novelraw Chapter 523 The Thick-Skinned People of the Ning Family 5
Chapter 523 The Thick-Skinned People of the Ning Family 5
Chapter 523: Chapter 523 The Thick-Skinned People of the Ning Family 5
Casually putting away his phone, Ji Yebai stared at Ning Xixi for a few seconds.
"Why are you looking at me with that look?"
Ji Yebai ruffled her hair, "Change clothes, follow me to meet someone."
...
Canglan Hotel.
Ji Yebai opened the door of the private room, gentlemanly letting Ning Xixi enter first, then followed in immediately.
Upon clearly seeing Ning Jingshen and Lu Qinghe seated at the main table, Ning Xixi was struck with a sense of foreboding and felt the urge to turn around and leave.
Ji Yebai pressed down on her shoulder and nodded in greeting, "Hello Uncle, hello Auntie."
His surface courtesy was impeccable.
Ning Jingshen coughed, "Please, take a seat."
"Xixi, come sit by me." Lu Qinghe said with a beaming smile, which was flatly rejected by Ji Yebai, "My wife, it’s better if she sits next to me."
The smile on Lu Qinghe’s face froze.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ji Yebai noticed that Ning Jingshen’s gaze kept straying toward Ning Xixi, as if he had something to say but hesitated, apparently wary of his presence.
"I’ll go to the restroom." Seeing this, Ji Yebai elegantly stood up and sent a text to Ning Xixi, bending his head low: Call me if you need anything.
Ning Xixi replied with an "OK".
Sure enough, as soon as Ji Yebai left, Ning Jingshen took out a document from his black briefcase and slammed it in front of Ning Xixi.
"Have Ji Yebai sign this document later." His tone left no room for doubt.
Ning Xixi sipped her tea, "Why should I give it to him?"
Lu Qinghe persuaded, "Xixi, be obedient. Understand the painstaking effort of your father; he’s doing this for the Ning Corporation. You’re his daughter, after all; in the end, isn’t it all for you?"
This righteous attitude took thick-skinned to new heights.
Ning Xixi flipped through a few pages casually and sneered inwardly.
Do they really think she’s clueless?
Even a business novice like her could see that this partnership with the Ji Corporation included terms that were only beneficial to the Ning Family, and furthermore, the partnership amount was astronomical for the Ning Family.
She pushed the document back, smiling just enough, "But eventually, a daughter is to be married off, so isn’t it Gong Xiu who will ultimately inherit the Ning Corporation?"
Within affluent families, it’s rare for daughters to inherit the business, plus, Ning Xixi did not believe that Ning Jingshen would leave the company to her.
Ning Jingshen’s face changed as Ning Xixi guessed correctly.
He had made a miscalculation before, the partner company he chose was the one that implicated the Ji Corporation, and now to clear the Ji Corporation’s name, all businesses associated with that company were facing a huge crisis.
The Ning Corporation hadn’t been doing well these past two years; without backing from a large conglomerate like the Ji Corporation, they might suffer severe losses.
"Xixi, consider it the last contribution you can make for the Ning Family. After all these years, I haven’t raised you for nothing! As a daughter, you should at least repay your father, right?"
Ning Jingshen spoke as if he held the moral high ground, as if the person who pressured Ning Xixi into breaking up with Ji Yebai just days before wasn’t him.
"Oh~ I get it, you just want me to say a few good words to Ji Yebai, to get him to sign this contract, right~" Ning Xixi saw through them, realizing they were using the grace of raising her as a threat, to sell her out in exchange for some money for the Ning Corporation.
"You’ve understood your father’s intentions, that’s good," Ning Jingshen’s expression lightened slightly.
Ning Xixi smiled sweetly, "Mr. Ning, you know there’s a phrase... hmm, what’s it called, oh yes! Now I remember: trading your daughter for glory~"
"What nonsense are you talking about! How is your father selling you!" Ning Jingshen banged the table and roared furiously.