roccoschili Chapter 530: The Deal
Chapter 530: The Deal
Chapter 530: The Deal
Mu Xiaoyu wasn't too surprised that the Xu family owned shares in the Li family, but the key issue was the 5% stake held by Xu Sulin. If she hadn't seen Li Chenxu nod at that moment, Mu Xiaoyu would never have believed that those 5% shares were truly given by Old Master Li.
This was utterly absurd; she even wanted to pry open Old Master Li's head to see what was inside.
No matter how good the Li and Xu families were, and no matter how much Old Master Li liked Xu Sulin, compared to the other members of the Li family, Xu Sulin was still an outsider. Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't be surprised if Old Master Li gave the shares to anyone in the Li family, but he gave them to Xu Sulin, an outsider.
Mu Xiaoyu was speechless with surprise. She looked at Li Chenxu with complicated emotions for a while before asking, "So, you used your good looks to try and take that 10% stake from Xu Sulin?"
"What are you thinking about all day long in that little head of yours?"
Li Chenxu reached out and lightly flicked Mu Xiaoyu's forehead. The force wasn't strong, but it still stung a little.
She couldn't help but cover her forehead, gave Li Chenxu a reproachful look, and muttered, "I didn't say anything wrong, why did you flick me?"
"Of course you're wrong. You think I'm that kind of person?"
"How could it not be?" Mu Xiaoyu thought to herself. She hadn't forgotten that Li Chenxu had used his good looks to his advantage quite a bit in front of her.
But thinking about it, that was only in front of her. Li Chenxu would never act like that in front of other people.
Looking at Mu Xiaoyu's timid expression, Li Chenxu knew that Mu Xiaoyu was definitely up to something again. He gave Mu Xiaoyu a helpless look, and finally continued, "The other members of the Li family hold about 15% of the shares in total. Adding those scattered shares outside, it should be about 25%. Adding the 10% shares held by the Xu family, that makes 30%..."
“I now own 45 percent of the Li Group’s shares. Although all their shares combined don’t amount to as much as mine, there are a few people on the board who are on good terms with my father. If the Xu family’s shares and those people’s shares fall into my father’s hands, I’m afraid the Li Group will no longer be under my control. It won’t be so easy for me to control them again.”
Li Chenxu doesn't care about just the Li family, but if he controls the Li family, it will be easier to control Old Master Li and the others.
The conflict between Grandpa Li and his group, and between him and Mu Xiaoyu, has now reached a point where it cannot be resolved.
If control of the Li family falls back into the hands of Old Master Li or other members of the Li family, it will not be a good thing for them.
Originally, Li Chenxu intended to use his own methods to acquire the Xu family's shares, but at this critical juncture, Xu Sulin came to him on his own.
She was willing to sell all her shares to Li Chenxu and help him take back the shares held by the other members of the Li family, but she also hoped that Li Chenxu could do her a favor.
Having heard this, Mu Xiaoyu had a general understanding of the whole story. However, upon hearing the end, her expression suddenly became strange.
I have no idea what's going on in that little head of hers, her eyes are full of strange looks as she looks at Li Chenxu.
She stared at Li Chenxu for a few seconds before finally asking, "What does she want your help with? It's not that she wants you, is it?"
If Li Chenxu hadn't known that Mu Xiaoyu was prone to overthinking, he would have been mentally prepared. Otherwise, hearing Mu Xiaoyu say that so suddenly would have made him incredibly angry.
Li Chenxu sighed deeply, looked helplessly at Mu Xiaoyu, and said, "Even if it were true, do you think I would agree? Although Xu Sulin did do a lot of brainless things before, it doesn't mean she's really hopelessly stupid. She has mid-stage cervical cancer and hopes I can help her get treatment."
Mu Xiaoyu was genuinely surprised that things had turned out this way. Xu Sulin was quite young, several years younger than her, and her sudden diagnosis of cervical cancer was truly astonishing.
Because of the mistakes the Xu family and Xu Sulin had made in the past, Li Chenxu had long since driven them to the brink of bankruptcy. The Xu family was practically bankrupt now. The cost of cancer treatment was not a small sum. For the Xu family in the past, that amount of money might have been nothing, but for Xu Sulin and the Xu family now, it was a huge amount.
In order to survive, Xu Sulin had no choice but to use his scattered shares, which added up to nearly 10 percent, to make a deal with Li Chenxu.
This time, Li Chenxu went out for two reasons. First, the company did encounter some problems overseas. Second, he was looking for a doctor to treat Xu Sulin. There were quite a few things to do, which delayed him for a week.
"Now that you put it that way, things do make sense..."
Mu Xiaoyu muttered to herself, but judging from the awkward expression on her face, she was clearly still angry and had other things on her mind.
Seeing this, Li Chenxu gently bit Mu Xiaoyu's earlobe and asked in a low voice, "Did I not explain something clearly? Why are you still unhappy?"
“I understand and get everything you’ve said. But you haven’t answered the questions I just asked you. You do what you’ve done, but why haven’t you contacted me for the past week? Also, Song Yin’s agent ran into you two. They took photos of you and Xu Sulin looking very intimate.”
The more Mu Xiaoyu talked, the more uncomfortable she felt. Both of them knew exactly what Xu Sulin was planning to do with Li Chenxu.
Xu Sulin could have easily sold that 10% stake to Li Chenxu directly, and the money would have been enough to treat her illness. But instead, she chose this method—wasn't she trying to take advantage of Li Chen?
Mu Xiaoyu thought a lot, and Li Chenxu tried his best to see things from her perspective.
However, there are still many differences between men and women when it comes to looking at problems. Even if Li Chenxu understands Mu Xiaoyu very well, he still can't completely guess what Mu Xiaoyu is thinking at this moment. Hearing this, he said directly: "I didn't contact you because I was afraid you would overthink it. Besides, if you had known about this at that time, and I hadn't explained it clearly on the phone, it would have made things worse."
Mu Xiaoyu didn't speak, biting her lip, clearly dissatisfied with Li Chenxu's explanation.
She wasn't someone who didn't know what was important. Even if she couldn't fully understand at the time, she was willing to wait for Li Chenxu to return to China and explain things clearly, as long as he said so.
Does he really think that during the week he didn't explain, she wouldn't overthink things back home?
Mu Xiaoyu was a little angry, but then she wondered if she was making a mountain out of a molehill.