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Chapter 257 - 257 256 Completely Asking for It
Chapter 257 - 257 256 Completely Asking for It
?Chapter 257: Chapter 256: Completely Asking for It Chapter 257: Chapter 256: Completely Asking for It Over the span of mere ten days, the Gou Family and the Feng Family became the year’s biggest joke in their circles.
The Gou Group had also plunged into a financial crisis.
At a crucial moment, not only had they failed to secure external support, but they were targeted by other companies, which took a good chunk of their assets.
This caused the shareholders and executives of the Gou Group to unleash their anger on Old Man Gou and Feng Yuxiao.
Old Man Gou’s dalliance had ruined the company, and Feng Yuxiao still dreamed of inheriting the Gou Group.
Many began cozying up to other companies, trying to undermine the Gou Group’s foundations.
There was even a group of major shareholders coming together, wanting to oust Old Man Gou from his position as chairman.
Unbeknownst to Old Man Gou, his secretary had been bought off and was reporting the company’s affairs to him as normal at the hospital.
By the time Old Man Gou was discharged and returned to the company, he realized it was all too late—the Gou Group had already crumbled beyond salvation.
A family conglomerate was thus ruined in his hands; he was the culprit of the Gou Family.
Luo Ning already knew about the demise of the Gou Family and thus didn’t bother further.
She now had to prepare to fly abroad to meet Yue Xiao and others, then participate in the live eSports competition.
That day, Luo Ning and Xi Shu agreed to go shopping together.
After shopping, both suddenly felt nostalgic for the snacks at the entrance of the university, so they drove to Imperial University.
They went to a regular stall and chatted while skewering.
Xi Shu smiled as she started, “The endorsement deal has been settled, wait for your return from abroad to start shooting.”
Luo Ning nodded, “Sure, I’ll make time for it after I’m back.”
“Your schedule this year is pretty packed, all advertisement shoots have been squeezed in by Brother Fang.”
Xi Shu was happy for her friend and boss.
Not only had Luo Ning shed her label as just a pretty face, but she had also rapidIy risen to stardom among top-tier young actresses.
Now, she was even going abroad to participate in an international eSports competition, aiming to bring honor to the country, becoming more impressive by the day.
Luo Ning sipped her ice-cold Coke, “Being busy is good.”
“I’ll need your help to look after my mom and brother once I’m abroad.”
She and Xi Shu had a deep bond that spanned lifetimes, trusting each other immensely.
Xi Shu cheerfully responded, “Of course.”
She asked, “By the way, Mr. Huo wants to invest in a web drama and would like you to be the lead actress. Would you consider it?”
Luo Ning’s matters were never decided by her impulsively.
“Let’s talk about it after I finish shooting that movie,” Luo Ning inquired, “When did he mention it?”
Xi Shu replied, “Yesterday, when I went to him to sign the endorsement contract. He insisted on having dinner together, and he mentioned it then.”
Hearing this, Luo Ning looked up at Xi Shu.
Then, somewhat unexpectedly, she noticed that her friend’s lucky star for love had become active.
She asked, “Was the endorsement deal discussed directly with Huo Rui?”
Xi Shu nodded, “Yes! I couldn’t believe that a CEO would personally handle such things.”
Luo Ning then half-jokingly asked, “Are you guys close now?”
Xi Shu laughed, “Not really, we’ve just had dinner together twice, and there’s hardly any private contact.”
“What’s up?” she inquired.
Luo Ning shook her head, “Nothing much, I just thought it’s odd for a CEO to personally handle these trivial matters.”
She could tell that Xi Shu didn’t have any special feelings for Huo Rui, thus she didn’t hint at anything.
As for whether Huo Rui was interested in Xi Shu, she wasn’t sure.
However, her friend’s activated lucky star for love indeed signified that a romantic connection was on the horizon.
If it were with Huo Rui, that wouldn’t be so bad; he seemed like a responsible man, not the playboy type.
It was just that the Huo Family’s background was too prominent, and Xi Shu was not the type of independent woman who cared about such things, so it would not be easy for Huo Rui to pursue her.
Xi Shu chuckled, “Yeah, I also think he’s too idle.”
“Maybe he really cares about you as a friend,” she added.
Luo Ning just smiled, “I wouldn’t know about that.”
Instead, she felt that Huo Rui was targeting Xi Shu.
After finishing their meal, they wanted to take a stroll around the campus.
Luo Ning noticed that someone was following them, so she took Xi Shu through a small alley as a shortcut.
By this time, it had already gotten dark, and although there were streetlights on both sides of the alley, they were somewhat dim, resulting in few pedestrians.
They had walked only a little way when they suddenly heard running footsteps behind them.
“Xi Shu, Luo Ning!” Suddenly a woman’s voice rang out behind them.
Xi Shu instinctively turned around to look, but Luo Ning quickly grabbed her and pressed her against the wall.
Then they noticed some liquid had just splashed over the spot where they had been standing.
Seeing the liquid hit the ground and start to corrode and bubble, Xi Shu exclaimed in horror, “Is that sulfuric acid?”
She then looked toward the person who had called them and saw Yu Wen staring at them with eyes full of hatred.
Xi Shu couldn’t help but defensively ask, “What are you doing?”
Yu Wen hadn’t expected Luo Ning to react so quickly and had dodged the sulfuric acid she threw.
She picked up another bottle of concentrated sulfuric acid and was about to throw it at them.
Luo Ning frowned and quickly formed a hand seal.
Yu Wen, with a crazed look, picked up the open bottle of sulfuric acid and threw it at them again.
“You two bitches, one of you killed my brother, and the other seduced and stole my boyfriend, go to hell.”
Just then, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew through the alley.
The sulfuric acid that had been thrown at Luo Ning and Xi Shu was blown back by the wind, splashing onto Yu Wen.
“Ah, ah!” Screams of agony then echoed through the alley.
Hearing the noise, passersby looked over and also started yelling in fright.
Luo Ning took out her phone and called the police.
The police arrived quickly, called an ambulance to take Yu Wen, who was corroded by the sulfuric acid, to the hospital, and then questioned Luo Ning, Xi Shu, and the passersby.
Luo Ning truthfully said that they had been attacked by this madwoman.
It was just that a sudden gust of wind had blown the sulfuric acid towards Yu Wen herself; they were just lucky that it hadn’t hit them.
At the time of the incident, a couple happened to be behind Luo Ning and witnessed the whole process.
Moreover, the alley was relatively secluded and was a shortcut to the campus, so it had surveillance cameras.
The police quickly reviewed the surveillance footage and confirmed that Luo Ning and Xi Shu were telling the truth.
It was indeed Yu Wen who suddenly wanted to harm them.
Nevertheless, because they were involved in the incident, they were still taken to the nearby police station to provide statements to facilitate further investigation and to hold Yu Wen accountable.
Before heading to the police station, Luo Ning had called Huo Rui.
So when she and Xi Shu came out, Huo Rui and Lu Xun were also waiting at the entrance.
Lu Xun looked at Luo Ning with concern and asked, “What happened?”
He had also heard from Huo Rui, who called to say that Luo Ning and Xi Shu had gotten into some trouble and suggested coming over to check.
Luo Ning repeated what had happened, “We’re fine, but Mr. Huo’s ex-girlfriend is quite unfortunate.”
“That was concentrated sulfuric acid; it splashed on her face and body, and the burns are probably extensive.”
She added, “But it’s entirely self-inflicted, not worthy of sympathy.”
They had never really been enemies with this Yu Wen, but they could never have imagined that she would be so vicious as to try to destroy them with concentrated sulfuric acid.