My Alleged Husband-Chapter 137 - 121 Dispute Over Cooperation Case (Part 1)_1
Li Jiayuan was eating and still laughing, she felt at that moment happier than if she had won several million in a lottery, and soon, the house was filled with joy and laughter.
"By the way, Jiayuan, when you got married, I remember Old Master Zhang mentioning something about a West City project collaboration. It’s been such a long time, and I’ve forgotten to ask you two about it!"
Li Haixiao, who was eating his meal, suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Old Master Zhang that day about a collaboration. Since then, he had been too busy with company matters or had been letting Li Jiayuan and Xiao Wei prepare for pregnancy at home, with no time to inquire. Now that he remembered, how could he not ask about that piece of land?
Li Jiayuan and Xiao Wei had never mentioned this land to Li Haixiao precisely to keep it a secret from him, but they never expected that Li Haixiao would have known about it all along...
"Why are you not speaking?" Li Haixiao looked at Li Jiayuan and Xiao Wei, who were as silent as gold, and couldn’t help but wonder if they had used the land for themselves.
"Dad, you don’t need to worry about that piece of land!" Li Jiayuan said helplessly to Li Haixiao.
As soon as Li Haixiao heard Li Jiayuan’s words, he immediately became displeased, "What kind of response is that, child? The West City project collaboration was a wedding gift from Xia Jing to you two. How does it not concern me?"
Li Jiayuan sighed and said to Li Haixiao, "Dad, like you said, the West City project collaboration is a wedding gift from Xia Jing to me and Xiao Wei. So, this land should be privately owned by me and Xiao Wei. Does it still have anything to do with you?"
Xiao Wei just sat there silently eating his meal, saying nothing. He couldn’t let Li Haixiao think he was the sort of person who cared about money, but he also couldn’t just let someone take away the wedding gift his sister had given him, not even if it was his father-in-law. Thus, staying silent was the best option for him.
Seeing Xiao Wei sitting there, eating and saying nothing, Li Haixiao grew even more displeased, "Xiao Wei, don’t just sit here and say nothing. Stand up and say something fair!"
Li Jiayuan was not happy. She could endure her father’s bad attitude toward her; she could bear her father fighting with her over something, but she couldn’t stand her father bullying Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei was sitting there and wasn’t bothering Li Haixiao at all!
"Dad, we are discussing a matter, why do you always have to drag Xiao Wei into it? He’s sitting here and he isn’t bothering you with anything..." Li Jiayuan couldn’t help but speak up for Xiao Wei.
"Li Jiayuan, are you really my daughter or not, is this how a daughter behaves? You know very well how much effort I put into the West City project. I was about to win the bid for that land when Old Master Zhang came out of nowhere and interrupted the deal. Now, to make matters worse, Xia Jing got the land from Old Master Zhang and gave it to you and Xiao Wei as a wedding gift. How could I be pleased with this?"
Li Haixiao may have been in his fifties, but when his ambition showed, it was still very frightening!
"Dad, I don’t want to get involved in this land issue. I’m done eating, so I won’t disturb you and Jiayuan discussing this matter any longer. You should rest well. I’ll excuse myself now..." Xiao Wei didn’t want to stay and listen to them argue over the land, so he decided to go upstairs for some peace and quiet.
Xiao Wei didn’t wait for a response from Li Haixiao and went straight upstairs.
Although Li Haixiao was inwardly uncomfortable with Xiao Wei’s attitude, Xiao Wei had already gone upstairs, and it was certainly not feasible for him to rush over, grab Xiao Wei, and prevent him from going up!
Li Jiayuan watched as Xiao Wei truly went upstairs, then turned to look at Li Haixiao. She didn’t want to withhold the project collaboration from Li Haixiao; it was just that she couldn’t do so. When Xia Jing and Zhang Zhentian had come to offer their congratulations, besides mentioning the project collaboration as a gift, they also told Li Jiayuan that the land must not be given to Li Haixiao, or else Zhang Corporation would do everything in its power to acquire Li Corporation. They even instructed Li Jiayuan not to tell her father about this. This was why, no matter how much Li Haixiao argued with Li Jiayuan, she was never willing to bring that piece of land to the table. In fact, Li Jiayuan was well aware that what Xia Jing and Zhang Zhentian were doing was actually to leave a way out for Xiao Wei. She also believed that Old Master Zhang truly would go to any lengths to acquire Li Corporation. She couldn’t just stand by and watch as Li Corporation was taken over by Xia Jing and the others—that was Li Haixiao’s life’s work!
"Now that Xiao Wei has left, can you finally tell me why you won’t bring that land into play?" Li Haixiao asked Li Jiayuan.
"Dad, let me ask you a question. If you had to swap your company for that Chengxi project collaboration, would you be willing to do it?" Li Jiayuan, with a serious expression, said to Li Haixiao.
Li Haixiao thought Li Jiayuan meant that she herself wanted to take over the company, and without even thinking, he immediately said, "Of course, I’m willing. Why wouldn’t I be if my daughter takes over the company?"
Upon hearing Li Haixiao say this, Li Jiayuan instantly understood that her dad thought it was her who wanted to take over the company!
Li Jiayuan shook her head at Li Haixiao: "Dad, you’ve got it wrong. It’s not me taking over the company, but rather, Zhang Corporation will do everything in its power to acquire Li Corporation. Would you still be willing then?"
Li Haixiao was bewildered. What was going on? Wasn’t it supposed to be Li Jiayuan taking over Li Corporation? How did it suddenly turn into Zhang Corporation wanting to acquire Li Corporation?
"No, Jiayuan, can you clarify this? Even if you offer the Chengxi project collaboration, shouldn’t it be you taking over the company? How did it end up with Zhang Corporation acquiring it?" Li Haixiao looked at Li Jiayuan with a totally perplexed expression.
Li Jiayuan was truly exasperated with Li Haixiao. She took a deep breath and said to Li Haixiao, "Dad, do you know that Xia Jing already said that just by putting that land on the table, Old Master Zhang would stop at nothing to acquire Li Corporation? That’s why ever since I married Xiao Wei, I’ve never brought up this matter with you. Xiao Wei and I always thought you didn’t know about it, but it turns out you’ve known all along. Now that I’ve told you everything, do you still insist on having me put that land up for grabs?"
"I really don’t get it. That land is very important to me. Why would Old Master Zhang not let me use it?" Li Haixiao said to Li Jiayuan, frustrated and agitated.
"Dad, we can only put that land to use after the birth of Xiao Wei and my child, and only if the successor to Li Corporation can be our son. Xia Jing has already calculated that in twenty years, that land will be prime real estate. That’s why they are doing this!" Li Jiayuan said with a look of helplessness. She genuinely did not understand—was just a piece of land worth all of this? Now she really began to question the fragility of the father-daughter relationship between her and Li Haixiao. Could it be that a simple project collaboration was enough to cause such arguments?
Anyone with clear sight could tell that if it truly was just a simple project collaboration, Li Jiayuan and Li Haixiao wouldn’t have any reason to argue over it. This was a collaboration worth millions—who wouldn’t be tempted?
"Jiayuan, can you just hold off on telling Xia Jing and give me the collaboration deal first, okay?" Li Haixiao was truly resorting to all means for the sake of the project collaboration, willing to think of anything!
"Heh, Dad, do you really find this amusing? To come up with such a scheme for the sake of a collaboration deal, are you still the dad I know?" Li Jiayuan could not comprehend why they, as father and daughter, were constantly quarreling. It felt like an endless dispute, and it was utterly exhausting for her.
