After Xia Ruolin left the office, she blocked Xia Weilan's way and gritted her teeth. "You dared to frame me! I won't let you off!"
Xia Weilan thought Xia Ruolin didn't seem to be lying. A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say much.
That afternoon, a very sensational thing happened in the company. Manager Xue from the project department and Deputy Manager Xia were both dismissed. The reason given was only that they were derelict in their duties.
For a while, the employees of the Xia Group were all speculating whether it was an action by Xia Weilan to get rid of dissidents after she took the position of the trainee chairperson.
"I think it was Xia Weilan who deliberately squeezed them out. Otherwise, why would they be fired out of the blue?"
"I didn't expect that although Xia Weilan seemed so idle these days, she's actually quite decisive. It seems that the Xia Group is going to change. Maybe after the internship, she'll really take over the Xia Group."
Everyone was whispering about this in private. Meanwhile, Xue Zhiqing and Xia Ruolin returned to the Xia family's old mansion. They closed the door and discussed the matter.
"Do you know where the extra money in my card came from?" Xue Zhiqing was really furious. He was dismissed for no reason.
"Dad, it was Xia Weilan who framed me," Xia Ruolin said.
In the past few days, Xia Weilan had been walking around in various departments at will. Xia Ruolin had never taken her seriously. She didn't expect that before she could come up with a way to drive Xia Weilan away, Xia Weilan had struck first, and her methods were so vicious.
"Are you saying that Xia Weilan stole the money and framed us?" Xue Zhiqing roared angrily.
"Yes, it must be her!" Xia Ruolin nodded heavily. "Dad, we can't just let others bully us like this. And Second Master was almost framed today. We can join hands with him to drive Xia Weilan out of the company."
"How did you get involved with him? This man is not trustworthy!" Xue Zhiqing disagreed.
"Dad, the enemy of our enemy is our friend. I understand. We're just forming a temporary alliance! Let's drive Xia Weilan out of the company first," Xia Ruolin said anxiously. All she could think about was teaching Xia Weilan a lesson. She didn't care about anything else.
That night, Old Master Xia returned to the Xia family. When he saw the father - daughter sitting on the sofa, he was so angry that he went straight upstairs.
"Grandpa, I really didn't do anything," Xia Ruolin's eyes were red. She was extremely aggrieved.
But Old Master Xia exuded a cold aura. Without even looking at them, he went straight into his study.
Xue Zhiqing and Xia Ruolin glanced at each other. They could both see the hatred in each other's eyes.
They had been framed by Xia Weilan for no reason. Just thinking about it made them extremely angry.
Xue Zhiqing said, "Go and send dinner to Grandpa. Say some nice words. Don't mention that you were framed. It'll only make Grandpa angrier. Do you understand?"
"Okay," Xia Ruolin gave Xue Zhiqing a wronged look. She took a deep breath, walked into the kitchen, and came out with a plate of dinner. Then she went upstairs.
There were two bodyguards at the door of the study. They knocked on the door and reported, "Grandpa, Miss Xia wants to see you."
"Not available!" Old Master Xia's voice came from inside. His voice was still tinged with anger.
"Grandpa! Don't starve yourself. It's my fault, but you still need to eat!" Xia Ruolin said carefully.
"Grandpa, I was wrong. Let me in," Xia Ruolin stood at the door and refused to leave.
"Come in!"
Xia Ruolin heaved a sigh of relief and walked in with the dinner.
In the study, Old Master Xia was sitting at his desk. There was a just - closed document in front of him. Xia Ruolin walked to the table.
"Grandpa, eat something first," Xia Ruolin pulled the document aside and put the meal in front of Old Master Xia.
Suddenly, Xia Ruolin's hand paused because she saw a corner sticking out from the gap in the document. It said "Transfer Agreement".
What transfer agreement? Xia Ruolin's face changed. She put the document back in the corner.
She thought, could it be that Grandpa wanted to transfer the company to Xia Weilan?
It must be. Such a thing happened in the afternoon, and Grandpa was writing the equity transfer agreement at night. It must be that Xia Weilan had urged Grandpa to write it. Maybe she had also said a lot of bad things about herself.
Xia Ruolin's concealed wrists in her sleeves were trembling with anger.
"Put the things down and leave first," Old Master Xia really didn't want to see Xia Ruolin today.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry," Xia Ruolin had a thousand words to explain, but she knew it was useless. So she could only say this.
Old Master Xia sighed but didn't respond.
Xia Ruolin had no choice but to back out and close the door for him.
After leaving the study, Xia Ruolin returned to the hall. Xue Zhiqing was so upset that he couldn't even eat. He was waiting for her in the hall.
"What did Grandpa say?" Xue Zhiqing asked.
Xia Ruolin walked quickly to the table and sat down. She whispered, "Grandpa is going to transfer the company to Xia Weilan!"
"What!" Xue Zhiqing's eyes turned red with anxiety.
Xia Ruolin glanced at the servant not far away and motioned for him to go to the room to talk.
The two walked into the room and closed the door.
No one knew what they talked about. When they came out, Xue Zhiqing's face was extremely ugly.
And Xia Ruolin didn't come out again. It was not until nightfall that Xia Ruolin suddenly pushed open the door. She walked along the quiet corridor to the door of Old Master Xia's study.
She gently turned the doorknob and slipped in.
In the room, Xia Ruolin turned on her flashlight and walked to the table. She found that the document was no longer on the table. Then she tiptoed to the cabinet and gently opened it.
"Click!" The light in the room was suddenly turned on.
Old Master Xia was standing at the door of the study, looking at Xia Ruolin intently.
"Grandpa!" Xia Ruolin was so flustered that her flashlight fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the two bodyguards stepped forward and surrounded Xia Ruolin.
"What are you looking for?" Old Master Xia squinted and stared straight at her.
"Grandpa, I..." Xia Ruolin's eyes darted around. Finally, she simply decided to go all out. "I just want to see if you're so partial that you want to give the company to that bastard Xia Weilan! Grandpa, I'm also your granddaughter!"
The two bodyguards looked at Old Master Xia, waiting for his instructions.
"So you sneaked into my study! Girl, since you were a child, when have I ever made you short of food or drink? Even if I hand the company over to Weilan, I'll still make sure you have enough to eat and wear!" Old Master Xia heavily knocked his walking stick on the ground, showing his disappointment.
"So you're partial!" Xia Ruolin only felt that she had been treated unfairly. "If you really want me to have enough to eat and wear, you should hand the company over to me!"
"Do you have the ability to manage the company? Handing it to you would ruin the Xia Group!"
"How do you know I can't do it!" Xia Ruolin walked forward but was blocked by the bodyguards halfway.
"You just can't!" Old Master Xia said coldly.
"Hehe!" Xia Ruolin forced out a couple of laughs. "I think you're old and muddled. You've been deceived by that bastard. You'll regret it!"
As she said this, Xia Ruolin directly pushed aside the bodyguards and rushed out in a few steps. Her footsteps were very loud.