Mrs. Guo suddenly burst into laughter, a sound so sinister it felt as if she was about to go mad.
Xu Mengyan frowned slightly, wondering if the Guo Family really had all gone insane.
"If you have the guts, let your little lover kill us all here. We’re not planning to live anyway," Mrs. Guo suddenly said.
These words fell on the ears of the Guo Family members, making their expressions rather strange.
Some of them didn’t want to come today; who wants to face someone as ruthless as Zhang Yang? But they were forced to come, threatened with losing their shares if they didn’t.
With the power of the Guo Family now in Mrs. Guo’s hands, they couldn’t afford not to show up—out of concern for their own interests.
But they never intended to risk their lives—what a joke.
Some people were already contemplating backing out.
But then Mrs. Guo coldly declared, "Anyone who leaves now will get nothing. Those who stay will share all the stock equally."
The crowd gasped in shock, not expecting Mrs. Guo to go to such lengths for revenge.
"Looks like she’s really gone mad."
The younger sister-in-law also spoke viciously, "What are you all afraid of? What is there to fear? Do you really think he dares to kill us all?"
This left the others speechless. While he couldn’t kill them all, he could certainly cripple them.
Even so, they couldn’t give up those shares.
If they could actually divide them up, each would end up with assets worth at least a billion.
Xu Mengyan’s expression turned utterly grim; these people were really pushing their luck.
Initially, she preferred an amicable separation, but it looked like that wasn’t going to happen now.
"Zhang Yang, I’ll leave it to you. I was too naive."
Zhang Yang stepped forward, planning to start with Mrs. Guo, as he could see that the others weren’t so resolute—they were just pressured by this woman to stay.
Once he dealt with this woman, the others would naturally fall in line.
However, just as Zhang Yang was about to take action, an old man walked in.
He immediately began to reprimand Mrs. Guo, "This is absurd. In this day and age, are you still engaging in these brawls? If you guys hadn’t been so impulsive, how would it have come to this?"
"Dad, how could you say that? Your son was schemed against and killed by Zhang Yang."
The old man replied, "I told you a long time ago not to meddle in the Xu Family’s affairs, but you just wouldn’t listen."
"If you had heeded my advice, would it have come to this?"
"And have you considered what the Xu father and son have become?"
Mrs. Guo was still unwilling to give up, "But Dad, regardless of what happened before, our family is about to fall apart. Your grandson was crippled, your son is dead, killed by your grandson."
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A hint of hatred flashed in the old man’s eyes, but he finally said firmly, "Let it end here. Let them take their things and let’s never have dealings again."
"Dad!" Mrs. Guo tried to argue further.
"I said it ends here. I’m not dead yet, so it’s not your turn to call the shots."
That sentence rendered Mrs. Guo speechless.
Everyone else sighed in relief; fortunately, at a critical moment, the old man was still effective.
The old man had Mrs. Guo forcibly taken away to prevent further trouble.
The younger sister-in-law also closed her mouth but kept glaring at Zhang Yang.
The old man then looked at Xu Mengyan and said, "Granddaughter-in-law, you’ve been wronged all these years."
Seeing the old man, Xu Mengyan felt a moment of softness.
This grandfather had always been quite kind to her, and her tone softened considerably.
"Grandfather, you’re right. I didn’t want things to get to this point either. I tried to stop it but failed, so I can only apologize to you."
The younger sister-in-law and some others sneered, their faces full of disdain, thinking Xu Mengyan was extremely hypocritical, getting involved with another man and still acting like a saintess here?
"Let’s go. Grandfather will accompany you to get your things. Don’t worry; I haven’t let them touch your belongings, they should all be in your room."
Xu Mengyan nodded, and Zhang Yang didn’t say anything, preparing to follow. But the old man said, "After all, my son and grandson fell at your hands; you’re not allowed into this house."
Zhang Yang sneered, "That won’t do. I don’t trust you people. What if you try to harm Xu Mengyan while I’m gone? I won’t be able to rescue her in time."
The old man shouted angrily, "With me here, no one will lay a hand on Xu Mengyan."
With that, he looked at Xu Mengyan, who hesitated about whether to let Zhang Yang wait there.
Yet, before Xu Mengyan could speak, Zhang Yang had already come over.
"I don’t care who you are; I’m going in with you. Anyone who tries to stop me, I’ll beat them."
Anyway, he was already seen as a villain in their eyes; Zhang Yang didn’t care about appearances.
The old man was very angry, and so were the Guo Family members.
But in the end, the old man relented, "You can come in, but you are not allowed into my grandson’s room."
"Just wait in the room next door. Xiao Ai, take this kid to your room."
Xiao Ai was Xu Mengyan’s younger sister-in-law. Hearing this, she was very reluctant, "I don’t want this filthy man in my room."
"Aren’t you going to listen to grandfather?" the old man said sincerely.
Clearly, the old man still had some authority, and the younger sister-in-law finally agreed, though Zhang Yang didn’t say if he agreed or not.
At that moment, Xu Mengyan spoke up, "Zhang Yang, maybe you should wait in the room next door for now. Don’t worry, grandfather’s not very mobile and can’t do anything."
Indeed, the old man was always in a wheelchair, and since Xu Mengyan had already spoken, Zhang Yang didn’t want to embarrass her.
Still, he came over and rudely frisked the old man.
Someone wanted to stop him, but the old man waved them off, not minding.
Zhang Yang carefully searched and found nothing suspicious, so he agreed.
Thus, Zhang Yang followed the sharp-tongued sister-in-law to her room.
"I warn you, you’d better behave. I’ve learned Taekwondo and I’m very strong."
Just then, Mrs. Guo’s voice came from outside, "Xiao Ai, come out for a moment."