Chapter 66 Bargaining Leads to the Writing of the Letter Severing Ties

Xia Yuhuan said, "I can't promise you that I'll make it public until after your competition for the position of Chief of Staff is over, before you successfully get promoted to the position of Chief of Staff."

"What's the difference between the two?" Xia Jianyong asked, dissatisfied, feeling that she was picking a fight.

"The difference is huge," Xia Yuhuan said, pouting.

"How can you guarantee that you'll be promoted to chief of staff this time? What if you fail and have to participate in the next promotion attempt?"

"What if you fail again next time? I can't keep letting you drag me along like this forever."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jianyong's face darkened, and he roared, "Xia Yuhuan, can't you wish me well for once!"

"As long as nothing goes wrong with Zhao Desheng, I will be the one to win this promotion, and it won't be anyone else!"

This rebellious daughter is definitely here to bring him bad luck; she says things he doesn't want to hear!

Xia Yuhuan smiled and said, "I don't care about that. I can only promise you that from the moment the contract is signed, I will not go to Zhao Desheng or let him cause you any trouble. As for whether he is willing to give in to you because of the life-saving grace I gave to his mother, that's none of my business."

Xia Jianyong had a vague feeling that there was some trap waiting for him in those words.

Xia Yuhuan certainly wouldn't give him enough time to think it through, so she said, "Let's not talk about that for now. Since you just said it was the first condition, there must be other conditions. Tell me first, and I'll consider it after you've said it."

Xia Jianyong was already furious with Xia Yuhuan. He didn't want to say another word to her and simply threw a piece of paper at her.

"Take a look for yourself. My conditions are all written down here. If you have no objections, just sign it."

He would never allow himself to be completely unprotected.

His idea was to put the agreement with Xia Yuhuan in black and white and draw up a contract.

If anything unexpected happens and Xia Yuhuan goes back on his word, he can take the contract to Chi Shaokang. The Chi family has a sense of honor and will definitely compensate him, and he will also get some benefits in return.

Xia Yuhuan took the paper from his hand and began to read it carefully.

The content above is very simple. The first point is what Xia Jianyong just said, requiring her not to reveal to the outside world that she and he have broken off their marriage before Xia Jianyong becomes the chief of staff.

Then there were the three conditions she had mentioned last time, which he wrote down on a piece of paper.

Finally, they asked her to sign and put her fingerprint on the document, mainly to prevent her from backing out.

He also emphasized that if she breached the contract, the severance agreement would be null and void, and they would still be father and daughter.

Xia Yuhuan didn't find this unacceptable.

After all, the conditions she proposed last time were ones she could actually fulfill.

As for the first point, the one related to Zhao Desheng, she naturally wanted to find a loophole.

"First, change the first rule as I just said."

"Secondly, the point concerning Zhao Desheng should also be clearly stated."

"I can only guarantee that from the moment the contract is signed, I will not interfere in your competition. I will not go to Zhao Desheng and ask him to trip you up. However, I will not ask him to make way for you because of my life-saving grace."

"If you have the ability to repay kindness with it, that's your ability. If you can't, he'll still fight you for it. That has nothing to do with me."

Xia Jianyong frowned upon hearing this: "Zhao Desheng is known for his filial piety. After he came to your house to see you last time, he stopped competing with me. Why do you have to emphasize this point?"

He always felt that Xia Yuhuan's emphasis on this point was a trap.

Xia Yuhuan wasn't afraid of his suspicion, and said confidently, "That person isn't a wooden stake. His thoughts can change in an instant. He decided to back down because of my kindness in saving his mother's life, but who knows if he might change his mind behind my back and want to compete with you again?"

“What if he changes his mind and tries to argue with you, and you lose? Are you still going to blame me for this? I’m not going to be a sucker. I don’t care, it has to be written down clearly.”

"Also, I advise you to investigate further, lest you be unaware of what Zhao Desheng has been doing behind your back!"

Xia Yuhuan gave her a look as if she were kindly reminding her.

Xia Jianyong sneered upon hearing this: "That's none of your business. Since you're going to write it, then write it clearly. Just do as you say."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhuan was secretly delighted: It's done!

Although she hadn't spent much time with Xia Jianyong, she had read his books and knew what kind of person he was.

He is a stubborn and self-serving person.

Xia Jianyong was too confident in himself. He was convinced that Zhao Desheng would back down because of his filial piety and that Zhao Desheng would never go back on his word.

This cannot be said to be wrong. In fact, Zhao Desheng did have the intention of yielding out of filial piety.

But who told her that she had already approached Zhao Desheng and asked him to do the opposite?

She has now reminded Xia Jianyong to investigate Zhao Desheng, but Xia Jianyong, confident in his ability to judge people, will absolutely not go.

As long as Zhao Desheng does as she asked, Xia Jianyong will definitely fail in his promotion attempt.

Even if Xia Jianyong comes looking for trouble and demands that she cancel the contract, she won't be afraid.

Anyway, she had already reminded Xia Jianyong to investigate, but Xia Jianyong himself didn't believe her and things went wrong. What does that have to do with her?

Xia Yuhuan had thought things through from beginning to end and was secretly delighted.

Afterwards, Xia Yuhuan asked Wei Ziyi to get paper and pen, and Xia Jianyong rewrote the agreed contract according to Xia Yuhuan's suggestions.

Both of them read it word by word, and after confirming that there were no problems, they each signed their names and affixed their fingerprints.

Xia Jianyong wanted to put the contracts away, but Xia Yuhuan snatched two of them first.

"Where's the letter of severance of ties? Write it down and give it to me, then I'll give you the contract," Xia Yuhuan said.

Her goal was the letter of severance; she hadn't even gotten the most important thing yet, so naturally she wouldn't back down.

Xia Jianyong saw Xia Yuhuan's eagerness and was furious.

With a cold face, he picked up the pen again, wrote the letter severing ties, and signed and affixed his fingerprint as before.

Xia Yuhuan also signed her name and put her fingerprint on it.

She said, "This doesn't count if it's just the two of us; we need to find someone to be a witness."

Xia Jianyong's face immediately darkened: "I already said we won't announce it for now, and you still want to find someone to witness it? Xia Yuhuan, you're playing me!"

"Don't be in such a hurry. You don't want this matter to get out, but you just want to use your marriage with the Chi family to your advantage. I can understand that. After all, you are my father, and I am willing to grant you this favor before severing ties."

“But this severance agreement has no third-party witness, I’m afraid it’s unreliable. You can’t leave me with absolutely no protection, can you?” Xia Yuhuan retorted.

Xia Jianyong said coldly, "So what exactly do you want?"

"How about this, have Li Rouyue come over and act as a third-party witness."

“You two are husband and wife, so you definitely wouldn’t hide the fact that you’re severing ties from her. She’s also a third party, and we don’t have a great relationship, so she couldn’t possibly have been coerced by me. Therefore, she has credibility as a third-party witness and can prove that you and I are both doing this voluntarily. What do you think?” Xia Yuhuan said proactively.

She had to sever ties with him to make this a done deal, leaving Xia Jianyong with no way out.