Xie Residence

"Old Wang, you said that not only did he not let me get involved in the investigation, but he also took care of the funeral all by himself. Is this person determined to get out of my control?"

"Really?" Butler Wang replied cautiously. "Don't you have information about his biological parents? He probably just doesn't want to trouble you!"

But he may not really want to find his family...

After carefully recalling Xu Yanshu's reaction at the time, Xie Junyang hesitated slightly, vaguely feeling that it was unlikely that the other party would compromise with him just because of this.

In the end, he miscalculated. If he hadn't let the young couple have a child a couple of years earlier, they wouldn't be in this predicament today.

The sound of a car engine came from the front yard. Xie Junyang subconsciously exchanged a glance with Butler Wang, then turned around and sat back down on the sofa.

Xie Huanyu walked into the living room alone, stopped, and nodded to the person at the head of the room, "Dad, I'm back!"

"Why are you alone? Where is Yan Shu?!"

"He said he had been busy with funeral arrangements these past few days and had missed too much work, so he went back to the company in the afternoon to work on the documents."

snort--

Xie Junyang gave a noncommittal snort, his expression somewhat unpleasant. No matter how anxious he was, there was no rush. It was clear that Xu Yanshu was deliberately avoiding him.

"So how has Yan Shu been treating you lately?"

Xie Huanyu hadn't expected her father to ask about this, and thinking about Xu Yanshu's cold attitude towards her these past few days, she felt inexplicably uneasy.

However, since she was indeed in the wrong and given the special circumstances, she couldn't say much more.

Just before speaking, Xie Huanyu inexplicably chose to conceal the truth, saying, "It's alright!"

Xie Junyang was skeptical of this, thinking that with the old man gone, Xu Yanshu would have no more scruples and would openly oppose them.

"After all, he's still recovering from the recent funeral, so you'll have to take the lion's share of the company's responsibilities yourself!"

Halfway through his sentence, Xie Junyang changed the subject, "But we don't need to be too accommodating to him, lest he forget who he is!"

Um?

Xie Huanyu looked at the person suspiciously. Hadn't her father always trusted and relied on Xu Yanshu before? Why had he changed his attitude now?

Seeing through the other person's thoughts at a glance, Xie Junyang spoke up on his own, "I was willing to give him an important position before because he was wholeheartedly dedicated to serving our Xie family."

"And seeing that his thoughts have become increasingly rebellious lately, I naturally have to be wary of him!"

He hadn't originally planned to explain things too clearly, but looking at the current situation, he felt he should give Huan Yu a heads-up first, to prevent Xu Yanshu from taking advantage of the situation to set a trap for him.

Xie Huanyu paused slightly. She had always thought that her father trusted Xu Yanshu because he admired him. But if this was the case, her father was just using him as a pawn.

She suddenly remembered that when they held a press conference before, her father had mentioned her grandmother's situation in the nursing home in an attempt to force Xu Yanshu to back down... At that time, his attitude towards Xu Yanshu was completely different from usual.

"What, do you think I did something wrong?"

"Ah...no," Xie Huanyu suddenly snapped out of her daze, meeting her father's questioning gaze. She felt inexplicably guilty and hastily agreed, "I think you're right."

"We can't overpraise Xu Yanshu, otherwise he'll easily take advantage of us!"

She suddenly realized that Xu Yanshu's situation in the Xie family was much more cramped than she had imagined, and she couldn't quite agree with her father's approach.

But it seems that she had used her grandmother to force Xu Yanshu to bow down to her more than once before...

Xie Huanyu was momentarily lost in thought. Was this why Xu Yanshu was now so determined to divorce her?

Xie Junyang nodded in satisfaction. "Yu'er, you should know that everything your father does is for the good of you and the Xie family."

...

Meanwhile, in the towering Xie Group, only the light was on in the vice president's office, where Xu Yanshu stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

He originally came to the company to avoid Xie Junyang, but now he has a new idea.

Judging from Xie Junyang's previous attitude, he probably won't easily let himself leave the Xie family. Even if he can get a divorce smoothly, he will inevitably have to confront Xie Junyang in the end.

As he pondered, Xu Yanshu's eyes flashed with a deep sense of apprehension, but he wasn't really just going to sit and wait for his doom.

Having worked in the Xie Group for so many years, he had learned some unknown inside stories, which, when added up, were enough to give Xie Junyang a hard time.

But doing so could easily cost him his life, and he might not be able to work in this industry anymore.

After regaining his senses, Xu Yanshu turned around and sat down at his desk, turned on his computer and started working. His eyes were dark and deep, and his thin lips were pressed down into a straight line.

In any case, he must have his own bargaining chips.

If it really comes to that, he will have no choice but to fight to the death. Compared to his personal future, Xie Junyang certainly doesn't want the business empire he built to be destroyed.

That's far from enough...

Looking at the computer screen, Xu Yanshu frowned thoughtfully.

If this plan is to be implemented, I need to find a way to obtain more solid evidence in order to have a better chance of winning this game.

As he was thinking, his phone suddenly rang.

Caller: Xie Junyang

A hint of impatience flashed in Xu Yanshu's eyes. He paused for two seconds before reaching out to answer the phone.

"Hey, Dad!"

"Yan Shu, are you still at the company? Actually, you don't need to rush back. The funeral has just ended, you can rest for a while longer!"

Knowing perfectly well that the other party had called to test him, Xu Yanshu's aura immediately turned cold, and a hint of icy coldness appeared in the corners of his eyes.

Despite the disagreements, now is not the time to bring them up.

Therefore, he replied in response, "It's okay, Dad. I've already been delayed for so long, it's time for me to come back to work."

"Alright then, you should also act within your means. When you have time, go back to the old house for dinner with Huanyu. I recently acquired two new bottles of good wine."

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Yanshu let out a long breath, pressing his tongue against his back teeth, his tightly furrowed brows filled with disgust.

Under the guise of compassion, this old fox seems to still be delusional, hoping to tame himself through such means.

hehe!

Xu Yanshu gave a noncommittal scoff. Too clever by half. No matter how many tricks he used, she would never allow herself to be manipulated by him again…