Bo Yanchen looked at Tang Nuanning, a flicker of strangeness in the corner of his eyes.
It wasn't because she was excessively pretty; this woman gave him an indescribable feeling of familiarity...
It was as if he had seen her somewhere before.
But upon closer inspection, he couldn't recall where.
With a cold expression, Bo Yanchen walked to the conference table and sat down.
Seeing Tang Nuanning staring at him intensely, as if he were an enemy, he furrowed his brows.
Her child had ruined his car, she didn't beg for forgiveness, yet dared to look at him with that expression.
She wasn't big, but she sure was bold, just like her son!
"Why did you instruct your child to destroy my car?"
As soon as Bo Yanchen spoke, he had already pinned the blame on Tang Nuanning.
Tang Nuanning was clenching her fists and glaring at him, trembling all over due to her emotions.
She furrowed her brows at his words. Didn't he recognize her?
Had he not seen her face clearly that night, or was he pretending?
Uncertain if the man before her was the same barbaric man, Tang Nuanning hesitated to act rashly.
She tried to control her emotions, tentatively asking, "You… you don't recognize me?"
"I don't."
"You don't?"
"Do you think I should know you?"
Tang Nuanning: "..."
What was going on? He really resembled Little Eldest and Little Second quite a lot. If not exactly the same, at least eighty percent similar.
But he said he didn't recognize her and he didn't seem to be lying.
Furthermore, his voice didn't quite match that of the barbaric man either.
Tang Nuanning stared at Bo Yanchen for a moment longer without erupting. After all, many people in the world had similar facial features.
She steadied her heart and, twisting her brows, decided to address the issue at hand,
"If you don't recognize me, then why did you bring me here? What you're doing is illegal!"
Bo Yanchen frowned darkly while Zhou Sheng reminded,
"Our boss already mentioned it was because your child ruined our boss's car."
"What?" Tang Nuanning disbelieved, "Could you have made a mistake? We're from out of town and just arrived in Jin City today. How could my child have had time to destroy your car? We…"
"Show her the surveillance!" Bo Yanchen interrupted her impatiently.
Suddenly, the large screen in the meeting room began playing footage from the train station.
Even though Tang Little Second was wearing a mask in the video, Tang Nuanning recognized him at once!
She wasn't sure exactly how those four tires had been damaged, but those scratches on the car were indeed made by her son, Tang Little Second!
"This... I... I'm sorry, I didn't know about this... the child with the mask in the video is indeed my son, but he is very well-behaved. He would never scratch your car without a good reason," she found herself apologizing.
Bo Yanchen had been observing her expressions closely, and seeing that she didn't appear to be lying, he fell silent for a moment before asking,
"Do you know your child also plays with explosives?"
"Explosives? Impossible, he's too young to play with such dangerous things."
"But these four car tires were destroyed with precision explosives."
Tang Nuanning's eyes widened immediately, then she quickly furrowed her brows and rushed to explain,
"I understand now! You've misunderstood, that wasn't an explosive, it was a small firework. My Little Second likes to make fireworks with his great-grandfather, who gave him some when we came to Jin City.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize they were powerful enough to cause such damage. I wouldn't have allowed him to bring them if I'd known."
Tang Nuanning spoke sincerely, without any hint of deceit.
Bo Yanchen stared at Tang Nuanning for a while longer, then believed her words.
Fireworks operate on the same principle as explosives, and they can be harmful. Besides, many elderly craftsmen in rural areas have impressive skills.
Moreover, Zhou Sheng had checked; their family of four seemed ordinary and likely incapable of causing him harm.
He had been overly cautious.
Bo Yanchen let down his guard and immediately lost interest in Tang Nuanning.
He said to Zhou Sheng, "Handle it."
Then he looked down at his phone messages, no longer concerning himself with Tang Nuanning.
Zhou Sheng brought out the compensation agreement that he had prepared earlier,
"Miss Tang, since you have also admitted that the child is yours, and now the evidence is conclusive, it's time to pay the money."
It's pitiable for a woman to raise a child alone, but that's not a reason to let her off.
Bo Yanchen is not a philanthropist; he couldn't possibly let millions of dollars in car damage go without holding someone accountable.
The failure of a child is the fault of the parent; this is the price of being a mother who failed to educate her child properly.
Tang Nuanning's expression was grave; although she believed Little Second would not vandalize without reason, it was certainly wrong for Little Second to intentionally damage someone else's car.
Tang Nuanning asked awkwardly, "How, how much does he want?"
"Fifty million."
"What?!!" Tang Nuanning's voice rose sharply, "Fifty million? Why doesn't he just rob us!"
Zhou Sheng: "?!"
Bo Yanchen, who was replying to a message: "..."
"If you don't want to settle this privately, then call the police." Bo Yanchen was already displeased.
Tang Nuanning quickly said, "We can't call the police!"
Now that the evidence was conclusive and Little Second was in the wrong, the police would definitely arrest her as the guardian. If she went to prison, what would happen to the children?
"Then, is that car worth fifty million?"
"Mhm, that is its current market value."
Tang Nuanning took the bill that Zhou Sheng handed her and her mouth twitched.
"I... I'm not unwilling to settle privately, and I can pay the compensation, but I really don't have that much money. Can we pay less?"
Zhou Sheng didn't dare decide on his own and looked at Bo Yanchen.
Bo Yanchen stared at Tang Nuanning with a cold voice, "How much can you pay?"
Tang Nuanning hesitated, "5... 5000, is that alright?"
Bo Yanchen: "..."
Zhou Sheng: "..."
Fifty million to five thousand, she just slashed four zeros off.
"Call the police! Let the police handle it!"
Bo Yanchen stood up to leave, clearly unwilling to waste more time on Tang Nuanning.
Tang Nuanning panicked and called out to him, "Wait a moment!"
Bo Yanchen ignored her and didn't stop walking.
Tang Nuanning bit her lip, steeled her heart,
"If you want me to pay, you first strip!"
Bo Yanchen didn't understand and halted, turning back, "What?"
"Strip! Take off your coat and shirt, strip completely!"
Bo Yanchen: "..."
Zhou Sheng and others: "!!!!!!"
A myriad of women have attempted to seduce their CEO, but she was the first to be so direct, telling the CEO to strip naked from the get-go!
And to do so in front of so many people!
This woman was not only beautiful but also audacious!
Bo Yanchen's lips were tightly pressed, his face ominously dark as he glared at Tang Nuanning, enunciating every word,
"Do you realize what you are saying?"
Tang Nuanning, intimidated by the murderous look in his eyes, swallowed hard and said:
"I said, if you want money, you have to take off your clothes first."
Fifty million, she couldn't possibly afford it, but she couldn't go to prison either, so she wanted to confirm if he was that wild man from years ago!
If he was, she would use that one night to offset the fifty million!
He had personally promised years ago that he would make her the most honored and happiest woman in the world. She didn't need the happiness he offered; she just needed to settle this matter!
As for the children…
He didn't know she had borne his children, so he wouldn't fight her for them just yet.
Once she divorced Bo Yanchen, she would immediately take the children and leave Jin City, fleeing far away to ensure he couldn't find them.