In the Orchid Club.
Only a handful of people knew that the Orchid Club was an underground business ran by the Ouyang family in Flower City.
Even though it seemed like a normal club at first glance, it was actually the stronghold of the Ouyang family in the city.
The luxurious club brought its fair share of customers, who spread around secret information about the city.
Through acquiring this information, the Ouyang family could have a good grasp of what was happening every day in the city.
That was why even though most of the Ouyang family’s businesses weren’t here, they could understand the workings of the city through the Orchid Club.
The Orchid Club was just like an intelligence hub, yet it also functioned like a command center.
Ouyang Duo always had a dream about this city, but he never told anyone about it.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Qing was still waiting for her parent’s good news from the Nan family even though it was late.
The Orchid Club was a place where they held meetings. After their discussions, they would go back to their own businesses.
That was why it seemed like they didn’t have a common motive for coming to the Flower City since they looked like they were minding their own businesses.
“Dad, how was it?” Ouyang Qing asked anxiously.
“What did you do today?” Ouyang Duo pointed at Ouyang Qing.
“I didn’t do anything. What happened, Dad?”
“Why did you get into a fight? You’re from the esteemed Ouyang family, so you’re not of the same status as those people. How could you beat someone up?” Ouyang Duo bellowed angrily.
Ouyang Qing was dumbfounded because she never thought that her usually loving father would be so furious at her.
“Dad, that was a misunderstanding. I didn’t…”
“Are you sure about that? You’re so damn humiliating! You’re a dignified lady, yet you got into an argument with one of the common folk! Absolutely ridiculous!”
“Dad, how did you find out?” Ouyang Qing sensed that something was amiss.
“Walls have ears. Do you think that your actions would go unnoticed?”
“I really did lose my temper, and it wasn’t a smart move, but…”
“But what? Are you trying to find excuses now?”
Feng Jialing saw that her daughter couldn’t handle the onslaught, so she decided to help her out.
“Ouyang Duo, what are you so angry for? Everyone makes mistakes sometimes! Your daughter was bullied, and you didn’t even help her out. Instead, you’re putting the blame on her?”
“Go on. I’d like to see you keep defending her. Don’t you think she’s such an embarrassment?” Ouyang Duo yelled.
“No! You got the short end of the stick in the Nan family, and now, you’re blaming your daughter for it. I think you’re the embarrassment here! Don’t you have some dirt on the Nan family? I don’t think the Nan family would just give up on such an important project and suffer billions in losses! Actually, losing money is just the tip of the iceberg. If that project fails, Nan Chen’s standing in his company would be affected. Hordes of people dreamed of coveting Nan Chen’s position in the company, so don’t you think that Nan Chen and that old geezer would be afraid that someone might overthrow Nan Chen?”
Hearing her, Ouyang Duo started to calm down as well. “Logically speaking, the old man and Nan Chen should be afraid, because after all, the project is led by Nan Chen. How could he ever watch it go down in flames? Why wouldn’t he be willing to sacrifice a small profit for it? This is absolutely unreasonable and illogical!”
“The Nan family is just trying to scare us! They’re just acting like they don’t care so that you will compromise! Fat chance!” Feng Jialing hissed.
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