His relatives and friends, knowing that he is now just a figurehead manager and no longer the vice president with real power, would mock him in their words, saying things like "the new generation will push the old generation aside and the old generation will be washed away on the beach."

In short, Chi Boyou was very dissatisfied and felt embarrassed in front of these people.

"Do you think I care about the dividends? What I care about is being able to contribute to the Chi Group! Back when your grandfather founded the Chi Group, I contributed a lot! As a veteran of the Chi Group, I've been demoted repeatedly. Have you thought about how the long-time employees of the Chi Group will view you?"

“When Grandpa founded the Chi Group, you were only about ten years old. What contribution could you possibly make? If you don’t care about those dividends, just give them up and distribute them to the older employees, how about that?” Chi Baiyi’s expressionless face was tinged with an ambiguous coldness.

Chi Boyou almost couldn't catch his breath, his face turning bright red with anger.

Guo Xiuyun nudged Chi Boyou with her elbow, signaling him to stop talking.

If he keeps talking, their considerable annual dividends will disappear!

What is there that their nephew wouldn't do!

“We’ll leave your uncle’s matter aside for now. Your uncle is getting old and can’t keep up with society anymore. You young people might look down on him, and we understand that. But Chen’er is young, highly educated, and capable. He could have brought more benefits to the Chi Group. It’s just that you made him run the business, which prevented him from fully utilizing his abilities. Isn’t that a huge loss for the Chi Group?” Guo Xiuyun said.

"Mom, I..." Chi Chen began, intending to repeat what he had said to his adoptive parents a thousand times, but Guo Xiuyun interrupted him before he could even get started.

"Don't say anything. I know you're embarrassed to tell your cousin the truth. Let Mom and Dad be the bad guys."

"I didn't..." Chi Chen wanted to say something, but Guo Xiuyun raised her hand to stop him.

Chi Chen sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead.

Why don't his adoptive parents think that Chi Baiyi's decision to send him to the front lines to run business is to train him and let him understand the whole situation of the Chi Group from the front lines?

Why did he repeatedly tell his adoptive parents that he found sales work quite fun and that he could learn a lot from it? Did his adoptive parents simply believe he was just putting on a brave face?

Are they genuinely concerned about him, or are they more concerned about their own image? Do they feel ashamed to tell their relatives and friends that he works in sales for the Chi Group?

"If you're not satisfied, you can let Chi Chen find another job at another company," Chi Baiyi said calmly.

Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun were so angry at Chi Baiyi's words that they were about to explode.

"What are you saying?! Are you really going to kick our whole family out?! Do you think that just because you're the president of the Chi Group now, you can treat our family however you want and kick us out like dogs?!" Guo Xiuyun shouted, raising her voice.

Chi Baiyi's ears were ringing from her shouting.

That's how unreasonable people are; they think that by arguing and making a fuss, they can get what they want.

"I didn't say that. If you want to interpret it that way, there's nothing I can do," Chi Baiyi said calmly.

Qin Yuanyao, who had been sitting silently to the side with Chi Cheese, was speechless.

Huh?

This sounds a bit like a scumbag's quote.

But using it here can really infuriate the other person.

Sure enough, Guo Xiuyun and Chi Boyou were so angry that their hands started to tremble.

Chi Baiyi had no patience to waste time with them.

He said dismissively, "All my decisions have been announced through the group's email. How you interpret them is your business. If you have any objections, either keep them to yourself or give up everything you have now and find another job."

"Let's go. If you need anything in the future, come to my company directly. Don't come to my house anymore."

Chi Baiyi's order to leave showed absolutely no respect for Chi Boyou and his group.

Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun stood up angrily.

"This place is so unlucky, even if you wanted us to come, we wouldn't!" Guo Xiuyun had to curse before she felt she had the upper hand and felt a little better.

"Chen'er, let's go!" She walked away with Xian Chi Boyou, head held high and chest out.

Chi Chen was a beat slow, gave Chi Baiyi an apologetic nod, and took out a small Doraemon toy from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table.

“I saw Xiaojia’s live stream, and Cheese seemed to really like Doraemon, so I bought this little toy for her,” Chi Chen said gently.

"Thank you, Uncle! It's so cute! I love it!" Grandma Chi said.

Chi Chen's depression, which had been caused by his adoptive parents, dissipated considerably because of Chi Nao's soft and cute voice and words.

He smiled at Chi Nao, then said to Chi Baiyi, "I'm leaving."

Chi Baiyi nodded: "Okay."

Chi Chen then left.

Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun had been waiting for him outside the courtyard for a while.

Seeing that he took so long to come out, Guo Xiuyun asked him, "Why are you so slow? Did Chi Baiyi stop you?"

Chi Chen shook his head: "No, my shoelaces came undone, so I tied them."

Upon hearing Chi Chen's words, the little bit of expectation that Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun had been holding onto vanished instantly.

The two of them were getting increasingly upset, and they got into their car.

Chi Chen got into his own car.

Sitting in the car, Guo Xiuyun and Chi Boyou felt increasingly suffocated and unable to swallow their anger.

“Honey, are we just going to let Chi Baiyi do whatever he wants to us? We’re both over a hundred years old combined, and we’re being made to lose all face, both in the Chi Group and outside, by some kid in his twenties. I’m getting angrier and angrier, and I haven’t slept well for days!”

"You think I slept well?" Chi Boyou glared at her.

"That silly boy Chen'er genuinely believes that Chi Baiyi is good to him. If Chen'er were on our side, Chi Baiyi probably wouldn't treat us like this," Guo Xiuyun said, both angry and helpless.

“After all, he’s not our biological son. There’s still a distance between us,” Chi Boyou sighed.

If it weren't for his infertility, he wouldn't have gone to the orphanage with Guo Xiuyun to adopt Chi Chen.

Before adopting Chi Chen, they put many children from orphanages through intelligence tests, hoping to adopt someone with exceptional intelligence.

At the time, Chi Chen was the most intellectually gifted among those children. That's why they adopted him.

Chi Chen has been intelligent since childhood, making things very easy for them.

They once thought they could take over the Chi Group with Chi Chen's help, but little did they know that Chi Chen seemed to have been brainwashed by Chi Baiyi and agreed with all of Chi Baiyi's decisions.

End of this chapter