Yang Fei had no good feelings toward the Xu Family.

However, Xu Youjiang was already dead, and business was business.

It didn't need to be mixed with past grievances.

Yang Fei instructed Yi Liu to go up and inform the old Family Head and Su Yinxue.

He himself started smoking at the entrance.

The middle-aged man stood there respectfully, but his gaze was fixed on Yang Fei.

"You must be Mr. Yang Fei, right?"

Yang Fei looked somewhat astonished, "You know me?"

The middle-aged man shook his head.

"I don't know Mr. Yang, but our President knows Mr. Yang. He had me bring you a letter."

Yang Fei hmm'ed, asking indifferently, "What letter?"

The middle-aged man took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Yang Fei.

Yang Fei opened the envelope, but inside was only a piece of paper.

The piece of paper was incomplete, clearly torn off hastily, yet it was folded neatly.

Yang Fei unfolded the paper.

Inside, there were no words, just a painting done in fine brushwork.

The painting was peculiar, depicting a bronze great bell very upright and proper.

The brushwork was delicate and the image vivid.

Even the mottled patterns on the bronze great bell were meticulously drawn.

Send a bell?

Send off to one's end!

In an instant, Yang Fei understood the other party's meaning.

Damn, it was full of malice and provocation.

Yang Fei's thoughts whirled, and he let out a haha laugh.

He casually tore the painting to shreds and tossed the pieces on the ground.

Yang Fei asked indifferently, "Do you know your President's name?"

The middle-aged man bowed slightly, a gesture of respect.

"There are two Presidents in the Xu Group, one is Boss Xu, Xu Youjiang who has just passed away from illness."

"The other is Young President Xu, named Xu Youshuai."

Yang Fei oh'ed, "So, this letter is from Xu Youshuai?"

The middle-aged man nodded, "Exactly."

Yang Fei snorted, his tone unaffected.

"You tell Xu Youshuai that I really like this painting of his."

"But next time he draws something, don't draw any bells."

"Wouldn't it be more in line with the lofty ideals of universal harmony to send me a nude painting of his wife to appreciate?"

The middle-aged man looked at Yang Fei with fear.

He certainly didn't dare to convey such rogue words.

Yang Fei pondered silently.

Xu Youshuai blamed the death of Xu Youjiang on him, and probably wouldn't be polite to Su Yinxue.

At this time, Xu Youshuai's proposal for cooperation between the Yi and Xu families was definitely not with good intentions.

But this was an internal matter for the Yi Corporation, and it was not Yang Fei's place to interfere.

He could only hope Su Yinxue would be careful on her own.

In the Ancestral Temple, after listening to Yi Liu's words, everyone present fell silent, all looking at Su Yinxue.

The cooperation between the Yi Family and the Xu Family was not equal.

To develop new energy and materials, the Yi Family paid for equipment and procured land to build factories.

What the Xu Family had to do was merely contribute the development technology of new materials they held, along with a team of technicians.

In other words, in this cooperation, the Yi Family was doing all the tough and heavy work.

But the new material development technology controlled by the Xu Family was holding the Yi Family by the throat.

The Yi Family's new material development chemical plant construction was already in the middle and final stages.

The equipment was about to be put into use, with a nearly ten-billion investment.

But due to the failed engagement between Xu Youjiang and Su Yinxue, the Xu Family's attitude has become increasingly unclear.

Now that Xu Youjiang was dead, whether the two families could continue to cooperate, and how they should do so,

All Yi Family executives had no clue in their hearts.

If the Xu Family tore up the contract and withdrew the technical data and related professionals for new material development,

Yi Family's more than a hundred billion vanished into thin air.

For the declining Yi Family, it was a crushing blow.

Most importantly, from a legal perspective,

even if the Xu Family tore up the contract, the Yi Family had no means of suing them.

The cooperation this time was based on the marital tie between Su Yinxue and Xu Youjiang.

This point was clearly stated on the contract.

Even if the Xu Family tore up the contract, it was because the Yi Family was at fault first, having breached the contract first.

This issue also gave Yi Jun'an and Feen Ziyan, when they managed the family business, quite a headache.

That is why Yi Jun'an and Feen Ziyan constantly pressured Su Yinxue to marry Xu Youjiang.

This was the first severe challenge Su Yinxue encountered since she took over as Family Head.

Everyone, with various thoughts in mind, watched Su Yinxue.

Meng Zhigui sat below the stage, watching Su Yinxue frown without speaking.

A hint of cold sneer and mockery flashed through her eyes.

It had always been Meng Zhigui and Feen Ziyan who were in charge of cooperating with the Xu Family on new material development.

Meng Zhigui was responsible for the specifics, while Feen Ziyan oversaw the big picture.

The news of Su Yinxue's succession as the Yi Family Head was intentionally leaked by Meng Zhigui.

She knew that the Xu Family would definitely not let off Su Yinxue, who caused the death of Xu Youjiang.

If they knew she was not only unpunished but was also going to become the Yi Family Head, the Xu Family would be even less willing to drop the matter.

Moreover, Meng Zhigui, familiar with Xu Youshuai's personality, even gave him a malicious suggestion.

The suggestion was very malicious.

Indeed, before the Family Head meeting had even ended, people from the Xu Family arrived.

Meng Zhigui's expression remained unchanged.

Only those who knew her well could tell by closely observing her eyes how pleased she was feeling at the moment.

In an instant, the Ancestral Temple was abuzz with discussion.

Some reveled in schadenfreude, others were anxiously concerned, while some remained speechless.

"I knew it, the Xu Family would not easily hand over the new material development technology."

"With Xu Youshuai dead, the Xu Family would definitely put that bill on our heads again."

"Up till now, I still believe that Yinxue's unilateral termination of the engagement was an extremely childish act."

"The Xu Family can use this point as a legitimate reason to breach the contract."

…

Yi Weibing, beaten black and blue by Yang Fei, sat quietly on the side, not daring to speak out.

However, the corners of his mouth were turned downward in a faint sneer.

Clearly, he was quite pleased to see Su Yinxue in trouble.

Su Yinxue, listening to the uproar below, furrowed her delicate brows even more tightly.

At this moment, Su Yinxue's face became incredibly icy.

Her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

This was the time when Su Yinxue was at her most combative.

She was like a wolf in the forest that had encountered a powerful lion, ready to face the challenge.

Su Yinxue was very clear in her heart.

Although she succeeded the Yi Family Head,

it was only by the support of the old Family Head and the deterrence of Yang Fei that she had managed to suppress the crowd.

However, to truly win over the hearts of the clan and their support,

Su Yinxue needed to rely on her own abilities.

At this time, just one wrong move could cause her to lose the support of most of the clan members.

Many cunning individuals would then take the opportunity to stir up trouble and revolt.

With the family just stabilized internally, it could potentially fracture into pieces.

Externally there is the Xu Family's relentless pressure, internally there are many plotting to backstab and divide.

Only now did Su Yinxue truly feel the weight of the Family Head title.

Although Su Yinxue was inwardly panicked,

she still managed to make a decision and respond within a minute.

She looked indifferently at Yi Liu.

"Arrange for the visitors to wait at Yi Corporation's headquarters building, I will rush there immediately after the meeting is concluded."

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