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 993: What's the Harm?

After walking for a very long time, they finally got to a small town, but Ning Shu found that there were arrest posters for Xuan Hongyu at the gate of this town as well. Did Xuan Xiaotian intend to start a nationwide hunt?

It looks like Xuan Xiaotian really was furious this time.

Xuan Hongyu saw the arrest poster, but he didn't say anything. He didn't seem to care about it at all.

Just as they were about to head into the city, they were stopped. The town bailiff sternly addressed Xuan Hongyu who was completely wrapped up. "Take your hood off."

Ning Shu hastily said, "Sir, this is my young master. He caught an illness, so we've been traveling around seeking skillful doctors. It's truly inconvenient for him to take off the hood."

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"He must take it off. Orders have been issued, anyone entering the town must be inspected," replied the bailiff.

Ning Shu had no choice but to grab Xuan Hongyu's arm and pull up his sleeve to reveal his sores-covered skin.

When the bailiff saw this, he hastily moved back and covered his mouth as he waved Ning Shu along. "Go in, go in."

"Thank you, Sir." Ning Shu whipped the horse to drive it forward. The moment they entered the city, Ning Shu went to visit a medicine shop. The doctor inside the medicine shop took one look and diagnosed it as leprosy.

Xuan Hongyu pressed his lips together without saying anything and put his hood back on. However, there was a bleak aura all around him.

Ning Shu said firmly, "Master, you'll get better."

Xuan Hongyu didn't say anything, so Ning Shu picked up Xuan Miexiao and started strolling through the streets. She bought Xuan Miexiao a tanghulu.

Xuan Hongyu followed behind Ning Shu silently.

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Ning Shu handed a stick of tanghulu to Xuan Hongyu, but he just said coldly, "This prince doesn't eat this kind of thing."

"Since you're going to die anyways, what's the harm in trying it? Oh... Master, this subordinate didn't mean that."

Xuan Hongyu's gaze contained a chill even through the black veil. He accepted the tanghulu, but he didn't eat it. He just held it in his hand.

"This prince wishes to return to the capital," said Xuan Hongyu.

Ning Shu paid no attention to him and bought some rouge and face powder at a small vendor's stand. These were necessary tools for disguising oneself.

Then she headed into a store to buy Xuan Miexiao clothes and shoes, as well as a change of clothes for Xuan Hongyu. Xuan Hongyu had to diligently change clothes. Xuan Hongyu followed behind Ning Shu and repeated, "This prince must return to the capital. Return to the capital."

"Master, let's talk about this later. Allow this subordinate to buy things first." Ning Shu then bought some cereals and salt.

Xuan Hongyu said coldly, "Eleven, you've sure grown a lot of guts. You even dare to disobey this prince's orders! Is it because you feel that this prince has nothing left, so you can now break away from this prince's control?"

"Master, this subordinate has never thought that way. No matter what this subordinate does, it all in hopes that Master will continue living. Everything is for the sake of Master's safety. Even if Master wishes to kill this subordinate, this subordinate will still continue to work towards this goal," said Ning Shu.

After Ning Shu finished buying things, she left the town. As of now, the sun had already set, so they had no choice but to set up camp outside.

"Why aren't we staying in an inn?" asked Xuan Hongyu coldly.

Ning Shu said, "Master, with your situation, inns won't accept us."

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Chapter 994: Just Take Your Medicine

Xuan Hongyu took off his hat and revealed his good-looking hair. His face wasn't as pleasant to look at, but his facial features were still exquisite. Since he had a good base, even though his face was covered with sores, it still wasn't too ugly.

"What are you looking at? There's no one here and it's too hot to wear this hat." As Xuan Hongyu spoke, he fanned himself with the hood.

Ning Shu didn't say anything and just started rubbing medicinal juice on Xuan Miexiao that warded off mosquitoes. There were a lot of mosquitoes out here. She had no idea how long they were going to have to camp out in the wild like this.

However, Ning Shu had no choice but to continue dragging Xuan Hongyu all over the place like this.

Actually, running around wasn't bad either. They got to see all sorts of places and get to know the local customs while living with the sky as a blanket and the earth as their hut. These kinds of days were also very nice.

"Master, this subordinate has found out that there's rumored to be a godly doctor in the Western Regions whose skills reach perfection. Master, he will definitely be able to cure your leprosy. Let's head to the Western Regions," said Ning Shu.

Xuan Hongyu's fanning motion froze for a second, then slight anger appeared on his face. "Are you sure that this prince will still be alive by the time we reach the Western Regions?"

"I'm sure." Ning Shu nodded.

Xuan Hongyu: ...

Xuan Hongyu fanned himself hard. Finally, he said to Ning Shu, "This prince has decided to return to the capital after all."

Ning Shu ladled out a bowl of the medicine that had been simmering over the fire and passed it to Xuan Hongyu. "Master, it's time you take your medicine."

"Master, your current symptoms don't look very severe, but once the illness gets to the later stages, even your eyes will be corroded and you'll go blind. Your skin will also start festering. Master, once we find a godly doctor, he'll definitely be able to cure you completely," replied Ning Shu mildly.

Xuan Hongyu glanced at Ning Shu coldly, then stifled his anger as he drank the medicine.

At night, Xuan Hongyu went to sleep in the carriage. Ning Shu crouched on a tree and practiced Unsurpassable Martial Arts while keeping an eye on Xuan Hongyu.

Ning Shu and Xuan Hongyu continued to travel with pauses like this toward the west. Xuan Miexiao was forced to follow them and experience these days of camping out in the wild.

However, as of now, Xuan Miexiao could call Xuan Hongyu dad and would occasionally say some simple words. He could also slowly walk on his own now.

Xuan Hongyu seemed to have found a bit of entertainment in this boring journey, which was to teach Xuan Miexiao how to speak. He'd have Xuan Miexiao repeat whatever he said regardless of whether or not Xuan Miexiao could understand his words.

Xuan Hongyu even shook his head in disappointment while remarking that the general of Chen was very intelligent.

Ning Shu: ...

After a while, Xuan Hongyu stopped making a fuss about returning to the capital. It was probably because they were already pretty far away from the capital by now, so saying that he wanted to head back was pointless.

Every time they passed a town, Ning Shu would head into it to replenish their basic necessities. Every time they faced a check, Ning Shu would just pull up Xuan Hongyu's sleeve to reveal his sores-covered arm and go straight into the story about how her master was here to see a doctor and such. In the past, Xuan Hongyu reacted very adversely to this, but after it went on a while, he stopped caring.

Xuan Hongyu said that she would face retribution for making use of a dying person like this.

Towards this, Ning Shu: _

Xuan Hongyu actually believed in retribution?

Since Ning Shu simmered medicine for Xuan Hongyu every day, Xuan Hongyu's leprosy stayed in a manageable state and didn't worsen.

On this trip, Ning Shu and Xuan Hongyu saw a lot of different landscapes. They passed through grasslands and saw herds of cows and sheep, visited a sand city where the houses were all made of mud, and saw the endless stretch of sky and sand in the desert.

They walked through the summer and into the winter, then back to the summer again. As of now, Xuan Miexiao could speak very simple and short sentences clearly.

They had changed horses several times and worn out multiple carriage wheels.

Traveling in the ancient era was seriously very slow.

However, every time they saw different scenery, Ning Shu's heart would feel very calm and she'd feel very carefree. It was a transition from natural beauties, running water, and households, to the solidary campfires in the desert, this trip was practically a round of spiritual cleansing.

Sometimes Xuan Hongyu wouldn't even wear his hood and would simply show his face. The current Xuan Hongyu seemed much more carefree compared to before.

Although traveling was tiring, there was a distinctive charm to it. It allowed people to see stunning sceneries and obtain rich experiences, so everything was worth it.

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Chapter 995: Search for the Godly Doctor

How was the situation in the capital now? Ning Shu felt that after this long, Xuan Xiaotian had probably given up searching for Xuan Hongyu. After all, it had almost been a year.

They had already reached the Western Regions. However, the Western Regions was a collective term and no one knew where exactly the godly doctor was.

Xuan Hongyu wasn't in a rush. He didn't even seem to be that concerned, so Ning Shu just spent her free time slowly asking around about the godly doctor.

Ning Shu asked Xuan Hongyu, "Master, do you still want to know about what's happening with Shangguan Qingrou?"

"Of course," replied Xuan Hongyu matter-of-factly.

Ning Shu: ...

She shouldn't have asked.

"Eleven, say, how do you think Shangguan Qingrou and Xuan Xiaotian are doing now?" Xuan Hongyu started chatting with Ning Shu.

The mother of a nation was pinned with the reputation of having lost her chastity. There was no way the ministers would allow a woman with a ruined reputation to be the master of the inner palace.

Shangguan Qingrou's situation probably wasn't very good. Things would depend on whether Xuan Xiaotian would be able to block the external world's pressure for her.

Love could only grow and thrive if the people could withstand the attacks of reality. However, many loves, more often than not, were defeated by cruel reality. Xuan Xiaotian, in particular, was the monarch of a nation. If he wanted to defend his position as emperor, he had to make some sacrifices.

The question was whether Xuan Xiaotian would sacrifice his true love.

Love was a very frail and illusory thing. It was possible to fall in love with a person due to just a glance, but love could also dissipate very quickly. It was like a mirage.

What Ning Shu sought was not to have someone by her side that loved her, but to be able to live carefreely in the hundreds of thousands of worlds. She wanted to be able to keep living and see the skies of every plane.

After meeting Xuan Hongyu, Ning Shu felt even more strongly that being a single dog was pretty good. If she encountered someone like Xuan Hongyu, life would directly become a tragedy. Things were already this painful when she was simply Xuan Hongyu's subordinate, she couldn't imagine what it was like for Shangguan Qingrou.

"This subordinate doesn't know how Miss Shangguan is doing," replied Ning Shu.

Xuan Hongyu sat down on the carriage and propped up his chin with his hand. His hair fell over his shoulders slightly and some strands lifted in the wind. The view of his back was killer, but his front was filled with sores. "This prince actually hopes that Shangguan Qingrou would be empress for a lifetime."

Ning Shu glanced at him. His conscience has flared up!?

"That way, they could torment each other for a lifetime," said Xuan Hongyu.

Ning Shu: _

So evil!

"Master, you can endure Miss Shangguan being at someone else's side?" asked Ning Shu. This wasn't Xuan Hongyu's style.

Xuan Hongyu glanced at Ning Shu then said faintly, "Of course not. Even if it's going to be mutual torment, it should be with this prince."

There was seriously no point chatting with a nutjob.

Ning Shu eventually managed to find the godly doctor. The godly doctor was a very old man whose long beard was completely white. As he took Xuan Hongyu's pulse, his hand even shook.

After checking the pulse, he didn't say anything and just wrote a prescription that was to be taken three times a day.

Xuan Hongyu didn't really like this godly doctor. After running all the way here, traveling several thousand miles, this was the godly doctor?

Ning Shu put away the prescription and started simmering it for Xuan Hongyu every day, three times a day. It was always a huge ocean-like bowl. Xuan Hongyu drank so much of this medicine that his face turned green.

And it didn't seem to have much effect.

"Head to Jiang Province," said Xuan Hongyu.

Ning Shu was surprised. "What for?"

Xuan Hongyu's eyes narrowed slightly as he rubbed a copper tiger-shaped item.

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Chapter 996: Where Was Shame?

Ning Shu was taken aback for a moment when she saw what he was holding. If she saw that right, that was probably a military seal.

He actually had something like that?

No wonder Xuan Xiaotian had been searching for him so hard. It hadn't been just because of Shangguan Qingrou, it was also for this seal.

Ning Shu then headed towards their next destination, Jiang Province.

Rushing about every day like this made Ning Shu feel like she had aged a lot. Her hands had been rough from the start, but now they were even rougher, to the point that it scratched at her face when she washed her face.

Ning Shu was a little confused. Xuan Hongyu had already been pronounced dead, so what was the point in him having a military seal?

Ning Shu originally wanted to ask, but afterwards she felt it was best not to ask about these secrets.

From the looks of things, Xuan Hongyu didn't insist on heading back to the capital anymore either. Every time Ning Shu simmered the medicine for Xuan Hongyu, she'd add a bit of the antidote so that Xuan Hongyu would slowly recover.

When Xuan Hongyu saw that some of the sores on his body were scabbing, he was a little taken aback. That old to the point of having one foot in the coffin doctor actually had real skills?

After they finally got to Jiang Province, Xuan Hongyu used some method to directly take over the military in Jiang Province, then he used his identity as the resolved prince to question Xuan Xiaotian. He said that Shangguan Qingrou, this empress, was licentious and didn't have the right to be the mother of a nation. He demanded that this empress be removed, otherwise he'd attack the capital with the Jiang Province military.

Ning Shu: (o)

When Ning Shu heard the order Xuan Hongyu dispatched, she questioned how exactly Xuan Hongyu's skin developed. The empress was licentious? How were you any better? You had a relationship with your own sister-in-law! You were part of the entire problem, yet you still used this as a reason to threaten Xuan Xiaotian?

Where was shame?

Xuan Xiaotian hadn't used this reason to destroy you, but you actually turned around and accused the empress of being licentious?

She had never seen a person this thick-skinned.

As of now, Xuan Xiaotian had probably puked blood from anger.

Shangguan Qingrou's situation wasn't good in the first place. The only reason she had managed to sit on the throne of empress was because Xuan Xiaotian truly had feelings for her. However, Xuan Hongyu couldn't stand to see them happy and issued this kind of order to rip open again the previous covered wound.

"Ding, task complete. Leave task world?" 2333's voice appeared.

Ning Shu said, "Wait for a bit."

Ning Shu placed all the antidote in the medicine and carried it over for Xuan Hongyu to drink. After drinking this, all the sores should fade.

Ning Shu stroked Xuan Miexiao's head. If Xuan Miexiao could accompany Eleven and allow Eleven to experience the life of a normal person, that would probably be pretty good.

"2333, leave task world," said Ning Shu to 2333.

This task counted as complete. The current Xuan Hongyu possessed control over the Jiang Province military, so it would serve as a shield for him. Since he possessed troops, he wouldn't die as easily anymore.

Actually, Xuan Hongyu sure hid his intentions deeply. Where exactly did he get that military seal?

Xuan Hongyu and Xuan Xiaotian were both people of the imperial family. Everything they did carried motives. Shangguan Qingrou who had a free soul was actually quite pitiful. She couldn't understand the hidden motives of these two at all.

Xuan Hongyu wanted to be emperor, but the late emperor had passed the throne to Xuan Xiaotian and even kicked him out of the capital so that he couldn't enter the capital without being summoned.

So Xuan Hongyu was making use of Shangguan Qingrou as a pretext to attack the capital.

In the past, Shangguan Qingrou had served as the trigger to the fight between the crown prince, Xuan Hongyu, and Xuan Xiaotian. And now, because of Shangguan Qingrou, Xuan Hongyu and Xuan Xiaotian were still battling fiercely.

All struggles for power and desire to massacre required a tender-hearted mask. Shangguan Qingrou didn't govern the country, but she was in a seat of power, so she became both the excuse and target of men.

Ning Shu felt a dizziness hit her.

See you, Xuan Hongyu. Wait no, hope there's not a next time.

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Chapter 997: Still Poor Moral Quality

After the dizziness passed, when Ning Shu opened her eyes again, she was already back in the system space. She lifted her hand and saw that her soul hadn't been worn out much.

In the future, the tasks will probably cause increasingly less harm to her soul.

"Let's check the points this time," said Ning Shu. "And, thanks for the fake death drug."

After Ning Shu said that, the stats panel appeared in front of her.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Primary Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 650000 (200000)

Soul: 200

Life: 60

Intelligence: 115

Charm: 3

Luck: 34

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 65

Faith: 11 (3)

Aptitude: 31

Merit: 36

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), Lifelong Friend (Miao Miaomiao's blessing)

Fulfilled Eleven's wish: Protect Master and keep Master alive.

Task Completion Degree: 100%

Gained 200000 experience points.

Gained 20 attribute points.

Gained 3 faith points.

The number of points this time was pretty normal, but the task hadn't been that difficult. All she had to do was keep Xuan Hongyu alive.

Ning Shu's method was simply, since she couldn't win by fighting, she just dragged Xuan Hongyu and ran far away. This allowed her to somehow complete the task.

Two people fighting a nation was like a handful of ants trying to take down an elephant.

Hence, Ning Shu was pretty satisfied with this amount of points.

Since she had twenty attribute points, she added them to intelligence, martial arts, and luck.

She couldn't shake off the feeling that she seriously had poor moral quality. Her luck was always so bad.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Primary Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 850000

Soul: 200

Life: 60

Intelligence: 115 (5)

Charm: 3

Luck: 34 (10)

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 65 (5)

Faith: 14

Aptitude: 31

Merit: 36

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), Lifelong Friend (Miao Miaomiao's blessing)

After allocating the attribute points, Ning Shu sat down with her legs crossed on the sofa to start cultivating.

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Chapter 998: Work Consultation Room

After cultivating for a good while, Ning Shu said to 2333, "Let's go visit the fabricated space."

Ning Shu wanted to interact with the other task-takers more. She kind of wanted to find out how they completed their tasks. She felt that it was starting to become a bit difficult to complete her tasks. She was stuck in the same place and also couldn't get that many points. If things continued to go on like this, when would she be able to become a mid-level task-taker?

Ning Shu stood at the entrance of the fabricated space. After an intense sensation of falling, when she opened her eyes again, she was already in a city in the fabricated space.

The bustling city was filled with task-takers, but despite there being so many people, Ning Shu didn't know any of them. In a lifetime, the hardest things to obtain were intimate friends and a lasting true love.

However, it was fine to not have them. Everyone's opinions on friends and love was different. When there was interaction, there was friction, and with friction there was always need to concede and compromise.

Ning Shu strolled around the city and looked at all the tools available. All the exchange requests were different. Some required points, others required merit or faith points.

Ning Shu was simply just looking. Most of the things she couldn't afford at all. She didn't have many points from the start and she still needed three million to become a mid-level task-taker. Above the ranking of mid-level, there was still the high-level task-takers and then the super high-level task-takers. As for what else there was above that, Ning Shu's knowledge was too superficial to know.

Ning Shu strolled around for a while, then felt it very pointless. There was no one here she could talk to and no one here that she recognized.

She was planning to head back when she saw a shop at the corner of the street. The shop's name was Work Consultation Room.

Ning Shu thought for a moment, then walked into the consultation room. There was incense burning in the shop. Even in her spiritual state, smelling this fragrance seemed to make a comfortable coolness seep into her soul and calm her mood.

Ning Shu sniffed harder to take in the smell of the incense. A man walked out. He had long silver hair that was tied up and he was very tall. His skin was white and clean with exceptionally beautiful looks.

His facial features individually didn't seem to be anything special, but somehow, when they were combined, they seemed exceptionally beautiful.

He was holding a leather book. He glanced at Ning Shu, then said, "Have a seat."

His voice was slightly cool and didn't seem to be very enthusiastic at the sight of Ning Shu, this customer.

Ning Shu sat down opposite him. The man lowered his head and started flipping through the book he was holding. He didn't even lift his head as he asked Ning Shu, "What would you like advice on?"

"I just wanted to ask how to increase the amount of points I get while doing tasks?" Ning Shu felt that she had entered a bottleneck.

The man lifted his head and glanced at Ning Shu. As he moved, his hair shone with silver light.

The man closed the book and said, "The entrustors offer up half of their soul energy and sometimes even more. What is it for?"

"For the sake of changing their tragic lives and obtaining happiness?" said Ning Shu.

"What kind of life counts as a happy life? As a successful life? Power, money, status, or reputation. Achieving any of these counts as having a successful life," said the man.

Ning Shu glanced at him. "Can you put it in plainer terms?"

"It means that not only do you have to fulfill the entrustor's wishes, you must also help the entrustor obtain a happy life. Or perhaps the entrustor wants to become like a specific type of person. In that case, you should do your best to help them become that sort of person. For example, if your entrustor likes drawing and wishes to become a painter, if you complete these kinds of hidden tasks, you'll naturally get plenty of points. Power, money, status, and reputation. If one of them is achieved, then the counter attack counts as successful," explained the man in more detail.

Ning Shu's eyes widened in realization. So it was like that? No wonder she sometimes felt that there were a lot of points and other times there wasn't.

If she only helped fulfill the entrustor's wishes, it doesn't count as successfully counterattacking life for them.

"If you don't get much points, it indicates that the entrustor didn't offer up much of their soul. That means the entrustor isn't very satisfied with how you did the task and may even offer up their soul again to request for another task-taker to help them counterattack."

Ning Shu nodded. She got the overall picture now.

"Thank you," said Ning Shu gratefully.

"No need. The fee is three hundred thousand points," said the man mildly.

Ning Shu:（'-')︵ (Flips table)

Ning Shu: ノ('-'ノ) (Puts it back carefully)

Ning Shu: (Д)︵ (The f*ck!? Flips again)

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Chapter 999: Black Windbreaker

When Ning Shu heard that she had to pay three hundred thousand just for a couple words, she was so shocked that she almost got internal injuries. What the fudge? It costed this much? Why didn't he just go rob people?

"Um, isn't this fee a bit high?" asked Ning Shu embarrassedly.

The man lifted his eyebrows. "You're trying to back out of paying?"

Ning Shu: _

Heart was bleeding.

"You shouldn't take this to just be a few sentences. This knowledge is the accumulation of the experiences of countless task-takers. Do you feel that this knowledge isn't worth three hundred thousand?" The man crossed his arms as he looked at Ning Shu. His attitude was like that of an ancient era elite.

Ning Shu had no choice but to pay. Her already low amount of points fell three hundred thousand lower. She felt like she was about to die of heartache. Her entire body was shuddering from this pain.

After wandering around for a bit, she actually managed to wander off so many points.

As she stepped out of the consulting room, she felt like her soul was about to drift off.

Forget it, these points were spent for a pretty good cause. At the very least, she now had a new goal to work towards.

Work hard! Ning Shu quietly encouraged herself even as her lips trembled.

She decided to go to a restaurant and binge-eat a round to relieve this depressed feeling.

Just as she was about to head towards the restaurant, she suddenly saw a man in black.

This man was tall with extremely long legs and was wearing a black windbreaker. As he walked, the slight wind lifted the hems of his windbreaker slightly, giving him an extremely cold and handsome air.

The man was walking in front and several people were following behind him. There was someone next to him currently talking to him, but his expression was indifferent and his glasses would occasionally flash with eerily cold light.

Ning Shu almost screamed. Wasn't this the school doctor uncle?

Ning Shu's lips moved slightly. She was about to speak and even started to move over, but then she stopped.

The school doctor uncle's gaze swept past Ning Shu, but his gaze continued on without a pause.

As the school doctor uncle passed by in front of her, she felt a gloomy chill sweep over her that made her feel like her soul was being frozen.

Ning Shu gazed at the school doctor uncle's back, her heart filled with questions. Why would she encounter the school doctor uncle in the fabricated space?

And she seemed to have seen him in the ordinance sea too.

"Excuse me, who were the people that just passed by?" Ning Shu pulled a task-taker over to ask about things.

The task-taker said, "Oh, that was a fabricated space administrator."

"The person in black?" asked Ning Shu.

"The person speaking was an administrator." The task-taker looked at Ning Shu. "You must be new. You don't even know these things?"

"I am new. What about that person dressed in black?" If the person speaking with the school doctor uncle was a fabricated space administrator, then what was the school doctor uncle's identity?

Awkwardness appeared on the task-taker's face. "I don't know."

Ning Shu: ...

The uncle had been able to talk to an administrator of the fabricated space, so his identity probably wasn't simple.

"2333, let's head back to the system space," said Ning Shu silently.

Ning Shu was immediately hit with a burst of dizziness. When she opened her eyes and saw that she was in the system space, she said to 2333, "I just encountered someone I know. It was that man dressed in a black windbreaker. Do you know him?"

"I'm just a little system, what could I know?" replied 2333 in an annoyed tone.

Ning Shu said, "Can't you do some searching? Can't you search up who that guy is?"

"Give up already, there's way too many strong people above. How could a system like me search whatever I like? If I get caught by the main system, I'll be reformatted," said 2333.

Ning Shu: ...

Useless trash.

Chapter 1000: Used to Squatting While Peeing

Ning Shu stopped worrying about the issue with the school doctor uncle. It was obvious that the school doctor uncle's identity wasn't simple. She and the school doctor uncle weren't people on the same level, and the school doctor uncle didn't know who she was either.

At most, they were only familiar strangers.

Ning Shu tossed the issue of the school doctor uncle to the back of her head and opened the system marketplace to exchange for fasting pills, water, and medicine. Due to the lesson from the last world, she also exchanged for fake death drugs and realgar powder.

She wanted to exchange for a protective talisman as well, but this protective talisman costed thirty-five merit points. She was worried that the talisman would only be effective in a single world. If that was the case, thirty-five merit points was a bit costly.

Even the system couldn't calculate merit points, so they were definitely something good.

"System, if I exchange for this protective talisman, does it mean I can only use it in one world?" asked Ning Shu.

"Oh, this talisman is permanently effective. It'll be effective in any world and can substitute for your life once," said 2333.

Ning Shu was relieved to hear this and finally clicked exchange. She sighed in relief. If she encountered some sort of danger that she couldn't deal with, at the very least, she had this as a fail-safe.

"Say, you really don't know who the school doctor uncle is?" asked Ning Shu.

2333 said, "I really don't know."

Fine. Whenever she saw the school doctor uncle, her heart would burn with curiosity. She couldn't help but want to know who he freaking was.

"What use do you have?" replied Ning Shu in an annoyed tone.

2333 just responded with silence.

"What about the man in that consultation room?" asked Ning Shu.

"Don't know him. Don't have the right to search," replied 2333 directly.

"You're seriously useless." Ning Shu rolled her eyes.

Fine, it felt like the waters here was really deep. Each one was more amazing than the next. She was the only one that was weak trash. She really had to work hard to increase her abilities. It wasn't just for the sake of guaranteeing her survival, but also to be able to stand stable in this Jianghu of task-takers.

Ning Shu picked up the water pot to water the bonsai, then took a book from the bookshelf to start reading.

After she finished reading the book, she slowly put the book back on the bookshelf, then ran for a good while on the treadmill. Her only lament was still that she didn't have a physical body and couldn't sweat, so she couldn't enjoy the refreshing feeling of being covered with sweat after exercise.

After hanging around in the system space for a good while, touching a few things here, wandering around a bit there, she finally said to 2333, "Alright, let's start on the next task."

"Okay." 2333's voice appeared.

Ning Shu felt a burst of dizziness. She waited a while for her soul to adjust to this body before opening her eyes. This body was very stiff. When she lifted her head, she found that she was sleeping on an office desk.

She put her hand on the back of her neck as she stretched her neck. Her neck was so stiff that it cracked multiple times.

After she finished stretching, she finally took a look at her hand, then she immediately examined it more closely before quickly reaching down to feel down there.

Ning Shu: ...

The fuck!? How'd she become a man again!?

"2333, we need to talk about life," said Ning Shu calmly.

"Your system has gone offline. Currently trying to connect to wifi."

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead. "2333, stop messing around."

"Your system has gone offline. Currently trying to connect to wifi."

"There's no point in playing like this." Ning Shu didn't even want to talk to this thing anymore.

Finally, 2333 said, "There's nothing wrong with becoming a man, right?"

"I'm used to squatting while peeing. What's good about becoming a man?" Ning Shu said, "Moreover, aren't I supposed to be a supporting female lead?"

Why was she, a supporting female lead, having to become female leads and male leads? She couldn't have become a supporting male lead this time, right?

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Chapter 1001: Shift in Fate

Ning Shu had no choice but to accept the reality that she had become a man. How many times has this been already? It was already the third time! Ning Shu felt that 2333 was a detective product. Why else would she end up being transferred to the wrong place so many times?

It was already very hard to live. With a system like this, it was pretty much adding frost on top of snow.

However, for all her complaints, she did accept this system. During the times when she was most helpless, 2333 had risked being reformatted to help her. Ning Shu was really grateful for that. However, it still couldn't conceal the fact that 2333 was trash.

Ning Shu seized up the surroundings. She was in a small office. Through the window, she could see that there were workers walking around in the large office outside.

Ning Shu felt that this body was very worn out. Her throat was dry and her entire body felt floaty. She was also very sleepy. This body had probably just worked through the entire night.

Ning Shu first got a cup of water from the water dispenser and gulped it down to relieve her thirst. She rubbed her forehead. Her temples were suddenly exploding with pain.

Her current situation was really bad, but she had no choice but to start receiving the storyline.

The original host's name was Xu Wenlang, he was a lawyer. He had a case coming up soon, so due to this case, he had been working nonstop for several days. He even pulled two all-nighters.

This story's main character wasn't Xu Wenlang, but Xu Wenlang's childhood sweetheart, Xia Xiaoman.

Xia Xiaoman was a few years younger than Xu Wenlang, and she was the goal that Xu Wenlang was working hard towards.

If nothing unexpected occurred, Xia Xiaoman and Xu Wenlang probably would have been able to support each other for a lifetime. Their families knew each other well and the two of them had feelings for each other as well.

However, as with everything in life, there was always the chance for unexpected developments. Due to this, Xu Wenlang and Xia Xiaoman's fates shifted.

The cause of this was Chu Xiaoran. This person was the chairman of a large company. Chu Xiaoran had bumped into Xia Xiaoman one day, and the next time he saw her, he was holding naked photos of her. There were all sorts of photos including ones of her changing her clothes and showering.

Someone had secretly been taking photos of her. Some of the photos had even been taken in her house.

Xia Xiaoman was extremely shocked to see these photos. As she stared at Chu Xiaoran's handsome face, he seemed like a beast in human skin to her.

Chu Xiaoran threatened Xia Xiaoman and told her to be his woman, to become his mistress.

Xia Xiaoman was originally going to get married with Xu Wenlang, so when someone like this suddenly appeared and bought up such unbelievable demands, of course she wouldn't agree.

Chu Xiaoran then threatened that he would publicize these photos if she didn't agree.

So then, then Xia Xiaoman fricking agreed and Chu Xiaoran started the life of keeping a mistress in a golden house.

All Xia Xiaoman had to do was stay in the villa and wait for Chu Xiaoran to come to the villa. Once Chu Xiaoran came, they'd do those inappropriate to describe things.

Cunningly deceiving and forcefully snatching was a phrase that fit Chu Xiaoran perfectly.

When Xu Wenlang found out about this, he was determined to save Xia Xiaoman from this. However, Xia Xiaoman would only suffer in silence. Chu Xiaoran had also told her that Xu Wenlang was only a small lawyer and that it'd be extremely easy for him to kill Xu Wenlang or push him into a hopeless corner.

Hence, Xia Xiaoman silently endured on her own. She endured this shameful status, endured Chu Xiaoran's scorn for her, and also endured her own conflicted feelings.

And Xu Wenlang also died in the end due to Xia Xiaoman.

Ning Shu: ...

After Ning Shu finished reading this, she was stupefied. Extremely stupefied.

Even after all of this, this! Xia Xiaoman still fell in love and was able to have a happy ever after with Chu Xiaoran?

After someone took naked photos of her, she never considered calling the police and just allowed Chu Xiaoran to get what he wanted? Afterwards, she was repeatedly violated by Chu Xiaoran.

Did she think that the police were just there for decoration?

The part that made Ning Shu the most speechless was the fact that Xia Xiaoman had actually fallen in love with Chu Xiaoran.

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Chapter 1002: Would it Kill to Dial 110?

Men's love depended on the stomach, and women's love depended on the vagina. Xia Xiaoman fell in love with this man who she was always embracing on the bed. She fell in love with this man who forced her, who almost seemed to be raping her, who never treated her well.

Xu Wenlang had died because of Xia Xiaoman, so his parents no longer had anyone to take care of them. The Xu family fully had a falling out with the Xia family and they moved away.

Meanwhile, Xia Xiaoman got married with Chu Xiaoran. Xu Wenlang's death simply served as a catalyst for their feelings for each other.

Xu Wenlang was just a cannon fodder supporting male lead.

Xu Wenlang's years of consideration and love couldn't compare to Chu Xiaoran who treated Xia Xiaoman badly in every way possible.

Please don't say that this is love. Xia Xiaoman had obviously gotten Stockholm syndrome. From the start, Chu Xiaoran was always mean to Xia Xiaoman and didn't treat her well, but he would occasionally be a little gentler towards her.

If a person always treated you well, but suddenly became very nasty towards you, you wouldn't be able to stand it and would get angry and feel resentment. If a person didn't treat you well, threatened you, and forced you to do things that you weren't willing to do, if a day came that this person started treating you a little better, your impression of them would immediately change.

Ohoho, what a deep sado-masochistic love. Xia Xiaoman had seriously endured all sorts of grievances for the sake of her reputation. She couldn't allow her parents to lose face, and there was her childhood sweetheart's future to consider, and blah blah blah.

Towards this, the only thing Ning Shu could say was that Xia Xiaoman was trash.

She fully could've used some other means to protect herself. After all, Xu Wenlang was even a lawyer.

The way she acted only gave Chu Xiaoran more chances to continue to hurt her.

Would it kill her to just dial 110? Oh, it seemed like the big chairman was all powerful.

This was simply a required part of the storyline. It insisted that Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman got involved with each other this way.

Chu Xiaoran was a nutjob too to insist on using this method. Even if he wanted to steal a girl, there was still no need to use this method.

Just because he was enacting a chairman's forceful snatching, he thought it made him seem powerful and lofty?

Chu Xiaoran's status gave him a lot of added points. Meanwhile, Xia Xiaoman only needed to enjoy the benefits that this man brought.

Xu Wenlang's family could only count as well-off. If they wanted to have a better future, it would depend on Xu Wenlang's own hard work. There was no way to compare with Chu Xiaoran who had grown up with a golden spoon in his mouth.

There was no way to compare their halos.

Xu Wenlang had died once. He still had to take care of his parents, so he felt that now, Xia Xiaoman could just live however she wanted. Whatever relationship she wanted with Chu Xiaoran, that was her problem.

Ning Shu rubbed her aching forehead. Her body felt very exhausted. She really had to go rest.

She grabbed her coat, then called a cab to head home to rest. The Xu family lived in a small neighborhood. Their house faced Xia Xiaoman's family's house, so the two families had been friends for over twenty years and now they were planning to become in-laws.

When she got home, Mother Xu was in the middle of watering the plants on the balcony. When she saw how tired Ning Shu looked, she said, "Go take a shower and sleep."

Ning Shu first slept. She couldn't be bothered to prioritize anything over a nap.

She was deep asleep when she was woken up by her phone. She opened her eyes. F*ck, this headache was killing her.

She glanced at the screen and saw that it was Xia Xiaoman, so she answered the call. Xia Xiaoman didn't even say anything before starting to cry. The weeping of a woman came from the phone. The soft suppressed sound made Ning Shu's still drowsy head feel like it was about to explode.

My god, the hell?

#comment: I do my best with the translation~~ But sometimes, the author's writing is just kind of really incoherent since the narration is basically just Ning Shu spitting scornful comments.

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Chapter 1003: Meet Me at the Coffee Shop

Xia Xiaoman kept crying on the phone, so much that Ning Shu couldn't take it anymore. "Xiaoman, what exactly happened?"

"Big Brother Wenlang, Big Brother Wenlang..." Xia Xiaoman kept crying and calling Ning Shu's name without saying anything.

Finally, Xia Xiaoman seemed to have calmed down a little and she asked to meet with Ning Shu at a coffee shop.

They lived right next door to each other, but she wanted to meet at a coffee shop? Ning Shu wanted to refuse, but Xia Xiaoman kept crying nonstop. When she hung up, Xia Xiaoman called again.

Ning Shu had no choice but to get up, put on clothes, and get ready to leave again. Mother Xu was in the middle of cooking. When she saw that Ning Shu was heading out again, she said, "You barely rested, why are you heading out again?"

Ning Shu held her suit as she put on her shoes. "There's something I need to deal with."

"Don't push yourself too hard. Pay attention to your health and spend more time with Xiaoman. Why haven't I seen Xiaoman lately? Don't neglect Xiaoman due to work. Xiaoman isn't a vain child," said Mother Xu.

Mother Xu thought that her son was working so hard because of Xia Xiaoman.

Ning Shu just smiled without saying anything, then headed out.

When she got to the coffee shop, she instantly spotted Xia Xiaoman who was sitting near the window. Xia Xiaoman was wearing long-sleeves that covered her skin up tightly and her long hair was loose and fell over her shoulders.

Ning Shu walked over and pulled out the chair to sit opposite Xia Xiaoman. She saw that Xia Xiaoman's eyes were slightly red. Xia Xiaoman had very pure looks and seemed like an obedient daughter that had been protected very well. It was no wonder Chu Xiaoran would fall for her. She was completely different from the lowly seductive goods that were usually around.

However, right now she looked like the resentful female lead of a sado-maso novel. Ning Shu really didn't know how Chu Xiaoran was able to bring himself to sleep with her. Almost every time they papapa, it was half-forced.

"Big Brother Wenlang." When Xia Xiaoman saw Ning Shu, her tears instantly overflowed again. Her eyes were swollen and red. Ning Shu grabbed a couple napkins and handed them to Xia Xiaoman as she said, "Don't cry anymore. Here, wipe your tears."

Xia Xiaoman took the napkins and wiped at her tears in a dispirited manner. As she looked at Ning Shu, her expression was filled with guilt and unease. Her eyes contained confusion and pain, and there was even a trace of hatred.

Ning Shu took a sip of the coffee and her mind finally cleared up a bit. When she saw Xia Xiaoman's scrunched up face, she inwardly sighed. "What exactly happened?"

Xia Xiaoman looked at Ning Shu as she covered her mouth and cried. She sobbed, "Big Brother Wenlang, Big Brother Wenlang..."

Ning Shu rubbed her aching forehead. What was she crying for? Ning Shu silently chanted the heart-clearing chant.

Xia Xiaoman felt like she had suffered an extreme grievance. It was so so painful.

"Xiaoman, I haven't slept for two nights. I'm really tired. Don't cry anymore, if something happened, just say it." Ning Shu took another sip of coffee.

Xia Xiaoman instantly stopped crying and said worriedly, "Big Brother Wenlang, you have to pay attention to your health. Don't work so hard and don't pull all-nighters."

Ning Shu nodded. She had already finished the cup of coffee, so she called for another cup. All she wanted to do right now was sleep.

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Chapter 1004: Didn't Have that Doki-Doki Feeling

Xia Xiaoman's face was deathly pale and her expression was filled with struggle and pain. "Big Brother Wenlang, let's break up."

"Why?" Ning Shu set down her coffee and looked at Xia Xiaoman. "We're about to get married."

"I'm not worthy of you anymore. Big Brother Wenlang, I've let you down." Xia Xiaoman felt like her heart had died.

Ning Shu saw that there were marks near Xia Xiaoman's collar. The kiss marks were a little bruised. It was easy to see how enthusiastic Chu Xiaoran had been.

Good thing they hadn't been so enthusiastic that Xia Xiaoman couldn't get off the bed.

As Xu Wenlang was pouring all the energy he had into building their future so that Xia Xiaoman would be able to have a stable life after they got married, so that Xia Xiaoman would be able to live as a happy missus, Xia Xiaoman was already lying below another man's body.

Even when something like this happened, Xia Xiaoman didn't discuss it with Xu Wenlang and solemnly and tragically took everything upon herself and fed the wolf with her body. She even felt like she had sacrificed herself for the sake of everyone else's happiness.

It was unbelievable.

"What exactly happened, Xiaoman? I still have a case I need to work on. Are you serious about breaking up?" Ning Shu lifted her wrist to glance at her watch.

Xia Xiaoman took a deep breath. "Big Brother Wenlang, don't ask me what happened, I don't want to talk about it. Even I hate myself now. Big Brother Wenlang, you'll meet a better girl."

Ning Shu nodded. "If this is what you wish for, I'll agree to it."

Xia Xiaoman's tears streamed down her cheeks. She looked towards Ning Shu through her tears. "Big Brother Wenlang, I wish you happiness."

Ning Shu nodded.

It was pretty ironic. Every time Xia Xiaoman was hurt, she would come find Xu Wenlang and cry. It caused Xu Wenlang to always feel like his heart was being grilled on a pan and he did everything he could to rescue Xia Xiaoman from Chu Xiaoran.

However, Xia Xiaoman would then stop Xu Wenlang and say that Chu Xiaoran was too powerful, that he couldn't win. Ning Shu didn't know if it was truly because of this, or because Xia Xiaoman secretly couldn't bear to leave Chu Xiaoran.

Xia Xiaoman just had Stockholm syndrome. She had developed feelings for the person that hurt her and didn't want to face the problems. She fled and forgot all the painful things that had hurt her, and actually managed to get a happy ever after in the end.

She was seriously a f*cking m.

Love was when two people cared for each other and were inseparable, a soft and hazily beautiful thing. If this was love, all Ning Shu could say was that this twisted love looked nowhere close to wonderful. It didn't seem to be something to be longed for at all.

Xu Wenlang respected Xia Xiaoman a lot. The most intimate he got was kissing her, and all these past years, he had never cheated on her. Someone he had protected for so many years had suddenly been snatched away by a wolf. He had been killed and his love was stolen. Xu Wenlang hated Chu Xiaoran a lot, and he was also angry and disgusted with Xia Xiaoman.

He was angry with Xia Xiaoman for not loving herself. No amount of excuses could cover the stupidity and frivolousness that came from Xia Xiaoman's very bones. There were clearly a lot of ways to solve this, but she chose the stupidest method possible. The part that made Xu Wenlang even more disgusted was that Xia Xiaoman actually fell in love with Chu Xiaoran.

Chu Xiaoran treated her that way and trampled on her, but she actually fell in love with Chu Xiaoran and in the end, actually said that she had always thought of Xu Wenlang as an older brother. She said that when she was Xu Wenlang, her heart was very calm. She didn't have that heart-pounding feeling like when she was with Chu Xiaoran.

Eff your doki-doki feeling! She had even gotten addicted to being tormented?

Xu Wenlang's wish was to take revenge on Chu Xiaoran. As for Xia Xiaoman, Xu Wenlang didn't really have any feelings left for her. He didn't want to hold on to anything, but he also didn't want to see her happy.

So when Xia Xiaoman brought up breaking up, Ning Shu straightforwardly agreed. She had no desire to fight over a woman with a man.

The most important part was that she didn't want to be a trash can, a trash can that Xia Xiaoman could call whenever and cry to. Xia Xiaoman always looked like she was in so much pain and had so much hatred, but couldn't voice anything. Whenever a misunderstanding occurred, she would be like I can't tell even if I die while sobbing. Just the sight of her was irritating.

Xia Xiaoman would always look for Xu Wenlang to have a good cry, but after she finished crying, she'd still go back to Chu Xiaoran's side and endure the humiliation to do the things that a mistress was supposed to do.

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Chapter 1005: Cramming Law

Ning Shu hadn't been feeling well from the start, and now she had to listen to Xia Xiaoman's incessant weeping. Xia Xiaoman had already spent almost half an hour just to bring up breaking up and she had been crying this whole time. It was the type of crying in which tears silently streamed down her cheeks. Just the sight of it was annoying.

"Alright," replied Ning Shu.

"Big Brother Wenlang." Xia Xiaoman forced herself to smile. "Big Brother Wenlang, I hope that you'll be able to find happiness. Please forget about me."

Xia Xiaoman's expression had stiffened for a moment, but then she recalled how despotic and evil Chu Xiaoran was and his almost omnipotent power. For the sake of Big Brother Wenlang's future, she had to make him leave her.

"Big Brother Wenlang, I'll leave first." Xia Xiaoman stood up and looked at Ning Shu for a moment, then smiled sadly. "Big Brother Wenlang..." She didn't know what to say, so she turned and left.

Her back figure was filled with sorrow. Every single step seemed to take all of her energy as she walked towards the unknown future.

Ning Shu finished the coffee, then prepared to head back to sleep. She really couldn't focus like this. She needed to get some solid sleep.

She had a basic idea of how to go about this task. She wouldn't confront Chu Xiaoran directly because right now she was at too much of a disadvantage. She didn't have the capital to fight with Chu Xiaoran, so she had to go about things slowly.

If this situation was that easy to deal with, the entrustor wouldn't have offered up his soul to ask for a counterattack.

Not only did she have to get revenge for Xu Wenlang, she also had to create a brand-new future for him.

Ning Shu went back home and slept. After sleeping her fill, she practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts for a little while. The original host had been stabbed to death after all, so it'd be good to have some self-defense ability. In the modern era, it wasn't possible to cultivate much, but it was enough if this body was strengthened a little and her senses became a bit sharper.

As of now, it was already dark outside. Ning Shu stopped cultivating and headed to the kitchen to find some food. Mother Xu had left food for Ning Shu in the pot. After eating a bit, she started looking through the original host's materials.

Ning Shu had never been a lawyer before, but fortunately the original host had done a lot of homework. He had noted down the entire sequence of arguments and even made annotations on possible situations that could arise.

The original host had all the necessarily law clauses stored in his brain, but Ning Shu had to look through the law books to check on the clauses noted in the papers.

This case was rather large. It was an infringement lawsuit between two large companies. The reason the firm had Xu Wenlang deal with this was because he had outstanding ability. For the sake of this case, Xu Wenlang really had wracked his brains to the limits.

As Ning Shu looked at the thick papers, she started feeling nervous as well and had to take a moment to calm herself down. In this world, her occupation was that of a lawyer, and she had to become a famous lawyer.

That was why, a task-taker really had to have a lot of talents. The most important part was to have an intelligent brain. She was starting to find that intelligence was seriously too important.

Intelligent and martial arts, both of them had to be strong in order for her to walk forward fast and steadily.

Ning Shu silently mouthed the words as she read through the papers. The original host had plenty stored in his brain, so he only needed to sort things out a little. However, Ning Shu's brain was very empty, so she had no choice but to cram and memorize all of these things.

Fortunately there were still a few days left until the court session. There was enough time for her to get ready.

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Chapter 1006: Visitors with Good Intentions Wouldn't Come

Ning Shu was still working on memorizing the contents of this case when her phone rang. She continued silently repeating the clauses as she lifted her phone and took a look. Her eyebrows lifted. It was Xia Xiaoman again.

It was already past midnight, what was she calling for? Ning Shu picked up but Xia Xiaoman didn't say anything. There was only the sound of suppressed sobs.

Ning Shu pinched the bridge of her nose. If she didn't remember things wrong, didn't they break up earlier today?

Although they had broken up, Xia Xiaoman was still very reliant on the original host. She had interacted with and relied on him for some many years after all, there was no way for her to break this connection so suddenly. She had reflexively called Ning Shu. The moment she felt wronged or was hurt, she'd think of the original host.

Whenever she encountered something, she would come cry to the original host. However, when she encountered something big, she'd simply act on her own without bothering to discuss with Xu Wenlang. What did she treat Xu Wenlang as? And by the time Xu Wenlang found out, Xia Xiaoman had already given herself wholly to Chu Xiaoran.

Xia Xiaoman truly had large guts. She actually kept such a huge thing secret.

Despite all these years of being together, Xia Xiaoman actually didn't say anything to Xu Wenlang even though they had been about to get married. Just this factor was enough for Ning Shu to have a bad impression of Xia Xiaoman.

However, Xia Xiaoman actually felt like she had compromised and sacrificed a lot. What the heck?

"What is it?" asked Ning Shu mildly.

Xia Xiaoman still didn't speak. She was probably covering her mouth because the only sound was that of heavy breathing. Ning Shu found it very pointless. What exactly had Xia Xiaoman called for?

She wasn't even speaking. The phone bill wasn't cheap.

Ning Shu was just about to hang up when she heard a low magnetic voice come from the other end. "Xia Xiaoman, what are you hiding inside there for?"

Follow that, Xia Xiaoman quickly hung up. She seemed really scared.

That voice probably belonged to Chu Xiaoran.

All that could be said about Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman was that one was willing to hit while the other was willing to be hit.

Ning Shu stopped paying attention to what was happening with Xia Xiaoman and focused on working on this case. After she finished this lawsuit, she had other plans to work on.

These next few days was enough time for Ning Shu to memorize these things. When it came time for the court session, Ning Shu put on her lawyer's suit and walked into the court with the encouragement of the firm's boss.

The atmosphere in the court was very solemn and tense, causing Ning Shu to feel nervous as well. She had to silently chant the heart-clearing chant in order to suppress her nervousness.

Ning Shu then closely disputed with the other side's defending lawyer. Ning Shu had never been a lawyer before and was instantly overwhelmed by the other party which made her even more nervous. She took a deep breath, then forced herself to strictly follow the original host's set strategy, which was to strictly defend.

She could feel the cold sweat covering her back. This was even more nerve-wrecking and exhausting than being on the battlefield.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that an extremely handsome man was sitting in the gallery. He had a very strong aura and his gaze was arrogant and contempt. This was a cruel and despotic man.

When Ning Shu saw this man, a name instantly popped out in her mind: Chu Xiaoran.

What had Chu Xiaoran come here for?

When Chu Xiaoran met Ning Shu's gaze, he lifted his chin slightly and almost seemed to smile. However, his entire manner conveyed contempt.

Ning Shu stopped looking at Chu Xiaoran and focused on the lawsuit.

In the end, she managed to win by a slight margin, because her party's company was the side that had been infringed.

If it had been the original host, he definitely would've been able to win much more outstandingly instead of being overwhelmed by the other party. She clearly had an advantage, but it had been so hard for her to win.

There was a need for her to really study. It wasn't just for Xu Wenlang, it was also for herself. If she continued to be like this, Xu Wenlang's reputation as a gold medal lawyer would be smashed at her hands.

After the judge announced the result, Ning Shu wiped at her cold sweat, picked up her documents, and left the court.

The moment she got out, she saw that Chu Xiaoran was standing there, seeming to be waiting for her. Ning Shu acted like she didn't see him and directly left.

A chairman had to deal with a thousand things a day, the fact that he had spent so long watching her fight a lawsuit definitely wasn't a good sign.

The visitor didn't have good intentions. Visitors with good intentions wouldn't come.

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Chapter 1007: Recruitment Offer

"Lawyer Xu." Chu Xiaoran called out to Ning Shu who was walking past him without even looking at him.

Ning Shu paused and turned to look at Chu Xiaoran. "Chairman Chu, what is it?"

Chu Xiaoran walked up to Ning Shu. He was a bit taller than Xu Wenlang. Ning Shu could sense that he was sizing her up, scrutinizing her with animosity.

Chu Xiaoran narrowed his eyes. This man was probably the Big Brother Wenlang that Xia Xiaoman had been talking about. As she was lying below him, she had purposefully tried to make him angry by calling for Big Brother Wenlang.

Chu Xiaoran sized up this man. He had a scholarly aura and gave people a very comfortable feeling like gentle jade. His looks also weren't bad. Chu Xiaoran narrowed his eyes darkly.

"Chairman Chu, is there something you wanted to see me about?" When Ning Shu saw that Chu Xiaoran was just looking at her while towering over her, she spoke again.

"Lawyer Xu knows me?" Chu Xiaoran spoke as if he was just making idle conversation.

Ning Shu said, "Chairman Chu's grand reputation is very well known in T City. It's actually a surprise that Chairman Chu knows a nobody like me."

"A nobody? To me, you're nowhere close to being a nobody." Chu Xiaoran took out a name card and handed it to Ning Shu. "You're pretty skilled. It's truly a shame for someone with your talents to stay at that small firm. Come to my company and be my lawyer. The salary will definitely be better."

Ning Shu was a little surprised. What did Chu Xiaoran mean by this? Ning Shu had no delusions that he was trying to promote her. There was no way he would promote her.

Ning Shu accepted the card with alienating politeness. "Many thanks for such high regard, Chairman Chu."

Chu Xiaoran's lips hooked in a dark smile as he patted Ning Shu's shoulder. However, he did patted with so much force that Ning Shu's shoulder was almost pushed askew.

Ning Shu's expression didn't change in the slightest and she simply continued to look at Chu Xiaoran indifferently. Chu Xiaoran met Ning Shu's gaze, then opened his car door as he said, "Lawyer Xu, we'll definitely see each other again."

After Chu Xiaoran said that, he got in the car and drove off.

Ning Shu glanced down at the elegant name card, then with a faint smile, tore it apart.

Based on Chu Xiaoran's attitude, he was probably very dissatisfied with her status. He didn't like her past relationship with Xia Xiaoman.

If he had been serious about running all the way here because he appreciated her talents, she'd just twist her head off.

That arrogant manner made it clear that he had been here to give a show of power.

Ning Shu knew that she currently didn't have the ability to take revenge on Chu Xiaoran, but there would definitely be a way. Although Chu Xiaoran was strong, there was bound to be someone stronger than him.

When Ning Shu got back home, she was just about to rest when Father Xu who was reading a newspaper in the living room called out to her.

Father Xu and Mother Xu were now both retired. Their retirement wages were very high and Father Xu was still a director of a company, so the Xu family's lifestyle was pretty good. It was a simple and warm home.

If Xia Xiaoman had married over, she definitely would've had a good life.

A life that should've been blessed had been ruined by Chu Xiaoran. He had made the Xu family parents send off their son before their hairs had even turned white with age.

Their only son had been killed, and it had even been because of Xia Xiaoman, so the Xu family completely fell out with the Xia family.

Ning Shu endured her exhaustion to sit down in front of Father Xu. "Dad, what is it?"

Father Xu took off his reading glasses and said, "When are you and Xiaoman getting married? You're not young anymore. Hurry and set things with that girl. Both families know each other well, so you should take advantage of this time while your mom and I are still young and can still help you guys out."

Ning Shu pressed her lips together. "Let's talk about this later. For the time being, I have no plans to get married."

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Chapter 1008: Unprecedented Desire for Sleep

Father Xu's brows furrowed slightly. "Did something happen? Something happened with that girl?"

"Dad, it's nothing. I'm just a little tired. I'm going to rest first." Ning Shu rubbed her temples. She felt both mentally and physically exhausted. "I just finished fighting a lawsuit, so I'm a little tired."

"Then go rest," said Father Xu hastily. "Shower and have a proper night's sleep."

Ning Shu grabbed her clothes and returned to her room. After showering, she sat down on the bed and started practicing the Unsurpassable Martial Arts. Just as she started getting focused, she was disrupted by her phone ringing.

Ning Shu was a little annoyed. She couldn't suppress the anger in her heart and had to chant the heart-clearing chant to get this anger to go down. She picked up her phone and saw that it was freakin' Xia Xiaoman again.

Ning Shu didn't even bother thinking about things before directly hanging up. It was seriously annoying. She was calling practically every other day. How was this anything like how a couple that had broken up was supposed to act?

And she was always weeping on the other end. Just the sound of it was irritating.

Since her cultivation had been interrupted, she decided to just sleep. From the start it was hard to cultivate in the modern era since there wasn't enough spiritual energy. It was pretty much impossible to form an energy and there was also the suppression effect of the heavenly law.

Just as Ning Shu fell asleep, there was the sound of knocking. In her half-conscious state, she heard Xia Xiaoman's voice come from outside. "Big Brother Wenlang..." Ning Shu frickin' thought she was dreaming.

However, the knocking persisted for a really long time. Ning Shu had no choice but to get up. She had never experienced so much desire to sleep in a world.

Why the frick was she being so annoying?

The moment Ning Shu opened the door, she saw Xia Xiaoman standing outside with an anxious expression. She was so anxious that her forehead was covered with sweat. It looked like something huge had happened.

"Big Brother Wenlang, I have something I need to talk to you about. Let's talk outside." Xia Xiaoman reflexively made to take Ning Shu's hand to pull her outside, but she recalled that they had already broken up and forcefully stopped herself.

"Big Brother Wenlang, there's something important I need to talk to you about." Xia Xiaoman's face was filled with anxiousness, but she was worried that Ning Shu wouldn't step out with her, so she looked towards Ning Shu with a beseeching expression.

Ning Shu had no choice but to follow Xia Xiaoman outside to the neighborhood park. Finally, Xia Xiaoman asked Ning Shu, "Big Brother Wenlang, did you meet Chu Xiaoran? You can't trust him! He's a devil that eats people whole without even spitting out the bones! You can't let yourself be deceived by him!"

So this was the initial impression Xia Xiaoman had of Chu Xiaoran. But in the end, she even fell in love with this devil.

When Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu didn't speak, she said anxiously, "Big Brother Wenlang, trust me. Please don't interact with Chu Xiaoran."

"You know Chu Xiaoran?" Ning Shu looked at her. Even in this situation, Xia Xiaoman still hadn't told her about the truth, yet she was still trying to use the banner of caring for him. Ning Shu didn't even know what to say.

Xia Xiaoman froze and she looked like she was put in a difficult situation. "Big Brother Wenlang, trust me. I wouldn't harm you."

Xia Xiaoman found it hard to talk. Could it be that she should tell Big Brother Wenlang that she was now really dirty, really wretched? That she was someone's mistress? A mistress with no dignity that had to obey everything without question?

Xia Xiaoman was just waiting for Chu Xiaoran to get tired of her so that he would give her back those photos and let her leave.

"Big Brother Wenlang, I have no other choice right now, but you really had to believe me about Chu Xiaoran. He's a sinister cunning demon!" said Xia Xiaoman. "You're the one person I care about most aside from my family. Big Brother Wenlang, I don't want you to get hurt."

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Chapter 1009: As Close As Family

Ning Shu listened as Xia Xiaoman painstakingly warned her with an extremely concerned expression.

However, Ning Shu didn't feel touched in the slightest. The entire situation had become like this because of Xia Xiaoman's doings. If she had been willing to discuss things with someone, she wouldn't have ended up dragging everyone down like this.

Even now, Xia Xiaoman had no plans to confess. She kept saying that she didn't want to hurt Xu Wenlang, but her actions were what hurt Xu Wenlang the most.

She kept acting like she had some great pain. Ning Shu seriously couldn't feel Xia Xiaoman's concern for Xu Wenlang at all.

"I'll remember what you said." Ning Shu looked at Xia Xiaoman. "You should also fend for yourself."

When Xia Xiaoman heard what Ning Shu said, she thought that she knew about things and her eyes widened as she stammered, "Big Brother Wenlang, do you know something?"

"What do you think I should know?" replied Ning Shu. "We've been together for over ten years, since we were children and into adulthood. In your heart, what kind of existence am I?"

"Someone as close to me as family," said Xia Xiaoman without hesitation. "I'd give up everything to protect you just as I would protect my family."

Family!?

This was pretty much the same as saying I think of you as an older brother.

This meant that Xia Xiaoman had already subconsciously kicked Xu Wenlang out of the love circle. She could care about him as a friend, as family, but it wouldn't be love.

Ning Shu smiled. "I'll tell my parents that we've broken up."

"Big Brother Wenlang." Xia Xiaoman's lips trembled. "As long as you're happy."

As long as the people she cared about could be happy, Xia Xiaoman felt that everything she had to endure was worth it.

The two stopped speaking. Xia Xiaoman walked in front and walked to the Xia home while Ning Shu entered the opposite Xu home.

Xia Xiaoman turned around to look at Ning Shu's back. She had never found it as unfamiliar as she found it now. She pressed her lips together. It was fine as long as he was happy.

Xia Xiaoman felt a lot of guilt towards Xu Wenlang. She had let Xu Wenlang down. She had let down this man who she had grown up with, who had always protected her, who had always stood in front of her no matter what she faced.

Chu Xiaoran's image appeared in Xia Xiaoman's brain. He carried an overpowering destructive aura that had destroyed her everything. He had made her fall straight into hell.

That thick stack of naked photos had been the means with which he had dragged her into hell. She hated Chu Xiaoran. Why had it been her? Why did Chu Xiaoran choose her?

Why did that emperor-like man end up choosing an ordinary girl like her?

Ning Shu walked into the house, then said to the Xu family parents, "Mom, Dad, Xia Xiaoman and I broke up. We won't be getting married."

The Xu family parents were so stunned that they were frozen for a while. Mother Xu was the first to snap out of it and ask, "What happened? Why did you guys break up?"

"We didn't feel compatible so we broke up," replied Ning Shu mildly. They should just directly cut things off this time. Getting involved with Xia Xiaoman all the time was really annoying and Chu Xiaoran would even try to target her.

Right now, she didn't have the ability to fight against Chu Xiaoran.

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Chapter 1010: Demanding Answers

"Why are you being so willful? This isn't child's play. Our families are next door neighbors, we have to see each other every day. This makes everything so awkward. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that you two were about to get married, but now you're saying that you're not getting married? The Xu family will completely lose face and this twenty-year friendship will also be gone." Father Xu furrowed his brows. "You grew up with that girl and you two know each other very well. What exactly was so bad that you guys broke up?"

Ning Shu's lips moved. Just as she was about to speak, the doorbell started rapidly ringing. Mother Xu went to open the door.

The person knocking was Xia Xiaoman's mother. Xia Xiaoman's mother dragged Xia Xiaoman inside despite Xia Xiaoman's protests. She stormed into the living room and immediately started questioning Ning Shu indignantly. "Wenlang, what exactly did you do? Why are you breaking up with Xiaoman?"

Xia Xiaoman felt very ashamed and her face became even paler. She felt really embarrassed. She glanced up at Ning Shu and saw her cold expression, so she tried to pull her mother back outside. "Mom, I was the one that brought up breaking up. It has nothing to do with Big Brother Wenlang. Mom, I'm begging you, let's go back. I'll tell you what happened after we go back."

Xia Xiaoman had only told her mom that she had broken up with Big Brother Wenlang. Mother Xu had a very straightforward personality, so she directly dragged Xia Xiaoman over here. Xia Xiaoman felt really embarrassed. Even though all her suffering was for the sake of protecting the people she cared about, she felt too ashamed to actually talk about it.

She started loathing Chu Xiaoran even more. He had completely messed up her life. She was no longer the pure Xia Xiaoman and no longer had the right to be Big Brother Wenlang's bride.

"Whatever it is, state it clearly." Father Xu looked towards Xia Xiaoman. "This isn't something just between the two of you, it involves both of our families and both of our families' reputations. What exactly was so bad that you guys had to break up?"

"I..." Xia Xiaoman couldn't bring herself to talk about her suffering, so her tears just overflowed. She looked like she was in extreme pain.

Mother Xu frowned. She couldn't really stand how Xia Xiaoman kept crying at every little thing. Xia Xiaoman didn't used to be like this.

All Ning Shu could say that the current Xia Xiaoman had already activated SM female lead mode. She was hurt by the SM from the male lead, and she also hurt herself.

In any case, the current Xia Xiaoman seemed to be under continuous hypnosis of: I'm so pitiful, it hurts so much, it's so painful.

Ning Shu said, "We have broken up. We broke up a while ago."

"Why? Xu Wenlang, you shouldn't be never satisfied with what you have. Our family's Xiaoman has been following you for so many years, how can you dump her just like this? Don't you think you're being too much?" said Xia Xiaoman's mother angrily.

"Our family's Xiaoman doesn't have to marry you, but shouldn't you at least give a reason for breaking up? How can you fling away our Xiaoman just like this? I won't agree to this. Old Xu, our families have been friends so for many years. You guys can't do something this heartless." Xia Xiaoman's mother spoke like an exploding chain of firecrackers, firing off nonstop complaints.

Xia Xiaoman's face turned bright red as more tears overflowed.

When Ning Shu saw this, she knew that from the moment on, there was no longer any friendship left between the Xu family and the Xia family. They could no longer be so close that they were like a family.

"I wasn't the one that brought up breaking up. I don't even know the reason for it," replied Ning Shu mildly. "I actually wanted to ask why Xiaoman wanted to break up with me?"

Xia Xiaoman's mother frowned and immediately refuted, "Xiaoman's a timid child. There's no way she would bring up breaking up!"

Xia Xiaoman actually wasn't someone with much opinion. This fact was obvious from how Chu Xiaoran had been able to threaten her with photos. As for what Mother Xia said about Xia Xiaoman being timid, Ning Shu could only scoff. There was no way Xia Xiaoman was timid when she was able to make this kind of decision between the two families' back.

She was stupid and delusionally thought that she had sacrificed a lot. She had never considered what the two families would have to face because of her choice and Xu Wenlang had even ended up dying because of her.

"Xiaoman, what's going on? You were the one that brought up breaking up?" asked Mother Xia after she recovered from the shock.

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips hard and nodded with a bleak expression.

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Chapter 1011: Became Someone's Mistress

Xia Xiaoman's mother originally thought that the two of them had broken up because of Xu Wenlang. After all, men tended to get tired of things faster than women. She thought that it was Xu Wenlang who wanted to dump her daughter, but now she found out that it was Xia Xiaoman who had brought up breaking up. She was a bit flabbergasted.

"Why did you want to break up?" Xia Xiaoman's mother instantly became vexed. She felt like she had just lost face in front of the Xu family. "How could you not even discuss such an important matter with me?"

"Mom..." Xia Xiaoman felt both physically and mentally worn out. "Let's head back first. I'll explain things to you. Mom, I'm begging you, let's head back first."

Xia Xiaoman tried to pull her mother towards the door.

"Why? Xiaoman, why exactly do you want to break up? We should also know the reason, your Big Brother Wenlang also has the right to know what happened. How can you not tell us anything and have your Big Brother Wenlang agree to breaking up with you just because you brought it up? You can't trample on your Big Brother Wenlang this way," said Mother Xu with a stern expression.

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips and looked towards Ning Shu for help. She was so scared that her entire body started trembling. It was like she was a criminal waiting for her punishment. Even if she had been a mistress, having to reveal it now made her feel so ashamed that she wished she could just jump off a building.

"Xiaoman, say something?" Xia Xiaoman's mother was angry with her daughter. When she saw that the Xu family seem pretty displeased, she became fiercer towards Xia Xiaoman. "Damned girl, hurry up and tell us."

Xia Xiaoman burst out crying. "I've become someone's mistress. I'm not worthy of Big Brother Wenlang! I was the one that had willingly lowered myself to be someone's mistress."

After Xia Xiaoman said that, she turned and ran. However, this news left all the people inside the room stunned. Xia Xiaoman's mother's face was filled with shock. She glanced at the people inside the room, then hastily chased after Xia Xiaoman.

Mother Xu stared at Ning Shu and asked, "Did you hear what Xia Xiaoman said just now?"

Ning Shu's expression was very calm. "I heard."

Father Xu furrowed his brows. "How can this be?"

"She looks like such a good girl, how could she do something like this? How could she become someone's mistress?" Mother Xu looked towards Ning Shu. "Wenlang, what do you want to do about this? Are you still going to marry Xia Xiaoman?"

Ning Shu shook her head and said to the two parents, "Let's move. After we move away, I want to go overseas to undertake advanced studies."

Mother Xu and Father Xu traded a glance. "Move?"

"Alright," said Father Xu finally. Ning Shu said, "I have a bit of money saved to buy a new house, so let's just sell this one."

Ning Shu had a bit of savings. Xu Wenlang had previously saved this up for getting married.

The Xu family parents were worried that their son would be depressed, so they felt it was a good idea to leave this place. Father Xu said, "You should keep that money. If you want to go overseas, then go."

Mother Xu sighed. How exactly did things become like this? She asked Ning Shu, "Whose mistress is she?"

"I don't know," replied Ning Shu calmly. "There's no need to bring this up anymore. I won't marry Xia Xiaoman."

"Our family doesn't want a girl like this that doesn't know how to treasure herself anyways," said Father Xu coldly. "What problem is so hard that she insisted on becoming someone's mistress?"

Ning Shu returned to her room, showered, and went to sleep. The moment she woke up, she started working on memorizing law clauses. She definitely had to go overseas. One reason was to study in order to develop better. How was she supposed to fight without true abilities? T City was Chu Xiaoran's territory. He had complete control over this place. The other reason was because she didn't want to be dragged into the matters between Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman.

Ning Shu's plan was to spend at most two years to study. Xu Wenlang clearly had a wonderful future, but due to falling into the whirlpool of love, he ended up even losing his life.

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Chapter 1012: Rich and Good-looking

After this incident, things became really awkward between the Xu and Xia families. Even when they encountered each other outside, they didn't talk.

The two families used to be very close and would notify each other about any event that came up. The Xu family would occasionally go over to the Xia family house to eat and the Xia family would occasionally come eat with the Xu family. However, now they didn't even talk.

In the end, Xia Xiaoman's mother grabbed Mother Xu and embarrassed said, "Wenlang's mom, could you please keep what happened with Xiaoman secret? She only did it because she had no choice."

Mother Xu said, "We aren't the type to spread this kind of thing. It's just that your family's Xiaoman... Who would've ever thought she was the kind to do something like this?"

Xia Xiaoman's mother's face twitched, then she said helplessly, "She also has her troubles. That bastard has naked photos of her and even threatened her with them. Xiaoman hadn't done this of her own accord. She had also been doing this for the sake of our families' reputations. She was silently enduring all this pain. I know that Xiaoman's not worthy of your family's Wenlang anymore, but please don't tell others about this."

Mother Xu frowned. "Why didn't she tell us about such a huge incident and decide on things on her own? That man committed a crime, yet she just agreed to it?"

Mother Xu's facial muscles twitched. Finally, she said, "Don't worry, I won't spread this."

Right now, Mother Xu just wanted for her family to hurry and move so they could get away from this place.

When Mother Xu got back, she told Father Xu about this incident. Father Xu directly said, "Isn't it just because she saw that that man was rich and was also good-looking? If it had been an old man, that girl probably would've rather died than agree. There's no way she'd just accept it like this."

Mother Xu: ...

This was what Ning Shu heard the moment she stepped out of her room. Perhaps Xia Xiaoman really was half-willing, but she still insisted on making a show of resistance like she was being forced in order to conceal some of the thoughts in her heart.

When Father Xu saw Ning Shu step out, he changed the topic. "There are already buyers coming to look at this house. When do you plan to go overseas?"

"Once we finish buying the new house and you two are settled in." Ning Shu had to first settle the Xu family parents down properly before she could go overseas without worries. She couldn't guarantee that Chu Xiaoran wouldn't try to do anything to the Xu family parents.

Not only did he steal someone else's girlfriend, he even killed off that person. Chu Xiaoran was pretty much the most aggressive male lead Ning Shu has seen to date. He seemed so self-confident and in the right. His attitude was clearly because he felt that Xu Wenlang was weak.

"Alright." Father Xu nodded. "Taking some time to relax outside the country is also good."

Ning Shu headed to the firm to resign. The firm's boss treated Xu Wenlang quite well. The reason Xu Wenlang had been able to struggle to where he was today and become a gold medal lawyer wasn't only because of his own abilities, but also because the boss treated him well.

Before Ning Shu even said anything, she saw that the boss was looking at her with a complicated expression. "Wenlang, did you offend someone you shouldn't have lately?"

Ning Shu's eyes narrowed. "I didn't. Chief Gu, did something happen?"

"Oh, then why are you looking for me?" asked the boss.

Ning Shu said, "I'm here to resign. I plan to go overseas and study for a while."

"Alright, I agree. However, even if you didn't resign, I might still have to dismiss you. The people above are pressuring me. Haaa, so it's good that you're going overseas," said the boss.

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Chapter 1013: Must Resign

When Ning Shu heard what this firm's boss said, she knew that this was Chu Xiaoran's doing. He was using his influence to oppress her.

Did Xia Xiaoman do something to make Chu Xiaoran angry again? He was already attacking her?

Whenever Xia Xiaoman did something to make Chu Xiaoran angry, Chu Xiaoran would do something to hurt Xia Xiaoman to force her to comply with his demands, and Xu Wenlang was one of the soft spots which Chu Xiaoran threatened Xia Xiaoman with. Furthermore, Chu Xiaoran disliked Xu Wenlang because Xu Wenlang had a past with Xia Xiaoman.

Chu Xiaoran treated Xia Xiaoman like she was his pet. This pet must be devoted to him and wasn't allowed to have her own thoughts. He'd make use of Xia Xiaoman's weaknesses and use cruel methods to force her to comply to his will and crush all the little thoughts she harbored.

"Wenlang, go write a resignation letter yourself, this way it counts as you taking the initiative to resign. Being dismissed isn't good for your reputation, especially in this business. I've let you down, but in this line of business, there's always a need to compromise sometimes," said the boss in a helpless tone.

Ning Shu said with a smile, "Thank you. I'll go write it now."

Ning Shu knew that the boss also had no choice. This firm wasn't very large, so someone like Chu Xiaoran could easily make this firm disappear with a wave of his hand.

Xia Xiaoman's life was pitiful, but Xu Wenlang's life was even more pitiful. Not only had his fiancée been snatched away, he even became the cannon fodder in the love between the two.

Xu Wenlang would be occasionally pulled out to be paraded around a little. Xia Xiaoman would purposefully anger Chu Xiaoran by saying: the one in my heart is Big Brother Wenlang! Even if you obtain my body, you can't obtain my heart! I won't submit to you!

And when Chu Xiaoran was angry, he'd also say: Are you still thinking about Xu Wenlang? No matter how Xia Xiaoman explained, he would feel that his woman was still thinking about her ex-boyfriend and he'd be like: since I can't obtain your heart, I'll just tyrannize your body. He'd then start a bodily communication exercise wherever, whenever.

Ning Shu wrote a resignation letter and the boss approved it. He even gave Ning Shu a red packet, then patted her shoulder. "Be careful, look after yourself."

Ning Shu nodded, then left the firm. She inwardly laughed coldly. She'll remember this.

It was seriously a godly level of irritance to encounter people like Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman.

Perhaps the two had feelings for each other, but they both used very extreme ways to probe each other and even pulled innocent people in. With Chu Xiaoran's despotic personality and his extensive influence, it was enough to practically make Xu Wenlang see ghosts in broad daylight.

Ning Shu then went to apply for a visa in preparation to head to England. That country was widely known to be quite strict, so it was a good choice for advanced studies. The only thing left was to choose a school. Not every school wanted Ning Shu.

"Wenlang, can I come in?" Mother Xu's voice came from outside. Ning Shu said for her to enter and Mother Xu came in with a cup of milk for Ning Shu. She sat down next to Ning Shu and said, "Wenlang, after you and Xiaoman broke up, you started steadily planning to go overseas. I haven't seen you sad at all. Don't keep things bottled up, alright?"

How could feelings that have been there for over ten years be that easy to give up? That was why Xu Wenlang had persisted in saving Xia Xiaoman from this predicament with no idea that Xia Xiaoman had already fallen in love with Chu Xiaoran.

"After I found out that there would be no future for Xia Xiaoman and me, I wasn't that sad. There's just a sense of pity, I guess. I've gotten so used to that person being by my side all these past years, and now she's no longer here," said Ning Shu mildly. "Xia Xiaoman actually doesn't have feelings for me. The only reason she had agreed to marry me was also because she was used to being with me."

She had simply been used to that person being there. That was why Xia Xiaoman later said that her heart didn't flutter when she was with Xu Wenlang.

Mother Xu just sighed. "Go overseas and relax a little. Don't keep things bottled up inside, alright?"

Ning Shu nodded.

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Chapter 1014: Give Me Back the Photos!

In the villa, Chu Xiaoran was holding a document and smiling towards Xia Xiaoman darkly. "Here, take a look."

Xia Xiaoman took the document with a confused expression. It was a resignation letter. When she saw the signature, her face paled.

Xia Xiaoman's eyes reddened. How could Big Brother Wenlang possibly resign? Xia Xiaoman remembered that Big Brother Wenlang had said that he loved the work of a lawyer and so he was striving hard to get better at it. However, now he had resigned.

"You did this, didn't you!?" accused Xia Xiaoman angrily. "Big Brother Wenlang's innocent, why are you doing this to him?"

"Because my pet keeps thinking about him. It made me unhappy." Chu Xiaoran's expression was cruel. "I just gave him my name card and said I wanted to recruit him and he immediately resigned. I was even planning to kick him out of that firm, who would've thought he resigned first?"

Chu Xiaoran looked at Xia Xiaoman maliciously, then snapped his fingers and said lightly, "Now, want to make a bet? Let's see if Xu Wenlang will call to have me fulfill my promise so that he can work at my company?"

"The man you care about is nothing more than this? I just tossed a bone and he came with his tail wagging. He probably doesn't even know that you're my mistress yet, right?"

"You're shameless! Why are you doing this!? What exactly are you trying to get? Could it be that seeing other people suffer makes you happy?" shouted Xia Xiaoman, almost falling apart. She fell to the ground with a lost expression. She really couldn't understand Chu Xiaoran. How could a person be this cruel?

Chu Xiaoran looked at Xia Xiaoman. "You're my pet now, so stop thinking about unnecessary things and making me unhappy. Don't forget your current identity. You're my mistress."

"I didn't want to be a mistress, you were the one that forced me!" Xia Xiaoman's body was trembling. Every single time Chu Xiaoran said the word mistress, Xia Xiaoman felt like her dignity was being ripped and trampled into mud.

Xia Xiaoman bit her cheek, then said fiercely, "I've already been your mistress for two months. Isn't it about time you let me go? Give those photos back to me!"

Chu Xiaoran laughed lightly as if he had heard a funny joke. He rubbed his chin as he said, "I can give those photos back to you."

Xia Xiaoman was a little surprised. He was giving them to her this easily? This was something she had been hoping for this entire time, but now that she was getting it, she felt a little disappointed. For a moment, she didn't know what exactly was happening with herself.

"You're really going to give them back to me?" asked Xia Xiaoman.

Chu Xiaoran nodded. "Of course, because I don't need them anymore. I have something new."

Chu Xiaoran leaned forward slightly towards Xia Xiaoman. "On the bed, when you begged me, pleaded with me to enter you, I recorded all of it. That's way more fun to look at than those naked photos."

Xia Xiaoman was stunned. She felt like she was struck by lightning. She trembled as she asked, "You... What did you say?"

Chu Xiaoran seemed to really enjoy seeing Xia Xiaoman like this. "Do you want the photos? I'll give them to you."

"Chu Xiaoran, you bastard! Why don't you go die? Why!? Why are you treating me this way!? I hate you!" Xia Xiaoman broke down and started crying.

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Chapter 1015: You Like it Violent?

Xia Xiaoman's expression was filled with despair and fear as she looked at the demon-like Chu Xiaoran. "Why are you doing this to me? Why!? What exactly are you trying to get from doing this? Chu Xiaoran, why don't you just kill me?"

"What would I kill you for? I told you, you're my little pet now. Once I get tired of you, I'll let you go, but right now I'm still pretty infatuated with your taste," replied Chu Xiaoran in an unconcerned tone.

Chu Xiaoran patted her head. "Just behave and wait for me to get tired of you. Don't cause trouble for me and obediently do what a pet should do. Otherwise I'll have no choice but to clip your claws."

Xia Xiaoman froze for a moment, then she abruptly slapped Chu Xiaoran hard twice. She screamed, "Chu Xiaoran, you're not human! You're not human!"

Chu Xiaoran had been slapped so hard that his face had been forced to the side. He touched his face with a dark smile, then turned to look at Xia Xiaoman with one brow lifted. "Did I not satisfy you? So much resentment."

"You're shameless! Shameless!" Xia Xiaoman was so angry that she was on the verge of crying. "Chu Xiaoran, you'll go to hell! I curse you to go to hell!"

"Really? I will go to hell, but it'll be from dying on top of you." Chu Xiaoran picked Xia Xiaoman up. Xia Xiaoman angrily hit him with her fists. "Chu Xiaoran, you bastard! Let go of me! I hate you! I hate you to death!"

"In a bit, you'll be loving me to death." Chu Xiaoran smiled demonically as he patted Xia Xiaoman's butt.

"Look, that camera's been there the entire time. It's pretty nice to enjoy the view after the experience." Chu Xiaoran pressed Xia Xiaoman down. Xia Xiaoman was in so much pain she felt like she was about to die. Why was he tormenting her like this? Not only did he forcefully take her body, he still had to trample on her dignity.

For some reason, Chu Xiaoran was really feeling it today. Xia Xiaoman was struggling against him really hard, so her face was flushed, making her seem even more erotic.

"You like it violent? Alright, then I'll accompany you." Chu Xiaoran looked down at Xia Xiaoman who was below him, then flicked her nose. "Little wildcat, you're sure wild."

When Chu Xiaoran flicked her nose like this with while looking at her with such a demonically seductive gaze, Xia Xiaoman was dazed for a moment. However, she quickly recalled that this man was simply a demon and started trying to struggle free again. "Chu Xiaoran, let go of me! I don't feel well today. I'm begging you."

Chu Xiaoran smiled demonically. "When have you ever felt well? You always say that you don't feel well."

"Chu Xiaoran, I'm begging you, I really don't feel well. Really..." Xia Xiaoman's face was pale. "I'm begging you."

"You're already begging me?"

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Ning Shu was reviewing the law texts at home. Her visa application had been approved. Once they bought the new house, they'd move.

Ning Shu planned to leave T City. It was better for the Xu family parents to leave T City since Ning Shu didn't dare to take any risks with their lives.

Chu Xiaoran's personality could be summed up as: I'm rich, I do what I want. He was capable of doing anything.

However, the two parents were a bit hesitant. They couldn't really bear to leave a place that they had lived in for so many years. Moreover, they were already old. It would be hard for them to adapt to a new environment.

So they were still conflicted over this decision.

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Ning Shu flipped through the book, her lips moving silently as she memorized the law clauses.

Mother Xu walked in and said to Ning Shu. "Something's happened to the girl next door."

Ning Shu closed the book. "What happened?"

Mother Xu frowned as she said, "She's been hospitalized. Xiaoman's mother is currently rushing to the hospital to look after her."

"What happened for her to end up hospitalized?" Ning Shu was a little taken aback. Could it be that Chu Xiaoran really had done something to Xiaoman?

Ning Shu considered things, then said, "Mom, come with me to visit her?"

"Alright. Although we don't talk anymore, we were friends for this many years." Mother Xu nodded and even headed to the kitchen to simmer soup for Xia Xiaoman.

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Chapter 1016: Due to Intense Sexual Intercourse

When Ning Shu got to the hospital and pushed open the door to the room, she saw that Xia Xiaoman was lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling with a blank expression and tears at the corners of her eyes.

Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper and there was no color in her lips. She looked quite ill.

"Xiaoman, what happened? Where's your mom?" Mother Xu set down the thermos as she asked this in concern.

When Xia Xiaoman turned her head and saw Ning Shu, the rims of her eyes reddened. Her lips moved slightly, then she called hoarsely, "Big Brother Wenlang."

"Rest well. Don't think too much." Ning Shu glanced at Xia Xiaoman. She looked like she had symptoms of damage to her vital energy and losing too much blood.

From the looks of things, it seemed like it was... a miscarriage.

Ning Shu looked towards Xia Xiaoman's stomach. "Rest up properly."

"Big Brother Wenlang, I'm in so much pain!" cried Xia Xiaoman, her eyes filled with hatred. "Big Brother Wenlang, what am I supposed to do?"

Ning Shu said mildly, "It's fine. There are no scars that don't fade."

She didn't want to keep facing Xia Xiaoman whose face was twisted in pain, so she went to ask a doctor what happened. The doctor said this miscarriage had been due to intense sexual intercourse.

Ning Shu: ...

So they did dat until she got a miscarriage? They ended up pounding their child away?

Could it be that Xia Xiaoman didn't even know that she had gotten pregnant?

Ning Shu returned to the sickroom and said to Xia Xiaoman, "Rest up well and don't think about too much."

Xia Xiaoman turned to look at this man who was next to her. He was still gentle as jade like always, but they had already missed each other.

Xia Xiaoman looked at the ceiling. Last night had practically been a nightmare. She had been in so so much pain, but Chu Xiaoran refused to stop. She was crushed underneath him and it felt like her stomach was being stabbed by knives.

Her child was gone. She hadn't even known about this child's existence.

Ning Shu didn't feel a thing as she took in the pained and despairing expression on Xia Xiaoman's face. Even though she hated Chu Xiaoran to death right now, in the end she'd still choose to stay with him.

Xia Xiaoman was simply a damned masochist. She had been hurt this much by him, but she was still able to forgive him and stay with him. Hence, no matter how much suffering Xia Xiaoman encountered, Ning Shu didn't feel the slightest sympathy.

Perhaps it was also because Chu Xiaoran brought her too much unhappiness, so whenever Chu Xiaoran treated her slightly well, her heart would instantly soften and she'd throw herself into his arms again.

"Big Brother Wenlang, I don't want to live anymore." Xia Xiaoman looked towards Ning Shu. "Life feels so painful. It's so painful."

Ning Shu asked, "That man didn't come?"

Xia Xiaoman's face contorted for a moment, then she shouted angrily, "I don't want to see him! I don't want to see him!"

Ning Shu said a few comforting words to Xia Xiaoman, then turned and left the hospital. She had only come here to check out what happened.

"How terrible." After Mother Xu left the sickroom, she shook her head towards Ning Shu. "This girl is seriously too dumb."

The moment Ning Shu left the hospital, she encountered Chu Xiaoran who was holding a bundle of flowers.

They had directly encountered each other. Chu Xiaoran took off his sunglasses and lifted his brows as he looked at Ning Shu. "Lawyer Xu, who did you come to the hospital to visit?"

"A friend." Ning Shu quickly glanced towards Chu Xiaoran's lower half. He had been so violent that Xia Xiaoman ended up getting a miscarriage.

Chu Xiaoran narrowed his eyes and the oppressive aura around him intensified. "Is that so?"

Ning Shu expressionlessly brushed past Chu Xiaoran and made to leave. She had no plans to participate in their SM relationship.

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Chapter 1017: Because of that Demon-Like Man

"Lawyer Xu, wait a minute." Just as the two were about to brush past each other, Chu Xiaoran suddenly called out to Ning Shu. Ning Shu turned to look at him. He was very tall and good-looking. As he stood under the sunlight with a bouquet of flowers in hand, he looked extremely handsome. A lot of passersby stared at him as they walked past.

Four words floated up in Ning Shu's heart: Beast in gilded skin.

He relied on his influence and wealth to snatch whatever he wanted.

Ning Shu lifted her brows as she asked, "Chairman Chu, did you still need something?"

Chu Xiaoran said, "I heard that you've resigned. Have you considered where to move to?"

Ning Shu felt pretty speechless. His woman just had a miscarriage, so why was he asking about her work instead of worrying about his own woman? Ning Shu had no delusions that Chu Xiaoran actually cared about her.

"I haven't decided yet. I'll decide on it later," said Ning Shu.

Chu Xiaoran said lightly, "I've said so before, you can come work under me. Since you've resigned, come be my lawyer."

His attitude was aloof like he was giving out alms, and there was clear malicious intention. Ning Shu could sense that he was just trying to humiliate her and while at it, humiliate Xia Xiaoman as well.

Ning Shu didn't get angry and just said politely, "Many thanks, Chairman Chu, for your offer. However, I don't really have plans to work for the time being."

Chu Xiaoran's lips hooked. For no reason at all, it gave people a very cruel and demonic feeling, as if he was Satan. However, this smile was also fatally captivating.

Xia Xiaoman had probably ended up submitting because of Chu Xiaoran's face. With his power and prestige added on, despite his maliciousness, his entire body emitted charm that no woman could resist. Even though they knew that a cliff was ahead and that they'd end up with all their bones crushed, they would still jump down without hesitation like moths to flame.

However, when Ning Shu saw Chu Xiaoran, her heart didn't stir at all. She didn't know if it was because her soul had become stronger, that her mentality had become stronger, or because of the effects of the calmness halo and the heart-clearing chant, but she didn't feel a thing when she saw Chu Xiaoran's smile.

She couldn't help but wonder if she had lost the ability to appreciate beauty.

"Is that so? Then once you feel like working again, you can come find me. The card that I gave you last time has the phone number. Lawyer Xu, I sincerely do hope that you'll join my company," said Chu Xiaoran. "The salary isn't a problem. I always welcome capable people."

Ning Shu just smiled faintly without saying anything.

Chu Xiaoran then left to visit Xia Xiaoman who had just suffered a miscarriage. However, based on Xia Xiaoman's current mental state, these two would probably have another passionate round of SM.

Ning Shu turned and went to her car to drive home. Mother Xu who was sitting in the front passenger seat said to Ning Shu, "Let's move away."

When Mother Xu saw Xia Xiaoman like this, she knew that there really was no hope for her son and Xia Xiaoman. Furthermore, there was no way that the Xu family could accept a daughter-in-law that had been someone else's mistress and even got a miscarriage during this situation. She had slept with a man even when she was pregnant and ended up even losing the child.

In the past, Mother Xu felt that Xia Xiaoman was a very good and obedient child. She seemed so cheerful and cute, but people evidently couldn't be judged by their looks. She had ended up doing something like this without any warning.

Ning Shu nodded. It was good that the Xu family parents were willing to move, that way she could finally leave the country to study without worries.

The Xu family sold the house as fast as they could. While they were moving, Ning Shu encountered Xia Xiaoman who had just come back from the hospital in the corridor.

It was summer, but not only was Xia Xiaoman wearing long-sleeves, she even had a thin down-filled garment on her and was wearing a hat. Her face was very pale and her gaze was dim. She didn't seem to have any energy at all and her entire body was surrounded by an aura of despair and hurt.

Mother Xia was supporting Xia Xiaoman. Mother Xia's facial muscles were trembling. She was angry with her daughter, felt heartache for her daughter, but also felt very ashamed because of her.

"Big Brother Wenlang, you guys are..." asked Xia Xiaoman. Her voice was very weak. The soft listless sound of it made people annoyed just hearing it.

"We're about to move away," said Ning Shu. She said with alienating politeness, "Rest up and recover, you don't look very well."

When Xia Xiaoman heard Ning Shu say that they were moving away, hurt and sadness appeared in her eyes. She felt like her entire life was dark right now. She had lost her child and now Big Brother Wenlang was leaving too. All of this was because of that demon-like man.

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Chapter 1018: Wish Me Well

Ning Shu saw Xia Xiaoman's expression of pain and despair. Xia Xiaoman's face which had already been deathly pale now became even paler and the rims of her eyes were completely red. However, she forced those tears back.

Ning Shu felt pretty speechless. With people like Xia Xiaoman, there wasn't even any need to do anything to them for them to fall into their own created world of suffering. They repeatedly tormented themselves, feeling that they were in so much pain, so so much pain.

That was what female leads of sado-maso novels were like. They were always suffering like they were in such pain that they felt like dying. They'd always be able to find ways to make themselves suffer.

Ning Shu couldn't understand this at all. She had stayed in a hospital for over ten years. There was practically no way for people to endure the pain of chemotherapy. If at that time, she had kept feeling that she was suffering so much, she definitely would've fallen apart.

That was why, after something already happened, when Ning Shu saw people repeatedly tormenting themselves over the past instead of working hard to move on, she'd feel that they were freakin' mentally retarded.

Xia Xiaoman forced a smile as she said, "It's good that you're moving away. Big Brother Wenlang, I hope you'll find happiness."

"You too. There's nothing more important than one's health. Your health is your everything," said Ning Shu mildly.

However, Xia Xiaoman didn't really have any bad intentions. She was just a little too opinionated. She thought without any basis that everything she did was for the good of other people, that she was sacrificing herself for other people's sakes, but she had never considered whether other people accepted this 'sacrifice' of hers.

"Big Brother Wenlang..." When Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu was about to leave, she turned around to look at Ning Shu. "Sorry."

Ning Shu hooked her lips without speaking. Xia Xiaoman didn't just owe Xu Wenlang an apology, she also owed him a life. However, Xia Xiaoman had actually ended up getting together with Chu Xiaoran who had killed Xu Wenlang.

At first Xia Xiaoman was angry, but in the end, she melted in Chu Xiaoran's gentleness. She even ran to Xu Wenlang's tomb and blahed something about how she had thought she could never forgive Chu Xiaoran, but she loved Chu Xiaoran and so she had decided to discard and forget all the past hurt to be together with Chu Xiaoran. It was hard to encounter true love in one's lifetime after all. In the end, she even said, Big Brother Wenlang, I've found happiness now. Wish me well.

It practically made Ning Shu vomit blood.

Ning Shu turned and left. With people like Xia Xiaoman, even if you didn't pay attention to them, they'd still be able to degrade themselves. However, in front of Chu Xiaoran, she always seemed to have such ego. Even though they were sleeping together, she still said that she was being forced and that she was someone with dignity.

The Xu family bought their new house in the neighboring W City. Chu Xiaoran didn't really have much power in W City. Even if he made a move, there'd be a lot of limitations.

The reason she was going dormant now was to strengthen herself.

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Chapter 1019: Regret Not Studying More

The Xu family's new house was a little larger than their old house. They used the money that their old house sold for and Ning Shu added a bit of money to buy a larger house. She hoped that the Xu family parents would be able to live more comfortably.

The entrustor, Xu Wenlang, felt very guilty towards his parents for making them send him off before they had even gotten old. He hadn't had the chance to do his filial duty.

So right now, Ning Shu was helping the original host carry out his filial duty.

The neighborhood was pretty good with a lot of greenery and next to the neighborhood was a city garden. Over half the marriage money Xu Wenlang had saved up for so long was gone.

Father Xu kept saying that it was such a waste of money, but when he saw all the exercise equipment in the neighborhood and all the old men playing chess or exercising, he was pretty happy.

After helping the family settle in, Ning Shu started reviewing the law texts while preparing to head overseas. She had already gotten in touch with the school.

The part Ning Shu was more nervous about was that she might encounter a language barrier there, so she'd have to start learning from scratch.

It was truly that when it came time for books came into use, you'd finally regret not studying more. Every single time she felt like such trash.

She was going to start studying now. There'd definitely come a day when she'd be of great erudition and scholarship and would be able to easily deal with the small problems in tasks.

Mother Xu made a sumptuous dinner. During dinner, Mother Xu kept getting food for Ning Shu, her face filled with heartache as she exhorted, "Make sure to take care of yourself overseas. If you need money, just call home. If it's too hard, then just come back."

However, Father Xu said, "Going overseas is for the sake of polishing oneself. Work hard on your studies."

Ning Shu accepted the Xu family parents' concern. Early morning the next day, Mother Xu and Father Xu saw Ning Shu off as Ning Shu headed to the airport.

Ning Shu got on the airplane and turned to look at the clouds outside the window. She felt very calm. It was the first time that she felt like she was striving towards a goal for herself in a task. In the past, she was always just trying to come up with a way to complete the task. All she thought about was the task. However, now she was trying to slow down and enrich herself. She'd continuously study to better herself.

The airplane landed in the capital of the foreign country and Ning Shu began the busy life of a student. Since she didn't know the language well, it was very difficult for her to learn, especially because the debates between lawyers were very strict with wording. The slightest slip would allow the opponent to catch hold of a weak point. Furthermore, the grammar of this language even differed based on the situation.

For the sake of picking up the language as quickly as possible, Ning Shu even applied to work as a waiter at a restaurant. Perhaps it was because Xu Wenlang was pretty good-looking, because the restaurant hired her despite the fact that she was Chinese.

At school, Ning Shu didn't really participate in the mock trials. She couldn't even speak clearly, so speaking in a trial was just a joke.

Ning Shu was extremely exhausted every day. If it weren't for the fact that she had practiced Unsurpassable Martial Arts every day, she probably would've already collapsed. However, no matter how busy she was, she practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts every day. Chinese people had smaller physical frames than Europeans so they'd often be bullied. Having some martial arts was a must. You had to knock the opponent down so that they wouldn't dare to provoke you again.

Moreover, in a nation where it was legal to privately own guns, she had to guarantee her own safety. Some people were cruel to the point they didn't care whether you were innocent at all and would just shoot first.

After half a year, Ning Shu managed to gain a grasp of the language and slowly started participating in the mock trials. Of course, the law she defended with was the law of this country.

At the start, she lost a lot and won very few. There was no choice but to slowly learn.

Ning Shu felt that in the future, she should just add her attribute points only to intelligence and martial arts. For the time being, she shouldn't worry about the other attributes.

Ning Shu would occasionally help Chinese people with some small lawsuits without charging much of a fee. This allowed Ning Shu to gain some reputation among the lower-class Chinese. All the Chinese that came to Ning Shu for help with lawsuits were people that had hard lives, so Ning Shu would just accept some money symbolically. Of course, she couldn't allow her service to be totally free.

If she made it free, these people would start to feel that it was only natural for her to help them. People always cared less about things they easily obtained.

Ning Shu had a faint idea in mind, but this idea wasn't quite fully formed yet. It required more planning.

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Chapter 1020: Government's Acknowledgement

As Ning Shu's studies progressed, she was able to grasp the basics of debate methodology. This allowed her win rates during the mock trial class to gradually increase.

More people also started to come to Ning Shu for help with lawsuits. Actually, the success rates in filing a lawsuit weren't very high for Chinese people in this foreign country. After all, the nation's law favored the natives, so Ning Shu had to do her best to obtain victory in lawsuits that were biased before the court session even began.

As of now, all that was in Ning Shu's brain was laws, laws, and more laws. She felt like she gone into qi deviation.

It was her first time ever being this dedicated to something aside from the Unsurpassable Martial Arts. Not only did the process of debate test one's reaction ability and courage, most importantly, it required a calm heart. No matter what the situation was like, you had to stay rational in order to turn the tide and obtain victory.

Ning Shu discovered that over the course of all these debates, she was now able to stay calm without even needing to recite the heart-clearing chant.

As the number of times Ning Shu went to court increased, a lot of the natives started asking Ning Shu to fight lawsuits for them, but Ning Shu politely refused all of them. She usually only fought lawsuits for Chinese people.

Ning Shu even received an invitation from the Chinese consulate. They asked her to become one of the Chinese consulate's lawyers and work with the other lawyers to help the Chinese people that came to the consulate for help.

Ning Shu happily accepted this job. The nation stood behind the Chinese consulate and having this work experience on her resume would definitely add honor and glory.

The sharp weapons of a nation weren't for an individual to possess. No matter how strong Chu Xiaoran was, there was no way he was stronger than a nation.

Aside from this, Ning Shu also used the money in her possession to invest in a Chinese restaurant. The chef was a man Ning Shu had helped fight a lawsuit for. Although they had managed to win the lawsuit by a narrow margin, he still lost his job.

So Ning Shu invested in a Chinese restaurant for him and his wife to run. The business was alright. Since Ning Shu was a lawyer of the Chinese consulate, very few people came to cause trouble for the restaurant. Some people dared to bully Chinese people, but they still didn't dare to outright oppose the consulate, to outright oppose a country.

This allowed Ning Shu to gain steady income. One pleasant surprise was that the profits increased each time. After a while, Ning Shu ended up with a good sum of money.

Originally Ning Shu had planned to return to China after two years, but things ended up dragging on to three years. The deeper and thicker she made her root here, the easier it would be for her to defeat Chu Xiaoran when she went back.

Right now, all that was on Ning Shu's mind was to work hard at the consulate. She fought to help the Chinese people who came for help win their lawsuits in this extremely unfair situation.

The moment that the three years' time was up, Ning Shu returned to China with the recommendation letter of the consulate. This recommendation letter had the seal of the consulate, so it was more valuable than anything. It represented the government's acknowledgement of her.

Once Ning Shu got off the plane, the first thing she did was go home. She consoled Mother Xu who had cried for a good while, then said to Father Xu who was forcefully suppressing his excitement, "Dad, I'm back."

"It's good that you're back." Father Xu nodded.

Mother Xu made a lot of food for Ning Shu, saying that she had suffered abroad and that she had to eat more.

Ning Shu ate all the food Mother Xu got for her. When she saw that the Xu family parents were healthy and well, she inwardly sighed in relief.

Although the Xu family parents always said that they were fine whenever she called, she had still been uneasy.

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Chapter 1021: Just Called for Two Rounds of OOXX

Due to jetlag, Ning Shu was out of it for several days. Once she recovered, she made plans to head to T City.

When Mother Xu heard that her son was going to T City, she hastily asked, "Are you going to go see Xia Xiaoman?"

Ning Shu's face filled with sudden realization. "Mom, if you didn't bring it up, I wouldn't have remembered. I'm just going back to see my old boss and some colleagues. Even if I see Xia Xiaoman, it doesn't really matter."

While she was overseas, she hadn't really paid attention to what was going on between Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman, but then again, she didn't have any way to get information. The main reason she had come back to T City this time was to see how the two were doing.

After a couple hours by car, Ning Shu got to T City. She first visited the boss of the firm she used to work at and the two even went to have a meal together. The boss asked Ning Shu, "What plans do you have now that you're back?"

Ning Shu saw that he didn't intend to invite her back to his firm. It was clear that he still had apprehensions.

Ning Shu said, "I have some money on hand right now, so I plan to start a law firm."

The boss nodded. He seemed a bit disappointed. "You're a good lawyer, it's such a shame. Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Where do you plan to open your firm?"

"T City," said Ning Shu.

The boss immediately frowned. "You won't be able to move about in T City. And if you do this, we'll become enemies of the same trade."

"We can collaborate," said Ning Shu.

"Wenlang, someone had exerted pressure to get you to resign last time, so why are you still staying in T City? Things would be the same if you start your firm in another city," said the boss. On one hand, it was because there really was someone that was making things hard for Xu Wenlang. On the other hand, he didn't want to have another competitor.

Ning Shu just shook her head without speaking.

After the meal, Ning Shu went to learn about Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman's situation.

Over these past three years, Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman's sado-maso love had gradually became public. Xia Xiaoman's status changed from that of mistress to girlfriend. Chu Xiaoran would even occasionally bring Xia Xiaoman along to parties.

However, there were still a lot of problems between the two. Chu Xiaoran was the type of man that women all wanted to gain a connection to, so there was always plenty of butterflies hovering around him. It was practically a harem-scheming scene. These women set up and insulted Chu Xiaoran's official girlfriend, Xia Xiaoman, in all sorts of ways.

These women purposefully got very close to Chu Xiaoran and even slept with him, causing Xia Xiaoman to be very hurt.

Xia Xiaoman was the type that wouldn't voice the grievances she felt and would just wallow in her own hurt. She'd ignore Chu Xiaoran until Chu Xiaoran got angry with her attitude and forcefully pushed her down to start a passionate exercise.

Xia Xiaoman would then be even more hurt. Chu Xiaoran had already slept with another woman, but now he was still plundering her body. Such pain and despair!

In any case, their relationship was extremely twisted. They seemed to have feelings for each other, but they kept hurting each other. Actually, no, it was more that Chu Xiaoran was hurting Xia Xiaoman both emotionally and physically.

However, despite the fact that things were like this, Xia Xiaoman still stayed with Chu Xiaoran for three years. Every time she was hurt and decided to leave, Chu Xiaoran would pull her back and start a round of OOXX.

It was like there was nothing that a round of tumbling couldn't resolve. If there was, then it just called for two rounds. This was how Xia Xiaoman and Chu Xiaoran interacted.

Afterwards, they'd start another honeysweet period until some more women jumped out and made Xia Xiaoman feel hurt again.

This cycle continued nonstop. It was seriously endless.

Ning Shu let out a long breath. The fudge? She felt tired just hearing about it. Could it be that those two didn't get tired at all?

She shook her head. She felt no sympathy for Xia Xiaoman despite the fact that she was hurt like this. She couldn't bear to leave Chu Xiaoran even though he hurt her like this, so who else would Chu Xiaoran hurt if not her?

Xu Wenlang was really pretty pitiful. Every time Xia Xiaoman got hurt, she'd come to Xu Wenlang to cry and ask him to take her away. Whenever she couldn't take things anymore, she'd come to Xu Wenlang for healing.

Then once she recovered, she'd head right back to Chu Xiaoran's side.

After hearing about these things, Ning Shu paid no more attention to these two. She was pretty happy to see them hurt each other like this.

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Chapter 1022: Let Me Introduce You

Ning Shu started setting up her own law firm. She chose a pretty good district. For the time being, she was the only one in the firm. She hired a girl to handle things like getting tea and organizing the documents.

There was no way she could get a large case the moment she started so she went to T City's government and took out the recommendation letter from the consulate. She said that she was planning to establish a law firm and that this firm would be a charitable for-profit organization.

For people from low-income families, the law firm would provide free law consultation.

Ning Shu wanted to inform the government beforehand.

The government supported agencies like this and Ning Shu also had a recommendation letter from a Chinese consulate, so Ning Shu's business certification was quickly issued.

It was going to be really difficult to manage a law firm by herself, so she got in touch with lawyers from the consulate. She said that if they were coming back to China, they could come take a look at her firm.

Ning Shu invited quite a lot of people to attend her opening ceremony. However, to her surprise, people from the government actually came to participate in the opening ceremony. This pretty much meant that the government was going to be backing up her law firm.

When her firm first opened, only people that had heard about the free consultations came to the firm. Ning Shu would verify these people's family circumstances. If they really were in poverty, then Ning Shu would abide by her guarantee and make the service free.

Little by little, she started to gain a bit of a reputation. Several lawyers joined the firm and it finally became rather presentable.

Ning Shu would occasionally participate in parties to expand her connections and she happened to encounter Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman. Xia Xiaoman was wearing an expensive evening gown and wearing sparkling jewels. Her face was filled with happiness as she walked around with Chu Xiaoran.

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes as she looked at the smug-looking Chu Xiaoran. All sorts of ideas were already flashing through her mind.

Chu Xiaoran sensed that someone was looking at him. He could sense that he was being scrutinized with hostility, so he turned around. When he saw Ning Shu, he was taken aback for a moment, then he pulled Xia Xiaoman to head towards Ning Shu.

Xia Xiaoman was confused at first, but when she saw Ning Shu, a trace of discomfort flashed across her face. She wanted to pull her hand out of Chu Xiaoran's grasp, but Chu Xiaoran held onto her hand firmly.

"Lawyer Xu, it seems to have been a while since we've seen each other?" Chu Xiaoran looked at Ning Shu with his eyes slightly narrowed. This man seemed even stronger than before. His manner was so calm that it was actually hard to read him.

This feeling made Chu Xiaoran very displeased.

He originally thought that this man would come to find him and beg him to give him a job, but he had unexpectedly disappeared for so long. Seeing this man again now made Chu Xiaoran feel displeased and also uneasy.

Ning Shu glanced at Xia Xiaoman and took in her exquisite makeup briefly before saying to Chu Xiaoran, "It does seem to have been a while. Chairman Chu, I trust you've been well."

Chu Xiaoran took in Ning Shu's calm expression, then wrapped his arm around Xia Xiaoman's shoulder and said provokingly, "Let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Xia Xiaoman."

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Chapter 1023: Keep In Touch

Chu Xiaoran introduced to Xia Xiaoman to Ning Shu, but was there even a need for introduction? Xu Wenlang and Xia Xiaoman have known each other for over ten years and had interacted way longer than Chu Xiaoran had interacted with Xia Xiaoman.

Chu Xiaoran was simply doing this on purpose.

Ning Shu lifted her brows and extended her hand calmly towards Xia Xiaoman. "Hello."

When Xia Xiaoman saw her Big Brother Wenlang react like this, hurt flashed across her face, but she still extended her hand. However, Chu Xiaoran took the initiative to shake hands with Ning Shu.

Chu Xiaoran's grip was a bit hard. When he saw that Ning Shu didn't react to this, he just increased the strength of his grip. Ning Shu smiled faintly as she gripped his hand hard. Chu Xiaoran's facial color instantly changed and he released Ning Shu's hand.

There was a baleful, displeased air around him, but he continued to smile darkly. "Lawyer Xu is truly an interesting person. Keep in touch, I like interesting people like you."

Ning Shu nodded. "I'll definitely keep in touch."

Even Xia Xiaoman could sense that the atmosphere between them was off so she pulled Chu Xiaoran away.

The moment Chu Xiaoran turned around, his facial color became extremely bad. His gaze was cold with anger and he said sharply, "Your old lover is back. You must be really happy?"

Xia Xiaoman almost tripped and she looked at Chu Xiaoran disbelievingly. "How can you say that? I don't think that way at all. Don't slander me."

"You keep glancing towards your old lover, but you're saying that you don't feel anything? Do you think I'm blind? Are you thinking about getting back together with him?" Chu Xiaoran's expression was filled with contempt and ridicule.

Xia Xiaoman was hurt by Chu Xiaoran's expression. Why was Chu Xiaoran always saying such hurtful words without any hesitation?

Ning Shu took a cup of red wine from the table. As she sipped it, she observed Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman. The atmosphere around them had still been very good earlier, but it seemed that they had gotten into a fight again. That bitter expression was back on Xia Xiaoman's face. It was like she had suffered such a huge grievance, like she was a little wife that had been made angry. Just the sight of her was irksome.

Ning Shu felt that if she was a man, she definitely wouldn't like a girl who had such a bitter expression on her face all day.

Xia Xiaoman had still been very happy before. At the very least, she had been happy when she was with Xu Wenlang. However, the current Xia Xiaoman no longer felt happy. There was only the pain and helplessness left after being ravaged.

If this was what Xia Xiaoman believed to be love, Ning Shu was sincerely speechless.

After Ning Shu finished the glass of wine, she turned and left.

During this time, all she did aside from dealing with the affairs of the law firm was take time to go back and visit the Xu family parents.

The law firm was still in a rather idle state. Most of the visitors were here for free consultations.

"Big Brother Wenlang."

As Ning Shu was looking through documents, she heard Xia Xiaoman's voice. She thought she was imagining things for a moment, but when she looked up, she saw Xia Xiaoman. "How did you find this place?"

Xia Xiaoman smiled, then glanced around. She said happily, "Big Brother Wenlang, congratulations on getting your own law firm!"

Ning Shu nodded, then asked, "Why are you here? How did you find this place?"

"Big Brother Wenlang, you probably don't know this, but your law firm's already pretty famous. I only had to ask around a little to find out about where you were." Xia Xiaoman's voice was filled with delight like she was happy for Ning Shu.

No one climbs the stairs to a temple for fun. Ning Shu was pretty sure Xia Xiaoman hadn't come just to say this to her.

Ning Shu poured Xia Xiaoman a glass of water, then asked mildly, "What did you come for this time?"

When Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu was cold towards her, she looked a little hurt. "Big Brother Wenlang, do you still blame me?"

"No." Ning Shu didn't know what Xia Xiaoman meant by this.

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Chapter 1024: Big Brother Wenlang, Please Help Me

"Big Brother Wenlang, I know that I've let you down. We were supposed to get married, but because of me... I've hurt you, I'm sorry." Xia Xiaoman's face was filled with guilt and helplessness.

Ning Shu shook her head. "That's all in the past. I've let those things go. You'll also find your own happiness. After all, we're all simply transient guests in life."

Ning Shu was pretty irritated. What exactly had she run here to say? She felt that Xia Xiaoman was pretty dumb. If Chu Xiaoran found out that she had come here, she'd definitely be tormented once she went back.

Chu Xiaoran's punishment method was to make the person unable to get off the bed.

It seemed that Xia Xiaoman actually did quite enjoy this punishment method.

"Did you need to see me for something?" Ning Shu rubbed her temples. She seriously didn't want to face Xia Xiaoman's bitter expression that was filled with guilt. Just the sight of it was exasperating.

Just because she kept saying sorry didn't mean that she actually knew what she did wrong. Xia Xiaoman was just used to apologizing. Who knew what she actually thought inside?

"Big Brother Wenlang..." Xia Xiaoman bit her lips hard like she wanted to say something but was finding it hard to say. Her face was so twisted it was unbearable to look at.

Ning Shu wiped at her face. She stopped looking at Xia Xiaoman and said, "Just say it. What do you want?"

"Big Brother Wenlang, please help me." Xia Xiaoman looked like she was throwing caution to the wind as she said this with a determined expression.

Ning Shu was stunned for a moment. Xia Xiaoman was looking for her for help?

"Big Brother Wenlang, I'm really really tired. I want to leave Chu Xiaoran. My body and heart are both exhausted." Xia Xiaoman wanted to grab Ning Shu's hand as she said this with a beseeching expression, but Ning Shu dodged her.

"If you want to leave him, just leave," said Ning Shu mildly. What use was there saying this to her?

Xia Xiaoman shook her head with a pained expression. "Big Brother Wenlang, this matter isn't that simple. Not only does Chu Xiaoran have naked photos of me, he also has videos.

Ning Shu: Pfff...

Ning Shu asked with a surprised expression, "You guys are already in an official relationship. Why isn't he giving these things to you or destroying them?"

Ning Shu's lips twitched. As she took in Xia Xiaoman's exhausted expression, the only thought going through her mind was that she freakin' deserved it.

Xia Xiaoman's submission to everything allowed Chu Xiaoran to bully her without worries. She never resisted and just silently endured everything. With someone like this around, who would he bully if he didn't bully her? Not bullying her was pretty much intolerable behavior.

But now Xia Xiaoman was coming to her for help. Ning Shu felt that this woman was frickin' here to troll her again.

She was limitlessly tolerant of the male lead, so the people that faced misfortune were always the people that treated her well.

Even though she had been hurt hundreds of times, she still treated the male lead like he was her first love.

She was seriously unbelievably wretched. Ning Shu very much loathed Xia Xiaoman.

"He didn't give them to me." Xia Xiaoman looked towards Ning Shu. "Big Brother Wenlang, please help me with this lawsuit. Help me get these things back."

Ning Shu's eyelids didn't even lift as she replied, "This lawsuit would be difficult since you two are in a relationship. Chu Xiaoran could say that this is simply a shared hobby. If you really want to leave Chu Xiaoran, you can just end everything by leaving."

What need was there to make things so complicated?

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Chapter 1025: Hard to Finally Obtain Love

What had she been doing before? She should've gone with this method when the incident with the naked photos first occurred, but she chose to compromise. There was no easy way to deal with this situation at this point.

Moreover, Ning Shu had no desire to help her. If she helped, she'd become super busy with Xia Xiaoman's matters and would also have to face the danger of being killed by Chu Xiaoran.

Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman were always fighting, then after a tumble Xia Xiaoman would decide not to break up anymore. At that time, there'd seriously be nothing left to say. And with Xia Xiaoman's personality, it was completely possible for her to do something like this.

"Big Brother Wenlang, please help me," beseeched Xia Xiaoman. "I have to leave Chu Xiaoran, he doesn't love me at all. He's always toying with me. I'm seriously tired."

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Ning Shu: ...

Scram!!!

She had been able to endure for this many years already. She was so resolved now, but the moment Chu Xiaoran hooked his finger towards her, she'd still go back.

Xia Xiaoman was practically mentally ill.

Ning Shu said calmly, "I can't help you with this. Evidence is required for a lawsuit. What crime do you intend to accuse Chu Xiaoran of?"

"I..." Xia Xiaoman was very lost and didn't know what to say.

Ning Shu said, "If you're really serious about leaving Chu Xiaoran, then just directly leave. Don't worry about other things. Don't worry about the naked photos and just directly disappear from his side."

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"I can't!" refuted Xia Xiaoman reflexively. She then said, "But there's the photos and videos. The moment I leave, Chu Xiaoran will definitely publicize those. Big Brother Wenlang, I'm scared. And I can't let my parents be ridiculed because of me."

See? Xia Xiaoman still subconsciously didn't want to leave Chu Xiaoran, that was why she'd find all sorts of excuses. Even if she was serious about breaking up now, it was only because Chu Xiaoran had done something to hurt her. After a while, she'd naturally forgive him and things would become sweet between them again.

Xia Xiaoman forgave Chu Xiaoran very easily. As long as Chu Xiaoran was a bit more attentive and did a couple romantic things, Xia Xiaoman's attitude would soften.

Xia Xiaoman's words couldn't be trusted, especially when she said that she wanted to leave Chu Xiaoran. These words could only be treated as fart.

Ning Shu was pretty sure that Chu Xiaoran wouldn't publicize the photos and videos. Based on Chu Xiaoran's male chauvinism, how could he possibly allow others to enjoy the view of his woman's body? Especially when it was OOXX videos. There was no way he would publicize them. Xia Xiaoman was the only one that would believe such lies.

Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman were subconsciously using this to bind themselves to each other.

Ning Shu just wanted to ask, what kind of illness was this? How could this frickin' be called love? They hurt each other until there was no place left whole, and then still said something about how hard it was to finally obtain happiness? It was ridiculous.

"Then, Big Brother Wenlang, I'll leave first." Xia Xiaoman looked very dejected, then she suddenly thought of something and said, "Big Brother Wenlang, let me treat you to dinner as a welcome back to the city."

Ning Shu waved dismissively. She was just about to say something when she saw a group of hoodlums with bats and knives storm into the firm. They start smashing everything and throwing things without any warning.

Everyone in the firm was stunned. Xia Xiaoman was so frightened that her face went pale. She hid behind Ning Shu and grabbed Ning Shu's clothing tightly.

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Chapter 1026: Trying to Run?

Ning Shu laughed coldly, then took off her suit and walked towards the hoodlums. Xia Xiaoman grabbed Ning Shu and shook her head as she said, "Big Brother Wenlang, don't go over there! It's too dangerous!"

Ning Shu shook Xia Xiaoman off, then walked right over and kicked one of the hoodlums that was smashing things. She grabbed a bat from one of the hoodlums and swung it towards his leg. The guy screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground.

Ning Shu walked towards the other people with the bat. When the other blond hoodlums saw Ning Shu walking over with such a baleful air, they lost confidence and wanted to run. Ning Shu directly slammed the door closed. They wanted to run after smashing her things?

These hoodlums that only had a scary appearance weren't a match for Ning Shu at all. It only took a few moments for Ning Shu to beat them all to the ground. Ning Shu stomped on the leader's chest. "You sure have a lot of guts to cause trouble at a law firm. You actually dare to provoke someone that plays with law for a living? This daddy can make you live in a prison for life you know?"

"Let me go, otherwise our boss will make you pay!" shouted the hoodlum with false bravado.

Ning Shu smiled faintly, then lifted the bat and smashed the guy's arm. A distinct cracking sound could be heard. The hoodlum emitted an inhumane wail.

Ning Shu tossed the bat aside and dusted off her hands. She said to the employees that were still stunned, "Call the police. We're not going to let off a single one of these people."

"Boss, you're seriously strong!" The secretary girl immediately called the police.

The sound of police sirens soon came and these hoodlums were all arrested. Ning Shu arranged for a lawyer to deal with this incident and said, "The more severe, the better."

The lawyer nodded, indicating that he understood.

Ning Shu felt a bit hot, so she undid a button on her shirt. When she saw that Xia Xiaoman was staring at her blankly, she said, "Shouldn't you go now?"

"Oh..." Xia Xiaoman finally snapped out of it and said, "Big Brother Wenlang, I never knew that you were so good at fighting?"

He had taken all of these hoodlums down by himself.

Ning Shu replied offhandedly, "Learned it abroad."

Xia Xiaoman saw that the law firm was very messy and there really wasn't any good reason for her to stay, so she could only leave.

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes slightly. It was way too obvious who was behind this. Xia Xiaoman had just gotten here and then something like this had immediately happened. The naive Xia Xiaoman probably didn't even know that she was being watched.

Chu Xiaoran was clearly giving her a warning. Ning Shu laughed. Chu Xiaoran couldn't really think that he was all-powerful, right?

After this incident, the law firm was rather calm. No other hoodlums came to cause trouble. Those hoodlums that came earlier were pinned with every crime possible: breaking into a house, purposefully hurting others, robbing... In any case, there was no way these people could get back out.

They had been greedy about getting money and took on this kind of job, so they should've already been prepared for the consequences.

Xu Wenlang had died in the hands of hoodlums. Sometimes these hoodlums were simply very useful tools. Even though Xu Wenlang had died, it hadn't affected Chu Xiaoran at all.

Chu Xiaoran still remained chairman and continued living aloofly.

As for Xia Xiaoman, Ning Shu only felt disgust. This woman was seriously dumb to the point that it was impossible to tolerate. People that were dumb, naive, and sweet were seriously disgusting. Moreover, Xia Xiaoman was only dumb and naive. There was no iota of sweetness, her face was just drawn all day long.

Ning Shu headed towards the government office. She accepted the government's invitation and became an employed lawyer. This way, her law firm actually counted as the government's. T City's government needed this firm to improve their image.

Of course, Ning Shu was still the boss of the law firm. She had been trying to gain this connection from the start.

Since Chu Xiaoran had tried to deal with her this way, it was only right for her to return the favor. Before, she had been thinking that her strength wasn't solid enough yet for there to be a large chance of success while facing Chu Xiaoran, but now that Chu Xiaoran had already straight out provoked her, she felt that there was no need for her to keep ducking.

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Chapter 1027: Hard to Survive in this Society

With the support of the government, Ning Shu's firm gradually got on the right track and started gaining a good footing in T City.

This was the difference between fighting on your own versus having someone to support you. And the party supporting Ning Shu wasn't just a person.

Ning Shu had fought a lot of free lawsuits, but the firm still made a profit.

Right now, Ning Shu was the one the government recommended to those who needed the help of law. As long as she didn't cross the bottom line, her law firm would slowly start to grow stronger.

As of now, Ning Shu could attend some high-class parties. This indicated that her social status was steadily rising.

Ning Shu could sense that even if she didn't manage to complete the task, she had still helped the original host counterattack and obtain a beautiful life. He was now someone who stood on equal footing with Chu Xiaoran.

Ning Shu felt very accomplished.

As she attended the dinner parties, she'd occasionally encounter Chu Xiaoran. When Chu Xiaoran saw Ning Shu, he remarked antagonistically, "You really are quite good at angling for fame. You actually became a philanthropist."

Ning Shu smiled, "Even if I was angling for fame, I did do those things."

Chu Xiaoran's aura was very strong as he met Ning Shu's gaze with a ruthless smile. "You really are an interesting person."

"You're also very interesting." Ning Shu lifted her glass of red wine and tapped it against Chu Xiaoran's glass. "A toast to you."

Chu Xiaoran's pupils dilated, then he tilted his head back and drank the wine. As he lowered his head to look at the wine glass, he actually started feeling a bit afraid of this man. He had only made a symbolic move but he had actually been given a warning for that small incident. Exactly what background did this man have?

Chu Xiaoran smiled as he said to Ning Shu, "We can collaborate in the future."

"There'll definitely be chances to collaborate," said Ning Shu with a firm nod.

Chu Xiaoran glanced at Ning Shu one last time, then left. Ning Shu watched him leave indifferently.

Chu Xiaoran and Ning Shu were both clear on the fact that they were irreconcilable enemies. Although they were polite on the surface, what they wanted to do the most was to destroy the opponent and make it so that the opponent could never recover.

Chu Xiaoran relied on his influence to take whatever he wanted, so let's see what he would do once he lost the capital to be so willful?

Chu Xiaoran had sent people to smash up Ning Shu's firm last time because he disliked her, and Ning Shu also disliked Chu Xiaoran, so this time she acted as the Tax Bureau's visiting lawyer and went with the tax inspector to Chu Xiaoran's company to check the accounts.

Chu Xiaoran's company was very large and was ranked as one of the wealthiest in T City. For the sake of showing how all-powerful Chu Xiaoran was, it was said that he ruled T City's economy. If he stomped, T City's economy would tremble in response.

He was undefeatable in T City. Everyone bowed under Chu Xiaoran's authority and wagged their tails to beg for pity. It was like these businessmen only had food to eat if Chu Xiaoran gave them a bit of alms.

He was mind-bogglingly powerful.

Towards this, Ning Shu just smiled faintly.

She tilted her head back to look at the tall skyscraper, then rubbed the back of her neck. How much must this building have costed?

Ning Shu followed the tax inspector into Chu Xiaoran's company. Chu Xiaoran didn't show up and just had his secretary meet with the tax inspector.

At big companies like these, there were a lot of people in the finance department so the finances were done very well. Even if there were some leaks, they were left there purposefully for the inspector to find so that they could pay a bit of penalty and just skimp over the issue.

Ning Shu sat nearby as she watched these people check the accounts. This time, the check was very thorough. The inspector's attitude was completely different from before. They were serious this time.

Even if just a single item was wrong, the inspector would get to the very bottom of it. Chu Xiaoran's secretary soon noticed that something was off. The Chu family company has always been a large taxpayer. Even with the routine checks, these little leaks were only left here to give the tax inspectors a bit of a bonus.

However, now the tax inspector was being so serious about it. Chu Xiaoran's secretary immediately notified Chu Xiaoran. It was better to leave these kinds of things for Chu Xiaoran to handle.

When Chu Xiaoran arrived, he saw that Ning Shu was sitting on the sofa and leisurely drinking tea. He glanced at the inspector, then walked over to sit in front of Ning Shu and lifted his brows. "Lawyer Xu isn't just a lawyer, but also an accountant?"

"It's hard to survive in this society. Every additional skill is one more mouthful of rice." Ning Shu took another sip of the coffee, then smacked her lips as she replied.

Chu Xiaoran narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ning Shu. His lips hooked slightly in a faint careless smile. It was hard to read what he was thinking.

However, Ning Shu was pretty sure that this guy was currently considering how to kill off her, this bouncing flea.

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Chapter 1028: Sued for Tax Evasion

Right now, Ning Shu suspected Chu Xiaoran of being involved with criminal activities since he had a gang under his command and could even provoke the nation's law. Although these seemed like little incidents, perhaps it would serve as the last straw that crushed the camel to death.

In the end, the tax inspector found a leak that the financial department had no way to address. Ning Shu immediately said, "Chairman Chu, please explain this. Otherwise this means that you've committed tax evasion."

Chu Xiaoran looked at Ning Shu. This man didn't conceal the schadenfreude in his voice at all. Sharp murderous intent flashed through Chu Xiaoran's eyes, then he said to the tax inspector, "I'll explain this matter to the tax bureau. You guys can leave now."

Ning Shu took out a statement of charges. "Chairman Chu, it's best if you explain, otherwise you'll be sued for tax evasion. It probably wouldn't be good for this to go to court."

Chu Xiaoran laughed coldly. "You really did make your preparations. Were you aiming for me from the start?"

"What are you saying? I'm a lawyer. It's a must to be thorough in this trade," said Ning Shu with a smile.

Chu Xiaoran stared at Ning Shu for a moment, then smiled. However, this smile didn't contain the slightest trace of warmth. Cold murderous intent flooded towards Ning Shu. "Not bad. I really misjudged you in the past."

"Many thanks for the compliment. You're also not bad," replied Ning Shu without the slightest change in expression.

In the end, Chu Xiaoran couldn't explain things and was penalized five times the sum. Although it was a mere trifle to Chu Xiaoran, he still felt offended.

In reality, there were some entries in the accounts that were unclear. In the past the tax bureau hadn't minded them, but if the tax bureau started caring, Chu Xiaoran really wouldn't be able to deal with the consequences.

Chu Xiaoran's company enjoyed market dominance in many industries. A lot of companies were only able to follow behind Chu Xiaoran and pick up the bones he left.

That was why Chu Xiaoran was so influential in T City.

Ning Shu put the statement of charges away and made to leave, but Chu Xiaoran called out to stop her. "Lawyer Xu, this weekend is my girlfriend's birthday. Xiaoman is going to hold a dinner party. You should come as well."

Haha, he was even using Xia Xiaoman to attack her. However, to Ning Shu, Xia Xiaoman was nothing more than a stranger, and it was even a stranger she disliked.

Even if Xia Xiaoman died right in front of her, she wouldn't blink an eye. He wanted to provoke her with Xia Xiaoman? Ning Shu expressed that this ma'am was a cute lil' sis in the inside and didn't like women!

Ning Shu replied offhandedly, "I have a meeting this weekend so I won't be attending your girlfriend's party."

Chu Xiaoran said, "I heard that you and Xiaoman have been friends for a long time, so you should show up for her birthday. Xiaoman and I both welcome you."

Ning Shu searched through Xu Wenlang's memories. From what she saw, there was still over a month until Xia Xiaoman's birthday. She was celebrating her birthday this early?

It was probably an idea that Chu Xiaoran had just come up with in order to stab her in the heart.

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Chapter 1029: Trying to Kill Her Off?

Inviting her to the dinner party was probably for the sake of showing off their lovey-doveyness to her.

Ning Shu's expression didn't change as she said, "I'm a bit busy lately. I still have to visit a lot of companies to check their accounts. My life unfortunately isn't as good as Chairman Chu, to be able to count money while lying down. Chairman Chu, next time make sure to do the accounts properly. If there's a next time, you might really be sued."

After Ning Shu said that, she turned and left. What dinner party? Chu Xiaoran was just trying to put on a show of power.

She would rather go fight a free lawsuit over wasting time on something like this. Whatever Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman's relationship was like, she had no interest, didn't want to hear about it, didn't care.

Chu Xiaoran's expression was dark and his brows were tightly furrowed. His sharp business instincts told him that this inspection had been a sign. Someone was about to attack him?

However, Chu Xiaoran was still confident that no one in T City would be able to touch him.

Even the people above didn't really dare to touch him because it might cause huge waves in T City's economy, especially since he monopolized many businesses. It would cause T City's market to fall into turmoil if only for a short time.

Chu Xiaoran felt even more loathing for this man called Xu Wenlang. It wasn't only because of Xia Xiaoman now. It was because this man was confronting him with such a strong imposing manner. This man seemed to have some background.

Chu Xiaoran's brows furrowed. There was a need to make some plans.

During this past period of time, Ning Shu kept feeling like someone was following her. Like someone was watching her.

However, every time she tried to find out what was behind this feeling, that gaze would vanish.

Ning Shu was pretty sure that it was one of Chu Xiaoran's people. He was trying to kill her off?

Ning Shu felt that sometimes Chu Xiaoran really was overly confident. If she had been an ordinary citizen and was killed off like in the original storyline, then even if there were some ripples, it'd quickly pass.

However, her current social status was no longer the same. She was one of the figures of the government and she was even operating a law firm. If she died, it'd definitely cause a disturbance.

Chu Xiaoran had enjoyed unquestioned authority in T City for too long. He had forgotten who the land he was standing on belonged to.

Ning Shu walked into an alley and waited for the person following her to show himself.

The person following her was a man. This man carried a formidable aura. Based on the way he walked, he seemed to be a discharged soldier.

"Why are you following me?" asked Ning Shu.

The man didn't speak. He was holding a sharp knife. From the looks of things, he was planning to slit Ning Shu's throat.

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes, then took the initiative to punch the man. This man was probably a special forces soldier that was very skilled in combat. He seemed to look down on Ning Shu and just lifted his hand to catch Ning Shu's fist, but ended up being forced back several steps by the force of Ning Shu's punch.

The man's expression turned serious and he stretched his neck, making a few distinct cracks. "You know how to fight."

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes, then took the initiative to attack. She clenched her fist to punch the man's face and with her other hand, took out a spray and sprayed the man's eyes.

The man's eyes were burned by the spray. It scorched so badly that he felt like he was about to go blind.

The man bent over and covered his eyes with a muffled groan, so Ning Shu took advantage of this to clench her fists and rapidly punch him. Due to the pain in his eyes, although the man had been on guard against Ning Shu, he still ended up being punched unconscious.

Ning Shu kicked the unconscious man, then kissed the spray bottle. Pepper spray was seriously a treasure. It was able to catch attackers off guard.

It was probably no one would've imagined that a man would carry around pepper spray.

As Ning Shu thought about things, she got really angry. This man had been very ruthless in his attacks. He had been trying to kill her in one move. Ning Shu stomped on the man's calf and there came the sound of bones breaking. Ning Shu then stomped on it hard two more times. The man was in so much pain that he sat up and screamed, then his eyes rolled back and he fainted again. His leg was already swelling.

In reality, Ning Shu wanted to kill this man, but this was a law-abiding society after all. Even if there was dirt in private, as a lawyer, Xu Wenlang's hands must be clean. This was the most fundamental principle that had to be upheld.

Xu Wenlang probably also wouldn't want to come back and become someone that was responsible for the death of another.

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Chapter 1030: The Higher One Climbed...

Ning Shu called Chu Xiaoran and told him to come get his guy, otherwise she'd send him directly to the police.

Ning Shu didn't want to call the police because veteran soldiers like this usually had people who would protect them. The military was a family after all, so Ning Shu would rather just give Chu Xiaoran a warning.

Chu Xiaoran came personally. He had even brought some bodyguards.

Chu Xiaoran looked at the unconscious man on the ground, then looked at Ning Shu with a smile. "I really did underestimate you."

"Chu Xiaoran, look after your dog properly. If there's a next time, this won't take place here but in jail," said Ning Shu mildly.

Chu Xiaoran waved towards his bodyguards and the bodyguards quickly moved up to carry the unconscious man away.

Chu Xiaoran looked towards Ning Shu and said, "Xu Wenlang, I'm really starting to admire you more and more. If it weren't for Xia Xiaoman, I really wish you would work for me."

"You know that's not possible." How brainless must she be to choose to work with Chu Xiaoran?

Her goal was to get revenge. To make Chu Xiaoran who snatched whatever he wanted struggle in despair.

"You're someone with strong endurance. You were even able to endure what happened with Xia Xiaoman. After disappearing for a while, you actually managed to gain connections with the people higher up." Chu Xiaoran narrowed his eyes, concealing the intense murderous intent in his eyes.

Ning Shu smiled. The reason she had managed to gain those connections was because she had useable value. Everything she did just happened to scratch their itch.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiaoran's existence was like a fish bone stuck in their throat.

She was simply borrowing the momentum.

Chu Xiaoran glanced at Ning Shu contemptfully, then left.

Chu Xiaoran was too arrogant. If the heavens wanted to exterminate the humans, they must first drive the humans mad.

Meanwhile, the tree Ning Shu was leaning against had refreshingly cool shade.

Something rather funny that happened was that the incident about Chu Xiaoran's company committing tax evasion was broadcasted without restraint by the media. It caused the value of Chu Xiaoran's company's stocks to drop quite a lot.

The morning and evening news broadcasted this, and the economics newspapers also highlighted this incident. Chu Xiaoran immediately sealed off the news and the media stopped broadcasting this incident.

Chu Xiaoran's power in T City really couldn't be underestimated.

However, the higher one climbed, the more painful the fall.

During this time, Xia Xiaoman came to find Ning Shu again. However, this time she wasn't here to talk about breaking up with Chu Xiaoran but here to try and mediate things between Chu Xiaoran and Ning Shu.

"Big Brother Wenlang, just let this incident go, alright? Fighting against Chu Xiaoran like this doesn't bring you any benefits. Chu Xiaoran's very ruthless and he's also really powerful. Big Brother Wenlang, if you oppose him like this, it'll affect your business and your future," said Xia Xiaoman, trying to dissuade her. Her face was filled with worry for Ning Shu.

Ning Shu: ...

Ning Shu really didn't know what to say. On what basis was Xia Xiaoman coming here to ask this? Although Xia Xiaoman was talking about things from her standpoint, it was obvious that she was leaning towards Chu Xiaoran's side.

It was ridiculous. Just a while ago, she was crying about wanting to break up, but now she was speaking up for Chu Xiaoran again.

This was why Xia Xiaoman's words couldn't be trusted. If someone actually took her words seriously, then it was the start of a tragedy.

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Chapter 1031: Has Anyone Ever Told You...

Ning Shu really didn't know what Xia Xiaoman was thinking to be repeatedly changing her mind like this. She would be determined about something one day, then completely change her mind the next day. It was impossible to figure out what exactly she wanted.

Was it fun like this? In the original storyline, Xu Wenlang had been played by this so badly that he was almost broken. She'd be extremely heartbroken one day, then the next day she'd say that she couldn't let Chu Xiaoran go.

Ning Shu couldn't understand Xia Xiaoman's bottom line and personal principles at all. Although she was hurt by Chu Xiaoran, part of the reason was because she kept conceding without any personal principles. Ning Shu felt that it was quite lamentable that a person ended up living this way. However, Xia Xiaoman actually felt that this suffering was only natural and a process in the course of love, that it was part of the journey to obtain happiness.

Xu Wenlang had treated her so well. She didn't want that gentle and long-lasting warm affection and insisted on having such a heart-wrenching, painful, and helpless romance?

"Big Brother Wenlang, why are you looking at me like this?" Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu was looking at her with a very sharp and unfamiliar look in his eyes. It caused her to feel uneasy and she shifted uncomfortably.

Ning Shu calmly retrieved her gaze and asked, "Was Chu Xiaoran the one that sent you here to say this?"

Xia Xiaoman hastily waved her hand as she said, "No, Chu Xiaoran didn't say these things to me. I was the one that decided to come here. Big Brother Wenlang, I don't want you guys to be fighting so fiercely like this. No matter which of you gets hurt, I'll still feel sad."

Ning Shu didn't speak and just looked at Xia Xiaoman. There was no way she and Chu Xiaoran could coexist anymore. In the original storyline, Xu Wenlang had died. However, that won't necessarily happen again.

Xia Xiaoman didn't have any right to say this to her. She had betrayed Xu Wenlang, yet she was now asking Xu Wenlang to let the past go and interact peacefully with Chu Xiaoran?

Please just get as far away as possible. The sight of her induced vomit.

She was trying to use the flag of thinking on Xu Wenlang's behalf despite being such a selfish person. The Xia Xiaoman who was in love was truly disgusting. Ning Shu had never disliked a woman this much before.

It couldn't really be said that Xia Xiaoman was hateful since she was a very powerless woman who only chose to submit and accept any hurt that came to her. However, her actions caused the people who truly loved her and wanted to protect her to be hurt. She caused other people calamities, but she was only tolerant towards the person who was hurting her.

If this wasn't an illness, what was it?

If Ning Shu had encountered something like this, she definitely would've just gone for a life-and-death struggle rather than go with Xia Xiaoman's method. Furthermore, making a person compromise with threats and promises was a sort of hurt on its own.

"Xia Xiaoman, has anyone ever told you what trash you are?" Ning Shu was seriously annoyed with Xia Xiaoman showing up in front of her all the time. She had already overdrafted what feelings Xu Wenlang had for her. "Does Chu Xiaoran know that you're here?"

"Big Brother Wenlang, you..." Xia Xiaoman's expression was filled with shock. She couldn't believe that these words had come from the gentle Big Brother Wenlang's mouth.

Xia Xiaoman's face flushed with indignance and embarrassment. Her voice trembled as she said, "Big Brother Wenlang, do you know what you're saying?"

"Of course I do. I, said, that, you're, trash!" Ning Shu slowly repeated her words.

Xia Xiaoman was so angered that her breathing became unsteady and she shouted furiously, "Big Brother Wenlang, how can you talk about me that way!? Big Brother Wenlang, you've changed. The past you never would've said something this rude. I came here to talk to you out of good intentions, how can you curse at me this way?"

Xia Xiaoman clearly hadn't snapped out of the shock from hearing Big Brother Wenlang curse at her. Her expression was filled with indignance and embarrassment. She sat there in silent anger like she was sulking.

#comment: Head to this Mother's Day post for a spoiler unedited chp 1153~ Happy Mother's Day~

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Chapter 1032: You're Not Big Brother Wenlang

Ning Shu chuckled. "You're already angry? If it had been Chu Xiaoran, would you be angry like this? No matter how unbearable and vicious Chu Xiaoran's words are, you'd still endure it. However, you're getting angry just because I said one sentence? Xia Xiaoman, you're simply relying on the fact that I've had feelings for you for so many years."

"Furthermore, you've betrayed me, yet you're still appearing in front of me so confidently like you're in the right? Don't you feel any shame? Or is it because you feel like you're the only one for me, that whenever you turn around, I'd be waiting in the same place for you?" Ning Shu didn't bother to be polite with her words. "Your skin sure isn't just a normal level of thick."

Xia Xiaoman's face was deathly pale as she stared at Ning Shu in shock. She bit her lips hard. "You're not Big Brother Wenlang. There's no way Big Brother Wenlang would say something like this."

Ning Shu: ...

"Scram. I don't want to see you again. If you have even a bit of shame left, don't come look for me again." Ning Shu felt like talking to Xia Xiaoman was a waste of breath. In Xia Xiaoman's heart, Xu Wenlang was a man that would gently comfort her, who could understand her suffering and helplessness.

So when Ning Shu behaved just a little bit nastier, it caused Xia Xiaoman who had gotten used to Xu Wenlang's quiet concern to feel like she had been betrayed.

Xia Xiaoman stood up, her face deathly pale. She took a deep breath, then said, "Big Brother Wenlang, I know that you hate me, but everything I did was for the sake of resolving the incident. My original intention was to prevent your firm from suffering any hinderance. It's really dangerous to oppose Chu Xiaoran. No matter what, I don't want you to be hurt."

Ning Shu didn't even bother to look up. "Are you done? If you are, please leave."

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips, then turned and left. When she got to the door, she glanced back at Ning Shu, only to see that he hadn't even looked up. Her brows furrowed and she left.

If she had even a bit of shame, she shouldn't come again. In reality, Xia Xiaoman had no idea that every single time she came to find Xu Wenlang, it increased the danger that Xu Wenlang was in. How could Chu Xiaoran possible be willing to see his woman go visit another man whenever she had free time?

And this man was even Xia Xiaoman's old lover. Her intention was definitely to rekindle old flames. For the sake of preventing any mishaps, the best method was to make Xu Wenlang disappear.

These things would never occur to Xia Xiaoman and she'd even sometimes use Xu Wenlang to provoke Chu Xiaoran.

Encountering such a troll of a person sure was some fate.

Chu Xiaoran kept a gang of people under his command, probably specially for the sake of dealing with people who didn't listen to him. Ning Shu considered things, then hired a few bodyguards as well. They were all retired soldiers. She had them protect the people in the law firm.

Chu Xiaoran was the type to be aloof and view the law lightly as if there was nothing he couldn't do, like there were always people clearing the path for him respectfully like he was an emperor.

In regards to this, Ning Shu just laughed. Of the four classes – scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants – Chu Xiaoran was actually nothing more than a merchant, so why did it seem like he was the most powerful existence in the world? This was some ridiculous bug.

People that had wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation only faced the fate of being slaughtered once they got fat enough. Furthermore, Chu Xiaoran hadn't gotten powerful enough to get free from the control of this land.

Ning Shu could only borrow the momentum.

She fought quite a lot of additional free lawsuits, helping people who had no other means to file a complaint. This allowed her firm's reputation to increase again.

The newspapers reported that she was a philanthropist. The newspapers didn't write about her like she was some earth-shattering existence, she only appeared in the news occasionally and was mentioned in a very subtle way. Overexaggerated articles would only spark backlashes and doubt.

Ning Shu knew that the people assisting her were helping to promote her. Meanwhile, what she needed to do was work hard on what she should be doing.

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Chapter 1033: Currently Working Hard on Finding a Girlfriend

Ning Shu was well-aware of her place. She was simply a chess piece, one that could be used to deal with Chu Xiaoran. And she was very willing to be this chess piece.

Some of Chu Xiaoran's actions have already crossed the bottom line of the authorities.

Was manipulating the economy something that a businessman like him had the right to do?

The only thing Ning Shu did other than work at the law firm was to find time to visit the Xu family parents. However, the first thing Mother Xu did every time she saw Ning Shu was to have her attend blind dates.

Mother Xu felt that her son wasn't young anymore. When all was said and done, he was already over thirty. Most people at this age were already fathers.

Moreover, her son also had a successful career now, so he should be able to marry a woman even better than Xia Xiaoman.

Although Mother Xu never talked about it, she still held a grudge against Xia Xiaoman, especially when she saw that there wasn't a single girl by her son's side. There wasn't even anyone he seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with, so Mother Xu felt like her son was still thinking about Xia Xiaoman.

Ning Shu's forehead was covered with sweat. Have her marry a girl? Please stop joking. She told Mother Xu that she was currently working hard on finding a girlfriend, that she'd bring the girl home as soon as she found one, then ran like she was fleeing for her life.

Even though she did that, it still couldn't calm Mother Xu's enthusiasm. Every few days, she'd tell Ning Shu to come home to take a look at a girl. She was always talking about some beautiful and virtuous woman and having Ning Shu come take a look.

Ning Shu was about to fall apart. These things were better left for Xu Wenlang to deal with.

Ning Shu focused on work. Probably due to Ning Shu's blunt words last time, Xia Xiaoman didn't come visit her for a long time. She didn't even call.

Sometimes Xia Xiaoman would appear at dinner parties as Chu Xiaoran's female companion, but every time she saw Ning Shu, her expression was always very indifferent. She didn't talk to Ning Shu and didn't even greet her. Even if their gazes met, Xia Xiaoman would immediately shift her gaze away.

Tsk tsk. Xia Xiaoman was clearly sulking. Xia Xiaoman thought that by doing this, she would feel uncomfortable and would compromise.

People were always making an unreasonable scene in such self-confident righteousness towards people that loved them and would indulge them.

Chu Xiaoran always emotionally abused Xia Xiaoman because he felt that Xia Xiaoman wouldn't be able to leave him, and Xia Xiaoman did compromise. Meanwhile, Xia Xiaoman emotionally abused Ning Shu because she believed that Ning Shu had feelings for her and should compromise for her.

Ning Shu found this a bit baffling. Xia Xiaoman wouldn't be doing this to make her apologize, right?

Ning Shu: _

She minded her own business and talked to other people without bothering to even glance at Xia Xiaoman. Xia Xiaoman could just do whatever she wanted. Even if Xia Xiaoman died right in front of Ning Shu, Ning Shu wouldn't feel anything.

Chu Xiaoran narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Ning Shu, then he pulled Xia Xiaoman over towards Ning Shu. Xia Xiaoman refused to go over there. "I'm not going."

Chu Xiaoran lifted his brows. This time, he tolerated Xia Xiaoman's willfulness. It was clear that Xia Xiaoman insistence on avoiding Xu Wenlang pleased him, so he just had Xia Xiaoman wait here for him.

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Chapter 1034: Bi-monthly Visit

"Lawyer Xu." Chu Xiaoran looked towards Ning Shu. "You've climbed up the ladder faster than anyone I've ever seen. You used to just be a small lawyer, but now you're a government lawyer and even a philanthropist. You're really quite good at currying favor. You appeared in front of the public with the identity of a philanthropist, but who knows what you're actually like?"

Ning Shu simply scoffed. Chu Xiaoran was saying that she only got to where she was today by bowing and scraping to curry favor.

"Actually, no one cares what I'm actually like. The people that come to me for help with lawsuits don't care because I can help them win. Those who need the help of law care even less what I'm actually like, because I can get justice for them and it wouldn't come at a large cost either," replied Ning Shu mildly. "I'm doing what I should be doing, so what's there for me to feel guilty and uneasy about?"

Chu Xiaoran's pupils dilate. He was just about to speak when there came the distinct sound of glass shattering.

Chu Xiaoran and Ning Shu looked over and found that Xia Xiaoman's dress was covered with red wine. The wine was slowly spreading on the white dress. In front of Xia Xiaoman was a very attractive woman who was currently apologizing to Xia Xiaoman without much sincerity.

Ning Shu only glanced over briefly before looking away. It was another love affair incident. How meaningless.

Chu Xiaoran walked over and led Xia Xiaoman away to get changed.

When Ning Shu saw this, she felt like Xia Xiaoman was just a giant baby. Whenever she encountered something, she'd be completely bewildered and could only wait for her prince to save her. It was no wonder why she couldn't leave Chu Xiaoran. She had already become dependent on Chu Xiaoran.

Chu Xiaoran would sometimes be extremely cruel towards her, but then he'd suddenly be gentle and romantic. It made it impossible for Xia Xiaoman to leave him. She used the photos and the videos to conceal her own thoughts and as an excuse for why she couldn't leave him.

In any case, there were a bunch of reasons, but in short, Xia Xiaoman had just fallen in love with this man who had raped her.

Ning Shu continued to go with the tax inspector to Chu Xiaoran's company to check the accounts. The inspection was now more serious. It occurred once every two months or so. This situation was pretty abnormal since most of the time, tax inspection only started near the end of the year and no matter how serious the inspection was, it'd only occur every half a year.

When Chu Xiaoran saw Ning Shu, his expression turned very cold. "Lawyer Xu, do you hold something against me to be checking the accounts every two months? How is my company supposed to operate at this rate?"

Ning Shu said with a smile, "Chairman Chu, your company isn't the only one being inspected. All the other companies are also being inspected. These are directions from the higher ups. They want to look into the issues of tax evasion that have occurred these past couple years."

Chu Xiaoran pressed his lips together tightly. Ning Shu took a sip of the coffee the secretary brought her and sat down at the side to leisurely wait for the tax inspector.

Chu Xiaoran looked towards Ning Shu and asked, "Lawyer Xu, are you certain about opposing me?"

Haven't they always been opposing each other?

Ning Shu's expression was calm. "Chairman Chu, what are you talking about? I don't understand?"

Chu Xiaoran laughed coldly. "Some things aren't as simple as you think. Do you really think a small lawyer like you can defeat me?"

Ning Shu laughed. The fact that Chu Xiaoran said something like this showed that he didn't have much confidence. Rather than saying that he said this to warn her, it was better to say that he was saying this for other people to hear.

There were several parts in the accounts that weren't clear. Ning Shu immediately pulled out her prepared documents. Chu Xiaoran glanced at Ning Shu coldly, then took out a check and said to the tax inspector coldly, "How much this time?"

Chu Xiaoran was a powerful figure in T City. The tax inspector was frightened by Chu Xiaoran's dark look and trembled. If Chu Xiaoran wanted to look into his background, he'd definitely suffer the consequences.

Ning Shu took over the conversation. "Three times the amount. A penalty of three times the amount of the questionable profits."

Chu Xiaoran's pupils dilated and he pressed his lips together hard. Finally, he quickly wrote the sum on the check. He had pressed on the pen so hard that some places ripped.

Ning Shu calmly put the check away, then pulled out another set of documents. "Chairman Chu, these are the suggestion documents for the price of goods. The prices of some of your company's products need to be adjusted."

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Chapter 1035: Chu Xiaoran was a Fat Pig

Chu Xiaoran's company monopolized several industries and Chu Xiaoran pretty much decided the prices of all these products. Chu Xiaoran's company set their prices rather high, which was why the higher ups wanted them to adjust those prices.

"Chairman Chu, I hope that the next time I come, the prices are already adjusted." Ning Shu ignored Chu Xiaoran's poor facial color and said, "Chairman Chu, please adjust the prices according to the suggested prices."

Chu Xiaoran took the suggestion documents and glanced through them before tossing them aside. He clearly wasn't planning to take it seriously.

Ning Shu took this in with a faint smile without saying anything. It was up to Chu Xiaoran what he wanted to do with this.

Chu Xiaoran's act of committing tax evasion was once again publicized by the media. Chu Xiaoran's company wasn't the only one, other small companies were discussed as well. However, they were all very insignificant companies that didn't attract attention, so people were more concerned about Chu Xiaoran's company. After all, it was such a huge company.

The newspapers even requested that Chu Xiaoran adjusted the prices of several of the company's products, especially the costs of the basic necessities.

Chu Xiaoran acted to try to stop this news from spreading, but it didn't really work. The media continued to broadcast the news for several days before stopping.

Chu Xiaoran's facial color was dark as he watched the news that was being played on the liquid crystal screen. He directly picked up the remote control and threw it towards the TV, making a huge crack on the screen. Xia Xiaoman who was sitting next to him was startled and asked, "Chu Xiaoran, what's wrong?"

Chu Xiaoran turned to look at Xia Xiaoman. The dark anger in his eyes hadn't dissipated yet. As he looked at Xia Xiaoman, he seemed abnormally demonic but also had a bewitching charm. Xia Xiaoman was frightened by his gaze.

"Humph! Of course it's because of your old lover. He thinks that he has strong backing now and insists on competing against me." Chu Xiaoran's face contained contempt. "He's trying to get revenge on me."

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips. What was she supposed to say? She saw that Chu Xiaoran's gaze was dark and there was a ridiculing smile on his lips.

Xia Xiaoman suddenly felt very tired. She felt like Chu Xiaoran was blaming her, but she was completely innocent. Chu Xiaoran had secretly taken pictures of her while she was unaware, then threatened her with the pictures. Due to this, she left Big Brother Wenlang who has always treated her well and endured everything.

Chu Xiaoran blamed her, Big Brother Wenlang blamed her, and her parents said that she was a disgrace. She had lost her purity and was staying by Chu Xiaoran's side without any dignity.

Xia Xiaoman felt very tired, so she turned to go upstairs, but Chu Xiaoran abruptly stood up and walked in front of her. He towered over her as he said sharply, "What? Now that your ex-boyfriend has managed to recover, you want to go back to his side?"

Xia Xiaoman's expression became filled with even more pain and her voice trembled as she said, "You know that this isn't possible, so why are you still saying these things? Chu Xiaoran, can't you stop hurting me already?"

Chu Xiaoran pressed his lips together and hugged Xia Xiaoman. He moved closed to her ear and said darkly, "If I find that you're still longing for Xu Wenlang, I'll kill Xu Wenlang. Xu Wenlang will die because of you."

Xia Xiaoman trembled. She lifted her head and looked at Chu Xiaoran in shock. "Chu Xiaoran, why are you so despicable? When have I longed for Big Brother Wenlang?"

"Big Brother Wenlang? You sure call him in an intimate way," said Chu Xiaoran coldly, then he picked Xia Xiaoman up.

Xia Xiaoman hit Chu Xiaoran in alarm. "Chu Xiaoran, you beast!"

"I must not have satisfied you enough for you to always be thinking of other things, to be thinking of other men. I'll make sure you know who your man is, who you belong to," said Chu Xiaoran coldly.

Xia Xiaoman's face was so flushed that it almost looked like she had a fever. When Chu Xiaoran saw how bashful Xia Xiaoman was, a trace of gentleness flashed through his eyes, then he got started.

Ning Shu had been keeping an eye on Chu Xiaoran's movements, but Chu Xiaoran hadn't made any moves since she had given him the price suggestion documents. She also didn't see him send out any instructions to adjust the price of the products.

She was a bit surprised. Did Chu Xiaoran really not care, or did he have some card up his sleeve?

Ning Shu called Chu Xiaoran to have him hurry and start working on adjusting the prices.

Chu Xiaoran directly blocked Ning Shu's phone number so that she couldn't get through.

Ning Shu wasn't angry about this at all. She was waiting to see who'd win.

Chu Xiaoran didn't make any moves, but Ning Shu wasn't worried. In any case, all the pressure was on Chu Xiaoran. No matter what Chu Xiaoran did, his arrogance would still take a hit. Lowering the prices would definitely hurt his profits, but if he didn't do so, that'd be challenging T City's government.

Right now, Chu Xiaoran was a fat pig. He was fat enough and looked about to jump over the pen, so what else would the government do if not slaughter him?

Soon, Chu Xiaoran convened a press conference. At the press conference, Chu Xiaoran directly said that his company wouldn't be producing some of the products anymore because the capital required was too high. If they adjusted the prices, the adjusted price would be too low, so they had no choice but to stop producing.

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Chapter 1036: Consequences of Provoking the Government

Chu Xiaoran dropped this bomb to make the public panic. Chu Xiaoran's company monopolized multiple industries. If they stopped producing those products, there'd be no way to get some of those daily necessities.

It caused the public to start buying up those supplies frantically and T City's economy was in upheaval. As the products continued to decrease, the atmosphere got increasingly tense. A lot of violent incidents started occurring.

As Ning Shu took in this chaos, she felt quite a bit of admiration for Chu Xiaoran. His actions were clearly a provocation towards the government. You want me to adjust the prices of my products? Then I'll make T City fall into chaos.

How exactly did Chu Xiaoran get the confidence to provoke the government like this?

He was clearly courting death.

T City was in disorder for several days, but the government didn't have Chu Xiaoran act. Instead, they purchased the products through other means in order to make up for the lack of products.

As these products came into the market, Chu Xiaoran was no longer able to maintain a monopoly in some of the industries.

In the past, with Chu Xiaoran present, it had been very hard for other products to enter T City's markets. Almost all the stores in T City only sold products from Chu Xiaoran's company. It was practically compulsory.

Chu Xiaoran had been trying to cause T City's economy to fall into chaos, but the government actually responded by starting to import products from other sources.

Let's see who'd win?

The government managed to calm the public, but Chu Xiaoran's mood was nowhere close to good anymore. As of now, T City's market had several products of the same type and they were even cheaper than his products.

Chu Xiaoran had been confident that his move would cause the economy to fall into chaos, but this current situation put him in a deadlock.

The most important part of this was that his seat as the overlord of T City's economy was now being challenged. He no longer had the advantage of monopolizing some of the industries.

Monopolism made for large profits.

Chu Xiaoran suddenly felt that he had fallen into a trap. This entire thing was a scheme that targeted him. No matter what he did, his power would gradually be whittled away.

Xu Wenlang!?

That man really had guts!

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Chapter 1037: Avoiding like Poison

The reason Chu Xiaoran had done this was because he was angry. If they wanted to attack him, they should take a good look at the consequences! Chu Xiaoran had purposefully brought about the economic instability in T City. The second reason was because he had gotten used to his power. He had gotten used to being feared and fawned upon wherever he went. Change the prices just because they told him to? What a joke!

However, Chu Xiaoran never imagined that the government wouldn't come to him and compromise. Chu Xiaoran could only wipe at his face. He was furious. Furthermore, the reporters were asking whether those products would stop being produced just as previously said.

Not only was he losing monopoly over those markets, he couldn't even produce those products anymore?

This dealt Chu Xiaoran a huge blow.

The current Chu Xiaoran couldn't very well retreat, but also couldn't advance. If he continued on, there would probably be more issues waiting for him. However, if he retreated, the power of the company would decrease by a huge amount. There were coveting malicious dogs all around waiting to pounce on the unguarded meat.

Chu Xiaoran was infuriated. He had actually fallen into the trap of an ant. No, the trap of the government. Did they think they could defeat him just by pushing an ant forward to oppose him?

Then he'll make T City's economy fall fully into chaos.

Chu Xiaoran threw all his reserve products onto the market and made the price half of the original. It was much cheaper than the products that were moving into T City's marketplace.

Right now it was a price war. Chu Xiaoran paid no attention to profits and used a low price to crowd out the other products. He was acting in a fit of rage.

In response to this, all Ning Shu could say was that if the heavens wanted to exterminate the humans, they must first drive the humans mad. His actions were clearly damaging himself in order to hurt the enemy. Furthermore, he was opposing the government. It would be strange of the government actually tolerated him despite this.

Chu Xiaoran wanted to use the price in order to crowd out the other products on the market, but soon it was discovered that there were toxic substances in Chu Xiaoran's products. Following that, a series of specialists started explaining the effects of these toxic substances on TV in deadpan earnest, explaining the ways in which they harmed the human body, saying that the ways in which they harmed the heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were irreversible and so on.

The public believed it all blindly. When they heard what these specialists said, they stopped buying products from Chu Xiaoran's company. They were avoiding them like they were poison.

Ning Shu sent Chu Xiaoran a legal letter to have him stop producing these products and demanded that all the products on the market be taken off the shelves.

Chu Xiaoran completely lost monopoly on these products and would even lose the right to produce them forever. The certificates had already been revoked.

There were way too many ways for the higher ups to mess with someone.

The government had given Chu Xiaoran price suggestion documents. If he had adjusted the prices according to the document, these incidents wouldn't have occurred. Even though he wouldn't be able to earn as much, he'd still be able to turn a profit, but he hadn't been willing.

Chu Xiaoran acted like he wanted to overthrow the sky, so he'd just have to face the fate of being crushed like Sun Wukong.

When Chu Xiaoran got the letter from Ning Shu, he got so angry that he ripped it to shreds. He rubbed his pounding forehead. During this time, Chu Xiaoran even got blisters near his mouth. He was under a lot of pressure.

The board of directors were questioning his ability to deal with this crisis. Chu Xiaoran just wanted to kick these people down the stairs. In the past, they hadn't dared to even let out a fart. Whenever they earned money, they'd just laugh happily. Now they were jumping out one by one with the guts to point at him and criticize him!?

The company's stocks were dropping like a bungee plunge. All the parties that held Chu Xiaoran's company's stocks were selling them off like crazy. However, it wasn't possible to sell just because they wanted to, so this counted as a severe loss of money.

Some of the stockholders even came to Chu Xiaoran's company to raise a ruckus.

Chu Xiaoran rubbed his forehead as he leaned against his chair. He closed his eyes like he was sleeping or simply waiting.

When Xia Xiaoman walked into the office, she saw Chu Xiaoran with his eyes closed wearily. Xia Xiaoman felt a lot of heartache for him as she set down the soup she brought.

When Chu Xiaoran heard movement, he opened his eyes. He saw that Xia Xiaoman was wearing a dress that revealed her spotlessly fair calves. Her facial color was nicely flushed and she seemed very happy.

"I simmered some soup for you, try it." As Xia Xiaoman spoke, she poured Chu Xiaoran a bowl of soup and gave it to him. "Drink some."

Chu Xiaoran took the bowl as he glanced at Xia Xiaoman. "Why are you here? Did something happen?"

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Chapter 1038: Don't Test my Patience

A smile appeared on Xia Xiaoman's face. She reached towards her stomach and took a deep breath. Just as she was about to speak, Chu Xiaoran took a sip of the soup, then set the bowl back down so hard that the soup spilled out.

Xia Xiaoman was taken aback. Chu Xiaoran's face was filled with irritation as he asked angrily, "What kind of soup is this? It's disgusting! What did you come to the company for? If you have nothing to do, can't you just stay in the villa? What are you running around for? Can't you see that I'm busy?"

Chu Xiaoran was currently very vexed. Any little thing could make him explode. Chu Xiaoran wasn't the type to silently endure things. Even if the person in front of him was Xia Xiaoman, he still wouldn't hold back.

Xia Xiaoman's face paled. She had originally come to tell Chu Xiaoran good news. She had gotten pregnant. Even though she didn't pay attention much to what was going on with Chu Xiaoran's company, she still knew about Chu Xiaoran's current situation. Some things had happened with the company. Xia Xiaoman knew that Chu Xiaoran was anxious because of this situation.

The miscarriage three years ago had made Xia Xiaoman pay a lot more attention to her body. Her period had been late by half a month. When she checked, she found that she had gotten pregnant, but she was worried that it wasn't accurate and had even gone to the hospital to confirm things. When she confirmed that she was pregnant, she was happy but also worried. She was thinking that this might be one thing that would make Chu Xiaoran happy during this bad situation, but she also wasn't sure if Chu Xiaoran would like this child.

When Xia Xiaoman saw Chu Xiaoran's cold and irritated expression, her heart trembled. She hastily picked up the bowl. "It's bad?"

She took a sip, then immediately covered her mouth. She almost vomited. Her stomach churned in revulsion.

When Chu Xiaoran saw Xia Xiaoman like this, his face filled with even more irritation. "You're giving me something that makes you puke to drink? Stop being an annoyance here and head back. The company's busy."

"But, Chu Xiaoran, I need to talk to you about something," said Xia Xiaoman hastily. When she came in, she had been so happy, but now her face was turning pale.

"I'm busy. Whatever it is, tell me later. Get out." The current Chu Xiaoran was like a caged lion that was pacing around restlessly to try and get free from this cage.

Xia Xiaoman was frightened by Chu Xiaoran's look. She stumbled in fear. Her face was pale and her heart was bitterly cold.

Chu Xiaoran clearly didn't welcome this child's arrival. He wasn't even giving her the chance to talk.

But this was their child! Xia Xiaoman's heart was filled with hurt and she felt very lost. She covered her belly as she looked towards Chu Xiaoran like she had suffered a huge wound.

Chu Xiaoran was already about to go crazy from anxiety, so when he saw Xia Xiaoman looking at him with such a miserable expression, he got extremely exasperated. He suppressed the fury in his heart as he said, "I told you to head back, so what are you still standing there for? Is the company a place you should be at? Xia Xiaoman, don't test my patience."

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Chapter 1039: An Illegitimate Child?

Xia Xiaoman's pregnancy was originally happy news, but unfortunately the timing wasn't quite right. If this news had come while Chu Xiaoran was still flushed with pride at his success, it naturally would've been great news, but right now Chu Xiaoran was beside himself with anxiety.

In Xia Xiaoman's heart, Chu Xiaoran was the type that could do anything, the type that could easily deal with any problem. In the end, this situation was because Xia Xiaoman didn't understand Chu Xiaoran's current situation enough.

But that was to be expected. There was no need for Xia Xiaoman to understand these things. She only needed to do her job, which was to attend to Chu Xiaoran and use her body to improve their feelings.

Xia Xiaoman didn't need to do anything while staying at Chu Xiaoran's side. She only had to wait for Chu Xiaoran to sleep with her.

"I just want to talk to you about one thing," said Xia Xiaoman sadly. "I'll leave right after that."

"I'm preg..."

Before Xia Xiaoman even finished what she was saying, Chu Xiaoran interrupted her. "What? You aren't listening to me anymore? I told you to go back!"

Xia Xiaoman's tears instantly overflowed and she wiped at her tears as she ran out of the company. She had decided. She wouldn't tell Chu Xiaoran about her pregnancy.

Chu Xiaoran's attitude just now had hurt her deeply. Even if she had said that she was pregnant, based on how scary Chu Xiaoran had been just now, he'd probably hurt her child.

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips tightly. What should she do? The only thing she was certain about was that she wanted to keep this child. The miscarriage three years ago had already hurt her greatly. This child was a gift from the heavens.

Although Xia Xiaoman had decided to keep this child, she didn't know what this child's identity would be. She and Chu Xiaoran weren't married, so if she gave birth to this child, it would be out of wedlock. The fact that she had been forced to become a mistress was already torment enough, she couldn't allow her child to take on such a reputation before he was even born.

If the mother was a mistress, then the child would be an illegitimate child.

Xia Xiaoman left the company looking very lost. She didn't know what to do. She stroked her stomach lightly. After thinking for a moment, she took out her phone and made a call.

Ning Shu was currently working. When she saw Xia Xiaoman's call, she lifted her brows. What was Xia Xiaoman calling her for? She thought that after she called Xia Xiaoman trash last time, Xia Xiaoman would insist on never having contact with her again, but Xia Xiaoman was actually calling her?

Ning Shu cleared her throat, then accepted the call. The person on the other side first cried, Big Brother Wenlang, then started weeping.

Ning Shu hung up without a word and while at it, blocked Xia Xiaoman's number. She didn't want to deal with Xia Xiaoman's issues at all.

She was currently preparing the items needed to sue Chu Xiaoran and didn't have time to pay attention to Xia Xiaoman. Whether Xia Xiaoman was going to court death or not had nothing to do with her. It wasn't her responsibility to look after Xia Xiaoman and be her emotional trash can.

However, to Ning Shu's surprise, Xia Xiaoman actually ran to the law firm to look for her. When Xia Xiaoman saw Ning Shu, before she even said a word, her tears overflowed again.

Ning Shu made her gaze blank like she didn't see Xia Xiaoman. When Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu wasn't speaking, she had no choice but to speak first. Her voice contained a strong nasally tone as she cried, "Big Brother Wenlang."

After that, she started crying again. There were a lot of people walking around in the law firm and they all kept glancing at Xia Xiaoman who was weeping with a flushed face.

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead. "Stop crying, let's talk in the office."

"Big Brother Wenlang." When Xia Xiaoman saw the irritation on Ning Shu's face, she felt really hurt. Chu Xiaoran had been fierce towards her, and even Big Brother Wenlang was like this towards her.

Xia Xiaoman's expression flickered. She didn't even know why she was living this way anymore. She just wanted the people she cared about to be happy. The people she cared about included Big Brother Wenlang. The reason she had endured everything was for the sake of the people she cared about.

"I said stop bawling. Let's talk in the office," repeated Ning Shu. When she saw Xia Xiaoman's completely hurt expression like the world was ending, she was baffled.

Xia Xiaoman's greatest talent was probably her ability to make even the simplest matter a heartbreaking affair. Her constant self-tormenting behavior was seriously unbelievable.

Xia Xiaoman followed Ning Shu into the office and sat down on the sofa. She was still wiping at her tears. Ning Shu closed the door, then sat down opposite Xia Xiaoman and asked, "Why were you looking for me?"

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Chapter 1040: Wasn't Me!

"Big Brother Wenlang..." Xia Xiaoman looked towards Ning Shu, then bit her lips and said, "Big Brother Wenlang, I'm pregnant."

"Wasn't me." Ning Shu hastily waved her hands in denial.

Xia Xiaoman glanced at Ning Shu, then wiped her tears as she said, "Of course this child isn't yours. This child is Chu Xiaoran's."

Ning Shu nodded, then asked, "So why were you looking for me?"

She probably had a favor to ask. Not long ago, she had insisted on ignoring her, so why was she here again now?

No one climbed the steps to a temple for fun. If Xia Xiaoman was happy, there was no way she'd think of coming here.

As of now, Xia Xiaoman had already chosen to forget the fact that they had a falling out.

"Big Brother Wenlang, Big Brother Wenlang..." Xia Xiaoman started crying again. "What am I supposed to do?"

Ning Shu: (‵′)︵

Why the hell were you crying like you're at a funeral!? I'm still alive!

Ning Shu looked on coldly as Xia Xiaoman wept. She liked to see how long she could cry.

It was probably because it was pretty awkward to cry on your own without anyone comforting you, because Xia Xiaoman gradually stopped sobbing and said to Ning Shu, "Big Brother Wenlang, please help me! I have no where left to go."

Ning Shu's expression still remained cold and indifferent.

Xia Xiaoman pressed her lips together, then said, "I'm pregnant, but Xiaoran doesn't seem to care about this child. My life is ruined, but I don't want my child to be born with a bad reputation."

"So?" asked Ning Shu coldly.

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips hard, then knelt down in front of Ning Shu. "Big Brother Wenlang, I know that your impression of me is really bad, but the child is innocent."

"The child isn't mine." Ning Shu lifted her brows. A pregnant woman was kneeling in front of her. Ning Shu's face was expressionless. Was Xia Xiaoman trying to make her give in using this method?

"Get to the point. I'm really busy. There are still a lot of lawsuits that I need to deal with. Let's stop wasting each other's time, alright?" said Ning Shu mildly. "Get up, what are you kneeling for? You're pregnant, but you're still kneeling? Aren't you worried about having an accident?"

When Xia Xiaoman heard this, she immediately got up and carefully sat down, keeping a hand on her stomach protectively.

"Xia Xiaoman, I remember that we're already over, so what do you mean by this?" Ning Shu was very irritated. "Can't you understand the human language?"

Xia Xiaoman's face paled. Her heart was filled with disappointment and frustration. Big Brother Wenlang had completely changed. The past Big Brother Wenlang, no matter what happened, would always rush over to help her. He treated her really well and always protected her.

She had lost Big Brother Wenlang, but she didn't regret things. If she could allow Big Brother Wenlang to be happy and make sure that Big Brother Wenlang's work wasn't affected by Chu Xiaoran, everything was bearable.

"Big Brother Wenlang, let's get married," said Xia Xiaoman with a very earnest expression. There was deep pain in her eyes and her expression was conflicted for a moment before being replaced with resolution. "Let's get married."

"What?" Ning Shu couldn't help but dig at her ears.

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Chapter 1041: The Honor of Being a Plate-Catching Hero

Ning Shu almost thought that she was hallucinating. What did Xia Xiaoman say? Xia Xiaoman wanted to get married with her?

Ning Shu's facial muscles twitched. "Do you know what you're saying?"

Xia Xiaoman's expression was filled with conflict. Finally, she said, "Big Brother Wenlang, let's get married."

Ning Shu: _

So she hadn't hallucinated that.

"What's the reason? Why do you want to get married with me? If I recall currently, you're Chu Xiaoran's woman and the child you're pregnant with is also his. But now you're running over to me and saying that you want to get married to me?" Ning Shu looked at Xia Xiaoman disbelievingly.

Xia Xiaoman looked embarrassed, then she said sadly, "Big Brother Wenlang, I know that I've willingly lowered myself and shamelessly became someone else's mistress, but I don't want to make my child bear such a bad name."

Ning Shu's expression was indifferent. "Then why'd you get pregnant with him?"

Xia Xiaoman hastily said, "Big Brother Wenlang, don't worry, we'll just have a fake marriage. I don't want this child to be an illegitimate child."

Ning Shu: Pfff...

She finally got it now. This was giving her the honor of being a plate-catching hero, the grace of raising someone else's child, and the wife would even be fake.

Ning Shu just wanted to laugh. The reason Xia Xiaoman said that this would be a fake marriage was clearly because she wanted to maintain her own purity. She wanted to give her child a legitimate status while making sure that she didn't need to take up the responsibility of a wife.

Frick, the supporting male lead's life sure was hard.

The world was truly full of extraordinary things.

Then what would Xu Wenlang even get? Xia Xiaoman was just relying on the fact that Xu Wenlang loved her, that he had loved her for so many years?

Ning Shu wiped at her face, then curled her lips slightly. She propped up her chin as she looked at Xia Xiaoman. "Why do I have to have a fake marriage with you? Why should I allow you to occupy a place in my household register? And what woman wouldn't I be able to marry for me to insist on marrying a pregnant woman, and it's even a fake marriage. After we get married, I'm not allowed to touch you, is that it?"

"I..." Xia Xiaoman was a bit tongue-tied.

"Does Chu Xiaoran know that you want to marry me? Does Chu Xiaoran know of this child's existence?" asked Ning Shu lightly. She wasn't angry at all. She just didn't understand how Xia Xiaoman could be so self-confident and feel that this was only right.

Because there were feelings, it was only right for the other party to do these things?

Xia Xiaoman shook her head. "He doesn't know, but I can tell that he doesn't like this child. He doesn't even want to see me anymore."

Ning Shu inhaled sharply in pain. Xia Xiaoman seriously was a sweet dumb idiot. Did she know the current situation? Chu Xiaoran pretty much had fire licking at his heels due to the company. There was no way he'd want to see anyone. He probably even felt like killing people.

Approaching him at this time was just asking for humiliation.

Chu Xiaoran was a little fierce towards her, so she ran over here to ask for a fake marriage in order to give the child a status.

Ning Shu practically felt the urge to kneel. Xia Xiaoman seriously had skills in making a mess. If she actually agreed to this marriage, once she finished preparing everything and sent out all the invitations, Xia Xiaoman would definitely back out again saying something like the one in my heart is still Chu Xiaoran so Big Brother Wenlang, I can't marry you, and blah blah blah.

Why didn't she just stay in the villa properly and find a chance to tell Chu Xiaoran that she was pregnant? This child was Chu Xiaoran's so why did she insist on having Xu Wenlang deal with it and making the child have the surname Xu? In the end, both the wife and the child wouldn't be his.

Could this situation be even more of a troll?

Heavens. Ning Shu felt like she couldn't quite take it anymore.

"Are you going to leave on your own, or do you want me to kick you out?" Ning Shu looked towards Xia Xiaoman. "If it weren't for the fact that you were pregnant, I would've already had you beaten up and thrown out."

Xia Xiaoman's face flushed with anger and awkwardness. "Big Brother Wenlang..."

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Chapter 1042: Vanish, Vanish, Please Vanish Already!

Ning Shu immediately made a stop motion, then pointed towards the door. "Stop talking, just leave through that door. Don't look back, watch your step. Go."

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips hard, then asked Ning Shu, "Big Brother Wenlang, you really can't help me? I really have no other path left. If I weren't for my child, I wouldn't have come so shamelessly to ask you for help."

Ning Shu silently chanted the heart-clearing chant. It was so infuriating, but she still had to maintain a smile. Ning Shu slowly said, "I'm not going to raise someone else's child."

"Big Brother Wenlang, you don't need to raise the child. I'll work to earn money to raise the child myself. I just want the child to have a legitimate status instead of being an illegitimate child, the child of a mistress," said Xia Xiaoman sorrowfully.

Ning Shu: Balala power – Fa Ti La La – Removal Spell! Vanish, vanish, hurry and vanish. Make this person go away already!

"If you want to get married, go get married with Chu Xiaoran. Why do you insist on getting married with me? Does Chu Xiaoran know that you ran over here with his seed?" Ning Shu felt like her view of the world was being updated again.

Why did Xia Xiaoman feel that Chu Xiaoran wouldn't like this child and wouldn't marry her?

"I'd rather die than marry you, so give up already." Ning Shu was out of patience. "Why should I marry you? Just the sight of you is irritating. Could it be that I should marry you and bring you home to keep looking at you every day?"

When Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu couldn't be persuaded, she had no choice but to leave. The sight of her back seemed lost and helpless.

Ning Shu couldn't be bothered to care. In all honesty, she didn't feel anything when she saw Xia Xiaoman so unhappy. Who asked her to be so good at courting death?

Due to the government getting involved, T City's economy wasn't in chaos for long. Although it did affect T City's market economy, it was already largely under control.

Ning Shu finished organizing the materials she had on hand, then sent Chu Xiaoran the statement of charges.

The lawsuit accused Chu Xiaoran of monopolizing the market and abusing his control of the market to crowd out competitors.

There was no way this matter would end just like this. He wanted to run right after he made things blow up? How could something that nice possibly happen?

As for the look on Chu Xiaoran's face when he got the statement of charges, Ning Shu didn't care at all.

Chu Xiaoran's company was an overlord in T City, but it was actually a family business. After Chu Xiaoran took over, it became much stronger and more deeply established in T City.

Normally, the government would support these businesses a lot, but this company had already gone out of control. Even when the government gave indications, the company ignored them.

Furthermore, the company was able to make T City's markets fall into chaos so easily. It was seriously like having a fish bone stuck in the throat.

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Chapter 1043: Encounter at the Court Doors Again

It caused the expansion of governmental power and market efficiency to decrease, so the Chu family's decline was completely to be expected.

It was absolutely necessary to get rid of the Chu family.

Ning Shu was worried that Chu Xiaoran would transfer his wealth out of the country, so she recommended for the government to check where Chu Xiaoran's assets were located.

She had no desire to make Chu Xiaoran go bankrupt in T City only to find that he switched to a different location to enjoy life.

Since she's started her attack, she had to make it so that Chu Xiaoran was beaten down to the point that he'll never be able to recover.

The government didn't want this big slab of meat to run off either, so they were definitely going to investigate. Of course, to investigate this matter, the assets management and supervising committee would step in personally to investigate the location of Chu Xiaoran's company's funds.

With people watching, even if Chu Xiaoran wanted to evacuate his assets, he wouldn't be able to. If he was caught transferring his assets, it'd add an additional crime to his lawsuit.

Right now, everyone wanted to pounce up and rip a chuck of meat off Chu Xiaoran.

Ning Shu just calmly waited for the day of the court session to arrive. She had already prepared everything needed.

The day of the court session, Ning Shu and Chu Xiaoran encountered each other at the entrance. After this period of time, Chu Xiaoran had gotten a lot skinnier and his eyes were bulging out slightly.

Three years ago, they had also met at the door of this court. At that time, Chu Xiaoran had aloofly offered to give Ning Shu a job. However, times had changed. Now Chu Xiaoran became the party being sued, the party sitting opposite Ning Shu.

Even though the current Chu Xiaoran was in a bad position, when he saw Ning Shu, his expression was still aloof and contemptful. His tone contained ridicule as he said, "You're nothing but a lowly dog that's bowing and scraping to curry favor, but you're actually taking yourself to be something important?"

Ning Shu paid no attention to Chu Xiaoran's scorn. Could it be that someone like Chu Xiaoran who opposed the government and played with the market for personal benefits was what someone important was like?

Ning Shu believed that no individual had the power to oppose a nation, especially when Chu Xiaoran hadn't even become powerful enough to get free from this land.

If Chu Xiaoran left T City, he wouldn't be able to enjoy such privileges.

Everything below the sky were naught but ruled soil. The guests of these soil were naught but ruled subjects.

Since he was living on this land, of course he had to follow the rules. The fish wanted to jump out of the water? Wasn't that just seeking death?

Chu Xiaoran was a prominent figure in T City, but now he was being sued, so it naturally attracted a huge crowd of reporters that didn't want to miss out on this story.

Chu Xiaoran sat down. As he looked at Ning Shu who was sitting opposite him, he laughed coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

On the surface Ning Shu didn't show any reaction, but she was inwardly worried. Once the court session ended, she had to hire more bodyguards for the law firm.

Just in case, she had to find some skilled bodyguards for the Xu family parents as well. She was worried that Chu Xiaoran would go crazy and try to hurt the Xu family parents.

As the government's plaintiff's attorney, Ning Shu appealed Chu Xiaoran's crimes to the judge and the jury.

Chu Xiaoran didn't say a word from start to finish, his lawyer answered everything for him. However, Chu Xiaoran's gaze became increasingly cold as he looked at Ning Shu.

Xia Xiaoman was sitting in the gallery, her expression conflicted and filled with helplessness. One was the person she loved and the other was someone she had grown up with. Both the front and back of the hand had flesh. It made Xia Xiaoman felt like her heart was being torn in half.

Why did they have to attack each other this way?

Xia Xiaoman really couldn't understand. If it was because she had hurt Xu Wenlang, she was willing to pay for that crime.

However, the fact that the two men she cared about were confronting each other in this kind of place made Xia Xiaoman very uneasy. She felt extremely uneasy.

She softly stroked her belly. She just wanted to give the child a healthy and happy life.

Why was life so rough?

During the court session, Ning Shu had a fierce war of words with Chu Xiaoran's lawyer, but Chu Xiaoran's crimes were pretty much already set in stone.

When Chu Xiaoran had been well-off, there was no way monopolizing the market counted as a crime. Mention of it was even a praise, but now that the government was determined to deal with Chu Xiaoran, the charge naturally held.

The crime of monopolizing the markets wasn't enough to put him in jail, there would just be a fine. However, the fine was large enough to make Chu Xiaoran's facial color change.

It would be three times the profit from the monopolized products. Three times!?

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Chapter 1044: I'm Just Helping Out

They were having Chu Xiaoran spit out everything he had ever eaten. Even though Chu Xiaoran's lawyer did his best to salvage this desperate situation, it was futile.

The court gave Chu Xiaoran three months to scrape together the money.

Not only did Chu Xiaoran face a fine, he would never be able to produce some of the products again.

Some of the products under Chu Xiaoran's company's brand already had a mature industry chain and were very lucrative businesses, so the revocation of the production certificates dealt a nearly fatal blow to the company.

Chu Xiaoran's facial color paled.

Without the certificates of conformity, even if they produced the products, businesses wouldn't buy them. Illegally produced products had no way of entering the legal market.

Chu Xiaoran's face was extremely dark and he clenched his fists angrily. His gaze was filled with dark fury as he glared at Ning Shu who was on the other side of the court room.

Ning Shu met Chu Xiaoran's gaze calmly.

The moment they got out of the courthouse, Chu Xiaoran clenched his fist and swung it towards Ning Shu's face. Ning Shu dodged easily. Chu Xiaoran's face was ashen as he looked at Ning Shu. "I really did underestimate you. I never thought you had such ability."

Ning Shu spread her hands helplessly. "I don't have such ability. I'm not the one that wants to defeat you, I'm just helping out."

Chu Xiaoran was so infuriated that his facial color worsened even more. He punched towards Ning Shu again, but Ning Shu directly caught his hand and clenched her hand to punch his stomach. Chu Xiaoran gave a muffled groan and doubled over in pain.

Ning Shu then punched Chu Xiaoran's eye and his eye rapidly became bruised.

Chu Xiaoran doubled over and coughed as he covered his eye with one hand. It was extremely painful.

"Ah!" When Xia Xiaoman stepped out of the courthouse, it was just in time to see Ning Shu punch Chu Xiaoran. She screamed, then ran over to help Chu Xiaoran up. When she saw the bruise on Chu Xiaoran's face, her face filled with heartache.

"Big Brother Wenlang, why did you hit him?" demanded Xia Xiaoman. "I'm already really sad that you guys are opposing each other on court, so why are you guys still being like this?"

Ning Shu spread her hands innocently. "He was the one that hit me first."

It felt really meaningless. What was she explaining for? Ning Shu turned, pulled open the car door, then drove off.

At this point, Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman had already become surrounded by reporters.

After this lawsuit, Ning Shu hired several more bodyguards and set up several cameras around the law firm. She also got some bodyguards for the Xu family, but had them secretly protect the Xu family parents without showing their faces.

As of now, all the media and newspapers were trying to calculate how much Chu Xiaoran would have to pay for the fine. Three times the profits? The media roughly calculated and predicted that the sum would be around a billion.

However, the assets management and supervising committee would only give a number higher than one billion. A bit of money like a billion wasn't enough to reflect the profits Chu Xiaoran had reaped while he had monopoly of the markets.

Chu Xiaoran had to pay this fine. Even if he had to sell everything he had, he still had to pay the fine, otherwise the court would directly close down his company.

Furthermore, even if Chu Xiaoran wanted to run now, he wouldn't be able to. Police were keeping an eye on him at all times. If he made any suspicious moves, he'd immediately be arrested.

The government clearly wanted to devour this fat piece of meat so they'd resort to any means to make Chu Xiaoran pay this sum.

With this money, T City would be able to develop further, and without Chu Xiaoran exerting pressure from above, the other businesses in T City would be able to grow so that there wouldn't be a sole dominating power in the city.

"Big Brother Wenlang! Xu Wenlang! Get out here..." Xia Xiaoman's voice came from outside the law firm.

Ning Shu walked to the window and saw that Xia Xiaoman was standing at the door despite the scorching sunlight. She had been blocked by the bodyguards so she could only stand at the entrance and shout.

Ning Shu scoffed. Was she supposed to go out just because she was called? Did Xia Xiaoman really think she was that easy to summon?

She didn't know why Xia Xiaoman came to find her again, but it definitely wasn't for anything good.

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Chapter 1045: You Wouldn't See Me, So I Had No Choice

Xia Xiaoman came to look for Ning Shu, but Ning Shu didn't want to deal with her.

If she didn't come to ask for help with a lawsuit, then it was to ask for a fake marriage. She found that Xia Xiaoman seriously didn't think at all before speaking. She only cared about venting her feelings. Last time she had asked for a fake marriage, but she never mentioned it a second time.

When Xia Xiaoman saw that Ning Shu wasn't coming out, she just kept waiting at the door and shouting Ning Shu's name. Once she got tired, she looked for some shade to hide from the sun.

In any case, she insisted on haunting the door.

Ning Shu paid no attention to this. Xia Xiaoman could do whatever she wanted.

Ning Shu worked continuously until night. When she left the building, she saw that Xia Xiaoman wasn't at the entrance anymore. She had probably left. Ning Shu shook her head. It was so hot today and Xia Xiaoman was even pregnant. Would her body be able to take this stress?

Ning Shu prepared to drive home, but just as she started the car, someone suddenly rushed in front of the car and spread her arms to block the way.

Ning Shu was so startled that her heart convulsed. She hastily stomped on the brakes and the tires emitted an unpleasant sharp screech.

"Big Brother Wenlang..." Xia Xiaoman stood not far in front of the car. She looked at Ning Shu and awkwardly lowered her arms.

Ning Shu's palms were soaked with sweat. She got out of the car and slammed the door shut before storming over to Xia Xiaoman. She lifted her hand, about to slap Xia Xiaoman, but her glance landed on Xia Xiaoman's stomach and she stopped.

Xia Xiaoman had been frightened when Ning Shu lifted her hand. She trembled as she looked at Ning Shu with an extremely pitiful expression. "Big Brother Wenlang."

"Are you fricking sick? Is your head full of shit!?" Ning Shu was about to die from anger. If it weren't for the fact that she had just started the car and hadn't been going fast, there was no way she could've stopped in time. Did Xia Xiaoman even consider the consequences of the car bumping into her!?

Xia Xiaoman's face was also deathly pale as she mumbled, "Big Brother Wenlang, you wouldn't see me, so I had no choice but to do this."

You wouldn't see me, that's why I took this risk!

Ning Shu: What the freakin' hell...

So it was her fault!?

Ning Shu glanced at Xia Xiaoman's stomach. Suddenly, she wasn't angry anymore. Getting angry with someone like Xia Xiaoman was just asking for trouble.

Forget how Xia Xiaoman was always saying how she was doing things for the sake of so and so person, that for so and so she could endure any pain and such blah. In reality, Xia Xiaoman was simply finding excuses for her own selfishness. She was clearly pregnant, yet she paid no attention to the child in her belly and did something this dangerous like stepping onto the path of a car. Had she considered the consequences if she had really gotten hit?

As a mother, she wasn't thinking about how to protect the child in her stomach at all. She even said that for the sake of giving the child a legitimate status, she would endure getting married with a man she didn't love. How much must she love the child in her belly?

Xia Xiaoman was weak, but her weakness was even more disgusting than Chu Xiaoran's behavior of snatching whatever he wanted. Xia Xiaoman used a soft knife to repeatedly stab at a person's heart, to stab Xu Wenlang's heart.

Xia Xiaoman made use of Xu Wenlang's feelings towards her to keep Xu Wenlang under her control.

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Chapter 1046: A Car Crash

Ning Shu disliked Xia Xiaoman a lot. A woman living like this didn't even have as much dignity as the prostitutes in a brothel. The only difference between them and Xia Xiaoman was that Xia Xiaoman only serviced one person and this service was even given the crown of true love.

Ning Shu turned and walked back to the car. She didn't want to talk to Xia Xiaoman at all. It was a waste of breath. Nothing would get through anyways.

Xia Xiaoman grabbed Ning Shu's arm. "Big Brother Wenlang, you really don't want to even talk to me?"

"I don't." Ning Shu peeled off Xia Xiaoman's hand and got into the car. Xia Xiaoman looked very hurt. She put her hands on the front of the car to stop Ning Shu from leaving.

"Big Brother Wenlang, I'm begging you! Can you just hear me out about one thing? Please don't fight against Chu Xiaoran like that anymore, I'm begging you!" Xia Xiaoman's tears streamed down her cheeks.

Ning Shu was expressionless. "Why? Once Chu Xiaoran's defeated, the Chu family will fall apart and I'll be the happiest seeing that."

Xia Xiaoman bit her lips. Her voice trembled as she said, "Big Brother Wenlang, you're still holding a grudge about what happened three years ago, aren't you? Back then, I was the one that chose to leave you. If you have to hate someone, then just hate me."

Ning Shu started the car. There was the sound of the engine starting. Xia Xiaoman stood in front of the car with a resolved expression. "Big Brother Wenlang, I won't let you go. No matter what, we're going to talk things out today."

Ning Shu: ...

What the frick?

Ning Shu expressionlessly said, "If you won't move, then forget it. In any case, that bastard in your stomach is an eyesore, it'd be pretty good to just bump into you and get rid of that child. Do you think I like seeing my ex-fiancée pregnant with someone else's bastard child?"

Xia Xiaoman's face filled with fear. She could feel the slight vibration of the engine beneath her hands. As she looked through the glass window, this man's face seemed chillingly cold and indifferent. It caused her resolve to waver and she hastily moved aside.

Ning Shu scoffed, then stomped on the gas, instantly leaving Xia Xiaoman behind. Soon, her figure faded out of sight.

Ning Shu truly did have to admit her respect for Xia Xiaoman. It was a pretty solid miracle that she had managed to live this long without being beaten to death by someone.

Ning Shu really did wish she could beat Xia Xiaoman up to vent that unexplainable frustration and anger that was penting up in her heart, but she stopped whenever she recalled the child in Xia Xiaoman's stomach. She still couldn't bring herself to hurt a child.

But then when she thought about it, Xia Xiaoman didn't have anything to do with her. Getting angry like this only ruined her own mood.

As Ning Shu drove, she chanted the heart-clearing chant. She stopped the car to wait for a green light. During this time, there weren't a lot of cars, but an overweight truck in front of her ignored the traffic lights and rushed straight towards her car.

Ning Shu's body reacted faster than her brain. She reflexively yanked open the car door and rushed out of the car. She only got a few steps away when she heard an enormous collision occur behind her. The sounds of metal colliding and being crushed made ear-piercing screeches.

Ning Shu turned around and saw that her car had already been crushed to the point that it was beyond recognition. The two cars crashed into the road rail and the truck's head was also completely deformed from the collision.

Dripping sounds could be heard as water dripped out of the car. Ning Shu's limbs felt a bit weak, but after a moment, she quickly walked over and checked the situation. There was no one in the truck. This meant that this was an autonomous vehicle?

Ning Shu called the police to have them deal with these cars.

There was no one inside this car, but it had been waiting for her on the road to her house. It had been after her.

Chu Xiaoran!

Ning Shu laughed coldly. She looked around. The perpetrator had to be nearby, otherwise there was no way for the car to be controlled.

Ning Shu looked around. Since someone had planned this, they'd definitely wait to see the result before leaving.

In the end, Ning Shu saw a man nearby who was wearing a hat. He seemed quite young. When he saw Ning Shu, he turned to leave and even walked past Ning Shu calmly.

Ning Shu abruptly reached out and grabbed his arm. That person was alarmed and tried to struggle free from Ning Shu to escape, but Ning Shu directly pressed him to the ground, then stomped hard on him. The man cried out in pain, then started shouting, "He's hitting me! Help! He's hitting me!"

The police rushed over and dealt with the scene. They also took the suspect Ning Shu pointed out back to the police station.

Ning Shu went to the police station as well to give her testimony. What happened this night really had frightened her.

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Chapter 1047: Out on a Walk at 2am

She had always known that Chu Xiaoran was a vicious and merciless person and she had offended him before, so it was normal for something like this to happen.

When she recalled that Xia Xiaoman even ran over just now to beg her to stop fighting with Chu Xiaoran, she felt really speechless. She and Chu Xiaoran were already irreconcilable enemies, and Chu Xiaoran even wanted to take her life.

Xia Xiaoman ran over to beg her despite not knowing anything. Why didn't she go beg Chu Xiaoran?

Because she knew that Chu Xiaoran wouldn't listen to her and would even suspect that she still had feelings for Xu Wenlang. Xia Xiaoman had no confidence in front of Chu Xiaoran, but she had plenty of confidence in front of Xu Wenlang so she ran over to beg Xu Wenlang.

The man that was caught refused to admit anything. He said that he had only come out for a walk, but then suddenly got arrested. The police can't arrest random people!

As Ning Shu wrote her testimony, she heard this and laughed coldly. It was near 2am, yet he was still out for a walk?

The police were the ones in charge of the interrogation. They directly stripped the man down to his boxers before throwing him in the freezer.

The man had still been very unyielding earlier, but soon he got so cold that he shivered nonstop. He kept jumping around inside the freezer to warm up, but finally he couldn't take it anymore and said that he was willing to confess.

When the man came out, the police gave him a thin blanket. The man was shuddering uncontrollably and snot was dripping down his face. His teeth chattered as he gave his confession.

He said that it had been because Ning Shu had sent his older brother to jail. This man's brother was one of the hoodlums that had come to Ning Shu's firm to cause trouble before. He said that he had only planned this because he held a grudge against Ning Shu.

Ning Shu frowned when she heard this confession. This was a seemingly reasonable confession and it didn't leak that there was a person behind the scenes at all.

Ning Shu saw that this man probably wouldn't rat out Chu Xiaoran, but since he had committed the deed, he had to pay the price. He'll just have to wait to rot in prison. Even if he didn't stay in prison long enough for that to happen, she'd still make sure that he spent the rest of his life in prison.

If it hadn't been for the fact that she had reacted fast, her corpse would've been just as destroyed as the car and her task would've been counted as a fail.

When Ning Shu got out from the police station, the sky had already lightened. She called a cab and returned to the law firm to rest for a while on the sofa. She really was worn out.

She knew that compared to Chu Xiaoran, her capabilities weren't as strong. However, she had one advantage, which was that the people supporting her were stronger than Chu Xiaoran. However, if she had been weak enough to die, the government would also give up on her.

Ning Shu visited the government and had them do an in-depth check on Chu Xiaoran, the reason being that Chu Xiaoran seemed to be involved in criminal activities. Meanwhile, she made herself the bait.

If it was discovered that Chu Xiaoran was involved in criminal activities, they'd also be able to attack the power of the underground, so this would be a great achievement.

After this, Ning Shu grabbed her documents and headed to Chu Xiaoran's company. This time, she was here to ask for the fine money.

When Chu Xiaoran saw Ning Shu, he was shocked, but he quickly restrained his expression and instead, looked at her scornfully. "Lawyer Xu sure is dedicated to work. I hear that you just got in a car accident. Why aren't you resting in a hospital and instead, being a busybody and coming here to nag about money?"

Ning Shu clenched her fist, then loosened it again as she said calmly, "Chairman Chu sure pays a lot of attention to me. The accident happened just yesterday night, yet you already know about it by this morning."

Chu Xiaoran laughed. "Of course I pay close attention to you. Good thing nothing happened, otherwise it'd be such a shame."

More like it was a shame nothing had happened to her.

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Chapter 1048: A Blood Calamity

Ning Shu said mildly, "Although a little accident did occur, work's more important. Reminding you about the fine is the court's responsibility, but the higher ups have given this privilege to me, so of course I can't let them down. Chairman Chu, when will you be able to pay the 14 billion?"

When Chu Xiaoran heard this figure, his face muscles convulsed and his expression darkened. 14 billion wasn't like 14 hundred, it couldn't be pulled out on a whim. Furthermore, a lot of stockholders had directly pulled their money out in order to keep the money they had earned, so there was no way these stockholders would help with this 14 billion. They were all running off faster than rabbits. The company really didn't have much money left.

The production certificates for some of the products had been revoked so they couldn't be produced anymore. Hence the workers associated with those products couldn't be kept either. However, the funds it took to dismiss these workers made his liver hurt.

He used to be proud that his factory was the largest in T City and that he had over ten thousand workers, but now the costs of dismissing these ten thousand workers made him wish that he didn't have so many workers, that the large production factory was empty.

Money was only leaving the account. The company had cut a lot of employees. It used to be a giant business corporation, but it was suddenly caving in.

The Chu family had been smashed at his hands. All sorts of emotions flashed through Chu Xiaoran's heart. There was pain, there was hatred, there was regret. But even more, there was unwillingness.

When he heard this man, Xu Wenlang, ask for the money, his heart filled with fury and hatred. He seemed unable to suppress this anger as he said coldly, "It's not the deadline for handing over the fine, what are you so anxious about?"

Ning Shu smiled. "I'm not anxious. I just came to remind you to hurry and gather enough to pay the fine. Otherwise such a large company will have to be seized."

Ning Shu didn't move from the sofa and simply lifted the coffee to take a sip.

Chu Xiaoran didn't want to see Ning Shu. When he saw her at such leisure, he asked coldly, "Why aren't you leaving?"

Ning Shu nodded, then got up to walk to the door. Something occurred to her and she turned around. "Oh right, I still haven't congratulated you on the new arrival to your family. Congratulations!"

Chu Xiaoran frowned. He hadn't publicized the fact that Xia Xiaoman had been pregnant because there were too many things to deal with in the company and Xia Xiaoman's pregnancy would only serve as an additional weakness, so how did this man find out about Xia Xiaoman's pregnancy?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Chu Xiaoran's heart, but he said expressionlessly, "Many thanks. However, Lawyer Xu, there seems to be a mark of misfortune hovering around you. I'm afraid you'll probably face a blood calamity, so it's best if you're careful."

Ning Shu was alarmed, but she replied in an unconcerned tone, "Many thanks, Chairman Chu, for your concern. I'll definitely be careful."

Chu Xiaoran's face muscles convulsed, causing him to look very sinister. It was clear that the latest mistakes had caused Chu Xiaoran to suffer an unprecedented hit. It caused him, who had always had things go his way, to feel very dejected.

He no longer seemed so proud and accomplished and instead, looked very wretched. The emperor-like aura that used to be around him had been pretty much polished off.

There were a lot of people that brought coal in the snow, but there were also quite a lot of people throwing stones down the well. Chu Xiaoran had offended a lot of people, especially when he was at the peak of his power. He had been able to slaughter other's people's lives, hopes, and future with just one sentence.

Chu Xiaoran had been an emperor-like existence, so he naturally didn't have any close friends. He didn't need them either. What he wanted was fear and respect, to be worshipped everywhere he went.

There were probably quite a lot of people coming to cause Chu Xiaoran trouble now. After all, there was no need to explain the satisfaction of stomping on such an aloof figure.

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Chapter 1049: Is Your System OK?

Ning Shu purposefully visited Chu Xiaoran's company to provoke Chu Xiaoran before returning to her firm.

She had visited Chu Xiaoran on purpose. After all, she had to act as a proper bait.

Rather than worry everyday about her own safety, it was better to capture all the threats in one go. Although it was a bit dangerous, hopefully the outcome would be good.

In the following days, Ning Shu could sense that someone was following her, but this person didn't make a move and simply tailed her. If it weren't for the fact that she had practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts, she wouldn't have discovered them at all.

This person was much stronger than the hoodlums from before.

Ning Shu had a radio transmitter on her. It was something the higher ups had given her. If something really happened, the police would get the signal and immediately rush over.

Ning Shu felt like she was really using every ounce of ability she had for this task. Fighting against an rich and influential man was simply this hard.

"If you had besieged Chu Xiaoran, you wouldn't have to suffer so much." 2333 suddenly popped out. He said mildly, "Don't they say that men conquer the world and women conquered men with their bodies? That's the advantage you women have. It's better to leave things like fighting and killing to the men."

"The frick would I besiege!? I'm a man right now! You want me, a man, to go besiege Chu Xiaoran!? Is your system still ok? You don't have a virus?" Ning Shu was nearly about to kneel to 2333.

"...Oh. I forgot about that," said 2333.

Ning Shu: ...

"If I besiege a man with my level of charm, do you think the man would pay attention to me?" asked Ning Shu.

2333: "...No way."

She was supposed to help the entrustor counterattack and gain a new life. Could it be that the entrustor would have a successful life just because she found the entrustor a good man? That marrying a rich and powerful man was the definition of a successful life?

Perhaps it also counted as a successful life, but there was nothing that brought more happiness than being able to freely be yourself, do what you want to do, and work at what you love to fulfill your own dream.

No matter how you were like, there would be a person by your side who share good and hard times with you. Feelings that could survive the wearing away of the years was what true love was.

Ning Shu wanted to be able to keep walking through the myriads of planes. Feelings weren't important to her, they were even a hinderance.

If she were to wish for someone to accompany her in watching the clouds and the horizon, she hoped it would be when she had control over her own fate.

Her current motive was only to keep living, to keep surviving...

A person's true heart was seriously too heavy. She didn't have anything to give in exchange for a true heart. If she gave her own true heart, how was she supposed to continue wandering the planes freely?

If her life didn't belong to her and her heart also didn't belong to her, what was there left that belonged to her?

Ning Shu avoided having feelings for people within a task. Of course, no one would take a fancy to her anyways.

This was a pretty sad topic.

"Idiot." 2333 scoffed at Ning Shu, then fell silent.

Ning Shu: ...

She could sense that someone was spying on her and following her like a shadow. She felt that Chu Xiaoran's influence underground was definitely nothing to be underestimated.

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Chapter 1050: He Had a Gun!?

That was why, not only did she have to damage Chu Xiaoran's power on the surface, she also had to eliminate Chu Xiaoran's underground influence.

Chu Xiaoran was truly powerful. He was practically blessed by the heavens.

As Ning Shu drove, she glanced in the rearview mirror to look at the person following her.

She thought about things for a moment, then drove towards a rather desolated area. Finally, she was blocked by several cars.

Inside the car, she pressed the button on her watch to send the signal.

The window on one of the cars rolled down, revealing a face that Ning Shu was very familiar with. Chu Xiaoran turned to look at Ning Shu. "Lawyer Xu, we meet again?"

Ning Shu secretly pressed the button on her watch several more times as she said, "Chairman Chu?"

Ning Shu glanced around, then said lightly, "We actually encountered each other in such a desolate place. We truly have fate."

Chu Xiaoran smiled towards her. "It's not a coincidence at all. I came specially for you."

Ning Shu pressed on her watch again as she looked at the burly men surrounding her. These men emitted baleful bloodthirst. They were clearly people that already had blood on their hands.

Ning Shu's heart sunk. Chu Xiaoran's company had previously looked like it was on the verge of collapse, but when she saw Chu Xiaoran's subordinates now, she got the feeling that Chu Xiaoran was trying to transfer his assets underground. He planned to only build his influence underground now?

This wasn't what she wanted to see.

She was worried that Chu Xiaoran would start trying to expand his influence in the gray area. If he didn't have to deal with the bindings of law, he'd be even more like a fish in water.

Ning Shu kept pressing on her watch, but she didn't dare to make her movement too conspicuous. She said to Chu Xiaoran, "Then, Chairman Chu, did you need me for something? This large display of troops is quite frightening."

Chu Xiaoran laughed vilely. "So Lawyer Xu also feels fear? I thought that Lawyer Xu didn't fear anything in this world? I certainly didn't see any fear when you were standing on the plaintiff area."

Chu Xiaoran waved his hand and the surrounding men moved forward. One man reached out to open the car door, but Ning Shu had locked it.

"Open the door!" shouted the man with a sinister expression. He smashed the window and tried to reach in to open the door, but Ning Shu punched him on the nose. The man immediately got a pouring nosebleed and passed out on the ground.

Chu Xiaoran glanced at the unconscious man, then glanced at Ning Shu coldly. "Catch him. I'll personally deal with him."

Ning Shu was originally planning to drive off, but her car was surrounded on all sides so she couldn't move at all.

In the end, she was dragged out by the men. Chu Xiaoran got off the car. His black leather shoes shone as they stepped onto the yellow soil. He was tall and handsome, almost like an emperor of the darkness.

Ning Shu stomped on the crotch of the guy grabbing her arm. The guy groaned in pain and bowed over as his knees bent in. He was in so much pain that his eyes were rolling back.

Chu Xiaoran's facial color darkened. Several men quickly surrounded Ning Shu.

Ning Shu was a little worried. She had already sent out the signal, so why was there no movement? Could it be that this place was too remote so the signal was bad?

She looked at the people surrounding her. She had no plans to fight them head on. Right now, she was just trying to break free and run.

Ning Shu's entire body was tense. She chose a direction and tried to break through.

These men attacked very ruthlessly, but Ning Shu's skill was about the same level as theirs. She had started practicing the Unsurpassable Martial Arts the moment she came to this world. Although she wasn't able to get energy to form, the base strength of her body had increased greatly.

Ning Shu pulled up her pants, took off her suit, and took out a dagger. As the men charged towards her, she directly stabbed towards their most vital parts.

In any case, it was either they died, or she died.

She injured several of the men. Just as she was about to stab her dagger into one of the men's throats, she felt that something cool had been pressed against her head.

Ning Shu glanced over and saw that Chu Xiaoran was holding a gun and pressing it against her temple.

Ning Shu's heart trembled. Chu Xiaoran actually had a gun!?

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Chapter 1051: A People's Hero Flag

She originally thought that Chu Xiaoran only had a little bit of power underground, but when she saw the gun in his hand, she got the feeling that she had to reappraise his actual power.

If he possessed firearms, then that meant he didn't just have a normal gang.

Due to having a gun aimed at her, for the time being, she didn't dare to make a move lightly. The dagger she had been holding had also been taken away and her hands were pinned behind her back so she couldn't move.

Before even saying anything, Chu Xiaoran punched Ning Shu in the stomach. Ning Shu instantly felt pain like her insides had been knotted up.

"Lawyer Xu, weren't you pretty good at fighting?" asked Chu Xiaoran coldly.

Chu Xiaoran still held a grudge about Ning Shu hitting him that time in front of the courthouse.

Ning Shu was in so much pain that she kept inhaling sharply. She looked like she was about to die from the pain.

"Drag him in the car." Chu Xiaoran's gaze was dark as he looked at Ning Shu. He was probably considering which was the best way to torment her to death at this point.

Right at this moment, sounds of police sirens filled the air. The police cars got to them in the blink of an eye. Chu Xiaoran's face filled with shock. He glanced at Ning Shu, then lifted his gun to try and directly shoot Ning Shu to death.

Ning Shu abruptly heaved up the two people that were pinning her down and pretty much disregarded the future of one arm to throw a person towards Chu Xiaoran. The person she flung out was shot to death by Chu Xiaoran, but Chu Xiaoran also ended up being crushed by the corpse.

As the police moved towards them, Chu Xiaoran quickly pushed aside the corpse that was on top of him and concealed his face with his arm as he got onto the car. After getting into the car, he shot towards Ning Shu again. Ning Shu quickly dropped to the ground, but the bullet still grazed her shoulder. It was extremely painful. Blood kept flowing without stop, causing her entire body to feel cold.

Ning Shu looked at Chu Xiaoran's license place. Once the police reached her, she hastily said, "The license plate is T-5348."

The police cars chased after Chu Xiaoran. Ning Shu felt exhausted and she was also injured, so by the time she was brought to the hospital, she had already passed out.

The next time she woke up, she felt like her entire body was pinned down with exhaustion. She couldn't move one of her hands at all, but the injury on her shoulder had already been bandaged.

"Son, you're awake?" When Mother Xu came in and saw that Ning Shu had woken up, her eyes reddened. "You're finally awake! You scared your dad and I to death! You're the only son we have, what are we supposed to do if something happened to you?"

"Catching criminals is something that the police should be doing, what's an ordinary citizen like you doing something that dangerous for!? Did you even think about your parents!?" The more Mother Xu said, the more her voice trembled.

Ning Shu knew that Mother Xu was just worried about her, so she hastily guaranteed that there wouldn't be a next time.

The higher ups came to visit Ning Shu and even gave her a People's Hero flag, so Ning Shu who was half-disabled had to sit up and used her remaining functioning hand to hold the flag and take a photo with the government people.

With an 'it's my honor, my pride, my duty' expression.

The moment the government people and the reporters left, Ning Shu immediately said to Mother Xu, "Mom, hurry and help me back to bed."

Her entire body fricking hurt. As she looked at the cheap flag, she felt like her body hurt even more. It was fine that they gave her a flag, but couldn't they give some substantial stuff too?

However, she later heard that Chu Xiaoran had ended up being caught by the police. His car had been blocked the same way his people had blocked her car. When Ning Shu found out about this, she felt better.

Chu Xiaoran had been arrested for the time being and the government had quickly searched and seized Chu Xiaoran's base. Chu Xiaoran had been operating an underground gambling house and a loan shark business. Chu Xiaoran used the companies he had on the surface to wash the money he gained from the high-rolling interest loans and the gambling house clean.

When the higher ups came to visit Ning Shu, their faces had such bright smiles it looked like they were high. It was because this was another huge sum of money that was going into their pockets that they could use to make T City develop even better.

Ning Shu told them to make sure to seize everything from Chu Xiaoran cleanly. The higher ups replied that they didn't even let a single one of his henchmen go.

Ning Shu only relaxed upon hearing this. Finally that cheap flag wasn't so painful to look at anymore.

Ning Shu stayed in the hospital. The ligament of one of her arms had a severe strain and was dislocated. This arm probably wouldn't have any strength for about a year. However, using this as the price to trade for getting Chu Xiaoran behind bars was completely worth it.

Ning Shu stayed in the hospital for half a month, then left the hospital. Chu Xiaoran's case hadn't been heard. The government released Chu Xiaoran, but Chu Xiaoran's influence underground had already been weeded clean.

Ning Shu felt very uncomfortable. If she had managed to pin the crime of doing criminal activities onto Chu Xiaoran, then Chu Xiaoran wouldn't be able to change his situation in this lifetime.

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Chapter 1052: Going to Be Broken at This Rate

After the government released Chu Xiaoran, they started urging him every day to pay the 14 billion fine. The current Chu Xiaoran no longer had the confidence to get angry with the government, so in the end, he managed to scrape together the 14 billion.

The moment he handed over the fine, he was arrested and thrown into jail. After enough evidence was gathered, they'd hear the case of Chu Xiaoran being involved with criminal activities and giving out high interest loans.

Ning Shu: ...

Jesus. She was seriously speechless. They only let him go so that he could gather enough to pay the fine. The moment he paid the fine, they arrested him again.

It felt like Chu Xiaoran was going to be broken at this rate.

Ning Shu felt a lot better after finding out about this news and hung the People's Hero flag in the most conspicuous place possible in the law firm.

Without Chu Xiaoran, this unpredictable time bomb, she felt so much more at ease. She had never felt this relaxed before.

However, some people didn't want her to be at ease. Xia Xiaoman had come again to shout at the entrance of the law firm. She shouted heart-wrenchingly, Xu Wenlang, Xu Wenlang, get out here!

She didn't even call her Big Brother Wenlang anymore and directly called him by Xu Wenlang.

Ning Shu put on her headphones and started listening to music, ignoring Xia Xiaoman.

However, Xia Xiaoman directly knelt in front of the entrance. With the scorching sun on her, her body swayed slightly like she was about to fall. When others wanted to help her up, she would glare at them fiercely like the people that wanted to help her up were her enemies.

Ning Shu parted the curtains to glance over. Xia Xiaoman's face was deathly pale and her back was visibly very straight despite her loose clothing.

It was enough that she hurt herself, but she also paid no attention to the child in her belly. Ning Shu shook her head.

Xia Xiaoman finally fainted from heatstroke outside, so Ning Shu had no choice but to help her in. One of the law firm staff fanned Xia Xiaoman while pressing on her human center acupuncture point.

Ning Shu saw that Xia Xiaoman's eyelashes kept trembling, so she knew that Xia Xiaoman was just pretending to be unconscious.

Xia Xiaoman slowly woke up. She looked around, then her gaze finally landed on Ning Shu. She got up from the sofa. Her lips trembled and her expression was very lost as she demanded, "Why did you have to do this? Why?"

Ning Shu: ...

She was dumbfounded. What was Xia Xiaoman talking about?

"Why did you do this? What benefits will you gain with Chu Xiaoran in jail? Why did you do that!?" Xia Xiaoman suddenly felt that the person in front of her was very unfamiliar. This wasn't the Big Brother Wenlang she remembered. Big Brother Wenlang wouldn't be this heartless and cruel.

Ning Shu: _

Why was talking with Xia Xiaoman so tiring? Could it be that Xia Xiaoman really didn't know the reason behind these things?

"Haven't you been wanting to leave Chu Xiaoran? I'm helping you." Ning Shu expressionlessly spread her hands as she said, "Didn't you say that you hate Chu Xiaoran? Didn't you say that Chu Xiaoran toyed with you? You should be happy that Chu Xiaoran's like this."

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Chapter 1053: Was Clearly a Moron

Now that Chu Xiaoran was like this, Xia Xiaoman could take advantage of this chance to get free from Chu Xiaoran. However, Xia Xiaoman didn't. In the past she kept saying that she hated Chu Xiaoran vehemently, but now that Chu Xiaoran was in dire straits, her heart immediately softened into a mess.

"Big Brother Wenlang, I understand what you're saying, but although Chu Xiaoran had raped me and at the beginning was just playing with me, he is the father of this child in my belly," said Xia Xiaoman. "Big Brother Wenlang, I'm begging you. Please let Chu Xiaoran off."

Ning Shu rubbed her eyes. She looked at Xia Xiaoman like she was looking at a retard.

Was this something that would change just because of a few words? Ning Shu was very curious what Xia Xiaoman's life was like. She seriously didn't understand how the world worked at all. It felt like Xia Xiaoman lived in a completely isolated world.

In Xia Xiaoman's world, all that she needed to do was lie on the bed and service Chu Xiaoran?

"You want to save Chu Xiaoran?" asked Ning Shu incredulously. It was the first time she had ever seen someone like Xia Xiaoman. She didn't even know how to describe Xia Xiaoman. She wasn't someone malicious and she was even a bit kind, but she seemed to lack a brain. Furthermore, everything she did caused others calamities, and it was even things she did out of good intentions.

Basically, Xia Xiaoman was clearly a moron.

Xia Xiaoman said resolutely, "Big Brother Wenlang, as long as Chu Xiaoran can be saved, I'm willing to do anything."

Ning Shu stiffened. Fudge, this scenario was back. That expression on her face was like she was about to give up everything for the sake of the person she loved. It was just like the expression she had when she endured the humiliation to become a mistress for the sake of the Xu and Xia families' reputations and Xu Wenlang's career.

"Willing to do anything?" Ning Shu was extremely speechless as she took in Xia Xiaoman's strong and sorrowful expression like she was about to jump off a cliff.

Xia Xiaoman nodded. "Yes, I'm willing to do anything. This incident started because of me. Big Brother Wenlang, I know that I've let you down. If you save Chu Xiaoran, I promise you that I won't be with him anymore, then we can leave this place together."

Ning Shu: Pfff...

She hammered at her chest. This meant that for the sake of saving Chu Xiaoran, Xia Xiaoman would bear with the pain and give up on Chu Xiaoran.

Then the following pattern would be that Xia Xiaoman would leave this place with her, then return a couple years later. Chu Xiaoran would happen to encounter Xia Xiaoman again and Chu Xiaoran would think that Xia Xiaoman had betrayed him. Xia Xiaoman felt wronged but she couldn't tell him the truth, so the two would start another round of passionate sado-maso love.

What the frick? She was seriously a pitiful supporting male lead.

The storyline probably even needed her to not touch Xia Xiaoman during these years and while at it, help Xia Xiaoman raise the child.

Ning Shu hammered at her chest again. As she took in Xia Xiaoman's fervent and resigned expression, she waved her hand dismissively. "If you want to be together with Chu Xiaoran, just go. Don't get me involved. Xia Xiaoman, what will it take for you to understand that we're already over? If you come again, this daddy will just kill Chu Xiaoran off."

Xia Xiaoman's eyes widened as she looked at Ning Shu. Her almond eyes were flickering with tears. "Big Brother Wenlang, as long as you save Chu Xiaoran, I'll never come to look for you again."

"Scram."

Xia Xiaoman's face was pale and her expression hurt. It was clear that she was hurt because of Ning Shu's heartlessness.

The moment Xia Xiaoman left, Ning Shu gave a long exhale. Xia Xiaoman had practically updated her view of the world. Whenever Xia Xiaoman faced her, she always had such baffling confidence.

Leave this place? That was easy to say. She'd give up on her career and leave with Xia Xiaoman? How ridiculous.

Xia Xiaoman practically said whatever came to mind, and her brain so unbelievably simple.

Chu Xiaoran was detained, so his company completely fell apart. All of the company resources were divided up by the other enterprises and the huge manufacturing base was auctioned off by the government. Of course, this money naturally went into the government's purse.

In brief, this incident with Chu Xiaoran allowed the government to finally get rid of that thorn that had been in their eye and earn quite a lot of money. Hence their finances weren't so bad anymore.

With all these sums added together, there was nearly ten billion. Chu Xiaoran's worth really wasn't cheap. Chu Xiaoran who was being detained probably still didn't know that he had already lost everything. All that he had possessed had already been cleanly scraped away by the government.

Ten billion would be enough to support T City in starting two large construction projects like repairing the road or constructing basic facilities for the city.

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Chapter 1054: Amah Rock

Meanwhile, Xia Xiaoman just foolishly waited for Ning Shu to get Chu Xiaoran out. She didn't dare to go find Ning Shu again because she was worried that Ning Shu would really directly kill Chu Xiaoran. Xia Xiaoman was a little afraid of Ning Shu now. She just stayed in the villa all day. She was practically about to become the Amah Rock.

When Xia Xiaoman's mother found out about this, she tried to persuade Xia Xiaoman to give up on Chu Xiaoran. Chu Xiaoran was now a criminal, he was no longer that omnipotent big chairman. Furthermore, that man had even raped her daughter back then.

Now that something like this had happened, Xia Xiaoman's mother felt that her daughter could finally get free from Chu Xiaoran and start a new life without having to endure that man's bullying. However, the child in her belly was a problem. Xia Xiaoman's mother struggled with the decision for a good while, but she still decided to tell Xia Xiaoman to get an abortion.

Xia Xiaoman hadn't gotten married yet. If she kept this child, then this child would be illegitimate. Furthermore, this child's father was even a criminal. Would a child like this have a good life if he was born?

Xia Xiaoman's mother had decided on this due to realistic considerations. Why not pick short suffering over long suffering? Xia Xiaoman would still be able to start over. However, if she kept the child in her belly, her life would contain much more pain and suffering.

When Xia Xiaoman heard her mother tell her to get an abortion, she covered her stomach in alarm. She was so shocked that her voice changed pitches. "Mom, what are you saying!? Get an abortion? This is my child and also your grandson! This is a life! How can you be so cruel?"

Xia Xiaoman's mother didn't speak for a while. When she heard what her daughter said, she didn't know what to say. It was a good while before she finally said, "It's alright if you don't want to get an abortion. Let's leave this place. We'll move somewhere else. Your father and I will raise this child, so don't get involved with Chu Xiaoran anymore."

Xia Xiaoman shook her head. "Mom, I won't leave Chu Xiaoran. This situation is temporary, he'll recover. And he's this child's father. I care about him."

"What are you saying? Can it be that you want to wait for Chu Xiaoran to come back? Did you forget how he treated you before? He forced you to leave Xu Wenlang! If it weren't for Chu Xiaoran, you would've already gotten married with Xu Wenlang and had a child, and the child wouldn't be illegitimate either! Now you're saying that you love Chu Xiaoran? Xia Xiaoman, are you trying to make your father and I die from anger? You're leaving with us. You can keep the child, but you can't meet Chu Xiaoran anymore." As Xia Xiaoman's mother said this, she went to the bedroom to help Xia Xiaoman pack. It was clear that she was serious about bringing Xia Xiaoman away from here.

When Xia Xiaoman saw her mother's firm attitude, she knelt in front of her mother and sobbed as she said, "Mom, Chu Xiaoran and I are truly in love. Please let us be together. No matter what Chu Xiaoran is like right now, your daughter still loves him."

"Even if I leave Chu Xiaoran, I won't get married with any other man," said Xia Xiaoman resolutely.

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Chapter 1055: Torture Methods 101

Xia Xiaoman's mother never imagined that her daughter would be braindead enough to insist on hanging onto Chu Xiaoran, this tree, until death. She felt the urge to just throttle her.

Xia Xiaoman's mother didn't feel that Chu Xiaoran loved her daughter at all. If he did love her, why hasn't he married her yet despite it already being so many years?

However, Xia Xiaoman insisted on staying with Chu Xiaoran. Everything Xia Xiaoman's mother did was for the sake of Xia Xiaoman's future since Xia Xiaoman still had a lot of time ahead of her. However, Xia Xiaoman didn't appreciate her mother's concern at all.

Xia Xiaoman's mother was angry and also vexed. She said harshly, "If you insist on staying with Chu Xiaoran, I'll just treat it as if I had never given birth to you. Do you have any sense of shame left? Because of you, every time your dad and I head out, we have to suffer so many looks. Everyone is laughing at our family. The Xia family has no face left."

Xia Xiaoman cried brokenheartedly as she repeatedly said, "Mom, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry! But I can't leave Chu Xiaoran. The child in my belly is Chu Xiaoran's."

Xia Xiaoman's mother looked at her daughter. "What you mean is that you want to stay with Chu Xiaoran?"

Xia Xiaoman sobbed as she nodded. Xia Xiaoman's mother got so angry that she flung the clothes she was holding, then threw the suitcase to the ground. "Then I never gave birth to you!"

Xia Xiaoman kowtowed towards her mother's back, then collapsed to the ground weakly.

Later, the Xia family really did move away. Before the Xia family left, Xia Xiaoman's mother gave Xia Xiaoman a sum of money and told her to fend for herself.

These past years, the Xia family had to suffer being the target of rumors and slanders because of Xia Xiaoman. Xia Xiaoman's father had been a teacher and was a very upright one, but because of Xia Xiaoman, he couldn't even keep his chin up in front of his students anymore.

Some students would even cover their mouths and snicker when they saw Xia Xiaoman's father. They would whisper that this teacher's daughter was someone's mistress. On top of that Chu Xiaoran was even a well-known figure in T City.

Xia Xiaoman's father abruptly lost a lot of confidence and even felt that he had failed in his morality and conduct. He didn't feel confident in disciplining students anymore and some students would even disobey him openly and say that Xia Xiaoman was a mistress to his face, causing the entire classroom to erupt into laughter.

Originally Xia Xiaoman's father had been about to retire, but he couldn't bear to teach at this school anymore and applied to be deployed to a remote school whose conditions weren't as good. Hence, in his heart he had already given up on Xia Xiaoman.

This daughter could just do whatever she wanted to. If she wanted to stay with Chu Xiaoran, then she could just stay with Chu Xiaoran.

Ning Shu found out that the Xia family had moved away and Xia Xiaoman was left by herself in T City. It only took a moment for her to realize that the Xia family had given up on Xia Xiaoman.

Was Xia Xiaoman waiting for Chu Xiaoran to get back out?

This was sure true love ah. True love filled with steadfast loyalty. Ning Shu inwardly sighed that Xia Xiaoman truly loved Chu Xiaoran deeply.

Chu Xiaoran's case was scheduled to be heard in court. Due to the fact that Ning Shu's entire body was covered with injuries, she didn't personally attend court. Through some means, Chu Xiaoran found a defense lawyer and decreased his sentence of three years to one year.

This meant that Chu Xiaoran would only have to go to prison for a year due to being involved with criminal activities. This sentence was actually pretty light.

Trying to get out of having any sentence though wasn't possible.

When Xia Xiaoman who was in the gallery heard this decision, her face paled. She glanced towards Ning Shu. It was clear that she was very dissatisfied with this result.

Ning Shu paid no attention to her.

In reality, Chu Xiaoran was pretty satisfied with this result. A year later, once he got out, he'd still be able to make a comeback.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xia Xiaoman who had a worried expression on her face, so his heart warmed. However, when he saw that Ning Shu was nearby, his facial color instantly darkened and he immediately came to the conclusion that Xia Xiaoman had ditched him and gotten back together with Xu Wenlang.

The more he thought about it, the worse his facial color became. Moreover, the child in Xia Xiaoman's stomach was even his.

Xia Xiaoman didn't know that Chu Xiaoran was thinking. Her heart was filled with worry for Chu Xiaoran and her face was filled with heartache.

After the court hearing was over, Chu Xiaoran was escorted to the detention center.

Ning Shu left the court with a slight smile. If you wanted to torment someone, then you had to destroy his life, crush his faith, and stomp on his dignity. Force him to watch as his hope was shattered and as the people he hated aloofly looked down on him.

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Chapter 1056: Image of T City

Xia Xiaoman caught up with Ning Shu and asked, "Big Brother Wenlang, why does Chu Xiaoran still have to go to jail for a year?"

Ning Shu glanced at Xia Xiaoman's stomach. It was already starting to bulge slightly. Xia Xiaoman had a very petite frame from the start and recently she had become even thinner probably due to being too worried, so it made her stomach look conspicuously large.

Ning Shu said mildly, "Originally the sentence was supposed to be over three years, but now it's only one year. I was even the one who secretly helped Chu Xiaoran find that defense lawyer. If you're still not satisfied with this, then there's nothing I can do."

"Big Brother Wenlang, don't be angry. I didn't mean anything by that," said Xia Xiaoman hastily. "Big Brother Wenlang, thank you."

"Don't come look for me again. If you come look for me again, the one that'll suffer is Chu Xiaoran," said Ning Shu coldly.

Xia Xiaoman's face filled with bitterness. She suddenly felt that the world was really large and she didn't have anyone to rely on. Her parents had left and she didn't even know where they had gone. It was like they had completely vanished from her world. Big Brother Wenlang was also no longer that person who she had grown up with.

She felt alone and afraid. She suddenly felt very flustered and scared of this unknown future.

Xia Xiaoman had never lived independently a day in her life.

Ning Shu started single-mindedly focusing on work and the law firm's reputation slowly increased. The firm was now not only known in T City, but also well known in the neighboring cities as well. This was the government's intention. They wanted to establish a good image that could represent T City.

And Ning Shu was the person they've decided to push to the front.

Ning Shu collated all the free lawsuit cases into books. There were quite a lot. She really hadn't accepted a single penny for these cases, and every family's background had been investigated thoroughly. She had no desire to allow some people to take advantage of this service unjustly.

During this year, Ning Shu visited many cities and towns as the government's appointed lawyer to spread knowledge of law. She visited many places, walking through mountains, past waterways, and saw all sorts of living circumstances. While at it, she managed to help some people as well.

When Xia Xiaoman gave birth, Ning Shu returned to T City. Xia Xiaoman had endured labor pains for an entire day and night to give birth to a son, but Chu Xiaoran still had four months before he could get out of prison, so he couldn't even be there for the birth of his child.

During this time while Xia Xiaoman was pregnant, she stayed in the villa that Chu Xiaoran had bought to hide her. Whenever cleaning had to be done, she just called hourly workers. The money she used was the money that Mother Xia had given her before leaving. When she got short of money, she started selling the jewelry and brand name bags that Chu Xiaoran had given her before. Of course, she sold it so cheaply that it was only a tenth of the original price.

Xia Xiaoman hadn't been willing to do this before, but there were the utility bills and she had to eat. The pressure of survival forced her to sell these things. She treasured these things a lot because they were presents from Chu Xiaoran, but for the sake of keeping herself alive, she had no choice but to sell them.

Whenever Xia Xiaoman felt very wronged, she'd think about Chu Xiaoran and force herself to get through it.

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