32 Kidnapping
◎She kicked him away◎
The conference room was silent and no one spoke. Of course, it was clear that Bai Xia was making indirect accusations, but what did what Song Qiming did have to do with them? She was a vested interest and of course she couldn't stand others having children.
"Since the chairman has made the decision, I don't have any opinions. But the matter has not been sorted out yet, and Xia Xia rashly called the police. Isn't that a bit too impulsive? Even if Song Qi did something wrong, he is still a veteran employee." A shareholder hesitated to speak.
Bai Xia's face was expressionless. "I'm protecting the interests of the company and all shareholders. If everyone follows suit, what confidentiality will remain? Will anyone be able to sell company information for profit?"
"Besides, I'm not sure how you define veteran and new employees. I remember Director Song joining the company with no experience at all, but he was parachuted into management, and no one said anything. So how come I'm considered too young and inexperienced to handle such a big responsibility? If there's a problem with my abilities, I accept any criticism, but I'm more curious about how you all define seniority. What constitutes a veteran employee? And what constitutes a new employee?"
After listening to the girl's questioning word by word, they didn't say anything else. They finally realized that this little girl had completely inherited her father's style of doing things, and she obviously couldn't be offended easily.
If they can target Song Qiming today, they might become the target tomorrow.
"Whether Song Qi leaked company secrets is a matter for the judge to decide. If he's wrong, he's wrong."
Song Yuehua swept his eyes over the others, "Xia Xia is also my granddaughter. If you are not good to her, you are dissatisfied with me, an old man. I can still use my old bones for a while."
"The meeting is adjourned."
He knocked on the table twice, then stood up and left.
The others looked at each other in confusion. The chairman's preference was very obvious. He would definitely let this little girl take over in the future. As for Song Xun, he was probably already bewildered by Bai Ruanwen.
After the meeting, the cell phones of several shareholders suddenly rang. They looked at each other and then walked out of the meeting room together.
The quiet tea room was filled with the fragrance of tea. Outside the window, the green forest swayed its branches gently, casting spots of light on the windowsill.
Song Qiming sat on one side, holding a string of jade beads in his hand, and the shareholders opposite him were also silent.
"This little girl is going too far."
Hearing his words, several shareholders frowned. "What can we do? After all, she has the chairman's backing. Besides, your son is truly a scoundrel. Just let someone else handle this kind of thing. Who would buy negative articles themselves? That's clearly giving them a handle."
Song Qiming threw the jade beads onto the table with force, then picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. His expression gradually darkened. He had already arranged for Zhengyuan to throw dirty water. As long as the company's profits declined, he would have the opportunity to get this girl out of the company.
But who knew that the idiot actually bought a marketing account himself and leaked company secrets, which clearly gave others a handle. The little girl had a better chance to take advantage of the situation and kick all of them out.
"I know my elder brother. He has been soft-hearted all his life and would never do such a thing. As long as this little girl knows how powerful I am, things will be fine in the future." He pondered.
The others looked at each other in bewilderment. "But this little girl is very stubborn. Didn't you see her making indirect accusations today? She doesn't care whether we are elders or not. What's more, she has the Lu family behind her. She seems to be a tough nut to crack. I think we should just forget it. She just wants to establish her authority. Let her get some attention."
"Yes, the chairman has always been soft-hearted. You can go talk to him when the time comes. The police won't pursue the matter further. It's better than your son actually going to jail."
Song Qiming suddenly snorted coldly and looked at the others unhappily. "What's the point of my eldest brother nodding? He's been led around by that little girl for a long time. He's getting old and confused. To hand over a company worth hundreds of billions to an outsider is simply absurd. Doesn't our Song family have other bloodlines? How can she, a member of the Lu family, have the right to dictate things?"
"Then what do you want?" The others also took a sip of tea helplessly.
Song Qiming turned his head to look out the window, his hand tightly gripping the teacup. "A little girl, no matter how capable she is, is still a child after all. As long as she knows that she has touched something she shouldn't, she will eventually give up."
Hearing this, several people's expressions were shocked, "Are you crazy? Her father is Lu Lin!"
Everyone knows that this girl is the Lu family's darling. If something happens to her, it will be a disaster.
"So my son deserves to be arrested?!"
A sinister look appeared on Song Qiming's face. "What's wrong with Lu Lin? What can he do to me? If we let this girl take over the company, will there be a place for us in the future? By then, you will all be left to starve!"
She and her elder brother had traveled extensively to found the company, and they had seen all sorts of ups and downs. Now, a little girl wanted to kick him out? How ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!
The other people couldn't help but break out in sweat on their foreheads. Obviously they knew what he was going to do. This was no small matter. It was easy for other people, but this girl was really hard to deal with.
After the meeting, Bai Xia went to Song Yuehua's office. Regarding this matter, she acted first and reported it later. It is indeed necessary to explain that she did this because she knew that Song Yuehua would definitely be soft-hearted, after all, he was her younger brother's son.
But she had no scruples. If Song Yuehua still couldn't make up his mind, then it would be futile for her to stay. Because no matter how much she did, once Song Yuehua softened his heart, she would eventually fail. After all, the actual decision-making of the company still depended on Song Yuehua.
"Whatever happens, it's better to teach him a lesson." Song Yuehua sighed deeply as he sat at his desk.
If a company wants to upgrade, it is bound to offend many elderly people. The company's development cannot be affected by a few individuals. What's the difference between that and leaving a mess to the granddaughter?
"Song Qiming will definitely not sit idly by. He has close ties with many shareholders. If he develops disloyalty, it will definitely not be a good thing for the company."
Bai Xia sat on the sofa, picked up the teapot, and poured two cups of tea. "I plan to acquire other scattered shares. As long as the price is higher than the market price, most people will probably weigh the pros and cons. If we wait any longer and let Song Qiming take the initiative, he may not care about his relationship with you. After all, profit is the most important thing."
Unexpectedly, she was so thoughtful at such a young age. Song Yuehua felt quite complicated. Obviously, Lu Jinnian had taught Xia Xia well over the years, and she had completely inherited the unique style of the Lu family. What was there for him to worry about?
"If you need grandpa's help, just tell me. Don't fight it alone. After all, you are still young and people are treacherous. If you are wronged, your great-grandfather will definitely be unhappy." Song Yuehua said with concern.
Bai Xia raised her hand to check the time, then stood up with a smile. "My great-grandfather told me this every day. I have to go back to a meeting. Take your time drinking this. This is the good tea I got from my great-grandfather. It tastes even better on rainy days."
Song Yuehua smiled and nodded, watching the girl leave quickly, full of energy and enthusiasm, not at all like his son, who only had his wife in his eyes and no longer cared about the company. Fortunately, she gave him a granddaughter.
After returning to the department, Bai Xia held another impromptu meeting. No matter how much dirty water Song Qiming threw at her, she would of course return it to see who was the one to blame.
In the afternoon, department staff bribed a senior industry blogger to leak the information on a social platform.
Brother Gua: There has indeed been some turmoil in a certain company recently, and the management has also been undergoing a major reshuffle. It is true that the president's daughter was parachuted in, but the president's daughter has an impressive resume as well. She graduated from a prestigious university at the age of 18, and founded a very well-known search software while in school. The family has been training her as the successor.
Due to the mistakes made by the previous management, she was the first to turn the tide and change public opinion, but due to serious internal strife in the company, she was pushed out.
It's quite funny to say. At the beginning, the victims did not receive compensation, so they defended their rights online, but the previous management wanted to sue them. It was only after the president's daughter took office that she went against public opinion and increased the compensation, so the victims changed their minds. However, other people in the company were quite unhappy about this. You should see a lot of news about personnel changes in this company in the future.
First floor: You're still being sued after being bombed? This is too disgusting!
Second floor: The people above are making such a fuss, is this really that unusual? Isn't this how all capitalists behave these days? Who can afford the whopping five million in compensation? For this very reason, I support the CEO's daughter!
Third floor: I only look at real money, it doesn’t matter to me who is a royal family member or not. If this level of after-sales service can be maintained in the future, I will be a lifelong loyal fan of this brand, and even if it explodes, I will still say it is loud!
Fourth floor: Support young people to take the top position! Otherwise, who will take the customers’ lives seriously?
Fifth floor: This is too disgusting. Instead of focusing on product quality, they are slandering a young man and throwing dirty water on the other person's mother. Isn't it disgusting!
Sixth floor: Her mother is quite capable, having opened many companies, but the marketing accounts only serve to confuse the public, insisting on bringing up her private life. What's wrong with her having an ex? It just means she's very attractive!
Seventh Floor: This CEO's daughter is amazing! I heard she created that search software herself. The marketing accounts just say she has connections. What's wrong with having connections? She's taking over her own company, but the others are actually unhappy about it.
Eighth Floor: I won’t say more. The drone I bought from Zhengyuan some time ago had a problem, and now the customer service is still trying to smooth things over. Who knows the value of five million!
Bai Xia also notified the people in his own media company and began to push the press release across the entire network. Netizens like to eat melons, and while eating melons, they can also deepen their impression of the brand. Everyone is a potential user.
When I got home in the evening, Lu Lin was not back. During dinner, Lu Jinnian asked about her situation and seemed particularly dissatisfied with the Song family's mess.
"Like son, like father. Both the father and son of the Song family are kind-hearted and soft-hearted. You still have to go and help them clean up the mess. It's really hard for you." Lu Jinnian looked at his great-granddaughter with heartache.
Bai Xia lowered his head and drank his soup, then shook his head. "It's okay, Great Grandpa. It's not easy for Grandpa Song either. After all, we're all family, so it's inevitable that he'll feel sorry for himself."
"He couldn't bear to let you be the first to take action?" Lu Jinnian put down his chopsticks, his appetite instantly gone. "What did he tell me in the beginning? He talked a lot of nonsense, but in the end he couldn't handle even the smallest thing. He's still so indecisive at his age. He might as well retire and go back to fishing."
Yao Yun smiled as she cut the steak. "Shuo Shuo has graduated, so it's time for him to find a job. I want him to work in the company and do something. It's better than just sitting around at home. What do you think?"
Lu Shuo, who was eating, suddenly looked up, not understanding why his mother brought up this matter again. What could he do at the company? Wouldn't that just be a salary for nothing?
"What can he do if he's idle all day? My exhibition is still short of a tour guide, so let him go." Lu Qihui said calmly.
Hearing this, Yao Yun couldn't help but frown slightly. Bai Xia was about to inherit the group, but he actually let his son be a commentator at an art exhibition?
"I have my own company and the game will be launched next week. Why should I be a commentator? I can't understand those paintings. They are too abstract." Lu Shuo muttered as he spoke.
Lu Qihui picked up his chopsticks and tapped him on the forehead. "Can you be a little more artistic? I don't see any genes you inherited from me."
Lu Shuo covered his head and curled his lips, "Then Big Brother didn't see that he inherited your artistic talent. Maybe it's inherited from the previous generation. You can let Xia Xia appreciate it."
“…”
Bai Xia blinked. To be honest, she didn't have much artistic talent and really couldn't understand Lu Qihui's paintings. However, she asked professionals to appreciate them. They could only say that Lu Qihui's paintings were average, but definitely not as exaggerated as his actual fame. Obviously, many people praised him because of the Lu family.
"One or two of them never give me peace of mind."
Lu Jinnian looked at Lu Qihui unhappily, "Look at what Lu Lin is like now. He bought Bai Ruanwen's things in public. Isn't that embarrassing enough? Is he planning to be a monk for the rest of his life?"
That is, if he is still here, when he is gone, there will be no one to take care of his grandson, and who knows what the other party might do. How can he feel at ease to hand over the Lu family to these brainless people?
Forget it, he can only count on his great-granddaughter now. Now Lu Lin will just listen to his daughter, maybe she can control his temper.
"It's better not to get married than to marry randomly. Isn't this a good thing, brother? If you find another man to give Xia Xia a brother or sister, we will have nothing in common." Lu Shuo said seriously.
Just like him and his elder brother, he doesn't want this kind of tragedy to happen again.
Yao Yun took a deep breath, picked up some food for her son, and looked at him with a warning, "Are you full?"
Lu Shuo took a few bites of rice, then put down his chopsticks and went upstairs immediately.
Lu Jinnian glanced at his son, lost his appetite, and stood up and left with his crutches.
Only Bai Xia was drinking the soup seriously. Lu Jinnian was still sober and knew that the root of all the discord in the Lu family was Lu Qihui. In fact, the male protagonist might not be unable to accept his father remarrying, but he had waited for two years after all. He was in a hurry to get married right after his wife died. Of course, the male protagonist had resentment towards his father, and was even full of dissatisfaction with the whole family, not to mention his younger brother Lu Shuo.
"Xia Xia has lost weight recently. Eat more. Young people should also take care of their health so that your great-grandfather won't worry." Lu Qihui added a chicken leg for him.
Bai Xia smiled and said thank you, then went back to her room after finishing her meal. Sometimes she really admired Lu Qihui. His insensitivity was truly extraordinary. No wonder he was as calm as a rock despite being criticized by Lu Jinnian all day long. Lu Shuo had inherited his genes in this regard.
Online public opinion is still fermenting, and the negative comments about the company and her personally have basically been washed away. Bai Xia also asked about the police investigation. Song Qi has been released on bail, and the future verdict depends on the chain of evidence.
But in fact, she also knew that in a case like Song Qi's, he would not necessarily be sentenced, because as long as Song Qiming found someone to take the blame, nothing would happen. She called the police just to express her attitude, and she would not tolerate anyone.
Her mother asked her to come over for dinner on the weekend, and Bai Xia did not refuse, but she did not dare to eat breakfast, otherwise the digestive tablets would be useless.
The Song family rarely talked about business in private, which she liked very much, but she couldn't avoid asking him about Lu Jinnian's health.
"Your great-grandfather is quite old. I heard that he was hospitalized last time. You must stay with him well." Song Yuehua was rarely serious.
The table was filled with more than ten dishes. Bai Xia ate the crab meat and nodded seriously. "My father would go fishing with him whenever he had time. He even opened a fish pond in the back. Great-grandfather could sit there for an entire afternoon. My father would get impatient after sitting for half an hour, and he would always get scolded by Great-grandfather."
As if he had already imagined the scene, Song Xun couldn't help laughing, then he picked up a shrimp and put it in his wife's bowl. "When he was little, he was afraid of water, but he didn't dare to say it. In the end, I secretly taught him."
Thinking of the past, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. Even though Lu Lin now regarded him as an enemy, he could understand. After all, the other party was just like that, and time would eventually dilute everything.
"He is just stubborn and never gives in." Bai Ruanwen seemed to remember what happened in the past and couldn't help but chuckle.
Bai Xia just felt that the heroine and the supporting actor were really kind. Even though the hero always liked to be sarcastic and embarrassing, they could still maintain their original intentions without any resentment. This was not saintliness, but seeing through the essence of things and returning to the event itself.
In fact, many things are like this. If you miss it, look forward. Maybe there will be a better life ahead.
If the hero learns to bow his head, the heroine should forgive him, but he didn't, so the heroine also understands that even if she is reluctantly together with the hero, there will be constant suspicion. It is better to keep moving forward, and there is nothing that cannot be overcome.
"Xia Xia is an adult now. Do you have a boy you like?" Song Yuehua leaned over with a joking look on his face.
Bai Xia ate his meal without changing his expression. "Love only takes up my time for thinking, so I don't really need it."
Hearing this, Bai Ruanwen did not refute, but Song Yuehua frowned, "That won't do. If all else fails, I'll just have to find a live-in son-in-law. Do you want me to introduce you to a few? They all have good family backgrounds. You young people call them broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, tall, and tall. You'll definitely like them when you see them."
"What are you talking about? Xia Xia is still young, how would she know these things?" Song Xun looked at his father dissatisfiedly.
Song Yuehua squinted at him, "If I don't keep a close eye on things, what if Xia Xia gets scammed in the future? There are so many Phoenix men now, and Xia Xia is so well-off. I can't count on one hand the number of people who come to me every day to inquire about her. While I'm still alive, of course I have to make careful plans for Xia Xia."
"Eat more, don't worry, you will definitely see it!" Bai Xia stood up and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks.
The purpose of falling in love is to relax and spice up life. She can do this kind of thing when she is bored in the future. At least she doesn't have time now.
After dinner, she had a boxing class in the afternoon, so she didn't stay long. But for some reason, the car suddenly wouldn't start, and she didn't dare drive anymore. So Song Yuehua specially asked the driver who had been with him for decades to take her home.
After getting in the car, Bai Xia contacted someone to tow the car for inspection. This was not to be underestimated. It was like this in novels, where the car inexplicably broke down and then there was a car accident.
I definitely can’t keep this car anymore, I’ll have to buy another one next time.
As if realizing this wasn't the way back to the Lu family, Bai Xia silently sent his location to the heroine, then looked at the driver in confusion, "Uncle Li, is there a traffic jam on Huaming Road? Why isn't it showing on my map?"
The driver nodded and said, "There was a traffic accident over there this morning. I think it's unlucky, so it's better to go to Sanpin Road."
Bai Xia didn't say anything either. She just adjusted her hair tie silently, then took out a bottle of water from her bag, unscrewed it and took a sip.
Until the route became more and more deviated, she looked back and saw that several cars had been following her. They had been following her since she left the Song family, obviously afraid that she would jump out of the car.
Is it Yao Yun? Or Song Qiming?
After all the precautions, it still happened. It turns out that wealthy family literature is so dangerous.
Looking at the phone screen that was always on, she had already switched it to silent mode. The heroine kept sending her messages, but she didn't know where the driver was going.
"I remember Uncle Li followed Grandpa Song for twenty years." She said lightly.
The driver stared at the road ahead with a complicated expression, his voice choked with sobs, "I'm sorry, Miss, my son was gambling outside and his money was detained. I have no choice. If I don't do this, my son will die."
Bai Xia didn't say anything. It was obvious that Song Yuehua's driver had been targeted by someone for a long time, and the target was just her.
No need to think, it can only be Song Qiming.
The car entered the suburbs and the surroundings became more and more remote until it stopped at an abandoned factory. The two cars behind it also stopped at the same time. Suddenly, several big men wearing masks walked out of the factory with electric batons on their waists. They came over and opened the car door in a moment.
Bai Xia didn't take her bag or cell phone and walked straight down. A big man immediately took out a rope and was about to tie her hands.
"I'll give you one million and let me talk to him." Bai Xia glanced at the big men.
Several people looked at each other, then looked at the old man in the car, and then waved for him to come out.
The driver wiped his tears and fell to his knees. "I'm sorry, Miss. I'm sorry to the chairman. I will definitely turn myself in, but I only have this one son. I really can't ignore him."
Bai Xia glanced at the open car door and saw a big man about to wrap a rope around her wrist. She suddenly turned around and kicked him in the chest. While the man was retreating, she raised her leg and kicked the other man away, then quickly got into the car.
"Damn! Chase after them!"
The faces of several big men changed, and they watched the car being driven away, then quickly got into the car next to them. A little girl was so strong, and the employer didn't say that this girl had such skills!
Bai Xia turned the steering wheel, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, then reached out from the back seat to grab his cell phone. Regardless of how many missed calls there were on it, he directly dialed the last number.
"What's going on? Where are you?"
Lu Lin's tense voice came from the other end of the phone.
Bai Xia looked at the cars in the rearview mirror, his brow furrowed. "I've been kidnapped. Check my phone's location and call the police immediately. Don't tell Grandpa, he has a heart condition and can't handle it."
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