Upon hearing the noise, Ning Yuan's body trembled slightly, but her eyes didn't move, as if her soul had been imprisoned.
She trembled and tried to struggle, but the faint smell of Western medicine in the air seemed like a shackle binding her, making her unable to move.
Seeing this scene, Cha Meiling's gloomy mood was instantly dispelled by a surge of joy.
The figure that had kept her tossing and turning countless nights, the one she wished she could grind to dust, now lay there like a lamb to the slaughter, utterly powerless to resist!
If she hadn't stolen my life, I wouldn't have lost everything!
Cha Meiling's lips curled into a satisfied smile: "What's wrong with her?"
The female secretary replied succinctly, "We used special psychotropic drugs to prevent Miss Seven from causing a scene."
Cha Meiling understood. Ning Man'an, running a gambling business in Macau, naturally had all sorts of methods at her disposal. Psychotropic drugs and narcotics share a common origin; Ning Man'an was indeed ruthless.
Despite her fear, she was in a great mood and coldly ordered Anderson, "Go, pick her up! Give her a good 'service' first, to sober her up!"
Anderson was about to step forward when a cold figure suddenly blocked his way. It was the expressionless female secretary.
Her voice was flat and emotionless: "Looking at the 'goods' is just looking at the 'goods'. If you want to make a purchase, that's a different price."
She paused for a moment, then added, "Furthermore, any additional requests will require approval from our Chairman, Mann."
As the female secretary finished speaking, two burly, muscular men appeared silently at the door, staring at Anderson and Cha Meiling with an oppressive aura.
Anger surged within Cha Meiling, but a charming and gentle smile appeared on her face: "Alright, I'll go see my elder sister." Ning Man'an was ruthless, so she would endure it for now.
Back in Ning Man'an's reception room, a faint aroma of tea filled the air. Ning Man'an's special assistant, A Xiang, brought her an exquisite set of Gongfu tea utensils, and she was leisurely brewing Gongfu tea herself.
Cha Meiling adjusted her facial expression, stepped forward with a smile, and said, "Big sister, I've inspected the 'goods,' and I'm very satisfied. Now, can you hand the person over to me?"
Ningman slowly poured the first brew of tea onto the tea pet, without even lifting his eyelids: "You can't take me away until I get the promises and things I'm entitled to."
Cha Meiling sat down gracefully: "Big sister, you can just tell me what you want, and I can make the decision."
Ning Man'an finally looked up at her, her eyes calm and unwavering, yet as if she were looking at a clown who overestimated himself: "You? Business is about equality. You are not qualified to talk to me."
Cha Meiling's face flushed red instantly; Ning Man'an's words were a blatant humiliation!
Suppressing her humiliation, Cha Meiling gritted her teeth and asked, "So, who exactly does Big Sister want to talk to? What does she want?"
Ning Man'an ignored her and turned her gaze back to the tea set, saying indifferently, "Let Chen Jingsong or the person behind him talk to me."
Cha Meiling was taken aback, not expecting Ning Man'an to know that she could contact Chen Jingsong, who was still detained by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). But Ning Man'an looked down on her so much…
A fierce glint flashed in Cha Meiling's alluring eyes, but she calmly asked, "Big sister! Aren't you afraid I'll expose this? Tell Grandpa, tell Brother Yu..."
"You're accused of colluding with outsiders, kidnapping your own sister as a bargaining chip to exchange for your family fortune. This is outrageous and deserves to be punished by having your house filled in the sea!"
When the time comes, Ning Man'an, as someone with Ning family blood, will die a hundred times worse than an outsider like her.
Ning Man'an picked up a cup of tea that A Xiang had just brewed and took a sip: "If I dare to do it, then naturally no one can touch me. Do you think I'm called the 'Queen of Gambling' for nothing?"
Her voice was calm, and her emotions were completely unwavering, but it sent a chill down Cha Meiling's spine for no apparent reason.
After tasting the tea, Ning Man'an slowly looked up at Cha Meiling.
Her eyes held a calm, all-knowing gaze: "Ayu was right to give you up back then. Your level and perspective are getting lower and lower; you're not much better than your father."
Ning Man'an's words were even more humiliating to Cha Meiling than direct insults. She choked for a moment, feeling utterly humiliated: "You..."
The other party not only hit her most painful spot—being abandoned by Ning Bingyu, but also the fact that she lost her position as the matriarch of the Ning family but could not obtain anything from the Cha family!
Ning Man'an's voice was not loud, but every word was clear, carrying a condescending tone of judgment—
“You were originally quite talented. If you had successfully completed the wedding and married into the Ning family, with your second aunt’s careful guidance, you would have become a great person. But you were too ambitious and didn’t have the right time. You ended up trapping yourself.”
As a successful senior figure in the business world, Ningman's decision to deny Cha Meiling's abilities was something Cha Meiling found intolerable!
Cha Meiling looked at Ning Man'an with a cold and gloomy gaze—
“Ning Man’an, I call you elder sister because I think highly of you. The Ning family is about to fall apart now. I am the one with vision and foresight!”
She lacked vision and would have been just an ordinary person long ago! She could never have changed career paths so many times, yet she always made the right bet!
Cha Meiling scoffed contemptuously: "Besides, you yourself betrayed your own father and kidnapped your own sister in your fight for inheritance. What kind of high-mindedness do you have to judge me here?!"
Once everything settles down, she will make this woman who looks down on her pay the price sooner or later!
Ning Man'an indifferently handed the teacup to A Xiang: "Since you don't understand the concept of 'a wise man submits to circumstances,' then get lost and let someone else talk to you."
Cha Meiling felt extremely humiliated. As she watched the female secretary bring people to "invite" her and Anderson, she immediately forced herself to calm down.
She said in a deep voice, "Alright, since you think I can't make the decision and want to talk to my godfather, then I'll contact him right now and borrow his phone, is that alright?"
Ning Man'an didn't even glance at her, but simply nodded slightly to A Xiang.
Ah Xiang immediately understood and respectfully handed over an exquisite gold landline phone.
Cha Meiling took the phone and dialed a number.
The call was quickly answered, and a deep, slightly greasy male voice came through the receiver: "Hello? Annie, is everything sorted out?"
Anne: "Godfather, my eldest sister said she wants to talk to you in person."
Ning Man'an gestured for A Xiang to take the call and put it on speakerphone.
She spoke calmly into the microphone: "Chairman Chen, how have you been?"
Chen Jingsong on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily: "So it's Chairman Man'an, what a rare guest. May I ask what you'd like to discuss with me?"
Ning Man'an's unfathomable eyes flashed with a sharp light: "It's very simple. The inheritance rights of the Ning family, as well as two-thirds of the Ning family's assets, belong to me."
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.
Immediately following was Chen Jingsong's mocking laughter: "We and the Y country have put in so much effort, used so many resources, and set up such a huge scheme! And you want to take two-thirds of it with just one sentence? Do you think we're here to do charity?!"
His voice suddenly turned cold, carrying a hint of threat: "Have you thought this through? Are you worthy?"
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