On the way to Shenghua Club, seeing the bodyguards surrounding the area, Shen Hanyin had an unsettling feeling that something bad was going to happen: "Ning Yue, let's leave! This is Mr. Long's territory, if we provoke him, it won't be worth it."
Mr. Long is a prominent figure in the East District, well-versed in both the underworld and the legitimate world.
This Shenghua Club has been open for five years, and only avoids any trouble thanks to Mr. Long's protection.
Gu Ningyue was wearing a white T-shirt, her slim jeans accentuating her graceful legs.
Her fair oval face was adorned with large sunglasses, her back straight without any hint of fear: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
At this moment, Shen Hanyin felt that Gu Ningyue had truly changed.
If one word could describe it, it would be—transformation.
For some reason, her heart suddenly felt settled: "Alright, let's go!"
Upon entering, the receptionist saw Gu Ningyue and showed a hint of surprise in their eyes: "Miss Gu."
Gu Ningyue tapped the desk, "Where is Gu Heng now?"
She had been here a few times before, always cleaning up Gu Heng's messes.
The receptionist remembered her, always looking at her with pity.
Now she finally understood where that pity came from; they thought of her as the scapegoat of a lunatic!
"In the billiard room on the third floor." After the receptionist spoke, they watched as Gu Ningyue brought Shen Hanyin directly to the third floor, her momentum differing from the previous anxiety, resembling more of a regular here for fun.
Rambunctious laughter came from the wide-open door, Gu Ningyue took off her sunglasses and let Shen Hanyin wait outside, while she walked in alone: "Gentlemen, you all seem to be having a good time!"
The men gathered around the table turned their heads, encountering a face that was familiar yet looked strangely different.
Is this the eldest daughter of the Gu Family? Why does she seem like a different person?
"Mr. Gu, your sister's here again to pay your debt! That's great!" One of the nouveau riche sons whistled, using his cue to sink a white ball into a pocket: "Miss Gu, your brother borrowed a hundred thousand from me the night before last, in the spirit of our long acquaintance, I won't count the interest. Just give me the hundred thousand, how about it, isn't that generous?"
He spoke shamelessly, no wonder he could be friends with Gu Heng, it's true that birds of a feather flock together.
"And mine, Mr. Gu took fifty thousand from me." Another one chimed in, seemingly having long considered Gu Ningyue as a debt-repaying machine.
Gu Heng was even more brazen, stepping forward to extend his hand towards Gu Ningyue: "Since you're here, help me pay my debts!"
Gu Ningyue looked him up and down with a full-fledged sarcastic glance: "Me? Help you pay debts? Gu Heng, do you deserve it?"
"What did you say?" Gu Heng's expression changed slightly, initially intending to get angry, but thinking about his new debts, he forced a sigh and switched to a gentle tone: "Sis, I know you're mad about what happened with mom and sis, but those issues have nothing to do with me! President Ling must have given you a lot of money, right! I really only owe this one hundred fifty thousand!"
He wasn't unaware of the recent events at home, just that he thought of Gu Ningyue as such a pushover, even if she truly married Ling Tianyou, she wouldn't escape a controlled fate.
That scene at the banquet was nothing but an outburst after a struggle on the brink of life and death, how could it truly change anything?
Gu Ningyue's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Before my mom passed away, she only had one daughter, do you, a son from a mistress, count as my brother? If you want to repay debts, why not find your actual sister! Isn't she with Ye Mingchen, with plenty of money on hand!"
Before her words had fallen, Gu Heng's expression had already darkened: "Gu Ningyue, don't be ungrateful! Do you think by getting close to Ling Tianyou, you've found a backer! Let me tell you, this place is my territory! If you don't pay up, don't think about stepping out of this door."
"Is that so? Your territory?" Gu Ningyue glanced at the young men behind Gu Heng watching the drama: "What? Are these people your bodyguards?"
"Miss Gu, quickly pay up! Once you've paid, we can go have fun elsewhere! Right, Mr. Gu!"
Gu Heng took a step back as a few young men immediately surrounded her, "Gu Ningyue, don't you think Ling Tianyou would marry a tainted woman!"
Gu Ningyue's gaze swept across these people's faces, intertwining her fingers, producing a crisp sound: "Not afraid of death? Come and give it a try."
Outside the door, Shen Hanyin pulled out her phone, about to call the police.
These people were almost all 'abandoned' by their families, gathering every day to indulge in vice, capable of doing anything.
But before the call connected, screams from inside reached her: "Gu Heng, why didn't you tell us your sister has training!"
Various cries of pain echoed throughout the third floor, Shen Hanyin couldn't help but peek inside, only to see the previously swaggering men all collapsed on the floor.
Gu Ningyue stood with her foot on Gu Heng's back, one hand gripping his head to force him to lift it: "Is this all you're capable of? Huh?"
Shen Hanyin stood at the door, disbelief written all over her face: "Ning Yue..."
When did she get such skills, why didn't she know?
"Han Yin, it's okay now, come in!"
Towards Shen Hanyin, Gu Ningyue's voice was notably softer by several degrees.
Shen Hanyin walked over to Gu Ningyue, her eyes gleaming with excitement, this was the person whose actions left her limping now, nearly injuring her ligaments, almost unable to dance anymore.
"Apologize!" Gu Ningyue glared at Gu Heng, her eyes sending chills down the spine: "Apologize to Han Yin!"
The shards of glass that day were all part of the trap set by him and Gu Wanwan.
They not only wanted her reputation ruined, but also to completely isolate her, losing the last person who was kind to her.
"Pah! You're dreaming!" Gu Heng gritted his teeth, one blackened eye looking absurdly comical: "Gu Ningyue, just wait!"
"Not apologizing, eh!" As she finished, a clear slap echoed through the room, "Will you apologize?"
Gu Ningyue used one hand to slap Gu Heng's face back and forth, "Ugh!" Gu Heng opened his mouth, and a bloodied tooth rolled out of his mouth onto the floor.
Gu Ningyue's gaze was icy, her eyes filled with a murderous intent seemingly capable of consuming him whole: "Say sorry, did you hear it?"
"Sorr...sorry!" Gu Heng was dazed by the beating, the person before him like a ghost from Hell, leaving him without an ounce of bravado.
"Smart choice." Gu Ningyue let out a cold laugh, satisfied as she released him, "Han Yin, let's go!"
Shen Hanyin absentmindedly nodded, but just as they turned to leave, a deep voice resonated from the door: "Miss Gu trashes my billiard room, you can't just leave like that!"
Gu Ningyue's figure stiffened, slowly turning around: "Long time no see, Mr. Long."