It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Chapter 214: Inheritance Dispute: The Beginning of Conflict

Uncle Luo cleared his throat and swept his sharp eyes over Wu Xinyan and Luo Yichen, as if a falcon was staring at its prey.

"Yi Chen, you are now the helmsman of the Luo family. The foundation of this family depends on you." His tone seemed calm, but it was sharp. Every word was like a knife, cutting through Wu Xinyan's heart.

"Uncle, you are too kind. The Luo family's achievements are inseparable from the support of all the elders." Luo Yichen said in a calm tone, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Support? Humph!" Uncle Luo put down the teacup heavily, and the cup made a crisp sound when it hit the table, which was particularly harsh in the silent hall.

"When your father was alive, we brothers and sisters helped him a lot! Now that he has passed away, we need to discuss the distribution of this inheritance!"

Uncle Luo's words were like a fuse, instantly igniting the atmosphere at the scene.

Luo Xiaomei immediately took up the conversation, crying: "That's right, brother, I have suffered a lot of injustice since I was a child! Now that dad is gone, you have to compensate me well!" She cried while secretly looking at Wu Xinyan,

Wu Xinyan sat quietly beside Luo Yichen. She understood that this inheritance dispute was not just a fight for money, but also a reshuffle of power and status within the family.

She held Luo Yichen's hand tightly and gave him a firm look.

"Uncle, I will handle the distribution of the inheritance fairly according to our father's will." Luo Yichen said in a firm tone, leaving no room for doubt.

"As for little sister, if you want something, you can just tell me directly. There's no need to cry here."

"A will? Who knows if that will is real?" Uncle Luo stood up suddenly, pointed at Luo Yichen's nose and roared, "Your father loved you the most when he was alive. Maybe that will was forged by you!"

Lawyer Gao pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "Mr. Luo, the authenticity of the will has been notarized and cannot be questioned."

"Notarization? Who knows if you have been bribed!" Uncle Luo's arrogance and unreasonableness shocked everyone present. Even the usually honest housekeeper Chen couldn't help but frowned.

"Uncle, please watch your words." Luo Yichen's voice was cold, with a hint of warning.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Uncle Luo refused to give in. "You just want to take the family fortune for yourself! You..."

Before Uncle Luo could finish his words, a phone rang suddenly, breaking the tense atmosphere.

Luo Yichen glanced at the caller ID, walked aside and answered the phone.

"Hello...what?...I understand." He hung up the phone and his face became extremely solemn.

"What's wrong?" Wu Xinyan noticed his abnormality and asked softly.

Luo Yichen took a deep breath and said slowly: "Investor Lin...he wants to withdraw his investment."

The news of Lin's investor withdrawal was like a bombshell, instantly triggering panic within the Roche Group.

Uncle Luo's original arrogance seemed to be largely extinguished by this sudden change.

His face was ashen, his lips were trembling, but he couldn't utter a word.

Luo Xiaomei was crying so hard that her eyes were filled with tears. She kept wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, completely losing her previous arrogance.

Luo Yichen's face was terribly gloomy, and the coldness in his eyes seemed to be able to freeze the air around him.

He pursed his lips tightly, and a chilling aura emanated from his body.

Wu Xinyan looked at him quietly

However, to everyone's surprise, Wu Xinyan did not panic as they expected.

She slowly stood up, her eyes calm and firm, scanning everyone present, like a queen in control of the overall situation.

She parted her red lips, her voice clear and calm, "Everyone, I think what we need most right now is calmness. Instead of arguing here, why not find a more suitable place to talk things out?"

"A suitable place? What place could be more suitable than here?" Uncle Luo obviously didn't believe that Wu Xinyan could have any good ideas. He snorted coldly, his tone full of sarcasm.

Wu Xinyan ignored Uncle Luo's provocation. She turned to look at Luo Yichen, her eyes full of tenderness and encouragement.

Luo Yichen received her gaze and an inexplicable power surged in his heart.

He took a deep breath, and the haze in his eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by calmness and confidence.

"Xinyan is right. Instead of arguing pointlessly here, why don't we go to the law firm?" Luo Yichen's voice was deep and powerful, with unquestionable majesty. "Lawyer Gao, please get ready now."

Lawyer Gao pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. He had expected that this inheritance dispute would not be so simple, but Wu Xinyan's calmness and decisiveness still surprised him.

He nodded, "Okay, Mr. Luo, I'll arrange it right away."

Butler Chen also walked silently to Luo Yichen's side. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were full of support and trust.

He has been with the Luo family for many years and has long regarded the Luo family's affairs as his own.

Although Luo Xiaomei was still somewhat unwilling, under the aura of Luo Yichen and Wu Xinyan, she could only follow behind everyone silently.

Seeing this, Uncle Luo knew that he was outnumbered and had no choice but to follow.

The group left the Luo family mansion and drove to the law firm.

Inside the car, the atmosphere was extremely depressing, and everyone's face was filled with different thoughts.

But Wu Xinyan remained calm

After arriving at the law firm, Wu Xinyan got out of the car first. She turned around and smiled at Luo Yichen, a smile full of encouragement and comfort. Then she walked towards the door of the firm with elegant steps. The people behind her followed closely. No one noticed that when she passed by a black car, the person in the car gently opened a laptop, and the computer screen clearly displayed the internal surveillance footage of the law firm.

The atmosphere in the law firm was even more tense than that in the Luo family mansion.

Lawyer Gao cleared his throat, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, and opened the folder in his hand. "Ladies and gentlemen, I will now read out Mr. Luo's will." His voice was steady, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting the nerves of everyone present.

"All of Mr. Luo's property, including 51% of the Luo Group's shares and real estate, will be inherited by his eldest grandson, Luo Yichen." Lawyer Gao's announcement was like dropping a huge rock into a calm lake, instantly causing an uproar.

"What?!" Uncle Luo stood up suddenly, his eyes wide and bloodshot. He pointed at Luo Yichen as if he wanted to eat him alive, "Why? Why should everything be given to him? We uncles don't get a single cent? I don't accept it!"

"Uncle, please calm down." Luo Yichen's face was calm, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Calm down? How can I calm down?" Uncle Luo roared, spitting all over Lawyer Gao's face. "This will must be fake! You guys are ganging up on me!"

Luo Xiaomei also started shouting, "Yes! It must be fake! Brother, you must have colluded with Lawyer Gao and deliberately deceived us!" Her sharp voice cut through the air, like a wounded cat, full of resentment.

Lawyer Gao's expression remained unchanged as he continued calmly, "Mr. Luo, Ms. Luo, the authenticity of the will has been notarized. It bears Mr. Luo's signature and fingerprints, and there is no doubt about it."

"Notarization? Who knows if you have been bribed by them!" Uncle Luo would not listen to any explanation at all. He roared like an enraged beast and slammed the table with his hands, shaking the entire conference room.

Seeing a bigger conflict about to break out, Wu Xinyan sighed softly. She stood up and slowly walked to the conference table. Her eyes swept over the crowd, like an elegant queen inspecting her territory. "Everyone, I know you all have questions about the will, but now is not the time to argue. How about this? I suggest that we put the issue of the will's distribution aside for now and carefully sort out the Luo family's assets and debts, ensuring that every account is clear. That way, everyone can have a clearer understanding of the Luo family's true situation before discussing the distribution of the will. How do you think?"

Wu Xinyan's words were like a clear spring, extinguishing the anger in everyone's hearts.

Although Uncle Luo and Little Sister Luo were unwilling, they had to temporarily suppress their dissatisfaction under Wu Xinyan's calm and firm gaze.

Luo Yichen looked at Wu Xinyan

However, just when everyone seemed to have reached a temporary agreement, a sneaky figure outside the meeting room was holding a mobile phone, quickly editing a text message and sending it to a mysterious number.

The content of the text message was simple, just one sentence: "The fish has taken the bait."

Then, a deep male voice came from outside the office door, "Little sister, how are things going over there? I'm ready here."