The following day, after the high-level meeting chaired by Xie Junyang, Xie Huanyu and Xu Yanshu were left behind alone.
“Yan Shu, the New Year is just around the corner. Why don’t you and Huan Yu go back to the old house for a while? That way, the three of us can have a lively New Year together.”
Xu Yanshu felt a strange sense of resistance, but then declined, saying, "No need, I've already found a suitable place to stay outside."
"I'll be moving out of the apartment in a few days!"
Xie Junyang would find out about this sooner or later, so it's better to bring it up now and take this opportunity to let him know my stance.
Upon hearing this, Xie Huanyu raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Yanshu in surprise, her expression tightening for a moment.
She hadn't expected this person to say such things in front of her father. She was annoyed and nervous. She glanced at the person in front of her without showing any emotion, unsure if her father would be furious.
The forced smile on Xie Junyang's face quickly vanished. He glanced at Xu Yanshu with an ambiguous expression, then turned to Xie Huanyu and began to instruct her.
"Huanyu, you can go out first. I need to talk to Yan Shu alone for a while!"
Xie Huanyu subconsciously wanted to say something, but was caught off guard by her father's cold gaze, and her heart suddenly trembled.
Not daring to say anything more, she nodded and turned to leave the meeting room.
Knowing that this might mean a complete breakdown in relations, Xu Yanshu unconsciously pursed his lips, his expression gradually darkening.
"Your abilities have grown more and more in recent years, so it's understandable that you don't take me seriously."
Xie Junyang paused abruptly halfway through his sentence, then his tone turned somewhat cold, "But I remember the old man really thought highly of your relationship with Huanyu when he was alive,"
"She just left, isn't it inappropriate for you to start a divorce already?"
Although he had expected it, Xie Junyang still couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw this person acting so tough in front of him.
It was rare that he had been able to use this piece so skillfully, and he couldn't understand why the other party had suddenly become so determined to sever ties with him.
"Yes, Grandma has always hoped that I could follow my heart!" Xu Yanshu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
He never wavered in his idea of divorce, and his grandmother's last words made him even more determined to sever ties with the Xie family.
A momentary lapse in judgment may be forgivable, but to let a mistake continue for a lifetime would be truly tragic.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Junyang chuckled softly, his expression ambiguous, and then looked at Xu Yanshu with a half-smile.
"Yan Shu, Yan Shu, you've been in the business world for so many years, how can you still have such naive ideas?"
"How many people in this world can do whatever they want? But if they do, they've paid a terrible price."
Xu Yanshu noticed that the other party emphasized the word 'price' and paused slightly. He had long seen through Xie Junyang's true colors, so he was not surprised by this threat.
However, Xu Yanshu was not a cowardly person, and he would never change his thoughts and decisions because of such a reprimand.
"I just..."
"Alright, if you don't want to go back to the old house, then don't. You young people should have your own space. And I think after a while, you can start thinking about having children!"
Xu Yanshu frowned in resistance, knowing full well that the other party was pretending not to understand, and he also loathed such a forced arrangement.
He looked up at Xie Junyang, about to say something, but then hesitated.
He is currently working to deal with Lu Huai. If he were to break ties with Xie Junyang at this time, his actions might be restricted to some extent, or he might even find himself in a situation where he is attacked from both sides.
"Oh, then I'll go get busy!"
A glint of triumph flashed in the depths of his eyes. Xie Junyang nodded slightly, watching Xu Yanshu turn and leave.
He was destined to lose to the powerful; no matter how capable he was, he was just a powerless brat. He didn't believe Xu Yanshu would actually dare to go against him.
Fearing that the situation might get out of control, Xie Huanyu had been keeping watch at the conference room door. When she saw Xu Yanshu come out, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then followed him in her high heels.
Concerned about the presence of many people, she followed Xu Yanshu into the office, and only spoke after the door closed.
"Why did you say that in front of Dad just now? Could it be...?"
Xu Yanshu was seething with anger. Hearing this, he turned around and gave Xie Huanyu a cold look, then asked in a cold voice, "Why can't I say it? Do you think I'm really afraid of your Xie family?"
The father and daughter are two scoundrels. They never treated him like a human being, trying every means to extract value from him, while also fearing that one day they would break free from his control.
Previously, this woman had always been sarcastic and pretentious about Xie Junyang, but now she seemed to want him to submit to her.
Xie Huanyu was momentarily speechless, and seeing Xu Yanshu's cold and stern expression, she couldn't help but shiver.
Since their marriage, Xu Yanshu had always presented himself as a kind and gentle man in public and in private. She had never seen Xu Yanshu so sinister before...
After realizing what she had said, she was immediately furious. She had asked him that question because she was afraid he would be in trouble with his father, but she didn't expect him to take it out on her instead.
Xie Huanyu raised her face and asked sarcastically, "So now you think you're all grown up and can challenge the Xie family?"
"Then I advise you to carefully consider your own capabilities, otherwise you won't even know how you died in the end!"
Xu Yanshu scoffed dismissively, "That's not necessarily true. Until the very last moment, no one can say for sure who will emerge victorious."
This reaction made Xie Huanyu blush with anger. Before this, she had no idea that Xu Yanshu was such an unruly person who wouldn't even listen to such well-intentioned advice.
Since learning her father's true thoughts, her attitude towards Xu Yanshu has begun to change. Perhaps she shouldn't have blamed him at all.
His father has always been ruthless and vicious, and if he continues to go against his father like this, he will not have a good outcome in the end.
"That's all I have to say. If you're tired of living, then you can continue to court death." After saying this indignantly, Xie Huanyu turned around and walked out in her high heels.
He just had to try it!
Xu Yanshu raised an eyebrow noncommittally, the corner of his lips curving into a playful smile.
Rather than spending the rest of his life trapped in the Xie family's cage, he might as well take a gamble; in the end, he might not be the one who fails...
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