Chapter 842
Forced Signing
Because he had been controlling the company for some time, and that idiot Ye Xingning only recently discovered it. Moreover, they had lived together for so long, and he knew Ye Xingning's social circle. Although her friends were relatively wealthy, they definitely didn't have the ability to incite so many companies to terminate their cooperation with Huiwanjia Company. They absolutely couldn't do that.
But given the current mess at Huiwanjia Company, would Ye Xingning still be willing to take it over? Ma Hongyu was a little unsure.
Ma Hongyu knew that Ye Xingning was a fool who valued relationships a lot. If the debt wasn't too high, she definitely wouldn't have even considered taking on this mess. But now, Huiwanjia Company owed so much debt, and Ma Hongyu had a rough idea of how much property the Ye family had. The little money they had wouldn't even be enough to settle a fraction of the debts next year. If Ye Xingning took over this mess, the Ye family's livelihood would be in trouble. No matter how sentimental someone is, they still need to fill their stomachs before they can talk about relationships.
Therefore, Ma Hongyu felt that although Ye Xingning was a very sentimental person, she was unlikely to take over this mess. But if she didn't take over, what other options were there?
Ma Hongyu racked his brains for a long time but couldn't come up with a safer solution. Giving Huiwanjia Company to Ye Xingning was the only option at the moment. Even if Ye Xingning didn't accept it, he had to find a way to make her accept it! Otherwise, all his efforts over the years would be in vain!
Thinking of this, Ma Hongyu tentatively said to Ye Xingning, "Xingning, your Ye family has put a lot of effort into Huiwanjia Company, especially your father. This is his life's work. Now that Huiwanjia has become like this, I think the one who is most heartbroken is your father. If your father were here, even if he were facing Huiwanjia in such a broken state, he would never give up. Don't you think so?"
Upon hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning knew that Ma Hongyu was simply trying to persuade her to manage the company or even take it over by appealing to her father's deep affection for Huiwanjia Supermarket.
Ma Hongyu's idea was exactly what Ye Xingning wanted. Their plan was to make Ma Hongyu back down and return the shares of the company he had taken from them. Ye Xingning was quite happy to hear Ma Hongyu say such a thing, but she couldn't show it on her face. Things had finally started to go according to plan, and if she smiled now, she was afraid that Ma Hongyu might become suspicious of her.
Thinking of this, Ye Xingning pretended to say to Ma Hongyu, "Your analysis is correct, but even if my father has a deep affection for Huiwanjia, which he founded, and treats it like his own child, he still can't solve the problem now!"
Ma Hongyu grinned mischievously at Ye Xingning and said, "I know that even if he comes, he can't solve our current predicament, but is it possible that he will take over the company and start over?"
Ye Xingning was secretly pleased when she heard Ma Hongyu mention taking over the company. This was exactly what Ma Hongyu had to bring up. After hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning feigned strong resistance and angrily said to him, "Ma Hongyu, you bastard! When Huiwanjia Supermarket was at its peak, you seized the opportunity to grab shares. Now that the company is facing such a crisis, you want to be a hands-off manager? What? Are you trying to use my father's feelings for Huiwanjia to shift this huge debt onto our Ye family? Let me tell you, Ma Hongyu, don't even think about it! Absolutely not!"
Seeing Ye Xingning's excited expression after hearing his words, Ma Hongyu said to her, "Xingning, don't be anxious. I was just offering a suggestion. We can still discuss this further!"
Upon hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning pretended to be very angry and said to Ma Hongyu, "My father is in poor health. I'm in charge of this matter now, and there's nothing to discuss. Absolutely not! Don't even think about having the Ye family repay the debts you incurred due to your own mismanagement. You're being too naive!"
After Ye Xingning finished speaking, she pretended to leave the scene immediately and walked to the side. When Ma Hongyu saw this, he quickly grabbed Ye Xingning and then shouted loudly to the crowd below who were still shouting for the debt: "Everyone, let us discuss it and we will give you a reasonable explanation right away!"
After he finished speaking, he pulled Ye Xingning and hurriedly walked into the office, afraid that the crowd behind them would grab him.
Ye Xingning was staggered into the company lobby by Ma Hongyu, and then dragged into the elevator. Ye Xingning was not afraid of Ma Hongyu's actions at all, because she knew in her heart that Ma Hongyu still needed her to be the scapegoat for him and would definitely not do anything reckless to her.
Ye Xingning feigned panic and said to Ma Hongyu, "Ma Hongyu, you bastard, what are you going to do to me?"
Ma Hongyu sneered and said, "It's nothing, I just want to discuss something with you!"
Ma Hongyu led Ye Xingning in the elevator all the way to his office on the top floor. After bringing Ye Xingning in, he slammed the office door shut.
He said to Ye Xingning, "Ye Xingning, there are only the two of us in the office now, so I'll be frank. You have to take over this mess that's been created by the Huiwan family, whether you want to or not!"
Ye Xingning said to Ma Hongyu, "What if I don't take it? What can you do about it?"
After hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu sneered and said to Ye Xingning, "What can you do? What do you think?"
After saying that, he ignored Ye Xingning and then turned on his computer. He made some minor modifications to the previous shareholder agreement and printed out two copies.
He handed one of the copies to Ye Xingning and said in an unquestionable tone, "Be smart and sign this!"
Ye Xingning pretended to be very angry and looked at Ma Hongyu, saying, "Ma Hongyu, you've got quite the scheme! You want our Ye family to pay off your debts? I don't agree!"
Ma Hongyu said, "Not only that, but also sign this divorce agreement at the same time, so I can get rid of this mess that is your Ye family!"
After Ma Hongyu finished speaking, he took out a pre-prepared divorce agreement from the drawer, indicating that he had been prepared in advance!
Ye Xingning looked at Ma Hongyu and said, "Ma Hongyu, you really are cunning. You even drafted the divorce agreement a long time ago. Tell me, did you plan to divorce me a long time ago?"
Ma Hongyu looked at Ye Xingning and chuckled softly, saying, "Is there even a question? Isn't it obvious enough? I originally planned to get all the shares in Huiwan Company before divorcing you, but just when all the shares were about to be in my hands, this whole mess happened. Not only did I not get the company, but I also got into this mess. Now, this is the only way I can divorce you?" Hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning said to him, "Ma Hongyu, I've really misjudged you all these years. You're so heartless!"
After hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu glared at her angrily and said, "Ha, heartless? All these years I've been a live-in son-in-law in your Ye family, do you think I did it willingly? What man doesn't have dignity? Given a choice, do you know which man would willingly become a live-in son-in-law? It's a disgrace to men, do you understand?"
Although Ye Xingning and Ma Hongyu no longer had feelings for each other, upon hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning realized that Ma Hongyu had never wanted to marry her from the bottom of his heart. However, Ma Hongyu had disguised himself so well that Ye Xingning thought he truly loved her and wanted to live a good life with him.
It was only because Ye Xingning often spoke highly of Ma Hongyu to her father that her father agreed to let Ma Hongyu join his company, and he gradually rose to his current position.
Ma Hongyu showed no gratitude whatsoever. In fact, he had long ago taken advantage of Ye Xingning's trust to plot all of this. However, Ye Xingning never expected that Ma Hongyu's marriage to her was not out of love for her, but rather for the Ye family's wealth.
Ye Xingning thought that Ma Hongyu had become like this in the last two years because their feelings for each other had faded after being married for a long time. Now that she knew the truth, Ye Xingning was very sad.
What saddened her was how foolish she had been to not see through Ma Hongyu's ulterior motives sooner. Not only did she fail to see through his intentions, but she also went out of her way to recommend him to her father. If she had discovered his ulterior motives earlier, none of this would have happened, and her father wouldn't have been hospitalized because of it.
Ultimately, it was all her fault. Ye Xingning looked at Ma Hongyu, this utterly wicked bastard, and said, "Ma Hongyu, I understand. You planned all of this long ago, back when we got married. Ask yourself honestly, haven't I been good enough to you all these years? Why did you do this?"
Ma Hongyu said, "I admit that you were very good to me when we first got married, but so what? Your father looked down on me. I was always just an outsider, a lowly son-in-law who was treated as an outsider!"
Ye Xingning said, "At first, my dad was a little wary of you, but that was all in the beginning. Later, my parents treated you like a son. How could you do such a heartless thing? You're not even human!"
Upon hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu looked at her with a very indifferent expression and said, "Yes, your parents were good to me later. For a moment, I wanted to change my previous thoughts and wanted to live a good life with you."
But whenever I go out, people point and whisper about me behind my back, saying I'm a weak and incompetent live-in son-in-law. I can't accept that. I've made up my mind that I will never be a live-in son-in-law for the Ye family for the rest of my life!
Ye Xingning said, "You agreed to become a live-in son-in-law back then, no one forced you!"
Ma Hongyu said, "I was in dire financial straits at the time, and I had no choice but to become a live-in son-in-law!"
After hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning looked at him and sneered, saying, "Back then, you had no choice but to become a live-in son-in-law because of financial difficulties. Now that you're not in financial trouble, you want to get rid of our Ye family and shed the label of 'live-in son-in-law,' right?"
Ma Hongyu said, "You can think of it that way. I don't want to live my whole life with the title of 'son-in-law who lives with his wife' and be ridiculed by others!"
Upon hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning said to him, "Heh, so you're choosing to hurt the Ye family for your own sake?"
Ma Hongyu was eager to get rid of the mess left by the Ye family and had no interest in discussing the messy past with Ye Xingning. He said impatiently to Ye Xingning, "Enough, Ye Xingning, I don't have time to chat with you about this. Just tell me if you're going to sign this equity transfer agreement and this divorce agreement?"
Ye Xingning said to Ma Hongyu with a cold expression, "These debts should have been borne by you in the first place. Don't even think about severing ties with the Ye family now! I don't believe you can do anything to me."
Hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu glared angrily at her and said through gritted teeth, "Ye Xingning, you need to understand that you are in my office right now. I'm asking for your opinion out of respect. Don't push your luck!"
Ye Xingning feigned indifference and said to Ma Hongyu, "What's wrong with your office? This is a society governed by law. I just don't agree, what can you do about it?"
After hearing Ye Xingning's words, Ma Hongyu looked at her with a very serious expression, then walked up to her and said, "I know we live in a society governed by law, and you don't need to remind me of that. But this is my office, and it's just the two of us here. Do you think you can fight back if I force you to sign?"
After hearing Ma Hongyu's words, Ye Xingning pretended to be frightened and made a move to get up and run away. However, as soon as she got up, Ma Hongyu reached out and forcefully pressed her back into the chair.
Ye Xingning looked up at Ma Hongyu and said, "It seems you're going to force me to sign these two documents today?"
Ma Hongyu said to Ye Xingning, enunciating each word clearly, "What else can we do?"
After speaking, Ma Hongyu picked up the red inkpad on his desk, opened it, and then forcibly pulled up one of Ye Xingning's hands, forcing her index finger to press it heavily onto the inkpad. He then dragged that finger, with the ink still on it, to place her red fingerprints on the sections of the share transfer and divorce agreements where she should have signed. (End of Chapter)