Chapter 388 - 387: Very Heartless, and Even a Little Happy

"I’ve acquired the Xia Group on behalf of my aunt to give to you. If you don’t want it, then I’ll just have to... sell it off for cheap."

Knowing how obsessed the Xia father and son were with their company, they’d definitely buy the shares back if they saw someone selling them for a low price.

And if the price they bought them back for was lower than what they had sold them for, they’d actually come out ahead in the end.

Hearing Situ Wenze’s words, Yun Zijin had to admit she really didn’t want the Xia father and son to make a comeback.

They always acted so high and mighty around her, all because they had the Xia Group. Yun Zijin was sick of it.

However, Yun Zijin had no intention of being manipulated by Situ Wenze.

"Do what you want. In fact, if you’re interested, Mr. Situ, I still have some Xia Group shares myself. Care to buy them off me?

Isn’t the Situ Family looking to expand its operations in Hua Country? I think the Xia Group would be a fine place to start.

It might be a bit small, but it has all the essential parts, wouldn’t you agree, Mr. Situ?"

’If Situ Wenze takes over the Xia Group,’ Yun Zijin thought, ’I might not be in such a hurry to sell the shares I’m holding.’

She had no interest in running a company, but she was quite fond of the idea of just lying back and collecting dividends.

Situ Wenze was silent for a long moment. Yun Zijin had a point. Using the Xia Group as a springboard to expand the Situ Family’s business in Hua Country was a solid option.

Even without the Xia Group, he was already planning to scout for a company to acquire.

Between starting a company from scratch and just taking over someone else’s finished work, any fool would know which to choose.

"The Xia Group is a gift for you from my aunt. I can just acquire a different company."

Situ Wenze always listened to Situ Yunliang. If she said it was a gift for Yun Zijin, then he would make sure it happened.

"I don’t like running companies. If you’re worried about how to answer to Miss Situ, then you can just run the company well and let me lie back and collect dividends.

My favorite thing in the world is getting something for nothing."

Yun Zijin showed no trace of embarrassment when she said she loved getting something for nothing.

Strictly speaking, after she bonded with the Randomly Spend system, everything she had was pretty much gotten for nothing anyway.

The only difference was that if she wanted more, she had to "work harder" at spending more money.

Situ Wenze, on the other end of the line, fell silent. He’d never heard anyone declare their love for getting something for nothing so brazenly.

But with Yun Zijin being so honest about it, Situ Wenze found he couldn’t really fault her.

"I’ll talk to my aunt about this. But if you want to enjoy the resources of the Situ Family, you have to make a trip back to France."

Even so, Situ Wenze still hadn’t forgotten his goal of getting Yun Zijin to return to France.

"Mr. Situ, let’s get something straight. I bought the Xia Group shares I own with my own money. Regardless of what happens to the company, the fact is I own those shares. They’re a resource I acquired on my own, and it has nothing to do with the Situ Family.

I don’t deny that the Situ Family is powerful, but let me make one thing clear: I couldn’t care less about any of it."

’I have everything I need now,’ she thought. ’I’m just waiting to graduate from college so I can finally start living that sweet life of waking up whenever I want.’

Yun Zijin’s attitude toward the Situ Family was the same as her attitude toward the Xia family.

Yun Zijin had always been very clear about where she stood.

"I know you’re dating the heir of Hua Country’s Lu Family. Do you really think you can secure your position in the Lu Family as an orphan?"

When his other arguments failed, Situ Wenze tried a different approach.

The fact that Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque were dating was no secret among Dijing’s elite circles.

Many people were watching their relationship unfold as if it were a drama.

Most people assumed Lu Yunque’s interest in Yun Zijin was just a passing fancy and that he would ultimately marry a proper heiress from a prominent Dijing family.

Although Yun Zijin had some money, she was still considered lacking when compared to families with true legacy and influence.

"Hah! Don’t you know I’ve already met the parents with my boyfriend?"

Since Yun Zijin was an orphan, "meeting the parents" could only mean meeting the elders of the Lu Family.

She’d met his parents, and her relationship with Lu Yunque was still going strong. It didn’t take a genius to figure out what that meant.

"If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up. I do hope you’ll consider my earlier proposal, Mr. Situ."

Yun Zijin hung up without a second thought. ’The Xia Group becoming the Situ Group,’ she mused, ’now that’s an exciting thought.’

However, just as she hung up on Situ Wenze, she received a call from an unknown number.

She rejected it without a thought, but when the same number called back immediately, she answered.

"Yun Zijin! Do you know Situ Wenze?"

The moment she picked up, Xia Zhengguang’s accusatory voice rang in her ear.

Remembering how Situ Wenze had just called to say he’d secured the Xia Group’s shares, and now hearing Xia Zhengguang’s very first question, a brilliant smile spread across Yun Zijin’s face.

"Why so angry, Mr. Xia? I haven’t said a single bad thing about you to Situ Wenze."

’All I did was call Situ Yunliang and mention who the man from all those years ago was,’ she thought.

"You! If it weren’t for you, why would the Situ Family ever pay attention to the Xia family!"

And they even found out what happened back then!

Xia Zhengguang never imagined that an "accident" from over twenty years ago would come back to deal him such a devastating blow.

If only he had known... If only he had known...

At this thought, Xia Zhengguang’s lips tightened. He’d never expected that woman from all those years ago was actually a member of the Situ family!

"Even if I hadn’t said anything, do you really think they wouldn’t have found out?

The whole switched-at-birth drama with me and Xia Jiajiao was public knowledge all over Dijing.

My mother and I took a DNA test. The fact that you’re my biological father isn’t something you could have hidden from them."

Situ Yunliang was the victim back then. As soon as they found out Yun Zijin’s biological father was Xia Zhengguang, Situ Wenze would have taken action even without me saying a word.

Xia Zhengguang fell silent. He was filled with regret... regretting that he hadn’t taken responsibility for that young woman back then.

If he had taken responsibility, he would now be the prized son-in-law of the Situ Family!

At the thought, Xia Zhengguang’s breathing grew ragged.

Yun Zijin could guess what Xia Zhengguang was feeling, but it was nothing more than a fantasy. She’d met Situ Yunliang a few times and knew just how much her mother despised the man who had assaulted her.

’Xia Zhengguang wants to ride the Situ family’s coattails? Not even in his next life.’

"Zijin, I’m your biological father. Can you really bear to watch your own dad become so destitute that he won’t even be able to give you an allowance anymore?"

"Oh, an allowance? I haven’t seen a single cent from you since we took that DNA test.

And yes, I can bear it. In fact, I’m more than happy to~"