Seeing that Jiye Su was so worried, I had to stand up, and I really wanted to tell him the truth that Second Brother was getting much better.
“Dad, you should give up hope on that crippled man. From now on, I am the one you should count on or our family is surly to fall.” Xiaodong Su yelled.
At that moment the door was opened suddenly, and Wenbei Su appeared at the door, dressed in a suite. Everyone present was taken aback.
“Am I the one Big Brother was referring to when he talked about the crippled man?” Wenbei said, calmly.
“Wenbei, are you alright?” Jiye Su said excitedly.
What I cared about was Ling Jiang’s reaction, not Jiye Su’s. I sneaked a glance at Ling Jiang, only to find a calm face which didn’t show any change in her emotion.”
Xiaodong was first surprised, then his face darkened. He said, “I’m, of course, happy about the fact Wenbei is alright. But I truly admire you for being able to pretend to be sick for such a long time. We don’t give a damn if we are fooled, but don’t you think it is a little bit over the line to fool our father?”
“I was indeed not feeling well some time ago, but I was far from being disabled. How come, as my big brother, you want to see me disabled so much?” Wenbei’s tone was still peaceful.
“I never thought about it in that way. You are thinking too much.” Xiaodong had recovered from his shock.
“Since Wenbei is here, we can keep discussing our business.” Jiye was seated.
Wenbei also sat beside me.
“Since this is an internal meeting of our family, shouldn’t we ask this outsider out? Why is she qualified to be here?” Xiaodong said, pointing at me.
“She is my daughter, why is she not qualified to be here? And besides, she is a member of this funding case, and she should participate!” Jiye shouted, his face darkened.
Xiaodong was greatly disappointed, and having earlier being slapped by Jiye, he didn’t dare to talk back, so he zipped his mouth quickly, and only the expression on his face was demonstrating his anger.
” Xiaodong, how do you want to explain the fact that you ordered some people to frame Wenbei?” Jiye was now talking about business.
“I just wanted to test his capacity to handle the blows. How can a little trick like that trouble Wenbei? Let’s just take it as a joke.” Xiaodong said these words with great ease.
“What would happen if I failed to figure out the truth?” Wenbei asked calmly.
Xiaodong didn’t say anything.
Wenbei continued, “If the truth wasn’t revealed, you would surly refuse to let it go, and your purpose is to kick me out of this company. Big brother, it is the board who wants to punish you for your mistakes, not me. And I help you out every time you do something wrong, so why are you doing all this to me?”
Xiaodong remained silent. With what was been said, Xiaodong found it hard to argue back, since the fact is too obvious.
“That’s my explanation and you don’t listen. What do you want? Do you want to call the police? You know it is good for nobody if the police comes.” Xiaodong doesn’t seem to be afraid.
“I’m not going to call the police, but this matter will not be settled like this. Since we don’t get along well with each other, it’s better if we are separated. I think you should go abroad and take charge of our international business.” Wenbei said, calmly, just like always.
Xiaodong stood up after hearing this, and said, ” I won’t! You want to exclude me by sending me abroad! You can not do that! I do not accept it.”
“Wenbei was right! Since you can’t coexist peacefully with your own brother, then you’d better go abroad! Our family has long enjoyed a good fame in Yang City, and now we have a bastard who wants to destroy his own brother! You will keep on making troubles if I let you stay. I once gave you the chance to stay, but you didn’t value it. You should go tomorrow.” Jiye has made his opinion clear.
“Father! You are being biased! You have always preferred Wenbei over me since we were little! I can’t take it! I will not leave!” Xiaodong shouted.
“It’s alright if you don’t go abroad, because then you can go to branch offices in other cities. In a word, you can’t stay in Yang City and make troubles!” Jiye said coldly.
“I think the board should have a discussion over this before any decision is made. What do you think?” Ling Jiang said.
It never occurred to me that she would express her opinion at a time like this, and she was obviously biased towards Xiaodong. Jiye never wanted to have the board involved in this matter, but she thought the contrary. Being so smart, she was must aware of the fact that this matter can only be further complicated, and the influence further extended once it is given to the board. Then why is she suggesting it?
“That’s right, you can’t kick me out without permission from the board! I disagree!” Xiaodong said these words with more confidence now he has got Ling Jiang’s support.
“This is only a domestic affair, and we are not going to get the board involved. Now you have two options. Either you go abroad or you go to a branch office in another city. And that’s it.” Jiye was determined.
“Father, are you sure about it? Are you sure you are not gonna regret it?” Xiaodong said, with a flicker of hatred in his eyes.
For no particular reason, I thought he was trying to threaten his father by saying that. I don’t get it. He can threaten other people, but what’s the point of threatening Jiye? This is so confusing.
“Xiaodong, a man’s ability and talent are beyond our control, but you are responsible for your own morality. Wenbei is better than you, and you should learn from him, instead of feeling envious and then trying to hurt him. You never tried to mend your ways, and it’s impossible for you to achieve something grand. You should reflect on yourself.” Jiye said.
“I don’t get it! We are both your sons, and why are you so biased? Alright, since you hate me so much, I shall let you know that I will never go abroad, nor will I go to a branch office. I will stay here in Yang Cheng! I will stay in the headquarter!” Xiaodong shouted.
Nobody knew where did he get so much confidence. He is making his rivalry with Jiye clear and obvious.
“This is not up to you. Pick one from the two options I gave you, and that’s it.” Jiye stood up, indicating that the conference was over.
“Dad, you are so gonna regret it. I can assure you.” Xiaodong also stood up, grim-faced.
“Bastard! The biggest mistake I have ever made was to let you join the company and gave you a high position! You don’t deserve to be a member of Family Su!” Jiye said with great anger.
“Family Su? What the hell is that? The other people don’t know, but you should be very clear of it. I am not going anywhere. I am staying here in Yang City!”Xiaodong was even louder.
I was truly confused. Where did Xiaodong get so much confidence to argue with Jiye Su, the chairman of this company?