Chapter 73 I Agreed!

Today, an unexpected visitor came looking for Hao Jian—it was Shu Ya's father, Shu Yuntu.His intention was clear: He summoned Hao Jian to a restaurant and directly threw a check for one million at him.

Hao Jian glanced at the check but did not take it, roughly guessing Shu Yuntu's intention. He feigned ignorance and asked,

"What does this mean?"

"Leave Shu Ya, and this money is yours," Shu Yuntu said coldly, getting straight to the point without wasting words with Hao Jian.

He planned to bribe Hao Jian to leave Shu Ya, reasoning that as long as Shu Ya couldn't get married this year, the company would be his.

"Just this one million, you think I'm a beggar?" Hao Jian sneered.

Shu Yuntu's gaze hardened; this kid really wasn't easy to deal with!

He had initially considered Hao Jian nothing more than a loser of a driver, thinking one million would be enough to buy off the poor kid.

But unexpectedly, Hao Jian didn't even care for it, probably because having been with Shu Ya for so long, his sights had been set much higher.

"I'll give you another million," Shu Yuntu said, his teeth clenched in having to offer another million.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to head back," Hao Jian said, tapping his fingers on the table, showing signs of impatience.

Experience more on empire

"Three million!" Shu Yuntu said in a deep voice, his eyes turning red.

"Next time there's nothing to discuss, don't ask me out," Hao Jian said as he stood up, ready to leave.

"Four million!" Shu Yuntu roared.

He anticipated that Hao Jian would be difficult, but he didn't expect him to be this intractable.

He had originally budgeted two million, but now it had more than doubled. These millions were his personal stash of savings; otherwise, it would have already been wasted by Fu Jinmei.

"A flat price, ten million!" Hao Jian turned his head back and held up one finger to Shu Yuntu.

"What? That's outright extortion!" Shu Yuntu, angered, stood up and slammed his hand on the table.

Ten million, the private funds he had hidden over many years amounted to just over ten million. Hao Jian, doing nothing, had the nerve to demand so much?

"If you don't agree, then forget it. Bye," Hao Jian waved his hand at Shu Yuntu, losing interest in talking. Searᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Wait!" Shu Yuntu called out, his face stern:

"Ten million is too much. Can't it be a little less?"

Shu Yuntu didn't want to resort to murder to solve the problem if money could handle it, after all, Shu Ya was his daughter.

Moreover, since Hao Jian had already shown some flexibility, it indicated he could be bought. Hence, Shu Yuntu still wanted to negotiate with him.

"Ten million, no less," said Hao Jian, firm in his stance, but he sat down again, his face sporting a shamelessly thick grin:

"Father-in-law, why are you so shortsighted? Once I leave Shu Ya and she fails to get married, she won't inherit, will she? Then the group will rightfully become yours, won't it? When you're sitting on hundreds of billions, would you really care about this mere ten million?"

Shu Yuntu thought about it and felt it made sense; after all, you can't catch the wolf without losing the sheep.

But ten million was really too much, maybe. He'd rather actually feed his own child to the wolf.

Seeing Shu Yuntu still hesitating, Hao Jian said, "If you give me ten million, I can also agree to help you carry out your plan."

"How would you help?" Shu Yuntu looked doubtfully at Hao Jian.

"I can keep dragging things with Shu Ya, not marrying her! Wait until the date on that will expires, then I'll dump her! By then, even if she wants to find another man, it'll definitely be too late. Then the group will naturally transfer into your name, right?" Hao Jian said with a wicked smile, seeming very sinister.

A jolt went through Shu Yuntu's heart, thinking:

Right, why didn't I think of that!

Even if I give this young man the money now to make him leave Shu Ya, it's still not a foolproof plan—Shu Ya might still find another man to marry.

After that, Shu Yuntu scoffed with a cold laugh, "You're really ruthless."

Previously, you were professing how much you loved Shu Ya, but now you have completely changed.

"It's mutual," Hao Jian replied with a cold laugh of his own.

At best, he was a stranger, but Shu Yuntu was Shu Ya's biological father; when it came to being ruthless, Shu Yuntu was far worse than himself.

"Why should I believe that you'll definitely do as you say? Maybe you're just fooling me," Shu Yuntu challenged.

Though not the brightest, Shu Yuntu was definitely not stupid; he wouldn't easily hand over the money without any written guarantee from Hao Jian.

"I can't give you that guarantee, so you only have one option: to gamble that I will keep my promise," Hao Jian shrugged.

How could such a thing be guaranteed? Even if there were a written agreement, it wouldn't have any legal effect.

Shu Yuntu frowned deeply, and to be honest, Hao Jian's attitude was worrisome to him.

Then, a hint of impatience flickered across Hao Jian's face:

"Next time, please make sure you have thought things through before you come to me!" he said.

"Wait, take the money!"

Knowing he had no choice, Shu Yuntu reluctantly issued another check for nine million to Hao Jian.

Hao Jian kissed the check twice and burst into laughter, presenting the complete picture of a money-obsessed scoundrel.

Seeing this, Shu Yuntu actually felt relieved and said with a smile:

"As long as you help me acquire the company, I promise you 5% of the shares. From now on, you'll be a shareholder and will receive this much every year."

"Thank you, father-in-law, I will definitely work hard," Hao Jian slapped his chest, showing his excitement.

Shu Yuntu's face darkened as he scolded, "Don't call me father-in-law!"

When Hao Jian called him that, he was reminded of the scene from yesterday where Hao Jian had been flirting with his wife.

Hao Jian just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and with bold strides, he walked out of the restaurant.

At that moment, his phone rang, it was Shu Ya calling, and she seemed upset, her voice cold:

"Come to my office."

"So you've heard already?" Hao Jian couldn't help but smile and was puzzled, how did Shu Ya find out so quickly that Shu Yuntu was looking for him.

When he arrived at the entrance to Shu Ya's office, before he could push the door open, he saw Boss Liang coming out.

Upon seeing Hao Jian, Boss Liang's mouth stretched into a scowl, and he passed him by, huffing angrily.

Hao Jian shook his head with a bitter smile, wondering why Shu Ya had found out so quickly. So, it was because of a Little Ghost.

Afterward, Hao Jian entered the office and saw Shu Ya standing by the window, her back to him, making the atmosphere instantly much more serious.

Hao Jian, acting as if in his own home, grabbed a drink from the fridge and started to drink.

"Did my dad look for you?"

The very moment Shu Ya found out that Shu Yuntu had gone looking for Hao Jian, she was worried that Hao Jian could be bought over by him, so she hurriedly called him over.

Seeing him still acting like a rascal, she actually felt a sigh of relief.

"Yeah, he gave me a sum of money to leave you," Hao Jian said while drinking his beverage.

"You refused?" Shu Ya asked, as a smile appeared on her face. Hao Jian's candidness meant he wasn't hiding anything.

"I accepted," Hao Jian said slowly.