Xia Dengfeng saw that Xia Zhiya was impenitent and shouted angrily, "You spent all that time and energy to target Xia Zhiwan, so I have the need to question why did you return to the Xia family! Do you really want to ruin the Xia family that badly?"
He did not really care about the small discourses between the two of them, but Xia Zhiwan was his daughter after all. If Xia Zhiya really did ruin Xia Zhiwan's reputation, then she would have damaged Xia Dengfeng as well as the Xia family's reputation.
Not only did his lucky star not help to prosper the Xia family, but she also became a ticking time bomb that could bring potential danger to him anywhere, anytime. She brought far more trouble to the Xia family.
Xia Zhiya kneeled on the floor out of fear and hugged Xia Dengfeng's leg. "Father, please don't chase me away. I am a part of the Xia family too! I have a secret ability too!"
Just because of Xia Zhiya's secret ability, Xia Dengfeng indeed could not simply chase her away.
"Scram! Don't come to the company anymore in the future! You should be grateful that your secret ability still has some value."
Right after he had finished his sentence, someone else came in to take Xia Zhiya away.
She was shocked at her father for being so merciless. Even if she had done something wrong, was she not the daughter he had previously lost?
However, she did not think about it thoroughly. Even if Xia Dengfeng had been pampering Xia Zhiwan for eighteen years, was she not thrown away the moment she had failed to awaken her secret ability once she had reached adulthood?
Not to mention an illegitimate daughter such as Xia Zhiya, who had shown up at his doorstep.
The president's office door began to close slowly, but the hatred and reluctance in Xia Zhiya's eyes continued to pile up.
She would definitely come back once more!
She would let her father see her value. Apart from herself, Tianhao was not allowed to love anyone else. She would let Xia Zhiwan crawl under her feet and make the new chairman see her in a new light!
She would even acquire the entire Xia Corporation in the end!
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After Xia Zhiya had left, the company returned to its previous peaceful state.
Without that arrogant deputy manager picking a fight with her every day, Xia Zhiwan's work became smoother than ever. At the very least, no one in the company would dare to cause trouble for her in secret.
Eventually, some people began to acknowledge this conscientious young miss of the Xia family.
Even if she did not have a secret ability, her ability to work was not bad at all! She had a good personality, and she treated others kindly. Even if she did take control of the Xia Corporation, it would not go down a road of decline.
This allowed Xia Zhiwan to regain her confidence. At that moment, she was not that piece of trash that everyone was spitting on a moment ago. That was why she could not compromise with her father anymore. For example, the marriage with the Ou family.
Issac might be the chairman of the company, but his appearance was pretty uncommon. He maintained his mysterious style as his whereabouts were always uncertain.
However, once he appears, he would always appear right next to Xia Zhiwan without anyone knowing. He would flirt with her and use his scent to surround her so that she would never forget him.
As such, his name was unwittingly engraved in Xia Zhiwan's heart.
Even though he was still a dubious person, the fact that both of them slept together was undeniable. Regardless of whether she decided to be together with Issac, Xia Zhiwan did not want to disappoint that poor young master of the Ou family.
After listening to Xia Zhiwan's request to cancel the marriage, Xia Dengfeng put on a firm attitude as if he had already predicted it.
"Marriage should be decided by the parents. There is no room for discussion."
During her second meeting with her father, Xia Zhiwan was no longer the weak and obedient girl she had been before. She said firmly, "I can bring the same value that the Ou family can provide to you. Furthermore, my mother would surely not like to see me marry a man whom I have never seen before!"
Once she mentioned her mother, Xia Dengfeng had the perfect bargaining chip in his hand.
"Your mother is still in the hospital. A single order from me is all that is needed to stop all these expensive medical devices from working. How long do you think your mother can last? Can you protect her for the rest of her life?"
Just a simple sentence could make Xia Zhiwan feel as if she was carrying a mountain on her back. At that moment, her blood turned cold as she felt as if a fishbone was stuck in her throat.
For her father's coldness, and also for her insignificance.
The answer was as clear as day. As long as her mother could continue to live, Xia Zhiwan was willing to marry anyone.
She would never have thought that her father would use her mother to threaten her. Her face turned pale, and she left the place weakly.
Xia Dengfeng put on a complex expression as he looked at Xia Zhiwan leaving.
Ever since the Xia Corporation had been bought by another financial group, it was no longer necessary to maintain marital relationships with the Ou family. However, Chairman Issac had already been forcing Xia Dengfeng to marry Xia Zhiwan to the Ou family no matter what.
From his observation, the chairman was interested in Xia Zhiwan as he kept on protecting her. He had been treating her so well up to the point it felt weird. However, why would he push her into the pits of fire in an act of irony?
He was a famous person even outside the country. Why would he spend time and effort on an ordinary girl?