RPAGF Chapter 295
Chapter 295
Old Madam Xie's hand, holding the teacup, trembled slightly.She had only reminded him out of the goodness of her heart, but her good intentions were treated like dirt.
She looked up just in time to see Ji Mohan returning from work.
"Great-Aunt."
Ji Mohan greeted her and was about to head upstairs to his room.
But Old Madam Xie stopped him. "Mo, come here and sit with me for a while."
Ji Mohan had no choice but to go over and sit down.
Seeing a small box in his hands, Old Madam Xie asked casually, "What's that?"
Ji Mohan replied, "It's from a newly opened bakery that usually has a super long line every day. When I got off work today, there happened to be no one waiting, so I bought one. Great... Miss Rong should like it."
Old Madam Xie suddenly smiled. She looked at Ji Mohan and asked, "Mo, do you like Miss Rong?"
"What?" Ji Mohan was so startled he almost dropped the little cake in his hands. "Great-Aunt, you've misunderstood. I don't like Miss Rong!"
Old Madam Xie gave a knowing smile. "The Ji family doesn't have any female elders to guide you, so it's normal for you to be confused about these things. Tell your Great-Aunt honestly, when did you start liking Miss Rong?"
"I don't! I really don't!" Ji Mohan was going crazy. "Great-Aunt, please don't talk nonsense. It wouldn't be good if someone heard you. I respect and admire Miss Rong; it has absolutely nothing to do with romantic feelings. I'm not talking about this anymore, I'm leaving!"
He turned around and quickly ran upstairs.
Old Madam Xie sat in the living room for quite a while. It wasn't until her assistant walked in that she stood up. "How is it?"
The assistant shook his head. "Old Madam, the situation is very bad. Because the amount of money involved is massive, and a victim jumped to their death over it, I'm afraid sir might be sentenced to life imprisonment..."
Old Madam Xie's head spun, and she almost fainted.
In her entire life, she only had this one son. All her heart and soul were devoted to him. If her son was sentenced to life, she wouldn't want to live anymore.
The assistant said in a low voice, "If we can fill the financial hole, appease the victims, and pull some strings behind the scenes, we might be able to reduce the life sentence to about three years."
Old Madam Xie stayed awake all night.
Early the next morning, Old Master Ji had just gotten up and was having breakfast with Rong Yu. A servant walked over and said, "Old Madam Xie is ill. She just coughed up blood. Would you like to go up and see her, Old Master Ji?"
Old Master Ji dropped his chopsticks and ran upstairs. Pushing the door open, he saw Old Madam Xie lying there, looking extremely haggard. He quickly ordered, "Old Yu, hurry and arrange a car to take her to the hospital..."
"Going to the hospital is useless. This is an illness of the heart," Old Madam Xie coughed. "Brother-in-law, as long as my son is locked up in a prison cell, my illness will never be cured."
Old Master Ji was silent for a moment before saying, "He committed a major crime and won't be getting out anytime soon. You shouldn't torture yourself like this."
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Old Madam Xie coughed violently, as if she were going to cough her lungs out.
She knew that her brother-in-law was susceptible to persuasion but not coercion. As long as she pretended to be sick and pitiful, taking this guilt trip to the extreme, he would definitely soften his heart.
"Since you don't want to go to the hospital, I'll have the private doctor come over," Old Master Ji looked away. "I have things to do, so I won't stay here and disturb your rest."
He walked downstairs, looking deeply troubled.
Rong Yu glanced at him. "What's wrong, Yingbao?"
"Mom, sigh... I..." Old Master Ji sighed. "I don't know what I can do to make Xiaohui feel less pain."
Rong Yu spoke up, "Those victims whose families were ruined because of the Xie family are also in pain."
Old Master Ji fell silent.
"Let's go. We should go out for a stroll," Rong Yu stood up. "A-Yan has arranged a trip to the theater. Let's go listen to some opera and relax."
The mother and son went out together.
Old Madam Xie leaned against the balcony, perfectly positioned to see Old Master Ji carrying Rong Yu's bag and opening the car door for her.
Her eyes darkened.
Last time, it was this girl's words that made her brother-in-law unwilling to help the Xie family.
Who exactly was this girl named Rong Yu?
She dialed her assistant's number. "Investigate Rong Yu thoroughly, especially her relationship with the Ji family."
Rong Yu took her elderly son out to watch an opera and they had dinner while they were out, before taking a car back home.
As soon as they entered the house, Butler Yu walked over and said in a low voice, "Old Master Ji, Old Madam Xie said she has something very important to discuss with you. She asked that you please go to her room."
Old Master Ji felt a bit reluctant.
He could already guess what Xiaohui was going to say; it was nothing more than hoping he could help the Xie family.
If it were anything else, he would let it go.
But this was a major criminal case that violated the law. He didn't want to help, nor did he have the ability to do so.
He sighed and reluctantly went upstairs.
"Brother-in-law," Old Madam Xie sat on the sofa by the bed, her face extremely grim. With a backhand toss, she threw a stack of documents onto the table. "Why are all the shares of the Ji Group under Rong Yu's name? Brother-in-law, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"
Old Master Ji looked incredulous. "Xiaohui, you actually investigated the Ji family?"
Just investigating his mother wouldn't yield any information because his mother had already been integrated into a confidential national unit, making her files classified.
One had to specifically investigate the Ji Group. Only by starting from there could one discover that the current largest shareholder and chairman of the Ji Group was Rong Yu.
There were too many people with the same first and last name; it was hard for anyone to make the connection unless they knew Rong Yu personally.
"Brother-in-law, have you been bewitched by that little girl? You actually transferred all the shares to her name. Are you crazy?" Old Madam Xie's anger rushed straight to her head. "The Ji Group also contains my sister's blood, sweat, and tears. By giving it all to an outsider, how can you face my sister's spirit in heaven!"
Old Master Ji took a deep breath. "I don't need to explain this matter to you."
"Foolish, you're so foolish!" Old Madam Xie clutched her chest. "You'd rather give a massive fortune to an outsider than help the Xie family! When Yuan, A-Yan, and the others find out you've done such a ridiculous thing, they will definitely turn against you!"
Ji Yanting had already appeared at the door of the room. He spoke in a calm voice, "Miss Rong is the Old Master Ji's savior. Without Miss Rong, there would be no Old Master Ji. This was a unanimous decision made after an internal meeting of the Ji family. Everyone in the Ji family has no objections to this, and Great-Aunt shouldn't have any either."
"Crazy, are you all crazy?" Old Madam Xie widened her eyes. "Do you know what transferring the shares to an outsider means? It means the Ji Group will change its surname. It means you all won't inherit anything in the future..."
"This is our Ji family's business," Old Master Ji said slowly. "Xiaohui, I agreed to let you move in to give you peace of mind. If you are always going to obsess over these things, I will arrange for someone to send you back right now."
"Pfft—"
Old Madam Xie was so furious that her chest tightened, and she violently coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.