Chapter 721 The Best Of The Best
“Let go of me! What right do you have to detain me? Do you have any proof?” The man was stubborn. Despite being severely beaten up, he kept shouting and refused to yield.
Nan Chen ignored his shouting and handed the phone to Qiao Zhan, saying, “Copy all the contacts in his phone and send him to the police.” Qiao Zhan was slightly puzzled. “That’s it? Isn’t that too—”
However, Nan Chen cut him off by waving a dismissive hand, gesturing for Qiao Zhan to do as he was told. After Qiao Zhan brought that man away, Nan Chen paced back and forth in the studio, reaching every corner.
Ning Ran could not read through him. “What are you doing? Are you suspecting someone else is hiding here? Also, how are you so certain that he wanted to hurt me?”
He remained silent and continued walking around.
Ning Ran did not know what he was up to, so she followed behind him and paced around as well.
After confirming that there was nothing unusual, Nan Chen finally walked out of the studio.
“Did you find something?” Ning Ran asked curiously.
Nan Chen shook his head, indicating that he found nothing.
“Then, how are you so sure that he’s the bad guy?” Ning Ran asked.
“There’s a certain scent on his body. It’s the same flammable substance smell on you.” Nan Chen gave her a standard answer.
Ning Ran was taken aback. “Are you saying he has the same flammable substance with him too? Why didn’t I smell it?”
“If he touched that substance, the smell would linger on him. Just because you didn’t smell it doesn’t mean I couldn’t smell it too.”
Nan Chen had a sense of smell that was even more acute than a dog’s, and it was a secret known only to him.
Although he considered that a gift, he was not ready to tell Ning Ran about it yet.
He had no idea why he did not feel like telling Ning Ran about his gift. He just felt like keeping it a secret for the time being.
Perhaps his gift was why he could smell the unique orange blossom scent on Ning Ran. However, Nan Chen still could not understand why he found Ning Ran’s scent somewhat familiar.
“So, were you trying to smell those staff members by shaking their hands one by one? You were trying to find the culprit among them?” Ning Ran asked.
Nan Chen remained silent. He did not want to tell her the details. There was no particular reason for that. He simply did not feel like answering.
Seeing that, Ning Ran did not force him either. She had already adapted to Nan Chen’s personality, knowing he would not tell anyone anything if he did not feel like sharing. Naturally, she knew he would speak only when he felt like talking.
No one could force him to talk if he did not feel like it.
The next day, in Flower City, after Ouyang Li arrived at a private room inside a particular club, she saw Ding Fei glaring at her with a darkened expression.
Although Ouyang Li did not like how Ding Fei was shooting daggers at her, she knew she had to tolerate it since she needed Ding Fei’s help.
Ouyang Li was certainly the best of the best in tolerating someone else.
Ever since she was a child, she was never welcomed by the Ouyang family. All the praises and applause were meant only for her sister, Ouyang Qing. That could not be helped since Ouyang Li had an ordinary face and did mediocrely in her studies. She had nothing worthy enough to attract her family members’ attention.
Among families who had more than one child, the parents would more or less favor one child over the others. Correspondingly, the parents would also slowly develop certain biases toward the other child.
The favored child would most often grow up fearless and arrogant. Even if they mistreated the parents, the parents would still be protective of them.
Meanwhile, the least favored child would never receive the same attention and love from the parents, no matter how much they had sacrificed for their family.
It was a common phenomenon. There was no question of fairness or unfairness, as there was no absolute fairness in this world.
Stemming from that, Ouyang Li never requested anyone to treat her fairly. Instead, she would only work hard in silence and let things develop in a direction beneficial to her. That way, she could get control over the distribution of resources and finally make things unfair for others.
Judging from the current situation, Ouyang Li’s strategy was indeed effective.
She had excluded Feng Jialing, her mother, and Ouyang Qi, her brother, from Sunshine Corporation’s inner circle.
Now, she had become the only representative of Sunshine Corporation’s rights and interests. The mysterious woman across from her played a huge role in making this happen.
Therefore, she had to endure everything until she could finally get rid of Ding Fei. When the time comes, she would make Ding Fei pay for the humiliation and cold shoulder she had received during this period.
“Aren’t you supposed to be filming in Livingsfill? Why are you suddenly back here? What do you feel like having? It’ll be my treat,” said Ouyang Li generously.
She was now the acting CEO of Sunshine Corporation, enjoying her high status and great power, so it was rare for her to treat someone so politely.
Although she could exercise the power of the CEO as the acting CEO, her position was not yet rectified and there was a chance she could be replaced at any time.
Ouyang Li would have to wait until the board of directors approved appointing her as the CEO to finally be in power of the entire company.
Ding Fei was not too pleased with Ouyang Li trying to flatter her. She maintained her darkened expression and took her phone, flipping through the camera gallery to show Ouyang Li some pictures.
In the picture, Nan Chen could be seen shielding Ning Ran as they ran out. At that time, Qiao Zhan had yet to stop them from taking pictures.
“Is this Nan Chen or Nan Xing?” Ouyang Li was not familiar with the twins, so she could not tell them apart.
“It’s Nan Chen. He suddenly showed up in Livingsfill and saved Ning Ran, that b*tch. Can you tell me why?” Ding Fei shouted at Ouyang Li.
Puzzled, Ouyang Li did not fully grasp the situation and could not understand why Ding Fei was shouting at her.
“How would I know? I’ve been in Flower City all this while and did not participate in that,” said Ouyang Li.
Ding Fei stood up and pointed at Ouyang Li. “How dare you play dumb? Do you like Nan Chen, that b*stard too? Just like your sister likes him? Did you tip him off to make him like you more? Aren’t you a b*tch just like your sister?”
Although Ouyang Li could tolerate better than most people, it did not mean she had no temper.
Ding Fei had crossed the line when she pointed at her and called her a b*tch.
Anger surged within Ouyang Li, and she curled her fingers unknowingly until her hands clenched into fists.
Still, she did not explode immediately. She was still trying to suppress her anger.
“I’m sure there’s a misunderstanding here. So please don’t do anything rash. Just calm down and talk to me. You should at least let me know what happened.” Ouyang Li remained calm and humble, like a subordinate talking to her employer.
“Can’t you see it from the pictures? The person I sent was about to burn that b*tch, Ning Ran into ashes. We had planned it for a long time, but Nan Chen suddenly showed up and ruined everything. If someone didn’t tip him off, how did he show up just in time to rescue her? Don’t tell me he’s a psychic that can predict the future?” Ding Fei continued yelling at Ouyang Li, still unable to rein in her temper.
“Tip him off? Are you saying you think someone from my end tipped him off?”
“Only a few of us knew about this. Aside from the people who work for me, I only told you about this plan! Nan Chen was in Flower City, a thousand miles away from the studio. If you didn’t tip him off, how could he have rushed to Livingsfill overnight to save her? Unless he can predict the future, there’s just no way this makes sense!”
Ouyang Li ignored Ding Fei’s shouting. She began pacing around for a moment, pondering what Ding Fei had told her.
Nan Chen’s definitely not a superhuman who could predict the future. Therefore, someone must have tipped him off for him to suddenly show up in Livingsfill. Since Ding Fei’s the mastermind behind the plan, it’s understood that she would never leak it to anyone else. As such, I guess it makes sense that it’s probably someone from my side that had informed Nan Chen about this.
