Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 230 Should He Consider Proposing?

The old man ignored the two of them and, supported by Uncle Deng, slowly entered the building.

Duan Yiheng followed behind and whispered to Lin Xi, "Chen Baiwei took people to Lanyue Mansion last night."

Lin Xi almost burst out laughing: "So, they were trying to cover up their injuries?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Probably."

Lin Xi sighed in sympathy for the property management of Lanyue Mansion. With Chen Baiwei's outburst, a whole group of people were going to suffer.

Upon entering the conference room, everyone avoided looking at the old man, keeping their heads down like quails, except for Zhao Hongbo.

When father and son fight, even the shrimp suffer.

"Yinfan, I have decided to hand it over to Yi Heng," the old man said. "For personal reasons, I have severed my father-son relationship with Duan Zheng."

There was an uproar below.

Duan Yiheng gave Duan Zheng a look, and Duan Zheng reluctantly stood up.

He apologized to the board members and then slowly exhaled.

He had to do this for Angie's sake.

Duan Zheng and Ke Yu exchanged a glance, and Duan Zheng said, "Ke Yu and I—"

“It’s true that I’m involved with President Duan.” Ke Yu suddenly interrupted Duan Zheng. “In addition, I have a daughter with President Duan. This is a paternity test result of my daughter Ke Yueke and Duan Zheng.”

Ke Yu tossed the report down, but the old man remained unmoved, his eyes piercing: "What do you want?"

Ke Yu said, "I demand that you redistribute the inheritance, otherwise I will make this public and file a lawsuit to demand a fair legal ruling."

"Fairness?" Duan Yiheng chuckled. "You think you can easily change a will based on just a DNA test report? Do you think this is child's play?"

Ke Yu looked at Duan Yiheng: "Don't you think you're being too greedy?"

Lin Xi also threw a document in front of Ke Yu and said coldly, "These two words are not for you to say."

Ke Yu glanced at Lin Xi, then picked up the document, read it quickly, and his face turned even paler.

She glanced at Duan Zheng, a surge of anger rising within her. No wonder he disagreed when she discussed this matter with him last night.

Lin Xi continued, "Everyone in the Duan family who is eligible to inherit has signed this confidentiality agreement. If they have illegitimate children outside the family, they explicitly waive any form of inheritance rights. Didn't Uncle Duan tell you that?"

"Duan Zheng," Ke Yu gritted her teeth, "Why didn't you tell me?"

She was always confident that she had Duan Zheng firmly in her grasp.

Otherwise, Duan Zheng wouldn't have gone to such lengths for her and An Qi. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, he still had something to hide from her.

Angie's identity was her last trump card, and now this idiot has ruined it.

Ke Yu had never regretted it like this before.

Is she blind? Why would she fall for such a good-for-nothing?

Everyone was still immersed in the gossip about Ke Yu and Duan Zheng having a child when they were suddenly taken aback by this unexpected reversal.

I thought to myself: Old ginger is indeed spicier.

In an attempt to divert attention from the conflict, Duan Zheng immediately glared at Duan Yiheng and said coldly, "Duan Yiheng, where did you hide An Qi? She's still your sister, and she's so young. You mustn't hurt her."

The board members turned their attention to Duan Yiheng.

Ke Yu was indeed distracted. She grabbed Lin Xi's wrist and demanded, "Where's An Qi? What did you do to An Qi? Let me tell you, if anything happens to An Qi, I will never let you get away with it."

The old man was unaware of Anqi's situation.

Lin Xi noticed the old man's gaze, brushed Ke Yu's hand away, and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about. I've never even seen her, so how can you say I'm hiding her?"

"What are you pretending to be stupid for?" Ke Yu roared. "You were the one who said last night that you wanted Duan Zheng and me to admit our extramarital affair at today's board meeting."

"If you want to go crazy, then get out." Lin Xi mimicked Duan Yiheng's cold and sharp tone. "Don't just label me like that. Some things need evidence to be said."

Having already suffered a complete defeat, Ke Yu only has An Qi as her child. If anything happens to An Qi, she doesn't want to live anymore.

"Enough! I've already lost!" Ke Yu roared hysterically. "I admit that I did everything. Duan Zheng was just a pawn I used to pounce on."

“From announcing your marriage to Duan Mingxuan in front of the media, to Chen Jingyi suffering from mental illness and going to Yinfan Technology to demand an explanation, I also bribed Chen Jingyi’s mother.”

"Everything... I did it all." Ke Yu confessed his actions word by word.

Duan Zheng seemed to have known all along that he was nothing more than a pawn in her climb to the top, and remained silent.

“I confess to everything…” Ke Yu looked at Lin Xi pleadingly, “Can you give An Qi back to me?”

Duan Yiheng asked her, "Does your father-in-law know about all this? Or did he authorize it?"

“He doesn’t know,” Ke Yu denied without hesitation. “It was all my personal action.”

Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng exchanged a glance, knowing that even if her father-in-law authorized it, Ke Yu would not admit it.

Because the Zheng family was her last source of support.

However, this powerful backer is about to collapse.

Duan Yiheng took out his phone and glanced at it. Sure enough, Chen Baiwei had already made it to the top of the trending searches about Ke Yu having an illegitimate daughter. Everyone knew that Ke Yu's time as Zheng's daughter-in-law wouldn't last long.

Duan Yiheng received a message from Zheng Jiayi that the three sisters had already rushed back to the Zheng family's old house.

After this, the split within the Zheng family is a foregone conclusion.

"Where exactly is Anqi?" Ke Yu had reached her limit.

Lin Xi said, "I don't know where your daughter is. Perhaps you could call back and ask."

"You took her away, how come you didn't know?" Ke Yu said agitatedly. "Don't force me."

Lin Xi used the same rhetoric, and Duan Zheng suddenly realized what was happening and quickly called Tianhong Pavilion.

The moment Anqi called out "Dad," Duan Zheng's eyes welled up with tears.

"Ke Yu," Duan Zheng called out, "It's An Qi on the phone."

Ke Yu seemed incredulous until Duan Zheng came over and handed her the phone, at which point she stumbled and ran out the door.

Duan Zheng followed closely behind.

The meeting room fell silent again. The old man tapped the table: "It is an indisputable fact that Yi Heng is the next successor of Yin Fan. In addition, I have brought a lawyer with me today. However, the lawyer is here on behalf of Ms. Qiu Huaying to announce an important decision. Please listen to what is said."

Lin Xi was taken aback. As far as she knew, Duan Yiheng's maternal grandmother's surname was Qiu.

She stared at Duan Yiheng, who gave her a reassuring look.

A female lawyer in her early thirties entered the conference room. She nodded slightly to Duan Yiheng and then announced:

"After careful consideration, Ms. Qiu Huaying, a shareholder of Yinfan Group, has decided to unconditionally transfer all of her shares to Ms. Lin Xi. Ms. Qiu Huaying stated that this is a betrothal gift for her future granddaughter-in-law."

Lin Xi had actually guessed it, but when she actually heard it, her head was buzzing and her hands and feet were numb.

She looked at Duan Yiheng, her eyes filled with tears and a tender question: Why didn't you tell her beforehand?

Duan Yiheng smiled. From then on, the shares were concentrated, and the two of them held a total of 58% of the shares. It was a match made in heaven.

Should he consider proposing next?