Chapter 26 What Belongs to You

Nguyen convened an emergency shareholders' meeting.

The conference room ceiling light cast a halo on the projection screen, and the content on the screen made Ruan Ying's hand holding the document tighten suddenly. Ruan Jianming's equity structure diagram was constantly enlarging on the screen.

The 17% stake that originally belonged to this vegetative state shareholder is now marked in red with the words "transferred to Zhiyi Investment".

"Mr. Ruan, these are the mortgage change documents we received this morning. The signatures and fingerprints on the transfer agreement have been verified to belong to Mr. Ruan Jianming." The assistant handed the documents to Ruan Ying.

Ruan Ying's nails dug into her palms, and a splitting headache struck her again. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

"Mr. Ruan, the legal department has also verified that Zhiyi Investment is an emerging investment company in the overseas sector of ZY Group, also known as Zenit & Yield."

The legal department manager's face was somewhat pale, and his tone became slower.

"The share transfer process fully complies with the law. Regarding Mr. Ruan's current situation... the investigation requires Mr. Ruan's own application, and we are currently unable to apply for a review."

Whispers filled the conference room. Ruan Yi looked at her mother with concern, trying to recall this part of the plot from her chaotic memories.

Why can't I remember...?

The novel didn't treat her, the villainous female supporting character, as a human being at all. How come she was reborn with the memory of her past life being taken away?

That's tantamount to taking away her only cheat code, and besides, that's her own memory, not even a silver one.

Ruan Yi's face scrunched up in distress. It wouldn't be accurate to say she had completely lost her memory; rather, it was more like her memory was confused, though she remembered certain key details clearly.

She only remembered that Ruan Shi was not affected in any way afterward, but she couldn't recall how her mother got through the ordeal.

Ruan Ying slammed the folder heavily on the long table, the sound of the impact causing ripples in the water glass.

"If there were a legitimate reason, the group would have covered all of Ruan Jianming's medical expenses. However, his assets have now been transferred, causing the group huge losses. This is a serious violation of regulations."

The air in the conference room suddenly tensed up, and hushed conversations, accompanied by panic, instantly filled every corner.

"But I have a way to solve it!"

Ruan Ying swiped the stylus, and the Macau casino's credit card transaction records instantly covered the entire wall, causing an uproar in the room.

“Ruan Jianming’s good son has embezzled 80 million yuan of public funds through seven shell companies over the past 18 months, of which 58 million yuan eventually flowed into the Macau gaming industry.”

She suddenly turned around, her gaze like a poisoned arrow piercing the face of the spoiled young man slumped in the leather seat.

"Zhengyi, you need to give the group an explanation. Do you need me to release the surveillance footage of you losing everything?"

Just as the alluring woman beside Ruan Zhengyi was about to stand up and argue, Ruan Ying threw another document in front of her.

"As the CFO, Ms. Wang Yanqin not only tacitly approved the transfer of funds, but also illegally extracted commissions through offshore accounts!" The document slammed onto the table with a dull thud.

"According to the company's articles of association, as the largest shareholder of the company, I propose to immediately strip the two individuals of their shareholder status and freeze and reclaim all their shares."

"The public funds embezzled by Ruan Zhengyi, the illegal commissions of Wang Yanqin, and the market value loss of 320 million yuan caused by the transfer of equity."

The air was filled with her imposing presence. The conference table was slammed shut, the loud noise startling everyone.

“You three must return this money, including the principal and interest.”

Wang Yanqin screamed as she stood up, her meticulously maintained face turning a deep purplish-red. "Ruan Ying, what gives you the right! Zheng Yi is your nephew, and we are the shareholders!"

Too lazy to waste any more words on these two idiots, she pressed the remote control, and information about the three people's properties, luxury cars, and overseas accounts poured out on the screen like a waterfall, their extravagance so extreme it was breathtaking.

“I will apply for asset preservation and freeze all your liquid assets. As for these real estate properties… the auction house is already on its way.”

“Whether it’s a private yacht or a manor, every piece of stolen goods will be priced. If the auction proceeds aren’t enough to pay off the debts…”

"You'll spend the rest of your lives working in the industrial park to pay off your debts."

As the two were about to lie on the ground and throw a tantrum, Ruan Ying waved her hand, and several bodyguards appeared, covered their mouths, and dragged them away.

The ruling document was slammed onto the table, and under Ruan Ying's cold gaze, the clamor of the shareholders' meeting came to an abrupt halt.

No one objected; it passed unanimously.

When the meeting ended, some were filled with admiration, some felt relieved, and others, feeling guilty and flustered, hurriedly left.

Oh my god... Mom is so cool!

Ruan Yi covered her mouth, her face flushed with excitement.

"Mom!" The girl suddenly threw herself into the black-suited man's arms, planting a pink kiss on her mother's cheek.

"Mom is so amazing, so awesome!"

Ruan Yi's coquettish flattery was particularly clear in the quiet conference room, and the shareholders who had not yet left couldn't help but smile.

Ruan Ying's tense back softened, and she gently stroked Ruan Yi's head.

"Xiaoyi will be just as amazing in the future. Mom will never let anyone touch your things."

Ruan Ying gently pinched her daughter's soft cheek.

"The cash flow has been restored, but what about the shares that Uncle Ruan transferred..."

Ruan Yi could tell that the problem seemed to be solved, but in reality, it was not. Ruan Jianming had become a vegetable, which was no different from being dead to the group.

Ruan Jianming handled the equity mortgage transfer agreement privately and without any loopholes in Zhiyi Investment's investigation.

If you want to file a lawsuit without evidence or witness testimony, the probability of successfully rescinding the agreement is almost zero.

"I will try to contact Zhiyi Investment. As long as they don't have any bigger ambitions, that would be the best outcome. As for the equity... the Ruan family will have to suffer in silence."

Ruan Yi felt sad after hearing her mother's words.

That's 17% of the shares, a lot of hard-earned money!

It just ended up in the hands of strangers like that? What a waste!

That damned Uncle Ruan was a really bad person to begin with. Before he became a vegetable, he still swindled such a huge sum of money from the Ruan family.

Next time, she'll definitely pretend to visit him in the hospital, but secretly pinch his inner thigh!

Ruan Yi remained sullen even after returning home.

The moment she stepped into the living room, the man who had been guarding the sofa stood up almost without thinking, striding towards Ruan Yi in a few steps.

His well-defined knuckles were already expertly reaching for Ruan Yi's bag. "Sister, how's the company doing..."

The last syllable was abruptly cut off in his throat. Gu Zhi lowered his eyes and stared at her unhappy face, his fingertips still hovering in mid-air, his brows, which had been smiling, furrowing slightly.

It's like a large dog that enthusiastically welcomes its owner home only to find that the owner is unhappy.

Ruan Yi had no interest in paying attention to her younger brother.

The moment she touched the sofa, Gu Zhi knelt on one knee on the carpet in front of it, took off her nude pink high heels with his fingers, and gently massaged her reddened arch with his fingertips.

"Whatever happened, please tell me first, okay, sister?"

He pulled a scented wet wipe from his pocket and touched the girl's delicate skin.

He gently pressed on Ruan Yi's slightly sore forefoot with his fingertips, while his thumb massaged in circles, his warm palm completely enveloping her slightly cold feet.

Ruan Yi's expression seemed to relax a little; he could sense that Ruan Yi's tense muscles were gradually relaxing.

As he wiped the balls of her feet with a wet wipe, he deliberately pressed his thumb against the sensitive spaces between her toes, making her curl her toes in ticklishness.

The girl couldn't help but let out a soft groan.

The man's gaze traced inch by inch over her slightly parted, glossy pink lips, his Adam's apple bobbing, his voice carrying a tenderness that was intoxicating.

"Sister, Azhi wants to hear it."