Chapter 207 The Storm Is Brewing
On the night Jiang Ranxing moved into the new villa, she had a dream in which many bizarre and fantastical stories and experiences unfolded.
In the dead of night, Jiang Ranxing suddenly woke up with a start. When he opened his eyes, the room was still dark.
It was unlikely that Jiang Ranxing would fall asleep again, so he got out of bed, put on his shoes, and prepared to go downstairs for a glass of water.
As soon as she stepped out of her room, she saw Fu Shenyuan walking out of the room across the street.
Everything seemed so coincidental, and Jiang Ranxing's eyes darkened.
Jiang Ranxing walked downstairs, and Fu Shenyuan followed her downstairs.
Seeing his actions, Jiang Ranxing couldn't help but wonder if Fu Shenyuan was truly innocent, which was why he wasn't avoiding her as much. Otherwise, if it were really as she suspected, Fu Shenyuan wouldn't be so at ease.
Jiang Ranxing went downstairs, poured himself a glass of water, and stared thoughtfully ahead.
Fu Shenyuan walked up to her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Ranxing didn't try to hide it: "I was thinking about you."
"Miss me?" His heart trembled slightly.
Jiang Ranxing nodded: "I'm wondering what you're hiding?"
Fu Shenyuan's smile froze slightly: "Ranxing, I said, many things are in the past, so let's not dwell on them too much, okay? Looking forward, maybe each of us can find happiness."
Fu Shenyuan seemed to be hesitating about something, and said, "I hope you know that from now on, I wish you happiness."
Jiang Ranxing stared at him for a moment, then simply sighed.
The result was the same.
Perhaps she was overthinking it.
Jiang Ranxing suddenly felt that everything she was struggling with was meaningless.
Even if we obtain the so-called truth, what good will it do? What can it change? Probably nothing will change, so all of this will be in vain.
Jiang Ranxing didn't want to dwell on it anymore, feeling that all the doubts she had had these past two days were just needless worry.
Jiang Ranxing didn't say anything more. As she was about to go upstairs to her room, Fu Shenyuan blocked her way.
Fu Shenyuan took a long stride, his tall figure blocking her way.
"Did you not sleep well? You look so tired."
Fu Shenyuan felt sorry for Jiang Ranxing. He ran his fingertips across her cheek and seemed to touch the damp heat of cold sweat.
Jiang Ranxing looked up: "If I say I can't sleep here, can I leave and go back to my own home to sleep?"
Fu Shenyuan slowly shook his head: "This alone won't do."
Jiang Ranxing laughed: "Then what else is there to say? I'll just consider it as me sacrificing my rest for the deal, and you should think the same way."
Jiang Ranxing's words successfully provoked him.
Fu Shenyuan immediately thought of the night he moved into his new home.
As it was almost time to rest, he noticed that when Jiang Ranxing was choosing a room, she deliberately avoided the master bedroom and deliberately avoided sharing a room with him.
Later, no matter how much he wanted Jiang Ranxing to move into the master bedroom of the villa, she refused, not wanting to have any connection with the owner.
Given the guilt he already felt, Fu Shenyuan found it difficult to force Jiang Ranxing, so he let her choose the room opposite the master bedroom.
They thought that moving to a new home would rekindle their relationship in the new environment, but it turned out to be just as cold and distant as ever.
A nameless pain welled up in Fu Shenyuan's heart. Only after Jiang Ranxing turned around was he able to catch his breath.
Perhaps it was because the coastline was not calm before the storm, but both Jiang Ranxing and Fu Shenyuan sensed a certain turbulent atmosphere.
After a night of waiting, the day for the shareholders' meeting finally arrived.
Conference room at the Fu Group headquarters.
Many shareholders of the Fu Group had already entered the large conference room.
They are the other members of the Fu family who hold scattered small shares.
Even if these people only hold one percent of the shares, they are still shareholders that the people below them can never compare to.
The reason is simple: the shares of the Fu Group are simply too valuable.
Self-interest always drives the most established power and position.
In reality, not many people participated in the shareholders' meeting; it could be more accurately described as a power struggle within the Fu family.
After the minority shareholders took their seats, they waited for the representatives of the three major shareholders to appear.
The first to appear was Fu Hongkai. Everyone looked at the current CEO with great respect after he walked in.
Fu Hongkai didn't say anything, but his imposing presence still intimidated everyone.
Next to enter was Mr. Fu's secretary, who represented the board of directors. He sat down in the head seat with politeness and a respectful distance.
Mr. Fu is the largest shareholder, so in principle he should be in the main position.
Then came Fu Shenyuan, who wasn't too late. He was accompanied by Jiang Ranxing, who was dressed in a plain blue suit and looked dignified.
Jiang Ranxing took Fu Shenyuan's arm with elegant movements. Fu Shenyuan pulled out a chair for her and helped her sit down, looking tender and caring.
Everyone was now somewhat confused.
Sitting in the back, Fu Yuqi spoke first, her tone both sour and contemptuous: "Oh? Who is this? Isn't this the woman our Fu family doesn't want anymore, the daughter-in-law who was kicked out of the Fu family? How come you can still show up in our Fu family's place? What do you think this is, a place where a discarded woman like you can just show up whenever you want?"
As Fu Hongkai's only daughter, Fu Yuqi was never on the same side as Fu Shenyuan. Moreover, as a former member of the Fu family, Fu Yuqi had never liked Jiang Ranxing.
So what if she married the head of the Fu family and became a wealthy socialite? She still ended up divorcing Fu Shenyuan and losing everything.
Fu Yuqi naturally looked down on Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing didn't take her shouting and her unfriendly words seriously at all.
Just as Jiang Ranxing was about to speak, Fu Shenyuan spoke first.
“Fu Yuqi, watch your tone. Ranxing is not someone you can insult.”
Fu Shenyuan's protective attitude was so obvious that Fu Yuqi and everyone else present were unsure of what his attitude was all about.
Everyone knows that Jiang Ranxing used to be a woman despised by the Fu family and Fu Shenyuan, so how could Fu Shenyuan's attitude have changed so drastically now?
Fu Yuqi was humiliated in public and naturally couldn't save face. She sneered, "What can't she say? Doesn't she know her place? Doesn't she know who's sitting here? This is the Fu family's company, and everyone sitting here is a member of the Fu family. Doesn't she make a laughing stock?"
People around Fu Yuqi had started to agree with her, and Fu Yuqi looked at Jiang Ranxing with a smug expression.
Jiang Ranxing merely curled the corners of her lips slightly. She turned her head to look at Fu Yuqi from her seat in front, her eyes showing no trace of timidity.
She calmly and casually said, "Fu Yuqi only holds 0.5% of the shares, and even that tiny amount was given to her by President Fu Hongkai. If you can sit here, then I can even more."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yuqi's expression darkened even further: "Jiang Ranxing, what nonsense are you spouting! Do you even know who you are? My surname is Fu! Who do you think you are, an outsider acting so arrogantly here!"
Fu Yuqi felt even more confident because of her surname, Fu, and started yelling at Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing was not affected at all by her loud and boisterous manner.
Jiang Ranxing spoke with her usual elegance.
“I understand your jealousy that I’m sitting here. After all, you’ve been envious of me for a long time. But I hope you can understand the situation first.”
Jiang Ranxing looked around, his expression relaxed yet full of pressure.
She continued, "It's true that everyone sitting here is from the Fu family, but don't forget, this is the Fu Group's shareholders' meeting, not a family gathering of your Fu family. Since it's a shareholders' meeting, isn't it only natural for shareholders to attend? Besides, you're a major shareholder, so you have even less right to challenge me, right?"
Jiang Ranxing spoke these words clearly and directly, and Fu Yuqi and everyone else's expressions changed.
Apart from Fu Shenyuan, who appeared calm, and the board secretary who attended on his behalf, everyone else was extremely shocked.
Fu Yuqi even stood up, exclaiming in surprise, "What are you saying! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're with Fu Shenyuan. You have no right to speak here!"
Jiang Ranxing smiled faintly: "You really are incredibly stupid."
Jiang Ranxing's sarcasm made Fu Yuqi's face turn red with anger, and she even wanted to stand up and slap her.
Seeing that Fu Yuqi was about to lose her composure again, Fu Hongkai had no choice but to remind her, "Yuqi, mind your manners and sit back down!"
Fu Yuqi snorted indignantly and had no choice but to sit back down in her chair, glaring fiercely at Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing remained unmoved, paying little attention to Fu Yuqi's boastful behavior. On the contrary, Fu Hongkai began to make a move.
Fu Hongkai was not as stupid as Fu Yuqi. He chuckled in a low voice and looked at Jiang Ranxing.
"Ranxing, what you just said about shareholders attending the meeting, I don't quite understand. Did Shen Yuan give you some of his shares?"
Fu Hongkai sized up Jiang Ranxing and Fu Shenyuan, constantly speculating about the relationship between the two.
“I heard you recently went home and are living with Shen Yuan and Xingyi. If you two can reconcile, your second uncle will be very supportive.”
Fu Hongkai spoke very tactfully, and Jiang Ranxing only listened without taking it to heart.
Since he was attending the shareholders' meeting today, Jiang Ranxing had no intention of hiding anything.
When she saw Fu Hongkai at the apartment, she didn't accept his attempts to get close to her. Instead, she smiled and said, "President Fu, your guess is wrong. I have never taken any shares from him. The shares I have... come from Chairman Fu's share."
Jiang Ranxing turned around and waved, and Tan Shen immediately distributed the photocopies of the documents he had brought to each shareholder.
Fu Hongkai took the document, opened it, and his expression instantly changed drastically.
Jiang Ranxing said, "As the controlling shareholder of Fu's Group, I hold 10% of the shares. As the fourth largest shareholder after Chairman Fu, President Fu, and Fu Shenyuan, I have the right and a great deal of say to attend all shareholders' meetings of Fu's Group."
When Fu Yuqi saw the words clearly written in black and white, she couldn't accept it at all and immediately became restless.
"Impossible! Who do you think you are! How dare you have so many shares! You're a woman who doesn't even have the surname Fu, what underhanded methods did you use to get Grandpa to give you the shares?!"
Fu Yuqi was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged, and she no longer had any of her elegant demeanor as a young lady.
However, Jiang Ranxing was completely unaffected by her.
Compared to Fu Yuqi's anger and loss of composure, Jiang Ranxing was very calm and composed, forming a stark contrast with Fu Yuqi.
Jiang Ranxing replied calmly and somewhat disdainfully, "What do you care what methods I use? The fact is that the shares are mine now. I am the major shareholder with a lot of say and more decision-making power than you. It's that simple, understand?"
Fu Yuqi was almost furious.
"Jiang Ranxing! The shares you stole don't count! You don't deserve to be here!"
Jiang Ranxing was quite patient today and did not want the shareholders' meeting to be disrupted by such a small incident.
“Fu Yuqi, this equity transfer agreement was approved by the legal department of the Fu Group and is legally binding. If you doubt the legal department of the Fu Group, are you provoking the business empire that your grandfather built from scratch!”
Jiang Ranxing spoke very seriously this time, which immediately frightened Fu Yuqi.
Fu Yuqi would never dare to question Old Master Fu in any setting. She sat down and looked at the contents of the equity transfer agreement in her hand again.
It is clearly stated above that it was Mr. Fu who voluntarily transferred 10% of his shares to Jiang Ranxing.
Regardless of the reason, this agreement was signed normally and legally, has legal effect, and no one can refute it.
In other words, Jiang Ranxing is undoubtedly the major shareholder of the Fu Group.
Fu Hongkai was just as shocked as Fu Yuqi. He quickly reviewed the current situation in his mind and immediately realized that he was in a disadvantageous position.
Excluding the combined 40% shares held by Jiang Ranxing and Old Master Fu, his and Fu Shenyuan's respective power is equal, each holding 30%.
The fact that Mr. Fu did not attend the shareholders' meeting is a way of saying that he is not clearly inclined to any particular group or to make any decisive opinions. The board office is just there to show up.
In reality, the only person who can determine the outcome of today's shareholders' meeting is Jiang Ranxing.
He and Fu Shenyuan will definitely be on opposite sides; it all depends on whose side Jiang Ranxing chooses to stand on.
Fu Hongkai was very quick-witted and immediately thought of something.
Jiang Ranxing and Wen Qingrang had previously appeared together at a design event abroad, but Fu Hongkai hadn't paid much attention to their relationship.
Now it seems that Wen Qingrang might be a key variable in the reasons behind this.
Fu Shenyuan and Jiang Ranxing are divorced after all, so there must be a reason for them to appear together.
Fu Hongkai glanced at Jiang Ranxing tentatively, observing her suspiciously.
He asked, "Ranxing, I heard that you and that younger member of the Wen family were attending an event abroad, and you seemed to have a good relationship. Does Shen Yuan... know about this?"
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