Chapter 504: Chapter 402: Is the Birth Mother Indifferent Like a Chrysanthemum? The Young Lady Sabotages Everything 42_3
Xie Yanshang silently listened to all he had said.
The old patriarch, hearing the silence on the other end, was very pleased, thinking that between the two options, Xie Yanshang would unhesitatingly choose the latter, after all, Xie Group was a top global company. No one would want to give up so much wealth to live an ordinary life.
The old patriarch relaxed, as if he had already seen Xie Yanshang’s choice.
However, what he hadn’t anticipated was the slow smile that curled Xie Yanshang’s lips on the other end of the phone.
All he said was, “Okay!”
The grandfather broke into a smile and said, “Good, you understand. Then I will arrange Miss Zhou—”
“Sorry, I wasn’t clear,” Xie Yanshang interrupted him, “What I meant was, okay, I will resign from Xie Group effectively immediately and no longer take over the company.”
“You… you—” The old patriarch was so angry he felt dizzy; if not for the phone between them, he would have already been hitting Xie Yanshang with his cane.
Originally, he thought his descendants would comply with his arrangements and follow the paths he planned for them all their lives. His own father had defied him by marrying the now Madam Xie, so he firmly believed he would make Xie Yanshang follow his plan. However, unexpectedly, a recalcitrant strain had popped up in the Xie Family!
“What are you after? What in the world are you after? A woman who can’t bear children, a frail little girl who isn’t even of age yet! Her family’s already in such a state, who knows how twisted her personality is, you won’t listen to me, and you will surely regret it later!” the old patriarch raged, utterly demeaning Su Zhiruan with every word.
After hearing this, Xie Yanshang’s gaze grew colder, and finally, he stood up, “Grandfather, I’ll call you ‘Grandfather’ one last time. Are you tired of living ?”
Xie Yanshang spoke for himself, “Living in a family like ours, how much is genuine and how much is feigned? If everything that one does must follow profit, placing profit above all else, then what is the difference between living and being a machine? If you want me to give up the inheritance, then without a word, I’ll return it all.”
After speaking, he disregarded the shock of the old patriarch on the other end and immediately hung up the phone.
Then he opened WeChat, which was pinned to the top, and sent a message to Su Zhiruan.
To his surprise, she replied instantly.
[Come downstairs, I’m here]
In that instant, looking at those short six characters,
Xie Yanshang’s eyes sparked with an unprecedented brilliance, as if everything around him was drenched in rainbow colors.
For the first time, he felt an unprecedented lightness on his shoulders, the relief and comfort of shedding all burdens and responsibilities.
Bearing no heavy duties and wholly trusting in someone, at this moment, Xie Yanshang felt his soul was truly in its rightful place, and now he was truly himself.
Su Zhiruan was indeed downstairs at the Xie Group building; Xie Yanshang’s assistant, who was quite familiar with her, had added her contact and sent her a short video clip of the events as soon as it happened.
Su Zhiruan briefly watched the video. Although it wasn’t complete, with just that short clip, she had guessed what had transpired between the old patriarch and Xie Yanshang, and so she had driven over.
As soon as Xie Yanshang descended, he indeed saw Su Zhiruan sitting in her car waiting for him, her demeanor gentle, fluttering like a butterfly, with a strand of hair hanging by the side of her temple as she earnestly handled some work.
Warmed by the sight, Xie Yanshang got into the car.
“Well, something big.”
“If you want to talk about it, you can tell me!”
“If I’m no longer the president of Xie Group, no longer the eldest young master of the Xie Family, would you still treat me this well?” Xie Yanshang asked nervously, his eyes hopeful as he looked at Su Zhiruan.
Upon hearing this, Su Zhiruan instead smiled, set aside her work, and took Xie Yanshang’s hand boldly, “I like you as a person, not those empty titles. Do whatever you want, I make enough money to support you now!”
“Since Madam Su values me so much, I will definitely do my best for Madam Su from now on,” Xie Yanshang felt very warm inside, and he gently wrapped his arms around Su Zhiruan, as if he was holding the only treasure in the world.
“Go for it.” During the embrace, Su Zhiruan simply said these five straightforward words.
That afternoon, a bombshell news about Xie Group burst into the media!
At five in the afternoon, Xie Yanshang officially announced his resignation from his position as president of Xie Group!
This was significant news in the business world, almost the entire internet was discussing the reasons, and the noise was so loud that everyone knew about it.
Following the announcement of Xie Yanshang’s resignation, Xie Group was thrown into complete disarray.
The impact of this event was immense, so much so that within just an afternoon, both Su Zhiruan’s and Xie Yanshang’s phones were overwhelmed with calls.
Everyone wanted to know what exactly had happened.