Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 425 Nuannuan, Let’s Elope (6)

Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Nuannuan, Let’s Elope (6)

Xiao Shuju’s heart thumped in fright.

"What’s so strange about that?" Xiao Shulan said as if she was talking about someone else’s matters, not her own sister’s, "Foreigners are open-minded, not like the Chinese with their traditions. They treat marriage and divorce like disposable trash. They often say, ’When the love is gone, forcing a relationship to continue only brings mutual pain, it’s better to just break up happily.’"

"No, I mean, I seem to remember that when the fourth sister married him, because the family was against it, he said, ’The assets should be prenuptially notarized.’" Xiao Shuju said.

"Don’t you think, when the fourth sister married him back then, he was already an old man. Such a shrewd businessman, to casually marry a young and beautiful wife, so many years his junior, and then plot to have him die early so she could swallow all his assets. Such things happen quite often, don’t they?" Xiao Shulan said. "Otherwise, had the fourth sister not been pregnant at that time, grandma would never have allowed her to marry him."

"Ah?" Xiao Shuju was stunned, "Wasn’t grandma going to abort the fourth sister’s child at all costs, adamantly refusing to let her marry?"

"Are you stupid? The fourth sister’s health back then simply couldn’t withstand an abortion. The gynecologists all said that after terminating the pregnancy, the fourth sister should forget about having children for life. That’s why grandma had no choice but to compromise, agreeing to that man’s bizarre request of a prenuptial asset certification."

Xiao Shuju now broke out in a cold sweat for Xiao Shuzhu, even more perplexed about why the fourth sister would have boarded the foreigner’s ship in the first place.

"That’s why, you see, even now when our dad goes abroad for business, he is as cautious as walking on thin ice. Don’t be fooled by how much the foreigners flatter the Chinese; when it comes to interest, there’s nothing they wouldn’t do. If you ask me, the fourth sister actually brought it upon herself back then."

"Second sister, what exactly do you know?"

"I actually don’t know much, just vaguely heard from the eldest sister that the fourth sister really was trying to swindle that foreigner out of a sum of money. Our family was so wealthy, it’s strange that she would try to deceive the foreigner for money."

This statement from Xiao Shulan incited another exclamation of surprise in Xiao Shuju: "It’s like the eldest sister knows everything."

"Could it be anyone but our eldest sister?"

"So, what can we do?" Xiao Shuju asked, "Can we contend with the eldest sister?"

"We have Chairman Chen on our side. No one knows Changda’s inner workings better than Chairman Chen and my father-in-law," Xiao Shulan assured confidently.

Both of them were now essentially hands-off managers; the entire team was managed by their men. They said one should not rely on others’ strength, yet Chen Jiaming had already joined their team, practically lifting any such restriction.

As the saying goes, ’There is magic beyond high walls’ – perhaps even their father couldn’t have guessed this move.

Xiao Shulan let out a proud smile and lifted her toes.

Compared to the reckless Xiao Yebai and the clueless fourth sister, as well as the second and third sisters assured of their power, the office of the eldest, Xiao Shumei, was filled with a serious atmosphere that couldn’t be more solemn.

Li Sitong was the one who later received the news that he had been recruited into Xiao Shumei’s team. To speak of Xiao Shumei’s initial replacement for Gu Nuan’s vacant position, the person ultimately couldn’t join her team for some reason, and so Xiao Shumei personally selected Li Sitong.

Thus, when the rest of the teams received this news, they were undoubtedly a half-step behind.

Li Sitong also never would have imagined he would catch the eye of Miss Xiao. All he heard was that Miss Xiao was a formidable person and that under her leadership, Changda would shine even more gloriously in the future.