Dai Ming's voice echoed in the spacious conference room, with obvious anger and a hint of barely perceptible panic. His accusation was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples. Family members began to whisper and talk to each other, looking at Dai Shiya with eyes full of suspicion and scrutiny.
However, Dai Shiya was not moved at all. She stood up calmly, looking directly at Dai Ming, with a calm smile on her face. "Uncle, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. When did I break into the will storage place without permission? Where did this will in my hand come from?"
Dai Ming snorted coldly: "Humph, you dare not take responsibility for what you did? Everyone in the family knows that you will do anything to fight for the family property!"
"Uncle, you keep saying that I would do anything to get the family fortune. I think the person who wants it the most is probably you." Dai Shiya fought back without showing any weakness. She took out a document from her briefcase and held it high. "I came here today to expose your conspiracies and tricks!"
"What is this?" Dai Feng, who was sitting aside, asked calmly, but his slightly trembling voice revealed his inner uneasiness.
"Read it for yourself!" Dai Shiya said, handing the document to the family's highly respected third uncle. The third uncle took the document and read it carefully. The document contained evidence that Dai Ming and Dai Feng and others had forged the will and bribed Sun to keep it, including their conversation recordings, transfer records, etc. The evidence was irrefutable and could not be denied.
As the Third Uncle flipped through the document page by page, the atmosphere in the conference room became more and more solemn, and everyone's eyes were focused on the document. Dai Ming and Dai Feng turned pale, cold sweat oozed from their foreheads, they were speechless, but unable to refute.
"This... this is not true..." Dai Ming denied incoherently, but his voice became smaller and smaller, and less and less confident.
Dai Shiya ignored Dai Ming's excuses. She calmly took out another document from her bag and said, "Do you think this is the end? I still have..."
Dai Shiya's clear voice was like thunder, exploding in Dai Ming's ears. He looked at the document bag in Dai Shiya's hand with horror, as if there was a monstrous beast that could devour him, making him sweat and his legs weak.
"You're talking nonsense!" Dai Feng stood up suddenly and pointed at Dai Shiya fiercely, "All of this is fake! You want to slander us? Don't dream on!"
"Everyone can tell whether it is forged or not at a glance." Dai Shiya ignored Dai Feng's bluffing. She calmly opened the file bag and showed the photos and documents inside to everyone one by one.
In the photo, Dai Ming and Dai Feng, along with a group of vicious thugs, cornered the old housekeeper, whose face was filled with fear and helplessness. In another photo, Dai Ming was stuffing a thick envelope into the hands of a strange man, who had a greedy smile on his face. The documents contained evidence of Dai Ming and Dai Feng threatening witnesses and bribing lawyers, each of which was clear and undeniable.
"this..."
"How could they do this?!"
"This is too much, it's simply lawless!"
Seeing such irrefutable evidence, the family members could no longer remain silent. They accused Dai Ming and Dai Feng of their evil deeds, looking at them with anger and contempt.
Dai Ming and Dai Feng looked ashen, they wanted to continue to quibble, but faced with the accusations of the crowd, they were powerless to refute. They never thought that Dai Shiya, who had always been regarded as their prey, would set up such a trap to expose their crimes to the sun.
"That's enough!" The elder of the family who had been silent all this time, the Third Uncle, slammed the table fiercely, a gleam of light flashing through his cloudy eyes, "How long are you going to make trouble?!"
Dai Ming and Dai Feng fell silent immediately. Although they were unwilling, they dared not act presumptuously in front of their Third Uncle's majesty.
Dai Shiya looked at everything in front of her, with a sneer on her lips. She knew that she had won this battle. She would make all those who had looked down on her and bullied her pay the price!
"My dear elders," Dai Shiya took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "I came here today not only to expose Dai Ming and Dai Feng's conspiracy, but also to announce something..." She swept her eyes over everyone and finally stopped at the face of her third uncle, "I have something to say about the family inheritance."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Dai Shiya, waiting for her next words. Dai Shiya faced everyone's gazes, and said with a firm and confident tone: "Grandpa loved me the most when he was alive, and always taught me to be independent and self-reliant and to contribute to the family. Although I am a girl, I believe that I can also create value for the family, no worse than anyone else."
"Over the years, I have been working hard to learn business management and actively participated in the company's business. Everyone has witnessed this. I believe that I have the ability and determination to contribute to the future development of the family business." Dai Shiya paused and glanced at Dai Ming and Dai Feng, who looked grim. "And Dai Ming and Dai Feng, not only are they not enterprising, they are also deliberately trying to embezzle the interests of the entire family. Such people are not worthy of inheriting Grandpa's legacy!"
"So, I ask for at least one third of the inheritance rights. This is not out of greed, but to better carry on my grandfather's legacy and lead the family to a more glorious future!" Dai Shiya's voice was sonorous and powerful.
The hall was silent as everyone digested Dai Shiya's words. Third Uncle's deep gaze lingered on Dai Shiya for a long time, as if he wanted to see through her true thoughts. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Shiya, we all understand your feelings. Your grandfather really loved you the most when he was alive, and he also had high hopes for you."
"We have seen your efforts over the years. We will seriously consider your request." Third Uncle signaled the lawyer beside him to collect the evidence provided by Dai Shiya, "We will discuss this matter later."
The family meeting was temporarily suspended, and everyone left the meeting, whispering about what had just happened. Dai Shiya and Wei Qing walked out of the meeting room side by side. Wei Qing gently held Dai Shiya's hand and whispered, "Shiya, you were great today! I knew you could do it!"
Dai Shiya smiled, but a trace of fatigue flashed in her eyes. She knew that this struggle was far from over. After the family meeting, the third uncle called together several respected elders to discuss Dai Shiya's request. After a heated discussion, they finally recognized Dai Shiya's ability and contribution and announced that Dai Shiya had a one-third share in the distribution of the family inheritance.
The whole family was shocked when the news came out. Dai Ming and Dai Feng were like dogs that had lost their homes. They had never expected that the final result would be like this. Not only did they lose the qualification to compete for the inheritance, but they also became sinners of the family and were despised by everyone.
Dai Shiya's status in the family has been greatly improved. She not only gained the wealth she deserved, but also won the respect of everyone. However, Dai Shiya was not carried away by the victory. She knew that greater challenges were still ahead.
"Shiya, congratulations!" Wei Qing gave Dai Shiya a hug excitedly, "I knew you could do it!"
"This is just the beginning." Dai Shiya looked out the window with deep eyes, "Next, the real challenge will come..."
Dai Shiya sat in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the mirror with a complicated expression. After the ups and downs of the family meeting, she seemed to have achieved a staged victory, but the greater challenge had just begun.
"Shiya, are you okay?" Wei Qing looked at Dai Shiya's slightly solemn expression and asked with concern.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about what to do next." Dai Shiya took a deep breath and suppressed her chaotic thoughts.
"You've done well enough. Next, just do it according to your own ideas." Wei Qing held Dai Shiya's hand and encouraged her, "I believe in you."
Dai Shiya nodded, and her eyes in the mirror gradually became firm. After the family meeting, she became a member of the family business board and had more say, but it also meant that she would face more pressure from inside and outside the family.
Although Dai Ming and Dai Feng were expelled from the family's core circle, they still secretly watched her and waited for an opportunity to take revenge. And those elders who had always been prejudiced against her, although they were much more polite to her on the surface, still had a hint of suspicion and scrutiny in their eyes.
What made her feel even more difficult was that the family's social circle also closed the door to her. Those ladies and noblewomen still avoided her as if she were a scourge.
"Shiya, don't take it too seriously. They just haven't seen your ability and value yet." Wei Qing comforted her, "You have to believe that one day, you will win everyone's respect."
Dai Shiya understood Wei Qing's intentions, but she knew that if she wanted to truly integrate into this circle, ability and value alone were far from enough, and it would require more time and patience.
"I know, I will try my best." Dai Shiya smiled faintly, with a gleam in her eyes. She would not sit and wait for death, she would take the initiative to break this deadlock.
A few days later, the annual social season of the upper class kicked off. Dai Shiya dressed up carefully and prepared to attend a high-end social dance. She wanted to take this opportunity to expand her social resources and break the isolation of the social circle. However, when she stepped into the banquet hall, she found that many people looked at her with a hint of strangeness...
"Shi Ya, why are you here just now?" A familiar voice sounded behind her.
Dai Shiya turned around and saw Wei Qing, who was looking surprised, and the elegant and noble lady beside her...