The land dispute is over. This auction not only produced a new Earth King, but the price soared to tens of billions, shocking the world.
Mortal Group defeated the Wangu Group and successfully won the land. Lin Fan subsequently announced that the company would invest more than 30 billion to build Mortal Groupâs headquarters skyscraper.
This news once again created a global sensation.
People were not only shocked by the huge investment of 30 billion but also moved by Lin Fanâs ambitious goal to create a new landmark in Yun City. For a time, the tycoons in the construction industry were eager to participate in the project.
It can be said that Mortal Groupâs headquarters skyscraper is already popular before breaking ground.
On the same day, Mortal Groupâs stock price rose sharply, looking ready to break the 300 billion mark, leaving the final leap to become a 300 billion company.
In contrast, because they lost the land bid to Mortal Group, itâs generally believed Wangu Group being surpassed by Mortal Group is only a matter of time, and this land dispute has already hinted at the decline of the Wei Family.
Wangu Groupâs stock price fell as a result.
This almost drove Wei Tiansheng to death from anger.
That evening, at the Wei familyâs villa, Wei Jiansheng returned home from the auction, standing obediently in the living room listening to Wei Tianshengâs furious outburst.
"Look at the companyâs stock price; it has fallen so low. Lin Fan, I will never forgive you!" Wei Tiansheng roared in anger.
Wei Jiansheng said: "Father, we have done our best, and it was completely unexpected that Lin Fan would prepare 15 billion to buy the land. This guy is truly crazy. Actually, we could have won against Lin Fan if not for Aunt..."
Wei Jiansheng, fearing his fatherâs blame for his performance at the auction, quickly shifted the blame to Wei Yueâer.
As expected, Wei Tiansheng was furious: "Donât mention her in front of me! Unbelievable, she even defied my orders!"
Wei Jiansheng added fuel to the fire: "Aunt got close to Lin Fan because she likes him. It seems sheâs now utterly devoted to him, disregarding family interests. What does Father plan to do?"
Wei Tiansheng said: "Whatâs your opinion?"
Wei Jiansheng replied: "I believe we should bring Aunt back. If this goes on, she will truly become Lin Fanâs person. We should make her understand that we are enemies with Lin Fan and have her stay away from him."
Wei Tiansheng said coldly: "Your vision is too short!"
Wei Jiansheng broke out in a sweat and quickly said, "Please advise, Father."
Wei Tiansheng explained: "If Yueâer had chosen to help us today, she wouldnât be able to stay at Mortal, even without us lifting a finger. But she didnât do that, so sheâs still in Mortal Group, and because of todayâs performance, sheâs gained Lin Fanâs trust more. So keeping her in Mortal is still useful to us. If we call her back now, we will truly lose everything."
Wei Jiansheng wiped his cold sweat: "Father, youâre right. It was indeed my shortsightedness. I just donât want Aunt to be with Lin Fan. What if they end up together..."
Wei Tiansheng said: "Yueâer is not such a casual person! In this, I trust her. I wonât let my sister benefit that Lin Fan. Sooner or later, Iâll have her leave him, but not now!"
Wei Jiansheng asked: "So what should we say to Aunt this time? We canât just ignore her betrayal of us, right?"
Wei Tiansheng said: "Iâve already asked her to come back. Sheâll be here soon. You donât need to say anything; Iâll talk to her myself. You watch and learn!"
Outside the villa, a taxi stopped, and Wei Yueâer got out and walked toward the villa.
Wei Yueâerâs expression was a bit uneasy. After the auction ended today, she received a message from Wei Tiansheng asking her to come home.
No need to guess, itâs about the auction today.
Wei Tiansheng wanted her to concede, but she didnât, continuing to align with Mortal Group and supporting Lin Fanâs strategy, successfully acquiring the land.
Her brother was surely going to blame her for this.
She also felt the need to explain to her brother to avoid harming family ties, so she found an excuse to take leave from Lin Fan and come home.
She couldnât know if sheâd be able to convince her brother, so she was a bit anxious. What if he gets angry and wants her to leave Mortal Group? She didnât want to leave Lin Fan.
She recalled that night when Lin Fan took her to dinner, and at the restaurant entrance, they saw a man beating his unfaithful wife.
At that time, Lin Fan, rarely, empathized with the abuser, stating that he couldnât accept betrayal.
Wei Yueâer thought then, what if one day Mortal Group and the Wei family were at odds? Who would she help? Helping Mortal Group would betray her family, and helping the Wei family would betray Lin Fan!
Thinking about this made her feel uncomfortable that night; she couldnât even eat.
She never expected her worry would come true so soon. Today, Mortal and Wangu competed for the land, and Wei Tiansheng outright told her to concede!
If she listened to Wei Tiansheng, sheâd be betraying Mortal Group and Lin Fan!
If she refused Wei Tiansheng, it meant betraying the Wei family!
So now, in Wei Tianshengâs eyes, she must be the traitorous daughter of the family!
Entering the living room, she saw Wei Tiansheng and Wei Jiansheng there.
"Brother." Wei Yueâer called timidly; she was ready to endure Wei Tianshengâs scolding.
Surprisingly, Wei Tiansheng wasnât angry but smiled: "Oh, youâre back. Come and sit."
Wei Yueâer was a bit surprised and walked over to sit on the sofa: "Brother, you called me back because of the auction, right? If you want to scold me, go ahead. After youâre done, Iâll explain."
Wei Tiansheng asked, confused: "Scold you? Why would I scold you?"
Wei Yueâer replied: "Today I didnât follow your order and didnât concede at the auction..."
Wei Tiansheng laughed: "Silly girl, why would your brother scold you? You didnât do anything wrong."
Wei Yueâer was stunned; did her brother really think she did nothing wrong?
Wei Tiansheng said: "Today, your role was as the representative of Mortal Group, so you represented its interests and did your duty. What wrong is there in that? Rather, it was your brother who was wrong. I shouldnât have made such unreasonable demands, causing you trouble, and almost putting you in a dishonest position! Luckily, my good sister stuck to her principles and understood the bigger picture. Iâm not upset with you; Iâm actually very relieved."
Wei Yueâer was shocked; her brother actually thought that way?
"Brother, today Mortal beat Wangu, but wonât you hold a grudge against Lin Fan? Can I still stay in Mortal Group?" Wei Yueâer asked, as this was her biggest concern.
Wei Tiansheng replied: "Of course not. I have always believed in love and peace, Lahu&Pis. We lost because we were not as skilled, and I wonât blame our competitors."
Wei Yueâer said: "But... today, Jiansheng almost turned hostile with Lin Fan at the auction..."
Wei Tiansheng said: "Jiansheng was too short-sighted and narrow-minded. I have already criticized him and asked him to apologize to Mr. Lin in person another day."
Standing aside, Wei Jiansheng was sweating coldly. His father was too hypocritical, speaking as if it were true, when he was burning with hatred toward Lin Fan. One must admit, his fatherâs acting skills were top-notch...