However, these little schemes had been calculated by others.
Xiao Shuzhu was still wondering why her credit card had been suddenly frozen by the bank when Xiao Shuju received a text message directly. It was from her husband Lin Jiale’s lawyer.
The opposing lawyer told her that Lin Jiale had filed for divorce and, to prevent her from transferring any marital assets during this period, had applied for the court to immediately freeze all assets under her name. If she had any objections to the above facts, she could file a defense with the court.
Xiao Shuju’s eyes widened in shock, and then she flew into a towering rage, her face turning red with fury as she cursed out loud, "Divorce?! If anyone should file for divorce, it should be me first! What right does he have to file for divorce before me?!"
"Calm down, third sister," said Xiao Shumei, who was by her side, probably the calmest of them all. Seeing both her younger sisters’ bank cards frozen one after another, it was imaginable that something was happening.
The other party, they feared, was planning to take action against them by freezing their financial resources, which would render them unable to move. At the very least, this would prevent them from using their own financial power to save the company, and at worst, force them to capitulate, turn back and beg the other party, becoming submissive like Xiao Shulan and continuing to cooperate with them. Even worse, if the opponent was doing this, there might be some more terrifying purpose hidden within.
After the eldest sister said this, Xiao Shuju and Xiao Shuzhu finally understood the seriousness of the situation, which was far more severe than simply being out of money.
If they weren’t careful, their whole group might end up sleeping on the streets tonight.
Knowing that neither her own husband nor the husband of the third sister could be relied upon, Xiao Shuzhu worriedly asked about her eldest brother-in-law’s situation, "Should eldest sister also check her bank cards—"
To this, Xiao Shumei shook her head with a wry smile on her lips, "You all know what kind of person your eldest brother-in-law is, don’t you? Although I wasn’t very fond of him when we got married, over the years, without a doubt, the Zhao Family has always been good to me. In the Zhao Family’s case, given the character of the Zhao Family members, and with my mother presiding over our wedding at that time, they would definitely out of respect for our mother, not arbitrarily cut off my financial resources, but—"
The last "but" left Xiao Shuzhu and Xiao Shuju feeling horrified.
If the Zhao Family didn’t act against Xiao Shumei, and intended to support the Xiao Family, undoubtedly, the opponents would certainly target the Zhao Family.
For this reason, there was Xiao Shumei’s earlier disclosure, mentioning how the worst thing was that she introduced that person to the Zhao Family. If the Zhao Family’s character was good, they definitely wouldn’t be persuaded to betray by the other party. But, the opponent would surely have a backup plan, first pretending to get close and then collaborating with the Zhao Family on other projects, grabbing hold of the Zhao Family’s lifeline.
In fact, that was exactly what was happening.
The Xiao Family was in grave danger, and now the Zhao Family wasn’t faring much better either. Otherwise, with the Xiao Family facing such a serious crisis, the Zhao Family would have supported the Xiao Family by now. Unfortunately, the Zhao Family was now facing a crisis of their own. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥
The first person to know about this was not Xiao Shumei, but Grandmother Xiao.
The elderly lady had been in the hospital all along, watching over her son who couldn’t move.
When Zhao Zirong, the eldest grandson-in-law, came to the hospital, Grandmother Xiao looked up at him with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
From the elderly lady’s gaze, Zhao Zirong could sense that she must know something.
"Jiale and the others haven’t come," Grandmother Xiao said first.
Besides the eldest grandson-in-law, it was clear to the elderly lady that none of the other sons-in-law would possibly come anymore.
Over the years, the Xiao Family’s treatment of these sons-in-law could not be described as ungenerous, nor as unfavorable. According to Xiao Jianming’s view, sons-in-law should not be spoiled too much; after all, they were men who needed to bear responsibilities, to provide for their families, to support their wives and children. Perhaps because of this, although these sons-in-law appeared to respect Xiao Jianming ostensibly, their actual affections were not that great.