Chapter 257: Re-populate the earth
Sitting at the dining table here was no different from sitting at the Zhang dining table lately. The awkward smiles, the tension, angry accusing stares, unsaid words.
Alix was okay, she was not the one experiencing those things, it was the others at the table, Billi and Jing Hee in particular. Her grandmother and aunt were the ones with awkward smiles.
It was annoyingly silent and Alix figured that she might as well break the ice. "Well, why is everyone quiet? I thought you would be happy to see us." She smiled at Jing Hee and Billi provocatively and said, "Guys, we were invited. My ghost would not darken the golden doors of your Lin family otherwise as you put it so clearly Jing Hee."
"Older sister..." Lin Billi called out softly but there was a veiled warning in her tone, telling Alix to shut up.
Alix sneered at Billi and she said in a cold voice, "Haven't you realized that you are older than me? Call me older sister one more time and I will personally put you back in that sewer
Jing Hee banged her hand on the table and it trembled slightly. "Is this why you came? To slander your sister as you have been doing online. Do you know how much you have damaged her reputation?"
Alix tilted her head and stared at her with heavy mockery in her eyes. "That's not how one bangs a table. Should I show you how it's done?"
She raised her hand and Caishen quickly caught it before she could bring it down. She would break the table into two if he left her to do as she intended. His wife, he had noticed, was a very peaceful person that always a had a warm smile even for strangers. But, when it came to the Lin's, it was if she just lost all rationality. It didn't help that they kept provoking her as well.
He decided to take care of urgent business first in case this meal could not be eaten like the first one when he visited this house.
He had come with an envelope that was In Mo Sen's hands. Mo Sen had followed them into the house and he was standing behind Caishen.
"Mo Sen, hand that thing over."
Upon receiving it, Caishen opened it and pushed it towards a curious Lin Qianfan. He also handed him a pen and he said in a commanding voice that left no room for wiggling, "Sign it."
Lin Qianfan looked at the papers curiously and his eyes widened.
"Ten percent of my shares. Have you lost your mind?" he exclaimed loudly.
"Mo Sen." Caishen said sternly.
The bodyguard touched the side of his waist and pulled out a thin black baton. He pressed a button and it made a cackling sound.
Alix was surprised because she was under the assumption that Caishen was going to convince her father with his words, make a few promises and compromises and if all else failed, he would threaten him Jing Hee's secret criminal acts. Mo Sen's unleashing of a weapon had not been on her list.
Her grandmother gasped and while her aunt screamed.
"What are you doing?" Jing Hee asked, in a raised voice.
Mo Sen pointed the baton at her and she sealed her mouth in fear. It wasn't just because of the weapon but the fierce look in the eyes of the man that was wielding it.
"Father-in-law." Caishen spoke up. "I have not yet exhausted my anger for what you did on the day of the wedding. And it tripled when I found out that you gave me the daughter that your family didn't cherish. It almost seems as if you were throwing away something you didn't want and I was your garbage man.
If you don't want to see how the Zhang family deals with our enemies, then sign the document obediently. If you don't want the precious daughter that you saved from marrying a crippled man to end up marrying a different crippled man, sign it. Something like that is not difficult for me to do."
"Son-in-law.." Lin Qianfan started to say.
"Breaking news, classic music genius Lin Billi discovered in a hotel room with street thug. It would make a good headline." Caishen said with force.
"Hey.." Jing Hee shouted.
Caishen continued on in a cold voice as if he did not hear the loud shout. "Breaking news, classic music genius Lin Billi found with...."
"Hey!!' Jing Hee shouted crazily and she threw down the plate which was in front of her. "Don't touch my my daughter."
Caishen turned his head her way and said in a rough voice, "And yet you constantly keep touching another person's daughter. You are even going after your husband's illegitimate son already." He looked at Lin Qianfan and said, "Hey, if you want to protect your precious one and only son from harm, sign there. I will even take time to educate and train him for you. He is the future heir of Lin power holdings, is he not?"
While Caishen was talking, Alix was looking at Billi, studying her reactions. Bili's face had become paler and paler, the more that Caishen talked.
It had to be killing her that Caishen had asked for ten percent of the shares. If their father signed, then Alix would have more shares in the company than her.
Her grandmother on the other hand was stirred up at the mention of her grandson. "Yuewei, do you know where he is?" She asked nervously.
"He is with us." Alix replied boldly, with a smile. "And don't think about getting him. I will not let my brother be raised by vultures like you. If you try anything, I will hand over all the evidence of your past abuse to the police. If the world comes to know that the president of Lin power holdings and his wife abused their daughter, do you think the company stocks will continue flourishing? Let's not forget about you older sister." She looked at Billi and smiled when she referred to her as older sister. "You will have to kiss your career goodbye. Celebrities don't survive scandals like this."
She and Caishen continued their assault on Lin Qianfan.
"I am giving you ten seconds father-in-law and then I will begin dismantling your company apart." he said.
"Father, half a loaf is better than nothing. I am only receiving what is my rightful share. Billi has received hers, this is just equity and justice." Alix said.
She even called him father, making it seem as if there was hope for them to mend the rift.
"Mo Sen, release the news that Lin power distribution's Hangzhou branch deliberately changed the expiration dates on...."
"I am signing, I am signing." Lin Qianfan shouted urgently and his hand moved swiftly scribbling a signature on the documents.
Now that he knew what Caishen had on him, he would rather give up that ten percent than lose the entire thing. Besides, it was just ten percent. And his daughter was still a Lin. Their family still owned majority shares.
Billi jumped up and shouted desperately, "No, noooo."
She was too late however, as Caishen grabbed the document before she could get her hands on it. He handed it to Mo Sen.
"Aah, let's eat." Alix clapped her hands happily.
Suddenly, in her mind the system spoke up. "Is it the right time to mention that your father has two more sons?"
It took a few seconds for this news to settle down in her mind and when it did, she couldn't help the disbelief on her face as she looked at her father. Apparently, he was out there trying to re-populate the earth.
She chuckled secretly as she pictured Jing Hee's face when this news came out later. She would be so furious.
Alix's appetite and happiness doubled suddenly. "Aah, I could eat a horse." she said in a happy voice. She looked at Lin Qianfan and smiled slyly before saying. "Father, you have been working hard."
Lin Qianfan nodded and he laughed, completely unaware of what Alix truly meant.
"Yes, I your father work so hard everyday for the family. It's good that you see all my efforts Xi Xi." He replied proudly.
Caishen raised his eyebrows. With that sly smile on his wife's face, she was up to something.