"Not having the qualification to agree doesn't mean you don't have the right to leave the Xia Family's big ship."

Xu Fan looked at the board members and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to leave, no one will stop you, but I've already mentioned the precondition for leaving."

"I don't have much time to prepare, so the information in front of you is incomplete. You can leave now, but first, go to President Xia, admit your wrongdoings, and repay what you owe to the Xia Family. I assure you, no one will block you."

To be reasonable, Xu Fan did leave a way out for everyone, but it's clear to them without much thought that this path is practically impassable!

The debts they currently owe to the Xia Family are beyond what they can repay in this lifetime.

In the past, Xia Yanyu's peaceful treatment made them gradually forget this realization. Now, Xu Fan's reminder brings it back to light.

Indeed, Xu Fan's approach is quite unreasonable, very domineering.

But how is their attitude toward Xia Yanyu any less ungrateful and bastardly?

Among this group of board members, there are still some who are conscientious.

Amidst their fear, they start recalling the family favors they've received over the years, and suddenly, their heads hang down in deep shame.

After a while, someone finally spoke in the conference room.

"Yes, we've been wrong, but niece Xia, we don't want to die! The Huang Family is a Hidden World Family, and now, if we renege on the marriage first, they'll lose face and won't let us off!"

Despite the intimidation from Xu Fan, someone eventually addressed this issue.

They know very well that even if they yield this time, they'll still end up dead when the Huang Family's revenge arrives in the future.

They started venting their grievances to Xia Yanyu.

They looked pathetic, but Xu Fan found it amusing.

"Ladies and gentlemen, saying such things, do you even have a conscience?"

He coldly laughed at the crowd and said, "The Huang Family, being a Hidden World Family, is indeed a formidable enemy. Defying them won't end well."

"So, you've chickened out? Ready to compromise? Have you ever thought that what you're pushing out now is your own family!"

Although the betrothal contract between the Huang and Xia families still exists, the conflict has already emerged.

Xu Fan was convinced that if this group forced Xia Die to marry into the Huang Family, there would be no happiness for her!

"When there are benefits, you all fight tooth and nail to get in. Now that there's trouble, you run faster than anyone. Tell me loudly, if you can only share the good times and not the bad, what do you amount to?"

This time, they pushed out Xia Die and acted apathetic, but if it were them, would they still act so arrogantly?

This might be the ugly side of human nature. Seeing the crowd bow under his shout, the coldness in Xu Fan's eyes grew stronger.

"Since you are family, you should prepare to advance and retreat together."

"I know very well that many of you might have already blamed me for all of this, thinking that if I hadn't showed up, you might have embraced the Huang Family by now."

"But let me tell you, if you really want to talk about betrothal, I have a contract too."

If we truly discuss based on marriage contracts, my engagement with Xia Die predates any relation with the Huang Family by ages. What qualifies the Huang Family to intervene?

Xia Die is my woman. Whether it's a rigid marriage contract or an emotional bond, no one can dispute it.

The Huang Family wants to steal my woman, what right do they have?

"I've made myself very clear. Yes, the Huang Family is indeed troublesome, but this time, I, Xu Fan, will shoulder all of this. The trouble with the Huang Family, I will personally handle."

"As for you, calling you here today is just to remind you not to forget your roots."

I never expected these people to provide any real assistance if I end up at odds with the Huang Family.

What Xu Fan did today wasn't with much of a purpose, just a wake-up call for them.

Some time ago, I was in Dongying, unable to confront these people, giving them the opportunity to run wild, but now I'm back.

If they continue with their antics, they better measure themselves carefully.

"Alright, this meeting ends here."

"Next up, whatever your plans are—stay or leave—go back and ponder. Meeting adjourned."

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, Xia Bofu as the 'chicken' was enough to terrify them. Moreover, the reasoning has been laid out clearly by Xu Fan.

There's no point keeping them here any longer, as nothing more meaningful can come out of it.

He waved his hand, signaling the board to hurry up and get out.

With the word 'adjourn' out of his mouth, heavy breathing filled the conference room.

The meeting didn't last long, but for them, it was as if enduring a century!

They truly had no courage to stay any longer in front of this young man. They quietly picked up the documents on the table and scattered like birds and beasts, moving toward the exit of the conference room.

Even Xia Bofu, who had fainted from fright, was directly thrown out by people from Lingyan Pavilion.

"Phew..."

Finally, once all the board members had vacated, Xia Yanyu sat in front of Xu Fan, unable to hold back a sigh of relief.

She looked at Xu Fan and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Xu Fan's methods weren't complicated; she could have thought of them too. But to actually carry them out so ruthlessly, she always lacked that bit of courage.

Honestly, such matters are more suited to being handled by an outsider like him.

"Xu Fan, thank you."

Without saying more, after taking such a hard lesson from Xu Fan today, they would at least appear more compliant on the surface moving forward.

This way, the pressure on her shoulders would be considerably lessened.

"What's there to thank for? My little actions are at most just helping you bring back the already loyal people of the Xia Family."

"Huh? Xu Fan, what do you mean?"

After expressing her gratitude, upon hearing Xu Fan's bitter laughter, Xia Yanyu couldn't help but frown.

What did he mean by that?

To know, when the board left just now, they all seemed quite obedient.

Could there still be issues?

"You can never wake up someone pretending to sleep. If they're dead set on being traitors, no amount of my tactics will deter them."

Xu Fan looked at Xia Yanyu and smiled bitterly.

Even though he delayed quite a bit of time in Xia Yanyu's office earlier, the time given to Xu Fan was still too short.

In such a short period, he simply could not discern who had already betrayed the Xia Family.

The earlier intimidation was only enough to make these people behave temporarily. Once they leave the meeting room, it won't be long before they reveal their true colors again.

And this was the reason Xu Fan initiated this board meeting.

"Lei Zi."

Estimating that this group would have almost left the Xia Group building, Xu Fan mumbled and then looked over at Shi Lei.

"Send someone to follow these guys immediately."

"Let's see how many in the Xia family have actually defected to the Huang Family."

Letting the line out to catch the big fish, the tactics used in the meeting would surely agitate those who had truly joined the Huang Family.

Once outside the building, they would likely contact the Huang Family.

By sending people to follow now, he could also see what the Huang Family currently had planned!

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