My Husband is the Emperor : I Woke Up With a Husband

"Sir, I clearly think we are not suppose to do this," said one man with get all over his face. The man who had spoken was the person who had spent almost ten years of his life working in Xie Company. Now, he was in great worry, seeing how Mr. Xie had ordered the secretary to summon all the shareholders.

"It is time," Mr. Xie said, turning to face the man with a frown, "My mother isn’t young anymore. My daughter is still young and she won’t be able to take over the company. It is only right that I take mother’s position as the CEO and ease her burden."

Ease her burden? The man wanted to blatantly shake his head in front of Mr. Xie as they both know his reason was solely for money and the position.

"The shareholders have been a great friend to Senior Mrs. Xie, they won’t take is kindly if you propose the idea when we are yet to know her current condition. Please you should-" the man immediately stopped his mouth upon seeing Mr. Xie’s eyes narrowing dangerously.

"I think we both understand who is the director here. I am in the position to make the decision and you are the one who obey my decision," pressed Mr. Xie, unhappy that the man kept on giving him instructions and suggestion when he believes he knows everything better than anyone.

The man had many things to say, but he also feared to be fired from the company, therefore took the silence approach and nodded his head. Once the man retire, Mr. Xie scoffed, walking toward the room where his wife was, "How is Hue Lin?" Mr. Xie asked.

"Nanny Xi said she has just fallen asleep. She didn’t sleep for the entire night and finally fall asleep because of the fatigue," Mrs. Xie said, pressing her head she looked paler than yesterday which Mr. Xie noticed. "I am not feeling well as well."

"You should rest," Mr. Xie said and he went to his wife, placing his hands on her shoulders, "Yes, you look very pale right now, did you eat?" and when Mrs. Xie shook her head, Mr. Xie quickly raised his hand to call his subordinates, telling them to bring porridge that would be easy for his wife to eat. Seeing Mrs. Xie’s pale face, Mr. Xie begin to feel ashamed for doubting his wife.

For the past few days, Mr. Xie contemplate about Li Lian’s words. He had suspected his wife and second daughter, finding that they were truly grave-stricken by shock and sadness upon witnessing Senior Mrs. Xie fell from the stairs, drenched with blood. He began to mend his trust, believing that the two had nothing to do with his mother’s death, after all unlike Li Lian, they wouldn’t benefit anything, the man assumed, unaware of the truth.

"I will also notify Mr. En to bring you back home-" Mr. Xie needed only a tap to call the chauffeur when Mrs. Xie stopped him by holding to the end of his sleeve.

"No, don’t. I need to be here. By doing some works, it will help me to distract myself from remembering on what had happened," Mrs. Xie said, putting an excuse, in truth, she only wanted to see her husband finally acquiring everything on his hand so she would be at peace.

Mr. Xie mulled over the decision before agreeing, "Tell me if you need to go home and I will call En to come for you." And Mrs. Xie nodded. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Within less than half an hour, the shareholders entered the meeting room. Everyone was busy with their individual discussion as they had heard how Senior Mrs. Xie was involved in an accident. Mr. Xie came along Mrs. Xie not soon after the room was filled. He bowed first and begin to speak, "Good evening everyone, I am here to sadly announced that my mother have fell into a coma state. As most of you might have heard, this Friday she had fell from the stairs due to reason and was quickly rushed to the hospital."

"So I have heard," someone said and Mr. Xie’s eyes narrowed when he saw it was the Elder Fu, the man who was a headache to him because of how close Elder Fu was to his mother. Elder Fu didn’t like him for what he is aware of, and likewise, Mr. Xie didn’t like him either. He could tell how Elder Fu keep looking at him with a high gaze and a sigh would follow every time the conversation they had ended.

"But I have not heard more about Qingyu’s condition improvements. Also we should not forget how we have been keep in the dark about the details of her incidents. Qingyu is old but not old enough to fall from the stairs for no reason. I really wish to know your reason for hiding this to us even though we deserve to know the details," The man said, doubt was hinted in his voice for everyone who had heard his voice in the room to notice.

"I would believe it more if someone had pushed her," Elder Fu then said, surprising the people on the table, including Mrs. Xie but the woman was clever to not let a single hint from her expression to show, instead she went back to tears.

All eyes fell on Mrs. Xie who had shed tears, and she spoke in a low voice but loud enough to be heard, "I..I was there with my daughter when it happened. The blood, oh my gosh, the blood was all over the stairs and mother..." said Mrs. Xie between sobs, "She sprawled on the floor, I was scared the scene was horrific and we immediately called for the ambulance fortunately we were on time." Half of what Mrs. Xie was the truth except for thinking that it was fortunate that the ambulance had come fast. She had planned to standby and watch until the old woman exhale her last breath when a maid had come toward them and she had no choice but to call the ambulance.

Elder Fu hummed, Mrs. Xie’s acting was very close to reality of a person who had just witness a death for the first time, but somewhere, he found himself unable to trust the woman and it was because he had only believed Senior Mrs. Xie and her words but not her family due to the way they behave.

"Getting back to today’s meeting," the other man said, gathering the rest of the attention from others away from Mrs. Xie. He exchanged a brief gaze with Mr. Xie before speaking as they were ally to each others, "It’s about time that we hear the reason for our meeting today, Mr. Xie?"

"Yes, I have come to discuss a very important matter regarding the effect caused with my mother being hospitalized. Her condition isn’t the very best and as I had said she had fallen into a vegetative state. It would be difficult for her to control the company in the state she is in. Therefore, today I wish to implement myself as the new CEO in order to help and organize the company in better hands," Mr. Xie said with a proud smile. Indeed, he was worried and still is worried of his mother, but the thrill and delight of having a new position consumed him, the man had forgotten his sadness over his mother’s incident with the newly found happiness that come from achieving a new position.

"I do think we need time to process this, Mr. Xie," said another person who sided against Mr. Xie because he didn’t have trust in Mr. Xie’s performance and doubt he would be able to hone his skill as a businessman for the better once he became the CEO of Xie Company. "Even if you tell us that you wish to administer yourself as the new CEO some of us still need time to agree with this."

Mr. Xie clenched his hand, he knew that there will be some who is too loyal to his mother and would not agree to be in his side, but he didn’t worry as he didn’t have any other opponent than himself. He didn’t have brothers hence it was only right to say that everything had been decided long before he suggested the idea.

"However, our company doesn’t have time. All of us know that our performance had made a slope since my mother’s accident been known to the public. Everyone is insecure with the lack of leader and it is only right for me, her only son and a candidate to the position to take care of this problem under the new position as my mother will-"

"Yes, indeed everyone is insecure with the loss of leader," agreed Elder Fu, "But I don’t think we should discuss it now when we are lacking our largest stock holder in this room."

Mr. Xie brows creased to frown. "Largest stock holder?" He cannot understand what the elder man was speaking about as in this room the largest stock holder was him, after his mother who is currently in the hospital.

Elder Fu lightly tipped his chin toward the empty sit on the far end of the long table which Mr. Xie had dismissed the empty seat by thinking it was an extra seat. "Oh no," Edler Fu pulled a surprised face while meeting Mr. Xie’s face. "Did you thought that you were the largest stock holder? It appears that you don’t know that Qingyu had sold all her stock to someone, did you?"

"What?!" Mrs. Xie who was sitting on the chair, acting all fragile and delicate while wiping her tears stood on the chair with the sudden news which she and her husband had never know before.

"Yes," Elder Fu confirmed, noticeably taking a pleasant time while watching the couple’s shocked expression. A crisp sound of knock came on the other side of the door. Elder Fu was sitting quite close to the door and looking at it he smiled, saying, "Speak of the devil."

Mr. Xie hadn’t ordered the people who stand beside the door to open for they had opened the door themselves as if knowing who it was by a single glance. Mr. and Mrs. Xie could only count it in their dream how many times they have dreamt of this to happen, and found themselves to never thought such a day would come— A day where Li Lian stroll into the meeting room as if the entire room belong to her. A wide smile pulled Li Lian’s scarlet lips along with her light brown eyes that were flickering with a noticeable fire when looking at her parents, and the fire manage to give the couple a good scare.

"What a great tension in the room. I take it that everyone have been waiting for me?" Li Lian questioned her smile hooded in evil. This was to be the day where she takes everything that is indeed hers and give her parents a good lesson on how to be a good filial child to her grandmother.