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Beauty and the Bodyguard CH 385

Author:Fishman The Second Category:urban Update time:2022-12-22 15:54:04

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Chapter 385 - Wang Xinyan\'s Family Problems

Lin Yi paused- hadnt Xinyan gone to Yanjing for a funeral Why was she calling him, did that mean she was back already

But itd only been a couple of days! It hadnt even been a week- it wasnt possible.

(Not sure about other people but the Chinese have very long funerals with a lot of steps.)

Lin Yi found it odd, but picked up the phone anyway.

“Hi, whats up…”

The phone got hung up all of a sudden right after Lin Yi answered it.

What did that mean Was it a wrong number, or was it something else Lin Yi decided to call back after thinking about it- it was the first time Xinyan had called him, after all, and he couldnt just leave the whole thing be.

“Sorry, the number you have dialed is unavailable, please try again…”

The mechanic voice sounded, telling Lin Yi that the phone had been turned off.

Lin Yi frowned- could it be that Xinyans phone died right as she started calling him

He shook his head and put his phone away- there wasnt much he could do if the call wouldnt connect.

He was a little worried for this girl hed met by sheer fate, but Xinyan was far away in Yanjing- his help wouldnt be able to reach out that far, and Lin Yi didnt know where she was in the first place.

In a luxurious house in Yanjing, a fierce looking was snatching Wang Xinyans phone out of her hand- he slammed it at the ground and even gave it a couple of stomps.

“You bitch, you were trying to call someone over, werent you! I cant believe it, you were even hiding a phone! Its a good thing I was here to keep an eye on you, else Id be in trouble!”

Xinyan looked at the shattered shell of her phone silently before raising her cold eyes at the man.

“Is this how you should treat your cousin”

“Cousin Hmph, why dont you spit out our Xiao familys inheritance first!” The man hmphed.

“According to grandpas will, hes married you to someone else! Before he comes with the betrothal gift dont you even think about leaving this room!”

With that, the man slammed the door shut with a crash, followed by the locking of the door…

Xinyan sighed helplessly- she wouldnt have returned if shed known about this horrible state the Xiao family was in! Not only was she under house arrest by her parents, she still had some random guy she had to marry because of her grandfathers will!

(This grandfather is on Xinyans mothers side.)

It wasnt until shed returned to the Xiao house did she realize how different it was compared to the appearance it put up- her two uncles may have been fighting for the inheritance, but the Xiao family no longer had any substance to it, it had dried out!

Her grandfather had Alzheimers, and hed signed off a couple of contracts confusedly in his last years… It cost the company a lot of money, and on top of that, a ton of debt! They were in a situation where even selling the company would only be able to barely cover for the debts!

The two uncles who had been fighting for the inheritance miraculously came into an alliance after checking the numbers of the inheritance- there wasnt any inheritance to be fighting over anymore! All they had was a buttload of debt!!

All that was left were some housing properties that the old man had bought when he was still alive- properties that could be counted with fingers and werent big enough to be debating over; it was as simple as just roughly splitting them in half.

To the average persons eyes, those villas and houses were worth an incredibly high value- just the rent money alone could allow for a healthy, happy life with no worries!

These brothers whod lived the high-end grand life, however, saw it very differently- they couldnt cope with living a life like that.

And so, they decided to focus their attention on their sister, whod left home for many years… Xinyans mother, Xiao Qinlin.

Their reasoning was as simple as it was shameless, and that was the fact that Elder Xiao had extended fifty thousand kuai for Xiao Qinlin and Xinyans father Wang Xuben when his daughter left home!

And that fifty thousand was said to have been an investment for the shares in the company Wang Xubens had founded- he was now asked to return it along with interest!

Naturally, aside from Elder Xiaos will which they didnt know the authenticity to, the Xiao brothers still had an IOU, written and signed by Qinlin herself that day!

Even with her breaking with the family and running away with Xuben, Qinlin was still Elder Xiaos daughter- for that, he gave her fifty thousand for the journey so shed have financial security.

But in the heat of the moment, Qinlins recklessness prompted her to make a stand- shed split with the Xiao family, and that meant that she wouldnt be taking the Xiaos money for nothing! She then wrote an IOU to Elder Xiao, stating that shed pay the money back with interest if they got rich!

Elder Xiao didnt intend for his daughter to return it- he wrote the IOU off with a smile and told his eldest son Xiao Ji to throw the note away.

(Their Xiao is a different character from the xiao that meanslittle, like in Xiaobos name.)

But Xiao Ji decided to keep the note, hiding it away for his own reasons.

And that very IOU became a piece of evidence against Qinlin, something for the Xiao brothers to capitalize on after Elder Xiaos passing.

With the IOU and Elder Xiaos will there wasnt much Qinlin could do about it, as pissed off as she was- it was her own fault for writing that note out of frustration.

Yet what angered her the most was Elder Xiaos will, stating that a husband had been found for Xinyan- wasnt it too early for a twelfth grader to be getting married!

The Xiao brothers were full of confidence, saying that theyd me meeting in the courtroom if Qinlin didnt hand them twenty percent of their companys shares, that theyd show everyone how Elder Xiaos daughter didnt care if her father had died, how she planned on stealing the inheritance away from her brothers!

God knew who the real thieves are- Qinlin was the victim here!

Qinlin may have gone against her family for the sake of love, but she was still a good daughter at the end of the day- she wouldnt have dropped everything for the sake of handling her fathers funeral if that werent the case.

Naturally, Lin Yi had no idea the sort of mess the Xiaos were in, and even if he did, he wouldnt be sure of the approach he should take.

Family affairs like that were the hardest to deal with.

Lin Yi returned to the villa to see Mengyao and Yushu doing some digging in the villas yard- both had small shovels, and seemed exhilarated as they dug.

Yushu had dirt all over her face, while Mengyao was a little better off, with just some on her clothes and less on her face.

Lin Yi parked the car in the yard and got out, his curious eyes on Yushu and Mengyao.

“Yao Yao, Shu, whatre you guys doing”

“Oh Shield Bro, youre back! Were digging for treasure, hurry! Come help us! Were so tired.” Yushu waved to Lin Yi happily after seeing him return.

“Whyre you calling him over for, Shu!” Mengyao eyed Yushu, her voice suppressed.

“What if he sees it, dont you think its embarrassing”

“But Yao Yao, we have the key! Even if he digs it out therell still be a lock on the chest!” Yushu twirled the key in her hand as she spoke.

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