Amidst the incredulous gazes of everyone, Ye Chen slowly stood up.
The entire banquet hall's attention instantly converged on him.
"Ye Chen, what are you doing! Sit down quickly!" Ma Lan exclaimed in fear.
Doesn't he realize the occasion?! With so many big shots present, not a single one dares to stand up. You, Ye Chen, a useless son-in-law, why stir up trouble now?!
Wang Yunkai and Wang Yunfei exchanged a glance, both secretly wondering, Could he really be the Chairman of the Emperor Group?
But then, they shook their heads. Impossible. If he were truly the Chairman of Emperor Group, how could he be scolded like this by Ma Lan?
"You useless brat! Why don't you sit down for me!" Xiao Hailong shouted angrily from the stage.
Ye Chen gave him a cold glance, then walked straight to Wang Dongxue's side, completely ignoring the horrified looks of everyone, and whispered a few words in her ear.
As Wang Dongxue listened, she nodded slightly.
This scene tightened everyone's hearts instantly.
Wang Dongxue! Vice Chairman of Emperor Group, renowned beauty of Jinling City! How could Ye Chen, a useless son-in-law, know her? And it seems their relationship is quite good.
After speaking, Ye Chen paid no attention to the gazes of the crowd and left the hall, heading to find Xiao Churan.
Meanwhile, Wang Dongxue stood up, took the microphone, and spoke in front of the bewildered crowd, "Hello, everyone, I'm Wang Dongxue. Mr. Ye Chen met our Chairman outside and the Chairman asked him to bring me a message."
Upon hearing that Ye Chen wasn't the Chairman of Emperor Group, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Yunkai sighed in relief and muttered disdainfully, "Just happened to bump into someone once, and he's bending over backwards to curry favor with their assistant. Truly pathetic."
Wang Yunfei shrugged and chuckled, "That's how small-minded people are."
At this moment, Wang Dongxue glanced at Madam Xiao, her expression turning cold, "The Chairman has instructed me to inform everyone..."
"Effective immediately, Emperor Group terminates its cooperation with the Xiao family, and all signed contracts are declared void!"
Boom!
The crowd exploded, no one had expected Wang Dongxue to say such words.
This sudden change left everyone stunned.
Madam Xiao's face turned pale instantly, anxiously asking, "Vice Chairman Wang, why is this happening? Did our Xiao family do something wrong?"
Today, she invited all the influential figures in Jinling, hoping to make a name for herself in the city.
If this cooperation falls apart in front of everyone, the Xiao family would likely be trampled underfoot by all.
Wang Dongxue said, "This project was originally initiated by our Chairman due to his recognition of Ms. Xiao Churan. However, you took matters into your own hands and wanted to appoint someone inexplicable to lead this project. I'm sorry, we cannot accept that!"
After speaking, Wang Dongxue put down the microphone and walked out without looking back.
Madam Xiao's face turned ashen, and she sat paralyzed on the stage in an instant.
She never dreamed that her momentary cleverness would bury this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
If she had known it would turn out like this, she would never have let Xiao Hailong replace Xiao Churan as the project director.
Xiao Hailong was also utterly bewildered. What's going on? It seems Wang Dongxue is deliberately targeting me, but I haven't offended her!
Unable to hold back, Xiao Hailong asked Madam Xiao, "Grandma, has the director's appointment been announced? Are you going back on your word?"
Struggling to stand up, Madam Xiao gave him a slap and angrily scolded, "You jerk, thinking about the director's position at this time! Quickly go and find Churan with me!"
...
After chasing out, Ye Chen realized that Xiao Churan hadn't actually gone far. She was sitting in a deserted corner beside the hotel, shedding tears of grievance.
Approaching her slowly, Ye Chen took off his suit jacket and draped it over Xiao Churan, saying, "Darling, don't be sad. Being the director of the Xiao family isn't that important..."
"You don't understand. If I become the director, my parents can hold their heads high in the Xiao family. How could Grandma change her mind like this..." Xiao Churan sobbed.
Ye Chen continued to console her, "Maybe they'll come begging for you to be the director soon. If you keep crying like this, you won't look good when you go on stage later..."
"How is that possible? Grandma has already spoken out. There won't be another chance. You go in first, I need some time alone..." Xiao Churan choked.
Just then, Madam Xiao and Xiao Hailong also rushed out of the banquet hall.
The old lady was out of breath from running, followed by a crowd of onlookers.
When Xiao Hailong came out, he saw Ye Chen and Xiao Churan. He hurried forward, looking down at the tearful Xiao Churan and blurted out, "Churan, go and chase Vice Chairman Wang, ask her not to terminate our cooperation!"
Xiao Churan looked puzzled, "Terminate our cooperation? Why?"
Xiao Hailong angrily said, "Stop pretending to be innocent. You must have instructed Vice Chairman Wang to embarrass me publicly. If you don't sort this out for me, I won't let you off!"
Slap!
Madam Xiao slapped Xiao Hailong angrily again and scolded, "You jerk, how dare you speak to your sister like this! She's the director of our Xiao Group!"
Xiao Hailong panicked, "Grandma... didn't you promise to let me be the director?"
Madam Xiao retorted, "If you hadn't drugged me, how could I have changed my mind at the last minute? If you continue to be unyielding, get out of the Xiao family!"
Angry at being slapped twice by the old lady, Xiao Hailong was extremely furious, but he didn't dare to speak out and could only swallow his anger for the time being.
Madam Xiao then turned to Xiao Churan and pleaded, "Churan, Grandma begs you. You are now the director of the Xiao family. Hurry up and explain to Vice Chairman Wang, or else our Xiao family will be finished!"
Xiao Churan looked confused and turned to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen shrugged and said, "I told you, they'll come begging for you to be the director soon. Don't you believe me? Look, your face is all smeared with tears..."
Blushing, Xiao Churan wiped her tears and said, "Then I'll try contacting Emperor Group."
With that, she dialed Wang Dongxue's number.
All eyes were on her.
After a moment, the call was answered, and Xiao Churan spoke, "Vice Chairman Wang, hello. Grandma asked me to explain to you. It's me who will be promoted as the director of the Xiao family and responsible for the cooperation with Emperor Group. Could you give us another chance?"
Wang Dongxue chuckled lightly and said, "If you are the director and can take responsibility, then there is no problem. The cooperation can continue. But if it's someone else, there's no discussion..."
"Vice Chairman Wang... Thank you so much..."
Xiao Churan was puzzled about this matter from beginning to end. It seemed that Emperor Group was completely here to help her. It was so unusual.
Wang Dongxue smiled and said, "It's all our Chairman's decision. If there's a chance in the future, the Chairman will explain it to you personally..."
Xiao Churan became even more puzzled. Who exactly is their Chairman? She had never met him. Why is he helping her everywhere?
"Then, could you please come back to the banquet hall?" Xiao Churan asked nervously.
Being provoked by the Xiao family, it was a bit difficult to ask them to come back at this time.
But unexpectedly, Wang Dongxue readily agreed.
Soon, everyone saw Wang Dongxue's car returning to the hotel entrance.
With this, everyone's gaze toward Xiao Churan was filled with astonishment and awe.