Regarding the rumors about Shu Zimu, Xue Li thought it was Yao Yue who spread the rumors. After questioning her, Xue Li dismissed the idea, but asked her to explain and clarify outside. This request really poked Yao Yue's heart, but Yao Yue couldn't refuse. After gritted his teeth and agreed, he had to say good things to Shu Zimu against his will when he went shopping with other ladies from other families for beauty treatment. .
God knows that when it was rumored that Shu Zimu was an illegitimate child, Yao Yue secretly felt happy. I don’t know how many times, when others mentioned this matter in front of her, she would put on a look of indifference or even embarrassment, but disappointed. , put the victim's posture fully, in fact, I am not to mention how happy I am. However, now that other people say those words again, although maybe it is to please her, she has to completely deny it. It's fine to justify Shu Zimu's name, but the key is to pour black water on himself in disguise. In particular, she used to be acquiescing, but now she changed her words. Those "good sisters" didn't know how to laugh at her after hearing this.
Yao Yue bit the bullet and made some clarifications for Shu Zimu. Although she was still vague, she intentionally blurred the relationship and entanglement between Shu Qing, Xue Li and her three people, so as to make a fig leaf for herself, but it was still cleared up for Shu Zimu. stigma. In addition, the Qi family is also clarifying, and the rumors have gradually subsided.
Xue Li and Yao Yue breathed a sigh of relief as the rumors cooled down, but Xue Lin was not happy. She couldn't help complaining for a long time when she was talking privately with Yao Yue. Yao Yue had a strong sense of foreboding. Angrily emphasized to Xue Lin that they should not discredit Shu Zimu, but should help him clarify. After all, they and Shu Zimu are actually a community of interests. In order for Xue Lin's stubborn and inflexible mind to listen, Yao Yue had to tell her the truth of the year. After hearing this, Xue Lin was surprised and not only felt guilty, but also became more and more resentful towards Shu Zimu, and she was still unwilling to help Shu Zimu clarify.
Not only was Xue Lin unwilling, but during the dispute with Yao Yue, she even let out the rumor that she was the master of rumors in a moment of impatience. When Yao Yue heard this, his vision went dark, and he realized that he had experienced an ominous premonition just now. After confirming that Xue Lin was responsible for this matter, Yao Yue couldn't help but panic. Her first reaction was to go to Xue Li to discuss countermeasures, but thinking of Xue Li's behavior when he doubted her before, Yao Yue realized that Xue Li knew Let alone Xue Lin in the future, she will definitely not be able to please her.
Xue Lin didn't have any sense of crisis. Seeing Yao Yue sweating profusely, she thought she was making a fuss out of a molehill. Xue Lin thought that Shu Zimu would not be able to find out if she had done a cover-up, so there was no need for Yao Yue to worry about it. Although Yao Yue was not as confident as she was, but thinking of Xue Li's reaction, she didn't want to lead Xue Lin to surrender herself.
After much deliberation, Yao Yue decided not to tell Xue Li at all, but to see the situation. The best thing is of course that Shu Zimu didn't find out, and the matter just turned around like this; if Shu Zimu found out, then she would take Xue Lin to Shu Zimu to apologize and intercede. It's just an innocuous rumor, which can be turned into Xue Lin's angry words. After all, Xue Lin is Shu Zimu's own sister and a little girl who is not yet an adult. Shu Zimu can't pursue Xue Lin so severely.
I just thought so, because of guilty conscience, Yao Yue was always worried when facing Xue Li these days, and it took her a lot of effort to persuade Xue Lin to be obedient and clarify for Shu Zimu. I came to Xingshi's door to question my fault, and I didn't sleep well at night, and I was haggard a lot in just a few days.
But after waiting for almost a week, there was no movement from Shu Zimu and Qi's family, and Yao Yue's heart was slowly relieved. Xue Lin also said of her: "I told them they wouldn't be able to find out, it's a waste of worrying."
Yao Yue's heart is indeed in vain, but it's not because Shu Zimu didn't find out, but because her after-the-fact remedies and planned retreats are actually useless.
On the day Yao Yue was relieved, Shu Zimu and Qi Yan came to the door together.
Shu Zimu notified Xue Li in advance, saying that he had something to talk to them about, Xue Lin would also be present, and Qi Yan would go with him.
Shu Zimu's tone was cold, which made Xue Li very uneasy. Xue Li guessed that it might be because of the rumors, and he was suspicious of Yao Yue just like him, but Shu Zimu specifically mentioned Xue Lin, Xue Li felt uneasy, and called Yao Yue and Xue Lin to ask.
When Yao Yue heard that Shu Zimu was coming, her heart skipped a beat, and a few large characters appeared in front of her eyes: Xue Lin is showing her stuff! She hesitated whether to talk to Xue Li at this last chance, but after a while, she decided to pretend to be ignorant for the time being, and she had to say the same thing in front of Shu Zimu later. After all, Xue Lin is still young, and she can be forgiven for making mistakes. If she knew about it as an elder, the matter would be more serious.
Yao Yue decided to continue to hide Xue Li, but Xue Lin, who had never been calm, turned pale with shock at this moment, and shouted: "How could he find out?!" She sold herself completely.
Xue Li's expression sank when he heard this, "What did you find?"
Xue Lin was startled, and when she came back to her senses, she faltered and didn't speak. Seeing her terrified expression, Xue Li already had an idea in his heart, and his anger suddenly surged up layer by layer. But before he could vent a lesson to Xue Lin, Shu Zimu and Qi Yan arrived.
Xue Li quickly suppressed his anger for the time being, and greeted Qi Yan and Shu Zimu with smiles, but Qi Yan and Shu Zimu's attitude of coming to Xingshi to ask the teacher was obvious, and they didn't give Xue Li any good looks, and sat down in the living room with a sullen face. .
Shu Zimu glanced at Xue Lin, who was flustered and at a loss. The other party couldn't distinguish the situation after discovering him, and couldn't help but cast a resentful look.
"The purpose of our visit today, should you be clear?" Qi Yan said. Although Xue Lin probably only targeted Shu Zimu, the rumors also discredited the Qi family. If Master Shu Zi Mu Xing were to question the crime, they might still be able to talk about family affection, but they didn't have the guts to talk about the Qi family and Qi Yan. Therefore, Shu Zimu and Qi Yan discussed it. Today, Qi Yan will mainly put pressure on the Xue family. Shu Zimu only needs to express his anger appropriately.
When Xue Li heard Qi Yan's words, the sweat rolled off his head. He wiped it with a handkerchief, and said with a dry smile: "This... I'm not very clear, I still... I thought Zi Mu and Qi Shao came to the house Visit relatives."
Although Xue Li had guessed something, he also made a plan with Yao Yue, pretending not to know, so as to shirk responsibility later.
Qi Yan nodded upon hearing the words, "You don't know, does Mrs. Xue know? Or, Ms. Xue doesn't know, does she?"
Xue Lin could still stare at Shu Zimu, but was terrified by Qi Yan's cold eyes, she lowered her head and couldn't speak, she didn't dare to admit it, but she didn't dare to lie.
Yao Yue's face also froze, but she still forced herself to be calm, forced a difficult smile, and said, "I don't know what Young Master Qi said, what is it? I...we really don't know."
Qi Yan didn't bother to argue with them, and said directly: "Miss Xue really doesn't know? Fabricating rumors to smear my lover, why dare not admit it?"
Xue Lin's face turned pale when she heard the words, she didn't have any chances, she panicked all of a sudden, she looked at Yao Yue for help.
Yao Yue smiled wryly, but still stubbornly resisted, "This... Could there be some misunderstanding? Linlin is impulsive, and she might not speak very well at ordinary times, but she changed her appearance after being passed on by others. It shouldn't be Deliberately spreading rumors."
Although Xue Li couldn't be angry with Xue Lin, reducing Xue Lin's responsibility now is equivalent to reducing the responsibility of the Xue family, so he also echoed: "That's right, my daughter is young and can't speak brains, so she was angry for a while. It’s possible, but deliberately spreading rumors should not be possible.”
Qi Yan looked at Xue Li with a frosty face, "You mean that the Qi family deliberately wronged Miss Xue?"
Xue Li broke out in cold sweat, "Why, how could it be, the Qi family would not deliberately wrong you, it's just... just that there may be some misunderstandings..."
"There is no misunderstanding," Qi Yan said coldly. "It is true that Ms. Xue spread it on purpose. The Qi family will never wrong people. I am here today to know how you plan to solve this matter, not to watch you shirk your responsibilities."
"This..." Xue Li was speechless for a moment, and after a while he pulled Xue Lin, "Quickly apologize to your brother and Young Master Qi, let's see what kind of bastard you did!"
Xue Lin was dragged staggeringly, and was yelled at by Xue Li again, her eyes turned red immediately, she lowered her head and pursed her lips without speaking.
"I don't think Xue Lin is willing to apologize. Do you think it's not wrong to deliberately spread rumors to smear me?" Shu Zimu said with a sarcastic smile.
Xue Li saw that Qi Yan's face was getting worse, and hurriedly urged Xue Lin to apologize, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you apologize!"
Xue Lin bit her lip, her eyes were full of unwillingness, she said reluctantly: "I'm sorry." Then she closed her mouth tightly again.
"Young Master Qi, look at this..." Xue Li then smiled apologetically, as if he wanted to use an apology to expose the matter.
Shu Zimu sneered, "Is it just an apology? Xue Lin is worth a thousand dollars, three words are so precious, and can be worth the face of the Qi family."
Shu Zimu's words were merciless, and Xue Li was dissatisfied when he heard it. He said that he turned his elbow out after getting married. He thought about everything about Qi's family, but he didn't save face for his own father. It was simply unfilial! It's just that even though he was dissatisfied, Xue Li had nothing to do. After all, Qi Yan was here and couldn't refute Shu Zimu's words, so he could only apologize with a smile: "Of course not... Of course it's not just an apology, but it takes some time to prepare for the apology..."
Upon seeing this, Qi Yan said: "Miss Xue is outspoken and has ulterior motives. She slandered Zi Mu and her deceased mother-in-law. The one who hurt Zi Mu the most is Zi Mu. If you are going to make an apology, you don't need anything else, just give Zi Mu the shares in the resort project. Let's take a bath."
"What?!" Xue Li turned pale with shock when he heard this, unexpectedly, Qi Yan opened his mouth to give his current heart and soul away. Isn't it just a little rumor, how can an apology be worth so much!
"Young Master Qi was joking..." Xue Li didn't dare to refute Qi Yan, and he was certainly unwilling to accept it, so he could only vaguely express his position in a roundabout manner. "The little girl did something wrong. This... As a father, I should give Zimu a trolley or something as compensation, but this requires project shares... Is it too exaggerated? The child made a mistake in a moment of negligence, It's not so serious..."
Xue Li lowered his posture, and his tone was soft, but Qi Yan said unmoved: "A child made a mistake? Do you think my Qi family's face can be stepped on by others at will?"
"Of course not, of course not..." Xue Li laughed dryly, thinking that just now he said that Shu Zimu was the one who hurt the most, and the project was to compensate Shu Zimu? Now it has turned into embarrassing Qi's family again. It is true that both sides are reasonable, and it is a big trouble.
"We don't take advantage of you. We gave you a discounted transfer price at the beginning, but now we can buy it back at full price. I will call a lawyer to sign the contract now." Qi Yan didn't care about Xue Li's various objections and made a decision directly Said.
"Don't..." Seeing that Qi Yan didn't let go, Xue Li became more flustered, and hurriedly turned to Shu Zimu to plead for mercy, "Zimu, please persuade Young Master Qi, look at our family, why are we making trouble like this..."
When Shu Zimu heard the words, she looked at Xue Lin who was upset and said, "It's not enough to just make an apology, Xue Lin has to apologize."
Xue Lin's face darkened when she heard this, and Yao Yue also said in a daze, "This... isn't this already an apology?"
Shu Zimu sneered, "What's the use of such flimsy words? I want her to apologize publicly, at least to clarify all the dirty water that slandered me."
Yao Yue immediately wanted to say that they had clarified him before, but Xue Lin stepped forward and shouted sharply: "A public apology? You think well!"
"Shut up!" Xue Li also yelled at Xue Lin loudly, "Why do you want to apologize publicly? You didn't do this stupid thing?" After yelling at Xue Lin, he said softly to Shu Zimu: "Zimu, This time it's your sister's fault, you can do whatever you want to make amends. If you want her to apologize publicly, apologize publicly, calm down."
"Then I still want the shares of that project?" Shu Zimu asked without thinking.
Xue Li's kindness suddenly became dumb, and he moved his lips a few times, but he didn't say anything.
Shu Zimu couldn't help showing a sarcastic smile again, "It seems that the reputation of me and my mother is not as good as a mere share in your heart?"
Xue Li laughed at the words, "You can't say that..." Then how can it be called a mere share, that is a golden mountain! Not to mention Shu Zimu and Shu Qing's reputation, even Xue Yu's and even his own reputation are incomparable.
"Isn't that the truth?" Shu Zimu sneered, "Since you value the shares more than me and my mother, it's fine if you don't want to pay for the shares." Seeing Xue Li's face suddenly soften, Shu Zimu "huh He let out a sigh, and said the real purpose of today, "Then just cut off the relationship, I have nothing to do with you in the future, and if someone pours dirty water on me, don't even try to use it as my younger sister, who is young and ignorant." That kind of talk fooled me."
"Sever the relationship?" Xue Li couldn't help frowning, and even if he wanted to refuse, he expressed his father's love again, but Qi Yan first persuaded Shu Zimu: "Zimu, don't be impulsive. Father-in-law will just give the project shares. After all, they are relatives connected by blood, so there is no need to sever the relationship."
Qi Yan's words seemed to be persuading Shu Zimu, but Xue Li felt a thump in his heart after hearing it. He really didn't want to sever ties with Shu Zimu, but according to Qi Yan's words, if he didn't sever ties, then 70% of the project shares would be given. This is even worse! If it is necessary to give shares, it is better to sever the relationship!
Xue Li's heart was already shaken, but Xue Lin became happy when she heard the words, "Break it! You are not a member of our family, you are just someone who has climbed a high branch..." Xue Lin was excited for a while, but the words came out of her head, but later What was even worse was that he swallowed it back under Qi Yan's cold gaze, and he was so startled that he didn't dare to speak again.
Xue Li and Yao Yue wanted to slap Xue Lin at this time, but Shu Zimu smiled at Xue Lin, "That's right, it's better to stop as soon as possible, I don't want to scold me for being uneducated like this Relatives of blood."
Xue Li and Yao Yue naturally tried to smooth things over again, but Shu Zimu insisted on severing the relationship. Qi Yan didn't persuade Shu Zimu anymore, but still asked Xue Li to transfer the shares. Under Xue Li's desperation, he finally gritted his teeth and chose a more acceptable one, and agreed to Shu Zimu's request to sever the relationship.
Xue Li did not agree simply, as if he was forced to make a compromise, watching Shu Zimu pretending to be a loving father whose heart was hurt. Shu Zimu felt nauseous in his heart, but in order to break off the relationship smoothly, he still watched him perform patiently for a while. Anyway, no matter how he acted, since he had agreed, Qi Yan immediately called someone to sign the agreement and carry out notarization. This matter is already a certainty.
The agreement stated that Shu Zimu and the Xue family would have no relationship in the future, Xue Li could not call himself Shu Zimu's father, and the rest of the Xue family were no longer Shu Zimu's relatives. In the future, the two parties will have their own blessings and misfortunes, and have nothing to do with each other. Neither party has the obligation to provide help to the other party, nor can it ask the other party to provide help to itself.
Xue Li thought that Shu Zimu's request to sever the relationship was just a young man's impulsiveness, and he might not have the opportunity to coax him back in the future. He didn't expect Qi Yan to make such a big fight, and he needed to consult a lawyer and notarize. The way for everyone to benefit from Shu Zimu was cut off, and Xue Li hesitated again.
But at this time, hesitation is useless. Now that he has agreed, Qi Yan will not give him a chance to go back on his word. Seeing that the agreement had to be signed, Yao Yue couldn't help but said after all: "According to this, Shu Zimu will not have a penny relationship with Xue's family in the future. How about the dowry paid by Xue's family when they get married?"
"Isn't it enough to return that little thing to you?" Shu Zimu sneered, "I don't want to be greedy for your Xue family's things."
Yao Yue was very angry by his demeanor, thinking that you were poor and white back then, but now that you have joined the Qi family, she said that the Xue family gave you "that little thing"! It's really a chicken and a dog ascending to heaven, a fox pretending to be a tiger!
No matter how angry and reluctant Xue Li and Yao Yue were, after all, Xue Li was still reluctant to part with the 70% stake in the resort project, and in the end the agreement to sever ties was successfully signed. The dowry given by the Xue family at the beginning: 10 million cash, three properties and 3% dividends of the shares of the Xue family, Shu Zimu returned all of them.
After the agreement was signed, the matter was not over yet. Shu Zimu said that Xue Lin wanted to apologize publicly. With Qi Yan here, she couldn't get away with this matter. Qi Yan is going to hold a small press conference directly, not only to make Xue Lin apologize publicly, but also to make public the matter of Shu Zimu's severance with the Xue family.
This naturally made it difficult for Xue Li to accept. After all, if it was not made public, most people who did not know about it would still regard the Xue family as the in-laws of the Qi family and give them some face. And if the Qi family specially develops a press conference to indicate that Shu Zimu and the Xue family have severed ties, these people will not only not give the Xue family face, but may also step on the Xue family because the Xue family offended the Qi family. This has always been the case in the world, it is not uncommon for people to be praised and trampled on. As soon as this press conference starts, the Xue family will change from being praised to being trampled on. How could Xue Li agree.
Not only did Xue Li not agree, Xue Lin was even more unwilling to agree. She looked at Shu Zimu and Qi Yan, her voice was filled with anger and panic, and she shouted: "I don't want to go to any press conference, it's not my fault, it's from the Qu family, it's that Qu Fei, he asked me to do this Yes! He should be the one to apologize! I don’t want to go!”
Everyone was shocked when they heard the words.
"A member of the Qu family?" Qi Yan frowned slightly, remembering that Shu Zimu was provoked by the Qu family at the banquet and wedding, his eyes dimmed. "Do you have proof?"
Xue Lin paused when she heard the words, but Xue Li and Yao Yue were overjoyed. If Xue Lin was instigated by others, then the fault must be smaller, so their joint and several responsibilities would also be smaller. Xue Li and Yao Yue hurriedly urged Xue Lin to speak, trying to blame the Qu family for all their faults.
"I... I have no evidence," Xue Lin said in panic, but she insisted on her statement more and more, "But Qu Fei really instructed me. When I met him at the party that time, he took the initiative to talk to me, and then Speaking of Shu Zimu, he asked me to tell other people that Shu Zimu was an illegitimate child. Really, go find him!"
Shu Zimu couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "He ordered you? It should be that you don't like me, and then you two have similar tastes. Did he give you this idea? Doesn't it depend on you?"
Xue Lin was excited by Shu Zimu's right words, she lowered her head and Nuonuo stopped talking.
Upon seeing this, Qi Yan said: "It seems that it is not unfair to ask Ms. Xue to apologize publicly. As for the Qu family, you can choose whether to confess at the press conference, and we will deal with it separately." Qi Yan said, pulling Shu Zimu to stand up, " You will be notified of the time of the press conference, so be there on time."
Xue Li stared at their leaving backs, not knowing for a moment whether it was the right choice to sever the relationship instead of handing over the shares. It's just that the more I think about today's events, the angrier I get. I turned around and slapped Xue Lin who was still angry.