Chapter 150: Xu Mo Has Long Been Abandoned

On the other side, as Xu Junzhe completed his wedding, the Xu family gradually quieted down.

There were signs of easing between Xu Deming and Xie Bingyan. It had been over half a year since Xu Deming gave a sum of money to Lu Xiangru and hadn’t seen her since.

One day, Xu Deming seemed to recall something and called Xu Wanting over, “Eldest, can you reach Xu Mo now?”

Xu Wanting shook her head upon hearing this.

“I have no idea how Xu Mo is doing now. We need to finalize matters at Fengxiang Jewelry. Xu Ankang is making the final push, and I fear there might be unforeseen issues,” Xu Deming frowned.

“Xu Mo doesn’t want to come back!” Xu Wanting spoke up.

“Whether he wants to come back or not, Fengxiang Jewelry will eventually belong to him. Right now, handing it over to him is the only way I can feel at ease,” Xu Deming asserted.

Xu Wanting fell silent.

In reality, Xu Deming wasn’t yet at retirement age. It was just that the pressures from the Xie family and the Xu family, coupled with Xie Bingyan’s constant coercion, pushed Xu Deming to make a decision sooner rather than later.

In his heart, Xu Mo naturally was the best candidate.

After a moment of thought, Xu Wanting said, “Handing it over to me and Junzhe might also work! It’s not certain…” She paused. “It might not require him to come back!”

“It’s not the same!” Xu Deming shook his head. “Fengxiang Jewelry is a Xu family asset. Even if I agree to give it to you both, your grandparents wouldn’t agree! Junzhe isn’t suitable either. Xu Mo is the best choice! If you can still contact him, I want to see him!”

“Dad, don’t you understand yet? Xu Mo is beyond reach now! He simply doesn’t want to come home!” Xu Wanting spoke.

“Is there any hatred that can’t be resolved? Forget it, if you can’t reach him, I’ll talk to Hongluan! Hongluan can get in touch!”

“Hongluan? Dad, what are you up to again? Don’t you know Mom is watching you?” Xu Wanting immediately intervened.

“I know she’s watching me! But what do you want me to do? The family needs to choose a successor for Fengxiang Jewelry, and it has to be someone from the Xu family bloodline. We only have one heir! Besides, you, Junzhe, and the others, none of you compare to him! How could I not choose him?” Xu Deming said. “After all, blood is thicker than water!”

Hearing this, Xu Wanting suddenly felt like crying. “Dad, back then, when you were beating him with a belt, you didn’t mention blood being thicker than water! Saying it now, don’t you think it’s a bit late?”

Xu Deming looked embarrassed and scratched his head. “Don’t I know that? And besides, wasn’t it you guys causing trouble? If you hadn’t framed him, why would I have hit him?” Xu Deming continued, with a more serious tone, “Your mom is the same! Actually, she’s regretful inside, but she just can’t swallow her pride! I think if I go see him, he’ll definitely agree to meet me.”

“In any case, I disagree with you going to see Hongluan! Mom expressly forbids it!” Xu Wanting said firmly.

“Alright then, let’s leave it at that,” Xu Deming sighed with evident distress.

Previously, he had made a three-year agreement with Xu Bohan regarding the control of Fengxiang Jewelry. Now, more than half of that time had passed, and the results were fairly satisfactory. Xu Junzhe and Xu Wanting had performed well, while Xu Ankang managed operations in Xiahai City competently. Xu Deming was unwilling to lose control of Fengxiang Jewelry, hence his desire to bring Xu Mo back to take the lead.

Xu Wanting understood his thoughts, but she was unwilling.

For her, Xu Mo had long been Abandoned.

Recently, she and Xu Pandi had teamed up and spent considerable effort pinpointing the weaknesses of Pinduoduo, delivering them to the supervisors at Nasdaq^[1]Local, successfully preventing Pinduoduo from successfully listing. This incident delayed Xu Mo’s steps against the Xu family, diverting much of his energy into his work and allowing the Xu family to breathe easier.

Therefore, she no longer wanted Xu Mo to return, because his return would inevitably lead to further division within the Xu family.

I should talk to Xuehui and Shuying about this! Everyone must stand united to prevent him from continuing to search for Xu Mo!

Xu Wanting understood clearly that Xu Deming’s decision wouldn’t change easily because, for anyone involved, Xu Mo was the best candidate.

Therefore, she needed to unite all her sisters to have any chance of stopping Xu Deming from bringing Xu Mo back home.

She absolutely did not want Xu Deming to clash with Xie Bingyan again.

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On the other side, Xu Mo had been busy with the listing of Pinduoduo and progress was evident.

Xu Pandi had put in a lot of effort, contacting many people and causing a stir, but ultimately, it was all in vain.

All the necessary information for Pinduoduo’s listing was already prepared, and results were expected within a few days.

Upon receiving this news, Tang Lei, Gu Huanxi, and the others couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, finally releasing the burden from their hearts.

They had been striving for over a year to successfully list Pinduoduo on the Nasdaq Stock Market, propelling its rapid growth to become a behemoth with a market value of 50 billion dollars.

After all their efforts over the past year, they were finally seeing returns.

The four of them celebrated briefly before going their separate ways.

Xu Mo stayed in his office for a while. Li Banzhuang handed him a document, and upon glancing through it, Xu Mo saw that it contained information about Xu Family and Gao Caier.

Gao Caier’s true colors had been exposed; she would do everything possible to demonstrate her cruelty and bloodthirstiness.

“She has already informed her mother and is collaborating with her stepfather, Liu Kaikang! Liu Kaikang has been assisting her, aiming for the entire Fengxiang Jewelry!” Li Banzhuang reported.

Recently, she had been assisting Xu Mo in handling this matter, with a detective agency gathering intelligence outside.

“How is Xu Junzhe reacting?”

“He should have already been persuaded by Gao Caier! Xu Junzhe’s current situation is actually very dangerous!”

“Then let’s add fuel to the fire! Let Xu Ankang’s performance shine even more! That way, Xu Deming will be even more anxious!”

“Good!”

Xu Deming’s anxiety would lead to Xu Junzhe’s anxiety, and once Xu Junzhe was anxious, Xu Wanting would suffer.

Xu Mo pulled out a document from his drawer and handed it to Li Banzhuang. “Get these to Gao Caier! With this information, it’s enough to sideline Xu Wanting!”

Li Banzhuang glanced at the documents with slight surprise. “Counterfeit gold mixed into Fengxiang’s jewelry? Xu Wanting is responsible?”

“Yes! It’s her responsibility! The second time around, as long as Gao Caier knows how to handle it, it will be enough to ruin Xu Wanting’s reputation. She can use Deverna and Bring it up again!” Xu Mo said calmly. “A leopard can’t change its spots!”

Li Banzhuang pondered for a moment and said, “Alright! I’ll find an opportunity to get this to her. But is this the right thing to do?”

“Since matters concerning the Xu family have already begun, they must continue!” Xu Mo calmly replied. “A snake must be hit at its seven-inch point to feel the pain.”

Hearing his determination, Li Banzhuang hesitated no more and smiled, “Then I’ll give it to the people at the detective agency, hoping they’ll give us some help!”

“Go ahead!”

Li Banzhuang had been very busy lately, only now finding some spare time. Xu Mo felt a pang of sympathy for her.

This girl, for the sake of helping the company go public, has been working tirelessly for over half a year and has lost more than ten kilograms. She has become very fragile. After the company successfully goes public, I’ll have to take care of her.

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