Chapter 75: A Bit Embarrassing
Xia Chenge’s eyes snapped open, a sharp glint flashing and disappearing.
“Don’t let him go upstairs to disturb Grandfather and Grandmother. I’ll be down in a moment,” Xia Chenge said calmly.
“Yes.”
Xia Chenge leaped up and took twice the usual time to dress and wash before slowly heading downstairs.
At the top of the stairs, Xia Chenge looked down. Wei En was blocking Xu Jingyi on the first floor, preventing him from going up. They were facing each other, swords drawn.
“Get out of the way. This is not your place to make decisions in the Xia family! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite. I could make you have nowhere to settle ten years ago, and I can do it now. Don’t think you can get away with anything just because Xia Chenge is backing you.” Xu Jingyi shouted sternly.
Wei En sneered, “Even if it costs me my life, I won’t let you go up. You are just a guest of the Xia family now. Without the Little Miss’s orders, you have no right to step on the second floor.”
“Wei En, you’ve rebelled!” Xu Jingyi’s gaze was sinister. “Since you insist on seeking death, then I’ll grant it to you. Has your son returned to Haicheng yet? Do you really think it’s just that the work handover isn’t that fast?”
Wei En trembled slightly at his words, “Do you think I’ll believe you?”
“Whether you believe it or not is your business. It’s not me who will suffer. Wei En, a good dog doesn’t block the way. If you don’t want to harm your son, feel free to stop me.” Xu Jingyi had a sinister expression.
Xia Chenge clapped her hands and said loudly, “I just found out that you can control everything with one hand in Country A. Amazing, amazing!”
The people on the first floor looked up at the sound. Xia Chenge smirked and looked down at them, like a queen high above, exuding a powerful aura.
The hall fell silent, all eyes fixed on Xia Chenge as she slowly descended.
“It’s a pity, how can you be so sure that the information you received came from your people?” Xia Chenge retorted. “Why couldn’t it be that I deliberately gave you false information? Confidence is a good thing, but blind confidence is just ignorance!”
“Xu Jingyi, I never expected you to live backward over the years.”
As she spoke, Xia Chenge had already arrived in front of everyone. Her expression remained calm, but her piercing gaze sent a chill down Xu Jingyi’s spine.
He averted his eyes, not daring to look directly at Xia Chenge.
“Do you think this can scare me? Xia Chenge, don’t you know your own capabilities?” Xu Jingyi was already somewhat wary, but he dared not show it.
The matter of Bei Xiang Pavilion had given him a terrible headache. Although the accusations against him were about corruption and embezzlement, he didn’t know where Xia Chenge got the evidence that had already been destroyed, and why she was targeting him!
As long as the public security organs investigated further, they would definitely find him.
Ever since Xia Mingxuan died, Xu Jingyi hadn’t felt such a strong sense of crisis for a long time. Xia Chenge, in this matter, made him feel an unprecedented pressure, even fear.
Once his affairs were exposed, even the shareholders who had sided with him would abandon him. Then, the foundation he had painstakingly built for over a decade would be destroyed!
“You think I’m trying to scare you? Are you worth my effort? You’re just a parasite who climbed up with Xia Minglan’s help. What threat do you pose to me? The things I temporarily left with you for safekeeping, do you really think they belong to you?”
“Xu Jingyi, you’re truly too naive!” Xia Chenge said sarcastically, looking at him with disdain.
Xu Jingyi’s face turned red with anger. “What do you think you are? Xia Chenge, you’re ungrateful for my kindness, so don’t blame me for being impolite!”
“Honestly, how many times have you said that? Do you remember? All day long, you only threaten me. Can you take any actual action like I do? To be honest, having an opponent like you makes me feel a bit ashamed.” Xia Chenge yawned lazily as she walked past Wei En and Xu Jingyi.
“Xia! Chen! Ge!” Xu Jingyi gritted his teeth.
Xia Chenge turned around. “Look at how impatient you are, easily provoked by me. Did you come to my house early this morning just to argue with me, and not about the Bei Xiang Pavilion matter?”
As soon as Xia Chenge mentioned Bei Xiang Pavilion, Xu Jingyi remembered his purpose for coming, but he had been led by Xia Chenge’s words, which made him even more furious.
“If you let go of the Bei Xiang Pavilion matter, I will restore your reputation and publicly confirm that the revelations were smears against you,” Xu Jingyi said, taking a deep breath, presenting his bargaining chip.
“You mean for me to drop the accusation against your manager, and you’ll confirm my innocence?” Xia Chenge deliberately repeated.
“Yes. You also know your current situation. If this continues, the Ling family might strictly forbid Ling Hanmu from associating with you. Then, you’ll lose your last trump card. You’ve offended so many people, and you know what your fate will be without Ling Hanmu backing you.”
“That seems to be the case.” Xia Chenge touched her chin, as if contemplating Xu Jingyi’s words.
“Exactly. Only by letting the public know your innocence early on will the Ling family not misunderstand you, and your path will be smoother, won’t it?” Xu Jingyi seized the opportunity, trying to persuade Xia Chenge.
Xia Chenge looked at him mockingly. “Xu Jingyi, do you still think I’m a three-year-old child?”
Xu Jingyi was stunned for a moment, unable to react to her sudden change of expression.
“Your plan is too clever. I was already slandered, so why should you come out and prove I’m innocent? You’ll get a great advantage, and I’ll get nothing! You’ve been in the business world for so many years, don’t you understand what mutual benefit is?” Xia Chenge taunted him.
Xu Jingyi’s face turned red with anger. The rage that had just subsided reignited.
“Ungrateful wretch!” he said fiercely.
Xia Chenge smiled slightly. “Perhaps it’s you who is ungrateful. It’s still unclear who is more in danger. Do you really think I dared to accuse your manager on impulse, without preparation? You’re wrong. I said I would send you to hell, and you will step by step towards hell.”
“The path laid out before you will never lead to heaven!”
“Xu Jingyi, heaven’s justice is clear, and retribution is inevitable.”
“Xia Chenge, shut up! Fine, since you’re so capable, then we’ll see. I’ll see who cries in the end.” Xu Jingyi flicked his sleeves and left, unable to continue the conversation. He felt that if he stayed at the Xia family any longer, he would be angered to death by Xia Chenge.
When did this little slut become so sharp-tongued, her every word aimed to provoke him? Yet, he couldn’t find a way to shut her up. It was truly infuriating.
Xia Chenge watched Xu Jingyi’s retreating back as he left in a rage, her gaze gradually turning cold.
Xu Jingyi had actually set his sights on Wei En’s son long ago. She had deliberately angered him and driven him away just now to buy time to go to City P and bring the child back. Otherwise, she didn’t know what the enraged Xu Jingyi might do.
