Chapter 230 - Mending Gaps (2)

Yang Xinyu shook his head and said, "To be honest, I am not. I don't want to see Yan Xiaojun. Starting all over again with him will be difficult."

Wu Lina nodded. She was also at a loss of words on this topic. Both of them avoided the topic for the time being since both of them were just too uncomfortable.

In the evening the Chairman came over. As usual he had brought a lot of gifts for Wu Lina. This time one of the gifts included a rare jade pin he had won in an auction for three million dollars. He opened the box and presented the pin to her saying, "This is for the mother of my three grandchildren."

When Yang Xinyu saw it, he became jealous. he recognized the pin's market worth and said, "Father, this jade pin is so beautiful. Where did you get it from?"

"Oh! I won it in an auction. I had to buy something for charity, so I thought this was the best I could do. This heirloom will stay with us now," replied the Chairman hiding the fact that he had bought three bracelets in that auction worth over thirty million. He had kept them secretly in his office, not even telling Bo Xilai. He was getting irritated by Bo Xilai's constant nagging about waiting for the babies to come to the world, before buying anything. When he bought those bracelets, he just said to himself that these are harmless gifts, and who knows when they will come back to the market.

"Father, why have you bought this?" asked Wu Lina.

"Well, don't tell me that! I will buy whatever I like," retorted the Chairman. Almost everyone was being mean to his shopping spree these days!

"Okay father, don't be angry," said Wu Lina. She made a bun and put the jade pin in it. "There, I have it in my hair. Thank you father," she smiled.

The Chairman was happy, as his mood lifted immediately.

Yang Xinyu on the other hand called his office to find out where the next auction will take place in City H. The father and son were on a silent gift war from then on.

Mrs. Jiao served them with coffee. Over coffee Yang Xinyu told his father that Yan Xiaojun had called them for his wedding. The Chairman looked down at his cup and said, "That is a decision you have to take Ah Xinyu. But remember, he risked his life to help you."

Yang Xinyu went deep in thought.

Then looking at Wu Lina, the Chairman said, "Wu Lina, I would like you to start a new company under our banner. There is a lot of scope in the entertainment world. I have heard that Yang Fangxu has sold her shares and started a new entertainment company. I am in no mood to support her or her mother as far as the company is concerned. After what she did when her uncle was put behind bars, it makes me feel sad."

"What happened father?" asked Wu Lina.

Yang Xinyu was also curious because the last he had talked to her on phone was when she had threatened him if he wouldn't withdraw charges against her uncle, which he never did.

The Chairman became sadder. He said, "One day after her uncle was arrested, Yang Fangxu came barging into my office and demanded me to help her in releasing her uncle. But I refused and asked her to distance herself from her unscrupulous uncle. She became angry and hurled nonsense at me for not taking care of my children equally. She blamed me for favoring Yang Xinyu over all other kids. Well, that is true, I do favor Yang Xinyu over others, but I have always taken care of all of them. She demanded her share of my property and shares."

"That's bad father. You shouldn't give in to her demands," said Yang Xinyu shocked at her behavior.

"But she has sold all her shares in the market and we have a new person who holds her shares," said the Chairman.

"Who is it father?" asked Wu Lina.

"We don't know yet. That person has stayed behind the scenes and he has never revealed his identity to anyone. Only his lawyer can be talked to", replied the Chairman.

"That's strange. Why would a person stay behind the scenes after investing so much? When did this development take place?" asked Yang Xinyu. He was concerned that there would be a new board member in the board of the company and he wasn't aware of it.

"This happened few days back. At first she took a lot of loans from the market when she started the company a month back. But then the debtors started hounding her and she had to sell her shares. So yes, we will have a new person in the board. If I had known I would have bought those shares from her. But I don't know how underhanded she did all this and how far she went," said the Chairman. His anger was evident on his face.