Ten million!
Ruan Yinshan and Zhu Fen looked at each other, both seeing the shock in the other’s eyes.
Although they had long known their daughter’s company had been seized, they never expected it to involve a contract worth ten million.
In that instant, they were both shocked and furious.
Originally, Ruan Qingshan had only told them that their daughter’s company wasn’t profitable. He said that if they transferred it to Ruan Jin, he would give Ruan Yinshan their family’s spare Audi to drive. The second-hand Audi was five or six years old and now only worth about a hundred thousand. But because Zhu Fen envied her old friends who wore gold and silver and were chauffeured around in luxury cars, she had persuaded her husband to agree.
If they had known their daughter’s company had an annual revenue of over ten million, how could they have possibly agreed!
But Ruan Qingshan held a high position in the Ruan Family, second only to the old master. So, even though Ruan Yinshan and his wife Zhu Fen were angry, they didn’t dare make a scene. They could only lower their heads, inwardly cursing their eldest brother’s family for being so shaless as to swindle a child out of her company.
「On the other side.」
Holding a teacup, Ruan Qingshan said with a smile, "Venerate Fang, this is my son, Ruan Jin. For your few days here in East Sea, let him be your host."
Fang An nodded nonchalantly, but his heart was ice-cold. I am a Third Grade Martial Artist! Even in the Fang Family, the Family Head has never treated with such disregard. It’s bad enough that the Ruan Family’s old master isn’t here to receive personally. Even having soone from the second generation, like Ruan Qingshan or Ruan Yinshan, would have been acceptable. But instead, I get this greenhorn?
Seeing the amiable attitude of the Fang Family’s Martial Artist, Ruan Qingshan felt even more triumphant. From this day forward, I will gradually seize power.
"Miss Ruan Lan has returned, but Ruan Tang is with her..." a Ruan Family security guard reported as he entered the room.
"Let them all co in," Ruan Su, the old family head, ordered.
Fang An imdiately perked up and sat ramrod straight. After all, Xu Lai was coming too. This was a genuine Martial Ancestor!
Ruan Tang and the others quickly entered the main hall.
When Ruan Qingshan saw Xu Yiyi holding Ruan Tang’s hand, along with Xu Lai, he couldn’t help but snort coldly. "Security, why have you let such disgraceful people in? Throw them out!"
The "disgraceful people" he referred to were clearly Xu Lai and Xu Yiyi.
"How dare you!" Fang An roared, slapping the table.
"Did you hear that?" Ruan Qingshan said smugly. "Even Mr. Fang says you are audacious. You probably don’t know this, but Mr. Fang is a Martial Artist, possessing power beyond the imagination of ordinary people!"
Fang An was about to explode with rage. "I was talking about you, Ruan Qingshan! Shut your mouth!"
"Huh?"
Ruan Qingshan was completely bewildered. Why was Fang An yelling at him? Then again, I’ve heard that many Martial Artists train so hard they damage their brains. Perhaps... Fang An is one of them.
He quietly sat back down.
"Have a seat. Lan, co over here," Ruan Su said, his expression as dark as thunder, though his cunning was far deeper than his eldest son’s. He pointed to a chair at the far end of the room.
Xu Lai sat down, as did Ruan Tang, who was holding her daughter.
Ruan Lan hesitated for a mont but ultimately went to stand behind her grandfather.
Looking at Ruan Lan’s beautiful features and figure, Fang An was secretly impressed. No wonder the Family Head didn’t imdiately reject the marriage alliance. I think I’m starting to understand.
"Before we discuss Ruan Lan’s marriage, Ruan Tang, you had better drag yourself back to the company to work this very afternoon," Song Ru said with a sneer.
"Sister-in-law, what will the monthly salary be?" Zhu Fen asked cautiously.
"Three thousand," Song Ru replied coolly.
Ruan Tang laughed. Even the cleaning lady at the company earned more than that each month. Song Ru was clearly trying to humiliate her.
Moreover, on the way to the Ruan estate, Xu Lai had already told Ruan Tang about the Huashang contract. Now completely composed, she said, "I’m not going back. You can all wait to pay the thirty million penalty for breach of contract."
"You—" Ruan Jin pointed a finger at Ruan Tang’s nose and cursed, "You bitch! Did you and Huashang set up?"
"No," Ruan Tang replied calmly.
"You’re still fucking arguing? I’ll kill you today!" Ruan Jin roared angrily, snatching a teacup and hurling it at her.
"Enough!" Fang An bellowed.
The glass teacup shattered in mid-air with a loud CRACK. But not a single shard of glass fell to the ground; every piece hovered, suspended in the air.
This scene made the color drain from the faces of the Ruan family mbers. So this was a Martial Artist? Fang An was simply terrifying, shattering a glass with a single word. What fearso internal energy!
However, what they didn’t know was that Fang An was equally stunned. Mr. Xu is truly worthy of being a Martial Ancestor. His control over hidden energy is simply masterful.
"The marriage alliance," Xu Lai stated faintly.
"Oh, oh, right!" Fang An slapped his forehead. "I am here today on behalf of the Fang Family to discuss the matter of the marriage alliance."
"Have you set a date for the wedding? Where will it be held? And does the bride price all co to us?" Song Ru fired off three questions in a row.
Even Xu Lai’s mother-in-law, Zhu Fen, pricked up her ears.
Only Ruan Lan lowered her head, her expression bitter. Ruan Tang’s pretty face was icy, and she started to stand, but Xu Lai gently pressed her back down.
Because Fang An’s next words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky: "The Fang Family refuses the marriage alliance."
"Yes... what?" Ruan Su, the head of the Ruan Family, first nodded in affirmation before his expression changed drastically. "Refuse? Mr. Fang, what is the aning of this!"
"It ans exactly what I said," Fang An stated calmly.
"Really!?" Ruan Lan’s head snapped up, her face filled with joyous surprise. This sudden turn of events made her wonder if she had misheard.
"Then what about Ruan Lan? She and the Fang Family’s Second Young Master are a perfect match," Song Ru said anxiously. If the Ruan and Fang families couldn’t form an alliance, then the Ruan Family’s plan to transition into real estate would completely burst like a bubble.
"Exactly! It was all agreed upon. Why are you backing out now?" Zhu Fen was equally frantic. She had been counting on her second daughter, Ruan Lan, marrying into the Fang Family so she could finally beco the wife of a truly wealthy family, instead of her current situation where she appeared prosperous on the surface but held no real status in the Ruan Family.
"The Fang Family’s Second Young Master is not worthy of Ruan Lan," Fang An said with a grave expression.
The sister-in-law of a Martial Ancestor... The Fang Family was punching way above their weight!
But to the Ruan family, this honest statent sounded like Ruan Lan was being scorned.
Ruan Jin imdiately sneered, "One sister is shaless and involved with so wild man, while the other gets rejected for marriage. How ridiculous!"
"Second Brother, your two daughters are a true disgrace to the Ruan Family!" Ruan Qingshan huffed coldly.
Ruan Yinshan, a man of weak character, hung his head low, wishing a crack would open in the floor so he could crawl into it. Zhu Fen felt a surge of resentnt, but when she t the old family head’s icy gaze, she looked away, not daring to utter a single word.
"Mr. Fang, can the Ruan Family still continue the real estate collaboration with the Fang Family?" Ruan Su asked cautiously.
"Your investnt will be transferred back to your company’s account within a month. Just wait," Fang An said.
Ruan Su’s face turned pale. For this real estate investnt, they had drained all of the Ruan Family’s cash reserves and even taken out substantial bank loans. They had scraped the bottom of the barrel and risked everything on this one venture. And now... the business deal was falling apart just like that?
"Mr. Fang, please, could you see if the Fang Family Head might make an accommodation so we can continue our partnership..." the old man pleaded.
However, Fang An didn’t even spare him a glance. He stood up, walked over to Xu Lai, and cupped his fists respectfully.
"Mr. Xu, are you satisfied with how this has been handled?"
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