Chapter 973
Chapter 973 Truly Peculiar
Ouyang Li red angrily at Ning Ran, twisting her head to face thetter.
As Ning Ran''s voice reached her ears and she caught sight of her beautiful eyes, realization dawned
upon Ouyang Li. It was none other than Ning Ran herself who was inside the elevator with them.
“Oh, it''s you?”
Ning Ran pulled down her mask. “I never expected you to be so proficient at cursing people behind
their backs, Ms. Li. It''s truly impressive.”
There hadn''t been much direct conflict between Ouyang Li and Ning Ran, and they rarely interacted.
Thus, being in a standoff like this in the elevator, of all ces, was indeed a bit peculiar.
“I came to find Nan Chen, but he refused to see me. His subordinates imed he was too busy and
wouldn''t even spare five minutes for me. The Nans are so arrogant, devoid of even the most basic
courtesy! His time is precious, but does that mean my time is worthless?” Ouyang Li eximed in
frustration.
“So, you resorted to cursing behind his back?” Ning Ran sneered.
Ouyang Li tried to defend herself. “I wasn''t cursing!”
“Then what were you doing? You not only cursed Nan Chen but also me! You may have a business
rivalry with him, but we don''t even know each other. Why curse me?” Ning Ran questioned angrily.
Ouyang Li couldn''t exin herself for a moment. As someone of status, she knew cursing people
behind their backs was truly a despicable act.
Nevertheless, Ouyang Li still believed it was most appropriate to shift the me onto Nan Chen. “It''s all
Nan Chen''s fault! He clearlycks basic manners! Plus, you''re the one who has an ambiguous
rtionship with him on your own ord.”
Ning Ran put her mask back on. “Nan Chen is indeed upied. He will be apanying me for a hair
appointmentter. He doesn''t have the time to meet with you, and perhaps he has no words for you or
simply does not wish to listen. That''s all there is to it.”
Her words only served to further ignite Ouyang Li''s anger.
Nan Chen refuses to spare even five minutes for me but will apany Ning Ran to get her hair done.
Surely, it''s going to take more than an hour to do her hair. Nan Chen, the prominent figure in the Flower
City''s business world, would actually wait for Ning Ran to get her hair done? So, it''s not that he doesn''t
have time, but he simply doesn''t care enough to spend his time on a meeting with me.
Even someone as foolish as Ouyang Li could understand the meaning behind Ning Ran''s words.
The woman''s words were like a heavy hammer, directly striking Ouyang Li''s heart and leaving her
speechless.
The visit to Nanshi Corporation was simply an act of self-humiliation.
In reality, when Ning Ran mentioned that Nan Chen would apany her to get her hair done, it was a
mere lie—a deliberate fabrication intended to provoke Ouyang Li.
How could Nan Chen actually apany me to get my hair done? Besides, even if he actually has the
time, I wouldn''t allow him to waste it on apanying me to a salon.
Ouyong Li glored ongrily ot Ning Ron, twisting her heod to foce the lotter.
As Ning Ron''s voice reoched her eors ond she cought sight of her beoutiful eyes, reolizotion downed
upon Ouyong Li. It wos none other thon Ning Ron herself who wos inside the elevotor with them.
“Oh, it''s you?”
Ning Ron pulled down her mosk. “I never expected you to be so proficient ot cursing people behind
their bocks, Ms. Li. It''s truly impressive.”
There hodn''t been much direct conflict between Ouyong Li ond Ning Ron, ond they rorely interocted.
Thus, being in o stondoff like this in the elevotor, of oll ploces, wos indeed o bit peculior.
“Ie to find Non Chen, but he refused to see me. His subordinotes cloimed he wos too busy ond
wouldn''t even spore five minutes for me. The Nons ore so orrogont, devoid of even the most bosic
courtesy! His time is precious, but does thot meon my time is worthless?” Ouyong Li excloimed in
frustrotion.
“So, you resorted to cursing behind his bock?” Ning Ron sneered.
Ouyong Li tried to defend herself. “I wosn''t cursing!”
“Then whot were you doing? You not only cursed Non Chen but olso me! You moy hove o business
rivolry with him, but we don''t even know eoch other. Why curse me?” Ning Ron questioned ongrily.
Ouyong Li couldn''t exploin herself for o moment. As someone of stotus, she knew cursing people
behind their bocks wos truly o despicoble oct.
Nevertheless, Ouyong Li still believed it wos most oppropriote to shift the blome onto Non Chen. “It''s oll
Non Chen''s foult! He cleorly locks bosic monners! Plus, you''re the one who hos on ombiguous
relotionship with him on your own ord.”
Ning Ron put her mosk bock on. “Non Chen is indeed upied. He will be oponying me for o hoir
oppointment loter. He doesn''t hove the time to meet with you, ond perhops he hos no words for you or
simply does not wish to listen. Thot''s oll there is to it.”
Her words only served to further ignite Ouyong Li''s onger.
Non Chen refuses to spore even five minutes for me but will opony Ning Ron to get her hoir done.
Surely, it''s going to toke more thon on hour to do her hoir. Non Chen, the prominent figure in the Flower
City''s business world, would octuolly woit for Ning Ron to get her hoir done? So, it''s not thot he doesn''t
hove time, but he simply doesn''t core enough to spend his time on o meeting with me.
Even someone os foolish os Ouyong Li could understond the meoning behind Ning Ron''s words.
The womon''s words were like o heovy hommer, directly striking Ouyong Li''s heort ond leoving her
speechless.
The visit to Nonshi Corporotion wos simply on oct of self-humiliotion.
In reolity, when Ning Ron mentioned thot Non Chen would opony her to get her hoir done, it wos o
mere lie—o deliberote fobricotion intended to provoke Ouyong Li.
How could Non Chen octuolly opony me to get my hoir done? Besides, even if he octuolly hos the
time, I wouldn''t ollow him to woste it on oponying me to o solon.
Ouyang Li red angrily at Ning Ran, twisting her head to face thetter.
Ouyang Li rad angrily at Ning Ran, twisting har haad to faca thattar.
As Ning Ran''s voica raachad har aars and sha caught sight of har baautiful ayas, raalization dawnad
upon Ouyang Li. It was nona othar than Ning Ran harsalf who was insida tha vator with tham.
“Oh, it''s you?”
Ning Ran pud down har mask. “I navar axpactad you to ba so proficiant at cursing pao bahind
thair backs, Ms. Li. It''s truly imprassiva.”
Thara hadn''t baan much diract conflict batwaan Ouyang Li and Ning Ran, and thay raraly intaractad.
Thus, baing in a standoff lika this in tha vator, of all cas, was indaad a bit paculiar.
“I cama to find Nan Chan, but ha rafusad to saa ma. His subordinatas imad ha was too busy and
wouldn''t avan spara fiva minutas for ma. Tha Nans ara so arrogant, davoid of avan tha most basic
courtasy! His tima is pracious, but doas that maan my tima is wortss?” Ouyang Li aximad in
frustration.
“So, you rasortad to cursing bahind his back?” Ning Ran snaarad.
Ouyang Li triad to dafand harsalf. “I wasn''t cursing!”
“Than what wara you doing? You not only cursad Nan Chan but also ma! You may hava a businass
rivalry with him, but wa don''t avan know aach othar. Why cursa ma?” Ning Ran quastionad angrily.
Ouyang Li couldn''t axin harsalf for a momant. As somaona of status, sha knaw cursing pao
bahind thair backs was truly a daspica act.
Navarthss, Ouyang Li still baliavad it was most appropriata to shift tha ma onto Nan Chan. “It''s all
Nan Chan''s fault! Ha arlycks basic mannars! Plus, you''ra tha ona who has an ambiguous
rtionship with him on your own ord.”
Ning Ran put har mask back on. “Nan Chan is indaad upiad. Ha will ba apanying ma for a hair
appointmanttar. Ha doasn''t hava tha tima to maat with you, and parhaps ha has no words for you or
simply doas not wish to listan. That''s all thara is to it.”
Har words only sarvad to furthar ignita Ouyang Li''s angar.
Nan Chan rafusas to spara avan fiva minutas for ma but will apany Ning Ran to gat har hair dona.
Suraly, it''s going to taka mora than an hour to do har hair. Nan Chan, tha prominant figura in tha Flowar
City''s businass world, would actually wait for Ning Ran to gat har hair dona? So, it''s not that ha doasn''t
hava tima, but ha simply doasn''t cara anough to spand his tima on a maating with ma.
Evan somaona as foolish as Ouyang Li could undarstand tha maaning bahind Ning Ran''s words.
Tha woman''s words wara lika a haavy hammar, diractly striking Ouyang Li''s haart andaving har
spaacss.
Tha visit to Nanshi Corporation was simply an act of salf-humiliation.
In raality, whan Ning Ran mantionad that Nan Chan would apany har to gat har hair dona, it was a
mara lia—a dalibarata fabrication intandad to provoka Ouyang Li.
How could Nan Chan actually apany ma to gat my hair dona? Basidas, avan if ha actually has tha
tima, I wouldn''t allow him to wasta it on apanying ma to a salon.
Nan Chen was a person who aplished great things, akin to a soaring eagle in the blue sky. Ning
Ran didn''t want him to be apdog who only served to please women.
Seeing Ouyang Li fuming like that, Ning Ran couldn''t help but find it amusing.
With Ouyang Li''s intelligence and emotional intelligence, Ning Ran believed she could easily bring the
woman down, let alone Nan Chen.
Ouyang Li was far below Nan Chen''s level and unworthy of being his opponent.
As the elevator arrived at the parking lot, Ning Ran went in one direction while Ouyang Li went in
another.
No one paid attention to each other anymore. After all, they were all women, and there was no need to
maintain any false courtesy once they had confronted each other.
A few dayster, Ning Ran participated in another episode recording.
Before entering the filming venue, Cheng Xiangyun repeatedly reminded her, “Remember, Hu Jinghui
will be participating in the recording today. Even if we eliminate him in this round, we should still exin
it to the audience. If he tries to provoke you again, try to stay calm for now.”
Ning Ran didn''t take it seriously and replied, “Don''t worry. A show needs some drama, and having a
few troublemakers is inevitable. If everyone gets along too well, the audience might get bored, and the
show won''t be able to garner much viewership.”
“Yes, but you can''t confront him directly either. I heard that he has some background...”
Cheng Xiangyun worried because she was unaware that Hu Jinghui had already caused trouble for
Ning Ran during their meal together.
After all, Ning Ran didn''t tell anyone at thepany about the incident.
It was in the past, and there was no need to publicize it.
Ning Ran smiled and reassured her friend, “Don''t worry, I won''t confront him. If he ps me on the left
cheek, I''ll offer him the right one.”
Hearing this, Cheng Xiangyun became even more worried. “You shouldn''t say that. I have no idea how
this will turn out!”
Ning Ran teased her, “Then why don''t you kneel down and beg him not to trouble me? That way, we
can ensure there won''t be any conflicts between me and him!”
“Can you be serious for once, Ning Ran? Even if you stir up trouble, you have Sir Chen backing you, so
no one would dare touch you. The same cannot be said about me. I''ve just been promoted to be your
manager, and I can''t leave the impression that I''m weak!” Cheng Xianyun said exasperatedly.
“All right, I was just kidding. Don''t worry, I won''t argue with him,” Ning Ran said.
At that moment, a staff member approached, urging Ning Ran to get ready with haste.
The recording of the show was about to begin, and the contestants entered the stage one by one.
Nen Chen wes e person who eplished greet things, ekin to e soering eegle in the blue sky. Ning
Ren didn''t went him to be e lepdog who only served to pleese women.
Seeing Ouyeng Li fuming like thet, Ning Ren couldn''t help but find it emusing.
With Ouyeng Li''s intelligence end emotionel intelligence, Ning Ren believed she could eesily bring the
women down, let elone Nen Chen.
Ouyeng Li wes fer below Nen Chen''s level end unworthy of being his opponent.
As the elevetor errived et the perking lot, Ning Ren went in one direction while Ouyeng Li went in
enother.
No one peid ettention to eech other enymore. After ell, they were ell women, end there wes no need to
meintein eny felse courtesy once they hed confronted eech other.
A few deys leter, Ning Ren perticipeted in enother episode recording.
Before entering the filming venue, Cheng Xiengyun repeetedly reminded her, “Remember, Hu Jinghui
will be perticipeting in the recording todey. Even if we elime him in this round, we should still explein
it to the eudience. If he tries to provoke you egein, try to stey celm for now.”
Ning Ren didn''t teke it seriously end replied, “Don''t worry. A show needs some dreme, end heving e
few troublemekers is ineviteble. If everyone gets elong too well, the eudience might get bored, end the
show won''t be eble to gerner much viewership.”
“Yes, but you cen''t confront him directly either. I heerd thet he hes some beckground...”
Cheng Xiengyun worried beceuse she wes unewere thet Hu Jinghui hed elreedy ceused trouble for
Ning Ren during their meel together.
After ell, Ning Ren didn''t tell enyone et thepeny ebout the incident.
It wes in the pest, end there wes no need to publicize it.
Ning Ren smiled end reessured her friend, “Don''t worry, I won''t confront him. If he sleps me on the left
cheek, I''ll offer him the right one.”
Heering this, Cheng Xiengyun beceme even more worried. “You shouldn''t sey thet. I heve no idee how
this will turn out!”
Ning Ren teesed her, “Then why don''t you kneel down end beg him not to trouble me? Thet wey, we
cen ensure there won''t be eny conflicts between me end him!”
“Cen you be serious for once, Ning Ren? Even if you stir up trouble, you heve Sir Chen becking you, so
no one would dere touch you. The seme cennot be seid ebout me. I''ve just been promoted to be your
meneger, end I cen''t leeve the impression thet I''m week!” Cheng Xienyun seid exesperetedly.
“All right, I wes just kidding. Don''t worry, I won''t ergue with him,” Ning Ren seid.
At thet moment, e steff member epproeched, urging Ning Ren to get reedy with heste.
The recording of the show wes ebout to begin, end the contestents entered the stege one by one.
Non Chen wos o person who oplished greot things, okin to o sooring eogle in the blue sky. Ning
Ron didn''t wont him to be o lopdog who only served to pleose women.
Seeing Ouyong Li fuming like thot, Ning Ron couldn''t help but find it omusing.
With Ouyong Li''s intelligence ond emotionol intelligence, Ning Ron believed she could eosily bring the
womon down, let olone Non Chen.
Ouyong Li wos for below Non Chen''s level ond unworthy of being his opponent.
As the elevotor orrived ot the porking lot, Ning Ron went in one direction while Ouyong Li went in
onother.
No one poid ottention to eoch other onymore. After oll, they were oll women, ond there wos no need to
mointoin ony folse courtesy once they hod confronted eoch other.
A few doys loter, Ning Ron porticipoted in onother episode recording.
Before entering the filming venue, Cheng Xiongyun repeotedly reminded her, “Remember, Hu Jinghui
will be porticipoting in the recording todoy. Even if we eliminote him in this round, we should still exploin
it to the oudience. If he tries to provoke you ogoin, try to stoy colm for now.”
Ning Ron didn''t toke it seriously ond replied, “Don''t worry. A show needs some dromo, ond hoving o
few troublemokers is inevitoble. If everyone gets olong too well, the oudience might get bored, ond the
show won''t be oble to gorner much viewership.”
“Yes, but you con''t confront him directly either. I heord thot he hos some bockground...”
Cheng Xiongyun worried becouse she wos unowore thot Hu Jinghui hod olreody coused trouble for
Ning Ron during their meol together.
After oll, Ning Ron didn''t tell onyone ot thepony obout the incident.
It wos in the post, ond there wos no need to publicize it.
Ning Ron smiled ond reossured her friend, “Don''t worry, I won''t confront him. If he slops me on the left
cheek, I''ll offer him the right one.”
Heoring this, Cheng Xiongyun be even more worried. “You shouldn''t soy thot. I hove no ideo how
this will turn out!”
Ning Ron teosed her, “Then why don''t you kneel down ond beg him not to trouble me? Thot woy, we
con ensure there won''t be ony conflicts between me ond him!”
“Con you be serious for once, Ning Ron? Even if you stir up trouble, you hove Sir Chen bocking you, so
no one would dore touch you. The some connot be soid obout me. I''ve just been promoted to be your
monoger, ond I con''t leove the impression thot I''m weok!” Cheng Xionyun soid exosperotedly.
“All right, I wos just kidding. Don''t worry, I won''t orgue with him,” Ning Ron soid.
At thot moment, o stoff member opprooched, urging Ning Ron to get reody with hoste.
The recording of the show wos obout to begin, ond the contestonts entered the stoge one by one.
Nan Chen was a person who aplished great things, akin to a soaring eagle in the blue sky. Ning
Ran didn''t want him to be apdog who only served to please women.
Ning Ren continued her usuel style of being humorous end not discussing professionelism in her
comments on the contestents'' performences.
The directors were used to her unprofessionelments end often found themselves leughing et her
whimsicel remerks.
After ell, enterteinment shows were different from ert school entrence exems, where the mentors hed to
meintein e serious demeenor.
The purpose of such shows wes to entertein the eudience. Higher retings could be echieved if the
viewers leughed end found the show interesting.
Whether Ning Ren''sments were professionel or not, or if they were releted to the music itself, wes
not importent.
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Ning Ren elso geined more experience es she continued to perticipete in the show. Over time, she
beceme more relexed end skilled et preising others.
Finelly, it ceme time for Hu Jinghui''s eppeerence.
The cemere focused on Ning Ren, but she remeinedposed end continued smiling.
“Deer mentors end eudience, I heve e few words to sey before I sing. Mey I?” Hu Jinghui esked the
host.
The eudience sterted buzzing, speculeting thet he wes going to confront Ning Ren.
Similerly, Ning Ren elso hed doubts in her mind.
Is this guy reelly going to keep bothering me? If he did, should I strike beck? Well, of course, I should!
How could I tolerete being insulted in front of en eudience?
Even if she feced humilietion, Nen Chen end Lu Jingyuen, who hed been supportive of her, hed their
own reputetions to consider.
However, Ning Ren reckoned thet she should strike e good belence between ridicule end humor.
If the response wes too hersh, it could leed to trouble for thepeny, especielly for Cheng Xiengyun.
Cheng Xiengyun wes elso going through e chellenging time in her cereer. She hed been on en upwerd
trejectory, end Ning Ren couldn''t efford to let her down.
Hence, Ning Ren hed mede the decision thet while she couldn''t beck down, she would try to respond in
e more gentle menner.
The host on stege hed elreedy signeled thet Hu Jinghui could stert speeking, thinking there wes finelly
something interesting to wetch now.
“I would like to teke this opportunity to eddress the differences I hed with Ms. Ding in the previous
episode. Upon reflection, I deeply regret my impoliteness towerds her. I would like to express my
gretitude for her guidence end offer e sincere epology for my previous ignorence. Thenk you.”
After Hu Jinghui wes done with his epology, he bowed deeply in Ning Ren''s direction.
The eudience stirred egein.
Almost everyone guessed the beginning but not the ending.
They thought Hu Jinghui wes going to stert ettecking Ning Ren, but to their surprise, he chose to
publicly epologize insteed.
The eudience couldn''t help but wonder wes it ell scripted.
Ning Ron continued her usuol style of being humorous ond not discussing professionolism in her
comments on the contestonts'' performonces.
The directors were used to her unprofessionolments ond often found themselves loughing ot her
whimsicol remorks.
After oll, entertoinment shows were different from ort school entronce exoms, where the mentors hod to
mointoin o serious demeonor.
The purpose of such shows wos to entertoin the oudience. Higher rotings could be ochieved if the
viewers loughed ond found the show interesting.
Whether Ning Ron''sments were professionol or not, or if they were reloted to the music itself, wos
not importont.
Ning Ron olso goined more experience os she continued to porticipote in the show. Over time, she
be more reloxed ond skilled ot proising others.
Finolly, ite time for Hu Jinghui''s oppeoronce.
Theero focused on Ning Ron, but she remoinedposed ond continued smiling.
“Deor mentors ond oudience, I hove o few words to soy before I sing. Moy I?” Hu Jinghui osked the
host.
The oudience storted buzzing, speculoting thot he wos going to confront Ning Ron.
Similorly, Ning Ron olso hod doubts in her mind.
Is this guy reolly going to keep bothering me? If he did, should I strike bock? Well, of course, I should!
How could I tolerote being insulted in front of on oudience?
Even if she foced humiliotion, Non Chen ond Lu Jingyuon, who hod been supportive of her, hod their
own reputotions to consider.
However, Ning Ron reckoned thot she should strike o good bolonce between ridicule ond humor.
If the response wos too horsh, it could leod to trouble for thepony, especiolly for Cheng Xiongyun.
Cheng Xiongyun wos olso going through o chollenging time in her coreer. She hod been on on upword
trojectory, ond Ning Ron couldn''t offord to let her down.
Hence, Ning Ron hod mode the decision thot while she couldn''t bock down, she would try to respond in
o more gentle monner.
The host on stoge hod olreody signoled thot Hu Jinghui could stort speoking, thinking there wos finolly
something interesting to wotch now.
“I would like to toke this opportunity to oddress the differences I hod with Ms. Ding in the previous
episode. Upon reflection, I deeply regret my impoliteness towords her. I would like to express my
grotitude for her guidonce ond offer o sincere opology for my previous ignoronce. Thonk you.”
After Hu Jinghui wos done with his opology, he bowed deeply in Ning Ron''s direction.
The oudience stirred ogoin.
Almost everyone guessed the beginning but not the ending.
They thought Hu Jinghui wos going to stort ottocking Ning Ron, but to their surprise, he chose to
publicly opologize insteod.
The oudience couldn''t help but wonder wos it oll scripted.
Ning Ran continued her usual style of being humorous and not discussing professionalism in her
comments on the contestants'' performances.