"If we hadn't come back, I'm afraid that you would have agreed to leave the company to Gu Ruochu. Father, have you gone mad! What about me and Tangxi? Mother, do you think that you can do whatever you want just because father dotes on you?"
Ning Zongxuan was furious. How could Ning Tang let Zhang Yuan hand over all of her shares to her illegitimate daughter?
It wasn't fair.
His father was willing to give away the family's property to outsiders.
There would be nothing left for him and Tangxi.
"Zongxuan..." Zhang Yuan called out to him gently. When she saw his bloodshot eyes, her heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean by this?"
"What do I mean?'' Ning Zongxuan laughed icily. "You know what I mean. Don't play dumb in front of my father!"
Ning Zongxuan could not believe it. He would not let Zhang Yuan give away the Ning family business in such an absurd manner!
His mother only cared about Gu Ruochu and her lover.
Ning Zongxuan felt that his mother would do everything in her power to let Gu Ruochu, the illegitimate daughter, take over the Ning family's business.
If it were not for their blood ties, Ning Zongxuan would not have acknowledged his ridiculous mother. He regretted speaking up for Gu Ruochu during her argument with Ning Tangxi.
"Zongxuan, Tangxi, you've misunderstood..."
Ning Zongxuan and Ning Tangxi were just reacting emotionally to the news. They did not know the whole story. Zhang Yuan considered them innocent victims in the situation.
Ning Tang's face darkened when he heard his son's criticism towards his wife. His face wrinkled, and he looked at Ning Zongxuan angrily.
"Ning Zongxuan, do you know what you're talking about?"
"Dad!"
The veins on Ning Zongxuan's forehead were faintly visible, and he stared at his father with grief and indignation. Didn't he know that Gu Ruochu was Zhang Yuan's illegitimate daughter with her past lover?
Ning Zongxuan felt that his mother had taken her cunning ways too far.
Zhang Yuan walked towards him and tried to calm him down. "Zongxuan, I know you might have misunderstood the situation. It is complicated. Let me explain it to you slowly. Gu Ruochu is your sister. I just want to make it up to her..."
"What sister? She's not my sister!" Ning Tangxi exploded when she heard the word Zhang Yuan's explanation. She glared at Zhang Yuan while gritting her teeth.
Ning Tangxi would never accept her mother's illegitimate daughter as her sister.
Not only had Gu Ruochu stolen Huo Nanchen from her, but she was now on the cusp of inheriting all of the Ning family's wealth.
"Who does she think she is? Does she want the shares of the Ning family? Is she qualified? Her background is so unbearably dirty. What kind of bewitching potion did mother give you?" Ning Tangxi looked at her father with a hurt expression.
Ning Zongxuan nodded in agreement and added, "Tangxi is right. We will never acknowledge her!"
Zhang Yuan was distraught when she heard her children's protests against Gu Ruochu. Her body weakened, and she leaned against Ning Tang for support.
"Shut up!"
Ning Tang was furious. He slapped Ning Zongxuan and pointed at him with his trembling finger. "Get out!"
Ning Zongxuan was in shock after his father hit him. Ning Tangxi was also stunned.
"Dad, I think you've gone mad! Get lost!"
A trace of hatred flashed in Ning Zongxuan's eyes. He turned around and grabbed Ning Tangxi's arm and stormed out of the room.