One and Only: Doting CEO's Infinite Love

Chapter 454: Declaration of Bankruptcy

Song Song originally thought that the matter of adopting Little Xiyou wouldn’t be so simple, and that Xiao Jinghuai would have a series of objections later. Unexpectedly, there was not a single ripple afterward.He was still very busy, and she couldn’t even catch a glimpse of him. Although Song Song knew he was always busy with the Xiao Family matters, to her, it almost felt like he had vanished from the world.

Song Song always lacked a clear understanding of the issues facing the Xiao Family, just as Huo Junting told Xing Quan, even for the biggest problems, she believed Xiao Jinghuai could handle them adeptly.

She never doubted his capabilities...

Until she was holding Little Xiyou in her arms and accidentally saw the financial news about the Xiao Family. She wasn’t a professional, but understood how serious the term "declare bankruptcy" could be...

Declare bankruptcy!

Song Song never thought such serious terms would be applicable. She instinctively tightened her hold on Little Xiyou in her arms, gritted her teeth, knowing that financial news of this nature couldn’t report anything without grounds, meaning that...

Thinking of this, Song Song’s heart began to pound intensely. She immediately took out her phone to call Xiao Jinghuai, but still no answer, as with the previous attempts.

Unable to suppress her worry, Song Song quickly called Sister-in-law Zhou, temporarily entrusted Little Xiyou to her, and then left the house hurriedly heading for the Xiao Family headquarters.

Setting aside other conflicts, at least at this moment she should stand by his side.

Song Song didn’t expect to encounter Xiao Jiuru halfway there, nor did she expect the first thing he said was: "Looking so pale, hasn’t my little nephew been taking care of you well?"

Looking at the enchanting man in front who seemed almost sinister even without smiling, Song Song frowned slightly, "Uncle, why are you here?"

"Are you heading to my place?"

This road aside from heading up to the scenic mountain top, the most likely destination was the villa halfway up the mountain.

Xiao Jiuru smiled faintly, rubbed the car door edge with his finger, glanced at the road behind Song Song, and then at her ride, raised his eyebrows and said: "It should be normal for an elder to come visit you guys!"

Suddenly feeling awkward about the other person, Song Song still thanked him politely, "Uncle, thank you for thinking of us... I’m a bit urgent now, so I’ll take my leave first."

"Where to? I’ll take you."

Xiao Jiuru gentlemanly opened the car door, looking at Song Song with utmost sincerity, as if her not getting in the car would be disrespecting him as an elder.

Song Song hesitated for a moment, glanced at her ride, "Then I’ll trouble you, uncle. I want to go to the Xiao Family headquarters."

"Xiao Family headquarters?" Xiao Jiuru’s eyes revealed a complex light, "Looks like you’re worried about my nephew."

At this time, Song Song’s mind was entirely occupied with the troubles the Xiao Family was facing, so she didn’t notice Xiao Jiuru’s gaze...

"Uncle, you know about Xiao Family matters too?"

Xiao Jiuru started the car, smoothly turned it around, looked at the worried girl in the backseat from the rearview mirror, feeling somewhat reassured, "Of course, this matter is greatly discussed in Qing City now, I think... not knowing is rather difficult."

Upon hearing this, Song Song’s heart sank even further, and even felt a bit regretful about discussing their issues at such a time:

She should perhaps delay, waiting until he resolved the company matters to speak wouldn’t be late.

Song Song struggled to ask: "I saw the news today saying there’s a possibility of declared bankruptcy, is this really possible?"

"Didn’t they say that even a dead camel is tall? How could such a large group like Xiao Family be defeated so quickly, this... definitely couldn’t be true!"

Xiao Jiuru laughed in response, "Why couldn’t it be? That depends on who the person targeting it is, after all, my nephew couldn’t conquer the heavens."

This quickly helped Song Song grab the key point, she urgently asked: "Does this mean someone is deliberately trying to frame the Xiao Family?"

Xiao Jiuru laughed somewhat helplessly, "Seems like my nephew has indeed told you nothing."

"He... I’m rarely even getting a chance to meet him these days, it would be great if he really told me anything. But I can see he’s indeed under a lot of pressure, so I suspect the report is genuine..."

"Listening to what you said, it seems quite likely."

"..."

"If it’s absolutely true, Xiao Family declares bankruptcy and he’s left with nothing, what will you do? Will you divorce him?"

Xiao Jiuru asked again.

Song Song didn’t react at first, simply stood there dumbfounded, experiencing a temporary brain freeze, then laughed saying: "Why should bankruptcy lead to divorce?"

At this point, she suddenly thought of Qiao Yu, thought of the significance Qiao Yu held for him, and felt suffocated, making her tone sound somewhat aggrieved, "Divorce would only be due to feelings, if he didn’t have feelings for me..."

"Forget it, I don’t want to talk about these, I’d better first go see the situation at the Xiao Family, maybe I can help."

Though Song Song spoke somewhat incoherently, Xiao Jiuru was not unaffected, even feeling momentarily dazed, "You’re really special, aren’t they saying couples are like birds of the same forest, flying separately in disaster?"

"Uncle, it seems your view of marriage has quite a problem!" Song Song said honestly.

Xiao Jiuru smiled and didn’t refute, "Is that so? Then I’ll have to ask for your advice more often in the future, lest I stray further down the wrong path, ending up with a fear of marriage, wouldn’t be good."

Speaking of this Song Song thought of Qiao Yu deliberately getting close to him for Xiao Jinghuai, unsure whether to tell him the truth...

But stating this truth seemed somehow too hurtful to a man’s self-esteem.

Half an hour later the two arrived downstairs at the Xiao Family building, Song Song quickly got out of the car and rushed inside, and this point Xiao Jiuru watched her back take out his phone from his pocket, dialed a number, "Alright, start the action now! I’ve confirmed that Xiao Jinghuai truly has no countermeasures, this time... He’s bound to fall."

After ending the call Xiao Jiuru leaned back against the car seat, muttered to himself: "Xiao Zhongzhen, you probably didn’t expect me to defeat your proudest grandson so soon, did you?"

"Hah! This is just the first step, everything I’ve lost will be slowly reclaimed from you, every penny, every cent won’t be missed!"

...

Song Song dashed into Xiao Jinghuai’s office to find it empty, then began searching room by room, finally finding him in a meeting room after about ten minutes.

Through the glass window, she saw him sitting at the head position, hands supporting his forehead, seemingly engulfed in silent anxiety, he also appeared very drained spirit-wise.

Could it be that the Xiao Family’s situation was truly hopeless?

Just as Song Song was about to enter, suddenly some people appeared behind her, pushing the door open before she could...