Chapter 443 - Chen Family Is In Danger (2/2)

“Brother Chen Fan is not dead! He is my hero, he is not dead!” Chen Guoguo shouted at the top of her lungs with tears in her eyes.

“Hehe”

Chen Qianxin cracked a smile and didn’t respond to the child’s outburst.

Chen Guoguo’s parents pulled the girl closer to them and gave her a hug. The girl suddenly burst into tears in her parents’ arms.

“Sigh”

The child’s crying and the troubled look on everyone’s face made Chen Huaian sigh deeply. He looked to his oldest son Chen Zhenxin.

He used to be the backbone of the family, but the demotion had taken a toll on him. Since then, he no longer offered any constructive views during a family meeting such as this, instead, he just sat on a bench, letting his cigarette smoke cloud his mind. Han Family was too powerful of a foe for the Chen family. Chen Huaian knew that Qin Hua had done the Chen family a great service by keeping Chen Zhenxin in the government although the position was of a lower rank than the one he used to hold.

“Why don’t we ask the Wei Family for help? I have heard that Xiao Fan was tight with the Wei family. With the Wei family on our side, the Song Family might show us some mercy.”

Someone put in.

“Hehe, the Wei Family?”

A burst of sarcastic laughter s.p.a.ced Chen Qianxin’s mouth.

“The Wei family knew Chen Fan but none of us! Plus, Old Man Wei retired many years ago and Wei Changsong is the one in charge of the family. Wei Changsong had been watching us fall from grace from the beginning, he could have intervened if he wanted to.”

Chen Qianxin’s words darkened the mood in the room even further.

The Chen family had been under pressure for a year and they were on the verge of giving in.

In the beginning, they had even hoped that Chen Fan would return soon. But as the days went by, they slowly lost hope. Most family members, except for Chen Fan’s parents, grandpa and Chen Guoguo had been convinced that Chen Fan was already dead.

“Grandpa, I think we have only one option left.”

Chen An said with an even voice.

Since Chen Fan’s disappearance, Chen An and gradually regained confidence and status in the family.

“What option?”

Second auntie jerked her head toward Chen An and asked.

“Submit to the Song Family.”

Chen An said.

“No way.” Chen Zhenxin shook his head and said: “Xiao An, do you think we want to keep fighting? We would have already surrendered to the Song Family if they would accept our submission. Song Family was picking on us not only for what we have done to them but also for the Han Family for Han Hongkun to be specific.”

“Dad, I don’t think so.” Chen An cracked a smile. “Han Hongkun and the Song Family are not interested in the Chen family. He is interested in Chen Fan’s family.”

Chen An’s words cast a cold spell in the room as everyone’s heart suddenly sank to the bottom of an ice cave.

Chen An had proposed an ungracious and outright despicable act.

What he meant was clear: the Chen family should sever ties with Chen Gexin’s family, abandon them to their own devices. Worse, they would even sacrifice Chen Gexin and w.a.n.g Xiaoyun as a scapegoat.

“I… have to disagree. The third Brother had not only lost a son and a daughter, but the Jin Xiu Group was also on the brink of collapse. We can’t throw them under the bus when they are the most vulnerable. We are leaving them to die.”

Chen Fan’s fourth uncle Chen Daoxin put in quietly under his breath.

The rest of the Chen family looked at each and was not sure what to think of the situation. They were bound to Chen Fan’s family by blood, and abandoning them right now would be a cruel thing to do.

Chen Huaian slammed the desk heavily and shouted hotly: “Shut up! What do you think your third uncle would feel if he heard what you just said? There wouldn’t be the Chen family without Chen Fan and his parents. How dare you suggest ditching them!”

Chen An plastered on a placatory smile and grew silent.

He had sowed a seed in the minds of the Chen family. The seed would grow as the situation deteriorated, and when the Chen family was finally on their last leg, it would be the time for harvesting. By then, not even Chen Huaian could stop him.

“But dad, we need to do something! Song Family gave us an ultimatum. If we don’t move out of the Jin City tonight, he is going to kill all of us.”

Chen Qianxin pressed on.

Chen Huaian sat quietly like a statue. Stress had exhausted the embattled old man, making him look older than he really was. The other members of the Chen family were also quiet, letting despair and distress slowly claim them.

Was the mighty Chen family really going to fall from grace after rose to power for less than a year?

“Dadada!”

Suddenly, they heard someone rapping on the door.