C14 Why Do You Want to Rest??

In the conference room, the attendees' minds were aflutter with various thoughts, yet the majority were silently rooting for Xia Mengyao to pull off a miracle.

However, Xia Qichao and his son Xia Hao were not among the hopeful. They were actually itching for Xia Mengyao to fail; her success would only serve to highlight their own incompetence.

Xia Hao harbored a particularly vicious wish: he wanted Lin Zongwei to treat Xia Mengyao as harshly as he had treated them, or better yet, to see her beaten to a pulp.

Arriving at the base of the Scussa building by taxi, Xia Mengyao was visibly anxious. She could hardly believe that she was there because of a mere suggestion from Chen Feng. And yet, here she was, about to undertake a task that seemed insurmountable.

With a resolve as firm as one facing their final moments, Xia Mengyao stepped into Lin Zongwei's office, bracing herself for the humiliation that would likely follow a failed attempt.

Fifteen minutes later, she emerged, her face etched with incredulity. Contrary to her fears, the mission had not only been completed—it had gone so smoothly that Xia Mengyao questioned whether she was living a dream. Inside, Lin Zongwei hadn't uttered a word about Xia Qichao and Xia Hao. Instead, his demeanor was unexpectedly cordial, leaving Xia Mengyao to wonder if he had an ulterior motive. Yet, throughout her visit, Lin Zongwei's conduct remained impeccable.

Still in a daze upon her return to Yunsheng Building, Xia Mengyao walked into the conference room. Her bewildered expression led everyone to assume the worst—that the negotiations had fallen through.

Xia Hao's eyes gleamed with schadenfreude. "Serves you right," he thought. "You thought you were so capable, yet you got kicked out in less than fifteen minutes."

Xia Yunsheng cast a glance at Xia Mengyao and let out a sigh. Resigned, he waved his hand weakly and announced, "Everyone, go get some rest."

"Rest?" Xia Mengyao snapped back to reality. "Why should we rest?"

"The negotiations have failed. What else is there to do? Unless you expect your great-uncle and his crew to hand over the construction team to you?" Xia Zilan taunted with a sneer.

"Who said I failed?" Xia Mengyao shot Xia Zilan a frosty glance before tossing the contract onto the conference table.

"What does this mean?" Xia Zilan suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Xia Mengyao's lips curved into a smile. "It means exactly what it sounds like. Lin Zongwei has agreed to involve the Xia family in the Jade Hill Resort project, and he's willing to forgive and forget past grievances."

The members of the Xia family were utterly dumbfounded, frozen in place as if they were statues.

"Impossible," Xia Hao and Xia Zilan said in unison, echoing the disbelief shared by the rest of the family.

"The contract is right here, in black and white, complete with signatures. Would you like to take a closer look?" Xia Mengyao said with a smirk, reveling in a triumph she had never before experienced at a family meeting.

Xia Hao rushed to the table, snatched up the contract, and began to scrutinize it. When he came across Lin Zongwei's name, his heart sank.

"This has to be a forgery. The contract must be fake!" Xia Hao exclaimed, as a sudden thought seemed to strike him. "Xia Mengyao, you've got some nerve trying to fool our grandfather with a counterfeit contract!"

"Grandfather, we must verify the authenticity of this contract right away. I agree with Xia Hao; Xia Mengyao must be fabricating this. How could she possibly secure a partnership with Scussa in mere minutes?" Xia Zilan chimed in, her voice laced with urgency.

Xia Mengyao regarded them as though they were fools. Fake the contract? She would have to be out of her mind to attempt such a thing, knowing they could easily confirm its legitimacy with a simple phone call.

"Enough from all of you!" Xia Yunsheng barked, silencing the room before he began to meticulously examine the contract.

Moments later, his hands started to shake with the realization that it was indeed genuine. Not only had the Xia family secured a partnership with Scussa, but the terms of the contract were far more favorable than Xia Yunsheng had ever imagined. Scussa's offer to the Xia family was twice what they had hoped for!

"Mengyao, you've truly saved the Xia family," Xia Yunsheng said, his voice thick with emotion.

Upon hearing his words, Xia Hao and Xia Zilan felt a sense of despair wash over them, their complexions turning ghostly pale as if they had been struck by lightning.

Xia Mengyao had actually managed to secure the contract!

Xia Hao felt as if his heart had plummeted to the depths of despair. He couldn't fathom why Lin Zongwei's treatment of him and his father differed so starkly from his treatment of Xia Mengyao.

"You whore, did you sleep with Lin Zongwei?!"

"It has to be true! Xia Mengyao, you slut, you've brought shame to our Xia family!"

In a sudden burst of anger, Xia Yunsheng stood up and delivered a hard slap to Xia Hao.

"You wretch! Have you no sense of decency left?!" Xia Yunsheng shook with rage, unable to believe the narrow-mindedness of Xia Hao.

"Grandfather, by what right do you strike me? Ask this whore what she used to negotiate with Lin Zongwei. Apart from her body, what assets does she possess?" Xia Hao spat out hysterically. The day's successive shocks had stripped him of his last vestiges of sanity, and he brazenly confronted Xia Yunsheng.

After Xia Hao's outburst, the looks from the other Xia family members towards Xia Mengyao shifted. Indeed, what did Xia Mengyao have to offer in negotiations with Lin Zongwei? Lin Zongwei had turned down so many companies; why would he agree to work with Xia Mengyao?

Confronted with their suspicious stares, Xia Mengyao felt deeply aggrieved. She was acutely aware of their thoughts, yet she genuinely had no clue why Lin Zongwei would choose to collaborate with the Xia family.

Could it be because of Chen Feng?!

The thought struck Xia Mengyao as she recalled the WeChat message from Chen Feng just half an hour earlier.

Chen Feng and Lin Zongwei were friends!

The realization dawned on Xia Mengyao, but it was quickly followed by a surge of curiosity. How had Chen Feng come to know someone as influential as Lin Zongwei?

Before she could ponder any further, Xia Yunsheng kicked Xia Hao to the ground and ordered the security guards to drag him out.

"Qichao, tomorrow you'll transfer all your construction teams to Mengyao!" Xia Yunsheng said with a cold glance at Xia Qichao.

Xia Qichao promptly nodded in agreement. Xia Mengyao was now the Xia family's heroine. If she wished for the stars in the sky, Xia Yunsheng would not hesitate to reach for them.

"Additionally, as I previously mentioned, whoever helps our family and Scussa establish a partnership will receive the Desp Row apartment as a gift from me. Now that Mengyao has accomplished this, I will give her the Desp Row property. Does anyone have any objections?" Xia Yunsheng surveyed the room, his gaze falling on the Xia family relatives gathered in the conference room, as he asked with authority.

The relatives shook their heads, envy apparent in their eyes as they looked at Xia Mengyao. The Desp Row property was valued at over thirty million yuan. Xia Mengyao had made just one visit to Scussa, and in less than an hour, she had secured the property.

"Thank you, Grandfather," Xia Mengyao said with a sweet smile. With the sale of that property, she could purchase a larger house and even buy a car for Chen Feng.

"My dear, you've earned it," Xia Yunsheng replied, his face beaming with benevolence. In comparison to the Jade Hill project, a single apartment complex was trivial. Should the Jade Hill project succeed, the Xia family stood to gain a minimum of five hundred million in profits!

In the deputy general manager's office, Xia Hao's eyes were red with rage as he grabbed the teacup from his desk and hurled it to the floor in a fit of anger.