âTell him he doesnât need to apologize. Mr. Chen has no time for that,â replied Jiang Zhe.
âNo. Heâs demanding an apology from Mr. Chen.â
âWhat? Heâs asking Mr. Chen to apologize?â Jiang Zhe couldnât believe what he was hearing.
âHe insists upon it and we canât do anything anymore. I wouldnât have called you if things werenât this serious.â
âWait. Iâll ask Mr. Chen.â
Jiang Zhe turned to look at Nan Chen. âThat kidâs father is at the school and is demanding an apology from you.â
Nan Chen glanced at him coldly. âSo, are you asking me to apologize?â
âOf course not. Iâm just asking for your instructions.â
âDo I seriously have to teach you this?â
âNo,â said Jiang Zhe before speaking on the phone again, âSorry, can you pass the phone to the father? Let me talk to him personally.â
Hearing that, the principal gave his phone to Wang Shengli. âMr. Jiang is asking for you.â
âIs he the father or the assistant?â
âThe assistant. Thatâs the best we can do.â
âYouâre asking me to talk to a mere assistant? Hell no!â Wang Shengli refused.
âBut if you donât talk to him, his boss wonât know what you want to say.â
After contemplating for a moment, he finally gave in as he thought what the principal said made sense.
He took the phone over and said, âHey, pass the phone to your boss! His son hit mine and I want him to apologize to me personally!â
âHow should I call you, mister?â Jiang Zhe asked politely.
âWang Shengli, and I do real estate!â
Upon hearing the familiar name, Jiang Zhe searched for Wang Shengliâs information in his mind as he was sure that he had read something about the latter before.
At first, Wang Shengli had depended on contractual projects before establishing his own real estate company. From then on, he indeed had gained success.
Though he had received countless complaints about his work quality, he was still standing intact in the industry and was even arrogant.
âOh, itâs you, Mr. Wang. Hello.â
âDonât even bother trying to suck up to me. Let me talk to your boss!â Wang Shengli roared, making Jiang Zhe frown while putting the phone further away from his ear.
âSadly, my boss doesnât want to. He said if you want him to apologize, you can come to us. Iâll give you the address.â
âWhy should I do that when heâs the one who needs to apologize? Who does he think he is? Nan Chen?â Wang Shengli continued hollering.
âOh. So you know who my boss is. Then you should also know where Nanshi Corporation is. Make sure to inform us become you come,â uttered Jiang Zhe emotionlessly.
âWhat?â Wang Shengli questioned, needing confirmation as he thought he had heard it wrong.
âI said Mr. Chen has no time to meet with you, but if you insist, you can come to Nanshi Corporation instead,â Jiang Zhe repeated.
âMr. Chen? Your boss is Nan Chen? I donât buy it.â
âThen come see for yourself,â Jiang Zhe finished before hanging up.
When the principal saw how Wang Shengliâs expression changed drastically, he knew that the latter had found out who he was dealing with.
âWhat did you say the kidsâ surname was again?â
âNing,â replied the principal.
âNot Nan?â
âNo. Butâ¦â
âDamn that guy! How dare he use Nan Chenâs name to scare me? Does he think Iâm a coward?â Wang Shengli started howling again.
âThough their surnameâs not Nan, they call Mr. Chen as their âdaddyâ, though,â the female teacher from earlier remarked.
âWhat?â
âThe man who had just left is also Nan Chen himself.â She glared at Wang Shengli coldly.
âWhich Nan Chen? The one from Nanshi Corporation?â Wang Shengli still had a hard time believing it.
âHow many men named Nan Chen do you know in Flower City? Even if there are many, thereâs only one Nan Chen whoâs stunningly handsome.â
As soon as the words left her mouth, her face turned slightly red when she realized what she just said.
But thatâs a fact! I bet everyone else thinks so too!
âIs he really Mr. Chen from the Nan family?â Wang Shengliâs expression changed once again.
âYes,â the principal responded.
âThis⦠Thisâ¦â Wang Shengli was suddenly at a loss for words.
âDidnât you ask an apology from him? Did he agree to do so?â the teacher asked, secretly finding satisfaction at how Wang Shengli was squirming.
âWhen did I say that? Do you think Iâm that petty that Iâll make a big deal over such a trivial issue? Itâs perfectly normal for kids to fight. It doesnât even need to involve the parents. Is this how you guys do your job?â Wang Shengli asked with a straight face.
The principal and the teacher exchanged looks. He really knows how to twist the situation.
âWerenât you the one who demanded an apology from him? Donât tell me you changed your mind now?â
âI meant an apology from this school! Whatever happens here is your responsibility! Why did you involve the parents too? I never said I wanted an apology from Mr. Chen. Iâm warning you! Donât start a rumor from this groundless accusation!â
âThen itâs settled then. Iâve already apologized to you,â answered the principal.
âYou should apologize to Sir Chen as well. Heâs a busy man, yet you called him to come here! You guys are overreacting! I need to explain to Sir Chen myself so give me his assistantâs phone number.
Iâm actually a good friend of his. We even hung out last weekend.â
As Wang Shengli spoke, he thought to himself, Damn. I mightâve offended Nan Chen. I need to think of a way to make it up to him.
âIâm sorry. But I canât do that. Since youâre good friends with him, you probably have his phone number.
You can call him directly if thatâs the case.â
âFine. Iâll think of a way myself. Iâm leaving.â
With that, Wang Shengli rushed out of the school without even seeing his son.
He immediately drove to Nanshi Corporation and asked to meet Nan Chen. Unfortunately, the latter had not returned as he was spending time with his children.
Dabao must have found out that there were many negative reports regarding Ning Ran on the internet recently.
Because of that, Nan Chen decided to take the kids out for a breather as he did not wish the kids to bear such pressures at a young age.
Nan Chen was not in the company so his other assistant stopped Wang Shengli from going further.
However, the latter took it the wrong way and thought that Nan Chen did it on purpose to humiliate him.
For that reason, Wang Shengli called his brother-in-law who was also the police chief.
He told the latter about what happened in the school and even twisted the story by saying Nan Chen forced him to apologize in front of everyone. Other than that, he even told his brother-in-law that Nan Chen had slapped his child.
In short, he victimized himself and made the Nan family the villain in this story.
âDoes he think he owns the whole Flower City? Iâm not gonna show myself but Iâll get some people to do something about it. Donât worry. Iâll teach him a lesson,â replied his brother-in-law.
Wang Shengli breathed a sigh of relief after he heard that. His brother-in-law had always backed him up and everything had gone smoothly most of the time. He believed it would be the same this time.
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