The situation of the Xiao family is not optimistic. The defeat is already decided and irreversible. Under the suppression of the Wen Group, they can only try their best to prevent the stock market from collapsing. Huge amounts of money have been invested in the stock market, causing complaints from the shareholders of the Xiao Group. Several shareholders even proposed to remove Xiao Zhiyuan from the position of president and replace him with someone else who is more capable.
Xiao Zhiyuan's position in the Xiao Group was in jeopardy, so old man Xiao would naturally not allow such a thing to happen. He personally invited several shareholders to dinner and sacrificed his reputation to suppress the matter.
However, Xiao Zhiyuan's reputation in the group plummeted.
Xiao Zhiyuan slowly took the phone off his ear. He could still hear a faint beeping sound from the phone. Xiao Zhiyuan's face turned pale, and his hands on both sides of his thighs were trembling slightly.
He slumped back a step, his staggering figure unable to stand. He quickly reached out to hold on to the wine cabinet in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, and only then did he manage to steady himself.
Seeing him like this, Mr. Xiao's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly asked, "Zhiyuan, what happened?"
The Xiao family can no longer withstand any blow. Because the Xiao Group has many complex business projects, it has formed a huge board of directors and shareholder system. The shareholders have complex roots and appear to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, each has his own thoughts. When the Xiao family was strong, these complex systems could restrain and balance each other and become a boost to the Xiao family. Now that the Xiao family's reputation in the group has declined and its reputation in the circle has been lost, it is still a question whether it can suppress those shareholders.
Of course, as the major shareholder of the Xiao Group, the Xiao family is the undisputed head of the family, so there is no need to worry that they can replace the Xiao family's position, but... I am afraid that suppressing the news will not be able to deter those people from making small moves behind the scenes and damaging the interests of the Xiao family.
At this moment, seeing Zhiyuan like this, he felt a little uneasy for some reason.
Xiao Zhiyuan's throat was dry, his body was a little stiff, and he looked at his father with complicated eyes and said, "Dad... Secretary Li called just now. The results of his investigation on Chu Jingnan are out. In addition... the DNA test at the hospital is also out, and it shows... the probability of parent-child relationship is as high as 98%!"
Therefore, Chu Jingnan is undoubtedly his illegitimate son!
When he first heard the result, he was shocked as if by a bolt from the blue. He had not expected that his absurd behavior in his youth would leave behind a seed. Although he had kept a female college student as his mistress, it was only to satisfy a man's hunting psychology for beauty. He had always been restrained and cautious about matters between men and women, so after his scandal was reported, he was confident that he could resolve the matter.
Over the years, he had been very careful to avoid letting those women outside get pregnant with his children. Now, the sudden appearance of an illegitimate child made him find it difficult to accept.
He has a happy family, with a pair of outstanding children. He has no expectations for this extra son and doesn't even want to acknowledge him and disrupt his current life pattern. In the dark corner of his heart, he feels that this son is a stain on his bad character and proof of his betrayal of his marriage, which he simply cannot accept.
Although he admired the young man Chu Jingnan very much, it was just admiration. He would not develop a father-son relationship with him just because of his admiration.
Old Master Xiao was also extremely shocked. He stared at his cloudy eyes in disbelief, with flames burning in his eyes: "You... didn't you promise me that you had nothing to do with Chu Jingnan? He... what on earth is going on?"
Unconsciously, his worries came true.
Xiao Zhiyuan said dejectedly: "Dad, a few years after Chan'er and I got married, I found out that Chan'er had a very good boyfriend before. I felt uncomfortable and went out to drink a few more glasses. As a result... I think the child was probably left behind at that time."
After the incident, he also looked for that woman, wanting to make it up to her, but because it was his first time betraying his marriage, he felt guilty, so he didn't dare to do it openly. His connections were limited secretly, so in the end, nothing was done. Who knew... it led to a huge disaster.
Mr. Xiao looked at him and asked, "What are you going to do?"
His expression was very cold. He didn't care about Chu Jingnan, the descendant of the Xiao family. He had a pair of grandchildren, all of whom were outstanding. He wouldn't care about a lowly creature born from a lowly embryo.
Xiao Zhiyuan thought of the outstanding young man Chu Jingnan and felt a little hesitant.
Old Master Xiao sneered and said, "Zhiyuan, put away your weakness and hesitation. Right now, the situation of the Xiao family is not optimistic. Once Chu Jingnan's identity as an illegitimate child is confirmed, the Xiao family will be doomed."
Xiao Zhiyuan's expression cleared up, and he lowered his head and said, "Dad, I know, I will take care of this matter."
Old Master Xiao's tone softened, "After all, he is the blood of the Xiao family. I will not be cold-blooded, but the Xiao family's troubles are all because of Chu Jingnan. Although your scandal has been suppressed, if the illegitimate child scandal is exposed again, you will have an even weaker foothold in the Xiao Group, and even I can't protect you. If this matter gets out, the scandal about you in the media circle will stir up waves again, which will cause immeasurable losses to the reputation of the Xiao family and the interests of the group. More importantly... your wife!"
Lin Yuechan's father holds 15% of the Xiao Group's shares, making him one of the major shareholders of the Xiao Group. Because of the mistress incident, the Lin family has been very dissatisfied with Zhiyuan. Given Zhiyuan's current situation, he can no longer lose the support of the Lin family!
"Dad, don't worry. I won't let Chan'er know about the illegitimate child." Xiao Zhiyuan naturally knew this, so he only hesitated for a moment. Compared with the interests of the Xiao family, he didn't care about a mere illegitimate child.
Old Master Xiao nodded: "I have never met Chu Jingnan, but listening to what he has done, I don't think he is a quiet person. There is no such coincidence in the world that he happened to work in the Xiao Group and happened to catch your eye, making you look at him differently. You should still be more careful about this person."
The Xiao family is already in enough chaos, and he doesn't want to disrupt the family's peace because of an illegitimate child. He doesn't want to disappoint his wife and grandchildren because of an illegitimate child.
Xiao Zhiyuan was shocked, took a deep breath and said, "Dad, you are right. I didn't know he was the blood of the Xiao family before, so I let him go. Now that I know, I know I have to be on guard."
Although it's a pity that the young man Chu Jingnan is so outstanding, Chengyu is not bad either. He just lacks the experience in the business world. Dad is still strong and healthy, so Chengyu can just be taught slowly.
What Chu Jingnan didn't know was that when he didn't know, the Xiao family... had already decided his future fate.