Xu Zifan changed into his pajamas and went to Chu Wen's room to give her a massage. He smiled and told her what had happened that night, then asked, "Mom, do you feel any better? I already have evidence of Xu Maotong's illegal activities over the years, and I can bring him down anytime. How about I save it for you to finish him off yourself once you've recovered?"
Tears welled up in Chu Wen's eyes. She opened her mouth, but suddenly uttered a hoarse voice, "Zi...Fan..."
Xu Zifan looked up at her in surprise, "Mom, you can talk now?"
"Zifan...no...cough cough..." Chu Wen was anxious to express herself, but ended up coughing in suppressed urgency.
Xu Zifan quickly helped her lie down on her side, patted her back to comfort her, and slowly dripped water into her throat with a dropper after she stopped coughing. "Mom, don't worry, tell me slowly. Nothing is more important than your health."
Chu Wen took a deep breath and said seriously, "I... will do it, you... won't... do it..."
Xu Zifan thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Mom, are you saying that Xu Maotong and I are father and son, and that I shouldn't personally deal with my father?"
Chu Wen nodded slowly. Xu Zifan smiled and leaned over the bed, looking at her softly and saying, "Mom, don't worry about these things. There are no feelings between Xu Maotong and me. I'm fine psychologically. Actually, although I hate him, I never thought of using this method to deal with him. He struck first, so I retaliated in kind. Don't worry that I won't control myself. I know what I'm doing."
Seeing the worry still in Chu Wen's eyes, he took her hand and smiled, saying, "Mom, I promise you, I won't do that again. I'll take you around the world, and I definitely won't put myself in any danger. But you have to promise me you'll recover well, and then we'll make Xu Maotong pay for his crimes in blood, and then we can enjoy life."
Chu Wen's lips curled slightly, and she nodded gently.
In fact, Chu Wen's recovery has been quite rapid. These past few days she's been able to make expressions and move slightly, and today she even managed to speak. This is a great start; if she continues, she'll definitely return to normal. Xu Zifan suddenly thought, what if Xu Maotong is paralyzed in bed while Chu Wen is standing up? He wondered if Xu Maotong would be so angry he'd vomit blood.
After being unconscious for most of the day, Xu Maotong finally woke up. As soon as he woke up, Xu Zifeng anxiously told him what had happened. Xu Maotong immediately felt dizzy and his stomach cramped violently! He gripped the bed sheet tightly and said sternly, "Call Assistant Feng!"
Xu Zifeng said with a grim face, "Assistant Feng has resigned. I don't know what kind of poison Xu Zifan gave him, but he actually made the company's legal department sue my mother to jail! Dad, you have to think of something quickly. My mother is still suffering in the detention center, and the people in the company won't listen to me, but they listen to Xu Zifan. If this continues, Xu's Group will become Xu Zifan's!"
Xu Maotong was shocked when he heard that Assistant Feng had resigned. He glared at Xu Zifeng and asked, "Did Assistant Feng say anything? Contact him immediately. I want to see him and ask him about this in person!"
Xu Zifeng didn't understand why Xu Maotong was in such a hurry. Shouldn't the most important thing right now be stabilizing the company and rescuing Liang Yujie? No matter how important Assistant Feng was, he shouldn't be the top priority, right? But seeing how grim Xu Maotong's expression was, he didn't dare to ask any more questions and directly contacted Xu Maotong's secretary, asking her to find someone as soon as possible.
After examining Xu Maotong, the doctor specifically advised him not to get emotionally agitated at this stage, as it would affect his health. Xu Zifeng impatiently dismissed him; he didn't want to discuss these upsetting matters with Xu Maotong, but he couldn't handle the situation himself. Things had escalated too much, and the company's board members had grievances against him, completely ignoring him. Of course, he could only let Xu Maotong deal with it. At worst, he could just give Xu Maotong some good nutrition later; it wasn't that serious.
Assistant Feng could not be contacted in the end; his phone was always switched off. His wife didn't know where he was either, and thought he was on a business trip. She had no idea that he had resigned.
Xu Maotong couldn't lie still any longer. He had trusted Assistant Feng before, but he knew this whole affair with the traditional Chinese medicine was definitely Xu Zifan's revenge. Now, Assistant Feng was speaking up for Xu Zifan at the company and then suddenly resigned—it was clear Xu Zifan had something on him. Logically, the best arrangement for Xu Zifan to have Assistant Feng would be to secretly help him seize control of the Xu Group, but Assistant Feng packed his bags and ran away. That could only mean Assistant Feng had betrayed him!
Xu Zifeng brought a hot towel to wipe Xu Maotong's face, wanting to show his filial piety. Xu Maotong grabbed the towel and threw it at his face, angrily scolding, "What are you good for! You're completely useless when something happens at home, you actually let Xu Zifan cause trouble at the company. He can make people listen to him, why can't you? Are you a piece of trash!"
Xu Zifeng bowed his head and accepted the scolding, but he was indignant. He had been learning from Xu Maotong all along, but Xu Maotong was extremely power-hungry and had never delegated any authority to him. Besides, Xu Maotong had dismissed him from his post but hadn't even helped clear his name, clearly showing that he didn't value his performance. Why would those old men in the company give him any face?
Xu Maotong berated him, clutching his stomach in excruciating pain and breaking out in a cold sweat. He had to call a doctor for an injection to feel better. Once calm, he said angrily, "Bring that unfilial son here! And bring the lawyer here too!"
The Xu legal team arrived at the hospital quickly, but it was too late for Liang Yujie's case. Urged by Xu Zifan, they provided the police with a considerable amount of information, all of which was detrimental to Liang Yujie. This included Xu Maotong's will and evidence that Liang Yujie had consulted with others about wedding and wedding dress arrangements.
Xu Maotong's will stipulated that all his property be left to Xu Zifeng. This was made after Xu Zifeng was dismissed from his post and Xu Zifan threatened to cause trouble; it was simply a precaution. Liang Yujie had mentioned needing a custom-made wedding dress when consulting with a high-end wedding dress maker, saying she would need it soon. However, several months have passed, and the dress...
Even after being sent to the Xu family, she remained only a concubine.
These two points are sufficient to prove Liang Yujie's motive for murder. She had been a concubine for over twenty years, and now her reputation was tarnished. Xu Maotong had promised to marry her but then didn't. Knowing that all of the Xu family's assets would go to Xu Zifeng, she had every reason to kill him. Firstly, it was a crime of passion; secondly, it was to ensure her son inherited the Xu family, preventing Xu Zifan from becoming too powerful and causing unforeseen complications.
So even if Xu Maotong orders the charges to be dropped now, it won't make a difference. Liang Yujie's guilt is irrefutable, and imprisonment is a certainty. There's no way she'll even get a lenient sentence, since the evidence they provided is so overwhelming.
Xu Maotong felt incredibly aggrieved. He knew perfectly well that Xu Zifan was behind it all, but he couldn't explain it. He couldn't very well say that he was trying to harm Xu Zifan and was being retaliated against, could he? Seeing that he couldn't get Liang Yujie out of the mess and that Xu Zifan refused to come see him, he thought long and hard and finally decided to use this incident to clear his and Xu Zifeng's names.
He sent his secretary to appease Liang Yujie, telling her to be flexible and adaptable. He argued that if he recovered, the Xu family would recover, Xu Zifeng would gain more, and she would receive greater compensation when she returned home. Liang Yujie was a smart woman and would certainly cooperate. As for Xu Zifeng, he had personally analyzed the pros and cons for him, but seeing that Xu Zifeng hadn't even hesitated and even said the idea was excellent, Xu Maotong suddenly felt a chill.
Is this the son he and Liang Yujie dote on? Regardless of whether the idea is good or bad, would someone who agrees to let their own mother take the blame to clear their name be filial to him? Even if that's what he really thinks, shouldn't he at least pretend to be in pain? Did they teach him cunning but not provide him with the environment to practice it, thus raising such a selfish and incompetent person? Is it too late for him to teach him now?
Xu's public relations team quickly responded, issuing a statement claiming that Liang Yujie suffers from mental illness and has unusual thoughts. They stated that she may have become obsessed with the damage to her reputation, harboring resentment towards Xu Maotong's status as the second wife and his actions, which led her to impulsively drug him. The statement also appealed for an end to cyberbullying online, stating that such cruel words can truly drive a person insane.
Xu Maotong, pale and bloodless, gave a media interview, his eyes reddening when asked about his family. He didn't say much, only that he couldn't accept his wife becoming a vegetable, and since then he had been busy with work and paid little attention to his family. He felt guilty towards his eldest son from his first wife, towards Liang Yujie who helped take care of the family, and towards Xu Zifeng, who was labeled as his illegitimate son. He felt he had failed in his responsibilities as a husband and father, and now he deserved the retribution, hoping there would be a chance to make amends in the future.
Xu Zifeng, standing beside him, remained silent, tears streaming down his face, looking extremely haggard.
The interview was recorded. After it aired, although many people still criticized them for deserving it, at least half of them felt sorry for them, thinking that they had already suffered enough and hoped that they could correct their mistakes in the future. Some even said that if Xu Maotong behaved well, Xu Zifan could forgive him. After all, Xu Maotong was busy with work and didn't have the energy to pay attention to his child's growth. His previous bad impression of Xu Zifan was probably because he was deceived by Liang Yujie. Now, seeing Xu Maotong in such a miserable state is really pitiful. If he truly repents, it would be a good thing for them to have a loving father and a filial son in the future.
Xu Maotong was indeed a man who had weathered many storms. Even in such dire circumstances, he was able to turn the tide in the shortest amount of time. The Xu family's stock price stabilized, his image as a devoted lover was restored, and he even played the victim by feigning illness. Many people began to persuade Xu Zifan, after all, how could outsiders know about the vicious struggle between Xu Maotong and Xu Zifan?
Xu Zifan smiled slightly as he looked at the news. Xu Maotong wanted to clear his name, but he'd have to see if Xu Zifan agreed. He was the kind of person who wanted to infuriate his scumbag father; he couldn't let his father have a single day of peace.
That day, the topic suddenly became a trending topic on Weibo with the headline: "Xu Maotong's hands were covered in blood; evil deeds have been punished!"
Many Weibo accounts posted a long article, clearly explaining Xu Maotong's love-hate relationship with two women. First, citing previous revelations from netizens, it stated that Xu Maotong and Liang Yujie were a couple during university, but his family objected and arranged their engagement. He then settled Liang Yujie in a luxury mansion in an affluent area and visited her frequently. Next, it listed the dates of Xu Maotong's parents' deaths and the Chu family's bankruptcy, comparing Xu's assets before and after the events to show that Xu Maotong had taken over his father-in-law's company.
Chu Wen's parents had just stated publicly that the company merger was to facilitate Xu Zifan's inheritance when they were involved in a car accident and passed away. During their funeral, Chu Wen fell down the stairs in her own home and became a vegetable. Six months later, Liang Yujie took over the Xu family, becoming the sole mistress of the house for over twenty years. Xu Zifan was then labeled a "good-for-nothing," while Xu Zifeng was hailed as a "young talent."
Xu Maotong not only blatantly favored Xu Zifeng twice during the live stream, but also left all his assets, including the company, to Xu Zifeng in his will. If he initially annexed the Chu family so that Xu Zifan could inherit, what's the point of leaving everything to Xu Zifeng now? If he truly loved Chu Wen, couldn't he have hired a caregiver for Xu Zifan? Why did he have to bring his first love home and have a son as his heir?
Xu Maotong's attempts to exonerate himself are utter nonsense, and the timing of the accidents involving Chu's parents and Chu Wen is too coincidental, making it seem as if Xu Maotong obtained everything and eliminated these obstacles. Finally, Liang Yujie's mental evaluation report is attached at the bottom of the article, and analysis from various aspects confirms that it is a fabricated evaluation.
What does deep affection look like? It's probably like Xu Maotong's feelings for Liang Yujie. Even after being drugged by her, he still tried to find a reason to exonerate her, hoping to bring her home as soon as possible. Some netizens are saying that if they hope Xu Maotong will repent, perhaps they should first have him change his will? The Xu family is so powerful, with the Chu family's businesses involved. Can't he stop playing the victim while shamelessly bequeathing his fortune to his illegitimate son?
The lengthy post trending on social media immediately caused a sensation! The events surrounding the Xu family, when considered in context, are truly chilling! Was Xu Maotong really that vicious?!