Chapter 36

A few people came up with a plan, and Zhou Meimei ran out to find someone.

That night, Zhao Feng was already impatient. He had been following Gu Nian ever since her class ended.

Gu Nian walked into a corner and suddenly disappeared, making Zhao Feng anxious.

Just when he thought she had run away, Gu Nian reappeared.

He quickly followed her and saw that she had stopped moving, so he immediately rushed forward and hugged her.

“Gu Nian, why are you walking so fast? There’s no one else here anyway.”

The person in his arms didn’t speak. Zhao Feng thought she was just shy and continued his actions.

Zhou Meimei quickly called the principal over, saying that they had caught the school’s pervert.

The principal arrived with security guards. When they shone their flashlights at the scene, they saw Zhao Feng kissing and hugging a male student.

“Zhao Feng! Stop right there! Let go of that male student!”

Hearing the principal’s voice, Zhao Feng finally stopped and realized that he was actually holding a male student.

“How… how is this possible? Where’s Gu Nian?”

Gu Nian smirked and stepped out from the crowd, smiling at Zhao Feng.

“Director Zhao, I’m right here. I didn’t realize you had such unique tastes.”

Seeing Gu Nian’s smile, Zhao Feng finally understood—he had been tricked!

“Take him away!”

The principal had seen enough. After the crowd dispersed, the male student walked up to Zhou Meimei, feeling wronged.

“Meimei, you have to treat me to a meal. I really suffered to help catch this pervert.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll treat you.”

The next day, the school investigated and confirmed that Zhao Feng was indeed the pervert.

His wife rushed to the school immediately, not only demanding a divorce but also insisting that he leave with nothing.

The principal handed Zhao Feng over to the police.

From then on, Gu Nian focused entirely on the tailor shop. She was responsible for designing clothes, while Xu Hua and Li Pandi handled the sewing.

Although the shop only had two sewing machines, they worked efficiently. Once the clothes were ready, they displayed them for customers.

Gu Nian’s designs were very fashionable and became popular. The tailor shop was thriving.

Some students were disappointed when they saw the store had no more ready-made clothes. Xu Hua then showed them Gu Nian’s sketches and told them they offered custom orders.

Seeing so many beautiful designs, the students couldn’t decide which one to choose.

Meanwhile, Ji Yunchen and He Yirou saw how well Gu Nian’s shop was doing and decided to open their own.

They borrowed money from loan sharks, promising to repay it within two months.

They hired people to make clothes and copied Gu Nian’s designs.

While Ji Yunchen was busy running the shop, He Yirou secretly left. She had heard that there was someone in the area skilled in dark magic, so she wanted to use them to steal Gu Nian’s system.

“I can help you with that, but what will you give me in exchange?”

“What do you want?”

“This kind of magic takes a heavy toll on the body. If someone else is willing to bear the consequences, that would be ideal.”

He Yirou immediately thought of someone. After making the deal, she left quietly.

At first, their shop did well, but soon, customers who bought their clothes found that the stitching was loose or that the clothes fell apart after a few days.

By comparison, they realized Gu Nian’s store had much better quality.

One day, while Gu Nian was resting at noon, the system, which hadn’t appeared in a long time, suddenly spoke.

“Ding! Host, someone is using dark magic against you again. Do you feel unwell?”

“I feel fine. Is it He Yirou again?”

“Yes, Host. I can deal with her for you.”

“No need. I’ll handle her myself.”

Since He Yirou had made a move, Gu Nian wouldn’t hold back.

She found the dark magic practitioner and brought the police along.

“What do you want?”

“You’re a scammer, and you’re asking me what I want? I should be asking you that.”

The practitioner was a scruffy man with a long beard—he didn’t look like a good person at all.

He Yirou really had terrible taste, choosing such a disgusting person to help her.

“Officer, I’m innocent! I’m just trying to make a living.”

“Save your explanations for the station.”

During this era, society had no tolerance for dark magic. The man’s fate was sealed.

But it was his own fault for accepting He Yirou’s deal.

He Yirou kept waiting, but Gu Nian remained completely fine. She grew anxious.

Her shop’s business was getting worse, and she was going crazy. Then, she realized that Ji Yunchen wasn’t truly on her side—he was already looking for another target.

After all these years, the only thing that never changed about Ji Yunchen was his handsome face.

Back then, she had fallen for his looks and got tricked by him.

Now, He Yirou wasn’t going to let herself be fooled again.

Half a month later, Gu Nian was still unharmed, and He Yirou knew her plan had failed.

However, she wasn’t worried. Someone else would bear the consequences for her. She needed to plan her next move.

As for Ji Yunchen, he was now seducing an older woman who had recently divorced and received a large sum of money.

If anyone observed carefully, they would notice that this woman was Zhao Feng’s wife.

Ji Yunchen planned to charm her and take her money. But things didn’t go as expected.

Before she could enjoy her wealth, she was taken away because of her connection to Zhao Feng.

When Ji Yunchen heard the news, he thought it was a good thing—he could take all the money for himself.

However, when he searched her house, he found nothing. His effort had been in vain.

He returned to his tailor shop, only to find that it was closing. He rushed forward to stop them.

“Why are you closing the shop? I’m the owner!”

“The boss’s wife told us to close it. Even if we didn’t, we can’t continue operating. Boss, did you argue with her? She took all the money we earned.”

“She said you owed her, so even if we don’t close today, we will tomorrow.”

Ji Yunchen knew they were talking about He Yirou. Realizing she had taken all the money, he felt dizzy.

He never expected to be tricked by He Yirou. Stumbling into the shop, he looked defeated.

That night, Ji Yunchen’s face started to hurt badly.

The next morning, he looked in the mirror and was horrified—he had turned as ugly as He Yirou.

It turned out that she had made him take the consequences of the dark magic.

With his appearance ruined, Ji Yunchen didn’t dare go outside. But worse things were yet to come.

That day, when Gu Nian returned home, she found Jiang Huaijing waiting for her.

He had been away on a mission and hadn’t returned for a long time.

“Your mission is over?”

“Yes, and the leader gave us a one-month break. Gu Nian, I want to discuss something with you.”