Xiaodong went out after what he said, leaving me alone in the room. I guess the guards are at the door.
He was rather respectful of me, leaving me along in this room instead of asking a male guard to watch me.
I opened a computer, and the WIFI was down, which was within my expectation, and the phone by the bed was powered off.
My phone was taken away by Xiaodong, and there is no signal anyway. I guess the signal is blocked.
Xiaodong managed to bring me here and there was no way I could get in touch with the outside world. My rebellion would be futile. So I just laid down and got some well-needed shut eye. Only god knows what shall I do next.
No one came. I drew back the curtain and found I was in a small town. There is another hotel in the opposite and a man on the balcony motioned to me to close the curtains.
That was, of course, a minion of Xiaodong’s. He was not only in control of the hotel I was in, but the one at the opposite. He was in full knowledge of my actions so he didn’t need to worry about my escape.
And then someone came and gave me the dinner.
The dinner was good. There was fish and fresh vegetables, and the rice was also very tasty. It was must cooked in a fancy restaurant.
I was anxious but still, I ate a lot, because I needed enough energy for what ever was coming next.
After dinner, someone took the garbage away and asked me to turn on the TV.
Xiaodong said earlier that he was going to give me a live show of his negotiation with Second Brother. So I turned the TV on and it showed clearly a room of a hotel. And from the style of its decoration, I could tell it was another room of the hotel I was in.
That is to say the room could be adjacent to mine. Now a man walked into that room and it was Xiaodong. He seemed to be waiting for someone as he kept looking at his watch. I could also hear his coughs.
He was smoking nonstop, which showed he was rather nervous.
Now the door was opened and two men walked in, one being Second Brother and the other was, surprisingly, Jiye!
Xiaodong was going to threaten both Second Brother and his father! I was pretty sure what was his plan.
Jiye’s anger was beyond measure, the moment he entered the room, he walked up to Xiaodong and slapped him across the face.
“You jerk! Who told you to do this! And where is Nala!”
Xiaodong rubbed his face and said, “Dad, you’d better calm yourself down, because your precious little daughter’s life is in my hands.”
Second Brother said, “Don’t worry dad. Let Big Brother explain himself.”
Second brother was indeed a sensible man. He knew it was not a good idea to irritate Xiaodong because Xiaodong had already gone that far and his recklessness was proven.
Xiaodong grabbed a chair and said, “Dad, don’t worry. Let’s talk.”
Jiye refused, and Second Brother said, “Take a seat dad. Let’s see what Big Brother has got to say.”
Jiye sat, and stared at Xiaodong furiously.
“Dad, please don’t be angry. You did no less terrible things than I did, and you should be clear about that. You are always biased in favor of Wenbei, and I’m used to it. But you shouldn’t marginalize me like that.”
“Bastard! You are not marginalized by anyone else other than yourself. Instead of trying improve your own ability, you waste your time thinking about how to gain more money and power. You can not even take responsibility for your own mistakes, and it was always Wenbei who cleaned up the mess you made. And now you are getting so shameless that you committed abduction!”
“Dad, your opinion is out of date. I’m a reckless man and I do make mistakes, which is unavoidable, not even for the successful people. Every time Wenbei makes a mistake, you try your best to fix it for him. But every time I do something wrong, what do you do to me? You make me relinquish my power and you send me to branch offices. What kind of father are you? Am I not your son?”
Xiaodong also got excited.
“Calm down Big Brother. It’s all in the past now, and let’s forget about it. We are family, whether we like it or not, and we can talk everything through. Su Family enjoys a very good fame in Yang City and if our dispute is made public, our family will become a laugh stock. So, let’s just talk this through, okay?” Second Brother said.
Second Brother was trying so hard to ease the tension, so that the negotiation can unfold in a harmonious atmosphere.
Because Xiaodong was less likely to be irritated in a friendly environment and then I would be more safe.
“Fine. Forget about what is in the past. Let’s talk about business. As you know, Nala is in my hands, so you will have to listen to me or I’ll let her die. I know you value her a lot. She is dearer to you than me. That’s why I took her here. Let’s talk now. If I’m satisfied, I’ll let her go, or you will have to see her dead body.”
Jiye was again seized with anger, but Second Brother held him down.
“What do you want? Don’t you think you already have enough?” Second Brother asked.
“I want you and father to leave this country and never come back again. And give me overall charge of our company.” Xiaodong made it clear.
“Is that all? You want us to leave, and give the company to you?” Second Brother asked.
“Exactly.” Xiaodong said.
“But even though me and dad left, you still wouldn’t get much support from the board of directors, and you still couldn’t be the chairman. You know your worth, don’t you.”
“I have thought this through. You and dad give me your shares and then I’ll be the biggest shareholder. Then they will have to listen to me.”
Jiye could no longer suppress his anger. He shouted, “What! You want our shares?”
“Calm down dad. If you disagree, Nala is dead meat. Don’t you dare to try me.” Xiaodong said viciously.