CHAPTER 424: CHAPTER 425: SEVERING TIES

"Take on a job?" Shi Xuebai was startled, "What kind of job?"

"It’s very simple," Shi Mei said with a languid tone, "you just need to act as a middleman."

"Just spit it out," Shi Yunchang had a foreboding feeling, "You’re making such a fuss, it must be no small matter."

Shi Mei ’hmm’ed, "It’s not that big, not that small, but I know you run your own online operation company in secret. Many big V’s on Weibo are from your company, and you have a lot of messy public accounts, right?"

It was on speakerphone, and at this point, Shi Xuebai and Wang Quanxia both looked over.

Shi Yunchang felt a pang in his chest and a flash of panic in his eyes, "Nonsense, there’s no such thing!"

He had started this studio without his parents’ knowledge.

A small investment.

But it had been unexpectedly successful. Although it didn’t earn much, it still brought in a fixed income of hundreds of thousands a month.

It was a small ant, but it was his carefully hidden private stash of money. Exposed so abruptly in front of his parents, how could Shi Yunchang not panic?

Wang Quanxia was indeed furious, "How dare you have money and not take it out to pay off debts, leaving us to hide and flee!"

Shi Yunchang hurriedly explained, "It’s just a little money, nowhere near enough to fill such a hole!"

Shi Mei scoffed, "That’s just perfect. I’ll use your platform to spread some news, also to promote some operations. The bigger the commotion, the better. I’ll give you half of the deposit upfront, and after the job’s done, another 25 million."

Shi Yunchang found it incredible, "Is that all?"

"That’s all," Shi Mei confirmed, "This 50 million is the commission."

Wang Quanxia objected, "Didn’t you say you had another 10 million on you? Bring that too, 50 million is not enough!"

Ye Tiao, who was nearby, overheard a bit and immediately cursed, "Is she fucking nuts? This old lady is too greedy!"

Shi Mei had long known what kind of person Wang Quanxia was, and was not surprised. She leaned back in her chair and lazily said, "Don’t worry, that 10 million is also yours. I’ll transfer it with the final payment."

Wang Quanxia was overjoyed, and somewhat smugly signalled her son and husband with her eyes.

See? If she hadn’t asked, that 10 million would have been gone!

But before she could revel in her victory for long, she heard Shi Mei say, "However, this 10 million is for you to start a new home. From now on, whether you live or die, whether you’re rich or poor, has nothing to do with me."

"What?" Wang Quanxia’s face turned pale, "What do you mean by this!"

Shi Xuebai also panicked, "Shi Mei, do you understand what you’re saying? We’re your foster parents, we raised you from a child, is this what a human says?!"

"Since you understand, I won’t say any more nonsense," Shi Mei yawned, "I’ll send you the details later."

"No, this won’t do!" Shi Yunchang was also horrified, "Shi Mei, what you’re doing is outrageous!"

Shi Mei’s voice cooled, "You have no choice, accept it or wait for death."

Wang Quanxia shrieked hysterically, "Damn you, ungrateful wretch, are you doing something human? How dare you threaten us, turning the world on its head! You dream of getting rid of us, but you’ll never manage it in this lifetime!"

But Shi Mei had had enough and hung up the phone.

Wang Quanxia trembled with rage, and just then, Shi Yunchang received the documents sent by Shi Mei.

After opening them, Shi Yunchang turned ashen and muttered, "This bitch isn’t planning on leaving us any way out!"