My Wife Is a Superstar (Ning Tan)

Chapter 541 A Useless Sparrow

Nan Xing had never dropped his guard toward Ouyang Duo. While he was unaware of the Ouyang family’s designs on their family, he knew Ouyang Duo was hardly a gentleman.

Ouyang Duo had forced the Nan family into a corner over the Vietnam project. If not for Nan Chen’s help, Nan Xing would have been in hot soup as the actual manager of that project.

I’m not as shrewd as Chen when it comes to business, but I’m hardly naïve in the ways of the world.

Nan Xing could sense that something was amiss from the minute he set foot in the room.

Ouyang Duo had met Nan Xing several times as their families ran in the same circles. Nan Xing would bet money that his private meeting with Ouyang Duo today was far more complicated than an interview for a future son-in-law.

Consequently, he politely refused the liquor that Ouyang Duo offered and cautioned himself to think carefully before answering any questions.

Ouyang Duo took a puff of his cigar and frowned. He asked, “Is my question so difficult to answer?”

Nan Xing scrunched his nose at the offending smell of the cigar.

Feigning ignorance, he countered, “What do you mean?”

“I asked you about your plans. It’s a simple question,” Ouyang Duo repeated himself.

Letting out a smile, Nan Xing replied, “I don’t plan that far ahead into the future. You know me; I’m just winging it one step at a time.”

Ouyang Duo began to sound impatient as he questioned, “You’re a member of the Nan family. Nan Chen can’t possibly take charge of your family’s entire business alone. Aren’t you helping him to shoulder the burden?”

An ambitious man himself, Ouyang Duo held no little contempt for unambitious good-for-nothings like his son, Ouyang Qi.

Hearing about Nan Xing’s ambiguous plans disappointed him immensely.

the similarity between Nan Xing and Nan Chen ends in

Xing sensed Ouyang Duo’s disdain and was secretly

now, I see. Great! Ask your

decided then and there that playing dumb was the best

any burdens.

words, Ouyang Duo’s

but I have plenty in mind. All he needs to do

tried to hide his contempt as he advised, “You are a descendant of the Nan family. Surely, you must have the ambition to match your

working. Our family is stinking rich. I can swim in money

Ouyang Duo

Chen soaring like an eagle while his brother is nothing but

what you truly think?” Ouyang Duo did

that it would be easier to convince Nan Xing to join forces, but he hardly wished to find

closely and witnessed

in glee

it. Chen, bless his soul, has been encouraging me to join the family business, but it’s so boring. My eyes start drooping before I can even get through a

you know? Why should I work myself to death when my family can give me all the money I’ll ever

was the final nail in

Duo’s expression

in the

as he bellowed at Nan Xing, “How can you behave like a lazy bum at your age? You should be

outburst, Nan Xing muttered, “Why are you so

all, he was still talking to someone from the Nan family, even if Nan

in the future. I can’t scare him off before he’s even at

What if Nan Chen’s gone one day? How will you fill

Chen’s gone? We’re

soon, though I thank you for

start that he had unknowingly offended Nan Xing

could be exhausted from managing the business alone. He might wish for you to share his burden, and

the strongest person I know. He doesn’t need my help. Plus, I’m really not interested in the business. I

again, Ouyang Duo found himself at a loss

planned to gauge Nan Xing’s ambitions before offering the Ouyang family’s resources to strengthen the latter’s position

to build Nan Xing’s power and set Ouyang Duo’s next

Nan Xing’s laziness had

enough resources

“Let’s end our discussion here. I’m

his shoulders as he replied, “All right. I hope you have a good rest. I

at the young man, gazing at the latter’s

only to realize that

on to drunken

heiress stated tipsily, “Nan Chen fell for some C-list actress. We don’t even know when she gave him two kids, which allowed her to weasel her way into the family. Hmm, that’s not quite right. She got some nice benefits, I guess, but it’s

over her failure to capture

talk about that woman. She’s as gross as a

Nan Xing was disgusted by her scornful words. You’re the gross

sister-in-law? She and my brother love each other very much. Your concerns

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