Chapter 16 Compensation for Jing Sheng

He pushed the small cake that the girl liked forward, gesturing for her to continue eating, but Yi Luo had long lost her appetite for the cake. Mo Ziyuan felt a little sorry for her, as Yi Luo looked really cute while eating, and he really wanted to keep watching her.

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The head of the Shi family had been searching for Mo Ziyuan. He was about to speak and tell everyone about Shi Yan's identity. Mo Ziyuan couldn't be absent at this moment; he had to be there. With Mo Ziyuan's approval, Shi Yan would thrive on this path.

He dispatched a large number of people to begin the search.

Mo Ziyuan, seeing that it was about time, pulled the girl back to the banquet hall.

………On the other side

"Jing Sheng, send more people to find my baby quickly."

“We’ve found her. There’s no use in worrying. I’m not trying to criticize you, but why didn’t you keep an eye on your sister? She’s lost here and doesn’t know anyone. What if she gets bullied?”

Shi Jingsheng is capable of killing by attacking people's minds; he immediately hit the nail on the head regarding Lin Yi'an's concerns.

Lin Yi'an grabbed the man's wrist.

"Go check the surveillance footage again!"

“I’ve already sent people to investigate. The problem is you don’t even know when your sister left. Luckily, this is my house. If you had taken her out, outside, to the mall, and then she disappeared, you’d be in for a world of trouble!”

"Young Master Mo."

When the head of the Shi family finally saw Mo Ziyuan arrive at the banquet hall, his voice inevitably rose a little in his excitement.

Lin Yi-an and Shi Jing-sheng also looked over and immediately saw the girl next to the man.

Lin Yi'an finally breathed a sigh of relief; he was terrified.

"Is Patriarch Shi looking for me?"

"Yes! The banquet is about to begin, and since we haven't seen you, we came to look for you."

The bodyguard beside the head of the Shi family returned and immediately stepped forward to tell him that Mo Ziyuan had arranged for Zhou Xiao and Zhou Li to be sent home. It was clearly impolite to see guests off before the host.

Moreover, Zhou Xiao and Zhou Li were people he had specifically invited, but he couldn't say anything. Mo Ziyuan held a high position and great power, had built his own business empire, and still controlled a large portion of the Mo family's shares. The head of the Shi family dared not say much.

When the time comes, send some valuable gifts as an apology, and then explain the matter to the Mo family head that his son sent his younger brother and sister back himself, so the Mo family head won't be able to say anything.

The head of the Shi family arranged for the person to be in the best position with a good view before walking onto the stage and beginning to speak.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the main purpose of this banquet tonight is to celebrate the return of my other son, Shi Yan, from his studies abroad. He was sent abroad when he was very young, and now he has finally come back..."

This one sentence directly removed the label of illegitimate child, but which of the guests here did not know the meaning of holding this banquet? Wasn't it just to fight for a legitimate status for their illegitimate child? However, they did not care at all.

Mo Ziyuan chuckled, a sound that was particularly noticeable in the environment.

"Another son?"

The head of the Shi family did not understand what Mo Shaoyuan meant, but at this moment he could only force a smile.

“Young Master Mo, this is indeed my other son.”

Mo Ziyuan asked Shi Jingsheng, who was standing next to him.

"Jing Sheng, when did Auntie have another child this big?"

The man spoke frankly, and everyone present was shrewd enough to understand what Young Master Mo meant. Everyone knew that Lin Yi'an, Shi Jingsheng, and the other two were the only ones who survived from the island and were good brothers. The head of the Shi family wouldn't be so naive as to think that Young Master Mo came here because of himself, would he?

The head of the Shi family miscalculated. He took Shi Yan to greet Mo Ziyuan, and Mo Ziyuan couldn't possibly not understand his meaning. He thought Mo Ziyuan had approved of him, so he introduced his son with peace of mind. He didn't expect Mo Ziyuan to be so disrespectful.

The head of the Shi family turned his gaze to Shi Jingsheng, hoping he would say a few words on his behalf. The man saw his gaze but did not react.

"Ziyuan, you have such a bad memory. Don't you know whether my mother has a child this age? Besides, isn't this similar to your family's situation?"

Lin Yi'an stepped forward and patted Shi Jingsheng on the shoulder.

"That's close enough. The Mo family head didn't give his illegitimate son the surname Mo."

Shi Yan stood there, his fists clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh.

No one expected things to develop to this point; this trip was definitely worthwhile.

The head of the Shi family looked grim.

“Young Master Mo, I have some connections with the head of the Mo family.”

Mo Ziyuan simply asked the question.

"Does the old master know that the head of the Shi family has acknowledged his illegitimate son?"

The old man truly didn't know that the person who made the Shi family prosperous was now willing but unable to do so.

Shi Yan roared at Mo Ziyuan.

"This is a matter for the Shi family, what right do you have to meddle?"

After Shi Yan finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

The head of the Shi family slapped his son across the face.

Mo Ziyuan was always good-tempered when he was outside. Even when he was scolded, he didn't say anything and even had a smile on his face, a smile that seemed rather nonchalant.

"Your family's affairs? Your name is Shi Yan, right? Do you want to turn the Shi family into the Mo family?"

The head of the Shi family quickly apologized.

"Young Master Mo, please don't be angry. Shi Yan is young and impetuous and doesn't know any better. Please be magnanimous and let Shi Yan off the hook for Jing Sheng's sake."

Lin Yi'an: "What does Jing Sheng's reputation have to do with him? Does he even deserve it?"

Mo Ziyuan didn't want to waste any more words.

"I don't mean anything by it. You can bring your son home if you want, but I have one condition: transfer 20% of the shares under your name to Jing Sheng. That's not much, is it?"

The head of the Shi family gritted his teeth and looked at Mo Ziyuan. 20%, he was really ruthless. But the words had already been said to this extent, and he really couldn't back down.

Lin Yi'an: "What? You won't even give him 20%? No way! This is your own son, Patriarch Shi. I heard from others that as soon as this son came back, you transferred 10% of your shares to him. But you can't do it with another son?"

The head of the Shi family looked at them and said, "How could that be? They are all my children. They made mistakes when they were young and ignorant. But the children are innocent. Consider this my compensation to Jing Sheng!"