CH 155

A lawyer in suit and tie walked in with a document. He stood still in front of Xue Zhiqing and said to him, “I’ve brought the Old Master’s will along”

“Okay. Please announce the will.” Xue Zhiqing couldn’t help but feel a little excited. After all, he was the one who arranged for someone to forge the contents of the will.

Xia Weilan didn’t expect that the Old Master had left a will. She was not the only one who was surprised, even all the shareholders looked at the lawyer with scorching eyes, waiting for him to read out the will.

“First of all, the Old Master left all the real estate under his name to Xia Weilan.” The lawyer continued to read the rest of the will, “The real estate under his name includes the Old Mansion of the Xia family and the two units of villas at the Imperial Garden.

The lawyer said, looking at Xia Weilan, “Congratulations, Miss Xia.”

Xia Weilan appeared calm and collected. The lawyer lowered his head again and continued, “Secondly, the fifty percent shares that Old Master Xia owned in the Xia Corps will be divided equally between Xia Ruolin and 2nd Master Xia.”

“What? Impossible! Grandpa wouldn’t make such a decision!” Xia Weilan sprang from the chair in anger. She’s certain that someone must have forged the will. Grandpa has always told her that he intended for her to take over the company, why would he give away all his shares to others?

“How is it impossible?” Xia Ruolin said coldly, “You were at ease when you heard that grandpa left all his properties to you. Now that you heard that he’s giving the company’s shares to me and the 2nd Master, you’re upset about it. You’re only happy if he leaves everything to you, isn’t it?”

The shareholders whispered and talked incessantly, “Although it was beyond our expectation, perhaps, the Old Master has his own consideration.”

“Yes. I trust Old Master Xia’s decision.”

“Weilan, it’s time for you to face reality.” 2nd Master Xia suddenly got up from the chair and made his way to the chairman’s seat. He sat down with a triumphant look on his face, “Since my brother is willing to put his trust in me, from now on, I’ll take on the role of the chairman and manage the Xia Corps well. I will not let my brother down.”

2nd Master Xia already owned twenty percent of the shares, in addition to the twenty-five percent shares that were given to him just now, he is the largest shareholder in the company. Therefore, no one dared to go against him.

“If this is the case, then we don’t need an intern chairman. At this instant, Xia Weilan is fired by the company. Please kindly escort Ms. Xia out. This is a shareholder meeting, it’s not a meeting where anyone can simply come in.” 2nd Master Xia passed the order. Two security guards walked in and pressed on Xia Weilan’s shoulders to escort her out.

Xue Zhiqing looked at Xia Weilan coldly. Xia Mei looked puzzled, but she did not stop them.

None of the shareholders spoke.

Xia Weilan’s eyes flashed with suspicion. She narrowed her eyes on the lawyer.

That lawyer is indeed the lawyer who worked for Old Master Xia. She had met once in a while previously.

The lawyer didn’t even glance at Xia Weilan. He was just standing there in a business-like manner, expressionless.

Before Xia Weilan could ask him anything, she was taken out by the security guards.

Xia Mei looked at the lawyer and asked doubtfully, “When did the Old Master make the will?”

The lawyer replied without a change in his expression, “He set the will two months ago.”

Xia Mei thought to herself, ‘So, it’s two months ago. At that time, the Old Master hadn’t shown his intention to let Xia Weilan take over the company. This is understandable.’

At first, Xia Mei was puzzled. It is obvious that the Old Master wasn’t keen on seeing Xia Ruolin lately and he had been training Xia Weilan. Why would he make such a decision?

Upon hearing this, the shareholders said to 2nd Master Xia, “Congratulations, 2nd Master.”

Xia Ruolin was feeling proud. She was delighted when she saw Xia Weilan being driven out of the meeting room. In a blink of an eye, she obtained twenty-five percent of the company’s share.

“However, I remember that Z specifically requested that he would only cooperate with Miss Xia. Now Miss Xia has been withdrawn from the company, I wonder how Z would react if he learned about…”

2nd Master Xia immediately said, “What are you afraid of? The two-year contract is still valid. It’s not possible for him to stop collaborating with us.”

The shareholders are relieved.

Xia Weilan was driven outside the lobby entrance to the Xia Corps. Many employees looked at her in surprise as she was escorted out of the office.

When Xia Weilan attempted to go back in again, the security guards stopped her, “I’m sorry, Miss Xia, you don’t have the right to go in now.”

Xia Weilan frowned and walked to the side to call the housekeeper, “Uncle Zhao, can I ask you one thing? Did grandpa make a will before he was met with the accident?”

“Will?” Butler Zhao asked in doubt, “The Old Master didn’t have the chance to make a will and I’ve never heard him talking about it either. What happened, young miss?”

Xia Weilan’s heart sank as though a mountain weighed on top of it. She knew that the will was fake, “Just now, the lawyer took out the will claiming that grandpa had left a will. The company’s shares were passed equally between Xia Ruolin and 2nd Master Xia”.

“That’s impossible!” Butler Zhao raised his voice, “The Old Master intended to hand over the company to you. It’s impossible that he will make such a will.”

“I see. I’ll investigate this matter.” Xia Weilan hung up the phone. She was certain that Xia Ruolin or 2nd Master Xia must be behind this.

“Miss Xia!” The security guard’s respectful voice was heard from behind her.

Xia Weilan turned around and saw Xia Ruolin stepping on high heels, making her way toward her and standing before her.

“What are you doing here? You are no longer an employee of the company.”

Xia Weilan clutches her phone tightly with a black mist in her eyes. She looked at Xia Ruolin’s arrogant expression as she fought back her urge to do something impetus. She squeezed out a few words, “I’ll find out what you did to the will.”

A guilty conscience swept through Xia Ruolin’s heart. She didn’t expect Xia Weilan to exude such a strong aura with just a brief statement.

Xia Ruolin looked away from Xia Weilan’s gaze with a guilty conscience. Her eyes quivered, and she struggled to maintain her confidence, “There’s nothing wrong with the will. It’s you who is not accepting reality.”

“Really?” Xia Weilan said in a low voice.

“Hmph. It’s up to you to believe it or not. The fact is, grandpa never wants to hand over the company to you. You should wake up and smell the coffee.” Xia Ruolin said as she tilted her chin up, showing her arrogant face.

Xia Weilan did not respond to her words. Once she’s certain that there’s a problem with the will, she would not be swayed by Xia Ruolin’s words, nor did she want to waste her energy on this issue. She turned around indifferently and left.

Xia Ruolin looked at Xia Weilan’s back and breathed a sigh of relief.

Is she giving up?

In the car, Xia Weilan subconsciously drove to Moying Group. By the time she reacted, she was already in the parking lot of the Moying Group.

Xia Weilan calmed herself down in the car for a while. Her cell phone suddenly rang, it was from Mo Beichen.