Chapter 1765 - Wen Xinya Is a Magnanimous Woman (1/2)

Old Mr. Xiao fainted on receiving news that Xiao Chengyu died in a car crash. While receiving emergency treatment, Old Mr. Xiao suffered a stroke and was paralyzed from the waist down. His speech was also affected.

“Cheng… yu’s car accident. Have you investigated it fully?”

Old Mr. Xiao laid on his bed. In just a few days’ time, the pain of losing his grandson turned the sprightly old man into a withered, haggard shell. Even the act of speaking exhausted him.

Xiao Zhiyuan said with much pain in his voice, “Ning Yuya is also dead, and there is no other evidence at all. The police have no leads. Even if the Xiao Family decides to pursue it, I am afraid it will all lead to nothing.”

He was long overwhelmed by rage and agony.

There was no way his father would believe it was just an accident. Not only did they have the police investigate the matter, but the Xiao Family also carried out their own investigations, but to no avail.

The thought of that bitch Ning Yuya dragging Chengyu down into her grave with her filled his heart with pain. He had a desperate urge to tear her to bits.

Old Mr. Xiao’s body gave a shudder as he mumbled. “I just feel that Chengyu’s death is not an accident. Someone was targeting the Xiao Family. You… cannot give up investigating into Chengyu’s death.”

Chengyu’s importance to the Xiao Family had Old Mr. Xiao turning the matter over and over again in his mind.

At his advanced age, what had he not experienced before? He had gone through so much in his life and had extensive knowledge of the way the world worked. Coupled with his inborn craftiness, there was no stone he would leave unturned, and no detail he would miss.

Xiao Zhiyuan reluctantly agreed. “Dad, don’t worry! Even with Chengyu gone, the Xiao Family still has me.”

Even as he spoke those words, he couldn’t help feeling a sense of despair at the Xiao Family’s current state.

He was useless. He would probably end up destroying the Xiao Family’s longstanding family business.

Old Mr. Xiao looked deflated after they finished discussing Xiao Chengyu’s incident. He asked in a limp tone, “How are things with the Xiao Corporation?”

His legs were paralyzed and his speech impaired. He was temporarily unable to step in to oversee the Xiao Corporation. As a result, the Xiao Family had no choice but to rely on Xiao Zhiyuan to look after the company.

Xiao Zhiyuan’s heart gave a lurch. “Dad, just concentrate on getting better! Things at the Xiao Corporation are… are still quite stable!”

He was well aware that his father was the only person left in the Xiao Family that could be relied on. Nothing must happen to Old Mr. Xiao. That was why Xiao Zhiyuan purposely kept the reality of the situation at the Xiao Corporation a secret from his father, in the hopes that his health would quickly recover. Only then would the Xiao Family stand a chance of fighting back.

Old Mr. Xiao’s eyelids fluttered. He appeared short of breath.

Xiao Zhiyuan’s heart nearly stopped. He called out anxiously, “Dad, are you alright!”

Old Mr. Xiao replied with much difficulty, “I… I won’t die yet!”

Xiao Zhiyuan stammered in his shock.

Old Mr. Xiao then widened his eyes and fiercely glared at Xiao Zhiyuan. “You are still trying to keep things from me? Do you think I won’t know how things are with the Xiao Corporation and the family? The shareholders are a bunch of bloodsuckers. They have spent so many years leeching off our family. Now that the Xiao Family’s fortunes have changed, how is it possible they wouldn’t take advantage of the situation to try and take a big bite out of us!”

He started gasping for breath after his long speech, sounding as if he might just stop breathing anytime.

Xiao Zhiyuan was desolate. “Dad, I am useless. I am unable to handle this whole situation.”

After his scandal, he no longer had any authority or sway over the Xiao Corporation’s board of directors and shareholders.

Old Mr. Xiao took a moment longer to catch his breath. “Nothing… nothing to do with you. It’s just that there is no limit to the greed of humans.”