CH 58.1

TL: Hua

Old Man Shi was so angry that his heart was beating wildly on the spot. The cane he held in his hand slammed into the ground hard. His angry voice burst through his teeth, “Presumptuous! Are you two brothers trying to anger me to death?“

When Shi Yunnan heard his usual repressive remark, he hummed indifferently and casually.

Your body is so tough, how can you be angered to death by others?

Xie Keyue was the first to ask the waiter to bring a chair and helped Old Man Shi to sit down, “Grandpa, don’t get angry.”

He looked at the two brothers on and off the stage and continued to keep up his virtuous behavior, “Big brother, second brother, it’s not easy for our family to hold such a banquet. You shouldn’t make such jokes; so many people are watching us.”

Xie Keyue had long guessed that Shi Yunnan wouldn’t “give in” so easily, but he didn’t expect that Wen Yibei, who had always treated people gently, would actually do such an outrageous thing.

But that’s fine.

The more the brothers make this situation difficult, the more the old man will resent them in the future. The only person who will end up with a good bargain is him.

Thinking of this, Xie Keyue immediately gave his mother a wink.

Xie Wei seized the opportunity and immediately blurted out accusations, “I knew you two brothers didn’t have good intentions! Knowing that the old man will announce his handover of management rights to Xiao Yue, the two of you aren’t reconciled!”

Xie Wei deliberately exposed the matter before old man Shi’s announcement, in an attempt to “turn raw rice into cooked rice1 生米煮成熟饭[shēnɡ mǐ zhǔ chénɡ shú fàn]: Turn raw rice into cooked rice—what’s done can’t be undone..”

Old Man Shi sensed her intentions, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed through his anger.

At the same time, the silent guests reacted.

It turned out that the purpose of Shi’s​ banquet today was really to announce that the third young master is about to take over the management of the company?

No wonder the two brothers, Wen Yibei and Shi Yunnan, would come over. The three of them are the nominal young masters of the Shi family. Who can watch the family business being taken over by another person?

Moreover, they weren’t born of the same mother.

Although the fact that Xie Keyue is Shi Sheng’s “illegitimate child” has become a tacit fact, there must be a reasonable excuse on the bright side, right?

Old Man Shi suddenly let Xie Keyue take charge of the company alone. It’s really too eccentric!

“Choosing this date to hold a banquet? If it’s anyone else, us brothers naturally don’t care, but you—”

Wen Yibei walked off the stage, and his eyes were cold as never before when he passed Shi Sheng, “Do you Shi family still have any respect for my mother?”

“…..”

Shi Sheng was silent, and a belated guilt rose in his heart.

This day was personally selected by Xie Wei, and the other party kept pointing out that today was an auspicious day for a banquet, which might help the Shi family’s feng shui development in the future.

It has been almost twenty years since his ex-wife died. How could he still remember the other party’s birthday? If he remembered, he would definitely not choose this day, so as not to be criticized by others!

However, when Shi Sheng thought about it, he realized Xie Wei must have deliberately chosen this date out of pettiness.

He frowned and said, “Xie Wei, this is indeed your negligence.”

Xie Wei has some acting skills. She heard her husband’s accusation and burst into tears.

“It’s a misunderstanding, ah! I only entered Shi’s house after Wen Min passed away. How would I know her birthday?“

Xie Wei kept defending herself, “Besides, there are so many days in a year; how can I know there would be such a coincidence?”

Wen Yibei walked to Shi Yunnan’s side. The two brothers looked at each other knowingly and deliberately gave up “the right to speak.”

A scum man is a match for a cheap woman.

They wanted to see how long this couple could put on a show.

Zhang Yun, as Xie Wei’s best friend, saw the guests’ different expressions and naturally spoke up for her good sister.

“Xie Wei has been handling the Shi family’s trivial matters over the years. Only this time something went wrong. It was nothing more than picking her birthday by mistake. She didn’t mean it.“

“Can it be that the living have to make way for the dead? Is there a need to make a fuss about something that is not taboo?“

Some guests nodded slightly, and there were whispered discussions in the crowd—

“However, does old man Shi really want to hand over full control of the Shi family to the third young master?“

“What about the eldest young master and the second young master? They don’t get any share?”

Hearing such words, Zhang Yun spoke up first on behalf of Xie Wei, saying, “Shi Yunnan and Wen Yibei feel that the old man is biased, and everyone as an outsider will inevitably have this idea as well.”

“But think about it. Wen Yibei changed his surname and became the young master of the Wen family when he was a child. He has never come back during the new year or other holidays. Shi Yunnan has been staying abroad. After graduation, he never returned to help the Shi family.“

“On the contrary, Keyue has been with Old Man Shi year after year. He started working at Shi company as an intern when he was just a college student! And yet their mother and son are still criticized by outsiders.“

“If I have to say it, Old Master Shi and Mr. Shi naturally have the ability to distinguish between good and bad. After so many years, it’s time to publicly acknowledge the mother and child!“

Zhang Yun was blathering non-stop while Xie Wei continued to put on a show.

She looked extremely aggrieved, and even tears fell one by one, “I don’t feel wronged, but it’s Keyue, this child, who suffered the most. He came into Shi’s house late and was criticized everywhere he went.“

Shi Yunnan sneered.

The cooperation between these two women was really wonderful.

“The main reason why he was chastised is because he has an improper mother like you!”

Shi Yunnan spoke with anger, “You, Xie Wei, entered the Shi family and became Mrs. Shi in the eyes of outsiders, but do you think you can clean up the dirty things of the past?”

“You know full well that you’re committing adultery. Now that things have come to this point, what kind of chastity arch2In traditional Chinese practice, a chastity arch was set up to honor widowed women and discourage their remarriage. They are instead encouraged to live a life of “virtuous chastity” and be loyal to their late husbands. are you setting up for yourself now?“

“…..”

Shi Sheng and Xie Wei froze at the same time.

These words directly pierced through their shameful disguise over the years, even though this thin layer of shame had already been broken and was transparent to all.

Shi Yunnan continued sarcastically, “You don’t think that by not admitting it back then and having everyone acquiesce to it now, you can keep the Shi family’s face, do you?”

Wen Yibei shook his head ridiculously, followed by questioning, “Our biological mother died unexpectedly when we were seven years old. Your mother and son entered Shi’s house within half a year, but Xie Keyue is one year younger than us.“

“If he wasn’t the child born from your adultery and the blood of the Shi family, would the old man be willing to hand over the management of the Shi family to him?”

Shi Yunnan’s sharp questioning was backed up by Wen Yibei’s rational analysis.

At a glance, it is clear who is right and who is wrong.

The voice of discussion is rising again.

Old Man Shi slammed his cane and said, “That’s enough! I agreed to hold the banquet today!“

He looked at the two brothers with extremely disappointed and angry eyes and said, “What kind of occasion is this? You two brothers came with the intent to cause trouble?“

“Let me ask you this: Do you still remember that you are the blood of the Shi family?”

“Yibei is out of the question, but you, Shi Yunnan, how about you? Which of your food and clothing expenses from childhood to adulthood was not the money of the Shi family? I didn’t expect to raise such a white-eyed wolf.“

“When the Shi family was in a financial crisis, where were your two brothers?”

The more Old Man Shi thought about it, the angrier he became. Xie Keyue saw the opportunity and bent down to smooth his back without saying a word.

Seeing this, Old Man Shi felt a little consolation under his anger.

“Only Keyue, this younger brother you look down on, is helping me and your father with all the work! That’s why I plan to hand over the management of the Shi company to Keyue!“

Mr. Shi raised his cane in anger and said, “Get out! Get out of here now! The Shi family will no longer recognize you two brothers as of today! I’ll pretend I don’t have grandsons like you two!“

When Xie Keyue heard this, a slight and brief smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He won this battle without needing to use his mouth, so he felt incomparably happy!

Who doesn’t know that Old Man Shi is the one who wants to save face the most?

Who couldn’t guess that Shi Sheng and Xie Wei had hooked up long ago and had given birth to their extra-marital son?

The relationship between the rich and powerful has always been both prudent and chaotic. Even if you know some facts, you shouldn’t shout them out.

This is just great.

Shi Yunnan and Wen Yibei thought they were standing on the moral high ground and forcibly put the Shi family’s faces on the ground. They made Old Man Shi angry, and from now on, they can completely say goodbye to the Shi family’s property.

As long as the Shi family and the private property are his, he still has a reason to argue: so what if he’s an extra-marital child? After all, a baby can’t choose their own origins.

When Xie Wei heard Old Man Shi’s speech, she was instantly full of confidence, “Where’s the waiter! Call the security guards for me immediately! Kick them out!“

As soon as her words fell, a calm and steady voice sounded behind them, “Old Master Shi, the people who really disgraced you were never these two brothers. I’m afraid you are still kept in the dark about some truths.“

The guests at the scene saw the person who was coming and were all shocked.

Shi Yunnan’s lips curled slightly, and he quickly walked up to greet Luo Lingsheng, “What took you so long?”

“I’m late because of the traffic jam.”

The two exchanged glances in tacit understanding, and these words were clearly said to the guests present on purpose.

Luo Lingsheng came late, naturally, because he had arranged a “special event.”

“Why is the Luo family here?”

“What kind of relationship does he have with Second Young Master Shi? He can be counted as half of the Shi family, right? It’s normal for him to come.“

“In the end, it’s still Old Man Shi who has the face. He hasn’t held a banquet for several years. Now he can even invite this big Buddha when he holds one.“

As everyone whispered, Luo Lingsheng and Shi Yunnan approached the center of the crowd.

“Please forgive me for coming here uninvited, Old Master Shi.” Luo Lingsheng’s tone did not contain any hint of apology.

Thinking of the relationship between these two, Old Man Shi struggled to swallow his rage and felt strangely suffocated.

He said politely, “Patriarch Luo, why are you here?”

“Before Yunnan went out, he told me to come pick him up at around this time to go back to the Luo house.”

His words were calm and undisturbed, but in fact, he made sure to include Shi Yunnan under the scope of his protection.

What is the status of the Luo family?

What is the relationship between Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng?

With Luo Lingsheng here, who would dare to “kick” Shi Yunnan and Wen Yibei out?

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