But the next moment, Cha Meiling suddenly felt a jolt, and her back stiffened.
What was he asking? Was he asking if the Cha family's business extended into the Strait of Malacca?
What did he find out?
Cha Meiling's eyes flickered, and when she turned to look at him again, she seemed somewhat puzzled—
“Brother, you know, I haven’t been allowed to get involved in the family business since I came back from England.”
Ning Bingyu held a cigar between his fingers and asked in a gentle manner, "Is that so? But I remember you are the heir of the Cha family and you were already involved in the family business when you were studying in England."
Cha Meiling laughed with a mix of helplessness and self-deprecation: "My dad gave me a business related to law, which includes several law firms."
She paused for a moment: "But all those other businesses were managed by my second brother in Hong Kong. When did it become my turn as the so-called 'heir'?"
Cha Meiling lowered her eyes and said sadly, "All he ever tells me is to finish my doctorate and study hard."
Being a top lawyer sounds prestigious, but in a large family, who would train their heir to be a lawyer?
For any established family, a lawyer is merely a tool.
Otherwise, Mommy and she wouldn't have only realized the enormity of Cha Shenlou's actions after he had already committed an irreversible act.
Looking at her, Ning Bingyu couldn't find a trace of lying.
Behind his frameless glasses, his peach-blossom eyes gleamed with a deep, enigmatic light: "It seems that Sixth Sister knows nothing about the Cha family's business dealings outside."
Cha Meiling raised her alluring eyes and stared intently at him, somewhat uneasy: "Brother, is there something wrong with the Cha family's business? Otherwise, you wouldn't be asking me this!"
Ning Bingyu looked down at her for a long while, his fingertips gently stroking her face, his expression tender and affectionate.
"I've said it before, Sixth Sister is going to marry into the family and become the eldest sister-in-law. Don't worry about anything else. Once she gives birth to an heir, she can live peacefully as the young mistress of the Ning family."
Cha Meiling had always known that he had deep, captivating eyes, and that he could look at telephone poles with deep affection.
When tainted by desire, it becomes even more alluring.
But at this moment, the tenderness in those eyes that had once made her heart flutter sent a chill down her spine.
Cha Meiling stared at him blankly for a while, then obediently lowered her beautiful face, which resembled Rosamund Kwan's: "I know, big brother."
As she spoke, she reached out and wrapped her arms around Ning Bingyu's waist, snuggling into his embrace—
"Brother, tonight...would you like to come to my room, or should I go to yours? I just got a new bottle of wine from the mainland, it's pretty good."
Ning Bingyu gently brushed the ash off his cigar and said in a gentle voice, "Go back to your room and wait for me."
Cha Meiling nodded gently and tapped his slender waist lightly: "Okay, then I'll go take a shower first."
She turned and walked towards the elevator. Anderson nodded respectfully to Ning Bingyu, then turned and followed her away.
Watching their figures gradually disappear into the distance, Tony walked to Ning Bingyu's side and suddenly asked, "Young Master, do you think Miss Meiling is unaware of the Cha family's affairs?"
Ning Bingyu's eyes turned cold: "It doesn't matter if she knows. She wasn't involved, so she's still the young mistress of the Ning family. If she still thinks she's a member of the Cha family and did something she shouldn't have..."
He paused, his long, strong fingers pressing his cigar directly against the railing: "Let her choose between Stanley Prison or land reclamation."
Tony fell silent, unsure whether to say that the young master was too sentimental or too cruel.
Despite being cruel, the eldest son still insisted on marrying Miss Anne, knowing that the Cha family might be the masterminds behind the scenes, so that she could give birth to an heir and ensure her a life of luxury.
Despite his apparent benevolence, when Miss Anne made a mistake, he could only offer her either being thrown into the sea or into Stanley Prison, a place for serious criminals, resulting in either death or madness.
As if sensing Tony's confusion, Ning Bingyu said calmly, "The result of betrayal is only 0 or 1; there is no middle value."
Tony understood; the young master showed no mercy to those who betrayed him.
There are only two choices: either wealth and honor or a terrible death.
The innocent Miss Hong Kong who was made famous by TVB three years ago was so favored. If she had been obedient, she might have had a chance to become his second wife.
In the end, he was bribed on a momentary lapse of judgment and someone tried to tamper with the young master's bid documents.
Although she didn't succeed, at this moment, that beautiful woman is still working as a cheap prostitute in Kowloon Walled City for twenty dollars a time, and her lower body has been ruined.
Tony sighed, hoping that Miss Anne would be a good young mistress of the Ning family and not do anything pointless.
Otherwise, going mad in Stanley or reclaiming land would be cleaner and better options.
...
Inside the elevator, Cha Meiling felt a chill run through her body and asked expressionlessly, "Does Big Brother already know something?"
Anderson paused for a moment before saying, "Not necessarily, it's just a suspicion."
Cha Meiling closed her eyes and clenched her fists: "Don't comfort me. My brother has practically given a warning. Tell Mom about this and have her warn Cha Shenlou that he didn't clean up the mess properly and that he should do a better job!"
Anderson hesitated: "Miss, I understand from the young master's words that if you don't interfere, you will still be the young master's wife."
The elevator doors opened, and Cha Meiling opened her eyes. Looking at the hotel's luxurious corridor, she had calmed down somewhat.
"Then she would live off her elder brother, all alone, at the mercy of others. When things were good, she would be a young mistress; when things were bad, she would become a divorced woman, a laughingstock of the Hong Kong government, and her children would be unable to hold their heads high."
What enabled her to become the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ning family? It was the Cha family's background and the kindness her grandfather had shown to the Ning family in the past.
But now, that fool Cha Shenlou has not only squandered all the kindness shown to him, but has also made a great enemy.
As the daughter of her enemy, she can't protect anything. Marrying Ning Bingyu alone, surrounded by wolves, what good can she possibly do? She'll be cannon fodder sooner or later!
She was a privileged girl since childhood and was unwilling to live a submissive life!
Cha Meiling walked out of the elevator with a cold yet resolute expression: "My brother probably hasn't obtained concrete evidence yet, so he won't just hand it over to mainland guests. We still have time."
She needs to speed things up!
Anderson could only sigh and nod: "Yes."
He opened the door for Cha Meiling, preparing to run a bath for her.
Cha Meiling entered the room, taking off her clothes as she said, "We should have news from the Tang family..."
The room phone rang as soon as he finished speaking.
Cha Meiling answered the phone herself and listened to the news on the other end.
In a moment, her face darkened: "You're all a bunch of useless trash! You can't even do the smallest thing right!"
...
Meanwhile, in the private room, Madam Ning looked at the jade chili pepper that Ning Yuan had placed on the table.
Her face paled, and her expression turned somber and sad: "Ningning... if I said I never intended to take back this jade chili pepper, you probably wouldn't believe me."
Ning Yuan remained silent. Having lived two lives, her heart was even more aged than that of the Second Madam Ning, and she would no longer soften her heart because of a little kindness from others.
Madam Ning said softly, "But I didn't scold your elder brother just now because of this jade chili pepper."
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