A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1508 The Sinner of the Xu Family

Xu Wen-Qing's angry voice echoed in the room.

This time, even Xu Lei began to look rather upset.

"Granduncle Wen-Qing, I think you've misunderstood me. Regardless of what sort of achievements I've made, the Xu family is still my family. You and my uncles are all my elders. All these years, I've never been rude to any of the elders in the family. How could you say this about me now?" Xu Lei felt aggrieved inside.

For the past few years, she had been working very hard and looking out for the family.

Under her leadership, the Xu family had risen to a high position in society.

Both her line of the family and extended lines of the family saw their year-end bonuses double from the year before.

Xu Lei didn't expect her uncles to praise her or to acknowledge her for anything. She just didn't want them to make any

trouble for her.

She never thought that a few provoking words from Xu Mei-Feng was enough to make the eldest person in the family, Xu Wen-Qing, say such things about her.

Even though Xu Lei was a stronghearted woman, she still felt hurt when accused this way by her own family.

"So you do remember that you're a younger member of the family after all. In that case, stand here and listen to the final decision the clan has made about you," said Xu Wen-Qing in a stern voice. "The final decision the clan has made about me?" Xu Lei was a little puzzled by these words and started to frown.

But Xu Wen-Qing obviously didn't intend to explain anything to Xu Lei. After he said this to her, he took a document from the table and passed it to Xu Mei-Feng. "Mei-Feng, your father isn't around, so you can announce the final decision." "Sure, Grandpa Wen-Qing," said Xu Mei-Feng happily as she took the document from the old man. Then she cast a gleeful glance at Xu Lei.

That glance was the one a victorious general gave to the defeated soldiers at his feet.

But Xu Mei-Feng just threw her a glance and didn't say anything to her.

After that, she walked over to the highest point of the hall and faced everyone. Her bright and loud voice began the announcement, "Xu Lei, the sinner of the Xu family, was in cahoots with a despicable man who is not from the family. She has used underhanded means to force her uncles to give up positions of power, discriminated against her own family, eliminated anyone against her, oppressed her family and arranged for a large number of people outside the family to take up positions in the family business. This has caused our century old business, our billion dollar empire, to end up in the hands of someone who is not a Xu. These actions by Xu Lei are most certainly rebellious, unfilial, and goes against the

wishes of the Xu family ancestors."

"After a discussion among key family members, the Xu family has decided unanimously to strip Xu Lei of all her duties in the family as well as remove her from office. She will also be removed from the family records and chased out of the Xu family. Any assets currently under her name will be taken back by the family."

"As for the position of head of the Xu family, Xu Feng-Liang will take up this position again. Before he returns to the clan, all matters of the family will be under the charge of Xu Feng-Liang's daughter, Xu Mei- Feng. Once her father returns, she will hand over all authority to him."

Xu Mei-Feng's voice echoed loudly in the room.

The other elders of the Xu family remained quiet and expressionless as they listened to Xu Mei-Feng read the announcement. Their eyes were filled with hostility towards Xu Lei.

It was obvious that everyone here had already reached a common understanding before coming to this meeting.

In other words, Xu Lei had been left out of the real family meeting that was held before this.

When this announcement was made, Xu Lei was too stunned to move.

Her pretty face expressed surprise and shock, but she was more overcome by disappointment and dejection.

Actually, when she saw Xu Mei-Feng earlier, she already knew that this family meeting wasn't going to end well.

But she thought that no matter how much the elders in the family disliked her, they would probably only reprimand her for making mistakes. She didn't expect them to completely remove her from office and even chase her out of the family, going so far as to take her out from the family records.

After a brief period of shock, Xu Lei started smiling.

That was a very sad smile that carried self-deprecation and mocking.

"So all of you have ganged up to force me out of my position? And you're even chasing me out from the family? So much for treating all of you as my elders and my family. You've all turned around to bully a young lady who has lost both her parents. How wonderful. My granduncle and all my uncles are simply wonderful people," said Xu Lei as she shook her head and laughed bitterly. Her eyes started to redden.

But she continued to hold her head high as she faced them and said, "But I would really like to ask my uncles one question. What wrong have I done? Why does it make you hate and detest me to the point where you want to chase me out of the family? Haven't I done enough over the last two years?"

"I was the one who has made the Xu family rise in position and return to its former glory. I was the one who multiplied your benefits as well. I have been properly accountable to every person in this family!" "But I simply cannot understand. I have worked so hard to make this family better, and I've worked to give the family a better life. Why do you still oust me from the family like this? Is it just because I don't have anybody to rely on? Because I don't have my parents to fall back on? Or because you think that a young woman isn't worthy of leading the entire clan?"

Xu Lei's eyes welled up with tears. Her heart was so aggrieved and so disappointed as her words questioned the intentions of the people standing before her.

Was Xu Lei upset about losing her position as the head of the family?

Of course not.

She was just so disappointed in her family, and felt that she had been unfairly treated.

Why hadn't she received any affirmation despite working so hard?

Why did all her hard work end up benefiting those who didn't do anything to

deserve it?

Why did the heavens constantly take away everything wonderful in her life?

She had already lost the parents who doted on her the most, the Fan whom she was infatuated with, and now, even her clan was ganging up against her.

There were times when Xu Lei felt that life was very tiring and terribly lonely.

Her uncles detested her, her cousins ostracized her, and even her beloved Fan whom she relied on, had not come to see her in ages.

Nobody missed her and nobody showed her any concern.

There were so many people on this planet, but Xu Lei often felt like she was all by herself.

"Xu Lei, stop pretending that you're very pitiful. Everybody in Yanjing knows that you're that country bumpkin's mistress. You've discriminated against your own family and supported someone from Jiangdong instead. Isn't that clearly a plan to eventually turn the Xu family business into the Ye family business? That alone makes you unworthy to be the head of this family! There's no way we'll allow you to hand over everything our ancestors have accumulated over the generations to someone who isn't even a Xu!" said Xu Mei-Feng coldly. She had no sympathy for this cousin of hers at all.

Xu Lei got it now. "So you're doing this as an attack on Fan."

"If not? You think it's an attack on you? You're not worth that much. Everyone in the Yanjing corporate world knows that you've reached your current position only because you're his lover. Without his support, you're nothing! You think you could become the head of the Xu family? You think you could be the chairman of the chamber of commerce? You think you could make all those rich and powerful people listen to you?" sneered Xu Mei-Feng as she spat nasty words at her cousin.

Xu Lei didn't get angry when she heard these words.

She didn't mind others thinking that she was Ye Fan's mistress in Yanjing.

As long as she could be associated with that young man, she would feel happy inside.

Even after Xu Mei-Feng had mocked her, Xu Lei still replied her with a smile, "Since you know what my Fan is capable of, then you should know that this supposed final decision by the clan will not affect my position in Yanjing's corporate circle. The rich and powerful of Yanjing only acknowledge Fan as their leader, and I am his representative in Yanjing, so they will only listen to me."

"So what if you become the head of the Xu family? That's just a title that doesn't wield any power. You will not be able to have any authority to control the assets that the Xu family has in Yanjing, and there will be no way you could control anybody else in Yanjing either."