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Contract Marriage: The Tycoon's Pampered Wife-Chapter 74 - 0: Don’t Want to Talk to You (3 more)
Chapter 74: 074: Don’t Want to Talk to You (3 more)
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"Xiaowan?"
Upon hearing Ning Rongyue’s voice, Ning Guiwan was flipping through a business magazine she had taken from a nearby shelf. She looked up.
Ning Rongyue was clad in a professional suit and draped in a camel hair coat. Her makeup was delicate and perfectly applied, and her hair was neatly tied back, with a slanted fringe on the left side of her face partially obscuring the burn scar, making it less distinct. Indeed, she looked every bit the corporate beauty. Several people followed behind her, each exuding an air of elite professionalism.
Seeing this negotiating stance, Ning Guiwan had already guessed that Ning Rongyue’s trip to the United States had been unsuccessful. To win the lawsuit, Tianchi Group needed strong support from a legal team in the United States. But given Tianchi’s certain loss, no law firm would want to damage its own reputation. So, Tianchi had to take the initiative to pursue being acquired. After all, being acquired was better than going bankrupt.
"What are you doing here?" Ning Rongyue asked Ning Guiwan, a smile on her lips but a thorny look in her eyes.
Ning Guiwan closed the magazine. Her smile was radiant as she retorted, "Do I need to report to you?"
With a concerned tone, Ning Rongyue said, "The company is in such a terrible crisis, and Dad is extremely anxious. He fainted at the company the other day and is still in the hospital. Why haven’t you come back to see him?"
Ning Guiwan was taken aback.
"Xiaowan, I know you’re very unhappy with Dad because of Qinghan, but... he is your father, after all, the one who gave birth to you and raised you. How can you be so heartless as to say you want to sever ties with him?"
Ning Rongyue’s voice was gentle, yet loud enough to be heard clearly. The Tianchi Group employees following her overheard, and their gazes upon Ning Guiwan shifted subtly. When the Third Young Lady was still with the company, they had thought well of her. People are visual creatures, after all, and the Third Young Lady hadn’t seemed as vicious as the rumors suggested. But now... with the company facing a major crisis, and the Chairman so anxious he’d been hospitalized, she seemed indifferent. Truly cold-blooded.
"Xiaowan, come home. We’re a family; we should face difficulties together..." Ning Rongyue’s words sounded sincere, as if theirs was truly a harmonious family.
The gazes of those behind her shifted again. The Eldest Young Lady was indeed well-educated and dignified, possessing the demeanor befitting a prominent family. If she were to manage the company in the future, they would feel at ease.
The current objective of Tianchi Group’s negotiation was to have Ning Rongyue appointed as CEO.
Ning Guiwan quickly recovered from the news of Ning Honghua’s hospitalization. She propped her cheek on her hand and looked casually at Ning Rongyue, her smile suddenly taking on a mesmerizing, alluring charm. It was bold and seductive, as if the most dazzling brilliance of the surroundings was concentrated on her fiery red lips.
"Such lovely words," she said, her tone somewhat languid. "If Uncle Chen heard you, he would surely be gratified that the daughter he raised for over twenty years is so sensible and filial."
Ning Rongyue’s expression changed.
"You don’t know who Uncle Chen is, do you?" Ning Guiwan’s gaze fell upon the people behind Ning Rongyue, her smile captivating yet earnest. "He is..."
"Xiaowan!" Ning Rongyue interjected, her urgency palpable. "We have other matters to attend to and can’t talk any longer. Dad is waiting for good news from us."
Many enterprises wanted to acquire Tianchi, but Ruiyin was the most capable and seemed most likely to lead Tianchi Group out of its predicament. Ning Honghua favored Ruiyin the most, and Ning Rongyue also preferred to collaborate with Ruiyin; this way, she could get closer to that man. Therefore, she had prepared night and day for this negotiation for two days. She was fairly confident she could convince Ruiyin to let her become CEO.
Thinking of this, the gloom in Ning Rongyue’s heart lifted slightly. So what if I’m an illegitimate daughter? So what if I was once the daughter of a chauffeur? Now, I’m valued by Ning Honghua, about to become the CEO of Tianchi Group, a high-level executive at Ruiyin Group, and will have a direct reporting relationship with Quan Yu. What did Ning Guiwan have? She was just a pitiful creature abandoned by her father, left with nothing.
With that thought, Ning Rongyue’s steps toward the elevator became lighter.
However, her path was suddenly blocked.
The person was the secretary to Li Bing, Director of the Ruiyin Investment Department.
Recognizing the secretary, Ning Rongyue immediately put on a graceful, apologetic smile. "I’m sorry to keep you waiting. Has Director Li been waiting long? I was held up for a few minutes talking to an acquaintance. Shall we go up now?"
"I’m sorry, Manager Ning," the secretary said with a professionally polite smile, "Director Li said he doesn’t wish to discuss this collaboration with you."
"..."
Ning Rongyue thought she had misheard.