Xu Ruolan saw Situ Nan's smiling face and was infuriated, almost ready to leave her seat and walk out.
However, this business cooperation concerned the development strategy of Xu Corporation, and she could not afford to take it lightly. As the president of Xu Corporation, naturally, she couldn't act on impulse.
"Mr. Situ, since you've already acquired all the pharmaceuticals from Yang Haili, let's talk, shall we? I'm willing to pay twenty percent above the market price to buy the batch of drugs you have. Would you be willing to part with them?"
Xu Ruolan said earnestly and with resolve as she looked at Situ Nan.
Clearly, these drugs were very important to her.
"Ah, so much time has passed, Ruolan, and you're still so impatient. Let's not discuss business right now, okay? How about we talk about something more interesting? It's so dull to talk about business all the time."
Situ Nan leisurely stood up, a smug smile on his face, and pointing at the archery targets opposite him, he said with a laugh, "How about we play some archery?"
Xu Ruolan's face soured, and standing up, she shook her head and said, "I don't know how to play that."
"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to play, I can teach you."
A hint of smugness flashed in Situ Nan's eyes as he took a bow and arrow from the tool display basket nearby and said with a smile.
However, just as Situ Nan had picked up the bow and arrow, a quiet voice arose, and Ning Fan, holding a bow and arrow, appeared in front of them, squeezing Situ Nan out of the way with his backside.
"It's just some archery, as if nobody knows how to do it. Ruolan, you should have said something sooner, I'll teach you instead."
Ning Fan said with a slight smile.
Situ Nan recognized Ning Fan immediately upon being pushed aside.
"Hehe, Mr. Situ. Hello there, we meet again."
Ning Fan chuckled, his face beaming with a bright smile.
"Good... very good..."
Situ Nan forcibly suppressed the flames of anger raging inside him.
At Xu Corporation, this little security guard had embarrassed him with a fire extinguisher, and later played several tricks on him.
He had a deep animosity towards Ning Fan, who remained nonchalant about the matter.
The anger made Situ Nan want to lash out violently.
But his ability to withhold his emotions forced Situ Nan to hold back his anger.
After all, sometimes, even when you're annoyed, you just have to keep it to yourself, considering that every confrontation with Ning Fan in the past had ended badly for him.
"How about it, Mr. Situ? Shall we play a bit of this too?" Ning Fan said with a smile.
"You know how to play this? It's not a pastime for just anyone, especially not for someone like you," Situ Nan retorted with knit brows and a look of impatience.
His plans had been disrupted by Ning Fan, which naturally put him in a foul mood.
Ning Fan barely glanced at the target, casually shot an arrow backwards!
"Now, I believe I can say that I know how to play," Ning Fan said, smiling at Situ Nan's darkened expression.
Watching as Ning Fan hand-held Xu Ruolan, affectionately teaching her how to grip the bow properly and aim, Situ Nan's face turned a shade paler with frustration!
"Heh, it's just a fluke – a blind cat running into a dead mouse. You think you know how to play this?" Situ Nan said, unable to contain his anger, his mockery ice cold.
"What, should I also tell you about the time I hunted wild boars in the mountains? When it comes to shooting, you're nowhere close," Ning Fan responded bluntly, not giving Situ Nan any face.
After all, with the conflicts that had already occurred before, even if Ning Fan were to speak amiably with Situ Nan now, it's likely that he would still not give Ning Fan this face.
"Hehe, since you say you can play, why don't we have a competition? True gold is not afraid of the refiner's fire, what do you think, President Xu?"
Situ Nan did not pay attention to Ning Fan, but instead directed his question at Xu Ruolan.
He was sure that since he was controlling a large batch of medical drugs, Xu Ruolan would definitely not outright reject him.
Indeed, upon hearing these words, Xu Ruolan subconsciously furrowed her brow but still expressed her thoughts, saying to Situ Nan, "It's no use asking me, you have to ask Ning Fan for his opinion."
"What's the big deal with a little security guard and driver? You're really taking yourself too seriously! I am offering to play with you as a sign of respect!"
Situ Nan's words were devoid of any intention to save Ning Fan's face, he said coldly.
Ning Fan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "Alright, let's have a competition then. It's been many years since I've been up the mountain to hunt wild boars, and I don't know if my skills have gotten rusty."
Since Situ Nan had issued a challenge, Ning Fan was certainly not going to shy away.
"Just competing is so boring, how about we raise the stakes?"
Situ Nan picked up a bow and arrow, glanced at Ning Fan, and sneered, "I know you're broke, definitely without money. Forget betting money, let's bet on something more interesting,
if whoever loses, they have to slap themselves ten times in front of President Xu!"
Situ Nan had disliked Ning Fan from the start, and now he had interrupted his plan to teach Xu Ruolan archery, which only added fuel to his hatred; besides, his archery skills were counted amongst the best in Zhonghai City,
aside from a few professional archers, he had never lost to anyone else.
Moreover, competing in an archery range was not like hunting in the mountains. For Ning Fan to beat him, it would take nothing short of a miracle!
"Ten slaps? I don't think that's necessary."
Xu Ruolan said with a frown, then turned her head to look at Ning Fan, and whispered her advice, "Ning Fan, we don't have to bet on this kind of thing with him, and I've heard about Situ Nan's talent and level in archery. If you compete with him, chances are slim for you."
"Are you scared? If you say you're scared, it's fine, we don't have to compete."
Situ Nan, seeing Ning Fan silent, laughed with satisfaction.
"It's just an archery competition, I'll agree to it. I just got distracted there for a moment."
Ning Fan said casually, as if he was not the least bit concerned about Situ Nan's archery reputation.
This is seeking your own death!
A hint of hatred flashed in Situ Nan's eyes as a sinister smile hovered on his lips.
He thought the scene was not grand enough and directly shouted to the people practicing archery inside the club, "Today, this friend and I will have an archery match and if I win, all of your expenses for today will be on my tab!"
His words immediately caught the attention of many customers nearby.
You must know that a single consumption here is at least ten thousand yuan, and not everyone has that kind of money. The opportunity for a free bill naturally brought people crowding around.
"Wow, isn't that Situ Nan? An archery master, huh. His opponent is whom? Unless they're professional, they're doomed to lose!"
A woman who looked like a young housewife whispered to her companion.
"Isn't that great? Didn't you hear earlier? If Situ Nan wins, we get everything free today!"
"Situ Nan, go for it, Situ Nan, go for it!"
The competition hadn't even started, yet Situ Nan already attracted many people to cheer for him with the allure of his wealth.
"Hmph, all this nonsense, I advise you to focus on the competition itself."
Xu Ruolan, who had already taken a dislike to him, finally could not hold back and spoke up.
"The competition itself? Is there even any suspense there?"
Situ Nan said confidently, took the bow and arrow, walked up to Ning Fan, and said with a smile, "To prevent you from being unsatisfied when you lose later, let me explain the rules to you,
after the rules are clear, you still have the chance to forfeit."
"In this competition, we each have ten arrows, for a total of ten targets. The closer to the bull's eye, the higher the score, with the bull's eye being ten points. After the ten arrows are shot, the person with the higher score wins. Have you any objections?"
Ning Fan smiled faintly and said, "Stop the chatter, are we starting?"