Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 629
Old Master Xiao felt the blood in his veins freeze.
He glanced at Gui Xingli, then at Ling Yan. "Five billion is absolutely impossible."
"Father."
Xiao Li, who had been silent, grew anxious when he heard Old Master Xiao so adamantly refuse Ling Yan and Gui Xingli.
Having been threatened by two juniors, Old Master Xiao was already furious. Now, as Xiao Li spoke, Old Master Xiao’s rage was directed squarely at him. "Useless fool, shut your mouth!"
"But Ashuo..."
"I told you to shut up! Can’t you hear me?"
With every additional word Xiao Li uttered, Old Master Xiao’s anger intensified. He had no desire to hear anything Xiao Li had to say at that moment. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Xiao Li looked at Old Master Xiao, his eyes filled with desperation and pleading, hoping he would save Xiao Shuo.
But five billion was no small sum.
Gui Xingli was the first to stand up. "It seems Old Master Xiao needs some time to consider. That’s fine, we’re not in a hurry." With that, she walked straight towards the door.
Ling Yan also rose with a light laugh, raised an eyebrow at Xiao Li without a word, and left.
They were indeed not in a hurry. After all, they held the upper hand, a stark contrast to Old Master Xiao’s situation.
Xiao Li was especially frantic. Now that he knew they were demanding five billion from Old Master Xiao before they would back down, he pinned all his hopes on the old master.
Once they left, Xiao Li immediately knelt before the hospital bed. "Father, even though Ashuo is a disappointment, he’s still your grandson! He has a right to live. I beg you, Father, give him this chance."
"Scoundrel, get out!" Old Master Xiao roared again in anger.
Xiao Li countered, "He landed in this mess because of you! You can’t ignore him!"
At these words, the hospital room fell silent.
Old Master Xiao stared at Xiao Li, practically choking. "What do you know?"
Xiao Li looked back at him with unwavering determination. "Ashuo must be released."
He couldn’t afford to elaborate on what else he knew. He only knew that the evidence had originally been intended to ruin Ye Yuning; who would have thought Xiao Shuo would be the one to bear the consequences.
"Go back for now. I will handle this matter."
"I won’t wait! I want Ashuo out now!" Xiao Li insisted.
He couldn’t bear to wait any longer. No one knew how torturous these past few days of waiting, as Xiao Linye had instructed, had been for him. Day and night, the wait had nearly driven him mad.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Old Master Xiao became even more incensed; it felt as if his blood circulation was obstructed.
Butler Zhong stepped forward, attempting to persuade him. "Second Young Master, please go back for now. The Old Master said he would handle it, and he certainly will."
"I won’t leave! I refuse to go!"
No matter what Old Master Xiao and Butler Zhong said, Xiao Li’s stance remained firm. As long as Xiao Shuo wasn’t released, Xiao Li was determined to remain rooted in the hospital room, not budging an inch.
He didn’t want to resort to such passive resistance against his own father, but he truly felt he had no other choice.
...
Old Master Xiao nearly had a seizure over the demand for five billion.
Eventually, he called Xiao Linye. Xiao Linye was also shocked to hear Gui Xingli and Ling Yan demanding five billion, but he simply said, "You handle this. No need to consult me."
With that, he hung up again.
When he said he wouldn’t interfere, he meant it, and he stayed completely out of it. Xiao Linye remained indifferent, regardless of how furious Old Master Xiao was on the other end of the line.
However, he still called Gui Xingli. Although he wasn’t intervening, five billion was an outrageous sum, and he needed to understand the reason behind this demand.
On the phone, Gui Xingli chuckled when she heard Xiao Linye’s reason for calling. "Of course, it’s for that little fool."
"You..."
"When you two divorced, you didn’t give her a single cent. That was unfair to her. Consider it a favor that I haven’t demanded a re-evaluation of your marital assets."
Gui Xingli was well aware of the Xiao Family’s daily and monthly revenue. Ye Yuning had been married to him for several months. Frankly, even five billion was, in truth, a raw deal for Ye Yuning if one were to scrutinize the details.
Hearing it was for Ye Yuning, Xiao Linye’s breath hitched. "Did she ask you to demand it?"
"What? Are you planning to pin another crime on her?" Gui Xingli retorted sarcastically.
Xiao Linye’s head throbbed. He felt Gui Xingli was being utterly unreasonable. She wouldn’t listen to anything he said and was completely unwilling to communicate rationally.
If Ye Yuning wanted the money, she could have just asked. There was no need for all this subterfuge, he thought. If she had asked, he would have given it to her!
However, Gui Xingli said, "She’s far too proud. How could she possibly ask for anything from you? But it can’t be helped. She has an important project at Turanxi, and this money is our way of supporting her initiative."
"Hah, you’re supporting her? Yet the money you’re demanding comes from the Xiao Family?"
"This is what you deserve to pay!"
"..."
"Xiao Linye, let me tell you, after all these years, it’s time for karma. Your retribution is us."
For a tourism venture, five billion isn’t an exorbitant amount.
Initially, Ling Yan had said she would provide the funds, and Gui Xingli would have contributed as well. But after careful deliberation, they figured the Xiao Family would have to get Xiao Shuo out sooner or later anyway. Instead of eventually letting their anger subside and dropping the matter, it was far better to use Xiao Shuo to extort some money.
"Think it over. I’m hanging up."
With that, Gui Xingli hung up the phone.
Xiao Linye listened to the dial tone, feeling as if his head was about to explode.
Five billion...
Those two women really had some nerve!
Previously, when he saw them digging in their heels yesterday, he’d assumed they were just trying to let off some steam for Ye Yuning.
He never expected there was more to it than that.
