Happy birthday, Wenxi.
Lin Shen smiled and handed over the gift.
"Thanks."
Xia Wenxi accepted the gift and looked up to see Xia Wensheng's teasing gaze behind her. The usually frank and open Xia Wenxi now felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Shen, who had been watching Xia Wenxi closely, followed her gaze and saw Xia Wensheng behind her. His eyes flickered, then he subtly looked back.
Although there weren't many guests today, it was Xia Wenxi's birthday banquet after all, so she had to go up and greet each guest with her parents. The banquet hadn't even started yet, and she already felt a little tired.
I'm tired of laughing.
Upon seeing this, Ke Shurong quietly reassured her, "It'll be soon, almost everyone has arrived."
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"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my daughter's birthday party. As her father, I would like to express my gratitude to you all."
"Also, there's something else I'd like to mention during this time." Xia Hengyuan took a folder from the butler.
When Xia Wensheng saw the document, he thought to himself that his previous guess might be true.
What he didn't expect was that although he guessed the right direction, he still underestimated his father.
"I will divide all of my 50 percent stake in Hengyuan Group into two 25 percent shares and transfer them to my son Xia Wensheng and my daughter Xia Wenxi respectively."
Since Xia Wensheng and Xia Wenxi already owned 5% of the shares, the transfer of shares within the company did not require a resolution from the shareholders' meeting, so this was something Xia Wensheng had not anticipated at all.
He never imagined that his father would leave him nothing at all.
If Xia Wensheng, his own son, was so shocked, one can imagine how shocked the other guests were.
In many families with more than one child, dividing the property equally is not an easy task. Yet, the Xia family actually gave their biological son and adopted daughter the same number of shares.
Even if these shares are only a part of the Xia family's assets, it is still surprising enough.
Even though everyone who came today was very familiar with Xia Hengyuan, they never expected him to do this.
Xia Wenxi was completely stunned when she heard this. She subconsciously looked at her mother's expression and saw her mother looking at her with tenderness. Xia Wenxi knew that this must have been a joint decision by her parents.
"Xiao Bao, come here." Xia Hengyuan gestured for his daughter to come to his side.
"dad……"
Xia Hengyuan smiled at her and then said to everyone, "In my whole life, I only have two children, Xiaoxi and Wensheng. I hope you will all take good care of them in the future."
Xia Wensheng stood not far away, marveling at his father's brilliant move. After today, no one would doubt the Xia family's attitude towards their daughter.
Come to think of it, his father probably started planning this after he told him that morning that "Lin Junying said Wenxi is not his biological daughter."
"Mom, you know about this too?" Xia Wensheng asked softly.
"Such a big thing, would your dad not tell me?"
In fact, this was the result of discussions between the two.
Xia Wenxi was in a daze for a while, wanting to say a few words to her parents and Xia Wensheng alone, but every time she looked at them, they were busy talking to other people.
Xia Wenxi walked until she reached the edge of the crowd and found her roommate.
The first thing Jin Wenyao asked Xia Wenxi when she saw her was, "How much is 25% of the shares worth?"
"Um...it depends on the company's performance. I don't know the specifics."
"But..." Jin Wenyao said halfway through, then mysteriously leaned closer to whisper something to Xia Wenxi.
"Your dad is giving you so much, won't your brother be unhappy? It's not that I'm being petty, but the family next door to us is fighting like crazy over a dilapidated house, let alone this much money."
"Wen Yao, don't talk nonsense." Zhang Jiayi tugged at Jin Wen Yao's arm, telling her not to say anything out of turn. This kind of thing is not something they, as outsiders, should interfere in.
Xia Wenxi subconsciously wanted to scratch his head, but put his hand down halfway. He didn't know if his father had discussed this matter with Xia Wensheng, but judging from Xia Wensheng's expression just now, he probably hadn't.
Xia Wenxi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Putting himself in Xia Wensheng's shoes, all of these things originally belonged to him, but he was forced to have half of them taken away by a sister who wasn't his biological sister.
Seeing her expression, Zhang Jiayi comforted her, "Don't think too much about it. You told me that you need to express your emotions. I talked to my family when I went home this time, and it felt good. You can also talk to your brother and parents about anything."
Xia Wenxi nodded and lingered next to Xia Wensheng. "When are you free recently? Let's talk."
Xia looked down at her and agreed, "Let's do it tonight. I'll take Huanhuan home after this and then come back."
"There's no need to rush. You can come back tomorrow. Why isn't Minghuan here?"
Xia Wenxi looked around but couldn't see it.
"She went to the bathroom." Xia Wensheng knew what her sister was thinking at a glance. "Don't think too much. Cheer up. Look at your expression. People would think our family has gone bankrupt."
"Pah! Don't say those two words."
"I've told you not to be superstitious..."
Xia Wensheng and Xia Wenxi were bickering when they saw Lin Shen's gaze not far away and almost couldn't help but laugh.
Ugh! They're all men, he knows that expression all too well. He's even jealous of him, Lin Shen is really something.
After Xia Wenxi left, Xia Wensheng walked over to Lin Shen and handed him a glass of wine, saying, "President Lin, don't get jealous over nothing."
"Mr. Xia is overthinking it." Lin Shen took the wine glass and held it in his hand, but did not drink it.
"Alright, stop pretending. I won't laugh at you. I've been there too, I understand your pain." Xia Wensheng patted Lin Shen's shoulder, looking like a caring older brother.
Perhaps it was the bond forged from their past fights, but their relationship was now much better than before. Upon hearing this, Lin Shen asked him, "Were you also rejected by Ming Huan?"
"Of course! You should keep trying."
Around 9 p.m., the guests all said their goodbyes, and Xia Wenxi, as usual, had her family driver take her friends back to their accommodations.
After seeing her friend off, Xia Wenxi turned around and saw Lin Shen preparing to leave.
"Wenxi".
Lin Shen called out to Xia Wenxi.
"There's something I wanted to say when I saw you today, and I hope it's not too late... You look beautiful today, happy birthday."
Upon hearing Lin Shen's words, Xia Wenxi instinctively looked at her parents' location and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that they were talking to other guests and not paying attention to them.
Then I felt my face flush slightly. "Thank you."
"I'm leaving, goodbye."
Lin Shen smiled at her, then turned and left.
It seems like she's shy... Is that a good sign?
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