685 A Million Times for You 47 (1/2)
”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.