Chapter 9: The Old Man Is Not Pleased

But Sheng Hanyu refused.

"If I marry the fool, Sheng Yukai won't have designs on her; at the very least, she will be safe." He delivered this prick with a tone that was neither soft nor hard.

……

The old man's face turned livid instantly.

Sheng Runruo's Mercedes-Benz drove away from the Villa, and the old man returned home disappointed once again.

He had originally thought that if his eldest grandson married a wife, he would be able to let go of the hatred in his heart, but now he realized he had oversimplified things!

Years ago, the second young master of the Sheng Family, Sheng Yukai, coveted his older brother's fiancée, Jian Yixin, and after repeated failed attempts to seduce her, he tried to force himself on her, only to be discovered and beaten severely by Sheng Hanyu.

It was originally just a beating, causing only some physical pain, but it did not make Sheng Yukai realize he had done wrong; instead, it made him hate his older brother to the bone.

Sheng Yukai first feigned an apology, kneeling before the two of them, weeping bitterly and begging for forgiveness!

Shortly after, he set a fire in Sheng Hanyu's house, intending to burn him to death and seize Jian Yixin and the entire Sheng Family estate.

Jian Yixin was burned to death in the fire while trying to save him; he escaped the disaster, and it was not difficult to investigate the true culprit behind the arson, yet the old man would not allow him to take revenge himself!

He spoke of how harmony brings prosperity to a family, and that it wasn't worth damaging the harmony between brothers for a woman who hadn't even married into the family yet.

To compensate Sheng Hanyu, the old man placed half of the Sheng Family's assets under Sheng Hanyu's name, with the remaining property to be split equally between his two sons and his third grandson, Sheng Zerong; Sheng Yukai only held a position in the Sheng Family company to earn a salary, with no shares.

On the surface, it appeared Sheng Yukai had nothing, but for so many years, he had frequently used his position to embezzle company funds, and the old man had turned a blind eye to it.

As long as it did not cross his internal boundary, he was effectively tacitly approving of this behavior; the old man did not want to watch the descendants of the Sheng Family kill each other while he was still alive.

He wanted to create a balance between the two grandsons.

But the hatred between Sheng Hanyu and Sheng Yukai had already been sown; for five years, every time Sheng Yukai prepared to marry, his fiancée would change her mind on the eve of the wedding, every single time!

Everyone knew it was Sheng Hanyu pulling the strings, but no one could find evidence; what was one act of revenge?

A lifetime is so long, play it slowly, no rush.

Sheng Hanyu stood in front of the window for a long time, not leaving until his legs were numb.

……

Shi Youxuan sat in the corner, using the bed as cover; even if someone came in, they wouldn't immediately notice what she was doing.

In front of her sat her small laptop, her ten fingers flying as she typed rapidly on the keyboard.

Jian Yining sent a new message: The boss of Dingsheng Group agrees to cooperate, but the only condition is that they must talk to you face-to-face, otherwise they refuse to cooperate!

No meeting.

Shi Youxuan refused almost without hesitation; love it or leave it, is having money so great?

Can you be arrogant and make arbitrary demands just because you have tens of billions?

I won't indulge his bad habits.

Actually, she didn't usually have such a temper; it was mainly because she was feeling unhappy about being locked in the room by Sheng Hanyu.

She had wanted to go out today, but failed several times; Sheng Hanyu had people watching her like a hawk.

Also, she couldn't see through this man, Sheng Hanyu, which gave Shi Youxuan a deep sense of frustration.

She had originally intended to replace Shi Yuke and marry in, only to be immediately loathed and then abandoned, at which point she could do what she wanted.

But things went against her wishes.

Fortunately, the computer hadn't been discovered, and she could still contact Jian Yining.

……

Boss, will you reconsider?

Jian Yining was unwilling to give up such a large project and continued to persuade: "Boss, just agree to it. You can just go meet them tomorrow; the other party said if you don't want to show your face, you can even wear a veil."

"Or you could find a body double; I've been following this for months, it would be a shame to lose such an opportunity..." Jian Yining began his nagging tactic, persuading her endlessly without stopping until Shi Youxuan agreed.

"Boss, love you!" This was half-true, half-false.

Shi Youxuan closed QQ.

Dingsheng Group, a company that appeared around the same time as Tianma Venture Capital five years ago.

Both had attracted the attention of the business world the moment they appeared, and their speed of development was terrifyingly fast.

It was just that Tianma did venture capital and finance, while Dingsheng did industry; originally, the two companies minded their own business, but Jian Yining wanted to combine their strengths.

It seemed Dingsheng had the same idea and had even investigated their Tianma, knowing that Tianma was founded by two people, and they insisted on seeing the other person! Closing the computer, Shi Youxuan hid the laptop and curled up in the corner, sulking.

Although she had agreed to Jian Yining, how to get out was still a problem!