Tears welled up in He Yanling's eyes. She shook her head and cried, "Ajue, please listen to my explanation. This is not the case. I don't know why Miss Qiao insisted on slandering me, but you know I'm doing this for you and would never do such a thing."
"It's because of my father that I did such a terrible thing."
Huangfu Chengxiao put his hands in his pockets, clenched his fists, and suppressed his anger, forcing himself not to hit this hateful woman.
Huangfu Jue sneered, "I asked you all to come here today not only to recognize my daughter in front of everyone, but also to inform you that I have sent people to take back all of Vice President He's authority and remove her from her position. From now on, she has nothing to do with our Huangfu family."
He Yanling's face turned pale as she asked in disbelief, "Huangfu Jue, are you really going to do this to me? Just because of what she said? Have you forgotten who supported you wholeheartedly in the beginning? You didn't even notice what I did for the Huangfu family?"
Huangfu Jue said calmly, "Really? You're doing this for me? Do you really think I don't know what you've done? You've placed your He family members in the Huangfu family, how much profit have you made, how much extra money have you taken, how many people have you secretly kicked out, and how much effort have you put into building your He family's empire? Now I'm dealing with everything."
"Besides, Qiao Qiao is my daughter. Do you think I would deal with my daughter for you?"
"Uncle Huangfu, you can't treat my mother like this. Aren't you and her in love?"
He Nianzhen couldn't let everything of the Huangfu family go away. If she didn't have the support of the Huangfu family, she would definitely not be able to make it to the top.
"Mutual affection? Your mother told you that? Tsk, that's really funny. It's not like I haven't tried to climb into her bed before, but did I accept it? I've told you countless times that there's no affection between her and me at all. It's just her wishful thinking. If it weren't for her past relationship with Xiaozhen, and if she hadn't changed your name to He Nianzhen for Xiaozhen's sake, out of consideration for our old relationship, I wouldn't have kept you until now."
Huangfu Jue said bluntly, "In the end, it was Xiaozhen who misjudged you. It was so unfortunate that she trusted you before her death and asked you to find Qiao Qiao. She never expected that it was you who tricked me and made my daughter unable to find her way home for so many years."
Every word brought He Yanling to her knees. She clenched her fists and angrily said, "Don't be so nice, Xiaozhen, don't you know that the person I like is you? I watched you two being so affectionate all those years ago, and it hurt me so much. I finally waited for her to die, and I thought I could finally have you, but you never had eyes for me."
"That's right, I just don't want you to find Qiao Shu because I'm jealous! I won't allow you to have eyes for other women, not even your daughter! Huangfu Jue, I planned this all for you. It's also for you that I let your daughter wander around. She suffered all this because of you!"
He Yanling's words were shocking. The elders were heartbroken, and He Nianzhen was also unbelievable. She didn't expect that her mother would really do such a thing.
Bang!
Before Huangfu Jue could make a move, Qiao Shu had already slapped him and did what they wanted to do.
"You dare to hit me?"
He Yanling covered her blushing cheeks and glared at her hatefully.
Qiao Shu stared back at her with an even colder gaze. "I hit you. You were just pursuing your own ambitions, and you said it so righteously. Now, retribution has come. You've been scheming until this age, and you haven't succeeded. Do you really think you're some heroine, waiting for the prince to hold your hand?"
He Yanling's eyes were red, and she wanted to pounce on her in anger, but Huangfu Jue stopped her and threw her to the ground.
"In my Huangfu family, you still want to touch my daughter, He Yanling, are you looking for death?"
A fierce look spread in Huangfu Jue's eyes. With a wave of his hand, several bodyguards appeared and arrested He Yanling.
"What do you want to do? Let my mother go!"
He Nianzhen became anxious and stepped forward to help, but she was no match for those strong men. She blinked her tearful eyes and looked at the Huangfu father and son with grievance and pity.
"Uncle Huangfu, Cheng Xiao, please have mercy on my mother and let her go. She definitely didn't do it on purpose. For the sake of our friendship over the years, please spare her."
Huangfu Jue replied directly, "Impossible! Whenever I think of my daughter living under my nose for so many years, my heart aches. He Yanling, I will let her taste this."
He raised his hand and had He Yanling taken away.
Seeing that these men were unmoved, He Nianzhen could only stomp her feet and chase after them. Saving her mother was more important.
Huangfu Jue looked at Qiao Shu with a moved expression. He changed his domineering attitude and said pitifully, "Qiao Qiao, I will definitely deal with He Yanling properly. Don't worry, I won't let her go."
Hearing his flattering tone, Qiao Shu said calmly, "Well, then you guys handle it. Shi An and I will leave first."
"No, Qiao Qiao, this is your home. Don't be so anxious to leave. I still want to show you around. If you want to stay here for a while, that would be even better."
Huangfu Chengxiao also tried to keep her. This was his sister whom he had been thinking about for so many years. Once her identity came to light, he couldn't wait to pamper his sister.
Qiao Shu coldly refused, "We're not familiar with each other, so there's no need to stay overnight!"
Huangfu Jue's eyes dimmed, and he forced a smile, "Qiao Qiao, it's fine if you don't want to stay, but we are blood relatives after all. And since several elders are here, I want them to be witnesses as I give you 25% of the Huangfu family's shares."
Twenty-five percent of the Huangfu family’s shares?
Qiao Shu suddenly had an idea and tugged at Pei Shi'an's sleeve and asked, "How much would these shares be worth if converted into money?"
Seeing her money-obsessed expression, Pei Shian helplessly told her, "Billions of dollars, no more, no less!"
Billions?
Qiao Shu's beautiful eyes widened, she felt that this was a huge temptation!
Damn it!
She worked so hard in the survival variety show and fought hard to become a top star, just for the 1 billion pension. Now suddenly, so much money is given to her for free, she must refuse it!
It seems like she can retire early and enjoy her retirement!
"Since you are so sincere, I can consider it."
Qiao Shu covered her fist and coughed lightly, trying her best to appear less anxious.
Huangfu Jue's heart trembled, and he burst into tears of joy. "Okay, okay, please think about it. I'll have someone prepare dinner, and we can have a simple meal here later."
For the sake of the shares, Qiao Shu reluctantly accepted his invitation to dinner.
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