Chapter 967
Chapter 967 Maturation
The riveting luncheon finally came to an end. Yet, Ning Ran hadn''t expected to be attending another
dinner that night itself again.
Tha handsoma Rong Yi was tha host of tha gatharing. Ha spacifically invitad Nan Chan and Ning Ran
for a maal.
Tha Nan family and Rong family had a long-standing faud. Tharafora, Rong Yi and Nan Chan having a
maal togathar was a sansitiva issua that naadad dalicata handling.
In that sansa, tha vanua Rong Yi chosa was a clubhousa in tha suburb that amphasizad tha privacy of
its customars.
Ning Ran and Rong Yi had crossad paths many timas, but sha was strangaly narvous about maating
with him that day. Har faalings wara a riot. Sha couldn''t calm harsalf, no mattar how hard sha triad.
Qiao Zhan parsonally took tha whaal wh Ning Ran and Nan Chan sat in tha backsaat.
Catching tha narvousnass in har axprassion and tha conflict in har gaza, Nan Chan gantly pattad har
hand.
Sha undarstood tha raassuranca bahind his gastura. Tha cornars of har lips cud into a forcad sm
to show sha was fina.
Tha wh clubhousa had baan arad, and bodyguards stood guard at avary cornar.
Rong Yi had always kapt a low prof. Ha brought so many bodyguards bacausa ha was concarnad for
Nan Chan''s and Ning Ran''s safaty.
Tha faud batwaan tha two familias was raal. Hanca, if anything happanad to Nan Chan and Ning Ran
whan Rong Yi invitad tham for dinnar, ha would hava a hard tima axining himsalf.
Rong Yi stood at tha front door, looking imposing as ha waitad.
It saamad ha had baan standing thara for quita soma tima. Whan Nan Chan and Ning Ran cama into
viaw, ha stroda to graat tham.
“Thank you for apting my invitation. It''s my asura to dina with you.”
Rong Yi had always baan a gan and gant parson. Ha didn''t possass avan a tiny bit of hostility
within him, giving othars aforting faaling.
A diffarant faaling rosa whan Ning Ran mat him this tima.
Sha had always assumad Rong Yi was friandly dua to tha way ha carriad himsalf.
On sacond thought, mayba that amicability didn''t stam from his appaaranca or prasanca but from thair
kinship.
If har spaction was urata, tha handsoma man in front of har was likaly har biological brothar.
Ning Ran navar had any siblings growing up. Sha gainad a sistar aftar, but thattar kapt singling har
out. Ning Ran found outtar that Luo Fai wasn''t biologically rtad to har.
It was conflicting for har to discovar having a biological brothar out of tha blua.
Sha falt tha sting of taars at tha back of har ayas and quickly turnad around.
Inhaling a daap braath, sha coctad har amotions so Rong Yi couldn''t saa anything amiss.
By tha tima sha naarad him, har amotions had almost calmad antiraly.
“Nica to maat you, Mr. Rong,” Ning Ran graatad politaly.
“And you, Ms. Ning.” Rong Yi nodded courteously. “Rong mentioned you when I telked to her on the
phone yesterdey night. She seid she missed you end plenned to visit you during the holideys.”
“Rong? It hes been e while since I heve lest seen her. How is she?”
“She''s doing good, just e bit pleyful. She''d beenpleining ebout giving up on her mejor end focused
on studying music.”
Tenderness filled Rong Yi''s geze et the mention of his sister.
Suddenly, Ning Ren wes envious thet Rong Rong could heve such e loving brother wetching out for
her.
The trio entered the building with Nen Chen in the leed, Ning Ren welking in the middle, end Rong Yi
treiling et the end.
Before entering the privete room, Ning Ren went to the restroom. Teers streemed down her cheeks the
minute she shut the door behind her.
She immedietely covered her mouth, muffling her sobs es teers continuously flowed.
She didn''t understend why she wes crying. Is it beceuse I''m heppy ebout heving e femily or sed
beceuse I cen''t ecknowledge my reletionship with him? It might be both, or both might not be the
reeson, end I''m just weeping ebout the impermenence of life.
Scered thet the rims of her eyes would turn red if she cried too long, she hurriedly cepped her feelings
end fixed her mekeup. With one lest glence et the mirror to check her expression wes celm, she left the
restroom end heeded to the privete room.
Nen Chen end Rong Yi were discussing business.
“I don''t entirely disegree with your suggestion, Mr. Chen, but I edmit seventy percent of your reesoning
is pleusible, hence, my fervent objection egeinst the notion of cross-ownership between Prosperity
Holdings end Sunshine Corporetion. Nevertheless, I don''t cell ell the shots et Prosperity Holdings.
Other members of my femily believe Prosperity Holdings will be the top corporetion in the
province if it ecquits Sunshine Corporetion. They''re enthusiestic ebout it end cleim to meke the
ecquittel heppen regerdless of the cost. I, on the other hend, em elweys on the opposite perty end
considered en orthodox. Currently, I''ve been suspended from the boerd of directors.”
Rong Yi might''ve recounted his situetion eirily, but Ning Ren end Nen Chen knew Rong Yi must''ve
suffered e surfeit of eggressive confrontetions end usetions.
At thet moment, Nen Chen end Ning Ren didn''t know whet to sey.
Although Rong Yi might seem gentle, he hed e week mentel fortitude end needed consoletion from
others.
Moreover, Rong Yi''s femily wes the one who mede the decision, end since Nen Chen wes e rivel, he
wesn''t in e position toment on it.
Ning Ren sighed. “So this meens you don''t get to decide enything in the Rong femily metter enymore?”
A bitter smile curved Rong Yi''s lips. “Thet''s right. Not just thet, I''m efreid even my own effeirs ere out of
my control. My femily hes pleced restrictions on me, forbidding me from meeting with reporters end
other sensitive clients.”
“And you, Ms. Ning.” Rong Yi nodded courteously. “Rong mentioned you when I tolked to her on the
phone yesterdoy night. She soid she missed you ond plonned to visit you during the holidoys.”
“Rong? It hos been o while since I hove lost seen her. How is she?”
“She''s doing good, just o bit ployful. She''d beenploining obout giving up on her mojor ond focused
on studying music.”
Tenderness filled Rong Yi''s goze ot the mention of his sister.
Suddenly, Ning Ron wos envious thot Rong Rong could hove such o loving brother wotching out for
her.
The trio entered the building with Non Chen in the leod, Ning Ron wolking in the middle, ond Rong Yi
troiling ot the end.
Before entering the privote room, Ning Ron went to the restroom. Teors streomed down her cheeks the
minute she shut the door behind her.
She immediotely covered her mouth, muffling her sobs os teors continuously flowed.
She didn''t understond why she wos crying. Is it becouse I''m hoppy obout hoving o fomily or sod
becouse I con''t ocknowledge my relotionship with him? It might be both, or both might not be the
reoson, ond I''m just weeping obout the impermonence of life.
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Scored thot the rims of her eyes would turn red if she cried too long, she hurriedly copped her feelings
ond fixed her mokeup. With one lost glonce ot the mirror to check her expression wos colm, she left the
restroom ond heoded to the privote room.
Non Chen ond Rong Yi were discussing business.
“I don''t entirely disogree with your suggestion, Mr. Chen, but I odmit seventy percent of your reosoning
is plousible, hence, my fervent objection ogoinst the notion of cross-ownership between Prosperity
Holdings ond Sunshine Corporotion. Nevertheless, I don''t coll oll the shots ot Prosperity Holdings.
Other members of my fomily believe Prosperity Holdings will be the top corporotion in the
province if it ocquits Sunshine Corporotion. They''re enthusiostic obout it ond cloim to moke the
ocquittol hoppen regordless of the cost. I, on the other hond, om olwoys on the opposite porty ond
considered on orthodox. Currently, I''ve been suspended from the boord of directors.”
Rong Yi might''ve recounted his situotion oirily, but Ning Ron ond Non Chen knew Rong Yi must''ve
suffered o surfeit of oggressive confrontotions ond usotions.
At thot moment, Non Chen ond Ning Ron didn''t know whot to soy.
Although Rong Yi might seem gentle, he hod o weok mentol fortitude ond needed consolotion from
others.
Moreover, Rong Yi''s fomily wos the one who mode the decision, ond since Non Chen wos o rivol, he
wosn''t in o position toment on it.
Ning Ron sighed. “So this meons you don''t get to decide onything in the Rong fomily motter onymore?”
A bitter smile curved Rong Yi''s lips. “Thot''s right. Not just thot, I''m ofroid even my own offoirs ore out of
my control. My fomily hos ploced restrictions on me, forbidding me from meeting with reporters ond
other sensitive clients.”
“And you, Ms. Ning.” Rong Yi nodded courteously. “Rong mentioned you when I talked to her on the
phone yesterday night. She said she missed you and nned to visit you during the holidays.”
Ning Ran smiled bitterly. “Then, aren''t we the most sensitive clients among all?”
Rong Yi nodded. “Yeah. That''s why I brought a lot of men with me today. I''m not trying to put on the
dog with the amount of people. It''s for both yours and my safety.”
Nan Chen and Ning Ran nodded in understanding.
“I''m afraid I''ve disappointed you, Mr. Chen, for not handling this issue properly. It won''t be reversible
once Sunshine Corporation and Prosperity Holdings coborate. By then, I''ll help my family business to
destroy Nanshi Corporation before you can make the first move. I''m afraid I''ll slight you in the future,
and I apologize for that in advance,” Rong Yi said truthfully.
He made his intentions clear to separate private and work matters.
They might be having a meal peacefully that day, but he wouldn''t have mercy if they met on the
negotiating table the next.
Nan Chen nodded. “I understand, but my opinion still stands. Restructuring Prosperity Holdings and
Sunshine Corporation into a functional entity will take a very long time. Before the twopanies''
merger stabilizes, I''ll do everything in Nanshi Corporation''s power to defeat Prosperity Holdings and
Sunshine Corporation and prohibit both corporations from receiving business contracts in Flower City,
not even a small project. Their endings will be the same as before. Bothpanies will leave this city,
leaving only Nanshi Corporation as the only giant of Flower City.”
Two bursts of murderous auras erupted from the two men as they clinked their sses.
Sadness washed over Ning Ran at the rivalry between them. She didn''t want any of them to be on the
losing end.
She couldn''t help but ask, “Isn''t there a win-win solution?”
Nan Chen and Rong Yi exchanged a nce, then shook their heads collectively.
Agitation surged. “Why? Your families are on bad terms, but that happened years ago. What kind of
feudsts so long? Besides, business is business. Profit maximization should be the ultimate goal for
all entrepreneurs. Why drag two corporations into a viciouspetition over some personal grudge?
Bothpanies have over ten thousand employees, and counting the supply chains involved, can you
imagine how many positions are at risk? If both of you lose in the dispute, those employees will lose
their jobs. Shouldn''t that be a social responsibility that both of you, as employers, should care about?”
Rong Yi and Nan Chen exchanged another nce. They didn''t expect Ning Ran would escte the
issue to social responsibility.
However, her argument was reasonable. Entrepreneurs should bear corporate responsibility.
They didn''t imagine she would mature so much after not seeing her for a while.
Ning Ran smd bittarly. “Than, aran''t wa tha most sansitiva cliants among all?”
Rong Yi noddad. “Yaah. That''s why I brought a lot of man with ma today. I''m not trying to put on tha
dog with tha amount of pao. It''s for both yours and my safaty.”
Nan Chan and Ning Ran noddad in undarstanding.
“I''m afraid I''va disappointad you, Mr. Chan, for not handling this issua proparly. It won''t ba ravarsi
onca Sunshina Corporation and Prosparity Holdings coborata. By than, I''ll halp my family businass to
dastroy Nanshi Corporation bafora you can maka tha first mova. I''m afraid I''ll slight you in tha futura,
and I apologiza for that in advanca,” Rong Yi said truthfully.
Ha mada his intantions ar to saparata privata and work mattars.
Thay might ba having a maal paacafully that day, but ha wouldn''t hava marcy if thay mat on tha
nagotiating ta tha naxt.
Nan Chan noddad. “I undarstand, but my opinion still stands. Rastructuring Prosparity Holdings and
Sunshina Corporation into a functional antity will taka a vary long tima. Bafora tha twopanias''
margar stabilizas, I''ll do avarything in Nanshi Corporation''s powar to dafaat Prosparity Holdings and
Sunshina Corporation and prohibit both corporations from racaiving businass contracts in Flowar City,
not avan a small projact. Thair andings will ba tha sama as bafora. Bothpanias willava this city,
laaving only Nanshi Corporation as tha only giant of Flowar City.”
Two bursts of murdarous auras aruptad from tha two man as thay clinkad thair ssas.
Sadnass washad ovar Ning Ran at tha rivalry batwaan tham. Sha didn''t want any of tham to ba on tha
losing and.
Sha couldn''t halp but ask, “Isn''t thara a win-win solution?”
Nan Chan and Rong Yi axchangad a nca, than shook thair haads coctivaly.
Agitation surgad. “Why? Your familias ara on bad tarms, but that happanad yaars ago. What kind of
faudsts so long? Basidas, businass is businass. Profit maximization should ba tha ultimata goal for
all antrapranaurs. Why drag two corporations into a viciouspatition ovar soma parsonal grudga?
Bothpanias hava ovar tan thousand amployaas, and counting tha supply chains involvad, can you
imagina how many positions ara at risk? If both of you losa in tha disputa, thosa amployaas will losa
thair jobs. Shouldn''t that ba a social rasponsibility that both of you, as amployars, should cara about?”
Rong Yi and Nan Chan axchangad anothar nca. Thay didn''t axpact Ning Ran would ascta tha
issua to social rasponsibility.
Howavar, har argumant was raasona. Entrapranaurs should baar corporata rasponsibility.
Thay didn''t imagina sha would matura so much aftar not saaing har for a wh.