Chapter 87
by VolareHe Xiaoyun X Xia Chi
After Xia’s mother passed away, according to her will, her shares would be handed over to Xia Chi. However, Xia Chi was still a minor. The shares that originally belonged to Xia’s father, due to the will, fell into the hands of Xia Chi’s maternal grandfather, who would manage them on Xia Chi’s behalf. But if Xia Chi were to die, as Xia Chi’s father, he would naturally be able to obtain all the shares and control the entire group.
It was also after the drowning incident that Xia Chi’s maternal grandfather, unable to continue fighting with Xia’s father, took Xia Chi to his side and watched him closely until he came of age. When he received the remaining shares, the eighteen-year-old Xia Chi began to fight for what belonged to him, to his mother, and to his grandfather.
It was also at that time that Grandpa He allowed him to discuss cooperation with the Xia family because Grandpa saw Xia Chi fighting and wanted him to have a chance to lend a hand.
He Xiaoyun didn’t like weak people. If Xia Chi really gave everything away, he would find it uninteresting. However, the person who hid his fangs and claws in front of him, behaving like a docile puppy, was able to tear his enemies to pieces on the outside. This refreshed his understanding of Xia Chi and made him excited just thinking about it.
He had no reason not to add fuel to the fire and give him a boost.
Moreover…
He Xiaoyun said coldly, “The property rights issue of that piece of land in Yashi has not been resolved at all, and there is also a murder case. The documents you gave me before had problems, and it was only a matter of time before the truth came out. As for the commercial city project, most of the preliminary research was done by you. Now that the company has found problems, it is normal to want to re-examine it. As for the others, I don’t want to say more, you know it clearly in your hearts.”
If it weren’t for the fact that their foundations had been weakened too much in recent years, they wouldn’t have been caught by Xia Chi and suppressed, needing to rely on marriage with the He family to drag the He family into the water. As long as everyone was tied to the same boat, the He family would have no choice but to pull them ashore if they didn’t want to be dragged down.
But they really didn’t expect that Xia Chi could even handle He Xiaoyun.
The loopholes were exposed one by one. He Xiaoyun was not a vegetarian after managing the He Corporation for so many years. Xia Wan glanced at the wine, picked up one of the glasses, and took a light sip. The cold wine slid into her throat, finally calming her tense heart a little: “These two projects just have some problems that haven’t been resolved. You don’t have to make a decision now. We will handle it. But why withdraw the previously promised investment? Wasn’t this written into the contract when we discussed the engagement?”
They were waiting for this investment to solve their urgent needs.
He Xiaoyun smiled with extreme disdain: “You talk to me about the contract, I also want to talk about the contract. If there is fraud and misrepresentation, what does the contract say? Do you really think this engagement can make me obey your Xia family?”
Even if they got married, he wouldn’t care, let alone the fact that it was just a fake engagement.
He was merciless, and Xia Wan also knew that she was at fault first, but she didn’t come today to argue with He Xiaoyun. Her father was still waiting for her.
Xia Wan took a deep breath secretly, understanding that He Xiaoyun must have found something out. It seemed that their engagement could not be maintained, but it didn’t matter. What mattered was the Xia family, the benefits. It didn’t matter who she married. She was here today to negotiate terms, so she said in a steady voice, “Do you like Xia Chi?”
He Xiaoyun leaned back, his legs crossed. When Xia Chi was mentioned, his cold expression softened a little, and he felt a familiar warmth rising faintly in his body. He squinted his eyes as if thinking for a moment before answering: “Like him, yes.”
Xia Wan immediately said, “Then we’ll dissolve the engagement, and you can marry Xia Chi.”
He Xiaoyun suddenly laughed loudly, making Xia Wan a little confused. He slowly stopped laughing, his eyes full of contempt: “You’re using him to negotiate terms with me?”
Born into a scam, ignored and bullied from a young age, when one day they discovered his value, he was immediately put on the table as a bargaining chip. He Xiaoyun’s heart couldn’t help but give rise to violent emotions, feeling that all of this was disgusting.
How could Xia Chi endure these people for so long?
Xia Wan was a little frightened by his sinister emotions, feeling a cold sweat soaking her close-fitting dress. She secretly pricked her beautiful nails into her palm, and thinking of Xia’s father’s words, she endured the discomfort and said, “He is a member of the Xia family. If you want him, you have to exchange something for him.”
“You’re wrong.” He Xiaoyun’s eyebrows were indifferent, and only when he mentioned Xia Chi would a little softness appear in his eyes: “He doesn’t belong to the Xia family, he belongs to me.”
Ever since he realized his fondness for Xia Chi, he had really considered marrying Xia Chi. After all, compared to Xia Wan, as Xia Chi said, marrying him would definitely be better.
He Xiaoyun had also thought that if he really married Xia Chi, he wouldn’t mind making concessions. If the Xia family really fell into Xia Chi’s hands, it would be Xia Chi’s thing. He didn’t mind repairing and patching up broken toys if Xia Chi liked them.
But when he investigated Xia Chi, he not only investigated Xia Chi, but also investigated some of the Xia family’s shady dealings over the years.
Then he discovered that Xia Chi didn’t want the Xia family at all.
The Xia family had long been ruined and dirtied by that family, rotten to the core, no longer the way his maternal grandfather and mother had built it up. Xia Chi was alone, facing Xia’s father, who had controlled the Xia family for more than twenty years, and that disgusting family.
The reason why he was able to force Xia’s father to constantly back down, even retreating step by step, was partly because Xia’s father had done many unjust things, with too many loopholes and too many handles. However, more importantly, Xia’s father wanted to ask for help, but Xia Chi only wanted to die.
He was willing to suffer mutual destruction, willing to sacrifice a thousand to injure eight hundred of the enemy.
Since Xia Chi didn’t want it, he could only let him fall happily.
Speaking of this, Xia Wan had already clearly felt He Xiaoyun’s meaning. He didn’t want to save the Xia family at all. Realizing this, Xia Wan lost her previous trepidation. Since they had torn their faces, then no one should have a good time. She slowly relaxed her tense shoulders, reached out and picked up the wine glass on the table, watching the red wine shake in the glass like blood, and slowly said, “We underestimated Xia Chi. Even President He can be taken down by him, actually obeying his every word.”
Provocative words were too low-level for He Xiaoyun, and he didn’t bother to answer.
Xia Wan smiled, seemingly not caring about He Xiaoyun’s attitude. Instead, she sighed softly, shaking the wine glass in her hand: “Has President He ever wondered why things that couldn’t be found before can be found so quickly now?”
In less than a month, the Xia family had become almost transparent in front of him, and those things that had been hidden so well before had been turned out and laid out in front of He Xiaoyun.
He Xiaoyun naturally thought of the reason. Someone wanted him to know, and this person should be Xia Chi.
This was also why he was sure that Xia Chi didn’t want the Xia Corporation. These things, placed in front of any business partner, no one would dare to take on this mess. Xia Chi didn’t want He Xiaoyun to be dragged down by the Xia family.
This little guy had burned down his own house and then come to him for refuge.
He Xiaoyun missed his enthusiastic puppy even more, missed him lying on top of him, kissing him passionately and warmly. Just thinking about it made him feel hot all over. He took a sip of cold red wine, wanting to suppress this inappropriate fire a little.
Looking at Xia Wan again, he became more and more impatient, so he frowned: “Are you done?”
Xia Wan just looked at him, as if observing him carefully, and continued, “Has President He not suspected the authenticity of this information? You think we have something to hide, aren’t you afraid that Xia Chi will give you false information in order to deal with us? Just want to use you to destroy our cooperation, so that he can manipulate his father to get the company.”
This question lingered in He Xiaoyun’s heart for a while.
From getting the news to ordering the cessation of all cooperation with the Xia Corporation, it had only been two or three days. He really hadn’t thought about this question. Now, suddenly asked by Xia Wan, He Xiaoyun suddenly realized that his trust in Xia Chi seemed to have exceeded his own understanding.
Everything that came out of Xia Chi’s mouth, he seemed to have never doubted.
He said he liked him, said he loved him, said all the things he had secretly done over the years—in fact, none of these were witnessed, so no one could prove they were real.
Of course, no one could prove they were fake—like Schrödinger’s cat.
But he actually believed it.
Everything Xia Chi said, he believed.
He hadn’t even suspected that he had any other purpose, even if he really used him to take revenge on the Xia family…
He Xiaoyun was surprised to find that even if this guess was true, he didn’t seem to be that angry.
The reason he wasn’t angry was just because he was sure that Xia Chi’s feelings for him were real—under this premise, even if he really used him to get the Xia Corporation, he didn’t find it unacceptable.
Wasn’t that just his little dog being bullied outside and unable to beat them, coming back to the owner for help—in that case, what reason was there not to help?
He would even think that if he had known earlier, Xia Chi might not have needed to go to so much trouble, suffering their anger for so many years.
This owner of his was really not responsible enough.
He even felt a little guilty.
He Xiaoyun felt that this feeling was very fresh, carrying unknown dangers but also charming.
He had never trusted someone so much in such a short period of time. The assistant’s information was sent over the night before flying to the United States. He actually hadn’t fallen asleep on the plane, and Xia Chi probably thought he was asleep, staring at him with undisguised eyes. Those eyes were too pure and ardent, making them impossible to ignore. That night, after listening to Xia Chi’s confession, he called the assistant and then did everything.
He had never made such a major decision in such a short period of time, without questioning, without weighing the pros and cons, only because of impulse—or the psychology of revenge, even if the temporary decision might cause him losses, or even be used by others.
—It didn’t matter, as long as Xia Chi was happy.
He Xiaoyun suddenly smiled.
He suddenly thought of Ling Sheng. When facing Ling Sheng’s matter, he had also weighed and considered it in his heart, but here with Xia Chi, all the principles and bottom lines seemed to have loosened.
He understood a little.
At this moment, He Xiaoyun suddenly wanted to see Xia Chi very much, thinking of it made him feel a fire burning all over his body, making him feel weak, even unable to hold the wine glass steady—something was wrong.
At this time, Xia Wan took out her phone and checked the time, then put down the wine glass in her hand. She stood up, leaned over, and reached out to pinch the wine glass in He Xiaoyun’s hand. With just a light force, she took the wine glass.
“You put a drug in the wine.” He Xiaoyun said, and then felt that something was wrong. Xia Wan also drank the wine.
Then there was a problem with the glass.
Xia Wan didn’t deny it. She took He Xiaoyun’s wine and slowly reached out to push open the small dining car. Her high heels didn’t make a sound on the soft carpet. She sat down next to He Xiaoyun like a delicate flower, even reaching out her arm and leaning on him.
Like a weak but deadly dodder flower.
“President He, even if you promise to cooperate with the Xia family for Xia Chi’s sake, do you think we will believe this illusory promise?” Xia Wan looked at He Xiaoyun, revealing a sinister smile, finally not pretending anymore.
Her engagement with him could be broken, and marrying Xia Chi could also be divorced, there was no difference, but they needed heavier chips.
He Xiaoyun’s attention had been on what she was saying just now, and now he realized the abnormality of his body. There seemed to be a fire burning in his lower abdomen. He had always thought that it was just the impulse caused by thinking of Xia Chi, but at this time, as the fire burned stronger and stronger, the strength in his body seemed to be lost faster and faster.
Xia Wan noticed He Xiaoyun’s very ugly face and the red flush climbing up from his neck.
Thinking of what she was about to do, she also felt her ears getting a little hot, but in the face of interests, anything could be sacrificed.
Xia Wan directly sent the wine glass to He Xiaoyun’s lips. He Xiaoyun reached out to wave it away, but at this time, his strength was not as great as Xia Wan’s. In the struggle between the two, the entire glass of wine was directly splashed on He Xiaoyun’s face. He Xiaoyun was choked and swallowed several mouthfuls.
He couldn’t care about the principle of not hitting women, and used all his strength to stagger to his feet and push Xia Wan away.
Xia Wan fell to the ground, but seeing He Xiaoyun’s unsteady appearance, covered in red wine, she sat on the ground and laughed at him: “President He, if you want to break off the engagement, then break it off. If you want to withdraw the investment, then withdraw it. If you want someone, then grab him. At least it’s a cooperation, always leave something for me to commemorate.”
With this struggle of his, the medicinal effect took effect faster under the surge of Qi and blood. He Xiaoyun supported himself on the sofa, looking at Xia Wan sitting on the ground with extreme disgust: “What exactly do you want to do?”
Just want to sleep with him? Afraid that he couldn’t get hard against her, so she drugged him?
Wait, sleep with him?
Xia Wan slowly got up from the ground. She was still wearing high heels, and her body had also been splashed with wine just now, staining a large area of her floral dress. She couldn’t care about it. Seeing He Xiaoyun standing unsteadily but pulling on his bathrobe and arching his body, knowing that the medicinal effect had completely taken effect, she smiled, sat on the sofa she had just sat on, took her bag, took out a blue box from it, opened it, and put it on the table. The box contained test tube-like things.
“President He, hasn’t Grandpa He always regretted having no successor? We also have good intentions, wanting to help Grandpa He fulfill his dream. I heard that a man can have 15 million sperm at a time. How many children does Grandpa He want?” Xia Wan walked over, looking at the sweat on He Xiaoyun’s forehead and his entire flushed face. She smiled a little sadly and a little crazily: “My genes and President He’s genes, the children born must be very beautiful, Grandpa He will also be happy, and then, we will be a real family.”
Madman.
He Xiaoyun had never expected that the Xia family could come up with such a trick.
At this time, he suddenly thought of the message Xia Chi had sent him.
Why would Xia’s father suddenly come to see Xia Chi, and why would Xia Chi suddenly go over? This was a diversion in itself, otherwise Xia Chi would never have allowed Xia Wan to see him alone.
Damn it.
He had fallen into an ambush, so what about Xia Chi? Would something happen to him too?