Chapter 113: The Choice Between Two
The atmosphere instantly grew intensely heated.
Qin Guoyu now felt as if his head was splitting in two.
What on earth was going on?
He had initially believed both parties were simply having a friendly negotiation.
As long as he could present reasonable and well-founded arguments, surely Lin Li and Su Lan would have no reason to refuse.
But who could have anticipated that Lin Li wouldn’t play by the usual rules at all?
If you want to seize the entire family’s assets, that’s fine—but first, you have to defeat Lin Li.
Looking at the people behind him, Ye Aotian was filled with hatred.
If he weren’t injured, he could have wiped them all out with just a flick of his finger.
Yet, having already been hurt, he was utterly powerless against them, forced to watch helplessly without any solution in sight.
Lin Li seemed to sense what Ye Aotian was thinking.
“Don’t even think about helping,” he said.
“I think you’d better just sit tight right here.”
At that moment, Lin Li stepped forward, gripping Ye Aotian’s shoulders and forcefully pressing him back into his chair.
“Hmph?”
Ye Aotian’s eyes rolled back in pain, nearly fainting outright.
But Lin Li acted as if he hadn’t noticed Ye Aotian’s agonized expression.
“Ultimately, this is a matter of the Qin family. It has nothing to do with you. You’d better just sit here and watch.”
Qin Guoyu glanced at the bodyguards beside him, then loudly demanded, “What are you doing? Have I ever treated you unfairly? Now all of you, are you trying to rebel?”
At that moment, Fang Tai came out smiling.
“You’re misunderstanding us,” he said with a smile. “Even if you gave us ten times the courage, we wouldn’t dare do something like that.”
“But today, we’re here to speak fairly.”
Fang Tai smiled and said.
Lin Li stood beside Su Lan. “Exactly. We’ve come today to talk reason.”
Ye Aotian tried to stand. “If it’s about reason, then speak your mind. Why bring so many people? Trying to intimidate us? We all have—”
Before he could finish, Fang Tai stepped forward and forcibly pressed Ye Aotian down again.
The intense pain caused Ye Aotian’s eyes to turn white; he nearly passed out.
Beside them, Su Lan and Lin Li were barely holding back laughter.
It was almost unbearable to suppress their amusement—this guy was in so much pain, why was he even trying to get involved?
They had never seen anyone so miserable.
Yet Lin Li remained courteous.
“As you can all see from our attitude,” he said, “I hope the Qin family can resolve this matter peacefully.”
“The Qin Group is currently preparing to proceed with the Tianxin District project. This is a time when everyone’s support is needed. If you don’t want to give up your shares, that’s fine, but each of you must vote on this project.”
His words immediately silenced everyone present.
This project wasn’t something to be taken lightly.
Its complexity was beyond what most could imagine.
Even though Qin Guoyu had never been deeply involved in such matters, the mere mention of Tianxin District made clear that it was absolutely untouchable.
Consider that not a single one of the four great families of Jiangcheng dared to lay a hand on it—yet Lin Li actually had the audacity. Was he mad?
“Lin Li, if this were an ordinary project, fine, but I cannot understand what you’re thinking to even touch Tianxin District,” Qin Guoyu shouted. “I admit we may have some shortcomings in running the company, but that doesn’t mean we’re fools. We know exactly what the Tianxin District project means!”
He couldn’t fathom where Lin Li’s courage came from to make such a blatant decision.
His words showed he truly did not respect them.
At this moment, Su Lan spoke calmly, “This is not Lin Li’s decision, but mine. As for why it’s the Tianxin District project, that’s none of your concern.”
“The choice before you now is simple.”
“You can keep your shares, but every one of you must vote on this decision.”
“Or, you can sell your shares at the current market price, and I will buy them at double.”
“However, from then on, you will have nothing to do with the future developments of the Qin Group.”
Su Lan said all this with a calm expression, showing no concern for any unforeseen developments.
She knew that once Lin Li took charge, the entire future of the Qin family would unfold quite differently from what they expected.
Qin Guoyu naturally did not want to agree so easily.
But looking at the guards around him and then at Lin Li standing beside Su Lan, he found himself at a loss.
He wanted to refuse, yet it was clear Lin Li’s stance was unmistakable: those who follow will prosper, those who oppose will perish.
If you obey, good outcomes await.
But if you don’t show Lin Li respect, the consequences are predictable.
“In the end, we’re all family,” Qin Guoyu said tremblingly. “No matter how Qin Guosheng viewed these matters before, I do not wish to see internal strife.”
“You may think I’ve taken everything from Qin Guosheng, but don’t forget, in the end all of this will belong to Qin Lang.”
His hands trembled; it seemed he was ready to give up.
At that moment, Ye Aotian spoke up to stop him.
“Second Master Qin, you need to think carefully. Once you give up the Qin Group, it won’t have anything to do with you anymore. What can you do with just that money?”
“The only way to truly change your fate is to hold onto the entire Qin Group.”
Qin Guoyu shot Ye Aotian a sidelong glance.
Was this kid really out of his mind? Didn’t he see the situation?
If there really were a choice, how could Qin Guoyu possibly give up now?
But the problem was, there was no choice at all.
Not to mention Fang Tai and his bodyguards standing there watching them, even Lin Li alone was more than they could handle.
Moreover, they knew nothing about the Qin Group’s internal affairs; trying to snatch everything from Su Lan was nearly impossible.
Lin Li’s lips curled into a slight smile.
Just as he had suspected, it was precisely because he hadn’t intervened back then that Su Lan had completely collapsed.
That was when Ye Aotian had taken advantage of the situation.
But now things were different; Ye Aotian no longer had the chance to exploit any loopholes.
Ye Aotian clearly realized this as well and was furious.
Qin Guoyu was far too weak-willed—already ready to surrender?