Chapter 509 Stroking Ego
Ouyang Qing made some small talk and pretended that she cared about Bai Hua. A moment later, she started talking about Ning Ran again. The gist of it was that Ning Ran made her comeback and would resume her role in the movie. She told Bai Hua that Ning Ran would be a famous celebrity.
Bai Hua’s reaction after hearing that was a bit more aggressive than Ouyang Qing expected. She shot up to her feet. “Nan Chen must have helped her again, or she couldn’t have been released so easily.”
“Chen is a kind man. He pities her, but that woman is a schemer. She is using his kindness to her advantage and tries to marry him. That woman’s really arrogant now. She doesn’t care about anyone, and she says she’s the only woman who can call the shots in the family. Laughable, really. She’s not even married to Chen yet, but she’s already styling herself as his wife. You’re still around, but she doesn’t even care about your opinion. That is just preposterous.”
Ouyang Qing was being really specific here. She knew what Bai Hua’s triggers were, and she pushed all the buttons deliberately.
As expected, Bai Hua was furious. “Did that b*tch really say all that?”
“Of course. But don’t worry, Aunt. Nobody actually takes her seriously. She’s just being full of herself,” Ouyang Qing responded.
“She’s doing this on purpose. I have to teach her a lesson, or she’ll get a big head. But Chen keeps siding with her. I just can’t take her down. What should I do?” Bai Hua asked.
Ouyang Qing had an idea to go, but she couldn’t say it out right away. Instead, she sighed. “Forget it. If Chen wants to marry her, then who am I to object? She has his kids, and that’s her advantage. If I have Chen’s children… Oh, what am I saying? That’s impossible.”
Ouyang Qing was feeling embarrassed herself.
Bai Hua thought about it for a while. “Hmm, it’s not impossible, though. Ding Mi only got pregnant by accident. If she can create an accident, then you can too.”
Ah, you’re smart, you old hag. You get what I’m trying to say. Good. I don’t have to bring that stupid idea up myself. “Impossible. Chen doesn’t like me.” Ouyang Qing blushed.
“You’re a beautiful girl. Of course, he likes you. He’s just beguiled by that wench. That’s why he doesn’t realize that he actually likes you. Men love women. Well, most of them do. Nan Chen’s also a man. If you have an opportunity, you can get pregnant with his kid too. If that woman can do it, so can you.”
Bai Hua wasn’t stupid either. She could see that Ouyang Qing had that kind of idea, but the latter was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so Bai Hua had to voice it out.
“Oh, stop it, Aunt. you’re embarrassing me.” Ouyang Qing kept up with her act.
“You don’t have to. You’re a proper lady. You can’t lose to an actress like her. I’ll make the arrangements, but you’ll have to come up with an idea too. You’re younger and smarter than I am. We need a perfect plan,” Bai Hua said.
All right. It’s time now. I can’t keep this act up, or it’ll look too fake. “I really like Chen, and I can do anything for him,” Ouyang Qing said.
“Then that’s settled. I’m sure he’ll come to understand you. Tell me. What’s the plan?”
“My friend told me about this drug…” Ouyang Qing blushed again.
Bai Hua understood right away. “Can you get that drug then?”
“I can ask my friend to do it for me, but…”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll handle the rest. If he wants to blame anyone, I’ll take one for the team. And I’m sure he’ll be happy that a gorgeous lady like you are sacrificing for him.”
Ouyang Qing felt relieved after Bai Hua gave her a guarantee, but she had to pretend to be worried. “Aunt, is this really a good idea? I don’t think we should go on with this.”
“It’s fine. Leave it to me. As long as you sleep with Nan Chen, he’ll be forced to marry you. That woman will be nothing then. Trash like her is never worthy of my son,” Bai Hua cursed.
“But if Chen gets mad because of this, I—”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll tell him I came up with the idea. He has no right to be angry at that point. After all, he would have slept with you already. And he’s not an irresponsible man. Once you sleep with him, Nan Zhiyuan and I will pressure him into marrying you. We have to do this right away.”
“Don’t worry, Aunt. If this works, my father and I will persuade him to let Mr. Nan back into the company. He’s a part of the Nan family, and he’s experienced. It’s natural that he should contribute to the company,” Ouyang Qing said.
That was the thing Bai Hua wanted the most at the moment. When she came back, she thought she could resume her life as a wealthy lady, but when she came back, the city had changed vastly.
She was ostracized, and the socialites didn’t care about her because of one reason. Everyone knew that Nan Zhiyuan and her were disliked by the Nan family. They were only a part of the Nan family in name only.
Because of that, Nan Zhiyuan and her were not respected, for they were not significant. Naturally, Bai Hua didn’t want to live the rest of her life that way. She wanted to have more power, for an ordinary life was what she hated.
She wanted to make a comeback and become deeply respected like she used to. She wanted to prove that she was still holding all the power in the Nan family, and now Ouyang Qing was giving her that chance. Naturally, she was grateful for that.
“Zhiyuan had told me that he’s still young and wants to contribute to the family. But the Old Master refuses to give him any chance, so we can only waste our time here. It’s frustrating. If he gets to work in the company again, Zhiyuan will be over the moon, and I’m more than happy to see that.”
“Don’t worry. Once I sleep with Chen, my father and I will persuade him.”
Ouyang Qing was making it clear. Once they became family, there would be more partnerships between them, and the Ouyang family could influence the Nan family a lot. The Ouyang family was Ouyang Qing’s backer, and they would become Bai Hua and Nan Zhiyuan’s support as well. If the marriage went well, of course.
They would install Bai Hua and Nan Zhiyuan in the center of the Nan family so they could regain their former glory. And that’s something that woman can’t do. Only Ouyang Qing can do it, and that’s why she must marry Nan Chen.
I must help her get her hands on Nan Chen. Only someone whom I can control will listen to me. If I do this, I’ll have her dirt too. She won’t dare to disobey me.
And so, the wretched women came to an agreement.
