Ning Bing'an didn't even lift his eyelids, focusing on making the cake: "More than Jia Lin, I'm curious about the short-selling of Ning's Group that you suggested before. It seems the results weren't good?"
Cha Meiling chuckled softly, gracefully walking to Ning Bing'an's side. Her slender, white fingers tentatively touched his strong shoulder—
"Brother Bing'an, what's the rush? This sheep from the Ning family is quite fat and not so easy to slaughter. If you're impatient, you can't eat hot tofu."
As she spoke, she reached into Ning Bing'an's chef's uniform pocket with her other hand, her fingertips deftly pulling out a small black velvet box.
"Brother Bing'an, did you get the jade chili pepper?"
She held the box between her fingertips, playing with it. He wouldn't ask her out unless he got the item.
Ning Bing'an's usually cold eyes were now filled with obvious disgust and displeasure.
He turned to the side, avoiding Cha Meiling's hand on his shoulder, and his tone became colder: "Yes, guess, is what's in this box real or fake?"
Upon hearing this, Cha Meiling's smile deepened, and she opened the box with her other hand.
She was once the future matriarch of the Ning family, so how could she not have seen those three jade chili peppers?
Inside the box, three chili-shaped jade pieces lay quietly on dark red velvet, their rich, vibrant green almost overflowing.
Cha Meiling lightly rubbed her fingertips, gently caressing every inch of the jade chili pepper's texture, and smiled without any attempt to hide it—
"The quality of the water, the color, the exquisite carving, and the mark of Master Zhong Ling on it—it's undoubtedly a genuine piece!"
She raised her head and looked at Ning Bing'an with seductive eyes: "Brother Bing'an, you really have some skills. In just one month, you were able to exchange such a valuable treasure of the Ning family for a genuine one with a fake. You are truly impressive!"
She paused for a moment: "But how did you do it? No two pieces of jade are the same in the world. How could Ning Zhengkun allow you to know the combination to the safe?"
Ning Bing'an then raised his eyes, his gaze as cold and still as a deep pool, and said calmly—
"No two pieces of jade are exactly alike. But there are always pieces that are very close, which can be altered with a little special treatment. As for the code..."
"I don't have any other strengths, except that I have a good memory. I don't easily forget things I've seen once, including the order in which others enter passwords."
Cha Meiling was slightly startled. Ning Bing'an actually had a photographic memory?
No wonder he was able to obtain such realistic fakes in just one month, and even get the safe's combination without anyone noticing, and switch out the real items!
She felt that the man in front of her was even more unfathomable than she had imagined.
Cha Meiling quickly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and a charming smile returned to her face—
"Brother Bing'an is really amazing. No wonder even that country girl Ning Yuan looks at you differently and wants to marry you."
Ning Bing'an's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
He turned around, picked up the butter knife next to him, and coldly ordered, "Put out the cigarette; it's affecting the taste of my creation."
Cha Meiling shrugged and readily stubbed out the slender cigarette in her hand in the sink next to her.
This time, Ning Bing'an didn't smash the cake he made like he did last time.
He cut a piece of cake of a suitable size, placed it on an exquisite bone china plate, and handed it to Cha Meiling.
He precisely cut a perfectly sized piece of cake, placed it on an exquisite bone china plate, and then pushed the plate onto the counter in front of Cha Meiling.
The cream is pure white and delicate, the strawberries are bright red and juicy, and the cake base exudes an enticing sweet aroma.
Cha Meiling raised an eyebrow: "What does Brother Bing'an mean by this...?"
Ning Bing'an looked at Cha Meiling and said, "The Ning family's wealth consists of two parts. One part is the legendary mysterious Swiss treasury, which is said to contain the Sheng family's billions of overseas assets from back then."
"And another part is what you and I see before us: the Ning family's business empire that spans the globe."
Cha Meiling smiled and said, "Yes, that's right, that's why we're working together."
Ning Bing'an narrowed his cold eyes: "We will cooperate to divide this tempting cake of the Ning family. Whether it is a treasure or a business empire, I will get my share."
"If you break your promise and run away with what is rightfully mine, you will suffer a fate worse than death for the rest of your life."
This is no longer an implication, but a blatant threat.
Cha Meiling paused, and for some reason, she felt that he was capable of doing what he had threatened to do.
She paused, took the plate, and used a silver fork to scoop a small piece of cake into her mouth—
"The Sheng family's overseas treasures have been passed down for decades. Who knows if they're real or fake? After Ning Yuan returned, they collected three jade chili peppers, but they didn't have any plans to open the treasure vault. That was very abnormal."
"Brother Bing'an, you're trading an uncertain legend, or even something that may not even exist, for a piece of the Ning family's real, tangible business empire. No matter how you look at it, you're the one who's gotten a great deal. So don't act like I owe you anything."
Ning Bing'an is really getting the benefit but acting innocent.
She wouldn't have come looking for him if she hadn't wanted those three jade chili peppers!
Ning Bing'an scoffed: "Don't you also feel that the Ning family owes you something? Who isn't telling a story from their own perspective?"
Cha Meiling's face turned cold. No matter how good-tempered she was, she couldn't stand this person constantly arguing with her. What exactly did he want to do?
She suppressed her annoyance and said impatiently, "Alright, just know that I keep my word, because I'm really looking forward to seeing Ning Zhengkun's expression after he sees that you, his most beloved adopted son, have betrayed him."
Every member of the Ning family who betrayed her and the Cha family deserves to taste the pain of betrayal!
Ning Bing'an slowly and methodically wiped the butter knife in his hand—
“Annie, the Ning family’s business was built step by step by the old man and Daddy. They took every step steadily and solidly, and they have a global presence to hedge against business risks.”
"We are now in a period of expansion and growth. Even if we encounter storms, we will not suffer serious damage like the Cha family, which collapsed quickly."
"The decline of the Cha family is because it was rotten to the core. When your father, Cha Shenlou, took over, it was already destined to end in bankruptcy, liquidation, and being swallowed up. The Ning family is not your Cha family."
"Where do you get the confidence and the audacity to dismantle the Ning family and then divide the profits among us?"
Ning Bing'an's words were like a poisoned dagger, precisely piercing Cha Meiling's heart sore spot!
The downfall of the Cha family is a thorn in her side forever! It is also the root cause of her inability to hold her head high in Hong Kong's high society!
Her father Cha Shenlou's incompetence and shortsightedness were a disgrace she was unwilling to recall!
Cha Meiling's smile was icy. Suddenly, she reached out and poked Ning Bing'an's snow-white chef's uniform in the chest area—
"After saying all this, you just want to know my plan, right? But I can't let you know that. Just know that even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily. I didn't say I could completely destroy the Ning family right now."
“The Ning family is like a lion king on the grassland. What we need to do is stab it, bleed it, and cut off its flesh. It will be seriously injured and may not die immediately, but it will never be able to sit on the throne again.”
Cha Meiling's face revealed hatred—
"The Ning family spent decades climbing up the ranks by stepping on the Cha family to become the hegemon of the business world. But the business world is like a battlefield. Once the Ning family suffers a major blow, it will fall from a first-class to a second-class company."
“Those jackals and tigers that have been waiting for so long will pounce without hesitation and tear this former lion king to shreds, just like what happened to my Cha family back then.”
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