Chapter 685: A Million Times for You (47)Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“She’s called Sister Zhang. She’s thirty-eight years old and the head of a small gang. She doesn’t have a lot of underlings, but she earns a living by doing despicable deeds.”
“I see.” An Xiaoning then remarked as she went deep in thought, “I wonder if she will stir up more trouble? If she comes back again, call me. Right, about your problem… what did the doctor say?”
“The doctor said my body suffered too much damage in the past, but it can be treated.”
An Xiaoning answered, “That’s good. The eight of you should get treatment properly here. Those whose problems can be quickly treated should do so now before you go back. Those whose problems can’t be treated should at least stabilize your condition first. When you think you are well enough to go, feel free to do so. I let all of you stay in one ward so that you can keep a lookout for each other. Although all of you aren’t biological brothers, you should stay close like real brothers moving forward.”
“What Master says makes sense. We think the same too,” No. 1 replied with a grin. “Don’t worry, we’ll go back once we have been more or less properly treated.”
“Umm. I took some free time to come and visit all of you, but now I’ve got to go back. All of you rest early.”
“Be careful on the road, Master.”
She waved goodbye to them and left the ward.
No. 2 got up and locked the door from the inside before going back to his bed. He exclaimed, “Wow, it’s no wonder she’s our Master. She’s really remarkable.”
“Of course, it’s really wonderful.” As the youngest member, No. 14 remarked earnestly, “Looking at a woman like Master makes me want to fall in love.”
Once his words landed, the other three burst into laughter. No. 8 replied, “A woman like that isn’t attainable for anyone.”
“I know.” No. 14 turned over and looked at No. 8 on the bed beside him. “That woman says she loves you, did you love her before?”
“No.”
“What did you do wrong, for her to…”
No. 8 actually did not mind explaining it to them. “In the gang, some brutal methods were trending. Using drugs to control people were one of them. I set free a few boys who were under the influence of drugs.”
“What you did was correct,” No. 14 remarked. “However, maybe from their point of view, you committed a huge sin.”
“That was exactly it.”
“Brother Ba, you’re so good-looking. No wonder she couldn’t help but come back to find you. By the way, is Yun Chen your real name?”
“Mmm.”
An Xiaoning did not know that after this incident, the four staying in the ward told the other four what had happened. Very soon, the other six in Sanqiao Estate also got news of it.
Everyone grew even more loyal to An Xiaoning as a result.
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At five o’clock in the morning, Gu Beicheng drove the Gu family to B City.
An Xiaoning was too lazy to drive so she took a free ride from them.
She slept throughout on the way there and was completely energized when they arrived at B City.
Gu Beicheng had slept early the previous night, so even after driving for a few hours, he did not feel tired.
The hotel beside the Autumn Palace was extremely packed.
If they had not booked the rooms in advance, they would not have been able to stay there.
After the wedding was to end today, it would be late afternoon already. By then, they would be dead beat. Hence, wouldn’t staying in the hotel for a night and returning the next morning be a good idea?
That was exactly what they intended to do.
Both Lin Mingxi and An Xiaoning did not put on makeup and intended to let the makeup artist help them when they arrived at the hotel.
However, the Heavens were not helping them. Not only did it rain yesterday, but the weather was also gloomy today.
The sun did not appear at all.
At eight o’clock, as everyone was entering the Autumn Palace, the international media stationed there started taking pictures.
It was the first time An Xiaoning was openly entering the Autumn Palace as an invited guest.
Previously, she had lived here with a mask on her face for a few months. As compared to then, the situation was completely different now.
She walked across the red carpet hand in hand with Lin Mingxi, following along with the Gu family to send their red packet before they reached the area where the wedding ceremony would take place.
There were names labeled on each guest seat so there was no free seating.
An Xiaoning found her own name and realized that beside her was Tuoba Gucheng while Lin s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ was on his other side. Also seated beside Lin s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ was Lin Junnan.
At the thought that she would have to sit beside Tuoba Gucheng later, An Xiaoning had inexplicable emotions arising within her.
He was the president now, and during the wedding ceremony, the camera would probably land on him for a longer time. Since she was seated beside him, it would be impossible for her to appear unhappy during the wedding. She had to maintain a smile on her face at all times.
Moreover, it was a happy occasion, so it would not look good for her to be sulking.
Luckily, Gu Beicheng and Lin Mingxi were seated behind her. As for Jin Qingyan…
An Xiaoning took a closer look and realized he was seated on the second row of the other side, which was not exactly far away from her either.
She retracted her gaze and sat there in an extremely poised manner.
Her legs were stuck closely side by side, and her body was extremely upright. Her wallet was clutched in her hands, and an elegant smile was plastered on her face. It was the whole aura of a demure lady.
But anyone would have known that amongst those women who were deemed as demure, An Xiaoning was definitely not one. It was all just for show.
Within half an hour, almost all the guests had arrived.
Only the seats beside and in front of An Xiaoning were still empty.
Jin Qingyan had arrived as well and had his gaze constantly fixed on An Xiaoning. This act of spying on An Xiaoning was captured by someone and put onto the internet, becoming a hot topic of discussion.
There were even netizens who made it into a moving picture of the side view of Jin Qingyan’s handsome face looking at An Xiaoning, thereafter flas.h.i.+ng a grin. Throughout, An Xiaoning did not turn at all.
Such a moving picture continued to be spread by netizens even after a long time.
While some netizens were astonished at how Jin Qingyan still had feelings for his old flame, others berated An Xiaoning.
The gist of what they were berating her about was how remarkable a woman she was to be able to be deeply loved by Jin Qingyan.
To them, the word “remarkable” was a form of insult.
Three minutes before the wedding ceremony began, the most important guests finally arrived.
Tuoba Rui, s.h.i.+ Xiaoyu, Commander-in-chief Jin, and Madam Jin entered.
Following closely behind was Tuoba Gucheng and Lin s.h.i.+s.h.i.+.
An Xiaoning and the other guests turned to look at them. Tuoba Rui’s gaze landed on her, his face unable to hide his agitation.
His eyes gradually moistened as this was the first time he had seen her all grown up.
Her facial features looked extremely similar to her mother’s. Looking at her, Tuoba Rui felt like he was seeing a young s.h.i.+ Qingzhou from a few decades ago.
s.h.i.+ Xiaoyu, who was standing aside and had noticed his strange behavior, concealed her anger and continued moving ahead slowly.
Ever since Tuoba Gucheng had entered the wedding venue, his eyes had been in search of the person he wanted to see.
When his gaze landed on the figure in red, his expression became full of joy.
Clad in a cla.s.sic suit, his slender figure was accentuated.
His hair was combed upwards, revealing his handsome facial features.
His deep eyes were like that of a clear stream that attracts people’s attention, while under his straight nose were his lips that were tightly pursed.
At a huge event like this, putting on makeup was a must.
Tuoba Gucheng with makeup on had even more outstanding looks that attracted people’s attention. As the President of the nation, his presence made all the cameras turn to him.
Both the bride’s and the groom’s parents sat down at the row before An Xiaoning.
Shortly after, Tuoba Gucheng and Lin s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ took their seats as well.