Chapter 152: The Company and the Xiao Family Are Mine
Xiao Ye charged directly into the crowd.
In a mere ten minutes,
He was the only one left standing.
A circle of fallen bodies lay at his feet!
The Yang Family members wailed incessantly, while the Xiao Family was scared out of their wits.
'He's... he's just too damn strong!'
Xiao Ye grinned and looked at them. "What? Got something to say?"
The crowd backed away in terror.
Of course, they had something to say. They wanted to tell Xiao Ye to stop and apologize to the Yang Family at once.
But looking at the people on the ground, they couldn't bring themselves to say a word.
"N-nothing to say!"
"Then get the hell out of here!"
After dealing with the Xiao Family members, Xiao Ye brazenly went straight to the Xiao Family's company headquarters.
He was the young master the Xiao Family had just brought back. Favored or not, he was still a Xiao, so it didn't seem to be a problem for him to visit the family's businesses.
BANG!
The doors to the conference room were thrown open.
Xiao Ye, now in casual clothes, sauntered in with his hands in his pockets.
He looked at the company's senior executives and chuckled. "Let me introduce myself. I'm the young master of the Xiao Family, and also its heir."
"So, starting today, I'm in charge of this company!"
"Alright, you can stop the meeting. Everyone, head to the CEO's office."
Without waiting to see if they would follow, Xiao Ye turned and left.
He arrived at the CEO's office. The person currently in charge of the company's operations was the Xiao Family Patriarch's second son.
He had moved out long ago. On the surface, he was married to a young lady from another prominent family, but in reality, he was hiding a mistress in a love nest.
When he saw Xiao Ye enter, his brows furrowed. "Who are you!"
"I'm your big brother!" Xiao Ye said, hoisting him up by his collar. "From now on, the company and the Xiao Family are mine. You can get lost!"
"You!"
'Even in family disputes, most of the scheming is done in secret. Who acts like Xiao Ye? This is utterly absurd!'
The man tried to say something else, but Xiao Ye simply dragged him over and dangled him out the window.
Below was a nearly twenty-meter drop, with bustling traffic.
Massive buses looked like tiny rectangular blocks, and people were like ants.
"Wh-what are you doing!" The man was so scared he pissed his pants, his mind completely blank.
Xiao Ye pulled him back in and threw him out the office door in disgust. "If you ever dare come back for what's mine again, be prepared for me to throw you down."
"Don't worry, I'll just tell everyone you couldn't take it anymore and jumped. I'll even find a psychiatric hospital to forge a depression diagnosis for you."
Outside the office.
The secretary and other employees.
They saw everything.
Seeing the CEO they had once seen as so imposing now with piss-soaked pants, they didn't know what to feel.
Xiao Ye sat down in the boss's chair and spun around comfortably.
He pressed the intercom button. "Go make me a cup of good tea."
A few moments later, the tea was ready.
Along with it came the senior executives from the earlier meeting.
They too had seen the CEO's miserable state and were all a little terrified.
Xiao Ye picked up his teacup and smiled faintly. "I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that I, the young master, am not the person you want in charge."
"In your eyes, I'm just some guy who grew up in the countryside and is completely incapable of managing a company."
"Since that's the case, how about this: you can all go on vacation."
The executives were stunned.
"S-sir... what did you say?"
"Are you deaf?"
Xiao Ye took a light sip of tea, leaned back comfortably in his chair, and propped his legs up on the desk.
"I said you're all on vacation. Starting today, the entire company is on vacation! I'll only say this twice."
"But if we go on vacation, what about the company's operations? This... this isn't a game!"
BANG!
The teacup slammed down on the desk. "You don't need to worry about the company's operations."
Xiao Ye went directly to the CEO's computer and issued a company-wide notice: everyone was on vacation, with pay.
As for when they would return to work, that would depend on his mood.
These executives might have genuinely cared about the company's well-being; after all, their fates were tied to it.
Some of them even held company shares.
But the regular employees didn't care. A paid vacation? Where else would they find such a good deal? Fearing they'd miss out, they all packed their things and bolted, and no one could stop them.
As for the senior executives, they finally understood the meaning of the saying: a scholar can't reason with a soldier.
No matter what they said, Xiao Ye's response was always brute force.
'Not convinced, are you?'
'Fine, then I'll throw you out!'
In just ten minutes,
Several more people were lying outside the door.
The rest got the message and had no choice but to leave the company.
When the Xiao Family heard the news, they almost died of anger.
The company wasn't a joke; it was the very foundation of the Xiao Family's standing!
Before the Yang Family even had a chance to come looking for trouble, Xiao Ye had gone and wrecked their own company. This was absolutely unacceptable!
A group of them stormed into the CEO's office.
"Xiao Ye, what in the world are you trying to do!"
"Don't forget, you're a member of the Xiao Family too! What good does it do you to ruin the Xiao Family like this?"
Xiao Ye, of course, had his excuses. He looked at them with a grin. "Look at you all, living in luxury since you were kids."
"But what about me? Everything that should have been mine was taken away. You've been enjoying it for years, and the moment I come back, you couldn't wait to put me in my place."
"Since you don't want me to have a good life, then I won't let you have one either."
"If I can't have it, I might as well destroy it!"
They never expected Xiao Ye to be thinking this way!
For a moment, many of them felt a pang of regret. If they had known, they never would have acted that way on the first day of Xiao Ye's return!
If they could turn back time, they would have welcomed him with open arms and made sure he had a pleasant stay at the Xiao Family estate.
Xiao Ye stood up, his gaze sweeping over them. "You all have your own properties, but I don't. When I went back home, I was just given a guest room."
"There was nothing in that guest room. So this is the treatment the great young master of the Xiao Family gets."
Their faces turned grim.
'The hard approach isn't working, so we'll have to try the soft one!'
One of them softened his tone. "Fine, this is our fault. I promise I'll sort this out as soon as I get back. I'll make the ones who bullied you apologize!"
"And we'll give you property, money, and a new room. Can you please just stop making trouble?"
"The company isn't a game. If something goes wrong, the entire Xiao Family will be left with nothing."
Xiao Ye wasn't buying it. "You all can be left with nothing. I won't be."
"Besides, it's better if the Xiao Family is gone. When you're all down on my level, I guarantee your lives won't be as good as mine."
They couldn't beat him in a fight, and they couldn't reason with him.
The Xiao Family members couldn't have been more frustrated; they were practically grinding their teeth to dust.
Xiao Ye moved to drive them out. "Alright, all of you, get lost. I'm going to inspect my company. I'm the young master, so all of this is mine anyway."
"The eldest son inherits the family business. It's tradition."
How could they dare to leave Xiao Ye here alone? If he caused some irreparable damage, it would be too late!
"What will it take for you to leave the company!"