Nie Rong is an insomniac. Usually, if he is not busy, he will go to the hospital once a week to get a deep sleep with the help of medication in the ward. People with this symptom are usually very thin, and so is he.

Being too thin, without fat to cover all the organs, will cause various health problems. That's why he's only in his early sixties and already uses a cane. Right now, he's on the rooftop of a building over forty stories high. The wind is so strong that it almost lifts him off the ground. He's holding onto the rooftop railing with one hand and using binoculars with the other, asking his secretary, "Whose call is that?"

Secretary An hesitated for a moment before saying, "Third Master's wife, Miss Chen."

Third Master is Nie Zhao, and Miss Chen is Chen Rou, who is also Nie Rong's newlywed daughter-in-law.

To be honest, deep down, Nie Rong really liked Chen Rou. Her parents had died early, and she had been supported by the Nie family to study since she was a child. She would come to visit Nie Rong during holidays. During her studies, she lived in the school dormitory and had little interaction with others. She never mentioned the Nie family outside, was not vain, had good grades, a gentle personality, and was well-mannered. She possessed all the good qualities that the elders liked in a daughter-in-law.

That's why, after the Celestial Master's divination indicated that she and Nie Zhao were destined for a criminal marriage, Nie Rong, as the head of the Nie family, personally stepped in to match her with Nie Yao, as he approved of her becoming the Nie family's daughter-in-law.

But he was very angry today, angry at Chen Rou.

He believes there is a 50% chance that the kidnapping was caused by Chen Rou luring Nie Zhao to gamble in Macau, meaning his son is involved in the kidnapping because of Chen Rou.

He assumed Chen Rou should be with Nie Zhao right now. Although he didn't know how his son was doing, he was naturally worried about his safety. So he put down his binoculars, took the phone, and his tone was very unpleasant: "A-Rou?"

He let out another cold snort and asked, "Where's Ah Zhao? Is he alright? Why didn't he call me?"

At this moment, what Nie Rong wanted was for his daughter-in-law to give in, cry, and apologize.

But what Chen Rou wanted was proper security and Nie Rong's 360-degree, all-round cooperation, because only in this way could she find the mastermind behind the kidnapping as soon as possible. Therefore, she said in a tone that surprised Nie Rong and left no room for argument: "Chairman Nie, Mr. Nie Zhao is with me."

Nie Rong paused for a moment, but didn't say anything.

He felt a vague displeasure. After all, he was the one in power, and Chen Rou was his daughter-in-law, especially one who had just done something he didn't like. His breathing quickened.

At this point, Chen Rou said again, "If I'm not mistaken, you should also be in Central, and you suspect that your son's kidnapping is related to me, and that it was because of me that your son was kidnapped."

Nie Rong remained silent.

But a storm raged within him.

First, he was surprised that Chen Rou's change in tone was not temporary, but consistent; she spoke both sentences with particular force. Second, he realized that what she said was exactly what he was thinking.

The legal heir of Hong Kong's richest man could not have been kidnapped for no reason; there must be someone behind it.

He was indeed 50% sure it was Chen Rou, and he never expected her to say it so frankly.

After she explicitly stated that he was currently in Central, Nie Rong became even more convinced that his son's kidnapping was related to Chen Rou.

Logically, he also assumed that Chen Rou's call was to demand ransom.

This time he finally spoke, asking, "How much money do you want?"

Despite his harsh tone, he said, "As long as you don't hurt him, we can talk about the money."

In the original owner's memories, Nie Rong and Nie Zhao had a very bad relationship, and Nie Rong disliked Nie Zhao a lot, as if he was his son and he was ashamed of him. This impression influenced Chen Rou's judgment, making her feel that Nie Rong probably didn't care much about Nie Zhao. Therefore, she acted very tough from the beginning and spoke to him from a higher position than Nie Rong, who was in a superior position.

Nie Rong's behavior surprised her a bit; judging from his tone, he clearly still cared about Nie Zhao's son.

No wonder that when she asked who in the Nie family was trustworthy, Nie Zhao said it was his father.

However, the current situation is different from the previous life without Chen Rou. First of all, Nie Zhao returned to Hong Kong ahead of time. Secondly, he is not paralyzed yet and can be treated. Also, Chen Rou wants to find the mastermind behind the scenes and avenge the original body and Nie Han who died in the previous life. She has essentially brought a conflict into the open.

This is Hong Kong, Hong Kong in the late 1980s, a time of social disorder and a mix of all sorts of people in the underworld. When she returns as the original owner of this body and stands in the open, her personal safety also needs to be guaranteed.

Therefore, she also needed to know exactly how much Nie Rong cared about Nie Zhao's son.

She curled her lips into a smile and asked, "What if I wanted 800 million? Would you give it to me?"

Just last year, Cheung Chi-keung, a notorious kidnapper in Hong Kong, kidnapped the son of a wealthy businessman and demanded a ransom of 800 million.

This was in the late 1980s, an era when money was more valuable than police intervention. The wealthy businessman readily handed over 800 million yuan, reportedly breaking more than a dozen money counting machines in the process.

Chen Rou was certain that the Nie family had 800 million yuan and could afford it, but she wanted to see if Nie Rong would actually pay it.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Nie Rong was on the top floor of a tall building, where the wind was howling and his breathing was also heavy.

He currently has two sons. Nie Zhao's competence is beyond doubt. His European company is the only one in the Nie family that has been profitable in recent years, and the profits are enough to provide long-term funding for the entire Nie Group.

But Nie Yao is no less impressive.

In recent years, Hong Kong has been in the midst of an economic crisis, inflation, and the strangulation of global conglomerates. It is commendable that Nie Yao, who runs the Nie Group, has not only not made a profit but has also managed to avoid bankruptcy.

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