Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 384 - 367: The Sole Heir

This statement brought Pei Jingxiao an absolute sense of crisis.

His second uncle’s words were undoubtedly a veiled admission that Wen Xu was indeed a part of the Pei Family.

But that wasn’t even the hardest part to accept. What Pei Jingxiao found even harder to swallow were the words that followed.

After hearing his uncle’s words, Wen Xu nodded slightly and called out to the two of them.

Putting aside their appearances, even in behavior, Wen Xu surpassed Pei Jingxiao by quite a margin.

His composed and unflustered demeanor in the face of adversity was truly admirable.

The second and third uncle exchanged glances, and from each other’s eyes, they could see they shared similar thoughts. With a slight nod, it was apparent that they were quite satisfied with Wen Xu.

Turning to see Pei Jingxiao, who still seemed somewhat unconvinced, they were filled with frustration once again.

Disregarding whether other family members were present or not, he directly began to reprimand, "Do you think Wen Xu is here for no reason? If you hadn’t been so disappointing, would we have gone to such lengths?"

"Don’t assume we’re unaware of what’s been happening at the company."

At the mention of the company, Pei Jingxiao’s face turned instantly pale.

His eyes darted around nervously, unsure where to look.

During his tenure at the company, he had indeed lost a significant amount of money. He was well aware of this fact, otherwise, Wen Xu wouldn’t have taken his place.

So hearing his second uncle bring it up now, he didn’t dare utter a word.

He wasn’t certain how much his uncle actually knew.

However, after calming down slightly, he became a bit puzzled.

Gone to such lengths?

What lengths?

"As the topic is here, I might as well tell you directly."

"We have decided to officially choose an heir between you and Wen Xu."

Pei Jingxiao:!

This was the very reason why Wen Xu and he had been brought back together.

"But he’s just a child born of an affair!"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone present fell into silence. The stillness was eerie.

Pei Jingxiao could feel several pairs of eyes staring at him.

"Pei Jingxiao, let’s not discuss whether he’s illegitimate; the established fact is that he is your father’s child."

"Moreover, we, the Pei Family, are in business. The most important thing is who can bring profit to the family."

The implication was that they didn’t care about Wen Xu’s background at all.

They only cared about whether Wen Xu could make money for them.

The Pei Family is somewhat unique.

It is a long-standing powerful and affluent family that has existed for decades.

Its internal familial relationships are quite complicated.

For instance, the "second uncle" and "third uncle" whom Pei Jingxiao addressed were not closely related by blood according to normal ethics.

Calling them second and third uncle, they were not truly his father’s younger brothers.

But if discussed theoretically, they were indeed distant relatives.

And to occupy these three positions, mere blood relations weren’t sufficient; they needed to continually bring benefits to the family.

Pei Jingxiao hadn’t formally taken his father’s place yet, so he only had a superficial understanding of these relationships and inner structures.

But he now understood that to occupy this position was likely an arduous task.

In the end, the second uncle pounded the table and decreed that Pei Jingxiao and Wen Xu were to wait for evaluation at the villa as the next heirs of the Pei Family.

During this period, they would temporarily live there.

Pei Jingxiao was, of course, extremely upset.

Humiliated in front of everyone, he also lost the title of "sole" heir.

As soon as he walked out and saw Wen Xu’s incredibly calm demeanor, Pei Jingxiao’s anger surged beyond containment.

"You’re pleased with yourself now, aren’t you?"

Pei Jingxiao clenched his fists, his words grinding out through gritted teeth.

"Even though you’re a child carrying the dirty blood of an affair, you have a chance to inherit such a vast business empire."

"I wondered why you suddenly joined the company; it turns out you wanted to seize the ticket to becoming an heir."

"Finding some insignificant, low-level job before, just to lower my guard?"

As he spoke, his expression grew increasingly vicious, "You truly embody cunning deceitfulness!"

"Just like your damned mother!"

Before he could finish speaking, he only managed to catch a glimpse of a blur rushing towards him—a punch landed heavily on his cheek, accompanied by a whooshing sound.

"Ugh!"

Before he realized it, his body lurched backward, bumping into an antique vase used as decoration before he managed to stop.

No time to worry about the vase, anger instantly flooded his mind.

"Wen Xu! You dare hit me?"

Pei Jingxiao never expected this brother, who seemed like a ’refined gentleman,’ to show such a violent side.

His fingers instinctively touched the corner of his lip, feeling the needle-like pain and a sting that made him gasp for air.

"Damn, you really hit hard!"

Seeing the bright red mark on his finger, Pei Jingxiao’s mood was now beyond mere anger.

Wen Xu’s voice was extraordinarily cold.

Facing Wen Xu’s expression and gaze, Pei Jingxiao momentarily froze.

In the past, Wen Xu’s coldness resembled indifference and detachment.

But now, it was much more aggressive, as if he wanted to devour him.

Wen Xu said, "You can say whatever you want about me. I can pretend not to hear, but you cannot speak about her."

"Ha."

Pei Jingxiao sneered.

"And what if I do?"

"If you have the ability, kill me in front of the family, let them see that everything you’ve shown is an act."

Although Pei Jingxiao didn’t take Wen Xu’s threat seriously, he also refrained from bringing up Wen Xu’s mother.

He disdained to mention such a home-wrecking woman.

Wen Xu’s hand relaxed at his side, his gaze towards Pei Jingxiao was somewhat complicated.

"Haven’t you realized yet?"

"As long as I’m capable of inheriting the family, even if I kill you now, it won’t matter."

As he said this, his tone was devoid of any fluctuation.

It was neither a threat nor an attempt to mock Pei Jingxiao. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

His voice was so calm, as if he were discussing the most ordinary thing.

And after what had just happened, Pei Jingxiao was obviously aware that this was true.

So he fell silent.

Rather than arguing with Wen Xu here, he might as well think about how to be recognized as the ’heir’ by the family.

It seemed that recent events had made him grow a bit.

So even if he was still upset, he didn’t continue arguing with Wen Xu.

He didn’t want their argument to disturb the people inside.

With a forced smile, he looked at Wen Xu, "Fine, let’s see who can laugh last."

Pei Jingxiao took two steps forward, and just as he was about to pass by Wen Xu, he suddenly stopped.

He suddenly widened his eyes and swung his right fist fiercely at Wen Xu’s face.

Wen Xu noticed his movement, his pupils slightly contracting, but after a brief pause, he chose not to completely evade.

Pei Jingxiao’s punch landed on his face.