As the biggest sponsor of the auction, who spent 350 million yuan, the auction was interrupted for a while when Xiang Wanwan left, and all the staff of the organizer came out to see her off.
Even Ye Yixi, known as Mr. Boqian, came out. He shook hands with Xiang Wanwan, personally escorted her to the car, and said, "We will use special protective formations and talismans to escort the spiritual plants you photographed to your residence."
Having met the people she wanted to meet and having taught Xiang Wanyi and Xiang Yongkang a lesson, Xiang Wanwan should be happy.
Pei Xingyao could see the same thing from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. But after getting in the car, Xiang Wanwan just stared out the window and said nothing.
She... Pei Xingyao frowned in confusion at first, then he understood everything and frowned even more tightly.
She wasn't unhappy, but she felt it was unnecessary.
Even if she were reincarnated and remembered nothing, Xiang Wanwan would still be Xiang Wanwan. She had endured so much hardship in the first 20 years of her life, with no one close to her. Finally finding a family member who truly loved her, Old Du passed away.
There was no one around her to share her joys and sorrows, and she was not used to talking. No matter what happened, she kept it in her heart.
In the past, she was so poor, and had a sword that could not speak a word. I could listen to her mumbling in the middle of the night. Now, she has 900 billion. Should she hide everything in her heart instead of living her life?
Pei Xingyao gripped the steering wheel tightly and wanted to say something to her, but his current status did not allow it.
He's just an assistant.
He was just an assistant who worked for her for 6 days, 3 hours, 12 minutes and 7 seconds, that's all.
But despite this, he still wanted to make her happy.
Pei Xingyao measured the distance between them with time, and chatted in his characteristically calm tone, "I wonder how President Xiang is doing now."
Xiang Yongkang? As expected, Xiang Wanwan's lips curled up slightly.
He should have received the news by now, right? He must be very angry, right?
——
Xiang Yongkang was more than just angry, he was almost furious!
Today was the day of the spiritual plant auction and his company's all-management meeting. As president, Xiang Yongkang was supposed to speak last. Perhaps some unholy spirit was at work, but just as he was about to speak, Xiang Yongkang suddenly wanted to add a picture presentation. As if by some mysterious force, he projected his phone's screen onto the conference room's screen.
He didn't use this feature often, so his secretary had helped him. He had forgotten to turn off the notification. As Xiang Yongkang was speaking, he was furiously scolding some department when suddenly, with a ding, a text message notification popped up.
[Your credit card ending in XXXX with a withdrawal of RMB 4,200,000 from Branch X at X:00 on X:X, XX Bank]
How many? Except for the accounting staff, no one present could count how many zeros there were. And one of the accounting staff blurted out:
"4.2 million?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the boss, who was so excited that his face was flushed and he was talking eloquently, suddenly turned pale.
Xiang Yongkang didn't stand steadily and sat down on the chair with a bang, and suffered from high blood pressure on the spot!
"Boss Xiang!" The conference room immediately became chaotic. Some people were calling for help, some were calling 120, and some were taking the opportunity to eat melons and take pictures secretly... There were all kinds of people doing this.
In the end, Xiang Yongkang, with a pale face and heavy breathing, refused to ask anyone to call for emergency treatment. He took the antihypertensive medicine he brought with him and went back to the office to rest.
The meeting ended in failure, but the matter is not over yet.
Xiang Yongkang had just been helped to sit down in the office when he received a call from Xiang Wanyi.
"...Hello?" Xiang Yongkang suppressed his emotions and refused to yell in front of the company employees.
Xiang Wanyi mistakenly thought that he was not angry. She said angrily, "Dad, please contact the overseas manufacturers. I accidentally crashed my car and called the repair shop in Jiangcheng, but they said they couldn't fix it and had to send it abroad."
What? She crashed her car? His most expensive BMW, worth over five million?
Xiang Yongkang felt his blood pressure, which had just dropped, suddenly surge towards 200. "What did you say? The car is broken? It can't be repaired in China?"
"Yeah." Xiang Wanyi didn't notice the difference in his tone. She was furious with Xiang Wanwan, and while she was driving to vent her anger, she accidentally crashed the car. "The repair bill is only over a million yuan. Dad, please fix it quickly. We don't even have a decent car anymore."
Especially, no car can surpass Xiang Wanwan’s customized Rolls-Royce Phantom!
"More than one million in repair costs..." Xiang Yongkang was unable to speak and fainted for a long time.
After waking up, the first thing he did was to kick out all the employees and then call the bank.
"What? Mr. Xiang, you want to cancel this credit card?" The bank didn't know what had happened. After checking, they said, "You can cancel it. However, we found that you still have an outstanding balance of 4.2 million yuan on this card. So, how do you choose..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiang Yongkang hung up the phone.
He was so angry that he was confused. He had to pay off the debt before he could cancel the credit card! It was all because of that little beast Xiang Wanyi!
The more Xiang Yongkang thought about it, the angrier he got. Why should he even go to work? He just went home. He waited in the living room, his anger boiling over the longer he waited. As soon as Xiang Wanyi walked in, Xiang Yongkang couldn't hold it in any longer. He rushed over and slapped Xiang Wanyi hard.
Xiang Wanyi had just entered the house and never thought that she would be beaten. She was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground. She bit the corner of her mouth and started bleeding.
She covered her face, looking at Xiang Yongkang, who was furious and had a ferocious expression, and was completely dumbfounded. "You...you hit me?"
"You...you...beast!" Xiang Yongkang pointed at her and cursed, "Who told you to use a credit card? Huh? Who told you to spend so much money?"
Xiang Wanyi had never been scolded since she was a child, let alone a harsh reprimand. Now she was being attacked. She was completely stunned and subconsciously defended herself, "It's only 4 million. I used to..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiang Yongkang slapped him again and cursed, "4 million? That's all? Do you know that the profit I get in a year is only a little over 10 million? You lost 6 million in just one day! I worked for half a year for nothing! And you still dare to say it's just 4 million? Can you earn it back by selling yourself to me? You are a jerk who can only cause trouble! What if I hit you? Don't say you are just a fake. Even if you are my biological child, I am your father and I can beat you whenever I want! It is only natural for me to teach my daughter a lesson! If I tell you to kneel down and admit your mistake, you must kowtow! How dare you talk back?"
Xiang Wanyi had never been bullied by anyone until she was 20. She had always believed she was fearless, but now Xiang Yongkang made her shiver with cold.
It seemed as if she would get slapped again if she said one more word!
Xiang Wanyi's face burned, and she dared not speak or cry out loud. She instinctively hugged her head, kicked back, and huddled in the corner of the living room, sobbing.
“Wuwu… Wuwu…”
From Xiang Wanyi's birth until now, who in the Xiang family hadn't treated her with respect? Who hadn't suffered at Xiang Wanyi's hands? Now, looking at Xiang Wanyi's miserable state, everyone felt that she deserved it.
The one who felt the most relieved among them was Qi Yisan.
As a second wife, Xiang Wanyi bore the titles of "daughter of the original wife" and "heir of the Du family." For twenty years, she had never treated her kindly, either mocking her or openly insulting her. For the sake of the greater good and the future, Qi Yishan had endured it all the time.
Now, we finally see Xiang Wanyi being scolded and slapped by Xiang Yongkang!
She said nothing, just watched.
She knew very well that Xiang Yongkang was indeed very angry. He was a very stingy person, and the sudden loss of 6 million yuan almost drove him crazy. But at first, Xiang Yongkang just wanted to teach Xiang Wanyi a lesson.
However, when he attacked Xiang Wanyi for the first time, he couldn't control himself.
Just like in the past years, whenever he got angry in front of Xiang Wanyi or at the Du family, he would always find a reason to vent his anger on her, either by throwing things at her or verbally abusing her.
Xiang Yongkang is deeply obsessed with other people's fear of him and loves the feeling of control that scares people so much that they dare not speak.
Once this obsession starts, it can't be stopped.
Because she had endured for too long, and Xiang Yongkang had also endured for too long, they both needed a chance to vent the resentment of the past twenty years.
Xiang Yongkang knew in his heart that he shouldn't do that and that he should stop, but he couldn't help it.
This was the first time he had ever hit or scolded Xiang Wanyi, and it was also the first time in over twenty years that he had cursed someone so freely. For a moment, it seemed as if he wasn't just cursing Xiang Wanyi, but everyone he had faced over the past twenty years for the Du family's assets.
Xiang Wanyi, Xiang Wanwan, Du Qingjia, Du Jingyuan...
In the past, he could only keep his head down, swallow his anger, and be humble, carefully hiding what he did in secret, for fear that others would find out and lose his wealth and glory. Now, they tremble in front of him, they are all afraid of his power!
This feeling was so good, even though he didn't dare to say a word to the real Xiang Wanwan, Du Qingjia, and Du Jingyuan, but at this moment, with a replacement, Xiang Yongkang felt that he had to show his strength!
"Who do you think you are? What's so great about you? Are you the real heir of the Du family? Why don't you look in the mirror? I've put up with you for 20 years, providing you with food, shelter, and extravagance, hoping you could achieve something. I didn't expect you to just spend money! You can't even do the smallest task! What's the use of you? Huh?! Trash! Useless trash!"
Xiang Yongkang cursed to his heart's content and almost wanted to attack several times, but Qi Yishan stopped him because she remembered that Xiang Wanyi was still useful.
"Alright, alright, the money's all gone. Finding a way to make up for the shortfall is the most important thing. Don't let her get you hurt. Lao Xiang, Lao Xiang!"
"Take back all her credit and bank cards. From today on, don't give her a single cent without my permission! Don't even let her leave the house!"
He cursed Xiang Yongkang a few more times before turning around and going upstairs.
Xiang Wanyi was only concerned with fear, and Qi Yisan was only concerned with venting her anger. No one noticed that Xiang Yongkang's steps were unsteady and his hands were trembling slightly.
This feeling... this feeling that makes people tremble under their feet... is so good!
Thinking back to Xiang Wanyi, who once bossed him around like that, now hiding in a corner crying, Xiang Yongkang felt he could do anything. He was no longer the useless man who'd been told, "Without the Du family, he'd be a mid-level manager at best, never mind joining the wealthy family!" He could make everyone bow down to him!
He finally got his revenge!
Xiang Yongkang felt refreshed and walked back and forth in the study, constantly recalling the past.
The more I savor it, the more I want to do it again, and the more I want to...
He wanted Xiang Wanwan to be like Xiang Wanyi, being scolded and beaten by him, and being scared by him to the point of hiding in a corner sobbing, not daring to say a word.
Xiang Wanyi was just an adopted daughter, but Xiang Wanwan is Du Qingjia’s biological daughter!
He has a face that looks 80% like Du Qingjia!
The more Xiang Yongkang thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more impatient he became. He went around in circles like a donkey pulling a millstone, and finally couldn't help but call several directors of Runjia Investment.
Xiang Yongkang even contacted Yao Kehan.
"Brother Yao, did you hear about what happened at the spiritual plant auction today? I can't control this girl anymore. She even plotted against her own sister. I have to teach her a lesson! I've already teamed up with several directors and demanded a high-level meeting. The position of chairman must be confirmed! Letting her inherit Runjia with her frivolous and reckless personality would be like playing with the future of tens of thousands of employees."
In reality, this was just an excuse, and both Xiang Yongkang and Yao Kehan knew it, but so what? As long as they could seize Runjia Investment and force Xiang Wanwan to retreat, it would be fine.
The two hit it off immediately, and Yao Kehan said with a smile, "I'll let her take a good look at it when the senior management meeting is over. Brother Yongkang, don't be late."
The two of them smiled knowingly, chatted for a while, and hung up the phone.
Monday is the day for the daily meeting of the senior management of Runjia Investment.
Generally speaking, these kinds of meetings are more formal than practical, and executives might simply skip the meeting if they have something else to do. But this time, not only the group's top executives, but also all the directors of the board of directors were present.
This includes Director Song Yuhao, who yelled at Xiang Wanwan at the funeral, and Vice President Yao Kehan, who was "supposedly" to have submitted his resignation letter and was even in the process of leaving.
Yao Kehan came with Xiang Yongkang again, and they took the high-rise dedicated passage. After using his employee card to open the elevator, Yao Kehan deliberately waved his employee card at Xiang Yongkang, smiling and hinting:
Did you see it?
Xiang Yongkang looked at it and finally felt relieved.
Yao Kehan’s employee card is still usable, which means that Xiang Wanwan’s fuss about signing the resignation report is simply a farce.
The two smiled at each other, went upstairs confidently, and when they got out of the elevator, they felt that everyone around them was looking at them with an indescribable look.
Maybe, you didn't expect him to come back?
Yao Kehan went straight to the meeting room. On the way, he met the assistants from the secretary's office and said with a smile, "Send two cups of coffee."
After entering the conference room, Yao Kehan sat down in his usual seat early, and asked the assistants from the secretary's office to move a chair behind him for Xiang Yongkang to sit on.
Soon, senior executives and directors began to arrive. Seeing Yao Kehan and Xiang Yongkang, who had already sat down, they all had complicated expressions. No one dared to ask why they were there, and no one spoke to them.
In a blink of an eye, it was ten o'clock, and everyone in the conference room had arrived. It was time for the meeting. Yao Kehan looked around the quiet conference room and cleared his cough, attracting everyone's attention.
"Everyone, today is our regular meeting. It's rare that everyone is here, so let's discuss things. As everyone knows, I don't like to beat around the bush, so I'll get straight to the point—"
"I think the daughter the Du family just found has never received a wealthy upbringing and knows nothing about business. Furthermore, she refuses to acknowledge her father and doesn't observe filial piety, making her unfit to hold the position of chairman. Besides, she's a woman, and sooner or later, she'll have to get married. Is she going to give away the empire that Mr. Du worked so hard to build as a dowry? That's outrageous! Therefore, I propose that the chairmanship of the group be taken over by the late chairman's son-in-law, Mr. Xiang Yongkang!"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Director Song Yuhao, asking him to speak up in support. However, despite the prior agreement, Song Yuhao remained silent, just sitting there with his head bowed.
What's wrong with him? Yao Kehan frowned, and at this moment, the door of the conference room suddenly opened.
Light footsteps were heard. Yao Kehan looked up and saw Xiang Wanwan, dressed in a black suit and skirt, walking in slowly with her special assistant Pei Xingyao and lawyer Zhu Kaiqi following behind her.
Did she really dare to come? Yao Kehan sneered and was about to say something polite to avoid a confrontation and being accused of bullying a little girl. But unexpectedly, Xiang Wanwan ignored him and Xiang Yongkang and sat down directly at the top seat.
She dares to sit in the chairman's position?
Yao Kehan and Xiang Yongkang's faces immediately darkened.
"Good morning, everyone." Xiang Wanwan ignored the two of them and only nodded to the others. "I've been waiting for the relevant departments to come to work to handle the formalities, which has delayed me a bit. I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting."
No one responded, but Yao Kehan couldn't help but yell, "Xiang Wanwan, what are you doing? Is this the right place for you? You're a rich girl, why are you here playing house instead of having a yacht or a dance?"
Xiang Wanwan then glanced at him in surprise, her eyes darting around. "Who are the heads of the Security and Human Resources departments? This is a high-level meeting of the group. Why are they letting in irrelevant people?"
Just as the two department heads were about to speak, Yao Kehan knocked on the table again. "Xiang Wanwan! I'm not going to bother with you because you're Mr. Du's biological granddaughter, but you should save some face! Unrelated person? I'm asking you that! Who are you? How dare you come to Runjia's high-level meeting?"
Xiang Wanwan's expression became even more surprised. She turned around and asked, "What's going on? Assistant Pei, didn't you notify anyone at the company?"
"I'm sorry, Director Xiang, the formalities can only be processed after nine o'clock. I just sent the notice, but Mr. Yao may have resigned and didn't receive it. This is my negligence, and I will explain it to Mr. Yao right away."
Pei Xingyao apologized solemnly, then looked at Yao Kehan and said expressionlessly, "Mr. Yao, this is Miss Xiang Wanwan. She completed all the formalities this morning and inherited all of Mr. Du Jingyuan's shares. Currently, our eldest lady holds the largest stake. Unless someone else holds more shares than her, she will be the new chairman of Runjia Investment."
Yao Kehan was well prepared. When the issue of shareholding came up, he immediately looked at Xiang Yongkang.
Xiang Yongkang stood up with understanding: "I have reached an agreement with Director Song Yuhao. Director Song is willing to sell his 5% stake to me. Now, I hold 55% of the shares, and I am the chairman of Runjia Investment!"
Everyone just watched, no one spoke.
Xiang Wanwan couldn't help but burst out laughing. "55% of the shares? Mr. Xiang, I already hold 85% of the shares. Where did you get 55%? Don't you know how to count?"
"Where did you get 85% of the shares? It's Mr. Du who holds 85% of the shares! My late wife was his daughter. According to the order of succession, she was an only child, and you are his granddaughter. She can inherit at least 2/3, which is 56% of the shares. I only count 50%, which is already very respectful to you! I inherited my wife's entire estate, and now Director Song has sold me another 5%. What else can it be but 55%?"
Xiang Yongkang had finally waited for this day. He tried hard not to show any smugness, but his eyes were already gleaming with pride. "Xiang Wanwan, if you don't acknowledge me as your biological father, don't blame me for disregarding our father-daughter relationship! Now, Runjia Investment is mine!"
He spoke confidently, as if his words were spoken with great conviction, coupled with Yao Kehan's contemptuous gaze...
It made Xiang Wanwan laugh directly.
The original author actually came up with this method to make a fuss, which is quite impressive. If you encounter someone who doesn't understand the law, he will be confused immediately!
Unfortunately, the person he met was Xiang Wanwan.
"Xiang Yongkang, it turns out you're still ignorant of the law. How did your Hengchen Group get to where it is today? Or do you think I really don't know anything?"
"First, equity can be inherited, but it must be done in accordance with the law. Just because you two said that privately, does that mean you hold Mr. Song's shares? Is that legally recognized? As long as the equity transfer agreement is not signed, you are no longer a shareholder of that 5% stake."
"Second..." Speaking of this, Xiang Wanwan wanted to laugh even more. "Xiang Yongkang, I hope you can understand the order of time. My mother, Ms. Du Qingjia, died first. According to the law, her personal assets are inherited equally by you and my grandfather, Du Jingyuan. The one who died first inherits the estate of the one who died later? Xiang Yongkang, you really say anything stupid for money!"
Xiang Yongkang's face turned pale and blue. He really wanted to confuse the facts, scare Xiang Wanwan away, and then take over Runjia Investment.
By the time he contacted the various shareholders and directors, he had already seen clearly that Runjia Group's management and shareholders didn't care who was the chairman. They just wanted the father and daughter to come to an end. It didn't matter how ugly or outrageous their argument was, or whether they respected legal ethics or not, as long as there was a result.
All the directors, shareholders, and senior executives just watched the fire from the other side and did not help either side.
Xiang Yongkang knew this, so he deliberately twisted the truth and said that the shares were already in his hands. He had already figured it out. Xiang Wanwan was just a country bumpkin who grew up in an orphanage and had no good education, let alone legal knowledge.
After being frightened, she ran away.
But he didn't expect that there was another Zhu Kaiqi beside Xiang Wanwan!
"My grandfather, Du Jingyuan, holds 85% of Runjia Investment's shares. I am the heir to all his assets. In the past seven days, I have more or less completed all the formalities."
Xiang Wanwan said this and asked Zhu Kaiqi and Pei Xingyao to show the documents one by one.
"Of course, I know some people are dissatisfied and feel I'm not qualified. Well, I won't force it. Let's just follow the law. Whoever can buy 50% of my shares will be Runjia's largest shareholder and the chairman of Runjia."
She looked around very reasonably and said, "Let's just go by the market price. How about that? Anyone here wants to buy?"
Buy? Buy what? Runjia Investment's 50% stake? That's worth at least 600 billion. Who can afford it?
Everyone was silent.
"Ah... it seems that no one wants to buy it? Well, I hold 85% of Runjia's shares. I sit in this position, which is granted and recognized by the law. I hope that no one who is ignorant of the law will jump out and ask me why." Xiang Wanwan leaned back, folded her fingers together, and placed them on the table.
"Now, in the name of the chairman, I order that irrelevant people be cleared out and a meeting be held."
She wanted to chase him away? Xiang Yongkang instinctively jumped up, wanting to continue making trouble.
Xiang Wanwan didn't want to continue. What kind of IQ is that? No wonder Ding Zhiyuan was just a high school dropout in the original novel. After joining the company, he spent all his time trying to pick up women. Xiang Yongkang and Yao Kehan teamed up, but they were completely unable to deal with Ding Zhiyuan.
It turns out that this is Xiang Yongkang's method.
Xiang Wanwan simply didn't delay any longer and immediately revealed her trump card: "Xiang Yongkang, if I were you, and the other party has repeatedly emphasized the legal issues of inheritance, the first thing I would do is not to entangle with my ex-father-in-law's things, but..."
"Hide what needs to be hidden about my deceased wife."
Xiang Yongkang's face turned pale, and his lips trembled: "You...what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Nonsense or not? You know what's going on. Just pray that I can't find out anything. Otherwise..." Xiang Wanwan sneered, "You'll spend the rest of your life in prison."
"You...I'm going to sue you for defamation!" Xiang Yongkang said this and ran away without caring about anyone else.
So, everyone in the conference room focused their attention on Yao Kehan.
Yao Kehan, who had been so arrogant just now, suddenly understood why everyone looked at him so strangely.
That's not complicated.
That's looking at a fool.
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