The Crazy Son-In-Law

Yao Cen’s facial expression subtly changed. She quickly pushed him away and said coldly, “Mr. Chang, you’ve had too much to drink.”

Chang Zizhen sneered, “What do you mean, Miss President? You’re disrespecting me in front of my good friend. Have you considered the consequences?”

“Let me be frank, as long as I don’t give the green light, your company can’t operate! I’ve done a rough calculation, a single day of halted operations would cost you hundreds of thousands. Think it over.”

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Xiao Shun said icily, “Mr. Chang, I should of course respect you. How about I join you for a few drinks?”

Chang Zizhen sized up the newcomer. The man was pale, spoke weakly, and looked so frail that a gust of wind could knock him over. He scoffed, “You must be that useless son-in-law, right?”

He had been planning to manipulate Yao Cen, this beautiful woman, so naturally, he had to find out about her family background but he didn’t get all the details. He didn’t need to.

Knowing that Yao Cen’s husband was a helpless son-in-law, he felt even more confident. A woman with no backing could be easily manipulated.

But he didn’t expect that this ‘useless’ man would step forward to be humiliated. Talk about perfect timing.

“Yes, I am that useless son-in-law.”

Xiao Shun, grinning from ear to ear, seemed completely unaffected by the insult, as if he was being praised. The room was stunned for a moment, before everyone burst into laughter.

“Miss President, is your husband an idiot?”

“Yeah, why would a beauty like you stick with such a joke? It’s a waste. You should divorce him and marry someone else. With your looks, there are plenty of men willing to take you.”

Under the influence of alcohol, their polished exteriors peeled away, revealing their ugly true selves.

Chang Zizhen wasn’t drunk, nor was he stupid. There were two possibilities for a man to speak like this in public: either he was deeply insecure, or he was so strong and confident that he didn’t care what others thought of him.

Clearly, Xiao Shun was the latter. His calm demeanor said it all.

But Chang Zizhen didn’t know where this confidence came from.

When he saw the muscular bodyguard behind Xiao Shun, he chuckled. He lit a cigarette and said, “What makes you think a freeloader like you deserves to drink with me? You’re not worthy, understand?”

Xiao Shun massaged his eyebrows, “Then what do I have to do to be worthy of drinking with you?”

Chang Zizhen glanced at the dining table and placed a newly opened bottle of 58-degree liquor in front of him, “Finish this in one go, then we’ll talk. If it weren’t for Miss Yao, you wouldn’t even have the right to speak to me.”

The others looked at Xiao Shun with schadenfreude, their faces full of anticipation for the drama to unfold.

“Do you have the final say on our company’s investigation results?”

Xiao Shun looked at the bottle of liquor in front of him. He tapped it with his finger, then grabbed it to see if he could hold it steady. If he threw this bottle at Chang Zizhen and it didn’t even break, it would be quite embarrassing. So he abandoned that idea.

“I have the final say.” Given Chang Zizhen’s position, he did have that kind of power.

“Can you give the results within three days?” asked Xiao Shun.

“That depends on Miss Yao’s sincerity.” Chang Zizhen looked lasciviously at Yao Cen and laughed ominously.

“Alright, three days it is. I’ll skip the drink for now. Once the investigation results are out, I’ll invite Mr. Chang for a drink.”

As soon as Xiao Shun finished speaking, he stood up to leave with Yao Cen.

“You trying to fool me?” Chang Zizhen slammed the table and glared at him menacingly, “Let me tell you now, Starline won’t be resuming operations in the next six months. Prepare for bankruptcy!”

Xiao Shun sighed, looking at Duan Jia and spreading his hands, “There’s no other choice, the conversation is at a standstill. Let’s fight, then we can talk again after the fight.”

“He’s a government official,” Duan Jia pretended to be troubled.

Xiao Shun glanced at him, “Are you afraid of officials? Control the situation, start with a civil lawsuit, if he still refuses to talk then escalate it to a criminal case!”

Duan Jia scratched his head, “…. Why does it have to be so complicated to fight someone?”

The difficulty was a bit high for him. The boundary between minor and major injury wasn’t easy to gauge, and he wasn’t a law student.

Xiao Shun, holding Yao Cen’s hand, exited the booth door.

Immediately, the sound of a pig-like scream rang from within, along with the noise of tableware crashing to the ground and shattering. It sounded brutal.

“Do you know who I am? You dare to hit me? Ah!”

“What are you doing standing there? Ah!”

“Can you only use violence to solve problems?”

Outside the door, Yao Cen looked at Xiao Shun with mixed feelings, grateful, but mostly uneasy.

This was a moment critical to the survival of Starline, how could he be so reckless?

Not to mention what would happen if the other party called the police after being beaten up. Chang Zizhen was, after all, the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau. His authority, while not vast, was significant. Now, it was certain that he would intentionally delay the investigation.

Before she came, she had already seen the news on the internet. The company had just started to improve, and if the facts weren’t clarified quickly, the impact would be too great.

“Did drinking like this solve the problem?” Xiao Shun asked in response.

Seeing her drunk face and thinking about Chang Zizhen’s sleazy demeanor, he felt infuriated.

“Making a scene like this will only make the problem worse!”

“I can solve it,” Xiao Shun said with conviction.Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

The Environmental Protection Bureau in Stillwater wasn’t such a big deal.

With his current influence in Stillwater, a phone call would suffice. He initially thought that if he could solve the problem by urging a little, there was no need to owe favors. After all, favors are hard to owe and hard to pay back.

Now it seemed his thinking was too naive. These official departments, no matter how small, could not be influenced by a common citizen’s urging.

“Do whatever you want, anyway, the company will be yours in the future, you handle it.”

For some reason, when Yao Cen saw his nonchalant attitude, she got angry.

The part of Xiao Shun signing the divorce agreement was out of spite. He still cared about Yao Cen, so he softened his tone, “Alright, one must not be polite with such scum. You saw, I was prepared to talk to him properly. Did you hear him speaking like a human being? Even if I really drank that bottle of wine, do you think he would loosen his tongue? Leave this matter to me to resolve, your husband is very capable.”

Yao Cen said coldly, “You are not anymore, don’t forget you have already signed the divorce agreement.”

“Do you think I am ignorant of the law? Even if the divorce agreement is signed, it won’t officially take effect until it’s registered at the Civil Affairs Bureau. I can still disavow it, so if you really want to divorce, treat me better.” Xiao Shun chuckled.

“You… shameless!” Yao Cen retorted angrily.