A lawyer in a suit and tie walked in with a document in hand. He stopped in front of Xue Zhiqing and said to him, "I've brought the old man's will."
"Good. Then go ahead and announce it," Xue Zhiqing said. His heart couldn't help but flutter with excitement. After all, the content of the will was prepared by the people he arranged, and it was so well - forged that it was almost indistinguishable from the real one.
Xia Weilan never expected that the old man would leave a will. Not only was she surprised, but all the shareholders were also looking at the lawyer intently, waiting for him to announce the result.
"First of all, the old man will leave all his properties under his name to Xia Weilan," the lawyer said while looking at the document. "The properties include the Xia family's old mansion and two villas in Yujing Villa." As he said this, the lawyer glanced at Xia Weilan and said, "Congratulations, Miss Xia."
Xia Weilan remained calm. Then the lawyer lowered his head and continued, "Secondly, the old man's 50% shares in Xia Group will be evenly divided between Xia Ruolin and the Second Master Xia."
"What? This is impossible! Grandpa would never make such a decision!" Xia Weilan stood up from her chair, her face flushed with anger. She thought that someone must have fabricated the will. Grandpa had always said that he wanted her to take over the company. How could he give the shares to others?
"Why is it impossible?" Xia Ruolin said coldly. "When Grandpa left the properties to you, you took it for granted. Now that the company is to be left to me and the Second Master Xia, you're unhappy. Do you want everything to be yours before you're satisfied?"
The shareholders whispered to each other. "Although it's unexpected, maybe the old man had his own considerations," one of them said.
"Yes, I trust the old man's decision," another one agreed.
"Weilan, it seems you have to face the reality," the Second Master Xia suddenly stood up from his chair, walked to the chairman's seat and sat down, looking extremely smug. "Since my elder brother is willing to trust me, from now on, I'll take the position of the chairman and manage Xia Group well. I won't let my elder brother down."
The Second Master Xia originally had 20% of the shares. Now with an additional 25%, he had become the largest shareholder in the company. So when he said this, no one opposed him.
"In that case, the position of the intern chairman is no longer needed. From now on, Xia Weilan is dismissed from the company. Someone, please show Miss Xia out. This is a shareholders' meeting. Not just anyone can come in," the Second Master Xia ordered. Immediately, two security guards walked in, grabbed Xia Weilan by her shoulders and tried to take her out.
Xue Zhiqing watched Xia Weilan coldly, while Xia Mei looked puzzled but didn't say a word to stop them.
None of the shareholders said a word.
A look of suspicion flashed across Xia Weilan's eyes. She squinted at the lawyer.
That lawyer was indeed the old man's lawyer. Xia Weilan had seen him once or twice before.
But now, the lawyer didn't even look at Xia Weilan. He just stood there, expressionless, handling the matter impersonally.
Before Xia Weilan could ask anything, she was taken out by the security guards.
It was only then that Xia Mei looked at the lawyer with a hint of doubt and asked, "When did the old man make the will?"
The lawyer remained calm. "He made it two months ago."
Xia Mei rolled her eyes. So that's it. Two months ago, the old man hadn't shown any intention of handing the company over to Xia Weilan. It was understandable then.
Otherwise, Xia Mei had been confused. The old man had been cold - shouldering Xia Ruolin recently and had been training Xia Weilan. How could he make such a decision?
Hearing this, the shareholders all said to the Second Master Xia, "Congratulations, Second Master Xia."
Xia Ruolin also looked extremely smug. She felt really good seeing Xia Weilan being kicked out. In a blink of an eye, she had 25% of the shares in the company, which made her in a great mood.
"However, I remember that Z specifically indicated to cooperate with Miss Xia. Now that Miss Xia has left the company, what if Z overseas finds out..."
Hearing this, the Second Master Xia immediately said, "Don't be afraid. We've signed a two - year contract, and it's not due yet. How could they change it all of a sudden?"
The shareholders were relieved.
At the entrance of Xia Group, Xia Weilan was directly kicked out. Along the way, many employees looked at her in surprise, not knowing what was going on.
When Xia Weilan tried to go in again, she was stopped by the security guard. "Sorry, Miss Xia. You don't have the right to go in now."
Xia Weilan frowned and walked aside to call the housekeeper.
"Uncle Zhao, I want to ask you something. Did Grandpa ever make a will before?"
"Will?" Uncle Zhao asked in confusion. "The old man didn't have time to make a will, and I've never heard him mention it. What happened, Miss?"
A heavy feeling weighed on Xia Weilan's heart. She knew that the will was fake.
"Just now, the lawyer took out a will and said it was made by Grandpa. He divided the company's shares evenly between Xia Ruolin and the Second Master Xia."
"Impossible!" Uncle Zhao raised his voice. "The old man wanted to hand the company over to you. How could he make such a will?"
"I see. I'll find out the truth about this," Xia Weilan said and hung up the phone. She thought that it must be Xia Ruolin or the Second Master Xia who had done something.
"Miss Xia!" A respectful voice came from behind.
Xia Weilan turned around and saw Xia Ruolin strutting towards her in high heels. She stopped in front of Xia Weilan.
"Yo, you're no longer an employee of the company. What are you still doing here?"
Xia Weilan tightly grasped her phone. There was a dark cloud in her eyes. Looking at Xia Ruolin's arrogant look, she resisted the urge to punch her and managed to squeeze out a few words, "I will find out what you've done to the will."
Xia Ruolin felt a little nervous. She didn't expect that just one sentence from Xia Weilan could emit such a strong aura.
Under Xia Weilan's gaze, Xia Ruolin shifted her eyes nervously, then forced herself to say, "The will is completely legitimate. You're just not willing to face the reality."
"Really?" Xia Weilan said in a low voice.
"Humph, believe it or not. The fact is, Grandpa never wanted to hand the company over to you. You'd better wake up earlier," Xia Ruolin said, raising her chin arrogantly.
Xia Weilan didn't answer this time. She was sure that the will was fake, so she wasn't affected by Xia Ruolin's words. She didn't want to waste her breath on this issue either, so she just turned around and walked away coldly.
Looking at Xia Weilan's determined back, Xia Ruolin let out a sigh of relief. Had she admitted defeat?
In the car, Xia Weilan subconsciously drove towards Mo Ying Group. When she realized it, she was already in the parking lot of Mo Ying Group.
Xia Weilan calmed down in the car for a while. Just then, her phone rang. It was Mo Beichen calling.