Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 423 Nuannuan, Let’s Elope (4)

Chapter 423: Chapter 423 Nuannuan, Let’s Elope (4)

Xiao Shuzhu saw the door open, and as she gazed at the people inside, her brother and Gu Nuan, her face seemed to light up with pleasure as she said, "Yebai, I’ve been thinking it over, and I figured, why not join forces with you?"

The room fell silent.

Xiao Shuzhu didn’t care what others thought and walked into the office on her own, pulled up a chair and sat down, startling Fu Yubo who sat beside her, prompting him to quickly move his chair away.

"Yebai," Xiao Shuzhu looked at her brother with eyes that seemed very gentle, "Actually, I have no intention of competing for the family inheritance, you must know this. I live abroad, my husband and children are overseas; what do I need Changda for, right? Yebai, if it weren’t for having to give face to our father, I would really like to withdraw, but here I am, ready to assist you."

"Sis," Xiao Yebai raised an eyebrow, yet didn’t even look at her, "Isn’t it strange for you to support me? Aren’t you afraid that I will waste all the family assets? Supporting our eldest sister or second sister would make more sense, wouldn’t it?"

"Oh come on, Yebai, how can you have so little confidence? After all, you are the only son of our Xiao Family. Dad and Grandma have pinned all their hopes on you. Do you understand?"

"But I’m just an unworthy Adou."

"That’s what other people say, I don’t believe it."

The last sentence from Xiao Shuzhu was truly at the heart of the matter.

Nuannuan, listening from the side, was hearing for the first time one of the Xiao family’s four sisters apparently speaking her heart to her husband this way, acknowledging his abilities.

Was it true recognition, or false?

Xiao Yebai blew on the steam coming from the rim of his cup, "Sis, if you’re just trying to butter up Dad and Grandma to win sympathy points, I think you should just wash up and go to sleep. Dad is serious this time; he intends to kick me out of Changda."

"Nonsense. As the only son of our family, would Grandma agree to what Dad is doing?"

Xiao Shuzhu’s calculations were beginning to show here. She had staked everything on the conviction that Xiao Jianming absolutely would not leave the inheritance to anyone other than Xiao Yebai.

Compared to the third sister, the fourth sister seemed indeed smarter. Unfortunately, the current situation was truly not what it used to be.

Xiao Yebai gave a faint smile, put down the plastic disposable cup, and turned his face toward Xiao Shuzhu, as if cautiously saying, "Sis, your brotherly affection truly moves me. You have so much trust in me, or is it in Dad and Grandma? However, I really think that all of us might disappoint you.""What did you say?" Xiao Shuzhu felt for the first time that her brother was so close to her that she involuntarily moved back.

"Hasn’t Sis realized? Dad made his position clear in front of everyone, in front of so many directors. It means that if Dad can’t appease the people in the boardroom over this incident, Changda is likely to face a reshuffle—"

"Impossible!" Xiao Shuzhu shouted sharply, anxiously replying, "Dad holds the majority of Changda’s shares! He can give them to whomever he wants."

"Changda is a public company. If there are internal issues, the stock price could plummet. Even Dad would struggle to weather such a storm. With your experience managing business overseas, surely you must understand this?"

Xiao Shuzhu suddenly fell silent.

The office door had actually been left open ever since Xiao Shuzhu entered.

Xiao Shuzhu stood up, as if sighing, and said, "I’ll go back and talk with Grandma. Yebai, don’t lose hope too easily, okay? The person Sis has always supported is you; that hasn’t changed."