Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Forced Into a Corner
"There’s no better day than today, let’s announce the will right now!"
Second Master Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking smug as if everything was within his grasp.
"Uncle, my dad isn’t here yet. Shouldn’t we wait for him?"
A young man stepped out from the crowd.
"Didn’t your dad say he’d already arrived? What’s the matter? Doesn’t he want his inheritance?"
"Something came up at home. He’ll be here as soon as he’s done handling it,"
the young man replied confidently. "Uncle, with so many people here today, I also support announcing the will publicly."
"Cheng Feng, it seems you’ve already made your choice!"
Cheng Shihuai looked at the young man in front of him, his face revealing little emotion.
After all, he was the acting head of the Cheng Family, having earned his position in the company through his own efforts!
Chi Youyou stood next to Cheng Shujin, curiously looking at the young man in front of her, "Cousin, who is this?"
"Cheng Feng, the eldest grandson of Third Uncle, just a good-for-nothing."
Cheng Shujin scoffed, "A typical playboy."
"What if he’s just pretending, doing it on purpose?"
Chi Youyou curiously examined Cheng Feng, the eldest grandson of her Third Granduncle, making him Cheng Yi’s eldest son.
She didn’t have a strong impression of Cheng Yi, only remembering him as a kind-hearted man.
But... she remembered his younger son, Cheng Yu!
Even at a young age, he was up to no good.
It seems like the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Her granduncle’s eldest cousin seems to have been acting all along, too.
They say powerful families are deep as the sea, but she feels like everyone’s an actor here!
"Third Uncle still isn’t here. I hope nothing has happened to him! In the past, he was always the first to arrive when something happened to Grandpa!"
Cheng Shujin glanced around. He’d been hosting all day and still hadn’t seen Mr. Cheng!
Chi Youyou recalled what Song Shiyu had said before and, combining it with Cheng Feng’s unspoken words, she could guess what was happening.
She lowered her voice and said, "They should be here any moment."
"Uncle, you can announce the will, but you need to wait for Third Uncle to arrive first."
Cheng Shihuai saw the way they played off each other and had his own suspicions. He could only hope his Third Uncle wouldn’t have any mishaps!
"Old Third never cared about these things. Whether he’s here or not makes no difference!"
Second Master Cheng scoffed, "Besides, he’s sickly and can’t walk properly. Cheng Feng is his eldest grandson, and once Cheng Yi arrives, he can represent your Third Uncle as well."
"Exactly, Uncle. My grandpa hasn’t managed these things for a long time. My father is in charge of our family affairs now."
Cheng Feng raised his eyebrows, a look of satisfaction written all over his face.
All that was left was for him to say outright that his grandpa wasn’t coming today!
The atmosphere in the room was tense, like a drawn sword.
Old Sir Cheng’s friends wanted to help, but given the current situation, it was difficult for them to intervene. They could only stand by and support Cheng Shihuai,
to prevent Second Master Cheng from going too far!
"Alright, let’s not waste any more time! Kael."
Second Master Cheng impatiently waved his hand, giving Kael a warning look as he spoke.
"I..."
"Brother, why are you always so impatient? Not everyone is even here yet, and you’re rushing to announce. Won’t you just have Kael repeat everything later?"
Just as Kael was showing a face of helplessness, the sound of Mr. Cheng’s voice suddenly came from the doorway.
