Chapter 396: Chapter 396

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She really wanted to beat him up again, and then send him off to the hospital.

Mo Shu could barely eat and soon lost her appetite, she stood up and said, "I’ve finished eating, Grandpa, I’m off to work."

Grandpa Mo noticed that she had left more than half of her breakfast untouched and frowned, "You ate so little?"

Mo Shu had already stood up, and Ji Nan, who was beside her, followed, handing her a napkin.

Mo Shu wiped the corner of her lips and said in a calm voice, "Hearing barking first thing in the morning tends to ruin one’s appetite."

Mo Jiantao’s face darkened instantly, and he burst out in anger, "Who are you calling a dog!"

Mo Jiantao’s foot throbbed with rage as he turned to Mr. Mo and shouted, "Dad! Look at her attitude!"

Mr. Mo had a splitting headache and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, you haven’t fully recovered from your foot injury yet, you should rest at home. And Shushu is pregnant now, as a father, you ought to show some concern for her."

Mo Jiantao grew even angrier, "I should be the one getting sympathy? Have you forgotten who broke my leg?"

Mr. Mo too lost his appetite and replied with a stern face, "They say there’s no feud overnight between father and daughter. As a father, you should learn to get along with your daughter. If you didn’t provoke her, why would she break your leg?"

Mo Jiantao was even less convinced and retorted, "Are you saying it’s justified that she broke my leg?"

"You think I don’t know," Mr. Mo slapped the table hard, his voice filled with anger, "If it wasn’t for you buddying up with Sha Mian and sneaking into the Sha Family’s study, and then stealing Sha Sha’s design sketches, would she have done that to you?"

Mo Jiantao was left speechless.

Mr. Mo became increasingly angry as he went on, pointing at Mo Jiantao’s nose and scolding, "You, you were never this reckless before. And now you’ve even stooped to such petty thievery. You call yourself an uncle. If it weren’t for Shushu handling the situation perfectly, right now we would be seeing a legal battle between Shalan and Jijue in court!"

Mr. Mo slammed the table again, his teeth gritted in anger, "Do you understand the consequences such an incident could have caused?"

Mo Jiantao cowered and defensively murmured, "Isn’t everything okay now..."

"Okay?" Mr. Mo was deeply disappointed in his son, the look in his eyes was devoid of any previous tolerance.

But as his mood turned grave, Mr. Mo asked with a sneer, "Tell me, what did the Mo Family build its fortune on?"

Mo Jiantao dare not speak.

Mr. Mo slapped him, "Speak!"

Mo Jiantao finally said, "Jijue."

"So you do remember," Mr. Mo scoffed, "Mo Shu, only twenty years old, your daughter, even she knows that one must not forget their roots. Yet here you are, repeatedly trying to bring ruin to Jijue. If Shalan had really sued Jijue, it wouldn’t just be the downfall of one Jijue, but the entire Mo Family conglomerate!"

By the end, he was almost shouting.

Mo Jiantao’s face turned pale.

"Without Jijue, the Mo Family wouldn’t be what it is today. You might think that Jijue’s current offerings aren’t as profitable as any of our mining operations, or as important as half of our tourism and real estate businesses, but Jijue now represents the face of the Mo Family. Losing face for Jijue is like losing face for our century-old foundation!" Mr. Mo’s voice was colder than it had ever been before.