Chapter 105 Can't Make An Omelet Without Breaking Eggs
"Shut up!" Situ Hai interrupted and gave Mu Xinyue a death stare. "You'd better learn what can be said and what can't! I'll sleep in the study room these few nights. And don't go out as you please. I'll have you followed, so you won't go looking for that willful child!"
Mu Xinyue was so enraged that she clenched her fists tight.
「It looks like I have to speed up my plan of taking over Situ Group. I've had enough of you, Hai!」
Mu Xia smirked when she saw how Mu Xinyue's face had contorted in a bid to suppress her rage.
「Xinyue sure can tolerate and put on an act. If Qingshan had half of her mother's tolerance level, she wouldn't have been chased out that easily by Hai.」
It was Mu Xia's turn to put on an act as she gently urged Situ Hai, "Dad, when do I leave?"
Situ Hai recovered from his anger and looked at Mu Xia. "Go now. The driver's already waiting for you. I won't see you off, but please be careful. If it doesn't work out, then come straight home. I won't blame you."
Making her daughter sleep with another man was something Situ Hai never wanted to do. If Ye Sijue didn't fall for it and word got out about what Mu Xia had done, he would only end up losing her.
However, with the dire state that his company was currently in, he had no choice but to go with that last-ditch effort.
Mu Xia waved Situ Hai goodbye and walked out of the house, disappearing into the night.
As he watched her leave, Situ Hai was overwhelmed by an inexplicable feeling of having lost something important.
He soon shook off that feeling with a self-deprecating chuckle.
「What is this? Am I getting more sentimental with age?」
Situ Hai was aware that one couldn't make an omelet without breaking eggs. He had to make that painful decision for the sake of the company. Thankfully, Mu Xia was sensible enough to understand his plight and not blame him.
Satisfied that he had done the right thing, Situ Hai headed up to his study to await Mu Xia's good news.
Mu Xinyue, on the other hand, had gotten busy investigating Mu Xia.
Soon, she found out the long and the short of it from Jiang Fuming.
["I always thought Hai truly loved Xia as his daughter. But now, I know he sees her as just a pawn and a means for him to grow his business,"] Mu Xinyue said mockingly.
["Why are you still thinking about that?"] Jiang Fuming replied, his voice laced with concern. ["Haven't you always seen that bitch as your obstacle? If she gets together with the young master, wouldn't that be worse? She might even become a threat to us…"]
["Don't worry. That won't happen,"] Mu Xinyue said calmly. ["Hai may be smart, but there are times when he's a complete idiot. If he had bothered to check up on the young master, he wouldn't have hatched this plan in the first place. Given the young master's status, he could have any woman he wants, but have you heard of any scandals involving him?"]
["No, I don't think so."]
["Exactly. The young master is a respectable and honest man. No matter how beautiful Xia is, he wouldn't accept any woman who shamelessly throws herself at him. Besides, I had seen how coldly he treated Xia previously when we were on the plane."]
Despite Mu Xinyue's reassurance, Jiang Fuming still couldn't shake off the worry that was bothering him. ["But you told me this afternoon that the bitch had worked with the young master to set Shanshan up. If it weren't for them, Hai wouldn't have sent Shanshan away to the monastery! Maybe that young master does have feelings for the bitch?"]