Chapter 115: Taking Over the Chairman Position
Five Years Later:
The Ji Family’s home banquet was filled with members, young and old. Grandfather Ji, nearing a hundred years old, leaned on his cane and, with the assistance of his aide, slowly walked towards the rostrum. He spoke into the microphone, “Another year, another family gathering. Seeing you all so full of life, this old man has no regrets!”
Grandfather Ji paused to catch his breath.
His gaze swept across the room and then settled on a man wearing a gray suit, a blue shirt, and a patterned tie. His meticulously styled hair gleamed under the lights.
His cold, piercing eyes were fixed on the stage. Upon seeing Grandfather Ji panting, this handsome and cool man stood up. His height of 1.85 meters made him exceptionally prominent in the venue. His innate aristocratic aura made him seem like a king among the crowd.
The man strode with agile steps to Grandfather Ji’s side and asked with concern, “Grandfather, are you alright?”
Grandfather Ji took the hand offered by Ji Xiangyu and looked at him kindly, saying, “Yu, you’ve changed a lot these past five years. Grandfather is very pleased. Today, Grandfather has something important to announce!”
Ji Xiangyu’s cold eyes flickered with surprise. What important matter did Grandfather have to announce?
Grandfather Ji, with a surge of energy from somewhere, stood on the main stage and said, “This old man is advanced in age and no longer has the strength to manage the hotel. Now that my eldest grandson has grown into a man, this old man naturally must step down and let the younger generation showcase their abilities. It is now the era of the youth. Taking this opportunity, I announce that Ji Xiangyu will take over my position starting today and become the Chairman of the Holy Courtyard Hotel!”
As soon as this news broke, the audience erupted in an uproar.
Ji Xiangyu froze in place. He had never considered becoming the supreme ruler of the Ji Family. The Holy Courtyard Hotel was one of the Ji Family’s largest enterprises, with its vast entertainment industries including supermarkets, malls, and restaurants. Could he manage it all?
Amidst the murmurs of doubt, Situ Haonan and his daughter Situ Jingyi walked over to Ji Xiangyu, smiling and saying, “Congratulations, nephew. The future is in your hands~~~”
Situ Jingyi, as always, intimately linked her arm with Ji Xiangyu’s and said, “Yu is the best, he’ll definitely be capable of this position~~~”
Consequently, many people, though inwardly displeased, still stepped forward one by one to congratulate Ji Xiangyu!
The Ji Family’s banquet this time indirectly became a celebration for Ji Xiangyu’s inauguration.
As the protagonist, he wasn’t as happy as others might have expected. He didn’t want any of this.
With a low mood, Ji Xiangyu took a wine glass and red wine and walked to the balcony, sitting there and drinking by himself. Whenever he thought of the person he deeply loved, his heart would ache. When it ached, he wanted to drink, to numb himself with alcohol.
He didn’t know when it started, but he had picked up smoking and drinking. He was a completely different person now compared to five years ago.
Five years ago, he could only numb himself with alcohol. Five years later, he lived on hatred for that woman.
He couldn’t recall his mood when he saw the photograph. He only remembered it was a snowy night when Ji Weiwei showed him a picture of Qing Tian and Xia Yang walking intimately in a British street. Qing Tian was smiling so happily in the photo.
Ji Xiangyu had never seen Qing Tian smile so happily by his side. Yet, with Xia Yang, they were so happy. Was it jealousy? It wasn’t that he wasn’t jealous, but was jealousy useful on its own?
It was all a scam. Qing Tian’s cruel breakup and Xia Yang’s suicide in prison were also part of the scam. With such meticulous planning, the two simply wanted to escape together safely. He swore he would find these two people, no matter what.
He had been searching for five years, yet there was still no news. Where could they be hiding? They managed to disappear without a trace. It seemed they had put a lot of thought into planning this!
The day after he saw the photograph that year, he rushed to London, but after half a month of searching, he found no trace of them!
Hatred. For the past five years, he had lived with hatred.
For a woman, if he couldn’t forget her, he could only live on with hatred.
Situ Jingyi, holding her wine glass, sat beside Ji Xiangyu and said, “Thinking about those two again? Yu, forget the past. Don’t you have us now?”
Ji Xiangyu’s face was cold, devoid of emotion, his eyes chillingly sharp. “No, only this way can I be more firm about what I should and shouldn’t do! Jingyi, don’t worry, I will live very well!”
Situ Jingyi looked at Ji Xiangyu’s profile with melancholy, unable to utter any words of comfort. Living like this must be very painful, but what could be done? She was the one who created all this pain!
【 Li Mei admits it’s melodramatic, but please keep reading~~~~~ Mwah!!! There will be three updates today!!! 】
