Chapter 126: After breaking off the engagement Mr. Si chased his wife to the crematorium!
Chapter 126: The Bai Family is Doomed
"Madam Bai!" Mrs. Wang didn't want to hear any explanations anymore, "We signed the contract in black and white. During the contract period, there can't be any negative news. Otherwise, you'll have to compensate ten times the penalty... As required, you must pay fifty million within ten days, or else we'll see you in court!"
"Hey, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang..." Xu Aiqin wanted to say something, but the other party had already hung up, and when she tried calling back, she was blocked.
Xu Aiqin felt completely defeated. Fifty million... where could she find fifty million?
Although Bai Zhenhai was the wealthiest man in Winter City, with personal assets exceeding a billion RMB, most of it was in fixed assets such as houses, shops, shares, cars, and so on...
Recently, because big conglomerates like Ouyan Capital suddenly stopped cooperating with them, their funds were tight. Coupled with losses in business, they had already sold quite a few shops and houses.
And now they had to compensate fifty million??
They'd probably have to sell their shares!!
But if they sold their shares, they'd become minority shareholders... the decision-making power would be in the hands of Old Lady Bai and other shareholders!
No, they couldn't sell their shares...
"You can all go!" Xu Aiqin dismissed the housemaids, then anxiously asked Bai Zhenhai in a low voice, "What do we do? Yao Yao violated the contract and has to compensate fifty million within ten days..."
Just as Bai Zhenhai was about to say something, his phone vibrated, showing an unknown number.
"Hello."
"Is this Mr. Bai Zhenhai? I am Miss Tingyin's attorney..."
Bai Zhenhai was bewildered by what the person said, "Compensate sixty million??"
"Yes, Miss Bai plagiarized Miss Tingyin's work, used it for competition without permission, which constitutes severe infringement and must bear corresponding civil liability."
"According to relevant laws and regulations, you must stop the infringement, eliminate the impact, and make a solemn apology, in addition to compensating Miss Tingyin for her losses."
"With Miss Tingyin's reputation, fifty million compensation is already quite lenient."
"If the payment isn't made within three days, we will sue Miss Bai and announce the matter on official channels."
"Don't..." Bai Zhenhai hurriedly pleaded, "Let's discuss everything..."
If it was announced officially, the whole country would know about Yao Yao's plagiarism, which would severely damage her reputation and the Bai family's reputation...
As soon as Bai Zhenhai finished the call, Xu Aiqin rushed to ask, "What's going on? Ou Yan wants us to compensate sixty million? Why?"
"Just because Yao Yao copied her tune!" Bai Zhenhai was incensed at the thought, "Could you stop calling her 'that dead girl'? If it weren't for you driving her out of the Bai family, with her status as Master Tingyin, how much benefit could she have brought us? How outstanding are our two daughters? How much prestige could they have brought us? How many connections would she have brought us when she gets married in the future?"
The Bai family didn't lack the rice bowl of Ou Yan!
They were just too narrow-minded!
It's too late for regrets now...
"How would I know that dead... that girl is Tingyin? She never mentioned it before." Xu Aiqin was indignant, "It just shows she's extremely cunning! The old lady cherished her the most, but she still kept it from her!"
Xu Aiqin was convinced that if the old lady knew, she would have told them.
Bai Zhenhai slumped on the sofa. With the fifty million breach of contract and the sixty million infringement compensation, it added up to over a hundred million!
He didn't have that much cash on hand!
"Zhenhai, shall we try to negotiate with that girl? She might soften..." Xu Aiqin's words weren't finished when Bai Zhenhai couldn't help but rebuke, "You also know she would soften? If you had been more generous back then, even if we had to send her away reluctantly, we could have parted amicably. We might have met on the road later, exchanged smiles, said hello, and our relationship wouldn't have deteriorated to this point!"
Bai Zhenhai realized that since Ou Yan left the Bai family, nothing had gone smoothly...
Yao Yao finally got second place after so much effort, but she was slapped in the face!
Bai Zhenhai couldn't describe his current feelings—whether it was regret, heartache, anger, or irritation...
He remembered Ouyan Capital and suddenly understood.
"No wonder she dined with Wu You and the others, no wonder Assistant Liu treated her with such respect..."
It's likely because of her status as a Master Tingyin, she befriended some influential people.
Bai Zhenhai regretted deeply, "Call Yao Yao down. We can only sincerely apologize to her now and try to get her forgiveness..."
"Why?" Xu Aiqin couldn't help but protest, unwillingly, "Yao Yao already apologized to her on stage..."
Do they have to apologize privately too?
Isn't that making themselves steps for Ou Yan to trample on?
"If saying sorry can reduce the compensation by sixty million, you might as well laugh secretly!" Bai Zhenhai felt things weren't so simple, "I'm worried that the girl has been hurt by us too many times and won't forgive us easily..."
She already blocked their numbers...
"She used to admire Yao Yao's necklace, right? Just give her that..." Xu Aiqin's words weren't finished when Bai Zhenhai laughed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"She's a piano master, can't afford a necklace?"
"Why did she steal Yao Yao's then? And why does she associate with so many men? Just for money?"
Bai Zhenhai pondered for a moment, "What Yao Yao said might not be true. She interacts with so many men maybe because of her status as a piano master, making friends with like-minded people..."
After all, people with status and position like to gather together...
Xu Aiqin found his words suddenly made sense...
But how could Yao Yao lie?
Bai Zhenhai must have overthought it!
Just then, Bai Zhenhai's phone rang again, this time it was from the company's secretary, Yang.
"Mr. Bai, it's bad!! The Li family has threatened that no company should cooperate with us, or they'll have trouble with the Li family!"
"Now, several companies want to terminate contracts..."
"If this continues, our company will be out of business!"
Bai Zhenhai was stunned and extremely puzzled, "We haven't offended the Li family. Did they say why?"
"No..."
"Then go find out!" Bai Zhenhai was in a hurry. They didn't have any conflicts with the Li family at the award ceremony today... they didn't even exchange greetings! How did they offend them?
"Mr. Bai, please calm down. I'll find out right away."
After Yang hung up, Bai Zhenhai had a sinking feeling that he was finished...
He couldn't understand why the Li family
would issue such a threat. Was it because of Ou Yan?
Is it possible that the Li family likes the Master Tingyin and wants to help her when she's been bullied?
If so, they would have offended two influential figures at once...
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