Chapter 24: Here to Cause Trouble

This actually gave Ye Xuan a slightly better impression of him. Smiling, he shook Xu Zheng’s hand in return.

"Hello."

The moment he spoke, a sudden commotion broke out at the entrance of the banquet hall. Several people couldn’t help but turn their gaze toward the source of the noise.

Five or six people were standing at the doorway. Leading them was Su Xiaobai, who had one of the banquet’s leading ladies, Lin Aoxue, forcibly held in his arms. Meanwhile, Yang Tian, who was supposed to be Lin Aoxue’s male companion for the evening, stood cowering to the side, completely lacking the courage to stand up to Su Xiaobai.

Yang Bingyu’s temper instantly flared. She marched purposefully over to Su Xiaobai.

"Su Xiaobai, what is the meaning of this? This is a collaboration banquet between the Yang Family and the Lin Family. What is an outsider like you doing barging in here?"

Only the shareholders and upper management of the Yang Family and the Lin Family had been invited to this banquet, along with a few prominent figures who maintained good relations with the Yang Family. As the Yang Family’s mortal enemy, the Su Family was naturally not on the guest list.

"Miss Yang the Elder, don’t lose your temper like that. What do you mean by ’barging in’? My presence here is completely justified," Su Xiaobai said with a cheeky grin, not taking Yang Bingyu seriously in the slightest.

Completely justified? What a joke! He was neither a partner of the Yang Family nor a shareholder of the Lin Family, let alone an invited guest. How was his presence justified?

"Su Xiaobai, I advise you to be smart and leave before my grandfather gets here. Otherwise, if you anger him, you’ll be in for it." Not wanting to waste time with him, Yang Bingyu directly brought up Yang Zhennan’s name.

No matter how arrogant Su Xiaobai was, he certainly wouldn’t dare act out in front of an elder like Yang Zhennan. In the past, whenever Su Xiaobai heard Yang Zhennan’s name, he would cower like a mouse encountering a cat, terrified out of his wits. But this time, he wasn’t afraid at all. In fact, he seemed even more arrogant.

"Even if the old man shows up, I am still attending today’s banquet. After all, I am now a shareholder of the Lin Family. When it comes to your collaboration, it is only right that I be present."

Yang Bingyu’s brows instantly furrowed at his words. Turning her gaze to Lin Aoxue, who was still being forcibly restrained by Su Xiaobai, she demanded an answer.

"Lin Aoxue, what is the meaning of this? Were you not satisfied with collaborating with our Yang Family, so you turned around and sold your shares to Su Xiaobai? I have never seen anyone as shameless as you people in the Lin Family."

Lin Aoxue’s face flashed pale and then flushed at Yang Bingyu’s words. Clenching both her fists, she stubbornly met Yang Bingyu’s eyes.

"I just found out about this myself. It’s all because of those two pieces of trash, Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing! They couldn’t resist Su Xiaobai’s temptations and sold their shares to him."

Thinking about it, Lin Aoxue wanted nothing more than to kill her two worthless cousins. Even though they had absolutely no capability, Grandma had still transferred nearly ten percent of the Lin Group’s shares to them. And now look! Those two cowards had sold all their shares to Su Xiaobai. The Lin Clan was finished.

"What? Xiaoxue, is what you’re saying true?" Lin Guodong, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, was so furious he nearly coughed up blood. He never expected things to turn out like this. Moreover, when those two little bastards, Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing, sold the shares, he, the chairman of the board, hadn’t caught wind of it at all. The Lin Family’s shares had been sold off, yet the Lin Family was the last to know. It was absolutely laughable.

"Dad, if you want to know if it’s true, just call Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing over to confront them. Then it will be clear."

Looking at her father, Lin Aoxue felt both angry and bitter. Ever since she graduated from university, she had been running herself ragged for the company. Even so, the people of the Lin Family still only treated her as a pawn. Yet they were incredibly lenient toward Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing. Even though those two idled away their days, they were still allotted shares in the Lin Group to squander endlessly.

She had lowered herself and thrown away her dignity to beg for this collaboration opportunity, only for Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing to ruin it once again. Lin Aoxue felt her future go completely dark; she couldn’t see a single ray of hope.

Seeing the sheer despair in Lin Aoxue’s eyes, Ye Xuan once again felt a pang of sympathy in his heart. Back before he and Lin Aoxue divorced, even though they endured endless ridicule, they were still able to get by. Now that they were divorced, Lin Aoxue’s life was actually much harder than before.

"Where are those two little bastards? Bring them to me!"

It was obvious that Lin Guodong was furious, outright calling Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing little bastards in front of so many guests. When Mrs. Lin heard this, her face turned as black as coal.

"Shut your mouth!" Mrs. Lin raised her dragon-headed walking stick and struck Lin Guodong sharply on the arm. In her eyes, no matter how wrong her grandsons Lin Yexing and Lin Jiaxing were, it was a family disgrace. How could he discipline their own family members in front of so many outsiders?

Lin Guodong looked extremely aggrieved after being hit, but since the one who struck him was his elderly mother, he could only swallow his grievance in silence.

Mrs. Lin looked at Su Xiaobai, her tone neither haughty nor humble. "Eldest Young Master Su, my two grandsons are young and inexperienced. I am truly sorry that they took it upon themselves to sell the shares to you.

"Although that ten percent of the shares is under their names, in reality, they do not have the authority to speak for them. The buying and selling of shares must be discussed by the Lin Family before a decision can be made.

"So, could we perhaps invalidate this contract? Rest assured, our Lin Family will definitely compensate you."

Even though the Lin Family’s estate was far inferior to the Su Family’s, the old lady had lived for nearly eighty years and had seen every kind of storm. Moreover, she was his elder, so she naturally didn’t fear Su Xiaobai. They would rather compensate Su Xiaobai than sell him ten percent of the Lin Group’s shares.

Putting on an expression of sudden realization, Su Xiaobai looked at Mrs. Lin with a cheeky grin. "So that’s how it is. I thought those two twenty-something-year-old grandsons of yours were adults who had a say in the Lin Family. Turns out they’re just two empty shells.

"Since that’s the case, I won’t make things difficult for you. I bought ten percent of your Lin Group’s shares for one billion. The contract stipulates that in the event of a breach, you must compensate me at ten times the price. Pay up."

The old woman was so infuriated that the breath caught in her chest, unable to go up or down. Her entire face turned the purplish-red color of a pig’s liver. This terrified everyone present, especially Lin Aoxue. She forcefully struggled out of Su Xiaobai’s grasp and hurriedly supported Mrs. Lin.