CHAPTER 833: CHAPTER 833: NEVER BACK DOWN (9)

"I suppose so." Gu Nuan responded indifferently, as if meeting him wasn’t really something on her mind.

Xiao Jianming’s old eyes flickered.

"The last few times we talked, there were others interrupting. Today, it’s just the two of us. How do you feel about that?"

"It’s the same no matter how many people are talking," Gu Nuan said, "It mainly depends on what the two parties want to achieve."

"Last time, I already noticed you’re a very practical woman and somewhat ruthless."

"Likewise, Chairman Xiao."

Gu Jinrong has always been like this, if you respect me a foot, I’ll respect you a yard, but if you cross my boundary, don’t blame me for being merciless.

Xiao Jianming’s old face suddenly twitched into a half-smile, "Gu Baibai—"

Gu Nuan squinted.

"They all say you’re a genius. Yebai must have investigated and believed this, which is why he chose you. He said he has investment foresight, and as a father, I’m proud of him for this. But—" Xiao Jianming paused, his expression turning as cold as iron, "You, as a person, have a bad heart."

Gu Nuan’s lips curved slightly, "Is it because, like you, Chairman Xiao, I have great ambition and strong aspirations, which just happen to block your path?"

"If you were a smart daughter-in-law, what you should do is—"

"Flatter your father-in-law excessively?"

"Show basic respect—"

"The problem is you don’t respect or acknowledge me, so should I let you abuse me? If you were in my position, would you think the same way?"

"At least I would respect my elders!"

"Don’t be so sanctimonious, Chairman Xiao, I’m about to throw up from what you’re saying."

Uncle Tang and Zhan Dapeng were visibly startled by Gu Nuan’s words. Indeed, they had long suspected that the conversation between these two would not be pleasant, as they both had strong tempers, and their positions were clearly opposed, irreconcilable.

In fact, Uncle Tang and Zhan Dapeng couldn’t understand why these two would still want to meet knowing this.

As expected, Xiao Jianming’s face changed drastically due to Gu Nuan’s words, almost angrily slamming the table, "Who are you talking to like that?"

"Speaking to a hypocrite."

"Speak properly!"

"Alright." Gu Nuan turned her head, facing the old crocodile’s face, her gaze calm yet piercingly sharp, "You locked him up because you feel you can’t control him, can’t get to him. What’s more laughable is that the person you want to control is actually not him. It’s his mother. Because he’s so much like his mother, not just in appearance but in character. So you’ve always been so indecisive, not wanting to see him as a shadow of your wife, thus letting him be, but on the other hand, when you sensed he was about to leave you, you went crazy, seeing him as that woman—"

"Nonsense!"

With a loud bang, Xiao Jianming slapped the table and stood up.

The sound, terrifying and dreadful, directly caused Xiao Shuju and Xiao Shuzhu, who were eavesdropping at the door, to weaken in the knees.

It was their first time hearing their father so enraged, as if losing control.

If they were that frightened, how about those inside the room?

Gu Nuan must have mustered great courage to provoke the old crocodile into such hysteria.

Xiao Jianming stood up with an expression as if he’d torn off the usual mask he wore, revealing a cannibalistic look at the woman in front of him.

Uncle Tang shivered in the corner, not daring to look at Gu Nuan.

If he were Gu Nuan, he might die of fright at this moment.

Zhan Dapeng cleared his throat lightly, just about to step forward to speak.

Gu Nuan gently stretched out her arm to block him, saying, "He just said he only wants to talk to me."

Xiao Jianming seemed to slightly calm down because of her words, his eyes fixed on her face without moving.

Gu Nuan said, "The chairman is agitated because I’ve spoken most of the truth. Actually, the chairman need not be agitated, as long as anyone knows your wife’s inheritance isn’t in your hands, they would come to the same conclusion as I did. From start to finish, you never obtained her. This can also show that your original purpose for marrying her was never achieved."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers were all very curious, wondering if Xiao Jianming truly married Ruan Ruzhen because he privately had some motive, wanting to obtain something.

"A simple fact you didn’t even consider, that after she passed away, her property didn’t land in your hands as initially agreed upon marriage. You feel extremely disappointed and dejected, but at the same time, you know well, this is all the result of your own doing."

Xiao Jianming coldly grunted from his throat, as if dismissing her words as nonsense, without any evidence. After all, the affairs between him and his deceased wife, no third party could possibly know.

Gu Nuan did not stop speaking because of his disdainful grunt, saying all that she needed to say on behalf of Dabai, confronting the powerful old crocodile with the facts: "My husband wasn’t supposed to have the surname Xiao; he should carry the surname Ruan."