"But now that Song Yichuan is dead, what do you mean by dowry or not? In the end, you just favor that ex-wife of yours, favor that daughter of yours!"
Shi Yuanbo’s head was pounding from the argument, and he said, "Haven’t you had enough? Yes, Xiao Chuan is gone, but Nuannuan will still marry someone in the future! Besides, the Shi Family was established using Nuannuan’s grandfather’s money back then, she is my biological daughter, giving her ten percent of the shares is only fair!"
Li Guirong sneered, "Fair? Fine, Shi Nuan is your biological daughter, but what about Jiaojiao? Isn’t Jiaojiao your biological daughter too? She started working at the Shi Family after graduation, yet she doesn’t own a single share! If you’re giving Shi Nuan ten percent, then Jiaojiao’s share shouldn’t be any less, you must give Jiaojiao a portion too!"
Shi Yuanbo outright refused. Li Guirong already held twenty-five percent of the shares, and with his own fifty percent, giving ten percent to Shi Nuan would leave him with only forty percent.
If he were to give more to Shi Jiaojiao, he’d only have thirty percent left. How could he maintain control of the Shi Family?
Shi Jiaojiao listened from the side, her heart turning cold. She said, "Dad, I know Shi Nuan is your favorite, but you can’t treat me . You really make me feel cold inside..."
Li Guirong also said, "They say you can’t forget your ex-wife, and you don’t admit it. Fine then, I’ll leave, taking Jiaojiao and Tian Chao with me. Everything with the Shi Family, everything with the Shi Family business, you and your precious daughter Shi Nuan can have it all... it’s all yours..."
Saying this, she pulled Shi Tianchao to leave. Shi Yuanbo grabbed her, "Have you had enough of this fussing? Won’t Tian Chao still inherit the Shi Family in the future? Can you just calm down—"
Shi Yuanbo indeed felt a throbbing pain in his head. He had no idea what he had done to deserve this kind of punishment from God!
He thought of his former wife Xu Hua, gentle and beautiful, who never raised her voice, except that one time when the Xu Family collapsed, being swallowed by the Shi Family.
That woman, in his heart, was like an orchid in a remote valley, unreachable, never pouting, never angry, always calm and indifferent.
Back then, he couldn’t understand her kindness, her composure, her silence—he mistook it for arrogance and aloofness, thinking that even though she married him, she still looked down on him.
That’s how he never cut ties with Li Guirong, because everything he couldn’t find in Xu Hua, Li Guirong gave to him.
But looking back now, he realized how wrong he had been, how absurdly wrong...
Shi Nuan hadn’t expected that a nap would last until past four in the afternoon when she finally slowly woke up. f r\eew,eb novel.c(o)(m)
Opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was a handsome face with a slightly apologetic look. He was half-supporting himself, seemingly planning to get up.
Song Yansheng did intend to get up; in fact, if he could, he wanted to hold Shi Nuan a little longer.
But Ye Mingmei was at the Song Mansion, and he was really worried she might suddenly leave. With Yan Ke gone, if she truly left, it would be incredibly hard to catch her.
He planned to go have a look.
Yet he hadn’t expected to wake Shi Nuan.
He felt a bit guilty, seeing her black hair spread beneath her, her skin fair, her beautiful features mere inches away, her bright dark eyes drowsily looking at him right after waking.
"Sorry, did I wake you..."
He touched her face lightly as he spoke softly.
Shi Nuan blinked, realizing what was going on, her cheeks flushed red as she bit her lip and buried her face slightly into the pillow.
The action resembled a kitten, utterly adorable.