Chapter 53 Illegitimate Child

Everyone present had a stronger background and status than the Su family. Even those who were not as powerful as the Su family dared not openly participate in the auction. Buying shares would be tantamount to announcing to everyone that they had the intention to seize the Su family's power.

Although the Su family is at the bottom of the elite families, they are not people that other small families can afford to offend.

For a time, only a few families similar to the Su family expressed their intention to bid, but unexpectedly, the highest bidder in the end was Su Maoshi.

He offered more than double the original price of the shares, acquiring the shares held by Su Ruan for 20 billion.

"Alright, Mr. Su is indeed generous. Sign it."

Su Ruan gestured for the lawyer to step forward. Su Maoshi, his face tense, took the pen and signed. Su Xin muttered resentfully, "Dad—we should just get our own shares back. Why did you spend so much money to buy them?"

Wen Ru kept tugging at his sleeve and whispered, "Old Su, have you thought this through? This is almost half of our current working capital!"

"Shut up, all of you." Su Maoshi's heart was bleeding, but he had to do this in order to seek greater benefits.

After Su Ruan saw him sign the agreement, she declared, "From this day forward, I sever all ties with your Su family, and we need not meet again."

She turned to leave, but Su Maoshi blocked her way and handed her another share transfer agreement.

"Xiao Ruan, Dad bought back the shares just to make you happy. Dad knows you've always been well-behaved since you were little, and you were too embarrassed to ask your parents for money when you didn't have any. Today, this 20 billion is just Dad's help to help you start your business."

These shares are rightfully yours.

Su Maoshi knew that Su Ruan wanted to get rid of the Su family completely, which indirectly confirmed his thoughts.

Su Ruan must have climbed up to a more powerful background than theirs, and he would never give up on this big fish.

“You…” Su Ruan frowned and stared at Su Maoshi, trying to figure out what he was thinking.

Why would someone who clearly loathes and hates her so much pretend to be a loving father and son in front of others?

"I refuse."

She thought for a moment but still refused decisively and turned to leave.

Su Mao said loudly, "Whether you accept it or not, this share transfer agreement has already taken effect. You are still the second-highest-ranking director in the Su family after Dad. Remember to come home often."

Su Ruan paused for a moment, but did not respond.

He took Song Feiwan's arm and strode away, followed by Gu Jinyuan and Li Yuyang.

Seeing that the heads of the two top wealthy families had left, everyone felt there was no point in them staying, so they made excuses to leave one after another.

For a moment, the banquet hall was empty.

Su Xin gritted her teeth in hatred, frantically tearing off her hair ornaments and wedding dress and throwing them on the ground.

"Su Ruan, that bitch, that bitch. Which charlatan said she could protect me from disaster? She was born to bring me bad luck. Nothing good ever comes of running into her."

Su Maoshi was startled. Seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of the Jiang family members, he quickly stepped forward and covered Su Xin's mouth.

"Wake up and shut up."

To everyone's surprise, Su Xin had truly gone mad. She pulled away from Su Maoshi's large hand and shouted angrily.

"Dad, my birthday is in a month. Our family doesn't need her anymore. Find someone to kill her."

I've really had enough...

With a loud "slap," a resounding slap landed on Su Xin's face, knocking her to the ground.

"I think you're really mentally unstable. Go back to your room and reflect on your actions."

Su Maoshi turned his head and gave Wen Ru a wink. Wen Ru was unwilling, but she had been a rich woman her whole life and depended on Su Maoshi for her livelihood.

They had neither the ability nor the will to resist.

She stepped forward and helped Su Xin upstairs, whispering, "My dear daughter, don't go against your father. Everything the Su family has in the future will be yours."

"Bear with it for now, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years..."

Su Xin seemed to have been stunned by Su Maoshi's beating; she was dragged away silently, like a wandering soul.

As she went up the stairs, she couldn't help but turn back to look at Jiang Siyan.

But the man just stared blankly at the doorway, never sparing her a single glance.

Su Xin suddenly laughed, but her laughter was filled with bitterness and sorrow.

On the bus, Su Ruan stared blankly at the scenery rushing past the window.

Gu Jinyuan hesitated for a moment, then finally pulled the person into his arms and asked softly, "Do you want the Su family to be wiped out? I can help you."

Su Ruan snapped out of her daze and turned to look at him. "What did you say?"

Gu Jinyuan paused for a moment, then asked seriously again, "Do you want to take revenge on the Su family? I can help you."

Su Ruan shook her head, "Forget it, it's better if we never see each other again. After all, they raised me."

Gu Jinyuan opened his mouth as if to say something, but after looking at Su Ruan's expression, he didn't say anything.

Su Ruan suddenly laughed, "I'm fine, why do you look like you want to say something but can't? I already knew what kind of people they were, I'm not sad."

Gu Jinyuan nodded, his expression still very serious.

“Say what you want to say. Even if the sky were to fall, it would be a small matter to me now,” Su Ruan said.

“I found out that your father has an illegitimate child who is eighteen years old this year,” Gu Jinyuan said bluntly.

Su Ruan was stunned. An illegitimate child?

Su Maoshi actually has an illegitimate child who is already eighteen years old?

"Are you sure?" she asked incredulously.

Gu Jinyuan's eyes were unusually firm, and Su Ruan's tense body instantly collapsed, as if she had lost all her strength and fell into Gu Jinyuan's arms.

“So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is…” Su Ruan smiled with relief. “So he didn’t love his biological daughter more than me, his adopted daughter. So everyone was just a pawn in his eyes.”

He kept it a secret so well, using his illegitimate son as a pawn to rise to power; even his wife and biological daughter were manipulated by him.

"Have you figured it out?" Gu Jinyuan asked.

"I've figured it out. He wants to marry me into the Jiang family to gradually seize their assets, and then have Su Xin find a son-in-law to marry so he can take back my shares. By then, Su Maoshi will have control of the entire group."

He can also obtain a continuous stream of benefits from the Jiang family; he's really too shrewd.

"But what I can't understand is, why does he think he can control the Jiang family and get them to share their profits with him through me?" Su Ruan seriously analyzed the pros and cons.

Gu Jinyuan nodded appreciatively, cupped Su Ruan's face gently, and said, "Although I don't know right now, don't worry, give me some time, and I will definitely expose all of Su Maoshi's schemes and tricks and tell you."

"Okay, I believe you." Su Ruan stared intently into Gu Jinyuan's eyes, seeing only confidence and deep affection.

The atmosphere in the car grew increasingly ambiguous and suggestive, and Gu Jinyuan's face grew lower and lower until his lips touched Su Ruan's lips.

Su Ruan spoke again, her voice low but clear, "Gu Jinyuan, who exactly are you?"

Gu Jinyuan froze, all his emotions abruptly ceasing, replaced by a chill that shot from his feet straight to his heart.

"What...what did you say?" His pupils contracted rapidly, and he asked, bewildered.

Su Ruan's gaze shifted from trusting and gentle to icy and questioning, "I'm asking you, who exactly are you?"