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Chapter 172 - 172 172 Enemies
Chapter 172 - 172 172 Enemies
?Chapter 172: Chapter 172 Enemies Chapter 172: Chapter 172 Enemies Another door brought a group of good people.
Among them was a handsome middle-aged man, accompanied by a young man and woman.
A fifty-something-year-old elder followed by his side.
Behind them trailed two assistants and several bodyguards.
Luo Ning recognized at a glance that the middle-aged man was her mother’s former fiancé, Feng Yanbai, and the young couple was Feng Yuhao and Feng Yuxiao.
The Feng family was in the jewelry business, while the Gou family started with the jade business, so the two families were allied through marriage.
Originally, Feng Yanbai and Gou Zhenmei, the adopted daughter of the Gou family, had an affair which her mother discovered. Subsequently, her mother broke off the engagement and exposed the couple.
It was just that Old Man Gou, influenced by whispers in bed, did not believe it and thought her mother was being unreasonable, which made him even more furious.
Her mother then experienced an “accident” and, disheartened, disappeared from the Gou family under the pretext of vanishing.
She then changed her surname and moved to another city where she met Luo Ning’s father.
In her past life, Luo Ning, unable to survive in the social circle because of Bo Xiangxiang and her coterie, had also been pushed along by Gou Zhenmei and Feng Yuxiao.
And in the book, Feng Yuxiao was like another main character, seizing her best friend’s wealthy fiancé, taking over the Gou Group, becoming the famous wealthy and beautiful female CEO.
Luo Ning had heard quite a bit about Feng Yuxiao, like how formidable she was on the gambling stone scene, having once monopolized more than a third of all major jade plates.
According to the timeline of memories, Feng Yuxiao was supposed to rise to fame from this very jade plate auction.
In her past life, after Gou Zhenmei discovered that her mother was still alive, she not only hired assassins from the International Black Alliance to attempt a murder but also used other ruthless tactics.
Feng Yuxiao also thoroughly helped Bo Xiangxiang both overtly and covertly to torment her.
Previously, Luo Ning didn’t understand why Gou Zhenmei and her daughter, already in control of the Gou family, hated them so much that they wanted them dead at all costs.
Only after hearing Huo Ye’s words did she understand that it was all caused by Old Man Gou.
He remarked that the future of the Gou family should be inherited by his biological daughter. Perhaps it was just a casual lament without real intent, but it brought calamity to his biological daughter.
Even if Old Man Gou really thought that way, her mother didn’t care at all.
In Luo Ning’s view, taking over the Gou family would taint her mother’s hands, and such a disgusting family was better off gone.
Chai Jing also saw the people from the Feng family, “Quite many major companies have come to participate in the jade plate today.”
The middle-aged man who welcomed them smiled and said, “This is the largest jade plate in the country. Well-known jade and jewelry companies all come to participate.”
“The largest jeweler in the country right now is Feng Family, and the person who just walked in is the president of Feng Family.”
Wei Yao looked at the person across and exclaimed, “This President Feng is really well maintained, looks just over thirty.”
The middle-aged man laughed, “President Feng not only looks young, but he and his wife are also known as a loving, exemplary couple in the circle.”
Hearing this, Luo Ning’s lips curled up slightly with a sarcastic arc.
In her past life, after Feng Yanbai met her mother again, he would often harass her, continuously saying he felt guilty over the years and wanted to make amends.
In reality, it was just a case of wanting what was in the pot while eating from the bowl.
Back then, he hooked up with Gou Zhenmei, and after her mother broke off the engagement, he vilely yearned for her again.
In her past life, her miseries and those of her mother, persecuted by Gou Zhenmei and her daughter, were also inseparably linked to this scumbag.
Twenty years later, Gou Zhenmei turned into nothing better than mosquito blood, yet her mother remained the moon in the scumbag’s heart.
How could Gou Zhenmei tolerate such a situation, and to secure the Gou Group for her daughter, it was natural to eliminate a long-standing major threat.
Of course, they were also sworn enemies for Luo Ning and her mother.
Hearing this made Ni Xinxuan snicker, “There are plenty of couples hailed as loving and exemplary in the circle, but who really knows what they’re like behind closed doors.”
The more they flaunted a lovey-dovey image, the dirtier their behind-the-scenes actions were, and she had seen plenty of that.
Then there was this couple who claimed to be so in love, but everyone in the real inner circle knew their past scandals—it was all just for show.
Su Qinglan nudged her, reminding her that they were still live streaming.
Ni Xinxuan just shrugged nonchalantly and didn’t continue on that topic.
Soon, the live stream’s camera focused on jade stones in the trading area.
Luo Ning then whispered to Ni Xinxuan, “Do you know those people over there?”
Ni Xinxuan replied, “I know them. I’ve always had issues with that Feng Yuxiao.”
“I had a good friend who used to be her best friend, then that woman stole my friend’s fiancé, totally disgusted me,” she added, curling her lip.
Luo Ning sneered, “Like mother, like daughter.”
Although her mother had also disliked that scumbag, the undeniable fact was that Gou Zhenmei secretly flirting and stealing someone’s fiancé was out of line.
Ni Xinxuan, linking arms with Luo Ning, said, “Exactly, a pair of shameless mother and daughter.”
She laughed and added, “We truly are sisters, hating the same people unanimously.”
However, the live stream camera soon turned back, and Ni Xinxuan and Luo Ning did not continue their earlier discussion.
A middle-aged man took everyone around the trading area.
Chai Jing asked, “Can you provide guidance services? We don’t understand rough stones and don’t know how to start buying.”
The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile, “We really don’t have that service.”
“Even experts who have been gambling on stones for decades can’t be sure that the rough stones they buy will turn out to be jade.”
“In this business, other than the few who genuinely know their stuff, it’s all about luck.”
“One cut can make you rich, and one cut can break you—it’s not just a saying.”
“It’s common to see someone become filthy rich overnight at every public sale event, and just as common to see others go bankrupt and amass debt.”
“So it’s best just to casually buy a few raw materials to see how your luck goes.”
Of course, he wouldn’t encourage these celebrities to gamble big.
Hearing this, Chai Jing gave up on the idea of spending money for an expert’s help on the stones.
“Okay, then we’ll just randomly pick a few to play with.”
The middle-aged man nodded with a smile, “Then have a look around, and feel free to ask me if you need anything.”
“Sure!”
At this point, the guests and students split up to examine the raw materials.
Some went to look at the jade that had been cut, and others went to watch the onsite stone cutting.
Su Qinglan and Ni Xinxuan, not understanding any of this, stuck close to Luo Ning.
Ni Xinxuan asked, “Little Ningning, do you want to buy some raw materials to play with?”
Luo Ning nodded, “Since we’re here, of course I want to buy a few to play with.”
“What about you?” she asked while examining the raw materials.
When she was in that Little World with mysticism in the background, she had learned how to assess jade rough stones.
Jade stones are good carriers of Spiritual Energy and Vital Energy, and also a source of energy for setting up arrays, which is why that world had a true demand for jade.
Su Qinglan replied, “I do want to buy a couple to try, but I don’t know how to choose.”
Seeing Luo Ning carefully squatting down and examining the rough stones, she asked with a smile, “Little Ningning, do you also know about jade rough stones?”