“You left in a hurry at noon, and I didn’t have time to give you a gift,” Si Yue said, taking a small box out of his pocket, opening it, and placing the necklace inside in front of Shi Lan.
"How is it? Do you like it?" Si Yue's dark, bright eyes shone.
Shi Lan glanced at the necklace and said politely, "It's very beautiful, but this style is more suitable for older people who work in offices."
Shi Lan phrased it tactfully, but her refusal was quite obvious.
Si Yue seemed surprised by her refusal, and immediately grinned, his face turning ugly.
"Lanlan, I was wrong at noon, but Cheng Yueyao fainted, and I... I couldn't just stand by and watch her die."
Si Yue reached out to grab Shi Lan, but missed, and quickly explained.
Shi Lan sighed, not knowing what to do with him.
If you say he's fickle, he really isn't; but if you say he's single-minded, his actions make it hard not to think about other things. Perhaps it was precisely because of his hesitant attitude, which always gave people some ideas, that he indulged Cheng Yueyao, caused misunderstandings among those around him, and dealt the original owner a fatal blow.
“Ah Yue, you told me before that you had nothing to do with her, and I believed you. You said you would handle Cheng Yueyao’s matter, and I believed you too. But your so-called handling is just to have her come to me crying and telling me that you did give the order, and then have me ask to keep her here, is that right?”
"No, Lanlan, I didn't know she was coming either," Si Yue said anxiously, his face flushed. His refined and handsome features showed his distress and uncertainty about what to do.
“Fine, even if I believe you didn’t send her here,” Shi Lan looked up and stared intently at Si Yue, “you did soften your heart back then and wanted to keep her at the company, didn’t you?”
Si Yue froze, his expression becoming unnatural, his eyes darting back and forth nervously over the ground.
Looking at him like this, a bad feeling suddenly flashed through Shi Lan's mind, and she blurted out, "You didn't leave her here again, did you?"
Si Yue slowly lowered his head, and under Shi Lan's glare, it drooped lower and lower.
Shi Lan chuckled softly, her voice gradually growing louder as a bitterness and resentment that didn't belong to her began to spread through her heart once again.
"Alright, put your necklace away and go. I don't want to see you again. Our engagement is officially off."
After a long silence, Shi Lan casually uttered these words and turned to go upstairs.
She really didn't want to look at Si Yue again; she was worried that if she got emotional, she wouldn't be able to resist slapping him a few times.
Si Yue was startled and hurriedly reached out to grab it, but only managed to grasp the cool air.
As darkness fell, Si Yue stood motionless in the foyer. The faint sound of footsteps could be heard from upstairs, but gradually even the footsteps disappeared, and the entire villa became completely silent.
Inside the bedroom, Shi Lan calmly pondered how to quickly divest her shares. In the Si Group, Si's father owned 45% of the shares, Shi Lan held 30%, and the remaining 25% was scattered among as many as twenty different holders.
Shi Lan frowned as she carefully screened the candidates, finally settling on two people: Yuan Wei, who had a good relationship with Shi's father, and Ning's Group, which was on par with Si's Group.
Yuan Wei worked his way up from a small company with Shi's father and Si's father. Back then, his family was of modest means, and when he started his business, he only contributed his technology as equity, so he only had about 10% of the shares.
Now that he has accumulated considerable wealth over the years, if she sells the shares to him, it would be a case of keeping the wealth within the family.
However, when Shi Lan recalled the original owner lying helplessly in the hospital bed, her heart sank, and she finally decided to contact the Ning family.
The original owner's affair was so sensational. Yuan Wei had worked in the business world for many years and had many connections. If he had been willing to step forward and help the original owner refute the rumors back then, the original owner would not have ended up like that.
Similarly, the Si family, the fiancé's family, not only failed to step forward at that time, but also tried to take advantage of the situation when the original owner was injured, which shows their cold-heartedness and selfishness.
Selling the shares to the Ning family would break the Si family from its current state and give the ambitious Ning family the opportunity to take control of the Si family. For the extremely selfish Ning family, this would be the best punishment.
The original owner did not request this, but Shi Lan felt that she should stand up for the original owner in a small way. Since she did not intend to marry into their family, she should settle the score for the grievances the original owner had suffered. It was time to take revenge and settle scores.
After a few days of calm, Shi Lan received an extremely explosive recording. Estimating that Xu Kai was about to speak out publicly, she tidied herself up and went to the city's most iconic building, Changning Group.
As soon as Shi Lan entered the hall, she was stopped by a beautiful woman in a smart uniform. "Hello, who are you looking for?"
Shi Lan glanced at the bustling crowd near the elevator and said softly, "I'm looking for your CEO."
The beautiful woman was taken aback. She looked Shi Lan up and down, mainly taking in her well-fitting and exquisitely tailored clothes, and then asked, "Do you have an appointment?"
Shi Lan shook her head.
The woman looked a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, people without appointments are not allowed in. You see..."
Shi Lan smiled slightly, stopping her polite refusal, "My surname is Shi. Go tell Ning Zeyuan that Shi Lan is coming to visit."
Ning Zeyuan is the current president of Ning Corporation. Unlike Si Yue, Ning Zeyuan is young and promising. He is the true decision-maker of Ning Corporation. When the original owner was still in college, Ning Zeyuan had already firmly grasped control of Ning Corporation, while Si Yue still has to obey his father's orders.
Seeing her confident tone and resolute expression, the beautiful woman had no choice but to return to her workstation, dial a number, whisper a few words, and when she came back, her expression had changed, becoming noticeably more enthusiastic.
"Ms. Shi, the president will be down shortly. Please wait a moment."
Shi Lan nodded reservedly.
The beautiful woman stood attentively beside her, pouring her a glass of water every now and then, and asking her if she wanted to rest for a while.
Shi Lan wanted to shake her head and refuse, but her aching toes expressed her desire to rest.
Shi Lan glanced down at her feet and was about to agree when the sound of leather shoes tapping on the smooth marble floor reached her ears from not far away.
The beautiful woman's smiling eyes slowly widened, gradually filling with adoration and infatuation.
Shi Lan followed her gaze and looked over.
In the morning sunlight, a man in a black suit walked towards her against the light.
As they drew closer, the man's dark, deep eyes immediately met hers. His straight nose resembled a mountain ridge, and his sharply defined lips were tightly pursed, revealing his serious and calm demeanor.
His tall and imposing figure, coupled with his cold and composed demeanor, swept in like a hurricane.
Shi Lan subconsciously tensed her relaxed knees, straightened her slender waist as much as possible, raised her fair and delicate chin slightly, and pursed her tender and rosy lips.
The man's eyes narrowed briefly when he saw her action, but then returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
"Hello, Ms. Shi Lan."
Shi Lan smiled and shook the man's outstretched hand. "Hello, President Ning."
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