As Ouyang Qi wrangled with Nan Chen, his phone rang.
It was from Feng Jialing, asking him to return home for she needed to see him.
Even though Ouyang Qi hardly did anything constructive, he would not dare to go against his mom’s wish.
This was because if he offended the elders, his financial support might be cut off.
Without financial support from his family, he could not live a colorful life.
Ouyang Qi no longer cared about arguing with Nan Chen but hurried back to the Orchid Club, which was the base camp of the Ouyang family in Flower City.
Ouyang Duo was not in. No one was there except for Ouyang Qing and Feng Jialing.
The two did not look pleased, especially Ouyang Qing who glared at Ouyang Qi with disgust in her eyes.
“What’s going on? Why are you both showing such unwelcoming faces?”
Ouyang Qi wasn’t really bothered and threw himself onto a sofa, then casually picked up an apple from the table and started munching on it.
“Just look at yourself! You don’t look like a descendent of the Ouyang family at all, do you? What have you been up to this whole day?” Feng Jialing scolded angrily.
“Whatever I am, I inherited that from you. And I am eating an apple now. Is that not allowed?” Ouyang Qi laughed.
“So were you the guy who had a fling with that woman?”
“Yes, that’s me. I’m a grown-up. Do I need permission from my mother when I date a woman?” Ouyang Qi laughed again.
“Come on, get serious!” Feng Jialing raised her voice.
Ouyang Qi put down the apple he had been eating, saying, “What’s the matter? I just met someone and that is not allowed? Do you want me to be a celibate monk? If I become a monk, who will continue the Ouyang family lineage?”
Ouyang Qing interrupted the conversation, “Were you trying to help Ding Mi?”
“I have no idea what you are talking about.” Ouyang Qi feigned ignorance.
“Ye Meng had a clash with Ding Mi. So, Ding Mi was under attacked on the internet but you posted a video of yourself with Ye Meng. You were taking the pressure off Ding Mi, weren’t you?” Ouyang Qing interrogated him.
“What are you talking about? I really don’t understand.” Ouyang Qi continued to pretend.
“It’s bad enough that you are neither studying, working nor doing anything worthwhile. Why do you try to antagonize me? What are you trying to do? Whose side are you on?” Ouyang Qing yelled at her brother.
“Can you explain what happened? Why are both of you shouting at me? Why is everyone is so serious?” Ouyang Qi put on an innocent expression.
“You know fully well that Ding Mi is your younger sister’s rival. Why are you helping her? Why are you going against your own sister? How does this benefit you?” Feng Jialing pointed her finger at Ouyang Qi’s nose as she scolded him.
“Rival? Do you mean for Nan Chen’s affection? This is a matter of the heart, not a trade or business competition. You have to do better than your rival. I have pursued many women but I do not slander my rivals. You have to play fair and show you are better than your rivals. Qing, you are young and beautiful, and a top student too. You are too good for Nan Chen. Why do you resort to such shameless tactics? There is no such need. Besides, Nan Chen is not the only eligible man in the world. He is handsome, that’s all. Good look isn’t everything.”
“Shut up!” Feng Jialing yelled at Ouyang Qi.
Ouyang Qi shrugged his shoulders showing how helpless he was.
“Do you know what it means if Qing marries Nan Chen? It is not just a marriage, but a union between the two strongest families in the province. Once they go through with the wedding, we shall become one family and there will be no more opponents in this province in the future! This is a matter of family interests, it is not a matter of personal feelings! You have not contributed anything to our family. You only know how to enjoy life. You don’t know anything and you don’t learn anything,” Feng Jialing continued to scold him.
Ouyang Qi could not care less. “It sounds really important. However, no one from our family married any of the Nans and yet we are alive and doing well. We are doing fine, are we not?”
Now, Feng Jialing was really getting annoyed.
“How did I give birth to a son like you?”
“How would I know? You should ask yourself and dad!” Ouyang Qi replied, laughing.
Smack!
Feng Jialing gave Ouyang Qi a sharp slap across his face and he stopped laughing.
“Mom, you really hit me? You’ve never hit me before!”
“I have spoilt you too much. That’s why you’ve become so useless and incompetent!”
Ouyang Qi covered his face with his palm and went off by himself to a corner.
If it were just verbal, he could retort but when it came to blows, he could not fight back.
“Hasn’t your father told you about that woman?” Feng Jialing asked in a sharp voice.
“He did but I forgot.”
“Let me remind you once again now. From now on, you must never help that woman again!”
“If I succeed in courting her, Qing will be rid of a rival. Isn’t this to your advantage”
“I will not agree to have a woman who has given birth to two children to become my daughter-in-law! You may have an affair with her but you cannot take her as your wife. For the time being, you can go ahead and pursue her. Once you get her, you will soon be tired of her. When that happens, just get rid of her. This will be beneficial to our family,” Feng Jialing told him.
Ouyang Qi looked at his mother and felt as if she was a stranger.
He had always been a dandy and he could not even remember how many movie starlets he had a fling with.
However, those relationships were mutually beneficial. A woman who had had a good time with him would always be rewarded, either in the form of material gain or other financial support.
He did not think that there was anything wrong with that for that was how things worked in the entertainment industry.
It would be ridiculous and laughable if anyone were to seriously express the wish to grow old together as a couple.
However, coming from his mother, these words seemed cruel and awkward to Ouyang Qi.
Why should a woman be so cruel to another? How could my mom have such horrible thoughts?
“Have you understood what I have just told you?” Feng Jialing asked again.
“Yes, I have,” Ouyang Qi replied.
“So, you have to date that woman, think of some way to get her drunk or drugged, then post a video on both of you which must be lewder and revealing than the one with that other woman. As soon as the video comes out, Nan Chen will certainly be disgusted with her and won’t stick with her again. Since she is such a materialistic person, she will definitely look around for financial support. Then your opportunity will come. You take her in and have fun with her. After a while, when you get bored of her, just give her a small amount of money and send her away,” Feng Jialing instructed her son.
“She is with Nan Chen now,” Ouyang Qi could not help but tell the truth.
“Then, find a way to distract Nan Chen. You have been mixing around in this circle for so many years. You don’t need me to teach you how to deal with that woman, do you? Isn’t this your best asset?”
Ouyang Qi sighed. Although I have been with many women, I have never done anything like drugging someone or getting someone drunk.
Those women were with me willingly. What’s the point if they were unwilling?
Those were his personal opinion which he knew must not be spoken aloud.
Unwillingly, Ouyang Qi agreed to do as his mother instructed. “I’ll try my best. I can’t guarantee anything as it depends on luck.”
“You have to do it. You cannot keep helping that woman. You must destroy her. You have to clear the path for your sister to become a member of the Nan family! If you don’t do this, you have to earn your own keep. Don’t expect to get any money from us anymore!” Feng Jialing gave his son the ultimatum.
