After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yongxian's eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

But soon, the ruthless glint in his eyes vanished.

He can't do anything right now, and he has to make sure He Nian has a safe and secure pregnancy and take good care of her.

As for whether the child will ultimately be born...

You're still almost ten months pregnant, what's the rush?

*

"Boss, those people from the Xia family are here again."

Huo Beixiao was arranging work for Liu Hongjun's transportation team when his assistant knocked on the office door and entered.

Huo Beixiao frowned slightly. "Invite them to my office."

The assistant looked troubled. "Boss, I'm afraid it won't work this time. They're holding banners outside our building, demanding that we return their hard-earned money!"

Huo Beixiao: ...

The Xia family's actions were truly beyond his expectations.

He had long been prepared to take the Xia family to court and fight a protracted battle, but he never expected that the Xia family would start to resort to such shameless tactics.

Huo Beixiao rubbed his temples.

Actually, it would be easy for him to distance himself from this matter; he could simply show the Xia family the documents regarding Xia Yuntao's withdrawal of investment and termination of the contract.

But if he did that, Jojo would probably...

At this moment, outside the Friendship Building.

The three Xia brothers, Xia Ruisong, Xia Ruibo, and Xia Ruizhe, along with Xia Zicheng and his brothers, held up a red banner with white characters.

Down with capitalism!

"That unscrupulous businessman Huo Beixiao, give me back my family's hard-earned money!"

As the Xia family members shouted, many passersby gathered around.

Qin Xiaoyun, Qi Zhiman, and Ning Ya, the three sisters-in-law, were not idle at this time either. Seeing that the passersby had been attracted, the three of them also began to cry and complain.

Soon, the news that Huo Beixiao had swindled the Xia family out of 1 billion yuan was like a bombshell dropped into a calm lake, causing an uproar among the crowd.

After all, even in a big city like Haicheng, the average salary is only a little over two hundred yuan, and having ten thousand yuan is already something to be envied.

If a family has 100,000 yuan in savings, they are considered a big boss in the eyes of the neighbors.

If you have a million, you're practically a millionaire.

This guy is now talking about a billion.

When the surrounding crowd first heard them lamenting that they had been cheated out of money, they felt quite sympathetic towards them. Some even became so indignant that they were ready to join them in seeking justice.

But now, upon hearing the amount, everyone instantly looked at them with eyes that seemed to have gone mad.

Some people even burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, are you all crazy? Do you even know how much 1 billion is? And someone cheated your family out of 1 billion? Hahaha..."

"They say others cheated them, but I think their whole family is just greedy and trying to extort money from others!"

...

The Xia family never expected that everyone would react this way after they told them what had happened.

The family suddenly became anxious. They were telling the truth, so why wouldn't these people believe them?

Ning Ya hurriedly said, "What we said is true. We are from the Xia family. A few years ago, our family moved abroad. My father heard that China had started its reform and opening up, so he brought back some money to invest in the construction of our motherland."

I never imagined I'd be completely fooled by that bastard surnamed Huo... Waaaaah..."

After Ning Ya finished speaking, she covered her face and spoke sincerely.

Most people in Haicheng know the name of the Xia family.

After all, the Xia family was not only a top-tier wealthy family before, but also a well-known "red capitalist" in Haicheng before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and donated a lot of supplies to the War of Resistance against Japan.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the leaders thanked the Xia family for their help to the Party and the country, and even met with members of the Xia family.

However, after those years of turmoil, things have long since changed.

For most ordinary people, people like the Xia family, who immediately flee abroad whenever the country is in trouble, are traitors!

"Pah! Traitors, how dare you come back!"

"Even if a traitor is deceived, he deserves it; deceiving a traitor is bringing glory to the country!"

"Support Boss Huo! Support Boss Huo!"

...

In an instant, the winds of change in the crowd completely shifted.

People not only shouted their support for Huo Beixiao, but also picked up fruit peels and scraps of paper from the ground and threw them at the Xia family members, and spat on them.

The Xia family never expected that they, as victims, would be treated this way.

Xia Zicheng, in particular, was born a young master and had never suffered such humiliation.

He immediately flew into a rage and roared, "Stop! Stop! You lowly commoners, you fools! What do you think you're doing...?"

His words completely enraged the crowd.

"Pah! We are all glorious proletarians, you traitors are the real lowly people!"

"Traitor, get out of China!"

...

Aside from the angry curses, various kinds of garbage were constantly being thrown at the Xia family members. Someone even picked up a pile of dog poop and threw it directly at Xia Zicheng's face.

The dog poop was a bit runny, and it smeared all over Xia Zicheng's face.

"Who...who the hell threw dog shit in my face?" Xia Zicheng was furious.

But before he could vent his anger, he discovered that the people were even angrier than he was.

He instantly shrank back in fear and hid behind the others.

When Huo Beixiao came out of the company, he saw the Xia family being besieged by the crowd.

He quickly learned the whole story.

He never expected this outcome.

He glanced at the Xia family members who were being besieged and said to his assistant, "Notify the security department and have them handle it."

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