Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1415: Chapter 1400: Deadly Weakness

Gu Xu burst into laughter upon hearing Old Madam Liang’s words. He knew exactly what the old lady valued most, otherwise she wouldn’t have forced Huo Sining’s grandmother out of the house with nothing but her child years ago. Old Madam Liang had unwittingly handed over the leverage, and Gu Xu had every reason to seize it.

”Old Madam Liang, as you said, you admit that Huo Sining is a granddaughter of the Liang Family. So, when Elder Liang passes away, does this mean that Huo Sining will have a share of the Liang family’s inheritance?”

Gu Xu asked while watching Old Madam Liang with a half-smile.

Upon hearing that Huo Sining might claim a share of the inheritance, Old Madam Liang was instantly enraged. She shot up from her seat and shouted, ”Don’t you dare! This Liang family fortune is something I built alongside Liang Pengzhi over a lifetime. Why should a little girl like her have any share of the inheritance?!”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Old Madam Liang realized her mistake, and sure enough, she was met with Gu Xu’s mocking and icy gaze.

Next to her, An Hongmei’s face also turned sour. An Hongmei wasn’t stupid; she knew that with Huo Sining’s current standing and assets, far more substantial than the Liang family’s, and with the backing of the Gu Family, the woman would only have more wealth than the Liang family, not less. Would Huo Sining even care about the Liang family’s bit of inheritance?

The things Old Madam Liang clung to so tenaciously might not even warrant a glance from Huo Sining.

Yet with just a light probe, Gu Xu managed to expose Old Madam Liang’s intentions, leaving An Hongmei feeling both ashamed and embarrassed.

”Damn it, what on earth was that old witch thinking saying something like that? Was her brain caught in a door?”

An Hongmei fumed inwardly, fully realizing the truth of the saying, ”It’s not the godly opponent to fear, but the pig-like teammate.” With Old Madam Liang around, their plan could only come to a halt; it would never succeed.

At this moment, An Hongmei wished she could find a hole to crawl into, regretting her decision. She originally thought that bringing Old Madam Liang, even if things turned ugly, Gu Xu might spare them out of respect for her age.

But now An Hongmei realized that even if her thinking wasn’t wrong, bringing her mother-in-law was indeed a mistake!

That illiterate old woman! Originally, there was hope their connections might persuade Gu Xu to help, but now her single sentence exposed the Liang family’s scheme. Even if Gu Xu were foolish, he wouldn’t allow himself to be simply used!

Sure enough, after hearing Old Madam Liang insist that the inheritance would not be shared with Huo Sining, Gu Xu’s face darkened as he laughed coldly:

”Old Madam Liang, I really don’t understand your logic. Your son got into trouble, and you have this urge to reach out to us, insisting on calling me grandson this, uncle that, begging me to help save your son. But when it comes to the inheritance, you flat out deny acknowledging Huo Sining as part of the Liang family. You’re changing your stance way too fast, burning bridges right after crossing them, taking every advantage for yourself—why on Earth should we help you?”

Old Madam Liang’s face flushed red. In all her years, she had never been so rudely mocked by a junior. Her heart was filled with both shame and resentment. Yet, the man in front of her was quite formidable. Even though she was ridiculed, she had to swallow her dissatisfaction, especially since her son’s life was still being held.

Gu Xu couldn’t be bothered to deal with such annoying types. Seeing that Old Madam Liang was still making a fuss, he simply took out his phone and impolitely said:

”Old lady, I don’t wish to waste more words with you. If you obediently leave my company, I can still let your son off the hook. But if you make another scene, don’t blame me for being rude. Although I can’t just let your son out with a word, I can surely make a call to ensure strict handling—initiate an investigation by the book, no leniency in any step. This much power, I do possess!”

Old Madam Liang still wanted to scream some more, but upon hearing Gu Xu’s threatening words, she showed a horrified expression. An Hongmei’s face also turned grim immediately.

The two women’s blunder of looking for Gu Xu to make impossible demands backfired, leaving them exposed.

Both knew Gu Xu’s background and could tell from his expression that he wasn’t joking.

This man could indeed make a call that could spell disaster, and if they kept causing trouble, they’d ruin everything.

Realizing this possibility, both women shuddered, and no longer made a fuss, standing straighter, at a loss.

Gu Xu impatiently waved them off, directly instructing the security to escort them out.

To deal with such shameless people, one must seize their critical weaknesses. Otherwise, they might actually believe there’s no way to handle them, doing any disgusting thing they wish.

Old Madam Liang and An Hongmei entered Sheng Tang Headquarters with bravado, but were escorted out by security when they left. They were tossed out at the company gate, looking disheveled and embarrassed, akin to beggars being driven away.

The two felt humiliated, and lacking the courage to stir up trouble again, they hurriedly grabbed their bags from the ground and rushed away.

Huo Sining didn’t know about the scene the Liang family caused at Gu Xu’s place. After emerging from the Underwater Ancient Tomb, she concentrated on catching up on the classes she missed recently. Now, she has become well-known at S University for missing classes. Although Qin Shaoyou helped cover for her, Huo Sining still felt a bit embarrassed, as if she was relying on unearned privilege and neglecting her duties.

After a week of catching up, Huo Sining planned to take Qibao to the amusement park. But on the way back, the car got stuck in traffic at a street corner, and she happened to glance over and notice a familiar figure. Her heart paused, sensing something peculiar.

The person was Manager Lu, Lu Huairu from Yin Yizhai. This area was already Qingjiang District, far from Huangjiang District. What was this old gentleman doing in this area?

She watched Manager Lu stopping a little monk in a yellow robe. They exchanged words that she couldn’t hear, and then the little monk made a gesture, bowing and pointing toward an alley before Manager Lu turned and headed down the alley.

Finding it odd, Huo Sining, who generally didn’t meddle in others’ affairs, oddly veered her car to the street corner, parked, locked the car, and then quietly followed Manager Lu into the alley with Qibao.