Mu Yiran was wearing a black velvet outfit with a belt around her waist, and high heels on her slender ankles. Everyone could hear the crisp sound of her footsteps on the wooden floor.
It ruthlessly trampled into everyone's eyes.
Wen Zaosi slammed his fist on the table, his face contorted in anger. "What a joke! Mu Yiran! What business is this of yours!"
Wen Qingyu glared at her fiercely, "Mu Yiran? You still dare to come here? The Wen family has nothing to do with you anymore! Get out of here!"
"Isn't this amazing? Didn't you hear me?" Mu Yiran walked to the head of the table, covering her chest with one hand and smiling faintly:
“From today onwards, I, Mu Yiran, am the chairman and legal representative of Wens Group.”
"You're talking nonsense! Attorney Shi! What's going on! Shi Youxi clearly stated that a member of the Wen family would be the acting chairman! This is my Wen family's company!"
Old Master Wen immediately swung his club, ready to strike, "You wretched child! How dare you steal your uncle's things! I don't believe they say you're having an affair! Did you deceive the Shi family and swindle the Wen family away?!"
"Get out of here! The Wen family has no place for a traitor like you—ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, a hand grabbed his cane and pulled it hard!
The old man was thrown forward by inertia and fell hard to his knees, kneeling and bowing in front of the Wens logo on the conference room.
That kneeling took half of Old Master Wen's life.
Ai Ni coldly stood in front of Mu Yiran: "If you make any more moves, you'll have to bear the consequences."
The old man's spine trembled uncontrollably, while Wen Zaosi, clearly terrified, backed away. "Mu Yiran! You've gone too far! This is the Wen family! They're surnamed Wen! You're an outsider! How dare you—"
He immediately turned his anger towards Shi Yi, saying, "You dared to lie to me! I want to terminate the contract! I'm going to take legal action! Shi Youxi actually dared to fool me with a fake contract!"
Wen Qingyu: "I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you dare to come in front of me! Are you all in cahoots? This isn't Shi's lawyer at all! Mu Yiran! Stop acting! Don't delay my father's smooth succession! I'll let you continue to receive some pocket money from your mother's shares for the sake of our family! Otherwise, don't blame Wen's for suing you for fraud!"
"Hype? Fraud?" This time, it wasn't Shi Yi who spoke, but Shi Jie who stepped out from behind Mu Yiran.
He was dressed in a suit and tie, looking extremely serious. He unfolded the documents in his hand, which were clearly the relevant contract terms signed at the time of the acquisition of Wens.
"The contract Mr. Shi signed with Wen's only stated that the board of directors would include members of the Wen family, but it did not say that it necessarily had to be you, Mr. Wen."
"Our Chairman Mu is the only daughter of Ms. Wen Qie, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, and the granddaughter of the former CEO of Wen's Group. Her appointment as the chairman of Wen's Group is in accordance with the contract."
Shi Yi also thoughtfully included a photo taken when the contract was signed, in which Wen Zao Si was all smiles.
"The document, the person, and the name are all there; it's genuine. That's not what President Wen said when he signed the contract. You were extremely satisfied back then."
"You! You're playing word games with me?! This is fraud!" Wen Zaosi was so angry that his face turned purple, and he couldn't finish his sentence. "I'm going to sue you! This is commercial fraud! Don't even think about... cough cough! Scamming my company!"
Wen Zaosi: "Guards! Guards! Throw them out! These swindlers!"
Grandpa Wen: "Help me up first!"
The old man and the middle-aged man were both struggling to breathe and were calling out in a sorry state. Wen Qingyu, who was about to help them up, stared at Shijie as if she had seen a ghost.
She suddenly realized why Shi Yi, the lawyer, looked so familiar! It was because he bore an uncanny resemblance to Shi Jie, who stood behind Mu Yiran!
And this person…
She was the last person to record the video when Mu Yiran surrounded her on the street and slapped her half a month ago!
Even though the man was wearing a mask, she could still tell!
The way that person's eyes were smiling and mocking when they brought their phone close to her face!
This person is actually from the Shi family!
The man who stood behind Mu Yiran that night, backlit and supporting her... could it be that lunatic Shi Youxi?!
Was Mu Yiran hooking up with someone else?
It really is Shi Youxi?!
That's the Shi family!
How could Mu Yiran possibly have such a powerful backer?!
Why doesn't she know anything?
Before Wen Qingyu could even react in surprise, Jiang Wen had already called all the management staff outside in.
"Guards! Throw them out! The Wen family won't tolerate outsiders! You bunch of fraudsters!"
"Outsiders? Aunt and Uncle, what you're saying..."
Mu Yiran traced her fingers on the leather back of the head seat, then turned and sat down with her arms crossed. "This is so heartbreaking."
She rested her chin on the back of her hand, tilting her head to look at the old man who was still lying on the ground, his back aching. "When my maternal grandfather and uncles and aunts planned to sell me, an outsider, to exchange for the company, they didn't say that."
"Back then, you always made me remember that I was part of the Wen family!"
"What? Now that you've gained wealth and status through me, you're turning your back on me?"
"Is this a limited-time event for you few relatives with the surname Wen?"
"Mu Yiran! You! You climbed into Shi Youxi's bed and already planned how to scheme against the Wen family, didn't you!" Wen Zaosi spat, "I even felt guilty back then! I never thought you would be so shameless! You only care about your own life and don't care about the lives of your family at all!"
"You heartless, ungrateful woman! Just like your mother who died young—ah!"
"husband!"
He was kicked in the back and stumbled forward. His bones were so weak that he collapsed to the ground, convulsing in pain!
Jiang Wen couldn't bear it after all, so she ran over and helped Wen Zaosi up.
"You're just like your ungrateful mother!" Old Master Wen, who had somehow managed to sit up, pointed at her with a trembling finger. "I was still thinking of you because you have Wen family blood in you, and I was going to arrange a good marriage for you once the Wen family was stable, which would be enough to fulfill our grandfather-granddaughter relationship! But what did you do? You colluded with outsiders to deceive the Wen family! Just like your ungrateful mother! You're a traitor!"
"Ha, don't think you can fool the Wen family so easily!" Old Master Wen's face was sinister. "At the shareholders' meeting! To appoint an executive director, it must be approved by a unanimous vote of the directors and shareholders!"
He pointed to the shareholders who had been watching the show, "You've all followed me, Wen, for so many years! Thank you for your support! Now that the Wen Group is in crisis, it's time to unite and clean up those who shouldn't be here! I know it's a difficult decision for you all, but I won't try to get something for nothing! The Wen Group has more than twenty investment chains overseas! Whoever votes against it today, I'll bring them in and give them a share of the profits!"
"She only has 38%! As long as everyone here stands on my side, the Wen family will still be our own people in the future!"
"..."
Old Master Wen looked at the shareholders with a thoughtful expression. He felt that anyone with a brain would stand on his side. Who would want a young girl as their boss?
really.
The dozens of shareholders looked at each other and then slowly stood up in unison.
"Fine! Mu Yiran! It's obvious which side has the advantage right now! You want to be the chairman? You'll have to figure out how to get past me first!"
Mu Yiran couldn't help but laugh, teasingly saying, "Which side has the advantage... do you really not need to look?"
"?"
Grandpa Wen and Wen Zaosi then turned around, only to find that the shareholders who had gotten up and were coming towards them had all run to the other side!
"You...you guys?!"
Wen Qingyu walked up to them and said, "What are you doing?! Have you forgotten how the Wen family has treated you all these years?!"
Wen Qingyu completely lost her temper. If Mu Yiran really took the chairman's position today, would she tolerate them staying at Wen's for even a second longer?!
"Don't forget! The other branches and large factories of the Wen Group are still under my control!" Old Master Wen Zaosi trembled with anger. "You don't want the dividends! Do you think that if she takes the position, there will still be a place for you in the company after she leaves this door?!"
Mu Yiran stood up, about to say in a cool and collected manner, "I don't need you to worry about me," when a voice suddenly appeared behind her—
"You don't need to worry about that."
“............”
The voice was powerful and clear, which immediately froze Old Master Wen's pale face.
He stared intently at the doorway and saw an old man in a light-colored shirt walk steadily to Mu Yiran, blocking the sinister glares from everyone in the Wen family.
Mu Yiran was stunned; she hadn't expected this at all.
"....grandfather?"
Lin Changxun tapped his cane twice, his already thin but sharp eyes now fixed intently on the Wen family of four.
"Wen Chengru, it's been a long time."
“............”
Old Master Wen was somewhat weak, and he had only met Lin Changxun three times.
Once was at his wedding to Mu Ruyan, once was at Wen Qie's wedding to Mu Yanzhe, and the last time...
It was at Mu Ruyan's funeral.
The older people get, the more they remember the things they've done, especially the ridiculous things.
At this moment, Old Master Wen couldn't bear to recall how his wife and daughter had passed away.
"What...what are you doing here? This is the Wen family! We're handling our own family matters, it's none of your business!"
“I’m not interested in your family background.” Lin Changxun glanced around the conference room. “Today is the shareholders’ meeting, and I’m just here as one of the shareholders.”
"You're no shareholder at all!" Wen Zaosi couldn't stand the old man the most.
If Lin Changxun hadn't repeatedly used his family status to interfere, he would have gotten rid of Mu Yiran long ago, and none of this mess would have happened today!
Lin Chang-hsun: "If we're talking about shareholding, perhaps... I'm the second largest shareholder here. Is that answer clear enough?"
"Fine! You! You two, grandfather and grandson! Conspired to swallow up my company—" Wen Zaosi was about to pounce on him.
"grandfather!"
Mu Yiran instinctively tried to stand in front of the old man, but unexpectedly, Lin Changxun nimbly raised the solid wood cane inlaid with jade in his hand and struck Wen Zaosi's upper body hard!
"ah--"
"Asi!"
"husband!"
Wen Qingyu shouted at the security guards outside the door, "What are you doing! Can't you see the chairman is injured?! Throw these people out!!"
The security guards outside the door remained motionless, all watching Lin Changxun.
Lin Changxun sneered, "I just heard that we are going to vote on the new chairman? As the second largest shareholder, I agree to Mu Yiran taking office as the executive director and legal representative of Wen's Group. Does anyone have any objections?"
The shareholders nearby shook their heads: "We agree too."
"you--"
Lin Changxun clapped his hands, no longer looking at the Wen family members, and said, "Get them out."
At a command, security guards immediately came in and pulled the person away.
"Let go! Don't you know who I am?! I'm the eldest daughter of the Wen family! Believe me or not, I'll fire you!"
"Honey! Honey, what should I do?!"
Wen Qingyu was pushed to the door, and what made her even more devastated was that there were people taking pictures outside.
"Stop filming! Damn it, didn't you hear me telling you not to film?! Dad! Dad! What do I do, Dad?!"
Her name was Wen Zaosi, and she was also called Wen Chengru.
"Dad! Think of something! You clearly said those people would support me! Why did this happen! Don't touch me! Do you all still want to work for Wen's?! Get out of here—"
Dad and Dad coaxed each other.
After everyone left, Mu Yiran looked at the old man with some hesitation.
"Grandpa...when was it...?"
Mu Yiran didn't know how to start the conversation.
After all, when Shi Youxi handed over the Wen family business to her, he never told her that Lin Chengxun was actually the second largest shareholder of the Wen family business!
When did it begin, and how long have they been secretly acquiring Wens' shares?
Lin Changxun didn't answer her questions right away, but instead asked someone to bring a box.
"Open it and take a look."
Mu Yiran opened it, and inside were some property transfer contracts and a key.
Those were all jade workshops and shops owned by the Lin family in the south. She counted them, and Lin Changxun had given them almost all of them to her.
Mu Yiran asked blankly, "What is this? Why are you giving it to me?"
Lin Changxun paused for a moment, then nodded: "Your dowry."
"Huh?" Mu Yiran almost choked on her own saliva.
Why do you always say such surprising things?
Mu Yiran gripped the booklet tightly, pondering, "Grandpa, I don't understand what you mean..."
Lin Changxun directly exposed her pretense, "Don't you already have someone you like? And you're going to marry him?"
"?!?!"
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