Chapter 590 Do Not Make This Hard For Me
Bai Hua merely wanted Nan Xing to pass on her message to Nan Chen to gain Nan Chen’s trust. What she didn’t expect was Nan Xing refuting her before it even reached Nan Chen. What kind of black magic did Ning Ran cast on my boys? Why is everyone on her side?
“She’s an actress, isn’t she? Why are you speaking up for her?” Bai Hua barked. “Yes, she’s an actress. That’s what she does. It’s the same as every other job. You shouldn’t discriminate against any jobs.” Nan Xing was insistent to speak up for Ning Ran.
“Whose side are you on? Why are you going against me on that woman’s behalf?”
“I’m just telling the truth. You don’t have to get mad.”
“How do you think an actress rise to fame? Do you know about the filthy dealings behind the entertainment industry? Do you truly not know about it? You have many scandals with numerous celebrities. Yet now you’re telling me being an actress is a holy career?”
“There are scums in every industry. You can’t determine a person’s quality by her career. You should look at her character instead. You’re right. There are people in the entertainment industry who climbed the ladder with underhanded means, but that doesn’t mean everyone uses such methods.”
Nan Xing was different from Nan Chen. He was good at talking. He might not say much during big events, but he wouldn’t lose in a small argument.
Bai Hua couldn’t manage a retort, so she settled with glaring at him to express her disagreement.
“Mom, you’re a woman too. Why should a woman be so cruel to another?” Nan Xing flashed a smile, showing his white, neat teeth.
“So you’re saying Ning Ran is innocent? She’s one of a kind among the actresses. Is that what you’re trying to say?”
“Yeah, you can put it that way.”
“What about her getting in some guy’s car? She’s cheating on your brother behind his back. Is that something good too? Should your brother pop a bottle of champagne to celebrate it?” Bai Hua started accusing again.
Nan Xing sighed. “Ning Ran is not that kind of person. Ouyang Qi is her acquaintance. You can’t accuse her of cheating just because they went out together. You’re judging her from the start, and that’s unfair for her. Even though you have good intentions, you shouldn’t slander her before you get to the truth-”
“That’s enough! I heard enough to know you’re on her side! Is your brother in his office? Drop me off there. I’ll tell him myself,” Bai Hua ordered.
“He’s not. I think he was taking the children to settle the household registration. Ten percent of Grandpa’s shares will be transferred to the kids, but they’ll need to register first before they can…”
Nan Xing accidentally blurted out about the transfer of shares. He realized a tad too late that he shouldn’t have told that to Bai Hua.
Grandpa told me not to tell anyone outside the family, but Mom didn’t count as one, right? She is me and my brother’s mother, the grandmother to the children, so she shouldn’t be considered an outsider.
“What did you say?”
Even though Nan Xing stopped himself, Bai Hua still heard him clearly.
“Nothing.”
“Old Master is planning to transfer his shares to Ning Ran’s children? Those small kids are going to be Nanshi Corporation’s largest shareholder?
“Why didn’t he transfer some to your father or me? He should transfer the shares to us first in terms of seniority. How could he transfer to two five-year-olds first?” Bai Hua screamed.
“I don’t know. Maybe he has some future consideration. Grandpa doesn’t let me tell anyone about this, so don’t go spreading this.
“I shouldn’t have told you, but you’re my mom, so I’m telling you now. Don’t make this difficult for me,” Nan Xing said with furrowed brows.
“Old Master is way too biased! They’re just kids and are already the owners of ten percent of the shares! How can he hide it from us? Do Nan Zhiyuan and I mean nothing to him? I’m getting piss just thinking about it.”
Bai Hua began to slam her fists against the window in anger.
“Mom, stop it. Let it go. Grandpa just gave ten percent of the shares to the kids, not everything. It was a show of his love for his great-grandchildren. There’s nothing wrong about that,” Nan Xing advised.
“He didn’t consider your dad and me as human. If he continues to be like that, then don’t blame it on me later!” Bai Hua said.
“Mom, you’re weird. Dabao and Erbao are your grandchildren. We’re a family, so why are you so angry about it?” Nan Chen couldn’t understand.
“Dabao and Erbao are the children of that b*tch! They have nothing to do with me! Don’t bring them up in front of me!”
Nan Xing was stunned. He didn’t expect Bai Hua to treat the kids so coldly.
Shouldn’t a grandmother love and care for her grandchildren?
Nan Xing regretted telling her. He didn’t consider Bai Hua an outsider, but she considered many of the Nan family members to be outsiders.
“Stop the car. I’m getting out here,” Bai Hua ordered suddenly.
“Why? Where are you going? Let me send you.”
“I said, stop the car!” The look Bai Hua gave Nan Xing was full of disgust.
Nan Xing was shocked, so he quickly stepped on the brake.
Bai Hua took her purse and got out. She didn’t even take her shopping bags.
She flagged down a cab, got in, then left.
Nan Xing had wanted to follow her, but he was worried Bai Hua would get angry if she found out. So he let out a sigh and gave up.
Bai Hua took the cab and made a call in Japanese. It was a long thirty-minutes-call.
The cab driver kept asking her for her destination, but she didn’t give him a location. She just asked him to drive around.
After ending the call, she dialed Ouyang Qing’s number, but Ouyang Qing didn’t pick up.
When night fell, Nan Zhiyuan was sitting on the couch with a dismayed look at the villa in Red Maple City.
Bai Hua was standing in front of him, pointing at him. “Look at yourself! You can’t do better than two five-year-olds. What’s the point of you living?”
“You’re crossing the line, Bai Hua! What’s the point of you making me angry? Do you think I have any say in my father’s decision? Since you’re so capable, why don’t you oppose then? If it wasn’t for us being too hasty that time, we wouldn’t have caused that huge mistake and ended up like this.” Nan Zhiyuan was at his breaking point.
Bai Hua scoffed, “You’re blaming me now? If you’re capable, the chairman and CEO positions of the Nanshi Corporation would have been yours. Yet were you even the CEO for one day? The Old Master has never trusted you. You’re a good-for-nothing! A good-for-nothing that everyone looked down on. If it wasn’t for Ouyang Qing’s help, you couldn’t even make it back to the country!” Bai Hua continued to scold.
“If you’re so capable, then why are you with me? Find another man. What are you doing with a good-for-nothing?” Nan Zhiyuan rebuked.
“Nan Zhiyuan, you-
“Fine! I’ll return to Tokyo tomorrow. You stay here and continue to be a nobody. I don’t want to receive any more cold shoulders. This kind of life is hopeless!” Bai Hua announced.
Panic struck Nan Zhiyuan, hearing that Bai Hua wanted to leave.
“You can’t leave. What am I going to do if you leave? Old Master’s attitude toward us has just begun to defrost slightly. If we have the Ouyang family’s help, I can still be a member of the board. How can you give up now?” Nan Zhiyuan tried to reason with her.
“If I stay, there must be some benefits. I don’t want to continue living like this. If this goes on, we’ll be old and broke!”
