Chapter 626 I Do Not Like The Way You Behave
Nan Xing had visited Orchid Club multiple times before as a customer. It was different that day as he was summoned to the club by Ouyang Duo.
Orchid Club was an old club in Flower City. Although most of the big shots in the city visited the club, no one knew the place was actually the Ouyang family’s base in Flower City.
Many rooms in the club were not open to the public as those were the rooms and offices of the Ouyang family’s members.
The Ouyang family planned to use Orchid Club, their stronghold in Flower City, as a fortified point to secure their position and slowly expand their circle of influence. Eventually, they would overthrow Nanshi Corporation and make themselves the most influential family in the city.
Judging by the current situation, it seemed as if they had basically achieved their goal.
At least that was what they believed.
That was why Ouyang Duo could openly summon Nan Xing to meet him at Orchid Club instead of keeping the place a secret.
Nan Xing was wheeled into Orchid Club by Ouyang Duo’s subordinate.
The subordinate brought him to a spacious room with luxury decorations and furnishings, which was different from the other rooms in the club.
After wheeling Nan Xing into the room, the man closed the door and left.
“Mr. Ouyang, are you looking for me?” Nan Xing asked.
“Mr. Ouyang? Aren’t you going to change the way you address me and call me ‘Dad?” Ouyang Duo’s expression was visibly grim.
“I’m not used to that yet. It doesn’t matter what I call you anyway,” Nan Xing replied indifferently.
“Oh? What matters to you then?”
“Who are you to me,” Nan Xing answered.
“Then who am I to you?”
“Mr. Ouyang, why are you so angry?” Nan Xing countered with a question, implicitly changing the subject.
“Don’t you know the reason I’m angry?”
“I don’t.” Nan Xing shook his head.
Ouyang Duo’s temper flared. He walked up to Nan Xing’s wheelchair and pointed his finger at the latter’s nose. “You idiot!”
All of a sudden, Nan Xing’s gaze turned cold, gleaming with malicious intent.
Ouyang Duo was taken aback by the look in the younger man’s eyes.
“How dare you glare at me?”
Nan Xing quickly lowered his head and concealed the hostility in his eyes.
“Just tell me what you’re dissatisfied with. I am listening.”
Although his voice had softened, it was still tinged with coldness.
“Tell me. Whose side are you on?” Ouyang Duo roared.
“I don’t really get what you mean, Mr. Ouyang.”
“I am asking you, are you on the Ouyang family’s side?”
“What is it that you’re not happy with and want me to do?”
“I’ve asked you to arrange for your dad to work in the company. Why did you refuse to do that?”
“I didn’t refuse. It was the people in the company who disagreed with it,” Nan Xing answered coldly.
“You are now the CEO. No one can oppose it if you show your support.”
“No. You’re wrong. You were the one who asked Grandpa to bring this matter up, huh?”
“Exactly.”
“You asked Grandpa to do that because you didn’t want to get me involved, which would lead others to think I was a nepotist who did things unjustly. Am I right?”
“Yes. So what? I did it for your own good.”
“I know you did it for me. That was why I had no objection to asking Grandpa to bring this matter up. But everyone was against it after he had proposed it. What should I do? Do you want me to tell them that I am the CEO, no one can object to it, and I’m just going to put my dad in an important position?”
Nan Xing paused before continuing, “Have you ever thought about the negative impact that would come if I did that? What will everyone in the company think of me? How do I earn respect in the company in the future? If my dad can’t help me at all, what’s the point of getting him to work in the company? So that he can cause more trouble and make others criticize me for handling things unjustly?”
Ouyang Duo was rendered speechless by Nan Xing’s words.
“So you’re saying that you’re doing this for my sake?” asked Ouyang Duo.
Nan Xing said nothing, not even giving an explanation.
“I think we should have a talk, Nan Xing.” Ouyang Duo softened his tone.
“We are having a talk now,” said Nan Xing.
“You should know that you are my son-in-law now and that our interests are linked together. If I rise to success, you will too. On the contrary, if I’m doomed, you will have it far worse than me or even suffer a fate worse than death,” said Ouyang Duo as he began threatening the younger man.
Still, Nan Xing said nothing.
Not getting any response, Ouyang Duo added, “So, you’d better cooperate with me and do whatever I ask you to do. If you dare to disobey me, you will lose everything. Understand?”
To his surprise, Nan Xing still remained silent.
The anger Ouyang Duo had been suppressing began to boil again.
“It seems that you are not going to take my warning seriously, huh?”
Finally, Nan Xing parted his lips and responded, “Mr. Ouyang, do we have to talk like this? We’ve been doing whatever you want us to do. Are you still not satisfied? If you’re so persistent in getting my dad to work in the company, I will call for an interim board meeting tomorrow and bring this matter up for a vote. However, if that’s the case, I think the chances of the proposal gaining the majority’s approval are slim. Do you think it’s still necessary for me to go through with this?”
Ouyang Duo sensed something amiss with Nan Xing that day.
The latter seemed to have become more confident and aggressive.
Did he change because I have angered him?
“Forget it. Since those in the company are against it, we’ll forget about the plan of getting your dad to work in the company for the time being. By the way, are you getting along well with Qing?” Ouyang Duo changed the subject.
It was exactly like the saying “speak of the devil,” for Ouyang Qing suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.
Since Ouyang Qing had arrived, Nan Xing no longer felt like replying to Ouyang Duo’s question.
If he wants to know how things are going between his daughter and me, he should ask her himself.
“Nan Xing, why didn’t you support my Dad? And why didn’t you complete the task he asked you to do?” Ouyang Qing started questioning and accusing Nan Xing once she entered the room.
In the eyes of the Ouyang family, Nan Xing was merely a puppet they had under their control.
“Do I have to explain it all again?” Nan Xing asked.
“Explain? Explain about what? Just do whatever my dad asked you to do,” said Ouyang Qing with an accusing tone.
Once again, Nan Xing went silent.
“It’s a critical period now. How could you go to play soccer and break your leg in the process? You even went to the company in a wheelchair. Don’t you feel ashamed?”
Ouyang Qing, standing in front of Nanxing’s wheelchair, pointed her finger at Nanxing’s nose.
It was the exact same action Ouyang Duo had done earlier on.
Nan Xing’s expression turned even colder. Soon, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The feeling of being treated with disrespect irritated him to no end.
“Please move your finger away, Ms. Ouyang. I don’t like the way you’re behaving!” Nan Xing uttered frigidly.
Ouyang Qing sneered, “You don’t like the way I’m behaving? Do I care? You are nothing but a dog in our family now—”
“Qing!” Even Ouyang Duo was irked by her attitude and cut her short.
“Dad, he’s getting out of line. How dare he disobey us? I must teach him a lesson,” Ouyang Qing scolded.
“The company I attended the meeting at today was Nanshi Corporation. I wonder why I should feel ashamed. On the other hand, you, Ouyang Qing, don’t even have the right to feel ashamed! It’s none of your business!” said Nan Xing.
The room immediately plunged into pin-drop silence.
Once again, the father-and-daughter duo was shocked by Nan Xing’s words. They did not expect him to say such words under such circumstances.
Nanshi Corporation will soon belong to the Ouyang family, and Nan Xing is well aware of it. How dare he say that?
