Chapter 663 Stupid

"Do you know who Rong Yi is?” Nan Chen asked. Annoyed, Ning Ran replied, “He's Rong Rong'sbrother, a young pianist. Isn't that obvious?”

"Why did you butt into their family matters when you only have a surface-level understanding ofhim?”

“Then what else do I need to understand? Do I need to figure out his blood type and hishoroscope?” Nan Chen was so infuriated that he couldn't utter a word. All he did was glare at NingRan coldly with slightly trembling lips.

Seeing him that angry made her feel a tad guilty. He's really livid. Is he going to hit me? He won't,right?

"What I mean is, I didn't think it was necessary for me to understand him that much.” She hastilybacktracked on her stance a little.

Then, she recalled something and asked, “What did you two talk about when you both wentoutside?”

"Only now you remember that?” “Yeah, you two seem to recognize each other. Not only that, butyou were hostile toward him. What's going on?”

“I'm not familiar with him. I initially thought he was just a normal musician when I attended hisrecital. His music was something I enjoyed listening to.” “But then you found out somethingabnormal about him?”

"A while ago, I shorted many shares of Ouyang Duo's overseas listed companies. Then, someonekept buying them. When I asked people to check who was doing it, the trail they discovered pointedthem to an offshore company owned by Rong Yi.”

That shocked Ning Ran. While she wasn't knowledgeable about the business industry, she still knewthe basics. “So, you're saying he took advantage of the situation when you were trying to lower thestock price? Is he trying to buy low and sell high? Or is he holding onto it long-term? Maybe he'strying to be a major shareholder in Sunshine Corporation?”

“I don't know yet. Meanwhile, he even bought Century Plaza in Flower City and turned it into anoffice of the Rong family.”

“Isn't that building really old by now? Why did he buy that one instead of the many other pristinebuildings in the financial district?” Ning Ran was even more perplexed.

“I'm glad you found it odd because it means you're not stupid beyond saving. Anyway, this is thecrux of the matter. I asked my grandfather about it, and he told me Century Plaza used to be thelandmark building of Flower City. It was also initially where Prosperity Holdings’ office was located.Right now, Prosperity Holdings is the third most powerful company in the province. However, it stillcan't be compared to Sunshine Corporation at all, which is in second place, much less NanshiCorporation at the top. The Rong family had been keeping a low profile over the years. They rarelyappeared in the news and have almost been forgotten by everyone in the business industry.However, they didn't disappear. They've been developing in secret. Otherwise, they wouldn't havehad the funds to buy Sunshine Corporation's shares.”

That sounds really complex. I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding everything, she thought.“In the past, Prosperity Holdings’ headquarters was located in Flower City. They left because theylost the fight against Nanshi Corporation. Now that they've bought back their old office buildingand renovated it, their intentions are clear.”

“They're making a comeback, then?”

“Yes. I'm glad you aren't that stupid.”

“Can't you be nicer with your words, Mr. Chen?”

“Back to Rong Yi, while he gives people the impression that he’s a gentle and harmless musician, hewas like a wolf when he bought those shares. His rhythm of control was excellent and very steady.He knew very well what he was doing. I'd say his skills put him in the top five in the country. Eventhough he pretends only to be a musician, he's actually building up his family’s company in secretand buying a massive amount of Sunshine Corporation's shares. And now, he’s helping his family toreturn to Flower City. Do you still think he’s an innocent musician?”

“It sounds like he's a prince with a complicated backstory. Prosperity Holdings was kicked out ofFlower City by the Nan family back then?”

"You can say that. Our families hold a very strong grudge against each other. That was what mygrandfather said, at least. He also emphasized it wasn't just any ordinary grudge, but he wouldn'tsay what it was about.”

“Ah, I see. I get it now.” Ning Ran suddenly felt enlightened.

“What is it?"

“Your families are hostile toward each other, so you and Rong Yi are constantly on guard againstone another. You're concerned he came to Livingsfill to hurt our children and me. On the otherhand, he was worried we were targeting his sister when you arrived in Livingsfill and that Ibefriended her. He may even suspect what happened during that night at the bar was somethingwe came up with, right?”

Nan Chen nodded. “Now, do you still think what you did was right? Asking him to keep his sisterhere when he’s prepared to take her away? What you did earlier reinforced his assumption that youapproached his sister for ulterior motives.”

"How would I know there were so many things going on in the background? If he truly suspectedme, then yes, I shouldn't have intervened, but you didn't tell me about any of this beforehand.”

“I didn't know that girl was Rong Yi's younger sister before I came. If I did, I wouldn't have allowedyou to approach her. The bad blood between the Rong family and the Nan family is so intense thatanyone who has ties to one side will be at risk of danger if they get too close to the other side. IfRong Rong is injured in Livingsfill now, Rong Yi will suspect you because of your relationship withme."

Ning Ran nodded. “Then you're right. I was wrong. If anything happens to Rong Rong, I'll be blamedfor it. I shouldn't have done that.”

“It was foolish of you to continue even after I tried stopping you.”

Being scolded by Nan Chen ticked her off, but she couldn't retort to that.

After all, he did try to stop her by giving her looks. She thought he was being unreasonable backthen because she didn't know about the convoluted history between the two families.

"How do I salvage this?” Ning Ran inquired.

“There's no way to. If he believes you did it intentionally, then so be it. His thoughts belong to himalone. Neither the Nan family nor I am scared of him,” Nan Chen uttered coldly.

“So I can't be friends with Rong anymore?” It saddened her to come to that conclusion.

“I think you can. After all, the bad blood is between the previous generation of the two families, andyour family name isn't Nan. However, there's nothing you can do if the Rong family doubts you dueto your relationship with me.”

The fact that he didn't stop Ning Ran from remaining friends with Rong Rong made her quitehappy.

"Okay, I'll deal with this properly.”

Meanwhile, at the Ouyang villa in Pearl City, Ouyang Qi had just parked his car and entered theresidence.

It had been a while since he returned from Flower City.

He built Orchid Club in Flower City because he wanted his family to replace the Nan family as themost powerful family in the city.

However, things ended up with Ouyang Qing getting thrown into prison while Ouyang Duo becamea fugitive, with his whereabouts still unknown

The Ouyang family, once doing well, was suddenly plunged into a crisis.

When Ouyang Qi entered the building, he saw it was a mess inside. Dozens of luggage werescattered across the floor.

A woman descended the stairs. She resembled Ouyang Qing, but not as pretty.

She was Ouyang Duo’s eldest daughter and Ouyang Qi's older sister, Ouyang Li.

Even though she was the deputy CEO of Sunshine Corporation, she wasn't as famous as OuyangQing.

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