Chapter 503 Fooled
Immediately, the person panicked and said, “Stop it. Why are you so tensed? I was just joking.”
“Exactly! Since our kids are studying at the same school, we as parents are just looking out for each other. Take it easy, okay?”
Ning Ran didn’t expect them to be so scared of Nan Chen. Wow! This will come in handy!
Since the crowd had gotten off her back, she turned around and left. She wasn’t interested in talking to any of them.
“Mommy!” Erbao spotted Ning Ran and ran toward her.
Ning Ran carried her up into her arms. She’s getting heavier! I wonder if that’s because she has grown or she has gotten chubbier. Perhaps it’s both!
“I’m so glad you’re here, Mommy!” Erbao wrapped her arms around Ning Ran’s neck tightly.
“I’m very happy to see you, too!” Ning Ran had tears welled up in her eyes.
“Look, everyone! That’s Ning Sihan’s mommy! She has been in jail before!” a chubby boy exclaimed.
“Is she a bad person?” another kid asked.
“That’s for sure! Otherwise, why was she in jail? We should stay away from her.”
The chubby kid talking bad about Ning Ran was Wang Xiaopang, Wang Shengli’s son.
“Mommy, I don’t like him. He’s talking bad about you again! That’s why Dabao and I got into a fight with him last time!” Erbao was enraged.
“Are your parents here, kid?” Ning Ran asked Wang Xiaopang.
“My parents are coming soon! I’m not afraid of you. I’ll get my daddy’s bodyguards to beat you up if you bully me!” Wang Xiaopang placed both of his arms on his waist and stood arrogantly.
“Okay, then. I’ll look for your parents later.” Ning Ran held in her anger, although she was infuriated. She knew not to take it out on the kid because it was his parents’ fault that he turned that way. Even if the kid wasn’t taught to speak so rudely, he might’ve picked it up by watching how his parents act around him.
“My parents are here! Daddy!” Wang Xiaopang was waving at the couple walking up behind Ning Ran. Wang Shengli arrived at the school alongside his wife.
Wang Shengli had never met Ning Ran in person. This lady is so young! She doesn’t look like she’s a parent. Instead, she looks more like a fresh graduate. Wow! She’s pretty!
“Is she your new teacher?” Wang Shengli asked his son.
“No! She’s Ning Sihan’s mommy! She was bullying me!” Wang Xiaopang grumbled while pointing his finger at Ning Ran.
Before Wang Shengli had time to react, Mrs. Wang rushed toward Ning Ran.
She was furious upon hearing that her son was bullied.
“How dare you bully my son?” Mrs. Wang raised her hand and aimed at Ning Ran’s cheek.
Ning Ran was still holding Erbao in her arms at that point. She was worried that her daughter might get scared. Hence, she turned her body around slightly, hoping that Mrs. Wang would miss.
To her dismay, she ended up receiving a tight slap across her face.
Mrs. Wang was behaving way out of line by hitting someone.
“Nice one! Beat her to death!” Wang Xiaopang was cheering when he saw that.
Ning Ran put Erbao down and stood in front of her to shield her. “Why did you hit me?”
“Why not? You bullied my son!” Mrs. Wang was acting all high and mighty.
A teacher was setting up the place for the parent-teacher conference when she heard the commotion, and she rushed out immediately.
“Wang Xiaopang’s mom hit someone!” some of the kids ran up to the teacher and reported.
“Are you all right, Ms. Ding?” The teacher recognized her right away because her shows were quite popular at that time.
“This parent is out of line! She slapped me for no reason.” Ning Ran was enraged.
“You’re Ding Mi? The actress?” Wang Shengli finally came to his senses.
“Actress? She’s nothing!” Mrs. Wang fumed.
Slap!
Wang Shengli gave his wife a tight slap across her face. He put so much energy into the slap that it almost sent Mrs. Wang falling to the ground.
“Are you out of your mind? How dare you side with her?” Mrs. Wang shouted.
“Please behave yourselves. The kids are watching.” The teacher was having none of it.
Without giving his wife a second glance, Wang Shengli rushed toward Ning Ran and asked, “Ms. Ding, is that you?”
“Yes, I am. Regardless of my mistakes, you have no right to drag my kids into it. They have nothing to do with it. Besides, the police and the media have already cleared my name. Why are you guys putting so much pressure on my kids?” Ning Ran complained.
“I’m so sorry, Ms. Ding. I’m so sorry. She has no idea what she’s doing. I’m so sorry for offending you.” To everyone’s surprise, Wang Shengli was covered in cold sweats when he bowed and begged for forgiveness.
Wang Shengli had only gone to the parent-teacher conference because he was hoping that he could bump into Nan Chen and apologize to him.
Within two days, all of Wang Shengli’s company projects were halted.
The reasons for that varied from reluctance from the other party in the contracts to being closed down by the authorities. Hence, none of his projects was able to run smoothly.
Most of his development projects were not being carried out through the proper procedures.
Although he had never faced a problem with his method, he realized his projects were being held up one by one ever since he offended the Nan family.
Recently, the bank had even revoked his loan of five hundred million, although an agreement had been struck earlier on.
The lack of funding had become a huge problem for Wang Shengli. Even if his projects were to resume all at once, he wouldn’t be able to afford the operating costs incurred within a month.
Based on the current situation, I could be forced to abandon all of my development projects. If I fail to resolve the funding issue quick enough, I’d have no choice but to declare bankruptcy. Wang Shengli’s situation was getting dire. Hence, he was determined to seek forgiveness from Nan Chen.
Although he had no proof, he believed that the Nan family had a role in orchestrating his run of unfortunate events.
At that moment, he felt like someone was trying to end his career for good. Although he couldn’t tell who was behind it, he knew only someone from the Nan family was capable of taking down one of the ten biggest development firms in Flower City.
To his dismay, his wife had stirred the pot even before he could see Nan Chen. He could feel the pain when his wife delivered a slap across Ning Ran’s face.
As a matter of fact, the pain he felt was more than just a slap because his wife could’ve single-handedly ended his career.
Ning Ran was stunned upon seeing that. Why is this guy so polite? Why would he bow and beg so profusely?
However, she wasn’t going to forgive him straightaway. Since his wife and his kid are so barbaric, I bet he’s not as innocent as he seemed to be. I shouldn’t be fooled by his antics.
