Chapter 482: The Two Must Have Formed an Alliance
Third Brother managed to bring Xiao Ran home after much persuasion. But she still looked scared and pitiful. She kept hugging Third Brother’s neck. When Grandpa Sheng saw this, he was very angry.
Soon after, the three reached home. Grandpa Sheng let Third Brother carry Hu Ran into the living room. And he summoned all the Shengs to gather.
Gu Ziling sat beside Sheng Kai. She was restless. Although she had made perfect arrangements in advance to prevent being accused of this wrongdoing, she still felt anxious.
Now that the issue had become big, she did not know how Grandpa Sheng was going to settle the account.
“Today, Third Young Mistress was wounded by the gla.s.s fragments in the yard when reading her comics. I want to know why there are gla.s.s fragments in the gra.s.s. Who is in charge of the yard? Come to the front.”
The gardener came to the front respectfully. “Master, I don’t know where these fragments come from. Everything was alright when I checked in the morning. I have been working in Sheng Mansion for so many years and never made a mistake. Please make sure to look into this matter.”
“Then, Ziling…”
When Gu Ziling’s name was called suddenly, Gu Ziling acted calm and cool. “Do you want to hold me accountable for this, Grandpa? I must say this. You said that I tried to damage your relations.h.i.+p yesterday. And today this happened. Don’t try to slander me.”
“Third Brother and Xiao Ran did not say anything. It seems like you are the one who is confessing,” said Grandpa Sheng coldly.
Gu Ziling was stunned. How could Third Brother not say anything?
“Since you hate Third Brother and Xiao Ran so much, I don’t think I should give you the right to be the caretaker of this family wholly. The butler will take over half of your work. After all, Xiao Ran was injured in Sheng Mansion. Although n.o.body knows where the gla.s.s fragments came from, you should take half of the responsibility for your negligence. Third Brother, you have a wife now. So, you should have a career. You should report to work tomorrow as the deputy CEO. Stop making yourself look like a doormat. I want to give you more shares of the company.”
“Thank you, Grandpa.” Third Brother expressed his excitement immediately. Grandpa Sheng could see his happiness.
“Let’s forget about it and move on. I hope that such an incident only happens once. Xiao Ran has had a bad experience today. Third Brother, bring her to the room to get some rest. As for the rest, go back to your rooms and reflect on your mistakes.”
Grandpa Sheng ordered not to investigate the incident. But it was his decision that made everyone know he had decided that it was Gu Ziling who had done it. It was because of Gu Ziling that he forbade anyone from looking into the matter.
And the result made Gu Ziling even more uneasy.
Moreover, she had lost half of her power because of this incident. As for Third Brother, he got the shares from Grandpa Sheng.
So, had she succeeded in teaching Hu Ran a lesson, or had she helped Third Brother and Hu Ran instead?
Back in her room, Gu Ziling was furious. Sheng Kai also found it somewhat unacceptable. “Ziling, maybe we should be careful next time.”
“It is you who told me that I can easily get a chance to humiliate that r.e.t.a.r.d because I am the one with power in the household. But now?”
“We should be even more careful next time.” Sheng Kai hugged Gu Ziling. “Grandpa is feeling guilty for Third Brother now. We should not be looking for trouble with them for the time being.”
Gu Ziling sighed and nodded. “It is the only way now. But, I will still find another chance to teach her a lesson.”
Now, she also found Third Brother extremely unpleasant.
However, it did not change the fact that Gu Ziling had lost this round because of the act Third Brother and Hu Ran put on. Not only that, Third Brother even got a small share of the company. In this way, their status in the Sheng family had been reversed.
Meanwhile, the two were laughing secretly in their room. “Luckily you came out with this brilliant idea and made Second Sister-in-law lose.”
“She was the culprit behind it anyway. So, she ought to suffer the loss this round.”
“Grandpa wants me to report to work tomorrow. How are you going to manage when I am gone?” Third Brother was worried about this problem now.
“I will just act normal. I know what to do. Don’t worry. By the way, you should avoid meeting your brother, Sheng Xiao, when it is a critical moment. Second Sister-in-law has her eyes on you to get the evidence of you two colluding.”
“I know,” said Third Brother.
“She deserves it for bullying us, I will show her in the future.”
As long as her secret was not revealed, Gu Ziling would not be getting any advantage.
Even after her secret of pretending to be a fool was exposed, she could just live her life normally again as a normal person. Then, Second Sister-in-law would have less chance to survive. After all, she had been dealing with that b.i.t.c.h for years. She did not think that she could not deal with Gu Ziling.
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Sheng Xiao received the news about Third Brother returning to Huang Yao the next day.
“The two must have formed an alliance.”
Otherwise, knowing Third Brother’s temperament, he would continue fighting against Grandpa before admitting defeat.
Perhaps Hu Ran was Third Brother’s lucky star.
Sheng Xiao was sitting in the office signing some doc.u.ments. Then, his secretary knocked on the door and entered. “Chief Sheng, the Lin family want to meet you.”
It looked like Old Lin had sensed something. So, was he coming to look for trouble?
“Arrange the meeting for me.” Sheng Xiao uttered nonchalantly. He acted as if he did not need much time, maybe one evening, or just one night, and a few words to settle the matter with Old Lin, a powerful man.
“Chief Sheng, Young Mistress ordered me to make sure you rest.” Xu Che reminded Sheng Xiao. “You still haven’t slept until now.”
“Knowing that she cannot see me now, I still want to listen to her. I just don’t know why. I never liked being controlled by anyone in my life, but weirdly enough, I wish she could control me. Is it because I am deprived of love in my past life?”
Xu Che gave a rare smile. “In your heart, you must be feeling very happy, right? Young Mistress had already called once to confirm.”
“I shall take a nap now.” Sheng Xiao might look helpless, but in his heart, he felt warm.
No wealth nor power could compare to Qi’er’s care.
“Then I shall arrange the meeting with the Lin family after you get off work. You have ten minutes to spare by then.”
Sheng Xiao nodded and got out from his office chair.
He needed not pay too much respect to the Lin family. However, he could not offend them directly either.
They were friends with the Shen family after all.
But Old Lin’s face looked rather awful. Why did he have to make an appointment to meet with a man younger than him? And what’s more, he even had to suit his time?
Even if Old Lin was irritated, he was helpless. With Zhongteng being such a powerful existence now, it proved Sheng Xiao’s capabilities. No wonder his grandson wanted to join forces with him.