Rebirth from the Ashes Chapter 196 - Prove Himself

Chapter 196: Prove Himself

“Don’t worry about it, Mr. Situ. It wasn’t that bad.” Shen Xi said as observed the man before her. Situ Zhengrong may have an honest and trustworthy face, but he was not good at hiding the conflict in his eyes.
He was not a man to mess with but even so, it would not amount to anything. He was the kind that could never accomplish anything notable yet unwilling to live in mediocrity. Hence, he never ceased to try and achieve things to prove himself.
Situ Zhengrong gave an account of what had happened and was feeling the pressure from the old master, yet he remained courteous and apologetic.
Having caught wind that Old Master Situ arranged for the invitation to be delivered to Shen Xi, Situ Zhengrong volunteered himself for the job as a means to intercept the delivery of the invitation.
Shen Xi realized that from the getgo that Situ Zhengrong was trying to send a message showing who the boss was and it would not be smooth sailing doing business with the Situs.
Sure, Situ Zhengrong apologized, but the way he saw Shen Xi had not changed one bit.
She was but a mere chit of a girl. It was humiliating for him to apologize and bow down to her. How was he supposed to establish his superiority in front of her now?
It was fine for the old man to tell him off, but who was a brat like Situ Zhangyou to point fingers?
It was not the youngster’s place to meddle and give directions in his business.
Situ Zhengrong never saw eye to eye with Situ Zhangyou. So what if he was the eldest grandson? Situ Zhangyou never bothered about the family business and only set his eyes on an acting career. It was just too bad that the old man was fond of him and spoiled him silly.
It never occurred to Old Master Situ that Shen Xi knew when to back down and spoke with such eloquence despite her young age. It had been a long time since he felt the thrill from facing a worthy business opponent head-on. “I will entrust Zhangyou to manage the partnership with you from here on out. What do you think?”
The girl was able to identify his eldest son’s ill intentions and was evasive in her replies. It was clear that Shen Xi was telling Old Master Situ that she wanted a trustworthy liaison if he wished to pursue the partnership.
“What do you think, Young Master Situ?” Shen Xi knew that Situ Zhangyou was the only person she could trust in the whole family.
Old Master Situ was still holding the reins even though he was seventy years old mainly because his children and grandchildren failed to live up to his expectation. He was not assured enough to let go.
Among the offsprings of the Situ family, none of them except Situ Zhangyou, had any business acumen.
It was devastating when descendants of prominent families were short of a chip off the old block. The family could head down a slippery slope and fall apart if he were to relinquish his position as head of the household. That would be letting down their ancestors.
Old Master Situ undoubtedly saw something in his eldest grandson, Situ Zhangyou. Although the latter was adamant about going into showbiz, the old man let him be as he knew that it was only a passing interest. Situ Zhangyou would return and get back into the swing of things once he had enough fun.
Situ Zhangyou saw showbiz as an escape because his family business and the power struggle that came with it were not appealing. Nevertheless, he must take full charge of the partnership with Shen Xi to ensure she was not taken advantage of. Otherwise, Boss would kill him.
However, it did not matter if he was the liaison because today Shen Xi had proven that she was not someone to be trifled with. She may look nonchalant but Shen Xi was certainly a cunning fox with tricks up her sleeve!
Situ Zhengrong was filled with rage and hatred but dared not show it on his face in the presence of his father.
He knew that Father valued that brat as a partner to grow the business bigger and stronger.