The man chuckled. "Hehe, I see, you still haven't let go of your useless pride. As an elder, I'm saying this from my perspective. Pride will only consume you."
"But as an elder, couldn't you forgive and forget the younger generation?" Ling Qingyu wanted to know more about this fraudulent gentleman's inner mindset.
"If forgiving and forgetting is easy in this world, where would the real lesson come from? People will never learn and keep making mistakes." The man said.
"Indeed. You're right." Ling Qingyu nodded. She agreed with the statement of having a memorable lesson. But who was giving who? She curled her lips.
At the end of the day, the premise was to have strength to teach others.
"So, only after having a substantial gain embedded in your memory, you won't make the same mistakes again." The man said. "An entertainer must have a mindset of entertainer."
Hearing the words, those who were working as famous artists clenched their fists in anger but were frustrated their fists meant nothing to people like the fat man. This was the most hurtful for them even if they were kings and queens among thousands of people.
Even Ling Yunxiang pursed her lips but her frustration wasn't too much since she knew her elder sister would teach this pathetic guy living in his own world a lesson soon.
"Anyway, you can't do anything to me with your feeble wealth." Ling Qingyu shrugged, prompting some waves of laughter around.
The most sniffling came from her group of girls. They thought they had never seen Ling Qingyu as a black-bellied type. Your adventure continues at m v|l-e'-novelhall.net
"We'll see in the next few days, You'll lose your career and because of your stubbornness, your sisters will suffer. Oh, who knows they might stab you in the back. In the world of stepping each other, you'll go down toward the path of misery until you'll come and beg me." The man slowly mouthed his words. "By then the price you have to pay will be much larger than ever before."
"I think we have a misunderstanding here—"
"No, unfortunately for you, nope. My words—"
"Excuse me, Mister." Ling Qingyu cutoff. "I think you're regarding me as an entertainer, which I'm not. And that's the reason why I say you've no control over me."
"Yes, I have control over you...Wait—Did you just say you're not an entertainer." The man now realized something was wrong.
Besides, Ling Qingyu was a small businesswoman in his opinion, her net worth and her connections weren't comparable to his.
If others heard his inner thoughts, people would complain. Dude, this woman dared to fight even the capital behemoth. What are you?
The fat man might be number one here owning the company but he belonged to the chamber of pharmaceutical companies in the capital. The shares despite owning the majority weren't his alone too. Based on Ling Qingyu's past hands, countless methods to slap him hard.
Ling Qingyu sneered at the man's action. For a short moment, this man softened his tone in panic and after discovering the 'truth', he instantly hardened his stance.
For this type of people, Ling Qingyu only had one method in mind—crush them to their starting point. And she was about to do so.
She hated the wine culture, popular in the workspace. She had no idea who started it and since when but people followed suit. It was bad behavior yet no one thought of a change.
They used wine culture to oppress those weaker than theirs. They should change for the better since almost everyone came from the starting point and had experienced them.
Nevertheless, they enjoyed seeing others suffer. At the end of the day, those who were overworked suffered diseases like stomach and intestine cancer because of the wine culture.
Ling Qingyu, in the past life, therefore, never sold her dignity for a more comfortable life. If you lost the real you, throughout your entire life you are not you anymore.
Self-respect, balanced pride and dignity were essential to be a true human being. When others were allowed to trample at will, no one but you could save yourself. Some might argue for a better life, sometimes letting go was the solution.
Ling Qingyu only had one belief—never ever sell yourself. The journey might be arduous but the reward of do or die was something hard to achieve.
"I'm never gonna toast you this wine, nor at anyone. This bullshit wine thing needs to stop." Ling Qingyu said, not caring if the words would offend people. "I may respectfully take a sip or two for enjoyment but I'm not going to be forced by others nor do I like those bullying others. If I see one, I might even help the weak to find their place."
Remembering some poor stories in her past, Ling Qingyu thought why not she helped solve the root cause but she sighed at her powerlessness because the culture was too deep. Maybe a slight change could be made from here.
Just when Ling Qingyu was about to end her pretense and face-slap, Yang Qingyue stood up and interrupted. "Hold on, this Mister. Who do you think you're to dictate others."
A/N: Speaking of wine culture, the author didn't like those beverages or any. Wine is a bit simple and fine. But stronger alcohol content is a big no-no. I experience several times if I recall and was scolded like not giving any respect? I'm like wtf- at that time I'm too pure of human relation and don't know yet. I only replied, is your self only worth this small amount?...