"Why?" Wen Zhijia subconsciously retorted, "Dad, you saw it. I signed so many contracts before and won so many orders for our Wen Corporation. You can't just strip me of my rights based on a few words from my fourth brother, Dad."
Heaven knew how satisfying it was to be in charge of Wen Corporation. Anyone who tasted that sweetness would not willingly hand over power.
What's more, Mom said that in the future, both Wen Corporation and Ran Corporation would belong to him.
By then, he would merge the two companies, wouldn't that be better than what Wen Zhiyan had done before?
"Dad, this is a crucial moment. You can't let Wen Zhiyan disrupt my plans, otherwise..." Wen Zhijia looked around, finally focusing his gaze on Ran Lian, who was still groggy from the anesthetic, "Otherwise, I'll make Mom get up and preside over justice for me."
Wen Renhe stared at Wen Zhijia in disbelief.
It was as if he was meeting his third son for the first time.
In his early years, to give his family a good life, he practically slept in his office and could not stay home for long even when he did go back.
At home, Ran Lian always told him how obedient and filial their third son was, and how unlucky and difficult to teach their fourth son was, and that he was unwilling to address anyone.
Besides, every time he came home, Wen Zhijia would always pester him with questions, acting obedient and looking at him with admiration.
As for their fourth son, he would always sit in a corner of the stairs, looking at him with those cold eyes.
Over time, he didn't like their fourth son much either.
Later, if it wasn't for the fourth son's astonishing business acumen, his attention might never have been drawn to him.
Seeing that he remained silent, Wen Zhijia ignored the pain in his cheek and stepped forward to help Wen Renhe into a chair. "Father, believe me, my project has already started making money, and we might be able to recover funds soon, making our Wen Corporation even bigger."
"Your brother has already taken Wen Corporation international."
Wen Zhijia pouted, "How is that possible? You've been eating too much of Fourth Brother's pie. Fourth Brother never secured any overseas orders; that was all his deception."
"If you don't believe me, wait until Mother recovers, and you can come to the company with me." Wen Zhijia looked heartbroken. "What Fourth Brother is doing is nothing more than wanting control of Wen Corporation."
"Yes, Dad," Hong Lu also stepped forward and said, "Do you know why Wen Corporation lost so much money in Zhijia's hands?"
"Why?" Wen Renhe subconsciously asked.
"That's because the losses were too great. We Zhijia have been trying to salvage it during this period. Dad, what you just did truly disheartened us."
"Dad."
The couple, one on each side, moaned beside Wen Renhe.
"Wait, are you saying Wen Zhiyan faked it?"
Wen Zhijia and Hong Lu exchanged a glance. Just as they were about to say something, a groan came from the hospital bed.
Wen Renhe snapped back to reality, "Call the doctor."
Wen Zhijia finally breathed a sigh of relief and got up to press the call button.
The doctor examined her, gave some simple instructions, and then left.
"Father, there are still some matters at the company, so Hong Lu and I will take our leave. If anything happens, ask Second Sister-in-law to call us." Wen Zhijia said with feigned difficulty. "Also, Father, I'm not kidding. Believe me, once I secure this contract, our Wen family will be a force to be reckoned with."
After speaking, Wen Zhijia, without waiting for Wen Renhe to reply, pulled Hong Lu's hand and left.
"Why are you leaving so quickly?" Hong Lu said, sitting in the passenger seat, smiling at Wen Zhijia. "Are you afraid Dad will eat you?"
"Don't even think about it, I'm afraid he'll bite me to death," Wen Zhijia said with some dejection. "You don't know our family. Dad dislikes the Ran family and thinks they do things too ruthlessly. He generally doesn't allow us to interact too much with the Ran family."
"What are you afraid of?" Hong Lu placed her hand on Wen Zhijia's chest and drew circles on it idly. "Dad is just too conservative. His business views differ from the Ran family's. Perhaps once we merge the two companies, Dad won't be so angry."
"That's what you say, but I still feel a bit strange," Wen Zhijia said, hugging Hong Lu with one arm and rubbing his forehead with the other. "It's as if I've done something wrong."
"Not at all, you're just too tired. You refused to rest properly." Hong Lu's eyes reddened. "Look at you lately, you've lost weight due to lack of rest."
Wen Zhijia glanced at his large belly: It seemed, perhaps, he had lost weight.
"Don't be so anxious. There's still plenty of time. You'll be able to prove you're better than Fourth Brother."
"Speaking of Fourth Brother, I've heard some things lately, saying his leg is healed?"
Hong Lu's eyes darted around. "Who told you that nonsense? The doctor said his leg has no hope of recovery. Don't overthink it. Our priority now is to get the people at Wen Corporation to obey you."
"That's true," Wen Zhijia said, caressing Hong Lu's waist. "I just feel like this isn't that simple. Fourth Brother's thoughts are too deep. What if he comes out to deal with me?"
Hong Lu smiled knowingly. "What's the hurry? With me here, with the Ran family behind you, are you afraid you can't defeat Fourth Brother?"
Wen Zhijia was deeply moved upon hearing this. "What good deeds did I do in my past life to meet you in this life? Not only did you give birth to such an outstanding child as Wen Wenlan, but you also connected me with the Ran family and made Second Uncle like me."
"Drive, I have to get a beauty treatment today."
"Go ahead, your face is beautiful even without it."
Hong Lu smiled and told Wen Zhijia to drive.
Beauty salon.
"Didn't I tell you not to look for me at every turn?" Hong Lu lay lazily. "Aren't you afraid of being caught?"
Zhou Wenjing's smile held a hint of flattery. "Don't worry, I have no one behind me. This meeting is safe."
Hong Lu looked at her freshly done nails with boredom. "Tell me, why are you in such a hurry to contact me?"
"It's about that money. Can it be injected into our company in advance? Our company can't hold on any longer."
"Can't hold on?" Hong Lu snorted. "Didn't you let your precious daughter ask our son for money a few times?"
Zhou Wenjing's smile froze, then she said awkwardly, "How could that be? The children are dating, and we adults usually don't interfere."
Hong Lu glanced at her casually, then smiled and said, "You're right. Since the two children are in love, we parents naturally cannot break them up. Besides, I've learned about this child, Yan Huan. I must say she's a good child, smart and hardworking. Although her education isn't high, it's not a big deal."
"You're too kind."
"For the sake of the two children, I can inject funds for you once, but you have to do something for me."
"What is it?" Zhou Wenjing looked wary. "Let me state first, I won't do anything illegal."
Hong Lu chuckled, "Don't worry, we are all good people. How could we let you do bad things?"