Chapter 29

Neither of them explicitly discussed the current situation, and they both pretended to be oblivious, living their lives as if nothing was amiss. On the surface, everything seemed calm, but behind the scenes, there was no shortage of open and covert struggles.

After the start of the year, Zhuang Haiming went even more frantically to attract investment, but behind him, Zhuang Yazhi ruthlessly intercepted the deals.

Two luxury cars sped past below the building. Shen Yiheng looked down from his high vantage point, his robust physique leaning towards the window sill as if a mountain were collapsing.

"Mr. Shen, Miss Zhuang has been stealing a lot of our investment resources behind the scenes."

As the major shareholder of Qianhai Technology, Shen Yiheng brought his own resources into the game. Now, because Zhuang Yazhi and Zhuang Haiming are fighting, he is also attacking Qianhai Technology in an invisible way, and his moves are ruthless.

Shen Yiheng smiled knowingly: "Increase investment."

Let her take it; there are plenty more options.

"What has Shen Qianli been up to lately?"

He noticed that Shen Qianli had recently been subtly inquiring about Zhuang Yazhi from her mother.

Zhou Ying: "Spreading rumors, slandering, and plotting against the Splendid Dynasty."

Bad woman.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her and won't let her hurt Miss Zhuang."

"No way," Shen Yiheng said, raising one corner of his mouth in a silent sneer.

Even that's not enough for her to play with.

Zhuang Yazhi has indeed heard a lot of rumors about her recently, and there is a flood of negative information online. Some people even say that she had sex reassignment surgery abroad and that her true identity is actually a pig.

But actually, she was born in the Year of the Pig.

“They say you’re a pig demon, the most evil kind,” Li Si explained the rumors from the side.

Compared to this, Zhuang Yazhi saw a business opportunity.

"Call the design team up for a meeting in thirty minutes. I need to see an IP proposal with a pig as the design concept at the meeting."

Let's take advantage of this opportunity to make a quick buck.

Li Si's eyes widened. What a cunning merchant!

From concept to product, a series of related cultural and creative products were launched in just one week.

Each series of pig IPs is named after "Ya Zhu~". Due to its wicked and fun design and catchy tune, it caused a great deal of discussion as soon as it was released, and sold out within three hours. At the same time, it boosted the stock price of Zhuangshi shares.

"Every department has worked hard recently, so this month's bonus will be doubled."

When Li Si relayed the message, the Zhuang family erupted in cheers and applause that echoed throughout the surrounding office buildings.

Shen's Group Building

Shen Yiheng calmly put down his phone, his Adam's apple trembling with barely suppressed excitement.

Fortunately, he cleverly arranged for someone to cut off the network on the other floors of the company building, which ensured that he was able to successfully grab a few piglets.

He looked at the photos of the plush toys on his phone over and over again, but he still thought the pink, wicked little pig was the cutest.

Like her.

As night fell, the lights came on in the chairman's office of the Zhuang Group.

He could clearly see the pretty figure in the pink dress on the desk; beneath her delicate and innocent appearance lay a heart as cunning as a fox.

When Zhuang Yazhi got off work, she specially brought back a set of evil little pigs, which infuriated Zhuang Haiming.

This thing is making so much money that it's a blatant disgrace for Zhuang Haiming, who is currently pouring money into his tech company.

But at this very moment, he would put on that amiable and kind-faced mask and pretend to care, saying a few words: "Yazhi, you must be exhausted after a long day at work."

Zhuang Yazhi covered her mouth with a wicked laugh: "Hehe, it's only right that you work hard to earn so much money."

The curve of the smile on his lips was exactly the same as the mischievous little pig he was holding.

Zhuang Haiming was furious, but he could only hold it in. Finally, he said he was tired, turned around, and quickly went back to his room to rest.

His aged and exasperated appearance was quite comical.

After closing the doors and windows, he called Shen Qianli and complained and cursed her, saying she was so stupid that she couldn't even spread rumors.

Zhuang Yazhi took out a listening earpiece and listened to their entire conversation.

In the end, it's all the same few phrases: "I give up" and "I'm so angry."

Ten minutes later, Zhuang Haiming was tired of cursing, but the message he received as soon as he sat down made him jump up in anger. His assistant told him that several of his recent investments had been snatched away.

"That guy who's grabbing investment..."

The assistant hesitated, not daring to speak, fearing that Zhuang Haiming's loud and boisterous manner would cause him to have high blood pressure.

Zhuang Haiming was sweating profusely with anxiety: "Speak!" He was so anxious that he suddenly grabbed the vase, ready to kill the man in the next second.

"It's your daughter, Zhuang Yazhi."

Zhuang Haiming stood frozen in place. The study was silent; he couldn't even hear his own heartbeat until the vase fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

His heart aches terribly.

Zhuang Yazhi sat in the living room, waiting for him to come out and cause trouble.

But apart from the sound of the vase breaking, no other sound came out.

A few minutes later, the study light was even turned off, and his two dark eyes remained closed all night, dry and red.

Zhuang Haiming's most valued investor was Wang Er, a real estate developer, and Zhuang Yazhi invited him to lunch.

The conversation was simple: they could set conditions, as long as they didn't cooperate with Zhuang Haiming.

Wang Er smiled sinisterly, the light from the overhead lamp reflecting off his smooth forehead. He unconsciously bit his thick lips, looking utterly lewd.

"Miss Zhuang is beautiful and a good businesswoman, impressive." The casual compliment was mixed with a lecherous look in his eyes.

The two sat facing each other. Wang pulled his chair closer twice, showing no audacity even in a busy restaurant. He reached out as if to grab a wine bottle.

He was just a hair's breadth away from touching Zhuang Yazhi's hand.

But even faster than his hand speed was Zhuang Yazhi's fork, which slid down the side of the wine bottle and pierced straight into the back of Wang Er's hand. The next second, the fork and hand were firmly nailed to the table.

"ah....."

A scream, even more intense than that of a pig being slaughtered, erupted from Wang, echoing throughout the entire restaurant.

Seeing the commotion, everyone in the restaurant quickly gathered around.

Wang dared not make a move, for even the slightest movement caused excruciating pain. Furious and anxious, he cursed at Zhuang Yazhi, "Are you sick or insane? Why did you stab me with a knife?"

Zhuang Yazhi casually remarked, "I don't like the look of you."

Perverts are guilty and should be punished.

Those with good judgment quickly called the hospital, but when Wang told them to call the police, no one dared to move.

Those who dine at this restaurant are all wealthy people in Haicheng, and they all know more or less what kind of person Wang Er is. Moreover, Zhuang Yazhi's reputation hasn't been good lately either, so they don't dare to provoke him.

Helpless, Wang Er could only frantically dial the police number himself. As soon as the call connected, Zhuang Yazhi snatched the phone away: "Hello, is this the police? I'm so scared, someone is molesting me."

The voice was kept very low, and the trembling was very convincing.

Both sides stuck to their own versions of events and were evenly matched. Since they happened to be sitting in a blind spot of the surveillance cameras and no one was paying attention, the police could only advise them to settle their differences privately.

Wang was furious. He refused to let it go and planned to hire a lawyer to sue Zhuang Yazhi.

To give him a legitimate reason to sue, Zhuang Yazhi took a new fork from the table. "How about this, now that everyone's watching, I'll poke you, and then you can use this to sue me."

The fork gleamed as it slid past his eyes. Zhuang Yazhi's ruthlessness was no joke, and Wang Er was so frightened that he took a few steps back. His right hand was almost cramping from the pain.

Only then did he realize that Zhuang Yazhi was not someone to be trifled with, and he had no choice but to retreat due to the pain in his hand.

"You little brat, just you wait!" Wang Er said before leaving, then staggered away, supporting his broken hand.

Zhuang Yazhi glanced at him dismissively, thinking, "All lust and no guts, what a useless thing."

News of what happened at the restaurant spread quickly, and almost everyone in Haicheng knew about it.

Wang Er was still in the lounge when she saw Zhuang Haiming's call. Enraged, she smashed her phone.

But almost the next second, Zhuang Haiming pushed the door open and came in.

Wang Erzheng was frustrated and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he launched a tirade against Zhuang Haiming: "I don't want your daughter anymore. She has such a bad temper, I can't even touch her."

With no one around, he stopped pretending and his ugly side was revealed.

Zhuang Haiming spoke calmly: "What's the rush? Haste makes waste."

Seeing that Wang remained silent, Zhuang Haiming became even more enthusiastic.

"Her arrogance now is simply due to her status as the chairman of the Zhuang Group and the confidence she receives from the Jinxiu Dynasty."

"But Mr. Wang, you've been in Haicheng for so many years. You have money and power. Everyone in Haicheng greets you respectfully. Yet you were humiliated in public by such a young girl."

"I mean I want to introduce my daughter to you, but you'd better have the ability to tame her. As a man, you need to show your masculinity and stand up for yourself!"

Wang Er felt increasingly embarrassed as he listened.

Zhuang Haiming, of course, added fuel to the fire by saying, "You can't possibly be unable to defeat even a girl like this?"

"What are you saying?" Wang shouted angrily.

"You wait and see, I'll make this brat pay." Wang Er clenched his fat fists, his eye bags almost swallowing his squinty eyes.

Zhuang Haiming shook his head and smiled bitterly, his numb heart beginning to pound fiercely again.

His daughter is young and doesn't know any better, so he, as her father, needs to teach her a lot.

Wang Er was a prominent figure in Haicheng. In addition, Zhuang Yazhi had been quite high-profile recently, which aroused the hostility of many people. With just a little instigation, the people he gathered were all eager to settle accounts with the Zhuang family.

The Zhuang Family Building is currently hosting a hot IP sales event.

The troublemakers swarmed in like ants, and Li Si picked up a megaphone and shouted instructions: "Those who want to buy piglets, come over here; those who want to cause trouble, go over there."

"Come out, Zhuang Yazhi, you come out here."

"He is impolite and disrespectful. First, he tried to seize the position of chairman of the Zhuang Group, and then he secretly seized various resources. He has been using dirty tricks behind the scenes."

"You still dare to openly hurt people, acting arrogantly and ignorant of your own limitations. You're so young and already so wicked. What will happen if you stay in Haicheng?"

"Get out of Haicheng, get out of here."

"Get out."

Shouts and curses erupted from all sides, a variety of voices.

Zhuang Yazhi walked out unhurriedly, her demeanor aloof and her pride as cold as frost.

Those people seemed indignant, but it was all out of jealousy; their faces were ugly and unsightly.

But they were all right.

"I'm so young, I should be arrogant and ignorant of my own limitations."

They'll be furious.