“This is fifty thousand. Uncle has already done his best to help you!”

Gu Mang glanced at the bank card that Lei Xiao had thrown onto the coffee table and she looked up with a cold, untameable gaze.

“No need for that. Thanks, Uncle,” she said indifferently as she sat down on the sofa sloppily.

Lei Xiao pursed his lips. His tone became cold. “You don’t need it? So Gu Si doesn’t need it as well?”

Gu Mang played with the toy gun in her hands. “I can take care of my younger brother. You can just take Gu Yin with you.”

Lei Xiao sneered disdainfully, “You’ll take care of him? With what? Do you have money? What, should he follow you, someone who hasn’t even graduated from high school, to work and beg outside?”

What an embarrassment to the family!

Gu Mang gave a wry, enigmatic smile and her eyes curved slightly. Then she said in a brash manner, “Money? I’ve got a little. You can keep this bunch of money for Gu Yin.”

Lei Xiao frowned at his niece, who seemed outstanding in appearance, but carried herself like a bad person. When Gu Mang was born, everyone knew that she would grow up to be a beauty. He doted a lot on his beautiful niece. When she got older, her temper worsened.

Even though she was the oldest child in the family, she wouldn’t cooperate with her younger siblings and whenever people touched her things, she would stare at them with dark eyes.

She was such a thankless wretch to be acting out like that at something so trivial as touching her stuff.

Her sister had a good personality. Thus, even though her siblings disliked Gu Mang, they still tried to be nice.

It was only until Gu Mang beat an adult man till he was half-paralyzed did they start to avoid her like the plague.

She was a scourge!

So ruthless!

A menace!

After spending a month at the youth detention center, her sister brought her back.

After the severe lesson, she was sent to elementary school.

However, after just a few days of class, she was forced to drop out after beating another student till he was sent to the hospital.

She just wouldn’t learn!

What a bad record she had!

Whoever had such a child would be unlucky for eight lifetimes!

Her sister and husband had both died unexpectedly, leaving three children with no guardians.

It was a critical time for his promotion in the political arena.

Gu Si, like Gu Mang, was causing trouble everywhere. Ever since he was young, he had gotten into fights, skipped classes and neglected his responsibilities. Bringing these two back with him would be asking for trouble.

It was especially so since there were so many bigwigs in Ming City.

If these two caused any trouble there, his future prospects would be ruined.

Among his sister’s three children, Gu Yin was the only smart and sensible one.

She was smart and had her sister’s good looks as well. She was beautiful and well-loved by others.

If not, his sister wouldn’t have left all the real estates under her name to Gu Yin.

Bringing this girl with him would be his way of showing gratitude to his sister for taking care of him ever since he was young.

“Good luck on your own!” said Lei Xiao coldly before leaving the Gu residence, walking with big strides.

Gu Yin came down from upstairs. Lei Xiao’s secretary was walking beside her and helping her with the luggage.

“Sister, though Dad and Mom gave me the house, you and Gu Si can stay here for now. I don’t mind,” Gu Yin said with a smile.

Gu Mang stuffed the toy gun in her bag and raised her eyebrows, “No need.”

She raised her hand and looked at the time.

It was five o’ clock. It was time to pick up Gu Si from school.

She picked up the black motorcycle helmet beside her and walked out. A shabby looking motorcycle was parked at the entrance of the villa. The prettiest thing about the motorcycle was the skull on both of the rearview mirrors, giving it a spooky vibe.

Gu Mang put on the helmet, straddled her slender legs over the bike, and let down the visor with a click.

The motorcycle roared to life and sped out.

Gu Yin walked up to the BMW and the secretary helped her open the car door.

She turned to look in the direction Gu Mang had departed in, her eyes narrow.

Lei Xiao said, “Yinyin, get in the car.”

Gu Yin said lovably, “Okay, Uncle.”

Lei Xiao snorted, “You don’t ever have to interact with that kind of low class person again! They only deserve to look up to you!”

Screech!

The motorcycle stopped under a banyan tree not far from the elementary school’s entrance.

Gu Mang lowered her slender legs and put her feet on the ground. She took off her helmet and her black hair fell over her shoulders.

Her eyes narrowed as she looked toward the school entrance, crowded with parents standing around, waiting to pick up their kids.

It was twenty past five. It was ten minutes before Gu Si was dismissed.

Troublesome.

Gu Mang’s eyes showed a little impatience. She swung the bag to the front from behind her.

She unzipped the bag. The large black backpack was messy inside. Inside was a laptop, a toy gun, a mechanical watch, a roll of black cloth the size of her palm, a long metal box, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes, several lollipops, and three cell phones, two of which had heavy clamshells designs while the other was a light clamshell. Although each item didn’t weigh much, together, they were a heavy package.

Gu Mang took out the clamshell cell phone. There were dozens of unread messages in the inbox.

She raised her eyebrows at one of the messages.

There was a brash, faint smile at the corner of her lips.

…

Across the road, a black car slowly came to a stop.

“Young Master Lu, this is it,” said the chauffeur.

The two windows on the right side of the car rolled down.

A man sat in the back seat of the car, his long legs folded. He was wearing a black shirt, his arms casually resting on the window. He had a cigarette between his well-defined and spotless fingers.

Looking at the school and the noisy bunch of elementary school students, he frowned.

“Don’t tell me the person I’m looking for is here.”

The man looked away. He had fair skin and a tall nose. His deep-set eyes were squinting and with his thin lips slightly pursed, he gave off a cold vibe.

The chauffeur awkwardly scratched his head.

None of the people in front looked anything like the person they were looking for.

Puzzled, the chauffeur said, “But this is the place that was indicated.”

The man’s face became solemn. “When was that?”

The chauffeur said, “Just ten minutes ago.”

The man flicked off the ashes from his cigarette. His eyes narrowed as his cold gaze inadvertently turned to the place beneath the tree in the distance.

It was quite windy today.

A young lady was sitting on a motorcycle. Her long black hair was ethereally blowing in the wind. She was outrageously pretty.

The small red band on her wrist contrasted with her skin which was as white as jade. It was so alluring. Her clothes were too loose to see her figure.

What a pity that she had become a mother at such a young age.

He shifted his gaze away and asked, “How long did it show up for?”

The chauffeur replied, “Less than a minute.”

The man kicked the chauffeur’s chair from behind, “You dare to bring me here when it showed up for less than a minute? The person already ran away!”

The chauffeur lowered his head, “My mistake.”

The man took a puff of the cigarette. His well-defined fingers snubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray. “Okay, let’s go back to the capital and let the servants continue the search.”

…

At half past five, the school bell rang.

A little boy about seven or eight years old was the first to rush out of school.

He stood at the entrance and looked around. When he saw Gu Mang, his eyes lit up, and he ran towards her.

His curly hair became messy as the wind blew through it.

He took off his school uniform, stuffed it into the schoolbag, and then threw the entire school bag into the trash bin.

It was as though he was making an escape.

“Sister!” Gu Si shouted from far away.

Gu Mang looked up from her cell phone and saw Gu Si running wildly toward her and she clicked her tongue. “What are you running for?”

“I can finally ditch this horrid place!” Gu Si rolled his eyes in disgust at the elementary school behind him.

Gu Mang laughed and handed him a small helmet.

Gu Si put it on, as though he were very familiar with it, and asked, “Has Gu Yin gone already?”

“Yeah,” Gu Mang responded casually.

Gu Si rolled his eyes again. “Idiot.”

Gu Mang stretched out her arm, picked him up, and threw him in the back seat. Then she threw the weighty bag to him. “Why are you calling her that?”

“She’s brainless. Who should I call that if not her?” Gu Si hugged the big, black, bag and said matter-of-factly, “Does she really think that the Lei family thinks well of her? They’re only interested in the property under her name! ”

Gu Mang flipped up the motorcycle’s kickstand, throttled, and the motorcycle whizzed down the road.

When it brushed past the black sedan the man’s face flashed past.

Gu Mang raised her eyebrows. There was a faint sinister smirk at her lips.

“Sister, where are we going?” Gu Si hugged her waist as he asked.

“The airport,” Gu Mang said lazily, “We’re going to Ming City. To Uncle Lu’s place.”

Ming City.

It was already night time when Lu Shangjin received Gu Mang and Gu Si.

“Gu Mang, Gu Si, you guys are finally here!”

Lu Shangjin was so excited that his hands were shaking and he almost went over to give the big boss a hand.

Gu Mang put her hands in the pockets of her black jacket and said lightly, “Uncle Lu is being too polite.”

“No, no, no, it’s fine. I’ll be entrusting you to deal with that thorny problem of mine.

Lu Shangjin personally went to open the car door for Gu Mang. The subordinate was dumbfounded as he watched.

Who was this lady who was commanding such a respect from Boss Lu?

They looked like kids. She was to handle the problem that even Boss Lu found difficult to deal with?

Gu Mang nodded to Lu Shangjin, “Relax.”

She turned around and took Gu Si into the car.

…

Lu Shangjin lived in a bungalow in the city center. The tall, heavy metal gate was imposing.

The helper opened the door.

“We’re here.” Lu Shangjin personally went to open the car door again and showed them the way.

Gu Si followed Gu Mang while carrying a black bag that was a little too big for him. He looked so pitiful as though he were being abused. Gu Mang paid him no mind, languidly playing a game on her phone.

Lu Shangjin couldn’t bear watching. “Gu Si, do you want me to carry your bag for you?”

Gu Si waved his hand and proudly said, “No, it’s my pleasure to help my sister carry her things!”

Lu Shangjin looked at Gu Mang who didn’t look back and his mouth twitched.

Gu Si pulled on the strap of the large school bag, panting as he followed behind Gu Mang.

The living room.

Lu Shangjin’s wife, Lin Zhou, sat on the sofa. When she saw the group coming in, she got up to receive them.

“You’re back.” Lin Zhou took off Lu Shangjin’s jacket and greeted Gu Mang with an unnatural expression, “Ms. Gu.”

Gu Mang looked up from the cell phone screen and smiled. “Madam Lu.”

Even though she had such a fine looking appearance, she gave off bad vibes.

The slight curve in the corner of her lips was pretty, yet there was cold ruthlessness about it.

Lin Zhou had already looked into Gu Mang’s profile.

She was a delinquent who got into fights and truancy was completely normal for her.

The only thing that was presentable about her were her delicate features.

She just couldn’t wrap her head around why her husband would want to be associated with such a person! He even let her into the house!

What would they do if she were to be a bad influence to Lu Yi and Lu Yang!

Lu Shangjin didn’t notice the displeasure behind Lin Zhou’s eyes. He unbuttoned his cuffs, rolled them up, and said, “Gu Mang, it’s late. You and Gu Si should go and rest. Let’s talk tomorrow.”

Gu Mang gave an absent-minded response in acknowledgment as she dealt a headshot to her opponent in the game.

…

The guest room on the third floor was large.

It seemed like the room had been prepared with great care. Anything they needed was availale.

Gu Si was young. Lu Shangjin had placed two beds in the room. It would be convenient for the sister to take care of the brother.

He showed them the way up himself and said, “If you need anything, just tell me. Don’t hesitate to ask.”

When Gu Mang was done playing the game, she threw the cell phone on the bed and asked, “When will things be arranged for Gu Si?”

“Ah? What things?” Gu Si looked confused.

Lu Shangjin ruffled the boy’s curly hair and said, “He’s too young, so the procedures would be quite troublesome. It should only take about two days.”

Seeing that no one was filling him in, he couldn’t be bothered to ask again. Gu Si kicked his feet up and started playing a game on his phone.

Gu Mang said, “Alright, once you’ve settled it we can talk about your business.”

Lu Shangjin hissed. “Hey, Gu Mang, that’s cold. Do you think Uncle Lu would lie to you?”

Gu Mang turned away, emotionless, and she took the computer from her backpack and placed it on the table.

She pulled out a chair and sat down with her legs propped up like a boss.

Gu Si probably learned it from her.

How snotty.