The Hidden Dragon In-Law

In the midst of everyone's incredulous stares, James Ye slowly stood up.

All eyes in the banquet hall instantly focused on him.

"James, what are you doing? Sit down!" Elizabeth Ma shouted in a panic.

Does he even realize what kind of occasion this is? With so many big shots present, none of them dared to stand up. And here James, a useless son-in-law, is trying to steal the spotlight!

Eric Wang and Daniel Wang exchanged glances, both thinking to themselves, "Damn, could he really be the chairman of Dihao Group?"

But then they both shook their heads.

Impossible. If he were really the chairman of Dihao, how could he be scolded so harshly by Elizabeth Ma?

"What are you doing, you useless fool! Sit down immediately!" Robert Xiao shouted from the stage, his face darkening.

James gave him a cold glance, then walked straight to Margaret Wang, completely ignoring the shocked stares from everyone. He whispered a few words in her ear.

Margaret nodded slightly as she listened.

This scene made everyone's hearts tighten instantly.

Margaret Wang! The Vice Chairman of Dihao Group, and a renowned beauty in Jinling! How could James, a useless son-in-law, know her? And from the looks of it, they seemed to have a good relationship.

After speaking, James ignored the crowd's gaze and left the hall to chase after Mary Xiao.

Margaret Wang stood up, walked to the stage, took the microphone, and said to the bewildered crowd, "Hello everyone, I'm Margaret Wang. Mr. James Ye met our chairman outside earlier, and the chairman asked him to deliver a message to me."

Upon hearing that James was not the chairman of Dihao, the crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

Eric Wang sneered and muttered, "He just happened to run into someone important and is now desperately trying to bootlick their assistant. What a loser."

Daniel Wang shrugged and laughed, "That's how small people are."

At this moment, Margaret Wang glanced at Old Madame Xiao, her face turning cold. "The chairman asked me to inform everyone..."

"From now on, Dihao Group is terminating its cooperation with the Xiao Family. All signed contracts are hereby nullified!"

"Boom!"

The crowd erupted in an uproar. No one expected Margaret Wang to say such a thing.

This sudden turn of events left everyone in shock.

Old Madame Xiao's face turned pale instantly. She urgently asked, "Vice Chairman Wang, why is this happening? Did our Xiao Family do something wrong?"

She had invited all the prominent figures in Jinling today, hoping to make a name for herself. If the cooperation fell through in front of everyone, the Xiao Family would be trampled underfoot.

Margaret Wang replied, "This project was originally agreed upon because our chairman recognized Mary Xiao. But you took it upon yourselves to put someone else in charge. We cannot accept that!"

After speaking, Margaret Wang put down the microphone and walked out without looking back.

Old Madame Xiao's face turned ashen, and she collapsed onto the stage.

She never imagined that her little scheme would cost them this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Had she known it would come to this, she would never have replaced Mary Xiao with Robert Xiao as the director.

Robert Xiao was also bewildered. What was going on? It seemed like Margaret Wang was targeting him, but he had never offended her!

Robert couldn't help but ask Old Madame Xiao, "Grandma, the director appointment has already been announced. You won't go back on your word, will you?"

Old Madame Xiao struggled to stand up, slapped him across the face, and angrily scolded, "You fool, you're still thinking about the director position at a time like this! Hurry and beg Mary for help!"

...

After chasing her, James found that Mary Xiao hadn't gone far. She was just squatting in a secluded corner of the hotel, crying in grievance.

He walked over slowly, took off his suit jacket, and draped it over Mary. "Honey, don't be sad. Being the director of the Xiao Family isn't such a big deal. It's not worth it."

"You don't understand. If I become the director, my parents can hold their heads high in the Xiao Family. How could Grandma go back on her word..." Mary sobbed.

James continued to comfort her, "Maybe they'll come begging you to be the director soon. If you keep crying, you won't look pretty when you go back on stage."

Mary choked up, "How could that be? Grandma has already made her decision. There's no turning back. You go back inside, let me be alone for a while..."

Just then, Old Madame Xiao and Robert Xiao ran out of the banquet hall.

Old Madame Xiao, being elderly, was out of breath from running. Behind her, a large group of people followed to watch the drama unfold.

Robert Xiao saw James and Mary and quickly ran over. He looked down at the tearful Mary and blurted out, "Mary, hurry and go after Vice Chairman Wang. Ask her not to terminate our cooperation!"

Mary looked confused, "Terminate cooperation? Why?"

Robert angrily said, "Don't play innocent. You must have instructed Vice Chairman Wang to embarrass me in public. If you don't fix this, I won't forgive you!"

Slap!

Old Madame Xiao, standing nearby, slapped Robert again and scolded, "You fool, how can you talk to your sister like that! She is the director of our Xiao Group!"

Robert panicked, "Grandma... didn't you say I would be the director?"

Old Madame Xiao angrily replied, "If you hadn't tricked me, I wouldn't have changed my mind. If you keep this up, get out of the Xiao Family!"

Having been slapped twice, Robert was extremely angry but didn't dare to show it. He could only swallow his pride for now.

Old Madame Xiao then turned to Mary and said, "Mary, please, you are now the director of the Xiao Family. Hurry and explain to Vice Chairman Wang, or our Xiao Family is finished!"

Mary looked at James in confusion.

James shrugged and said, "I told you they'd come begging you to be the director. You didn't believe me. Look, your face is all tear-streaked now..."

Mary blushed, wiped her tears, and said, "I'll try contacting Dihao."

She then dialed Margaret Wang's number.

All eyes were on her.

Moments later, the call connected, and Mary said, "Hello, Vice Chairman Wang. Grandma asked me to explain that I will be the director of the Xiao Family and will be responsible for the cooperation with Dihao. Could you give us another chance?"

Margaret Wang chuckled, "If you are the director and can take charge, then there's no problem. The cooperation can continue. But if it's anyone else, it's off the table."

"Vice Chairman Wang... thank you so much..."

Mary was puzzled. From start to finish, it seemed like Dihao Group was helping her specifically. It was too unusual.

Margaret Wang laughed, "This is all our chairman's decision. He will explain it to you personally if there's a chance in the future."

Mary was even more confused. Who was their chairman? She had never met him. Why was he helping her?@@novelbin@@

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"Could you please return to the banquet hall?" Mary nervously asked.

Margaret Wang had left in anger, clearly upset with the Xiao Family. Asking her to return seemed a bit much.

But to her surprise, Margaret Wang readily agreed.

Soon, everyone saw Margaret Wang's car return to the hotel entrance.

This time, everyone looked at Mary with awe and respect.