Of course I'm heading home. Why stay here when you dislike me so much?"

Song Ning's tears started falling. She tilted her head back to look towards Ning Shu. "You heartless guy. I curse you to be alone your entire lifetime."

Ning Shu furrowed her brows tightly. What was this situation?

Before Ning Shu could even say anything, Song Ning's tears overflowed even more and she hugged Ning Shu's waist hard. She collided into Ning Shu with so much force that Ning Shu had to take a couple steps back.

Song Ning's tears wet Ning Shu's shirt. They felt scorching hot.

Ning Shu could feel a hard-to-describe sense of heartache and pain rise up in her chest and prick at her heart like needles. It was extremely painful.

"Gong Luo, I've already done everything I could to try to make you fall in love with me, so why won't you fall in love with me?" Song Ning's voice contained a sobbing tone as she buried her face in Ning Shu's chest.

Ning Shu felt like she was having a heart attack. Why else would it be so painful? She silently repeated the chant of the Unsurpassable Martial Arts. With the help of the calmness halo, she finally managed to suppress that tidal wave of pain.

However, she felt completely weak and strengthless. Her back was covered with cold sweat. She pushed Song Ning away with a cold expression, but Song Ning continued to hug her waist hard while crying, "You've already pushed me away countless times. This time, no matter what, I won't let you push me away again."

And true to her word, she hugged Ning Shu so tightly that there was barely a gap between their bodies.

Ning Shu: …

She had never felt like falling apart as much as she did now.

"I won't fall in love with you. No matter what you say, I won't fall in love with you. I'll never fall in love with you." Ning Shu's tone was firm. She was now very suspicious of Song Ning's identity.

This Song Ning was a task-taker. Her task was probably to make Gong Luo fall in love with her.

But she wasn't the original host, so there was naturally no way she'd fall in love. If it weren't for the fact that Song Ning had been so impatient, Ning Shu wouldn't have suspected a thing.

"Why?" Song Ning's voice was trembling and she tilted her head to look towards Ning Shu. "Why can't you?"

Song Ning's face seemed like a lotus petal that was glossed with dew. It was extremely beautiful and instinctively drew people's cherishment.

She was truly a beautiful woman, a woman that was capable of captivating all hearts. Ning Shu was now extremely glad she had managed to control herself earlier, otherwise she would've become a tool for this woman to finish her task.

Ning Shu sized Song Ning up. Song Ning's eyes were filled with overflowing passion and love, but the depths were cold and detached.

"Why? I've already given you my true heart, so why can't you love me? Gong Luo, Gong Luo! I can't not have you." Song Ning's soft sobs evoked pity as she tugged at Ning Shu's shirt.

True heart? It was true heart again. Ning Shu didn't feel Song Ning's sincerity at all. She herself wasn't sincere, so what right did she have to ask another person to give their heart?

Ning Shu pushed Song Ning away and Song Ning fell to the ground. Her head was lowered as she sobbed, but a sharp light flashed through her eyes.

Song Ning got back up and asked Ning Shu, "Can I ask you why you can't love me? Am I not beautiful enough? Am I not capable enough?"

Song Ning drew closer to Ning Shu and stood on her tiptoes. Her breath hit Ning Shu's face as she said, "There has to be a reason, right? There has to be a reason why you can't love me?"

Ning Shu could even smell an elegant fragrance coming from Song Ning's mouth. This fragrance caused her brain to feel sluggish and all the blood in her body to boil. She looked at the face that was barely an inch from hers, then her gaze locked onto Song Ning's bright red lips.

Ning Shu slowly lowered her head to move towards Song Ning's lips. It was like that smear of red was what she desired most in this lifetime.

Song Ning closed her eyes. Her eyelashes which were wet with tears trembled slightly and she tilted her head to meet Ning Shu…

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Chapter 851: You're Truly Beautiful

Ning Shu felt like she had fallen under a spell. She was hit with mad desire for the woman in front of her and her entire body was tensed up.

She looked at the face that was barely an inch away now. This was a woman, it was a woman! She was about to kiss a woman aaah! Ning Shu was shouting inside her heart. It felt like her view of the world was crashing down.

Ning Shu had never encountered a task-taker like this who was so skilled at manipulating a person's heart.

Ning Shu continued to lower her head, but she tilted her head to the side and drew close to Song Ning's ear to say softly, "You're truly beautiful."

Song Ning's lips curved in a smile that was enchantingly beautiful. She was truly a work of art.

Ning Shu then said, "But, I like men." Ning Shu pushed Song Ning away and endured all the complicated feelings that were in her heart right now. "I like men."

Song Ning: …

Song Ning looked like she had been struck by lightning. She had completely turned to stone and didn't snap out of it for a very long while. In the end, she pointed at Ning Shu. "You, you…"

Ning Shu suppressed the desire in her body to smile faintly. "I like men."

"This isn't possible." Song Ning shook her head. "There's no way you can like men. That's not possible!"

Song Ning's expression was sinister as she grabbed Ning Shu by her collar. "There's no way you can like men."

Ning Shu said mildly, "I'll never fall in love with you. That will never happen."

Song Ning's expression was sinister and dark. As she gripped Ning Shu's collar, she said through gritted teeth, "You damned homo! If you liked men, why didn't you say so from the start? No, anyone who was a man couldn't have possible be so indifferent towards me."

Song Ning stared at Ning Shu's face, then covered her face and started crying. "You've made me fail."

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu felt really conflicted. They were both task-takers. If Song Ning failed, would she be killed? However, she truly couldn't fall in love with Song Ning, much less give her true heart to Song Ning, especially when Song Ning had tried to trick her into doing so.

Song Ning glared at Ning Shu and pointed a finger at her angrily, "I'll remember you."

After Song Ning said that, she collapsed to the ground. Ning Shu was startled and she hastily helped Song Ning up. She placed a finger below Song Ning's nose. She was still breathing.

Ning Shu carried Song Ning to the sofa and sat down next to her to wait for her to wake up. Her entire body felt very weak. This fatigue seemed to come from her very soul. It felt like her brain had completely been overworked.

Song Ning still hadn't woken up, so Ning Shu started meditating on the sofa.

This was the first time she had witnessed how powerful a task-taker could be. That girl had seriously used like all eighteen martial arts. Despite being a woman, Ning Shu was barely able to resist, so men probably had no hope.

Perhaps some men knew that this woman didn't love them, but they were still unable to pull themselves up out of her charm.

Ning Shu shook her head. When she got back this time, she definitely had to exchange for a heart-clearing chant so that she'd be able to resist external enticement.

And the most important thing she had to do was to make her spirit stronger. There were seriously too many enticements in every task. She had to think of a way to control her emotions and her internal greed.

Ning Shu harbored an even more ambitious hope, which was to stand at the peak and overlook the myriad of planes. She wanted to live for as long as the world existed, to become an eternal existence.

However, right now she was just a primary task-taker, an existence that was pretty much like an ant. What she needed to do right now was to make sure she survived and continued living strongly. Although hard, this road was colorful.

She would never have another chance like this in her life, so no matter what, Ning Shu was grateful to the system for giving her this opportunity. Perhaps she was just a tool, but she was willing to be a valuable tool.

All efforts reaped rewards, and likewise, everything obtained came with a price.

One day, she'd become strong enough so that she'd never have to fear anything and would be able to stand side by side with those powerful existences.

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Chapter 852: Victory Had Been Difficult

Song Ning who was sleeping on the sofa woke up with a soft moan. Ning Shu opened her eyes to look towards Song Ning.

Song Ning looked around. When she saw Ning Shu, she was taken aback. "Gong Luo?"

"Where am I?" Song Ning sat up.

Ning Shu looked at Song Ning. The current Song Ning was probably the original host. The radiance Song Ning gave off was now a lot dimmer. Although she was still beautiful, it wasn't as dazzling as before. It was like a pearl that was covered with a layer of dust.

That task-taker probably had very high charm level.

And that task-taker probably hadn't been exterminated. She probably had some backup plan to prevent herself from being killed.

However, she definitely held a grudge.

As Song Ning looked towards Ning Shu, her eyes contained faint attachment. Ning Shu smiled. Song Ning was probably sincerely in love with Gong Luo.

Ning Shu said, "You weren't feeling well and fainted. You should rest properly and recover."

"Alright." Song Ning looked at Ning Shu and hesitated slightly before asking, "Can you take me home?"

Ning Shu nodded, then drove Song Ning home. Song Ning looked bewildered the entire time. It was clear that she wasn't sure what happened.

When they got to Song Ning's house, Song Ning got off the car first, then she leaned over by the window and said, "I'm going to head inside. Drive safely."

Ning Shu nodded. "Alright."

Ning Shu found that interacting with Song Ning was much more comfortable than interacting with that task-taker. Song Ning didn't try to seduce at every moment like that task-taker.

Ning Shu turned the car around and left. When she glanced at the rearview mirror, she saw that Song Ning was still standing at the gates of the villa.

Ning Shu smiled faintly. Love was something between two people. There was no need for someone else to interfere. Every person was unique, so who was it that the target of the besiegement fell in love with, the task-taker or the original host?

She had finally dealt with the issue of An Nuan, and now she had also resolved the issue of Song Ning, so she felt really relieved.

She returned to the villa and slept until noon the next day. When she woke up, she felt completely refreshed and was no longer so exhausted.

It was only now that Ning Shu realized how weak she was. She was just an extremely weak task-taker. Any task-taker that was just the slightest bit stronger than her could easily crush her.

In the future, she might encounter another task-taker who was on an opposing side. If she wasn't strong enough, she would end up being defeated by them.

Ning Shu's heart instantly filled with a sensation of urgency. It was like something was chasing her, forcing her to increase the speed at which she forged ahead.

'Song Ning,' this task-taker, was definitely stronger than her. When she was facing this task-taker, she had to grit her teeth to the point her teeth hurt in order to hold up against the task-taker's manipulation.

She had ended up winning, but the victory had been difficult. Perhaps if she had just been a bit weaker, she would've been captivated by 'Song Ning' and her sense of self would've fallen apart.

There was nothing more important than persisting in being yourself. Some bottom lines must be upheld firmly.

Perhaps you'd have to work harder than others, but you'd be able to walk further.

Ning Shu smiled towards the mirror. The face in the mirror was handsome and dashing. It was seriously handsome to the point that one couldn't close their legs.

She tried calling the system again, but the system still didn't respond. What exactly was happening? Her current task should be about finished.

So why was she still not able to leave this world?

Frick, was the system dead?

She was going to register a complaint. This crappy system was always malfunctioning. Could a person even do their task properly?

Ning Shu felt that she should probably start adding the attribute points to luck. She must've accumulated eight lifetimes of misfortune to have encountered this crappy system.

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Chapter 853: Massacring Single Dogs

Since the system didn't respond, Ning Shu had no choice but to continue staying in this world. Ning Shu couldn't help but wonder if she'd end up having to stay in this world for an entire lifetime.

The more she thought about it, the more disdain she felt for this crappy system.

Ning Shu was more concerned about what was going on between Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan. The two of them were so honey sweet that everyone around were envious. They all said that Zongzheng Bin, this playboy, had finally settled down.

Zongzheng Bin's heart was completely set on An Nuan. Although some of Zongzheng Bin's exs swarmed over to cause trouble, Zongzheng Bin dealt with all of them. There were some little conflicts, but on the whole their relationship was very sweet.

Sometimes when Ning Shu went to attend business gatherings, she'd see Zongzheng Bin appear with An Nuan and introducing An Nuan to the others. It was clear that he thought of An Nuan as his fiancée.

They were so sweet that they were practically massacring single dogs.

Ning Shu wished from the bottom of her heart that An Nuan and Zongzheng Bin would be able to live together until the white hairs of old age.

Ning Shu was mulling over the possibility that her task would only be counted as completely finished once Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan got married.

She then wiped at her face. In reality, Ning Shu seriously felt quite sympathetic towards the original host. After all, his own wife was now together with someone else. She wondered what exactly Gong Luo thought about this situation.

An Nuan's attitude towards Ning Shu, this cold-blooded capitalist, wasn't very good. Whenever their gazes met, An Nuan would shift her gaze away angrily and ignore Ning Shu.

Ning Shu found this completely baffling. It felt like An Nuan's personality was quite loathsome. No matter what, she had lent her money when her younger brother was in urgent need of money to save his life. This counted as having helped An Nuan before.

So why was making An Nuan pay back the money such a huge injustice?

Ning Shu didn't even greet Zongzheng Bin at the gatherings. She didn't want to get involved with these people at all.

The business that she was previously discussing with Zongzheng Bin also fell through, but fortunately she had found another partner to collaborate with ahead of time.

In reality, the only reason Zongzheng Bin came to Gong Family Corporation to discuss a project was for the sake of encountering An Nuan. It was fine for a business project to fall through since the company wouldn't collapse anyways. The romance was what was most important.

Ning Shu left the banquet hall. Just as she was about to beat it, a figure suddenly bumped into Ning Shu's chest. Before Ning Shu even did anything, that woman fell to the ground.

When Ning Shu looked closer, she found that it was An Nuan, dressed in an evening gown. She looked very beautiful in formal attire, but her expression was currently very hurt. When she saw that it was Ning Shu, she got up and said while crying, "CEO, help me."

An Nuan's face had tears like she had been hurt by someone.

Ning Shu: …

This was seriously ridiculous, but she still had to maintain a slight smile. Ning Shu directly turned and left.

At this time, footsteps came to the side. An Nuan quickly wiped her tears, then hugged Ning Shu's arm.

Ning Shu didn't even think about things before trying to shake An Nuan off, but An Nuan held on really tightly so Ning Shu couldn't shake her off at all. The moment she lifted her head, she saw Zongzheng Bin rushing over with an angry expression. When he saw that An Nuan was holding onto Ning Shu's arm, his expression turned even colder.

"An Nuan, come here," said Zongzheng Bin coldly towards An Nuan.

An Nuan hugged Ning Shu's arm tightly as tears streamed down her face. She shook her head and said in a hurt tone, "I'm not going over there. You should just go look for your lover."

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Chapter 854: Bring Me Away!

"That's all in the past. The only one in my heart now is you, why won't you believe me?" Zongzheng Bin explained, "I've never considered getting back together with my ex. We were only hugging as friends."

Ning Shu: …

The frick? If you guys were going to fight, just fight. Why drag me in?

"And what about you? As expected, you have some sort of relationship with Gong Luo." Zongzheng Bin looked towards Ning Shu coldly, his gaze dark. "Just as I thought, how could you have possibly lent five hundred thousand so easily? Your relationship probably isn't as simple as that of debtor and creditor."

"You're shameless! What right do you have to slander me?" An Nuan was so angry that her tears started flowing even harder. "CEO Gong and I are innocent."

When Zongzheng Bin saw An Nuan like this, his eyes filled with heartache. However, anger caused him to say very hurtful worlds. "Are you planning to rekindle old flames with Gong Luo?"

"Yes! Since you're getting back together with your old lover, why can't I?" snapped An Nuan, peeved.

"CEO Gong, please, can't you bring me away?" An Nuan beseeched Ning Shu. "I don't want to see this person."

Ning Shu: What the fuck? _

This kind of melodramatic scene was the most irritating.

Zongzheng Bin was infuriated and he lifted his fist to swing towards Ning Shu's face. Ning Shu tilted her head to dodge while grabbing him by the wrist, then she punched him right in the face with her other hand.

Frick, this ma'am didn't even do anything, so how did this ma'am end up as sacrifice goods in your romance conflict? And you even freakin' tried to hit this ma'am!?

Ning Shu was filled with pent up anger so she stomped hard on Zongzheng Bin's stomach, causing him to curl up in pain so bad that the veins on his forehead were bulging.

An Nuan cried out in alarm, "Stop fighting! Please, you two, stop fighting!"

An Nuan's voice attracted a lot of passersby and there were even some reporters taking pictures. Ning Shu furrowed her brows and said in a low voice, "Shut up."

An Nuan covered her mouth as she ran to Zongzheng Bin's side and asked in a tone of heartache, "Zongzheng Bin, are you alright? Are you alright?"

Zongzheng Bin suddenly hugged An Nuan. An Nuan instantly started struggling. "You liar, let go of me!"

Zongzheng Bin's face was completely bruised from Ning Shu's punch, but he still grinned and hugged An Nuan in a rascally manner. When An Nuan continued to struggle, he made sounds of pain. "Oww, don't move, it really hurts. It hurts so much."

"It hurts? Where?" An Nuan immediately stopped moving to ask this worriedly.

Zongzheng Bin grabbed An Nuan's hand and placed it on his chest. "This place hurts the most. It aches for you."

An Nuan instantly smiled through her tears as she asked Zongzheng Bin, "Does it still hurt?"

"It hurts, it hurts a lot."

The damned rotten smell of romance.

Ning Shu turned and left. She didn't want to see these two nutjobs at all.

It was seriously irritating.

Just now, the only point of her existence was to make Zongzheng Bin jealous, then fight in order to exhibit An Nuan's charm.

It seemed that she really wasn't the male lead anymore. She was more like backup now.

Ning Shu sincerely found it funny. An Nuan had actually so confidently told her to bring her away. Where did she get that confidence?

Such narcissism.

If you two freakin' wanted to love, just love. Why drag others into it?

The next day, the moment Ning Shu opened the newspaper, she was hit by the huge headlines. The picture was of her punching Zongzheng Bin. The headline went, the CEO of Gong Family Corporation and the CEO of Cauldron Wind Corporation had gotten into a fight over a woman.

Meanwhile, An Nuan had also been thoroughly investigated by the media. Her family background, work experience, and love history were exposed to everyone. An Nuan was called a modern Cinderella by the media.

Ning Shu just scoffed. Nutjobs.

It was just dating, yet they insisted on having so many people observe. Was that really a good idea?

Anyone that was a woman probably envied An Nuan by now.

Ning Shu originally thought that this matter would quickly settle, but when she got to the company, she saw that the company doors were blocked by reporters that said they were here to interview her.

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Chapter 855: What Do I Need to Explain?

When the reporters surrounding the company doors saw Ning Shu walk over, they immediately swarmed towards her and nearly shoved their mics into her mouth.

"CEO Gong, what's your relationship with An Nuan?"

"Why did you guys fight last night at the banquet?"

"An Nuan used to work at your company. Did you two used to have some special relationship? Did you hit Zongzheng Bin because he stole An Nuan? That means that An Nuan was two-timing?"

These reporters were doing everything they could to dig up some inside story. Scandals about the rich and powerful attracted the eyes of the common populace the most, so newspapers about these stories sold especially well.

Ning Shu was seriously irritated. How did she end up dragged into something like this? This storyline was seriously absurd.

What? Now that she wasn't the male lead, she was going to become the villain?

Ning Shu inwardly gave a cold laugh as she replied indifferently, "I have no relationship with An Nuan. As for why I hit Zongzheng Bin, it was only because of the two family's collaboration. Everything was proceeding very smoothly, but Zongzheng Bin suddenly backed out of things, which caused damages for the Gong Family Corporation."

The reporters weren't satisfied with this kind of answer and one asked sharply, "At that time, An Nuan was present. Some people saw An Nuan hug your arm. How do you plan to explain this?"

"Why do I need to explain? I have a fiancée. She's beautiful, dignified, and comes from a good family. Why would I like An Nuan who doesn't have a single thing?" Ning Shu laughed coldly. "I have no relationship with An Nuan."

The security pushed the reporters out of the way so that Ning Shu could enter the company.

Ning Shu wiped her face. It seemed like being enemies with Zongzheng Bin was now set in stone. If she was in Zongzheng Bin's shoes, she'd definitely try to come up with a plan to make the Gong Family Corporation collapse.

In the original storyline, what Gong Luo liked to do the most was 'it's gotten cold, so let's have the Wang Clan Corporation go bankrupt.' Aka, he'd have companies go bankrupt for entertainment, of course for An Nuan's sake.

So Zongzheng Bin would also be doing the same thing in order to express his love towards An Nuan.

Ning Shu had a board meeting and made proper deployments in order to resist the economic attack that would probably come soon from Cauldron Wind Corporation.

An Nuan was watching TV inside a mansion. When she saw what Ning Shu said on TV, she became furious and angrily complained to Zongzheng Bin. "Zongzheng, how can he talk like this? The way he puts things is too offensive!"

Zongzheng Bin hugged An Nuan and said with a smile, "Actually, I'm pretty happy that he said this. He can't see how good you are."

"You're still smiling?" An Nuan pouted unhappily. "He said that I don't have anything. I don't have a good family background or stunningly beautiful looks."

"Do you also think that way?" An Nuan bared her teeth threateningly towards Zongzheng Bin.

Zongzheng Bin chuckled and ended up tugging on the bruise on his face. An Nuan asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Zongzheng Bin's smile was very sweet. "That guy simply doesn't know how good you are. Fortunately I got to you first. In the future, Gong Luo will regret it plenty. However, he actually dared to talk about my woman this way, so of course he has to pay a bit of a price, right?"

"What are you going to do?" An Nuan hugged Zongzheng Bin.

Zongzheng Bin stroked her head. "It's fine. You don't need to worry about this. An Nuan, let's get married."

Hesitation appeared on An Nuan's face. "But your parents don't accept me."

"It's fine, you don't need to worry about anything," said Zongzheng Bin with a smile, his peach flower eyes rippling with light.

When An Nuan met this gaze that was filled with passion, doting, and endless love, she felt her heart stir and she hugged Zongzheng Bin happily.

As Ning Shu had expected, Zongzheng Bin soon acted. He started secretly purchasing large amounts of Gong Family Corporation's scattered stocks.

Ning Shu still found it rather absurd. How did a grudge form just like this? That reason couldn't even qualify as a reason.

The storyline had now changed. Gong Luo was no longer the male lead, so what right did he have such good conditions? These external hardware existed only to allow Gong Luo to dote on An Nuan without any scruples, but now he was no longer the male lead, so he should stop dreaming about possessing such good conditions.

Beat it!

This world revolved only around An Nuan.

So the current storyline wanted Zongzheng Bin to get rid of all of Gong Luo's attractiveness?

In this world, it was enough to just have an amazing male lead. How could others be allowed to stand above the male lead?

Gong Family Corporation's capital was stronger than that of Cauldron Wind Corporation's, so she didn't know how Zongzheng Bin got the confidence to try and openly oppose her.

What baffling narcissism.

Chapter 856: So Poor All He Had Left Was Money

In response to Zongzheng Bin's attack, Ning Shu directly countered. Let's see who had more money. Since he was buying up the Gong Family Corporation's stocks, then she'd just start buying up his stocks. Let's see who'd hold out to the very end. If you're so amazing, let's see your money!

It was necessary to just burn one's boats and decisively face these kinds of confrontations head on. At the same time, she still had to fend off other people that were trying to take advantage of the chaos to get a bite of the meat for themselves.

It was making Ning Shu a little worn out.

Something that she never expected was that, at this time, the Song family actually came to help to support the Gong Corporation.

Although the current Gong Corporation was pretty stable and there were no big issues, this act of sending charcoal in snowy weather still made Ning Shu sigh.

It must be known that in the original storyline, due to Song Ning, the Song family had ended up declining. Furthermore, this decline naturally involved Gong Luo's efforts.

However, the Song family had now extended a helping hand at this time. Ning Shu felt her face burn on behalf of Gong Luo.

Her face felt completely swollen from this slap.

It seemed like whenever Gong Luo encountered An Nuan, his IQ would get disconnected.

However, when Ning Shu saw Song Ning's self-pleased expression, she still said, "Thank you for this time. I can still deal with it."

Song Ning waved offhandedly. "We're engaged, it's expected for me to help you. But was what you said on the TV all true?"

Song Ning propped up her chin as she looked at Ning Shu, "You said that I'm noble, dignified, from a good family, and that there was no way you'd take a fancy to An Nuan who has nothing. Is that really true?"

"Of course. Everything I said was true." Ning Shu nodded.

Song Ning smiled even more happily and she said, a bit tsunderely, "I never knew that you liked me. If you liked me, you should've just said so directly."

Ning Shu: …

So were all misses from influential families this tsundere?

"This time I convinced my dad to help you, so shouldn't you be treating me to dinner?" asked Song Ning.

Ning Shu nodded. Indeed, she should treat Song Ning to dinner.

However, when they got to the restaurant, they encountered Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan.

Meanwhile, the seats Ning Shu had reserved were right next to them. They were truly enemies on a narrow road.

Song Ning greeted them very naturally. "Hi, how are you?"

When An Nuan saw Song Ning, she recalled how Gong Luo had praised Song Ning for being noble and refined, beautiful and dignified, and of being from a good family while his evaluation of her was that she had nothing.

That was why when An Nuan saw Song Ning now, she couldn't help but feel a little envious and inferior.

In reality, An Nuan minded Gong Luo's words quite a lot. There was a time when she had almost fallen in love with this respectable and aloof man.

When she had asked to borrow money from him, he had also lent it to her. At that time, she had felt that the CEO was a person who had a warm heart. However, in the end she found that he was actually a cold-blooded and heartless person.

The part that was hardest for her to accept was Gong Luo's evaluation of her. He said that she didn't have a single thing. It was this cold-blooded person that possessed nothing. All that was in his life was money.

He was the one that didn't have a single thing. He was so poor that all he had left was money.

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Chapter 857: No Sense of Gratitude

Ning Shu helped pull out the chair for Song Ning. Song Ning thanked Ning Shu with a smile, then sat down. Ning Shu only sat down in front of Song Ning after that.

When ordering, she allowed Song Ning to order first as well.

As An Nuan watched from the side, she felt like Gong Luo was really gentle towards Song Ning.

When Zongzheng Bin saw that An Nuan kept staring at that man, he became unhappy and said, "Your husband's over here."

An Nuan immediately smiled sweetly towards Zongzheng Bin, then used a fork to get a piece of steak to feed Zongzheng Bin.

When Ning Shu saw, she felt a toothache. They were still being all lovey-dovey in this kind of place?

When Song Ning saw this scene, she just smiled faintly without saying anything.

"CEO Gong, who would've thought we'd meet here?" Zongzheng Bin lifted his wine glass in Ning Shu's direction.

Ning Shu raised her wine glass expressionlessly to return the toast. "I never expected it either."

"In all honesty, I've never seen a woman whose skin was as thick as yours. No, it should probably be said that you have no sense of gratitude." Ning Shu looked towards An Nuan. "You sure wish for the whole world to be in chaos."

Zongzheng Bin's brows furrowed. "CEO Gong, mind your words."

Ning Shu continued looking at An Nuan as she said, "Back then when your younger brother was ill, I lent you money, but in the end it became that I was in the wrong. And when you guys were fighting, you actually pull me in to use me as a shield. Currently the relationship between Gong Family Corporation and Cauldron Wind Corporation is tight, and that's also because of you."

An Nuan shook her head. "I never wanted this."

"But you were the one that made these things happen." Ning Shu said in a faintly cold tone, "Even if I'm a cold-blooded capitalist, I've created wealth for society. Meanwhile, you're someone who doesn't know to repay grace."

Ning Shu had always been confused about how her act of requesting for money to be paid back made An Nuan feel so bad. If you borrow money, you return it. Could it be that you weren't supposed to return money?

An Nuan was always saying 'I'll pay back the money,' but when it came time to actually do so, her attitude had completely changed.

Ning Shu felt that she had seriously just brought herself more headaches in lending An Nuan money.

An Nuan's face was completely pale due to Ning Shu's words. She opened her mouth, wanted to refute, but she didn't know what to say. Her thoughts hadn't been like what this man was describing at all.

An Nuan felt very unhappy and she started tearing up.

Ning Shu took a sip of the wine. "Don't cry. It won't look good to cry at a place like this."

"Gong Luo, please mind your attitude. It's not your place to criticize my woman." Zongzheng Bin narrowed his eyes as he looked towards Ning Shu oppressively.

Ning Shu scoffed. "You truly are a tyrannical CEO, huh?"

She paid no more attention to Zongzheng Bin and just said to Song Ning, "Let's eat. After we finish, we'll go see a movie."

"Alright." Song Ning smiled brightly. Her curved lips made her look very reserved and elegant.

When An Nuan saw that the people at that table were ignoring her, she was infuriated. How was that man so loathsome?

An Nuan directly got up to take her bag and leave.

"Hey, An Nuan!" When Zongzheng Bin saw that An Nuan was leaving, he immediately chased after her and left the restaurant.

Zongzheng Bin reached out to grab An Nuan who was storming off angrily. His expression was a little unhappy. "What are you running for? You didn't do anything wrong, so there's no need for you to avoid Gong Luo at all."

An Nuan's tears suddenly crashed down and fell with large plops on the back of Zongzheng Bin's hand. Zongzheng Bin reached out and gently wiped away her tears, then kissed her forehead as he said, "You're crying because of someone else. It makes my heart ache."

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Chapter 858: A Long-awaited Invitation

An Nuan's tears started flowing even faster and she sobbed as she said, "Back then I didn't have a choice. My younger brother was lying in the hospital. He really needed the money, so I had no choice but to borrow it from Gong Luo. Due to money, my dignity was completely tampled by Gong Luo. He's only able to humiliate me like this because I've once borrowed money from him."

"It's alright, I understand. I just hate the fact that I didn't meet you earlier and allowed you to end up having this kind of relationship with Gong Luo." Gong Luo hugged An Nuan as he consoled her.

Inside the restaurant, Song Ning set down her fork and knife to say to Ning Shu, "I've finished eating. Was what you said earlier about taking me to the movies true?'

"Of course." Ning Shu stood up as she replied.

Song Ning smiled.

That afternoon, Ning Shu didn't go to work and instead, went to see a movie with Song Ning. Afterwards, they went shopping. It kind of felt like they were very close girl friends.

Ning Shu looked at Song Ning. Perhaps once Gong Luo returned, love might actually blossom between them.

In Ning Shu's opinion, Gong Luo and Song Ning were way better of a match. They lived in similar environments, were of the same status, and had compatible world views.

There was no need for either of them to get used to the other's way of life. There was no need to compromise and yield in order to respect the other's point of view.

Since ancient times, marriages have always looked to make sure that the families were well-matched in terms of social status. This upheld criteria was quite reasonable.

After all, dragons would never blend into a group of snakes.

And even Cinderella's dad was an earl. If he wasn't, how could Cinderella ever have had the chance to participate in a court banquet?

Cauldron Wind Corporation started increasing its pressure on Gong Family Corporation, so Ning Shu counterattacked without being polite. She'd hit him with the exact same tricks.

In her opinion, the current Zongzheng Bin was completely irrational. She really couldn't understand why Zongzheng Bin was so insistent on making the Gong Family Corporation collapse.

Perhaps it was because of An Nuan, or perhaps it was due to the storyline's power.

In any case, there was no way she would take it lying down. If you guys wanted to be in love, just be in love. Was there a need to be like this?

In the original storyline, Gong Luo had been just like the current Zongzheng Bin. However, Gong Luo was much stronger than Zongzheng Bin so it hadn't taken much effort for him to defeat others.

Zongzheng Bin's status was that of a supporting male lead in the first place. Now he seemed to have been promoted to the main lead role, so his status naturally got stronger. If he attacked Gong Family Corporation, Cauldron Wind Corporation's financial power would get stronger.

Since Zongzheng Bin was being completely ruthless, she didn't bother to be polite at all. Furthermore, with the Song family's support, the people that were hoping to take advantage of this chaos hadn't been able to get anything out of her company at all. Meanwhile, Cauldron Wind Corporation, due to this conflict, actually ended up losing a lot of business to their competitors.

Just as their fight was getting fierily intense, an invitation was sent to Ning Shu's desk.

Ning Shu opened the invitation. It was an invitation to Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan's wedding. Ning Shu flicked the invitation with a finger. They were finally getting married! They should really hurry it up.

On the day of the wedding, Ning Shu brought several bodyguards with her to the luxurious hotel where Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan's wedding was being held.

Zongzheng Bin was dressed in a white suit. When he saw Ning Shu walk in with several bodyguards wearing black sunglasses, his eyes flickered with sharp dazzling light that made him look handsome and frivolous.

"Gong Luo, you're actually bringing bodyguards to participate in my wedding? I never knew that your guts were so small." Zongzheng Bin shook Ning Shu's hand.

Ning Shu paid no attention to Zongzheng Bin's sneer and replied mildly, "My guts were always this small. After all, with so many people here today, it's easy for something to happen."

Zongzheng Bin's facial color became a little bad. He felt like Gong Luo was cursing for something to happen during his wedding with An Nuan.

This was the most wonderful moment in his and An Nuan's life. How could any mistakes be tolerated? That was why Gong Luo was seriously overthinking things. He had never considered doing anything to Gong Luo. Even if he planned to deal with Gong Luo, he wouldn't do it at this time.

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Chapter 859: Uninvited Visitor

Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan's wedding was very grand. It was the center of attention for the entire city. A lot reporters were at the scene taking photos.

Most of the people that had come to attend the dinner party were high ranking government officials and big shots of the business world. It seemed Zongzheng Bin had truly put out a lot for this wedding. This kind of grand wedding was every woman's dream.

A woman's greatest dream in this lifetime was nothing but to marry the right person and on the wedding day, be a little princess that the entire world envied.

So the fact that an ordinary girl like An Nuan was able to encounter this kind of fate truly made people envious.

Ning Shu just sat in the corner. Several bodyguards were nearby, protecting her.

As the marriage march flowed out from an elegant violin, the atmosphere was filled with a sense of sweetness.

The bride walked out, escorted by a group. An Nuan was wearing an exquisite and clearly expensive wedding dress with a diamond necklace adorning her neck.

An Nuan was usually at most delicate and pretty, but dressed up like this, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

The moment An Nuan stepped out, all the reporters around started crazily snapping pictures of her. A blessed and sweet smile appeared on An Nuan's face.

An Nuan walked towards Zongzheng Bin under the guidance of her father. Zongzheng Bin was smiling, his eyes filled with emotion, as he watched An Nuan slowly walked towards him. He seemed to be bathed in happiness.

As Ning Shu watched Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan exchange vows, she felt like the fetters around her had decreased some more.

When Ning Shu looked around, she found that there wasn't much joy on Zongzheng Bin's parents' faces. It was clear that they weren't satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

In reality, in the original storyline, Gong Luo's parents were also unhappy with An Nuan, but Gong Luo was able to manage Gong Family Corporation's businesses very well and had strong power in Gong Family Corporation. He possessed more of the stock than even his father.

Gong Luo's wings were hardened so his parents couldn't do anything about him. Due to this, An Nuan wasn't really bothered by her in-laws either. This was because Gong Luo had shielded An Nuan from all of this.

However, Zongzheng Bin's power hadn't developed to this point yet. He hadn't gotten strong enough that he could do whatever he wished.

Gong Luo had always yielded to An Nuan so that An Nuan wasn't hurt at all by this marriage of great disparity and was able to live in perfect happiness.

But would Zongzheng Bin be able to do this?

No matter what, the truth was that Gong Luo was more powerful than Zongzheng Bin. Gong Luo was the original male lead after all.

Just as Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan were about to exchange rings, an alluring woman strutted in in high heels. Her high heels made resounding loud taps on the ground.

It was obvious that this visitor hadn't come in peace, and anyone would be able to tell that this person was an old flame that Zongzheng Bin hadn't dealt with properly.

The moment Zongzheng Bin saw this woman, his facial color changed and he had the security drag the woman out.

The tall security guards wanted to drag the woman out, but the woman actually pulled a gun out of her bag to fire towards the ceiling. The atmosphere immediately became tense and some more timid women shrieked while covering their heads.

An Nuan was so frightened that her face turned deathly pale. Zongzheng Bin pulled An Nuan into his arms and comforted her before turning to look towards the woman with the gun coldly. "Wei Hong, what are you doing?"

Ning Shu recognized this woman. She was the daughter of W City's strongest mafia group. Based on Zongzheng Bin's previous fickleness in love, it was natural for him to have been involved with this kind of wild and beautiful woman. Alright, today's program really was interesting.

Wei Hong pointed her gun at An Nuan and said coldly, "If you marry her today, I'll kill her."

An Nuan was so scared that her entire body was trembling. Zongzheng Bin stepped in front of An Nuan protectively and said coldly, "Then you should just kill me first."

"You know that I can't bear to kill you. Move out of the way." Wei Hong's facial color was ashen.

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Chapter 860: Too Much PDA Caused Early Death

Most of the guests that had come to attend the wedding had already fled. Wei Hong paid no attention to them since her only target was An Nuan.

Ning Shu, under the protection of the bodyguards, got out of the hotel. Before she left, she even shot Zongzheng Bin a 'better pray for yourself' look.

When Zongzheng Bin saw Ning Shu's look, his face turned ashen. He was starting to suspect that Gong Luo was the one that got Wei Hong here.

When he sensed how An Nuan was trembling in fear behind him, his face filled with heartache and his gaze became even colder as he looked at Wei Hong. This made Wei Hong, who was indignant and hurt from the start, feel even worse.

Her relationship with Zongzheng Bin was the expected one. Both of them liked to play around a lot and were pretty much fuck buddies. However, when it came to the bed, women tended to fall in love more easily than men.

So this grand wedding ended up being tied up weakly like this. It was a complete joke.

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Ning Shu's expression was indifferent, but inside she was grinning widely with schadenfreude. People who were lovey-dovey too much in public sure died fast.

The next day, the moment Ning Shu woke up, she opened the entertainment newspaper. As expected, the headlines were about yesterday's wedding.

Hong Wei had injured Zongzheng Bin when she fired. She had been aiming for An Nuan, but unexpectedly Zongzheng Bin actually blocked the shot for An Nuan.

Hong Wei froze in shock when she hit the person she loved and was instantly subdued by security. As of now, Hong Wei was still at the police station while Zongzheng Bin was lying in the hospital, his state still unstable.

Ning Shu shrugged. She felt no sympathy at all. Who asked for him to loiter in clusters of flowers and have no control over his lower half? It was his own fault for not sorting out his relationships with his past girlfriends properly. Having this kind of thing happen counted as him bringing it on himself.

It was easy to burn oneself when playing with feelings.

Some tabloids even said that the Song family was going to get rid of An Nuan, this daughter-in-law, since something like this happened on the very day they were getting married. Some even laid out Zongzheng Bin and An Nuan's astrological birth data and blindly wrote about how their signs were in conflict.

However, after what happened at the wedding yesterday, the sales of the tabloids had a sharp increase.

Ning Shu set the newspaper aside. Although the marriage hadn't been very successful, An Nuan and Zongzheng Bin were now legitimate husband and wife. The two had already gotten their marriage certificate after all.

She just didn't know if they would be having another wedding since this one failed. However, even if they had a second wedding, would anyone participate?

The entire mess had started because of the wedding.

Ning Shu very shamelessly took advantage of the time while Zongzheng Bin was still hovering between life and death in the hospital to increase the intensity of her attack on Cauldron Wind Corporation.

If she didn't attack now, could it be that she should wait until Zongzheng Bin recovered? Of course she was going to try to take his life while he was down.

Under Ning Shu's attacks, Cauldron Wind Corporation's performance was falling rapidly and several of their international cooperation cases were snatched away.

Zongzheng Bin's father even came to visit Ning Shu and warned her not to be too ruthless, otherwise if they entered a life and death struggle, no one would benefit.

Ning Shu just snorted. All of this started due to Zongzheng Bin's provocation, and Zongzheng Bin was also the one who attacked first. Now, they were here to criticize her? Ning Shu paid no attention to the people from Cauldron Wind Corporation.

She visited the hospital once to take a look at Zongzheng Bin. He had quite good luck and was pretty much fine. An Nuan was looking after him attentively without taking a step away.

Their feelings for each other hadn't been affected by this incident. On the contrary, their feelings became even stronger after this life or death crisis.

However, Ning Shu inwardly lit a candle for Zongzheng Bin. If it weren't for the fact that he risked his life to block the bullet for An Nuan to prove his love towards her, how could An Nuan have forgiven him so easily?

If Zongzheng Bin hadn't gotten shot, An Nuan wouldn't have forgiven Zongzheng Bin, especially since something like that had actually happened on their wedding day.

Zongzheng Bin was simply using his injury to exchange for An Nuan's forgiveness.

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Chapter 861: The Zongzheng Family Conflicts

In Ning Shu's opinion, Zongzheng Bin was also someone controlled by the storyline. For the sake of loving An Nuan, he could give up anything.

It was definitely true love.

However, Zongzheng Bin's parents really didn't like An Nuan. She had caused an incident the moment she married into the Zongzheng family. They felt that what the tabloids wrote must be true, her eight characters of birth definitely conflicted with Zongzheng Bin's, otherwise there was no way something like this would happen.

The elders in the Zongzheng family chose to completely forget the fact that this had happened due to Zongzheng Bin's relationship with Hong Wei and decided to let the weak An Nuan take the blame.

Who asked for An Nuan to have nothing?

Ning Shu smiled faintly. This was the true life of the wealthy. Those who didn't have capability didn't even have a place to stand in the family. Even as the wealthy enjoyed exquisite and luxurious lifestyles, they also had to pay greater attention to their social interactions and there was more pressure on them than an ordinary person would experience.

This was very fair.

An Nuan had forcefully broken into a level that she didn't belong to, so it was natural for her to be rejected. In the original storyline, Gong Luo had given some of the stocks he possessed to An Nuan so that An Nuan could stand with her chest up in the Gong family.

She wondered if Zongzheng Bin would be able to do the same.

In all honesty, in the original storyline, Gong Luo had seriously doted on An Nuan so much that she could practically fly. He had considered everything carefully and thoroughly.

Meanwhile, An Nuan just enjoyed Gong Luo's doting like it was to be expected. Everything was because of love, because Gong Luo loved her and she also loved Gong Luo.

However, there was no reason for one person to care for another without limit.

During this time while Zongzheng Bin was recovering from his injuries, the Cauldron Wind Corporation's board of directors took away Zongzheng Bin's position as the CEO on the pretext that he was injured and pushed Zongzheng Bin's younger brother onto the seat of CEO.

Meanwhile, after Zongzheng Bin's younger brother was promoted to the position, he stopped the conflict with Gong Family Corporation. This fight took a lot of effort and had no benefits. It was just depleting their company's financial resources without any returns.

Zongzheng Bin's younger brother personally visited to apologize to Ning Shu and express his goodwill.

Zongzheng Bin's younger brother wasn't as good-looking as Zongzheng Bin and he was also an illegitimate child. Zongzheng Bin had completely inherited his father's frivolousness, but Zongzheng Bin had encountered the love of his life and so calmed down.

However, his father hadn't and so he had a lot of illegitimate sons and daughters. Rumors were that the youngest one was still breastfeeding.

It was easy to imagine how intense the struggle for power in the Zongzheng family was.

Ning Shu indicated that she accepted the Zongzheng family's apology but didn't say anything else.

In the hospital, when Zongzheng Bin found out about this, he was so angry that he tugged on his wound and it reopened. An Nuan comforted Zongzheng Bin saying that his health was more important than anything else.

Zongzheng Bin suppressed his anger so that he wouldn't take it out on An Nuan, but he was still angry. His career and position had been stolen by someone else.

Zongzheng Bin was very dejected, but when he saw that An Nuan was taking care of him so carefully and was barely even sleeping, he felt comforted. At the time when he was most desolate, there was actually someone like this by his side.

Once Zongzheng Bin recovered and got out of the hospital, he sank into the intense family battle for the right of inheritance so he had no time to go bother Ning Shu again.

Ning Shu also made herself focus on learning all sorts of business knowledge and ways operate a corporation. She was slowly learning to manage this huge corporation.

Sometimes it felt very hard. As expected, it was because her intelligence was too low?

In the future she really had to add more points to intelligence, but she also couldn't let her martial arts ability drop. Martial arts were something that would preserve her life, so she had to keep increasing it as much as possible.

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Chapter 862: Eldest Daughter-in-law of the Zongzheng Family

Ning Shu paid a bit of attention to the Zongzheng family. The current Zongzheng family really was lively. All sorts of drama were playing out and romance as well as familial love were being tormented by the desire for power and wealth.

Zongzheng Bin wanted to take back his control of the corporation, but how could his younger brother who had just gotten the post possibly hand it back to him obediently? They started competing under false pretenses of friendliness.

Every person had their own selfish desires and goals, so it made the Zongzheng family situation extremely strange.

Wonder if An Nuan would be able to get used to this complicated life of the wealthy? Ning Shu felt that with how simple An Nuan was, she would definitely end up being used.

An Nuan was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zongzheng family, the wife of the first-in-line to inherit, so a lot of people were watching her.

This kind of life made An Nuan feel very worn out. She would have to carefully layer meanings every time she opened her mouth and also had to mull over what other people meant when they said something for a very long time. Just thinking about that kind of life made Ning Shu feel tired for An Nuan.

Ning Shu would sometimes see An Nuan when she went to participate in business gatherings. Now, her face always contained weariness. Not even the exquisite makeup could cover up this weariness. She did her best to converse with other rich married women gracefully and her way of speaking was now very deliberate.

The current An Nuan was no longer that blessed lucky girl who was doted on by Gong Luo so much that she seemed to live in paradise. Although Zongzheng Bin loved her, he was busy with trying to get back his power. Having fallen into the fight for power, he could only fight to his last gasp.

As of now, An Nuan had to help Zongzheng Bin obtain resources and connections so that Zongzheng Bin would be able to obtain success in this struggle for the right of inheritance.

Ning Shu shrugged. Why didn't the current An Nuan say that Zongzheng Bin only cared about power?

When Ning Shu recalled how An Nuan had accused her of being a cold-blooded capitalist who only cared about money, she felt the urge to laugh.

When An Nuan turned around and happened to meet Ning Shu's gaze, Ning Shu lifted her wine cup towards An Nuan. After a moment of hesitation, An Nuan prepared to walk towards Ning Shu, but Ning Shu turned and left.

She didn't want to get involved with An Nuan at all.

An Nuan stared at this man's back, her face flushed with slight embarrassment. Suddenly, she felt like crying a little. She was really tired.

Sometimes she really couldn't understand Zongzheng Bin's actions. An Nuan wanted to make him give up on this fight and live a more ordinary life. No matter what, it was still better than endlessly fighting like this.

However, whenever she said this, Zongzheng Bin would be really angry and would hug her, saying that things would be better in the future, that everything would be fine once they reached success.

But when would success come?

An Nuan couldn't see the end of this. She worked hard to learn how to help Zongzheng Bin, but this kind of life made her feel very lost and empty.

There were luxurious clothes, brand name bags, luxury cars escorting her, and the housekeepers attending to her.

However, An Nuan felt that this wasn't the kind of life she should be living. She shouldn't be spending her life in this kind of endless conflict.

Ning Shu didn't really care what was going on with An Nuan. After a period of time breaking into the topic and working hard at it, Ning Shu was getting increasingly better that managing the Gong Family Corporation. As expected, learning more and practicing more did give results. Sometimes Ning Shu would have to work until two in the morning.

She wasn't as intelligent as Gong Luo, so for the sake of not revealing her lack of knowledge and experience in front of the subordinates and the board of directors, she had truly put in a lot of work.

"Ding, task completed. Leaving task world." 2333 who had disappeared for a long time finally made a sound.

Ning Shu laughed coldly. Following that, she was hit by a wave of dizziness and when she opened her eyes again, she was back in the system space. She loosened a breath in relief as she looked at the familiar décor. She had really been worried that she would be stuck in that task world and stuck in a man's body for the rest of her life.

When Ning Shu glanced down and saw that her soul was so thin that it was barely visible, she was shocked. Her soul had already become much stronger than before and she had never had a task that used up almost all of her soul energy.

With her soul the way it was now, a gust of wind would probably be enough to make her vanish.

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Chapter 863: I Can Explain!

Ning Shu didn't question why 2333 vanish and first sat down to start absorbing the substance in the system space to start strengthening her soul.

She was almost scared to death by the sight of how thin her soul was. Her current state was even worse than when she had first entered the system.

She couldn't understand why the task this time had harmed her soul so much.

Ning Shu didn't know how long she had been cultivating but her soul was finally strengthening. She opened her eyes. When she saw that her soul was no longer as transparent, she loosened a breath in relief, then started opening fire on 2333.

"Where the hell did you go?" Ning Shu's tone was very irritated. She had definitely been transferred to the wrong location again. She had become a man for the second time!

2333 hastily said, "Let me explain! I can explain! I really can explain! Ning Shu, let me explain…"

Ning Shu: (Д)

Then frickin' explain already!

"The location was off again this time, so I felt like my system either got a bug or a virus. That's why I applied to the main system to request for a fix and was gone during this time. Can you understand me?"

Fudge, he had left her alone by herself in the task world and didn't even respond to her at all. She even thought that she would have to live out the rest of her life in that world. Would he frickin' be able to understand her?

Ning Shu said mildly, "With so many defects, why didn't you apply to just be reformatted? That way all the issues would be gone."

Ning Shu suspected 2333 of purposefully pretending to be dead.

"Wuuwuuwuu… How can you be so cruel?" said 2333 while crying.

Ning Shu suddenly felt very helpless and she said, "I encountered a task-taker this time. She was very strong."

"And this task-taker insisted on getting my true heart."

System 2333-sama hastily asked, "Then did you fall in love with her? Did you give her your true heart?"

"How's that possible? How could I possibly fall in love with a woman?" Ning Shu snapped back in an annoyed tone.

"That's good." 2333 sighed in relief.

Ning Shu was a little confused and asked, "Would there be a problem?"

"Some task-takers not only focus on gaining high experience, they also try to get some extra income in task worlds. They do all they can to get some extra resources," said 2333.

"As for why this task-taker wanted your true heart, it's because the power of people's hearts are very strong. An untainted heart filled with pure true love is especially powerful and very useful for task-takers. The more powerful the person is, the more pure and strong their true heart is," explained 2333.

Ning Shu became even more confused. "Something like this is allowed?"

"As long as the task-taker doesn't damage the planes. Some things are hard to evaluate from the get-go so it all depends on the task-taker's own wisdom. Of course, it's also a skill for a task-taker to be able to obtain another person's true heart," said 2333 mildly.

Ning Shu nodded, then took a moment to pray Amitabha Buddha for the men who had their true hearts tricked out of them. However, it was still a case of a person that was willing to hit and a person that was willing to be hit.

"Then how come so much of my soul was used up in this task?" asked Ning Shu.

"That task-taker probably had some sort of item. You were resisting the power of that item with the energy of your soul, which was why it got worn out so much." 2333 sounded a little frustrated with her as he said, "Hurry and get stronger already. You'll be encountering all sorts of entrustors and task-takers in the future. If you're this weak, you'll end up getting killed."

"I'm working hard," said Ning Shu. "It's not like I can frickin' become strong all of a sudden. Do you think I'm not in a rush to get stronger?"

2333 said, "You're just too rigid in the way you do things. You don't know to be flexible. Everyone else is working hard to gain resources while doing tasks, but you only get a little bit of attribute points and experience points in each task without any other harvest."

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Chapter 864: You're the Goddess of War After All

"Alright, I'll work hard." Ning Shu nodded. "If I encounter some treasure, I'll definitely collect it."

"Haa, it's also because this kind of low-level plane doesn't have any treasures at all. Just take it slow, I guess. Don't be impatient and take it step by step." 2333 consoled Ning Shu.

Ning Shu took a deep breath. That was right, she couldn't allow herself to be in too much of a rush. If she lost her calm, it would be easy for issues to arise. At that time, how was she supposed to complete the task and live on?

Ning Shu felt a little irascible. It was because she had encountered a powerful task-taker and found that she barely had any power to fight back. It made her feel a bit helpless and flustered.

She was a little worn out, so she decided not to bother about anything else and sleep for a while first. She needed to get rid of these negative emotions first.

The system space was quiet. Everything here was still. Time didn't pass at all. After some time passed, Ning Shu woke up and stretched.

"2333, let's take a look at how many points we got this time," said Ning Shu. A stats panel immediately appeared in front of Ning Shu.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Primary Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 250000 (150000)

Soul: 200

Life: 60

Intelligence: 100

Charm: 3

Luck: 34

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 55

Faith: 1 (5)

Aptitude: 26

Merit: 35 (1)

Abilities: Five Rings Shooting Skill, Trashy Combat Skill, Trashy Beginner of Unsurpassable Martial Arts, Rudimentary Business Administration Knowledge

Acquired Titles: Goddess of War, Altruistic Ancestor

Halos: Benevolent Mother of the World (Empress's blessing), Model Worker Sis (Chen Xi's blessing), Chief Halo (Cao's blessing)

Fulfilled Gong Luo's wish.

Task Completion Degree: 100%

Gained 25 attribute points.

Ning Shu was rather satisfied with having obtained 150k points and rudimentary business administration knowledge. Having an additional skill was always only beneficial. Nothing could go wrong with learning some more knowledge.

Something that Ning Shu hadn't expected was that she had actually gotten five additional faith points and a bit of merit. Ning Shu suspected that she had gotten the merit because she saved An Nuan's younger brother.

But she wasn't sure.

"2333, where did these faith points come from?" asked Ning Shu.

"If someone believes in you, they'll naturally provide you with faith energy. Faith energy is also a sort of pure and powerful energy. It's very useful," explained 2333. "But it's very rare for low-level task-takers to be able to get faith energy. You're doing pretty well."

Ning Shu didn't know what was good about faith energy, but since 2333 said that it was something good, then it was definitely something good. As expected, it was best to do more good deeds. As long as it was within her power, if she could help people a little, she should.

This faith energy had probably come from the primitive society plane. After all, she had become a tribe founder, the first chief. When the tribe offered sacrifices to their ancestors, they were kneeling and worshipping her. That was probably what generated the faith energy.

"There's probably also the princess plane. Someone had carved a statue of you after all. It probably generates a little bit of faith energy," said 2333. "You're the goddess of war after all."

The title goddess of war was strangely embarrassing.

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