Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 395 My Boyfriend Has a Bad Reputation

The air outside the conference room is much more comfortable than inside.

Recalling the ugly look on Lou's father's face when the meeting announced the removal of Lou's father from the chairmanship and the election of Lou Qi as the new chairman, Jiang Xing felt inexplicably pleased.

It's so satisfying to abandon the building!

Lou Qi, this young master, gets whatever he wants outside, but like most second-generation rich kids, he's subject to the coercion of his elders. If it were a wise and righteous elder, it wouldn't be so bad, but Lou's father is not one.

From a young age, she witnessed her father betray his marriage, fathering one child after another with other women, bringing them home to compete with her for paternal love and family resources. Her father even showed favoritism towards the illegitimate children.

And now, that mountain called 'patriarchy' has finally collapsed!

Lou's mother wasn't eligible to attend the meeting, but she still came to the company. As soon as the meeting ended, she received a call from her husband, who gave her a severe scolding.

Lou's mother ran to the parking lot and stopped Lou Qi: "Son, what exactly do you want to do? Are you going to turn the world upside down for this woman?"

She practically called Jiang Xing a troublemaker by name.

"Yes," Lou Qi admitted frankly, "it was all for her."

Lou Qi opened the car door, gesturing for Jiang Xing to get in.

—The car door was half open, and Lou Qi spoke without avoiding Jiang Xing. Letting Jiang Xing into the car was to prevent her from directly facing the pressure from her mother, and letting her hear was a sign of honesty and openness.

"Mom, you need to understand that, for you, I am more reliable than Dad, both emotionally and in terms of ability. It's time for you to change your allegiance."

Emotionally, he wouldn't abandon his mother; at least he would be financially secure for the rest of his life.

In terms of ability, Lou's father was already his defeated opponent, and in terms of wealth and power, he could no longer compare with Lou Qi.

"I..." Lou's mother was stunned, unable to tell whether it was Lou Qi's cold attitude or his blunt words.

“If you’re not happy living at the Lou family’s, I’ll buy you another villa. You can choose the location yourself.” Lou Qi closed the passenger door, walked around the front of the car to the driver’s seat, and without any hesitation, said, “I’m leaving.”

Jiang Xing stared at Lou Qi's mother's disappearing figure in the rearview mirror and asked worriedly, "Will your father lay a hand on your mother?"

"No." Lou Qi chuckled dismissively. "He wouldn't dare."

After all, Lou's father's illegitimate children and lovers would have to rely on him for a living in the future, so there would be no benefit in offending him.

Jiang Xing barely spoke during the meeting, but she knew that this seemingly swift battle was far from easy. The more people at a shareholders' meeting, the more variables there were; overthrowing her father, who was deeply entrenched within the group, was no small feat.

"Lou Qi, aren't you... afraid of losing?" Jiang Xing asked the man in the driver's seat, tilting his head.

"Jiang Xing, I told you I would handle things at home. I will not allow anyone or anything to become an obstacle for us, except for you."

From the moment the elders of the Lou family showed strong resistance to Jiang Xing, Lou Qi had been planning for this day.

If he were a mad dog, he would never have left the dog leash at the Lou family's house!

Jiang Xing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she had to admit that she was deeply shocked by Lou Qi's words.

After a long silence, she finally spoke: "But people will gossip if you do this."

From a worldly perspective, a son retaliating against his father is considered unfilial.

"Am I afraid of gossip?" Lou Qi said nonchalantly.

Stop at a red light.

Jiang Xing raised her arm and hugged him: "I'm a little scared. My boyfriend already has a bad reputation, and now he's being wronged by unwanted people. It's so unfair."