pdf-ebookys Chapter 192 It would be strange if he didn't go crazy.
Chapter 192 It would be strange if he didn't go crazy.
Tao Qingxu ignored Tao Yuantian and instead looked up at the big screen.
Tao Yuantian couldn't help but follow her gaze, his eyes widening instantly and his pupils shrinking as he stared incredulously at the face of his father appearing in the newly replaced video.
This video was clearly filmed in a hospital, as the camera is pointed directly at the patient's bed.
Grandpa Tao was half-lying on the hospital bed, and most of the guests present could recognize the people sitting or standing around him.
One of them was Tao Qingxu. She stood by the hospital bed with a blank expression on her face, revealing no emotion.
There were three other people standing there.
One was Mr. Tao's secretary who had served him for many years, another was the Tao family's butler, and the third was the Tao family's lawyer.
These three are clearly the people that Old Master Tao trusts the most. The fact that they have been summoned together means that there is something important that he needs them to do.
The only person sitting by the hospital bed was the old man from the Lü family, Tao's in-laws, who was also the father of Lü Xiansong, Tao's son-in-law.
The guests were shocked because they recognized him.
Even Grandpa Lü was invited over. What exactly does Grandpa Tao want to do?
"Old Lu."
Grandpa Tao in the picture spoke.
“My Tao family is unfortunate. I only have two children. One of them is a daughter who is disorderly and acts absurdly, bringing shame to our Tao family.”
"That's what you said."
Grandpa Lü also tried to comfort his in-laws.
"What's so great about my family? Didn't I lose face with you? If you ask me, we're both this age, so losing face is no big deal."
"And although they're both absurd, at least they had a reliable child. So stop thinking about my unfilial son and your unfilial daughter. Just take care of yourself."
"I know my own body best; I'm afraid I don't have much time left."
Grandpa Tao sighed deeply.
“Xiao Ting is indeed a good kid, but he is surnamed Lü, not Tao, otherwise why would I be so conflicted and in pain?”
Grandpa Lü was very puzzled.
"What do you mean by that? Isn't your Qingxu a good kid too? Xiaoting still needs my help with many things, but your Qingxu can handle things on his own. What do you have to be upset about?"
"What you said is true, but Qingxu is, after all... sigh."
Grandpa Tao sighed again and didn't say anything more.
She's a girl, after all, right?
[Sigh, if Qingxu hadn't told her grandfather about all the things that were revealed today beforehand, making him completely disappointed in Tao Yuantian, and hadn't pretended to be obedient in front of him, promising to find a husband who would marry into the family, have a son with the surname Tao, and then pass the Tao family name on to him, her grandfather probably wouldn't have been able to make the decision to pass the Tao family name on to her.]
[However, Qingxu lied to him about that last part. She has no plans to get married or have children right now; she only wants to take over the Tao family!]
The An family's eyes lit up: So, could this video be considered a will? Is Grandpa Tao really planning to bypass Tao Yuantian and hand over the Tao family directly to Tao Qingxu?
If this were true, Tao Yuantian would probably be vomiting blood!
That makes sense; although Grandpa Tao is old, he can understand many things at a glance.
The current situation is clearly beyond his control.
Tao Qingjun has been confirmed not to be of the Tao family bloodline, and Tao Yuantian is unlikely to have any more children, so his only hope is Tao Qingxu.
In addition, Tao Qingxu has always been well-behaved, and her work ability is also evident to all.
If she hadn't discovered the clues this time, the Tao family would have been completely inherited by Tao Qingjun, who had no blood relation to him. Thinking about this possibility, Old Master Lü probably wouldn't be able to sleep soundly at night.
With such a granddaughter assuring him that she would continue to pass the Tao family name down to future generations, he had no choice but to agree.
After a long silence, Grandpa Tao continued:
"It's not just my daughter who's being absurd; I guess I really haven't raised my son well. He's become the kind of unfilial son who's blinded by women and doesn't even care about his own father."
"So I'm asking you to come here today because I'd like to ask you to be my witness."
Grandpa Tao said to his in-laws:
"I plan to make a will to hand over the Tao family to Qingxu. If anyone doubts the authenticity of the will and makes things difficult for Qingxu after my death, I will ask you to speak up for me."
After Mr. Lü agreed, Mr. Tao began to read out the contents of his will one by one. His secretary took notes while he wrote it down. After it was finished, the will was handed to Mr. Tao, who then personally signed it and pressed his fingerprint on it.
According to what he said, the will really did leave all his property to Tao Qingxu, leaving nothing to Tao Yuantian. It seems he was really angry with his son.
Guests who knew anything about the Tao family were astonished by the contents of this will.
"Is Old Master Tao really that heartless, leaving Tao Yuantian nothing at all?"
"Yes, isn't his son the most important person to him?"
“I think this is a good thing. He was so angry that he was hospitalized, and his son still wants to have a happy wedding. It’s already good enough that such a filial son wasn’t kicked out. What more do you want?”
[Because Old Master Tao was well aware of Tao Yuantian's arrogant and fearless mentality. Since he was already planning to hand over the Tao family to Sister Qingxu, he simply gave his son nothing, letting him know that he wasn't so easily manipulated.]
[Could this be considered revenge before death?]
An Family: Before they died?
"Impossible! This is impossible!" Tao Yuantian was naturally the one with the strongest reaction.
He was like a prince who had been the crown prince for decades, but had never been able to succeed to the throne because his father lived too long.
As a result, when the crown prince reached the age of sixty, his father, who believed his throne was extremely secure, suddenly decided to pass it on to his daughter, whom he had never taken seriously.
It would be strange if he didn't go crazy.
In ancient times, this crown prince would have killed his father and usurped the throne, but in modern times, wills are protected by law, so he can't usurp the throne even if he wanted to.
"Tell your men to let me go right now! I'm going to find Dad right now. He must be out of his mind and you've fooled him too! What did you tell him?!"
Tao Yuantian, as if possessed, shouted at Tao Qingxu while struggling to break free of his control.
"I only told Grandpa about the messy relationship between you and your father and Hu Yin and her daughter, and of course, a few paternity test reports."
Seeing Tao Yuantian in such agony that he completely disregarded his image, Tao Qingxu finally felt a sense of relief.
"Grandpa called you yesterday and told you to cancel both weddings, or he'd disown you as his son, right?"
But you didn't believe him, did you? You ignored his words; that was his last chance for you.
Thinking about yesterday's phone call, Tao Yuantian struggled even more.
How could he know his dad was serious? He thought it was just something he said in anger!
“Let me talk to him myself! I admit I was wrong, I'm not getting married! I'll kick all three of them out, Dad will definitely forgive me, he'll change his will!”
Just then, Tao Qingxu's secretary rushed in, found Tao Qingxu's location, and jogged over to her side.
"We just received news from the hospital that your grandfather was so angered by Mr. Tao's decision to hold the wedding as scheduled that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away despite all efforts to save him."