"Mr. Yi, you're late." Li Yixing sneered.
"Oh, I am indeed late." Yi Qingmeng glanced at her watch. "I made you wait for more than ten minutes, is that alright?"
“No problem, no problem, but everyone is quite busy. It’s not appropriate for you to leave everyone here for so long, is it?” Wang Chengbin glanced at her.
"I'm the company's boss. What's wrong with making you wait for more than ten minutes?" Yi Qingmeng said coldly. "If anyone is unhappy, they can withdraw their shares and leave now. I won't stop them."
The conference room fell silent; everyone was somewhat surprised.
Yi Qingmeng is a girl, and she always treated the shareholders as her seniors when she was in the company. She spoke softly and gently, giving people the impression that she was gentle and easy to bully.
This is why these people dare to bully her so blatantly and overtly; it's because she gives the impression of being easy to manipulate.
But what's going on this time? Where does this strong, domineering tone come from?
“That’s not what I meant.” Wang Chengbin paused slightly, his tone softening immediately. “As a president, you should have a sense of time. Sometimes…”
"President Wang, why does everyone want to be a boss?" Yi Qingmeng interrupted her directly.
"This..." Wang Chengbin didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Being a boss is all about making money and achieving financial freedom. You can sleep until you naturally wake up and count money until your hands cramp."
Yi Qingmeng looked at her freshly done nails and said calmly, "This company is mine, so I can come whenever I want. If anyone is unhappy about it, they can cancel today's shareholders' meeting."
The scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone frowned; it seemed Yi Qingmeng was going to retaliate today.
Wang Chengbin glanced at Li Yixing, who gave him a cold, mocking look.
Li Yixing believed that Yi Qingmeng was making a last-ditch effort. He cleared his throat and said, "The shareholders' meeting must still proceed."
"President Yi, let's get straight to the point. You are too young and not suitable to be the president. With the unanimous decision of all shareholders at the shareholders' meeting, you are relieved of your position as chairman of Yichen Group, and I will temporarily take over."
“That’s more like it, direct enough.” Yi Qingmeng smiled slightly and nodded, saying, “Everyone came here this time to force me to hand over all my shares and power and step down.”
"So it's better to be direct, don't be insincere, it's disgusting..."
"Yi Qingmeng." Li Yixing's face darkened. "Since you know what everyone's purpose is this time, then stop wasting words. Hand over your shares, leave the company, and I'll give you some final dignity."
"Dignity? Tell me, what is dignity?" Yi Qingmeng glanced at him. "Is not having security kick me out considered giving me dignity?"
"That's right. I've already given you the utmost respect by not having security kick you out. Don't be ungrateful. All the shareholders in the company now hold a combined 50% stake. According to regulations, we have the power to sideline you and kick you out of the company."
Wang Chengbin sneered, "President Li not kicking you out of the company is already the greatest mercy he can show you. Don't be ungrateful."
Yi Qingmeng stared at Wang Chengbin and said, "Uncle Wang, the only reason I still call you uncle is because of my dad."
“Back then, you were in debt from gambling and couldn’t pay it back. If my dad hadn’t pulled you out of it in time, you wouldn’t be where you are today. I never expected that after my parents passed away, you would be the first one to make things difficult for me.”
"Don't bring up your father with me. Even without him, I can turn things around now. We're discussing your appointment and dismissal. Let me give you a piece of advice: hand over your power and shares and leave gracefully, wouldn't that be better?" Wang Chengbin sneered.
"What if I don't pay?" Yi Qingmeng asked.
"That's not up to you. All of us shareholders combined have five percent more shares than you. If you don't hand them over, we will enforce it."
Li Yixing sneered: "Believe it or not, I can have the security guards kick you out right now."
"I really don't believe it. The company is mine, and I pay their salaries. Do you think they would dare to kick me out?" Yi Qingmeng sneered.
"Where's Manager Wang from the security department? What are you waiting for?" Li Yixing shouted.
As soon as the door opened, a fat man walked in with a security guard.
"Mr. Yi, let's go. Don't make things difficult for us." Manager Wang sneered, his tone devoid of any respect for his boss.
"Wang Tianqi, you've joined them in their corrupt ways too?" Yi Qingmeng wasn't surprised at all; she just felt a pang of sadness. "Your life was saved by my mother from the border. You said you would be loyal to the company."
“She was the one I was loyal to, so I did nothing while she was alive. Now that she’s dead, I don’t need to put on airs anymore. I can’t expect her to save my life so I have to repay her for her legacy, can I?” Wang Tianqi said with a forced smile.
"Also, Mr. Yi, the situation is what it is. You don't have to hand over your power, but you should be careful. People can always do unexpected things."
As Wang Tianqi spoke, the threatening tone became quite obvious.
“That’s right, people are always bound to have some unexpected events.” Ye Xingchen, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up and said with a smile, “I remember there is a small clause in the company, which was established by President Yi’s mother when she was alive.”
"That means if any of the company's shareholders die unexpectedly, their shares cannot be transferred to anyone; the company can only reclaim them at the original share price."
“Yes, there is such a clause. Who are you?” Wang Chengbin frowned. He then remembered that two people seemed to have entered the conference room: Yi Qingmeng and Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen hadn't spoken since he came in, and it wasn't until he spoke that these people noticed him.
"Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Ye Xingchen, and I'm a friend of President Yi." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "You can also think of me as his boyfriend."
"Even if you're her husband, it's useless. This is a shareholders' meeting, and it has nothing to do with outsiders. Men, throw this kid out too." Wang Chengbin sneered.
He turned and glanced at Yi Qingmeng: "Yi Qingmeng, you're quite something, finding someone to back you up. But unfortunately, this kid isn't anything special. Even if he were here, it wouldn't change anything."
"I didn't come here to change anything, but do you agree with these terms?" Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't agree. On the last page of your shareholding agreement, on page 6, at the end of Article 77, there is a line of small print that is the contract's terms."
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