CHAPTER 840: CHAPTER 840: YOU WILL PAY THE PRICE (7)

There’s nothing to say about her exceptional calmness.

If it were an ordinary woman, she would have collapsed long ago, only shedding tears in her room, not knowing what to do.

In the Xiao Family

With Xiao Jianming’s collapse, the Xiao Family truly became a headless dragon.

Xiao Shulan, Xiao Shuju, and Xiao Shuzhu stood by Xiao Jianming’s bed, watching the doctor examine the patient.

Afterward, in the next room, the doctor said to the three sisters, "The patient has suffered a considerable mental blow. I’m afraid it won’t be easy for him to wake up, and if he does, his mental state might—"

Xiao Shuzhu let out a long sigh.

Clearly, this outcome was something even Xiao Jianming had not anticipated.

Seeing that Xiao Jianming won’t be able to handle major company matters for a while, even if he regains consciousness, the question is, who should take charge of Changda? And the current situation at Changda is—

Xiao Shulan seemed to have an idea and said to her two younger sisters, "Dad might have had a premonition he would end up like this, so he talked to me before, saying since eldest sister and Yebai are not here, as the second child, I should take on this responsibility."

Xiao Shuju didn’t have any objections to this. After all, she wasn’t competing for the family inheritance. And Xiao Shulan, now entrusted with a critical task, didn’t have any thoughts of fighting for the inheritance either, because whoever takes over the company now isn’t in for an easy job.

Only Xiao Shuzhu frowned and said, "As for the company, give it to my sister-in-law—"

"What did you say?!" Xiao Shuju immediately interrupted the fourth child, her eyes seemingly ready to devour Xiao Shuzhu, "You’re turning your back on us, siding with that woman. What on earth did she offer you?"

"I’m being realistic. My sister-in-law is capable, more capable than the few of us—" Xiao Shuzhu said.

Xiao Shulan gave her a cold look: "Don’t keep mentioning your sister-in-law. Dad never acknowledged her status. Changda belongs to the Xiao Family. How could an outsider take charge."

"Second sister is right! She’s just a bad woman, coveting our family’s wealth," said Xiao Shuju.

Xiao Shuzhu held her head as if she had a headache and said, "I’m going back to the United States with Jiayin."

The other two women’s expressions changed upon hearing this and said, "Why are you going back to the United States?"

"Then what am I doing here? You make your own decisions and don’t listen to me at all," Xiao Shuzhu said.

"The problem is, you’re wrong, fourth sister!" Xiao Shuju stomped her foot anxiously, "Think about it, Dad, Grandma, eldest sister, and Yebai are like this now, and you still want to leave. Are you insincere about regarding yourself as part of the family? What do you take the safety of Dad and eldest sister as? I’ve never seen anyone as selfish as you."

Xiao Shuzhu clearly didn’t want to argue with these unreasonable people and turned to leave.

Xiao Shuju took a step forward, but Xiao Shulan stopped her.

"Forget it, let her do as she pleases," Xiao Shulan said, "With the company in this state, we can’t be bothered with the fourth child."

At this moment, the door opened and Kang Yueting walked in from outside.

Xiao Shuzhu saw her and asked, "Did you have a falling out with Jiayin?"

Kang Yueting blinked at her: "Fourth Aunt, what are you talking about? I haven’t seen Jiayin for days."

"Weren’t you two hanging out together?"

"No such thing." Kang Yueting looked at Xiao Shuzhu with a teasing smile, "Which eye did you see it with, baseless and unfounded. Fourth Aunt, don’t talk nonsense."

Xiao Shuzhu was taken aback, suddenly feeling that this young girl seemed to have changed, like a different person. How did the formerly reticent Kang Yueting become so quick-witted, who only hid in the shadows listening to others talk?