Chapter 93: Disowned and Expelled

The other large door of the conference room finally opened, and Sheng Yukai appeared before everyone in high spirits. All the reporters' attention was drawn over, and only then did Sheng Jiang and Wang Yingzhi finally heave a sigh of relief.

"Whew—"

Wang Yingzhi patted her chest, let out a long, heavy breath, and said to her husband, "You scared me to death, you scared me to death. A Kai has finally come out. If they hadn't come out, I wouldn't have known what to do."

Sheng Jiang glared at his wife and muttered in a low voice, "I said we should pretend to be sick and not come, but you disagreed and insisted on coming. Now that we're here, you're complaining. I told you we shouldn't come to this kind of occasion..."

"Enough, you're only good at being a Monday-morning quarterback. If we didn't come, would the second son and his wife let us off? You make it sound so easy, but you're useless at the critical moment!" The couple complained to each other, but no one noticed them now because Sheng Yukai's speech had already begun.

Countless microphones surged toward Sheng Yukai, and flashbulbs flickered at him non-stop with a "click-click"!

At this moment, Sheng Yukai had a fleeting illusion that he had reached the pinnacle of his life and that the Sheng Family was already entirely within his grasp.

In an excellent mood, Sheng Yukai began to say some high-sounding, clichéd remarks, nothing more than things like "Thank you all for coming to the Sheng Family's press conference despite your busy schedules," "I am deeply grateful," and "Thank you all for your concern."

Although these platitudes were useless, they made the reporters who had been waiting for over an hour feel a bit more comfortable, and it also showed good breeding; it was an unwritten rule everyone agreed upon.

After the useless nonsense was finished, he cut to the main topic.

Sheng Yukai cleared his throat, put on a sorrowful expression, and began to perform: "As everyone knows, a few days ago, our Sheng Family had a misfortune; a rebellious son appeared."

"After careful deliberation by the Sheng Family, we have unanimously decided to collectively draw a line with Sheng Hanyu and terminate our kinship..."

When he reached this point, he was supposed to explain why he wanted to do this, as well as the hidden bitterness and difficulties in doing so!

This was the consistent style of the ghostwriter Sheng Yukai had hired at a high price: to throw out a brick to attract jade, to suppress first and then elevate.

However, he was destined to fail today.

"I agree!"

Before Sheng Yukai had a chance to explain, the large door behind the reporters was suddenly pushed open, and Sheng Hanyu and his group walked in with a rush.

"Why did he come?"

Sheng Yukai shouted out loud before realizing he had been led by the nose by Shi Yuke.

She had been too shocked to see Sheng Hanyu on the surveillance monitor and couldn't help but shout it out.

And Sheng Yukai, being on the scene, was even more shocked than Shi Yuke. He had originally thought the same thing, and with the "instruction" coming through his Bluetooth earpiece, he had followed along and shouted it out!

Sheng Hanyu strode forward, his entire body exuding a powerful aura that created a stifling atmosphere for those around him. People subconsciously cleared a path for him, and the group soon reached Sheng Yukai.

The corners of Sheng Hanyu's mouth curled into a sneer: "Sheng Yukai, I've arrived here; it seems you are very shocked?"

"Aren't you going to terminate our kinship today? Fine, I agree."

Yun Zhehao pulled a chair from the side and placed it in the center, and Sheng Hanyu sat down brazenly: "Start, continue."

Sheng Yukai didn't make a sound, his face merely turning ash-gray, looking extremely unsightly.

He didn't make a sound, and Sheng Hai could keep his cool, but Bai Xue couldn't sit still.

She rose from her seat to find Wang Yingzhi.

"What does your son mean?" Bai Xue was not so polite when she saw Wang Yingzhi, venting all her fury onto her: "Is he here to cause trouble at a time like this? Hurry up and get him out of here."

Wang Yingzhi shrank back: "I don't dare, and besides, even if I did, he wouldn't listen to me."

Bai Xue grabbed her roughly and pulled her up: "If you don't manage your son, who will? Use any method you want, just get them out of here right now. If you ruin this press conference, both of you can get out of the Sheng Family together!"

When the old master was still alive, she hadn't even looked at this spineless couple, and now that the old master was gone, Bai Xue was even more unscrupulous.

However, she was so angry that she forgot the scene was full of reporters.

Only when she realized that many pairs of eyes were staring at her, and some were even secretly taking photos, did Bai Xue realize she had acted in haste and made a mistake; not only had she failed to share her son's burdens, but she had seemingly added to the chaos.

On the other side, Sheng Hai also took action; he signaled to his youngest son to stop Sheng Hanyu.

Sheng Zerong turned his head to the side, pretending not to see!

Yingzi, who loved to watch the excitement, asked: "Continue, why aren't you continuing?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to terminate the relationship? It's perfect that everyone is here now, start."

Being "reminded" one after another, Sheng Yukai could only bite the bullet and go on.

But in his haste, he had forgotten his lines.

There was no sound in the Bluetooth earpiece at this moment; Shi Yuke's side was as silent as death.

Sheng Hanyu waited for a few seconds, and seeing Sheng Yukai's face flushed as red as a pig's liver yet unable to squeeze out a single word, he spoke up: "Since you don't want to say it, then I will."

The reporters' microphones moved toward Sheng Hanyu one after another; those with quick reactions occupied good positions, while those who were slow or hesitant could only stand in bad spots.

Sheng Hanyu said: "As everyone knows, a few days ago, our Sheng Family..." The first few words were exactly the same as what Sheng Yukai had said.

But then his tone immediately shifted: "... experienced a very serious change. The main residence suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night, and there is still no result regarding the cause of the fire. My grandfather, Chairman Sheng, passed away unexpectedly. The purpose of General Manager Sheng Yukai holding this press conference today is to drive me out of the Sheng Family, so that from now on, I will have nothing to do with any of the Sheng Family's industries."

"Whoa—"

After Sheng Hanyu finished speaking, the room immediately erupted in an uproar.

"You're talking nonsense."

Sheng Yukai slammed the table and stood up, his eyes wide open.

Sheng Hanyu raised his eyebrows slightly, not annoyed, and asked in return: "You don't want to sever the relationship anymore?"

"Of course not." Sheng Yukai fell into the trap.

Sure enough, Sheng Hanyu asked again: "Then how much of the family property do you want to divide for me?"

"You won't get a single cent."

That was what he had originally thought, and it was what he should have said, but after he said it, the way everyone looked at him changed, and Sheng Yukai realized he had been tricked.

He hadn't recited the content of his script before Sheng Hanyu hijacked it, skipping the most important middle part and stating the result directly, but the effect was vastly different.

He wanted to turn the tables, but Sheng Hanyu wouldn't give him the chance, saying directly: "You don't want to divide the property with me, and I don't covet it, but I have two conditions."

"First, the termination of kinship is to be handled on the spot; all Sheng Family members present must sign, and it will take effect immediately."

"Second, I don't want a single cent of the Sheng Family's property, including the shares my grandfather gave me while he was alive; I don't want any of them, but I must have my grandfather."

"I will handle my grandfather's funeral. You can also pay your respects during the Qingming Festival in the future, but it must be after me. I will be the one to enshrine his spirit tablet. Do you agree to these two conditions?"

The reason for using "you all" instead of "you."

It was because Sheng Hanyu knew that this matter was not something Sheng Yukai could decide on his own.

Don't look at how Second Uncle sat in the back the whole time without saying a word; he was the one making all the major decisions.

Sheng Yukai had started to break into a cold sweat when he heard him about to set conditions, but after hearing these two conditions, he let out a sigh of relief and immediately agreed: "No problem, we'll do as you say."

Sheng Hai nearly fainted.

He had agreed too readily; after agreeing so readily, how could he explain it later, and how could he clear his name?

But even if he wanted to stop it now, it was too late; the press conference was being broadcast live, and there was simply no way to remedy it!

After Sheng Yukai agreed, he saw the expressions of others and realized something was wrong, but he felt it could still be remedied.

"Grandfather was killed by you; you are still hypocritically coming to ask for Grandfather now. He is already dead, what use do you have for his ashes?"