“Sure,” said Gu Ning.

“Shaoting, come with us,” said Song Wenxuan. Although he was senior to them and could have a private talk with Gu Ning if he wanted, he didn’t want to cause any rumors, so he asked Leng Shaoting to join them.

After that, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting followed Song Wenxuan to the side.

When they were away from the crowd, Song Wenxuan said, “During this time, there have been conflicts in City C once in a while. It’s not serious, but it is troublesome. Most importantly, it’s organized. To be frank, I’m the target. I can deal with some things in person, but I can’t be involved in all of them. So, would you please help me turn to the Tianying Gang for help? I’ll pay them.”

“Uncle, don’t worry, leave it to me. I can handle it.” Gu Ning agreed quickly. She was the leader of the Tianying Gang and they had to obey her orders. It couldn’t be easier for her to use them.

Even if the Tianying Gang wasn’t owned by her, she wouldn’t hesitate to help Song Wenxuan if he needed her.

As for the remuneration, Gu Ning wouldn’t turn it down, because Song Wenxuan didn’t know that Gu Ning was the new leader of the Tianying Gang. In fact, he wouldn’t ask Gu Ning to help him for free even if he knew she was now leading the Tianying Gang.

Moreover, Gu Ning should still pay the Tianying Gang to carry out her orders so she would only charge Song Wenxuan less.

“Thank you so much!” Song Wenxuan was relieved and thanked Gu Ning.

“It’s my pleasure,” said Gu Ning.

As a senior official, Song Wenxuan couldn’t directly meet members of the Tianying Gang, or he would be in trouble if his political opponents found out.

Therefore, Gu Ning would pass the information from Song Wenxuan to the Tianying Gang.

After having the private conversation, Song Wenxuan went back to the living room. He couldn’t be gone for too long. Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting returned to the gazebo.

Although the others were curious about their conversation, none of them asked.

…

The birthday party was about to begin and guests arrived one after another. Qin Yiyi also came with her parents.

Qin Yiyi still had feelings for Leng Shaoting, but she wouldn’t bother him again. She was jealous of Gu Ning, but didn’t hate her any longer.

After she arrived, she saw Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning, and the others, but she didn’t go over. She felt sad whenever she saw the loving couple.

Qin Yiyi understood it was unavoidable to see Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning when she came to the party at the Leng family’s house, but she still came with her parents.

She still wanted to see Leng Shaoting as long as she had a chance, even though she could only see him from a distance and they would barely talk to each other.

Seeing Qin Yiyi so upset, her parents were hurt. Although they had always hoped that Qin Yiyi could get together with Leng Shaoting, they couldn’t force or blame Leng Shaoting for not liking her.

After all, Leng Shaoting had never hurt Qin Yiyi. It was Qin Yiyi who couldn’t forget him.

At 6 pm, the birthday party began with Wei Lingfeng arriving just on time.

After Wei Lingfeng reached the Leng family’s house, he saw Gu Ning for the first time.

Because Gu Ning had superpowers, Wei Lingfeng paid special attention to her, but it wasn’t the right occasion for Wei Lingfeng to have a talk with Gu Ning, so he said nothing.

Gu Ning felt Wei Lingfeng’s eyes at her, but she didn’t walk forward to exchange greetings with him. She only stood afar and smiled at him politely.

About a hundred guests were present today, but the Leng family’s living room was large enough to accommodate them.

Although there weren’t many seats, they could stand casually and the banquet was a buffet.

Normally, guests wouldn’t eat much at a party. They simply drank some wine and chatted with each other.

After all, they were all members of the Leng family’s faction, so there wasn’t conflict among them. They might just compete with one another slightly.

The guests differed in status, so people with a low status couldn’t help being jealous of those with a high status. However, they didn’t dare to cause trouble.

After the birthday party began, the Leng family members presented their gifts and good wishes.

Jing Yunyao was the first one because she was the wife of the Leng family’s eldest son.

The people in the room were all aware that she wasn’t dead, but this was their first meeting with Jing Yunyao in reality.

When Jing Yunyao stood up to give Master Leng the gift, Master Leng introduced her to everyone.

“This is Yuanhan’s wife. I know that you all should be aware of the accident that happened to my family seventeen years ago. My son, Leng Yuanhan, and my daughter-in-law, Yunyao were caught in an accident when they carried out a task seventeen years ago.” Bringing up the incident, Master Leng looked sad. “We always believed that the woman who fell from the cliff with Leng Yuanhan was Yunyao, but we met her coincidentally last year, then learned that she didn’t die. She was seriously injured, but luckily was rescued by a kind man. After being treated, she survived but her memories were lost. She didn’t get her memories back until we met her and helped her to regain them.”

He didn’t give any details, but it was necessary for him to tell the story briefly, or the guests might think that Jing Yunyao refused to return to the Leng family.

After hearing the story, everyone was amazed by Jing Yunyao’s experience.

Then Leng Yuanqian and his wife presented their gifts and good wishes to Master Leng. Leng Yuanzhen and his wife followed after.

A while later, it was Master Leng’s grandchildren’s turn, so Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning started it.

Gu Ning wasn’t formally engaged to Leng Shaoting yet, but she was already accepted by the Leng family. As the future granddaughter-in-law, she ought to do it together with Leng Shaoting.

Many people had heard that Leng Shaoting had a fiancée, but they didn’t know who it was until they saw Gu Ning today.