"In charge? The inspection team...who is in charge?"

As Lian Yanyan asked a question in surprise, an extreme fear appeared on President Liu's face. He clenched his teeth tightly, but they still couldn't help tremble and make a slight clicking sound.

"That's—Ye Changqing, the fourth young master of the Shi family!"

Faced with the terrified look on General Manager Liu's face, Lian Yan Yan was...

Feeling lost.

She had never heard of this name before.

"Ye? Ye Changqing? No, who is this? What did you just say about the Shi family? -- This person's surname is neither Ye nor Shi."

Mr. Liu was so enraged by her calm attitude that he jumped up, glaring at her fiercely as he did so, and yelled in a shrill voice:

"His surname is indeed Ye, but he is also the genuine fourth young master of the Shi family! Three of the five young masters of the Shi family are adopted, but that does not prevent them from being legitimate members of the Shi family, recorded in the family genealogy!"

Lian Yan was thoroughly scolded by President Liu, and she meekly admitted her mistake, whispering, "President Liu, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

"Hmph, of course you're wrong. You actually said you'd make an exception? Young Master Ye is known for being ruthless and heartless!" President Liu glanced at her sideways, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes as if he had just thought of something. "Back then, people begged him until their heads bled, and it still didn't work out... Hmph, Young Master Ye has said that he will never favor anyone except his sister."

Lian Yan Yan was taken aback: "Sister? The Shi family... Shi—"

Mr. Liu interrupted her rudely: "Alright, do you still want to try to curry favor with the Fourth Young Master's sister and get on his good side? Impossible! Everyone knows the Shi family has never had a daughter, and the Fourth Young Master has no sister. So what he said was probably just a lie to mock everyone, don't overthink it."

Before Lian Yan Yan could even connect the dots, she was interrupted and could only nod stammeringly in agreement. After thinking for a moment, she cautiously asked, "Since this Mr. Ye—Mr. Ye the Fourth—can't make an exception? Could the big shot behind our company put in a good word and find someone with a higher status than Mr. Ye to put pressure on him and make him back down or something..."

"Lian Yan Yan, what nonsense are you spouting!" President Liu gasped in horror, looking at Lian Yan Yan as if she were a monster. "You want to find someone to put pressure on Young Master Ye? Don't tell me you don't know who the Shi family is!"

"I...I haven't heard of that..."

General Manager Liu widened his eyes and lowered his voice: "The Shi family—to put it this way, the old patriarch of the Shi family is the only surviving founding father of the nation, a general whom even the General Secretary personally visits to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival!"

"ah?"

"Now that the fourth generation of the Shi family has all entered politics, some in the military, some in government... who can you ask to put pressure on these families with powerful military and political connections? Apart from the Shi family members themselves, Young Master Ye won't give them any face!"

Lian Yan was scolded so badly that she was practically kicked out of the office by General Manager Liu.

But before their company could catch its breath, new news came in.

The powerful figure in the government who was backing their company has been investigated!

The investigation was conducted by the disciplinary inspection department, with Shi Yuanxu, the second young master of the Shi family, personally in charge. Once the person was charged with accepting bribes and abusing his power, the disciplinary inspection department dragged its feet and caught several large companies in a row. The investigation team was fully deployed, and several companies were forced to suspend operations for rectification or close down.

In an instant, the industry was filled with unease.

"I heard that the head of the investigation team is Shi Fengjiang, the fifth young master of the Shi family... What the hell, did the entertainment industry offend the Shi family? How come three young masters of the Shi family have come to cause trouble one after another!"